RESPECT to 50

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Another day in Paradise…City that is. 13 total PAX showed up to get stronger in a drizzling gloom this morning. We lost one about mid-workout due to some health concerns. Flag was planted, speaker was hidden, no FNG’s. Let the party begin!

Fartsack: ShamWow! (late scratch)
Double Fartsack: Crosby (EC + HC)

Warm up:
Run up to top parking area near tennis courts. Carioca, both sides.
Smurf Jacks x20 IC
Windmills x10 IC
Bat Wings x20 IC (4 sets)
Daisy Pickers x10 IC

The Thing:
Partner Up
Miyagi Merkins x20 (Always look eye) – head up for better form

Mosey over to parking spaces near restrooms
Wheelbarrow the parking lines with 5 merkins at each corner facing the same direction, switch partners, Rinse and Repeat

Mosey over to short wall at top of ramp
P1 – Box jumps x15
P2 – Monkey Humpers x15 IC

BTTW Beast Mode – shoulder taps on 1 & 2, vertical shoulder press on 3 & 4 x10 IC

Side step squats down the ramp. Sumo squat then tight squat alternating about 20 yds, lunge about 20 yds, then run to bottom of the ramp.

At the bottom of ramp. Contra burpees (add 1 merkin each rep) x10 (45 total merkins)

Ramp suicides. 4 cones. Run to 1st, run back, run to 2nd, run back, etc… squat hold for 6 when done at bottom

Mosey to lower parking area
Nipplers x10 IC
Right leg up nipplers x10 IC
Left leg up nipplers x10 IC
Hand release merkins x10 IC
All with no break, stay in plank
Mosey back to bball court

MARY: 6 mins 47 secs of Mary (Length of Paradise City song by GnR)

Start at the beat drop
Freddy Mercury x28 IC
Stop at first whistle blow

Start at singing
American hammers x15 IC
Stop at course

Start at guitar riff
Box Cutters x18 IC
End at course

Start at “So Run”
LBC’s x29 IC
End at drum roll

2 min warning, all IC double time, start at fast part
Homer to marge x20
LSF x20
Pickle pounders x20

Talked about RESPECT factor. Men that are over 50 doing in F3 should be an inspiration to the younger guys. For me to even think about doing F3 for another 10+ yrs and reach 50 would be a challenge. Use these men to lean on. They have been around the block a few more times and can share wisdom to all of us. Hats off to you guys!

Name-O-Rama

Announcements:
See FB and Slack today for updates, Fritter Foundation should have big induction this Friday (especially since M4L is paying)

Prayers:
Shredder should get results today, Crab Legs and those battling ALS, all of our marriages (V-Day this Thursday)

Thanks to Skidmark for accepting my Q request at PC. I hope everyone enjoyed the new stuff and the Mary session left you pumped up for the day. It’s great to see so many new PAX there. Blessed that I could lead this morning.

BS Out!

Dump or Super Bowl – Both Stunk

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22 Pax gathered in the smelliest part of Holly Springs for a Monday morning beatdown. Q was a little upset with the result so made sure to take it out on the Pax. Very few Pats fans showed up but I doubt they could handle it anyway.

EC: 187, Cowboy, Crosby, UTI, Full House, Pablo, Pikachu, Dawgpound, Skidmark

Warm Up: Mosey for one loop with stops to do Good Mornings, SSH, and Windmills. Once back at the court Pax paired up by ability and speed. It was only logical that Dawgpound requested to be Lucky’s partner. Somebody needed to make sure we gave Lucky a push. Kudos DP.

The Workout: Catch me if you can partner runs. 1st loop 2 Double Merkin Burpees. 2nd loop around 3 squat jumps. 3rd time around 5 merkins. Once at the end circle back for the 6 doing 5 LBCs.

Mosey to the ramp for some 7’s. Reverse merkins at the bottom and star jumps halfway up the ramp.

Mary: Merkin clock with stops at 12, 10, 8, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, and 12.

Announcements: See Pikachu’s announcements on FB and Slack. Nothing new.

Prayer: Shredder, Dumbo, Brexit, Emeril

I’ve never seen lights worn like that

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Wow. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, South Wake loves virgins…Q’s that is. 30 Pax posted for a virgin Q this morning by Aquaman.

