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38 at U-Turn – Record Number?

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Regular U-turners, Marathon Maniacs, Shield Lockers! Heck, I might have been nervous about Q’ing if I’d known that all you rascals were showing! But no, now closing in on 2 years of F3, I know y’all. Besides, I didn’t have time to think about it really, having stayed out past my bedtime with Baby Doll and our friends enjoying dinner and drinks. Then, in spite of waking early, an extra trip to the john meant leaving the house late. With all that, I rolled into the parking lot just before 6, only partially surprised to see 99 guys ready to go.

Warm up: I planted the flag, hit a few fists, then had to yell to get everyone’s attention. Everyone was pretty jacked up already. We didn’t have room to circle up so we moseyed around a few islands doing cariocas and some butt kickers along the way. Upon circling up, I realized we were taking up most of the parking lot!

SSH 25x, GMs 10x, Hammy and Glute stretch 10 count each side.

COT: 36 plus 2 after UTI notified me that Aquaman and Maybelline had started already.

Prayer requests: Wallaby, Troops overseas

Main Event: 5k route, 10k route. Shine a light, make good decisions, pick up the six.

One More Round!

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YHC has been commuting all week to CarPex and this would be the final round. No one had signed up to Q Phoenix as of last Sunday so Sliderule and I decided to co-q it. However, he could not make it happen with a new baby not cooperating. YHC knew of a fellow HIM that wanted a piece of the action so we were covered. YHC arrived at 0545 to scope out what Phoenix looked like in the gloom. Quickly set up tokens at community center and went to the gathering spot. After a 2+ mile trail run in the dark (stupid), we arrived to a lot filled with PAX ready to work. 1 FNG was present so the disclaimer was given and we were off.

FNGs:
Lobsta (Boston native, navy guy, water, accent from Boston and a lobster…you had to be there)

Warm Up:
Warm up over to community center parking lot where YHC set up floor agility ladders and cones. Two lines went through 3 times for some feet work with hops at the end.
Circle up
Frankensteins x15IC
Bat Wings x20IC (4 exercises)
Imperial Squat Walkers x20IC
Reverse Carolina Dry Docks x10 on Q’s up/down

The Workout:
Mosey to rock pile and grab a token. Head to large field at bottom of THE HILL.
Prisoner get ups with lunges across with rock. Rinse and repeat back across.
WWI’s with rocks x10
Broad jump brockees back across field (broad jump then burpee with rock) Squat hold for 6. R&R back across.
Mosey back to rock pile to return tokens.

Head to back side of community center for some wall work.
BTTW with half way down holds on Q’s call x5. Recover
BTTW with shoulder taps. x15IC
Wall chair with hallelujah’s x20IC
Pass the torch to Lipstick.

Mosey back over to THE HILL
Blackjacks 21’s on the hill with peeping lipsticks (Turkish roll on back then up with a star jump at the bottom, diamond merkins at the top) made it to 10×11 then Q called 20 PL’s at bottom then to top for 1 diamond. No merlot but faintness feelings were strong. Mosey back to flag.

Mary:
LSF x20IC
LBC x20IC
Boat Canoes aka Crunchy Frog x15IC
LSF with hands raised to sky x20IC
Pickle pounders x20IC

Announcements:
Qswap week continues next week in SouthWake

T-Claps (Recognition):
Joker with a vest, 3 SW crazies running 8 miles to commute to A, All who posted on a Saturday, 4 Ruckers

Prayer:
Skipper’s ruck bday, HowHow mother passed and PAX support for that event, New baby coming soon, Unspoken

YHC thought on the commute this morning about how fast time goes by. The Bible tell’s us that no one knows when the lord will return but he will come quickly. Let’s live in the now and not for what the future holds. Love those around you. Give a hug to those you care about each day. It’s such a blessing to have loved ones in our lives.

Thanks CarPex for hosting such an awesome week with 7 AO’s we all could come together to get stronger. We look forward to having the favor returned next week. And don’t worry about UTI’s comment during the pray Friday. I know you’ll bring it.

BS Out!

QSWAP DAY 5: UTI ….. FOREVER MORE….

