YHC’s Q Tour took him to Nutcracker this morning. Rain in the forecast, but that didn’t deter 9 PAX from posting, including Slide Rule who had hoped his newborn would be uncooperative this morning and alleviate his conditional HC from the night before. Alas his 2.0 did Uncle Mookie a solid (see what I did there?), and an uncharacteristic Slide Rule rain post was made.

2 PAX for EC in the form of Flanigan and Nemo. As I arrived and planted the flag, YHC had to decline Nemo’s invite for EC as there were bricks to be found and puddles to confirm prior to the Main Event. After discovery of the bricks to confirm they would be ready for use, YHC returned to the flag to see cars start to roll in. Good crowd, however, I’m starting to feel that global warming having effects on several species that inhabit 12 Oaks. Haven’t seen a Swamp Donkey in some time and have seen a gradual dip in the number of Blue Hen sightings in recent months..Hopefully, we see some sightings soon in the next few weeks.

A hooded Da’Business came strolling in with Fanny Pack not far behind. Fanny Pack was hooked by the pre-blast marketing campaign from the day before, hoping to get his money-back guarantee. Pikachu, Redenbacher, Third Cousin, and of course, Slide Rule rounded out the PAX this morning. 6 o’clock hit and we were off with the following workout.

Warm Up: Light jog around the parking lot in front of the school. PAX then formed a single file line and performed zig zag side shuffles across 6 cones up the hill and around the lot. Performed another series of zig zag side shuffles going the other direction up the hill and around the lot. On the 4th pass, zig zag shuffled backwards from cone to cone and then remained in line for an Indian Run to the basketball courts.

Circled up for some TFB 12’s- Imperial Walkers in Cadence, Hillbillies, Good Mornings, SSH’s, Prisoner Squats (Aaron Hernandez’s- thanks Slide Rule).

Bat Wings- 20 Fazio F\B, Seal Claps, Overhead Claps. Light jog around the track to retrieve bricks from the woods. Light jog back to the basketball courts with bricks and circled up for some Clockwork Merkins- 1-6 o’clock with bricks in both hands as we turned the dial. Not to worry, we were gonna save the best side of the clock for last.

The Workout: With bricks in hand, mosey’d to the lane a good distance from the gate. YHC explained that we would be performing a series of 3X3’s with sprints in between.

Series 1- (Shoulders)

Alternate Arm Shoulder Presses with Brick in Cadence X24

Alternate Arm Front Raises with Brick in Cadence X24

Lateral Raises with Brick in Cadence X12

Sprint to the Gate, mosey back

Realizing we were a good distance away, much too long for continued sprints, YHC instructed PAX to squat hold for the six with bricks in hand. When all PAX were in, YHC instructed PAX to perform lunge walks further down the running lane to shorten the distance.

Series 2- (Arms)

Alternate Curls with brick (palms up) in cadence X24

Alternate Hammer curls in cadence X24

Overhead Tricep Extensions on YHC’s up X24

Sprint to the gate, mosey back

Still not happy with the distance, YHC again instructed squat hold for the six with bricks, and once everyone was in, we bear crawled with bricks to shorten the sprint distance some more.

Series 3- (Legs, Back, and Rear Delts)

Squats with Bricks X24

Alternate Rows with Bricks in cadence X24

Bent over lateral raises with Bricks on YHC’s up X24

Sprint, mosey back.

Squat hold with bricks for six, bear crawl to shorten the distance and then performed a rinse\repeat for one more round.

Mosey’d back to the brick hideout to return bricks and then proceeded in a half moon around the track to the back side of the school. Formed a single line and performed one final Indian Run the long way around back to the flag to circle up for Mary.

Mary: Finished the 2nd half of the clock (without bricks) with clockwork merkins from 7-12 o’clock. Plank Hold for 5 secs and then proceeded with Shoulder Taps X10, Nipplers X10, Plank Hold for 5 secs. YHC managed to keep PAX off the ground for the whole workout up until this point. It was raining and we were already wet, so YHC called for some American Hammers X20, LBC X20, Pickle Pounders X20 in cadence. Transitioned to downward dog, with a slow roll up. Left over Right, Right over Left to stretch out those hamstrings, and as it was raining, instructed PAX to do one final Shawshank stretch…

Announcements: Slide Rule is in initial discussions on an upcoming Golf Tournament, where we’ll need support from F3 SouthWake. Currently in discovery mode, but more details to follow on Slack in the upcoming weeks. 2nd F at Lowe’s Food in Holly Springs on Thursdays…$2.50 pints and fellowship..can’t beat that!
T-Claps (Recognition): All PAX posting this morning in the rain.
Prayer: Prayers for Nemo’s niece, who is recently engaged. Continued prayers for Pikachu’s M with back\neck issues and Wallaby. Also prayers for Flanigan and his cardio assessment.

First Q at Nutcracker and definitely not the last. Had a blast this morning, Men! Way to hold me accountable and always a privilege to lead.