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Fourty six redwoods posted on a crisp fall morning.  Weather was perfect to be alive and have a morning beatdown.

The Thang

Mosey to upper parking lot.  20 ssh, 6, burpees on your own, 70 LBC.   Mosey to field for the Magna Carta (try saying that with a Boston Accent).  Run across the field for 12 merkins, run back and do 15 Lt. Dan’s.  Repeat x 5.  Stay on field for four corners.  The first corner is 5 burpee, second corner 18 carolina dry docks, third corner, 19 lunges and fourth corner was 32 WWII situps, repeat x 4.  Mosey to parking lot.  Four corners agains, 1 Burpee, 16 merkins, 19 lunges and 89 LBC’s.  Mosey to upper parking lot for 56 ssh, 7 burpees and 28 lbc.  Mosey to shovel Flag.  TYA took us out

NMM

Thanks to all the PAX for posting at Notoll this morning.  It truly meant a ton to me.  I know a lot of you missed your normal AO’s and drove way out of the way to be there.   To be surrounded by so many good friends on this day was special to me. Thank You!

Special thanks to Lab Rat for bringing the coffee fixings from RAISE this morning.  A great treat and incentive to enjoy a little extra second F.

Today was tribute to my Dad, Donald Vincent Salvucci – Sal.  He was born on 5/18/1932, died on 1/16/1989.  He was alive for 56 years, 7 months and 28 days or 20,670 days.  A short time to be on this earth.  Today, I turned that same age.  As such I wanted to say thanks to my father for everything he taught me.  

I learned a ton from my father during his lifetime. Too many things to name, but a few of the most important were: A love for sports, hockey in particular, a massively competitive spirit, a strong work ethic, respect for all people on the earth regardless of how someone would like to categorize them, and a wit and sense of humor. 

When he passed away in 1989, it came as a shock.  I had seen him the night before, and he appeared to be in good health. It took me a while to regroup and recover. Since my Dad was a teacher and dedicated to life long learning, I vowed when he passed away, that I would learn from his death. I would take the lessons of his death and change my life accordingly. 

Since that day in 1989, I have done many things and changed a lot about how I live my life.  A few of the major things that I know I would not have done without the lessons I learned are: going to business school, adopting two children in my late 30’s, traveling to and exploring many countries, starting a business, and making sure that I took care of my body.  These are just the major things.  In everyday life, I make little decisions that are a result of that day.  I shut the TV off while I’m watching my favorite team so I can talk to my daughter or spouse, when someone asks me to go on an adventure or try a new challenge, I accept, when I am impatient or frustrated with anyone in my life, I take a few deep breaths.  What I have learned from that one day is that even in the darkest times, if you look hard enough, you can find good, and you can learn.

Thanks Dad

15 Strong Showed up for a Duke Q, but Duke didn’t have a clue what was on the agenda! Either way the PAX was off at 530.

COP

SSH x 20

DQ x 10

Helicopters x 10

Imperial Walkers x 20

Merkins x 10

LBCs x 20

Mosey to corner of lot:

4 Corners

Round 1 – 5 Burpees, 10 Merkins, 20 Mountain Climbers, 30 SSHs

Round 2 – 10 Burpees, 20 Merkins, 30 WWIIs, 40 Jump Squats

Round 3 – 15 burpees, 30 Merkins, 45 Monkey Humpers, 60 Copperhead Squats

Round 4 – 20 Burpees, 40 Shoulder Taps, 60 LBCs, 80 Box Cutters

Lunge back for the Pax

Triple check

Runner around Parking Lot, Hold 6 inches, and American Hammers

Mosey to Basketball Courts

Merkins Sucicide, 5 Merkins at first line, continue up to 20

1 Sprint length of court and back, AYG!

Back to the flag.

Numberama, Namerama, DTH took us out!

Announcements:

The Forge on Thursday: Merkin Challenge for the day vs the Anvil, show up if blast some merkins.

