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Even the Odds Rev3

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FNGs: None
Warm Up: Met at normal AO start.  Mosey down to Sheepdog Track. Circled up for SSH, Imperial/Hillbillies, SFAC, Good Morning, and Daisy pickers.  Anticipation was high as most of the first time PAX had heard through the SLACK machine and by reputation how brutal of a beating this can be.  Several PAX were on their 2nd and 3rd round of this 1-hour long beatdown of U vs U but were still anticipating the special kind of suck it brings. YHC read the rules and tweaked how the “points” are scored.
The Workout: The ODD numbers must be done in order of sequence.  1,3,5, etc. the EVEN numbers can be done in any order you choose.  Once you start the exercise you must complete that exercise before moving on to the next number (Even or Odd). The timer is set for one hour.  You must keep track of your points for a total tally at the end of the hour.  If the exercise is not completed before the timer runs out, you do not get ANY points for completion. During the workout, the PAXs that are running can pick up any man’s six on any of the EVEN exercises.  (*note* If you are bear crawling and get tired you cannot walk around the track to complete the 400m. It’s a 400m bear crawl…not a 100-meter bear crawl and 300-meter walk).

Mary: Too tired to do it.
Announcements: F3 Xmas party.
T-Claps (Recognition):  Any HIM that showed up for this beating for their first time: Shredder, Farva, Duece, LED, 2 Dollars, Sunshine, Banana Seat  Several guys have done it twice:  Maybeline, Nemo, and Lipstick  Guys who have done it three times. Breach, Cupid, and YHC.
Prayer: Tough times during the holiday season for many men and families. Reach out.

AGS 12-4-22 F3 Magic

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Sometimes everything just comes together—this was one of those times. Knowing I was bringing and FNG, I grabbed the empty AGS Q spot. Really wasn’t sure who was gonna show except Pikachu, who was a quick HC upon seeing the route. Today’s route: Headed toward my favorite hilly neighborhood, Sunset Bluffs, which is past Bass Lake. It was not until I got on the run mapper did I realize a critical connection from Sunset Bluffs to Bass Lake Road. Now to execute.

FNG and I left the neighborhood at 0550. I was pleased to see @Gillette, @Jellybeans, and @Sunshine ready to go. @Woody had already grabbed a now-routine EC! Pikachu rolled in on two wheels.

I prepared a 4-mile and 6-mile loop, expecting the group to split up. But, at the split point, Woody had already “encouraged” Jellybeans to “go the distance.” And next thing you know, we’re all climbing the hills in the Bluffs. Jellybeans had just started F3 only a few weeks ago, with zero running. I’m not even sure how many ECs he had completed. Woody hung with him the whole time, encouraging and talking up running. At the end of the 6-mile run, Jellybeans was stoked and exclaimed, “That’s the most fun I’ve ever had running!” How about that?!

Pikachu, my FNG Dylan, and I bonded with running events and speed. These two carried a 7:30 pace most of the time. Appreciate Pikachu embracing him on behalf of the F3 community.

We made the connection at Goosehaven, over to Bass Lake Road. This makes a nice alternative loop around Bass Lake. Can’t believe I had not run or ridden this considering multiple trips to Sunset Bluffs both on foot and on wheels.

When I wasn’t running with the speedsters, I had the chance to catch up with Gillette and Sunshine. Great stuff. Gillette and I learned that Sunshine is a powerhouse on the hills! I said something about climbing up the Bass Lake Road hill and next thing I knew, Sunshine took off, climbing! He did not stop til we got to the top! BAM! He pulled me up the whole way.

Welcome FNG @Tigger! After he said, “Roll Tide,” it was clear he needed an opposite-mascot name (Alabama vs. LSU). Plus, he runs like Tigger!

Notable achievements: Jellybeans distance PR! Woody 1,000 miles in 2022!

Finally, at COT, Woody shared that he observed certain behavior from one of his sisters over Thanksgiving. He requested prayers and guidance in approaching her and the issue.

Hump Day at The Trot

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5 PAX showed for the main event. 3 ECers. Lipstick must have been lost and showed up in FV. Here is the workout we all enjoyed.

Mosey down to concession stand
Warm ups
SSH
Windmills
Good mornings
Copperhead squats
Copperhead merkins

Wall work – 3 rds x10 each
Irkins
Dirkens
Dips
Box jumps

Vicious Circle on baseball field
Rd1 – Bear crawl around bases. First man runs to pitchers mound for exercise. Then returns to back of line. 5 burpees
Rd2 – lung walk around. 5 diamond merkins
Rd3 – duck walk around. 5 star jumps

7’s on the hill
Bear crawl up – Bobby Hurleys at bottom
Run down – groiners at the bottom

Courts
Suislides
Backwardsides
Suicides

Mary
WWIs
Dying cockroaches
Windshield Wipers
Freddy mercs
Stretching

Announcements see slack
Prayers – unspoken
YHC took us out.

