YHC is glad to be able to post at Bounty again on a regular basis. This is always a tough workout no matter who is leading it. We had a good group today who put in some work and gained some tough miles. Until next week… Here’s how the workout went: Conditions: Partly cloudy, mid …
YHC is trying to complete 10 Murphs this month and is on #6 today. Why not incorporate it into the WOD? After 100 pull-ups at the Jailbreak shelter and a 3 miler, that was really a 3.25 but a watch malfunction caused Strava not to record it, so it didnt really happen, we got down …
It was a hot one today and the goal was to create a WOD that didn’t involve a ton of running. It being hot was one factor, but I also didn’t want to give Coon Dog any extra miles for he and Duff’s arbitrary mile goal that only they care about. So, bear crawls, lunges, …
YHC is glad to be back out Qing The Bounty. It was March the last time that happened. It’s was a whole lot more uncomfortable, temperature-wise, than it was then, but we still got a least four miles in today. Good to have a few Shawshank regulars, along with Pole Dance and Army Man out …
YHC didn’t have a great plan for today’s Q, which is shocking, until Stride lite, but remembered this one from last year and recycled it. The 4 corners workout is always a crowd pleaser and everyone truly enjoyed it today. There were no complaints and everyone smiled the entire time. Ok, so maybe it’s a …
YHC had a great block workout in place. It was epic. Everything was planned and ready to roll. Until it wasn’t. The county took our blocks, again, so we need a better hiding place, again. Modifications had to be made on the fly, but we burned some calories and had a good time. Here’s how …
Great workout today with a lot of Shawshank men posting for some speed work. It was good to have Slum Lord and Blue Bloods there too. They did some marathon and what looked to be Ultra training. This was 4 miles of change in speed training that sucked quite a bit. Everyone put in …
It’s been a while since YHC Q’d at Bounty, so it was good to be out there today with Duff and Hoist. With Dam to Dam on the horizon this weekend, we took it a little easy and saved our legs, and ourselves from injury. Good work, men, looking forward to next time. Here’s …
Eight years ago today, I went to the gym in the afternoon because I had missed that morning’s workout. Probably had something to do with our 6mo old keeping us up the night before, but who knows. My friend happened to be there too and we talked for a little while. Later on, he sent …
YHC celebrated an early birthday with 9 of his closest buddies today. We had 6 for Stride Lite who were getting in some training for D2D. We are blessed to be able to do what we do at F3 a few times a week. Stay grateful for those many blessings. Here’s how it went today: …
YHC has to pinch hit today because Argyle has the crud and well, someone had to lead. Last night was busy so BC had to be thought up on the fly. It was close to perfect, except someone forgot to send the memo out that the playground behind the police station was under construction, so …
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The last time YHC Q’d there was a lot of goofing off and little effort put into BC. Today was much improved and YHC was glad to see the PAX giving what they had on a chilly and windy gloom. Now, the goal for YHC is to do the perfect workout and make my “dad” …
YHC’s M had her first of three surgeries for a double mastectomy in late September. She was not able to drive or do much for herself for about 3 weeks, so YHC was MIA during that time. You never realize what you take for granted once it’s gone. My wife’s freedom to move around and …
Six PAX celebrated the first Saturday of September, and first real football Saturday of 2023, with YHC at Shawshank. We had a lot of fun and a few of us put in some work, while others did some half squats, quarter merkins, and talked the whole time. This annoyed YHC significantly, so some extra credit …
YHC led a fun filled Q today, complete with bear crawls, merkins, squats, and some LBCs to keep our dad bods in late season form. Everyone there also did SL, with the exception of our fearless leader who does his running with his men at the National Guard. Who can blame him for that? We …
YHC is trying to get 10 Murphs and 100 run miles in this month, so we didn’t do any bear crawls, much to the dismay of the PAX. Bear crawls were on the menu though, we just didn’t have time. Several PAX are out of town or traveling to other AO’s, some are still injured, …
YHC took the Q today since no one was listed on the Q sheet. We had a convergence of Shawshank men and a Turning Point HIM that YHC hasn’t seen in a while. Fun fact about Pickaxe, he’s from the same neck of the woods as YHC. Love Shack was asked about his favorite movie …
YHC is still dealing with a back injury, so our workout this morning was low impact and repetitive, with a bear crawl thrown in to keep us honest. During the course of our workout, it was made clear to YHC that the Shawshank men are not in tune with classic cinema, with the exception of …
YHC had to switch with Lego today as he will be DR next week. My M will be starting chemo next week as well, so the stress of that is a major weight with my absence. Still, these men are providing a meal train for my family and to say it gives me chills is …
