This is a great AO, led by two of YHC’s mentors in this thing called F3, Field Goal and Muggy Tape. The AO has taken on their personality and it is awesome to see. You have to be creative with the Q here and the mumble chatter is normally on point, which always gives YHC …
YHC got a little ambitious with his Weinke (TWSS) and planned way too many exercises today. The thought was that we would have enough time to do these, but time flies when you’re having fun. Modifications were needed on the fly and things got a bit disorganized from there. However, YHC will bring out the …
YHC Q’d Anchor this morning and got a good history lesson on Lynyrd Skynyrd along with reminiscing on 1980’s (golden era) wrestling. Oh, and we did some work too. YHC tried to hit all the major muscle groups, the jaw getting the most work today. This is a great group of men and an outstanding …
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YHC got to experience some light mumble chatter this morning at Surge when he was the one to announce we were going to do a dry run of Iron PAX today, in doing week 0 of the challenge. Apparently the word did not get out to all PAX, so there was a small glimpse of …
YHC loves to Q at Urban Legend. There are a lot of things to do, which is helpful for those who are less creative than others. Today was a little disappointing because Ken Doll didn’t say much and mumble chatter was almost non-existent. Hopefully, he was just tired and this is not a trend, that …
It’s always a good time Qing at The Bounty! This is the hardest workout, in YHC’s opinion, in F3 Lexington, with the exception of Cryptonite. It can be challenging to come up with a Q befitting this AO, especially someone with YHC’s creative limitations. These guys always put in the work, no matter the content, …
YHC was not feeling it today, especially after skipping yesterday, but the men of Shawshank pulled him through as always. We dedicated this workout to Ken Doll’s campaign for Lexington One School District Board member, mainly to make fun of a certain brown nosing 9/11 Memorial team whose name will only be mentioned in the …
YHC loves to Q at Surge and not just because it is 2 miles door to door from his house, but because the standards of F3 are exemplified here to the highest degree. Each AO has a close knit feel to it, each one the same but also a little different. YHC has referred to …
Usually, The Bounty men are a classy bunch, except when Ken Doll posts, and you know what happens when one bad apple is added. It’s still a good time and still worth leading in the gloom knowing it’s all in good fun. We even had some music from FiA…(“a little bit of Rita in the …
A little bit of Mumble Chatter is all I need at The BountyRead More »
Another great time in the gloom with the men of Shawshank! Soaker told me his dad was coming to work out with us today, he’s 70, much respect, so YHC tried to make sure we all stayed together as much as possible. Why not do some CLAM DIP SODA??!! He did great today, first time …
YHC drew the short straw today and had to lead a soggier than usual Shawshank workout under the shelter. He wouldn’t have it any other way. These men put in work today and got out of their comfort zone to get better. Coon Dog was mean to 5 Play and he made a rather nasty …
Another fun one today at Bounty for YHC! The goal was to get 4 miles and we got 3.5, so we need to tweak it a bit next time. YHC always loves to Q Bounty, even if the getting up on Monday morning is a bummer, it’s still good to be able to get out …
YHC always enjoys going to BeechHouse because it is filled with some great men that represent F3 well. It also doesn’t hurt that it is only 2 miles down the road. Today was all about honoring the brave men that landed at Normandy, France on June 6, 1944 and those that fought and died through …
We had 3 PAX show up for some sweat induced fun at Urban Legend today, all of which happened to be Shankers. We missed the rest of you but YHC enjoyed some mumble chatter from Ken Doll as expected. It wouldn’t be a workout with that and YHC is glad for it! Thanks for the …
YHC is thankful today for his Shawshank brothers and our friends at Mt Horeb for allowing us to use their spot as our temporary home. Today is the last BC at this home as we return to the soccer complex next week. We are lucky to have the community we have and the people willing …