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A pre-blast was sent to Carpex and South Wake looking for support for the to-be Q at Dazed and Confused.  With the numbers that these two regions have the potential to bring, YHC thought this was an appropriate time to swallow his pride and make the request for a name change.  I know… I know… I’m Good Enough, I’m Smart Enough, and Doggone It, People Like Me!  But if there was ever a time to get the votes I needed, it would be today.  And hey, I’ve heard some of the mumblechatter about South Wake naming.  Peeping Tom’s name got shortened to PT when he moved to Carpex – Carpex will be sympathetic to my plight…. right?

1000 HCs were requested, the votes came in…

Carpex –

  • 10 HCs
  • 4 Laughed with me (I think)
  • 1 SC
  • 2 “Peeing” emoji – inappropriate!!!  EXACTLY THE SORT OF THING I’M TRYING TO GET AWAY FROM!!!  Calm…  Calm…
  • 1 “No Entry” emoji – I assume this just means no, I’m not trying to enter anything…  Minds in the gutter in this region…

SouthWake

  • 8-ish HCs
  • A whole bunch of protests –  “We Love You UTI… Never change..” stuff like that
  • A threat that I would be “Getting an English Ripping” – Australians… Am I right?

As 187 commented on the pre-blast, “UTI ….. FOREVER MORE….”

***I had no intention of changing my name.  Do we even have 1000 PAX between our 2 regions?  If 1000 had HC’d or shown up I might have had to change my name… I mean that would be some vote!  This exercise was for fun and a mockery of those posts you often see out on the social medias.  I scouted the FB pages of some of my elderly relatives for research and treaded lightly around the ones that focus on serious illnesses.  This was my inspiration 😀

 

EC: Warbucks, Full House, The Joker, 187, Skidmark, Lipstick, Pikachu

FNGs: Too Scared…

Warm Up: Mozy under the parking deck

Circle Up

1 Burpee

Daisy Pickers

2 Burpees

Windmills

3 Burpees

Imperial Walkers\Hillbillies

4 Burpees

SSH

5 Burpees

The Workout:

Thang 1

Count off 1,2,3

  • Group 1 Top of the Deck, Star Jumps until relieved
  • Group 2 Stairs, run to the top to relieve Group 1
  • Group 3 Bottom of the Deck, WWIIs until relieved

Groups 1, 2, and 3 cycled through this rotation until all 3 groups completed 10 climbs up the stairs

*Flaw in the structure of this, should have created groups of 3 and had them split up into 3 stations, continuing the rotation as a team of 3.  T-claps to Shut-In and other PAX that started calling out group numbers as they got to their new stations to help keep everyone moving.  Lesson learned for next time 😀

Thang 2

All PAX to the top of the parking deck, line up on the half wall

Bear Crawl the long way down the lot stopping at each light pole for 5 Merkins OYO

T-Claps to Theismann for calling out Chill Cut moves (and not Have A Nice Day) while we brought in the 6.  Lucky Charms and Pikachu – you guys are fast on those Bear Crawls!!!

Return to the other side of the lot – this time Lunge Walks, 10 LBCs at each light pole.

Thang 3

Mozy to the opposite stair case and descend.  People’s Chair while we wait for the 6.

Partner-up, Balls 2 the Wall / Sprints Out and Back on the short length of the deck.  AND SWITCH

5x per partner

Mary:  Runners Pose each side, Pigeon Pose each side, Have A Nice Day!

Announcements:

  • Q-Swap Week Continues Saturday – Banana Seat has your Q at Pheonix (Bond Park)
  • 2f2f lunch today at noon, Societa in RTP
  • Yahoo is back and safe
  • M4L, Shout out to the regular HIM that are making the trip to Bergdaw (sp?) – Encourage more of that from all PAX.

T-Claps (Recognition):  Thanks all for the great week in Carpex.  YHC completed a 5 pack in your beautiful region.  Terrific Hosts, putting 5-stars in Yelp, I’ve LIKED your FB page

Prayer:

  • Disco Duck is moving mom into a retirement home.  Prayers for a smooth transition.
  • Meatloaf’s 2.0 is heading back to college
  • Prayers for Chicken Little’s brother or friend.  No details but he needs your prayers.
  • Service men/women
  • South Wake’s own, Walaby
  • UTI prayed that Carpex might actually “bring it” next week… I guess we’ll see… 😀

Abe Gets Hot for Teacher

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YHC rolled up to the spot rarin’ to go. So much so that YHC locked his keys in his car. Doh! Oh well, F3 starts on time and ends on time, so let’s go!

