It Takes A Village—To Play Ultimate

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Twenty-five plus (25+) for Ultimate on this beautiful muggy Monday morning. Gather 0510, lights on and quick warm-up 0515, game on 0520. Initially I thought we didn’t need to split into two fields, but players just kept coming–including a multitude of 2.0s. Fortunately, Sombrero already had a plan two fields. He also divided up the teams and handed out pinnies while I warmed up the crowd. All that pre-work was a huge help! This reminded me that it takes a village to support our bi-monthly ultimate games.

Shout out to U.T.I. for organizing town volunteer opportunities. We log volunteer hours in exchange for field privileges and lights. And shout out to Lube and Blart for volunteering at the TOHS Annual July 5th fireworks event. And to Gump who is always available to help with Ultimate and other events.

Game was close on my field, but my team always seemed to be 1-2 points down. Possibly because Send It kept breaking up my good throws before they hit their target. Eventually, Wham-O identified handlers for our team and that worked out pretty well. Not sure what happened on the other field, but there were at least 6-8 2.0s in the mix. Sombrero reported super catches, including layouts.

Wrapped up at 0615 for COT. Prayer requests for families who lost property recently, some due to fireworks fires. Prayers for a family who recently lost the father due to cancer.

See photo for who attended. Plus Cheesehead, Stovepipe, and more.

 

⚽The Morning After A Loss⚽

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Team USA did a terrific job in the World Cup but the game against Belgium left something to be desired.  We must celebrate their accomplishment but push for better.  Let’s do the workout you might expect the coach to inflict on the team after their disappointing loss.  Thank you Gemini AI for helping me create this soccer inpired workout✨

The Warm-A-Rama

  • Good Mornings

  • Mosey with High Knees & Butt Kicks

  • Imperial Walkers and Hillbillies

  • Daisy Pickers

  • Willy Mays Haze

Thang 1: Plyo & Explode

  • Ballerina Hops (Explosive, quick contact off the balls of the feet, IC).

  • Apollo Ohnos (Lateral bounding side-to-side, holding the landing to test that ankle stability).

  • Tuck Jumps (Straight out of the Exicon—driving knees to chest at the peak).

Thang 2: The Strength Circuit

Perform as a grinder circuit. 3 rounds each.

  • Nordic Hamstring Drop – Partner-Up exercise where PAX 1 anchors the ankles while PAX 2 does the slow drop, switching after 10 reps.

  • Bulgarian Split Squats

  • Tempo Merkins (Slow-Count / Merkins IC). A down-slow, explode-up tempo

Mary: Core & Stability

  • Shoulder Taps (In plank position, alternating taps, keeping the core tight).

  • Side Plank Crunch

  • Freddy Mercurys (Slow, rhythmic, and high-count to smoke the hip flexors and abs).

Cooldown

  • 2x Around the Purple Cobra Parking Lot

  • Runners Pose Each Leg

Announcements:

  • Volunteer Opportunity coming soon – see Sombrero for details

Prayer:

  • Former Hope Church Pastor has passed away unexpectedly

 

Purple Cobra by the Numbers 37 Pre-Blast Tags8 Regrets3 “Posted Elsewhere”2 HCs6 Attendees1 Workout inspired by the US World Cup Loss3 Flybys from Elsewhere 1 Full Moon1 Photo

 

More made up BS, but I think it worked ok

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Nemo, Heat Wave, U.T.I, 16-Bit, Blue Crush, Best in Show, Vasoline, Woody

Warmup:  Mosey round the turf fields with a few stops for ssh, good morning, frankenstein, fazio, willy mayes hayes, and some others.

ME:  7’s in the parking lot, Carolina Dry Docks and jump squats.  Then pax selected a rock from the pile and headed for the shelter.  One pax served as a timer, pushing a stone bear crawl style, whilst the others performed an exercise with or without their rocks.
It was a hoot.

Announcements:  Holly Springs fireworks volunteer.

Prayers: Bestie’s buddy looking for a job.

Solo Discovery

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FNGs: NA

Warm Up: Standard Stretch

 

The Workout:

PAX Army of One to meet the standard at Paradise City!  I even buzzed the DTT crew for all those who would’ve doubted the miles.  (Which would be reasonable since you all know how much I love this running stuff)

 

Mary: NA

Announcements: NA

T-Claps (Recognition): I’d like to thank myself for showing up and holding myself accountable. 🙂

Prayer:Patience and Focus

Turkey Legs

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FNGs: none

Warm Up: frankensteins, will mays hays, prisoner squats, hillbillies, imperial walkers, ssh

The Workout: Mosey to the bleachers for 2 rounds of 10 step ups, 20 split squats, 10 prisoner squats and 10 count for all PAX of preachers chair. Finkle shows up during the second round and I originally thought of a 30 burpee penalty but he did message me on slack before the workout so I reduced it to 5 burpees. Second round was 20 step ups, 40 split squats, 20 prisoner squats and 20 count preacher chair for all PAX.

We moseyed over to the hill and ran 7s with merkins and freddy mercury.

I noticed stairs across the street and Finkle indicated there more stairs around the corner. We ran 7 rounds of double stairs to finish out the main event.

Mosey back to the shelter for 10mins of core (45 second on / 15 off) for LBC, WWII, american hammer, boat to canoe and homer to marge.