It’s been a trying week for YHC’s family as my M found out that she has breast cancer on Friday, 3/31. Through all the emotions of fear, worry, anger, and the rest, we have had tremendous support from our family, friends, and F3 brothers. My wife never really understood the bond of F3. She knew …
Today was a little odd for YHC as he had to create his own mummblechatter. Hash, Duff, and Lego all made this pretty easy. Hash’s murder bunny form was so bad that YHC thought Hash was making a joke out of it at first. His form looked like a dying praying-mantis or a flying squirrel …
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YHC was very lonely today, even though 7 PAX showed up for the workout this morning at Bounty. Five PAX wanted extra miles off campus and one PAX was OYO, while YHC had the Q on the track. Somehow more distance was done on the track with YHC’s workout than the off campus runners recorded, …
YHC hasn’t Q’d or even posted at Beech House in a while, so it was good to be here today. I wanted to see some regulars, but Hollow, Arena, Shawshank, Urban Legend, and Jailbreak, were all represented along with Beech House. Good work today, men! Here’s how it went: Conditions: Low 50’s, on and off …
7 years of F3…when you say it like that you wonder where it’s gone, as Red says in Shawshank Redemption, paraphrasing, of course. In some ways, it feels like a short time, which it relatively is, but in others, it feels like F3 has always been a part of my life. It’s hard to imagine …
YHC was able to celebrate his actual birthday with some of the guys at Urban Legend today. There was a WO planned for the park, however, YHC didn’t know that the park was under construction, so we had to pivot to another location for a leg only workout, minus a few merkins and dips. Good …
YHC wasn’t able to conduct his birthday Q at the scheduled time on Tuesday due to some pretty tough chest congestion. Actually, he was on the Q sheet for today, then had to switch with Soaker because YHC was going to be out of town. Then, YHC had to ask if anyone would do his …
YHC was tired today and was not feeling the whole Q thing. However, accountability said otherwise and he had to push through. There was tons of support, except from Knozit who was targeted with phrases such as “I didn’t know you wanted the Q today” in somewhat sarcastic undertones. There was also Coon Dog who …
Good times today at Shawshank as always! YHC decided to bring the IPC to the PAX that missed it this year and also because he didn’t do week 5. We modified this a bit, but the basic principle was still in place. Hope you guys enjoyed it! Here’s how it went down: Conditions: 50 degrees, …
YHC did a different version of this one by himself at Surge last weekend and wanted the Shank PAX to experience the fun. I was able to do more rounds because of less light poles at Surge, so today’s suck factor was pretty high with the extra markers. See below on what we did: Conditions: …
It was just me at Surge today. I’m assuming that the Q sheet was right, so I just made something up on the fly, which is basically a normal Q for YHC. This was the workout. Conditions: Low 70’s and humid, some clouds in the sky Prayer, no need for a disclaimer The Thang: 20 …
YHC hasn’t been able to Q in a while. He was scheduled at the beginning of August but an injury sidelined him and he had to switch. Good day to be in the gloom with our brothers and getting some work in. We had a great crowd with some guys showing back up we haven’t …
Some of us have given Shawshank the moniker “Swampshank” for good reason. YHC had a plan to go on one of the top fields today, but the three inches of water we had to run through foiled these plans. We had to settle for work in the parking lot instead. We missed some regulars, but …
Conditions: High 60s, clear, humid Prayer/Disclaimer COP: SSH x 10 Derkins x 10 TTT x 10 Werkins x 10 LBAC x 10 each way Merkins x 10 Mosey to first corner of track next to the fence: Full body circuits, up the ladder: 10 burpees, then run to next corner 20 Merkins, 10 burpees, then …
Hoist came out today and kept YHC accountable to the workout. He was having some knee pain so we modified today. He walked the stairs while YHC did some speed work by high stepping each stair. Hoist put in a mile while I was able to get about 2.25 in total. Strong work for Hoist …
Good times this morning were had by all as we ran the Shawshank loop of the Safe Run and used the upper field for the workout. We found out that Coon Dog has the same physical ailments as someone twice his age, mainly because he wouldn’t stop talking about it. He did run a full …
YHC is sure that this title will conjure up a “That’s What She Said” comment in the heads of the less mature among us. Not YHC, just some others out there. That’s okay, we want this thing of ours to be fun. However, having fun, laughing, mumble chatter, and busting each other’s chops must …
YHC hasn’t Q’d at Bounty in a while, so it was great to lead these fine men today. Rook was recruited to post today by Stalker who incidentally did not even post himself. We are thankful for some fresh faces either way. Good stuff today, looking forward to next time. Here’s how it went: Conditions: …
