Safe Route in the Cold

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WARMUP:
– Stayed in the car until 5:15am
THE THANG:
– Neff Ct to Dudley to Felts to Callahan and return
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:
– Prayers for the people out in the cold
– Try and make someone smile

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14 degrees

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WARMUP: dynamic forearm planking exercises – plank jacks, peter parker, parker peter, shoulder taps, merkins – all with upward dog <> downward dog (variable down dogs) in between; capped off with SSH

THE THANG: circuit = 4 sets (extra work at half time – see below)
1. 50# KB unilateral farmer’s carry (THE TIMER) ~40 yards
2. big boys sit-ups
3. 40# sandbag over-the-shoulder toss
4. 20# ruck backwards lunges
5. 25# ball slams (overhead to the ground)
6. partner merkin (for sets 1 & 2); partner leg throws (for sets 3& 4)
7. partner merkin (for sets 1 & 2); partner leg throws (for sets 3 & 4)

Half-time work (2 sets)
1. Side-plank dips with feet stacked on curb L x10, R x10
2. Curb hops 30 OYO
More Half-time work (2 sets)
1. J-Lo’s x10
2. Alternating curb taps 50 OYO single count

Overtime Work
Partner Push 20 yards (alternate – 3 sets) :face_vomiting:

MARY: SSH x10
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Break the Dam still wants you this Saturday.
COT: P&P for the Virtual Learning – Teachers, kids, and parents.

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Cold One or 6 on the Weekends

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WARMUP: Mosey around Pharmacy and down Tom Hall to St John’s parking lot.
Side straddle hop
Jimmy Dugan
Merkins
Calf stretch
Runners pose
THE THANG:
– Triple nickel on Monroe White
5 Bonnie Blair’s @ confederate
5 burpees @ academy each time you cross
5 bomb jacks at top of hill

– Ab web in Baptist Parking lot
1 big boy and 4 LBCs increase 1 and 4 each set all the way to 5 and 20

– Bear crawl across the parking lot. At the beginning of each parking space, middle and end do 1 Mike Tyson increasing by 1 each time. Finished w 12 reps for a total of 78 Mike Tyson’s

– Mosey back to COT and picked up the ab web at 6 big boys and 24 LBCs all the way to 10 and 40

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Race this Saturday. Happy hour has an extra bib.
COT: prayers for the fart sackers, injured, and safety during this weather.

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Death by the bell

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WARMUP: SSH, windmills, cherry pickers, merkins
THE THANG: Hill run, 3 rounds OYO 30 kb swings 20 goblet squats 10 merkins. 3 rounds OYO 25 kb swings 10 thrusters 20 min climbers. 3 rounds OYO 30 kb swings 15 curls 15 overhead tricep extensions. Finisher 100kb swings, 10 merkins at each break. Hill run with time remaining.
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:

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> 2026

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Anchorman here.
I feel like it’s a cliche at this point to talk about F3 and the bonds built through tough workouts. If you’ve done it, you get it.

If you haven’t…you might be wondering how guys seem so committed to this thing.

Speaking for me, the glue started in sharing the suck at 0515.  But it got real sticky-like after my first mud run.In a world full of social media where people love to tear down, you find a group of guys who lift you up.  Cheer you on.  Run (slowly in my case) alongside you.

Which brings us to our latest idea:
> (means greater than. It’s math.)
An event that will need more than you’ve ever given, and will leave you greater than you started.

What’s > exactly? 
A 12 hour overnight ruck and endurance event.
This is not something to take lightly.  Training is highly encouraged.  (We will even provide you with a training schedule to make sure you get the most of this event.)
Here’s an idea of what to expect.

May 16.  Anne Springs Greenway.  Fort Mill, SC.
**Please note, if you’ve not done something like this before, THIS IS THE PERFECT OPPORTUNITY.  Train and challenge yourself with brothers.
TRAINING BEGINS FEBRUARY 16.  We will be sending out the guide in SLACK.

Required and Prohibited Items:
Mandatory Packing List: • Rucksack (20L minimum suggested volume)• 30lb weight (20lb weight if PAX weighs under 150lbs)• 3L of fluid (combined total between hydration bladders and bottles) Fill your containers before the event starts! (3L means 3L)• Headlamp w/red light capabilities (*Recommend waterproof headlamp)• 1 full extra set of batteries for your headlamp• 2 Reflective bands attached to Rucksack (Built in Reflective Material doesn’t count)• Carabiner suitable for climbing (check to make sure that it is CE EN and/or UIAA certified)• Photo identification• $20 in cash• Work gloves• Windbreaker• Field notebook (*Recommend waterproof notebook)
• food/fuel
• Extra pair of socks
• Trail shoes / hiking boots
• Writing utensil (pen or pencil)
Prohibited items: • Phone • Watch • Garmin• Other Electronic devices
This event is limited to 50 men.
Cost is $50 and includes a shirt, a patch and breakfast.
Register here
Payable to @chip-hill-4 on Venmo
No refunds, but you can send another in your place if something changes in your schedule.
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Wheel of Pain Virtual Beatdown

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WARMUP: No warm-up, just spun the wheel
THE THANG: The wheel has a bunch of exercises on it. I spun the wheel, and we did the exercise. We did 125 burpees and 250 LBC’s with a bunch of other merkins, lunges, squats, etc. in there. Got 43 spins in over the 45 minutes
MARY: Did you see we did 250 LBC’s? We did plenty of Mary
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Break the Dam, Bethel, Read your newsletter
COT: prayers for health, healing, understanding and being grateful for what we have.

