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Soaking it in

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FNGs: None tonight – a shame given all the shananigans.

Warm Up: Mosey to the corner of the track by the white fence (wishing someone in the pavilion a happy birthday along the way). Circle up for SSH, Daisy Pickers, Windmills, and Hillbillies x10 IC. 5x burpees thrown in since the pax were chatting quite a bit (and justified because Brexit joined us slightly tardy).
The Workout: Mosey to the rock pile as it continues to drizzle on us. Pax were instructed to grab a rock they were comfortable becoming well acquanted with.

Line up each pax at a parking block. 10x IC Curls for the Girls, followed by bearly curling to the other side. At that side we did 10x IC Curls and 15x IC Overhead tricep extensions, then bearly curled back. Repeating this we added 20x Overhead press, 25x Homer to Marge (added because the pax were having far too much fun and because the rain was really coming down on us at this point), and 30x Ruh Roh.

It seemed like we had had enough of the rocks, so we returned those and then moseyed over to the pavilion in the middle of the figuer 8. But that was just a tease of try ground, because we kept moseying right past it over to the pavilion where we did:

15x Alternating left right step ups, Irkins, Derkins, and Dips

10x Alternating left right step ups, Irkins, Derkins, and Dips

5x Alternating left right step ups, Irkins, Derkins, and Dips

 

The rain finally relented, so YHC decided we were allowed under the pavilion at this point. We held People’s Chair and balls to the wall for 30x and then moved into Mary where we were.

Mary:

30x Low slow flutter

30x LBCs

30x Imperial Walkers

20x Diamond Merkins because YHC was too spent to pull off 30 🙁
Announcements:

Run the quay deferment email should be coming out soon
T-Claps (Recognition):

All of the men doing so much to maintain our community during this difficult time. It’s obviously difficult, but it’s so imperative that we keep encouraging one another and allow guys to resume working out in person at the pace that works best for their families. All of us at Thunder were clearly greatly enjoying being able to be back out working out in person.
Prayer:

Unspoken.

Avoiding Crop Dusters at TBD

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ToBeDETERMINED reopened today with 9 pax plus a Poopeater ready to get after it! YHC and Doc collaborated to be sure we had a plan for both the workout and how to keep social distancing order among the Pax. After all, this is TBD, so YHC had 3 separate plans for work today and let the pax choose some options during warm-ups. POTS chose the number 25. Doc chose a hybrid workout (rather than running/no running), and hardy chose the track (rather than bandshell or tennis court). These choices led us to a BLIMPS workout. How’s that work??? Only YHC knows…

FNG’s: None

Warm Up: Good Mornings, Fazio Arm Circles, Frankenstein’s, Windmills, and Imperial Walkers. Mosey on over to the track.
The Workout: BLIMPS. Exercises and each of the four “corners” of the track as we successfully moseyed roughly 2.5 miles during the workout. Exercises were: 5 burpees each corner, 10 lunges IC each corner, 15 IWs IC each corner, 20 merkins each corner, 25 plank jacks, and 30 Squats each corner. YHC told various pax to call cadence on our travels and they did a fine job. Also learned an important rule…DO NOT follow Pikachu on the left…he may “crop dust” you!  Just sayin.

Groups did plank hold to wait for the six at the end…much to certain pax chagrin. Yogurt was very focused as it seemed to demonstrating a technique to Sprinkler at the last stop. A few calls of “take your time fellas” and it was back to the flag.
Mary: Only time for 20 Pickle Pounders IC
Announcements: We’re back baby!!!!
T-Claps (Recognition): Doc and his leadership as site Q showing me the ropes this week!
Prayer: Our leaders with important decisions to be announced Friday. Military and first responders. My daughter Julia, stomach virus last ten days….seems to be recovering.

So thankful… to lead, sweat, and mumblechatter alongside you mighty men!

Ground Pounder Reopened for Business

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FNGs: None

6 HIMs showed up to GP this morning. 

WarmUp:

10 Good Mornings, 10 Daisy Pickers,  20 Fozzie Arm Circles, 10 Emperial Walkers, 10 Hillbillies, 10 Willy Mays Haze, 10 3 ct Windmills,

The Workout

Mosey to the Rock Pile. Rotate around rocks between sets.

