Ropes Swings and Ropes

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2 Pax joined for Ropes, Swings and more Ropes

Warm Up:

Quick lap around the parking lot
25 Cadence Count Side Straddle Hops
10 Cadence Count Fazio Arm Circles Forward
10 Cadence Count Fazio Arm Circles Backward
15 Cadence Count Good Mornings
10 Cadence Count Imperial Walkers
10 Cadence Count Hillbilies

The Workout:

100 Kettlebell Swings
100 Jump Rope
75 Kettlebell Swings
75 Jump Rope
50 Kettlebell Swings
50 Jump Rope
25 Kettlebell Swings
25 Jump Rope

One Pax Member jumped on the battle Rope while the other did a Kettlebell exercise to a specific count

Alternate Wave Battle Rope
25 Kettlebell Chest Press Each Arm

Claps With Battle Rope
25 Kettlebell Rows Each Arm

Circles With Battle Rope
20 Ketttlebell Halos Each Direction

Wave Battle Rope
20 Figure 8 Each Direction

Mary:

Lounge Chair Shoulder Pulses
Homer to Marge
WWII
American Hamers

YHC is working on Burpee Roma to the Killers “The Man”. Dawgpound got 24 Burpees in this time.  Hopefully I get more next time.

Joined Cletus for COT

U-Turn

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Warm Up: quick warm up of imperial walkers, hillbillies, good mornings
The Workout: 5 mile run
Mary:
Announcements:
Prayer: lots of prayers for f3 brothers

4 year F3 Anniversary at Cletus

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YHC hit the fartsack last night with an irritated eye.  I hoped that a good 5 hour nights sleep would cure this.  YHC woke a little early for Extra credit (4am) and right eye pain was killing me.  A quick trip to Harris Teeter to waste some money on eye drops that did nothing.  Well… I figured I was going to be in eye pain anyway – so why not take my mind off it with some total body pain.  I said screw it – lets post.

This morning, I was celebrating 4 years of F3.  It took about 18 months of emotional headlocking for Chase (Gnard Dogg) to convince me to try my first workout at Womble Park.  I will never forget this workout – Key West was my Q and I think Peak Week, Blue Hen, Moby, New Mexico and Howard were all there to name me.  I did not think I would make it through without quitting.  I remember doing a jacobs ladder with burpees in the baseball outfield.  This morning, I wanted to celebrate with one of my best memories of a hard ass workout.  The Bearway to heaven.

About 7-8 gathered for EC to hear me bitch about my eye.  None of that matters as 5:15a hit and we were off.  We did about 2 miles with many doing a little more as they circled back to get the 6 (YHC).  We had 187 and Skid Mark even join us AFTER their Murph (BEAST)

PAX:

Emeril, Deadbolt, Patch, Kid Cracker, Peak Week, Brony, R22, Peeping Tom, The Dawgpound, Mookie, 187, Butterfinger, M4L, Flannigan, Slide Rule, Foghorn, Skidmark, Pablo, Luck Charms, New Mexico, Yogi, Yogurt, Doc, Hasselhoff, Nemo, Cowboy, Beach, 8Bit, Lip Stick, Banana Seat, Da Business, Forceps, The Natural, Roger Roger, Noah’s Ark, Gump, Double D, LED, Fed Ex, POTS, PSI, Vespa, Red Pill

Warm Up:

Grab the official Southwake Shovel Flag (T Claps to Howard for making it and entrusting me with it) and head to the large field to circle up for warm ups.  We had WAAAAY more pax than I anticipated.  Someone ran by me an said – “were you planning on 40” – I remember thinking – I am barely hear and can barely see out of my right eye 🙂

Anyway – we circled up

  • SSH x 20
  • Good Mornings x 15
  • Standard Merkins x 20
  • Imperial + Hill Billy (10 each = 20)
  • 5 Burpee OYO
  • Fazio Arm Circles 10F 10R
  • Recover on the jog to the shelter by the soccer fields and bathrooms

The Workout:

THANG 1:  Pass the Pill

  • Count of by 2s to divide the pax into two groups
  • Indian Runs (clockwise and counter clockwise) around soccer field with back pax carrying a 25 pound weight as he runs to the front
  • Pax then carefully passes the weight to the back – man by man – repeat while indian running
  • We had 20+ in each group so it took nearly 1.75 laps to get it done.
  • Head to Hunt center field for next

