February 28 2020 / at Crazy Ivan (HS Parking Deck) QIC: POTS

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February 28 2020 / at Crazy Ivan (HS Parking Deck) QIC: POTS

 

The PAX for Crazy Ivan packed the parking deck.

 EC: Deadbolt, Full House, Roger Roger

 PAX:  20

 FNGs: None

 Warm Up:

 Side Straddle Hops (SSH), Daisy Pickers, Imperial Walkers, Frankenstein’s

 The Workout: 

 PAX partner’d up.

Partner 1

  1. Curls for the girls (20 reps)
  2. Overhead press (20 reps)
  3. Floor press / bridged (20 reps)
  4. Side to Sid Lunge (Willy Mays Hayes (20 reps)
  5. Kettlebell Swing (20 reps)
  6. Goblet Squats (20 reps)
  7. Up right rows (20 reps)
  8. Dead Lifts (20 reps)
  9. Overhead Triceps Extensions (20 reps)

Partner 2

Run up stairwell, back down and around the block. (Not Town Hall – lol)

Mary:

The PAX took turns with several rounds of ab exercises to close out the Q.

Announcements: 

Happy Birthday 16-bit

Forceps son’s memorial service 2/29 12:30 ET at Hope Church (Apex)

Banana Seat sending update on Wrightsville

M4L – F3 Meal March 14 (Sat)

Check Slack for upcoming announcements

Prayers:

Wiggly’s family for loss of his father.

Flannigan’s upcoming heart tests.

Coal Ash’s  Brother in law’s father is battling cancer going into hospice care.

Unspoken,

Military, and First Responders.

First Appearance of the Steel Mace

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Snow came the day before. Still 10 men braved the chilly weather to come see the steel mace!!

FNGs: Nope
Warm Up:
Quick lap to warmup
Circled up for the following
Good Mornings
Fazio Arm Circles
Leg Swings both directions both legs
BackStroke
The Workout:
Counted off by three. We had four stations, but I wanted groups of three since there were three Pax present that had already did a steel mace workout. They should be the Shepard for the steel mace. The goal was to keep the legs fresh for tomorrow’s long ass run.

3 complete circuits. Each Station was 2 minutes and 15 seconds. Each pax did 5 to 10 reps each exercise. After completion keep on going till the timer sounds.

Station 1:
Stairs — Run them or carry a bell. Just get up and down them.

Station 2:
Kettlebell
LawnMowers
Push up On the Bell
Push Press
Chest to Chest in bridge

Station 3:
Battle Rope and Core
Battle Rope
Midget Love Handles
Midget Getups
Midget Cookie Pouches

Station 4:
Steel Mace
Upper Cut
Bent Over Rows
Side Paddle Overhead (No lunge)
Kayak
Ballistic Curl

Mary:

Circled up for some stretching:

Leg across and open up the hips. Like getting in a pigeon pose but keep the leg straight
Runners pose and open up the hip
Runners pose concentration on going deeper
Fire Hydrant Circles
Fire Hydrant Kicks

Announcements:

ATT run tomorrow

T-Claps (Recognition):
Prayer:

Wallaby as he comes home from Rehab
Forceps and his family
John, Deadbolt’s friend that is battling cancer

Like a Box of Chocolates

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FNGs: None

Warm Up:  Seven PAX showed up after a pre-blast of sweets and sweat.   Jog around parking deck; circle up by chair and mystery Valentine’s Day heart shaped box and executed the following exercises:  25 SSH, 10 Daisy pickers, 10 Don Quixotes, 10 O/H claps, 10 seal claps.

The Workout:  PAX counted off and then paired up.  Dauber went solo with an odd number of PAX.  Each PAX went to the box of “chocolates “ and pulled out a card.  15 Cards total.  Two exercises on each card:  an exercise for KB and another one.  Lots of mumble-chatter initially but it soon quieted down.  High-tempo workout for sure – everyone kept moving the entire time.

 

Mary:  No time left on the clock for her.

