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Jellybeans set the tone

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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

Landscapers Union (Disney 5/9/24)

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FNGs: None

Warm Up: Various

The Workout: 

ME: jog to hill 

Groups of 3

Bottom man. 1. Cindy 3×10 repeats upper body/BC/Tri/OH press 2. SB squat/backstep lunge/calf)

  1. Jump rope
  2. WW3

Middle – tire flip up/murder bunny/ BC

Top -SB burpees 10 / 10 LBC (repeat)

Mary: Various shitty Ab exercises 

Announcements: Over a week ago..check slack 

T-Claps (Recognition):

Prayer: Lots of unspoken and healing for injured PAX. 

Sciatica is my wife’s name!

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FNGs: None (5 PaX split off and Rucked) 

Warm Up: Mission, Disclaimer, SSH, Good Mornings, Daisy Pickers, Frankenstein, SFAC, Scarecrows. 

The Workout: Thang 1: Each PAX grabbed a Med/Lrg rock.  Two lines for parking lot Indian runs.  The man at the back did a burpee (Stack’em)  and ran to the front while PAX did an exercise.  I/C Exercise when meeting in the middle.  (OH press, Curls, Triceps) Thang 2: Guantanamo Bay’s with a side shuffle rock press, Panama Canal with a bear crawl under the legs while pushing a rock.  Hold plank and pull all rocks through. Thang 3. Various strength exercises low rep good form. 

Mary: WWI, WWII, and V-Curl ups with rock, Side Raise with rock

Announcements: Painting, Fill up Q-Sheet

T-Claps (Recognition): All that help with the food cupboard

Prayer:  Nemo’s Mom passing, Pumpkin Spice helping a guy in a dark place dealing with Porn and his family, Rubiks business venture. YHC took us out. 

Fathers Day Needmore Ruck

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12 pax and 1 FNG for a Fathers day Ruck around Needmore park

Sprinkler, Wallaby, Banana Seat, Cancun, Pac-Man, Big Ditch, Mookie, Fanny Pack, Redenbacher, Deadbolt, Monsanto, FNG Donkey Kong and Breach on the Q

FNGs: Donkey Kong

The Workout: Ruck around the park with stops at the 1/2 miles marks for some popcorn exercises, (Merkins, Squats, Squat Thrusts, Low Slo Fludders and some Crab Cakes) Took a 2nd F break at the Breachery Coffeteria for some conversation and coffee.

Announcements: Picnic July 30th, Town stil needs some volunteers for the fireworks on the 5th if anyone is interested in volunteering.

Closed in Prayer

Why So Quiet?

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Kung Pow has been putting up consistent numbers week to week on Fridays. We have our regulars like Sprinkler, POTS, and Wallaby, but over the past several weeks we’ve been starting to see new faces come out like Moped and Tetanus.  Haven’t seen LED or Fonzie in a few weeks. Not since the last time we hit all the cul-de-sacs that one week with burpees at each intersection. Hopefully they come back. This morning I thought I saw a ghost when Draper emerged from the shadows riding his bike to the AO from down the street on Optimist Rd. Great to have him back in the gloom. Apparently- he had gotten the word from Deadbolt last week about this AO and decided to check it out. Unfortunately, Deadbolt was on puppy duty this morning and had to miss out on all the fun we were about to have.

Nemo got some early EC and was chasing a ghost. I guess he saw YHC’s car was already parked and thought I was getting EC. Turns out YHC actually arrived early to set up the workout and do some chalk drawings up and down Danagher in preparation for this morning’s festivities.

Pre-blast only yielded 1 HC, so wasn’t sure what to expect, so planned a workout that could be done as a group or split apart if we needed to. By 5:22, we had 12 guys stretching, arriving early to see what all this talk of combo platters and express to go orders was all about. Last one to roll in was Sprinkler to make this morning’s addition of Kung Pow a bakers dozen.

