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Birthday Beatdown at BAOPS

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YCH and Cohiba had the pleasure of leading 18 men for a Last Call and Cyclops birthday beatdown at Alcatraz. Here’s what we did:

Warm-Up:

  • SSH – 57 IC
  • Imperial Walkers – 34 IC
  • Hillbilly Walkers – 33 IC
  • Moroccan Night Clubs – 7 IC
  • Windmills – 7 IC
  • Strawberry Pickers- 7 IC 

 
The Thang:

  • Dora: 57 Burpees, 57 Shoulder Taps, 57 Merkins, 57 Carolina Dry Docks 
  • During Burpees partner works, the other bear crawl 25 yds and crawl bear back.
  • During STs partner works, the other lunge walk 25 yds and back.
  • During Merkins partner works, the other Run 25 yds and Nur back.
  • During CCD partner works, the other Crab Walk 25 yds and back.

 
Mosey around the field
 
Handoff to Italian Job

  • Four Corners
  • Round 1 – 13 Squats, 13 Merkins, 13 American Hammers, 13 SSHs, 5 Burpees
  • Round 2 – 13 Calf Raises, 13 Diamond Merkins, 13 Flutters, 13 Mtn Climbers, 5 Burpees
  • Round 3 – 13 Jump Squats, 13 Wide Arm Merkins, 13 Freddies, 13 MNCs, 5 Burpees
  • Round 4 – 13 Lunges, 13 Ranger Merkins, 13 Dollies, 13 Turkish Get-ups, 5 Burpees
  • Round 5 – 13 Bomb Jacks, 13 Dry Docks, 13 Ab Mat Sit-ups, 13 Alternating Shoulder Taps, 5 Burpees
  • Mosey to Pull-up Bars
  • AMRAP Pull-up
  • 57 Squats
  • 57 Calf Raises
  • Mosey to wall near baseball backstop
  • 52 Irkins
  • 52 Dips
  • Mosey to COT
  • 5 Minutes of Mary

NMM
It’s always a pleasure to start the weekend with some friends in the park. Though we could have done without the heat and humidity, it nonetheless set us on the right path for the day. Happy birthday, boys. Hope it was a good one!

-IJ

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Room for Balls

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The Thang: A little warm up and a jog to the track where some sort of Baxter Pineapple thing was going on. There were men, women, and children all exercising together… sketchy if you ask me… but then again, you didn't ask me…
We started the main event with a burpee half mile, 5 at each “corner” for two laps. Those of us that elected to wear our training bras weren't the biggest fans, but that's the way life goes sometimes. Shifted gears to a Midget Dora (50-75-100) with a 50yd run.
Cohiba’s watch started talking dirty to him at that point and so we departed to separate ourselves from the dudes running with other dudes’ wives…
Ended with a 4-corner jaunt and a jog back for some Mary.

NMM: Whatever you gotta do, freaking do it. Ask for help, make a plan, it doesn't matter. The main thing is, stop making excuses, stop stopping, and do the thing.

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The Loredo

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WARMUP: 20 SSH, 20, Hillbilly Walkers, Moroccan Nightclubs (or some version of that)
THE THANG:
The Thang
We put our own spin on Loredo, kicking things off with the run:
6 Rounds for Time

  • 🏃 400-meter Run
  • 🦵 24 Squats
  • 💪 24 Merkins
  • 🚶 24 Walking Lunges

The prescribed 24 reps represent the 24th day of June, the day Staff Sgt. Loredo made the ultimate sacrifice.
Every PAX pushed through, encouraged one another, and crossed the finish line. The pace varied, but the effort did not. Everyone finished on their own time, proving once again that in F3, it’s not about being first—it’s about refusing to quit.
Not satisfied with just one beatdown, we followed it up with some 11s:

  • 📍 Sideline to sideline
  • Big Boys
  • Monkey Humpers

MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:

