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Freestyle Dora Ring of Fire

Another cool rainy Friday morning and the only thing I knew about this Q was that it’d be under the shelter. 
FNGs
:N/a
Warm Up: Pretty standard warmup as I racked my brain for what would happen next. Dora is always a great option, but my mind flashed back to a Dovetail Q with the field of dreams rotation workout. I decided to combine both and see what happened.
The Workout: I spaced out the 6 Pax into stations and went around the circle asking what exercise they’d like to do using what was around them. I then told them the first station would be the only one involving counting and would be Dora style. 100 squats were needed for the first round total. All pax began their exercises, station 1 did 10 squats, then would bear crawl to station 2 to begin doing whatever exercise that pax was doing, as soon as they reached station 2 that pax would bear crawl to station 3, and so on until we had rotated enough to complete 100 squats total for station 1.

Round 2 was 200 merkins with duck walk in between stations and all new exercises at each station.

Round 3 was 300 LBCs with lunge walks between stations and all new exercises at each station.

Shredder took over for about 10 minutes of combatives focusing on rooting, front kicks, side kicks, and firing down to improve power with wing chun strikes.

Mary:We closed with 4 minutes of an embrace the suck hold.

Announcements: VQ at GP on Saturday
T-Claps (Recognition): All pax that posted on another rainy Friday
Prayer: We all took a knee and I took us out

Still trying to recover

Pumpkin Spice's VQ at Ground Pounder

I think I got the cadence and count down for my VQ, but I forgot to “recover” after each exercise.
FNGs: None
Warm Up: Side straddle hop; imperial walkers; hillbillies; good mornings; abe vigados; sir fozio arm circles.
The Workout: Mosey to the rock pile. HEAVY ROCK 3 rounds 10 count: curls, triceps, rows, shoulders, squats, GPs; TWO SMALL ROCKS 2 rounds 10 (cadence): boxing, shoulders, L-raises, annies, T-pushup position rows, merkins. Mosey to basketball court; Two rounds of knockout. Overhead clap while waiting in line. When knocked out, while waiting for the end of the game, Bobby Hurleys round one & WW I round two. Wilt Chamberlain modified (100 LBCs; 100 Squats; 100 low slow flutter)
Mary: Good Morning
Announcements: See slack
T-Claps (Recognition): None
Prayer: Forcep’s work situation; Praise for Motor Boatin’s diagnosis.

Are you a Member of the Clergy?

Sometimes when an FNG shows up, you gotta ask, “are you a priest or pastor, or member of the clergy?” Because we’re about to talk about rock spanks with consent and without consent and pickle pounders, etc. Today’s FNG Abacus, was not a member of the clergy so we had the “all clear” to commence with the best mumblechatter in Southwake. YHC sought to set the stage for ridiculousness by introducing the Bag of Wrenches (about a 30lb. bag of wrenches, literally) that would accompany us on our short journey today.

FNG’s: Welcome aboard Abacus!!!
Warm Up: Shredder got us started off with SSH x 15 IC as YHC got some extra gloves for our FNG. This was followed by Good Mornings x 20 IC, Imperial Walkers into Hillbillies x 15 IC, Hand Release Merkins x 20, Seal Claps x 10 IC, Overhead Claps x 10 IC, Donkey Kicks x 20 IC, Hand Release Merkins x 10, Good Mornings x 10 IC.
The Workout: Mosey over for some rock work as Shredder and Pumpkin Spice shared the load of Bag of Wrenches.

Circle of Rock

2 Rounds of each: Squats x15, Rut-Rows x15, Hand Release/Release Merkins x 10 IC, Curls for the Girls x15, Tricep Extension x15, Rock Spanks x15 IC, Chest Press x25, Shoulder Press x15.

The circle of rock continued except 4 PAX stepped up to do 25 Curls for the Girls with the Bag of Wrenches, while the rest of the circle did AMRAP Ground Pounders the entire time. PAX not Curling or Pounding were Planking.

Wall of Pain

Each PAX took a turn doing 25 Curls for the Girls with the Bag of Wrenches while the rest of the PAX alternated between BTTW and People’s Chair. With 13 fellas…this took awhile!

Mosey to the playground with Shredder and 3rd Cousin grabbing the bag to travel. When we got there, 4 different PAX stepped up to be our “wrench curlers” while all others did AMRAP step-ups. PAX not curling or stepping, were planking.

