14 HIMs showed up expecting a Q from CRS, but a late day text from him “calling in sick” gave me the opportunity to run Back 2 Back Q’s at Thrive. The challenge was keeping it fresh for the PAX and trying not to repeat too many exercises. Here’s how it went down….
Disclaimer & short mosey around the main parking lot — run forward down the long stretch & shuffle down the short chutes.
Circle up for COP
Mosey across the street to the back lot @ Indian Trail Town Hall
Mosey to Veterans’ Memorial and count off into groups of 3 for Grinders
Mosey to body-weight exercise area
Mosey back to launch for Mary
Time!
Moleskin
It didn’t rain & there were lots of fresh but familiar faces at Thrive this AM. None of them expected me to lead the beatdown again. It was tough trying to keep everyone guessing on what was next, but from the looks of the sweat angels at the end of Mary, it was a snotwoggle. It was good to see some new faces in the crowd. Turnbuckle, Malibu and Jock Strap showed for either the 1st time or the first time in a long time. It’s just a shame that they had to suffer through so many examples of bad form and meaningless chatter (you guys all know who I’m talking about). Hair Band & Unplugged were out conducting an acoustic set I guess — they obviously got lost while out walking around. At least they made it back in time for COT. YHC struggled with dividing the group up evenly for the Grinders — thanks to Glass Joe & EE for pointing that out. Sanford, Kiefer, Band Camp & Bonhoeffer get after it every Tuesday. If you want to see solid effort, glance over their way. Most Q’s lead from the middle of the pack when Full House, Hirambe & Espresso show — they’re fast & always out front. Catfish brought the tunes — he has some questionable musical taste, but it helped drown out the mumble chatter from “he who shall go nameless”.
As always, everyone put in 100% & I’m grateful for the opportunity.
Announcements
Crane Relay Sign Ups – check social channels
Go Ruck is Saturday
Seven Pax showed up with big bells and high expectations at Union Co’s premier KB & Gear workout, Overdrive. The weinke was a simple Tabata workout that I hope didn’t disappoint. Here’s how it went down.
Long mosey to warm up then circle up for COP.
SSH x 20 IC
IW x 10 IC
Hillbillies x 10 IC
Windmill x 10 IC
The Main Event
30 Second Effort / 20 Second Rest Tabata Workout
Run the big loop from COP to recover (approx 2 min)
40 Second Effort / 20 Second Rest
Mary
Moleskin
It’s a good thing we had a timer because counting was a struggle for the QIC this AM. YHC forgot the count during SSH in COP and had to count the Pax in COT 3 times. Lots of discussion about big bells, big clocks, and other big items during mumble chatter. The Lithium Workout channel on SiriusXM provided the tunes and led to a pretty serious game of There was a serious game of Name That Artist — lots of one hit wonders were coming across the airwaves this AM. Lots of discussion about the metal bands we each saw during our younger days.
Solid effort by everyone today — We’re older & wiser now, but still like to rock to (& swing the) metal.
Great takeout by Hair Band
Q swaps are fun — especially when the only 2 Pax who are aware of the swap are the Site Q’s. Sensei and I planned a Q swap to keep things interesting with the Sparta run and the Peak51 boot camp. What was especially fun is when the 7 other Pax that showed up on Thursday for the boot camp found out the Site Q for the running workout was on the lead. I’m pretty sure I heard a few grumbles about needing to change shoes. Regardless, we had a FNG and an out of town guest to show off for, so after the disclaimer, we took off like we were shot out of a cannon. Here’s what our 2 guests (and the 6 vets) got to experience.
Mosey to Ming Fu for COP
Mosey to Plantation Animal Hospital. Grab 2 rocks & perform the following exercise OYO.
Repeato 3X
Mosey to Matthews Elem picnic tables stopping approx halfway there for impromptu Monkey Humpers while the 6 catches up
Mosey to basketball goals in bus lot
Pax planks around the 3 point arc while taking turns shooting 1 free throw one at a time. Each made FT reduces # of reps
Mosey back to launch for COT stopping at the FBC parking lot for a Hand Slap Merkin ladder and again at the intersection of John & Trade Streets for Freddie Mercuries while waiting on the light.
Arrive at 6:15:30 for COT with Sparta
Moleskin
It was nice to see so many new(-ish) faces out Thursday AM. TClaps to Spammer for bringing his 2.0 (now known as Catfish) and to Blue Oyster for posting while in town on business from Greensboro. Everyone put in a solid effort this morning and found a few new coupons to incorporate into their next Q. We should contact Carolina Courts to inquire about starting a basketball league for guys who have jelly arms and smoked shoulders due to doing several minutes of planks and dozens of Merkins, Dips & Burpees. I’m sure they could charge admission and bill it as a comedy show. The more shots we took, the worse they got. My unscientific poll reported that approx 60% of the shots were airballs. The Hand Slap Merkin Ladder was a crowd favorite and a Q fail since we did it in the midst of the loose gravel. We had fun. We got some exercise. And we’re all better for it.
