Blockness Monster (Nutcracker 11/27) Backblast

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Pax of 11 for some fun with cinderblocks

Flannigan, Peak Week, Norm, Buford, Slide Rule, Da Business, Blue Hen, Crablegs, Banana Seat, Moby

Breach on the Q

Warm Up:  Jog around the front parking lot and circle up for 20 counts: Imperial Walkers, Hillbillies, Good Mornings, Frankensteins and Side Straddle Hops.

The Workout: Every man grabs a block, the block cannot touch the ground unless its part of the exercise or the pax drops for 10 merkins

John Cusack over to the side lot and circle back up for 20x Curls for the girls, Tricep extensions and goblet squats

Block on the shoulder and mosey to the loading dock, 20x big boy sits up with feet in the block, 10 counts Blockees, 20 count peoples chair with a block in the lap and 20 count balls to the wall on top of the block.

Block on the shoulder mosey over to the basketball court for some Blocktamano. Pax circles up and holds block out in front of themselves, one man drops his block and runs around the circle hitting each block as he runs by until he gets back to his block. Each pax member runs around the circle, first clockwise, then counter-clockwise. Paused for 20 count derkins called out by Flannigan.

John Cusack to the Stop sign, 20 count irkins called out by Slide Rule on the block and 20 counts LBC’s called out by Buford.

Block on the shoulder, mosey back to the front of the school and circle up for Block Webs to 5.

Mary: 20 counts of LBC’s,  Leg Lifts and Hello Dollys

Announcements: CSAUP coming up, check Facebook for details and to sign up, Banana Seat going to look into getting us into the 5k at Wrightsville for free like last year and Crablegs is going to try and run it. Wrightsville 1/2 sign up and looking into shirts.

Prayer: Be thankful and be present, try to help those in need and look in just a small way try to make someone’s day better. There is never too small of a good deed.

Purple Cobra BackBlast

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Warm Up: Pablo lead the PAX in warmup with: Job around Sunset loop, SSH ICx20, Imperial Walkers, Hillbillies and Arm Circles
The Workout:

Simple 7’s: PAX partnered up – 1 ran the Goodwill loop and back while partner did 7 Star Jumps and 7 Merkins.  Squat hold if returned and partner still working on his 7’s or Plank if waiting on running partner.  7 laps.

Half Way There: Wheel Barrel with partner halfway around the loop and switch.  Back at the start, one partner does Mountain Climbers while other does 1/2 the loop crabwalk forward and 1/2 backward (plank if MC’s are too much), next partner does Squats while other does 1/2 the loop bear crawl forward and crawl bear backward (Squat hold if Squats are too much).

Merkin Shuffle @ 5 count

Mary: Plank-O-Rama
Announcements: CSAUP Dec 15th at 06:00 Womble, Christmas Ugly Sweater Dec 1st at Nemo (Wood Creek), On Dec 1st, F3 Southwake will be an official Region!
Prayer: CrabLegs, DoubleD’s father/family, those injured and traveling

It’s like the Moon Landings

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Suprisingly cold and blustery Tea Time Murph…… good day for impressive shovel flag flying

Johndeere doubling down with EC Murph

WELCOME FNG – TRICYCLE

Warm Up:1st Mile
The Workout:100pullups, 200pushups, 300squats (modified as needed)
Mary:2nd Mile
Announcements: CSAUP 15th Dec
Prayer: Crablegs, Johndeere knee, unspoken

Saddle up partner

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25 men posted on a questionably warm morning for a Virgin Q. It appears the men always turn out for the virgins. Great job by Cowboy stepping up and taking the lead.

EC: Pablo, 187, Cowboy, Crosby, Skidmark, CHiPs, Yogurt, PSI. Pablo is a HC for BRR next year. Confirmed this morning. Way to step up Pablo and lead by example. Freed to Lead.

