Posts

4 Corners for V Q

/in /QIC:
PAX: , , , , , , , , , , ,

Warm Up:12 PAX for virgin Q at Cletus. Quick Lap around the soccer field to get the heart going.  20xSSH, 10xgoodmorning, 10xmerkins, 10xmtnclimb, 10xcottonpicker, 10xmorrnightclub, another quick lap around the soccer field and to the rock pile.  Select medium to large rock
The Workout: 4 Corners:  Each Pax would complete a different set in each corner of the parking lot.  1ST SET: Corner 1: 20 Wonderbras, run to next Corner.  Corner 2: 20 Sumo squats, run to next Corner.  Corner 3: 20 curls for the girls, run to next Corner.  Corner 4: 20 total lunge squats, finish.  2ND SET:  Corner 1: 20 Bent over Rows, lunge walk to next Corner.  Corner 2: 20 straight leg dead lifts, bear craw pushing rock to next corner.  Corner 3:  20 total tri extension, lunge walk to next.  Corner 4: 20 total Lion Kings.  Return rocks and mosey to pavilion where we did 20 total one legged box squats while half the PAX did B2TW.  We completed 2 sets and then 2 sets of 10 Urkins, Derkins and Dips.
Mary:10xbox cutters, 10xLBC’s, 10xfreddyM, 10xWW2, 10xanklebiters, 10xamerhammer
Announcements: kids workout tomorrow, North/South Convergence, Tobacco Road Half/full on Sunday
Prayer:  Several spoken and unspoken alike.  Pleasure to lead men, thank you.

Disney’s very own has the Q

/in /QIC:
PAX: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Did you know that Dumbo was Walt Disney’s favorite movie he made?  Seems like a fitting place for YHC’s virgin Q.  Thanks for the opportunity to lead you 31 Pax.

EC: Aquaman, Bulls Eye, Dahmer, Dawgpound, Maybelline, Nemo, Pikachu, ShamWow!, Warbucks

Warm Up: Quick mosey through the half pipe and back to the parking lot.  PAX circled up for the following: 24 SSH IC, 12 Good Mornings IC, 10 Fozio Arm Circles IC (forwards and backwards), Michael Phelps OYO, 10 Burpees OYO

The Workout: Mosey over to the big parking lot at the high school for 4 Corners with an accountability partner.  Pax did the following at each corner: 5 burpees, 10 plank jacks & 20 WWII.  Round 1 we moved between corners jogging on the long side and sprinting on the ‘short’ side.  For round 2 we replaced the 20 WWII with Al Gore for a 20 count.

Having finished round 2 it was time for a change of scenery so we moseyed back to the soccer fields.  With your accountability partner, one PAX runs to the middle of the soccer field while the other does balls to the wall on the fence.  We did two rounds of this.

Mary: PAX did 15 diamond merkins while YHC retrieved his phone for COT.  We then did the following: 20 Low Slow Flutter, 20 Homer to Marge, 20 Pickle Pounder, 10 Homer to Marge, 10 Pickle Pounders and Have A Nice Day!

Announcements: Check Slack/Facebook.  F3 Dad’s Camp registration opens soon.

Prayer: Moby’s father, Double D and his family.

YHC finished the morning with a few words about Lent.  During this time in the church year we are striving to either remove the things that keep us from being close to God OR to take on new things that would bring us closer to God.  That corresponds with this week QSource topic (The Jester) as well.  We all have things that keep us from being as close to God as we could be.  I challenge all of us to spend some time thinking about what they are for you and committing to work on them.  YHC took us out.

Thanks again for the opportunity to lead you men.  I will do better next time!

Disney ’55’

/in /QIC:
PAX: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

In the Quest for 5 Q’s running up to my 55 birthday, Disney was the 4th. Thank you Nemo and M4L for allowing me to lead today. 28 men (including FNG Wiggly) got stronger in the sub-30 degree crisp clear morning with a 55-themed workout. 9 for EC – Skidmark, 187, Dumbo, Dead Bolt, Dawg Pound, War Bucks, Nemo, Axe, Lipton.

