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Abe visits the Nest

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The call went out last night for a Q for the Nest. I’ve never been to the Nest, so I figured it was a good excuse to make the trek down to the ‘Quay. YHC didn’t have a plan going in. I got there a little early to scope it out, and seeing how squarely-shaped the park was, good ol’ 7 of Diamonds seemed to fit the bill. Martini and H1n1 were already there, running EC. Two FNGs showed up a few minutes before 0530 to make a nice, manageable team of 5. The newbie spiel was delivered and we were off.
FNGs: Bogey (likes to golf) and his son Sweet Tea (works at Chick-Fil-A)
EC: Martini, H1N1
Warm Up: Jogged around the parking lot, then circled up for SSH x 15, Imperial Walkers x 10, Hillbillies x 10, Fozio Arm Circles, 10 forward / 10 reverse, and Good Mornings x 10.
The Workout: 7 of Diamonds was the name of the game today. But instead of rounding the bases, we rounded Falcon Park. Round 1, 7 reps. Round 2, 14 reps, Round 3, well, you get the picture. Exercise one is the standard murkin. Exercise two is the prisoner squat. Exercise 3, catalina wine mixers. Exercise 4, WWIIs.
PAX then jogged around to the brick wall in the parking lot and grabbed some people’s chair. Everyone held people’s chair while one PAX rain down to the end of the parking lot and back. Then it was the next PAX’s turn. We did this until everyone had a turn to run.
We ended with a quick indian run around the parking lot.
Mary: LBCs x 15, Freddie Mercuries x 15, Shoulder Taps x 10, Pickle P0unders x 10, Reverse LBCs x 10, something else I forgot and American Hammers x 10.
Announcements: Mulch sign up
T-Claps (Recognition): Bogey and his son Sweet Tea for coming out and joining us in the gloom.
Prayer: Parents juggling their kids’ school, especially Norm’s wife who’s flying solo while Norm is away for training.

Running the Tables

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FNGs: None

Warm Up:  As the Pax were anxious to try their luck at the tables, warm-up was kept to a minimum. SSHx15 IC; Good mornings x 10IC; Imperial walkers x 10IC; Hill billies x 10IC

The Workout: Pax split up into 3 groups and mingled around Casino Royale.  At station 1, Banana Seat treated the Pax to a round of TRX bands and table top work.  At Station 2, YHC dealt out some 11s and finished the round with some blackjack. At Station 3, the Pax ran the tables with Boy George with a mix of merkins (H.I.I.T. group).

Station 1 – various exercises with TRX bands and tabletops

Station 2

Rd 1 – 11s with Curls for the girls and LBCs (ran with coupon between islands).  Finished up with some blackjack. Dealer wins 10 burpees, Pax wins 5 burpees

Rd 2 – 11s with Tricep extensions and squats (ran with coupon between islands). Finished up with some blackjack. Dealer wins 10 turkish getups, Pax wins 5 turkish getups.

Rd 3 – 11s with rut rows and ww1s (ran with coupon between islands).  Finished up with some blackjack.  Dealer wins 20 second plank, Pax wins 10 second plank

Station 3

Using the path around the south end of the park (800m long)

First lap – merkin half mile with appearances by some of Boy George’s favorite characters.

100m runs with stops along the way for 8 different style of “merkins”

5 diamond merkins; 5 mike tysons; 5 wide grip merkins; 5 balls to the all derkins; 5 Peter Parker merkins; 5 Mickey mouse merkins; 5 Makhtar N’Diayes (former basketball player ho spent 2 seasons at Univ of Michigan then transferred to UNC); 5 irkins on the fence

Second lap – burpee pyramid with sprints

100m acceleration (increase speed with every 10 steps or so) followed by 100m mosey recovery

Corner 1 – 4 single merkin burpees; Corner 2 – 3 double merkin burpees; Corner 3 – 2 triple merkins burpees; Corner 1 – 1 quadruple merkin burpees

Mary: Finished up 1 round of blackjack.  Dealer wins 20 second plank, Pax wins 10 second plank

Announcements: Mulch at Bass Lake – signup slots still open for this weekend

T-Claps (Recognition): Nemo for going 10/10 for EC and workout during Q swap; Boy George for going 10/10 for workouts during Q swap.  For all the Pax that contributed to the clothing and hygiene product drive.

