4 Corners

WARMUP: I felt that we need a little motivation so we did “The Motivator” then a few stretchy thing the moseyed to Harris Teeter lot.

THE THANG: we did a 4 corner work out. At each corner we performed the same exercise for the reps listed.

Round 1 – 7 Burpees
Round 2 – 14 Merkins
Round 3 – 21 LBCs
Round 4 – 28 Squats
Round 5 – 21 American Hammers
Round 6 – 14 CDDs
Round 7 – V-ups

We had a few minutes left to get back to COT where we ended with a little Broga.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Bethel Men’s Shelter 9/4
Intergence 9/13
HIM Camp
Read the Newsletter
COT: Prayers were made

Thanks again <@UQ50TPDLH> for the opportunity to lead!!!

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Sharing Burdens

9 men shared their burdens and three sandbags (40lb, 60lb, and 80lb) for a 3.05 mile trek at Soul to Sole this morning. Route was as follows:

– Down Broadcloth, right on Textile, right on Innovation, Right on Kingsley Springs, cross 160, right on Kingsley Park, right on 160, left onto Kingsley Spring, down to LPL and back up to COT

NMM
Winners let obstacles motivate them. Losers let obstacles defeat them. The challenge, loss, or discomfort is the same, but YOU have the power to choose its effect. Inspire or quit – which will you choose?

-IJ

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Stand Up’s VQ

WARMUP: side straddle hops, arm circles, windmills, imperial walkers, cherry pickers

THE THANG:

Station 1: 100m-ish partner run – 100 monkey humpers, 200 Carolina dry docks, 300 American Hammers

Mosey

Station 2: 10 Merkins, 15 air squats, 20 big boys, 10 burpees

Mosey to the wall

Station 3: PAX stayed in wall squat, while we snaked down the line bear crawling out 10 yards and performed 5 wide arm merkins, then crab walked back. Then walking lunges out to 5 squats and walking lunges back.

Mosey

MARY: 30 LBC, 15 Box cutters, 15 Freddie Mercuries, 15 Flutters, CELEBRITY @slapshot 30 hello dolly’s, and a much needed 15 second body destroyer

ANNOUNCEMENTS: 9/11 stair climb, HIM Camp, and the jam-packed newsletter

COT: praises for new family members for @grassy knoll and a healthy baby for @the pirates friend Netflix. Prayers for Pollo Hermano’s father, DD and family fighting the fight against cancer, college of mine in the throws of rock bottom, and a member of my personal network getting a heart stent in place today. Apologies for any prayers spoken that I’ve forgotten.

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Gen X’er Beatdown

WARMUP: All the classics
THE THANG:
Wall Sits
Two Pax did 3 burpee broad jumps and lunge walked back to the wall. Repeat until all pax have gone. 2 Rounds

7’s on the Hill
Mountain Climber and Merkins

In the Chick-fil-a upper parking lot
Using the guard rail – 10 dips and 10 Irkins (3 rounds)

Partner Workout
100 reps of each exercise, the timer is partner-run a lap around the parking lot.

Merkins, OH Claps, Gas Pumpers, LBCs, Plank Jacks, Imperial Walkers, SSH
MARY: No Time
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Stuff a bus, Bethel Men’s Shelters, Pigskin Pickems
COT: Closed in prayer

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Sandbag Tossing

WARMUP: MNC, SSH, Merkins, A Mosey, and a Stretch
THE THANG:
(RD1)10 Racked Squats
Burpees Sandbag Toss, width of the soccer field, fence to fence
10 Racked Squats

(RD2)10 Bent Over Rows
Bear Crawl Drag LOF
10 Bent Over Rows

(RD3)10 Hand Release Merkins
Left side Toss LOF
10 Hand Release Merkins

(RD4)10 OHP
Right side Toss LOF
10 OHP

(RD5)10 Bear Hug Squats
Backward Overhead Toss LOF
10 Bear Hug Squats

If time left
2 Rounds
44 Sandbag Over Shoulder
44 American Hammers (2 count)
44 Mountain Climbers (2 count)
Run a lap after each round
MARY: No Time
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Sweaty Barry, Trash Pick Up, Stuff-A-Bus, Pigskin Pick’em
COT: Closed in prayer

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Gratitude at Lazarus

WARMUP: Jog to East side of the theater – you can’t have enough of the East side!
SSH’s
Moroccan night clubs
Cherry pickers
Windmills
Merkins
Downward dog stretch
D.I.D.

