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River Crossing

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WARMUP:
happy Gilmores (golf swings)
Trunk twists
Moroccan night clubs
THE THANG:
Buy In
10 swings
15 swings
25 swings
50 swings

Running back complex
5 double cleans / 5 front Squats
4 double cleans / 4 front squats
3 double cleans / 3 front squats
2 double cleans / 2 front squats
1 double clean / 1 front squat
You go I go

Farmers Carry

Heavy bell complex- Encouraged all PAX to go a little larger than normal.
5 swings
4 deadlift High pulls
3 goblet squats
30 sec rest/repeat

Farmers Carry

2 Offset Merkins each side
2 Renegade Rows each side
2 Deadlifts
2 Cleans each side
2 Press each side
2 Goblet Squats
30 seconds rest
Repeated for time

Farmers Carry

Buy out
20 swings EMOM for last 5 minutes totaling 100 to close

MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS: July 4th Convergence at Catawba Ridge Fort & Rock Regions coming together
COT:

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A Triangle of Games

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WARMUP: Side straddle hop, hillbilly walker, imperial walker, Moroccan Night Club

THE THANG: 3 stations:
Big Die w Cider Block – Man makers, x5 Flutters, X3 Dry Docks, X3 Box Cutters, X5 Curls, X5 Triceps

Cards – X2 Monkey Humpers, X2 Shoulder Taps 2X Arm, X2 Jump Squats, X10 Sec Plank, X2 Lo Slow Squat, X2 Strawberry Pickers

Green Dice – Follow dice outcome

Transportation – Butt Kickers, Lunge Walk, Soldier Walk

A Triangle of Games

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Tesh’s bell workout 6/16

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WARMUP: the usual
THE THANG: 60 seconds on, 30 seconds off…
10 rounds of: 6 snatches, 10 swings, 2 burpees (w/ 2x merkin)
Take a lap
10 more rounds… This time: 3 bent rows each side, 10 1-leg deadlift, some third item I forgot
MARY: PAX ab lab
ANNOUNCEMENTS: newsletter type stuff
COT: prayer type stuff

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Tour de Campus

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Warmup (in cadence)
Imperial Walkers, Cherry Pickers, Low Slow Squat, Big Boys, Plank
Tour of Campus

  • Stop at locations:
  • 10 Merkins
  • 20 Squat
  • 30 Calf Raise
  • 40 LBC
  • Stop at Baseball Stadium
  • Throw the ball 20 times (10 each partner).  Then do 2 burpees.  Add a burpee for any drop that occurred.
  • Stop at the Bus Dropoff
  • Bear Crawl Upstairs
  • Long Plank
  • Stop at Cindy Shack:
  • 10 Overhead Press
  • 20 Curls
  • 30 Chest Press (laying on back)
  • 40 Squat
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Grinder, Beast, & Gauntlet

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WARMUP: No time to Warm up we, we had 30 minutes to get a good one in.
THE THANG: 3 AMRAPs – 9 minutes each. For the 1st 2 rounds we moseyed 50 yards and back after performing the exercises.

CIRCUIT 1: “The Grinder”

  • 10 Squats
  • 10 Merkins
  • 10 Jump Squats
  • 10 Wide Arm Merkins
  • 10 Bonnie Blairs (5 each leg)

CIRCUIT 2: “The Beast”

  • 5 Burpees
  • 10 Mountain Climbers (each leg)
  • 10 Lunges (5 each leg)
  • 10 Diamond Merkins
  • 20 SSH

CIRCUIT 3: “The Gauntlet”

  • 10 Carolina Dry Docks
  • 20 Flutter Kicks (4-count = 1)
  • 10 Plank Jacks
  • 10 Shoulder Taps (R+L=1)
  • Bear Crawl ~10 yards
  • Crawl Bear ~10 yards

MARY: She didn’t show up.

We had a discussion about Surrendering Control. Here are a few of the questions I asked and some we didn’t get to.

When was the last time God asked you to do something that made you uncomfortable or felt beyond your abilities?

What is God calling you to do right now that you're resisting because you don't feel qualified?

Where are you currently leaning on your own understanding instead of trusting God?

What would change if we responded to God with "Here I am, send me" more often?

What area of your life is hardest to surrender: work, marriage, finances, health, reputation, or something else?

Final Takeaway: God doesn't call the equipped; He equips the obedient.

ANNOUNCEMENTS were made
COT: We ended with prayer.

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Cindy Heaven

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Warm-Up:
SSH – 30 IC
Imperial Walkers – 20 IC
Windmills – 10 IC
Strawberry Pickers – 10 IC
Mosey lap around AO
Cheese shredder

Main Thang:
Round 1: Cinder Strength

3 Rounds- MOT per Round:
Round 1- Run
Round 2- Lunges
Round 3- Nur

Goal Line: 5 Blockees (burpee w/ cinder)
10 Yard Line: Cinder Block Squat Press (Thruster)
20 Yard Line: Cinder Block Curls
30 Yard Line: Cinder Block Rows (15 per side)
40 Yard Line: Cinder Block Chest Press
50 Yard Line: Cinder Block Swings

Recovery: Overhead Carry back to Goal Line

F3 Mentorship Discussion
Opening Question
"Who is someone that invested in you and helped shape the man you are today?"
Allow each man to briefly answer.

