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Sheepdog-10/22/2021

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FNGs: none

EC:  Maybelline & Shredder

Warm Up: Pax mossied around the parking lot, including stutter steps back and forth on the parking lines. SSH in cadence x 25  SFAC front and back x 10. Seal clap/overhead clap combos in cadence x 20. Frankensteins in cadence x 10. IWs and HBs

The Workout:

we started with a little Build-a-Bear. Bear crawl don’t the parking line for 1 burpee. Back down to 2, etc to 10.

Mossied over to the knee wall and got busy with:

  • staggered squats x 10 each side
  • Merkins, TUT, x10, 2 rounds
  • Squat kicks, over the knee wall x10
  • Erkin set. Pax rotated between Diamond then “hopped” to regular. x10, x15, x25. We added wide grip to up the challenge.
  • 2 punch combos with a front kick, R&L.

Mary: LBC, LSF, and Crab Cakes

Announcements: Holly Fest sign-up, Food Pantry, Beacon’s HSPD Goggins Challenge this weekend

Prayer: unspoken

SOGGY FEET

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PRE-BLAST:YHC has the Q at DISNEY tomorrow.  I’m expecting a @Full House. This isn’t going to be a relaxing vacation to @Cancun listening to music from the likes of @Boy George, @Moby or @Bobby Dall.  It’s definitely not going to be like going to a Cleveland Browns game and sitting in the @Dawgpound, but you might see some of your favorite TV characters like @Nemo, @Dumbo, @Woody, @Pikachu, @Yoshi, @Aquaman, @Fonzie, @Dauber, or Daddy @Warbucks.  If you’re scared of dehydration and think you might get a @U.T.I., don’t worry the waterboy @Bobby Boucher will surely be there to keep you hydrated and if not you can always run through a @Sprinkler.  We might even run into @Emeril along the way who will surely be filling @POTS with @Kosher Bubba @Gump shrimp with @Yogurt, @McNugget s, and @Wild Turkey through a @Shredder.  If you get sick there should be a @ShamWow to wipe it up.  So jump on your @Kubota, @John Deere or grab your buddy and throw him on the back of your @Banana Seat and get here.  Before you leave the house be sure  to strap on you @Fanny Pack stuffed with @Lipstick, @Axe, @Gillette and some @MadDog2020 for afterwards.   If it helps apply some @Vasoline prior to the workout to avoid an unsightly @Skidmark.  Don’t be a sleepy @Katniss, unlock the @deadbolt the night before if it helps save time.  Who knows, by the end of the workout you all might be calling me @Mr. Terrific.  EC 5:05am. ME 5:30am

FNGs:1 – Dixie Chick

Warm Up:œ Lap around the outside of the turf field, then to the middle of the Soccer fields for SSH, Good Morning, Imperial Walkers, & Hillbillies

The Workout:Split into 4 groups around the circle of the soccer field. 5 Burpees OYO, then each group ran to the four corners of the soccer field and did 25 merkins on the “down”, then bear crawled back to the middle of the soccer field.  5 burpees OYO, then run to corner for 25 LBCs in cadence and bear crawl back to the middle of field.  5 burpees OYO, then run to corner for 25 squats on the “down” then bear crawl back to the middle of field.  5 burpees OYO, run to the corner for 25 plank jacks in cadence then bear crawl back to the middle of field – end with 5 burpees OYO.

Moseyed toward parking lot.  Got into 2 groups and started Indian running towards the Abyss, many rumblings of what was to come next, but to everyone’s surprise we proceeded to run past and around the baseball field back out to the main road.  Took a right on the main road and followed it all the way to the Path behind the turf soccer fields. Stopped at the hill behind the turf soccer fields.

At the hill we prepared ourselves for the fun of 11’s!  Monkey Humpers at the bottom and wide grip merkins at the top.  We started with 1 Monkey Humper at bottom and climbed the WET slippery hill for 10 wide grip merkins at the top and made it through the entire set with a LOT of groaning and moaning – but we made it.

After this we got back into out 2 Indian run groups at the bottom of the hill and continued our Indian runs around the turf fields back to the parking lot – once we hit the parking lot we had a Jail Break to the cars where we proceeded to circle up for Mary.

