One Last Gasp
Date: 2025-03-25 AO: swift Q: flipper PAX: frasier, Brisket, Gump, Astro (Kyle Kirchhoff), bratwurst, das_boot, teddyf3, voodoo, soft_pretzel, citgo, fire_hazard, flipper FNGs: None COUNT: 12 WARMUP: 3 for marathon training 4 X 1mile launched early, YHC for an extended warmup. THE THANG: Mosey from launch to community house with some dynamic stretching on the way. 3 by 1 Mile intervals at 10k effort, but with the final quarter at 5k effort. Middle interval heading back towards Ballantyne commons was a bit hairy, but the PAX pushed through. Recovery was half a mile in between each, and the PAX kinda scattered due to no explicit plan from the Q, Cobains. After all 3 intervals completed, PAX scattered for the return to launch, with YHCs contingent returning via Upper and The Bowl, while Wolverine took the long way and arrived back post COT. MARY: nope! ANNOUNCEMENTS: WTF and blood drive COT: with Bagpipe, Gump took us out
Crushing on Karoline LeavittX
Date: 2025-03-26 AO: backblasts Q: poptart PAX: Orange Whip, Alf, O’Tannenbaum, taggart, Horsehead FNGs: None COUNT: 6 We did a lot of Wamrap stuff in the parking deck. And covered every topic imagineable, but mostly focused on the brains of OWs girlfriend, Karoline. Rumor has it they are coming out with a Levitt pinup calendar soon.
Classic Routes, Fresh Air
Date: 2025-03-22 AO: chicken-run Q: midriff PAX: wingman, Franky, Gruden, Doublemint, toolbag, bunker, frasier, fletch FNGs: None COUNT: 9 Toolbag calls the way, Country roads greet dawn’s first light, Stride through morning’s peace.
What he doesn’t do in quantity, he doesn’t make up for in quality
Date: 2025-03-25 AO: bagpipe Q: Palmolive PAX: Rousey, ToeJam, wildturkey, Pepsi, madison, Starch, Roulette, Blue Tent, kirby, Yogi (Florence) FNGs: None COUNT: 11 A Q goes from disappointment, to excitement, to “oh man, this is going to be messy” as the PAX count starts increasing from 1 to double digits pre-workout. I came in with a half baked plan that held together like hot banana bread once we got to the upper decks (parking deck, not toilets).
Awesome job by all and it was great to hear the mumble chatter start, stop, then start again, so I knew everyone was putting in work, but also having fun.
WARM UP Some burpees and imperial walkers with LSSs
THANG Run up the parking garage, starting with 5 reps of one exercise, and increasing by 5 reps and adding another exercise every half floor…good audible to change it to every floor when we got to the 4th. Everything fell apart by the 6th (because math in the morning :abacus: ).
1. Jump squats 2. Merkins 3. Burpees ( Roulette :japanese_ogre: ) 4. Big boys 5. Twisted pistons 6. Heels to heaven 7. Back scratchers 8. 2 minute-ish plank
Mosey back to launch
Awesome job by all and it was great to hear the mumble chatter start, stop, then start again, so I knew everyone was putting in work, but also having fun.
WARM UP Some burpees and imperial walkers with LSSs
THANG Run up the parking garage, starting with 5 reps of one exercise, and increasing by 5 reps and adding another exercise every half floor…good audible to change it to every floor when we got to the 4th. Everything fell apart by the 6th (because math in the morning :abacus: ).
1. Jump squats 2. Merkins 3. Burpees ( Roulette :japanese_ogre: ) 4. Big boys 5. Twisted pistons 6. Heels to heaven 7. Back scratchers 8. 2 minute-ish plank
Mosey back to launch
Have I lost all creativity
Date: 2025-03-25 AO: fast-twitch Q: Cheese Curd PAX: Benny, geraldo, deep_dish, Joker, Alf, purell, retread, turkey_leg FNGs: None COUNT: 9 WARMUP: run 2 miles to the entrance of 5 Knolls,
THE THANG: run as many hill repeats as you can, I think I only got 2
Run home
MARY: nope ANNOUNCEMENTS: nothing COT: short and sweet, this crew came out knowing what was coming. Few calculated the miles to 5 Knolls and then we just ran until we got back.