Thanksgiving day : TYA Holiday special at Mary.

Day after Thanksgiving : TYA Trail Loop, See pre- Blast!

NMS:

Strong work today by all! Appreciate the PAX indulging YHC on a Q not planned. The title of the BB comes from Hardywood trying to convince Roper to open a Showbiz pizza up in the lobby of the James Center. Now all I want is bad pizza, skee ball and enough coupons to get a spider ring! Have a great day fellas, like DTH, take your joy and spread it to everyone you come in contact with today!

Duke

A devoted 13 Jurassic game wardens posted in the NoToll gloom to wrangle the voracious merkin-hungry beast. Here’s how we served breakfast to Chestosaurus Rex!

The THANG:

Warmerama on the Bball Courts:

• Merkincides – x5 Merkins at each line, x5 rounds completed
• (Total x100 Merkins)

Mosey to the lush turf for COP #1:

• Shovel Flag Planted
• Welcome & F3 Disclaimer
• DQ’s x10 IC
• x20 Merkins OYO
• Hairy Rockettes x10 IC
• x20 Merkins OYO
• Arm Circles x40 IC
• x20 Merkins OYO
• Copperhead Squats x10 IC
• x20 Merkins OYO
• DTH’s x10 IC
• x20 Merkins OYO
• (Another x100 Merkins = x200 Total)

Mosey to Bleachers for COP #2:

• Partner up for Dora 1-2-3
• x100 Box Jumps
• x200 Incline Merkins
• x300 Flutter Kicks (2-count)
• Moving partner runs across field and back to switch out 
• (Add ~100 M each = x300 Total)

Mosey to Wooden Posts for COP #3:

• Triple Check
• P1: Pole Smokers
• P2: Lt Dans
• P3: Drop and complete x10 Merkins, sprint to the other side of parking lot, drop for x10 Merkins, sprint back to switch positions
• (Add x60 Merkins = x360 Total)

Mosey BTTF:

• x10 Merkins OYO
• LBC’s x10 IC
• x10 Merkins OYO
• APD’s x10 IC
• x10 Merkins OYO
• Sweat Angels x10 IC
• x10 Merkins OYO
• Am.Ham’s x20 IC
• (A final x40 Merkins = x400 Total)

COT:

• Counterama #13
• Namerama
• Announcerama (see Comments)
• Fresh Prince took us out in Prayer

NMS: 

• The rain held off for the faithful this morning, and whatever merkin goals have been set were met for the day. Thanks be to God!

Twenty two stallions saved their toll money for YHC’s Q2. After a mosey to the parking lot and legally binding disclaimer, here’s how it went:

COP: SSH x 20, DQ x 10, IW x 10, FK x 20, FM x 20

11’s: Starting at the edge of the parking lot, Burpee x 1, bear crawl to next line of parking spaces, Copperhead Squats x 10, lunge back, etc…

Suicides: Mosey to Crabcake Soccer Stadium and muster on the goal line. Sprint 25 yards, Merkins x 25, sprint back. Sprint 50 yards (150 if you’re Fresh Prince), Monkey Humpers x 50, sprint back. 75 = Flutter Kicks, 100 = LBCs.

Ascending 4 Corners: Mosey to the basketball courts and grab a corner. Merkins x 10, sprint clockwise (or whatever) to next corner for Merkins x 10, Crabcakes x 20. Third corner add Alabama Prom Dates x 30. Fourth corner add Mountain Climbers x 40.

Merkin Ring of Fire: Circle up in the middle of the court for a “Big Ass Ring of Fire” per the mumblechatter — so…. a Habanero Burrito? Planks while 4 PAX bust out Merkins of choice x 10. Rotate (counter)clockwise? until complete.

3 MOM: Flutter Kicks x 25, Freddie Mercuries x 5 and time …

COT: Update on Kryptonite’s niece and YHC took us out. Strong work gents!

