F3 Lake Murray Backblasts
10 PAX, including 1 FNG came out this morning for some Stride speed work that started on the hills and ended on the plush Graveyard turf. Conditions: Not too hot but still humid The Thang: 5 minute warm up. 3 x Cemetery Hill (jog down between). Everyone at own pace. From bottom of Cemetery Hill …
CONDITIONS: 75 degrees, no breeze, 90% humidity DISCLAIMER: Bla Bla BOM: PAC For the 2nd workout in a row, the PAX were treated to a co-VQ beatdown. This time at the hands Bla Bla and PAC. Having the VQ bar set high last Thursday, this Duo put the PAX through a workout that could match …
From Strut to Depot to now the newest AO in the Lake Murray Region – Dutch Fork High School is the site of the launch. The pain begins in the gloom with wheels up at 5:15 AM on 9/16. Location is behind DFHS in the rear parking lot under the lights. First assignment …
Pre-Blast: Lift Off for Lake Murray Region’s Newest AO on Tuesday 9/16Read More »
Conditions: 82 degrees, 80% humidity The Thang: 11 Pax showed up for Swagger XL at 5am, which consisted of a 35 minute out and back course which resulted in 7+ miles for most of the Pax. Mileage is being added each week in preparation for the Governor’s Cup Half Marathon on November 8th (or for some, just …
Turning Point would be the destination for 18 brave PAX looking to get better and be better. As the PAX rolled in the pressure would build to deliver a Q worthy of our visiting Shawshank brothers. Little did they know, Not only would their bodies be tested, but also their manhood. Conditions: 75 degrees and 90% humidity Disclaimer …
Weather: 74 degrees and 96% humidity (Great conditions for a sweat-fest) Today began earlier than normal for some of us. Quisenberry, Say What!, and YHC decided we would restock our lost supply of bricks. No one wants to show up to Crypt and not be able to experience the brick pile and all the wonderful …
3 members of #TheHerd welcomed the 0630 gloom at Jumanji this morning to workout for a minute at a time this AM. The temperature was a nice 75 degrees, but the humidity made it easy for #TheHerd to lather up a good sweat as we worked our way around F3’s new digs in West Columbia. …
16 PAX braved the soggy field conditions, and the even soggier humidity of 200%, for YHC’s VQ of an entire workout. YHC decided to host a Block Party, and the Pax were eager to attend. Lots of encouragement was heard today among the Pax as we put a few more miles on our blocks. Welcome …
27 pax including one FNG entered the gloom of the #Graveyard in what seemed to be pure humidity. YHC had a general idea of what he wanted to accomplish during this Q but didn’t plan it out and just winged it. YHC needed practice doing proper 6-count burpees and figured there was no better group …
No Help takes Graveyard PAX on a guided tour of BurpeevilleRead More »
On the eve of the Blue Ridge Relay (BRR), the excitement is palpable amongst the pax. Months of training culminates with F3 brothers in teams of 12 piling in two vans to take on 200 miles through the mountains of North Carolina. Are you downtrodden that you missed the sign up for the BRR? Are …
Four pax arrived in the sticky gloom to run one last time from the Lowes parking lot. Bitter sweet… we shall miss you Whiteford Hill… NOT!! (OK I just showed my age) Conditions: 78° and 85%RH hot and muggy… weren’t those days supposed to be done? The Thang: Head through the parking lots and do …
Tomorrow’s #Battle workout will take on a slightly different look. You need to be prepared to run. You need to be prepared for obstacles. Basically, you need to be prepared for an hour of the #UrbanMudRun. I’m posting details on the route we will use (covering close to 4 miles) below. You’ll partner up (or …
CONDITIONS: Humidity was HIGH 28 PAX arrived @RBHS on a hot and humid Sept morning, starring up at Cemetery Ridge wondering what all this hype of The Reaper was about. Needless to say after a brief explanation of the route (just run up and down the hill, with a few goodies thrown in) they all figured out pretty …
40 Pax strolled into the gloom this morning to be met by Good Hands with his demented plan for pain on this 9/11 Thursday. It was almost as if he wanted to give the Pax a glimpse into tomorrow’s Reaper run round 2. YHC was glad to see so many FNG’s as well as a …
