no doubt – F3 South Wake

Some can jump rope

January 23, 2025/in Thunder /QIC: Pumpkin Spice
PAX: @sardine, Ausfart, Gump, Kubota, no doubt, Socrates

FNGs: None

Warm Up: GM, DP, WMH, Arm Circles/Seal & Overhead Clap

The Workout: Three Rounds each circuit. 10 count or 5 each side each exercise. Someone was always on the jump rope for 100 or 50 count. Weight plates 15# to 35# provided. PAX encouraged to modify any exercise with or without weight.

Circuit 1: Curls, Triceps, Rows, Wonder Bra

Circuit 2: Squat to seated position on bench, Step Ups, Bulgarian Leg Squat (R&L)

Circuit 3: Derkins, Erkins, Dips

Circuit 4: Lunge, Side lunge, SL Romanian DL (R&L)

Circuit 5: Chest Press, Pullover, LSF (weight above chest) , H2M, American Hammer.

Mary: LBC, GM and return coupons

Prayer: Socrates 2.0 surgery, Praise replacement auto for Socrates, Pumpkin Spice’s M has the flu. Safe travel.

Downtown Train – 2024 Finale

December 30, 2024/in Downtown Train /QIC: UTI
PAX: Bondo, Fanny Pack, Gizmo, Nemo, no doubt, Pumpkin Spice, U.T.I

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.

A Christmas tree and Menorah in front of a community center outdoor amphitheater in early morning.

A tea party of sorts

December 16, 2024/0 Comments/in Downtown Train /QIC: Abe
PAX: Abe, Fanny Pack, Nemo, no doubt, Pumpkin Spice

FNGs: none

Warm Up: After an enthusiastic start and 5 burpee penalty, we went on a quick mosey around downtown. Then good mornings, imperial walkers, hillbillies, daisy pickers, sir fazio arm circles, seal claps and overhead claps.

The Workout: Thing 1: PAX were instructed to get a “shmedium” rock. Instructions were apparently unclear and some PAX went big. 30 count curls for the girls / tricep extensions / squats. Bear crawl through the light tunnel in front of the library. 20 count exercises, bear crawl. 10 count exercises, bear crawl. PAX were quizzed on their knowledge of the Boston Tea Party, which happened 251 years ago today in 1773.
We returned our rocks in patriotic tea bashing fashion and moseyed to the half circle.

Thing 2: 10 merkins, lunge walk to center Island, 10 WWIIs, mosey to end of half circle, 10 squats. Repeat twice more for 3 rounds total. Mosey back to the Christmas tree.

Thing 2.5: People’s chair for a 10 count down the line, total of 50, next to the Christmas tree. Back to the start for Mary.

Mary: Popcorn Mary with some quick stretching.

Announcements: Panthers game next weekend. Also, Nemo reminded us of the importance of stretching and how easily we let that go.

Prayer: Pumpkin Spices children, Nemo’s brother-in-law, Best In Show

Things that seem better on paper for 100, Alex

August 22, 2024/in Disney /QIC: Abe
PAX: Abe, Bondo, Cupid, Full House, no doubt, U.T.I

FNGs: none

Warm Up: SSH, Imperial Walkers, Hillbillies, Daisy Pickers, Sir Fazio Arm Circles, Seal Claps, Overhead Claps

The Workout: PAX took the long way around the ball fields to the Abyss. At the top of the Abyss, YHC laid out the plan. Each PAX would take a turn running to the bottom of the stairs and back up. Meanwhile, the rest of the PAX would do an exercise. Repeat until everyone has had a trip down and back. Then switch the exercise. YHC did not realize just how long it would take to get down and back, and his arms paid for it.
Exercises were merkins, squats, WWIIs and lunges.

Next stop was the playground where we did three rounds of dips followed by people’s chair.

Mary: Popcorn Mary

Announcements: SIGN UP TO Q!!!

Prayer: Healing for Choppa’s wife (sorry if I forgot one)

Rock Curls and Bear Crawls

August 20, 2024/in Downtown Train /QIC: Abe
PAX: @p.s.i, Abe, Bobby Dall, Bondo, Dangerfield, firefly, Mad Dog2020, no doubt, Yocal

FNGs: Dangerfield (Respect!)

Warm Up: SSH, imperial walkers, hillbillies, Willy Mays Hayes, Daisy pickers, sir fazio arm circles, seal claps, overhead claps

The Workout: We moseyed over to the rock pile and got a medium rock, then circled up at the auditorium. We did a round of curls, triceps, ruh rows, deadlifts, squat to overhead press and halos. Dropped the rocks for bear crawls to the front door if the cultural center, then mosey back. We did four rounds of this before returning it rocks. We got a round of people’s chair in before returning to start for Mary.

