A little parking lot work at Disney

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YHC was working on 5 days in a row of posting since AGS on Sunday and was doubting his commitment to Pablo to Q Disney.  The body was saying “no” but the heart was saying “Hell yeah”.  I found my commitment (not motivation) and rose from the fart sack to post.  Several showed for extra credit but YHC missed that!

Warm Up:  A short lap around the parking lot mixing in some high knees along the way.  Great to see New Mexico drive up and join us as we started.  No penalty burpees.  We circled up for a warmup on this clear 42 degree morning.

  • Good morning x 10 I.C.
  • Daisy Pickers x 20 I.C.
  • Standard Merkins x 20
  • Goof Balls x 15 I.C.
  • Arm Stretches and Michael Phelps

The Workout:

Form 2 groups and indian run to the Middle Creek High School

  • Apple Sauce Indian Run
  • Pax at rear does one burpee before running to the front
  • (New Mexico was our drill sergeant)

We gathered at the corner of the Middle Creek parking lot for the instructions on 10 Rounds with Tyson

Five pain stations (Corners and Lower Center)  – 10 reps of same exercise at each of the 5 stops (50 reps each lap).  Goal is always 10 laps but rarely have time  Laps were

  • Round 1:  Standard Merkins
  • Round 2: Prisoner Squats
  • Round 3:  LBC (cadence)
  • Round 4:  Wide Grip Merkins
  • Round 5:  Mountain Climbers
  • Round 6: Brokeback Derkins

…we ran out of time!

Indian Run (no apple sauce) back to the start for COT

Mary:  Low Slow Flutter

Announcements:  Maybeline – 18 posts in a row.  2.0 workout this Saturday at Womble – Peak Week and Roger Roger have your Q – info on Slack / Facebook

Prayer:  Prayers for Crablegs as next Tuesday he is going for an experimental ALS drug – prayers he gets it.  New Mexico’s 2.0 for asthma – Moby’s father – Glass Jaw’s Grandfather.  Unspoken

Always an honor men!

where’s midget

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Midget had your Q today. He was also going for the Fritter. Dumbo’s workout yesterday must have been too tough for he was a no show for EC. He is the first official drop out when going for the fritter.  There was hope for Midget to arrive for the workout.  As the clock got closer to 5:30 it was clear there was going to be no Midget.  But wait at the last minute a Buick roles into the parking lot.  All got excited that Midget made his Q… it turns out it was an FNG.

I really wanted to head to the abyss so I decided to step up and lead.

Welcome FNGs:

Welcome Babe. Crab legs brought out Babe. He has been cutting down trees in his backyard. The name Paul Bunyan was floated and then Breach recommended Babe. For those that don’t know Babe is Paul Bunyan’s Blue Ox.

Welcome Diddy.  Pac-man brought out Diddy.  By the way he drives the Buick above.  He works at Epic.  Nintendo was thrown out then Donkey Kong and then finally Diddy Kong.  I believe Breach was two for two today.

EC: Dawgpound, Dumbo, Warbucks, Maybelline

Warm Up:

Ran down to the bowl and circled up for the following:
Side Straddle Hops
Seal Claps
Good Mornings

The Workout:

Ran to the abyss. We went right into it. Partner up for the following.
Partner A did monkey humpers while Partner B ran down the stairs did 5 Burpees and returned. Then Partner A went down the abyss and Partner B did monkey humpers. We went down multiple times as we count down from 5 Burpees, 4 Burpees, 3 Burpees, 2 Burpees and 1 Burpees.

We then ran back to the bowl. One Partner ran up the one hill as the other partner ran up the other hill. We did 10 Merkins when the Partners meet at the bottom of the bowl they did 1 Burpee High Five. We repeated this counting down from 10 merkins to 1 Merkin.

Ran to the parking lot for the last bit. Circled up and did Circle merkins. Started with the Q doing 10 merkins. Everyone else planked hold. Then the pac to the right did 10 merkins. This went around the circle. If no break we went right into 5 merkins and then 1 merkin.

Mary:

Floor Wipers
Homer to Marge
LBCs
Pickle Pounders
Plank O Rama

Announcements:

Mason Dixon Convergence Saturday at 7 o’clock at Pullen Park
Shirt Order through April 5th

Prayer:

Prayers for those that where supposed to be here and where not. Hoping that they are okay.
Prayers always for Crablegs
Prayers for Shredder recovery

Disney’s very own has the Q

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Did you know that Dumbo was Walt Disney’s favorite movie he made?  Seems like a fitting place for YHC’s virgin Q.  Thanks for the opportunity to lead you 31 Pax.

