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Merkin Tuesday

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THE THANG:
Disclaimer given
Warm up
SSH
Windmills
Up/down dog, with J Lo’s
Mosey to wall – wall sits while each Pax does 3 burpees
Mosey behind Jiffy Lube
 Step ups 20
 Erkins 25
 In/out abs 25
 One leg squats standing on wall 15
 Derkins 25
Go to HT parking lot
 Pair up – one pax does pull ups on cart  
 corrals while other does merkins 50/200

Mosey to church
 25 Squats OYO – run to circle, bear crawl around, head back to benches
 15 Step ups (each leg)
 20 more Derkins
 15 hello dollies
 
Head back to COT to do:
21 merkins & 21 LBCs (single count)
18 merkins & 18 LBCs (single count)
15 merkins & 15 LBCs (single count)
12 merkins & 12 LBCs (single count)
9 merkins & 9 LBCs (single count)
6 merkins & 6 LBCs (single count)
3 merkins & 3 LBCs (single count)

10 Freddie Mercuries IC

2 minutes of full body destroyer
ANNOUNCEMENTS: read newsletter, HIM camp and blood drive
COT: prayers

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Konvergence for Kenya

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We converged on 6/10 to with a special weinke designed by the PAX of F3 Nairobi (but “may” have been augmented by Poppins…)
Weinke

Warm up
Various, but highlight was 150 SSH in sets of 50. #CrowdPleaser

Groups of 5
Indian Run
5 burpees by the guys at the back

Dora on the football practice field
50 burpees – bear crawl
200 merkins – bear crawl
200 squats – lunge walk
300 4-count mountain climbers – frog leap a partner

Lots of bat flipping on the 4-count of the mountain climbers and the frog leaping

The guys in Kenya average a 5 mile transit to and from the AO, so a group of PAX dutifully pre-ran and post-ran 5 miles after the beatdown. YHC took a bit of flack, because it was me that spitballed that idea and then did not pre or post run. I did bring my 2.0 to the workout to try to cover the fact that I wouldn’t be running extra, but to no avail. Badlands 100% called me out.

Welcome FNGs
– Dungeon Master
– V-neck

Pre-runners:
– Badlands, Poppins, Rolloff, Maximus, Funhouse, Sasquatch, Cyclops, Beaker
– rucking: Sprocket, NakedandAfraid
Post-run:
– Badlands, Poppins, Rolloff, Maximus, Funhouse
All running
– Gears

The plan was to raise $$ to purchase a vehicle for transportation of Nairobi PAX to workouts, supporting efforts to assist in community and coordinating donations etc. The need is tremendous and our financial support is magnified in Kenya.

As of this backblast, we raised $2620. I have no idea when you’re reading this, but you could possibly still contribute and Poppins may still have T-Shirts in the back of his vehicle: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-our-kenyan-f3-brothers?member=26869695&sharetype=teams

Announcements:
Q-School Wednesday 6/14 at Bushwood
The Fort Retreat 8/11-8/13 (Register now!)
https://criout.regfox.com/f3-him-camp

Safari (F3 Nairobi Nantan) facetimed in at the end to offer up a prayer closing out COT.

This backblast respectfully submitted by Band Camp

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Show Tune Tuesday

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WARMUP:
Mosey around parking lot. Stop for a few quick warm-up exercises:
– SSH
– Mountain Climbers
– Imperial Walkers

