McNugget – Page 6 – F3 South Wake

The Kneeler is Born…

March 24, 2021/in Running 4 the John /QIC: Full House
PAX: 187, Abe, Axe, Bobby Boucher, Coal Ash, Cupid, Dauber, Dawgpound, Dumbo, Full House, Laettner, Lipstick, Luigi, maybeline, McNugget, Pikachu, Redenbacher, Skidmark, Snap, Warbucks, Yoshi

21 Strong rolled out at 5:30 for 5+ miles. The route took us up and out of Jones Park, turning left, we made a hard right on Johnson (which seemed to get Lipstick excited), then Right on Earp, up Cemetery Hill, back to HS road and then Main St. all the way back to Ting. Numerous PAX out this am for early morning miles and EC. Follow the mumble chatter on Slack for where the name of the route, “kneeler” is derived from.

Announcements: Long ass run this weekend, be there or be square
Prayers: Doc and Vasoline’s kids both with upcoming surgeries

The Mario Cart Lineup Continues

March 23, 2021/in U Turn /QIC: Vasoline
PAX: Axe, B-I-N-G-O, Bobby Boucher, Cancun, Cupid, Dawgpound, Dumbo, Emeril, Fanny Pack, Full House, Gamecock, Gillette, Laettner, Lawn Dart, Lipstick, Luigi, Mario, Martini, McNugget, Norm, Peach Beach, Pikachu, U.T.I, Vasoline, Yoshi

Saturday March 20th, 2020

FNGs: Welcome ‘Peach Beach’

Another recruit brought out by Emeril that knew Mario, Luigi, and Yoshi. YHC was having a tough time on deciding between Koopa Troopa or Peach Beach so I put it to a vote amongst the other PAX. Peach Beach won by a landslide (I don’t believe there were any votes for Koopa Troopa…ha).

Warm Up: quick mosey around the parking lot, Michael Phelps arms, 10x Good Mornings, 10x Frankensteins, 25-30 Merkins OYO.

The Workout: 3mi and 6mi option

Mary: no time today

Announcements: Long Ass Run Saturday 3/27 on the ATT – plenty more details to be posted on Slack

T-Claps (Recognition): 25 PAX at U-Turn on the first day of spring! Emeril recruiting a 4th FNG in just as many weeks

Prayer: all the unspoken, teachers/students/state workers back in schools getting readjusted

The Mario Cart lineup continues…

March 17, 2021/in U Turn /QIC: Vasoline
PAX: Alpine, Axe, Banana Seat, Bernie, Bobby Boucher, Breach, Cancun, Dauber, Dawgpound, Dumbo, Emeril, Forceps, Gamecock, Gillette, Luigi, Mario, McNugget, Pablo, Pumpkin Spice, Steamboat, Vasoline, Warbucks, Wiggly, Yogurt, Yoshi

Saturday, March 13th

FNGs: welcome Yoshi!

This FNG was another recruit by Emeril. 3 weeks prior Emeril had brought out 2 FNG’s that were named Mario and Luigi because of their moustache’s and also because they knew each other. Well it just so happened that Mario and Luigi knew the FNG so I had made up my mind during the ME he was going to be Yoshi…one of my favorite Mario Cart characters. The FNG did the standard introduction in front of the group but I decided to shut it down quickly in case some of the PAX needed to get over to Grounder Pounder. “Everyone say hello to Yoshi.”

Warm Up: Michael Phelps arms, 10x Windmills, 10x Daisy Pickers, 10x Imperial Walkers, OYO 25-30 Merkins.

The Workout: U-Turn standard route in reverse, with a 3mi option. This was the last weekend to earn a Mt Dew branded long sleeve T-shirt

Mary: no time unfortunately

Announcements: Long A$$ Run on Sat. March 27th, Blood Drive on Sat. March 2oth hosted by Holly Springs Rotary Club, Gillette will be a St. Baldrick’s Participant and shaving all that beautiful hair

T-Claps (Recognition): 25 PAX at U-Turn! Picking up the 6.

Prayer: all the unspoken, those suffering from sickness, mental illness, addiction, loss of a loved one, and those who have lost their way. Thankful for everything the good Lord provides. YHC took us out.

Why Would 21 PAX Post for a Wednesday Run? Must Be the Sprints!

