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Better Late Than Never

A 10 PAX showed up for a Gump 3 year anniversary, albeit, 3 weeks too late because I can never remember when it is.

Warm Up: SSH, IW, HB, Good Mornings, Cotton Pickers, Ankle Rolls

The Workout:

4 Corners of the field:

  1. Merkins x10, Sidestep to next corner, Diamond Merkins, Sprint to next corner, Twisting Merkins, sidestep to next corner, wide merkins, run backwards to next corner
  2. Squats x10, sidestep to corner, Closed leg squats, run to corner, sumo squats, sidestep to corner, skiers, backwards to corner
  3. Lunges x10, Karaoke to corner, corner lunges, run to corner, backwards lunges, karaoke to corner,

Bleachers: Irkins, Dips and Dirkins – Rinse and repeat

Two Rock Shakur: Several rounds of Curls for the Gurls, tricep extension, rows with a plyometric exercise between each

Mary: Around the Horn to one round of Mary: 10x Burpees, LSF, WWIIs with Knees Up, Pickle Pounders, SSH,  Box Cutters.

Announcements: Upcoming 5 year SouthWake anniversary convergence at Possum Trot on 5-29-18. Carpex CSAUP in October, The Odyssey

Prayer: Requests to remember Crab Legs, H1N1, Noah’s Ark son, Ryan, Kevin C.

It was an honor to lead this 3 years later. I tried to share how important F3 is to me and the friendships that were made that help me get through many dark times #DontDoLifeAlone.

 

A night at the races

An intimate group of 8 converged under thunder and lightning for the weekly beatdown. As promised very little running.

Warm Up: Mosey to the rock pile to gather a rock of choice. Some heavier than others. Due to the minor probability of getting struck by lightning, the pax reconvened under the shelter. 25 SSH, 15 Cotton pickers, fozio arm circles forward and reverse, and hillbillies
The Workout: Rotated through 4 exercises all with rocks: Presses, Rows, Squats, WWII’s using a full deck of cards. 4 jokers randomly paced in the deck signified a shift around the circle to another rock.

Burpee bullring: One pax calls out another with a race to 5 Burpees. Loser runs to the flags. Pax around the outside doing SSH.

Bear crawl drag race: Partner up by ability and bear crawl drag race to the end of the pavilion. Loser does 10 merkins. Next round winner vs. winner and loser vs. loser with 15 merkins to the loser. Last 2 undefeated racers faced each other for bear crawl drag racing champion and loser doing 20 merkins. Losers bracket also paired up so each pack got three passes. Congrats to Earl Grey the bear crawl champ. Holding plank as you waited your turn.

Burpee bullring round II. Same as first but pax holding Squat

Mary: Merkin clock: 12-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1
Announcements: August 29 fiver year anny. Derek Davis 5k 8/18.
Prayer: Darby with the loss of ankle biter, Nomad loss of sister along with tofu’s family.  Grief impacts us all differently.

Roadie Training w/Crosby

Warm Up: Circle up Tennis court.

20 – SSH

10 – Good Mornings

Arms across chest 10 count each side

Arms over head 10 count each side

Jog to check out the stations & Explain.

The Workout:

1- Heavy bag(80lbs.) Carry & sprint end of tennis court and back (over head claps/hold plank/Squat while in line)

2- Heavy Rock (French Curls) 10 rep 30lbs

3- Light Rock ( Curls ) 10 rep w/rocks

4-Alt Rock ( lateral raise ) 7’s 10 or 5 lbs. Weights

5-Jail break (The Fence line)

6-Step ups (down stone wall)

7- Duck walk squats(Mick Jagger’s) around snack bar

8- Jail break (The Fence line back to tennis courts)

9-Suicides( pick up the mic) Tennis courts touch outside line of each court and back. Used 2 courts.

REPEAT  WHOLE THING 3x’s
Mary: Every other PAX called a 5 count

Diamond Merkins

American Hammers

Merkins

Steel cross

Box cutters

LBC

More Merkins!

SSH

I may have missed a few..
Announcements: 5 year anniversary of South Wake Workout Aug 29 @ Possum Trot!

Prayer: Lucky Charm, Crab Legs, H1N1, DD family

Loading Up the Animals 2×2 on the Ark

VQ Noah’s Ark led them 2×2 before the rain came. 12 pax followed the lead.

