So I decided to make my return to Thrive the day after my birthday however I did not think I would make an impromptu trip to New Jersey for a funeral. And yes Turnpike did take the New Jersey Turnpike to get their. In any case I had no plan but figured since my birthday was the 11th and I turned 31 years young that 31 would be the theme!
The Thang:
HB Mike
COP
SSH X 31
IW X 31
Let’s mosey
Round 1
31 Merkins run to the end of the parking lot and do 31 LBC’S
Round 2
Same concept this time 31 CDD and then 31 Squats
Welcome to the party Hoodie and my present was 10 Burpees OYO
Round 3
31 Merkins
31 LBC’S
Round 4
Start with 11 Burpees run to the end of the parking lot 10 Burpees come back and 10 more Burpees
Lunge walk suicides at each line perform 2 squats continue until the total number of squats equaled 31.
Time for some wall of pain
Peoples chair with air presses while each memeber of the Pax performs called exercises one at a time:
Exercise
11 Merkins
10 LBC’S
10 Squats
Lets mosey. This one is for Glass Joe and Glass Joe alone. He was to perform 31 Burpees while everyone took some laps. However, several of us joined in one the Burpees and for the others that ran once we were done they performed 15 Burpees while we took a lap.
5 MOM
31 LBC’S
31 Flutter
31 Freddy Mercury
30 Dolly
Done!
Thanks to HB for taking us out!
Welcome FNG Murma
Please keep GJ and his wife in our prayers
Keep praying for HB as well.
Chime in if I missed anything.
Always a pleasure
Turnpike
Another day that I am on Q and of course there was rain in the same day. I am better then 80% accurate when it comes to my Q and rain. Thankfully it didn’t rain during the workout because idk how many of the PAX including myself would have been ready for that.
Hairband Mile
COP:
SSH X 20
Nomad arrives just in time for some penalty burpees
5BOYO
Imperial Walker X 20
The Thang:
Partner up for some Dora with a flair. No not Ric Flair just something different thrown in to break it up.
100 Merkins
200 LBC’S
300 Squats
While P1 starts the exercises P2 runs to Carolina Courts and back. However, when you reach Carolina courts complete 1 Burpee and then run back.
Flapjack until all exercises are complete.
Next up Bear Crawl Ring of Fire:
PAX gets in a circle and bear crawls until I say stop. Once we stop the first member of the PAX completes 10 Merkins and this continues on until all the PAX have completed their 10 Merkins. Everyone planks while waiting their turn.
Time for some LT. Dans
Concept of similar to Jack Webb instead for every four lunges you complete a squat. End with 40 lunges and 10 Squats.
Wall of Fire is on the agenda next
Round 1:
Peoples Chair for the PAX
First person in line starts with 5 Merkins and 5 LBC’S while the rest of the PAX is in the people’s chair.! Continue to all memeber of the PAX have completed exercises
Repeato this time with air presses!
5 MOM
Flutter X 20
Dolly X 20
Freddy Mercury X 50
Rosalits X 20
Done!
Welcome FNG Woody
Thanks to Happy for taking us out!
Announcements:
Trash pick up instead of pre run @ Outland this Saturday.
Q School for UC PAX the 18th. Bojangels parking lot 7-8:30. Optional beatdown prior same location starting at 6:30
In typical fashion of all my Q’s it was rainy and wet this morning. Hairband was right is his comment saying that I am better at predicting the weather then the weather people are. In over 20 Q’s it has only not rained 3 times. So hey if you want it to rain just ask me to Q and more times then not I will make it rain!
Enough of weather and rain now time for the pain!
Hairband Mile
COP:
SSH X 30
IW X 30
Enough warm up time for main event
Bearmuda Triangle:
Idea is as follows:
Place 3 markers roughly 30 yards apart in shape of a triangle. Start with 1 Burpee at the first marker then bear crawl to the second marker and perform 2 Burpees, bear crawl to the third marker and perform 3 Burpees, then bear crawl back to the first marker. Rinse and repeat x3.
Let’s mosey for some station work
Round 1
Dips X 25
LBC’S X 25
Derkins X 25
Freddy Mercury X 25
Run to carolina courts and back.
Round 2
Dips X 20
LBC’S X 20
CDD X 20
Freddy Mercury X 20
Run to Carolina courts and back
Wall of Fire
Pax sits in the people chair while other members of the PAX performs called exercise
Round 1
20 LBC’S
Round 2 with arm straight out
10 Merkins
10 LBC’S
Round 3 with air presses
10 Merkins
10 LBC’S
1 MOM
Flutter X 20
Done!
