Yep…that is a lot of merkins

WARMUP: 10 SSH

THE THANG: In preparation for IronPax 2022, we completed an IPC throwback WO from week 3 of 2020.

– Run 400m (which is conveniently 1 loop around the Harris Teater parking lot)
– 100 Merkins
– Run 400m
– 90 Squats
– Run 400m
– 80 Merkins
– Run 400m
– 70 Squats
– Run 400m
– 60 Merkins
– Run 400m
– 50 Squats
– Run 400m
– 40 Merkins
– Run 400m
– 30 Squats
– Run 400m
– 20 Merkins
– Run 400m
– 10 Squats
– Run 800m

Total work is 3 miles of running, 300 merkins and 250 squats

MARY: Nope

ANNOUNCEMENTS: A terribly off key version of happy birthday was sung for Long Duck (60) and White Hot (41), followed by 8 minutes of discussion around items that are in the newsletter.

COT: If you were there, you know.

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IronPax Pep- The Wheel of Misfortune

WARMUP: Instructions and pick up Cindy
THE THANG: The Wheel of Misfortune
In a throwback IronPax workout from 2020, we did the Wheel of Misfortune. 43 minutes of AMRAP.
Start with a 400 meter run
Pick up your block, do 10 Thrusters
Rifle carry the block 25 yds. to the 1st of 6 stations. They included: Decline Merkins, Blockees/Man Makers, Squats with the block on your back, Kettle Bell Swings, Chest Press and Cross Arm Block Raises.
In between each station, Rifle carry back to the light pole and do 10 Thrusters.
Each round consisted of 210 reps.
Most completed 2 rounds. Some more, some less.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Sign-up for IronPax, Ft. Mill Care Center still needs items. Get ready for Tour de Fort for the 10 year.
COT: Prayers for kids/teachers/parents as school starts back. Prayers for @Slapshot as he visits PA and his 102 yr old grandmother.

We ended with a discussion of community and building your brothers. IronPax is a great way to make new brothers by doing something hard together. Get signed up at https://f3greenwood.wordpress.com Workouts start will be Tuesdays and Fridays at NaFo. 5am start times as some of the beatdowns are timed to completion, though designed to be done in 45 minutes.

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Coupons Around Kingsley

WARMUP:
After coming in Hot…I presented a couple of coupons to the group and we discussed the 5 core principles for the benefit of our FNG. Unfortunately, we will need to practice those so that EVERY man knows them. (it was a little rough)

THE THANG:
Once we stumbled through the 5 core principles we were off. This was my first post at Sole to Soul so I wasn’t 100% sure of the logistics or area. I was simply told rucking with exercises so I planned to deliver.
I provided a 60 lb sandbag and a 35 lb kettle bell to carry as well and the PAX were instructed to bring them along.
Our first stop was behind Epic Chophouse where we circled up and did some movements:
Slow Low Squat
Merkins
Overhead Press
Bicep Curls
SSH (slick)
We then moved to behind Replay. Here we partnered up and played a little “catch me if you can”. FNG Half Pint took this very serious and Riggins had very little chance of catching him!
After we completed some Moroccan Night Clubs we did a full lap around the Kingsley property. Halfway around we found a traffic circle for Bear Crawls followed by some Overhead claps.
Upon returning to Broadcloth street we found a gravel area for some more movements:
Squat Thrust
Swings
Bicep Curls
SSH
We then moved to COT. The fun wasn’t over as we found benches and did 20 Dips and then calf raises with rucks overhead.

MARY:
We finished with some Mary including:
Flutters w/press
LBCs
Hello Dolly’s w/Ruck press
Freddie Mercury’s
1 minute plank with Ruck

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Read Newsletter….Invergence….Bethelmens
COT:
Healing, Wisdom, and thankful for F3

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The burn is good

WARMUP: 10x Cherry Picker, SSH, imperial walkers, Moroccan Night Clubs
THE THANG: 4 laps around the track with 4 pain stations 320 squats, 180 LBC, 80 merkins, 20 squats 7 & 1’s pull ups and bomb jacks
MARY: 15 Big Boys
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:Prayers for JB motorcycle accident, teachers, marriages

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Lucky 7’s

WARMUP: Mosey to stop sign, run back towards CoT and perform exercise at each speed bump.
THE THANG: Lucky 7’s AMRAP
7 pull-ups
7 hanging leg raises
7 wide grip push ups
Walking lunge + broad jump to stop sign
Turn and run down hill to stop sign and back up
Rinse and repeat
**1st 3 rounds wait on the 6
MARY: multiple PAX chose Mary exercises
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read the newsletter carefully
COT: Be the man God wants you to be and you want to be everyday when you walk back through your door at home. No matter what type of day you have at work out on the job be the man God created you to be at home. Who do you want to be everyday when you return to your family?

