Happy New Year! It’s that time of year, when we all say were going to make changes for the new year, eat better, lose weight, exercise more, stop smoking, volunteer more, etc. etc. etc., blah blah blah. Chances are you’ve had resolutions every year and by the end of the 1st week or month of …
Gentlemen, it’s that time again! New years resolutions, weightloss goals, race goals, muscle gain goals, etc. — whether you are on a dreaded plateau in weight-loss, are still bouncing on the pogo stick (though perhaps at a lesser rate than before), or you’re in tip top shape but know you could stand to eat better, it’s time …
4 dedicated PAX stood in the gloom at Anchor this New Year’s Eve morn in a dense fog, to celebrate the 12 pains of Christmas New Years. Conditions 36° and moist. The THANG: COP SSH 20 IC TTT 20 IC IW 20 IC + Various 8-count stretches on command The 12 Pains of Christmas New …
The last day of 2014 brought 10 pax together to #getbetter #bebetter with a Wednesday morning stride edition. YHC is still getting over a migraine, so the route plan was a little fumbled. Luckily no one got lost. Even though there was a biologic warfare device deployed that required the COT to be moved, we …
Man caprees, pajama pants, and a little calling card.Read More »
With the holidays in full swing and Christmas vacations happening, YHC returned from stridelite not knowing how many PAX would be waiting to receive a beatdown. YHC was pleasantly surprised, again im not sure why, to not only see multiple regular SnakePit PAX but also F3 Lexington’s Nantan, Kendoll waiting in the gloom. The pressure …
It’s almost New Year’s Day, time for reflection and resolutions. Many of us have also been arriving at our 1 year anniversaries with F3 in the Columbia/Lake Murray/Lexington regions and have had some amazing results in all of the 3 F’s. But the big question is, “Now what?” Most of the pax who have been …
9 PAX joined Booster for a sloppy, foot-soaking, sprint fest with some special curb hopping thrown in at the end. Conditions: 55 degrees and cloudy The THANG: Disclaimer, BOM for prayer, and the #crypt PAX followed YHC in mosey around the parking lot to a random spot for a COP. Side Straddle hops x 25 …
8 members of the Strut Brigade arrived in the gloom of Seven Oaks Park to start the day of Jesus birth with a little downpainment administered by YHC. Conditions: 54 degrees. It started to rain during the workout, but the Strut Brigade pushed through. We were “making the clouds sweat”. The Thang: Run to elementary …
22 pax including 1 FNG Brian Hill (Snuffleupagus) posted for the Return Q of Field Goal. Great to see everyone work hard this morning! Conditions; 49 and Foggy The Thang COP SSH – 15IC TTT – 15IC IW – 15IC TaintBusters – or Monkey Humpers 15IC LBC – 15IC MCs – 15IC …
6 pax reported to Boneyard. Some may have spotted a very “Bane-like” figure running around the parking lot upon their arrival this morning. No, it’s not another Superhero day, just YHC testing out his new elevation simulation training mask. CONDITIONS: 55 degrees DISCLAIMER THE THANG (may have forgot some stuff, but I believe it went …
Disclaimer and Prayer THE THANG Mosey to the black top COP SSH x 20 IC Flutter Kicks x 20 IC SSH x 15 IC Flutter Kicks X 15 IC SSH x 10 IC Flutter Kicks x 10 IC Mosey to hillside of the field Burp & Merk 10x Pyramid Load the Ark (via the hill) Bear …
Midlands Pax come join us for a private screening at Dutch Square Theater this SATURDAY, JANUARY 3 at 9am of UNBROKEN. Your plan for saturday morning should look like this: Post for your normal Saturday morning workout. Go home and grab the M and any 2.0’s who might want to see the film, or …
MOVIE DAY for F3 Columbia and Surrounding EnvironsRead More »
January 3, 2015 – Update Tried the core piece this morning, and the plans didn’t go as desired. This upgrade will still occur… it just needs a new form. Hold tight, it’ll happen. Quick summary Sometime in early January, a site update will occur. During that time, the site will be down for maintenance and …