FNGs: none (I’m pretty sure)
Warm Up: Ran down to Kelly Rd Park, circled up in the parking lot for:
SSH x 25 / Imperial Walkers x 10 / Hill Billies x 10 / Windmills x 10 / Good Mornings x 10
The Workout: Planned on using the baseball diamond for 7 of Diamonds, but Cataracts informed me that the field is probably closed. Modify as needed, so we did 7 of Diamonds around the parking lot. It went a little something like this:
Round 1: 7 Shoulder Taps at each corner, bear crawl on the long stretch, crab walk on the short stretch
Round 2: 14 Pistol Squats at each corner (7R/7L), lunge walk on the long stretch, frong jump on the short stretch
Round 3: 21 Merkins at each corner, lunge walk long stretch, bear crawl short stretch
Round 4: Copperhead Squat at each corner, lunge walks all around
This ate up most of our time, so we moseyed back to start.
Mary: YHC called a plank hold while waiting for the 6. It was apparent that we might be waiting awhile, so an audible for more Merkins was called. Ended up with 3 sets of 10.
Once the 6 was in:
American Hammers x 10
WWIIs (in cadence, ended up with 20)
LBCs x 10
Homer 2 Marge (SW style) x 10
Announcements: Ruck, CPR
T-Claps (Recognition): Slapps for buying me some post-game java.
Prayer: Kingsley for recovery from illness, Yahoo for travel abroad / adoption, praise for Queequeg promotion

Thank you Carpax HIMs for giving me the opportunity to spend some quality gloom time with you. I’ll definitely be coming back!

Q-Swap Week – Disturbing the Peace

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YHC hasn’t Q’d in a while and was eager to knock the dust off for Q-Swap. A workout was planned to handle a large crowd and to minimize the mumblechatter. Carpex is a difficult group to slow down. 13 for EC (of course SW PAX went for a run), 38 for the main event.

FNGs: Nope

ECP: Wahoo, Hamm, The Joker

EC: 2 milers: Warbucks, UTI, Slide Rule, Full House, Kosher, Redenbacher, Lipstick, 187

7.5 miles: Revere, Hanson

Warm Up:
YHC decided to start off on a high note with the slaughter starter (20 burpees OYO) to kill the mumblechatter before it really started. It slowed them for a bit before they were begging for a pledge and some good mornings.

A quick pledge of allegiance at the shovel flag and we were off on a mosey for carioca, side shuffles, butt kickers, etc. Circled up in the lot beside CC Jones park for:

Good mornings (SW style of course)
Goofball
Windmill
Sir fazio arm circles
Seal claps

Mosey back to shovel flag.

The Workout:
Thang 1:
Partnered up with PAX from rival territory for Flat tires across long parking lot with each partner working from 4:1 to 40:10 (wheelbarrow steps:merkins). When form broke down, YHC called recover and we mosey’d around to the other side of the church.

Thang 2:
Circled up for Howling Monkeys. 2 rounds were performed with each PAX doing 10 monkey humpers while other PAX held monkey humper starting position. Big circle, so we spawned off 2 active PAX. Slide Rule had enough and tried to stop the howling, but we continued for round 2. PAX then tried to mosey around to the other side of the building. It was at this point that Burt admired YHC’s pants and suggested I went shopping with M4L.

Thang 3:
Evolution of man (crawl, walk, run) x2 rounds

Line up on end of parking lot
Bear crawl to first island
15 merkins
Lunge walk to light pole
15 squats
Sprint to other side of lot
15 shoulder taps
15 WWIIs
*Repeato*

Mary:
Alphabet soup (CAPITAL LETTERS)
LBCs
American hammers
Hundreds

Mosey back to shovel flag for COT.

Announcements:
Q swap continues at Rush Hour tonight at 1800 (6pm).
New Carpex AO launches tomorrow at Waverly with 3rd F to follow

T-Claps (Recognition):
Carpex PAX for maintaining such a strong level of mumblechatter and living up their reputation.

Prayer:
No prayer requests, YHC took us out.

Thanks for the hospitality Carpex! It was an honor (and a challenge) to lead such a large and chatty group.

what better way to start your post Christmas routine?

