Big 5-0

Move everyone and everything to back corner of panera lot. Warm-up was run one lap slick, ruck one lap, ruck one lap with sandbags. Then 5 rounds of 10 merkins w/ruck, 10 overhead presses, and 10 swings. Ruck a lap with sandbag, ruck a lap, then run a lap slick. Next we partnered up and did some heavy movements. Then I guess we did the stupid shit according to Sofrito. But it was some team based moving of sandbags used at a couple ruck events. It was definitely new to some guys but based on the complaints it was fun. I probably missed a few guys in the tags but i sincerely appreciate everyone who came out to wish me a happy birthday today. Im truly blessed to be apart of this group.

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Sharknado Returns To Alcatraz

WARMUP: 15 Hill Billy Walkers, 15 Potato Pickers, 15 Windmills , 10 Moroccan Nightclubs and 15 Overhead Claps
THE THANG: Enter Sharknado:
Five different exercises 20 Reps each, after each exercise run up the big steep hill behind the baseball field heading to the marina.
20 Plank Jacks
20 Carolina Dry Docks
20 Big Boy Sit-ups
20 Sumo Squats
20 Hand Release Merkins
Most got 2.5 miles in with almost 800 feet elevation gain.

We spent the last 10 minutes stretching at COT. Judging from most guys faces this is something that is not done nearly enough!
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:

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Part Deaux Sole To Soul Trails

WARMUP: Yerp

THE THANG: 9 merry men rucked to the woods and spent some time in the rocky rooty trails to strengthen their ankles and feet.
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Cannoli Run
COT: Prayers For Cornerstone Moms Healing and Safe Travels For Spring Breakers.

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SlowBurn with a Kick in the A….

WARMUP: Dynamic warm up around Lowe’s stopping along way to circle up and exercise
Crowd pleaser was the duck walks in honor of Retiree

THE THANG:
The accumulator
10 exercises starting with one rep
Moving to next parking space line 2 reps, next line 3 reps and continuing to 10 spaces 10 reps
Modes of transportation were
Bear Crawl
Lunge walk
Crawl Bear
Reverse Lunge walk

Shoulders were toast but Twister kept us motivated :cold_sweat:
MARY:
Back at COT some dying cockroaches
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Fast5k Saturday 3pm do it for Luka!!
COT:
Prayers for all dealing with life and it’s disappointments but also recognizing the blessings :fire: :point_up_2: :raised_hands:

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Run to the River 4 miles

WARMUP: nope
THE THANG: Ran to the river through Baxter
MARY: a few afterwards did some additional work
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT: prayers for Families and our thoughts

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Trails Are Free Therapy

WARMUP: Yerp
THE THANG: 8 men joined me for a stroll into the woods at Springs. We did 10 reps of each exercise adding one every time we stopped. They were Sumo Squats, Curls, Upright Rows and Over head press.
MARY: Nope
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read Your Newsletter
COT:

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Complex Math

16 at Minnow Pond for a test of speed and math skilz.
Simple loop around town, four stops
Stop 1 – COT – Merkins
Stop 2 – Pharmacy – LBCs
Stop 3 – Parking lot – SSHs
Stop 4 – Gazebo – Squats
Back to COT for lap 2
Rep count Lap 1 was 2 for everyone
Rep count Lap 2 was 4 for everyone
Rep count Lap 3 was 6 for everyone except the lead pax, 8 reps
additional laps: Lead Pax rep counts = 2 x prior lap reps
everyone else rep count = lap # x 2
Guys out front reach the 64 rep count based on the compounding.
Short lesson, compounding can be excellent when you are looking at saving money, over time it accumulates to a nice sum of money. On the other hand, when you have issues that go unchecked, they can result in a bigger problem down the road. Make sure you keep coming out, share what’s on your mind with your shield lock.

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Heavy Burden’s

WARMUP: Moroccan Night Clubs, Cherry Pickers
THE THANG: 2.5 mile Ruck around Kingsley starting w/stairs at the Edward Jones building and shared heavy burdens throughout (i.e. 70 lbs, and 60 lbs sandbags). Plus 200 sumo squats, 20 each at 10 select stops.
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletter, Fastest 5k
COT: It is what it is

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2025 – SLT Disruption

WARMUP: full crew in cadence
65ish SSH for the 65 dudes that were in the circle
Imperial Walkers
Hillbilly Walkers
Peter Parker

Split to boot camp and kettlebells
THE THANG:
Bootcamp:
– Buy-in: 20 bomb jacks, 20 donkey kicks.
– Bear crawl the length of parking lot / whistle = 10 merkins
– Lunge walk parking lot / whistle = 10 jump squats
Kettlebell
– 20 swings
– 5 merkins
– 5 goblet squats
– count down the merkins and squats keep the 20 swings
– Swing progression
– Squat Swings
– Swings
– American Swings
– Rack bell
– slow step back reverse lunge
– press when returning the back leg
– Clean Progression
– Row
– Clean
– Swing
– Snatch

Unbeknownst to the PAX we switched modalities about halfway through. This was to represent the foundation 1 from Q-Source: https://f3nation.com/disruption.

“Because it induces movement, leadership causes Disruption”

PAX were disrupted from their planned morning workout to make sure both Qs saw all the PAX and to push them outside the complacency zone of their established routines. With the leadership, we should expect disruption and embrace it.

Leaders influence movement towards advantage. Disruption is a solid technique to induce movement.

“If a man calls himself a leader but does not cause Disruption by initiating movement, then he is not practicing leadership. He might be doing something else, like managing or governing, but he is not leading.”

It is not the goal of the new SLT members is not to manage or govern. It should not be the goal of the Site Qs to manage or govern. Let’s lead!

F3 is not an organization with leaders, but an organization OF leaders. Each man is freed to lead. The particulars of Site Qs and the SLT structure is nice, but let us not be afraid to disrupt when we have a vision for advantage.

Kermit handed 2nd F Q off to Liberty Bibberty
Band Camp handed the Weasel Shaker off to Poppins
Esso handed the Nantan Flag off to Band Camp

It is an honor to be considered a leader in the Fort. But be mindful every member of the PAX is A LEADER. Let’s all be about the business of leading.

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