DORA – AROD (Dora spelled backwards for those who need an explanation)

Great start to the morning with a few Kotters arriving before kick-off. Short disclaimer and a lap around the parking lot. Circle -up for warm-ups (SSHs, Imperial Walkers, Windmills, MNCs, and some burpees mixed in.
Next, we moseyed to the church parking lot.
DORA 1-2-3 merkins (100), Squats (200), and LBCs (300).
Partner 1 – ran around the parking lot
Partner 2- performed exercise
Flapjack

AROD 3-2-1 merkins (300), Squats (200), and LBCs (100).
Partner 1 – ran backwards around the parking lot
Partner 2- performed exercise
Flapjack

Back to COT

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When does Broga begin?

WARMUP: SSH, Imperial Walkers, windmills, plank Stretches
THE THANG:
Simple lap around the prison walls. First stop, pull up bars – 3 reps
Second stop- stairs near hill, Hand release merkins – 5 reps
Third stop- bottom of hill, diamond merkins – 5 reps
Forth stop – top of hill, wide arrow merkins- 5 reps
last stop- back to parking lot, man makers and squat thruster – 5 reps each
+1 rep each lap
Last lap was shorted time
MARY: body destroyer

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Potpourri of Pain

WARMUP: windmill, arm circles, merkins, mountain climbers
THE THANG: mosey to pull up bars.  5 sets – counts of 5,4,3,2 and 1 with 5 merkins in between each set of pull-ups.  Mosey back to parking lot and pick up coupons.  Form a line.  One person used the sand bag and performed 25 squats and functioned as the timer.  Remaining pax performed the following exercises:
Merkins
Dips
Carolina Dry Docks
Squats
Calf raises
Alternating lunges
Single Leg Deadlifts

After the above exercises were done, we took a lap, came back and changed coupon to the kettlebell. While one PAX performed 20 curls, remaining PAX worked through the exercise set listed above. Took another and came back to the wall for some air chair and balls to wall. Formed back on the line and did 100 yd sprints with 1 min of plank between each sprint.
MARY: 3 min of Ab work and finished with my hip exercises.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:

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The Mighty 3

Three pax decided that Footloose was their thing today so they met at the church parking lot on Confederate St. After a quick disclaimer, we set off for another workout in downtown Fort Mill.
Here is what we did:

THE THANG:

Mosey out of the parking lot towards Tom Hall St, and run down to the Kimbrell’s parking lot for COP:

SSH x 20, merkin x 7, squat x 20, LBC x 20, mountain climber x 15/hold plank/6″/Right and left arm/leg high/6″/5 merkins/recover. Morrocan night club x 20 while walking down main street.
Mosey down Main Street, take a left onto Confederate, and find a spot on the wall across from the Improper Pig. ssume people’s chair along the building across from the Improper Pig (enjoy the smoked meat smell)

People’s chair, with overhead hand claps. Recover and shake ’em out.
BTTW -hold, recover.
People’s chair hold, 10 overhead claps
Modified Mike Tyson (no merkin), hold. YHC noted that this position was in the news recently as a way that an inmate escaped from a Pennsylvania prison.
People’s chair, 10 overhead claps
Modified Mike Tyson hold, recover.

Mosey to the sidewalk across from Veteran’s Memorial for a modified Jacob’s ladder.

Round 1: Do 10 SSH, run up the hill, do 10 merkins, run back down
Round 2: Do 10 squats, run up the hill, do 10 bombjacks, run back down
Round 3: Bear crawl up the hill, do 7 burpees, run back down
Round 4: Bear crawl up the hill, do 7 burpees, run back down

Mosey to the small lot by the police department for ABLAB:

MARY: Freddie Merc x 15, Flutter x 15, Hello Dolly x 15, Superman x 3

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletter

COT: Prayers for family members and friends afflicted with cancer.

NMM: Mighty Mite joined us today. He recently got married and moved to Fort Mill from Charlotte. YHC and Mighty Mite used to post together on Friday’s in South Charlotte (Centurion). That was about 10 years ago when The Fort had no workouts on Fridays. Welcome to the Fort, brother! It was good to reconnect today you and I look forward to posting with you again in the future.

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Tag me in coach and a bday boy bonus

WARMUP: As Pax gathered, the mumblechatter intensified. It was going to be one of those mornings which is always fun and encouraging. YHC rec’d the bat signal call from Esso to sub-Q due to prior commitments and who can say no to that guy. Plus the opportunity to Q these group of merry men, can’t turn that down!

Ran over to the church, avoided any cars, did some high stepping and butt kickers on the way, and circled up in the parking lot. Did some SSH, cherry pickers, squats, merkins, back stretches.
THE THANG: Ran over to the benches and did a rinse and repeat (just 2x) of: step ups (20), incline merkins (20), dips (20).

