Banana Seat – Page 42 – F3 South Wake

Do British warm ups really help?

December 1, 2018/in U Turn /QIC: Banana Seat
PAX: 187, Banana Seat, Beater, Bernie, Brexit, Chickenfoot, Dauber, Foghorn, H1N1, Hasselhoff, Hotspot, LED, Nemo, Oyster, Psi, Shredder, Slide Rule

17 PAX got stronger and faster today at U-Turn with Brexit’s 1 year anniversary at F3.
There was some chatter about the ‘Rebel Walk’ warm up implying PAX looked they all $hit themselves… This theme continued into prayer requests as Dauber asked for prayers that he could make it through mile one without having a bowel movement. His running mates were pleased he made it back for 2nd F without doing so. God answers prayers!

Warm Up:
Arse Kickers, Rebel Walk, and Union Jacks.

The Workout:
EC: 187, Hotspot, Bernie, H1N1, Brexit.

A balmy 53f clear morning. The usual 5 Mile U-Turn route, with an abbreviated 3 mile route for a few. 2nd F at Starbucks with lots of chatter about Wrightsville Beach and Pikachu Fartsacking…

Announcements: Nemo Ugly Sweater Party this evening. Bring food for Food Pantry; CSAUP Dec. 15 start/end at Womble, Any Given Sunday at Womble, Sunday at 6am.

Prayer: Pray for Dauber’s Bowel movements during the run along with unspoken requests.

Sticks and Stones

November 30, 2018/in Cletus /QIC: Yogurt
PAX: 187, Axe, Banana Seat, Buford, Dumbo, Fonzie, LED, Lucky Charms, Moby, Pac-Man, POTS, Ramsey, Slide Rule, The Natural, Warbucks, Yogurt

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

No Curb Sharing

November 29, 2018/in Kennys Grave /QIC: Banana Seat
PAX: Banana Seat, Chickenfoot, Modify, Natty Ice, Norm, R22, Slots

Cold and clear in the gloom today. PAX of 7 got warm rather quickly. Here’s how.

Warm up lap in parking lot with Carioca
Stretching
SSH x25 IC
Frankenstein’s x15 IC
Proper squats x25 IC

Burpee mile on track
Run .25 do 12 burpees, repeat 3 more times. Total 1 mile 48 burpees

Wheel of merkins – use curb and no sharing. 10 each, total 40 merkins
Baby dips x20 IC

Curb side hops with sumo squat in between curb line 4:1. 10 sets
Rinse and repeat with forward/backward hops over parking curb and squat

Air press shoulder taps 1:4 ratio. Stopped at 7:28 ratio for time

Mary
Febreze – 2 big boy sit ups, 6 inch hold in up position, 10 air presses. 2:10, 4:20, 6:30, 8:40, 10:50
Windshield wipers x15 IC
Boat Canoe x10 IC

Announcements
CSAUP dec 15, dec 1 Nemo’s Christmas party and dec 29 potluck, WB training, Crab Legs planning to run 5k at WB. Banana Seat has approval for all runners in the Saturday race to run as support.

Prayers
DD family, Crab Legs, holiday sadness for some, Natty Ice wife had a mis-carriage two weeks ago and maybe no more kids due to complications, Joe (Pastor) with heart surgery Norm and Chickenfoot request.

As always it’s great to lead such a fine group of HIM. Seize the day!

BS out!

Blockness Monster (Nutcracker 11/27) Backblast

November 28, 2018/in Nutcracker /QIC: Breach
PAX: Banana Seat, Blue Hen, Breach, Buford, Crab Legs, Da Business, Flanigan, Moby, Norm, Peak Week, Slide Rule

Pax of 11 for some fun with cinderblocks

Flannigan, Peak Week, Norm, Buford, Slide Rule, Da Business, Blue Hen, Crablegs, Banana Seat, Moby

Breach on the Q

Warm Up: Jog around the front parking lot and circle up for 20 counts: Imperial Walkers, Hillbillies, Good Mornings, Frankensteins and Side Straddle Hops.

The Workout: Every man grabs a block, the block cannot touch the ground unless its part of the exercise or the pax drops for 10 merkins

John Cusack over to the side lot and circle back up for 20x Curls for the girls, Tricep extensions and goblet squats

Block on the shoulder and mosey to the loading dock, 20x big boy sits up with feet in the block, 10 counts Blockees, 20 count peoples chair with a block in the lap and 20 count balls to the wall on top of the block.

Block on the shoulder mosey over to the basketball court for some Blocktamano. Pax circles up and holds block out in front of themselves, one man drops his block and runs around the circle hitting each block as he runs by until he gets back to his block. Each pax member runs around the circle, first clockwise, then counter-clockwise. Paused for 20 count derkins called out by Flannigan.

John Cusack to the Stop sign, 20 count irkins called out by Slide Rule on the block and 20 counts LBC’s called out by Buford.

Block on the shoulder, mosey back to the front of the school and circle up for Block Webs to 5.

