Track, Block, Bars, Hill

WARMUP:
20 SSH IC
10 Windmills IC
10 Cherry Picker IC
10 Imperial Walkers IC
10 Hillbilly Walkers IC
5 Burpees OYO

THE THANG:
1. Track Work:
800m Nur Charge to Run
Stop every 200m
15 merkins, 20 squats

2. Coupon Suck:
4 rounds, 1 OYO work – PAX work
10 Pullups – Wall Sit
10 Cindy Thrusters – Block Plank
15 Block Curls – Wall Sit
10 Overhead Squats – Block Plank

1. Coupon/Hill Work
DORA
100 Merkins
200 Squat
300 LBC
Block Farmers Carry – Half Down The Hill

MARY:
No time

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Bethel Shelter

COT:
We can do hard things

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Noterate

WARMUP: yea. but with accumulating burpees interspersed
THE THANG: Mosey a tad: to some good island based parking lots

6-7 with curb alberts and mike tysons
mode of transit: bear crawl/crawl bear

6-7 with squats and boxer toe touches
mode of transit: lunge walk/reverse lunge walk

(There were kids here. I had to 6-7 them)

Head to the football field.
Some running 100 yards at a time

1 burpee in the endzone
10 merkins at the 10 yard line
2 burpees-20 merkins at the 20, etc.
3-30
4-40
5-then YHC realized this was stupid as we’d already done 100 merkins and a bunch of mike tysons. So, we went to the hill YCH originally wanted to go to anyway

https://f3nation.com/exicon?entryId=exicon-1757988690608-7220
found this in the Codex
It was Shady-level “fun”
Bowser Jr. rolled down the hill. All of us did not, but I wanted to.

MARY: a little yoga instead.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: lots of them in the newsletter and beyond
COT: was held.

Panhandle confided that this was not a moderate workout. Sorry, Not Sorry. You guys freaking crushed it anyway. 45 min on a Saturday makes it moderate–right? You’re welcome

Many of you know I don’t post often on Saturday because it’s concentrica time in my household. My M was working out of town, and the 2.0s slept in. It was great to be among the PAX this Saturday. The work we GET to do in the gloom is a privilege. Remember that when some jackwagon calls 7-2-20s.

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Don’t Stop

WARMUP: We warmed up.

THE THANG: Headed to the light poles al did something similar to a suicide.

Repeat each exercise at each light pole going and coming back.

20 squats
20 SSH
20 raise the roof
20 lunges
20 merkins
20 imperial walkers
20 LBC
20 American hammers

MARY: 15 burpees! Go!

COT:

Thanks to everyone who posted and put in some sweat equity.

Prayers for all those mentioned.

Also prayers for me as I participate in the Mount Afton Challenge next Saturday to help with mental health.

My verse for the day to meditate on is…

“Let us not get tired of doing good, for we will reap at the proper time if we don’t give up.”

‭‭Galatians‬ ‭6‬:‭9‬ ‭CSB‬‬

With that, The Thrill is gone!

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First Monday Ring of Fire Beatdown

WARMUP: hang from the bar, windmills, quad stretches, wall sits, honey mooner, downward dog and bio on Sergeant Emerson Brand
THE THANG: overhead press, pull ups, curls, squats, swings, and run to AO jones
MARY: yes
ANNOUNCEMENTS: break the dam
COT: family, work transition, new opportunities, clarity for 2026

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Crossroads Between 2025 and 2026

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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End of year split

Four posted at the last RoF for 2025.
Ruby Slippers started us off with a warmup mosey run with side shuffles and cariocas.
Then to the pull up bars for pick-your-poison: do 50 reps total of either pull-ups or manmakers (i.e. 30 pull ups and then 20 manmakers).
Then did a quadzilla: run down the hill and nur back up; repeat for 4x.

Harry Caray took over with some toy soldiers and then to the football field for:
Bear vs Crab soccer (two pax could only bear crawl, other two could only do crab walk). We swapped bear/crab too.
Clothespin tag: get 4 pins, and pax earned additional pins by correctly answering F3 questions (credo, mission, core principles etc). Then we played tag.
Ended with slam ball (15 lbs) mary: pax on their six and toss slam ball to eachother (be nice and call their name before tossing), pax did sit ups with ball before tossing.
Fini.
COT

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Mucho Chesto

It was a glorious day in The Fort a the mumble chatter was :fire:. A quick disclaimer and we were off.

Ran over to the half wall for 30 step ups, 30 dips, and 30 derkins.

Mosey over to a large set of stairs for some Jack Webs. 1 burpee 4 merkins to 10 burpees 40 merkins. In between each set we ran the stairs. It was glorious

Over to an unused parking lot for a quick Dora. 50 squats, 50 leg lifts, 50 CDDs. Parter two ran.

Ran to the next parking lot for lunges.

Back to COT for announcements, prayers and praises.