Thanks to Hairband for taking us out!
Kotters to Tonawanda. Great to see you back out on the gloom with is Hope to see you out there more.
Great job today by all PAX and thank you for letting me bring new workouts to our area.
Comment below if I missed anything
With wanting to bring some new ideas into the fold at Thrive I decided to check out the workouts on the F3 website. And of course I decided to bring the rain as well!
Before we started 5 men discussed how it always seems to rain every time I am on Q. I think Glass Joe or Hairband made the comment I am better then the weather men and women when predicting when it was going to rain! With this being true they already knew it was only going to be a matter of time until they were lying in some kind of puddle.
There’s Hoodie the ultimate LIFO. Which means only one thing time to go!
Hairband Mile
COP:
SSH IC X 25
Here’s Nomad who had to fight the fartsack to make it out this morning glad he did even though a little late. 10 BOYO
Imperial Walkers IC X 25
The Thang!
Bear Crawl of Fire:
All PAX will bear crawl in a circle until I say stop. Upon stopping we will all stay planked. 1 member of the PAX will start with 10 Merkins and go around the circle until each PAX member completes 10 Merkins.
Once completed everyone on your six
25 LBC’S OYO
Rinse and Repeat X 3
The LBC’S was just so we can take in the wonderful site of rain drops!
Next up on my research was a little something called Dan Taylor’s:
Dan Taylor is a long lost cousin of Jack Webb I found out while reading through some exercises on the F3 website.
Start with 1 Squat and then 4 lunges alternating legs. Continue with the 1:4 ration up to ten.
Once completed 50 LBC’S OYO
Let’s mosey.
Time to make a stop on Route 66:
There are eleven light poles in the parking lot where we were. At each light pole Carolina Dry Docks will be performed. Start with 1 CDD at light pole 1 run to the next light pole and complete 2 CDD and so on ending with light pole 11 with 11 CDD. In all completing 66 CDD!
Hoodie with a 10 Count for us and let’s mosey!
Time to grab some Wall but not any ordinary wall it was time for a Wall of Fire!
While sitting in the people’s chair all the PAX will rotate completing 10 Merkins and 10 LBC’S. X 2
Round three was similar but this time if you weren’t completing the called exercise you were completing air presses while sitting in the people’s chair!
Let’s mosey
Partner up
This was completely put in just because again a Turnpike Q and we will not stay dry.
P1 runs to Carolina Courts and back while P2 starts with LBC’S. Each team needs to complete 250 combined LBC’S!
Glass Joe for some Flutter work while the PAX complete
2&1/2 MOM
Flutter IC X 20
Dolly IC X 20
Freddy Mercury IC X 20!
Done
It has been a while since I have been out to Thrive because of my work schedule but it was great to be back out there and I should have a schedule change to ensure I am at Thrive more frequently and start making it out to more workouts during the week as well.
Always a great time out in the rain as we discussed throughout the workout.
A lot of Forrest Gump quotes being thrown out while on the wall.
Glass Joe apparently while completing LBC’S sounds like an ultrasound thanks to Nomad for that one!
Always an Honor leading in the gloom!
Comment below if I missed anything a lot of mummblechatter this morning so not sure if I covered it all!
Time for something new to try and Thrive and I do not think I disappointed. I made sure to have a little something for everyone! Here we go!
COP:
SSH IC X 20
Imperial Walker IC X 30
Super 21 time:
Instructions:
Start with 1 Merkin and 1 LBC’S. Add 1 of each exercise each round so the last round will be 21 Merkins and 21 LBC’S.
However there would be a break in the action!
1-5 then run a lap
6-10 then run a lap
11-15 then run a lap
16-20 then run a lap
21 PAX had the option to either plank or run another lap until everyone is done!
As I am heading back from my last lap and while completing my final set of 21 Meekins and 21 LBC’S I hear Glass Joe speaking Spanish. He was leading some of the PAX in flutters, dolly, and Rosalita and decided to show us his new found ability to call exercises and cadence wn espanol!
3 MOM
Flutter IC X 20
Freddy Mercury IC X 50
Done!
Wanted to try something new that would give us a good workout. Hope I didn’t disappoint.
