Month: March 2018

March Madness

Backblast posted by Wee Wee on behalf of Abner. Conditions: Mid 30’s 1 minute Warning FNG’s (yes)…..Disclaimer Opening Prayer Mosey to concrete area near the loading dock. Side-straddle hop ICx16 Through the tunnel ICx16 The PAX were a little curious about the 16 reps performed during warm-ups.  We knew there had to be a reason and below …

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Take Up The Cross at Crypt

Weather: Brisk 37 degrees but clear The Thang Opening/disclaimer/prayer The Crypt pax have been looking for a push as many are entering the final stages of preparation for the P200.  The mumble chatter was strong as were the backs of these men.  The challenge of this workout was for the men to “take up their cross”.  …

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Stampede Doing Work

The PAX of Stampede have been pretty active the last couple of weeks so I wanted to commend them. Palmetto 200 training has got these men focused! And those not participating in the P200 are still posting to encourage the team which is appreciated. Here’s Stampede’s count going back a couple weeks: 2/23/18  7 2/26/18  …

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Tomcat-Lite

16 PAX dominated The Hollow gloom and got better. There were back-blasts a plenty especially during the sessions of Mary. FNG 2-ChainZ was an animal will be Q-ing beatdowns in no time. It was good to be in the presence of many Hollow greats and the extra 15 minutes of sleep was nice also. It …

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Mile O’ Misery

7 Pax awoke from their slumber and the comfy confines of the fartsack to endure this morning’s cold snap and downpainment at the hands of YHC. Conditions: 29 deg, clear skies The Thang: Disclaimer Warmup – mosey to the pull-bars for COP SSH x 20 IC IW x 20 IC Burpees x 10 OYO TTT …

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Reps and Bears

Took a lap around parking lot 20 x SSH 20 x Overhead Arm Claps 20 X TTT   Grab block and bring back up to parking lot. Complete 25 merkins at the start, run to the end of parking lot, 25 more merkins, run to the start do 25 more, run to the end once …

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In Need of Captains – but while we wait, I’ll be Captain O

Great turnout again last week!  24 PAX showed along with 2 FNGs (Bunyan and FreezeTag).  Continue to bring out more guys! Commentary:  Calling All Captains.  I’m always looking for ways that we can step up our game and this past week I was convicted/encouraged by Hot4Teacher.  At the end of our Convergence, he presented a …

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Burpicide

In 1930 an American physiologist named Royal H. Burpee developed the Burpee test as a part of his PhD thesis…at least according to Wikipedia.  Millions of people in the years since have come to rue the day Dr. Burpee had this brilliant idea, but it has helped us all to #getbetter.  This is YHC’s least …

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Just Heavy Walkin

Me and Bar Crawl just walkin’ around with some heavy stuff.   Welcome, Disclaimer, and LOM   The “Route”: https://www.strava.com/activities/1440501312   Prayer Requests: *Praise for Dowdys – not cancer.  Still need prayers for other health concerns *Adluh’s father in law.  Visitation is at noon 03/08, Willow Ridge Church *Rook *Beantown   Announcements: 03/23-24: P200.  Teams …

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Oops!!

YHC was awoken by the sound of his phone going off. It was Emmy asking if he was going to Q today. YHC jumped out of bed and drove in hot! After 10 minutes of running around looking for them, YHC finds them on the field in the middle of B.O.M.B.S needless to say the …

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Engage those glutes!

8 Pax crawled out of the firm grasp of their fartsacks to post to Ambush for a little bit of learning. YHC has been taking his travelling form school around to all of the AOs and it has been loved by few and hated by most, including YHC! The theme of the day was “Engage …

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sandbags&burpees

At the writing of this Backblast I am being subjected to the season finale of the Bachelor so I am not fully responsible for it’s poor content. 8 Pax showed up at Foxhole this morning ready to put in work. I always like to start a workout with a good kick in the teeth to …

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GOAT Hits the Trail ….