THANG 2:  Bearway to Heaven

  • 40 pax in a line along the side line of soccer field
  • 7 cones set up about 20 feet apart
  • Bear crawl to 1st cone – 7 burpees – run back
  • Bear crawl to 2nd cone – 6 burpees – run back
  • Bear crawl to 3rd cone – 5 burpees – run back
  • Bear crawl to 4th cone – 4 burpees – run back
  • Bear crawl to 5th cone – 3 burpees – run back
  • Bear crawl to 6th cone – 2 burpees – run back
  • Bear crawl to 7th cone – 1 burpee – run back
  • Thanks to the pax for picking the 6 (me) up

Recover on the jog back to the flag for mary / COT

Mary:

  • LBC Ladder (in cadence)
    • 5, 10, 15, 20 – 20, 15, 10, 5)
  • Hand release Merkins x 10
  • we’re done!

Announcements:

Yogi mentioned pax member running 26 hours in honor of bing sober for 26 years

F3 Greenville is having a CSAUP “Sasquach” next weekend – real all about it here – http://www.f3enc.com/backblasts/csaup/2018-sasquatch-pre-blast/ – clown cars forming

Prayers:

Prayers for many pax including

  • Boy George M
  • Doube D Father – ailing health
  • Pablo’s 2.0 – out patient surgery
  • Crablegs
  • Rams (foot)
  • H1N1 (MCL/ACL)

Naked Moleskin:

Thanks to everyone for 4 of the best years of my life.  I never thought that I would get THIS much out of F3.

  • I feel I am in the best shape of my adult life
  • I’ve ran 4 half marathons
  • Made 100s of new true friends
  • Made great strides in my spiritual walk
  • Became a much better husband and father
  • Became a better leader at work
  • this list could go on…

Here’s to 4 more!

 

This Rock Feels Dirty…and Used…But has nice Cleavage

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Start this off by welcoming back Bloodsport after a long recovery from a surgery!  Way to get after it this morning!

Warm Up: Indian run, happy feet, butt kickers, and high knees around and around and around the lot

The Workout: PAX ran to the long low wall for some 15-10-5 Derkins/Nipplers then repeated for 15-10-5 foot release squats/Al Gores.

Journeyed to the rocks where there was talks of circle merks and nice cleavage (geology reference)

  • shoulder press, curls, tricep extension x 20 each (drop rocks rotate clockwise)
  • Goblet Squats & Merkins x 20 each (drop rocks + rotate)
  • 3 Position calf raises (drop rock and rotate) x 20 each
  • Rinsed and repeated dropping the replicates to 10 except for the calf raises.

PAX spread out for some 1776

1 jump squat, 7 hand release merkins, 7 air squats, 6 burpees.  Held plank for 6.  Repeated 4x

recovery jog down to the bottom of the lot for ab doracides.

  • Freddy Mercury x 100
  • American Hammer x 200
  • Flutter kicks x 300

Mary:

PAX circled and held plank, going around Q asked each PAX to name a benefit F3 has given them in their lives.

Announcements:

Sasquatch next weekend and for the kids and kids at heart a free bubble festival (food trucks, bounce houses etc) out in the land of the Ram being put on by the Chapel Church.

Prayer:

Zoning for school, deaths in families, health for infants and babies, marriages of coworkers, those recovering from injuries, wisdom in decisions we must make.

Star Therapy

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2 Pax posted for Crazy Time. No DJ, No Miley Cyrus, No music

Warm Up: 1 mile
The Workout: 100 pull-ups, 200 merkins, 300 squats done in sets of 10, 20, 30. 1 Mile to cool down
Mary: Both Pax decided it wasn’t enough and did a 2 mile EC run before Cletus.
Announcements: None
Prayer: Have you ever just walked outside at night and looked at the Stars. When the world feels overwhelming think about how long the stars have been there and how long they’re going to continue to burn. Our time here is short. Make the most of it. Enjoy it. And never forget the 6.

Sheepdog – 7/20/2018

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Pax of 4 this morning; : LipSync, Dovetail, Breadsticks, Shredder.