It was a pleasure to lead. Thanks Sensei!
Madison
5 obviously forgot to check the forecast and decided to show at Kevlar for their weekly Friday beatdown. The weinke was simple — work on endurance, strength & agility for 45 minutes. We accomplished our goal and everyone (hopefully) got their money’s worth. Here’s how it went down.
Disclaimer given & a slow mosey throughout the parking lot of Christ Covenant Church stopping at the halfway point for COP
4 Corners (think of Paula Abduls on steroids)
Mosey to benches & fire escape stairs on back side of sanctuary
Mosey back to launch for 5MOM
Moleskin
It was the last, last cold Friday for the next 8 months. 5 showed despite the 33 degree temps and heard way more than they expected about a show YHC was convinced to watch on Netflix. Binge watching 3+ hours of chick flicks with the M each night is an acceptable excuse to miss the next day’s workout. Right? Can I say “chick flick” without getting Canceled? Anyway…… Here’s my official review: It was nothing more than 2 seasons (20 episodes total) of one giant Hallmark movie. Great for spending time with the M between NCAA Tournament weekends, but you gotta kill the time somehow. #happywifehappylife
Despite the cold temps and boring Netflix reviews, BLC, Wormwood, Clover, & Orange Whip crushed it this AM, and are all better for it. The only thing harder than this AM’s workout was trying to explain in writing the 4 Corners exercise.
Check the Social channels for upcoming CSAUP & monthly challenges.
Have a great Easter weekend & Spring Break.
Madison
PS – Remember – without Easter, there would be no Christmas
Area 51, Waxhaw, & Union Co have a new AO named Clean Slate. It launched from Porter Ridge High School (Indian Trail, NC) on 1/2/21, and it’s one of, if not the best, AO in the region. YHC was asked to lead a solid group of HIMs for the 3rd Saturday workout, and I’ll do my best to document the events of the morning for your reading pleasure.
YHC tried to arrive early to strategically place a coupon, but at 06:15, there were already cars in the parking lot. Several Pax were already standing around in the brisk 31 degree morning air eagerly awaiting what was to transpire across the 3 campuses of PRHS. 06:30 struck, a reminder of the Mission of F3 and DCCS were given and we were off and running. Literally.
The Thang
Mosey from the football field’s parking lot to the elementary bus lot for COP
Exercise 1 – The Cheese Weave
Exercise 2 – Playground Pull Set (3 rounds OYO)
Exercise 3 – 4 Corners (1 full lap)
Exercise 4 – Partner up and CMIYC to main entrance of PRHS
Exercise 5 – More Merkins
Exercise 6 – Free Throws
Exercise 7 – People’s Chair + Air Presses
Finish exactly at 07:30!
Moleskin
Solid effort by everyone this AM & lots of chatter right out of the gate. Fuse Box showed up wearing a brand new pair of New Balance shoes. A few Pax quickly noticed them and the chatter seemed to focus around his buying experience, his comfort level, etc. If I didn’t know any better, I would have thought the Pax had a foot fetish. I think it was just shoe envy. YHC did my best to keep us out of the marsh-like conditions (out of respect for Fuse’s shoes). The chatter about the shoes died down about the time CMIYC when it turned to Posse bolting out front like he was shot out of a cannon. The Indian Run must be a new concept/exercise to the guys because it was an epic fail. Practice makes perfect…. Speaking of epic fails, the free throw shooting contest was….interesting. Lots of airballs & bad misses (but lots of laughs).
PRHS proves to be a solid AO with lots of options. It can thrive if we put effort into it & there’s not doubt that the Pax of F3 Waxhaw will make it successful. It was an honor to lead you guys. Thanks to Catfish for asking & for the solid take out.
Announcements (failed to record, so going off memory)
The forecast called for a 90% chance of rain at 5AM, so YHC wasn’t expecting much of a turnout at Centurion, but 8 studs proved me wrong — I guess misery loves company. One even got a little extra credit by running in from his estate. Although they were prepared for nothing short of a soggy workout, that didn’t stop the grumblings about wet feet, soggy shoes, etc. 05:30 hit. Disclaimer provided and we did our best to find a dry spot on the Charlotte Catholic campus. The mosey to the parking deck was a little longer than YHC planned due to a missed turn, but we eventually got there — had to practically cross a river on 51, but the deck was nice & dry. Wish I could say the same for us.
We entered the deck, ran to the far set of stairs, up one level and back to the deck entrance for COP & the Main Event.
