Escalator and More

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WARMUP: SSH, Windmills, Imperial Walkers, Hillbilly Walkers, stretchy things.
THE THANG: Moseyed to the lot in front of the theater.

Using the Parking spaces start at one end, Bear Crawl 2 lines do 1 Merkin, Crawl Bear 1 line and do 7 squats. Bear Crawl 2 lines do 2 Merkins, Crawl Bear 1 line and do 6 squats. Repeat until you do 7 Merkins an 1 squat.

4-Corner Escalator
Corner 1
– Merkins – 10 reps
Corner 2
– Merkins– 10 reps
– Squats – 20 reps
Corner 3
– Merkins – 10 reps
– Air Squats – 20 reps
– Lunges – 30 reps (15 each leg)
Corner 4
– Merkins – 10 reps
– Air Squats – 20 reps
– Lunges – 30 reps
– LBCs – 40 reps

After this we went back down the escalator .

Mosey to the fountains for 11’s.

CDDs
Dips

MARY: Piston Crunches, Peter Parker’s, Parker Peter’s, American Hammers, plank
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Bethel Men’s Shelter, Invergence, Memorial Stair Run, read the news letter.
COT: Prayers were said.

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OGs at Alcatraz

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It was a perfect weather morning
WARMUP: Mosey, windmills, IW, merkins, plank stretches
THE THANG:
Smuggler Q
Modified Dora on the Hill.
Big boy sit ups /run 1 lap
Flutters/ run 2 laps
LBCs/ run 3 laps

Step ups/dip/derkin series

Wall sit with bear crawls

Hand off to Jekyll Q
Ring of Fire. 8 cones 20 paces away from center. Do exercise at cone, bear crawl or lunge walk to center for 5 burpees. Run out to next cone. Merkins, LBC, plank punch, squats, bombjacks, mountain climbers and two I can’t remember.

Everyone got Two rounds. Leaders got 3+.
MARY: included during workout
ANNOUNCEMENTS: newsletter
COT:

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Partners, Light poles and Blimps

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WARMUP: Mosey to the side of the school for exercises in cadence:
Windmills
Cherry pickers
Imperial walkers
Hillbilly walkers
Seal jacks
Side straddle hops

THE THANG: part 1 – partner up and either people’s chair or BTTW while partner 2 runs to the end of the lot and back. 3 rounds

Part 2 – Blimps at the light poles

At each pole pax added an exercise on the way up and dropped one on the way down. Burpees were never dropped – just because

5 – Burpees
10 – Lunges
15 – Incline Merkins
20 – Merkins (Modified to CDD’s on the downhill portion)
25 – Pulse squats AKA Monkey jumpers
30 – Squats

Two lessons from Seneca shared at the top of the hill

1 – we suffer more in our imagination than in reality

2 – he who suffers before it is necessary suffers more than is necessary.

How often in our lives do we let our perception of events influence us poorly? Our response is all we control – the event doesn’t care how we feel about it.

After 11 light poles worth of “fun”……back to COT

MARY: Just enough time for protractors and rosalitas with just a few hello dolly’s. That took pax to 0715
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Many – read your newsletter
COT: 5th core principle

Thanks for the call, Float Bridge. Honored to lead. :eye:

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Tour of Schools

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WARMUP: Instructions
THE THANG: Fort Mill Pkwy → Catawba Ridge HS → Forest Creek MS → back through Doby’s. Route covered ~4 miles.
– Lead Pack: Badlands, Vuvu, Grout, Farmers Only — looked like they were late for curfew.
– Middle Pack: Splinter (YHC), Tomb Raider, Shack-a-roni — kept it honest, grinding steady.
– Cleanup Crew: Rock Thrill + the ruck squad (Happy Hour, Clickbait, J. Cruise) — making the weight look easy, but we all know better.

MARY: Catch your breath
ANNOUNCEMENTS: IronPax, Bethel, HIM Camp, upcoming races.
COT: Time flies and be present. You don’t know how long you have with the ones you love.

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Scorpions Block Party

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WARMUP:
Mosey behind Panera, along the way doing
Karaoke / Butt Kickers / High Knees / Toy Soldiers

Circle up for SSH / Imperial Walkers / Cherry Pickers / Windmills

THE THANG:
Mosey beside LPL pond for a Webb homage to <@U01FDRQSQG3> . Merkins Accumulator in cadence w 4 shoulder taps each side per Merkin:
1 / 4
2 / 8
3 / 12
4 / 16
5 / 20

Mosey to gravel lot.

Partner up, one PAX runs length, does 5 burpees, runs back, while other PAX does exercise with coupon (stone block):

1. Curls
2. Squat thrusts
3. Tricep curls
4. American Hammers

Switch each time so both partners do all exercises.

All PAX together:

Lunge Walk length of lot with coupon, stopping at each of 8 cones to do 3 diamond merkins on block.

