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Crazy Ivan & 27 Years of Bliss

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FNGs: None
Warm Up:  Saw that Crazy Ivan was open on the Q sheet and ventured back to an ol’ friend.  Pre-blast mentioned heavy weights, kettle bells, running and the number 27.  My wife an I were celebrating our anniversary. More to come.  30 SSH, 10 Sir fazios, 10 OH claps, 10 seal claps, windmills, good am and 7 burpees OYO; mosey through bottom parking deck to the chagrin of Pumpkin Spice.
The Workout: PAX partnered up.  One PAX farmer carried two 50lb dumbbells (complements of Popinski) and walked 27 steps.  PAX dropped bells and ran back to his partner requesting help (similar things happen with our spouses, e.g. car breaks down, flat tire, etc). While the farmer’s carry was happening, Other PAX were engaged in 10-27 count exercises that included swings, tricep curls, upward rows, halos, figure 8s, lawn mowers, ground pounders, bend over squats.  Once everyone had a chance to Farmer Cary, YHC threw out a trip to the store for some milk.  One PAX of the two-man team ran up & down the stairs and then around the building.  More kettlebell exercises including plank slaps, soccer bells, squats, etc.  Emeril and Dawgpound helped out lead exercises when YHC Was taking a trip to the store.  Balls to the walls for a 27 count followed by 4 quick burpees OYO.  I asked the PAX if they got eggs at the store.  Nope.  We all have heard that before, right?  Back to the store running around the building.  During the workout, I asked each PAX to learn three things about his wife/girlfriend. (exception with Hardy).  Their new info would be shared later.  From our six, we did more kettlebells including nipplers, straight arm curls and 6 inches.  Midget love handles, upright rows, and overhead from our knees.

Mary:  held various plank and Superman positions learning three things new about each PAX member’s wife/girlfriend.  YHC shared some marital bliss thoughts/input with FloJo adding to my soapbox.  Finished with some stretching over good mumble chatter about working at your marriage.  Love language book.  Great read.  Communication a must.

Announcements:  HS Food Pantry/Cupboard workday; Ruck to Mama’s

T-Claps (Recognition):  celebrating 27 years of marriage – thank you God

Prayer: YHC took us out.  PAX And PAX’s spouse looking for employment; those impacted by COVID-19; UNSPOKEN.

Honor to lead.

 

Golden number 27 twenty seven made of inflatable balloon with golden ribbon isolated on white background

If Dumbo can so can you

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I enjoy Qing a workout. It’s definitely a different energy in the middle of the circle! That being said, I’ve always avoided Crazy Ivan and Captain Caveman because the prospect of standing in a circle with no safety net (ability to run if you need extra stuff) has always been a little intimidating. So, I decided I’d pick up the Q at Caveman today because doing hard things you are intimidated by makes you better! If I can plan and pull off a Q then so can you!

EC: Dawgpound, Dumbo, Emeril, Quiver

FNGs: Not today!

Warm Up: Stretching and mobility exercises.

The Workout: 6 rounds of tabata with 45 seconds on and 15 seconds of rest. 6 exercises per round – Ballistic Curl, Mixed Grip Front Press Squat, Bow Draw, Plank to Angled Mace, Single Side High Hinge Row, Midget Cookie Pouch.

Mary: IC x15: LBC, Homer to Marge, American Hammer, Low Slow Flutter. We ended with some downward dog and pigeon pose.

Announcements: HSFC rescheduled for this Saturday.

T-Claps (Recognition): All you men getting after it today!

Prayer: anxiety, family of 4yo dealing with loss.

YHC took us out. It’s always an honor to lead you men. I’ll try to do better next time!

We run all the hills

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This morning we took a different approach to speed work by moving the workout away from the track. Introduced or reintroduced the Pax to the fartlek (Swedish for Speed Play). Todays location would be through Sunset Ridge. Those unfamiliar with Sunset Ridge quickly learned that there are some hidden gems of hills tucked away in the loops of the neighborhood.