5 PAX got out of their fartsacks to a gloomy rain mist Graveyard for some GORUCK training. Mosey to track and circled for a short warm up. YHC explained the routine for the first lap of SUCK to the PAX. Each lap was divided into 4 movements and an exercise in between. PAX eased into first lap with walking lunges then go on all …
4 Pax arrived at Jumanji for a Post Christmas Coupon Extravaganza! CONDITIONS- 35 degrees DISCLAIMER THE THANG Warmup, Mosey around parking lot, high knees, Mosey, butt kicks, Mosey, backwards, Mosey, Karyoke to light pole in corner of parking lot. COP 10 Burpies OYO 15 SSH IC 20 IW IC 15 Thru Tunnel IC 10 “CSPAN …
8 faithful showed up in the crisp pre-dawn hours for YHC‘s post birthday Q. Some were eagerly anticipating an early round of ring-of-fire…but there were other surprises in store… THE THANG – Duck walk – Butt kicks – High knees – Mosey to Eagle Nest parking for COP COP 39x SSH 39x Imperial Walkers 39x …
15 Pax converged on what started as a year end mash up of this years easiest workouts, but quickly turned into this years funnest (toughest) workouts. We had some special guests this morning including Charlotte NC finest Andrew Hall GEEK from F3NoCo. Also had one FNG who was the YHC brother, Jay McCown (Named Metro). …
The End of 2014 is Coming……What is 14 Count Body Builders????Read More »
6 pax arrived at Jumanji to get a little work in before opening presents. Little did they know they would be opening presents mid-workout, as old Saint Nick had paid Jumanji a visit. Was the Herd on the naughty list or the nice list? Well there was no coal, but the pax probably would have …
18 Pax busted up out of the #FartSack this morning to see what kind of Christmas present Floppy Disk brought over from Lexington. The present that was planned would be 1 that took an hour to open and would hopefully keep on giving tomorrow and the next day and maybe even the next. The mumblechatter …
5 pax decided to #getbetter and #bebetter this fine Saturday morning. YHC had been thinking of a new exercise to bring out and this new exercise was the 14-count bodybuilder. Why 14? Well while a burpee is loads of fun, and an 8-count bodybuilder is 1/4 more fun YHC thought it was time to step …
5 pax post for Indian runs and 14-count bodybuildersRead More »
Indulge YHC on this backstory from 12/27/13: The evening of Friday 12/27/13, YHC checked Twitter and noticed his buddy, Nathan, getting pressured into coming to an F3 workout. YHC had followed @F3Columbia for awhile, wanting to join one day but it was in Columbia and too far to drive for a workout that early in …
Conditions: 32 degrees and clear Disclaimer and Prayer ________________________________________________________________________________ ***Follow Me for COP*** Side Straddle Hops x 20 IC Little Baby Arm Circles (Forward) x 10 IC Little Baby Arm Circles (Backward) x 10 IC Merkins x 10 IC Through the Tunnel x 20 IC Wind Mills x 20 IC Imperial Walkers x 30 IC …
Conditions – VERY FOGGY w 1/ ft visibility & 31 The Thang – Kill those Holiday calories this morning with nonstop fun and a bonus – Get your merkin count for the day early Mosey down to field below parking lot COP – SSH – 20 IC Through the Tunnel – 20 IC Windmills – …
Although Santa may have come and gone, there was one final present for the Families of F3 and FiA waiting at #Depot. 69 men, women and 2.0’s converged to spend some time #gettingbetter together. The time we invest in the lives of our 2.0’s is invaluable. This is what it is all about. Planting seeds, …
24 Pax endured the Christmas Eve Monsoon to see many achieve PR’s on the 5K time. The results are the link below. Conditions: 45° and humid. Showers. Lots of them. Tha thang: Start at the Irmo side of the Dam. Start at Napalm’s instruction. Carry your legs as fast as you can to the turn …
