Pre-Convergence Convergence

There were Ruckers and runners.

Barry Manilow led the runners for 5+ miles around The Fort.

The bootcampers were led first by Maximus with a SSH x Merkin combo x2 to warm up.
After a quick warm up, the weinke was
10 merkins, 10 mountain climbers (double count) at each of the 9 swings around the park. When done and waiting on the 6 to fill in, hold an Al Gore. To wrap up, starting at the bottom of the grassy hill from the parking lot, flutter kicks, then burpees at the top of the hill.

Cake Boss took second shift with playtime at the playground.
Partnering up, one partner does squats, while the other runs around the playground. Then flapjack. Next was pull ups/merkins following the same format. To wrap up, keeping the same partner, one bear crawled across the field and run back, while the other did flutters. Flap jack until 3 rounds were done.

Fogerty took us home with some 11’s and hill repeats.
At the bottom of the hill with the statue, started with 10 merkins and bombjacks. Half way up the hill, 5 burpees, then 1 squat and big boy sit-up. No burpee on the way back down the hill. Repeat until 11’s are done cutting out the burpees when you hit 5 & 6.

This was a fun 60 min bootcamp.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Clave Boss & convergence in 12/23. Happy Birthday Walker. Tallawah is officially closed for good.

COT:

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4 mile Deconstructed Burpee

WARMUP: It is Sweep the Leg. Strive to do that prior to 5:15
THE THANG: Run a 4 mile loop: https://f3thefort.com/2022/02/25/stl-just-keep-going/ (if you wanna see the route. side note: it wasn’t my first rodeo on this route)

Stop along the way for deconstructed burpees:
10 squats
run
10 squats
10 plank jump ins
run
10 squats
10 plank jump ins
10 merkins
run
10 squats
10 plank jump ins
10 merkins
10 plank jump ins
run
10 squats
10 plank jump ins
10 merkins
10 plank jump ins
10 SSH
run
Repeat the full 5 steps each subsequent stop

PAX were advised to just jump in where the most guys were when they got to the exercises, or to skip the exercises entirely and just keep running.

When we stretch to a route that necessitates covering 4 miles, YHC gets worried about leaving PAX. We managed to stay together and Fishstix + Badlands picked up the 6 today making sure we all arrived back at COT resting on 4 miles. Bravo gentlemen!

NMM:
Sometimes we have to choose the hard thing ourselves. Sometimes we have to choose to do the hard thing that life is handing us. If we skirt away from doing the what’s difficult when needed, what worse thing will be waiting for us in the future?

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Soul Stealer

WARMUP: We walked to warm-up
THE THANG: Walked to Sunbelt lot all the while peppering the men with extremely well thought out and insightful questions that stirred their inner souls… there was crying…
Once at the lot, we did Curls, OH Press, Flutters, Dips, and Sumo Squats in ascending sets of 3, 6, 9, etc… with a lap around some islands (200 yds) in between. Mode of transportation varied from run, bear crawl, overhead carry, walk… you get the idea…
Then we rucked back to COT area for a few cool down exercises…

MARY: No chicks…
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletter
COT: The 5th Core Principle

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Sandbags & Cards…& Movie Quotes

WARMUP: Mosey around the parking lot with a few Toy Soldiers, Merkins, Butt Kickers and more Merkins
THE THANG: Deck of Cards with your own sandbag
Hearts: Curls
Diamonds: Thrusters
Clubs: Overhead Press
Spades: Big Boy Sit-ups
“Other”: Lap around the parking lot with your sandbag
MARY: See the spades assignment
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Yes – Go to the Christmas Party
COT: Indeed…5th Core Principle

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Cuban Style Buffet of Pain

WARMUP: SSH, Windmills, Morrocon NC, Imperial Walkers, Hillbilly Walkers, Strawberry Pickers
THE THANG:
Round 1:Cheese Shredder, Wall Sit, and Balls to the Wall
Round 2: Dora with 100 reps each following exercise:
Crunches
Overhead Claps
Hello Dollies
Inclined Merkins
Burpees
American Hammers
Timer was other partner running to end of parking lot and back
Closed with Bear Crawls and Crab Walks to first parking lot island.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletter
COT: Prayers and Praises

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Real or imagined?

WARMUP: mosey to the bus loop- various exercises I/C and 5 burpees – just because….
THE THANG: 12’s – running the bus loop pax did burpees at the entrance and squats at the top of the loop. Maximus was king

PAX did abs until the six was finished.

Mosey to the band lot starting at the south goal line:

Bear crawl to the 20 – then 20 shoulder taps

Lunge walk to the 40 – 15 squats OYO

NUR to the 20 – 5 kracken burpees OYO

Bear crawl to goal line to finish in time for COT

MARY: nope
ANNOUNCEMENTS: yes
COT: 5th core principle

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Taking responsibility

YHC clipped the Ms car on the way out of the driveway this morning – initial reaction was to find anything and anyone else to blame…. I was running late because no one moved the elf, and I couldn’t find my running shoes because my son “put them away in the garage”, and my M didnt pull all the way up in the driveway.

The truth is I didn’t do the basic things required for the task like taking a walk/look around the car or adequately use my mirrors. These were all completely under my control and I failed.

Human nature is to deflect blame to others, as HIMs we need to resist this urge. We can’t blame other’s for our own complacency.

THE THANG:
run to Allison park stopping every 1/4 mile for 10 merkins.

once at the park, yhc led IC exercises until the 6 arrived (squats, reverse lunges, sumo squats). Once all PAX arrived, we assumed plank position and performed in cadence shoulder taps (40) and then in cadence squats (30) while each PAX performed one max set of pullups.

ran back to Earthfare stopping every 1/4 mile for 10 merkins.

used remaining time to do 4 corners at Earthfare with10 reps of sumo squats and wide arm merkins at opposite corners.

couple minutes of Mary to finish.

strong work by all today.

-Badlands

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Spidey Modification

WARMUP: mosey, merkins, arm circles, wind mills
THE THANG: EMOM 10 merkins then do a leg exercise until the next minute. No standing around chatting …just working. Do for 10 minutes. Leg exercises: split squat single leg pump, squats. Calf Raises, Al Gore. DORA: 100 merkins, 200 squats, 300 heel taps from a crunch position. Finisher: my hip exercises
MARY: not needed
ANNOUNCEMENTS: read your newsletter
COT: stays at COT

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Spidey Modification

WARMUP: mosey, merkins, arm circles, wind mills
THE THANG: EMOM 10 merkins then do a leg exercise until the next minute. No standing around chatting …just working. Do for 10 minutes. Leg exercises: split squat single leg pump, squats. Calf Raises, Al Gore. DORA: 100 merkins, 200 squats, 300 heel taps from a crunch position. Finisher: my hip exercises
MARY: not needed
ANNOUNCEMENTS: read your newsletter
COT: stays at COT

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