Cockpit Circuits, wait, what?

The basic rundown of this morning's workout was to sprint (or run) approximately 400m then do a series of exercises, in reps 10, 15, or 20.
WARMUP:
400m jog to the bottom of the hill
Side Straddle Hops, Squats, Butt Kickers & High Knees
THE THANG:
400M Sprint out, around the parking lot to the opposite corner of the large lot on the side of CRHS.
20 Merkins, 30 Squats, 10 lunges each leg, 15 Burpees

400m Sprint to the Band Tower on the opposite side of the school.
40 Hand-Release Merkins, 20 Jump Squats, 15 Mountain Climbers, 45sec Plank

~400 Sprint to the circle by the football stadium
15 Burpees, 10 Reverse Lunges each leg, 20 V-Ups, 15 Jump Squats

~400m (less than) Sprint to the top of the road at the intersection of White's Road
20 Merkins, 50yd Bear Crawl, 20 Ski Abs, 45sec Forearm Plank

~800m Sprint down the hill then back up to the lot
A little bit of Mary.

MARY: See above
ANNOUNCEMENTS: YHC had to exit so Pauly D closed this out.
COT: I'm sure of it.

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1775

WARMUP:
Moroccan nightclubs
Windmills
Cherry pickers
Hillbilly walkers
Low slow squats
Irkins

Team Bermuda Triangle
2 teams, each with 3 cones marked about 30 yards apart
1 burpee at cone 1, bear crawl to cone 2, then do 2 burpees, bear crawl to cone 3 and do 3 burpees. Bear crawl back to cone 1 and repeat for a total of 3 rounds. Team 1 smoked team 2
THE THANG:
1775
Three rounds of:
17 burpees
75 prayer squats (thighs at or below 90)
Lap around Harris teeter
MARY:
Flutters
Box cutters
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:

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Four corners, lots of reps

WARMUP:
SSHs, IWs, WMs, Plank

THE THANG:

4 corners of pain and some burpees
All corners start with 50 reps each, exercises stay the same each time around
– Corner 1: squats, then run to corner 2
– Corner 2: hand release merkins, then crawl bear to corner 3
– Corner 3: bomb jacks, then nur to corner 4
– Corner 4: LBCs, then bear crawl to center of basketball court and do 5 burpees (sandbags available for extra credit)
– Repeat. Reps go down to 40, then 30, 20, 10. Burpees stay at 5 each time

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You Will Struggle!

WARMUP: A few loops in the parking lot while Bowser shared leadership principles learned from Bible study with his buddy, followed by brief series of exercises

THE THANG:
Mosey to playground and pick a partner for Dora

100 Penguins / transit with bear crawl & crawl bear
200 Shoulder Taps / transit via lunge & backward lunge
300 Flutters / transit via run & nur

Mosey to picnic WEP area and pick new partner

Partner 1 planks while Partner 2 does Step ups
Rinse & repeat with Bulgarian Split squats
10 Burpees

Mosey to FM Town Hall picnic area

Pax chose exercise and a dice roll determines the # of reps, including Merkins, Burpees, Squat Jumps, Squats, Freddys & more

Mosey home

MARY: Included in Dora series

ANNOUNCEMENTS: July 4th convergence at Catawba Ridge 0700 launch time

COT: The theme today was built around Struggle because the Summer Steam has kicked into high gear and the core of the F3 engine for me is Shared Suffering. These pax suffered through a tough workout with grit and encouragement throughout. The Struggle in the Gloom can be hard, but the hardest struggles come once we leave the parking lot after COT. The suffering life deals is real and difficult. And the personal struggles that exist inside the heart and mind can be the toughest of all.

Don't believe the lies in your head that other men aren't struggling. We all struggle, from the sharpest and fittest Nantan to the gimpy pax trying to get off IR. DON'T STRUGGLE ALONE! The reason we post is to build the grit and the brotherhood that will get us through every struggle!

Appreciate the contributions of all throughout the workout and in COT!

Thanks for the invite JWOW! You were missed.

#KeepPosting

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Decisions

Five guys (including FNG “Trash Panda”) put in 45 minutes of work this morning. YHC joined them for the last 34. Here’s what we did.

The Thang

  • 10 Goblet Squats
  • 10 Curls
  • 10 Calf Raises
  • 10 American Hammers
  • 10 Skull Crushers
  • 10 Flutters with a Press
  • 10 Pull Throughs
  • 10 KB Swings
  • 10 Walking Lunges
  • 10 John Deeres
  • 10 Simbas
  • 10 Manmakers
  • Short Mosey
  • Repeat with 15 reps, then 20, then 5

NMM
Every day presents different challenges. Will you rise or fall? What decisions will you make?