Dang 5K #ChristmasEveEdition See 24 #GetBetter and #Wetter TogetherRead More »
20 pax decided they needed to burn off the calories from their Christmas meals. So they beat back the sheets, rose out of the fartsack, and headed out into the gloom to face the #Reaper. Not sure which #Reaper was present this post Christmas morning… Regardless of which one was there, the pax moseyed to …
It’s time for Santa to relax. We still have work to do to #getbetter. YHC took the Q at Stride so Yellow Cake, Mr. Stride himself, could venture over to the The Reaper. While he was missed, 11 men posted (some were Twitter EH’d the night before) in the almost freezing gloom for a day-after-Christmas …
Twas a gloomy Christmas morning as YHC approached the Crypt back from catching a couple of early miles desperate to make amends with the running gods after last weeks bout with the fungus that is among us and Exchange 2013. A sole Pax awaited my arrival. He-who-has-a-gate-named-after-him came from Turning Point to hopeful get his Christmas …
Conditions: 50 Dryish, no falling percipitation but plenty to soak up from mother earth. YHC known for his remarkable fartsacking abilities decided showing up early wouldn’t leave the pax wondering and guessing if he would even post. Much like St. Nick they anxiously awaited is arival. Pulling his sleigh in on 3 wheels reindeer huffing …
8 dads checked the weather and decided that they were going to fight back the covers in the fartsack and the monsoon that had come. YHC and his 2.0 prayed the night before that the weather would clear up briefly for the workout, and when he checked his weather app he found that the prayer …
8 dads along w/ 13 2.0s beat back the fartsack for drizzly Christmas Eve workoutRead More »
‘Twas the night of the party when all through the place, Not a Pax or his family could stay in one place; Thumbs Up was dropping all the greatest hits with care, In hopes that some people might actually dance in there; After superlatives given & speeches done right, YHC figured he could kick back & call it a night; …
The 1st annual F3 Lexington Christmas Party was EPICRead More »
Conditions – 45 degrees/gloomy 17 PAX w/ 2 FNGs jingled all the way to depot for pre-Christmas downpainment. Unfortunately, Sasquatch appeared in the gloom and threatened to steal the beef jerky from the PAX. Disclaimer THE THANG COP Merkins x 10 IC SSH x 25 IC Flutterkicks x 20 IC Russian Twists x 20 IC …
Conditions: Cool and wet. First question to the Q this morning, are we going to do much laying on the ground. My response “nope.” 5 pax survived Smokey’s upper body painfest. The Thang: Nice slow Mosey to the elementary school parking lot. COP: SSH x25 IC Imperial Walkers x20 IC Merkins x20IC Through the Tunnel …
5 Faithful Pax posted on a very gloomy morning at the Snakepit. It certainly was a morning full of surprises for the Pax. Normally it is Snakepit tradition that we pray and the parking lot lights come on as we pray, but not today. Either we weren’t on the same page as the Lord this …
Unfortunately the rain held off, but the ground was delightfully soaked from the previous 16 hours of drizzle, and the air a nice 40 degrees. 12 #faithful Pax posted for what was certain to be an easy pre-holiday workout. After all, what could possibly be worse than #TheBeast??? After happily planting our Shovel Flag (and a …
20 pax posted for a World Renown VQ of Pole Dance. Much respect for a man who bring his own wood and goes Weinke-less for his VQ ! COP 30 IC – SSH 20 IC – TTT 20 IC – Merkins 20 IC – MC 15 IC – LBACs (Both ways) Count off into …
13 Pax adventured into the cold wet gloom to be surprised with a bday dance party. YHC wanted to do something special for the Christmas season and it just so happened he got a brand new outdoor speaker, so why not! Conditions: 41 degrees and wet The Thang: (AKA the Playlist) BOM/Intro Mosey around the parking …
