Midget Goes To Thunder

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Hot- loaded up my water cooler and when YHC pulled up saw Tofu snd Kabuto.
Few minutes later what wallaby.. really dude is getting after it. Pikachu rolled and doc in his shiny black car and asked why YHC did not post this am at his QšŸ˜…. Lastly saw John Deere with crutches in hand he said he wanted 2 be there for paki birthday- so thank you.
1900 and we went for a little mosey
And ended up on fake FC soccer field.
John Deere went to pull up bars-

FNGs: None
Warm Up:

Good afternoon
Ssh
Imperial walker/ hill billies
Merkins
Wide grip
Diamond
Stretch right n left Achilles

The Workout:

Line up by the soccer field fence and go to other side-
Lungs walk ( form matters)
From jumps-
Duck walk back
Bear crawl

Find nice fence-
Ball 2 walls
Last guy runs to the end
Until we reach the very end
Well we have to come back- so rinse n repeat – pickachu start hackling some soccer girls- come on man

Due 2 heat yhc called 4 mosey to flag- grab a water Gatorade drink etc – squat hold for 6th

Shelter-
2 rounds
Merkins/ erkins/ derkins/ dips/ step ups
15 each
Frog jump around the horn 10 each- total 6
Homer 2 merge- form matters- thx pickachu

Pair up-
1 guy runs 2 flag other peopleā€™s chair hand in front- ( rinse repeat 3x)
80
Lbc as a group / other guy runs to flag
Frog jump x 60 to recover n Mary

Mary:
Announcements:
T-Claps (Recognition):
Prayer:
Crablegs
John Deere
UTI’s Neighbor

Thought by M4L:
Thunder is great opportunity to recruit lots of guys since it is in the afternoon and many parents are just sitting waiting on kids to finish practice- we should encourage and try to get them out.

M4Life

5th Q of the Week

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Thx for a late text from Lipton that alarm was set n syitg.. I always cherish my time conversation with this guy, man is regimented and buttoned up- texted Emeril if he can grab yellow card- of course he complained bitched n moan about getting no sleep but like always he did pick yellow car. Thanks
Pre blast n got some folks fired up/ scared but full disclosure- we were mostly using our feet- and YHC always loves Disney-
Pre Murph- with my man Lipton- he was waiting we chatted a bit and ask if South Wake was bringing beverages as part of workout?šŸ˜‰
Started the run and 1/2 way thru the great conversation YHC had to pull lipstick n go behind the bush-
Carried on with the Murph and some deep life conversation- very impressive to do pull ups while bar is swinging.
Ec runners start showing up-

EC: Warbucks, Yellow Card, Emeril, Dawgpound, Buford, Katniss, Pablo, Dumbo ( oh never mind) he needed a EC rest šŸ™‚Ā  Dawg thinks Pikachu was there, but not sure.

It is main event time – got 21 dudes waiting to #getafterit
We go for a mosey around the circle and we do count off and by that time we saw this dude and of course said hello and said come on join us and 1st he hesitated but just jumped in- well now we have 22- time to circle up and disclaimer.
Promised him- #neverleaveyouwherewefoundhim

We were running stoping to pick up the 6th n making our way to #turkishgetuphill- just named that hill n Jamison
Exersice in the way-

FNGs: Yellow Submarine
61 yr young about to get married- lost his wife if 35 yrs – dog of 20 yrs- writer- May be he can help midget ( got his work cut out)- worked for beetles for 15 years #submarine

Warm Up:

Side Straddle Hops
Quick Feet
Merkins

While doing merkins created 4 groups of 5 runners for our Indian run and also reminded all pax to have inside voice
And wait for further #wawd at the stop sign.

As we are running towards tukishgetuphill- another ā€˜emilā€™ runner
Told him 2 join n he said sure.. well 2 dudes just by leaving the compound.

Bottom of the hill- Pablo read him disclaimer- every time we stopped 10 front jumps – Pikachu called them

The Workout:

4 groups of 5+
2 groups go left when you meet the group coming from other direction perform
10 frog jumps and #turkishgtup
Make a left on Wesley ( emeril) not that hard no chaos-
Do not leave 6th behind push ur self on Indian run – very simple but effective

We did 2.5 laps – pax were gassed/ oxygen was low/ mask were ordered/ used/ pax were using fng n cotters as excuses to slow down but guess what ?? We all got what we put in- just like life.
T claps to fng submarine and dead bolt to keep his dbshuffle going.
Gathered back at stop sign I hear few guys/ think they were tired-
Midget 11 mnts letā€™s head back
Carpex mumble chatter
Yellow card- 1 Indian run-
No guys- we have time and we are using every darn minute-
4 mail boxes 3629- Indian run as hard as u can and 10 Turkish get ups-
Emeril n pickachu team only did 3 mail boxes- oh well
Back at the bottom-
Indian run back to the flag- few stops to pick up the 6th ( squats/ frog jumps)
Come to the very bottom- face each other 10-11 on each side and perform squats-
Jail break to the flag-

