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THE OVER DONE TURKEY

Pledge

5 man maker burpees

run around snoballs

5 more man makers

 

off we go

arrive at doctors office down the street where I inform pax today’s inspiration comes from that great song “ A few of my favorite things” as I’ll be calling some of my favorites as well as some of my least … like now where we will broad jump to light come back   And then perform 5 corkscrew merkins

now we mosey to Gastone’s Hill and there’s chatter as to whether we will use the hill or as Watts Up correctly calls …. not

10 diamond merkins and after all recover I act as though we will climb the hill …. only to psyche all out

mosey to Dollar General for 20 flutters and nur the hill

now to wall across from old Auto Bell for Australian Mtn Climbers IC  x 10 …. rest

10 suspension merkins …. rest

least favorite ( but as I tell all of Gastone’s comment that if an exercise is not your favorite/ strong suit … embrace it and conquer it)  Hip Slappers 10 single count

now we collect in Food Lion parking lot for Rugby Sprints

pax will call out what they are thankful for,  call an exercise until they call,”Go!” And then we are to mosey halfway and back and then full on run to end of lot finally walking back

much thanks were called for F3 and it’s comraderie and leadership … also God, Jesus as well as family

exercises were diamond merkins, flutters, squats and plank/arm raises/ lower plank

run to other side twice over

mosey to steps for 3 separate sets of calf raises during which a light literally comes on and Watts Up says must be a great idea

run behind Planet Fitness where another light comes on  Undoubtedly timer related , and someone mentions a perfectly placed ramp so we double back for bear crawl and lunge walk along it

mosey to wall at bank for 15 IC dips and 15 step ups each leg finally 15 IC derkins and Dry Rub asks ic the turkey is over done yet

mosey to Martha’s where at entrance we perform 5 big boys up the hill for the invisible Turtleman and run back to start

seal jacks 10

goof balls for Sargento as he drives off wishing all a good night,, I mean turkey ,,,, i mean happy turkey ,,, aww hell he said something

finally Parker Peters ….. I finished last savoring every morsel of this over done Bird ( or maybe  I’m just slow

all of this today I did wearing a turkey hat … so pax has something to chase

pub/ goat/ Diablo all open tomorrow morn

Midoriyama not

pain lab shirts still up for sale til Saturday

operation sweet tooth
christmas town

prayers dry rubs m in hospital

all pax/families traveling

there were some pax doing EC good to see Gastone out ( on IR) only running now

may your turkey NOT be overdone

Christmastown Ruck Pre-Pre-Blast

F3 Plank from F3 Hickory asked on Twitter about a possible McAdenville Ruck.  Recognizing the brilliant nature of his idea, YHC and Whoopee agree to co-Q the event.  Those running or not running the Christmastown 5K this Saturday will still be able to enjoy a Ruck pace event without trying to chase the SpeedForNeed racing chairs running sub 7 minute miles.  The official lighting is Monday, December 2nd and the lights come on at 5:15 and run during the week until 9:15.  The Town of McAdenville recommends seeing the lights during the week due to much less traffic and will be safer to navigate the narrow sidewalks with a band of Rucking PAX and 2.0’s.

We have some tentative plans but will actually complete this Ruck next week to improve on the ideas and finalize the logistics.  In the meantime, please note the official date will be Wednesday, December 11th from 1815 hours until.  The plans will be to Ruck with 2.0’s for some pre-determined mileage and then finish with hot drinks for those

This is subject to change based on the “walk-through” next week.  Save the date and stay tuned!

 

Allen Tate Steps Up

Huck had to reach out for a replacement Q today due to illness and Big Pappy agreed to take over. When Pappy got stuck at work the one and only Allen Tate decided it was time for him to take a break from his extensive training for the P200 and bring his Q talents to a Pain Lab style workout.

 

After a a short warmup we moseyed to the flag at the entrance, said the Pledge, did some ab work and moseyed back to the start. Rudolph grabbed a couple of kettle bells and pain stations were established. We did about three rounds of various exercises; curls, swings, merkins, goblet squats and a bunch more I can’t remember. Solid work by a great group of HIM’s.

 

Announcements

SFN this Saturday

Convergence at the Yank on 12/28

Christmas Party 1/4 – preblast soon

 

Prayer Request

Oompa’s M still recovering from car accident

Friend of Montross having surgery to remove tumor

Broke’s M illness

Others I failed to remember

 

Allen Tate took us out

 

 

Blockwork at Hollywood

13 Men posted in the frosty gloom this morning at Mt. Hollywood. I knew that the coupons hadn’t been used at Hollywood yet, so I to bring them out to break the AO in. I had borrowed a portion of my Q from Goodwrench in Sailview and these PAX were going to be the test mules for the workout.

Warmup:

Seal Jacks X 10IC, Gravel Pickers X 10 IC, Morr. Nightclubs X 10 IC

Thing:

“The Last Castle” I had placed a pile of coupons (CMU’s, Medicine Balls) in one of the parking spaces at the middle school. All PAX line up shoulder to shoulder 20 yards away from coupons. First PAX moseys/walks/skips to the pile of coupons and transports them by any means to another parking spot approx. 10 yards away. Q calls an exercise for all other PAX to perform while their brother is transporting the coupons. The Q may have placed too many coupons for a crowd of this size. Realizing this would take forever, I reduced the number of coupons to facilitate a quicker turnaround time for each PAX. I can’t remember all the exercises called, but I attempted to keep it balanced between cardio/chest/legs/abs. Side note: Blart is a Jenga champion with coupons. I will need to modify this routine, but I was pleased with the disgruntled mumblechatter it produced.

Next, all grab a coupon and circle up for curls/ overhead press. Start from 15 (curls/ overhead presses) all the way down to 1, never letting the coupon touch the ground. This locked down the mumblechatter.

Next was the Bearmuda Triangle. Bear crawl in a triangular pattern on the sidewalk (there’s a perfect spot at Mt. Hollywood for this) and perform escalating hand release Merkins until you reach 10. This is a shoulder burner for sure.

Quick mosey back to the coupons for 5 Blockees to finish us out.

Announcements:

Christmastown 5K this Saturday. We have 7 chariots committed (possible 8th). It’s going to be awesome!

Convergence on 12/28 at Gashouse. All other AO’s will be closed.

Christmas Party on 1/4/2020. RSVP will posted soon.

Prayer Requests:

Pillagers’ sister-in-law (surgery), PAX/families traveling for the Thanksgiving season

Those who have lost loved ones that will make this Thanksgiving/ Christmas season more difficult.

YHC took us out in prayer

We then had the Pledge and Name-o-rama. (Q fail)

Moleskin:

I know this workout seemed scatterbrained. I was trying some new things, and I appreciate the PAX working with me to see it through. Thank all of you men for allowing me to lead. I encourage each of you to remember what the Thanksgiving Holiday means and to remember those things that you’re most Thankful for. Don’t take a day for granted!

Until Next Time,

Slaw

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