14 PAX posted in the fog and rain and 39 degree conditions for a pre-Christmas beatdown by Rudy the red nosed reindeer. The Thang: 2 sets of all these. So double the numbers below. SSH 20 IC ARM CIRCLES 10 FORWARD 10 BACKWARD LBC 20 IC MERKINS 15 IC IMPERIAL WALKER 10 IC (sort of) …
21 Pax rolled into the soggy wet gloom for a little Christmas Eve’s Eve fun. Santa was nowhere to be found but his elves had plenty of pain in store. Santa’s helpers (Pax) worked hard today despite their exhaustion from the hustle and bustle of all the Christmas shopping. Some light running up to the …
5 pax post at turning point on Christmas eve’s eve for a little downpainment. Obviously, these pax prove they like to live on the edge by showing up for a Boot Camp lead by YHC. That is not a reference to physical difficulty, but instead to the security of their Manhood. So, with the AO’s QIC sowing his wild …
Conditions: 45F, wet, dark, and only 1/3 of the lights on the campus were on. Looks like RBHS is saving money during the Christmas break. 4 pax joined together this morning for a pre-Christmas speed building session. YHC was appropriately worried he would be posting alone. 0530 was quickly approaching with no other cars in …
2014 was an amazing year for F3 in Lexington. We had the Big Bang on March 1 where 103 men posted to #getbetter that Saturday morning. Graveyard was born an instantly #problematic AO. From there, it seems a new AO was launched monthly. In August, Lexington became part of the newly formed F3LakeMurray Region with …
(written by BuzzSaw and posted on his behalf) The PAX was schooled in the language of Burpees and the University Burpees in Burpees 101 Conditions: 46 degrees, light drizzle The Thang: Disclaimer Had a pray for the in coming freshman because they were clueless on the class that they signed up for, so it went …
(written by and posted for Weekend Special) 9 motivated PAX posted on a cool, damp morning to receive the much anticipated Weekend Special SOLOVQ. Treadmill, fresh off of his Best Attendance Award ironically arrived fashionably late. There was much mumble chatter throughout the morning amongst the tight knit group. Some seemed in awe of the …
Five warriors got out into the soggy gloom to continue with our recent Holiday theme at SpeedTrap. All involved were still toasted from maxing out on merkins from Thursday’s PT. Not one merkin was performed today…oh wait, we did some with 40 pound sandbags. (Fabulous idea whoever came up with that one.) Quads and backs …
4 Pax arived at the #SnakePit in the rain to face the gloom and #GetBetterTogether. YHC wanted to push the Pax with the #10kMerkinChallenge two thirds of the way done. Conditions: 46 Degrees with 87% Humidity & 3 mph winds Disclamer & Prayer: Blah Blah The Thang: Mosey to the front of the school COP: …
YHC and 12 other PAX emerged from the fartsack today to challenge themselves and get better. Conditions: 45 degrees and wet The THANG Start in parking lot with COP SSH 20 IC TTT 20 IC Windmill 15 IC IW 15 IC LAC 12 IC reverse 12 IC Native American run out of parking lot up …
Not one of us is as good as all of us. We today embarked on a journey to find a better self by working together as a team in some rainy coldy weather. Only the Real Players showed up this morning and boy did they bring it. Conditions: Sunny and 75….yeah right “coldy and rainy” Disclaimer …
F3 will expand again Saturday, January 3rd when the shovel flag is planted in Summerville, SC! All men (18+) are invited to join the Expansion Teams from F3 Columbia, F3 Lake Murray and F3 Charleston on Saturday morning at Doty Park (320 North Laurel Street | Summerville, SC). We will meet at 6:50am. The workout …
20 pax decided they needed to make some room for the Lexington Christmas party tonight. So they removed themselves from the fartsack and headed out into the cool gloom. They found a festive #Reaper staring them down. The #Reaper is always intimidating, even with a tacky sweater on. The pax wouldn’t let a tacky …