The amount of Pax that posted at EC was incredible too. I’ll try to get them all: UTI, Pablo, Lipstick, Crosby, Gumby, Dawgpound, Deadbolt, Double Doink, Slide Rule, Cowboy, Nemo, Peeping Tom, Mookie, , Wiggly, Skidmark (again sorry if I forgot anyone)

New light vests should come with instruction on how to put it on. Said pax had the lights somewhere down around his groin area and through his legs. I think there was some concern with it not staying on his shoulders.

Welcome FNG Boogie

Warm Up: Slight mosey to the bottom of the ramp for SSH x 21, IW x 10, Hillbillies x 10, Fozio Arm Circles forward and reverse, Chinooks, seal claps and over head claps at 10 cc
The Workout: 3 groups of 10 for Indian runs. At each corner do 5 merkins, 10 pickle pounders , 15 LBCs, 20 Hillbilly Squats. Try for 3 loops. Also add in 2 double merkin burpees every time the first pax in the line got back to the front.
Mary: Skidmark led Mary for 30 cc Freddy Mercury’s, 15 cc Boxcutters, Protractors, and finish with some plank hold exercise
Announcements: See announcements on Slack and FB. CSAUP long ass run 2/9 start from New Hill on ATT. Valentines Day challenge. Phones and devices away from 6-8.
Prayer: Several prayer requests, Brexit’s MRI, an aunt’s funeral on saturday (sorry can’t remember right now who it was)

What was that last thing we did?

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EC: Cowboy, SlideRule, Dawgpound, Pikachu, Skidmark, Crosby, Roger Roger, Double Donk

Welcome FNG Bigalo!!!  21 degrees with an FNG that’s pretty cool.  Pun intended.

Warm Up:

Run around the tennis courts and soccer field.
Stop at the bottom of the ramp – Side Straddle Hops
Stop at the ticket office – Frankenstein Kicks and Good Mornings
Stop at the corner – Bat Wing (10 Fazio Forward, 10 Fazio Backwards, 10 Seal claps and 10 overhead claps
Run to the Tunnel

The Workout:

Split up into two groups.

Group 1 did an indian run down the long path.  When they reached the end they did 5 Burpees.
Group 2 did 5 Burpees, 10 Merkins, 15 Squats, 20 LBCs, 10 Cadence Count Balls to the wall and Preacher chair until group 1 came back.

The groups then switched.
Repeated 5 times

Mosey to the bottom of the ramp for something that was way too complicated, but we had 3 minutes to burn.

Run up four light poles.  Turn and run backwards up two light poles.  Don’t turn around and run forward two light poles.  Then turn around and repeat till you reached the top of the hill.  Then mosey back to the circle for Mary.

Mary:

10 Imperial Walkers
10 Hillbilies
10 Low Slow Flutters
20 Pickle Pounders
Have a Nice Day

Announcements:

BBR meetup Wednesday
2nd F at Starbucks

Prayer:

Crablegs
Buford
First Responders

Is Lipstick a Super Hero

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Where does Lipstick really go when he disappears? Has anyone seen Superman and Lipstick in the same place? No. Batman? No. Spiderman? No. Lipstick may be fighting crime instead of dropping a deuce. Does anyone really have to poop that much? I can’t imagine the toilet paper budget in the house.

Regardless, 23 Pax posted on a slightly chilly Monday morning. I’m hoping the SW presence at Carpex was good and we were well represented.

10 for EC: Dawgpound, Full House, Emeril, Chips, Crosby, Double Donk, Cowboy, UTI, Peeping Tom, Skidmark

Breathtaker present

Warm Up: Pax were already circled up some Q let with some SSH. As Pax began a car wondered into the parking lot. The level of urgency was in question so Pax continued SSH until and unknown joined the circle. Pax did SSH x 60 and then 5 burpees OYO for the late Pax. A quick tutorial was given on Indian run that the Pax must reach the front before next Pax goes. Indian run for one loop with stops to do Good Mornings, Sir Fozio Arm Circles, Chinooks, Goofballs, and Moroccan Nightclubs.