Ran around the turnabout at the church to kick off pearls on a string. Exercises consisted of: 10 bomb jacks, 20 diamond merkins, 30 hammers, 40 squats (note to self, this was a lot), 52 flutters (for Anchorman bday boy), 60 calf raises. So at each stop, we added on the exercises and then went down for a few after we got to 60. The stops included: church, entrance to grocery, water fountain at apartment complex, fake stop at neighborhood on the back left from fountain so ran back to fountain, fire station house, parking lot of daycare, road behind gas station, back to COT.
MARY: quick Mary led by Slow Jams
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Patience for parents, kids, teachers
COT: Yes, completed this and even got a quick show from Senator!

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Cindys at the Kitchen Sink

1. Big loop: high knees while partner carries Cindy above head, switch off as needed
2. Small loop: bear crawl while partner carries Cindy in front of body, switch as needed
3. Straight away behind school: toy soldiers while partner does walking curls, switch as needed
4. DORA: partner runs straight away in from of school while other partner does…100 curls, 150 dead lifts, 200 swings
5. Big loop: partner runs lap while other partner lunge walks with Cindy above head

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Find your Joy/ Shovel Flag Hand off

WARMUP: all Exercises IC: SSH, IW, Squats, LBCs, MNCs- Flying Squirrels between each set
THE THANG: Yog to guardrail on the side of Lowes, 10 Derkins, 15 Dips, 20 step ups. Rinse & Repeat. Then mosey to one corner of Lowe’s & partner up. Partner 1 runs clockwise around the building, Partner 2 run counter clockwise. Meet in the middle for 5 partner Merkins. Run back to startex and do 5 partner Big boys (locking feet together). 3 rounds
MARY: 5 minutes of Broga led by Change Order
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Shovel Flag handoff, Weezer to Peach Stand. Inspired words from both of these High Impact Men.
COT: Find Some Joy in life and share it with others. May it come back to you tenfold.
Short Sale out.

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Heart Attack Hill

Heart Attack Hill

On the way to heart attack hill, drop and
do 10 merkins at each crosswalk/intersection.

Sevens
CDD’s, Dips
Quadzilla for the second round
Big Boys, Leg Raises

On the way back, do 10 squats in like fashion

COT
Prayers/Praises
Spectre’s 2.0 – Jedediah (Jed) – congenital heart defect – surgery in about 6 months – 2.5 years old
Maximus’ family – heaviness of current situation.
Those in the path of Hurricane Idalia
Prayers that our memories of God helping us through hard times continues to strengthen our faith as more hard times abound.

Pleasure as always.

Punch List out.

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Dance Naked Reboot

Eight boot campers met at Pleasant Knoll Middle for a great start to Tuesday morning. Here is what they did:

THE THANG:
Mosey out of the COT and circle up at the cement pad by the teacher’s smoking lounge for COP: All in cadence:
SSX x 20, merkin x 10, windmill x 10, cherry picker x 10, little/big arm circles x 20ea and both directions, IW x 15, mountain climber x 15 hold/6″ hold/honeymooner/downward dog/6″/L/R arm/leg high/6″ hold, Freddie Merc x 15

Mosey to the parking lot and line up facing the cement island.

1. Bearcrawl to the island, 10 merkins, return to the start
2. Lungewalk to the island, 10 squats, return.
3. Powerskip to the island, 10 bombjacks, return.
4. Inchworm to the island, 10 merkins
5. Pick partner (someone you don’t know well), walk to the island and get to know them better. At the island, do 10 partner merkins (hand slap), walk back to the start.

Mosey to the walking bridge for Jacob’s ladder. Run to the end of the bridge and do 1-5 burpees, run back. (5 reps total)

Walk to the school building for 2 rounds of People’s Chair (60 sec hold). The pax were encouraged to sit at a 90 degree angle.

MARY: Flutter x 10, Box cutter x 10, Pretzel crunch x 10, Superman x 3

NAKED MAN MOLESKIN:
Good mumble chatter today by the Pax. Twister started it during the opening SSH’s when he noticed a small fenced-in area with a chair placed in it. What purpose did it serve? (time out chair?, teacher’s smoking lounge?)
Today’s workout was one I pulled from the archives (08/01/2019) and executed almost identically. Noteworthy of that workout was when I asked the pax to take a few minutes and get to know someone new in the group. I took that cue from C-Span who did something similar years before at WEP. It’s a neat way to make a connection with the guys you see in the gloom, but may not know very well.

COT: Barry Manilow joined us at COT following his 6 mile run.
Good to have you with us, brother! We prayed for ST’s mom and longtime friend John with terminal cancer. Prayers also for Dixie’s 5 yr old niece whose body started rejecting a donated kidney

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