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FORTeen Years

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WARMUP: 14 Burpees
THE THANG: Mosey to center of WEP

Pax rotated into center based on year of 1st post (ie Class of 2026, 2025, 2024, etc). Varied exercises were performed by all including Burpees, Partner Derkins, Squats, Sumo Squats, SSH, Mtn Climbers, Mahktar N'Dyiae, Flutters, Freddys, Monkey Humpers, etc

Pax sprinted home for the finish.

MARY: She participated during the Thang

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Bethel Shelters service

COT: Yes, of course, 5th Core Principle

The pax came early and stayed late to celebrate this Community of Brothers we call The Fort. For 14 years, men have posted in the Gloom of WEP and other wonderful sites throughout FM/TC (and in Rock Hill, Clover/LKW and now Chester) to sharpen each other, to hone leadership skills, and to prepare themselves and each other to tackle the ups and downs Life will regularly throw their way.

The number of men who've stood at COT in The Fort over these years exceeds 2,000. And roughly 200 pax keep the flame burning in 2026. Their continued participation is an individual choice, one they can't not keep making because, as they shared, they've found brotherhood, community, belonging and accountability in The Fort.

Who will be standing in COT in 2036 or 2046? Anybody? Nobody? You? Your son or son-in-law or grandson?

As Band Camp shared, we Get To make this choice. Each man stands apart from the general crowd in our culture in making this choice. And yet, each man of The Fort is no better than any other man who lives among us. All men are made of the same fiber in the same image of our Creator. As Dark Helmet said, every man is needed in the leadership mission required to bring to fruition the world our Creator intended. So stay in the game. Find the next man and bring him into the fold. Because 14 years of history only matters if we continue to bring Impact to men and our broader community today, tomorrow, next week and next year. #KeepPosting

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Smokin Kettlebell Beatdown

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Warm-Up:
SSH – 20 IC
Windmills – 10 IC
Moroccan Night Clubs – 15 IC
Imperial Walkers- 20 IC
Mosey around parking lot

The Thang:
1. Ladder
Start at 5 reps, add +5 each round until 20, then work back down.
Exercises:
KB Swings
Goblet Squats
Lawnmower (each arm)
After each Step: Mosey around parking lot with KB

Ladder format: 5-10-15-20-15-10-5

2. Grinder (3 Rounds)
5 Man Makers
10 KB American Hammers (with KB, 2-count = 1)
15 KB Deadlifts
20 KB Chest Press

Round 1 MOT: Bear Crawl w/o KB
Round 2 MOT: Lunges w/ KB
Round 3 MOT: Farmer's Carry Above Head w/ KB

3. EMOM style:
Every minute on the minute for 10 minutes:
Odd minutes: 12 KB Curls
Even minutes: 12 KB Tricep Extension

MARY: She fart sacked this morning
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletter
COT: Prayers and Praises

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Bert

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WARMUP: Brief tour of our 0.25mi loop
THE THANG:
50 burpees
400m run
100 merkins
400m rub
150 lunges
400m rub
200 squats
400m run
150 lunges
400m run
100 merkins
400m run
50 burpees

I believe all pax made it through at least half. Nobody got to the last burpees.

MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:

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Kumquat

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WARMUP: BC led that….it involved burpees in cadence, but only after some creative running

THE THANG: Split into 3 groups, was gonna be 4, but Tesh was late. Rotated at Esso's whistle. Band Camp's job was to travel the groups in reverse and …… "encourage" full completion of the exercises

Esso had arms
Shady had core
Slash had legs

It was pretty solid. We know this because Esso could barely move his arms after doing it 3 times, Shady has a massive F3 tramp stamp from the situps, and Slash actually worked out the full duration according to all accounts

MARY: Again Band Camp called more burpees.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Newsletter
14th year convergence at WEP on 9/29

COT: We discussed why shield lock is important. AND that it may not work the first….or second….or third time you try to form one. A man leads from his shield lock, without it I'm not going to be the leader I'm capable of being.

It's kinda like having access to outside consultants who know what's up and are tasked with being honest to you even when you don't want it.

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Of course, more burpees

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WARMUP:
Moroccan nightclubs
Windmills
Cherry pickers
Hillbilly walkers
Mosey to some curb merkins in cadence

BurpBackMountain

  • partner up. Partner 1 does burpees while partner 2 nurs up the hill and runs down twice. Then switch. Completed when 100 burpees are done

THE THANG:
The Sheldon Cooper
10 burpees, 10 squats, 10 merkins, 10 big boy sit-ups, run .3 miles around park to halfway point and complete
9 burpees, 9 squats, 9 merkins, 9 big boy sit-ups, run .3 miles back to Amphitheatre. Repeat with 8, then 7, then 6…
MARY:
Fear of being alone is why I come out to F3 and to give other men the opportunity to push themselves to be better. I want to be around others that will help me improve and to be held accountable.

