Figure 8s on the Minnow Pond

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WARMUP: The first lap behind the pacer (YHC) served as the warmup with three stops for exercises along the way.

THE THANG: The route today was a figure eight on the map — out the lot up to Skipper for a right turn at the Pharmacy (fka bank) down 160 to a right turn on Main street, down hill to a left turn on Railroad Ave left turn at Print Shop across the connector to Munroe White down the hill to Academy back to Main Street and Memorial Park.

Each time pax get to Print Shop it’s 10x Perfect Merkins (= Hand release Merkin with Shoulder tap at the top)

Each time pax get to Pharmacy lot it’s 20x Squats + 30x Plank jacks.

All pax got at least 3 laps for 3.3+ miles each.

MARY: Rebel led some Mary as the pax reconvened at the lot.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Whetstone revival at Hanging with Stang today (if you’re reading this you either made it or didn’t), Beers for Beetus, read your newsletter

COT: Pax pushed hard today, esp after lap 1 during which there was much mumblechatter. It’s cold out but not too cold for these HIMs!

Tesla and Shady were kings — crushed it, nowhere in sight!

16 pax owned Main St Fort Mill during first lap…should’ve had a camera recording the scene for a hype vid

Themes of Grace, Disgrace, Expectations and Shame running across my radar in recent days/weeks. Stirring interview with Marcus Mumford included his living for a long time “under layers and layers of shame.” Reflections on that article and his recent songs continue to draw me deeper. Check it out and reflect on your own experience — https://www.gq.com/story/gq-hype-marcus-mumford

Thanks for the invite Jekyll! Missed you!

Always an honor, pax! Thanks for pushing yourself and me today!

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Ab Destruction

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WARMUP: SSH, Slow Windmills, Imperial Walkers, Morrocan Nightclubs
THE THANG: We toured the campus of Springfield Middle and Elementary schools stopping 5 times for Ab Destruction.

Big Boy w/Twist
Toe Taps
Reverse Crunch
Mountain Climbers
Plank Toe Taps
Each exercise was done 20× at each stop for a total of 500 reps.
MARY: Was alot of stretching/Broga

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Skeet shoot and Bourbon tasting was mentioed
COT: We had an FNG that we named RollOff. …we said our prayers and Praises and I took them out with a prayer.

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Nuthin But A G Thang

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WARMUP:

Mosey, stretch then some stuff in cadence.

THE THANG:

Mosey, then Dora to celebrate Snoop Doggs (the real one not a pax) birthday with Nothing But A G Thang

100 gas pumpers
200 grace diggers
300 gorilla humpers

Over to the stairs for 11s

My shoelace broke so we ran to COT w prudence.

MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:

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Tootsie Rolls in a Van Down by the River

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WARMUP:
SSH, burpee
IW, 2 burpees
HW, 3 burpees
Merkin
Mosey once Mark Twain arrived in a suspect working van. For the record it did not say “Free Candy” on the side…..but it could have

Mosey towards the auditorium entrance
Bulgarian Split Squats
Mosey to band practice field

Rehash of Iron Pax Care Bear Squared:
Starting at on corner and bearcrawl 25ish years and perform 25 air squats.
After the squats, bearcrawl to the left (Cubbie felt this was like the Tootsie Roll, which made me think he’s been doing the Tootsie Roll wrong for a number of years.) 25ish years and perform 25 merkins.
After the merkins, reverse bearcrawl 25ish yards and perform 25 flutters.
After the big boy situps, bearcrawl to the right to starting point and perform 25 burpees.

Only difference from Iron Pax is this time we did them ALL called.

Mosey towards the front of the school
Another round of Care Bear Squared in a new location

Mosey around back of the school
Bulgarian Split Squats

Mosey to pull up bars
19 pullups for the 19th of the month

Mosey back to COT
Flutters
And some more burpees in cadence (crowd pleaser) at the last minute

NMM:
The mission of F3 is the invigoration of Male Community Leadership. Throughout the workout we all listed the guy who EHed us. None of those guys happened to be at this workout. And that’s part of what invigorating leadership looks like.

