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Up Tempo @ ROF

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WARMUP: Ran a warm up lap around the NAFO track and led the PAX to the bleachers.

THE THANG: Asked the PAX to partner up.
Bleacher Runs:
Partner 1 sprints up the bleachers and then moseys back down, complete 2 trips before switching with Partner 2.
Partner 2 continues a circuit of 20 Derkins, 20BSSs ( 10each leg ), and 20 LBCs. Complete 5 rounds each.

All finished and we made our way back to the track.

Fast Mile on the Track:
Partner 1 runs 400m as fast as you can and then switches with Partner 2. Partner 2 continues a circuit of 20 Merkins, 20 Alt. Lunges ( 10each leg ), and 20 BBSs. Switch with Partner 1 upon his return.
Complete 4 laps each for a Fast Mile.

MARY: Moseyed from the track to COT and held plank while each PAX said something they were thankful for.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletter

COT: STK!

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Ruck/run

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Dawn Patrol on Tuesday has a ruck or run option. FTC showed up to run!
WARMUP:
THE THANG: Head to WEP. Rucked laps around the park stopping at each swinging bench for 10 squats with ruck on.

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2025 – SLT Disruption

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WARMUP: full crew in cadence
65ish SSH for the 65 dudes that were in the circle
Imperial Walkers
Hillbilly Walkers
Peter Parker

Split to boot camp and kettlebells
THE THANG:
Bootcamp:
– Buy-in: 20 bomb jacks, 20 donkey kicks.
– Bear crawl the length of parking lot / whistle = 10 merkins
– Lunge walk parking lot / whistle = 10 jump squats
Kettlebell
– 20 swings
– 5 merkins
– 5 goblet squats
– count down the merkins and squats keep the 20 swings
– Swing progression
– Squat Swings
– Swings
– American Swings
– Rack bell
– slow step back reverse lunge
– press when returning the back leg
– Clean Progression
– Row
– Clean
– Swing
– Snatch

Unbeknownst to the PAX we switched modalities about halfway through. This was to represent the foundation 1 from Q-Source: https://f3nation.com/disruption.

“Because it induces movement, leadership causes Disruption”

PAX were disrupted from their planned morning workout to make sure both Qs saw all the PAX and to push them outside the complacency zone of their established routines. With the leadership, we should expect disruption and embrace it.

Leaders influence movement towards advantage. Disruption is a solid technique to induce movement.

“If a man calls himself a leader but does not cause Disruption by initiating movement, then he is not practicing leadership. He might be doing something else, like managing or governing, but he is not leading.”

It is not the goal of the new SLT members is not to manage or govern. It should not be the goal of the Site Qs to manage or govern. Let’s lead!

F3 is not an organization with leaders, but an organization OF leaders. Each man is freed to lead. The particulars of Site Qs and the SLT structure is nice, but let us not be afraid to disrupt when we have a vision for advantage.

Kermit handed 2nd F Q off to Liberty Bibberty
Band Camp handed the Weasel Shaker off to Poppins
Esso handed the Nantan Flag off to Band Camp

It is an honor to be considered a leader in the Fort. But be mindful every member of the PAX is A LEADER. Let’s all be about the business of leading.

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Failure as an exercise

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WARMUP: SSH , mosey, etc
THE THANG: Take the loop around Kingsley, stopping for a session with rocks, a session on the straight away along the pond
MARY: Yes, she closed us out including a plank to failure to put an exclamation point on the morning.

Nice work FTC on your VQ — save for missing BB 😉
ANNOUNCEMENTS: some
COT: as always!

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Cindy’s EMOM

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Disclaimer and began with a run around the NaFo high school campus.
Warmup: SSH, Windmills, Imp Walkers, Low Slow Squats, cherry pickers, Peter Parkers, plank stretches

Run to bars; pax grab a cindy.
Thang 1: EMOM with cindy: do 20 KB swings, then rest until minute bell; then do 20 bent over rows, then rest until minute bell; then do 20 goblet squats, then rest until minute bell. Did three cycles for a total of nine minutes.

Mosey run down to Sugar creek Elementary School and back.
Thang 2: EMOM with cindy: do 30 SSH (no cindy), then rest until minute bell; then do 30 curls, then rest until minute bell; then do 30 LBCs w/ cindy, then rest until minute bell. Did three cycles for a total of nine minutes.

Thang 3: Bars: did pull ups, knees to chest, and toes to bar.
Run to shovel flag; flutters until 0600.
Fini
COT

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Rhabdo Ladder

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WARMUP:
SSH, an Imperial Walker – Squat mix, merkins, Peter Parkers

THE THANG:
tel:10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 Pullups
1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10 Handstand pushups or modify to squat thrusters with a Cindy

Called an audible to move to the next workout after 1 person was done.