CONDITIONS: 68 degrees The PAX arrived at SnakePit in the early gloom not knowing exactly what was in store for them. One thing they did know was that they would be receiving a 1-2 punch from 2 of South Carolina’s finest and that they would get more practice at Asian Push-Ups. They were not let …
On a day in history that all Americans remember, TDY took the QIC among 7 pax that posted at Turning Point and gave them a painfest to remember. The Shovel Flag was lit up in the gloom and the pax took a moment to remember those who sacrificed. At the end of the post, The …
10 PAX met in the gloom of #Strut this AM, including an FNG and a visitor from Area 51 (thanks for stopping by Madison!) as an awake and well-prepared Q arrived on the scene. One year ago yesterday, YCH got up at 4:30am (quite possibly the earliest of his life) and made his way to …
QIC: Pebbles Loose Screw 5 PAX waited in the gloom for a Q who had apparently hit the milk & cookies a little too hard the night before — for as 0530 rolled around, he was no where to be found. In proper course, the ever-prepared Loose Screw (who also has the same F3 Anniversary) rose …
6 pax arrived at the new AO to YHC blasting “Welcome to the Jungle” from his car. With an AO name like “Jumanji” the workout would surely be themed. Fortunately for the pax, YHC was unable to locate any costumes in time. DISCLAIMER THE THANG: First, we needed to mosey around so that YHC could …
16 Pax gathered in the gloom of the Crypt to honor the lives lost 13 years ago on this day in our nations greatest domestic tragedy. The pace was fast and the mumblechatter was low as YHC lead the group on a tour of campus with 10 painstations sprinkled in. In the end it was …
20 Pax Posted to Shawshank for a Ranger Lead 9/11 Remembrance Workout. YHC was welcomed to the workout with a good shot from the sprinkler upon entering the fields thus setting the tone for the morning. YHC was told this was my initiation into the Shawshank proving groounds. The workout was dedicated to the remembrance of …
17 PAX rolled into Speedtrap this morning looking for their Hall Pass-well…they got it! YHC thinks that Hall Pass intentionally had the grounds crew cut and water all of the fields last night…just sayin’. He also promised a tough workout and finished the disclaimer by saying…”there will be burpees!” Conditions: 75 with 117% humidity. Disclaimer …
The GORUCK Challenge requires some specialized gear many of us do not own. In order to help with that, we have forged a partnership with Half Moon Outfitters and their extremely knowlegable staff. Half Moon will host a GORUCK Gear Night happy hour on Thursday, Ocober 9, 2014 at 7:30 at their store at 2912 …
19 pax rolled into the late service at #Depot this morning for a Crash Q. In typical fashion, no fanciness, chalkboards, games, or music were had. Just straight to the point and gettin to work! YHC thought our beloved Stagecoach had gone to the early service for a C3P0 beatdown, but alas, the fartsack had …
6 PAX submerged at our beloved #Anchor AO, including two FN-toKB-Gs. As YHC arrived on the scene it looked like something out of a bad 80’s movie — Pajanimal sat removing his roller blades and exchanging them for a plus-size model KB and a dumbell. But the number 6 sent YHC even farther into pre-historic movie past as he recounted that with …
This is respectfully submitted on behalf of Nailpop. 8 posted for morning jaunt thru Whiteford. I like to call this the backwards “Lollipop” with a twist. The thang: Head out of Lowes parking lot and turn left onto Whiteford Way. Go down the hill and to the roundabout. Turn left and continue till you get …
Striders run backwards lollipop with a twist… Nail Pop at the helmRead More »
15 Pax enter the gloom at Crypt this morning expecting to see Nikita on the Q. What they found was the call had been made to bullpen to bring in Quisenberry in relief. Get well soon Nikita! Conditions: 72 degrees, pretty nice actually! The Thang: BOM / Prayer Mozey around to the side …
HOLD DEM’ BRICKS!!! Conditions: 68 degrees, 94% humidity 9 pax arrived at Turning Point this morning to face the gloom. Some in cars and some by foot as they were worried that Quest wouldn’t bring enough to get their money’s worth. Disclaimer and COP As of the writing of this Backblast, I realized that with …
16 Pax managed to roll out of the fartsack a few minutes early to meet for the temporary early edition of #Depot. Unfortunately for the pax, they had no idea that they were in for a very simple, but effective upper body beat down at the hands of YHC. The Thang: Disclaimer Head to the …
