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First (but not last) Kickball game at GP

FNGs: None
Warm Up: 10x3ct of: Good Mornings, Daisy Pickers, Calf Stretches, Windmills
The Workout: PAX mosey to field and set up bases for kickball. Teams were 4 on 5. First 30 min PAX did exercise until ball was kicked then fielders did 5 Merkins before they could field the ball.  Because this resulted in a lot of scoring we switched to 1 Merkin before fielding.  The pitcher occasionally (YCH included) failed to remember the Merkin and any actions they took were negated by said failure. Score ended at 12 to 12 when one HIM kicked the ball way foul and time expired. Exercises included SSH, Squats, Frankensteins, Split Jacks, American Hammers,  LBCs, WW2s, Imperial Walkers, Hillbilly’s, Sir Fozzy Arm Circles, etc
Mary: Just circled up and conducted standard COT
Announcements: July 30th F3 Picnic sign up, Bottle Share at Lipsync’s/Gumps’s place.

T-Claps (Recognition): Both Pikachu and Skidmark ran 15 miles prior to posting GP
Prayer: Praise and prayer for Gigawatt’s SON moving out of the home to begin HIS new journey of adulthood.  Gump daughter parasailing today, Prayer for those traveling and moving especially Skidmark traveling for uncle’s funeral this week.

Coupon Clipping at Thunder

FNGs:  None but a Welcome Back Kotter – Lipsync (running) stopped by to add to
Warm Up:  So excited to see 10 PAX (Crosby joined later) for the warm-up.  SSH, Seal Claps, O/H claps, Sir Fazios (F+B), Frankensteins
The Workout:  PAX helped me bring dumbbells and kettlebells to the covered picnic tables.  The idea was simple:  grab something, do as many reps as possible of an exercise with a coupon until the timer is done.  What was our timer?  Rather – who?  One pax ran to the playground and hung out for 30 seconds or knocked out 5-10 pull-ups and ran back to shelter.  ROTATE.  Special thanks for John Deere and Cancun for bringing their (wicked heavy) ruck sacks and Gump for setting up a TRX band.  Exercises included, curls for the girls, flies, lawnmowers, overhead press, tricep curls, swings, cross arm curls, etc.  YHC tried spicing things up with a poorly executed Indian run with a kettlebell around the pitch.  Disaster.  Got things straightened out after pausing for some plank jacks along the way.  Returned to the shelter for some people’s chair and BTTW.  YHC led 10c, 15c and 20c rinse and repeats.  Finished with more work with the coupons using a 30 cc LBC Pax timer.  All 11 pax rotated through.
Mary:  Stretching.  Mumble chatter. R-rated.
Announcements:  Couch to 5K at Cletus.
T-Claps (Recognition):
Prayer:  Gump led us out –  injured PAX, UNSPOKEN.

2nd F at Tapline. Meatballs and Beer.

 

Honored to lead.  -Dauber

Kicking Off the Holiday Season

FNGs: N/A
Warm Up: SSH, arm circles and seal claps
The Workout:

Twelve Days of Christmas

1 – Burpee

2 – Ground pounders

3 – 30 second plank

4 – Squats with coupon

5 – Merkins

6 – Hip swings

7 – Low slow flutter in cadence

8 – Ruh Rows

9 – LBCs in cadence

10 – Curls for the girls

11 – Squats

12 – SSH in cadence

Mary: Some Yoga stretches and have a nice days
Announcements: Holiday Party
Prayer: Travel mercies for several brothers that are traveling

Dumbbells, Kettlebells and YOGA

FNGs:  None – but visitor from Raleigh, Pig Pen – thanks for coming out.

Warm Up:  Lipsync started us off with some SSH and stretching.  YHC added windmills, sir Fazios, seal claps and overhead claps.  Grabbed all the weights and headed for the tennis courts

The Workout:  YHC instructed PAX to line up all the weights from heaviest to lightest.  Each PAX grabbed a coupon (e.g. Kettlebell or two dumbbells) and they decided the exercise.  The time keeper began with YHC executing Bear crawl to the end of the tennis court and backwards jog back to the starting line.  After YHC completed the mosey, each PAX rotated one station just before informing the in-coming PAX the exercise.  PAX were very creative coming up exercises.  40 lb dumbbells – Farmers Cary; 30 lb dumbbells- bench press from our six; 25 lb dumbbells lawn mowers;  25 lb kbell swings; 20 lb db hammer curls, 25 lb kettlebells thrusters; diamond merkins.  RINSE & REPEAT   New exercises were incorporated at each station included shrugs, curls, tricep, O/H press, figure 8…Carolina dry dock and the time keeper drill was crab walk to the end of the court, jog back.

