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4 year F3 Anniversary at Cletus

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YHC hit the fartsack last night with an irritated eye.  I hoped that a good 5 hour nights sleep would cure this.  YHC woke a little early for Extra credit (4am) and right eye pain was killing me.  A quick trip to Harris Teeter to waste some money on eye drops that did nothing.  Well… I figured I was going to be in eye pain anyway – so why not take my mind off it with some total body pain.  I said screw it – lets post.

This morning, I was celebrating 4 years of F3.  It took about 18 months of emotional headlocking for Chase (Gnard Dogg) to convince me to try my first workout at Womble Park.  I will never forget this workout – Key West was my Q and I think Peak Week, Blue Hen, Moby, New Mexico and Howard were all there to name me.  I did not think I would make it through without quitting.  I remember doing a jacobs ladder with burpees in the baseball outfield.  This morning, I wanted to celebrate with one of my best memories of a hard ass workout.  The Bearway to heaven.

About 7-8 gathered for EC to hear me bitch about my eye.  None of that matters as 5:15a hit and we were off.  We did about 2 miles with many doing a little more as they circled back to get the 6 (YHC).  We had 187 and Skid Mark even join us AFTER their Murph (BEAST)

PAX:

Emeril, Deadbolt, Patch, Kid Cracker, Peak Week, Brony, R22, Peeping Tom, The Dawgpound, Mookie, 187, Butterfinger, M4L, Flannigan, Slide Rule, Foghorn, Skidmark, Pablo, Luck Charms, New Mexico, Yogi, Yogurt, Doc, Hasselhoff, Nemo, Cowboy, Beach, 8Bit, Lip Stick, Banana Seat, Da Business, Forceps, The Natural, Roger Roger, Noah’s Ark, Gump, Double D, LED, Fed Ex, POTS, PSI, Vespa, Red Pill

Warm Up:

Grab the official Southwake Shovel Flag (T Claps to Howard for making it and entrusting me with it) and head to the large field to circle up for warm ups.  We had WAAAAY more pax than I anticipated.  Someone ran by me an said – “were you planning on 40” – I remember thinking – I am barely hear and can barely see out of my right eye 🙂

Anyway – we circled up

  • SSH x 20
  • Good Mornings x 15
  • Standard Merkins x 20
  • Imperial + Hill Billy (10 each = 20)
  • 5 Burpee OYO
  • Fazio Arm Circles 10F 10R
  • Recover on the jog to the shelter by the soccer fields and bathrooms

The Workout:

THANG 1:  Pass the Pill

  • Count of by 2s to divide the pax into two groups
  • Indian Runs (clockwise and counter clockwise) around soccer field with back pax carrying a 25 pound weight as he runs to the front
  • Pax then carefully passes the weight to the back – man by man – repeat while indian running
  • We had 20+ in each group so it took nearly 1.75 laps to get it done.
  • Head to Hunt center field for next

THANG 2:  Bearway to Heaven

  • 40 pax in a line along the side line of soccer field
  • 7 cones set up about 20 feet apart
  • Bear crawl to 1st cone – 7 burpees – run back
  • Bear crawl to 2nd cone – 6 burpees – run back
  • Bear crawl to 3rd cone – 5 burpees – run back
  • Bear crawl to 4th cone – 4 burpees – run back
  • Bear crawl to 5th cone – 3 burpees – run back
  • Bear crawl to 6th cone – 2 burpees – run back
  • Bear crawl to 7th cone – 1 burpee – run back
  • Thanks to the pax for picking the 6 (me) up

Recover on the jog back to the flag for mary / COT

Mary:

  • LBC Ladder (in cadence)
    • 5, 10, 15, 20 – 20, 15, 10, 5)
  • Hand release Merkins x 10
  • we’re done!