Announcements:  ATT run, need support with water via bike (see Slack)

T-Claps (Recognition):  First timers to Crazy Ivan (Snap?, Sassy, Noah’s Ark and LipSync)

Prayer:  Raising up Forcep, his family, his son.

2ndF at Harvest Moon

 

An honor to lead. -Dauber

Ivan gets competitive

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YHC pre-blasted Crazy Ivan as being something different – a little bit of competition for the pax.

FNGs:

None today – a shame
Warm Up:

Warm up

Warm up lap around the interior of the parking deck – YHC set up some cones on the other end to mark the lap course for the remaining circuits.

SSH x20 IC

Daisy picker x10 IC

Fazio Arm Circles x10 forward/backward

5x burpees OYO for Lipstick being a bit late

 

The Workout:

Pax grab their kettle bell and circle up for circuit 1:

1x Burpee
6x Turkish Getups
10x Squat Thrusters
20x One arm kettlebell swings
Run a lap

After round 1 the pax partnered up based on the speed of which they completed the round. #1 with #2, 3 with 4, etc with one group of 3.

Repeat round 1 with the faster pax from each pair adding 2x burpees each round.

After two rounds of that circuit we circled up for a round with “big bertha” – YHC’s 60lb kettle bell that doesn’t get enough love. We passsed the bell clockwise between pax with each pax doing one overhead press each. Then we passed it back counterclockwise to keep ourselves balanced (with another press.

We then moved on to circuit 2:

1x Turkish Getup
6x Midget Getups
10x Merkin Kettlebell slides
20x Bell Slaps
Run a lap

After round 2 the pax partnered up based on the speed of which they completed the round. #1 with #2, 3 with 4, etc with one group of 3.

Repeat round 2 with the faster pax from each pair adding 2x turkish getups each round.

Mary:

Midget cookie pouch x10
Single leg deadlifts x5 each leg slooooooooow
Homer to marge SW style x10 + x5 each leg – all with kettlebell
Homer to marge exicon style until YHC was tired
Announcements:

2nd F/3rd F – Travis Manion Foundation fundraiser at Bombshell tonight. $5 per pax that show up.

Greenhouse build at Holly Springs food cubbard tomorrow

U-Turn will be different – read pre-blast and expect the differences to continue for the full month

ATT long ass run 22Feb20

New AO Prison Yard – Crooked Creek Park at 0500 on Tuesdays.

June 4th 100 mile backpacking trip – 4 days. See Double D for details.

T-Claps (Recognition):

Lucky Charms for kicking my rear
Prayer:

Wallaby and all pax whose families are dealing with addiction – both those battling and those supporting them. Midget’s friend going into detox.

Rash of cancer scares in local community.

Full House’s client’s wife with brain tumor – successful surgery for lemon sized tumor! Full recovery expected.

UTI’s co-worker Carolyn went from full cancer to remission!

YHC’s wife’s back issues have resurfaced – psychologically tough to have issues that were solved reappear for no good reason.

Building a Flow with your Host Dawgpound

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It was a warm Friday morning. The parking deck kept us even warmer.  The audio visual team was up and running and streaming Sarah Beth Yoga for the Pax to get a bit of stretching.  Trying to win the day by putting the work back into our bodies.  Dumbo convinced Pablo to run hills though.  That man really loves those hills by the library.

Dumbo even brought his brother out.  Even though he is 9 years younger he refers to Dumbo as his ‘Smaller brother’.  We already had the name lined up.  First job was at a country club.  That went to caddy shack.  That went to Noonan.  Danny Noonan is the kid caddie from the moving that is trying his hardest to get the caddy scholarship.  I wanted ‘Na Na Na’, but everyone seemed onboard with Noonan.  Just don’t let Emeril ruin it for us.  That guy.

It was a special morning.  Besides building our flow we ran the stairs at the parking deck for the first time.  Pax that couldn’t (Pikachu) stayed down and did more abs.

