Music Trivia Party at the BeechHouse
What better way to celebrate being back in business than with a party? Ok, maybe there wasn’t cold beverages, or any of the other fun things one would associate with a party, but there was good music and a whole lot of betterment. Read on to see what went on: ***Conditions: Clear and 57 ***Disclaimer …
Happy Leg-a-versary
2 days shy of 6 years ago, YHC participated in his first F3 workout. As has been stated before, it was a memorable day. It was the first time I had heard the phrase “the workouts won’t get any easier, but you’ll get better”. This statement is one of the hallmarks of F3, and very …
Disclaimer: I am not a professional. You are here on your own free will. Listen to your body (and not my mind)….
Ok, maybe that’s not exactly how it goes. However, when you make the decision to Q the day after what should be a National Holiday (the end of College Football Season), you know the dudes that show up will be hard core and expecting to get their money’s worth. You never want to be “that …
Block (with Sandbags and Rucks) Party at the Beech House
The buzz around the newest AO in Lexington is something special. Muggy Tape and Field Goal have done a fantastic job of EH’ing everyone possible to come check out the Beech House. From day 1 they posted strong numbers and it hasn’t let up at all, even with colder temps rolling in. These dudes show …
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The Block Countdown visits the Hollow…..
Signing up to Q at the Hollow is not for the faint of heart, thin skinned, or unprepared type. You better bring your A game, be ready to weather mumble chatter, and have a Q planned to push these beasts. Oh, it’s also a good idea to show up if you HC. Before YHC gets …
The Final Countdown…..
For Round 2 of the Dozer Doubleheader, it only seemed fitting that the pax of F3 CAT do 2 things: Upper body work, and stay dry. YHC was happy to oblige. As usual, the pax showed up ready to sweat and get better. Both were accomplished. Read on for the 411. ***Conditions: 72 degrees with …
O Dry Weather, Where Art Thou?
You know that feeling you get when you’ve successfully crafted up the perfect boot camp workout in your mind, the kind that will be talked about for months to come, only to have a monkey wrench thrown in and just wreck everything? Well, that’s not what this BB is about, because the OG’s at CAT, …
A healthy dose of…..well, everything.
Allow YHC to set the scene; summer in South Carolina is officially among us, it’s the day after a holiday, school is almost out, and the list goes on and on. Aside from the outside noise and distractions is man’s inner desire to sweat, put in work, start his day off right, and leave better …
Omaha, Omaha….
Several years ago, Peyton Manning made the phrase, “Omaha, Omaha” famous. For those that follow football, you know it was something you heard when he was calling an audible at the line of scrimmage (or maybe he wasn’t). Thus was the case this morning. As the 6:00 hour rolled around, the Q wasn’t there, so …
Annual FiA & F3 + 2.0’s Summer Celebration Pre-Blast
Please plan on joining us for our annual end of school year celebration boot camp. This event is always a big hit. The details: When: Saturday, June 1st, 2019 Time: 7:30am Where: Lexington High School – (Park for Wild Blue Yonder – FiA, or The Hollow – F3) The Details: Join us as Ref and …
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While everyone else was at the P200…..
What goes through a pax mind when he agrees to Q at an AO, while most everyone else is off doing a #CSAUP event? The first question is will anyone actually show up?On this particular occasion, not only did 5 pax show up, but they put in some work. Here’s what went down…. **Conditions: 42 …
A fun(ish) Birthday Homecoming…
Before YHC helped launch F3CAT, you could find him roaming around The Hollow. Nearly 2 years after the CAT AO launch, there was an opportunity to return to the home AO and lead the pax for a birthday Q. Celebrating my 47th trip around the sun, called for reps of 47. It’s worth noting that …
What kind of title do you create when…..
….You have no idea what to call what you did? Over the weekend while on a ruck, YHC had the notion that he should start planning his Q for today. The thought of a Super Bowl themed workout immediately came to mind, and as everyone who has ever planned a Q knows, sometimes your mind …
5 years of this stuff…….
This backblast isn’t going to contain a bunch of mushy, sentimental stuff about how F3 has changed YHC’s life. It’s not going to contain how being around this group of men for the last 5 years has driven me to be a better husband, father, and most importantly, Son of God. Nope, not here. It’s …
This is what happens when you run out of bricks……
I’d like to say that CAT had so many pax show up this morning that there weren’t enough bricks to go around, so we had to improvise. That is partially true. However, the real truth is, we used to have a LOT of bricks, that have somehow disappeared. So, when the 8th man showed up today, …
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It wasn’t designed to be an AMRAP, but it felt like one…..
