Month: August 2019

#Laredo REPEATED

6 PAX posted for the BATTLE version of #IronPAXChallenge.  Venti needed a call to the bullpen and with this being a Holiday weekend, talent was limited.  Thankfully Okra had a plan and YHC came in from the bullpen.  This was awful! Conditions:  Doesn’t matter but 70 and sunny. Okra runs the first portion: Mosey to …

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Bricks, Bear Crawls, and ummmm….Bed Bugs???

CONDITIONS/FORESKIN Conditions were absolutely perfect this morning!  Super clear skies with Orion looking down on us (not the constellation…..Orion is the name of the video system that Pothole installed at Depot to make sure the PAX have proper form).  Temps were around 70 degrees and ideal for a pre-boot camp run.   There were some….ummm…interesting discussions …

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Freebird Friday

Warmup Side straddle hop Through the top Imperial walker Little baby arm circles Calf stretch Quad stretch   Get blocks and bricks   Blocks Curls for the girls Lawn Mower Pull Chest Press   Run circle   Bricks Tricep Extension (over head) Tricep Extension (lean down-each arm) Lateral Raise Front, middle, side Run circle Rinse …

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Graveyard Pax (incl. #twitterless Spackle) Crush a Full-Body Block Beatdown

Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brothers to dwell together in unity!” – Psalm 133:1 Great morning in the Gloom today at Graveyard. These guys always crush everything you throw at them and today was no different.  Work was done, tunes were played. Plus, we even got to do some LBCs, which …

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The Slammer

Weather Conditions: 68° 6 PAX stepped up for the August running of the Slammer.  This was another variation of the Pax beloved AMRAP.  Here is how it went: Disclaimer and Prayer The Slammer (Reversed) • x5 Burpees o Mosey to the Big Steps • X11 Calf Raises o Mosey to the Small Steps • X11 …

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Iron Pax Challenge Week 0 – The Lorado

Weather Conditions: 68° Week 0 – Iron Pax Challenge The Loredo 6 rounds for time – • X24 Squats • X24 Merkins • X24 Walking Lunges (count right leg only) • 400 Meter run COT Announcements ▪ We will converge Wednesdays at 5:15 during IPC Prayer Requests & Praises ▪ Pray for marriages BOM

Juice box for Woodshed, a/k/a 5-year anniversary workout

27 Pax attended the five-year anniversary of @F3Woodshed. Woodshed and its Pax helped with the early starts of other AOs including: Stumble, Castle, The Bull, Rogue, Legion, Winnsboro, Hartsville, and Myrtle Beach Market Place. For this workout, we did a little bit to support @F3Greenwood as well as a little bit of the Woodshed tracking …

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Full Body Beatdown

Conditions: Another cool summer morning, not too humid (79%), and a very moist field.  I don’t know about you, but this recent weather has been getting me in the football, fall mood. Warm Up 20x SSH 5 Burpees OYO 15/15 Baby Arm Circles 5 Burpees OYO 15 Through the Tunnel 5 Burpees OYO 15 Over …

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More ball bags

Conditions warm but cooler,  dry No FNGs Disclaimer COT/PRAYER This was my first time at Jumanji and was glad Columbo showed up early to show me around campus. The pax were worried that YHC was going to Q a repeat of Iron pax wk 0 workout but YHC quickly put that to bed. Great bunch …

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Gametime at #Thunder

An ever-so-slight chill in the air greeted 11 pax at #Thunder this morning as the college football world turns its focus on the upcoming opening weekend.  YHC was on the Q to finish out this 6th Anniversary week at #Thunder.  As is common for a late August workout a football theme was on deck.  Enjoy …

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Welcome to Loredo

10 PAX emerged from the #Fartsack this morning in search of a way to #GetBetter. Lingering near the Kings Grant Clubhouse was YHC, who was fresh off of experiencing Week Zero of the F3 Iron Pax Challenge while at Thunder on Tuesday. When YHC got the word from the AOQ that #TheCastle PAX would take …

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Hollow BB 08.27.19

One Minute Warning: Disclaimer: Prayer: The weather: 69 and nice.  Mosey-1 big lap around parking lot then over to band field. Circle Up:  SSH X 15IC, Imperial Walkers X 15IC, Mountain Climbers X 15IC Team Burpees : Partner up and Line up on goal line P1 runs 50yds and performs 5 Donkey kicks P2 is doing …

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VQ from Caravan

Editor’s Note: #TClaps to Caravan for bringing a strong VQ that completely eliminated all chances for mumblechatter.  Rumor has it that he also ate breakfast before he came out!!  Here’s how it went down: WEATHER 70 and more humid that we’d have guessed STRIDELITE 7 PAX total to take on Big Timber DISCLAIMER/PRAYER WARM UP …

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Dolphin shorts

8 PAX arrived at The Castle at 5:30 a.m. to a nice breeze and temps in the low 70s Opened with the Disclaimer then onto exercises   Warm up Side straddle hop (20 in cadence) Through the tunnel (10 in cadence) Downward dog (oyo) Side stretch to right (oyo) Side stretch to left (oyo) Little …

