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Sheepdog 8/5/22

FNGs:none
Warm Up: standard F3 combination of SSH, SFAC, Seal and overhead claps, IW and HBs, etc.
The Workout: Focus on agility training. Rotating through exercises using the curb for dips, merkins, toe touches, Single leg deadlifts, squats, etc. Between each round we did a four corner agility drill. After that we mosey to the back for rotational sprints of the stairs adding one squad each round.
Mary: dealers choice as we went around the circle.
Prayer: Shredder  took us out

SOF training 2nd round

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FNGs: none

MAGGOTS: @K I T T Y L I T T R, @Gamecock, @Pumps, @H1N1, @Warbucks, @Finkle
Warm Up: 10 exercises: mosey, butt kickers, high knees, walking cradles, walking toe touch, sir fazio arm circles, bird dogs, dying cockroaches, front plank, side planks both sides.
The Workout: 10 rounds of 1 minute plank holds and 10 army grade push ups.
Mary: LBCs, CBLs, American Hammers, Freddie Mercuries, lower back stretches
Announcements: Derek Davis at end of the month, stay hydrated
T-Claps (Recognition):
Prayer: PAX traveling, Jeff and Hannah White (Mr. and Mrs. K I T T Y L I T T R) adoption process.

Studio 54 at the Nest

FNGs: None
Warm Up: Mosey around the parking lot.  Circled up for: 10 sir Fazios (F/R), 10 O/H claps; 10 seal claps, 10 imperial walkers, 10 HB; 10 Don Quixotes, 10 Daisy Pickers and then 54 SSH in cadence.  That’s a boat load of jumping jacks.
The Workout:  Mosey to brick wall at end of parking lot.  Each PAX did a 10C of seated chair.  Side step L-R halfway down parking lot. 10 merkins.  Side step back to wall R-L. More group count people chair.  Jog backwards to halfway parking lot.  10 merkins.  Jog back to wall.  Got to the wall and needed a taller wall for the next exercise.  Mosey to brick wall by ball field.  BTTW each pax did 10c. I love that some people count faster than others.  Mosey to home plate on ball field.  Two pax bear crawled to first base than to second base while other two pax bear crawled to third base and met up at second base.  From there we all lunged to with third or first base.  Bear crawl/alligator walk from first to home or third to home.  Got a little sandy.  Went to the dug out for 10 dips on the bench.  Got to a bleacher for some erkins.  BTTW again.  Stopped by the bubbler for a refreshing FV water sip and moseyed to the picnic tables in the shelter.  Up and over all four picnic tables both feet touching.  Rinse and repeat.  Tried not hitting our head on the low ceiling.  10 derkins (D is for down – thanks Warbucks) on the picnic table.  Mosey to swing set.  10 pull-ups (modified for YHC).  Grabbed the sidewalk for alternating prisoner squats and stair climbers 4 sets completed. 54 total reps.  Got to love getting old.  Mosey to the parking lot for Mary. Grabbed some Pandora.
Mary:  lots of stretching, yoga….listened to some Bee Gees and other performers from the 70s who brought their groove at Studio 54.  H2M for good measure
Announcements:  F3 Picnic; Warbucks last day collecting snacks for staff at hospital in honor of his child.
T-Claps (Recognition):  All the PAX raising each other up making us all better
Prayer:  Anniversary of Warbucks’ kid in heaven; Gamecock and his in-laws watching their daughter; Kitty Littr and his wife on their journey adopting two kids in Taiwan.  Unspoken.  YHC led us out.  Dauber shared some words of wisdom about the importance of fellowship and giving 100%.

Met up with Fumunga cruising through FV preparing for BRR as we all continued catching up in the parking lot.

Thanks for sharing in my 54th birthday  🎂

Honored and privileged to lead men. – Dauber

 

 

 

Is it still supposed to burn after 5 years?

7 years ago – I had reached my max weight the year prior, 230 lbs.  After a friend and colleague passed away unexpectedly, I decided to train for and run in my first race ever.  The Triangle Sprint Tri.  I spent the next year biking, running, and swimming to the best of my ability – trying to prepare enough to survive the race.  I had a small group of local Tri-ers that helped me through along with some friends that also decided to race in the name of the friend we lost.

6 years ago – I had just completed the Triangle Tri, in the year prior I lost 30 lbs.  I was looking for something to keep the momentum.  I was working my way through a trial with a local CrossFit gym.  It was expensive, the people were nice but I still felt out of place.  I had started running with the Holly Springs Run Club and continued to off and on as well.  I was inconsistent and gained back 10lbs.

5 years ago – I showed up solo to my first workout at Paradise City after being EH’d only 1x several months before at a Wednesday morning Holly Springs Run Club run.  (I ran next to Deadbolt that morning).  July 24, 2017 I joined F3.

