Conditions: Clear, 78 degrees, humid and hot. COP, Not a Pro, No FNGs, No gloves needed today. Mosey to the front of the school and introduce the start line of the quarter mile “track” at Surge (parking lot and student drop off). 1 lap mosey with Frankenstein’s, Butt Kicks, Deep Lunges, and TTT (IC). Back …
YHC is nursing a bad wheel thanks to a rock on the sidewalk at Monday’s Stride. Running, proven once again, is bad for you. So, the original plan was scratched in favor of a non-running workout that is detailed below to the best of YHC’s recollection. Thanks to the fellas at The Hollow for always …
Yeah, today was hot. YHC has never been part of a water break outside of football camp/practice, but it was necessary today. We had 12 strong PAX finish the ridiculousness in style that only the men of Shawshank can, with lots of mumblechatter, but more importantly, with a “get the job done” kind of attitude. …
YHC came flying in on two wheels to SL this morning, but the PAX were willing to wait, so thanks for that. The rest of the Q went pretty smooth, though some things are better left on paper, as we all discovered. It’s worth noting that maaaany of the Detainees were MIA this morning, YHC …
9 Pax + 1 runner for a YHC led tribute to Battle, allegedly the hardest AO in @F3Columbia Conditions: 72 deg, clear The Thang: Warm-up Grab block and mosey to cart path SSH x 20 IC IW x 20 IC OHAC x 20 IC MC x 20 IC Workout Evolution 1 20 burpees OYO, SSH …
YHC was looking forward to getting some miles in today, until he received a reminder message from Hoist at about 5pm yesterday, that he had the Q. So, out came the Q library to find some old workouts that he could combine together to create some variety. No stairs were harmed in this workout today, …
Another day at Stride with 8 men getting a little better… Conditions: 75 degrees, humid The Thang: Disclaimer Count off BOM Take 6 toward LES R on Corley L on Dreher Cross at light at LMS Run sidewalk on Cola Ave/West Main L on Chariot by Goodwill/Rileys Run Duffie R on Gibson L on 6 …
12 pax showed up ready to get some work done at 6 AM sharp on a warm and humid Saturday at Midway Elementary school, AKA Turning Point in the F3 world. Kudos to the pax who showed up at 0530 to get some XL in: Boo (respect), Wapner, Swanson, Arrears (forgive me if I missed …
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Conditions warm and muggy No FNGs Disclaimer COT/PRAYER 2 video guides from Fitness Blender took us through a painful Tabata routine. 33 min video was warm up, kettlebells, and cool down(we will get back to the cool down after 2nd video) 2nd video was a 7 minute no rest kettlebell routine to pump the cardio. …
77 degrees, overcast This was my first Saturday Q and the weekday Q’s were hardcore so I wanted to break things up a bit. Capture the flag was Hero’s favorite outdoor game and I am sure he was with us today. Disclaimer Warmarama Thru the tunnel Nancy Kerrigans Travoltas The Thang Indian Run to old …
Battle flu is real. YHC felt a little under the weather Friday night and Saturday morning. After posting at Battle, YHC spent the rest of the day trying to figure out whether YHC was sick or just suffering from Battle Flu. General aches, pains, and exhaustion – classic symptoms of Battle Flu. YHC is happy …
19 of the Lexington’s finest showed to help YHC celebrate a birthday. YHC found out minutes before the start that there were not enough blocks or bricks for all in attendance. The pax proceeded to verbally ridicule the current and former AOQ ‘s (who were both in attendance) about the state of the AO. No …
17 PAX post for what might be the most PAX posting in the history of Tread. Quis is checking the spreadsheets now. Conditions- muggy, just rained because there was water on the pavement, and YHC didn’t make the Pax wallow in it. You’re welcome The THANG- Prayer, disclaimer, then the other half of the PAX …
Always fun to turn it up a notch with the Cryptonite boys. Here’s the damage: Conditions: 70 degrees, humid The Thang: Disclaimer BOM Warm-up mosey Dynamic Stretches Outdoor Gym Circuit Pull Ups x 10 Step Up Burpees x 10 Tire Flips x 5 R&R for 8 min Outdoor Gym Circuit #2 Rows x 20 Box …
5 pax arrived at Valhalla for the second installment of the monthly journey across the road to No Hope Hill. Many sought to get better and hopefully they were able to maintain or improve their laps. Two newbies, Blooper and Ruby, got to join the fun and get their start. Here we go. Disclaimer Conditions …
