2025 – SLT Disruption

WARMUP: full crew in cadence
65ish SSH for the 65 dudes that were in the circle
Imperial Walkers
Hillbilly Walkers
Peter Parker

Split to boot camp and kettlebells
THE THANG:
Bootcamp:
– Buy-in: 20 bomb jacks, 20 donkey kicks.
– Bear crawl the length of parking lot / whistle = 10 merkins
– Lunge walk parking lot / whistle = 10 jump squats
Kettlebell
– 20 swings
– 5 merkins
– 5 goblet squats
– count down the merkins and squats keep the 20 swings
– Swing progression
– Squat Swings
– Swings
– American Swings
– Rack bell
– slow step back reverse lunge
– press when returning the back leg
– Clean Progression
– Row
– Clean
– Swing
– Snatch

Unbeknownst to the PAX we switched modalities about halfway through. This was to represent the foundation 1 from Q-Source: https://f3nation.com/disruption.

“Because it induces movement, leadership causes Disruption”

PAX were disrupted from their planned morning workout to make sure both Qs saw all the PAX and to push them outside the complacency zone of their established routines. With the leadership, we should expect disruption and embrace it.

Leaders influence movement towards advantage. Disruption is a solid technique to induce movement.

“If a man calls himself a leader but does not cause Disruption by initiating movement, then he is not practicing leadership. He might be doing something else, like managing or governing, but he is not leading.”

It is not the goal of the new SLT members is not to manage or govern. It should not be the goal of the Site Qs to manage or govern. Let’s lead!

F3 is not an organization with leaders, but an organization OF leaders. Each man is freed to lead. The particulars of Site Qs and the SLT structure is nice, but let us not be afraid to disrupt when we have a vision for advantage.

Kermit handed 2nd F Q off to Liberty Bibberty
Band Camp handed the Weasel Shaker off to Poppins
Esso handed the Nantan Flag off to Band Camp

It is an honor to be considered a leader in the Fort. But be mindful every member of the PAX is A LEADER. Let’s all be about the business of leading.

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The Sheldon Cooper

WARMUP:
Run up main street, stop to do 1 burpee, around clebourne stop to do 1 squat, over to entrance of WEP and do 1 merkin, stop at amphitheater and do 1 Big Boy
THE THANG:
The Sheldon Cooper
10 burpees
10 squats
10 merkins
10 big boys
Run 0.3 miles around the park and stop at lit swing and do:
9 burpees
9 squats
9 merkins
9 big boys
Run 0.3 miles back to start and do 8 of each. Repeat down to 1 each
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:

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Did You Pass the Test? APFT at MP

Pledge of Allegiance at 05:14
WARMUP: Quick warmup in the parking lot of the following:
– 20 SSH 4 ct
– 10 windmills 4 ct
– 15 imperial walkers 4 ct
– 15 MNC 4 ct

Runners and ruckers went running and rucking. The bootcampers ran to corner of Confederate and Main.
THE THANG: Army APFT
2 mile timed run, 2 min BBSU AYG, 2 min merkins AYG. Scoring is based on age.
Started off with the 2 mile run. Loop was down main, left onto Academy, left onto Monroe White, left onto Confederate, back to start. That’s about .47 mile. Did 4 loops of that. End was down Academy at the Loom parking lot to get the full 2 miles. It is not completely flat loop, but that’s as flat as you can get in the MP area.
Next up we did merkins, then finally BBSU.
We had extra time, so we went to Print Shop for 2 mins AYG pull-ups.
That gave us about 5-6 min before COT. Ran back to COT for some Mary.
MARY: 5 min worth of ab/core work
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletter, get involved.
COT: Alot lifted up.
My mom passed away on Tues 3/3. She was 91. She had a pretty rough childhood. Raised by her dad who immigrated from Portugal as a teen, her mom left when she was 6. Her oldest sibling sister was 9 at that time and became the mom for everyone. He had anger issues among other things and abused them regularly, but he also provided the best he could and kept the family unit together. There were more good times than bad, but the bad was really bad. She could have easily brought those demons into our lives as children, for children who are abused often become abusers when they are adults, but instead she and all her siblings chose to break that chain and live in love as much as possible. It takes a strong person to do that, break those chains. I am forever thankful she did. She touched a LOT of lives by this, living in love. She was an amazing, strong, loving, caring woman, who near always put others ahead of her. She is the embodiment of living in love. That’s what I ask of you all. We are given choices every moment in our lives, every day. Choose to live in love whenever possible. That will leave a lasting impact more than anything else you do.

