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“Wow, these really are gold!”

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It was a search for treasure.

Gold, specifically.

Sorry for the late BB post here, YHC had a whirlwind of a time since the AO, and only now getting back in front of the computer after a trip to Beech Mountain and a day of downhill mountain biking.

Warm Up:

Shredder, Mr. Terrific, and Fumunga for EC.

Side straddle hops, Moroccan night clubs, Frankensteins, and trunk twists, then mosey to the first stop.

The Workout:

Workout consisted of five stations (we only completed 4 before time), each station holding hidden treasure in the form of a small stack of gold playing cards. One man was chosen (or volunteered) to hunt, while everyone else held a squat. Once the treasure was found, the 5-6 cards dictated the exercises thusly:

♦ – 3 reps, ♠ – 6 reps, ♣ – 9 reps, ♥ – 12 reps

  • Ace: One-arm merkins
  • 2: Thighmaster – hold lunge position, pulse up and down in cadence. Suit count for each leg
  • 3: Travoltas – side plank, other arm points up, then shoots through arm
  • 4: Freddy Mercury
  • 5: Failure to Launch – squat hold for 10-count, then explode upward, land in a squat
  • 6: Shrimp-on-the-Bar-B – plank position, crunch arm and opposite leg
  • 7: Sterkin – step up each leg, then erkin. That’s 1 rep
  • 9: Not Quite Lay-Z-Boys – on your six, arms and legs up, extend and lean back as much as possible until you roll back or touch the ground. That’s 1 rep.
  • 10: Twinkle Toes – squat hold with calf raises, in cadence
  • Jack: J-Los – Elbow plank hold, hips rotate side to side to kiss the ground
  • King: King of Hearts – karaoke suicides

Combatives:

Sitting kick defense – front kick (remember to thrust hips forward!), twist kick (hips shift out L, R leg kicks to the outside, then switch legs), side fall turn kicks

Announcements:

Mulch signups

Prayer:

Mr. Terrific’s wife’s roommate tested positive for COVID; general continued health for the PAX

Sandbaggers

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You had to HC to Tiger Blood to get the workout ahead of time and program your watch. This created some anxiety for some once they saw the workout and the pace they were required to run for the given distance. Some just avoided it all together and showed up this morning controlling what they could control, yet still with some doubt. The best part of speed work is we stay together, get the 6, but the workout is geared to your individual goals. We some new HC’s for a fall marathon, the numbers of TB are growing.

EC: Fumunga, Mr. Terrific, Skidmark

FNGs: None
Warm Up: Leg swings side to side and front to back, Tiger claws
The Workout:
Warmup
1200m (3 laps) at Long Interval Pace
400m (1 lap) Recovery
1200m
400m
1200m
400m
Cool Down

Long Interval Pace is slightly faster than 5k pace. We use a chart of paces to determine what your pace should be. Some pax were doubtful when told they should run that fast. Long Interval Pace is not all out. It should be slightly uncomfortable, but too hard to achieve.
Mary: Stretching
Announcements: Mulch, Q-swap between HS and FV coming soon, Ruck event in October, RDC marathon in November (Cupid HC’s today)
T-Claps (Recognition): Dawg and Emeril sandbaggin’
Prayer: Covid around Pax family and Friends, Rams’ family, a guy from Norm’s unit, Fumunga’s friends

A Woman’s Dream

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YHC celebrated his 3 year anniversary with a modified version of the 1776 workout. My first workout was a convergence in Carpex for the 1776 and I split the workout with a friend. I’ve made it a point to Q this workout the past few years with some slight mods. This year proved no different and maybe the hardest yet.

Group started with an Indian run for about the first 5 miles. Lots of looks from people out walking. Best comment goes to a group a women running. we shirtless pax doing hillbillies is apparently a woman’s dream. Wait til they see our pickle pounders.

FNGs: none
Warm Up: Pledge of Allegiance
The Workout: 7.4 mile run with the following exercises done to 100 reps. We would run and stop and do 2 exercises to 50 and then run again.