March 12, 2021/in Running 4 the John /QIC: Yogurt
PAX: Axe, Bobby Boucher, Cupid, Dauber, Dumbo, Emeril, Full House, Katniss, Lipstick, Luigi, Mad Dog, Martini, Maybelline, McNugget, Pablo, Redenbacher, Roger Roger, Skidmark, U.T.I, Vasoline, Yogurt

Was looking forward to Q’ing R4TJ because I wanted to do two things: Launch a new route and bring back sprints. Needed to get off Crossway for some variety, but wanted to retain the elevation gain. Had lots of ideas, but when it came to mapping, it was challenging. Plus, I told Bobby Bouche that I’d map out a 3 mile option. Initial routes had too many turns, which lead to confusion and frustration. Finally occurred to me that Skymont to Daisy Grove was the perfect solution.

Must Be the Warm Up! Multiple PAX EC’d already. PAX kept rolling in as 0530 approached. Had to get in the middle of the parking lot where we could circle up. 21 PAX make a big circle. With so many EC’ers, I just wanted to warm up the remainder. SSH 25x, Daisy pickers 10x. We got a count and Bobby Bouche agreed to lead the 3.5-mile runners. We all took off. Felt like start of the HS Half.

Must Be the Route! HS Half start, climb Anchor Creek, right on Wellspring, down to the greenway, across the boardwalk. Beginning at the long boardwalk, Skymont goes straight up for a nice elevation gain. This is a very functional route. At the top of Skymont near Daisy Grove, 3.5-mile runners peel off at the greenway connection to Jones Park, head to HS Road, then follow Main back to Ting. At Daisy Grove, 5.5-mile runners turn left, make a couple of simple turns to get to Homegrown, then HS Road and Main to Ting. Finally, we all meet up at Ting for COT and sprints!

Must Be the Workout! This “one hour” run that goes by like nothing. Why? The chatter, the junk talking, the climbs, the descents, the sunrise, the picking up the six, getting to know new PAX, catching with PAX you haven’t seen in a while, and finally, the shenanigans—ask Lipstick and Roger Roger. I tried to run with as many people as possible, while turning back for the six regularly. This was fun.

Must Be the Mary! No, actually it couldn’t be, there was no Mary
Must Be the COT!

Announcements: Long A$$ Run, March 27, multiple mileage options accompanied by multiple starting points, all end in Durham
Prayer: Maggie P and family

Must Be the Sprints! Yes, it must be the Sprints! All 21 of us lined up for sprints, yes! Wait, that’s not what happened… But, shout out to Bobby Bouche, UTI, and Lipstick for hammering out some sprint to AC/DC Long Way to the Top.

Sounds of the interstate and the smells of the dump…this is what it’s all about

March 8, 2021/in Paradise City /QIC: Skidmark
PAX: 187, Bondo, Buford, Cupid, Dumbo, Emeril, McNugget, Pikachu, Skidmark, Snap

FML Q battle this morning in the Springs. Skidmark already had the upper hand but we couldn’t put a finger on why.

FNGs: None
Warm Up: SSH, Imperial Walkers, Hillbillies
The Workout: 3 Man Indian run with stops for 10 merkins, 10 squats, 10 LBCs. Stops at the traffic light, top of the hill in Bridgewater, the stop sign, and then the bottom of the hill when the greenway goes to trail. 7’s on that hill with in cadence lunges at the top and absolutions at the bottom.
Mary: Stretching
Announcements: Long Ass Run, Covid Shots for Group 3 are out there
T-Claps (Recognition): Dumbo grinding through the shoulder. Great to see him. Bondo, Cause I know he is not a fan of the mosey to up Anchor Creek Way
Prayer: Dumbo took us out

Snatch is a favorite

March 5, 2021/in Crazy Ivan /QIC: Skidmark
PAX: 16-bit, Brah, Buford, Cupid, Dahmer, Dauber, McNugget, Pikachu, Pumpkin Spice, Skidmark

A little uncertainty heading into the workout with the health of the Q’s shoulder. No injury, just sore after jabbing a needle into it. Apparently there was some interest in Yoga, but no one spoke up so we relocated some weight.