Yoga EC: Dawgpound, Buford, Emeril, Deadbolt, Flanigan, Coal Ash, Skidmark, Redenbacher, Noonan
Running EC: Cowboy, Dumobo, Pablo
FNGs: Noonan
Warm Up:

Quick lap around the parking deck. Then we got in a U. I said circle but the space wasn’t large enough to accommodate so we had rows in a U fashion.

Started just bouncing and loosening up the legs and shoulders
Backstroke
Hinge stretch — Big toe of back foot is inline with heel of front foot. Bend at the waist. Repeat on the other side.
Leg Swings
Leg Circles Front and Back

The Workout:

We built up to a full out flow. We started small. After each progression of the flow half the pax ran the stairs the other half did some ab work.

5 Reps: — Did the right side then left. That was one Rep
Push Up one arm on bell
Row

Stairs/Exaggerated toe touches (Hand touches opposite toe while swinging the leg up)

5 Reps: — Did the right side then left. That was one Rep
Push Up one arm on bell
Row
Clean

Stairs/Midget Coookie Pouches

5 Reps: — Did the right side then left. That was one Rep
Push Up one arm on bell
Row
Clean
Squat

Stairs/Kettlebell Pull Through (In a plank position move the bell from one side to the other)

5 Reps: — Did the right side then left. That was one Rep
Push Up one arm on bell
Row
Clean
Squat
Snatch

Stairs/Midget Stand Ups

5 Reps: — This one we did the right side then after the switch during the swing we did reverse and finished with the pushup

Push Up one arm on bell
Row
Clean
Squat
Snatch
One arm Swing
One arm swing and switch hands

Stairs/Exaggerated toe touches (Hand touches opposite toe while swinging the leg up)

Mary:

2 Rounds
Midget Love Handles
Supermans — These will know be known as Flying Pikachu’s

We finished with some stretching. Gotta run some miles tomorrow.

Started with frog stretch. (In table top pulse moving our hips back to our feet.)
Leg through stretch. Like pigeon, but instead of the leg being under your body it is sticking out to the side. Bring forearms to the ground. Reach up to the sky
Runners Pose rotate to the leg that is bent for added benefits
Pigeon Pose. Rotate hip of leg bent for added benefit
Thread the needle (Start in table top put right arm under left arm. Your head should be resting on your shoulder. Bring the arm back up.)

Announcements:

Long Ass ATT Run. Blue Hen is running the whole thing this year

T-Claps (Recognition):

All pax who put up with my Kettlebell workouts. I love them and I hope everyone else enjoys kettlebells.
Prayer:

Wallaby
Pikachu
Pikachu’s wife (Cause we will be having a moody Pikachu as he goes through withdraw from running)

Lipstick Delegation Tour Day 5

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EC: Lucky Charms, Skidmark, Pikachu, Banana Seat, Yosemite, YHC, Slide Rule
Warm Up: Lap around lot to loosen up the legs.

SSH x100 I mean what else would we start with?

Imperial Walkers x15

Delegation Tour continued at Crazy Ivan. YHC called out on the slack that we would be doing some Yoga, I believe the message was taken as a joke. At least 15 HIM’s showed up with bells in hand. YHC quickly sidelined Banana Seat and said “This is going to be a real delegation” YHC may have planted the seed on delegation the previous 4 days 🙂
The Workout: PAX split up for a Banana Seat Kettle Bell Beatdown (you had to be there to know what took place) and a Sarah Beth Yoga Session
Mary: Plank hold for final 4 minutes with various plank positions, including Pickle Pounders x25
Announcements: Check the Web
T-Claps (Recognition): Yosemite for completing his first Fritter. Banana Seat for the Lipstick Fritter and truly taking on the delegation Q!
Prayer: Quiver’s Family, Crab Legs, All those running HSHM tomorrow

*Dumbo and Slide Rule went out for a 4.5 mile run, as they didn’t think a real kettle bell workout would happen.

