R4TJ, Cat in the Hat Version

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A baker’s dozen showed up for a Cat in the Hat tour around Arbor Creek

2 for EC (Fram and Breach)  ME- Fram, Roaming Knome, LipStick, 187, Dumbo, McNugget, AXE, Bobby Dall, Bobby Boucher, Cancun, Abe, Woody and Breach on the Q

Warm Up: 22 counts of Frankensteins and Lunges to get the legs ready to go

The Workout: We took a tour de Arbor Creek in a very suspect-looking Cat in the Hat pattern, my GPS must have gotten off as I had to course correct a few times, but we made it back to ting as a group in just over 45 mins and we all did just about 5 miles.

Announcements: Take a look at the post that Dumbo put out on Slack, we are here to help and accerlerate each other, we may not always agree with each other, but respect needs to stand. We should encourage those around us, not put them down.

Closed in Prayer:

PT Throwback

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For the third day in a row, YHC was at the helm. EC was skipped due to some fatigue. Rolled up with 4 mins to spare for some mumble chatter. Nine pax were ready to do some work. I wanted to relive some old school workouts at PT so that’s what we did. Everyone survived but not without some moaning and groaning. Heck I think I ever moaned some from my stupid ideas.

Warm up
Follow the leader into the tennis courts for some agility on the lines then circle up.
Smurf jacks x20
1 burpee
Windmills x10
2 burpees
Slaloms x15
3 burpees
Michael Phelps x10
4 burpees

Partner up similar size
Using the four tennis courts across:
Wheelbarrows across 2 courts with 10 dirkins at the end of each court
Switch partners
Partner carry with 5 squats middle and end
Switch and go back
Wheelbarrow across all 4 courts
Switch and go back
Broad jump burpee across all 4

Indian run down to bottom of road then back up to concession stand hill
11’s monkey humpers & diamond merkins
back peddle to top, reg down
Indian run back to courts

Suicides at end of each court

Mary
Dying cockroach
Pretzels
Boat canoes
Heels to heaven

We ended with a circle of trust and FedEx took us out.
If you see a problem within F3, confront the situation and try to help. Don’t be a bystander. We can all be better together.

BS out!

How to get schweaty in under a mile.

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FNGs: none
Warm Up: Side Straddle Hop, Good Mornings, Imperial Walkers, Hill Billies, Sir Fazio Arm Circles, Seal Claps, Overhead Claps, Moroccan Night Clubs
The Workout: We moseyed over to the ball field. Starting at home plate, we performed an exercise at each corner of the field. Squats, Merkins, WWIIs and Mountain Climbers. All 20 count. Five rounds for a total of 100 each. It was such a humid morning that PAX were encouraged to hydrate along the way.
Next we lined up on the brick wall for People’s Chair. 10 count down the line, with 10 PAX, equaling a 100 count. Recovered and lined back up Balls-to-the-Wall. A quick 10 count down the line once more. Moseyed back for Mary.
Mary: LBCs, American Hammers and Homer-to-Marge. Ended with some yoga.
Announcements: Stay hydrated!!!
T-Claps (Recognition): Olaf from F3 Houston for joining us while down range.
Prayer: Stubs!

Dos Millas Dora

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YHC and Gamecock met for some EC while singing Take My Breath Away…or at least it felt like that. It was steamy and nobody else showed so 0530 off we went.

Warm up legs
Good morning
Frankensteins
Copperhead merkin
Copperhead squat

Dos millas Dora
Run the yellow route stopping every 0.25 miles
80 Side-to-Side Merkins
160 Bobby Hurleys
240 LBC’s
8 stops – 10, 20, 30 reps @ each stop
We were both pretty smoked after this. We got back to the invisible flag, drank some water and did some broga for the last 5 mins.

Great work today Gamecock.
BS Out!

Purple Cobra 06/14/22

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3 for EC and 9 Pax for the main event of inventing it as we go Purple Cobra

Midget4Life, Gilette, Corncob, Sand Crab, Dahmer, Bondo, Moose, Kickstand and Breach on the Q

Warm Up: 22 reps counts of SSH, Windmills, Imperial Walkers/Hillbillies and Good Mornings

The Workout: a Little mosey around the back of the center for 3 rounds of alternating Balls to the Wall and Peoples chair, while the other 1/2 of the pax did some plank holds, LBC’s, 6in leg holds, absolutions and some merkins.