Lunge Walk back length of lot with coupon, stopping at each of 8 cones to do 3 Scorpion Dry Docks, alternating legs at each cone.

Mosey back around the park, stopping for:
Flutters
LBCs
Peter Parkers
Parker Peters
Scorpion Dry Docks

Throw in a short sprint up hill between the red signs.

MARY:
Wicked awesome Bohx Cuttaz

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Bethel
AI workshop
911 stair workout
Invergence
Convergence
HIM Camp
Christmas Party
D2D rumblings

COT:
Praise for kids back home visiting from school, healthy grandkids on the way. Prayers for family, friends, and colleagues recovering from covid, or seeking best path of treatment and recovery from cancer.

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Benevolence in the darkness

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WARMUP:

• Side Straddle Hops (SSH):
• Imperial Walkers:
• Moroccan Nightclubs:
• Low Slow Squats
• Merkins
• Broga

THE THANG:
DORA

• 100 Merkins
• 200 Squats:
• 300 LBCs (Little Baby Crunches)

Perform each exercise for 45 seconds, 15 seconds rest/transition. Complete 2 rounds.
Exercises:
• Burpees
• Mountain Climbers:
• Plank Jacks
• Lunges:
• Flutter Kicks

Indian Run: caboose does 3 American Hammers then runs to the front

MARY:

Freddy mercuries
Gas pumper
Stretch and high knees

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Bethel
Lunch
Golf outing
Bourbon and BBQ
Christmas Party
HIM Camp

COT: Vegas style

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Celebrating Tay Tay and Travy

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Celebrating the engagement the night before of Ms Swift and Mr Kelsey by running rings.

Pick your poison – munn>harris>trail to wep and run around that or hit old Kingsley for the familiar vibe of long term marriage.

I was just on a podcast last week. Host asked me to do a shout out for things I’m grateful for. My M and the men of F3 are the two top ones. Thankful to be able to lead.

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Where Hmastrings & Quads Go to Die (Iron Pax Week 0 – Tellier WOD)

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Warm-Up
Run from COT to the Band practice parking lot.

The Thang – Tellier Hero WOD
Format: For Time
Equipment: Cones/markers at 5, 10, 15, and 20 yds
1. Round 1
– 10 Burpees
– 5–10–15–20 yd shuttle runs
1. Round 2
– 10 Burpees
– 25 Merkins
– 5–10–15–20 yd shuttle runs
1. Round 3
– 10 Burpees
– 25 Merkins
– 50 Lunges (hard way)
– 5–10–15–20 yd shuttle runs
1. Round 4
– 10 Burpees
– 25 Merkins
– 50 Lunges (hard way)
– 100 Big Boy Sit-ups
– 5–10–15–20 yd shuttle runs
1. Round 5
– 10 Burpees
– 25 Merkins
– 50 Lunges (hard way)
– 100 Big Boy Sit-ups
– 150 Squats
– 5–10–15–20 yd shuttle runs
:stopwatch: Stop timer. Collapse. Wonder why you signed up for this.

Moleskine
Week 0 of Iron Pax delivered a gut check. The Tellier WOD is no joke — if your legs weren’t on fire, you’re probably not human.

The grind of burpees, merkins, lunges, sit-ups, and squats under shuttle-run fatigue was a brutal reminder of what sacrifice feels like in the smallest of ways.

When you’re tempted to quit or wish you had music blasting to push you through, remember — those this WOD honors didn’t get the choice to quit. They leaned into the hard. We honor them by finishing the reps, staying the course, and giving all we’ve got.

Shoutouts
– :clap: <@U5CVD8D7V> & <@U0603USPHAS> – came out on top today with strong finishes.
– :fire: The Machine (<@U19FA0Q8Z>) – strictest form in the lot, ensuring every rep was to standard. No shortcuts, no compromise.
– :raised_hands: <@U01JUGK82TY> – thanks for the opportunity to lead and set the tone.

COT / Takeaway
Steadfastness doesn’t come easy. It’s built under strain, in the moments when you want to stop but don’t. Today’s work was a small reminder of the cost others paid for our freedom — and the standard we’re called to uphold in return.

Prayers
:pray: For loved ones gone too soon.
:pray: For marriages — to be strengthened and rooted in faith.
:pray: For children as they grow into adulthood.
:pray: For the grace, gratitude, and discernment to ride the highs and endure the storms.

Do the hard things. Honor the sacrifice. Be the man your community needs.

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Birdcage Lifts off

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WARMUP: SSH for 50
Windmills, Merkins, cherry pickers, low slow squats,
THE THANG: 30 Burpees, mosey to corner
Bear crawls and Merkins alternating for 40 yards
Lunge 30 yards,
Run to the hill
5 rounds of 10 squats, 5 CDDs,
Down the hill – 10 Navy seal burpees,
3x Run the hill, 10 BBS
Jack webb of burpees and SSH from 1 to 6
MARY: Flutters, Freddie Mercury, Hello Dolly
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:

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