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Cracked Nuts and Small Rocks

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FNGs: King Pin!

Warm Up: SSH IC, Sir Fasio Arm Circles IC, Good Mornings IC, Daisy Pickers IC, and Stretching

The Workout:

  • Bear Crawl with Ascending Merkins
  • Lung Walk with Ascending Squats 
  • Rinse and repeat x3
  • Box Jumps x10
  • WW1s x10
  • Heel Raises IC x20
  • Rinse and Repeat x3
  • 3 rounds of Rutrows, Curls Fu Du Gurls, Tris, Ground Pounders, and Wonderbras with rocks*

Mary: Low Slow Flutter IC, Homer-to-Marge IC, LCBs IC, and stretching

Announcements: Q-em All Challenge

T-Claps (Recognition): None

Prayer: Common

 

*The term rocks is used generously as they were not much bigger than a man’s fist. The attendees were encouraged to visit Possum Trot to experience some actual rocks…

Day 2 2015 Throwback Week – Possum Trot

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Day 2 of 2015 Throwback week truly felt like an OG workout. YHC pulled into the lot, planted the flag, hid the speaker on the court, then walked over to the larger than normal crowd. To my surprise there were 4-5 HIM that were at my first post and some other familiar faces I haven’t seen a quite a while. After pounding and greeting each PAX, it was 0530. The F3 mission statement took place along with the 5 core principles. Fram then decided to jog up so we could get our morning share of 5 burpees. Good thing we didn’t do these back in the day when Tardy would show up 2-3 mins into every workout. Here’s what happened at the Trot.

Warm Ups
We saluted New Mexico with follow the leader quick feet and slides on the tennis courts to start off then moseyed down to the concession stand area.
– Smurf Jacks
– Imperial Squat Walkers
– Bat Wings
– Slaloms

Wall Work
PAX found a spot on the small wall for dirkens and box jumps. Started with 10 each then 9 each all the way down to 1 each.

Jacob’s Ladder (another classic by New Mexico)
PAX lined up on the hill next to the baseball field. Back peddle up the hill, 3 star jumps, run down the hill, increasing burpees for each trip down. PAX did this 7 times.
Two lines for an Indian run back up to the tennis courts.

Tennic Courts
Each IR line stayed together for Chilly Broad Jumps across all four courts. PAX lined up about 2-3 feet apart in a chill-cut plank. Guy at the end broad jumps over each PAX legs until the end then gets in line. Repeat until we got to the fence.

Bearicides – PAX bear crawled to the end of the first court, ran back, perfomed 5 hand release merkins. Repeat to the end of second, third and yes all the way down to the fourth court.

Sally – PAX performed the squats while listening to Sally song. Quite a burner.

Mary – W2CC x15 IC
– Strict sit ups
– Side plank ups L
– Side plank ups R
– Reverse LBCs
– Mtn climber twist (touch knee to opposite elbow)

COT
Announcements: Paint the fence 2nd F, F3 Picnic, Rico’s soccer kids accomplishment
Prayers: All mainly unspoken

Great turnout today for this workout. It was such a surprise to see guys I worked out with for the first 5+ years in F3 all the time. Hope to see them more soon. Thanks for letting me lead such a strong group of HIM.
SYITG…

BS Out!

Boulders, BOMBS, and Brony at The Nut

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PAX: Peak Week, Moby, Blue Hen, Flanagan, Tetanus, Best in Show, Roger Roger, Deadbolt, Cornholio, Brony (Q)

Warm Up: Lap around the front parking lot, followed by:

  • SSH x 20
  • Imperial Walkers x 10 + Hillbillies x 10
  • Mountain Climbers x 20
  • Moroccan Night Clubs x 20
  • Good Mornings x 20

The Workout:

Select a medium rock. PAX circled up with their rock, performed sequence of exercises, left the rock in the spot, then rotated around the various rocks clockwise. Exercises included:

  • Curls FTG
  • Tricep Ext
  • Bus Driver
  • Ruh Rows

PAX carried their rocks on an Indian Run from bus lot to/around the track.  Finishing at the basketball court.