5:30- hit, welcomed PAX, and we were off on the mosey to Sunrise church lot across the street. Circled up in center of the 4 segmented lots for the following warm-up

FNGs: It would be great if there were some this morning
Warm Up: SSH X20, Imperial Walkers X10, Hillibillies X10, Moroccan Night Clubs IC X10, Hold squat position- Fazio Arms 10F\10B, recover, Chinooks X10- mosey to the far corner closest to the entrance

The Workout: Split the entire lot up into 4 corner segments with 3 exercises in each segment. First started with legs

Exaggerated Squats on the Up and on YHC’s down X10, Star Jumps X10, Alternating Lunges X10, mosey to the next corner

Standard Merkins X10, Wide Grip Merkins X10, Hand Release Merkins X10, mosey to the next corner

Grab a rock from the Rock Pile- POTS apparently was very particular as to the rock he wanted to select and was found almost foot deep in the body of water while making his selection. Everyone found one they were comfortable with and performed the following

Curls X20, Tricep Extensions X20, Overhead Presses X20, Cusack to the 4th corner where PAX could see 4 bright cones approximately 15-20 yards apart. PAX would partner up, with one group having 3 PAX due to the odd number.

Partner 1- Suicides across each of the 4 cones

Partner 2- Hold Plank while YHC called for alternating plank exercises until Partner 1 returned…switch

Performed 2 Rounds- On the second round inserted alternating rock exercises- Rut Rows, Ground Pounders, Tricep Extensions

After six was in, returned rocks and formed one single Indian Run line to the entrance. At the entrance, called for PAX to carefully check for traffic and do a fellowship run back to the neighborhood and to the bottom of the tree line fairway on Wescott Ridge. At the bottom of the hill, split lines into 2 lines on each of the curb sides. With 7 trees evenly placed on each side of the street, PAX would single file bear crawl up the hill to each tree and then alternate to lunge walk, and then back to bear crawl. Squat hold at the top and when six was in, stayed in two lines and Indian run taking a left on Danagher all the way to the cul-de-sac past Pablo’s house.

By this time, YHC realized that he barely heard a peep from any of the PAX all morning. Virtually no mumblechatter. The only time YHC heard any of the PAX was when we were at the bottom of Wescott Ridge at the tree line and Nemo asked if we were doing Indian Bear Crawls and heard strong objections from both lines.

Have to admit, YHC is not the most talkative among PAX and when Q’ing I tend to get carried away in the counts and hyper focused on what comes next and how it gets done that I lose sight of the comedy that can be triggered during a workout. Maybe everyone was focused this morning as well or maybe they all just wanted to suffer in silence. Whatever it was, it was one of those mornings where it was all business.

At each of the seven sewer caps along Danagher, PAX would progressively add an exercise and a rep to the count, with dual Indian Runs in between along lower and upper Danagher

Cap 1- 1 Burpee

Cap 2- 1 Burpee, 2 Wide Grip Merkins

Cap 3- 1 Burpee, 2 Wide Grip Merkins, 3 Shoulder Taps

Cap 4- 1 Burpee, 2 Wide Grip Merkins, 3 Shoulder Taps, 4 Squats

Cap 5- 1 Burpee, 2 Wide Grip Merkins, 3 Shoulder Taps, 4 Squats, 5 Nipplers

Cap 6- 1 Burpee, 2 Wide Grip Merkins, 3 Shoulder Taps, 4 Squats, 5 Nipplers, 6 LBC

Cap 7- 1 Burpee, 2 Wide Grip Merkins, 3 Shoulder Taps, 4 Squats, 5 Nipplers, 6 LBC, 7 Hand Release Merkins

Fellowship down the hill to the intersection. When the 6 was in, PAX checked for cars and YHC ordered a Jail Break back to the flag in the parking lot. Circled up for Mary

Mary: Low slow flutter X10, Homer to Marge X10, Absolution X10, American Hammers X10. Also introduced a new exercise, where PAX in seated position performed a series of alternating leg circles- Left Leg X10\Right Leg X10. Got into plank position and performed alternating calf stretches, driving the left and right heals into the ground. Walked the hands up to downward dog, getting a good stretch into the hamstrings, and then did some Left foot over Right foot stretches, and 3 Good Mornings to close out.

Announcements: Co-Q duels begin next week in Holly Springs and Fuquay the week after. Check slack for all details, but we will be conducting all 3 F’s with a designated AO each morning. Clean those closets out and bring donated clothes and shoes to the workouts next week. AGS turns 2 on Sunday. Come out for some miles. YHC will be handing the keys off after 2 years as site Q to a HIM who will be taking this AO to the next level.