Mary:With time short, we did 20 count of Low Slow Flutters in cadence and a set of American Hammers to 20 in cadence.

Announcements:Holly Fest F3 booth/tent sign up site is live. Brute Force CSAUP on Saturday.  Bondo working on Special guest for Tuesday w/ 3Alarm.

T-Claps (Recognition): N/A

Prayer:Those that are injured and unable to get out and all our First Responders.

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Pax of 2 for stacked 4-corners and combat. 
Warm Up: short warm-up lap, SSH, SFAC F&B, Daisy pickers, Willie Mays Hayes, Frankenstein‘s.
The Workout: for stations each at one corner of the parking lot. We started with one squat, then ran to the next corner for 1 Merkin, next corner for 1 lunge in cadence, and then 1 LBC in cadence at the last corner. Rinse and repeat adding 1 each time, up to 10.

Combat focused on how to build more power in your hook punch and angled side kick and back kicks. Great job Farva.

Announcements: upcoming CSAP and Holly Fest.
Prayer: Farva’s M’s job situation. YHC took us out.

America’s Favorite Pastime at Purple Cobra

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FNGs: None

PAX: Lipstick, U.T.I, Woody, Warbucks, Shredder, Full House, Cupid, Mr. Terrific, Wild Turkey, Maybelline, Kosher

Warm Up: SSH, Good Mornings, Daisy Pickers, Hillbillies, Imperial Walkers

The Workout: YHC had sent out a pre-blast saying that everyone’s favorite hill may or may not be in play, and that there may or may not be competition involved. THAT hill and competition were both in play.

After our warmup, we moseyed over to the parking lot in front of Town Hall Burger for a little baseball (aka America’s pastime). In honor of postseason baseball getting underway, YHC had gone out early in the gloom prior to the workout and placed my 2.0s rubber bases at various points throughout the parking lot, effectively creating 4 corners with a pitcher’s mound in the middle.

We split up into 2 teams for a several competition style rounds around the 4 corners. YHC informed the PAX that each trip around the bases would consist of various exercises at each base, and that a “prize” would be in play for whichever team completed the exercises and arrived back at home plate and then the pitcher’s mound first at the end of each round. YHC encouraged each team to push and stick together as the round was only complete once the last man on each team was back at the pitcher’s mound.

After each round, once a winner was declared, we moseyed to the bottom of THAT hill. Little did the PAX know that their “prize” consisted of the winning team selecting an exercise to complete at the top of THAT hill after we collectively sprinted to the top. PAX moaned about YHC’s choice of a “prize” – but we continued nonetheless. After each trip up THAT hill and exercises were complete, we went back to the baseball diamond for another trip around the bases. The exercises consisted of:

  • Round 1 around the bases: 1st base – Merkins x15, 2nd base – Squats x15, 3rd base – WW2 x15, Home plate – Star jumps x15, hold for the 6 at pitcher’s mound.
  • Round 1 up THAT hill – Sprint to top, Team 1 called out dips, U.T.I. dished out the count for 40 of ’em on the rail. PAX wondered if he would ever stop counting.
  • Round 2 around the bases: 1st base – Wide grip merkins x 15, 2nd base – Prisoner squats x 15, 3rd base – Crab kicks x15, Home plate – SSH x15 IC (I think), hold for the 6 at pitcher’s mound.
  • Round 2 up THAT hill – Sprint to top, Team 2 called out Turkish getups. Lipstick led the count with PAX shouting out random numbers. Lipstick wasn’t amused and punished us with more. I think we did 20 total.
  • Round 3 around the bases – 1st base – Diamond merkins x15, 2nd base – WW2, 3rd base – merkins x15, Home plate – WW1 x 15, hold for the 6 at pitcher’s mound.
  • Round 3 up THAT hill – Sprint to top, Team 1 called out Bulgarian Split squats. Woody led the count for 15x each leg.

After 3 “innings” – YHC led the group to the wall behind the shopping center. Mumblechatter about monkey humpers led to YHC spontaneously calling for us to to 25 Monkey Humpers IC over near the bushes. Mumblechatter was high around monkeys humping in the bush.

YHC took the PAX to the wall for balls to the wall – 5 count from each PAX, followed by Preacher’s chair 10 count from each PAX.

