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Old school at the Fort

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The Fort is where it all started…need I say more. For many of the Pax of the Fort, this was their first post and it set the tone their journey since that time. While the Fort has multiplied many times over since it inception in 2012, this AO stands as the cornerstone for the culture, fellowship and brotherhood for our region.

YHC was excited to be asked to Q and while I had to navigate some calendar issues, it was an opportunity not to be missed.

In preparation for the Q, it was an easy decision to reach out to my Shieldlock brother, DD, to co-Q with me. He and I had been traveling this week and a beat down with some fellowship was just what the doctor ordered to remedy that jet lag.

WARMUP:
Sprint to Sweet Baby Jesus church located in downtown Fort Mill
SSH x 20
5 burpees
IW x 15
4 burpees
Windmills x 10
3 burpees
Squats x 15
2 burpees
Merkins x 10
1 burpees

THE THANG:
Step work at the church x 3
Mix in between
CDD x 10
Lunges x 10
Monkey humpers x 10

Partner Dora around the church
100 Merkins
200 Squats
300 LBCs

Hand off to DD

Run to gas station
10 burpees

Run to scarecrow hill
Bear crawl up the hill
10 burpees

Run to Massey
Run up Massey
10 burpees

Run to Close Bldg hill
Bear crawl up hill
10 burpees

Run to WEP
Run up WEP hill
10 burpees

Run to COT

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Read the newsletter

COT:

DD discussed the “mountains” in our life and the perseverance to overcome them.

YHC discussed seeing your M as a child of God and them as a blessing

Lots of items shared during COT including prayers and praises.

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The Grizzly

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WARMUP:
Parking Lot Mosey – Warmup at Stop sign
1. 20 SSH IC
2. 10 Windmill IC
Parking Lot Mosey – Warmup at COT
3. 10 Imperial Walkers IC
4. 10 Hillbilly Walkers IC
5. Plank stretches, Honeymooner &
Downward Dog (Heel to ground)
THE THANG:
Mosey to Field / Track
Buy-In: 10 Burpees
1. Bear Crawl to 20y – 25 Merkins
2. Bear Crawl to 40y – 25 Flutters (SC)
3. Bear Crawl to 40y – 25 LBC’s
4. Bear Crawl to 20y – 25 Plank Jack (SC)
5. Bear Crawl to EZ – 40 Squats
Rinse & Repeat to other EZ
400m Indian Run
Bleachers
1. 20 Dips
2. Run length of bleachers
3. Return up/down all stairs
4. 20 Dips
Cash-Out: 10 Burpees
MARY: Flutters, Big Boy Situps, Freddie Mercurys, Peter Parker
ANNOUNCEMENTS: RYN, Christmas Party, Bethel Serve
COT: Prayers & Praises

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The Kickoff of the Funhouse Farewell Tour

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WARMUP:
I am certain we warmed up.

THE THANG:
It occurred to me as I sat to write this, that I have no idea (since it was a MONTH ago) what all we did that morning. I usually have a plan written out ahead that I either commit to memory, or will even shove a printout in my pocket to reference just in case. I didn’t do that this time. I know that I tried to call a few of the favorites of <@UGNDJBDU3> in his honor. I know we hit The Zipper and we definitely performed the Gonorrhea Burpee (because it has The Clap), but that’s all I really recall…

Now, the only person likely to read this is <@UGU3XR5RP>, but I just got painfully convicted about not writing Backblasts in a timely nor efficient manner. As I was looking back to see if I could find this weinke, I discovered that I have the BB from both my FNG post (administered by <@UN6U5PXNJ> and <@U08GGTLHL>) and from my VQ at The Armory.

<@U07QXBKKF5F> joined us as an FNG that morning. As it turns out, this came at a critical time in his life… and is hopefully blessing it. But, I failed him as a Q. He now does not have the enjoyment or blessing of being able to go back and read the report from his first post and reflect on that in the same way that I do. The first day I posted, I was sure I was going to die when Pusher said, “And now for the second half, I’ll hand this off to Jekyll”. I didn’t understand how the toughest workout I had ever done to that point in my adult life could have a SECOND HALF.

