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Fly like an airplane

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PAX of 18 braved another frozen morning for the 2nd edition of a VQ from YHC. YHC cracked open the Exicon once more for a little variety, but not too much.

The clock struck 5:15 and 3 PAX headed out for a 2 mile EC loop: Cowboy, Double Doink, and YHC.

Warm Up:

YHC gave brief instructions to PAX to keep arms out on the mosey while doing Sir Fazio arm circle repeats (5 fw/5 bw/5 hold). PAX reluctantly did their best airplane impression and 3-2-1 blast off for the warm up lap around the soccer field. A few stops along the way for:
20 SSH
15 Imperial Walkers
10 Hillbillies

Circled up on tennis court for:
10 Windmills IC
15 Morocan Night Clubs
20 Randys IC

The Workout:

With shoulders warm, PAX lined up on the sideline of the court for some Bottom Feeders (Tiny 11’s). It looked like this:
Bear crawl to other baseline
10 prisoner squats
Crawl bear back to start
1 WWII
This continued in normal 11’s fashion until 1 prisoner squat and 10 WWIIs were done.

Next, PAX split into 2 groups for some BTTW Bear crawl tunnels. Each group lined up and held BTTW against the fence. The last PAX in the line bear crawled through the tunnel to the front and held BTTW. Each group worked its way to opposite ends of the court and back, well 1 group did. The other group’s bridge collapsed, with no causulties, and the mission was aborted.

PAX moseyed over by the rock pile for some Jack Webbs. PAX went from 1 merkin:3 air presses up to 10:30.

Rocks were obtained and carried to the parking lot.
John Cusack rock around the lot with stops at the 4 corners for Wonder Bras. Starting with 5 at the first stop and adding 5 at each stop, ending with 20 at the last stop. Rocks were returned and PAX moseyed to the tennis courts for a date with Mary.

Mary:

Circled up on the tennis courts for Mary.
YHC led some plank-o-rama then PAX called out exercises.
10 Pickle Pounder IC
15 LBCs IC
10 Low slow flutters IC
10 Burpees OYO (thanks Lucky)
20 Foreign-national hammers IC
Have a Nice Day

Announcements:

NC Spring Classic on 4/27/19
New Running AO Thursday evenings – Sheetz Show (3-5 miles all paces welcome)
Blue Hen wins Breathtaker auction and donations for February to go to ALS.

Prayer:

Moby’s Dad, Injuries: Dumbo, Brexit, other PAX

YHC took us out.

Sideways rain and deep puddles

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PAX of 6 for EC and 11 for main event came out for a warm and soggy beat down at the greatest place on earth.

EC: Pablo (foundation:current), Warbucks (foundation), Breach, Slide Rule (foundation:current), Nemo (foundation), Full House

Warm Up:

With the rain and puddles, we avoided running around the soccer field, so 2 laps around the parking lot at the playground, SSH IC x 20, Imperial Walkers and Hillbillies IC x 10, Fazio Arm Circles 10 forward and 10 backward
The Workout:

The PAX split in to 2 groups and did an indian run over to the large parking lot.  The PAX remained in their indian run groups and continued up and down the lanes of the parking lot doing 10 merkins on one side and 20 squats on the other side.  Once all lanes were done and every puddle stepped in, we moseyed over to the faculty parking lot where PAX found an accountability partner and started 11’s on the long and steady climb up the road that goes from the lot to the library and West Lake Rd (burpees at the bottom, squat jumps at the top).  With time running short, we stopped 11’s and regrouped and did an indian run back to the flag for Mary.

Mary:

Catalina Wine makers x 12, LBC IC x 10, Good Mornings IC x 10, Pickle Pounders IC x 10, Low Slow Flutter IC x 10,
Announcements:

see facebook and slack, try and commit once per quarter to travel to ENC to help those effected by the hurrican
Prayer:

Raleigh Police officer who was shot in the line of duty who is still recovering, Dumbo’s Knee, Those effected by the Government shutdown, Crablegs,

10 Rounds with Tyson at Purple Cobra

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12 #HIM took the Red Pill on this 18 degree morning in January.  YHC had seen the calling for a site Q – so I figured it was about time to dust off the old Wenky and lead a workout.  I wanted to bring back an “old school” workout that I remember well.  I also wanted to stick to one of my Q goals and always strive for “accountability partners”

Today’s workout would also try to integrate the sales trailer at Planet Fitness and the aroma of Bacon from the newly Opened “Eggs up” restaurant.  Both we successful.  Also – M4l showed up in his Maverick Costume and Banana Seat showed up as a pink bunny.  I love you guys!

