7 #MenOfDepot slayed the #fartsack for an improv Q at the hands of YHC. Usually YHC likes to meticulously lay out his Q’s with flashing lights, polyhedral dice, and/or politically offensive paraphernalia. Today; however, we decided to “wing it”. Quick BB for my many fan (singular intentional, thanks Mom for always hitting like button). Disclaimer/Warm …
7 PAX posted for Turning Point with the promise of an ankle-friendly beat down. Plans changed when we headed to the block pile to find the gate granting access was locked for the first time ever. With some slight modification we still were able to get after it pretty good. Weather- 50 or so The …
Last Halloween(ish) YHC wanted to bring something a little more creative and more seasonal than the YHC’s typical Q. Thus the Halloween Spooktacular was born. Although it’s still in its infant stages, (this being the second “annual” event), the men of Surge embraced and some betterment was achieved. Here’s how it went…. Conditions: High 40’s …
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The Thang: Warmup: Motivators, counting down from 5 in cadence Imperial Walkers x 20 in cadence Little Baby Arm Circles (forward and backward), Overhead Claps & Raise the Roof – 10 reps each in cadence Windmills x 20 in cadence Squats x 20 OYO Mosey over to school playground, divide into two teams. Teams …
CONDITIONS: Crisp 48 Degrees INTRO: Sir Cornwallis asked YHC to Q several weeks ago and at the time I was back into a groove of attending the morning gloom. That soon came to an end with much travel and after hour business events. Although, I have been consistent in my weekly runs, not so much …
Weather – 45 and clear, moist field conditions as usual YHC thought a little Halloween theme was warranted on this fine day. Having just watched “It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown” special with the kiddos, decided a classic bed sheet ghost would do nicely. For the Q, YHC brought along a few more bed sheets …
The Gauntlet is still going on strong and the CAT was hosting. CAT 5 is a great workout if you have never had the opportunity to conquer the stairs. That being said, this is a Shawshank post. If you want more CAT news, read their backblast. The weather started out cool. YHC parked the car …
Conditions: 47 degrees; 95% humidity, calm winds, 44 degree dew point, 29.71” barometric pressure, low UV index Under the waning gibbous moon, 8 PAX gather this morning in the Jumanji Jungle looking to get better. It has been way too long since YHC posted here, and the excitement was high for the return Q (at …
Conditions 60 degrees and nice QIC Wojo PAX 18 – MayPlant (Mad Respect), Sully, Change Order (Respect), Hope Solo, Timber, Bolt (Respect), Weed, Harper Valley (Respect), Sacajawea (Respect), Tweetsie, Abacus (Respect), Mayhem (Respect), Stats (Respect), Schrute, Whaler (Respect), Skipper (Respect), Dufresne (Respect) and Wojo. Intro Good morning. Disclaimer Not a professional. Modify when necessary. Warm …
Conditions: A crisp 44. Lord Cornwallis sent a carrier pigeon requesting the QIC to substitute Q yesterday afternoon and the QIC was chomping at the bit to get back before the PAX. The QIC did not hear back from Lord Cornwallis as to whether he would be present this morning…..he was not. WARM-UP: Mosey and …
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: 48 degrees, felt GREAT but a lot of pax showed up in long sleeves….not Bubbles, though The Thang: Intro, Disclaimer, Prayer …
Intro, disclaimer, prayer Mosey to the outdoor gym parking lot for COP SSH x 10 ICTTT x 10 ICLBAC x 10 IC f/r Mosey to in front of outdoor gym Light warm up stretching and then line up on the curb for EMOM, every minute on the minute Workout is dedicated to my cousin Adam …
8 real chill dudes posted this morning for a Tuesday BC. Weather said 61 degrees but the wind said no to that. Great work this morning.Conditions 61 deg, windyFNG = 0DisclaimerPrayerCOP-SSH x 10 IC-TTT x 10 ICMOSEY TO BLOCK PILE GRAB your “golf clubs” HOLE 1 – PAR 44 exercises 20 eachPlank JacksOH PressBent over …
6 PAX at Detention this AM! As they say, “sometimes you eat the bunny… sometimes the bunny eats you.” We ate the bunny. Welcome, Disclaimer, and “BOM” Weather: Cool and breezy COP: -SSH X 20 IC -4ct Burpee X 10 IC -Imperial Walker X 20 IC -6ct Burpee X 10 IC -TTT …
YHC expected a light crowd and was not disappointed. The Gauntlet has brought out the finest of men and the Shank pax travel well. That being said, the pax that did post got a little better, sweated a bit, and had more fun than 3 dudes in the dark should have on a weekday. It …
