AMRAP

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AMRAP stands for “as many reps/rounds as possible” and thusly speed and high heart rates were the plât du jour. Martini returned for the first time in a while to Sheepdog, and Third Cousin was brand-new to this AO.

Warm Up:

Arms-out imperial walkers, daisy Pickers, side-straddle hop, mosey to the back where PAX was greeted with various paraphernalia of pain.

The Workout:

Post Warm-up warm-up: partners work up to 100 total butterfly sit-ups. Partner 1 does as many sit-ups as possible while Partner 2 does a 2 times through a Vinyasa flow, and when he’s done, partners switch. The Vinyasa flow starts in standing position and you move with your breath, so you breathe out as you touch your toes, then in as you lift up halfway then out as you go back down to your toes, put your legs back, and lower yourself down to your chest. then you breathe in while you raise up to a Cobra position, then breathe out as you push back to downward dog, then breathe in as you raise your right leg, and out as you bring your leg forward between your hands. Breathe in as you stand up into warrior one, and out as you settle down into it nice and deeply. Breathe in as you windmill your hands back to your feet, and breathe out as you pull your left leg in then go to standing. Repeat, but with the left leg first, and that is one round. Repeat both legs again for round two, then switch to sit-ups, and your partner goes to the vinyasa flow.

Once everyone was warmed up, the real work began.

Still with partners, 3 stations, 2 minutes per station, counting up the variable reps in competition with the other partner teams. Go through all three stations, then repeat.

  1. Station One: 10 elastic-band thrusters while partner does bar-hopover burpees, then switch roles, passing off the burpee count as you go, and writing down your total burpees at the end of 2 minutes
  2. Station Two: 10 jump squats while partner does dips. Keep going until 2 mins is up, rotating every 10 squats, then total your dips.
  3. Station Three: 20 deep knee strikes while partner does Man-Makers (Merkin position, hands on 35lb dumbbells; do a Merkin, and once up, do a row with one arm, then Merkin, then other arm row (with the dumbbell in hand of course!)

Congrats to Norm and Martini for getting the highest count! (Although Q noticed the thrusters needed some form work 🙂 )

Combatives

Combos: single punch, then double punch, then double punch followed by a front kick. With vim and vigour!

Mary:

Around-the circle: each PAX picked an exercise and called count or casence.

Announcements:

First-Saturday 2.0 workout 9am tomorrow at Womble.

T-Claps (Recognition):
Prayer:

Norm going to Asheboro for National Guard drills this weekend; overwork at Cupid’s job; Shredder; Dovetail’s sister in Siberia just having a hard time staying motivated about teaching there.

It’s a MARVELous Day

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A small Pax of 3 got out in the “can’t-decide-if-it’s-winter-or-spring” early morn for some superhero-infused conditioning.

Warm Up:

  • Sir Fazzio arm circles, Michael Phelps, Squats, Moroccan Nightclubs
  • Jog out, side-shuffle slalom, sprint back X3
  • 2 forward, one backward on the parking spaces
  • Side-straddle hop
  • 6-count merkins
  • Down dog
  • Jumping Spiders

The Workout:

Doc Ock’s Octagon of Pain
8 stations, 8 reps per stations, with bear crawls between each station.
Then a rest-in-the-run lap around the track, and rinse & repeat with 16 reps per stations (would go on to 24 if time permitted)

  1. Derkins
  2. Jump Squats
  3. Burpees
  4. American Hammers (cadence)
  5. Spiderman Pushups (like Peter Parkers, but you go down in the pushup as you bring the knee up)
  6. Lt. Dans (squat, then one lunge each leg)
  7. Outlaws (start like low slow flutter, but keep legs together and trace a circle; 8 clockwise, 8 counter-clockwise)
  8. 3-Legged Dog (down dog, raise a leg, do a pushup – useful progression for handstand pushups)

Mary:

Incorporated into the workout

Announcements:

Convergence at Pullen Park tomorrow; First Saturday 2.0 workout at Womble next week

Prayer:

Jess’ friend Nathan going through marriage struggles, working toward realignment and reconciliation, but damage has been done that will take time to heal.

It Takes Two to Tango

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Pax of 2 showed up to dance in the full moonlight. We had a spectator (principal, perhaps?) at Herbert Akins for our first round of 11s, but either he satisfied himself that we weren’t trying to break into the school, or he got bored, but fortunately he drove off before we got to 11 monkey humpers.