Jwow

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Christmas spelled out

WARMUP: mosey to back of school – exercises in cadence were windmills x 12, beet pickers x 12, imperial walkers x 12, hillbilly walkers x 12 and side straddle hops x 12

THE THANG: 5 rounds of Christmas – 23 reps on rounds 1&2 and 12 reps for rounds 3 & 5
Carolina Dry Docks
Heels to Heaven
Rosalitas
Incline Merkins
Sumo squats
The Lunge
Merkins
American Hammers
Side Straddle Hops

Splinter was king and we had enough time to mosey behind the school for dips and incline merkins.

Mosey on the COT in time for 0600

MARY: no time. She wasn’t there anyway – open to all men
ANNOUNCEMENTS: read your newsletter
COT: 5th core principle

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Movie Trivia

Killed a minute or two for warm ups waiting for Boogie to arrive, he was still late and found us at the elementary bus drop off.

Do the exercise, ask the Question If correct run a lap, if incorrect, 5 Burpees then run a lap.
· In what city does the Polar Express pick up the Hero Boy?”
– Grand Rapid MI – 10 SSHs (IC)
· In “A Christmas Story,” which department store has the item in its window that Ralphie wants?
– Higbee’s – 10 Monkey Humpers (IC)
· Where is the McCallister family planning to spend Christmas in the original Home Alone
– Paris – 10 Moroccan Night Clubs (IC)
· What is the name of the dog in “How the Grinch Stole Christmas?”
– Max – 10 Low Slow Squats (IC)
· In “ELF” what department store does Buddy work in (before getting fired)?
– Gimbels – 10 Merkins (IC)
· In “Jingle All the Way,” what is the name of the action figure that the father is desperately trying to obtain?
– Turbo Man – 10 Mak Tar Jai (IC) – up downs/plank
· What are the neighbor’s names in “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation?”
– Margo and Todd – 10 American Hammers (IC)
· What color is the ornament Charlie Brown puts on his tree?
– Red – 10 Hand-Release Merkins (IC)
· What is the name of the head elf in “The Santa Clause?”
– Bernard – 10 Smurf Jacks (IC)
· In “A Christmas Story” what happens to Ralphie’s little brother Randy”? (multiple choice) Wear a bunny costume; Tongue stuck to a frozen pole; Falls in the snow and can’t get up? Mouth washed out with soap?
– He Falls in the Snow – 20 Calf Raises
· In the movie, “Fred Claus”, Santa’s bitter older brother was played by? (multiple choice) Vince Vaughn; Bradley Cooper; Owen Wilson, or Bill Murray?
– Vince Vaughn – 10 Wide Arm Merkins (IC)
· What’s the name of the town It’s a Wonderful Life takes place in
– Bedford Falls – 10 Jump Squats (IC)
· In, “Home Alone”, what was the name of the traveling polka band Kevin’s mom travels with?
– The Kenosha Kickers – 10 Carolina Dry Docks (IC)
· In the movie “Elf” what does Buddy make on the Etch a Sketch that is displayed in the store?
– Mona Lisa – 10 Singlet Merkins (6 count: Mak Tar Jai + merkin)
· Twice in “Die Hard,” Sgt. Al Powell sings a Christmas-related song to himself. What’s the song?
– “Let it Snow” – 5 Burpees
· In “Christmas Vacation”, how many lights were on the Griswold house? (multiple choice) 10,000, 25,000, 50,000, or 75,000
– 25,000 – 10 Hello Dolly’s (IC)
· In “Home Alone”, where does Kevin’s family go for Christmas?
– Paris – 10 Reverse Crunches (IC)
· In “The Santa Claus”, how does Scott Calvin become Santa?
– Previous Santa fell off the roof – 10 Flutters (IC)
· What’s the name of the young girl who befriends Frosty in the classic TV movie Frosty the Snowman
– Karen – 10 Box Cutters (IC)
· What city did Miracle on 34th Street take place? (multiple choice) Boston, New York, Chicago or New Jersey
– New York – 10 Alternating Shoulder Taps (IC)
· What is the name of the opening song in The Nightmare Before Christmas
– This is Halloween – 10 LBCs (IC)
· In the Nightmare Before Christmas, what does Jack call Santa Claus
– Sandy Claws – 10 Freddy Mercury’s (IC)
· In “Christmas Vacation” what is the final spoken line? (multiple choice) “Where is Eddie?”; “Merry Christmas, kiddo”; “And to all a good night”; “I did it”
– I did it – 10 Bobby Hurleys
· In “Christmas Story”, what is the name of Ralphie’s Father?
– The Old Man – 10 Plank Jacks (IC)
· What type of animal blocks the Polar Express on its way to the North Pole?
Caribou – 10 Curtsey Lunges (each leg)

We got most wrong, but are stronger for it.
Some COT was done per requirements.

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