We headed over to the rock pile and picked up 2 rocks each for rounds of: Curls for the girls, shoulder press, rows, American Hammers with the rocks, and skull crushers.

Time to mosey back to the flag.

Mary: YHC called on various PAX to pick an exercise. We completed Freddie Mercury, LBC, 6 inches, and box cutters before we called time.

Announcements: Hollyfest (see slack for signup), 3 Alarm 2nd F signups (see Slack), Wild Turkey Trot run – see Wild Turkey for details

T-Claps (Recognition): Mr. Terrific for getting back out in the gloom! Great to see you, brother!

Prayer: Unspoken

YHC took us out. Prayed for the sky Q to help us be the light in our communities. Prayer for our military and first responders.

Always an honor to lead!

P.S. Woody and I are taking over co-site Q responsibilities from Cupid after him serving solo for 18 months. Great work holding it down, Cupid! Woody and I look forward to seeing many more of you out at Purple Cobra in the future!

A Case of the Dropsies

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It was the case of “dropsies” for most of the morning for 17 PAX playing Ultimate Mutiny @ Ting.

FNGs:
Warm Up: The warm up was quick n dirty to get out on the field and play
The Workout: 9 on 8 with 1 PAX leaving early to even it up
Mary: The game is Mary
Announcements: HollyFest

It’s about time at Sheepdog

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FNGs:
Warm Up: Mosey around the parking lot then circle up for side straddle hops, arm circles, good mornings, daisy pickers, and imperial walkers
The Workout: Today’s Q was all about making it around the clock. I picked 3 exercises and we started with 1 rep of the first, 2 of the 2nd, 3 of the 3rd, 4 of the 1st, etc. until you’ve completed 12reps of the 3rd exercise.

1st clock – dive bomb merkins, irken, standard merkin

2nd clock- squat, star jumps, mountain climbers

3rd clock – American hammers, pickle pounders, low slow flutters

4th clock- derkin, dips, dry docks

5th clock – get ups, ag kicks, lunges

6th clock –  Freddie Mercury’s, homer to marge, box cutters

7th clock – knee strike step ups , capoeira merkin, crab cakes

Mary: All out of time

Announcements: upcoming CSAUP Oct 16th in Fuquay
T-Claps (Recognition): Shredder for getting EC in solo before the workout
Prayer: I took us out

Hope Ya’ll Enjoyed That!

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YHC decided to take the Sheepdog crowd on a metaphoric journey through the mountains and mimic the experiences I had last weekend at BRR!

FNG’s: no
Warm Up: Imperial Walkers x12 IC, Hillbillies x13 IC, Frankensteins x12 IC, Seal Claps x13 IC.
The Workout: Every race starts fast…jitters are there, blood is pumping. Fast Feet with Up/Downs called by YHC for about 3 mins. to get the pulse going.

We moseyed over to the awning/wall area for a 5 ct. per PAX People’s Chair. This was followed by Step-Ups x 30, Squats x35, and Single Leg Bulgarian Squats x15 each leg.

We did a scout run to the back track/playground area.

On a tough run, sometimes you have to get your mind ready to just “settle in” to the suck. Each PAX took a turn in pairs running around the track while all others did Burpees OYO. Once all PAX had gone, we did a rinse and repeat but with LSF’s instead. You against you type of thing…

We then completed an Indian run up to the front to mimic the fast quick leg.

Finally, we finished with a game of perseverance as we embraced the Mountain Goat. The PAX did a long bear crawl, stopping along the way for a reverse countdown of Mountain Climbers/Diamond Merkins, beginning at 7 reps.  This lasted about 8 minutes. We did take a time or two recovery, because that is how to run smart on the Mountain Goat!

Mary: 25 Counts of the following: WW2’s, Homer to Marge, LBC’s, and Freddie Mercury. Finished with planks and pigeon.
Announcements: Strongman CSAUP on 10/16…sign up on Slack. Sleep in Heavenly Peace may need a bed build again.
T-Claps (Recognition):
Prayer: Fireball and his knee and friend (Jared) with COVID. Loss of Cyclops employee. Wrangler lost his brother. Peace and hope in those places. YHC took us out. Honor to lead and tell a few tales!

