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QSWAP DAY 5: UTI ….. FOREVER MORE….

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A pre-blast was sent to Carpex and South Wake looking for support for the to-be Q at Dazed and Confused.  With the numbers that these two regions have the potential to bring, YHC thought this was an appropriate time to swallow his pride and make the request for a name change.  I know… I know… I’m Good Enough, I’m Smart Enough, and Doggone It, People Like Me!  But if there was ever a time to get the votes I needed, it would be today.  And hey, I’ve heard some of the mumblechatter about South Wake naming.  Peeping Tom’s name got shortened to PT when he moved to Carpex – Carpex will be sympathetic to my plight…. right?

1000 HCs were requested, the votes came in…

Carpex –

  • 10 HCs
  • 4 Laughed with me (I think)
  • 1 SC
  • 2 “Peeing” emoji – inappropriate!!!  EXACTLY THE SORT OF THING I’M TRYING TO GET AWAY FROM!!!  Calm…  Calm…
  • 1 “No Entry” emoji – I assume this just means no, I’m not trying to enter anything…  Minds in the gutter in this region…

SouthWake

  • 8-ish HCs
  • A whole bunch of protests –  “We Love You UTI… Never change..” stuff like that
  • A threat that I would be “Getting an English Ripping” – Australians… Am I right?

As 187 commented on the pre-blast, “UTI ….. FOREVER MORE….”

***I had no intention of changing my name.  Do we even have 1000 PAX between our 2 regions?  If 1000 had HC’d or shown up I might have had to change my name… I mean that would be some vote!  This exercise was for fun and a mockery of those posts you often see out on the social medias.  I scouted the FB pages of some of my elderly relatives for research and treaded lightly around the ones that focus on serious illnesses.  This was my inspiration 😀

 

EC: Warbucks, Full House, The Joker, 187, Skidmark, Lipstick, Pikachu

FNGs: Too Scared…

Warm Up: Mozy under the parking deck

Circle Up

1 Burpee

Daisy Pickers

2 Burpees

Windmills

3 Burpees

Imperial Walkers\Hillbillies

4 Burpees

SSH

5 Burpees

The Workout:

Thang 1

Count off 1,2,3

  • Group 1 Top of the Deck, Star Jumps until relieved
  • Group 2 Stairs, run to the top to relieve Group 1
  • Group 3 Bottom of the Deck, WWIIs until relieved

Groups 1, 2, and 3 cycled through this rotation until all 3 groups completed 10 climbs up the stairs

*Flaw in the structure of this, should have created groups of 3 and had them split up into 3 stations, continuing the rotation as a team of 3.  T-claps to Shut-In and other PAX that started calling out group numbers as they got to their new stations to help keep everyone moving.  Lesson learned for next time 😀

Thang 2

All PAX to the top of the parking deck, line up on the half wall

Bear Crawl the long way down the lot stopping at each light pole for 5 Merkins OYO

T-Claps to Theismann for calling out Chill Cut moves (and not Have A Nice Day) while we brought in the 6.  Lucky Charms and Pikachu – you guys are fast on those Bear Crawls!!!

Return to the other side of the lot – this time Lunge Walks, 10 LBCs at each light pole.

Thang 3

Mozy to the opposite stair case and descend.  People’s Chair while we wait for the 6.

Partner-up, Balls 2 the Wall / Sprints Out and Back on the short length of the deck.  AND SWITCH

5x per partner

Mary:  Runners Pose each side, Pigeon Pose each side, Have A Nice Day!

Announcements:

  • Q-Swap Week Continues Saturday – Banana Seat has your Q at Pheonix (Bond Park)
  • 2f2f lunch today at noon, Societa in RTP
  • Yahoo is back and safe
  • M4L, Shout out to the regular HIM that are making the trip to Bergdaw (sp?) – Encourage more of that from all PAX.

