FNGs: None in sight
Warm Up: Not at this workout
The Workout: We showed up. This happened:
Mary: Nowhere to be found
Announcements:
T-Claps (Recognition): Everyone that posted at this new seasonal AO
Prayer: Ended with COB (circle of bikes)
FNGs: Nope
Warm Up: Mosey to the pit. SSH x10 IC, Daisy Pickers x10 IC
The Workout: Ultimate frisbee. First 15 minutes 3x merkins for each drop, second 15 3x squats, third 15 no exercises.
Mary: Not today
Announcements: Mulch sign up
Prayer: Rams’ family
FNGs: None tonight
Warm Up:
SSH x10 IC, Daisy Pickers x10 IC
The Workout:
Ultimate frisbee. First 15 minutes each disc drop was 3x Merkins, next 15 minutes it was 3x squats, last 15 minutes it was exercise free.
Mary:
Walk back to the shovel flag.
Announcements:
4th of July workout at Womble. 7.4 mile run with 1776 reps of exercises. U-Turn and Groundpounder still open.
Forceps 3 year anniversary Q at Groundpounder on the 4th.
No mulching at Bass Lake this weekend.
3rd F meeting at 0530 at the Holly Springs/Crazy Ivan parking deck.
T-Claps (Recognition):
Hardy for the final touchdown!
Prayer:
Our country as a whole. Pax have a few extended family members that are dealing with loss.
FNGs:
None 🙁
Warm Up:
Mosey over to the pit. Circle up for SSH x10 IC, Daisy Pickers x10 IC, Frankenstein’s x10 IC.
The Workout:
Split into teams for Ultimate frisbee. First ¼ of the game 3x Merkins per drop, second ¼ 1x burpee, third ¼ 1x Turkish getup, fourth ¼ no exercise penalty.
Mary:
Not today.
Announcements:
Mulching at Bass Lake starts this Saturday and continues each Saturday until we finish.
T-Claps (Recognition):
Hardy & Florence – those guys are legit at Ultimate.
Prayer:
Baby Day. Pax suffering from loss.
Solid pax of 13 for a wet, wild & moist Thunder…..
FNGs: welcome Chris Yerxa – CAPRI
Warm Up: Mosey to amphitheater, Crosby warmed up the team with some SSH & Arm Circles
The Workout: We got our dancing shoes on:
Thunder Struck – SSH during verse, Merkin on Thunder, Double Merkin Burpee on Thunder Struck
Rebel Yell – Alt Leg Homer to Marge on verse, Diamond Merkins Chorus (more more more), LBC during bridge
Imagine Dragons Thunder – DIPS, Hold Down during verse, Up on ALL the Thunders
Roxanne – Superman hold on verse, 1/2 burpee on ‘Red Light”, Merkin “Roxanne”
Music Break: PAX Cadence Count Balls to the Wall / Wall Sit PAX cadence count x 2 / PAX Cadence Count Balls to the Wall
Sally – Squat Hold and jump up over head clap on the UP
Eminem/Rihanna Love the Way You Lie – Hold BOAT with claps during Rihanna, left/righ side LBC during Eminem
Mosey to Tennis Courts (not the shelter)
Mary: Box cutters whilst wating for all the PAX to mosey from amphitheater.
In 30 x cadence “crab” heel taps, 30 x cadence American Hammers, 30 x Diamond Merkins
Announcements: John Deere, Crosby + Beth running beer mile back to PYRC
T-Claps (Recognition): good job Capri
Prayer: Various thoughts and prays for recent bereavements and unspoken for Fumunga spouse.
Tonight’s workout was pre-blasted as ultimate frisbee and clearly that was popular with the pax based on the 18 people that showed up to play. Turf fields were reserved but the pit across stinson and down the hill had plenty of open space. After a quick Alpine sighting we began.
FNGs: Puberty & Do-si-do – welcome men!
Warm Up:
SSH x10
Daisy pickers x10
Sir Fazio Arm Circles x10
The Workout:
Ultimate frisbee. First half of the game was 3x merkins everytime the disc hit the ground, second half was 3x squats. Scoring squad called an exercise for eveyrone to do – Fumunga called burpees multiple times.
Mary:
Not tonight
Announcements:
RUNE continues – remember you can’t win in the first week, but you can certainly lose.
T-Claps (Recognition):
FNGs Puberty and Do-si-do for coming out on a hot evening. Skidmark for getting them out there.
Prayer:
Fantastic message from Breach about Travis Manion foundation and how important that type of work is especially now with everything going on in our country.
Pablo/Particle Board/Rain Maker’s mom – see 3rd F channel for arrangement details.
6 Pax showed up and put forth some quality effort for a full body workout. Lots of mumble chatter up front but none at the end.
FNGs: None
Warm Up: SSHx59 We went until Gump did one more. 5 burpees.
(Fozio arm circles x 10 F/R, Overhead claps x10, Seal claps x 10) x2
10 merkins
5 burpess
Mosey to the pit
The Workout: Start with Burpee Bull Ring
11’s up the hill in the Pit…Lunges at the bottom, merkins at the top.
