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Surprise… it’s LipSync!!!

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PAX of 8 came out to Thunder to find out who the Mystery Q was going to be

Warm Up

A fun jog up and over the tables under the pavilion to the field for warm up consisting of: Good Mornings, SSH, arm stretching, arm circles and chinooks.

 

The Workout

Run to the rock pile through and over the playground (including going down the slide) and grab a rock

Rock toss through the sand volleyball court

John Cusack to baseball field for some Jack Webs

Curls for the girls and overhead extensions while walking to next sand volleyball court for more rock tosses

Barely Curling up the parking lot with Crab Walk Rock Kicks back down

John Cusack, Curls for the Girls and Overhead Extensions back to rock pile

Ruh Roh’s and Shoulder press before tossing rocks back to the pile

Partner up and 10 count Double Merkin Burpees while hopping over partner in a Plank… than switch

 

Mary

LBCs, WWII, Low Slow Flutters, American Hammers and Have a Nice Days (with meditation, prayer, reflection and a car alarm)

 

Announcements

BRR reminders

We need to all become “Slackers”

 

Prayer Request

Crab Legs; wounded Police officers and their families; Kubota’s parents, aunts and uncles as they possibly start the process of moving their mother to an assisted living facility; Beaufort’s recovery from hip surgery and any others that I forgot.

South Wake Invades Dante’s Peak

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QSwap 2019 – YHC & Skidmark had the Q at Dante’s Peak. Loads of EC in play – Crazy Time, Pull up routine, EC miles.

The pax poured in and included an FNG brought out by Banana Seat. Disclaimers were read and we were off.

Warm Up:

Mosey to upper parking lot, performing karaoke, butt kickers, backwards run, and skips along the way.

Circle up for:

SSH x15 IC

Daisy Pickers x10 IC

Mountain climbers x10 IC

Standard Merkin x5 on Q’s up and down

Windmill x10 IC

Mosey down to end of parking lot

The Workout:

Pax lined up shoulder to shoulder facing back  the direction we came from. Dropping down into plank, on Q’s GO they sprint back to start/where we circled up.

Repeato back and forth, each sprint on Q’s GO with the following exercises (always held before the next GO):

  • Squats x15 IC
  • Low Slow Flutter x10 IC
  • Pickle Pounders x10 IC
  • Plank hold
  • Squat hold

Last sprint was down and back once YHC had used most of his allotted time. Pax circled up for Freddy Mercury x10 IC for one last break and then the reins were handed over to Skidmark.

Mosey to rock pile/bridge/pond. Pax grab a rock for some Jack Webbs

Merkin x1 Rock Press x3

Run lap around the lake

Merkin x2 Rock Press x6

Run lap around the lake

Merkin x3 Rock Press x9

Run lap around the lake

4:12 through 10:30 were done without the running in the interest of time.

Mosey back to flags.

Mary:

Merkin clock from 12 down to 1. “Break” at 6 o’clock for one arm up planks.

Some planks IC wrapped us up:

Standard x10

Right arm up x10

Right arm and right leg up x10

Standard x10

Left arm up x10

Left arm and left leg up x10

Chill cut pickle pounders x10
Announcements:

See FB/Slack for South Wake announcements

Carpex Pax are heading to Peru in ~3 weeks – they have a published list of needed supplies, see Carpex or South Wake slacks for details

Burger Feet is taking a group down to Burgaw in Eastern NC for Hurricane cleanup tomorrow (Saturday Jan 19th). See Twitter for details.

Carpex Pax has a published book where proceeds go to Triangle foster care. Book name is Charlie’s New Puppy Brother. Available on Amazon, however direct purchases yield more donation and are encouraged.
Prayer:

Ausfart – receiving visitors at home, request that M be contacted ahead of time (# is on Carpex slack)

Crab Legs – ALS

DD, Water Wings

Matlock – praise for being back out after being on IR with a back injury for a while

 

QSwap continues to be one of YHC’s favorite weeks of the year. A huge thank you to all of the Carpex & South Wake Pax that helped make this happen, from Qing workouts to making long drives and clown cars to support Qs. We’ll certainly do it again next year!

ThunderStock

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4+ mile EC- John Deere, Crosby

EC- (add as others let me know)

Warm Up:SSH , Moroccan Night Clubs, Daisy Pickers
The Workout:

Roxanne– 3:11(26)
M’erkins (during Roxanne)

Rebel Yell– 4:48
Pickle Pounders(Chorus)
Homer to Marge (Verse)
Low Slow Flutter (Bridge)

Thunder– 3:07(78)
Dips Hold in down position and raise up on “Thunder”

Optional Mosey-

Flower– 3:26(30)
Squat up & Down squat hold

Safety Dance– 2:45(47)
Reverse M’erkins On “dance” You come up

Give it away– 4:42
Protractors during verse
15/45/90 start back at 15
LBC’s during the chorus

BRIEF STRETCH

Thunder Struck– 4:52(34)
Double M’erkin burpee on thunderstruck/Thunder

Mary: OYO

American Hammers
Freddie Mercury
Shoulder Taps
Box cutter
Balls to The Wall (With Shoulder Taps x1)

X2

Cobra Stretch

PROTRACTORS 15/45/15/90

LBC

M’erkins x10

Diamond M’erkins x10

Announcements: on the F3 page & Slack, Crosby @Bombshell Saturday Night, Long Ass Run Feb 9(?)
Prayer: Pikachu took is out… Lots of PAX hurting, Raleigh Police officers, moment of silence.

Odds or Evens, Deere’s Imaginary Numbers

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Pax of 5 braving John Deere’s jet lag fueled Thunder. 

EC – Deere with 5miles, Pikachu with 4

Mosey with arm stretches to covered shelter. 

15 x Cotton Pickers

10 x fwd, 10 x rev arm circles

Workout :

Odd Clock Merkins, 1,3,5,7,9,11

“6 x Double Merkin Burpees, 12 cadence count balls, 18 cadence count low slow flutter, 24 cadence American Hammers, 30 OYO Table Dancers (hold table, on tip toes deep squats) 36 cadence count SSH” rinse and repeat x 3 (SUCKED)

Mosey to bars for 9s=Begin 8 Merkins & 1 Pull-up, 7 Merkins & 2 Pull-up etc… preformed together. 

Mosey back to covered shelter… guess what.. repeat original sets: “6 x Double Merkin Burpees, 12 cadence count balls, 18 cadence count low slow flutter, 24 cadence American Hammers, 30 OYO Table Dancers (hold table, on tip toes deep squats) 36 cadence count SSH” rinse and repeat x 2

Mosey to tennis courts for Mary..

Odd Clock Merkins, 1,3,5,7,9,11

Protractors 22.5, 45, 90, 45, 22.5 – in cadence 10 count. 

Homer to Marge 10 x cadence

Homer to marge right leg up 10xcadence

Homer to marge left leg up 10xcadence

30 x Diamond Merkins

Announcements

Breach bottle share 23rd- LET HIM KNOW

Prays – Tofu took us out.

Hard-Core Base Hits

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Warm Up:

EC – Crosby, Pikachu

SSH, Daisy Pickers, Imp Walkers, Hillbillies

The Workout:Mosey to Pavilion
Grab a pole Wall Sit 20 Cadence
Step ups 10 each side
Repeat 3x
Mosey to Ampitheatre
Core call Out
-20 LBC’s
-20 Shoulder Taps Cadence
-20 Freddie Mercury
-20 WWIIs
Mosey around back parking lot
Plank Walk on Curb 2 spaces into Quick Feet to the curve of the curb
15 Merkins
Repeat opposite direction
15 Merkins
Mosey to Ampitheatre
Repeat Core Call Out
2 Pax hold Wall Sit while 2 Pax run to the path and switch 2x
Then Dips 2x
Step ups 10 each
Round the clock Merkins 3,5,7,12
Mosey to playground
Hanging leg raises 10x
Mosey to tennis courts
Suicides both courts Burpees at Half & Full
Repeat on the way back
Repeat Core Call Out

Mary: Pikachu Led Stretches

Announcements:CSAUP Saturday Starts at 6am , Christmas Party Saturday night M4L house hosted by Emeril, Q school in January

Prayer:DD family, Gumby’s Grandma & Dad, Crosby’s Mom, all our injured Brothers

Do What Now?

