3-mile prerun with Mic Check. Thanks for the accountability my friend to get some extra credit in today
Strange Brew showed up in a shirt, I hardly recognized him
Warmup
Fountain #1: Chipotle
Fountain #2: Flying Biscuit
Fountain #3: St. Matthews
Fountain #4: Post Office
Light Posts on the way home
COT
Certainly the hit of IPC was the Blockee and I felt like the region had been deprived of her presence for too long. The goal this morning was to get in plenty of running, in an AO that isn’t necessarily known for it, while keeping true to Chiseled’s name.
The Thang:
Moleskin:
We wound up getting in just under 3 miles and the workout was a smoker. Good effort by all. The only awkward thing was when Mayhem whipped out his wood and asked another guy to hold it. 0-69 was the 6th Man and shared a compelling story about the impact of F3 in his life. One year ago he was 70 pounds heavier and couldn’t tie his own shoes. He literally credits F3 with saving his life. This should be a catalyst for you to find guys around you to EH into coming. Go find them, you don’t have to look far.
Prayer requests – J-Woww’s neighbors the Watsons need prayer for the husbands heart attack and wife’s COVID diagnosis. Catfish’s Step-Father’s Mom is in her final days on this earth and we prayed for a peaceful passing. I am missing one more….its escaping me.
Have a great day gents!
Peace
Starting the morning at 45 degrees can always be painful but feels like heaven after 10- minutes. DiCCS were given two minutes before 5:30 and Premature led team to Rudy’s shed for a quick warmup.
20 SSH
20 Imperial walkers
10 downward and 10 upward dog
Calf stretch 15 seconds per leg
20 Mountain Climbers
Mosey to the large open parking lot to start the THANG
The Thang
Divided up into two teams to complete BLIMPS.
(B) 5 Burpees then sprinted across parking lot to do another 5 Burpees, then sprinted back. The team stood in plank until everyone was back.
(L) 10 Lunges per leg then sprinted across parking lot to do another 10 Lunges, then sprinted back. The team stood in plank until everyone was back.
(I) 15 Incline Merkins with feet on curb then sprinted across parking lot to do another 15 Incline Merkins, then sprinted back. The team stood in plank until everyone was back.
(M) 20 Merkins Wide Arm then sprinted across parking lot to do another 20 Merkins Wide Arm, then sprinted back. The team stood in plank until everyone was back.
(P) 25 Plank Jacks then sprinted across parking lot to do another 25 Plank Jacks, then sprinted back. The team stood in plank until everyone was back.
(S) 30 Squats then sprinted across parking lot to do another 30 Squats, then sprinted back. The team stood in plank until everyone was back.
Circled up and did a 50 Merkin wave until all PAX arrived.
Mosey to next large parking lot for Four Corners, again in two teams. The focus: Abs in sets of 20: Heels to Heaven, V-ups, Mike Tyson, and Flutters.
Mosey to front of high school to complete a ladder of Tricep Dips and bench and Big Boy sit-ups: 5 of each, then 10, 15 and 20 and circled up for Bomb Jack wave until all PAX arrived.
Burpee Indian run to front of next school, close to COT, for Donkey Kicks and Balls to the Wall: 5 of each, then 10, and 15.
Mosey to COT and finished the last 40 seconds with American Hammers.
Everyone pushed it today and got in a good workout starting the week of right and stayed safe. I want to give a special shoutout to Sledge O Matic (Jim Gallagher). He pushed the entire time and ran during the sprint portions. Great job!
Announcements
Golden Plate Jeff got his name he came from Land of Mormons in Utah and plays guitar
Service project, Hot Wheels, downtown Waxhax to build a ramp for a nine-year girl in a wheelchair Nov 7th. Volunteer money through Venmo and/or help build.
Chicken Little will lead a Turkey Trot Thanksgiving Day and post info on The Playhouse and NewsChannel.
Makeshift Marathon 2020 Nov 14: complete marathon by creating a relay team, run a 10k, run ½ marathon, or run complete marathon by yourself. Please makes sure you go to link and register.