Today – I’ve lost 50 lbs since starting my fitness journey.  Much of it would never have been sustained without F3 and this community.  There are so many physical, mental, and personal challenges that I have faced because of F3 OR been more prepared for in my everyday life because of F3.  Marathons, Relays, the Pandemic, life…

The following workout closely resembles my first post Q’d by Emeril and CHiPS

FNGs: Nil

Warm Up:

  • Fellowship Run
  • Fast Feet on the Curb and switch
  • Carioca and switch
  • Circle Up
    • Windmills to 15
    • SSH to 50
    • Good Mornings to 10

The Workout:

Thang 1
Parking lot – B O M B S
Partner up. Pax 1 does exercise while Pax 2 runs to middle of parking lot.
Swap out and continue the exercise until each amount of reps are complete.
The exercises and reps are: 50- Burpees / 100- Overhead Claps / 150- Merkins / 200- LBC’s / 250- Squats.

 

Thang 2

Trio’s at the ramp. Partner A wheelbarrows Partner B. Partner C performs 5 Burpees and then sprints to catch the pair. Partner C then wheelbarrows Partner A. Partner B performs the 5 burpees and then sprints to catch the pair. Partner B then wheelbarrows Partner C. And so on and so forth until the Q says to stop

Mary: Pickle Pounders, Homer to Marge, Pigeon Pose, Runners Pose

Announcements: Picnic this weekend, Derek Davis 5k

T-Claps (Recognition):  Thanks to F3 and F3 South Wake for being here.  I didn’t know I needed this but I needed this.  I appreciate everything this community has done for me personally and what I know it is and continues to be for all of us.  Keep grinding.

Prayer:

CHiPS delivered these at my first post, still fit today as you imagine they might coming from the good book.

  • Proverbs 17:17 – A friend loves at all times and a brother is born for a time of adversity.
  • 1 Thessalonians 5:11 – Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in face you are doing.

 

5 years ago our big community was much smaller. EC didnt exist, our group fitness target was the HSHM, At best we had one AO a day. We keep getting bigger, we keep getting stronger in many ways. Keep picking up the 6 core to what you do and who we are. Let us get bigger, but keep your small tribes moving too.  -UTI

 

——————————————–ORIGINAL BACKBLAST FROM FACEBOOK————————————————

July 24, 2017
PAX of 33 showed up to muggy sweaty Paradise City.
PAX: Pikachu, Jeter, Buford, Blue Hen, Roger Roger, Deadbolt, Baywatch, Sausage Party, Bluewater, Tofu, Big Perm, Chipshot, Java, Backpage, Dog Pound, Foghorn, Nemo, Patch, Moby, Yellow Card, Slappy, Icing, Happy Trees, Midget for Life, Sliderule, Slidetech, Anthrax,
FNG UTI
2.0 FNG’s Hulk, Messi, Stryker
SSH x 20, Windmills x10
WARM-UP on the jog
Sidesteps both sides, fast feet on the curb. 10 slow merkins
Parking lot – B O M B S
Similar to Dora 1-2-3 but more exercises. Partner up. Pax 1 does exercise while Pax 2 runs to middle of parking lot. Swap out and continue the exercise until each amount of reps are complete. The exercises and reps are: 50- Burpees / 100- Overhead Claps / 150- Merkins / 200- LBC’s / 250- Squats.
Trio’s at the ramp. Partner A partner carries Partner B. Partner C performs 5 Burpees and then sprints to catch the pair. Partner C then partner carries Partner A. Partner B performs the 5 burpees and then sprints to catch the pair. Partner B then partner carries Partner C. Partner A performs the called number of the called exercise and then sprints to catch the pair. Up the ramp to tennis courts.
From Tennis courts to Bball court – Start with 5 burpees, 10 lunge each leg while walking, 15 imperial walker each side while walking, 20 merkins, 25 plank jacks. Mosey to the bball court for Mary.
15 each Freddie Mercury, Low slow flutter, Homer to Marge
10 each Hillbillies, 9 Good Mornings
COT
Arena – Need shoes size 10-11. Bring them to Owais or join him on Fridays at 2:30 for a workout
Raleigh Rescue Mission – Owais working to set up 2 days of feeding the homeless. More info to come
Holly Springs ½ Marathon – Lot of South Wake guys running in it. Join up as training will start soon.
PRAYERS:
CHiPS – Prayers for guidance to his nephew.
Proverbs 17:17 – A friend loves at all times and a brother is born for a time of adversity.
1 Thessalonians 5:11 – Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in face you are doing.

Wiffleballs in the Nest

FNGs: None
Warm Up: Good mornings, Side Straddle Hops, Imperial Walkers, Hillbillies, Sir Fazio Arm Circles, Seal Claps
The Workout:

6 PAX moseyed over to the Middle School steps. We broke into 1s (Breach, Pumps, and KITTYLTTR) and 2s (Abacus, Warbucks, and Cupid). 1s climbed up the rails while 2s did dips and lunges. Switched. 3 sets.

Then PAX moseyed over to the baseball field for a wild game of Wiffleball. Bats were flying after the wiffleballs popped up by my daughter’s pitching machine. Homer = getting the wiffleball into the grass. Sticking to our 1s and 2s, if a team hit a homer, the opposing team had to do Balls to the Wall along the backstop while the home run team ran the bases sprinting to 1st, karaoke to 2nd, back pedal to 3rd, and karaoke to home plate. If a team didn’t get the homer, that team had to crab walk to 1st base and back pedal back while the opposing team enjoyed some shoulder press squats (don’t know the real exercise name). Humble brag: YHC’s team won the game 5 to 3. Props to Cupid and Warbucks! Hit the batting cages Breach, Pumps, and KITTYLTTR!

