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Total count: 4

PAX: FIZZ, Bing

FNGs: None

Other PAX: Big Diff- F3 Charleston

Warmarama

The thang Crawl workout- it’s what everyone is talking about online COT Soccer this weekend- Big Diff 2.0 Titans 10 year End of school year

3 for F2 at the Roastery @fizz @bing

Total count: 3

PAX: R-X, Hammer Head

FNGs: None

Other PAX: None

Warm-o-Rama followed by 11s (merkins and squats), Mary work, jog with steps on the board, followed by 11s (burpees and squats)

Total count: 10

PAX: hoveround, Raygo, Dixie Chick, Tiny Dancer, niles, Dollarweed, mr.kotter, Leopard, Jiffy Pop (JP)

FNGs: None

Other PAX: None

Warmups Warm up Jog with exercises mixed in. SSH x 30 Worlds Greatest Stretch back at AO

The Thang

The Baby Barbarian One pax will carry and drag the pile of coupons while the others do the following

Clean, Toss, burpee Lieutenant Dans with SB Inch worm merkin w ruck Bear Crawl with Ruck 4 Lunge Bear Complex Crab walk w/ ruck on front Front rack lunge

Repeat exercises until 6:10

Stretch

COT: prayers for those requested in the COT this morning. Don’t miss the Grumpy Muppet workout tomorrow with Hoveround, Niles, and BG. 10 year reunion coming up June 7,8,9.

Total count: 17

PAX: NAPA, Hoosier Daddy, Special K, Allman Joy, Southie, COOKIE, Tombstone, Jingle, The Mountie, Dogwood, Rawhide, Bedlam, Onset, Kramer, Flight Nurse, Teachers Pet

FNGs: None

Other PAX: None

0500 EC Runners - 5 Ruckers - 2

0530 Runners - 8 Ruckers - 9

0600 Caffeinators - 17 Fartsackers - 0

F3 Casual Friday wins the series 3-0

Total count: 8

PAX: Offering Plate, Under Siege, Sparky, Rip Rap, Chardonnay, Wapner, Tuco

FNGs: None

Other PAX: None

EC: 3 mile ruck Just me

Warmorama: -chain breakers -SSH-breakdown -imperial -hillbillies

Thang 1: I love jumping rope! Partner up. One will walk very fast or run the .25 mile lot while other jumps rope until they return then switch. If the jumper gets to 200 jumps, they can switch to big boys until the partner returns Continue doing this over and over until you like it????.

Prayer Requests: -Give us the strength to bear the weight of these moments! THE Goat! Wapners wife continued healing. Total Eclipse and family.

Announcements: -F3 Cape Fear 10 year Anniversary: 6/7, 6/8 and 6/9. Mark your calendar! Sign up $35 gets shirt and meal!

Habitat: -moving to the 4th Saturday of each month from 7:45am to 2:00pm. -Next one: 5/26/24 -location/task: TBA

Tobytalk: -Every Thursday at 6:30pm -A place to unburden the soul and grow stronger with your brothers. -Location next week: TBA

Reminder: “I choose to live by choice, not chance. To be useful, not used. To be motivated, not manipulated. To excel, not compete. To have self-esteem, not self-pity. To listen to my inner voice, not the random opinions of others. I choose to be me!”

Total count: 4

PAX: Pledge, EOM, The Alchemist

FNGs: None

Other PAX: None

Played ultimate football, then thru a series of unfortunate events had to switch to some 4 corners (again this week). 10,20,30,40. Merkins, squats, American hammers, flutter kicks. Then each pax led a series of an exercises.

Prayers for Total eclipses family in the death of his father.

Total count: 8

PAX: Duckboat, Mr.Incredible, Allman Joy, Bing, Under Siege, DadBod, Tuco

FNGs: None

Other PAX: None

Yang masculine energy to warm us up: 1 .Yoga flow with a twist and chair 2. 3 leg dog into crescent flow 3. Tree to Warrior 3 flow

10 min emom: 15 two-count Shoulder Taps 15 four-count Freddie Mercury’s

Yin feminine energy to stretch them manly muscles, ~2 min holds:

  1. Butterfly with neck movement
  2. Seated Diamond, fold over
  3. yoga kneal, arms back
  4. hip flexor stretch
  5. Cat/Cow
  6. deer pose
  7. hamstring stretch
  8. knee over twist
  9. corpse

