Wet Tour of Tega Cay

WARMUP: none
THE THANG:
Brisk walk and some shuffling down Gold Hill, past <#C02PFBMMZL6>, down 160 to Walmart where we met <@U5DKASDQU> and <@U08BNRBQ9D1> for some squats and up Hubert Graham to the awning at the school
MARY:
Squats, dips, merkins, lunges
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:

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What it is to be a Good Man

WARMUP: In Cadence: Imperial Walkers, Cherry Pickers, Hillbilly Walkers & Windmills. Counted off.

THE THANG: Took off for a basic run and boot. 3.02 miles with stops along the way.
Pain Station stops included: merkins, squats, burpees, cocaine bear crawls, Carolina dry docks, jump squats, etc as we moseyed from COT to Dam Rd and back.

Many words were given and they all mattered and defined. From honest, accountable, virtuous, dependable etc all great words. There is no perfect definition but we should all be striving to make sure we are doing all we can to be a Good Man because the world badly needs Good Men. The words above that we do without thinking keep it up, those that we have to strive to do better at – keep working at it – the world needs GOOD MEN. You have 31 days to close 2025 and set the tone for 2026 – go be a Good Man!

MARY: Sprints, hot white speed sprints!

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Announced, Fort fill free to edit – Rock Hill announcements pertinent to Fort is F3 in RH Christmas Parade this Friday Dec 5th – see me if you’d like to join. SLT Handoffs Jan 1st NYD Convergence.

COT: Prayers and praises and I prayed us out.

Thankful for the privilege to lead this workout.

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Carrying a Balanced Load

WARMUP: Windmills x10, Cherry Pickers x10, Plank, Down Dog, HoneyMooner
THE THANG: Grab Rucks and 2 sandbags. Ruck behind school.
2 carry sand bags 50 yards and back (overhead carry, Farmers Carry, Shoulder carry and Farmers carry agin). Rest of Pax does exercises (Curls, Swings, Squat, Upright Row, Lunge).
10 Manmakers.
Ruck to COT and drop bags.
Ruck to Hill:
First 3 sets of Bear Crawl to next platform.
1. 5,10, 15 Squats
2. 5,10, 15 Merkins
3. 5,5,5 Manmakers
Next 2 sets of Bear Crawl with Ruck pull through:
1. 10,20, 30 LBC
2. 5,10,15 Lunges
Ruck around pick up loop, when get to small loop do partner Catch me if you can.
1 partner farmer carries both rucks second does 5 Burpees and runs to catch up then switch. Do this to COT
MARY: 20 Flutters with press
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Yes
COT: It was perfect!

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End of the Road

WARMUP: Yea, this is important.
SSH
IW
HW
Plank sequence
Included some dynamic stretching

THE THANG:
String of Pearls
5 burpees
10 merkins
15 squats
20 lunges
25 ……. something

added an exercises each stop. (e.g., first stop = burpees only, second stop = burpees and merkins, etc.)

the 25 rep count was one of the previous exercises. So, when we found the literal end of the road it was stop 5 and we did:
5-burpees
10-merkins
15-squats
20-lunges
25-burpees in cadence

Next end of the road stop was
5-burpees
10-merkins
15-squats
20-lunges
25-merkins

Ran out of time before finding all the ends of the road.

MARY: did imperial squat walkers at COT for the 6….that’s kinda a core exercise, right?
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Food Drive happening now. Thanksgiving Convergence at the Ranch
COT: was held

NMM:

When you find yourself at the end of the road, your left with the same resources that got you there. Gotta use them to get moving again!

I heard a reference to a “second starting” line in terms of my mammon (teaching music). That is: once we learn the notes and rhythms, there’s a second starting line. We’re finally ready to make art rather than simply craft.

When you hit end of a road, turn around and think of it as the second starting line. Ain’t nothing to it, but to do it.

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Light Poles of Death

WARMUP: Some
THE THANG: Mosey to school-10 WindMills- Mosey to Benches- 25 dips.
Mosey to light poles- 10 Merkins and 15 Squats every time at the 1st light pole. Run to next light pole 1 burpee 20 LBC. Back to first the to 2nd 2 burpees and 20 LBC. Every lap add a burpee. On way back stop at benches for 25 Dips, 10 cherry pickers at school and 20 Hello Dollies at Bank. Over 3.5 miles for all.
We had a couple people recovering from Spartan and a couple ruckers.
MARY: Heck No
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Yes
COT: YEs

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Ring around the stockade

WARMUP: mosey around and did some reps of the exercises at each station that the workout would have. Hand release merkins, mountain climbers, calf raises, step ups, dips, Superman’s, j los and burpees.
THE THANG: Dora work with four stations set up around campus. One partner did the stationary work while the other moseyed. Finished at one station and moved to the next.
MARY: the bear crawl merkin complex. One bear crawl with each arm followed by one merkin. Two bear crawl each arm followed by two merkin. So on and so forth through ten reps each.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: newsletter.
COT: yes

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Execute, execute, execute!

We had 13 this morning for a full-body beatdown at The Stockade. Here’s what we did.

Warm-Up
– 10 Low Slow Squats (IC)
– 10 Mountain Climbers (IC)
– 10 Plank Jacks (IC)
– 10 Merkins

The Thang
– Serpentine the HT Parking lot
– Run
– Nur
– Side Shuffle
– Butt Kickers
– Karaoke

Mosey to the Wall
– 10 One-legged Lunges ea. Leg
– 10 Dirty Hook-ups (IC)
– 10 Wall Tar Jais (IC)
– 10 Wall LBCs
– 5 Australian Mountain Climbers

Long Run behind HT back to Mailboxes
– Take turns jogging the loop with the 60lb sandbag – everyone else does the following AMRAP:
– Merkins
– Squats
– LBCs
– Wide Arm Merkins
– Calf Raises
– American Hammers
– Ranger Merkins
– Pistol Squats
– Flutters
– Burpees
– Monkey Humpers
– Plank
– Copperhead Merkins
– Low Slow Squats
– Freddies

Mosey to Walgreens
4 Corners:
– Round 1 – 10 Diamond Merkins at each corner
– Round 2 – 10 Big Boys at each corner
– Round 3 – 10 Seal Jacks at each corner
– Round 4 – 10 OH Claps at each corner

Serpentine the HT Parking lot back to COT
– Run
– Nur
– Side Shuffle
– Butt Kickers

NMM
I recently watched the below video about taking action for those relying on you. In it, Chadd Wright describes his role as a breacher in the Seal Team. He would plan the breaching of an obstacle so his team could accomplish their mission. He describes three words that took planning into action: execute, execute, execute.

That’s what people fail to do. If you don’t execute on your plan, especially when you’re tired or scared or stressed, you’re not just cheating yourself, you’re cheating those they rely on you – your family, co-workers, or team.

So ask yourself, what is one decision I’ve been avoiding making that I should instead boldly execute today? When I say, “I’ll wait until conditions are perfect,” am I actually just waiting to avoid discomfort? How clear is my “why” for the work I’m doing — and does it anchor me when things get hard?

Execute today, gentlemen!
IJ

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Indian OR Shuttle Run

WARMUP:
20 SSH IC
Karaoke
10 Cherry Picker IC
Indian/Shuttle Run to School
THE THANG:
5 Lt. Dan Magic Legs
10 Hand Release Merkins
Run to other end of parking lot
15 X’s and O’s
20 SSH
Run to other end of parking lot
Rinse and repeat
Indian/Shuttle Run back to COT
5 burpees OYO at Stop sign
MARY:
No time
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
4B’s event
Bethel Mens Shelter
Newsletter
COT:
We can do hard things, be prepared

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