Imperial Walkers, Plank Jacks, Rock curls, squats, LBCs, overhead claps, side straddle hops, lunges, star jumps, American hammers,, mountain climbers, hillbillies, merkins, stepups, rock row, WWII, Moroccan nightclubs

Mary: 76 Burpees
Announcements: bass lake mulch sign up
T-Claps (Recognition): all that completed
Prayer: fumunga’s friend, our country

Welcome to Casino Royale

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It’s not often that you get a chance to Q the official launch workout for a new AO, so I jumped at the chance. There was some chatter about EC the afternoon before the workout, so YHC went out and scouted a nice hilly 2 mile route with a shot at a couple Strava segments aka hills. Rolled into the parking lot at 0500 to 2 PAX eager to get after it, waited until 0505 then headed out.
EC: Fumunga, ShamWow, Boy George. T-claps to Fumunga charging the hills to try to take the crowns away from the notorious Evan Darm, some dude who has stolen many of them from me in Fuquay. Got one, maybe the other next time. The full 2 mile route is also a segment, hoping this is enough to lure some PAX from the Sprangs to go after that crown.
FNGs: none
Warm Up: Knowing we needed to get 3 miles today, we started off on the mosey. This AO has a great 800ish meter loop (1/2 mile) with easy landmarks every 200 meters. We spent the warm-up lap stopping every 100 meters for exercises, and I also noted where our 4 corners would be for the workout. Exercises were Daisy pickers, windmills, seal claps, Frankensteins, overhead claps, Sir Fazio arm circle forward/reverse, and good mornings. All had 5 reps in cadence (6 for GM).
The Workout: After returning to the starting corner, we reviewed our stopping points. Each lap would have the same exercise at each corner, with increasing reps. Once the faster PAX finished running back to the start, they loop back to pick up the 6, and then we finish each 1/2 mile loop with a bonus exercise.
Corner 1 – Dips IC
Corner 2 – Carolina Dry Docks
Corner 3 – Diamond Merkins
Corner 4 – Arm Haulers – laying on your belly with your knees and head up off the ground, starting in the Superman position, bring your arms back to slap your glutes, then back to Superman is 1 rep.

Lap 1 – 5 reps at each station, bonus exercise is…. crap I forgot the bonus exercise! Probably because I was up all night stressing about not forgetting the workout, and I was so tired I forgot the workout.

Lap 2 – 10 reps each station. Bonus exercise is 5 burpees – had plans to make this a double merkin with a plank jack burpee (so down, merkin, plank jack, merkin, back up), but was feeling nice this morning.

Lap 3 – 15 reps each station. Some mumble chatter about how we were going to die if we ended up getting up to 25 reps. They didn’t know YHC had something nice and easy in store for them. Bonus exercise – 5 absolutions.

Lap 4 – 10 reps each station, because I’m a nice Q and we were running short on time (not really). Bonus exercise – 6 Blue Devils (3 each side) – a Bobby Hurley (squat jump with a basketball jump shot form), into a Turkish Getup (flopping like the Dukies are known for).

Lap 5 – Chase the Rabbit. We ditched the exercises this time in favor of some fast strides. A bit of confusion on stopping points, but the intention was to run hard for 100 meters then recover for 100 meters. YHC counted down 3…2…1…Go! for each PAX, and you were supposed to try to chase down the PAX in front. We did 4 of these and at that point we were pretty smoked.
Mary: The PAX all pushed hard to finish our miles so quickly that we still had 6 minutes left, just as I had hoped. I have a yoga stretching routine I like to do after runs that usually takes about 15 minutes, but I condensed it down and we quickly moved through about 8 different positions on each leg, stretching out our quads, hamstrings, hips, back, and glutes. Pretty sure everyone felt like a million bucks after that. Ended with Have a nice day, and one last leg stretch while doing our count-off/name-o-rama.
Announcements:

  • Casino Royale is open! We discussed our monthly schedule and think we have it – 1st Friday – HIIT/3 miles like we did today, 2nd Friday – Dealer’s Choice (card deck, dice game, etc.), 3rd Friday – Running / speed work, 4th Friday – Kettle/dumbbells and TRX bands. Get on the Q sheet!
  • 1776 workout being led by Skidmark. 0600 at Womble on Saturday July 4th. 7.4 miles of running, 1776 reps of exercises.
  • Continuing mulch work at Bass Lake. Almost 1/2 mile done. No mulching July 4th.