That’s a cherished memory. So, for Road Rash and every man after him, I commit to writing BackBlasts, making them interesting and timely, and hyping the reading of them after the fact. I also will attempt to persuade other men to do the same.

MARY: No chicks.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletter.

COT: The 5th Core Principle.

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Funhouse sendoff at the Pond

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WARMUP: ran to Hardee’s, did SSH, planked, ran more. Ran down to city hall building.
THE THANG: 2 exercises at the city hall building, ran down to 4 way stop for 1 burpee (added 1 burpee each time we passed it, then up the hill to the parking lot for the same 2 exercises.

10 pushups (change pushups each time between diamonds, ranger, regular) and 10 double count flutters.

Last added part was to try and push your way up the hills just so you weren’t dialing it in.
MARY: got some hammers in, bicycles, more hammers
ANNOUNCEMENTS: CSPAN style positive vibes to Funhouse!
COT: like all of us when we’re in the flux, we go up and down just like the hills we ran today. Sometimes easier going down the hill, but that push and pull from another guy, and that guy to lean on and talk to when you need it, that’s the goal of leaving no man behind!

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Boot camp

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Do 30 side straddle hops. Ran to the high school. Stop in the parking lot do lunge walks halfway down the parking spots, do 5 pushups, bear crawl the other half, do 5 burpees . Repeat back to the start. Split into partners. Do 100 drydocks, 200 big boys, 200 merkins, 200 American hammers, 100 squats in rotating fashion while the other runs to the end of the parking lot and back.

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Full Metal Jacket

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WARMUP: Parking lot mosey to Stop sign 20 SSH, 10 Windmill. Continue mosey to COT 10 Imperial Walker, 10 Hillbilly Walker, Plank, Honeymooner, Downward Dog.

THE THANG: Mosey to Cindy, rifle carry her to SCES bus loop.
Buy-in: 20 Merkins
10 Thrusters – Run lap around loop
20 LBC’s – Run lap around loop
20 Cindy curls – Run lap around loop
10 Carolina Dry Docks – Run lap around loop
20 Squats – Run lap around loop
(Rinse & repeat for 3 reps)
Cash-out: 30 Merkins
Return Cindy – mosey to COT
MARY: No
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Christmas Party, Golf Tourney
COT: Prayers & Praises

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Full Metal Jacket

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WARMUP: Parking lot mosey to Stop sign 20 SSH, 10 Windmill. Continue mosey to COT 10 Imperial Walker, 10 Hillbilly Walker, Plank, Honeymooner, Downward Dog.

THE THANG: Mosey to Cindy, rifle carry her to SCES bus loop.
Buy-in: 20 Merkins
10 Thrusters – Run lap around loop
20 LBC’s – Run lap around loop
20 Cindy curls – Run lap around loop
10 Carolina Dry Docks – Run lap around loop
20 Squats – Run lap around loop
(Rinse & repeat for 3 reps)
Cash-out: 30 Merkins
Return Cindy – mosey to COT
MARY: No
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Christmas Party, Golf Tourney
COT: Prayers & Praises

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No mercy

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WARMUP: N/A – prerun if ya want to
THE THANG:

Pain stations from the flag down to Gold Hill and back to the light poles where we did some light pole work, starting at 2nd pole, one burpee building to 10. Then back to do the pain stations in reverse. We stayed together and did plank work waiting for 6 at each pain station.

Pain station #1 Bank (25 SSH IC)
#2 Culdesac by Dr. Luck (25 Plank Jacks IC)
#3 entrance to Gold Hill (25 Merkins IC)
#4 behind school (25 American Hammers IC)

On way back we did

#4, #3, #2 and #1 but dropped 5 reps off
Then we did #1 and #2 dropping off 5 again and then finally #1 for the last time before heading back to COT, 3+ miles plus a bunch of hill work and a lot of reps! Nice work by all :facepunch:

MARY: 6 count BURPEES IC
ANNOUNCEMENTS: 12 year, bethel
COT: yup

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