Next up, BOMBS away.  PAX lined up at the end of the driveway with 5 pain stations at increasing distance (Roughly 10 yds apart), ending at the driveway gate.  PAX picked a partner for this phase.   Partner 1 remained at the starting point doing various rock exercises while Partner 2 ran to spot to perform an exercise, then ran back to switch off.

  • Station 1: 10 Burpees
  • Station 2: 20 Overhead Press (bring your rock)
  • Station 3: 30 Merkins
  • Station 4: 40 Big Boy Situps (aka WWIIs)
  • Station 5: 50 Squats

Mosey back to bus lot rock pile to deposit the coupons.

Mary:

Quick round of Preacher Chair + BTTW in descending cadence count, 20x, 10x, 5x.

  • Preachers Chair, 20x IC
  • BTTW, 20x IC
  • Preachers Chair, 10x IC
  • BTTW, 10x IC
  • Preachers Chair, 5x IC
  • BTTW, 5x IC

Announcements: Recapped remaining workouts for the week.

T-Claps (Recognition): Deadbolt’s son is graduating from Coast Guard boot camp Friday!

Prayer: Continued prayers for recovery and family support; injured neighborhood child.

25 PAX at KUNG POW

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YHC decided to pull a MM2 workout. This is a MANHOLE MOOKIE Squared!! Worst ASS whipping I have ever had at an F# workout!!!! If you wonder what this is you should come post the next time Mookie has the Q. After all #itsthebestparkinglota0. Just ask M4life!! My plans changed after a text message early that morning due to the amount of PAX posting. 25 PAX showed up despite the fartsack comments were strong.

 

FNG: David Welcome TomTom    Another M4life University Recruit

 

Warm-Up: Side Straddle Hops, Good Mornings, Hillbillies, Imperial Walkers and Cotton Pickers.

 

Workout: YHC had placed numerous papers all over the PVA at the Church. We split up into 2 groups. We had 3 Rounds of 6 stops. After completing Round 1 the PAX had to run backwards until all 6 stations were completed. The second round was karaoke and the third was moseying except between station 1 and 2. Bearcrawls, lunges or crawl bears. They could not be duplicated.

 

Station

Round 1

20-Seal Claps

Round 2

20-Overhead Claps

Round 3

20-Fazio Arm Circles

 

Station

Round 1

20-Box Cutters

Round 2

20-Hello Dolly

Round 3

20-Dying Cockroach Station

 

Station

Round 1

20-Merkins

Round 2

20-Big Boy Sit Ups

Round 3

20-Side Straddle Hops Station

 

Station

Round 1

20-second plank chill cut

Round 2

20-Low-Slow-Flutter

Round 3

20-Crab Jacks

 

Station

Round 1

20-Prisioner Squats

Round 2

10 Burpees

Round 3

20-Carolina Dry Docks

 

 

 

Station

Round 1

20-Monkey Humpers

Round 2

20-Shoulder Taps

Round 3

20-Crab Humpers

 

All were done IC except Merkins and Burpees

 

Announcements: See Slack and FB

 

Prayers: Bronys answered prayers for a struggling child that has now turned 1, Pots cousin tumor. Prayers for all COVID families and the struggles it has caused.

 

Honor to lead!!

Dawgpound Celebrates 4 years

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EC:There was 22 plus people running EC. So yeah I don’t have the names here.
FNGs:Pile Driver
Warm Up:

Circled Up and bounced while I went over the Disclaimer. Did a count off to have an understanding on how many Pax where there.

Mosey to the field and circle up.
Bat Wing
Fazio Arm circles Forward
Fazio Arm circles Backward
Seal Claps
Overhead Claps
Ralphies
Good Mornings
1 Burpees
2 Burpees
3 Burpees
4 Burpees
5 Burpees

The Workout:

Moseyed to the Bus Drop off. We split up into pairs and then a pair took one of the three islands.

Run in opposite directions around the island. When you met your partner do 7s counting down of Broke Back Shoulder Tap Merkins. Every time you meet you decreased the number. We went down to 1. Once that was wrapped up we did laps around the island. Partner A did bear crawls and Partner B did Lunge walks. When Partner A needed a break Partner B took over the bear crawls and Partner A did lunges. After one lap we switched to Gorilla Walks and Lunges.

Mosey to the wall for mobile balls to the wall. The pax waiting held their Squat Hold. As pax held balls to the wall and moved down the length of the wall.

