F3 Lake Murray Backblasts
29 Faithful PAX’s arrived at Graveyard probably expecting the usual PYT workout. That usually involves Merkins, Merkins, and more Merkins. After a visit to The Mother-ship this weekend myself (PYT) and Clipboard had the opportunity to see where F3 all started. And to our surprise they had a fun filled morning of suck planned. Soooooo…………. …
The Dirty Dozen showed up to the Shank today to get better. I put in to play one of Ken Doll’s favorite workouts. I did have expressed written consent (via twitter messenger). It was a beat down Mosey to small soccer fields COP SSH x 25 IC Windmill x 25 IC Rock Bottom Squats …
4 PAX post for another #Boneyard beatdown. Of course at quartertilgloom, everyone looks mahvelous but this morning everyone looked AB-solutely Mahvelous. Disclaimer, Prayer, and detach Slowzey to Bricks (find two you like) SSH x 40 IC Windmill x 40 IC TTT x 40 IC LBAC x 20 IC Raise the Roof x 20 IC LBAC …
(Written by and posted for Nail Pop) 5 PAX posted for an inaugural #Blockparty in the gloom. Thanks to our brother Treadmill for picking them up from Home Depot where our brother JJ runs the show. Gotta support our brothers whenever possible. Weather: Very pleasant 43 and clear. Did I mention the stars were shining …
Nail Pop host an Inaugural BLOCK PARTY at Turning PointRead More »
4 Pax posted for an all out running exercise on the track at River Bluff HS. Pain was delivered and received. Conditions: 38° and 90% RH Tha Thang: Mozy to the track and jog 2 warm up laps.. (800m) Stretch Tabata Protocol workout… 20 seconds 100% sprint followed by 10 seconds of rest. Rinse and …
12 Pax welcomed YHC back to the gloom of Crypt this morning. Well welcomed is a strong word it was more of a ‘Go back home Mac!’ but I know there was love behind it. With a sky full of stars looking over us and the lingering smell of dirty bombs the Pax marched through …
Conditions: Upper 40’s and perfectly clear The Thang: 22 pax rolled into Speedtrap this morning for the finale of our Tuesday GoRuck training. Thanks again to all the non-GoRuck pax who put up with our Tuesday Q’s for the past two months. Today’s workout was one last focus on moving together, working as a team …
“If you want to feel funky, feel free. But please don’t spread that funk on me” 7 PAX showed up in the beautiful 50 degree Strut in the Park, much moaning and groaning but no complaints so it was a successful Q. Run to school parking lot (15) ARM CIRCLES – IC (15) THRU THE …
23 Pax showed up at Depot to fully embrace the suck this morning and pay tribute to Veterans everywhere by participating in the Murph. Great work by everyone this morning, as everyone was able to finish in the 45 minute time this morning. Overall, mumble chatter was pretty low during the workout, but encouragement amongst …
13 running faithful made the voyage to Savannah, GA this past weekend on a mission to conquer new heights in the #CSAUP category. The full marathon was on the docket for 11 of these 13 and for 9 this would be their first attempt at the 26.2 mile beast. Most importantly, all 13 crossed the …
Rock ‘n’ Roll Savannah Marathon: Mission AccomplishedRead More »
This week started off just as the past handful of weeks started off…waking up before 5am to go out and get beat down with some Good Livin. Most had one of their rest days yesterday dreaming about lifting logs, rucks, squats, merkins, and pain, so it was time to get back out and get to …
16 pax post for some GORUCK Training to start the week off rightRead More »
CONDITIONS: YHC WAS COLD. YHC HAS BEEN COLD SINCE ROUGHLY 10:30 THE NIGHT BEFORE. YHC IS STILL COLD. 6 PAX POSTED IN THE FRIGID, COLD SUMTER GLOOM FOR A CREOLE INSPIRED FOOTBALL TOSSING, TIRE FLIPPIN’, SANDBAGGIN’ GOOD TIME. DISCLAIMER BY YHC BOM THE THANG: MOSEY TO ISLAND FOR YHC LED COP 25-SSH-IC 15-IMPERIAL WALKERS-IC 15-MERKINS-IC …
How much you wanna make a bet I can throw a football thru them tires?…Read More »
