Snagged Downtown Train off my Big Gulp for my Monopoly Board

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I was fortunate to jump in line and secure my Big Gulp with the Downtown Train game piece.  SCORE!!!

To my surprise, 13 PAX showed up to join in on the fun.  Let’s play Monopoly!!!

Warm Up:  Fazio Arm Circles, Willy Mays Haze, Frankensteins, and Good Mornings, Windmills

The Workout: 

Travel to Amphitheater – Lunge Walk Half the Parking Garage, Bear Crawl the other half

Thang 1 x4

  • Partner 1 Preachers Chair
  • Partner 2 Box Jumps up the theater seats
  • Switch

Thang 2 x4

  • Partner 1 Balls 2 Walls
  • Partner 2 Step Ups up the theater seats
  • Switch

Thang 3 x1

  • Earkins, Derkins, Dips
  • Up the normal theater steps and back down 2x between each of the last bullet

Thang 4 x3

  • Partner 1 Inverted Rows – 15, 10, 5
  • Partner 2 Plank Hold
  • Switch

Thang 5 x4

  • Partner 1 Preachers Chair
  • Partner 2 Box Jumps up the theater seats
  • Switch

Travel Back to Flag – Carioca through the parking garage

Mary: Poop Eaters, Pickle Pounders, Homer to Marge, WW2, Superman, 6inches, Low Slow Flutter

Announcements: Check-in with Abe about CPR Opportunities, 2nd F/2nd Friday Lunch is this week join Abe+ in picking a place and BE THERE!!!

Prayer– Pumpkin Spice’s wife as she manages a full plate at work.  T-claps for her opportunity but pray to help her through the stress of getting things settled.

Prayers re: war.  Life is precious, peace is the answer.

Just the Basics

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FNGs: none

Warm Up: side straddle hop, hill billies, imperial walkers, frankensteins, daisy pickers, sir fazio arm circles, seal claps, overhead claps

The Workout: The workout today was, as advertised, just the basics. 15 Push-ups, 15 squats and 9 x 5 count planks. Then mosey. Rinse, repeat. We got a trip down and up Library hill in as well.

Just goes to show you it doesn’t have to be complicated to be effective.

Mary: popcorn mary

Announcements: fence painting, Hollyfest, sign up to Q!

Prayer: Praises for Pumpkin Spice’s wife’s job, Hasslehof, Mix Tape and his wife’s pregnancy

7-11. Seven Year Anniversary Q

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7-11. Eleven PAX celebrated my 7 year F3 Anniversary. The number 7 was in play with

Warm-up: SSH, GM, Arm Circles, Mosey to The Block parking garage. 

Workout:

Two rounds

Partnered up: One partner 7 count Inverted Rows, Carolina Dry Docks, Prisoner Squats – rinse and repeat, while other partner ran a lap. 

Mosey to amphitheater: Same deal two rounds with Derkins, Dips, Step Ups/Box Jumps

Together 2 rounds Peoples Chair, BTTW

Mosey to Ballantine: 7s with Pistol Squats & Burpees up and down the hill

Mary: During Mary each PAX shared how they got involved with F3.

Prayers for PAX looking for work and recovery from illness or injury.

Rock Tracks before Burning Down the Garage

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FNGs: n/a

Warm-Up Pledge allegiance to the flag, mosey, Thunder-hops, Hill Billies, Imperial Walkers, Frankenstein, Daisy Pickers,  Sir Fazio Arm circles, excessive seal claps and homeschool high-fives

Thang 1: Rock and Rails

Location: Rock pile

Mosey between sets

  1. Round 1 x 2 Sets
    • Curls for the Girls
    • Tris for the Guys
    • Squat with Rock
  2. Round 2 x 2 sets
    • Rut Rows
    • Ground Pounder
    • Wonder Bra

Thang 2: Park and Burn / Next Man Up

Location: Parking Garage

Each PAX claims a parking space.
 PAX #1 runs a loop around the library. PAX #2 picks the exercise.
When the runner returns they pick the next open parking space, rotate: #2 runs and #3 picks the next exercise, and so on. Repeat 3 rounds

Exercises included but not limited to:

  • Merkins
  • Lunges
  • Carolina Dry Docks
  • Pistol squats
  • Squats
  • Plank hold
  • Freddy Mercuries

Mary: Part of Thang 2

T-Claps (Recognition): Down Range completing his marathon in VA! Madden for getting out early with no school instead of sleeping in

Announcements: Wake County speedway on Friday, Clay pigeon shooting and ice cream this Sunday

Prayer: Sardine has some potentially good news later today, Memorial for Erna and the family and friends she has left behind, Pumpkin Spice’s friend in need of surgery and looking for a job, Down Range’s M

Cemetery Hill Train Ride

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FNGs: None 

Warm Up: Mosey to Cemetery Hill, SSH, GM, Daisy Pickers 

The Workout: 50 WW3 with Cindy, Backwards lunge to next station, 40 Squirrel Squats w/ 40lbs SB, Wheel Barrow to next station, 30 Shelf Toss with 50lbs SB Crawl Bear to next station, 20 Power Cleans w/ 60lbs SB, Broad Jump to next station, 20 Clean and Toss 60lbs SB, Bear Crawl to next station. 10 SB burpees. *Dora-style partner ran suicides up the hill to each station marker.* Complete all stations if time allows.  

