Easy Peasy for Twister

WARMUP: Twister complaining about all the AO name changes. He’s old.
THE THANG: Run down 160 for 23 minutes, turn around.
MARY: Should recalculate to 22 minutes out and turn around.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Q source, Dam2Damn Bar
COT: Prayers for healing and marriages.

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Locking Shields_3rdF Thursday on the 3rd Thursday

PAX of The Fort,

10 years we have been at this thing called F3 and we have covered a lot of ground and accomplished great things. Most importantly we have helped each other accelerate and be better than we were yesterday.

Locking Shields is a new way of taking our shieldlocks and all of The Fort PAX deeper and wider. We need to keep challenging ourselves and move into deeper waters in order to tap into our true selves. Maturing not only physically but mentally and spiritually is critical for moving to a place of advantage in this thing we call life.

How will Locking Shields help mature us and take us deeper?? By being willing to have the hard conversations and reach deep into the things that every single one of us struggles with and needs to deal with. This is not to embarrass or shame anyone, but to move toward advantage and overcome the things that hold us back from the BEST US!

Locking Shields

    1. We will put out a monthly topic for Shieldlocks to discuss and all PAX to consider and discuss in smaller groups and circles the first two weeks of the month.
    2. Locking Shields 3rdF Thursday every 3rd Thursday of each month will be held at Hanging with Stang. A shieldlock group will lead through discussion on the topic of the month. From the smaller discussion groups to this corporate group, the discussion will be impactful in short time Thursday mornings.
    3. Sign your Shieldlock up to lead a discussion of choice. Something you know men deal with and could benefit from have the hard conversation. Let Cake Boss know you want to lead and get on the calendar.

So what are we really talking about here. As men we have certain tendancies and bend. Here are some of the things that lead to our Jesters manifesting somewhere in our lives:

    • Identity
      • Worthiness
      • Performance
      • Control
    • Anxiety/Stress
      • Loneliness
      • Hopelessness
    • Virtuous Leadership
      • In Marriage
      • Raising 2.0s
      • At work
    • Faith
      • Grace
      • Love
      • Wisdom
      • Empathy
      • Humility
      • Worship
    • Finances
      • Debt
      • Budgeting
      • Communication
      • 2.0 lessons

The list goes on and on, but this is not a cliffnotes version. We want Shieldlocks to go deep and Locking Shields will take all the PAX into the deep waters.

See you in Da Gloom!

Cake Boss

Join in on the conversations!!

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So Long, Farewell…….

So Long, Farewell……

It was cold morning at Laces In as 6 PAX posted to say good bye to Laces In

Disclaimer was given and pain was promised.

Circle Up

All sets today will add to 22

22 SSH
22 Wind Mills

Mosey to Band lot

25 Yrd Line – 22 Mtn Climbers (2 Ct)
50 Yrd Line – 22 American Hammers(2Ct)
25 Yrd Line – 22 LBC
End Zone Yrd Line – 22 Hand Release Merkins

We did one set of 22 Flutters

Mosey to Back entrance

22 jump Squats

We moseyed back to hill by the stadium

Final Laces In sets ended with 3 rounds of 22 total reps

At the Bottom

4 – Burpees
5- Grave Diggers

Nerr to Top

6: Big Boy Sit Up
7: Box Cutters

Mosey back to COT

Prayers: For Health of our 2.0s

Come out to the new AO next Thursday at Gold Hill Middle School!

