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Weather Conditions: 56° 9 pax ventured out on this beautiful morning, with an impressive 7 of them arriving early for StrideLite. Straying from the overly used Neighborhoods Route, the pax opted instead for the Secret Passage Route that runs by Hash’s former residence. Upon returning, and getting set for boot camp, everyone was hoping for the opportunity to put in some …
Today’s was filled with another round of dice. Dice weinkes are good to have for when you are up to Q but don’t have time to be super creative – and always do the trick. Weather – just right! 1 minute warning, no FNGs, disclaimer, prayer Mosey to the back of the school to warm …
Some brief history: On December 4, 2021 an OG in the CrossFit community sadly took his own life leaving behind a wife and two young children. He suffered greatly from depression, PTSD and mental illness after retiring from the U.S. Army. Despite his passion to coach and help others unlock their true potential, his own …
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10 pax posted at Turning Point this morning for various versions of a Modified Murph. Here is what went down: Conditions: Cloudy – 57°, Winds NE 4.0 mph, 88% Humidity, felt like 56° Disclaimer / Prayer Mozey up the parking lot Row Circle up IW x 10 IC Mozey down the drive to the south …
Weather: 49 and clear The Thang- Disclaimer- Prayer Mosey to back lot: SSH X 10 IC, TTT X 10 IC, LBAC F X 10 IC- B X 10 IC, IW X 10 IC, Squats X 10 OYO, Merkins X 10 OYO. Mosey to track. Indian run for 2 laps. Line up to cross field- side …
YHC took the open slot yesterday. With work being a little hectic recently, taking open slots is about the only way to Q. Hopefully things will circle around to a normal schedule. 1 minute warning, welcome, disclaimer, prayer Mosey towards the left rear corner of the school and warmup with… 10x SSHs IC 10x IWs …
It was another fine morning at The Hollow. Work was done by all. Not a whole bunch more to say about that. 1 minute warning, welcome Greg (FNG), disclaimer, prayer Mosey towards the back of the school and warmup with 10x SSHs IC 15x IWs IC 10x Air Squats IC 15x Mountain Climbers IC 10x …
Today marks the 20th Anniversary to Master Sgt. Michael Maltz death during Operation Enduring Freedom. Over the years since his untimely death, a workout has been named in his honor and takes place across the globe by numerous law enforcement and military agencies. Today the PAX of Surge once again took part in the challenge, …
Started off the Day at Stride Light with a good sized crowd. For some reason that escapes me, we put Coon Dog in charge of the route. He picked something new with lots of hills. So we had that going for us. Despite the fact that it was 30 degrees this morning, beach season is …
With another round of March Madness upon us, we did a basketball themed workout. Last year’s workout was mostly used with a few tweaks here and there. Weather: nice but chilly One minute warning, disclaimer, prayer Mosey towards to school to warmup with… 16x SSHs IC 16x Merkins OYO 16x Michael Phelps IC 16x Imperial …
Weather Conditions: 60° 12 pax ventured out this morning seeking betterment and the unknown of what YHC would bring as the guest Q. Detention being the closest AO to YHC’s home, it was a short and pleasant ride over with the aim at delivering a beat down worthy of the Detainees. All in all, these …
Yep, it is that time again. New Year’s resolution check-in. YHC promised that I would not call any burpees, so even those who didn’t attend didn’t have a burpee done for them in their honor. Good time by all except for the couple of PAX nearly decapitated by Wapner’s rank sneaker. 22 PAX have posted …
2/28/2000 was a spectacular day in the Soaker household. That’s the day our youngest 2.0 poked his head out of the birth canal and made a grand entrance into the world. Reese, aka Enlisted for those who know him, is a unique little fella. Good humor, good laugh, good heart, and heavy foot. He is …
YHC Signed up to Q today to make sure no one had any silly ideas of working legs after running the Dam 2 Dam. BTW, special thanks to Paper Jam and Juice for putting together an excellent event. Monday night, as YHC was trying to come up with something to put on a Weinke, Boo …
9 PAX posted at Turning Point for a Valentines Day beatdown to start off the special day. Weather- about 37 and clear The THANG: Disclaimer, prayer Mosey to back parking lot for COP all IC- SSH x 10, TTT x 10, LBAC x 10 and reverse x 10, Imperial walkers x 10, Slow-mo squats x …
Weather Conditions: 40° 8 pax answered the call this morning for some Valentine’s Day betterment. Even with the Dam to Dam Relay on the horizon, 6 pax showed up early for StrideLite (maybe one even started his D2D training today?). Either way, the plan was to mostly save the legs while focusing on arms and …