12 posted for an out and back for stride. I see you all getting better! The thang: Head out of Lowes parking lot on whiteford way down the hill and to the roundabout. Turn right and follow curve back to whiteford way. Turn left at lake drive (otherwise known as route 6) and turn left …
33 Pax, including 1 FNG (Giggles), braved the Graveyad Stadium for Just Another Workout. Is has been a while since YHC has had the opportunity to lead the men of Graveyard (so many Qs, so few openings…) The Pax were at first confused by the running route and accused YHC for making it up as I …
24 Pax were present to experience Putt Putt’s maiden VQ, was fortunate no Q-school requirements in order to Q, so the rest of you Pax waiting….Just do it! The pax experienced some sprints with a twist, Jacob’s Ladder, and Strings of Fire. Tclaps to all for the hard work of putting in the time to …
17 Faithful Pax gathered this morning to the gloom of the Snake Pit. YHC’s recon efforts last week provided me with one piece of Intel I had while planning this workout. Snakepit has a lot of stairs!!! Since these guys pounce up and down the stairs many times a week I thought I would be a nice …
23 PAX posted to celebrate Stirrups 62nd B-day! Conditions: 67 and foggy Stirrups lead the COP! Imperial Walkers for Walker 31 IC Hydraulic 20 IC SSH 32 IC LBC 32 IC Little arm circles 15 each direction Merkins 20 IC Great job on your VQ Stirrups! Rudy takes over. Double Apple Sauce to the soccer …
Rudy & Stirrups tag team for Stirrups VQ for his 62nd B-day!! War Daddy!Read More »
15 Pax converged in the #gloom of West Columbia this morning to welcome into the fold a new AO (Area of Operation…read your Lexicon). The #mumblechatter was strong at first with some wet slogging around lovely turfed ball fields. Things got quieter, however, once a hill, rocks, burpees, merkins & ants(?!) were added to the …
Conditions: 68 degrees, 100% humidity, 2% chance of rain 21 pax arrived at the Depot “late show” this morning to be welcomed by the one, the only, (say it with me with while your arm makes “that motion” like he does)…Maaaaagic Mike! YHC was pleased to see 5 brothers wearing headbands this morning in honor …
8 pax arrived for a track workout, because the BRR over the weekend made YHC despise hills. DISCLAIMER Mosey to track/warm-up lap ROUND 1 3 x 400’s increasing in effort ROUND 2 3 more 400’s increasing in effort (first 400 of round 2 should be faster than first 400 of round 1) ROUND 3 3 …
10 Pax showed up for my first Q and they thought that I was going to have them run a lot but that is easy, so I laid down a challenge – A 1 hour Brick Workout without releasing the brick from your hands, but only to place it somewhere on themselves. I’m …
It is time to raise the CSAUP bar…. Sign up now for a Custom F3 GORUCK Heavy on 3/13/15 GORUCK Heavy is the Ultimate Team Event. A heavy is 24+ hours, 35+ miles and allows Cadre to teach more leadership and teamwork under stress. As F3 we have completed 7 custom GORUCK Challenges and 1 …
Custom F3 GORUCK Heavy 3/13/15 – raising the CSAUP BarRead More »
Come join us to workout with the Co-Founders of F3 on Saturday, Sept 13. Dave “Dredd” Redding and Tim “OBT” Whitmire will lead the 0700 workout at #Legacy (Greenville SC) then discuss their awesome book, Freed to Lead, at #coffeteria. For those who’ve never posted at #Legacy, the address is 336 Rocky Slope Rd, Greenville …
Conditions: 70 degrees and drizzling The Thang: Tempo work down St. Andrews Rd. going from mosey to race pace and back to mosey on Dufresne’s call. LooseScrew decided to do his own thing since he got there late and didn’t know which way we went. Someone had an idea of hanging a dry erase board …
31,556,926 seconds. 525,600 minutes. 8,760 hours. 365 days. 52 weeks. 12 months. 1 trip around the sun. What a difference a year can make. Just one year ago, the sad clown that we now know as Slim Jim locked his keys in his car to avoid the downPAINment YHC had been EHing him for. He …
11 pax showed up at Snakepit this AM and it was YHC’s privilege to lead the faithful through a pretty intense display of Russki Ridiculousness. Glad I got an invite back… although somewhat surprised. Conditions: 78 degrees and increasingly more foggy as the gloom progressed The Thang: Mozie to bottom of the stairs for COP …
