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The Straw

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Bell+ruck+sandbag
WARMUP: move to the back of the school
Drop the sandbag, keep ruck on
15 swings
5 merkins
5 squats
15 swings
4 merkins
4 squats
Etc.

THE THANG:
Leave the bell
Bear crawl back to the bag
Carry to get the bell
5 clean and press with bell

Move further around the school
5 clean and press with bag

Carry all further around the school
Drop bag continue with bell
Leave bell
Bear crawl back to the bag
Lunge walk in called steps (L/R) back to the bell

Head toward COT

Run a lap slick

MARY: 45 burpees

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Q Source @ Dunkin’ (Disruption)
Break the Dam on 1/31

COT: :white_check_mark:

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Prison Squats

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WARMUP: Run to hill @Gold Hill Elementary and did 15 SSH
THE THANG: 10 prisoner squats 10 big boys 10 merkins at every light pole up hit every light pole down w each 3 set exercise.
MARY: running back to COT
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Dam Bar, boat show per Mark Nestle
COT: what happens stays

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Closeout 2025 before opening 2026

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WARMUP: SSH, MCs, Parker Peter, Peter Parker, Plank, L/R planks,. Mosey to back parking lot, cariaco
THE THANG: Muster on the grassy patch in back parking lot where we started, left, and returned a few times. Running took us to the south wall of HT, the tire shop and the north wall of HT in between stops at the grass. Pax fit 100 burpees into the workout in doses of 10. Other fun included bear crawl, crawl bear, crab walks, lunges, various flavors of Mary, and it was all topped off with suicides.
MARY: Included along the way
ANNOUNCEMENTS: New name of HT workouts Wed/Fri is The Forge! also encouragement to register for Break the Dam run on 1/31, plus 8-blocker on Jan 3rd at Panera
COT: Encouragement for pax to bring some closure to 2025 before starting 2026 by reviewing photos on their phone from Thanksgiving through Christmas period. This practice always grounds me and give me perspective. It especially deflates anxious thinking/feeling about future and various regrets/shame by providing a very real and visible depiction of the true blessings and joy in my life.

Thanks for the invite Miyagi! Carry on with your mission of forging HIM!

#KeepPosting

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Pyramid on a string

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3 started out “bad idea” Saturday with a pre-run at 530. Rolloff shot for the stars (collusseum) and landed on the moon (IR). Fishstix decided a pre- ruck would be in his best interest (expected the Q to bring a moderate).

Rain started picking up right at 630

WARMUP: disclaimer and yog up near pullup bars. Settle in under the cedar tree like a bunch of wild animals trying to stay out of the rain. IC exercises including 16 reps of SSH, WM, IW, MNC, Shoulder taps, Mtn Climbers

THE THANG: Run to windjammer park and back with stops every 1/4 mile for squats and merkins – pyramid style. Al Gore until 6 gets in then begin exercises reps- 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 30, 25, 20, 15, 10, 5

Added 10 burpees at windjammer park for good measure

MARY: more burpees, MNC, IWs etc

ANNOUNCEMENTS: newsletter

COT: yup

Lots of 6-7 references this morning – fishstix is wondering what the kids are gonna do when they learn about 6-9. It was that kind of morning…

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Leg-Heavy, Imagine That

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WARMUP: Run the entirety of the larger Teeter/Stockade lot then NUR up and back the main straightaway.
THE THANG: Run to the circle at Stockbridge at the entrance to the apartments.
25 Squats & 25 Peter Parkers I/C
Run to Grant Farm Drive (past the next apartment circle)
25 half-squats (top of the squat) & 25 Flutters (I/C)
Lunge walk up the hill to the fire department
25 half-squats (bottom of the squat) & 25 American Hammers (I/C)
Run to HWY 160 and turn right to Stockbridge and into Grace Church
25 Straight-Leg Dead Lifts & 25 Leg Lifts
Reverse lunge walk length of parking lot & forward lunge walk back.
Run this parking lot twice and 25 V-Ups at the end.
Run back to COT.

MARY: See above
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT: 5th Core Principle

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Crossroads Between 2025 and 2026

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10 Minnows, 2 runners (BassOMatic, Wegmans), 1 rucker w nutsniffer (Cake Boss and Jarvis)
WARMUP: Nah
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 Crossroads 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
Total count:
3 miles even, at least 24 burpees (some did extra, starting round 4), and minimum of 120 merkins, 45 MC, 45 LSS, 45 LBC, 45 2-ct flutters.
MARY: almost 2 minutes worth
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
LAST MINNOW POND WORKOUT! Will be rebranded as Block Party, but will still be at same location, same day of the week, same time, and same format (running w pain stations). I will still be site Q.
COT:
Happy New Year! Went around the COT, asked everyone 1. what were they most thankful for in 2025; 2. What about 2025 that they were glad it is over and gone; and 3. What are they looking forward to in 2026. A lot of great candor in the COT regarding this. THIS is what the COT is all about!

