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Are We Playing Ultimate Today!!!

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As we were waiting for the clock to strike 5:30 our little circle kept getting big as Pax continued to arrive. This prompted Gump to ask “Are we playing ultimate today?” because we ended up having 19 Pax come out to the gloom at Mutiny, with 4 doing EC, and with that we started with a lap around the track.

 

EC: LED, Fonzie, H1N1, Messi

PAX: Potts, Modify, LED, Fonzie, H1N1, Messi, Slimer, Noah’s Ark, Gump, FedEx, 16-Bit, Yosemite, Finkle, Snip, Norm, Dauber, R-22, Cha Ching, Venkman

FNGs: None

Warm Up: SSH x 25, Fozie Arm Circles F x 10 R x 10, Imperial Walkers x 10, Punch Up Merkins IC x 20

The Workout: Lined up across the parking lot to do  break dancers and bear crawls. Started at the first line with 1 break dancer and then bear crawl to the first line then crawl bear back to start, then do 2 break dancers and bear crawl to the second line then crawl bear back to start, etc….. Went up to 5.     We then moysed over to the rock pile to pick an exercise friendly rock. Had the Pax line up on the field for 7 exercise circuits, 10 circuits starting with 10 reps IC with each circuit decreasing by one rep and you couldn’t drop your rock until we all got through the circuit or we’d all be doing 5 burpees OYO. Needless to say one person, not saying any names, kept dropping his rock. The exercises were curls for the girls, shoulder press, tricep extension, rut rows, squats, upright rows, and chest press.

Mary: 6 in hold, low slow flutter, 45 degree hold, windshield wipers, 90 degree hold, heels to heaven, heel taps, Homer to Marge, chiseled cut, Pickle Pounders, HAND

Announcements: Noah’s Ark thanked all the Pax and friends that stepped up to help him and his M  trip to the Mayo Clinic which was moved up 3 weeks. 9/11 stair climb

T-Claps (Recognition): All the Pax that stepped up for Noah’s Ark

Prayer: That Noah’s Ark wife gets a true diagnosis and can get on the road to recovery, unspoken.       Snip took us out.

 

As as always thank you for letting me lead. It’s truly an honor!!!

Don’t Stop Believing

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25 PAX came out for the conclusion of You vs. You. 14 HIM started out with a run to get the juices going. UTI looked like he just got out the pool. YHC was feeling anxious to get this thing going. A quick “push yourself” speech and we were off.

EC:
Yogurt, Go-gurt, UTI, Emeril, Axe, 187, Mookie, Katniss, Messi, Fonzi, LED, H1N1, Lucky Charms, Banana Seat

Warm Up:
Jog down to amphitheater lawn
Smurf Jacks x30
Bat wings x20 IC each
Jump Squats x20
Absolutions x10 on 8 cadence count

The Workout:
Mosey over to the white fences for typewriters
Lower rung x10 then 3 slides
Middle rung x10 then 3 slides
Top rung x10 then 3 slides

Long mosey over to Grigsby side parking lot for 11’s
Pickle Pounders and Bobby Hurley’s all done together
– saw a lot of sporadic bursts of speed out of guys during this one and I liked it

Mosey over to concession stand
BTTW Shoulder taps x10 IC
Preacher’s chair with hallelujah’s x10 IC
Rinse and Repeat

Mosey over to parking lot near rock pile
Wheelbarrow merkin suicides (partner up)
– using the parking spaces for distance, wheelbarrow to the next line, 1 merkin, then reverse wheelbarrow back to start. Go to 2nd line for 2 merkins, reverse back. Continue until the 5th line for 5 merkins then reverse back. Modify with bear crawl instead of merkins. Not sure if anyone successfully did all these without rest.

YHC looked at his Garmin and knew that we would not have time for planned Mary which was “Thunderstruck”. I’m sure everyone was happy though.

Mary:
6 inch hold into hello dollys x15 IC
LSF x15 IC
Windshield Wipers x15 IC
Heels to Heaven x15 IC
American Hammers x20 IC

Announcements:
Aug. 24 @ Middle Creek Elementary voluntary work day, Christmas Party 2nd Saturday in Dec., 911 shirt order and event, Fry Daddy run charity event

T-Claps (Recognition):
Hats off to 187, Messi, H1N1, Emeril, Axe for completing the You vs. You challenge of 5 EC + 5 BS AO’s

Prayer:
Noah’s Ark and family, IR PAX, unspoken

Wow, what a week! If you really want a challenge, try doing something crazy like UvU challenge. Continue to develop fresh ideas to keep the PAX engaged. Don’t stop believing in yourself and know you can push harder in everything you do in life. Now, it’s time for a couple days of fartsacking. SYITG when I return.

