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May the Fourth Be With You

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9 Jedi’s showed up at Millennium Falcon Park for some Star Wars fun.

FNGs: These aren’t the FNGs you are looking for.

Warm Up:
Lap around the parking lot and circled up for:
SSH x20
Tatooine night clubs
Jar Jar Binks (goofball)
Yoda Humpers: Did you know? Yoda was almost played by a monkey.
Imperial Squat Walker

The Workout:
Bataan Imperial Death March
Split into 2 groups and run around block for a Burpee Catch Me If You Can Indian Run…A combination of Catch Me If You Can and a traditional Indian Run. The last person drops and does 5 Burpees, while the rest of the Pax mosey in a line. After completing the Burpees, the last guy runs to catch the group, tapping the (new) last Pax on the shoulder, who then stops to begin his 5 Burpees, while the (former) last guy continues on to the front of the line. Continue until all Pax have performed a set of Burpees or until the Q calls it.

7’s- death star jumps / Skywalker merkins (hand release – luke’s missing hand) with an increasing burpee halfway across the parking lot.

Land speeders – aka wheelbarrow suicides – start at island and move forward 1 parking space line, do a derkin and reverse back. switch as needed (increasing burpee at switch). Each partner went 3 space for 2 rounds

Next up, over to the playground. Pax formed 3 man groups for 3 rounds of with 1st exercise being the counter:
1: burpee pull-ups x5, lunges, knee tucks on swings
2: hanging knee tucks x10, lunges, knee tucks on swings
3: 20 count hang, lunges, knee tucks on swings

Over to the Jedi temple (aka picnic table).

Staying in 3 man groups, partner 1 ran around the parking lot while other 2 do box jumps/step ups and dips. 2 rounds were completed.

Mary:
Alphabet abs
Jakku hammers
LBCs
Have a nice day

Announcements:
SHiP build moved to 6/12. Sign up!

T-Claps (Recognition):
A good showing at the Nest this AM.  Way to show up!
Dawgpound on his 4 year F3 anniversary

Prayer:
Dauber safe travels, LED’s 40th b-day, injured and absent PAX

Sheepdog-All Valley Tournament

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3 Pax showed up to compete in the All Valley Tournament. The competition was fierce as HIM went head to head with themselves to see if they could overcome their doubts and fatigue and win the championship.

Warm ups started with a light jog around the school. Then SSH, SFAC (f&b), Moroccan Night Clubs, neck stretches, hip rotations, knee rotation, Frankensteins, Good Mornings, & Willie Mays Hayes.

In preparation for the tournament we went into training which included staggered squats x10, dips x10, staggered squats x10, erkins x10, and squats x10. After that we moved to focusing on technique and balance as we found a curb and got into a squat hold position with only the balls of our feet on the curb forcing us to route and then ran wax on, wax off drills in cadence. The burn in both shoulders and legs were starting to sit in after several rounds. Once our training was complete we were ready to head to the tournament.

The tournament was slightly postponed as we contemplated he’s shiny object rocketing across the sky, later to find out that it was the SpaceX rocket. It was a pretty incredible site.


The Tournament:

match 1: pax each lined up on a parking space line and traveled from line to line throwing three kicks in between and then three Merkens at each line. On the way back we substituted merkins for three strike combos. Rinse and repeat two more times.

match 2: packs were feeling pretty good going into the second match which is where the montage kicked in. To the karate kid theme song we did squatted wax on wax off until the chorus shouted “your the best around…” each time this happened we executed a star jump Burpee. Farva, wanting to make sure he got on the cover of the brochure, made sure he had photo worthy star jumps. This continued for the remainder of the song.

match 3: YHC thought it was a good idea to stretch a little before going into the final match so we did some arm stretches and cotton pickers. The final match was against some chick named Sally from the valley. It did not take long to realize that this competitor was no joke. Pax did a Merkin challenge to “Bring Sally Up”. Every time Sally went up we pushed up, every time the song said bring Sally down we drop down into a merkin and hold 3 inches off the ground. This continued throughout the song for as long as we could push it. Once we hit our max we altered into chill cut plank hold to regular plank hold. This was no joke and as the song came to a close, pax were laid out on the ground.

Mary:
we finally rolled over and knocked out some LBCs and Homer to Marg. Then finished with Have a Nice Day.

Announcements: HS Classic runners and volunteers. Bed build postponed. Food delivery and other options
Prayer: upcoming travel.

