Did you bring your best?

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WARMUP: Short mosey with rucks on.
Arrive for warm up – rucks off

Windmills I/C
Cherry Pickers I/C
Seal Jacks I/C
Imperial Walkers I/C
Merkins I/C

Rucks on and mosey to the main event

THE THANG: PAX did 7 rounds of the following exercises followed by a run at the end of each round:

Each round consisted of:
Ruck on – 15 shoulder taps on each shoulder
Ruck off – 15 ruck pull thrus
Ruck off – 15 ruck curls
Ruck off – 15 ruck swings

Quick run (slick) to the driveway turn and back

All rounds were completed just in time to return to COT at 0600.

MARY: No time

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Reqd your newsletter

COT: Shared some tough stuff – burdens shared are burdens lighter. No OYO.

NMM – When we look in the mirror at the end of each day – can we say we gave our best? PAX were asked to bring two things to the workout today – their rucks and their best. Life requires the same from us. Let’s give it men. The world needs you and your example more than ever.

Brawny – thanks for the call. 👁️

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Deck of Cards – Habits

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WARM UP:
SIDE STRADDLE HOP = 15
IMPERIAL WALKER = 15
MOROCCAN NIGHT CLUB = 15
CHERRY PICKER = 15
LOW SLOW SQUAT = 15

DECK OF CARDS WORKOUT / 4 PART WORKOUT / 13 CARDS PER PART / 1 EXERCISE PER CARD:
NUMBER OF REPS = NUMBER ON EACH CARD / 2 – 10 / JACK = 11 / QUEEN = 12 / KING = 13
4 ACES = 20 ABB REPS / PER PART
2 JOKERS = 3 BURPEES / HIDDEN SOMEWHERE IN THE DECK

1ST SET OF CARDS
SPADES = SQUATS
CLUBS = SPEED SKATERS
HEARTS = SIDE STRADDLE HOPS
DIAMONDS = MERKINS
ACE = 20 LBCS

2ND SET OF CARDS
SPADES = SIDE LUNGES
CLUBS = MONKEY HUMPERS
HEARTS = MOUNTAIN CLIMBERS
DIAMONDS = MIKE TYSON'S
ACE = 20 BIG BOY SIT-UPS

3RD SET OF CARDS
SPADES = TOY SOLDIERS
CLUBS = HILLBILLY WALKERS
HEARTS = BUTT KICKERS
DIAMONDS = CAROLINA DRY DOCKS
ACE = 20 FLUTTER KICKS

4TH SET OF CARDS
SPADES = LUNGES
CLUBS = CURB DIPS
HEARTS = HIGH KNEES
DIAMONDS = SHOULDER TAPS
ACE = 20 AMERICAN HAMMERS

SET UP IN 2 GROUPS
1 GROUP HOLDS A PLANK
2ND GROUP RUNS TO 100 AND BACK

F3 Discussion Topic: Good and bad Habits

1. The One Good Habit That Changed Everything for You
What single habit (routine, exercise, reading, etc.) has had the biggest positive impact on your life?

2. The Bad Habit You’re Most Proud of Breaking (or Still Fighting)
Share a habit you’ve overcome or are actively working to eliminate. What’s working or not working.

3. What is a lesson learned from breaking a bad habit.

4. What is a habit that will help you give back.
Building the habit of helping others vs. being too self-focused.

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Beach Workout

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Warmup: SSH, Cherry Pickers, Low Slow Squat, Plank (Introduce the thang during plank).

Beach Workout

DORA
100 Merkins
150 Lunges
200 LBC

Set up Cindy station. Mosey across the parking lot to the cindyless exercise station.

Complete one cindyless exercise. 10 pace bear crawl. Mosey. Beach Cindy Exercise. Mosey back.

  • 20 Carolina Dry Docks
  • 20 Squats
  • 20 Big Boys
  • 20 Merkins
  • 20 Lunges (10 each side)
  • 20 American Hammers

Repeat this list as time requires.

Beach Cindy Exercises. Alternate between the following:

  • 20 Cindy Curls
  • 20 Skull Crushers (laying on back)

2nd 30 minutes. Topic: Sparing the Rod: Leave Right: Holding Kids Accountable.

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NASA?

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WARMUP: OYO
THE THANG: MUNN -> Harris -> ardrey – WEP -> trail back to Harris -> munn 4mi +/-
MARY: no
ANNOUNCEMENTS: newsletter, la grama, BOLO new AO trailhead coming this fall – see McHale
COT: health/ dr visits…. Mostly kept in our hearts today

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The Brickyard at ROF

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Arrived early to walk around and stretch a little before the workout. A few minutes after arriving another young man showed up. Didn't recognize him so introduced myself and we started talking. Did not know this was Cash's son until Double D showed up and let us know. What an honor to lead the workout of Cash's son's first F3 workout at the AO named after his dad. Another special moment brought to you by F3.