Warm Up:  5:30 on the dot.  No FNGs.  No Shovel Flag (my fault) and we were off.  Short mosey over to the freshly paved parking anchored by the Sad Clown haven of Planet Fitness.  They have a trailer on site filled to the brim with $1 bills from sad clowns looking for a quick and easy remedy to the POGO 40 (look it up).  We circled up for some warmups – we need it

  • SSH x 20
  • Good Mornings x 15
  • Lipstick showed up late
  • Burpees x 5 OYO
  • Fazio Arm Circles 10F + 10R

The Workout:  This morning we would do “10 Rounds with Tyson”.  Five cones were set up in the corners and mid point of a 0.25 mile loop around the parking lot.  The asphalt still smelled like a combination of wet paint, butchers market signature tips and the bacon cooking at Eggs Up.  The workout would include stops at each pain station in the loop.  At each stop, the Pax would perform the exercise (15 reps) and move on.  Pax broke in to groups of 2 with accountability partners.  The exercises included:

  • Lap 1:   Merkins x 15       (75 total)
  • Lap 2:  Prisoner Squats x 15      (75 total)
  • Lap 3: Wide Grip Merkins x15      (75 total)
  • Lap 4:  LBC x 15    (75 total)
  • Lap 5:  Diamons Merkins x 15    (75 total)
  • Lap 6:  Star Jumps x 15     (75 total)
  • Lap 7:  WW2 Situps x 15     (75 total)
  • Lap 8:  Hand Release Merkins x 15   (75 total)
  • Lap 9:  Freddy Mercury x15   (75 total)
  • Lap 10:  Burpees x 15     (75 total)

I don’t think that any accountability partner group made it all ten rounds – which is normally the case for this workout over a span of 45 minutes.  With 5 minutes to spare – we picked up the cones and headed back to COT.

Mary:  Not much time but we did

  • Low slow flutter x 20
  • Times up!

Announcements:  Announcements on Slack and Facebook.
Prayer:  Unspoken, Crablegs, Police officers and first responders, those suffering from Cancer

YHC took us out in prayer

It is always an honor to lead you men.  You all continue to inspire me and I am honored to know you all!

DB

What was that last thing we did?

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EC: Cowboy, SlideRule, Dawgpound, Pikachu, Skidmark, Crosby, Roger Roger, Double Donk

Welcome FNG Bigalo!!!  21 degrees with an FNG that’s pretty cool.  Pun intended.

Warm Up:

Run around the tennis courts and soccer field.
Stop at the bottom of the ramp – Side Straddle Hops
Stop at the ticket office – Frankenstein Kicks and Good Mornings
Stop at the corner – Bat Wing (10 Fazio Forward, 10 Fazio Backwards, 10 Seal claps and 10 overhead claps
Run to the Tunnel

The Workout:

Split up into two groups.

Group 1 did an indian run down the long path.  When they reached the end they did 5 Burpees.
Group 2 did 5 Burpees, 10 Merkins, 15 Squats, 20 LBCs, 10 Cadence Count Balls to the wall and Preacher chair until group 1 came back.

The groups then switched.
Repeated 5 times

Mosey to the bottom of the ramp for something that was way too complicated, but we had 3 minutes to burn.

Run up four light poles.  Turn and run backwards up two light poles.  Don’t turn around and run forward two light poles.  Then turn around and repeat till you reached the top of the hill.  Then mosey back to the circle for Mary.

Mary:

10 Imperial Walkers
10 Hillbilies
10 Low Slow Flutters
20 Pickle Pounders
Have a Nice Day

Announcements:

BBR meetup Wednesday
2nd F at Starbucks

Prayer:

Crablegs
Buford
First Responders

Leg Day at Ivan

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The third week of the fritter ended with three Pax joining the foundation.  This should be the last heavy leg day until we get through Wrightsville.

EC: Deadbolt, Pac-man, Mookie, Chips, Roger Roger, Wiggly

Warm Up:

Squatter Pyramid
Reverse Merkin
Mo’Rockin Night Club
Daisy Pickers

The Workout:

2 Rounds of the following:

30 Swings
5 Man O Maker
60 Jump Ropes
10 Each Side BriefCase
10 Each Side Halo’s to a Lunge
50 Jump Ropes
10 Each Arm Bent over Row
10 Each Leg Single Leg Deadlift
40 Jump Ropes
10 Double Arm Shoulder Press
10 Kettlebell Sumo High Pull
30 Jump Ropes
10 Each Side Side Step Kettlebell Swing
20 Kettlebell Deadlift
20 Jump Ropes

Mary:

LBC
Low Slow flutter
Homer to Marge
Baby Turkish Getups
LBC
Have a nice day

Announcements:

See Facebook or Slack Announcement section
Fritter Foundation shirt for sale to those who qualify.

