Glad to be back in the Q-rotation at Graveyard. Like always, the pax crushed it today. Thanks to Twister and his “Audio Purse,” we enjoyed the rock and roll of Van Halen as we partnered up for some reps and just the right amount of running for this Clydesdale (i.e. too much). We all got …
9 PAX posted with a lower humidity, nice little breeze type of morning at Turning Point. We decided to stay in the upper lot today. Worked out good today for sure. Good times men Weather- about 70 with coolish temps. Great #tanktop weather The THANG Disclaimer, prayer Mosey a little ways in the parking lot …
Well, Smokehouse, it has been an interesting five years for YHC. I am part of a group I would have never saw myself being a part of. There have been some ups and downs and we are definitely missing some men I would love to see with us again. It is truly all of you …
Cloudy morning with temps in the 70s but Cola humidity in the 90s An all-star group of 6 pax made their way to Woodshed this morning for an off-campus Q. YHC is in the home stretch of preparing for the BRR so a trip to a hill in the hood was a required part of …
One Minute Warning: Given at 5:15 AM (ON THE FREAKIN’ DOT, still caught grief from the PAX Disclaimer: I assured PAX I was not a professional; they disagreed and were proven wrong. Prayer: Thank you Lord for bringing us together this morning. The Weather: 73 Degrees, clear with little, if any, wind. Not Raining. Warm …
Conditions: 75d, moist Opening prayers and pre-workout mumble chatter. Warm up: 20 IC-SSH 20 IC- LBAC fwd10-IC-Overhead Clap20-LBAC rev10-TTT The Thang:Had a Q laid out, woke up thinking about it and how I would incorporate the blocks and decided that I didn’t want to do the same old thing. Haven’t done man makers in while so …
YHC’s birthday usually falls on the BRR weekend so I have been doing my birthday Q on that prior Tuesday. Since I’m heading to NYC with Argyle for the 9/11 HTL next weekend, I figured I’d do my birthday Q a week early. I’ll be turning 52 and came up with a 52CardPickup game that …
Great AM at the The Bounty. We didn’t miss Monday. We worked hard. Ran almost 4.5 fast miles. College football has kicked off. The Braves are in 1st place. All is right with the world. Aye! Conditions: low 70s, humid The Thang: Disclaimer, BOM Warm up mile Track Suicides Fast 100, mosey back Fast 100, …
Special thanks to everyone at Depot, the journey since May 2015, and helping me become a better person. Appreciate the 3 F’s, friendships, and accountability. Conditions: Moist, 73* and 95% humidityDisclaimer given COP: SSH x 20 ICTTT x 11 ICWindmill x 10 ICMerkins x 10 ICLBC x 10 IC The Thang Indian Run big loop, grab …
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My little buddy, Argyle, put out a plea for a Q on Thursday. Taking the Q would give YHC the HC he needed to show up and post. I volunteered and Ken Doll immediately brought up the tiny board. He is the modern day Peter Cetera, the lead guy from Chicago, aka…The Inspiration. In an …
One Minute Warning: Given at 5 AM-ish Disclaimer: I assured PAX I was not a professional; they were shocked. Prayer: Thank you Lord for bringing us together this morning. The Weather: 75 Degrees, clear with little, if any, wind. Not Raining, VERY HUMID Warm Up: -Mosey to the Block Pile -That …
Date 8/26/2021 Conditions 73 and HUMID QIC Wojo PAX 14 – Skipper (Respect), Rico, Big Load, Schrute, Weed, May Plant (Mad Respect), Change Order (Respect), Bolt (Respect), Tweetsie, Sacajawea (Respect), Abacus (Respect), Mayhem (Respect), Harper Valley (Respect) & Wojo. Intro Happy Thursday. Let’s get started. Disclaimer Not a professional. Modify when necessary. Warm Up Exercise …
Great morning for a workout. 10 PAX appeared in the gloom with good intentions. We had 6 for BC and 4 hybrid runners. None-the-less work was put in. Kudos this morning men.1 minute warningIntroDisclaimer FNG-0Conditions – 73 degPrayerCOPSSH x 15 ICTTT x 15 ICGreatest Stretch of all time x 1 minute eachMOSEY TO BLOCK PILE …