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Warm Up:

EC- John Deere, Crosby, Pikachu

SSH, Daisy Pickers, Squats(20), Monkey Humpers(20), R over L stretch(& Reverse),over head stretch

The Workout:

Mosey to Rock pile
Partner up both have rock
1 partner runs(Cusack) other does exercise/switch
Squats(40)
Merkins(30)
LBC(50)

Each called out 10’s
Curls, overhead Press, Squats, Ruh Rows, Merkin hand on rock both sides, Curls, Tricep Ext, Bear Crawl rock push 3 lines & back, plank Rock push 3 lines back, tri Ext, Diamond Merkin

REPEAT(partner up & 10’s call out)
Sub 2xmerkin Burpees for Bear crawl
Sub Jesus Press for Plank Rock push

Bear Crawl Rock push 7 parking lines & back

Put back rocks/ head to Tennis courts
John Deere lead

Tennis court suicides (both courts), Protractors in cadence 10 count- 22.5,45,90,45,22.5.
American Hammer in cadence 20.

Put a nice little Bow on it with Some “THUNDER” MERKINS (74 Merkins)

December Challenge:

Totaling up
Squats- 120
Merkins- 184
Burpees-10

Mary:
Announcements:Welcome “Semper Fi”.. CSAUP Dec. 15 0600 at Womble .. 2nd F Tapline

Prayer:All those injured. Our Kiawah runners this weekend. Tofu took us out.

The Thunder Taper

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Thunder Taper Night…. thank you LIPSYNC,  Crosby, Kubota for braving the cold conditions and rough ass Q. Kudos to Shredder for coming for EC as a break from work

THE EC – Shredder, LIPSYNC, Crosby & John Deere  cranking out 5miles mystery run. 

Honestly I lost track of the work out… still sore from excessive Murphs…… we did a bit of everythang……. lots of dynamic stretches as promised, Rocks… rocks and more rocks….throwing rocks, Preachers Crosses with rock, chest presses with rocks, WW1 with rocks, squats with rocks, Plank Walks whilst dragging rocks, Low Slow Flutter with rocks, Box Cutters with rocks, Mercian Hammers with rocks…New Management Mandatory Double Merkin Burpees… Curb side shuffles, Curb side Merkins, 10 parking space crab walks, bear crawls, Wheel Barrow car park Merkins…. amongst other stuff I have forgotten. Oh…….. Indian run all the way from top car park to shelter……. then Donkey Kicks throwing in Balls Holds at random times….. Mary we did 10 counts all round, then 5 counts.. errrr Freddy Mercury’s, LBC, Carolina Wine Makers, Diamonds, Protractors, planks…..sorry forgot the others.

Announcements- Half, Expo

Prays – Kubota job interview, those who serve, safety/Injury for PAX running half, crablegs… personal request from myself on Immigration and my wife getting back to running after 18month injury.

Pleasure to lead…… 2ndF Tapline

“We’re working Here”

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Warm Up:Mosey to Playground

20 SSH in Cadence
The Workout:

10 SETS
Pull ups-5
Merkins-10
Squats-15
American Hammers-20
LBC-25

FIRST TO SET 5
Pause for 5 Double Merkin Burpees OYO
Continue

FIRST TO 10
Pause for 5 Double Merkin Burpees

Finish with the 6

Mosey to white fence John Deere called it 5/10/15 up N back D’erkins
Mosey to other end of Soccer fields
10 star jumps together
Mosey to pavilion for 16 dips in cadence
Mosey to the tennis courts for some sprints
Sprint to the fence 20 squats back to fence 10 M’erkins
Back to fence 20 LBC back to fence 10 Turkish get ups
Back to fence 20 Peter Parker’s  back to fence
Wheel barrel half way 10 M’erkins finish to fence & switch
Bear crawl to fence & back

Routine Mumble chatter from Carpex Spectator AirSoft throughout..