QIC: The Natural

PAX: Emeril, Midget for Life, Buford, Nemo, Squatter, Dumbo, Dead Bolt, Moby, Full House, Lipton, Blue Hen, Doc, Pac Man, Wiggly (FNG), Slide Rule, DoubleD, Mookie, Chips, Sharapove, Over Easy, Dawg Pound, WebEx, Skidmark, Foghorn, 187, Warbucks, Axe.

Warm Up/Workout: 55 SSHops IC; 10 IW/10 HB IC, 20 Merkins, 15 BB Situps = 55; 20 Cotton Pickers IC, 20 Mountain Climbers IC, 15 WWII Situps = 55; 11’s on the hill with merkins/BB Situps = 55 of each; Mosey to the soccer fields – 5 stops, 11 repetitions – exercises were squats, LBC, jump squats, SSHop, Low Slow Flutter, and several others…. 55 Burpees were accomplished throughout.

Mary: PAX called, 11 reps – Pickle Pounders, Squat Pyramid, Freddie Mercury, Boat Canoe, and others…

Announcements: CSAUP Dec. 15th; Christmas Party Dec. 15th – see your preferred social media for details.

COT: Dead Bolt took us out with prayers for healing and struggles.

Welcome Ironic and Full House

/in /QIC:
PAX: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Welcome Ironic and Full House.

Thunder claps for Foghorn for wearing a vest.

EC EC: Dawgpound, Emeril, Midget, Lipstick, UTI

EC: Dawgpound, Emeril, Midget, Lipstick, UTI, Axe, 187, Warbucks, Yogurt, Brexit, Chips

Excuse Lexicon: IT Band Flare Up, No Alarm

Warm Up:

Circle Up
Fazio arm circle
10 Imperial Walkers
10 Hillbillies
Good morning
10 Reverse Pushup
15 Squatter Pyramid

The Workout:

Workout
Find Groups of 4 Similar Speed
Indian Run around the 1/2 Mile Loop

Corner:
5 Burpee

Ticket Office
5 Burpee
10 Merkins

Bottom of Ramp
5 Burpee
10 Merkins
15 Squats

Basketball Court:
5 Burpee
10 Merkins
15 Squats
20 LBCs

Lead group came back for the six after they finished their last set.

Total of three laps

Run to ticket office
20 Squat Pyramids

Run to courts for Mary

Mary:

5 Burpee Countdown
LBC
Have a Nice Day

Announcements:

December 15th CSAUP
Some Second F is coming our way in the future

Prayer:

Pablo’s Mom
Crablegs
Double D’s Dad
Dave Bexit’s Buddy from Michigan.  Currently battling burns and infections.

Thanks for letting me lead you guys today.

Challenge Points:

Burpees: 75 => 225
Merkins: 100 => 200
Squats: 170 => 170

Total Points: 595

Sticks and Stones

/in /QIC:
PAX: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

16 PAX: Overheard during the workout: At STONES, we’re pushing this rock around the whole parking lot? and Wait ’til you get to 30 wonder bras. On INDIAN RUN, I’m confused! At STICKS, Yogurt, you gonna join us on this STICK exercise? And of course, at COT, continued trash talking about Slide Rule and Slack…

EC: 187, Axe, Banana Seat, LED, Warbucks, ChIPs

Warm Up: Mosey to amphitheater

SSH x25, GM x15, triceps stretches 10 sec per side, shoulder stretches 10 sec per side, dips x25

The Workout:

STONES: Mosey to “stone” pile and parking lot

Three laps, arm exercises with counts of 10, 20, 30 at each corners; finish lap with burpees x1, x2, x3

Lap 1: Bear crawl, pushing rock as you go (aka skidmark), arm exercise = 10, 20, 30 curls

Lap 2: Lunge walks with rock, arm exercises = 10, 20, 30 overhead presses

Lap 3: Run/walk with stone overhead, arm exercises = 10, 20, 30 wonder bras

SAND: “Modified Indian run.” Carry 40 lb sand bag as you advance to front of line. I didn’t fully think this on out, so there was lots of confusion. Eventually, I think everyone carried the “baby.” Next time, instead of passing the baby back down the line, the each PAX needs to advance to the front of the line, which pushes the PAX holding the baby to the back of the line. Then, the PAX holding the baby runs to the front. PAX advances one at a time past the baby, PAX with baby runs to front. Rinse and repeat.

