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WARMUP:
SSH x 35
Mountain climbers x 35
Low slow squats

Balls to wall
Leapfrog bear crawl
x2

THE THANG:
The goal of the workout today was to hit shoulders hard, and progressively increase the reps throughout.

Set 1 – at the wall
5-10-15
Wall walks w/ Merkin
Jump squats
Big Boys
I didn’t intend for wall walks to be the main focus of the workout, so we called an audible on wall walks to drop reps to 5.

Set 2 – at the roundabout
Bear crawl around roundabout
10-20-30
plank Jacks
Grave Digger
Peter Parkers

Set 3 – Apartment hill
20-40-60
Lunges
Shoulder Taps
Monkey Hampers
Bomb Jacks
Hill sprint

MARY:
Didn’t finish the last round of Bomb Jacks before returning to COT, so we did 60 Bomb Jacks in lieu of Mary.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:

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Welcome Back Mr. Clean

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Five strong met at Runde Park for a beatdown in swampy mid-July SC conditions. Here is what they did:

THE THANG:
Senator Tressel on Q:
Mosey from the parking lot to the 1st field, take a lap, and continue to the 2nd fiield, take a lap and circle up for COP:

SSH x 25, windmill x 10, squat x 25, merkin x 10/hold/left arm/leg high/flip/dip x 10/flip, right arm/leg high/6″ hold repeat twice and recover, alternate lung x 20, mountain climbler x 25, hellow dolly x 25, pretzel crunch x 25, box cutter x 20, diamond merkin x 10

Tunnel of love x 3 cycles.

Mosey to concessions stand wall for extended peoples chair (90 sec) followed by BTTW. Rinse and repeat.

Mosey to the playground and split into two groups. Group 1 does 10 pull-ups while group 2 does reverse step-ups. Rinse and repeat two more times.

Handoff to M. Clean:
Everyone pick up a cinder block and head to the end of the parking lot. Do 20 reps of the following exercises with a run to the opposite end of the lot and back between each exercise.

Exercises with cinder blocks: squats, bench press, burpees, shoulder press, elevated CDD, right arm and left arm push up, upright row w/squat, curls, core heel touches, flutters, ground to shelf and block pass around (no time for this one).

MARY: See above

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletter

COT: Prayers for ST’s mom and friends with cancer, Fish Sticks’ family going through transition, and Walker’s son looking for a new job opportunity.

I got the call yesterday to assist Mr. Clean with his Q and I was happy to help him out. He’s been away from F3 for a while and it was good to have him back. There was a lot of chatter and jokes today about getting older, and the things you have to do at the doctor when you approach 50 (Backdraft was the ‘warbaby’ at 47). Today, I turned 59, and Alcatraz has been my home on Saturday mornings for the past 10 years. I’ve always been injury prone and as I get older, the injuries seem to get more frequent and take longer to get over. But, somehow, my body recovers and I can still do these hard F3 workouts during the week and on Saturdays. It’s truly a blessing and something I never take for granted.

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Blue tutus and twister

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WARMUP: stretch and watch twister take pix of all the ladies in tutus.
THE THANG: 2 ruckers. Run to whiteville park then heat to Wally World so twister can take a poop 💩. I peed since we were there. 🤷🏻‍♂️ Run to golf course and head down Williams rd. Up the big fricken hill and over to the police station. Head back to COT.
MARY: nada
ANNOUNCEMENTS: a few things.
COT: prayers

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Endless Weinke

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WARMUP:
Run up the hill 10 burpees, run to the bottom of the hill 9 burpees, run to the top of the hill 8 burpees, run to the bottom of the hill 7 burpees, run to the top of the hill 6 burpees, run to the bottom of the hill 5 burpees and stop
THE THANG:
Rd1. With ruck on, one PAX did 10 over-the-shoulder 60# sandbag tosses while everyone did LSS with ruck on. LSS were done until all 6 PAX did 10 sandbag tosses each
Rd 2 With ruck on, one PAX did 10 Bobby Hurleys with 35# sandbag while everyone did Ruck Halos. Halos were done until all 6 PAX did 10 Bobby Hurley tosses each
Rd 3 With ruck on, one PAX did 10 Pull Ups while everyone did Ruck Merkins. Merkins were done until all 6 PAX did 10 Pull Ups each
We then ran to the top of the hill and back to the workout site
Rd 4 With ruck on, one PAX did 10 over-the-shoulder 60# sandbag tosses while everyone did Lunges with ruck on. Lunges were done until all 6 PAX did 10 sandbag tosses each
Rd 5 With ruck on, one PAX did 10 Bobby Hurleys with 35# sandbag while everyone did Ruck Swings. Ruck Swings were done until all 6 PAX did 10 Bobby Hurley tosses each

