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Better fix your watch…

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EC: Skidmark

FNGs: Not today

YHC arrived with plenty of time to spare, planted the flag and gave out a few fist bumps. I noticed that my Garmin screen was frozen so went ahead and did a “soft” reset on it. After the watch rebooted and appeared to be good to go, I notice the group looking at me like it is time to go. Someone mentions that it is 5:31, check my watch again and I tell the group my watch says 5:26.  All I hear is “You better fix your watch”……circle up and start the with…

Warm Up:  10 x Frankensteins IC, 10 x SSH IC

The Workout:

Reverse Turkey Leg (5 Mile route)

 

 

 

 

 

 

3 Mile Route:

Rut did an out and back to downtown with Skid picking up the six along the way.

Mary: Almost got some yoga in….

Announcements: Check Slack and FB. A lot of 3rd F opportunities coming up in the next few weeks.

T-Claps (Recognition): Everyone for picking up the six (me) today. Much appreciated. Rut for getting a PR today, good work!!

Prayer: Wallaby and his family, injured PAX and PAX who have not been posting….we would love to see you back in the gloom!

YHC took us out. Always an honor to lead.

Prison Yard Workout 2/4

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8 men and one late comer got up early for a Prison Yard style workout at the Crooked Creek pool. The weather was outstanding and the tools of the trade were on display.

Fonzie, Sprinkler, Double D, Farva, FedEx, Fram, Banana Seat, and Oyster(he got lost)  with Breach on the Q.

Warm Up: Run around the parking lot and circle up for 22 counts of SSH, Frankensteins, Good Mornings and Imperial Walkers and Hillbillies.

The Workout:  Round robin of stations 2 rounds each set is 90 seconds followed by 25 seconds to change stations.

Stations are as follows.

Tires

Leg Press

Chest Press

Ropes

Squat double waves

Split Jack Waves

Plates

Russian Twist Press

Plate Figure 8’s

Jump Rope

Jog jumps

1 leg alternate jumps

Pain Sticks

Squat thrust with a merkin

Overhead press

Sandbag

Twist and Pull

Squat and clean

Barbell

Side to Side twists

Squat and push

Med Ball

Lunge and Twist

Up and Over Merkin

Announcements: Travis Manon Event on Friday at Bombshell Brewing from 6p-9p. For every pax member that shows up, Breach will donate $5 to the cause.

Prayer: Be respectful of those around you and remember that the person you encounter may be having the worst day of their life and are acting emotionally. If we slow down and take a second to understand we may be able to make a positive influence in their life.

Be with those that are sick and let them get better fast to get back out in the gloom.

Circle of Broken Cinder Blocks

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EC: Norm, Yosemite, Finkle, Dovetail, Martini, Beater

FNGs: one, welcome Depends

Warm Up:  Quick lap with Butt Kickers, L/R skips, high knees, Arm Stretches (R over L, L over R, R elbow, L elbow), Good Morning, Daisy Pickers, SSH, 5 x Burpees

The Workout: YHC brought some broken cinder blocks and bricks from the torn down Gold Leaf building (new Aviator Brewery site) and placed them in a tight circle.  Had 11 Pax so spread them out so everyone had something to use for ascending Circle of Pain.  Each Pax chose a spot, began the 10 exercises starting at 1 working our way up to 11 each, after each round Pax moved to the left.  Count and order was a little off at times (sorry fellas) but we all killed it, great work gents!

Exercises:  Curls for Girls, Wonder Bra (said Jack Web’s but YHC doesn’t know proper exercises, will work on this), Bus Drivers, OH Press, Tri Extensions, Rut Ro’s, Squat, Ext. Squat, OH Squat.  Note: there was one cinder block was partially full of cement…T-Claps for FNG killing it on the last round, hope he comes back.

Bear crawl to Mary spot, roughly 50ft

Mary:  LBC’s, Mary Annette’s {WW1’s L/C/R = 1} (??), Box Cutters, Low Slow Flutter, Boat Canoes, American Hammers

Prayer:  Sprinkler’s family, Norm’s friends (one with miscarriage, another with baby in womb with under developed lungs), unspoken

Picking up the Six

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EC: Shredder and Mr. Terrific

FNGs: Not today

Warm Up:   10 x SSH IC, 10 x Frankensteins IC, 10 x Daisy Pickers IC

The Workout:

3 Mile route: Out and back from Ting to Earp Street.

5 Mile route – The Scooter:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mary: Ran out of time

Announcements: Check Slack and Facebook. There are a lot of great 3rd F opportunities this weekend and in the near future. Shredder will be rolling out a survey in the next week or so to determine area of needs for PAX (marriage health, financial, fitness, etc) and look to set up meeting times to work on these areas. F3 is more than a workout and we are all here for each other. The message today was to try to work on these areas before it is too late.

T-Claps (Recognition): Everyone for picking up the 6 the entire route. Good work men.

Prayer: Sprinkler and his family, unspoken, injured PAX.

YHC took us out. Thank you for the opportunity to lead.

