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Have Rock, Will Travel at GP

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I picked up the Q the night before the AO and all I had planned was a field trip. Everything else was inspired on the move and it turned out to be a solid beatdown.
FNGs: 1 – ButterBurger
Warm Up: Circle up for the disclaimer for the FNG and 10 counts in cadence of the following: Side straddle hops, Imperial walkers, Hillbillies, Good mornings, Fozzy arm circles forward and reverse, and Daisy pickers. Then it was off to the rock pile for a medium to large rock with the warning that we will be traveling with it. Also, an additional warning that if the rock was too small then I would be reassigning a new one. All rocks looked solid and we began our mosey that ended up being about 1.5 miles total by the end.
The Workout: Follow the leader for several alternating rounds of John Cusack and curls for the girls at a nice slow pace for time under tension as we started our walk into the woods.

We stopped  on a path in the woods shortly after the bridge for some 11s – Rock Spanks in cadence, bear crawl, squats on my down, bear crawl and repeat as we cycled from 1/10 to 10/1.

Everyone switched rocks after the 11s and back to the mosey. This time we alternated rounds on the move between tricep extensions in cadence, John Cusack, and a brief pause for squats.

We made our next stop at Veterans Park by the flags. Set our rocks down by the path and find a bench for 15 Irkins, 15 dips, and 15 Derkins. Then it’s time to a switch rocks and back for a quick mosey over to the shelter where we stopped and did 10 Ground Pounders in cadence.

Set the rocks to the side of the path and proceed under the shelter for alternating rounds of Wall Sits and BTTW’s. Once finished it was almost 8 o’clock and we had to get moving to get back for Mary.

Switch rocks and pause for 10 Ruh rohs in cadence followed by more alternating rounds of John Cusack and curls for the girls at a slow cadence on the move. We stopped at the start of one of the disc golf holes on the way back for some calf raises and then once again switched rocks.

Continue the mosey with John Cusack and tricep extensions. The six were falling behind so we switched to lunges while they caught up. We alternated John Cusack and overhead press along with a few reps of look at the pretty trees (thanks to Quiver) as we finally made it back to the rock pile to return the rocks.

Mary: We had about 10 minutes for Mary and with all of the exploring we did I had to throw in some Dora. Partner up for 50 World War II‘s, 100 Freddie Mercury ‘s, and 150 mountain climbers, while you alternate jogging around the parking lot. For the final minute of the Q everyone did mountain climbers to make sure that we had enough reps for Dora. After that final minute everyone was sufficiently smoked.

Announcements: Holly Springs Half is next weekend and volunteers are needed to man the aid stations.
T-Claps (Recognition): Frenchie and Macho Nacho bringing out another FNG. We had 4 Pax under the age of 20!
Prayer: Pax and their families, as well as the state of the country.

Feeling the burn at The Nest

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I’ve been traveling around the eastern time zone since we sold our house September 3rd. I was able to post in Lenoir and Statesville and saw some of their different exercises and wanted to bring that pain to Southwake.

FNGs: None but Kitty Litter had his first post in F3 SouthWake. Recently moved to Fuquay and used to post at Churham.
Warm Up:
Some Southwake standards –
– SSH 25x IC
– Imperial walkers 10x IC
– Windmills 10x IC
– Hairy Rockettes 10x IC – think Frankensteins but kick to your opposite hand like a Rockette dancer.
– SLS (Single Leg Sucks) 5 each leg – stand on one leg, bend over touch your ankles, walk hands out to plank, down to chill cut, back up to standard plank, walk hands back to ankles, stand up straight is 1. Do 5 continuous on each leg, with your “up leg” never touching the ground.
– 5 burpees
The Workout:
4 different things today. Lots of merkins, animal movements, and circles of pain.

#1 – E.M.O.M. – Every minute on the minute. At one end of the parking lot, do 5 Mountain Merkins – a mountain climber + merkin combo that prevents you from getting into too much of a rhythm. After the reps, sprint to the opposite side of parking lot and mosey/walk back for your recovery. Next minute do 6 reps before run, then 7, etc, up to 10.

#2 – Wheel of Animal Walk. Frog hop from one curb across the lot to the other. Do 10 merkins both hands on the curb (irkin). Bear crawl back, 10 merkins right hand on curb left on pavement. Duck walk across, 10 merkins both feet on curb (derkin). Crab walk back, 10 merkins left hand on curb right on pavement.

