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Cletus – Spontaneous Q
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EC: LED, Woody, Yogurt. Arrived at 5 am fully expecting to see Breach and his truck full of toys. Oh, he’ll be here for the main event. His pre-blast indicated he was ready to go and bringing coupons. Surely he’ll be here for he main event! OK, 5:30 rolls around–no Breach! I love Q-ing at Cletus, so here goes?
Warm Up: Mosey to top of Ivan lot. Circle up for 50 SSHs, series of arm circles (front, back, seal claps, overhead, chinooks). Gillette rolled in just a minute late, so we all did five burpees OYO. Thanks Gillette, I like burpees.

The Workout: Mosey to amphitheater and the ledge. Lined up for derkins in an Indian Run formation. That is, everybody plank up in derkin position, tight to one end. The phrase “tighten up” triggered the human jukebox–Arthur Fonzarelli (Fonzie) to sing “Tighten Up” by Archie Bell and the Drells–nice! The “Indian” does five merkins, calling them out. Then, runs to head of the line. Cycle through til each PAX had done three rounds. Additional round including step ups and dips. This took a while.

OK, let’s do the same formation, but with balls to the wall (BTW) and preacher’s chair. We went all the way around the back wall of the amphitheater twice. This took a while. But, on the second round of BTW, the wall shifted and we stopped that exercise.

Mosey to the playground. Time for a mini-Murph. Partner up for accountability. Partners do five pullups together, then do 15 merkins together. Next, partners for five pullups together, then do 20 squats together. We continued for as many rounds as possible until 6 minutes before end of workout.

Mosey to pickleball courts with radar guns for Mary

Mary: Popcorn Mary
Announcements: F3 picnic; Expect to see Dr. Ryan next Friday (6/24/22), a Spartan racer that Cupid, Gillette, and I head-locked. Woody rolled by and said, “Never not head-locking”!
Prayer: Stubs and family, 3-Alarm full recovery

When do we get to do some running?

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FNGs: none
Warm Up: Mosey out to Raleigh St and back. Side Straddle Hops, Good Mornings, Imperial Walkers / Hillbillies, Sir Fazio Arm Circles / Seal Claps / Overhead Claps / Moroccan Night Clubs.
The Workout: Moseyed down to the Block on Main and circled up in the underground lot. YHC called out 7s with Australian Pull Ups down under (get it?) and Lunges up top. Next were 11s in the amphitheater. Merkins at the bottom, LBCs at the top. Wrapped things up with a mosey past Pace Yourself back to start.
Mary: 25 WWIIs, 25 Shoulder Taps, 25 Mountain Climbers, 10 American Hammers. Ended with some quick yoga.
Announcements: none today
T-Claps (Recognition): All of the Respect PAX out this morning!
Prayer: Slide Rule’s family, Stubs, 3 Alarm, FedEx’s M’s friend

Cletus: Yogurt 4 yr & 57 yr – Takin’ Care of Business

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EC: Abe, Alpine, Bleeder, Cupid, Lipstick, Skidmark, Pikachu, UTI. In May 2018, @Skidmark invited me to an F3 workout. Probably the easiest headlock ever. On May 13, 2022, 27 men posted to celebrate my 4 years of F3 and 57 years of life. When we came rolling in from EC at 5:27 am, I was overwhelmed by more than two dozen men, circled up, ready to go.

Special invitation: Yogi, who was at my first workout. When it was time for my F3 name, after fruitless discussion around Raleigh native, environmental worker, and more, I got the “What was your first concert?” question. Answer: BTO, you know, Bachman Turner Overdrive, who sing, Takin’ Care of Business. Dorton Arena, ~1975. Yeah, Yogi chimed in, Takin’ Care of Business – TCoB! Slide Rule heard “TCB” and immediately thought TCBY – The Country’s Best Yogurt. Ok, your name is YOGURT!

Warmup: 1) Run to top of Ivan lot. 2) Circle up for 57 SSHs. Count off: 27! 3) Mosey to amphitheater lawn area. 4) Jack Webbs to 30; 19 pickle pounders, 19 squats, 19 Catalina wine mixers. (19 x 3 = 57) 5)  Mosey up to greenway, on your six. Guantanamo. Wide range of pushes from nice and easy to brutal by Pikachu. Long time to circulate 27 PAX. Mosey to truck to pick up gloves. Note: Should have picked up speaker too! Mosey to rock pile. Each PAX grab a rock.

