Flirtin' with Circuits

 Posted on July 23, 2019  |  2 minutes  |  217 words  |  

Part 2 of 6 Celebrating with 14 of Carpex’s finest Here’s what we did. Warm Up: Disclaimer given. Pledge said. Side Straddle Hops, Good Mornings, Windmills, Imperial Walkers. Monkey Humper’s per Term Papers request. I thought it was odd too. lol. I also moved my butt to the center of the circle. I’m missing 3 pax so feel free to shout them out in the comments! The Thang: Circuit Work 5 exercises for 5 reps done for 15 minutes. [Read More]
butterfly  chipper  disco-duck  lite-brite  ollie  smokey  staubach  stetson  term-paper  www  yoga-mat 

Monday/Funday

 Posted on July 23, 2019  |  1 minutes  |  176 words  |  

Celebrating 5 years in the Gloom. Let’s do it! 23 Pax in total came out to help me celebrate here’s what I can remember us doing. Warm Up: Pledge, Mosey to soccer field. Circle Up. Vanilla Warm up including Good Mornings, Windmills, Imperial Walkers, Side straddle Hops, M’ericans & Prisoner Squats Planck Jacks, Mountain Climbers. The Thang: Bear Crawl across the field then Gorilla Hop back. Indian Run down to the tennis courts with a stop for M’ericans & Prisoner Squats. [Read More]

Loom Rings The Bells

 Posted on July 22, 2019  |  3 minutes  |  512 words  |  

It was 1955, Oh, I mean 2015 when YHC did his VQ, has it been that long? YHC thought it was not that far back.. oh well, 14 PAX were treated to a body and soul workout, PAX was kind and hardly any mumble chatter related to all the Q’ing errors… YHC will try to remember it is ‘regular’ NOT ‘recover’; so on, encouragement and support all around Start at the Shelter - Disclaimer – Pledge of Allegiance – [Read More]
ashbury  clementine  disco-duck  earhart  frisco  grapenuts  hanson  loom  malpractice  meatloaf  parker  red-ryder  sega  snots  term-paper 

Sleep Training

 Posted on July 22, 2019  |  2 minutes  |  326 words  |  

Late Sunday night (like 9 PM) I noticed that there was a Q change. Sir Joseph Smith Esquire was in the throes of sleep training and needed someone to take his Q. Pet Sounds undoubtedly pulled the short straw from the PAX at the Sublime concert and would be our substitute Q……………what could go wrong??? I mean the concert was at Koka Booth, just sleep in your BFT, set your alarm for 5:25 and figure out the rest. [Read More]
augmented  bagels  captain-jack  chanticleer  chipper  hermes  imp  largemouth  liverpool  michelob  sub  wonderbread 

Accountability Revisited

 Posted on July 21, 2019  |  2 minutes  |  310 words  |  

Accountability - sign up for the Q slot after a long week out of town to ensure that you post. Accountability revisited - repeat of before, so why not repeat the workout. Hard to believe that we did this back in February 2018 the first time. There were several modifications though since was my first running Q after recovery and with Green Mile down the road our hi tempo guys had an additional option. [Read More]
bagels  blind-date  callahan  crimson  disco-duck  ever-ready  hotty-toddy  kilmer  lookout  odouls  peeping-tom  pet-sounds  pigeon  short-circuit  shut-in  smokey  sooey  tecumseh  texas-ranger  torpedo  wichita  wrench 

What goes UP, must get STRONGER

 Posted on July 20, 2019  |  2 minutes  |  263 words  |  

YHC arrives early to get in EC run, but not feeling it, opting instead for community service and picking up trash at the skate park. Anyone want a cooler? No FNGs, met Mud Buddy, good to see Lookout drinking the Kool Aid, Garfield leads us through the pledge, gloves are optional, we’re off. Run, not mosey, to Jones Carey Park with stop on the way to warmup with various exercises including pigeon stretch. [Read More]
banjo  garfield  honeycomb  imp  lookout  mud-buddy  one-four  orphan  rooney 

12 Guys Just Doing Some Work

 Posted on July 19, 2019  |  2 minutes  |  400 words  |  

For weeks - WEEKS! - I’ve been trying to get these East Caryites to do some EC pull-ups. The response? “We only run over here in East Cary, Ma Bell. Take your pull-ups and shove it.” I might be paraphrasing, but the result was the same nonetheless: no ECPs at FWD. Fast forward to Sunday. Headed back from the lake, I’m checking out the Q sheet when I notice a blank at FWD. [Read More]
augmented  bagels  beltway  bluewater  butterfly  chipper  lite-brite  lookout  ma-bell  staubach  stetson  whirlie 

FEW-kway

 Posted on July 19, 2019  |  2 minutes  |  283 words  |  

19 PAX, including some strong mother-ruckers, gathered round the flag at Green Hope Elementary in search of their morning Fs. It was a chatty group, so while the ruckers headed off on their journey, the rest of us moseyed around the trail to the other side of the big athletic field. But first, Hi-Liter met the challenge of reciting the mission of F3. The disclaimer was referenced, and allegiance was pledged. [Read More]
angry-elf  banjo  bartman  biner  chanticleer  freebird  gtl  hi-liter  katniss  largemouth  liverpool  michelob  one-four  pivot  prodigal  red-ryder  skipper  trike  www 

Horse Play

 Posted on July 19, 2019  |  2 minutes  |  229 words  |  

When: 07/17/19 QIC: Pet Sounds Clemintine, 5 Hole, Pivot, Kilmer, Trike, Swag, Mozart, Badlands, Big Red, MaBell, Spitshine, Doogie, & Perry Warm up - Mozy the parking lot to pick up a late arrival Trike, then down the road. SSH, Stretching, Burpees. Thang 1 Hills Repeats - Bottom Palma Horse 10x Over/Back, Top 20x American Hammers over/back Thang 2 Stairs to the Track/Field - Top/Bottom 5 burpees, each landing 20x Squats Thang 3 [Read More]
badlands  big-red  clementine  doogie  five-hole  kilmer  ma-bell  mozart  perry  pet-sounds  spit-shine  swag  trike