Slim Jim, CSI, Pebbles, Dufresne and Q Loose Screw answered the call of the gloom and the frozen turf of Strut. And they liked it – their smiling. A typical PAX across the the Midlands … this five represents the same stuff found at playgrounds at 0530 from NE to Lexington. 26 years old to …
CONDITIONS: Cold 37 degrees 7 PAX showed up to Tri- Delta’s VQ. While counting and cadence proved not to be his strong point…the PT test and big boy stair beatdown showed that Tri-Delta’s VQ was intended to bring some pain… DISCLAIMER: THE THANG: Prayer in the parking lot. Mosey down the big boy steps to …
27 Pax post to Graveyard to a PT Test and Mini-Tour. Mumble chatter was high in anticipation of the PT Test, certainly a fan favorite…. the post PT Test workout consisted of a Mini-Tour of the Taj Mahal of AOs. We embraced the plushness of the turf field, we conqured the frosty frozen seats of …
17 PAX posted today for some #getbetter fun at Speed Trap. In keeping with the holiday spirit, the plan was to celebrate 7 days until Christmas (that plan changed), but first was the monthly PT test. Conditions: 34 and chilly Welcome (lots of mumble chatter when the PAX realized it was PT test day). Disclaimer …
5 of Turning Point’s faithful regulars posted this AM ready for a PT test and a little pain. YHC had the QIC and had other post PT test plans in deciding to give them a little challenge. The #mumblechatter was present, the motivation was prevalent, and the SUCK was out of control. The PAX took …
Bear Crawls or Blocks on a Stick – Pick your poisonRead More »
17 pax defeated the fartsack yet again and came out into the gloom to see a new face at Crypt. YHC woke up 15 minutes earlier to make the journey to the other side of the RBHS campus to Q. This was YHCs first Q outside the friendly Graveyard AO, but he was welcomed in …
17 pax crush PT test and stay for some No Help good livinRead More »
YHC heard about an opening in the Q sheet with time running down (thanks to JD) and filled the spot. 17 pax rolled in (some ran from their 2 mile warm up) for a PT test, 1 mile benchmark and the 12 pains of Christmas. Conditions: 37 degrees The THANG Start in the parking lot with COP SSH 12 IC TTT …
5 Pax showed in the gloom at #Anchor this Wed. for some KB work that proved to be a lotta tabata. Our resident boot-wearing broke foot made sure we got a good power up during the SSHs. The Thang Mosey to the grassy patch. Then mosey to a further grassy patch. Then mosey back to …
9 Pax posted for a good news/bad news workout. Some exercises YHC enjoys, followed by a lot of suck YHC doesn’t. Like Luke Skywalker facing his own hate in Yoda’s cave, all to learn to embrace the suck. Conditions: 30s and clear with a high probability of suckitude. The thang: COP Windmills IC X 20 …
I woke up this morning to find my truck full of cinder blocks… so I decided to introduce them to our F3 workout group, down at #TheRIVER WARM-UP Indian Run around the field – 800m Circle up Side Straddle Hop x 20 Through the middle x 15 Windmill x 15 Imperial Walkers x 20 LBC …
25 men posted this morning for a Meatball Tour de Shawshank. YHC knew we had at least one new face at Shawshank, plus Good Hands who also the long trip over from Graveyard. So to be courteous, we gave them a brief glimpse of some of the areas Shawshank has to offer. Some of the pax …
5 highly respected men sat in waiting Tuesday morn for their hated Q, making for a total of 6 pax. Since YHC is so late writing this, there may be some errors, but thankfully, none of you will remember… The THANG Jog to school parking lot for COP SSH 20 IC TTT 20 IC Squat …
11 Pax posted to The Snake Pit for some Stair & Merkin Workin. After pokin the bear (YHC) the night before with comments concerning AGE masked by comments about RESPECT, it was only appropriate that YHC ensure that each Pax was given the opportunity to Get Better and Be Better. They accepted the challenge and …
