Fifteen men braved the near 65 degree weather on Thursday for a full-on cinder block assault led by your truly. The Thang Slow mosey to park, grab a block. Block Party (With Cinders of varying size and density) Curls for the girls x 25 Thrusters x 25 Squats x 25 Bigger Boy Sit-ups x 25 …
Four amigos gathered in the sultry gloom for my second post and first Q at Blitz: F3 Columbia’s shortest workout. During my last visit, I swore off Blitz forever because my good friend Polo tried desperately to kill me with a stomach torture device he called the “v-up”. My ab hurt for days after that. …
My 1st Q at Blitz. Verdict: 15 minutes shorter than other workouts.Read More »
A bunch of guys got up on a chilly Thanksgiving morning, met at a high school parking lot, and gave thanks for the ability to get up on a chilly holiday morning and meet at a hight school parking lot. As the COP grew, Logo called an audible and decided we needed to break into …
Note: This post is about the men of F3 Columbia, Lexington, and Lake Murray who have answered the call to serve men in their community. When I say “I” or “we”, I’m talking about these guys. If you take one thing away from this post, I hope you will find it in your heart to …
Six months ago, Columbia area regions launched a downtown AO to support the men enrolled in The Oliver Gospel Mission’s residential recovery program. In that time, we’ve developed a strong relationship with the men in the program, as well as the leadership over there. Here’s an update of what’s been going on… Mentoring The OGM …
In the absence of our brother posting to the nasty Blue Ridge Relay, 12 men posted to Thunder. In honor of those men, and the work they were about to undertake, we did no running up no hills. The Thang Mosey to the block pile, grab a block. Name it, it will be your friend …
19 from around the Midlands unfartsacked themselves this morning in a restless effort to get better. With the BRR just around the corner, the Bullseye crew showed up to do a little prework beginning at 05:00, hence the big numbers posted on the scoreboard today. Word has it that the Ramble crew requested permission to …
I witnessed something powerful at The Mission on Saturday. One of our faithful pax enrolled in the recovery program shared with me that he almost walked out the door of the recovery program earlier in the week. This guy is pretty quiet, but after some persistence he admitted to me that he was feeling guilting …
Fifteen men una$$ed themselves from the sack this morning and confronted Monday’s worst nightmare, The Bull & Bullseye. Conditions: 80 degrees and 2,000% humidity By now you know how The Thang works, so I’ll skip right to… The Results: Most Laps: Catheter / 6.5 Most Weight: Robber / 48lbs Matador: Robber / 138 Bullseye: Garnish / …
In the past two months, thanks to the Midlands pax, the Mission has turned into a truly amazing workout; We’ve raised money for the OGM, donated hundreds of items to the men of the Mission, and have been given the opportunity to get to know these men who have committed to getting their lives on …