14 PAX showed up to Dromedary with their Puma sweatsuits and gold chains. It was a throwback “90’s” edition . . . A time that 2 of our PAX likened to ancient history as they hadn’t been born yet.
WARMUP
THE THANG
MOLESKINE
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Thanks to Red Rider for the takeout prayer
Ironically this is the first time YHC has had the opportunity to Q since taking over as co-site Q of Bagpipe – mainly due to injury. YHC was SO glad to be able to share some of the muscle memory with the PAX as it was the perfect morning to go on an adventure. Well…not too much of an adventure but enough to make some of the early mumblechatter wonder where we were going and if we would end up in a deck since the sprinkle was starting to melt away some of the manly PAX’s egos. But I digress.
Lets take a step back for a moment…
When YHC first pulled in there was already some mumble as to if YHC would show, this was even further exacerbated by the fact that the PAX refused to circle up where they usually do and were meandering through the Vine parking lot like a pack of dogs that lost their Alpha. Unfortunately for them that Alpha never showed but YHC did, and in some aspect was able to untangle the web of confusion that helped in regaining the PAX’s confidence in YHC – only for a little while that is.
This is where the confusion really began…Paper Jam yelling that this is definitely not SWIFT was one comment I heard (but not sure why he cares since he is definitely a runner and enjoys this sh*t) as we ran about .8 miles before warming up. Luckily for the PAX that warm up run was all downhill. Unfortunately for the PAX, if they truly wanted to see the warmth and comfort of the parking deck they would have to climb back out. So that’s what we did after completing a few merkins, side straddle hops and squats.
So about another mile in (12min 47sec later) we found ourselves at the deck. Immediately we jumped into what YHC had planned for the main event. Ok, so I called 5 rounds for this and I think we realistically only had time for 2 but WTH. So this is what we did. At the bottom of the deck we partnered up. Wheelbarrow to the top of the first hill, 10 hand slap merkins. Run opposite staircase as partner to top where you meet up and complete another wheelbarrow (opposite partner) followed by 10 hand slap sit ups. Repeato.
We had a little time left over so we put in a little leg work with peoples chair and counted until YHCs legs about collapsed.
Mosey over to the nearest parking lot where we finished off with some Mary and headed back to COT.
Everyone looked strong out there today and FNG Disabled List (not sure how he got this but cant wait to find out) was out front right away. A Chunder groupie so no doubt he was going to be. Hard to be slow when you are 12 years old.
YHC had to make a quick exit so tagalong took the lead at COT – appreciate it brother! 19 was the count but missed 2. Sorry, if you know who you are feel free to comment below.
Announcements:
F3 Dads Charlotte Checkers on 3/17. Link is posted in SLACK, $23 per ticket. Contact Frasier for more info.
Date night this Saturday, look at the sign up genius MT posted on SLACK. Dinner and Escape Room
New 3rd F initiative: Sandbox. Look for the new F3 SLACK Channel “The_Sandbox”. Family members that have been diagnosed with a terminal illness need our help in facilitating small deeds. This could include yard work, travel, groceries, etc. GREAT OPPORUNITY to serve. Contact Soft Pretzel, Transporter or Flipper.
If you are old contact Mr. Bean. He says he has a workout that doesn’t include running, lifting or young guys nagging you. Its called The Fishing Hole and the first WO is this Thursday, 3/8 at Charlotte Catholic with Chelms on Q.
12 men showed for sharpening on the #F3Anvil this morning. It was leg day. Here’s what we did.
The Thang
A brief but thorough disclaimer was given and then we slowed moseyed to wait for the stragglers. After picking up everyone, we ran up the main Calvary thoroughfare to the parking lot across from the hotbox and circled up for COP… IWs x 10IC, MCs x 10IC and the Low Slow Squat x 10IC. From there, we cut across campus to the rock pile by the roundabout. Grab a lifting rock, not for running but one that would make McGee proud. We circled up for some leg day work.
Mosey to the bottom of entrance at 51 for some stop motion lunge walk. After about 10 or so movements of that, we ran around the roundabout and back to our rocks.
Mosey back to the entrance at 51 for some stop motion backward lunge walk. Same thing, 10 movements or so before taking off in a backwards run for bit then forward around the roundabout.