T-Claps (Recognition):  Thanks all for the great week in Carpex.  YHC completed a 5 pack in your beautiful region.  Terrific Hosts, putting 5-stars in Yelp, I’ve LIKED your FB page

Prayer:

  • Disco Duck is moving mom into a retirement home.  Prayers for a smooth transition.
  • Meatloaf’s 2.0 is heading back to college
  • Prayers for Chicken Little’s brother or friend.  No details but he needs your prayers.
  • Service men/women
  • South Wake’s own, Walaby
  • UTI prayed that Carpex might actually “bring it” next week… I guess we’ll see… 😀

Field Trip Bring your Permission Slips

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I signed up to Q last week, but the Week of Chaos went through Nutcracker. I then took this week. I have been itching to go to Rovisys and hit up the ramp for some time. So I planned to hit up Rovisys and the ramp. The EC run to Oakview was tough this morning. I was wavering on if I really did want to go on a field trip. The excitement I got from thinking about the ramp was just too much. Sorta like the abyss at Disney. How do you turn something like that down?

EC: Dawgpound, Buford, Pigpen, Moby, Flanigan, Blue Hen

FNGs: Brownie
Warm Up:

Formed an Indian Run with 16 folks.  Made our way to Rovisys for a field trip.
Indian Run to Green Oaks Road.
Bat Wing:
Fazio Arm Circles Forward
Fazio Arm Circles Backward
Overhead Claps
Seal Claps
Indian Run to Thomas Mills Road
Good Mornings
Pickers
Indian Run to Rovisys
Good From Merkins

The Workout:

We gathered at the railing.  What a beautiful railing.  The turns the straight away.  So nice.

Plank Hold until your turn.  Bear Crawl up the ramp.  The whole ramp.  Nothing but the ramp.  Plank hold up top for the final Pax
Once all the Pax made it to the top we did 10 Good Form Merkins, 20 Squats and 30 LBCs.

Next we had to get back down the ramp.  What goes up you must come down.  This time we plank hold until your turn and Crawl Bear down the ramp.  Plank hold until the last Pax made it.  Then once again 10 Good Form Merkins, 20 Squats and 30 LBCs.

Next was lunge walk up the ramp.  Squat hold for all Pax to finish.
Next was Russian Typewriter down the ramp.  10 to the left 10 to the right.

There was still time so we did a bit of runs up the entrance to Rovisys.  Run to the third street lamp on the left.  10 Merkins.  Run back down the hill.  Run to the second street lamp on the left.  10 Squats.  Run back down the hill.  Run up to the first street lamp.  10 LBCs

It was then decided to head back to Oakview.  I gave the choice of A and B on the method to get back.  A was Indian Run, B was Fellowship Run.  They Pax selected C… There was no C option so Scout Run.

Mary:

Scout Run back to Oakview.  It turned into a Fellowship run at the end.  We made it back in time with a couple minutes to spare.

Circled up for the following
Downward Dog into Pigeon Pose (Both Legs)
Downward Dog into Runner’s Pose (Both Legs)
Have a nice day

Announcements:

Meg’s Smile.  Still need volunteers for Saturday

T-Claps (Recognition):

Prayer:
Double D and his family
John Deere
Crablegs

Kryptonite Southwake/Carpex Convergence

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EC: 187, Emeril, Axe, Pablo, Pikachu, Skidmark, Lipstick, Largemouth, Wonderbread, Squatter, Shanteclair, Sub

Warm Up: Pax took a moment of silence for Warchild, followed by Pledge of Allegiance. Mosey around Symphony Lake to open area by tents. SSH x50, Good Mornings x10, Sir FAC x20
The Workout: 5K pace around Symphony Lake with periodic stopping points called out by YHC for 10 Burpees x3.  We then exited the lake and went over to Peregrine Pl. for Simple 7’s. Simple 7’s were done in remembrance of our brother Warchild. Warchild came down to Southwake and led a workout with Simple 7’s on a halfpipe.   7 rounds of hill repeats with 7 Star Jumps at the top and 7 Burpees at the bottom.  Pax then headed back around backside of lake at 5K pace to parking lot for 2 Burpees OYO. This put us at 81 Burpees total, to remind PAX doing BRR we have 81 days until the showdown.    3.7 Miles covered and 300′ of elevation gain!

Mary: No time for Mary in a high intensity bootcamp style workout
Announcements: Beta Southwake/Carpex convergence AO starting July 3 at Crowder park 0530
T-Claps (Recognition):
Prayer: Those battling addiction, Earhart, and our fellow brothers father in law batteling Stage 4 Cancer

Was a pleasure leading and enjoyed the fellowship

Lipstick