A hunt for Pizza

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A group of 8 gathered for an on road AGS.  And then low and behold Lipstick showed up in what we can only hope was muddy shoes to make it 9.

Warm Up:

Circled up for:
Good Mornings
Hillbillies
Imperial Walkers
Frankenstien Kicks

The Workout:

Run down Stinson to Base Lake. From Base Lake we ran to the Lowe’s where the facilities where checked by M4L.  After Lowe’s we ran to Homegrown to see if we could get a Pie in the early morning hours.  They where closed 🙁 .  Next up was running down Crossways to Domino’s to see if they could fix my Pizza itch.  They too where closed at 7 o’clock in the morning.  It was then decided to run back to the car and go to Dunkin instead.

Mary:

Ummm…

Announcements:

Q swap

Prayer:

Buford Surgery
Yogurt (Government Shutdown)
H1N1 and Messi travels to Disney for Half Marathon.  No Dopey or Goofy challenge this year.

Catnip

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#QSwapWeek is upon us and with that YHC took up the mantle to kick it off with a proper Carpex inspired beatdown for the South Wake fellas.

 

A whole mess ‘o guys showed up for EC, and then the rest of the Pax assemble for the ME, 32 by the count (1 FNG in the mix) as all are now physically, mentally, and emotionally part of the greatest free men’s workout in the nation.

 

Let’s go.

Warm Up:

–       Up the back driveway to the lot for GM, SSH, Mountain Climbers into a left arm up and right arm up, merkins to wrap it

–       Mosey on over to the back lot and get some curb for Quick feet and curb merkins at 10, 15, 20

The Workout:

–       After making our way back through the stadium and to the front lot, partner up for DORA 1-2-3 (100 merkins, 200 squats, 300 LBC’s)

–       Oh, almost forgot to mention, YHC is doing the entire beatdown in a 20 lb vest in honor of our Breathtaker Challenge bros. Beefy.

–       After the DORA, snake the pax through the lot and get ‘em in a big circle. With help from 1 Carpex bro and 2 South Wake bros, it’s the circle of pain. 10-1 on merkins, squats, LBCs and lunges. But wait… there’s more… back up to 10. Like I said, beefy.

Mary: –       Move the pax over to the basketball court for merkins (yes more), box cutters, homer to marge, dying cockroach, bonnies torture and have a nice day. We’re done.

Announcements: Q-Source, BRR Relay info 1/22 at Blackdog, Q-Swap this week

Prayer: Buford surgery today, Ausfart

–       Tclaps to Skid Mark and 187 for joining Funni Bonz on Pick up the Six to talk about Breathtaker and the Fritter Foundation. Give it a listen here: https://soundcloud.com/f3pickupthesix/pick-up-the-six-skid-mark-and-187-ep-18

–       Welcome FNG, Particle Board.

–       Love Q Swap Week, let’s keep crushing it!

–       Attack the day with an enthusiasm unknown to man.

Sasquatch Sighting at DETOX

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Call the papers!! Its true!! Its true!! A confirmed New Mexico sighting! It was a great morning in the gloom today! All kidding aside, I totally understand when people take a break from something, whatever the reason. It is our duty as friends to ridicule them(in a loving way) until they return. I hope all who read this call an old buddy that hasn’t been out in the gloom in a while and give them an EH!! Iron SHarpens Iron, and the fart sac is strong.

 

 

Warm Up:

8 – 30 second rounds of PUSH-PULL-SQUAT on the TRX
The Workout:

Start with a run around the parking lot. Then 2 rounds of 5 stations. Bulgarian Bag Lunges, Bulgarian Bag HALOS, Heavy bag cleans, banded lateral shuffle, and planks.

Complete a lap.

4 – 30 second rounds of TRX SPrinters start and Reverse Lunge.

Complete a lap

5 – 1 minute rounds of Bulgarian Bag Lunges, Bulgarian Bag HALOS, Heavy bag cleans, banded lateral shuffle, and planks.
Mary: American Hammers and Flutterkicks
Announcements: Superbowl Sunday team workout called “The Superbowl”. Starting at 0600
Prayer: New careers, moving, family stress.

We Pickle Pound This Town

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The Great Eight

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8 men pounded one out this morning including our friends WWW and Disco Duck from Carpex who will be leading GP next Saturday.

Warm up:

10’s –  Good Mornings, Fuzzy Arm Circles, Daisy Pickers, Emperial Walkers, Hillbillies and 15 SSH, 15 Midget Jacks, 15 Windmills

The Workout

Mosey to the Rock Pile – rotate rocks clockwise between sets.  Most PAX chose a rock they would write home about with 2 exceptions – these 2 pebbles could not be described as man makers.

  • 3 sets of 20’s – Curls for the girls,
  • 3 sets of 20’s  – Overhead Tri-press
  • 3 sets of 20’s – Ground Pounders
  • 3 sets of 20’s – Bench Press
  • 3 set of 20’s – Windshield wipers
  • 3 sets of 20 ct – 6 inches

Mosey to the Bathrooms

3 Sets of 20 ct Wall Sits alternating rocks every 5 ct shift from Rock Out to Rock up

3 sets of 40 ct Balls to the Walls (each PAX counts to 5 down the line)

Mosey to Playground w/ Rocks for Aik’n Stations. Break up into groups of 2-3 and rotate stations

  • Aik’n Abs: 15 – 3 ct American Hammers,  20 ct 6 inches, 25 Rockies, 30 ct Chillcut Planks
  • Aik’n Arms: 15 Standard Merkins, 15 Dips, 15 Derkins, 15 Shoulder tap planks
  • Aik’n Legs: 20 Box Jumps, 15 Lunges, 15 High Knees, 15 Split Jacks
  • Aik’n Abs: 20 LBCs, 20 Pickle Pounders, 20 WWIIs, 20 Homer to Marge
  • Aik’n Arms: 15 Shoulder Tap Merkins, 15 Hand Release Merkins, 15 Plank Jacks, 20 Dips
  • Aik’n Legs:  20 Squats, 20 Step Ups, 10 Star Jumps, 15 -3 Ct Mountain Climbers

Return the Rocks and circle up for COT

Announcements:    2nd F at Harris Teeter Starbucks and 9AM Bass Lake Ale House,  SW/Carpex Q-Swap all next week (You won’t want to miss Paradise City).  Healing Transitions really in need of men’s clothing especially business attire (bring them to any AO – folded nicely or on hangers).