After that, we returned our rocks and ran across to the little hill by the soccer fields. There, we did a set of 11s, with Jump Squats at the top and Sister Mary Catherines at the bottom. McGee then led us in some Baryshnikov x 10IC (each leg). He led as YHC is not coordinated enough to lead these.
From there, we moseyed up to the hotbox for 3 sets of 10 Lil’ Hazes (each leg) and 10 One-Legged Squats (each leg). We did some People’s Chair to kill some time before moseying to the Avenue of Trees. To appease the crowd and because my legs hurt, we ran the Avenue of Trees stopping at each tree for 5 Merkins.
A mosey back to our launch point for some Mary: LBCs x 10IC, Flutters x 10IC, Toe-Tap Crunches x 10IC and Straight-Leg Lifts x 10IC. Closed it out with 10 Burpees OYO.
Moleskine
Solid group of men this morning but certainly a slower arriving crowd than normal. For a bit, thought it might just be YHC and The Wall, in which case we could’ve done this workout in The Fairways fitness center, where you can get a lot done on a 3 speed treadmill, a bowflex and pair of wrist weights.
Been a while since YHC’s had a leg workout…the massive pecs and biceps were beginning to dwarf the legs. So to keep from becoming that guy in the leg day memes, deciding we tackle the legs. Not sure about the rest of the Pax but I know I was feeling the burn. A good buddy (the Pax formerly know as Radar) always said that if you break the legs, you break the spirit. And it was quiet under the hotbox toward the end…so I assume this one either hurt the Pax. Or bored them.
Good to see Bugeater back out in the gloom. And riding over with Scratch & Win, who has his VQ tomorrow at #F3Hydra. Lewinsky ran in…and turned down S&W’s offer for a ride back home…solid. The Wall is getting stronger and stronger.
McGee doesn’t check Twitter. But he is a Sign-Up Genius wiz.
Announcements
Old guy workout launching tomorrow morning at CCHS.
13 PAX got an easy workout at Thrive at Carolina Courts: Shake N Bake, Bernanke, Thurston, Bullwinkle, Hairband, Lamont, Hoffa, Glass Joe, Shepherd, Lumberjack, Espresso, E-Harmony, Bonhoeffer
The Warmup
Took a lap around the gym counterclockwise to get the uphill.
The Thang
Moleskine
With Bonhoeffer fresh off Q school, everyone’s high hopes were bound to be shattered.
Glass Joe didn’t wait to phewting mumblechatter while we ran so far around the gym. When we got back, we found Bullwinkle … “What time does the 0530 workout start?” … cue 5 Burpwinkles.
During stretching, a couple of hecklers who went to Bros, Brews, & Bibles on Sunday tried (successfully) to distract the Q with appropriate jokes about things you’ll have to attend B3 next time to be privy too.
We started with ye ole Starfish in the front parking lot. Since the Q doesn’t like how Burpies grind his spine, we did alternative burpies “squat pushups” in the center, 5 after each starfish leg. 4 corners were 15 X Mountain Climbers, Dry Docks, LBCs, & Imperial Walkers. We did 2 rounds.
21 American Hammers on your own. Lots of complaints about it not being time for Mary yet. After all, who wants nice abs anyway?
We moseyed to the modified “track” around the soccer field, had to run up to the sidewalk at the road and down the grass hill at the side.
To the north hill by the road. We kept it simple … no 7s … and JUST ran up and down the hill 10 X. Mixed it up with one backwards and the last 3 faster than before. Funny, no one complained about how easy this was. Also funny how many of us didn’t want to touch the fence and the sidewalk … apparent confusion about top and bottom (that’s what she said).
We moseyed back toward the volleyball courts, and Hairband thought he’d crack at the Q that they only went that way because he left his jacket. But E-Harmony knew the real truth.
At the volleyball courts, we split into partners (w/ one threesome) and did a double circuit of fun.
Back in the parking lot during Mary, we tried a mix to hit all our ab muscles >
El fin.
Announcements:
Is this about geometry…triangles…baseball?!?
Regardless of YHC’s inability to pick a lane the 8 PAX at #F3Conviction are assembled in the western-most point possible whilst remaining in the UC and ready to crush it!