YHC was traveling this week and only got to workout with F3 men a couple of times, resorting to hotel gyms on the other days. While that is enjoyable, you don’t get the accountability and mumble chatter that comes along with F3. However, even though we had Coon Dog there, not much was said, except …
These lucky PAX got to do BC having YHC as the Q today! They must have all found a four leaf clover or kissed the Blarney Stone this week. Awesome time today and good fellowship. Coon Dog really took advantage of some 2nd F today. He did do a full stride lite today, so no …
YHC almost had a catastrophic event while doing bear crawls, but was lucky that the necessary rooms were open and that good overtook evil this morning. It was great to be back out at CAT for my bi-annual Q. Some of the regulars were missing due to injuries, medical procedures, and other things, but …
With the threat of rain, YHC didn’t want to be responsible for any PAX melting, so he got some work done with Argyle under the covered parking lot. There wasn’t much in the complaints department because we had to count too much, but we had fun! See below on what went down today: Conditions: Mid …
YHC doesn’t know how 6 years passed by so quickly. My now 6 year old was still in her crib and my 8 year old was in diapers. I look back on all the friends I’ve made and the brotherhood I have gained in that amount of time. F3 took a sad clown who had …
YHC was blessed to spend the morning of his birthday with his brothers at Shawshank. These guys mumble chattered a little, but the bear crawls, and counting, prohibited this a little. Lego pointed out that my opening prayer sounded like a speech from our current President, which was pretty hilarious. I was able to point …
If you have never been to Urban Legend, now is a great time to start. For those looking for another workout to complete their week that is more Boot Camp oriented, this is a good one. Today, we stayed under the covered parking lot since there was a chance of rain, it was cold, and …
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Great times today at Beechwood! The good men of CAT graced us with their presence today and YHC was glad to see them! This is YHC’s last Q of the year and the goal was to end on a good note. The suck factor was high today on this one, going to need to bring …
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YHC is now kidney stone free and was ready to lead the PAX at Bounty. This is always a tough workout and fun to lead. Great work today to all of those that posted! Here’s how it went: Conditions: Clear, low to mid 30’s Disclaimer/Prayer Light mosey for 400m around track The Thang 400m intervals; …
It was good to be back at Shawshank after being on IR for the last month. These knuckleheads never disappoint. Hash and Rice did about half the exercises but did have a good zinger after YHC’s well thought out Devo. Coon Dog never took a breath for 45 minutes and opted to talk the entire …
YHC has been going to a Bible Study on Fridays and has had to miss Urban Legend for the past couple of months. The study was cancelled today, which ended up working out perfectly because YHC forgot he had the Q. It was great to be back out here. There was a lunar eclipse …
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 …
YHC finally got more than one person to show up for one of his Hollow Q’s! We almost had double digits today and hopefully that trend continues. We also talked about the band athletes, who do a lot more exercising than some football players. Some of our local bands get more applause than the football teams. …
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It’s been a couple of months since YHC Q’d at CAT and we had a good crowd today. Navy Bean had asked me to sign up a couple of times and when Navy Bean asks you to do something, you better do it! YHC has a ton of respect for that guy. There were a …
It was supposed to rain today, so YHC came up with something for both dry and rainy conditions. It was more of a mist, so YHC combined both. The suck factor was high with the humidity. The burpees and bear crawl added to it too. Good to see the guys at BeechHouse. It’s been a …
Strong numbers today at Bounty with half us doing the IPC and the other half getting faster. There looked to be a ton of Burpees being done at the IPC station. For the Bounty guys, somehow we got 4 miles which is a record for one of YHC’s workouts. Keep getting better, men! Great work, …
YHC pulled out a few IPC workouts from over the years and put them together for today’s workout. He wanted the men of Surge to get in on the fun today. It seems all the other AOs are doing it, so why not? Thanks for allowing me to lead today. Until next time! Here’s how …
On 9/11/2001, YHC was a 22 year old fresh faced wine sales rep living in Fort Lauderdale, FL. Oddly enough, the workout I did today was with only one other person, who wasn’t even born when 9/11 happened. It would be another year and a half before Gills entered the world, however, this young man …
YHC is feeling some FOMO about not being able to do the 9/11 Challenge this year, so he decided to incorporate it into a Weinke. This is an outstanding event and one that you should try to do if you can. The symbolism behind each exercise brings with it a sense of pride. Never Forget …
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: …
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 …
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 …
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 …
YHC was hanging out with his good buddy Brick last night and we noticed that no one had the Q at Hollow today. It was assumed that Cramps would just take it over today, but there was no chatter in the Hollow group page. This created a somewhat ominous feeling and YHC worried he may …
YHC has wanted to try this workout for a while, knowing the suck factor to be high. My 5k times are not ones that people would “brag” about, let’s say. I usually get the “it’s never going to happen, but I support your 6 minute mile dreams” looks from my brothers, but the support is …
YHC was asked by a good buddy/F3 brother of his to make sure that Urban Legend was challenging as he wanted a good workout today. I’m not saying it was Brick, but you can guess all you want. Thumbing through some of those in the vault, the ones with the most suck factors tended to …
YHC hasn’t Q’d here in a couple of months, so he looked forward to this one. After dropping off Shawshank’s shovel flag, YHC arrived to an empty parking lot except for one lone runner. Kenwood showed up about a minute afterwards and then the PAX started to shuffle in from there. It was a good …
The PAX stayed somewhat dry today with a generous sprinkling of “That’s What She Said” jokes thrown in there. Most of YHC’s jokes made sense as always, but I’m not sure about everybody else. CLAM DIP SODA made it’s return today after a few month’s hiatus, probably for good reason. It was great to see …
YHC heard about the absurdity of Butler Hill last week, so the goal was to go the complete opposite direction. None of the PAX seemed to be feeling it today, but work was done either way. Great work today, men! Here’s how it went today: Prayer/Disclaimer Mosey to top of parking deck: COP: SSH x …
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 …
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 …
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, …
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 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 …
YHC hasn’t Q’d at CAT in a while and also had to make up for missing his Q last month. Navy Bean put YHC in an EH and when one of the nicest guys in F3 Lexington does that, you have to respond. Our numbers were a little light today, but we put in some …
YHC was on vacation/holiday/PTO or whatever you’re supposed to call it nowadays last week, and only posted once, so he needed to Q something this week. Good thing that something was the hardest run group in Lexington. The goal for today was to change paces but of course stairs were thrown in there. We didn’t …
It’s been a couple of months since YHC Q’d at BeechHouse and it has been missed. A lot of the regulars of the AO were MIA, unfortunately, but we had a good mix of a few of the west side AO’s today. We saw a lot of strong work and these guys put in the …
YHC hasn’t Q’d at Urban Legend in a while because of some training he was doing for run events. So, it was great to be out here today, just wish we would have had more PAX. Pickaxe’s son Hatchet was out there during Spring Break. Ask me what I was doing at 16…it wasn’t getting …
With the completion of Easter this weekend, YHC looked back on the strength of Christ and the trials he went through to free us all from sin. Quisenberry spoke about the anguish Jesus endured 2,000 years ago, at the Cross Ruck on Good Friday. This is always powerful but in the times we are in …
YHC hasn’t guest Q’d at The Hollow in a while and decided that today was as good as any. We were missing some of the familiar faces, but we had a few YHC hasn’t seen in a while too. Great day to be out in the gloom, with it being clear, mid-40’s, and the guys …
YHC needed to log some easy miles before the P200, so he decided to reuse his workout from the post Dam to Dam, which was almost a month ago somehow. Good work by the PAX today and thanks to all of you for allowing an easy one. It was also good to have FNG Popper …
Ramrod was in rare form today, but something tells me that this may be more of his natural form. During MARY, Ramrod threw out “double pickle pounders” and he just yelled “BAM!” each time he lowered himself to the ground. Then, for some reason, one of those times he yelled “how ya like me now?!” …
YHC had to force himself to post the Monday after Dam to Dam so why not just Q The Bounty? What seemed to be a big mistake, turned out to be a welcome relief from the soreness, although YHC would have preferred another 2 hours of sleep. They say these recovery runs are important and …
5 years…when you say it like that, you wonder where it went, to loosely quote Morgan Freeman in Shawshank Redemption. YHC remembers that morning, 2/9/16, like it was yesterday, because in some ways, it feels like it WAS yesterday, while in others it feels like I have known these men all my life. The brotherhood …
“The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result.” ~ Albert Einstein It was great to be back out at Bounty today after missing the last few weeks for various reasons. YHC’s training plan for the D2D called for 2 easy miles, but what the heck, …
