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14 PAX and 8 Respect at Kung POW!

Q #4 this week. I had a lot of support from repeat PAX and I appreciate that. I actually pulled this off site work out from Deadbolt from about a year ago.

FNG: Nope

Workout: We left the PVA and headed to towards Harris Teeter. We stopped every so often and did a number of warm ups along the route. We moseyed to the left of Town Hall Burger and we did a triangle workout.

At bottom of hill 10 IC monkey humpers-top of hill 5 burpees-behind shopping center 10 IC Merkins. Rinsed and Repeated 4 times. Ended up with 20 IC shoulder taps.

Thanks to Salty Pots we Indian Run 4 corners of parking lot split up into 2 groups performing random exercises all the way around for 2 times.

Started to head back and at every light pole we stopped and did a IC 10 count various exercises. Apparently I was not clear enough for every light pole, so I made it clear and we stopped at pole and did an exercise. This light pole workout was compliments of Dauber who made us do this at Kenny’s Grave in the rain.

Mary: Circled up for various exercises and stretching.

Announcements: Picnic tomorrow 11:00 am.

T-Claps: Woody who has been killing it! Gillette for coming out with injury. Pots for the support and EC all week running! Way to Be!!

Prayers: All those still missing in the collapse of the building in Florida. Injured PAX!

 

I appreciate the opportunity to Lead!!  #Roll Bengals!!!

Fuquay-Varina High School - Wikipedia

We did a lot

FNGs: Welcome FNG Paycheck (Gavin)

Warm Up:
Mosey by soccer fields to half pipe for SSH, merkins, sir fazio arm circles, seal claps, OH claps.

The Workout:
1. 7’s on the half pipe
Squats on 1 side, lunges on the other, 1 merkin on sidewalk each time.

Mosey to parking lot by playground

2. Partner merkins
Partners ran opposite directions. 1st meeting 5x brokeback derkins, 2nd meeting 5x pattycake merkins. 4 rounds were completed.

3. Step-ups/knee tucks
Partner 1 did 10 step ups while Partner 2 did knee tucks (hanging or on swings). 3 rounds were completed.

Mosey to soccer fields

4. Indian bear crawl across soccer field
PAX lined up head to feet and held plank position in 1 line. PAX in back bear crawled to front until we made it across the field.

5. Evolution of man (crawl, walk, run)
Inch worm to 1st blue line, crab walk to center field. 21x LSF, 21x pickle pounders. Sprint the remaining half field.

Mary:
Alphabet Abs and popcorn exercise: homer 2 marge, heels to heaven, LBCs,

Announcements: See social media, Bondo’s retirement Q next week

T-Claps (Recognition):
Fram for rocking the 30lb vest all week, including EC.
PAX for their donations to UNC last week.

Prayer:
Fram’s co-worker Tim, Swisher Sweet’s family member
YHC took us out.

7/11 in the City

FNGs: Nope
Warm Up:

SSH while we waited for UTI. 5x burpees. We then moseyed around the park doing good mornings, frankensteins, daisy pickers, imperial walkers, and hillbillies w/5x burpees after each one until Lipstick asked for no more burpees.
The Workout:

7/11s between the entrance road and the dumpsters (via the main ramp).
Started w/10x turkish getups at the dumpsters and 1x squats at the entrance road – these two always add up to 11.

7x merkins every time you pass the top of the ramp (going up and down). Sadly no one finished the 7/11
Mary:

Gathered at the basketball courts for some well deserved (and requested) yoga.
Announcements:

Picnic this weekend.

Q swap w/CarPex
Prayer:

Emeril’s sister and friends.

History Lessons in the QUAY!!

This mornings workout was a little different. I had pre-blasted we would be taking a tour of the History of the FD and learning about my story.

FNG: Nope

Workout: Moseyed to Milkove Shopping Center for a warmup. Merkins, side-straddle-hops and we learned it used to be a Piggly Wiggly and it burned down in 1987. Moseyed to First National Bank where stopped for the Pledge of Allegiance. “The Flag does not stand for skin color, race or religion. It stands for Freedom!!” We moseyed to Hardees Parking Lot and did some exercises. The PAX learned that the Hardees was the first fast food chain restaurant in Fuquay-Varina. Moseyed to the corner of Main & Academy Street. Here we showed off our gluts by doing Monkey Humpers and learned that in 1941 My grandpa opened up a Antique Furniture store called Hoke Powell Interiors. Later on, he sold appliances and TV’s. Off to TR Ashworth’s where the PAX learned that downtown Fuquay had burned 3 times, 1916 being the 1st time and the 2nd was at Proctor-Barbour Tractor Repair shop in 1946. In 1977 the entire block burned causing $500,000.00 in damage. Off to S. Fuquay Avenue where we stopped at DMV. This was the first Fire Department as well as Cultivate coffee shop across the street from DMV. It started out with 1 fire truck house under a tin awning for cover and then grew to a 2 truck fleet. The Fuquay Springs Fire Department official formed in 1925.

