Benches and Hills

WARMUP: SSH, lizard and plank stretches, windmills
THE THANG:
1) 5 Burpees at each set of benches until reaching playground

2) Dora at Playground 100 Irkins, 125 dips, 150 step ups, run the playground ring

3) 5 merkins at each bench until reaching the big hill with the statue

4) 11s up the big hill, jump squats at top and CDDs at bottom

5) run back around park loop, 10 squats at every bench until reaching COT
MARY: Hammers, flutters, gas pumpers, V ups
ANNOUNCEMENTS: newsletter
COT: prayers up

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Poles of Death

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.

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Skipper zipper

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.

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FORTeen Years

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

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Small Crowd at Minnow Pond

We had 6 BC, 3 Runners, I Rucker at Minnow Pond this morning. The rain kept some of the regulars at home. I switched my plans last minute due to the small numbers.
Pledge and we were off to the Pharmacy for some warm-up exercises (SSHs, IWs, MNCs)
Next stop, town parking lot where we did bearcrawl merkins. Mosey to the post office for the same exercises and added crawlbear CDDs.
Continued run down Williamson and Academy for another round of crawls merkins and CDDs. Two rounds up the hill with squats at the top and hand release merkins at the bottom.
Back up the hill in the opposite direction to the First Baptist parking lot. Relay race with exercises at each corner. 1st round merkins (5,10,15,20 count). 2nd round squats same count, Once the teammate completed the first station, next person started the relay. @U061FJV3GVD pulled a Seinfeld and started running early. Last stop was up to Tom Hall and back to Main Street for a set of V ups. We continued up and down Main Street circling back for the six. Two minute warning gave us time for a sprint up Massey.

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Cinder Block Party

We had 12 including a fly by guest appearance from @U061FJV3GVD.
Standard warm-up exercises then we moseyed over to the stack of cider blocks.
1st DORA – Merkins (100), Squats (200), LBCs (300)
partner 1 did exercises, partner 2 carried cinder block around outside of stage. Flipflop upon return.
2nd DORA – cinder block exercises: Curl / Shoulder Press (100), Chest Press / V Up (200), Leg Lift over Block (300)

Great job Pax!

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Pre-BRR Squatch Beatdown

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. 🙏

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Missing in Action

Munn then right on Harris. Enter neighborhood past Sam smith and run to masons Bend dead end and circle back to cot

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Dorothy

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

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