FNGs: None
Warm Up: A little mosey up the police station. Turned back and headed toward Linksland adding in some A & B skips. Picked up the tempo just as we reached the middle school.
The Workout: Mosey throughout Sunset Ridge varying the pace between 1/2 marathon, 10k, 5k and recovery. Added a few quicker shorter sprints at the end and finished withed a progression. Sometimes we pushed the pace up the hill, sometime we pushed the pace down the hill. Sometime the distance was short and sometimes it was a bit longer. The longest segment we ran was about 1/2 mile, most coming in around 1/4 mile.
Mary: We got good stretching in this morning.
Announcements: 3rdF opportunity this weekend at the Food Cupboard. VQ at Paradise City on Monday
T-Claps (Recognition): We only ran about 5 miles but it feels way different when the the pace goes way up and way down. Nice work everyone
Prayer: UTI took us out.

 

+ of course there was one mosey into the woods

No music, Tabata ended early, When does Dawgpound come home?

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FNGs: None

EC: Emeril, Dahmer

Warm Up: Short jog, SSH, Imperial Walker, Fazio Arm Circles, Spinal Rotations

The Workout:

5 Drills
40 Seconds On/20 Seconds off – circuit

Counter Squat (halfway through rotate hands)
Level 1) Normal squat with curl
Level 2) Squat and then push bar out (bar is sideways not up and down)

Deadlift to Row (halfway through rotate hands) Chest proud
Level 1) Bend over and do row hands at each end of bar. Row and then stand up
Level 2) Bend over and do row ball hand in middle. Row and then stand up
Level 3) Back ankle up (Staggered stance) Ball is on side where ankle is up

Paddle Swing:
Level 1) Paddle by side with back lunge
Level 2) Lunge back paddle up in air

Ballistic Curl
Level 1) Normal curl mace horizontal
Level 2) Tilt bar down
Level 3) Rotate bar straight up and hold before moving into level 2 finish

Sumo Squat Counter Balance(halfway through rotate hands):
Level 1) Normal Sumo Squat
2) Sumo Squat push bar out front

Mary: Stretching

Announcements: Still need PAX for Saturday 10/10 at Food Bank.  May rain and if it does we will reschedule.

T-Claps (Recognition): Dawgpound because he runs Captain Caveman with music and knows how to properly set up the Tabata so it doesn’t end after 7 minutes.

Prayer: Hightower the police office killed in the line of duty in Myrtle

PC 10-5-20

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EC: Skidmark, Full House, UTI & YHC

Warm Up: Mosey to the ramp and go up backwards with 10 merkins in the middle. PAX Circled up outside the bathroom trailers for SSH x25. We were going to SSH until Full House came out of the potty, lucky for the PAX he came out after only 6.  Continued to mosey around the Ting loop with periodic stops for IW x10, HB x10, Buttkickers, Karaoke, FAC x10 fwd and x10 rev, Seal Claps x10, Overhead Claps x10 and john Qsac to stop sign.
The Workout: Catch me if you can Indian Runs in 2 groups of 4 around Ting Loop. First Loop the back runner did 1 Burpee. Second Loop 2 Burpees. Third Loop 3 burpees and Fourth loop 4 burpees.  During our second loop @ Dumbo decided he needed to use the facilities. So Pax stood outside the trailer and did SSH until he came out (55 in cadence)

Closed out the workout with Suicide Burpees on the ramp
Mary: Various stretching
Announcements: Food Cuboard opportunities starting up this Saturday. Sign up to help our community, they need us!
T-Claps (Recognition): Bondo for killing it this morning! I hope when I am #respect 59 I can keep up with a bunch of 30yr olds playing catch me if you can.
Prayer: All those battling Covid, including our Leader of the Free Nation.

