16 men converged upon the lush, dewy, fields of Cherry Park. Some laughed, some cried, one puked, but none died. Here’s what they did:

THE THANG

Brief disclaimer by Peach, Mosey to Field 2

SSH * 30 get run off by militant soccer parent. Who signs there kid up for 7AM soccer?

Mosey to Field 1

Imperial Walkers * 20

Windmill * 15

LBCs * 25

Move to sideline

SSH * 20 then sprint across

Merkin * 15 then backpedal across

LBC * 25 then karaoke across

Count of into four groups, do a starfish/blimp blend

5 burpees at center each time

20 Lunges then center

20 Imperial Walkers then center

20 Merkins then center

20 Plankjacks then center

Squats until 6 comes in + 10 count

Mosey to Sullivan Parking lot, peoples (oak tree) chair on the way. Feel the burn? Oh, watch the ants

20 Freddie Mercury, hold

20 Hello Dolly, hold

20 Freddie Mercury & recover

Mosey to “the wall”

Peoples chair for 60 count

BTTW for 20 count + 5 pushups if you got em + 10 count

Mosey to “the hill of hades”

Short piece on three phases of 1^st F participation

Hand off to Flat Tire

Mosey to the practice field down the hill, grab a partner, and line up on the goal line.

As one person jogged to the opposing goal line, the other began the exercise. Cumulatively each group had to complete:

50 burpees

100 bomb jacks

150 merkins

200 LBC’s

This actually took a while and YHC received plenty of hateful stares and even a friend renunciation from Pusher. To his credit, Italian Job embraced the suck and ran twice as much as everyone else as he zig-zagged his way down the field each time fist bumping and encouraging everyone as they ran. #HIM

After bringing in the 6, and a couple of 10 counts,

Mosey to the school courtyard and find a spot on the ledge

20 box jumps

20 dips

20 derkins

Scoot to the nearby grass for x 20 seal team sit ups

Mosey to the brick wall at the end of the school for extra credit. Disclaimer issued that this portion of the workout is optional. Right out of Airborne’s playbook, YHC unveiled the balls to the wall mosey. See how far you can make it down the wall walking on your hands. YHC made it maybe 15 feet and felt proud. All gave a valiant effort (nice dismount Turbine!) but Bogey stood alone in his mastery of the element. With the PAX cheering, he made it all the way to the end of the wall. Must have been 75 yards, traversing over gutter down-spouts and everything. #respect

Jailbreak to COT

Watch still showed 1 minute left so on your 6 for 20 quick flutter kicks

Announcements:

Sept 23 – Sendoff for Padre at the AO bearing his name PHOP. He’s moving to a new church in Easley so come say farewell if you’re in town.

Sept 26 – F3 Dads for Middle and High School age 2.0’s. Gold Hill Middle School

Oct 17 – Fastest 5 K – Fort Mill High School Track @ 16:00

Oct 24 – Mud Run

Dec 19 – F3 the Fort Christmas Party

Prayer Request:

I know we talked about Spitz and some other health needs but I forgot.  Sorry but you were prayed for!

Observations:

• The Rock Hill PAX has embraced the tenants of F3 in a big way. Love to see the enthusiasm and growth going on south of the Catawba.
• No fist bump greetings in RH, brothers gotta hug man! Love it. We need more bro hugs in The Fort.
• We had the 2 FNG’s that Peach and Crab Cakes EH’d from the parking lot on 9/5 come back for more. It was awesome to meet Orangeman and Dirty Bird. Get to know these two.
• What happened to the old Peach? As Pusher pointed out, Peach is no longer winded on runs and modifying exercises, the dude is fit! #Respect
• It’s so great to have Apache at a workout you’re Q’ing. Rest assured you’ll hear the cadence count!  But more than anything this guy is just an encourager and supporter of each and every member of the PAX. Thank you for who you are brother!

Thanks for the opportunity to lead with you Peach. The Patriot is without a doubt one of the best AO’s in the region and it’s an honor to lead this group.

AYE!

Flat Tire