Literally, every single person who showed for Stride Lite asked Buzzsaw why he didn’t run with us, all at separate times, so YHC thought it was a good idea to make that the title of this BB. What was Buzzsaw’s answer? Well, what happens at BC, stays at BC. The only cure for FOMO is …
YHC has not posted at Bounty in a while because of the Rona, but also because of P200 training. It was great to be out there with these men. This is one of the toughest AOs in which to participate in YHC’s very humble opinion, but it is also a great change of pace, with …
It was great to be back out here in the gloom with these men today. We were missing some regulars, but hope to see them next week. YHC looks forward to getting back out there with some other AOs as we start to converge again. Here’s how it went today: Prayer/Disclaimer Grab a block & …
YHC has been under the weather for a week and wanted to challenge himself and his fellow PAX since he hasn’t been able to post. The last time this workout was done was at The Hollow and the Shank guys almost complained about it as much as Hollow did. Seems that this one needs to …
YHC had a makeup Q today and was able to celebrate his 4 year Anniversary with some great men, again. The only unfortunate part was there were a lot of Shawshank regulars who were missing today because of work, sickness, injury, or Qing elsewhere. I’m hoping the other regulars went somewhere else or did anything …
Great fun as always at the Bounty! These men are always impressive. Hemingway is a beast and Dominion and Hoist just run for the fun of it after the Dam to Dam this weekend. Amazing work, men! Here’s how it went today. Conditions: Cloudy, mid 40’s Disclaimer/Prayer Warmup: All on the track at start line: …
Four years ago on 2/9, YHC realized just how out of shape he really was. Now, he worked out at the gym and ran a mile or so on treadmills, rode bikes, etc, but he was out of shape in more ways than one. Not only physically, but spiritually and emotionally as well. He had …
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YHC had the pleasure of celebrating his 41st trip around the sun with the great men of Shawshank today. So, it was decided that we do 41 of everything, well, just because. You know you are in the presence of brothers when they will indulge in even the dumbest of workouts with you. Of course …
YHC had a great idea, at least it seemed like one, for today’s workout, but some logistics needed to be figured out first. Instead, we modified the idea and came up with something just as fun…incorporating a boot camp into a speed workout! It went as planned for the most part, just need more miles …
Coon Dog was feeling under the weather today, so he asked YHC to fill in for him. Looking through the Shawshank vault, YHC found a workout, held under lock and key for some reason. After picking the lock, it was discovered that this workout happened to be YHC’s, a notorious one called CLAM DIP SODA. …
It was a wet one out there to day, but YHC was thankful to have his brother, Dominion to do the dumb…check that, harder thing in the gloom. We were just trying to stay dry today, so to the breezeway we went. YHC has done this before, but couldn’t remember all the things from the …
It was a perfect morning for some speed work today at The Bounty. Not too hot, not too cold, couldn’t have been more perfect if we were Goldilocks! Great time today as always. This is one of the more challenging AO’s that YHC attends and is also hard to Q. Thanks for running around with …
It was another great day at Shawshank. As always, these men make me better in so many ways. YHC was proud of Lego for keeping pace with Coon Dog and Buzzsaw during Stride Lite, nice work to all three of them. YHC also would like to thank Soaker for staying back with him. We had …
YHC took the Q today to see the goings on over at BeechHouse. Being a Shawshank PAX, YHC knows a tight knit group, and these guys have it already, not even two months into their existence. It is great to see this. F3 is a huge part of this community and to see its influence …
YHC heard that the Gut Punch was going to be done on Saturday at The Hollow if no one took the Q, so he decided to create his own destiny and take the Q today. These convergence workout are great because we get to see PAX from different AOs we don’t get to see all …
YHC loves to Q at Shawshank, his home AO. The men here like to talk and mumble chatter is always prevalent! Today was no different. We had fun, we worked hard, and hopefully, we got better. Here’s how it went today: Conditions: Mid-50’s; Rain in the forecast but we missed it Disclaimer/Prayer COP: SSH x …
