Pre-Convergence Convergence

There were Ruckers and runners.

Barry Manilow led the runners for 5+ miles around The Fort.

The bootcampers were led first by Maximus with a SSH x Merkin combo x2 to warm up.
After a quick warm up, the weinke was
10 merkins, 10 mountain climbers (double count) at each of the 9 swings around the park. When done and waiting on the 6 to fill in, hold an Al Gore. To wrap up, starting at the bottom of the grassy hill from the parking lot, flutter kicks, then burpees at the top of the hill.

Cake Boss took second shift with playtime at the playground.
Partnering up, one partner does squats, while the other runs around the playground. Then flapjack. Next was pull ups/merkins following the same format. To wrap up, keeping the same partner, one bear crawled across the field and run back, while the other did flutters. Flap jack until 3 rounds were done.

Fogerty took us home with some 11’s and hill repeats.
At the bottom of the hill with the statue, started with 10 merkins and bombjacks. Half way up the hill, 5 burpees, then 1 squat and big boy sit-up. No burpee on the way back down the hill. Repeat until 11’s are done cutting out the burpees when you hit 5 & 6.

This was a fun 60 min bootcamp.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Clave Boss & convergence in 12/23. Happy Birthday Walker. Tallawah is officially closed for good.

COT:

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4 mile Deconstructed Burpee

WARMUP: It is Sweep the Leg. Strive to do that prior to 5:15
THE THANG: Run a 4 mile loop: https://f3thefort.com/2022/02/25/stl-just-keep-going/ (if you wanna see the route. side note: it wasn’t my first rodeo on this route)

Stop along the way for deconstructed burpees:
10 squats
run
10 squats
10 plank jump ins
run
10 squats
10 plank jump ins
10 merkins
run
10 squats
10 plank jump ins
10 merkins
10 plank jump ins
run
10 squats
10 plank jump ins
10 merkins
10 plank jump ins
10 SSH
run
Repeat the full 5 steps each subsequent stop

PAX were advised to just jump in where the most guys were when they got to the exercises, or to skip the exercises entirely and just keep running.

When we stretch to a route that necessitates covering 4 miles, YHC gets worried about leaving PAX. We managed to stay together and Fishstix + Badlands picked up the 6 today making sure we all arrived back at COT resting on 4 miles. Bravo gentlemen!

NMM:
Sometimes we have to choose the hard thing ourselves. Sometimes we have to choose to do the hard thing that life is handing us. If we skirt away from doing the what’s difficult when needed, what worse thing will be waiting for us in the future?

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Skunky Smell & Carrying Burdens

WARMUP: SSH, IW, MNC..mosey to rock pile.

THE THANG:
Each Pax selected a rock of their choosing. Rock was carried over head to the front of the 9th grade wing.

We did a series of 11’s with the rock. Mod of transportation was running.

Set 1
Man-makers and Squat Thrusters

Set 2
American Hammers and Curls

We all transported the rocks back to where we picked them up and ran back to COT
MARY: no time
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Leadership Training coming 2024 and will run quarterly.
Christmas Party
Newsletter
COT: Closed in prayer

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Cuban Style Buffet of Pain

WARMUP: SSH, Windmills, Morrocon NC, Imperial Walkers, Hillbilly Walkers, Strawberry Pickers
THE THANG:
Round 1:Cheese Shredder, Wall Sit, and Balls to the Wall
Round 2: Dora with 100 reps each following exercise:
Crunches
Overhead Claps
Hello Dollies
Inclined Merkins
Burpees
American Hammers
Timer was other partner running to end of parking lot and back
Closed with Bear Crawls and Crab Walks to first parking lot island.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletter
COT: Prayers and Praises

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Avoid failure by standing firm and leading

WARMUP: mosey with some stops at SIM and others
THE THANG:
7’s on the apartment complex entrance with little hill
Some wall work
Backyard sprints where winner was the winner….period
MARY:
We did all of them cyclops
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Read newsletter
COT:
Praying for marriages kids health and safety

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Extra Thanksgiving Pounds

See the route posted in the comments below- 2 loops completed for almost 3.5 miles total. Majority of pax were given 2lb weights to hold in each hand. At each point of the “T”, pax completed 15 SSHs, 10 lunges (single count), and 5 burpees – all exercises completed whilst holding aforementioned weights. 10-12 sets completed.

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Sergeant Major

Started off the Pre-Veterans day workout with some standard warmup exercises:

11 SSH IC
11 Windmills (steady pace)
11 SJ IC
11 MNC (IC)
11 Merkins (IC)
Stretch
11 Mnt Climbers (IC)

Mosey to Mavis Brakes (this was a nice long mosey across Gold Hill)

Planked up and waited for the 6.

In Plank I talked about the next portion of the workout. Something I like to call the “Sergeant Major”

In short, the rep counts reflect the different units my Dad (a Sgt. Major) served in during his lifetime.

The workout for today laid out like this…

28 Burpees
3 Laps around the parking lot of the school nearby

28 Burpees
56 LBC’s
3 Laps around the parking lot of the school nearby

28 Burpees
56 LBC’s
112 HR Merkins
3 more laps around the parking lot of the school nearby

Whenever you finished you went and picked up the 6.

After this we mosey’d back to COT with a few minutes to spare

Led a round of Mary..

22 Flutters IC
22 HD IC
22 FM IC

Pusher quickly picked up on why the rep count for this last portion of the exercise. The point was made that our gratitude for our veterans should be equaled by our concern for their mental health and a desire to help them in any way we can.

COT was another great example of why we all joined F3 and still come back. What was said, stays there but it was a lot of what I needed to hear that day.

Men I’m extremely thankful for the service and sacrifices of our veterans (my Father and Brother in law among others…)

Hope the example of service and sacrifice continues to inspire and push us all to be better leaders in our communities and lives.

Take care,

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FlightPlan:Running with purpose

WARMUP: say hello and set your watch
THE THANG:
Run down 160 to left at Baxter Bubble mushroom pool
Do loops around Berkshire and run back
MARY:
Touch your toes

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Attend all fundraising events
COT:
Don’t mess with Gears efficiency as he runs a tight ship
Prayers and Praises 🔥👆🏻

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