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Simple but Effective

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22 Men got better today:

Run to Office Parking lot: 15 Merkins and 15 CDD

Run to Gold Hill Elementary teacher parking lot: 20 LBC and 20 Hello Dolly

Run to Gold Hill Middle teacher lot: 15 squats and 15 Lunges

Mileage ranged from 3-5.  Great job.

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We may not be teens anymore, but we brought the 40+ YO Spirit..,

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WARMUP:

Some Side Straddle Hops, Windmills, Moroccan Nightclubs, Imperial Walkers and Hillbilly Walkers to loosen everything up then a mosey over to the church parking lot

THE THANG:

TABATA with 50 seconds of movement and 20 seconds of rest. Every 5th set we had a lap around the lot with the balance of 2 minutes to rest. This was all set to a 90’s alternative playlist that brought great joy to all attending

Activity included: Merkins, Squats, Donkey Kicks, Calf Raises, Flutter, High Knees, Mountain Climbers, Side Straddle Hops, Al Gore, Box Cutter, Plank Jack, Lunges, Dry Docks, Seal Jacks, Monkey Humpers and Freddie Mercury
MARY: One set of 12 LBCs once we got back to COT to get us to 0600

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Dam to Dam Bar coming up. Lots of opportunities to serve in various areas available in the newsletter and Slack

COT: Prayers for mental and physical health

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Stealing from Tesh

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WARMUP: Not enough

THE THANG: stolen from Tesh: https://f3thefort.com/2019/10/24/2019-43-minnow-pond/

YHC did change the route so the burpees were done at the Nazarene and then ran back to the location of the bear crawl

Most got 3+ miles

MARY: no, time was of the essence

NMM:
An excerpt from a poem by Amanda Gorman:
Just like a skill or any art,
We cannot possess hope without practicing it.
It is the most fundamental craft we demand of ourselves.

Getting to start my day with the caliber of men in the Fort is one way I practice hope. I’m grateful for it.

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Lots of Stairs In Downtown

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WARMUP:
Run to Loom parking lot for COP Warmup:
– SSH
– Awkward SSH
– Merkins
– IW
– Sumo Squats (Bonsai’s version)
– Windmills

THE THANG:
Run to FM COG parking lot to find a cone with 4 rounds of exercises. Pax partner up. Partner 1 runs across parking lot and up/down stairs (newest building), then back, while partner does exercises listed on cone. Flapjack, then rinse and repeat for all 4 rounds.
10 reps each exercise, rinse and repeat.
– Round 1 – Flutters <-> Freddie Mercuries
– Round 2 – LBCs <-> Heals to Heaven
– Round 3 – Dying Cockroach <-> American Hammers
– Round 4 – Chopsticks <-> Plank Jacks

Pax moseyed to 2nd cone for another 4 rounds (different exercises, different running route, different stairs).
Cone 2
– Round 1 – Side-step lunges <-> Imperial Walkers
– Round 2 – Bomb Jacks <-> Lunges
– Round 3 – Monkey Humpers <-> Squats
– Round 4 – High Jumps <-> SSH

Pax moseyed to 3rd cone for another 4 rounds (different exercises, different running route, different stairs).
Cone 3
– Round 1 – Plank Punches <-> Rosalitas
– Round 2 – Merkins <-> 10 second Elbow Plank
– Round 3 – CDD <-> Moroccan Nightclubs
– Round 4 – Alternating shoulder taps <-> Parkers Peters

Pax moseyed to 4th/last cone for another 4 rounds (different exercises, different running route, different stairs), but we ran out of time.

Back to COT.

Thanks SoupToNuts for the opportunity to lead. Thanks to all pax for posting. Great job!

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4 mile Deconstructed Burpee

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WARMUP: It is Sweep the Leg. Strive to do that prior to 5:15
THE THANG: Run a 4 mile loop: https://f3thefort.com/2022/02/25/stl-just-keep-going/ (if you wanna see the route. side note: it wasn’t my first rodeo on this route)

Stop along the way for deconstructed burpees:
10 squats
run
10 squats
10 plank jump ins
run
10 squats
10 plank jump ins
10 merkins
run
10 squats
10 plank jump ins
10 merkins
10 plank jump ins
run
10 squats
10 plank jump ins
10 merkins
10 plank jump ins
10 SSH
run
Repeat the full 5 steps each subsequent stop

PAX were advised to just jump in where the most guys were when they got to the exercises, or to skip the exercises entirely and just keep running.

When we stretch to a route that necessitates covering 4 miles, YHC gets worried about leaving PAX. We managed to stay together and Fishstix + Badlands picked up the 6 today making sure we all arrived back at COT resting on 4 miles. Bravo gentlemen!

NMM:
Sometimes we have to choose the hard thing ourselves. Sometimes we have to choose to do the hard thing that life is handing us. If we skirt away from doing the what’s difficult when needed, what worse thing will be waiting for us in the future?

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The Total Body Destroyer

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YHC gave the Disclaimer and also Noted last time I Q’ed a KB workout everyone hurt for at least a week.

