3rd F Monthly Theme – June: Leadership — The Strength to Serve, The Courage to Lead

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Power in Serving First

“For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
– Mark 10:45

Leadership. It’s a word that gets thrown around a lot. But in the Kingdom of God, leadership looks different. It’s not about titles, influence, or being out front. It’s about humility, sacrifice, and a willingness to go last.

In Mark 10:45, Jesus flips the script on how we view leadership. He reminds us that true authority starts with serving others — not seeking to be served. If the Son of Man led with a towel and not a throne, what does that say about how we should lead in our own lives?

This month, we challenge every man in The Fort to examine how he leads — in his home, in his workplace, and in his community. Leadership isn’t reserved for those with big platforms. It begins with small, intentional acts of faithfulness. It begins when you put someone else’s needs before your own.

Ask yourself:

  • What does godly leadership look like?

  • Where in my life am I being called to serve first?

  • How can I reflect the leadership style of Jesus?

Let’s stop chasing influence and start modeling impact. Let’s lead like Jesus — not from the top down, but from the bottom up.

Not religious? No problem.
. Whether you come from a church background, another belief system, or none at all, the values we talk about — like servant leadership, integrity, and living with purpose — speak to the core of what it means to be a strong man in your family, your workplace, and your community.

These conversations are meant to sharpen all of us, regardless of where we’re starting from. We don’t preach. We share. We challenge. And we grow — together.

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Two Qs Walk Into The Fort… One Brought Coupons, The Other Brought Regret

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Conditions: Humid, heavy, and perfect for the grind

Warm-Up (Cornerstone on Q):
– 10 Windmills
– 10 Cherry Pickers
The Thigh Fryer (3 Sets):
– 20 Squats
– 20 Merkins

EMOM Hill Burn (4 Rounds – 12 Minutes Total):
Every 2 minutes:
– Run ~200m to the top of the hill
– 10 Mike Tysons
– Kraken Burpees until the timer ends
– 1 min rest between rounds

Slowsy to the car for coupons and made our way to the amphitheater for some station-based brutality:

Coupon Circuit – 45 sec work / 15 sec rest (8 Stations):
– Alternating One-Arm KB Swings
– Wall Ball Squats
– KB Curls
– Slam Ball Smashes
– KB Goblet Squats
– Dumbbell Lateral Raise → Front Raise
– Sandbag Deadlifts
– Sandbag Sit-Ups

Half-Time Substitution: Cuomo on Q

Playground Pain – “5/31 Special” (6 Rounds):
Each round:
– 5 Pull-Ups
– 31 of the following (new one each round):
– LBCs
– American Hammers
– Big Boys
– Flutters
– Boats & Canoes
– Mountain Climbers
– Lap after each set
Finisher – Modified Elevens on the Hill (aka Sixes):
– Bottom: Carolina Dry Docks
– Top: Overhead Claps

Time Called: Right on schedule

Moleskine: Cornerstone brought the burn, Cuomo brought the creativity, and the PAX brought the grit. Solid mix of cardio, strength, and coordination. The coupons didn’t disappoint and neither did the effort. Strong push all around.

COT: Prayers and Praises

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Primal Screaming

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WARMUP: SSH, iw, hw, Peter Parker, collect cinder blocks, pull-ups and toes to bar slowly
THE THANG:
25 yrd square
4 corners, 25 reps each
– Merkins
– Big boy sit-ups
– Bomb jacks
– Goblet squats with Cindy
Did 3 rounds
Bear crawl, bear crawl r, crawl bear, bear crawl l, as the mode of transportation

Thang 2
Carry the block to the 10 yrd line
10 man makers
Run back to the 0 (goal line), 3 burpees
To the 20, 20 merkins on the Cindy
Run to the 0, 3 burpees
To the 30, 30 goblet squats w/ Cindy
Run to the 0, 3 burpees
To the 40, 40 overhead press w/ Cindy
Run to the 0, 3 burpees
To the 50, 10 thrusters (psyche!! Only 10. Guys thought we’d do 50) then 50 Cindy swings

MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS: tortoise and hare mañana

COT: Rumbling Bald asked for a challenging workout, hopefully this delivered.

I struggle to push myself with an AMRAP style IronPAX workout like Thang 1. Usually I get bored and my motivation wanes after round 3. So, I switched it up and called the reps. This was to keep me motivated as much as the PAX.

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10×10 in Kingsley

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WARMUP:
5x SSH
Butt Kickers
High Knees
Shuffle left/right

THE THANG:
10 exercises, 10 reps each (4 count, so technically 20 – yes The Pirate). Pax do first exercise then run loop (upstairs, with a burpee, then back). Round 2, do first and second exercise, then run. Round 3, do first, second and third, then run. Exercises listed below.