During the workout, I missed several counts and received much-deserved grilling. During my days of Q’ing Cletus, I was never known for counting.

The Thang 1: Count off in 1s and 2s. Simple exercise – 1s bear crawl to top of parking lot and back, while pushing your rock. 2s do AMRAP curls for the girls (Round 1), rut rohs (Round 2), prisoner squats (Round 3).

The Thang 2: Circle up in “grassy” lot. Similar to Banana Seat’s and Pikachu’s AC/DC Thunderstruck workout, I used Takin’ Care of Business as the song and we did a burpee with every “Takin’ Care of Business.” That’s 27 (compared to 31 for Thunderstruck). Volume was way too low, so yes, should have grabbed speaker while at truck. Anyway, everyone grilled me for that.

Mary: Circle up on tennis courts, where it all began. Big boy sit-ups, Pickle pounders, Box cutters, Protractor. Have a nice day.

Announcements: #Junechallenge and more on Slack. Highlighter running for Congress.

Prayer requests: Yogi prepared a list of goals at the suggestion of his pastor. Boy George selling house and moving family. Highlighter pointed out those who need help mentally may not be reaching out. Find them.

Message: Thanks for all the F3 support over the years. It’s a real privilege to be part of this group. Each one of you has been a positive influence in some way. Thanks for keeping the F3 SouthWake standard high. F3 is the real gift.

#75Hard & Krispy Kreme influenced workout

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FNGs: None
Warm Up: Short jog, 10 burpees, 10x good morning, windmill, imperial walkers, hillbillies, arm circles. 10 burpees
The Workout: Five sets 25,20,15,10,5 SSH, Merkin, Low Slow Flutter – total 75; 10 burpees; Rock work: 10 burpees, 3x curls/triceps 75 sec on, 15 off; 10 burpees; 3x press/rows 75on/15 off ; 10 burpees; 2x balls to wall/people’s chair 75on/15off; 10 burpees; 2x squat/ground pounder 75 on/15 off;

Mary:15 burpees
Announcements: Q source each Wednesday, 6:45AM at Panera
T-Claps (Recognition): None
Prayer: Stub’s son potential medical concerns; Stub’s MRI this Friday, Davis recovery from surgery, Pumpkin Spice role/possible job change, Wild Turkey mother in law surgery for cancer.  Read James 5:13-18

Finished off with Krispy Kreme.  My first donut in 75 days after completing #75Hard

Rollin’ with my PAX

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FNGs: none
Warm Up: Quick mosey around the library. Hasselhoff was able to catch up with the group after parking late and taking a wrong turn down Library Hill (penalty burpees were skipped accordingly). SSH, Windmills, Imperial Walkers, Sir Fozio Arm Circles, Seal Claps and Overhead Claps
The Workout: YHC brought the workout die. We moseyed around downtown as we let the die decide our fate. Exercises performed included

  • frog squats/jumps
  • People’s Chair
  • planks
  • mountain climbers
  • and 30 burpees.

We got a little over 1.5 miles along the way.
Mary: Popcorn Mary all around including 30 Murkins (thanks Pumpkin Spice).
Announcements: Keep PAX that are training for events in your thoughts and offer some encouragement. Also, donate blood!
T-Claps (Recognition): Hasselhoff for tackling Library Hill solo!
Prayer: Stubs’s upcoming MRI, Best in Show’s neighbors.

Library Day Part Deux

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shut itFNGs: none
Warm Up: Mosied down Library Hill to the pool parking lot. Circled up for: SSH, Good Mornings, Imperial Walkers, Hill Billies, Windmills, Sir Fazio Arm Circles (forward/back), Seal Claps, Overhead Claps.
Mosied back up Library Hill and met in front of the amphitheater.
The Workout: YHC was looking back through Downtown Train backblasts for inspiration and decided to redo a workout from Nov 2020. It’s not complicated, but it’s effective.

