How did I forget to add bear crawls?

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FNGs: none
Warm Up: SSH, Windmills, Hillbillies / Imperial Walkers, Sir Fozio Arm Circles, Seal Claps, Overhead Claps, 5 burpees OYO for late PAX
The Workout: YHC is all about functional exercises, stuff that can come in handy day-to-day. While we may not see any combat in our daily routines, the Army Combat Fitness Test‘s recommended exercises will surely lead to better results when playing with the kids or tackling that honey-do list. I picked out a few and modified them to make them more F3 Southwake-friendly.

1ish mile run (figure 8)

Round 1
Lunges (10 in cadence)
Star Jumps (10)
Hand release merkins (10)
American Hammers (10 in cadence)
Sprint down the parking lot, mosey back.
Repeat 2 more times for a total of 3.

Round 2
Goblet squat (10)
Overhead Press (10 in cadence)
Supine Chest Press (10 in cadence)
Low Slow Flutter (10 in cadence)
Sprint down the parking lot, mosey back.
Repeat 2 more times for a total of 3.

At the request of Pikachu, we threw in some Bearly Curling (bear crawl while pushing rock). Down the parking lot, John Cusack the rocks back.

One more loop around the ball fields and back to the tennis courts.
Mary: Popcorn Mary featuring LBCs, Box Cutters, Pickle Pounders and a few others I forgot.
Announcements: donate blood
Prayer: Cupid’s knees, PAX with cancer, general mental health this time of year

Day 5: 5 days of Fankle

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FNGs: none

PAX: @Florence/Flojoe, @Hardy, @Finkle, @Pots, @Shredder, @Banana Seat, @Abacus the OG, @Farva, @Mr. Terrific
Warm Up: Mosey with around of seal jacks, good mornings, Imperial Walkers, Hillbillies, Mountain climbers, Downward Dog, and Runner’s Pose
The Workout: Today we had a very special guest for the 5th and final day of the 5 Days of Fankle…Sheldon Cooper

Sheldon Cooper’s – we did 10 rounds (decreasing reps by 1) with a lap around the parking lot.  Merkins, squats, big boy sit-ups, herpes (hand release burpees)

Sheldon’s Deck of Death.  Diamonds = Bonnie Blairs, Spades = Alternating Shoulder Taps, Clubs = Randy’s, Hearts = Balls to the Wall.  Thankfully, Sheldon let @Hardy shuffle the deck so we escaped having to do Jokers = Yurpees (10 burpees with a clap merkin into 2 tuck jumps)
Mary:  None we went the full 45.
Announcements:  The Judge CSAUP: Flemming Loop Park 6 am
T-Claps (Recognition): @Pots for moral support and accountability all 5 days of the Fankle!
Prayer: @Finkle’s Aunt is having heart palpitations, @Pots father – carpel tunnel, @Shredder – uncle has cancer.

Ya Basic

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ya basicFNGs: nada
Warm Up: SSH, Windmills, Daisy Pickers, Imperial Walkers, Hillbillies, Fozio Arm Circles, Seal Claps, Overhead Claps
The Workout: Thing 1: 10 of Diamonds
Corner 1: 10 merkins
Corner 2: 10 merkins + 20 WWIIs
Corner 3: 10 merkins + 20 WWIIs + 30 squats
Corner 4: 10 merkins + 20 WWIIs + 30 squats + 40 air presses
Corner 5: 10 merkins + 20 WWIIs + 30 squats + 40 air presses
Corner 6: 20 WWIIs + 30 squats + 40 air presses
Corner 7: 30 squats + 40 air presses
Corner 8: 40 air presses

Thing 2: Urkins / Durkins / Dips + People’s Chair
10 count each U/D/D, 40 count People’s Chair
Repeat for a total of 3 rounds
Mary: Bit of popcorn Mary with Low Slow Flutter, LBCs, Homer to Marge (SW style) and hip raises.
Finished up with some light yoga stretches.
Announcements: Frosty CSAUP this Saturday
T-Claps (Recognition): Woody for helping me stay accountable.
Prayer: Woody’s kid choosing colleges.
Moleskin: I slacked off a bit last week. I’m sure I’m not the only one that has a hard time getting back into the swing of things after a few days off. So this week, my mantra has been “just show up.” If you show up, you’ll put in the work. But showing up is sometimes the hardest part. So it started with putting both feet on the floor in the morning. Fight that fart sack.