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We had a great crowd at BeechHouse today, more PAX than YHC has Q’d in a while. It’s always great to see what these men have grown this place into over the last couple of years. YHC is thankful for the brotherhood here and glad to know most of these men, while getting to know …
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After a 12 day hiatus due to a quarantine, YHC was back at it today, confusing his brothers with a bunch of instructions, that didn’t make sense, just like the good ol’ days! It was good to see the guys, especially Good Hands and Bing who we haven’t seen in a while, even though Good …
Good times today at Surge with a nice turnout for an AMRAP. YHC enjoys getting to hang out with these guys as he doesn’t see them often, at least the ones who don’t live in the neighborhood or go to Bounty. It was cold today, so the goal was to keep moving, which was accomplished. …
YHC indulged a bit on some bad food all week last week and has been trying to work it off ever since. Christmas Eve was met with a Special Ops soldier who visited Shawshank and nearly made YHC toss his cookies, so that helped. Ken Doll basically did the same thing on Saturday. The goal …
YHC had a migraine the last time he was supposed to Q at Urban Legend and had to find a sub at the last minute. He had to make up for it today by giving the best Q he could find. Well, this one will just have to do. It was good to see …
One thing YHC is guilty of is not appreciating just how much progress is made when working on projects at work, watching his kids do homework and how much they have learned, and even during BC with a challenging workout. Today, we took a second or two to look back down the hill we …
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It was a beautiful morning to lead the men of Surge today. Clear, crisp, mid 30’s and wearing gym shorts, just a couple of miles from the house, and hanging out with some great dudes. These men are tight knit, but always make you feel welcome as a guest Q. Great fellowship and brotherhood is …
YHC hasn’t Q’d at Bounty in a while and has not been doing much in terms of speed workouts lately, so today was fairly tough. The Bounty men put in some good work and kept the pace at a high speed. They seemed to enjoy the return of some stair work, which is always a …
One thing you can count on is mumble chatter at Shawshank. YHC is guilty of it too, so it stands to reason that when the PAX get the chance, they are going to let him have it. YHC wouldn’t have it any other way. Thanks for the accountability and brotherhood, men! Here’s how it went …
YHC had a less than stellar Q this week, so he was ready and anxious to redeem himself. Not sure that this one did the trick, but it seemed somewhat better, so we will call it a “redemption” nonetheless. We had another small turn out today, but some good fellowship with some fine men …
We were without our fearless leader today, but somehow we managed to have a WO worthy of YHC’s “standards” anyway. Lots of complaining, er, mumble chatter was heard today, but what is a Cheers Q without it? YHC thought his kids were with him from all the crying for most of the morning. They say …
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Great time to be in the gloom today. YHC hates to miss the 10k today, but he has to get ready for his daughter’s birthday party. One of these days she will run it with me. Glad to have Soaker out today. It was inevitable that we would have a low turnout with the 10k …
It was great to be back out to guest Q at Surge today. YHC also enjoyed seeing some new faces since he Q’d a couple of months ago. Strong work today, looking forward to next time! Here’s how it went today: Conditions: Mid 30’s, clear and cold Disclaimer/Prayer Mosey to parking lot in front of …
Good times at The Bounty today. YHC wasn’t able to finish after pulling a hammy during the last 100m of the 2 mile warm-up, but the guys still got after it for another mile. Great work to everyone. The Gauntlet starts next week, but The Bounty is still meeting, so post somewhere. Here’s how it …
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YHC was tired today and the 5am bell that rang for the BeechHouse Q was not so welcome. However, when the lights came on, it was time to put work in, ready or not. That’s the good thing about being the Q, you HAVE to be there. While YHC wasn’t ready, we gave it a …
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It was another great time today at Shawshank! The air was crisp, the sky was clear, and the ground was wet, it was perfect. Buzzsaw, he’s the nice one, showed up for most of the workout. Then, Uncle Ron, he’s the mean one, showed up at the end because YHC’s form sucked. That’s to be …
Ken Doll made fun of YHC for always having something nice to say about the PAX in his back blasts, so I’m going to say something nice about everyone in this one, except for Ken Doll. All of these men put in good work today, except Ken Doll. YHC was very proud of everyone’s efforts, …
One way to get faster is to get your legs used to changing speed during training. Some folks do this during heart rate training as well. Our goal today was to get our legs used to changes in pace. The guys put in some good work and watched Ken Doll suffer through IPC week 3 …