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Five & Dime, a trip back in time

YHC was feeling a little nostalgic planning out the workout for today. Hearkening back to a simpler time years gone by I was reminded of the old Five & Dimes. You younger Pax will have no recollection of anything other than the super Walmarts, Targets, etc. Oh well, let’s plan some 5 & 10’s for the workout. 17 Pax posted this morning including 1 FNG.

Warm Up: Disclaimer given and we were off out of the park for tour of downtown Fuquay. Stopped for some Moroccan night clubs, Fozzio’s, squatted T-claps & Imp. walkers all in cadence.

The Workout: 20 dips on the guardrails followed by 30 derkins got us off to a good start. Mosey run toward downtown with a couple of stops for the 1st of several 5 & dimes to include burpees & big boy step ups at the flag poles. A trip over the the Aviators WIDE brick walkway for a round of rail crawls with each Pax bear crawling under the other Pax back to the start point. More step ups followed by yet more Irkins all in cadence before heading across the street for a round of Balls to the Wall with Pax bear crawls from start to end. Followed by a round of 20 IC Balls to wall of Australian mountain climbers. Then partnered up for two rounds of 5 & dimes across the parking lot to include Monkey Humpers and burpees with partner wheel barrows in between each exercise. Found the iron hand rails for a couple of partner up Type Writers / 10 squat star jumps x 2 rounds. Mosey on back toward the park but not before stopping for another set of 5 & dimes of burpees and merkins.

Mary: YHC once again called out for any Pax who had been posting less than 3 months to raise his hand. Dovetail, H1N1, and Pablo were called out to lead Mary on the spot but not before they were shared with the importance of being ready in season and out of season to take the lead by YHC. This is what F3 is about; building male leadership in the home, work place, church, etc. Pablo x 20 flutter kicks IC, H1N1 x 20 LBC’s IC, Dovetail x 20 seated bicycles 10 forward / 10 reverse IC. All three men executed the IC exercises like a veteran.

Announcements: Upcoming Kenny’s Grave AO resurrection tomorrow morning at 5:30 at South Park. Upcoming CSAUP Sasquatch in Greenville on the 7-28.

Naming of FNG Rodney – Now known as Coyboy. Name-o-Rama followed by short message from YHC of making time for ourselves by simplifying areas of our lives that we are overextended in and knowing when to simply say no in order keep our lives a little less stressful.

Prayer: Safe travels for Natty Ice and family, Crab Legs, Brexit’s friend in burn center out of state. YHC took us out in prayer.

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.”

That Means Running

BackBlast Disney, July 5, 2018
PAX of 15 posted for my (Yogurt’s) second Q:

After the thorough beatdown of the July 4 (1776) convergence, I wanted to mix in some cardio—and that means running!

Run to small parking lot
Warmups:
– Side straddle hops, windmills, Fozzy arm circles, standard Merkins
– Run to high school football practice field

The Thang:
– Suicides to mini American flags posted at 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 yards
– 4 sets of 21 together in cadence:
o hand-release Merkins, spider mans, shoulder taps, plank jacks—50 yard runs b/w sets
Suicides OYO to flags posted at 50, 40, 30, 20, 10 yards
Partner carry to 30 yard flag, switch, return
Downward dog
Run to benches
– Count off 1s, 2s
– Half do 21 dips, half do 21 Jack Webbs (thanks to Banana Seat and Slide Rule for leading the counts!)
– Michael Phelps on recovery
Run to concrete steps down from greenway
– Same count of 1s, 2s
– Half start at bottom for 10 burpees
– Half start at top for 10 Turkish get ups
Run to artificial turf fields

Mary:
– Circle up for yoga – Warrior 1, Warrior 2, Triangle pose

COT:
Announcements – Banana Seat is resurrecting AO Kenny’s Grave—with a focus on agility and form. Every Thursday 5:30 am South Park, FV, starting Thursday, July 12.

Welcome FNG “Prime time” (after Deion Sanders), local football talent playing safety in college. Hmmm, these FNGs are getting pretty cool names! Hoping that these young, local talents will keep coming out and continue to grow with F3. We should all be FREED TO LEAD, regardless of age!

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

Backblast thingamajig

QIC: Sliderule

FNG in attendance, so disclaimer was given, prompt start at 5:45

Warm Up
Reverse Indian Run w/ Burpees to start. We’ve done this several times at Cletus. Apparently Brony and Peak Week never managed to attend when it happened, though. Therefore, there was much mumble chatter and complaining. The exercise itself is straightforward. Pax runs in a line, front man sprints to back. When he reaches the back, he calls “DOWN” and entire Pax drops for a burpee. Repeat. Apparently, this extended beyond the capabilities of some of our veteran pax.

So, Audible ⅔ of the way around the soccer fields to do:
Fence work: 10 Derkins on each rung alternating with 10 count BTTW or People’s Chair.
Partner Carry back to parking lot (~ 80 yards), then switch partners to fence across street

Thang Pt 1
Typewriter on the wooden fence, alternating height, derkins, side to side.