YHC had a great weekend. He got to spend time with his family, especially his kids and nephew, and saw App State beat the Gamecocks in a true nail biter of a game. To say that he’s proud of the Mountaineers, and his daughters and nephew, is an understatement. Putting things in perspective is a …
It was a great turnout today at Urban Legend! So, what would a Q from YHC be without at least a little confusion of what we are doing? I would say I nailed it again today! Great work today, men. Someone said this week that these types of AO’s are the best because they bring …
What a great day to start the day with a guest spot at Surge! These men have a reputation of being quiet, but not today. YHC got a great lesson about losing weight from Butt Dial. Apparently every 10 lbs you lose, you gain a relatively good amount of “confidence.” Also, Escobar forgot to re-sign …
Well, App State went and did it again, they got ranked in the top 25. This time at #24! Hopefully, it will be longer than a week this time, but either way, this workout was a celebration of that ranking. Coon Dog made an excellent point today. He said, and this is a paraphrase, App …
A full moon, some cool weather, and a great bunch of dudes made this a perfect morning for some speed work at The Bounty. This is always a great change of pace workout and these men always work hard. If you haven’t tried The Bounty come on out, we would love to have you sometime. …
YHC is a Shawshank guy, but he dared Wild Hog to Q Shank at Thirsty Thursday a month or so ago, so it was only fair that he Q Hollow himself. These men are as advertised. They are tough, will put in the effort, and have a tight bond. Some things don’t change from AO …
It was another great day at Shawshank! There was a lot of complaining even though YHC kept the running down to a bare minimum and the bear crawls and merkins down to nothing. There was an exercise or two or three that mimicked the Iron pax Challenge this week, but it’s all about making each …
YHC dreads the Monday morning wake up call, but always loves the fellowship and the betterment that The Bounty provides. Great work to all the men for their fellowship and work ethic. Here’s how it went today. Conditions: Clear, 70ish degrees, humid Disclaimer/Prayer 400m warmup (mosey) 2 minute stretch Chase your partner * P1 mosey …
As the title states, YHC was in Shawshank’s basement and found this workout with some dust on it in the “Cheers” section. On another note, that section is the only one inside the trash can for some odd reason. It looked good enough to YHC to dust off and use though. This was inspired last …
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COP: SSH x 10 TTT x 10 Windmills x 10 Gang of 5 x 100’s -Curls x 10 each arm = 20 -Squats x 20 -Tricep ext x 20 -Shoulder press x 20 -Bent over rows x 20 -Walk around bridge and back, KB overhead Rinse and Repeat x 5 Walk to stairs, KB overhead …
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 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, …
For their homework assignment, the PAX at Bounty were asked to read all about fast twitch muscle fibers and the difference between these and slow twitch. Why? Well, YHC just thought we could all use a refresher on why we do this to ourselves every Monday. Read the article for yourself below. Don’t ask me …
It was another outstanding time with the men of Shawshank in the gloom. You never really know what you will hear or see there. For instance, today, Cowbell was talking about his wife giving birth to their 8 pound baby. He also had hernia surgery about a week before the baby’s arrival. YHC, known much …
Bing led 8 PAX at The Rock, Lego was the lonely SL rep, and 11 PAX showed up for BC. The early 17th century Latin vocabulary had a word…conari’…which means to try. The men of Shawshank took that up a notch and exercised their full conation which means to exercise one’s mental faculty or will …
It was a full moon and perfect day for some light sprinting, which means it was also a fun day at The Bounty. If you like burning quads for the rest of the day, this is the place to be on Monday mornings. These men always make YHC better in so many ways. The exercises …
The PAX were impressed today that YHC used the word “volition” during the disclaimer. So much so, that it was mentioned several times throughout the course of the workout. Whether or not it was to poke fun at YHC or it was genuinely a gesture of admiration, most likely the former, it was such an …
