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Nothing Runs Like A Deere

Backblast posted for John Deere…..
PAX of 7 for a warm and humid Thunder…

Warm Up:

Mosey from Tennis courts to the rocks for warm up
20 x slide strattle hop
20 x windmills
15 x forward arms circles
10 x reverse

The Workout:

Grab a rock and mosey, turning right at the baseball field down the path to the bottom part of the path. Stopping facing the hill at the gap between the fields.

11s…..Triceps extensions (start 10 end 10) – Run up hill to baseball field – Burpee’s (start 1 end 10)

Leave the rocks ;0)

Mosey turning up Grimsby for 4 random stops:
Stop one – 20 x LCB
Stop two – 25 x Low slow flutters
Stop three – American hammer
Stop four – 30 Merkins
Stop five – 20 box cutters (at Grimsby & Stinson)
Mosey to flag pole for hydration.
Mosey Back to rocks by baseball field hill…..

6s
Curles (start 5 finish 5)
Drop rock run up hill
Spider-Man Merkins ( merkin left leg, merkin right leg = 1 set. Start 1 finish 5)

Mosey to rocks for return
Mosey with purpose to tennis courts.

Mary:

Alligator Mekins width of tennis courts.

Announcements:

CSAUP Saturday, Patch is taking Wolfie (Brandon)

Prayer:

 Rams recover, H1N1 (torn MCL), John Deere’s Neighbour cane off his road bike and having elbow reconstruction.

 

Thanks men, my honor to lead…..

Return of Stark

PAX of 22 come out in the rain for the return of Stark and UTI’s 1 year Anniversary.  Welcome FNG Dumbo

EC: Emeril, UTI, Mookie, Nemo, Peeping Tom, Deadbolt, Midget For Life, Skidmark, Pikachu, Banana Seat, Roger Roger

Fartsacks:  Forceps

Excuse Lexicon Edition: I tweaked my knee during a workout with Pikachu last night.  Needed to rest it.

The Warmup

Quick warmup jog

SSH x20, Windmills, Imperials Walkers, Hillbillies

½ mile job with warmps – Good Mornings, Windmills, Fazio Arm Circles, Stretches

The Workout:

6 Cones were set up about 10 yards apart.  Stark instructed the Pax to bear crawl (round 1), lunge walk (round 2), Bunny Jump (round 3), Long jump (round 4) and partner wheelbarrow (round 5) to each cone and perform the exercise associated with that cone. In between sets Double Applesauce (2 column Indian Run – last PAX does 5 Merkins before running to the front of the line)

B.L.I.M.P.S

B- Burpees – Cone 1 x5 – Total = 25

L – Lunges – Cone 2 x10 – Total = 50

I – Imperial Walkers– Cone 3 x15 – Total = 75

M – Merkins– Cone 4 x20 – Total = 100

P – Plank Jacks– Cone 5 x25 – Total = 125

S – Squats– Cone 6 x30 – Total = 150

 

Mary:
x15 each LBC’s, x15 Low slow flutter, Homer to Marge x30 OYO

PRAYERS:

Crablegs

Announcements:
Lipstick virgin Q Friday @ Cletus

CSAUP in G-Vegas on Saturday

4 year F3 Anniversary at Cletus

YHC hit the fartsack last night with an irritated eye.  I hoped that a good 5 hour nights sleep would cure this.  YHC woke a little early for Extra credit (4am) and right eye pain was killing me.  A quick trip to Harris Teeter to waste some money on eye drops that did nothing.  Well… I figured I was going to be in eye pain anyway – so why not take my mind off it with some total body pain.  I said screw it – lets post.

This morning, I was celebrating 4 years of F3.  It took about 18 months of emotional headlocking for Chase (Gnard Dogg) to convince me to try my first workout at Womble Park.  I will never forget this workout – Key West was my Q and I think Peak Week, Blue Hen, Moby, New Mexico and Howard were all there to name me.  I did not think I would make it through without quitting.  I remember doing a jacobs ladder with burpees in the baseball outfield.  This morning, I wanted to celebrate with one of my best memories of a hard ass workout.  The Bearway to heaven.

About 7-8 gathered for EC to hear me bitch about my eye.  None of that matters as 5:15a hit and we were off.  We did about 2 miles with many doing a little more as they circled back to get the 6 (YHC).  We had 187 and Skid Mark even join us AFTER their Murph (BEAST)

PAX:

Emeril, Deadbolt, Patch, Kid Cracker, Peak Week, Brony, R22, Peeping Tom, The Dawgpound, Mookie, 187, Butterfinger, M4L, Flannigan, Slide Rule, Foghorn, Skidmark, Pablo, Luck Charms, New Mexico, Yogi, Yogurt, Doc, Hasselhoff, Nemo, Cowboy, Beach, 8Bit, Lip Stick, Banana Seat, Da Business, Forceps, The Natural, Roger Roger, Noah’s Ark, Gump, Double D, LED, Fed Ex, POTS, PSI, Vespa, Red Pill

Warm Up:

Grab the official Southwake Shovel Flag (T Claps to Howard for making it and entrusting me with it) and head to the large field to circle up for warm ups.  We had WAAAAY more pax than I anticipated.  Someone ran by me an said – “were you planning on 40” – I remember thinking – I am barely hear and can barely see out of my right eye 🙂

Anyway – we circled up

  • SSH x 20
  • Good Mornings x 15
  • Standard Merkins x 20
  • Imperial + Hill Billy (10 each = 20)
  • 5 Burpee OYO
  • Fazio Arm Circles 10F 10R
  • Recover on the jog to the shelter by the soccer fields and bathrooms

The Workout:

THANG 1:  Pass the Pill

  • Count of by 2s to divide the pax into two groups
  • Indian Runs (clockwise and counter clockwise) around soccer field with back pax carrying a 25 pound weight as he runs to the front
  • Pax then carefully passes the weight to the back – man by man – repeat while indian running
  • We had 20+ in each group so it took nearly 1.75 laps to get it done.
  • Head to Hunt center field for next

THANG 2:  Bearway to Heaven

  • 40 pax in a line along the side line of soccer field
  • 7 cones set up about 20 feet apart
  • Bear crawl to 1st cone – 7 burpees – run back
  • Bear crawl to 2nd cone – 6 burpees – run back
  • Bear crawl to 3rd cone – 5 burpees – run back
  • Bear crawl to 4th cone – 4 burpees – run back
  • Bear crawl to 5th cone – 3 burpees – run back
  • Bear crawl to 6th cone – 2 burpees – run back
  • Bear crawl to 7th cone – 1 burpee – run back
  • Thanks to the pax for picking the 6 (me) up

Recover on the jog back to the flag for mary / COT

Mary:

  • LBC Ladder (in cadence)
    • 5, 10, 15, 20 – 20, 15, 10, 5)
  • Hand release Merkins x 10
  • we’re done!

Announcements:

Yogi mentioned pax member running 26 hours in honor of bing sober for 26 years

F3 Greenville is having a CSAUP “Sasquach” next weekend – real all about it here – http://www.f3enc.com/backblasts/csaup/2018-sasquatch-pre-blast/ – clown cars forming

Prayers:

Prayers for many pax including

  • Boy George M
  • Doube D Father – ailing health
  • Pablo’s 2.0 – out patient surgery
  • Crablegs
  • Rams (foot)
  • H1N1 (MCL/ACL)

Naked Moleskin:

Thanks to everyone for 4 of the best years of my life.  I never thought that I would get THIS much out of F3.

  • I feel I am in the best shape of my adult life
  • I’ve ran 4 half marathons
  • Made 100s of new true friends
  • Made great strides in my spiritual walk
  • Became a much better husband and father
  • Became a better leader at work
  • this list could go on…

Here’s to 4 more!

 

Party in the USA

7 Pax Members joined the Party early this morning.  The DJ selected a wide range of songs for the Pax to sing.  Everything from Miley Cyrus to Tom Petty to Twisted Sister.

Warm Up:

Half Mile Lap Around Soccer field
Circled Up for the Following:
20 Cadence Count Side Straddle Hops
10 Cadence Count Fazio Arm Circles Forwards
10 Cadence Count Fazio Arm Circles Backwards
10 Cadence Count Good Mornings
10 Cadence Count Hillbillies
10 Cadence Count Imperial Walkers

The Workout:

Had 7 Stations which we did 4 total rounds.  The last round at each station it was up to the PAX member what exercise they wanted to do.  There was 1 KB stations that was used as the timer.  Two TRX stations, two more Kettlebell stations, a battle rope station and one body Exercise station called the PIT.

Round 1:
Timer Exercise — 5 Turkish Getups Each Arm
KB 1 — Swings
TRX 1 — Chest Press
KB 2 — Overhead Press
TRX 2 — Rows
Battle Rope — Alternating Wave
PIT — Mountain Climbers

Round 2:
Timer Exercise — 10 Man O Makers
KB 1 — Goblet Squats
TRX 1 — Supermans
KB 2 — M4L Love Handles
TRX 2 — Inverted Row
Battle Rope — Claps
PIT — Frog Jumps

Round 3:
Timer Exercise — 10 Thrusters Each Arm
KB 1 — Clean
TRX 1 — Single Leg Squat
KB 2 — Halo’s
TRX 2 — Runners
Battle Rope — Snake
PIT — LBCs

Round 4:

Pax decision at each station.  No one wanted to do any more Man O Makers, so we decided to listen to “The Man”

Finished up with Burpee Rama to the Killers — My goal is to be able to finish the song and get all the burpees by the end of the year

Joined Cletus for Mary

Crazy Time the 13th

Pax of 7 decided one workout in the gloom wasn’t enough for Friday the 13th and showed up at 4:30AM for a murph. Yellow Card went for his long run (6 miles – kid has legs) and the rest of us Murph’d until we went to our respective workouts.

Warm Up:

1 Mile Run
The Workout:

100 Pull Ups

200 Merkins

300 Squats

1 Mile Run

Then we went off for another beat down.

 

Great work men – way to step up and push yourselves!