CT I promise I wasn’t waving at you awkwardly just trying to shake the shoulder out to ensure I could push myself despite the pain.
Good to see HB continue to increase the amount of running with his knee. Brother we all know how much you love to run and having that hurt knee bothers you that you can’t run more!!!
I wasn’t sure at first what day of the week it was when Spielberg rolled up and stepped out of his car. Good to see you out brother!
Announcements:
Mud run sign ups are going on. Think about getting a team together. It is an awesome time and will be up to doing it again this year. Feel free let me know if anyone wants in.
Thanks to Shepard for taking us out!
Brothers it’s always and honor to lead you!
Turnpike
Seven guys came out to get some mileage in before, well I know for sure 5 guys came for the pre run we had 2 Pax running during the workout! Anyway here’s the mileage done:
Double E – 13.2
Kieffer, Glass Joe, and Crab Legs – 10
JC AKA Alphabet Soup (FNG Pre Run only) Welcome brother hope to see you out in The Gloom with us more often. And Mayday – 6
Happy – 3
A lot of mileage was done and for those that stayed for the main event got a few more miles added on!
A quick conversation with Glass Joe and wait what’s this our we carrying out everyone’s favorite plates? Hairburners from Turnpike not sure you will have to wait and see!
The Thang:
Hairband Mile
COP:
SSH IC X 30
Imperial Walkers IC X 20
Let’s Mosey. Mosey we did but not far as it was time for the Tour de Hairburners:
Hairburners around the parking lot starting and ending at the island where the middle schools American Flag is.
split up into two lines and here we go:
Round 1:
1 member of each team will start the tour de Hairburners while the other team members do 5 Burpees sprint to relieve your team member and continue doing so until we get to the finish. Burpees and Hairburners always make a great combo.
Round 2:
Same concept just instead of Burpees the PAX members not pushing the plates will complete 10 Carolina Dry Docks.
Round 3:
Same concept just instead of Burpees the PAX members not pushing the plates will complete 10 Merkins. Plank when done!
Two lines were formed again and we had ourselves a little Indian Run to the stadium where the next installment of pain was to be had!
When all PAX members were at stadium instructions were given. Thanks to OBT for the plank work until all PAX arrived!
Stairway to Seven:
Start at the bottom of the bleachers with 1 Burpee, then 1 decline merkin on the first step, run to the top of the of the bleachers and complete 1 squat. Rinse and repeat adding one to each exercise ending with seven total. Plank when done
We have some time so let’s do it again. We changers up the exercises but same concept. Start at the bottom with LBC, first stair Incline Merkin, Squat at the top of the bleachers. Rinse and repeat until you complete 7 of each exercise.
Time to grab some wall! When we did everyone was to comfortable so we dropped it an inch.
Peoples Chair w/ 50 Air Presses
10 Burpees
PC w/ 75 AP
10 Burpees
Let’s just go for it all!
PC w/ 200 AP
5 Burpees was what was going to done next but there was some chatter going on that 5 wasn’t enough and that anyone could do 5. Double E and Glass Joe you are right so let’s make it 10. I could be wrong but there may have been a refusenik by Glass Joe?
Let’s mosey back to the parking lot!
Once there everyone was lined up for another round of Hairburners. Wasn’t on the agenda but I like to give the people what they want.
Hairburners halfway around the parking lot with each memeber not pushing completing 10 Squats.
4 MOM
Rosalita in espanol IC X 30
Flutter IC X 20
Dolly IC X 20!
Done!
Thanks to Glass Joe for taking us out!
Great job by all the PAX. Always nice to have Zip out there with us. Drop Thrill making an appearance as well was a nice site to see. Glad to have you out their with us brother. OBT welcome to Outland hope you enjoyed your time. Thanks for the mummblechatter regarding my hat. Yes I know the Mets were good last year and hopefully they will be Great this year. Although I do not think you agree with me.
Welcome FNG JC AKA Alphabet Soup Pre Run only. Hope to see you out in the Gloom more often to join us for the main event. If not by all means join us for the pre runs.
Announcements:
OBT reminded us about the 5 year F3 celebration going on in March. Go to the F3 website and click on the banner at the top to get info on it. Sounds like it’s going to be a great time to get out and meet your brothers of the nation.
Comment below on anything I missed!
Always an honor to lead you my brothers!
