Possum Trot Glory Days 3/4/26

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Revisiting the pre-Covid glory days of Possum Trot, F3SW’s original AO. Pleased to see the 12 Oaks bus roll in with Flanigan and Brony. And Double D and Gump. Goal is to use the signature site features: gravel parking lot, the hill, the tennis courts.

Warm up SSH 25x, Imperial Walkers 15x, Hillbillies 15x, mosey for some big boy sit-ups.

ME: Grab a rock

We struggled to count off: 1, 2, 1, 2, 1… Finally got it right.

Mosey to “gravel” parking lot and line up. “Ones” push rock while bear crawling out and back, while “twos” do arm exercises: curls, overhead press, triceps. Three rounds.

Began moseying around the tennis courts, but exercised on the hill per Gump’s request. Hill. Dips was in great condition: mowed, not too slippery. Climb hill, dips at top on guard rail 20x. Five rounds up/down hill with dips at top.

Final stretch of rock push with bear crawl to return rocks. Head to tennis courts.

Once again, divide into ones and twos. Ones BTW while twos hold plank. Three rounds.

Finally, circle the inside perimeter and settle on the far end to set up “suicides.” Emphasis on speed while not pulling a hammy. Run to sideline of court 1 and back, sideline of court 2 and back, court three and back, court four and back.

Mary

 

The Hill Is Dry….So We MUST Run It

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FNGs: None

Warm Up:

  • SSH IC
  • Sir Fasio Arm Circles IC
  • Good Mornings IC
  • Daisy Pickers IC,
  • Stretching
  • Willie Mayes Hayes IC.

The Workout:

  • Mosey to the lower baseball fields
    • Box Jumps on the retaining wall x10 OYO
    • Twisting Merkins x10 IC
    • The People’s Chair x60 seconds
    • WW1s x20 IC
    • Rinse and repeat x3
  • Mosey to the upper parking lot
    • Sprint up Heroin Hill
    • Backpedal up Heroin Hill
    • Rinse and repeat x2
  • Mosey to the rock pile and pick a coupon
    • Ground Pounders x40 IC
    • Chest Presses x40 IC
    • Skull Crushers x20 IC
    • Curls Fu Du Gurls x40 IC
  • Mosey to the tennis courts for Mary

Mary:

  • Low Slow Flutter IC
  • Homer-to Marge IC
  • Hello Dollys IC
  • LBCs IC
  • Chill Cut Plank Hold x60sec

Announcements: Q-em All Challenge

T-Claps (Recognition): None

Prayer: Motorboating, Ausfart, Fram’s FIL, the family in south Fuquay who were victims of violence, peace and unity in our communities and in society in general.

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TROTTING the POSSUM

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9 PAX took a tour of Varina starting with some Howling Monkeys and Lebron James’ along the way. 

Curling on Heroin Hill

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FNGs: NoneWarm Up: SSH IC, Good Mornings IC, Sir Fasio Arm Circles, and stretching.

The Workout: A mix of elevation gaining exercises of Murder Bunnies and Moonwalks up Heroin Hill (rocks in tow), Dips and Urkins on the guardrail at the top, something resembling Olympic shot put/curling/bocce on the way down, and Burpees and WW1s at the bottom. Some complaints were filed by some competitors alleging that the rocks were not uniform and that some competitors in the shot put had an unfair advantage. To settle the controversy, rocks were rotated among each man with a rotation of Ground Pounders, Curls Fu Du Gurls, Tris Fu Du Guys, WW3s, and Overhead Presses.

Mary: LSF IC, Homer-to-Marge IC, LBCs IC, and a 45 second chill cut plank hold

Announcements: None

T-Claps (Recognition): None

Prayer: Buttermilk upcoming ablation to relieve back issues, Ausfart’s wife is having brain surgery for a tumor, and Motor Boatin’ is still looking for work.

Tundra trot

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FNGs: Warm Up:

25 SSH

Mosey to 2nd location integrating butt kickers, high knees, and karaoke.

Perform good mornings, windmills, Fazio arm circles and Micheal Phelps. Performed 5 rounds of 10IC mountain climbers followed by a Merkin, incrementing merkins by 1 each round.

The Workout: Mosey to high school parking lot. Quick stop for 15 Monkey humpers. Using parking lines performed inch worm 5 lines/crawl bear back 2. Repeat to island. 
2nd round broad jump 5 lines/reverse lunge 3. 

Moseyed to straight sidewalk did some erkins and then 30,60,90,120 yard suicide sprints.  

Mary:Homer to Marge, Hello Dollys and star toe touches to round off workout.

Picking on some pax we got additional burpees after they recited the mission statement. They know it now!!!

Announcements: Workout Tracker and Q every site challenge is live
Prayer: none specific.

Tumbleweed’s Virgin Q

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Note: Abacus filling our the backblast for Tumbleweed

FNGs: None

Warm Up: Standard

The Workout: We split up in teams of three and did 100 merkins, 200 Carolina dry docks, and 300 curls for the girls while one person alternated between bear crawls or broad jumps and another held a plank. Followed by an Indian run.

