11 PAX Brought Their “A” Game to Mutiny

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Warm Up:  After a slow run around the track with storms looming on the area, Noah’s Ark circled up the PAX and led us in warm-up.  The exercises consisted of SSH, Arm stretches (LOR, ROL), Crossed-legged stretches, Cotton-Pickers, Imperial Walkers, Hillbillies, and Good Mornings.  Excellent leadership on the spot by Noah’s Ark when he was asked to lead the Warm-up!  Thank you!
The Workout:  PAX increased their cardio by utilizing quick feet on a curb for an extended distance leading into side-stepping Left to right and returning Right to left until covering a considerable distance of a parking lot.  Dauber’s nimbleness and uncanny ability brought tears of joy to LipSync’s eyes questioning the age of the Q.   At the circle, the men began a bear crawl and headed to a rock pile after making a half loop.  PAX brought their medium to heavy rock to the shelter, placing their rock on the picnic table.  PAX performed a variety of exercises using the rock including 10 counts of overhead presses, squats, arm curls, tricep curls, etc.  Between sets, PAX rotated positions and either performed 10 counts of derkins, erkins, dips and merkins (on the ground and between picnic benches).  To keep the cardio up, PAX took a break from the rocks and began running/skipping around the soccer field.  PAX recovered at the shelter only to find more rock exercises but this time executed from their six.  Sets included, tricep curls, o/h presses, Homer to Marge, etc.  More rock activites ensued once back on their feet.  A final Indian run with one rock (great audible Puddles) was implemeted with each PAX carrying the rock at least once over a two-time run around the field.  Post run, PAX lined up for some lunges before returning the rocks back to the pile.  PAX lined up again and began performing Frankenstein leg kicks, open windows with their hips, and “simulated” tire jumping at Gump’s recommendation while heading back to our starting point.  Planks, followed by 10 Merkins were added in for fun.   Finished the workout with Balls to the Walls 2X ( 25 second count, rest, followed by an additional 24 second count representing Dauber’s magical 49 years).
Mary:  FedEx called 10 Burpees OYO.  PAX were spent; They had brought their “A” game.
Announcements:  Greenville CSAUP; F2 followed at the Bagels Hospital
Prayer: Noah’s Ark wife – dental; H1N1 – MCL injury; CrabLegs;  spoken and unspoken prayers.  Dauber asked everyone to be NICE, do something for someone else, be committed to being better husbands, fathers, brothers, sons, etc.  Be beacons of Christ – Let His light shine through Us.

PAX:  Natty-Ice, FedEx, Gump, Noah’s Ark, Puddles, Vespa, Butterfingers, C-Dog (Sea Dog), R-22, LipSync, Dauber

Dauber – Guest Q (very much grateful for this opportunity to lead these fine men in the gloom as the rains held off for exactly 45 mins during our beat down).

The Dauber Deception

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We had a PAX of 12 for an impromptu game of Ultimate Frisbee (we are hooked)…sorry Pikachu! Welcome FNG Butter Fingers!

Warm Up: It’s called Ultimate Frisbee.

The Workout: Two teams of 6 played in the dark with lots of drops. Each drop we did 3 Merkins during the first half and 5 squats the last half. Each team that scored called out an exercise of 10 from LBC, Freddie Mercuries, Star Jumps, and more Merkins among many others. The faster the exercises are completed, the faster the offense can out maneuver the defense.

The score was close (always within 2 😉 ) but in the closing minutes, the other team pulled a “Dauber Deception” by throwing the kickoff out of bounds and faking the other team out by planking. This caused confusion and the last throw was sent sailing out of bounds to end the game.

Mary: Lots of abs during the game.

Announcements: Kenny’s Grave on Thursday mornings, new Yoda AO is scheduled to start up Tues July 23. Working on specific details to follow.  Dauber turns 50 next week!

Prayer: Brexit’s friend. Reach out to those PAX we haven’t seen in a while. Gump closed in prayer.

