Keep It Simple, Stupid

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FNGs: none
Warm Up: SSH, Good Mornings, Imperial Walkers, Hillbillies, Sir Fazio Arm Circles, Seal Claps, Overhead Claps
The Workout: Moseyed over to “that hill.” Directions were simple. Start at the bottom with WWIIs. Run to the halfway point for squats. Then run to the top for murkins. Started with 10 on each three. Then 20. Then 30. Then back down to 20 and then 10.

Next, we went over to the rock pile behind the stores. PAX retrieved two palm-sized rocks each. Exercises were Curls for the Girls, Triceps and Ruh Rows. To finish off, and in observance of Oktoberfest, PAX participated in a beer hoist F3 style. Hold the rocks out in front while calling out a 15 count all around. Returned rocks and moseyed back for Mary.
 Mary: Popcorn Mary, including such hits as LBCs, Box Cutters, Chill Cut Plank and more.
Announcements: Celebrate Fuquay Varina and HollyFest need volunteers.

No plan? No problem

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PAX:  Bondo, Woody
Warm Up:  SSH, Good Morning, Sir Fazio, Windmill
The Workout:  YHC showed up with no plan other than murder bunnies, because this AO has the coupons.  But it turned into a pretty decent workout.  Starting with Patty Cake Merkins around the bank, for several laps.  We then brought two coupons to the parking lot, determined a number of empty spaces to serve as our distance and set one coupon on each end.  One PAX did an exercise at point A, while the other PAX murder-bunnied to point B, then bear crawled back to point A, at which time they switched, and repeato.  So.  Many.  MURDER BUNNIES & BEAR CRAWLS.

The exercises were merkins, skull crushers, curls for the girls, LBC, Carolina Dry Docks, not necessarily in that order, but multiple rounds of each.  After two or three rounds a recover mosey was made ’round the parking lot, with a stop at the Nail Salon for People’s Chair.  I think we got three of those in.
Mary:  Box cutter, low slow flutter…I think a third one, but only had about 2 minutes.
Announcements:  BRR, I guess.  Maybe something happening for 9/11.
T-Claps (Recognition):
Prayer:  Safe travels for BRR teams, prayers for Bondo’s expected grandchild, and for my Dad’s surgery recovery

Exploring that whole parking lot at Purple Cobra!

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FNGs: None
Warm Up: SSH, SFAC, Windmills, Squats
The Workout: Mosey to the church!

On the way we did 35 dips IC (my shoulders), 20 irkins IC.

At the church, we split up into groups and did a modified set of 7s. One group started with 7 turkish getups, the other group started with 7 squats. We counted down from there by running to the other side of the parking lot – every time we passed each other we did 7 merkins.

After this, we did 3 rounds to the other side of the parking lot. One group ran, the other group did an exercise. Planks, LBCs, and then homer to marge.

Finally, we did one round of bear crawls around the last side of the parking lot (thanks Bondo!) while the other group did pickle pounders.

Back to the HT parking lot for one round of BTTW and one round of preacher’s chair, during which there was one particularly nasty fart that actually made YHC stop his counting. We hustled back to the flag and that was that!

Mary: No time

T-claps: Wallaby! Nice to see you back out, brother!

Prayer: F3 PAX in Raleigh’s brother died rescuing family from a riptide. Family saved, brother did not make it. Also Fanny Pack for skin cancer removal.

Purple Cobra 06/14/22

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3 for EC and 9 Pax for the main event of inventing it as we go Purple Cobra

Midget4Life, Gilette, Corncob, Sand Crab, Dahmer, Bondo, Moose, Kickstand and Breach on the Q

Warm Up: 22 reps counts of SSH, Windmills, Imperial Walkers/Hillbillies and Good Mornings

The Workout: a Little mosey around the back of the center for 3 rounds of alternating Balls to the Wall and Peoples chair, while the other 1/2 of the pax did some plank holds, LBC’s, 6in leg holds, absolutions and some merkins.

This was followed by a bear crawl Indian run and then some movement to the other side of the parking lot for 4 corners of fun. Midget made us partner up and learn a few things about our partner as well as ran, bear crawled and crab-walked around the square. We stopped at each corner for 15 counts of Merkins, Squats, LBC’s and Starjumps.

Another mosey to the front of Globo gym for some real Indian runs back to start

Mary: 22 counts of hello dolly followed by 2 mins of stretching to close out the workout

Announcements: (Midge4Life) Get to know your fellow pax, he may just need to have someone ask if he is doing ok. Its important that we know each other as people not just as the guys that work out together.