T-Claps (Recognition): Bondo for posting 14 times in 3 weeks. Also for all the headlocking going on in SouthWake- 5 new FNGs within the last week and a half. We are better because they are here and they showed up and keep showing up- Look at Bondo. That HIM is on fire. Goldilocks for putting in a solid week of posting and driving out this morning as well as humoring Midget in trips to Raleigh for workouts. Nemo for getting some early morning EC.

Prayer: Bondo’s friend, Jimmy, battling health issues. Sprinkler’s friend, whose daughter is battling cancer. Please keep the Woodard family in your prayers. Bondo took us out.

Always an honor to lead. Appreciate the opportunity and thank you for making this AO part of your morning today.

What Is A Mahktar N’ Diayes Anyway?

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FNGs: Yes! Welcome Omaha!  Arch nemesis of his (former) Patriot’s QB often used this in cadence…hearing it makes the FNG nauseous, and that made YHC smile, so we knew it was perfect.
Warm Up: Following the welcome and disclaimer to the FNG, mosey across the street to the church parking lot. 10 each IC: Good Mornings, Sir Fazios F/B, Overhead Claps, and Hillbillies. 25 IC Side Straddle Hops.
The Workout: 18 PAX showed up after the preblast by Mookie. After much EH’ing by fellow PAX (specifically Pablo, Dumbo, Mookie, Deadbolt, and M4L), YHC was provided with the opportunity to put the EH’s to rest. With that, YHC spent an inordinate amount of time preparing for this Virgin Q (afterall, YHC was still pure and wanted it to be with the right one, time was right, he was ready, etc.). His kids and wife may or may not have seen him pacing the halls as if he were about to give his left kidney. YHC even bought a watch, which he struggled with towards the end, and was lucky, frankly, to end on time…but not really because we were across the street and still had to get back to the pool parking lot. My bad if you were late to your next engagement.

Ok, the workout: Mosey to the curb where YHC had already chalked the named exercises on the asphalt. ALARMS and BLIMPS were in play. Some PAX had never heard of them, but they were about to find out. Split into 2 teams. Special thanks to Mookie who offered to lead Team 1 while YHC led Team 2. Six exercises were spaced across the parking lot for the ALARMS and BLIMPS. PAX on Team 1 would travel to each location via Bunny Hops (Stations 1 – 3) and Lunge Walks (Stations 4 – 6). PAX on Team 2 would travel to each location via Bear Crawl (Stations 1 – 3) and Crab Walk (Stations 4 – 6). Squat or plank hold for the 6 before starting each exercise. Teams that were doing BLIMPS then did ALARMS, and vice versa. Thank you to all PAX who helped YHC get through the counting…he was winded for sure.

BLIMPS: 10 Burpees, 15 Lunges IC, 20 Imperial Walkers IC, 25 Merkins, 30 Plank Jacks IC, and 35 Squats.

ALARMS: 10 Burpees, 10 Jump Squats, 10 Mountain Climbers IC, 10 Rocky Balboas IC, 10 Mahktar N’ Diayes IC, and 10 Seal Claps Sobriety Style (YHC felt this was fitting given his recent F3 ‘departure’).

Question was asked after the fact: What is a Mahktar N’ Diayes anyway? YHC answered that it was a plank hold to chill cut and back up IC. PAX said, “Oh, we did more than that.” YHC responded, “Yes, you were doing Absolutions but there was no reason to correct you because you were doing more than required.” Well done!

Following the completion of the circuit, YHC was a little stressed because we still had 20 minutes to kill (lesson learned). YHC was not feeling that a ‘rinse and repeat’ of previous exercises would be well-received. Audibled for an Indian Run to Mookie to meet at the parking lot entrance (each Team goes opposite way). At the entrance, YHC called for a jailbreak back to the mailbox followed by a mosey to the rock pile.

At the rock pile, PAX picked up a medium sized rock. The following exercises were performed IC between 15 and 25 reps, and much thanks to the PAX that stepped in to help YHC get through this: Curls for the Girls, Tricep Extensions, Rut Rows, Bus Drivers, Midget Love Handles, Midget Cookie Pouches, American Hammers, Overhead Press, Low Slow Flutter, and Chest Press.