T-Claps (Recognition): EVERYONE for pushing hard today! There were some pretty large sweat puddles after COT
Prayer:

  • Praise! Natty Ice and M’s pregnancy is going great. Baby Hannah is at 26 weeks. Prayers for continued healthy pregnancy and delivery.
  • Fumunga’s co-worker dealing with breast cancer and upcoming surgery
  • LipSync’s M’s friend’s husband (can’t remember his name) – an F3 guy that also runs a lot was out for a run and had some chest pains. Found out he had a blockage in his widowmaker but was able to get fixed up and make a full recovery. Good reminder to PAX to listen to our bodies and not overdo it, and get checked out if something doesn’t feel right.

YHC took us out. Always so much fun to Q, and I appreciate all the H.I.M. that came out to help get this AO off on the right foot.

Thunder at Ultimate – 01Jul20

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FNGs: None tonight
Warm Up:

SSH x10 IC, Daisy Pickers x10 IC
The Workout:

Ultimate frisbee. First 15 minutes each disc drop was 3x Merkins, next 15 minutes it was 3x squats, last 15 minutes it was exercise free.
Mary:

Walk back to the shovel flag.
Announcements:

4th of July workout at Womble. 7.4 mile run with 1776 reps of exercises. U-Turn and Groundpounder still open.

Forceps 3 year anniversary Q at Groundpounder on the 4th.

No mulching at Bass Lake this weekend.

3rd F meeting at 0530 at the Holly Springs/Crazy Ivan parking deck.

T-Claps (Recognition):

Hardy for the final touchdown!
Prayer:

Our country as a whole. Pax have a few extended family members that are dealing with loss.

Garmin Challenge

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5 pax answered the alarm and pushed to tiger blood to increase speed and VO2 max. This mornings workout used the garmin race pace predictor for pace intervals. One near merlot and when i say near there may or may not have been dry heaving. Makes you want to come out next week huh. 2nd F followed in Skidmark’s driveway

3 for EC: fumunga, Mr. Terrific, Skidmark

FNGs: none
Warm Up: leg swings side to side and front to back, .5 mile mosey
The Workout: Ladder work

400 at short interval pace, 400 recover

800 at garmin 5k pace, 400 recover

1600 at garmin 10k pace, 800 recover

800 at garmin 5k, 400 recover

400 at short interval pace, cool down
Mary: sweating
Announcements: 4th of July workout, no mulch this week
T-Claps (Recognition): this was hard today, good job
Prayer: coworkers health, addictions, lots of prayers for family and friends

RUNNING THE CIRCUIT

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FNGs: None
Warm Up: Arms and legs stretches, Daisy pickers, SSH, Imperial walkers, Hillbillies, FAC
The Workout: A circuit of 10 exercises were set up starting from the restrooms down to the shelter near the playground. 20 LBCs, 15 Wonder bras, run to next exercise of 10 Burpees, lunge to weights for 15 curls and 15 overhead presses, run to circle drive for some bear bowling 1/4 way around the circle, running to the picnic tables for 20 sitting back pulls with bands while partner held plank, 20 squats followed by some coyote ugly. Run back up to the restrooms to rinse and repeat until time ran out.

Mary: Joined by LED & Fonzie from Red October.  Freddy Murcurys, Homer to Marge, pickle pounders, 6 inch hold then spread em, back to 6 inch hold and then 45 degrees, spread em and back to 6 inch hold. Diamond merkins, and WWIs.
Announcements: New AO, (sorry Gump I forgot the name), mulch signup for Bass Lake
T-Claps (Recognition):
Prayer: Fumungas family with a sudden unexpected death. Struggling relationships.