STICKS: (firewood logs): Select log from Delilah (Blue Tacoma)

Burpees in “sevens,” carrying stick to top of parking lot, executing burpees, carry back down, execute burpees, rinse and repeat.

Mary: Merkins x20, low slow flutter 20, protractor 45 degrees—hold for 30 count
Announcements: Nemo Ugly Sweater Party Dec. 1, bring food for Food Pantry; CSAUP Dec. 15 start/end at Womble; UTurn, led by Brexit at his 1 year anniversary
Prayer: Crablegs and family, grateful for F3 community and opportunity to lead

Be Careful

/in /QIC:
PAX: , , ,

 

Speedracer

4 pax grinding this morning for some hill and speed work outside in the brisk. Hats and gloves optional.

Warm Up: mosey down Stinson to the lower parking lot.
The Workout: 8x600m runs to the corner of grigsby and stinson.
Mary: mosey back to the parking lot as a group. A couple lifetime females cornered 187 and Skidmark into a deep hill conversation. Not sure of they were calling us out or complementing us. That accent though.
Announcements:
Prayer:

Amazon Has Compression Pants

/in /QIC:
PAX: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Who knew what to expect on the first brisk 37° morning. Pax complaints changed to “it’s too cold” and “where are my gloves?” Several pax this morning in compression pants, hoodies, and jackets.

Pax at EC getting some literal warm up work included Emeril, UTI, 187, Pablo, Axe, Dawgpound, Nemo, Cowboy, Slide Rule, and Skidmark.

Vests: 187

Welcome back Kotter: Pilgrim

Gloves: everyone

Warm Up: Dawgpound led the group on two laps around the stadium with intermittent stops for 25 and 37 merkins (thanks Slide Rule), good mornings, Frankensteins, Moroccan nightclubs, Hillbillies, Imperial Walkers, Fozio Arm Circles, stretching, and some crazy feet/knees together squats.

The Workout: Skidmark led Hindenburg BLIMPS around the lower parking lot. Use 4 corners and do an exercise at each corner. The same exercise is done for 1 complete circuit. Pax took turns leading the counts.

B – Burpees 4 sets of 10

L – Lunges 4 sets of 20

I – Imperial Walkers 4 sets of 30

M – 1 set of 40 merkins, 1 20 CC Freddy Mercury, 1 20 CC of Monkey Humpers, 1 40 set Merkins

P – Plank Jacks 1 set 25 CC

S – Squats 1 set of 60

Brony led 1 more set of 10 Burpees due to late arrival.

Mary: Much warmer at this time. Some nice relaxing right arm and leg stretching.

Announcements: Lifetime run 11/3. U-Turn will be moved on 11/3 to Ting so run the HSHM course. Possibly 6:30 start. Shirt order for HSHM is due 10/23. There is an ALS 5k in Durham the week before HSHM.

Prayer: All those affected by the hurricanes

Better late than never

/in /QIC:
PAX: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Warm Up:

Started on the initial ½ mile jog when we saw a Mercedes SUV roll in late. Circled back to pick up Midget for Life.  Burpees while we waited for him to get out of his car and tie his shoes.