Conditions: 72 and relatively cool Today marks the one year anniversary of YHC’s start with F3. If you would have told me a year and one day ago that I would spend the next year waking up at 4:40 every morning doing boot camp workouts or running, I would have said you were crazy. I …
Milton’s ^^^F3 Florence steel plate for GORUCK Columbia Custom^^^ Conditions: HOT and humid…SC in September The Thang: Double Down Saturday with Ruck It Up F3 Florence 001. After a painful beat down by Q Banjo at our 7 am post, 4 left the safety of the coffeeteria to ruck some of Flotown. Goal 1 was …
23 Pax including two FNG’s entered the Graveyard on a humid yet glorious end to what some had deemed hell week due to the QIC’s and the unveiling of ‘The Reaper’. Some Pax where a little worried when burpees where mentioned during the disclaimer…and maybe rightfully so as YHC had thrown a “few” burpees into the …
How many burpees again? Graveyard dogs enjoying the suck of the burpeeRead More »
10 Pax, including one FNG, joined YHC for a Ken Doll inspired ladder fest. Mumble chatter was low but not absent as we embarked on climbing the ladder or maybe you could say, we descended down the rungs. Either way, the Pax left RBHS without being cheated. Conditions 75 degrees, partly cloudy, 99% humidity The …
10 Pax including 1 FNG posted at Turning Point for a Total Body Workout this morning. Good work men! Conditions 75 degrees with 87% Humidity Disclaimer & Prayer That Thang COP SSH – 15IC TTT – 15IC LBC’s – 15IC Arm Circles – 15IC both ways -Mosey to the Corner of the Track. Run …
23 Pax rolled into the gloom for some fun with bricks and cinder blocks. YHC has been troubled for some time because we tried this workout before and we just didn’t have the time to finish it in 45 min. Well Saturday was definitely baby bear’s porridge, because the workout fit perfectly. Conditions: 72 deg, …
The Pull-ups, the Bricks, the Blocks, the Track on Saturday is just rightRead More »
Conditions:75 degrees, 89% humidity The Pre-Thang: 6 Pax (Magoo, BrotherSi, PotHole, Enos, MoonShine, Mungo) met up at Dunkin at 5am for the latest version of SwaggerXL (extra long) to get in extra mileage, some in preparation for the upcoming Governors Cup half marathon, some just for the fun of it. Elvis was knocking on YHC’s …
15 Pax showed up in the gloom this morning to kick off Lake Murray’s newest AO, “The Reaper”. First on the agenda was the inaugural stadium course. Next week, Cemetery Ridge Course!!! Blindside: 5 reps/30 lbs Malfunction Junction: 5/N Optimus: 5/N Good Hands: 5/25 lbs Meatball: 6/N Tumbler: 6/N Altar Boy: 7/N Wkd Special: 5/N …
Conditions: 72ish, muggy-ish, dark 5 Pax braved the gloom to come stride it out. Choices by YHC were given, slow & hilly or flat & fast. No one seemed very interested in either, but YHC had a personal agenda. YHC chose flat & fast, not for the speed work but for the endless opportunities to …
33 Pax arrived at Graveyard in what turned out to be a completely random workout by YHC. Mumblechatter was plentiful then slowly faded away as most Pax including YHC couldn’t seem to find any AIR in a somewhat HUMID stadium. That being said I would dare to venture that we all lost about 5lbs of …
We had 7 PAX roll into the clear skies at Turning Point this morning. Merkin had a special treat in store for the PAX as an impressive shooting star brightened the clear dark sky during our warm-up run around the school. In celebration of Wombat’s 18th birthday, we did lots of 18 counts. I should …
Disclaimer BOM Imperial Walkers while Chin Strap made friends giving the background story on Walker Phillips though he was just asked to talk about shirts (#unclearQ) Through the Tunnel (20 3-count) Then we did some math: We had two goals: 1: make it to the top of the World Trade Center which has 2071 steps …
28 pax entered the Shawshank gloom with smiles. 45 minutes later they left with grimmaces. The lack of mumblechatter, the groans & moans and the downright disgust on the faces of the pax left YHC feeling like they were mad. Guess they didn’t like the ladder work and all the burpees. Oh well…you got better …
14 Pax rolled into the gloom at Speedtrap this morning for a nonstop, burning 45 min Ab workout delivered by YHC. Upon arrival, the Pax were discussing the left over pain from the R2D2 upper body smoke session on Tuesday, but little did they know that YHC was seeking to smoke their abs and create …