Prayer: Boy George

I like big tires and I cannot lie.

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FNGs: None
Warm Up: Mosey towards rock pile, large circle around the island. SSH IC 20, Imperial Walkers IC 10,  Hillbilies IC 10, Moroccan Night Club IC 10, 5 burpees for late PAX, Mosey back to tires.
The Workout:  YHC explained how the tire exercises would work. There were a few audible mumbles after explaining each exercise…but no questions.  Once the ME starts neither rocks nor tires touch ground.  Only if Q of group calls exercise to include the coupon, was it allowed to touch the ground.  So during the rotation PAX had to pass the coupon to the next group.  5 burpees per drop to be tallied up and done at end…a few more audible mumbles.  After a quick count off in groups of three we sent Group 1 to the Tires. Group 2 to the Rockpile and Group 3 went on an Indian run.  2 Rocks per PAX. This is was a shared leadership experience. Rock exercises from each PAX calls exercise for reps or cadence. Too many to list but the normal staples were done (Curls/press/row/abs/forearm) until Indian run group relieves. Group 1 got 3 rounds of Rocks exercises in. (the goal was 4 but time did not allow) Rock Group sprints up the parking lot and relieves the Big Tire Group.  Big Tire Group. 3 PAX per tire.  For each exercises the tire only touches the ground for #2. 1. Tire press / Squat Jumps (touch tire) 10 reps (modified hold above head or at chin if too heavy to press) 2. Flip & Drag Tire from cone to cone / Abs (2x) One PAX flips tire up to next cone then other man drags it back. The PAX that aren’t flipping or dragging do abs awaiting their turn. We found this one to be very challenging and needed to pick up the six on occasion.  3.Bench Press & Rows / plank hold IC 10 count One PAX benches tire while other PAX rows, odd man out does a plank hold IC.  4. Shoulder shrugs / Derkins 10 reps (not sure if any group got to this one due to time). Indian run group (timer group) middle circle ,stop sign down to main parking lot then down to the rock pile circle.  They replace Rock group, Rock group sprints up a replaces tire group, tire group does Indian Run. Repeat cycle.

Mary: 35 burpees for dropped coupons during the workout
Announcements: Banks Road AO starting back up on Mondays. Continue to sign up for spreading mulch at Bass Lake. Come out to the Nest for continued CO-Q Duel.
T-Claps (Recognition): Those that EC’d. Thanks to Breach and Sprinkler for assisting in the CO-Q. Great work on the clothing drive last week.
Prayer:  Quiver’s Family member dealing with COVID. 1st day of school and families dealing with the new logistics of managing. Pray to God for your objective in life.

Beautiful weather this morning! Overcast with a light drizzle. Could not get much better this time of the year!

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Rolled in to Hilltop Needmore Park to find none other than Pots. We chatted a few minutes and the PAX started rolling in. We packed up all of the Ruck packs and we are off at 6:00 am.

FNG: None

 

The Workout: We Rucked from NeedMore AO to Momas House of Thrift. Great mumblechatter along the way. Midget was his normal mouthy self this morning. We estimated we had around 400lbs or more we dropped off this morning. What a great way to start your Sunday off giving like we are called to do. Slid over to Dunkin wher Midget picked up the bill for coffee and donuts. Headed back to the Park and we ended up with a little over 8 miles. Way to show up this morning!!

Announcments: Mulch sign up

T-Claps: Midget for headlocking Hot Tub Time Machine and No Sugar to make the drive from Raleigh. Great having them join us this am. Midget for the hospitality at Dunkin. 8bit (2.0) for being so active and keeping us straight. Good Luck to him as he travels to NY.

 

Prayer: YHC took us out!  It’s an Honor to Co-Q this AO with Pots!

 

 

Q-Duel Cletus – Sprinkler 1 year anniversary and the BIG 50!

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EC:  Katniss, Boy George, Dahmer, Nemo, Norm, Flyby from Vasoline

FNGs: Welcome @Fanta
Warm Up:  Mosey to the far lot to keep the noise down a “little”.  10 X Fazio Arm circles FW & REV, 15X Overhead Claps, 10X Imperial Walkers, 10X Hillbillies, 20X SSH
The Workout:

It was a celebration week for Sprinkler.  He had his 1yr F3 anniversary this week and turned the big 50 today.  RESPECT!  What better way to celebrate than an F3 party!  41 STRONG today.  Nice showing F3Southwake, way to end the HS Q-Duel week!!!