Flutters led by Dark Helmet for 1 minute
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:

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Hot and humid

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WARMUP: Easy does it. Windmills. Didn’t do any SSH

THE REAL WARMUP:
-10min Armor Building Complex (EMOM) with a partner (double kb’s)

THE THANG:
Mosey to the top of the hill and back.
Circuit, 3x through. 8-10 reps each:
-Chest Press, single arm
-Bent over row
-Waiter’s Carry
-Bicep Curls
-KB jump squats
-20 Pogo Hops (no weight)
-Swings
MARY: Breifly
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Yes
COT: Yes. 9/11 Prayer.

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Pipe Hitters Shieldlock Q

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14 at Lazarus for a Pipe Hitters Shieldlock beatdown. Here’s what we did:

Warm-up

  • 5 Merkins (IC)
  • 5 Low Slow Squats (IC)
  • 10 SSHs (IC)

The Thang
Island Hopping with Maximus

  • Run to 2nd island, run back, 10 Mtn Climbers
  • Run to 4th island, run back, 10 V-Ups
  • Run to 6th island, run back, 10 Mtn Climbers
  • Run to last island, run back, 10 V-Ups

Mosey to mid-lot

  • 10 Rounds Captain Thors (1:4 American Hammers, Flutters)

Handoff to Italian Job
Mosey to the Movie Theatre fountain

  • 1 Round of Rolling Thunder (Irkin/Dip repeat around the fountain)
  • 15 step ups
  • 20 Calf Raises Regular
  • 20 Calf Raises In
  • 20 Calf Raises Out

Mosey to side wall

  • 10 Wall Sits (IC)
  • 10 Dirty Hook-ups (IC)
  • 10 Reverse Dirty Hook-ups (IC)
  • 10 Bulgarian Split Wall Squats Left (IC)
  • 10 Bulgarian Split Wall Squats Right (IC)
  • 10 Wall LBC’s (IC)
  • 10 Australian Mountain Climbers (IC)
  • 10 Count Stretch

Handoff to Dark Helmet
Long Mosey to Greek Grill

  • 10 OH Chair Press (IC)
  • 10 Mike Tysons, run across the parking lot, 5 Burpees (3 Rounds)
  • Bear Crawl 30 yards

Long Mosey back to COT

  • 15 Flutters (IC)
  • 15 Hello Dollies (IC)

NMM
We were honored to lead this morning. Helmet shared some eloquent words about the value of having men in your life to speak truth, no matter if it hurts. If you don’t have those men, find them. It will enrich your life.

-IJ

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35lb Moderate 24kg Hard

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WARMUP: Yep
THE THANG:
Move to parking lot:
Single Arm Deadlift
Clean
Squat and Press
Overhead hold and March
did 5 reps on the right,
then 5 on the left

We did some type of travel between round. I think we hit 4-ish rounds before we had to farmers carry back to COT

MARY: might have missed her pushing it to close to 0600
ANNOUNCEMENTS: yep
COT: was held

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Citius, Altius, Fortius

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WARMUP:
Warmup

  • SSH x 30
  • Imperial Walkers x 20
  • Toy Soldiers x 20
  • Side Lunges x 15 each side
  • World’s Greatest Stretch x 5 each side

Dynamic Prep:

  • High Knees (20 yards)
  • Butt Kickers (20 yards)
  • A-Skips (20 yards)
  • Karaoke (20 yards each direction)

Kettlebell Activation:

  • 10 KB Deadlifts
  • 10 KB Goblet Squats
  • 10 KB Swings (focus on hinge)

THE THANG:
Structure: 3 Blocks (10 minutes each)
Format: Continuous work, minimal rest
Block 1: “Acceleration Phase” (10 mins)
AMRAP Circuit:

  • KB Goblet Squats x 15
  • KB Swings x 20
  • 40-yard Sprint
  • Broad Jumps x 10

Block 2: “Power & Strength” (10 mins)
AMRAP Circuit:

  • KB Deadlifts x 20
  • KB Reverse Lunges x 10 each leg
  • KB “Around The World” x10 switch every 2
  • Bear Crawl (20 yards down & back)

Block 3: “Anchor Leg”
Descending Ladder (10 → 1):

  • Jump Squats

After EACH round:
→ 50-yard Sprint

MARY:
Flutters & Flutters With Press
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Bethel men’s
3x Widows
Mens Talk

COT: healing, Mental Health, Knowledge & Wisdom

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