Aye
TP
Even with battling some shoulder/elbow pain I decided it was a great idea to sign up and Q at Flash this morning in order to meet some of my other Union Couny brothers! And of course in typical Turnpike fashion we saw and felt a few drops of rain. Wish it would have been more rain then it was but the PAX stayed dry and here is how it went!
Hairband Mile
COP
SSH IC X 25
Imperial Walker IC X 25
10 Burpees OYO
Let’s Mosey
Partner up for a friend of mine called Dora!
P1 runs while p2 starts the exercises!
Exercises:
100 Merkins
200 Squats
300 LBCS
All workouts were combine with the team members.
Upon completion plank it up!
Transporter and I started hand slap plank then followed Ice 9’s lead with different plank forms!
Once the PAX was done with Dora we got a 10 count from Short Circuit.
Mosey over and grab some wall! Is everyone comfortable well drop it an inche.
Peoples Chair w 50 Air Presses
10 Burpees OYO
Peoples Chair w 75 Air Presses
10 Burpees OYO
Peoples Chair w 100 Air Presses
10 Burpees OYO
Let’s Mosey
Time for some parking line suicides. A quick explanation was given and we were off!
Up two lines back one all the way to the end!
Once completed 50 Carolina Dry Docks.
All you got Sprint back to the start.
Light Pole Suicides w/ Squats
Run to the 2nd light pole back to the first 25 Squats
Run to the 3rd light pole back to the 2nd and do 50 Squats
Run to the 4th light pole back to the 3rd and do 75 Squats
Run to the 5th light pole back to the 4th and do 100 Squats
Plank when done. Again Ice 9 lead us in some plank work while the PAX finished up.
Mosey back towards the cars
5MOM:
Dolly IC X 20
Freddy Mercury IC X 20
Rosalita IC X 20
Flutter IC X 20
Done!
Thank you to Ice 9 for taking us out!
Big thanks to Transporter and Dasher for letting me come down and lead this morning. Hopefully I did not disappoint anyone this morning and it was an honor to lead for you.
A lot of good guys are down in the other half of the UC and I encourage some of the Outland, Overdrive guys and some of the Flash and Commitment guys to consider swapping once and a while and checking out other sites.
Announcements:
Sign up for the 5 year F3 Get together in March.
Thursday night 6:30 Hickory Tavern Sun Valley for some fellowship for us Union County brothers. It will be a great opportunity to get to know each other more and grow a stronger brotherhood.
Always an honor to lead!
Comment below of I missed anything!
Aye
With no idea what to do with a 30 minute Q and waking up to the message that my other half was not going to be there made for an interesting hour Q Turnpike Style and the weather could have not Ben more perfect for a Tour de Turnpike!
7:00 am hits and it’s time to mosey!
Mosey to the virtual shovel flag
COP
SSH IC X 20
IW IC X 20
Mosey to the small track and let’s lunge walk halfway around.
When we get halfway around time for stop 2 of the tour for a Turnpike special of Four Corners!
Starting at the first corner with 25 Carolina Dry Docks and then run to the next corner and add 10 CDD and continue that patern until you reach the fourth corner which would equal 55 CDD. Not only was this a favorite of the PAX this morning but my shoulder in which I have been experiencing a lot of discomfort on the past few weeks really enjoyed it!
Mosey to the practice field.
Butt kickers to the dip bars and then 25 LBC’S OYO
Karaoke left to the tower and then 50 LBC’S OYO
Karaoke Right to the dummies and the. 75 LBC’S OYO
Run (carefully I may add) to the start and then 100 LBC’S OYO.
Let’s mosey to the road behind the practice field for the next stop on our tour. But wait first let’s do 15 of the best and worse idea Burpees OYO that we have ever done! Once complete we got to our next stop which was the field across the road. This stop was simple let’s just run to the top of the hill there. Once on top of the hill we ran halfway around the parking circle.
We then lined up for a three man Indian run to the next stop of our tour towards the wall next to the school.
Grab some wall and drop an inch to get comfortable!
Peoples Chair W/25 Air Presses
15 Squats OYO
Peoples Chair W/ 50 Air Presses
30 Squats OYO
PC W/ 75 AP
45 Squats OYO
PC W/ 100 AP
60 Squats OYO
Mosey to the buses!
Bear Crawl cheese weave through the first five buses then run the rest! A lot of fun slipping and sliding on these.
Mosey Back to the wall and grab a block for some safe station work
25 Step Ups
25 Dips
25 Decline Merkins
Let’s mosey to the hill by the parking lot for some 7’s!
