Let’s not bicker and argue over who killed who

WARMUP: Begin run to Pull Up Bar Driveway, stopping periodically for
10 Windmills IC
10 Hillbilly Walkers IC
10 LSS IC
10 MNC IC
10 Shoulder Taps IC
10 Merkins IC

THE THANG: Coach Pat Summit’s Definite Dozen
12 Stations. First round as a group, then OYO.
First Round: 10 reps each
Second Round: 20 reps each
Third Round: 30 reps each
1. Merkins – Respect yourself and others – There is no such thing as self-respect without respect for others.
2. Sumo Squats – Take Full Responsibility – There are no shortcuts to success.
3. LBC’s – Develop and Demonstrate Loyalty – Loyalty is unilateral. You have to give it to receive it.
4. Bomb Jax – Learn to be a great Communicator. – Communication eliminates mistakes.
5. Calf Raises – Discipline yourself so one else has to – Self-discipline helps you believe in yourself.
6. Pull Ups – Make hard work your passion. – Do the things that aren’t fun first and do them well.
7. Lunges – Don’t just work hard, work smart. – Success is about having the right person in the right place at the right time. Know your strengths, weaknesses and needs.
8. Wide Arm Merkins – Put the Team before yourself. – Teamwork doesn’t come naturally; it must be taught.
9. Big Boy Sit Ups – Make winning an attitude. – Combine practice with belief. Attitude is a choice. Maintain a positive outlook.
10. Seal Jax – Be a Competitor. – Competition isn’t social. It separates achievers from the average. You can’t always be the most talented person in the room, but you can be the most competitive.
11. Squats – Change is a Must – Change equals self-improvement. Push yourself to places you haven’t been before.
12. Carolina Dry Docks – Handle Success like you handle failure – You can’t always control what happens, but you can control how you handle it.

We successfully finished the round of 30 reps, before collecting cones and moseyed back to COT.
Olaf was timing us, but we made it back at 0600 on the dot!

MARY: n/a
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Hanging with Stang, July 4th Convergence, Take a new PAX out for coffee.
COT: Stays in CoT

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Toor de wep

WARMUP:
Buy-in of 100 SSH and 50 Overhead presses

THE THANG:
Carry your bell to Harris Street Park. Pain stations 10 each of:
1. Swings, Chest Press, Flutters
2. Squats, Curls, American Hammers
3. Lunges, tricep extension, big boys
4. Sumo deadlift high pulls, supermen

At Harris Street Park:
line up bells on basketball court. 1 manmaker, run to other end, 1 burpee, run back and rotate KBs

20 dips
10 pullups

head back

MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:

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Endless streams of Omaha at BlockParty

The freshness of downtown Fort Mills morning dew and mumble chatter was in the air.

An immediate Omaha was necessary, best way to do that is by running aimlessly while thinking of your next move.

Ran up the hill to the parking lot, quick fake out then continued moseying to WEP parking lot.

(WARMUP)

promised we will warm up muscle groups that we would not be using.

– MMNCs
– Peter Parker and Parker Peters
– @bandcamp like broga moves

Mosey aimlessly back up through the brick ledges where many Irkins, Derkins, Step ups, and dips have occurred in the past.

Made it to parking lot with large wall in front of pharmacy. Being stubborn or optimistic, decided to stick with the Weinke on this one but quickly modified then aborted.

THE THANG(S)

Believe this one is exicon worthy, a muscle up/toe tap Webb like exercise. The idea, 1 muscle up followed by 4 alternating toes on the wall motions increased accordingly.

Decided to break up group in half. One half start on end of parking lot and burpee broad jump to those doing the Webb. Rinse and repeat.

The mumble-chatter was growing, rightfully so, quickly abandoned mission after two rounds.

Off to the roads thinking up the next round with general direction from the weinke in tow.

Next stop, the iron cross

– start at Loom parking lot
– 25 Mike Tyson’s
– Run to 4 way stop, run up hill on Williamson st to lit parking lot
– 25 Appolo Onos (d/c in case wondering)
– Run to Fort Mill Church of God freshly paved parking lot, vandalized with chalk ( let the record show YHC did go and wash off with h2o following)
– 25 jump squats (you’re welcome battle bot)
– Run to FM town hall building (formerly comporium) on Monroe white st
– 25 merkins

Rinse and repeat

Little bit of Mary for the overachievers and COT.

MOLESKIN

The rep count was intended to enable PAX to focus on form but you can only lead a horse to water. The spring chickens gotta run, so let em run.Most got 2 rounds or almost 2 rounds with 3+ miles total.

The many leadership opportunities of Qing are invaluable, along with the ability to share a message. Discussed missionality and finding your HIZ along with helping your kids or others do the same.

It’s always a privilege to Q at The Forts premiere AO, where I have a deep gratitude for what F3 has done for YHC as my 1st AO. Thx @kermit for the nod.