  • 3 sets of 20’s – Curls for the girls
  • 3 sets of 20’s  – Overhead Overhead Tri-press
  • 3 sets of 10’s – Ground Pounders
  • 3 sets of 10’s – Trunk Twists
  • 3 sets of 10’s – Bus Drivers
  • 3 sets of 10’s – Rutrows

PAX who chose puny rocks swapped out to small boulders

  • 4 sets of 10’s – Standard Bench Press
  • 10ct  Windshield wipers
  • 30ct 6 inches
  • 10ct Scissor Kicks
  • 10ct Box Cutters

Mosey to the Wall of Pain

  • 2 sets of 60ct Wall Sits (Prisoner and Al Gore style)
  • 1 set of 30 count BTW and 1 set of 30 ct Ascending Testicles

Return Rocks and mosey back for Mary

Cards of Pain

  • 2 sets 10 x 3ct Plank Jacks
  • 2 sets of 10 x 3 ct American Hammers
  • 2 sets of 10 Dips
  • 2 sets of 10 Rockies
  • 2 sets of 10 x 3ct Split Jacks
  • 2 sets of 10x 3ct Mountain Climbers
  • 2 sets of 10  x 3 ct Lunges
  • 2 sets of 10 Merkins
  • 2 set of 10 Burpees (courtesy of Pikachu who chose Jokers)

T-Claps for Dumbo running his first half marathon and for all those who joined him in support. T Claps for Fanny Pack for doubling down posting U-Turn prior to posting GP

Announcements:  AOs now open for business keeping rules of 6 ft spacing and circle of COT in place.  Run the Quay cancelled (virtual run available),

Prayer Requests:  Prayers for  Fanny Pack’s 10 yr old daughter recovering from a bout with stomach bug, prayers for Flojo’s wife recovering from a fall.  For our country’s leadership and for all those suffering physically or financially from the COVID crisis.

 

Battling the stuff!!

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FNGs:NA
Warm Up:10 pax’s up and at it this morning to find room in their garage and workout.  If you were there and I didn’t see you I apologize for leaving you out.
SSH, good mornings, fazio arm circles, hillbillies imperial walkers
The Workout:

3 sets – 20 swings, 10 lunges each side, bent over rows

3 sets – 20 sumo squats, 10 press each side, 20 ic count figure 8s

3 sets- 20 side bends, 10 side lunges each side, 20 triceps

10 one leg dead lift each side

20 ICAmerican hammers

20 IC Lsf

Mary:She was sleeping!
Announcements:see slack
T-Claps (Recognition): 16 bit for getting AO containment setup and all the pax’s continuing to get at it while stuck at home!!!
Prayer: we can take the time to enjoy this slow pace and family time. Guidance for all Americans on how to be safe and do their part to slow the virus.  All the medical workers on front line

No show and a late show

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FNGs: N/A

EC: Emeril, Dawgpound, Buford, Deadbolt, Nemo, Redenbacher

No Show: M4L

Tardy: Dumbo

Warm Up:  Foot rolls, Hip Thrusts, Arm back with circles, Fozzy Arm Circles

The Workout: Based on some HC’s I received I figured we’d have a good group of PAX show up so planned a workout that would break us up into 4 groups at 4 different corners surrounding the plaza/parking garage.  Prior to running EC I put 2 exercises written in chalk at each corner.  1 exercise focused on upper body and 1 focused on core.  Legs were feeling the affects of a lot of running this week and had plans to run longer Saturday so felt giving the legs a break was in order.   No @M4L at the workout. Apparently he’s the only person in Southwake that turns his phone off at night and has no other way to wake himself up.   As usual Dumbo rolled in right as the workout as about to start so threw in 5 burpees as a penalty for his tardiness.

Corner 1:  KB Swings.  Halos
Corner 2: Bridge Press. Midget Cookie Pouch
Corner 3:  Rows. Midget Side Bends
Corner 4: Figure 8.  Pass Through

When walking from Corner 1 to 2 and Corner 3 to 4 John Cusack with you KB.
When walking from Corner 2 to 3 bicep curls
When walking from Corner 3 to 4 tricep extensions.

