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Forged…for Sprinting

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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Birthday Beatdown at BAOPS

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YCH and Cohiba had the pleasure of leading 18 men for a Last Call and Cyclops birthday beatdown at Alcatraz. Here’s what we did:

Warm-Up:

  • SSH – 57 IC
  • Imperial Walkers – 34 IC
  • Hillbilly Walkers – 33 IC
  • Moroccan Night Clubs – 7 IC
  • Windmills – 7 IC
  • Strawberry Pickers- 7 IC 

 
The Thang:

  • Dora: 57 Burpees, 57 Shoulder Taps, 57 Merkins, 57 Carolina Dry Docks 
  • During Burpees partner works, the other bear crawl 25 yds and crawl bear back.
  • During STs partner works, the other lunge walk 25 yds and back.
  • During Merkins partner works, the other Run 25 yds and Nur back.
  • During CCD partner works, the other Crab Walk 25 yds and back.

 
Mosey around the field
 
Handoff to Italian Job

  • Four Corners
  • Round 1 – 13 Squats, 13 Merkins, 13 American Hammers, 13 SSHs, 5 Burpees
  • Round 2 – 13 Calf Raises, 13 Diamond Merkins, 13 Flutters, 13 Mtn Climbers, 5 Burpees
  • Round 3 – 13 Jump Squats, 13 Wide Arm Merkins, 13 Freddies, 13 MNCs, 5 Burpees
  • Round 4 – 13 Lunges, 13 Ranger Merkins, 13 Dollies, 13 Turkish Get-ups, 5 Burpees
  • Round 5 – 13 Bomb Jacks, 13 Dry Docks, 13 Ab Mat Sit-ups, 13 Alternating Shoulder Taps, 5 Burpees
  • Mosey to Pull-up Bars
  • AMRAP Pull-up
  • 57 Squats
  • 57 Calf Raises
  • Mosey to wall near baseball backstop
  • 52 Irkins
  • 52 Dips
  • Mosey to COT
  • 5 Minutes of Mary

NMM
It’s always a pleasure to start the weekend with some friends in the park. Though we could have done without the heat and humidity, it nonetheless set us on the right path for the day. Happy birthday, boys. Hope it was a good one!

-IJ

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Room for Balls

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The Thang: A little warm up and a jog to the track where some sort of Baxter Pineapple thing was going on. There were men, women, and children all exercising together… sketchy if you ask me… but then again, you didn't ask me…
We started the main event with a burpee half mile, 5 at each “corner” for two laps. Those of us that elected to wear our training bras weren't the biggest fans, but that's the way life goes sometimes. Shifted gears to a Midget Dora (50-75-100) with a 50yd run.
Cohiba’s watch started talking dirty to him at that point and so we departed to separate ourselves from the dudes running with other dudes’ wives…
Ended with a 4-corner jaunt and a jog back for some Mary.

NMM: Whatever you gotta do, freaking do it. Ask for help, make a plan, it doesn't matter. The main thing is, stop making excuses, stop stopping, and do the thing.

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The Loredo

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WARMUP: 20 SSH, 20, Hillbilly Walkers, Moroccan Nightclubs (or some version of that)
THE THANG:
The Thang
We put our own spin on Loredo, kicking things off with the run:
6 Rounds for Time

  • 🏃 400-meter Run
  • 🦵 24 Squats
  • 💪 24 Merkins
  • 🚶 24 Walking Lunges

The prescribed 24 reps represent the 24th day of June, the day Staff Sgt. Loredo made the ultimate sacrifice.
Every PAX pushed through, encouraged one another, and crossed the finish line. The pace varied, but the effort did not. Everyone finished on their own time, proving once again that in F3, it’s not about being first—it’s about refusing to quit.
Not satisfied with just one beatdown, we followed it up with some 11s:

  • 📍 Sideline to sideline
  • Big Boys
  • Monkey Humpers

MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:

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WEP

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WARMUP:
THE THANG:
Take Munn to 160 and turn right. Pass WEP and take Massey up hill. Take right on Harris and run up another hill. Turn right at Munn and keep running till 6 COT.
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT: prayers lifted up

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Block Party Pickup

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WARMUP: Jog over to short wall for some of the basic opening warmup exercises, including: SSH, Hillbillies, Imperials, Windmills and Step-ups
THE THANG: Over the years, I've gotten a little complacent when it comes to Qing a workout. Frankly, I've lost sight of the true honor and responsibility it represents and therefore, the leadership respect it should be treated with. As I perform both a self-assessment and others-assessment, I see I am not the only one. I'm guilty and, I'm not here to judge. I am here to say, come with me as we step into a new space where we treat this unique opportunity the way it should be treated. On a given morning, you have the opportunity to lead 1-10+ other men who woke up in the 4 o'clock hour to spend 45+mins with you and challenge themselves a little or hopefully, a lot, as they pursue acceleration. Why would I ever treat that opportunity with anything less than the respect it deserves? That would be a slap in the face to F3 Nation and to every man who shows up in that parking lot.
A member of my Shieldlock asked if one of us could sub in as Mammon was pulling him DR. Without regard to my calendar (any number of things on there would have said to not take the Q), I said yes, put me in coach. Mind you, I'm coming off just completing a modified MURPH consisting of core and leg exercises due to my shoulders not cooperating. As I sit at my kids' swim meet last night, I was thinking about my Q the following morning (today) and figured I had done this enough times, I'd be fine winging it. After all, just run around, do some squats, maybe a few hills and mary, then boom, 0600 and we're back at COT. That's all, right?
WRONG…I wasn't going to disrespect the PAX or F3 Nation that way. Knowing I couldn't call any exercises involving my shoulders, I got to come up with a plan, quickly. So I set the alarm 25mins earlier so that I could write down the Weinke because if I don't write down notes, it'll be garbage. There it is, a little discipline to ensure that my fellow PAX were treated with a proper workout and hopefully, they found it to be as much. So, after the warmup, here was the rest:
Run up Main St to the newish community parking lot
Side lunge from one end to to the other then side lunge it back
Modified Capt Thor: 1 BBSU : 4 Flutters I/C (We performed up to 5 BBSU & 20 Flutters I/C)
Run to the end of the horseshoe drive at First Presbyterian Church
PAX performs squats while 2 PAX at a time run up and around to the other end of the horseshoe. Complete this until all PAX make their way to the other end.
Now, in the same fashion, PAX performs calf raises while 2 PAX run back to the start.
Upon completion, PAX run to the oh-so-smooth parking lot of First Baptist (I know, another Church…crazy)
Lunge walk to the end of the parking lot and complete 25 LBC's at each light pole on the left side.
Upon completion, complete another round and a half of the modified Capt Thor.
Run it all the way back to COT.
I love you too much to wing it.
MARY: See above
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Yes
COT: 5th Core Principle

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