COT Name-o-rama Announcements Prayer Requests Prayer

Total count: 31

PAX: Dollarweed, Pledge, Chernobyl, SOL, WNBA, Dixie Chick, Tiny Dancer, Pony Express, Jingle, Pixel Pusher, mr.kotter, niles, Kingpin, Bartman, Flight Nurse, Raygo, Tank, Dogwood, letc, THE HOFF, Sister Act, Atomic Wedgy, Wahlburger(Kyle Kinder), morpheus, E6, hoveround, NAPA, Big Sky

FNGs: None

Other PAX: Fusion, Flag-a-wag (?) Bartman 2.0

8 PAX showed up and ran for the EC of dead on 3 miles.

Everyone else hopped in at 0530 to get 4.33 miles in by my Strava. Strong work men! I challenged them all to try and bring another PAX with them next week. So be warned! Let’s take it to those Texans!

Cot:

  • Pom Pom family is going thru it. M sick and 2.0 broke arm.
  • Mr. T M had surgery today. Allison
  • Supplies for Vigilant Hope
  • Holy Crepes afterwards

PISTOLS FIRING! GOODNIGHT VIENNA!

Total count: 4

PAX: Tombstone, hooch, Redline

FNGs: None

Other PAX: None

Four kinda motivated pax moseyed around Veteran’s Park and took turns leading various exercises. When we ran out of ideas we just followed FIA around, only to find out we’re not that coordinated. Strong work brothers and as always, thanks for showing up ????????

Total count: 5

PAX: GEN-X, Wayside, EOM, GTA

FNGs: None

Other PAX: None

EC: 3 mile run me and Gen-X

Warmorama: -chain breakers -SSH-breakdown -imperial -hillbillies

Thang 1: Cindy 4 corners -murder bunny to move short sides and farmer carry and rifle carry block on longs. -Corners will be:

  1. Tricep extensions-10
  2. Swings-20
  3. Curls-30
  4. Alpos-40 -escalator style so add an exercise and the rep count at each corner -once you get done go backwards losing one each corner and reverse murder bunny!

Prayer Requests: -Give us the strength to bear the weight of these moments! THE Goat! Wayside and car repairs. EOM’s support of sister in law. My work situation.

Announcements: -F3 Cape Fear 10 year Anniversary: 6/7, 6/8 and 6/9. Mark your calendar! Sign up $35 gets shirt and meal!

Habitat: -moving to the 4th Saturday of each month from 7:45am to 2:00pm. -Next one: 5/26/24 -location/task: TBA

Tobytalk: -Every Thursday at 6:30pm -A place to unburden the soul and grow stronger with your brothers. -Location this week: McAllisters

Reminder: “I choose to live by choice, not chance. To be useful, not used. To be motivated, not manipulated. To excel, not compete. To have self-esteem, not self-pity. To listen to my inner voice, not the random opinions of others. I choose to be me!”

Total count: 9

PAX: Cradle, EOM, Home Goods, Pledge, Sparky, The Alchemist, Wayside, Pumpkin Pie Chart

FNGs: None

Other PAX: None

Main Thang:

4 corners across two parking lots.

Merkins American hammers Squats Heels to Heaven

10,20,30,20,10

Cot:

Community is important

Total count: 14

PAX: Kramer, Chop Shop, Special K, 10 count, Buddy the Elf, Wahlburger(Kyle Kinder), Goldfinger, Slider, blood donor, DadBod, Raygo, Jingle, Dollarweed

FNGs: None

Other PAX: None

Put on your ruck warm-o-rama and go!

The Thang: Pier to Pier Challenge: The Hares: Started at Wrightsville Beach Public Docks to Crystal Pier to Johnny Mercers Pier and back to the AO. ~3.7 miles!!!

The Turtles: Started at Wrightsville Beach Public Docks to Crystal Pier to Beach Access #29 and back to the AO. ~2.5 miles!

The Hare club was well above pace and finished easily before the 45 min time limit. The Turtle club strode their way in surprised all the rabbits had made it back to the AO before them!