Not a lot of chatter, but pockets of guys paired up. I had Oona and a few fly-byes
THE THANG: run as many hill repeats as you can, I think I only got 2
Run home
MARY: nope ANNOUNCEMENTS: nothing COT: short and sweet, this crew came out knowing what was coming. Few calculated the miles to 5 Knolls and then we just ran until we got back.
Not a lot of chatter, but pockets of guys paired up. I had Oona and a few fly-byes
Always keep the hammer dolphin happy, they can be violent and get high off of puffer fish
Date: 2025-03-24 AO: swole Q: Unplugged PAX: flipper, Soul Glo, ickey_shuffle, voodoo, wildturkey, Uncle Leo FNGs: None COUNT: 7 WARMUP: SSH Swings Sprinklers Swings LSS High Pull Arm Circles
THE THANG: Week 8 of the :rainbow: sheet. Press day! And boy did we press. Phase 1: – Pushup to clean and jerk or press – 3 reps each side x 5 rounds. Phase 2 through :infinity: – 30 min clock – Clean Strict press x 2 every 30 seconds. alt arms each set – That’s right 60 sets for 120 total reps. This left time for mumble chatter b/w sets which included: -Baseball dads are just a bad as soccer dads. -High school ball outrates travel ball. -Flipper loves late 90’s-2000’s pop punk. -The curator of playlist was obsessed with Paramore. -A certain Bryan Adam song apparently was not talking about a year but an act. Just a rumor. -Uncle Leo keeps track of reps and sets better than any PAX in the F3nations. He’s the #1 seed repeat champ! Kudos. -Flipper really really really liked the playlist. He was like these dolphin getting happy and high off puffer fish toxin. https://youtu.be/msx3BAhIeQg?feature=shared
Phase 3 – Hammer curls were called and not done. All hail Pavel and Dan John! So with 2 min left after the eternal phase 2 we did one set of 50 2H swings. Voodoo swung 48 KG or something like that. Beast.
MARY: A holding a bell in the air for 30 min should do it. ANNOUNCEMENTS: Waxhaw is doing things on trails in a festive manner. Brewruck – Memorial Saturday Blood drive – April 2 See you soon The Worm COT: YHC took us out.
THE THANG: Week 8 of the :rainbow: sheet. Press day! And boy did we press. Phase 1: – Pushup to clean and jerk or press – 3 reps each side x 5 rounds. Phase 2 through :infinity: – 30 min clock – Clean Strict press x 2 every 30 seconds. alt arms each set – That’s right 60 sets for 120 total reps. This left time for mumble chatter b/w sets which included: -Baseball dads are just a bad as soccer dads. -High school ball outrates travel ball. -Flipper loves late 90’s-2000’s pop punk. -The curator of playlist was obsessed with Paramore. -A certain Bryan Adam song apparently was not talking about a year but an act. Just a rumor. -Uncle Leo keeps track of reps and sets better than any PAX in the F3nations. He’s the #1 seed repeat champ! Kudos. -Flipper really really really liked the playlist. He was like these dolphin getting happy and high off puffer fish toxin. https://youtu.be/msx3BAhIeQg?feature=shared
Phase 3 – Hammer curls were called and not done. All hail Pavel and Dan John! So with 2 min left after the eternal phase 2 we did one set of 50 2H swings. Voodoo swung 48 KG or something like that. Beast.
MARY: A holding a bell in the air for 30 min should do it. ANNOUNCEMENTS: Waxhaw is doing things on trails in a festive manner. Brewruck – Memorial Saturday Blood drive – April 2 See you soon The Worm COT: YHC took us out.