Day 4: 5 Days of Fankle

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FNGs: none

PAX: @Pumps, @Pots, @Finkle, @Florence/Flojoe, @LED, @Fonzie, @Deuce, @Sunshine
Warm Up: Mosey around the parking lot and at each corner of the parking lot we stopped to do 2 warm-up exercises.  Daisy pickers, Sir Fazio Arms f/b, mountain climbers, Hillbillies, Imperial walkers, Finkle kicks(hairy rockettes), the goof ball, etc.
The Workout: 1st Event – 7 of diamonds.  Did an exercise at each corner incrementing the next exercise by 7.  7 merkins at each corner, 14 burpees at each corner, 21 American Hammers at each corner, 28 lunges at each corner.

2nd Event – Apple Turnovers with 10 count in cadence monkey humpers at each end of the parking lot.  Turnovers were bear crawl 3 parking spots then turn over to do crab walks the same.
Mary: Low slow flutter, Homer to Marge, Pickle Pounders, spitting cobra, downward dog into pigeon.
Announcements: CSAUP ‘The Judge’ on Saturday at 6 am.
T-Claps (Recognition): 7 for EC this morning.  Great work gents.
Prayer: PAX who are dealing with injuries and sickness, @Fonzie’s extended family.

I Think I Saw That on a Billboard

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FNGs: None
Warm Up: Mosey that included Good Mornings, Imperial Walkers, Hillbillies, Sir Fazio Arm Circles
The Workout: Super Jack Webbs Pyramid. 1 merkin, 3 overhead press, 1 merkin. Run a loop after each set. Up to 10 merkins 30 overhead press 10 merkins and then come back down.
Mosey to the picnic tables for dora. 100 derkins, 200 irkins, 300 dips with a partner. Other partner run to the brick pillars and do 10 count balls to the wall.
Mary: Plank hold
Announcements: CSAUP
T-Claps (Recognition):
Prayer: Job searches, Families in need at Christmas

Day 3: The 5 Days of Fankle

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Pax voted to stay dry so we left Possum Trot and headed down to the Nest to workout under the pavilion.

FNGs: none

PAX: @Hardy, @Florence/FloJoe, @Pots, @Sunshine, @Warbucks, @Finkle
Warm Up: 10 SSH and 10 Seal Jacks in cadence, Good mornings, Willie Mays Hayes, Downward dog into chaturanga up-dog
The Workout: First Event: Ascending testicles 10 count in cadence at 15/45/and balls to the wall, squats 10, lunges 10 each leg.  3 rounds

Second Event: Bat Wings – Sir Fazio Arm Circles F/B, Seal Claps, Overhead Claps.  In cadence 10, 15, & 20 counts.

Third Event: Abs – Lounge Act(homer to marge with one leg crossed over knee), E2K’s, and Big Boy Situps. In cadence 10, 15, & 20 counts
Mary: 42 count in cadence of monkey humpers to celebrate my soon coming 42nd b-day.
Announcements: CSAUP Saturday at Tequila Sunrise
T-Claps (Recognition): for all who showed up in the rain!
Prayer: Thankful for our many blessings, and to reach out to those who are hurting during the holiday season.