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FNGs: No FNG, but we had a visitor from Greenville, NC (Slalom)
Warm Up: 25 SSH IC, 10 Sir Fazio arm circles, 10 Plank Jacks IC, Stretches
The Workout:6 cones set out for this workout.
1. Set of suicides
2. 10 merkins at each cone (60 total), bear crawl between cones
3. Set of suicides
4. 10 LBC at each cone (60 total), crab walk between cones
5. Set of suicides
6. 5 burpees at each cone (30 total), backwards run between cones
7. Set of suicides
8. 10 squats at each cone (60 total), lunges between cones
9. Set of suicides
10. 10 star jumps at each cone (60 total), duck walk between cones
11. Set of suicides

Mary: LBC, American Hammer, Box Cutters, Homer to Marge, Have a Nice Day.
Announcements:
T-Claps (Recognition):
Prayer: For everyone injured or sick, and everyone traveling.

Mary Poppins

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YHC knew the rain would be involved at Paradise City for today’s workout. Time to get creative bc I hate getting soaked during a workout. Pulled in at 0540 to 1 car in the parking lot. I looked up and here comes Pikachu running across the parking lot holding 4 golf umbrellas as YHC asked him to bring. I had 5 myself. One more car rolled in with a couple mins to spare. 4PAX were ready to roll…then we see a white truck approaching follow by another car. We waited with umbrellas up as they parked. No late burpees penalized as YHC was feeling jolly. They looked at us funny when I said grab an umbrella though. This was a Mary Poppins workout. Here’s how the fun took place.

Warm Up:
Ramp mosey up/down while holding umbrellas
Top (reg) – one handed smurf jacks x20 IC
Bottom (slides) – one handed mountain climbers x20 IC
Top (backwards) – one handed imperial walkers into Hill billies x10 IC each
Bottom (carioca)- gorilla squats x10 on my up and down

The Workout:
Head to top of ramp
Box jumps and one armed dips holding umbrellas
X10 each 3 rds
Peeping Tom took a spill but was ok

Indian umbrella run to guard rails
One armed irkens w/U x10 switch arms
Monkey humpers x10 IC
3 rds

Mosey to tunnel – put down umbrellas
Ascending and decending testicles with shoulder taps x10 IC @ 30, 45, 90
LBCs x15 to let our shoulder recover
then 90, 45, 30 degrees legs on wall
Reverse LBCs x15 IC

Partner up
P1 holds Al Gore on wall
P2 bear crawl out of tunnel with umbrella (3 legged bear) to designated spot and back
Switch
Repeat but with duck walk
The plan was to stay dry and do mary in the tunnels but Lipstick busted one and we all came close to merlot. So thanks to him we got our backs wet.

Mary (Poppins)):
w/umbrellas
– 4 corners x10 reverse R&R x10
– H2M x10, 1 legged x10, switch
– Windshield wipers x10 IC

Announcements:
Christmas Day AO’s – Site Q’s call
Paradise City time change to 0530
Free CPR class coming, Dumbo has the lead
Throwback week next week. Only 1 AO open per day

T-Claps (Recognition):
No one merloted from Lipsticks bomb releases.

Prayer:
Wallaby and family
Oakwood run successful and HT support
Sprinkler family
Those spending holidays alone or minus a family member for the 1st time
Lipsticks stomach and those around him

This was a fun yet challenging workout while holding an umbrella most of the time. Hope those that attended enjoyed it.
Always a pleasure to lead.

BS Out!

Simbas? WTF!

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A foggy morning for a start of Mutiny/Red October.  Forceps led the warmup before taking 4 PAX to Mutiny.  Remaining 6 PAX grabbed their kettlebell and met up under the shelter after the joint warmup.  Great seeing R-22 back in the gloom!  He’s getting ready for Wrightsville!

FNGs: None

Warm Up: Jog down around circle and back, 20 x 3 ct SSH, 10 Good Mornings, 10 Windmills, 10 Daisy Pickers, 10 Imperial Walkers, 10 Hillbillies, 10 Imperial Squaters, 10 Hillbilly Squaters, 10 Fozie Arm Circles, 10 ct Pigeon Pose

The Workout:  Lots of 3 (10 count exercises) with Rinse & Repeat.

