It was YHC’s first time Q-ing at Lexington’s Premier Running AO. Still somewhat unsure of what roads are better to run on than others, YHC tried to come up with a fun route on Memorial Day that kinda sorta-ish resembled a flag while the PAX donned Red, White and Blue. Needless to say the first …
11 pax came out on Thursday for a Whitney led Q. Having a 1 month old baby and coming off of a week straight of working the PGA Championship where the days went from a 3am wakeup to leaving the golf course around 9pm every day, YHC almost forgot that I signed up to Q …
Not going to lie, this one was terrible. The work on Butler was bad but the 11s on Creps Hill were worse. But, we did it because that’s what we do. Nice running into 2 Striders and several Wanderers on Butler today. Butler makes you better. Special thoughts for Rock Drop and family as they …
Today the HIMs of Surge proved yet again why in YHC’s humble opinion that they truly are the model. It wasn’t easy this morning…..PAX went down and PAX picked them up. With Memorial Day right around the corner and since YHC had never done a Murph before, the men of Surge took to the gloom …
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Conditions : Nice 67 degree, little to no wind, little muggy 81% humidity Warm UP : Started with SSH, through the tunnel, imperial walker, little baby arm circles forward and backwards all in cadence, and 10 Burpess OYO. Then mosey over to the coupons grabbing them and heading to the end line of the football …
Weather Conditions: 68° 10 Pax overcame the fartsack and posted this morning for an easy AMRAP. It’s always fun to venture over to the Hollow to see what they have going on. The plan this morning was pretty simple with 11 stations laid out. Work was done, and everyone got better. As for the details, …
YHC thanks the Pax of CAT and Ambush for inviting me out for a chance to lead. Hope the Wenkie was as much “Fun” for you as it was for me WEATHER: the humidity is here, the easy days are over until October Grab you block and find two blinking lights on practice field 40 …
Woodshed 5/27/2021 Contrary to Teddy’s prediction, I decided to stay close to home today, and I pulled a couple of good workouts from the F3 Nation Exicon. It was great: Warm-A-Rama Jog around the circus 20 SSHs IC 20 IW IC 20 Squats IC 10 Merkins OYO 20 Grass Pickers IC 21s – (SSH …
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Thursday BB is live. What a fun, or stupid, way to start off a day. Thanks for posting, men. @f3lexsc @f3shawshank
Conditions: a pleasant 61* Disclaimer: Not a professional. Modify as needed. Warmup: warmup consisted of batting the ball back & forth while going over the rules. The Thang: LET’S PLAY PICKLEBALL!!! The AO was temporarily moved to Camden Pickleball Plaza for several games of Pickleball. Players were rotated around after every game so everyone got …
Weather Conditions: 55° 11 pax posted for YHC’s guest Q. It was a solid showing by all the pax and mumblechatter was strong for the duration of boot camp. Great work men, and I appreciate you allowing me to join you. As for the workout, here is how it went. Disclaimer and Prayer COP▪ …
The Thang 11 at Hammer for YHC’s glorious return after a short hiatus from Tues/Thurs boot camps caused by laziness, business, and other miscellaneous reasons. Q was awesome today. PAX were average. New AOQ is still a work in progress. But hey, not everyone can be flawless! And I would be remiss to not include …
YHC means ‘bunch of idiots’ in the nicest way possible. Maybe. I don’t know. Could’ve been worse as one of the main ones was Qing elsewhere. Too bad Soaker wasn’t there to reign in the pax. He’s the biggest adult we have. Nevertheless, it was a good morning. Work was done. Fellowship was had. And …
YHC had never Q’d at the Snake Pit until today. Good bunch of dudes at this AO. If you want to know what fails and what flourishes once you hit the age of respect, this is the AO for you. The pax talked hard and worked harder. This AO has a great layout with a …
