2 PAX and 2 PAX 2017-11-07
4 PAX responded for the call to get better on a cool Saturday morning Mosey to brick pile select 2 bricks. Mosey with bricks to the concession stand for warm up (SSH, TT Tunnel, Tea Party Toe Touches LB Arm Circles). Put bricks down at edge of concession stand. Mosey to outer edge of sidewalk …
#theherd Inaugural National Police Officers Memorial Day Run/Walk/ Ruck
The men of @F3Stampede #theherd are inviting all pax to the inaugural Police Officers Memorial Day run/walk/ruck on 05/15/2023. This event is to pay tribute and honor to those officers who made the ultimate sacrifice in their quest to serve and protect the communities they served. President John F. Kennedy signed a bill into law …
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911 Remembrance Run/Walk/Ruck
On 911 #theherd will host a unique and humbling event to honor those lost in the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. We invite you to participate with us. The running/walking/rucking event will start at Parkland Plaza in Cayce beside the Bank of America building. Walkers and Ruckers will start at 0500 and the runners …
#theherd migrating to an AOQ near you
A new year has come to us and with it comes a new outlook, a new attitude and promises to do new things. #theherd will be doing something new this year. In a natural/wildlife point of view it is unhealthy and unnatural for a herd or flock to remain in one place for an extended …
Christmas Cheer sponsored by #theherd
The month of December is a time of great cheer. #theherd invites all F3 PAX to join us for some Christmas Cheer in the way of 3 Christmas themed boot camp work outs. These special work outs are sure to put a smile on any Scrooge as well as making any Grinch’s heart big. 12/07 …
#nationalpoliceweek2019
This week has been #nationalpoliceweek. A week where people across the nation show appreciation for those in uniform who make our communities a safe place to work and live. Today’s WO was dedicated to these breve men and women. A total of 7 PAX came out this warm and clear morning to get better. One …
They are among us
4 PAX responded to put into practice the phrase “more than just a work out” today on a clear and warm day. We talk about it often and today we put it into practice. After boot camp and an extended coffeeteria we went to work. Some guys ran 4 miles prior to boot camp and …
Block Carry and Exercises
Don’t put away those beanie hats just yet. It was a cool and clear 47 degrees at Jumani this morning. 3 PAX started out with a 5 mile run prior to boot camp. At the start of boot camp 3 more showed up for a total of 6. 2 of those dropped off prior …
Saturday Q Duty Part VIII and Saturday Q Review
Today’s Saturday Q duty took me to White Knoll High School AKA “Snake Pit.” 3 men responded to the call to get better on a breezy, clear, 53 degree morning. After disclaimer and opening prayer we moseyed down the steps to the field. Warm up with SSH, TT Tunnel, Windmills, Imp Walkers, Hillbillys etc. …
Saturday Q Duty Part VII
Today’s Saturday Q took me a dark, foggy 57 degree place called Shawshank. Just like most of my Saturday Qs this would be my first time at this AO. Unlike the movie Shawshank Redemption the movie character was escaping the dreaded confines of Shawshank prison. These men wanted to get in to Shawshank, to get …
Saturday Q Duty Part VI
Today’s Saturday Q took me to Lexington High School for the second time in the past few weeks. Last time there I led the men of The Hollow Today it would be the men of C.A.T. on a 50 degree, clear and windy morning. No sure where all the men of C.A.T. were at today …
Pursuit
5 PAX came out on a 50 degree morning to start the day 📴 in the way it should. After disclaimer and opening prayer mosey down to the main driveway circle up for SSH. Mosey down the driveway about 50 yards circle up for TT tunnel. Mosey some more toward the middle school 🚸 …
Checking up on the Detainees
A fellow PAX called me the night before and asked me to fill in at Detention as he was under the weather. I was honored to do so as I was overdue for a visit to the detainees. The weather was partly cloudy and a cool 45 degrees. After disclaimer mosey around the front loop …
Saturday Q Duty Part V
Today’s Saturday journey took me to Batesburg-Leesville and to the men of Smokehouse. When I think of B-L the first thing that comes to my mind is it’s high school football team. When I played HS football at Columbia High School in the mid 80’s we had a game against B-L high. They had a …
