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ACT Right

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It was a privilege to spend an hour under ruck with three HIM this morning. Conditions were fair (45 and rain), but the conversation was worth it. Here’s what we did:

Ruck 1.2 miles to Harris Teeter lot and about 1.4 to the gas station bathroom (Spider-Man can elaborate).

Round 1
25 Ruck Curls
25 Squats
25 Hammers
Loop the lot

Round 2
25 Overhead Presses
25 Swings
25 Skull Crushers
Loop the lot

Round 3
30 Ruck Rows
50 Flutters with Press
25 Sit-ups to Press

Ruck back
3 Miles Total

NMM
Days like today remind us of the value of friendship. Today would have sucked if I were left alone in the Gloom. I would’ve probably quit early or stayed in bed had it not been for a commitment to the men waiting on me. When things get tough and you want to quit, how will you ACT?

Are you Accountable – can you be relied upon?
Are you Committed – will you finish what you start?
Can you be Trusted – does the team know you have their back?
We are known not but what we say, but what we do/how we ACT. These men keep me on track. They help me ACT right. And I’m thankful for them.

Aye!
Italian Job

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There are no Hills in Fort Mill

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Pre-Warmup: A fraction of the disclaimer and the full Pledge
WARMUP: Nice mosey to MYERS STREET via 160, Sidney Johnson St and Jackson St.
THE THANG: The Ladder: 3 Burpees at the bottom of the hill, run up the hill to Sharonview and perform 10 no cheat merkins, 10 bomb jacks and return to the bottom for 3 more burpees. Mumblechatter started to slow here.. Next is 10/10 at Sharonview, proceed to McKenzie St for an additional 10 no cheat merkins, and 10 bombjacks and return to the bottom of the hill for 3 burpees. The last rep of the ladder was 10/10 at Sharonview, 10/10 at McKenzie and then 10/10 at Ardrey St. Return to the bottom of the hill and rinse and repeat until it was time to head back. Most Pax got in a little over one full cycle for about 80 no cheat merkins, and 80 bomb jacks.
MARY: There was Mary… Flutters, JLo’s V-ups, and a few others
ANNOUNCEMENTS: D2D fundraising is ramping up, donate or help wherever possible. St. Jude 5K Run at Happy Hours house this Saturday – donate if you can, this is a great cause. Bethel mens shelter has an amazon list from Badlands, please help support this great cause. Tclaps to these HIM’s for organizing these events.
COT: Prayers for MacGyvers family as they lost both M’s parents in a short time. Prayers for patience and those lost in the upcoming holiday season.

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One Wet Escaltor

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WARMUP:
15 Imperial Walker
15 Cherry Pickers
15 Tesh Style (Slow) Moroccan Night Clubs

THE THANG:
8 Cones set up under the breaze way with the intent to keep the pax as dry as possible. I posted 3 different exercises for 4 rounds. We made it 1 & 1/2

Start with 5 reps and increase by 5 reps every cone for a total of 180 reps per exercise per round.

First Round
Squats
Big boy sit ups
Merkins
Bear Crawl from cone to cone.
lunge walk back to the beginning.
Once complete take a lap.

Second Round
Bobby Hurley’s
LBC
Carolina dry docks
Lt. Dan’s from cone to cone

As Fishstix, Stang and myself where the main ones out in the rain, I called an audible after the first round and got everyone out in the rain on their belly and did pull the ripcord. Then we flipped over and did some body destroyer and reflected on how refreshing it was to be in the rain and soaking wet. when the proceeded to run a lap and proceed with round two.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Christmas party, Shanking with Stang Golf Tournament.

COT: Praises for reliving past experiences with family and friends, praises for allowing Godley men in our daughters lives.

Prayers for not analyzing everything and to rely on our faith more and trust God.

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Things I stole from Tesh

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WARMUP: SSH, IW, HW, Merkin (slow)

THE THANG: https://f3thefort.com/2019/10/24/2019-43-minnow-pond/ Stole this one from Tesh. Thanks for writing the backblast buddy! We made it 4 rounds

MARY: called some yoga at COT, approximately 70 seconds worth

ANNOUNCEMENTS: newsletter is there to be read in your email inbox

COT: practice gratitude like you work on your fitness, CONSISTENTLY

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Keep it simple

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WARMUP: running, stretching, etc
THE THANG: pull ups, merkins, curls, dips, running, swings, overhead press, squats
MARY: ab work
ANNOUNCEMENTS: thanksgiving convergence
COT: keep it simple – Ecclesiastes Chp 7

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Black Friday “Convergence”

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WARMUP: Toy soldiers, butt kickers, karoaci and mosey around the parking lot.
THE THANG: Base number is 10 reps. Stacked deck of cards so that there were only aces through 5 cards. PAX pulled a card from deck and that was the multiplier on the reps…eg a 3 card would mean 30 reps of the exercise.
Exercises:
Merkins
Squats
Rows
Chest Press
Lunges
OH press
Diamond merkins
Figure 8
Triceps ext
KB swing
Single leg deadlift
Arm curl
MARY: airborne ship exercises
ANNOUNCEMENTS: maximas and airborne are going to pull off the Christmas party
COT:

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2022 Thanksgiving Day Convergence

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Welcome/disclaimer
Warmup: SSH (I/C 15x), Windmills (I/C 10x). Imperial walkers (I/C 15x), Moroccan Nightclubs (I/C 10x), Mountain Climbers (I/C 15x), right arm high, left arm high
Ruckers dismissed with Olaf. Pax count off by threes; pax split up and will rotate between
JWOW Q:
Partner up for a Jack Webb. Mode of transportation is a partner push across the field (crowd pleaser).
1 Big Boy Sit-Up – Partner 1 pushes partner 2 across the field
4 Merkins – Partner 2 pushed partner 1 across the field
The goal was to get to 10 Big Boy Sit-Ups and 40 Merkins.