See you in the gloom –

Doublemint

NoToll was honored this morning with a 21 gun salute as the F3 banner was raised declaring “Come One, Come All, No Shoes required…” Here’s how we fired off:

The THANG:

Mosey to Field for COP #1:

• Welcome & F3 Disclaimer
• Smurf Jacks x20 IC
• DonQ’s x10 IC
• Hydraulic Squats x10 IC
• Hairy Rockettes x10 IC
• Hydraulic Planks x10 IC
• Slow FreddieM’s x10 IC
• DR.W’s x10 IC

Line up at side of Field for COP #2:

• Merkin/DryDock Ladder (20M, Sprint across field, 19CDD, sprint back, 18M, Sprint across, 17CDD, etc-ouch-etc)
• ABC’s for the SIX

Indian Run around Back Fields to Pavilion for COP #3:

• Walls of Jericho – run x7 laps around the Pavilion, completing x7 burpees after each lap, then give a Victory yell at the end
• ROSIE led Plankorama for the SIX

Remain at Pavilion for COP #4:

• PARTNER UP to complete x3 sets of each exercise – x20 Reps each partner
• Hail Mary’s – P1 Dips on Bench w Feet on back of planking P2
• Boxing Cockroaches
• Partner Plank Curls

Mosey BTTF for COT:

• Counterama #21
• Namerama
• Announcerama (see Comments)
• YHC took us out in Prayer

NMS:

• Even before the clock struck 0530 the morning began in great humor with Don Draper showing up in Adidas slides, trying to bow out of the workout, but then choosing to man up and join us anyway. RESPECT! Excellent numbers continue to show for NoToll, and the PAX was hungry today for something challenging – seems the Merkin Ladder satisfied that need, only then to be followed by more Burpees than any of us wanted to do, and partner workouts which (per DK) required soft hands… :-0 …overall GREAT WORK today gents – it’s an honor as always to serve up a good time. 

17 total PAX members posted to NoToll this morning to see what kind of Gumbo was on the menu. It went a little something like this:

Mosey to the back parking lot and one lap around the lot waiting for the 5 LIFOs to arrive, then circle up for the following – all IC and all x19:

• Jazzercises
• Helicopters
• SSHs
• Imperial Walkers
• Tempo Merkins
• Freddie Mercuries
• Alabama Prom Dates

THE THANG:

Dora – mosey to the pavilion and find a partner for the first of several partner exercises. Partner 1 runs a lap around the field while Partner 2 starts the exercises. Flapjack and pick up where your partner left off until you complete, together, 100 box jumps or step-ups, 200 incline merkins and 300 2-ct flutter kicks.

Partner Work – find a new partner for:

• Partner Sprints #1 – and head to opposite ends of the “wet” field. On “go” sprint to midfield and find your partner. Complete 10 boo-yah merkins and then 9 PLTs each. Then, sprint to the same end line and plank for the SIX.
• Catch me if you can back to the bball courts – P1 does 2 burpees, P2 runs backwards. P1 sprint to catch P2 – flapjack and continue until you both reach the bball courts.
• Partner Sprints #2 – line up on opposite sides of the bball courts. Sprint to middle area between 2 courts and do 10 boo-yah merkins and 9 PLTs each. Sprint back to your side and plank.
• Partner Sprints #3 – sprint to middle area and do 10 Squerkins and 9 Wilson Boxing Cockroaches each. Plank for SIX.

Doracides – find a third and final partner and line up on the endline. P1 runs traditional suicide. P2 starts exercises. Flapjack and continue until the following exercises have been completed (or until time is called) – 100 jump squats, 200 LBCs, 300 SSHs

Mosey back to Flag for COT, Number-rama and Name-a-rama. YHC took us out with thankfulness for all our wonderful partners and friends in life.

