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My name is… My name is… My name is… Chubby Dawgpound

Before the workout I asked the pax what music they wanted. Rock workout playlist from Apple or my Eminem playlist for the Holly Springs Half. Eminem can really fire me up.

EC: Dawgpound, Emeril, Dumbo, Pikachu (I think he had a lite vest on), Lucky, Coal Ash, Shamwow
FNGs:  Does Midget count???
Warm Up:

Did a quick lap around the parking lot for it was a cold morning.  Then everyone grab there bell and we made our way to the playground.

Circled Up for the following:

Side Straddle Hops
Good Mornings
Fazio Arm Circles Forward and Reverse

The Workout:

Started things off with a couple of full body kettlebell exercises.

3 Rounds of:
30 Two Arm Swing
10 Thrusters Each Arm
5 Snatches Each Arm

Next we took a quick jog to the Pavillon to grab a spot at the wall.

5 Seconds Wall Sit
5 Seconds Wall Sit Right Leg up
5 Seconds Wall Sit
5 Seconds Wall Sit Left Leg up
10 Seconds Wall Sit

After the wall sit circuit it was time to get into some legs

2 Rounds of Single Arm Cleans and lunges.  This is an incremental exercise.  We start with doing 1 clean each arm then one lunge each leg.  We then increment from 1 to 5.  All the cleans are done first and after they are completed we move to the lunges.  I personally felt tired at this point.

Next we took another trip to the wall.

5 Seconds Wall Sit
5 Seconds Wall Sit Right Leg up
5 Seconds Wall Sit
5 Seconds Wall Sit Left Leg up
10 Seconds Wall Sit

We can back for another flow.  This one was a straight leg deadlift, clean, and clean squat.  We did two rounds of this flow with 10 reps.  During the second round I asked everyone to partner up.  I wanted us to get some work on the pull ups.  I am personally awful at pull ups and need to get better.

Each pax had two sets on the pulls ups.  I personally want to thank Lucky for pushing me here.  I need it.

Next I wanted to move into some chest/back exercises.  We started Bridge Alternating Chest Press.  The mumble chatter really picked up here.  I felt like the workout intensity was not hard enough at this point.  So we took another trip back to the wall.

This time was a bit different. We did two rounds of the following.

5 Seconds Wall Sit
10 Seconds Wall Sit Right Leg up
5 Seconds Wall Sit
10 Seconds Wall Sit Left Leg up
10 Seconds Wall Sit
Balls to the Wall
Lunge walk down the pavilion and back.

After this was completed we went back to the playground for Mary

Mary:

Midget Flow.  Only time for one pass.

Midget Love Handles
Midget Cookie Pouches
Midget Stand Ups (Mini Turkish Getups)

Announcements:
Frosty (Southwake CSAUP) December 7th
Christmas Party December 14th

T-Claps (Recognition):  Coal Ash, Dumbo, Emeril for finishing up the fritter this week.
Prayer:

Girl in Holly Springs that was hit by a car
Health for all pax

Is this even safe?

EC: Pikachu, Coal Ash, Maybelline, Dawgpound, 187, Emeril, Dumbo, ShamWow! Axe M4L on the Ruck. Anyone else?

FNGs: Not today
Warm Up: Quick Mosey around the lot back to the flag, Windmills x10, 5 Burpees OYO… (Didn’t you advertise no burpees? Yes, yes I did.), Frankenstein x10, 4 Burpees, Hillbillies x10, 3 Burpees, Imperial Walkers x10, 2 Burpees, SSH x41, 1 Burpee. Let’s do this thing.
The Workout:

PAX lined up to form 2 lines of 7. Death March w/ the last runner dropping for 10 Merkins. Continued for 2 cycles which led us to the top of the road by the school.  From there, last in was Emeril and ShamWow! Where we broke for a return back to the closer lot on the right.

PAX found a space to line up side by side in a chill-cut. YHC indicated that first PAX start bunny hopping over and down the end of the line. Couldn’t start the next PAX until the previous found the end.  One cycle through.

Re-formed Death March with 5 Merkins and jail broke at the playground hill to the “bowl”.

At the bowl, YHC instructed same lines split in different directions. At the top of first hill Star Jumps x10, other hill Monkey Humpers x10. Continued until 40 count complete.

Mosey to the stairs. Squat hold for the 6.