COP:
The Main Event:
#1
#2 – Line up along the center wall. Toy Soldier walk to outside wall & repeato
#3 – Lt. Dan up the ramp from L1 to L2 (try not to make eye contact with the CMPD officer)
#4 – Line up on every other parking space & assume the plank position. Plank walk R to the next line – 3 Merkins – plank walk back – 20 plank jacks. Repeato 5X
#5 – People’s Chair on the wall + 25 air presses
#6 – 25 calf raises each direction (toes straight, pointed in, pointed out)
#7 – People’s Chair on the wall + 50 air presses
Return to launch (in the rain & ankle deep puddles) for 6 MOM
End
Great effort out there today by everyone. Site FNG, TriDelt, made an appearance and YHC saw several new faces (Can’t remember all of the names, so no tags – Q fail). That’s the greatest benefit of Q’ing at an AO where you aren’t a regular — it shakes things up for everyone. It didn’t take long to forget about the nasty weather. Miserable conditions help build bonds that workouts in sunny and 70 degree days can’t. It was a great honor to lead. I hope to have the opportunity to do it again sometime.
Thanks to Mermaid for the Take Out.
Madison
There are few regions that are setting the example of how to Get Right, Live Right, Lead Right & Leave Right better than the men of F3 Waxhaw. That’s why I was honored to be asked to Q Homecoming (more on that later). YHC did a little recon work at the campus, was given some advice from Posse on how to handle the Corona-COT and set out to put together a weinke that would make the Pax hate me for putting them through it, but would also make them want me to come back again for a future Q. I’ll leave that up to the 5 who weren’t either self-quarantined, at Commitment or at Gladiator to decide. Here’s how it went down.
The Roving COP
Mosey from cars to top of carpool circle – SSH X 20
Mosey to top of hill – IW X 20
Mosey back to bottom of hill – Low Slow Squats X 20
Mosey back to carpool dropoff lane – Arm Circles X 10 each direction
The Thang
Partner up for CMIYC – no touching! P1 runs the carpool circle. P2 performs called exercise until P1 catches them
Mosey to band tower. P1 runs stairs X 3. P2 performs called exercise until P1 completes 3 climb
Mosey to Monkey Bars. All exercises OYO X 3 rounds
Mosey to elementary school playground
Grab a lifting rock from rock pile at the fence
Mosey to swings
Mosey to basketball court for March Madness Sadness
Shoot free throws – every make removes 10 reps from the called exercise (except burpees. 1 make removes 1 burpee)
10 Merkins X Pax = 50 Merkins at stake. Had to perform 40. SMH
10 WWII sit-ups X Pax = 50 WWII sit-ups. Had to perform 40. SMH
10 Burpees. Had to perform 9. SMH
Mosey back to Middle School carpool lane but stop at rock pile by “mobile classrooms” for 20 more O/H press.
Moleskin
I mentioned earlier that I was honored to be asked to Q a workout in Waxhaw, but Posse let it slip that they were running out of people for the 70 Day Q Challenge and were scraping the bottom of the barrel….
It was good to see Blue Screen back in the Gloom. #Kotters Dude can almost shoot a decent free throw
I had the opportunity to meet Southern Tip this morning for the first time. He’s killing it like a veteran. He was out front for every mosey but didn’t set any records from the free throw line
Frack came in hot at 5:30 but made up for being “late” with his effort this morning. Don’t be surprised if you see him practicing his free throws. Just sayin’
Posse did a solo pre-run to get warmed up and killed it during the workout. Dude always puts forth a solid effort but I don’t think his 2.0 has to worry about his dad beating him in P-I-G or any other basketball game any time soon.
YHC is sorely disappointed that all of the Spring sporting events have been Covid-cancelled (#MarchSadness), so YHC decided to build in a little fun this AM and everyone discovered how humbling and hard it is to shoot a free throw with 1) a flat basketball and 2) with wobbly arms fresh off of dozens of reps of pull ups, merkins, O/H presses, curls & tricep extensions. It’s a good thing the Pax at homecoming are so good at boot camping because b-ball is definitely not their strong suit. I think we made 4/20.
During Name-O-Rama, YHC was called out for starting with a fist bump. #Cobains It’s hard to break old habits because even though I was called out, Posse still gave me the knuckles. #Cobains. The rest of the COT was done with proper social distancing and we finished up kneeling during our closing prayer. Thanks to Blue Screen for the take out.
I was worried about living up to the standard the Waxhaw region has set for its workouts and tried to create a fun & challenging beatdown. I was happy to hear that I built in some coupons & areas that had not yet been discovered. Weddington Middle is a great AO. I hope everyone got their money’s worth because it was truly an honor to be asked to lead this morning. Already looking forward to the next time.
Announcements