We’re dry for now

WARMUP: windmills, imperial walkers, hillbilly walkers, Peter parkers all in cadence with some up and down dog stretching
THE THANG: moseyed to the back of Lowe’s for a station to station ladder. Station 1- exercises dips on the rail and big boys

Station 2 exercises- squats and merkins

Pax ran between the stations, stopping halfway on each trip to do one burpee, and once at the stations, they did the exercises noted above – first round 10 reps each, second round 15, third round 20, then back to 15 and 10
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:

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Virtual Insanity

Warmup
Warmup lap

Virtual insanity
Lunges up
Hold bell out and walk sideways across
Lunge backwards
Hold bell out and walk sideways across
Finish when song is done

Circuit
Kettle bell swings
Man makers
Jump rope
Thrusters
Slam balls

2 circuits – Rinse and repeat

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Moderate is just a word

WARMUP: mosey the parking lot- dynamic movements- SSH, iw, hw, arm circles (F/B), Peter parkers, parker peters
THE THANG: mosey to side of school- 11s bomb jack- American hammers. brear crawl lunge walk length of front of school. wall sits with calf raises and big boy sit ups. go to track- run lap complete 15 merkins, 15 squats, 15 LBCs for the final 15 min. push yourself
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS: bourbon and BBQ, trash pickup, bethel mens shelter
COT: prayers for surgeries upcoming for PAX and Ms, boogie downs brother Rick and his cancer, mental health for out loved ones.

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Forgot to add

WARMUP:
THE THANG:
Station 1

  • 20 big boy sit-ups
  • 20 heels to heaven
  • 20 LBC
  • 20 American Hammers
  • 20 Mountain Climbers
  • 20 Jump Squats
  • 20 Butt kickers

Station 2

  • 20 Merkins
  • 20 Wide Arm Merkins
  • 20 Carolina Dry Docks
  • 20 Mike Tysons
  • 20 Shoulder Taps
  • 20 Dips
  • 30 Mirkins

MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:

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FORTeen Years

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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A hill and sauerkraut

WARMUP:

  • SSH / IW / WM
  • mosey to hill behind the school

THE THANG:

  • modified suicides
  • 5 stops with increasing exercise count: 10/20/30/40/50
  • exercises: squats, shoulder taps, monkey humpers, imperial walker
  • rest every 5 min: 10 burpees
  • brief broga
  • mosey back

MARY:

  • sally squads

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

  • read newsletter

COT:

  • was held
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Recess Time

Disclaimer shared, The Yard Historian Minutes
WARMUP:

10 of each:
MNC
Wind Mills
Cherry Pickers
Hillbilly Walkers
Imperial Walkers

THE THANG:
4 Recess games of Yesterday

  • Game 1 — Red Light, Green Light: Everyone lines up on one end of the lot/field. Green Light = mosey/run. Yellow Light = walking lunges. Red Light = freeze and do 3 squats. If someone gets caught moving on Red Light: 3 burpees for everybody. Keep it moderate by making this more ridiculous than fast.
  • Game 2 — Four Square: Mark four corners roughly 20–30 yards apart. Each corner gets an exercise: 10 Merkins → 15 Squats → 20 LBCs → 10 Carolina Dry Docks. Travel between corners using different “playground transportation”: bear crawl for a short section, side shuffle, backward mosey, regular mosey. Complete 2–3 rounds.
  • Game 3 — Dodgeball Without the Dodgeball: Split into two teams on opposite sides. Q calls an exercise—plank, squat hold, Al Gore, etc. One PAX from each team races to the center and plays Rock-Paper-Scissors. Winner returns; loser does 5 reps of a called penalty exercise before returning. Next two PAX go. Completely unnecessary competition will naturally become extremely serious. 😂
  • Game 4 — Sharks & Minnows: One or two PAX are Sharks in the middle. Everyone else crosses the Yard. Tagged PAX do 5 squats + 5 Merkins and become Sharks. No tackling, diving or NFL combine nonsense—just tagging. Last Minnow standing gets absolutely nothing except bragging rights.

MARY:

  • Dips, Gas PUMPERS, Burpees, Heel Touch, Calf Raises, Merkins, LBCs variations

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Anniversary 9/29
COT:
Always stays in COT.

Recess Time

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Blue Oyster Cult & Volleyball

Music: Amazon Playlist (curated by Jim Cooke) “Blue Oyster Cult” The playlist is long. We just listened to the beginning.

Warmup:

  • Mountain Climbers
  • Big Boy Sit-ups
  • Imperial Walkers
  • Hillbilly Walkers
  • Windmills
  • LBC
  • Mosey a lap

Dora: 80-160-240

  • 80 Merkin
  • 160 Squat
  • 240 LBC

As each partner returns from their run, the partners pause. They take a volleyball and try to bump, set or hit back and forth until there is a fault. They may then add their number of successful touches in order to take away from their numbers.

Mosey a little bit.

Elevens.

  1. Merkins & Calf Raises
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