Sand bag shenanigans

WARMUP: briefly. We worked on merkins.
THE THANG:
With a partner:
Partner A throws the bag, partner B does 4 burpees over the bag. Partner A continues throwing to end of the cones, partner B does 4 burpees every throw. Come back other direction switching roles.

Descending ladder – at each cone:
X cleans, X thrusters, X upright rows.
10/10/10, 9/9/9 etc down to 1/1/1 advancing to each cone.

As a group, we took a lap around the school. Every PAX had their 40-60lb bag, 1 PAX carried 100lb ball. At spots specified by Q, all pax did 10 squats. Trade the ball and keep moving. Every PAX carried the ball.

MARY: brief
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:

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Ring Around the Rosie

WARMUP:
## 1. DYNAMIC WARMUP (10-12 min)
– Imperial Walkers x10 IC
– Bend & Reach x10 IC
-Windmill x10 IC
– Short warmup jog
**20 yards, non-stop, down and back:**
– High knees
– Butt kickers
– Walking world's greatest stretch
– Elephant walks
– Dinosaur walks
– Soldier walks
– Side shuffle (each way)
– Karaoke (each way)
-A-Skips
-B-Skips
– C-skips
– Power skips
-Jog
-Run
– Sprints

THE THANG:
##Ring around the Rosie (30 mins)
SPRINT → EXERCISE → RUN → EXERCISE → SPRINT → EXERCISE
Wait for a partner to race before sprinting
15x Squats > Sprint
10x E Fwd Lunge
10x E Rear Lunge > Sprint
15x Billy Cannon
15x Squat Jumps > Sprint
10x E Speed Skaters
15x Plank Jacks > Sprint
25x E Mountain Climbers
15x Merkins > Sprint
15x Carolina Dry Docks
20x Overhead Arm Claps > Sprint
20x Overhead Arm Claps
Jog back to COT

##Love Triangle (15 mins)
3 to a group minimum
Watch for perfect Form or punishment
If watcher doesn’t call them out for bad form, they they get punished

Exercises

  1. 15x Squats
  2. 10x E Forward Lunges
  3. 10x E Rear Lunges
  4. 15x Squats
  5. 15x Merkins
  6. 10x Hand Release Merkin
  7. 20x American Hammers
  8. 20x Flutter Kicks

Punishment
Sprint 25 Yards & Broad Jump Back
(Step Squat if unable to broad Jump)

MARY:
X’s & O’s
Gas Pumps
Superman’s
Box cutters
Flutter kicks

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Big Red Bus
Trash Pickup

COT:
Sobriety
Family

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A VQ and Lessons in Teamwork

Eagle Claw's VQ!!!
WARMUP:
Eagle Claw led. Start right at COT, no mosey, circle up for:

  • 20 SSH
  • 10 WM
  • 10 IW
  • 10 MNC
  • 10 cherry pickers

Everything 4 count as usual. Then mosey over to the nearby Grace Presbyterian Church for the following:

THE THANG:
Part 1 – Ring of Fire:
Designed by Eagle Claw, led by both him and NASA
In the half of the parking lot closest to the church, we had 8 cones set up in a loop/ring, each about 15 yards apart, each with an exercise, in this order:

  • 15 burpees
  • 20 merkins
  • 20 big boy sit-ups
  • 25 LSS
  • 25 mtn climbers 2 ct
  • 20 lunge 2 ct
  • 25 LBC
  • 20 CDD

These are minimum rep counts. Each person picked a cone (with 6 PAX, 2 were left open). Do the exercise, then alternate duck walk or bear crawl to next cone.
The catch – NOBODY could move forward until the last person is done their minimum rep count they were on. Until the last person shouted "done!", everyone kept doing the exercise at hand, exceeding minimum rep counts. We all did 2 complete rounds as a group. The burpees and 2ct lunges were our 6s that kept the team together as a unit, but we all pushed together. Solid work.

Part 2 – DORA:
Eagle Claw designed, mainly NASA led. Mosey over to the parking lot behind Red Bowl, starting point was the corner of the back lot closest to Stockbridge Dr. Partner up. Run was from the start out past the RB dumpster to the end of that building and back. Exercise reps were cut due to time:

  • 50 merkins (was 100)
  • 100 LBC (was 200)
  • 150 LSS (was 300)

Dumpster did not stank no where near as bad as we expected it would! Great efforts by everyone!
We finished with a couple minutes to spare. Back to COT.
MARY:
Eagle Claw led – 1 minute of hello dollys
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Read your newsletter, get involved. If you see something that is your D2X, get behind it, EH some guys. and make it happen. Freed to lead! This is exactly how ALL of the things we see in the newsletter as well as F3 organized CSAUPs came about.
COT:
A LOT lifted up by everyone! A great COT session.