Q school 2020 KickOff

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Mutiny would be the Q school kick off for 2020. We want to try to offer Q school a lot this year and the best way to do that would be to do it during a workout. This was the first attempt to get all points across while still providing a valid workout. Overall it went pretty well for the first go at it. Here are some details to the action.

FNGs: Welcome Pumps!

Quick Overview:
Plant the flag. Site Q’s responsibility
Any FNG’s. 1-2 mins prior to start
Know your PAX. Who needs encouragement. Don’t leave anyone behind. Start on time 0530. End on time 45 mins end workout. Then COT. People can leave if needed at that time. During workouts, respect the Q. If Q needs correcting, do it after the workout. No questions asked today so I guess the PAX got it all. We can have high expectations moving forward with this group of HIM.

Warm Up:
Warm up exercises, try to mix it up. Static stretches should be avoided and Dynamic stretching is recommended.
Short mosey to circle
SSH – cadence count, how to call and how to end
Not too fast
Windmill (give instruction)
Merkins (teach good form)
Daisy Pickers (slow and what the exercise is for)

The Workout:
Choose a few main events and execute
Bearmuda Triangle
1- plank jacks x20IC
2- hand release merkins x20 OMD
3- prisoner squat x20 on my down

R&R
1- Mtn. Climbers x20IC
2- Diamond Merkins x15 on my down
3- Monkey Humpers x15IC

Tennis courts
11’s – common go to or a Dora can be used if more material is needed
Bobby Hurley’s and Burpees
Squat hold or plank hold for 6
5 Burpees OYO for good measure

Improv due to time.
Fence walk ups x10IC

Mary:
Mary – 6 mins is great for core workout. Stretching works as well.
End at 45 mins or sooner.
DO NOT GO OVER 45
WWI x20 OMU
WWII x10IC
– Know the difference between each
J-Lo 1 x10 each side (IC slow 4 count on all fours)
J-Lo 2 x15 IC (Hip touch’s)
LBC’s x10IC (ankles above knees)
Reverse LBCs x10IC
HAND

COT:
Name-a-Rama
Announcements
Prayers *Either ask PAX to volunteer or take us out in a word*

Try to meet and great anyone new or new to you. Get to know your PAX of brothers.

Announcements:
Travis Manion foundation event
Krispy Kreme race on Sat
Super Bowl squares (16-bit is in charge)

T-Claps (Recognition):
Puddles EH’ed FNG from before moving. His nephew, finally got him out.

Prayer:
Sprinkle lost dad
Breach grandmother passing
R22’s wife lost her cousin
PAX on IR
H1N1 having more tests on injury

Thanks to the PAX for allowing me to use this time to conduct Q school while working out. Any feedback is always appreciated. Holly Springs AO will be next on the schedule.

BS Out!

What is this, a glow run?

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Whether it’s training or Shield-Lock, or the combination of both, there was a strong showing of 34 PAX for U-Turn. After warming up, the group disbanded into a large bobbing body of neon light. A thought come to me, ‘What is this, a glow run’?…. A pretty cool sight!

Warm Up: Mosied around parking lot, side shuffling between lots,  then circled up for SSH 30x IC, mountain climbers 15x IC, Daisy pickers 15x IC, right over left and contra leg stretches, inner thigh stretches(some called it groin stretches).

The Workout: 3 mile, 5 mile, and multiple PAX with more mile routes. Picking up the six and good convos.
Mary: Nowhere to be found
Announcements: Nope
T-Claps (Recognition): Martini for pushing hard with EC and long route ME. To everyone picking up the six.
Prayer: Fumunga prayer request for a friend.

That’s what she said

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When YHC saw a last minute opportunity to step up and Q the AO with South Wake’s best mumble chatter he jumped at it. Rolling in at 7:20 to a few cars from runners who had started much earlier I was happy to see Dauber and Sprinkler around. Other pax rolled in and Banana Seat ran in with ~-30 seconds to spare. But since YHC can’t do high impact burpees for punishment were out of the question.

FNGs: None today
Warm Up:

Imperial squat walkers x10 IC
Frankenstein walk to the rock pile
The Workout:

Grab a rock
Cusac to the facilities
Dirty Hookup x10 IC (plank to wall plank and back)
Mike Tyson x10 IC (squatted plank to merkin and back)
Air Squared x10 IC (people’s chair with overhead claps)

Rock work x20 – curls, triceps, overhead press, rut row. Do one each “break”

Repeat wall work and rock work 3 times each

Balls to the wall x20 IC
People’s chair x10 IC per pax

Cusac to playground

As we made our way to the playground with saw Mr. Terrific come running through – like a guy with too much energy he immediately jumped in and joined us for last portion of the workout after a 2+ hour run this morning!