Mary: no time

Announcements: 1776 workout this weekend

T-Claps (Recognition):none

Prayer: All those traveling around the 4th

Mutiny Q’em all ✔️

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FNG: Nope

W-UP: SSH, IM,Hillbillies, Frankenstein, GM and SFAC

Thang 1:

4 courts

1-BC w/ stack’em merkins 2x

2-CB w/ stack’em squats 5x

3- CW w/ stack’em IC crabby Patties 2x

4- WC w/ stack’em boat & Canoe 2x

Run a lap inside court before next station

Thang 2:

Wall sit and lunge walk travel

BTTW and burpee broad jump travel

Mary:

Speed skaters

Slow imperial walkers

Superman’s

Modify as Needed

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 Warm Up: Arm Circles, Good Morning, Forward Fold, Fold w trunk twist, WMH

The Workout: Mosey to HS Road and back. Rock Work three rounds x10 Curls, Triceps, Rows, Overhead Press. Pick up trash in parking lot on the mosey to playground. 

Mary: Stretches

Announcements: 1776 Workout. Check slack.
T-Claps: Socrates and Gump helping with lawn care for single mother. 

Prayer: Socrates continual healing post procedure. Pumpkin Spice moving to Clayton most likely August. 

Solo Traveler

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FNGs:none

Warm Up: GM, windmills, willy mays hays, lunges, sir fazio, seal clap and overhead clap. 

The Workout: I’ve read through the backblasts for Sheepdog and there was a mention of stairs. But YHC couldn’t find them and running solo decided to modify a bit.

4 rounds

1 lap around the school stop halfway at the playground for 20 merkins, 5 pull ups, 15 squats and 15 inverted rows. Continue lap to the front of the school for 15 dips, 15 urkens, and 15 durkens.

Repeats for 4 rounds

Ended the last round at the front of the school for 10 mins of core that included WWII, heel taps and LBCs.

Mary: light stretching

Announcements:none

T-Claps (Recognition):none

Prayer:none

PTrot: 7’s and a WOD

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7 PAX at the Trot

WU at concession stand
Karaoke on mosey
SSHs
Good mornings
SFACs
Mtn climbers
Downdog merkins
Matrix lunges

7’s on the hill
Star jumps at top: reverse lunge at bottom
– Jog up backwards, down normal
Indian run to courts

Tennis court WOD
21-18-15-12-9 reps per rd
Inside fence run to start each rd
Burpees, squats, merkins

Mary
WWI’s
American hammers
Star crunches
Boat canoes
J-lo’s
Few stretches

Announcements and prayers were slim. YHC took us out. As always, it’s a honor to lead.

BS Out!

A Pirate’s Life – 5 Years in the Gloom

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Five years ago YHC stumbled into Mutiny not knowing what he was getting into. This Sunday (6/21) marked the anniversary, and it felt right to honor it by taking a look back.

Today’s beatdown was not written by YHC. It was written by Dauber in February 2020, built in honor of POTS — Mutiny’s former resident pirate and the AO’s spiritual patron as Dauber described. YHC ran it as close to the original as the morning would allow.

Warm-Up

Circle up in the half circle:

  • 25 SSH

  • 10 Don Quixotes

  • 10 Daisy Pickers

  • 10 Sir Fazio (forward and reverse)

  • 10 Seal Claps

  • 10 Overhead Claps

The Thang

Part 1 — KB Circuit (Dauber’s Rock Circuit, adapted)

First lesson of the morning: Mutiny’s rock supply has seen better days. KBs stepped in for rocks — Dauber would understand.

PAX grabbed a KB and lined up on the pavement. 10 exercises, 20 count or 10 IC:

  1. Curls for the Girls

  2. Rut-rows (bent-over rows)

  3. Overhead press

  4. Tris for the guys

  5. Toe taps

  6. Bus drivers

  7. SIMBAs

  8. Goblet squats

  9. Plank hold slap KB

  10. Ground pounders

Between each exercise: drop KB, back pedal about 80yds, 5 merkins, return. Repeat for all 10.

Part 2 — KB Core

On the pavement. KB held above chest throughout.

  • 20cc 6-inch leg hold

  • 10 chest presses

  • 45-degree legs + 20cc hold

  • 10 chest presses

  • 90-degree legs + 20cc hold

  • 10 chest presses

  • 6-inch legs, hold to failure

Banana Seat unsurprisingly went the longest before failure.

Transition

Skipped — the clock had other plans.

Wall Work

Mosey to the wall.

  • ~50cc Balls to Wall

  • ~50cc People’s Chair

Mary

On the tennis courts.

  • Pickle pounders

  • Homer to Marge

  • LBCs

  • Hello Freakin’ Dollies

  • WW2 sit-ups

  • Peter Parkers

COT

Announcements

Nothing stated.

T-Claps

None stated.

Prayer

Lifted up the kids heading out to summer camps this week and all summer — for safety and good memories. Prayed for strength to finish the week strong. Prayed for the leaders of F3 Southwake.

Closing Remarks

Grateful for 5 years of accountability in the gloom. Grateful for men who were doing this long before YHC showed up, and for men who keep showing up now. Winnebago — welcome back! These mornings are better with you in them.

An honor leading you men.

— Abacus the OG

Inspired by: https://f3southwake.com/2020/02/24/a-pirates-life-at-mutiny-zamboni-goalie-90-welcome-armpit/