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Shootin’ starz

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Warm Up:17 gathered for brisk 32 n they were ready 4 ‘my friends’ Q.. I had few things on my ‘winkie’, adjusted according to pax
The Workout: We ran @ 457 yards- few cars were coming to bus entrance for SSH, and 5 burpee oyo- enough warning- groups of 3, YHC had counted 15 but we had 2 more oops..  I was excited for hill the yhc had ran few times with yellow card and it was nice n steady 1.2 mile- we stopped at ‘off Disney ‘ property and bottom of the hill and knocked out 50 merkins aka (mucho Cheeto) and planked while waiting on the 6th-

start w/ 2 man Indian run and stopping every 463 meters for low slow/lbc- more merkins- jump squats/star jumps- passed a lonely runner and was asked 2 joined the brothers of gloom, but he could not handle the sauce we were cooking..

indian run failed since our Indian ‘motor boatin’ Got left but we did not know until we reached the beautiful manicured spa n Pool. Feel like Indian run is better accountability tool- pushes you- instead of just running-

jump squats while waited n called 11’s – squat on one side and Turkish get ups- again the parking lot was about 257 meters- saw bunch of accountability amongst the pax- proud of few new ones and believing and trusting F-3.

557 we realized we were missing ‘motorboatin’..  chips takes off since he was winded/ tired in order 2 find him and rest of us start our Indian run back to flag-  yhc follows the tennis star n Brazilian meat lover- while rest get back 2 make sure all pax were accounted for and emeril had called out burpees- thx

naked mole skin-  we push each other and yhc really enjoys how all the guys do not think they can but all of a sudden they do things just a tad bit more during workout-work/ family life.. we learn from our mistakes and share so others do not fail-

Mary: homer 2 merge/ Superman / Carolina dry docks/ boat canoe in hone of my boy blue
Announcements: CSAUP/ slack/ Christmas party/ wrightsville
Prayer: crab legs/ DD’s M and dad/ sausage party/ selling house –

yhc/ emeril has Q at ambassador on 12/15- should be fun- always fun

make it A gr8 day-

chips/emeril/ peeping Tom/ M4L/ dumbo/ 187/ Pac man/ sharipova/ motorboatin/ DD/ warbucks/ doc/ full house/ wiggly/ trickle (when did he trickle in)/ lab rat..  saw shootin starz n birds chirping n the cold gloom only at Disney.. honor and always fun to lead- we covered over 3.1 miles

R4TJ: â™Ș ♫ I got the – there ain’t no paper in the john – blues â™Ș ♫

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Warm Up: Side Straddle Hops, Frankensteins, Right over left, Reverse, Burpees for the late ones

The Workout:  We decided to play it safe and stay on the well lit streets so we could see the ice.  Following Main St down to the carwash near townhall and continuing on to Womble.  Everyone was told to set the distance to OYO.  Some turned at the carwash, others at Hunt, and some folks took a spin around the park before heading back.  The Q (YHC) went back for the “six” from the carwash to make sure everyone knew the turning spots for 3 vs 5 miles.

There was a john stop attempted but there was a paper supply issue…

Mary: Nope

Announcements: Check your social media outlet of choice for more detail.

  • Welcome FNG Anchovy – Thanks LED for bringing him out!
  • CSAUP on Saturday
  • XMas party at M4Ls
  • Suggly Sweater
  • Pac-Man leading the charge to see more Twitter action from South Wake.  Talk to him about what he is posting and get out there
  • Slack is Back – See SlideRule

Prayer:

Don’t Grab the Crunchy Leaves

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A great turn out in December as Wrightsville training is in full swing. Numerous distance PRs – kudos to Pac-Man, Doc, and Dovetail (who not only distance PR’d but was out picking up the six too). More than a workout.

Warm Up:

SSH x15 IC

Hillbillies x10 IC

Mountain Climbers x10 IC

Merkin x10 IC
The Workout:

All the 3 milers got talked into 5, so 5-15 miles. T-claps to 187 & Skidmark for 15 and running us down.
Mary:

Individual stretches
Announcements:

CSAUP next Saturday. Will look for someone to Q U-Turn if there is interest – has to be someone committed to picking up the six during run.
Prayer:

Ausfahrt – recovery from motorcycle accident. Keep your eyes out for ways we can help the family in the coming weeks/months.