It’s Good to Be Back

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“It’s good to be back.” This was said by Kotter Mr. Terrific as we finished up today’s workout with COT. You know how sometimes you know someone only means something like 60 or so %…either way, Mr. Terrific was strong pushing through today’s workout. He was not weak…if so…he would’ve just fartsacked. We we’re glad to have this guy back! Today’s beatdown was designed to be very simple, yet effective.

FNG’s: No
Warm Up: SSH x 25 IC, Good Mornings x 10 IC, Frankenstein’s, Willie Mays Haze, Seal Claps, and Moroccan Night Clubs all x12 IC. Moseyed around the back of the school for the workout.
The Workout: Very simple. Each PAX would complete 100 Single Leg Bulgarian Squats, 200 Hand-Release Merkins, and 300 Squat Jumps. PAX worked for 3 minutes at a time. When the timer went off, we did and Indian Run around the back track. Each round we added a lap for the Indian Run, up until 3 laps. All PAX worked together toward the end to pick up the 6 and bang out final reps. This took us just about the entire time.
Mary: WW2 x 30, LSF’s x 20 IC, Pickle Pounders x 10 IC. SSH x 50 IC, Good Mornings x 10 IC. Have a nice day!
Announcements: Bed Build donations and project coming up at the end of the month. Thrift store work this weekend as per Gump. Look for both of these opportunities on the 3rd F Channel. New Monthly Challenge about to hit the street…Check Slack…it’s yoga and stretching…we all need it!
T-Claps (Recognition): Mr. Terrific fearless and unrelenting in getting back after it in the gloom today!
Prayer: Pikachu’s M, Sargeant Leach (retired HSPD) battling lung issues in need of transplant. YHC took us out…honored to lead today men!

Still trying to recover

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Pumpkin Spice's VQ at Ground Pounder

I think I got the cadence and count down for my VQ, but I forgot to “recover” after each exercise.
FNGs: None
Warm Up: Side straddle hop; imperial walkers; hillbillies; good mornings; abe vigados; sir fozio arm circles.
The Workout: Mosey to the rock pile. HEAVY ROCK 3 rounds 10 count: curls, triceps, rows, shoulders, squats, GPs; TWO SMALL ROCKS 2 rounds 10 (cadence): boxing, shoulders, L-raises, annies, T-pushup position rows, merkins. Mosey to basketball court; Two rounds of knockout. Overhead clap while waiting in line. When knocked out, while waiting for the end of the game, Bobby Hurleys round one & WW I round two. Wilt Chamberlain modified (100 LBCs; 100 Squats; 100 low slow flutter)
Mary: Good Morning
Announcements: See slack
T-Claps (Recognition): None
Prayer: Forcep’s work situation; Praise for Motor Boatin’s diagnosis.

Are you a Member of the Clergy?

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Sometimes when an FNG shows up, you gotta ask, “are you a priest or pastor, or member of the clergy?” Because we’re about to talk about rock spanks with consent and without consent and pickle pounders, etc. Today’s FNG Abacus, was not a member of the clergy so we had the “all clear” to commence with the best mumblechatter in Southwake. YHC sought to set the stage for ridiculousness by introducing the Bag of Wrenches (about a 30lb. bag of wrenches, literally) that would accompany us on our short journey today.

FNG’s: Welcome aboard Abacus!!!
Warm Up: Shredder got us started off with SSH x 15 IC as YHC got some extra gloves for our FNG. This was followed by Good Mornings x 20 IC, Imperial Walkers into Hillbillies x 15 IC, Hand Release Merkins x 20, Seal Claps x 10 IC, Overhead Claps x 10 IC, Donkey Kicks x 20 IC, Hand Release Merkins x 10, Good Mornings x 10 IC.
The Workout: Mosey over for some rock work as Shredder and Pumpkin Spice shared the load of Bag of Wrenches.

Circle of Rock

2 Rounds of each: Squats x15, Rut-Rows x15, Hand Release/Release Merkins x 10 IC, Curls for the Girls x15, Tricep Extension x15, Rock Spanks x15 IC, Chest Press x25, Shoulder Press x15.

The circle of rock continued except 4 PAX stepped up to do 25 Curls for the Girls with the Bag of Wrenches, while the rest of the circle did AMRAP Ground Pounders the entire time. PAX not Curling or Pounding were Planking.

Wall of Pain

Each PAX took a turn doing 25 Curls for the Girls with the Bag of Wrenches while the rest of the PAX alternated between BTTW and People’s Chair. With 13 fellas…this took awhile!

Mosey to the playground with Shredder and 3rd Cousin grabbing the bag to travel. When we got there, 4 different PAX stepped up to be our “wrench curlers” while all others did AMRAP step-ups. PAX not curling or stepping, were planking.