Prayer Requests:  Continued prayers for Auxfart as he recovers at WakeMed Raleigh (rumor his name may be changed to Asphalt).  WWW took us out.

Fritter

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The final workout of the Inaugural Class of the Fritter Foundation had a large crowd.

EC: Pikachu, Nemo, Cowboy, Emeril, Dawgpound, Slide Rule, M4L, Deadbolt, Pablo, Dumbo, Dauber, Natty Ice, Chips

Warm Up:

Good Mornings
Frankensteins
Hillbillies
Imperial March
Fazio Arms
The Workout:

3 Rounds of:

5 Man O Makers
10 Each Arm Gunslinger
10 Each Side Midget Love Handles
10 Each Arm Thrusters
20 Deadlift Complex
10 Each Way Figure 8s
20 Swings
Half Pax Ran to playground to do 5 Pull-ups the other half jumped roped.  Then switch.

Mary:

LBCs
Homer To Marge
Have a nice Day

Announcements:

Healing Transition auction for Breath Taker at Cletus COT

Prayer:

Pikachu’s Niece
Chip’s Friend Marriage issue

Message:
Serenity Prayer:
God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change
The courage to change the things I can,
And the wisdom to know the difference

Friday Fun Run

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QIC: Lucky Charms. A dark rainy morning in the Gloom, 13 solid lads out for a lil’ jog.

Warm Up: Oh that’s so sweet, but No Thank You!

The Workout: Indian Run, 50 x parking bump slalom weave, 50 x parking bump mogul jumps, Indian Run, 25 x Sumo Squats, Indian Run, Fozzy Arm Circles 25 F x 25 R, Indian Run, 25 x Dips, Indian Run, Imperial-walker x 24, Hillbillies x 24, Indian Run, Picnic Table Urkins x 30 & Durkins x 30, Indian Run, Bear Crawl together x 25 in cadence, Side Stradle Indian Run, Balls to Wall shoulder taps x 30, Indian Run, Bunny Hops together in cadence x 25, Indian Run to the PIT, Machine Gun run up stairs, Side Straddle-Hop x 100, Quickfeet down the stairs, Uphill Lunge walk together in cadence x 25, Indian Run

Total Indian Run 3.3 miles

Mary: LBC x 50
Announcements: Blue Ridge Relay meeting 1/22;  Mason Jar; Q-Source starts next week- 3 times available; remember to wear red on Fridays to recognize all deployed military (honor his friend)

Breathtaker 20lb. weight vest, Healing Transitions fundraiser auction:

Pikachu: $100, $160, $200, $225 ***WINNER***

Nemo: $120, $140, $170, $180

Breach: $110, $130, $150, $210

Prayer: Prayer to lead us out: Kid-cracker: (Pikachu) his niece, Evelyn, 14 yrs. old seizures & cancer, ICU @ DUKE PEDS; (Skidmark) Doug Stein, multiple leg injuries while running, wife pregnant; (Roger Roger) his grandfather (97) very ill.

Sheepdog – shelter is good

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5 Pax for EC joined by 3 more in the Gloom

Warm Up: light jog then circled up. Light neck stretches, SSH, Fazio Arm Circles Front and back.  Moroccans night Clubs, Windmills, & Good Mornings.
The Workout: Modified merkins in cadence; 3 pulsing, 3 slow. Wing Chun Striking. Squats. More striking, 3-strike combo. Squat kicks. std. merkins. Wrist locks.
Mary: LBC, Low Slow Flutter, crab toe taps, and Breakdancers.
Announcements: 2019 AO Challenge, Breathtaker Challange for charity, and stressed getting involved in q-source (3 options).
Prayer: spoken and unspoken.

Let me show you my remote collection

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Pax of 4 for the first 2019 rendition of Crazy Time. We omitted running this time to make it to Crazy Ivan EC for the pax joining the inaugural class of the Fritter Foundation.

Warm Up:

YHC did SSH x10 to start promptly at 0430.
The Workout:

Since it was wet we audibled form the playground to the lower picnic shelter.

x100 Upright rows on the benches

x200 Pickle Pounders

x300 Homer to Marge

Pax all did 10/20/30 and were off to Crazy Ivan EC by 0500

There will be Burpees

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Warm Up:

SSH 20 IC, imperial walkers 20 IC, Sir Fazio Arm Circle 15 IC forward and reverse. 

The Workout:

Weather 50 raining decided to use shelter.

Work: 20 Step ups each leg, 20 Dips, 20 Erkins

Partner up for this workload. 300 LBC, 200 Squats, 100 Merkins  and yes 100 Burpees. When finished help the sixth. After completion we celebrated by bear crawling all the way around the shelter.

Mary:

Did more dips on my count see how low you can go, low slow flutter, Elkins IC called by Messi.

Announcements: All things South Wake F3 lots of options for the new year.  Lots of challenges and accountability sheets.
Prayer

Modify’s mother, Martinis friend had Stroke, Kim Draper of K & B father passed away, Teacher with cancer.