Since the MLB All Star Game is sometimes known as the midpoint of summer, YHC wanted to give the PAX a summer-themed tour of campus. Conditions: 75 and muggy but a slight breeze! The Thang: Warmup with SSH, Little Baby Arm Circles (forward, backward, raise the roof), Imperial Walkers all IC x 10. Summer is …
9 PAX met at Trenholm Park expecting to get their steps in. YHC has been known to add some running to a Q, however most were not expecting to get a 5k in without leaving the AO. Borrowing from our friends in Raleigh, the Hammer PAX got to take a ride on a modified version …
9 PAX made their way to Hammer on a warm February morning to get their work in. Conditions: 58 and humid, Spring-like The Thang: warmups at the flag. SSH, merkins, slow squats IC x 10. High knees and butt kicks to first speed bump, 50% jog down to second speed bump and back. Head to …
13 PAX showed up at the new old home of Hammer at Trenholm Park. Some of the newer PAX may not have been familiar with everything this AO location has to offer, so YHO arranged a tour to get everyone reacquainted. Conditions: 48 degrees, clear, dry, perfect for a beatdown The Thang: Warmup-10 SSH IC, …
9 PAX were not scared off by the ominous forecast and made their way to Hammer to get some work in. Conditions: 75% degrees, 95% humidity (gross) and no rain! The Thang: Start with an easy warm up. 10 SSH IC, 10 merkins IC Head to the entrance to the parking lot. Next up was …
The Hammer PAX descended on Lowes parking lot to get some work in and heart rate up on a soupy morning in Forest Acres. Conditions: 75 degrees with 88% humidity, not the slightest breeze to be felt. Perfect! The Thang: Warmup- 20 SSH IC, 10 low and slow squats IC, 20 little baby arm circles …
13 PAX converged on Hammer on a beautiful February morning ready to work. YHC wanted to make sure the PAX were not just glamor muscles, so a strong leg-focused workout was in order. Conditions: 52 and calm (can’t beat that in February) The Thang: Warmup- 10 SSH IC 10 merkins IC 10 BBS OYO 10 …
YHC made his highly anticipated return to Hammer after some time off for paternity leave. 16 PAX made their way out of the fartsack to join the fun. Everyone that came for some hills and running left disappointed, YHC was overdue for an old-fashioned full body beatdown. Conditions: 40 degrees and clear The Thang: Warmup- …
5 PAX converged at Battle to #getbetter on a Saturday morning. Even though the workout was fairly straightforward, it was still a very effective full-body beatdown. Conditions: 60 degrees, very pleasant The Thang: RA- Grab pavers and mosey to football field. Line up on goal line. 10 merkin rows, 15 bottom burpees, 20 squats, 25 …
13 PAX gathered to celebrate the 5th Anniversary of Hammer. YHC hoped to give the AO a fitting birthday celebration in the form of a true beatdown. Conditions: 70 and breezy. Not bad The Thang: 20 SSH IC for a warm up, then mosey to the playground. One of the true signs of a major …
14 PAX arrived at Hammer expecting to hit the hills but YHC decided to zig when the PAX were expecting a zag. A dig into the lexicon uncovered a new challenge to throw out. Conditions: 32 degrees The Thang: Warmup- 20 SSH IC, mosey to playground ALARM (arms,legs,abs,run,M exercise) -incline merkins, box jumps, iron cross, …
11 PAX converged at AC Flora for the first Battle of 2019. This was YHC’s first battle Q after a few previous hurricane-related postponements and hopefully the PAX were not disappointed. Conditions: 46 and breezy, no rain! Excellent workout weather The Thang: Grab some pavers for the second half of the workout and drop them …
The PAX of Scramble took a trip to Dunkin, but it wasn’t for coffeeteria and it wasn’t the one up the street. Conditions: 28 degrees Left out of Trenholm Plaza and down Trenholm. Take a left and head up Beltline, then take a left onto Kilbourne. Follow Kilbourne until it meets Devine, then go right. …
Since YHC’s Battle Q was cancelled on Saturday (thanks Florence), the basic structure of the workout was bumped down the road a few days for the Hammer PAX to enjoy. Conditions: humid The Thang: Warmup- 20 SSH IC 10 Merkins IC 10 Squats IC 20 LBCs OYO Grab blocks, go to corner of Briarfield and …
8 Pax gathered at Scramble for a #Fridayapproved fellowship run followed by coffeeteria. The Thang: Left out onto Trenholm Rd then a left onto Forest Ridge. Take that down to Quail Ln and take a left. Follow that and make a left onto Shady Ln. Go to the end of the street and turn around …
9 PAX missed the Crazy Train, so a trip to Scramble would have to do. YHC offered multiple mileage options for whatever type of workout the PAX were looking for. Conditions, 70 degrees, slight breeze! The Thang: Leave AO and head up Lakeshore Dr. Take a left onto Eastshore. For 4 miles, take a left …
30 Pax gathered at Hammer to celebrate the AO’s 4th Anniversary. With such a big group, YHC wanted to keep the PAX moving and give the visitors a nice tour of the area. Conditions: 74 degrees and humid The Thang: Warmup- SSH x 20 IC Merkins x 10 IC BBS x 10 OYO Squats x …
