No SF planted as co-site Q Flipper was off in Cancun taking selfies of his pedicure and umbrella drink. Several cars in the lot before YHC arrived…belonging to the misguided souls, I mean intrepid runners, who took on the Smoky Mountain Relay. The RockZero pax mustered, and after a fairly thorough disclaimer by YHC’s standards, we launched for another Saturday morning assault on Area 51’s best AO.
The Thang & Ye Olde Moleskine:
3 pax/2.0 combinations, including Backdraft’s 2.0 FNG Stick. Hard to think of Nemo as a 2.0, but he is only 16. Of course, Dear Abby is plenty young enough for Chelms to be his dad…or is Chelms old enough to be his dad? Anyway, I’m losing focus here. Below is what we did, or something akin to it.
Jog to one of the lots near the gym building for COP:
IW x 20 IC
Slow Squat x 20 IC
H-R Merkin x 20 IC
Slow Flutter x 20 IC
CDD x 20 IC
Jog to picnic tables near volleyball pits for
10 Jump Up’s & 10 Derkins
15 Jump Up’s & 15 Derkins
20 Jump Up’s & 20 Derkins
Jog to playground for 3 cycles of:
Donkey Kick x 15 (feet on swings)
Jump Squat x 15
Jog to rocks near the ballfield. Partner up and grab a rock.
Mosey to adjacent lot for the following:
P1 Overhead Press. P2 runs to light pole & back. Flapjack.
P1 Tricep Extension, P2 runs. Flapjack.
P1 Thrusters, P2 runs. Flapjack.
P1 Bicep curls, P2 runs. Flapjack.
Mosey to grass between road & ball field for following with rock:
American Hammer x 13 IC
Louganis x 13 IC
Squat hold for 1 minute? with rock.
Jog to the semi-circle wall with astroturf (prescription turf?) in front of gym.
Walk wall with feet on wall 1/2 way. Bearcrawl down.
Walk wall other direction 1/2 way. Bearcrawl down
People’s chair with overhead press x 25 IC
Jog back to launch lot for some Mary including:
Freddie Mercury x 13 IC
Makthar N’djiaye x 13 IC
Protractor with each pax calling out degree.
Hand off from YHC to Gummy for final 15 minutes.
Apparently, Gummy called Triple Nickel on Northface for the remaining time. Not sure what exercises he called at top/bottom of the aforementioned monstrosity.
COT & Announcements?
Flipper asked YHC to Q and then headed to Cancun…co site-Q Boerewors was also nowhere to be found…appreciate the support! Former Site Q’s are personae non grata apparently.
Chelms, fresh off a week in the Florida Keys, stumbled in this morning. Dear Abby, who’s finally getting some sleep since his 2.1 is now sleeping through the night, posted as well. Good to see you back in the gloom brother.
Also had not seen La-Z-Boy, Cottonmouth or Busch in the gloom in a long time. Good to see you gentlemen. Busch even Re-EH’d Backdraft, or was it FNG Stick that pried him from the iron claws of the fartsack. Backdraft, ever the surly sort, stated on a few occasions after YHC called an exercise – “This is why I quit F3”. Welcome back friend…many happy returns. Guessing your 2.0 plays lacrosse, thus the name?
Gummy was kind enough to Q the last 15 minutes as YHC had to bail at 7:45….had a golf round to play….even won some money! Appreciate my co-Q showing up even after a late night at the USNWC with the M.
Teddy, Tiny Dancer & Jet Fuel were getting after it out there….triumvirat of silent assassins.
Nemo was flying around out there as was Dear Abby…and Busch as well….though he also made sure Busch Ice was on form….paying attention Chelms?
Our WD Marlin looking strong as usual.
Not sure what happened after YHC left, but the twitter remarks about the Triple Nickel lead me to believe there was much weeping and gnashing of teeth…and Backdraft probably quit F3….again.
Always a privilege to Q men. God’s continued grace to all of you.
11 eager pax reported for their #F3TheBigHouse assignment (aka downpainment) at 0530. After a fully inadequate disclaimer from YHC, we launched into the Pineville gloom in the shadows of the long arm of the western Mecklenburg law.
The Thang & Ye Olde Moleskine:
We ran up to 51 and circled back all the way to the far end of the property near the ballfields for COP. No idea how what our mileage was as I never track it even with the Garmin watch I have. Cobains Dumpster Fire.
Co Site-Q Cheddar asked that I pay close attention to form, and darned if Soft Pretzel didn’t oblige by giving a mini clinic on the Hand Release Merkin, complete with demonstration of form and proper cadence. T-claps.