Take what you are getting out of F3, how it has helped make you better in whatever ways, and try your best to pay it forward and spread it. Take the positive ripple effects it has had in your life and continue to make more positive ripple effects, eventually all those ripples will cover oceans. Someone may see what you are doing, how you are becoming a better person, and may want a part of that for themselves. If you can EH them into F3, great, but at the least be a positive impact on them. It may be all they need to push themselves out of their situations and into something better.

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BRR prep Hill repeats

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WARMUP: mosey to bank Moroccan night club, cherry pickers, windmill, downward dog, honey mooner
THE THANG: hill repeats with 4 station 1st 10 x merkins, 10 flutters, 2nd 10 x merkins 10 box cutters, 3rd 10 wide arm merkins, 10 freddy mercurial, 4 10 x lbc 10 x squats. Last hill indian run last man 3 merkins
MARY: none
ANNOUNCEMENTS: bethel, 8 blocker on Saturday
COT: thankful for opportunity

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Lots of Things

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WARMUP: Mosey to Elementary Parking lot:
11 IW, 11 HW, 11 WM, 11 CP, Plank: 11 MC, 11 PP, 11 PP
THE THANG: Approximately 20 parking spot Cocaine Bear Crawl, Mosey to curb 20 monkey humpers, to benches: 11s (step ups and dips).
Mosey to light posts: Accumulator: Start at 1 Burpee, 2 Squats, 3 LBC up to 11 Burpees, 22 Squats and 33 LBCs.
Mosey to COT
MARY: Hello Dolly
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Yes
COT: Yes

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Closing out 2025

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Eight men showed up for the final workout at Alcatraz this year. We began with some stretching and a slow jog to the fire station. We traveled up and down the three streets across from the park, at the bottom and top of the streets, 10 merkins and 10 squats. After we took a moment to catch our breath, we made our way back to the parking lot and on to the field.
For the remaining time, we performed the Accumulator. List of exercises, sprint across the field and back, add an exercise.

Exercises:
– CCDs
– Jump Squats
– Flutters
– Shoulder Taps
– Side Lunges
– Box Cutters
– Hand Release Merkins
– SSHs
– Burpees

I ended with an analogy. I asked if anyone heard of Stanley Drukenmiller (nope) , or David Tepper (yes). Both of these men have consistently outperformed the stock market over the past 30 years. Doubling their money in less than 3 year compared to 7.2 if invested in an index fund. Relating it back to fitness, you can continue to be average or you can seek out those men who excel and find out what they do differently.
Start now…It doesn’t get any easier when you get older.

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Not another 12 days workout

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All veterans today so quick disclaimer and then yog down to far end of entry drive. Basic series of warm up exercises. Yog back to loop in front of school. On one side of flag pole do 15 bomb jacks. Run loop to other side of pole and do 20 seal jacks. Repeat for 2.5 laps. Move to main lot for accumulator:
– 5 burpees, 10 merkins, run to stop sign and back.
– 5 burpees, 10 merkins, 10 squats, run.
– 5 burpees, 10 merkins, 10 squats, 15 plank jacks, run.
– 5 burpees, 10 merkins, 10 squats, 15 plank jacks, 15 monkey humpers, run.
– 5 burpees, 10 merkins, 10 squats, 15 plank jacks, 15 monkey humpers, 20 flutters, run.
– 5 burpees 10 merkins, 10 squats, 15 plank jacks, 15 monkey humpers, 20 flutters, 20 shoulder taps, run.
– 5 burpees, 10 merkins, 10 squats, 15 plank jacks 15 monkey humpers, 20 flutters, 20 shoulder taps, 25 LBCs, run.
– 5 burpees, 10 merkins, 10 squats, 15 plank jacks, 15 monkey humpers, 20 flutters, 20 shoulder taps, 25 LBCs, 25 SSHs, run.
Pick up and finish with the 6 a d jog back toward cars. Stop at wall for wall web. Get in peoples chair, walk out on hands and do 1 merkins, walk back into chair for 4 overhead claps. 2-8, 3-12,….we made it to 5 before time was up. Back to cars for COT.
Thx for the invite <@U08BNRBQ9D1>!

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