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Minnow Pond Greatest Hits and Shovel Flag Handoff

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My last day as site Q for Minnow Pond / Thursday Block Party, so I wanted to revisit some of the more fun workouts had here in the past.
WARMUP: None
THE THANG:
Part 1 – Harris St Hill Work
Proceed down White/160, left on Ardrey (by WEP), take it to corner of Ardrey and Harris St. That is the start. At start do 10 merkins and 20 LBCs, then run downhill to very bottom, across from Harris St park, do 5 burpees, then run uphill to corner of Harris St and Business 21, do 10 merkins, 20 LBCs, run back down to bottom, 5 burpees, back to start for 10 more merkins and 20 LBCs, then wait for 6. Others went back down to bottom for more burpees to pull the 6 back to start. Everyone LOVES Harris St hill!!
On to round 2. Proceed back down Ardrey to meet up in front of WEP amphitheater.
Round 2 – WEP Swing Loop
The walking path loop around WEP is approx 3/4 mile or so, with around 10-12 swings or swing stations (one of these days I will get the accurate count). Start from amphitheater towards large hill first. Stop at every swing and do 10 merkins, 15 squats, 20 LBCs. Due to time, rep count was cut to 10/10/10 about 2/3 through. By the time we all got back to the start, we had 2-3 minutes to get back to COT, perfect timing!
MARY: We had about a minute worth of flutters and something else.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Read the newsletter, get involved, invigorate your male community leadership.
COT:
Alot lifted up.

Today I handed off the shovel flag to a HIM that I know will maintain the standards set for Minnow Pond, Farmer's Only. Shady started MP up back in mid-2017 to be a place that will push you to your limits physically (1st F), but also fostered a strong 2nd F there as well. A minimum of ~3.2 miles (5K) with pain stations mixed in, so you HAVE to push your pace to get all that in within 45 minutes. That is the standard set. Other past site Qs – Longshanks, Jekyll, and Funhouse – all maintained that standard while putting their own flair on things to continue growing the 2nd F there. It was an honor, privilege, and blessing to take the reigns of what I feel is a premier site in The Fort.

When you have a strong fellowship to share your pains and burdens, it makes those pains and burdens much more bearable and manageable. When those two things come together like that, it is an awesome thing to be part of, and the result is growth in your 3rd F too, for you gain more faith in what you can do as well as who will be there to do it with you. This is a great microcosm of what F3 is all about. Planting a small workout. The black diamond aspect of it that pushed everyone to their limits drew them out. The magnet. The strong fellowship cultivated from it and by it drew you and others out, and kept them coming. The glue. Then you and others realized there is alot more to things than just working out, that you can get through hard things, that others will be there with you to help push/pull you along, and in turn you do that for others. Then it spreads outside the gloom. The Boom or explosion of growth. It is awesome.

Farmer's Only will be a GREAT site Q! He lives for pushing himself in all three Fs, and will do the same for others. Be warned, he LOVES burpees and pull-ups. HA HA!! Congratulations Farmer's Only! Well deserved and earned.

Thank you everyone for being a part of Minnow Pond / Block Party lore. Excited to see where it goes from here.
Blessings and SYITG
-NASA

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2026 QvQ Round 2

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QvQ Format:
20/20
PAX Vote in 4 categories
V.A.P.E.

Rabbit:
Divide into two teams

Every man runs 25m and nurs 25 back and the completes 2 squat jumps and 2 burpees.
WWR but add 2 reps to each exercise after each trip out and back. Team with the most reps in total wins.

In addition, each team selects 2 pax to hold Cindy’s above head … Cindy can't drop below the head… if they do the team loses their count and starts over at zero

15 minutes of work.

After time expires, Hold AlGore and plank while the preacher preaches about asking for help and looking for a brother that might need it. (Let's do this for each other men!)

Last 4 minutes jail break 50m and do 5 Big Boys… again but do 10… keep adding 5 and sprinting until time expired.

Stage Coach:
Partner work
Partner 1 will run to the other side of the field and back to partner 2. Partner 2 will be doing an exercise that slowly progresses across the field until Partner 1 returns and switch. Continue switching off between running and exercises until you’re across the field.
Exercises – Bear Crawl, lunge, broad jump burpee, crawl bear and reverse lunge

Results:
Stage Coach won two categories, but Rabbit also won two and had the most overall votes. Win goes to Rabbit.

Great work by both Qs sharpening their leadership today.