Pull ups x10
Derkins x10
Irkins x10
Dips x10 IC
Repeato

Cusac rocks back to pile and return

Mosey back to soft grand under the dripping canopy
Mary:

V ups x10 IC
WW2 x10 IC
Pickle Pounder x10 IC
Side plank crunches x10 IC

V ups x20 IC
WW2 x20 IC
Pickle Pounder x20 IC
Side plank crunches x10 IC
Side plank needle threads x5
Announcements:

Long run 22Feb20. Upcoming 2nd F at Bombshell for Travis Manion foundation. Lots of 3rd F going on today during the day. Q School at Mutiny on Monday.
T-Claps (Recognition):

Banana Seat for the 10 mile run + Ground Pounder. Mr. Terrific for jumping right in after 2+ hours of running prior to.
Prayer:

Aquaman’s foot injury. YHC’s leg injury. Families growing. Mr. Terrific’s dad’s surgery this week.

16 Cletus – Stronger by Merkin

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On the pre-blast, I challenged the PAX to post for multiple Merkins. After squeezing out six HCs, I was pleased to find a full parking lot at 5:25 am. EC: 187, Banana Seat, Slide Rule, UTI, Warbucks.

Warm up:

Good mornings (15), followed by Progressive versions of SSH (20)—Regular, Smurf Jack, Red Bull Smurf Jack (20)

Arm circles 10 forward, 10 backward. OK, I had to mix these in before tackling the RBSJs, just to catch my breath.

Recover on mosey to opposite parking lot.

The Thang:

Line up on curb, directly across from opposite curb.

Mike Tysons (plank, squat while in plank, Merkin) 5, 10, 15 near curb. Bear Crawl to and from opposite curb between reps.

Lunge walk to other curb, execute Circle of Merkins (left hand on curb 5; both hands on curb 10; right hand on curb 15; both feet on curb (20)). Lunge walk to and from opposite curb between reps.

 

Mosey to amphitheater:

Find a spot on the ledge. Dips 20x to warm up

Alternating dips on the ledge and People’s Chair on the wall

Find a spot on the wall. People’s chair 5, 10

 

Mosey to brick wall at back of Hunt Center:

15 Merkins to warm up

Alternating BTW and squats 5, 10, 15

 

Mary:

Popcorn through most of the PAX

American Hammers, Boat/canoe, Pickle pounders, Bobby Hurley brick up, WWIIs, Box cutters, etc. Have A Nice Day 30 seconds.

 

Announcements:

Check Slack for Mama’s House repairs Saturday morning. Community Service

UTI says he added events to calendar, linked to the workout schedule. Also, he’s packing the Third F calendar to affect our community.

Banana Seat says Q School starting Monday, incorporated into workout. Highly recommended. Coming to a workout near you soon.

Prayer Requests: Wallaby, traveling PAX, injured PAX, first responders, military, Breach family

Those bear crawls were brutal

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FNGs: None
Warm Up: Short lap around the parking lot. SSH, Fazios, IW/HB, stretches.
The Workout: Pole 2 Pole 2 Pole 2 Pole 2 Pole 2 Pole and back again.

Pole 1: 10 burpees – bear crawl to the next pole…. and it was a long haul!

Pole 2: 15 – Plank Jacks – lunge walk to next pole

Pole 3: 20 – LBC – sprint to next pole

Pole 4: 25 – Star Jumps – mosey to next pole

Pole 5: 30 – SSH – lunge walk to next pole

Pole 6: 35 – Squats – Then back to poles 5 through 1 repeating each exercise.

Great working men encouraging each other on that last bear crawl back to pole 1.  Nicely done!

Mosey back to concession stand to finish up with peoples chair with seal claps and BTW 10 count for good measure.

Mary:  LBC, LSF, H2M, Box cuter, FM
Announcements: Possible new AO, check slack for more detail
T-Claps (Recognition): Everyone for bringing that last bear crawl round in.
Prayer: Sick PAX, Stressed PAX, Traveling PAX

Icy Scarecrow

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IT WAS COLD

EC: Beater, Dovetail, Martini, Yosemite

FNGs: None

Warm Up: Good mornings, arm stretches, SSH, Sir Fazio Arm Circles, Daisy Pickers, Imperial Walkers, warm up lap

The Workout:  YHC brought some icy 5gal buckets for the workout (3gal fill)…Icy Scarecrow – hold buckets out as far as you can for as long as you can (or 1 min +) as the timer…other PAX do exercises:  Lunges, plank jacks, squats, mountain climbers, mickey mouse merkins, bear crawl x 2, duck walk.

 

Icy Curls for the Girls – 10 each arm for one PAX as timer while other PAX alternate between Balls to the Wall and Wall Sits

Icy Laps with partner – Partners take lap with Icy Bucket while other PAX (partnered up) Broke Back Merkins and partner merkins (can’t remember name).  Then rinse but no repeat, alternating to Smurf Jacks and Imperial Walkers

Mary: 1 min plank, box cutters with hold at end, Mary Antoinettes, American Hammers

Announcements: Possible new AO, shhhh….more details coming

T-Claps (Recognition): everyone coming out in the freezing cold

Prayer: Praise – Gamecock’s sister having a baby soon!  Prayers – Yosemite custody situation; more time with daughter.  Beater for cardiologist visit