THE THANG:
Run to Rite-Aid
4-Corner Accumulator
Round 1- 1 burpee at each corner – run in between corners
Round 2 – 1 burpee, 2 Donkey Kicks at each corner
Round 3 – 1 burpee, 2 Donkey Kicks, 3 Run Stance Switch
Round 4 – 1 burpee, 2 Donkey Kicks, 3 Run Stance Switch, 4 merkins (4 count)
Round 5 – 1 burpee, 2 Donkey Kicks, 3 Run Stance Switch, 4 merkins, 5 plank jacks (4 count)
Round 6 – 1 Burpee, 2 Dokey Kicks, 3 Run Stance Switch, 4 merkins, 5 plank jacks, 6 box cutters
Round 7 – 2 Donkey Kicks, 3 Run Stance Switch, 4 merkins, 5 plank jacks, 6 box cutters
Round 8 – 3 Run Stance Switch, 4 merkins, 5 plank jacks, 6 box cutters
Round 9 – 4 merkins, 5 plank jacks, 6 box cutters
Round 10 – 5 plank jacks, 6 box cutters
Round 11 – 6 box cutters

Made it half way through round 11. Totals:

Burpees: 24
Donkey Kicks: 48
Run Stance Switch: 72
Merkins: 192
Plank Jacks: 240
Box Cutters: 72
Mileage: 2.1

Great work by all men! Thanks again, SlowJams!

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Prison Painball

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NASA and Ruby Slippers tag-team Q. It was a wonderful dewy muggy morning! PERFECT for what was planned…..

WARMUP: Ruby led the warmup. First a run around the entrance road loop out front, approx half mile or so, then circle up in the parking lot for the following:
* 1 burpee OYO
* 7 windmills IC
* 2 burpees OYO
* 7 cherry pickers IC
* 3 burpees OYO
* 7 Moroccan night clubs IC
* 4 burpees OYO
* 25 (4ct) SSH IC
* 5 burpees OYO
Quite a nice warmup! Then on to….

THE THANG: PAINBALL
Divide the pax into 2 teams. Team NASA, and team Ruby. One team is on “Offense”, the other on “Defense”. The offense does their workout, tries to circle the bases, and cross home plate as much as possible until the defense finishes their workout. When the defense finishes their workout it ends the respective half of the inning. Teams then swap from offense to defense and vice versus. Continue/repeat until time to go to COT.

OFFENSE – BASE WORK:
Cones set up at all 4 bases on the baseball infield – home plate, 1st base, 2nd base, 3rd base. Each cone has a set of exercises and a type of movement to the next base. Only one person is allowed on a basepath at any given time – you can have a runner going to each successive base but not going to the same base, just like baseball. No more than 2 runners on a base at any given time (tough to have only one – things clog up). Do SSHs while waiting to exercise or move. When a runner does all the bases and crosses home plate, that is a run for that team. Exercises and movements:
* Home – 1 burpee, 10 merkins, then long jump to first base
* 1st base – 1 burpee, 10 merkins, 20 CDDs, then Lt Dan to 2nd
* 2nd base – 1 burpee, 10 merkins, 20 CDDs, 30 BBSU or LBC, then crab walk to 3rd
* 3rd base – 1 burpee, 10 merkins, 20 CDDs. 30 BBSU/LBC, 40 flutters, then bear crawl to home
* Rinse and repeat until defense is done. A run does not count if the runner has not crossed home plate. No halfway there scores. All or nothing.
>> A suggestion was made for next time to have offense start the runners off where they left off at the previous inning.

DEFENSE – DORA
Two cones about 30yds apart is the run portion. One person does and exercise, while the other runs. Swap when runner returns, continuing the exercise count where the other left off. In the case of multiple people on defense – split the group and take the highest count of one person. Exercises:
* 50 burpees
* 100 sumo squats
* 200 flutters (2 ct)
Defense records the last out when the last flutter is done AND the runners are back in.

Pretty much nonstop movement for one hour! No breaks between innings. Just swap offense/defense and get after it.

We got 3 full innings in, and another 4th inning where reps were cut in half in order to complete before COT. Team NASA won by one run, but dangit if team Ruby came on strong and almost…….by a half base…….tied it in the end. Not sure what we would’ve done in a tie…….
WAGER: was going to be burpees but everyone was smoked. An IOU for that.