YHC offered to take the Q late yesterday after realizing the Q sheet was empty. Then…I almost slept in (Nub’s sister wouldn’t let go) so no time to put in my contacts which means it was hard to see the skunk this morning!!! It was awesome to have a larger crowd (12) post this morning …
Albert Einstein said that the definition of insanity was doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. Well, we did the same thing over and over today and while it may have been insane, YHC felt that he at least got better. Hopefully the other PAX did too. It’s always great to …
YHC’s first day at the reins was a “raging” success. Conditions: 68 and muggy. #Kotters to summer The Thang: Gather at the corner of Blossom and Bull Streets. Run to the top of the Bull Street hill stopping at Devine Street. Hang a left and enter the first of three garage stairwells. Climb to the top …
Most run stadium steps for punishment. The Bounty ran stadium steps this AM to accelerate. Here’s what we did: Conditions: 64 degrees The Thang: Disclaimer, BOM Warm up 800m mosey Fast 400m Mosey to stadium CAT lap x 5 Mosey back to track Fast 800m Mosey back to stadium Pick a lane and run 10 …
15 hearty pax gathered ‘round the #ShovelFlag at Howard Park this AM to take the #DRP with their Brothers. A good time was had by all as we welcomed a pax that moved away 4 years ago, an FNG, 2.0s, and everyone pulling together to get better today. YHC appreciated the pax indulging him to …
10 pax congregated at Turning Point this morning for a workout led by a so-called “troubadour”. Not sure what kind of troubadour YHC is, but I know I can’t sing or write music. Now leading a workout is something YHC can do, and although it has been what seems like ages since having the Q, …
One Minute Warning: Disclaimer: Prayer: The weather: upper 50’s I think. Mosey around parking lot Circle Up: SSH X 15 IC Run In Place for 30 Seconds then 5 Burpees High Knees in Place for 30 Seconds then 5 Burpees Butt Kicks in Place for 30 Seconds then 5 Burpees Mosey around parking lot a …
Work was put in this morning by the residents at Shawshank during a perfect morning with a real feel in the low 60s. If you missed it, here’s a recap 12+ hours later. We took the Grout approach to zero warm-up and took off for one of the more straightaway areas of the Shank with …
Well before laying down for my standard 4 hrs of sleep last night YHC was a bit excited, as over the past few weeks we have gotten some fresh faces posting to Smokehouse and word had it that another FNG was gonna show this morning too. The thoughts of a FNG always make me smile …
Title Medicine Ball 11’s Date 5/20/2021 Conditions 60 degrees and pleasant QIC Wojo PAX 18 – Corwallis, Skipper (Respect), Schrute, Ragdoll (Respect), Heisenberg, Big Load, Bolt (Respect), Harper Valley (Respect), Tweetsie, Sacajawea (Respect), Mayhem (Respect), Crackhead (Respect), Whaler (Respect), Neon (Respect), Dufresne (Respect), Stats (Respect) and Wojo. Intro Happy Thursday. Let’s get started. Disclaimer Not …
21 faithful came together today to close out our Legion bootcamp and AO at Hampton Memorial Park. We planted from Woodshed in April 2015 when a group of men led by Wingback desired a 1 full hour long weekday workout, expressly designed to maximize 1st F punishment. For 6 years, we got a twice-weekly beatdown, …
YHC was lucky enough to celebrate 3 years in F3 on Tuesday. I’ve been truly blessed to be around a great group of men who have pushed me in many ways. Cheers to the men of F3 Surge and F3 Lexington! Conditions: Clear and 60 COP My first workout on 5/15/18 was the flood. So …
Weather: 60 something The Thang: Intro, disclaimer, prayer Mosey over to parking lot by outdoor gym for COP SSH x 10 ICLBAC x 10 IC f/rOH Claps x 10 ICTTT x 10 IC EMOM, every minute on the minute. Beginning of each minute, run down to the curb and back, complete exercise, remaining time within …