15 PAX met in the gloom of Fox Hole behind Dutch Fork awaiting the Q from down the way. It would be YHC’s first visit to the AO and what a memorable one it would be… The THANG Warm up lap. COP 50 SSH IC 20 IW IC 20 Squat IC 20 TTT IC Commence …
With the GORUCK main event quickly approaching, 46 PAX convened on north steps of State House to embark on the sadistic adventure of simulating the suck that waits on November 21st. YHC volunteered for BackBlast duties, perhaps suffering from a little Dunning-Kruger effect, YHC underestimating how grueling the event would actually be. At some point …
YHC had signed up for this Q months ago. This Q was special to him. Today’s Q was meant to honor the 239th birthday of the United States Marine Corps. YHC spent almost seven years in the Marine Corps and loved every second of suck that it through at him. So naturally to help celebrate …
32 pax converge on Graveyard to test out their combat fitnessRead More »
YHC knew from the get go that’d he would probably be the only one out for some GORUCK training this morning since most made it out to the sim the night before. Regardless, he set his alarm, woke up early, and went out into the gloom and found…no one. No biggie though, he rucked up …
Well this morning was a convergence in Lexington and the pax only had two choices. Regular bootcamp at Graveyard with No Help at the Q, which guaranteed a mass of running, or Boneyard (the runless AO) with Treadmill at the lead. What’s that you say, a Treadmill without running? How’s that occur? Well, that’s just …
Weather: Started at 46 and finished around 42. Clear with a nice head wind headed up the hill of pain. 2 Pax, Peachy and Hoser, took on Stride XL for 2.8 mile loop of Lexington. They then stopped by to pick up Pepto for a nice run down Hwy 1 to Whispering Pines neighborhood for 3.8 miles. There was …
16 pax rose out of their fart sacks to take on the challenge that is the Reaper. This week the pax were back for a battle, staring down the suck that is Cemetery Hill, and seeing the #Reaper glaring right back with a full moon eerily shining down on the VSF. These 16 brave pax charged the …
16 pax rise up into the gloom to defeat the #Fartsack and the #ReaperRead More »
Conditions: 43 degrees and a little chilly after the “heat wave” we had during the middle of the week. The Thang: With the cooler weather, the Go Ruck simulation tonight, Governors Cup and Savannah tomorrow, the turnout for the weekly Donut run was considerably lower than usual. 3 Pax were able to force themselves out …
(Posted on Behalf of Nailpop) 12 PAX posted for a #Weinkeless Q in the gloom . It was just a great morning for a tour of the Crypt AO. Not sure if the PAX thought the same after we were finished. Weather: Very pleasant, shorts and t-shirt weather for sure, around 61 degrees or so. …
9 PAX, plus YHC, rolled into Foxhole this morning with their trusty rucks. What would it be? Arms? Shoulders? Legs. It would be legs. It wasn’t more leg workout than you could shake a stick at…no…a stick is stiff. It was enough leg workout to turn them into Ramen Noodles. Conditions: 60 degrees with a …
Conditions: Comfortable, low 60’s Disclaimer BOM The Thang YHC was so inspired by Tuesdays Malfunction Junction Q honoring the M’s and child bearing – I came up with my own themed Q for Thursday. Its no secret YHC is a staunch proponent of a Paleo approach to nutrition. If you can’t pick it, pluck it, …
6 Pax converged in the seasonably pleasant Gloom unaware they were about to play some Jumanji games and search for a waterfall. Well they found the waterfall, but it was surrounded by piles of bricks. Great work today by all as some of the segments weren’t exactly clear/fluid. Lots of effort & clear evidence that …
8 pax posted at Strut for Nikita’s anniversary Q. What a year it has been! Plenty of ups and downs with injuries, but nevertheless it has been life-changing. Here’s to another year in the gloom! INCREDIBLY SPECIAL THANKS TO PEBBLES WHO ASSISTED MY DL’D BACKSIDE IN GETTING THIS DONE. YOU DA MAN!!! COULDN’T HAVE DONE IT …
