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6 showed for a rainy day at Midoriyama. Show to know what happens on rainy days!

I wanted to “announce my presence with authority…” quick what movie line is that? Slaw is on the IR but I’m sure he’d know it was none other than Ebby Calvin “Nuke” LaLoosh in Bull Durham. Nearly six weeks ago, I had surgery to repair the torn meniscus in my right knee. Honestly I thought I’d have been back a lot sooner. Clavin had a similar procedure performed by the same doctor and was running by the end of the week. I guess all that superhero gear he wears is for good reason, maybe he’s secretly roaming the Halls of Justice instead of the post office. Or maybe I’m a slow healer, whatever the case, other than some morning stiffness (ahh – don’t go there…) in my knee and some swelling, I’m moving much better in my slow but steady progress. Wojo asked for September Q’s a few weeks back and I submitted my name – part of a goal to get there. To get ready, I continued my solitary diet of youtube videos in my garage. I wasn’t quite sure how much running my knee was going to take, so I kept that light but I did develop a menu for a steady dose of some of my favorite activities employed over my IR period.

Arrive early at Midoriyama to set up the venue and get some stretching done along with conversation with the guys – because that is really why I was there. When Freight shared some candor that he was here for the 5:30 workout, I knew the pleasantries were done and it was time to clock in. The circle formed and I climbed upon the bike, hoping I could recall how to ride it. Oh, lets get the Pledge first; check. Now, oh announcements, no too early. Disclaimer – ‘you vs. you, Gold Digger vs. Gold Digger, Sister Act vs. Sister Act, Seuss vs. Seuss, and the rest of us fall in line…”

Warm-up

• MNCs – IC for 11
• Toy Soldier – IC for 10
• SSH – Sort of a count as Freight was on point early to call out some things not right. We may have completed 10 or so.

The Burpee Bonanza – 1 minute on the clock, 10 burpees; after that minute, 9 burpees but 55 seconds to complete and on down reduce count by 1 burpee and 5 seconds until the final set – 1 minute AMRAP – this pissed off the crowed to my joy and set the tone for the rest of the workout. Mosey to the small soccer fields on the right.

The four corners of the field had signs. Despite the written instructions, this is Midoriyama so further explanation and instructions were required.

• Corners 1 & 3: 15 Merkins, 15 Shoulder Taps (count 1 side or count both and double it), 15 Merkins (count your stomach)
• Corners 2 & 4: 15 Mtn. Climbers (count one knee), 15 Am Hammers (count right side 7 times and left side 8 times), 15 Mtn. Climbers (count the other knee one time)

I learned Gold Digger doesn’t listen to instructions, he is so used to giving them. Point noted. I think after halfway through he recognized the green signs I posted. As of the others, it was organized chaos with Freight sure to question the count each time. We went 2x through.

Everyone on their 6 in front of the bleachers.

Set 1

• Single leg glute bridge – left x 15 (count right butt cheek)
• Dips x 15 (count each toe on right foot 2x and left foot 1x)
• Single leg glute bridge – right x 15 (count left butt cheek)
• The group on the second set of bleachers failed to hear the 2x through part. Def Leppard’s plantar faciitis must have spurred up and affected his glutes – unique form to say the least but you vs. you, anyway – take a lap around the field

Set 2

• Forearm merkins x 15 (this was a crowd pleaser – if you want to hear complaining, call these out – it was relentless whining like milk and cookies not being served at Pre-K snack time); start in a elbow plank, contract your triceps and raise to a full arm extended plank and return = 1; count your neck 1 each rep
• Raised plank leg lifts x 15 right, x 15 left – this is where the title came from – sort of…I can’t really explain this one as much as I’d have to show you…I said this to my M once and got smacked…but that is the only way sometimes. Anyway – this exercise works both glute muscles. Broke inquired “is that your butt muscle?” Yes – this is your butt muscle…or as Forest Gump called it “the buttocks.” I’ve learned in my IR time that men don’t develop their glutes as well and that leads to injuries or soreness in lower extremities. So consider adding some glute work to your home routines and get you stronger to handle the chaos of F3.
• Freight’s mumble chatter was rampant at this point, so much that I added an unintended 3rd round of this and then we took a lap.

Set 3

• Side elbow plank, opposite hand on ear and crunch that elbow to the ground to work obliques x 15 R/L
• Stay in elbow plant, fire hydrant left for 15 then right for 15
• two rounds

Mosey back to base for a bunch of Mary. All exercises were a 10 count – who knows how close anyone came to actually following it. I called it, demo and then went to work.