YHC has a collection of ridiculous workouts, but CLAM DIP SODA was so popular last time, he decided to bring it back today. This crowd pleasing Workout was, ahem, “designed” to hit all body parts. In theory it sounds great, but in execution, not so much. Either way, it burns a lot of calories, gets …
YHC needed a rest after The Gauntlet the last two weeks, so he thought Qing Bounty made sense. Yeah, not so much. As always with his Q’s, YHC’s best laid plans proved to be fruitless as the men of Bounty pushed him to his limit. These guys never fail to meet a challenge and always …
This Q was not as nearly Risqué as the title makes it sound. It was supposed to snow in greater Lexington this morning and it was definitely raining when YHC rolled up to Shank. With this in mind, a modification was needed to keep the PAX dry and healthy. Why not just do a fun, …
YHC loves to Q The Bounty. It’s always a great time! T-Claps today for Iron Mary, posting after Dam to Dam…Dam that’s crazy! We got 3.75 miles in total. Great work today men. Here’s how it went. Conditions: Low 40’s, overcast Disclaimer Prayer The Thang: -400 meter warmup -800 meters: 100m at 50% max, 100m …
If you would have told YHC 3 years ago today “in 3 years you will run 6 miles AFTER you Q a one hour workout” he would have thought you believed you were speaking to an Ironman athlete. With a ton of encouragement, inspiration, and brotherhood, this was possible today. YHC had never even ran …
Awesome turnout for a VQ. Decent amount of mumble chatter and lots of pressure to match Tuesday’s Q by Lego. Successful day due to lack of splash merlot. Conditions: 56˚, clear, no wind The Thang: Disclaimer COT Prayer Short run to end of parking lot and then to the field next to the block pile. …
YHC turns 40 tomorrow, so why not spend your last morning of being 39 getting up at 4:30 and figuring out how to make a bunch of dudes complain for an hour? Well, to be fair, only a few of the 14 men complained today, but all of them were at least THINKING about some …
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YHC always likes to Q The Bounty. True speed workouts are a lot fun, especially when you mix in some backwards running. The goal here is to raise the heart rate, then lower it back down to increase endurance, or at least that is what this article said that YHC read once. Read below on …
YHC had the privilege of leading the men of Shawshank today. It was too cold for a lot of mumblechatter, but complaining started right away. We missed a lot of regulars today. Hope to see them Thursday, they know who they are. Also, YHC did a tribute to our 41st President for the WildCat, doing …
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YHC loves Anchor. We do a lot of endurance tests during the week with running, some blocks, etc, but at Anchor, it’s usually all about weight training. This change of pace breaks up the monotony or the rut that one can get into doing the same thing over and over each week. With it being …
The PAX said YHC was angry today, but what they called “angry” was more about motivation. Come on, they were being a bit slow in their mosey and didn’t want to hold their blocks overhead, so SOMEONE had to be their cheerleader, right?? The Q always seems to be the bad guy. YHC could have …
Written last week; posted on Nov 7, 2018: The Shank was hopping today with some Slammer action. This will be YHC’s second to last Slammer during the AOQ administration, so why not modify it a little bit. The last time we did this, everyone seemed okay with it, but Ken Doll wasn’t here to witness …
YHC, a proud Appalachian State graduate, was overly grateful to the AP for voting the Mountaineers into the top 25 this week. Unfortunately, those heathens from Georgia Southern ruined the short lived party. However, the goal here was to share in the glory with the brothers of Shawshank, so all reps in this workout incorporated …
YHC loves this AO. It’s a great change of pace, great music, and good mumblechatter. Today, we had to Q it up on the fly, so we decided to let all PAX lead in a round robin Q. No notes were taken on exactly what we did, suffice it to say that all body parts …
YHC thought he would warm things up a bit by doing a true speed workout in the gloom. Only Hoist thought that would be a good idea it seems, so it was just two dudes running aimlessly around in a circle, nothing to see here. This is how it went down. Warm up lap x …
