18 pax and 1 unsuspecting FNG posted at Block Party for their daily does of pain, brotherhood and encouragement.

The Thang

Warm up run halfway around WEP

COP – SSH x30, CCD x15, Sumo squat x15, IW x15, Peter parker x15

Mosey to bottom of hill

Traditional Jacob’s ladder

Tunnel of love

Run to far side of park

Two lines facing each other for plank series followed by partner merkins

Run to playground

Picabo Street jumps over playground barrier (30 secs + 5 more reps) R + L interspersed with decline merkins x10

Partner up
Partner 1: continuous pull-ups / Partner 2: lap around playground (flap jack)
Partner 1: continuous dips / Partner 2: lap around playground (flap jack)

Plank series followed by Parker peters x21

Backward lunge to path, sprint back

Bear crawl to path, sprint back

Jacob’s ladder redux — lap around playground + 2 burpees, lap around playground + 4 burpees, continue pattern OYO until quittin’ time

Run home

COT

Naked man moleskin

Out of the Tuesday morning gloom strolled a lone ranger, weary and thirsty following some early morning exercise.  Little did he know he had stumbled into the lethal kill zone of Assassin.  45 minutes later FNG/Tin Man had survived his first F3 beatdown following his initial solo Tough Mudder training run (no reason to get started too early on that training).  T-claps to Tin Man for completing a double down at his first workout and to Assassin for executing a perfect Billy Zane!

The Fort was honored to host a representative from the recently formed Lake Murray region, as Ken Doll escaped Barbie’s Malibu Dreamhouse to swap sweat with the Block Party regulars. Glad to have you along.  Hope to see you again in the gloom at The Fort!

Finally, we find strength by acknowledging our weakness and our need for H-E-L-P.  Our culture lulls men into the mistaken belief that we can handle life alone, so we avoid that four-letter word.  The paradox is that It takes a strong man to acknowledge his need for help.  Prayers go out to all the pax who are in need of help that they will find the humility and courage to reach out for it.