This was followed by a bear crawl Indian run and then some movement to the other side of the parking lot for 4 corners of fun. Midget made us partner up and learn a few things about our partner as well as ran, bear crawled and crab-walked around the square. We stopped at each corner for 15 counts of Merkins, Squats, LBC’s and Starjumps.

Another mosey to the front of Globo gym for some real Indian runs back to start

Mary: 22 counts of hello dolly followed by 2 mins of stretching to close out the workout

Announcements: (Midge4Life) Get to know your fellow pax, he may just need to have someone ask if he is doing ok. Its important that we know each other as people not just as the guys that work out together.

(Breach) there are some mentor opportunities with the Travis Manion Foundation coming up. Details will follow on Slack for anyone that is interested.

CLosed in Prayer:

Are you in some kind of fitness challenge? No just playing with balls.

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FNGs:

None today – the one I had let me down.
Warm Up:

SSH x10 IC

Sir Fazio forward and backward x10 IC

Imperial walkers x10 IC
The Workout:

Mosey to the rock pile. Grab a rock “your M would be impressed by” and circle up.

We rotated around the rock pile and did curls, tri-ceps, overhead press, ground pounders, upright rows, and bus drivers.

Carry the rock over to the wall for 3 repeats each of 20 IC balls to the wall 20 IC preacher’s chair.

Cusack the rocks across the park to the basketball hoops for our main event.

Pax made two lines holding plank. Pax at front of each line shot with the first shot coming from the 3-point line and subsequent being a free for all. First to make the basket did 5x of that round’s exercise (merkins, squats, turkish getups) while the loser did 10x.

We wrapped up with each pax taking a halfcourt shot. Pax were advised that misses added 1 and makes took off 5. After 12 misses we did our 12x penalty burpees.
Mary:

Mosey back cusacking to the rock pile and then back to start. We had time for 20x LBCs and low slow flutters followed by some yoga for the many pax that had run to U-Turn and then back to Ground Pounder.
Announcements:

June challenge continues! Great to see so many pax out there getting after it.

July 4th serving with the town of Holly Springs at Sugg Farm.
T-Claps (Recognition):

All the pax doubling up this Saturday morning.
Prayer:

There were many. YHC took us out.

Red October’s Little Blue Boombox and Puddles

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FNGs: 0
Warm Up: Joined up with Mutiny for a warm-up by Banana Seat https://f3southwake.com/2022/06/13/f-n-g/

The Workout:

While the counts and order of workouts didn’t always stay the same – the general intention was to complete the circuit and start over again as time allowed.  YHC often counted to 9 instead of 10.  Remembered the speaker but left the phone in the car.  Generally, I find Qing kettle bell workouts a little stressful but at one point through this Puddles said “Well I’m sweating!” which made all the difference.

  • Overhead press (10 each arm)
  • Swings (10 each arm)
  • Step-ups with bells (10 each leg)
  • Skull Crushers (15)
  • American Hammers (15)
  • Figure 8s (15)
  • Tricep Extensions (15)
  • Lap Around the field
  • Start back at the top and repeato 3x through the course of the workout

Mary: Low Slow Flutters, Homer to Marge, Dying Cockroach, Supermans, and Captain Thor (thanks BS)

Announcements:

  • 5th of July volunteers for Holly Springs fireworks, See Abe
  • Stubbs meal train
  • BBQ July 30th – start thinking about what to bring

T-Claps (Recognition):

It was great to see Puddles – always good to have one of our own return for a visit.

Prayer:

  • Stubbs, SlideRule

All Aboard the Kosher Express

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PAX: 3rd Cousin, Alpine, Best in Show, Bird Flu, Bleeder, Bobby Boucher, Breach, Cancun, Hasselhoff, Kosher, Quiver

FNGs: None

Warm Up:

Good mornings x 10 IC

SSH x 30 IC

Imperial Walkers x 15 IC

Hillbillies x 15 IC

Sir Fazio Arm Circles x 10 IC Forward and Reverse

Seal Claps x 15 IC

Overhead Claps x 15 IC

The Workout:

PAX Moseyed to the backside of the Block on Main and went into the small parking deck underneath the building. Partnered up for partner DORA consisting of 100 Inverted Rows on the bar, 200 erkins, 300 squats. Partner 1 would complete the exercises while partner 2 circled around the block starting going up the stairs from the door inside the parking deck.