Moseyed to the playground and split up in three groups. One group went with Emeril to the hill. One group with Flanigan to the play ground and the last group with me to the wall. The hill group was the timer. 5 trips up the hill running backwards. The folks against the wall held squat while lifting up one leg and switching. The playground group did pull ups. Once the 5 trips where completed group one went to the wall. Group 2 to the hill and group 3 to the playground. Repeat until all groups ran the hill.

Then we made our way up the stairs. We then found our original partners and wheelbarrow to the flag pole/stop sign.

Mary:

Circled up for Mary:
Did a modify Onnit 6 minute Abs:
Plank Hold
Peter Parkers
Mountain Climbers
Big Boy Sit-ups
Freddie Mercuries
Russian Twists
Bowl

Announcements:
T-Claps (Recognition):
Prayer:

All unspoken prayers

And this concludes Brony’s April participation

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FNGs: None

Warm Up:

  • SSH x 20 IC
  • IW x 10 IC
  • HB x 10 IC
  • GM x 15 IC
  • LBC x 15 IC
  • Merkin x 10

The Workout:

PAX moseyed to the tennis courts for a sequence of 4-Corners.

Rd 1:

  • 7 merkins
  • 7 merkins + 14 lunges
  • 7 merkins + 14 lunges + 21 shoulder taps
  • 7 merkins + 14 lunges + 28 squats

Intermission:

  • PAX in single file plank hold; indian run via bear crawl
    Across 2 tennis courts and back.

Rd 2 (in reverse)

  • 28 squats
  • 28 squats + 21 shoulder taps
  • 28 squats + 21 shoulder taps + 14 lunges
  • 28 squats + 21 shoulder taps + 14 lunges + 7 merkins

After the tennis court session; we moseyed to the clubhouse patio area for 3 rounds of

  • Derkins x 10
  • Irkins x 10
  • Dips x 10

Followed by a couple minutes of preachers chair. arms up, out, etc.

Mary:

  • American Hammers x 15 IC
  • Boat Canoe x 15 IC
  • 100’s (flappy arms; Q counted)
  • 5 burpees OYO

Announcements: None

Prayer:  Baby Weston’s continued fight.

Anniversary at the Nut (all men invited!)

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Today marks 4 years since Tonka (welcome back!) picked me up and drove me to a M4L Q at Disney.  Speaking of M4L….he HC’d for today’s workout but apparently got lost coming to the South Side.  To celebrate the anniversary, I even logged into the neighborhood FB page and put up a recruitment post.  It was worth it as we had an FNG join us in 30 degree temps for his first post!

FNGs: Hurts a Little (Ask Da Business what the alternative was…)
Warm Up: Disclaimer was given and we were off.  Quick lap, SSHx20, Imperial Squat Walkers, Fazio Arm Circles got us started.  Had to end with Devil Burpees x 5 (these will reappear….)
The Workout:

Part1: Wheelbarrow (yes, we touched ankles.  I don’t think anyone breathes from an ankle…) up the main lot.  Every parking space, add a merkin (1x, 2x, 3x, etc).  When you get tired, swap with partner and reset count to 1.  *Except*, every swap is an extra burpee (1, then 2, etc).  I think most teams made it to the top around 6 or 7 burpees.  Come back down until last group finishes.  Pretty sure I saw one team almost all the way back to the start…

Part2: Pullups & BTTW

Part2.1: Pullup bars were frozen, no go.  Head to hill and do a little homage to M4L’s intro workout for me.  11’s on the hill, squats at the top, burpees at the bottom (run backwards, of course).  Ended with a circle of burpees.

Part 3: BTTW with a Irkin/Dirkin/Dipx5 timer.  Repeat-o

Part 4: Bat Flipping time!  I promised Pikachu some bat flipping opportunities, but he wanted to go stand still or something this morning.  8x Devil Burpees set the pace — line up in order how you finished.

Split into 4 “equal” teams based on order of finish.  Relay race: last guy to finish ran to 1st light pole, 2nd to 2nd pole, and first guy to finish ran the whole lane.  Winning team didn’t have to do burpees.
Repeato, only flip order.  Nice job by the FNG here!

Recover on the very slow mosey.