First time around do exercise 1 and then move to the next Corner. Repeat until all 4 corners are done.
Second time around do exercise 2 and then move to the next Corner. Repeat until all 4 corners are done.
Third time around do both exercise 1 and 2 and then move to the next Corner. Repeat until all 4 corners are done.

Once done we headed back for extended Mary with stretching.

Mary: LBC’s, Box Cutters, Freddy Mercury,  Merkins, Calf stretches, Runners pose, shoulder stretches, Pigeon pose.

Announcements: Deadbolt running a 1/2 at ATT tomorrow. See slack for info.

T-Claps (Recognition): Skidmark for pushing DB to do the 1/2

Prayer: Deadbolts co-worker (John), Pikachu’s boss and his bosses wife, Dawgpounds sister

SPELLING PAX NAMES in the RAIN

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FNGs:  None

EC:  Dawgpound, Buford, Pikachu, Emeril

Warm Up:  Planted flag early fearing I was going to be late for my virgin Paradise City Q.  Saw two vehicles with F3 stickers and new I was in the right place.  Planted shovel flag and donned another shirt.  It was 44 degrees and moisture was in the air.  I had a bathing suit on in lieu of shorts.  I thought for sure we would be getting wet (puddles, ground, or rain).  Lots of chatter as the clock struck 530 am.  I had asked Doc how far PAX normally ran knowing this was a high-intensity AO with a lot of running.  I had visions of doing an entire lap around Ting for part of my warm-up.  Doc gave me an estimate on the distance and I opted to run around the front parking lot area before executing some exercises in front of the flag.  More mumble chatter and a history lesson around Don Quixote.  10 count Exercises included good am, Daisy Pickers, Don Quixote/Windmills, Seal Claps, O/H claps, Sir Fazio arm circles, Hillbillies and Imperial walkers. Finished up with 25 SSH.  Asked the PAX to hold Al Gore while I retrieved my “Spelling Lesson Plan” for the workout.  See picture below:

 

The Workout:  As we gathered up at the bottom of the ramp, PAX members noticed “my files” under my arm.  I handed each PAX the workout (printed sheet with the entire alphabet with a correlating exercise and exercise # of reps in a plastic sheet protector) and gave them the following direction:  SPELL out your full name and then SPELL out your F3 name.  Time permitting, begin SPELLING out “Paradise City”.  No initials like BJ were permitted.  It would be WILLIAM, etc.  The list of exercises were randomly assigned based on the first letter or a letter found in the name in the F3 exicon.  For example:  A = 10 Australian Mtn Climbers, B = 10 Burpees, C = 15 Carolina Dry Docks, etc.  Conspiracy theories immediately were thrown out, accusations were made, when certain letters of the Q’s name had no burpees.  Here are examples of what the PAX ending up spelling:

CRAIG JOSEPH NELSON DAUBER

MATHEW JOSEPH TAGUE EMERIL

DAVID DEREK ADAY DOC PARADISE C

CHRISTOPER LEE ADKINS  PIKACHU

DAVID MORTON KEY DEADBOLT

MICHAEL HOLLAND EDWARDS BUFORD

RYAN BAILEY HOOPER DAWGPOUND

DANIEL ATKIN SNAP (still waiting on his middle name via Slack message)

So, in order to get our miles in for this HIGH-INTENSITY workout, one exercise was executed at the bottom of the ramp.  PAX ran to the top and then executed next exercise.  Some modifications were allowed.  Performing an exercise earlier because a wall was at the top vs at the bottom.  Once exercise was completed at the top, PAX ran back to the bottom.  New letter, new exercise.  Rinse and Repeat until names were spelled out completely or we ran out of time.

Everything was going well UNTIL the skies opened and COLD RAIN came down.  That sucked.  With 6:08 on my watch, PAX gathered under the cover of the building at the top of the ramp and got ready for Mary.

When all was done, I thought I heard 3 miles from a PAX that were covered during this AO.