Gump’s Vacation is Over, So is Summer?

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We had a 7 PAX come out for Gump’s Back from Vacation beatdown. The weather was almost “nippley”.

Warm Up: SSH, IW and HB, some Moroccan arm thingy, stretches as we moseyed to the field.

The Workout:

  • Started with 10 Merkins, side-stepped across the field, 10x wide Merkins, side-step across field, 10x Irkins, backwards run, Diamond Merkins,  Lunges/Bear Crawls across field, 10x Twisting Merkins, High Knees Skipping across field
  • Split into groups of two – 20x Jump Pullups, Swing Knee Tucks, Squats (low and slow) with Dips, Freddie Mercuries, rinse and repeat
  • Grabbed some big rocks from the creek – 20x Curls for the Ladies, Squat jumps, moved left to the next rock, 25x overhead tricep extensions, skiers on each leg, 20x Rut-rows, 20x swing kicks, repeat

Mary: Around the horn of Burpees, Freddie Mercuries, LBCs.

Announcements: A Yoga AO starting up mid July, Kenny’s Grave starts on thursday

Prayer: Lots of PAX injuries

Fuquay Frisbee Challenge

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We had a 11 PAX for an unsuspecting game of Ultimate Frisbee. It was time for Fuquay to host a game on another very humid morning.

Warm Up: We were excited to get to the field so we did some quick warm-up stretches prior to the workout starting.

The Workout:  We divided teams into gray shirts (5) and other shirts (6). Each time the frisbee was dropped we did 3 Merkins the first half and 4 Squats during the 2nd half. The team that scored chose the exercise (10 for the non-scoring team and 5 for the scoring team). The exercises were picked by the scorer: Merkins, Leg raises, SSH, Star jumps, LBCs, WWII. For the Merkin challenge we officially count 105. There were some great plays out there for several that have never played before!

Mary: We gathered for less than 6 minutes of Mary with around the horn of stretching and abs only.

Announcements: July 4th Convergence, A Yoga AO starting up mid July

Prayer: Beater lifted up a friend that suddenly passed at the age of 42, prayers for Draper, DoubleD, and CrabLegs

Community Suzie Q

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PAX of 6 came out and enjoyed the nice cool, disgustingly humid morning

Warm Up:

SSH, IW, HB, Windmills, Good Mornings, Fazio Arm Circles and some stretches

The Workout:

Picnic table merkins, dirkins and irkins x20 with a mix of abs x15

Mosey’d to the rock pile and picked up two rocks (or in R22’s case, boulders) and moved to the picnic tables. Started with Curls for the Girls x15 and an ab exercise and moved to the next rocks in line. Each PAX called a rock exercise to lead with abs/merkins twice around the horn.

Finished with 177 Merkins.

Mary:

Around the horn for Mary: Burpees, LBC, Dying Cockroach, more Merkins, and some more that I cannot recall!

Announcements:
Discussion on the great time PAX had at the Day in the Park and hope that it will be an annual event.

Prayers:  DoubleD nephew – back home and at his old job. R22 brother diagnosed with Huntington’s Chorea.

Two Rock Shakur Extended

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Warmup: 20 SSH, 10 GM, 20 Wind Mills, 20 IWs. Stretches

Two Rock Shakur- Each Pax picked two rocks: 20 each of wide, regular, and cross curls, Irkins close and wide, Arnolds, alternating shoulder press, tricep extension and bentover rows, tricep presses on our backs, steps up, swing kicks, dips

Playground: Rinse and repeat stations of swing set abs crunches, pull-ups and low bar lat pull ups (lack of a better term).

Mary- Around the horn 10 each of box cutters, american hammers, FMs, Burpess, Pickle Pounders

Announcements- June Fun Day in the Park, Memorial Day convergence, Shredder’s new AO Sheep Dog, Continue to reach out to those PAX we haven’t seen in a while

Prayers- Double D’s nephew.