Mary:

Coffee was for pickachu
We lost Emil ( lime) he had to head back but warbucks stalked him and posted we should nag him back to f-3

22 were there and 2.75 miles were covered and some went home and napped-

Announcements:
T-Claps (Recognition):
Prayer:
Crablegs
John Deere
Emeril’s Dad

Quote: Life is hard but it is harder when u r stupid and around stupid ppl- Yellow Submarine

Bullseye’s B-Day Party!

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QIC: Bullseye

FNGs: Tony the Teacher, Pistorius
Warm Up:
The Workout: EC: Dahmer, Warbucks, Aquaman, Pikachu; Distances between 3-14 miles were had. The 6 was picked up!
Mary:
Announcements: Happy Birthday Bullseye!
T-Claps (Recognition):
Prayer: Aquaman took PAX out.

Blood, Sweat, and Tears at Cletus

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FNGs: Welcome “Sea Legs” – OBX’r who moved inland. Scraped knee on BTW today.
Warm Up: Mosey to “Rock” parking lot. SSH x 30, GMs, tricep stretches, arm circles 15/15
The Workout: Part 1. Four corners. Partner up, wheelbarrow to first corner, 5 burpees OYO; wheelbarrow to second corner 5 burpees OYO; wheelbarrow to third corner, 5 burpees OYO; and finally–see a pattern here? wheelbarrow to fourth corner 5Ā  burpees OYO. Da Business says wheelbarrows are his favorite!

Mosey to scoring tower Indian style. PAX plank up in a line. FNG Sea Legs started us off with 5 Merkins, hopped over each PAX to front of line. PAX continued for 3 full rotations.

Part 2. Circle up at scoring tower for Squats/BTW. YHC demonstrated good form for squats: Chin up, chest out, alternate hands touching ground between feet. Squats 15 count. Next, BTW 15 count. YHC shared good form–better balance and easier if your hands are as close to wall as possible. YHC spotted our FNG on these. Nonetheless, FNG scraped knee while coming out of BTW. Dang! Hence, BTW once again draws blood–just like @Slide Rule at Tiger Blood. Finished three rounds of squats/BTW here today, with blood spilled!

Mosey to spectator platform Indian style. This time, Guantanamo until all PAX rotated 3x. PAX was feeling it by now.

Part 3. What’s Cletus without Erkins/Derkins/Dips? Kept this one to only two rounds because the PAX showed signs of fatigue, plus I wanted to have time for a good Mary with Shredder’s standing squat. Mosey back to tennis courts for Mary.

Mary: Da Business launched Mary while I circled back for Bernie and FNG Sea Legs. Homer to Marge, Pickle Pounders, American Hammer, Australian Snow Angels. Popcorn Mary: Shoulder taps, nipplers, mountain climbers, Freddie Mercuries, more.

Finally: Brought back Shredder’s “Embrace the Suck” 2-minute squat hold. YHC demonstrated proper form. Slight squat with knees over feet. Chin up,Ā  chestĀ  out, arms relaxed hanging. Start clock. Pray, think about puppies, puppies on the beach, whatever works for you. PAX was grimacing at 1-minute mark. Hung strong for final minute and final 10-second count down. Ended workout right on time!
Announcements: Check Slack, FB. Breathtaker belongs to Slide Rule, earned through online bid.
T-Claps (Recognition): Bernie for bringing Sea Legs; Sea Legs for finishing solid
Prayers: Crablegs on the road. Check out his posts.

EC: YHC joined Crazy Ivan ECs: Dahmer, Pablo, Dumbo

Snake Eyes

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Light crew today with only 2 sheepdogs and a pup as YHC brought his 2.0 to his first official AO.

FNGs: Charizard (heā€™s been to 3 of the 2.0 workouts, but this morning got up for his first early post)

Warm Up:

Mosey, SSH, trunk twists, good mornings, daisy pickers, imperial walkers, hillbillies, karaoke

The Workout:

Three dice, one determines the exercise, the other two added together determine reps. Doubles equals one lap run around the parking lot, and a corners roll means rollerā€™s pick. Continue throwing dice until out of time. Exercises for each number were:

  1. Catalina wine press (chillicut plank with a merkin at the end)
  2. Cheerleaders (SSH, but squat on legs open)
  3. Box jumps
  4. Dips
  5. Lt. Dan
  6. 4×4 press (two 30ā€ 2x4s screwed together for this, but pressure-treated 4x4s would have been nice and heavy. Use whatcha got.)