Thunderstruck right at the legs

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PAX: Fumunga, Pikachu, Boy George, Kubota, , Lipsync

FNGs: None
Warm Up: Dynamic Stretching of the Legs
The Workout:

Balance Lunges (25 per leg); Calf Squats (25); X Merkins (15); Single Leg Deadlift (25 per leg); Wall Squat (90 Seconds); Merkins (25, hold 5 count on every 5); Step Back Lunge (15 per leg); Diamond Merkins ( 25, hold 5 count every 5); One Leg Wall Squat (60 Seconds, Switch every 10 seconds); 1 Leg Deadlifts (25 per leg); Wide Merkins (25, hold 5 count on every 5); 3-Way Lunge (15 per leg); Moving Lunges (20 total); Close Merkins (25, hold 5 count on every 5); Two Leg Deadlifts (50 total); Iso Lunges (25 per leg); Clap Merkins (10 total); Bear Crawl (40 yards); Calf Raises (75 total with a rock); Diamond Merkins (15, hold 5 count on every 5); Bobby Hurleys (30); Burpees (30)

Mary: LBCs; Boat Canoes; Homer to Mars
Announcements: Mulch at Bass Lake every Saturday till August
T-Claps (Recognition):
Prayer: F3 Brothers that have lost love ones; Skidmark and his 2.0

Helping Fumunga Lose The Vacation 15 lbs

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PAX: Fumunga, Gamecock, Banana Seat, Yosemite, Finkle, Norm, Buttermilk

7 PAX met in the Nest with ~98% Humidity with no mosey in sight.

Warm Up: 2 Laps around the Parking Lot with dynamic stretching.

The Workout: 25 Seconds on; 5 Second Rests

Round 1: Bobby Hurley’s, Deconstructed Lower Burpees, Side Shuffles, Goofballs, High Jump Knee Tucks; Repeat 4 times

Round 2: 180 Squat Jumps, Mountain Climbers, Switch Lunges, Crap Kicks, Full Burpees; Repeat 4 times

Round 3: Straight through Round 1 and Round 2

Mary: 25 seconds on, 5 second rest
Rising Flutter Kicks, Rockers, Toe Touches, Heel Taps, WWI, Slow Scissors, Freddy Mercury’s, WWI

Announcements: Mulch, 10 Year F3, Emphasized Pikachu’s Announcements on Slack

Prayer: Those that have recently lost love ones, Gamecock’s 2.0 due in November, Fumanga and his M.

Shelter

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Solid pax of 13 for a wet, wild & moist Thunder…..

FNGs: welcome Chris Yerxa – CAPRI
Warm Up: Mosey to amphitheater, Crosby warmed up the team with some SSH & Arm Circles
The Workout: We got our dancing shoes on:

Thunder Struck – SSH during verse, Merkin on Thunder, Double Merkin Burpee on Thunder Struck

Rebel Yell – Alt Leg Homer to Marge on verse, Diamond Merkins Chorus (more more more), LBC during bridge

Imagine Dragons Thunder – DIPS, Hold Down during verse, Up on ALL the Thunders

Roxanne – Superman hold on verse, 1/2 burpee on ‘Red Light”, Merkin “Roxanne”

Music Break: PAX Cadence Count Balls to the Wall / Wall Sit PAX cadence count x 2 / PAX Cadence Count Balls to the Wall

Sally – Squat Hold and jump up over head clap on the UP

Eminem/Rihanna Love the Way You Lie – Hold BOAT with claps during Rihanna, left/righ side LBC during Eminem

Mosey to Tennis Courts (not the shelter)

Mary: Box cutters whilst wating for all the PAX to mosey from amphitheater.

In 30 x cadence “crab” heel taps, 30 x cadence American Hammers, 30 x Diamond Merkins

Announcements: John Deere, Crosby + Beth running beer mile back to PYRC

T-Claps (Recognition): good job Capri

Prayer: Various thoughts and prays for recent bereavements and unspoken for Fumunga spouse.