Mary: 20 counts of LBC’s, Leg Lifts and Hello Dollys

Announcements: CSAUP coming up, check Facebook for details and to sign up, Banana Seat going to look into getting us into the 5k at Wrightsville for free like last year and Crablegs is going to try and run it. Wrightsville 1/2 sign up and looking into shirts.

Prayer: Be thankful and be present, try to help those in need and look in just a small way try to make someone’s day better. There is never too small of a good deed.

Thanksgiving Convergence

November 22, 2018/in Kennys Grave /QIC: Banana Seat
PAX: 16-bit, 187, Banana Seat, Beater, Buford, Deadbolt, DoubleD, Gold digger, H1N1, Lipstick, Lucky Charms, M4L, Messi, Mookie, Nemo, Pablo, Pac-Man, Pikachu, Puddles, R22, Slots, Yogurt, Yosef

Kenny’s Grave was excited to see all the cars pulling in the gloom on a Thanksgiving Thursday. Disney had come to town for a visit as well as others that may not typically post. Either way, we had 24 HIM show up for a sweaty before stuffed workout.

A few men got in some EC. Great job!

Warm up:
Lap around the park with some high knees and butt kickers to get our legs loose. Carioca once we exited the track. Switch after the turn.
YHC instruct two lines at the end of parking lot. Slides/shuffles down the two combined white parking space lines then forward to the next set and slide opposite direction. Do this all the way down the go right into the agility ladders. We had four quick loops to stay on the ladders. Then we moseyed over toward the b-ball court parking area for some warm up exercises.

Focus on form :
Red Bull Smurf Jacks x20 IC (fast)
Windmills x10 IC
Plank jacks x20 IC
Ranger merkins x20 IC

Main Event: YHC lead a TURKEY workout
T – Thunderstruck right out the gate
U – Up/Downs x10
Grab a rock
R – Railroads jumps with rock
K – Knerkins x15 : on my down and up
E – Elevens on hill (rock elf on the shelf/WW2’s)
Put rocks back
Y – Y raises like Superman but letter Y
Thanks to Pikachu on the reminder. Had to pick up Y after Mary since YHC forgot how to spell.

Mary:
V-ups
Protractor into LSF into Freddy Mercury

Verse – Thanksgiving
“Oh, that men would give thanks to the LORD for His goodness, And for His wonderful works to the children of men! For He satisfies the longing soul, And fills the hungry soul with goodness.”
‭‭Psalms‬ ‭107:8-9‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

Announcements:
Official region for SW Jan 1, CSAUP Dec 15 @ 0600, Nemo Xmas party food cupboard Dec 1, Pablo POTluck Dec 29, cape fear dec 1 rehab house see M4L

Prayer request:
Crab legs, season safety, travelers, Buford surgery, web ex baby, martini baby, Moby baby (in-progress), DD dad prayers, troops and those that cannot be with family during the holidays

During COT, some PAX gave words of thanks. I’m thankful for the opportunity to lead a great group of men on this day and everytime I’m chosen to lead. We all have some many blessing and hope we recognize them more each day. Let’s express our gratitude and thankfulness to those around us. Have a great day with whomever you are spending this holiday with.

BS out!

Possum Trot BB

November 21, 2018/in Possum Trot /QIC: LED
PAX: 16-bit, Accordian, Banana Seat, Beater, Buford, Dauber, Dawgpound, Deadbolt, Doc, DoubleD, Farva, FedEx, Fonzie, Gump, H1N1, LED, Lipsync, Lucky Charms, M4L, Messi, Modify, Nemo, Pikachu, Puddles, R22, Slots

26 pax showed up in slightly above freezing temp to give thanks for ability to workout

Warm Up:lap around tennis courts, 20 SSH IC, 10 good mornings IC,10 cotton pickers IC,10 fazio arm circles forward and reverse IC, 20 Ralph is IC, partnered up at middle of lot. Each partner worked their way to end of lot and back with 8 shuffles forward, burpee, 4 shuffles backwards, burpee, repeat to end and back to the middle.
The Workout:1 partner grabbed rock. All made way to bottom of hill. Cumulative did 100 reps of each exercise: rutroos, curls,overhead press, squats and 50 busdrivers, while the partner climbed the hill and did 5 erkins derkins and dips. Partner returned rock while the other ran around the tennis court, 20 count IC balls to the wall
Mary: 10 World War IC, 20 American hammers IC, 10 boat canoes IC, 20 mountain climbers IC, 10 pickle pounders IC, 7 count absolution IC, 20 count balls to the wall with shoulder taps IC, 20 mountain climbers In Cadenc
Announcements: Convergence at Kenny’s grave Thanksgiving Day 6 a.m.

There’s a Christmas party poll on Facebook Site Q is open if theres a volunteer.

M4L looking for guys to go down south and rebuild a house from the hurricane samage onDecember 1st meeting at Exit 319 on 40 I’m guessing.
Prayer: Noah’s Ark and crab legs health.

Safe travels for all over the holiday.