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Stairway To Heaven

WEATHER: Wonderful, low humidity.  Felt like fall THE THANG: ROUND ONE: Line up at the shovel flag and Sprint to the first set of stairs by the school.  Up and down the stairs and jog back.  Round trip is 0.11 miles.  Give the Pax 10 seconds rest.  Rinse and Repeat 15 times. ROUND TWO: Modified …

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Arrears Cumpleaños Q

CONDITIONS/FORESKIN Lower 70’s temperature, high humidity, and even some fog this morning after the thunderstorms last night.  Given the excitement of today’s mystery Q, the PAX were excited and undeterred by the 0615 start, humidity, and soggy field conditions.  They were hopeful; however, that whoever was Q, he would as Benjamin Buford Blue liked to …

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Quasi Friday Approved

13 men entered the gloom at scramble this morning looking to get a few miles and a lot of coffee in to start the day. 1 other unknown person parked about 5 spots down from us and left about 2 minutes before the pax on the same route. Despite invitations and encouragement, this unknown gentleman …

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Last Day of 40

YHC and Sawmill Q spent his last day of being 40 in the gloom. Fun was had. Disclaimer Mosey round and end up in field COP SSH IC x 20 Merkins IC x 10 Imperial Walkers IC x 20 Seated LBAC IC x 10 LBC x 40 Squats x 20 Mosey to school  parking lot …

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Side Straddle Hops!

YHC decided to have a workout where your heart rate was always elevated.  No breaks…and if we did break we were doing so with SSH. Weather: Hot, Humid, Clear Skies, One Shooting Star The Thang: COP SSH IC x10 Through The Tunnel IC x10 SSH IC x10 Windmill IC x10 SSH IC x10 Imperial Walk …

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Ladder Work at Detention

The men of Detention have been showing up in force lately, for both Stridelite and bootcamps.  What better way to reward them than a tough workout.  Lego said something about burpees being too hard so those had to be incorporated and some ladder workouts lately have been pretty fun so I put something together.  Here’s …

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4 Corners of Depot

Conditions: A humid 75 degrees with the tease of a slight breeze as we began to circle up. COP: 5 Burpees OYO LAC x10 IC TTT x10 IC 5 Burpees OYO Workout: YHC decided to keep this workout very basic as we welcomed Roommate back to the gloom. Pax were instructed to grab a block and …

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25 for 5

On a beautiful(72 with a slight breeze) August morning 25 pax show up to celebrate the 5th anniversary of YHC with a tabata workout. Mumble chatter was heavy and very entertaining, well worth the price of admission. Disclaimer, prayer and Pledge of Allegiance SSH x20 LBAC(F) x10, LBAC(B) x10, Overhead Clap x15 TTT x15 Mosey …

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Baby Seals Daddy

Conditions  warm and wet No FNGs Disclaimer COT/PRAYER It’s been awhile since I have been to Wander. Too long perhaps. It’s a great place to go to get some work in and actually be able to have some fellowship with your brothers while on the move under load and that’s what we did this morning. …

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THE HILLS ARE WATCHING

17 PAX post at Turning Point for a back-to school- workout to get their minds and bodies ready for the impending traffic. (aerial view of Lexington County, SC) Conditions: 80 degrees but humidity was cranked up to 125% Disclaimer: Check. Almost forgot the opening prayer, shout out to the PAX for keeping YHC on track. …

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Long time, No Q.

After a sabbatical from F3 bootcamps, I started back up a couple weeks ago.  After seeing twitter messages about the need for Q, I thought is was a good time to get back in the saddle again.  While seeing sprinkles of rain on the way to the workout, I knew 100% humidity was upon us.  …

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MacGruber’s Revenge

Today the men of Surge, hopefully, got their moneys worth from the workout. If you feel cheated – please see Abner or Rec for a refund. It’s always good to Q at Surge because I never have to worry about effort. This group is full of a bunch of country strong dudes. Conditions: The weather …

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Circuit of Pain

Weather Conditions: 78° and 100% Humidity 12 strong Pax arrived with hopes of a brutal beat down.  The constant curtain of humidity weighed heavy on everyone, but YHC did his best to deliver.  Here is how it went: Disclaimer and Prayer Indian Run around the complex back to the Main Parking Lot Mosey across the …

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3rd Annual Never Forget Challenge Pre-blast

 9.11.2001 Those numbers stand alone in American history and will always be remembered for what happened in New York City, Washington, D.C., and Pennsylvania on that memorable day. Never (ever) forget! Who: F3 Smokehouse of F3 Lexington region hosts the 3rd Annual 9.11 Never Forget Challenge to ensure that forgetting the events of that day is not …

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Campus Tour

74 Degrees, Zero Percent Humidity and a few sprinkles Two Minute Warning One Minute Morning Disclaimer and Prayer Twenty-Five Merkins OYO then Mosey to Front Parking Lot Four Corners: 25 Squats, 25 Bobby Hurley’s, 25 Squats, 25 Bobby Hurley’s then run in place until all PAX are finished. Mosey to the next Front Parking Lot …