Happy Birthday Midget

 

PAX of 26 at Nutcracker to celebrate M4L’s birthday

@Pikachu, @Moby, @Blue Hen, @Deadbolt, @Foghorn, @Yellow Card, @Midget for Life, @CHiPS, @Emeril, @187, @Crosby, @WebEx, @Skidmark, @Pablo, @Breach, @Liquid Force, @Double D, @Sauve, @Da Business, @Flanigan, @Sting, @Yogurt, @Yoda, @Banana Seat, FNG’s @Wickety Wickety Whack, @Lock-in

Jog on warmup – x11 Merkins, x11 Burpees, x22 SSH, x11 Imperial Walkers, x11 Hillbillies, x11 Good Mornings

The Workout:

Partner up.

5 Burpees then both partners walk the poles of the ramp.  5 Merkins.  Run back around to the start

5 Burpees then both partners bear crawl up the ramp. 5 Merkins.  Run back around to the start

5 Burpees then both partners crawl bear up the ramp. 5 Merkins.  Run back around to the start

5 Burpees then partner wheelbarrows up the ramp. 5 Merkins.  Run back around to the start

Bottom of the hill 1 squat.  Run to top of the hill and perform 7 Merkins.

Back to bottom.  Run back to Nutcracker.  Along the way variety of core exercises done.


COT

Ruck Friday night.  ~14 miles.  See Midget for details.

Thursday – Kenny’s Grave starting back up.  Banana Seat has the Q

Buy a happy meal for M4L’s bday.  Give it to someone in need

PRAYERS:

Yoda took us out

 

Nutcracker 7/2

Pax of 20

Warm Up: Jog around the parking lot and circle up for 22 counts of merkins, imperial walkers, windmills and LBC’s

The Workout: Pax to get bricks and cinderblocks.  Station to Station: Cones marked by exercises, 50 mountain climbers, 40 squats, 30 LBC’s, 20 Side Straddle Hops, 10 Curls,

2nd station in front of school 9, 8 Homer to Marge, 7 Burpees, 6.  2 laps and finish as a pax.

Mary: 22 counts exercise called out by pax, big boy sit-ups, Freddie mercuries, merkins, low slow flutter

Announcements: 4th of July convergence

Prayer: Ended in circle of trust

Keep Brandon’s Friends and Family in your Prayers

PAX of 27 at Paradise City

@Pikachu, @Buford, @Blue Hen, @Deadbolt, @Foghorn, @Yellow Card, @Midget for Life, @CHiPS, @Emeril, @UTI, @187, @Crosby, @Peak Week, @WebEx, @Skidmark, @Foghorn, @Bernie, @Foot Fault, @Pablo, @Breach, @Forceps, @Axe, @Brexit, @Hasselhoff, @Peeping Tom, @Kid Cracker, @OCR

½ mile jog warmup with – Karaoke, fast feet on the curb, T-Claps to let the group catch up

½ mile jog with – x25 Morrocan night club squats, SSH x 46 in honor of Patch’s Birthday, x10 Hillbillies, x10 Imperial Walkers, x25 Mountain Climbers

The Workout:

Partner up.

Partner 1 – Lunges

Partner 2 – Run to steps, climb them and perform 10 perfect form Merkins

Swap/Repeat

Partner 1 – Bear Crawl

Partner 2 – Run to steps, climb them and perform 10 perfect form Merkins

Swap/Repeat

Partner 1 – Duck Walks

Partner 2 – Run to steps, climb them and perform 10 Burpees

Swap/Repeat

Partner 1 – Crab Walk

Partner 2 – Run to steps, climb them and perform 25 LBC’s


Mary:

x 10 Good Mornings

x 10 Windmills

Legs crossover into a stretch

x 10 WWII’s

x 10 each leg cross over sit-ups

COT

Ruck Friday night.  ~14 miles.  See Midget for details.

Thursday – Kenny’s Grave starting back up.  Banana Seat has the Q

July 28th @ Ting Park – F3 group going to a baseball game.  See Forceps for details

PRAYERS:
Buford – Prayers for his friend Brandon and Brandon’s family.

John 15:5 – “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.”

U-Turn sponsored by Shoes & Brews

Ask and you shall receive! 21 men posted at U-Turn. Warm up include IW, Hilbilies, good mornings, fozio arm circles.

Nice run with turn backs

Prayers for Bufors, those injured a d recovering Draper, Doible D, 187

Plan for more stretching next week and some organized training and scout runs

 

Pilgrim Rock

Bernie did a Slight Variation to a Pilgrim workout…

Warmup: SSH, Good mornings, Mountain Climbers

Main Workout: 4 Stations

1- Burpees, Curls, Jack Web, Homer to Marge

2- KB Swings, w/ Jump, Squats, Lunge with Swing, Jumping Lunges

3-Uneven Pushups, Crawl Bear to Start Bear Crawl back, Plank to knee tap, lateral skaters

4-Plank, hollow hold, Mountain Climbers, Russian Hammers

Mary: Abs blast

Announcements: Kenny’s Grave – next Thursday – Banana Seat, Need Q for “Getting the Runs”; also low attendance for Saturday’s Ground Pounder.

Prayers: Roger Rogers grandfather, Injured, Crab Legs, those Traveling