Announcements:

• Cash for Raise (and for Staches) – 8 days left. We are about $650 away from the goal. Let’s do this men! Donate and grow!
• Hammers and Ales – see Viral or LugNut
• Continued prayers for all PAX members who are dealing with tough times or family medical issues.

NMS:

Wonderful morning at the plush NoToll fields. Thanks for letting me lead – it is always an honor. Thanks to Rosie, Herme and Tobit for great partnering today. And thanks to my M for 19 wonderful years of partnership on the homefront.

Well done this morning men. SYITG.

No More Gumbo For You!

The wet fields of No Toll were calling this chilly morning and a PAX of 20 answered that call. 5:29:30 and we’re off…here’s what went down.

Mosey to front field.

COP:

SSH, Russian Soldiers, Helicopters, DQs, LBCs, Flutter Kicks, Merkins

Five Corners:

At corner 1 of the field, 5 burpees.

Run to corner 2, perform 15 hand release merkins, run back to corner 1 for 5 burpees.

Run to corner 2, 15 hand release merkins, run to corner 3, 25 WWIIs, back to corner 2 for 15 HRMs, back to corner 1 for 5 burpees.

Run to corner 2, 15 HRMs, corner 3, 25 WWIIs, corner 4, 35 2-count mountain climbers, back to corner 3, 25 WWIIs, corner 2, 15 HRMs, corner 1, 5 burpees.

Run to corner 2, 15 HRMs, corner 3, 25 WWIIs, corner 4, 35 2-count mountain climbers, corner 5 (also known as corner 1) 45 jump squats, back to corner 4, 35 mountain climbers, corner 3, 25 WWIIs, corner 2, 15 HRMs, corner 1, 5 burpees.

Al Gore and repeat the last round with the six.

Cross the Field:

Line up on the far end of the field. Bear crawl to the 25, broad jump to the 50, crab walk to the 75, run to the end. Bear crawl back for the six.

Finish up with an indigenous people’s run around the entire AO. Back to the flag.

Numbers, Names, Announcements, YHC took us out.

NMS:

YHC knows that his watch runs about 30 seconds fast. Taking a cue from OC’s recent Q’s, YHC decided to just get things rolling when the watch hit 5:30. There was a slight uproar but the PAX settled down (a little) during the mosey to the field. Also taking cue’s from OC, YHC’s cadence was a little off during COP….next time, YHC will take cues from Fresh Prince and just forget the cadence completely.

The five corners took up more time than YHC planned…but it also looked less brutal in YHC’s mind. Fresh Prince (in true Fresh Prince style) took off faster than a cheetah and never looked back….he crushed it with Flange, Rosie, and Bullseye hot on his tail.

Crossing the field via bear crawl, broad jump, and crab walk took only a couple minutes and YHC called for a second crossing. But Gumbo managed to talk YHC into just bear crawling back for the six. More mumblechatter followed…YHC admits, he succumbs easily to peer pressure. Attempting to save face, an indigenous people’s run back to the flag was called. All seemed well….

Numbers were called…19. This didn’t feel right…could have sworn there were 20 of us. Oh well. Names were called and just when YHC asked about announcements, one of the PAX says “Hey, wasn’t Bone Thug here today?” His vehicle was still parked. Is he on the can? Several PAX head back toward the fields and find Bone Thug still making his way to the flag after the indigenous people run. Whoops…guess we do leave men behind after all. Apologies to Bone Thug. YHC got swept up in all the mumblechatter this morning.

Gentlemen, always a pleasure. Peace!

Twas a cool, dark, and raining Tuesday morning, when 17 men of great fortitude and physical prowess appeared to test their mettle once more…

The Story Begins:

Warm mosey 1 lap around the AO with call-out exercises on command and throughout duration of mosey for COP#1.