Chain of Pain – goes to Sledge-0-Matic
Prayer Request
Kelli Niro (premature wife) will meet with doctor on 10/29 and needs support for our Lord if she should take the recommended medication
YHC rolled up early McKee to get a lay of the land. I had only posted once at the Matrix and had been a few months. I parked my car where they met last time and headed around with a few ideas. With no rain in a few days (assuming dry grounds) and my bearings, I felt good about the plan so headed back to the car and waited. Started getting a bit concerned that no one was coming, but after a late night that concern quickly turned into thoughts of coffee and biscuits. By 5:32 I was in the car, figuring I would give it until 5:40 just to be sure. About that time 7 others emerged from behind the bushes wondering where I was. I was in the wrong lot, distracted, embarrassed and half asleep, but we gave it a go. Temps were perfect, beautiful fall morning.
COP
Ran to the lot behind the fields for COP.
IW x 15 IC
Low Slow Squat x 15 IC
Mountain Climber x 15 IC
Peter Parker x 15 IC
The Thang:
Mosey up to the rock pile to grab a non-running but moving rock and headed to the field. We were to Paula Abdul around the soccer field, two sides forward, one side back. First side forward was holding rock overhead, at the corner 10 tricep extensions, 10 overhead press, 10 curls. Drop the rock and run the next side with 20 merkins at the next corner. Run back 1 side for your rock and repeat around the field. With more planned for the field but the complaint jar filled with wet shoe comments, we put the rocks back and headed for dryer ground. YHC hates wet shoes as much as anyone so I’ll apologize for that one, and feel sorry for the kids that have to play soccer there.
Mosey to the side of the school facing the playground. Format was 10 of called exercises at wall and 10 at playground.
Time for some Mary, so figured I would mix it up and knock it out in a grinder to give the abs a rest in between. McGee was not a fan, but coming from the guy that at one point was planning a 45 minute COP mary workout, I took it in stride.
Ran 2 sets of suicides down the driveway beside the soccer fields using the light poles and 30 seconds of burpees ended things.
McGee with the take out prayer.
Blood Drive this Friday, see Slack for details.
Moleskin:
Always good to mix things up and get out and see new sites, but obviously should have done more pre-work on this one, not my best work not knowing the territory. The weinke was scrapped pretty early in this one with the wet field, although I guess at one point I thought it wasn’t going to happen at all. We made due with what we found and the pax weren’t too punishing. At least all our shoes got wet together? Not so much. But some strong work out there by all. I’m committed to be back out, great site to keep going, thanks for having me.
Turning 43 on week 43 lets start off right at Asylum on this nice crisp fall morning. Where would we go, what would we do its anyone’s guess as 5:15 rolls around. I did know we would work in 43 Burpees throughout the workout, hey if I have to do them you will join me in the fun. DiCCS were given and we were off. Beginning with a short Mosey to the doctors office for some SSH, Merkins, Calf Stretch, Mountain Climbers, Imperial Walkers, and yep Burpees.
Starting the Thang with a trip behind Chick-Fil-A we added another 5 burpees. Alternating a Bear Crawl and Lunge Walk with 5 Dry Docks between every other tree to the circle. At the circle yep 5 more Burpees, while we welcomed Posse to the party. We then completed a Paula Abdul (2 up 1 back) Merkins and LBC down the front of Target. Once completed yep 5 more Burpees. Then a Mosey up to the drive at Petsmart for yep, 5 more Burpees. Then a Mosey to the front of Petsmart running backwards across the front, oh wait did I mention 5 more Burpees. Then Toe Taps on the curb 1/2 way down with a jail break to the far curb and a backwards run for a return. Finishing the Toe Taps was another jail break across the front of Petsmart. Then you guessed it 5 more Burpees, with a Mosey down to Blackwood Ln and 5 more Burpees. Then 10 Big Boys at the bottom, and 10 squats back at the intersection for 5 trips. Once completed yep 5 more Burpees then a Mosey back around the rear of Petsmart and ending in front of Hickory Tavern. At the planter we completed 20 Derkins, 20 Dips, 20 Derkins. Time was called we headed back to COT.