COT Name-o-rama Announcements Prayer Requests Prayer

Total count: 4

PAX: Dixie Chick, Salty, Crockett

FNGs: None

Other PAX: None

Warmups: SSH x 30 Good Mornings x 5 Tennessee Rocking Chairs x 20 Chain Breakers x 10 World’s greatest stretch

The Devil’s Mile Jog to the trail: 5 minutes of each

  1. Broad Jump Burpees
  2. Bear Crawls
  3. Lunge Walks
  4. Jog
  5. Crab Walks
  6. Carioca Right and Left
  7. Duck Walks

Return to AO

COT: prayers for all those shared in our circle today. Thanks for allowing me to lead this morning. Go make it a great day! -Steak Knives out

Total count: 2

PAX: Hoosier Daddy

FNGs: None

Other PAX: None

Two highly motivated pax for an EC mosey followed by some core, legs and upper body work. Keep showing up for your brothers, sometimes the hardest part is just getting out of bed ???? ????????

Total count: 10

PAX: Bambi, Chernobyl, Oaken, Liberty, Bartman, Wahlburger(Kyle Kinder)

FNGs: None

Other PAX: Fusion, fly eagle fly, knockahoma

Conditions: 65 and overcast Warm o Rama SSH Imperial walkers Hillbillies Chain breakers Shoulder taps Lateral leg raises

The thang: Mosey to basketball courts

Circle up Hold high plank Each pax does 10 merkins

Count off by threes Team tall trees and one acorn- Oaken, Chernobyl, YHC, Fly eagle fly.

The middle sized guys- Wahlburger, Bambi, Bartman

Team Fountain of Youth- knock-a-homa, fusion, Liberty

Each team assigned one of three baskets to score on. Defend the other two. No out of bounds. Team with lowest score takes the ball out after made basket.

Tall trees can dunk but can’t dribble. The acorn dribbles and takes Steph Curry distance shots.

Middles guys can’t dunk, but they can pass, box out (Bambi and only because of his Shaq shoes) and score.

The fountain of youth talks the best trash but backs it up.

Final score Tall trees- 16 Middle guys- 16 FOY- 15

COT 10 year Probably more but it started raining and YHC forgot to write them down so we will call them unspoken.

Total count: 8

PAX: Get Smart, Tartan, Mint Julep, Sister Act, U073QUFCHPT, Sunrise

FNGs: None

Other PAX: Cola

Wararama to start. The Thang: SSHx25; imperial walkersx26; American hammersx25;kick upsx30; mountain climbersx25; sumo squatsx25;flutter kicksx25;toy soldersx24; duck walk for too long!

mosey to the field. DORA 123: 100 merkins; 200 LBCs; 300 squats

COT - prayers for Heather, Scott and Justin. Anger management. coping with domestic struggles. For families coping with loss and praying for recovery. Prov: 24:5 A wise man is full of strength and a man of knowledge enhances his might "

Total count: 9

PAX: 10 count, Milton, RoundUpOne, Drip, El Gato, DadBod, Crockett

FNGs: Checkmate

Other PAX: None

Coppertone was scheduled to lead this morning , but was MIA! So YHC took the opportunity before 10 Count killed us!!!!

Warmorama 50SSH, 25 Merkins, 25 IW

The Thang Run around to the wall behind The Healing Place. Partner up 100 BIG Step ups - Partner runs and does 10 Hand release merkins 200 dips - Partner gets 10 HRM

Run to 10 foot wall Took turns getting over the wall. When faced with an obstacle, sometimes you need a brother or brothers to help you.....and once you get past the obstacle you turn around and help other brothers get over the wall. The pax enjoyed this exercise.

COT Prayers for our little ones. They are under pressure we are not familiar with. Pray that our words and actions are encouraging. Pray for Pom Pom and his battle with persistent pain and family health issues.
Keep building fellas!!!! It's an honor to lead and be led. Flight Nurse.

Total count: 15

PAX: letc, Trump, Tank, Blue Steel, Buddy the Elf, Chinese Downhill, Brackish, f3wormburner, Inches Short, Waterbug, Wayside, Cradle

FNGs: Swamp Rabbit

Other PAX: SBS

Ran to South End and back.

Total count: 1

PAX: Rip Rap

FNGs: None

Other PAX: None

Warmorama Some light yoga Jump rope

Got to Work 11s -Wallballs and Pull-ups

Beat the odds this morning by finishing before the rain. Let’s see what other odds we can beat today. We ask for His guidance when faced with tough decisions.

