Making History at The Nest

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It was a nice cool morning for a Pre-Thanksgiving beat down. 4 PAX celebrated appropriately however we missed Martini who had planned to Q but had a last-minute situation come up.

It was good to have B-I-N-G-O make his first appearance at The Nest and the return of Yosemite after several months out due to injury.

YHC “borrowed” the idea for this workout from another region with some modifications to make it work for us. Thanks for the opportunity to lead you HIM – it is a true honor.

FNGs: None

Warm Up:

Quick Mosey around the track and upon return, YHC issued the disclaimer for B-I-N-G-O along with the mission statement.

Moroccan Night Club x 16 IC
Side Straddle Hops x 21 IC
Windmills x 16 IC
LBCs x 21 IC
Daisy Pickers x 16 IC

The Workout:

We completed the following exercises at each corner of the perimeter of the park for a total of 3 laps…

  • Plank Jacks x 16 IC
  • Iron Hulk (Jack Webb 1:4) x 21 IC
  • Lt. Dans x 16 IC
  • Gorilla Humpers x 21 IC
  • Reverse LBC’s x 16 IC
  • Imperial Squat Walkers x 21 IC
  • Merkins x 16 IC
  • Singlet Merkins x 21 IC
  • Last lap was PAX choice at each corner (alternating rep count at 16 and 21)

Mosey back to the shovel flag…

Mary:

LBC’s x 21 IC
Freddie Mercuries x 16 IC
Hello Dollies x 21 IC
American Hammers x 16 IC

The pre-Thanksgiving workout featured the spelling of the word PILGRIMS and the rep counts honored the year of the first Thanksgiving celebration between the pilgrims and the Native Americans – 1621.

YHC neglected to do name-o-rama but instead went around the circle and each PAX shared something they were thankful for, which included families, F3 brothers, health, and God’s grace.

Announcements:

  • Frosty CSAUP Sat., Dec. 5th – see Slack/FB for details
  • Good work @ Mama’s house spreading gravel
  • Stay tuned for YHC’s week of birthday Q’s next week…

T-Claps (Recognition):

  • Welcome B-I-N-G-O to his first post @ The Nest
  • Welcome back Yosemite from an extended injury absence

Prayer:

  • Thankful for many blessings
  • Those who have COVID – Martini’s family getting tested due to proximity with someone who was positive
  • YHC had someone in my National Guard Battalion who committed suicide. Prayers for the family and the unit are appreciated.

Didn’t we do this last week?

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EC: 500 swings – Dawgpound, Emeril, YHC; Run – Redenbacher, Emeril

FNGs: Not today
Warm Up:

SSH – was supposed to be x10 IC but we went to 40 while we waited for Pablo to get one in after arriving a little late. He took his time.

5x Burpees OYO for the late arrival
Hips in a barrel
Foot trace
Single leg hinge
The Workout:

Pyramid Building – start with one exercise, go through each round with the right arm followed by left. After each right side 30s chillcut plank, after each left 30s low plank hold. Add an exercise each round until all are added, then repeat once more and then we made it to one round on the way down before we were out of time.

Turkish Getup x1

Overhead squat x10

Upright row x10

Uppercut x10

Bow Draw x10

Death March x10

Mary:

Bobby Boucher was asked if he wanted more merkins or more squats. He said he could always use more merkins so we did Sally with merkins.

Freddy Mercury x20 IC

Low Slow Flutter x20 IC

American Hammer x10 IC – mace optional
Announcements:

Upcoming ruck events. Christmas party.
T-Claps (Recognition):

Bobby Boucher for getting after it in these first few weeks. Great work!

Steamboat for posting without Wiggly while Wiggly works his way off the IR. Impressive for an 18 year old!
Prayer:

187 & Tracey.