(Breach) there are some mentor opportunities with the Travis Manion Foundation coming up. Details will follow on Slack for anyone that is interested.

CLosed in Prayer:

Loops around Sunset Lake Commons

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FNGs: Dr. Feelgood, Ponch
Warm Up: Side Straddle Hop, Imperial Walkers, Hillbillies, Good Mornings, Sir Fozio Arm Circles / Seal Claps / Overhead Claps
The Workout: The name of the game today was String-o-Pearls. Mosey, stop, exercise, continue. We took a trip around the Harris Teeter shopping area while following a pattern of upper / core / lower exercises (merkins, WWIIs, squats, etc). 20 reps each stop. We did also stop for People’s Chair (10 count down the line for a total of 140 count) and Balls-to-the-Wall (5 count for a total of 70). 1.5 miles completed along the way.
Mary: More WWIIs, Dying Cockroaches, Homer-to-Marge and Mountain Climbers. Finished up with some yoga. Ended a bit early to make time for the FNGs.
Announcements: Get on that meal train for Stubs! (see Slack for details)
T-Claps (Recognition): Dr. Feelgood and Ponch for coming out to their first F3 workout. Hope to see you guys again soon!
Prayer: Stubs and his family, Sand Crab’s friend (new baby)

Violet Snake

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FNGs: none
Warm Up: SSH, Good Mornings, Windmills, Imperial Walkers, Hill Billies, Sir Fozio Arm Circles, Seal Claps, Overhead Claps
The Workout: PAX moseyed over to “That Hill™” and held squat at the bottom while YHC laid out the plan. PAX would run to the first intersection, perform an exercise, run to the top of the hill, perform another exercise, run back to the first intersection, perform and exercise and then run back to the bottom and squat hold.
• Round 1: merkins, squats, big boy sit ups
• Round 2: mountain climbers, side lunges, LBCs
• Round 3: shoulder taps, forward lunges, low slow flutter
• Round 4: merkins, merkins, merkins
• Round 5: squats, squats, squats
• Round 6: big boy sit ups, big boy sit ups, big boy sit ups

After this, we moseyed over to Good Will and held People’s Chair with a 10 count down the line for a total of 70. Rinse and repeat for a total of 3 rounds. Then back for Mary.
Mary: Popcorn Mary and a little yoga to finish things up.
Announcements: 3 Alarm is back home. Send some encouragement his way.
T-Claps (Recognition): All of those that got up before the butt crack of dawn this morning to get it done. Keep the momentum going!
Prayer: Bobby Boucher’s wife’s job, Nemo and his son traveling.
Moleskin: I’ve yo-yoed a bit over the past few months, gaining momentum and losing momentum. If I’ve learned anything, it’s that it’s much easier to get up at 5am and go work out if you’ve built up that consistency. That means it takes a good week or two of dedicated fart sack avoidance to get in the groove. If you’re already in that groove, awesome! Keep it up! If you’ve fallen off the wagon (as I have), dedicate yourself to getting up and getting out there. Stick with it and you’ll be back in the groove before you know it.

Q by Committee at Purple Cobra

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FNGs: none
Warm Up: Nemo took the warm up. We did a quick jog and then went into some SSH, Good Mornings, Sir Fozio Arm Circles and a few other things (memory is failing me at the moment).
The Workout: Woody took over for round 1. We gathered at the bank and partnered up. 6 Patty Cake Merkins at the ATMs. Run to the other side, 6 more Patty Cake Merkins. Run back. We did 5 rounds.

YHC (Abe) had round 2. We ran around the back of the shopping center and grabbed 2 palm-sized rocks. Lined up on the wall, we held People’s Chair with arms extended. 10 count down the line for a total of 70. Recover. Side arm raises with the rocks, 10 in cadence. We repeated for a total of 3 rounds.

Next up was McNugget for round 3. We lined up on the guard rail for some dips and durkins. 10 each, 3 rounds.

Last but certainly not least, Wild Turkey for round 4. Over to “that hill” for 7s. Burpees at the bottom, star jumps at the top.

With everyone properly beat, we headed back for Mary.
Mary: Bobby lead Mary to close things out.
T-Claps (Recognition): PAX that stepped up and took turns Qing this morning.

Interrupt Q, burpees for you. And everyone else.

