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What’s in a Name?

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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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Convergence Before the Invergence

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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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The Darkest of ALLL Convergences

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80ish of the Fort’s, Lake Wylie’s, and Rock Hill’s finest converged this fine Monday to celebrate and show our support for the Darkest of All Helmet’s becoming the new Nantan of F3 Nation.

After my usual disclaimer and a giving of thanks for those who all showed , Dark Helmet led the warmup. As any true leader would do he quickly refreshed (and reinforced via burpees) the core mission of F3 and our core principles. After a rough start we did eventually nail it. After some side straddle hops and merkins the Pax were released into their own unique workout groups.

HERO WOD(Honey Badger)

This was my Q and I’m always humbled to lead Hero style workouts. They should be hard but also purposeful. For me I have created two unique workouts to honor different men of my family who have served. They would be the last people to ever consider themselves heroes. But that’s why I honor them. They sacrificed more than I ever could and I will always be inspired by them. I hope that in this very simple way their stories help inspire others.

For the purpose of today’s workout I truncated both them in the interest of time.

The “Uncle Paul”

I encourage anyone to Google the USS Pueblo Incident to get the full details but the long and short of it is that my wife’s Uncle Paul was a member of the USS Pueblo crew when it was captured by North Korea in 1968. For 11 months he was help captive as POW. Tortured, sleep deprived, and subject to all sorts of propaganda he along with 81 of his ship mates were eventually returned to the US. As a result of his PTSD he hasn’t been able to sleep for almost 50 years.

The Workout:

82 SSH (IC)

11 Burrpees OYO.

1 LAP around the Earth Fare Complex.

As we returned to our starting position I began the Second Hero Workout of the day. The “Sgt. Major”. This one is a WOD I’ve done before for the Honey Badger and is about my father who was a Command Sgt. Major in the 28th ID. Again for the sake of time I limited the usual 3 miles I try and incorporate into this workout for 3 laps instead. The exercises are as Follows.

28 Burpees

1 Lap

28 Burpees

56 Squats

1 Lap

28 Burpees

56 Squats

112 HR MErkins

1 LAP.

(Pick up the 6 if you can)

This pretty much took us up to the bell after a brief visit by the ruckers. Thanks to all who broke off to me to indulge me and these workouts. They are supposed to be hard and challenging and I hope we all got our money’s worth.

 

Running Boot camp: Sweep the Leg – FishTix

Group was split into teams of 4. Relay race around the parking lot two stops with exercises. Two runners traveled to stop 1 and stop 2 respectively while the other team members did the exercises at the stops. Once the runners arrived the running duties were handed off. Process was continued until the closing bell.

Stop 1 Exercises: HR Merkins, Dips, Burpees, CDD, Mike Tyson Merkins

Stop 2: Jump Squats, Flutters, Mnt Climbers, Lunges, Box Cutters

Rucking – VA – Olaf

4 corners with low slow squats, merkins, Lunges, and shoulder taps. After round 1 got a 40 and a 60 pound sand bag to spice it up. The bags were rotated around by the Pax.

Kettlebell – Armory – BandCamp

4 Rounds:

16 clusters (clean, squat, press

16 single arm swings (alternating)

16 lateral lunge with a row (8 a side)

Short Mosey

Some overhead lunges and suitcase deadlifts when the heart rates got too high.

Running – Flight Plan – Bass-O-Matic

Ran a bunch 🙂

At 6:00 I blew a whistle and we all reconvened for the longest Namearama I ever conducted a brief reminder of the Rooster, to read the newsletter and to have our Nantan of the Fort Esso lead us out.

Best of luck to Dark Helmet in his new role! Let’s all continue the mission!

AYE!

 

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The Jacobsen

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WARMUP: Not really

THE THANG: The Jacobsen – For William W. Jacobsen Jr., 31. Captain William Jacobsen, 31, commanded A Company 1-24 Infantry in the 25th Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade). He was the highest-ranking officer killed on December 21, 2004 when a suicide bomber attacked a mess hall, killing him and 21 others in Mosul, Iraq.

