The blockiest of Parties

WARMUP: stretches before and some at top of Massey
THE THANG: 11’s on Massey burpees and jump squats. Run to smooth Baptist church parking lot. 4 corners. Reps of 25 merkens, big boys, dips , and squats. Run mode of transport. 3 rounds reduce count by 5. Run back to COT. DORA 200 flutters Nur up hill run down.
MARY: no
ANNOUNCEMENTS: newsletter
COT: what happens stays

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Did you bring your best?

WARMUP: Short mosey with rucks on.
Arrive for warm up – rucks off

Windmills I/C
Cherry Pickers I/C
Seal Jacks I/C
Imperial Walkers I/C
Merkins I/C

Rucks on and mosey to the main event

THE THANG: PAX did 7 rounds of the following exercises followed by a run at the end of each round:

Each round consisted of:
Ruck on – 15 shoulder taps on each shoulder
Ruck off – 15 ruck pull thrus
Ruck off – 15 ruck curls
Ruck off – 15 ruck swings

Quick run (slick) to the driveway turn and back

All rounds were completed just in time to return to COT at 0600.

MARY: No time

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Reqd your newsletter

COT: Shared some tough stuff – burdens shared are burdens lighter. No OYO.

NMM – When we look in the mirror at the end of each day – can we say we gave our best? PAX were asked to bring two things to the workout today – their rucks and their best. Life requires the same from us. Let’s give it men. The world needs you and your example more than ever.

Brawny – thanks for the call. 👁️

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Loops, loops and loops

WARMUP: Nope – it's a run/ruck workout
THE THANG: Richard's Crossing to Front Street to Berkshire Heights, loop 1, 2 or 3 times and return the way pax got there.
MARY: No sir – open to all men
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Always
COT: 5th core principle

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Silk Curtain

WARMUP: yea, that’s important

THE THANG: run all the way around Red Ventures (aka the silk curtain loop)
Stops for merkins, squats, & fire hydrants at the fire hydrants. Picked up the heavy chairs on the way out and the way back

MARY: didn’t have much time, but did a bit at the stops

ANNOUNCEMENTS: newsletter

COT: was held. You shoulda been there, 100% of PAX hit coffeeteria afterwarda

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BRILGA

WARMUP: SSH, dynamic plank/broga
THE THANG: mosey to field, partner push 2×20 yards, partner wheelbarrow 2×20 yards
railroad ties – jump over, pax on ground complete Superman’s then flutters; railroad ties- side shuffle through, pax on ground complete merkins then LBCs
Repeat the partner push and wheelbarrow, mix in 50 yard back peddle and 20 yard bunny hops x2
Mosey back to COT
BROGA x 10mins

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Cadence Count Expertise

WARMUP: Calling cadence fails with SSH, Hillbillies, Strawberry Pickers, with lo slo squats and windmills mixed in. Moseying to benches over yonder.

THE THANG:
Arms lock lunge walk, Arms lock 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th Gear run across the park to Jekyll’s Hill.

Reverse Lunges (pick a number)
Then up hill, burpee at top.
Repeat – double the number, two burpees at top
Repeat – until forever. 3 burpees at top. Omaha as we would have been there till dinner time.

Upper lot.
10 Big Boys – run
20 Flutter -run
30 LBC’s -run
Elbow plank for 6. Then 10 count.

Calhoun Lot curb
5 Derkins
5 Diamond Derkins
5 WA Derkins
Bear Crawl across lot to curb
Crawl Bear Back
Repeat 3X

On Park Fence
Balls to Wall = Nuts on Fence
10 second count
Repeat 3X

In front of bathroom structure
Team of 4 Plank off – everyone’s a winner.

To mid field – Tunnel of Love

MARY: Bonsai led then Bombs Jacks showed up.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletter. Cannoli Run 2027, Bourbon in November.
COT: Prayers.

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Persevere because others are counting on you

YHC was honored to have the Q at SLT and wanted to bring a side of hills to match the main course of heat and humidity. The Pax were game so we did it and thus started the day up 1:0.