10 stations loaded with some goodies, throw in some running, and you have….an AMRAP (As Many Repititions As Possible for those keeping score at home). When YHC designed this one, he never envisioned it being an AMRAP, but not long into it, that feeling hit. The pax seemed to get their money’s worth, so there’s …
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Around and around we go….
You never want to be “that guy” that has the Q the first day after several days of consecutive rain. The midlands got several inches of rain over the weekend making for some soggy conditions. As a nod to Boucher, YHC thought it best to stay off of his practice fields and keep it on …
Arena AMRAP
As August rolls in, it signals an end to summer vacations, a return to school for 2.0’s, and is typically the hottest, most humid month in South Carolina. It’s also a time for pax to find it convenient to sleep in. However, 9 pax decided to post and get better. Here’s what went down. *** …
Move quick, move with a purpose.
Fresh off of vacation, YHC found himself in the position of being called out of the bullpen to help Q with our brother Dri-Soket being on IR. With little time to plan coupled with training for a GoRuck Tough, the decision was easy. Let’s put on the rucks (optional, of course) and get a healthy …
Sand, Sweat, Sandbags and Stations……
On a hot, muggy, sticky morning, YHC thought it to be a good idea to throw out a sandbag workout for the faithful pax. When it was all said and done, the pax were covered in sand in what could have been a #BlameDunphy moment. Here’s what had happened… ***Conditions: 72 degrees with 100% humidity …
Heart-rate AMRAP visits the Hollow
A while back, YHC came across an #AMRAP that is designed to get the heart rate up and keep it there. This is exactly the kind of stupidity that the men of The Hollow embrace. 11 of Lexington’s finest (including YHC’s oldest 2.0) defeated the fart sack for some Saturday morning shenanigans. Here’s how it …
I’m not a professional, but the guy who invented this workout is….
Last week while perusing the Tweeter, YHC stumbled across an article that featured a workout touted to be a fat shredding workout. Curious, I read on. It didn’t take long to see that this workout was two things; 1) not easy, and 2) what we call an AMRAP. It consisted of 5 exercises (a couple …
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See, what had happened was…..
Fresh off of a fun Q at the Arena, YHC noticed some empty slots on the Q sheet. In an effort to have a little fun with the pax, I immediately signed up to Q again. I’ve been toying with a Sandbag themed Q for a while, so the decision was made. I reached out …
No bricks, No blocks, No burpees….
In what may have been a first for YHC, there were no bricks or blocks at his Q. Not surprisingly, there were no burpees. YHC had done this workout earlier in the week at Arena, and the pax there thought the boys at the Hollow would enjoy it. Here’s what happened: ***Conditions: 69 and …
End of School Year F3/FiA/2.0 family Boot Camp
Please plan to join us for an end of school year Boot Camp celebration for FiA, F3 and our 2.0’s to kick off summer the way we do it best. It is the most fun BC of the year. The fun starts at 7:00am at the Lexington High School track.
The Shovel Flag makes its debut, and so does a new workout
Some days just have that “it” when you show up to BC. With the group of men in F3 Lexington, all it takes is something new, to get the pax going. Today, the Arena shovel flag made its long awaited debut. The shovel flag is something we don’t take lightly. It represents something bigger than …
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When you step into the Arena……
The week after a #CSAUP event is always a weird week, and a little challenging to Q. You never know how the pax are feeling. You know their minds and bodies are tired and beaten, but the pax of F3 Lexington are NEVER defeated. You see the looks on their faces during those moments when you …
Who drew the #ShortStraw?
A few weeks back while discussing YHC handing off the Shovel Flag at CAT, Ken Doll asked me if I had any plans for today’s date. A quick peek at the calendar revealed nothing, and I replied as such. Ken Doll then informed me I would be Q’ing at Shawshank today. YHC didn’t think much …
We’re going to do what??