6 pax arrived at the track today for Valhalla and Baconator planned to get the sweat out of us with the work we’d do today. He didn’t do anything fancy but he definitely got us moving. Disclaimer Conditions – 71 and muggy The Thang 800 meters run – 50 Merks 800 m run – 50 …
6 pax descended upon Valhalla and Binary had the Q for today to give them a WO that would bend time as it would seem and get the most reps possible. I even felt this was going to give our local mumblechatter guru Backstop the chance to talk the whole time. Little did I know …
With later start on Saturdays (6:30) and DAYLIGHT!!!, YHC decided to perform very visual activities for passers-by in Blythewood. Yes…there will be Monkey Humpers. No FNG’s (sad) so belayed the Disclaimer. Warm Orama: Everything in 13’s if YHC remembered voice inflection at the 12th cadence. SSH, Little Baby Arm Circles (both directions) Overhead claps, Butter churners, …
17 PAX posted at the pellet palace for another game of futbol with lacrosse goals. The soccer goals are locked up, but even if they weren’t, they don’t have nets on them, so there’s that. In clash backblast fashion, your top 5 moments: Double Fault did team 1 a huge solid by swinging by the …
YHC would like to thank the mystery pax who signed him up to Q at Urban Legend today! It’s almost BRR time, which reminds YHC of our brother Cheech. All of today’s exercises are 38 counts or 19 IC because he was 38. Sleeveless shirts were plentiful also. Strong crowd of 16 pax, including Spackle. …
After my recent trip to Pittsburgh, I stole some ideas from their workout and decided to add it to my anniversary Q. A lot of people usually ask me how did you get the name Swayze? They usually just assume because of my good looks and fabulous physique but that’s not it. Well on to …
Here is what transpired; Weather – Slightly Humid – who we kidding, it was like a rain forest out there, 80-degree temperature Disclaimer & Prayer The Thang My Slaughter Starter – 35 Merkins then Mosey to starting spot and Circle Up Circle Up (in cadence) • Side Straddle Hop x 15 • Hairy Rockettes x …
There was talk in the Turning Point DM that maybe the pax couldn’t match the 16 that posted for the Kamikaze. Well, that theory ended up to be true as only 11 pax were up for a light workout with YHC at #ThePoint. Work was done, Elvis arrived, and then Elvis came back with a …
One Minute Warning: Disclaimer: Prayer: The weather: Low 70’s and Humid. Enjoyed my first Q (and post) out at Crypt today. Really impossible to avoid elevation out here no matter where you go, although, I am familiar enough with the campus to avoid Reaper Hill! Here’s what we did. Mosey-1 big lap around parking lot. Light …
We’ve had a lot of fun at The Hollow of the past few months! We’ve had water balloon tossing, kickball, dodge ball 2x, and other nontraditional F3 type workouts. Those workouts have been great and YHC has had a blast with them, but today he felt like getting back to the standards F3 workouts were …
YHC has been delinquent lately from Tomahawk due to some ailments but felt better and decided to take an open slot Q. Here is what happened Disclaimer/Prayer The Thang Mosey to Block pile, grab a block and return to Ken Doll Alley Each exercise performed with cinder block. Start with 25 reps of an exercise …
Posted by Lumbergh for MacGruber Today the men of Ambush made the long 3,218,688 millimeter trek from Ambush to converge with the men of CAT. Anyone who reads this that can accurately guess the mileage in 3,218,688 millimeters gets a special prize. NO GOOGLE. Conditions: The weather was weathery Paper Jam told us about his …
With oppressive heat and the need to #GetBetter both looming over the #Gloom this particular morning, YHC emerged from the #Fartsack looking to down a glass of #DRP. Nothing like a few miles on a familiar roller coaster route to get your mind right and give you the opportunity to put in some work on …
Conditions warmer and muggy Disclaimer Pledge of Allegiance COT/prayer Figured I’d bring back the respect Q from April this year since the Pax at the stand never got to participate changed it up a little. Moby stopped in with flowers for us all which wasn’t included in the original workout. Warm up 30 SSH IC …
