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Dec-16 Murph

Pax of 4 on a warm night for a Murp workout.  Some modifications, but solid workout for all.  One Pax did not interact much with the group and must of been having a bad day – hope your week gets better!

FNGs:  None

Warm Up:  Run one mile

The Workout: 100 pull ups, 200 push ups, 300 squats

Mary:  Run one mile

Announcements:  see slack and facebook

Prayer:  Silent

You’re gonna want gloves for this

FNGs: Not today

7 HIMs showed up to GP on a dreary but relatively warm morning. 

WarmUp:

10 Good Mornings, 10 Windmills, 10 Daisy Pickers,  20 Fozzie Arm Circles, 10 Emperial Walkers, 10 Hillbillies, 10 3ct SSH

The Workout

Mosey to the Rock Pile. Rotate around rocks between sets.

  • 3 sets of 20’s – Curls for the girls
  • 3 sets of 20’s  – Overhead Overhead Tri-press
  • 3 sets of 10’s – Ground Pounders
  • 3 sets of 10’s – Trunk Twists
  • 3 sets of 10’s – Bus Drivers
  • 3 sets of 10’s – Rutrows
  • 3 sets of 10’s – Standard Bench Press
  • 2 sets of 10’s Windshield wipers
  • 20 ct 6 inches
  • 20 ct Low Slow Flutter

PAX pair up:

1 does weighted plank hold while other runs 40 yards and back then switch.

1 does weighted crab hold while other Frankensteins for 20 yards and back.

Mosey to the Wall of Pain

  • 70 ct Wall Sits
  • 5ct Ascending Testicles
  • 35 ct Wall Sits
  • 5ct Ascending Testicles

Mosey back to Flag

Pick a parking line Bear Crawl to end 10 ct LBCs, Bear Crawl back, 10 ct WWIIs,

Bear Crawl to end, 10 ct Freddy Mercuries, Bear Crawl back, 10 x 3ct 6 inches

Quick Feet around entire parking lot, Karaoke back

Roll the Dice (sets varied from 5 – 20 depending on the roll; If doubles were rolled we doubled the number

  • 6 3ct Plank Jacks, 9 American Hammers, 12 Boat Canoes, 7 Squats,  9 Rocky’s, 8 Lunges, 10 Merkins, 5 Split Jacks, 20 Shoulder Tap Planks, 8 Supermans, 7 Squats,  

Announcements:  Christmas Party and CSAUP coming up

Prayer Requests:  Dusty’s brother getting life back together after a stroke, DOA’s wife coping with loss of mom, Quiver’s daughter and family,

YHC took us out.

Upper Body Workout

Pax of 5 for a workout focused on upper body strength. No legs, running or cardio as many of us are preparing for half marathon this weekend.

FNGs: None

Warm Up:  SSH, Cherry pickers, L+R overhead stretch, fazio arm circles

The Workout:

Cycle through upper body parts with 3 exercise per body part, using a rock or weight.

15 Exercises:  12 Reps each, 10 count recovery in-between body parts

Chest:  merkins, derkins, wide grip merkins

Shoulders:  Upright rows, balls to the wall, shoulder press

Triceps:  dips, triceps press, diamond merkins

Back and Arms:  curls upright rows, curls again

Core:  LBC’s, WWII, Boxcutters

Stretching

Repeated 15 exercises, reducing rep count to 10

More stretching

Mary:  Rotated around PAX picking various core exercise for last 15 minutes of work out.

Announcements:  Frosty, Christmas Party, Holly Springs Half

Prayer:  Quiver’s daughter, health

Nov-11 Murph

Five Pax for Murph this evening.  Some modifications for the guys preparing to run marathon in Richmond this weekend.

Warm Up: Run 1 mile

The Workout: 100 pull-ups, 200 merkins, 300 squats

Mary: Run 1 mile

Prayer:  Safety for race this weekend

Nov-4 Murph

Pax of four for our first murph of November.  No EC, No modifications.

Warm Up:  Run 1 mile

The Workout:  100 pull-ups, 200 merkins, 300 squats

Mary:  Run 1 mile

Announcements:  Christmas party Dec-14

Prayer:  Healing and new opportunities

Clear Sky

Wide range of ages for a Murph tonight, Pax ages 10, 29 and 53.  No EC, Standard Murph, no modifications.  Great weather under the starts and a clear sky.

Warm Up:  Run 1 mile

The Workout:  100 pull-ups, 200 merkins, 300 squats

Mary: Run 1 mile

Announcements:  CSAUP Dec-7, Christmas party Dec-14

Prayer:  Gratitude and Guidance

Oct-14 Murph

Pax of 4 for Murph workout with some modifications.