I woke up this morning at 5:07. The workout I was supposed to lead started at 5:15. I live 8 minutes from the AO. I had a decision to make: hurry out the door or pass my responsibilities to someone else. But Maximus reminded us this morning that society wants to push us to the sidelines. They say we shouldn’t get involved – let someone else take charge. But that’s not our calling. Our mission is to invigorate male community leadership and I can’t do that from my bed. So I did what I was supposed to do, albeit in was 11 minutes late. Late is better than never.

Thank you Bam Bam for taking charge in my absence. I owe you 11 minutes.

Aye!
Italian Job

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Forged…for Sprinting

WARMUP: We charted a lap around the parking lot and completed a few warmup exercises.
THE THANG: Before we took off, I asked the PAX to remember one thing. When the assignment is to run to a specific destination, do not stop short. Don't run 45 yards to a target 50 yards away. 5yds doesn't seem like much but what happens when you get used to not completing the job?

Stop 1: The circle on the other side of the apartment complex.
Jump Squats, Low Slooooow Squats, Lunge walk around the circle.
Stop 2: Fire Station
Mountain Climbers, Shoulder Taps, Slow Peter Parkers
Run back to the circle.

Sprint to the top of the hill (160)

Run to Grace Presbyterian Church
5 Burpees, Unweighted Simbas(?), Slow Dying Cockroaches, 3 Burpees

Run to O'Reilly Auto Parts
Hand Release Merkins, Bear Crawl in cadence, Curb dips, Crawl bear back, Slow Carolina Dry Dock

Run to Dollar Store
Sprint the straightaway, Mountain Climbers
Spring back, American Hammers
Sprint out again, Jump Squats

MARY: See above
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Bethel Service, 4th of July Convergence
COT: No doubt.

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Tour de Fort Mill

WARMUP:
Mosey to Pharmacy Parking Lot
SSH, Imperial Walkers, Hillbilly Walkers, Windmills
THE THANG:
Reverse Alabama
Stops along the way…
20 Reverse Lunges
7 Burpees
15 Big Boys

Down to Harris St Park.
Indian Run up Harris St.

Exercises at the church

Partner Nur/Run up Massey St.

Exercises at Pike
MARY:
No
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Yes
COT:
It was done.

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Board of Pain

Muggy morning but 20, yes 20 PAX showed their intestinal fortitude by taking on the board of pain. Several new comers to the board and everyone did great! We even had an FNG brought by Mater. It was also my 50th birthday! Honored for everyone to come out and work hard.
WARMUP:
No warm up
THE THANG: Complete each exercise before moving to the next. Recovery run in between exercises.
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Bethel Mens Shelter Thursday. July 4th convergence with Rock Hill.
COT: marriages, health

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Murph Monday — 22JUN2026

14 on the EASTSIDE got Murph all over them at The Badger of Fire…

QIC: YHC

Pax: @U090MEQJQBW , @U5DKASDQU , @U19FA0Q8Z , @U5DLC6D7X , @U01E9QD5QQK , @U05K5D10AG6 , @UN6PTD007 , @U0106CCEJ6L , @U08N6B7B3EF , @U01JUGK82TY , Eggo , @U014K6EAUFM , @U087NCUTMPT

The Thang: The Murph… cuz it’s Monday…

NMM: If sweat was dollar bills, @U014K6EAUFM could stop stripping. @U090MEQJQBW admitted that the only part he liked was the mile runs, but relented that doing a pull-up or pushup now and again probably wouldn't kill him or his T-Count. Strange how he looked straight at @U5DKASDQU when he said that, but hey… I’m not here to judge. We just about have @U05K5D10AG6 convinced to activate the FSD on his Tesla so he can nap on the way home from these things. @U08N6B7B3EF came back to the gloom with his terrible foot, and he was swinging (a kettlebell) like the Baxter King of Pineapples instead of running. I tried to get the name-o-rama done OYO, but I couldn't get anyone's age right. @U0106CCEJ6L wants me to get a job at Carowinds so he can come win giant stuffed animals due to my inability to guess ages or weights (which will be my trick for next week).

All in all, a fabulous morning. It's good to choose the harder way. It's usually the right answer.

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Starfish

WARMUP: 20 SSH
Mosey down the path to Harris Street Park / Basketball Court
THE THANG:
Starfish: on basketball court
20 Merkins on corner
Run to center and do 2 burpees
20 Mountain Climbers
Run to center and do 2 burpees
20 Big Boys
Run to center and do 2 burpees
20 Squats
Run to center and do 2 burpees
10 round and drop reps by two each time

Rank up Harris to COT
Did EMOM
1 lap & 15 SSH’s for 10 rounds / minutes
MARY: 3 minutes: American Hammers, Flutters,
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:

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