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Valentine’s Day 11’s massacre

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PAX of 17 for EC and 28 for main event came out to experience a Valentine’s Day 11’s Massacre and pursue the coveted fritter.  #FrittersAin’tEasy

EC: Pablo, Lipstick, Banana Seat, Wiggly, Banana Seat, Straight Cash, Chips, Nemo, Pumpkin Spice, Yogurt, Lucky Charms, Particle Board, Emeril, Peeping Tom, Coal Ash, Pikachu

Warm Up: A quick jog around the soccer field.  Circled up at the flag: SSH IC x 20, IW IC x 15, HB IC x 15, Fazio Arm Circles IC 10 forward and 10 back, good mornings IC x 10

The Workout: PAX split into 7 groups of 4 and did an Indian run over to the high school main entrance.  2 rounds of 10 Merkins, Derkins and Dips while we waited for the 6 to arrive.  PAX remained in their Indian run groups and did 11’s on the road/hill that goes between the school entrance and Middle Creek Park Ave: Burpees at the bottom/Star Jumps at the top.  PAX then split into 2 groups to Indian run back to the flag for Mary.

Mary: Pikachu had the PAX do plank shoulder taps while the Q got is phone, Q resumed: LSF IC x 15, Freddie Mercury IC x 15, have a nice day

Announcements: Check FB and Slack, Meg Smile

Prayer: friend of banana seat with medical issues, Full House’s father, Shredder, Marriages, Unspoken prayers

Q Source “Preparedness”

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“Preparedness” qsource topic last week was key for me this morning.  Encourage everyone to check the source out on F3nation.com if you haven’t yet. It was great to lead you guys and welcome 28 men including 2- FNGs. Randy(China Grove) and Jeff Toke (Centerfold)

Warm Up:Jog around courts

20 ic SSH, 15 ic good morning, 10 each ic hillbilly  and imperial walkers, 10 gazing arm circle forward and reverse ic, 6” extended arm pulses ic
The Workout:count off and partner up. Each group grabbed a medium rock and met at end of lot

Alarms was the exercise of choice

A(arms) p1-curls/triceps p2 -bear crawl50yds Switch

L(legs) p1-goblet squats p2 -alternating lunges 50 yds Switch

A(abs) p1-wwII w/rock p2-peter Parker’s 20 IC Switch

R(run) p1- run around courts p2-sprint to end of lot and backward run to start. Switch

M(merkins) 20- paddy cake merkins, p1-20 diamond merkins p2- 20 wide merkins Switch

S(squats) p1-squats, p2- 5 shuffles , burpee 50 USA and back.  Switch

Mary: Fedex volunteered to take on Mary

lbcs, pickle pounders, homer to marge, low slow flutter, 6”, 45degree hold, 90 degree hold, American hammers, windmills, and 5 burpees oyo.

Announcements: new slack channels for triathlon s, rugged maniac(price increase Friday) run/bike/run event next week(Matt, Randy mentioned this but I don’t recall how to sign up, more details would be great if you talk to him)

take me care of the women in your life this Thursday. They may say they don’t want anything but don’t buy that!!!

Prayer:Shredder speedy and full recovery. Guidance in our marriages and relationships to keep them strong.

RESPECT to 50

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Another day in Paradise…City that is. 13 total PAX showed up to get stronger in a drizzling gloom this morning. We lost one about mid-workout due to some health concerns. Flag was planted, speaker was hidden, no FNG’s. Let the party begin!

Fartsack: ShamWow! (late scratch)
Double Fartsack: Crosby (EC + HC)

Warm up:
Run up to top parking area near tennis courts. Carioca, both sides.
Smurf Jacks x20 IC
Windmills x10 IC
Bat Wings x20 IC (4 sets)
Daisy Pickers x10 IC

The Thing:
Partner Up
Miyagi Merkins x20 (Always look eye) – head up for better form

Mosey over to parking spaces near restrooms
Wheelbarrow the parking lines with 5 merkins at each corner facing the same direction, switch partners, Rinse and Repeat

Mosey over to short wall at top of ramp
P1 – Box jumps x15
P2 – Monkey Humpers x15 IC

BTTW Beast Mode – shoulder taps on 1 & 2, vertical shoulder press on 3 & 4 x10 IC

Side step squats down the ramp. Sumo squat then tight squat alternating about 20 yds, lunge about 20 yds, then run to bottom of the ramp.