Anyway, after referring to Private Benjamin as General (apparently Indian Land gives out the overly flowery nicknames — in Area 51 & SOB you have to earn promotion), we continued with COP.
Not at all sure this is what we did, but I think we did:
H-R Merkin x 15 IC
IW x 15 IC
Slow squat x 15 IC
Freddie Mercury x 15 IC
CDD x 15 IC
Jog over to the pitch for some Jacob’s Ladder – Burpees & Jump Squats.
Jog back over to area between the ball fields for the following:
Jump Up x 10, Derkin x 10
Quick tutorial on proper Jump Up form (Champagne would have cried tears of joy)
Jump Up x 15, Derkin x 15
Jump Up x 10, Derkin x 10
Mosey to back wall of dugout for some People’s Chair
Overhead press x 20 IC while in the chair
BTWs – walk ’em up and back x 3
More People’s Chair a la Frankenstein
BTWs – walk ’em up & back x 2
Jog back to COP lot and partner up.
P1 runs loop, P2 H-R Merkins. Flapjack.
We also did wide-arms, LBC’s, American Hammers and one other I can’t remember. Tagalong and Pretzel were kind enough to let the Q join their group and SP was even kinder to wait on me on all but the last loop….he dusted me at the end of that….lest I think too highly of myself. Both of them were getting after it this morning, out front on the Jacob’s Ladder as well.
After the loops, we lined up for an Indian Run (you ok with me calling it that Cheddar?) back to the launch lot.
We continued on past the lot to the lawn in front of the Big House for some Mary. Again, not exactly sure what we did, but something akin to:
Slow Flutter x 13 IC
Makhthar N’Dijaye x 13 IC
6-count burpee x 13 IC
Protractor with all the pax calling out random degrees, except for our LIFO WD Snowflake who called out 13 degrees…..and all was right with the world.
Done.
COT with a great takeout by our aforementioned WD.
Great work by all the pax. Can definitely tell Tool Bag is getting stronger…that’s what happens when you keep posting in the gloom brother! T-claps.
And No-Show with his 2nd showing in 4 days (was also at Centurion Friday). Strong! Did you post Saturday, too?!!
Outback and Pulp Fiction were grinding as they always do. Almost as if you guys could be brothers – I mean the land of the Kiwi’s and the Electric City….what????
Hope I did the boys in blue proud….or something like that. And by the way, nice to see Dumpster Fire and Cheddar at The Big House – my 3rd or 4th post and the first time I’ve seen either of them there.
18 pax mustered for a Good Friday downpainment at Centurion. No SF as our fearless, and oft-absent site Q’s were true to form…really that’s just Udder not Margo. Anyhoo, quick disclaimer to the veteran pax, and off we went for what would prove to be an old-school bootcamp workout.
CENTURION –
Did You Know?
In ancient Rome, a century was approximately equal to a company in the U.S. Army, and a centurion was roughly equivalent to a captain. Centurions play a role in the New Testament; Jesus performs a miracle for a centurion in Capernaum, centurions are present at the crucifixion, and in later years the apostle Paul is arrested by centurions. According to a writer of the time, centurions were chosen for their size and strength, their abilities at swordplay and at throwing spears, and the quality of their discipline, which was partly shown by how well their soldiers kept their own armor polished.
Matthew 27:54 “The Roman centurion and the other soldiers at the crucifixion were terrified by the earthquake and all that had happened. They said, “This man truly was the Son of God!”
The Thang & Ye Olde Moleskine (in no particular order):
Run towards Tartarus, hang a right and run 1/2 way around football stadium to the original Centurion launch lot for COP (This is the lot where Checkpoint and Voodoo were held up at gunpoint many months ago; not sure Voodoo’s been back since and Checkpoint was LIFO this morning, complaining that YHC launched early. Coming from a father of a USNA Midshipmen, Checkpoint should know that one minute early is actually late).
COP:
Slow Squat x 20 IC
IW x 20 IC
H-R Merkin x 20 IC
Flutter x 20 IC
Run to the natatorium lot (we need to name this lot, btw) & partner up for the following:
P1 CDD’s while P2 bearcrawls down the lot. Flapjack.
P1 alternating plank/elbow plank while P2 lunge walks up the lot and runs back. Flapjack.
P1 Freddy Mercury while P2 burpee broad jumps up the lot and backward runs back. Flapjack.
P1 Squat hold while P2 bunny hops up and runs back down. Flapjack.
Some crazy fast bear crawlers out there this morning. Some questionable lunge walk form and Semi-Gloss refusniking various exercises.