Mary: With 6 minutes remaining, YHC lucked out. Mary consisted of the following IC: Freddie Mercuries, LBCs, Homer to Marge, Pickle Pounders, and Have A Nice Day.
Announcements: Mulch at Bass Lake – get signed up! Continue to visit AO’s that you don’t frequent very often; and Q Swap in August.
T-Claps (Recognition): Mookie for his assistance; all other PAX for their encouragement and willingness to step up and get YHC through this VQ.
Prayer: Those in recovery due to substance, verbal, physical, or mental abuse and/or health; Bondo’s granddaughter Piper; YHC’s cousin (cancer) and M’s grandfather (hospice has been brought in); Omaha’s marketing career; First responders; and Leaders of our country that we may get through the chaos that is rampant today; Unspoken.

Dumbo took us out.

It is a privilege to lead; thank you. YHC will keep learning, striving to do better next time.

Boulders, Breakfasts, and Banana Seats

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After running the “old school” U-Turn loop this am, YHC decided to take the Q at Ground Pounder with a real focus on “muscle moves” and rep counts.  11 pax showed up for a lot of rock work and an impromptu photo shoot by Banana Seat.  When asked if he was joining the workout, he responded he was only a spectator this morning, and this guy just stood there eating his breakfast….but got some great photos of the workout.  There’s gotta be a name for this type of behavior in the lexicon. Either way, we all did 5 burpees in honor of our breakfast eating photographer/spectator’s arrival and departure in his “sweet” new ride.

EC: Nemo and Coal Ash

FNG’s: None
Warm Up: SSH, Sir Fazios F/R, Seal Claps, Overhead Claps, Frankenstein’s, Windmills, Good Mornings.
The Workout: Merkin ladder up of 10,15,20, and 25 counts with 13 SSH in between each set.

Rock Time

Descending ladders of rock exercise combos. Counts were 20,15,10.  Curls for the Girls/Ground Pounders. Then Triceps Extensions/Squats. Then Shoulder Press/Rut Rows.  Each combo was followed by a break where we did 20,15,10 reps of chest presses and an ab exercise with rock. Finished this portion of the workout w/ 20 count IC of Bus Drivers. Every driver drives in his own way!!!

Bear Crawl across lot with 10 merkins, return trip with lunge walk followed by 10 squats. Repeato with two rounds of “penalty exercises” for pax doing rock exchanges during the workout.

To the Wall for 2 rounds of BTTW with each pax doing 5 count and 1 round of People’s Chair with each pax doing a 10 count.
Mary: each pax took a turn calling a 10 count exercise including: diamond merkins, nipplers, Shoulder Taps, spider man merkins, Pickle pounders, WW2, plank holds, burpees, squat jumps.
Announcements: Many AOs open. Looking at possible Fleming Loop site soon. Mr. Terrific taking the lead at Tiger Blood with a speed and form focus.
T-Claps (Recognition): PAC-Man’s Birthday. Happy 33rd.
Prayer: DOA’s family member with cancer/stroke, Coal Ash grandma w/ demensia , YHC’s daughter Julia recovering from stomach bug but with some mental barriers to cross and my M with strained relations with her mom. Mr. Terrific and his career change time. Our country and nation. Honored to lead HIM’s.

Between Two Ferns with your host Chips

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Everyone seemed happy before the workout started. Folks where chatting. Once the workout started most of the mumble chatter died down. Except Chips continued to interview Pax for his local cable broadcast show Between Two Ferns. He got some great material. To not be out done Dumbo brought his own source of entertainment. Red beans and rice the night before packs a powerful punch in the morning.

EC: Dawgpound, Pablo, Buford, Sliderule, Blue Hen, Flanigan
FNGs: None… Bummer
Warm Up:

A jog to pick up the bricks. Yes they are still there.

