The Stronghold

Date: 2026-10-22 AO: The Stronghold Q: Hipster , PAX: Makita, Red Skull, Crawlspace, Barney, Decaf, Tinkertoy, Pearl (Jonathan Halter), Pepsi, Right Said, Dan and Dave, Hipster, hambone, Dulce Mile,Napoleon,Heart Song,Floyd,Unc,Spagetti-O’s,Suasage Man,Bedazzled,Good Luck Charlie,Strikeout FNGs: None COUNT: -3 CONDITIONS: Crisp
WARMUP: Grab a block, warm o rama
THE THANG: Cary block to basketball courts
AMRAP circuit, 45 seconds on, 15 second rest, 45 seconds on
1- Merkins 2 – Drop Lunges 3 – Suicides 4 – Overhead Press 5 – Walking Block Lunge 6 – Tricep Extensions 7 – Curls 8 – Goblet Squats 9 – Admiral Dans
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MARY: Upper Case Alphabet
MOLESKINE: Finish Line Bias – notice it as you near completion, and adjust to maintain effort and intensity until you’re done. Don’t let up.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: SIGNING DAY MF’ers!!!!!! Ceremony and lunch Friday 1130
COT:
PLAYLIST: Old school hip hop

The Stronghold

Date: 2026-10-15 AO: The Stronghold Q: Dr. Brown Slip , PAX: Makita, Hipster, Red Skull, Right Said, Wham-O, Decaf, Barney, Young and Restless, Chunks, Tinkertoy, Pepsi, Dr. Brown Slip, Strikeout, Heart Song, Dolche Mila, Unk, Good Look, Sausage Man, Floyd, Spaghetti-ohs, Train Wreck, , Atticus Ziegler (DooDoo Bird) FNGs: 1 Atticus Ziegler (DooDoo Bird) COUNT: 21 CONDITIONS: The air was thicker than a pirate’s grog
WARMUP: – 20 – SSH – 13 – Baby Arm Circles – Ahead & Astern – 13 – Big Arm Circles – Ahead & Astern – Right & Left Willie Hays Hayes to runner stretch – 15 Imperial Walkers – Collect Coupons & Mosey to Basketball Court
THE THANG: There She Blows! AMRAP – perform reps through each song
– “Wellerman” 2:15 minutes Coupon Thrusters (squat + overhead press) Every chorus: 5 burpees without coupon
30 Windmills IC 20 Count Breather
– “Drunken Sailor” 2:30 minutes Coupon Swings (like kettlebell swings) Every “early in the morning” = 5 coupon curls
20 Carolina Dry Docks IC 20 Count Breather
– “Roll the Old Chariot Along” 3:08 minutes Coupon Goblet Squats Every “roll along”: 5 coupon overhead presses (Chorus)
20 Rosalitas IC 20 Count Breather
– “South Australia” 2:10 minutes Coupon Deadlifts Every “South Australia”: 5 coupon rows
20 Monkey Humpers IC 20 Count Breather
– “Paddy Lay Back 3:07 Minutes WW1 Sit-ups with coupon AUDIBLE – SWITCH Weighted Leg Lift
20 Count Breather
– “Fish in the Sea” 1:28 Minutes Coupon plank hold during verses At each Windy Weather chorus: 5 coupon push-ups
– “Haul and Drag” 1:46 minutes American Hammer Rows All Circle up | Count 1 / 2 – 1’s Keep Coupons Pass to the left until end of song
– “Randy Dandy Oh” 3:16 Minutes Coupon Murder Bunnies Line up & Murder Away – Down & Back
– “John Kanaka” 2:17 Minutes Cool Down Mosey back to the flag, return coupons Hold a squat for the 6, of course while offering words of encouragement
MARY: None, the sea was too angry
MOLESKINE: A few members of the crew were dragging their anchors today and didn’t bring full effort to the deck.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Check Slack; 4:13 Signing Day Next Friday
COT: Prayers for healing – physically, mentally, and spiritually; Job search; Travels
PLAYLIST: See Above

Westeros

Date: 2026-10-12 AO: Westeros Q: The Merchant , PAX: Chunks, Vector, Crawlspace, Dr. Brown Slip, The Merchant, Right Said, Tim the Toolman, CubCadet, Squatter, Makita, Dangle FNGs: None COUNT: 11 CONDITIONS: Moderate
THE THANG: A second round of the Wheel of Pain. Twice the pain, twice the gain. Spin the wheel and do 20 reps of the exercise the wheel lands on, then keep doing that for 45 more minutes.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Westside Wednesday and the Halloween Hangout both coming up
PLAYLIST: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2bNvzR2MzHNQEeTLnOcntN?si=ENlFKeePRQScn4a3_WzCeA&utm_source=copy-link&pi=ko8mPfPbTPWBu

Goooood morning!