YHC laid out the plan… First group of 7 would go down the stairs as Bear Crawl with 5 Merkins at each landing (overheard “Is this even safe?” as Pikachu darted down into the gloom) rinse and repeat back to the top. While waiting second group completed Star Jumps OYO. Switch.

Next all PAX down the stairs, return back up with Bunny Hops for each step.

Mosey back to the flag!

Mary: Squat hold for the 6 in. WWII x41, Freddy Mercury x41, Homer to Marge x10 + RL/LL, Have a ni- “we can’t not finish the last 11 right?”, Homer to Marge x11.
Announcements: 12/7 South Wake CSAUP…Details coming soon. 12/14 Holiday Party.
T-Claps (Recognition):
Prayer: Yesterday’s tragedy with 14 YO girl being struck in traffic. Unspoken. YHC took us out.

Mumblechatter on fleek

Today was brought to you by the numbers 4 & 1.

FNGs: Scared em all away.

EC: Warbucks, Emeril, 187, Dawgpound, ShamWow! (UTI ran a +2 mile route from his house to the AO)
Warm Up: Mosey around the HT Lot – Remember the route… Back to the flag, circle up. Let the Mumblechatter begin… SSH x50 (we would have stopped at 41, but that was too obvious, plus UTI and Warbucks clearly had their Wheaties this morning…). Seal Claps x10, Overhead x10, Sir Fazio x10, Seal Claps x10, Overhead x10,  The entire warm up cadence was basically inaudible with the excessive mumblechatter and 41’s thrown in versus the running counts. Not to mention YHC took a rash of shit from just about everyone. Love you guys. It truly is an honor to lead.
The Workout: Two lines of 5 formed for the Bataan Death March Indian Run. Two laps around the AO with 1 PAX dropping for 5x diamond merkins and catching all the way up to the front on lap 1. Lap 2 x10.  Back to the Flag, circle up SSH x41, Seal Claps x10, Overhead x10.

Mosey to the back lot. PAX split again into two lines of 5. 1 line on the wall, other line in front. Something like this:

Round 1 – BTTW/SSH x41 IC switch.

Round 2 – Wall Sit/Smurf Jacks x41 IC, switch.

Round 3 – BTTW/SSH x41, switch

Circle up for a short Plankorama x10: Peter Parkers, Left arm/Right arm Up, Standard Merkins

Mosey down to the dark side of HS…(The greenway behind HT and the retaining wall) – Two groups of 5 again:

Round 1 – BTTW/Diamond Merkins with a 41 count, switch

Round 2 – Wall Sit/Standard Merkins 41 count, switch

Mosey back to the flag to find Mary.

Also, if you ever wonder why I bring so many SSH’s into my Q… https://www.fitandme.com/benefits-of-jumping-jacks/

Mary: Even Harris Teeter’s “Associate #128 was calling security about the verbal hazing going on. Overhead announcement: “Security has been alerted, something something something”,  On with the show: 41 WWII, 41 Freddy Mercury, 41 LBC, Have a nice day!
Announcements: Basically a bunch of vague announcements. Maybe there is a Holiday party at some point, Maybe there is a CSAUP? Happy Birthday today to Quiver’s wife (that was about the only thing definitive).  Join me on Thursday for my actual B-Day Q at Disney…
T-Claps (Recognition): UTI for his out and back from home.
Prayer: YHC took us out

Mercy vs. Grace

FNGs: Welcome Fanny Pack
Warm Up: Two Native American laps around island with hose, then circle up for standard issue warm up.
The Workout: We went for a big lap around the fields with our trusty kettle bells in hand making a stop at the stage, playground, shelter, fence line, and back to parking lot.  There were exercises performed at each location incorporating full body motions (you had to be there).
Mary: Back to lot for Mary in the normal fashion with Pickle Pounders. Each member was encouraged to watch and learn new techniques from fellow PAX.  We also performed LSF’s in the normal way a PAX does.
Announcements: Picnic tomorrow, 12 October 2019, 11a-2p.
T-Claps (Recognition): All of the PAX that came out.
Prayer: Prayers for those suffering with loss, pain, hopelessness, worry, anger, addiction, and all of life’s troubles.

CHiPs word of the day: A lesson on Mercy vs. Grace was given out and explained in a manner only a PAX can understand.  2 John 1:3.