NMM:
This was designed to be lessons in teamwork:

  • RING OF FIRE: The team, large or small, is only as strong and fast as the last person in line. The team doesn't move forward as a collective group until everyone is done doing their work. You can choose to get out way ahead, focusing on personal gain, but then you leave the rest of your team behind.
  • DORA: When you are paired with someone to complete a set of tasks, you both should be putting in the same level of effort. Slacking on your part will only put more load on your partner, which over time could drive you two apart. Equal efforts keeps the partnership strong.

Eagle Claw is off to spread his wings and follow his passions at The Citadel. Thank you to all the PAX who have poured the 3 Fs, wisdom, motivations, and encouragements into him. You all have made him a better person because of it. I cannot thank you all enough. Love you all. Blessings and SYITG.
-NASA

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Physical Readiness Teast

WARMUP: dynamic
10 Wind mill
5 bend & Reach
THE THANG:
1 mile
1 stop (20 low slow squats, 10 hand release merkins, 30 American hammers)

Competition test
1 minute ARAP Merkins
1 Minute ARAP curlups
1.5 mile run
MARY:
ARAP
10 Merkins
20 Squats
30 Crunches

Flutters
Merkins
Big boys
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT: prayers for new beginnings for people.
Eagle Claw going to The Citadel

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Carry the Load

10 men carried heavy things on a sweaty Wednesday morning at the Sink. Here’s what we did:

Warm-up

  • 10 Low Slow Squats (IC)
  • 10 Imperial Walkers (IC)
  • Front Fold Stretch
  • Side Stretch

Mosey to flag pole

The Thang
The PAX brought a ruck, sandbag, and kettlebell each for a large loop carry then exercise routine. It looked like this:

Round 1

  • Carry your ruck, bell, and sandbag for 1 lap followed by
  • 30 Calf Raises, 30 KB Swings, and 30 Merkins

Round 2

  • Carry 2 items for 2 laps followed by
  • 20 Curls, 20 Flutters w/ a Press, and 20 Squats

Round 3

  • Carry 1 item for 3 laps followed by
  • 10 Burpees, 10 Sit-up to Press, and 10 Bench Press

NMM
We often ask God to lighten our load, but sometimes He strengthens us by teaching us how to carry it. That looks like showing up when you’re tired. It means investing in others even when you see little results. It means leading when recognition is absent. It means remaining faithful to your mission instead of being fixated on measurable success.

Keep going, especially when it’s tough. The process is shaping you into a stronger man.

-IJ

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Deck of Cards – Habits

WARM UP:
SIDE STRADDLE HOP = 15
IMPERIAL WALKER = 15
MOROCCAN NIGHT CLUB = 15
CHERRY PICKER = 15
LOW SLOW SQUAT = 15

DECK OF CARDS WORKOUT / 4 PART WORKOUT / 13 CARDS PER PART / 1 EXERCISE PER CARD:
NUMBER OF REPS = NUMBER ON EACH CARD / 2 – 10 / JACK = 11 / QUEEN = 12 / KING = 13
4 ACES = 20 ABB REPS / PER PART
2 JOKERS = 3 BURPEES / HIDDEN SOMEWHERE IN THE DECK

1ST SET OF CARDS
SPADES = SQUATS
CLUBS = SPEED SKATERS
HEARTS = SIDE STRADDLE HOPS
DIAMONDS = MERKINS
ACE = 20 LBCS

2ND SET OF CARDS
SPADES = SIDE LUNGES
CLUBS = MONKEY HUMPERS
HEARTS = MOUNTAIN CLIMBERS
DIAMONDS = MIKE TYSON'S
ACE = 20 BIG BOY SIT-UPS

3RD SET OF CARDS
SPADES = TOY SOLDIERS
CLUBS = HILLBILLY WALKERS
HEARTS = BUTT KICKERS
DIAMONDS = CAROLINA DRY DOCKS
ACE = 20 FLUTTER KICKS

4TH SET OF CARDS
SPADES = LUNGES
CLUBS = CURB DIPS
HEARTS = HIGH KNEES
DIAMONDS = SHOULDER TAPS
ACE = 20 AMERICAN HAMMERS

SET UP IN 2 GROUPS
1 GROUP HOLDS A PLANK
2ND GROUP RUNS TO 100 AND BACK

F3 Discussion Topic: Good and bad Habits

1. The One Good Habit That Changed Everything for You
What single habit (routine, exercise, reading, etc.) has had the biggest positive impact on your life?

2. The Bad Habit You’re Most Proud of Breaking (or Still Fighting)
Share a habit you’ve overcome or are actively working to eliminate. What’s working or not working.

3. What is a lesson learned from breaking a bad habit.

4. What is a habit that will help you give back.
Building the habit of helping others vs. being too self-focused.

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Attack of Heart Attach Hill

WARMUP:
1. DYNAMIC WARMUP (10-12 min)
– Imperial Walkers x10 IC
– Bend & Reach x5 IC
– Side Straddle Hop x10 IC
– Short warmup jog
**20 yards, non-stop, down and back:**
– High knees
– Butt kickers
– Walking world's greatest stretch
– Elephant walks
– Dinosaur walks
– Soldier walks
– Side shuffle (each way)
– Karaoke (each way)
– Power skips
– C-skips
– Sprints

THE THANG:
## 2. HILL SPRINTS & LEGS
**Format:** Sprint up hill → walk/jog down for recovery → 1 leg exercise at the bottom (x20 total, x10 each leg where applicable) → repeat.
**6 rounds — rotate through:**
1. Squats
2. Reverse lunges
3. Knee kicks
4. Forward lunges
5. Calf raises
6. Side lunges
7. No Ruck Squats

## 3. BAG WORK — Back / Abs / Hips (14 min)
**3 rounds:**
– Stiff-leg deadlifts x15 *(neutral spine, hinge at hips — do NOT round the back)*
– Glute bridges or hip thrusts x15
– American hammers x15 (over/back is 1)
– Deadbugs x10 (5each)

MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Stuff the Bus
COT: Family’s and Safety for Travel

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Hills have eyes

WARMUP: mosey down to bottom of Brayden hill
THE THANG: 10 jump squats at bottom of hill
10 merkins at the first street
10 lunges and the parking lot entrance
5 burpees at the top
Run back to the bottom and repeat
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS: yes
COT: yes

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WEP Stations

WARMUP: windmills, hillbilly walkers, moseying, toy soldiers, knee grabs, arm stretches
THE THANG:
Playground Station
C.H.I.P.S. and Dips
Complete 20 reps each of exercises, in cadence, followed by 20 dips off a park bench, and a lap around the playground
C – Calf Raises, Dips
H – Hello Dollies, Dips
I – Imperial Walkers, Dips
P – Parker Peters, Dips
S – Squats, Dips

Mosey to Sidney Johnson Station
Paula Abduls using trees to the left of the path to Looms
5 Overhead claps + 5 Big Boys

Mosey to Calhoun Street Park Station
Bearway to Heaven

  • Parking lot lines
  • Bear crawl 1 space + 7 burpees
  • Bear crawl 2 spaces + 6 burpees
  • Bear crawl 3 spaces + 5 burpees
  • Bear crawl 4 spaces + 4 burpees
  • Bear crawl 5 spaces + 3 burpees
  • Bear crawl 6 spaces + 2 burpees
  • Bear crawl 7 spaces + 1 burpee

Mosey to WEP Parking Lot Station
Triple Nickels
PAX selects exercise for the group, then 5 reps at bottom of hill, 5 at the top of the hill, 5 more at the bottom
Phrasing is important: I asked everyone to choose their favorite exercise, forgetting Wheaties was in attendance
Dojo – Derkins (when I asked Dojo to start us off I think Cyclops yelled out 'DON'T BE DUMB')
Wheaties – Burpees
Bowzer – Big Boys
Only Fans – SSH
Dark Helmet – Nothings
JWOW – CCD (I think)

MARY: throughout

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Upcoming volunteer events – CRI, Stuff the Bus
Read your newsletter
BBBB in November
Cannoli Run 2027 next May

COT:
Patience for parenting, family relationships
Seek out wisdom

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Bat-flippin’ Pharaoh

WARMUP: dynamic plank + broga
THE THANG: partner work:
Set 1: sit-up get up with partner pull assist x12 AND partner merkins
Set 2: side plank on curb partner jump over x12 AND partner leg throws x12
Set 3: partner sled push to curb each person AND wheelbarrow shoulder taps x12
Run ~150m loop, 1 curb burpee and 10 SSH on repeat until 6 is in

Repeat all that 3x

MARY: circle up, alternate pax choice abs with choice reps AND supermans x6
ANNOUNCEMENTS: newsletter
COT: names FNG

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