Be thankful for everything we have the ability to exercise our minds and bodies and

HSHM

November 17, 2018/in AO Post, Convergence /QIC: Skidmark
PAX: 187, Banana Seat, Bernie, Blue Hen, Boy George, Breach, Brexit, Buford, Cowboy, Crosby, Darby, Dauber, Dawgpound, Deadbolt, DoubleD, Draper, Dusty, Emeril, Foghorn, Forceps, Glamper, Gump, H1N1, Hasselhoff, Java, John Deere, LED, Lipstick, Lipsync, Lipton, M4L, Moby, Mookie, Nemo, Norm, Pablo, Patch, Peeping Tom, Pikachu, Psi, R22, Rams, Roger Roger, Sharapova, Shredder, Skidmark, Slide Rule, Slots, Squatter, The Natural, Wadfather, Warbucks, Wrangler, Yellow Card, Yoda, Yogurt

The morning was brisk but the sun was on the rise. All the work over the past few months went on display. PRs abound. All the Pax brought the A-Game. Injured ones battled through some pain or decided to ruck. All in all another fabulous showing by the F3 pax.

Warm Up: Deadbolt led warm up of SSH, IW, Hillbillies, Mountain Climbers, Frankensteins
The Workout: 13.1
Mary: Beer
Announcements:
Prayer: Thank you for the glorious day. For the pax that couldn’t be with us today. For all our servicemen. To help us be better leaders in the community.

Dress Rehearsal

November 10, 2018/in U Turn /QIC: Skidmark
PAX: 187, Banana Seat, Bernie, Blue Hen, Brexit, Dawgpound, DoubleD, Foghorn, Glamper, Gump, LED, Moby, Nemo, Norm, Oh Yeah, Pilgrim, Psi, Roger Roger, Skidmark, Slide Rule, UTI, Warbucks, Yogurt

1 week until the Holly Springs Half Marathon and the pax were our getting some last minute runs or starting their taper week. Several Pax donned the 2018 Navy F3 HSHM shirt. 23 men total posted. YHC is excited to see the success of all Pax next weekend. Here’s hoping for PRs.

Warm Up: IW, Hillbillies, SSH, Mountain Climbers, Frankenstein
The Workout: 5 mile loop. A few men started early got a couple extra miles.
Mary: coffee
Announcements: Next week. If you’re not running please come out to Ting or post along the course and encourage the participants.
Prayer: Thank you for everyone pushing each other. Veterans.

The New Hill

November 8, 2018/in Kennys Grave /QIC: Banana Seat
PAX: 16-bit, Banana Seat, H1N1, Lipstick, Messi, Modify, Norm, R22, Straight Cash, UTI, Yosef

Kenny’s Grave was a little damp and moist in the gloom this morning but temps were favorable. There were 11 PAX that showed for an off course beat down. One clown car made the long drive down south to see what all the huh-bub was all about. Headlamps were ready on some of the guys. No EC needed on this AO, don’t need it.

Warm ups
Stretching
Squat shuffle
Frankenstein’s x10
Jog around parking lot with ladders and cones for 10 mins
SSH x25
Windmill x10
Mtn climbers x25

Do Work
Venture down to ladder railing near Downtown FV little over half mile away.
We were clocked at 6 MPH on the run down.
Ladder merkins 10x 5 rds lower, middle, upper, middle, lower (50 total reps)

Jog over to introduce a new hill to the PAX at Mineral Spring Park
11’s with Burpees and Turkish Get’ups
55 reps total for each

Back to rails
Dips x25

Mosey back to the flag since we were running out of time fast.

Mary
Boat canoes x10 IC
American hammer x10 IC

Verse – Encouragement and Patience
“Now we exhort you, brethren, warn those who are unruly, comfort the fainthearted, uphold the weak, be patient with all.”
‭‭I Thessalonians‬ ‭5:14‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

Announcements
HSHM, U-turn, AGS, Friday AO’s

Prayers
Work and life balance for Yosef and all of us, H1N1 may venture into new job possibilities, Martini’s baby due any day, WebEx’s family and new baby, Crab Legs, Noah’s Ark, DD’s family.

Still looking for a Co-Q at KG. I don’t mind bringing some work each week. Will welcome guest Q’s anytime. As always, thanks for those that attended and allowed me to lead today. Keep working hard in the gloom and through life.

BS Out!

In the cover of darkness… No yard is safe…

November 8, 2018/in Running 4 the John /QIC: UTI
PAX: 187, Banana Seat, Dawgpound, Deadbolt, Lipstick, Nemo, Skidmark, UTI, Warbucks

EC: You know, because there are always over achievers like Skidmark, 187, and Nemo. Checkout Strava and send them kudos

Warm Up: Side Straddle Hops, Arm Stretching, Good Mornings, Imperial Walkers, Hill Billies

The Workout: Holly Springs Half route to the corner of Holly Springs Rd and Main. Then – return back to the start. 6 miles for most

Mary: Skidmark handed out HSHM F3 Edition shirts, 187s (bikini cut) was special and apparently so was Deadbolts (3D)

Announcements:. Normal route for UTurn this week. Kenny’s Grave Tomorrow. HSHM a week from Saturday

Prayer: Lipstick shared about his boss’s 12yr old son diagnosed with Leukemia after Halloween. Undergoing treatment with a positive prognosis.

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