Day 2: 5 Days of Fankle, The Mystery and History of Ray Finkle

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FNGs: none

PAX: @Sunshine, @Pumps, @Pots, @Finkle, @Martini, @Florence/FloJoe, @Bobby Boucher, @Warbucks
Warm Up: Mosey around the park track then circled up for 10 SSH, Daisy Pickers, Good Mornings, Sir Fazio Arm Circles f/b and Michael Phelps in cadence.
The Workout: First event was 4 corners in the parking lot and at each corner YHC shared historical facts about the real Ray Finkle aka Uwe Detlef Walter von Schamann.  As usual Hollywood has twisted the facts about this fictional character.  After a deep dive into the history of this modern day marvel “Finkle” we find a true champion and a culprit!  Back to the workout…

At each corner we did a prescribed exercise.  Round 1 was 4X4’s (4 burpees into plank then 4 merkins, 4 mountain climbers, and back up), lunges – 10 each leg, alternating shoulder taps in cadence to 10 and ending with Bobby Hurleys.  Round 2 was Boat Canoes, Crab cakes, Jack Webbs (set of 4), and star jumps.

2nd event was getting personal under our newly rehab’d pavilion.  We did 2 sets of gyno-crunches, procto-derkins, and step-ups 10 each side.

3rd event was California Rolls down at the wall.  We did sets of 10 Irkens and dips R/R till we reached the end of the wall.

Finkle Facts: 

  1. In the movie Ace Ventura: Pet Detective the character Ray Finkle is in reality Dolphins kicker Uwe von Schamann.
  2. Uwe Detlef Walter von Schamann (born April 23, 1956) is a former professional American football placekicker.  He played for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League, from 1979 to 1984.
  3. In the real Super Bowl XIX, Von Schamann made three field goals and an extra point in this game.
  4. In the movie Finkle missed the game-winning field goal in a fictional Super Bowl XIX. The latter play actually occurred six years later in Super Bowl XXV by the Buffalo Bills kicker Scott Allen Norwood.  The real culprit…
  5. Norwood’s field goal range was unusually short for a professional kicker and he had difficulties in converting field goals over 40 yards throughout his career, especially on natural grass (the Bills’ home stadium used AstroTurf, which mitigated this issue).
  6. Super Bowl XXV, which was played on January 27, 1991, cemented Norwood’s name in football history when he missed a 47-yard field goal attempt with 8 seconds left in the game, giving the New York Giants their 2nd Super Bowl victory, and started the Bills’ string of four consecutive Super Bowl losses. This kick was made famous by the “wide right” call by the TV announcers. Later video analysis revealed the holder mistakenly aligned the laces to the right, thereby positioning the kicked ball to fade right once in the air.  Hmmm…interesting…Although the Bills signed Björn Nittmo as Norwood’s potential replacement in the 1991 offseason, Norwood remained with the Bills through that season. The Bills returned to the Super Bowl and Norwood was perfect throughout the postseason, including a 44-yard field goal that served as the decisive margin in the AFC Championship Game against the Denver Broncos.
  7. What was the dolphin’s name in the Ace Ventura: Pet Detective Movie? Snowflake
  8. What was Ray Finkle’s other name in the movie? Lois Einhorn
  9. Who did Ray Finkle murder in the movie? Roger Podacter, the Dolphin’s head of operations.
  10. The name of the mental hospital that Ray Finkle escaped from was named Shady Acres Mental Hospital.
  11. The mental hospital where Ventura goes undercover was named Shady Acres as a play on the name of director Tom Shadyac.

Mary: We did round-robin style with a mixture of abs, stretches, squats and the Sweater Fox (Boxcutters) decided to show up again to torture @Warbucks…
Announcements: CSAUP on Saturday, December 11
T-Claps (Recognition):
Prayer: @Bobby Boucher’s M is looking for a new employment opportunity, @Farva’s back injury, @K I T T Y L I T T R and M recovering from sickness.  Remember those who need hope during the Christmas season.  Be the salt and light our community needs fellas!

