Bad Route

WARMUP: Too cold to warm up so we just ran
THE THANG: YHC posted a route the night before, was all downhill, but driving up Sutton realized there was less sidewalk and minimal shoulder to safely run on so quickly pivoted and decided that WalMart could use some foot traffic
MARY: Nope
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Bethel, 4B’s, Christmas party requested, update and golf moved to spring
COT: What separates us from the lulu chasers at OrangeTheory, among other things.

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Time to go dancing!!

WARMUP:
20 Moroccan night moves
20 Windmills
20 Pickers
20 Walkers
X2

THE THANG:
DORA:
100 Lunges
200 Squats
300 Flutters
Other runs to bench for 10 dips

4 corners:
20 LBC
20 Big Boy
20 Plank hold
20 Dealers choice
X5

MARY: was not available
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Bethel, Litter p/u
COT: Round the horn of personal "check in".
How you doing?
Mentally
Emotionally
Physically
Spiritually

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We’re dry for now

WARMUP: windmills, imperial walkers, hillbilly walkers, Peter parkers all in cadence with some up and down dog stretching
THE THANG: moseyed to the back of Lowe’s for a station to station ladder. Station 1- exercises dips on the rail and big boys

Station 2 exercises- squats and merkins

Pax ran between the stations, stopping halfway on each trip to do one burpee, and once at the stations, they did the exercises noted above – first round 10 reps each, second round 15, third round 20, then back to 15 and 10
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:

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Pre-launch

WARMUP: wind mills, imp walker, hillbilly walkers, Peter parkers all in cadence with some down and up dog stretching
THE THANG: part 1 – paired up for a Dora. 100 lunges (count one leg), 200 squats, 300 flutters ( count one leg). While one partner did the exercise, the other ran to the school building and did 10 dips on one of the benches

Part 2 – ab-centered jack webb. We did a 1-4 ratio of big boys and LBCs with a couple of interstitials for some more dips and merkins

Part 3 – a quick 4 corners around the parking lot with 10 merkins at each corners and a mosey in between
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:

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Harvest Pointe Hill

WARMUP: Mumblechatter
THE THANG: Out and Back – Harvest Pointe
MARY: no
ANNOUNCEMENTS: yes
COT: prayers and praises

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1 minute timer with ABS and Running

Did a little warmup and then off to the field. It was wet so found dry ground. You’re welcome. Did some sprints across field and moved into core workout. 1 min of exercise then run the field. We did LBCs, Flutters, penguins, chopsticks, slow Freddy Mercurys, elbow plank, and a few others. Headed to wall for peoples chair and 10 merkins per pax. 5 burpees. Headed to COT for final abs and close out.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: trash pickup and bourbon tasting

COT: lots of prayers and praises

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Morris Hunting

WARMUP: frowned upon at this AO
THE THANG: head down Market until it changes names, keep going, turn right on Gardenia, turn right on Morris Hunt, hit the cul-du-sac and come back
MARY: did a little yoga up till 0600 once we got back
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Newsletter
COT: was held

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Slow Burning Beatdown 🔥

Warm-Up:
SSH – 20 IC
Imperial Walkers – 15 IC
Moroccan Night Clubs – 10 IC
Windmills – 10 IC
Strawberry Pickers- 10 IC
Mosey around the parking lot

The Thang:
1. 4 Corners:
Corner 1: 10 Merkins
Corner 2: 20 Squats
Corner 3: 30 Big Boys
Corner 4: 40 Calf Raises
➡️ Lap 1: Mosey between corners, Lap 2: Lunges between corners, Lap 3: Bear Crawl between corners

2. Partner Work:
P1: Plank
P2: 20 Carolina Dry Docks, then jog 25 yards and back
Repeat with:
20 Squats / partner holds Al Gore
20 Flutters / partner holds 6 inches
20 Mountain Climbers / partner holds plank
P2 can't complete holds, both Ps do 5 Burpee Penalty

3. Dora:
Partners:
100 Peter Parkers
200 Shoulder Taps
300 LBCs
➡️ One partner works, the other jogs 25 yds and back.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletter
COT: Prayers and Praises

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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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