Come to Southwake and get in a elementary school gym class workout

YHC overslept slightly and knew he was going to miss the EC crowd. After quickly getting ready and out the door, I pull up to the stoplight and see Warbucks headed to play games at Tiger Blood which as we all know is the second best workout in Southwake on a Thursday. I didn’t bother rolling down my window to try and convince him to follow me to Disney as I knew he had an obligation to shoot hoops with those PAX that didn’t want to exercise this morning.  As I pull into the lot at 0507, I see the EC crowd of 1, Pablo, running alone. I didn’t bother to grab my tracer as I wanted to catch him. After a brisk half-mile sprint and a couple of cat-calls I got Pablo to turn around.   We took some short cuts on the run so we could do some scouting at Disney.  There’s been some trail work completed and we wanted to confirm the Abyss was accessible.   Once confirmed we jogged back to the parking lot to get some light stretching in because Pablo is old and has bad hips.   David Key, I mean Deadbolt, pulled in.  Sometimes when PAX don’t show up for a while I forget their F3 names.   CHIPS and Dumbo rolled in and we were ready to go.

FNGs: None, probably wanted an easy workout and went to Tiger Blood

Warm Up: Took to the soccer fields.   SSH x25, Cotton Pickers (yeah we called em this), Good Mornings, Hillbillies, Imperial Walkers

The Workout: Workout started on the soccer fields with Anthony Bourdains, aka Suicides.  BTW Pablo is a terrible person for naming these. 3 rounds of suicides included a 10 count exercise (LBCs, Merkins,  & some other exercise I don’t recall)

Indian run to the abyss.   First 3 to the Abyss partnered up.  Last 2 partnered up.  Ended up being Pablo, Chips, Dumbo and David Key/Emeril.
Partner 1 run to bottom and back up.
While Partner 1 runs, Partner 2 or 3 work through x50 hand release merkins, x100 WWII and x150 Jump Squats.
Rotate until complete.

Indian run back to the soccer fields.
Anthony Bourdains x2 rounds with Peoples Chair (each PAX x10 count) and Balls to the Wall (each Pax x5 cadence count)
Bear Crawl to suicide spot 1, Lunge to spot 2, Bear Crawl to spot 3, Lunge to spot 4.

Mary: 6 inch hold into 90 degree hold, roll right into dying cockroaches.  Back to 45 degree roll into LBC’s.  Back to 6 inch hold, roll into low slow flutter.   Left leg over right knee and left elbow to right knee x20. Right leg over left knee and right elbow to left knee x20.   x10 Homer to Marge, x10 Homer to Marge left leg up, x10 Homer to Marge right leg up.

Jog to the parking lot for announcements, prayers and COT

Announcements
: Picnic, Ruck, Christmas Party (Dec 14. TBD on where we’ll host it)

T-Claps (Recognition)
: TClaps to all you suckers that played “hoop” this morning.  Great job. Maybe you can play dodge ball tomorrow.

Prayer
: Emerils parents as they prepare to move down South. They’ve been in their house for over 55 years so there’s a lot of stress involved in their move.

This rock has sharp edges


Another glorious morning at the nutcracker. Pre beast created some mumble chatter about getting in an easy workout.
Few of the purple cobra pax made the trip to the nut. Pax 15 strong showed up and the smell of the dump contributed to all the yapping. Pain sticks in full effect for this one…

Pax: Moby, the natural, alpine, emeril, chips, peeping Tom, UTI, pumpkin spice, Pablo, particle board, blue hen, breach, da business, dumbo & YHC  

EC: blue hen, emeril, Pablo, UTI, YHC (sorry if I forgot anyone else)
FNGs
:none
Warm Up:jog around the lot, circled up for good morning x 10, morrican night clubs ICx 20 into seal claps x 15 into t-claps x 20 recover. Clock merkins 1-6
The Workout:split into groups of 5  Did two rounds of exercises x 2  rule was pain stick cannot touch the ground or one did monkey humpers x 10

round one group did chest presses with pain sticks, over head press with rocks, bear crawled across soccer field and jogged back around track  rinse and repeat

round two squats with pain sticks, triceps extensions, bunny hop across field and jog around track  rinse and repeat

we lunged walked with rocks and sticks back to rock pile, met in front for mary

Mary:low slow flutter ICx 30, American hammers ICx 10, homer to marge ICx 20, dying cockroach ICx 10, diamond merkins x 20
Announcements:picnic this weekend 11-2 Sharon Harris
T-Claps (Recognition):
Prayer:YHC took us out

0.0 miles is a long ways to go

It was almost 60 degrees this morning when 8 HIM gathered in the gloom for a 0.0 mile beat down. There was one PAX present for EC – UTI. Flag is planted and we circle up on the basketball courts ready to start the week off right!