FNGs: None
Warm Up: Sir Fazio Arm Circles, Good mornings, SSH, Imperial Walkers, Hillbillies
The Workout: Consisted of building on previous exercises and creating a flow.
Tabata style: 45 on, 15 off for 9 minutes, alternating the exercise every minute.. 3 sets of 9 minute workout
Set 1: Clean, Kettlebell Swing, Merkins
Set 2: Clean & Press, Snatch, Jump Squats
Set 3: Clean & Press & Lunge, Snatch & Squat, Burpees
Mary: Stretching and finish with have a nice day
Announcements: Long Ass Run, Bacon doing Goggins Challenge, Update to Freed to Lead (What’s your story)
T-Claps (Recognition):
Prayer: Docs Daughter, Norm’s daughter and family, A client of Dahmer. YHC took us out

Are you a professional?

March 4, 2021/in Speed Racer /QIC: Pikachu
PAX: Cupid, Dawgpound, Full House, Fumunga, Lipstick, McNugget, Pikachu, Red Chair, Skidmark

FNGs:

None today 🙁
Warm Up:

SSH while waiting on the late arrivals – x15 IC

Good morning x10 IC

Mosey to the track

Daisy picker x10 IC

Warm up lap

Grab some fence – leg swings 8x front to back and side to side

Tiger claws x10

The Workout:

Cruise Intervals (again – repeat of a few weeks back) courtesy of coach Jack Daniels. Target was 8×1,000m intervals at ~10k pace with 200m recovery. Pax were encouraged to start with a pace that was slightly slower than 10k pace and work it down over the 8 intervals.

This time YHC made sure the warm up didn’t drag on so we had 3 pax finish all 8 repeats (and one honorable mention for 7 + a deposit).

Mary:

Mosey back to the flag

Forward fold, leg stretches, butterfly demonstration courtesy of Full House

Announcements:

Long Ass Run on the American Tobacco Trail on March 27th. Trying to secure some 2nd F option(s) – worst case we’ll have coffee in a parking deck. 22, 15, 8, and out and back running options + a rucking option.

T-Claps (Recognition):

Lipstick and YHC (can you t-claps yourself?) for being on time this week

McNugget for getting out there despite injury restrictions – always good to see you bro

Skidmark and Cupid for getting after it while dealing with the side effects of the jab.

Red Chair for having our back as always.

Solid 2nd F today – always a highlight of my day.

Prayer:

COVID. Those being vaccinated.
Fumunga’s co-worker battling prostate cancer.

Always a priviledge to lead men. We’ll do this same workout one more time before Wrightsville – the hope is those training can see their improvement over time.

Do the Major Melon Dew T-Shirt Challenge

March 1, 2021/in U Turn /QIC: Vasoline
PAX: Abe, Alpine, B-I-N-G-O, Bernie, Bobby Boucher, Cancun, Cowboy, Cupid, Fanny Pack, Full House, Gillette, Katniss, Lipstick, Mad Dog, Martini, Maybelline, McNugget, Mookie, Nemo, Pikachu, Steamboat, U.T.I, Vasoline, Wiggly

Pre-pre-blasted on Tuesday Feb 23rd that any PAX who posted and ran 3+ miles at U-Turn would receive a Mt Dew Major Melon long sleeve T-shirt and a free can sample of the full sugar or zero sugar. Received plenty of HC’s on Tuesday and plenty more with Friday evening’s pre-blast. Including myself 24-PAX were out and about at U-Turn…by far the most I’ve ever had the honor to Q

FNGs: none today

Warm Up: quick mosey around the parking lot, Michael Phelps arms, 10x Windmills, 10x Good Mornings, 10x Daisy Pickers, 10x Frankensteins, 10x Imperial Walkers, 25-30 Merkins

The Workout: 3mi option and 6mi option of the standard U-Turn route in reverse

Mary: no time today

Announcements: Monthly Challenge #3 begins Monday; #monthlychallenge on slack for more details

T-Claps (Recognition): all the PAX completing 3+ miles today and earning some swag

Prayer: the safety of all the students, teachers, state workers going back to school on Monday. Also the safety of everyone state-wide as COVID restrictions begin to ease up.

Do You Even Lift Bro?

February 25, 2021/in Captain Caveman!! /QIC: Pikachu
PAX: 16-bit, Abe, Buford, Cancun, Dawgpound, Emeril, McNugget, Pablo, Pikachu, Pumpkin Spice, Redenbacher, Wiggly

Sometime in the prior week YHC got the idea to bring out the deadlift bar to Captain Caveman and pair each pax’s reps with reps on the mace. This format also fits well for Crazy Ivan – maybe it’ll make an appearance there.