Day 1: Five Days of Fankle

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FNGs: none

PAX: @Pots, @Sunshine, @Finkle
Warm Up: SSH in cadence to 20, Sir Fazio Arm circles f/b, Hillbillies and imperial walkers in cadence to 10, walkouts to 10 OYO
The Workout: Today we did intervals of 6 exercises for 1 minute with a brief rest in between totaling up to 42 minutes.  The exercises were mountain climbers, Peter Parkers, squats, dips, monkey humpers, Freddie mercuries.  We did 4 rounds of these, all the while @Pots enlightened us about 5G and other misc topics about railroads and solar and wind energy sources!
Mary:  included in workout.
Announcements: CSAUP this Saturday
T-Claps (Recognition): all three did EC this morning
Prayer: Praise, @Finkle’s daughter got in an accident last Saturday evening but nobody was hurt and the damage to the car is very minimal.  @Pots unspoken.

Ultimate 10 vs. 10

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20 Men Showed Up for an Ultimate Show Down

FNGs: Sonny, now F3 Flicker, named for his awesome left-handed forehand throw, which is also known as a flick. Member of the RESPECT club at 57? Brought his own cooler, discs, and work clothes. :). Other new F3 faces to SouthWake: Sketch, MIA, Doogie
Warm Up: 25 SSH while Dauber ran and got the “pennies,” GMs x 10. Many had arrived in time to throw a few. I knew everybody was ready to play, so we got started. Disclaimer to our FNG Sonny. A few quick rules/procedures. If there’s a turnover in the end zone, you can walk it up to the goal line. Also, when “kicking off,” move up so that your clears mid-field.
The Workout: Ultimate for 35 minutes with exercises on the turnovers: SSHs, jump squats, squats, merkins. Plus, exercises upon scoring: burpees, WWIIs, merkins, and more. Final 10 minutes with no exercises except after scoring. We never really keep an official score, but it helps gauge the match. This morning, the “pennies” jumped on the scoreboard with two or three unanswered trips to the end zone. The “skins” finally settled down, shortened our throws, and got on the scoreboard. Again, unofficially, we had several ties and lead changes. Looks like my completely random passout of the pennies led to equal teams! This was fun!

Tons of great plays out there by all. Too many to remember. Lots of “jump balls” for high throws just about anywhere. Quiver tracked down a floater that looked like it was way beyond his reach. Banana Seat made some great catches but claims he can’t throw. Sonny posted in the middle and was the field marshal for the skins. He could pretty much place the disc anywhere he wanted, with a razor sharp forehand. Blue Hen and Fram knocked down multiple discs on defense. I could not shake Bobby Dall and Warbucks, who stuck to me like white on rice. Dauber had and excellent throw right down the middle to the end zone for the score. Shredder worked the edges and Mr. T worked the middle. And of course, Cupid and Roaming Gnome worked the end zone for their respective teams. Maybelline always lurking on defense, ready to knock one down. Kubota making solid throws in the middle. Great to have Sketch, MIA, Doogie join us–solid players who will join us the first Monday in 2022. Again, many good plays. Maybe we should get the TOHS footage! Meant to get a group photo, but many posted for second F at Panera, so I got one there.

Mary: No time for Mary, this was all game time.
Announcements: CSAUP The Judge this Saturday, December 11, 2021, starting at Fleming Loop Park. Also, Shop With A Cop is live on Slack. Make a donation. Kids within the local community in need will be paired with officers from the Holly Springs Police Department to go shopping for holiday presents for their families and themselves.
T-Claps (Recognition): Thanks to Dauber for sharing the Q. Especially after his pre- pre- pre-blast. I know he was feeling it, ready to play!
Prayers: Unspoken. Fram gathered in the spirit and took us out with a nice prayer.

Christmas Morning at 2.0 Workout

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FNGs: None – all experienced PAX here
Warm Up: See the plan image – Home Alone style
The Workout: See the plan image – Home Alone style

The synopsis is that we walked through a typical Christmas morning and did workouts to represent the different phases.  This workout was dreamt up by HeatWave himself and he took the lead on some of the workouts too!

Mary: See the plan image – Home Alone style

Announcements:  Check the local websites – lots of Christmas Parades around over the next few weekends.

T-Claps (Recognition):

Prayer:  GoldenGlove asked for prayers for his Uncle Jimmy who has Covid.