Conditions: Muggy with no oxygen The Thang: 20 minutes out and back for a total of 40 minute run (I can do math!). Great work by the Pax. Welcome to FNG Kris Serra, visiting from DC area on work with ShellBack and Spook (so you can guess what he does)
19 pax rolled into Crypt this AM not knowing who might be the Q. For YHC it felt like a homecoming. There were a lot of familiar faces and a lot of new ones for YHC. Regardless they were all brothers! YHC threw the book at them and they conquered everything I had. Great group …
The Depot Pax pulled themselves out into the gloom of the morning to experience what few men get to experience – a real Math Class with Physical Education built into it. For a while, the Q thought that truancy would be a problem, but all the students passed the challenge exam and are ready for …
6 pax sailed into Anchor for a workout with the bell. No one accepted the invite, via Twitter, from YHC to double down and run the dam before we Anchored Down. Then again, they didn’t ask to “Ladder Up” either! Mumblechatter was low, but spirits were high. YHC hopes every pax left feeling as if they got their money’s worth …
18 men entered the gloom after ample warning of the eminent pain that was set to be delivered by one of the two infamous droids. YHC aimed to not disappoint the Pax and the goal was achieved. Conditions: always tough to breath warm water… The thang: Double applesauce from upper parking lot to a really, …
34 PAX rolled into the dusty parking lot known as #Depot this morning wondering what exactly did YHC have in mind. Initially, it was nothing. Literally nothing. That’s because YHC hit the snooze button about as many times as Kenny Hill hit receivers in the Carolina endzone. Sorry. Couldn’t resist – I’m a Gator fan. …
(written by Clinch) 17 Pax showed up for fun at Shawshank. 2 pax did stride lite and 3 pax did Ruck lite from 0455-0525. Everyone was introduced to a few new movements today, the crowd favorites went back and forth between the “Super burpees” and the “Plyo Lunges. I took an “official” pole purely based …
Four pax arrived at River Bluff an hour later than normal after YHC pleas to sleep in a bit. The extra hour of sleep was needed for this workout! Conditions… oh heck it was warm and muggy! The Thang: Depart the Football field entrance on foot and tour the lower parking lot to warm up. …
Hill Work Done to Celebrate the Day Set aside to Celebrate Work!Read More »
All mornings in the gloom are great but some are just more special than others. Today, we welcomed back to the gloom our brother Nail Pop. If you’re reading this, you know why Andy has been absent. His son Walker has been in hospitals in Columbia, Memphis and now Atlanta fighting for his life. Walker …
7 Pax posted for a Ranger led 300 merkin challenge. Mumble chatter was high throughout with a lot of “encouragment” to keep doing more merkins. Treadmill’s Bear Crawl was quite impressive and could outrun most bears. Great Work By ALL! YHC Apologizes for the extreme lateness of this backblast (Holiday Weekend started early????) The …
Weather: 70 and Humid 12 Pax posted for a few trips up and down “The Hill” and an Invasion of The Graveyard for a joint COP with Nail Pop in Honor of Walker. With a lot of chatter about the true name of the hill but that ended when the work on the hill started. …
The mission of F3 is to plant, grow and serve small workout groups for the invigoration of male community leadership. It’s always good to reflect on a mission statement before you take action. F3Columbia moved west across the river to Irmo in August 2013 & again to Lexington in March of 2014. The now established …
The Next Lexington AO: West Columbia is coming September 9Read More »
16 Pax including one FNG entered the Gloom this morning, not knowing what they had in store for them….. Conditions 72 Degrees with 83% Humidity The Thang; Disclaimer COP SSH – 15 IC IW – 15 IC TTT – 15 IC LBC – 15 IC Arm Circles – 10 IC both sides Mountain Climbers – …
10 Pax ventured into the muggy gloom for YHC’s guest Q at Turning Point. Great work by all. Way to make a statement in the hot, thick mess. Treadmill had to actually wring out his shorts in addition to his shirt. BTW, they have guys who actually run to the AO from home and back… …