Saturday Q Duty Part IV “I Am”
YHC continued his tour of visiting and Qing at @F3Lexington Saturday boot camps. Today’s visit was with 11 men of @F3Boneyard on a misty, foggy, 46 degree morning. Great numbers for a Saturday workout. After disclaimer and opening prayer warm up with SSH. Imperial walk toward the bus canopy. Stop halfway for TT Tunnel. …
Blocks and Cards
While many F3 brothers were doing the Dam to Dam relay #jumanji was open for business for those who otherwise weren’t dumb enough to participate in such a CSAUP event. 3 PAX responded and came out to get better on a cloudy 50 degree morning. YHC used a card deck which have various exercise written …
#respect Columbo’s B-day Q
9 PAX came out to celebrate YHC’s 50th birthday on a partly cloudy 46 degree morning. Even had one to come over from the @F3LakeMurray region (Strutt). After disclaimer and opening prayer mosey a little, circle up for ssh. Mosey to upper end of plot circle up for Imperial walkers. Mosey to the middle of …
Saturday Q Duty Part III (The Hollow)
Today’s tour of Saturday AO’s took me to the outskirts of Lexington to Lexington High School and to the men of The Hollow. 15 PAX showed up to start out the day on a clear 35 degree morning. After disclaimer and opening prayer mosey to the Field adjacent to Old Farm Road. Circle up …
Saturday Q Duty II (with a rooster in the nearby neighborhood)
Today my Saturday Q tour took me to the friendly confines of Midway Elementary School to the men of F3Turning Point. A rooster was up way before we were signaling the the time to start the day. 10 PAX came to thaw out in a crisp and clear 26 degree morning. After disclaimer and …
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Saturday Q duty Journey part 1
At the start of this new year I decided I would get out and Q at each AO that conducted a Saturday WO. My first Saturday Q was today at Graveyard on a cold and clear 35 degree morning. Some of the veterans of the AO had given me a heads up as most of …
The Few, The Proud, The Saturday Herd
Saturday numbers at Jumanji are normally low and today was no exception. A few members have been under the weather as of lately with various injuries and ailments and were in hibernation. There was some kind of CSAUP event at a certain SC state park thus I would speculate numbers were low in the Lexington, …
12 Days of Christmas and Ugly Christmas Sweaters
Now that #theherd has hosted the ugly Christmas sweater the Christmas season can now get underway. 22 PAX came out on a rainy and 52 degree morning to get better and ugly at the same time. Unfortunately only a handful of PAX dawned their favorite ugly Christmas attire. Those that did added to a variety …
Double Q Duty
Today’s 4 PAX at Jumanji was only a start to what the morning would hold for YHC on a rainy and mid 40 degree day. After Disclaimer and opening prayer the PAX warmed up with SSH, TT Tunnel, Windmills etc. Mosey to the brick pile select your poison (Block or bricks). Slowsey to the middle …
Block Work
Great numbers by #theherd this morning on a clear 43 degree morning. Thanks to the 9 PAX who came out. After disclaimer and opening prayer. Mosey to the top of the parking lot. Line up for butt kicks, high knees, carryokie etc circle up for SSH, TT Tunnel, Imperial walkers, windmill etc. Mosey to middle …
Ugly Christmas Sweater Workout 2018
All I want for Christmas is an ugly sweater to wear at Jumanji’s Ugly Christmas Sweater workout. December 14th is the F3 Lexington Christmas party. On December 15 an equally important event is taking place at F3 Jumanji. The annual al Ugly Christmas Sweater Workout at 0630. The PAX with the ugliest sweater will get …
Ugly Sweater Work Out 2018
All I want for Christmas is an ugly sweater workout. In two weeks #theherd will one agian have it’s ugly sweater work out. Open up those boxes and shake the moths and dust out of those ugly Christmas sweaters and join us. Last year we had 19 PAX. Will you be #20? December 15th …
Across the Gervais steet bridge
It’s not often one posts a back blast for a run so I decided to change that. The weather was clearish and about 47 degrees. 10 PAX came out including one FNG. 6 PAX ran various distances while 4 walked/rucked for 15 minutes (out …
More Than Just a Work Out
