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EC: Fanny Pack, Red, Pikachu, Maybelline, Full House, Katniss, Cupid, LED, Nemo,
FNGs: Nope
Warm Up:

Lap around the parking lot. We then circled up in the field.
Bounce
Staggered hinge
Spinal Twist
Bat Wing
Fazio Forward
Fazio Backward
Seal Claps
Overhead Claps

The Workout:

Pax split into two groups

Group one did absolutions while Group 2 did BTTW and vice versa. Group 1 would do Monkey humpers in cadence while group 2 did wall sits. Each pax did 10 absolutions 9, 8 7 … 1.

10 absolutions/BTTW
9 absolutions/BTTW
10 Monkey Humbers in cadence/Right Leg out
10 Monkey Humbers in cadence/Left Leg out
9 Monkey Humbers in cadence/Normal Wall Sits
8 absolutions/BTTW
7 absolutions/BTTW
8 Monkey Humbers in cadence/Right Leg out
8 Monkey Humbers in cadence/Left Leg out
7 Monkey Humbers in cadence/Normal Wall Sits
6 absolutions/BTTW
5 absolutions/BTTW
6 Monkey Humbers in cadence/Right Leg out
6 Monkey Humbers in cadence/Left Leg out
5 Monkey Humbers in cadence/Normal Wall Sits
4 absolutions/BTTW
3 absolutions/BTTW
2 absolutions/BTTW
1 absolutions/BTTW

Moseyed to the playgrounds. This became complicated. Note to self. This is not easy to explain.
Split up into 2 groups. The pax went around the circle. Pax will hold plank. Pax in the back will Burpee and bear crawl to the front. When we got to the fence we did 5 each leg Bulgarian squats. I will think about how I can improve this workout.

Mary:

Circle up around the practice green
Legs Straight up to our hands
Six Inch Holds
Pickle Pounders
Legs Straight up to our hands
Six Inch Holds
Pickle Pounders
Supermans

I’m drawing a blank here. We did abs though.

Announcements:
T-Claps (Recognition):
Prayer:
Pax bringing home their kids
Full house’s friend
50 car pile up on 540

Reach out and touch someone (old AT&T slogan)

During announcements I closed encouraging everyone to reach out to someone within F3 that may be dealing with an injury or just flat out hasn’t posted to an AO in a while.  I told Saturday’s U-Turn PAX during the month of April I was personally dealing with a toe sprain and I hadn’t posted nearly as much as I would’ve liked to.  Weekends are usually my only time to post at all during the week and I had missed U-Turn and AGS for 2 weeks straight.  It didn’t take long for me to feel disconnected and somewhat distant from my fellow F3 brothers  (both because I hadn’t seen anyone in a while and I had also lost some of my stamina/endurance).  I can only imagine how a long term injury or a long period of time off (for whatever reason) may lead to a PAX feeling embarrassed or shameful to come back and post.  Although we would never shame anyone and we always welcome any man to any workout at anytime I feel its important that we make an effort to reach out to a fellow F3 member that we know is injured, dealing with another issue, or just haven’t seen in a while.  Sometimes a little encouragement can go a long way.

FNGs: none today

Warm Up: quick mosey, 10x Windmills, 10x Daisy Pickers, 10x Imperial Walkers, 10x Frankensteins, 25x-30x Merkins

The Workout: standard U-Turn in reverse (6mi option or 3mi option).  By far an easier route than standard U-Turn due to less hills/elevation.

Mary: ran outta time

Announcements: congrats to Sprinkler’s son graduating high-school!  Upcoming Grasshopper 5K run, 5K walk, & 1mi fun run benefiting Sergeant Rick Leach Sat June 12 here in Holly Springs.  Bed build June 12th.  May challenge continues…

T-Claps (Recognition): Picking up the 6 as always

Prayer:  11yr old recently involved in dirtbike accident, injured PAX, well being of F3 Friar Tuck and family upcoming move to TX

Senior moment…

FNGs: None
Warm Up: None, already warm from the EC or Ruck EC’ers
The Workout: Sprinkler led the rucking crew out for over 3 miles.  YHC took the remainder of the PAX on a mosey down to the Lake and up Bass Lake Rd.  Lots of complaining this morning on the route…Maybelline was particularly salty that YHC didn’t venture too far off from the normal AGS route, however, YHC hadn’t been at AGS all year, so it was new to him :).  Great work by all today, picking up the six and general banter and mumble chatter.  YHC closed with the count and announcements, moving to prayer, he was reminded by Pikachu that he had yet to do name o’rama…we all forget sometimes, right?  Closed with prayer requests and then pledge of allegiance.  YHC was informed by POTS that May is Military Appreciation Month, so I recommend all Q’s to say the pledge post COT to close as a great reminder of the men and women who have served and continue to serve our nation everyday.
Announcements: Sleep in Heavenly Peace opportunity to serve
T-Claps (Recognition): Bobby Boucher for hard work and determination!
Prayer: all injured PAX, Hudson Grumaer (11 year old in the hospital), military/first responders, spoken/unspoken

Celebrate

3- pax for EC 
Warm Up:Good morning,windmills,40 ssh hops, 40 imperial walkers.
The Workout:4 shuffles left burpee, 2 shuffles right burpee the length of parking lot. Jack Webb style wall taps and half burpees 40-10. Jack Webb style step ups and squats 10-40.

