Ok so it was raining!!!
Three of the finest had their big boy pants on this fine morning (Madam Tussauds, Paper Jam and Outback) and started Bagpipe at the Vine in the rain. MT and Outback actually started at 5am in the rain with a little mosey with some of our Swift buddies.
Unfortunately four decided they did not want to get their skirts wet and drove to the parking deck (you know who you are).
Given the total disrespect of driving the Q though of an appropriate punishment that went down something like this:
Gents can not believe some of you drove to the parking deck, that was a first for me. Hopefully you will be shammed enough but also glad you all made it unlike others who fart sacked!
Cheers and thanks for the lead.
Outback
6 men gathered in the pouring rain for the #F3FastTwitch gift exchange. Having none of Turkey Leg’s stocking stuffers, we decided to run instead.
The Thang
The three-legged reindeer: Run to from base to intersection of Raintree Lane and 4Mile Creek (brief stop at gravel lot for 10 IWs). Just run the three legs until time runs out…meet back at the intersection at 0605.
Crippling indeed.
Moleskine
In my car at 0510, no one else in the parking lot, a driving rain beating down on the roof of my sporty Corolla, I was praying. First for the rain to stop…then for no one else to show. Neither request was answered, as a few cars pulled in. Instead, it was #ISI. It’s why we do what we do. *Teardrop*
Mermaid exited his Jeep wearing a tailored, slim fit trash bag. That was his weather gear. Had to be no more than the 4 gallon size…it was form fitting…even cut into a stylish V-neck. And apparently he totally insulted Utah, giving A51’s goalie no credit for his svelteness, by offering him a lawn and leaf size bag to protect him from the rain…told him black was slimming. Utah declined, opting for a store bought rain parka instead.
The three legs we ran this morning were brutal, made even more treacherous with the threat of hydroplaning. There was speed to burn out there. Turkey Leg knocked out 8.6. Fault Line got 8 probably. Mermaid, Utah and YHC tallied 7.5, especially after some extra credit miles to track down a wandering Fault Line on 4Mile Creek. Alf totaled about 6.5…but a least two of those were at an all out sprint pace back to the facilities at base…then he really worked those Fast Twitch muscles with a 5 to 7 minutes #hovercraft as he jettisoned wasteful cargo.
Announcements
Merry Christmas!
TL on Q next Tuesday.
After a little instruction on the “out of the norm” process today the disclaimer was given and the gift selection began.
11 Pax were welcomed to the party with some upbeat Christmas music streaming via bluetooth while a yet to be decorated (but lighted) tree awaited them in the corner of the pavilion. PAX took turns choosing a tag from the Christmas wrapped box, each tag contained a different exercise to be shared with the group. We rotated through in an attempt to get in at least 25 different exercises in 45 minutes. When the time ended the tree stood with 29 P-angels hanging on the branches declaring the overachievers were finished!
The Thang:
SSH x 20 — 5 Merkins
IW x 20 — 5 Merkins
LSS x 20 — 5 Merkins
10 Merkins– 15 Dips
15 Merkins– 10 Dips
10 Scorpion Merkins–15 Dips
Peoples Chair w/ 25 air presses
15 burpees/10 speed squats
Plank walk 3 parking space lines
5 wide merkins, 5 LBC
5 diamond merkins,
5 wide merkins 5 LBC
Scorpion Dry Docks x 25
Dying Cockroach x 25
Step Ups x 25
Pretzel Crunch x 25
Mountain Climbers x 25
Bear crawl the length of the pavilion and back
25 bomb jacks
Plank walk around the roses
25 LBC
25 Rosalita
25 low slow squats
25 Donkey kicks
25 Incline Merkins
25 full sit ups
25 shoulder tap merkins
25 Russian Twists
25 Burpees
25 Squat jumps
25 Monkey humpers
The Moleskin:
A little unconventional but challenging none the less. It was a little difficult to hear the mumble chatter over the heavy pouring rain and splashing through the puddles as not every one was lucky enough to be under the pavilion with the solid roof. I heard alot of groans when I think we hit the 5th consecutive exercise in a row with merkins. I don’t know about you guys but I could sure use some Advil right now except the fact that it is on the top shelf in my kitchen cabinet and I can’t lift my smoked arms high enough to reach it!
Kotters to Donut Hole for joining us and bringing out his 2.0’s in the rain.Where was everyone else 2.0;s today? Glad to see Double E joining us at Thrive Hairband that is about as close to 0.0 as I can get! Thank you everyone who brought out suits and jackets to donate.
Merry Christmas to each and everyone and may your family enjoy the blessings of your leadership!
