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Men of Steel

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EC: Cupid, H1N1

FNGs: None

Warm Up: 20 SSH IC, 10 Fozzy Arm Circles F+R IC,15 Imperial Walkers IC, 15 Hillbillies IC

The Workout: Indian run to train tracks, 2 hand release merkins

Plan was to do 11s while carrying a steel railroad tie back and forth. Turns out railroad ties are way more unwieldy then I thought and that was not a reasonable option. Modified to some sort of rubber railroad tie they had.

Merkins on one side, WW2s on the other. After we got to 8 we cut it short and did 11 WW2s

Ran back to The Nest and found Dovetail! Still not quite in the right time zone from Vegas. We did 3 sets of irkins, derkins, and dips before Mary.

Mary: 15 HtM, 5 HtM left leg up, 5 HtM right leg up, 10 dead cockroaches. Each PAX then picked an exercise. 5 Captain Thors, Low slow flutter followed by 6 inch hold, 5 burpees (didn’t see that coming R22…), and X-men situps.

Announcements: Slack, Facebook.

Prayer: Crablegs, Shredder, all other PAX on IR

Timing Is Everything..

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This morning’s edition of Any Given Sunday was a bit different. YHC sent a pre-blast the night before indicating a Ruck was in play as well as running for those wanting to get some miles in. Have you ever had one of those mornings where things just fall into place even though you weren’t expecting them to go 100% right?

It was definitely one of those mornings. Started out with a 5am alarm. Gear at the side of the bed was picked up and carried to the bathroom.  Headed downstairs, but upon arrival to the kitchen, noticed that I was missing socks. Not to worry, there was a pile of clean whites in a laundry basket right at my feet. Problem solved. Exited the garage 20min until go time and got halfway out of Wescott past 187 and Dumbo’s house before realizing I forgot my shovel flag.. Turn around, grab flag and head to Womble.

8 PAX waiting on the curb, 6 with ruck sacks-2 without. Five minutes til 6am. Just enough time to plant the flag and exchange pleasantries before the warm up. With one minute to spare, our 9 count, including YHC, turned into a 10 count with Redenbacher rolling up on the scene for some running miles. Six o’clock hit and inquired with the PAX on who would be running and who would be rucking. Three for running and 7 for the ruck.

Advised PAX to drop their gear for the warm up that went a little like this.

Warm Up: Light mosey to the far end of the lot, lunge walks and Frankensteins back. Circled up for Imperial Walkers X10, Hillbillies X10, Fazio Arm Circles X10F\10B, Good Mornings X10, Mountain Climbers X20, Toe and Heel walks to the middle of the lot with a Squat hold as I explained this morning’s routes.

For The DawgPound, Cowboy, and Redenbacher, they would be running the standard Bass Lake route with a counterclockwise path around the lake and back. For those rucking, YHC would lead PAX up to Sugg with mixed exercises along the way before heading back for COT. The finish time was set for 7am, figuring with the 5mi and change run and 2.5 mi ruck\exercises, we should hit it just right and all regroup at the same time.

The Workout: 3 PAX went on their way to the Bass Lake running route, while remaining 7 grabbed their gear and made their way out of Womble. Along the baseball fields YHC called for PAX to stop at the railings on the running path and get an overhand grab of the bar from underneath to perform upright rows. Dauber, who’s pack was a bit full squeezed himself under the bar and gave me a look as if to say, “You d*@k”.  Upright rows X15 were performed in cadence and PAX continued to mosey onto Grigsby. Great mumble chatter along the way, particularly the topics of bacon, how ‘responsible’ Dauber was as a lad, prank phone calls, and how grain alcohol and gatorade is not such a good idea.

Arrived at the Sugg Farm gates and eventually into the event field at the far end. YHC noticed some picnic tables to the left of the field and called for some step ups X20 and Erkins X30. As the sun was just peeking through the tree line, YHC wanted a better view and ironically saw some more picnic tables perfectly placed in the middle of the field. Called for another set of Step Ups X20 and Diamond Erkins… “Are those really a thing?” To which I replied, “If they aren’t, they are now.” Diamond Erkins X30 with conviction were performed. PAX then circled up around the flag pole for a set of Prison Squats X20 and a set of Merkins X20. Rucked back to the first set of picnic tables for one more exercise…. Derkins X 30 on YHC’s down. The count dropped after 26, but I’m sure the remaining 4 were executed by all PAX physically or in spirit.

