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Ruck & Sandbag Fun

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All veterans so simple disclaimer, light warmup then we performed the following with rucks and sandbags:
10 Merkins, alternating one hand on sandbag
Bear crawl dragging sandbag to other side of field
10 Merkins w/sandbag pull thrus (aka Ashley Cummins)
Sandbag front toss to other side of field
10 Sandbag over the shoulders
OH carry sandbag to other side of field
10 Lunges w/sandbag rotates (start one side of lunged leg and rotate to other side)
Farmer carry ruck and sandbag over and back
Rack the sandbag on top of ruck (normal carry) and take long lap
15 Sandbag curls
Lunge across field with ruck and sandbag on back
15 Sandbag overhead presses
Front rack the sandbag across the field
10 Sandbag cling and presses
Sandbag front toss across field
15 Bent over sandbag rows
Suitcase carry ruck and carry sandbag like baby over and back
Rack the sandbag and take another long lap
5 quick man-makers then back to COT for a few mins of mary.
One or two of those movements should not be repeated but great way to start the day!

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Football field ladder workout

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WARMUP:
Warmup: all in cadence
– 10 Moroccan nightclubs
– 10 cherry pickers
– 10 windmills
– 20 imperial walkers
Mosey down road, karaoke
– stop at curb and do 20 merkins hands on curb in cadence
– Mosey
– Stop at next curb 20 calf raises in cadence
– Mosey to benches
– 20 dips in cadence
THE THANG:
Mosey to the soccer field, where cones have been set up in 10ish yard intervals
Ladder workout
– run forward to first light pole and do one burpee, then nur to start and complete exercise
– Run forward to second light and do 2 burpees, then nur to start and complete exercise
– Repeat for 10 sets of cones. When done, work back down the ladder, completing the exercises in reverse
Exercises per cone :
– 10 archer merkins
– 20 bomb jacks
– 30 wide arm merkins
– 40 squats
– 50 chair crunches
– 40 diamond merkins
– 30 leg raises
– 20 Carolina dry docks
– 10 American hammers – cadence count
– 10 burpees

MARY: Yes
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:

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Sweatin’ It To The Oldies

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11 PAX sweated out the weekend toxins and accelerated in the humidity this fine beautiful morning. We did 3.9 miles total with 25 squats at First Horizon, 25 plank jacks at Model A. Always look after the six and come home to your family the same way you left. Look out for each other PAX!

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The Puertorican Nightmare

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WARMUP: Pre Run/Walk for some, then disclaimer given with shared route and counted 15 HIMs
THE THANG: The Route roughly +3.5 miles:
Founders to Munn Rd, Left on Munn, Left on Harris St, gingerly cross over Hwy 21, Left on Jackson, and Left on Hwy 160 towards COT. Some ran trails, some did not, some ran in pairs and some did not. All Pax accounted for at the end.
MARY: She was absent yet again!
ANNOUNCEMENTS: July 4th Convergence, July 4th Bethel Men’s Shelter (Venmo Donations please), 10th Year Anniversary at Slow Burn ( is on Q), 6/28 Acceleration Project, and Sign Up for Lawn Care duty at Fort Mill Care Center.
COT: Look after each other, we are the family we choose to be.

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Merkins, Squats and Burpees oh My

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WARMUP:
Standing Ab Twist (tighten you core)
Toy soldier
Karaoke to the right
Flap Jack to the left
Bear crawl to the drain
Then LT Dan to the end of the parking lot

THE THANG:
Mosey over to the parking lot behind Dunkin

100 Merkins
Run to the end of Lake Vista Dr

200 Squats
Run to the end of Lake Vista Dr

20 Burpees
Run to the end of Lake Vista Dr

Run back to COT

MARY:

WW2 Sit ups
Worst Worst LBC’s

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
3 CSAUP’s, convergence, invergence

COT:
Prayers and praises
Sky Q knows

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14 hours and 32 minutes of daylight

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WARMUP: Mozy followed by windmills, flutters, Moroccan nightclubs, shoulder taps
THE THANG: Mozy to back of the school for brief discussion that it is the Summer solstice. In Charlotte there are 14 hours and 32 minutes of daylight today and that we should do something for/with our 2.0s or Ms.
At the “horseshoe” (looked like a sunrise to sunset) we did 14 reps of one exercise then ran the sunrise-sunset to do 32 reps. Run sunset-sunrise and repeat until all reps completed. Exercise pairings were burpees/squats, merkins/mountain climbers, big boy sit ups/Carolina dry docks, Superman’s/plank jacks, Plank jacks (oops)/LBCs, Diamond merkins/SSH, American hammers/curb dips, Windmill merkins/shoulder taps.
Mozy to picnic tables for 14/32s of step ups/dips, dips/stepups, derkins/irkins, irkins/derkins.
Mozy to field by the light tower for full field sprints. Don’t recall how many but likely about 8. 10 count between sprints then rinse and repeat.
MARY: Full body destroyer at 5:59
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Upcoming events
COT: Marriages, health

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VQ – The Ranch

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WARMUP: Mosey to turf area behind elementary school for SSH, windmills, moroccan nightclubs, imperial and hillbilly walkers and then mosey back to soccer field.
THE THANG: 7 of diamonds – 4 stations, 4 laps, same exercise at each station for each lap… 7 merkins at each station then 14 flutter kicks then 21 lunges then 28 squats. Mosey to parking lot, hold plank while each person bear crawls out to curb and back. Mosey to picnic tables for inclined merkins, dips, and step ups. Lunges back to parking lot and then mosey to picnic tables for rinse and repeat on inclined merkins, dips, and step ups. Mosey back to parking lot for ab exercises.
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read newsletter, upcoming men’s shelter and blood drive.
COT: Shared prayers and praises and ended with a prayer.

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Crushing it with the Ruck Sacks

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The thang:

Mosey around school and circle up:  10 SSH, 15 IW, 9 WM and 13 HW

Alternating Overhead Carry and Farmers Carry.  While others do this to stop sign the partner (s) do:  Chest Press, Squats, Curls, Swings and Alternating leg lifts with press.

Mosey around build for 20 Ashley Cummings.

Then to short loop for a little catch me if you can with Burpees as the buy in.

From there we head to the ampitheatre:  Bear Crawl with 5 squats at each cement pad, Crab walk with 10 alternating lunges at each pad and backwards walk with 10 calf raises at each level.

Ruck to the field for 50 yard bear crawl with pull through.

Ruck to COT and finish with X-Os, Old School leg lifts and Freddy Mercury.

Blessed to have an hour to hang out with two of the finest men in F3.  If you haven’t given Currahee a try you definitely need to.

Prayers for sisters, kids and M’s

Peace Out

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Flag Day 2024

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WARMUP:
Plank for Flag Day History

50 SSH
13 Moroccan Night Club
13 Windmill

Mosey to fountain in apartment complex.

THE THANG:
Bear Crawl around the fountain.

Up and Down the “Bowl”
Run up the hill to Fire Station
Exercise
Run down the hill
Stop at fountain for Bomb Jack
Nur up the hill to Light Pole
Exercise
Run down the hill
Stop at fountain for Bomb Jack
Repeat

Fire Station Excercises (50):
SSH
Squats
Mountain Climbers
Calf Raises
Freddie’s

Light Pole Excercises (13):
Burpees
Merkins
Alternating Lunges
Leg lifts
X’s and O’s

13 Shoulder Taps waiting on 6

Mosey back to COT

MARY:
Jack Webb
1 BBS:4 American Hammer

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Read Your Newsletter

COT:
Show To Know

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