Boot camp is the foundation of F3Nation.  All the rucking, running, etc are great and wonderful opportunities to be together; however, the work of Getting Better and Being Better happens in the Gloom at boot camp.  It’s there where you challenge yourself; more importantly, it’s there where your presence and willingness to work alongside all …

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Indian Run 5k/Merkin Fest

Conditions: Mild temperatures, perfect weather. The Thang: Disclaimer Some Little baby arm circles forward and back, then overhead claps. About 20 SSH for a warm up. Then mosey around Hampton Park (1/2 mile), finishing in front of the stone seats facing the baseball field. The following ladder: 22 Decline merkins, 22 squats; 16 decline merkins, …

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Bearded Beatdown

Time to kick off Tomahawk’s Co-Q challenge for the month of March and I (Chum Lee) had the honor of hosting with Hopps.  The pax came with high hopes for Hopps (as they should) and of course he did not disappoint. Conditions:  48 – just right Disclaimer Prayer The Thang: Mosey to Hopp’s Greenhouse/Shop area. …

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Back To The Basics

Weather: 45 degrees, Nice The Thang: Intro, Disclaimer, Prayer and Lord’s Prayer Pledge of Allegiance to the flag. YHC was thinking that it was time to go back and work on some of the basic exercises. Merkins, Big Boy Sit-ups, Squats, Burpees. Especially since our new nantan is known for his merkins. And, since it …

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March 18 Kamikaze

8 Pax posted for the March running of the Kamikaze.  Impressive work by the pax.  The next Kamikaze will be on April 3rd. Conditions: 50 degs and Damp THE THANG: Disclaimer / Prayer Mozey from the parking lot, down the hill to the far left corner. THE KAMIKAZE: Scoring is 40 pts per lap, plus 1 pt …

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FNG Heavy

Surge welcomed 3 new FNG’s to the gloom and they got a heavy dose of cardio and upper body work. The weather was perfect and the 11 PAX came ready to work. All 3 of the FNG’s are in the car business and their names came to the PAX with ease. A.P.R., Overcharge and Mater. …

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Blocks a plenty

YHC issued a challenge to downtown Columbia pax to come out and join the Hammer faithful for this morning’s workout. McLovin and Hee Haw answered the call as did 13 Hammer regulars and 1 FNG. YHC would have loved to have seen more Columbia pax who don’t make the regular trip to hammer, but that …

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Kick Donkey Kick

Conditions were perfect this morning for spandex and a good workout.  Disclaimer and we were off for a little run (some chose a Chi running style of a forward lean from the ankles with a controlled fall) and to the brick pile.  A few pax revolted about running with masonry but fortunately they were fast …

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Gloveless Brick Workout

One Minute Warning Prayer: Disclaimer: A little more complaining than normal today (and a lot less mumblechatter), so I will assume that all 16 Paxs got better today for this core, high-intensity work! The weather: 51 degrees and cloudy COP: Side straddle hop x 25 IC Burpees x 10 (on-your-own) Squats X 20 OYO Little Baby …

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Spoiler Alert: We Ran

4 PAX laughed in the face of a cold early Monday morning and knocked out a few miles and a few hills at Stride. You should read about it because you probably weren’t there. Here’s what you missed: Conditions: 32 deg F & frost on the pumpkin Count off, Disclaimer(?), Prayer – From the parking …

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SCENIC ROUTE

Conditions Crispy 34 Degrees    Intro Weak joke about getting paid by under armour so might have to go pro Disclaimer Modify As needed. Warm Up Exercise Reps IC or OYO SSH X 20 IC LBAC X 20 F & R IC Through The Tunnel X 20 IC Double or nothing Warm Up Exercise Reps …

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Swamp Fox 500

With both unseasonable temperatures and the reality of the P200 looming on this Monday morning, YHC emerged from the #Fartsack looking for a way kick start the week with a tall glass of #DRP. Nothing like speed work to get your mind right and give you the opportunity to breathe in some cool morning air.  …

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Body-By-Scotch

As the warmer weather approaches, YHC decided to dial up a workout to help the pax put the finishing touches on sculpting their bodies.  Bikini season is right around the corner and our M’s will probably be in awe as we slowly remove our shirts at the beach. Weather: probably 52 degrees, no rain but …

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