Mary: Mosey back to the parking lot/Stretch 

Announcements: Kotters, Q-sheet, Food Cupboard, Vote for Best in Shows dog. 

T-Claps (Recognition): Pax for getting out after a very poor competitive Superbowl. 

Prayer: Pumpkin Spice’s brother John, Injured Pax, unspoken. 

Avoiding the ice

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FNGs: None

Warm Up: Four corner mosey around HS with GM, WMH, Merkins, Arm Circles

The Workout: Mosey to Amphitheater.  Groups of Three.  

Pax 1: 5x Derkins, Erkins, Step Ups (repeat until partner returns)

Pax 2: Run to parking garage

Pax 3: 5x Inverted Rows, CDD, Squats at parking garage. 

Each PAX is released when their partner arrives.

Two rounds: BTTW, People’s Chair, Copperhead Squats

Mary: Mosey to Flag. Each PAX chose favoriate Mary exercise for 5 count.

Prayer: Travel mercies P.S.I. Fanny Pack’s niece. Best in Show continued recovery. 

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Downtown Train – 2024 Finale

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FNGs: Zero

Warm Up: Franks, SSH, Good Mornings, other stuff

The Workout:  Mozy to the parking deck, Prisoner Squats followed by dips.

Mozy to Lemongrass, preachers chair followed by a few rounds of ball walkers

Box jumps up the amphitheater a few times.  Earkins Derkins Dips up the amphitheater.

Mozy around front and down the stairs.  Inverted rows and squats alternating 3x

Mozy to.top of the deck.  DORA of 100 merkins, 200 WWIs, 300 Squats.  Partner ran down and around the deck and back.  Swapping until complete.

Mozy back to flag

Mary: Box Cutters, Freddy Mercs, Homer2Marge, PicklePounders, Planks

Announcements:  Pumpkin and others starting 75 hard in the new year.  Gizmo setting goal for 1200 miles in ’25

Prayer: Pumpkins family is headed to Thailand without him.  Prayers for safe travels.

A Christmas tree and Menorah in front of a community center outdoor amphitheater in early morning.

A tea party of sorts

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FNGs: none

Warm Up: After an enthusiastic start and 5 burpee penalty, we went on a quick mosey around downtown. Then good mornings, imperial walkers, hillbillies, daisy pickers, sir fazio arm circles, seal claps and overhead claps.

The Workout: Thing 1: PAX were instructed to get a “shmedium” rock. Instructions were apparently unclear and some PAX went big. 30 count curls for the girls / tricep extensions / squats. Bear crawl through the light tunnel in front of the library. 20 count exercises, bear crawl. 10 count exercises, bear crawl. PAX were quizzed on their knowledge of the Boston Tea Party, which happened 251 years ago today in 1773.
We returned our rocks in patriotic tea bashing fashion and moseyed to the half circle.

Thing 2: 10 merkins, lunge walk to center Island, 10 WWIIs, mosey to end of half circle, 10 squats. Repeat twice more for 3 rounds total. Mosey back to the Christmas tree.

Thing 2.5: People’s chair for a 10 count down the line, total of 50, next to the Christmas tree. Back to the start for Mary.

Mary: Popcorn Mary with some quick stretching.

Announcements: Panthers game next weekend. Also, Nemo reminded us of the importance of stretching and how easily we let that go.

Prayer: Pumpkin Spices children, Nemo’s brother-in-law, Best In Show

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Rock Curls and Bear Crawls

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FNGs: Dangerfield (Respect!)

Warm Up: SSH, imperial walkers, hillbillies, Willy Mays Hayes, Daisy pickers, sir fazio arm circles, seal claps, overhead claps

The Workout: We moseyed over to the rock pile and got a medium rock, then circled up at the auditorium. We did a round of curls, triceps, ruh rows, deadlifts, squat to overhead press and halos. Dropped the rocks for bear crawls to the front door if the cultural center, then mosey back. We did four rounds of this before returning it rocks. We got a round of people’s chair in before returning to start for Mary.

Mary: popcorn Mary 

Announcements: Sign up to Q!!!!

Prayer: Choppa’s wife, praise for Bondo’s safe travels

Some mosey. Shoulders, Chest, Legs Oh My!

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FNGs: None

Warm Up: Mosey to The Block garage, SSH, GM, Arm Circles, Seal Clap.

The Workout:

  1. Three Rounds: 15-10-5 Reps

Inverted Rows, Carolina Dry Docks, Squats, Mosey to Amphitheater

Derkins, Erkins, Dips, Mosey to Garage

2. Three Rounds: Peoples’ Chair and BTTW

3. Three Rounds: 10 reps each exercise

Step Ups/Box Jump, Bulgarian Single Leg Squat, Copperhead Squat

Mosey back to Flag

Mary: Around the Horn

Announcements: Check 3rd F channel for opportunities. 

Prayer: Pax traveling, those who have lost a loved one, those struggling with sickness.