Mary: LBC’s x20 IC, Homer to Marge X 20 IC, WW1’s x 20, Pickle Pounders x20 IC, short mosey back to the flag for Donkey Kicks x 10 IC. I told these guys not to leave open spots on the Q Sheet!
Announcements: Long Ass Run, March 27th. Downtown Train has an April “Neighborhood Challenge” coming up.
T-Claps (Recognition): Pumpkin Spice and Forceps for the double down and Pumpkin Spice will be on the VQ at Ground Pounder next week. That dude is gonna uncork it on us! Welcome Abacus (works in finance…close to Bean Counter…but).
Prayer: Motor Boatin’ and his new job, Pumpkin Spice has a friend who has recovered from a possible brain tumor, fellow PAX in Carpex with various injuries, those struggling with addiction, depression, mental illness, and grief. When we pray…God moves! YHC took us out.

FML Visits Sheepdog

Saw a nice spot open on the Q Sheet for Sheepdog and decided to take it up with the shield lock. 187 stepped up and a co-Q it was!

FNGs:

Not today – maybe a good thing, who knows
Warm Up:

Newly named Australian Slaughter Starter – 20x Turkish Getups OYO

5x Burpees for Cupid coming in on two wheels

SSH x20 IC

Daisy Picker x10 IC

Frankenstein x10 IC

Sir Fazio x10 forward/backward

Seal clap x10 IC

Squatted overhead clap x10 IC
The Workout:

Mosey to the end of the parking lot and line up for 11s. Donkey kicks, sprint to other end, star jumps, mosey back.

Mosey to the nearby school wall – Preacher’s Chair x10 down the line, followed by Balls to the Wall x10 down the line

Mosey back to the parking lot for Freddie Mercury x10 IC before handing off to 187

Indian run to the back of the school

Build a bear on four square squares

First half of around the clock merkins

Mosey to nearby wall – spider man shuffle down the wall, plank shuffle back

Australian mountain climbers x10, squat jumps x10, australians x15, squat jumps x15

Mosey back to squares for second half of clock merkins
Mary:

Variety of core exercises at 10x IC

End with running in place up downs
Announcements:

Long ass run on ATT

Shield Lock TED talk on Tuesday
T-Claps (Recognition):

Shredder for holding down Sheepdog – an awesome AO for those that haven’t visited it!

Great to see Yogurt mid-way through his bike ride too.
Prayer:

YHC’s M

3RD F LEADERSHIP MEETING – March Madness

Sheepdog-3/5/21

a solo beat down at Sheepdog.
EC:
Shredder 2.0 mile. 
Had a solo workout this morning in a lonely gloom.
a couple laps around the school to warm up. Various exercises including merkins, irkins, dips, step-ups, squats, lunges, LBCs, LSF, single leg Homer to Marge, single leg dead lifts, with several laps around the parking lot sprinkled in between sets.
COT: took some time praying for PAX in need.

 

Ground Pounder – Disc Style

FNGs: None 

11 HIMs posted to GP on a chilly but beautimous morning.  YHC brought the music box playing Depeche Mode & discs.  

Warm Up: 10x3cts of: Good Mornings, Windmills, Fazio Arm Circles (both directions), Arm stretches, 20x3ct SSH, Michael Phelps.

The Workout

Traveling Rock: Mosey to the Rock Pile pick a medium rock then mosey to the first disc golf station.

Hole 1: PAX selected their drivers and took turns launching their disc toward the basket while the others perform an exercise. PAX then Cousac their rock to their disc and continue exercises until it is their turn to toss again.  2+ sets of 10x3ct of each exercise:  Alternate between Curls for the Girls, Overhead Tricep Press, Wonder Bras, Bus Drivers, Overhead Press, and Ground Pounders.

Cousac to Hole 2

Hole 2: Finish last set of 10x3ct: Curls for the Girls, Overhead Tricep Press, Wonder Bras, Overhead Press, Bus Drivers and Ground Pounders. 20 Rock Squats,

Cousac to Hole 3

Hole 3: 2 set of 10x3ct: SSH, Lunges, Emperial Walkers, Hillbillies, Moraccan Night Clubs

Return the Rocks

Heavy Discs on Putting Green

Pax select 1 of 4 starting points. 1 set of 20 Merkins. Make it lunge walk to the next station, miss it and you must Bear Crawl to the next station until you are back at the original starting point. All discs in play at all times (surprisingly no one got hit). PAX exercise between throws and retrieval.

20 Merkins x2, 15 SSH, 30 ct Chilcutt Plank Hold, 20 Prisoner Squats, 10x3ct Pickle Pounders, 10×3 ct Homer to Marge

5 minutes of Mary:

10x3ct LBCs, Rockies, Freddie Mercuries and American Hammers.

Announcements: Bacon doing the Goggin’s Challenge to raise funds for HSPD Torch Run, Eat at Jersey Mike’s on March 31st – Proceeds go to MMIA,  Triangle Tri in June, Krispy Kreme has BOGO on dozen donuts today, Wilmington Marathon/Half still on for April 16th (March 7th is the last day to defer).

