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U-Turn for 9…Serving Perfect Weather and Quality Miles

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PAX of 9 met in the Starbucks parking lot finding comfort in knowing that this morning’s run would be void of the humidity and warm temperatures from weeks prior. If there was a morning to get some miles, this was it. YHC started at 6am with a light jog with alternating high knees around the side lot next to the Starbucks drive-thru. and circled up for the following exercises..

Warm Up: Dynamic Stretches: Imperial Walkers x15, Hacky Sacks x15, Butt Kickers x20, Squat Jacks x20, Pike Stretches R over L; L over R

The Workout: 5+ Mile Scout Run, conquering several hills (including the signature U-Turn favorite Library Hill). Kudos to Boy George for several miles of EC prior to the run and all PAX for picking up the 6 throughout the course. Great mumble chatter this morning and genuine concern for several PAX Down Range on a Bourbon Tour this weekend as we had not seen any recent posts from Day 1 of the adventure. It was later confirmed that all are accounted for and have begun the second installment of said adventure.

Mary: Cool Down Stretches: Good Mornings x10, Hamstring Stretches R over L, L over R (10 count), Quad Stretches (L\R), Downward Dog Calf Stretches (L\R-2 sets\5 count per), Michael Phelps, Tricep Stretches (L\R)

Announcements: SouthWake Anniversary Q- Wednesday, Aug 29th @ Possum Trot, Any Given Sunday tomorrow at Womble-6am for those looking for extra miles…BRR is just around the corner.

Prayer: Prayers for Crab Legs, DoubleD and his family, Forcep’s friend Brandon who is facing significant health issues. YHC also shared a quote by Winston Churchill to reflect upon “Continuous effort- not strength nor intelligence- is the  key to unlocking potential”, and challenged PAX to not only carry continuous efforts to showing up and participating in workouts, but beyond that in our relationships to continue to become better fathers, better spouses, better sons, and better neighbors. Continuous effort in all things to continue to become better versions of ourselves. – Aye!

A little bit of errythang

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14 Pax (4 for EC – Double D, Skidmark, Crosby, Boy George) showed up to South Park for Boy George’s virgin Q with some beautiful weather.  No FNGs (welcome back to Norm posting 2nd day in a row), and we were off.

Warm Up:
Quick loop around the parking lot, mixing in cariocas and a short backwards run then circled up near basketball courts. Side straddle hop x15 IC, Imperial Walkers x10 IC, Hillbillies x10 IC, Windmills x10 IC, Merkin clock 12-9-6-3 (30 total), and Mountain Climbers x15 IC

The Workout:
Part 1 – agility movements on a basketball court circuit. First quick feet through the ground ladder (lap 1 – face forward in/in/out/out, lap 2- face right in/in/out/out, lap 3 – face left in/in/out/out, lap 4 – face forward hop in/out). Then high knees or butt kicks (switch each lap) 1/3 length of the court with a sprint to the end.  Side shuffles facing forward or backward (switch each lap) around 8 cones.  Backwards run to the end, then bear crawl across the baseline back to the start.  Completed 4 laps and everyone was feeling warmed up so we jogged back to the picnic tables for the real workout.

Part 2 – got a quick count off and had 13 PAX for 12 rounds so #13 became another #1.  While one Pax ran, all others did the numbered exercise AMRAP (as many reps as possible) for 1 minute, then a plank/squat/something hold until Pax finished the run.  YHC forgot his phone at the bball courts so it became more of a visual tracking of the runner and switching to the hold when they got close.
1. Row merkins (merkin then bring each hand up to your chest while planking with one hand) – then plank hold
2. Squatwalkers (with hands overhead the whole time, perform a squat then bring each knee up to your opposite hand – try to meet near your chest) – then squat hold
3. Dips – then hold a dip halfway down
4. Single leg bridges (homer-to-marge with 1 leg up, alternate legs after 5ish reps) – bridge hold
5. Derkins – derkin plank
6. Box jumps – squat
7. Burpees – plank (some mumble chatter about too many burpees yesterday but no sympathy was shown)
8. Single leg squats – squat
9. Bear crawl – side crawl – crawl bear – side crawl around pavilion – plank
10. Curb quick feet – calf raise hold on the curb
11. Turkish Get-ups (which I was told I was actually doing Morning Wood I believe) – plank
12. Star jumps – squat
Wild card round – Boy George took a turn to run while each Pax did the exercise they missed while they ran

One last thing – throwback to YHC’s favorite exercise in high school basketball – Chase the Rabbit.  Line up single file, run hard around the track giving a 5 second hard start for the guy in front of you, and try to chase him down.  Lots of speed out there and a few went back to pick up the 6.