Mary: some 20 count some 40 lsf, American hammers, box cutters, hello dolly, lbcs, pickle pounders, heel taps, alternating leg v ups.
Announcements: June 12th SHP bed build.

Prayer:India and covid, Fonzie mother in law and wife.

Team Pokémon @ Purple Cobra

EC: Maybelline, 187, YHC

FNGs: NOPE

Warm Up:

  • Mozy, Run Backwards, Carioca L/R
  • Sprint up Cobra Sunrise for your PB
  • Fazio Arm Circles, Windmills, SSH

The Workout:

Build-a-bears x3

  • T merkins 10
  • plank jacks 20
  • shoulder taps 30
  • mountain climbers 40

bear crawl ring of fire x2

  • hammers
  • squats
  • monkey humpers
  • SSH
  • Mountain Climbers

People’s Chair \ Balls to the Wall x3

Mary:

  • T Merkins
  • WW2s
  • Good Mornings

Announcements: Disney needs you – all of you – Sign-up!
T-Claps (Recognition):  Maybelline was already moving before the competition and is celebrating a 9-pack today.
Prayer:  YHC took us out

Crazy or Lazy 8’s

FNGs: None

EC: Maybelline, Yoshi, Emeril and 187

Warm Up: Merkins, Squats, Low Slow Flutter, Good Mornings, and Pickle Pounders

The Workout: Run the 8 at Womble.   Once you completed the loop do x10 each Low Slow Flutter, Merkins, Squats, Good Mornings, and Pickle Pounders

Few Pax completed 4+ loops while the others complete 3+

Mary: No time for it.

Announcements: None

T-Claps (Recognition): None

Prayer: YHC took us out

1st Monday Ultimate x2

33 Pax showed up for Ultimate under the Ting lights.  2 FNGs and several Kotters.

FNGs:

Mike Synnott; Olaf (Curling with Dauber, Ice, Frozen, Elsa!?!, Olaf!)

MJ Salamanca; Beer Pressure (Macho Nacho’s neighbor, Shredder EHed after a couple beers, Peer Pressure, Beer Pressure).

Warm Up:

Light mix of SSH, Good Mornings, HBs, IWs, SFAC, and Squated Morrocan Night Clubs.

The Workout:

Pax counted off by 4 and split into two teams.  1s and 2s on field 1 and 3s and 4s on field 2 for F3 style Ultimate Frisbee.  Every time the frisbee dropped Pax knocked out an exercise; merkins, burpees, squats, star jumps.  The scoring team called out the penalty exercise, which both teams partook.

Mary:

A couple more Good Mornings to stretch us out.

Announcements: 2nd F Panera, May Challange, Bed Builds.

T-Claps (Recognition): Lots of EC this morning & several Kotters (welcome back).

Prayer: Injured and sick Pax, our country, Pax leadership in the community, and a selfish request from YHC for God to fix the media!

The elusive albino deer

FNGs: none
Warm Up: SSH, IW, DP’s, Good morning
The Workout: 4 ruckers  + a 2.0 took off for a 3 mile route and some weight based walking.  23 ran 5+ through the Springs this am, with a trip up Elm and a short jaunt on Johnson.  A late pick up of Vasoline and a new route finally gave him the spotting of the elusive albino deer.  Now the real question must be answered…what’s Vasoline searching for now?  An albino racoon, possum, beaver?  Nice work today gents!
Announcements: Still time to get in on the May event, see Fanny Pack for more details…must have 4 PAX to enter.  Yogurt starting some new trail running, catch up with him for more details
Prayer: unspoken today

Ooohhh Yeeeeaah!

Today we celebrated the life and wrestling lore of none other than the Macho Man Randy Savage. Though we didn’t get to nearly as much as YHC had planned, we had a raucous group of PAX making noise all throughout the neighborhood we should be quiet in. But that’s the way the Macho Man lived…insane in the brain, flamboyant, say it if you want to, and badass to the core!

