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Crazy 21s

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WARMUP: it’s minnow pond. So, no

THE THANG:
Fast pace 3.75ish miles stopping to do Super 21s.

That’s 1 merkin, 1 squat, 2 merkins, 2 squats, etc. up to 21 merkins, 21 squats. 231 total reps: n(n-1)/2 is the formula if you want it.

Did this back in 2019 https://f3thefort.com/2019/12/19/super-21s-at-minnow-pond/ it sucked then too.

MARY: a little with the 45 seconds remaining when we returned to COT

NMM: listen, every man that posted today is already trying. Sometimes it’s not enough just to try. We have to find ways to be better. Maybe that’s working with more intensity, maybe that’s eating better, maybe that’s resting smarter, maybe that’s speaking kindly to your children… but whatever it is, if you’re already trying and you need better, find a way.

It’s 2025, MEN of The Fort it is time to thrive

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Black Diamonds in Cadence (Honey Badger)

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25 Burpee in cadence + NUR hill
15 Merkins IC + NUR
25 squats IC + NUR
25 Bomb Jack Single ct IC + NUR
20 CDD’s IC + NUR
15 Monkey Humpers IC + NUR

5 pull ups/25 SSHs
10 pull ups/50 SSH
15/75
10/50
5/25

Mary

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2025 New Years Convergence Smokin Beatdown

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WARMUP: Stated the F3 Mission and Core Principles, then SSH, Windmills, Imperial Walkers, Moroccan NC, and Strawberry Pickers
THE THANG:
Round 1: Cheese Shredder
Round 2: Light Poles:
1. Burpees starting with 1 then 2 at the next light pole and so on with the mode of transportation being a bear crawl
2. Squats starting with 1 then 2 at the next light pole and so on with the mode of transportation being a lunge walk
3. Big Boy Sit Ups starting with 1 then 2 at the next light pole and so on with the mode of transportation being a Crab Walk
Round 3: Steps:
1. Start with 5 Box Jumps or Step Ups at lowest step with 1 Merkin then 5 Box Jumps or Step Ups on the next step with 2 Merkins and so on until the highest step
2. Start with 5 Box Jumps or Step Ups at lowest step with 1 Derkin then 5 Box Jumps or Step Ups on the next step with 2 Derkins and so on until the highest step
3. Start with 5 Box Jumps or Step Ups at lowest step with 1 Inclined Merkin then 5 Box Jumps or Step Ups on the next step with 2 Inclined Merkins and so on until the highest step
MARY: American Hammers
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletter
COT: Prayers and Praises

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Final Friday Freakout at Varsity

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Mosey run
Warm up: SWIMLAPPs: all in cadence: SSH 15x, windmills 10x, Imperial Walkers 10x, Moroccan n/c 10x, low slow squats 10x, big arm circles 10x, peterparkers 10x, plank stretches (honeymooner/down dogs).
-Run-
Thang1: Fish tracks: movement followed by exercise called: Toy soldiers – merkins; bearcrawl-merkins; lunge walk-squats
-Run-
Thang2: Bench mench: step ups, dips, butt touch squats, incline merkins, decline merkins, calf raises
-Run-
Thang3: at the pullup bars, interspersed bar work and abs: Pull ups (10x), squats, chin ups (9x), flutters, switch grip pull ups (8x), LBCs, switch grip pull ups (7x), hello dollies, toes2bar (6x), rosilitas, knees2chest.
Recover and grab a cindy.
Thang4: various block work.
Overhead carry to stop sign and back, curls, OH press, goblet squats, thrusters, bent over rows, and another overhead carry to stop sign and back.
Return blocks.
-Run to shovel flag.-
Thang5: Ball toss: pax on their six in a tight circle, toss slam ball (15 lb) to another pax (be nice and call their name out first). Did this for a little while as it was quite fun.
Fini
COT

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One Word for the Win

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WARMUP: Killed some time with usual fare in pkg lot while Mainframe and Pusher fixed the wrinkle in their panties
THE THANG: Ran past the golf course (with some exercises along the way) to the lower part of the trail that goes up the hill from Tega Cay Drive to the tennis courts. We did hill repeats with squats at the bottom and burpees at the top. We did so many that Dark Helmet cried and our Q (YHC) lost count. Then we did some more. And then more. When Fishstix proved to be unbreakable, we ran past tennis courts, out the golf course entrance and down the road back to Runde with some exercises along the way.
MARY: Flutters in parking lot for last 2 mins
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Pusher is leading 8 Blocker exercise 1st Sat of Jan at Panera after workouts.
COT: Falconcrest brought our FNG Slurve who showed up in a golf cart but somehow we have him baseball name. Thanks for the EH! Let’s get him back out this week!

We addressed the One Word topic throughout, including examples of random words that don’t motivate and thoughtful words that do. Pusher added some best practices, Senator gave his solid plug for Why F3 still matters to him in his 13th year. Finally DOAH stuck the landing with a heartfelt example of how F3 and One Word can come together in mysterious ways to make Impact.