PAX really enjoyed this! A rematch was mentioned. This will reappear later this summer or early fall……

These guys were hammering it out, knocking out long balls, and flippin some bats all morning! AWESOME JOB FELLAS!! AND between rolling around in the dewy grass and infield sand, everyone got nice and sandy dirty – sugar cookies!!! Yes, that was intended. You are welcome!! HA HA HA!!!

Observations:
* Senator Tressel is a MACHINE! Dude just cranks it out.
* Tapout definitely benefits from his youth but put in A TON of work…..did every rep! So cool to watch him do his thing.
* Headspin can burpee with the best of them. Don’t tell Slapshot that though……
* Falcon Crest gets the work done, a silent killer, John Wick style. So great to see him back in the gloom accelerating.
* Ruby Slippers is really returning to form from his injury……watch out Fort. He’s coming for ya!!
* Uber kept the mumblechatter going and knows what levers to pull to keep guys motivated and pushing through the pain. MUCH appreciated!!
* I was just happy to be there with the fellas and complete it all without merlot. I wanted to push everyone including myself. Pain = growth.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
* Read The Fort Newsletter and get involved
* All AOs closed next Saturday 6/10 for Poppins’ Convergence for Kenya
* Fort Mill Care Center needs volunteers to help with lawn maintenance. Jiffy has been doing alot of mowing on his own. We can do better Fort!! Let’s help……see signup in the Newsletter

COT / P&P:
* Senator Tressel’s mom
* Vuvu’s son and family
* The serving at Bethel Men’s Shelter
* Marriages
* Health – including mental health
* Ruby in his mentorship of a gentleman at Bethel Men’s Shelter
* Many more……

GREAT way to start off the day, up 1-0 at sunrise!!

On behalf of Ruby Slippers, we thank you for the opportunity to lead. God bless.

– Ruby Slippers and NASA

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Memorial Day WOD

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WARMUP:
– yes
THE THANG:
– 10x Burpees / 22x various other exercises
– mosey around Amphitheatre
– rinse and repeat
MARY:
– sandbag carry to stop sign and combined with other exercises
– by popular demand: Airborne Hip’s
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
– read newsletter
COT:
– was held

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Back to school with Billy Madison

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This morning 11 studs went back to school with Billy Madison. Here’s what we did:

Warmup
10 Low Slow Squats (IC)
10 Imperial Walkers (IC)
10 SSHs (IC)
Take a lap

The Thang
12 rounds of 12 exercises (adding new exercises each round) to simulate 12 years of school Billy had to complete.

12 American Hammers
Take a lap
12 American Hammers, 12 Merkins
Take a lap
12 American Hammers, 12 Merkins, 12 Calf Raises
Take a lap
12 American Hammers, 12 Merkins, 12 Calf Raises, 12 LBCs
Take a lap
12 American Hammers, 12 Merkins, 12 Calf Raises, 12 LBCs, 12 Wide Arm Merkins
Take a lap
12 American Hammers, 12 Merkins, 12 Calf Raises, 12 LBCs, 12 Wide Arm Merkins, 12 Squats
Take a lap
12 American Hammers, 12 Merkins, 12 Calf Raises, 12 LBCs, 12 Wide Arm Merkins, 12 Squats, 12 Boxcutters
Take a lap
12 American Hammers, 12 Merkins, 12 Calf Raises, 12 LBCs, 12 Wide Arm Merkins, 12 Squats, 12 Boxcutters, 12 Ranger Merkins
Take a lap
12 American Hammers, 12 Merkins, 12 Calf Raises, 12 LBCs, 12 Wide Arm Merkins, 12 Squats, 12 Boxcutters, 12 Ranger Merkins, 12 Lunges
Take a lap
12 American Hammers, 12 Merkins, 12 Calf Raises, 12 LBCs, 12 Wide Arm Merkins, 12 Squats, 12 Boxcutters, 12 Ranger Merkins, 12 Lunges, 12 Freddie Mercurys
Take a lap
12 American Hammers, 12 Merkins, 12 Calf Raises, 12 LBCs, 12 Wide Arm Merkins, 12 Squats, 12 Boxcutters, 12 Ranger Merkins, 12 Lunges, 12 Freddie Mercurys, 12 Diamond Merkins
Take a lap
12 American Hammers, 12 Merkins, 12 Calf Raises, 12 LBCs, 12 Wide Arm Merkins, 12 Squats, 12 Boxcutters, 12 Ranger Merkins, 12 Lunges, 12 Freddie Mercurys, 12 Diamond Merkins, 12 Burpees