Good times. Thanks for letting me lead and strong work.
BS Out

Cletus Rules!

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Lots of chatter the night before Cletus. YHC was inviting everyone to come out for an old school beat down. There were a lot of PAX getting in some early miles before the main event. After 21 PAX showed it was 0530. One more came flying in making it 22 total for the AO. We had a lot of smells coming from multiple guys but we survived. Here’s what was on the menu.

Warm up
Mosey to lower lot area, circle up
Burpees x5
Seal Jacks x20 IC
Burpees x5
Bat wings x20 IC
Burpees x5
Cotton pickers x10 IC
Burpees x5

Mosey to lot near volleyball
7’s Bonnie Blair squat broad jumps
– sea star jump ups
– Curb hand release derkins

Partner carry to ball field entrance
Partner wheelbarrow and switch until reach statue

Circle around statue on six for Guantanamo

Mosey to concession stand
BTTW shoulder taps x10 IC
Wall sit hallelujahs x10 IC
R&R

Indian run 2 groups to tennis courts
Stay in groups in corners
Crab bucket corners
1 – crab cakes
2 – crab humpers
3 – crab jacks
Crab walk to each corner
X10 reps IC for all

Mary
Sally abs
Side raises
Plank hold to Chillcut hold
HAND

COT was interesting as we had a buck walk over in the parking lot. Guess he was an FNG we missed earlier.
Announcements on slack
Pikachu took us out in prayer.

Excellent turnout and strong work from the pax today. As always, it’s an honor and a pleasure to be able to lead a group of HIM.

BS out!

Non-Cyber Coupon Shopping

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EC: Abacus (2mi), Sunshine and FRAM (4mi)

FNGs: None

Warm Up: Good Mornings, Willie Mays Hayes, Imperial Walkers, Hillbillies, Sir Fazio Arm Circles, Seal Claps

The Workout: First, we switched between sets of coupon lunges and work on the agility ladder. Next, we moved to the playground to rotate through sets of pull ups and swing set abs (push-up position with feet on the swings, pulling legs up into the chest). Lastly, we came back to the coupons for some chest press and wonder bras.

Mary: low slow flutters, scissors, Homer to Marge

Announcements: FRAM’s Even the Odds Q – Sheepdog Fri Dec 16th

CSAUP Sat Dec 10th

T-Claps (Recognition):none

Prayer: Unspoken prayers, prayers for the start of Advent season

We Belong – HOF Pat Benatar

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Warm Up: mosey to lower parking lot trying to make it harder for Fram to find us as he checked out the port-a-potty.  SSH, good morning, OH claps, seal claps, sir Fazios, willie mays hays , daisy pickers. Mosey back outside fence, open gates, close gates, Frankensteins, karaoke L/R back up hill
The Workout:  off the rock pile for medium rocks. John cusack to lovely coral rock parking lot for some fun.  Lots of 10c and in cadence movements including slap rock, curls, tricep extensions, rut rows, bus drivers, squats, knees Gov’t tore up from pavement doing o/h press (that was a bad idea – sorry for all PAX wearing shorts)…more rock work and then returned the rocks to the pile.  Mosey to bottom of the hill.  Bear crawl up the hill, dips on the guard rail R & R but with erkins in the guardrail. No ant hills experienced. Mumble chatter was exceptional .
Mary:  YOGA on the tennis courts. Much needed stretching.
Announcements:  HS half; support Breach at T Marion booth; Gump and I shared some wisdom from our +50 years each on this planet; I referenced the newest member of Rock and Roll’s HOF class, Pat Benatar,, men – we (all) belong in F3.  It makes us all better because of each other
T-Claps (Recognition):  Sunshine and all PAX who ran their first Marathon – AWESOME
Prayer: Breach took us out. Thank you sir!  Honored to lead.  -Dauber
2nd F Stickboy

Barbells, kettlebells and maces, oh my!

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Warm Up: Quick lap, Good Morning, WMH, Arm Circles, Spinal Rotations, T-Merkins

The Workout: 2 rounds 10 exercises Tabata, 45 seconds on; 15 second rest; DL/Press/Squat barbell complex, Barbarian Swing (mace), Suicides, Bus Driver/Wonder Bra complex (weight plate), Cone facing burpees, Renegade DB Rows, Jump Rope, Squatted DB curl/Standing curl complex, Death March (mace), KB Swing.

Mosey to Basketball court.  Game of knock out.  Losers must do 10 merkins, 10 squats, 10 WWIIs before returning. 