Mary: LBC’s x20 IC, Homer to Marge X 20 IC, WW1’s x 20, Pickle Pounders x20 IC, short mosey back to the flag for Donkey Kicks x 10 IC. I told these guys not to leave open spots on the Q Sheet!
Announcements: Long Ass Run, March 27th. Downtown Train has an April “Neighborhood Challenge” coming up.
T-Claps (Recognition): Pumpkin Spice and Forceps for the double down and Pumpkin Spice will be on the VQ at Ground Pounder next week. That dude is gonna uncork it on us! Welcome Abacus (works in finance…close to Bean Counter…but).
Prayer: Motor Boatin’ and his new job, Pumpkin Spice has a friend who has recovered from a possible brain tumor, fellow PAX in Carpex with various injuries, those struggling with addiction, depression, mental illness, and grief. When we pray…God moves! YHC took us out.

FML Visits Sheepdog

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Saw a nice spot open on the Q Sheet for Sheepdog and decided to take it up with the shield lock. 187 stepped up and a co-Q it was!

FNGs:

Not today – maybe a good thing, who knows
Warm Up:

Newly named Australian Slaughter Starter – 20x Turkish Getups OYO

5x Burpees for Cupid coming in on two wheels

SSH x20 IC

Daisy Picker x10 IC

Frankenstein x10 IC

Sir Fazio x10 forward/backward

Seal clap x10 IC

Squatted overhead clap x10 IC
The Workout:

Mosey to the end of the parking lot and line up for 11s. Donkey kicks, sprint to other end, star jumps, mosey back.

Mosey to the nearby school wall – Preacher’s Chair x10 down the line, followed by Balls to the Wall x10 down the line

Mosey back to the parking lot for Freddie Mercury x10 IC before handing off to 187

Indian run to the back of the school

Build a bear on four square squares

First half of around the clock merkins

Mosey to nearby wall – spider man shuffle down the wall, plank shuffle back

Australian mountain climbers x10, squat jumps x10, australians x15, squat jumps x15

Mosey back to squares for second half of clock merkins
Mary:

Variety of core exercises at 10x IC

End with running in place up downs
Announcements:

Long ass run on ATT

Shield Lock TED talk on Tuesday
T-Claps (Recognition):

Shredder for holding down Sheepdog – an awesome AO for those that haven’t visited it!

Great to see Yogurt mid-way through his bike ride too.
Prayer:

YHC’s M

Ground Pounder – Disc Style

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FNGs: None 

11 HIMs posted to GP on a chilly but beautimous morning.  YHC brought the music box playing Depeche Mode & discs.  

Warm Up: 10x3cts of: Good Mornings, Windmills, Fazio Arm Circles (both directions), Arm stretches, 20x3ct SSH, Michael Phelps.

The Workout

Traveling Rock: Mosey to the Rock Pile pick a medium rock then mosey to the first disc golf station.

Hole 1: PAX selected their drivers and took turns launching their disc toward the basket while the others perform an exercise. PAX then Cousac their rock to their disc and continue exercises until it is their turn to toss again.  2+ sets of 10x3ct of each exercise:  Alternate between Curls for the Girls, Overhead Tricep Press, Wonder Bras, Bus Drivers, Overhead Press, and Ground Pounders.

Cousac to Hole 2

Hole 2: Finish last set of 10x3ct: Curls for the Girls, Overhead Tricep Press, Wonder Bras, Overhead Press, Bus Drivers and Ground Pounders. 20 Rock Squats,

Cousac to Hole 3

Hole 3: 2 set of 10x3ct: SSH, Lunges, Emperial Walkers, Hillbillies, Moraccan Night Clubs

Return the Rocks

Heavy Discs on Putting Green

Pax select 1 of 4 starting points. 1 set of 20 Merkins. Make it lunge walk to the next station, miss it and you must Bear Crawl to the next station until you are back at the original starting point. All discs in play at all times (surprisingly no one got hit). PAX exercise between throws and retrieval.

20 Merkins x2, 15 SSH, 30 ct Chilcutt Plank Hold, 20 Prisoner Squats, 10x3ct Pickle Pounders, 10×3 ct Homer to Marge

5 minutes of Mary:

10x3ct LBCs, Rockies, Freddie Mercuries and American Hammers.

Announcements: Bacon doing the Goggin’s Challenge to raise funds for HSPD Torch Run, Eat at Jersey Mike’s on March 31st – Proceeds go to MMIA,  Triangle Tri in June, Krispy Kreme has BOGO on dozen donuts today, Wilmington Marathon/Half still on for April 16th (March 7th is the last day to defer).