 

Mary:  Without stopping, PAX knocked out the following 10 cc exercises:  H2M, H2M Left leg up, H2M Right leg up, Pickle pounders, Freddie Mercury, Hello Dollies, Box cutters, 6 inches, Heel taps, and Have a Nice Day.

Dawgpound wanted Buford to remove the metal post barrier and drive up the ramp to pick him up.  Not happening today.  PAX all took off running to their vehicles.

(I told my daughter about the workout today.  And she was spot on.  She told me although the weather had been awful, I had experienced something I would not forget and I had done it with some F3 guys.  Lot of wisdom from an 18 year old.)

Announcements:  See Slack and FB.  Be mindful of new rules in play re: playground equipment.

T-Claps (Recognition):  PAX who got out in the RAIN today.

Prayer:  Pikachu’s boss/boss’s wife – both ill and admitted to the Hospital, possible COVID-19 Dx; Deadbolt’s friend, John F., recently placed in hospice with cancer spreading through his body.  All family members.  Leaders.  YHC took us out.

 

An honor to lead! – Dauber

 

If you plan on going to Purple Cobra tomorrow, you may see this workout again.

Fogging morning miles

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Had 10 show up at various times to get miles in at R4TJ. Skidmark, Pickachu, Cupid, and Lipstick got started at 5 (10 miles). Coal Ash, Nemo, and Valdez got started at 5:30 am (6 miles) although Valdese had to cut it short. And Dumbo, Dawgpound, and Pablo got started at 6 am (5 miles).

FNGs: None

Warm Up: SSHs, Frankensteins, Butt Kickers

The Workout: Had 3 seperate groups going different routes and mileages. I set the course for those starting at the normal time (Nemo, Valdez, myself). Route: Ting > Milpass > Amacord > Bikram > Jones Park > Holly Springs Rd > Bass Lake Rd > Earp > Raleigh > Library Hill > W. Elm > Avent Ferry > Earp > Main Street > Ting (5.8 miles).

Mary: None

Announcements: Only Nemo and I for our version of COT. See Slack and FAcebook. Keep up to date with Covid-19 directives.

T-Claps (Recognition): All runners braving the fog.

Prayer: Society.

Shenanigans at the Nut

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St. Patrick’s Day has always been one of YHC’s favorite days of the year. Though with all going on throughout this crazy planet right now, this St. Paddy’s day will be different. Not nearly as much social drinking, celebrating, or general hooligan-ship. But no reason to not have a wee bit o Irish influence upon the workout today. Originally planned to have some tunes such as the Dropkick Murphy’s, Flogging Molly, and “The Foggy Dew” going, but rain in the forecast cancelled those plans. 4 pax got their miles in ( Skidmark, Pikachu, Slide Rule, and Cupid) while the rest of us got down to lollygagging.

FNG’s: With COVID our there…good luck EH-ing!
Warm Up: Mosey lap out front followed by 10 counts of GM’s, Sir Fazio’s, and Moroccan Night Clubs. Mosey to the back to grab some bricks and mosey back to the map circle. 10 counts of IW’s then HB’s. Now something YHC  did not know and pax did not inform until COT…this AO played with bricks yesterday too! Thanks pax for respecting the Q and giving me the sad news at the end.
The Workout: John L. Sullivan. First heavyweight champion ever and an Irishman too! Guy had hands like bricks. Today, pax were told that their hand would be attached to these bricks almost the whole workout. 2 rounds of exercises with bricks in sets of 20. Shoulder Press, Front Raise, Lateral Raise, Rut-Rows.

Irish Car BOMBS! Pax partnered up to complete these exercises as a pair. 1 pax ran the length to the gate and back holding bricks, while other partner did the exercises. Keep switching until done, all exercises and runs done with bricks except burpees.

25 burpees, 50 overhead press w/ bricks, 100 Merkins, 150 BigBoy Sit ups, 200 squats.

Next. The Rocky Road to Dublin. Pax lunge walk with bricks about 100 meters. Lay bricks down. Bear crawl back to start, the run back for the bricks. With bricks back in hand, we did Curls for the Girls and Tricep Press to a 13 count (my lucky number) the mosey back to the beginning where we did 7 counts (the lucky number) of each of these along with 20 mountain climbers to close out the trip to Dublin.