Yes there was Ivan on the 8th

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EC: Lucky Charms, Flanigan
Yoga EC: Dawgpound, Emeril, Pikachu

FNGs: None…. This seems to be a trend
Warm Up:

Mountain Climbers
Bat Wing
Randy’s
Good Mornings

The Workout:

Partner up by Kettlebell Weight

Repeat 3 times
20 Merkin on bell press
10 Rows across each arm

Partner 1 Farmer Carries
Partner 2 Mountain climb

Repeat 3 Times
20 alternating Bridge Press
10 Plank Row Each Arm

Partner 1 Farmer Carries
Partner 2 Mountain climb

Repeat 3 Times
10 Single Arm Shoulder Press Each arm
10 Around the world each direction

Partner 1 Farmer Carries
Partner 2 Mountain climb

Repeat 2 Times
10 Axes each side
10 Halo’s each direction

Partner 1 Farmer Carries
Partner 2 Mountain climb

Mary:

2 Rounds Midget Flow:
Midget Love Handles
Midget Cookie Pouches
Midget Stand Ups

Announcements:

Frosty 12-7

T-Claps (Recognition):

Prayer:

Mumble Mumble Mumble

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I arrived and Pickachu and Skidmark where finishing up EC.  Instead of staying Skidmark need to go home and hit the john.  Understandable.  He did make it to 2nd F.  This morning the workout was a bit less intense.  Working more on developing muscle.   Therefore there was a lot of mumble chatter.   Like a lot.  I stalled sweet.  There was no Salty Dawg today.

EC: Skidmark, Pikachu
FNGs: Nope
Warm Up:

Quick lap around the lot then it was time for teaching

5 Series with three different versions

Halo Series

  • Halo Alt
  • Halo Alt Reverse Lunge
  • Halo Alt Reverse Lunge with rotation

Figure 8 — Working on keeping the back upright. The shoulders back with a proud chest

  • High Figure 8 with Squat
  • Figure 8 to Hold
  • Figure 8 to Hold Reverse Lunge

Bridge Press

  • Bridge Press
  • Alternating Bridge Press also known and Boobity to the Boobity
  • Crush Alternating Bridge Pres

Swing

  • Swing Bell against Belly
  • Two Handed Swing
  • One Handed Swing

Push Press

  • Two Handed Press
  • Single Arm Press
  • Single Arm Press Reverse Lunge

The Workout:

Tabata workout with 20 seconds one 10 seconds off for 8 rounds. 30 seconds off between series. You picked the version of each exercise. We did 8 rounds of the same exercise before moving to then next.

Mary:

E2K
Toe Taps
Homer to Marge
Toe Taps
E2K

Announcements:

Frosty December 7th
Christmas Party somewhere over the rainbow December 14th

T-Claps (Recognition):

Pikachu for completing the Fritter. The leader board has been updated

Prayer:

We’re not coordinated enough for that

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FNGs: None – but return of cotter Sputnik from Raleigh who had been 2 years since his last post and now resides in the springs. Welcome back!

Warm Up:

Breakdancer x10 IC
Tappy taps x10 IC
Good morning x10 IC
Mosey lap around lot
Frankenstein kicks
But kickers

The Workout:

Circle up for pass the bell – 50lb bell gets passed around a tight circl with pax in squat hold. When the bell gets to you you overhead press it once. We went counter clock wise.

Parnter up based on kettle bell weight and mosey to the end of the parking lot with one bell per pair

Modified beep test
Start at end of lot
Partner 1 does KB swings
Partner 2 sprints to end of lot and back
Swap and repeat
First round – 80% max speed (your partner’s swings should give you a judgement on if you’re speeding up as we keep going)
5x Yurpees – thank Emeril for digging this one out of the exicon. It’s a burpee with a clap merkin at the bottom and two tuck jumps at the top instead of the jump clap

Repeato sprints – second round 90% speed
3x Yurpees
Plank hold IC x20
Third round – 100% speed

Circle up for pass the bell again – this time clock wise

Mosey down to amphitheater with one bell per pair (apparently some confusion here…..)
Drop bells on amphitheater and get into the grass for an experiment

Groups of 3 – barrel rolls while chopping feet. This went very poorly. Emeril almost took Dawgpound out at the knees in our group. Some groups were too chicken to get grass on them. Either way, this one can go away to never come back. As Dawgpound said later “we aren’t coordinated enough for that”.