Off we go. Run back to Tartarus, lower level (no ramp work today – bit of a curve ball, but no one expressed disappointment).
At the wall on far end – Walter N’Dijaye’s x 13 IC. AYG run 1/2 way down the deck. 13 Burpees OYO. AYG run back to wall. People’s Chair w/overhead press x 25 IC.
Repeat the Walter N’dijaye’s, AYG run, Burpees,and AYG run back x2. Did some more People’s Chair as well. Some questionable form on the burpees but YHC would attempt to address that later.
Off we go again. Run to the practice football field and partner up with same partner from earlier for the following:
Prairie Fire Mary x 13R, 13C, 13L. Flapjack.
Partner DeMerkins. P1 with feet on P2’s back does Derkins while P2 does Merkins. This is an exercise where size, which is to say heft, clearly matters. YHC partnered with Marlin….not a great choice for this exercise for YHC. No offense to my partner, respect due for sure. We did 8 of those then flapjacked.
We then circled up for some Mary:
American Hammer x 13 IC
Protractor (each of the 18 pax called at random degrees including a -13 from the elderly Chelms – what?)
6-count burpee x 13 IC
LBC x 13 IC
CCV x13 IC R & x13 IC L. Appreciate the fact that Tagalong confirmed the name of the exercise – Cumberland County Viaduct.
Run back to launch lot.
COT
Various observations:
Rachel, Bout Time & Nemo were flying on the AYG’s & burpees.
Paper Jam’s lunge walk form is suspect as is Strawberry’s burpee form.
Tagalong is turning into a beast in the gloom.
Semi-Gloss Q’s his own workout, so to speak.
Good to see No Show back out in the gloom after a couple years, apparently?
And glad Mr. Brady is on the mend.
Thanks to PJ for the powerful takeout.
Announcements: – COTS (Church On The Street) – first Sunday of every month – great way to serve the “least of these” (homeless) in Charlotte with a warm breakfast – great for M’s and 2.0’s, too. See Strawberry for details.
Lots of cars in the Kevlar launch lot when YHC arrived…rumors of a convergence-like pre-run started circulating…..but not the case. Only the Garlock-less SG did a pre-run.
Then what to YHC’s wondering eyes should appear? It’s Faultline with the dear old shovel flag – outstanding!
So he planted the SF, and 14 pax set out for a work week ending assault on Kevlar…..Floor Slapper came in late and joined us a few minutes into COP.
The Thang & Ye Olde Moleskine combined:
Here’s what the pax did…or something akin to it:
Run to the new lacrosse field for COP. Great work Orange Whip & Faultline….Bulldog & Horsehead could never have pulled that off.
IW x 20 IC (of course)
NO SSH’s – EVER! (Gummy duly noted YHC’s omission of this pointless exercise)
Squat x 20 IC….as an aside — almost none of the pax counted cadence, occasionally Bulldog would but he apparently struggles with American numerics
H-R Merkin x 20 IC
Makthar N’djiaye x 15 IC
6-count burpee x 20 IC
Partner up for some grinder work:
P1 does jump squats while P2 runs width of field & back – 3x
P1 does flutters while P2 runs – 3x
P1 does CDD’s while P2 runs – 3x
Mosey to the bleachers for 3 sets of: 10 Jump Up’s & 10 Dips
Back to middle of field for some Mary & plankwork.
Don’t really remember what we did as YHC was already ad libbing the Weinke (that actually started shortly after the disclaimer)
Freddy Mercury x 20 IC
American Hammer (or English Mallet as Horsehead referred to it…directed at Bulldog obviously) x 13 IC
Elbow plank w/alt. leg lift x 10 IC
Ok, actually we did the Mary stuff prior to the jump ups/dips, but I’m too lazy to cut & paste.
Run over to the church lot next to the hill for:
Jacob’s Ladder – H-R merkins at bottom & jumping lunges at top….PSA: jumping lunges not good for someone with groinoidal issues….sweet mercy.
Run back to the pitted/rutted field next to the launch lot for some tire work. We carried the tires the length of the field.
Overhead press x 10 then run the length of the field w/out the tire. Floor Slapper liked the “All you care to” run more than the AYG run. Orange Whip & Rhapsody didn’t show up the field too much this morning.
Fireman Ed, who was doing some weird warm-up stretch prior to launch, talks more junk than befits him, but I love it.
During one of the plank sessions, YHC made mention of no “honeymooners”, to which Cottontail said: “I’m still on my honeymoon!” #classic and #true
Back to the The Thang – we finished with some Mary perhaps including slow flutters & more 6-count burpees. We did 13 of each…of course. We then finished with a one-minute plank….and Gummy short-called the minute but I was hurting, thus, thankful for his Q-jack.
