18 men joined YHC for a birthday celebration. Having toyed with various ideas for excitement, we ended up going with a basic pain cocktail which seemed to do the trick.
The Thang:
Mosey to parking lot for warm up: plank for disclaimer, 25 side straddle hop, 10+10+10+10+10 merkins. Was gonna just do 40 but couldn’t resist an extra 10.
Mosey to wall at Firebirds
Plankerama. 15 slow durkins, 15 slow dips, run around parking lot. Plankerama then 15 slow durkins, 15 slow dips, run around parking lot. Plankerama then 15 varying speed durkins, 15 varying speed dips, plankerama.
Mosey to bottom of hill by ATM machine. Plankerama then 10 6-count burpees in cadence. Sprint to top of hill. Mary with feet 6 inches off ground then 20 flutter. Run to bottom of hill. Plankerama then 10 6-count burpees in cadence. Sprint to top of hill. Mary with feet 6 inches off ground then 20 dolly. Run to bottom of hill. Plankerama then 10 6-count burpees in cadence. Sprint to top of hill. Mary with feet 6 inches off ground then 20 Rosalita.
Mosey to top of Murderhorn. Plankerama then run to bottom and back up to top. Plankerama again then back to parking lot.
Mary with feet 6 inches off ground then bicycle let by Puppy Love. 10 regular speed, 10 slow speed, 5 fast speed. No one does it like P-Lo.
Finish up with 40 celebratory merkins.
Moleskin
– Welcome to FNG Holy Hitman. Heck of a workout to start out on. Hope you come back brother.
– Thanks all for the opportunity to lead and for all the great things that F3 brings to us. I’m grateful to be part of it.
After a slight Q mix-up, Soft Pretzel and Haggis decided to split the workout and leave the Pax wanting more. The result was a Fast Twitch-esque running / bootcamp beat down, at slightly higher intensity of course.
The Thang:
Pretzel lead: jog out to parking lot for warm up. 25 SSH, 25 Imperial Walker, 15 merkins, 20 mountain climber.
Jog to lake wall for 15 durkins, 15 dips. Jog around lake to next wall for 15 squats, 15 step ups.
Continue around lake to next wall for 15 durkins, 15 dips. Jog around lake to next wall for 15 squats, 15 step ups.
Plank up in the grass then hit it with Jack Webbs up the ladder to 5 and back down again.
Run around the lake and plank up.
Over to Haggis: 20 merkins. Then jog to bottom of Dunreggan Brae Hill.
Plank time then 15 merkins, hold plank, 5 merkins. Sprint to top of hill.
Plank time then 15 merkins, hold plank, 5 merkins. Swift jog to bottom of hill.
Plank time then 15 merkins, hold plank, 5 merkins. Sprint to top of hill.
Plank time then 10 merkins, hold plank, 5 merkins. Recovery time with 20 flutter. Swift jog to bottom of hill.
Plank time then 15 merkins, hold plank, 5 merkins. Sprint to top of hill.
Plank time then 15 merkins, hold plank, 5 merkins. Brisk jog to bottom of hill.
Plank time then 15 merkins, hold plank, 5 merkins. Sprint to top of hill.
Plank time then 10 merkins, hold plank, 5 merkins. Recovery time with 20 dolly.
Mosey back to parking lot.
Moleskin:
– We covered 2.7 miles, and a total of 225 merkins. Not too shabby!
– Some of the plank times were lengthy, increased on one occasion by some yap from Honey Bee.
– Excellent work from all and great to see some new faces out there.
– Thanks for the chance to lead. Frehleys Comet brings the pain next week – be ready!
30 brave men took on Bagpipe and Swift this morning. It was a nice cool morning, but we all got a bit hot.
Swift – Bratwurst, Honeybee, Tootie, Madame Tussaud, Brisket, Undertaker, Abacus, Pulled Pork, Morning After, Soft Pretzel, the Mouth
The Bagpipe thang:
Jog to Wells Fargo for warm up and disclaimer:
15 merkins. Plank for disclaimer. 15 merkins. 25 Side Straddle Hops.
Mosey to pain station #1: Plankerama then 50 or so heels to the heavens.