Grout Q:
1. 5 EA Burpee
2. 10 EA LBC
3. 15 EA CDD
4. 20 EA Lunges
5. 25 EA American Hammers
6. 30 EA Shoulder Taps
7. 35 EA Flutters
8. 40 EA Mountain Climbers
9. 45 EA Squats
Run to top of hill and back.
Complete # 1 thru # 8 and run to top of hill Ann’s back.
Continue dropping the last exercise.

HarryCarry Q:
At the middle school’s loop, start at the bottom of the loop and do exercise noted (listed below). Run to the short brick wall at other end of loop, jump the wall, continue running up the loop. Stop at flag poles and do Bobby Hurleys (15 oyo). The proceed to run back to bottom of the loop; do the noted exercise there and repeat with the run/wall jump/run/bobby’s etc.
Smurf jacks (20 OYO)
Squats (20 OYO)
Monkey Humpers (20 OYO)
Lunges (20 OYO)
Lunges (10 each leg OYO)
Sumo Squats (20 OYO)
At 07:25 Pax reconvened at field.
Six-count burpees (I/C 6x)
End. COT

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Broga, Merkins, Pyramids, & More Merkins

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WARMUP: plank, upward dog<>downward dog, variety of merkins, plank jacks, shoulder taps with variety of updog<>downdog mixed in; run to parking lot near WEP: dynamic warmup including buttkicks high knees to soldiers Carioca lunges- 10 merkins after each
THE THANG: pyramid at the playground 1 pull-up-2 merkins-3 big boys (up to multiple of 7 so finished with 7 pull-ups to 14 merkins to 21 big boys)… down the pyramid- 7 chin-ups:14wide arm merkins: 21 flutters down pyramid to 1:2:3 of those
On curb on playground area: 10 burpees, 9 situp-getups, 8 burpees, 7 sit-up-getups… down to one
MARY: mosey back to Veterans park, repeat the plank, merkin, updog<>downdog thing from warmup with a little extra stretching mixed in
ANNOUNCEMENTS: thanksgiving convergence at Ranch!
COT: overarching theme of thankfulness = family and health!
*also important to note- Block Party is located at Veterans Park, not WEP, like it was 2-3 years ago! Been awhile since I’ve posted at BP! Thanks for the opportunity Kermit!

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You Could’ve Stayed In Bed

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WARMUP: Run the parking lot down and back, twice. 5 Jump Squats. 10 Merkins. 15 Mountain Climbers. 10 Windmills.
THE THANG: I’m not sure how much ground we covered but the intent was to get ~2mi plus a good workout to make getting out of bed worth it. After all, we have way too many guys staying in bed on a Saturday morning. Anyways, back to the topic at hand.
Line up on the left field line and bear crawl to the McDonald’s sign on the outfield fence. 20 Mountain Climbers. Bear crawl back for 20 more Mountain Climbers.
Run to the main hill on the back side. Run to the bottom, dodging deer, 5 burpees, NUR up the other side, 10 Carolina Dry Docks. Run back to the bottom for 5 Burpees then NUR up to the original start point for 10 more Carolina Dry Docks.
Head to the Pull-Up Bars:
Each PAX must complete 20 Pull-Ups and while you’re not doing Pull-Ups, you’re cycling through 10 Merkins and 20 American Hammers on repeat until everyone is done their Pull-Ups.
Head over to the 2nd most famous hill, Tara Tea Drive, again, dodging more deer.
Run to the bottom, 10 Jump Squats, run up, 10 Diamond Merkins. Complete 3 rounds.
Head to the field for a modified Jack Webb series:
1 WWII sit up : 4 Flutter Kicks. Complete all the way to 10:40.
Get on the line and run to the net and back.
Here’s the new one. Two lines, get in a plank position, head to toe. Man in the back does 5 Wide-Arm-Merkins then bear crawls to the front of the line (Indian Run style). Keep cycling through for about 50yds.
3-tier suicides.
MARY: Sprinkled in throughout the workout…that’s more my speed. We did finally close it out with Grave Diggers, Toe Touches and elbow planking.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Newsletter (3 convergences in a row starting on Thanksgiving, Turkey money drive, clay shooting, etc)
COT: You should’ve been there. Our guys are carrying a lot these days. Head up, shoulders back, eyes clear and lean on each other as needed.

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Ghost Flag meets Board of Pain – Metro takes the flag

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WARMUP:
Mosey to WarmORama
Small Arm Circles
Side Straddle Hop
Produce Pickers
Hillbilly Walkers
Windmills
Moroccan Nightclubs
Imperial Walkers

THE THANG:
Mosey around the parking lot, then
Lunge Walk
Toy Soldiers
Bear Crawl

Mosey to Board of Pain, then

5x Burpees – Run – 5x – Run – 10x – Run – 15x of each exercise below:

Merkins
Shoulder Taps
CDD
Mountain Climbers
Low Slow Squats
Calf Raises
Lunges
Monkey Humpers
LBCs
Freddie Mercury
Box Cutters
Flutter Kicks

Run back to shovel flag for CoT

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Read the Newsletter

COT:
Personal Successes, Prayers for a friend who passed away, Prayers for family of PAX, Prayers for health and happiness.
Metro takes the flag.

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