Date: 2026-10-14 AO: Titan Q: Tim the Toolman , PAX: Sherlock, Churro, Spinal Tap, DintyMoore, Creamsicle, Crawlspace, Dr. Brown Slip, The Merchant, Right Said, Tim the Toolman, Firefox, CubCadet, Dangle, Black Lung, Squatter, Makita FNGs: None COUNT: 16 CONDITIONS: Just lovely
WARMUP: Stretching
THE THANG:
Coupons overhead to Parthenon
Tabatas (50’/10′)
2 rounds each: – Squats – Monkey humpers – Jump squats – Bulgarian split squats
Mary, plus 9 Burpees (thank you Black Lung)
One set each: – Diamond merkins – Declines – Inclines – Standard Merkins
Mary
Two sets each: – Stair jump/step – Lieutenant Dans – Reverse lunges, touch knee x3 – Triceps (with blocks) – Overhead press (with blocks) – Rows (with blocks) – Curls (with blocks)
MARY:
MOLESKINE:
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Westside Wednesday at Tailgate Brewery in Belleview, 5:30, families invited
COT: Makita’s job search, Creamsicle’s dad’s health
PLAYLIST:

Tortoise and Hair – Run #5

Date: 2026-10-13 AO: Tortoise and Hair Q: Red Skull , SalPal PAX: Hipster, Chunks, Barney, Makita, Young and Restless, Dr. Brown Slip, SalPal, Right Said, Decaf, hambone, Pepsi, Red Skull, Pearl (Jonathan Halter), Ricky Bobby, Bedazzel, Dolce Mille, Unc, Heart Sond, Sausage Man, Floyd, Spagheti-O, Good Luck Charlie, Strike Out FNGs: None COUNT: 23 CONDITIONS: An absolute perfect morning for a run!
WARMUP: Standard pre-run warm-up – SSH, Squats. Runner Stretch, IWs, stretches
THE THANG: Find a partner and RUN!!! Most pairings fell apart before we were off the gravel. We had four 4:13 Strong men with a PR this morning, one of which was a new class record of 27:04.
MARY: SalPal was our host this morning. Since the 4:13 Strong men were trying to avoid SalPal’s Mary by hanging out at the picnic tables, SalPal made the picnic tables part of the workout! Brilliant strategy!
ANNOUNCEMENTS: The final Signing Day for the year will be on Friday, 10/23 at 11:30am. Come join us for a fun celebration and a delicious lunch.
COT: Prayers for comfort, wisdom and guidance in a time of uncertainty.

Death Clock

Date: 2026-10-08 AO: The Stronghold Q: Minnie Pearl , PAX: Barney, Tinkertoy, Hipster, Red Skull, Minnie Pearl, toga, Dan and Dave, Chunks, Decaf, Right Said, Also the current 4:13 Strong Cohort FNGs: None COUNT: 11 CONDITIONS: Brutal
WARMUP: Nope
THE THANG: 5 burpee EMOM, rotate every round, some spaces have sandbags available for sandbag burpees
MARY: despite Dan and Dave’s request, Nope
MOLESKINE: Don’t let “perfect” be the enemy of “good”
ANNOUNCEMENTS: something at ML Rose benefiting 4:13 strong soon, reach out to Red Skull , Barney or Decaf for details
COT: Kept Private
PLAYLIST: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJt79jx7utddEqINdZiN9ph8az_GB90I8&si=HjiJj3bQpEXh7vLR

Tortoise and Hair

Date: 2026-09-29 AO: Tortoise and Hair Q: Red Skull , PAX: Red Skull, Barney, Decaf, Young and Restless, Right Said, Pearl (Jonathan Halter), Wham-O, hambone FNGs: None COUNT: 8 CONDITIONS: 54 degrees and dark! Perfect running weather
WARMUP: Standard pre-run warm up: SSH, IWs, Squats, Stretches.
THE THANG: Split into two groups: Group 1) Those who choose to bring their best effort and a positive attitude; Group 2) Those who choose to treat this opportunity like a punishment and deliver a pathetic effort with a bad attitude.
After everyone chose to be part of Group 1, we did what we all came to do….RUN!!!
MARY: Worked our way down from 10 reps to 5 reps of Burpees, Squats and WWIs.
MOLESKINE: Every day we get to choose how we will show. Our effort and our attitude are both 100% within our control. Choosing joy and a spirit of gratitude can change everything.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: The Struggle 007 is this Friday. Registration will close today. Its not too late to be part of this epic experience.