Count off by 2’s and divide up.

1’s with Sprinkler and 2’s with YHC:

1’s stayed in place for Round 1 11’s , 2’s headed to the lot by the Rock Pile for Round 2 11’s

Well the plan is below, but since we split up I can’t speak for both groups.  I can say that there were a lot of bear crawls for the 2’s and a lot of modifying on the fly (for time!).  I heard group 1 got in a lot of Bear Crawls also and that was the main plan; so all went well.  The surprise for me was the Pavillion intermission which turned out to be a beast!  We had a Round 3 planned just in case, but not a chance on that one!  I’m sharing and saving the workout below because I would like to complete it as written sometime.  It’s a great start to a CASUP if you ask me!

We even had an FNG today.  Welcome Fanta, from San Diego and use to work for Pepsi!

 

Round 1
11’s
Merkins jog between sides
prisoner squats
Intermission
Pavillion
Dips 10, 15, 20X w/ BTTW in-between
Rock Pile
2 sets
10 overhead press, 15 triceps curls, 20 curls for the girls
Round 2
11’s
Plank hold bear crawl in between
star Jumps
Mary
15 pickle pounders
2 sets omnit abs – 30 sec each – rocky boboa’s, spoon hold, American Hammers
15 box cutters
Round 3 if needed
trip around the soccer field
stack each corner
10 burpees,
15 diamond Merkins,
20 Monkey Humpers,
25 LBC’s

 

Mary:  1’s got in some work, 2’s did the rock work hoping to watch the 1’s bear crawl but didn’t happen
Announcements:  Bass lake mulch.  Sign up!, Q-Duel coming to FV next week.  Show some love, check Slack
T-Claps (Recognition):  41 strong!
Prayer:  Woodard family (good news on the no cancer front, keep the prayers coming), Prince Family fire dept chief, pray for recovery from Covid.  Etrade (Patricia), Dauber and family for their trip to Texas, Florence and family as he works in Wilmington for 14 weeks (you and Hardy will be missed at Cletus!)

If You Build It They Will Come (Carrying Rocks)

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24 strong and Determined Pax rolled into Womble park this morning to run some bases and push some rocks. After the warm up, YHC shared a belief statement with everyone and asked Pax to think about it throughout the workout for a brief discussion about its meaning. “If you think you can, or you think you can’t, you’re right.”

FNGs: Nada
Warm Up:

Daisy picker X10, Frankenstien X10, Moracken night club X10, 5 burpees

The Workout:

Counted into 2 groups. Group 1 started with Fanny Pack. Group 2 went with me on a brief indian run around the soccer fields and down to the pit.

Rock Push/Mini Dora: Fanny Pack

Group 1 moseyed to the rock pile for a rock push/mini Dora.

First a round of Balls to the Wall and rock chest presses, then

1 partner rock pushes until the end of a long parking lot, then Wonderbra walks back while partner 2 chips away at:

Groundpounder x 50

Curls for the girlz x 100

Triceps extensions x 150

Round 1 ends with an indian run down to the pit to switch up with Group 2.

Field of Dreams: Tetanus

Modified baseball diamond was laid out with cones and pax counted off by 4. PAX went to the base associated with their numbers. 4’s went to home plate.

First base (1’s) do Febreeze AMRAP

Second base (2’s) perform Catalina Winemixer AMRAP

Third base (3’s) perform Lt. Dan’s AMRAP

Home plate (4’s) complete 15 burpees

Base movement is contingent upon the PAX at home plate. Once burpees are completed, sprint to first base and all others rotate 1 base to perform the next exercise. Groups #1 and #2 performed Field of Dreams for 10 minutes each in a competition to see who could score more runs.

Final score 7-7

Group 1 headed back to Mary Indian Run style with a modified namorama. Since we had a large group this morning with PAX from the Quay, I thought it would be good for everyone to call out the Indian runners name with some words of encouragement as he races to the front of the line.

Mary:

low slow flutter (x20, x15, x10)

Freddie Mercury   (x20, x15, x10)

Homer to Marge   (x20, x15, x10)

Pickle Pounders   X20

Final Thoughts: “If you think you can, or you think you can’t, you’re right.”