Exercise call-outs:

• Burpees
• Side Straddle Hops
• WW2’s (very wet & muddy)

COP #2 picks up on soccer field right after:

4 Corners

• Corner #1: Merkins x 20 reps
• Corner #2: WW2’s x 20 reps
• Corner #3: Hello Dollys x 20 reps
• Corner #4: Squats x 20 reps

Mosey over to pavilion area for COP #3

Triple Check
Runner runs to end of the field and back while the 2 others complete partner exercises with a count, then rotate when runner returns.

• Squerkins – counting up to 100
• PTL’s – counting up to 200
• Dying Boxing Cockroaches – counting up to 300

Indian around AO back to soccer field for COP #4

4 Corners Round 2

• Corner #1: Merkins x 40 reps
• Corner #2: WW2’s x 40 reps
• Corner #3: Hello Dollys x 40 reps
• Corner #4: Squats x 40 reps

Quick mosey to basketball courts for suicides until time.

COT:

• Counterama #17
  Namerama
  Announcerama (see Comments)
  Prayer(glory to God)

NMS:

• Thankful for the my first opportunity to Q a workout(thank you DTH for pushing me out of my comfort zone), and all the guys that made it out in the rain to put in the effort. Thought it could be interesting to try a workout without any cadence and just rolling right into things with a longer warm-up mosey(I like running). Those first wet and muddy WW2’s during our mosey really got the fun started. A solid effort all around. Shoutout to Rosie for always setting a good pace and really encouraging the push with every exercise, strong work bro. Shoutout to Peedee for making it out again and really gritting through pain and giving it that 110%. It was a pleasure to join you in the Triple Check bro. Loved seeing the looks of fatigue and exhaustion after a strong effort when we circle up at the end. Great work guys!

The NoToll gloom welcome 18 hungry caterpillars to eat their way through the following series of man-maker-cises:

The THANG:

Mosey to the softest grassy area in all the land for COP #1:

• Welcome & F3 Disclaimer
• SSH x20 IC
• DQ’s x10 IC
• Copperhead Squats x10 IC
• Imp Walkers x10 IC
• Dancing Bears x10 IC
• Leg-Up Merkins x10 IC (x5 each side)
• Reverse Crunch x10 IC

Mosey to the end of the Field for COP #2:

• Quarter Pounder:  Sprint to each quarter to complete exercise, Bernie back to start between
• 25 yard line – x25 Merkins
• 50 yard line – x50 Squats
• 75 yard line – x75 Mtn Climbers
• 100 yard line – x100 SSH
• Await the SIX doing Captain Thors OYO

Mosey to Bleachers for COP #3:

• Triple Check: Box Jumps, DTH’s, and the pacer is Fiddler Crab walking 25 yards out and back

Mosey to BBall Court for COP #4:

• IronPax Week 1 Routine:  Broad-jump between each court quarter line (same as suicide lines), completing the following at each quarter:
• x10 Burpees
• x10 Ball Dippers
• x10 WWII
• Bearcrawl back to start
• x10 Minutes completed with Fresh Prince, renamed Pogo remaining in the lead 

Mosey BTTF:

• Low Flutters x20 IC
• High Flutters x20 IC
• APD’s x20 IC
• Freddie M’s x20 IC
• …maybe another one…?
• DK led us out with Superman

COT:

• Counterama #18
• Namerama (welcome FNG Peedee)
• Announcerama (see Comments)
• YHC took us out in Prayer

NMS: 

• Big numbers continue to come out for high quality beatdowns at the best AO in the SOJ. And here was the DTH brain child of the morning: YHC is tired of trying/failing to plant the shovel flag near the parking lot, so carried it to the first COP (no, this is not an Old Glory …though it IS returning soon…) and planted it in the best sod around (ie, Field #1). This inspired a noteworthy comment from ROSIE stating that the parking lot is overused for our first COP when the oh so perfectly soft turf feels just SO good for Mary. Agreed! And so with that gentle hug-o-rear opener, the boys got to work and hammered through a fine sweatfest line-up. The PAX actually seemed to enjoy themselves through the Quarter Pounder and Triple Check (granted Fiddler Crabs suck), but then DTH announced the finisher with an IronPax Week 1 routine – OC shed a couple tears, but we were all greatly entertained by Fresh Prince’s broad jump, at least 8 feet in length, which has earned him (another) nickname Pogo. Good job fellas – proud of you all (especially all four of you Davids). And welcome to Peedee! – whatta great day to get your feet wet. Keep posting brother – the workouts wont get any easier, but before you know it, you’ll have those ripped abs your lady has always wished for. 😉 