Bomber

Date: 2026-09-25 AO: Bomber Q: CubCadet , Puzzlah, DintyMoore PAX: Squatter, CubCadet, Right Said, Tim the Toolman, Vector, DintyMoore, Firefox, Baby Bird, Puzzlah, bluemule, Papa Bear II FNGs: None COUNT: 11 CONDITIONS: Literally perfect.
WARMUP: Puzzlah led pax is some much needed full body stretching.
THE THANG: Core Day – last day of Throuple
CubCadet 3 rounds of: – 50 x 4 count flutters – 25 leg lifts in edge of tables – 1 min low plank tag out
DintyMoore 2 rounds of: – Superman, Batman, Iron Man (with a sneaky Spider-Man) – 15 Mountain climbers – Dolly’s in there somewhere on 9-2-5 day :heartpulse: Merkin Ring of Fire (core break). Tim the Toolman won. Admit it.
Puzzlah 11s on the hill: – Superman at top – Dollys at bottom – Meet partner at midpoint for 3 skip jacks
MARY: Nothing but.
MOLESKINE: Our intent with the Throuple was to add a little extra spice to the week. Based on the Slack banter and mumblechatter, I think we succeeded. F3 is so much more than a workout group. If you know someone in need, reach out. If you need a hand, just ask. Seeing Pep for coffee made us all happy (until he felt the need to lift his shirt)
ANNOUNCEMENTS: As the weather gets more reasonable, reach out to our Cotters and Welcome them back.
COT: Right Said friend who had a stroke. Pep recovery. bluemule safe return from Austin.
PLAYLIST: Na Na Na, including appropriately timed Hey Jude, curated by DintyMoore Probably an A+

The Stronghold

Date: 2026-09-24 AO: The Stronghold Q: Tinkertoy , PAX: Hipster, Wham-O, Swig, Decaf, Barney, Red Skull, Right Said, Pepsi, Tinkertoy, Shocker (Mark Holmes), Doché Milé, Sausage Man, DeVito, SpaghettiO, Hoody, Good Luck Charlie, Bedazzled, Unc, Heart Song, Strike Out, Cheese Wiz, Floyd FNGs: 12 Doché Milé, Sausage Man, DeVito, SpaghettiO, Hoody, Good Luck Charlie, Bedazzled, Unc, Heart Song, Strike Out, Cheese Wiz, Floyd COUNT: 22 CONDITIONS: Ideal 67*
WARMUP: SSH, Hamstrings, WMH, DownDog, Foot2Hand, Hand up thread through, Inch worn, Shoulder Press, Phelps
THE THANG: Hills and Thrills Mosey to hill 11s and Hills -Merkin and Burpee -Lunge up mosey down -Proceed as a group 7sand Hills -Squat jump and dry dock -Bernie up mosey down Mosey to startx -Circle of thrust
MARY: N/A
MOLESKINE: Bernie up the hill was brutal
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Struggle 008 10/02 start.
COT: Men are stronger together in a community of like minded men
PLAYLIST: TinkeToy Special

Tortoise and Hair – Run #2

Date: 2026-09-22 AO: Tortoise and Hair Q: Red Skull , PAX: Hipster, Wham-O, Decaf, Barney, Red Skull, hambone, Right Said, Young and Restless, Pearl (Jonathan Halter), Dolce Mille, Unc, Heart Song, Sausage Man, Bedazzel, Floyd, Spaghetti-O, DeVito, Hootie, Good Luck Charlie, Cheese Wiz, Strike Out FNGs: None COUNT: 21 CONDITIONS: The Last Day of Summer!!
WARMUP: Regular Pre-Run Warm-Up
THE THANG: RUN!!!
MARY: Post-Run Beat Down delivered by Wham-O
MOLESKINE: It is not a good look when your second run is slower than your first run. It is a good indicator of bad attitude and/or effort. We have four weeks left to get these men where they need to be.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: The Struggle 007 is Friday 10/2. Sign up at jointhestruggle.com