8 PAX posted in the flooded Gloom of Cuthbertson Middle School today for a relentless beat down. Since it was raining pretty hard we immediately Mosey to the covered area at the entrance of the school
The warm up:
COP
50 SSH IC
50 Mountain Climbers IC
50 Imperial Walkers IC
20 Merkins IC
30 LBC
30 Squats IC
The Thang:
On your own:
10 Burpees
10 Box Jumps
10 Derkins
10 Dips
Then:
15 Burpees
15 Box jumps
15 Derkins
15 Dips
Modified Ring of Fire:
Run 1 loop around the media at the from of the school, gather back at the entrance for:
15 Merkins IC
30 LBC IC
30 Dips IC
30 SSH to recover
Then run another loop and gather back at entrance for:
15 Carolina Dry docks
30 Bicycle
20 Dips
30 SSH to recover
Then run a third loop and gather once again for:
10 Diamond Push Ups
20 Flutters
15 Dips
30 SSH to recover
Mosey to grass area next to school entrance.
Then did some Jack Webbs, started as usual with 1 Merkin and 4 shoulder presses working our way up to 10 Merkins and 40 Shoulder presses.
Mosey back to school entrance for:
50 SSH
40 Imperial walkers
30 LBC
Moleskin
Most of the PAX brought their finest rain gear to stay dry, which ended up on the ground at the school entrance rather fast since they started getting overheated. I have to admit that I pushed this guys pretty hard today and everybody pushed through it and did their best, I can definitely see gains, all this guys are frequent posters and it shows.
Announcements:
Encourage everyone to sign up for the Joe Davis Run, this will be a huge F3 gathering that helps a great cause.
Thank you Popeye for taking us out.
AYE. 17 of Metro’s finest…wait…Area 51’s finest…wait…kind of a mix actually…anyway, a bunch of dudes rolled out into the Gloom for their weekly downpainment. Here’s more or less what transpired.
THE THANG
Mosey to Camilla – 10 burpees
Mosey to Thornridge – 10 burpees (face downhill)
Mosey to Broad Hollow – 10 burpees
Mosey to Kimblewyck – 10 burpees
Mosey to Hartmill – 10 burpees
Back down to the bottom of The Hill leading from Broad Hollow to Thornridge
Man, this hill is steep. Perfect.
Partner up
20/15/10/5 Mighty Merkins each at the top of the hill
20/15/10/5 Partner Jump Squats (jk, just regular) each at the bottom of the hill
Hail Six Minutes of Mary – Keep the feet elevated
20 – Dolly / LFF / HSF / Rosalita / Heels to Heaven / Jackknife / LBC / Russian Twist
50 – Mountain Climbers (25 for Kirk) and LBCs (0 for Kirk)
Partner carry to the top of the hill, then return the favor, then repeat
Backwards run to the top of the hill, repeat
Run back up to Camilla and find a spot on the wall
People’s Chair with arm presses and whatnot
Mosey back to AO HQ
50 burpees
5 burpees – just in case someone miscounted
THINE MOLESKINE
– Oh, Kirk. He was so fast and so strong on The Hill. He even gave Maverick (hate, hate, hate) a run for his money. And then when YHC said “halfway there” at 25 Mountain Climbers…Kirk flopped onto his 6 and started to pout. Just saying.
– TClaps to Maverick, Tardy, Alphabet and other Larry Birds up front. You guys were crushing it.
– Bushwood headlocked me for this Q and then informed me that he would not be showing up because he got snipped. Poor guy. He was probably in the fartsack with an ice pack on his cahones.
– Excellent take-out by Snowflake. Merci, amigo.
Thanks for letting me Q and hope to see you guys in the Gloom again soon. #horseneck OUT
Make it happen
Run to the Harris teeter and back.
Rock work partner. Church across street
One partner is running to other end and back while other partner does exercise.
200 presses for the group.
200 curls
200 skull crushers
Once complete run to school
Run to middle of baseball fields (where picnic tables are) One
partner runs around the field while other partner does:
Dips
Derkins
Step ups
Flapjack in between.
6:05 run back to Harris teeter and back That is all
If a tree falls in the woods, and no one hears it, does it make a noise? Meatheads aren’t traditionally known for their philosophical prowess, but the 12 who posted this fine morning have been considering the question ever since. Because, as we all know too well, if a backblast doesn’t post, one begins to wonder if the workout actually happened. Of course, post the backblast too late and no one actually reads it, which I think means the workout didn’t happen … twice.
On this fine misty morning interspersed with torrential downpours and harmonized with the best of Pandora’s Def Leppard radio, 12 terrific gents performed as follows:
Moleskine:
Announcements: