Hand me my balls!
Date: 2024-03-22 AO: the-brave Q: midriff PAX: wildturkey, soft_pretzel, Hippie, wingman, picasso, Odd Job, bratwurst, Franky, kirby, fire_hazard FNGs: None COUNT: 11 The Brave is more than a workout; it’s a crucible where leaders are forged, and limits are tested. Time to bring out the balls and forge some leaders. Our adventure began with basketballs in hand, setting the stage for what was about to be an epic showdown of fitness meets hoops.
Stop on the bridge for some shoulder press. wingman runs ahead for a brief pit stop at the hotel.
Schoolyard Hoops: Our journey led us to Endhaven Elementary, the site of our first challenge. Here, PAX were put to the test with free throws and a rigorous tip drill. The aim? Precision under pressure. We went 0-11, with burpees and laps the due punishment for such inaccuracy. Turns out white man can’t jump or shoot. Unless you’re Jack Gohlke who can indeed shoot 3’s.
Run over to British International School and realize the half court where I wanted to play some 5-on-5 is gated and locked. Franky kindly reminds me that we have only traveresed 2 miles and are nearly half way into the workout. Audible over to the parking lot for some sprints and big boi sit ups.
Mosey back across 485, stopping before the bridge for more wall sits, shoulder press and derkins on the guardrail. bratwurst experiences less anxiety knowing that there’s a grassy knoll behind us now in case the guardrail gives out, instead of 4 lanes of traffic.
Parking Deck Punisher: Work on our ball handling skills while running up levels, doing LBC’s and Dwight Howards. As dawn gave way to day, we capped off our workout with a fierce round of burpees and more sprints, this time in the parking lot in front of AAA. Indigenous people run-dribble-thing in two separate lines back to launch. Finish with a few more, you guessed it, burpees.
Fun times were had by all, by combining fitness and the game of basketball. Thanks bratwurst for taking us out in prayer.
Stop on the bridge for some shoulder press. wingman runs ahead for a brief pit stop at the hotel.
Schoolyard Hoops: Our journey led us to Endhaven Elementary, the site of our first challenge. Here, PAX were put to the test with free throws and a rigorous tip drill. The aim? Precision under pressure. We went 0-11, with burpees and laps the due punishment for such inaccuracy. Turns out white man can’t jump or shoot. Unless you’re Jack Gohlke who can indeed shoot 3’s.
Run over to British International School and realize the half court where I wanted to play some 5-on-5 is gated and locked. Franky kindly reminds me that we have only traveresed 2 miles and are nearly half way into the workout. Audible over to the parking lot for some sprints and big boi sit ups.
Mosey back across 485, stopping before the bridge for more wall sits, shoulder press and derkins on the guardrail. bratwurst experiences less anxiety knowing that there’s a grassy knoll behind us now in case the guardrail gives out, instead of 4 lanes of traffic.
Parking Deck Punisher: Work on our ball handling skills while running up levels, doing LBC’s and Dwight Howards. As dawn gave way to day, we capped off our workout with a fierce round of burpees and more sprints, this time in the parking lot in front of AAA. Indigenous people run-dribble-thing in two separate lines back to launch. Finish with a few more, you guessed it, burpees.
Fun times were had by all, by combining fitness and the game of basketball. Thanks bratwurst for taking us out in prayer.
Where’s Oakland, how do you bet on porn, and other questions to ponder…
Date: 2024-03-22 AO: kevlar Q: hoover PAX: Orange Whip, Big League Chew, poptart, Rudy, spackles, ChickenWing, O Tannenbaum, limey FNGs: None COUNT: 9 YHC was tapped yesterday to lead the fine men of Kevlar, a little schedule reshuffling by the site-q’s. At 0528 YHC pulled in to find 8 fine men ready for a beatdown. March Madness talk was already underway and we all had the same question: Where is Oakland?
Other notable topics: getting free $$ from NC sports betting, these apps are all offering free money for a $5 bet. See Spackler for more details. Somewhere along the way, Pop Tart became an advocate for betting on porn through NC sports app betting. We’re all trying to figure out what you’d be betting on, though.
Drinking challenges: – Orange Whip and his wife drink bourbon on their way to Seaboard for bad pizza. – Limey used to do “cannon balls” which is a handle of Carlo Rossi wine between a group of fellow belligerents. basically keep drinking until it’s gone. – Chicken Wing and his college buddies would get 5 guys to a handle of liquor and each one takes a long drink before heading out. Ah, the good ole days. – YHC used to do kill-a-keg which was a competitive drinking team of 9 who had to finish a keg in 45 minutes. You spew on the ground and your out. but, if you spew into your cup and drink it, you stay in.
now onto the stuff we actually did during the workout.
WARMUP: talk about basketball, run around the field twice, decide if the grass is too wet to stay here for the workout THE THANG: 4 corners on the field twice, with a bunch of different exercises. chicken wing needed the form auditors to check if he was doing wide-arm merkins when diamonds were called.
moved on to the gazebo for 7’s with merkins and jump squats. then some rock work while we watched a truck pull into the cemetary to dig up a body (a true dead lift). headed back to the parking lot for a lil bit o …
MARY: Yup, she made an appearance
ANNOUNCEMENTS: WTF, if you don’t want to run just stick around for Kid Rock cooking on the flat top the whole time.
COT: Orange Whip took us out
Other notable topics: getting free $$ from NC sports betting, these apps are all offering free money for a $5 bet. See Spackler for more details. Somewhere along the way, Pop Tart became an advocate for betting on porn through NC sports app betting. We’re all trying to figure out what you’d be betting on, though.
Drinking challenges: – Orange Whip and his wife drink bourbon on their way to Seaboard for bad pizza. – Limey used to do “cannon balls” which is a handle of Carlo Rossi wine between a group of fellow belligerents. basically keep drinking until it’s gone. – Chicken Wing and his college buddies would get 5 guys to a handle of liquor and each one takes a long drink before heading out. Ah, the good ole days. – YHC used to do kill-a-keg which was a competitive drinking team of 9 who had to finish a keg in 45 minutes. You spew on the ground and your out. but, if you spew into your cup and drink it, you stay in.
now onto the stuff we actually did during the workout.
WARMUP: talk about basketball, run around the field twice, decide if the grass is too wet to stay here for the workout THE THANG: 4 corners on the field twice, with a bunch of different exercises. chicken wing needed the form auditors to check if he was doing wide-arm merkins when diamonds were called.
moved on to the gazebo for 7’s with merkins and jump squats. then some rock work while we watched a truck pull into the cemetary to dig up a body (a true dead lift). headed back to the parking lot for a lil bit o …
MARY: Yup, she made an appearance
ANNOUNCEMENTS: WTF, if you don’t want to run just stick around for Kid Rock cooking on the flat top the whole time.
COT: Orange Whip took us out
F3 Gamblers
Date: 2024-03-22 AO: centurion Q: Preschool PAX: Snuka, snowflake FNGs: None COUNT: 3 – Check out the photo for details!
Tiny whiteboard of pain
Date: 2024-03-20 AO: sacs Q: lex_luthor PAX: Starch, Lafleur, wildturkey, Cheese Curd, Roulette FNGs: None COUNT: 6
WARMUP: Lap around the parking lot picking up gear at Lex’s car
THE THANG: 10 stations: 1:15 AMRAP and 15 sec rest. Then 1 lap. Completed 3 rounds 1) stairs with ruck and sandbag 2) stand to kneel with ruck and sandbag 3) ruck merkins 4) squats/ backward lung L &R 5) Lawn movers with ruck and dumbbells 6) dumbbell overhead press with ruck on 7) Russian twist with sandbag or ruck 8) weight rope with ruck on 9) Wandering farmer carry 10) can’t remember or there were only 9
MARY: we got some in ANNOUNCEMENTS: WTF, Savage race and GoRuck lite COT: We were all pretty smoked. Glad to her Starch’s father is recovering.
WARMUP: Lap around the parking lot picking up gear at Lex’s car
THE THANG: 10 stations: 1:15 AMRAP and 15 sec rest. Then 1 lap. Completed 3 rounds 1) stairs with ruck and sandbag 2) stand to kneel with ruck and sandbag 3) ruck merkins 4) squats/ backward lung L &R 5) Lawn movers with ruck and dumbbells 6) dumbbell overhead press with ruck on 7) Russian twist with sandbag or ruck 8) weight rope with ruck on 9) Wandering farmer carry 10) can’t remember or there were only 9
MARY: we got some in ANNOUNCEMENTS: WTF, Savage race and GoRuck lite COT: We were all pretty smoked. Glad to her Starch’s father is recovering.
