[The Castle] Pre-party run

Date: 2026-03-28 AO: The Castle Q: Strutter , PAX: Brown Slip, Strutter, Steely, Waymo (formerly Space Baby), Cross-stitch, hambone FNGs: COUNT: 6 CONDITIONS: chilly
WARMUP:
THE THANG: Run! 2.1 miles pre-workout.
MOLESKINE:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:
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[The Castle] Test

Date: 2026-03-23 AO: The Castle Q: hambone , PAX: hambone, Pep FNGs: None COUNT: 2 CONDITIONS:
WARMUP:
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Chunks Q

Date: 2026-03-14 AO: the-castle Q: Chunks PAX: Chunks, Strutter, Butterfingers, Space Baby, Fabuloso, Cross-stitch, hambone, Horizon, Pep, Pack rat (NWInd) FNGs: None COUNT: 10 CONDITIONS:
WARMUP:
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The Pain Clock

Date: 2026-03-07 AO: the-castle Q: Strutter PAX: Pep, hambone, Horizon, Mr. Pancake, Strutter, Flipper (Matthew), Butterfingers FNGs: None COUNT: 7 CONDITIONS:
WARMUP:
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Music City Boyz

Date: 2026-02-21 AO: the-castle Q: Cross-stitch PAX: Fabuloso, Strutter, Butterfingers, Steely, Brown Slip, Squatter, Hipster, Space Baby, Dilbert, Pep, Beary Queen – BQ, Spellcheck FNGs: None COUNT: 13 CONDITIONS:
WARMUP: 1. Good Mornings 2. Willy mays hays 3. Bac bacs 4. Micheal Phelps
THE THANG:
The Q plays “Tubthumping” by Chumbawamba. Start with SSH at the beginning of the song, and every time they say, “I get knocked down, but I get up again,” do a burpee. While not doing burpees, continue performing SSH.
Born to Lunge Play Bruce Springsteen’s “Born to Run” and do lunges around the speaker. If the PAX gases out, switch to reverse
Cotton-eyed Joe The Q plays “Cotton Eye Joe” by Rednex. SSH / Banjo solo: CEJ / Woman singing: Merkins
The twist American hammers Half way Imperial walkers
Done to Van Halen’s Jump from the 1984 album. Pax will hold an air chair. Every time you hear “jump” you complete one jump squat.
Baba orielly 5 mins of imperial walkers
Listen to “Get Lucky” by Daft Punk, and every time they say “get lucky” do a merkin. Every time the song says “we’re up all night” hold an Al Gore until he says “get lucky” again.
Proud Mary – CCR Perform Big Boy Situps until ”Rolling”, switch to Gas Pumps for each “Rolling”, then to Flutter kick after “Rolling”, then back to Gas Pumps during “Rolling”, then back to Big Boy Situps. Repeat til song ends.
Phil Collins’s ending

Syrupy Waters of Pancake Castle

Date: 2026-02-07 AO: the-castle Q: Mr. Pancake PAX: Fabuloso, hambone, Space Baby, Brown Slip, Butterfingers, Horizon, Matthew Henry FNGs: None COUNT: 8 CONDITIONS:
WARMUP: 25 Side Staddle Hops 10 high knees 10 butt kicks 10 Toy Soldiers 10 Typewriters Arm Circles Coupon Mosey
THE THANG: 5 Workouts x 10 reps x 5 rounds 1. Squats 2. Murder Bunnies 3. Coupon (kettlebell) Swings 4. Overhead Press 5. Merkins
Native Coupon Walk/Run in between.
Finish with core/stretch WWI sit-ups Coupon Hammer Circle Low Plank
MOLESKINE:
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Check the slack
COT: Prayers for Hambone’s family with the arrival of ‘Bacon Bit’. Prayers for good health and good sleep.
Prayers for those without power and those working to restore.
PLAYLIST:

Ice Expedition

Date: 2026-01-31 AO: the-castle Q: Squatter PAX: Brown Slip, Mr. Pancake, Fabuloso, Barney, Space Baby, Pep, Horizon FNGs: None COUNT: 8 CONDITIONS: Frigid -1 degree windchill
WARMUP: SSH Imperial Walkers Butt-kickers WMH-RS-Twist Good Mornings Merkins Squats
THE THANG: The year is 2710. Decades ago Earth was attacked by an alien life form from the planet Pluto using ice tech developed from the planet’s icy atmosphere. The aliens covered all of the southeastern United States with a thick layer of ice. Finally it has started to thaw, and 8 brave PAX volunteered for an ice expedition to search for any items of value. They came upon a number of heavy items with instructions on what to do with them. The document also had some curious inscriptions on it. What could this mean for the future of these 8 valiant HIMs?
ANNOUNCEMENTS: ShieldMock Holy Smokers
COT: Prayers for many PAX Coffeteria at Black Elm

No snow yet, hambone

Date: 2026-01-24 AO: the-castle Q: Pep PAX: Squatter, Chunks, Hipster, Steely, Brown Slip, Butterfingers, Horizon, Mr. Pancake FNGs: None COUNT: 9 CONDITIONS: Cold and wind. Really cold
WARMUP: SSH Imperial walkers Willie Mayes Hayes Mosey around track
THE THANG: Dora: Movement started as bear crawl Movement turned into Bernie and side shuffle as the pax decided they were freed to lead and wanted to keep the wind out of their face – 100: windshield wiper – 200: hand release merican – 300: lt Dan
MOLESKINE:
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Holy smoker Feb 19 at hipsters in Inglewood
COT: Mr pancake job search, has some interviews this coming week Brown slip’s daughter. Think they found the cause of her ailment.

Cherry Poppers – VQ & VAOQ

AO: the-castle
Q: Brown Slip
PAX: Chunks, Hipster, Dilbert, Mr. Pancake, Horizon, Brown Slip, Steely, Butterfingers, Barney, Flipper, Goodwill, None
FNGs: 1 None
COUNT: 11
CONDITIONS: Drizzle, Wet, Perfect Temp

WARMUP:
• SSH – 20 IC
• Windmills – 10 IC
• Imperial Walkers – 15 IC
• Arm Circles – 10 forward/10 backward IC
• Cherry Pickers – 10 IC

THE THANG:
Cherry Bomb Circuit – 4 Rounds
** Randomized Q for each activity**
• Merkins – 20
• Squats – 20
• High Plank – 20 seconds
• Lunges – 15 each leg
• CarolinaDry Docks – 15
• Mountain Climbers – 25

Rest 30ish seconds between rounds.

MOLESKINE:
• Typewriter – 20 IC
• Standing Side Crunch (Hillbilly Walkers)– 15 IC
• Chunks with the 5 Burpee Audible
• CarolinaDry Docks Buyout

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
• thestronghold 4:13 Tuesdays & Thursdays – support the new cohort
• Holy Smokers this Thursday Strutter house – check Slack for details
• Check Slack for surrounding AOs and activities
• Lean PAX

COT:
• Prayers for Strutter’s MIL family & safe travels
• Strength & Guidance