CPT Jacobsen attended Brigham Young University where he graduated in 1998 with a degree in Business. He was also enrolled in the R.O.T.C. program.

Prior to his deployment he taught a children’s Sunday School class. Before he left he expressed his commitment to providing the Iraqi people with the opportunity to live in a democratic and free country.
CPT Jacobsen lived life to the fullest. For instance, he ran two marathons, went rappelling, and took surfing lessons in Hawaii. He was an Eagle Scout and served a two-year mission for the Church to Dallas, Texas.
Jacobsen was an example to his soldiers and leaders alike. “His battalion commander said that if he knew all Mormons fought like Bill, he would convert the whole battalion.”

He was survived by his father, Bill; his mother, Vicki, his wife, Riikka, and his four children – sons Billy III, Sedric, Yonah and daughter, Avalon. The day Bill was killed was his 9th wedding anniversary.

Get a cinderblock – head to field, leave in end zone

BUY IN
– 100 yd Bear Crawl
– 100 yd Partner Carry
– 100 yd Crawl Bear
– 100 yd Partner Carry

800M run

Start in End Zone
– 5×5 – 5 reps/5 exercises
o Merkins, Flutter with Chest Press (4ct), Curls, OH Press, Bent over Row
– 100 yds
– 10 burpees/5 manmakers
– 100 yds
– 10×5
– 100 yds
– 10 burpees/5 manmakers
– 100 yds
– 15×5
– 100 yds
– 10 burpees/5 manmakers
– 100 yds
– 20×5
– 100 yds
– 10 burpees/5 manmakers
– 100 yds
– 25×5
– 100 yds
– 10 burpees/5 manmakers
– 30×5

1 mile run

MARY: No chicks

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletter

COT: The 5th Core Principle

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Better late than never.  Thanks Double D for the guidance to get this posted.

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WARMUP:  No warmup, got right to it.  
THE THANG: 2 Ruckers, 5 runners for a trip to Kingsley and back. Great mumble chatter with a beautiful sunrise.
MARY: Mary did not show up….AGAIN!!
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT: We prayed for OldBays wife’s healing, Dam to Dam participants safety and strength & Protection and guidance for our 2.0’s.

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Time Flies With Fun Bags

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*WARMUP:*
Windmills
Plank
Moroccan Nightclubs

*THE THANG:*

15 – Under The Wires 3x
15- Curls

30 – Bicycle Crunches 3x
30- American Hammers

15 – Walk-Out Push-Ups 3x
15- pull throughs

30 – Jacknifes 3x
100 – Yard Bear Crawl

15 – Diamond Push-Ups 3x
15 – Man Makers

*MARY:*
None
*ANNOUNCEMENTS:*
Christmas party coming up- see Maximus for details.

*COT:*

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Welcome to my TED Talk

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Disclaimer disclaimed
Valentine’s Day Eve – Accelerating the M requires both Skill and Love. Just like our fitness, relationships are either Accelerating or Decelerating, Aye?
If you think you are “Maintaining” your relationship, you are actually Decelerating.

Mosey to WEP Stage
The Culture is a Jester
• Our culture likes to present marriage as easy, but a HIM knows virtue takes work, and thus marriage will take work.
Warm Up
20 SSH IC
10 Windmills IC
10 LSS IC
Al Gore w/ 10 MNC IC
11 Hill Billy Walkers IC
Yoga?

There is NO 50 Yard Line
• Halfway is not good enough when it comes to the M. An Accelerating HIM will go the length of the field for his M.

The Thang – Pearls on a String became chase Maximus (and Clickbait and Poppins, with Band Camp on form patrol) around the WEP loop, at each swing, do the following:
10 Merkins
10 Squats
10 Flying Squirrels

Your Wife is NOT Your Best Friend
• She is made for a much higher purpose, put her on the pedestal alone.