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All Over the Place

Seven men posted at Colosseum. Began with disclaimer and a run up to the bank (1/2 mile distance).
Warmup:
SSH (15x I/C)
Windmills (10x I/C)
Imperial Walkers (15x I/C)
Moroccan N/C (15x I/C)
Low slow squats (10x I/C)
Big Arm Circles (7 forward, 7 backwards)
Peter Parkers (10x I/C)
Plank Stretches (Downward dog, upward dog)

Run back to school.
Thang 1 (at the bus loop on backside of school):
Prison Yard Burpees: using the four-square ball outlines, start at one corner and do 8 burpees. Bear crawl to next corner and do 7 burpees, progress down to 1 burpee and use bear crawl as mode of transportation between the four corners. Total is 36 burpees.
Run a loop.
Thang 2 (at the benches):
Bench work:
Derkins
Butt touch squats
Step ups
Incline Merks
Dips
Calf raises

Short run.
Thang 3 (at the short wall):
Starting line is about 50’from the wall, run to wall, climb over it, turn around, climb it again, run back to start line. Repeat for a total of 3 iterations.

Short run.
Thang 4: Wall sits; pax do ten counts, then did 1 inch lower and pax all did 5 counts.
Mary.
COT/Fini

Nice work by all!

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Burpee Fest

WARMUP: SSH, Imperial Walkers, LS Squats, Merkins, Windmills, Mountain Climbers
THE THANG: Mosey to hill behind ROTC Bldg: #1: 8’s: Bombjacks @ the bottom of the hill and Merkins @ the top.
#2: 17 Burpees OYO – then 1 lap around the parking lot. Followed with 10 burpees each lap. rinse and repeat.
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:

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pick it up, put it down, drag it all around

Warmup – SSH, Windmills, plank, merkins

Rucks on – grab sandbags/loose weights and take with for lap around campus- squats/merkins

Move to field – for spoke/wheel style workout using half field (50 yards between corners):

Corner 1 – swings
Corner 2 – OH press
Corner 3 – curls
Corner 4 – bent over rows

Center- man makers (always 5 reps)

Round 1 – suit case carry (5 reps each corner)
Round 2 – Bear Crawl ruck drag (10 reps each corner)
Round 3 – suitcase carry (15 reps each corner)

Another lap around campus with weights- merkins/squats

Announcements: lots of ruck opportunities coming this fall. 10 yr anniversary details to come

CoT: prayers/praises

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Merkin extravaganza

WARMUP: mosey to the asphalt football field, Moroccan night clubs, cherry pickers, low slow squats, low slow merkins
THE THANG: start with 2 squats, 2 merkins, 2 big boy sit-ups at the end line,
mosey 10 yards, increase to 4 count of each,
mosey to 20 yard line, do 6 reps of each…
30 YL-8 reps,
40YL-10 reps,
50YL-12 reps, start decreasing by 2 reps…
40 YL-10 reps,
30 YL-8 reps,
20YL-6reps,
10YL-4 reps, end line -2 reps; take a lap…
rinse and repeat, with different exercises this time, side straddle hops, wide arm merkins, LBC’s… these two evolutions where meant to follow natural movements, stand up, down on your chest, roll back on your 6… it kept the flow going.
Take another lap.
One more evolution just like before but only with merkins… a few of us where done with upper body after this… 30 second body destroyer and mosey back to COT
MARY: flutters, box cutters, LBC’s, American hammers.
8 minutes of broga to stretch most of our abused muscles…

Humidity was 1000% I believe.. everyone gave their best effort

Tinsel out!!

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Show up if you want pullups. Show up if you don’t

WARMUP:
Polish Mating Dance – in honor of Kielbasa’s return
Scapular merkins
regular Merkins
Squats
Cherry pickers

Today’s message: Whatever you’re dealing with, just hang in there. Cat posters to follow.

THE THANG:

Mosey to pullup bars
Split into 2 groups due to size
1 minute dead hang
1 minute plank
1 minute dead hang
1 minute Al Gore
1 minute dead hang
1 minute people’s chair

Yog to the track
Tabata sprints
20 seconds all out sprint
20 seconds rest
3 out (only tell them about the 3)
3 back
Make it back to where you started
Bear crawl to cover missed distance

Yog to the pullup bars

5-10-15-20-
Pullups
Merkins
Toes 2 bar/knees to elbows
Run down the hill
Burpees
Run back up the hill

MARY:
Flutters
Pecker pointers
Hello Dollys
Dying cockroaches

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:

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