Welcome to Mile High, who was named such earlier this week due to being on a flight with Orange Whip recently. What the Heck? Yikes. Anyway, T-claps to Mile High for posting 3 times in his FNG week.
Semi-Gloss, after counseling YHC to hurry up with announcements and any hint of 2nd F during COT, took us out in prayer….something about laughing and embarking.
Hope you fellas got your money’s worth. If not, Faultline will refund you next week. Truly, I’m always thankful to Q the pax. It is, in fact, a privilege and I’m grateful for this brotherhood and the encouragement.
We need this community of men brothers. Isolated and unknown is not a good place to be.
“Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another: “What! You too? I thought I was the only one.” – C.S. Lewis
8 pax mustered for another edition of Hydra. No SF. No Disclaimer. No Garlock lid. No problem. We launched nonetheless.
Before we launched, Fireman Ed was quite curious as to who is on Q. #twitterworks He said he had to adjust mentally before if he knows who’s Q’ing. What?
YHC, hobbled by a groinoidal injury, asked SG if he would Q the majority of the workout, which he did and I just took COP and some Mary to finish up….so here’s what we did, or something like it
The Thang:
Jog around back of school to basketball court (only non-cheese-grating pavement at Hydra) for COP
IW x 20 IC
H-R Merkin x 15 IC
Slow Squat x 20 IC
Plank w/alternating leg lift x 10 IC
Flutter x 20 IC
CDD x 10 IC
Gloss now on Q
Run to HT (0.6ish miles) for the following
Triple Nickle across parking lot – Merkins & Squats
Partner up
P1 runs to HT entrance, P2 Merkins. Flapjack. 100 merkins combined.
P1 runs to HT entrance, P2 LBC’s. Flapjack. 250 LBC’s combined.
Run back to Hydra AO
10 pullups, 20 derkins, 30 dips at playground.
1/3’ish mile lap around school back to launch lot.
Mary:
Rosalita – one-legged x 10 IC
American Hammer x 13 IC
6-count burpee x 10 IC
Done
COT
Ye Olde Moleskine:
Some random observations. Semi-Gloss (thanks for the substi-Q) led for about 33 of the 45 minutes. Apparently, the last time he Q’d Hydra was about 33-35 minutes. Problem with that was he was the only Q.
Gummy, in addition to his salty sarcasm and complaining, did a fair amount of standing around #refusenik
Purple Haze, who is getting back into the full flow of this 1st F stuff was pushing hard. Kotters to Hydra brother. And you were War Daddy. Congratulations.
Jet Fuel was his normal silent-assassin self.
Marge was WB though when I asked him his age, he wasn’t sure if he was 33 or 34. O2 deprivation? Clemson education? Had to do it….during the partner work I was in a group with 3 Clemson grads….Clemson — where the N stands for Knowledge.
Fireman Ed repeatedly stated that he’s not a runner and then tried to correct my form on merkins….don’t think so brother. He was pushing hard trying to drop some lb’s from the Tigers’ championship season.
Puddin’ Pop was his normal hospitable-self as site Q, mixing in random movie quotes #puregold and bathroom humor along with Fireman (see backblast title). He also was comparing groin injuries with YHC….no show & tell…just tell thank God.
and Semi-Gloss….same steady, unflappable approach but different workout lid. Where art thou Garlock?
Where were you Spackler, Deep Dish, Iron Horse & Queen? It’s not that cold.
Announcements:
Fireman mentioned something about a 5K benefitting colon cancer research, but he didn’t seem so sure about running it himself, nor did he seem sure there was actually a 5K taking place. Anyway, find him somewhere other than Twitter for details.
Bushwood’s got the DMZ SF safely sequestered in his garage, so we planted the VSF, after a curious-looking vehicle pulled into Carmel Road Park, popped the trunk, and deposited something or someone in aforementioned trunk and took off. Thought it might have been a delivery of contraband to Semi-Gloss, but he was a no show….
Anyway, the veteran pax of northern Area 51 and southern Metro were duly disclaimed, and off we went for another trek through the DMZ.