Exercises included:  Alternating leg ups on wall (R/L) with one hand carrying kb, goblet squats, single arm thrusters. R&R

Lawn mower pull (R/L), Rut-rows, tricep extension. R&R

Figure 8s, Bus Drivers, Midget Love handles. (R&R)

Simbas – new exercise.  Lunges forward and present kb to the sky; two hand upward rows, ground pounders. R&R

Mosey to wall (without kb).  15 count BTTW, 15 count People’s Chair.  R&R increasing count to 20; the 25.

20 count kb swings.  R&R.

Whiling leaning on picnic table, 10 count arm pull (R/L), on knees, 10c o/h press, on six, knees elevated, 10c chest press.  R&R.

Mary:  Mutiny PAX joined us for ab workout that included LBCs, American hammers, Freddy Mercury, H2M, Box Cutters, Have a nice day.

Announcements:  Holiday party.

T-Claps (Recognition):  CSAUP PAX; great to see R-22 back out in the gloom.  EC – LED, others?  Thanks for coming down to Mutiny Forceps!

Prayer:  Dauber led us out.  Reach out to someone over the holidays; sadness and sorrow for many.  Raise them up.  Prayers for heart surgery of a PAX friend; PAX traveling; Pax injured.  Unspoken.

 

Thank you men for the privilege to lead you this AM.  -Dauber

How do you come up with this stuff?

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YHC rolled in with 2 mins to go while others kept rolling in as well. Went to get my shovel flag set up but the M had the trunk full so no time for shovel. Instead stuck the flag in the fencing by the tennis courts. FIA lady wanted a selfie with someone for a game so let me know if I show up on an adult cheating site. YHC was hoping for 6 for the new exercise we would try out and got 9. Perfect! 8 seconds until go time, no FNG’s. Let’s do this!

Warm Up:
Strong mosey around the ball fields stopping 4 times for some warm up exercises.

Plank jacks x20 IC
Windmills x10 IC
Goofballs x20 IC
Donkey kicks x10 IC (off dugout wall)

The Workout:
Mosey to field near rocks (groups of 3)
Ménage Merkin x10 3 rds
– Chillcut position for two PAX while third man does inverted merkins off back and shoes
*Credit to Doc for naming these and also stated “I think it’s harder on the bottom” (That’s what she said)

Grab a schmedium rock
Lunge each leg then prisoner get up with rock across field. 40 yds

Colt 45’s – biceps then triceps (form)
Freddie Mercury‘s x20 IC to catch out breath

Broad jump brockee back across field
Low slow flutter x20 IC
Colt 45’s – biceps then triceps
*Snap’s comment earned the title for this BB “Where do you come up with this stuff?”

Return rocks and mosey to shelter.
Alternating side step ups on picnic table between benches.
True abyss Merkins x10
Mosey back to tennis courts

Mary:
Dying cockroach x20 IC
Pretzel x20 IC (both sides)
J-lo x20 IC

Announcements:
Slack and FB for details

T-Claps (Recognition):
HIM trying new ideas

Prayer:
Quivers family and his new job
Unspoken

YHC’s first post to TBD. Hope to be back soon. Always an honor to lead.

BS Out

Ultimate Hard Mode

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FNGs: None today
Warm Up:

SSH x20 IC

Windmill x10 IC

Frankenstein’s x10 IC
The Workout:

Ultimate frisbee F3 style! When the disc hits the ground do an exercise from a rotating list. For today the list was 10x merkins, 10x squats, 5x burpees. A big up in the number of reps vs what is the norm – that’s why it was hard mode!

When a team scores they call an exercise that everyone does.

Mary:

We played until 42 minutes or so – after a game point call we moseyed back to the parking lot for some Mary.

Low slow flutter x20 IC

LBC x20 IC
Announcements:

CSAUP, Christmas Party, Oakwood 24.
T-Claps (Recognition):

16-bit for playing with breathtaker. He’s committed to the 5 pack and I’m sure this wasn’t easy with the extra 20 lbs.
Prayer:

Finkle’s daughter is in post op recovery. Duwan at Banana Seat’s church needs lifting up. Continue to pray for Wallaby and his family – a meal train is in the works by Pablo. Fumunga’s hot water heater is busted. Beater’s son is having some behavioral issues.