Mary:
Plank Jacks x10 IC
Low Slow Flutter x10 IC
Freddie Mercury x10 IC
LBCs x10 IC (up on 1, hold 2 and 3, down on 4)
American Hammers x10 IC

Announcements:
F3 SouthWake 5 year anniversary at Possum Trot next Wednesday, 9/11 stair climb, Breach looking for guys to run Tuna relay after BRR, probably a few other things I’m forgetting (I’ve been up since 1:00am doing work and couldn’t fall asleep early from the Virgin Q nerves).  A lot going on in South Wake right now.

Prayer:
Crablegs and his family, Banana Seat’s daughter, Yosef’s son, Norm’s friend whose wife passed away unexpectedly.  YHC took us out, it was an honor to lead and looking forward to doing it again.  Hope everyone got their money’s worth 🙂

Mutiny – True Grit

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Warm Up:  Nine men showed their True Grit this morning at Mutiny.  Pax included Farva, LED, FedEx, Modify, Gump, R-22, Noah’s Ark, Natty Ice, and your Q, Dauber.  Got things started before the rains came with a steady jog around the soccer field.  Circled up for SSH, GM, CP, FAC, HB and IW.
The Workout:  PAX partnered up (Q-solo) and performed a DORA consisting of 100 merkins, 200 LBCs, and 300 squats.  One partner performed the exercise while the other partner ran hill repeats to the light pole near the parking lot; most PAX kept running an extra 15 yards to the end of the parking lot.   PAX helped the six finish squats or held plank.  PAX followed Q up/down the curb to the end of the parking lot.  PAX grabbed the curb and cranked out 10 erkins and 10  Derkins.  PAX bear-crawled up the parking lot, performed 10 American hammers, bear-crawled back down the parking lot, rinse and repeat with merkins and derkins.  Frankensteins and lunges back up the parking lot, Al Gores until all PAX came in.  Ten burpees OYO.  Moseyed to the wall for B2W.  PAX crawled under each member on the wall.  PAX cranked out more LBCs on the wall and concluded with a 30 second count of B2W.
Mary:  Headed over to the shelter for core work.  Each PAX called out their favorite exercise for a 10 count.  Exercises included: pickle pounders, American hammers, Box-cutters, low-slow flutters, 6-inch counts, diamond merkins, Freddie Mercury, reverse LBCs, …  finished with stretching.
Announcements:  Recognized some great runs put in by our F3 brothers at the DD 5K on Saturday.  Loved hearing “go F3” by many folks throughout the run; really excited helping bring in Dumbo with our flags – wicked cool moment.  5Yr Anniversary reminder.  Congratulations to Mr & Mrs Natty Ice celebrating 10 years of marriage.
Prayer:  Lots of kids heading back to school; prayers for Dauber and his kid heading back to college today; prayers for Reconciliation; prayers for health recovery for our injured brothers; Message focused on raising successful kids.  Dauber shared a podcast he listened to learning that many successful kids share a bunch of things:  discipline, goal-setting, perseverance, failure – yes failure (they learn from it) and GRIT.  Grit is hard to define.  I saw 9 PAX show true Grit today, showing up with storms brewing in the distance, giving 100%, over-coming both physical and mental challenges.  As parents, our kids are always watching us.  Set the example, set some goals, give 100%; when you fail, learn from it and move on.  Grit is good.

Locked gates?! Mad Mule freestyle in JoCo

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When arriving for my Q I was surprised to learn that a lot had changed in Benson.  This included more fences being put up and they all had locks on them, which eliminated my planned workout using the fields and the area in between. Oh well, time to adapt and move forward with a freestyle beatdown!