T-claps to our WD Jamboree for running in. #oldmanstrong
The Thang & Ye Olde Moleskine:
At some point after we launched, Aqua Fresh joined us..but we didn’t go far. Spent the whole morning in the CAC parking lot and courtyard. So 12 Monday-morning warriors did something akin to the below…
COP
IW x 20 IC – mumblechatter already starting
Slow squat x 20 IC
MC x 20 IC
Jog to wall by canopied entrance
People’s Chair while YHC explained some partner work
P1 runs one direction, P2 runs t’other; about 1/4 mile around the whole complex? Maybe a 1/3 mile? Watch I was wearing was to keep time, not distance. Pothole, Benefactor, One Eye, Hamlet were getting after it quite well.
at end of 1st lap – 10 hand-slap partner merkins
Another lap, 10 burpees at end
Jog to courtyard for….
20 Jump-ups; YHC explained how to do them…yes – there’s a right way to do them…poked the bear by questioning the Metro pax’ form…..Egypt and Orlando took the bait
High Slow Flutter x 20 IC. Most of the pax wanted to stop after 10. But NO! It’s supposed to hurt, and that one does if done correctly. You’re welcome.
American Hammer x 15 IC. Site Q One-Eye modified, unbeknownst to YHC but Hamlet was questioned to which he said modification was necessary. Someone called them Make American Hammers Great Again.
Realized I’m getting the order wrong here, but who cares.
Jog back around complex and to bottom of sneaky-sloped lot.
Broad jump 75-80 yards. Mosey back down. Benefactor killing it…making his Mustang brethren proud.
Bearcrawl back up the lot. Mosey back down.
Backwards run up the lot. Had to call this so to give myself a chance to keep up with Benefactor. One Eye kept up, too. #wheelhouse #alwaysacompetition
Jog back to the wall for some more People’s Chair with overhead presses.
Wall-thar N’Djaiye x 15 IC. This necessitated demonstration. Thanks to Snowflake for introducing this to the Centurion pax Friday…courtesy of the UC. #goodsouthernflavor The pax struggled on the first set, but got the hang of it…and it hurt the shoulders….as it was intended.
I think we did another lap around the complex and back down to the bottom of the lot for something like….
Backwards bear crawl 40 yards, backwards run the rest. Mosey back down
Inchworm merkins the entire 80 yards. This hurt…I don’t care who you are. Benefactor out front again…form was good. Egypt’s merkin form…not so much.
Can’t remember what else we did in the CAC lot, but I’m sure it was tough….
We then jogged back to the launch lot. Glad the sketchy car hadn’t returned…that was weird.
6 MoM
Dolly x 13 IC Orlando questioned the #…YHC’s favorite #
Protractor
Elbow plank w/10 alternating leg lifts IC The pax with iffy backs questioned YHC’s assertion that it’s good for the back…true story on good authority. You’re welcome. Partner carries are not so good for the back. Why the heck did we ever do those?….just stupid. Hope no one Q’s that non-sense anymore.
We finished with SSH x 13 IC…because everyone loves the SSH…..not really. It’s not a good exercise frankly, and is a surefire way to increase the likelihood of plantar issues… but it’s a staple.
Done.
COT
Steinbrenner took us out in prayer.
Announcements:
3rd F group #F3Substrata meets tomorrow night at Rusty Onion – Carmel Commons. Currently in a book entitled “How God Makes Men” by Patrick Morley. We’d love to have you guys join us. #ISI
AND NOW FOR THE MOST IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT:
PLEASE PRAY FOR LITTLE W & MCGEE WHO LOST THEIR WIFE AND MOM, RESPECTIVELY. M LITTLE W (RUTH CUTHBERTSON SAMUELSON) SUCCUMBED TO CANCER AT ABOUT 6AM THIS MORNING, BUT SHE IS NOW WITH HER SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST. SO WHILE THE PAIN IS DEEP FOR THE FAMILY & FRIENDS LEFT BEHIND, THE PEACE AND HOPE IS THAT SHE HAD SOMETHING THAT COULD NOT BE TAKEN FROM HER, OR ANYONE ELSE FOR THAT MATTER WHO KNOWS CHRIST AS SAVIOR….NAMELY ETERNAL LIFE WITH GOD THE FATHER AND CHRIST THE SON. THE WORDS OF CHRIST WRITTEN AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 14TH CHAPTER OF JOHN CAPTURE WHAT IT MEANS TO HAVE A FAITH AND ASSURANCE THAT YOU AND THOSE YOU LOVE CAN BE SURE OF WHERE YOU’RE GOING WHEN LIFE ON EARTH ENDS:
““Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. 2 In my Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also. 4 And you know the way to where I am going.” 5 Thomas said to him, “Lord, we do not know where you are going. How can we know the way?” 6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”
Margo unfurled a crisp, new shovel flag…albeit wrinkled from being jammed in the back of his truck, and planted it firmly in the Centurion soil. The pax was ready to go, but not before a mediocre disclaimer from YHC, and not before Mermaid went through a series of questions with our 18-year old FNG, now affectionately known as Clubber, to make sure he was well advised by Drago who EH’d him.