• Corkscrew + Hand Release Merkin (Vanilla Ice dominated this break dancing move)
• Alternating Leg Drop from 90 degrees + crunch
• Heels to Heaven
• Double “Sandy” V Crunch (2 right, 2 left = 1)
• V-Sit Flutter Kick – they hated this one
• Genie Crunch – not even sure anyone did these
• Turtle Crunch – more complaining

COT: Prayers lifted for Double Stuff’s friend Corey that his condition took a different turn – help the doctors find a treatment and solution; Sister Act’s 2.0 – I took us out, sort of . I haven’t prayed aloud in a while so sort of rambled.

Moleskin: I’m sore today. I knew my knee would be but attacking the glutes brought about additional soreness in that area – I’m sure those attending could feel similar. Anyone having attended Midoriyama knows the mumble chatter is quite chattery to say the least. In my garage, it’s just me and a video and those instructors are always so nice and encouraging (and better looking). Like the algorithms that create the click bait headlines we see daily on social media, Butt Hurt could have multiple meanings.  It could have meant my feelings were hurt (“people have feelings?” as Fright may say). Admittedly I forgot about the MC coming at me like Verlander fastballs. In reflecting, the chaos we seek to overcome in our workouts can come from the Pax as much as the Q or the elements. You have to be prepared for that when stepping into the arena and I quickly realized I needed to embrace the opportunity and give it right back. On the ride home I felt good having accomplished my goal to lead the workout. More importantly it was good to feel the love of the brothers around me. But today, my butt hurts, literally.  Thanks for the chance to lead.

10 pax decided to push the rock at Midoryama – YHC was there to oblige.  No FNGs so short disclaimer then warm-up

20 SSH and 20 LBCs – that ‘s enough.  Mosey to walking path on other side of Lowell Spencer Mt Rd.

The Thang:

1 minute AMRAP exercises followed by moseying half the path – Rinse and Repeat x 10

Exercises were:

Burpees

LBCs

Flutter kicks

American Hammer

Big Boy situps

Elbow Plank

SSH

Dying Cockroaches

Freddie Mercuries

Hillbillies (Thanks Wojo)

Mosey back to flag for pledge

I had a great time hosting today – the pax were quite talkative (maybe the workout was a little lax-I’ll try to better next time).  We did have fun being heckled by a local neighbor who was walking the path – She could not understand why we never passed her – she never saw us stop to exercise only saw us approach her running to area for exercises.  For some reason she felt we were firemen in training (Gaston fire should be so lucky).

Announcements:

CSAUP this Saturday – If you haven’t signed up see Broke

JJ 5K 9/26

Mt Mitchell 9/27

Prayers for Double Stuf’s friend in ICU at Duke with liver failure, Slaw on IR, People battling addiction, Clavin and his family

Until next time Defib out

8 PAX posted at Midoriyama on Thursday.  It was cloudy all day but the sun made an appearance just in time! Being a gracious Q I took us to some shade upon request. It didn’t help much since the humidity reached 237%.

Warmup:

SSH x 20 ic

Let’s mosey

The Thang:

At the far soccer field we lined up at one goal line for what I call the SA. His birthday was this week so a little shout out to him. Now to be clear this isn’t one of my hero WOD’s but he’s alright. The SA was created from trash talk and during a time Nantan Cooper said F3 wasn’t allowed but those with a rebellious spirit still met to exercise and stayed 6 feet apart. SA only believes you need about 4-5 exercises so I created a WOD with just that.

The SA

10 Bonnie Blairs(count one leg only)

20 WWI

30 Merkins

40 Squats

NUR 100 yds, RUN back

Rinse and repeat for 35 minutes then do a round of Iron Hulk.

You can make the SA as hard as you want. You can push yourself or just slow down and work through it.  Yesterday I tried to hang with SA and my legs are paying for it today.

COT:

Pledge

Namerama

Announcements-Nothing new but a ton going on

Prayer Request-Double stuff’s dad and friend, SA and family, Slaw, Clavin. Praise report-YHC has lost a little weight and I’m no longer considered obese just over weight.

