Tag: Shocker (Mark Holmes)

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Titan

Date: 2026-10-21 AO: Titan Q: Dilbert , PAX: Rhombus, Spinal Tap, Shocker (Mark Holmes), CubCadet, Vector, Makita, Dilbert, Firefox, Pep, Papa Bear II, Hipster, hambone, Tim the Toolman, Xerox, Airballs, paper pusher FNGs: 2 Airballs, paper pusher COUNT: 16 CONDITIONS: perfect 47 degrees
WARMUP: SSH, arm circles, forward/oh clap, typewriter
THE THANG: 3 full rounds (rotate each exercise)
Group 1 – timer for the group around the circle about 250’ Carry the 100 lb tombstone 80 lb sandbag ball 100 lb sandbag
Group 2 Flutter kicks holding a coupon in the air
Group 3 Deadlift 60-80 lbs
Group 4 Bear crawl sandbag pull 20-35 lbs
Group 5 Curls 20-60 lbs
10 BBSU lunge walk (about 30 lunges) 10 merkins Mosey to start
9 BBSU lunge walk (about 30 lunges) 9 merkins Mosey to start
Repeato until time

MARY: 20 Alabama prom dates (or pickle pointers) 60 seconds monkey humpers
MOLESKINE: Lots of small group mumblechatter
ANNOUNCEMENTS: 4:13 fundraiser
COT: prayers for future employment and workplace success
PLAYLIST: 90s rock
Pep please tag who I missed on this BB as I know I missed a pax who didn’t HC

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III Pillars

Date: 2026-10-20 AO: III Pillars Q: Focker , PAX: t-cell, Shocker (Mark Holmes), Shania, Swiffer, wardas1, Tackle Box, Will Norton, Harbaugh, Two Face, Grape, Black Lung, Covergirl (F3SH), Focker, LorelaiG, Go Fish, gov’t mule, Haggis, Makita, Polly Pocket, Rudy, Po Boy FNGs: 3 Polly Pocket, Rudy, Po Boy COUNT: 21 CONDITIONS: shorts and a hoody (the best)
WARMUP: stretches with explanation of theme (Bill Russell celebration since NBA tips off today)
THE THANG: Career averages 15 merkins (points) 22 step ups (rebounds) 4 burpees (assists) Take a lap and hold plank X5 (MVPs)
11s, on the hill (for championships) Squat Ww1
Back to start Career highs 37 monkey humpers (points) 49 dry docks (rebounds) 13 leg lifts (assists)
10 burpees for 10-0 record in game 7s
MARY: dealers choice
MOLESKINE: Grape wouldn’t stop talking about appreciation for Bill Russell’s legacy. Glad to get my brother in law out for a workout finally (Polly Pocket) So good to be back with yall!
ANNOUNCEMENTS: slack it up!
COT: prayers lifted
PLAYLIST: 1969 songs
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Westeros – its getting spooky

Date: 2026-10-19 AO: Westeros Q: Natural Ice , PAX: Spinal Tap, Shocker (Mark Holmes), Dangle, Natural Ice, Papa Bear II, bluemule, Roadrash (Casey Greene), Gutterball, Pep, Vector, Makita, Young and Restless, Beaker FNGs: None COUNT: 13 CONDITIONS: chilly and spooky
WARMUP: Lots of stuff
THE THANG 1 – 1 incline merkin on the first step added an additional merkin on each step – it sucked
The Thing 2: Dora – but with WW1s then Squats then Star jumps WTFrick Vector ?
MARY: ended with some we sure did!
PLAYLIST: Disco never dies and is the 2nd scariest musical genera – Jameroqui is Disco and not funk because their use of orchestral sampled strings – The more you know!
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[The Castle] Elevens to Dodgeball

