What’s in a Name?

WARMUP: Mosey to Springs Global business parking lot next to WEP, SSH, deep stretches, downward digs, honeymooners.
THE THANG: Mosey to Fort Mill Pharmacy parking lot. Partner up, 100 push-ups, 200 lunges, 300 LBCs in rotating fashion. Mosey back to WEP. Each swing around the park was a designated pain station complete with F3 cards. Getting to know the origin of the Pax’ nicknames was worth the pain!
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS: upcoming Blood drive, Olaf’s open invite to serve the community.
COT: Prayers for Clickbait’s recuperation, Portal’s move & new employment, Culture Club’s daughter & newborn grandchild

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4 Córner Draw

WARMUP: Mosey, Abe Vigoda, baby arme circles, MNC, honeymooners, downward dogs.
THE THANG:  Line up against wall, each Pax did a bear crawl, burpee, plank jack.

Mosey between Persis Grill, Lowe’s and up & down parking lot. Each corner Pax will pick a card, do the work out and mosey on.

MARY: None
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Blood Drove, read your newsletter.
COT: Prayers for students & Pax traveling out of area, sick family members.

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Hangin’, Bangin’ & Running

WARMUP: Mosey to the 50yd line, arm circles, MNC, downward dog, honeymooners.
THE THANG: Partner Up at 50yd line. Run to the end zone while partner pushes them out:

100 Kettlebell Merkins
RUN
200 American Hammers
RUN
300 Kettlebell Lunges
RUN

RINSE N REPEAT

100/200 Lat Rows / Tricep Extension
RUN
300 Kettlebell LBCs
RUN
400 Goblet Squats
RUN

Last set was reduced for sake of time although all Pax were hitting hard!

MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletter
COT: Prayers for sick family members, students.

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It’s Monday. It’s Honey Badger Time.

WARMUP: Farmer’s Only killed it. VQ on the Warmup…
THE THANG:
Get a brick and head to the field…
– Buy in: 100 yd bear crawl, 100 yd partner carry (switch at 50)
– AMRAP:
– Partner 1: run 400M (brick optional)
– Partner 2: 5 burpees, 10 curls, 15 flutter with press, 15 big boys, 10 bent over rows, 5 overhead press
– Flapjack for 35 minutes
MARY: No chicks
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletter.
COT: The 5th Core Principle

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Convergence Before the Invergence

It was rainy, cloudy, dark, in other words perfect weather for a convergence. We had roughly 55-60 PAX out for the variety of workouts that were about to be executed.  Disclaimer disclaimed, FNG identified (Randy from heaven on earth (aka Pittsburgh) , and we launched.

Bootcamp Q : Slapshot

Bootcampers followed me up the hill and towards the springs parking lot. After a quick plank for the 6 we moved onto to the parking lot across 160 behind the former bank and now drug store for the warm-up.

Warm-up:

50 SSH (IC)

20 Merkings (IC)

10 Michael Phelps (IC)

5 Windmills (IC)

20 Mtn Climbers (IC)

Stretch

20 Plank JAcks (IC)

Mosey to the other side of the parking lot.

DORA: Partner up with someone you haven’t worked out with. Run was around the drugstore and through the parking lots.

200 Plank JAcks

200 Toe Touches

200 SSH

150 Diamond Merkins

100 4-Ct Flutters

Recover Run Back towards COT.

Tabata Series

30 Seconds on 10 seconds off

4 Rounds 4 sets

  1. SSH
  2. Seal JAcks
  3. HR Merkins
  4. Am. Hammers

Last 7 minutes: 10 Burpess EMOM (which was reduced to a an 11 of sorts after minute 5 where we started going 10 burpees plus 1 BBS, then 9 burpees plus 2 BBS….etc… until we had about 20 seconds left.

I had everyone recover on their feet and then add 1 last Burpee.

NNM: I spoke today about one of the many examples of what F3 has meant to me. Specifically, the other day I was out for a pre-run where I started out at a “comfortable pace” already deciding in my head what I was “good” with that morning.  Then about 2 miles in I came across a fellow Pax who got to the AO early and decided to go find me. We started to run together and my “comfortable pace” got very uncomfortable very quickly. All told, when we got back to COT I had increased the pace I was running at by over 35 seconds. He literally found me where I was, didn’t leave me behind, and pushed me to accelerate. It is what I needed then, and it’s what I needed 5 years ago when I started F3. I never knew how fast I could run, until I started running with faster guys. That Friday morning was a great reminder that I can always push more, that I have plenty of gas left in the tank, and that somewhere out in the gloom a brother is willing to go find you and get you better. (Thanks Olaf)

Whether you are accelerating 1F or the 2nd and 3rd, run with faster guys and don’t just be comfortable. You never really know what you are capable of until you push just a little bit more.

AYE!

Running Q Bandcamp

Speaking of Running with faster guys…Bandcamp executed a 10K route where he was able to hit a PR. The route went all over the downtown Fort Mill area. Again, men surround yourself with HIMS you never know what you’re going to be able to do.