EC: Aquaman, Bulls Eye, Dahmer, Dawgpound, Maybelline, Nemo, Pikachu, ShamWow!, Warbucks

Warm Up: Quick mosey through the half pipe and back to the parking lot.  PAX circled up for the following: 24 SSH IC, 12 Good Mornings IC, 10 Fozio Arm Circles IC (forwards and backwards), Michael Phelps OYO, 10 Burpees OYO

The Workout: Mosey over to the big parking lot at the high school for 4 Corners with an accountability partner.  Pax did the following at each corner: 5 burpees, 10 plank jacks & 20 WWII.  Round 1 we moved between corners jogging on the long side and sprinting on the ‘short’ side.  For round 2 we replaced the 20 WWII with Al Gore for a 20 count.

Having finished round 2 it was time for a change of scenery so we moseyed back to the soccer fields.  With your accountability partner, one PAX runs to the middle of the soccer field while the other does balls to the wall on the fence.  We did two rounds of this.

Mary: PAX did 15 diamond merkins while YHC retrieved his phone for COT.  We then did the following: 20 Low Slow Flutter, 20 Homer to Marge, 20 Pickle Pounder, 10 Homer to Marge, 10 Pickle Pounders and Have A Nice Day!

Announcements: Check Slack/Facebook.  F3 Dad’s Camp registration opens soon.

Prayer: Moby’s father, Double D and his family.

YHC finished the morning with a few words about Lent.  During this time in the church year we are striving to either remove the things that keep us from being close to God OR to take on new things that would bring us closer to God.  That corresponds with this week QSource topic (The Jester) as well.  We all have things that keep us from being as close to God as we could be.  I challenge all of us to spend some time thinking about what they are for you and committing to work on them.  YHC took us out.

Thanks again for the opportunity to lead you men.  I will do better next time!

Who needs Arms to run a Marathon?

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EC: Standard Loop  Warbucks, Maybelline, Nemo & Full House

Warm Up: Loop around Soccer Field; Circle up for Standard Merkin x10, Good Mornings x10, Imperial Walkers/Hillbilies x10, FAC x10 + Reverse x10, SSH x51 and Mountain Climbers x15.  Count off
The Workout: Mosie over to the half pipe for Jack Webb + Burbees, Top of Half Pipe was Burpees and Bottom was Jack Webbs in increments of 3.  We increased by 5 Jack Webbs/round and then went back down.  4 rounds total (1-5, 5-10, 10-5, 5-1).

Now that we were really warmed up and the PAX understood that we don’t need to feel our arms to run Wrightsville! We mosied over to the side lot with the metal benches.  EMDD: Erkin x10, Merkin x10, Derkin x10 and Dips x10 regular x10 left leg up and x10 right leg up.  2 Rounds

Mosied over to lot by the baseball fields and did chill cut (elbow)plank hold indian jog in groups of 7 (2 Rounds) Hold plank and person in back keeps moving to the front of the line.

Mosied over to Stairs and did x10 Star Jumps at top and bottom, with partner wheelbarrow up the stairs (alternate partners at each landing)

Mary: Pickle Pounders x16, Homer to Marge x16, Pickle Pounders x12, SSH x49
Announcements: Sign up for Purple Cobra while Warbucks is out the next couple weeks. Wrightsville? Head down for the 5k even if your not running on Saturday to support CL
Prayer: Warbucks Wife is having Surgery next week. YHC MIL is having Surgery today for Ovarian Cancer

What the Fog?

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Pax: 21 came out to a foggy Disney which included 2 FNGs welcome Tube socks and Spanx. 

EC: Pablo, UTI, Emeril, Deadbolt, Warbucks, and 187

Warm Up:

Lap around soccer field. Circled up for side straddle hops, forward and reverse fuzzio arm circles, imperial walkers, hillbilles, and good mornings. 

The Workout:

PAX went into the minivan treasure chest to pick up retaining wall blocks on discount from Holly Springs Target. We headed to the soccer field for a variation of curls for girls. 21, 15,12, and 9 reps were performed. After each set the PAX ran to soccer midline and jogged back. Thrusters were next on the menu with 21, 15,12, 9 reps performed with same run to midline of soccer field and jog back after each set. Lastly, we performed alternating hand on bricks of 15 reps of merkins for 4 sets. After each set we repeated the run and job sequence.

Pax then moseyed to the playground for 3 sets of 15 reps of weighted dips and 3 sets of 20,10,10 derkins. 

Mary:

Each pax perfomed 10 second count of abdominal exercise of choice.

Announcements:

See Facebook and Slack. Dads workout Womble 9am this saturday. WB race mext weekend as well as the MULE.

Prayer:

Breach led us out lifting up pray requests for Glass Jaw and his family, unspoken prays, and the ability to gather us for  fitness and fellowship.

What is the abyss?