Announcements:

Yogi mentioned pax member running 26 hours in honor of bing sober for 26 years

F3 Greenville is having a CSAUP “Sasquach” next weekend – real all about it here – http://www.f3enc.com/backblasts/csaup/2018-sasquatch-pre-blast/ – clown cars forming

Prayers:

Prayers for many pax including

  • Boy George M
  • Doube D Father – ailing health
  • Pablo’s 2.0 – out patient surgery
  • Crablegs
  • Rams (foot)
  • H1N1 (MCL/ACL)

Naked Moleskin:

Thanks to everyone for 4 of the best years of my life.  I never thought that I would get THIS much out of F3.

  • I feel I am in the best shape of my adult life
  • I’ve ran 4 half marathons
  • Made 100s of new true friends
  • Made great strides in my spiritual walk
  • Became a much better husband and father
  • Became a better leader at work
  • this list could go on…

Here’s to 4 more!

 

Kenny’s Grave Rd2

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Warm Up: Lap around the track over to basketball courts
Squatted Overhead claps x20
Mtn climbers x20 increasing speed
Upper body stretch
Windmill x10
Cotton pickers x15
Lower body stretch

The Workout:Partner plank hops
– P1 Shoulder taps while P2 side hops over legs x20 (2 rounds)
Chilly Broad Jumps around b-ball court

Agility Ladder 25 ft
– 6 rounds with legs, different variations
– 4 rounds with hands
Different exercises when waiting for turn

Picnic tables (4 per table) 4 rounds
– Box jumps x10 (rotating around table for each new set including table top and benches)
– Dips x20
– Dirkins x10

Mary:
Protractor
Exaggerated LSF
Homer to Marge

Announcements:
CSAUP in Greenville, Banana Seats 3 year Anniversary this past week

Prayer: All PAX posting on FB and others at COT

Thanks for allowing me to lead today! Great work like always. Welcome 16-bit.

BS out!

U Turn BB

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Warm Up: lite mosey, high knees, ass kickers, IW, Hillbillies, good mornings
The Workout: fartlek runs
Mary: stretch oyo
Announcements: ground pounder, coffee
Prayer: Crablegs birthday, forceps mother in law

F3 Sheepdog 7/13/18

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Pax of 7 this morning.

Warmup

Light warm up lap

Loosen up; head to toe

Fozio Arm Circles

Michael Phelps

Side straddle hop

Merkins

Step ups w/ high knees

Dips

The Thang

2 punch combo

Front kick

Military merkins

Basic outside block

Lunges & Derkins

Wrist locks 

Mary

Low slow flutter

COT

Count and Name o Rama 

Announcementst

Thought: Finding balance… PAX where challenge this week to create a list of everything that they do for work and everything they do for personal. Allocate time to each item. Is your life in balance? If not what will you do to address that. Be careful that your family is not getting the leftovers. 

Prayers

Resurrection of Kenny’s Grave

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Lap around track in single line
Include high knees and butt kickers
Carioca in parking lot
Cones in line snake
Slides in parking lot

Warm ups:
SSH IC x20
Good mornings x12
Stretch legs
IW’s & HB’s x10 each
Squats x20
Stretch upper

Clock merkins (concentrate on form) – 12, 9, 6, 3: 30 total

Cone work in baseball field – two groups (3 rounds each)

-Taps on each cone (6 total) going down then sprint to fence. Bear crawl back 15 yds then sprint to start

-Backwards lateral slides to each cone then back peddle to fence. Broad jump back 15 yds then sprint back to start.

Balloon squats 3 rounds x15
Balloon merkins 3 rounds x10
If balloon falls to ground, 3 Burpees
If balloon pops, 10 Burpees for all
(Wind Malfunction)

(Improv) Alternating
Curb squats x15, x12, x10
Curb Irkins x10, x8, x5

Build-a-bear x5

Mary
Exaggerating LSF x15
Pretzel x10 (each side)
Ups/Ins/Outs x10

Verse of day

1 John 4:20-21

Love our brothers and take time to check on each other before running off after each workout

COT 17 PAX

Announcements- CSUAP in Greenville, Fun Friday filled with F3 options

Prayers- FedEx wife job situation, Brexit’s friend with burns, Crab Legs

YHC took us out in prayer.