Prayer Requests: Doc’s high school aged daughter getting surgery due to Chrones, praise for YHC’s son getting an A on his PSY Final,

2nd F @ Panera

17 PAX Under the Lights for Ultimate Frisbee

FNGs:  Welcome back Lipsync to the gloom (6 months).  None – but a very nice turn out in 60 degree weather on the 1st day of March; that wind though made a lot of us look pretty silly throwing and catching…
Warm Up:  SSH, Daisy pickers, Static Stretching (Cupid needs help)
The Workout:  9 V 8.  Lots of intensity battling the stiff wind in one direction; great defensive plays; lots of nice throws and catches too.  After each score, 5-10 count exercises were called out including burpees and merkins.
Mary:  Nope. The game exceeded 45 mins plus.
Announcements:  See Slack & FB; Freed to Lead is being updated….chance to send in an inspirational story.
T-Claps (Recognition):  All the PAX who helped out on Sunday morning moving items at Mama’s House.  Great leadership LED organizing everyone.
Prayer:  YHC took us out.Motor boatin’ has a medical test – hoping for a negative outcome; Praise for Gump and Gump’s new job!

Honored to lead! – Dauber

 

Jessie’s Girl and the After Song

It was good to see several cars in the lot already as I pulled up early for GP. Tclaps to Shredder who hopped out of his car and went for an EC run with the promise of no burpees by the Q if he was late getting back. Forceps rolled up right on time bringing the music with him, because the pax at GP do get grumpy without their music. Little did he know how important it would be later to set the mood for my new Mary Circuit.

FNGs:N/a
Warm Up: side straddle hops(by most, Gump hops by 1, and attempted Gump hops by another), good mornings, fozzy arm circles forward and reverse, Michael Phelps, and daisy pickers.
The Workout: our normal rocks were halfway underwater so mosey to the new rock pile for a medium to large rock. I was very proud of everyone today as I didn’t see any one arm pebbles this week. John cusack, curls for the girls, and mumble chatter (something about morning enemas) as we mosey to the game board by the basketball courts.

Everyone lined up by the color wheel with rocks for the main event. Pax would spin the wheel, I would move on the board to that color, we would do a super ground pounder as the buy in for every turn there’d been (1,2, 3, etc.), the pax that spun would call a 10 count move, we would all execute that move, and then rotate down a rock. It took 15 turns to make it to the end and we ended with a 20 count move to finish.

Cusack, curls for the girls, and mumble chatter(something about a trip to Circle K, had to be there for this one!) as we returned the rocks to their exact location and mosey back to the start for Mary

Mary: Inspired by GP 2 weeks ago I promised to make a Jessie’s Girl Circuit based on some mumble chatter. Forceps had it on the playlist and got it started.
Jessie’s Girl: 10 count 3rd Nipplers(thanks Gump for the inspiration), 6 inches hold, pickle pounders, homer to marge right leg up, and homer to marge left leg up. Then rinse and repeat for Round 2. This circuit lasts much longer than the song and I think we hit a different playlist for the after song.
Finished things up with an embrace the suck plank hold.

Announcements: Mama’s Thrift moving tomorrow morning 7am
T-Claps (Recognition): All pax that made it out for some ridiculousness and a reasonable Q
Prayer: Fanny Pack traveling, covid relief, unspokens

Rolling Dice @ Sheepdog

It was a cold and damp morning but 3 HIM didn’t let the fartsack win.  Way to get it done gents! We were definitely thankful for the shelter from the rain at Herbert Akins. Thanks for the opportunity to lead – always an honor!

FNGs: None

Warm Up:

Good Mornings x10 IC
Daisy Pickers x10 IC
Sir Fazio Arm Circles – x10 IC fwd/ x10 IC rev
Frankensteins x10 IC
Imperial Walkers x10 IC
Hillbillies x10 IC

The Workout
:
Taking full advantage of the shelter from the rain, YHC employed a pair of dice with exercises on each side and located them about 20 yards apart on each end of the shelter. The task was to bear crawl from one end to the other, roll the dice, do the exercise and return to the other end via crab walk. R&R until time expired. We decided that once we did an exercise, it would not be repeated. That was especially good news when it came to the 15 star jump burpees which were every bit as miserable as they sound.
With about 10 minutes remaining, YHC handed the reins to Shredder who coached us through some close-quarter combo strikes.

Mary:

American Hammers x20 IC
Box cutters x20 IC
Low Slow Flutter x20 IC
LBC’s x20 IC
Have a Nice Day

Announcements:

See Slack/ FB

T-Claps (Recognition):

T-Claps to Shredder for doing EC in the rain! Solid!

Prayer:

Those dealing with/ recovering from injuries
Family & friends recovering from COVID