Changing of the guard

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Men,

 

The last two years have meant the world to YHC. When first asked to be the Nantan of South Wake I was honestly terrified. I came home to my M and said “why in hell would they trust this to me?” After some soul searching and reassurances from others, I accepted.

 

3 months into my time as Nantan COVID hit full force and I made the call to shut us down. The world was a different place then, but damn what a lesson in leadership that turned into!

 

Throughout it all, it has been truly an honor to watch our region continue to grow and mature and to see all of the FNGs that have grown into High Impact Men over the past two years. I have witnessed countless friendships blossom, seen first time GoRuckers and Marathoners, witnessed community impact beyond what I would have thought possible (anyone wanna sling some mulch next weekend? anyone?), seen (and experienced) firsthand the impact of 75 hard, and watched our relationships with BOTH of our local towns flourish into true partnerships.

 

Some of our newer pax may not know, but Deadbolt served as our first Nantan for many a year. He was voluntold for the position the day he turned 50 and (I’m guessing) probably didn’t know what he was signing up for, but he stewarded us into official regionhood and saw us grow from 6 workouts a week to 15+. I’ll be forever grateful for his leadership and his ear when I needed advice over the past two years, and I’m confident that both of us will continue to be active and involved as we transition the Nantan role over again.

 

I’m thrilled to introduce Breach as our next Nantan. Many of you know him for his passion for Travis Manion Foundation, for his crap talk during workouts, and for his sheer willpower in everything that he does. I’m confident that he is the right HIM to lead our region for the next 12 – 18 months. Please thank him for his leadership the next time you see him and let him know how you want to be involved as we continue to grow F3 South Wake!

 

Pikachu out!

Biscuits and Lattes @ Cletus

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FNGs: N/A

Warm Up:

hillbillies | imperial walkers | good mornings | ⛰️ climbers | sir fazio arm circles | (all x15)

mosey around the soccer fields to the parking lot where the 🪨 pit is.

The Workout:

2 smaller 🪨’s

Plank Row | 🪨 Jacks | Walking lunges (x15)

1 medium 🪨

💀 crushers | Goblet squats | Ground pounders (x15)

Took it to the benches

erkins | derkins | dips | Decline ⛰️climbers | Wall sits

Mary:

homer to marge | 🇺🇸🔨‘s | 📦 cutters | 🦀🧁‘s | low slow flutter | pickle pounders

Prayer:

Hennit Family’s

Pabols sister

Dreams Come True

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FNGs: Everyone was friendly, none of them were new…

Warm Up: Burpees, More Burpees for SoftServe being late, Daisy Pickers, SSH, Imperial Walkers

Workout:

  • Prep Work
    • Grab 2 blocks per PAX and farmer carry to soccer field.
    • Warm-up lap around the field.
    • Indian Run to the hill behind the field
  • THANG 1
    • Partner up – wheelbarrows up the hill
    • Chill Cut for the six
    • 5 Burpees
    • Repeat and switch 2 more times
    • OYO Bear Crawls to the top
    • Squat Hold for the six
    • 5 Star Jumps
    • Repeat 2 more times
    • Indian Run back to the blocks
  • THANG 2
    • Negative Merkins 10x
    • Army Crawl out and back about 10 yards
    • Skull Crushers – 10x
    • Army Crawl again
    • Explosive Merkins 10x
    • Army Crawl again
    • Weighted WW1s 10x
    • Repeat this THANG 2 change the transportation each time – Lunge Walks, Crab Walks, Murder Bunnies, Lunge Walks John Cusak Style
  • Mary:  Poop Eaters (miss ya FloJo) and Ankle Grabbers
  • Announcements:
    • Remember to share F3 with friends and family at your respective parties and get togethers.  Magnets available from UTI.  SoftServe has the site ready to share with FNGs
  • T-Claps (Recognition):
    • Stickers and SoftServe taking the lead at Disney starting in 2023
  • Prayer:
    • WoodCreek family that has a newborn that is going through extensive surgeries.
    • FRAMs mom is traveling home
    • Pablo

Farewell Possums of 2022

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Possum Trot was cold but 4 HIM came out for the final beat down for 2022. We got it done and beat the sack.