11 Pax post under a gentle breeze at Depot this morning. YHC gives the disclaimer and is to begin and then has it pointed out that an FNG had snuck in behind him. Also in attendance was the man, the myth, the legend Soft Toss for whom I had promised no running if he showed …
A few weeks back Voltron EHd YHC and Jam to co-Q over at Arena. After some back and forth we picked a day. And so it was 8-8. Good thing Voltron gave us a heads up Tuesday because we both forgot about. As we rolled in to the Arena only Voltron could be found. But …
5 Pax arrived to the fields of White Knoll with Iron in their hearts, ready to take on the Iron Pax challenge. YHC thought it would be a good idea to prepare the Pax for the challenge by revisiting the workouts from last years’ challenge. We did not choose to individualize the workout, but rather …
Weather: 70s and humid Prayer & Disclaimer (one FNG) Just coming back from a trip to Hawaii, YHC wanted to get back at it hard with this Q. YHC thought about creating a Hawaiian themed Q, but a lack of creativity/time resulted in a old-fashioned sweat party. The Thang: COP: Mosey around the parking lot …
Disclaimer: Not a professional. Modify as needed. Warm-a-rama SSH x 25 IC TTT x 25 IC LBACs x 25 IC forward/reverse Merkins x 50 OYO The Thang Curb crawls on Fair St. 10 Ranger Merkins with feet on curb. Then bear crawl to other side of street & do 9 Ranger Merkins with feet on …
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Eight PAX completed their midweek by completing a modified BLIMP or now referred to as, BLIMP PLUS. Based on the reaction from the PAX, BLIMP PLUS will be slightly modified if used again. Conditions – 89% humidity @ 74F Opened with the Disclaimer Warmup: SSH *20 (IC) Through the Tunnel *20 (IC) Little Baby Arm …
16 Pax kicked off the sheets and arose to attack the day with ferocity! Here is how it started for these men! Weather 70’s clear smell of asphalt in the air 1min/FNG/Disclaimer/Prayer mosey to the newly paved islands Pushups first round 10/20/30 squats second round 10/20/30 LBCs third round 10/20/30 5 Burpees OYO for Scoth …
CONDITIONS: 71 and muggy DISCLAIMER & OPENING PRAYER THE THANG: 10 TTT IC 20 IMPERIAL WALKERS IC 20 SSH IC RUN A LAP 10 BENT OVER ROWS IC 10 DEAD LIFTS IC 10 HIGH PULLS IC 10 SWINGS IC 10 SQUATS IC 10 CURLS IC 10 OVERHEAD PRESSES IC 10 TRICEP EXTENSIONS IC RUN A LAP …
8 Pax beat the fartsack to show up for YHC’s Q at Tread. The pax got in some miles with rucks and then swung a few bells. YHC decided to have dealer’s choice Kettlebells with one exception, YHC got to call an exercise after each pax. 8 pax plus one Starsky attended coffeeteria to discuss …
YHC is never surprised what the PAX of F3 Lexington can do when we get together in the gloom. Monday at The Bounty was no exception! Here’s what 8 hard chargers got done on this super gloomy morning. Weather: Mosit with a heavy fog rolling in and about 72 degrees Disclaimer Prayer Mosey to the …
One Minute Warning: Disclaimer: Prayer: The weather: Low 70’s and Humid. Always enjoy my Q’s at the Shank, despite their relentless mumblechatter and inability to follow the simplest of directions (Hash and Rice that was for you). Not surprised in the least to see several of the pax holding each other accountable on Twitter with post …
16 Pax posted for the August Kamikaze. After some low numbers in July, the pax showed up in full force. Impressive work. The next Kamikaze will be on September 3rd. Conditions: 70s ish. Not too bad. THE THANG: Disclaimer / Prayer Mozey from the parking lot, down the hill to the far left corner. THE KAMIKAZE: Sprint …
7 pax posted at the Roost on this humid Tuesday morning. Twitter has been on fire with talk of the 2019 Iron Pax Challenge. YHC must of missed this last year but has already registered for this year. With that in mind it seemed fitting to bring back one of the workouts from the 2018 …
CONDITIONS/FORESKIN Lower 70’s temperature, high humidity, but crystal clear South Carolina summer morning skies. A faint hint of Coppertone (the man and the sun cream) in the air, cut through only by the anticipation of the PAX for the Hostel beatdown they paid their hard earned money for. Hostel’s work (traveling male gigolo…..attorney…..something) has him …
