WARMUP: many side straddle hops and beautiful stretches
THE THANG: legs first half, upper body second half, had to be there
MARY: mother of Jesus
ANNOUNCEMENTS: several events, read your newsletter
COT: travel safety, leadership, etc.
Warmup
Partner up for 100s
100 burpees split between two partners while one farmer carries both bells 30 yds and back
100 total Snatch/squats + Clean/thrusters split between you and a partner (swapping bells)
100 total one arm swings between you and partner
End with Airborne’s hip special and some Mary
WARMUP: core-ish
THE THANG: lots of ground to cover
Mike Tyson—>bear crawls—>squats
Mike Tyson—>bear crawls—>split squat
Transit: Mosey—>Sprint—>walk
Muscle ups
Transit
Triple Check (group of 3):
-Sandbag over the shoulder x5
-Tammy Wynettes (one guy does Merkins, one guy matches him with squats)
Head back with the bags. Ask for help when you need it to rotate. (We lunge walked for quite some time, that sucked)
Found some pre-set blocks:
5 each
Manmaker
Squat Thruster
Cossack Squat
Head to COT
NMM:
How do you feel when other people ask you for help? It’s a good feeling and mostly you’re honored they came to you. So, why is it so hard for you to ask someone else for help when you need it?
WARMUP: None
THE THANG: Head out to Munn to Harris make a right and a Right on Spring Blossom cross Sutton onto Sutton View past the Anchorman estate into Masons Bend and back. Some how it was uphill both ways?!?
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Cannoli Run 5/17
COT:
Men of The Fort,
Double down on leadership Friday, May 16th, with fitness for the body and fuel for the mind.
🕔 5:15 AM – Boot Camp Beatdown
Kick off your day with a pre-dawn workout, reinforcing that strength begins with discipline.
🕕 6:15 AM – 3rd F Session: Intro to AI Workshop (Beginner-Friendly)
Led by Old Bay (Tom Metz) and Cornerstone (Jeremy Holt)
📍 St. John’s United Methodist Church | 130 Tom Hall St, Fort Mill, SC 29715
Workshop Topic: Artificial Intelligence – Artificial Intelligence – Practical Uses for Everyday Use
This introductory, hands-on session covers:
Bring your laptop or tablet—we’ll be learning by doing.
This isn’t just tech talk. It’s about equipping men to lead effectively in an increasingly digital world.
#FaithInTheFuture #AIForImpact #F3TheFort #BuiltToLead
WARMUP: Mosey to church and then following exercises – SSH, windmill, imperial walker, cherry pickers, hillbilly walkers, Moroccan nightclub, merkins, 6 inches, etc.
THE THANG: Start with 7’s in the church parking lot running from one end of the parking lot to the other – burpees and big boys. Mosey back to the HT parking lot and use 2 islands to do the following between the islands – high knees, kaorake 2, nur, bear crawl, lunges, toy soilders. Mosey to area with rocks in parking lot – squat thrusters – 15, 10, 10. Curls – 20, 15, 10, 10. Chest presses with flutters – 15, 10, 10… Finish with Dora in the HT parking lot – 100 squats, 150 MC (DC), 200 LBCs
MARY: No time
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Naming of FNG – stand up! Read the newsletter.
COT: Prayer requests and praises, ended with prayer.
WARMUP: dynamic plank exercises (merkins, peter parker, plank jacks, parker peter) with upward dog<>downward dog variations sprinkled in, ending with child’s pose
THE THANG: “Anna” partner WOD (see attached image)
MARY: forearm plank peter parkers, side plank dips L & R
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Please share your feelings about the absence of <@U5RTPS4M8> from today’s workout.
WARMUP: Quick disclaimer as we watched the guest of honor roll up at exactly 5:15. Started with 15IW, 5 Slow Windmills and 53 SSH
THE THANG: Mosey to the top of the hill, did a long set of 7’s with Iron Mike’s at the top and Flutter Press at the storage building. Second set of 7’s was curls at the storage building and dips at the bottom of the hill. Finished up with some Murph prep, sets of 10CDD (No pull up bars), 20 Merkins and 30 squats, followed by a run behind the football locker room. Got almost 3 rounds in before it was time to head to COT
MARY: A round of flutters while the 6 rolled back
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Cannoli Run, Sweaty Barry(?)
COT: 5th core principle
WARMUP: N/A
THE THANG: running from 1500 Fort Mill Pkwy down Holbrook Rd to Old springs rd, and back up Holbrook to COT 4.5 miles
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS: next location for ass kicken APRIL
COT: PRAY and praise
Q AT SWEEP THE LEG 031725
Run to top of Dam Rd
– 17 merkins
– 17 jump squats
– 17 big boys
Run to Stonecrest
– 17 merkins
– 17 jump squats
– 17 big boys
Run to roundabout
– 17 merkins
– 17 jump squats
– 17 big boys
Up Hubert Graham on Rt Side
– Every other manhole cover, do 3 burpees
Wait at top
Back down Hubert Graham
– Every other manhole cover
– 15 plank jacks
– 10 shoulder taps
Run to roundabout
– 15 plank jacks
– 10 shoulder taps
Run to Stonecrest
– 15 plank jacks
– 10 shoulder taps
Run to top of Dam Rd
– 15 plank jacks
– 10 shoulder taps
Or something like that. You’re only here for the stats anyway…