Warm Up: circled up for warmups in cadence including: side straddle hops, imperial walkers, hillbillies, cotton pickers, fozzio arm circles forward and reverse, overhead claps, and windmills
The Workout:with the whole park (minus everything in the gates) bursting with opportunity, we took off on a jog.  Immediately it became an Indian run until we got to the basketball courts.

4 corner burpee deconstruction

1. Merkins 2. Tuck jumps in plank hold 3. Squats 4. Burpees

10 reps each to start, 8, 6 (then hold for the 6), 4 and finished it off with 2 reps of each together

pick up the Indian run, this time dropping for 5 merkins before running to the front of the line.  This continued back to the start with the picnic tables

1. Step ups 2. Irkens 3. Dips 4. Step ups. 10reps of each then 8,6, and 4 to finish off the picnic tables

Hit the trail again to make use of the new workout stations around the park

1. Sit-up  and back extension stations – 10 reps each x 2 cycles, if you are waiting then you are holding plank on each station

2. Leg press – 30reps each x2 cycles through

3. Basketball court for Bobby Hurley’s around the 3 point line, run to other side and repeat, then back to start x2 rounds

4. Vertical pickle pounder machine? And dip station – 10 reps each x2

5. pull-up station x 10 reps

Mary: Burnout was asking about Sally, so I asked them which they’d rather do: Sally or Thunder? One of the pax asked what thunder was, so I chose thunder.

Circled up for explanation – constant side straddle hops with a burpee every time you hear the word “thunder.”  I hit play on Thunderstruck and Mary began.

Burnout finished the hour out leading us in 3 minutes of stretching
Announcements: decision is being made this coming Friday about a huge grant for the park, where they can add more fields and features. Csaup in Cary oct 20th. Fuquay 4yr convergence the last Wednesday of this month. Potential for a legendary Benson CSAUP!
Prayer: the grant decision, family and extended family requests as well.

I can do all things…

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YHC rolled in early to see a #HIM running into the AO. I popped my trunk for some toys and a flag. By the time things were set up, 7 others were there for a total of 9 PAX. We did some pregame leg stretches for a minute or two. YHC had plans for an advanced workout so I thought reading my typical ending verse before we start would be helpful.

“I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.”
‭‭Philippians‬ ‭4:13‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

Warm Up:
Start with jogging and we snaked through the parking lot with movements, ladders, and cones for 10 mins of heart rate increases. I was at 155 for any indication of the warm up.

Smurf jacks x20 IC
Wide merkins x15
Stretch upper and lower
Close & Wide squats alternating each time x20 IC
Nipplers x20 IC

Ab Work:
Windshield wipers
Pickle pounders
Partner leg pushes, switch

The Workout:
Partner wheelbarrow suicides to 5
Going across parking spaces, wheelbarrow to first line 1 dirkin, reverse wheelbarrow back to start, 2nd line 2 dirkins, reverse back, 3, 4, 5. Stop at 5th line after 5 dirkens and switch partners.

Shout out to R22 for completing this with NO break. He may be on a freon diet. #HIM

Ab Work:
Freddy Mercury
Side ups x10 each side
LBC’s hold on 2&3

Bend and snaps
Partner lays with top torso hanging off end of picnic table and other partner holds his legs down. Bring top torso down vertical with ground and then up to parallel with table. X10, 2 sets, rotating with partner
Dips when done

Mary: round the horn x10
Box cutters
LSF
American Hammer
WWI’s
Dying cockroach
Freddy Mercuries
Homer to marge
Diamond Merkins

Announcements:
DD 5k run Sat., Odyssey CSAUP, SW 5 yr Anni

Prayer:
Crab Legs, H1N1, Noah’s Ark son, DD’s family, college bound kids, unspoken

Today was a great workout. Even when packing up the toys 10 mins after the workout was over, I could still hear some heavy breathing. Way to work strong today. Thanks for allowing me to lead again fella’s.

PS. Boy George will be leading his VQ next Thursday at KG. Please come out and support that effort.

BS Out!