BS Out!

Better Late than Never – UvU3

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UvU Day 3. Evidently my body was feeling it today. YHC had a difficult morning getting things going. Alarm was set for 0430. Slept right through it. 0523 on the phone and I had to do a double take. I shot out of bed shaking about what to do. Missed EC already. Barely got my contacts in and forgot to drain the main vain. Shot out the door and text Emeril asking him to do warm ups until I arrived. Pulled up to the first stop sign and an elderly person in a Cadillac pulled out first, ah great just my luck. However, this person had a lead foot I appreciated. Both of us hauling tail down Angier Rd. YHC arrived 0536 as warm ups were wrapping up. Took a second to release my liquid before running over to the plethora of HIM all ready to get started. I apologized to the group and did my 5 burpees OYO. Then we blasted off due to my adrenaline rush still on high.

EC:
Cupid, H1N1, Messi, Emeril, Axe, 187, LED, Fonzie, Breach, 8-Bit, Dumbo, Yogurt, Popinski, Wiggly, Banana Seat*(post EC)

Warm Up:
Emeril: Lap around courts
SSH
Sir Fozio Arm Circles
Hillbillies
Good Mornings
Merkins

The Workout:
Mosey down to baseball field for 11’s
Starting at home plate fence – Hand release merkins in the dirt
Run to center field – Morning Wood (Turkish Get Up) in dew soaked grass
It’s kind of like a Sugar Cookie but not as bad.

Mosey over to tennis courts
Line up on fence directly across from entrance gate for Crabs in a Bucket (but with bear crawls bc Q gave bad instructions)
PAX split in half and went in opposite directions until we reached back at the entrance gate

Next we did 1-legged burpees OYO x5 each leg

Partner up
Broken Wheelbarrow (one leg free) from fence to nets. Switch partners and come back.
Bull Frogs on IR (never been done, one legged) from fence to nets. Switch and return.

Mary:
Plank hold for most of Mary
Catalina Wine Mixers x10
J-Lo x10
Side ups x10 each side
Pickle pounders x20
Pretzels x10 each side
HAND

Announcements:
FB/Slack, Christmas Party 2nd Saturday in Dec., UvU Day 4 tomorrow at Disney (Q will set multiple alarms)

T-Claps (Recognition):
Popinski wearing BT, All those that were able to make it on time

Prayer:
Noah’s Ark M and family, Frumunda’s wife’s friend tragic death

I know it’s probably no big deal to the PAX but I was truly embarrassed about being late today. My body shut down from hearing my alarm which typically I don’t even have to use one. Great job to all you guys for the hard work today. Hopefully, no more malfunctions this week.

BS Out!

Ultimate at Mutiny – Blind as a Bat Edition

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EC: Cupid, LED

FNGs: None

Warm Up: Breach led warmups since YHC rolled back in at 0529 and still had to grab the disc and cones.  Thanks Breach!

The Workout: Ultimate Frisbee!

Mary: Nah, we played right up until 0615.

Announcements: Check Slack and Facebook. Banana Seat’s UvU workout. Q sheet reminder! If you’ve been here a week or a year, you’re as qualified as the rest of us! Come lead the fun. And reach out to those you haven’t seen in a while, you never know what they are going through.

T-Claps: Fram! That guy was killing it today. Great catch to end the game.

Prayer: Noah’s Ark’s wife, victims and families of recent mass shooting, PAX on IR.

Side Notes: An actual glow in the dark frisbee (read: with lights) has been purchased since most of us had a really hard time seeing my current disk. Look for Ultimate continuing even as it gets gloomier, first Monday of every month.