Thing 1: Diamond.
4 exercises, one at each corner. Start with 5 reps, increase by 5 each round, going up to 20 reps. Exercises were Merkins, LBCs, Squats and Side Lunges.

Thing 2: Rocks!
Curls for the Girls, Triceps, Ruh Rohs. 10 in cadence each. Drop the rocks, SSH x10. Repeat two more times.
Mary: WWIIs, American Hammers, Low Slow Flutters, Chill Cut Plank, Pickle Pounders. Wrapped up with some stretches and yoga.
Announcements: Donate blood! Q Source on Wed mornings at Panara
Prayer: Praises for Quiver’s sister on the mend, praises for PAX getting back in the gloom after being out with injury and illness, continued prayers for those still healing.
Moleskin: Sometimes I fall out of the habit of rising early and getting out to an AO. It gets pretty bad if I let it go on for a few days. I have found one way to cure this is to sign up for a couple of consecutive Q spots. The additional accountability that comes with knowing a group of guys is waiting for you to show up and lead is a good motivator to get out of bed. Once you’ve got that ball rolling for a few days, it’s easier to get back into the routine.

Good Start

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A great start to the work week! A new start for YHC taking on another gig starting today…why not step up and lead out of the gat this morning? Ice spots everywhere…running difficult.

FNG’s: nopes
Warm Up: Did Sir Fazio’s, Frankensteins, Good Mornings, Imperial Walkers.
The Workout: A quick mosey to the long stretch of non-icy road between the parking garage and end of Earp St. Suicides with Star Jumps to each light pole. 10-20-30. Mosey to the garage for some 11’s with Dirkins and Dips. A quick jaunt over to the wall for some People’s Chair x 30 IC, then 30 Prisoner Squats, then 30 SSH IC…repeato except count was 20. Followed by BTTW x 30IC, Foxhole Merkins x 30. Then repeato on that to 20 ct.
Mary: Back to the flag for Mary for LSF’s, Lunges, Pickle Pounders, and Homer to Marge.
Announcements:
T-Claps (Recognition): Moose continues to come out blazin’!!!
Prayer: All those with COVID, injured Pax.

Who wants to do some Merkins?

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FNGs: none
Warm Up: Mosied over to the Hunt Center and circled up for; SSH, Good Mornings, Wind Mills, Sir Fazio Arm Circles, Seal Claps, Overhead Claps, Moroccan Night Clubs
The Workout: Ran around the back of the Hunt Center and down to the pit. YHC isn’t the best at merkins, so merkins were the main course today.

7 of Diamonds (sort of)
First corner: standard merkin x7
Second corner: standard merkin x7, Copperhead merkin x7
Third corner: standard merkin x7, Copperhead merkin x7, hand release merkin x7
Fourth corner: standard merkin x7, Copperhead merkin x7, hand release merkin x7, staggard merkin x5 each side (10 total)
First corner: Copperhead merkin x7, hand release merkin x7, staggard merkin x5 each side (10 total)
Second corner: hand release merkin x7, staggard merkin x5 each side (10 total)
Third corner: staggard merkin x5 each side (10 total)

Mosied over to the hill and lined up in plank on the hill for Clockwork merkins.
12:00 x5, 3:00 x5, 6:00 x5, 9:00 x5

Hopped over the fence for:
Urkins – top rung x10
Urkins – bottom rung x10
Durkins – bottom rung x10
Durkins – top rung x10
Dips x10

Back to Womble and to the rock pile. PAX grabbed a mediumish rock and lined up on one side of the parking lot.
Curls for the girls, in cadence x30
Triceps, in cadence x30
Ruh Rohs, in cadence x30
Bear crawls halfway across the parking lot, mosey back.
Curls for the girls, in cadence x15
Triceps, in cadence x15
Ruh Rohs, in cadence x15

Returned rocks and hopped over to the picnic shelter. More Urkins, Durkins and (French) Dips, 10 each. Followed by People’s Chair with a 10 count down the line for 50 total. Repeated once more and mosied back for Mary.

