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17 Smiling Faces in the Humidity at Mutiny

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EC:  H1N1, Overachiever, and Messi

FNGs:  None

Warm Up:  Jog around track.  Circle up.  5 burpees for PAX tardiness; Potts, first time leading, agreed to lead the PAX in a warm-up after circling up in the parking lot.  He executed the following exercises in cadence:  SSH, Imperial walkers, Fabio Arm Circles F/B.  Great job Potts!

The Workout:  Dauber led PAX to the pitch; lined up on a line and began Jack Webb’s, 1 merkin, 3 push air.  Escalating to 10 merkins and 30 push airs.  On your feet, 10 lunges L/R OYO, 10 Carolina dry docks, 10 Lunges L/R with prisoner get ups added, 10 plank jacks, 10 Frankensteins, 10 window openers, bear crawl to far white line boundary.  Mosey to bleachers for 10 reps of erkins, derkins and dips.  MANDATORY water break.  Squat hold for 6.  Mosey to snack shack.  15 count BTTW and 15 count people’s chair; rinse and repeat.  Jog to rock pile.  PAX grabbed medium size rock.  Executed the following 10 count cadence exercises:  toe taps with rock on ground, rut ro’s, curls for the girls, overhead press, triceps press; on your 6 for more 10 count cadence exercises with rock including skull crushers, chest press, H2Marge.  One hand on rock merkins – 5 each arm.  Return rocks to pile.  Line up for Indian run to tennis courts for Mary.  PAX drenched.

Mary:  Dauber asked Mr. Burpee, I mean R-22, to lead us in Mary.  Always be ready to be called upon.  R-22 called 10 burpees OYO.  Proceeded to do 50 LBCs, 30 American hammer ankle touches at a pace only a few PAX could keep up with, six inches for a 30 count cadence; (possibly additional core exercises) before calling Have a nice Day!  PAX, including Q, wiped out.

Announcements:  9/11 stair climb; see FB and Slack

T-Claps (Recognition):  16 Bit wearing breathtaker; R-22 for rescuing Doc Sunday morning with an HVAC call!

Prayer:  Noah’s Ark and Michelle at Mayo; brigade deploying; injured warriors coming back from deployment today; PAX traveling; injured PAX (shredder, others); Crab Legs and his journey.  UNSPOKEN.  Thank you Norm for leading us out.

SAFETY REQUEST:  all PAX buy and wear an ID tag/bracelet.  See Cupid for a $10 off code; it could save your life!

It’s an honor and privilege leading you men.  Thank you Potts, R-22 and Norm for your help this morning.  Always be ready to lead.  Don’t rely on the same guys stepping up weekly.  If you have been to a few workouts, you are ready!nnn

1 Million Punches

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YHC rolled in with about 30 seconds to spare. Slow start this morning due to attendence at a storm-delayed Brad Paisley concert the night before, resulting in about 4 hours sleep. Good thing Sheepdog is here to wake us all up.

Warm Up:

SSH
Trunk twists with arms straight out
Quick feet, to burpee on call
Balance on one foot, raise knee, then push straight back, 5 each side, then switch

The Workout:

1 Million Punches – Wing Chung punches while HIM take turns doing an exercise

  • Manmakers w/ 35# dumbbells – 8
  • 1 lap run
  • Ballerina Squats (heels up) – 10
  • 1 lap run
  • Merkins – 10
  • Long run (lap around the school)Round 2
  • Thrusters -10 (this is as far as we got with time)
  • Wobbly merkins – 10
  • Curls (with dumbbells or band) – 10

Mary:

American hammers, X-Man crunches, LBCs

Announcements:

9/11 stair climb

T-Claps (Recognition):

Prayer:

Knockout at Kenny’s Grave

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FNGs: None

Warm Up: Lap around the parking lot, followed by 20 SSH IC, 10 burpees for our late arrivals, 15 Morrocan nightclubs IC, 15 windmills IC. Michael Phelps it out and then mosey to basketball court.