Circle Up for the following exercises with the bricks
Side Straddle Hops
Bat Wing
Ralpies

The Workout:

Head to the wall for the following:

3 Rounds:
30 Count Balls to the wall
10 Count Squat hold bricks being held out
5 Count Left Leg Up
5 Count Squat hold
5 Count Right Leg Up
5 Count Squat hold

Head to the playground for the following:

3 Rounds
Split pax into two
Pax 1 Pull Ups
Pax 2 Squat Goblet Press — Timer 20 Reps. — Last round we added a bicep curl

Head to the flag pole for the following:

2 Rounds
Dipplers (Dirken Nipplers)
Dips
Lunge Bricks Overhead

Head to the grass area by the side parking lot for the following:

3 Rounds
Pax forms two lines facing each other. Hold Bricks straight out to create a sort of tunnel
Pax at one end BearCrawl between the pax to the other end

Head to the soccer field for the following:
Jack Web 1 Push up to 3 Shoulder press ratio with bricks up to 5
Squater Pyramid up to 15

Mary:

Head back to the flag pole for Mary:
Toe Taps
LBCs
Homer to Marge
Toe Taps
LBCs

Announcements:

Frosty December 7th.
Holiday party December 14th
Shield Lock challenge

T-Claps (Recognition):
Prayer:

Family involved in the Plane Crash
Families involved in the death of the 14 year old girl

Hit the pavement.

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Nine PAX for muggy Purple Cobra. It was YHC’s first Q at this AO. Thanks for the strong effort, men.

FNGs: None

Warm Up: Lap around building, daisy pickers, windmills, 5 burpees (OYO), Fazio arm circles forward/backwards, 5 burpess (OYO).

The Workout:

Divided into three groups. Each round group rotated between three exercises.

Round 1: Lap around building, Lunge Walks, LBCs

Round 2: Lap around building, bear crawl, plank jacks

Round 3: Lap around building, leap frog burpees, American hammers

Round 4: Lap around building, backwards sprints, dying cockroaches

Mary: Missed her
Announcements: Middle Creek Elementary work group, see Slack and Facebook
T-Claps (Recognition): Iceman taking military physical exam this week!
Prayer: Full House’s wife’s uncle, YHCs friend’s kid in hospital

Surprise Birthday Party

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It was my birthday, but I didn’t want to make a deal out of it. I kept it hush until Side Straddler Hops at that time the pax figured things out. Then Katniss notified me that we are Birthday buds.

EC:  Dawgpound, Dumbo, Cowboy, Buford, Sliderule, Pikachu, Lucky Charms, Emeril, Pablo, Deadbolt, Axe, UTI, Warbucks, Mookie

FNGs: None
Warm Up:

Did a lap around the Paradise City complex. Stopped at the corners for the following.

38 Side Straddle Hops
Good Mornings
Fazio Arm Circles
10 Slow Reverse Merkins

The Workout:

Formed 4 to 5 man Indian runs.

Lap 1:
At the basketball hop: 5 Double Merkin Burpees
The corner: 5 Double Merkin Burpees, 10 Merkins
Box Office: 5 Double Merkin Burpees, 10 Merkins, 20 Squats
Bottom of Ramp: 5 Double Merkin Burpees, 10 Merkins, 20 Squats, 30 LBCs

Lap 2:
At the basketball hop: 5 Burpees
The corner: 5 Burpees 10 Carolina Dry Docks
Box Office: 5 Burpees, 10 Carolina Dry Docks, 10 Step Ups
Bottom of Ramp: 5 Burpees, 10 Carolina Dry Docks, 20 Squats, 30 LBCs

Lap 3:
At the basketball hop: 1 Burpees
The corner: 1 Burpees 10 Carolina Dry Docks
Box Office: 1 Burpees, 10 Carolina Dry Docks, 10 Step Ups
Bottom of Ramp: 1 Burpees, 10 Carolina Dry Docks, 20 Squats, 30 LBCs

Pax then lined up against the fence and did Balls to the wall as the pax farthest from the basketball court sprinted to the end.  After all the Pax went through once it was their choice for BTTW or Squat Hold.  All Pax Sprinted three times.

Mary:

The other Birthday Boy took over for Mary.

Pickle Pounders
Low Slow Flutter
Have a Nice Day

Announcements:

See Slack

T-Claps (Recognition):

Katnis for celebrating 48 in style

Prayer:

Derek Davis and his family
Katniss Cousin Jay
Crablegs