Bear crawl back to the start.
Mary: Circle of Mary, 10 count each

Announcements: ?
T-Claps (Recognition): Great job seeing Tonka & an FNG out this morning.
Prayer: Peak Weak had a client die of cancer unexpectedly; only a few months from initial diagnosis to his passing; leaves behind family and small kids.  Heartbreaking.

Good to be with you all for 4 years.  Looking forward to a better year than 2020.

DB and M4L 2020-21 Reunion tour kickoff

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I love Disney.  It’s always been one of my favorite AOs.  I remember the beta opening and Co-Site Qing it with Kid Cracker.  So much to do, well lit, away from homes and no cars.   🙂  So that’s why this morning, M4L and I decided to leave those grounds and head for a dimly lit, residential street with more cars that I counted on!

We wanted to bring back an old favorite – the Jamison Park hill.  Jamison Park was the original 12 Oaks (look it up) and it was great to see 7+ pax from the 12 Oaks hood make the journey to the east side for our Beat Down.

I planted the Shovel Flag on this 35 degree, cold, damp, foggy morning as 25 #HIM showed up in various clown cars.

FNGs: None

Warm Up: At 5:30 on the dot – we were off.

  • Mosey out of the soccer field parking lot and head to Middle Creek High School.
  • Stop at first intersection – Merkins x 20
  • Hand Release Merkins x 20
  • Mosey to end of road near Jamison Park entrance
  • I forgot what we did
  • Quick disclaimer to use your inside voices and we entered Jamison Park

The Workout:

Thang 1:  Pakistani Dora

  • Gather at the bottom of that big ass hill (At Jamison Park Drive and Wesley Ridge)
  • Partner up for Pakistani Dora – one partner runs hill – other partner does reps with cumulative counts
    • Turkish Get up x 100 (audible to 75)
    • LBC x 200
    • Squats x 300
  • It sucked but great effort
  • Even great effort by the White Accord that was paralyzed for several minutes by the sheer amount of man candy beside her car

 

Thang 2:  The 7-11

to celebrate M4L’s first job in America – we moseyed to the half pipe for a round of 7-11s

  • In the half pipe – do a set of 7s with Squats one one side – Star Jumps on the other side (6-1, 5-2, 4-3, 3-4, 2-5, 1-6)
  • When you cross in the middle at the bottom – do 11 merkins (every time)

Jail break to flag

Mary:

Bondo will be turning double Respect on Saturday so he led us in Mary

  • Side plank dips
  • Pickle Punders

Announcements:

  • Social tonight at bombshell – HIM only – so M or 2.0
  • BBQ

T-Claps (Recognition):

  • Praise to Bondo son for coming thru surgery

Prayer:

  • Peakweek co-worker
  • Fanny M
  • 187 M
  • Breach Mother

Here was namorama:  https://youtu.be/ywSU0FwHhB0

Breach took us out with a great message

Bday Q #2

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It was a little cooler this morning than yesterday but at least it was dry. Good to be back at The Nut with some familiar faces and a great showing with 13 total PAX in attendance. Thanks to all for coming out this morning and allowing YHC the honor to lead.

FNGs: None

Warm Up:

After the F3 mission statement quiz/refresher we did a quick mosey around the parking lot and circled up for
– Good Mornings x 10 IC
– Daisy Pickers x 10 IC
– Windmills x 10 IC
– Imperial Walkers x 10 IC
– Hillbillies x 10 IC
– SSH x 20 IC

The Workout:

We moseyed to the side parking lot where it became apparent that another group (Gladiators?) had infringed on our territory so we continued the mosey around the back to avoid potential conflict with the offending party. We settled on the circular loop for a modified version of 4 corners. PAX numbered off and split into 4 groups 0f 3 (and one group of 4 to account for the odd number).

Each round consisted of 4 exercises – one at each cone. Traveling between cones took place via alternating between crab walk, bear crawl, crawl bear, and lunge walk. At the completion of each round, we moseyed to the gate and back (roughly 200m round trip).

