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Indian Run 11’s

12 PAX, 7 for EC, decided to start their week off right by posting at Paradise City to admire the green grass and pretty girls.  In the few minutes before the workout started, all PAX seemed eerily quite and having a difficult time shaking off the weekend.   As the clock was counting down to the start time, we noticed that Cupid had not made it back from EC.  The Q had gone to back to pick up the six at the end, but the problem was, he was not the six.  He was in the front and decided to take an alternate route solo, which the Q was not aware, and got lost.  [Side note: if you are planning on breaking off from the group to get more miles, please take a partner or at least let the Q know!].  As the start time was quickly counting down, we saw his NOX vest rapidly approaching Ting in an effort to make it in time.  He was late, 5 penalty burpees OYO!

EC: Cupid, Yogurt, Lucky Charms, Pablo, Axe, Katniss, Dawgpound

FNGs: None

Notable Absences: Pretty Girls, Site Leadership (Dumbo and Skidmark), Emeril, Rainmaker, Deadbolt, Flair, Wood Creek clown car, 12 Oaks clown car…

Warm Up: mosey to the top of the ramp, in cadence: SSH x20, Imperial Walkers x10, Hillbillies x10, mosey to the back corner, in cadence: fazio arm circles 10 forward, 10 back, good mornings x10, mosey to the bottom of the hill by the entrance to the basketball courts.

The Workout: PAX counted off by 1’s and 2’s, which seemed really difficult for some to grasp, to split into 2 groups for indian-runs to complete 11’s.  The workout started at the bottom of the hill by the basketball court entrance running counter-clockwise around the loop to the dumpsters.  Exercises started with 10 star jumps at the top and 1 prisoner squat at the bottom.  Exercise reps decreased by 1 at the top and increased by 1 at the bottom after each completed trip up and down the road.  Q also added that every time we hit the 90° turn at the halfway point (up and down), 5 merkins.  We were only able to complete 6 full trips up and down to save enough time for “six minute abs”.

Mary: All exercises in cadence:  Low slow flutter x20, homer-to-marge x10, box cutters x10, Freddie Mercuries x20, pickle pounders x20, have-a-nice-day

Announcements: Check Slack and Facebook

T-Claps (Recognition): Full House with Breathtaker

Prayer: Unspoken

Yogurt’s Post Workout Sprints: Cupid, Full House, Katniss, Pablo, Particle Board, Steamboat, Yogurt

So… I borrowed this recipe from Emeril…

ECEC: Cupid, Pikachu, M4L, Yellow Card

EC: Lipstick, Flanigan, Emeril, ShamWow!, Blue Hen, Nemo, Full House, Skidmark, Pablo, YHC

Ting Ramp EC: Nemo, Pikachu, Cupid, Yogurt, GoGurt

I must admit that I was a little overwhelmed to see the number of HIM that showed up today in support of my 2yr Anniversary with F3 – and this was only EC.  It was quite a light show pulling up right at 5:15 this morning with all those vests lit up, blinking away.  I can report that these vest contraptions really, really work.  As I pulled up just in time and had some preparation to do, I got to watch this awesome pack of PAX roll-out right on time and could see them slowly disappear over Bridgewater Short Hill (Strava Segment name BTW, I highly recommend Strava, it’s all the rage).  Shovel Flag planted, Nemo out ahead of me by a few minutes.  It’s going to be a great morning in the gloom!

What follows is a workout inspired by the workout Emeril put together as Q on July 24, 2017 – My first F3 Post.  They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery and Emeril deserves some credit for this workout, it’s a burner as they say.  If you are a Facebook’er – Here is link to the BackBlast.

  • I showed up late this morning for EC, please correct me if I missed you…

FNGs: Too scared

Warm Up:

A moment taken by YHC to thank everyone for showing up and bringing such a large number of PAX to the celebration.  27!!!  Nearly got a Deadbolt sized crowd 🙂

Special thanks given the Thingamabob out of N.E. Wake, he had a 45 min drive this morning.  He and I used to work together and apparently I had EH’d him in conversation and he decided to post on his own at some point.  Great dude, hope you got a chance to get to say hi.

