YHC has been making the monthly trip out to Detention as it is always fun to be back in the yard. The Pax are dedicated and YHC even saw where 6 of them were out supporting the Lexington SAFE run. Nice work by the Pax present and the Pax making the streets safer. Weather 62 …
YHC didn’t want to be here today. Not sure YHC wanted to be anywhere. But YHC knew where to be, why to be there, and only through the very Grace of God could YHC signed up to Q six months ago and it fall on a day where posting was probably the best thing that …
With the looming threat of wind, rain and general 5am mayhem in the forecast, YHC did not know if the pax would rise to the occasion and post to see what bit of stupidity YHC may have thought up. 12 of the finest pax F3 has ever known defied the fartsack, and while one or …
YHC has been mulling this thing called the Burpee Ladder. While the Pax have seen different versions of ladders provided by various Q’s, YHC has not seen this one. YHC loves the Detainees, and the Detainees had a lot to say this morning, so let us recap the festivities: Weather: 46 and perfect Disclamer/No FNGs/Prayer …
YHC had the honor of traveling down to the #BeechHouse to lead the newest and freshest AO in F3 Lexington. The weather was right, the golf cart posse rolled up in style and the lights were prompt and bright at 5am, which is the coolest feature at any AO in Lexington. As they say, it …
YHC had the honor of leading the pax of Urban Legend for the first time on what is supposed to be the final day of summer. It was hot, it was humid, and 14 pax did the harder thing to sweat out the final remnants of summer. Good to see Dr Quin and Rocking Chair …
YHC loves the Hollow. The Pax not only work hard they show up 15 minutes early and that always sets the tone. YHC tried to change it up on the Pax, and it seemed to work as the some of the Pax were looking forward to moving blocks. Not on this day. It was a …
YHC did not know that this morning the Nan’tan would arrive for an audit, but 14 faithful posted for some shenanigans. With both the current and former Nan’tans present, the workout had to reflect that YHC was still qualified to lead the pax. If that isn’t good enough for the pax to accept what went …
YHC has never ventured out to Q the Pax of Crypt, but there is a first time for everything, and YHC thought maybe it was time to contribute to Making Crypt Great Again. The 12 Pax seemed please with the effort, so hopefully one day they will have YHC back! Several pax rolled in at …
YHC was, as always, honored to lead the Detainees. With 9 pax for SL, the parking lot was crowded when YHC rolled up, and the humidity in the air indicated it was going to be a good day. 16 total would take on the Gloom. Weather: 80ish and humid Disclaimer/Prayer The Thang: Mosey into the …
YHC took the opportunity to avoid doing the IPC for another couple days to lead the Pax of Anchor and admire Sharknado’s hard work in resurrecting the Anchor shovel flag. The craftsmanship was perfect, and the flag did not fall over. That is a good start. 2 Pax joined to swing some bells. Musical stylings …
YHC was excited to Q for the first time at Turning Point. While YHC has run the Kamikaze several times, nothing gets one in touch with the Pax like a Q. 13 faithful TP Pax posted to find out what kind of shenanigans YHC could think up. Thank you to the Pax for letting YHC …
The Nan’tan emeritus challenged the Pax of Lexington to break the long standing single day record for Pax posting. YHC is not sure we will break the mark, but nonetheless the Shawshank Pax showed up in numbers and came to work this morning. YHC was excited to break out a few new things for the …
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YHC found one brave pax to take on a little warm up before the Iron Pax Challenge cranks up. Weather. It was humid. 95% humidity to be exact. The Thang: Mosey to the blockpile,select a block that makes you feel happy inside, and return to the outdoor gym. 50 burpees over the block 400M run …
YHC paid the monthly visit at F3 Detention. Blue Rhino was kind enough to let YHC know that music was part of the Thang now, so NF and We Came As Romans provided the backdrop for what one could consider as a concentrated attack on thy legs. Temp – stupid hot and stupid humid, but …
YHC rolled into the Hollow this morning with 16 eager Pax waiting. It is amazing how early all these Pax arrive to hang out prior to a beatdown. There were so many Pax (9) lit up for Stride Lite that it look like Christmas presented by Nox Gear. As Mercy Rule pointed out about halfway through …