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Repeat the 400

18 pax posted at Clydesdales this morning for a chilly mid week jaunt over to FMHS and some interval training. Weather was 35 but felt like 31

THE THANG:

Mosey to FMHS – 0.7 miles
400 m at 10k pace followed by 400 m walk/jog
Rinse and repeat for 6-8 times
Mosey back to COT – 0.7 miles

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
– Clave Boss 5k/10 at 6:30 on 12/24 at Pantheon (bootcamp after)
– 8 Blocker at Q Source on 12/27 at Panera
– 1/28 Dam to Dam Bar run

Mumblechatter
– DQ closes early (9 PM) provided by Sugar Daddy

Prayers
– Walker 61st birthday
– Middle school kid lost his father (Patel)
– Lost loved ones from 2022
– Andy Burkholder has AML

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Unshuffled deck of total nonsense

WARMUP: tested the site Q to see if he would cancel and go home cause it was raining. A core principle was applied. Moseyed to cover under the awning at C.O.G.
THE THANG: Deck of cards. Took turns pulling cards and thinking of exercises and how many. Yes, that’s really what we did.
MARY: Nope.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletter, LEARN HOW TO SUBMIT BACKBLASTS
COT: Mental Battles and Prayers for those that need a venue such as F3.

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12 days of painmas

WARMUP: mosey to parking lot across the street for a circle and warm up exercises.

THE THANG: mosey more over to medical building and get going on the 12 days.  

Not moderate.  Good work put in. Fellowship was pretty quiet by about day 5.

Do day one, run around building.

Plank for 6.  

Do day two, day one then around the building, etc

1 Donkey Kick

2 WAM

3 Jumping Lunges

4 Merkins

5 Squats

6 Burpees

7 Bombjacks

8 Sumo Squats

9 CDD

10 Flutters IC

11 Monkey Humpers

12 Diamond Merkins

During Plank we got to hear about Pax fav Christmas gift memory as a kid.  Sounded like a lot of our folks were hitting the Sears catalog or the local KB Toy in the mall for the best stuff.  

Outside of Old Bay who got a dot matrix printer.  Prob from Radio Shack.  We are renaming him Tandy.

MARY:  no time for her.  It took all 45 to wrap the 12 days.  Site q was nervous we’d be late during run back.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:

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Pre-D2D Golf Tournament Mini Golf Workout

WARMUP: Mosey’d to the Armory via the Forbidden Highway. Stopped halfway to do some warmup exercises (can’t remember which ones) and a 5-count motivator.
THE THANG: Played mini golf in the Forest Hill parking lot. Started at hole 1, did an exercise, ran a lap, and moved to hole 2. Repeated until everyone worked their way through the front 9. Exercises were cumulative as the PAX progressed through each hole.

Indian ran along the Forbidden Highway back to COT.
MARY: Finished out with a 10-count motivator and some Mary.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: There were some.
COT: It took place. There was a circle and some praying. It was good.

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Hill Yeah!

WARMUP: the first 1/2 mile
THE THANG: 4+ miles with maybe a few hills to help prep for dam2dam
MARY: nah
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Christmas party coming up and be on the lookout for more d2d fundraisers
COT: prayers & praises

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Surprise!!! CakeBoss likes Burpees too🎂

WARMUP:
Mosey to sidewalk by Little Caesars
11s: Burpees at bottom, Dips at top wall
THE THANG:
3 stations on .70 loop
At each station perform 3 exercises then move to next round
Round 1: x3
5 burpees
10 Merkins
15 squats
Round 2: x3
5 Bombjacks
10 wide Arm Merkins
15 monkey humpers
Round 3: x3
5 Flying Squirrels
10 Diamond Merkins
15 one Leg squat

MARY: backdraft led quick exercise
ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Airborne Christmas Friday 12/16
Christmas Eve convergence
Read Newsletter
COT:

F3 and brotherhood is gift not to be take for granted
The busyness of Christmas we lose the reason of the season and that is that Sky Q sent Jesus on a rescue mission to save us from ourselves and own demise. Be grateful for his mission and love for us

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Gun & Run – Keeping It Simple

THE THANG: Ran approximately 2 to 3 miles, 7 pain stations with 30 reps of merkins, squats, and in cadence flutter kicks, and 3 reps of burpees. Totals: 200 merkins, 200 squats, 200 IC flutter kicks, 21 burpees. Finished up at the COT with isometric work for chest and arms.
COT:
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Harris Park Garbage Detail, Dam to Dam Bar 10k on January 28th, FM Christmas Pary on Dec. 16h.
Closed COT with a prayer.

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