Warm up across street at ample
Smurf jacks
Mtn climbers
Plank jacks
Travolta merkins
Squat pulses up on 4

Indian run to FVHS circle
Bear crawl around
Morning wood x10
Frog hop around (modified at halfway)
Monkey humpers x20
Lieutenant Dan around (mod at half)
Plank up/downs x30 IC

Bench used to box jump squat at top with burpees at bottom x10

Partner up
Wheelbarrow with +1 dirkins at each parking space. 8 spaces total

Indian run back to flag
Mary in world’s greatest parking lot
LBC’s
Reverse LBC twists
Protractor

Honor to lead fellas.

BS out!

His stride is 3x longer than mine…

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FNGs: none, but we did have two visitors. Mr. Woodchuck from Jacksonville, FL (Full House’s brother) and McFly from TN.

Warm Up:

SSH x 20 IC, Good mornings x10 IC, Sir Fazio Arm Circles forward and reverse x 10 IC, Seal Claps x 10 IC, Overhead Claps x 10 IC, mosey to other end of the lot, Hillbillies x 15 IC, Frankenstein x 10 IC, Squatted Moroccans x 15 IC

Mosey to THAT hill.

The Workout:

7s on THAT hill with squats at the bottom, sprint to top, star jumps, mosey back down

Mosey to the guard rail across from Dunkin for 3 sets of urkins, dips, and Bulgarian split squats with each leg. Did a decreasing count on each set. 20, 15, 10.

Mosey to rock pile and grab two rocks. Circle up and perform 3 sets of rock work including curls for the girls, overhead press, ruh rohs, wonderbras, flys, bus drivers, tricep extensions.

Between sets PAX went over to the wall behind the stores and completed 2 rounds of people’s chair x10 count each PAX. Also did Balls to the Wall x 5 count each PAX.

Mosey behind HT and back to the flag for Mary.

Mary: Popcorn Mary consisting of LBC, Heel Taps, American Hammers, something called Dr. W’s I think that 16-bit called – these required way too much coordination for YHC’s liking, Low Slow Flutter, out of time.

Announcements:

Moose 52/52 Murph’s for the year. Hell of an accomplishment. T-claps!

T-Claps (Recognition): Again Moose and all of the pax out on EC. Wild Turkey, UTI, Jellybeans.

Prayer: Those dealing with cancer, sickness, traveling for holidays, military and first responders.

YHC took us out. Honor to lead!

After Christmas Meal Burner

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I showed up to the parking lot ready to work off the 3 Christmas meals I tore up just hours before. U.T.I. was on his EC and Jellybeans showed up shortly after I did. It was a cold one –  temp was 18 degrees. My beard froze up a few times 🥶

FNGs: N/A

Warm Up:

✴️ Good mornings  x10
✴️ Empieral Walkers x15
✴️ Hill billies x15
✴️ Sir Fazio Arm Circles x10
✴️ ⛰️ climbers x15

The Workout:

✴️ 50 merkin
✴️ 100 LBC’s
✴️ 150 Lunges

Grabbed some 🪨’s:
✴️ Rock Jacks x15
✴️ Curls for the girls x15
✴️ Squats x15

Mary:

So much fun we🏃 out of time

Tabata Sweat and Christmas Soul

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Date of Q: 12/19/22

FNGs: None

Warm Up: slide straddle hops, good mornings, willie mays hayes, imperial walkers, hillbillies, sir fazio arm circles, seal claps

The Workout: 3 Rounds of Tabata all to the soulful Christmas melodies of Mariah Carey, Josh Turner, Hanson, and more. Each round consisted of 14 sets of 30 seconds ON and 10 seconds Rest. we switched between 2 different exercises to make 7 sets each.