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PAX of 5 for EC and 7 for the main event were not intimidated by the early morning thunder storms and decided to swallow the DRP and show their commitment to accelerate Fitness, Fellowship, and Faith.  During the extra credit, the Q was having a difficult time deciding how he wanted to sharpen his fellow PAX.  He had a few different exercise routines to choose from and it wasn’t until Motor Boatin’ asked “What is the Abyss?” that the Q felt obligated to educate him on the landscape of Disney.

EC: Warbucks, Full House, Emeril, Deadbolt, and Pablo

Notable Absences: Midget4Life and Dumbo

Warm Up: Jog around the soccer field, circled up for SSH IC x 20, IW and HB IC x15, Fazio Arm Circles IC 10 forward- 10 back, seal claps IC x 10
The Workout: The PAX lined up for an indian run that led them on a long scenic route to the abyss.  A pit stop was taken half way to do 20 squats and 10 merkins which allowed all PAX to catch up.  After arriving at the Abyss, PAX partnered up to complete a Dora 1,2,3 (100 merkins, 200 LBC, 300 squats).  Partner 1 started his reps while partner 2 traveled down the abyss into the darkness where they had to complete star jumps (start w/ 5 and add 1 rep for each journey down).  After the Dora, PAX moseyed to the park where we completed 2 rounds of Erkins, Derkins, and Dips x10 reps each.  PAX then did BTTW x 30 count and then headed to the flag for Mary
Mary: Plank-o-rama: Chilcutt Pickle Pounders IC x10, Box Cutters IC x10, LSF IC x10, WWII IC x10, 1 legged Homer to Marge 5 on each side, Hello Dolly IC x10, Freddy Mercury IC x10, Nipplers IC x10, Have a nice day
Announcements: Deadbolt is looking for PAX to help out at the F3 table at Hope Church event, check Slack and FB
Prayer: Full House’s father is dealing with a GI bleed and friend of his daughter is critically ill with the flu, crablegs, shredder, moby’s dad, all dealing with illness, and all unspoken prayers

Valentine’s Day 11’s massacre

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PAX of 17 for EC and 28 for main event came out to experience a Valentine’s Day 11’s Massacre and pursue the coveted fritter.  #FrittersAin’tEasy

EC: Pablo, Lipstick, Banana Seat, Wiggly, Banana Seat, Straight Cash, Chips, Nemo, Pumpkin Spice, Yogurt, Lucky Charms, Particle Board, Emeril, Peeping Tom, Coal Ash, Pikachu

Warm Up: A quick jog around the soccer field.  Circled up at the flag: SSH IC x 20, IW IC x 15, HB IC x 15, Fazio Arm Circles IC 10 forward and 10 back, good mornings IC x 10

The Workout: PAX split into 7 groups of 4 and did an Indian run over to the high school main entrance.  2 rounds of 10 Merkins, Derkins and Dips while we waited for the 6 to arrive.  PAX remained in their Indian run groups and did 11’s on the road/hill that goes between the school entrance and Middle Creek Park Ave: Burpees at the bottom/Star Jumps at the top.  PAX then split into 2 groups to Indian run back to the flag for Mary.

Mary: Pikachu had the PAX do plank shoulder taps while the Q got is phone, Q resumed: LSF IC x 15, Freddie Mercury IC x 15, have a nice day

Announcements: Check FB and Slack, Meg Smile

Prayer: friend of banana seat with medical issues, Full House’s father, Shredder, Marriages, Unspoken prayers

Red Barchetta

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24 at a warmer than usual early Feb edition of Disney as YHC returned as guest Q to bring back a popular workout from last year, and straight out of the F3 exicon, The Red Barchetta.  Named after a classic song by Canadian rock legends Rush, the workout is meant to get he heart rate up and keep moving.  The song, by the way, is based on an excellent short story about a time in the future when we have “motor laws” making it illegal to go joy riding in a classic sports car.  A young man gets his uncles red barchetta out from storage in a barn and heads out on the open road, through the mountains.

5 on EC Nemo, Deadbolt, Warbucks, Lipstick and Pikachu

Warm Up: Quick jog around the field, standard round of w/u exercises in the lot with a built in preview of the sequence of exercises in the main event.
The Workout: Mosey to field, take spot on the line.  100 yard dash, 100 IC SSH, 100 yard jog back.  75 yard dash, 75 IC Mt Climbers, 75 yard jog back.  50 yard dash, 50 IC LBCs, 50 yard jog back.  25 yard dash, 25 Merkins, 25 yard jog back.  10 yard dash, 10 burpees OYO, 10 yard jog back.  Took a lap around the field to cap it off.
Mary: Quick sets of standard mary exercises, keeping the heart rate going (we moved fast)
Announcements: Check your facebook and slack – lots going on
Prayer: Moby’s dad, Crableg’s friend, took a silent 10 count for unspoken and YHC took us out.

