WARMUP:
THE THANG: 3.4 miles Kingsley & Old Kingsley
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:
WARMUP: 14 Burpees
THE THANG: Mosey to center of WEP
Pax rotated into center based on year of 1st post (ie Class of 2026, 2025, 2024, etc). Varied exercises were performed by all including Burpees, Partner Derkins, Squats, Sumo Squats, SSH, Mtn Climbers, Mahktar N'Dyiae, Flutters, Freddys, Monkey Humpers, etc
Pax sprinted home for the finish.
MARY: She participated during the Thang
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Bethel Shelters service
COT: Yes, of course, 5th Core Principle
The pax came early and stayed late to celebrate this Community of Brothers we call The Fort. For 14 years, men have posted in the Gloom of WEP and other wonderful sites throughout FM/TC (and in Rock Hill, Clover/LKW and now Chester) to sharpen each other, to hone leadership skills, and to prepare themselves and each other to tackle the ups and downs Life will regularly throw their way.
The number of men who've stood at COT in The Fort over these years exceeds 2,000. And roughly 200 pax keep the flame burning in 2026. Their continued participation is an individual choice, one they can't not keep making because, as they shared, they've found brotherhood, community, belonging and accountability in The Fort.
Who will be standing in COT in 2036 or 2046? Anybody? Nobody? You? Your son or son-in-law or grandson?
As Band Camp shared, we Get To make this choice. Each man stands apart from the general crowd in our culture in making this choice. And yet, each man of The Fort is no better than any other man who lives among us. All men are made of the same fiber in the same image of our Creator. As Dark Helmet said, every man is needed in the leadership mission required to bring to fruition the world our Creator intended. So stay in the game. Find the next man and bring him into the fold. Because 14 years of history only matters if we continue to bring Impact to men and our broader community today, tomorrow, next week and next year. #KeepPosting
WARMUP: Review the previous quadrants
THE THANG: Solid discussion around Legacy
MARY: had a little lamb
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Shady needs help moving in-laws
COT:
WARMUP:
Ran around the back of the school, stopping along the way for various warm-up COPs.
THE THANG:
Ran back and forth from one parking lot to another, doing each of these exercises.
100 Flutters
90 Squats
80 Shoulder Taps
70 Hello Dollys
60 SSH
50 LBCs
40 Merkins
30 Speed Skaters
30 Lunges
20 Burpees
10 Big Boy Sit-ups
WARMUP: Honky Tink reviewed the prior C's leading up to Courage
THE THANG: Reviewed the 3 socratics and dove a bit depper into what it means to be fit in order to possess necessary bravery and being #thatsomebody
MARY: Nope – open to all men
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Moving to Quadrant 4 next week
COT: Always the 5th core principle
WARMUP: Mosey down then up Kingsley Blvd. Merks, SSH, Nightclubs, LBCs, FreddieMercs, Squats and Burps
THE THANG: 9s ( 2 exercises each side of parking lot) Merks/squats-Iron Mikes/OH claps. Board of pain ( 5 exercises ( Squats, Merks, BBS, plank Jax, Seal Jax)
MARY: Extended Mary (7mins) each pax took a turn leading – we had box cutters used twice with some Vups, Gas Pumpers, and Stretching.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Bethel, Convergence and newsletter
COT: Powerful
WARMUP: The usual suspects.
THE THANG: mosey to benches in back for 10 dips/10 step ups 3 Rounds
To b-ball court for lunge walks and a triple. 10 jump squats/10 CDD’s X 3.
To BRIDGE for a BLIMPS type workout over the bridge and back and escalator style.
5 Burpees
10 Rosalitas
15 Imperial Walkers
20 Derkins
25 Gas Pumpers
30 Erkins (yeah, it’s a stretch)
Back to COT for:
MARY: 3 minutes of her
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT: Families, health concerns, grateful for the pax in the circle and beyond.
WARMUP: Previous 2 C's review
THE THANG: Simplicity. Daily Red Pill (DRP). Need added items. Focus on the small things to make the big more manageable.
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:
With several PAX getting ready to tackle the Blue Ridge Relay this Friday, today’s mission was simple: get moving without cashing any checks the legs need later this week. No heroics. No smoked quads. Save that suffering for the mountains. 😂
We started with an easy mosey and dynamic warm-up — SSH, Imperial Walkers, Hillbillies, Windmills, Toy Soldiers, calf raises, ankle circles and leg swings.
Then it was off to 4 Corners, keeping the travel easy while mixing in:
💪 Merkins & Carolina Dry Docks
🔥 LBCs & Dead Bugs
🦵 Calf Raises & Squats
💪 Incline Merkins & American Hammers
From there we partnered up. One PAX took an easy 100–150 yard out-and-back while his partner worked through Merkins, LBCs and Supermans before switching.
We finished with mobility and some much-needed stretching to send everyone home feeling better than when they arrived.
Solid work by Honky Tonk, Fogerty, Old Bay and Boogie Down this morning. The BRR crew kept the governor on, and nobody fell for YHC’s secret plan to turn a recovery workout into a leg burner.
Good luck to everyone taking on the Blue Ridge Relay Friday. Run smart, enjoy the miles, and bring home some stories!
5 PAX. No injuries. Legs preserved. Mission accomplished.
WARMUP: mobility and the norms
THE THANG: 50 KB swings, 40 goblet squats, 30 gorilla rows, 20 snatches, 10 clean and press, 10 thrusters, 20 high pulls, 30 reverse lunge, 40 merkins (hand on bell), 50 swings
15,10,8- swing, overhead press, goblet squats, rows r/l.
MARY: alternating around the world, oblique bends, chest press
ANNOUNCEMENTS: CRI out training, newsletter
COT: prayers and praises