UPDATE: There will be a pre-race beatdown led by Flay at Conestee starting at 0815. Be there early so you can get “warmed up” / “stretched out”. Alfred here, recycling most of this post from the one Flay wrote up last year, so I can’t take credit. However, I would like to give my personal experience …
YHC heard the need of a call to the bullpen for a replacement Q at #Depot and I was more than willing to give the pax another MasterClass in plyometric intervals aka Magoo’s Dance School by some of the #mumblechatter. We were also joined for the disclaimer by R2D2 and the new core workout #Derailed …
9 committed Pax showed up for the early morning wakeup call amidst the army of school buses. Since locating at Foxhole months ago, only one Q before had even ventured into the sea of orange (or are they yellow?). But today, the Pax were tauntingly close to the bus pool even providing a burpeefest whenever …
Today marked the launch of BIRCH area’s very own version of a Core / no running group. Inevitably we are prone to injure ourselves at some point. We developed this AO specifically for the injured guys to stay involved as well as for any PAX looking for a different type of challenge. The PAX came …
***Written by Dunphy and posted on his behalf*** WEATHER: 36f cool & comfortable, no beanie day 24 PAX including 1 FNG crawled out of their toasty fartsacks to join YHC for some tire work. Thanks to KEN Dolls’ keen observation during last Shawshank Saturday post, he saw 5 truck tires by the fence. Funny …
F3 North Augusta,13 PAX this AM in the gloom down by #TheRiver, lost a few regulars to the Fartsack, my first time as QIC WARM-UP Side straddle hop x 30 Through the middle x 20 Merkins x 40 Imperial walkers x 20 LBC x 30 Squats x 15 Mountain climbers x 25 Russian twist x 20 Mosey to Hill… 200m “Triple Nickel” …
17 PAX posted today for a Tuesday edition of Speed Trap. Since we celebrated the 12 days of Christmas at Saturday’s workout, YHC thought everyone would need some time to complete their shopping. So we set out on a mission to pick up our gifts and ended up traveling to a few different stores before …
6 Pax bravely embarked on Bopp’s burpee bonanza this fine gloomy morning at Jumanji. The HERD at Jumanji, as they are affectionately known, caught on quick to theme of this workout and although no one was begging for more burpees they knocked everything out in short order. Well I wrote a song about it so here it …
10 pax including 1 FNG (Welcome Drip Leg) entered the Turning Point gloom for the Midlands’ earliest AO. By 5:35am the pax, whether participating in the 10K Push-Up Challenge or not, hit their daily quota. And then we did decline walking planks around a big circular wall. Good times. Conditions: 38 degrees, clear The Thang: …
Another Great AM at Turning Point (if you like push ups)Read More »
Back by popular demand, NoCo presents the Quarter Ruck II This is an F3 NoCo CSAUP and training event for your upcoming GORUCK events. As Dallas stated in the F3 GRH 001 PB (http://f3nation.com/2014/09/08/custom-f3-goruck-heavy-31315-raising-the-csaup-bar/) GORUCK Heavy is something you will have to train for! While F3 boot camps and rucking 15+ miles each …
6 Pax post for a morning on the track working on some speed… Conditions: Cold and dry Thang: Prayer/Disclaimer Mozy to the RBHS Track. 1 warm up lap. Stretch Gear Changer: 2×400 conversation pace laps 1×400 50% (Medium) intensity lap 1×400 80% (Fast) intensity lap Rinse and Repeat Relay 100m dash several times until time …
18 PAX posted to join Booster for the Crypt workout…because there was no Q for Boneyard, all PAX had to endure what probably ended up being a little more running than usual (especially for Boneyard guys) Conditions: 38 degrees partly cloudy The THANG: Disclaimer, BOM for prayer then a snake-type mosey to a random spot …
