Taste of pain at the buffet

Rolled in with 10 min to spare but unbeknownst to me that was much time to get all of my torture equipment set up.

WARMUP: None straight to the THANG

THE THANG: Set up 16 stations and 3-sets of cones towards HT. Set a timer HITT timer for 1 min of exercise then 10 sec of rest then move to your right to the next station for 4 sets. Then proceed to to run suicides with the timer set for 2:10 what ever time you have left is your rest time.

Stations
1. Dumbbell front raises to lateral raises
2. Dumbbell Squat to Overhead Presses
3. Dumbbell swings
4. Slam balls
5. Throws
6. Sandbag Overhead Throws
7. Sandbag Curls
8. Hand Release Merkins
9. American Hammers With Medicine Ball
10. Alternating Toe touches
11. Kettle bell Chest presses
12. Sumo Squat Pulses
13. Burpees
14. Reverse Crunches
15. Wipers
16. Mike Tysons

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

COT: continued prayers for the Weed family’s loss of their son. Also prayers for a church goer that was hit by a car.

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The Mighty Five at the Golden Corral

Five, fine Fort Millians gathered at the HT lot for another helping at the Golden Corral. Here is what they did:

THE THANG:
Mosey around the HT lot and circle up near the front of Harris Teeter for COP:
SH x 25, windmill x 10, merkin x 15, squat x 20, imperial walker x 20, box cutter x 20, wide arm merkin x 15, Alabama ass kicker x 15 (L/R), mountain climber x 25, cherry picker x 15

Mosey to the lot in front of Best Brains. Using the parking lines as a guide, side shuffle left along the line, quick steps forward to the next line, side shuffle right, quick steps to the next line. Continue until we reach the end (approx 10 lines). Rinse and repeat in the reverse direction back to the starting point.
Line up along the first parking lot line.
Bearcrawl to the end, 10 burpees, bearcrawl back, 10 burpees
Lungwalk to the end, 15 bmbjcks, lungewalk back, 15 bmbjcks
Crabwalk to the end, 20 diamonds, crabwalk back, 20 diamonds
Lungewalk to the end, 10 burpees, bearcrawl back, 10 burpees

Indian Run around the lot and circle up at the flag for ABLAB:
Freddie Merc x 25, Rosalita x 20, Superman x 3

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Check your newsletter.

COT: We prayed for loved ones and friends with cancer and for the teachers and students going back to school.

Lots of chatter today, including ‘Apache 10 counts’ from everyone recalled their beginnings at F3 and how they were named. We all got to know each other better this morning.

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Stuff the Bus Convergence

WARMUP:
Ran over to parking lot behind football fields
SSH – all exercises were to 20 INC
1 burpee
Windmill
2 burpees
Cherry Pickers
3 burpees
Squats
4 burpees
Moroccan Night Club
5 Burpees
Imperial walkers
6 burpees
Merkins
7 burpees
LBC
8 burpees
CDD
9 burpees
Flutter
10 burpees

Throughout the workout we had pax share about different opportunities we have within The Fort to serve our community. We had the following speak (Fogerty – Trash Pickup, Cousin Eddy – Bethel Men’s shelter, Jiffy – FM Care Center, Stuff the Bus)

Partner Up
Round 1 –
Squats
Flying Squirrels
Inch worm merkins

Round 2
Big boy sit-ups
Jump Squats
Wide arm merkins

We have an amazing opportunity in The Fort to impact our community. We have pax impacting our community through service. Challenge was raised, if you aren’t actively impacting the community, why not?

It was an honor to be able to lead the workout this morning. This was diffident from most workouts because of the number of times we stopped to talk. However I felt it important to share with the guys what is happening around them. We also were able to congratulate Double D in his hand off of Nantan to Esso. Double D, thank you for you service to the pax. You have always been someone who ask the tough questions that challenge us and I thank you for that and what you did for our Region during your reign as Nantan. Esso, I look forward where you are going to take us and your energy to lead. We have a bright future ahead.

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Black Diamond is uncovered at The Stockade

Warm-up began with short mosey to church parking lot. Some pax were lucky enough to carry a sandbag. Teams of three were formed, luckily we had just enough to form six teams. Seven rounds of exercises, team members rotated to each exercise. The first exercise (motion) acted as the clock. Once complete, rotate to next exercise.

Round Motion Exercise 1 Exercise 2
1 Run to church Squat with SB SSHs
2 Sandbag carry H/R Merkin LBCs
3 Inch Worm merkins Flutter/press Calf Raise
4 Sandbag toss Shoulder Taps Jump Squats
5 Burpee Broad Jump Diamond Merkin S. Press
6 Lunge walk w/bag Carolina Dry Dock Hello Dollies
7 Bear Crawl Man Maker American H

Most got through round 6, need to adjust cone distance or save the workout for 1hr.
Great job everyone!

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Pelican Brief Q

WARMUP: Grassy Knoll led warm up
THE THANG:
Grassy Knoll – traffic circle bear crawls
Slapshot – burpees and LBCs
BW – modified murph
Kaiser – Block work
MARY: shield lock discussion – each Q shared testimony on what shieldlock has done for each man
ANNOUNCEMENTS: HIM Camp – sign up
COT: 🙏 all around

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4th of July Convergence

1776 Workout
50 Burpees
100 SSHs
100 Merkins
Run Lap
100 Squats
100 LBCs
100 Mountain Climbers
Run Lap
100 Carolina Dry Docks
100 Lunges
100 Flutters
Run Lap
100 Seal Jacks
100 Squat Jumps
100 America Hammers
Run Lap
100 Plank Jacks
100 Monkey Humpers
100 Dips
Run Lap
100 Hello Dollies
100 Overhead Claps
100 yard Bear Crawl
Run Lap
26 Burpees
Run Lap

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KABOOM at Colosseum

WARMUP: Disclaimer only
THE THANG: 1776 reps of pain plus some running
COT: On this birthday of our country we added FNG Tang to our pax, EH’d by Mark Twain. Welcome brother! We sweat like crazy in the Gloom and let the familiar soreness settle in as the fireworks lit up the sky to honor our forefathers and our fellow Americans. Grateful to have been born in the USA and to share this life with my F3 brothers. May we stay United and foster Unity with those we meet each time we leave COT and enter the world around us. God Bless America!

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Locking Shields

WARMUP: stretching, mosey, and sprints
THE THANG: monkey humpers, Carolina dry docks, step ups, irkins, calf raises, wall sits, bear crawls, sprints, curls
MARY: 5 minutes of married with multiple call outs
ANNOUNCEMENTS: HIM camp, 4th of July convergence
COT: prayers and praises by all pax

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Walls of Life

WARMUP: Mosey to the Walgreens parking lot. Did some MNC, HBW, PP, Plank, MC and Down/Up dog.
THE THANG: 1st wall at Walgreens with sits and off the wall 3 merkins. then, balls to the wall with 3 merkins. Repeat. Run to the Dunkin parking lot to use the pillars to repeat the same work but added wall mekins. Run to the new Tire company for more wall work and worked in some burpees. For fun, we completed a Jackweb on a grassy knoll. Ran to the old YMCA to repeat wall work and finally to Harris Teater for final wall work. Ran back to COT.
MARY: none
ANNOUNCEMENTS: F3 dads tomorrow
COT: Prayers for travel mercies, a mothers health, good life, family stress and praise for new jobs and better health!

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