Some guys got to the Diamond Merkins. Most guys hit two miles. All guys got smoked.

NMM
“Billy Madison” taught us to make the best of your second chances. Call the friend or family member you lost connection with. With the knowledge you have now, give that business venture a try. You’re never too old to complete the goals you had when you were younger.
Today was fun. The exercises weren’t, but the conversation was. Great energy today. I hope this was the hardest and stupidest thing you do today. If not, there’s always tomorrow. Thanks for the opportunity, Slow Jams.

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A Little Bit of Everything

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WARMUP: “long mosey” not to be confused with “medium” or “short”. around parking lot to the top of driveway. Windmills, produce pickers, Moroccan Night Club, Peter Parker, Down/Up dogs, Seal Jacks
THE THANG: Mosey “Medium” to back of school. Merkin Ladder: start at one curb….bear crawl across….other curb. start with 1 merkin and work up to 10 merkins. | Freddy Mercury ladder. 20 Freddie….NUR….18 Freddie….NUR…..down to 10. | Jack Webs | Mosey to front of school. Lunge 2 columns and 5 Burpees…..repeat 5 times.
MARY: Windmills
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Murph
COT: Prayers or marriages, healing, teachers/students

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No Stank at the Corral

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WARMUP: Mosey around the parking lot, approx 3/4 mile, then circle up for the following
15-20 of each
* SSH
* Windmill
* Imperial walker
* Moroccan night clubs
* Strawberry pickers
THE THANG:
Starting at where the warmup was, perform the following exercises OYO
* 5 burpees
* 10 box cutters
* 15 hand-release merkins
* 20 LS squats
* 25 mountain climber (2 ct)
* Run same lap we did for warmup
* Repeat

Did this for approx 35-40mins. Everyone got in at least 6-7 rounds. Great work! We stayed out front of the Teeter and avoided the skank stank out back! YAY!!

MARY:
Spent the last 2-3 minutes doing bird dogs – on hands and knees, then reach out the left arm and right leg, hold for a 60-sec count. Swap arms/legs for another 60-sec count. Then on to COT.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletter! Get involved!

COT:
* Prayers and praises for the end of school year! Kids and teachers/staff have worked hard this year.
* Prayers continuing for Kevin Eby, missing for over a week. He frequented western NC and the mountains, so if you are out that way please keep a lookout.
* Praises for the return of Chicken Hawk as well as good luck with him creating his own job.

Thanks for the opportunity to lead!
-NASA

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Black Diamonds… No Burpees

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Warmup:

15 rounds
30 seconds work 10 seconds rest
15 Merkins and 15 LbcS

Quick Michael Phelps Cool down and then moseyed around the elementary school circle to the base of the hill.
Did a EMOM where every minute on the minute we’d run up the hill and then after another minute would run back down the hill. Repeated until all Pax finished these exercises:
25 HR Merkins
100 Squats
150 2- Ct Flutters
50 Diamond Merkins

Run to Elementary School got to the far end and did the following:

30 Seconds work 10 Seconds rest
SSH
High Knees/Jump Rope
Imperial Walkers
Catalina Wine Mixers

X2 Rounds

Run back to COT

Did a Jack Webb of Big Boy Situps with Freddy Mercury’s

This took us straight to 6.

Big question today for the Pax to mull over is “what’s your black diamond?” What’s you big challenge and how do you overcome it?

Thanks to Poppins for the lead!

Take care everyone!

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