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(Posted on behalf of Hoser) 13 Pax showed up for a chilled morning of work for YHC’s VQ including a surprise taste at Fire Fit in the Gloom!! Weather: 36 degrees, 87% humidity, Winds SW @ 2mph Disclaimer and Prayer: The Thang: Mosey to the helipad through the parking lot completely some butt kicks, and high knees and …
7 PAX (most by choice, some by chance) posted for more arms and abs work at Lake Murray’s newest, formerly unnamed, specialty AO! After we completed our very own block party we rallied the creative juices and decided that #Boneyard was the perfect name for our new CORE workout sharing the campus with a Crypt …
YHC saw Foxhole needed a Q and decided to step up and deliver a no rest beatdown to all takers. If you want to Q there are plenty of openings. Don’t make me keep thinking of harder ways to punish the pax. Conditions: chilly and clear The Thang: Warmup: 53 SSH 4 ct IC, 50 …
Weather: 60 degrees and some humidity. Basketball and….Burpees? YHC worked to come up with something a little original, out of the norm, and yet still leave us getting better by a beat down. Today’s meeting of the PAX proved to be another fun filled, ball feeling, festival of sorts. My glow in the dark balls …
64 degrees and Clear The morning started off like most any in the Gloom. Why does he have cones?, OMG is he bringing the BEAST out. What’s the BEAST? How many cones does he have? Six, yep its the BEAST! The PAX were only momentarily daunted by the propect of the BEAST. Great effort was …
The BEAST and MULETRAIN Team up to bring down SpeedtrapRead More »
YHC was looking forward to the mild weather this morning, and it turns out good ole’ Mother Nature did not disappoint. 18 pax arrived in good spirits and ready to work, so YHC planted the VSF and off we went… into the gloom. Conditions: A balmy 61 degrees and partly cloudy Disclaimer and Prayer …
From that day on, if I was going somewhere… I was RUNNINGRead More »
Conditions: 53 degrees, near perfect conditions for running The Thang: Magoo, led 10 Pax for a 22 minute out and back, or was it 20 minutes out and back? Don’t ask Major Pain, he was turned around at 18:46…….Conversation pace was the theme as most were tapering for this weekends upcoming events. Creole didn’t learn …
3 faithful pax entered the gloom at #Anchor this morning only to find a substitute Q as Malfunction Junction called YHC in from the bullpen in order to rest his ailing back in preparation for the Go Ruck. Weather: 48 with a refreshing lake wind THE THANG COP SSH x 15 IC Imperial Walker x 15 IC …
CONDITIONS: COLD ENOUGH FOR STRETCHY PANTS 7 PAX posted at Snakepit to join with Julep in celebrating the arrival of his (latest) 2.0. YHC thought it would be good to put ourselves in their place of pain for a little bit. Only theoretically of course because no man has ever been through the pain, discomfort …
4 pax showed up for stride this morning with visions of running in the gloom. 1 of the 4 showed up early for some extra mileage, Tclaps to Hoser. This P200 thing is approaching, and distances are starting to be pushed for those training for it. 1 pax showed a few minutes late but still …
On November 8th, this coming Saturday, men of F3 Columbia and F3 Lake Murray will take on the Governor’s Cup 1/2 marathon and 8k road races. Preparation is all in the bag now and the taper/rest week is here. Author note: This preblast will build upon the work of Fountainhead who also used ideas from …
Six pax arrived at stride prepared for the Beep Test. They were more prepared than YHC, who didn’t sufficiently charge the battery to his iphone, which of course is how YHC plays the “beeps.” DISCLAIMER THE THANG: jog around the parking lot, with butt kicks, karaoke, and high knees Start the beep test: start on …