Disclaimer was given. #notaprofessional #barelyanamateur and we’re off…
Mosey to the front of the school
COP
SSH x 20 (IC)
Imperial Walker x 15 (IC)
Hillbillies x 13(ish) (IC)
Sun Gods forward x 10 (IC…stop right there…YHC chose to highlight the count above cuz things fell apart and the #mumblechatter began in earnest when YHC quickly realized that an in cadence count don’t work too good on these…let’s try that again…this time…civilian count?)
Sun Gods forward x 10 (Counted in some manner)
Sun God backward x 10 (See above)
Bobby Hurleys x 10 OYO
The Thang
Partner up
Partner 1 does exercises as Partner 2 runs a lap around The Triangle, flapjack. Collectively complete the called numbers of 3 exercises.
Round 1
Merkins x 50
Bomb Jacks x 100
LBCx x 150
Now that we’re warmed up…Mosey to cone #2 of The Triangle for Round 2
Carolina Dry Docks x 100
Squats x 150
Freddy Mercury x 200
Now the granddaddy…Mosey to cone #3 of The Triangle for Round 3
Shoulder-Tap Planks x 150
SSHs x 200
Heels to Heaven x 250 (Midway audible to modify to Lunges was called by YHC…the #Qdrenaline is a real thing, but it only gets you so far.)
Mosey to car lot
Mary (May-ree)
Compass Plank
Protractor
Aaaaaand….we’re done…as Playoffs is peeling out of the Stallings Elm parking lot.
COT
Announcements – Gypsy on Q for Conviction next week (March 14) and Woodie on Q the following Wednesday (March 21).
Thanks Sticky Note for taking us out!
Moleskine
A not-so-subtle bit of #mumblechatter from Woodie accusing YHC of inflicting serious damage at a long ago #F3Outland Q is all the validation YHC needs to know the PAX #embrace(d)thesuck.
Run-on sentences aside, heck of a job by 8 strong men running the diamond…err…Triangle!
Kotters to Village People (he works at the YMCA…get it!?!?) for posting after a self-proclaimed winter hiatus.
Thanks, gents, for the pleasure of leading you in the gloom!
After standing alone in front of the school for ten minutes, triggering some brief flashbacks to Coolrunnings, I noticed the string of cars going to the teacher lot, so moseyed over to thankfully discover my group waiting.
Warm-Up:
Mosey to the bus loop and gave the disclaimer
SSH x25
Merkins x10
LBC x20
Potato Pickers x10
The Thang:
Moseyed to the student parking lot to begin Snake Way (Delta had a much better name, but can’t remember it, so I’ll fall back on DBZ)
Along Snake Way (absent the one we started on), there are 9 speed bumps, and adding an additional burpee for each bump. In addition, between each bump, we ran the curves, and (mostly) bear crawled the straightaways (in my defense, it looked a bit shorter in my rose-tinted memory).
From there we moseyed to the half-wall, OUTSIDE THE TRACK, delaying briefly to lunge-walk across the bridge, where did 40 dips, 15 derkins, (in cadence) 20 air presses.
Moseyed to brickyard, grabbed two bricks, and circled up. Did 20 curls, 20 presses, 20 tricep extensions in civilian count. Dropped to the ground to do 20 flutters in cadence, got back up with the bricks for 10 curls, 10 presses, 10 tricep extensions.
Started to go down trail, until it finally hit me how dark it was, so circled through a bit of wet grass to go back the way we came (another brief delay to lunge walk back across bridge), and headed back to the start.
Next was a set of suicides, run to each “speed-bump”, and do 15 squats, run back to start, run to next “speed-bump”, etc.
Finally, did a bit of planking to finish out the last minute of the workout.
Bottlecap took us out.
Moleskin:
Thank you guys for sticking with me this morning, it’s been a few months (maybe closer to a year) since I last led a workout. It was fantastic to see everyone’s effort (particularly along Snake Way), and a always an inspiring sight. Still, just surprised the attorney managed to be more concise than the Manual.
Announcements:
Dromedary tomorrow at 5:30 at Marvin Ridge (Bottlecap on Q)
Bible Study on Sunday at 7:30 at Lawson Mill house – DM Bottlecap for more info