The numbers were low this morning on account of one brother doing his first marathon and another doing a 5K and others fartsacking. Three refused to give in to the fartsack and came out into the gloom. Two of the pax found baseballs which had been home runs hit at one of the adjacent baseball …
When the YHC signed up for this Q on May 9th, 2015 he had visions of what it would look like to honor those who served and are currently serving. So he went to the mighty weinke and sent out a few blasts on Twitter, “CALLING ALL ACTIVE DUTY/VETERANS/POLICE hoping that saying would come true, …
Circle up with Crypt for Disclaimer and Prayer 2 PAX Break out for some Core fun COP SSH – 15 IC Squat – 15 IC Merkin – 15 IC TTT – 15 IC Windmill – 15 IC LBC – 15 IC Side Plank Merkin down 1/4 of way around horse shoe Swap sides 1/4 of …
Disclaimer and Prayer SSH – 15 IC TTT – 15 IC Windmills – 14 IC Arm Circles – 15 IC Round the world each way – 10 OYO KB Swings – 15 OYO Goblet Squat to Sally (Crowd Pleaser) Head to stairs for 3 way calfs Straight calfs – 15 IC Heels out – 15 …
Disclaimer & Prayer Head down to Soccer Field for COP SSH – 20 IC SloMo Shoulder Squeeze – 40 IC Squats – 30 IC Merkins – 15 IC SloMo Shrugs – 40 IC TTT – 20 IC Arm Circles – 25 IC Mosey over to stairs Head up on right, down on left Squats at …
YHC wanted his first Q to be a memorable one so he searched the internet for something never before seen at the “Snake Pit”. When YHC heard comments like if you call this again were pulling your Q card he knew he had picked a winner. Conditions: 58 degrees,and perfect. COP The Thang: Mosey down …
The challenge posted out on the Twittersphere was to bring some weight to the Reaper in the morning. A handful of pax took that challenge and other accepted the challenge of taking on the Reaper naked. Regardless of weight, all pax got better. Weather: 63° The Thang: Stadium: Start at near goal line, 21 Big …
21 pax (including one 2.0) converged this morning for the monthly donut run. YHC is considering bribing the pax with donuts on Monday’s too since we get great turnouts at this run. Conditions: 55 and great for running. Disclaimer, count off, go over route. The Thang: Nice and easy out and back. Make a left out of …
YHC’s second time leading the fine men of Shawshank. I decided to go weinkeless and pull exercises from some of my favorite QIC’s in the past. The men of Shawshank accepted the change and we all got better because of it. Conditions: Perfect, 54 degrees The Thang: Disclaimer (my goal was to push myself so …
***The following letter is from F3 Lexington’s Blackout addressed to the pax of F3 Lexington & F3 Nation*** First of all let me say thanks to all of my F3 brothers. This started for me when I got EH’d in the hidden AO (The Farm) by “No Show”. I made my first workout on a …
Conditions: 53 and wonderful Four pax exited the fartsack this morning and presented themselves at this wonderful AO. YHC had come up with a new plan and used the pax as Guinea Pigs to see how well it was taken. As the pax were wondering what the Q had to offer, sad clown faces appeared. …
31 Pax gathered @ graveyard in the 57 degree weather and noticed that the field gates were not open. Someone asked the QIC where we were working out(probably hoping that he just didn’t know where the key was). the QIC point over to the parking lot and said that area over there. The Pax new they …
Started w/ Crypt BOM The Thang: Mosey to Field of Dreams LAC Forward/Reverse High Knees/Butt Kicks Overhead Claps Each Pax gets 2 bricks & circle up: All Exercises w/Bricks (All Counts are approximate due to when Q got winded) Windmill X15 TTT X15 Mountain Climbers X20 Curls for the Girls X20 Merkin Rows X10 Burpees …
YHC had been looking forward to being the QIC at Turning Point but a recent virus threatened those plans. As a good AO Q, Treadmill was ready in the event YHC couldn’t make it. Alas, Thursday came and YHC felt well enough to lead the fine men of The Point. 14 faithful posted and were …
Normally YHC struggles to come up with a theme or material to recap what exactly transpires in the #Gloom every morning. Today was not one of those days. The COT alone (shirtless Mac, Pavarotti running from “The Law”) was classic. Add in the fact that apparently legs were exercised on Tuesday…After much complaining due to …
25 Pax run, soak & remember for #Crypt’s 1st birthday partyRead More »
6 Pax joined YHC for another edition of Stride. YHC has adopted a running betterment plan that derives from the modern day classic Dodgeball. One quote summarizes the extent of my philosophy: “If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball!” extrapolated by the swirling snakes in my head to my personal running …
Weather: 60 and perfect 27 Pax defeated the fartsack to celebrate Celebrating Cinco de Mayo F3 style YHC was a bundle of nerves as this was his VQ. But once YHC got in to the groove, all was well. One thing Shawshank has taught YHC is this, do or do not, there is no try. …
14 Pax got better this morning by defying the fartsack. An email went out earlier this week from Jenny Coker to support Walker as he heads to Duke this week by wearing our Walker Strong shirts today. YHC knows how much Nailpop loves to run hills, so the “hilly” route was planned. Conditions: 55 and great …