Quiet Morning at Possum Trot

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Warm Up: Started with a quick jog around the parking lot.  Circled up for 10 forward and 10 reverse Fozzio arm circles, followed by 10 cotton pickers. Then headed on the courts to finish up the warmup with an intro to the thang.

The Workout: a combination of 11s and suicides

Start against the fence for an explanation and demo.  Do 11s in a progression moving down the courts and ALWAYS pick up the 6! As soon as everyone is done with the set of 11s we immediately start the next set. This resulted in the quietest workout I think that I’ve been too.  Next to no mumble chatter was to be heard today.

Sets of 11s

1st – side straddle hops and imperial walkers both in cadence to the first line

2nd – criss cross jumps and diamond merkins to the second line

3rd – plank jacks and Bobby Hurley’s to the third line

4th squats and standard merkins to the 4th line

5th mountain climbers and American hammers to the 3rd line

Everyone hold BTTW on the fence for a 5 count down the line.

Mary: Alphabet soup in capital letters
Announcements: 5k this weekend, the Odyssey coming up in October
Prayer:  a few requests mentioned followed by COT and ball of man.

Roadie Training w/Crosby

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Warm Up: Circle up Tennis court.

20 – SSH

10 – Good Mornings

Arms across chest 10 count each side

Arms over head 10 count each side

Jog to check out the stations & Explain.

The Workout:

1- Heavy bag(80lbs.) Carry & sprint end of tennis court and back (over head claps/hold plank/Squat while in line)

2- Heavy Rock (French Curls) 10 rep 30lbs

3- Light Rock ( Curls ) 10 rep w/rocks

4-Alt Rock ( lateral raise ) 7’s 10 or 5 lbs. Weights

5-Jail break (The Fence line)

6-Step ups (down stone wall)

7- Duck walk squats(Mick Jagger’s) around snack bar

8- Jail break (The Fence line back to tennis courts)

9-Suicides( pick up the mic) Tennis courts touch outside line of each court and back. Used 2 courts.

REPEAT  WHOLE THING 3x’s
Mary: Every other PAX called a 5 count

Diamond Merkins

American Hammers

Merkins

Steel cross

Box cutters

LBC

More Merkins!

SSH

I may have missed a few..
Announcements: 5 year anniversary of South Wake Workout Aug 29 @ Possum Trot!

Prayer: Lucky Charm, Crab Legs, H1N1, DD family

Loading Up the Animals 2×2 on the Ark

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VQ Noah’s Ark led them 2×2 before the rain came. 12 pax followed the lead.

Warm Up: Good mornings, cotton pickers, L arm/R arm stretches, LOR/ROL hamstring stretches, FOC, and SSH
The Workout: Ran lap around track to bleachers. All pax 10 count of erkins, derkins, dips , and step-ups. Mosey to 1st shelter for a 5 count typewriter on the brick x3. Mosey to rock pile to get medium size rock (unless you’re Lipsync and you favor Minnesota). John Cusak to the rear parking lot for bear bowling ( bear crawl pushing rock) to end of lot 4x stopping at each end for an exercise.  1.) 5 burpees, 2.) 10 lunges, 3.) 15 merkins, 4.) 20 squats. Front runners picking up the 6. With all in a line with rocks, 1st pax carries 5 gallon bucket filled with rocks to other side of lot and back while each pax takes turn calling a rock exercise until all have carried the bucket. Return rocks and then Indian run back to tennis courts with last guy carrying the bucket of rocks to the front. BTW with each pax crawling through the tunnel.

Mary: Freddie Mercury’s, Pickle pounders, LSF, box cutters, and American hammers.
Announcements:
Prayer: Double D, unspoken, those with injuries, and the men & women that have fought for our freedom to come together as we do.

Kenny’s Grave Take 3

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Kenny’s Grave is on its third week from being dead. 11 men braved the 99% humidity for some cone work and hills. Even H1N1 showed up with his leg in a brace to do what he could. Way to be bro! Here’s how we sweat down south.