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Runny thingy doing on

WARMUP:
Ready… set…

THE THANG:
…GOOO!!
Route:
160 to Massey to spratt to Leonidas, and repeat the loop then return to COT

MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:

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Smash and Grab

17 men did the hard thing at a sweaty Armory this morning. Here’s what we did:

10 SSHs (IC)
10 Hillbilly Walkers (IC)
10 Low Slow Squats (IC)

Bell Work
10 Curls (IC)
10 Squats (IC)
10 Man-makers
Run 100 yards

10 Calf Raises (IC)
10 Bench (IC)
10 American Hammers (IC)
Run

10 Swings (IC)
10 Crossovers – each direction
10 Tricep Extensions (IC)
Run

10 Flutters w/ Press (IC)
10 Skull Crushers (IC)
10 Sit-ups to Press
Run

10 Around the Worlds – each direction (IC)
10 Lunges – each leg (IC)
10 John Deeres (IC)
Run

Repeat all with 5 reps at each pain station
Total mileage: 1.05

Mary
20 Boxcutters (IC)
10 LBCs (IC)
10 Freddies (IC)

Today we discussed our roles as leaders. We are to step up when others step back. It may be leading a group at work, leading a workout in F3, or volunteering to take the kids to practice. Leaders do what is needed, when it’s needed. TClaps to Battlebot for leading the Armory site for over a year. As counterculture as it is, he stepped out of his leadership role to allow for a new man to step up. TClaps to Naked and Afraid for being that HIM.
It is incumbent upon us to help with that transition – to support our new site Q by volunteering to lead a few workouts and to show up each week. In F3, we lead on a rotating fashion. We are a group of leaders, not a group with a leader. We lead where we can and find a man to replace us when he can do it 80% as well as we can. That’s what leaders do.
Well done, men. It was a pleasure to share the Gloom with you men.

Aye!
IJ

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SL parking lot tabata

After Disclaimer from YHC, mosey to an open area for Warm-o-rama

WARMUP:
SSH
Windmill
Tunnel Touches – Clap Optional
Hillbilly Walkers
Moroccan Nightclub
Imperial Walkers

Mosey to parking lot on Academy/Withers
Setup for a Tabata style beatdown

THE THANG:
45 second * 2 sets each of alternating between,
CDD
LBC

Plank
Run a Lap

45 second * 2 sets each of alternating between,
Shoulder Tap
Freddie Mercury

Plank
Run a Lap

45 second * 2 sets each of alternating between,
Superman
Mountain Climbers
Plank
Run a Lap

5 Burpees

45 second * 2 sets each of alternating between,
Peter Parkers
American Hammers

Plank
Run a Lap

3 Burpees

45 second * 2 sets each of alternating between,
Flutter Kicks
Dying 🪳

Plank

Run to Shovel Flag

Monkey Humper
Honeymooner

Completed the routing on the dot at 6:00AM

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Read the newsletter
Hanging with Stang

COT: Prayers for friends & family

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No one reads these…

WARMUP: We did, in fact, warm up.

THE THANG:
Round 1:
– Get a partner – size ALWAYS matters. That’s what she said.
– Mile loop with stops. At each stop, 10-10-10, Merkins, Squat Jumps, Flutters (4ct)
Loop =
1. Run up Massey to the parking lot on Right
2. Run from Parking lot to far end of Sisk Parking Lot on left
3. Run to Valero
4. Slight left onto Spratt – stop at intersection of Leonidas
5. Run to other end of Leonidas – intersection at Kanawha
6. Left on Kanawha – left onto White St – stop at FM Rescue Squad
7. Run to Amoco on Corner of White and Spratt
8. Run back to bottom of Massey…

Round 2:
– Same loop. 10-10-10 is CDDs,
– Slight variation is bear crawl up Massey to top and Partner Carry down Leonidas

MARY: No chicks.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletter…

COT: The 5th Core Principle.

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Dangling in the rain

WARMUP:
Goofballs
Windmill
Low slow squat
moroccan night club

Dead hang – 1 minute x 2
It was at this point the rain started coming down mightily. Turns out men are waterproof.

THE THANG:
11s
Pullups
CDDs at bottom of hill
The rain was absolutely relentless. But these men were tougher than the rain

10 toes to bar
29 squats in honor of Travis Manion

Now that the rain let up, yog to the overhang for some fake broga

Couch stretch
Lizard stretch
Touch your toes
Pigeon stretch
Lat stretch
Chesticle stretch

MARY: stretchin’

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Men’s shelter – May the 4th be with you
The Print Shop is hosting a memorial day Murph at 8am on Memorial Day

COT:
Lift up prayers for Luka

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Currahee is the hardest AO in The Fort and we’re going to prove it!

WARMUP:
SSH
Windmills
Merkins
Low slow squat

Partner up – 1 sandbag per group
20 manmakers
20 thrusters with sandbag

THE THANG:
March to the hill
At “Basecamp”
10 manmakers
10 thrusters

If you have a sandbag, ATTACK the hill
If not:
20 merkins
20 squats
RUN up the hill

Take a breather at the top, return to bottom, switch and repeat

Return to COT
We were a few minutes behind getting to COT. Taking the hill twice can be done in under an hour, just skip the pre-manmakers/thrusters

MARY:
We were already 8 minutes late to COT

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Newsletter

COT:
Prayers for Luka

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BBWW (Bells, balls, webs and whine)

WARMUP: small mosey, windmills, Moroccan night clubs, low slow squats, windmills
The theme for today was core and Abs, details:

THE THANG:
Kettlebell Jack Webb #1
1 high pull – 4 around the world
2 high pulls – 8 around the world
Progressive to 10 HP and 40 ATW

Medium amount of chatting and whining

Pax were divided into 3 groups, for time (10 minutes) one pax tosses the 60-80lbs med ball over the shoulder 5 times while the rest of the group does LBCS, average 25 tosses and 200 lbcs per pax.

Kettlebell Jack Webb # 2
1 swing – 4 side bends (alternate sides OYO)
2 swings – 8 side bends
Progressive to 10 swings and 40 SB

YHC bell got switched to a 50lbs one by the site Q at the beginning of last Webb.

A laaaaaaarge amount of whining on this from pax with medium KB.

medium mosey around the parking lot.

MARY: small session of broga
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Manion on Friday
COT: 5th core principle

Tinsel, out…

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