Weather: 36 degrees, 87% humidity, Winds SW @ 2mph 17 pax jumped out of the fartsack this morning to get in their workout before heading to the polls. Had they known what YHC had in store, they may have decided otherwise. There were 16 more pax here today than at Crypt on Saturday for the …
37 degrees and clear with alot of constellations to be seen at dark thirty. 34 cold ground loving pax erupted from the fartsack and voted to get better with each other on election day morning in the Midlands. The last time the hallowed Graveyard was open for beatdowns, precipitation was aplenty and degrees were few. …
21 PAX rolled into the chilly gloom at Speedtrap this morning for a little GoRuck training courtesy of Toothpick. During the COP they were quickly greeted with YHC’s squeaky pre-pubescent voice that came from last Saturday’s SnowRuck training on the Lake Murray Dam. I’m glad I could provide some entertainment as I feebly attempted to …
20 Pax rolled into the gloom at Depot, fully knowing that today’s workout from YHC would suck – big time. YHC timidly chuckled last night as he thought of a new way to unleash the pain from this suck-a-rama, but I also knew that I would be kicking my own butt today. Today was about …
Super-cali-frickin-Suck-Fest and Total Arm destruction by PhoneboothRead More »
8 faithful Pax posted in the chilly gloom of Jumanji on this fine election day to find that Mac has returned and brought with him his usual mixed bag of suck. The Pax knocked everything out YHC could throw at them, an Ark loader, People’s Balls, the Triple Nickel, Nascar and still had enough time to …
Three PAX pulled themselves from the Fartsack to arrive at Turning Point to face the Beast…
36 degrees, 87% humidity, an hour darker than last Tuesday 7 unsuspecting Pax post round the shovel flag looking to be better and do better. The gloom is dark and cold, the fartsack is warm and soft, but we rise and enter the gloom, depending on each other for support. Now we are here, so lets make the …
6 men avoided the temptation to stay in their warm beds on the first freezing morning run of the fall to enjoy some 1st F and #getbetter at Swagger. Special guest of the day was Winston, Cowbell’s dog with his own #smokeboots and several time veteran of our early runs. He never looked tired or …
5 Pax posted to run out and back for StrideXL and Stride. Conditions: low 40s and 80%RH The Thang: Out and back for 22 minutes each up Lake drive onto 378 back towards Lowes. The early risers did the same route out and back 15 minutes each. Moleskin: StrideXL ran 8+ miles and Stride continued …
Stride #HalloweenEdition Out and Back and Out and BackRead More »
YHC slowly woke up this morning, turned off the alarm, and checked the weather…no surprise, it was cold. He removed his self from the fartsack as his M asked him why in the world he was up so early, needless to say he was wondering the same thing. The answer to that question was that …
12 pax post for some Chilly and unscheduled wet GORUCK TrainingRead More »
8 pax brave the rain (and snow mix at one point) and cold to be reminded why this AO is nicknamed “Depot”. CONDITIONS: Rain and 35 degrees with intermittent snow. DISCLAIMER THE THANG: Mosey to collect cinder blocks and then circle up in playground area. The first exercise is….. TRAIN!!!! All pax proceed to Burpees. I think …
(BB written by and posted for Nail Pop. Formerly “The Apologtic Q” now known as “The Ninja Q”. 6 FAITHFUL PAX posted for a #Weinkeless Q in the gloom and braved the rain, wind, and snowflakes. Say What and Meatball actually arrived at the last minute from River Bluff. Not sure if it was lightening …
The Ninja Q Arrives at #TurningPoint and Brings His Throwing Snowflakes With HimRead More »
Conditions: 4 pax survived Smokey’s Tour D’ Strut. There wasn’t much mumble chatter this morning, I think it was 38 SSH in cadence to start off the first COP. The Thang: Nice slow Mosey to the elementary school parking lot. COP: SSH x38 IC Little Arm Circles x10 Forward and 10 Reverse IC Through the …
