The Ultimate Mutiny

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18 PAX joined in for some wet frisbee Ultimate!

FNGs: 2 thanks to Yogurt for bring them out @DingSing @GatorPit
Announcements: If you can, volunteer for the upcoming Holly Spring Half
Prayers: Those struggling with COVID, Cancer

Sheepdog- 10/29/21; Tower of Terror

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Two pax showed up to brave the Tower of Terror.  Glad Kitty Litter showed up. I’m sure I would have been doomed on my own. 
EC: Shredder
Warm Up:

  • Quick  mosey Around the parking lot.
  • SSH x 25 ic
  • SFAC f&b x 10 ic
  • Michael Phelps x 10 ic
  • Frankensteins, x10 ic
  • IW x 10 ic
  • HB x 10 ic
  • Daisy Pickers x 10 ic
  • Willie Mays Hayes x10 ic
  • 2 sets of WC strikes then Wedging x 25 ic

The Workout:

we climbed the Tower of Terror floor by floor and faced whatever that floor had to offer.

  • 16 step-ups to floor 1. 10x Plank Jacks ic, 10x Dips, 10x knee strikes.
  • 16 step-ups to floor 2. R&R
  • 16 step-ups to floor 3. R&R
  • 16 step-ups to floor 4. 10x Erkins, 10x Squats, 10x 2 punch combos.
  • 16 step-ups to floor 5. R&R
  • 16 step-ups to floor 6. R&R
  • 16 step-ups to floor 7. 10x LBCs ic, 10x Star Jumps, 10x 2 punch combos + knee strikes
  • 16 step-ups to floor 8. R&R
  • 16 step-ups to floor 9. R&R

Mary: Nope. Ran out of time.
Prayer: Marriages.

Dude Parked by the Track

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Beautiful morning with perfect weather.  I ran from home to Tiger Blood and arrived to see no one in the parking lot.  Soon after I received a text from Bobby Boucher saying that he was parked at the track.  So off I moseyed.

PAX: Bernie, Bobby Boucher

FNGs: Zilch

Warm Up:

  • Mosey to track
  • SSH – 25 IC
  • Stationary Lunge Twists
  • Alternating Curtsy Lunges
  •  Leg Swings
  • 0.5 mile jog with 10s stride

The Workout:

Pretty straightforward.  5 x 5:00min intervals at threshold to long interval pace with 3:00 min walk/run recovery

Mary: No core.  Stretching

Announcements:

  • None

T-Claps (Recognition):

  • Bobby Boucher for first interval workout

Prayer:

  • General

Over the hill

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FNGs: None

PAX: Bobby Dall, Maybelline, Nemo, Hasselhoff, Wild Turkey, Kosher

EC: Bobby Dall, Maybelline, Nemo, Wild Turkey

I arrived around 5:24 to find only one car in the lot. Hasselhoff stepped out, otherwise all quiet on the western front…

One by one the PAX started to roll in. Nemo emerged from the gloom from his EC, then Bobby Dall. A headlamp rounded the corner and out popped Wild Turkey right around 5:29. Then Maybelline came strolling in right at the 5:30 mark.

Time to get to work! YHC had decided ahead of time that we would keep things moving, but we would avoid THAT hill…

Warm Up: SSH x 25 IC, Good morning x10 IC, Imperial walkers x15 IC, Hillbillies x15 IC, Sir Fazio Arm Circles forward and backward x10 IC

The Workout:

PAX moseyed over to the bank parking lot and did a quick lap around it, stopping by the ATMs. YHC asked the PAX to partner up. Then the fun began:

Making deposits at the bank:

Thang 1: All PAX completed 10 merkins, 15 plank jacks IC, and 15 WW2 together. We then partnered up and ran in opposite directions around the bank. When PAX met up halfway around the building, we stopped and did 10 patty cake merkins. Completed the lap around the building, 10 more patty cake merkins.

Thang 2: Once PAX were back at the starting point, we did 10 wide grip merkins, 15 plank jacks IC, and 15 LBCs IC. Another lap around the bank with 10 patty cake merkins on each side of the bank.

Thang 3: One more round of fun around the bank. PAX completed 10 diamond merkins, 15 plank jacks, and 15 LSF. One more lap around the bank with 10 patty cake merkins on each side.

Riding the rail:

We then moseyed behind the shopping center down to the rail next to Jiffy Lube. We completed 3 rounds of work there with a mosey around the building in between each round.