At the bottom of ramp. Contra burpees (add 1 merkin each rep) x10 (45 total merkins)

Ramp suicides. 4 cones. Run to 1st, run back, run to 2nd, run back, etc… squat hold for 6 when done at bottom

Mosey to lower parking area
Nipplers x10 IC
Right leg up nipplers x10 IC
Left leg up nipplers x10 IC
Hand release merkins x10 IC
All with no break, stay in plank
Mosey back to bball court

MARY: 6 mins 47 secs of Mary (Length of Paradise City song by GnR)

Start at the beat drop
Freddy Mercury x28 IC
Stop at first whistle blow

Start at singing
American hammers x15 IC
Stop at course

Start at guitar riff
Box Cutters x18 IC
End at course

Start at “So Run”
LBC’s x29 IC
End at drum roll

2 min warning, all IC double time, start at fast part
Homer to marge x20
LSF x20
Pickle pounders x20

Talked about RESPECT factor. Men that are over 50 doing in F3 should be an inspiration to the younger guys. For me to even think about doing F3 for another 10+ yrs and reach 50 would be a challenge. Use these men to lean on. They have been around the block a few more times and can share wisdom to all of us. Hats off to you guys!

Name-O-Rama

Announcements:
See FB and Slack today for updates, Fritter Foundation should have big induction this Friday (especially since M4L is paying)

Prayers:
Shredder should get results today, Crab Legs and those battling ALS, all of our marriages (V-Day this Thursday)

Thanks to Skidmark for accepting my Q request at PC. I hope everyone enjoyed the new stuff and the Mary session left you pumped up for the day. It’s great to see so many new PAX there. Blessed that I could lead this morning.

BS Out!

Record Attendance at Ivan

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It was a big day.  Record attendance at Ivan, Clydesdale duel and Fritter shirts are in.

Warm Up:

Quick lap around the parking lot and then circled up for the following:
Side Straddle Hop
Mo Rocking Night Club
BatWing
10 Fazio Arm Circles Forward
10 Fazio Arm Circles Backward
10 Seal Claps
10 Overhead Claps

The Workout:

Well there was a lot more people than, the workout the Q had planned, could handle.  Audible to the following Dora to get things started.

Partner Up.  Each Pax in the group did 100 Swings, 60 Pistol Rows and 60 Bench Presses.  While one pax was doing the exercises the other pax John Cusack, Tricep Extension or Bicep Curled themselves around the parking lot.

We then circled up to the following.  I’m going to miss something so I apologize ahead of time.

10 Man O Makers.  Boy I love this exercise.
Midget Love Handles
Seated Shoulder Presses
Flat on your back Kettlebell raise with crunch
Mini Turkish Getups.  This is a fantastic Ab exercise.
LBCs
Low Slow Flutter Kicks
Low Slow Pickle Pounders
Midget Love Handles

Mary:

Yoga stretches to prepare ourselves for the duel to follow Cletus.

Announcements:

ATT Run tomorrow.

Prayer:

Jimmer who had eye surgery.
Moby’s dad
Crab legs
Burford and his recovery
Shredder
Everyone to have a healthy run tomorrow.

Coupons Back at Possum Trot (Double D happy)

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Warm Up:  Jog around tennis courts; circle up in parking lot with 20 SSH, 10/10 Fazio Arm, 10 Vegetation Grabbers, 10 Hillbillies, Static Arm Stretches, 10 Windmills, 10 Good am.

The Workout:  3 Firehoses, 40lb dumbbells and a PVC pipe filled with water were used by PAX throughout the work that began at the parking lot.  PAX carried coupons to the lower area near the snack building.  Dropped the coupons and headed over to the hill by the fence for 11’s with merkins at the bottom of the hill and LBCs at the top.  Long 10-count on the last merkin for good measure.  Mosey to the snack building and performed BTTW and Seated Chair 3X each with counts of 10, 15 and 20 by Dauber.  Looking at the glorious coupons, Dauber diced the PAX into 4 groups of three.  The idea was each PAX grabbed one coupon and jogged around the snack building 1-2X while the other PAX member cranked out various exercises called by a PAX/Dauber.  Exercises included Burpees, LBCs, Pickle pounders, Prisoner Squats, low-slow flutters, etc. ranging from 10-30 count.  Modify loved the Pickle-pounder cadence/count – 30?   Lots of happy PAX breaking a sweat for sure in the balmy 50 degrees.  Coupons were dropped as Dauber had PAX conduct 10 L/R leg-ups on the wall.  Double D took over for Dauber as he shedded clothing and cranked out Derkins/Erkins.  PAX mosey to the beginning of the wall and began a crossover hand maneuver along the wall to the end navigating through a set of steps.  Dauber led the PAX back to the start and set up in a derkin position with the intent of having PAX crawl under the tunnel that was formed.  Unfortunately, one PAX decided to not follow directions and threw that idea out the window by placing their hands back on the wall and performing erkins.  Regardless, PAX added to their arm workout.  DoubleD and LED helped roll up the hoses and PAX carried remain7coupons up the road back to the main parking lot near Dauber’s car.  PAX held squat until the 6th joined in.  Thinking we were close to Mary, Dauber decided to take the PAX on a cool-down jog back around the tennis courts.  And then he spotted the big hill:  opportunity to do at least one bear crawl up the hill; 10 dips on the guardrail (OYO) and safely hopped over said guardrail and ran down the sidewalk back to the bottom of the hill.  No time for Rinse/Repeat.  Mosey to tennis courts for Mary.