7 PAX joined YHC for what is now known as the most unprepared Q of 2021. Truth is, that when [an unnamed PAX] reached out about Q’ing, YHC pushed the date out as far as YHC believed [unnamed PAX] would allow thinking “oh, that’s weeks away; plenty of time to come up with something.” Well, …
F3 is a leadership organization that also happens to do physical workouts. The mission of F3 is: To plant, serve and grow men’s small workout groups in order to reinvigorate male community leadership. Weather: 62 degrees The Thang: Intro, Disclaimer, Prayer and Lord’s Prayer. Pledge of Allegiance Mosey around the parking lot 1.5 times and …
A whopping 28 pax pulled themselves from the toasty fartsack for an opportunity to get a workout led by the Crash. Sir Topham Hatt was supposed to lead today’s workout, so YHC took it on instead. Today’s workout was a remix of an old one from October of 2014 called “5 More Minutes”. It was …
Today (5/10) we did a light mosey on the track then made our way to the Lowe’s parking lot while doing an Indian Run Numerous speed changes in the parking lot Make our way to Starbucks Run the Mario kart route around Starbucks (ya hooo) Back to school and baseball field Numerous base running drills …
If YHC liked to run more, we could have gotten 4 miles today, but we still got some solid work in at Bounty. Change of speed is always key when trying to knock time off of your pace, which was the goal. We had a good crowd and YHC could hear some 2nd …
Ribbed for….never mind. Conditions: 48 and wonderful for mid-May Tha Thang: Prize was promised for posting, and prize delivered (free coffee). Disclaimer 15 pax took the route into Legion territory, in honor of the recently announced dissolution of the bootcamp. Pour one out for Hampton Park. We weaved all through, one modification by most for …
YHC hasn’t been to Urban Legend in a few weeks and was glad to have the opportunity to Q today. Being in Myrtle Beach this week, YHC had to shed some extra pounds, so running had to be involved in the workout today. Argyle and Soaker were particularly fond of the bear crawl we did, …
9 pax posted for some fellowship and a little bit of work this morning at Turning Point. The rest of this backblast is guaranteed to be atleast 70% accurate. 1 MW Disclaimer-Prayer Mosey to the back lot the long way. Circle Up 21 LBAC in Cadence 21 OHC in Cadence 21 Dirty Bird in Cadence …
It was only a normal 46 degrees this morning right? Well, tuck em up buttercup and let’s get to work. It is shame this is the first BB in a few Q’s this humble correspondent has written. It may not feel like it should be important but it is one of the core parts of …
Lexington’s west side celebrated 2 anniversaries today. We had the 7 year salute to Shawshank and the 6 year hail to The Hollow. Solid group of studs showed up and a couple of geldings (snip-snip pax). YHC has only been a part of F3 Lexington for 2 1/2 years, but the time has been amazing. …
One Minute Warning: Disclaimer: Prayer: The weather: 45 Degrees, Chilly Enjoyed it today, Men. Strong work by all! Keep that Q sheet full or I might bring this one back again! Mosey around parking lot to Loading Dock Circle Up: SSH X 15 IC Michael Phelps X 10 IC Run In Place for 30 Seconds …
10 Pax were on time for a chilly start to the day-Thankfully OnRamp broke his never post below 50 degrees rule. 2 tracked us down later. Warm up: SSH IC x 25, Imperial Walkers IC x 20, Arm Circle IC forward and reverse x 10, Russian Twist IC x 20, Merkins OY x 10 2 …
Conditions 45F, windy No FNGs Disclaimer COT / prayer Warm up TTTImp walkers TTTWINDMILLS TTTTOY SOLDIERS Squats LBACs 10/10 The thang, Well we had a good steady rain all day yesterday so YHC decided that a heavy wet block would fit the bill in the gloom. YHC did have mercy on the pax and picked …