Stonecrest
Date: 2025-03-24 AO: blakovery Q: frasier PAX: bunker, bratwurst, Polly, wingman FNGs: None COUNT: 5 WARMUP: THE THANG: did the Lasso around the movie theater? MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT:
These are a few of my favorite things
Date: 2025-03-23 AO: soccer Q: Orange Whip PAX: Joshee10, jrr_tolkien, Christmas, Mile High, BobbyFischer, National Treasure, Kellen Dargle, Jose Quintanilla, Jose Varela, Orange Whip, Brian D. Vessels,, Brody, Kalel, Aiden, Pearce, FNGs: None COUNT: 15 Great morning of 8v7 soccer.
Continuing with the musicals title trend for this Slackblast, this Julie Andrews classic just felt right for a perfect morning of extremely close footy.
Both teams seemingly had equal possession of the ball, especially whichever team had Josh. He had a good morning with several big goals.
Christmas had another highlight reel goal, pinching the ball through 3 defenders for the score.
Pearce controlled the middle of the field as usual and went up, and beat out the young bucks on many occasions. Notably on a chase down with Kalel where Pearce clearly had the greater breakaway speed…or perhaps desire.
National Treasure had a few rare header misses but several solid opportunities, typically off of Christmas crosses. He’ll be back to redeem those next week.
Kellen blocked at least a dozen goals, several with his head, namely two of mine that I was very excited to see go in the goal but were not meant to be.
Jose Q had some amazing stops in the back as well.
Great to see the young boys back out to push the pace as well as Papa Brian who always brings good energy to the pitch.
It’s been great to see Bobby Fisher become a regular again bringing balance and guidance to the team…and reprimanding Josh whenever necessary.
Numbers moving back up along with the temps :fire:
See you next week!
Continuing with the musicals title trend for this Slackblast, this Julie Andrews classic just felt right for a perfect morning of extremely close footy.
Both teams seemingly had equal possession of the ball, especially whichever team had Josh. He had a good morning with several big goals.
Christmas had another highlight reel goal, pinching the ball through 3 defenders for the score.
Pearce controlled the middle of the field as usual and went up, and beat out the young bucks on many occasions. Notably on a chase down with Kalel where Pearce clearly had the greater breakaway speed…or perhaps desire.
National Treasure had a few rare header misses but several solid opportunities, typically off of Christmas crosses. He’ll be back to redeem those next week.
Kellen blocked at least a dozen goals, several with his head, namely two of mine that I was very excited to see go in the goal but were not meant to be.
Jose Q had some amazing stops in the back as well.
Great to see the young boys back out to push the pace as well as Papa Brian who always brings good energy to the pitch.
It’s been great to see Bobby Fisher become a regular again bringing balance and guidance to the team…and reprimanding Josh whenever necessary.
Numbers moving back up along with the temps :fire:
See you next week!
Don’t Play in Traffic. Play Near Traffic.
Date: 2025-03-24 AO: base-camp Q: Hops PAX: Mr. Magoo, thunder_road, O’Tannenbaum, Benny, Circuit City, Snuka, taggart, Limey FNGs: None COUNT: 9 Lap around the track so OT could catch up. He claims he arrived prior to 0530; YHC without a watch and Benny said it was 0530. COP near Gloss’s office. Thanks to Circuit City for apprising me of the time quite regularly. Bench work and then various chesticular exercises and Mary-making to/fro Davie Park. Do you know who William Davie was? You should Google him. Learn something today. A few of the pax seemed a bit leery of exercising so close to 51 along the sidewalk. *cobains *disclaimer *deal with it There was some wide variation in the pax mileage reports. Somebody wants some unwarranted Strava love. We’ll call it 2.0357 miles. Bootcamp. You’re welcome. Prayers for continued healing and successful cancer treatments for The Worm Blood Drive – Friday, April 4th at Windyrush Country Club. Yes. Country Club. See A51 Vampire MARTA for more info on the bloodletting. Proverbs 17:17 – “A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a time of adversity.”