YHC is nursing a sore back and Hoist was nursing everything else for this recovery run. Ponzi of course killed it his first time posting at Bounty. The goal was to run at your own pace, which was done. Great work men. Conditions: Humid, mid 70’s The Thang: 1,400 meter cycles: Run 100 meters at …
YHC decided on a block workout for the hour we were all together on this bright Saturday morning. Brianiac just had knee surgery and will be having upcoming shoulder surgery soon, so the goal was to make the WO friendly for him. It was also necessary to make it fun, so we had to play …
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Today was YHC’s second time posting at Anchor, so why not Q it?? It was a little more challenging than expected, as in, not too easy to come up with 45 minutes of exercises where you stay in place most of the time and still keep the PAX attention. Everyone admired YHC’s pink, 8 pound …
”I’m not crazy, my mother had me tested.” Lexington, SC / By Man Bun / August 28, 2018 / Shawshank, Lexington 13 PAX showed up at Shawshank this morning to get better and YHC was hoping he wouldn’t let anyone down. It was one of those mornings for me where I just really wasn’t feeling …
Weather Conditions: 68° and 70% Humidity 7 Pax chose to brave the gloom and do the harder thing. Here is how it went: Disclaimer and Prayer Mosey onto the field and circle up. COP ▪ SSH x20 IC ▪ TTT x 15 IC ▪ OHC x20 IC ▪ LBACs x10 each direction Mosey to the …
YHC loved the first week of the Iron Pax Challenge so much that he thought he would share it with his best friends. The PAX at Shawshank seemed to love the idea too, until about 30 seconds in and 5 squat thrusters later. The mumblechatter, while still present, started to diminish a bit at that …
YHC’s realization that his glory days of speed are long gone was cemented today during Bounty. However, we can do some exercises as if they were still here, right? Read below and see the work that was done. Great group today, looking forward to a bigger crowd next week. Conditions: Hot, humid, and overcast Disclaimer …
YHC posted to an F3 BC for the first time on Saturday, 5/12/18 at The Hollow after a year of making up excuses to Buzzsaw for why I couldn’t post and after a group of F3 guys in my neighborhood (specifically Moist) convinced me to just come give it a try. If you would have …
YHC’s Weinke lied to him. It said that this would be a mostly upper body workout, but wet field conditions caused a modification, producing much more running than anticipated. Apologies to the Reaper folks. Thanks for showing up today either way. Shank had 20 PAX today, much larger than normal. We did get a good …
Inspiration comes in many forms. Today, YHC was inspired by five 50+ men, two in their 70’s, in the fact that it is never too late to start from scratch and make yourself better. YHC was also inspired by nine other men who made that choice long ago, to be better people. These same nine …
YHC had a gout flare up this week, so why not have a block workout until it heals? A great time was had by all as we walked the Merlot Mile, which is fitting when your AO is named after a fictional jail, right? We appreciate all those that converged, especially the far west men …
Today was another humid edition of Shaswshank’s signature CSAUP, The Slammer. It was great to have some representation from The Hollow delegation today, especially after an inspired lesson and discussion from Iron Mary at The Rock. Outstanding work today, men, thank you for the support. Conditions: low 80’s, humid and sticky Disclaimer Prayer The Thang: …
Happy birthday Shawshank! YHC (Cheers) takes responsibility in not advertising this as well as thought, but there was still a great turn out. With 38 PAX in attendance, this was a much celebrated milestone and shows the respect that the first west side AO garners. Thank you brothers for all of your support that you …
What a great, humid day to be in the gloom with my brothers. The Slammer always brings PAX out of the woodworks. Today, we had Bonsai make an appearance after nearly a year of not posting. We were missing some of our smarter regulars, but the insane ones still showed up for the craziness that …
YHC is still feeling the effects of a CSAUP workout from Ponzi last week, so running was not an option with a back injury. Instead, let’s just do a core workout that should be really easy on the back, right? Thanks for the prayers and encouragement, not to mention the mumblechatter, my dear brothers of …