The Workout: We played Knockout. We had a penalty exercise (burpees!) every time you were knocked out to get back in, and all PAX except the two shooters and one queued up held plank while waiting for their next turn. We modified the penalty and waiting exercises a few times.

We also had a variety of entertaining misses from just about all PAX, much laughter was had.

Three final games where PAX who got knocked out had to do exercises of their choice until we had a winner. Sprinkler won once and Messi won twice, good job guys!

Mary: We went around the circle and each PAX called out an exercise. Alphabet soup, heel taps, mountain climbers, LBCs, pickle pounders, H2M, can’t remember the rest. It was humid and we all were sweating fiercely from the ab workout by the end.

Announcements: shirt orders, 9/11 stair climb.

T-Claps (Recognition): Sprinker can shoot! Messi for winning the final two games.

Prayer: PAX on IR

Wet and Runny

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EC: Dawgpound, Dumbo, Pablo.

FNGs: None

Warm Up: None…woops.

The Workout: We ran from Main to Ballentine and down to 55, then back up Library Hill and over to Cemetery Hill. Then back to Main.

Mary: Not sighted today.

Announcements: Check Facebook, Slack. Derek Davis race on Saturday, 9/11 stair climb. Lots of shirt orders ongoing (stair climb, fritter, south wake), good time to pick one up.

T-Claps (Recognition): All PAX for making it out today. When I woke up, it was storming pretty hard…thunder and lightning included. If I wasn’t Q’ing, I really doubt I would’ve made the trip (but I’m glad I did).

Prayer: PAX on IR.

Partner Chase BLIMP!

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EC: Cupid, H1N1

FNGs: None

Warm Up: 20x SSH IC, 15x Good Mornings, 10x Sir Fozio Arm Circles F+R, 15x Imperial Walkers IC

The Workout:

Moseyed to the wall for:

BTTW, each PAX counts to 10

People’s Chair, each PAX counts to 10

Repeat for 8 count then 6 count.

Circled up so YHC could explain the next exercise…partner chase BLIMPS! (5x Burpee, 10x Lunge, 15x Imperial Walker, 20x Merkin, 25x Plank Jack, 30x Squats). Partnered up and partner 1 took off around the block. Partner 2 did the first exercise and caught up to Partner 1, who then did the same thing. Got through BLIMP before we ran out of time.

Back to the wall to finish off BTTW and People’s chair for 4 count and 2 count. Lots of mumblechatter on the 2 count probably made it longer than the 4 count.

Mary: People’s choice! Did each exercise 15xIC: Dying Cockroach, BS Heel Taps, and Freddie Mercury.

Announcements: Check Facebook, Slack

T-Claps (Recognition): All PAX for the solid effort put in with this humidity. I was soaked.

Prayer: Daily life, Finkle’s class

Will the real Pikachu please stand up?

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YHC signed up to Q Ground Pounder for some personal accountability after a few days of travel and promised 0 running. Headed over from U-Turn just in time to deliver on that promise – found a handful of pax in the parking lot awaiting my (barely) on time arrival.

FNGs: N/A
Warm Up:

SSH x10 IC

Daisy Picker x10 IC

Imperial Walker x10 IC

Burpees for the late arrival of Cupid – 5 OYO
The Workout:

Frankenstein walk to the greenway path followed by duck walk over to our favorite place to count wrong – the bathroom building

Preacher’s chair x50 IC – some reeeeeal questionable counting. We might’ve done extra, who knows

Ascending testicles – 5x Merkins flat on the ground, 5x at 15 degrees, 5x at 45 degrees, 5x IC shoulder taps at vertical, 5x merkins at 45 degrees, 5x merkins on flat ground

Then back to the preacher’s chair x50 IC

We then Imperial Marched to the rock pile where pax were instructed to grab a medium rock flat on one side. We John Cusack’d past the speed bumps towards the parking lot for a round of Bearly Curling to the end (the long way). We then John Cusack’d to the playground for the star of the main event – the Lazy Dora (which apparently is a Diego when done with rocks – we have a name for everything). Split with accountability partner:

  • 100 tri-cep extensions while partner does dips
  • 200 curls for the girls while partner holds plank
  • 300 ru-roh’s while partner holds super man

Much to Cupid’s disdain we did not do pull ups. We Cusack’d back to the parking lot where there was a call for Crab Walks, so we Crab Walked the length of the parking lot with the rocks. We then moseyed down and returned the rocks and circled up on the disc golf putting green for a Ground Pounder classic Mary.