More Pearl Shenanigans

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String of PearlsI really need to make sure to write these day of!
FNGs: none
Warm Up: SSH / Windmills / Good Mornings
The Workout: YHC has been digging the string-of-pearls concept in several of his recent Qs at Womble. Keeps the heart rate up and keeps things interesting. So we went for a jog. Stops were preplanned along the way, but YHC lost track right off the bat. It went something like this (15 count for all): narrow squat, Merkin, tempo squat, WWIIs, Diamond Urkins, bear crawl up the hill on the greenway, hand release Merkins, jumping lunge squat, negative pullups
Stopped by the picnic shelter on the way back for 40 count people’s chair / 40 count balls to the wall, urkins/durkins/dips. Mosied up to the concession area for a repeat of people’s chair/balls to the wall and urkins/durkins/dips. Then tennis courts for Mary.
Mary: Yes.
T-Claps (Recognition): Doc for putting in a solid effort.

Purple Cobra BB

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FNGs: None
Warm Up:

SSH – IC – 20
Imperials – IC – 10
Indian Run to back of Teeter
Mountain Climbers – IC

The Workout:

partnered up/group (TBD Size)
PAX 1) handwalk BTTW while Pax 2) Nipplers; switch
PAX 1) handwalk BTTW while Pax 2) Shoulder Taps; switch
PAX 1) handwalk BTTW while Pax 2) Catalina wine maker; switch
Indian Run to hill by Town Hall
partnered up/group (TBD Size)
PAX 1) Start at bottom bearcrawl up Pax 2) Run to top start Star Jumps; switch
PAX 1) Start at bottom backwards crabwalk Pax 2) Run to top start Monkey Humpers; switch
Indian Run to GoodWill
PAX 1) Squats Pax 2) Duckwalk to curb and back; switch (2-3 rounds time pending)

Mary: Ab work
Announcements: None
T-Claps (Recognition):None
Prayer: 187’s wife Tracey surgery Dec 4th, Fannypack’s M, PAX traveling, Military

Foggy morning

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FNGs:None
Warm Up:3 pax for EC Breach, Norm, LED

1/4 mile jog, ssh, fazio arm circles, windmills, hillbilly’s, frankensteins.
The Workout: 5 pax’s made way to tennis court and did 7s diamond. Bear crawl to corner 7 merkins, shuffle to corner, 14 7 each leg alternating squats,  bear crawl to corner, 21 prison squats. Shuffle to corner 28 calf raises IC.  Reveres order doing 28 shoulder taps in cadence, 21 merkins (7 of each diamond, wide and regular), 14 star jumps, 7 hand release burpees.
Jog to rocks and did 20 curls for girls IC, 20 triceps, 20 overhead press, 20 ground pounders, back did 20 chest press 20 skull crushers, 20 chest press, 20 skull crushers.
Jog to wall and did 10 sets of 1×4 jack webbs. Balls to wall and wall sit.
Mary: 20 LSF, 20 big boy sit-ups, 20 x and is, 20 hello dolly, 20 American hammers
Announcements:Frosty dec 5th, ultimate December 6th
T-Claps (Recognition):pax for helping mamas house spread gravel
Prayer: my in laws and covid, Paxs wife’s and surgeries

Nothing like a good, simple rock workout.

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FNGs: none
Warm Up: SSH x15, Windmills x10, Good Mornings x10, Fozio Arm Circles – 10 forward/10 back, seal claps x10, overhead claps x10
The Workout: PAX mosied over to the rock pile and were instructed to get a medium-sized rock, then circle up in front of the amphitheater for some rock work.
Step 1: Curls for the Girls x15, triceps x15, Ground Pounders x15, Ruh Rohs x15, overhead press x15. Jog to the back of the library.
Step 2: Tempo squat x15. Jog back to the front.
Did three rounds, returned rocks and Indian ran the long way back for Mary.
Mary: Popcorn mary, followed by a little bit of yoga.
Announcements: CSAUP, Beer Ruck
T-Claps (Recognition): Bobby Boucher for sticking with F3 for a whole week. Keep it up!
Prayer: PAX who are going through health issues.