SA took us out

Moleskin:

What I like about SA is he is an exaggerated version of YHC. He doesn’t always let the words fly to just anybody like I do but he doesn’t mind letting them go. He doesn’t show emotion and doesn’t let smack talk affect him. As a matter of fact he is probably the only person I know that engages the smack talk as mush as I do. I just love to give and get it! So much fun! Anyway deep deep deep down he’s a pretty good guy and even though we don’t always like it we need the physical battflippers to push us. I do hope that one day he starts listening during Q-source instead of trolling on Strava.

When the IPC Week 2 workout came out on Sunday the description of the workout was almost as difficult to understand as the actual workout was going to be to complete. Due to the mental fatigue YHC was sure to experience during the IPC later in the week, today’s weinke needed to include a portion that somewhat mimicked the setup and routine of the challenge. After the usual disclaimer, pledge and warmup, 9 strong PAX headed off on a mosey to the small soccer field to get things started.

The HUB

One cone is placed in the center of the field and four additional cones are placed 25 yards from the center. Routine is as follows:

• Start from center cone and complete a lap around the field and back to center
• 3 Burpee’s then run to first cone for 10 HR Merkins
• Back to center for 3 Burpee’s then run to second cone for 20 Squats
• Back to center for 3 Burpee’s then run to third cone for 30 American Hammers
• Back to center for 3 Burpee’s then run to fourth cone for 40 Mtn. Climbers
• Back to center for 3 Burpee’s – Round Complete

We did 3 rounds and finished off with another lap around the field.

Next up was some Dora 1-2-3. One partner runs across the field and up the hill for 5 squats, then returns and swaps out. Exercises were:

• 100 Big Boys
• 200 Flutter Kicks
• 300 Plank Jacks

Time was up and we headed back to the flag.

NMM / COT

The title of the IPC this week is “Wheel of Misfortune” and the title got me thinking a little bit (this is very dangerous). If we think about how a wheel is constructed, we can make a comparison as to how we are supposed to live as Christians.

• The hub of the wheel is where all things come together and this is symbolic of how Christ is in our lives. He should be the hub of our life, holding everything together and center of everything.
• The spokes of the wheel are representative of how we should strengthen our lives; prayer, study, reading the bible, fellowship, witnessing, etc.
• The rim / tire is literally where the rubber meets the road. This is the actionable part of our lives where we make an impact on others and hopefully portray the image that Christ desires for us.

Announcements

• Shoot ’em up and cookout this Saturday
• CSAUP Sept. 19th at Folsom 0530 start
• JJ5K Sept. 26th
• Mt. Mitchell Sept. 27th

Prayer Request

• SA 2.1 and family
• Clavin and family
• Friend of Double Stuf
• Broke’s M
• Huck and Purple Haze job search

Freight took us out.

I’m Broke

1730 let’s start.

No FNG. No disclaimer. No mission statement. No principles.

Pledge.

Warm up.
All in cadence.
10 SSH
20 Abe Vigoda
30 Flutter kicks
40 Moroccan night clubs
50 LBC

Mosey to turd shack by horseshoe pits.
Grab some wall.
In cadence.
20 wall sit air presses

Mosey to bleachers.
In cadence.
20 dips

Mosey to turd shack by soccer fields.
Do a burpee at every light pole.

Grab some wall.
In cadence.
20 wall sit air presses

Mosey to bleachers.
In cadence.
20 dips.

Take lap around soccer field. 25 minutes to go. Split up into two 5-man teams.

Tonight at Midoriyama, Def Leppard’s ultimate frisbee winning streak ended.
It was marvelous. Epic. Life changing.

Mosey back to flag.

Circle up. I touched on us being there for each other in the challenging times of losing a parent. It’s bad, really sad, but, having the love, prayers, and support from your family, friends, F3 and church families, you learn in the end it was not as bad as you thought it would be because of grace and later can offer hope to others based on your experience.

Announcements. Rinsed and repeat from before. BOLO for email about CSAUP from Broke. Yank closed 26Sep20.

Prayer for Double Stuf friend and his dad. Clavin on the loss of his mom. Purple Haze mom’s friend’s spouse.
Broke’s mom. Others that were spoken and unspoken. Each other. Our country.

Oompa’s out.

Warm up
Cotton pickers
Imperial Walkers
Don Q

Mosey to the dam.
Partner up for Dora. Partner 1 runs up to parking lot while partner 2 does exercise. Each partner does 3 runs before switching exercises.
Merkin
Dying cockroaches
SSH
LBC
CDD

Mosey to the start.

