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The Short Hand

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WARMUP:
Side straddle hops, Windmill, Frankensteins, Murkins
THE THANG:
Set one: 3X Bear Crawl up hill, look at stars walk down hill
Down Hill – 20 – Lunges
Up Hill – 20 – Squat
Down Hill – 20 – Diamond
Up Hill – 20 – Carolina Dry Dock
Partner
Round 1 – 100 – Earl Fonda (right side)
Round 1 – 100 – Earl Fonda (Left Side)
Round 2 – 150 – Flutter Kicks
MARY: Plank and gratitude sharing moment
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Newsletter
COT:

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10th Annual Clave Boss 5k/10k Christmas Convergence

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It’s the most wonderful time of year and not for shopping and lights and eggnog but because it’s the 10th annual Clave Boss Christmas 🎅🏼 Convergence

💪🏻 🔥 🎄 💥 💪🏻 🔥 🎄

Here’s the run down:
Date: Tuesday12/24/23
Place: Fort Mill Middle School “THE YARD”
Times:
💥0600-10k launch
💥0610-5k launch
💥0715ish-Bootcamp launch (Some HIMs Qing)
💥0830ish-Poppins Sweatwaters Coffee and stuff…yes that stuff

This is opportunity to bring family neighbors and kotters out for a great morning to push yourself physically but also have awesome 2nd F.

ALL levels of PAX can do the 5k and bootcamp as it will be challenging but no man will be left behind.

Barry Manilow approved all of this and like the Honey Badger, I don’t care what the critics say.

Keep Posting!! See you In Da Gloom!

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Training Ground – Heavy Style

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So, it started as an idea for a nice, or heavy, Sunday ruck before Church. Well, it’s now turned into a morning staple for some. I’ll tell you this, I always walk away grateful. Grateful that Crystal Lake was willing to make this official. Grateful that the hour ALWAYS includes laughs, even teenage boy humor. Grateful that we typically have a few “real” conversations and today was no different. To land the plane, I started the day, grateful.
WARMUP: Sure. It included rucking up and 5 of the 9 PAX grabbed a sandbag, too. We’d rotate on/off the sandbags every 6mins unless I forget, of course.
THE THANG: I don’t remember all the roads traversed but we started by making our way to WEP then meandering our way to “Gun Shop Hill” where everyone had the opportunity to walk down and “KLAW” (walk backward) up the hill with ruck & sandbag. We then made our way around our farming village some more and even made it back to the hill for a repeat of the walk/klaw experience.
MARY: Nope
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Register for the Christmas Party if you haven’t and you’re still reading.
COT: Yes.

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Halloween House Party

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WARMUP: Mosey to the back lot
Side Straddle Hop x 25
Windmills x Most ever done
Cherry Pickers x 10
Moroccan Night clubs x 10
Merkins x 10
THE THANG:
High knees
Lunges
Nur
sprints x 3
Karaoke
The Pax pulled exercises from the bucket :
31 Monkey Humpers
31 Squats
31 Merkins
31 Burpees (twice, who would put 2 of those in there?)
Big sprint suicide style
31 Carolina dry docks
31 Flutter Kicks

MARY: Smidge of planks
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Bourbon night, Bethel, Christmas Party
COT: Men laid it out there so we can help shoulder the burden

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Consistency and Contentment at Lazarus

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WARMUP:

Run to the movie theater parking lot

With lots of mumblechatter in the background…
SSH x 30
Windmills x 10
IW x 15
Merkins x 10
Mtn Climbers x 20
Low slow x 15

Dirty McDeuce
WAM x 12
Lunges x 12
Big Boy x 12
Run a lap

8 Count burpees x 12
Squats x 12
LBCs x 12

Discussion on contentment – see Q Source reference

Handoff to Maximus

Wall Work
Derkins
Wall Sits
Split leg lunges

Run to parking lot
Bear crawl to each of 7 islands with 5 Mike Tysons in between

Discussion on Consistency – see Q Source for details

Run back to start

Nur to 3 islands

Back to COT

Mary

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

See Newsletter – pour into something

COT:

You had to be there!

