Category: Pre-Blast

The Force To Bring Us Back In

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**PRE-BLAST**

WHO: All PAX (Rucks Required)

WHAT: Burnout recovery workout

WHERE: FireAnt (same location as Golden Corral): Tega Cay Harris Teeter

WHEN: 0515 New Years Eve (Tuesday, December 31)

WHY: This one is simple. Read the below.

Why?

Sometimes we need some difficult, smack-you-in-the-face, force to get us out of the rut we’ve been living in.

Sometimes we need some difficult, smack-you-in-the-face, force to bring us back into something we’ve walked away from. Are you spent or burned out? Life has a gift for loading us up and ultimately, weighing us down. As men, it can cause retreat. It’s time to break free from that on our last day of 2019.

Come join your brothers for that difficult, smack-you-in-the-face, 45min workout at FireAnt on New Years Eve (Tues, Dec 31) at 0515 and I’ll make a run at freeing you from the burnout.

This world NEEDS YOU ENGAGED. The rings of you concentrica need you engaged. Work, community, friends, family, shorties, wife, GOD…it’s time to bring you back in.

Make no mistake, I AM NOT A PROFESSIONAL and you are doing this entirely at your own risk. My words are only ideas of things to do and I recommend you take the necessary precautions which start by reading F3’s disclaimer found on the following web site.

F3 disclaimer & notice found here…https://f3nation.com/disclaimer-and-notice/

What to bring:

  1. Yourself
  2. EH a buddy or Kotter, someone who could be in this stage right now.
  3. Ruck with GoRuck minimum weight requirements: 30lbs of weight in your ruck if you weigh 150lbs or more. 20lbs of weight in your ruck if you weigh 149lbs or less.
  4. Sandbags of any weight. (No other coupons needed)
  5. Gloves
  6. A determination to get some work done and a desire to reengage.

See you then.

Maximus

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Dam to Dam Relay For A Cause – Football Challenge

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  • QIC: Pusher
  • When: 12/20/2019
  • Posted In: Pre-Blast

As part of the fundraising efforts for the Dam to Dam Relay for a Cause, we are hosting a College Football Bowl Challenge beginning 12/20/19. The challenge is a confidence pool with instructions below. The fee is $20 and must be paid via Venmo @Eddie-Dowling or PayPal by clicking this link Pusher PayPal

Half of the proceeds will be given as a donation to Classroom Ready, a program under the Foundation for Fort Mill Schools that provides free school supplies to students in need in York County School District #4. The other half will be split amongst the following winners:

First Place – 25%
Second Place – 15%
Third Place – 10%

All picks must be entered by 12/20/19 at 2 PM.

Thanks in advance for your support!

I am inviting you to join my private Confidence Pool called “DAM TO DAM FOR A CAUSE”, which I am hosting on a very easy to use website called Office Football Pool.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR JOINING:
Click on the link below and you will be guided through the process for joining this pool, including registering on the website if you haven’t registered before.

Click here to join my pool: D2D Office Football Pool

If you have any questions about the pool rules or format, please write me back. If you have any technical problems joining my pool, please let me know or contact the website. If the above link doesn’t work and you need the Pool ID# and Pool Entry Code (a.k.a Pool Password), they are shown below:

Pool ID#: 167543
Pool Entry Code: a5mv0c

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2019 CLAVE BOSS 5K/10K & CHRISTMAS CONVERGENCE

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5th Annual Clave Boss 5k/10k and Christmas Convergence….a tradition like no other. Right there with The Masters and Kentucky Derby!!!

Invite your family visiting from out of town and get ready to celebrate Christmas with Fitness, Fellowship and Faith!

Details:

  • Date: Tuesday 12/24/19
  • Location: Gold Hill Elementary School
  • Time:
    • Clave Boss 5k/10k will launch at 0555am – THE RUN WILL START AT 0600
      • Will have option to run one or the other (10k course is different)
      • top 3 runners in each will receive Bundt Cake!
    • Shirts available with free shipping at: https://f3.mudgear.com/collections/newest-pre-orders/products/f3-clave-5k-boss-preorder
    • Boot Camp will launch at 0700am
      • Qs = Santini, Pusher, Cake Boss, Maximus
      • Will be something for everyone!
  • COT: Namearama, FNG naming, BoM
  • Coffeerteria: Will be at Gold Hill School – Double D on Q with Coffee, Water and other items

Bring Uncle Chuck and the brother in-law that thinks your nuts and have a Jolly Ol Time at The Fort!