The Workout: Big Winners today!! Triple 7’s! 7 burpees at the top of the ramp, 7 burpees at the bottom, and 7 runs up the ramp. Total = 98 burpees. Modify to merkins if needed.

Mosey to bottom parking lot. Partner up. One partner run and other do squats and then change to merkins.

Mary: Q provided a brief tutorial on the correct form for Imperial Walkers and Hillbillies. Engage the core. Did each in cc of 15.

Plank exercises all 10 cc. Regular, Right arm up, regular, left arm up, regular, parker peters, pickle pounders – recover

Announcements: See Pikachu’s announcements on Slack and FB. New announcements: R4TJ needs a Q Wednesday. Contact UTI.

Prayer: Bufird, Ausfart – released from hospital, Double D, Raleigh P.O.

Q took the group out in Prayer.

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.

Tag Your It

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EC: Dawgpound, Cowboy, Chips, 187, Yogurt, Pikachu and Skidmark

Yoga EC: Slide Rule, Emeril and Crosby

Warm Up:

Lap Around the Park with the following Stops

Box Office:
Good Mornings
Batwing (20 Cadence Count Forward Fazio Arm Circle, 20 Cadence Count Backward Fazio Arm Circle, 20 Cadence Count Seal Claps, 20 Cadence Count Overhead Claps)

Corner:
Frankenstein Kicks
Hillbillies
Imperial Marches

Basketball Court:
10 Reverse Merkins
15 Squatter Pyramid

The Workout:

Partner Up and Play Catch Me if you can with 3 Burpees for two laps
Bearmuda Triangle Though it was a straight line since I forgot the cones.  Each light pole do incrementing Burpees starting at 1 to 3.  Head back and pick up the six
7’s up the ramp.  At bottom of Ramp do Monkey Humpers, Box jumps at the top
Circled up for Mucho Chesto Bear Ring of Fire.  — Cause of time constraints the plank hold went away and we did the wide, Right hand offset and Left hand offset together.

Mary:

20 Cadence Count LBCs
Have a Nice Day

Announcements:

Fritter Foundation is starting this Wednesday!!!
Convergence tomorrow at Nutcracker 7 AM start time.  EC run from Starbucks starts at 6:30
Carpex Q Swap starts next week where Carpex comes to South Wake and the following week South Wake Q’s go to Carpex.  There are still opportunities to Q.  Sign up while opportunities last.
Did I mention Fritter Foundation
Breath Taker Donation starting next week
I forget did I mention Fritter Foundation

Prayer:
Ausfart and his recovery
Boy George Son River
Doug Stein

Paradise City

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7 Pax converged at Paradise City for the weekly beatdown. Workout started promptly at 5:45 and ended precisely at 6:30. Not a wasted minute.

EC: Cowboy, Skidmark

Yoga: Sliderule, Wiggly, Crosby

Warm Up: Start mosey around the Ting loop doing some ass kickers and high knees. Periodic stops to do 20 SSH, 10 IW, 10 Hillbillies, 15 cc Mountain Climbers, and 15 cc Good mornings.
The Workout:

Stayed in the lower parking lot. Pax did a 3 or 4 man indian run for the workout.

  • Corner 1: 5 Turkish getups
  • Corner 2: 5 Turkish getups, 10 lunges
  • Corner 3: 5 Turkish getups, 10 lunges, 15 brokeback
  • Corner 4: 5 Turkish getups, 10 lunges, 15 brokeback, 20 squats

Mary:

  • 20 Count LBCs
  • 10 Count Homer to Marge
  • 10 count homer to marge right leg up
  • 10 count homer to marge left leg up
  • Hold plank 10 count
  • Right arm up 5 count
  • right arm up right leg up 5 count
  • Left arm up 5 count
  • left arm up left leg up 5 count
  • Parker Peters 5 count
  • Hold plank 10 count
  • Right arm up 5 count
  • right arm up right leg up 5 count
  • Left arm up 5 count
  • left arm up left leg up 5 count
  • Peter Parkers 5 count
  • 10 merkins

Announcements: 

  • Q Source starting in January. Currently 3 options in South Wake.
  • Breathtaker challenge starting in January. Pay to play.
  • Boy George doing the heartbreak/soulcrusher challenge on Saturday. Will have him post more details.