Back into groups of 2
Partner 1 does bttw
Partner 2 does 10x turkish getups.
Swap and repeat. There was some modifying here to sets of 5 getups at a time. Modify as needed.

People’s chair while waiting for the six.

Repeato turkish getups and bttw going to 6 getups this time

Mosey back to parking lot with instructions to get the heart rate back down

Circle up for pass the bell – 2 loops both directions

Thunderstruck – side straddle hop during the song, burpee every time you hear thunder or thunderstruck
Mary:

All holds 10s
Plank
One arm up plank (once each arm)
One leg up plank (once each leg)
Same side arm and leg up (once each side)
Yoga
Runner’s pose
Pidgeon pose
HAND (Have A Nice Day)
Announcements:

See slack/FB.

New Kettlebell AO starting Monday in Fuquay – same site as Mutiny.
T-Claps (Recognition):

Sputnik for getting back into the gloom!
Prayer:

Scout’s family. Dauber’s daughter and all other HS seniors figuring out their path forward.

My name is… My name is… My name is… Chubby Dawgpound

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Before the workout I asked the pax what music they wanted. Rock workout playlist from Apple or my Eminem playlist for the Holly Springs Half. Eminem can really fire me up.

EC: Dawgpound, Emeril, Dumbo, Pikachu (I think he had a lite vest on), Lucky, Coal Ash, Shamwow
FNGs:  Does Midget count???
Warm Up:

Did a quick lap around the parking lot for it was a cold morning.  Then everyone grab there bell and we made our way to the playground.

Circled Up for the following:

Side Straddle Hops
Good Mornings
Fazio Arm Circles Forward and Reverse

The Workout:

Started things off with a couple of full body kettlebell exercises.

3 Rounds of:
30 Two Arm Swing
10 Thrusters Each Arm
5 Snatches Each Arm

Next we took a quick jog to the Pavillon to grab a spot at the wall.

5 Seconds Wall Sit
5 Seconds Wall Sit Right Leg up
5 Seconds Wall Sit
5 Seconds Wall Sit Left Leg up
10 Seconds Wall Sit

After the wall sit circuit it was time to get into some legs

2 Rounds of Single Arm Cleans and lunges.  This is an incremental exercise.  We start with doing 1 clean each arm then one lunge each leg.  We then increment from 1 to 5.  All the cleans are done first and after they are completed we move to the lunges.  I personally felt tired at this point.

Next we took another trip to the wall.

5 Seconds Wall Sit
5 Seconds Wall Sit Right Leg up
5 Seconds Wall Sit
5 Seconds Wall Sit Left Leg up
10 Seconds Wall Sit

We can back for another flow.  This one was a straight leg deadlift, clean, and clean squat.  We did two rounds of this flow with 10 reps.  During the second round I asked everyone to partner up.  I wanted us to get some work on the pull ups.  I am personally awful at pull ups and need to get better.

Each pax had two sets on the pulls ups.  I personally want to thank Lucky for pushing me here.  I need it.

Next I wanted to move into some chest/back exercises.  We started Bridge Alternating Chest Press.  The mumble chatter really picked up here.  I felt like the workout intensity was not hard enough at this point.  So we took another trip back to the wall.

This time was a bit different. We did two rounds of the following.

5 Seconds Wall Sit
10 Seconds Wall Sit Right Leg up
5 Seconds Wall Sit
10 Seconds Wall Sit Left Leg up
10 Seconds Wall Sit
Balls to the Wall
Lunge walk down the pavilion and back.

After this was completed we went back to the playground for Mary

Mary:

Midget Flow.  Only time for one pass.

Midget Love Handles
Midget Cookie Pouches
Midget Stand Ups (Mini Turkish Getups)

Announcements:
Frosty (Southwake CSAUP) December 7th
Christmas Party December 14th

T-Claps (Recognition):  Coal Ash, Dumbo, Emeril for finishing up the fritter this week.
Prayer:

Girl in Holly Springs that was hit by a car
Health for all pax