We then moseyed t 301 S. Fuquay Avenue where it is now Station #1 (Headquarters). The PAX performed many different exercises here and we even entered the apparatus bay to see our 1945 Mack fully restored this past January. They learned we run 2 Engines, 1 Ladder and a Rescue Company, Brush Truck for EMS calls out of this house. We have 2 other stations and Building Station 4 as we speak.

We left Station #1 and passed the F3 boys that meet for bible study. Stopped at Ashworth’s clothing to learn if you have expensive taste this is where you need to shop. (I can’t afford a tie in their) We headed back to the parking lot at the trot and ended the tour. The PAX found out how I became a fireman, and we were finished.

Mary: No Time

T-Claps: FRAM he is a BEAST wearing a pack with over 30 lbs all week at every workout!!

Announcements: Picnic Saturday

Prayers: Buford and his procedure, the force who was visiting from Metro co-worker who passed away.

I shared from Sunday “Who’s Beautification Process are you working for?

The World or the Kingdom of God!

You got to know where you are supposed to be!!

F3 has been amazing for me! Thanks for hearing my story. Honor to Lead!!!

A Warbucks Pyramid

YHC signed up to Q Ivan after the Bagel bros grabbed my Cletus Q spot. This was my first time on the Q, but we survived after a few kinks. YHC brought a playlist of Rock Band classics and a “pyramid” style workout featuring some new KB moves.

FNGs:none

Warm Up:
ssh, windmills, arm circles, good mornings
The Workout:

We did a pyramid of sorts, but ran out of time, so we modified the count slightly. First round was a 6 count, round 2 was a 12 count, and round 3 was planned to be 18, but due to time cut it to 10 (or some modified count that seemed reasonable).
Exercises
Thrusters (L/R)
KB Swings
Single Leg RDL (L/R)
Single Leg Hip Bridge KB Press (L/R)
Plank drag
Pistol Squat
Kettlebell Chest Supported Hinge
Goblet Squat
Front Back Lunge w/ KB overhead (L/R)
KB Windmill (L/R)

After the first set YHC called KB murder bunnies in grass between light poles. This turned out to be a bad idea as YHC took a face dive. After round 2, we modified and did a Farmers carry the bells around a tree and back. After round 3, straight into Mary.

Mary:
Following exercises x10
Windshield wipers (over KB)
American hammers
Midget Love handles (L/R)
LSF bell overhead
Windshield wipers (over KB)

Announcements:
See social media
T-Claps (Recognition):
PAX for hanging with me on my first KB Q. PAX that donated to UNC NCCC!

Prayer:
Dauber travels, unspoken. YHC took us out.

Drowned Rats at the Yard

15 Pax took to the pool for a run, swim, run at the prison yard.

Woody, Sunshine, Warbucks, Bondo , Fonzie  Banana Seat  POTS  Fumunga  LED  Sprinkler  Deadbolt  Shredder  Laettner  FRAM and  Breach on the Q

Warm-Up: Running to the pool from the parking lot,

The Workout: Partner up for laps, partner one was swimming laps while partner 2 was hitting the merkins for 2 rounds, then v-ins for 2 rounds and then burpees for 2 rounds followed by some squats while everyone finished up. Had a few mins to dry and off and then hit the pavement back to the yard. All the rats made it without drowning and all were accounted for.

Mary: Circle up for some LBC’s, box cutters, and Homer to Marge to finish off the workout.

Announcements: Picnic this Sat at Harris Lake(Check Slack for details)
T-Claps (Recognition): From Warbuck-very appreciative of all the donations to the NCCC unit they were very thankful for all the stuff that was donated.

We also learned a little more about POTS in COT.

Prayer: Fram-Prayers for his daughter-teenager not getting along with mom very well, Fumunga- His brother-in-law is getting a divorce and needs prayers to get through and for the kids.

We’re not doing Irkins are we?

FNGs: Nope
Warm Up:
Mosey to dumpster area for: GM, SSH, Imperial Walkers, Sir Fazio arm circles, merkins
The Workout:
Mosey to goodwill parking lot circuit
PAX chose an exercise (1 jump rope, 2 sets of rocks, and rest were bodyweight) for their spot and did that while runner goes to light pole for 10 monkey humpers and PAX rotated through all stations. Round 2 PAX chose new exercises and did pickle pounders by light pole.

Mosey to dumpsters
1 PAX held peoples chair while holding partner’s legs. Partner did 2 derkins and switch. Then all PAX held peoples chair for a 10 count by everyone. Repeated 2nd time with 20 count peoples chair for a nice burn.
There was some mumblechatter about partner irkins, but not on my watch.

mosey across the street for suicides. Stops were end of 6 islands on teeter side of lot – at stop alternate between 10 count of LBCs and LSF.

Mary:
Boat canoes, american hammers, 6 inch hold

Announcements:
Picnic, UNC donations

T-Claps (Recognition):
Woody for his strong F3 start. Almost a month now of nearly posting everyday.