The Scenic Route
Date: 2024-03-21 AO: _area-51 Q: Pilgrim PAX: Bombay, Carny, Cooter2, Rousey FNGs: None COUNT: 5
WARMUP: Parking lot standard side straddle hops, cherry picker and imperial walker until @Rousey showed up THE THANG: Ran close to 4 miles around Cameron Wood stopping by Pilgrim’s garden and secret passageway followed by a romantic stop at the Pond. @Rousey’s planning on bringing his buddies and dates here, hopefully not at the same time! Intermittent Murkins along the way. MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT:
WARMUP: Parking lot standard side straddle hops, cherry picker and imperial walker until @Rousey showed up THE THANG: Ran close to 4 miles around Cameron Wood stopping by Pilgrim’s garden and secret passageway followed by a romantic stop at the Pond. @Rousey’s planning on bringing his buddies and dates here, hopefully not at the same time! Intermittent Murkins along the way. MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT:
OG DT numbers
Date: 2024-03-21 AO: the-devils-turn Q: flipper PAX: Astro (Kyle Kirchhoff), bratwurst, Cheese Curd, flipper, frasier, grasshopper, Gump, hairball, Polly, retread, voodoo, fleetwood, fletch, bunker FNGs: None COUNT: 14
WARMUP: 0500 prerun THE THANG: 1 Pax for the track, 2 Pax for the intervals, and 11 for varying paces around the villages circuit. Good prerun showing to boot. MARY: who dat ANNOUNCEMENTS: WTF, Savage Race, Goruck lite? I dunno see CheeseCurd COT: YHC took us out
WARMUP: 0500 prerun THE THANG: 1 Pax for the track, 2 Pax for the intervals, and 11 for varying paces around the villages circuit. Good prerun showing to boot. MARY: who dat ANNOUNCEMENTS: WTF, Savage Race, Goruck lite? I dunno see CheeseCurd COT: YHC took us out
Matthews has hills?
Date: 2024-03-21 AO: sparta Q: turkey_leg PAX: ductwork, Full House, hopper, Orange Whip, turkey_leg, Keystone FNGs: None COUNT: 6
WARMUP: Apparently the Qs admin forgot to put the date on the calendar, so he didn’t find out till he saw his name on slack the evening before. Regardless, it did t stop us from getting in some quality hillwork
THE THANG: Mosey down to Sadie and Deer Creek drive. Found a nice steep hill, time for sevens with merkins and squats. Continue up to Vinecrest, winding way through various paths and shortcuts via Greylock to the greenway.
Continue through squirrel lake park to pleasant plains to weddington for the main event: 5x 60sec hill intervals with 90sec recovery
Return back down Trade to launch point for COT with Peak51
Mileage: 6.9
Went well for a last minute Q. Keystone and Orange Whip pushing the pace up front. Full House may have had the record on the repeats for the one he did before ducking out early. Hopper and Ductwork steady bringing in the 6.
MARY: N/A ANNOUNCEMENTS: WTF COT: prayers for Sensei and Julie. Slim Fast for takeout.
WARMUP: Apparently the Qs admin forgot to put the date on the calendar, so he didn’t find out till he saw his name on slack the evening before. Regardless, it did t stop us from getting in some quality hillwork
THE THANG: Mosey down to Sadie and Deer Creek drive. Found a nice steep hill, time for sevens with merkins and squats. Continue up to Vinecrest, winding way through various paths and shortcuts via Greylock to the greenway.
Continue through squirrel lake park to pleasant plains to weddington for the main event: 5x 60sec hill intervals with 90sec recovery
Return back down Trade to launch point for COT with Peak51
Mileage: 6.9
Went well for a last minute Q. Keystone and Orange Whip pushing the pace up front. Full House may have had the record on the repeats for the one he did before ducking out early. Hopper and Ductwork steady bringing in the 6.
MARY: N/A ANNOUNCEMENTS: WTF COT: prayers for Sensei and Julie. Slim Fast for takeout.