ConditionsMid-70s, humid 1 Minute Warning given (QIC failed to repeat prior warning from Day 1 regarding use of the “I” word; however, retroactive rule established later in workout, leading to 2 violations and 10 burpee penalty) Disclaimer given COP: SSH x 10 ICTTT x 10 ICLBAC x 10 ICOAC x 10 ICLBAC (reverse) x 10 ICSSH …
6 PAX met YHC for his second Q of the week. Conditions: Prayer Warm up: Mosey to the top parking lot and circle up: TTT x 10 IC IW x 10 IC Hillbillies x 10 IC Plank Jack x 10 IC (no recover) Mountain Climbers x 10 IC (no recover) Plank Jack x 10 IC …
10 PAX emerged from the #Fartsack on this Wednesday in search of a way to #GetBetter. With conditions steamy in the #Gloom, YHC wanted to push the limits of these former #SadClowns of #TheCastle. It was an honor to lead these #MinivanCenturions who left it all at on the pavement of the streets of Kings …
A nice 79 degrees, 11 PAX joined YHC for a Birthday Q. Disclaimer, Opening Prayer, Lord’s Prayer, and Pledge of Allegiance Warm-Up Nice and easy mosey to the entrance stop sign and back. Circle up TTT x 10 IC; 20 SSH OYO IW x 10 IC; 30 SSH OYO Hillbillies x 10 IC; 40 SSH …
8 pax fought off the fart sack for some kettlebells and dam rucking Weather: 70’s and balmy (Standard issue this time of year) Disclaimer | Opening Prayer Warm-Up:Overhead arm claps 10 ICWindmills 10 ICLittle BACs 20 IC (10 forward/10 reverse)TTT 10 ICKettlebell stretch 10 ICCuban press 10 OYO The Thang:Whenever YHC Q’s at Anchor he …
Great to be back in the gloom for YHC after a slew of challenges this late summer, and proud to help lead these men this morning. We had a near Billy Zane this morning, but Cesspool, being a far superior recruiter to YHC reeled in the man now known as “Phlegm” on our 3rd lap …
It was a return to the ‘ol Stomping Grounds today to deliver a beatdown & enjoy some brotherhood with The Herd. Work was done and we all got a little better today. It was an honor to lead. Conditions: Clear Sky – 73*F (86% humidity) OMW, Time, Disclaimer, Prayer The Thang Mosey around parking lot …
With some folks needing miles on their legs for BRR, YHC pivoted last second and came up with a less stressful workout. Today we moseyed around the track for a mile, then around the school for 1.5 mile, back to the track for a mile, and around the school for a half mile. Simple and …
One Minute Warning: Given at 5:15ish Disclaimer: I assured PAX I was not a professional; they knew. Prayer: Thank you Lord for bringing us together this morning. The Weather: 75 Degrees, clear with little, if any, wind. Not Raining, VERY HUMID Warm Up: -Mosey around what used to be the bus …
YHC was disappointed that know one grabbed up the open Q slot. He did hear Swayze say that he was coming to sing Eminem, so he had to intervene. With know idea what to do, the circle was formed, the disclaimer was announced, and we thanked God for waking us up! Conditions: Hot and Moist …
Temperature: 76 and humid Intro: 20 PAX showed up to represent F3Camden this morning on what was a very muggy morning. Your HYC did not sleep very well. The Goal of every Q is to bring a tough workout but I could not sleep thinking about how I wanted to present the Title, “We Dont …
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ConditionsMid-70s 1 Minute Warning given (plus warning that use of word “instruction” constitutes 5 burpee penalty) 2 such penalties imposed all day…not too bad Disclaimer Given COP: SSH x 25 ICTTT x 10 ICOAC x 10 ICLBAC x 11 IC (reverse mid-way and do 10)SSH x 25 (silent count after 5…5 penalty burpee for someone counting …
Conditions: 76 * 100% humidity (in other words SWAMPY!) Disclaimer: Not a professional. Modify as needed. Warmup: SSH x 25 ICTTT x 25 ICLBACs x 25 IC (forward/reverse)Merkins x 25 OYO THE THANG PAX moseyed to intersection of Fair & Chesnut hoping to avoid the garbage truck. NO SUCH LUCK! PAX lined up facing south …