9/11 tribute at Sheepdog

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3 Pax suffered through a grueling tribute to 9/11. May we never forget! đŸ‡ș🇾

Co-Q with Farva and Shredder.
Warm Up: we jumped right in with 911 exercises!

  • 100x SSH
  • 100x squats
  • 100x SFAC, seal claps, overhead claps. 
  • 100x LBCs
  • 100x Merkins
  • 100x Frankensteins
  • 100x American Hammers
  • 100x front kicks
  • 100x dips
  • 11 Burpees.

The Workout:

110 Mt. Climbers, in cadence, to represent the 110 stories climbed by our brave firefighters.

50 high knees, in cadence, to come back down.

Mary:

Some well earned Good Mornings!

Announcements: TMF 9/11 run tomorrow. BRR folks, upcoming CSAPs.
T-Claps (Recognition): our nations heros. đŸ‡ș🇾
Prayer: Farva’s situation with M’s fired worker. Our nation and our leaders.
EC: Shredder

Useless Skin and Acne

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4 HIMs had the balls to posted to GP on a nice cool morning.  YHC brought the music box. Met a HIM from Spokane Washington during warmup 

Warm Up: 10x3cts of: Good Mornings,  Willie Maze Hays,  Daisy Pickers, Sir Fazio Arm Circles (both directions), arm/shoulder stretches, Windmills

The Workout

Circle of Rock (of course): Mosey to the Rock Pile pick a LARGE rock. Alternate rocks between exercises.

3 sets of 10x3ct of each exercise:  Curls for the Girls, Overhead Tricep Press, Wonder Bras, Rut Rows, Trunk Twists and Ground Pounders. 10x3ct:  Windshield wipers, Box Cutters, Rosalitas, and Low Slow Flutter; 4 sets of 10x3ct Rock Press, 2 sets of Skull Crushers, 2 sets of 10x3ct Rock Spanks (w & w/o consent), 10x3ct Homer to Marge w/ Rock, Pickle Pounders. YHC decided to tell the most inappropriate jokes he had ever heard between sets.

Partner Rock Planks:

PAX pair up: one does 20 10X3ct LBCs  while the other does Rock Plank then switch

Next Set: one does 10 10x3ct Merkins while the other does Rock Crab Plank then switch

COT: Stretch it out w/ Pigeon Pose, hamstring and calf stretches

Announcements: Register for the Travis Manion Event on 9/11 5K (walk, ruck, or run)

https://www.travismanion.org/events/911-heroes-run/

Prayer Requests: For all those suffering with COVID (Gump’s Niece, Forceps Nephew), our military and all those in harms way in Afghanistan,

Split Q: Feel’n the burn

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6 HIMs posted to GP on a thick morning.  YHC brought the music box. 

Warm Up: 10x3cts of: Good Mornings, Imperial Walkers, Hillbillies, Willie Maze Hays,  Daisy Pickers, Sir Fazio Arm Circles (both directions), arm/shoulder stretches,

The Workout

Circle of Rock (of course): Mosey to the Rock Pile pick a LARGE rock. Alternate rocks between exercises.

3 sets of 10x3ct of each exercise:  Curls for the Girls, Overhead Tricep Press, Wonder Bras, Rut Rows,  and Ground Pounders. 10x3ct:  Rockies, Windshield wipers, Box Cutters and Low Slow Flutter; 4 sets of 10x3ct Rock Press, 2 sets of 10x3ct Rock Spanks (w & w/o consent)

Shredder’s muscle shredder

PAX pick out 2 small rocks for the burn:  Way too many Half Curls  and Overhead Tri’s,

x=y+2 Line to line: Lunge to line, 3 squats, lunge to next line add 2 more squats till complete.

Mary @ COT: 2 rounds of PAX taking turns calling out ab exercises (may have missed a few) 10 or 10X3:  LBCs, American Hammers, Heal Taps, Mountain Climbers, Leg raises, H2M, Pickle Pounders, Breast Stroke Supermans, Freddie Mercury, etc

Announcements: Register for the Travis Manion Event on 9/11 5K (walk, ruck, or run)

https://www.travismanion.org/events/911-heroes-run/

Prayer Requests: For all those suffering with COVID (Gump’s Niece, Forceps Nephew), our military and all those in harms way in Afghanistan, those suffering mental health issues (particularly loneliness and depression)