The Stronghold – Cindy 500 workout

Date: 2026-04-09 AO: The Stronghold Q: Purple Tiger , PAX: Brown Slip, tampalibra, Tinkertoy, Red Skull, Decaf, Hipster, Wham-O, Purple Tiger, Young and Restless, Barney, Chunks, T-Bone, Groot, Mator, CheeseWiz, Hot Topic, Angry Bird, Holy Water, Turkey, Toto, Chicken Little, Honey Badger, Precious FNGs: 2 Honey Badger, Precious COUNT: 23 CONDITIONS: Perfect
WARMUP: Will update
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The Stronghold

Date: 2026-03-26 AO: The Stronghold Q: Wham-O , PAX: Pearl (Jonathan Halter), Swig, Red Skull, Wham-O, Hipster, Dan and Dave, Tinkertoy, Barney, Nut spread, 4:13 strong men, Sparky FNGs: 1 Sparky COUNT: 19 CONDITIONS: first warm morning
WARMUP: relaxing
THE THANG:
March Madness
– round of 64 1. Mountain climbers (cadence) 2. Side straddle hop (cadence) 3. Flutter kicks
STRONG MAN FOUL SHOT missed = 64 Merkins, Hit = 32 merkins
– Round of 32 1. Squats 2. Overhead presses (cadence) 3. Iron mikes (2 is 1)
STRONG MAN FOUL SHOT missed = 32 Merkins, Hit = 16 merkins
– Sweet 16 1. American hammer (cadence) 2. Peter Parker Merkins 3. Lunges down and back
STRONG MAN FOUL SHOT missed = 16 Merkins, Hit = 8 merkins
– Championship 1. F3 march madness men (Barney and Tinkertoy go head to head on as many merkins as possible (in cadence) to fail 2. PAX position of pain (merkin, squat, mt climb, lbc)
F3 MAN FOUL SHOT missed = 20 Merkins, Hit = 10 merkins
Finisher: Plank high five line (end of game)
MOLESKINE: skipped Elite 8 and Final 4
ANNOUNCEMENTS: – F3 fundraising dinner 4/9 – SIGN UP NOW! – Picture attached is from Dinner, our church group served the 4:13 strong men and got to be a part of their world for the evening. Such an honor, and so much fun! Strongly encourage all F3 men to connect with Decaf on how you can get more involved outside of the gloom.
COT: prayers for Pearl (Jonathan Halter)’s nephew who’s friend just took his own life. Pray for stability in his home (support) and for his own mental health while in grief.
PLAYLIST: nonexistent

Tortoise and Hair

Date: 2026-03-24 AO: The Stronghold Q: Red Skull , PAX: Hipster, Crawlspace, Brown Slip, Red Skull, Pearl (Jonathan Halter), Barney, Decaf, Right Said, Wham-O, Stir Fry, Angry Bird, Groot, T-Bone, Turkey, Hot Topic, Cheese Wiz, Holy Water, Mater FNGs: None COUNT: 18 CONDITIONS: A very cold and dark 43 degrees with a much lower “feels like” temperature.
WARMUP: Standard pre-run warm-up: SSH, Squats, IWs, Stretches, WMH
THE THANG: RUN!!! 3 miles around the 4:13 Strong campus.
MOLESKINE: We had 3 men set a new PR this morning, one of which was a new fastest time for this class. Holy Water coming in at a fast 23:30!
ANNOUNCEMENTS: 4:13 Strong Standing Strong Dinner at Rocketown is two weeks away. Secure you spot be registering now. Once the table is full, the spots are gone!
COT: Prayers for strength, truth and wisdom.
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