Mary: popcorn Mary

Announcements: Sign up to Q!!!!

Prayer: Choppa’s wife, praise for Bondo’s safe travels

Some mosey. Shoulders, Chest, Legs Oh My!

July 17, 2024/in Downtown Train /QIC: Pumpkin Spice
PAX: 3rd Cousin, Bobby Dall, Choppa, firefly, lube, MadDog 2020, no doubt, P.S.I. 006, Quiver, Shooting Blanks, TomTom, Woody, Yocal

FNGs: None

Warm Up: Mosey to The Block garage, SSH, GM, Arm Circles, Seal Clap.

The Workout:

Three Rounds: 15-10-5 Reps

Inverted Rows, Carolina Dry Docks, Squats, Mosey to Amphitheater

Derkins, Erkins, Dips, Mosey to Garage

2. Three Rounds: Peoples’ Chair and BTTW

3. Three Rounds: 10 reps each exercise

Step Ups/Box Jump, Bulgarian Single Leg Squat, Copperhead Squat

Mosey back to Flag

Mary: Around the Horn

Announcements: Check 3rd F channel for opportunities.

Prayer: Pax traveling, those who have lost a loved one, those struggling with sickness.

Summit Disney

June 6, 2024/in Disney /QIC: Stickers
PAX: @skittles, Abe, Bobby Boucher, Breach, Catfish, Cupid, Dumbo, Kenny G, M4Life, no doubt, Slide Rule, Sprinkler, U.T.I, vanilla, Woody

FNGs: None

Warm Up: Good Mornings, Imperial Walkers, HillBillies, Frankensteins, Sir Fazio Arm Circles, Seal Claps, Overhead Claps.

The Workout: Moseyed down the hill and took a right towards Optimist Farm Rd. Made our way to the River Rock pile and grabbed two rocks just small enough to grasp for exercises. Moseyed back to the greenway path and went about halfway up. This Q just realized the presence of another rock pile, conveniently placed right where we were going to execute our workout.

Round 1:
Curls for the Girls – 10x IC
Overhead Press – 10x IC
Ruh Rohs – 10x IC

Sprint to the top of the berm and perform 5 Star Jumps

Round 2:
Curls for the Girls – 10x Each Arm, Hold 1 at 90° and perform reps with other arm, rinse repeat
Overhead Press – 10x Each Arm, Hold 1 at 90° and perform reps with other arm, rinse repeat
Ruh Rohs – 10x IC

Sprint to the top of the berm and perform 10 Star Jumps

Round 3:
Curls for the Girls – 5x from down to 90°, 5x from 90° to top, 5x full range
Overhead Press – 10x IC
Ruh Rohs – 10x each arm, hold 1 at 90° and perform reps with other arm, rinse repeat

Sprint to the top of the berm and perform 15 star jumps

Round 4: Grab a new rock from recently discovered rock pile for squats, chest press and skull crushers
Squats – 15x
Chest Press – 15x IC
Skull Crushers – 10x IC

Sprint to the top of the berm and perform 15 star jumps

Round 5:
Squats – 10x Tempo IC
Chest Press – 10x Tempo IC
Skull Crushers – 10x IC

Sprint to the top of the berm and perform 10 star jumps

Round 6:
Squats – 15x
Chest Press – 15x IC
Skull Crushers – 10x IC

Sprint to the top of the berm and perform 5 star jumps

Return all of our rocks to designated areas and return to greenway path.

Challenge yourself and give it all you got from base of greenway up the hill to the fields. Pick up the 6 as necessary.

Mosey to the playground after catching our breath and perform 2 rounds of dips and derkins on the wall.

Make our way to the flag for Mary.

Mary: Homer to Marge, Heel Taps, Freddy Mercuries, Heels to Heaven, Box Cutters, Absolution

Announcements: Picnic on the 9th at Womble. Keep an eye out for July 5th signup – Choppa has the Q.

T-Claps (Recognition): All the ruckers and runner converging on the AO to join in COT. Great effort by the PAX at the bootcamp.

Prayer: Skittles friend going into surgery; Fedex; Tofu’s family with recent loss; Unspoken

Jellybeans set the tone

June 4, 2024/in Purple Cobra /QIC: Stickers
PAX: @boris, @skittles, Abe, Batboy, Best In Show, Bird Flu, Bobby Boucher, Catfish, Choppa, Cupid, Full House, Jellybeans, M4Life, no doubt, Pac-Man, Pumpkin Spice, Slide Rule, Stickers, Woody

On my way to the AO, as I continued to work through the details of the workout in my head, I turned onto Holly Springs Rd and was coming up on my turn into Jones Park. Ahead of me, the silhouette of a HIM crossing Holly Springs Rd; Regal, Majestic, Patriotic; this HIM (later identified as Jellybeans) was rucking to the AO for the workout, with his Shovel Flag in tow, backlit by the light of dawn. A sight to see, an inspiration to those around him, a proud member of F3. For me, this certainly set the tone for the morning.

