27 brave men woke up early on the eve of our nation’s birthday to begin celebrating our freedom. The morning humidity was at it’s best prior to the beat down Trucker was promising.

The Thang:

COP:

25 SSH

25 slow squats

25 IW

25 Merkins

25 Knee Tar Ninja (same as Mak Tar but starting in squat position and going down to knees one at a time & back up to squat)

25 windmills

15 CDD

Mossy to playground:

Split into 2 groups: Group 1 – 10 pull-ups, 20 Merkins; Group 2 – 20 squats, 20 dips: switch and rinse and repeat 3x’s

Mossy to field and partner up. Wheelbarrow to Jacob’s ladder hill

At Jacob’s Ladder Hill: Jack Webb’s (1/4 ratio). Run to top of hill, 1 set of JW, run down, run back up, increase by 1 set until you hit 7. Repeat from 7 back to 1 while running hill in between.

Mossy to COT

There wasn’t much chatter this morning so your QIC takes that as a compliment. Hope Funhouse’s ears drain from all that sweat. Piggy backing from Chickhawk, what is holding you back from declaring independence? May all our spoken and unspoken prayers be lighted up and honor our forefathers for their insight on creating a free and beautiful country.

Announcements:

7/4 – Slow Burn Friday (5:15) at Chickfilet (6:30) with Game Plan following (Daniel Chapter 2)

7/17 – The Ranch launch at Springfield middle

7/26 – Rock Hill convergence with The Fort

9/26 – Invergence 2yr B-day of The Fort. More to come!

29 PAX (accounted for) pushed into the gloom on a steamy Thursday morning- 11 took off for Laces Out- the rest stayed for week 3 of the Ultimate fitness test

Week 3

The Challenge:

•   Burpees – 100
•   Calf Raises – 150 (50 regular, 50 toes pointed in, 50 toes pointed out)
•   Ski Abs – 100
•   Merkins – 100
•   Deep Squats – 100
•   LBCs – 200 Sparkplug
•   Carolina Dry Docks – 100 Beast(50), Sunshine
•   Russian Twists – 100 Airborne, Cornhole, Jake Duffy (1), Benjamin (1),
•   Mac Tar Jai– 100 Trucker (70), Offspring (22), Mcguyver, Slash (10), White Lightening (35), Decibel(73), Funhouse (60), Mcgruff(58) Who Dat(20), Maximus (60)
•   Jump Squats – 100 Jekyll, CSPAN (1), Aquaman (77)
•   Mountain Climbers – 100
•   Shoulder Raises – 200
•   Mary Catherines – 100
•   Hello Dolly – 200
•   Wide Arm Merkins – 100
•   Squat Jacks – 100
•   Nippler– 100
•   Burpees – 100

Moleskin

Great work out again.  Several 2.0s which is impressive.  YHC took the P&P trophy from Aquaman.  I can only assume he will be gunning for it next week.  T Claps to CSPAN for nabbing the Leap Frog Trophy.  I am sure I missed a few folks- sound off and I will add you in.  See you Thursday for the 4th and final.

Jekyll

24 PAX shook the Fartsack and posted for another edition of the Thursday morning Laces In/Out beat down.  For 14 men, it was round 2 of the June Jekyll Journey.

Opened with traditional disclaimer although failed to use my coveted line, “just don’t sue us”.  At this point, it’s inferred.  I asked Laces In PAX to post 15 minutes early to speechify and make a presentation. Ummm- much deserved mumble chatter on that one.  Next week- back to normal 0515.  The Pride and Profit trophy was awarded to Maximus for having the best record for week 1.  Technically it would have gone to McGuyver but with no post- the runner up gets it.  Think Miss America(fitting analogy given the type of trophy).

YHC read a quote from President Theodore Roosevelt entitled The Man in the Arena. Take what you want from it, but its about not standing on the sidelines.  It is more valued to try and fail, then not to try.  I thought this quote was fitting as we sack up for week 2 of the beatdown challenge and head into the gloom…

http://www.theodore-roosevelt.com/trsorbonnespeech.html

Week 2 results-

The Challenge:

•   Burpees – 100
•   Calf Raises – 150 (50 regular, 50 toes pointed in, 50 toes pointed out)
•   Ski Abs – 100
•   Merkins – 100
•   Deep Squats – 100
•   LBCs – 200
•   Carolina Dry Docks – 100 CSPAN, Cornhole(50)
•   Russian Twists – 100 WWL, Twister(50)
•   Mac Tar Jai– 100 Aquaman, Jekyll, One-Niner(25), Maximus (30), Mayhem (24), Trucker (20), McGruff (20)
•   Jump Squats – 100
•   Mountain Climbers – 100
•   Shoulder Raises – 200
•   Mary Catherines – 100
•   Hello Dolly – 200
•   Wide Arm Merkins – 100
•   Squat Jacks – 100
•   Nippler– 100
• Burpees – 100