Prayer: 

  • Ausfart
  • Wiggly’s son suffered a concussions
  • Brexit’s friend and family
  • Cowboys’s friend
  • Hasselhoff’s co-worker
  • Those that continue to suffer with loss this time of year
  • Many more unspoken

Glow Ball

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Dawgpound posting for Blue Hen


Warm Up:

The Q welcomed the two FNG’s (Tailpipe and Homie) to the group, short disclaimer, and then it was time to get moving.  After a few up and down running the hill near the basketball court the PAX were lead to the Salmander HSHM Finish line ramp.

  • Boat Canoe X 20 (Fan Favorite)
  • Little Baby SSH X 20 (The old Q had some low mumble chatter about winging the Q… c’mon man you know better)
  • Good mornings X 20
  • Merkins X 20

The Workout:

From the bottom of the ramp broad jump burpees were called out.  An audible was called to stop half way and run up to the top of the ramp.  Plank hold for the six and we were off to the wall.  People’s chair Indian run for one round and then a group run down to the basketball courts.

Everyone got in groups of three while the Q ran to get a glow soccer ball out from the bush it was hidden  in prior to the start of the fun. When Q’ing I enjoy trying out new things.  Crab soccer was a success and the PAX has enjoyed Ultimate Frisbee so Glow Basketball made sense to introduce.  The PAX dived into three groups.  Group one would run around Ting park.  Stopping at the bottom of the ramp for 10 burpees, top of the ramp 20 merkins, and top corner 10 more burpees before returning to the courts.  The other two faced off on an intense game of Glow Ball.  Rules: Double full court (either basket on each side counted), no dribbling or running with the ball, if the ball hit the ground, everyone did a merkin and the other team got the ball, if a team scores, the other team had to do a burpee (there were not many scores).

Observations from Glow Basketball: 1. The Southwake Pax have very limited basketball abilities 2. Dawgpound brings the intesity just like Ultimate 3. The SouthWake Pax can’t jump 4. Playing basketball in the dark makes it very difficult to know what team you are on 5. Emeril should stick to hockey.

After each group did their run around Ting park that was a wrap with 10 minutes for Mary and COT.

Mary:

6 inch leg hold (10 count) right into 33 inch leg hold (10 count) right into 45 inch leg hold right into American Hammers (10 count) right into Freddie Mercury (10 count) right into boat canoe (10 count).

Announcements:
Prayer:

It is always an honor to lead this group.  Prayers were lifted for CrabLegs, Ausfart, and those unspoken.

Baby it’s cold outside

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8 Pax got stronger at Paradise City on a cold, wet Monday morning. #nevermissamonday. No need for temporary AOs, no  fartsacks, no bitchin, just rise and grind. All F3 workouts are held outdoors, rain or shine. All F3 workouts begin and end on time. 45 minutes of solid beatdown work followed by COT.

A few pax got some EC by doing a few laps around Ting to get warmed up. 187 and Full House for 2. Skidmark and Crosby for 1. Pikachu ran from home.

7 Pax converged at Dunkin for some quality 2nd F.

Warm Up: I loop with SSH, IW, Hillbillies, Frankensteins, Good mornings, Fozio Arm Circles. Close out warm ups with 5 burpees for Forceps who was late, but he HC’ed so he made sure to show up.

The Workout:

Pax ran Catch me if you can Indian Run with 3 burpees.

Corner 1: 5 Star jumps

Corner 2: 5 Star jumps, 10 Squats

Corner 3: 5 Star jumps, 10 squats, 15 merkins

Corner 4: 5 Star jumps, 10 squats, 15 merkins, 20 plank jacks.

Pax completed 3 full laps. Final lap was done in reverse without the indian run. Corner 4, 3, 2, 1.

Mary: Good mornings and 3 more burpees OYO.

Announcements: CSAUP 12/15 at 6:00. Start at Womble. If you don’t want to run drive between AOs or bike. U-Turn will still happen on Saturday so there will need to be a Q to lead. Christmas party 6:00pm Saturday at M4L. No 2.0s

Prayer: Ausfart – long road to recovery. Double D, Puddles, Crablegs (great to see him at Starbucks saturday.)