Triple Nickel in parking lot.
Nolan Ryan
Zombie Walk
V-ups

Monkey Humpers
Zombie walk
Skater Squats.

It was a balmy 93 degrees at the region’s premier JV workout.  5:30 hits, let’s go!  Wait, where’s the Q?  Comin’ in hot, nothing like a grand entrance.  SSH, Toy Soldiers, Grass Pickers all 10X.

Mosey to the turd shack near the soccer fields.  Q calls triple nickel, hip slappers on the wall take a lap round the island, halfway point hand release merkins.  Good work.  Stay at the wall for suspension merkins.  Feet one foot up the wall and get in plank position.  Hold for 10 count and then 10 merkins.  Three rounds OYO.  At the end everyone on the wall for 30 second plank.  These are tough core exercise.

Mosey to path around big soccer field.  Stop mid path for 10 burpees.  Continue to dog hill.  At bottom of hill, five bonnie blairs each leg and up the hill for five jump squats.  Five rounds.

Stay at bottom of hill for iron hulk, one merkin and four shoulder press.  Proceed to 10 and 40.

Head to the soccer goal, sprint length of field to opposite goal.  Short rest and sprint back.

Nice work men!  The heat was taking its toll by this point.  Fellowship mosey for couple mins toward the flag.  Pick up the pace the rest of the way.

Get back for pledge and quick word.  Q tried to have several different actions in today’s workout.  Keeping things off balance and changing.  Related this to be willing to embrace interruption of life.  Used the illustration of Jesus first calling his disciples, Peter and Andrew, casting their nets.  Jesus follow me.  They immediately stopped what they were doing and followed Jesus.  Point being to evaluate life and being willing to do something different if the need is there.

Announcements: JJ5k coming up, Iron Pax Challenge, CSAUP, Mt Mitchell hike.  Also have a date for blood drive – Sept 24 at First Presbyterian Church Belmont.

Prayer requests:  Double Stuf dad, Sister Act daughter, T Square son, Stephanie McMahan, PAX on IR, Pax on prayer list for the week.

YHC took us out with prayer.

Always an honor

Tiger

12 was the number Thursday at Midoriyama. YHC had scraps of sticky notes stuck together of things thought of and jotted down during the week.  This usually means trouble. It’s best I forget these terrible things I think up before we get a chance to try them. Oh well let’s get it on!

Warmup:

Morroccan Nightclubs for what seemed like 10 minutes while we waited for Purplehaze to get his jazzercise gloves on. In hind site those gloves make sense given the “outfits” he wears to workout in.

Let’s mosey

The Thang:

I parked my truck with blocks at the far end of the park near the soccer fields. Everyone grabbed one and moseyed to the goal line on the field. There were cones placed at the 25, 50, and 25 yd line. Starting at the goal line do 20 thrusters, carry your block overhead to the 25, put it down, and run to the far end and back. When you get back do 15 thrusters and rinse and repeat, dropping by 5 thrusters, to the far goal line. Once at the far goal line start back at 20 and go back down the field. This sucked! Especially for Dr Seuss since he barely weighs more than the block. At one point I’m pretty sure the block was carrying him.

Next up we moseyed to the dog park hill for some triple nickel. 5 burpees at the bottom and 5 Freddy Mercury’s at the top. At this point a few bat flippers almost took off. This is when I surprised them with how we would go up the hill. Hop! Jump! Broad jump! I did not say skip even though that’s what some were doing. This sucked as bad as I thought it would! As I type this the morning after my legs are fairly angry with me.

Next we moseyed back to our blocks at the field for some ab work. On the goal line do 25 WWI situps and carry your block overhead to the 50. Do 50 LBC’s and carry your block to the other goal line and do 25 Flutters(count 1 leg). Do it again with the following exercises: 25 Freddy Mercury’s(count 1 leg), 50 Homer/Marge, 25 Dying Cockroach(count 1 leg) I always think of Bandit when I do these!

That about does it for time so we put up the blocks and headed back to the flag. Wait there wasn’t one!

COT:

Announcements-There’s to many, read another BB for all that

Pledge to no where

Prayer request- Double Stuf’s dad, Oompa’s coworker, SA and his family.

Broke took us out.

Naked Moleskin:

YHC talked briefly about how Christians are called to be different, not typical. The same goes for us as men of F3. We are called to not be typical. Typical in today’s society is why we are in the mess we are in.