1 Merkin on the bottom
6 Squats on top
Continue until you reach 6 Merkins on bottom and 1 Squat on top!
Mosey to entrance of the school for 3 MOM:
Flutter IC X 20
Rosalita IC X 20
Freddy Mercury IC X 20
Done!
Thanks to Glass Joe for taking us out!
Hope I didn’t disappoint in our tour this morning! There was a lot of great bad ideas out there this morning just glad you joined me in the fun.
Turnpike
Glass Joe just so you know the bear didn’t need to be poked this time! Running was on the agenda and we sure accomplished some running today!
5 Men decided to come out and see what was in store for them on this great morning!
The thang:
Hairband Mile and a half
COP:
SSH IC X 20
IW IC X 20
What do we have hear is that The Count!
10 Burpees OYO in honor of our late brother!
Let’s Mosey!
Line up at the school buses for and Indian Run tour of the campus! We went from the school buses to the playground kept going to the stop sign and then 5 Burpees OYO!
Line up again guys some confusion by the guys and possibly a Q failure but in either case we got back on track with our Indian Run to the next sign and once their 4 Burpees OYO!
Partner Up:
P1 and P2 run in opposite directions around the parking lot when you meet 5 Hand Slap Merkins. Repeat until 3 cycles are complete then plank up!
Shepard 10 Count
Indian Run to the wall!
Peoples Chair w/ 50 Air Presses
10 Squats
Peoples Chair w/ 75 Air Presses
15 Squats
Peoples Chair w/ 105 Air Presses
25 Squats
Mosey to the parking lot for some sign suicides:
Round 1
Sign Suicides
Plank when done
Round 2
Sign Suicides with 5 squats at each sign.
Plank when done
Count 10 Count
All you got sprint to the last sign.
20 LBC’S OYO
30 LBC’S OYO
40 LBC’S OYO
50 LBC’S OYO
All you got sprint to the beginning!
5 MOM:
Flutters IC X 15
Freddy Mercury IC X 20
Dolly IC X 20
Rosalita IC X 20
Done!
Announcements:
Next week Convergence for Outland and Commitment 6:30 am at Commitment
Joe Davis Run tomorrow
Continued Prayers for The Count and his family!
Thanks to Glass Joe for taking us out!
Always an honor to lead my brothers! Thank you for continuing to make me stronger! Glass Joe hope I did not disappoint in the running this morning!
9 men including 1 FNG decided to leave their warm fartsacks to join me in some fun this morning!
The Thang:
HairBand Mile
COP
SSH IC X 30
Imperial Walkers IC X 20
Let’s Mosey:
Line up For a long Indian Run Mosey:
I figured with it being a little chilly this morning I wanted to continue to get us a little warmed up. Indian Run to the first stop sign stop 5 Burpees OYO. Continue on our Indian Run to next stop sign 4 Burpees OYO, Indian Run to next Stop Sign 3 Burpess OYO, Indian Run to next corner ( not sure if there was a stop sign or not) 2 Burpees OYO, Indian Run to restrooms 1 Burpee OYO.
Partner Up:
Time for Dora:
100 Merkins per team
200 Squats per team
300 LBCs per team!
Partner 1 starts the exercise while partner 2 runs to Carolina Courts and back flapjack until all exercises complete! Plank when done.
HB gives us a 10 Count!
Time to grab some wall. Drop it an inch to make sure we are comfortable!
50 Air Presses
75 Air Presses
100 Air Presses
150 Air Presses
I heard some disappointment from the PAX in regards to no Burpees after each set of Air Presses which has become a staple of mine during the workouts. However with the Q battling some nerve damage in the shoulder he apologizes for disappointing!
Head to the benches:
Those PAX members in the second row will do Dips, While those in the front do Step ups for 2 Minutes then flapjack for another 2 minutes.
5 MOM
Flutter IC X 20
Dolly IC X 20
Freddy Mercury IC X 20
Rosalits IC X 20
Mountain Climbers IC X 20
Done!
Moleskin:
Welcome FNG Simulator great work out there today. Hope to see you out more! Shout out to Hairband for EHing him! Great work by all today.
Talks of a Unioun County 150 challenge. Time to step it up boys and commit to 150 UC workouts this year. It’s all about accountability! I’m in are you?
Thank you Short Circuit for taking us out!
Always an honor to lead you brothers!
Aye