THE THANG: PART 1: 5-10-15-20 ladders with merkins, lunges (2 ct), big boys and 2 ct plank jacks.
Intermission: breathe
PART 2:
Completes as a team with the three dudes… dropping B.O.M.B.S.!
50- Burpees
100- SSH’s 2ct
150- Merkins
200- Big Boys
250- didn’t make it this far

Head back to COT
MARY: not present
ANNOUNCEMENTS: blood drive in Massey 5/19, Pusher didn’t show up for something or was really late or..? Read your newsletter
COT: Prayers for new life, gratitude and brothers throughout F3.

Thanks for the nod, Goose!

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Smoked Heavy Stogies

Warm-Up:
SSH – 20 IC
Windmills – 10 IC
Imperial Walkers – 20 IC
Moroccan Night Clubs – 20 IC
Low Slow Squat – 10 IC
Strawberry Pickers – 15 IC

Main Thang:
? Circuit 1 – 3 Rounds:

10 KB Goblet Squats
10 KB Lawn Mower
10 KB Curls
20 KB Swings
20 KB Deadlifts
? Rest 30 sec after each round

? Circuit 2 – The Grinder (10 mins)

(EMOM – Every Minute On the Minute – for 10 mins)
Minute 1: 10 KB Clean & Press
Minute 2: 10 KB Halos

Finisher – Kettlebell Catcher’s Squat Hold (3 mins) Hold deep squat with KB in goblet position – as long as possible. If you break, do 5 Man Makers then return to hold
MARY: She didn’t show up
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletter
COT: Prayers and Praises

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When in doubt, blame Schwartz…

With no announcement as to the Q for the day as of the afternoon of the night before, which is unusual for <@U02679GQ1AT>, but becoming very usual for The Fort overall, I mentioned casually that I would just take it. So, Barkley dared me to. No, I don’t know exactly why, but here we are. It made me think of this as a Reverse Flick. In what may be the most famous scene from the movie A Christmas Story, Schwartz dares Flick to stick his tongue to the frozen flagpole on the playground. He throws all convention out the door and skips the Triple Dare and does right for the Triple Dog Dare. Which, as we all know, must be completed for fear of ever tarnishing a man’s reputation. In the case of the Colosseum, well, the roles were reversed and the metaphorical Flick (Barkley) dared Schwartz. Look, no one reads these except <@UGU3XR5RP> anyway, and it’s a weird place up in my head… so I’m just documenting all this for evidence when my wife finally has me committed. She’ll need a preponderance of evidence that I am, in fact, not quite right. This will help.

I decided to “play all the hits” of the Colosseum for our workout, explained in slightly more detail below. But again, as we all know that these are written primarily for the stats, I won’t bother with large amounts of detail.

WARMUP:
I’m sure I did some really slow windmills and stuff

THE THANG:
– Light poles to the end (before the right turn to go up the hill)
– Stop at each pole for 5 merkins
– Head up the hill
– Stop at intersections for 15 (double count) flutters
– Down hill
– Stop at intersections again for 15 LBCs
– Run to back to the wall
– Far side of lot – bear crawl to the wall, over the wall 5 burpees, over the wall, crawl bear back
– Bottom of the hill, grab a rock
– Overhead presses and curls
– Up the hill
– Stopping at light posts for 10 jump squats
– Down hill
– Stopping at light posts for 5 lunges each leg
– Grab a rock
– Chest presses, and something else I can’t remember

MARY:
No chicks.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Read your newsletter.

COT:
The 5th Core Principle.

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Up and Down DORA

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.

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