Weather was hot and humid (can’t be too many more weeks before it starts to feel like fall) One minute warning was given. At 5:00 disclaimer and prayer. Moseyed to teachers lot and circled up for warmups: once, db, iw, ttt, slomo mercan and squat, all 10 ic. Traced out the parking lines in the …
YHC wanted to do some of everything today and we seem to have gotten it. These guys put in some work and got better. The legs will he struggling this weekend. Looking forward to Dad’s Camp though, maybe some of these exercises will be in there, who knows. Here’s how it went today: Comditions: …
Emmy’s (aka Twitterless Zach Moore) 5 yr F3 anniversary and his birthday Q all rolled into one gloriously hot and muggy Q Conditions Hot n muggy No FNGs Disclaimer Prayers/COT Posted on behalf of Emmy, I am always humbled and honored to lead at Snakepit. The last 5 years have been life changing for …
5 pax came out for some betterment and learned about the Indy 500 and Mark Donohue. Mark was known as Captain Nice in the garage. He was a mechanical engineer and used those skills to build awesome racecars. He drove F1, NASCAR, Can AM, SCCA, and won the Indy 500 in 1972. He was killed …
One Minute Warning: Given at 5:15ish Disclaimer: I assured PAX I was not a professional Prayer: Thank you Lord for bringing us together this morning. The Weather: 75 Degrees, clear with little, if any, wind. Not Raining, VERY HUMID Warm Up: -Mosey to the Blocks -Grab a Block -Mosey to Goar …
So after a two week illness hiatus Tuesday’s Urkel Q hurt so might as well stay hurt and bring a beatdown for my Q…I stole the format from the Exicon with a Nub wrinkle or two and had no idea how it would go but me thinks twas a good un and the pax in …
Today, we did our workout in honor and memory of Ronnie Metz, the father of Rec, who recently passed. Someone pointed out that Ronnie must have been a great man, based on how good of a person his son is. We continue to pray for Rec, his mother and his family at this time. The …
“The Thang”: 15 PAX (a few good men) got up and fought of the snooze demons to make themselves better today. They came to smell what the Darla is cooking! Conditions were moist and humid…Time to bring it on! Warmup/CoP: After disclaimer, Indian run/jog around the Depot (guessing about 800 meters) to wake the body …
10 Pax got on the bus this morning for a sultry back-to-school bash at the ‘Shed. The Thang: Greetings and disclaimer. Formed up into two lines for Indian Run to the front of the school. Warmed up: Side Straddle Hops ( 20, in cadence) Imperial Walkers (20, in cadence) Little Baby Arm Circles (forward & …
It was a hot one today at Shawshank, but it was great to see Bing back, not to mention our newest member of Shawshank, Runaway. Shawshank had all the usual elements, swampy, hot, muggy, lot of mumble chatter, and some good dudes. Nice work today, men! Let’s keep these numbers high. Here’s how it went …
8 PAX posted for a back to school tour of Midway Elementary school Special shoutout to Roadhouse who decided to come get after it even on the first day of school. Not may 11 (soon to be 12) year olds willing to come get after it prior to their first day of school. Weather- 75 …
Weather: warm, humid, slight breeze at the end The Thang: intro, disclaimer, prayer Warm up (in cadence) – Cherry pickers x 20, overhead claps x 10, LBAC forwards x 15, LBAC backwards x 15 Slow mosey to the paved fire road for 20′ of butt kickers, 20′ of knee to chest, 20′ of Frankensteins. 10 …
Silent Bob’s long-delayed solo VQ finally came to pass despite the AOQ’s best efforts to avoid the inevitable, previously choosing to EH routine fartsackers to Q instead of the War Baby with nearly perfect attendance. Fortune smiled upon the Quiet One after Pipeline tweaked his neck playing tennis on vacation (prayers up) and called for a late substitute, circumventing the normal selection process.