Mary:5 count from each person
Diamond Merkins burpees
Plank
Homer to Marge
Pickle pounders
Wide M’erkins
Break dancers

Announcements:Bottle share at Pikachus Saturday @ 7

Crosby is at My Way that night @ 9

Holly Springs Half Expo Thursday @ 5

Holly Springs Half 11/17 if you aren’t running show up for some support!

 

Prayer: Kubota has a job interview Monday

All of us to be better Fathers, Son’s & Husbands

2 years of the Chu – Part 1/2

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YHC decided to Q consecutive workouts to celebrate 2 years of F3 – the lovely folks at Thunder got to go first.

Peeping Tom joined YHC for a nice 2+ mile EC route – standard Cletus EC + a run by Black Dog Bottle Shop to check the new venue out (looking nice by the way – give it a go).

Warm Up:

Mosey to grass parking lot by rock pile.

SSH x20

Good afternoons x10

Standard Merkin x20

Mountain climbers x20
The Workout:

Tour de Womble:

Mosey down the greenway towards baseball fields, make a left onto the loop and stop at the metal bars.

Half of pax on bars, half on the grass for deep squats.

Reps of 10 and 15 for each group of pax

Mosey to park entrance – burpee broad jump from yellow greenway pole to end of walkway.

Mosey to grass between greenway and baseball fields – gitmo x2 + chilly broad jumps (jump over Pax doing broad jumps)

Mosey to hill between greenway and opening in fence between baseball fields

Did 3 rounds of run to the top of the hill (each time) and various exercises down (crawl bear, bunny hop, and run). Each round we did Merkins (standard, on my up/down, and diamonds on Butt Joint’s call) at the top and squats (standard, on my up/down, and on Peeping Tom’s call) at the bottom.

Mosey to grass near batting cages – stopped for some Mary to show off to the parents.

Mosey to rock pile for some rock work – in a circle, rotating between rocks after every exercise:

Triceps x15

Deadlifts x15

Curls x15

Overhead press x15

Groundpounders x15

Mosey to the grass next to the tennis courts – following the first Mary exercise we promptly moved to the tennis courts as we were all covered in hundreds of nats.
Mary:

Low slow flutter, freddy mercury

Stretching routine:

Tabletop -> cat/cow

Plank – runners pose down onto elbows

Plank – pidgeon
Announcements:

South Wake Beer Mile 10/13
Prayer:

Hurricane Florence safety

Under New Management

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Thunder….

Warm Up: 20 x side straddle hops, 15 x cotton pickers, 10 x fwd arm circles, 10 x reverse
The Workout: mosey to first street lamp on Stinson…10 lap posts to Grimsby.. 2 burpee’s at post number 1, increasing 1 burpee per post… (65 Burpee’s in total….) Pikachu did an extra set… was unable to understand simple instructions it seemed.

Plank holds / LBC whilst waiting for PAX.

Mosey down Grimsby stopping at every lamp post conducting the following:

Post 1- 10 spiders,  Next post – low slow flutters in cadence 20, Next post – 35 Merkins, Next – 20 cadence American hammers, Next – 20 cadence pickle pounders, Next 20 cadence homer to marge, next, 20 cadence box cutters.

Mosey across the road down Fairground Rd, turn left on Barley Mill Rd to hit the currently closed Greenway…..Partners up, target accumulate 100 Merkins and 50 burpees with shuttle runs up the greenway (PAX modifies due to time)

Getting back to the tennis courts………….Indian run, 1 burpee… PAX got 3 burpees as we ran back to tennis courts.

Mary: Q led – 5 std Merkins, 10 wide, 10 fist, 10 diamonds, 10 dry docks. PAX calls in cadence 5 Leg raises, 5 burpees, 5 Superman, 5 LBC, 5 have a nice day, 10 diamond.

Announcements: Beer Mile, CSAUP

Prayer: Fallen F3 member in other group, crablegs