Mary: 7 Minute Abs (give or take a minute) – Low Slow Flutters, Freddie Mercuries, LBC, Pickle Pounders, downward dog
Announcements: South Wake picnic July 30th
T-Claps (Recognition): YHC is celebrating his 8-year anniversary with the M today.
Prayer: Praise God for 8 years with M. Prayers up for the unspoken prayer.

Post-workout, All PAX joined in for some 2ndF homebrewed coffee courtesy of YHC.

All Aboard the Warbucks Express

FNGs: Welcome Alpo!

Warm Up:
Mountain climbers, merkins, windmills, good mornings, sir fazio arm circles.

The Workout:
Broken wheelbarrow 1:4 merkin:wheelbarrow step ratio up to 10:40 completed by partners. 1 burpee each time PAX switched up to 5. Squats while we waited for the 6.

Circled up for howling monkeys followed by 20 merkins. We did this twice.

Mosey’d to rock pile and grabbed medium rock. Cusacked it to the parking lot passed traffic circle for some rock work. 20 count of rut rows, curls, squat press then pushed rocks while bear crawling across lot. Then did 20 count of rock swings, ground pounders, and rock hinges and lunge walked back for overhead press, tricep ext, squats. Returned rocks and mosey’d back to the flag for Mary.

Mary:
Heel taps, LSF, homer to marge, plankorama, downward dog, toe touch.

Announcements: Picnic 7/30, 1776 workout next week.

T-Claps (Recognition): strong work by all this morning.

Prayer: UTI, Fanny Pack, Hasselhoff’s mom, Alpine. YHC took us out

Lights out!

FNGs: none
Warm Up: Frankenstein, good mornings, willy mays haze, imperial walkers, Hill billies
The Workout:

Good 5.5mi route! Traffic lights were out because of an accident, we definitely didn’t do it… promise….

https://onthegomap.com/s/rg9no8n8

Mary: none
Announcements: picnic and BRR registration
T-Claps (Recognition): Martini back from being sick
Prayer: 16 bits daughter, Finkle traveling

Slow and Sweaty Wins the Race

FNGs: none
Warm Up: normal warm o rama
The Workout: start with 10 rounds of motivators (should have been 20 imo). Move to the rock pile for a SMALL TRAVEL rock. Head back over to the Greenway for some rock work. Pyramid stack at each light pole with a mode of travel in between. Exercises: patty cake merkins, star jumps, lunges, WW1. Modes of travel: stinky baby, turtles, side steps, John Cusack, duck walk, turtles again.
Mary: popcorn Mary for the last 5min
Announcements: Picnic signups
T-Claps (Recognition): LED, 2 dollars, abacus for EC
Prayer: 16bit’s daughter

The Flipping Bird

FNGs: none

PAX: @Martini, @Finkle, @Warbucks, @Farva
Warm Up: OYO stretches
The Workout: We did 5ish miles on our new route around FQV labeled the Bird.  We were flippin’ all over the place this morning.  @Martini was excited to run 5 miles since last night he hated running 3 miles lol.  Unfortunately one of the roads on the has been taken out so we went over the railroad track to create the middle finger.  @Warbucks will be looking on ways to improve this new addition running in the Quay.   https://www.plotaroute.com/route/1946230?units=km
Mary:  Stretches OYO
Announcements: yo mama
T-Claps (Recognition): @Martini for finishing strong.
Prayer: @Finkle traveling, @Farva starting a new job next weekend

Little bit of everything at The Nest

YHC pulled in just in time to hit the crapper and get things started at 0530. We had 5 total PAX ready to roll but not sure what they had coming for them. Here’s what happened at The Nest.

Warm up lap around the block stopping at corners
SSH’s x20 IC
Windmill x10 IC
Merkins x20
Prisoner squats x20
Girl fight x15 IC

Over to the school ramp
Crawl bear up the 3 ramps then rail slide down
Reverse: bear crawl up and rails down
Go to the stairs for some wheelbarrow merkins. A crowd pleaser. Rinse and repeat.
Indian run down to baseball field

Mosey to the diamond
Vicious circle – PAX in a single line starting at home plate. Lunge around all the bases. Man in the back moseys to mound, performs 5 burpees, then returns to front of line. Next man up.
Balls to the fence 50 count
Same thing with bear crawl around the bases. At mound do 10 star jumps.
Wall sit 50 count
Same thing with frog hop. 10 side to side merkins.

Mosey up to shelter to start Mary
Side planks with feet on bench, switch sides
Pretzels
X’ s and O’s
Reverse LBCs
Pickle pounders
American hammers
J-Lo’s

Announcements go to slack.
Prayers travel, injured pax, Stubs, Lipsticks M

It’s been a minute since I’ve been at the Nest. This is a great AO and need to visit more often. Appreciate you all sticking with me on the crazy exercises I call. Great job!

BS Out!