Round 1 – 20 counts of each exercise: Merkins, WW2’s, Carolina Dry Docks, LBC’s
Round 2 – 15 counts each: Squats, Dips, Squat Jumps, Low Slow Flutter
Round 3 – 10 counts each: Merkins, WW2’s, Carolina Dry Docks, LBC’s
Round 4 – 5 counts each: Squats, Dips, Squat Jumps, Low Slow Flutter

We collected the cones and moseyed back to the front of the school. After partnering up, partner A ran a lap around the parking lot while partner B did an exercise until partner a returned then partner A did the exercise while partner B ran. Round 1: Irkins, Round 2: Dips, Round 3: Step ups

With 5 minutes remaining, it was then time for…

Mary:

American Hammers x 20 IC
LBC’s x 20 IC
Homer to Marge x 10 IC w/ each leg up

Announcements:

CSAUP this Sat.

YHC BDay Q continues tomorrow @ Possum Trot

Beer mile coming soon – check FB/slack for details

T-Claps (Recognition):

Thanks to Moby for the chance to lead his site.

Good to see Flanagan out on the EC run.

Prayer:

Moby has a friend whose 6 month old has an abdominal obstruction.

Prayers for those struggling with health, finances, marriage, mental health. Reach out to those you haven’t seen in a while and check in. You never know who may be struggling silently.

Thanks again for the opportunity to lead this morning. It was an honor. We are stronger together.

Burpees, Busch Latte & Biscuits in an Eddie Van Halen Tribute at Kung POW

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This morning – we honored the passing of a great one – Eddie Van Halen.  It was great to see the 12 Oaks Clown Cars roll up.  Midget almost jumped the curb in the Lexus.  YHC had been up since 3:15 and was fire’t up – lets do this

FNGs: None

The Workout:
Warm Up:

  • Double D took the flag and led us out of Wescott and over the the Church back parking lot.  We played a little frogger on Sunset Lake Road
  • I found a bluetooth speaker in the mulch so I decided
  • Gathered in a circle – YHC explained who we were honoring.  To begin the tribute – the Pax did “Burpee Eruption”  this was continuous burpees through the 1:30 Eddie Van Halen classic solo – “Eruption” – that sucked
  • Good Mornings x 10
  • Mountain Climbers x 10
  • Imperial Walkers x 10
  • Hillbillies x 10

Thang 1:  Running with the Devil

Van Halen Fact:  They started out named The Broken Combs, later became The Space Brothers, The Trojan Rubber Company, and then Genesis. Upon finding out the latter name was already taken, they changed their name yet again to Mammoth.  In 1978 –  Eddie was just 23 years old when they released their debut, self-titled album.  It had 11 songs and was only 35 minutes in length.  The opening track was “Running with the Devil”

11s while Running with the Devil played on loop

  • Bottom of Hill – Merkins
  • Top of Hill – Squats
  • 5k pace on the run or faster

Thang 2:  “Panama”

Van Halen Fact:  Released in January 1984.  This was the final full length album to feature the original members.  This album produced the bands only #1 single on billboard – Jump.    The kid on the cover was based on a famous Italian work of art called a “Putto”

Do this as a group – in a circle – no breaks – no rest – all to “Panama” on repeat

  • 60 Body Weight Squats (20 per round)
  • 60 WW1 (20 per round)
  • 60 SSH (20 per round)
  • 30 Burpees (10 per round)
  • 60 Mountain Climbers (20 per round)
  • 60 Merkins (20 per round)

Thang 3:  Hot Summer Nights

Fact:  Eddie Van Halen could never read sheet music.    Gene Simmons produced their 1st demo disk.   5150 named after mentally disturbed person.  Sammy wanted to name the 9th album FUCK but settled on just using the letters For Unlawful Carnel Knowledge

  • Cackalaca Choo Choo  (All this to 5150’s “Hot Summer Nights” on Loop)
    • Pax in a plank hold in large circle
    • 1 pax goes around the circle jumping over feet of planing pax
    • Every two jumps – he does a burpee
    • Next pax leaves and goes around

Double D led us back to my truck with shovel flag flying!

Mary:

  • Low Slow Flutter x 20
  • LBC x 20
  • Have a nice Day

Announcements:

Dumbo 3rd F at Holly Springs Food Bank

T-Claps (Recognition):

Prayer:

  • Unspoken
  • Famunda with some job uncertainties
  • YHC took us out

 

2nd F

  • We had sausage biscuits and Busch Latte