Total count: 7

PAX: Jingle, Pixel Pusher, Steak Knives, Tiny Dancer, hoveround, Tom Sawyer

FNGs: None

Other PAX: Skeeter

Warmarama then moseyed to meet the first sister and up the stairs to the top back down to the bottom run up one level then up the stairs to the top and back down to second level then run up to the third, stairs up and down in this fashion to the top. Then mosey to meet the shorter second sister in the same fashion. Then mosey back to meet the taller third sister. Everyone got their moneys worth. Except the two ruckers who vetoed my ruck suggestions ???? COT prayers for Larry and Mr Ts M. Make the most of today y’all!

Total count: 6

PAX: Pledge, EOM, Tuco, Dalton, Snooki

FNGs: None

Other PAX: None

Half and half. 3 Ruckers rucked around. 3 runners ran.

COT:

  • 10 Year is coming up, check the slack for the details
  • Cool Runnings Challenge, get over to LLP this Thursday.
  • Be with PAX injured and dealing with longterm illness, remind us to keep coming out, we can always modify, dont ever stop.

Happy Tuesday, Dollarweed Out.

Total count: 8

PAX: Bartman, E6, Jingle, Drip, Shut-In (Carpex), RoundUpOne, mr.kotter

FNGs: None

Other PAX: None

5/13 Mamba Monday QIC Kramer Babylon

Mission Principles Creedo

Warmarama

24 seal claps 24 merkins 8 burpees 8 soulja boys 12 mamba NCs/12 raise roof 8 chainbreakers 8 dark troopers 24 ssh

Countarama

2 groups Guardian Run around park block and back to tree

DDC circuit Bucket carry timer around tree Stations: Kettlebell Snatch Sandbag Cleans Plates Raises 8s Cindy Alpoes Manmaker Step Ups Ruck Thrusters Log Bent Over Rows Murder Bunnies

Mosey to Althena tennis courts 8s BBSUs Kobes BearCrawls as MOT

Mosey back to tree Countarama Namearama CoT Prayer

Total count: 5

PAX: THE HOFF, Hoosier Daddy, Tombstone, hooch

FNGs: None

Other PAX: None

Warm Ups -20 side straddle hops -20 imperial walkers -10 squats

Run to Flamers Wall -10 squats, lung walk, 10 box jumps -10 squat jumps, 10 Bulgarian split squats -10 tuck jumps, 20 step-ups -10 hop overs, run to sidewalk

Stretch

Total count: 8

PAX: Chop Shop, Pledge, Pumpkin Pie Chart, The Alchemist, Tuco, Wayside, Cradle

FNGs: None

Other PAX: None

Yoga warm-o-rama mosey to pull-up bars

The Thang: In a 10-minute window: 1 Pull-up (alt: reverse row) 1 Dip (alt: ranger merkin) 2 Pull-ups 2 Dips 3 Pull-ups 3 Dips Etc, etc, etc... straight into Thang 2!

Thang 2: Death by burpees: With a continuously running clock perform: 1 burpee in the first 1 min 2 burpees in the second 1 min 3 burpees in the third 1 min ... Continuing this for as long as you are able. Once you drop do 30 seconds on, 30 seconds off of plank hold until last PAX drops.

Thang 3: Indian Run, last person drops and does 5 merkins then runs to catch group

COT Count-o-rama Name-o-rama Announcements Prayer Requests Prayers

Total count: 21

PAX: Allman Joy, letc, Wahlburger(Kyle Kinder), Milton, Pixel Pusher, Dogwood, Steak Knives, Hush Money, Atomic Wedgy, Big Sky, Captain Jack, DadBod, Flight Nurse, GTA, Washed Up, Showboat, Goldfinger, Burning Man, SEAHORSE, Gump

FNGs: None

Other PAX: None

EC: 3 mile interval ruck

Warmorama: -chain breakers -SSH-100 -imperial -hillbillies

Thang 1: walk the dog -everyone grabs kettle. Once you pick it up you won’t put it down for the whole workout! -we’ll move with it in different ways. Rife carry, farmers carry, curl hold, run, etc. -we’ll do four corners escalator.