1st Round: balls to the wall and people’s chair
2nd Round: clean/squat/press with rocks and dips
3rd Round: curls for the girls and bear crawl circles

Mary:low slow flutter, box cutters, LBCs, Homer to Marge

Announcements:None

T-Claps (Recognition):None

Prayer: Praise to Fonzi being 1 year out from Achilles injury and seeing improvement. Praise to Pumps getting back out there after back injury. Prayers for families coming together at Christmas time. Thankfulness for Him who is the reason for the season.

Even the Odds Rev3

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FNGs: None
Warm Up: Met at normal AO start.  Mosey down to Sheepdog Track. Circled up for SSH, Imperial/Hillbillies, SFAC, Good Morning, and Daisy pickers.  Anticipation was high as most of the first time PAX had heard through the SLACK machine and by reputation how brutal of a beating this can be.  Several PAX were on their 2nd and 3rd round of this 1-hour long beatdown of U vs U but were still anticipating the special kind of suck it brings. YHC read the rules and tweaked how the “points” are scored.
The Workout: The ODD numbers must be done in order of sequence.  1,3,5, etc. the EVEN numbers can be done in any order you choose.  Once you start the exercise you must complete that exercise before moving on to the next number (Even or Odd). The timer is set for one hour.  You must keep track of your points for a total tally at the end of the hour.  If the exercise is not completed before the timer runs out, you do not get ANY points for completion. During the workout, the PAXs that are running can pick up any man’s six on any of the EVEN exercises.  (*note* If you are bear crawling and get tired you cannot walk around the track to complete the 400m. It’s a 400m bear crawl…not a 100-meter bear crawl and 300-meter walk).

Mary: Too tired to do it.
Announcements: F3 Xmas party.
T-Claps (Recognition):  Any HIM that showed up for this beating for their first time: Shredder, Farva, Duece, LED, 2 Dollars, Sunshine, Banana Seat  Several guys have done it twice:  Maybeline, Nemo, and Lipstick  Guys who have done it three times. Breach, Cupid, and YHC.
Prayer: Tough times during the holiday season for many men and families. Reach out.

Crisp morning at Ground Pounder

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FNGs: None

Warm Up: Sir Fozio Arm Circles forward and backward, Overhead claps, Daisy pickers, Willy Mays Hayes, Side Straddle Hops

The Workout: Large rock…… Curls for the girls, Wonder bras, Rut rows, Overhead tricep press, Ground Pounder.  Repeated after 1st six set.  On your six…… Chest Press, Skull crushers, Low slow flutters, Homer to Marge, Box cutters, Protractors.  Small rocks…… Individual arm curls, Shoulder presses, Lateral extensions.  Sets of 20 then 15.  Over to the small wall…… Merkins, Step ups, Dirkins, Sqats, Irkins, Step Ups, Merkins, Squats, Merkins.

Mary: PAX choice…… Freddie Mercury’s, Pickle pounders, Bananas, Dying cockroaches, Heel taps.

Announcements: Holiday Party.  Ultimate Frisbee reminder.

Prayer:  Prayers for Socrates’ brother and everyone travelling over the holidays.

45 Reps around the Possum Trot

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FNGs: Buttermilk…Not really but technically a Kotter.
Warm Up: Mosey around the parking lot. Mosey to the concession stand to find a stash of weights. SSH, Good Mornings, Daisy Pickers, Sir Fazio
The Workout: 45 reps of each exercise.  Curls for the Gurls, Tricep ext, Squats, Double rope slams, Kettlebell swings, Lawnmower pulls and one guy run to the next ballfield and back. Next round Plank holds on the wall and pass the 25lbs down and back.  Repeat and add 40lbs. Preachers chair, pass 25lbs with overhead press and repeat adding a 45lbs.  One BTTW and pass the 25lbs down one way.
Mary: Heel taps, Touch the sky, Squat hold cause Banana Seat is a time Nazi.
Announcements: Even the Odds on Friday at Sheepdog, F3 Christmas party sign-up
T-Claps (Recognition): Buttermilk for coming back out after 6 months and ECing.
Prayer: Thankful for F3!