Mary:  Various core exercises including box-cutters, LBCs, WWIIs and then YOGA.  Dauber needed help remembering the names of the poses:  Warrior I, II, Downward dog, cobra, Pigeon, chaturanga,

Announcements:  ATT on Saturday – See Slack; lots of announcements on FB too.

Prayer:  Double D’s dad, Shredder, Moby’s dad, Brexitt, lots of injuries (PAX, family); LED spoke about a family in need and how men were already stepping up with meals/gift cards.  Dauber took us out in prayer.

NOTE:  no EC Run today although LED was ready to go…sorry no Fritter Foundation

Additionally, During name-o-rama, PAX finished with their hospital names.  Interesting fact:  we have a Junior among us (as in first name Junior).  Getting to know our brothers.

Q-Source:  Catan had 4 PAX including Gump, Double D, Modify and Dauber.  Discussed Preparedness.  Nice discussion on “getting right, living right, leading right and leaving right.”

Huge pleasure leading these men.  Thank you.  Dauber

Nutcracker Backblast 2/5/2019

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Pax of 16 for a Tonka toy workout

Pablo, Dawg Pound, Blue Hen, Particle Board, Cowboy, Banana Seat, Sandlot, Pac Man, Moby, Norm, Bigelo, Da Business, Nemo, Coal Ash

Flannigan and Breach on the Q

Warmup– Run around the parking lot and circle up for 22 counts of SSH, Imperial Walkers, Good Mornings and Hillbillies

Workout– Split into groups of 4 Group 1 takes the pain sticks and 3 of the 4 members perform pig on a stick around the parking lot. The 4th member carries a cinder block around the parking along with the group. The remaining groups are using cinder blocks to do jack webs, pain sticks to do wunderbras and the big tire and sledge to flip the tire and then hit it with the sledge. Repeat for 2 rounds all the way around.

Split up into 2 groups, ½ the pax goes up to the crosswalk in from of the school and the other ½ stays at the bottom. On go 1 group sprints up to the 2nd group and the sprint back down. Repeat for 4 cycles. Circle up for mary.

Mary- 22 Counts of LBC’s Homer to Marge 11 with right leg up 11 with left, Low slow flutter, and big boy sit-ups. Dawg Pound didn’t have enough so he led us through a very slow cadence count of 10 of pickle pounders to finish out the workout.

Announcements: Long Ass Att Run on Sat, Nemo is hosting a new AO starting on Monday..Ride the train. Check Slack or Facebook for details.

Prayers– Moby’s dad still having some issues pray for recovery. Shredder hurt his knee skiing on Sat, pray for a speedy recovery. Moby closed us out in prayer.

 

Dump or Super Bowl – Both Stunk

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22 Pax gathered in the smelliest part of Holly Springs for a Monday morning beatdown. Q was a little upset with the result so made sure to take it out on the Pax. Very few Pats fans showed up but I doubt they could handle it anyway.

EC: 187, Cowboy, Crosby, UTI, Full House, Pablo, Pikachu, Dawgpound, Skidmark

Warm Up: Mosey for one loop with stops to do Good Mornings, SSH, and Windmills. Once back at the court Pax paired up by ability and speed. It was only logical that Dawgpound requested to be Lucky’s partner. Somebody needed to make sure we gave Lucky a push. Kudos DP.

The Workout: Catch me if you can partner runs. 1st loop 2 Double Merkin Burpees. 2nd loop around 3 squat jumps. 3rd time around 5 merkins. Once at the end circle back for the 6 doing 5 LBCs.

Mosey to the ramp for some 7’s. Reverse merkins at the bottom and star jumps halfway up the ramp.

Mary: Merkin clock with stops at 12, 10, 8, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, and 12.

Announcements: See Pikachu’s announcements on FB and Slack. Nothing new.

Prayer: Shredder, Dumbo, Brexit, Emeril

No Extra Time for You!

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I pulled up to setup and there were a lot cars there already.  This means EC happened. I though wasn’t there so the EC list is probably wrong.

Congratulation Breach for joining the Fritter Foundation!!

EC: Breach, Pikachu, Skidmark, Chips, Deadbolt (Did Cletus though instead of Ivan)

Warm Up:

Ran to the parking lot to pick up Chips.  He was just taking his time making his way to the playground.  Ran back to the playground and circled up for a quick warm up.