It’s easy to be a consumer of F3, just to show up and workout, but that’s not the mission. Accelerating fitness is part of invigoration male community leadership, but if we aren’t developing new leaders and encouraging guys to take that VQ, plant a shovel flag, etc. then we’re missing the mission.

I’m going to tap into my Christian roots and my favorite hymn: God of Grace and God of Glory, third verse (deep cuts).
“Grant us wisdom, grant us courage
lest we miss your kingdom’s goal,
lest we miss your kingdom’s goal.”

Prayer: Let us not miss the goal.

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Footloose Marketing at Clydesdales

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WARMUP: The Q warmed up with a few laps in the LPL parking lot. Olaf warmed up out and about.
THE THANG: The pax were given the route out to the Footloose AO and back. (as the site Q, never miss an opportunity to put the AO on the Pax’s mind). Modifiable from 3+ miles – add or subtract as necessary. 11 men launched and passed in front of my M on her way to work at the red light at the Peach Stand.
11 men arrived back safely!
This is not a DeepFake. This is an ACTUAL Real backblast from Clydesdales.
MARY: nah, not today.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: marriages
COT: marriages.

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Audible

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WARMUP:
Basic COP (SSH, IW, Cherry Pickers)
THE THANG:
Run to the bottom of Hubert Graham
4 Light Poles on the left side, at each do 5, 10, 15, 20 reps and then run back down to the bottom to start over:
– Burpees
– Squats (Nur up hill)
– Merkins

On the way back to TCES, variety of exercises to keep the pax together:
– Flutter
– Box Cutter
– Monkey Humpers
– Bombjacks

MARY: 1 minute of Mary to close out with Freddy’s.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Read your newsletter

COT:
– Prayers for estranged daughter Lara
– Prayers for pediatric speech therapist for Jed
– Prayers for comfort as Dana becomes a caregiver to boyfriend with stage 4 cancer

Honor to Serve.

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Double Booked at Bushwood

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COP
1:4 – 5:20 Burpees:SSH

“Whoever isolates himself seeks his own desire; he breaks out against all sound judgment.”
‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭18:1‬ ‭‬‬

Lately, YHC has been feeling a bit out of sorts, and some of that has lead to isolation. Not excited about it in the least. But when things don’t seem to go our way, the verse rings true. We fall back into the comfort of isolation, listening to only our own voice – breaking out against all sound judgment. Accepting advice from no one.

Hill Suicides
Each Median Break
10, 20, 30 Merkins/LBC’s at each turning point.
10, 20, 30 Curb Dips/Flutters

“The purpose in a man’s heart is like deep water, but a man of understanding will draw it out.”
‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭20:5‬ ‭‬‬

We will drown if we do it alone. We must seek wise counsel – drawing out understanding by rubbing shoulders with other wise men. We cannot do this alone. We are fools if we think we can beat the odds.

Round 2
10, 20, 30 CDD’s/Hello Dollies
10, 20, 30 Squats/Rosalitas

“As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.”
Proverbs 27:17

On the way back to COT, did some lunge walks, squats, active recovery pulses.

MARY: Finished off with gas pumpers and WWI Sit-ups

COT
Prayers for Cyclops’ 2.0 and mental health
Prayers for UHAUL’s buddy – son going through some health issues
Prayers for YHC that isolation not get the best of me

Punch List Out

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The Meadows Of White Grove

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THE THANG: Ran 4.3 miles
Dobys bridge to White Grove, thru woods to Nim’s Village, cross Ft Mill Highway to CRHS, FCMS, cut through to Dominion’s Bridge and back to start. Some of us had to jump the FCMS to Dominion Bridge fence. We looked at the long planks of wood nearby after we all jumped and after Birdcage ate turf.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:

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