Date: 2026-10-17 AO: The Castle Q: Steely , PAX: Steely, Waymo (formerly Space Baby), Shocker (Mark Holmes), Hipster, hambone, Dilbert, Fabuloso, Dr. Brown Slip, Makita FNGs: None COUNT: 10 CONDITIONS: Brisk
WARMUP: IC: 20 SSH 10 Toy Soldier 10 Imperial Walkers 10 Slow Squats 10 Merkins
THE THANG: ELEVENS Mosied to the Hill Round One: Broad Jumps at the bottom & Merkins at the top Round Two: Burpees at the bottom & Big Boys at the top
Finished with 15 minutes of dodgeball Catch a ball the thrower does 10 big boys Get hit by the ball complete 10 big boys before getting to rejoin the game
MARY: None
MOLESKINE:
ANNOUNCEMENTS: 413 strong fundraiser October 21st
COT: Prayers for cross-stitch wife and the coming baby
PLAYLIST:
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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
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Block Party

Date: 2026-03-13 AO: thestronghold Q: tampalibra PAX: Shocker (Mark Holmes), Pearl (Jonathan Halter), Young and Restless, Decaf, Chunks, Red Skull, Tinkertoy, Ginger, Barney, Winger (Bill Diebenow), hambone, Groot, Mater, Grimes, Angry Bird, Turkey, Puff Puff, Holy Water, Hot Topic, T-bone, Cheez Whiz FNGs: None COUNT: 22 CONDITIONS: Windy
WARMUP: SSH x 50, Squat x 10, LBACF x 10, LBACR x 10, Air Press x 50
THE THANG: Rep scheme: 10 + mosey, 10 + 20 + mosey, 10 + 20 + 30 + mosey…up to 50 and then start dropping reps from the bottom
10: We’re not worthy 20: Thruster 30: 4-count flutter 40: HR Merkin 50: Block curls
Mode of transpo -> Burpee broad jump Mode of transp <- Lt. Dan
MOLESKINE: Prayers for strength and perseverance, shut out the negative voices (internal and external), court dates, etc. Stay focused!
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Chunks 50k Struggle: Endure
PLAYLIST: Heavy breathing
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Block Party

AO: thestronghold
Q: tampalibra
PAX: Red Skull, Brown Slip, Hipster, Decaf, Barney, toga, Shocker (Mark Holmes), Dan and Dave, Young and Restless, Mosh Pit, Cuties, Nap Time, Gold Fish, Comic Book Guy, Old Man River, Rocket Man, Speed Date, Shreder, Raison, Puppy Chow, Lace Out, Mater
FNGs: 13 Mosh Pit, Cuties, Nap Time, Gold Fish, Comic Book Guy, Old Man River, Rocket Man, Speed Date, Shreder, Raison, Puppy Chow, Lace Out, Mater
COUNT: 23
CONDITIONS: Ideal

WARMUP: 25 SSH IC w 1 burpee penalty, 10 squats IC w 2 burpee penalty, 10 merkins

I checked in on these guys during mental toughness week so I know they can do cadence! I wanted to stress the importance of it without being an ahole and calling out guys individually on week 1. The guys not doing it great were trying and that was enough for today – we get to week 3 and they’re not matching cadence perfectly you start calling them out though PAX! The standard is the standard, you rise to it not the other way around.

THE THANG:
I’ve got a few different things I try to do for my 4:13 Qs depending on where it lands in their 40-day progress. In week one, I intentionally design a workout that is tough and structured in a way that they won’t be able to fully complete it—at least not yet. It’s not accidental or meant to be over-programmed; it’s intentional. I want them to see the standard, to feel the gap between where they are and what’s possible, and to know that while they can’t meet it now, they can get there if they trust the process. During the workout, I adjust reps or sets on the fly so it’s still achievable, but the impact remains: they get punched in the face by the challenge, yet also discover that even when scaled, they can do hard things. The point isn’t to be a hardass and break them down but to set the tone—that growth takes effort, discipline, and commitment, and they are capable of it. It’s a delicate balance of punching them in the gut a little with a tough workout to both show they can do it but they still have a ways to go.