As it seems to be a lot more common recently, YHC laid down to bed last night without a Weinke planned. Fortunately with a push from Tri-Delta, YHC had 4 miles of running prior to the workout to think of something. YHC was pleased with what he was able to come up with between breathe …
9 Pax came out to party w/ Shades of Grey on Cinco de Mayo. It was 57 degrees as the Pax made their way over to the side lawn. The Thang: Little Baby Arm Circles, 10 forward/10 backwards-IC Side Straddle Hops 25 –IC Through the Tunnel 25-IC Windmills 25-IC Q then informs the Pax that …
34 Pax(1 FNG Morpheus-Respect) came out in the 50 degree weather to endure a Shades of Grey Draft Day Special!!! The Thang: Mosey to the football field start around, cut across @ the 32, continue down the side line to the opposite 32, cut across Circle up: Little Baby Arm Circles 16 forward/16 backwards IC …
New #CSAUP opportunity for F3 Nation. F3 has been formally invited to participate in the Special Operators Challenge (SOC), on May 30 at The Carolina Horse Park in Raeford, NC. SOC is the brainchild of Special Forces Major Ivan Castro. If you are looking for a definition of bad a$$ read this. SOC is a …
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33 Pax gathered in the gloom of Graveyard to make their daily downpainments and to see what YHC had up his sleeve. 33 Pax is a new record attendance for YHC and it is such a significant number as well. As many of you probably know, 33 is the smallest sum of two different positive numbers, …
Conditions: 55 Degrees and clear. 5 PAX resisted the allure of the Fartsack and posted for a MARSOC themed WO with YHC. Also May is International Military Appreciation Month so YHC tried to incorporate some history into the workout. COP: Lap around the field. 30-Little Arm Circles-IC The Thang: 2 Minutes AMRAP of each exercise: …
once again 11 PAX Post at TP to have a little fun getting better, with some PAX enjoying the bonus of a great view to start their Tuesday. Wapner declares Box cutters to be concealed weapons and vows to prosecute those PAX operating theirs outside the law. Conditions: 50 something and just right! disclaimer and prayer The Thang: mosey through the mobile …
So YHC was coming off a nice and easy GR “Light” from this past weekend and has given his self the challenge of Qing the next bootcamp after these events. He kept that tradition going and thought everyone would enjoy celebrating leg day with him. Is leg day a national holiday or a recognized celebration??? …
May the Fourth be With You! 5 pax posted for YHC’s VQ of crusade. Since our faithful Garmin took the helm at Stride for the Beep Test, YHC took the opportunity to fill the Q hole for Crusade’s still developing speed edition. Tweets ahead of the workout warned of hills. A hill was delivered and …
Weather: 55 degrees, a little cool but quickly warmed up We had a small turnout (something to do about rucks . . .whatever). But the pax who were there demanded high intensity, so YHC tried to deliver. By the end of workout it was decided this workout needed to come back to the Shank so …
YHC has not been as dedicated as normal to his Saturday workout schedule, but when it was known that only 2 PAX showed for last Saturday’s edition of the Snakepit beatdown, words like accountability, commitment and dedication were foremost in YHC’s thoughts upon waking early Saturday. Arriving at the parking lot, a lone vehicle sat in …
5 PAX entered the gloom, curious and intrigued to see what the Q, Columbo, was talking up all week. Introducing the PAIN TRAIN Condition: 54 degrees and dry. Beautiful Jumanji morning After the disclaimer and prayer the Q announced, as he always does, the PAX were under siren alert (10 Burpees is siren is heard in …
21 PAX emerged from the #Fartsack on this glorious morning, arriving at #TheMission out of a commitment to themselves and, more importantly, a commitment to one another. Work was done and a commitment was made by all to one another to #GetBetter. Gentlemen, this is an AO unlike any other. Conditions: Perfect TheThang: Disclaimer from Robber …
17 pax (including one FNG and one 2.0) defeated the #fartsack and posted Turning Point this morning for an assorted Q from YHC. Little of this, lot of that and BAM!, a beat down ensues. 2 pax posted for a 6am workout, but decided not to hang around when no one else showed. T-claps to all …
After being thoroughly shocked by Mac’s wardrobe choice to celebrate Superhero Day Pt. 2 @ Crypt (thank goodness there were no wardrobe malfunctions), 8 Pax chose to get better sans running. While the game of dice didn’t take nearly as long as YHC had hoped, the Pax brought the pain with 2 solid rounds of …
Ten PAX posted and push one another through our workout on a cool 48 degree dry morning. Well, the air was dry…the ground, not so much. Disclaimer and Prayer The Thang: Start where we stand: SSS x20 IC, Merkin x20 IC, Windmill x20 IC, Mtn. Climber x20 IC, TTT x20 IC, Plank Jacks x20 IC …
13 pax posted this am for a YHC’s Q for their first trip to a Turning Poing and Wander favorite – THE HOOK. The pax seemed to enjoy it as well. Could become a Crusade favorite… We shall see. Side note: there are more willing Qs among the Crusade pax, just need to speak up …
We celebrated our anniversary run on Wednesday with Yellowcake’s tour de Whiteford, and now it’s YHC’s turn to bring a flashback. One of our first runs at our new location was an up & around Gibson to Highway #1. YHC is still recovering from the magical trip to Disney last week, and the muscles are …