WARMUP:
THE THANG:
If you weren’t then you don’t know.
Cyclopse and I decided to save the wienkie and ruck instead. Great conversation with shieldlock.
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:
WARMUP: Disclaimer and mosey around the Lowes campus. Circle up in about the middle of the parking lot for COP
THE THANG:
COP (all in cadence)
SSH x 20, windmill x 10, squat x 20, merkin x 7/hold/drop to elbows/regular to mountain climber x 15/hold/elbows, LBC x 20, small and large arm circles CW and CCW
Mosey to the parking lot lines and form a single line along one line. Lunge walk to the opposite side and do a burpee ladder from 1-5. Repeat the ladder backwards with backward lunging.
Mosey to the grassy hill by the gas station for Jacob’s ladder. 5 reps up the hill with bombjacks at the top counting to 5
Retrun to the parking lot and pair up. Wheelbarrow about 20 yards and do 10 partner merkins (handclaps). Flapjack and return to the start. Rinse and repeat
Circle up for the <@UJGS2BBQD> killer hip routine (7 reps ea).
MARY:
Flutter kicks x 15, pretzel crunch x 10L/10R, Rosalita x 15, Superman hold x 3
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Sign up for Ft Mill Care Center Lawn Duty. It’s summertime and the grass is growing. Get a partner and get it done – easy duty. Tortoise and Hare this weekend and Hog and Coyote (Rock Hill) next weekend for you CSAUP enthusiasts. Read your newsletter!
COT:
Prayers for family traveling, praise for young children’s birthdays.
Each AO has a distinct vibe. Slow Burn has a relaxed vibe because it’s well-lit, it’s moderate, which encourages (I think) more mumble chatter, and it’s on Fridays so the Pax are excited for the weekend ahead. It’s usually a fun workout and even more fun to Q it. I enjoyed the Q this morning, and I met some guys today in person, who I have only seen on Slack video (<@U07LMG5PDQU>, <@U08BNRBQ9D1>). The pax were in good spirits, and it was a pleasure to lead them. The rain stayed at bay, but we did have <@U08G28Z7E> today (see how I did that). Thank you again, <@U04M7P605SM> for the invite, and I look forward to the next one.
WARMUP: Happy Hour warmed us up for the impending bear down
THE THANG:
Round 1: 10-min AMRAP
10 x KBS
10 x KB squats
10 x KB deadlifts
10 x KB clean and jerk
Round 2: 25-min of suffering
PAX circle up at bottom of the hill.
Non-stop KB swings, accumulate as many as possible – every time you stop swinging you complete:
5x burpees
10x merkins
15x squats
Resume swinging
Meanwhile…pax take turns carrying heavy objects up the hill to the speed bump. Options included:
100lb sandy nut sack
60lb sandy hog (sand bag)
Everyone worked hard, everyone complained, everyone got better
MARY:
LBCs
American Hammers
ANNOUNCEMENTS: yes there were several
COT: Had to be there
WARMUP:
The pledge
THE THANG:
Launch point was parking lot across from old Hardee’s
Exercises
10 merkins
20 squats
20 LBCs
Loop
Run up main
Left at Post office
Left on Elliot
Left back to launch point.
Repeat exercises
Go one street farther each time past Elliot until you get to E Close St.
The. Reverse the route and work back.
All pax got 3 so got close to 5.
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:
WARMUP: Intro and disclaimer. Began mosey across the street. Stopped for MNC, windmills and Non-discrpt produce pickers. Mosey to another location, then stopped IW, HBW and SJacks. Continued Mosey back to the main church parking lot. Bear crawled parking spaces and then lunch walked another set. Finally, Mosey back to out KB’s.
THE THANG: Let the DORA begin. Pair up for 50 KB curls, 100 KB upright rows, 150 Goblit squats and 200 AH with KB. Partner ran around the short island. Once finished, back down we go. 150 GS, 100 URR, and 50 curls.
MARY: LBC and HD
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Tourtise and the Hare
COT: Prayers for friends, bloodwork and school.
WARMUP: Pledge of Allegiance
THE THANG:
Inspired by the 2025 PGA Championship at Quail Hollow this will be a loop with 18 stops. The distance between the stops are based on the length of the holes (slightly modified down to get us 3 miles instead of the actual length of 4.3). The stops were marked with cones.
•Red = Par 4 = 4 Burpees
•Yellow = Par 3 = 20 Big Boys
•Green = Par 5 = 20 American Hammers
•Green Mile = Written on cardboard signs
We stuck together for the first 8 holes (1.25 miles) and then I turned the fast guys loose to run the remainder of the course (1.75 miles).
I didn’t hear it all, but I did hear some great mumble chatter:
– “Where’s the cart girl?” – Cyclopes
– “What’s the distance from the senior tees?” – Barry Manilow
– “There’s no such thing as a par 6, right?” – Dark Helmet
Thank you Nasa for the call.
COT:
Thank you Slapshot for your dedication and efforts as the 1st F Q!
Congratulations Bonsai and Time Machine on taking on the 1st F Q roles and to Cyclopes on assuming the LDP role. Really looking forward to seeing what you bring!
WARMUP: Mosey to behind the track. Windmills, cherry pickers, imperial walkers, clear the circle for runners coming through, resume imperial walkers, merkins, stretches and shoulder taps.