½ mile jog w/ Good Mornings, Squat Jumps, Karaoke, Merkins, Dips, Balls to the Wall

The Workout:

7’s at the long tennis court  – Burpees and Turkish Getups

Tunnel – Partner run, Balls to the Wall and Preacher Chair

Bear Crawl up the hill

Mary:

Boat Canoes

Pickle Pounders

Homer to Marge

Elbow to Knee crunches

Heel Taps

Announcements:

Dawgpound and Skidmark to take over Paradise City

Beer Mile at CBC.  Can do teams.  Oct 13th

https://admin.racereach.com/r/south-wake-beer-mile

Down East F3 groups cancelled workouts until January.  They’ll be working to restore the communities they live in.  If you want to help/contribute see Midget

Holly Spring Half less than 8 weeks out

Prayer:

Gents please keep Crab Legs in your prayers on a daily basis

Prayers for Brandon @ Hope as he continues his recovery from the boating accident

Prayers for Clay as he battles cancer

Kid Crackers 10-year-old getting x-rays

All those affected by the hurricane

Side Straddle Hops

/in /QIC:
PAX: , , , , , , , , , , ,

Nemo was back on the Q and looking to get the heart rate up during this traditional boot camp style beat down.

EC was strong for Deadbolt, Nemo, 187, Axe, Peeping Tom, UTI and Lipstick

Warm Up: Jog around soccer fields and circled up for Good Mornings, Fazio Arm Circles forward and reverse, Goofballs, Arm Stretch
The Workout: On the jog to the lower lot where we set up on the benches for 3 sets (1st 2 sets all ICx15, last set ICx20) of Tempo Dips – SSH – Shoulder Taps – LBCs – Nipplers.  Recovered on the jog around the lot between sets.  On the jog back down the road towards Optimist Farm we stopped at bottom of greenway.  Split in 2 groups.  Group 1 was on the run up the hill to touch fence at back corner of soccer fields and return.  Group 2 was SSH the whole time.  Each group made the run 2x.  On the jog back to the start.
Mary: Strong round of plank-o-rama
Announcements: Countoff was 12, Name-o-rama, discussed new AO set to start next Tue at Harris Teeter parking lot – great leadership Peeping Tom.  Deadbolt assisting family friends in Wallace who are dealing with very bad flood damage and he is rallying to make a trip there to deliver gas/money/supplies and a helping hand.
Prayer: For all dealing with Florence, Clay and Crablegs

Breach still looking for a couple more to add to his Tuna Run Team

Good luck to those running the Police 10k Sat

Keep an eye on facebook for many opportunities we as F3 can do to support Florence recovery

Post-AO chatter included recognition of the effort by Roger Roger stepping up and volunteering his time and skills as a pilot to help deliver supplies down east

Stairs

/in /QIC:
PAX: , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

With 9/11 Stair Climb approaching we once again took advantage of the stairs at Disney to get some reps on the steps.

EC streak continues with Nemo, SkidMark, Axe (with an E), and 187 on the standard 2+ mile route

Warm Up: Standard w/u jog around the field followed by SSH, Good Mornings, SSH, Good Mornings, SSH, Good Mornings. legs right over left and left over right
The Workout: On the jog to the stairs we set up for some rounds of steps and here’s how it worked.  Down/Up on the stairs was a 1 count.  Up top we did squat star jumps.  So we started with 1 down/up on stairs, squat hold for the 6, 3 jumps.  Then 2 down/ups with 6 jumps.  3 with 9, 4 with 12 and finished with another 3 down/up.  13 total laps of the stairs if you are keeping track at home.  Also, had a 20 and a 35 kettlebell and the PAX always made sure it was in tow.  On the jog back to start.
Mary: Quick round ICx15 of LBCs, Low Slow Flutters, Homer to Marge with a couple rounds of each.
Announcements: BRR end of next week, 9/11 stair climb.  Some Qs will be looking for others to step up and take AOs as 12 of us will be tapering and running BRR.  Great chance to lead.  The workout today was all about some training for the 9/11 stair climb.  We might underestimate some of the challenges we take on physically and mentally and it is important to focus on putting in the time to prepare – this is as true for the challenges we face in life as much as it is for the challenges we subject ourselves to in fitness.
Prayer: Chips coworker who had a family member in an accident, took a silent 15 count for all to reflect on, and lift up to the group and unspoken.  YHC took us out in prayer.