Fantastic 2nd F after. Great work men – always a privilege.

Shake It Off

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EC: Nemo, Dawgpound

Warm Up:
Quick lap around the parking lot
Circle Up:
  Side Straddle Hop
  Imperial Walkers
  Hillbillies
  Good Morning

The Workout:

Kettlebell Pyramid:
  3 Turkish Getups Each Arm; Sprint
  3 Turkish Getups Each Arm; 5 Man O Makers; Sprint
  3 Turkish Getups Each Arm; 5 Man O Makers; 10 Lunges with Press Each Arm; Sprint
  3 Turkish Getups Each Arm; 5 Man O Makers; 10 Lunges with Press Each Arm; 15 Overhead Squat; Sprint
  3 Turkish Getups Each Arm; 5 Man O Makers; 10 Lunges with Press Each Arm; 15 Overhead Squat; 20 Swings; Sprint
  3 Turkish Getups Each Arm; 5 Man O Makers; 5 Lunges with Press Each Arm; 15 Overhead Squat; Sprint
  3 Turkish Getups Each Arm; 5 Man O Makers; 5 Lunges with Press Each Arm; Sprint
  3 Turkish Getups Each Arm; 5 Man O Makers; Sprint
  3 Turkish Getups Each Arm; Sprint

Mary:
No Time for Mary today.  We had a lot to do

Announcements:
CSAUP December 15th.   Going to be Epic
Clothes Donation for Healing Transitions
Each Pax Member should try to go to Healing Transitions/Arena once a month 

Prayer:
Pablo’s Mom
Brexit’s Friend Dave in Michigan

Disney ’55’

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In the Quest for 5 Q’s running up to my 55 birthday, Disney was the 4th. Thank you Nemo and M4L for allowing me to lead today. 28 men (including FNG Wiggly) got stronger in the sub-30 degree crisp clear morning with a 55-themed workout. 9 for EC – Skidmark, 187, Dumbo, Dead Bolt, Dawg Pound, War Bucks, Nemo, Axe, Lipton.

QIC: The Natural

PAX: Emeril, Midget for Life, Buford, Nemo, Squatter, Dumbo, Dead Bolt, Moby, Full House, Lipton, Blue Hen, Doc, Pac Man, Wiggly (FNG), Slide Rule, DoubleD, Mookie, Chips, Sharapove, Over Easy, Dawg Pound, WebEx, Skidmark, Foghorn, 187, Warbucks, Axe.

Warm Up/Workout: 55 SSHops IC; 10 IW/10 HB IC, 20 Merkins, 15 BB Situps = 55; 20 Cotton Pickers IC, 20 Mountain Climbers IC, 15 WWII Situps = 55; 11’s on the hill with merkins/BB Situps = 55 of each; Mosey to the soccer fields – 5 stops, 11 repetitions – exercises were squats, LBC, jump squats, SSHop, Low Slow Flutter, and several others…. 55 Burpees were accomplished throughout.

Mary: PAX called, 11 reps – Pickle Pounders, Squat Pyramid, Freddie Mercury, Boat Canoe, and others…

Announcements: CSAUP Dec. 15th; Christmas Party Dec. 15th – see your preferred social media for details.

COT: Dead Bolt took us out with prayers for healing and struggles.

An Early Christmas Miracle!

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Thanks to all who posted to help set a new attendance record at Purple Cobra!  Special thanks to the few PAX from Raleigh that came down to visit us in the South Wake gloom (Drysdale, Bloodied Elf, and Yoda).  There were even a few Purple Cobra virgins out there and to top it off we welcomed 3 FNGs! (La Fleur, Bob Ross, and Motor Boatin’)

Warm Up:

YHC took a page out of the F3 Houston workouts and started off with 50 IC SSH.  Then we did the following:

Imperial Walkers ICx15

Hillbillies ICx15

Frankenstein Kicks ICx15

The Workout:

Count off by 3’s and then Bataan Death March with 5 Merkins at the end of the line over to the Jiffy Lube guardrail.