Warmup
Light warm up lap with some step ups and dips mixed in.

The thang
Fazio arm circles
Michael Phelps
Al Gore Squats
2 punch combo with low kicks
STD Merkins
Wing Chung strikes (200)
Merkins TUT (Time Under Tension)
MACH Techniques 1-3

Mary
LBC
Low slow flutter
Good Mornings

COT
Count and Name o Rama
Announcements
Thought: The importance of the little things…. we often under estimate how important the little gestures are; a genuine hug, compliment, or or word of encouragement. Find an opportunity (or opportunities) this week to raise someone else’s spirit.
Prayers

Kenny’s Grave Rd2

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Warm Up: Lap around the track over to basketball courts
Squatted Overhead claps x20
Mtn climbers x20 increasing speed
Upper body stretch
Windmill x10
Cotton pickers x15
Lower body stretch

The Workout:Partner plank hops
– P1 Shoulder taps while P2 side hops over legs x20 (2 rounds)
Chilly Broad Jumps around b-ball court

Agility Ladder 25 ft
– 6 rounds with legs, different variations
– 4 rounds with hands
Different exercises when waiting for turn

Picnic tables (4 per table) 4 rounds
– Box jumps x10 (rotating around table for each new set including table top and benches)
– Dips x20
– Dirkins x10

Mary:
Protractor
Exaggerated LSF
Homer to Marge

Announcements:
CSAUP in Greenville, Banana Seats 3 year Anniversary this past week

Prayer: All PAX posting on FB and others at COT

Thanks for allowing me to lead today! Great work like always. Welcome 16-bit.

BS out!

Happy 50th Crab Legs – RESPECT!

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Warm Up: Jog around the soccer field, circle up in lot for Good Mornings, Windmills and upper/lower body stretching
The Workout: Indian Run to baseball lot, lots of Happy Feet, circle up for a couple sets of SSH and Mt Climbers, some more Happy Feet.  On the jog to the entrance, circle back for the six or plank hold.  A couple sets of Burpees OYO followed by Shoulder Taps.  Jog to the snake lot across the street for 3 sets of Bear Crawl on the curves bookend by straightway sprints.  Jog back to start and hit the wall for a couple sets of Derkins followed by Nipplers.
Mary: A couple quick rounds of Homer to Marge and Pickle Pounders then LBC ICx50 in honor of Crab Legs turning the Big 5-0.
Announcements: Cletus tomorrow will be Deadbolt 4th anniversary Q
Prayer: Lots of recent posts about family and friends dealing with injury and illness.  We shared a few then had a slow 10 count for each to lift up their unspoken prayers.  YHC took us out in prayer

EC credit to Deadbolt, Nemo, UTI and LipStick

Weather was awesome, effort was awesome.  Can’t say enough how much respect I have for you guys.

Was great to see a few faces out there who I had not posted with in a awhile.  Calling out Woodcreek for strong showing.

Tea Time BB

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2 pax in the rain

Warm Up: 1st mile
The Workout: 100 pullups

200 Merkins

300 squats

2nd mile
Mary:
Announcements: none
Prayer:

The Dauber Deception

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We had a PAX of 12 for an impromptu game of Ultimate Frisbee (we are hooked)…sorry Pikachu! Welcome FNG Butter Fingers!

Warm Up: It’s called Ultimate Frisbee.

The Workout: Two teams of 6 played in the dark with lots of drops. Each drop we did 3 Merkins during the first half and 5 squats the last half. Each team that scored called out an exercise of 10 from LBC, Freddie Mercuries, Star Jumps, and more Merkins among many others. The faster the exercises are completed, the faster the offense can out maneuver the defense.

The score was close (always within 2 😉 ) but in the closing minutes, the other team pulled a “Dauber Deception” by throwing the kickoff out of bounds and faking the other team out by planking. This caused confusion and the last throw was sent sailing out of bounds to end the game.

Mary: Lots of abs during the game.

Announcements: Kenny’s Grave on Thursday mornings, new Yoda AO is scheduled to start up Tues July 23. Working on specific details to follow.  Dauber turns 50 next week!

Prayer: Brexit’s friend. Reach out to those PAX we haven’t seen in a while. Gump closed in prayer.