Great effort by all who posted,  That’s a deceptively challenging workout and everyone just kept moving.  Honor to lead, as always.

Howling Monkeys, Duck Jousting, and a Virgin Q

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13 PAX showed up for a Virgin Q by YHC.  It was a freezing 21 degrees (felt like 14) at 5:06am as 5 PAX headed out on the standard loop for EC: Deadbolt, Full House, Breach, Nemo and YHC.

Warm Up:

Lap around the soccer field for warm up. YHC thought he saw headlights as we began, but was reassured by the PAX that no one was tardy.

Circled up on the soccer field for:
SSH x 20 IC
Windmills x 10 IC
Frankenstein leg kicks x 10 IC
Daisy Pickers x 10 IC
Sir Fazio arm circles 10 forward/10 backward IC

The Workout:

YHC got creative this week and came up with a new routine, dubbed Evolution (crawl, walk, run). Evolution went as follows:
Line up on sideline
Bear crawl 1/4 of the field
10 squats
Lunge walk to center line
10 WWIIs
Sprint to other sideline
10 shoulder taps
For the final leg YHC decided to reverse things and PAX did crawl bear, backward lunge walk, and backward sprint with 20 of each exercise.

PAX then circled up in a tight circle for Howling Monkey.
PAX in monkey humper starting position
Moving around the circle, each PAX do 10 monkey humpers
After 2 rounds, our monkeys were howling and we moseyed to the abyss for some quick stair work.

It was only after our rounds of Howling Monkeys that I heard some mubblechatter to Chips. After further questioning it was determined that Chips was indeed tardy, so 5 burpees OYO.

On the mosey, we partnered up and did the following on arrival:

Round 1: Partner 1 did LBCs at top while Partner 2 ran to bottom of stairs for 10 diamond merkins then switch.
Round 2: Partner 1 did Homer to Marge at top while Partner 2 runs to bottom of stairs for 10 diamond merkins then switch.

Some interesting mubblechatter by Deadbolt about being between a bush and they abyss while looking at the moon. The sky was in rare form this morning as we saw Jupiter and Venus on either side of the moon.

25 LBC’s IC then moseyed back to soccer field for Mary.

Mary:

In preparation for this VQ, YHC spent some time reading the Exicon. As a result, Mary consisted of:

Duck jousting: PAX get down in duck walk with hands on chest (like a duck) and try to knock each other down (joust). If PAX fell, 10 merkins and re-join the fight.

When YHC explained this to the PAX, it was received with uncertainty and reluctance. After a few minutes of walking around solo, PAX jumped in and by the end there were ducks falling all around. This was done as a free for all, but could also be done 1-on-1 (bull in the ring style).

With 1 minute left, YHC wanted PAX to get their money’s worth so time was filled with 45 seconds of Pickle Pounders IC followed by Have a Nice Day.

Announcements:

Wear red tomorrow, cell phone challenge, daddy-daughter date nights (posted links to social channels).
Crablegs challenged us to try and find something awesome in your everyday (like the beautiful sky this morning).

Prayer:

Full House’s dad, Pacman’s vertigo, Crablegs – Way to post in the cold with us!

Sideways rain and deep puddles

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PAX of 6 for EC and 11 for main event came out for a warm and soggy beat down at the greatest place on earth.

EC: Pablo (foundation:current), Warbucks (foundation), Breach, Slide Rule (foundation:current), Nemo (foundation), Full House

Warm Up:

With the rain and puddles, we avoided running around the soccer field, so 2 laps around the parking lot at the playground, SSH IC x 20, Imperial Walkers and Hillbillies IC x 10, Fazio Arm Circles 10 forward and 10 backward
The Workout:

The PAX split in to 2 groups and did an indian run over to the large parking lot.  The PAX remained in their indian run groups and continued up and down the lanes of the parking lot doing 10 merkins on one side and 20 squats on the other side.  Once all lanes were done and every puddle stepped in, we moseyed over to the faculty parking lot where PAX found an accountability partner and started 11’s on the long and steady climb up the road that goes from the lot to the library and West Lake Rd (burpees at the bottom, squat jumps at the top).  With time running short, we stopped 11’s and regrouped and did an indian run back to the flag for Mary.

Mary:

Catalina Wine makers x 12, LBC IC x 10, Good Mornings IC x 10, Pickle Pounders IC x 10, Low Slow Flutter IC x 10,
Announcements:

see facebook and slack, try and commit once per quarter to travel to ENC to help those effected by the hurrican
Prayer:

Raleigh Police officer who was shot in the line of duty who is still recovering, Dumbo’s Knee, Those effected by the Government shutdown, Crablegs,