Nothing But Respect at Red October & TRX

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FNGs: none
Warm Up:  Joined LED with Mutiny PAX for SSH, Windmills, HB, SFAc (F/B), quick jog
The Workout:  Multiple TRX (Tango, Romeo, X-ray) exercises with Rinse and Repeat.  Squats, single leg squats, seated press, tricep, curls, chest, scissors, crossovers, merkins.  Up and downs on the wall, dips and erkins on the bench.
Mary:   Began Mary with LBCs, box cutters, reverse box cutters, low slo flutter, H2M….then mosey to tennis courts for Xs, American Hammers, Heel Taps, Have a Nice Day joining Mutiny PAX.
Announcements:  two Rucks, ultimate frisbee…
T-Claps (Recognition):  PAX who helped at Mama’s House especially Breach and Sprinkler
Prayer:  Those traveling, Lots of PAX and their Ms – illness, UNSPOKEN, PAX having interviews – new career opportunities, those friends and family recovering from COVID.  LED took us out.

Honored to lead; loved seeing all the PAX age 50 plus out getting it done this morning.

Kick in the Face at KungPOW

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FNGs: None
Warm Up: Things happened in the darkness.
The Workout: Apparently, I learned that what happens at KungPOW, stays at KungPOW. We don’t talk about KungPOW! There were coupons, rocks, Merkin Suicides, and a long fire hose Indian Run. The rest… well, you’ll have to talk to one of the fine gentlemen in attendance that day. We did leave a lot of footsteps in the frost at the church.

Mary: We reviewed the Mission and Core Principles of F3.
Announcements: CSAUP ruck style on Dec. 5th. CSAUP beer style with toys for tots on Dec. 12th. Oak wood 24 to benefit healing transitions in December.
T-Claps (Recognition): The great fellasof Westcott for welcoming YHC to their hood! Tetanus for pushing hard back into the gloom.
Prayer: YHC’s M, POTS cousin and family, unspoken. YHC took us out. Honored to be here.

Ground Pounder – 11/21

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Best mumble chatter in SouthWake.
FNGs: None, but one visitor here for a soccer tournament.
Warm Up: SSH, SFAC, Overhead Clap, Michael Phelps, Good Mornings, Squatted Moroccan Night Clubs, IP, & HBs.
The Workout: Straight for the wall of pain. With a rotation of Balls to the Wall and People’s chair. Had to make sure we through in some Australia Ass Smackers for the new guy. To which he responded, “who came up with those.”

Pax were then instructed to get a “respectable” rock with some clear variations on what is respectable means. For rock rotations we focused on TUT (Time Under Tension). Cadence represented 1/2 the move so everyone slowed down and focused on form. Curls for the Girls, Overhead Triceps press, Overhead Press, Rut Rows, Ground Pounders, Chest Press.

We then broke into twos. 1st Pax plank holds while the rock is set on their back. 2nd Pax sprints to the speed bump and back. Rinse and repeat three times.

we wrapped up the work out with bear crawl rock drags from one speedbump to the other.  Pax deposited rocks and return to the show flag for Mary

Mary: LBCs, heal taps, H2M, Giant Cockroach, Crab Cakes.
Announcements: Gravel at Momma’s House, TEDtalk, Frosty Ruck, Beer Ruck, HSPD Angel Tree.
T-Claps (Recognition): Rams and John Deer with there fly by HSHM PR runs!
Prayer: Several Ms dealing with health issues. Those dealing with COVID or recovering, our nation, community, our troops.

Sheepdog – 11/20/20

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FNGs: none
Warm Up: Sir Fazio Arm Circles, Overhead Claps, Michael Phelps, Good Mornings, Wind Mills, IWs, and HB.
The Workout: Pax rotated through rounds of exercises.  One pax leader with strikes, wedging, double strikes, triple, etc. 25 – 50 each, depending on the round. Other pax rotated through step-ups, front kicks, dips, side kicks, merkins, LBCs, Round House kicks, giant cockroach, cobra push-ups, & crab cakes, depending on the round.
Mary: 10 minutes of stretching to end the week.
Announcements: Gravel at Momma’s House, TEDTalks, HSPD Angel Tree.
T-Claps (Recognition): EC Norm and Shredder
Prayer: several M’s battling illnesses. Dovetail’s move. Pax dealing with COVID. Leadership and Community.