It Pays to be a 1

It was a relatively warm morning at Minnow pond where 17 strong PAX met to get some miles..but only limited smiles.

Ran straight to WEP in front of the stage.

The workout:

Start with 10 Burpees

Run to the first swing along the paved path do 10 merkins and 10 lbcs

Run back to the stage do 9 burpees

Run to the 2nd swing on the path do 10 merkins and 10 Lbcs

Run back to the stage and do 8 burpees

Keep going along the path as far as you can until time.

It was here that YHC made the decision to split the pax up into 1’s and 2’s.

I was thinking I just wanted to create some space on the path….unfortunately…what happened was the 2’s were given the opportunity to run up the WEP hill pretty much the entire time.

Despite the complaints the PAX handled it extremely well.

At 5:55 we headed back to COT and got there just in time for 10 more merkins 10 more LBCs and 1 last burpee.

Thanks to Nasa for the opportunity. It was great getting out amongst the PAX this morning.

Until Next Time….

It PAYS TO BE A 1!

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All of the burpees

WARMUP:
Moroccan nightclubs
Windmill
Cherry picker
Low slow squat
Hillbilly walker

Burpee mile(ish) – 12 burpees, run .3 miles, 12 burpees, run .3 miles, 12 burpees, run .3 miles, 12 burpees, run .3 miles for a total of 48 burpees and 1.2 miles

THE THANG:
Burp Back Mountain: partner exercise. Partner 1 nurs up the entrance hill to WEP, then runs forward back to start and does this 5x while partner 2 does burpees. Switch until a total of 100 burpees are completed per team

Head back to amphitheater where pax take turns pulling cards from the F3 card deck and all pax perform exercises on cards
MARY: none needed
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:

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Ass Kicking April Kickstart

WARMUP: 20 Squats buy-in
THE THANG:
Ruck to Walmart parking lot with pain stations along the way:
– Incline merkins
– Squats
– T planks
– Merkins
– Dips

MARY: Yes

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The Impossible Mile

20 men rolled out of bed and got better this morning. There were ruckers, runners, and bootcampers. Conditions were pleasant (44 and clear). Here’s what we did:

The Thang
“The Impossible Mile Challenge”
– 1 Lap Burpee Broadjump
– 1 lap Lunge Walk
– 1 lap Bear Crawl
– 1 lap Run

<@UGU3XR5RP> finished first and thus was crowned “King of the Ring.”

NMM
We take on these challenges to prove our strength. On the surface, this was a physical beast. But during the challenge, it was apparent that this was just as much mental. No one chooses to do these exercises on their own. Candidly, it’s dangerous, difficult, and dare I say, impossible. But there’s a lesson in the face of challenges: will you quit when it gets hard or will you dig deep and push through? Whatever it takes to keep going, do that. If it means taking a rest and going again, do that. You must push past your perceived limitations to find the strength within. You have what it takes. Keep going.

Aye!
IJ

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45/30

Was I late? Yes. After all that hype, I freaking forgot I said to be there at 0445. So, what do you do in those situations? Well, you dial your ShieldLock and get him to warm everyone up for 5 minutes while you drive like a maniac.

WARMUP: I dunno, <@U19FA0Q8Z> did it. I caught some Dry Docks, but that was all I saw…

THE THANG:
Head to entrance hill
– 6 burpees at top – go to bottom
– 20 flutters, 10 big boys, 5 double leg lifts
– REPEATO

Back to Startex to pick up the 0500 crowd
– Head to pull up bars/cinderblocks – Grab a block
– 6 pullups
– 20 curls, 10 OH press, 5 triceps extensions
– Run a lap / 400m-ish
– REPEATO

MARY:
No chicks.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Read your newsletter.

COT:
The 5th Core Principle.

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Gloom 3: Return of Fusion

WARMUP: We did
THE THANG: We ran to the back of the school and got rocks and carried them around, and then we jumped over walls and stuff.
MARY: No chicks.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletter.
COT: The 5th Core Principle.

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Brutality is underrated.

THE MAN:
Marine Lance Corporal – Noah M. Pier
Marine Lance Cpl Noah M. Pier, 25, was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii as a machine gunner. He was killed Feb 16, 2010, when he stepped on an IED during operations in Afghanistan. Noah was the oldest of 10 children and had always dreamed of becoming a Marine. In March 1995, he and his family moved to Charlotte, North Carolina, where Noah was involved in the Police Explorers Program for the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department. He earned a black belt rank in the American Freestyle Martial Arts and fell in love with his childhood sweetheart, Rachel. In August 2007, Noah fulfilled his dream and joined the Marines. His first deployment was to Iraq in September 2008. Noah was a man full of love and laughter who enjoyed the outdoors. When he returned home from Afghanistan, he was supposed to marry Rachel – the love of his life.

THE WOD:
Grab a block – head to the track
– 7 rounds (Combat Team 7)
– 3 exercises (all the 3s – 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Division, 3rd Expeditionary Force)
– 25 reps each (age 25)

ROUNDS:
1. Run 800
2. 25 each of flutter with press, big boy, skull crushers with leg lift
1. Run 400
1. 25 curls, manmakers, bent-over rows
1. Run 400
1. 25 sumo squats, calf raises, swings
1. Run 400
1. 25 curls, manmakers, bent-over rows
1. Run 400
1. 25 each of flutter with press, big boy, skull crushers with leg lift
2. Run 800

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Around The Fort to Return The Pond to Its Roots

WARMUP: Skip to the Thang.
THE THANG: In an effort to return Minnow Pond to its roots, we ran, stopped for exercises, ran, stopped for exercises, repeat. I will write the stop then the qty & category of exercises.
Fort Mill Pharmacy-3 Core Exercises
Jackson St/Sidney Johnson-3 Upper
Harris St-3 Lower

First Flat up the Harris St hill-2 Core
Massey St-2 Upper
Bottom of Massey-2 Lower

Up Main St to Leroy St-1 Core
Leroy/Summersby-1 Upper
Back to Leroy-1 Lower

Back to COT for a few more core exercises

All got 3.5+mi. 1 got 4mi.

MARY: See above
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Yes
COT: 5th Core Principle

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Lot work

WARMUP:
SSH
Imp Walkers
Hillbilly Walkers
Michael Phelps
Mountain Climbers
Merkins
Broga

THE THANG:
Bear crawl Indian run

Dora
50 CCD
100 Imp Walkers
150 Squats
200 LBCs

Cross the lot
Lunge to other side of lot and do compounding merkins or burpees up to 5

MARY:
Was done

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Battlebot celebration
Hive convergence
Jaeger
Christmas party

COT:
Parents
Brothers
Fellowship

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Kitchen Sink 2/19/25

WARMUP: SSH, cherry pickers, IWs, Mtn climbers, shoulder taps
dynamic movements around the traffic circle
THE THANG: buy in 100 squats with bag on shoulders, move to back of school (15 merkins while moving at various locations) at pickic benches 10 step ups with bag on right shoulder 15 derkins with right hand on bag, repeat on the left side. 25 bif boys, 8 clean and press 10 upright rows, repeat. followed by 20 American hammers. move back to soccer field stopping at light poles for calf raises. on soccer field throw bag across 5 burpees, lunge walk to other side, throw bag to other side alternating throws from right to left side. Lt Dans to the other side.
MARY: flutters, LBCs box cutters, hello dollys
ANNOUNCEMENTS: read your newsletter
COT: safety for d2d runners

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