WARMUP:
THE THANG: Some Sand Bags Where thrown, some where drug, while others where curled. There where bears crawling and hands where released from the merkins
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:
WARMUP:
Mosey around parking lot loop with 2 stops:
15 SSH
10 Merkins
7 Windmills
THE THANG:
8 parking spots in front of Novant
50 Merkins
50 Squats
50 Mountain Climbers
50 Shoulder Taps
50 Burpees
50 Lunges
50 SSH
50 BBS
400m Loop
Complete one parking spot and run a loop.
No specific order, but complete them all.
MARY:
Wall sits while PAX drop for 1 Burpee
3 rounds
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Bethel Mens Shelter
COT:
Check In with each pax
WARMUP: no warm up needed to ruck
THE THANG: to Walmart and back W/ upright rows, squats, overhead press
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS: bethel me s shelter, 4-B’s
COT: praises and prayers
We did 90 burpees…
Some couldn't count and did 95 *cough *Mainframe
WARMUP: SSH, Cherry Pickers, down dog, honey mooners, pigeon then mosey the long way to the back side of Harris Teeter.
THE THANG:
4 corners EMOM behind Harris Teeter
Four stations each with a different exercise listed on a white board. PAX made three groups and picked a starting corner. You worked for 1 min as hard as you could then when the buzzer went off you had 20 seconds to get to the next corner and get ready for the next movement. We did this until each group did each corner three times, so three laps.
Then we had a 1 min half time and I followed every white board over to reveal a new movement/exercise listed. Then proceeded to do another three laps in the same fashion.
Laps 1-3 focused on upper body
Laps 4-6 focused on lower body
Laps 1-3 exercises
Push Press with Cindy
Temp Merkins (3 count down)
Bear craws
Shoulder taps
Laps 4-6 exercises
Front Squats with Cindy
Jump Squats
Over head squats with a PVC to keep shoulders engaged
Rapid curb step ups “Butkus” according to the exicon
MARY: flutters until the clock stuck 6
ANNOUNCEMENTS: 4Bs, Bethel, read the letter of news
COT: was had and prayed for
WARMUP:
THE THANG:
Game:
Throwing a sack on a playfield deciding which exercise to do
After every throw run a round
If a. Field is hit twice or we miss the field 5 burpee penalty
In total
100 merkins
65 big boys
45 monkey Humper
50 rows
60 bicep curl to overhead press
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:
Dojo was a no go so he handed the Q stick to me. Tired from two previous Qs this week, the plan was limited running and more strength training.
Quick warm-up then we headed to The Wall for 3 rounds Erkins, dips, and step ups. Next, we ran past the stinky dumpster to the back wall of HT. Wall sits bear crawl out merkins crawl bear back. Crab walk, LBCs, crab walk back.
Next we traveled to CVS for a four corner relay. Each member ran around the building 5, 10, 15 and 20
Merkins at each corner. Next person moved when pax ahead complete corner #1. Second round squats same count.
Back to COT.
Woke up with a sharp pain in my lower back, yeah, the one that has been bothering me for a while… Brawny and Mainframe knew about abit do all we did is walk around the school, they carried sandbags, I hauled the pain on my back.
Prayers for families and traveling.
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: As the core principle states, warmup exercises were led by each pax leading in a rotating fashion.
THE THANG: Ruby S. was under the weather this am so everyone chipped in. Made up an 11, with manmakers and squats with murder bunnies as the mode of transport. Good times were had by all on that.
Re-circled up for 8 rounds of 10 second grandbaby holds.
MARY: Finished going around the circle Mary Style but with KB’s.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: There is a convergence tomorrow at WEP at 0515 if you haven’t yet heard.
COT: All the things.