20 Pax rolled into Graveyard to be welcomed by YHC in a Santa hat. The hat was laid by the shovel flag with care, in hopes that @ the end of the workout it would still be there. Excellent work by the Pax this morning. Merry Christmas to all & to all a good workout! Conditions: 30, …
#Graveyard gets jolly for the 12 Days of ChristmasRead More »
40+ PAX and families gathered at Palmetto Church of Christ to celebrate another great year of F3 in the Irmo, Ballentine and Chapin area. Last years party we had just had our first split between Strut and Depot. A lot has changed! The addition of Speed Trap, Fox Hole, Anchor and Swagger. Also the day …
4 faithful PAX joined YHC for another fun filled morning of the Devil’s Mile…version 2.0 style. 2 PAX showed up with GRT regulation weight. Conditions: 39 degrees and clear The Thang: Starting from one corner of the 1/4 mile track, perform the following: Bear Crawl to corner #2 10 Merkins Sumo Walk to Corner #3 …
Conditions: 30 Friggin Degrees 2 PAX braved the chill and posted to RBHS for Lexington’s Devil Mile WO. First off, thanks (yeah, right) to F3 Winnebago (Mark Guenther) for introducing The Devil’s Mile to F3 GoRuck Challenge FB page. Secondly thank you Pothole for version 2.0 which removed the Duck Walks (some of this BB …
Conditions: 34 and clear The Thang: Head out on St. Andrews Rd at conversation pace. Napalm calls the first set of intervals: high knees, butt kicks, karaoke. Continue at conversation pace with a few ramp ups and random instructions mixed in. Pretty sure each of the Pax contributed to the Q. Total distance 4 miles …
24 paxs (including 1 FNG Uncle Jesse) entered the frozen tundra of Graveyard’s magic carpet to endure a man sized portion of #GETTINGBETTER. The YHC started the workout off with a BOM encouraging each man to push themselves past the point of comfort to get better and be better men. Things quickly got more serious when …
Week two of F3 North Augusta was a huge success. 25 pax including 5 FNG’s posted to get better and continue the progress made during the first week. Actually longer for some early adopters. Conditions: 37 degrees and crystal clear The Thang: Welcome and disclaimer Mosey to grass area Windmill x 20 IC (in cadence) …
Last Monday’s Devil’s Mile proved several things: 1/4 mile of anything sucks 1/4 mile of duck walking is good ONLY for actual ducks A few changes are needed to gain interest (not scare PAX away) and to work up to a 1/4 mile of anything For some, a 1/4 mile of an exercise may prove …
Posted on Behalf of Breakfast Club 12 pax came to work this morning for YHC’s VQ, and no, there wasn’t any 80’s music, jean jackets or pot-fueled dancing in the library. I do think Bender showed up, though. (Thumbs up, you know what I’m talking about). Conditions: 30 and clear with sporadic gunfire. Prayer and …
16 men from the Strut Brigade and The Herd converged at Jumanji today to join forces for a special Christmas celebration. With Christmas being 12 days away, it was only appropriate to celebrate the coming holiday with an old traditional song. But this version did not include “Lords ‘a Leaping” or “Maids ‘a Milking”…but rather …
Christmas Party for Strut Brigade and The Herd at JumanjiRead More »
9 pax braved the chilly gloom – well 10 as Creole carried out his shovel flag honor and posted for encouragement to get over a gimpy leg. YHC quickly reminded the pax that today was in fact not the 12 days of Christmas, but 12 days Til Christmas and therefore celebrations quickly commenced. Conditions: 29ish …
Conditions: 30 degrees and clear Disclaimer and Prayer ________________________________________________________________________________ ***Follow Me for COP*** Little Baby Arm Circles (Forward) x 10 IC Little Baby Arm Circles (Backward) x 10 IC Side Straddle Hop x 20 IC Merkins x 10 IC Through the Tunnel x 20 IC Wind Mills x 20 IC Merkins x 10 IC Little …