FNG’s: none
Warm Up: Good Mornings x10 IC, 10 Burpees OYO, a mosey down into the hood, and we all know that the Macho Man could party like a rock star so…Moroccan Nightclubs IC x10. Finished with a mosey to the final cul-de-sac.

The Workout: So Macho Man’s first famous feuds were with Tito Santana and Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat. Back then, the Macho Man was smaller, high-flying, and faster. We circled up for a fast-feet/up-down progression for about 3 minutes.

We then remembered Miss Elizabeth, such an important part of the Macho Man journey,  with Pickle Pounders x20 IC and Hello Dollys x15 IC.

PAX were instructed to return up the hill stopping at every “rope” (intersection) for some exercises, because Macho Man was never afraid to go to the top rope. Street 1: Star Jumps x15, Street 2: Squat Jumps x15, Street 3: Prisoner Squats x15, Street 4: The Top Rope, 15 Burpees OYO. Finished with 15 SSH IC before exiting the hood to go to church.

At the church parking lot, we referenced yet another famous feud with The Ultimate Warrior. If you remember, whenever the Ultimate Warrior would start his “comeback” in any match he would do something like an “airpress to the spirits” or whatever. So we did Jack Webb’s 1:3 ratio up to 5.

Now how did the Warrior always enter the ring? Running. Split PAX into 2 groups. 1 Group would Indian Run around the U at the church, while the other group did a suicide sprint to a series of 6 cones. Then, groups switched roles.

We did not forget that weird period where Macho was all in to Queen Sherri. Homer to Marge x 20 IC.

A quick mosey over to the rock pile for a reminder that Macho Man had also joined forces with, then split with Hulk Hogan…the largest pythons in the world baby! Curls for the Girls x 30.

Macho Man also got married to Miss Elizabeth shortly after the feud with Hogan. A famous scene unfolded in the WWF ring with the Macho lifting up Miss Elizabeth over his shoulders. Alternating Lunges IC x20, Overhead alternating presses with rocks x 20IC.

Unfortunately, YHC started running out of time here. But we didn’t want to forget that Macho Man got SWOLE!!!! in his later years of wrestling. Hand Release Merkins x 20. We finished with a mosey back to the flag.

Mary: 10 Burpees OYO upon return. Then, the entrance song for the Macho Man, Pomp and Circumstance, guided us for 4 minutes through a plank-o-rama, finishing with 20 Good Mornings. Have a Macho Day…Dig It!!!
Announcements: It’s on! May Monthly Challenge is live tomorrow.
T-Claps (Recognition):
Prayer: POTS son, going into the Air Force. Police around our country, Delaware Cop and family after tragic incidents. Truth in Nature (Roger Roger), a ministry for boys without fathers/dads. Gillette and shoulder surgery healing, as he walked up to the COT toward the end. YHC took us out!

Building B.O.M.B.S on the Abyss

A balmy morning at the Happiest AO on Earth. YHC wasn’t sure to expect with only 1 HC (U.T.I) and 1 other EC’er (Emeril). So to my surprise after getting back from EC…the whole Fritter Foundation and a huge clown car of 12 Oaksers pulled in! 17 Men gathered at Disney to take a ride to the dark corner known as “the Abyss”. I love this place!

FNG’s: none
Warm Up: SSH x40, Good Morning x a lot, 10 Burpees OYO, Windmills x 10, Sir Fazio’s x 12 (F/R)
The Workout: A mosey over to the Abyss, PAX partnered up for some BOMBS. 1 Partner descends into the darkness, completes 10 Star Jumps, while PAX on top do AMRAP exercise and then switch roles. Exercises were: Burpees, Outlaws, Merkins, Big Boy Sit Ups, and Squats. Plank hold for the 6.

We then moseyed over to the high school where a couple of divergent hills lay before us. At the meeting point of said hills, we did Shoulder Taps IC x10, and Hand Release-Release Merkins x 10 IC. We then used the same partner groups to run to the top of each hill, return, and meet in the middle where we did Shoulder Taps x10 IC as a team for round 1, then did the Hand Release-Release Merkins x 10.

3 Indian run lines back to the flag for Mary. Lot’s of picking up the 6…great work men!
Mary: Monkey Humpers IC x 20, Hand Release-Release Merkins x 20, Monkey Humpers x 10 IC, Hand Release Merkins x 10. Pickle Pounders x 10 IC, LSF’s x 20 IC, LBC’s x 20 IC, Homer to Marge x 20 in varied cadence.
Announcements: Sign up end today for the May Main Event.
T-Claps (Recognition): The PAX for showing up. YHC can tell you it gives great confidence to a Q when a crowd shows up!
Prayer: Wallaby and his M. Shamwow! with injuries. YHC took us out. A great day and an honor to lead!