Warm Up:
Lap around track then over to court
SSH x20
Sun Gods x10 each, 6 rotations 60 total
Stretch upper body
Frog pulses x10 up and repeat
Good mornings x10

The Workout:
Court of Cones
Backside length of basketball court long line of 20 cones with variety of movements in a line. Sprint to corner. Slides at end, then back peddle length of court, slides at end then repeat more agility cone movements. 7 rounds

Jog to lighted parking area
Tuck Jumps x10
Wirkens x10
3 rds each

11’s on the hill
Jog down 10 star jumps
Backwards up the hill 1 dirkin
Repeat totaling 11 each time decreasing at bottom and increasing at top

Modify up hill if needed

Mary:
Box cutters x15
Four corners x15
Ball busters x15

Verse
““Judge not, and you shall not be judged. Condemn not, and you shall not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.”
‭‭Luke‬ ‭6:37‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

Don’t be judge mental in our daily walk. It’s easy to do by the way someone may look, talk, what they drive and many other reasons. Let’s treat all people with respect because they are a soul and a person just like each of us.

Announcements: sausquach saturday, Wranglers baptism Sunday at Hope

Prayer: Crab Legs, Boy George wife, Banana Seats friend Kristina had a double mastectomy, H1N1 leg, unspoken

Great to lead again. Darby will have your Q next week. Stay strong!

BS out

The Hills Were Alive at Possum Trot – 19 Strong PAX

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Warm Up:  Ran one loop around tennis courts circling up in parking lot for 20 SSH, 10 Cotton-Pickers, 10 Windmills, 10 Hillbillies, 10 Imperial Walkers, Good Mornings and 10 Arm Cicles (front & back)
The Workout:  PAX partnered up (size did not matter); one PAX grabbed a medium to large rock and made one line across the parking lot.  One partner began bear crawling to midway of parking lot pushing the rock while other partner skipped.  Changed roles at midpoint of parking lot and proceeded to the hill.  At the bottom of the hill, Dauber instructed PAX to send one partner up the hill – bear crawling.  Once they reached the top of the hill, each PAX performed a 7 count of either Derkins, Erkins or Dips on the guardrail OYO.  After completion, PAX carefully headed down the hill taking the rock over from their partner.  While one member was bear crawling, the other partner performed a rock exercise; each rock exercise consisted of 8-12 reps.  The exercise was called out by one PAX rotating up and down the line.  PAX were very creative calling out curls, squats, O/H presses, chest presses, squat presses…ONE caveat, the rock could never touch the ground unless it was a part of the called exercise or Dauber called Recover/Rest. If rock touched the ground, PAX performed 5 burpees.   Additional exercises were added with the rock from the six including, presses, WWIIs, Homer to Marge, etc.  Dauber called an audible and had each PAX run one lap around the tennis court while their partner continued with rock exercises.  Once one lap was completed, PAX swapped roles.  PAX helped bring in the six and began some core exercises started with planks, shoulder taps, merkins, diamond merkins, etc.  PAX returned rocks and met up in the tennis courts.  B2Wall and Al Gores until all PAX lined up for an impromptu monkey hoppers/grabbers.  More running ensued using the tennis courts and finished with alligator merkins to the end of the first court.  PAX and Q spent.
Mary:  Each PAX called out a 10-rep core exercise that began with box-cutters and end with burpees OYO.  At least 8 exercises were performed before running out of time.
Announcements:  CSAUP Greenville – Car pool if able
Prayer:  Double D spoke from the heart.  Strong message.  We hear about “thoughts and prayers”; if you look at some cable TV or social media posts, these powerful words are often dismissed.   Thay’s pure bunk.  These are very powerful words.  When they are spoken, they have powerful meaning and greatly help that person.  Double D asked for prayers for a child who suffered a terrible accident; prayers of thanks/praise for a successful surgery;  H1N1 recovery; final thoughts – loneliness is a killer, F3 brings men together…keep your eyes open for those who need F3.

PAX did great today!  Super job with the hill and rock exercises!

PAX included:  LED, Breech, 8-Bit? (2.0), Double-D, Farva, Vespa, Deadbolt, Gump, Mookie, Midget 4 Life, Stovepipe, R-22, 187, Nemo, Noah’s Ark, Butterfingers, FedEx, The Natural and your Q – Dauber (19 strong)