Failure is fine

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WARMUP: Gathered with our sandbags and left those for a quick mosey after a quick disclaimer. Came back for SSH, windmills, low slow squats, merkins, cherry pickers.
THE THANG: Came back to our sandbags and took our carabiners and clipped the ends to each other. Put them on our shoulders and then walked VERY close to each other. Alternating shoulders as needed but honestly, this lasted about 200 yards before the Q realized this wasn’t shaping up as it was in his head. Along the way we did curls and then curls and overhead presses.

We then unclipped and did 10 manmakers. We then took our bags to the tiered area and partnered up at the bottom. 1 partner with a 40 and 1 with a 60.

Partner 1 took both sandbags to the top and partner 2 stayed at the bottom doing pushups. Once partner 1 got back, there was a flip flop. Rinsed and repeated this.

Did this again with dips (just 1 round) and finished with flutters but for flutters it was a farmer carry.

Headed back towards COT but stopped at the curb for another idea…that didn’t pan out. With 2 sandbags removed, each pax laid down with a sandbag held in a press and then passed it down the line (last 2 guys had no bag yet) and then the first 1 guy that passed the bag ran to the other end in an Indian run style plan. Again, idea was ok but execution wasn’t great.

Moral of the story today – have a plan, execute plan, adjust plan, move forward.
MARY: we spared a few min
ANNOUNCEMENTS: complete
COT: complete

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Towards the Sunrise

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Mosey all the way to Windjammer park

Stop along the way for COP (circle of pain)

Did some exercises and yoga on the dock

Great fellowship this morning. Beautiful weather. Not gloomy at all in spirit or in atmosphere.

Got back to COT and had my 60lb bag there. We planked and went down the line performing one man maker each

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A Tuesday Challenge

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Mission Statement
Disclaimer
Warmup
SSH
IW
HW
Shoulder Tap
1 merkin
Mountain Climber
1 merkin
Peter Parker
1 merkin
Parker Peter
1 merkin

Mosey to the Nazarene then Print Shop stopping along the way for:
20 8 count burpees
18 squats
16 diamond merkins
14 flutters
12 CDD
10 bomb jacks
8 8 count burpees
6 diamond merkins
4 mountain climbers
2 flutters

At the print shop:
10 called dead-hang pullups
5 OYO pull ups
15 bulgarian split squats
Passing 10-count hang
15 derkins
Passing 10-count alternating arm hang (this one should have been done before the first round of pull ups)
15 dips

Mosey to the sight of the soon-to-be NOT Trader Joe’s
Sneaky Gorillas
Howling Monkeys

Mosey to the Church of God
10 Mike Tyson
Bear Crawl
10 Bomb Jacks
Lunge Walk back

Climb all the stairs

10 Mike Tyson

Mosey back to COT
Hold Al Gore for 0600

NMM: The mission is to invigorate male community leadership. Step up! You’re ready.

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Q has manners. Today

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WARMUP: stretch, SSH, Mtn. climbers, sherry pickers, ssh
THE THANG: Track work- 1sr lap stopping at 4 corners merkins, diamond, wide arm, shoulder tap- 2nd lap squats, alt lunges, jump squats, sumo squats 3rd lap big boy, American hammers, Mtn climbers, LBCs 4th lap burpees, cool down – sprint intervals
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS: convergence, bethel mens shelter
COT: prayers for family, travel, thanksgiving

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Berkshire loops of fun

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WARMUP: 25 ssh at corner of front Sr

THE THANG: Berkshire loops with 10 merkins, 15 squats, 15 LBCs at each stop sign

2 laps plus a slight detour to Richard’s Crossing with a few extra stops

MARY: flutters with varying cadence

ANNOUNCEMENTS: newsletter

COT: deep stuff

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Smorgasbord of fun

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WARMUP: Mosey around school. IWx15, HWx15, Windmill x12, Plank (6”, honeymooner, down dog and pigeon)
THE THANG: Partner up: 6 exercises with partner 2 Farmers Carry 100 yards and overhead carry 100 yards. Other partner does (Curls, Upright Rows, Flutter with Press, Bent over rows, Big Boys with ruck and Squats).
Ruck to pick up sandbags.
Alternating with partner: 10 Merkins and bear crawl to catch partner throwing the bag. 100 yards. Rinse and repeat.
To the moist field:
Partner 1- Ashley Cummings while partner 2 farmer carries both rucks. Switch.
Partner 1- Lunges with sand bag. Partner 2 straight arm carry out front. Switch.

Everyone for bear crawl with ruck sack pull through back and forth.

Ruck to Mary.
MARY: LBC (thoroughly soaked now)
ANNOUNCEMENTS: thanksgiving convergence
COT: 4 HIMs reported

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FOMO Tuesday

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WARMUP: not needed today

THE THANG: Rucked the Bama loop plus some extra. Rain stopped just before launch. Dripping trees, morning rooster, birds and school buses provided the company this am, all uplifted by the holiday spirit of those whose Christmas lights brightened the Gloom. Grateful for this thing we call The Fort that gets me out of bed and starts my day 1-0 more often than I’d ever do it on my own.

Happy Thanksgiving brothers!

COT: yes, even video proof

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3s Wet Company

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Started dry ended up wet. Sounds like a good night in bed if you know what I mean….

Stacking rounds of exercises. PAX took turns calling exercises. Adding one per round. 10 reps each exercise. Took a walk farmer carry or overhead carry between rounds. Threw in 35# SAND KB as a hitchhiker that PAX took turns carrying in addition to their bell.

Ended with round of prayers and praises from each PAX to close COT.

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