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100’s

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WARMUP: SSH, Imperial Walkers, Windmill
THE THANG:
It’s been said that a real man can do 100 burpees in 10 minutes so we put it to the test.

Thang 1
100 Burbees in 10 minutes .
A timer was set for 1 minute intervals with no rest in between. The goal was to do 10 burpees each minute. Rest period is if you finish 10 burpees in less than a minute. (Pro tip: if you a get 11 per minute you basically have a minute rest at the end).

We moseyed around to the basket ball courts.

Thang 2
We lined up at the base line for 100 LBCs. Then we ran to the far base line of the next court for the next exercise of 100 Squats. Run back to the 1st base line and plank up for the six. Next round: 100 flutter kicks (R + L =1), run to the far base line for 100 lunges (50 each leg). Run back to the 1st base line.

Thang 3
Starting at the base line, bear crawl forward 4 steps, then do 1 merkin, 1 plank jack, and 1 shoulder tap (R +L = 1). Repeat, adding 1 rep to each exercise each time—bear crawl forward 4 steps, then do 2 merkins, 2 plank jacks, and 2 shoulder taps. Continue until you reach 10 reps of each exercise or reach the opposite base line, whichever comes last.

We moseyed back to the flag
MARY:
We had about 1 minute left for American Hammers until time was up.

Announcements: Golf Tournament, 10/28. @Happy Hour has room for one more on their team. Also room for single and doubles. Also a need for raffles and prizes.
Bottles and Bourbon
Christmas party
Read the newsletter
Tap into some of the new neighborhoods and invite someone out; let’s keep growing.

Prayers/Praises: @Band Camp sister-in-law 911 dispatcher deployed to Buckham county. Continued prayers for those still dealing with the aftermath of the hurricane.

Thanks for the opportunity to lead.

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Release of Burdens

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WARMUP: Stated F3 Mission Statement and the 5 Core Principles
THE THANG: We switched between each other carrying a 40lb kettlebell while we talked about each other’s burdens for approximately 3 miles.
MARY: She did not show today.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletter
COT: Prayers and Praises

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A frosty morning for Rosie’s VQ

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WARMUP: Mosey 5 minutes to the spot
Side straddle Hop, Cherry Pickers, The Windmill, Moroccan Nightclubs, Merkins
THE THANG: 30 yard Bear Crawl, 30 yard lunges, 3 reps each /
10 Burpees before each of 40 Merkins, 40 squats, 40 plank jacks, 40 Bobby Hurleys, 40 LBCs , Jog 1 lap and repeat until COT
MARY: Flutters and Big Boy sit-ups
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Fundraising for the Golf Tournament, business mentorship available, Read your newsletter
COT: Prayers and Praises

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Misery loves company

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YHC was pleased to be asked to Q at Dawn Patrol for a variety of reasons. DP is a disruption to the status quo that is the Fort. While simple in its disruption, it is no less impactful for the Pax. It’s also a call to leadership by DD and Jekyll, two men who have contributed mightily to the legacy of our region. Today was one of the first real crisp Fall mornings in our area which is always one of my favorite times of the year. And finally, this served as an opportunity to connect with someone that I consider a friend, fellow Gamecock fan and mentor.

THE THANG:

Assassin and I rucked the Scarecrow Loop. During the ruck, we discussed the ups and downs of being a Gamecock fan, being a husband and a father. We discussed the blessing of becoming a grandfather and continuous learning.

Today was a good day!

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Congrats to DD on becoming a granddad!

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Full Metal Jacket

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WARMUP: Parking lot mosey to Stop sign 20 SSH, 10 Windmill. Continue mosey to COT 10 Imperial Walker, 10 Hillbilly Walker, Plank, Honeymooner, Downward Dog.

THE THANG: Mosey to Cindy, rifle carry her to SCES bus loop.
Buy-in: 20 Merkins
10 Thrusters – Run lap around loop
20 LBC’s – Run lap around loop
20 Cindy curls – Run lap around loop
10 Carolina Dry Docks – Run lap around loop
20 Squats – Run lap around loop
(Rinse & repeat for 3 reps)
Cash-out: 30 Merkins
Return Cindy – mosey to COT
MARY: No
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Christmas Party, Golf Tourney
COT: Prayers & Praises

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