Mary: All exercises done during AO, returned bricks, and moseyed back to flag to greet our running faction as time expired.
Announcements: Stay with the COVID regulations for AO’s. Skidmark running constantly this week…join him sometime! Remember to laugh despite the seriousness of the situation..,connect with your ShieldLock.
T-Claps (Recognition): Banana Seat and all racers who continue to change plans for this weekend’s race.  Tough decisions…but that’s what HIM’s do!
Prayer: Those sick and those with fears around us. Our leaders and country, those with plans that have to change them, the depression that can be brought on by these crises. YHC took us out.  Thanks for letting me lead the St. Paddy’s Day celebration.

Paradise City Anniversary Q YHC

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EC: ShamWow!

Pikachu, Skidmark, and Cupid were flyby’s that stopped back in for COT.  It was an honor to lead these HIM’s on my 1yr anniversary.  YHC thought it was only appropriate to repeat the 1st workout that I was EH’ed into by Aquaman.  Why you would take someone to PC for their 1st AO, I may never know? 1yr later and the 187 tribute beat down wasn’t much easier.

Warm Up:  SSH IC x 20, Fazio Arm Circles IC x 12 FWD and 12 BWD, 10 Burpees OYO

The Workout:

Parking Lot –

Jog  to bottom of Ting Climb

Clock Merkins – 12, 9, 6, 3, 12 (because I don’t know what a Merkin Shuffle is)

Partner-up

Partner 1 runs up Ting Climb and does 5 star jumps while Partner 2 Bear Crawls. After Partner 1 finishes Star Jumps, run and trade with Partner 2 who runs up Ting Climb and does 5 star jumps. Repeat until both Partners are at the top.

Jog back to bottom of Ting Climb

Partner 1 runs up Ting Climb and does 10 monkey humpers while Partner 2 does Backwards Crab walk. After Partner 1 finishes monkey humpers, run and trade with Partner 2 who runs up Ting Climb and does 10 monkey humpers. Repeat until both Partners are at the top.

At tennis courts –  11’s with Merkins and Mountain climbers

A circle around PC and back up the ramp – partnered up:

partner 1 runs to end of parking lot and partner 2 does peoples chair

partner 1 runs to end of parking lot and partner 2 does BTTW

Mary:  Plank-o-rama: Pickle Pounders, Box Cutters, Merkins, Low Slow Flutters and WWI’s

Announcements:

2020 Census – fill it out as it will make your biggest asset grow, heed the advice of the professionals during this time and look to help others

Prayers:

Florence’s father in law, Cupid’s grandfather, all leaders during this time

T Claps:  ShamWow! for a solo EC

Yes Ivan Happened Last Friday

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EC: Pikachu, Dawgpound, Flanigan, Particle Board, Does Skidmark count? He ran EC but did not stay for the workout.
FNGs:  Nope
Warm Up:

Did a quick lap to allow Emeril to get out of his car.  No penalty burpees since we had a good amount of Turkish getups on our schedule.

Circled up for the following:

Side Straddle Hops
Good Mornings
Tootsie Rolls
Back Rotation

The Workout:

3 Rounds:
5 Turkish Getup Flow: https://www.instagram.com/p/B9hqhxWFrai/?igshid=1ovjxbpgt5qf9
10 Lawn Mowers Each Arm
20 Boobity to boobity
10 Straight Leg Deadlifts

3 Rounds of Rotation: https://www.instagram.com/p/B89xUZWF4Yo/?igshid=1ch0gwrnjew80
Pick up and set down
Keep it low and Rotate
Keep it high and Rotate

6 Sets of Arm Blast: 1 minute on 20 seconds recover. Do as many rounds in the minute set.
2 Pushups on the bell
2 Curls
2 Halos

2 Rounds Midget Flow:
10 Midget Love handles Each side
15 Midget Cookie pouches
5 Midget Standups Each Arm

Mary:

Some stretching was done

Announcements:

Check Slack

T-Claps (Recognition):

Dauber’s daughter for becoming a Baylor Bear

Prayer:

Prayers for our leaders.