Warm Up: Good mornings, cotton pickers, L arm/R arm stretches, LOR/ROL hamstring stretches, FOC, and SSH
The Workout: Ran lap around track to bleachers. All pax 10 count of erkins, derkins, dips , and step-ups. Mosey to 1st shelter for a 5 count typewriter on the brick x3. Mosey to rock pile to get medium size rock (unless you’re Lipsync and you favor Minnesota). John Cusak to the rear parking lot for bear bowling ( bear crawl pushing rock) to end of lot 4x stopping at each end for an exercise.  1.) 5 burpees, 2.) 10 lunges, 3.) 15 merkins, 4.) 20 squats. Front runners picking up the 6. With all in a line with rocks, 1st pax carries 5 gallon bucket filled with rocks to other side of lot and back while each pax takes turn calling a rock exercise until all have carried the bucket. Return rocks and then Indian run back to tennis courts with last guy carrying the bucket of rocks to the front. BTW with each pax crawling through the tunnel.

Mary: Freddie Mercury’s, Pickle pounders, LSF, box cutters, and American hammers.
Announcements:
Prayer: Double D, unspoken, those with injuries, and the men & women that have fought for our freedom to come together as we do.

Thank You

A big thank for everyone posting at u-turn. 18 men posted this morning. Great numbers on Saturday mornings.

Warm Up: IW, Hillbillies, SSH, Good Mornings
The Workout: u-turn in reverse
Mary:
Announcements:
Prayer: foghorn

Sheepdog 7/27/2018

Pax of six braved it out this morning for a new type of pain;

Warmup
Light warm up lap
Moroccan night clubs
Michael Phelps
Side straddle hop, cross legs
Around the parking lot island with toe taps, studded steps, and Merkin travel.
Mosey to the back
The Thang
Sticky Fingers
Wing Chun; rooting, positioning and striking.
3sets; 6x high knees, 6x mt. Climbers, 6x TuT merkins.
Sticky Fingers tag
3sets; 6x high knees, 6x mt. Climbers, 6x TuT merkins.
Introduction to pressure point manipulation 😬
Mary
COT

Count and Name o Rama
Announcements
Thought: If you are ever called into action it will most likely not be because of some bar brawl or street fight. It may be someone with a mental illness or could be a close family friend who’s child is on drugs. Our goal is not to do his most damage as possible but to put people in compliance so they cannot do harm to others or themselves. We have to be ready for that as well.
Prayers

11 PAX Brought Their “A” Game to Mutiny

Warm Up:  After a slow run around the track with storms looming on the area, Noah’s Ark circled up the PAX and led us in warm-up.  The exercises consisted of SSH, Arm stretches (LOR, ROL), Crossed-legged stretches, Cotton-Pickers, Imperial Walkers, Hillbillies, and Good Mornings.  Excellent leadership on the spot by Noah’s Ark when he was asked to lead the Warm-up!  Thank you!
The Workout:  PAX increased their cardio by utilizing quick feet on a curb for an extended distance leading into side-stepping Left to right and returning Right to left until covering a considerable distance of a parking lot.  Dauber’s nimbleness and uncanny ability brought tears of joy to LipSync’s eyes questioning the age of the Q.   At the circle, the men began a bear crawl and headed to a rock pile after making a half loop.  PAX brought their medium to heavy rock to the shelter, placing their rock on the picnic table.  PAX performed a variety of exercises using the rock including 10 counts of overhead presses, squats, arm curls, tricep curls, etc.  Between sets, PAX rotated positions and either performed 10 counts of derkins, erkins, dips and merkins (on the ground and between picnic benches).  To keep the cardio up, PAX took a break from the rocks and began running/skipping around the soccer field.  PAX recovered at the shelter only to find more rock exercises but this time executed from their six.  Sets included, tricep curls, o/h presses, Homer to Marge, etc.  More rock activites ensued once back on their feet.  A final Indian run with one rock (great audible Puddles) was implemeted with each PAX carrying the rock at least once over a two-time run around the field.  Post run, PAX lined up for some lunges before returning the rocks back to the pile.  PAX lined up again and began performing Frankenstein leg kicks, open windows with their hips, and “simulated” tire jumping at Gump’s recommendation while heading back to our starting point.  Planks, followed by 10 Merkins were added in for fun.   Finished the workout with Balls to the Walls 2X ( 25 second count, rest, followed by an additional 24 second count representing Dauber’s magical 49 years).
Mary:  FedEx called 10 Burpees OYO.  PAX were spent; They had brought their “A” game.
Announcements:  Greenville CSAUP; F2 followed at the Bagels Hospital
Prayer: Noah’s Ark wife – dental; H1N1 – MCL injury; CrabLegs;  spoken and unspoken prayers.  Dauber asked everyone to be NICE, do something for someone else, be committed to being better husbands, fathers, brothers, sons, etc.  Be beacons of Christ – Let His light shine through Us.

