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

Merkin’s Favorite Pastime

Date: 2026-10-19 AO: Detention Q: Pepsi , PAX: Matador, Tinkertoy, Fortran, Pepsi, Focker, Topanga, Pound Puppy, None FNGs: 1 None COUNT: 7 CONDITIONS: Cool and Crispy
WARMUP: Normal and some dynamic stuff
THE THANG:
9 Innings
1st 30 – Merkins 30 – Squats Run
2nd 30 – Carolina Dry Docks 30 – Lunges Run
3rd 30 – Overhead Press 30 – Calf Raises Run
4th 30 – Curls 30 – Kettlebell Swings Run
5th 30 – Lawnmower pulls (15 each arm) 30 – American Hammers Run
6th 30 – Skull Crushers 30 – WW1s Run
7th 30 – Shoulder Lifts 30 – Alabama Prom Dates Run
Guardian Run
8th 30 – Bullpen Bench Press 30 – Bullpen Prisoner Walk Run
9th 1st out – 10 burpees 2nd out – 10 burpees 3rd out – 10 burpees
MARY: No time
MOLESKINE: None
ANNOUNCEMENTS: 4:13 event on Wednesday ML Rose 20% of your dinner goes to the 4:13.
COT: Tinkertoy strength while raising Henry
PLAYLIST: Tom Petty Don’t Back Down radio on Spotify

Cruel Hall

Date: 2026-10-16 AO: Cruel Hall Q: Pedialyte , PAX: Donkey Hammer, Esposa, Pedialyte, Tinkertoy, Pepsi, 0 FNGs: 1 0 COUNT: 5 CONDITIONS: perfect
WARMUP: SSH, good mornings, 90-90 hip openers, butterfly, michael phelps
THE THANG: Grab a block, head to busloop Duplication workout: after each run double reps Round 1: 5 burpees, 10 lunges, 10 alternating elevated merkins, 10 curls, 15 squats. Run 1 lap Round 2: double reps. Run 2 laps Round 3: running short on time, repeat same reps. Run 2 laps Return blocks 1 minute freddy mercuries
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Crieve Hall Butterball Crawl on Thanksgiving morning
COT: Praise for our 16th anniversary, prayer for my wife going to a weeklong conference
PLAYLIST: NBA street vol. 2

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

Smokeboots

Date: 2026-10-14 AO: Smokeboots Q: Tinkertoy , PAX: Pepsi, Sugar mama, Tinkertoy, My Pleasure FNGs: None COUNT: 4 CONDITIONS:
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ANNOUNCEMENTS: EZ-Go where’s the coffee??
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Get your learnin’ on!

Date: 2026-10-12 AO: Detention Q: Young and Restless , PAX: Matador, Focker, Young and Restless, Topanga, Tinkertoy, Peabody, Name? FNGs: 1 Name? COUNT: 7 CONDITIONS: perfect
WARMUP: stretch what you need to stretch
THE THANG: Billy Madison Going back to school, all 12 grades in 45 min!
10 reps each. In between each round, sprint to the end of parking lot, mosey back. (1, run, 1-2, run, 1-3, run, etc.) For time, we’re starting in 4th grade, so 1-4, run, etc.
1. SSH’s 2. Air Press 3. Squats 4. Merkins 5. LBC’s 6. Mountain Climbers 7. Flutter kicks 8. Jane Fonda’s 9. Star Jumps 10. Dry Docks 11. WW1’s 12. Burpees
COT: Tinkertoy’s baby Henry and family to remain healthy and sickness free. Anara – international Grad student at Vandy in Matador’s ministry – has thyroid cancer.
PLAYLIST: Jazz fusion, of course! Weather Report, Billy Cobham, Yellowjackets, Spyro Gyra . . .

Detention

Date: 2026-10-05 AO: Detention Q: Matador , PAX: Pedialyte, Focker, Tinkertoy, Matador FNGs: None COUNT: 4 CONDITIONS:
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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

Cruel Hall

Date: 2026-10-09 AO: Cruel Hall Q: Tinkertoy , PAX: Pedialyte, Fortran, Tinkertoy, Focker, Donkey Hammer, Matador FNGs: None COUNT: 6 CONDITIONS: Brisk 56*
WARMUP: Dynamic. Static. Mosey to Cochran.
THE THANG: Partner off. 1 lunges up hill. 2 works (5 dry dock, 10 merkins, 15 air squats). Mosey to partner and switch.
Mosey down Cochran to cooldown stretch. Mosey to startx.
MARY: N/A
MOLESKINE: The dug up yard is an older guy that believes he is saving the roots of his trees from a killer bacteria/fungus.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: N/A
COT: Fortran’s beach trip with in-laws in a 2 bed condo. Focker’s family near the path of the hurricane. Mantador’s student giving his life to Christ after 2 years of hard conversations.
PLAYLIST: The best.

Smokeboots

Date: 2026-10-07 AO: Smokeboots Q: ATM , Donkey Hammer PAX: ATM, Tinkertoy, Down Under, moneyshot, Fortran, Cowboy, Donkey Hammer, Beer Run FNGs: None COUNT: 8 CONDITIONS:
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