Mary: Popcorn Mary

Announcements: 1776 Workout

T-Claps (Recognition):

Prayer: Abacus neighbor, Popeye friend, horse face traveling mercies

Day 2 2015 Throwback Week – Possum Trot

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Day 2 of 2015 Throwback week truly felt like an OG workout. YHC pulled into the lot, planted the flag, hid the speaker on the court, then walked over to the larger than normal crowd. To my surprise there were 4-5 HIM that were at my first post and some other familiar faces I haven’t seen a quite a while. After pounding and greeting each PAX, it was 0530. The F3 mission statement took place along with the 5 core principles. Fram then decided to jog up so we could get our morning share of 5 burpees. Good thing we didn’t do these back in the day when Tardy would show up 2-3 mins into every workout. Here’s what happened at the Trot.

Warm Ups
We saluted New Mexico with follow the leader quick feet and slides on the tennis courts to start off then moseyed down to the concession stand area.
– Smurf Jacks
– Imperial Squat Walkers
– Bat Wings
– Slaloms

Wall Work
PAX found a spot on the small wall for dirkens and box jumps. Started with 10 each then 9 each all the way down to 1 each.

Jacob’s Ladder (another classic by New Mexico)
PAX lined up on the hill next to the baseball field. Back peddle up the hill, 3 star jumps, run down the hill, increasing burpees for each trip down. PAX did this 7 times.
Two lines for an Indian run back up to the tennis courts.

Tennic Courts
Each IR line stayed together for Chilly Broad Jumps across all four courts. PAX lined up about 2-3 feet apart in a chill-cut plank. Guy at the end broad jumps over each PAX legs until the end then gets in line. Repeat until we got to the fence.

Bearicides – PAX bear crawled to the end of the first court, ran back, perfomed 5 hand release merkins. Repeat to the end of second, third and yes all the way down to the fourth court.

Sally – PAX performed the squats while listening to Sally song. Quite a burner.

Mary – W2CC x15 IC
– Strict sit ups
– Side plank ups L
– Side plank ups R
– Reverse LBCs
– Mtn climber twist (touch knee to opposite elbow)

COT
Announcements: Paint the fence 2nd F, F3 Picnic, Rico’s soccer kids accomplishment
Prayers: All mainly unspoken

Great turnout today for this workout. It was such a surprise to see guys I worked out with for the first 5+ years in F3 all the time. Hope to see them more soon. Thanks for letting me lead such a strong group of HIM.
SYITG…

BS Out!

Popeye’s 1 year Anniversary Ft. Gizmo

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FNGs: none

Warm Up: Alternating calls by Popeye and Gizmo – WMH, IW, GM, windmill, Sir Fozio Arm Circles, Popeye Punches

The Workout:

Activity 1 lead by Popeye:

Combo workout: Plank walk down with the wall x Bear plank shoulder taps

5 each, then 6 each, then…and so on….10 each

10 Lt Dans + 10 Star jumps

Penalty burpees for not knowing the mission statement

Activity 2 lead by Gizmo:

Four corners around the outside of the tennis courts: ground pounder, merkin, burpee, monkey humpers

increase rep # after each lap

Mary: alternating calls by Gizmo and Popeye with minimal rest between each set. 10 min total

Announcements: Even-the-Odds next Friday-Check Slack. Stop by the F3 ten at the Run The Quay event

T-Claps (Recognition): Popeye’s 1 year anniversary! Here’s to another year with you fine gents.

Prayer: Loafer’s health and family 

Hump Day at the Trot

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Warm Up: 22 Counts of Side Straddle Hops, Imperial Walkers, Hillbillies, Windmills & Good Mornings

The Workout: Today’s workout was inspired by Hyrox, a high-intensity workout philosophy. 

Round 1: 

100 Weighted Squats 

80 Side Straddle Hops

60 Rut Rohs 

40 Freddy Mercurys

20 Bicep Curls

10 Burpees 

Run around the tennis court 

Round 2 

100 Side Straddle Hops

80 weighted Lunges

60 Close Grip Bench press

40 Hello Dollys

20 Tricep Extensions

10 Inch Worm Burpees 

Run around the tennis court 

Round 3 

100 Mountain Climbers 

80 Up and Over your Rock jumps

60 Merkins

40 Plank Jacks

20 Dips 

10 Broad Jump Burpees 

Mary: (None, No Time) 

Announcements: Memorial Murph coming up on May 26th, 7 am at Womble–Stovepipe will be your Q 

Prayer: Banana Seat- Prayers for friends who have lost family members

X-Ray- Pray for Brother that just got out of rehab, that he may stay on a better path

Breach- continued prayers for my Aunt, she is doing better but has a ways to go 

Simply effective

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FNGs: Warm Up: a short Jog, side straddle hops, windmill, daisy pickers, Willie mays hays, Fabio arm circles and overhead claps.

The Workout: grabbed some rocks and 7 paxs did exercises while three did three varying distance out and backs doing 2,4, and 6 burpees at each marker. Second round consists of star jumps at the markers.

in place of pull ups we did 20IC wall taps from plank, and 20IC peoples chair.
Mary: 20IC LBC, Hello Dollys, LSF, Heal taps, and Pickle Pounders.

Announcements: Even the odds Friday at Sheep Dog, f3 picnic T-Claps (Recognition): Prayer: Rubixs dad going through Chemo