Angry Assassin

5 pax enjoyed buckets of pain around Kingsley, launching from the amphitheater for today’s version of Dawn patrol. Angry, being awake since 3:30, I tried to take it out on the guys just a little but it was child’s play for everyone except for the excessive burpees.

We did announcements that we have all read from the newsletter. We lifted prayers for aging parents who need attention, family members who are struggling with some stunning news, and friends/co-workers who are suffering. Importantly, we also prayed for our children.

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Ass Kicking April – Yard

WARMUP: Mosey to warmup – SSH, windmill, imperial walker, cherry picker, hillbilly walker, Moroccan nightclub, merkins, calf raises.
THE THANG: Mosey to parking lot with track to complete 7 of diamonds – 4 laps around the track with 4 sets of an exercise. 7 merkins at each (4) station, 14 squats, 21 flutter kicks, 28 LBCs… utilizing the same parking lot, complete exercise from one end to the other – toy soldiers, lunges, bear crawl, karaoke 2… Dora after that – 100 squats, 150 M.C (D.C), and 200 LBCs. End with dips and then a job around the lap.
MARY: Ab workouts throughout
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Street clean up, cannoli run, bethels.
COT: Prayers and praises, ended with prayer.

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Sweet and Spicy at The Fort

WARMUP:
Peach Stand started us off with the warmup of SSH, Imperial Walkers, and possibly a few others gone from memory.

THE THANG 1:
PeachStand instructed Pax to pick a rock from the piles behind the amphitheater (and to choose wisely).
The “thang” was a ladder to “9”, starting with 8 Mike Tysons right behind the amphitheater, and 1 bomb jack at the entrance of the parking lot (up the hill). The mode of transportation running (or walking briskly) with our coupon held straight over our heads. Harry Carry did more running than anyone (perhaps even more than the rest of us combined).

THE THANG 2:
YHC took over and educated the Pax on the rules of a Webb-o-rama. 4 cones set up along path in front of the amphitheater. On each cone were 2 exercises to be done in Jack Webb style (1:4 ratio)
Cone 1- 1 6-count Burpee : 4 SSH
– >> Bear crawl to next station
Cone 2 – 1 Big boy sit up : 4 American Hammers
– partner wheelbarrow to next station
Cone 3 – 1 Knee tar N’Diaye : 4 Squats
– partner wheelbarrow to next station
Cone 4 – Traditional Jack Webb –
– >> Run Around parking lot, up the hill to the entrance, then back to first station
Instead of doing all 10 reps at once, we broke it up into 3 rounds.
Round 1: 1-5
Round 2: 6-8
Round 3: 10 (skipped 9 since we ran out of time).

Great work done by all men. Thanks for the chance to lead, JWOW.

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$100,000 Pyramid (Scheme)

WARMUP:
Seal Jacks, Moroccan Nightclubs, Cherry Pickers, Windmills

THE THANG:
The amphitheater has 11 stone “benches”. An index card with 2 exercises was placed on each stone. One at a time, a pax bear-crawled to a stone to retrieve a card, while other pax planked from elbows until he returned.

All pax then did those 2 exercises together:

Index cards:
1. Merkins 30 / Sumos 30
2. Derkins 20 / Lunges 20
3. Carolina Dry Docks 20 / Bomb Jacks 20
4. Burpees 15 / Flutters 60
5. Dips 20 / LBCs 40
6. Shoulder Taps 20 / Freddy Mercury’s 40
7. Step Ups 20 / American Hammers
8. Peter Parker 30 / Al Gore (60 sec)
9. Flying Squirrels 20 / Box Cutters 20
10. Side Lunge 20 / Mtn Climbers 30
11. Parker Peter 30 / Reverse Lunge 20
each side

MARY:
Throughout

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Bethel tonight, Vuvu’s fastest 5k next week

COT:
Praises and prayers for aging parents and praises for Boogie’s son getting accepted for a semester abroad in Spain!

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Moderate My A$$ Kickin April

WARMUP: SSH, Imperial Walkers, Windmill, Moroccan NC, and Strawberry Pickers.
THE THANG:
Phase 1: Cheese shredder 2 Rounds
Phase 2: 4 Corners of Doom:
1st Corner: Peter Parkers and Lunges
2nd Corner: Shoulder Taps and Seal Jacks
3rd Corner: Donkey kicks and Carolina Dry Docks
4th Corner: Mountain Climbers and Tricep Dips
2 Rounds with reps at 10 during Round 1 and Bear Crawl as mode of transportation and 20 reps during Round 2 with mode of transportation being the Crab Walk.
Phase 3: Dora:
100 Merkins
200 Squats
Clock was the other partner not doing exercise would run from one end of parking lot to the other.
Phase 4: Sprint
Everyone sprinted from one end of parking lot to passing the striped crosswalk. Winner chose an exercise. Kodak won and made everyone do 10 burpees.
MARY: She was afraid and didn’t show up
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletter
COT: Prayers and Praises

