Brought the Gear to Dawn Patrol

Have participated in the Dawn Patrol workouts for a few months now. Noticed one thing missing at most workouts, gear. Remedied that this morning.

WARMUP: Started at COT with the usual suspects

THE THANG: Set-up gear in stations in the first parking lot at the top of the hill. Asked the PAX to partner up. Partner 1 performs the exercise at a station while Partner 2 runs down the hill and then back up to relieve Partner 1 – flapjack, then move to the next station. Everyone pushed hard and made it through all stations plus 1.

AB Wheel
Shoulder Rows in Squat Position w/ Heavy Rope
V-Sits w/ 10/lb Med Ball
OH Squats w/ Cindy
KB Swings w/ 35lb KB
Triceps Extensions in Ski Position w/ 12lb DBs
Reverse Lunges w/ 20lb Weighted Vest
OH Press Toss w/ 60lb SB
Single Arm Lawn Mower Pulls w/ 45lb DB
American Hammers w/ 10lb Handled Ball
Alternating Snatches w/ 35lb DB
Slam Ball w/ 30lb Slam Ball
Squats w/ 30lb Ruck
Curl to Press w/ 45lb Plate

MARY: No time

ANNOUNCEMENTS: 4Bs, Trash Pickup, Bethel Serve

COT: STK!

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Sally Field Has Entered the Chat

WARMUP: windmills, imperials, ham stretches
THE THANG:
Paula Abduls from the amphitheater to the playground via trees
5 squats
5 merkins

20 dips at the playground
Circle N'Diaye
20 more dips

Bear crawl the big hill up to Calhoun. Practice the F3 Creed.

At Calhoun:
Group 1: Flying Nuns, Nur back
Group 2: Shoulder presses
Second round: Reverse Flying Nuns (aka 'Flying Nuns')/overhead claps

Triple Nickels on the parking lot hill – PAX choice
CK – smurf jacks
Ruby – burpees
Blue – seal jacks
LC – merkins
Jekyl – squats
Minuteman – scorpion CDDs

MARY: Freddies, fluttahs, LBC, scissors

ANNOUNCEMENTS: BBBB, start thinking about November Bethel NOW, Reindeer Run

COT: how your responses affect others, M job prayers

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FORTeen Years

WARMUP: 14 Burpees
THE THANG: Mosey to center of WEP

Pax rotated into center based on year of 1st post (ie Class of 2026, 2025, 2024, etc). Varied exercises were performed by all including Burpees, Partner Derkins, Squats, Sumo Squats, SSH, Mtn Climbers, Mahktar N'Dyiae, Flutters, Freddys, Monkey Humpers, etc

Pax sprinted home for the finish.

MARY: She participated during the Thang

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Bethel Shelters service

COT: Yes, of course, 5th Core Principle

The pax came early and stayed late to celebrate this Community of Brothers we call The Fort. For 14 years, men have posted in the Gloom of WEP and other wonderful sites throughout FM/TC (and in Rock Hill, Clover/LKW and now Chester) to sharpen each other, to hone leadership skills, and to prepare themselves and each other to tackle the ups and downs Life will regularly throw their way.

The number of men who've stood at COT in The Fort over these years exceeds 2,000. And roughly 200 pax keep the flame burning in 2026. Their continued participation is an individual choice, one they can't not keep making because, as they shared, they've found brotherhood, community, belonging and accountability in The Fort.

Who will be standing in COT in 2036 or 2046? Anybody? Nobody? You? Your son or son-in-law or grandson?

As Band Camp shared, we Get To make this choice. Each man stands apart from the general crowd in our culture in making this choice. And yet, each man of The Fort is no better than any other man who lives among us. All men are made of the same fiber in the same image of our Creator. As Dark Helmet said, every man is needed in the leadership mission required to bring to fruition the world our Creator intended. So stay in the game. Find the next man and bring him into the fold. Because 14 years of history only matters if we continue to bring Impact to men and our broader community today, tomorrow, next week and next year. #KeepPosting

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Coupons rock

WARMUP: side-straddle hops, imperial walker, hill billy walker,Parker Peter,Peter Parker
THE THANG: mosie to steps side
MARY: coupons

  1. Over head -100
  2. Sqad -100
  3. Bent over -100
  4. Around the world -100
  5. Skull crush -100
  6. Crawl to side and other partners burpees – 100

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Bethel Oct -1
COT: Pray for family, marriage, sick and parenting wisdom

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Bear Crawls and Jack Webbs

The last of the hot days this week although we got a bit of a breeze which was nice. DD ran, the rest of us boot camped.
WARMUP:
run the circuit. At every bench: 10 SSH, 5 Bombjacks. At completion, we did the standard warm up routine.
THE THANG: Thang 1: bearcrawl the old lightpole hill which doesn’t have light poles anymore. Every 20 steps, do 5 Carolina dry docks. Rinse/repeat but do the 5 dry docks at every 10 steps. Thang 2: Jack Webb: 1:4 ratio of push-ups to overhead claps. Go to 10:40. Crowd pleaser. Thang 3: Mary and finish with 3 burpees.
MARY: yep.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Bethel Men’s shelter
COT: Cash Prayer
Search me Lord. Lead me to you. Help me to be a good man, a good father, a good husband and a good employee. Help me to forgive and release from resentment those that I feel have offended me. Let me see the good in others and draw that goodness out of them.

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The longest mosey…..

WARMUP: Mosey down then up Kingsley Blvd. Merks, SSH, Nightclubs, LBCs, FreddieMercs, Squats and Burps
THE THANG: 9s ( 2 exercises each side of parking lot) Merks/squats-Iron Mikes/OH claps. Board of pain ( 5 exercises ( Squats, Merks, BBS, plank Jax, Seal Jax)
MARY: Extended Mary (7mins) each pax took a turn leading – we had box cutters used twice with some Vups, Gas Pumpers, and Stretching.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Bethel, Convergence and newsletter
COT: Powerful

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No buckets just work

WARMUP: Large circle of warmup, while a pax runs twice around the circle
THE THANG: The Thang went from warmup to partner sprint/chase, to the dreaded hill for Indian Bear Crawls uphill a few time (ask someone) – then to playground for more activity that all enjoyed.
MARY: Yes, a few
ANNOUNCEMENTS: CRI Training, T and Hare, Bourbon Tasting
COT: We had a debrief on: CRI local workday and BRR

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