Everyone pushed it today and got in a good workout starting the week off right, and stayed safe. Asylum begins at 5:15 for a certain Pax that could use a reminder. Fuse was the 6th man in line today sharing how he EH’d himself after hearing about F3 on the news and looking to break the plateau on his transformation 3 years ago, thank you for sharing.
Announcements
Tomorrow Qs
5 Men Folk didn’t want to have to hear a 6th Pax yammer on about themselves in COT, so they posted to Homecoming to work instead of talk.
You, too, can enjoy the freedom from speech by posting at Homecoming where no one counts as the 6th Man. **
This was a last-minute Q for me. I’m not blaming anyone. And with threats of rain, I had to make 2 plans: one under the 5 acres of covered porticos OR a daring plan to get to the high school. Why daring? Last week’s Wolverine Q had us pass by the freshly installed gate at one end of the bridge connecting the high school with the (off-limit) athletic facilities. It was OPEN! We didn’t have time to change course then, so I returned this morning to find the gate still open! And there were other gates opened, too! #OctoberSurprise
With seconds to go, I ditched the porticos for a promise of Ol’ Commitment.
The MF’in Warm Up
The Men Five run to the top of the MS entrance
SSH
Only 2 of us with headlamps, so I lead & Das Boot runs the 6 on the road until we get to the gated entrance on Deal Rd.
Imperial Walkers
Run to the gate
Squats
5 trees between the gate & the brick pile – do 2 Open The Gates at each tree each leg
Pick a brick. Different size bricks with different amount of holes. More holes clearly mean more weight has been taken out of the brick, right? Fruit Loop & Das Boot choose the 5 holers & the rest of the Mighty Fit choose 3 holers.
Moroccan Night Club
Bent Over Flys
something else. Das was crying, so we put the bricks back.
The gate to the stadium was open! Ran to the home side.
Down & up each set of steps with gas pumps at the top.
At the other side of the stands, we had to undo any work there by going back through, this time with American Hammers at the top of each step.
Mosey to the concession stand to find the finest wall in all of the U. Where I first learned my Dip, Derkin, Step Up combo. My Fellow Pax, never pass up this opportunity!
Dips
Derkins
Step Ups
Mosey to the bridge with the wide-open gate. It caught me in all the feels – nostalgia, naughty B&E, astonishment, pride. Still have a tightness in the chest thinking about it (could be the angina; not sure).
Bear Crawl across it, like we used to do.
Das, Honeycomb, & FL all go to the same church. Up to this point, they’ve been literally chatting it up the whole time. I’ve been upfront the whole time, but they’re talking like they’re at Neighborhood Watch. Nothing I’m doing seems to make them breathe heavy!
I’m trying to both enjoy & hate these bear crawl moments when lead Mumblechatter Facilitator Honeycomb BC’s up to me & starts asking for the names, ages, genders, & academic affiliations of my 2.0’s. I’m gasping for air, my shoulders are smoked, my hammies are on fire, & you’re curious about my MF’in kids?!?!? I answer, but I don’t remember if I got it right. If he asks about my 38-year-old daughter with twins next week, I probably should correct him.
The MF’in Thang
Grab a heavy running rock.
We started in the middle of the 1st parking row. Do 20 military presses. Then a la Serpentine of Doom, run with the rock to the middle of the next row for 20 more military presses. Continue until we get to the back of the parking lot. The last 2 rows I was saying plenty of words that began with MF. And still, DasFruitComb keep chattin’ it up!
Go back from whence we came, this time, 20 upright rows at each end.
Return your rocks EXACTLY where you found them. WHS tags, catalogs, & fingerprints every rock here in the largest rock pile of Union County (probably the world).
Grab some wall for air presses & pushes.
Mosey back to the bridge where we Crawl Bear it. As if we were never there. Major props to The Boot for being determined to CB the whole bridge!
Tried to take a short cut through the tennis court gates, but they were still locked. Did some fence squats just to emulate some prison time if the AD catches us here in the daylight.
Mosey to the wall for some In & Outs.
Mosey to the 1st tree to Close the Gates on the way back.