Warm Up: Took a light lap around Ting Park with intermittent stops for SSH, Good Mornings, Monkey Humpers, Daisy Pickers, Frankensteins all in cadence for a 20 count.
The Workout: 4 Corners: Corner 1 – 10 Squat Jumps Sprint to Corner 2 Corner 2 – 10 Squat Jumps, and 20 (in cadence) Imperial Walkers Lunge Walk to Corner 3 Corner 3 – 10 Squat Jumps, and 20 (in cadence) Imperial Walkers, 30 Bobby Hurleys Sprint to Corner 4 Corner 4 – 10 Squat Jumps, and 20 (in cadence) Imperial Walkers, 30 Bobby Hurleys, 40 Prisoner Squats Lunge Walk to Corner 1 Mosey to the base of Ting Hill (the Ramp). Run backwards to the trash can and complete 50 LBCs Sprint down the hill and complete 5 Burpees Run backwards all the way to the top of the hill and complete 50 LBCs Sprint down the hill and complete 5 Burpees and hold plank for the 6 (or until Skidmark made folks do pushups)
Mary: Around the circle PAX choice for a 10 count exercises. Consisted of some merkins, squats, al gores, low slow flutter, pickle pounders, homer to marge, and others.
Announcements: South Wake CSAUP – 15-Dec 6-10 AM, ~10 Miles with multiple beat downs, begins and ends at Womble Park. Pikachu is coordinating and sign up is on Slack and Facebook Brony brought up Hello Kitty from Carpex working in graphic design who will be putting together some design options for new South Wake logos. 187 indicated others are looking into this as well. Look to facebook for more information or reach out to Brony.
Prayer: Remember always (but especially during the holidays) to make sure you are there and present for your spouse and family. Unspoken requests are out there I am sure

Any Given (foggy) Sunday

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Warm Up:  Warm up consisted of: SSHx20, High knees, Butt Kickers, Left over Right toe touches + reverse, Downward Dog.  We were ready and Pax of 5 set off for the standard AGS loop.

The Workout:  Standard loop around Bass Lake.  2 Pax went Counterclockwise 3 Pax went clockwise.  Doggpound and YHC met Farva about midway around the lake.  He was solo Rucking 6 miles (respect).  Great conversations as we all shook off the Thanksgiving turkey and officially got back to the grind.
Mary:  Just some stretching at the finish
Announcements:  We did COT at the beginning – no announcements
Prayer:  YHC led us in a pre-run prayer for for health, a safe run and thankful for the ability to be out here

Groundpounder 11/24

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Pax of 4 for a cold rainy Groundpunder

SlideRule, Screen Door and welcome FNG (Mapquest)

Breach on the Q

Warm Up: Jog around Jones park disc golf course back to the parking lot for 20 reps of SSH, Imperial Walkers/Hillbillies, Good mornings and Prisoner squats

The Workout:  Mosy down to the pavilion at Veterans Park for some 20x Dirkins, Dips, and Irkins, forward lunges, step ups, V-ins on the benches.

Plank series of renegade row, plank jacks and opposite elbow to knee mountain climbers.

Back on the move around the pond, stopped by the workout area from some more Irkins and then on to the memorial where we stopped to reflect and do 20 more merkins and 20 more step ups.

Mosey back up to the flag poles for 20x imperial walkers and hillbillies. Back on the move to Jones Park.

Mary: Finished with 20 SSH, 10 burpees, 20 Copperhead Squats, and 20 goofballs.
Announcements: Wrightsville 1/2  in March

Prayer: Safe travels for Screen door and Mapquest back home.

Ben-gay

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5 pax braved the early rain for a modified U-turn. Variety of places and lots of turn back to get the 6. Some great stories along the way. 1 new HC for Wrightsville and 1 new HC for BRR.