Combative:

wing chung striking, open-end escapes

Mary:

Low slow flutter, LBCs, leg raises, homer to marge, WWIIs

Announcements:
T-Claps (Recognition):
Prayer: Shredder, Norm and Cupid traveling

Merkin Mania Agility

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1 Year ago Kenny’s Grave was brought back to the gloom as an active AO. We have had some great workouts there over the past year. FV continues to grow and constant numbers for this AO are becoming more normal. The hot soup was in the air this morning. Beater was back in action. Yogi was found in the southern most part of FV. 7 total PAX was ready to put in work. YHC just rolled back from a solo EC run with 2 mins to spare. I grabbed My Boy Blue and a pair of gloves. Go time!

EC: Banana Seat

Warm Up:
Warm up lap with butt kickers/high knees then carioca over to b-ball court
Good mornings x12 IC
Prisoner squats x12 IC
Air squared x12 IC
Slalom x12 IC

The Workout:
Mosey to rocks 3×12 each
Curls (slow, reg., fast)
Triā€™s
Straight back rows

Merkin mania quick feet
Figure 8 lap around the parking lots with cones and ladders along long stretch
Meet back in middle for merkins called
X12 reps each lap completed
Reverse merkins
Diamond merkins
Ranger merkins
Knerkins
Hand release merkins

7ā€™s at the hill near splash pad
Burpees and Bobby Hurley’s

Mary:
Pickle Pounders x12 IC
J-Lo’s x12 IC
Heels2Heaven x12 IC
HAND

Announcements:
FB/Slack – Sasquatch coming up

T-Claps (Recognition):
All those that posted in the sauna like conditions

Prayer:
Noah’s Ark wife and family, Yogi’s kids, unspoken

Great work out there today gentlemen. Always a pleasure to see everyone pushing themselves. Modify will be easing into the role as new site Q. Co-Q TBD.

BS Out!

Another Murph Down

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Pax of three knocking out another Murph.Ā  Continuing to seem hard just like the others these past few weeks .

Warm Up: Run 1 Mile

The Workout:Ā  100 Pull-ups, 200 Merkins, 300 squats

Mary:Ā  Run 1 Mile

EC afterwards:Ā  Run 3 miles (John Deere’s idea even though he had a fractured foot)

Prayer:Ā  Silent

Rinse and Repeat

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EC: Axe, Nemo, 187, Lipstick, Bernie (+PC back home!)
Warm Up: Mosey over to Elementary parking lot and circle up. SSH x51, Daisy Pickers x15, Monkey Humpers x15, Fazio Arm Cirlces x8 fwd and x8 rev, overhead claps x15, seal claps x15, Dropped to plank for Merkins x10, Wide Plank Merkins x10, Diamond Merkins x10.Ā  Paired up based on speed but it took to long to pair up and YHC called for 5 Burpees OYO.
The Workout: Mosey over to playground around back. In our pairs, partner 1 did Turkish Get Up Star Jumps, while Partner 2 did 10 pullups. Rinse and repeated this x3. Next we Mosied over to the track where the gates were open like the red sea, for us to take action.Ā  In our pairs, partner 1 held plank, while partner 2 did 400M loop in < 1:45/lap (roughly 7:30/mile pace or less) We rinsed and repeated this………6 timesĀ  šŸ™‚
Mary: LBC x20, Low Slow Flutter x15, Downward Dog and Runners Pose Yoga moves.
Announcements: UTI has a 2yr workout on July 22nd – Can we get at least 1 HC so he doesn’t workout alone?
T-Claps (Recognition): Abe was at R4TJ yesterday and then put up with me again at Tiger Blood.Ā  Based on my reputation, he had a good feeling it would be running intensive.Ā  T-Claps to Abe for the work he is putting in to get stronger at running! Tetanus for posting for the 3rd time in 4 days of his first week at F3!
Prayer: Bernie’s Father’s Sister and Wife are both battling cancer.Ā  187 neighbor Tom who passed away. UTI Co-Workers son who is experiencing dry drowning and is in a coma.

 

Thanks for opportunity to lead this morning

Lipstick

Life Lesson Naked Mole Skin

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Sprung out of bed and was ready roll, and no better way than have the opportunity to have your teenager run into the workout. Would never imagine doing that in the past. So thank you to this amazing group of guys-#goobers/ #fritter
Yellow card and I had discussed the game plan for the workout. Had a friend drop a cooler- full of drinks ( water/ Gatorade) so yhc can take to workout but we were planning on running 3.6 miles from home front to PT, so that did not happen šŸ¤Ŗ. Texted emeril to grab/ bring some water and of course he stopped and got some cheap ass water. Thank you
Parking lot was full and we rolled in right at 0523, rest of the 10 guys were just coming back from the EC run.Ā  Thx, grabbed 2 tires and rolled them just like he use to back in the day, as a toy, all he could afford while in 3rd world country.
Set the stage/ tires- dawg # brought the rope( thank you). Dawg was very excited about carrying tires and ropes etc but he had no idea his perfect workout may not happen ..

