T.H.I.N.K.

WARMUP: Extended favorite warm-up with leg and hamstring focus
THE THANG:
Broad jump retreats – 3 sets of 6
10 yard sprint with a backpedal after touching ground – 5
Peter Pointers – 2 sets of 15
20 side to side hops, then 10 really exaggerated high knees, then 20 yard sprint – 4
Apollo Ohnos – 25 each side
Box drills – 5 sets of 3
From on the ground looking opposite direction get up into a 20 yd sprint -3
Lying on back into a 20 yard sprint – 4
90 degree max jump turns 3 sets of 10 (5 turns each)
5-10-5s – 3 rounds
Ali Shuffles – 2 sets

Frisbee golf: 2 teams; after each throw, the team has to do the following:
Bombjacks
Wide-arm merkins
Back raises
Russian V-up twists

For every throw that occurs from the team, the amount of reps per exercise increases by 2, starting at 2 reps per exercise after the first throw.
Both teams won one round each.
MESSAGE:
T.H.I.N.K.
Before you speak in anger toward your family or a friend, ask yourself:
Is it TRUE?
Is it Helpful?
Is it Inspiring?
Is it Necessary?
Is it Kind?
ANNOUNCEMENTS: D2D coming!
COT: People seem to be working through lots of illnesses and sicknesses generally outside of the PAX. Prayers for those struggling through these challenges.
Thank you, @Poppins, for the opportunity!

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2022 Thanksgiving Day Convergence

Welcome/disclaimer
Warmup: SSH (I/C 15x), Windmills (I/C 10x). Imperial walkers (I/C 15x), Moroccan Nightclubs (I/C 10x), Mountain Climbers (I/C 15x), right arm high, left arm high
Ruckers dismissed with Olaf. Pax count off by threes; pax split up and will rotate between
JWOW Q:
Partner up for a Jack Webb. Mode of transportation is a partner push across the field (crowd pleaser).
1 Big Boy Sit-Up – Partner 1 pushes partner 2 across the field
4 Merkins – Partner 2 pushed partner 1 across the field
The goal was to get to 10 Big Boy Sit-Ups and 40 Merkins.

Grout Q:
1. 5 EA Burpee
2. 10 EA LBC
3. 15 EA CDD
4. 20 EA Lunges
5. 25 EA American Hammers
6. 30 EA Shoulder Taps
7. 35 EA Flutters
8. 40 EA Mountain Climbers
9. 45 EA Squats
Run to top of hill and back.
Complete # 1 thru # 8 and run to top of hill Ann’s back.
Continue dropping the last exercise.

HarryCarry Q:
At the middle school’s loop, start at the bottom of the loop and do exercise noted (listed below). Run to the short brick wall at other end of loop, jump the wall, continue running up the loop. Stop at flag poles and do Bobby Hurleys (15 oyo). The proceed to run back to bottom of the loop; do the noted exercise there and repeat with the run/wall jump/run/bobby’s etc.
Smurf jacks (20 OYO)
Squats (20 OYO)
Monkey Humpers (20 OYO)
Lunges (20 OYO)
Lunges (10 each leg OYO)
Sumo Squats (20 OYO)
At 07:25 Pax reconvened at field.
Six-count burpees (I/C 6x)
End. COT

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10 Year Convergence

Ten year celebration came to a close this morning with a convergence at WEP. 12 men came earlier for a run to support Operation Sweet Tooth. 84 men attended the main event with three great HIM leading the workout: CSPAN, Maximum, and WWL. No warm-ups this morning. CSPAN took his group around the block with various stops along the way. Seven reps of Flying Squirrels, Merkins, and Sit-ups. WWL had playtime at the playground. Burpees and Pull-ups along with running fast around the playground. Did I mention Power Skips? Maximum had a simple plan. Run backwards up the hill many times and destroy your abs with American Hammers.
We closed the chapter on the first 10 years.
Monday begin the next.
The future is bright.
How will you contribute to the next 10 years?
Make an impact.

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The Final Countdown

The day finally arrived for our CSAUP, The FInal Countdown. The rainy weather was not ideal, but it helped keep the temperature and humidity down for ideal running conditions. 67 men participated in the event. Most groups participated in the relay. Ruckers and trail runners fought the elements and got their work done to.
Relay details:   The first Pax will run 3 miles and return to the starting point.  The 1st and 2nd Pax will run 3 miles and return to the starting point. The 1st, 2nd, and 3rd runner will run the final 3 miles.  Each route will be unique.  If you get lost, just run 3 miles and return back to the park.