Thang Pt 2
11’s on the hill. 10x Burpees at the bottom, run up the hill backwards, 1x Derkin at the top. Go until Lucky Charms finished. I think I made it to 4 burpees. This was the pinnacle of “You vs. You”. Lucky lapped me (and pretty much everyone else) before I made it up the hill twice.

Bear Crawl the parking lot back to the gate. Speedsters went to go get a “curling rock” and meet us at the playground. Slower guys did an Indian Run the long way around the soccer fields.

Thang Pt 3
Split into groups of 4 for 3 rounds of the following:
Pax 1: AMRAP pullups
Pax 2: AMRAP curls
Pax 3: AMRAP triceps extensions
Pax 4 (timer): 10x merkins
Rotate through the exercises 3x each.

Some guys return the rocks, others head to tennis courts. First ones to the courts do wheelbarrows & everyone bear crawls in the six.

Mary:
Freddy Mercury, 10x forward, 10x backward. 6 inch / 45 degree / 6 inch leg hold.

COT
Our Six in COT was Crosby. Dude came out this winter for the first time and got named for his love of the Capitals (was rocking a Caps sweatshirt). He quickly got his comeuppance with them winning the Cup this year, much to the chagrin of a half dozen Pens fans who named him. After attending 1x/week for a couple months, Crosby has been killing it lately and even attended the pre-Cletus Murph. It’s awesome to see him get involved and invite his friends. Might be time for him to step up and Q soon! We’re better because you’re here, Crosby, keep it up, dude!!!

Announcements
1776 Workout July 4th @ Disney. Ugh.
Ongoing prayers for Crab Legs

CHiPs is Riding Solo

PAX: Slide Rule, 187, Pablo, Ramsey, Kid Cracker, Lip Stick, Doc, Fog Horn, Lucky Charms, Breach, The Dawg Pound, Vlasic, UTI, Peeping Tom, Axe, CHiPs.

EC: CHiPs, UTI, The Dawg Pound, Peeping Tom (2 miles)

Warm-Up: One lap around the four corners, then one lap around with exercises on the corners. (20 SSH; 10X10 Imperial Walker/Hillbillies; 10X10 Sir Fazio Arm Circles; 25 Mtn Climbers; 25 Sumo Squats)

The Thang: 1) Divide into two groups and perform Triple 7’s on the Ramp. (Down and back=1, 7-Wide-grip Merkins on the top and 7-Standard Merkins on the bottom X7).  2) Bear crawl parking area with some mogul jumps, then lunge walk back with sumo squats.

Head to the Birth Canal with a partner for some Ballz2Wall and Preacher’s Chair while the other partner runs to where the sidewalk ends.

Mosey back to the court for Mary led by Breach

Announcements: July 4th Convergence at Disney for 1776 reps of goodness.

Prayers: Ramsey’s grandmother passed away last week, pray for the family and for Ramsey’s safe travels to the funeral in CA.  Praying for Crab Legs always, and the unspoken prayers that are needed.  Also, CHiPs M lost her grandmother last week also, pray for peace and comfort for the family.

CHiPs Word of the Day:  Realize how important your role as a father can be in your child’s life.  A lot of people, especially women, have daddy issues that result from father’s not fulfilling their role as a Dad the way that they should.  Strive to be the best DAD that you can be everyday and remember that regardless of your situation, you have a Good, Good Father in Heaven that loves you unconditionally.

Verse: Psalm 36:7, How precious is your unfailing love, O God!

 

It’s a Long Road Ahead

 

So, after 2 years of being with F3 I finally got the balls to lead a workout. Thanks, Double D for going on vacation and giving me a chance to lead the men through the grind.

Warm Up:

Jog around the tennis court

15 Side Straddle Hop

15 Hillbillies

15 Imperial Walkers

10 Fozzy Arm Circles Regular

10 Fozzy Arm Circles Reverse

10 Good Mornings

10 Copperhead Squat

 

The Thang: Ten station workout all the way down the Possum Trot road

Station 1              Burpee x 10

Station 2              Rock Curls x 20

Station 3              Merkins x 15

Station 4              American Hammer with Rocks x 20

Station 5              Bobby Hurley x 20

Station 6              World War II x 20

Station 7              Plank Jacks x 20

Station 8              Morning Wood 10 Left / 10 Right

Station 9              Mountain Climbers x 20

Station 10            Monkey Humpers x 20

Sprint Back to the start (Station 1)

THANG ROUND 2 with adding 5 more reps to each station

No Man was left behind!!!!! Everyone picked up the six!

THE WALL

10 Donkey Kicks

15 count – People’s Chair arms out

10 count – Balls to Wall

15 count – People’s Chair arms up

Mary:

20 LBCs (I know we only had time for 1)

COT:

Prayer Request – Pikachu has a job interview and pray for F3 vets to get back out. Let’s reach back out to the guys and get them back in the grind.