Dawgpound brings music to PT

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EC: Dawgpound, Emeril, Dumbo, Pablo, Orphan, Garfield, LED, Lucky, Full House, Cowboy, Borland, Banana Seat

FNGs: Pinto
Warm Up:

Side Straddle Hop
Good Morning
Bat Wing
  Fazio Forward
  Fazio Backward
  Seal Claps
  Overhead Claps
  Ralphe Pulses
Pickers
Imperial Walker
Hillbillies
The Workout:
The Man from the Killers — Jumping Jacks and Burpees
Stack Em Up Suicide Bear Crawl and Crawl Bear.  Bear Crawl to cone.  Crawl Bear to start line.  Up the hill by baseball field
Round 1:
  10 Merkins — Good Form
Round 2:
  Reverse Lunge to Forward Lunge 10 each leg  — /Only do this at cone/
  10 Merkins
Round 3:
  30 Plank Jack — /Only do this at cone/
  Reverse Lunge to Forward Lunge 10 each leg
  10 Merkins
Round 4:
  40 Shoulder taps (20 Each Shoulder — /Only do this at cone/
  30 Plank Jack
  Reverse Lunge to Forward Lunge 10 each leg
  10 Merkins
Round 5:
  10 Absolutions — /Only do this at cone/
  40 Shoulder taps (20 Each Shoulder
  30 Plank Jack
  Reverse Lunge to Forward Lunge 10 each leg
  10 Merkins
Saw Lightning — Plank jack with Catalina Wine Mixer on Saw Lightning
Mary:

LBC
Low Slow Flutter
Homer to Marge
Have a Nice Day

Announcements: Nada
T-Claps (Recognition): Full House with BT
Prayer:
Double D
Injured Pax

He Came Out Of The Darkness

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I arrive to the AO about 5 minutes before start time as I turn back to my car to get my gloves a figure comes out of the darkness on the playground side of The Nest, startled I quickly realized it was R-22 coming for a beat down after sometime away. 9 showed up for a beat down with 3 doing EC.

PAX: H1N1, Overachiever, Messi, FedEx, Dauber, R-22, Cupid, Yosemite, 16-Bit

 

EC:  H1N1, Overachiever, Messi

 

FNGs: None

Warm Up: Took a jog around the parking lot and then circled up for some Good Mornings, Imperial Walkers, Hillbillies, Fozie Arm Circles, Cherry Pickers and stretches. We then got on our 6 for some Febreezes, which are big boy sit-ups followed by air presses with your feet six inches off the ground.

The Workout: Moysed over to the wall where we partnered up, to Dauber and R-22 disappointment we did not do BTW. P1 did “Bobby Hurley’s” while P2 ran to the first island, did 1 burpee and ran back, then ran to the light pole and did 2 burpees, then ran back for the switch. We did this 2x.

 

Moysed to the top parking lot – side road for some partner Merkins x 10,  then as P1 ran down the side road while P2 did SSH, Plank Jacks, and Mountain Climbers x 10. Switch. After P2 returns, both pax ran down together and did partner jump squats. Both ran back up to rinse and repeat.

Mary: LBC, American Hammers, Low Slow Flutter, Protacter, Pickle Pounders, Heel Taps

Announcements: If you haven’t yet, take a moment to checkout Crablegs “ Journey of 30 Baseball parks” on social media. Very inspiring. Check Facebook and slack for other announcements

T-Claps (Recognition):

Prayer: Noah’s Ark wife, Crablegs, Unspoken

Simple but effective

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FNGs: Welcome 2 FNG’s. Venkman and Slimer. Father / 2.0 combo
Warm Up: 2 for EC. Half lap around soccer field. Good mornings, windmills, arm circles, hamstring stretches. Middle of warmups a Jeep rolls in.  Luckily they were FNGs so spared the group penalty burpees.

The Workout: To small hill.  Run up backwards and back down.  At bottom do crowd pleasers,1-7 reps.  Consists of merkin and groiners.

To wall.  BTW shoulder taps while partner does colt 45s. 3 sets of top to mid squat, mid to low squat, full squat. Rotating between sets with partner.

To rock pile.  Did sets of 20 IC – curls for the girls, ground pounders and rut rows.  Jack webbs1-3 ratio up to 7 sets.

Mosey to tennis courts.

Mary: captain thor 1-4 reps up to 7 sets. LSF, box cutters, heel taps, Freddie mercuries up to 20 IC.  Have a nice day!!
Announcements: paddle board pop up AO Saturday Banana Seat with details.   Site co-Q needed at mutiny.

Prayer: Dwayne’s wife, r22, all pax health, FedEx wife traveling

51’s at The Trot

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FNGs: None.

20 PAX enjoyed a wonderful break in the heat & humidity with a pleasant 68 degrees after a heavy downpour the day before in the Quay.  Q promised a lot of fun with Hills and rocks.

