Inspiration: Lead Courageously
Deacon gave us some strong words on leading courageously. Lord Chesterfield mentions this as he states “Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.” Don’t leave yourself on the shore due to the fear of what lies ahead.

23 PAX ascended onto The Patriot for a morning tour of the park. It started with a Deacon-led mosey to Field 3 (F3) for our warm up. He used this opportunity as a time to have a little Q-School as a few of the Rock Hill-faithful stepped up.

SSH
Imperial Walkers
Merkins
Windmills
Peter Parkers
Merkins again
Another one I forgot
High knees with a drop on command

Mosey to the picnic tables by the playground:
Drill 1: (15) Big Baby Crunches, (15) Step Ups (ea leg), (15) Dips
Drill 2: (15) Hello Dollies, (15) Jump Ups, (15) Dips
Drill 3: (15) Staggered Merkins (left then rt), (15) Big Baby Crunches
Plank Series after each

Mosey to the parking lot:
3-Tiered Wind Sprints (10yd, 20yd, 30yd)…REPEAT

Hand off to Maximus:
Partner up at the picnic tables:
Hold for 60sec Partner 1-Decline CDDs Partner 2-Elbow Planks…FLAP JACK…REPEAT
Hold for 30sec Partner 1-3 Way Lunges Partner 2-Run in Place…FLAP JACK…REPEAT

Circle up: Moroccan Night Club / Mountain Climbers / Jack Web for 5 x 20
Make the .4mi job to the hill beyond the football field (you were right Package…further than I thought)
Bear Crawl Up, Jog Down, 5 Hands Free Push Ups…REPEAT

I had much more I wanted to accomplish but the clock got the better of me. I’ll save it for next time.

COT: The PAX almost filled the back of Pusher’s rig with canned food so thanks for that (no help from yours truly). We have 1 more week to bring on the cans. Invergence 9/26 at the Springs Greenway (check the email/invite), Labor Day double down with the normal Monday activities then the MURPH workout at NAFO H.S. with their ROTC at 6:30am. Victory Sports fundraiser 10/3 at Regent Park golf club, help Boy Band move his business, praise for Pebbles little girl, prayers for Cobra Kai’s grandmother, Peaches’ Mission Trip (check the upcoming email).

Maximus…out

 Event Details (Family event includes Ms and 2.0s)

Date: Week of Sept. 22^nd through Saturday, September 27^th

Location: Children’s Attention Home

Address: 1149 Edgemont Ave, Rock Hill, SC 29732

Time: Sat.: 10:00 – 1:00 (Children activities)

Mon – Sat.: 9:00 – 3:00 (Lowe’s Construction Events)

F3 will be aligning with Lowes Home Improvement on their Lowe’s Heroes project beginning on Monday Sept. 22^nd through Saturday Sept. 27^th at the Rock Hill Children’s Attention Home.

On Saturday, 27^th we are asking for the PAX to sign up to either volunteer for the maintenance/ service projects around the grounds or to serve by engaging with the children activities. For those that participated in the field day event in June, this is a great opportunity to get the whole family involved in a service project. Attached is a link, to a Sign Up Genius to sign up for the event (www.SignUpGenius.com/go/10C044EA8AC2FA5FF2-cahspark), we will wrap up the event with a cook out for the men of F3, families, staff of CAH and the Children.

Please reach out to Jason Smiley (jasonsmiley1970@gmail.com) if you would like to help out during the week. Work will be going on from around 9 am to 3 or 4 PM if you have availability to help.

The itinerary is as follows…

Monday, 9/22 – Landscaping, Pressure Washing and Demolition work

Tuesday, 9/23 – Landscaping, Pressure Washing and Demolition work

Wednesday, 9/24 – Light Construction, Planting, Painting and Staining

Thursday, 9/25 – Light Construction, Planting, Painting and Staining

Friday, 9/26 – Irrigation work, Light Construction and Painting

Saturday, 9/27 – Landscaping, General Clean Up, Punch List Creation

Donations: All donations to F3 Foundation can be made through PayPal (LINK) or mailed to the following address: F3 Foundation Inc., 1645 Queens Road West, Charlotte, NC 28207

Please make a note on donation for Children’s Attention Home to earmark funds for our event.

On a humid South Carolina Saturday morning, 18 pax (including 3 FNGs) came together for a back to school summer sweat-drenched beat down. After a tiring warm-up, Chicken Hawk peppered in some Patriot Games to crown the first Rock Hill Swamp Fox. Congrats Posh for pushing through and finishing with 7 victories in the games. Another major shout out to Pebbles and Burgundy. Seeing these guys push so hard had us all working a bit harder.

Mosey to Field 2 to COP

40 Side Straddle Hop

25 Imperial Walkers

20 Merkins

20 Makhtar N’Diaye

25 Mountain Climbers

20 Wide Arm Merkins

25 LBCs

15 Diamond Merkins

25 Squats

25 Windmills

25 Side Straddle Hops

40 Moroccan Night Clubs

15 Dips, Derkins, Step Ups

Indian Run to Field 5

Balls to the wall (10 count)

40 Backward Moroccan Night Clubs

Handoff to Chicken Hawk

The Patriot Games were a way to help get the PAX to push themselves beyond our normal abilities. Rules were simple. Top 3 finishers count toward overall score. The person with the highest top 3 finishes wins the Swamp Fox award, congrats POSH! Great job by all!

