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Good Ol’ String O’ Pearls

Weather: 47°, about perfect

FNGs: nada

Warm Up: SSH, Good Mornings, Imperial Walkers, Hill Billies, Frankensteins, Sir Fazio Arm Circles, Seal Claps, Overhead Claps

The Workout: String of pearls. Probably because of my ADHD but I love this workout. You’re always seeing something new. The way it works is you run a bit, stop for an exercise and then carry on. Run, exercise, run, exercise.

Exercises covered were all the favorites. Merkins, squats, lunge walk, dips, bulgarian squat. We made our way from Womble through downtown and back, covering about 1.6 miles.

Mary: popcorn Mary

Announcements: 2nd Friday 2nd F lunch tomorrow

Paradise City Throwback

Warm Up: 

  • good mornings, windmills, sir fazios, goofballs, SSH, imperial walkers, hillbillies

The Workout:

YHC went looking for inspriation for a Paradise City workout.  I love digging through BackBlast to see what’s been done before to inform what I’ll do.  It just makes planning a little easier.  I could just ask AI to make me a workout, but there is something about knowing who ran the workout I’m borrowing and when did they run it.  Just feels a little nostalgic and fun.  This one comes from Deadbolt circa 2021 “Spartan 500”

Keep writing backblasts.  You never know who they might inspire to show-up or make leading a workout a little easier.

Our workout today is explained in this picture.  Looking back again at Deadbolts BB, I think the intention was to do all 50 reps at each corner with the goal to move fast enough to complete 10 laps before the end of the workout.

I modified and had us do Merkins in the first lap with 10 at each corner.  With each subsequent exercise replacing the last one through the list.  Deadbolt also prescribed a team-based model.  I opted to keep everyone together.  It was perfect for us in terms of time and it allowed me to keep my pre-blast promises to stay under the former standard of 3 miles.

Games :no_entry_sign: :flying_disc:    |  Bootcamp :white_check_mark: :weight_lifter:

Running :white_check_mark: :run1:|  3 miles :no_entry_sign::run1::run1::run1:

Mary: Low Slow Flutter, Ankle Grabbers, Poop Eaters, Homer2Marge, SuperMan, Touch Your Toes

Announcements:

  • Q ’em all!
  • Abe – is there still a tshirt order?
  • Run the Quay is still not this weekend
  • Vertical Horizon, May 9th!

Prayer– UTIs Dad, Kids closing out their school year

Rock-A-Billy Luck of the Draw at Crazy Ivan

Warm Up: 

  • yogging, good mornings, windmills, sir fazios

The Workout:

Go around the Circle drawing cards from a mishmash of decks I’ve accumulated for workouts.  Not sure if I have ’em all or how many I have.  I dont actually remember the workouts assigned to each suit so this backblast is representative of the Winky I placed on the ground next to the deck.  As a suit is repeated, switch to the alternate workout assigned to each suit.

♠️ Swings \ Around the World
♥️ Rows \ Thrusters
♣️ Goblet Squats \ Figure 8s
♦️ Tricep Extensions \ Overhead Press
🤡 5 Burpees!!!

 

Mary: We went straight through to the end

Announcements:

  • Q ’em all!
  • Run the Quay is not this weekend
  • SpringFest is Saturday 10-4, we do not have a tent but great 2nd F opportunity

Prayer– 16’s Mom, UTIs Dad, Firefly

More than a workout

FNGs: no

Warm Up: Mosey around the tennis courts, ssh, good morning, frankenstein, hillbilly, wmh, sir fazio, slo-mo merkin

The Workout:  Nothing planned , just made it up on the fly.  Ended up doing a Dora of erkins, lbc, squat/squat jumps, carolina dry docks, maybe some others I dunno.  Before we started Q shared a vague account of his life struggles and the journey that is recovery, improvement and healing.  During Dora Pax were called upon to do the same, and to counter with gratitude and blessings.

Mary:  Continued calling on Pax during popcorn mary

Announcements: Upcoming buy for F3 Southwake shirts & stuff, Travis Manion WOD 

T-Claps (Recognition):  Abe was praised for personifying all 3 tenets of F3

Prayer: Encouragement to continue being vulnerable and sharing out struggles with others so we may create the ripple effect around us 

When do we drop an exercise?