Round 1: Dips x20, Derkins x10, Erkins x 15

Round 2: Repeato round 1

Round 3: Gave our arms a break. Bulgarian Split Squats x 15 on each side, Prisoner Squat x 15, Monkey Humpers x 15

Rocking it out:

We moseyed back around the building to the rock pile. YHC asked each PAX to grab 2 rocks, then we went over near the wall for the following with the rocks

Round 1: Wonderbras x 15 IC, Shoulder press x 10 IC, Tricep extension x 10 IC. Drop rocks, over to the wall for BTTW and People’s chair x 10 count from each PAX.

Round 2: Curls for the girls x 15IC, Ruh rows x 10 IC, Skullcrushers x 10 IC. Drop rocks, back to the wall for People’s chair and BTTW – again 10 count from each PAX. YHC mentioned doing it backwards and Maybelline proceeded to do some questionable things to that wall….

YHC instructed PAX to return the rocks, then moseyed back over to the parking lot in front of Pet Mania.

Suicides – are we done yet?

YHC lined up the PAX and instructed them to sprint down to a black truck that was a few curb stops down. We’d do exercises at one end, then sprint back, where we’d complete more exercises. We did 3 rounds of this:

Round 1: Sprint down, 10 merkins, sprint back, 10 star jumps

Round 2: Sprint down, 10 squats, sprint back, 10 WW1

Round 3: Sprint down, 10 merkins again (I think?), sprint back, 10 breakdancers with Hoff on the count

Wild Turkey mentioned that this must have been a Woody inspired Q. YHC was happy as I knew I’d have made my co-site Q proud, even if he was down with the warden at Prison Yard this AM…

Mary: Just the tip for Mary and we ran out of time. Homer to Marge x 15 IC. Have a nice day…

Announcements: 3 Alarm 1st and 2nd F tonight, Holly Fest, Warbucks driving meal box collections for HS Food Cupboard – get on this if you haven’t already. See Slack for more details.

T-Claps (Recognition): T-Claps to Bobby Dall, Maybelline, Nemo, and Wild Turkey for getting in some EC.

Prayer: Unspoken, first responders and military. YHC took us out.

EMOM (not eMom)

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FNGs: none
Warm Up: Quick jog around the Blockℱ. Circled up for SSH x15, Good Mornings x10, Imperial Walkers x10, Hillbillies x10, Sir Fazio Arm Circles x10F / x10B, Seal Claps x10, Overhead Claps x10.
The Workout: YHC likes to try new things every once in a while. While researching exercises to try, I came across the EMOM concept. EMOM stands for Every Minute On the Minute. (Not to be confused with an eMom, or a mom you meet through online dating. Thanks for explaining Woody, the slide show was a bit much.) So you perform an exercise for, say, 20 reps. If you finish in a minute, you recover for the remainder of the time. I picked an upper body exercise, a lower body exercise and a conditioning exercise. Here’s how it went down (exercises 1 and 2 done with a rock):

Thing 1
Exercise 1: overhead press x20
Exercise 2: reverse lunge x15
Exercise 3: mountain climbers for 1 minute
Rest for 30 seconds.
Repeat for a total of 4 rounds.

Quick mosey around the library.

Thing 2
Exercise 1: curls x20
Exercise 2: squats x15
Exercise 3: SSH for 1 minute
Rest for 30 seconds.
Repeat for a total of 4 rounds.

We were running short on time but completed all 8 rounds. Returned rocks and headed back for Mary.
Mary: LBC x10 was all we had time for.
Announcements: Holly Springs Food Cupboard (great work all you HIM who are donating), Holly Fest booth (see slack to sign up for a spot)
T-Claps (Recognition): Stubs for continuing to beat the fartsack as he makes F3 a habit, Warbucks for being Warbucks.
Prayer: Praise for Stubs’s clear MRI, YHC’s MIL

Pyramid Scheme

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Crisp morning at The Nest, and we have the falcon hut back! We missed it so much we spent the whole time in there. Also it was wet everywhere else.

FNGs: none
Warm Up: merkins, daisy pickers, windmills, ssh, sir fazio arm circles, Frankensteins
The Workout: Start out with a classic 123 Dora with merkins, lbcs, and squats. Runner went around the field. Then went to a pyramid with 5 rounds building them dripping reps (123454321) with irkins, derkins, dips, box jumps, lunges.
Mary: longer Mary with the exercises not limited to abs. Poopeaters, burpees, Freddy mercury’s, LBC, sneaky lunges, people’s chair, honey to Marge exicon.
Announcements: hollyfest
T-Claps (Recognition): all the dudes fit coming out
Prayer: Finkle’s back, Floyd to be responsive to testimony

Wuf Sighting on Acorn Falls

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10-19-2021 “Don’t take that picture without me!”

