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THE COACH'S BOX · THU OCT 29 The Smokin Cindy Violator Q: Cohiba · 8 PAX Warm-Up: SSH – 30 IC Imperial Walkers – 20 IC Windmills – 10 IC Strawberry Pickers – 10 IC Cheese Shredder Violator Mosey lap around Skillet Main Thang: Round 1: Cinder Strength 3 Rounds- MOT per Round: Round 1- Run… DAWN PATROL · THU OCT 15 Extra sleep isn't bad Q: backdraft · 11 PAX WARMUP: all the favs THE THANG: 11s with stairs, wall sits with bear crawls, laps with sets of 12 merkins,12 squats, 12 big boys MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: newsletter COT: Lords Prayer ALCATRAZ · SAT OCT 3 2026.40 Alcatraz Q: Tesh · 10 PAX We did 90 burpees... Some couldn't count and did 95 *cough *Mainframe DAWN PATROL · THU SEP 24 Coupons rock Q: Spike · 10 PAX WARMUP: side-straddle hops, imperial walker, hill billy walker,Parker Peter,Peter Parker THE THANG: mosie to steps side MARY: coupons 1. Over head -100 2. Sqad -100 3. Bent over -100 4. Around the world -100 5. Skull… DAWN PATROL · THU SEP 10 No title Q: Blue · 9 PAX WARMUP: Jogged from the Amphitheater to the big parking lot behind Panera for a warm up consisting of 1 Burpee 15 Side straddle hops 1 Burpee 15 Cherry pickers 1 Burpee 15 Windmills 1 Burpee 15 Tiny Arm Circles (10… ALCATRAZ · SAT SEP 5 Hit the Hills Q: Grinder · 3 PAX WARMUP: - SSH / IW / WM - mosey for pull-ups THE THANG: - mosey to hill, hill sprints, 7's - mosey to benches, Jack-Webb, bench work - mosey to playfield: hip ex and brief broga - additional lap with pull-ups MARY: … DAWN PATROL · TUE SEP 1 Dawn Patrol Q: backdraft · 11 PAX · +1 FNG WARMUP: normal, all in cadence and 15 reps THE THANG: mosey to wall 3 sets step up dips, Derkins. Mosey to park at each swinging bench we add an exercise start with burpees. Add squats, add merkins, add big boys, add… DAWN PATROL · THU AUG 27 Bucket list Q: Assassin · 12 PAX WARMUP: The usual warmups with some clapping THE THANG: We moseyed around Kingsley and found three buckets that all had orders inside. Ran between each of them. All enjoyed immensely. MARY: There was Mary but I had to… DAWN PATROL · TUE AUG 25 Primetime Workout (or We Won't Be Running Much) Q: Casey Kasem · 7 PAX WARMUP: windmill, imperials, short mosey, toy soldiers, lunges THE THANG: Station 1 - crosswalk - bombjacks Station 2 - entrance - burpees Station 3 - amphitheater - core - PAX choice - cadence Station 4 - grass hill … ALCATRAZ · SAT AUG 22 Trip to the golf course Q: Fishstix · 11 PAX Cars in the parking lot when I arrived. Some of the Pax had launched early to record some miles. Bootcampers began with some dynamic stretching before we strolled down the path to the golf club. Several stops with… SLOW BURN · FRI AUG 21 Slowest of Burns Q: maximus · 11 PAX WARMUP: Mosey up and down a few parking lot lanes with a round of NUR and some exercises after each round. THE THANG: Mosey to the curb on the side of Persis 10 Mike Tysons 20 Squats & 20 Squat Pulses Over to the curb… DAWN PATROL · THU AUG 20 Every Second Counts Q: Double D · 14 PAX WARMUP: Blue took the reins and rocked his first leadership effort as a pax of The Fort! SSH, Windmill, Merkin, etc THE THANG: Pax moseyed to the parking garage at Sunbelt Rentals (The Forbidden Zone according to… DAWN PATROL · TUE AUG 18 Blast Coupon Q: Spike · 12 PAX WARMUP: buttkick, high knees, karaone THE THANG: Run up