Mosey to pain station #2 (the banks of loch ness): Plankerama then 15 durkins, 15 dips
Mosey to pain station #3 (bottom of dunreggan brae): Plankerama then 10 burpees.
Run to top of dunreggan brae for pain station #4: Plankerama then 10 merkins.
Mosey to pain station #1: Plankerama then 20 bicycle plus 10 slow bicycle.
Mosey to pain station #2 (the banks of loch ness): Plankerama then 15 durkins, 15 dips
Mosey to pain station #3 (bottom of dunreggan brae): Plankerama then 10 burpees.
Run to top of dunreggan brae for pain station #4: Plankerama then 10 merkins.
Mosey to pain station #1: Plankerama then 25 rosalita plus 5 slow rosalita.
Mosey to pain station #2 (the banks of loch ness): Plankerama then 15 durkins, 15 dips
Mosey back to parking lot with brief plankerama on the way.
Moleskin:
YHC was in a pissy mood this morning due to chigger bites and lack of sleep. Couldn’t take the early mumble chatter from Freeleys Comet / Mic Check combo so decided to punish one and all with zero breaks and lots of 6-inch plankerama. The pax seemed to appreciate this approach and the mumble chatter gradually diminished.
Great work from all the pax – everyone stuck with it, modified as necessary, and no one took any breaks. Awesome!
It was a fun one this morning guys – thanks for letting me lead. Really enjoyed it.
YHC gone for next two weeks – Chippy next week, Soft Pretzel after that. Keep ’em honest!
(Haggis posting for Brisket)
23 folks braved the humidity for a morning jaunt.
The thang:
Announcements:
26 hard men took on the Bagpipe monster this morning. Some won, some lost.
The thang:
Mosey to parking lot. Plank up for warm up and disclaimer. 25 SSH, 20 Imperial Walker, 20 Mountain Climber, Plank, 20 Merkins.
Mosey to loch ness first wall: Plankerama, 12 durkins, 12 dips, 20 jump ups or step ups.
Mosey to loch ness second wall: Plankerama, 15 durkins, 15 dips, 20 jump ups or step ups.
Mosey to bottom of Dunreggan Brae. Plankerama, then 5 burpees, run up hill for 5 burpees in the middle, run up hill for 5 burpees at the top. Run down the hill again for plankerama at the bottom.
Repeat, this time with plankerama at the top.
Mosey to parking lot. Line up for Mighty Mite merkin ladder: bear crawl a couple of parking lot spaces, 2 merkins, bear crawl, 4 merkins, bear crawl, 6 merkins…etc up to 16 merkins.
Plankerama, then line up for Long Distance selection standard merkins. 10 for the group, with LD calling repeats every time form was off. We did about 16 in total I think.
Mosey back to Wells Fargo lot for some Mary:protractor, 20 flutter, 20 dolly, 20 heels to heavens, 5 slow bicycle.
Mosey in for COT.
Moleskin:
– Chippy was noted today for his efforts to make sure all pax were accounted for. He did this by making sure that he stayed standing during plankeramas so that he could keep an eye out for everybody.
– Freeleys Comet heard to ask YHC “What … is … wrong … with … you…?”. A bit ungrateful since this workout was all based on his request not to have to run.
– Welcome back Long Distance and Philmont. Long Distance’s efforts to keep us all honest during selection standard merkins particularly appreciated.
– Brisket next week. Be ready!
Haggis posting for Mermaid. Haggis to blame for this being late – sorry!
Balmy conditions for Bagpipe/Swift. Several for pre-Swift warm-up and stretch session. Run group pulled in with a few minutes to spare prior to launch. Bootcamp group followed YHC and Swift followed Bratwurst.