After we all completed our DORA, we moseyed down to the amphitheater area just outside of JTs Creamery/Lovegrass Kitchen, etc. Split into two groups and did the following:

Group 1: BTTW 10 count each PAX, Group 2: LBC – then switch

Group 1: People’s chair on the wall 10 count each PAX, Group 2: Step ups on the amphitheater steps – switch

Group 1: BTTW 10 count each PAX, Group 2: Derkins – switch

Group 1: People’s chair 10 count each PAX, Group 2: Big boy situps – switch

Mosey back to the flag

Mary:

Popcorn Mary including Freddie Mercury, Homer to Marge, Box Cutters, Heels to Heaven, LBC, Plank Jacks, Plank each throughs (Breach’s call, not sure of the name for these), Leg Raises, Low Slow Flutter

Have a Nice Day….

Announcements: South Wake cookout at Harris Lake on July 30

T-Claps (Recognition): All PAX for pushing through on this swampy morning

Prayer: Slide Rule – loss of mom, Best in Show’s co-worker’s mom diagnosed with stage 4 cancer, Unity among our government leaders. YHC took us out.

F.N.G.

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YHC had all intentions of an earlier start to get some EC in with the boys before Mutiny. Alarm went off 0435 and I was awake but then sleep hit me again. Woke up again 0510…holy crap! Passed on taking the dog out and taking a dump, shot out the door and made it on time with 2 mins to spare. Did a little mumble chatter then got us started. Good to see Puddles visiting from Beaufort.

Warmed up with Red October
SSH x20
Cotton Pickers (done with proper form) x10
Mtn climbers x20
Goofballs x20
Then we split off. Once we got to the small hill I turned around and saw on 2 guys with me of which one was an FNG. I thought this might be bad for this guy. He had no clue was FNG stood for but kept saying it during the workout. I think he thought it was a curse word or something.

Tiny Hill will break you
11’s – deep squat into calf raise at top and alternating shoulder tap merkins at bottom
Crawl bear up hill and bear crawl down

Mosey towards lower lot. Lieutenant Dans across the lot then over to the rock pile.

With rock we did
50 curls
50 tri’s
50 rutrows
20 table step ups to top, each leg
20 WWI’s with rock
R&R half the reps

Mosey back to tennis courts for abbreviated Mary. Capt Thor’s x5

Name o Rama
FNG stepped on a nail doing the Doopey Challenge in Disney but still finished. He earned the name Wet Bandit from Marvs scene in Home Alone.
Check slack for announcements
Prayers for Stubs, Sliderule, others

Great way to start the day men! Thanks for allowing me to lead.

BS Out!

AGS 6/12/2022 “Good Boy”

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Bubba (dawg) and I were glad to see Skidmark and Gillette ready to go.

Warm Up: GMs, arm circle (F/B) hammy stretches, 15 merkins OYO
The Workout: Cloudy skies, so no real sunrise to witness this morning. Therefore, we didn’t have to be at any particular place at any particular time. I knew it was only about 5 miles from Womble then around Bass Lake, so we added a little mileage by going up Stinson, then left down Grigsby to the top of the Bass Lake Outfall Greenway. Down the greenway and around the lake counter-clockwise. Good chatter along the way about Run The Quay, school of dance, HSHS graduation, kids activities, etc. Had Bubba on and off leash so he could run. Kept telling him “good boy” when he would stay close or return after chasing a bunny. Gillette appreciated this and did the same :). We returned from Bass Lake via “Soul Crusher.” Was always confused about which hill was Soul Crusher and which was Heartbreak. Now I got it “S” for the S curves on Soul Crusher, “H” for the straight up and down of Heartbreak.

Mary: No Mary
Announcements: Paradise City 5 year anniversary on 6/13/22 with Skidmark in the Q. Also 3-Alarm Run/Walk is alive and well this week after many weeks off. Trust me, you’ll be glad you came out to meet/support/laugh with 3-Alarm.

FNGs: One in the works, look for him at Paradise City 6/13/22. We came across him doing Merkins on one of the bridges around Bass Lake. “Pushups on the bridge, come on!” Skidmark took the opportunity to invite him to Paradise City tomorrow.
Prayer: Fanny pack, Lipstick, Stubbs and other PAX who are struggling with health or family health