Mosey’d back to the road on our way back to Womble. As we passed the first set of porta potty’s, PAX witnessed irony at its best as a trotting Lipstick came toward us. This kid does not stop. On a bike yesterday for 30 miles, and now on his way fresh off a porta potty 100 yards in front of us. On his way by, he gave PAX the heads up that they may want to use these facilities next to us and not the one in front of us. Thanks, Lipstick..Way to be!

As we reached the baseball fields, YHC looked down at the Garmin and noticed 9min til 7 and 2.25 mi. Timing was perfect as we arrived to the parking lot right at 7am and 2.5 mi on the nose. Splits on Strava even later revealed an even 18:00 for miles 1 and 2. Turned around and found The DawgPound, Cowboy, and Redenbacher back from their run at the exact same time.

Timing is everything..

Mary: Stretches OYO

Prayer: Moment of silence for War Child. Prayers for those struggling with addiction. Additional prayers for marriages and those facing marital challenges. Prayers for healing those who are impacted by health issues. YHC took us out.

Double Digits at GP

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11 HIMs (several GP virgins) showed up to for the beat down this morning 

WarmUp:

20 Fozie Arm Circles, 10 Good Mornings, 25 SSH, 15 Daisy Pickers, 10 Windmills, 10 Emperial Walkers, 10 Hillbillies

The Workout

Mosey to the wall:

2 sets of at least a 55 ct Wall sits and BTW (can’t say what the could was for sure since there were some PAX who decided to mumble chatter instead of counting – typical)

Mosey to the Rock Pile – rotate around rocks between sets.

  • 4 sets of 20’s – Curls for the girls
  • 4 sets of 20’s  – Overhead Overhead Tri-press
  • 4 sets of 10’s – Ground Pounders

Special thanks to Pikachu for the herculean rock

Mosey to the Playground with rocks for Aik’n Station Time:

  • Aik’n Arms: 15’s  Merkins, Derkins, Shoulder Tap Planks & Dips
  • Aik’n Abs: 20 LBCs, 20 Pickles, 10 WWIIs, 15 H2M alternate legs
  • Aik’n Legs: 20 Squats, 20 Step ups, 10 Star Jumps, 15 Mnt Climbers
  • Aik’n Abs: 15 American Hammers, 20 ct 6 inches, 10 Rockies, 30 ct Chilcutt Planks
  • Aik’n Arms: 10 shoulder tap merkins, 20 Dips, 15 Plank Jacks, 15 Hand Release Merkins.
  • Aik’n Legs: 20 Step Ups. 15 Lunges, 15 High Knees, 15 Split Jack

Announcements:  July 4th 1776 Convergence,  Mookie is wearing Breath Taker for A Cure in Sight this week (3 mile AGS Ruck option tomorrow),  other important things I can’t remember.

Prayer Requests:  Dauber’s family for healing, Continued prayers for marriages and families. Brothers dealing with injuries. Praise Dauber’s interview with Amgen went very well.

YHC took us out.

T-Claps (Recognition): T- Claps for Warbucks putting some serious miles in downrange and Mookie for his generous donation to A Cure in Sight

Diamond, Rocks, and Hills

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FNGs:  Welcome Yosemite (Ethan Powell)

Warm Up:  Jog passed the snack shack (keeping PAX of 11 on their toes) all the way down to the end of the road.  Circled up and executed SSH, HB, IW, CP.  Static stretches included R over L, L over R, behind back.

The Workout:  Q saw the baseball diamond and wanted to call an early audible.  Found an entrance and began at home plate rounding the bases with the following exercises:

Home to 1B:  gate openings, knees to chest.  Arrive at 1B, 5 Merkins OYO

1B to 2B:  butt kickers, franksteins.  Arrive at 2B, 5 Merkins OYO

2B to 3B:  lunges.  Arrive to 3B, 5 Merkins OYO

3B to Home:  prisoner get ups; 5 Merkins OYO

people’s Chair on the chain linked fence.  Mosey to snack shack area for irkins,  dirkins and dips on the short wall.  Mosey to snack shack for Australian MC, PC, BTTW. Rinse and repeat for 10 cadence count.  q sweating in this 100% humidity.  Mosey to road, karaokes L & R up the hill.  Lined up in parking lot, butt toward hill.  Q demonstrated a defensive basketball posture (Bobby Hurley esqu).  Q called L, Pax moved L at a 45 deg angle staying low.  Q called R.  Q called Low – PAX slapped the ground (some did Merkins).  Kept moving L to R with some merkins added until we reached the hill.  Line up at the bottom of the hill.  Bear crawl up to the guardrail.  Execute irkins, dips and dirkins.   Hop over guardrail, jog back to the starting point at the bottom of the hill.  Rinse and repeat.  Once exercises were completed on the guardrail, PAX bear crawled backwards to the bottom of the hill.  Mosey to rock pile for a medium rock trying to avoid the yellow jackets.   Numerous rock exercises were executed in 10 cadence counts.  Exercises included curls for the girls, triceps extensions, rut-rows, soccer toe taps, jump over side to side, front to back.  PAX on their six for chest presses, skull crushers, H2M, with rock at arm’s length above head and above chest, PAX held 6 inches off ground with legs extended straight (FUN).  Return rocks to rock pile.  Mosey to tennis courts.

Mary:  Yoga stretches

Announcements:  See Slack & Facebook; ultimate at Tiger Blood; Modify stepped up to Q KG so Cupid could play frisbee.

T-Claps (Recognition):  Recognize H1N1 and Cupid for new AO at Falcon Park – “the Nest”

Prayer:  Fonzie let us out. (thank you brother) Dauber discussed the power of small group.  Find one.  Be vulnerable.  Discussed the power of letting things go with water bottle analogy.  Lots of PAX injured, accidents, parents burying their kid(s),  marriages, unspoken, Warchild.

The Nest Inaugural

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EC: Cupid, H1N1, Pikachu

FNGs: None

Warm Up: Mosey around the parking lot. 20 SSH IC, 15 Imperial Walkers IC, 15 Hillbillies IC, 10 Moroccan Nightclubs IC, Michael Phelps.

The Workout:

Modified Apple Turnovers: Bear crawl 2 parking spaces, merkin, flip over, WW2, crab walk back 2 parking spaces, WW2, flip over, merkin. Repeat 4 times OYO, then picked up the 6.

Moseyed to the wall for Ascending and Descending Testicles. YHC called out various degrees until his arms were jello. At 90 degrees, some of us discovered that we can get our feet over the top of the wall…file that away for another workout.

We then moseyed back to the parking lot for 4 Corners, Abs and Legs edition. PAX partnered up, each partner did 50 of an exercise while a second exercise was held.

At Corner 1, 50 squats, hold squat.

Mosey to Corner 2, 50 low slow flutter, hold legs 6 inches above ground.

Bear crawl to Corner 3, 50 star jumps, hold squat.

Mosey to Corner 4, 50 WW2s, hold legs 6 inches above ground. Crab walk back to Corner 1.

We then moseyed back to the wall for Ascending and Descending Testicles, round 2.

Finally, moseyed to the shelter.

20 irkins, 10 derkins, 10 dips. 10 Step Ups each side.

10 irkins, 10 derkins, 10 dips. 5 Step Ups each side.

10 irkins. 5 Step ups each side. 10 derkins. 5 Step ups each side. 10 dips. 5 Step ups each side.

Mary:

The Elements song, every time elements was said we did a burpee. 31…ish.

10 Heel Taps IC

10 Dead Cockroaches IC

10 Pickle Pounders IC

Announcements: Check Facebook, Slack. Sign ups to bring a meal for Noah’s Ark

T-Claps (Recognition): Good work all HIM who showed up today. It was a humid one, my sweat was sweating.

Prayer: Warchild’s family, Noah’s Ark’s wife

When did Dauber get here?

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FNGs: Splenda and Seagull

Warm Up

A fun jog around Club Worx back to the tennis courts for warm up consisting of: 36 SSH for 36 months of F3 for me, good mornings, daisy pickers, imperial walkers and hill billy’s.