Fartsackers: dumbo/ wacka wacka/ wallaby- pablo knew it would be a hard workout so he sent his M on a work trip – (great excuse).

EC: Dawgpound, Buford, Cowboy, Emeril, BB-8, Brony, Blue Hen, Banana Seat, Peak Weak, LED, H1N1

FNGs: BB-8
Warm Up:

It is 0530- disclaimer was done and we ran to storage unit and did the following warmup exersice.
Sshx15, smurf jacksx15, sir fazio x 15(backward/ forward), imperial walker/ hillbillies x 15.
The Workout:

We lined up went for a ā€˜burpee mileā€™ waited for the 6th ofcourse through the hood that we never visit and behind aviator etc. we never know, we may pick a guy up. We also did burpees in honor of Bernie, in front of aviator bar (that fun night after the ruck). Emeril announced that we were 20 mnts in and we did the count off, stove pipe thought 10 count.. but no No no, no 10 count, this is not a (DD) workout, so we did 5 burpees to punish our selves. We also did 5 burpees since dumbo fartsacked and 5 in honor of my good friend puddles.
Break off in group of 5, one guy pulled the tire/ carry the tire and flipped the tire, while rest of the group did Ab exersices.
We still had 15 mnts, run to the tennis courts, of course dawg was salty but not as salty as he was at whiplash, since he did not get his fix of tire flipping-

Tennis courts-
Bear crawl-
Duck walk-
Balls 2 walls 5 count (entire pax line)
Frog jump
Crab walks
Balls 2 walls 5 count ( entire pax line)
Peopleā€™s chair – hands up ( 5 count)
Next- plank square x 2- you had to be there

Mary:

Low slow flutter/ ww2/ quick feet n honor of you know who-

Announcements:

5 year next Thursday 4 dead bolt

Sasquatch.Ā  Midget is Qing so somewhat organized somewhat not.

T-Claps (Recognition):

Prayer:

Emeril’s Papi
Chips neighbor’s son was in a car wreck
Crablegs as he continues his trip
Michelle and also help Duane and hope doctors can help them during this time

Message:

Naked mole skin-

Bet you guys didn’t know you got a midget lesson this morning. Life lesson-
You have a plan- You think things are set ( tires/ rope/ all the good stuff you asked for) and than someone takes you down a road where you have to do things that you hate( burpees)or do not like but you have to because you are dealt with those cards and you thought you had everything lined up. But guess what you are with a group of guys that every .10/ mile waiting on you cheering you on, looking out for you.. you take a longer road but you are a little bit stronger- storm of life has passed and day light has come, now go enjoy the tires..
For you dawg šŸ˜„

Always honor n fun to be with you guys
#keep pushing the boulder
Aye-
M4L

Kettlebell Boot Camp

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Five men got stronger at TBD.Ā  Excellent work gentlemen!

FNGs: Nay
Warm Up: SSH, daisy pickers, arm circles, seal claps, merkins.

The Workout: Partner up.Ā  Each partner group has a kettlebell and a coupon (rock).Ā  Mosey to the Ivan parking lot.

Greta 1-2-3.Ā  Partner teams complete 100 squat-to-press with kettlebell, 200 one-arm kettlebell curls, 300 kettlebell sit ups.Ā  While partner 1 does the work partner 2 takes the coupon for a run around the parking lot, leaving the coupon at the half-way point for partner 2 to pickup during the next lap.

Animal walk: bear crawl three parking lot spaces, 5 merkins done together; crab walk three spaces, 5 merkins done together; duck walk three spaces, 5 merkins done together.

Return the coupons and head to the picnic tables for irkins, derkins and dips X 15 each.

Mary: Mosey to the tennis courts for a plank-o-rama including plank jacks X 15, mountain climbers X 15, Rocky Balboas X 15, Homer-to-Marge (on Snap’s down AND up) X 15, Freddie Mercurys X 25.

Announcements: Use the Q sheet

Prayer: Words of wisdom shared by YHC about distinguishing what is urgent from what is important.Ā  Busy lives often drive us to focus on what is urgent, but doing so without careful attention will cause us to miss what’s important – and it’s often the case that the urgent issues, in the long run, aren’t all that important.Ā  F3 is my opportunity each morning to focus on what is important.Ā  Circled up for Grace and Gratitude – thanks given by all PAX for family, F3, the opportunity to exercise the mind and body each morning.

Thanks for the opportunity to lead.Ā  Aye!