3 PAX ran while 2 did the bootcamp. With the Superbowl around the corner, today’s workout was football based, with some Superbowl trivia mixed in. Here’s how it went down… Weather – nice! 1 minute warning, prayer Mosey a bit before the warmup which was… 12x SSHs IC 12x Mountain Climbers IC 12x High Knees …
Weather- 50 and clear Disclaimer-Prayer The thang: 5 Burpees for the late car, 10 SSH IC, 10 TTT IC, 10 LBAC F IC/ B IC, 10 IW IC, mosey around lot 1 time and back to front of school. YHC dropped off wife’s car to be serviced and then ran here from Nissan on Old …
Awesome morning!! Alot of pax fartsacking, sickness, recovery, and sad clowning at the house this morning. Those that did show up had an awesome time!! Great work gentleman!! Conditions: 52 degrees, clowdy The Thang: Disclaimer, BOM Mosey to corner of the track for COP: 25x IC OHC in cadence Mosey to corner of track 10x IC …
Weather: 31 degrees, clear and calm. Great cool weather for boot camp. (Disclaimer and prayer, listen to your body and modify as necessary) WARM UP Quick mosey around parking lot and back to flag. Through the Tunnel x 10 IC Overhead hand claps Little Baby Arm Circles x 10 IC both directions Michael …
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Weather Conditions: 31° It has been nearly a year since YHC lead a workout for the fine men of the Hollow, so when an opportunity to Q presented itself, there was no hesitation to take the spot. The plan was to take advantage of some stairs that YHC’s home AO doesn’t have and delivery a …
Conditions 40°F No FNGs Disclaimer COT/PRAYER It’s been 6 years to the day for F3 and me. January 10th 2017. I showed up thanks to an EH of a highschool friend, F3 Tonka, after a chance meeting at a restaurant. He told me about F3 and invited me to a workout. I must admit I …
Weather Conditions: 49° What a day it was at the Shank on this fine morning! As YHC pulled into the parking lot at 4:50a for StrideLite, it looked like the makings of a convergence. The pax came out ready as 11 arrived early for the extra miles. This trend continued all the way up to …
Great day to get better with 16 PAX for some New Years Resolutions. Will follow-this up and do a workout to evaluate where we are with our resolutions in the future. Weather- about 50 and perfect The THANG: Prayer-disclaimer- mosey to lower basketball court for COT Motivators x 8 my count Imperial Walkers x 17 …
Another year has come and gone and 8 HIM at Surge stood side by side to say goodbye to 2022. We saw a lot of awesome things in 2022. As an A/O we continued to strive to show that we are #themodel. We did not TALK (except Skid and Black Betty) we DID. During the …
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FNG Disclaimer Prayer THE THANG SSH 20 IC Imperial Walker 20 IC Overhead Arm Claps 20 IC TTT 20 IC LBAC 10 Forward 10 Backwards Dunphy 11s Hump Mile – • Burpees Start with 1 and 10 Morning Wood at 1st stop, 2 burpees and 9 Morning Wood at stop 2, 3 burpees and 8 …
Date: 12/27/2022 QIC: Ken Doll Pax: Ranger, No Help, Duff, Cheers, Coon Dog, Soaker, Brick, Hash & Rice, Ken Doll My #1stBell was 12/28/2013. Many thanks to #Mumblechatter award winner Coon Dog for pointing out today was not my actual 9-year anniversary. Appreciate all that posted today to help me commemorate the occasion. Special …
YHC celebrated 4 years of this F3 thing with some of the finest pax around. My neighbor, Doc Luvin’, asked me a great question 4 years ago this week…”Hey, what are you doing tomorrow morning at 5:30″? My reply…”I don’t know”. He told me to be on my front steps at 5:15 and he would …
Weather: 40 degrees, Crisp Today’s workout was about 40 degrees cooler than YHC’s last Q at Arena in June. The rule of planes, trains & automobiles was in effect today. Any time a plane flies overhead, a train is heard or a vehicle enters the parking lot that results in 5 burpees for all pax. …
12 pax including 1 2.0, Little Papi, posted at Turning Point for a modified Kamikaze. Music provided by YHC w/ no Taylor Swift on the playlist. Weather: 65 and cloudy The Thang: Disclaimer, prayer Mosey toward front sign. Car came in late, 5 burpees per Voltron from Tuesday. SSH x 10 IC, TTT x 10 …
F3 is a leadership organization that also happens to do physical workouts. The mission of F3 is: To plant, serve and grow men’s small workout groups in order to reinvigorate male community leadership. Weather: 50 degrees – pouring rain, made use of the breezeway and its numbers. The Thang: Intro, Disclaimer, Prayer and Lord’s Prayer. …
Hoist and YHC ran fast and talked college football this morning at the track. Really great morning until my right hamstring decided to pull on the final set. Conditions: 48 degrees The Thang: Disclaimer, BOM Warm up 1600m Speed Pyramid 400m at 5k speed, 200m recovery slow jog 800m at 5k speed, 400m recovery slow jog …
So it’s been a few days since the 11/29/2022 birthday Q with the HIM of Surge. This Q helped YHC come back to center on many different levels. Coming out of retirement back into the working community left a whole lot of uncertainty that, most of the time, I like to believe I surrender to …