10 Mountain Climbers
10 Squats
10 Shoulder taps
10 Seal Jacks
10 Hello Dollys
10 Plank Jacks
10 Bomb Jacks
10 Merkins
10 LBCs
10 Burpees

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The ladder of all ladders

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Mosey down to the far end of the parking lot by the baseball field.

Dynamic warmup

30 seconds on 10 seconds off
8 rounds
SSH
Windmill
Seal Jack
MNC
Imperial Walkers
HR merkins
Squats
Flutters

The thang

Ladder concept…run to a cone and do the reps assigned at the cones. Go back to the start do 5 squats and then go to the next cone etc…

Exercises were merkins and LBCs

Also had a burpee whistle blown at my discretion. 3 burpees each time.

So the cones were lined up at the distance from “home”

So .05 was cone 1…. .10 was cone 2 etc… all the way to cone .25.

We were able to wrap up with most getting to 2.5-3.0 miles and everyone got 150 LBCs and 150 Merkins. Thanks to Rosie for the opportunity!!!

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What’s a Kraken Man-Maker?

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WARMUP:
Moroccan nightclubs
Windmills
Cherry pickers
Hillbilly walkers
Low slow squats

Head to entrance hill and complete a “7”. Man-makers at the bottom and squats at the top

THE THANG:
Card game:
Numbers 1-10, do the number of reps per card:
Hearts – Goblet squats
Clubs – overhead press
Diamonds – KB swings
Spades – 2-hand upright rows
 
A – 5 Man-Makers
K – 10 Lunge squats w/bell overhead, single count
Q – 15 flutter with press – count on press
J – 20 Plank pull-throughs
 
Joker – 5 Kraken Man-Makers. Pick a partner and do these together
MARY: American hammers and Freddy mercury’s
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:

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Free the animal

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WARMUP:
– 10 Side Straddle Hops
– 10 Moroccan Nightclubs
– 10 Windmills

THE THANG:

– Jog to HT wall by O’Reilly – 3 min wall sit hands out, Drop 1 in at min 2 to finish

– Jog to back parking lot – Bear crawl w/ Merkins at each parking line

– Jog to Grace – 50 Jump-ups on benches

– Jog to Kids R Kids Learning parking lot – 50 Hip-Dips (25 each side) and 10 side plank crunches each side

– Jog to end of Grant Farm Dr. – 50 Squats

– Jog (L) to end of Palmdale Walk Dr. – 25 Merkins

– Jog up Reynolds Ridge Ln, take (R) on Berkley Hall Way, (L) on Stockbridge to Stockbridge Commons entrance by the dog spot – 3 Hill Sprints

– Jog to COT – 10 Burpees

2.2+ Miles of pain

MARY:
Cadence led by PAX
– 50 – Open Leg LBC’s (Come and get me LBC’s),
– 30 – Heel Touches,
– 10 – Back Extensions,
– 10 – Windshield Wipers

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletters
COT: It is what it is…

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Ok it’s 061……what??!?

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WARMUP: mosey to the upper lot for windmills. I/C, burpees, imperial walkers I/C, burpees, Hillbilly walkers I/C, burpees, Moroccan night clubs I/C, burpees, Seal jacks I/C, burpee

Mosey to the Pike Electric lot

THE THANG: Rugby sprints and swings
Part 1 – rugby sprints

6 rounds – an exercise called in cadence, then a sprint to the middle pole, then a cool
Down jog (soft j) to the far pole
Round 1 – Merkins
Round 2 – Low slow squats
Round 3 – Diamond merkins
Round 4 – Monkey humpers
Round 5 – Lunges
Round 6 – sumo squats

Mosey to WEP swings

At each swing, 5 reps of an exercise, 10 reps of an exercise and 15 reps of an exercise. PAX made all the way around the park.

Total number of swings: ALL OF THEM

Total number of Reps: ALL OF THEM

Even squeezed in a stop at the statue of a historic fort mill figure. It may or may not have been from Spitz’s original home. PAX did monkey humpers facing East.

Mosey to COT

MARY: She wasn’t there. Open to all men.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: You bet.
COT: Remains the 5th core principle as disclaimed at 0615.

YHC was a bit off from the later start time but good to have some built in “disruption” on occasion to build our durability.

The message left with the PAX with was:
The best fruits of this life are an unstained character and acts for the common good. As leaders, what are we doing to cultivate the former and initiate the latter?

Thanks for the call <@U78QN5XU5> . :eye:

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