Moleskin-

Impressive output today- everyone improved from the previous week and heeded last weeks call to “Be better than you were yesterday”  Introduced a second trophy at COT- Leap Frog.  This goes to the best improvement over the previous week.  Trucker took it home but after doing some research- he was edged out by Mayhem- way to go both guys for kickin A$$.  Both P&P and LF trophies are only yours for as long as you can stay out front.  If a man bests you, he takes from you.  “We Must Protect This HOUUSSEE”

T-Claps to Cornhole.  He not only beat his high mark from last week, but did the work out solo and in absentia. That’s dedication, Holmes.

My phone did not record so I am missing a handful of guys.  Please sound off below or hit me up on the Twitter with where you finished so I can record and edit.

Later,

Jekyll

The Gauntlet was thrown well in advance with a Pre Blast promising a WOP (World of Pain). Jekyll has the Q for all 4 June Laces In.  YHC laid out the challenge of a weekly workout that will challenge the body, the spirit, and the will.  The Pax was asked to step up and push past their own “limits”.  4 weekly installments of an all out punishment that opens with 100 burpees.  WHAT?  that’s right- 100 burpees.  The challenge will be to do better than your mark from the previous week.  Would the PAX respond?  Damn right, they did!

F3 Laces In June 2014

Week 1

The Challenge:

•   Burpees – 100
•   Calf Raises – 150 (50 regular, 50 toes pointed in, 50 toes pointed out)
•   Ski Abs – 100
•   Merkins – 100
•   Deep Squats – 100
•   LBCs – 200 Mr. Clean, Spark Plug, CSPAN, Gridlock, Cornhole, Assassin 100
•   Carolina Dry Docks – 100 Greenwave, Tatanka, Funhouse, Trucker, White Lightning, Private Ryan 60, Mayhem 90
•   Russian Twists – 100 McGruff, Maximus, Aquaman
•   Mac Tar Jai– 100 McGuyver 50, Jekyll 50, Decibel 8
•   Jump Squats – 100
•   Mountain Climbers – 100
•   Shoulder Raises – 200
•   Mary Catherines – 100
•   Hello Dolly – 200
•   Wide Arm Merkins – 100
•   Squat Jacks – 100
•   Nippler– 100
•   Burpees – 100

Moleskin

In the vein of doing better next week than your where you finished in this week’s beatdown- I challenge each of you to be better than you were the day before.  Were you more kind or thoughtful today than yesterday?  Did you stay on task and focused at work better today than yesterday?  Did you look your wife in the eyes while she was talking to you and were “present” better today than yesterday?  Men of The Fort: Be better today than you were yesterday.

For those of you reading this that did not post, and want to test your mettle, come take the challenge.  We’ll be here.

The Clydesdales and Gazelles (Laces Out) took off for their tour of mid-town Ft Mill, taking on 10 Hills and 10 Pain stations with their mileage preparing for the BRR. Good work men!

The rest of the clan (Laces In) dialed in some pain inside Walter Elsishia Park!

The Thang:

Mosey to Red Light district  area that is, and line up.

Lunge Walk, Butt kicks, high knees, sprint, sprint, side straddle, kareoke

COP: SSH, CDD, Imperial Walkers, Slow Squat, Mtn Climbers

Pick up coupons (Tires) mosey to middle of WEP, 4 groups, each group will perform excercise and then run back to COP for group work, then rotate to right for next excercise, until every group does all four stations.

Group #1 – Run to top of hill and perform 5 burpees

Run back do Merkins as unit

Group #2 – Run to tree line and do 10 donkey kicks

Run back do Seal Team sit ups

Group #3 – Run to Path (160) do 5 Mac Tar Jais

Run back do wide arm merkins

Group #4 – Run to Path do 10 Bomb Jacks

Run back do Seal team sit ups

Mosey to treeline, for single file line

Pass the coupon over head, last guy runs to front of line. 2X (PAX doing IW’s)

Relay race with coupon 1-5 trees (Pax doing squats)

6MM – LBCs, Rosalita, Superman, Parshute, Hello Dolly

COT:

25 PAX worked hard in a pre-thunderstorm gloom.

Lighting was threating but no harm done. YHC challenged the men to Not compromise in their lives, as a little compromise like, (cutting out of work, another drink, flirting….and on and on) can lead to BIG issues. Stay the course and be the bigger MAN!

Lots of announcements and prayers for many.

Maximus, welcome home! Happy Birthday to WWL’s M! Trucker Be safe on your Mid-East Trip.

Aye!!!!