EC: UTI. One is the loneliest number…

FNG: None.

Warm Up: SSH, Abe Vigoda, Fazio arm circles (F/R), Seal claps, Overhead claps, Imperial Walkers, Hillbillies.

The Workout: Partner up for accountability. Bear crawl from the basketball court up the hill toward the tennis courts to the end of the guardrail. Stop for 2 sets of Irkins, Dirkins, and Dips. Thanks to Lucky Charms for the strong counting all morning!

We continue up the hill to the tennis courts via a crab walk. This seemed like a better idea on my couch than it did in the gloom. Note taken. At the top of the hill we stop again for a Lazy Dora with your partner.

Lazy Dora:
100 merkins. Partner holds plank and switch every 10 reps.
200 WWIIs. Partner holds 6″ and switch every 20 reps.
300 squats. Partner squat hold and switch every 30 reps.

Leaving the top of the hill headed back down, bunny hop to the top of the guardrail. At this point the arms are too smoked for Irkins or Dirkins so we do 20 dips and keep moving. Our next mode of transportation is Lt. Dans (1 squat then 2 lunge steps) back to the basketball court. With Lt. Dans we increased reps from 1-5 and then back down.

Mary: I think Mary might have been hanging out with Midget today. Neither were present but we had 5 minutes to kill so might as well do some more work! Big boy sit ups, Homer to Marge, pickle pounders, Have a nice day!

Announcements: Picnic (sign up for things we need), GrowRuck (contact Pablo for details).

T-Claps (Recognition): Wallaby. Welcome back to the gloom brother!

Prayer: UTI uncle (fell out of a deer stand), unspoken.

It’s always a pleasure to lead you men in the gloom. Thanks for the opportunity and I’ll try to do better next time!

11 PAX for PSs at PC

FNGs:none. Sorry for the delay on BB

Warm Up: PAX ran to back of HT for some good mornings, windmills, fozio arm circles 10 front then 10 back, imperial walkers, hillbillies and side straddle hops all in cadence

The Workout: Pain stations! PAX partnered up for 3:30 minute rounds of various exercises completing 7 stations.

Mary: Time was tight but we did BoatCanoes and Dying Cockroaches

Announcements: M4L charity event and upcoming F3 picnic.

T-Claps (Recognition): EC: Emeril and Warbucks for some running. Pablo, Coal Ash, Sarah Beth and myself for some Yoga.

Prayer: Lift up Bobby Dall’s and Promise Ring’s family having surgery and battling leukemia.

 

Not sure why we’re running at a Boot Camp.

As the PAX got out of their cars I informed them that they weren’t going to need gloves for this workout.  Bit of mumble chatter related to having to only run.  Moby was ready to get back in Bluehens car.   I plan to try to grab one Q a week and work on running for the HSHM.  Today’s workout would be track focused and negative splits.

FNGs: None

EC: Pikachu, The Natural

Warm Up: SSH, Hillbillies, Good Mornings, Windmills

The Workout: Jog down to the track.  Partner up, like speed.   Go in opposite directions when you meet x25 Core Exercises in cadence.  Every lap speed up.

Mary: 5 burpees for chatter, Hillbillies, Imperial Walkers, Plank Hold x10 count per Pax while stretch calves, runners pose, pigeon

Announcements: See Slack

T-Claps (Recognition):   Dumbo’s shooting star

Prayer:  Bernie and his family

PSA for R4TJ

EC: Cowboy, Dawgpound, Emeril, Lipstick, Nemo, Redenbacher, Skidmark, UTI, Warbucks

FNGs: None

Warm Up: Some good mumblechatter, discussed the routes and headed out.

The Workout:

UTI was enfuego with his Public Service Announcement for R4TJ this week and as a result, a strong contingent of PAX were fired up and ready for some miles. We aim to please at R4TJ so YHC had a 3 mile and 5 mile option available for PAX to take advantage of this morning.

3 Mile Route:

 

 

 

 

 

 

5 Mile Route:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mary: MIA

Announcements: F3 Family picnic October 12th.

Sign up sheet:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wdWIZv-meI2jnoS8Kgl0g5fCiBk9lBbIyXsDGdXTyyc/edit?usp=sharing

T-Claps (Recognition): Emeril, Lipstick, Nemo, and Warbucks for picking up the 6.

Prayer: Bernie and his family, unspoken

YHC took us out. It was an honor to lead.