Stroll in the Park

WARMUP: Mosey to pharmacy parking lot.
Imperial Walkerx10, Hillbilly Walker x10, Windmill x10, Cherry Picker x10, Plank: HoneyMooner and Down Dog. MTN climber x15, Peter Parker x15 and Parker Peter x15.
THE THANG: Mosey to WE parking lot and do Cocaine Bear Crawl done lot and Lieutenant Dans back.
Accumulator: 1 burpee, 2 Squats, 3 LBC (change squat to lunge and LBC to Hello Dolly). At each bench add 1 burpee, 2 squats and 3 LBC to 11 burpees.
MARY: In the workout
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Yes
COT: Yes

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Crossroads Between 2025 and 2026

10 Minnows, 2 runners (BassOMatic, Wegmans), 1 rucker w nutsniffer (Cake Boss and Jarvis)
WARMUP: Nah
THE THANG:
Mosey on over to the corner of Academy and Withers, via Main to Confederate. Academy and Withers is the start point of The Crossroads workout:
– Up the hill on Withers to the parking lot at the top of the hill. 10 Merkins and 15 2ct mountain climbers
– Back down to start point, then 1 burpee
– Down Academy towards Fort Mill Church of God. Stop at the student ministry building. 10 Merkins, 15 LSS
– Back to start point, 1 burpee
– Up Withers to corner at Confederate, 10 merkins and 15 LBC
– Back to start point, 1 burpee
– Down Academy to corner near Main, 10 merkins and 15 2ct fullter
– Back to start point, 1 burpee
– Rinse and repeat, adding 1 burpee each round
– Everyone got through 3 complete rounds, some hard chargers started on a 4th
– Back to COT
Total count:
3 miles even, at least 24 burpees (some did extra, starting round 4), and minimum of 120 merkins, 45 MC, 45 LSS, 45 LBC, 45 2-ct flutters.
MARY: almost 2 minutes worth
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
LAST MINNOW POND WORKOUT! Will be rebranded as Block Party, but will still be at same location, same day of the week, same time, and same format (running w pain stations). I will still be site Q.
COT:
Happy New Year! Went around the COT, asked everyone 1. what were they most thankful for in 2025; 2. What about 2025 that they were glad it is over and gone; and 3. What are they looking forward to in 2026. A lot of great candor in the COT regarding this. THIS is what the COT is all about!

Take what you are getting out of F3, how it has helped make you better in whatever ways, and try your best to pay it forward and spread it. Take the positive ripple effects it has had in your life and continue to make more positive ripple effects, eventually all those ripples will cover oceans. Someone may see what you are doing, how you are becoming a better person, and may want a part of that for themselves. If you can EH them into F3, great, but at the least be a positive impact on them. It may be all they need to push themselves out of their situations and into something better.

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BRR prep Hill repeats

WARMUP: mosey to bank Moroccan night club, cherry pickers, windmill, downward dog, honey mooner
THE THANG: hill repeats with 4 station 1st 10 x merkins, 10 flutters, 2nd 10 x merkins 10 box cutters, 3rd 10 wide arm merkins, 10 freddy mercurial, 4 10 x lbc 10 x squats. Last hill indian run last man 3 merkins
MARY: none
ANNOUNCEMENTS: bethel, 8 blocker on Saturday
COT: thankful for opportunity

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Last Call

WARMUP:
Windmills
Calf raises
SSH
Elbows-to-High Knees
Cherry Pickers

THE THANG:
HIIT Tour to Grace Covered Pavilion (including parking lot four corners)
15 Merkins
20 Shoulder Taps
25 Jump Squats

Arm Dora @ Grace Covered Pavilion
While partner takes a lap, with a burpee halfway:
100 Dips
200 Moroccan Nightclubs
300 Shoulder Presses

Mosey back to HT

Group Inchworms (to HT)
– Each set will start together (starting positions – move)
– Group #1 – Bear crawl or lunge walk to next parking lot island
– Group #2 – Curb Alperts
– When the last Group #1 PAX arrives he calls ‘FLAPJACK’ and then
– Group #1 – Curb Alperts
– Group #2 – Bear crawl or lunge walk to Group #1
– Last PAX to arrive calls ‘RECOVER’

Group Inchworms (from HT)
– Each set will start together (starting positions – move)
– Group #1 – Walking Squat Shuffle (Walking Al Gores?) to next parking lot island
– Group #2 – Big Boys
– When the last Group #1 PAX arrives he calls ‘FLAPJACK’ and then
– Group #1 – Big Boys
– Group #2 – Walking Squat Shuffle to Group #1
– Last PAX to arrive calls ‘RECOVER’
– Shufflers alternate direction throughout

MARY: nah
ANNOUNCEMENTS: AO restructure, Bethel, Break the Dam
COT: prayers for health of friends, praise for the new MinuteChild

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Eve of the Lord’s birth – convergence

WARMUP: The usual
THE THANG: DH-type-stuff
MARY: worked into Thang
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Newsletter & upcoming changes
COT: Lauren Hope Styles (sp?) – 21 RIP, Prayers for Geronimo & family. Reading from Ezekiel centered around helping others find their purpose

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Holiday Pain Games at Golden Corral

WARMUP: Quick mosey to Dogtopia for Moroccan Night Clubs, Mountain climbers and merkins
THE THANG: Two cones were placed in front of the closed dental office with one saying “over” and one saying “under”. Two similar cones were also placed at the far end of the lot by Bubbles and Bows. The game was simple…YHC would read a thoroughly internet researched and irrefutable Christmas fact. The fact would then be slightly altered and the Pax would run to the far end of the lot and stand in front of the “over” or “under” to choose their answer. The true fact would be read and those who chose the wrong side of the answer did more reps than those who got it right. For example, the Pax were told that tinsel was invented in the year 1700. Those who chose the “under” (invented in 1610) did less reps than those who chose the over.
We did 18 rounds and briefly swapped out bear crawls (shorter distance) for running. Exercises included, in varying reps, SSH, Mike Tysons, Plank Jacks, CDD, Monkey Humpers, Squats, American Hammers, Burpees, Hand release merkins, Shoulder taps, Dips, Merkins, Overhead claps, Calf raises, Supermans, and bomb Jacks. Total mileage was 1.7 miles with plenty of reps thrown in.
MARY: Unavailable due to her pending labor in two days and the need for adequate shelter
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Convergence, Upcoming site location changes
COT: Families

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Respectables take over the Pond

WARMUP: pledge of allegiance
THE THANG:
1 mile lap Four corners with 5 burpees 10 merkins and 15 leg raises at each corner
MARY: Dis you know??
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Christmas is 5 days away
COT: Pray for the children

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Adding Gardenia

WARMUP:
Not typically done at this AO. Try to get here early enough to manage yourself.
THE THANG:
Run towards Gardenia every stop sign we did and additional merkin starting with 1. There are 10 stop signs.

7s on the hill – burpees and bomb jacks. We only got two rounds in. That hill is hard

Run back with merkins the same way. Total merkins 110.

MARY:
Throw the 60lb sandball over your shoulder once when you get back

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Xmas party

COT: was held.

If during your childhood the holidays were nothing but joy and wonder—never realizing how many people spend this season hurting over loss, stress, or heartache—then what an amazing gift your parents gave you. Think about that now that we’re the men creating a holiday environment in the depths of winter for our families.

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Parading around Minnow Pond

Temperature was 40 degrees however it was a bit windy. The Pledge of Alliance was recited, the Pax were counted and instructions were given.

WARMUP: N/A for Minnow Pond

THE THANG:
Following the FM Christmas Parade route, Pax were to complete the following exercises at stops along the way:

10 burpees
20 big boys
10 lunges each leg

Stops were the following:

Unity Presbyterian
Corner of Main and Tom Hall
Corner of Main and White
Lot beside FM Town Hall
Lap around WEP

Once complete, Pax were to reverse the route with stops along the way until COT.

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Park to Calhoun

WARMUP: it was cold. we’ll warm up on the run
THE THANG: cover distance stop for:
5 burpees
10 merkins
15 squats
added some lunges once
did some leg lifts after a muscle up twice
bear crawled the length of Calhoun St. Parking lot twice too
covered 3.11 miles–except for Beaker (his strava only said 2.98, which feels like a failure on my part. see NMM below)
MARY: flutters in cadence for 1:30 to hit 0600
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Xmas Party 12/12, Bethel service tonight

NMM:

You ever just 3000% took care of everything and crushed it by all outward metrics, but you didn’t do it with JOY in your heart? So your wife, kids, or close friend noticed and it wasn’t the reaction you expected…even though the mission was fully accomplished

It isn’t enough to just do a good job

Handle the mess your kids created with success, but did it in a way that made them feel scared rather than safe? Failure

Take care of business for your family, but made your wife feel like it was a burden rather than a mission? Failure

Maybe it’s just me… 😉 Good thing failure is a way point and not an end point. Let’s stay after it!

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