Prayer:
Hasselhoff’s mom, injured PAX

Bondo took us out.

A little drizzle this am but still sticky!

Driving down Optimist Farm Road this morning. Several PAX ECing and I blew the horn. Fanny Pack said I scared the crap out of them. M4life rolled in with maybe 1 second to spare barefooted. He said he did not need shoes for this easy workout.

FNG: Nope

Warm Up: We moseyed over to the baseball PVA. We did Good Mornings, Imperial Walkers, Hillbillies, Frankenstein’s, Side straddle hops, merkins, Burpees to 10 all IC.

The Workout: Moseyed behind school and broke off into 2 groups. 1st group BTW while second group did monkey humpers, switched-then we moseyed back down stretch of school for some burpees. Moseyed back to the wall for wall sets with seal claps, group 2 was doing Turkish get up. Moseyed back behind school where we rinsed and repeated. I left a little earlier and got called out. So when we moseyed around the back of the school for another BTW while group 1 did Turkish get ups. Went into the circle where some steps were for step up, Urkins, Derkins and dips. Left there and took the scenic route to the Abyss behind the ball field. While enroute we used steps, ramps wherever they were in sight. Once we arrived at the we split up in our groups for 2 rounds of LBC’s at the top while the other group ran the steps. Moseyed back for Mary.

Mary: Circled Up and squatted down low. The circle shuffled to the right and left. I called on several PAX for their favorite exercises. FRAM’s were the least liked. Peter Parker with a hold on the way up and down. (Sucked)

T-Claps: 2 visitors from NE Wake region-Thing-a-ma-bob and Tube Top Several PAX’s out getting EC this morning. M4life did workout barefooted! (I bet he is hurting)

Announcements: Bed Build Kohls PVA Saturday morning. %K race this weekend. Check slack for details.

Prayers: Lipstick’s M, Hastelhoff Prayers as well. YHC took us out!

It was an Honor to lead fellas!

TBD Return to the Hill

EC: Fanny Pack, YHC

Warm Up:

  • Trace the lines on the tennis courts, forward, sideways both ways
  • Step ups on the curb (Fancy Feat) around the lower parking lot both sides for symmetry
  • Step ups over the picnic tables in the shelter
  • Step ups on the ledge of amphitheater up and back for symmetry
  • Mosey to top of second parking lot: Bat wings 20x per exercise (arm circles, seal claps, overhead claps) (2 rounds no recovery, followed by 5 count off by each pax) Toast!

The Workout: Guantanamo using the parking spaces (one pax per parking line with both legs at 45 degrees, last pax goes up the group Indian run style, pushing the feet down while pax rebound).

Chill cut with pax bunny hopping (one pax per parking line in chill cut, last pax hops over legs of the pax, moving up the line Indian run style).

Mosey to the Hill beside/behind the Hunt Center. Reverse Indian run, wherein the first pax goes to the back of the line.

The Hill is the location of many, many Cletus sets of 11s. Today, we did 11s with WWIIs at the bottom and Erkins at the top, but you had to hop the fence and do the Erkins on the other side. This took a while and I mostly had the count right! Final climb was bear crawl.

Mary: Been bringing classic rock to Mary. Today, it was China Grove by the Doobie Brothers (1973). This mid-70s is very nostalgic for me, hope everyone enjoyed. Glad Bondo was there to relate, Cancun gave it a thumbs up.

Popcorn ab work featuring the pax’s favorite (or least favorite) ab exercise. Today’s ab work featured low slow flutter, American Hammer, Freddie Mercury, box cutter, and more.

Announcements: F3 picnic on the 26th. Build a Bed on the 12th.
Prayer: Prayers for various pax and family members for good health – both mental and inside the body.

Birthday Q 3/10

FNGs:

Still none for YHC this week.
Warm Up:

SSH, Daisy Pickers, Good Mornings, Sir Fazios – all 10x IC
The Workout:

Mosey to the middle parking lot.

Grab a rock that’s flat on one side.

Bearly curling bear crawl suicides – bearly curl (push the rock while bear crawling) down one parking spot line, 1x merkin, crawl bear back, 1x merkin, bear crawl to the rock and then bearly curl to the next line, 2x merkins, crawl bear back to start 2x merkins. We repeated this up to 5x and then left the rocks in the middle and moseyed out the other side of Womble down the greenway.

We went down the greenway to the street crossing and then did 11s – 10x star jumps at the top, 1x diamond merkins at the bottom of the hill at the cut through to Main Street Square.

With just enough time left we called it on the 11s and made our way back to the rocks we left in that parking lot. We repeated our bearly curling workout from earlier and then returned our rocks.
Mary:

YHC called the strategic jailbreak on the way back to the tennis courts and mary only had time for 31x LBCs
Announcements:

Officer Clarke of Holly Springs’ finest paid a visit to hand out some lights and give us an update on Seargent Leach. Grasshopper 5k for his benefit is June 12th – sign up!
Prayer:

Emeril’s friend with cancer. Bobby Boucher for a safe trip this weekend.