If my math is correct (and it is occasionally), we did 204 merkins today.
Mary: Popcorn Mary followed by a couple of yoga stretches
Announcements: donate blood, Q source on Wednesdays at Panara
Prayer: Da Business’s surgery, PAX dealing with illness and injury

Nutcracker Sweat

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AO: Nutcracker (South Wake)
Workout Date: 06/15/21

Warm Up:
State the mission, check for FNGs (0), and give the disclaimer
Since we had two pre-runners rolling in, start with exercises instead of a mosey
Side Straddle Hop x20 In Cadence (IC)
Good Morning x5 IC
Imperial Walker x20 IC
Sir Fazio Arm Circles forward x10 IC, reverse x10 IC
Downward Dog with calf isolations
World’s Greatest Stretch

Main Event
1) Mosey to the side parking lot for Number of the Beast.6 rounds. 6 stations. 6 reps. 1 exercise per round. Exercises were: Sumo Squats, American Hammers, Merkins, Jump Squats, LBCs, Burpees
2) Partner up and grab a rock for partner running/AMRAP rock work. Curls, Overhead Press, Bus Driver, Triceps Extensions, Bent Over Rows, Shoulder Taps, Grounder Pounders.
3) Mosey back to start and shuffle to the grass for Jack Webbs. 10 counts after rounds 7, 8, and 9.

https://www.strava.com/activities/5473819419

Mary:
Dolly x10 IC
Homer to Marge x10 IC
Rosalita x10 IC
Freddie Mercury x10 IC
Dying Cockroach x10 IC

COT:
9 PAX

Announcements:
F3 Raleigh Day of Service 6/19 starting at Vatican City 0700
Warbucks gathering newborn supplies

Prayers for the Martin family, prayers unspoken.
YHC took us out.

Naked Moleskin:
I showed up early to prerun, hoping to get back where I was running-wise and weight-wise back in March. Maybe that was a bad idea, NotB was rough.
Mumble chatter was a little more mellow this week, no wife swapping jokes(?) this time. It was good to recognize some guys from last week.
This was my sixty-second #F3Q21 #2021Challenge Q (sixty-fourth overall). Next Q is Thursday at Hot for Teacher in Carpex.
-Pigpen

QIC: Pigpen
PAX: Mad Dog 2020, Roger Roger, Blue Hen, Flannigan, Hurts A Little, Da Business, 3rd Cousin, Moby, Pigpen
Workout Date: 06/15/21

Getting Dirty at The Nut

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It’s always great to come back to The Nut where YHC once had the honor of being site Q. It was good to see some of the usual suspects including a few new(ish) guys YHC hadn’t met.

Dahmer was the first on the scene and ready to roll for some EC so the two of us headed out and quickly ran into the 12 Oaks crew doing EC. Great work!

Warm Up:

Mosey around the parking lot
SSH x 20 IC
Frankensteins x 10 IC
Good Mornings x 10 IC
Daisy Pickers x 10 IC
Sir Fazio Arm Circles x 10 fwd/ x 10 rev IC
Imperial Walkers x 10 IC
Hillbillies x 10 IC

The Workout:

The Main Event was a “Dirty McDeuce” which consisted of 4 stations with 3 exercises at each: 1 arm exercise, 1 leg exercise, and 1 ab exercise for a total of 12 exercises. Pax counted off into groups of 4 and since there were 12 of us, it worked out perfectly to have 3 HIM per group. Each group went to the station corresponding to their number to begin the workout. Traveling between stations was done by jogging a full lap around the parking lot. Round 1 was 10 reps for each exercise, round 2 was 15 reps, and since time was running short, we went back to 10 reps for round 3. All groups completed all three rounds and then we went straight into…

Mary:

American Hammers x 20 IC
Homer to Marge x 20 IC

YHC went 1 minute over time so next time we will have to end a minute early to compensate.

Announcements:

JOCO CSAUP Sat., May 22nd
Memorial Day Murph
Bed Build in June
5k for HS Police Officer the same day

T-Claps (Recognition):

Great to run with Dahmer during EC and T-Claps to Flanigan, Moby, and the other 12 Oaks crew members for EC as well.

Prayer:

Pax that are injured
Those that are traveling
Family members who are sick

2nd F was at Panera and although no one else came from The Nut, YHC caught up with those returning from The Nest.

Great work out there, HIM. It’s always an honor to lead.