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Too Much Fun

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WARMUP:

  1. Windmill
  2. Cherry picker
  3. M Nightclub
  4. Imperial Walker

THE THANG:

  1. Bucket of fun – pick a card and run with the sandbag
  1. Side Straddle Hop, Merkin, Flutter Kicks, Plank Jacks, Burpees, Leg Raises, Lunges, Mountain Climbers, American Hammer, Shoulder taps, and big Boy Situps
  1. Stations of pain -> reps 20-15-10-5-10-15
  1. Station #1 – American Hammers, Leg Raises, and Big Boy Situps
  2. Station #2 – Mike Tyson, Merkin, and Wide Arm Merkins
  3. Station #3 – Jump Squats, Lunges, High Knees.

MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:

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Burpacides

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WARMUP: SSH / Windmills / Low Slow Squats / Worlds Greatest Stretch
THE THANG: Mosey to the back of the theater for parking lot lines
bear crawl to first line -> 5 Burpees
Crab Walk to second line -> 5 Burpees
Repeat across the lot
Run around back to the start repeat
Run around back to the start and run to first line, nur back
run to second line nur back across the lot
Mosey back to COT
MARY: Present
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Newsletter
COT:

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Carrying the mental load

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Warmup
SSH
Imp Walkers
Hillbilly Walkers
Low slow squat
Catchers
Merkins
Broga
Mosey to the back of CRHS
Dora
AMRAP for 5 rounds till the runner comes back and flapjacks
Q calls each exercise
1st round – merkins
2nd round – squats
3rd round – CDD
4th round – lunge
5th round – LBC
Bag is passed around and whatever group has the bag they do man makers for that round

Mosey to back of CRHS
plank pass of sandbag under the planked group 2-3 times back and forth depending on group size

Mosey to parking lot near gym of CRHS

Bear crawls up the hill crawl bears down the hill
Bag is passed around so one man does the hill with the bag

Lunge walk with bag while group plans. Every 5 parking spaces group catches lunger and planks while a new lunger goes 5 spaces
Go until you reach road

Mosey to COT

Mary if time allows

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Bethel
Chicken drive
Tortoise and Hare
Newsletter

COT:
Health
Travelers

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The Makeup Q

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WARMUP: Windmills / Cherry Pickers / Worlds Greatest Stretch
THE THANG: Light Pole Circuit with ascending and descending reps
Archer Merkins x 5
Squats x 10
CDD x 15
LBC's x 20
Lunge x 15
Merkin x 10
Burpee x 5
Repeat twice then mosey around campus with pain stations.

Finish up at COT with some Mary
MARY: Present
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Newsletter
COT:

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And the cock crowed..

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WARMUP: SSH, Imperials, Hillbillies, short mosey
THE THANG:
4 corners of chestish 25 reps each. 2nd round of abs.

Railroad track run one way and then back.

11 of buckets of surprise.

Partner wall sit/bear crawl to close it out.
MARY: No time for her today.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Flounder’s 80th, Masters lunch, Cannoli Fun, er Run.
COT: Always

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2026 QvQ Round 2

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QvQ Format:
20/20
PAX Vote in 4 categories
V.A.P.E.

Rabbit:
Divide into two teams

Every man runs 25m and nurs 25 back and the completes 2 squat jumps and 2 burpees.
WWR but add 2 reps to each exercise after each trip out and back. Team with the most reps in total wins.

In addition, each team selects 2 pax to hold Cindy’s above head … Cindy can't drop below the head… if they do the team loses their count and starts over at zero

15 minutes of work.

After time expires, Hold AlGore and plank while the preacher preaches about asking for help and looking for a brother that might need it. (Let's do this for each other men!)

Last 4 minutes jail break 50m and do 5 Big Boys… again but do 10… keep adding 5 and sprinting until time expired.

Stage Coach:
Partner work
Partner 1 will run to the other side of the field and back to partner 2. Partner 2 will be doing an exercise that slowly progresses across the field until Partner 1 returns and switch. Continue switching off between running and exercises until you’re across the field.
Exercises – Bear Crawl, lunge, broad jump burpee, crawl bear and reverse lunge

Results:
Stage Coach won two categories, but Rabbit also won two and had the most overall votes. Win goes to Rabbit.

Great work by both Qs sharpening their leadership today.

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Full Nody

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WARMUP: We warmed up with SSH and stretchy things.
THE THANG:
Thang 1
300 Core
50 LBCs
50 American Hammers
40 Heals to Heaven
40 Flutters
40 Plank Shoulder Taps
40 Toe Touches (legs up reach for toes)
30 Freddy Mercurys
10 Big Boys

Thang 2
1. 5 Broad Jumps
2. 5 Bunny Hops (squat position)
3. 5 Lunges (2=1)
4. 5 Duck Walks

Thang 3
Dora
50 CDDs
100 Merkins
150 Plank Shoulder Taps
200 Dips
Didn’t have time to finish dips.

MARY: We had a few minutes left for some Mary.
ANNOUNCEMENTS were made
COT: Prayers were made.

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