YHC and 6 other pax removed themselves from the warm, comfortable, cozy, dry, indoor fartsack and went out into glorious conditions. This workout definitely falls into the #CSAUP category. 5 of the pax rolled into the Graveyard AO right after some excellent GORUCK training. YHC didn’t know what to expect when he got there after …
7 pax brave the cold, wet, rainy, sleety, snowy conditions for pocket pool lunges…Read More »
3 PAX awoke on All saints day with determined hearts to Post at Shawshank despite the malicious weather that was predicted. Little did they know that the beauty created on the morn would inspire their souls to complete a work out in conditions that send most men to stand next to Ferns. Truly YHC had the …
With the downpainment in hand YHC arrived early at #Foxhole to scout and set up for the opportunity to #getbetter and #bebetter w the pax. Conditions – 34 degrees and snowing (yes that says snowing) The thang: As 6:15 am came and went no pax were to be found…. As 6:20 came and went no …
15 men posted at Bobby Richardson Park, as the launch of F3 Sumter continues. 8 of those men travelled from the Midlands. YHC was a bit weary of the cold, rainy weather that was forecasted, but turns out Sumter was the place to be, as the Midlands experienced the earliest snowfall in recorded history, while …
5 PAX posted for a cold and wet morning. The exercises turned into freestyle after we all agreed to stay under the Shelter. Conditions: Raining / 40 degrees. The Thang: Mosey to Picnic Shelter 25X SSH 25X Through the Tunnel 20X Merkins 25X LBC 20X Plank Jacks 25X Imperial Walkers 15X Little arm circles (forward) …
Words fall short of expressing YHC’s sentiment regarding today’s Q and Elsa’s furry. After a long internal dialogue and a few moments of personal self-reflection in the car, YHC decided to finish the workout – even if solo. It would be a great opportunity to test out some of my anticipated clothing for the GoRuck. …
4 faithful defied #Cantore and the #fartsack to post in the rainy, sloppy gloom at Jumanji. As the fearless four took off for a mosey around Howard Park, headlights approached us. YHC thought it may be the notoriously just-in-time AB. It wasn’t AB…it was none other than Garmin, wearing shorts, tshirt & no gloves. YHC …
Garmin: “So what’s the temperature? Does anyone know?”Read More »
4 PAX posted for the launch of the first CORE workout in Lexington. With the number of PAX on the DL and looking for less strain on the joints, including YHC, we felt it was a great time to make sure we didn’t get too used to an extra hour of sleep nor revert back …
8 pax posted for a Log Flippin’ Good Time this morning. Great job of working together as a team. COP SSH X 15IC TTT X 15IC WM X 15 IC MERKINS X 15IC Mosey to the Goal Line, Lunge to the 50 yds. line on YHC Call. At 50, 50 squats IC on YHC Call. …
Conditions: 60ish, perfect for running The Thang: 20 minutes down St. Andrews road, 20 minutes back. Lots of talk on the way out, not as much on the way back. Good Work by JayD who keeps beating his PR every time he comes out. Keep up the good work. Pray for LooseScrew who delivered the …
Conditions: Cool enough for jammy pants The Thang: Stride (or ruck it if you are Napalm) down to CrossRoads Middle School track, circling back to Pajanimal and Napalm along the way. Meet up with a bear crawling, ruck wearing AlterBoy at the track. Proceed with lots of loops at high speeds, how many…..that I can’t …
Conditions: Clear and Cool The Thang: 2 Pax (Mungo and LooseScrew) venture out early for 13.1 mile test run for the Governor Cup Half Marathon. 9 Pax Swagger out and back for 44 minutes, while 1 Pax (Napalm) rucks it up solo style. Continue to Pray for Pajanimal and Stones. LooseScrew’s leg is acting …