We have said it, talked about it, encouraged it, supported it and on Nov 3rd we will do it. A blind couple in the Oak Grove area is in need of their yard cleaned up and maintained. This is an excellent 2nd F opportunity. I’m needing at least 10 guys to pitch in and help …
Bricks and Cards
5 PAX gathered on a 50 degree morning to get better. After opening prayer and disclaimer we mosied just a little bit to the brick pile. Select two bricks and a block each. Circle up for warm up with SSH, Tea Party toe touches, TT tunnel etc. The main event: PAX take turns drawing …
4 Years Stronger and Better with aid of dominoes
4 years ago I wasn’t sure what I was doing. I showed up at Howard Park as a FNG not sure how this thing would go and how I would do it. I was accepted, embraced and encouraged after knowing this was more than just a work out. The friendships and bonds I have …
Two Minutes Of Mayhem with Strut Brigade
A mini convergence with the brothers from #strutbrigade brought a total of 7 for a Saturday workout on a humid and 71 degree morning . Saturday numbers for #theherd are usually low so it was good to see additional numbers today. As promised in my tweet about the work out there would be very little …
The few, the proud, the Saturday Jumanji boot camp.
In the almost 4 years I have been going to Saturday boot camps the numbers have never been much to brag about. Today was one of those days. Although the numbers are small I refuse to let that discourage me from making myself better. I‘m glad Inuit showed up cause otherwise I would have been …
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Let Your Light Shine
4 PAX from #strutbrigade joined 4 members of #theherd this morning for block work, burpees, bear crawls and some other surprises. Partly cloudy and about 74 degrees. No wind. After disclaimer and opening prayer mosey around the parking lot a little. Line up for high knees, butt kicks etc. Circle up for SSH, TT tunnel, …
Speedy Delivery
Who: All PAX What: God’s Helping Hands Food Delivery When: 07/21/2018 0900 Where: 919 Holland Street Cayce Why: 1 Timothy 5: 1-2. “Do not sharply rebuke an older man, but rather appeal to him as a father, to the younger men as brothers, the older women as mothers, and the younger women as sisters, …
Cards and running
PAX came out on what was a pleasant summer morning. I utilized my trusty card deck to help us along in what would be something new. After disclaimer and opening prayer the workout went something like this. Mosey to the canteen in the middle of the complex. Warm up with SSH, Tea Party toe …
100% Participation No Awards
PAX came out to see what I would come up with on a typical humid morning. Great Saturday numbers. After disclaimer and opening prayer mosey to brick pile pick a block and 2 bricks. Line up on edge of parking lot. Put block and bricks down. Warm up with SSH, TT Tunnel, Tea Party toe …
Caught by Surprise Don’t get Distracted
have had a lot on my mind lately. I’m currently seeking job opportunities in the private sector and hope to retire from police wook soon. That thought process has somewhat consumed me as of lately and that is not good. It had consumed me to the point that I had not paid attention to …
Blocks and more blocks. No Running
The best part of being a Q for a boot camp is that you can do or not do whatever you want. Today was no exception. Jumanji’s AOQ needed someone to step up and I did. I did so cause I was tired of running. I was in charge and …
Saturday numbers increasing
As of lately the Saturday numbers have increased for #theherd. For now the Saturdays of only a few Pax are gone. The numbers are up, men are eager to get better and 7, including 1 FNG, showed up to do so today on what started out as a pleasant morning. But when the ☀ came …
Milestones
It was 25 years ago today YHC did a most CSAUP thing and took an oath to protect and serve in the capacity of a Police Officer with the City of Forest Acres. This was in the days before CSAUP was cool in F3 terms. Before Twitter, before back blasts, before there was a such …
Field Trip
YHC migrated from the friendly confines of Jumanji and joined the delinquents of Detention on a 50 degree morning. The delinquents have been well behaved as of lately. After disclaimer and opening prayer we took a field trip over to the Oak Grove Softball and stopped a few times along the way to warm up …
Golf Trivia For Dummies