Weather: 72 degrees, 100 % humidity and dark. 10 PAX venture into the gloom for a trip to the pitch for a lesson in the pain of rugby. Mosey along the darkened path for a rolling COP: 25 SSH (IC) 10 merkins (IC) 25 LBCs (IC) 30 arm circles – 15 forward 15 backwards (IC) 25 Smurfjacks (IC) 20 Windmills …
8 faithful posted for a holiday edition of speed day at Swagger. Having the day off from work didn’t deter the pax as we got in some work of our own down at the track. The Thang: Mosey to track behind Irmo Middle School (1 mile) 100 meter sprint 200 meter sprint 400 meter sprint …
4 PAX, dubbed “The Four Horsemen” by our very own Pajanimal, were the only men that showed up to tame The Bull in old school Smack Down fashion. Vince McMahon would have been proud! In true Bull fashion, the heat and humidity forgot to take the holiday off, but what do you expect from …
WHOOOO! The Four Horsemen lay the SMACK DOWN on The BullRead More »
Conditions: Cool 70 Degrees with ample humidity to work up a “light” sweat The Thang: Thanks to Blue Screen for stepping up to the challenge and appearing for his VQ! The PAX gathered in the parking lot for what some assumed was going to be a light workout since there was a Blindside spotting …
CONDITIONS: 75 degrees With such a letdown Thursday evening, YHC felt it was in order for a little “pick me up” for the PAX on this Gloomy Saturday morning. And what better way to get over watching sub-par football then playing a little Ultimate Football. Wanting to ensure that the beat down wasn’t just a …
Written by CANDYSTRIPE 10 pax at Turning Point this AM for YHC Boot Camp VQ. Fooseball was the underlying theme with great effort from Tha PAX. proof that not all TP workouts involve repeated elevation changes. Mumble chatter was moderate today or was I just to gassed to hear it? Big Thanks to all the PAX that posted today …
Candystripe brings a pigskin and his Sack of Love to his VQRead More »
(Note: The picture above was selected before last Thursday’s game. Now it is to remind Carolina fans of happier times.) It’s a good thing that YHC double-checked the start time, getting there 30 minutes late would have been embarrassing, especially since it was a Depot and Speedtrap mini-convergence. The warning went out on twitter for …
21 Pax entered the Gloom on this holiday weekend for a little College Gameday action by Rash (VQ) and Clipboard. Spirits were high until we got part way into the what seemed like a 42 mile warmup lap. The “Warmup” ended at the block pile where some pax (not naming any names) decided to opt …
9 Pax entered the gloom at Shawshank for a Field Goal version of “The Murph” Conditions: 73 degrees, 85% humidity The Thang: Disclaimer Prayer Mosey over to the large Soccer Field with the Trial around it. (Wardens Way). COP SSH – 30IC -Mosey to the First corner. Do 15 BBSU, 25 …
Weather: Warm and humid, but not too bad. Heavy bug presence. 4 PAX posted to the gloom of Strut for a workout which tested the term, “Peace though nuclear strength.” YHC took the role of War Baby for this group of Space Cowboys. It was announced that we’d be doing the Busted Paw with bricks….yes …
11 pax posted to run. Conditions: 63 degrees The Thang: We ran, walked or jogged, up St Andrews Road and down Lake Murray Blvd towards the dam for 20 minutes and returned to where we started. You remember don’t you? COT and BOM Moleskin: Very naked. We did it. Welcome again to Missing De from …
11 Pax came out to enjoy another Stride 5K time trial on beautiful Saluda Dam in Lexington County. A few made PRs or at least maintained PRs. Conditions: 71° and 75%RH The Thang: Safety/Route Run a 5K at race pace (AKA Run your heart out) on the Saluda Dam and see if you could beat …
Conditions: 68 degrees and perfectly clear THE THANG: COP: SSH x 25 IC Mountain Climbers x 20 IC Through the Tunnel x 20 IC Windmill x 20 IC Little Baby Crunch x 20 IC 5 burpees OYO Count into partners 1,2 Mozie to Helipad – Bear crawl up hill and across Helipad. 5 burpees OYO …
THE THANG COP: Side Straddle Hop x 25 IC Windmill x 20 IC Flutter Kicks x 25 IC Clapping Pushups x 10 OYO Line up on sideline. Bear Crawl ¼ of way and do 10 Merkins, Army Crawl ¼ of the way and do 10 Merkins, Bear Crawl ¼ of the way and do 10 …
With the start to the college football season upon us, YHC thought it was time for a little friendly competition amongst the PAX at Speedtrap. With an assist from Hall Pass, the lights came on and there was epic levels of mumblechatter and copious amounts of punishment dished out for playing bad football. Conditions: 65 …