The pre-blast mentioned lifting but didn’t quite give pax an idea of what to expect. Waking up early for EC yoga YHC decided to bring enough weight for reps of 135 and 185 thinking that 135 might be a bit too light. The sad news the day before about Daft Punk set up our play list and put the number 28 into play at various times too.

Yoga happened (thanks Dawg, Emeril, & Redenbaucher) and the cars began to roll in.

FNGs:

None today unfortunately.
Warm Up:

SSH x28 IC (In Cadence)

Daisy Pickers x10 IC

Good Morning x11 on my down/up

Sir Fazio Arm Circles x10 forward/backward – keep arms up through spinal rotation

Seal Clap x10 IC

Overhead clap x10 IC

Chinook x10 IC

Windmill x10 IC

Spinal Rotation x10 IC

The Workout:

1 pax on the deadlift bar counts reps. All other pax perform exercises based on those reps/timing – exercises stayed constant for 5-6 pax worth of deadlifts on the bar and included:

Deadlifts – alternating between two-legged and single-legged
Ballistic curls
360 swings
Pendulums

Wiggly made it clear from the beginning that 135 was too light. We had multiple 30+ efforts, a few 50s, and one 60.

For the round with 185 we kept it more reasonable but still very impressive – 3x 30+ rep efforts.
Mary:

Ditch the mace

Absolution (groiner, down to chill cut, plank jack, up to standard – 8 cadence count) x11 IC (28 just wasn’t going to happen)

Boat / Canoe on my out/in – 28 total

Crab Cake x28 IC

Break Dancer x28 IC

Yoga – lots of forward fold to stetch those backs out
Announcements:

Write your back blasts!
T-Claps (Recognition):

Cancun – guy is killing it

Dawgpound – dude is strong

McNugget – picking up way over his body weight this morning

16-bit – getting back out into the gloom while on IR
Prayer:

Pumpkin Spice’s friend Mike’s family. Sadique (young man that Pumpkin mentors)

Did I Q Good? – Q School Re-Cap

February 23, 2021/in AO Post /QIC: Fanny Pack
PAX: Bobby Boucher, Fanny Pack, Martini, McNugget, Mookie, Pikachu, Skidmark, Wallaby

8 PAX posted at Womble Park in the afternoon on a beautiful Sunday for our first SouthWake Q School in quite awhile. HIM’s offered great insight and input as we were in the business of equipping ourselves and others for leadership. In the end, all things covered tied back to the Mission, Creedo, and Core Principles of F3. Bottom line…we do what we do and how we do it for a reason. No one gets left behind, we pick up the six, and all men get stronger and accelerate together.

FNG’s: Not at something like this…but we covered the disclaimer and other good points of reference for FNG’s. Namely, the solid Q will assign another PAX to “keep eyes on FNG’s”.
Warm Up: SSH x 20, Good Mornings x 10, Standard Merkins x 10, Burpees x 5. Main point here was we do certain exercises in Cadence, slow cadence, single counts, and OYO for a reason. We don’t do fast windmills, we don’t do burpees in cadence.
The Workout: A quick mosey over the far end grassy field where we covered elements of routines or “Thangs” as some of us reference them. Safety, keeping PAX together and challenged were the main points here, with all PAX taking a turn to practice cadence counts, the “say” statements of…”exercise is”, “starting position”, MOVE (IC/on my…), “exercise.” It’s how it’s done! Did a series of 7’s with Mountain Climbers IC and Squats.

We did an Indian Run over to the rock pile, with a few points being shared by Skidmark about waiting until the indian is in line (rather than a weave) and also monitoring your PAX….again, we don’t leave people behind.

Did a small series of rock exercises both IC and single counts including: Curls for the Girls, Rut-Rows, Tricep Press, and Shoulder Press. Big idea on rocks…tell PAX to choose a challenging rock BUT…also let them know if you will be travelling with it.
Mary: Q has a big job when arriving at Mary to be sure all PAX are accounted for. We did LBC’s IC, LSF’s IC, WW1’s on the up.
Announcements: none
T-Claps (Recognition): Bobby Boucher, Wallaby, and McNugget, having done already their VQ’s plus some, seeking to accelerate and lead!
Prayer: Went over the format of COT, ending on time, prayer considerations. Bobby Boucher has an aunt with health issues. Martini with a big job audit situation at work. YHC took us out! On to a great time for 2nd F. My VQ at a Q School is now in the books, thanks for freeing me to lead!

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