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THE MURPH – Modified or Not

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WARMUP: Nope, just the reading of Lt Michael Murphy's Congressional Medal of Honor Citation.
THE THANG: Just the workout which, included with the Citation, is listed below.
You see, the MURPH often intimidates people. Why? Because it's difficult? Or, they can't do pull-ups. Let me share some personal experience and a hard truth we ALL know to be truth. We shall not allow the difficulty of a task to reign supreme over our desire to overcome it. Now, some of us have real injuries standing in the way. For those, we offered a modification, also detailed below.
CITATION
LIEUTENANT MICHAEL P. MURPHY
UNITED STATES NAVY
For service set forth in the following
CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR CITATION:
FOR CONSPICUOUS GALLANTRY AND INTREPIDITY AT THE RISK OF HIS LIFE ABOVE AND BEYOND THE CALL OF DUTY AS THE LEADER OF A SPECIAL RECONNAISSANCE ELEMENT WITH NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE TASK UNIT AFGHANISTAN ON 27 AND 28 JUNE 2005.
WHILE LEADING A MISSION TO LOCATE A HIGH-LEVEL ANTI-COALITION MILITIA LEADER, LIEUTENANT MURPHY DEMONSTRATED EXTRAORDINARY HEROISM IN THE FACE OF GRAVE DANGER IN THE VICINITY OF ASADABAD, KONAR PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN.
ON 28 JUNE 2005, OPERATING IN AN EXTREMELY RUGGED ENEMY-CONTROLLED AREA, LIEUTENANT MURPHY’S TEAM WAS DISCOVERED BY ANTI-COALITION MILITIA SYMPATHIZERS, WHO REVEALED THEIR POSITION TO TALIBAN FIGHTERS. AS A RESULT, BETWEEN 30 AND 40 ENEMY FIGHTERS BESIEGED HIS FOUR-MEMBER TEAM. DEMONSTRATING EXCEPTIONAL RESOLVE, LIEUTENANT MURPHY VALIANTLY LED HIS MEN IN ENGAGING THE LARGE ENEMY FORCE. THE ENSUING FIERCE FIREFIGHT RESULTED IN NUMEROUS ENEMY CASUALTIES, AS WELL AS THE WOUNDING OF ALL FOUR MEMBERS OF THE TEAM.
IGNORING HIS OWN WOUNDS AND DEMONSTRATING EXCEPTIONAL COMPOSURE, LIEUTENANT MURPHY CONTINUED TO LEAD AND ENCOURAGE HIS MEN. WHEN THE PRIMARY COMMUNICATOR FELL MORTALLY WOUNDED, LIEUTENANT MURPHY REPEATEDLY ATTEMPTED TO CALL FOR ASSISTANCE FOR HIS BELEAGUERED TEAMMATES.
REALIZING THE IMPOSSIBILITY OF COMMUNICATING IN THE EXTREME TERRAIN, AND IN THE FACE OF ALMOST CERTAIN DEATH, HE FOUGHT HIS WAY INTO OPEN TERRAIN TO GAIN A BETTER POSITION TO TRANSMIT A CALL. THIS DELIBERATE, HEROIC ACT DEPRIVED HIM OF COVER, EXPOSING HIM TO DIRECT ENEMY FIRE. FINALLY ACHIEVING CONTACT WITH HIS HEADQUARTERS, LIEUTENANT MURPHY MAINTAINED HIS EXPOSED POSITION WHILE HE PROVIDED HIS LOCATION AND REQUESTED IMMEDIATE SUPPORT FOR HIS TEAM.
IN HIS FINAL ACT OF BRAVERY, HE CONTINUED TO ENGAGE THE ENEMY UNTIL HE WAS MORTALLY WOUNDED, GALLANTLY GIVING HIS LIFE FOR HIS COUNTRY AND FOR THE CAUSE OF FREEDOM. BY HIS SELFLESS LEADERSHIP, COURAGEOUS ACTIONS, AND EXTRAORDINARY DEVOTION TO DUTY, LIEUTENANT MURPHY REFLECTED GREAT CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
SIGNED GEORGE W. BUSH

The MURPH as Prescribed (w/ a 20lb vest)
Run 1mi
100 Pull-Ups
200 Push-Ups
300 Squats
Run 1mi

The MURPH as offered with a modification (w/ or w/o a 20lb vest)
Run 1mi
100 4ct American Hammers
200 4ct Flutter Kicks
300 Squats
Run 1mi

YHC was only able to complete 3 of the final mile 4 laps.

MARY: See above
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Yes
COT: For Sure

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Honor, Courage, Integrity

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WARMUP:

  • Side-straddle hop,
  • Strawberry pickers,
  • Down dog with calf stretches, to a honeymooner

THE THANG:
Honor, Courage, Integrity

3 Corners x 20 rounds

  • Honor – 10 Merkins (200)
  • Courage – 20 Squats (400)
  • Integrity – 30 LBC’s (600)

MARY: NA
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletter
COT: It is what it is…

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On repeat

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WARMUP: Yes:
SSH,
IW,
HW,
yoga w/
shoulder taps
peter parkers

THE THANG:
6 deadlifts
5 hang cleans
4 front squats
3 over head presses
2 manmakers
Then move!

We just did that on repeat. Like wiping down the counters, doing the laundry, dealing with traffic, or making the bed, some stuff isn't awful once or at first, but the monotony of having to do it day after day after day after day after day grinds on you.

Gotta build the strength to keep on keeping on. It ain't about what you WANT to do; it's about what you GET TO do, or what you NEED TO do. Often an authentic meaning is found in the work you've been avoiding.