Moved to the track and partner up for
100 merkins and 100 squats between partners followed by 400m run
Then 80 merkins and 80 squats, 400m
60 merkins and 60 squats, one last lap

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Jaeger, Rooster, Battlebot’s last Q and farewell at Printshop, Bethel

COT:

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Poop virus

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WARMUP:
Because it’s 35 degrees and raining, we will warm up
SSH
Low Slow Merkins
Peter parkers
Low slow squats
Run a lap

THE THANG:
Every Minute on the Minute:
10 burpees
Until failure

After failure:
Run a lap of shame
then 10 Merkins EMOM until failure

After failure:
Run a lap of shame
then 10 squats EMOM until failure

MARY:
Tie breaker between Dark Helmet, Italian Job, and Battle Bot:
Max dead hang

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT: “on Earth as it is in Heaven”

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Warm morning

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Jog lap around lot with some high knees and butt kickers, then some windmills.
Every minute on the minute for 10 minutes:
5 burpees, 10 plank Jack’s, & 10 LBCs.
Jog another lap then line up for some 11s between parking islands. 11s with bombjacks and merkins.
Jog over to bus loop and partner up. P1 does exercise while P2 waits, then flapjack.
First round was 20 partner burpees, run a lap.
20 partner jump squats, run a lap.
20 partner burpees, run a lap.
20 partner bombjacks, run a lap.
Migrate over to main lot. Bear crawl from parking spot number to island, 5 merkins, crawl bear back to number, 5 big boys. 5 rounds.
Just enough time for some mary: flutters and box cutters. Times up. COT.

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King of the Ring I

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14 Kings at Ring of Fire this morning.
– <@U02JMD0EKS8> was the King of the Ring today. You may now bow to his magnificence.
– <@UGU3XR5RP> came in a not so close 2nd, but he did manage to outsprint me at the end and cause me to perform a couple extra exercises at the end. And by exercises, I mean dry heaves.
– <@U5EKTLC5C> prepared us all to be underwhelmed, but not by his mumblechatter.
– <@UMRNJ46AW> had some hazy recollections of a Slayer concert with <@UGYDCTRST> (not present), but with as many Monster Energy Drinks as he has before a concert his blood pressure increases to a level he’s doing good to be standing much less remembering who attended what.
– And speaking of what Anchorman called “Cookie Monster” metal, <@U076RS8F1DG> had his signature tunes playing for the duration.
– Don’t know if you’ve noticed lately, but <@U0603USPHAS> keeps trimming down and is looking strong out there.
– <@UST30T7FF> represented the Pre-spect crowd well, and even gave me a butt pat, so… you know… I may not have been the King today, but I still feel like a winner.
– <@U01JUGK82TY> and <@U5KHMNAG4> were disappointed but unsurprised at the lack of leg exercises in this workout.
– <@UN6PTD007> was gracious enough to hold back and let a couple of us feel good about our performance.
– <@U079NTF8AP8> is more of a 3 sets of 10 guy.
– <@U087GQFA2FJ> was the WarBaby today and held his own with a bunch of guys that are old enough to be his dad…

This is my report. You could dress it up like Baby Yoda and take it trick or treating in July, but it still wouldn’t get more strange looks than you would if you dispute the truth imbued herein.

subject to verification by <@U07EPGYK92L>’s mustache (see <@U063F72E8M9> comments from yesterday)
WARMUP:
THE THANG:
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:

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Q-School Jan 2025

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WARMUP: Yes, and kept us close cause FTC showed up at 5:22am. This happens when there’s more ice on vehicles. If you’re gonna run off, do it knowing that a guy could show up late and you’d be leaving him.
THE THANG: Mosey with some work and some discussion. The 1st F is about Fitness not exercise. So, it matters less what exercise you call and more that you do it well with vigor.

YHC set up 4 corners, but had the PAX call an exercise and mode of transport. The point is, it doesn’t matter what we do, but the consistency and intensity with which we do it. Don’t get so caught up in Qing the hardest or craziest stuff (not that there’s anything wrong with that if you can dem oit), but that isn’t the most importnt thing.

We covered some more ground. Did some bulgarian split squat. Did some wall sitting and chatting with a burpee line.

Got to the band practice lot and had some PAX call cadence. Quite a few of the newer PAX here are ready to Q! The Pirate in particular called well in cadence, and he had a Q on the books for Friday at Stockade. However, I neglected to mention that you should SHOW UP to the AO you’ve agreed to Q. So, he of course fartsacked through that Q. Oh well, better luck next time.

NM:: Topics discussed included WHY:
– the early gloom
– cause if not then, it ain’t gonna happen
– starts the day up 1-0
– makes you intentional the night before
– workouts need to be hard
– increases vulnerability if you’ve been humbled
– intensity and consistency matter
– push don’t settle
– men don’t show up for easy
– lead in a rotating fashion
– This is a leadership development organization
– If the same guys lead ALL THE TIME, that doesn’t develop leaders
– we practice leadership like lawyers practice law. and we’re always getting better
– outside in the elements
– #1 helps keep it free
– we have to overcome the circumstances of our environment
– test of your resolve
– You committing and posting in the wet/cold tells the Q and other men that they matter more to you than temporary discomfort
– It’s Fitness over specific Exercises
– Do the work, don’t fret about everything being unique
– Consistency is more important that innovation
Encouragement was given to
– lean into COT
– if you’re not accelerating in your 2nd and 3rd, you’re missing the point. Make it habit of preparing to share something briefly at COT. Your sharing allows another man to break his own wall and be willing to share
– Share your failures. If you aren’t failing, are you really trying?

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