15 pax descended on #Thunder for the YHC’s return to the Q slot. Not only was this a #kotters for me, Beads also returned as did Robber. The #mumblechatter was thick – particularly on back-to-back #jacobsladders up Queen Street. The icing on the cake was a truck bed full of brick. Work was done. Soreness …
Pretty good speed discrepancy at The Bounty these days so OYO is the best way for all pax to maximize their 45 minutes. Thanks to Kukoc for helping me see the light. No matter your speed, betterment was achieved by all. Conditions: mid-60s The Thang: Disclaimer, BOM 2 lap warm up Mile Repeats with fartleks …
With the Veteran’s Day GR Tough fast approaching, we thought it would me good to have some extra ruck based training. So we turned a Saturday Convergence into a GoRuck bootcamp. Muggy Tape and Kenwood put together some ideas and made it happen. Argyle’s work schedule got in the way this time (we’ll have to …
9 pax met at Depot for the Thursday workout. Conditions: 60s; Dry COP: 5 Burpees (OYO); 25 SSH (IC); 4 Burpees (OYO); 20 SSH (IC); 3 Burpees (OYO); 15 SSH (IC); 2 Burpees (OYO); 10 SSH (IC); 1 Burpees (OYO) 5 SSH (IC) The Thang: Grab blocks, head to dirt parking lot. STH Overhead Block …
Conditions: 48 and real nice YHC had been thinking for a while of a way to mix up a typical Q. BooBoo stole my thunder the previous week with the round of ultimate frisbee, but I decided to go for it anyways. Drawing inspiration from the new netflix series Squid Game, we took it old …
Foxhole visited Depot this morning. 6 pax showed up. Sandbags were used. Conditions: 65 degrees; dry. COP: SSH (IC) x 20; Merkins (IC) x 20; SSH (IC) x 15; Merkins (IC) x 5; SSH (IC) x 5. The Thang: Indian Run Exercises with Blocks, 3 Rounds: Curls x 25; Rows x 25; Overheads x 25; …
Intro, disclaimer, prayer Start moseying toward outdoor gym, but Breakfast Club is still coming up from Cemetery Hill so we all turn around and go scoop him up and go to the hill for some EMOM work instead COP SSH x 10 ICTTT x 10 ICWarm-up Stretching Line up at the top of the hill …
Conditions: a pleasant 64* with 96% humidity Disclaimer: Not a professional. Modify as needed. WARMUP: SSH x 25 ICTTT x 25 ICLBACs x 25 IC forward/reverse THE THANG: MAYHEM MASSACRE To avoid the garbage truck, PAX moseyed to Chesnut St. (worked out beautifully!) PAX lined up on curb for curb crawls. Bear crawl to other …
It’s been a while since I found myself Qing this great group of men!! After 7 or so years I am still in shock of how awesome F3 and this group of men are. Each of them inspire me everyday, even with mumble chatter and a giggle when we get to rep 69. Conditions – …
One Minute Warning: Disclaimer: Prayer: The weather: Mid 60’s After I terribly confused the pax trying to explain the work out, we got on track in a hurry! Every one gave awesome effort and it was good to see many of the guys that have been laying low. Let’s keep that up, Hollow! Enjoyed it, …
It’s been a while since YHC has joined the pax of Turning Point for a beat down. Other than seeing some at Clash or the rare Saturdays at Graveyard, it’s been hard to catch up with these HIMs. No better way to catch up than by going to them and getting on the Q sheet …
Shawshank has a plethora of toys at its disposal. YHC was ripping into some meatloaf and decided which ones to use. Tuesday morning would show up and the gang would play with blocks and bricks. The morning was beautiful, nice temp, moderate humidity. The most surprising feature of all was a dry field…at Shawshank. That’s …
Time to wake them ABs up!!! This morning we focused on the core while getting in some Merkins, Squats, and stretching. Stretching is something we all need to do a little (maybe a lot) more, so I try to throw it in here and there during bootcamps. Weather was nice, of course humid and muggy, …
Conditions : Little damp but not raining and little muggy 69 degrees WarmUP : 25 SSH, Imperial Walker 15, Little Baby Arm Circles 15 forward, 15 Backwards, 15 raise the roof (all in cadence), then mossey to the end of the parking lot and back. Grab some coupons and meet back at the speed Bump …
When YHC first came to Surge in June of 2020, I had no idea what to expect. But what was observed was a group of men, who joked, who talked, who did what they had to in order to get through a workout and help their fellow man through it as well. What was also …