 

Partner up to do the following:

Partner 1 – 10x Derkins/Erkins/Dips

Partner 2- Plank Jacks and Squats

Switch, rinse and repeat decreasing by 2 reps each time

 

Mosey to the Goodwill Lot

Wilt Chamberlains

 

Mosey to Dollar Tree Lot

Burpish Getups 10 OYO

 

Mosey to Wells Fargo Lot

The same damn thing again

 

Mosey to the Flag

Wave of Merkins to 10

Mary:

Homer to Marge IC x20

Back Plank

Announcements: CSAUP is 12/15, see Chips post on FB about tickets to Xmas church services

Prayer: Pablo’s mom, unspoken, YHC took us out.

Welcome Ironic and Full House

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Welcome Ironic and Full House.

Thunder claps for Foghorn for wearing a vest.

EC EC: Dawgpound, Emeril, Midget, Lipstick, UTI

EC: Dawgpound, Emeril, Midget, Lipstick, UTI, Axe, 187, Warbucks, Yogurt, Brexit, Chips

Excuse Lexicon: IT Band Flare Up, No Alarm

Warm Up:

Circle Up
Fazio arm circle
10 Imperial Walkers
10 Hillbillies
Good morning
10 Reverse Pushup
15 Squatter Pyramid

The Workout:

Workout
Find Groups of 4 Similar Speed
Indian Run around the 1/2 Mile Loop

Corner:
5 Burpee

Ticket Office
5 Burpee
10 Merkins

Bottom of Ramp
5 Burpee
10 Merkins
15 Squats

Basketball Court:
5 Burpee
10 Merkins
15 Squats
20 LBCs

Lead group came back for the six after they finished their last set.

Total of three laps

Run to ticket office
20 Squat Pyramids

Run to courts for Mary

Mary:

5 Burpee Countdown
LBC
Have a Nice Day

Announcements:

December 15th CSAUP
Some Second F is coming our way in the future

Prayer:

Pablo’s Mom
Crablegs
Double D’s Dad
Dave Bexit’s Buddy from Michigan.  Currently battling burns and infections.

Thanks for letting me lead you guys today.

Challenge Points:

Burpees: 75 => 225
Merkins: 100 => 200
Squats: 170 => 170

Total Points: 595

Back to Basics- 4 PAX for 5K and 10K routes at AGS.

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A very mild 61 degree foggy morning in the gloom at Any Given Sunday. No magnificent sunrise this morning, but will take these temps as long as we can as we head into some frigid December\January temps in the upcoming weeks. 4 PAX got stronger this morning. One fresh off of string of Raleigh beat downs (Kudos DoubleD), and 3 additional PAX looking to get some training miles in as eyes are set to March with Wrightsville and Tobacco Rd just around the corner. With the rain coming in from the night before, we decided to stay clear of the soggy trails around Bass Lake and Sugg and hit the pavement, with the streets and hills of Holly Springs providing an effective run for this morning’s edition of AGS.

Warm Up: Light jog from mid-parking lot to the back end, butt kickers back to the start, Carioca back down to the far end with a switch in between, Frankensteins back, and circled up for Imperial Walkers X10, Hillbillies x10, Stationary high knees x10, Michael Phelps, Shoulder stretches left arm across body for a 10 count hold, right arm across for 10 count hold.

The Workout: YHC had 2 routes planned- a 5K and a 10K option, with the Womble parking lot as the center point. PAX proceeded on the normal EC Cletus route, with a left on E.Elm to Main Street, right onto Holly Springs Road, then back down Raleigh to Grigsby en route to Womble for a figure 8 around the soccer and baseball fields, with periodic circle backs to pick up the 6. Shout out to Pac-Man for completing his first 5K in 6 years. With a 5K in the books, PAX took a quick photo op,  and YHC and DoubleD continued for additional 3+ miles to complete the 10K.  Remaining route led us down and up the rolling hill of Stinson, then left up Bass Lake. We then took the left onto Earp and continued all the way down to the street behind My Way Tavern. Followed the route to the Barber Shop and proceeded left to come back on to Main Street and then back to Womble.

Mary: Light stretching and mumblechatter

Announcements: CSAUP Dec 15th, great work amongst the SouthWake PAX who participated in the “Ocho” in Raleigh this week- M4L, Pablo, Emeril, DoubleD, and DawgPound.

Prayer: Continued prayers for DoubleD’s family and his dad.  Additional prayers for Pablo’s mom and the families of all PAX.