5 PAX came out to finish what the former Nantan of F3Lexington started on a cloudy and 63 degree morning. Former Nantan Ken Doll educated 10 PAX on 04/05/2018 on the game of golf with Masters trivia and did a work out in honor of this prestigious tournament and did the front 9 holes …
Me, Myself and I (working out alone stinks)
With a majority of #theherd PAX participating in the P200 YHC was certain there would be a low turn out for this Saturday workout. YHC was right. It was just me, myself and I on a cloudy 54 degree morning. Working out alone stinks. There was a strong urge to go home and crawl back …
A Favorite
With a majority of #theherd PAX training for the P200 Saturdays Jumanji numbers have been small. Today 4 responded to the call to get better on a cool, clear morning for YHC’s favorite workout. After disclaimer and opening prayer the PAX moseyed to the walking track for warm up of SSH, hip rotation then bear …
The Few. The Proud. #theherd
While a majority of the Jumanji PAX participate in that CSAUP event called the Dam to Dam 2 PAX did the usual, and less CSAUP, boot camp work out on a cloudy 62 degree Saturday morning. Disclaimer and opening prayer The Thang: Mosey to the middle school to the parking lot which conveniently serves as …
2 Minute Mayhem and some Burpees
5 PAX came out on a 50 degree windy morning. After disclaimer PAX moseyed to the section of the parking lot for the main event. Warm up with SS hops, waist rotation, tea party toe touches, merkins, Imperial walkers. YHC wrote a series of exercises on parking curbs using sidewalk chalk. Each PAX does stated …
02-04-69 Happy Birthday Columbo
3 PAX joined YHC for Columbo’s birthday celebration, a day early, on a partly cloudy, dry, 32 degree morning. Mosey around the parking lot. Circle up to warm up with SSH, Tea Party Toe Touches, Windmills, Imperial Walkers, Little Baby Arm Circles Etc. Select a brick. 4 cones were place approximately 20 yards apart with …
Cold
It had to be the coldest morning that YHC has ever posted for a workout. Concern was growing as it appeared most of the regulars were not present. Either way YHC was not going to miss the opportunity to get better on this 18 degree clear morning. Just then Ocho-Cinco arrived and YHC was happy …
Ugly Christmas Sweaters and Ugly PAX
#theherd had it’s annual ugly sweater workout today on a cloudy 53 degree morning. Members of #strutbrigade joined in the celebration, however none were dressed for the occasion. A total of 18 PAX partook in the festivities. 11 from the #theherd 7 from #strutbrigade. After the workout several members of #theherd went to #F3themission for …
Doing Things That Matter
6 PAX responded to the call on a 46 degree clear morning. We Did something that mattered. This should be one of the calls to life we as men have. To matter. To make a difference. After disclaimer and opening prayer the PAX mosied around the parking lot and lined up for high knees, butt …
3 years
Celebrated another year of F3 on a unusually humid mid October morning. 12 PAX came out to do what they do best; encourage, lift up, and support. This is why I return. This is why I sacrifice a few extra hours of sleep. This is why I feel better about a lot of things in …
Day after Irma
Had a small crowd of 4 the morning after hurricane Irma passed into and through SC. Luckily the midlands of SC experienced only rain, wind and a few downed trees I had decided the day before there would be no running and there was no running. This was a Boneyard certified non running WO. …
Looking for a name
6 PAX ignored the temptation to be lazy and came out to enjoy one of YHC’s favorite workouts on a typical humid SC morning. This particular WO has become one of the favorites among #theherd. Its such a favorite the YHC is looking to name it. Submissions will be welcome from #theherd and only #theherd. …
Nicaragua Post Blast and Return Q
I last posted on 07/25 the day before embarking on 6th trip to Nicaragua. Since then I have not done a WO as the terrain and surrounding areas are not adequate for a run or a WO. In a nut shell the team consisted of myself my daughter and my pastor. Lives were touched, we …
Nicaragua 2017
July 16-25 me, my 2.0 Olivia, and pastor will travel to Ometepe Island to share the good news of the gospel through home evangelism. I will also continue building relationships with those have met during my previous visits to this land of wonderful and loving people. Over the course of my visits I have come to …
Less Fartsacking and other CSAUP stuff. My one year F3 Anniverasary.