Mary: Good morning, arm stretches, hamstring stretches

Announcements: CPR class 11/21; Volunteer spots still open HS Half. 

T-Claps (Recognition): Gump my fellow quinquagenarian

Prayer: PAX running HS Half; Deal with our addictions.  Challenge for each PAX to talk to someone about anything they are struggling with. 

Full Steam ahead at Downtown Train

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FNGs: Tripod!

Warm Up: Hillbillies, Imperial Walkers, Frankensteins, Sir Fazio Arm circles, seal claps, overhead claps

The Workout: Mosey over to the rock pile.  Get medium size rocks, 15 to 20 reps the Q says. Cusack over to the amphitheater grass. Q splits group into 2.  Group #1 does AMRAP of specified exercise, Group #2 does a lap around the Cultural Center. Curls for the Girls, Overhead Press.  Change of plans. Group #1 does AMRAP of specified exercise, Group #2 holds  Wall Sit until done. 2 Rounds with Ground Pounders and Ruh Rohs maybe? Sorry, I should have done this day of. Another round, Group #1 dips at the picnic tables, Group #2 balls to the wall.  Return the rocks.

Mosey in front of Town Hall.  2 rounds of fast feet on the steps in cadence followed by merkins and diamonds.

Mosey back to parking lot for Mary and stretching.

Mary: 10+ minutes.  YHC called out some various standards, Freddie Mercury’s, WWIIs, and others. Then to popcorn Mary as 10 minutes of Mary is a long time. Some stretching to finish it off.

Announcements: Nov 21 CPR class. Respect week coming up. Others I may be forgetting.

T-Claps (Recognition): Stickers and Sunshine for 2 mile EC. Thanks for the accountability!

Prayer: Runners heading to Richmond this weekend. Unspoken. Apologies if I forgot others.

No Frills Mutinizing to start the week

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Warm Up:   FRAM and Sunshine for EC.  SSH, Good morning, Daisy pickers, Hillbillies, Sir Fazio, Seal claps

The Workout:  Had I consulted my calendar, which had me running 22 miles just two days ago, I wouldn’t have signed up to Q today.  But I didn’t, so I did. 

Then in a very adult manner of dealing with life, I tried to ignore it, hoping it would go away, so I could get another day of rest.  But it didn’t, so I couldn’t. 

So, up & at ’em.  Having only a vague template in my head of what to do, I, as Sprinkler so succinctly foretold “bullshitted my way through this workout”, and it formed into this:

7’s on the “hill” of burpees and squats.  That was it for legs.  After that we just ran around in a disorderly pattern, making periodic stops for sets of non-leg exercises.   Dips on the picnic tables, WWIIs, merkins, balls to the wall, Carolina Dry Docks.  

We got in at least three sets of each (I think), with variations of merkins (derkins on the bleachers, diamond & wide grip) and dips (alternating raised leg), but did get 4 sets of WWIIs just because I decided to hit 100 reps for some reason. 

Mary:  A P90X favorite, Downward Dog Crunches (DD position, raise right leg, swing it to touch right elbow for 4 count, return.  Raise right leg, swing it to forehead for 4 count, return, then swing right leg to left elbow for 4 count – repeat other leg).  Then we did some kind of toe touch things until time expired.  Good stuff.

Prayers:  Fire Chief Tony, battling stomach cancer; FRAM’s coworker Mike, in a car accident. 

Announcements: T-Claps (Recognition): Prayer:

Field Trip at Paradise City

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EC:  Skidmark, Emeril, Redenbacher, Sunshine, Pikachu, Mr. Terrific, Pablo, Cupid

FNGs:   Not today

Warm Up: Lap around Ting with stops for SSH, Frankensteins, dips at the guard rail, Good Mornings, Imperial Walkers, and Hillbillies.

The Workout:  PAX counted off into groups of 2 and headed out on our field trip to Artic Ridge Way, travelling in a scout run. When we arrived at Artic Ridge Way, YHC informed the group that we would run to the top of the hill and do 7 sumo squats and then run back down to the bottom of the hill for 7 Star Jumps. We completed this 4 times in a row and then returned to Ting on a scout run. We still had a few minutes left when we returned so we headed up the ramp for another lap. We stopped at the top for Sir Fazio Arm circles, stopped by the tennis courts for 5 burpees OYO and then back to the flag.

Mary: Short on time.

Announcements:  Tetanus will be stepping down as site Q at TBD. Need someone to step up and take over, freed to lead. Reach out to Tetanus if you are interested.

T-Claps (Recognition): All PAX for showing up today and putting in the work.

Prayer:  Unspoken, keep PAX healthy.

YHC took us out. Thank you the opportunity to lead.