to parking lot and did following exercises 10 counts 1) side str hops 2)imperial walker 3) Hillbilly walkers 4) moraka night club or sun god run up to big parking… DAWN PATROL · TUE AUG 11 Warning Lights Q: Double D · 14 PAX WARMUP: a series of exercises with 1 rep (yes, DOAH, ONE rep!) plus some moseys and other movements around the loop to the playground THE THANG: The main event theme was Blue Ridge Relay training in the form of hill… THE FORT · SAT JUL 25 It's Wet. YES. Now, Do The Work Q: maximus · 12 PAX · +1 FNG Whenever there's an FNG, I feel the responsibility to turn it up a notch and to ensure I adhere to the principles, cadence calling, and traits of what I love about F3. While it's not up to me to determine the intensity… DAWN PATROL · FRI JUL 3 Time Check Site Q! Q: Boogie Down · 14 PAX WARMUP: Abe Vigoda, Arm Circles, Cherry Pickers, Downward Dog, Honeymooners, Pideon Stretch THE THANG: Mosey to Pain Station #1 in front of Hotel. F3 cards focused on arms. Pick a card and tell Pax how & when you were… CURRAHEE · TUE JUN 30 AO CURRAHEE — “THE MIDNIGHT RIDE” 30 June 2026 · 0515-0600 · Pre-Independence Edition Q: Pollo Hermano · 6 PAX In 1775, a Boston silversmith didn’t wait for ideal conditions — he rode through the dark because the moment demanded it. This morning at Currahee, the air sat on us like a wet wool blanket before sunrise, and the PAX… ALCATRAZ · SAT JUN 27 Battle Buddies Reunited Q: Ruby Slippers · 6 PAX · +1 FNG Partner Q is the theme at Alcatraz. Enjoyed the opportunity collaborating with my battle buddy from the Greater Than CSAUP on this one. I took the first half of the workout and concentrated on upper body while Shady… DAWN PATROL · THU JUN 25 Dawn Patrol Q: backdraft · 14 PAX · +1 FNG WARMUP: multiple 10 count warmups THE THANG: 4 corners hit upper, lower and core body work at each stop MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: bethel men’s shelter, CRI out workday Aug 1st, COT: prayers for minuteman’s mother in law… DAWN PATROL · TUE JUN 23 Board of Pain Q: Jekyll · 20 PAX Muggy morning but 20, yes 20 PAX showed their intestinal fortitude by taking on the board of pain. Several new comers to the board and everyone did great! We even had an FNG brought by Mater. It was also my 50th… ALCATRAZ · SUN JUN 21 America 🇺🇸 250 Q: McHale · 6 PAX WARMUP: Wind Mills, Squats, Jumping Jacks, Cherry pickers, Arm circles (25 of each) THE THANG: 1st half McHale 4 corners of ball field sets of 25 for America :flag-us: 250 Carolina Drys Docks, Mountain Climbers… DAWN PATROL · THU MAY 21 Blast the burpees Q: Spike · 10 PAX WARMUP: Side Straddle Hops, Squats, hillbilly walker,Peter Parker, Up Dog, Down Dog, Walk the Dogs THE THANG: Run to pond side (lpl fin) towards speed limit(25) symbol Do 10 reps of first exercise, run down hill (Lpl… DAWN PATROL · THU MAY 14 Suns Out, Guns Out Q: The Pirate · 8 PAX WARMUP: Mosey around Kinsgley - SSH, low slow squat, imperial walkers, hillbilly walkers, moroccan nightclub, etc. THE THANG: After we mosey'd around for a little and completed warmup exercises, we found some rocks to… DAWN PATROL · TUE MAY 12 Popular bear crawl Q: Assassin · 14 PAX · +1 FNG WARMUP: each pax ran a couple of circles around the group THE THANG: we toured the park with various annoying exercises, including sprints, jogging. Indian runs. Butt hole Indian bear crawls, uphill lunges, run around…