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WARMUP: mosey to Kimbrell’s lot
Exercises in cadence -‘seal jacks, windmills, Cherry pickers, imperial walkers, merkins, shoulder taps and 5 burpees OYO – just because.

THE THANG: mosey to St. John’s UMC lot for partner Dora 50-100-150
50 burpees
100 squats
150 4-count flutters

Mosey to First Baptist lot for four corners with varying MOT’s
Corner 1 – merkins
Lunge walk to corner 2
Corner 2 – sumo squats
Bear crawl to corner 3
Corner 3 – hand release merkins
Power skip to corner 4
Corner 4 – lunges

Mosey to pavilion downtown
Incline merkins and dips in cadence on the bricks of the statues.

Mosey to COT

MARY: varying pax led exercises
The mule called and led American hammers
Italian Job called flutters
Cohiba called Hello Dollys
That took us to 0600

ANNOUNCEMENTS: always – and read your newsletter too.

COT: My why for F3 is simple we can give others a path to being better while doing so ourselves. In our lives, there are things that make us better off, or worse off. The mission is simple and compelling.

Prayers were lifted up for U-Haul and his family and DD & his M going through cancer treatment.

Praise for Sofrito turning 50 and respect.

This was a Q school workout. Reminders shared wi the pax are below. Thanks for the call Cubbie 👁️

Q-school Tips: 3-31-26
1 – when running fitness levels vary widely; 4 corners is great.
2 – calling cadence demonstrated
3 – scout your site beforehand if possible
4 – keeping the group together: run-exercise-run-exercise-run-exercise
5 – 5 minutes of Mary – great way to have a new pax call an exercise and lead in a cadence
6 – have a modified exercise in reserve if fitness levels vary widely – ie: burpee modified down to a flying squirrel or a squat into a plank and return to upright. Modify as needed to avoid injury; don’t modify to avoid effort
7 – partner work (ie: Dora) – encourages pax and takes cadence off of Q (freed to lead…..and delegate)
8 – site q is responsible for site; q is responsible for the outcome of the workout: Credo part 1 – leave no man behind
Credo part 2 – leave no man where you found him

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Expedited Tour of Fort Mill w/Pain Stations

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WARMUP: Mosey to FM Animal Hospital, SSH, Merkins, Calf Stretch, Runners Stretch
THE THANG: Run to Walmart, 7s with merkins and dry docs, run to CVS, 10 merkins, 10 squats, 10 lunges (repeat 3x with a lap around CVS in between rounds), run to print shop pull up bars for 7s with pull ups and burpees, back to COT for a steep hill run, quick run around pharmacy to hit 3mi
MARY: 2 min plank
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Yes
COT: Prayers & Praises

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Tour De Land Holdings

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WARMUP: Mosey to the Police Lot for various exercises I/C
THE THANG: Mosey to the US flag at veterans park for the pledge.

Move to the lot formerly known as Footloose
Exercises & different modes of transport between lines

Line 1 – merkins
Bearcrawls
Line 2 – shoulder taps
Bearcrawls
Line 3 – squats
lunge walks
Line 4 – burpees
Turnaround
Line 4 – squats
Lunge walk
Line 5 – hand-release merkins
bearcrawl
Line 6 – sumos
bearcrawl
Line 7 – diamond merkins
Recover

Mosey to top of Monroe White parking lot for partner DORA
50 – squats
100 – burpees
150 – double count flutters

Mosey to the park for 1/2 wall work
Step ups – 20 OYO
Incline Merkins I/C
Dips I/C

Mosey past the millstone (birthplace of Spitz)
Up the hill to the Pike Energy lot
Five burpees OYO – just because
should taps
Makthar Ndiaje's (for Barry & Jekyll)
Jiffy called ab exercises while the 6 rolled in

On to the Police lot for more fun
burpees
lunges
squats

Mosey to COT

MARY: Geometry class – protractor at various angles with rosalitas and hello dollys mixed in

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Always – but read your newsletter

COT: Is the 5th core principle

Thanks for the call, JWOW. Always an honor to lead. 👁️

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Back In Time

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WARMUP: stretching- honey mooner, full squat hold, cross leg
THE THANG: 100 SSH, Cherry Pickers, Bombjacks Then – Jacobs Ladder with Merkins and Squats; mosey around park to parking lot, second Jacobs Ladder with hand release merkins and BBSU. Run to new town hall – dips and step ups. Run to park – Tunnel of Love!!! Finish with gas pumpers
MARY: Gas Pumpers
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Many
COT: prayers for Uhaul Family, DD and others

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Walk Through John 19

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THE THANG: Today is Good Friday and we covered a good bit of John 19 and The Passion.