Prayer Requests: Doc’s high school aged daughter getting surgery due to Chrones, praise for YHC’s son getting an A on his PSY Final,

2nd F @ Panera

Tour de Sheepdog

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I was excited to see a car waiting for me as I pulled up to my first Sheepdog of the year without rain.
FNGs: N/a
Warm Up: Side straddle hops, fozzy arm circles forward and reverse, Michael Phelps, good mornings, and daisy pickers
The Workout: scrapped my original plans and decided to give Endo a tour since it was his first time at sheepdog. Mosey around to the back of the school while pointing out typical stops and options. We stopped at the playground for a nice strength/cardio circuit. 1 pax does the exercise while the other ran a lap as the timer for merkins, Australian rows, dips, squats, irkens, Australian rows, dips, and squats.

Mosey back to the front for a quick history of Sheepdog, the thoughts behind it, and some boxing work. I showed him the difference in power that comes from firing into the ground and riding the wave through your strikes. Then proceeded to do several rounds of jab-cross combos.

Mary:  Ab work in cadence: mountain climbers, hello dollies, world war 1’s, plank, Freddy mercuries, low slow flutters, plank jacks, plank taps, and 1 minute plank to finish it off.

Announcements:N/a
T-Claps (Recognition):Endo for his 4th post and 1st at Sheepdog
Prayer: Endo’s wife recovering from surgery, his work going live Monday with a big project that’s been in the works for years, the country, and those effected by the pandemic

Rolling Dice @ Sheepdog

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It was a cold and damp morning but 3 HIM didn’t let the fartsack win.  Way to get it done gents! We were definitely thankful for the shelter from the rain at Herbert Akins. Thanks for the opportunity to lead – always an honor!

FNGs: None

Warm Up:

Good Mornings x10 IC
Daisy Pickers x10 IC
Sir Fazio Arm Circles – x10 IC fwd/ x10 IC rev
Frankensteins x10 IC
Imperial Walkers x10 IC
Hillbillies x10 IC

The Workout:
Taking full advantage of the shelter from the rain, YHC employed a pair of dice with exercises on each side and located them about 20 yards apart on each end of the shelter. The task was to bear crawl from one end to the other, roll the dice, do the exercise and return to the other end via crab walk. R&R until time expired. We decided that once we did an exercise, it would not be repeated. That was especially good news when it came to the 15 star jump burpees which were every bit as miserable as they sound.
With about 10 minutes remaining, YHC handed the reins to Shredder who coached us through some close-quarter combo strikes.

Mary:

American Hammers x20 IC
Box cutters x20 IC
Low Slow Flutter x20 IC
LBC’s x20 IC
Have a Nice Day

Announcements:

See Slack/ FB

T-Claps (Recognition):

T-Claps to Shredder for doing EC in the rain! Solid!

Prayer:

Those dealing with/ recovering from injuries
Family & friends recovering from COVID

No Lack of Mumble Chatter at GP

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FNGs: none BUT Welcome Back Kotter:  Motor Boatin’!!!

Warm Up: SSH, Good mornings, Daisy Picker, Imperial Walker, Hillbillies, Sir Fazios, Overhead claps, Seal Claps

The Workout:

10 PAX shared in the best mumble chatter in SW Wake; Great to see @Abe (HC) @Bobby Boucher and @M4LIFE join the GP regulars of @Shredder @Gump @Forceps @K I T T Y L I T T R @Farva Lots of rocks with moseying trying to find some shelter. Boom box provided some 80s Rock. Lots of hard work in 33 deg F, wet, moist conditions with a bunch of laughs. YHC got a mouthful for sure. You had to have been there.  John Cusack from rock pile to road; lunges, overhead press, curls for girls; found our way to a shelter on moist ground – more exercises but quickly moved to a basketball court.  Rotated through multiple exercises including slap rocks, GP, toe taps, squats, rut-rows, wonder bras.  Mosey behind the school to the front and camped out under the awning for lots of rock exercises on our six.  Nipplers, chest presses, 6 inches, American hammers to name a few.

Mary:  Mosey back to the flag.  Stretching, good mornings….

Announcements:  See slack and FB; Ted Talks; Q-School; First aid kits – need help calling on local HS businesses (see Dauber)

T-Claps (Recognition):  all the PAX who showed up in this wonderful weather

Prayer:  UNSPOKEN, Political leaders, Those impacted by Pandemic; Injured PAX.  YHC took us out.  Honored to lead. – Dauber