The Whiteboard of pain showed up
Date: 2024-03-21 AO: the-phoenix Q: Franky PAX: midriff, teddyf3, Hawkeye FNGs: None COUNT: 4
WARMUP: 0.3 mile lap, 15 SSHs. 15 imperial walkers, dynamic stretching THE THANG: 9 laps (3 miles), 90 curls, 80 overheads, 70 did-the-kids, 60 American hammers (with the block),50 Superman’s, 40 pistol crunches, 30 merkins, 20 LBCs, and 20 burpees. MARY: never showed up. ANNOUNCEMENTS: Waxhaw Trail Fest 4/20. Register now. COT:
WARMUP: 0.3 mile lap, 15 SSHs. 15 imperial walkers, dynamic stretching THE THANG: 9 laps (3 miles), 90 curls, 80 overheads, 70 did-the-kids, 60 American hammers (with the block),50 Superman’s, 40 pistol crunches, 30 merkins, 20 LBCs, and 20 burpees. MARY: never showed up. ANNOUNCEMENTS: Waxhaw Trail Fest 4/20. Register now. COT:
I hope your team can score more than 14 points in a half
Date: 2024-03-20 AO: meathead Q: voodoo PAX: Soul Glo, The Worm, high_tide, flipper, Uncle Leo, voodoo FNGs: None COUNT: 6 The title of this slackblast has nothing to do with the workout and everything to do with my Hoos’ pathetic offensive display in the play-in game. Don’t talk to me about it because I’ve already moved on from March Sadness.
WARMUP: the usual SSH x 20 IC 5 1H swings per side IW x 15 IC 5 cleans per side Prying squats 5 high pulls per side Sharon Towers x 10 IC 5 snatches per side
THE THANG: per the SFG Level 1 Training Program, we performed the following: Single leg deadlifts – 3 sets of 5 per side Heavy waiter carries – 5 per side (walk to the second tree) Double cleans – 5 sets of 5 Double front squats – 5 sets of 5 (this was a crowd pleaser. Unplugged would have loved them)
MARY: we had a few minutes left, so we did the following: Elbow plank for 1:00 Leg raises with bell for counterweight x 10 Y/W for a bit Glute bridge until we ran out of time (just short of 1:00)
ANNOUNCEMENTS: WTF on 4/20 and Savage Race in June
COT: We circled up with the Anvil pax and HT took us out. Prayer requests for the Q’s Uncle Larry (passed yesterday from complications due to Parkinson’s) and his neighbor, Dan Robertson, who was recently diagnosed with Parkinson’s.
WARMUP: the usual SSH x 20 IC 5 1H swings per side IW x 15 IC 5 cleans per side Prying squats 5 high pulls per side Sharon Towers x 10 IC 5 snatches per side
THE THANG: per the SFG Level 1 Training Program, we performed the following: Single leg deadlifts – 3 sets of 5 per side Heavy waiter carries – 5 per side (walk to the second tree) Double cleans – 5 sets of 5 Double front squats – 5 sets of 5 (this was a crowd pleaser. Unplugged would have loved them)
MARY: we had a few minutes left, so we did the following: Elbow plank for 1:00 Leg raises with bell for counterweight x 10 Y/W for a bit Glute bridge until we ran out of time (just short of 1:00)
ANNOUNCEMENTS: WTF on 4/20 and Savage Race in June
COT: We circled up with the Anvil pax and HT took us out. Prayer requests for the Q’s Uncle Larry (passed yesterday from complications due to Parkinson’s) and his neighbor, Dan Robertson, who was recently diagnosed with Parkinson’s.
No Lapped Wamrap
Date: 2024-03-20 AO: _area-51 Q: poptart PAX: Alf, Orange Whip, turkey_leg, O Tannenbaum, rachel FNGs: None COUNT: 6 We repeated laps and got the main muscle groups worked out with some block work. We hit the chest, arms, legs and abs with good ol knee ups. O’T and I paced ourselves to finish at the blocks to be more efficient. We work smarter than the others, just not harder. We got 3 miles while the runners got 3.5 miles. We didn’t get lapped which means a successful Wamrap. Rachel as usually led the way but may have missed a burpee. Will have to review the tap. Turkey Leg had to use the blocks in order to reach the rafter for knee ups, which was smart thinking. Alf’s entrepreneurial spirit has him now wearing a doo rag and branching out slinging dope on the streets of Waverly now, while OW will provide the muscle. O’T and I will just watch as they go down by the TaylorMade Security guard.