All the hillz

19 HIM gathered at ao-wolverine for a great start to the week with some hill repeats not-so-cleverly disguised as sevens. Mosey to the Park Village Pool lot for Warm-up: - Side-straddle-hop, Calf-stretch, Calf-stretch ‘merkin, Hill Billy, Sir Fazio forward and reverse The Big Thang: Sevens on the full half-mile hill; burpees at the bottom and squats at the top. Grumbling slowed down as everyone realized just how much fun it is to start their week off right. [Read More]

Up Hill Both Ways

Pre-Blast 13 at #ao-fri-gt / Rolling Stone on a glorious morning in NW Cary. One thing led to another…and we ended up at Starbucks for #Coffeteria - the BEST #Coffeteria north of Biscuitville (thx, @Pivot). The Warmup Pledge of Allegiance at the flag. Run to the cutout across from Heritage Pine Rd. Circle up for: GM, WM, Cherrypickers, Calf Stretch, ‘Mericans, Mt. Climbers, Plank Jacks, LBCs. The Thang Cross the street. [Read More]

Rubberband Man - Just what a body needs

Date: 7/25/19 PAX: Betsy Ross, Bogo, Callahan, The Commish, Green Bow, Hotspot, How How, Sosa, Torpedo, Willy Wonka, WWW These are the things we did: Hamstring stretch Wide feet hamstring stretch (l/r) Child’s pose Downward Dog Wide feet downward dog Dive Bombers Wide leg forward fold Chest expansion Runners stretch Runner’s stretch drop knee Bootie drop (runners stretch and drop bootie to opposite side of forward leg) Calf stretch Alternating calf stretch [Read More]

If you want to be number one, train like you are number 2, yep, another BRR inspiration

No one claimed the clean gloves I picked up two weeks ago at wolverine, they are clean. Gloves are optional this morning. No new guys. Mosey to the Park Village pool parking lot to warm up with various exercises including runners stretch and pigeon pose. Recover Mosey to top of hill at the second island, on Park Village Drive. Low squat waiting on instructions: - Run to playground at bottom of hill. [Read More]

Shoulders - need I say more...

21 showed up for a surprise shoulder workout. Only one Thang for the day - Wolverines and Crab Cakes. Warm up Barry Sanders up the hill to grab two small rocks 10 each Fazios forward and back 10 Overhead clap 10 Seal clap 10 Good mornings 10 windmills Return rocks Thang 1 (and only) 11 - Wolverine and crab cake (L & R = 1) Mary Mosey to field 10 Toe touch V Roll up - learned it in Atlanta and not sure if there is an actual F3 name for it. [Read More]

Shawn's Bullpen

Got word that the Lowther (aka Chanticleer) Household was experiencing some sicknesses so I was ready to answer the call. Thursday 7 PM it was official, I would be running the show at GT. You know, I am the 3rd-wheel site Q there. And it has been a long time since I have Q’d, so it was meant to be. 13 gathered, 2 had on backpacks, one drove a 15 passenger van, and all where hoping to see Chanticleer. [Read More]

Core work at FOD 6-25-19

3 guys did some ECP or something b/c they think South Cary couldnt handle it. I think it started at 5ish. 5:45 - “Disclaimer” was stated, literally. Follow me, the path around the ball fields is closed, like with a fence closed in case you were wondering. Do some penalty burpees for YHC not knowing this. Jog over to the nice soft field and circle up for some warm up stuff. [Read More]

Fellowship at Wolverine

The first weekday morning after i turned 49 was glorious. 18 strong filled what is left of the parking lot at the darkest of all AOs (unless it is within a week of the summer solstice). We congratulated Build a Bear and jigglypuff on their EC (after which Puff headed home), then we had a moment of silence for our brother War Child. After this sobering start to the day, we were off. [Read More]

Modify the Modification

Wednesday, June 12, 2019 Vesper Runners and Boot campers headed their separate ways. Bootcampers mosey to Community center for warm up of various exercises and good mornings led by Nature Boy. Mosey to the kiosk. Modified 11s, iffin you can call it that. 10 prom night merkins at the top, 10 dips at Sertoma, Burpees, 1…….11 each time you pass the kiosk Run to top of the Hill, around pole, prom night merkins, back to kiosk, burpees, to Sertoma and around the back end, dips, back to kiosk, and repeat. [Read More]