9 Men descended on Turning Point today searching for a little of the Suck. Mumble chatter was of high quality but quantity was at a minimum. With that as a gauge I believe the Pax got what the Pax want
14 committed PAX braved the chilly December weather this morning to improve themselves just a bit more. Two FNG’s also joined the group invited by EZ and Neck Brace. Great job EH-ing! Conditions: 29 degrees, calm, cool, and clear. Loved looking at the moon and stars while doing flutter kicks. COP: Two Single file lines for …
The title will be explained… Please read on: 12 pax witnessed hills, a sleepy 2.0, cold coffee saved for the Stride XS crew, and meteors on a 4.4 mile loop that strangely resembles our own beloved state. The results are frostbitten male anatomy, possible shrinkage, and a tighter group of guys getting better. Ken Doll …
16.1 pax stepped out into the frosty gloom to conquer the frozen #Reaper. Once YHC stepped outside he could immediately tell that he was once again rocking the baby face, there was no facial hair to block the cold from his face anymore. That just meant that he would have to run through the #Reaper …
She’s like rolling a seven, Every time I roll the dice. Delbert McClinton “Every time I roll the dice” Where: The River Conditions: 30 degrees, Clear, No Wind The Thang: Welcome and Disclaimer by YHC. Mosey from Parking lot around The Pad. The 11 men who posted this morning braved the …
30 degrees of crisp, clean air 8 Pax rolled into #Snakepit on this chilly morning; four at 4:45 for a 3+ mile pre-run, three on time, and one 5 minutes late….again. Once again Wedgie delighted the crowd with his ever-spirited mumblechatter. Although, mumble doesn’t quite describe it accurately since he once even surprised himself at …
Caution- Laughter May Cause Muscle Weakness (but it warms the soul)!!Read More »
22 Pax braved the freezing cold for some PYT FUN!!!!!!!!!!!!! Conditions: FREEZING The Thang: Jog to practice field, 1 lap around then circle up. SSH: 20 x IC TTT: 20 x IC Imperial Walker: 20 x IC LBC: 10 x IC/ Flutter Kicks 10 x IC Merkins: 20 x IC Pull out Logsicles and pair …
5 Pax post for a Brisk Ball Day at Turning Point. Great group of men to workout with and fellowship with. They seemed genuinely excited when the “coupons” were brough out with a few questions about what to do with them. YHC will admit after the subsiquent Twitter chatter that my balls are not nearly …
With Say What on the DL, it was time for YHC to step up and lead this fine group of men and keep Boneyard alive and well. If there’s a perception that Boneyard is only for the injured or for the guys that want an “easier” workout, it was YHC’s mission to end that myth. …
Boneyard: Don’t think it’s easier just because we don’t runRead More »
19 Pax rolled into Shawshank to be welcomed by YHC in a Santa hat. I was foolish enough to listen to the Pax & attempt to keep it on during the entire workout. It lasted for most of the SSH in COP. Thanks for the drive & encouragement, men. Also for being good sports about the …
#Shawshank gets jolly: 12 Days of Christmas-styleRead More »
13 PAX posted in the gloom of #Foxhole for Cinderblock themed workout not soon to be forgotten. In the wake of the first #devilsmile a few of the PAX that participated groaned at the thought of more bear crawls and lunges. But that’s what we do! We #getbetter and encourage each other through all of …
14 faithful Pax rose to the frosty early morning gloom of the Crypt for a brick-heavy beatdown delivered lovingly by YHC. Thumbs Up is back in the gloom after being released by the doc which means he had mumblechatter bursting at the seams ready to spew forth. Unfortunately for YHC there were several other mumblechatter …
Conditions: 26 degrees, heavy layer of frost on the ground The Thang: Knowing that it was going to be cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey this morning YCH dialed up a workout to warm the pax up quickly. Warm up COP: – Warm up jog around the parking lot. Easy for …