Loved it. Great work. Lots of positive words on form.

BS out!

Happy Birthday Midget

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PAX of 26 at Nutcracker to celebrate M4L’s birthday

@Pikachu, @Moby, @Blue Hen, @Deadbolt, @Foghorn, @Yellow Card, @Midget for Life, @CHiPS, @Emeril, @187, @Crosby, @WebEx, @Skidmark, @Pablo, @Breach, @Liquid Force, @Double D, @Sauve, @Da Business, @Flanigan, @Sting, @Yogurt, @Yoda, @Banana Seat, FNG’s @Wickety Wickety Whack, @Lock-in

Jog on warmup – x11 Merkins, x11 Burpees, x22 SSH, x11 Imperial Walkers, x11 Hillbillies, x11 Good Mornings

The Workout:

Partner up.

5 Burpees then both partners walk the poles of the ramp.  5 Merkins.  Run back around to the start

5 Burpees then both partners bear crawl up the ramp. 5 Merkins.  Run back around to the start

5 Burpees then both partners crawl bear up the ramp. 5 Merkins.  Run back around to the start

5 Burpees then partner wheelbarrows up the ramp. 5 Merkins.  Run back around to the start

Bottom of the hill 1 squat.  Run to top of the hill and perform 7 Merkins.

Back to bottom.  Run back to Nutcracker.  Along the way variety of core exercises done.


COT

Ruck Friday night.  ~14 miles.  See Midget for details.

Thursday – Kenny’s Grave starting back up.  Banana Seat has the Q

Buy a happy meal for M4L’s bday.  Give it to someone in need

PRAYERS:

Yoda took us out

 

That Means Running

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BackBlast Disney, July 5, 2018
PAX of 15 posted for my (Yogurt’s) second Q:

After the thorough beatdown of the July 4 (1776) convergence, I wanted to mix in some cardio—and that means running!

Run to small parking lot
Warmups:
– Side straddle hops, windmills, Fozzy arm circles, standard Merkins
– Run to high school football practice field

The Thang:
– Suicides to mini American flags posted at 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 yards
– 4 sets of 21 together in cadence:
o hand-release Merkins, spider mans, shoulder taps, plank jacks—50 yard runs b/w sets
Suicides OYO to flags posted at 50, 40, 30, 20, 10 yards
Partner carry to 30 yard flag, switch, return
Downward dog
Run to benches
– Count off 1s, 2s
– Half do 21 dips, half do 21 Jack Webbs (thanks to Banana Seat and Slide Rule for leading the counts!)
– Michael Phelps on recovery
Run to concrete steps down from greenway
– Same count of 1s, 2s
– Half start at bottom for 10 burpees
– Half start at top for 10 Turkish get ups
Run to artificial turf fields

Mary:
– Circle up for yoga – Warrior 1, Warrior 2, Triangle pose

COT:
Announcements – Banana Seat is resurrecting AO Kenny’s Grave—with a focus on agility and form. Every Thursday 5:30 am South Park, FV, starting Thursday, July 12.

Welcome FNG “Prime time” (after Deion Sanders), local football talent playing safety in college. Hmmm, these FNGs are getting pretty cool names! Hoping that these young, local talents will keep coming out and continue to grow with F3. We should all be FREED TO LEAD, regardless of age!

Pilgrim Rock

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Bernie did a Slight Variation to a Pilgrim workout…

Warmup: SSH, Good mornings, Mountain Climbers

Main Workout: 4 Stations

1- Burpees, Curls, Jack Web, Homer to Marge

2- KB Swings, w/ Jump, Squats, Lunge with Swing, Jumping Lunges

3-Uneven Pushups, Crawl Bear to Start Bear Crawl back, Plank to knee tap, lateral skaters

4-Plank, hollow hold, Mountain Climbers, Russian Hammers

Mary: Abs blast

Announcements: Kenny’s Grave – next Thursday – Banana Seat, Need Q for “Getting the Runs”; also low attendance for Saturday’s Ground Pounder.