9 pax arrived for the Snake Pit debut of “the merkin man.” The Snake Pit has some great facilities, lots of fields, pull up bars, and some great stairs…but we don’t need all that fanciness, we stayed in the parking lot. Also, the “merkin man” came to play. DISCLAIMER THE THANG Explain “the merkin man.” …
Gentlemen, are you ready for some football!? I am starting a F3 Fantasy League under an ESPN.COM account. If you are interested, HC with your email address that I can send an invite to ASAP. I am using a standard scoring system and asking for a $25 buy-in. I have 4 pax signed up, …
15 faithful entered the Strut gloom this AM and YHC could immediately tell the Strutbrigade were in full football mode. Several pax donned Gamecock shirts. StageCoach, of course, had on his Shmedium. (That thing is getting smaller, by the way. His mom needs to dry on lower heat). There was even slight chill in the …
After offering up a prayer asking GOD to lead our mighty GameCocks to victory, 32 PAX braved chilly temps, 63 degrees, to spend 45 minutes on the field of battle. The Thang, take a lap, 20 SSH, 20 TTT, 20 IW, 20 little arm circles, 20 LBC’s. Count of 1’s and 2’s. 1’s hit the …
Conditions – Clear w Waxing Crescent Moon with plenty of stars to be seen, 62 degrees, 88% humidity, 0% precipitation. I thought there was a slight breeze in the air, but I think it was Shawshank stridelite showing off before the gloom The Thang – Pre game locker room speech (AKA, Disclaimer) and prayer 26 …
Posted for Full Metal Jacket: I work out with Sandlot F3 in Northeast Columbia and am requesting your support regarding What: 9/11 First Responders Memorial Ceremony When: 11 Sep, 4:30 PM Where: Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center, 1101 Lincoln Street, Columbia, SC 29201. We have conducted this ceremony for the past three years honoring “First Responders” (Military, …
12 Pax posted for a variation of the Target run on a beautiful brisk morning in Lexington. It was a crowd pleaser! Read on for more! Conditions: 63 degrees and 75% RH (AWESOME!!) The Thang: Head Columbia-bound on 378 from the Lowes Parking lot and head on down to the farthest Target parking lot entrance. …
Disclaimer and prayer. Mosey to rear soccer fields. COP Imperial Walker X 20 IC SSH X 20 IC Through the Tunnel X 20 IC Arm Circles Forward X 10 IC Arm Circles Backward X 10 IC Merkins X 10 IC LBC X 20 IC Count off by 2s and mosey to sideline 1s sprint to …
11 pax arrived at Anchor for a little beatdown that was heavy on both kettlebell swings but also rest periods. 24 minutes of intervals helped get the sweat pouring on what was a almost chilly morning stepping out into the gloom. Conditions: 62 degrees, feels like fall, must be time for football season and long sleeves …
YHC and 34 PAX (3 FNGs) arrived at the Graveyard depending on PYT’s neon pink tanktop to provide the primary lighting on the field so the Weinke could be read. Several others were also disappointed that his UA delayed the debut of his magic weight vest which was being used the night prior to as …
22 PAX posted to the gloom of the Crypt this morning for YHC’s Sophomore Q. While planning this Q I decided to focus on some of my weaknesses I hope I hit on some of yours. Great effort by everyone. Conditions: 65 degrees, 85% humidity, slight breeze while moseying…overall a perfect morning for a workout The …
5 pax rolled into Turning Point in the gloom to get a leg heavy beatdown due to YHC having a bad shoulder. This time the mumblechatter was low while the pain increased… for some of the pax. Total distance ran was 2.6 miles that included several stops for ab work and squats. Special guest included our …
10 PAX rolled into Strut this morning, with Brother Si just barely taking the win over AB on who can arrive closest to 5:30 without actually being late — a skill admired by many, but mastered by few. The THANG Jog to upper parking lot COP SSH 20 IC Squat 20 IC Merkin 15 IC …
15 Pax slithered into #SnakePit with full warning that it was football season. YHC took inspiration from WKHS’s score against Fort Mill (49-21) to set the pace for what turned into a smokefest. The introduction of Asian Pushups in the Dealer’s Choice at the end was a personal favorite. TClaps to all the Pax for …
It’s always good to know the score before you show up @ the #SnakePitRead More »