Courage is alive at Dawn Patrol

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Let me start by saying the weather is fantastic right now. Honestly, it perfect F3 weather. Warm enough to build up a sweat but lightly chilly enough to not sweat too much.

Nonetheless, YHC was honored to Q the DP. It was the second day of Q duties for me so there was a rinse and repeat option but I decided to leverage the area around WEP and do something a little different than yesterday.

WARMUP:
Cherry Pickers x 10
SSH x 30
Merkins x 10
Stretch
Windmills x 10

Mosey up the hill towards Sweet Baby Jesus stopping at the first stop light

10 Merkins
10 Squats
10 Monkey

Notice this will be a recurring theme and henceforth be known as the Accumulator portion.

Mosey SBJ as mentioned

3 sets of Accumulator with trips up/down the stairs in between

Brief interlude on the 5 Cs of Leadership Virtues with a focus on Courage

Partner Dora
100 Big Boys
200 Lunges
200 (due to time) LBCs

Mosey back to stop sign for accumulator

Mosey back to WEP

6 minutes of Mary including a V Cadence by Spike

Add another Accumulator
ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Read the newsletter; Be involved

COT:

All Pax shared examples of their courage. Interestingly enough, many included opportunities given in F3 which I found interesting and exciting. We are a leadership group, exhorting men to grow as leaders. That requires courage to dismiss fear and other worldly things. Let us not forget this.

Prayers for:
– KJ
– Davis new job opportunity
– Untangling our identity from work
– Grace to demonstrate courage when everyone else is fearful

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Grating of Cheese

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We started the workout off this morning with some foreign concept…this thing called stretching, and the PAX dug it.

7s – Burpees and squats with a loop around the parking lot in between each set.

The Cheese Grater – This was a fan favorite this morning. It is similar to an Indian Run :running: but you are planking with bear crawls and pushups. It was terrible as Sir Charles says.

Dora: Partner 1 – 100 flutters, 200 Hello Dollies, and 300 LBCs. Partner 2 – Run a lap around CVS.

Back to COT for prayer slow and praises.

Prayers for Half Shell’s mom, Charlie Kirk, family, and country.

Jwow

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The Holy Barbarians are un-CHAINed through Spiritual Warfare

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WARMUP: Rucks off. Miscellaneous back-stretches in cadence.
THE THANG: Rucks on. pulled golf cart with chains while following partners carrying 20# slamball toss, 80# Spartan Bucket, 40# sand kettle murder bunnies, and two 30# ruck farmers carry in alternating partner fashion. Stopped at 4 stations to execute isometric weight hold. 3 exercises for 30 seconds each. Station 1: rucks off and holding in front- boat ruck hold/superman hold right, then left. Station 2: plank hold/carolina dry dock left leg hold, then right. Station 3: rucks off and holding in front-squat ruck front hold/left lunge front hold, then right. Station 4: balls to the walls/cox to the blocks/parallel wall plank.
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Golf tourney, bourbon tasting.
COT: prayers for health and school transitions.

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I like legs!

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WARMUP:
-windmill
-ssh
-imperial walkers
-hillbilly walkers
-yoga flow: fwd fold – down dog- plank-6” – updog

Mosey around back
Wall sit and take turns running stairs

Lunge walk across bridge to flagpoles

THE THANG:
Lamp pole ladder – stop at every pole out and back
1st light- 3 burpee
2nd light – 5 merkins
3rd light – 10 squat
4th light – 20 mountain climbers
5th light – 20 side straddle hop

Last round: mosey all the way to end of road and back (no stops)

Lunge walk 2nd half of bridge on way back to Mary

MARY:
– Lbc
– Box cutter

ANNOUNCEMENTS: golf tournament, F3 Chester launch this sat

COT: prayers for healing: Dr appts for Bonsai’s daughter, Cherry Pie’s son, DD’s wife starting treatment, Nick Zervos’ recovery (USC student from FtMill shot over weekend breaking up a fight)

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Tour de Waterside

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WARMUP: Mumble Chatter

THE THANG:
Ran through Dominion Ridge to Whites Rd into Waterside. Visited the clubhouse and 2 roundabouts and then head back.

MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Golf tournament, anniversary convergence, 4.01K fundraiser

COT:

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Coupon Collectors Anonymous

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YHC provided the disclaimer and we got after it.

Warm-Up:
– Stretching (hams & calves)
– Imperial Walkers
– Mosey to the back wall → peoples chair with escalating 10-counts.

The Thang:
– Bear crawl halfway, lunge walk the rest.
– Mosey to back lot → pick up a heavy coupon (no slacking).
– Bicep curls IC: 20 → run to concession stand → Irkins IC → run back.
– Rinse/repeat 18, then 15.
– Mosey to side lot.
– Tricep extensions IC: 20 → run to curb/back.
– Repeat 18, then 15.
– Overhead coupon holds & bicep holds until failure.
– First to drop = 2 burpees, rest = 1.
– Final burnout: OH hold → bicep hold → 5 burpees.

Return to COT:

Through the bleachers (luckily gate unlocked).

COT:
– Announcements: Invergence, Golf Tournament.
– Prayers & Praises shared.

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Sweep goes metric

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A count of 10 pax posted for Sweep the Leg (Metric version).
Thang:
Starting at the earthfare lot, run to the flag pole in front of the elementary school.
This is about 1 km.
Do exercises noted
Run to the back side of the school, up the fire access road to Dam rd, this is also approx. a kilometer.
Run back to the flag poles; do exercises.
Run to the starting point/parking lot.
Run back to the flag poles; do exercises.
Run back to parking lot/not Dam rd.
We got in over 7 km.

Exercises at the flag pole:
First pass: Squats and Bomb jacks, 20 each
Second pass: LBCs and mtn climbers, 30 each
Third pass: lunges and BBSups; 40 each

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4 Corners

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WARMUP: Mosey

THE THANG: 4 corners around Earthfare. 1/2 mile loop. Corner 1 (5 burpees), Corner 2 (10 squats), Corner 3 (15 merkins), Corner 4 (20 lbc’s)

MARY: No

ANNOUNCEMENTS: All the things

COT: Prayers and Praises

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Commitment to the Jackal

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YHC was honored to head to the East Side and deliver a beatdown at AJ. The weather is fantastic for F3 and I enjoy seeing some new faces (Sunkist). It also gave me an opportunity to create a tough workout, which I needed after a weekend of bad eating.

WARMUP:
Disclaimer given. Mosey past the light poles to the parking lot near the baseball field.
IW x 10
Mtn x 15
SSH x 20
CDD x 15
Windmills x 10

Let’s go!

THE THANG:
Light pole suicides
Run to 1st light pole, do 10 WAMs, then run back
Run to 2nd light pole, add 15 squats plus 10 WAM, run back
You get the idea!
Exercises included:
10 WAM
15 Squats
20 Merkins
25 CDDs
30 Monkey humpers
35 Plank Jacks

Small interlude discussion on Commitment, one of the five Q Source Leadership Virtues

Mosey to other lot

Jack Webbs
1:4 Big Boy/Flutters
1:4 Irkins/Dips
Each went to 5:20

Modified Starfish
15 jump squats, run to middle for 5 burpees
15 Overhead claps, run to middle for 5 burpees
15 Durkins, run to middle for 5 burpees
15 Mtn climbers, run to middle for 5 burpees

Mosey back for Mary

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Congrats to the Fort for the 13 year anniversary!

COT:
Lots of prayers and praises shared here. All were lifted up His glory!

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9/11 Never Forget WOD

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2997 lives lost
343 Firefighters
60 Police officers

The workout will be built around these symbolic numbers

9,11,110, and 343 to remind us that with every rep and every step we take , that freedom isn’t free!
WARMUP:
SSH
Imperial Walker
Wind Mills
Hill Billy Walkers
Cherry Pickers

All x10
THE THANG:
The rep and distance honors the 9/11 attacks, 343 firefighters lost, 110 floors of the twin towers

Part 1 The climb 110 Floors

110 Step ups= 11 step ups & 25 ruck thrusters

Part 2. 343 Tribute

40 parking spaces
34 merkins (ruck)
3 rounds

Part 3

9 ruck burpees
11 Ruck swings
Half a lap
3 rounds

Tinsel
MARY: Broga missed
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Many
COT: Always in our hearts

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