7 pax who were not participating in the P200, decided to show up at CAT for a “ruck friendly” boot camp. Little did they know we would lift heavy stuff, carry heavy stuff, and move fast doing it. It was a little cool, the mumble chatter was strong, and work got done. Here’s what went …
F3Lexington Mentor Program is live:
This morning, YHC had the special privilege of meeting with a young man at Lake Murray Elementary School who has been identified as “at risk”. When you hear that term “at risk”, if you are like me, you may be thinking of a child who has a bad attitude, stays in trouble, struggles academically, and …
March winds bring a 1 year anniversary, and new AOQ to CAT
As March winds blow in, they bring about a time of celebration and change as today we celebrated our first anniversary as an AO and a changing of the guard as YHC transferred to shovel flag to Moist. The pax from our Mothership, The Hollow joined us today, and we appreciate them coming over for …
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Birthday bricks instead of candles
Sometimes when planning a workout, your brain locks up. It’s the story of “well, I’ve already done this workout, so and so did this one. What can I do that will be different, yet really push everyone?” It was YHC’s birthday, and things just weren’t coming to him. On top of that, it was raining …
Tires, 4 corners, useless history facts, and scripture = 4 year anniversary Q
A little over 4 years ago, several things happened all at once that led YHC to F3. Not far removed from moving back to Lexington from Spartanburg, I wanted to find my place somewhere between work and family. Sure I had some friends from high school and we had started going to our church, but …
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The winds and rain of #CAT5
As stated many times before, one of the best things about the #CAT5 AMRAP, is the flexibility in the layout and direction of it. One thing that never changes is that it is hard and it will suck. The conditions were CAT5 like today with wind and rain. We took advantage of the opportunity and …
Don’t tell anyone, but we ran at a non-running AO
So, a few weeks ago while YHC was “working”, he had an idea for a Q. The objective was simple, start at the base of the stairs at the gym/LOPAC, doing an exercise. The bottom stair is 1. The second stair is 2, and so on all the way to the top. For those curious, …
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#CAT5 with a new wrinkle
The #CAT5 has quickly established itself as a very difficult #AMRAP in F3Lexington. One of the best things about it is the versatility and ability to change directions, as well as the added difficulty of block exercises. Today was no different. Here’s what went down. ***Conditions: 31 degrees and windy. Gloomy ***Disclaimer and prayer ***Crank …
Move this here, move that there, and do it quickly
At CAT, we typically lift stuff, usually heavy stuff. YHC decided it was time to change it up, lift a little less, but move quickly. Time to get the heart rate up. Here’s how it went down: ***Conditions: 38 and windy with a TON of Meteors/Shooting stars (provided good entertainment) Disclaimer/Prayer COP SSH X 15 …
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Hilly Leg Day
Everyone loves a good Homecoming. The Hollow is home for YHC, so going back there to Q is always fun. Enough talk about feelings, let’s talk about what went down. ***Conditions: 39 and breezy ***Disclaimer and prayer ***The Thing Jog lap around parking lot to loosen up a bit Mosey to brick pile. One problem, …
Changing winds prevail for the CAT5
When Moist and YHC came up with the idea of having an AMRAP for CAT, Moist said right from the get-go, that he wanted us to have flexibility. When asked to clarify, he said he had this idea of calling it CAT5 like a hurricane, with the ability to change directions, or do different things. …
Legs for Days at Arena
Addition by Division has been a benchmark of what has helped F3Lexington grow. The Arena is another example of that. YHC was excited about the opportunity to Q at one of our regions newest AO’s, and the one closest to his house. Word has traveled fast that these guys have a good thing going, and …
Halloween Show at Surge
There is something to this F3 thing. Where else can you go in the pre-dawn darkness we know as the Gloom, encounter 13 other men, 6 of which you have never met before and know you belong? The growth of F3 in Lexington is truly remarkable. Each new AO is launched using data, demand, but …
Rucks, Blocks and bad decisions…..
Earlier in the week, YHC sent out a message to the pax of #CAT that today’s workout would be ruck friendly. I had no idea at the time what we would do, only that ruck’s would be welcome. Sometime on Friday, it came to me. Read on for details. ***Conditions: Clear and 49*** ***Prayer & …
CAT5 Warning…..
***Conditions: 44 degrees, crisp fall morning ***Disclaimer and Prayer: (Arrive early, get a block and meet at the stadium) *** The Thang: This morning was the second running (can we call it that since we are technically a “Non-Running” AO) of CAT5. For those not familiar with CAT5, it is @F3CAT signature #AMRAP event. It …
Alphabet Workout – CAT Style
Today was a special day in the world of F3Lexington. We launched a new AO. Addition by division is a good thing. With that said, 8 pax decided to show up at CAT for an alphabet inspired workout. CONDITIONS: 58 with a slight breeze DISCLAIMER & PRAYER THE THANG: COP: SSH X 15 IC LBAC …
We will rock you…..
YHC is a big fan of music. Seems he always has an earworm and is thumping, tapping, or singing (badly) something. At F3_CAT, workouts that include good music is always a crowd pleaser. With that in mind, I figured we would have music not in the background, but as part of the workout. Here’s how …
Build-a-Burpee Workshop
Burpees suck. – Dozer YHC is no prophetic thinker, he just states the obvious. However, one of the things I have learned in 3 plus years of F3 is that there is no other single exercise that does as much for you as the burpee. Another informational nugget YHC has learned is that in order …