Warm Up PAX – 21 Announcements Rectory & Fair: SSHs 25, TTT 10, BACs 10 x 2 1 Dufresne 22-May Carolina Cup (Have Fun) To School 2 Harper Valley 11yo Go Kart Riders Passed in the House (Yah) Stop at Lyttleton & Rectory: 20 Monkey Humpers 3 Schrute Little Weed is an All-Stater …
YHC closed out service as AOQ with the old Army Physical Fitness Test which consists of two minutes max merkins, two minutes max big boy sit ups, and a two mile run for time. Instructions were perfect form for merkins and BBSU, results varied. Name Merkin score Merkin reps BBSU score BBSU reps Run …
12 pax posted at Turning Point this morning with a humid 65 degrees and clear sky. But, at some point, one unnamed pax disappeared. 0500 – Circle up– Disclaimer– Prayer– Time to get to work, Start where we stand Burpees – 5 OYOTTT – 11 IC Mosey 1/2 way to the back parking lotPlank until …
What a great morning – Had one of our #Herdsmen return to the gloom after a long hiatus taking care of his family. He was sorely missed. Welcome back, @F3Ochocinco! Great summer F3 weather and heart rate this morning. Feelin’ it. 1 minute Warning Conditions: 63′ – beautiful Disclaimer; Papagiorgio, NOT a professional, modify as …
Conditions: Disclaimer Opening Prayer Mosey to field The THANG: SSH X20 IC WM X10 IC TTT X10 IC Biker Shuffle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9ggS1y4_N8 Jacob’s Ladder/11s for all listed workouts 1 Overhead clap 4 Count then 10 Squats 1 Imperial Walker 4 count then 10 Lunges each leg 1 Merkin then 10 American Hammer 4 count Moses, Aaron …
24 pax from Roost and Speedtrap showed up Tuesday am to celebrate the 6 year anniversary of Roost. Thanks to the guys from Speedtrap for joining us. We never would have gotten things started at Roost if some of us hadn’t started at Speedtrap. Both AOs have strong support right now even with them being …
We had a great crowd today at Shawshank and there was a lot of the usual mumble chatter, with corrections on form given out by Uncle Ron. YHC wouldn’t have it any other way. We did a lot of the same exercises, throwing in some burpees and Bear crawls, all of which are YHC’s favorites. …
YHC gained a set a golf clubs, a new Stride t-shirt, and a bucket of baseballs for posting. What a day! Enjoyed it, Men! #NeverMissMonday Conditions: 70 degrees The Thang: Disclaimer, Count off, BOM The Route: Take 6 toward Red Bank L on Railroad Connect to Burton and Glassmaster R on S. Lake L on …
Intro 8 PAX Temperature: upper 40s Start time: 0630 No 1 minute warning Disclaimer stated Warmup SSH x 15 TTT x 10 Imperial Walkers x 10 Hillbillies x 10 Mosey 2 loops around track Grab block & circle up in parking lot. The Thang Tabata settings: 3 sets of exercises x 3 40 sec workout …
It has been a while since I made a CAT visit. It was great getting out again.. Conditions: A comfortable 60 degrees The thang: Disclaimer and mosey to the block pile to grab some blocks. Walk to the planter for the COP. COP SSS x 20 IC LBAC x 10 IC forward & reverse Michael …
Weather: Not bad The Thang: Intro, disclaimer, prayer Mosey over to block pile, grab block and head to the road for COP SSH x 10 ICMerkins x 10 OMCLBAC x 10 IC fMerkins x 10 OMCLBAC x 10 IC rMerkins x 10 OMCOH Claps x 10 ICMerkins x 10 OMCTTT x 10 ICMerkins x 10 OMC …
Weather Conditions: 61° 9 pax posted this morning hoping to offer YHC the same thoughtful constructive commentary that is shared with them at their own Qs. Though it is difficult to critique a workout as well planned and thought-out as the one they experienced this morning, the pax did give a solid effort toward making …
Conditions : Nice 60 degrees and little humidity Warm UP : Started with some SSH 15 in cadence, everyone’s favorite 15 Burpees, 15 Frankenstein, 10 Little Baby arm circle forward then 10 in reverse in cadence. Mosey to the street and back. Grab a coupon and then headed to the Tennis Court. The Thang: Hey …