#3 – Ring of Fire. The Q set out 8 different exercise cards in a circle. I expected the arms to be smoked after 85 straight merkins, so I was nice and this was mostly leg/ab exercises. Do AMRAP for your card for 1 minute, then rotate around the circle until all PAX have done all exercises (no breaks in between). Q chose forward lunge, Homer 2 Marge, reverse lunge, standard squats, LBCs, side squats, SSH, and goofballs.

#4 – Bear Crawl Ring of Fire. Usually do this in circle but Q wanted to use the curb so we did a line of fire. Crawl the length of the curb, then all PAX plank hold while each PAX does 5 irkins (each PAX counts their own so the next PAX knows when to go). After last PAX completes, bear crawl back to the other end of the curb. All PAX hold in the up position for doing dips, while each PAX does 5 dips in cadence (count your own cadence and the other PAX respond with your count). Another bear crawl, 5 Mike Tysons each PAX, bear crawl back and 5 dips in cadence again.
Mary:
Q wanted to do Johnny Cash – it burns burns burns, the ring of fire – but we all had arms aching. So we opted to do squat hold while each PAX did these exercises
– Mountain Climbers 5x IC
– Low Slow Flutter 5x IC
Hardy asked if we could switch to planks so we did that an then:
– Plank Jacks 5x IC each
– Pickle Pounders all together 10x IC
– Freddy Mercury 25x IC
– Have a nice day!
Announcements:
– TED Talk on Slack tonight at 8pm
– ULTIMATE convergence at Ting next Monday (Mutiny / Red October will be closed)
T-Claps (Recognition):
All PAX getting some extra practice counting cadence
Prayer:
Florence/FloJo’s wife has job interview today
Gamecock has some uncertainty at his job after changes
Boy George continued safe travels

Honored to get to lead everyone. Hope you enjoyed the new stuff!

Start Low, Finish High

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

The Workout

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

Mosey to the Wall for 4 sets of 30 ct Wall Sits w/ overhead  air presses.

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

  • Aik’n Arms: 15’s  Merkins, Erkins, Shoulder Tap Planks & Dips
  • Aik’n Abs: 20 LBCs, 20 Pickles, 10 WWIIs, 30 H2M alternate legs
  • Aik’n Legs: 20 Step ups, 20 Squats, 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 planks, 20 Dips, 30 Plank Jacks, 14 Hand Release Merkins.
  • Aik’n Legs: 20 Step Ups. 14 Lunges, 15 High Knees, 15 Split Jacks
  • 4 sets of 5ct Boat Canoes and 2 sets of 10 ct Supermans

Mosey Rocks back to pile every 10 steps change up exercise: Cusak, Overhead left rights, tripress, curls.  YHC believes he won the Splash challenge when returning the rocks.

Mumble chatter around RTQ old lady made YHC moist with her Supersoaker – she started low and ended high.

Announcements:  Truth In Nature needs mentors – Skeet Shoot fundraiser June 15th, new Wednesday AO and Carpex starting 90 min Green Mile workout this week

Prayer Requests:  Dauber’s daughter taking ACT this morning. Continued prayers for marriages and families. Brothers dealing with injuries like Shredder. Praise for Kitty’s son sleeping through the night.

YHC took us out.

T-Claps (Recognition):T- Claps for  Shredder – nuf said

 

Peeping Tom’s 1 Year Anniversary

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YHC rolled up to the AO only to see a Carpex flag planted in the ground.  A few SW PAX rolled in after a double down at U Turn.  At 0730 YHCs anny Q was underway!

FNGs: 0
Warm Up: Jog to “color wheel area” behind HS Elem for the following:

Good Mornings (SW Style) ICx10

The Windmill ICx15

Imperial Walkers ICx20

Merkins x30

Mountain Climbers ICx20

The Workout: Mosey to a one way circle nearby.  Bear crawls around then 20 squats, repeato.

Mosey over to the front of Lowes Foods parking lot.  Island suicides with 5 Turkish getups at each island.

Mosey around behind Lowes Foods stopping at the side wall for BTTW 10 count down the line, PC 10 count down the line, Australian MC ICx10.

Mosey past the hot garbage around back down HS Rd pausing for pickle pounders and Catalina wine makers.

Stop at rock pile.  Rotating rocks between ICx10 exercises of Curls, extensions, overhead presses, and rut rows.

Mosey to flag.