Jump Squats at the gate
Mosey to Deal Rd. for Imperial Walkers
Mosey to MS entrance for SSH
Empty the tank back to COT. That was all this Majorly Fast Das needed to release his hounds. Poor thing had been chained up all morning in the back. Now he got to channel his inner chicken run.
Announcements
There’s this cool calendar being created on the side. You should totally check it out: https://teamup.com/ks5u7ww6neyn6uw1g7
It lists ALL the events going on in the 3-5 contiguous regions that are NOT regular workouts. That’s where you can find more info about the following announcements:
Moleskine
Thanks to fellow intra-region Site Q Das Boot for participating today as if he was co-Site Q with me! Seeing what he did in the 1st 5 minutes of the workout told me that I could push the workout as hard as I could knowing he would take care of everything else. Thank you, brother.
Honeycomb’s chatty happiness throughout the workout just got my goat. Before I even took us out, I whipped out my calendar and found the next Saturday he could Q. That’s this Saturday, 10/24. I’m half excited, half scared of what this Mumble & Fit Paxer will do. Clearly more than what I did.
Big ups to Sledge. Making the commitment (not THAT one) to get back on the running train as he continues to heal. So proud of how this man continues to push! I wish I knew more about what makes him tick. But unless he becomes the 6th man somewhere, I’m afraid I’ll never know about this MASH Former Pax.
First time meeting up with Fruit Loop. It became just the two of us at coffeeteria afterward. Normally that would be a source of Massive Fear, I’ve gotten better, but thanks to my Shield Lock, with being willing to go as deep as someone wants to go in 1:1 conversations. It was a great time! Even had a walk by with Showgirl.
After over 5 years, I’m still getting opportunities to grow so I see less MF’ers and More Friends.
**Potential exception: when Nantan posts & there are more than 5 Pax & he talks about it beforehand. Otherwise, you’re good.
A mid week audible had Geraldo asking me to Q Rock Zero. I was do. The last time I Q’ed the site was still a zoom workout. A little smack talk from Benny on Friday didn’t really change the plan. It was going to be awful either way. But it was good to hook Benny into a Rock Zero post and back-to-back bootcamp days for him.
12 men posted up for the 7am launch. A disclaimer was provided although BLC missed most of it as he had to find a bush on campus to take a leak.
Mosey over to see if we can possibly find some open parking lot big enough for COP.
COP – SSH, Lunges, Merkins, Mountain Climbers, Plank Jacks, & Wide Arm Merkins.
Run over to rock pile. Grab something respectable, but not to big. we will be moving with it.
Knock out some curls at the rock pile.
Head towards the top of 5 Knolls with stops for triceps and overhead presses.
Leave rocks at top of 5 Knolls and head to the bottom. At bottom due 5 Burpees, 5 Romanian Dead Lifts each leg. Run to top, do 5 Thrusters with rock and 5 Bent Over Rows with rock. Back to bottom and repeat with sets of 10, 15, 20, and 25.
Mary while we wait on the six. Head back to launch with some Mary stops and a Rifle carry down the block. Drop off rocks and make it back to launch for 2 minutes of LBC, Freddy Mercury, and Dolly.
Done.
Moleskine:
Big League Chew took full advantage off that pre-game piss (and the smallest rock of the group) and was crushing the 5 Knolls circuit. Mermaid previously mentioned he had to bail early to make it back home as his M was heading out. I didn’t realize early was 7:30. I think that the time quickly got earlier as soon as he did 2 rounds and then he had to leave.
Snoopy was the horse that pulled up lame after round 2 – hope you are healing up.
I feel like there should be more to write but it’s been far to long since the workout so let’s just get this thing posted.
-Alf
Thank you gentlemen for letting me to come back after weeks at Mash to lead you.
Warm-up
The Thang
The Moleskin
We had a nice crisp morning that soon gave way to everyone being warmed up. The PAX who show up at Commitment are never shy to give feedback and that is helpful, doesn’t mean as a Q we will listen :), but it’s good to hear input.
Thanks gentlemen for helping me provide some challenges today.
Announcements
Blood drive today at the American Legion.