YHC has had a rough summer. Injuries and vacations and a general sense of laziness has been a real struggle. The hell with all of that…it is time to get back to work. YHC warned the Pax they would be punished for the above, and YHC hopes the beatdown delivered. Weather: 71 and not as …
YHC loves the Hollow because there are bricks and blocks. While all AOs have blocks, not all AOs have bricks, but YHC loves them. It is a really nice transition point as the workout goes along to be able to shift the weight down. Anyway, YHC loves the Hollow, and the Pax always bring their …
Ah, the Pax of the Hollow. They bring it. Every. Single. Time. YHC has learned that the Pax always enjoy something new, so YHC strives to find new ways to do old things. Weather: 68ish and very nice Disclaimer/Prayer The Thang: Mosey around the parking lot. Circle up: SSS x20 4ct IC LBACs x15 F&B 4ct …
The Pax know YHC has a deep respect for the veterans of the great country we call home. With Memorial Day approaching, it seemed only fitting to bring a reminder to the Pax that we still have 22 veterans a day committing suicide. 22. While they may come back from the war, the war never …
Every other light pole, starting with 10 reps counting down, squats YHC felt bad this morning. Real bad. This Q was gonna end in some serious merlot or THC would feel better, and thankfully it was the latter. With the Gauntlet going on someone had to hold down the AO, and YHC was honored as …
YHC was honored to make the trip over to see the Detainees and lead them. YHC is grateful that Bar Crawl and Blue Rhino extended the invite, and YHC will make it a regular occurrence to Q these fine pax. Weather 60ish and clear Disclaimer/Prayer The Thang: Mosey to the courts for a quick warm-up. …
YHC was honored when Scotch invited YHC to come out and Q the Pax at the Hollow. When YHC arrived a little early, there were about a dozen Pax standing around and waiting. YHC knew it was going to be a good morning. The mumble chatter is strong with this group of Pax and never …
3 pax braved a little rain to bring in year 45 of YHC’s crazy existence on this orb we call Earth. Work was done and some miles were covered. Weather: 48 and periods of rain Disclaimer/Prayer The Thang: Mosey around to the bottom of Reaper hill them up to the working streetlights. Circle up: SSH …
YHC saw a WOD yesterday and did the only thing that can be done. Modified it and brought it for the Pax to try out. It seemed that all the Pax are ready to go to Vegas. Weather: Why is it cold? It’s March! Around 30 with frost on the ground Disclaimer/Prayer The Thang: Mosey …
February 19th marked the 74th anniversary of the start of the battle of Iwo Jima. YHC’s grandfather was there to fight the battle with the 4th Marine Division. His role in the fighting went with him to the grave as he never said a word about his experiences there other than the fact he was there …
YHC has not been to The Hollow in a long time. A very long time. It was an honor to take the Q and try to make sure the Pax got their money worth. Weather: 56 and misty Disclaimer and Prayer The Thang: Mosey around the parking lot and circle up. SSS 20ic, TTT 10ic, …
YHC signs up on the Q sheet months in advance and had no idea that the 22nd was Turkey Day. It was a classic fartsack day that YHC was forced to post for and it was good. YHC had two Qs planed and opted for this one. Weather 40 degrees Disclaimer/Prayer The Thang: Mosey around …
The men of the Shank answered the call this brisk morning to enjoy a full moon and some odd exercises. YHC brought a rather large weinke (ok, it was a full dang page of notebook paper) and still didn’t really follow it, so hopefully this captures everything in order… The weather: 47 and cool with a …
The AOQs have been eyeing a CSAUP, and repeatedly talked about testing it out. YHC suprised the Pax today with dropping the little bit of fun. Weather: too dang warm for October Disclamer/Prayer The thang: Circle up – 20 SSH IC, 20 Imperial Walkers IC, 15 LBACs forward, 15 overhead claps, 15 LBACs backward IC. …
YHC has been sitting on this one for a little while, and was actually planning on rolling it out at Cryptonite this Saturday, but due to Florence, YHC decided to drop it on the Shawshank Pax. The Pax responded as they always do, with mumblechatter. Sgt. Zachary Tellier, 31, was killed in action on September 29th, …