(Written by Weekend Special) Weather 50s Perfectly Clear Skies 27 PAX posted at Graveyard for a brothers Co-VQ (may be a first in F3 history). The brothers wanted to make this a memorable VQ since it only happens once. There was very little mumble chatter to begin with, but increased as the morning went on …
10 PAX anxiously awaited their mid-week workday — that is until it actually started. After apologizing for only making recent appearances when Qing, YHC took to bringing the pain as recompense… THE THANG COP SSH 40 (the plan was to stop at 20, but when YHC noticed a couple of late arrivals, he couldn’t help …
5 pax arrived at Jumanji for an early Halloween. Costumes were optional, we had…Pebbles as a football player (in addition to the costume, he also carried around a football the whole workout), YHC dressed as the Avengers (Hulk hands, Thor helmet, Iron Man top), but sadly could not find a Captain America shield at Walmart, …
Introducing..the Great Pumpkin squat toss…and other Halloween thingsRead More »
Weather 50s, cool and clear. YHC reported to the Snakepit early to acclimate himself to the friendly confines of the Snakepit since he had not previously posted there. He found plenty of stairs and an open stadium, almost like home (Graveyard)! The Pax were ready for the beatdown from the Q that most had never met. …
JJ is a Shawshank regular, one of our finest. He posts regularly for Stridelite. Massive improvement in JJ. He #gotbetter in a hurry. Today, JJ finally stepped up to lead 28 fine men of Shawshank for a burpee-filled ciabatta sandwich. It was an awesome VQ. Dare I say, it was DYN-O-MITE! Conditions: 55 degrees, clear …
12 PAX rolled into the gloom awaiting what fun YHC would dream up for a “Go Ruck Friendly” workout. Maybe it’s just some push-ups and squats. Maybe there won’t be any running. Maybe. Maybe not. Conditions: Dark and cold The Thang: COP Bouncing Betty Arm Circles X 10 sec front/back Bouncing Betty Arm Circles X …
Despite the warnings of awaiting props and the need for hand protection, 7 Pax bravely rose in the earliest gloom for another exciting Take-a-Number mystery prop beat down. After scouring Lexington County for the heaviest telephone poles available and slaving away for a couple of hours in the shop, YHC emerged with a truck-bed full …
5 striding Pax entertained YHC by running the best they can a route he generated that makes it WHOLLY clear that he does not know Lexington well enough yet. The Conditions: 55° and 75% RH Tha Thang: Head south on Lake Drive and turn left on railroad street (or was that supposed to be Parker …
You Know That Feeling When You Think You Know Where You’re Going…Read More »
YHC woke up this morning looking forward to the Q, he continued to think about what his plans would be as he put his manpri tights on just like any other man would. He arrived at the AO to find 4 other pax who extracted themselves from the fartsack this morning for some GORUCK training. …
5 pax endure the ups and downs of crawling, #GORUCKTrainingRead More »
19 PAX posted this morning in the Gloom for what turned out to be a workout full of possible Backblast titles. Conditions: 50 and clear sky’s. The Thang Double Apple Sauce to soccer field circle up Imperial Walker 20 IC TTT (with clap) 20 IC LBC 20 IC Plank Jacks (Creole clapped during this one. …
Disclosure Condtions: 55F and Clear The Thang: Opening prayer and a bid adieu to the Core Pax (Say What, Yellow Cake, Socrates, and Sled) Mosey to Thistle field for COP, but yet the Core pax are spotted running away….I thought they weren’t going to run. SSH IC x 36 (no one gave YHC a birthday …
Conditions: 63 and a cool breeze, 57% humidity There is nothing quite like waking up an hour before your alarm goes off feeling fully rested, rolling over for a few more minutes of shuteye and suddenly realizing your alarm has been going off for 10 minutes and you should have left 5 minutes ago. None …