Climbing the Ladder

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EC: Full House and Mr. Terrific

FNGs: n/a
Warm Up: Exploring the school grounds, then mosey around the track with butt kicks, high knees, karaokes and A Skips. Grab some fence for leg swings, donkey kicks and tiger claws
The Workout: 6 PAX climbed went up and down the ladder of repeats around the track with a slight twist. When the first person finishes, he grabs the light at the finish line and runs back to the six. All PAX turn around and run with the carrier of the light. When the PAX reach the six, jog to the finish line.

400meter – 800meter – 1,200meter – 1,600 meter and then back down. 1,200 meter, 800 meter, 400 meter. Rest was only jogging from the stopping point to the start line, typically between 100-200 meters, which is not a lot of rest! Total of 4 miles doing repeats.

Cupid ran the first 400m super fast and McNugget finished the last 400 meter out in front.
Mary: Cool down with a lap around the track
Announcements:
T-Claps (Recognition):
Prayer: Cupid taking on a new role at work. McNugget’s job hunt

I Love this Place

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I’ll admit I’m a little biased. When it comes to workouts in SouthWake this is my absolute favorite. Maybe it’s because it’s Monday morning, maybe it’s because it’s high intensity bootcamp, maybe it’s because of the smell from the dump, but more than likely it’s because of the core group of guys we get there every week, the complaining they do during workout, how they push themselves and then show up the next week and do it all over guys. Exhibit A: Dawgpound and Dumbo. Good work guys.

I promised all 3Fs and all 5 core principles would be on display so let’s take a look.
1st F – Check
2ndF – Panera Check
3rdF – We did a spotlight on the the 6th person in the circle. Asked how they go their name and what F3 meant to them. – Check

1st Core Principle (All workouts are free) – check
2nd Core Principle (Open to all men) – check
3rd Core Principle (Held outdoor rain or shine, heat or cold) – check (there is no shelter at Ting)
4th Core Principle (Member lead, in a rotating fashion, with no certification necessary) – check, the Pax picked all the exercises today
5th Core Principle (All workouts end in a COT) – check

EC: There were a bunch. Pikachu, Full House, ShamWow!, Emeril, Dawgpound, UTI, Lipstick, Pablo, Skidmark

FNGs: None
Warm Up: 1 lap mosey around the complex complete with the standard Hillbillies, Imperial Walkers, SSH, Good mornings

The Workout: Split into groups of 4 randomly. Stack up suicides with 5 stops.
Exercise 1: 5 Star jumps
Exercise 2: 10 Squats
Exercise 3: 15 WWII
Exercise 4: 20 Diamond Merkins
Exercise 5: 25 Monkey Humpers
Go to stop 1 do the exercise, return to the fence. Go to stop 2, do the first 2 exercise, return to the fence. Etc. Go all the way up to doing all 5 exercises. Then unstack them.
Everytime the group returns to the fence they do 2 Peeping Lipstick (A Turkish Get-up with a star jump.).

Mary: Slight mosey to get the HR back down. Finishing with stretching.

Announcements: More 3rdF opportunities coming

T-Claps (Recognition): Dawgpound was our 6 in the count during COT. Thank you for you leadership and sharing what F3 means to you.

Prayer: Praise=Bondo’s Granddaughter will be coming home soon. ShawmWow! took us out.

No Running in the Cave

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Lots of chat going into this workout about if YHC could Q a no running workout. Happy to hear that my reputation preceeds me – hopefully this broke the mold a bit.

FNGs:

None today
Warm Up:

SSH x50

Straight leg hinge x10 each leg

Sir Fazio Arm Circles x10 forward/backward

Spinal Twist x10

Windmill x10

The Workout:

5x burpees

5x turkish getups with the mace – pax were told they could all be on the same arm. They knew that that meant.

4 corners starting at the entrance to the parking deck – at each corner:

  • 10x ballistic curls IC
  • 10x switching lunges IC
  • 10x lever deadlift each side
  • 20x low slow flutter w/mace cantilevered overhead

To transition along the short way pax plank shuffled and pulled the mace through. This seemed like a good idea on paper but was actually terrible – mainly because of the noise.