Total miles:  3+3+3 = 10 F3 math   (Runner 1 – 9 miles, Runner 2 – 6 miles, Runner 3 – 3 miles)

Inspiring stuff this morning. River Rat’s 2.0s ran the course like it was a lap around the track. Lots of guys ran distances they have never run before.
We’ve got a good pool of runners for the upcoming Dam to Dam Relay.

Great job by everyone this morning!

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PAINtheon Games – The Fort is 10

WARMUP: 0500 Warmup with SSH, Merkins, Mtn Climbers, Peter Parkers and SSH (Cadence? Sometimes?)

THE THANG: Really just a large amount of stupid. AMRAP 2 Minutes of Merkins, Big Boy Situps and Burpees each. 100 Yard Bear Crawl Dash, Timed 1 Mile, Timed BTTW, Time 6 inch Hold (not that six inches) and Burpee Chase (0.33 mile with 4 stations requiring 5 burpees each). Here is how things shook out (hope this works):

PAX Name Merkins Sit-Ups Burpees 100 Yd BC Dash 1 Mile BTTW Time 6 Inch Time Burpee Chase
Zima 48 30 10 Clipboard Q Some 0:21 Meh Nope!
Spud 128 40 23 Modify 8:38 1:20 1:06 4:30
38 Special 37 45 16 2:07 11:17 No Thanks 0:02 5:09
Trucker 89 80 15 2:23 10:32 0:16 0:47 4:58
Bonsai 68 71 21 1:12 8:28 1:00 1:10 3:52
Minuteman 41 37 25 2:06 7:45 0:30 1:00 4:11
Fishstix 75 62 25 1:38 7:30 0:39 0:40 3:40
Juliet 44 55 31 0:32 7:16 1:11 0:39 3:34
Flounder 135 79 33 2:32 10:00 1:15 0:30 7:00+
Shady 60 66 24 1:34 Not Legible 1:04 0:48 4:20
Band Camp 86 52 27 0:30 8:07 1:04 1:16 4:09

MARY: Nope
ANNOUNCEMENTS: 10 Year Kickoff, Final Countdown CSAUP, Read Your Newsletter
COT: Prayers for Shower Curtain, Cable Guy and 2.0s starting school

Honored to lead and glad y’all still remember me. Ha!

-Zima Out

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no gears required

WARMUP: small mosey, 20 SSH, 10 imperial walkers, 10 cherry pickers, 10 good mornings, 10 low slow squat
THE THANG: starting by the bike rack do 12 BBSU, run past the front entrance to the intersection at the side of the school, 12 kick through merkins, back to the bike racks, 11, 10,… you get it
any who finish starts at 1 burpee and works their way up. Fishstix and Minuteman got to one burpee before time was up
MARY: 60 seconds left on the clock, Minuteman called a 10 count superman with a ripcord pull. Stix called a body destroyer to run out the last few seconds
ANNOUNCEMENTS: 10 year stuff is coming, ready the newsletter
COT:

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MinuteMan’s soggy quads

I’m giving Spud the Q spot here since Minuteman isn’t in Slack, and since Spud and MinuteMan definitely collaborated on this morning’s helping of pain.
WARMUP: Quick indian run around the field followed by something like the “Spinal Fluid mover” which was some nice back stretching
THE THANG: Cones were set up about 10m apart through the middle of the field the long way. We lunge walked to the first cone, did 10 merkinss, 20 LBCs, 30 SSH and ran back to start. Then lunge walk to the second, repeat. All the way to the 9th or so.

Then the “circle of iron” where the guy in the middle did 20 arm curls (each side) with 10’s or 20s while everyone else alternated exercises
Round 1: Plank, dying cockroach
Round 2: Freddy Mercury, CDD
Round 3: Burpees
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS: didn’t really announce much
COT: lot’s of prayers for health. Cancer is a PITA to say the least, a few praises, too

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WEP full circle.

WARMUP: 15 SSH and 5 windmills while waiting on NASA.
THE THANG: Mosey over to the WEP loop. 20 squats in the first corner. Then 5 pull-ups at the playground. 20 flutter kicks at the 2nd corner. 10 merkins at the top of the hill corner. 15 monkey jumpers at the bandshell. As many laps as possible.
MARY: none.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: bethel mens shelter tonight. Blood drive.
COT: spud took us out with a beautiful prayer. Very thankful for my last Q here. And overall thankful for the men of F3 the Fort for making me the person I am today.

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Open Your Heart, Cover Your Plums

THE THANG: Maybe our most beloved PAX led the conversation this morning on the subjects of identity (sometimes multiple identities) and the purpose in trials we travel through.

Key takeaway: Open your heart and cover the plums.

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