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Your Sweat is Your Consent

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6 men shunned the fartsack for a the soggy parking lot of Pleasant Knoll Middle. Here’s what we did:

Warm-up

  • 10 Low Slow Squats (IC)
  • 10 Imperial Walkers (IC)
  • 10 SSHs (IC)

The Thang

  • .5 mile Mosey to the Track House
  • 50 LBCs
  • 50 Moroccan Night Clubs
  • 50 Squats
  • 50 Mountain Climbers
  • 50 Calf Raises
  • 50 American Hammers
  • 50 Dips
  • 50 Alternating Shoulder Taps
  • 50 SSHs
  • 50 Flutters
  • 50 Merkins
  • .5 mile Mosey back to the School
  • Repeat

NMM
What an honor to spend our mornings with men aiming high to be better than yesterday. Because of F3, I know more leaders in Fort Mill than all of our local, state, and country governance. My kids assume all dads do F3. They assume all dads volunteer in their community and challenge themselves to be stronger mentally, physically, and spiritually. They think every dad gets up early to do hard things. They assume all dads carry the bags on vacation and have funny nicknames. And in a world where I want my kids to know the truth, this is one fact I hide from them – not all men are as awesome as F3 The Fort PAX. So when you see them, let’s keep the facade going that all men are great leaders. After all, if they watch you, they’ll assume all dads have great friends that do great things. You men give me something to strive for every day.

Thank you.
-IJ

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I ran so far away…

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Seven seagulls posted at BP and did:
Warmup: SSH, Windmills, Imp Walkers, Moroccan N/C, Low slow squats, Peter parkers, plank stretches.
-5 burpees OYO
Run WEP loop
-5 burpees OYO
Run to Harris st park via trail
BBall court routine: do merkins at baseline, halfcourt, and far court (10, 15, 20) and Bear Crawl between. Do similar with Big Boy situps (15, 20, 25) and crawl bear between.
-5 burpees OYO
Run along Harris to Ardrey, up Ardrey to small parking lot
Similar to bball court routine: squats at baseline, halfway point, and far end of parking lot. Count was 10, 15, 20 and lunge walk in between.
Run WEP loop
-5 burpees OYO
Mary
Fini
Cot

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Sandbag Sack Race – Now With Bonus Card Gambling!

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It was supposed to be a straightforward sandbag game. It turned into a full-on comedy roast with heavy objects and bad ideas involving bear crawls. The sandbag passing was clunky as advertised, but the teamwork, mumblechatter, and nonstop laughter more than made up for it.
We got after it, we picked up the six, and we had a ridiculous amount of fun doing it. That’s F3 in a nutshell — leave no man behind, but make sure he’s suffering and smiling while he gets better.
Thanks for showing up and playing along, men. Great effort across the board.
Aye!
Pollo Hermano
SYITG
WARMUP: SSH, IW, Merkins

THE THANG: Sandbag Sack Race
Two teams lined up shoulder-to-shoulder like we were auditioning for the world’s sweatiest relay. One sandbag per team. The rule was simple on paper: pass that heavy bastard down the line and back, then the whole team sprints together to your home side, knocks out a pile of reps as a unit, and hauls ass back for round two.
No man left behind. Lots of grunting, questionable passing technique, and colorful suggestions about where the sandbag could go next. It was equal parts teamwork drill and comedy show. Clunky? A little. Effective smoke session? Hell yes.
After we’d had enough of playing hot potato with the sandbag, we moseyed back toward COT… for the
Card Game Beatdown – “Move & MOT”
We broke out four mystery cards in the small parking lot: two “Move” and two “MOT” (Mode of Transport). Each card had a 1 on top and a 2 on the bottom, hiding two exercises or two ways to crawl/run/crab your way across the islands.
PAX picked a number for MOT and a number for Move. Then it was:
• Knock out the exercise
• Traverse the parking lot island-to-island using the chosen mode of transport
• Repeat the exercise on the way back
Examples included merkins + bear crawls, burpees + lunges, squats + karaoke, and plenty of other combinations that made grown men question their life choices while giggling like idiots. Foul language flowed freely. Laughs were abundant. Someone definitely called the bear crawl “the worst decision since my last marriage.”
We capped it off with a victory lap around the lot, then headed back to COT.

MARY:
A solid bit of core work to finish (Flutter Kicks, Freddy Mercurys) while still trading jokes about the morning’s chaos.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: >
COT: si

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Heavy Laps

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6 men showed up at the new Block Party location, WEP.
We started with a job around the park, stopped at every swing for an exercise. Next, we emptied the back of my car filled with sandbags and other heavy objects. We carried the heavy objects to each swing. Dropped the bags, ran to the next swing and back, Rinse and repeat until back at the theater.
We had enough time to go around half the park with exercises ( merkins, squats, LBCs) at each swing, ran back to the start.

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