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Ground Pounder 7/2/2022 (1 week delay)

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Warm Up:

Good mornings x10, Willie Mays Hayes x10, Daisy pickers x10, Sir Fazio arm circles x10 forward, x10 backward, Side Stradle Hops x 25

The Workout:

Mosey to the big rock pile. Pick a medium-big rock of your choice.
Curls for the girls, Wonder bras, Rut Rows, Overhead Tricep press, Ground Pounders, Rock Squats
On your six:
Chest presses x10, Box cutters, Low slow flutters
Repeat Rock sets and sets on your six
On to a game of Cornhole.
Teams Purple or Gold: Burpees given to the other team. Each point results in 1 burpee. We lost track of the total score, but each team performed at least 20 burpees in the process. PAX not tossing bags performed a squat hold until the next round.

Mary:

Freddie Mercury’s x10, Leg Raises: 6 inches, 45 degrees, 90 degrees, 45, 6, done

Announcements:

1776 workout set for July 4th. 7 AM.

T-Claps (Recognition):

Welcome back @ Stubs! We missed you. Congratulations to @Cobbler for getting a scholarship for the next year of school!

Prayer:

Prayers and thanks for @Stubs!  Stay strong.  Prayers for @Cobbler who is on a missionary trip and unfortunately got sick as soon as he got there.

Ground Pounder with the co-founder

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7 HIMs posted to GP for boulders and discs.  Great to see Stubs back.  Mumblechatter was amazing as expected.  

Warm Up: 10x3cts of: Good Mornings,  Windmills, Sir Fazio Arm Circles (both directions), Daisy Pickers, Seal Claps, Imperial Walkers and Hillbillies.

Mosey to rock pile.

The Workout

Circle of Rock (of course): Mosey to the Rock Pile pick a LARGE rock. Alternate rocks between exercises.

3 sets of 10x3ct: Curls for the Girls, Overhead Press, Overhead Tricep Press, Rut Rows, Bus Drivers and Ground Pounders,

2 sets of 10x3ct:Rock Press and Skull Crushers

1 Set of 10x3ct:  6 inches, Box Cutters, 30ct 6 Inches, Rock Spanks (w/ & w/o consent), Single Arm Merkins, Rockies, 30 ct Chilcutt Planks, Homer to Marge (GP style ie. with rocks)

2 sets of 70 ct Balls to the Walls and Preachers Chair (regular and Moroccan night club style)

2 holes of disc golf w/ exercises between tosses.

Each PAX took turns driving discs toward basket. PAX Squat Hold while we waited, 20 SSH after a quick mosey to our disc

COT: light stretching and Willy Mays Haze

Prayer Requests:   Sub’s appreciation for F3 helping his family in time of need and praise for his recovery and return, Prayers for Stub’s loved ones moving states, Prayers for Ponzi’s family as their daughter starts school soon for the first time.

Announcements: F3 Picnic and Bottle Shared coming up in July

Are you in some kind of fitness challenge? No just playing with balls.

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FNGs:

None today – the one I had let me down.
Warm Up:

SSH x10 IC

Sir Fazio forward and backward x10 IC

Imperial walkers x10 IC
The Workout:

Mosey to the rock pile. Grab a rock “your M would be impressed by” and circle up.

We rotated around the rock pile and did curls, tri-ceps, overhead press, ground pounders, upright rows, and bus drivers.

Carry the rock over to the wall for 3 repeats each of 20 IC balls to the wall 20 IC preacher’s chair.

Cusack the rocks across the park to the basketball hoops for our main event.

Pax made two lines holding plank. Pax at front of each line shot with the first shot coming from the 3-point line and subsequent being a free for all. First to make the basket did 5x of that round’s exercise (merkins, squats, turkish getups) while the loser did 10x.

We wrapped up with each pax taking a halfcourt shot. Pax were advised that misses added 1 and makes took off 5. After 12 misses we did our 12x penalty burpees.
Mary:

Mosey back cusacking to the rock pile and then back to start. We had time for 20x LBCs and low slow flutters followed by some yoga for the many pax that had run to U-Turn and then back to Ground Pounder.
Announcements:

June challenge continues! Great to see so many pax out there getting after it.

July 4th serving with the town of Holly Springs at Sugg Farm.
T-Claps (Recognition):

All the pax doubling up this Saturday morning.
Prayer:

There were many. YHC took us out.