WARMUP:

Run to the bottom of GHES hill for a quick warmup. Run to the light pole hill in the back

THE THANG:
Light pole suicides with 5 Big Boys, 10 merkins and 15 Squats at each pole.

Mosey home finished at 47 minutes.

COT: Men with courage and vulnerability shared their prayers and praises. This workout was sponsored by Hebrews 12:1 and the perseverance necessary to take on the day.

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You Will Struggle!

WARMUP: A few loops in the parking lot while Bowser shared leadership principles learned from Bible study with his buddy, followed by brief series of exercises

THE THANG:
Mosey to playground and pick a partner for Dora

100 Penguins / transit with bear crawl & crawl bear
200 Shoulder Taps / transit via lunge & backward lunge
300 Flutters / transit via run & nur

Mosey to picnic WEP area and pick new partner

Partner 1 planks while Partner 2 does Step ups
Rinse & repeat with Bulgarian Split squats
10 Burpees

Mosey to FM Town Hall picnic area

Pax chose exercise and a dice roll determines the # of reps, including Merkins, Burpees, Squat Jumps, Squats, Freddys & more

Mosey home

MARY: Included in Dora series

ANNOUNCEMENTS: July 4th convergence at Catawba Ridge 0700 launch time

COT: The theme today was built around Struggle because the Summer Steam has kicked into high gear and the core of the F3 engine for me is Shared Suffering. These pax suffered through a tough workout with grit and encouragement throughout. The Struggle in the Gloom can be hard, but the hardest struggles come once we leave the parking lot after COT. The suffering life deals is real and difficult. And the personal struggles that exist inside the heart and mind can be the toughest of all.

Don't believe the lies in your head that other men aren't struggling. We all struggle, from the sharpest and fittest Nantan to the gimpy pax trying to get off IR. DON'T STRUGGLE ALONE! The reason we post is to build the grit and the brotherhood that will get us through every struggle!

Appreciate the contributions of all throughout the workout and in COT!

Thanks for the invite JWOW! You were missed.

#KeepPosting

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Decisions

Five guys (including FNG “Trash Panda”) put in 45 minutes of work this morning. YHC joined them for the last 34. Here’s what we did.

The Thang

  • 10 Goblet Squats
  • 10 Curls
  • 10 Calf Raises
  • 10 American Hammers
  • 10 Skull Crushers
  • 10 Flutters with a Press
  • 10 Pull Throughs
  • 10 KB Swings
  • 10 Walking Lunges
  • 10 John Deeres
  • 10 Simbas
  • 10 Manmakers
  • Short Mosey
  • Repeat with 15 reps, then 20, then 5

NMM
Every day presents different challenges. Will you rise or fall? What decisions will you make?

I woke up this morning at 5:07. The workout I was supposed to lead started at 5:15. I live 8 minutes from the AO. I had a decision to make: hurry out the door or pass my responsibilities to someone else. But Maximus reminded us this morning that society wants to push us to the sidelines. They say we shouldn’t get involved – let someone else take charge. But that’s not our calling. Our mission is to invigorate male community leadership and I can’t do that from my bed. So I did what I was supposed to do, albeit in was 11 minutes late. Late is better than never.

Thank you Bam Bam for taking charge in my absence. I owe you 11 minutes.

Aye!
Italian Job

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The Loredo

WARMUP: 20 SSH, 20, Hillbilly Walkers, Moroccan Nightclubs (or some version of that)
THE THANG:
The Thang
We put our own spin on Loredo, kicking things off with the run:
6 Rounds for Time

  • 🏃 400-meter Run
  • 🦵 24 Squats
  • 💪 24 Merkins
  • 🚶 24 Walking Lunges

The prescribed 24 reps represent the 24th day of June, the day Staff Sgt. Loredo made the ultimate sacrifice.
Every PAX pushed through, encouraged one another, and crossed the finish line. The pace varied, but the effort did not. Everyone finished on their own time, proving once again that in F3, it’s not about being first—it’s about refusing to quit.
Not satisfied with just one beatdown, we followed it up with some 11s:

  • 📍 Sideline to sideline
  • Big Boys
  • Monkey Humpers

MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:

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