First, thank you to Billy Bob for being persistent in asking Cola PAX to join him in this event. I know many men have given a good, full summary of the event and I appreciate them taking on that task. For me, this event was a chance to train for something, again, which I haven’t …
One Minute Warning: Given at 5:15ish Disclaimer: I assured PAX I was not a professional Prayer: Thank you Lord for bringing us together this morning. The Weather: 75 Degrees, clear with little, if any, wind. Not Raining Warm Up: -Mosey to the GHS Band Field -12 Partner Tire Flips begin the Hemingway Gauntlet The Thang: …
Awesome morning at the Hollow today with the rain staying away. I had a pretty good one dialed up that was rain friendly so I just stuck with it. The 8 Pax that showed up today put in great work and as always at the Hollow, top notch mumble-chatter. Enjoyed it fellas. One Minute Warning: …
16 Pax showed up for a 16 pain station “beat down” hosted by Good Hands. Explanations may have run a little long and I apparently forgot how to use a phone/blue tooth but once we got rolling all was well. Has there ever been 2 skateboards, a boogie board, a kids bike and a pogo …
14 Herdsmen rang the bell at Jumanji today. Great seeing some old faces. Mr. Dropped Call has been a steadying force in #theHerd since returning from maternity leave (!!!!). Posting consistently and Q’ing regularly at both Jumanji and Stampede. He is one of our leaders, no doubt. Glad that he agreed to carry the shovel …
5 Pax posted to an offsite meeting of Crusade at Meadow Glen Elementary School to pray over the students, parents, teachers, faculty, and staff for the coming school year. Disclaimer-Prayer The group moseyed around the elementary school and middle school, stopping at the entrances and praying over the students, parents, teachers, faculty, and staff. Each …
Lexington’s toughest workout each week continues to live up to that description as we put in work today at Bounty. It was good for YHC to be back out in the gloom after a week away for work. Today was all about some interval work and building leg strength for faster times. We move into …
“Keep your heads up!” The words from Cadre SeaBass pierced my skull as I stumbled forward desperately trying to identify the rocks lurking beneath the cloudy dark waters of Little Sugar Creek. My body was off balance from the weight of the ammo can clutched in my arms. I lifted my head, cradled the can …
Ralphie was there too Conditions warm and muggy, thanks “climate change” No FNGs Disclaimer COT/ prayer The thang, Put car keys in the bag of poor decisions Mosey to block pile Circle up for warm up SSH 10 4CT IC LBACs 10/10 F/R 4ct IC TTT 10 4ct IC fully erect Tinkle style Windmills …
12 PAX at Urban Legend this AM – doin the WORK! Welcome, Disclaimer, and “BOM” Weather: Stuffy mid-70’s COP: -4ct Burpee X 10 IC -SSH X 10 IC -6ct Burpee X 10 IC -SSH X 15 IC -8ct Burpee/Manmaker X 10 IC -Mosey to the grass for Plank-o-Rama: –Merkins X 10 IC –Mountain Climbers …
Conditions: Real Feel of 74 degrees and less humidity than Tuesday Disclaimer Prayer Pledge of Allegiance Logistics The Graveyard PAX got a surprise visit from some Guest Stars this morning….you know when you’re watching the opening credits to a movie and all of the guest stars are being mentioned…..kind of like this Also starring…Dunphy, Ranger, …
Environmental Readings: 73 degrees; 94% humidity, real feel 73 degrees. Overall pleasant considering its August in South Carolina. 9 PAX gather round ye ‘old Strut SF this morning for a little work with the hopes of leaving the AO a little better physically and mentally then they were when they arrived. Here is the story …
Well, that was uncomfortable… We are a third of the way through the August Challenge and already 2 of our #PointsPonies (Dracula and Arrears) have pranced their way into victory by earning 15 points and completing the required portions of the Tier 1 level of the challenge. AUGUST CHALLENGE LINK By the time of your …
7 PAX ran somewhere in the 4-5 mile range. Take a left out of the church down North Lake. Left onto Old Cherokee. Left into Bent Creek. Run around Bent Creek until it is 5:23 then head back toward SF. Humidity was strong. Announcements Prayer requests- Swanson’s BIL Devo- Matthew 18 1-5 Devo- Matthew 18:1-5 …
6 PAX posted at Turning Point for a little back to school playground session behind Midway. Humidity was high. Sweat was sweated. Prayer-Disclaimer- Mosey to back to school for COP- SSH, TTT, Arm circles, squats, imperial walkers all x10 IC Mosey to lower BB court for further instruction 6 stations- 1 PAX at each station. …
4 faithful showed up to conquer the concrete beast. However, only YHC actually touched the beast, with the rest choosing the Bullseye, 2/3 weighted. No complaints here, as YHC joined them for a couple laps too with weight. Sure makes a difference. Disclaimer Tha Thang Announcements: Gump runvergence August 27th at Stumble Prayer requests: None …