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Thunder CLIMBS

Conditions: 76 degrees with 87% humidity and a few rain drops The Thang: Introduction, Disclaimer, Count off, Head toward the field Warm up: 25 SSH IC, 15 Imperial Squats IC, 15 LBAC forward IC, 15 LBAC reverse IC, 20 Merkins OYO, 20 LBCs OYO, mosey to the end of the field Set 1: CLIMBS to the …

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Wet Ball Bag

Conditions: warm wet raining  slightly No FNGs Disclaimer Pledge of Allegiance COT/PRAYER Warm up 20 SSH 4CT IC LBAC 10/10, OH CLAPS 4CT 10,OH CIRCLES 4CT 10, SEAL CLAPS  4CT 10, THUMB RAISES 4CT 10.  Recover. TTT 10 4CT IC WINDMILLS 4CT IC SQUATS (NEGATIVES) 4CT IC ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Bag moves to 1st cone and progresses  …

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Cornhole Block Party

Weather – 78F and extremely humid Disclaimer Warm-up (Rectory and Fair) Through the Tunnel x 20 IC SSH x 25 IC LBAC x 15 IC then reverse Extended Warm-up Copperhead lunges/sprint to Fair/Chesnut – 20 smurfjacks IC, 20 ATM’s IC Backwards run/sprint to Lyttleton/Chesnut – 20 BBS, 20 plank jacks Mosey to Pine St Hill …

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Battle Report 8/17/19

Conditions: Its August in Columbia, SC, what do you think? The Thang: Cornstache up first… Grab Battle pavers and run up Falcon. Stop at Entrance for a variety of warm up exercises. Run to Muv Fitness, repeat exercises, Run to Belmont, repeat, Run to Rutland to the hill to nowhere. Top of Rutland hill: 10 8-count …

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Back to School Bash

5 PAX in the Wander gloom this morning.  We used the time to pray over the Lexington Elementary School campus: from the Principal to the bus drivers and especially for the kids. Welcome, Disclaimer, and BOM Weather: Mid 70’s and clear The Thang: https://www.strava.com/activities/2631964043 Prayer Requests: *The two firemen who’ve gone missing on a fishing …

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Rep and repeat

YHC found one brave pax to take on a little warm up before the Iron Pax Challenge cranks up. Weather. It was humid. 95% humidity to be exact. The Thang: Mosey to the blockpile,select a block that makes you feel happy inside, and return to the outdoor gym. 50 burpees over the block 400M run …

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Tres Dora

The warmup: 15 SSH 15 LBACF 15 LBACB 15 TTT 15 PLANK JACKS The Diddy: DORA #1 Partner 1 runs around Whoville and back while partner 2 starts 100 merkins on cinder blocks 150 chaser lbc’s 200 squats on blocks Dora #2 Partner 1 bear crawls 50′ and then runs 100 yards while part 2 starts: …

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Touring the AO

11 pax fought through the humidity and took a trip across most of the AO. It was hot and humid but more tolerable than most recent days. Strong work was put it by everyone. Disclaimer/Prayer Mosey to a part of the parking lot with no cars and circle up: SSH x 20 IC IW x …

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A little damp

16 pax post to better theirselves and to soak up some of the extra humidity in the air. Froccer was the game of choice.  There was a quiet murmuring of an audible to soccer but it was quickly quashed by the majority.  Maybe next time… conditions 78F, 100% humidity, feels like Amazonian rain forest. Disclaimer, …

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A Roll of the Dice

Dearest Martha, As I write to you on this, the anniversary of my birth, I must admit that I have had a bittersweet birthday.  Without a doubt, the men have certainly helped me celebrate this momentous occasion by continuously posting rather arousing photographs of ***REDACTED*** all over the barracks.  These guys certainly know how to …

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In Search of Hills

YHC needs to ready himself for the BRR and having missed the last opportunity today’s gloom was critical. The route was even adjusted slightly thanks to then insights of Doodle. Punishment will be dealt out at a later date.  Belding was also up for the challenge as we wondered where Puck rode off to. Nevertheless …

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Chumba-Burpee Was A Bad Choice

Date 8/13/2019 Conditions 78 Degrees and super muggy QIC Wojo PAX 18 – Sacajawea (Respect), Neon (Respect), Mayhem (Respect), Hope Solo, Snookie, Abby Wambach (Respect), Gameplan, Whaler (Respect), Dufresne (Respect), Skipper, Schrute, Big Load, Weed, Bolt (Respect), Timber, Stats (Respect), Cornwallis & Wojo.  Intro Good Morning. Disclaimer Not a professional. Modify when necessary. Warm Up …

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AAA (Arrears at Arena)

12 PAX posted for YHC’s first Q at the Arena. YHC still feeling like the new kid on the block was worried about whether he had the right stuff to deliver a complete and challenging workout. Conditions: Warm and humid are an understatement. Disclaimer, Prayer, Pledge: Check, check and check COP: Warm up with a nice Indian …

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Graveyard 8/13/19

It is with a heavy heart that I post this backbeats. While as is traditional I started by determining if their were FNGs of which there were none, and then with the disclaimer. It is still the Q’s responsibility to keep the pax safe and in that I failed. All started well with a prayer, …

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