29 pax (including Lake Murray Nantan and FNG Tent Pole) made YHC excited to Q again (It’s been awhile). Still can’t believe after a few splits (#Starfish) that Depot pushes 30 on a weekday. That’s the Columbia Model, men. When 10, 20 or more men (formerly strangers) show up in the early mornings for workouts, …
33 Graveyard Pax rolled into Graveyard barely able to see because of the heavy fog. A lot of gates were open leaving the pax questioning where we might venture. There was some early mumble chatter because of course Hanging Chad poked the bear in the wake of his VQ. With a quick disclaimer and prayer, …
Conditions- Foggy and 57 degrees Disclaimer Prayer Mosey to track SSH x 20 IC – run 100 meters Windmill x 20 IC – run 100 meters Imperial Walker x 20 IC – run 100 meters Through the Tunnel x 20 IC – run 100 meters Little Baby Arm Circles x 15 forward x15 backward IC …
What a surprise to find the field lights were on at 5:15 AM when the Pax rumbled into the gloom of the morning. We only stayed on the field a short time before we went exploring the big hill for a little BULL simulation. When we ended up back under the lights, the brightness didn’t …
The Lights Didn’t Make it Any Easier – You Could See How Bad It WasRead More »
As 20 Pax, including 1 FNG, rolled into the parking lot at Depot this morning, they were unaware that they would quickly be warmed up and be “burning” as YHC put the pax through a ring of fire beat down. This workout provided a great opportunity for some quality 2ndF and the Pax took full …
7 PAX gathered in the gloom for a last minute Q by YHC — later joined by Dufresne the wonder runner. The wienkeless workout did not fail to disappoint… wait… did I say that right? Anyway, here’s the thang… Jog to Facility for COP SSH 20 IC IW 20 IC TTT 20 IC Flutter Kick …
20 pax came out into the gloom this morning for a Scooper led PT test, followed by four laps on Dufresne’s way. There were plenty of exercises to work both the upper and lower body, during the run. The pax did a great job encouraging everyone to do what they can. Conditions: clear skies, …
15 PAX adventured out of the fartsack to take on YHC’s new invention the Creaper. Spawned from his love of the reaper, YHC decided to share the love with a Crypt mini-version. After the mumble chatter turned to revolt, YHC decided they had enough and finished them off with a brutal COP. Disclaimer and Prayer …
CONDITIONS: It’s 5:00 in the morning. ‘Nuff said. 12 PAX posted at THE AO to be at in the Lake Murray Region in the 5:00 Gloom (okay, Shawshank is my favorite AO because “home is where the heart is” but TP is #2) for what YHC hoped would be a smokefest. Why else would we …
20 pax showed up for Fire Daddy’s GoRuck friendly VQ which turned out to be not so friendly at all. By the end one Gorucker was considering using his cab fare to get home. Conditions: 52. Perfect morning The Thang: Disclaimer. Head to block pile. Everyone grab a block, line up with block overhead, and …
8 unsuspecting souls got rooked into a pyramid scheme at Jumanji this AM. You’ve been there before. A buddy invites you to dinner and a “business meeting,” but when you get there, it’s not long and you realize you’re at an Amway meeting. The Herd showed up thinking they were in for just another workout, …
Game held at Jumanji Stadium Conditions: 46 degrees and little cool The Thang: Pax run around parking lot to warm up until Q arrives. Q arrives, joins Pax and circle up. SSH x 21 Thru the Tunnel x 14 Imperial Walkers x 14 Heisman x 7 Little Arm Circles ( 7 forward, 7 backwards) 3 …
Lake Murray AO Wins football game vs Columbia AO 21-14Read More »
YHC recently read the Charlotte GRC Backblast from Summer 2013. While all of it was very helpful in getting a better of idea of what to expect (although we should expect the unexpected), the advice from one of the Charlotte guys was merkins, merkins and more merkins. Got it. Let’s do some merkins. Conditions: 50ish …