MARY: Stretched for 1 minute
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Newsletter
COT: Closed in prayer

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WEP Ruck

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WARMUP: None
THE THANG: Rucked from Kingsley to WEP, looped around the track at WEP and back to Kingsley. 3.3 miles
MARY: None
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Newsletter
COT: Closed in prayer

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Group Q

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WARMUP:  Group Mary X 2 exercises each

THE THANG: Dora on the move around the Lowe’s Building. 100 dips, 200 merkins on guardrails & 300 claveboss raises.

MARY: 10 min Broga compliments of Change Order

ANNOUNCEMENTS: 7/22 Adopt a HWY, August Convergence, early plug for Dam to Dam 2024!

COT: Ended w the Lords Prayer- Dilbert

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Hot Enough Yet?

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We have an FNG!! We went through the 5 core principles of F3, stated its mission, and did a full lengthy disclaimer so the FNG knew the full monty, money back guarantee.

8 bootcampers and 4 shield lockers doing their own thing (Olaf, Sasquatch, Beaker, and one other I could not see/hear).

WARMUP: Mosey around the parking lot for about a half mile or so, circle up near the school for 10-20 of the following:
* SSH
* Windmills
* Imperial walkers
* Moroccan night clubs
* Strawberry pickers
>> Then over to the road by the JROTC building for the main event.

THE THANG:
1. First up, 11s w hill repeats
Utilizing the mild grade hill alongside the JROTC building that leads down to the elementary school, we did some 11s. 10 Merkins at the top, 1 box cutter at the bottom, repeat accordingly until we finish with 1 merkin at the top, 10 box cutters at the bottom. Overall about a mile and a half of running and 55 reps of each exercise.

Then we discussed shield locks and how important they are. We men tend to internalize our struggles, keep them to ourselves. That only amplifies the pain. Find someone you can trust – the key word in making it work – and that you can be open and vulnerable with. Whether it is inside the F3 ranks our outside F3, just lock up with a someone. No OYO!!!
Next up…..
2. Cindy relays
Divide into 2 groups. Luckily we had an even number of 8. Using the new cinder blocks…..still with that new cinder block smell!…..blocks were placed about 20-30yds from the start. One person from each team runs to the blocks, does the exercise with the blocks, then runs back to the group. Group is exercising as well while they wait for their go. Next person up runs, and so forth, relay style. Constant movement, no rest.
Round 1: 15 cindy curls (1 block) while group does SSH
Round 2: 15 cindy overhead press (1 block) while group does flutters
Round 3: 15 cindy squats (2 blocks) while group does lunges
Round 4: 10 cindy manmakers (1 block) while group does IWs. >> We ran out of time and did not get round 4 in.
>> Back to COT

COT:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
* Read your newsletter and get involved!!
P&P:
* BE SURE TO DRINK ELECTROLYTES, NOT JUST WATER!!
* Marriages, being a father, and your relationship/responsibilities to both your M and 2.0s.
* Sorry if I missed anything else. Several things were lifted up.

Thanks for the opportunity to lead! SYITG and God Bless!
– NASA

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Just another manic monday

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WARMUP: n/a
THE THANG: Brayden hill repeats:

BOTTOM OF HILL

intersection  1 burpee

5 merkins, 10 Parker peters, 20 CDDS

TOP OF HILL

5 squats,  10 calf raises, 20 monkey jumpers

Next round

intersection 2 burpees
Reduce jumping squats by 1 each time

Rinse and repeat

MARY: no time
ANNOUNCEMENTS: HIM CAMP
COT: was held

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Laps around WEP

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WARMUP: Pledge…run around WEP to parking lot. Windmills, Moroccan Night Clubs, Slow Low Squats, Merkins, Knees to chest, Seal Jacks.
THE THANG: Run lab around WEP. Merkin ladder: start at one side of parking lot with 1 Merkien….Bear crawl accross….2 Merkins…..Bear Crawl back….3 Merkins….etc. until 10 Merkins. Run a Lap. Lt. Dan’s around parking lot (4 lunges w/1 squat). Ab work (flutters, LBCs, Hello Dolly) 10 diamond Merkins. Run back around WEP to COT.
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS: F3 Dad’s camp, F3 men’s camp
COT: Praises for 2.0s

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