Editors Note: T-claps to Danica for a great VQ! We won’t forget this one for a while. As the 7 PAX left for Stridelite, a Lexington deputy stopped us to let us know that a shooting had taken place across the street and there was an armed fugitive on the run. It certainly made us …
Conditions: relatively cool but humid Tha Thang: Disclaimer Warmup/COP: Ssh, LBAC, windmill, ISW. WEEK 1: 50 Squats 40 BigBoy 30 Merkins 20 Bonnie Blairs/Jump Lunge, count only left leg. 10 Burpees 400m run. Repeato x 1. About 15 minutes. Mosey to Crabby Corner. Flutter for the 6. WEEK 2? 6 minutes of these: Every …
Weather – 72 with a slight breeze Welcome Disclaimer Prayer The Thang: Mosey to the hexagon SSH IC x20 TTT IC x15 20 dips, 10 inclines, 10 declines – 2 howler laps 10 dips, 5 inclines, 5 declines – 1 howler lap Mosey to the lollipop 10 trees – start with 1 merkin adding a …
Calling all Lake Murray Pax, plan to be at Strut this Saturday as we converge to celebrate 5 years of F3LakeMurray (and 6 years of F3Strut). Some members of the StrutBrigade have been working hard and have cooked up an entertaining plan for the morning’s activities, which may or may not include some friendly inter-AO …
Conditions: A humid 70 Degrees Disclaimer: I’m not a Pro. Modify Accordingly Intro: Good Morning, I’m Whaler, Not a Pro, Let’s head to Rectory & Fair to Warm-up Warm up at Lyttleton / Rectory Warm-up: SSH 20 / TTT 15 / BAC (F & B) – 15 each Run to Fair & Chestnut Rd …
What better way to say thank you to the pax for all their support, than to treat them to 500 reps of pain. YHC has had a rough 10 days and felt it was necessary to share. YHC appreciates all prayers and support from all F3Lex pax over the last week and a half. 67 …
Nine Pax started their Saturday with an introduction to a Charles Bronson look-a-like. Weather: 75ish and humid as can be expected this time of year A little background might be helpful. About a week ago, our AOQ announced he would be out of town for this Saturday workout and that nobody had signed up to …
YHC decided to check out this new location for a possible future AO. Wanted to come through and give it a dry run. Covered almost 2.2 miles of pavement without repeat. It’s not quite River Bluff but this place has some decent ups and downs as well as what looks to be its own version …
8 Pax including one FNG gathered with lots of thoughts on what YHC planned. Conditions: no different from any other summer morning in SC. The Thang Warmup SSH IC x 20 5 Burpees OYO LAC IC 10 forward 10 backwards 5 Burpees OYO TTT IC x 10 5 Burpees OYO Mosey to pull up bars …
“Butler, Crepps & Oswald: this is Banjo speaking…” The wait was over – the time to lead the PAX of Urban Legend had finally arrived! There’s a line around the block to Q this joint and there’s a good reason; with downtown Lexington and the joggable vicinity as your playground, the possibilities are endless. So …
Warmup I: 50 Air Press 20 Squats Air Press 10 Burpees Warmup II: Dynamic Stretching Warmup III: Lap around parking lot Moset to Wheat and King: Ten Burpees Lap around Hand parking lot and back to Amphitheater 5 decline merkins and 5 split squats per leg, per step 5 LBC’s at the bottom, go …
Ahhh here it is my 3-year anniversary, The moment I’ve always been waiting for… At least waiting the past 3 years… Here’s how we celebrate: Conditions: 70 F, no wind, dry, and again no wind. Typical SC midlands weather. Warm ups: SSH x 20 5 burpees (penalty for late Pothole (his lateness was all of …
Good to see a few new folks running the BRR Route. Not too much else happened other than that. Here is the route. Maiden to R on Church StreetMaiden to R on Church Street careful crossing Main, wait for green light R Corley Street careful crossing #6 L School Drive R Harmon Street L Corley …
Weather – 74 Welcome Disclaimer Prayer The Thang: SSH IC X 15 2 trips up hill Imperial Walker IC X 15 2 trips up hill Merkins IC X 15 2 trips up hill Rock Bottom Squats IC X 15 2 trips up hill CDD IC X 15 2 trips up hill Mosey to brick pile …
18 pax defied the rules of gravity & pulled themselves from their comfy beds. The young-ins never seem to have a hard time with it, but the older guys always look a bit…..never mind. Let’s just say with wisdom comes sore muscles, less mobile joints, and the general “aches & pains.” Olive Oil made a …