YHC Enjoyed my inaugural Q out at Shawshank this morning with a very good showing of 15 Pax (I think I saw 2 or 3 for SL). These guys always work hard and today was no different. We narrowly missed the early morning rain showers, which turned out to be irrelevant, because I managed to …
YHC had to improvise his Weinke today. It’s true, this happens to many of us when we decide to Q, but this wasn’t because YHC forgot his plan. Nope, one of our senior leaders decided to run more after Stride lite and did not come back for BC, which is completely out of character for …
Lego isn’t much for introductions and this BB is posted on his behalf. It’s is a safe bet that all PAX present are still sore in some part of their lower bodies from this WO. COT Disclaimer THE THANG: SSH x10 IC TTT x10 IC Mosey to brick pile, and dig thru the pile of …
It was 2 years ago on February 8, 2016, that YHC decided to ditch work early and go to the gym that afternoon. I also went to the gym early normally, so this was rather unusual. Little did I know, that small decision would become monumental in a chain of events that improved my life. …
YHC was joined by Coon Dog, Notebook, and Knowzit to do our best rendition of a Beatdown at Cryptonite. It’s safe to say that the Beatdown was more on our end than the regular PAX that showed up for our experiment. It was a great experience and we are grateful for the opportunity. Prayer Disclaimer …
YHC is always humbled by the PAX need to give out mumblechatter during the epic Q’s he provides, and this one was no exception. With Notebook giving his opinion and Uncle Ron checking form, especially YHC’s, this one had plenty of mumblechatter to go around. This Q was especially honorable since it was YHC’s birthday. …
YHC enjoyed Qing for PAX that represented several differet AOs in the gloom this morning. Even though there was a few instances of mumblechatter, this Q presented its own challenges otherwise. Particularly, YHC was trying to incorporate some running and “little guy” exercises along with “big boy” exercises one would find at a CAT workout. …
YHC was ready to do this Slammer by himself until, with 3 minutes left before go time, Cowbell shows up to run it as well. Although the turnout was much less than desired, YHC is thankful for the extra push from Cowbell, especially at the end. Better turnout will be expected for the rest of …
YHC enjoyed his time today leading the quietest AO in Lexington. This is quite a departure from the mumblechatter at Shawshank, so it took some getting used to, to say the least. Were the PAX bored? Probably, YHC isn’t very creative, but did his best to get them talking. There is something to be said …
Bing recently handed over the shovel flag to YHC and this BC was dedicated to his leadership. The Thang was inspired by one of the tougher workouts YHC remembers Bing Q-ing. All of us at Shawshank are better because of his keeping us in line over the past year. Thank you for all that you …
Weather Conditions: 46° YHC apologizes for kicking things off a full minute late this morning, but I saw the retired AOQ pushing his car to a full whisper in an attempt to make the call. As such, the beat down gained a minute on the backend to make sure everyone got their money’s worth. Here’s …
It was a brisk morning at the Shank, but we got to see the return of Field Goal. It was also a lot louder today because Notebook showed up for his bi-monthly check-up. YHC was also honored with the privilege of carrying the shovel flag and leading these fine men for 2018. Bing did an …
It was a cold day out in the gloom. YHC did his best to keep the PAX warm with lots of running among a lot of other stupidness. It was great leading these guys as normal, although it’s still a little quiet now that Shank’s voicebox left to go to another AO. We need a …
It’s been about a month since YHC led this great group of men. We had an outstanding showing considering the humidity (in October) along with a new AO launching just down the road. Thanks for allowing me to do a block, slowsy, workout. YHC is still dealing with the aftermath of a gout flare up …
Shawshank had 14 Pax come out to witness YHC’s redemption of “the worst” Q of all time. Apparently, some PAX thought that 500 Merkins wasn’t making anyone better during the last Q. Good thing there were better plans in place, even if it was a little lackluster in execution. It was good to see these …
YHC had a few goals in mind today. One was to get Merkins in for the 10K challenge and one was to annoy the PAX. It was safe to say both were accomplished. The other one was to make a point of how important this group of guys is to me. Each day, you to …