FNGs: Nada

Warm Up: Good mornings, Imperial Walkers, Hillbillies, Sir Fazio Arm circles, Seal Claps, OH Claps, Daisy Pickers

The Workout: Mosey to the rock pile for a medium rock.

Made our way to Holly Springs Rd via Cusack and Mosey with various rock exercises mixed in (Ruh Rohs, Lunge walk with OH Press, Squat with OH Press, Curls for the Girls)

Circled up in the grass adjacent to Holly Springs Rd for 3 rounds of various rock exercises combining arms, legs, and ab work. Each round was separated by sprints down the new greenway path with a mosey back to the rocks.

Exercises included ruh rohs, skull crushers, ground pounders, chest press, american hammers, homer to marge, squats, lunges, and a combo 6 inches and overhead rock pull on our six.

Made our way back to the rock pile mixing in some of the same exercises and modes of transportation along the way.

Finished with a plank hold rock pass down the line of 14 PAX x 2.

Over to the playground we went to complete the June challenge of 20 pullups at every AO.

Mary: Low Slow Flutter, Freddy Mercuries, Mountain Climbers and finished with some Yoga Stretching

Announcements:

F3 picnic this Sunday.

T-Claps (Recognition): Nada

Prayer: Best in Show’s Uncle Bob, Fedex, Slide Rule, and all unspoken

Friends Old and New

April 22, 2024/in Downtown Train /QIC: Abe
PAX: 3rd Cousin, Batboy, Best In Show, Bobby Boucher, Bobby Dall, Fanny Pack, firefly, Gump, Hasselhoff, M4Life, Nemo, no doubt, Psi, Shooting Blanks, Slide Rule, Yokel

FNGs: none

Warm Up: SSH, Good mornings, Imperial Walkers, Hillbillies, Willy Mayes Hayes, Sir Fazio Arm Circles, Seal Claps, Overhead Claps, Moroccan Night Clubs

The Workout: PAX were instructed to go get a “mediumish” rock and meet up at the amphitheater. 4 rounds of:
15 Curls for the Girls
15 Tricep Extensions
15 Ground Pounders
15 Ruh Rohs
15 Tempo Squats
bearcrawl down to the library doors, mosey back
We swapped rocks in between each round. Once done, we returned our rocks gently and responsibly back to the rock pile.

Mary: Plank for a 10 count around the circle (170 count total), LBCs, WWIIs, Homer-to-Marge, American Hammers, finished things up with a little stretching.

Announcements: UFO every 1st / 3rd and 5th Monday of the month! Watch for 3rd F opportunities with the town that help support our ability to use the fields at Ting for UFO.

T-Claps (Recognition): 3rd Cousin, Bobby Dall and Slide Rule for joining us back in the gloom. Good to see you all again!

Prayer: Midget and his family for their loss.

Thoughts: Midget shared with us at COT that his mom always put others first. He encouraged us to do the same in our own lives, put others first and always give. If you maintain this mindset of others first and use it as your guiding principle, the decisions you make will fall into the right place automatically.

King TUT at TBD

April 17, 2024/in To Be Determined /QIC: Fram
PAX: @p.s.i, Bleeder, Breach, Cancun, Etcha-Sketch, Fanny Pack, Fram, Nemo, no doubt, Plunger, Stickers, Yogurt

FNGs: None

Warm Up: Mission Statement / Disclaimer / 5 Burpee penalty for lat PAX. Mosey to Rock pile & pickout a Medium to Large rock. Squat hold for the six. Burpee penalty for Plunger getting a weenie rock. SSH/Good mornings/Stretch Hamstrings, SFAC,

The Workout: All exercises were performed with an I/C 3 count on the positive and neg muscle contraction. 20 count or 10 reps for 99% of exercises. 5 burpee penalty if you dropped your rock without the Q’s direction..cough cough Yogurt, Bleeder.

Set 1: Curl/Tri/press (3 count on neg/pos)

Set 2: Squat/single leg lunge/good morning (3 count on neg/positive)

Set 3: HTM/WW1/Weighted side plank

Set 4: squirrel squat/lunge hold single arm press

Set 5 (Mary): Wheelbarrow flip 25/Heel touches w/press

Mary: We thanked ourselves and someone who’s been frustrating us.

Announcements: WOD, and Beer Ruck

T-Claps (Recognition):

Prayer: Friend of Plunger’s Dad diagnosed with throat cancer. Unspoken

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