PAX:  Natty-Ice, FedEx, Gump, Noah’s Ark, Puddles, Vespa, Butterfingers, C-Dog (Sea Dog), R-22, LipSync, Dauber

Dauber – Guest Q (very much grateful for this opportunity to lead these fine men in the gloom as the rains held off for exactly 45 mins during our beat down).

Sheepdog – 7/20/2018

Pax of 4 this morning; : LipSync, Dovetail, Breadsticks, Shredder.

Warmup
Light warm up lap with some step ups and dips mixed in.

The thang
Fazio arm circles
Michael Phelps
Al Gore Squats
2 punch combo with low kicks
STD Merkins
Wing Chung strikes (200)
Merkins TUT (Time Under Tension)
MACH Techniques 1-3

Mary
LBC
Low slow flutter
Good Mornings

COT
Count and Name o Rama
Announcements
Thought: The importance of the little things…. we often under estimate how important the little gestures are; a genuine hug, compliment, or or word of encouragement. Find an opportunity (or opportunities) this week to raise someone else’s spirit.
Prayers

Ground Pounder – Pikachu’s Beautiful thing

5 PAX came out for GP (2 post U-Turn)

Memorable Quotes:

“Running behind Pikachu is a beautiful thing, Do you eat dog food Pikachu – cause it smells like dog farts, Thought we were doing 100, Pick a rock as big as the love you have for your brothers, Rock of Gibraltar”

Warm up:

10’s –  Good Mornings, Windmills, Imperial Walkers, Hillbillies, Fuzzy Arm Circles, arm stretches, Daisy Pickers, SSH.

The Workout

In honor of Blue Hen’s 40th we did a 40 Ct Blue Hen Balls to the Walls

In honor of Crab Leg’s 50th we did 50 Dips

Aik’n Station:  Rotate stations Clockwise

  • Aik’n Legs –   15’s – Box Jumps, Lunges, High Knees, Split Jacks
  • Aik’n Arms –  15’s – Merkins,  Derkins, Dips, Shoulder Tap Planks
  • Aik’n Belly –   20’s – LBCs, Pickle Pounders, WWIIs, Homer to Marge
  • Aik’n Legs – 20 Squats, 20 Step ups, 10 Star Jumps, 15 Mnt Climbers
  • Aik’n Arms – 10 Shoulder tap Merkins, 15 Hand Release Merkins, 15 Plank Jacks, 20 Dips
  • Aik’n Belly -15 American Hammers, 20 ct 6 inches, 25 Rocky’s, 30 ct Chilcutts

Rock Shock Mary

Mosey to Rock Pile – rotate rocks around circle between sets

  • 4 sets of 10’s – Curls,
  • 5 sets of 10’s Overhead Tri-press (in honor of Crab Legs 50th)
  • 4 sets of 10’s Deep Squat w/ Overhead press,
  • 4 sets of 10’s Standard Press

Return Rocks to pile and mosey back to lot for COT/BOM

Announcements:

DD talked about the upcoming CSAUP (details posted on FB), 2nd F Salamander Game Fri, July 20th (get seats in section 105).

Prayer Requests:  Nemo’s friends – Jen and Lynn battling breast cancer, Forcep’s Mother-in-law in hospital

 

Resurrection of Kenny’s Grave

Lap around track in single line
Include high knees and butt kickers
Carioca in parking lot
Cones in line snake
Slides in parking lot

Warm ups:
SSH IC x20
Good mornings x12
Stretch legs
IW’s & HB’s x10 each
Squats x20
Stretch upper

Clock merkins (concentrate on form) – 12, 9, 6, 3: 30 total

Cone work in baseball field – two groups (3 rounds each)

-Taps on each cone (6 total) going down then sprint to fence. Bear crawl back 15 yds then sprint to start

-Backwards lateral slides to each cone then back peddle to fence. Broad jump back 15 yds then sprint back to start.

Balloon squats 3 rounds x15
Balloon merkins 3 rounds x10
If balloon falls to ground, 3 Burpees
If balloon pops, 10 Burpees for all
(Wind Malfunction)

(Improv) Alternating
Curb squats x15, x12, x10
Curb Irkins x10, x8, x5

Build-a-bear x5

Mary
Exaggerating LSF x15
Pretzel x10 (each side)
Ups/Ins/Outs x10

Verse of day

1 John 4:20-21

Love our brothers and take time to check on each other before running off after each workout

COT 17 PAX

Announcements- CSUAP in Greenville, Fun Friday filled with F3 options

Prayers- FedEx wife job situation, Brexit’s friend with burns, Crab Legs

YHC took us out in prayer.

Loved it. Great work. Lots of positive words on form.

BS out!