What Is Mentorship?
Mentorship is one man intentionally helping another man grow. It is not about having all the answers. It is about sharing experience, wisdom, accountability, and encouragement.
In F3, mentorship happens naturally:
An older man guiding a younger man
A veteran HIM helping a new guy
A father teaching a son
A husband learning from another husband
A leader developing future leaders
A mentor doesn't create followers. A mentor creates more leaders.

Scripture
Proverbs 27:17
"As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another."
This verse captures the heart of F3. Growth rarely happens alone. We become better through relationships, accountability, and honest conversations.

Discussion Points
1. Everyone Needs a Mentor
No matter our age, title, or experience level, there is always someone who has walked a path before us.
Questions:
Who do you seek advice from?
When was the last time you intentionally asked another man for guidance?
What area of your life could benefit from mentorship right now?

2. Everyone Needs a Mentee
Many men believe they are not qualified to mentor because they are still figuring life out.
The truth: Someone is behind you on the journey.
You don't need perfection. You need willingness.
Questions:
Who are you investing in?
Is there a younger man, co-worker, son, teammate, or FNG who could benefit from your experience?
What knowledge are you holding that could help someone else?

3. Mentorship Requires Time
Mentorship isn't built in a single conversation.
It requires:
Consistency
Trust
Availability
Vulnerability
The greatest impact often comes from simple moments:
A coffee meeting
A workout conversation
A phone call
Showing up when someone needs help
Questions:
Are you making time to develop other men?
What keeps you from investing in others?

4. Legacy Is People
At work, projects end. Kids grow up. Athletic accomplishments fade.
The lasting impact of a man is often found in the people he influenced.
Think about:
What do you want people to say about the investment you made in them?
Who will carry your values forward?

F3 Connection
F3 exists to plant, grow, and serve small workout groups for men for the invigoration of male community leadership.
Mentorship is how that mission continues.
A strong region is built when:
New men are welcomed.
Leaders develop leaders.
Men challenge and encourage each other.
Nobody walks alone.

Closing Challenge
This week:
Identify one man who mentors you and reach out to thank him.
Identify one man you can intentionally invest in.
Schedule a conversation with one of them before next week's workout.
The strongest chain is built one link at a time. The same is true for mentorship. Every man in this circle has something to learn and something to teach.
MARY: She fartsacked
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Bethel Men Shelter
COT: Prayers and Praises

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No Uno For You!

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This morning at the Pit we played a little Uno. Here are the rules.

Blue – Curls
Green – LBC 
Yellow – Goblet Squats 
Red – Chest press 
Skip – Run
+2 – pick 2 exercises, 2 reps
+4 – 4 reps all 4 exercise 
Reverse – Repeat last exercise 
Wild – Change color

Some pax tried to cheat.
Some forgot the rules.

Either way it was a good way to start the day.

Friday I’m on Q at Slow Burn. Come on out! 🔥

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Dora Plays Games

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WARMUP: SSH, IW, HW, CP, Merkins
THE THANG: Stack of tiles with exercises. Two teams flip a tile and do 10 reps then run a lap. The “#2” team won an extra set of SSH! CONGRATS!

Part II: Dora: 200 Squats, 200 LBCs, 200 Casbah #2s, 300 flutters.
MARY: We took turns. Lemme rephrase, we each chose an exercise.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Bethel Men’s Thursday 6/4 – meatloaf , July 7 Dads and 2.0 at WEP which will end in a water balloon fight (heck yeah!)👍
COT: With Jesus.

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Combating worry

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WARMUP: SSH, IW, HBW, MNC, WM, mosey around the skillet

THE THANG: 4 corners of the skillet + midpoints

At each corner: 10 ea, shoulder tap, jump squat, box cutter

At the 50: 5 burpees

We completed somewhere between 2 and 4 laps

MARY: in the thang
ANNOUNCEMENTS: bethel, trash pickup
COT: Many men fail because worry convinces them not to act. Leadership often requires moving before certainty arrives.

Your body and brain are telling you something is out of place.

Acknowledge it and then identify an action you can take.

It may not immediately solve the problem, but It will keep you moving forward instead of getting stuck in the worry loop.

Matthew 6:34 – “Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself.”

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Kettlebell Cindy

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Warmup
Calf Raise, Imperial Walker, Moroccan Night Club, Cherry Pickers, Merkins, LBC

Farmer’s carry to Cindy Storage

AMRAP (as many rounds as possible)

40 reps Exercise
30 reps Mountain Climbers
20 reps Exercise
10 reps Merkins
Farmer’s Carry up the hill and back.

List of Exercises:

  1. KB One Arm Row (rep count for each side)
  2. Cindy American Hammer
  3. KB Swings
  4. Cindy Overhead Press
  5. KB Goblet Squat
  6. Cindy Bench Press

The remaining rounds: we ran out of time.

  1. KB Skull Crushers (laying on back)
  2. Cindy Curls
  3. KB Swings
  4. Cindy Bench Press
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