Warm Up: some light stretching and SSH
The Workout: Anywhere from 3-4 miles.
Mary: coffee
Announcements: WB 1/2 and full. UGTB trail run in January at Harris Lake. CSAUP 12/15 Womble Park.
Prayer: all these men in our lives

Nutcracker Backblast 11/20

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Pax of 8 Tuesday nutcracker

Q led by Flanigan
Pax; breach, natural, chips, cowboy, norm, dawg pound, Buford

Warm Up:Ran out of school to green oaks parkway. Stopped at ends of guard rails for ssd x 20, plank jacks x 20, prisoner squats x 20, made way to Rovysks

The Workout:

Russian typewriter up the ramp

Top of hill, ran down suicide style, sprinting to top. Did this from top and bottom. Back at top, Russian typewriter to bottom.

Head back to school, ends of rails did lbc x 20, dips x 20, Freddy Mercury x 20, derkins x 20. Crossed new hill, big boy sit ups x 20 at the naturals request

Mary:

Back at school, lsf x 20, dead cockroach x 20

Prayer:

Crab legs and a lot to be thankful for

COT

Sheepdog – post Turkey

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Pax of 3 for a sub-freezing Sheepdog; Dovetail, Sketch, and Shredder.

Warm Up: light jog, SSH, FAS, Windmills, Good Mornings, Imperial Walkers and Hillbillies.

The Workout: 50 step ups, dips, merkins (wide arm, military & diamond), derkins, squats, squat kicks, lunges, and a couple laps around the track. Worked on kick deflections and entering into a blood choke.

Mary: LBCs, LSF, Box Cutters

Announcements: CSUP coming up.

Prayer: Sketch’s sister & family

Full Moon – Black Friday Crazy Ivan

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Warm Up:  5 PAX gathered at Womble in sub-freezing weather lit by a gorgeous full moon for a Crazy Ivan led by guest Q, Dauber.  Special guest from Raleigh F3 – Mr. Hand.  Started workout with a nice jog around the tennis courts.  Met up in lower parking lot for SSH, Windmills Good AM, L/R arm stretches, back arm stretch too.   Jump rope for ~ 1 minute.  Frankensteins – got PAX warmed up.

The Workout:  Lots of continuous Kettle bell exercises in the parking lot:  15 Swings, 10 Figure 8s (R/L), 10 rutrows, 10 halos, 10 bus drivers, 10 curls, 10 triceps, 10 homer to Marge, goblet squats; John Cusack to amphitheater- PAX conducted 10 L&R step-ups OYO, dropped bells and grabbed B2W for a 15 count; more kettle bells swings, man-o-makers 10R, 10L, 10 Double-burpees OYO, 20 SSH, 16-count B2W, erkins on the wall and dips too; Mosey to clubhouse conducting arm curls, farmer’s carry and triceps extensions on the way.  Said hello to the men at Cletus.   In the clubhouse, more erkins, kettle bell swings, curls, rut-ros; Mookie led us with another B2W (17 count); running short on time, began a jog with bell in hand to the far corner.  Deadbolt called for goblet squats, continued walking to another light pole; The Hand called out another squat exercise and PAX proceeded to next pole; Accordian called out Halos; on to the next light pole and Mookie called out power up/thrusters.  PAX John Cusack back to parking lot adding some tricep extensions.

Mary:  circled up for some ab work, each PAX leading an exercise:  LBCs, (33) Plank Jacks, American Hammers, WWIIs and LSF.

Announcements:  Two Christmas parties on the horizon (check FB/Slack); CSAUP Dec 15; 2019 -More accountability at F3 workouts ensuring consistent workouts, get-togethers, Faith…more to follow

Prayer:  Holidays can be stressful for all PAX, including those not with their families due to separation/divorce; reach out to these men – raise each other up; look for Black Friday discounts including Run the Quay, HSHM, Wrightsville…special prayer request for Accordian’s family member going through some testing; Dauber took us out in final prayer.

F2 followed at Dunkin; met up with PAX from Cletus.

Thank you Dawgpound for letting me guest Q – Dauber.  BTW, bright light in the East – Venus (per Accordian)

Appreciate Mr. Hand making his way down to Crazy Ivan.

(Mookie, appreciate you having my 6 as I battled a nasty chest cold)