With less than four weeks to go until the F3 South Carolina GORUCK Challenge, preparation is in full swing. I’m happy to report at most guys are hitting extra workouts, taking advantage of the 10 (thats TEN) GORUCK-style workouts each week between Columbia and Lake Murray, and getting their gear together. Our friends in Flo-Town …
I don’t know about you… but I always got a quarter… It just took one parent to give a $1 and word spread…. Now parents.. I mean the tooth fairy.. are out $20 by the time the kids are grown. What did they do to earn that $$$ anyways? Another discussion for another post. 6 …
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4 pax posted Turning Point this morning for a challenge from YHC the day prior on Twitter. What ensued was a beatdown full of bricks, ladders, bearcrawls, burpees, and of course, dive bombers. The pax was strong and took the challenge by storm. It was a tall glass of SUCK, but the pax slugged it …
4 pax posted at Crypt for a chilly morning workout. With YHC nursing nagging injuries on each leg, the legs were spared, but left plenty of work for the arms and core. As an added bonus, YHC decided to give the pax a “try it before you buy” on a ruck with a small dose …
Conditions: 41 Degrees, no breeze & 99% humidity 5 PAX arrived in the gloom at the Snake Pit, ready for a beat down. YHC was ready to give them what they wanted. Disclaimer: Blah Blah The Thang: COP: Mosey to ROTC Field SSH IC x25 IW IC x25 Windmill IC x25 TTT IC x25 LBAC …
4 Faithful arrived at Jumanji unaware that they were about to take a test. YHC loves trivia & thought, especially with the elections coming up, the Pax should refresh themselves on the 50 great states in our land & their capital cities. Things rolled smoothly for the first 30+ states, but as the unnamed list …
7 pax including 1 FNG posted for a nontraditional #Shawshank workout. Lots of Running, Merkins, Burpees, BBSU, etc. Great job today Men!! COP 10 – Windmill IC 1) First up; 1 mile work up run, all pax did great. Second up, Mosey to Warden’s Way. a .30 mile loop around the soccer fields. Complete 1 lap and start …
19 pax including 1 FNG patiently awaited 10 ruckers to join them for their Saturday morning #getbetter. The 10 ruckers including the QIC arrived just in time for their doubledown. That’s some #goodlivin’ The 29 faithful enjoyed some hill work, some sprints, some friendly competition and a visit from S. Clause. It’s that time of …
10 F3SC GoRuck Challenge HCs posted early AM at RBHS for some GR training. An HC not only means to firmly commit to show up for the event…to me, it means to do everything you can to prepare yourself physically and mentally to be your best at the event. Today, YHC was proud to walk …
14 pax embraced the gloom to behold a minor miracle: two former Sad Clowns stepping up to Q a workout that would’ve been lucky to complete a few short months ago. T-claps to the pax who have helped Roommate and JD #getbetter and who cheered on our VQ this morning. Depot’s heavyweight division is read …
12 Pax posted for some fun in the cold wet freshly cut grass. Conditions: 51 and clear skies The Thang: Warm up/COP 1 lap around upper baseball field Flutter kicks X 20 IC Merkins X 20 IC Imperial walker X 20 IC Side straddle hop X 20 IC Mosey to lower soccer field for Circuit …
The Thang: 45 degrees 4 faithful pax posted at Strut for YHC’s delayed anniversary Q. It was dark, chilly, wet and featured the introduction of tractor tires & a sledge hammer for a stroll through Seven Oaks Park reminiscent of Maj Pain’s Q on YHC’s first post just over 1 year ago. Jog to baseball outfield …
EDITORS NOTE: Put this on home page in case other regions should want to participate. 25 DAY CHALLENGE BEGINS MONDAY OCTOBER 27 Gentlemen, it’s that time again! Whether you have hit the dreaded plateau and just need to break past it, or you’re in tip top shape but know you could stand to eat better — it’s time …