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4 miles before 7am

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WARMUP: nope
THE THANG: ruck shuffle a 4 mile route
MARY: nope
ANNOUNCEMENTS: newsletter
COT: when busy the first thing we tend to sacrifice is our spiritual growth and personal mental well being. Be aware of this and try to avoid the pit fall.

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2026 Mental Battle WOD!

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Welcome to the F3 Mental Battle WOD of 2026!
This year our guest QIC (Q In Charge) is none other than HIM Bartman from F3 Junction (north of Sacramento, CA).
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The  Workout of the Day (WOD) is designed to remember a fallen friend of F3 Lexington, KY’s F3 Miyagi.  While March 25 is the date we commemorate, you are free to lead this workout any time in the month of March or even beyond.
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If you have any question about the F3 Mental Battle or the WOD, reach out to Drop Thrill on the Nation’s Slack channel or on Instagram/Facebook/X at @f3mentalbattle.
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Without further ado, let’s get to the WOD!
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No Oyo!
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SEMICOLON

Welcome

Disclaimer
Mission
Credo

Five Core Principles

Warm-o-rama: (can vary based on the Q)

The Thang, Part 1 – SEMI (can be done as a Seven of Diamonds or Four Corners)
–Squirrel Splats (Merkin w/ Plank Jack as a 4-count) – 7
–Earl Fondas (A combination of the Sleeping Hillbilly and a Jane Fonda. You perform the exercise on a 4 count. First count is the upward motion of the Jane Fonda, second count is the downward motion, but you suspend your leg without touching the ground. The third count is bringing your leg up towards your chest and fourth count is extending the leg. Your leg will not touch the ground until the desired amount of reps are completed) – 14
–Mexican Jumping Bean Squats (Perform a full squat, then a hop or jump.) – 21
–Imperial Walkers – 28 (we did 2:1 to 14 for these)

The Thang, Part 2 – COLON (done Dora-style)
–Carolina Dry Docks x125
–Outlaws x 100 (Sitting in the position for flutter kicks, keep your feet together and make a big “O” with them.)
–Low Country Crabs x75 (From the crab position (hands and feet, face up, back and bum off the ground), in cadence right hand up to touch left foot up, left hand up to touch right foot up.)
-One-Legged Burpees x50
–No Surrenders x25(Begin the no-surrender in the standing position with your hands locked behind your head and elbows pointing outward.4 count: 1.Go down on left knee, then 2. down on the right knee so now you’re on both knees. 3.Then stand back up on left leg then 4. up with the right leg. After half the desired reps, switch the starting leg so that you don’t favor one side.)

Mary: (can vary based on the Q)

COT: In writing, a semicolon is used when an author could have ended a sentence but chose to continue it instead. The mental health movement adopted this as a powerful metaphor.  The semicolon represents a moment when someone could have ended their story but chose to keep going.

Thus the semicolon can be used as a message of affirmation & solidarity w/ those who have dealt w/ suicide, depression, addiction, & other mental health issues.

If you are struggling, know that you are not alone; help is available. Reach out to someone. To reach the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, call or text 988.

 

  • We encourage you to leave some time at the end of the workout or during COT to open up the group to discussions about mental health, suicide or any struggles the men or someone they know might have or are going through.
  • Thanks again to Bartman for this year’s WOD!
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Apple fritter

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WARMUP: None
Announcements: None
Mary: None

Route was down Munn Rd to Harris St to Corner Donuts (have you tried?) and back.

No one brought me anything back from Corner Donuts.

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Ice Apocalypse at The Fort

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WARMUP: Yes. SSH, Hillbilly, Imperial walkers, Windmills, Planks, Downward Dog, Updog, PeterParker and ParkerPeter, with a mosey.
THE THANG: Wallsits w Merks, Squats and Incline Merks in multiple rounds as each Pax jumped out to knock out the exercise.Next round utilized step ups, dips, and decline merks. 10 and 15 reps per round.
Next up: 9’s using parking blocks and curbs to complete IronMikes on one side and squats on the other side of parking lot.( mosey between). Pax then made their way up to top of hill ( entrance to WEP) where a board of pain awaited with 5 exercises listed and 3 rounds with reps of 5.10.15. In between rounds Pax went back down the hill and either looped the parking lot ( behind the amphitheater) or turned around at bottom of hill to make their way back. Exercises were Seal Jax, Merks, Big Boys, Plank Jax, Squats and Lunges. Group finished with 3 mins of Mary.
MARY: 3 painful mins
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Break the Dam run, Adopt a Highway coming soon, Read newsletter.
COT: Prayers for aging parents, patience w kids, weather, and Praises for F3.

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