Mary:  20 mins of much-needed YOGA

Announcements:  Support HSPD-Bacon with Goggins challenge, Special Olympic fundraiser; See slack & Fb for additional announcements including JDRF, Blood drives, volunteer opportunities…

T-Claps (Recognition):  Pig Pen for leading VC and hanging out for Thunder

Prayer:  YHC talked about his original plan of simply carrying all of the weight (dumbbells & kettlebells) around Womble and not doing any formal exercises.  I had read about this in a past AO.  Too many of us are carrying baggage. We need to get rid of that baggage or simply ask for help carrying the load.  Prayers for Injured PAX and their family; motorcyclists – watch out for them; unspoken.

Thanks for helping me take out and load up all the gear.

 

Honored to lead. -Dauber

Who’s says you can’t use a bike at a boot camp workout… A Timekeeper, is a Timekeeper

FNGs: Candy Corn (Heath Thomann. Originally from Iowa and raised on a Farm… get it??? Candy name from a Farm that grew corn??? and it’s October??? Nice call Gump)

Warm Up:

  • SSH, Good Mornings, Arm Circles, Seal Claps, Overhead Claps, Merkins and Michael Phelps

The Workout:

  • Lined up our coupons next to the horseshoe pits
  • Bike in highest gear was Timekeeper as each of us rode through the tall, wet grass down to the pond and back
  • Rotated through the following exercises:
    • Squats with Cancun’s stinky Ruck Pack
    • Curls for the Girls with kettle bell
    • Triceps extension with kettle bell
    • Ruh Rows with kettle bell
    • Picking up and slamming down medicine ball
    • Bench press heavy piece of metal that John Deere brought
    • Merkins
  • Rinse and repeat
  • Return to tennis courts for Mary

Mary:

  • LBCs
  • Some well-deserved and needed stretching lead by Cancun

Announcements:

  • CSAUP this Saturday
  • Skid Mark’s NYC Marathon fundraiser at PYRC from 6:00 to 8:00 PM on Saturday 10/23
  • Long Arse Run on Sunday 10/24

T-Claps (Recognition):
Prayer:

  • More praises than request… Cancun’s Wife’s job and its new challenges and the fact that John Deere has been married for many, many Dog Years.

One last ride through the woods for the season

FNGs: Candy Corn (named at Thunder)
Warm Up:

  • N/A for Bike ride

The Workout:

  • Cell Tour Run
  • Bass Lake Loop
  • Steeple Chase
  • Ride by Tapline to see what’s for dinner

Mary:

  • N/A for Bike ride

Announcements:

  • Since everyone stayed for Thunder, announcements were held off until Thunder COT

T-Claps (Recognition):
Prayer:

  • Since everyone stayed for Thunder, prayers were held off until Thunder COT

Road-trip to 540 Under Construction

FNGs:none
Warm Up: OYO
The Workout: See Strava pic….
Mary: OYO – getting ready for Thunder
Announcements:  Holly fest
T-Claps (Recognition): Great navigation by LypSync
Prayer: unspoken; PAX injured

Honored to lead!

This Is A Family Park

7 pax posted for no running weight based Thunder. Pax brought their kettlebells and Pikachu provided the trap bar for 115 lbs of deadlifts. YHC’s marathon playlist had some music with questionable lyrics for the park.

FNGs: None
Warm Up: Fazio Arm circles, ankle circles, Good evenings
The Workout: Tabata style 45 second on, 15 seconds rest. 3 sets of each group. Pax rotated for deadlifts for 45 seconds
1st group: Cleans, Swings, merkins
2nd group: Clean & press, Snatch, Jump Squats
3rd group: Clean & Jerk, Snatch w/ reverse lunge, Burpee
Mary: Stretching
Announcements: Brut CSAUP, Long Ass Run October 24
T-Claps (Recognition):
Prayer: Church member with Pikachu lost life to COVID

TRX Jelly Arms

Warm Up:  We gathered with Mutiny PAX for a Fram led warmup
The Workout:

For PAX joined for the following

  1. 3 rounds x 10 reps of squats, skaters and jump squats
  2. 1×10 – Wall step ups, dip and irkins
  3. 3×10 – Bicep curls and tricep extensions
  4. 1×10 – Wall step ups, dip and irkins
  5. 3×10 –  Chest press, chest flies, over head arm extensions

Mary: We gathered with Mutiny PAX

The Ultimate Dodge Job

FNGs: None
Warm Up: Mosey to the “PIT”
The Workout: Ultimate Frisbee with a Dodge Ball twist.  A nice 3 on 4 game of Ultimate was interrupted by the occasional Dodge Ball thrown by two injured Sad Clowns (LipSync and John Deere).  Don’t worry, we participated in the scoring and change of possession exercises.
Mary: None
Announcements: Refer to Slack
T-Claps (Recognition): None
Prayer: Forceps Best Friend’s father (Walter) that is going into Hospice Care, Cancun’s second Dad (Buster) who is in the hospital and Kubota’s friend’s (John) wife who is in the hospital