Sticks and Stones

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16 PAX: Overheard during the workout: At STONES, we’re pushing this rock around the whole parking lot? and Wait ’til you get to 30 wonder bras. On INDIAN RUN, I’m confused! At STICKS, Yogurt, you gonna join us on this STICK exercise? And of course, at COT, continued trash talking about Slide Rule and Slack…

EC: 187, Axe, Banana Seat, LED, Warbucks, ChIPs

Warm Up: Mosey to amphitheater

SSH x25, GM x15, triceps stretches 10 sec per side, shoulder stretches 10 sec per side, dips x25

The Workout:

STONES: Mosey to “stone” pile and parking lot

Three laps, arm exercises with counts of 10, 20, 30 at each corners; finish lap with burpees x1, x2, x3

Lap 1: Bear crawl, pushing rock as you go (aka skidmark), arm exercise = 10, 20, 30 curls

Lap 2: Lunge walks with rock, arm exercises = 10, 20, 30 overhead presses

Lap 3: Run/walk with stone overhead, arm exercises = 10, 20, 30 wonder bras

SAND: “Modified Indian run.” Carry 40 lb sand bag as you advance to front of line. I didn’t fully think this on out, so there was lots of confusion. Eventually, I think everyone carried the “baby.” Next time, instead of passing the baby back down the line, the each PAX needs to advance to the front of the line, which pushes the PAX holding the baby to the back of the line. Then, the PAX holding the baby runs to the front. PAX advances one at a time past the baby, PAX with baby runs to front. Rinse and repeat.

STICKS: (firewood logs): Select log from Delilah (Blue Tacoma)

Burpees in “sevens,” carrying stick to top of parking lot, executing burpees, carry back down, execute burpees, rinse and repeat.

Mary: Merkins x20, low slow flutter 20, protractor 45 degrees—hold for 30 count
Announcements: Nemo Ugly Sweater Party Dec. 1, bring food for Food Pantry; CSAUP Dec. 15 start/end at Womble; UTurn, led by Brexit at his 1 year anniversary
Prayer: Crablegs and family, grateful for F3 community and opportunity to lead

Thanksgiving Convergence

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Kenny’s Grave was excited to see all the cars pulling in the gloom on a Thanksgiving Thursday. Disney had come to town for a visit as well as others that may not typically post. Either way, we had 24 HIM show up for a sweaty before stuffed workout.

A few men got in some EC. Great job!

Warm up:
Lap around the park with some high knees and butt kickers to get our legs loose. Carioca once we exited the track. Switch after the turn.
YHC instruct two lines at the end of parking lot. Slides/shuffles down the two combined white parking space lines then forward to the next set and slide opposite direction. Do this all the way down the go right into the agility ladders. We had four quick loops to stay on the ladders. Then we moseyed over toward the b-ball court parking area for some warm up exercises.

Focus on form :
Red Bull Smurf Jacks x20 IC (fast)
Windmills x10 IC
Plank jacks x20 IC
Ranger merkins x20 IC

Main Event: YHC lead a TURKEY workout
T – Thunderstruck right out the gate
U – Up/Downs x10
Grab a rock
R – Railroads jumps with rock
K – Knerkins x15 : on my down and up
E – Elevens on hill (rock elf on the shelf/WW2’s)
Put rocks back
Y – Y raises like Superman but letter Y
Thanks to Pikachu on the reminder. Had to pick up Y after Mary since YHC forgot how to spell.

Mary:
V-ups
Protractor into LSF into Freddy Mercury

Verse – Thanksgiving
“Oh, that men would give thanks to the LORD for His goodness, And for His wonderful works to the children of men! For He satisfies the longing soul, And fills the hungry soul with goodness.”
‭‭Psalms‬ ‭107:8-9‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

Announcements:
Official region for SW Jan 1, CSAUP Dec 15 @ 0600, Nemo Xmas party food cupboard Dec 1, Pablo POTluck Dec 29, cape fear dec 1 rehab house see M4L

Prayer request:
Crab legs, season safety, travelers, Buford surgery, web ex baby, martini baby, Moby baby (in-progress), DD dad prayers, troops and those that cannot be with family during the holidays

During COT, some PAX gave words of thanks. I’m thankful for the opportunity to lead a great group of men on this day and everytime I’m chosen to lead. We all have some many blessing and hope we recognize them more each day. Let’s express our gratitude and thankfulness to those around us. Have a great day with whomever you are spending this holiday with.

BS out!