  1. Press to tricep-10
  2. Deadlift to curl-20
  3. Chest press to sit-up-30
  4. Lawnmowers-40 each arm
  5. Calf raises-50 -Add an exercise and rep count at each bump.

Thang 2: kettle bell catch me if you can. -One does ten big boys then chases other whose farmer carrying two kettles.

Thang 3: Sally any Roxanne -chest press for Sally and Big Boys for Roxanne.

Prayer Requests: -Give us the strength to bear the weight of these moments! THE Goat! T’s wife. Gumps Wife. Addiction fights. Show Boats family and heart issues and loss of coworker.

Announcements: -F3 Cape Fear 10 year Anniversary: 6/7, 6/8 and 6/9. Mark your calendar! Sign up $35 gets shirt and meal!

Habitat: -moving to the 4th Saturday of each month from 7:45am to 2:00pm. -Next one: 5/26/24 -location/task: TBA

Tobytalk: -Every Thursday at 6:30pm -A place to unburden the soul and grow stronger with your brothers. -Location this week: TBA

Reminder: “We only get one ride on this bus of life…..so enjoy it and seek joy in every moment!”

Total count: 9

PAX: Southie, Jingle, EOM, Bedlam, FIZZ, Milton

FNGs: None

Other PAX: Bill Bellacheater, Piggyback

EC: 3 mile ruck me, Tuco and Jingle

Warmorama: -chain breakers -SSH -imperial -hillbillies

Thang 1: the stages of life -stage one on your back for some in cadence core work for back when we were all babies and could just lay there. -crawling and standing come next so we will all do good mornings while each takes a turn crawling around the group. -toddler/grade school running around playing. Little blob tag on the court. One person is it and as they tag people they grow there blob. -the grind time of life and work- get a good partner to do this with. One runs off to work while other stays home to work then switch-Dora style. Run down and do three burpees then back. Partner 100 merkins, 150 shoulder taps, 200 big boys. -old age support. One carries or piggybacks another around court then switch and carry your partner.

Prayer Requests: -Give us the strength to bear the weight of these moments! THE Goat! Bill Bellachaters future at NC State and Southies post grad UNCW endeavors!

Announcements: -F3 Cape Fear 10 year Anniversary: 6/7, 6/8 and 6/9. Mark your calendar! Sign up $35 gets shirt and meal!

-F3 Cape Fear Foundation Scholarship Winners!

  1. Bill Bellacheater (Josiah Capps)- $2,000.00 NC State University!
  2. Southie ( Mateo Lawton)- $1,000.00 UNCW!

Habitat: -moving to the 4th Saturday of each month from 7:45am to 2:00pm. -Next one: 5/26/24 -location/task: TBA

Tobytalk: -Every Thursday at 6:30pm -A place to unburden the soul and grow stronger with your brothers. -Location next week: TBA

Reminder: “We only get one ride on this bus of life…..so enjoy it and seek joy in every moment!”

Total count: 7

PAX: Tombstone, R-X, The Mountie, Hammer Head, Dogwood

FNGs: None

Other PAX: Side Effect- Carey

10 year Job opportunities Schools

Total count: 11

PAX: 10 count, Chop Shop, EOM, GTA, Pumpkin Pie Chart, Wapner, Wayside

FNGs: None

Other PAX: Jaguar, Cornerstone (the Fort), Regal Beagle

We warmed up, did some work, stretched, then did more work. Also, shoutout to Jaguar on his birthday and showing up in the gloom!

Total count: 5

PAX: Cherrypicker, Bambi, R-X, Wahlburger(Kyle Kinder)

FNGs: None

Other PAX: None

The BEAST is 6 exercises, performing 6 reps at 6 stops. 4 lines (lined field or cones). Start at first line, sprint to second and do 6 reps, then to third and do 6 reps, then to fourth and do 6 reps, back to third for 6 reps, back to second for 6 reps, back to start line and complete 6 reps. Hold Plank until all finish. Exercises: Merkins LBCs Squats Wide Arm Merkins Freedom Twists Burpees

Partner Work:

100 Little Baby Crunches (LBCs) (P1 does 10 while P2 holds 6 inches 100 total for group) 100 Squats (P1 does 10 while P2 holds air chair; 100 total for group)

10min of 21 and after a few tip in RX won!

COT: know your value and teach lessons .