Make Arms Great Again

10 at Slow Burn this morning. We began with a lap around Lowe’s parking lot and stopped in front of Persis for the typical warm up exercises.
Next, we did 7s between the sidewalks, dips and merkins on each end, bear crawls in between the sides.
Another lap around Lowes
Dora – 150 merkins, 250 squats, 350 LBCs
Burpee ladder with partner – alternate running and burpees. 1 burpee at each painted line add 1 at each line, total of 12 lines or 78 burpees.
Back to COT for Ab work. Twister got in some Gas Pumpers.

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Rinse and repeat

WARMUP: Yep
THE THANG:
10 deadlift mosey to next station
10 deadlift, 10 row, mosey back to first station
10 deadlift mosey to next station
10 deadlift, 10 row mosey to next station
10 deadlift, 10 row, 10 cleans mosey back station
10 deadlift, 10 row and so on and so forth until we got to

10 deadlift, 10 row, 10 cleans, 10 press, 10 front squat, 10 back squat.

Oh yea if anyone dropped the bag everyone had to do three bag over burpees.
MARY: 3 bag over burpees
ANNOUNCEMENTS: some
COT: in thy circle we trust.

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1776 Workout: I’m not a professional, but the folks at GORUCK who I lifted this from are…

WARMUP: Forgot this…

THE THANG:
2 laps around small lot loop
17 Ruck Overhead Squats
2 laps around small lot loop
76 Ruck Pull Through

2 laps around small lot loop
17 Ruck Overhead Squats
2 laps around small lot loop
76 4 Count Flutter with Press

2 laps around small lot loop
17 Ruck Overhead Squats
2 laps around small lot loop
76 High Pull/Row

MARY: No Time

ANNOUNCEMENTS: There were some, but I forgot… probably in the newsletter

COT: prayers for students and teachers wrapping up the year. Also prayers and praises for all F3 brothers serving their communities

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1st ever Hubert Graham Pwky workout

THE THANG:
1. Run 160, Stonecrest, Hubert Graham and back
2. 16 March Madness Merkins at every other light pole on Stonecrest and Hubert Graham
3. When there’s a guardrail, alternate between incline merkins and Derkins
we got in 3.4 miles.
MARY:
A few did abs, I made it for Hello Dollys at the end.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:
Heavy stuff today.
Live 3rd. It’s not about you, it about how to serve the ones in your life.
Smothered and Covered shared heavy news. Spectre led us out to give prayers to S&C.

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It Pays to be a 1

It was a relatively warm morning at Minnow pond where 17 strong PAX met to get some miles..but only limited smiles.

Ran straight to WEP in front of the stage.

The workout:

Start with 10 Burpees

Run to the first swing along the paved path do 10 merkins and 10 lbcs

Run back to the stage do 9 burpees

Run to the 2nd swing on the path do 10 merkins and 10 Lbcs

Run back to the stage and do 8 burpees

Keep going along the path as far as you can until time.

It was here that YHC made the decision to split the pax up into 1’s and 2’s.

I was thinking I just wanted to create some space on the path….unfortunately…what happened was the 2’s were given the opportunity to run up the WEP hill pretty much the entire time.

Despite the complaints the PAX handled it extremely well.

At 5:55 we headed back to COT and got there just in time for 10 more merkins 10 more LBCs and 1 last burpee.

Thanks to Nasa for the opportunity. It was great getting out amongst the PAX this morning.

Until Next Time….

It PAYS TO BE A 1!

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Gotta have Stones

11 @ Stockade, warm-up lap around the parking lot. Circle up for warm-up exercises.
Partnered up for some sidewalk shuffle, bear crawls, and lunges.
Dora with a boulder (Curls, Bent-over rows, overhead press) + alternate runs.
Lap around the parking with a twist. Partner 1 carried row above head, partner 2 ran to lightpole and back for switch out.
Finished strong with man makers w/ stone. started with 1 plus 1 with each painted line. Partner 1 – man makers, Partner 2 – ran to light post and back for switch out.
Back to COT – a stone’s throw away.

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Pillars of Pain – Part II

No warm-ups, straight to the pillars. Partner exercise. Partner 1 started at Pillar 1 (Squat Thrusters), Partner 2 started at Pillar 17 ( Bent over Rows). Reps = Pillar #. Once Partner 2 completes reps, flip flops with Partner 1.
Big lap around the field and back to the front of the school with stops at each corner, bear crawl and farmer carry between stops.
Sandbag exercises man makers, curls, Flutters . Lunge walk to last pillar. Squats, LBCs, bend over row. 10 reps at first stop, +10 reps at each next stop.
Back to flag for COT.

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The Sheldon Cooper

WARMUP:
Run up main street, stop to do 1 burpee, around clebourne stop to do 1 squat, over to entrance of WEP and do 1 merkin, stop at amphitheater and do 1 Big Boy
THE THANG:
The Sheldon Cooper
10 burpees
10 squats
10 merkins
10 big boys
Run 0.3 miles around the park and stop at lit swing and do:
9 burpees
9 squats
9 merkins
9 big boys
Run 0.3 miles back to start and do 8 of each. Repeat down to 1 each
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:

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Strength in Motion, Buckets of Pain and Cinderblock Regret

Pre-Workout Prep

Pulled into the gloom at 4:45 AM—silent, still, and completely void of movement. With no one in sight, I set up three lanes with four stations each:
• Cone 1: 5-gallon buckets filled with bricks for farmer carries
• Cone 2: Cinderblocks
• Cone 3: Sandbags
• Cone 4: More cinderblocks

Then it hit me—I was 15 minutes early. The start time was 5:15, not 5:00. So, a slow mosey to the COT area, where I linked up with Farmers Only and Brawley. Soon enough, the PAX began to roll in, ready to put in work.

At 5:15 on the dot, we launched. Disclaimer was given, and movement began.

Warmup (Buy-In)
• 25 Cinderblock Thrusters
• 25 Sandbag Throws
• 25 Bucket Squats

The Thang

PAX counted off into two teams, then received their marching orders: Work through each station in rotation, with a farmer carry serving as the movement driver.

Round 1
• Cone 1: Farmer carry buckets (approx. 0.05 miles)
• Cone 2: Sandbag Squats
• Cone 3: Cinderblock Front Raises
• Cone 4: Cinderblock Overhead Press

Partner 1 carried the two 5-gallon buckets down to the cone and back while the remaining PAX worked at their respective stations. Upon return, everyone rotated stations.

Round 2
• Cone 1: Farmer carry buckets
• Cone 2: Sandbag Bent Over Rows
• Cone 3: Cinderblock Curls to Press
• Cone 4: Cinderblock Tricep Extensions

Round 3
• Cone 1: Farmer carry buckets
• Cone 2: Sandbag Curls
• Cone 3: Cinderblock Manmakers
• Cone 4: Cinderblock Swings

Rinse and repeat—we cycled back to Round 1 and got about halfway through before time called.

Finisher (Buy-Out)
• 25 Cinderblock Thrusters
• 25 Sandbag Throws
• 25 Bucket Squats

Quick clean-up, then straight to COT.

COT (Circle of Trust)

Announcements:
• Convergence Friday
• The Jäger on Saturday, plus the check giveaway
• Fast 5K for Luka
• Read your newsletter for more details

Prayers/Praises:
• Health concerns for many family members
• Mental health struggles among the PAX and their loved ones
• Gratitude for the men who showed up, held each other accountable, and pushed through the work

Final Thoughts

No wasted reps. No shortcuts. Just men showing up in the gloom, embracing the grind, and getting stronger together. Iron sharpens iron.

SYITG.

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