Ruck Q : JWOW

Ruck to Church of NAzarene

10 rounds –

5 merkins at the bottom then 10 squats at the top of the stairs.

Rucked to Print Shop

20 step ups and 20 dips

Rucked up Main STreet and back to Wep for the chair swing loop at each chair swing 5 squats and 5 CDD’s One more half loop to COT.

Kettlebell Q: 38 Special

Leg stretches for a couple minutes while us 40somethigns PAX complained about our joints

The Thang:

10 each of Arm Curl and Press, tricep ex. and overhead press. Grabbed bells and went for a stroll around the park. Bells always farmered carried. We used the park equipment to tell us what to do. Each Swing 20 swings, Statues 30 Standing Tesh with squat each arm Bathrooms = 20 squats same set as the start upon our return.

Paired up for a dora

100 Goblet Squats

200 Calf Raises

300 Flutter with chest press

6 minutes to go carry back to bathroom and back 1 minute of squats and 1 minute of swings.

IR Q: Kermit

Took a nice mosey around downtown Fort Mill and even down to the Peach stand and back. Big thank you for leading this piece and not leaving any men behind!

 

Post Workout  JWOW led us in prayer and we named a  FNG The name Cannonball.

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Burpees & Bunionettes

WARMUP: Moseyed the COT parking lot for approx. 5 minutes picking up late arriving PAX and mixing in BKs, HKs, Karaoke, Mike Tysons, and bear crawling. At 5 min in we stopped and completed 25 SSHinCadence. Warm up complete.
THE THANG: Dora 2.0 – Took the PAX to the hill by the pullup bars and asked them to partner up. Partner #1 runs down the hill to the stop sign, completes 5 Burpees, and then runs back to the top of the hill to meet up with Partner #2 who was performing the selected exercise. Both guys walk over to the pullup bars where Cindys were available. Partner #1 completes 10 pullups and then hangs on the bar until Partner #2 completes 15 KB swings with Cindy. SWITCH! Once the team completes 1 set of pullups and KB swings each they return to the street to continue the Dora.
3 Exercises for the DORA:
100 – Diamond Merkins
150 – Alt. Lunges
200- American Hammers
If my memory serves me correctly we made 9 trips to the bars during the DORA.
MARY: Planking and Praising – Made it back to COT with a few minutes left so asked the PAX to move into a straight arm plank position. Asked the PAX to tell us something they are thankful for while holding the plank position. This took about 1 1/2 minutes. Then asked the PAX to lift their right hand off the ground while holding the plank position. Did this for each arm and leg for 15 seconds each. Then asked PAX to lift right hand and left leg off the ground while holding the plank position. Did this for both sides and held it for 10 seconds. Held normal plank for a little longer to reach 3 minutes. DONE!
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Warning -more SawDust foot pics coming soon, Saturday Convergence/Invergence, Daffodil hike
COT: From my experience the men of The Fort are good at praying for others and asking for prayer for others. Very seldom do I hear something vulnerable/transparent about what’s going on internally, personal struggles with the PAX. So, asked each PAX to be vulnerable and share something that they are struggling with currently. Lifted me up to hear men share their hearts/struggles and hear other men immediately offer words of wisdom, encouragement, and comfort. Thanks for sharing fellas!

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Little of this, little of that

WARMUP: mossy to football field for COP (gates locked so couldn’t get into field), wish @shield was there to let us in.
THE THANG: mossy to basketball courts for 7 rounds of Crab Cakes special Rugby Sprints, 3 rounds of suicides with various merkins and squats. Mossy to gym doors for some Mary and 3 sets of dips and step ups on benches. Mossy to COT
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:

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Snake Pit Tabata

WARMUP:
Side Straddle Hop
Merkins
Hillbilly Walker

THE THANG:
1 minute on 30 seconds off
Upright Row
Deadlift
LBC
Halos
Swings
Jump Rope
Slam Balls
Goblet Squat
Cone Suicides
Tricep Extensions

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Bethel Men’s Shelter 3/7 needs volunteers
Q school 3/1 Stockade

COT:
Marriages
Prayers for health

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~Alabama Route

Alabama route was called, with some tweaks to get us to 6 miles. Several pax started early and/or ran late to get up to 12 miles. YHC took video of the most pax, and thus felt inclined to post this backlist.

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Open Doors are not a Coincidence

WARMUP:
Light mosey to stadium
COP – Circle of Pain for warm up
5-6 exercises
THE THANG:
Sideline to sideline lunges, backward running, karaoke, gasers
Aka suicides
1 merkin
2 big boys
3 side straddle hops
4 squat jump
5 burpees
6 sumo squats
7 LBCs
8 good mornings
9 Bobby hurlys
10 donkey kicks
MARY:
Around the circle with some abs by committee
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Slapshot had all of the newsletter in his head
QCOT:
Whenever an opportunity comes you need to pray, discuss with Concentrica and act on it
Open doors are not a coincidence and when they shut you can’t go back
Be bold men and live life trusting SkyQ has your
CakeBoss  out 👏🏻🥓🔥

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