So with only a bit more ado, the Centurion pax launched into the far southwestern Area51 gloom for the first time in 2017.
The Thang:
Here’s what we did, or close to it. A good Q(B) rarely goes fully by the Weinke as audibles are nearly always needed.
Jog 3/4 away around football field to lot at end where we used to launch and where Voodoo and Checkpoint were held up at gunpoint many months ago. #thatwasnotinthedisclaimer
COP:
IW x 20 IC
Slow squat x 20 IC
MC x 20 IC
Slow flutter x 20 IC
Jog to parking deck. What do we call that thing? Cerberus? Frankly, the Roman mythological name would be more apropos than the Greek. Anyway…moving on.
Burpee broad jump 1/2 way up the 1st ramp to the exposed white PVC pipe. Lunge walk the rest of ramp. Plankorama.
Rinse and repeat on 2nd and 3rd ramps….including the JLo which was new to several of the pax. You can thank me later. Call that exercise in your next (or first – you know who you are) Q. Bulldog of southeastern Area51 (by way of Old England) is obsessed with the JLo…and the Bangles.
Where was I?
4th ramp – backwards run. Plankorama
5th ramp – AYG sprint – Rachel, Drago & Ickey out front. Clearly Ickey’s wheelhouse – merkins, squats, flutters, dry docks…..not so much.
Down the stairs.
A bit more plankorama, and then jog back to launch lot.
Mosey over to YHC’s vehicle and retrieve several plates for some hairburner grinders. Don’t thank me; thank Tiger Rag for providing the toys.
Hairburner grinders down/back in groups of 3 with H-R merkins, Jump Squats, CDD’s, Freddy Mercury’s, 1-legged squats, LBC’s and burpees while your partner burned hair.
Circle up for some additional Mary.
American Hammer x 10 IC
Dolly x 13 IC
SSH x 33 IC
Ye Olde Moleskine:
Good crew at Centurion on the eve of Snowmageddon…maybe I’ll leave TR’s plates in the trunk for traction.
Hope this was an adequate substi-Q in relief of Udder, who was DR. Chelms was also DR….which is to say fartsacking…not really. Get well soon old man.
The 2 Respects were pushing it hard, and Marconi is newly off the DL. T-claps brother. Also thanks to Marconi for taking us out in prayer.
Speaking of Respect….Pulp & Abacus are knocking on that door so hard they are bloodying their knuckles.
T-claps also to Drago (Rocky IV) for bringing out Clubber (as in Lang, as in Rocky III). Clubber, a 2016 South Meck Sabre grad along with Drago, will be heading to the USMC in the Spring. Hope you’ll join us in the gloom many times before heading to Parris Island. Thanks for your willingness to serve our great country young man.
Utah provided some comic relief unwittingly this morning during the hairburners. As one of his partners, I had a close-up view of his first run with the 2 10-lb plates. Rather than one for each hand, he stacked them instead. Dare anyone else to try that. #trickymodification
Margo, among others, was flying on the hairburners. And Rachel, after YHC suggested the pax switch plate sizes, crisscrossed 4 or 5 lanes of hairburner traffic, and lived to tell about it.
Enough of my rambling. You fellas have bread and milk to buy, and beverages to consume in preparation for Snowmageddon ’17.
Thankful for all you guys in the pax. Let’s be purposeful about sharpening one another this year. There’s no neutral in life. You’re either moving forward or backward. Forward men. Forward.
Announcements:
Joe Davis postponed and moved to next Saturday, 1/14…which gives all of you more time to sign-up. Come support Rock Thrill and his family, and the families of countless others.
February 22 – Margo Q’ing an opportunity for Centurion pax (and other Area 51 pax if space permits) to serve dinner at Ronald McDonald House. Keep an eye out for more info to come from him.
The shovel flag was planted by Pele. Bless you brother. Not sure why Strange Brew felt the need to include that flag with a maple leaf on it, but he did. The pax, minus Shoe, was disclaimed and we set out for an assault on AscentOlympus. May I take the liberty of suggesting a rename for the workout? Guess I just did. Perhaps a combo name a la RockZero. Anyway, here’s what we did or something like it.
The Thang:
Warm-up jog around a few of the baseball fields
COP:
IW x 15 IC
Slow squat x 15 IC
MC x 15 IC
Merkin x 10 IC
Grab your KB, find a partner and move to the track.
P1 does CDD’s while P2 does farmers carry around track. Flapjack.
P1 does LBC’s while P2 does farmers carry. Flapjack.
P1 does 1 legged-squats (aka Bulgarian something-or-other) while P2 does farmers carry. Flapjack.
Mosey to the field with KB for the following:
10 2-handed swings. AYG run 25 yards and back. 3x
Head to playground for 3 circuits of 10 pull-ups/supine pull-ups & 10 old-school sit ups with feet elevated (touching the toes).
Mosey to school building for some People’s Chair variations including 20 overhead press x 2, Frankenstein and alternating 1-legged chairs.
Mosey back to the field for:
5 Cleans R & 5 Cleans L then AYG 25 yard runs down/back. 3x
13 Upright rows then AYG 25 yd run down/back. 3x
Another run around the ball fields and back to the field.
Circle up for some Mary
Partner up again – P1 old-school sit-ups x 13 while P2 planks with hands on P1’s feet. Flapjack.
Praire Fire Mary – 7R, 7C, 7L. Flapjack.
Elbow Plank with alternating leg lifts x 10
Jog back to launch lot.
SSH x 20 IC
Done.
COT w/takeout by Pele.
Ye Olde Moleskine:
Shoe, who is a transplant from NoCoTope, was LIFO by a long shot. He blamed faulty GPS for his delay in the Southlands. Looked like he was about to drive away when the pax returned from the warmup lap, but he did a U-turn and returned. Glad you stayed and welcome to Area51 brother. Glad to have you.
Pele was thankful we returned to the launch lot for COP as he had left one of his car doors open. You’re welcome.
Great to see Moon River, fellow Illinoisan and Cubs fan. He was even donning Chicago Bears gloves. Good stuff. #LETSGO
Jet Fuel was pushing hard. He had just returned from a week of travel with hotel treadmills and dusty, discolored ferns as his only workout companions. As he rightly stated, “just not the same” as it is in the gloom with the pax.
Had not seen Goon in years. He was an EH of Thin Crust, who happily is still alive, upright and taking nourishment but has taken to full-time cycling for his downpainments. Sounds like a reverse EH opportunity to me Goon.
Sony was pushing hard, but he did utter what sounded like an excuse for not going harder on the AYG runs as he didn’t want to slip and fall on the icy turf…..come on man!
And T-claps to BLC who bypassed the supine for the real pull-ups. #oldmanstrong
Great to Q as always. Thanks to Pele for the invite. And where was Gullah? Two empty HC’s in two successive weeks? Come on man!
Keep coming out fellas, and keep pushing. That’s the only way you get stronger….and it’s supposed to hurt–that’s why you post. Aye?!
Merry Christmas to all the pax of Area51. Thankful for you guys. And thankful that God is with us. Emmanuel. Hope for all men.
“But the angel said to them, ‘Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord.'” Luke 2: 10-11
Announcements:
Joe Davis Run – 5K and 10K options. Please support this. Men & women who have lost hope need help in understanding there is hope in breaking addiction. Lots of pax are HC for this. Come run with us; there’s pax of all different abilities so you’ll find some brothers to run with. http://joedavisrun.racesonline.com/
SF’s are apparently extinct in Area 51….alas. Nevertheless, 19 hearty souls mustered for another Monday morning addition of Base Camp. After a disclaimer that was short on detail and really short on legalese, YHC led the pax immediately off campus. Full disclosure – not a fan of the most-used AO in Area 51 so we ventured away. Here’s what we did, or close to it anyway.
The Thang & Ye Olde Moleskine:
Jog 0.8 miles (according to Semi-Gloss) to Davie Park. Ran with Simba most of the way. The capable site Q, obviously questioning YHC’s choice to start with a run to Davie, asked if we were going to stop midway. What? In the middle of Rt. 51? We proceeded.
Circle up on the real grass pitch, not the artificial pitch with the carcinogenic rubber pellets, for COP.
IW x 15 IC
Slow Squat x 15 IC
H-R Merkin x 10 IC
Jog to parking lot.
Partner up.
P1 runs to gate and back while P2 does jump squats. Flapjack.
P1 runs to gate and back while P2 does LBC’s. Flapjack.
P1 runs while P2 does CDD’s. Flapjack. Semi didn’t do the CDD’s, rather, he looked like he was going to spill merlot; but he was running hard, so….
Mosey to the playground for a couple circuits of:
10 Donkey Kicks, 10 step-ups (each leg), 10 Derkins
Some of the pax wanted to do LBC’s (again) but YHC prefers plank-o-rama. LBC’s are the lazy man’s active recovery, right Spackler?