Also notable attendance by Emeril, Pikachu, BlueHen, Nemo, Patch, M4LIFE, and Yellow Card.  These guys were there with me on day 1 and showed up again today.  Noted regrets from Deadbolt, Roger Roger, DawgPound, and Slide Rule.

Equally present were many of my EHs from the last 2 years.  Lipstick (BREATHTAKER!!!), Straight Cash, Peeping Tom, and Tetanus

WHERE IS THE HOOK!!!  WHAT WAS THE WORKOUT!?!?  ENOUGH ALREADY!!!

We began with 20 SSH, 10 Windmills (1st 10 count offense),  YHC was still a little verklempt and had some counts that sounded like he was ending these 2 workouts a little early.  There was a quick little internal monologue and pep-talk (UTI you’re blowing it!) then we went on a Mozy towards the tennis courts.  Half way up the back stretch at Ting we went into a Carioca, switching half way past the tennis courts and continuing the rest of the way up the hill.  We rounded the corner and Mozy’d once again for a bit.  At the next tree, we met the sidewalk for Fast Feet until the next tree.  Back to a Mozy as we headed down the Ting Ramp for “The Workout”.  Squat Hold for the 6

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The Workout:

Pulled straight from Emeril’s cookbook – Pair up into partners for B.O.M.B.S  (50- Burpees / 100- Overhead Claps / 150- Merkins / 200- LBC’s / 250- Squats)

Partner 1 does a workout and works to complete as many as possible during the time allowed.  The time allowed is driven by partner 2 who is on the run from one side of the lot to the other.  Partners 1 and 2 switch out at the completion of each run and they work together to complete the B.O.M.B.S.  If this were a video I would be playing this section in timelapse cause it took a while to complete.  PAX picked up the 6 on these and helped the remaining groups finish out their work.  This workout was tough for me as an F3 newb and it was good to see that it’s still pretty effective on some of the experienced guys too.  Good feedback on this one.  Everyone seemed to feel they got their money’s worth.

Short/quick Mozy to the bottom of the ramp.  The rest of the time I diverged from Emeril’s recipe a bit.  His recipe called for partner carries and in the last 2 years we have largely moved away from them, past the injury record they have – I know no one wants to carry YHC (I was particularly sweaty today).  So, we stayed in our existing partnerships with partner 1 Bear Crawling up the ramp while partner 2 hung back and whipped up 3 Burpees.  Once said burpees were adequately whipped, partner 2 sprinted to catch partner 1 and they swapped all the way up to the top of Ting Ramp.  The original plan was to take these all the way to the tennis courts but time was almost up.

<Slashed out a small section of the original plan here for time.>  You know how in cooking you can just leave stuff out sometimes – dash of this, dash of that, nope don’t need that (toss it over your head without looking)…  Emeril knows what I’m talking about.  BAM!

Audible called to form 4 lines for Indian Runs.  From the looks of it, we ended up in 3ish lines of varying sized but it seemed to work well enough…  Indian Runs continued around around the tennis courts and back down to the basket ball courts for Mary.

All the while – we did have Peeping Tom (or PT as he’s known in Carpex) out on a run with Straight Cash to keep him company.  PT is still on the mend but they both made a point to be here on my anniversary with a modified workout.  Nice job men!

Mary:

10 Have A Nice Day (2nd 10 count offense), 20 Leg Lifts, 12 Freddie Mercs, 12 Homer to Marge, Pigeon Pose both legs, Runners Pose both legs, 20 Diamond Merkins (Lipstick ending strong with Breathtaker)

One more thing from YHC – Very happy to be a part of F3 South Wake.  It’s been a great 2 years and I’m happy to have stuck with it.  1st F was the hook and I’ll admit it took me almost my first year before I started to truly buy-in.  So happy to have gotten more involved in the 2nd and 3rd Fs.  Feeling alot of growth through F3 and very happy to continue that growth in the years to come.  If you’re new and this is still just a workout, you haven’t come to understand or believe that it’s more than a workout – hang in there.  It’s worth the wait.

Announcements:

  • Check with Skidmark – BRR Simulation will be in play next weekend, 3 mile runs scattered throughout the day to test your legs
  • F3 Dads Camp has some open spots – See M4L
  • Check the Slack and the Facebooks for more intel and other announcements.

T-Claps (Recognition):

  • See above – Thanks again everyone.  Great time out there this morning.
  • Shredder doing good in the world on a mission trip.

Prayer:

  • Hit and run victim in Fuquay over the weekend.  Not a member of F3 but a reminder to wear your reflective gear on your runs.
  • Crablegs on his MLB journey
  • Quiver’s daughter starting school soon shortly after their move to South Wake.  YHC extended the prayer to all kids returning to school.  Being a kid is hard and guiding your kids through life is hard too.  Prayers to oversee the kids and the parents through these changes.

Nothing Has Changed in 4 Years…

22 PAX joined me in my 4 Year Anniversary and 16-Bit’s 1 Year.

FNGs: Welcome Go-Gurt!
Warm Up: 16-Bit warmed us up with smurf jacks, morracan night clubs, leg stretches, arm stretches, and a merkin circuit of 5 standard, 5 w/right leg up, 5 w/left leg up, and then 5 standard again.

The Workout:

–A Little P90X – “Do your best, forget the rest”

  1. Jump shot 15x
  2. Double Airborne Heisman
  3. Run Stance Squats (switch feet-looking forward, touch toe)
  4. Swing Kicks
  5. Twist Combo, tip-toe twist
  6. Leapfrog Squats

Howling Monkeys – We bent over and grabbed our ankles while each PAX did 5 Monkey Humpers

Two Rock Shakur (grab two rocks)

  1. Biceps – In –  15x
  2. Triceps – Bent over curls
  3. Shoulders – Arnolds
  4. Biceps – Front
  5. Triceps – Overhead extensions
  6. Shoulders – Overhead
  7. Biceps – Outer
  8. Triceps – Tricep press on your back 40x
  9. Shoulders – Deltoid extensions – side raises – 15x

Crabjacks 25x

Mary: Around the horn with various exercises.
Announcements: SUP Aug 3 at Jordan Lake, Meg Smiles Charity Auction this weekend
Prayer: Dusty’s brother, DoubleD and his family after his father’s death. John Deer (leg fracture)

It was honor to Q four workouts this week and lead you men. F3 has extremely impacted me personally and professionally. Thank you!

3+ miles of Indian Runs!!!

EC: Aquaman, Bullseye, Dahmer, Shamwow

FNGs:None

This is gonna be short and to the point.
Warm Up:Mosey to greenway with various stretching and exercises along the way. Windmills, high knees, butt kickers…..you get it, we were getting ready to run a bit.
The Workout:Took off out the green way in a 2 group indian run. YHC instructed that every time “DROP” was heard, PAX was to drop and do 2 DBL Merkin Burpees then continue as you were. In addition, at YHC’s direction we did various exercises together, never leaving the six. Merkins X20 in various forms, Derkins X20 at the bridge, step ups on the equipment, LBC’s IC X20 X20. I think there were other exercises but who’s counting. If you really want to know, you  should have been there! We went 1.5mi out and stopped at bottom of hill on the way back. YHC thought it would be a good idea to instruct everyone to run to top, do 5 burpees, down 5 burpees, up 4, down 4 and so on. that didn’t last long…….Indian run back for mary.
Mary:Low slow flutter, LBC’s, Boat Canoe (my fave ;)) Have a nice day
Announcements:
T-Claps (Recognition):
Prayer:YHC took us out

UTI’s Paradise City Dress Rehearsal – ***Eeeaarkkk*** Is this thing on?

EC:  Buford (2mi), Aquaman (2mi), Yogurt (3mi+Ramps after), Lipstick(3mi), YHC (2mi)

FNGs: Uh Uh… not a one

Warm Up: The nose told the PAX that the garbage was already pretty warmed over from the day before and we were reaping the benefits.  Minus the HIM that had made it out for EC, the rest of the group needed a warming so we got started.  Burpees 3x per car (3 cars) that pulled into the lot right on time but delayed the workout start just enough, Windmills x10, Merkins x20, Side Straddle Hops x20, Fozio Arm Circles (10 forward/ 10 back).

The Workout: 12 PAX counted, broken into 2 lines of 6 for an Indian Run.  The PAX moved quickly without much need for coaching to “keep it tight”, we had some elites on-hand this morning and they were influencing the tempo.  The route was set by YHC to go around the Ting loop moving from the BBall Court, up the ramp, around and past the tennis courts, and back around to the base of the ramp.  Lots of mumblechatter this morning and some dissent in the ranks about the long Indian Run.  YHC extended the Indian run my continuing past the BBall courts and added that little loop onto the main drag and back to the base of the ramp.  A Jail Break broke out after the final turn towards the ramp.

YHC handed out the instructions for what came next.  PAX were asked to use the blue foul ball signs as markers for a modified B.O.M.B.S.  (Burpees, Overhead Claps, Merkins, Big Boy Sit-ups, SSH).  Breaking out into partners for support and accountability, PAX were told to bear crawl up the ramp to each blue sign.  At each sign, do the assigned workout to spell out B.O.M.B.S. staying with your partner along the way.  Once at the top, repeat in reverse down the hill.  Swap out the bear crawl with a crab walk down to the bottom.  Plank at the end for the 6.

A very quick count-off from Aquaman and we were headed up the ramp again.  This time it was a mozy to the back lot near the dumpsters.  Quickfeet down the curb until we reached a natural stop as the curb curved.  Mozy to the next corner.  On the Mozy, more dissent from a troublesome Lipstick.  Handed him 5 Merkins for the trouble.  (I hate to discipline him but otherwise, he’ll never learn…) He answered back with Diamond Merkins.  30x Squats at the corner followed by a mozy down to the tunnel.

Now that we were tired and hot, YHC gave everyone the opportunity to pop-a-squat.  We engaged in a little contest to see who could sit in the People’s Chair the longest.  It became a bit of a spectator sport as we wound down to Aquaman and Yogurt in their respective chairs.  Ultimately, Yogurt won!  Another competition followed.  Balls-to-the-Wall FTW.  Down to two, we had Pablo and Lipstick trying their hardest not to pass out.  Lipstick took the win!

Mozy to COT for Mary.  She never shows up to Run 4 The John but Paradise City is her thang.

Mary:  EC runners were put on the spot to help round out our morning.  Aquaman delivered with Boat Canoe’s (something he picked up in the mountains over the weekend I guess).  Lipstick brought the Pickle Pounders (So predictable :-P).  Buford brought us some Homer 2 Marge (there was some happiness in the mumblechatter for that one).  Yogurt finished it off with some American Hammers.

One last competition… YHC took the win on the biggest sweat puddle.  Aquaman thought he might be a contender but admittedly he might have been a little dehydrated after the weekend.

Announcements:

  • Meg’s Smile Auction.  Check-in on the volunteer opportunities but otherwise make an effort to show up.  It’s a good time with a good cause.
  • Margarita 5k event was mentioned – https://www.eventbrite.com/e/raleigh-margarita-madness-5k-run-tickets-54114664418/amp
  • Chat about form over reps.  It should be cool to have someone point out an issue with form to you, you cant always see these things yourself and its better if you can work to correct it rather than risk injury.  Plus, if you do it right – the workout should be better and better for you too.
  • Some folks are thinking of heading to Atlanta following BRR to meet-up with Crablegs at his final game on the tour.  Hit Slack to dig up more details and to confirm who is going.
  • PAX in attendance – if there was something more that I missed please let me know and I will update the post.

T-Claps (Recognition):  Nothing was put out there today per se…  I’ll send T-Claps to Abe who was getting it done out on the road today.  Great work Abe!

Prayer:  Crablegs on his Baseball tour for ALS, DoubleD – think of him today as he delivers his father’s eulogy

Blood, Sweat, and Tears at Cletus

FNGs: Welcome “Sea Legs” – OBX’r who moved inland. Scraped knee on BTW today.
Warm Up: Mosey to “Rock” parking lot. SSH x 30, GMs, tricep stretches, arm circles 15/15
The Workout: Part 1. Four corners. Partner up, wheelbarrow to first corner, 5 burpees OYO; wheelbarrow to second corner 5 burpees OYO; wheelbarrow to third corner, 5 burpees OYO; and finally–see a pattern here? wheelbarrow to fourth corner 5  burpees OYO. Da Business says wheelbarrows are his favorite!

Mosey to scoring tower Indian style. PAX plank up in a line. FNG Sea Legs started us off with 5 Merkins, hopped over each PAX to front of line. PAX continued for 3 full rotations.

Part 2. Circle up at scoring tower for Squats/BTW. YHC demonstrated good form for squats: Chin up, chest out, alternate hands touching ground between feet. Squats 15 count. Next, BTW 15 count. YHC shared good form–better balance and easier if your hands are as close to wall as possible. YHC spotted our FNG on these. Nonetheless, FNG scraped knee while coming out of BTW. Dang! Hence, BTW once again draws blood–just like @Slide Rule at Tiger Blood. Finished three rounds of squats/BTW here today, with blood spilled!

Mosey to spectator platform Indian style. This time, Guantanamo until all PAX rotated 3x. PAX was feeling it by now.

Part 3. What’s Cletus without Erkins/Derkins/Dips? Kept this one to only two rounds because the PAX showed signs of fatigue, plus I wanted to have time for a good Mary with Shredder’s standing squat. Mosey back to tennis courts for Mary.

Mary: Da Business launched Mary while I circled back for Bernie and FNG Sea Legs. Homer to Marge, Pickle Pounders, American Hammer, Australian Snow Angels. Popcorn Mary: Shoulder taps, nipplers, mountain climbers, Freddie Mercuries, more.

Finally: Brought back Shredder’s “Embrace the Suck” 2-minute squat hold. YHC demonstrated proper form. Slight squat with knees over feet. Chin up,  chest  out, arms relaxed hanging. Start clock. Pray, think about puppies, puppies on the beach, whatever works for you. PAX was grimacing at 1-minute mark. Hung strong for final minute and final 10-second count down. Ended workout right on time!
Announcements: Check Slack, FB. Breathtaker belongs to Slide Rule, earned through online bid.
T-Claps (Recognition): Bernie for bringing Sea Legs; Sea Legs for finishing solid
Prayers: Crablegs on the road. Check out his posts.

EC: YHC joined Crazy Ivan ECs: Dahmer, Pablo, Dumbo

Kettlebell Boot Camp

Five men got stronger at TBD.  Excellent work gentlemen!

FNGs: Nay
Warm Up: SSH, daisy pickers, arm circles, seal claps, merkins.

The Workout: Partner up.  Each partner group has a kettlebell and a coupon (rock).  Mosey to the Ivan parking lot.

Greta 1-2-3.  Partner teams complete 100 squat-to-press with kettlebell, 200 one-arm kettlebell curls, 300 kettlebell sit ups.  While partner 1 does the work partner 2 takes the coupon for a run around the parking lot, leaving the coupon at the half-way point for partner 2 to pickup during the next lap.

Animal walk: bear crawl three parking lot spaces, 5 merkins done together; crab walk three spaces, 5 merkins done together; duck walk three spaces, 5 merkins done together.

Return the coupons and head to the picnic tables for irkins, derkins and dips X 15 each.

Mary: Mosey to the tennis courts for a plank-o-rama including plank jacks X 15, mountain climbers X 15, Rocky Balboas X 15, Homer-to-Marge (on Snap’s down AND up) X 15, Freddie Mercurys X 25.

Announcements: Use the Q sheet

Prayer: Words of wisdom shared by YHC about distinguishing what is urgent from what is important.  Busy lives often drive us to focus on what is urgent, but doing so without careful attention will cause us to miss what’s important – and it’s often the case that the urgent issues, in the long run, aren’t all that important.  F3 is my opportunity each morning to focus on what is important.  Circled up for Grace and Gratitude – thanks given by all PAX for family, F3, the opportunity to exercise the mind and body each morning.

Thanks for the opportunity to lead.  Aye!

Peeling the layers of the onion

Skidmark was scared so he did the right thing by not posting in the gloom- Midget has been at this f-3 thing for almost 4 yrs now and 1st time been consistent with exercise. Thanks for this great group of guys that keep me motivated, engaged and accountable.

Pax of 20 showed up and Flanagan was looking for an easy Q by Dumbo but was told by UTI that Midget had the Q.
Disclaimer was read.

FNGs: Welcome Tetanus!

EC: M4L, Yellow Card, Emeril, Pikachu, Dawgpound, Cowboy, Pablo and Dumbo (rolled in hot at 0517 due to too much bourbon)

Warm Up: There was none.