 

The Workout

  • Line up on the tennis courts for: wheel barrels, bear crawls, crawl bears, crab walk and reverse crab walks
  • Run to rock pile, grab rocks and then line up on soccer field for fun with rocks consisting of curls for the girls, ruh rohs, triceps extensions and LipSync’s 8 step full body lift that is actually only 6 steps. Between each arm exercise run to other end of field and back which included one 10 set of merkins for one of the runs because we were 20 minutes into the workout and haven’t done any merkins.
  • John Cusack to parking lot for down and back Bearly Curling.
  • Return rocks and separate into 2 groups of 8 so each brother can do 10 abyss merkins between 2 picnic tables while the other 7 did various experiences consisting of LBCs, WWII and monkey humpers
  • Run to little pavilion for 10 dips and then run to tennis courts for Mary consisting of Freddy Mercurys, low slow flutter, American hammers and 1 minute of have a nice day.

 

Mary

  • Freddy Murcury’s
  • Low, slow flutter
  • American Hammers
  • Have a nice day

Announcements

Refer to Slack

 

Prayer Request

Warchild and his family, Gilligan from F3 Carterico who is having complications from heart valve replacement, Dauber’s big interview on Wednesday and any other that I accidently have forgotten.

A very late backblast for Ultimate at Mutiny

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FNGs: None
Warm Up: None
The Workout: About an hour of ultimate frisbee (except for YHC, who showed up 30 minutes late to his own Q…)
Mary: None
Announcements: Check Slack, Facebook
T-Claps (Recognition): Pikachu for having an extra disc and Banana Seat for having cones, due to see above.

Lucky 7s – H1N1 1-Yr Anniversary

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19 Pax, including 1 FNG showed up to celebrate with H1N1 his 1 year anniversary with F3.  Resurrected the workout from his first post – Lucky 7s.

Five Pax posted for EC – Messi, Cupid, 16-bit, Overachiever, and H1N1

FNGs: Welcome Fram!
Warm Up: Mosey to the adjacent parking lot for the following exercises – 10 Himalayan Squats, SSH x 15 IC, Imperial Walkers and Hill Billies x 10 IC, Daisy pickers x 10 IC
The Workout: Mosey to Church St but first stopping by First National Bank to salute the flag and recite the Pledge of Allegiance.

Now time for Lucky 7s

-Run to the top of the hill, 7 merkins

-Run to bottom of the hill, 7 WWIIs

-Rinse and repeat for a total of 7 rounds

Mosey back to the bank and performed pickle pounders x 10 IC before returning to the tennis courts.  Hold BTTW while waiting for the six.

Mary: Low Slow Flutter x 20 IC
Announcements: Run for the Quay (wear back shirt) and Triathlon on Saturday. 2.0 workout delayed 1 week.  New AO to start on Tuesdays in Fuquay at Falcon Park by H1N1 and Cupid in late June (more details to follow)
T-Claps (Recognition):
Prayer: 16-bits cousin passed away, Double D’s dad, Midget, Cupid has a statistics test, H1N1 traveling for work, H1N1/Messi traveling for vacation next 2 weeks

Memorial Day Murph

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What more needs to be said…. +35 men turned up for a Memorial Day Murph to honor and remember all thoose who have fallen whilst in the Armed Services…..

Prays encompassed some respectful silence….

Thank You Men, it was my true honor to lead such a special AO.

(Some left before namarama, video attached, apologies if I got some names wrong (early and all that for me))

This is Sparta

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FNGs: None
Warm Up:

Run, SSH, Proposals, Proposals with a jump, Sir Fazzio arm circles, spiderman twist

The Workout:

The 300: Pax pair off (one group of 3), and the goal is to get to 200 Hindu pushups and 400 squats as a team (so 300 total per person). Pax A starts off with Hindu pushups while Pax B runs 100 yards, then they trade off. When Pax A returns from his run, he goes into squats while Pax B runs.

So:

  • A: pushups – B runs
  • B: pushups – A runs
  • A: squats – B runs
  • B: squats – A runs
  • rinse and repeat until the target count is achieved

Combatives

MACH techniques (mechanical advantage control holds)

Mary:

Side bridges, X-Man crunch

Announcements:

Bottle swap @ Lipstick’s; Run the Quay and Sprint Tri next weekend.

T-Claps (Recognition):

Norm’s 21st wedding anniversary

Prayer:

  • 16-Bit’s wife and son driving to Pennsylvania this weekend
  • Cupid’s hectic work
  • Dovetail’s friend Nathan (marriage struggles)