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Honored Staff Sergeant Paul Neff II

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Today we honored Staff Sergeant Paul Neff II. He graduated from Fort Mill High School in 1991 and joined the Army soon afterward. Paul served with the 5th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 101st Airborne Division. On November 7, 2003, his Black Hawk helicopter was shot down near Tikrit, Iraq, he was 30 years old,

His family described him as someone who loved being outdoors and loved serving in the Army. He was father to a young son. A former commander remembered Neff as a leader who worked alongside his soldiers, cared about their readiness, and set a standard for teamwork. Paul was a father, a teammate, and leader remembered for working alongside his brothers.
Veterans Day is this week and gives us the chance to thank all who have served. Today, we remember Paul and the family and fellow soldiers who carried on after his loss.

WARMUP: Usual suspects

THE THANG: Partner work carrying heavy things, lifting Cindy, and visiting the bars.

MARY: No time for her this morning.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read you NL

COT: STK!

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Cindy Tug-o-War

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WARMUP: 11s – Pullups and Big Boys (Cut short for time)
THE THANG: 1v1 Cinder block starts at the 50 yard line. PAX start at opposite goal lines. 1 minute alternating turns.

MOD to and from the cinder block: Running
Buy-in to move the block towards the opposite: end zone is 8 modified Mike Tyson's (Crazy Richie)
MOD with block: Rifle Carry (Modded to goblet carry)

Finished with 10 Burpees.

MARY: Full of Grace
ANNOUNCEMENTS: 4 B's, Bethel, Trash pickup.
COT: Flag hand off, P&P.

Cindy Tug-o-War

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Dorie – Partner Hero Workout

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On December 7th, 1941, during the attack on Pearl Harbor, Dorie was serving as a Mess Attendant aboard the battleship USS West Virginia. When torpedoes struck, he ran into the fight—carrying his mortally wounded Captain to safety and manning a .50-caliber anti-aircraft gun with zero formal training to defend his shipmates.
For his courage, he became the first African American to receive the Navy Cross. He continued serving until November 1943, when his carrier, the USS Liscome Bay, was lost in combat.
Here is a quick snapshot of his service record:

  • Dates of Service: 1939 to 1943
  • Highest Rank: Cook Third Class
  • Major Engagements: Pearl Harbor and the Battle of Makin
  • Key Honors: Navy Cross, Purple Heart, and two Asiatic-Pacific Campaign stars

Everything in today’s 20-minute partner workout carries symbolic weight:

  • The 150-Meter Farmer's Carry Buy-In and 150 Sandbag Tosses honor the 150-meter distance and the heavy loads moved to evacuate wounded sailors.
  • The 15 Swings, 10 Burpees, and 5 Ground-to-Overheads honor his service with 15 total unit assignments and battle stars combined.

Workout as follows:

Buy-In:

  • 300-Meter Heavy Farmer Carry

Stationary AMRAP:
While Partner A completes 1 full round of:

  • 15 American Kettlebell/Cinderblock Swings
  • 10 Burpees
  • 5 Ground-to-Overheads

Partner B accumulates:

  • Max Sandbag Over-the-Shoulder Tosses

Partners switch roles after each round until the team reaches a combined total of 150 Sandbag Tosses.
Buy-out:

  • 300-Meter Heavy Farmer Carry

*Repeat if time allows.

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Hero WOD – The Steve

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WARMUP: SSH, Cherry Pickers, Windmill, down dog, honey mooners, the lizard stretch.

Mosey to ROTC building and everyone grabbed a Cindy then mosey back to the flag.

THE THANG: Hero WOD for my father in law Steve. He is the reason I got into CrossFit years ago and once I quit doing that I got really out of shape. Found out about F3 and when I told him about it he was so excited for me. Pushed me to go all in and no quit, even brought me a workout rack from PA so I could do stuff at home as well. He pushed me to be better in all three F’s as well as to be a better husband and father.

He loved “grunt work” as he called it and he taught me more about construction in 12 years than most people get to know in a life time so only fitting everything was done with a colder block. He passed away at 55 so we did 5 sets of 5 exercises while listening to his favorite 80s hair metal bands.

5 rounds of 5 exercises all done with cinder blocks

Reps were 25,20,15,10,5
After each set of reps we ran about .1 mile

We started each exercise together so those who finished early held plank or Al Gore until 6 was in.