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PAX: Woody, Abe, Bobby Boucher, Bobby Dall, Yogurt, Moose, Wild Turkey, Tom Tom, U.T.I, Shredder, McNugget, Bondo
Warm Up:  6 for EC – Tom Tom, Woody, Abe, UTI, Wild Turkey, McNugget.  ME Warmup – Good morning, SSH, Fazio
The Workout:  Once again I showed up with only a vague idea of what I was going to do, and almost immediately called audibles along the way.  Partnered up, moseyed to the bank where we ran a few rounds of patty-cake merkin meetups.  Moseyed to the hill for 7’s, YHC asked for suggestions and Abe shouted “WWIIs and Squats”, to which a handful of complaints were voiced regarding the wet parking lot, so of course, WWII and squats it was.  However, after more griping, the squats were converted to star jumps.

Mosey to the rail for dips, with alternating leg raises.  Mosey for sample platter merkins – standard, wide grip, diamonds.  Mosey to rock pile for Derkin Carolina Dry Docks.  Goodwill building for Balls to the Wall-Walkers:  BTTW, then “walking” uphill about 15-20 feet.  3 Rounds each.  People’s chair, 5-count each.  Back to the rail for more alternating leg-lift Dips.  Goodwill parking lot for sample platter merkins.  Mosey back to start, with a stop for 1 round of Train Track Hops.    … I think that’s it.

Everybody kicked ass today.
Mary:  Down Dog Crunches:  DD position, raise a leg up then swing it to elbow for a 4-count, return, swing to forehead 4-count, return, swing to opposite elbow for 4-count.  Both legs=1 round.  2 rounds done.    Freddy Mercury, WWI, have a nice day.
Announcements:  3-Alarm bootcamp/run, request was made for someone to be there by 5 if possible.
T-Claps & Prayer:  Bobby Boucher starting a new job today!

Let Sleeping Truckers Lie (Abe Q 4 of 7)

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FNGs: none
Warm Up: SSH, Burpees, Good Mornings, Imperial Walkers, Hillbillies, Fozio Arm Circles, Seal Claps, Overhead Claps, Moroccan Night Clubs
The Workout: Mosied over to that hill. A trucker was snoozing on the side of the road, so we kept our voices down. Hope he got his beauty sleep.
Started with 11s. Squats at the bottom, Merkins at the top. Bear crawl on the way up and mosey back down. Someone might have suggested that bear claws are better than bear crawls, but YHC is skeptical.
Wrapped that up and mosied over to just past the oil change place. PAX grabbed two palm-sized rocks and lined up at the end of the parking spaces.
Curls for the girls x25
Triceps x25
Ruh Rohs x25
Overhead Press x25
Sprint down, sprint back. Repeat.
The rocks were cold and unforgiving, so YHC took pity and decreased the count to 20 on the third round. Returned the rocks and mosied back for Mary.
Mary: Popcorn Mary (YHC’s favorite) with some LBCs, Box Cutters, Low Slow Flutters, etc. Wrapped it up with some brief yoga.
Announcements: Jan 17th day of service, Tiger Blood moving to a new location (see Slack)
T-Claps (Recognition): UTI for his 3 miles of EC.
Prayer: PAX sick and injured, UTI’s father and Uncle (prayer/praise for continued recovery), Sprinkler’s family for their loss.

Mountain Jacks, Plank Merkins, Squat Jacks and the like…

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FNGs: none
Warm Up: mosey, GM’s, SSH IC, DPs IC, Sir Fazio forward/reverse, seal clap, overhead clap, LBCs
The Workout: 4 HIM set out to set up shop behind HT – UTI comments on how the workout isn’t planned…oh you just wait buddy.  PAX gather for pyramid/stack em ups/whatever the hell you call them – 5 merkins at first stop, 10 plank jacks at next, 15 squats, 20 mountain climbers and 25 WWI’s at the last stop.  The MPSMW is born…catchy name!  Between each set, run back to the beginning for 5 start jumps, stopping on the way back to hit each exercise again.  PAX thought it was funny that I kept screwing up the names of each exercise…YHC was up late and no coffee, so a bit off kilter.  Regardless we pressed forward.  After we decided to audible on the pyramid, we hit balls to the wall x 2 with people’s chair in between.
Mary: calf raises, homer to marge, low slow flutter, freddy mercury’s, up, out, together, down to round out with have a nice day to finish.
Announcements: Thanksgiving meal drive for HS food cupboard, HS half marathon
Prayer: UTI’s uncle in hospital with COVID – speedy recovery; injured PAX