Ground Pounder 5/28/22

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Warm Up: Good mornings x10, Merkins! X15, Willie Mays Hayes x10, Daisy pickers x10, Sir Fazio arm circles x10 forward, x10 backward, Merkins! x15
The Workout: Mosey to the big rock pile. Pick a medium-big rock of your choice.
Curls for the girls, Wonder bras, Rut Rows, Overhead Tricep press, Ground Pounders, Rock Squats, Repeat all sets.
On your six: WW1’s, Box cutters, Low slow flutters
Repeat Rock sets and sets on your six adding Chest presses
Small Circle Rocks (5-10 lb). Pick 2 nearly identical small rocks you can hold in one hand. Individual curls 20 x 3 counts, Individual tricep presses 20 x 3 counts. Repeat.
Mary: Freddie Mercury’s x10, LBC’s x10, Leg Raises: 6 inches, 45 degrees, 90 degrees, 45, 6, done
Announcements: Memorial Day Murph.
T-Claps (Recognition):
Prayer: Prayers that David’s interviews go well. Gump’s family traveling to Florida. Davis’ recouperation.

Ground Pounder 5/21/22

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Warm Up: Good mornings x10, Merkins!  X15, Willie Mays Hayes x10, Daisy pickers x10, Side straddle hops x20, Sir Fazio arm circles x10 forward, x10 backward, Merkins!  x15

The Workout: Mosey to the big rock pile. Pick a medium-big rock of your choice.
Curls for the girls, Wonder bras, Rut Rows, Overhead Tricep press, Ground Pounders, Rock Squats, Repeat all sets.
On your six: WW1’s, Box cutters, Low slow flutters
Repeat Rock sets and on your six sets.
Mosey to Small Circle of Rock. Pick 2 nearly identical small rocks you can hold in one hand
Overhead punches with rocks 20 on my count. Lateral arm raises 20 on my count. Repeat.
Mary: LBC’s x10, Leg Raises: 6 inches, 45 degrees, 90 degrees, 45, 6 inches, Plank hold count to 60 to finish off the workout.
Announcements: Memorial Day Murph.
T-Claps (Recognition):
Prayer: Pumpkin Spice took us out with prayer.

Did you know that whales eat moose?

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Tea Time Murph 5/9/2022

Music Theme: Country that rocks, featuring Jason Aldean; general thumbs up by all PAX
Warm Up: SSH 25x; deep squat to stretch calves, hammies; touch toes, exhale
The Workout: Murph 1 mile run, 300 squats, 200 merkins, 100 pull-ups, 1 mile run

Taking off on the second run, Cancun asks Moose, “Did you know that whales eat moose?” It’s true, seriously. First of all, Cancun said it. Second of all, it was on the Internet: “Orcas occasionally eat moose. While both animals live in different habitats, there is a predator-prey relationship. There’s no evidence that killer whales eat moose regularly, but they do sometimes.”
Mary: None
Announcements: 3-Alarm Tuesday; June Challenge
T-Claps (Recognition): Moose’s M inspired by F3 job/career changes; also became a runner via F3 influence

Prayer: Loss of WebEx’s brother in law–pray for the family

It’s all about the density…

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A lot of mumble chatter this morning. Is density important? Some say yes. Mumble chatter took over the mini-Murph and several PAX started suckling the Honey Suckle. Had to get everyone back on track.

FNGs: None

Warm Up: Good mornings x10, Willie Mays Hayes x10, Daisy pickers x10, Side straddle hops x20, Seal Claps x10, Sir Fazio arm circles x10 forward, x10 backward

The Workout: Mosey to the big rock pile. Pick a medium-big rock of your choice.
Curls for the girls, Wonder bras, Rut Rows, Overhead Tricep press, Ground Pounders, Repeat
Chest presses, Box cutters, Low slow flutters, Repeat
Mosey to the Playground for the Mini-Murph: 5 pull ups, 10 Merkins, 15 squats, Repeat for 5 sets total
Mosey to parking lot for a Round of 7: Star jumps, Carolina dry docks

Mary: LBC’s x10, Plank hold approx. 30 sec, Raise left hand for approx. 15 sec, Raise right hand for approx.15 sec, Plank hold count to 60 to finish off the workout.

Announcements: Memorial Day Murph on Monday. 7:00 AM at Womble Park? Need to verify that.

