WARMUP: no
THE THANG: Ran down to school. 5 burpees/13squats/10 big boys run 1/4 mile rinse and repeat. Do until 555. Everyone got in 4.
MARY: no
ANNOUNCEMENTS: newsletter
COT: what happens stays
The Thang: Mosey to the light poles at the back of the school. Out one, 10 merkins, back to start 10 lunges (each leg). Out two poles 5 burpees, back to start, 10 squats. Out 3 poles, 10 merkins, etc. Repeat until time getting progressively further down the path. Return to COT. If that wasn't clear, you're in good company. A few of us didn't understand at first either… but we eventually all figured it out and got about 4 in.
COT: Prayers for IJ’s friend, Spectre’s wife, Olaf's pizza airplane, and all the rest.
THE THANG:
Zipper route starting at Elliott St. 10 merkins and 10 jump squats at the end of every street. 5 burpees each time the pax cross Springs St. Pax logged 3.5-4.5 miles.
WARMUP: 14 Burpees
THE THANG: Mosey to center of WEP
Pax rotated into center based on year of 1st post (ie Class of 2026, 2025, 2024, etc). Varied exercises were performed by all including Burpees, Partner Derkins, Squats, Sumo Squats, SSH, Mtn Climbers, Mahktar N'Dyiae, Flutters, Freddys, Monkey Humpers, etc
Pax sprinted home for the finish.
MARY: She participated during the Thang
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Bethel Shelters service
COT: Yes, of course, 5th Core Principle
The pax came early and stayed late to celebrate this Community of Brothers we call The Fort. For 14 years, men have posted in the Gloom of WEP and other wonderful sites throughout FM/TC (and in Rock Hill, Clover/LKW and now Chester) to sharpen each other, to hone leadership skills, and to prepare themselves and each other to tackle the ups and downs Life will regularly throw their way.
The number of men who've stood at COT in The Fort over these years exceeds 2,000. And roughly 200 pax keep the flame burning in 2026. Their continued participation is an individual choice, one they can't not keep making because, as they shared, they've found brotherhood, community, belonging and accountability in The Fort.
Who will be standing in COT in 2036 or 2046? Anybody? Nobody? You? Your son or son-in-law or grandson?
As Band Camp shared, we Get To make this choice. Each man stands apart from the general crowd in our culture in making this choice. And yet, each man of The Fort is no better than any other man who lives among us. All men are made of the same fiber in the same image of our Creator. As Dark Helmet said, every man is needed in the leadership mission required to bring to fruition the world our Creator intended. So stay in the game. Find the next man and bring him into the fold. Because 14 years of history only matters if we continue to bring Impact to men and our broader community today, tomorrow, next week and next year. #KeepPosting
WARMUP: SSH, LSS, mosey, some Broga
THE THANG: moseyed over to side of Harris Teeter (for a little contact high 😳)
Wall sit as one Pax ran to concrete and did 3 burpees, halfway through changed to balls to the wall.
Then moseyed over to start the real thang:
Exercise 1: Merkins – MOT to Exercise 2: lunge walk
Exercise 2: Flutters – MOT to exercise 3: burpees broad jumps
Exercise 3: Squats- MOT TO exercise 4: run
Exercise 4: dips- MOT to Exercise 1: bear crawl.
Started with 5, then went up by 5 each time we got back to Exercise 1.
All got up to about 25…
ANNOUNCEMENTS: lots…read newsletter
COT: stays in COT
WARMUP: OYO
THE THANG: Run to The Forest and do 1-3 laps. Totals of 3-5 miles were had
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:
WARMUP: run to Print Shop
THE THANG:
5 pull-ups, 5 toes to bar, 5 dips
Run to church
Partner wheelbarrow 20yds, flapjack
Run, turn left, run turn left down stairs to other church
Partner push 20yds, flapjack
Run, turn left at axe throw and back to Print Shop
Repeat x3
Loop around Main St and Fort Mill Pharmacy
MARY: a little
ANNOUNCEMENTS: CIVITAS Marathon and Greater Charlotte Heart “Walk” CSAUP
COT: Powerful reminders from Soup and Olaf surrounding marriages. 🙏
WARMUP:
Jog around paved path at Runde Park
1 pullup
THE THANG:
Lightning Portion
Laps around Runde Park
Lap 1 – 1 Pullup – 40 Burpees
Lap 2 – 2 Pullups – 40 Merkins
Lap 3 – 3 Pullups – 40 BBS
Lap 4 – 4 Pullups – 40 Squats
Lap 5 – 5 Pullups – 40 Mountain Climbers
Thunder Portion
formed a circle in the shape of a wagon wheel with eight different exercises on the outside and after you got done doing the exercise exercises, you murder Bunnies to the middle where you did five man makers and then continued onto the next exercise and did an overhead carry back out to that exercise from the middle or a total of eight different exercises.
15- Block Swings
15 – Skull Crushers
15- Overhead Press
20- Leg Up and Over the Block
15 – Squats
15 – Thrusters
15 – Hand Release Merkins W/ Feet On Block
15- Curls
MARY:
No time
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Bethel
Tortoise and Hare
Heart Walk
COT:
Everyone is soaking wet
WARMUP:
There was some neck stretches as we looked around for Tesh
THE THANG:
Ran to Tesh's house in Baxter, 10 Monkey Humpers IC, Stop signs down Richard's Crossing… 10 HR Merkins, 10 Squats, 15 Hello Dolly, Ran down Sutton to Baxter entrance, Repeato, Through Baxter and down Richard's back to COT
MARY:
10 Burpees IC
10 Hammers IC
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Tortoise and Hare
Heart Walk
Convergence
COT:
Be present where you are at
WARMUP: Mosey around parking lot to set lap
THE THANG:
800s (2 laps around parking lot)
Can't move on to next set of exercises until you complete 2 laps and exercises
800 – 50 Burpees
800 – 50 Squats
800 – 50 Lunges
800 – 50 Mountain Climbers
800 – 50 BBS
Finished with 2 (90%) sprints around back of Earth Fare and recovery walk along the front
MARY:
N/A
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Heart Walk
Tortoise and Hare
Convergence
Bethel Mens Shelter
COT:
Everyone completed the workout at different speeds, but everyone completed it