Prayer:

Message:  “Be first.  Don’t wait for things to happen to you.”

Buford
Officer from Raleigh recovering from being shot
All first responders

Return of the BAM!

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EC: Deadbolt, Mookie, Pac-man (This is all that really counts since they are going for the fritter.  Sorry Nemo).  Nemo

Warm Up:

Quick lap around the Soccer fields.  Circled Up on the Soccer fields.  Plank for the six
Side Straddle Hops
1 Burpee
Good Mornings
2 Burpees
Hillbilies and Imperial Walkers
3 Burpees
Squats
4 Burpees
Windmills???
5 Burpees

The Workout:

Headed to the greenway path behind the soccer fields for 7s

Run to the bottom of the path do 6 Burpees
Run to the top of the path do 1 Squat Jump
Repeat decreasing the Burpees by one each time you got to the bottom and increasing counting down by one the Burpees and increasing the squat jumps by one at the top of the path.

Snake Indian Run from the greenway path the long way to the abyss.  When I say long run I mean we ran to Fuquay to the abyss.  Apparently Emeril does not like fun for there where extra 5 burpees for having to much fun.

Did three trips up and down the stairs.
At the top 10 squats
At the bottom 5 Burpees

Mary:

Ran back to the parking to circle up for the following:
Break Dancers
LBCs
Homer to Marge
Freddy Mercury

Announcements:

See Facebook and Slack
Last day for new shirt order

Prayer:

Matt and his son’s hockey teams travel to Florida
Buford and his recovery
Double D
First Responders

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.

“Lucky” for us you couldn’t “Blame it on the Rain” at Rush Hour during Q Swap Week

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PAX of 18 , including two FNGs (welcome Candy Crush and Spitz), came out for a 25-minute “warm up” with LipSync before Lucky Charm brought the pain

Warm Up

A fun jog to the rock pile and then circle up for warm up consisting of: SSH, Daisy Pickers, Good Mornings, Imperial Walkers and Hill Billie’s

 

The Workout

Part 1 – LipSync

Grab a rock and line up for Barley Curling across the parking lot

Return to starting point with crab walk rock kicks

John Cusack to parking garage for rock Wonder Bra/LBC 11’s

John Cusack back to rock pile… return rocks… hand off to Lucky Charm for the real beat down

 

Part 2 – Lucky Charms

50 merkins

Run to parking garage and grab sands bags to carry up stairwell to top level of parking deck

Grab a spot on the wall for shoulder tap balls to the walls

Carry you sand bag back down to the pile… the long way

Run to flag poles for Mary

 

Mary

More merkins and intense row boats from Lucky Charms

 

Announcements

Q Swap continues

 

Prayer Request

Crab Legs, wounded Police officers and their families, F3 brother in motorcycle accident, Beaufort’s recovery from hip surgery and any others that I forgot.

Disney Qswap

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33 Pax from Southwake, Carpex, and Raleigh came to the best place on earth to see what Carpex had to offer in the Qswap.  Q was Shut-in.  Backblast is from memory and a few days old.  If you were missed, please let me know and I can add you.

Warm Up:

SSH, fazio arm circles forward and back, overhead hand claps
The Workout:

Mosey to the big parking lot for exercises.  Run around the big lot stopping at the islands to conduct hand release merkins.  Partner up for bull frog burpees down one side of the lot while the partner ran the length of the lot and back.  Mosey to the flag with stop for Australian mountain climber
Mary:
Announcements:

QSwap continues, Rebuilding homes in Eastern NC affected by hurricane is still ongoing every weekend,

Prayer:

crab legs, parent going through surgery, Raleigh Police officer shot in the line of duty,

Compression packages

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U-Turn continues to grow every week. If this is any indication Wrightsville is going to be a BLAST. A 7+ mile route was developed for the Pax but Pax modified as needed.

Fartsacks: UTI – Alarm Misfire??

Warm Up: SSH x 20, IW x 15, Hillbillies x15, Mountain Climbers x 15, SSH x 10
The Workout: Go for a run
Mary: Coffee
Announcements: Q-Swap – we are going to Carpex next week, BRR meeting 1/22 at Blackdog, 2 Shirt orders (Wrightsville shirt comes with a $5/shirt donation to ALS)
Prayer: Raleigh Police Officer – Special thanks to our First Responders and Military, Daubers mom, Buford