EC:  4-5 miles for Pikachu and Skidmark

FNGs: None

Warm Up: Run 1 Mile

The Workout:  100 pull-ups, 200 merkins, 300 squats

Mary: Run 1 mile

Announcements: none

Prayer:  Silent

Master Shredder’s Return

YHC coordinator ran over from home expecting a light crowd tonight based on the HCs he saw before leaving the house – was pleasently surprised by the relatively large (7 pax) group that was there upon arrival. We mumbled for a few minutes and then got rolling.

FNGs: n/a
Warm Up:

SSH x15 IC

Daisy Picker x10

Standard Merkin x15

Fazio arm circles x10 forwards & backwards

*No rest*

Overhead clap x15 IC

*No rest*

Seal clap x15 IC

The Workout:

Mosey to pavilion

Partner up – 2x cayote uglies per person (thanks Double D)

Mosey over to the playground

YHC called for each partner to do 10x pull ups  / 10 x squats to 50 total, but audibled to 30 after the sets of 10 pull ups were feeling like a bit much

Mosey to the amphitheater

10 count people’s char down the line

10 count balls to the wall down the line

10 count people’s char down the line

10 count balls to the wall down the line

Mosey around the pond to the railing/bars

Partner 1 does 10x upright rows

Partner 2 does 10x star jumps

Switch and repeat for 20 of each total

Mosey to the rock pile – pax were encouraged to grab a small rock

Line up on the end parking lot line for bear crawl jack webs

4x Overhead press with rock

Crawl bear to the greenway

1x merkin

Bear crawl back to the rock

Repeat, going up in the 4:1 ratio up to 20 hallelujahs and 5 merkins

Pax were asked if they wanted to keep going or switch it up – switching it up won 2 votes to 1 so we moseyed back over to the pavilion.

Irkins x20

Derkins x20

YHC asked the pax what went well with Irkins and Derkins (expecting dips of course) but was surprised by a pax calling for merkins

Merkins x20

Dips x20

Arms were shot and apologies were made for anyone who needed to use them tomorrow.

Mosey to the tennis courts

Line up on the end line for lung walk suicides – lung walk to the middle of the first court, lung walk backwards to the start, forwards to between two courts, backwards to start, forwards to midline of second court, backwards to start, forwards to opposite fence, and then backwards to start.

Mary:

Shoulder tap x15 IC

Planks w/left arm / right leg extended & switching extended extremities

Planks with left leg/arm up and 5x crunches on each side

Chill cut for the last 60 seconds

Announcements:

Picnic this Saturday

Squatter has the Q at Thunder next week for his 2 year anniversary.

2nd F following Thunder at Pace Yourself
T-Claps (Recognition):

Shredder for being back out

Cupid for doing this madness with breathtaker (after working out this morning with it on too) AND rucking to Thunder tonight thanks to a car in the shop
Prayer:

Praises for Shredder back at a bootcamp

Oct-7 Murph

Pax of two for our first Murph of October.  Thanks to Forceps for making it out and the company.  Second mile through the woods was completely dark, hoping daylight savings time comes soon.

Warm Up:  run 1 mile

The Workout:  100 pull-ups, 200 merkins, 300 squats

Mary: run 1 mile

Announcements:  Picnic this weekend

Prayer:  Recovery and guidance

What the hell is that?

3 HIMs at GP this morning

FNGs: None  

Warm Up:  20 SSH, 10 Good Mornings, 10 Willy Mays Haze, 10 Daisy Pickers, 10 Imperial Walkers, 10 Hillbillies, 10ct Pigeon Pose, sciatica stretches.

The Workout:

Mosey to the wall

2 sets of 30 ct BTWs

2 sets of 60 ct Wall Sits

Mosey to flag as it fell over in the wind

Mosey to the rock pile

DOA picked out a boulder and I had to ask “what the heck is that?”

3 sets 20ct Curls, Triceps Press, Rutrows and Ground Pounders

3 sets of 10 ct Windshield Wipers and Presses

Return the rocks and mosey to the playground

Face cards (10s)

  • 20 Merkins and Split Jacks (diamonds)
  • 20 Dips and Rocky’s (clubs)
  • 20 Mountain Climbers and Lunges (spades)
  • 20 Plank Jacks and Americans Hammers  (hearts)
  • 20 Goof Balls (Jokers)

Roll the Dice (5-11)

  • Shoulder Tap Planks
  • Hand Release Merkins
  • WWIIs
  • Pickle Pounders
  • 3 ct Homer to Marge (single leg)
  • Step ups
  • 6 inches
  • Star Jumps
  • High Knees

Announcements: F3 Picnic next Saturday, Beer mile today at 5PM

Prayer Requests: Prayers for DOA’s wife who lost her parent and for Dusty’s brother who had a stroke and was let go from his job.