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10 pax on hand for a lovely #forestacres morning to spend some quality time. The Thang 20 SSH IC 20 Merkins OYO Lil baby arm circles x 40 IC Mosey to road and back (approx 0.1 miles) TABATA (20″ work, 10″ rest x 8) cinder block curls LBCs Mosey (see above) squats with blocks flutter …
This month has been slated as our homecoming month, encouraging former AOQs and Nantans and whoever to come lead the guys. I figured it wouldn’t be a true homecoming if the PVC pipes didn’t make an appearance. So I signed up, threw the toys in the car, and made it happen. Weather was great. A …
8 men came out for a welcome back party as Ripcord has been released to come back to Score after surgery. The Q was tailored to fit doctor’s orders, which by the way, seem like solid orders for life in general (no burpees and no running). Conditions: 60 degrees and clear The thang: Mosey to …
Tuesday morning felt muggy and damp for a change as YHC erroneously pulled into the Hand MS parking lot at 5:25. No one was there and in the deep recesses of the brain something sparked around 5:28 that had been seen somewhere about the AO being moved to Shandon Presbyterian – oh yeah, it was …
9 PAX emerged from the #Fartsack on this Tuesday in search of a way to #GetBetter. With conditions perfect in the #Gloom, YHC wanted to push the limits of these former #SadClowns. In honor of Star Wars day, YHC crafted a workout to pay homage to some movies that mean a lot still him. It …
Conditions: Beautiful Pledge of Allegiance BOM Disclaimer Not a professional, modify when needed Well, today is “Star Wars Day”. YHC was going to come up with a really cool, nerdy Star Wars themed workout, but that didn’t happen. We ended up spelling STAR WARS and SKYWALKER with the first letter of an exercise. Nonetheless the PAX were …
No FNG Disclaimers Pray in Mosie to the block pile area. Warmup SSH Bear Plank toe taps TTT Grabbed blocks The Thang 10 reps 10 exercises Front shoulder extensions with block Shoulder press with block Tricep extensions with block Curls for the girls with block Block rows Block swings Hand release Merkins Ski planks Over …
#TheForce to post was strong this morning for 15 Turning Point Pax. Perhaps #TheDarkSide was to blame for those PAX who didn’t make it. Or maybe they don’t like Star Wars. Not real sure, but all I can say is the one PAX who put Turning Point on his back on August 9th, 2014 posted …
Shawshank is known for being a tad moist, even in times of drought. After Monday’s monsoon, there was a 100% chance of dampness abounding. The fields were squishy, the sprinklers were on, and the picnic shelter had some big puddles. YHC showed up a little early to scout for a somewhat dry place to workout …
11 pax (1 runner and 10 for the workout) gathered this morning for a Bellhop-led workout. Conditions: Low 60s, damp from yesterday’s rain, but clear. COP: SSH (IC) x 15 Merkins (IC) x 10 SSH (IC) x 10 The Thang: Mosey to the block pile, each pax grab a block and await instruction. 10 pax …
YHC took advantage of an open Q spot at The Hollow and hoped to see a large crowd. He got that wish and it seemed like the cars just kept entering the parking lot this morning. These guys bring the mumble chatter and it’s always a fun group to Q. Work was done and YHC …
Weather: 54 and clear Circle Up, Disclaimer and Prayer: Mosey behind the lunchroom SSH x 10 ic TTT x 10ic LBAC x 10ic After much deliberation it was decided we’d do a “modified” Flood this morning. The slight modification would be merkins in place of hand release merkins. Numerous other modifications were observed …
A good mix of HIMs did WORK and got better and faster today. We used several locations around the campus this morning, starting on the track where Dunphy tried his recruiting efforts on a runner. This hopefully soon to be Pax may have even gotten his F3 name without even participating with The Bounty, so …
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