The Workout: We took off right on time and carried on where we left on Saturday(Whiplash). Stopped at the first turn off at Ting and divided into groups of 4 for Indian Runs. 9 burpees were performed while PAX got in the 4 man Indian group. The goal today was to get to know the small group and what kind of impact f-3 was making in their everyday life. Each time we stopped, until we came to main event ‘Arctic cooler’, we did 10/10/5 (squats/hand release merkins/ burpees). There were 5 stops along the way.

We lost Dumbo and t-claps to Lipstick for staying with dumbo (too much vacation bourbon).

Main event was a 0.41 loop where 2 guys go in opposite directions and perform patty cake merkins when they meet. We did this until 6:17. Chips / Yellow card/ Banaseat/ Poponski called a few Ab exercises while we waited on the 6th.
Indian run with your group back to the flag-

Mary: 45 low slow flutter/ 10 absolution

Announcements:
Sprint next Saturday –
Sasquatch- clown car- Emeril is doing it 7/28
Meg smiles- need more dudes for 22nd and wear f-3 gear
Bourbon raffle till 20th- why not- so far $200

T-Claps (Recognition): Lipstick for waiting with Dumbo.

Prayer: Pickachu’s wife, Crab Legs, Liquid Force doing better after being stung on Friday

It has been fun ride and thanks for all the help/ ear/ accountability and many laughs over the last few years. This truly is more than A workout.
M4L

Not Much Talk But A Lot Of Sweat!

FNGs:NONE

EC:Aquaman, Dahmer, Katniss
Warm Up:1 lap around soccer field with a stop at the halfway point for some SSH X 15 and Daisy Pickers X 10. Continue back to tennis courts for some Fazio Arm circles 10 fwrd 10 reverse, into seal claps X10 and overhead claps X10
The Workout:Partner catch me if you can around soccer fields. 1st time around person in back does 15 high knees then catches partner. 2nd time around was 5 merkins and 3rd time around was 3 burpees. We then picked up the 6 and indian run to bottom of ramp at the pit. 7’s was the game! Burpees at bottom and merkins at top starting with 1 burpee and 6 merkins. YHC instructed PAX to run 90%-100% up the ramp and easy down. Once completed we took a mosey around the soccer field together to cool down arriving at the tennis court for mary.
Mary:We began with some shoulder taps IC led by Shamwow while YHC retrieved his phone. Once YHC returned we quickly transitioned into a 20ct of WWII’s then 20 LBC’s IC. Flip over to Pickel Pounders 20ct IC and into plank hold for a 10ct from each person (threw in some right arm and left arm up during the plank hold) ending with YHC. We finished with some downward dog, runners pose and pigeon pose to say thank you to our lower bodies for bringing us through 3+ miles!
Announcements:1776 workout
T-Claps (Recognition):
Prayer:YHC took us out. Travels for everyone, Katniss family member, People suffering with PTSD during this holiday! Loud noise is a big thing to some that have had to deal with the real thing. Be Aware Please!

Sweat Puddles

12 men woke for the 4th of July week. No vacation for these men. They were rewarded for their commitment to Paradise City with a 3+ mile beatdown.

EC: Bullseye, Aquaman, Full House, Katniss, Skidmark

FNGs: None
Warm Up: 1 lap warm-up with stops to do 20 Side Strattle Hops, 10 Windmills, 10 Imperial Walkers, 10 Hillbillies, and 10 Sir Fazio Arm Circles forward and reverse.

The Workout: Groups of 3 by speed. 3 man catch me if you can indian runs and do 3 laps. 1st lap the pax does 3 burpees. 2nd lap 4 squats, and 3rd lap 5 merkins.

As groups finished go pick up the 6.

Met at bottom of ramp for 7’s to the top. Burpees at the top and WWII’s at the bottom. Modified mid way to only run half the ramp up.

Mary: Pax stayed in Plank for 8 minutes. During plank pax did right and left arm up, side crunches, Peter Parkers, Pickle Pounders, and merkin clock with stops at 12, 9, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1. Held plank and then finished with 5 merkins.

Announcements: 4th of July Convergence. New AO off Ten-Ten combo Q with Carpex.

T-Claps (Recognition):

Prayer: Crablegs. Those traveling for the holidays.