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It’s been a little while since anyone has dialed up the dreaded Gut Punch at the Hollow, so YHC thought it would be a good idea to serve it up to the PAX for a reminder of how much it sucks! Work was done! Disclaimer Prayer COP SSH x 15 IC Windmill x 10 IC …
Two little maids at school are wePert as a school-boy well can beFilled to the brim with boyish gleeTwo little maids at school Conditions: A calm 65 degrees The thang: Disclaimer and mosey around the school for a one mile warmup Workout We went to the courtyard and did 10 step ups on the …
YHC grabbed the open Q slot earlier in the week. It’s been a while since I made a visit to Ambush. And, with Meter coming over to The Hollow last week, I thought it’d be good to pay them back a Q. Weather was muggy, no rain 1 minute, intro, disclaimer, prayer Crank up 93.1 …
Something about this AM’s weinke didn’t quite sit right so a last second weinke audible was called. YHC went to a repeat of Tuesday’s Shawshank workout. Nice and slow and effective reps, focusing on form. It was a good morning in the gloom. Conditions: 70s, Humid The Thang: Disclaimer, BOM Mosey around toward blocks COP …
YHC didn’t stick to a good diet this week because of work travel, so I had to incorporate some running today. This is not the most fun activity for YHC, but we have to do it to be in shape. This could be said for burpees, bear crawls, murder bunnies, and many, many other exercises …
The Pax of TP have been struggling as of late, myself included. An empty Q sheet meant I had the lead. Planned on coupon workout with no running to be held down on the basketball court. With 3 Pax plus 3 more that have been staying up front was confirmed to be the group, it …
Warmup: 25 Side Straddle Hop Pickup coupon and mosey to Tennis courts (approx. 200 yards) Between every round, high plank or 6in was held until every pax completed round. Round 1: 40 burpees, 10 on one side line and run to the other sideline (approx. 25yards) and complete another 10 until 40 burpees completed. Round …
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YHC promised a fun, work will be done workout last night on the Twitter machine. Warm Up:25 Side Straddle Hops, in cadence.20 Little Baby Arm Circles, forward. Hold arms up.20 Little Baby Arm Circles, reverse. Hold arms up.~40 yard out and back Butt kickers.~40 yard out and back high knees.The Thing:Mosey to the blocks, each …
It’s been almost three years since YHC has had the Q at Graveyard, and that is way too long…. The Thang: Intro, Disclaimer, Prayer and Lord’s Prayer, Pledge of Allegiance. Mosey down to the football field. Take a warmup lap and circle up on the 50 yard line. 5 Burpees on Your Own Hand …
Weather: 60 something and humid The Thang: Intro, disclaimer, prayer Mosey over to gym parking lot for COP SSH x 10 ICMerkins x 10 OMCLBAC F x 10 ICMerkins x 10 OMCLBAC B x 10 ICMerkins x 10 OMCOH Claps x 10 ICMerkins x 10 OMCTTT x 10 IC Mosey to Boneyard block pile, grab …
SECTION 1 Home of the Zikachu – 80 tire flips as a team Hokie’s gauntlet starting location – 320 dips as a team Highest Numbered Door for the Tour-De-SpringHill – 240 double count Bonnie Blairs as a team The original planned site of the pull-up bars where more was found in the holes than expected. …
Form was the focus of the morning. Buzzsaw would have been proud, but, alas, he wasn’t there. It wasn’t a fast-paced smokefest but it was an effective workout. The 9 men in attendance got better today. Here’s what we did: Conditions: High 60s, Humid The Thang: Disclaimer, BOM Mosey around toward blocks COP Hillbilly x …
Conditions: 68 and humid Disclaimer Tha Thang: 3 pax gathered for a little speedwork. 4 accels of about 400-500 meters each, total route 4.3 miles. 2/3rds did the rx. One had a race 2 days ago, so #excused . Announcements: TomTomFoolery likely to be moved back to mid-January. Komen foundation is charity of the month, …
The Bounty should be the most uncomfortable workout of the week. If it’s not, push yourself to run faster. Here’s what we did to total 4 fast miles: Conditions: 70 degrees, 91% humidity The Thang: Disclaimer, BOM Warm up 800m mosey 400m x 4 (100m recovery run between each) 800m x 2 (200m recovery run …
Conditions: 60ish, perfect Disclaimer: Prior to YHC arrival Tha Thang: Our planned Q went AWOL to the beach, and our AOQ had an alarm fail. So, things went sideways straight off. YHC had a running plan early, so first 30 minutes was allocated to a Dealer’s Choice which apparently Fallout dominated, with a good deal …