Mary: Each PAX called a 15 IC exercise
Announcements: Ultimate Frisbee at Mutiny, Paradise City is open as usual, Murph at Womble starting at 0700

Carpex Crazy Train 6/8, Carpex 6 yr anny on 5/31 – looking for 100 guys at all AOs in Carpex

T-Claps (Recognition): Carpex guys making the trip down to celebrate and show their support.
Prayer: Thankfulness for what F3 has given me and impact its had on my life over the past year. Unspoken, those healing that can’t make it out on a regular basis

8 Ball in the GP Pocket

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Warmup:  21 OYO Burpies to honor UNCC Hero Riley Howel, 20 Fozie Arm Circles, 20 SSH, 15 Daisy Pickers, 10 Windmills (YHC called for Windshield wipers instead of Windmills and was corrected by Pikachu), 10 Emperial Walkers, 10 Hillbillies,  20 Moroccan Night Clubs

The Workout

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

Pikachu dropped a gas bomb on us early on and it lingered for many long minutes in the stale air.  If the trees don’t eat it, neither should we.

Mosey to the Wall to catch up with Skidmark making his 2nd mark on the HS landscape, but this time in the Jones Park bathroom. Nice work Ace “Do NOT go in there”

2 sets of 80 ct (10 ct down the line) Wall Site and 40 ct BTTW

Mosey back to the Rock Circle

  • 4 sets of 20’s Standard Press (rotating rocks clockwise)
  • 2 sets of 10  Windshield Wipers
  • 10 Boat Canoes
  • 20 LBCs
  • 10 Standard Merkins
  • 10 Rockies
  • 20 H2Ms single leg (alternating)

Aik’n Station Time:  PAX split into two groups on opposing walls but work together

  • 15 Derkins, 15 Dips, 16 Step Ups, 20 Squats, 20 Lunges, 15 American Hammers, 10 Split Jacks, 10 (1.2.3.#) Shoulder tap planks, 4 sets of 10 ct Superman 5 ct rest, 10 Pickle Pounders, 15 (1,2,3 ct) High Knees, 15 Dips, 15 Erkins, and finished the workout off with 15 Plank Jacks

Announcements:  Use the Q Sheet, Truth In Nature Skeet Shoot fundraiser, Pikachu will be posting details around the Memorial Day Murph soon.  GP closed June 1st so PAX participate or support those participating in the Harris Lake Tri-Sprint or Run For The Quay.

Prayer Requests:  UNCC Shooting – for the families and friends of victims. Bullseye’s family friend Jennifer just found out she has stage 4 lung cancer. Continued prayers for Crab Legs

YHC took us out.

T-Claps (Recognition): Skid Mark and Pikachu logged over 14 miles before posting GP and for Bullseye who doubled down w/ U-Turn + GP.

1 Year Anniversary for Ground Pounder

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Pax of 19 for the 1 year anniversary of Groundpounder

Foghorn, Kitty Litter, 3rd cousin, Dumbo, Mookie, Messai, Pikachu, Pumpkin Spice, Noahs Ark, Doc, Q-bert, Emeril, Dutch Over, Dauber, H1N1, 16-Bit, Deadbolt

Forceps and Breach on the Q

Warm Up: 20 counts of SSH, Good Mornings, Daisey Pickers, Imperial walkers and Hillbillies

The Workout: The workout was a Co-Q with Forceps teeing things off

Mosy over to the pavilion Split into 3 groups for some

Aiken Arms 20 dips, 10 shoulder tap planks, 15 plank jacks, and 15 hand release merkins

Aiken legs 20 Squats, 20 steps ups, 10-star jumps, and 15 mountain climbers

Akien Abs 15 American hammers, 20 ct 6 inches, 10 Rockies and 30 ct chill cut planks

Mosey over to the rock pile and grab a rock to share, 3 sets of 10 count Curls for the girls, Tricep extensions and Groundpounders rotate clockwise between sets.

2nd half belongs to Breach,

Stations of fun, Partner up for a Tabata style 30 seconds of work followed by 10 seconds to rotate. Partner 1 uses the tool and partner 2 does merkins.

Station 1 Firehose front squat, Station 2 Pain stick truck twist, Station 3 Fire hose back squat, Station 4 Pain stick sumo squat, Station 5 Tire flip, Station 6 Pain stick overhead squat, Station 7 Med ball throw and med ball slam, Station 8 Sledgehammer ax chop, and battle rope waves. Station 9  Pain stick up and over twists

Mary: Pax callout exercises, squats, homer to marge, Freddie Mercury’s, and heels to the heavens

Announcements: First responder training on Thursday check the socials for details, Apr 29th workout in Durham check the socials for details

Prayer: COT: Crab legs and Shredder, that all have a great Easter with family and friends.