THE THANG: We all need partners in life
Partner 1 planks either in regular or forearm mode while Partner 2 performed three exercises at each corner. Running the long stretches between stations and side shuffling on the short ones
Round 1 – 5 Diamond merkins, 10 sumo squats, 15 donkey kicks
Round 2 – 5 hand release merkins, 10 regular squats, 15 big boy sit ups
Round 3 – 5 flying squirrels, 10 sumos, 15 LBC’s
Round 4 – 5 burpees, 10 Bobby hurleys and 15 sumos
Mosey to the light poles
Light pole 1 – 10 burpees
Light pole 2 – 10 merkins, 20 big boys
Light pole 3 – 10 diamond merkins, 20 squats, 30 flutters
Light Pole 4 – 10 wide arm merkins, 20 seal jacks, 30 calf raises, 40 shoulder taps
Mosey back toward COT – stopping mid way for 15 hand release merkins in cadence.
MARY: American hammers and protractors took us to 0600
ANNOUNCEMENTS: cannoli Run, let me run 5k’s both Saturday at 0900.
Silfab discussion at 0745 Saturday at the Kingsley Fire Pit
AI discussion Friday at 0615 – St. John’s UMC.
Read your news letter
COT: Gratitude for this community, those who inhabit it and all we can influence well through our words and deeds.
Our credo is to leave no man behind and leave no man where we found him. Apply the same principle to our community by getting involved and not doing life alone. A HIM influences by word AND deed. Thankful for the men who ensure YHC has better alignment of word and deed because of F3.
Thanks for the call, Bass-o-Matic. :eye:
For the month of May, Farmer’s Only has deemed the Kitchen Sink as a next-level kick in the junk. I had the honor of warming everyone up to the idea of what will occur this month. We do a lot of pushing exercises, running, some occasional KB work and your typical stretches. Opportunities exist to stretch yourself and try something you’re not used to and therefore, not strong in. The first F in F3 is Fitness for a reason. Today we focused on functional fitness.
I’ve had the opportunity to head up to CLT Metro a few times lately and work out at Shore Card. It is an absolute suck-fest and it’s glorious. Yes it’s hard but that doesn’t mean we should avoid it. Arguably, we should lean into it. And that is exactly what May is all about, starting today with YHC on Q at The Kitchen Sink.
No warmup, no friendly conversation, no excuses. Just legit work.
Everyone knew what they were in for.
The gear for the morning will be a Ruck (or vest/plate carrier), Sandbag, Kettle Bell (KB) and a Cinder Block. Every man was to have each of these. When I reference “gear”, know that it includes these 4pcs.
WARMUP: We didn’t have one but thankfully a few PAX got the message and showed up early to stretch…or just stand around.
THE THANG: Grab ALL your gear and head out of the school and down Hubert Graham Parkway to the 2nd light pole. This was, what I believe, the eye-opener for many of the PAX. Carrying all this gear for this distance is very abnormal which made it great. It looked good on paper and looked great in person.
With your ruck staying on, carry 1 piece of additional gear to the top of the hill, making your own personal discard pile. Then shuffle back down to your remaining gear and repeat until all gear is on the pile at the top of the hill.
From here, hoist all your gear and meet at the entrance to the school.
With Ruck on, KB swings.
With Ruck on, KB overhead in one hand, farmers carry the cinder block with the other hand to the intersection with the baseball diamond. Another suck-fest.
Ground all gear (ruck, KB, cindy) and shuffle like a gazelle back to your sandbag.
A gear Q of mine wouldn’t be complete without this. Sandbag toss back to your gear pile.
Now, a gear cycle:
Sandbag with Ruck on: 10 Sandbag Thrusters
KB without the Ruck (Slick): 15 Simbas (think, big boy sit up with the KB hoisted overhead)
Cindy with Ruck on: 20 Curls
Grab all gear and move to the flagpoles. It was here where I was reminded we had only 5mins left. So be it….
Cindy with Ruck on: 10 Merkins with left hand up on the block then 10 Merkins with right hand up on the block.
Then, 5 Mike Tysons with Ruck on.
Move all gear back to COT.
MARY: Some dedicated exercises but the core was mostly utilized during all the asymmetrical work.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Yes
COT: 5th CORE Principle
YHC was honored to be asked to Q the STL. When we run from Flight Plan and do Brayden loops, Bassomatic adds an additional loop around the neighborhood which I have dubbed “Bassomatic loops”. This loop was chosen for the downpainment today.
WARMUP:
No warmup at STL. Disclaimer is given and we go. Run to Brayden entrance.
THE THANG:
Three stops around the loop. At each stop do:
5 burpees
10 Merkins
15 Squats
20 LBC
Goal is 4 loops
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
– Read your newsletter
– Mothers Day this weekend
WARMUP: did a little broga in honor of <@UL1RR80MR>. Very much needed and appreciated.
THE THANG: went to the tables for a round of dips derkins and step ups. Got deterred by some cars coming outta the back of school so we pivoted. Went to the front to do loops with several stops for exercises. Ended up something like this. 4 exercises at each stop with 10, 10 ,15, 20 reps. Wam, merkins, mtn climbers, and shoulder taps. Run to nxt spot. Then squats, sumos, calve raises and monkey humpers. Mosey to next spot for big boys, weezy Jefferson’s, American hammers and flutters. Last round of SSH, jump squats, overhead claps and monkey humpers. Interspersed was my testimony to a relationship with Christ and Matt. 4:19 Come follow me and I’ll make you fishers of men.
MARY: had time for a little of this.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: litter pickup and other stuff.
COT: check