Blessings and SYITG,
NASA

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Around The Fort to Return The Pond to Its Roots

WARMUP: Skip to the Thang.
THE THANG: In an effort to return Minnow Pond to its roots, we ran, stopped for exercises, ran, stopped for exercises, repeat. I will write the stop then the qty & category of exercises.
Fort Mill Pharmacy-3 Core Exercises
Jackson St/Sidney Johnson-3 Upper
Harris St-3 Lower

First Flat up the Harris St hill-2 Core
Massey St-2 Upper
Bottom of Massey-2 Lower

Up Main St to Leroy St-1 Core
Leroy/Summersby-1 Upper
Back to Leroy-1 Lower

Back to COT for a few more core exercises

All got 3.5+mi. 1 got 4mi.

MARY: See above
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Yes
COT: 5th Core Principle

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Broga and Mosey New TV Series

WARMUP: Mosey Up Massey Hill
THE THANG:
1mile run

30min Broga

1mile Run

3min Broga

Or
1mile run with 4 pain stations
5 burpees
10 CCDs
15 Sumo Squats

MARY: Broga
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Yeager….Do It
COT:
Be the friend even when others are not

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Matters of the Heart

We had 11 PAX and 6 fly by runners this morning at The Hive.

COP
SSH x 20
Low Slow Squat x 10
Moroccan Night Club x 20

Disclaimer, move to start point.

WEINKE
Use parking rows as pain stations
10 Reps Each Stop

Method of Travel between Stations
Lunge walk to each row

Stop 1
Halos
Kid Launch

Stop 2
One Legged RDL both sides

Stop 3
Tricep Extensions
Curls

Stop 4
Goblet Squats
Cossack Squats

Stop 5
KB Swings
OH Press

Stop 6
Burpee Snatch

Stop 7
Lawn Mowers Both Sides

KB OH Carry back to start, rinse and repeat.

In between each round YHC waxed poetic re: matters of the heart. We took a crash course God’s Word says about what should be leading us in contrast to what the world says. Is it our hearts or our minds?

Jeremiah 17:9
Romans 12:1-2
2 Tim 3:16, Joshua 1:8, Psalm 119:9, 11

We completed two rounds

Mary
WWI Situps
Snap Crackle Pop
Flutters w/bell
LBC’s w/bell
High Plank to round it out

Solid COT. Prayers for a few PAX mentioned by name.

Thanks, Happy Hour, for the opportunity to Q at The Hive!

Punch List out.

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Splishy splashy WO at the Pond

WARMUP: Pledge of Allegiance

THE THANG: Based on the intensity of the rain, we kept it simple and used the cross-street “zipper” route between Springs St and Unity St, working our way to the back of the neighborhood. PAX completed rounds of 10 squats and 10 lunges each time they hit Springs or Unity. Total mileage ranged from 3.5 – 4.5 miles. The number and size of puddles made it feel like we were swimming as much as running. Strong work by the PAX to maintain their focus and intensity.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Still time to make an impact with D2D fundraising.

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Simple but Effective

WARMUP:
20 SSH
10 Windmills
10 Cherry Picker
10 Imperial Walkers
5 Burpees OYO

THE THANG:
Mosey to the Church Parking Lot

B.L.I.M.P.S.S.
Up and Down the Ladder
Lap around the parking lot after each excercise
5 Burpees
10 Lt. Dan Magic Legs
15 Imperial Squat Walker
20 Hand Release Merkins
25 Plank Jacks
30 Squats
35 SSH

Modified DORA
Partner 1 Exercises
Partner 2 Run Around Round-About
50 SSH
50 MERKINS
50 BURPEES
50 LBC’S
50 JUMP SQUATS

Mosey back to COT

MARY:
Jack Webb
1 : 8-count Burpee
4: Alternating Lunges

Made it through 5:20

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Rooster
Q vs. Q Challenge
CSAUP
Jaeger

COT:
Always check on the six.
You never know what’s going on.

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I think you’ll be okay, they’re covered in a thin candy shell

The THANG:

Holy schnikes, we had 18 PAX for a Tommy Boy quote run. We ran Massey, to Harris, to Audrey, to Main in a loop with Derkins, Dips, Clave Raises, CDDs, V-Ups, and Big Boys. We had runners and ruckers.

COT:

On the heavier side, HIMs shared prayers that are really rocking their personal lives and I thank you for sharing. The COT is what makes us unique and allows those hard conversations to happen. This community has your back. Thanks for showing up today to get better. Thanks for letting me lead these men into Thursday.

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Feeling the Need for Speed

WARMUP: Ran over to CRHS via The Dominion hood
THE THANG: Tracks were locked up, so we used the parking lot outside the football field to do 400m ladder intervals speed work
1 lap hard (5K pace or faster), 1 lap off (easy pace, just don’t walk it)
2 laps hard, 1 off
3 laps hard, 1 off
4 laps hard, 1 off
Then decend back down to 1 hard, 1 off
Most got in at least 4 miles total. Solid work by everyone.
MARY: none
ANNOUNCEMENTS: read the newsletter and get involved!
COT: a lot of P&P lifted up.
Thanks Time Machine for the opportunity to lead.
SYITG. Blessings,
-NASA

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