We then jogged back to the pitch for 6 MoM:
Flutter x 13 or 15? IC
Rosalita x 13 IC
Makthar N’diaye x 10 IC
Cumberland County Viaduct x 10R & 10L IC
6-count burpee x 10 IC
Jog back to Base Camp AO.
So more Mary waiting on the six…think it was Freddy Mercury.
Squat hold, aka Al Gore, with overhead press x 20 IC
SSH x 25 IC
Buses started arriving, so we moved to the sidewalk.
Merkin x 13 IC.
Done.
COT
Good work this morning by the pax. Perhaps the first freezing downpainment of the fall/winter? At any rate, always a good crew at Base Camp. The pax struggled with a nickname for our FNG Brad H.; but YHC came up with what hopefully is a solid choice with Candy Striper. Great to see some faces I’d not seen in a while and some pax I’d never posted with like Jailbreak, Constanza, Man Bun (great nickname by the way….sort of), and Gaffer. Good work by my partner Gaffer out there. He’s new to F3 (couple weeks); it gets easier but should never be easy…unless you’re named Spackler. Thanks to Simba for tapping YHC to Q, and for the takeout prayer.
Much for which to be thankful men. Let’s not limit our gratitude to one time of year. Grace can be defined as getting a gift that you don’t deserve, and I know I speak for all the pax in saying all of us have been given gifts we don’t deserve. It’s not about earning it fellas, it’s about giving thanks for that which you could not possibly earn. Aye?!
Puddin’ Pop called in sick, so there was no SF. Nonetheless, after a quick disclaimer – the pax headed out for another Thursday assault on the 3-headed monster.
The Thang:
Jog over to church lot across Rea Road for COP.
IW x 20 IC
Rockhopper x 13 IC
Slow Squat x 20 IC
H-R Merkin x 20 IC
Partner up and grab a rock from the creekbed.
Catch me if you can. P1 with rock overhead double-timing/jogging while P2 does 5 burpees. Repeat for 2 laps around the church.
Mosey over to OPE campus.
20 Jump-Up’s with squat
15 Jump-Up’s with squat
10 Jump-Up’s with squat
Elbow plank with alternating leg lift x 10 IC
Jog to school building
People’s Chair w/Overhead press x 25 IC
Partner back up.
P1 runs to concession area for 10 Incline Merkins & 10 Derkins while P2 does 5 pull-ups and LBCs. Flapjack. 3 circuits.
Mosey to field for 6 MoM
Slow Flutter x 13 IC
Makthar Ndiaye x 13 IC
Freddy Mercury x 13 IC
6-count burpee x 13 IC
Protractor
SSH x 45 IC
Done.
COT
Ye Olde Moleskine:
Good to see Bananas post north of Rt. 51 again for first time since moving to the UC/Land of the Waxhaws.
T-claps to Jamboree & Cheese Curd for running into Hydra. Curd is EH’ing something fierce for the Smoky Mountain relay…pretty sure Jamboree was an HC for that.
Some quiet assassins out there this morning – Marge & Jet Fuel to name a couple.
Speaking of assassination – what in the world was going on with Buttermaker’s GI tract?? Mercy! At one point during the Inclines/Derkins circuit, I thought we might have to call the medic or veterinarian. Unbelieveable. No way he made it home without filling his drawers.
By the way, beware the “Q Trap”. Never ask a site Q who’s Q’ing the next day if you’re not prepared to Q. 2nd time YHC has made that mistake. #slowlearner And Puddin’ didn’t even have the courtesy to post…something about the sniffles or hangnail or something.
Speaking of Hydra, thusly named due to the original Tri-Q’s of Donkey Kong, 49’er & Bugeater. When’s the reunion? DK just can’t call 200 burpees….that’s just stupid. In the immortal words of Long Distance: “Not doing it!”
By the way, pretty sure we saw Chico, Gummy and Bounce speed-walking down Rea Road. What the heck guys?
Anyway, great crew and fellowship at Hydra as always. Glad Good Hands & Puddin’ told me, I mean asked, I’m Q’ing.
Announcements:
Christmas Party – December 2nd – sign-up or Bean will bring the after-party to your house.
Joe Davis Run – January 7th – sign-up because hope is arguably the greatest gift to anyone, especially those battling addiction.
Bulldogs Matter – get in touch with Chelms to help positively impact young men at AG Middle who need encouragement, positive examples, and HOPE. Lots of opportunities and proximally close to those of you in northern Area 51.