FNGs: none

Warm Up: lap and some stretching

 The Workout:

1 min per round – AMRAP

6 rounds per station

Three exercises per station:

Round 1-3: do each exercise

Round 4-5: pick your favorite two

Round 6: pick your favorite one

  • Running, broad jump backpedal, Mtn climbers
  • Running, Freddie mercury, squat twist
  • Running, crisscross pickup, ledge taps
  • Running, gorilla hops, ledge pike jacks
  • Running, burpees, ssh

Mary: post workout core challenge for a few

Announcements: core challenge, q-em all challenge

T-Claps (Recognition):

Prayer: those struggling with mental health, healing and restoration with my dad

Let the bodies hit the floor

FNGs:None

Warm Up: Core Values/Mission while Squats, Plank, Daisy Pickers, GM, SSH.

The Workout: teams of 2, 3 SB 80/60/40 full length of FB field Burpee Bag toss or Bear Crawl drag. One guy runs while other works. Rotation upon return. Odd man out harness Bear Crawl drag 120lbs around inside of track. Rotate as PAX gets tired. Rinse and repeat back but opposite combos.

Mary: No time

Announcements: Even the Odds next week . Road clean up postponed, HSFC needs $donations

T-Claps (Recognition): Prayer: FRAM work patience and humility. Unspoken

 

Ground Pounder 2/8/2025: Dual Q with Socrates & Norm!

FNGs: None

Warm Up: Led by Socrates! Plenty of stretching and mumblechatter.

The Workout: Led by Norm!  Team work with multiple rock reps with the other member moseying to the bleachers to perform another exercise.  

Mary: Led by Socrates!

Finished with prayer.

Avoiding the ice

FNGs: None

Warm Up: Four corner mosey around HS with GM, WMH, Merkins, Arm Circles

The Workout: Mosey to Amphitheater.  Groups of Three.  

Pax 1: 5x Derkins, Erkins, Step Ups (repeat until partner returns)

Pax 2: Run to parking garage

Pax 3: 5x Inverted Rows, CDD, Squats at parking garage. 

Each PAX is released when their partner arrives.

Two rounds: BTTW, People’s Chair, Copperhead Squats

Mary: Mosey to Flag. Each PAX chose favoriate Mary exercise for 5 count.

Prayer: Travel mercies P.S.I. Fanny Pack’s niece. Best in Show continued recovery. 

Best Crazy Ivan of 2025 so far

FNGs: None

Warm Up: SSH, GM, Arm Circles, Take a lap. 

The Workout: Tabata 25 seconds on; 10 sec rest; 3 rounds with a lap in between: KB Swings, Deadlift, Squat w curl, Cleans (R, then L), Snatch (R, then L), Alternating Merkin on the Bell, Renegade Row with pass thru.

Mary: One round 25 sec; 10 sec rest KB Figure 8s, Around the World, Midget Love Handles & Halos. 

T-Claps (Recognition): @sardine using 2 bells for the majority of the workout. 

Prayer: My M & 2 daughters’ travel to Thailand, Cancun’s M starting new job, for PAX recovering from illness, injury and surgeries. 

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Downtown Train – 2024 Finale

FNGs: Zero

Warm Up: Franks, SSH, Good Mornings, other stuff

The Workout:  Mozy to the parking deck, Prisoner Squats followed by dips.

Mozy to Lemongrass, preachers chair followed by a few rounds of ball walkers

Box jumps up the amphitheater a few times.  Earkins Derkins Dips up the amphitheater.

Mozy around front and down the stairs.  Inverted rows and squats alternating 3x

Mozy to.top of the deck.  DORA of 100 merkins, 200 WWIs, 300 Squats.  Partner ran down and around the deck and back.  Swapping until complete.

Mozy back to flag

Mary: Box Cutters, Freddy Mercs, Homer2Marge, PicklePounders, Planks

Announcements:  Pumpkin and others starting 75 hard in the new year.  Gizmo setting goal for 1200 miles in ’25

Prayer: Pumpkins family is headed to Thailand without him.  Prayers for safe travels.