Warm Up: Q led the PAX around the tennis courts in a light jog all the way down to the snack shack.  The following exercises were executed in cadence:  25 SSH, 10 Daisy Pickers, 10 HB, 10 IW, 10 Monkey Humpers.  Mumble of 51 reps were heard by the Q.  Static stretching with arms (L/R) and behind the back.

The Workout:  Mosey to the small hill parallel to the ball field fence for 11’s of Squats and WWIIs.  PAX loved the moist grass while on their six.  Mosey to the snack for 26 BTTW and 26 People’s Chair followed by 25 more of each totaling 51 reps of each.  Mosey to the road and line up in 3 columns for an Indian run using 3 coupons (water stick, 2 kettle bells).  PAX executed Indian run up the road, past the parking lot and around the tennis courts and deposited the coupons near the shovel flag.  PAX paired up.  One PAX retrieved a medium sized rock and met their partner at the base of the hill.  Those PAX who did not get rocks, executed an assortment of plank holds.  Dauber, celebrating his birthday week, called for 51’s with the rocks:  51 reps of Curls for the girls, triceps curls, rut-ros, Squats, and bus-drivers.  When not holding a rock, partner PAX bear-crawled up the large hill and executed 5 dips on the guardrail.  PAX carefully backed down the hill and then took over rock reps from their partner.  Return rocks to rock pile.  PAX who did not return rocks, circled up in the tennis courts and began executing planks and merkins.

Mary:  YOGA movements, Superman, Merkins, Have a nice day

Announcements:  CSAUP Greenville; Paddle boarding in August ($15) – See Banana Seat; Yoga tonight in Holly Springs (near Dunkin), free first time, $7 after

T-Claps (Recognition): PAX coming out consistently in the gloom giving 100%

Prayer:  Double D took us out in prayer; prayers for our country (too much decisiveness); Injured PAX; family of an infant who died after a horrible pool accident leaving her in a coma; unemployed PAX looking for new opportunity.

2F Stick Boy.

 

Alwaysan honor leading you men in the gloom.  Thank you for making me better.  -Dauber

Audible at Mutiny

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FNGs:  none BUT welcome back Snip!

Warm Up:  Run around the pitch.  Circle up for Michael Phelps, 25 SSH, 10 daisy Pickers, fozzio Arm Circles (F/B), HB, IW, Static Arm stretches.

The Workout:  Q showed up on time with a game plan but was not feeling it; shared his concern with Gump.  Immediately called an audible from a boot camp workout with rocks to a game of Ultimate Frisbee!  Dropped Frisbees and Frisbees out of bounds resulted in 3 rep exercises (various).  Scores resulted in 10 count exercises.

Mary:  Each PAX called out a core exercise ranging from Pickle-pounders to American Hammers.

Announcements:  CSAUP (Greenville), Salamander game, BRR Training…See Slack/FB

T-Claps (Recognition):  Norm – two weeks of Army training completed.

Prayer: Horrible murder-suicide tragedy in Norm’s Unit; Injured PAX; Silent prayers; Family members with cancer.

EC:  The Natural

Always an honor leading such a fine group of HIM!

Wish It Was Just a Little Hotter…Not

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It was an honor to lead 23 PAX in my 4Y4Q Anniversary week.

FNGs: None
Warm Up: Simple stretches before taking a tour of Downtown Varina
The Workout:

  • Mosey to Ample Storage parking and did a Bear Crawl Ring of Fire with 10 Merkins in between
  • Jog to flags for Global Warming, Step-ups, Dips, Irkins
  • Jog across the street to furniture store wall for Dwight Howards, Wall Side Push Ups, Wall Forward Push Ups, Wall Tricep Pushups
  • Jog to Aviator Bottle Shop for BTTW Inch Worms, Wall Mountain Climbers, Wall Homer to Marge (with each leg up), Wall LBCs and People’s Chair
  • Jog across street and Duck and Weave Indian to the breezeway
  • Derkins, Crucible Merkins, Wall Lunge and Wall Plank

Mary: Around the Horn Mary by the PAX
Announcements: DeadBolts 5Yr Workout at Disney, Gumps 4Y/4Q Week, SUP Workout Aug 3 at Jordan Lake
Prayer: Noah’s Ark and wife, DoubleD with father passing away, health struggles, unspoken.

We had great 2nd F afterwards at Stick Boy.

Thank you for allowing me to be a part of your day and lives. F3 is truly a lifesaver. #DontDoLifeAlone.