Prayers: Roger Rogers grandfather, Injured, Crab Legs, those Traveling

Backblast thingamajig

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QIC: Sliderule

FNG in attendance, so disclaimer was given, prompt start at 5:45

Warm Up
Reverse Indian Run w/ Burpees to start. We’ve done this several times at Cletus. Apparently Brony and Peak Week never managed to attend when it happened, though. Therefore, there was much mumble chatter and complaining. The exercise itself is straightforward. Pax runs in a line, front man sprints to back. When he reaches the back, he calls “DOWN” and entire Pax drops for a burpee. Repeat. Apparently, this extended beyond the capabilities of some of our veteran pax.

So, Audible ⅔ of the way around the soccer fields to do:
Fence work: 10 Derkins on each rung alternating with 10 count BTTW or People’s Chair.
Partner Carry back to parking lot (~ 80 yards), then switch partners to fence across street

Thang Pt 1
Typewriter on the wooden fence, alternating height, derkins, side to side.

Thang Pt 2
11’s on the hill. 10x Burpees at the bottom, run up the hill backwards, 1x Derkin at the top. Go until Lucky Charms finished. I think I made it to 4 burpees. This was the pinnacle of “You vs. You”. Lucky lapped me (and pretty much everyone else) before I made it up the hill twice.

Bear Crawl the parking lot back to the gate. Speedsters went to go get a “curling rock” and meet us at the playground. Slower guys did an Indian Run the long way around the soccer fields.

Thang Pt 3
Split into groups of 4 for 3 rounds of the following:
Pax 1: AMRAP pullups
Pax 2: AMRAP curls
Pax 3: AMRAP triceps extensions
Pax 4 (timer): 10x merkins
Rotate through the exercises 3x each.

Some guys return the rocks, others head to tennis courts. First ones to the courts do wheelbarrows & everyone bear crawls in the six.

Mary:
Freddy Mercury, 10x forward, 10x backward. 6 inch / 45 degree / 6 inch leg hold.

COT
Our Six in COT was Crosby. Dude came out this winter for the first time and got named for his love of the Capitals (was rocking a Caps sweatshirt). He quickly got his comeuppance with them winning the Cup this year, much to the chagrin of a half dozen Pens fans who named him. After attending 1x/week for a couple months, Crosby has been killing it lately and even attended the pre-Cletus Murph. It’s awesome to see him get involved and invite his friends. Might be time for him to step up and Q soon! We’re better because you’re here, Crosby, keep it up, dude!!!

Announcements
1776 Workout July 4th @ Disney. Ugh.
Ongoing prayers for Crab Legs

It’s a Long Road Ahead

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So, after 2 years of being with F3 I finally got the balls to lead a workout. Thanks, Double D for going on vacation and giving me a chance to lead the men through the grind.

Warm Up:

Jog around the tennis court

15 Side Straddle Hop

15 Hillbillies

15 Imperial Walkers

10 Fozzy Arm Circles Regular

10 Fozzy Arm Circles Reverse

10 Good Mornings

10 Copperhead Squat

 

The Thang: Ten station workout all the way down the Possum Trot road

Station 1              Burpee x 10

Station 2              Rock Curls x 20

Station 3              Merkins x 15

Station 4              American Hammer with Rocks x 20

Station 5              Bobby Hurley x 20

Station 6              World War II x 20

Station 7              Plank Jacks x 20

Station 8              Morning Wood 10 Left / 10 Right

Station 9              Mountain Climbers x 20

Station 10            Monkey Humpers x 20

Sprint Back to the start (Station 1)

THANG ROUND 2 with adding 5 more reps to each station

No Man was left behind!!!!! Everyone picked up the six!

THE WALL

10 Donkey Kicks

15 count – People’s Chair arms out

10 count – Balls to Wall

15 count – People’s Chair arms up

Mary:

20 LBCs (I know we only had time for 1)

COT:

Prayer Request – Pikachu has a job interview and pray for F3 vets to get back out. Let’s reach back out to the guys and get them back in the grind.