Warm Up:

Jog the lot, 2-back-1-forward on the stripes, side shuffle back, lunges with hip rotations

The Workout:

Elevens

  • Mike Tyson (merkin position with feet on wall; horizontal squat towards the wall, then merkin)
  • ~100m run
  • Box jumps

Tens

  • 10 capoeira pushups (5 each side)
  • high knees for ~20m
  • 10 side-straddle hops in cadence

Elevens (although we only got to 10-1 to 6-5 before time ran out

  • Break dancers
  • side-shuffle run (called an audible here and didn’t do bear crawls as Q’s shoulders were already pretty warm)
  • monkey humpers

Mary:

American Hammers, Boat-Canoes, WWIIs

Announcements:

Crablegs organizing a team for ALS walk, other announcements on Slack

Prayer:

Shredder, Crablegs, the Courtine family dealing with the loss of their 9-year old son at the end of February.

Yoga in the gloom

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Late post due to Wrightsville prep; had literally no time until now!

7 PAX out for a Wrightsville-friendly session of wristlocks and yoga.

Warm Up:

Side straddle hops, Frankensteins, Sir Fazzio arm circles, Michael Phelps, good mornings, Mahktar N’ Diayes.

CQC

Wristlocks: hammerlock, pickpocket, diamond arm bar

The Workout:

Vinyasa yoga

Mary:

LBCs and WWIIs in the final 2 minutes
Announcements:
Prayer:

Shredder’s surgery in a half hour, safety for Wrightsville runners, family who lost their 9-year old son.

 

Burnin’ Down The Quads

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9 men came out in the gloom to pick daisies, sing, and dance.

Just kidding; we worked out.

Three newcomers to Sheepdog, (not FNGs though): Cupid, Yosef, and Mufasa (from Carpex, at Cupid’s invitation). Mercy was taken on the PAX for the second half due to wet ground and the presence of cover at the front-side of the school, so 2nd F at Dunkin would be a drier affair.

Warm Up:

Mosey around the school. Imperial walkers and hillbillies, followed by leg sweeps, Sir Fazzio arm circles, Michael Phelps, Good Mornings, and round of monkey humpers to limber up the hips

The Workout:

5-to-25 squats and 25-5 merkins, changing by 5 each round, with about a 35-yard sprint between each set, e.g. 5 squats; sprint; 25 merkins; sprint; 10 squats; sprint; 20 merkins.

Then ran back around front, and did 10 squats and 10 OYO butterfly situps, followed by a sprint around the round-about. Rinse & repeat 2 more times.

Combatives started with Wing Chung punches: 30 singles, 20 doubles, and 20 triples, and then moved on to a couple of handshake techniques, because you never know when someone’s going to come at you with a vicious left-handed knuckle-squeezer (not really, but it’s useful and simpler to start with handshakes than a knife).

Mary:

Stretching (since we don’t do a good job of this, and because core had already been worked in). Practiced tension-release stretching (holding tension in the stretch for 10-30 seconds, then relaxing int a bit deeper stretch. 3x).

Announcements:

Wrightsville half, first 2.0 workout Saturday at 9. If you’re interested in the Sprint triathlon this summer, join the Slack channel.

Prayer:

The Courtine family at the unexpected loss of their 9-year-old son; Shredder; Yosef’s high BP, wants to get more regular working out; Mufasa’s mom is going through a divorce; in general, marriages in turmoil

Benjamin Button

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Pax of 5 showed up in a light drizzle to get wet, sweat, and fall down

Warm Up:

Mosey to the back, 20 Hot-Cross Squat Kicks, 10 reps of Absolution, 10 Good Mornings

The Workout:

3-exercise sets, decreasing reps: 24, 21, 18, 15, 12, 9 with runs in between each set

  • 24 box jumps
  • 24 derkins
  • 24 butterfly situps

500m run (twice around the track)

  • 21 Bobby Hurleys
  • 21 dips
  • 21 boat/canoes

500m run

  • 18 donkey kicks
  • 18 erkins
  • 18 American Hammers

300m run

  • 15 box jumps
  • 15 derkins
  • 15 butterfly situps

300m run

  • 12 Bobby Hurley
  • 12 dips
  • 12 LBCs

Suicides across the basketball court

  • 9 donkey kicks
  • 9 erkins
  • 9 American Hammers

Combatives

Ukemi (accepting the ground) – front falls

Thought for the day

Spiritual ukemi: if you get “thrown” does it keep you down, or do you fall the way you want to and get right back up? Satan tries to throw us so we stay down, but if you accept the fall, acknowledge your fault and make it right, you can get right back up and into the fight.