Mosey to Pike Entrance
7s of Derkins and Bomb Jax
7s of Step Ups and Dips
Mosey to Pike Wall
Wall Sits and Burpee Waterfall

Joy Trumps Happiness
• Happiness is a transitory positive feeling
• Joy is a permanent state of hopeful satisfaction
• A healthy and vital M is a lifetime pursuit

Mary – Flutters until 0600

Marriage requires Proximity and Purpose. It transforms a man from a selfish Happiness-junkie into a selfless Joy-seeker. The HIM knows if he fails at his M, nothing else he does will matter.

Announcements: Q-Source after this. D2D celebration on 3/2
COT: stays in COT

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Know what I mean?

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WARMUP:

– SSH x 20 (IC)
– Hamstring stretches (left, right, middle)
– Quad stretch (left and right)
– Yoga like movements

THE THANG:

– Mosey from WEP to hill at Massey . Up and down the hill 3x. Burpees at top (15-10-5) and Merkins at bottom (15-10-5).

– Mosey to Print Shop. Pull ups, 3 rounds, max. One partner does pullups, other partners does step ups.

– Mosey to Hardees Parking Lot. 4 Corners Elevator. 10 Merkins, 20 LBCs, 30 Plank Jacks, 40 Shoulder Taps. Add an exercise each corner on the way through, drop an exercise at each corner on the way back. Pivot Squat, Bear Crawl, Backwards Run from corner to corner.

– Mosey to FM Pharmacy for a quick round of exercises while gathering The Six.

– Mosey back to WEP. PAX led Mary while gathering The Six.

– 10 minutes of F3 “Cube of Exercises”. PAX took turning rolling and performing determined exercises.

– Back to COT to finish up with Airborne Hip Exercises.

MARY: Some mixed in throughout

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Trash pickup, Coffeteria, Murder Bunnie’s playoff game

COT:

Prayers family and friends close to PAX dealing with illness. Prayers for those suffering from mental illness and addiction. Prayers for leadership.

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Tellier WOD + Some Extra

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WARMUP: Mosey around a large parking lot loop with bear crawls, crawl bears, NURs and side shuffles.
THE THANG: It was the Tellier, dedicated to Army Sgt. Zachary D. Tellier of Charlotte, NC.
The WOD:
10 Burpees

10 Burpees
25 Push-Ups

10 Burpees
25 Push-Ups
50 Lunges (25ea leg)

10 Burpees
25 Push-Ups
50 Lunges (25ea leg)
100 Sit-Ups (Big Boys)

10 Burpees
25 Push-Ups
50 Lunges (25ea leg)
100 Sit-Ups (Big Boys)
150 Air Squats

Upon completion of the Tellier WOD, we did a little stretching. Then, we made our way to the pull-up bars for:
3 Burpees
6 Pull-Ups
9 Merkins
Repeat 3 more times for a total of 4 rounds

Out to the road. Flutters then run down to the stop sign then NUR back.
Freddie’s & Heels to Heaven then run down and NUR back.

MARY: Instead of 6MoM, we did 10 hand-release merkins.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Murder Bunnies tonight at the Whitewater Center 9pm.
COT: Indeed…Principled.

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Tellier WOD + Some

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WARMUP: Mosey around a large parking lot loop with bear crawls, crawl bears, NURs and side shuffles.
THE THANG: It was the Tellier, dedicated to Army Sgt. Zachary D. Tellier of Charlotte, NC.
The WOD:
10 Burpees

10 Burpees
25 Push-Ups

10 Burpees
25 Push-Ups
50 Lunges (25ea leg)

10 Burpees
25 Push-Ups
50 Lunges (25ea leg)
100 Sit-Ups (Big Boys)

10 Burpees
25 Push-Ups
50 Lunges (25ea leg)
100 Sit-Ups (Big Boys)
150 Air Squats

Upon completion of the Tellier WOD, we did a little stretching. Then, we made our way to the pull-up bars for:
3 Burpees
6 Pull-Ups
9 Merkins
Repeat 3 more times for a total of 4 rounds

Out to the road. Flutters then run down to the stop sign then NUR back.
Freddie’s & Heels to Heaven then run down and NUR back.

MARY: Instead of 6MoM, we did 10 hand-release merkins.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Murder Bunnies tonight at the Whitewater Center 9pm.
COT: Indeed…Principled.

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