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Biscuits and light poles

WARMUP: Various exercises while doing laps around outside of parking lot. Somehow biscuits were brought up and for the rest of the time everyone discussed their favorite biscuit restaurant and topping.
THE THANG: Start at point where road split for the football parking. 5 bombjacks, run to 2nd light pole, 10 merkins, 10 squats, back to start for 5 bombjacks, run to 1st light pole for 10 merkins, 10 squats, back to start for 5 bombjacks. That’s one round. Each round we moved up a light pole, kept the bombjacks, and let PAX pick exercises. 3:2 was seal jacks and LBCs. 4:3 was diamond merkins and plank jacks. 5:4 was jump squats and flutter(?). Finally 6:5 was shoulder taps and mountain climbers. Times up, back to COT.
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT: Pretty sure a few PAX had biscuits later this morning. Lots of recommendations for places to try around town. Fun group this morning and we got some good work in. Thx for the opportunity Bassomatic!

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Everyone wants to be Double D

WARMUP: Mosey around the park with the following exercises throughout – SSH, cherry pickers, imperial walkers, hillbilly walkers, moroccan nightclub, windmill.
THE THANG: Start with bear crawls at the roundabout, then the following exercises between light poles along the sidewalk (OTW to sunbelt lot) – toy soldiers, lunges, bear crawls, toy soldiers, lunges…. mosey to sunbelt lot and then do 7 of diamonds – 4 stations starting with 7 merkins at each station, then 14 squats at each station, then 21 LBCs at each station, and finally flutters at each station. Mosey back towards COT and on the way – hold plank then mountain climbers, mosey to stairs, hold plank while running up and down individually. Mosey back to COT.
MARY: Ab workouts throughout
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read newsletter
COT: Prayers and praises and ended in prayer.

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2025 – SLT Disruption

WARMUP: full crew in cadence
65ish SSH for the 65 dudes that were in the circle
Imperial Walkers
Hillbilly Walkers
Peter Parker

Split to boot camp and kettlebells
THE THANG:
Bootcamp:
– Buy-in: 20 bomb jacks, 20 donkey kicks.
– Bear crawl the length of parking lot / whistle = 10 merkins
– Lunge walk parking lot / whistle = 10 jump squats
Kettlebell
– 20 swings
– 5 merkins
– 5 goblet squats
– count down the merkins and squats keep the 20 swings
– Swing progression
– Squat Swings
– Swings
– American Swings
– Rack bell
– slow step back reverse lunge
– press when returning the back leg
– Clean Progression
– Row
– Clean
– Swing
– Snatch

Unbeknownst to the PAX we switched modalities about halfway through. This was to represent the foundation 1 from Q-Source: https://f3nation.com/disruption.

“Because it induces movement, leadership causes Disruption”

PAX were disrupted from their planned morning workout to make sure both Qs saw all the PAX and to push them outside the complacency zone of their established routines. With the leadership, we should expect disruption and embrace it.

Leaders influence movement towards advantage. Disruption is a solid technique to induce movement.

“If a man calls himself a leader but does not cause Disruption by initiating movement, then he is not practicing leadership. He might be doing something else, like managing or governing, but he is not leading.”

It is not the goal of the new SLT members is not to manage or govern. It should not be the goal of the Site Qs to manage or govern. Let’s lead!

F3 is not an organization with leaders, but an organization OF leaders. Each man is freed to lead. The particulars of Site Qs and the SLT structure is nice, but let us not be afraid to disrupt when we have a vision for advantage.

Kermit handed 2nd F Q off to Liberty Bibberty
Band Camp handed the Weasel Shaker off to Poppins
Esso handed the Nantan Flag off to Band Camp

It is an honor to be considered a leader in the Fort. But be mindful every member of the PAX is A LEADER. Let’s all be about the business of leading.

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They’re Playing Baaaasketball…..”

WARMUP: Stretch Lab: Abe Vigoda, Cherry Pickers, Downward Dog, Honeymooner, Left over right, Right over left, Pidgeon Stretch, Trunk Twisters
THE THANG: Mosey to gym entrance, CDD, Peter Parker’s. People’s Chair up against the wall, bear crawl to the curb & back, burpees.
Mosey to the B’ball court. Two teams play HORSE. Any airballs or bricks warrant a burpee from that team. Blame the early morning cold weather for the burpees that resulted. The PAX preferred wind sprints, up and down the court to keep warm.
MARY: Ab Lab to close out the last 4 minutes before COT
ANNOUNCEMENTS: 5K, Upcoming Convergence.
COT: Prayers for PAX’s personal health and families.

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Hold on to your balls

Everybody issued a soccer ball to keep for the duration.

Run with ball. Then hop with ball between ankles past all the fit freaks of f45.

Circle up w the usual, but make sure you include your ball.

Take a break and dribble ball around lot.

More circle of the usual.

Dribble ball again.

Hop ball back towards cot and engage in a crazy 8.

Mary.

Hop back towards cot and return your blue ball.

The end.

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