YHC, along with my fellow AOQs Milli Vanilli and Hemingway, were excited to see our brothers from across the river and post for a Stomp the Swamp convergence. The Battle boys are a tough group of Pax, and so YHC knew we had to bring it. You cannot come to Cryptonite and not visit Reaper …
On Tuesday the Shank was dark. Real dark. All the lights were pretty much off. On Thursday, the AOQ must have worked some magic, because as YHC came down Barr road the sky was lit up. The Shank had almost every light on available. YHC started quickly rethinking his Q to take advantage of the …
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Special Warfare Operator Petty Officer 1st Class Patrick D. Feeks, 28, of Edgewater, Maryland, assigned to SEAL Team 3, died Aug. 16, 2012, when his helicopter was shot down northeast of Kandahar, Afghanistan, while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Today the pax of Cryptonite did a WOD to honor him. Disclaimer/Prayer The Thang: Mosey to the …
YHC was glad as always to map a path for the Wander Pax. 4 went XL in preparation for the BRR and the count came to 7 total. Disclaimer/Prayer Route: West Main to Columbia, Columbia to Reed Ave, go to bottom of the hill and turn around at the creek, backtrack and go down West …
Ah the gloom in 5000% humidity. It is always adds an extra suck factor in the gloom and it did not disappoint this morning! 5 brave pax posted with great anticipation to see what brand of stupid YHC had in store. YHC hopes the pax all got their moneys worth, especially Man Bun, who posted …
Ah, the gloom. YHC had not a dang clue what to Q this morning, and 100% made this one up on the fly. Fortunately, there was Stridelite, so the opportunity to wake up and get the cobwebs out was used to at least come up with a starting point for this Q. Weather: who knows, …
YHC saw something floating around in the webosphere that seemed like a terrible idea. Brute Force was doing a little fundraiser for the boys in blue and it seemed only correct to bring a full blown sandbag workout to Cryptonite. The Pax, as always, responded to the call. Sandbag weight was at the pax discretion. …
Ah it was yet another glorious morning at Cryptonite. It was hot. It is still hot. It is not going to stop being hot until January. Weather: 75 and humid Disclaimer/Prayer The thang: do 100 burpees, run a mile. Do 50 burpees, run a mile. Do 25 burpees, run a mile. Do 25 burpees. The …
YHC was proud to lead the Pax of the Shank for a post-Vacation accountability Q. The Pax were fired up and ready to go, and Man Bun ninja’ed himself into the formation while it was already moseying along. It is the belief that he understood YHC was not a professional. Weather: 68ish, a little bit …
YHC has a vacation coming up and saw an empty Q slot, so YHC jumped on it as to prevent the pre-vacation fartsacks. It is always a humbling experience to lead the pax of Shawshank. The men are not scared to work, and the goal is always to give them the opportunity to get better. …
YHC and 4 Pax assembled on a beautiful morning to get in a little work. We salute Shawshank,s 4 year anniversary, but our show must go on. Weather: 69 and only about 89% humidity. There was a breeze. Once. Disclaimer/BOM The thang: Mosey down the hill, up the hill and to Reaper hill. Run backwards …
7 pax post for the last day in May to see what YHC had imagined up for them. It was a typical spring morning that felt like a typical summer morning. The humidity did not disappoint, and neither did the pax. Weather: 73 with about 92% humidity, so the weatherman said it felt like 75 …
The pax of Shawshank, 10 strong, set out on a little adventure this morning to get better and some weird use of Spanish came up along the way. Its just different at Costco. YHC promised there would be zero box jumps…and there were none. The temp – mid fifties, clear skies and a beautiful moon, …
YHC was looking forward to a pain free Q this morning and had some really fun things planned. All of this went bad before our 45 minutes of fun was up, but such as life. I owe the pax 8 minutes in May, and I will not forget it gents. Conditions: 45ish The Thang: Disclaimer/BOM …
YHC has not Qed in a long time. A LONG TIME! There are many reasons for that, but we will get back to that. Post GrowRuck I had a crappy week of workouts, a hurt back, and was just plain tired. Because of all of that I took a couple days off and I wanted …