Lucky 7 @ GP

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Warmup:

20 Fozie Arm Circles, 20 SSH, 15 Daisy Pickers, 10 Don Quixote’s (Windmills), 10 Emperial Walkers, 10 Hillbillies,  10 Plank Jacks

The Workout

Mosey to the Wall

3 sets of 35 ct (5 ct down the line) BTTW and 3 sets of 70 ct (10 ct down the line) Wall sits.

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 Tri-press
  • 4 sets of 10’s – Ground Pounders

PAX Cousak’d to the playground with the Rocks to finish our Rock work.

  • 4 sets of 20’s Standard Press (rotating rocks clockwise)
  • 10  Windshield Wipers
  • 10 Boat Canoes

Aik’n Station Time:  PAX pair up and rotate stations clockwise after each set

  • Aik’n Abs: 15 (1.2.3.#) American Rock Hammers,  20 ct (1.2.3) 6 inches, 10 Rockies, 30 ct Chillcut Planks
  • Aik’n Legs: 20 Squats, 10 Star jumps, 15 Mountain climbers, 20 Step Ups
  • Aik’n Arms: 15 Merkins, 20 Dips, 15 Derkins, 10 (1.2.3.#) Shoulder tap planks
  • Aik’n Abs: 20 LBCs, 20 Pickle Pounders, 10 WWIIs, 20 Homer to Marge (10 standard then 5 ct each leg)
  • Aik’n Legs: 20 Step Ups,  15  Lunges, 15 High Knees, 10 Split Jacks
  • Aik’n Arms: 15 Shoulder Tap Merkins, 15 Plank Jacks, 20 Dips, 15 Hand Release Merkins

Return the rocks to the Rock Pile then mosey to COT

Announcements: Yard work day at Shredder’s at 1PM today (weather permitting).  If weather is bad, we may get Shedder out to watch the Masters golf tournament

Prayer Requests:  Praise for Banana Seats recent check up on cancer – all clear.  Prayer’s for friend of Mufasa and Kitty Litter’s friend who is having a c-section as well as a co-worker with breast cancer.

YHC took us out.

Square of Trust

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YHC arrived to find Kitty Litter parking.  As I was stationing the shovel flag, Cupid and Doc rolled in.

Warmup:

10’s – Good Mornings, 10 Daisy Pickers, 20 Emperial Walkers, 20 Hillbillies,  10 Don Quixote’s (Windmills), 20 SSH, then it was time to incorporate some yoga with pigeon pose

The Workout

Mosey to the Wall

3 sets of 10 ct Ascending Testicles (15 °, 45°, 90° BTTW) and 3 sets of 10 ct down the line (40 ct total) Wall sits.  During which Doc decided to pick up where Pikachu left off a couple weeks ago by starting his count down with a diatribe of stories.  YHC interrupted to encourage him to start his count down.

As we were doing our second round of wall sits HSRC rolled by and Lipsync swung over for a gauntlet of high fives.

Mosey to the Rock Pile – rotate rocks between sets.

  • 4 sets of 20’s – Curls for the girls (PAX went big on the rock selection)
  • 4 sets of 20’s  – Overhead Tri-press
  • 4 sets of 10’s – Ground Pounders

PAX Cousak’d to the playground with the Rocks to finish our Rock work.

  • 4 sets of 20’s Standard Press (rotating rocks clockwise)
  • 10  Windshield Wipers (lot’s of groans)

Aik’n Station Time:  PAX stayed together rotating clockwise after each set

  • Aik’n Abs: 15 (1.2.3.#) American Rock Hammers,  20 ct 6 inches, 10 Rockies, 30 ct Chillcut Planks
  • Aik’n Legs: 20 Rock Squats, 10 Star jumps, 15 Mountain climbers, 20 Step Ups
  • Aik’n Arms: 20 Dips, 10 Derkins, 10 Erkins, 10 (1.2.3.#) Shoulder tap planks
  • Aik’n Abs: 20 LBCs, 20 Pickle Pounders, 10 WWIIs, 30 Homer to Marge (10 standard then 10 ct each leg)
  • Aik’n Legs: 20 Step Ups,  16 (1.2.3.#) Lunges, 15 High Knees, 30 Split Jacks

Cousak’d back to the Rock Pile then mosey to COT

Announcements: 2.0 workout @ Womble today, SW team training for June 1st Sprint Tri for anyone interested.

Prayer Requests:  Praise for YHC’s sister who was cured of Lymes disease. Prayer’s for marriages, our military and our country’s leadership.

YHC took us out.