 

 

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Colosseum- KISS (you know what it stands for)

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Always one of my favorite AOS in the Fort. A great place that makes you want to work. I like to KISS (keep it simple st&#%d)
We had a little disclaimer and intro and were off.
couple laps around the parking lot and circle up for a quick warmup.
22 SSHs
10 windmills
22 Mtn Climbers
6 inches with slow 10 count x 2
head down road for dynamic stretching and let the games begin.
light poles
1. 5 burpees.
2. 5 burpees, 10 plank jacks.
3. 5 burpees, 10 plank jacks, 15 merkins
4. 5 burpees, 10 plank jacks, 15merkins, 20 squats
5. 5 burpees, 10 plank jacks, 15merkins, 20 squats, 25 LBCs
Mosey down road. Pick up piece of rip rap
10 chest presses, 10 curls, 10 shoulder presses x 3 sets
Hill repeats mosey to top 10 merkins, 15 squats mosey to bottom 5 burpees. flutter kicks until 6 finishes 3 sets.
Indian run back to light poles.
1. 5 burpees.
2. 5 burpees, 10 plank jacks.
3. 5 burpees, 10 plank jacks, 15 merkins
4. 5 burpees, 10 plank jacks, 15merkins, 20 squats
5. 5 burpees, 10 plank jacks, 15merkins, 20 squats, 25 LBCs
COT- like I said KISS.
announcements- thanksgiving convergence
Christmas Party sign up by Sat. Dec. 30th
Prayers and Praises

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Pre-Blast F3 The Fort 2019 Christmas Party

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2ND F….. AKA FELLOWSHIP TO CELEBRATE THE YEAR AND BLESSINGS.
The Thang:

Meet up at Baxter Community Center- Mushroom Pool Clubhouse.

Warmup with some meetin’ and greetin’.

Mosey to the buffet line for catered fine foods (Improper Pig). Partner carry plate to table and fellowship.

3 hrs of Music- Dance if you want to. Mumble chatter welcome.

Moleskin:

F3 is awesome and it makes us all better. We have such an awesome community of PAX and so many new men, that we need to come together and celebrate. 2nd ‘F’ is Fellowship. That means hanging together, enjoying conversation and having a good time. Make every effort to be part of events like this. Let your Ms meet the guys and their better halves.

Details:

Place: Mushroom Pool Clubhouse- 3387 Richards Crossing, Fort Mill, SC 29708
Date: Friday December 6th
Time: 7:00pm-10:00pm
Cost: $30/person——->$60 per couple deadline to sign up Nov 30th 12pm
pay here: https://www.paypal.me/f3thefort
Sign up here: https://forms.gle/xGupWMSXt6xyxNV36
Includes: Facility, Tables/Chairs, Food, Music

Catering by: THE IMPROPER PIG (you know you want some of that)
Menu:
Pulled Pork
Pulled Chicken
Baked Beans
Mac & Cheese
Asian and House slaw
Southern Hushpuppies
Your choice of Queen Bee or Eastern BBQ sauce
Sweet Tea
Lemonade

Please bring a dessert
BYOB – No bar this year…responsible for own drinks

CONTEST FOR PRIZES!!!!
Dessert Contest – Voted by ballot and awarded after dinner (cookies, cakes, pies)

Dress: Nice Casual or crushed velvet red suit

Instructions – RSVP is required, so please follow these steps:

Sign up using this form: https://forms.gle/xGupWMSXt6xyxNV36
Pay ($60/couple or $30/person) via the PayPal page.

Questions? Contact Wegmans, Backdraft or Crab Cakes

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Golden Corral vs Fire Ant – 11/26/2019

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  • QIC: Lutefisk, Router, and others
  • When: 11/26/2019
  • Posted In: Pre-Blast

ATTENTION!!!!  Men of The Fort, prepare thyself for a site vs site beatdown Thanksgiving week!  Now that Fire Ant has moved back in with it’s daddy (Golden Corral), we must know who has the nastiest Q’s out there.  Special launch time 0500 at Golden Corral’s location.  SIX (that’s right, 6) Q’s at ten minutes a piece will battle it out to earn your votes for the nastiest site beatdown.  It’ll look something like this: as a group, first Q (maybe Boot Camp, maybe Ruck) lays the smack down for 10 mins. Next 10 mins the group will get the opposing site’s beatdown from another Q.  Flapjack until 0600.  Show up to find out who the other Q’s are and cast your votes.  The Fort must know… who has the beatdown kings?!?!?  #showtoknow

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(Pre-Blast) Metro Monday at Quagmire – Happy Birthday Mile High

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Here’s what we’re going to do tomorrow AM, for those that see this and care at all:

.5-ish mile loop
Move fast – for real

6 stops/exercises around the loop – 20 reps of everything
Flux and Two Ferns try and do actual reps as best you can.