Venue 1- Wall of Terror:

Wall Sit as long as possible until down to last 3 / Squats by PAX until finished

Balls to Wall as long as possible until down to last 3 / Carolina Dry Docks until finished

90 seconds of Derkins highest count wins

90 seconds of Calf Raised highest count wins

90 seconds of Dips highest count wins

Venue 2 – Mountain of Mayhem:

Bear crawl up and back down (x2)

Bunny Hop up and back

Run backwards up and forward down (x2)

Crab walk up and back down

Venue 3 – Field of Dreams

40 yards of suicides

1 legged hops down 40 yards then switch legs and back

Broad Jump down 40 yards

Mary – 3 minutes (30 seconds each)

LBC

Hilo Flutter

Freddie Mercury

Helo Dolly

Rosalita

Scissors

Inspiration: Pride vs. Humility – The world is pulling us to pride by defining success as the person that is the fastest, strongest, richest, smartest, etc however God calls us to focus on Humility. Pride is the void of God in your life and Humility is the void of the world in your life. Stay close to God through prayer, reading the bible, listening to his prompts and acting as his hands and feet. AYE!

Men,

As citizens of Fort Mill and living breathing beings of F3 Nation, I am calling all The Fort PAX to support Victory Sports Outreach (VSO) 7th annual golf tournament.

Here is the link to the website, http://www.vsogolf.org/ , but I will tell you why this is important for the PAX of Fort Mill.

Greg Pendarvis serves this Community we call home by putting others first and himself last. His dedication and leadership to reach kids for God’s glory, not his or VSO, for God’s is unparrelled. He provides sport and activity for ALL kids regardles of circumstances. Greg has come to our 3rd F Friday morning and shared is testimony to 20-30 guys. He came to our Children’s Attention Home event in June and spoke to the kids and attendees about faith. Greg has supported F3 The Fort, we can return the favor.

Fitness (VSO), Fellowship (VSO Golf/Sports), Faith (Colors/Reaching kids)

Here is the mission if you accept:

October 3rd

5:15am – Slow Burn Chickfilet

6:00am – Game Plan/Chickin-n-Wizdim

8:00am – Plant every Shovel Flag from The Fort workouts at Breakfast at Regent Park Golf

9:00am – Start of Golf Tournament

I’d like to see eveyone one of our Shovel Flags present at this tournament. Make a presence and headlock some others as they ask about F3 in Ft Mill.

Register Here! http://www.vsogolf.org/

Comment below if you are in and paid!!

Post Tournament Libations at Club Cake Boss

Aye!

Twelve men posted on at the Patriot on this cool wet morning and got what they came for and then some.  When we hit the large soccer field, we knew we were going to be there for a while…

The Thang

Mayhem at the Q

Mosey to Field 2 from the parking lot

COP for warmup

25 Side Straddle Hops

20 Moroccan Nightclubs

20 Imperial Walkers

20 Mountain Climbers

Mosey to large soccer field

Partner Pain Progression – One partner runs the length of the field and back while the other partner exercises…

100 Burpees

200 Bomb Jacks

300 LBCs

200 Bomb Jacks

100 Merkins

Hand off to Package

Mosey to Field ?

COP

25 Side Straddle Hops

20 Peter Parkers

Jack Webb ladder to 10 (1×2)

20 LBCs

20 Freddie Mercury’s

20 Windmills

20 Parker Peters

20 Side Straddle Hops

5 rounds of sprints

Mosey to Parking Lot

20 Hello Dollies

35 LBCs

20 Russian Twists

20 LBCs

Moleskin:

Next weekend (7/26) – Convergence scheduled for the Patriot. CN2 News will be there so make sure you post and bring an FNG.

Great story and leadership shared by Mayhem today. Nice job stepping up on the accountability!

T-Claps to Package for a short notice Q. Thoughts are with Tatanka during his time on IR.

Fifteen men gathered around the shovel flag at beautiful Cherry Park for another installment of the Patriot.  Here is what they did:

The THANG

Cool crisp July 5^th morning in sunny South Carolina. The PAX arrived at The Patriot for a little post Independence Day beat down and quickly realizing how much we depend on each other and the Sky Q for a good amount of stuff in our lives.

The Thang:

Jog around School ¾ way around.

76 SSH (In honor of 1776)

15 Carolina Dry Docks

20 Imperial Walkers

20 Squats

20 step ups on wall

Count off 1s and 2s

1s Bear crawl grass area and back

2s dips

Flap jack and

1s Bear crawl grass area and back

2s derkins

Mosey

Hand Rail shuffle x2

Merkins on curb

Mosey to Park

On the soccer field sideline

1s sprint across field

2s dips on bleachers

Flap jack

Mosey to stairs

Single file line up and down stairs for 6 rounds

Mosey to parking lot.

1s suicide

2s squats

Flap jack

Mosey to playground

1s swing crunches +5 LBCs

2s 20 step ups

Flap jack and rinse and repeat

Mosey to Baseball field

Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag, led by Charles Duus Marine Corp, (nephew of Cake Boss) F3 name Radar.

Mosey back to Parking lot

Side shuffle

10 merkins

Sprint

Side shuffle

Hit the Grass

LBCs

Merkins

Dollys

Wide arm merkins

Rosalitas

Diamond merkins

20 Bombjacks

Flutter Kicks

Mosey to soccer Field

1s sprint across, spring back

2s dips

Flap jack + rinse and repeat

Partner wheelbarrow halfway, flap jack sprint back

COT