4 sets of 25 Abolishers (Tampa named) (4-count flutter with two block presses = 1 rep). In between each set of 25 you run to the fence and do 2 burpees (burpees go up by 2 each round)

Some PAX finished 4 rounds, probably 50% made it through 3. YHC called it, talked about moving on bc of time but now they know the standard

3 sets of 15 to-be-named movement (We’re Not Worthy + 2 Block Press = 1). In between each set of 25 perform the same run to the fence and do burpees (burpees go up by 2 each round) – starting where we should have left off last time though (10).

Again made the audible and moved it to sets of 15, 10, and then 5 respectively.

Finisher with the burpee-apocalypse – made it down to 5 and then called it a few minutes early for time bc the first class has the extended name-a-rama!

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A lot of Shaqs, not many Stephs

AO: thestronghold
Q: Purple Tiger
PAX: Hipster, Right Said, Barney, bluemule, Red Skull, Shocker (Mark Holmes), Wham-O, Woodchuck,
FNGs: None
COUNT: 25
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Good Warmup

AO: thestronghold
Q: SalPal
PAX: Chunks, Barney, Wham-O, Purple Tiger, Shocker (Mark Holmes), Young and Restless, Red Skull, Decaf, Puppy Chow, Step Back, Napoleon, Purple Rain, Old Maid, Big Mama, Cow Pie, Cool Runnings, Clorox, One Star, Beyonce
FNGs: None
COUNT: 20
CONDITIONS: Absolutely perfect, if you ignore the heat advisory

WARMUP: Never heard of such a thing.

THE THANG: 100 SSH, Good ‘ol Sally Shake’n’Bake, Deconstructed Burpees + Bear Crawls

MOLESKINE: Received a temporary ban from the Stronghold. I guess I did something right…

ANNOUNCEMENTS: CSAUP 50!

COT: Families, patience, discipline and excellence.

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Struggle

AO: thestronghold
Q: tampalibra
PAX: Skeet, Barney, Wham-O, bigbang, Minnie Pearl, bluemule, House Arrest, Squatter (F3 Muletown), Red Skull, Decaf, Shocker (Mark Holmes), Hipster, Young and Restless, Dan and Dave, Chunks, hambone, Ponzi, Purple Tiger, Purple Rain, Black Jack, Beyoncé, 1 Star, Napoleon, Clorox, Old Maid, Go Fish, Step Back, Speed Date, Cool Runnings, Cow Pie, Puppy Chow, Big Mama, Kneecaps, Slick Rick, Tebow
FNGs: 17 Purple Rain, Black Jack, Beyoncé, 1 Star, Napoleon, Clorox, Old Maid, Go Fish, Step Back, Speed Date, Cool Runnings, Cow Pie, Puppy Chow, Big Mama, Kneecaps, Slick Rick, Tebow
COUNT: 36
CONDITIONS: Ripe

WARMUP: SSH x 30, Squats x 10, Merkins x 15

THE THANG:
Grab a block!

In the format of 7’s we started with 15 lunges (1is1) and 1 curl+1press, 14 lunges and 2curl+2press…1 lunges and 15curl+15press

Next we did 7’s: thrusters and burpees – mode of transpo is an overhead block carry

Circle up for 20 4-count flutters with block overhead, 19 block situps, 18 4CF’s, 17 block situps, etc all the way down. Don’t believe we made it past 15.

All-in-all a great workout! We were ~5 minutes over on the first two blocks, we should have had ample time to finish the core block. It’s not over-Q’d it’s the standard but 30+ guys are hard to move and hambone’s goofy ass tried to cause confusion on the counting and Red Skull somehow forgot how to demo a thruster like they haven’t been a staple of Struggle 001-004

MOLESKINE:
YHC got an urgent and tough call mid-workout that pulled me away for a second. Sobering example that stuggles dont care what you’ve got going on. Trying to help some dudes out? Trying to get your life in order? Finally submitting to God after years of straying? New baby on the way? New job? etc etc They’re coming brothers whether we like it or not so how can we prepare? We practice hard things so that we know how to respond when hard things happen.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
F3 Ragnar thingy – get at Chunks if you’re one of those weirdos that love running
Struggle 005 – announcement and new promo video about to drrrrroop