Mary: lots of ab work in the workout, so no specific mary
Announcements:
Prayer: Shredder’s knee surgery on 3/8

Rotation Station

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6 PAX out in perfect weather and not even much gloom.

Warm Up:

Stretches, Good Mornings, Daisy Pickers, lap then parking lot with karaoke, high knees, and buttkickers

The Workout:

1-minute stations, 30s rest & recover after each, 1 full round:

  • Burpee box jumps
  • Jump rope
  • Pushups
  • Squats
  • Plank Jack’s
  • Pullups

300 meter run

Another round of stations:

  • Wall step-ups with knee strike
  • Jump rope
  • Dive bombers
  • Squats
  • Turkish get-ups
  • Plank rows

Combatives:

Punch defense with return strikes

Mary:

Low slow flutter with a hold at the end, LBCs, pickle pounders.

Prayer:

Shredder, Crab Legs, irritating minor injuries (Beater, Norm, Dovetail)

Bro, Is It Even Winter?

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Pax of 7 came out to enjoy the spring-like temperatures and a co-Q by Beater & Dovetail featuring black snakes, running backwards, and combatives.

EC (aka Beater’s Run at 5:15)

Warm Up:

Arm and leg stretches, good mornings, imperial walkers, hillbillies, OYO burpees, black Snake run around the school.

The Workout:

Modified Nolan Richardson: partner workout, one is working on reps while the other backpedals 50yds, does a Bobby Hurley, then jogs back. Partners switch and keep going until rep target is hit:

  • 75 burpees
  • 200 squats
  • 100 situps
  • 200 arm circles
  • 150 merkins

Combatives: sticky fingers/circle blocking/circle blocking with punch

Mary:

Outta time but had gotten in the situps in the workout

Announcements:

New workouts Monday & Thursday, ATT run Saturday, Deadbolt looking for a few PAX to help with the Military Family Symposium on 2/23 at Hope Community Church.

Prayer:

Shredder; Crablegs; Fonzi’s wife who was on the scene for a horrible motorcycle accident and is struggling with sleeping and other effects of the experience; Fonzi and 16-Bit’s friend who is taking care of his few kids under 4 while his wife is seeking mental care away from home.

Sheepdog – finding Baby Jesus…

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8 Pax w/ 1, 2.0 killed it this morning with a little Egyptian, planets aligning with the moon, find baby Jesus vibe. Kidding aside, the sight was pretty cool! Black Knight, 2.0, just wrapped up a 5-pack with his 1st week at F3.  Bam!!! Set the bar. Get this kid Breathtaker.

EC Beater & YHC

Warm Up: mosey to the front. SSH, Sir FAC (F&B), Michael Phelps, IM & HB with a little extra push to engage the core.   Frankensteins

The Workout: mosey to the brick knee walls for some traveling. Three sets of Erkin travel around kneewall and lunges between. Wing Chun strikes and wedging between each set. Last set, Pax had a choice between military, diamond, or one arm erkins. Moseyed to the back. Introduction to breaking someone balance in preparation to take them down.
Mary: plank tap; wrists, shoulders, hips, knees, anckles then back. 5 sets, no rest. LBCs, Boxcutters, LSF.
Announcements: BRR, ATT CSUP, Wrightsville, Breathtaker.
Prayer: Friend of Beater lost his mom. Pax in need; health, etc.

Sheepdog – menstrual cycle!?!

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8 Pax did I their thang this morning with some “colorful” commentary from Gump. EC – Beater, Dovetail & YHC.  Beater killed it!

Warm Up: Beater led the warm up with a light jog to the back. Pax circled up and ran through some stretching, Sir Fazio Arm Circles , Good Mornings, Merkins, and SSH. (Think I’m missing one).
The Workout: YHC led the workout with step ups, dips, 50 uppercuts. Indian Run to the front. (Que Gumps uncomfortable mumblechatter) Started at one island. Toe taps, cerkins, and fast uppercuts. Then dip kicks to the center island. (He’s still talking) More toe taps, cerkins, and uppercuts. Traveled around the island. Dip kicks to the last island. Rinse and repeat. (Pax 🤢 -not from the workout) Moseyed to the side parking lot. Core/knee strike drills. Then Muay Thai clinch with knee strike. Counter knee strikes. Escapes.
Mary: Dovetail led Mary with some Dollys, Thor’s, and some crazy rotational LSF.
Announcements: BRR signups, “pass it forward” RoadID bands (Gump will buy the next one. Someone take him up on it.)
Prayer: The std. requests plus LED and Dovetail’s sister. Gump took us out.