Thang:
Short mosey up past bagel shop down the hill to parking lot
COP
SSH x20 (IC)
IW x20 (IC)
Mountain Climber x20 (IC)-hold plank
Merkin x15 (IC)
Squat x20 (IC)
Plank: RLH/10 merkin/LLH 10 merkin-hold plank
Plank Walk left-right x20 (IC)
10 Double-Press Burpees OYO
Mosey to pond by 2 office buildings behind hotel to middle building
Grab a piece of bench
3-Exercise Bench Set
Jump-up x15
Dip x15
Derkin x15
Plank to wait for PAX to finish
60 LBC OYOB
Bicycle x30 (IC)
Repeat Bench Set
Plank-o-rama: RLH-10 merkin/6 inches/LLH-10 merkin/6 inches
People’s Chair: Arms out/10 count
Group Laps around Pond (approx 1/3 mile) with 3 Stops (x2)
Lap 1: 20 merkin/20 jump squat/20 incline merkin
Plank at launch: RAH/RLH/LAH/LLH/6 inches
Repeat Bench Set
People’s Chair: arms above head
Lap 2: 10 Burpee OYO/MARY: Dolly x20/Protractor/Heels to Heaven x20/Squat x20
Repeat Bench Set
Plank-o-rama: RH back pocket/LH back pocket/6 inches-10 count/10 diamond merkin
Move from terrace to grass in front of pond
Jack Webb
2 merkin/8 air press
4 merkin/16 air press
6 merkin/24 air press
8 merkin/32 air press
10 merkin/40 air press
Half lap around pond to parking lot next to hotel
Lunge walk approximately 75 yards
10 Burpees OYO
Mosey to lot
MARY
Rosalita x30 (IC)—Swift group joined here
Dolly x30 (IC)
Mosey to launch lot
Moleskin
Good numbers for a Tuesday after a 3-day weekend. The PAX were roughly 15:10 boot camp: Swift. Strong work by all PAX today. Heard a little mumblechatter about the volume of merkin. Merkin count: approximately 245. Easy on the run at 1.65 miles total. YHC appreciates the opportunity to lead the strong PAX of Bagpipe. Fairly certain Haggis is enjoying Swift and would like others to take a Q so he can keep running. On the ride home Cane told YHC it was a good one, but not as hard as YHC’s other Qs. This valuable feedback is very much appreciated and the challenge is accepted. YHC took group out in BOM.
Announcements
6/14: F3 Charlotte South CSAUP Olympics – 0600-0800 South Charlotte Middle School (Death Valley)
6/14: Epic 2nd Annual School’s Out / Summer’s In Pool Party – Sat, 6/14, 6-9 pm. Bring a dish & BYOB. $10 per family. HC via Evite.
6/14: Bike Ride for AG Kids – Farside organizing bike ride with kids at AG for June 14 at Francis Beatty park. Far Side will be providing more info soon.
2nd F: Charlotte Knights – Any pax interested in stepping up to Q Charlotte Knights game uptown please reach out to Bugeater at jasonehilliard@gmail.com.
New South Charlotte School Tutoring Program – Any PAX interested helping with setting up and running a tutoring program in Area 51, can contact Champagne (Brett Briggs) at bdbriggs@gmail.com.
Area 51 Service Opportunity – Area 51 is working with Church on The Street (COTS). We have committed to assist one Sunday a month and will need 5 volunteers each time. See website for sign-up.
27 showed up for the Bagpipe / Swift combo. 4 peeled off for Swift, the rest stayed with bagpipe and got a good kicking.
The Thang
Mosey to Wells Fargo for disclaimer and warm up: Plank, 30 Side Straddle Hop, 25 Mountain Climber, 20 Imperial Walker.
Mosey to parking lot for Merkin Countdown. 10 merkins, 5 seconds plank, 9 merkins, 5 seconds plank…. 8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1. Finish with 10 merkins on your own.
Mosey to Loch Ness wall. 12 slow durkins, 12 slow dips, 15 jump ups. Jog around lake. Repeato.
Mosey to bottom of Dunreggan Brae (the hill up to the bridge over 521). 5 burpees in a 6-count cadence. Sprint to top of hill. Plank, then 20 squats. Back to bottom of hill. Repeato with 10 burpees.
Mosey back to Loch Ness. Merkin Mary Madness. 2 merkins, 20 flutter, 4 merkins, 20 dolly, 6 merkins, 20 heels to heavens, 8 merkins, 20 rosalitas, 10 merkins, 20 right side raise, 8 merkins, 20 left side raise, 6 merkins, 20 little baby crunch, 4 merkins, 10 bicycles, 2 merkins, 10 slow bicycles.
Mosey back to Vine for COT.