A great morning for all present. You were missed Uber!

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No excuses!!!

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WARMUP: mosey around the carpool loop + brief COP with usual appetizers
THE THANG: mosey down to parking lot near baseball field for some side lunges, sideways bear crawls, bear crawls, crawl bears, sprints, Mary session with each pax calling/leading an exercise, mosey past football field to hill between football field and upper parking lot, Jacobs ladder on the hill, mosey up the hill to lot on side of school, suicides 3x to burn out all the remaining fuel. Return home
MARY: Done inside the Thang
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Clave Boss tmrw!!!
COT: of course, 5th core principle

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No Catfishing Here

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The original Q Cake Boss was feeling ill, so I stepped in.

WARMUP: Pledge of Allegiance right at 06:45. Then right at launch point, we warmed up with the following – we went SWIMS-ing:
– 20 SSH
– 10 WM
– 15 IW
– 20 MNC
– 15 Strawberry Pickers

THE THANG: Mosey on over to the corner of Academy and Withers, via Main to Confederate. Academy and Withers is the start point of The Cross workout:
– Up the hill on Withers to the parking lot at the top of the hill. 10 Merkins and 15 2ct mountain climbers
– Back down to start point, then 1 burpee
– Down Academy towards Fort Mill Church of God. Stop at the student ministry building. 10 Merkins, 15 LSS
– Back to start point, 1 burpee
– Up Withers to corner at Confederate, 10 merkins and 15 LBC
– Back to start point, 1 burpee
– Down Academy to corner near Main, 10 merkins and 15 2ct fullter
– Back to start point, 1 burpee
– Rinse and repeat, adding 1 burpee each round
– Everyone got through 3 complete rounds, some hard chargers started on a 4th
– Back to COT
MARY: Got back to COT a minute or two early where we did 10 box cutters and 10 rosalitas until time was up.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletter and get involved wherever, however you can.
COT: Nobody is perfect. He loved us all regardless of our imperfections. We need to try to do the same towards all others, including ourselves. Grace goes a LONG way towards this.
A day after Christmas when others tend to sleep in and sleep off all the joy and merriment, Fort Pax were out posting. Great job fellas!
SYITG
-NASA

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Christmas Eve Convergence at The Yard

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WARMUP: (cake boss): 5 Burpees, SSH, 4 B., Imp.Walk, 3B., HillWalk, 2B, something else, 1B…

Count off 1 & 2; Group 1 w/ Farmers Only, Group 2 w/ Suplex
Switch Q’s at 1/2 mark

THE THANG:
Group 1 (Farmers only):

Group 2 (Suplex):
Cocaine Bear Crawls to the 50 (2 merkins at each 5yrd). Al Gore till the 6
Mary #1: 12 Hello Ladies (IC), 24 Plank Jacks (IC), 12 BBSU & 24 Heel-taps (OYO)
Go right into….
Burpee Broad Jumps (3 & 3) to end zone
Plank till the 6

R.2
Crane Carries to 50: back to back, 1 runs while other flutter kicks (swap @ 25… mod. to piggyback if needed)
Mary #2: 12 AmHamms (IC), 24 Gas Pumpers (IC), 12 Dying CockRoaches & 24 LBCs (OYO)
Go right into…
Other man in Sparrow Run.
@ end zone: 12 Imp-Squat-walkers (IC) 24 or something else (improv.)

MARY: done w/in Thang
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Newsletters… Merry Christmas!
COT: held (5th core principle)

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Ring of Fire ? Burning Strong

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WARMUP:
Grab a block
Mosey to track
Imperial walkers
low Slow squats
Moroccan Night Clubs
Hillbilly walkers
THE THANG:
20 reps of Cindy exercise
Curls
Tri extension
Shoulder presses
Squats
Murder Bunnies
—Rinse and Repeat

Track pain stations starting with 5 reps increase 1 rep each round
Leg lifts
Merkins
Sumo squats
Donkey Kicks

Start with curls the lap stop at each pain station then next Cindy exercise and next lap with increased rep
Get as many rounds as possible
MARY:
N/A
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Acceleration project 12/20
Christmas Party 12/21
ClaveBoss 12/24

COT:
Prayers for mental health
Rumbling back
Chickenhawk dad

Be persistent and disciplined!!

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Bing was in town. It was a real good time.

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Bing probably has a much more interesting version of all this, but suffice it to say, it was a good time. I went first half and Bing ended the hour. It’s not going to be a great backblast, but it will capture the fact that there were men there and what their names were. That’s gotta count for something…

WARMUP:
We did.

THE THANG:
We lifted some stuff. Then Bing made us do a lot of Bear Crawling and something called a “Pit of Misery”. Hateful stuff…

MARY:
No chicks.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Read your newsletter.

COT:
The 5th Core Principle.

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