Each station is a count of 33 and we worked our way up and down the ladder with passages from John 19 along with these exercises:

squats
SSH
press
lunges
merkins

The verse of the day which I forgot to read is:

“I have told you these things so that in me you may have peace. You will have suffering in this world. Be courageous! I have conquered the world.””

‭‭John‬ ‭16‬:‭33‬ ‭CSB‬‬

MARY: We stretched a bit then wrapped it up.

COT: Lifting up the prayer requests in the circle.

Thanks @U087NCUTMPT for the opportunity to lead. Happy Easter.

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Then there were TWO

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WARMUP: SSH and Mosey
THE THANG: 5 exercises then take a lap: Step ups, Dips, Irkins, squats and SSH. 3 rounds completed.
Next up – light poles extravaganza: 3 exercises at each light Merks/Squats/LBCs. 5/10/15 reps – rinse and repeat with Calf Raises, OH claps, SealJax.
Round 3 : Mosey back to Flag for 5 mins of Mary.
MARY: Yes
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read newsletter
COT: Prayers for Pax, World events, and our local community.

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Then there were TWO

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WARMUP: SSH and Mosey
THE THANG: 5 exercises then take a lap: Step ups, Dips, Irkins, squats and SSH. 3 rounds completed.
Next up – light poles extravaganza: 3 exercises at each light Merks/Squats/LBCs. 5/10/15 reps – rinse and repeat with Calf Raises, OH claps, SealJax.
Round 3 : Mosey back to Flag for 5 mins of Mary.
MARY: Yes
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read newsletter
COT: Prayers for Pax, World events, and our local community.

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3rd F Word of the Month For April: Sacrifice

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  • QIC: Cornerstone
  • When: 03/31/2026
  • Posted In: 3rd f

Spiritual View:
Sacrifice sits at the center of faith. Jesus modeled leadership through self-giving, not self-
preservation, showing that true strength is found in laying down self-interest for a greater
purpose. Sacrifice refines the heart, sharpens obedience, and produces impact that
reaches far beyond the individual. What we willingly give up today often becomes the soil
for lasting fruit tomorrow.

Non-Religious View:
Every strong outcome requires tradeoffs. Time, effort, comfort, and ego—something always
gets laid down to move forward. Sacrifice isn’t loss; it’s a deliberate investment in growth,
discipline, and long-term gain. This month asks a simple but demanding question: What
are you willing to give up to become who you need to be

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QvQ 2026 The Fort vs The Rock

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QvQ Returns

The Rock reopens JOC for this event. First time in years QvQ prelims are on Fort soil at The Cockpit.

  •  April 1 @ JOC
    • Fort Q is Fishstix
    • Rock Q is Slopes
  • April 8 @ Cockpit
    • Fort Q is Stage Coach
    • Rock Q is Rabbit
  • April 15 @ JOC
    • Fort Q is Crystal Lake
    • Rock Q is Ventura
  • April 22 @ Cockpit
    • Fort Q is Ruby Slippers
    • Rock Q is River Rat
  • April 29 @ JOC
    • CHAMPIONSHIP – the 4 Winners compete for the title
Scoring

This year the competing Qs will split 20 minutes each. Voting will be done by the PAX in attendance in four categories based on the Q-Source V.A.P.E. concept.

Vision – creativity and clarity of your idea
Articulation – how well do you communicate this vision to the PAX
Persuasion – do you do anything to help the men move towards accomplishing the tasks set before them
Exhortation – how strongly do you encourage the men to see your workout vision through

Format
  • Traditional Bootcamp (use of gear as allowed by the site)
  • 0515-0600: 20/20 format with 5 min transition time
  • Away Q will go first/Home Q will close
Q-Source afterwards

Cyclops is hosting Q-Source post-beatdown at roughly 0615. Coffeeteria on site. Bring a mug and a chair. Make plans to stay if you’re able. The discussions are richer when you’re a part of them

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Dawn Patrol with Cake

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COP warm up with some variety of exercises while Spike came in Hot!!

Mosey around campus doing broad jumps burpees and squats mixed with merkins lunges reverse lunges

did some accumulation burpees uphill 30 total

then some de cumulative burpees another 30

mosey back around to COT continuing the theme of accumulating burpees

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