WARMUP: Moseyed throughout the COT parking lot while conducting various exercises. Since we had an FNG we managed to review our mission statement and 5 core principals during warmups. Now, time to get to work so I walked the PAX over to my vehicle, hit the lift gate, and asked the PAX to grab 2 bricks. Then we moseyed to the field carrying our burdens.

THE THANG:
Running with bricks:
BrickYard 400
Lap 1 – Run Straight Aways, NUR Curves, 10 BombJacks in the middle of each curve
Lap 2 – Run Lap while stopping in the middle of each curve to complete 10 Burpees
Lap 3 – Repeat of Lap 1
Lap 4 – Repeat of Lap 2

Next we introduced the FNG to a Jack Webb:
Jack Webb w/ Bricks
Ratio of 1:4 of 2 exercises, continue until rep count reaches 10:40
2 exercises were Merkins : OH Claps

To close it out we moseyed to COT to work on our Superman poses:
Superman Routine w/ Bricks– 4 different arm/leg positions held for 10 seconds per position – x2

MARY: No time

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your NL

COT: Normally I do not write a lot in BBs in this section but felt led to share a little from this morning's group. Our FNG was asked why he came out to an F3 workout. Fitness was mentioned as he is preparing to attend the Citadel. He then started talking about Cash and how he remembered his dad telling him over and over what a great group of men were in F3 and the positive impacts F3 had on his life. These conversations – seeds – grew until his curiosity peaked and he had to see and experience for himself what was so inspirational to his dad. Hit home this is something we need to absolutely give away! Give it away in our homes, in our extended family, to our friends, to our communities! Keep pursuing other men to join F3, keep planting those seeds. You never know when one of those seeds will take hold and start to grow, and the seed you plant might just impact those closest to you, like a son. Love ya fellas and pray yall have a blessed day.

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Curb Your Enthusiasm

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WARMUP: dynamic plank and broga, dynamic warmup LEs (ie: toy soldiers, lunge with twist)
THE THANG: set 1 (x4 or 5 rounds): 10 dips on bench, 10 derkins on bench, 5 curb burpees, partner wheelbarrow shoulder taps x10, partner sled push to curb
set 2 (x3 or 4 rounds): 10 bench step ups (forward vs lateral), 20 curb hops (forward vs lateral), 10 side plank dips with feet on curb
MARY: x2-3 rounds: side plank leg lifts x6 each, flutters, Superman’s x6
ANNOUNCEMENTS: yes
COT: yes again

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Compounds and Snatch Test

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WARMUP: briefly
THE THANG:
KB Compound:

Start at baseline and perform 1 complex each arm of:
Swing, clean, press, snatch, OH lunge, front rack squat.

Carry bell up to next cone, run to opposite baseline and back to bell. Repeat complex 2x each arm.

Repeat up to last cone doing 5x each arm, then work back down to starting line.

Next, PAX completed the 100 snatch test in 5 mins.

Isometric work:
10 around the body
10 swings
10 curls
10 merkins on bell
Repeat x4
MARY: briefly
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:

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Bucket brigade

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WARMUP: We did so nicely, yes.
THE THANG: The world famous three buckets made an appearance this morning. Each bucket contained strips of paper that burdened the PAX with exercises they were not forced to do but all complied. Running to the next bucket, and the next. 1.25 miles were had in total. All enjoyed.
MARY: Finished with the world famous Peter pointers.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Please look up the grass cutting opportunity at, La Gramma, Fort Mill Care Center, Q’d by Sofrito.
COT: Yes. Plenty to be thankful for!

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Attack of Heart Attach Hill

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WARMUP:
1. DYNAMIC WARMUP (10-12 min)
– Imperial Walkers x10 IC
– Bend & Reach x5 IC
– Side Straddle Hop x10 IC
– Short warmup jog
**20 yards, non-stop, down and back:**
– High knees
– Butt kickers
– Walking world's greatest stretch
– Elephant walks
– Dinosaur walks
– Soldier walks
– Side shuffle (each way)
– Karaoke (each way)
– Power skips
– C-skips
– Sprints

THE THANG:
## 2. HILL SPRINTS & LEGS
**Format:** Sprint up hill → walk/jog down for recovery → 1 leg exercise at the bottom (x20 total, x10 each leg where applicable) → repeat.
**6 rounds — rotate through:**
1. Squats
2. Reverse lunges
3. Knee kicks
4. Forward lunges
5. Calf raises
6. Side lunges
7. No Ruck Squats

## 3. BAG WORK — Back / Abs / Hips (14 min)
**3 rounds:**
– Stiff-leg deadlifts x15 *(neutral spine, hinge at hips — do NOT round the back)*
– Glute bridges or hip thrusts x15
– American hammers x15 (over/back is 1)
– Deadbugs x10 (5each)

MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Stuff the Bus
COT: Family’s and Safety for Travel

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