“Fundamental to our work (whatever that may be) is the idea that your personality creates your personal reality, and your personality is made up of how you think, act and feel. So in order for a person to make change happen, create a new life and a new reality, they have to change the way they think, act and feel. To transform from the old self to the new self requires us to become conscious of all our unconscious thoughts, automatic behaviors, routines, and emotional reactions that we’ve been conditioned into. To become conscious of any of these unconscious programs is where we can begin to initiate change. Einstein said “we cannot solve our problems with the same level of thinking that created them.” That means that for us to resolve our problems, we have to go to a greater level of awareness…a higher level of consciousness than the consciousness that created them.”     -Dr. Joe Dispenza

Announcements:

Need volunteers for mulching

This Sunday food ruck hilltop needmore park to mommas house of thrift

Clean out your closets for featured AO workouts this week and hygiene items next week (no alcohol)

Prayer:

Sprinkler brought our attention to the 14 yr old daughter of the Woodard family daughter

Florence  work assignment in Wilmington

 

Co-Q Duel Kickoff at Downtown Train

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F3 Southwake Co-Q Duel got started in a big way at DT. Record attendance for this site that averages 3-5 #HIM as we had 36 strong post. Was excited to have our newly named Weasel Shaker, and a guy who has had a major impact on me over the past few years, Mookie as the surprise Co-Q. DT is sort of like a “poor man’s Disney”, lots of great rides available and I was looking forward to showing a couple of them off for all the new faces posting to DT for the 1st time. Mookie and I decided to do a little split Q so everyone had a chance to spend time with both of us, and we went with 2 DT classics – repeats on Cemetery Hill, and a visit the drug store. Mookie would lead the hill work and I would take drug store with a group switch in the middle. Quite the impressive scene as I headed back to the lot from EC to find guys looking for overflow parking. Was cool to see guys reconnecting and catching up a bit on life, with some great mumble chatter out there this morning. Thanks to all who posted and thanks for a solid start to the donations for Healing Transitions.

FNGs: Not today, but I noticed several of or newer guys out there this morning. and it’s great to see you all coming back and really getting to be part of F3.
Warm Up: Stayed at the flag knowing we would be opening the workout with a jog and we did some SSH, Good Mornings, Fazio Arm Circles, Mt Climbers and of course, a Nemo classic the Goofballs.
The Workout: Counted off by 2s to split the group and headed out on the jog towards Earp where 1 group veered off the tracks to head over to Cemetery Hill and the other headed up and along the back road to the drug store. Mookie took his group through hill repeats and focused on keeping together by adding sets of burpees at the bottom, merkins at the top and mixing in low slow flutters, shoulder taps and LBCs. Cemetery Hill is a DT favorite and I was glad to see Mookie pushing the PAX to put in the work on these repeats. At the drug store we worked through another DT classic set that really just involves doing a bunch of different stuff with little, if any, recovery. Without details of count/cadence it went something like this: BTTW, People’s Chair, BTTW, straight into plank, shoulder taps, plank, merkins, plank, nipplers, plank – then on the feet and hold out the arms, slow seal claps, hold out arms, overhead claps, hold out arms – then drop and bear crawl across lot, plank hold for 6 then merkins, then crab walk back. Recover, repeat. We worked in some SSH too, and 2nd set we stopped short of the bear crawls for time. After the full set at each spot, the groups met midway and swapped. Then we converged again for a fellowship jog back the flag.
Mary: Circled up and did a set of 6″ hold/low slow flutter, LBC, Homer to Marge, American Hammers. Then Mookie treated us to some clockwork merkins and closed us out with some good stretches.
Announcements: After name-o-rama we brought back a tradition I really like and we asked the 6th man in the count to tell us how he got his name and what he has appreciated about F3. Tetanus was the 6 in the circle and he explained his name and talked about how he appreciates the accountability and how he looks forward to posting. Co-Q Duel continues this and next week – head over to Nutcracker tomorrow for Moby and some surprise Co-Qs, Mulching Bass Lake going well.
T-Claps (Recognition): Guys out on EC, Boy George for posting after a tough 50k trail race this weekend, everyone who brought donations, Pikachu for a great setup for trunk coffee 2nd F
Prayer: Let’s keep Quiver’s uncle and family in our prayers as he recovers from covid, unspoken, YHC shared a message about the work we each need to put in to being good leaders. 10 count silent for unspoken and YHC took us out.