FNGs: FNGs to 3-Alarm Fun: Welcome Uncle Bondo, Uncle Full House, Uncle Slide Rule, and Uncle Sprinkler, and of course, Mr. and Ms. WUF. When I arrived at his house today, 3-Alarm told me that F3 feels like family—like he has a bunch of uncles. Today, he met “Uncles” Slide Rule, Sprinkler, and Bondo for the first time.
Warm Up: Bondo had announced as early as Thursday, that we were having a “special guest” at the 3-Alarm second F on the coming Tuesday. On Friday, we announced at Kung Pow, then at other AOs, including U-turn on Saturday and Paradise City on Monday. Then, on Monday, Bondo told me we were having TWO special guests! Awesome! I kept it low-key with 3-Alarm so that I would not accidentally spill the beans. “We’re just having a Wolfpack day.”

The Workout: When 3-Alarm and I rolled around the corner at 6 pm, we were pleased to see new faces: Full House, Slide Rule, and Sprinkler. Full House and Davis already knew each other because they were neighbors about five years ago. When we have PAX who are posting to the 3-Alarm Fun for the first time, we do introductions. 3-Alarm wants folks to know a few basic things about him. Specifically, he has several conditions that limit his mobility. Seizures are also part of his condition. In spite of these conditions, he loves to run. And he loves it when the F3 brothers take him. None of 3-Alarm’s conditions affect his brain. Deep down, he’s just like any other 19-year old. Introductions: CHECK!

Lots of other PAX posted: Wild Turkey, Snooze, Forceps, and Lipstick and his three 2.0s. Of course, Full House, Slide Rule, Sprinkler, and myself were decked out in Wolfpack gear. Wild Turkey asked if he had missed the memo about wearing Wolfpack colors. Hmmmm, well I figured he probably didn’t have any—at least he was not wearing a Carolina shirt like last week. I pulled the Tar Heel magnet off his Jeep and placed it in the back. Lipstick left his Carolina gear at home too, and out of luck, Snooze—another Carolina fan, wore a bright red hoodie. Nice! We all hung out anticipating the arrival of our guests.

Right on time, I saw Bondo roll down Acorn Falls. He had to drive past us to park, so I distracted Davis with a photo of Bondo and the rest of the 1983 Wolfpack Cheerleading Squad. That’s right, Bondo was a cheerleader at NC State in 1983—the year the Wolfpack won the NCAA championship in basketball. He was there when Lorenzo Charles dunked the “alley oop” from Derek Whittenburg and the Cardiac Pack beat the Phi Slama Jama of Houston for the 54-52 national championship win. Unbelievable!

As Bondo and his M unloaded the guests and escorted them up the sidewalk, I kept 3-Alarm distracted until the right moment. Then, he peered down the sidewalk and had a look of bewilderment. He squinted. He blinked. He could not believe his eyes. When he realized it was real, he busted out with, Oh wow! over and over again. See photos.

The Wufs embraced 3-Alarm both literally and figuratively. They high-fived everyone else. Bondo and the Wufs gathered around 3-Alarm and presented him with lots of Wolfpack stuff from 1983. The stash included a team photo featuring the star players and Coach Jim Valvano (Coach V), a vintage Pack Power bumper sticker signed on the spot by Mr. and Ms. Wuf, and a copy of the Technician—NC State’s student newspaper, from the day after the Wolfpack won the national championship. Plus, a photo of the 1983 Wolfpack cheerleading squad featuring Bondo himself in his senior year.  And a bright red NC State Cheerleading T-shirt, welcoming 3-Alarm to the NC State Cheerleading community. Wow!

From there, we took lots of photos. While lined up for the big Wolfpack F3, photo, we hear, “Don’t take that picture without me!” from up the street. Woody! 3-Alarm and all of us busted out laughing. Woody ran down the sidewalk and dropped into the back like a photo bomber. Now we had our zany component.

Then, 3-Alarm reminded Woody that burpees are required if you are late. BAM! Woody dropped and kicked out five very nice burpees. You should have seen the height on those things!

What does the Wuf do when the Wolfpack scores a touchdown? Howls Awoooooooo! And a pushup for every point. The Wuf dropped and kicked out some pushups.

Mary: After many more photo ops, it was time for Mr. and Ms. Wuf to go. After all, they are students and have to study. We hung out for a bit more before complete darkness. Wild Turkey and I helped 3-Alarm gather up the loot and head in. Another fantastic 3-Alarm second F. This one will be hard to top!

Finally, after the Wufs were gone, Cancun rolled in with his 2.0s. Always great to have him for the second F here. Today, he missed the Wufs.

T-Claps (Recognition): Thanks again Bondo for creating some memories for 3-Alarm and all of us!