Mary:

Circled up around the disc golf basket pax assumed plank position for a Bear Crawl game of Duck Duck Goose. Shenanigans ensued, but all pax made at least one rotation, including Peeping Tom with Breathtaker.

50x Low Slow Flutter IC wrapped us up right on time
Announcements:

South Wake Christmas Party 2nd Saturday in December – location and details TBD

9/11 stair climb next month – awesome event at Carter Finley stadium in Raleigh. Clown cars will be in play, details to follow
T-Claps (Recognition):

Cupid for setting a distance PR this morning, picking up the 6 during U-Turn, AND still going to Ground Pounder. Dude is on fire!
Prayer:

Noah’s Ark’s M

Halarity ensued during CoT as Cupid identified as Pikachu. Poor guy was smoked.

Always an honor and a priviledge to lead men – thank you for the opportunity.

Got any good CDs?

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20+ Pax showed up for some miles this morning. Many ECers, so I won’t try to credit everyone. Some started with us, others ended with the group. Good work out there! Lipstick was the lucky winner of the door prize, a copy of Freed to Lead, given to YHC by Deadbolt. Lipstick agreed to read it and pass it along to another Pax soon. Definitely a good read.

FNGs: Not this time

Warm Up:
SSH x20
Butt kickers, high knees, skipping, Frankenstein kicks, lunges.
Imperial walkers x10
Hillbilly x10
Daisy pickers x10

The Workout:
Miles! 3-14+

Mary:
She was nowhere to be found.

Announcements:
BRR runs tomorrow, see Aquaman and Slack.

T-Claps (Recognition):
ShamWow for slinging CDs from his garage.
All the Pax picking up the six. Nobody was left behind!

Prayer:
Fonzie’s friend Juice killed and Winston Salem community, health issues in Bernie and Cipid’s Families.

I Run. It Hurts. And I like it.

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PAX: Snap, Cupid, Third Cousin, Slide Rule, Bernie

1st time BackBlasting, 2nd time Q’ing.  Yogurt was begging for a game of Ultimate earlier in the week, but he and the rest of the team didn’t show.  Probably too dark this time of the year anyway.  The 4 of us hit it hard at the track and stayed out of the wet grass.  We’ll be feeling it tomorrow morning…

FNGs: None

Warm Up: Side straddle hops, overhead claps, seal claps, Good Mornings, Windmills

The Workout:

Blimp: 5 burpees, 10 lunge each leg, 15 imperial walker, 20 merkins, 25 plank jacks, 30 squats

PEAK 8 on the track: 30 second sprint as fast as you possibly can, recover for 90 seconds (or just puke, whatever feels better), repeat 8 times

Another blimp: 5 burpees, 10 lunge each leg, 15 imperial walker, 20 merkins, 25 plank jacks, 30 squats

Announcements:  Derek Davis Memorial Run a week from Saturday, run it or volunteer for it.

Prayer: Cupid’s work

Better Late than Never – UvU3

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UvU Day 3. Evidently my body was feeling it today. YHC had a difficult morning getting things going. Alarm was set for 0430. Slept right through it. 0523 on the phone and I had to do a double take. I shot out of bed shaking about what to do. Missed EC already. Barely got my contacts in and forgot to drain the main vain. Shot out the door and text Emeril asking him to do warm ups until I arrived. Pulled up to the first stop sign and an elderly person in a Cadillac pulled out first, ah great just my luck. However, this person had a lead foot I appreciated. Both of us hauling tail down Angier Rd. YHC arrived 0536 as warm ups were wrapping up. Took a second to release my liquid before running over to the plethora of HIM all ready to get started. I apologized to the group and did my 5 burpees OYO. Then we blasted off due to my adrenaline rush still on high.