Honor to lead and to co-Q with Mookie, hope you all have a strong start to the week

Just a little backwards yogging

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19 PAX in total out to celebrate National Backwards Day (which is really January 31st, who knew!) and a reverse U-turn track.  Multiple PAX grabbed extra miles for EC this morning prepping for BRR.

The warm up – SSH, IW, daisy pickers, windmills, good mornings, 10 burpees OYO.  19 PAX set off for a leisurely stroll, reverse u-turn heading up through by Target first and then down the hill on Irving, up Green Oaks and into 12 Oaks before returning back to Panera.  Post run circled up for Skidmark’s version of some stretching by watching some chick on a video…some yelled out porn, but couldn’t be confirmed.  YHC determined best to just wrap this thing up.

Announcements, mulch sign up, volunteers are still needed, repeat offenders are welcomed.  FV/HS convergence this week, make sure to check as not all AO’s will be open this week or next.  Great job by the entire group today picking up the six.  No spoken prayer requests, but honor those unspoken and for our first responders, military and for our nation.

NeedMore Ruck with some heavy weight and some running!

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Ruck was on at NeedMore Park Sunday morning with a PAX of 13. Several F3 guys spotted running once we started. 

FNG: None 

Warm Up: The RUCK 

The Workout: We started out on the Red Loop backwards for 2 miles. Dropped over to the yellow for 1 mile. Breach decided we would double time that was set on his watch. Lost one due to Church then we scratched off to the blue for the last 2 miles. All together we managed to get 5 miles and some had more picking up the 6 from the double time.  

Mary: None 

Announcements: Bass Lake mulch.   

T-Claps (Recognition)  

Prayer: Unspoken Requests. Prayer our country and those sick dealing with COVID. Families still dealing with COVID and can not work. 

 

JUL, 8 2020: 3RD F LEADERSHIP MEETING

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EC: ShamWow!, Dahmer, Pikachu, Bernie, Aquaman, Abe, YHC

Updates:

  • Golf Tournament for HS Food Pantry is likely postponed.
  • Auction for Megs Smile has been cancelled for 2020.
  • HS Food Pantry appears to be in a good place – no new updates or needs today.
  • No specific updates from Mama’s House
  • #acceleration saw an uptick during early months of Covid.  Has quieted lately.

Ongoing \ New Business:

  • Should look for an update on adopted roads, prepare to support – LED / John Deere
  • Bass Lake Mulch Project – Weekends into August (0.4 miles completed)
    • Bring an FNG
  • Continue relationship with FiA, invite to Bass Lake depending on turnout from F3
  • Open questions – what should we be doing in terms of Covid support?
    • Be mindful of PAX in workouts and meet-ups where possible
    • Consider opportunities for outreach
    • Dahmer to send out another open invite on Slack and FB
  • Welcome Bernie as our latest 3rd F site Q
  • Discussed the topic of diversity in all forms for South Wake.
    • Are we doing enough?
    • Are we making ourselves approachable and truly “Open to all Men”?
    • How might we introduce the group to different men to truly represent Holly Springs and ensure we are well rounded?
    • Bernie to setup some initial meetings with a contact that specializes in similar efforts to improve on this front.
  • Shredder to take a look at insights gathered from the 3rd F survey at the beginning of the year
    • We will deermine the most prominent topic and turn it into a conversation/Ted talk/presentation/SOMETHING
    • 3rd F Site Qs will take on the first and generate a list to assist in IDing the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, etc group to present with possible topics.
    • Target is to have monthly, orchestrated topics, that are peer led – idealy by Shield Locks or any group of PAX with a passion for the topic.
    • Should hopefully make it fun, approachable, and be out of the box

Announcements:

T-Claps (Recognition):

  • Breach for RuckedUpToCorona
  • ShamWow! for his leadership in support of Skidmark’s family
  • LED – Adopt a Highway in FV
  • PAX that have already jumped in to help mulch Bass Lake.  Keep pushing #HIM!

Prayer:

  • Aquaman took us out – Prayers for all PAX and especially those that have found themselves in some form of distress based on current events.  May we all look to each other for support and that we find strength in a higher power / purpose.