Coach’s Co-Q at Coach’s Box

WARMUP: Led by Hominy: 20 SSH. 20 Mountain climbers. Mosey to loop.
THE THANG: 10 merkins. Lap. 20 Squat. Lap. 30 calf raises. LBC waiting for the 6. Mosey back to the skillet. Called 20 CCD. Do a violater.
Switch to LTrain.
Partners. Alternate between a run around light poles and AMRAP on the following sequence: Merkins. Lunges. LBC. At the end we closed with two rounds of burpees.

Discussion: Coaching.

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Brought the Gear to Dawn Patrol

Have participated in the Dawn Patrol workouts for a few months now. Noticed one thing missing at most workouts, gear. Remedied that this morning.

WARMUP: Started at COT with the usual suspects

THE THANG: Set-up gear in stations in the first parking lot at the top of the hill. Asked the PAX to partner up. Partner 1 performs the exercise at a station while Partner 2 runs down the hill and then back up to relieve Partner 1 – flapjack, then move to the next station. Everyone pushed hard and made it through all stations plus 1.

AB Wheel
Shoulder Rows in Squat Position w/ Heavy Rope
V-Sits w/ 10/lb Med Ball
OH Squats w/ Cindy
KB Swings w/ 35lb KB
Triceps Extensions in Ski Position w/ 12lb DBs
Reverse Lunges w/ 20lb Weighted Vest
OH Press Toss w/ 60lb SB
Single Arm Lawn Mower Pulls w/ 45lb DB
American Hammers w/ 10lb Handled Ball
Alternating Snatches w/ 35lb DB
Slam Ball w/ 30lb Slam Ball
Squats w/ 30lb Ruck
Curl to Press w/ 45lb Plate

MARY: No time

ANNOUNCEMENTS: 4Bs, Trash Pickup, Bethel Serve

COT: STK!

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Sally Field Has Entered the Chat

WARMUP: windmills, imperials, ham stretches
THE THANG:
Paula Abduls from the amphitheater to the playground via trees
5 squats
5 merkins

20 dips at the playground
Circle N'Diaye
20 more dips

Bear crawl the big hill up to Calhoun. Practice the F3 Creed.

At Calhoun:
Group 1: Flying Nuns, Nur back
Group 2: Shoulder presses
Second round: Reverse Flying Nuns (aka 'Flying Nuns')/overhead claps

Triple Nickels on the parking lot hill – PAX choice
CK – smurf jacks
Ruby – burpees
Blue – seal jacks
LC – merkins
Jekyl – squats
Minuteman – scorpion CDDs

MARY: Freddies, fluttahs, LBC, scissors

ANNOUNCEMENTS: BBBB, start thinking about November Bethel NOW, Reindeer Run

COT: how your responses affect others, M job prayers

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Slow Burning Beatdown 🔥

Warm-Up:
SSH – 20 IC
Imperial Walkers – 15 IC
Moroccan Night Clubs – 10 IC
Windmills – 10 IC
Strawberry Pickers- 10 IC
Mosey around the parking lot

The Thang:
1. 4 Corners:
Corner 1: 10 Merkins
Corner 2: 20 Squats
Corner 3: 30 Big Boys
Corner 4: 40 Calf Raises
➡️ Lap 1: Mosey between corners, Lap 2: Lunges between corners, Lap 3: Bear Crawl between corners

2. Partner Work:
P1: Plank
P2: 20 Carolina Dry Docks, then jog 25 yards and back
Repeat with:
20 Squats / partner holds Al Gore
20 Flutters / partner holds 6 inches
20 Mountain Climbers / partner holds plank
P2 can't complete holds, both Ps do 5 Burpee Penalty

3. Dora:
Partners:
100 Peter Parkers
200 Shoulder Taps
300 LBCs
➡️ One partner works, the other jogs 25 yds and back.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletter
COT: Prayers and Praises

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FORTeen Years

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

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Bear Crawls and Jack Webbs

The last of the hot days this week although we got a bit of a breeze which was nice. DD ran, the rest of us boot camped.
WARMUP:
run the circuit. At every bench: 10 SSH, 5 Bombjacks. At completion, we did the standard warm up routine.
THE THANG: Thang 1: bearcrawl the old lightpole hill which doesn’t have light poles anymore. Every 20 steps, do 5 Carolina dry docks. Rinse/repeat but do the 5 dry docks at every 10 steps. Thang 2: Jack Webb: 1:4 ratio of push-ups to overhead claps. Go to 10:40. Crowd pleaser. Thang 3: Mary and finish with 3 burpees.
MARY: yep.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Bethel Men’s shelter
COT: Cash Prayer
Search me Lord. Lead me to you. Help me to be a good man, a good father, a good husband and a good employee. Help me to forgive and release from resentment those that I feel have offended me. Let me see the good in others and draw that goodness out of them.

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No buckets just work

WARMUP: Large circle of warmup, while a pax runs twice around the circle
THE THANG: The Thang went from warmup to partner sprint/chase, to the dreaded hill for Indian Bear Crawls uphill a few time (ask someone) – then to playground for more activity that all enjoyed.
MARY: Yes, a few
ANNOUNCEMENTS: CRI Training, T and Hare, Bourbon Tasting
COT: We had a debrief on: CRI local workday and BRR

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Rememberence

WARMUP: 9 exercises of 11 counts per started and ended with burpees
THE THANG: Atempt to get 10 rounds of the following 34 step ups, 28 Merkins/derkins ors irkins, 18 big boy situps, bear crawl length of building. We all worked the entire time with a little mumble chatter of where we were 25 years ago when the world felt like it stopped. We didn't finish but we didn't stop just like the brave men and women that gave their lives trying to save others. The ultimate sacrifice. Remeber and Never forget.
343 FDNY, 23 NYPD, 37 Port Autority, 2184 in the trade centers, 2735 in buildings, pentagon, flight 93. God Bless and Rest in Peace.
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT: Never Forget…

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