Greetings brothers. I am celebrating a year of involvement with F3. It’s been somewhat a whirlwind of a year full of endeavors, opportunities I never thought would be possible. But with faith and little encouragement, from my F3 brothers, friends and family I have succeeded in things I thought were far out of reach at my …
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RIP Officer Greg Alia
Dear F3 Brothers, This has got to be one of the most tragic events I have experienced in my 22 year police career. I had hoped and prayed that I would never have to endure the hardship of laying a fellow officer, from my department, to rest. I had the opportunity and honor to be …
Nicaragua 2015
YHC and his daughter embarked on Nicaragua to bring the Gospel to the people of Ometepe Island. Ometepe Island is the largest island on a fresh body of water in the world. It is comprised of two volcanoes Merida and Concepcion. Merida is the smaller of the two and has been dormant for thousands of …
Nicaragua Mission Trip Last Pe-Blast
Greetings brothers. It is the eve of of my 5th mission trip to Nicaragua. YHC did not intend to saying that to brag, but to encourage. Back in the beginning of 2009 I never would have imagined I would take 5 trips to this county. It was CSAUP. In 2008 and the beginning of 2009 …
Pain Train Derailed. Only Temporarily.
The Pain Train did not disappoint or discourage despite the slight derailment when YHC had a Wenkie malfunction on the warm, not so humid, overcast sky. YHC had spent some time planning the workout and felt the plan was good, however nothing ever goes as planned. Approximately 1/2 way through workout we got rained on …
Two Minute Warning
Climate: 67 degrees, clear and humid 4 PAX stumbled out of the fart-sack into the humid Lexington County morning to enjoy a 2 minute warning themed workout. T-Claps to Alter Boy for coming up with the title for today’s workout. That’s what happens when guys get together on what otherwise would be another meaningless morning for …
Souvenir
The numbers were low this morning on account of one brother doing his first marathon and another doing a 5K and others fartsacking. Three refused to give in to the fartsack and came out into the gloom. Two of the pax found baseballs which had been home runs hit at one of the adjacent baseball …
Pain Train
5 PAX entered the gloom, curious and intrigued to see what the Q, Columbo, was talking up all week. Introducing the PAIN TRAIN Condition: 54 degrees and dry. Beautiful Jumanji morning After the disclaimer and prayer the Q announced, as he always does, the PAX were under siren alert (10 Burpees is siren is heard in …
Nicaragua Mission Trip Update
I am excited to announce that the dates for the mission trip trip are July 2-11, 2015. Myself, my daughter Olivia and my pastor, John, will will be going. I ask you to pray for us in the coming months as we prepare, spiritually, for this trip. I thank you for the encouragement, support and …
Bur-brick-ee
Weather: Humid and 64 degrees When a fellow Jumanji member tweeted to the Pax that he had to cancel being the Q Columbo almost immediately volunteered to which one Pax member stated, “Now I’m Scared.” The Q announced, after the disclaimer and opening prayer that the Siren Alert was in effect (10 burpees if a …
Nicaragua 2015 Pre-Blast
My F3 brothers at Jumanji have been encouraging me to write a pre-blast to highlight my upcoming mission trip to Nicaragua. I do this humbly as I am not necessarily a big fan of bringing attention to myself. I’m simply doing what the Lord is telling me. If you were to tell me at the …
Siren Alert/Spring Training
It was with great pleasure that Columbo accepted the Q from Malfunction Junction today as he had been on an all night 20 mile Ruck. As always when Columbo has the Q the PAX were under Siren Alert (if a siren is heard stop current exercise and perform 10 burpees on your own). Columbo had …
Spring Training?
The first MLB teams report for spring training in roughly 18 days. 4 members of Jumanji got started on spring training with a workout utilizing a baseball field. Conditions 26 degrees Disclaimer Prayer Mosey around the parking lot high knees, butt kicks to the beginning of the rubber track 20 SS hops in cadence 20 …