Intro: 25 PAX were in attendance. It was 78 degrees and clear.Disclaimer: This is all really hard and you should go home right now. COP: After taking flak for trying to give a proper disclaimer to the FNG, it was time to shut everyone up.Burpees x 10 OYOSide Straddle Hops x 15 ICSquat x 15 …
Weather Conditions: 75° & 92% Humidity It was a glorious morning ITG as 15 Pax came together, many of which have been away from the Shank for far too long. As the HC’s came rolling in the evening prior, YHC knew we were all in for a great morning of fellowship, and that the workout …
SAVE THE DATE. Turning Point’s 1st annual Homecoming Week will be on August 17th and August 19th. Here is the information you need to know. We are looking for any/all PAX who have ever called Turning Point their home AO, plus any other PAX in the Midlands who want to join us for Homecoming week. …
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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: 75 degrees, humid, humid, humid The Thang: Intro, Disclaimer, Prayer and Lord’s Prayer. Pledge of Allegiance During Saturday’s run with some …
The ease of humidity ITG allowed for YHC to dial up a block heavy workout. Those dusty ole grey blocks have been ignored the past few posts at the Beechhouse; so it was time for them to come out and play. While consuming a few planning beverages the night before, YHC was struck with a …
Quite a change of pace with the weather this morning as cooler temps and lower humidity were greatly appreciated. A larger total of PAX showed up to support Duraflame during his very first VQ workout! 4:59 AM – One minute warning; 5:00 AM disclaimer and opening prayer Moseyed to the back teacher’s parking …
22 Pax coming out for all of the points at Depot this morning. Conditions – Moist and sweaty but cool for the season. Disclaimer was given FNG was recognized and given appropriate instructions Warm Up: TTT x 10 LBAC x 10FW x 10Reverse Grab a block while YHC grabs his bluetooth speaker that some thought …
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 5th Annual 9.11 Never Forget Challenge to ensure that forgetting the events of that day is …
The Slammer had been on the Q sheet for awhile. Lego was asking, the night before, would it be the original Slammer of the BS version (Buzz Saw). The only way to find out would be to post and post he did. Of course, those of you who missed out can keep reading and find …
Coming off vacation, I decided the best way to get back in to the swing of things was to jump into the empty Q slot at The Hollow. So I recycled my dice workout (again) for sake of simplicity. As usual lots of high numbers were rolled – which are all the Pax’s fault! Here’s …
YHC was hurt the last time he was supposed to Q here, so he had to find something extra special to make up for it. Well, that didn’t happen and he just used the original Weinke from last time. But it was still fun. A warning or two for future Q’s, make sure you have …
Weather forecast was extremely poor last night. Expected it to be wet and possibly storming. We were greeted with nothing more than a drizzle and some much welcome cooler temps. No one on the Q sheet so AOQ showed up prepared for the weather forecast with an idea but no concrete plan. 4:59 one min …
The night before there was fear of rain and lightning. YHC did not modify his plans mainly because we could do this under the shelter and because I didn’t check the weather in time. No problem, rain did not come in until after workout. Although the twelve drops was enough to get Coon Dog to …
12 PAX posted to Detention this humid morning in F3Lex to welcome YHC home. It was a long 4 months away, but not much has changed. Great numbers for Detention, an incredible group of men and as humid as it gets!! Not to mention, a PAX who tends to put other PAX 30 years his …
On 3 August 2021, Woodshed held its own mini-Olympics with various competitions that are no longer sports at the official Summer Olympics. Some of these sports are gone forever, while others were modified into a modern form. Warm up: Side Straddle Hop (20); Imperial Walkers (20); Windmills (15, for stretching); Merkins (15); Warm up jog …
Conditions: Hot, humid, and a slight drizzle Start off with 20 SSH IC 20 Mercans, 20 squats, 10 iron cross Mosey to front of Ivy Hall Dr, 20 Mercans, 20 Squats, 10 Iron Cross Mosey to Foxhall Rd, 20 Mercans, 20 Squats, 10 Iron Cross Mosey to Cirlce Dr, 20 Mercans, 20 Squats, 10 Iron …
The PAX arrived at 5:45am at Goat for the 8 year Q of YHC. The conditions were warm and drizzly, or perfect. THE THANG Single applesauce to the red benches in front of SHHS. COP 10 SSH 5 merkins IC 5 hand-release merkins IC 5 diamond merkins IC Wall Sit with 20 Overhead arm claps, …