30 Side Straddle Hops
Good Mornings
10 Reverse Merkins
30 Kettlebell Swings

The Workout:

Partnered up for TRX/Kettlebell Stations

TRX Station 1:
Atomic Pushup.         — Timer 20 Reps
Kettlebell Chest Press

TRX Station 2:
Row
Kettlebell rows
TRX Station 3:
Tricep Press
Kettlebell Tricep Extension
Battle Rope Station
Alternate Rope
Low slow flutter
Pit: – Each Pax did three rounds in the pit
Pull ups
Jump Rope

Ran to the wall of the pavilion to do some much needed balls to the wall.  3 Pax Members counted down from 10.

Ran back to the stations for the following.  During the following section the Q asked for extra time.  Not much love was given for the following request.  Apparently F3 workouts start and end on time.    🤷‍♂️

TRX Station 1:
Cable Cross         — Timer 20 Reps
Kettlebell Chest Press
TRX Station 2:
Ts to Is
Kettlebell Bent over Rows
TRX Station 3:
Bicep Row
Kettlebell Bicep Curls
Battle Rope Station
Thunder claps
Kettlebell Swing
Pit: – Each Pax did three rounds in the pit
Pull ups
Jump Rope

Mary:

Midget Love Handles

Announcements:

See Slack/Facebook
Start of no phone time from 6 to 8
Crazy Ivan Q Sheet is live

Prayer:

Chips neighbor friend going through a rough point in their marriage

ATM Machine Open for Business

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It was an honor to lead out at Purple Cobra. When this AO started I was skeptical. Excited to have it so close to home, buy was not sure about what was available to plan and have strong workouts. It’s proven to be a great AO, strong leadership, good variety and lots of different guys stepping up to Q. Today was as advertised – heavy on the shoulders. Also, with so many new faces, and my phone resting safely at home, I apologize in advance for not tagging everyone  if you were there and not on the list let me know so I can add. We had 19 strong.

Warm Up: Started on the jog around the sidewalk and back to circle up for SSH, Good Mornings, SSH and arm stretch.
The Workout: On the jog to the Goodwill lot we circled up for a set of Fazio Arm Circles.  Yes, these are a mainstay at our warmups, but they also make for a great headliner in a shoulder set. Went ICx10 forward and reverse, held out for 10 count then a set of Moroccon Night Clubs for good measure. Recovered on the LBC and repeated this 3x.  On the jog top the bank, a few of us made sure to run by Anytime Fitness to get some advertising opportunity. At the bank we did, what else, 3 brutal rounds of ATMs (ICx15 Shoulder Taps, ICx10 Tempo Merkins, 10 count merkins) – 3 sets strong.  On the jog behind the Teeter we lined up in 2 lines back in the loading dock area. Jack Webbs but with Patty Cake Merkins for accountability and we worked up in even numbers from 2 to 10 merkins (6 to 30 air press). Focused on a slower count on Air Press to pay attention to form, not speed. Stuck with partner for 3 rounds alternating BTTW and Air Squared to 5 count.  On the jog back to start.
Mary: Opened with a few rounds of Annies in the plank then a quick moving set of the MARY classics.
Announcements: So much great stuff going on – catch up on facebook/slack
Prayer: Took a silent 10 count for unspoken and YHC took us out in prayer

Thanks for all the hard work out there this morning.  Guys were really pushing themselves. Catch up with me on the Q next week out at Disney as I will be bringing back one of my favorites.

I’ve never seen lights worn like that

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Wow. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, South Wake loves virgins…Q’s that is. 30 Pax posted for a virgin Q this morning by Aquaman.

The amount of Pax that posted at EC was incredible too. I’ll try to get them all: UTI, Pablo, Lipstick, Crosby, Gumby, Dawgpound, Deadbolt, Double Doink, Slide Rule, Cowboy, Nemo, Peeping Tom, Mookie, , Wiggly, Skidmark (again sorry if I forgot anyone)

New light vests should come with instruction on how to put it on. Said pax had the lights somewhere down around his groin area and through his legs. I think there was some concern with it not staying on his shoulders.

Welcome FNG Boogie

Warm Up: Slight mosey to the bottom of the ramp for SSH x 21, IW x 10, Hillbillies x 10, Fozio Arm Circles forward and reverse, Chinooks, seal claps and over head claps at 10 cc
The Workout: 3 groups of 10 for Indian runs. At each corner do 5 merkins, 10 pickle pounders , 15 LBCs, 20 Hillbilly Squats. Try for 3 loops. Also add in 2 double merkin burpees every time the first pax in the line got back to the front.
Mary: Skidmark led Mary for 30 cc Freddy Mercury’s, 15 cc Boxcutters, Protractors, and finish with some plank hold exercise
Announcements: See announcements on Slack and FB. CSAUP long ass run 2/9 start from New Hill on ATT. Valentines Day challenge. Phones and devices away from 6-8.
Prayer: Several prayer requests, Brexit’s MRI, an aunt’s funeral on saturday (sorry can’t remember right now who it was)