Announcements: 3-Alarm planning to run next week (10/26)

Ground Pounder – 10/23/21

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Warm Up:

  • SSH x 23 ic
  • SFAC x 10 F&B ic
  • Seal Claps to Overhead Claps x 10 ic
  • Hula hoops, clockwise and counterclockwise x 10 ic
  • Merkins TUT x 10 ic down and up

The Workout:

  • Mossied to the rocks. Medium to large rock.
  • Pax did an assortment of exercises including; curls for the girls, overhead tricep extensions, rut-rows, ground pounders, overhead press, and bus-drivers. sharing is caring so we rotated after each exercise.
  • After two times around we dropped to our 6 for rock press, windshield wipers, and rock spanks at which point Gump told Bubba to “spank it like it’s your sister” đŸ€”.
  • Paused for 5 burpees OYO since Mr. Terrific was about 5 minutes late.
  • Returning the big rocks we mossied to the small rocks pill. Pax grabbed two smaller rocks and hit higher rep curls for the girls, tricep extensions, and arm raises to the front then side. The burn was enjoyable.
  • returning the small rocks we mossied to the playground for step-ups, Diamond-standard Erkins, squats, and single-leg lunges.

Mary:

  • LBC, LSF, Giant Cockroachs, box-cutters, Gump-cutters, jump-lunges, and crab-cakes.

Announcements:

  • HSPD Goggin’s Challenge for Special Olympics is going on now. Join Bacon this weekend if you can.
  • HS food pantry boxes
  • Hollyfest

Prayer:

  • Stubs received a clear MRI on Tuesday. Still no brain cancer!
  • Dauber, family sickness
  • Mr. Terrific, leadership

Sheepdog-10/22/2021

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EC:  Maybelline & Shredder

Warm Up: Pax mossied around the parking lot, including stutter steps back and forth on the parking lines. SSH in cadence x 25  SFAC front and back x 10. Seal clap/overhead clap combos in cadence x 20. Frankensteins in cadence x 10. IWs and HBs

The Workout:

we started with a little Build-a-Bear. Bear crawl don’t the parking line for 1 burpee. Back down to 2, etc to 10.

Mossied over to the knee wall and got busy with:

  • staggered squats x 10 each side
  • Merkins, TUT, x10, 2 rounds
  • Squat kicks, over the knee wall x10
  • Erkin set. Pax rotated between Diamond then “hopped” to regular. x10, x15, x25. We added wide grip to up the challenge.
  • 2 punch combos with a front kick, R&L.

Mary: LBC, LSF, and Crab Cakes

Announcements: Holly Fest sign-up, Food Pantry, Beacon’s HSPD Goggins Challenge this weekend

Prayer: unspoken

Dumbbells, Kettlebells and YOGA

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FNGs:  None – but visitor from Raleigh, Pig Pen – thanks for coming out.

Warm Up:  Lipsync started us off with some SSH and stretching.  YHC added windmills, sir Fazios, seal claps and overhead claps.  Grabbed all the weights and headed for the tennis courts

The Workout:  YHC instructed PAX to line up all the weights from heaviest to lightest.  Each PAX grabbed a coupon (e.g. Kettlebell or two dumbbells) and they decided the exercise.  The time keeper began with YHC executing Bear crawl to the end of the tennis court and backwards jog back to the starting line.  After YHC completed the mosey, each PAX rotated one station just before informing the in-coming PAX the exercise.  PAX were very creative coming up exercises.  40 lb dumbbells – Farmers Cary; 30 lb dumbbells- bench press from our six; 25 lb dumbbells lawn mowers;  25 lb kbell swings; 20 lb db hammer curls, 25 lb kettlebells thrusters; diamond merkins.  RINSE & REPEAT   New exercises were incorporated at each station included shrugs, curls, tricep, O/H press, figure 8
Carolina dry dock and the time keeper drill was crab walk to the end of the court, jog back.

Mary:  20 mins of much-needed YOGA

Announcements:  Support HSPD-Bacon with Goggins challenge, Special Olympic fundraiser; See slack & Fb for additional announcements including JDRF, Blood drives, volunteer opportunities


T-Claps (Recognition):  Pig Pen for leading VC and hanging out for Thunder

Prayer:  YHC talked about his original plan of simply carrying all of the weight (dumbbells & kettlebells) around Womble and not doing any formal exercises.  I had read about this in a past AO.  Too many of us are carrying baggage. We need to get rid of that baggage or simply ask for help carrying the load.  Prayers for Injured PAX and their family; motorcyclists – watch out for them; unspoken.

Thanks for helping me take out and load up all the gear.

 

Honored to lead. -Dauber