Goal is 6 loops

  1. Corner by McDonald’s = Ranger Merkins
  2. Brick pad 1 = Squats
  3. Corner by CVS = Flutter Kicks – 4count like a man, please
  4. PARTNER CARRY across in front of Old Navy to brick pad
    1. Curb Alpert – 4 count
  5. Next brick pad = Double Leg Lifts
  6. Corner by wine shop/zoe’s = Burpees
  7. BACK TO 1 – BEAR CRAWL THE LENGTH OF THE ROUNDABOUT ON YOUR WAY BACK

Doubtful there will be time left, but if there is, we’ll do some Mary…

The idea is to run the weakness out of ourselves… Yes, you read this correctly. Come warm. No warm up tomorrow.

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Pre-Blast: Let the Merging Begin

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  • QIC: Shady, Magnum, Slash
  • When: 10/26/2019
  • Posted In: Pre-Blast

Background: Over the past few months, numbers have been down at Millstone (not a bad thing for IR based AO) and also The Yard (moderate based AO).  In an effort to keep these AOs up and running, a true moderate / IR / FNG friendly option will now be available at The Fort starting on October 26, 6:30-7:30am, for the foreseeable future. Therefore, Millstone and The Yard will be temporarily removed from the AO website to avoid confusion and will not host workouts at their previous locations.  Milkshake (think about it) will be the new AO located at WEP which combines the Yard moderate and Millstone IR.

Q Source at Fort Mill Family Restaurant (FMFR) will also be put on hold and moved to Panera in Kingsley.

Q’s will be scheduled on a weekly basis should PAX show up to The Fort expecting a moderate / IR workout.  If no PAX show for the moderate workout, the scheduled Q will join The Fort crowd for their regularly scheduled beat down.

No changes will be made for The Fort AO aside from now having additional options available.  If numbers increase for moderate / IR workouts at the combined location, decisions to potentially break apart from WEP will be discussed.

The goal is to assess the demand from the PAX, keep 1st and 2nd F levels high, keep options open, and enjoy Q-Source together if so inclined.

Who: All PAX (regular boot camp, Moderate, IR, FNG friendly)

What: The Yard and Millstone (now Milkshake), and The Fort will begin a merger of these AOs at WEP.  (FMFR Q Source will also merge with Panera Q Source.)

When: Starting on Saturday, October 26; 6:30-7:30 am

Where: The Fort / Walter Elisha Park (WEP)

Why: Numbers have fluctuated at Millstone and The Yard

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YoungLives

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YoungLives is currently being established in York County by the Ms of some of our PAX and is having a kickoff diaper shower for teenage moms on October 24. We would like to collect diapers for the shower.

If the Lord leads you, please go to the YoungLives gift registry at:  Click Here

When you check out your cart, select Heather Barrow/Gift Registry, and the diapers you purchase will be shipped to Heather, who is collecting for the shower. If you have any questions, feel free to text or call Atticus (803)981-2467.

Note, there are some other items on the registry as well to stock the nursery where moms will drop off their babies while they hear about Christ’s love for them. Or, if you prefer to purchase diapers at store (size 3 is best), let Atticus know and he will get from you.

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The Nessie

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PAX,

As you are all no doubt aware Lake Wylie is officially becoming its own region on 10/26 and what better way to celebrate that launch than with our very own CSAUP!  This one has been a long time coming and we look forward to participation from all the surrounding regions to party with us, F3 style!

Sign up

Please sign up here!  It will help us make sure everyone has a team and we have enough snacks to go around.  Thanks!

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1jQPyUeJW6YlWz-RERAsB8Vg2-10nYwDVM9sEWfACYp0/edit?usp=sharing

Details

  • Date: 10/26
  • Start time: 6AM
  • Starting location: Shipwrecked (Oakridge Elementary)
  • Ending location: Shipwrecked (Oakridge Elementary)
  • Mileage: Around 10 miles

Requirements

Bring yourself and TWO other PAX with you, this will be a TEAM event and semi-competitive/competitive (we know how some of us are), but all in the spirit of FUN, at least our “completely stupid” interpretation of fun.  Each of you will also need to bring a cinderblock, but don’t sweat it if you don’t have one, we’ll have some extra on hand!

Format

Like I mentioned before, this will be a TEAM event and teams of 3 will compete in a series of 4 challenges while they travel between several AO’s in our area.  Method of travel is by foot.  How quickly you move your feet is up to you and how competitive you are, but expect the event to be between 2-3 hours to complete.

Safety

BE SAFE!  We will be running on some roads, occasionally without a sidewalk so headlamps and reflective gear are a must, at least until the sun rises.  We’ll be marking the path with cones and arrows when necessary to make sure we all get where we are going safely.  We will have some water at the various stops to help keep you hydrated as well.

Challenges

SHOW TO KNOW!  This one is a secret and won’t be revealed until your TEAM arrives at the AO. #sorrynotsorry

Run Map

Finish

We’ll be wrapping this up where we started so transportation shouldn’t be a problem.  Once you’re finished we will be providing coffee and donuts and some quality 2nd F under the pavilion at the back of the Elementary school.

SYITG!

 

 

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