A whopping 22 veteran gloom warriors posted to NoToll this morning to celebrate the 1 year F3-versary of Dr TryHard and Don Draper. Last year, DTH & DD showed up uninvited to Ollivander’s VQ at NoToll without any idea of what to expect…of course SOJ both received them warmly a provided a thorough beatdown rebirth. Now a year later, with gratitude swelling in our hearts, DTH & DD co-Q’d the following:

The THANG:

Warmerama: 

• To celebrate 1 year of DTH & DD partnering up, Partner Carry to the parking lot, switching wherever needed

Circle up for COP #1 in Parking Lot:

• DTH & DD provide welcome, F3 disclaimer, and co-Q the following:
• SSH x20 IC
• Don Drapers x10 IC —> Like Don Quixotes, but balance on one foot while touching it with opposite hand and kick up the other leg behind, then switch for 4ct …yes, awkward like Draper
• Plank Jacks x20 IC
• DTH’s x10 IC —> Like DR.W’s, but 8-ct order is starting with hallelujah Dolly then Toe Touch (full sit up to reach & touch toes) then back on six for Heels to Heaven …yes, complex like DTH

CREATE 2 TEAMS:

• Race around the parking lot, completing x10 merkins at each corner, lining up at the end in finishing order. Number off 1,2,1,2,etc. to divide the PAX evenly. 

Mosey to Field #1 for COP #2:

• Teams Compete in DORA 1-2-3 
• Each team subdivides in half, half to start the usual exercises, while the other half TeamCarries across the field and back (TeamCarry = line up with arms over shoulders, every other man holding up their own weight with legs off the ground) …Note, total fail to comply 
• Exercises called in cadence: 100 merkins, 200 Squats, 300 LBC’s
• The winning Team Draper enjoyed APD’s while Team DTH completed x10 Burpees

Mosey back to parking lot for COP #3:

• Capture the Flag
• Two teams plank in lines facing one another
• Caterpillar to ShovelFlag (last man box jumps over planking teammates to the front, repeato until flag reached)
• Teams TIED …or at least darn close

Mosey back over to Field for COP #4:

• Crab Soccer x10min
• Team Draper pulled out the win 4-3

Mosey back to Courts for COP #5:

• Team Suicides
• Plank on baseline cheering on teammates as they take turns sprinting the suicides

Circle up for Mary:

• DTH led a Flutter Kick Circuit
• Draper led Merkins – Diamond then regular

COT:

• Counterama #22
• Namerama
• Announcerama (see Comments)
• YHC took us out in Prayer

Don Draper’s Naked Moleskin: 

The mumblechatter was heavy, starting with partner carries and continuing in stride through the Dora. But teamwork is teamwork and as the competition began a solemn posture took to the air. Team #2 performed in excellence but Team #1 achieved ultimate victory by implementing a strategy of captains choice counting, creative use of space and overall superior skillmanship. 

DTH & YHC are tremendously thankful for the brotherhood and accountability this group has provided over the past year. Our attempt of a teamwork-heavy Q was to emphasize the camaraderie we have and the competition each of us brings every morning. It’s a you-vs-you workout but we continually see everyone pushing each other to be better – both in the gloom and in our daily lives. 

Let’s reach out to those who have been away for a bit and headlock them back to a 70 & sunny workout. And for the consistent blokes who keep pushing daily – thank you for the daily challenge!