Exercises

Bent over rows
Push press
Power cleans
Squats
Thrusters

After we walked our Cindy’s back and moseyed to the flag for COT

MARY: had a little lamb to take care of so was not present today.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Convergence tomorrow, bethel this week, read your letter of news

COT: was had and discussed

Hero WOD - The Steve

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If You Can’t Do It, Don’t Q It

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Well, the Site Q (YHC) has been doing a slack job recently and figure out I didn't have a Q for this morning so I decided to take it on. I'm a be believer in "If you can't do it, don't Q it" so given my current set of injuries, we focused on running and abs.

WARMUP: Run around the school and we stopped at the benches by the carpool enterance.
10 Step-ups each leg
10 Merkins in Cadence
Windmills
Head over for our date with Cindy & the Hill
THE THANG: 7's- 1st set was chest press, then run downhill for big boys. Nur back up.
Second set of 7's after completing that was curls and 4-count flutters. We did 2 sets since Marty Byrd thought we would do 11's, and I told him we wouldn't do such a high number at once. I didn't say anything about the total.
By the end, we were at 2.6 miles, and I wanted to get to 3, so we ran around the perimeter of the parking lot before heading to COT.
MARY: LBC's, Box Cutters, Freddys, Heals to Heaven, Flutters.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Bethel serve on 10/1- Get signed up.
Convergence 9/29 at WEP
Trash pickup in Q4
Christmas party will happen sometime in the not-so-distant future.
COT: Round Robin of prayers and praises.

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Bells, Bags, and Burpees

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WARMUP: stretching, washers, grass pickup, iron cross
THE THANG: 400 m run with weight, 30 lateral burpees, 30 lunges each leg, 30 kettle bell swings, rinse and repeat going down to 10 reps and back up again for extra credit
MARY: planks, merkin hold at 6”
ANNOUNCEMENTS: newsletter, convergence coming up
COT: Remember Vietnam vets, families and marriages

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Four Corners Of Hell

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WARMUP:
SSH, IW, HW, Windmill, MNC, Broga
THE THANG:
Four Corners Ladder starting with 40 reps each, decreasing by 10 each round. After reaching bottom of ladder, each subsequent round is reps of 10.

  1. Squats
  2. Merkins
  3. LBC
  4. Plank jacks

At Corner 1, with the completion of each lap, do the following Cindy work.
15 curls, 15 OHP
MARY: Nope, Broga
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Bethel, RYN
COT: ALWAYS

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US Navy SEAL Feeks

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Began with a short run
Warmup: SSH, Windmills, Imp Walkers, low slow squats, peter parkers, plank stretches.
Thang1: Bobby-Bears: do 5 bobby hurleys, bear crawl to next light pole, repeat for a total of three iterations.
Run
Delivered bio on Navy SEAL Patrick Feeks.
Thang2: at the ROTC bars:
Toes2bar (10)
OH press w/ cindy (10)
Curls w/ cindy (10)
Squats w/ cindy (10)
Run down hill to stop sign and back
Repeated for a total of 5 rounds.
Mosey run to benches.
Thang3: Bench work
Derkins (8 in cadence), step ups (16 each leg), dips (12 in cadence), incline merks (20)
Mosey run
Mary rounds: freddies, LBC, BBSU, American hammers, leg lifts, dollies, etc.
Fini

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Smokin Cindy Beatdown

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Warm-Up:
SSH – 25 IC
Imperial Walkers – 15 IC
Moroccan NC – 15 IC
Windmills – 10 IC
Strawberry Pickers – 10 IC
Cheese Shredder

The Thang:
1. Dora: Partner up. One works, one runs 50 yards and back. Switch.

Exercises (with cinder):
100 Block Curls
200 Block Overhead Presses
300 Block Chest Presses

2. Perform a Ladder: (Start with 5 reps; Add +5 each round except Blockees; 5-10-15-20-15-10-5)
After each round, run 1 lap around track

Exercises (with cinder):
1 Blockees (burpee w/ cinder)
2 Block Squats
3 Block Swings
4 Block Thrusters
MARY: No show; She doesn't like Cindy
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletter
COT: Prayers and Praises

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