7 PAX gathered in great weather for an old-school Scramble route Conditions: 56 degrees, perfect The Thang: Leave AO and turn right on to Converse. Take that to E Buchanen and turn right. Cross Trenholm and make a left onto Belmont. Follow all the way up to Kilbourne and go left. Cross back across Trenholm …
9 PAX were not scared off by the rain overnight to post for some unexpected block work. Conditions: 60 degrees, soggy but not raining The Thang: Warmup: 20 SSH IC 10 merkins IC 10 squats IC 10 burpees OYO 20 LBCs OYO Run down to the bottom of Briarfield for a hill suicide. 10 burpees …
4 PAX gathered at Trenholm Plaza to work off some Christmas cookies. Conditions: 44 degrees and breezy The Thang: Leave AO and head up Trenholm Rd. Turn right on Spring Lake, follow to that across the dam and go left on Eastshore. Go to Rockbridge and take a left to head up the hill. Left …
After Collar apparently scared some PAX off with a preview tweet warning of hills, the 7 PAX that showed up were rewarded with a hill-free trip to the playground. All the guys were killing it, YHC had to think on his feet at the end since we got through everything so quickly. Conditions: 50 degrees, …
9 PAX gathered at Hammer for a Billy Bob/Garnish duel Q. Running was heavily involved, about 1.75 miles total starting from the AO down Briarfield, to Sylvan, to Reamer and eventually back to AO. Conditions: 40 and clear The Thang: Circle up for warmups: Billy Bob-SSH x 25 IC Garnish-markins x 10 IC BB-Squats Run …
8 PAX took to the streets to get some hill work in. The Thang: Left out of AO and head down Trenholm. Go left up Brennan and take a right onto Kilbourne. Make a right on Beltline and follow to E. Buchannen. Take a left then take a left up Belmont hill. When you get …
8 PAX came to Scramble to burn off some cadberry eggs from Easter weekend. Conditions: 60 with a breeze. Very nice The thang: leave AO up Forest, Clemson, Brennan, kilbourne, Sanford, kathwood, woodlake, trenhom back to AO. About 4.1 miles.
15 PAX (including 2 from Leigon) came to for an AMRAP workout where the reward for finishing first was more reps. Conditions: 55 and clear The Thang: Warmup- Mosey to stop sign and back SSH IC x 25 Merkins IC x 15 Squats IC x 15 BBS OYO x 10 AMRAP Due to a shortage …
YHC was ready to shake off some rust from the holidays and lead the PAX through some brick and hill work. Conditions: 38 degrees and clear Warmup: Jog to stop sign and back 10 burpees 10 Meekins IC 10 squats IC 20 LBC OYO Little baby arm circles front back overhead x 20 IC Grab …
6 PAX fought the cold for 4.5 miles, including fan favorite Belmont Hill. Condtions: 30 degrees and clear The route: Turn left out of Trenholm Plaza and take a right on Converse. Take Converse to E. Buchanen and take a right. Cross Beltline and take a left up Belmont. Take a left at Kilbourne and …
The Hammer PAX met for the first time in 2016 to take on some colder temperatures and dumpster hill repeats. A good time was had by all. Conditions: 30 degrees and clear The Thang: Warmup- SSH x 20 IC Merkins x 15 IC Squats x 20 IC Little Baby Arm Circles x 20 IC Mountain …
4 PAX converged at Trenholm Plaza for a very rainy 4 mile Saito out and back. The Thang: Leave Trenholm Plaza and run up Forest Dr. to Falcon Dr. Go left on Falcon Dr down to Beltline Blvd (since Saito is still cleaning up from the flood, turn back at the light). On the way …
Leave Trenholm Plaza and turn right onto Converse Take Converse to Macgregor, cross Beltline Blvd and turn left up Belmont hill. Take Belmonst to Killbourne, turn around and head back to AO 2 laps around parking lot for 4.2 miles.
8 PAX braved the 55 degree “chill” to put in some work. The low numbers allowed for maximum effort due to minimal down time between exercises. THE THANG: Warmup: A lap around the field SSH IC x 25 Merkins IC x 20 BBS OYO x 10 Squats IC x 10 Little baby arm circles (front …
3 PAX ran for 5 miles around Forest Lake. The Thang: Go right out of Trenholm Plaza and turn left onto Lakeshore Dr. Follow Lakeshore drive and go left onto Eastshore Rd. Take Eastshore to Rockbridge and take a left. Take Rockbridge back to Trenholm and head back to AO. Half lap around the parking …
After a few burpee-heavy workouts, the Hammer PAX gathered in the humid gloom and were treated to a burpee-free morning. However, there was some BRR training, whether they were running the race or not. Conditions: 80 degrees, 80% humidity The Thang: Short run down the parking lot for 20 SSH IC. From there, run to The Other …
Conditions: 76 degrees, 92% humidity Route: left out to Trenholm Plaza down Trenholm Rd, turn left and head up Brennan Rd. Turn on to Kilbourne Rd then right down Beltline Blvd. Turn left on W Buchanen then left up Belmont Hill. Turn left on Trenholm then go back down Beltline Blvd. Turn onto Falcon Dr, …