WARM UP:
We started off with

15 – imperial walkers
15 – wind mills

Slowlesy to the larger parking lot where the board was set up along with some music

Explained this is OYO not a group effort as they looks on the pax did not look amused by the number of reps.

THE THANG:
Also on every minute on the minute 3 KB man makers.

After the first 2 rounds I Omahaed that to every 2 minutes as it took about 30sec to get done and few seconds to gain your composure back.

50 KB Thrusters
75 KB Stright Arm overhead Ground Taps (this is done on your six with the KB straight above your chest. You then proceed to lower the weight over your head till it touches the ground. This works you lats like a lat pull down in the gym)
100 KB Curls
125 KB Swings ( this is definitely a full body exercise)
150 KB Halo’s smoke those shoulders
175 KB Squats

Due to time we Riffle Carried to the opposite end of the parking lot then found our way back to COT.

There was a lot more intended but due to the stupid time constraints we only made it this far.

Planked it up for the 6.

Hope I lived up to the Hives expectations and my KB reputation.

Announcements:

Dam to Damn Bar 10k, Christmas party

Prayers:

Alot of health concerns with families getting sick, elderly parents sick and in well. It’s always hard around the holidays when we find ourselves in a house hold with sickness

rolling around. 🙏

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Beats, Reps & Sets

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WARMUP: SSH, windmill, imperial walkers morocon night club hamstring stretches
THE THANG: tabata – x2 sets each
KB swings
Curls
Squats
Merkins
Chest press
Triceps
Lunges
LBC
Shoulder press
Merkin
American hammer
Cleans
Halo
Up right rows
Plank row
Plank drag
KB windmills

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Xmas party, pond hockey game, d2D bar 10k, bethels men’s shelter

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Frosty’s Revenge: The Icebreaker Workout

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BEFORE HAND: I ran out of the house to find my windshield completely frozen. I mean should I have expected when it’s 27° out. I tried to knock the ice off but with that I only made it to the stop sign at the end of Rd. As I started sweating bullets thinking I was going to be late just get my windshield clear so I can view the road. I made it with time to spare.

I proceeded to get out of the vehicle trying to get used to the bitter cold. Upon circling up we got a good amount of Pax which always ends up making for a great time.

WARMUP: 10 windmills
10 SSH
10 imperial walkers

Mosey over to the milestone.
Asked the Pax to think about what they are most grateful for this time of year and also what they are struggling with.

10 Merkins IC

THE THANG:
I had two present boxes with several exercises and reps listed inside. The main box had exercises that would be done in the parking lot near spratt St. Where the playground is. The lower box had exercises with reps Had exercises with reps for us to be performed at the milestone near white St. and Main St. I had Pax pull from each one of the gifts to determine the exercise that would be performed. Here’s how it went no particular order.
Lower box
1. 15 – Mike Tysons
2. 15 – Mike Tysons
3. 20 – Plank Toe touches each leg
4. 5 – Plank Toe touches each leg
5. 20 – Plank Shoulder Taps each side
6. 20 – Dips
7. 15 – Mike Tysons
Main box
1. 20 – CDD
2. 20 hand Release Merkins
3. 5 – Fire Hydrants Each Leg
4. 5 – Wide Arm Merkins
5. 5 – Merkins
6. 5 – WW2 Situps
7. Last but not lease 25 – Kraken Burpees which for the sake of time I Omaha to 10 – Kraken Burpees

Mosey back to COT.

COT: Circle up C-Span style to review what each pax is most grateful for this time of year and what they are struggling with.
Health is the main item that came up to be grateful for.
Prayers and praises. Lots of announcements read your newsletter.

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Tour de WEP

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WARMUP:
Some SSH and Merkins

THE THANG:
Donning vests/rucks we farmer carried our KBs around WEP hitting pain stations at every swing. 16 reps was the count at each station.
There were 10 stations at which we did, lunges, squat thrusters, swings, rows, curls, shoulder presses, merkins, goblet squats, cleans, and snatches.

2 rounds was the goal, but we ran out of time.

Great fellowship. Celebrated YHC’s birthday and Tiller’s retirement.
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:

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Taking responsibility

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YHC clipped the Ms car on the way out of the driveway this morning – initial reaction was to find anything and anyone else to blame…. I was running late because no one moved the elf, and I couldn’t find my running shoes because my son “put them away in the garage”, and my M didnt pull all the way up in the driveway.

The truth is I didn’t do the basic things required for the task like taking a walk/look around the car or adequately use my mirrors. These were all completely under my control and I failed.

Human nature is to deflect blame to others, as HIMs we need to resist this urge. We can’t blame other’s for our own complacency.

THE THANG:
run to Allison park stopping every 1/4 mile for 10 merkins.

once at the park, yhc led IC exercises until the 6 arrived (squats, reverse lunges, sumo squats). Once all PAX arrived, we assumed plank position and performed in cadence shoulder taps (40) and then in cadence squats (30) while each PAX performed one max set of pullups.

ran back to Earthfare stopping every 1/4 mile for 10 merkins.

used remaining time to do 4 corners at Earthfare with10 reps of sumo squats and wide arm merkins at opposite corners.

couple minutes of Mary to finish.

strong work by all today.

-Badlands

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