Jacobs ladder with squats
Mosey back to tennis court for Plank hold and merkins to Thundestruck
Mary: Michael Phelps, Arms stretch, Good mornings
Announcements: Run the Quay defer email coming soon. Virtual run by PYRC with money going to shoes for frontline workers. Sign up and run your 1/2 marathon. Rams is in 2nd place so far.
T-Claps (Recognition): Rams racing Pikachu up the hill
Prayer: Lots tonight. HSRC and the Holly Springs Community with the passing of Heather Prince, Wallaby, Fanny Pack’s daughter, Wrangler’s daughter, Triple Lindy’s father, Forceps (who ironically texted Lipsync when we were praying for him). Our friends who are small business owners. The Holly Springs Community. It doesn’t get easier, you just get stronger…we continue to try to lift this community and each other up.
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.
FNGs: None
Warm Up:
Circle up in front of the amphitheater for some SSH, Daisy Pickers, Hill Billies, Fazio Arm Circles forward and backward.
The Workout:
Pyramid 1 to 10 to 1 of:
Box Jumps
Erkins
Dips
Crunches
Rolling side plank
Mary:
2 times around the circle for a 10 count each
Announcements:
See Slack/Facebook, 3rd F items
Prayer:
Forceps and family
COVID19 – To be calm and wise. To not act out of fear or panic but to trust in God.
FNGs: None
Warm Up: Planted flag after meeting LipSync in the parking lot. He has HC’d in his famous way on FB after my pre-blast targeted PAX who had fart sacked or was pondering doubling-down in the evening. He ran a mile before meeting us at the flag. Fanny Pack showed up and was ready to get to work after having a tough day at work. Mental note made to bring the heat. Rams strolled in with shoe laces that needed more tying after I told him we would be running around the soccer pitch. It was getting close to 7PM and no sign of Pikachu had HC’d. With 30 seconds to spare, Pikachu strolled in with two housemates, Jobs and Doogie. He convinced them to come out after telling them I had worked out earlier this morning and I was over 50 years old. Gorgeous night with temps in the high 50’s. Love wearing shorts in February. As the clock struck 1900, we were off in a nice mosey around the pitch to the amphitheater. Mumble chatter was great. The PAX were ready. 20 reps or in cadence were the trend identified by clever PAX after completing 20 SSH, 20 Daisy pickers and 20 Don Quixotes. More 20’s with seal claps, overhead claps and sir Fazio arm circles (F/B).
The Workout: Took advantage of the offerings at the amphitheater and conducted 20 ic BTTW, 20 People’s Chair, 20 merkins, 20 step ups (L/R), 20 hanging over the edge WWIIs, 20 monkey humpers. Added 20 shoulder taps and 20 squats. Took a rest on the mosey to the path and began an Indian run to the rock pile. PAX were asked to grab a rock they would be comfortable doing multiple reps. Some rocks were bigger than others. Gathered in the parking lot, each PAX found a parking space and got ready for the high tempo rock workout. First exercise – a PAX favorite, 10 curls for the ladies. Drop rock. Hit the parking space curb with 10 step ups in cadence. Back to the rock. 10 Overhead presses. Back to the curb. 10-step ups ic. Back to the rock for 10 rut-rows. Hmmm, back to the curb for step-ups. Back to the rock for bus drivers. Changed things up and had PAX execute 10 erkins from the curb. Back to the rocks for Ground Pounders. I was reminded they do not count if you don’t hit the ground. Set the rock aside and had PAX do build a bears with a merkin on each side of the curb. Called an audible and had PAX get on their six with rock on their chest. This is where I really challenged the PAX with continuous arm/chest movements with the rock. Lats would be tested. The following exercises were completed: 10 chest presses, 10 bent arm or straight arm curls, rock above chest for 20 ic with feet 6 inches off ground. Rinse and repeat three times. FUN. On the last repeato, added a 45 degree for extra credit. On our feet and had PAX John Cusack to the far end of the parking lot. Set the rock down for 20 toe taps ic, followed by 20 Simbas. Arms were burning. Demonstrated the plank slap rock exercise and executed 20 of them. Had PAX push their rock a few spaces. Love the smell of rock on pavement. Executed 10 rock up and over on each side of shoulder. Added 20 goblet squats. Checked the watch and noticed we had less than 11 minutes left. Time flies when you are having fun. Our inner kids came out as we returned the rocks seeing who could get the most sparks. Tie between Pikachu and Dauber IMO. Line up on the path and mosey to the tennis courts for Mary.
Mary: Congratulated PAX for a giving 100% during the workout. While executing yoga moves, downward dog and pigeon, Dauber talked about the week and how we could be better men at home, at work, etc. Spent a lot of time on the right side to the chagrin of the PAX and switched it up to the other side. More stretching and more discussion/thoughts shared.
Announcements: See Slack and FB; lots of great things happening with 3rd F. See calendar. Sign up on Q sheet. Service at Hope for Forceps son.
T-Claps (Recognition): Huge kudos for Rams’ new look, he’s lost 70 pounds via intermittent fasting, better eating, and exercise! Also, great job Pikachu getting housemates out and supporting Jobs throughout the workout.
Prayer: Unspoken, Victims in Milwaukee, Forceps & Family. Dauber took us out. Honored leading you men in the gloom.
2nd F at Blackdog Bottle