Moleskin
– Chipotle 1 year anniversary today. Yeah Chippy!
– Madame Tussaud maiden Q tomorrow at the Maul. Frehley was poking the bear so we will see what happens.
– Swift starts at 5:15am with a warm up run, then circles back to the Vine for a 5:30 start.
– That’s it. Great workout.
17 men gathered at the SOB hideout to train and scheme for their next attack on the Twits.
The Thang:
Mosey to parking lot for warm up: 20 Side Straddle Hop, 20 Imperial Walker, 10+9+8+7+6+5+4+3+2+1 merkins.
Mosey to Loch Ness wall: 15 slow durkins, 15 slow dips, 15 slow squats.
Mosey to the foot of Dunreggan Brae: Sprint to bridge at top of hill, 10 burpees, mosey down for flutter. Repeato with Rosalita at bottom. Repeato again with Heels to Heavens at bottom.
Mosey back to Loch Ness wall: 15 slow durkins, 15 slow dips, 15 slow squats.
Mosey to parking lot for Merkin Mary ladder: 2 merkins, 20 flutter, 4 merkins, 20 rosalita, 6 merkins, 20 dolly, 8 merkins, 20 little baby crunch, 10 merkins, 20 left side raise, 8 merkins, 20 right side raise, 6 merkins, 20 memory-has-failed-me ab exercises, 4 merkins, 10 slow bicycles, 2 merkins, 1 minute protractor with Frehleys Comet.
Return to start point for COT.
Moleskin:
(Haggis posting for Philmont)
16 men and an iPhone gathered in the gloom for yet another frigid fun fest in the Winter Without End. Sporting new smokeboots and the now-familiar not-gonna-shave-it-till-the-weight-comes-off beard, YHC readied for Q #2. The QIC-ship realization generated the first memorable quote of the morning:
“Philmont’s on Q?!? That’s really scraping the bottom of the barrel.”
So with those words of encouragement, off we went!
The Thang:
– Run down the hill to the Marriott packing lot for a little warm up. Feels good to be at the front of the pax for once.
– SSH x 30. Felt good at 25 so kept on going.
– Imperial Walker x 20ish. Now out of breath.
– Unveiling of the first iPhone app. Pushups Coach. YHC is using this app to work up to 100 Merkins. App has 6 week program of increasing number sets and reps of Merkins. Today was Week 2 Day 3. Start with 14 good form Merkins.
– Mosey on down to the lake to get out of the wind. Second memorable quote of the morning:
“Philmont is that your jester hat jingling in your pocket or are you just glad to see me?”
– Unveiling of iPhone app #2. 7Min: A 7 Minute Workout. Series of 12 exercises for 30 seconds each with 10 seconds in between (or plank if you must MM):
– Round 2. This time YHC realized he could pause the application.
– Round 3. By this point YHC did not know if he was pitching or catching. May be missing some details.
– Plank up and wait for YHC.
COT
Moleskin: This was post #125 for YHC. Fartsack, travels, weather and a nagging cold combined to slow my pace since first of the year. Thanks Haggis for voluntelling me to Q. Felt great to lead and even better to finish. Only 136 days remain until Philmonts Big Adventure. 20 pounds to make my weight goal and lose the beard. No way I would be this close without F3. Thanks.
20 big fellas did some stuff at Bagpipe
The Thang:
Mosey to parking lot for warm up: 25 SSH, 20 Imperial Walker, 12+11+10+9+8+7+6+5+4… +8 merkins (everyone wimped out)
Mosey to park with picnic tables: 10 durkins, 15 dips, run around park. Repeato.
Mosey to lake. Partner up. Reach a total of 50 burpees while partner runs around lake.
Mosey to parking lot for Mary: 20 sit ups, 20 flutter, 20 dolly, 20 heels to heavens, 20 slow bicycle.
Mosey to Loch Ness. Timed one mile lap around lake.
Moleskin:
YHC fresh off a week of flu and felt pretty ragged. Was glad when Frehleys (lack of) Commit led a rebellion during the opening merkin party.
Cheetah visiting from Denver NC stole the 1 mile run. Thought Soft Pretzel was gonna take him but didn’t quite make it.
Good workout from all. Phillmont on Q next week. Be ready!