To transition the long way pax performed walking grave diggers. T-claps to Dawgpound and Emeril for excellent form demonstration here.

After 1 lap we repeated 5x burpees and 5x turkish getups. We then did overhead press while moseying back to the far corner for another set of our exercises, then moseyed back to the start doing overhead press for our last set.

Mary:

20x American Hammers (WITH MACE) – apparently this was a lot. Lots of mumble chatter, not a lot of hammers by the end.

20x dying cockroach (WITH MACE) – this was an awesome modification to this exercise. On softer ground would be nice, but this should come back.

20x Homer to Marge (WITH MACE) – nothing needs to be said.

Announcements:

Bass lake mulch is DONE. Huge t-claps to all pax that got out there, some 4+ times.

Holly Springs Food Cupboard workday coming up. Keep an eye out for an announcement from Dumbo.

T-Claps (Recognition):

Dawgpound and Emeril for recognizing the need for another no-running option and teaching us all how to (kinda) know what we’re doing with these maces.

Prayer:

Moby and his family for his dad’s passing. Fumunga and his M for their expecting.

YHC took us out.

Better be more creative next time if you don’t like Crossway

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FNGs: Lawn Dart
Warm Up: SSX x29, Good Morning x10, IW x10
The Workout: Crossway out and back
Mary: She didn’t show again!
Announcements: Holly Springs Food Cupboard work on 10/10. More to come soon. Marathon Madness starting up again for a group committed to Wrightsville next Spring.
T-Claps (Recognition): Mulch.
Prayer: Moby’s father passing, PAX welcoming new additions to the family

Fitness Test 9/21/2020

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Wow!!! What a day! A couple of misses at the Fitness test. I went to bed and there was one more HC then when I woke up. Red must have taken a mental health day and went scuba diving somewhere. Dumbo was fighting the jambalaya early in the morning. Pablo overslept. Emeril kept Midgets bottle and we all got to drink it at Panera Bread.

Congratulation Katniss and Snap for posting at all four fitness tests. The following improvements were made.

Skidmark increased his score from 3.47 to 4.5. I believe though he had breathtaker on the first time.
Snap went up from his last time. 3.79 to 4.16
Dawgpound went up from 3.05 to 3.37

Great first time scores for the following:
Goldilocks: 3.26
Hardy: 3.68
Emeril: 3.89
Pikachu: 4.79

Pikachu set a new record at the fitness test.
Emeril has the record for the Fritter Goobers. If only Pablo posted.

Next Fitness test 12/14/2020

EC: Emeril, Pikachu, Skidmark, Cowboy
FNGs: Nope. It would have been a good one for an FNG
Warm Up:

Quick lap to show the guys what the lap for the test would be.
Circle Up:
30 Side Straddle Hops
10 Hillbillies
10 Imperial Marches
10 Spinal Twist

The Workout:

30 Minutes of Fitness Test

Paradise City Fitness Test: All must be done in order. Each rep is .01 points. Each lap is also .01 points.

15 Burpees
1 Lap
20 Merkins
1 Lap
20 Squats (as close to parallel as you can get)
1 Lap
20 WW II (Non Cadence)
1 Lap
20 Scorpion Dry Docks
1 Lap

1 Lap will be around 2 parking medians.  We left the basketball court and made a left.
Then down past the cars and made a right.  Ran past one aisle then the next aisle turned
right up past the median then right and ran back to the basketball court.

Results: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1KoJ6tCaTCUZzADBkf3LInmA1C1272m2kgDKYTh2CCTM/edit?usp=sharing

Mary:

Several stretches were done

Announcements:

Mulch is done!!!!!!!!

T-Claps (Recognition):

All men completing the fitness challenge
Pikachu for hitting 2,000 miles for the year. A goal for Emeril next year.

Prayer: