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Sounds of the interstate and the smells of the dump…this is what it’s all about

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FML Q battle this morning in the Springs. Skidmark already had the upper hand but we couldn’t put a finger on why.

FNGs: None
Warm Up: SSH, Imperial Walkers, Hillbillies
The Workout: 3 Man Indian run with stops for 10 merkins, 10 squats, 10 LBCs. Stops at the traffic light, top of the hill in Bridgewater, the stop sign, and then the bottom of the hill when the greenway goes to trail. 7’s on that hill with in cadence lunges at the top and absolutions at the bottom.
Mary: Stretching
Announcements: Long Ass Run, Covid Shots for Group 3 are out there
T-Claps (Recognition): Dumbo grinding through the shoulder. Great to see him. Bondo, Cause I know he is not a fan of the mosey to up Anchor Creek Way
Prayer: Dumbo took us out

Snatch is a favorite

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A little uncertainty heading into the workout with the health of the Q’s shoulder. No injury, just sore after jabbing a needle into it. Apparently there was some interest in Yoga, but no one spoke up so we relocated some weight.

FNGs: None
Warm Up: Sir Fazio Arm Circles, Good mornings, SSH, Imperial Walkers, Hillbillies
The Workout: Consisted of building on previous exercises and creating a flow.
Tabata style: 45 on, 15 off for 9 minutes, alternating the exercise every minute.. 3 sets of 9 minute workout
Set 1: Clean, Kettlebell Swing, Merkins
Set 2: Clean & Press, Snatch, Jump Squats
Set 3: Clean & Press & Lunge, Snatch & Squat, Burpees
Mary: Stretching and finish with have a nice day
Announcements: Long Ass Run, Bacon doing Goggins Challenge, Update to Freed to Lead (What’s your story)
T-Claps (Recognition):
Prayer: Docs Daughter, Norm’s daughter and family, A client of Dahmer. YHC took us out

Are you a professional?

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FNGs:

None today 🙁
Warm Up:

SSH while waiting on the late arrivals – x15 IC

Good morning x10 IC

Mosey to the track

Daisy picker x10 IC

Warm up lap

Grab some fence – leg swings 8x front to back and side to side

Tiger claws x10

The Workout:

Cruise Intervals (again – repeat of a few weeks back) courtesy of coach Jack Daniels. Target was 8×1,000m intervals at ~10k pace with 200m recovery. Pax were encouraged to start with a pace that was slightly slower than 10k pace and work it down over the 8 intervals.

This time YHC made sure the warm up didn’t drag on so we had 3 pax finish all 8 repeats (and one honorable mention for 7 + a deposit).

Mary:

Mosey back to the flag

Forward fold, leg stretches, butterfly demonstration courtesy of Full House

Announcements:

Long Ass Run on the American Tobacco Trail on March 27th. Trying to secure some 2nd F option(s) – worst case we’ll have coffee in a parking deck. 22, 15, 8, and out and back running options + a rucking option.

T-Claps (Recognition):

Lipstick and YHC (can you t-claps yourself?) for being on time this week

McNugget for getting out there despite injury restrictions – always good to see you bro

Skidmark and Cupid for getting after it while dealing with the side effects of the jab.

Red Chair for having our back as always.

Solid 2nd F today – always a highlight of my day.

Prayer:

COVID. Those being vaccinated.
Fumunga’s co-worker battling prostate cancer.

Always a priviledge to lead men. We’ll do this same workout one more time before Wrightsville – the hope is those training can see their improvement over time.

What happens at the John, stays at the John

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We had a surprise visit by HS finest this morning. Not sure what the commotion was all about, could have been an arms dealer, could have been speeding…guess you should have came to the John to find out.

EC: Full House, Katniss, UTI, Vasoline

FNGs: None

The Workout:

Head out of Ting > Right on Main > Right on Earp > Cemetery Hill 2X > Right on Avent Ferry > Right on Ballentine > out to 55 > Back to Main Street > Left on Main > Back to Ting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mary: Ran out of time.

Announcements: Check Slack and FB

T-Claps (Recognition): Everyone for picking up the six.

Prayer: Cupid on his job interview, Full House on his new lead, my Mom who recently received her vaccine.

Felt good to be back in the gloom and very thankful for this group of HIM.

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

17 PAX Under the Lights for Ultimate Frisbee

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FNGs:  Welcome back Lipsync to the gloom (6 months).  None – but a very nice turn out in 60 degree weather on the 1st day of March; that wind though made a lot of us look pretty silly throwing and catching…
Warm Up:  SSH, Daisy pickers, Static Stretching (Cupid needs help)
The Workout:  9 V 8.  Lots of intensity battling the stiff wind in one direction; great defensive plays; lots of nice throws and catches too.  After each score, 5-10 count exercises were called out including burpees and merkins.
Mary:  Nope. The game exceeded 45 mins plus.
Announcements:  See Slack & FB; Freed to Lead is being updated….chance to send in an inspirational story.
T-Claps (Recognition):  All the PAX who helped out on Sunday morning moving items at Mama’s House.  Great leadership LED organizing everyone.
Prayer:  YHC took us out.Motor boatin’ has a medical test – hoping for a negative outcome; Praise for Gump and Gump’s new job!

Honored to lead! – Dauber

 

Do the Major Melon Dew T-Shirt Challenge

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Pre-pre-blasted on Tuesday Feb 23rd that any PAX who posted and ran 3+ miles at U-Turn would receive a Mt Dew Major Melon long sleeve T-shirt and a free can sample of the full sugar or zero sugar.  Received plenty of HC’s on Tuesday and plenty more with Friday evening’s pre-blast.  Including myself 24-PAX were out and about at U-Turn…by far the most I’ve ever had the honor to Q

FNGs: none today

Warm Up: quick mosey around the parking lot, Michael Phelps arms, 10x Windmills, 10x Good Mornings, 10x Daisy Pickers, 10x Frankensteins, 10x Imperial Walkers, 25-30 Merkins

The Workout: 3mi option and 6mi option of the standard U-Turn route in reverse

Mary: no time today

Announcements: Monthly Challenge #3 begins Monday;  #monthlychallenge on slack for more details

T-Claps (Recognition): all the PAX completing 3+ miles today and earning some swag

Prayer:  the safety of all the students, teachers, state workers going back to school on Monday.  Also the safety of everyone state-wide as COVID restrictions begin to ease up.

Easy stuff

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Sitting in a Chili’s parking lot in Lynchburg, VA listening to Dust on the Bottle by David Lee Murphy typing a backblast. Does it get better.

 

FNGs: None
Warm Up: No thanks, no time
The Workout: Mosey to the player.

Sort of a murph. Broken into 4’s. Do 25 pull-ups, 50 merkins, 75 squats, then run a loop around the soccer field. Repeat 4x

Mary: Destroy the abs. ME was too easy.
Announcements: Banana Seat going for 7 straight days of Q’s
T-Claps (Recognition): see above
Prayer: BS took up out.

BRR is only 29 R4TJs away

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Lot’s of Fartsacks. Only 12 showed for a BRR training run. We have 4 teams and an average of 9 Pax per team I was expecting 36 pax.

Notable Fartsacks:
Bat Flipping Red
Shamwow — Is this two Fartsacks in a week
Full House — I’m assuming :face_vomiting::hankey: is a hard commit.

FNGs: Nope. Not one
Warm Up:

The drive over was a good opportunity to get warm and toasty.

The Workout:

Ran across 55 and to Milpass to crossway. Ran to the top of CrossWay and Creek Vista.

The pax had 30 minutes to get as many rounds in as possible of:

Run down Creek Vista.
Run Up Creek Vista.
Turn Left Run down Crossways
Turn around by the Cat thing jumping out into the road.
Run up Crossways
Turn right onto Creek Vista

I believe most pax got in around 5. Some Pax completed 6 rounds. It was a lot of fun

Mary:

Announcements:

I have the R4TJ Q once a month from now until BRR. We will be doing this run or something similar every time I Q R4TJ. If you don’t want to do it more than once a month sign up to Q R4TJ

T-Claps (Recognition):
Prayer:

Sidiqu
Pumpkin Spice Friend Mike and his family

We got what we wanted AND played a game!

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Some commitments were made prior to the workout – TCLAPS Cupid, Bobby Dall, Bobby Boucher!

EC: YHC, 187

FNGs: nada

Warm Up:

  • Box Cutters (aparently not a warm-up exercise)
  • Daisy Pickers
  • SSH
  • Imperial Walkers
  • Hillbillies
  • Mozy to the rock pile
  • Mozy to The Same Hill You Ran Last Week™

The Workout:

  • 2 Decks of Cards Revealed…  It’s WAR
  • PAX split into 2 groups
  • Cupid takes Deck #1 – Group 1
  • YHC takes Deck #2 – Group 2

 

  • ♣️ Catalina Wine Mixers
  • ❤️ Overhead Press
  • ♦️ Diamond Merkins
  • ♠️ Quiver Crushers

 

  • Cards placed on the ground for each team.
  • Team with highest card does the workout based on the suit and the number on the card.
  • Team with the low card, takes the hill
  • When the cards match, one card down, one card up.  Highest Card rule applies but the count is the sum of all 3 cards.

 

  • Rinse/Repeat until Q calls time.
  • In this game – It felt like the win went to Team Cupid.  Team UTI went up and down that hill a TON.  Strava seems to claim that TEAM Cupid ran slightly further at Purple Cobras.
  • ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
  • THE WINNER – EVERYONE THAT BEAT THE FART SACK!!!!

 

  • 104 Pick-up
  • Return the rocks
  • Mozy to Mary

Mary:

  • American Hammers
  • Boat Canoes
  • Have a Nice Day
  • Good Mornings

Announcements:

  • Shield Locks – Learn what they are, go find one, get ready for a TEDTalk
  • Cupid will arrange us a workday with the town at some point soon

T-Claps (Recognition):  Thanks to Cupid for the nudge to Q today.

Prayer:  Continued prayers for the country as Texas thaws out.

Has it been 1-year already???

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11 PAX showed at my 1-year anniversary right here at AGS.  Of course I took the Q and it meant a lot to me to have so many PAX show up on a freezing cold Sunday.  I mentioned in COT I would not have taken any offense to any one of these PAX not showing up today considering how much they’re posting and Q’ing during the week as it is.  This was the most PAX I’ve hosted at AGS since I took over as site-Q back in the fall.  **Mookie, Redenbacher, and Oboe all showed this morning and they were the original 3 PAX I met at AGS 1-year ago today…this meant a LOT to me guys.  There are so many PAX out there that have helped me get to where I’m at today physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually…rather than name all the individual names I just wanted to thank F3, particularly those infamous names out there that are significantly going above and beyond week in/week out.  You know exactly who you are.  THANK YOU ALL.

FNGs: none today

Warm Up:  mosey up and down the tennis court parking lot at Womble, 10x Windmills, 10x Daisy Pickers, 10x Imperial Walkers, 10x Hillbillies, 25x-30x Merkins (pretty much my standard warmup, particularly to stretch out the hamstrings)

The Workout: 6mi loop beginning at Womble with a R on Stinson, R on Bass Lake, L on Salem Ridge, L on Holly Springs, L on Raleigh, L on Grigsby, followed all the way to the backside of Womble Park, ran around Womble for a strong finish back to the tennis court parking lot

Mary: ran out of time unfortunately

Announcements: Sunday Q School 3pm

T-Claps (Recognition): my 1st F3 anniversary with many more to come, also the showing of Mookie, Oboe, and Redenbacher who were the original 3 PAX I met on my first F3 workout exactly 1yr ago to the day right here at AGS!

Prayer:  Pikachu’s M, all the unspoken, YHC felt led to take us out