EC:
Cupid, H1N1, Messi, Emeril, Axe, 187, LED, Fonzie, Breach, 8-Bit, Dumbo, Yogurt, Popinski, Wiggly, Banana Seat*(post EC)

Warm Up:
Emeril: Lap around courts
SSH
Sir Fozio Arm Circles
Hillbillies
Good Mornings
Merkins

The Workout:
Mosey down to baseball field for 11’s
Starting at home plate fence – Hand release merkins in the dirt
Run to center field – Morning Wood (Turkish Get Up) in dew soaked grass
It’s kind of like a Sugar Cookie but not as bad.

Mosey over to tennis courts
Line up on fence directly across from entrance gate for Crabs in a Bucket (but with bear crawls bc Q gave bad instructions)
PAX split in half and went in opposite directions until we reached back at the entrance gate

Next we did 1-legged burpees OYO x5 each leg

Partner up
Broken Wheelbarrow (one leg free) from fence to nets. Switch partners and come back.
Bull Frogs on IR (never been done, one legged) from fence to nets. Switch and return.

Mary:
Plank hold for most of Mary
Catalina Wine Mixers x10
J-Lo x10
Side ups x10 each side
Pickle pounders x20
Pretzels x10 each side
HAND

Announcements:
FB/Slack, Christmas Party 2nd Saturday in Dec., UvU Day 4 tomorrow at Disney (Q will set multiple alarms)

T-Claps (Recognition):
Popinski wearing BT, All those that were able to make it on time

Prayer:
Noah’s Ark M and family, Frumunda’s wife’s friend tragic death

I know it’s probably no big deal to the PAX but I was truly embarrassed about being late today. My body shut down from hearing my alarm which typically I don’t even have to use one. Great job to all you guys for the hard work today. Hopefully, no more malfunctions this week.

BS Out!

Rockin’ Good Time – UvU2

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Foggy drive to the Nutcracker this morning. YHC showed up at 0500 and planted the flag. There was a group waiting for an extra push. One guy was already out running like it’s no big deal. We took off at 0505 and passed 2 others coming out of 12 Oaks. Back at the AO, YHC passed out the treats for those that just ran. New faces were in the mix for day 2 of You vs. You. There was a challenging workout ahead.

Warm Up:
Warm up lap over to circle with backwards hill runs otw
Good mornings x10
The pickers x10
Sumo squats x20
Slalom x20
Standard merkin x20

The Workout:
Mosey to playground – 3 rotating groups
Pull ups x10 (group rotates when complete)
BTTW shoulder taps AMRAP
Monkey humpers AMRAP
3 rds
*Note to self – stay away from Breach on BTTW as hot air rises and exits quickly. That was the closet I’ve ever came to a merlot during a workout.*

Mosey to top of steps – partner up same size and speed
Partner carry over to gated rock area, switch when needed
Everyone grab a rock – Cussack to track/field

Field long ways for Devin Hester’s (x2 each)
– Rd 1. P1 holds two rocks, P2 does 2 burpees then tries to catch P1, both partners go (curls on the recovery)
– Rd 2. P1 holds one rock, P2 does 1 burpee then tried to catch P1

Mosey over to short side of field
Wheel barrow across field, Switch and repeat back
Broad jump Rockees across field (this was a challenge as most had to modify)
Crab walk back with rock in lap
Curls and Tri’s while waiting on the 6

Running low on time YHC asked for everyone to hustle back with rock across the parking lot for 3 min abs.

Mary:
Canoes x10 IC
X-men crunch x10
LSF into
Protractor

T-Claps (Recognition):
Pikachu(ECEC), 187, Wiggly, H1N1, Messi, Flanigan, Blue Hen, Axe, Cupid, Emeril, Banana Seat
Lottery Prize Eligible: 187, Axe, Emeril, H1N1

Announcements:
Xmas party 2nd Saturday in Dec., UvU Day 3 tomorrow at Possum Trot

Prayer:
Noah’s Ark M, H1N1 good results

Awesome job today PAX! Very moist out there and socks were soggy fast. Looking forward to Day 3 of UvU tomorrow.

BS Out!