8 pax #Blitzverged and gave it all they had for 30 minutes under the tutelage of YHC. Burpees were burped, chatter was mumbled, snot was woggled, and coffee was earned. Conditions: low 70s and actually kind of nice The Thang COP: Brief #Disclaimer given and then straight into the #10X10: Burpees x10 #Repeato at the …
3 Pax joined YHC on this humid morning to do a little work and break a little sweat. The sweat was broken as soon as you got out the your vehicle. Mumblechatter was minimal so we got right to it. Weather: Muggy Disclaimer/Prayer Grab 2 blocks each on the way the practice field COP: 15 …
It was an honor to lead the men of F3 Surge to celebrate my 50th Birthday and deliver a beatdown! Here’s how it went down: Disclaimer/prayer Mosey to block pile 50 CFG Side straddle hop ic (10) TTT (10) Imperial walkers(10) Overhead claps(10) Big arm circles(10) 50 CFG Partner up and head to the grassy …
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YHC needed to stay active to avoid sedentary and the q sheet was wide open, so here goes another one! Rough start for me as I was late to stride lite and still had to set up some cones, knew it was gonna be a heat fest for this one and wasn’t aware how brutal …
Solid 12, this am for Zima’s “Third times the charm” on the Q. Changed it up little this go around, did a partner workout to make sure everyone was able to push through and have some encouragement! Just a little total body workout. Conditions: 71 degrees with a little bit of humidity of 67% Warm …
WEATHER: Humidity made workout twice as hard. So we had that going for us. THE THANG: Mosey over to sheds by the volleyball courts where the pax find a deck of cards The number on the card represents the rep count. Face cards and Aces are worth 10. The suit represents the exercise. Clubs …
Hope the men of Ambush enjoyed the Guest Q today. YHC received a request to step in as Guest Q and was more than happy to do it. Tried some new workout combinations this morning in hopes to keep the PAX heart beats up. The PAX of Ambush are a tight group and you can …
Environmental readings: 72 degrees, 91% humidity, dew point of 68 degrees, Low UV index, moon is in the Waning crescent stage, and an unhealthy air quality (per the Weather Channel). Executive summary: overall a pleasant day considering its August and its South Carolina. But first, this is a historic day for YHC and many men, …
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With Short Haul coming down with a stomach virus during the night and not being able to Q, I felt like it was the perfect time to try a few things I’ve been wanting to try. 7 other PAX (8 PAX total) got after it and made me proud to be a part of F3 …
One Minute Warning: Disclaimer: Prayer: Pledge: The weather: Low 70’s and Humid. Good to finally get back out and hang with this great group of guys. I had to, unfortunately, cancel my last Q out here due to a bummed ankle, but, with that behind me, I tried to dial a tough one up for these …
YHC has been working on our new FNG for years. Living right across from the school 5-0 (formally known as Brian) ran out of excuses and joined us halfway thru the SSHs. THE THANG: SSH x35 TTT X15 Line up at first Light pole at back pedal to second light pole and back to first …
Went over to my “home AO” this morning to see how those late sleepers have been faring lately. It seems they’re doing ok! Good to get out and see the men of Graveyard this morning, they put in the work. Here’s what we did. 1 second warning because of post Stridelite Elvis Disclaimer Mosey down …
The Thang: 6 pax took on a fun circuit workout. Conditions were 72 degrees with 91% humidity (Money Penny Verified) Here’s what went down at The Roost today Warm up: 1 lap around the track SSH x 15 3 Burpees TTT x 15 3 Burpees Imperial Walkers x 15 3 Burpees Squats x 15 3 …
YHC rolled into the Hollow this morning with 16 eager Pax waiting. It is amazing how early all these Pax arrive to hang out prior to a beatdown. There were so many Pax (9) lit up for Stride Lite that it look like Christmas presented by Nox Gear. As Mercy Rule pointed out about halfway through …
One minute warning Disclaimer Opening prayer Mosey down the BBS to the warm up area All exercises in cadence 20 SSH 15 IW 10 TTT 10 WM 15 copper head squats 10 LBAC’s F & R The Thang: Mosey to the sideline, or where the sideline should be for some Dora Dora rules a little …