Prayer: @Shredder took us out with prayer. Prayers for @DOA who’s on his second interview for a new job! Thank God for @Stubs clear test! Prayers for these men and all our families.

I’m on a boat

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Co-Q YHC & HazMat

FNGs: None
Warm Up: Good morning, Daisy Pickers, Side Straddle Hop, Imperial Walkers, Willie Maze Haze
The Workout: Rock circuit: rotate one to the left after each set; 3×10 Rows, Wonder Bras, Squats; 3×10 Triceps & Curls; Playground circuit: Each PAX did 3×10 pull-ups with assistance if needed; Basketball circuit: Played knockout, if knocked out did 20 count exercise before jumping back in (SSH, Merkins, Low slow flutter)

Mary: Good morning and Willie Maze Haze
Announcements: Special 3rdF workout next Cletus.  Ask Breach for details.
T-Claps (Recognition): Forceps for bringing the 90s rap and one hit wonders.
Prayer: Praise Stubs MRI clear; Praise Stubs’ sister able to buy home in Raleigh; pray for job change/search Forceps and his son, also Pumpkin Spice. Pray for each of our families.

Ground Pounder fun fact – Did you know?

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7 HIMs posted to GP for boulders and some March Madness with Pumpkin and Forceps Co-Qing the workout.  YHC brought the music box and bball. Lots of mumblechatter around Nirvana vasectomies’ that didn’t smell like teem spirit and worm procreation.  

Warm Up: 10x3cts of: Good Mornings,  Sir Fazio Arm Circles (both directions), 25, 20, 25, 20, 15 and then 10  Merkins and SSH.

Mosey to rock pile.

The Workout

Circle of Rock (of course): Mosey to the Rock Pile pick a reasonable rock. Alternate rocks between exercises.

3 sets of 10x3ct of each exercise:  Curls for the Girls, Overhead Tricep Press, Rut Rows and Ground Pounders.

Mosey to the basketball court

PAX played 3 on 4 bball and every basket resulted in a set of 10×3 ct exercises. Scoring was much higher than I anticipated (much higher).

Exercises: 4 sets of 10×3 ct LBCs, Mountain Climbers, Heel Taps, Lunges, Freddie Mercuries

Prayer Requests:  For DOA’s father in law Wes going through cancer treatment and for strength for Wes’s wife and family. Forceps son’s decision to finish college here or move (still up in the air).

Announcements: TriSprint in June, CSAUP in South Cary in April, Motor Boatin’s 1st Annual 5K this Friday March 25th at Cletus.

GP Mumblechatter – Lots of talk about crabs

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5 HIMs posted to GP for boulders and discs with Hazmat and Forceps Co-Qing the workout.  YHC brought the music box and discs. Lots of mumblechatter around crabs.  

Warm Up: 10x3cts of: Good Mornings, Daisy Pickers,  Sir Fazio Arm Circles (both directions), Seal Claps and overhead claps, 20x3ct SSH.  So much mumblechatter we lost count numerous times.

Mosey to rock pile.

The Workout

Circle of Rock (of course): Mosey to the Rock Pile pick a LARGE rock. Alternate rocks between exercises.

3 sets of 10x3ct of each exercise:  Curls for the Girls, Overhead Tricep Press, Rut Rows and Ground Pounders. On our six for 2 rounds of 10x3cts of Chest Press, Box Cutters, LSF.

3 holes of disc golf w/ exercises between tosses.

Each PAX took turns driving a disc toward basket (squat hold while ya wait). Exercise before and after a quick mosey to your disc

Hole 1 Exercises: 20 Merkins;  10x3ct Imperial Walkers, 10x3ct Hillbillies, 10×3 ct Squats

Hole 2 Exercises: 50 ct Balls to the Walls, 10x3ct SSH, 10x3ct Plank Jacks, 10x3ct Freddie Mercuries

Hole 3 Exercises: 10x3ct Mnt Climbers, 10 Star Jumps, 10x3ct Lunge Jumps

Prayer Requests:   Those suffering from mental or physical challenges (particularly YHCs best friend’s sister Ky), Gump’s final interview process, for God to intercede and provide direction for Frenchie to make the right decision for college.

Announcements: TriSprint in June, CSAUP in South Cary in April, Motor Boatin’s 1st Annual 5K later this month.