7 PAX, including 1 FNG posted at Turning Point to kick off December. Got a little running, a little block work, and everyone got a little better. Weather- about 35 and clear The THANG: Disclaimer, prayer Mosey to back parking lot for COP, all IC x 10: SSH, TTT, Arm circle forward and reverse, Slow …
YHC went to bed on a blistery Wednesday night with dreams of hitting SL and a plan for BC. Well, 2am came around and YHC was wide awake and decided to login and do some work. Big mistake. Logging off around 4am, I decided an hour of sleep was needed and passed on SL. My …
7 pax beat the fartsack on a cold morning & got better (1 posted @ Wingman) Weather: Clear and 39 degrees The Thang: Mosey to end of lot and back to the front of the school. Circle up: 10 of each IC, SSH, TTT, LBAC F/ B, IW. Then the crowd favorite: motivators starting at …
7 PAX posted on a cool Tuesday morning and explored parts of the AO that have never been used. Good work by the PAX this morning. Conditions- mid 40s and perfect The THANG-Prayer-Disclaimer Mosey to a random spot of grass about 35 feet away from the bright entrance sign to campus for COP, all IC …
Greetings F3 PAX. A family needs our help. Imagine being awakened in the middle of the night by the deafening sounds of smoke detectors. You frantically gather your wife and children and exit the house as quickly as possible. Minutes later, standing in just the clothes you wore to bed, you’re watching your home – …
When: 2022-11-08 QIC: Tater The PAX: Canseco, Altar Boy, Glow Worm, Brimley, Cowbell, Simon Says, Duraflame, Wilbur, DRail, Granola (R), Tater Eclipse 11 Pax beat the fartsack to show up for YHC’s Q at Turning Point during a lunar eclipse. It was magical. Below is an approximation of the events of the morning. …
The pax of Shawshank are a great bunch of dudes. HC’s were a plenty and most of them followed through. A man’s word is his bond as they say and, well, some dudes had junk bonds. Topic for another day. The day was clear and 3.75 pax showed up for SL. 1 pax did SL …
YHC blew the dust off the elementary school trivia index cards and made my way over to The Hollow. 9 PAX in total tackled 5 rounds/grades of trivia, broken up with some crazy running laps. Here’s how it went down… Weather: very nice 1 minute warning, intro, disclaimer Mosey over to the courtyard. Start the …
8 pax posted at Turning Point this morning for a failure based workout that included Merks, BBSUs, Squats, Calf Raises and a lap around the bus loop. Here is what went down: Conditions: Clear – 38°, Winds S 2.9 mph, 91% Humidity, felt like 38° Disclaimer / Prayer Mozey past the flag pole and then …
Conditions: 36 degrees, 90% humidity, Winds” SSW 2, darkish 8 PAX gather on the shores of Lake Murray to celebrate YHC’s return to the Anchor Q. Today’s musical selection is a fitting tribute to kettlebells: The Garmin tells me its 0515, so here we go, disclaimer, opening prayer, and circle up for: COP: 10 Windmills …
YHC signed up for the 10/13 Q for a reason. This is the birth date for his Grandma and brother-in-law. Good memories with each of these folks but today was all about Shawn. 10/13/71 – 2/22/02. Shawn was gone too early by our standards. 30 years old, solid dude, top notch matchmaker (YHC and the …
YHC signed up to Q at Tomahawk over the weekend. I know it’s been a while, but is must have been longer that I was thinking. There has been lots added to the school, and parking has changed since the last time I was there. Luckily I ran into a few familiar faces before start …
Weather- 50 and clear Disclaimer- Prayer- circle up- SSH X 10 IC, TTT X 10 IC, LBAC F/B X 10 IC, Merkins X 5 OYO, IW X 10 IC, mosey to bus loop to see the big winkie (large box with exercises written on it). Partner up…1 pax run a lap around bus loop- other …
With today being October 4th (aka, 10-4) we kinda dedicated the workout to Dangle and Ponch and any other law enforcement pax out there. Thanks for all you do. YHC pulled a favorite weinke out the recycle bin that typically gets the job done. Today was no different. Weather: nice and cool 1 minute warning, …
Tuesday’s workout brought out some mumblechatter from workouts past, and wheelbarrows became a hot topic. YHC decided Thursday workouts would feature wheelbarrows. We needed an even number to make it work perfectly, but the 7 PAX who posted made it work about as good as could be. Good work men. Also great to have Cowbell …
9 PAX posted at Turning Point for a beautiful 60 degree morning. Prayer and Disclaimer Mosey to back parking lot for COP all x 10 IC: SSH, TTT, Arm circles, slow-mo squats, imperial walkers Mosey to corner of lot for the start of parking lot hour glass laps. Mosey across the lot …
YHC signed up to Q at The Junction a few days back. After a recon visit on Sunday to scope out the territory, it was decided to play it safe and stick near the shovel flag. A weinke was pulled out the recycle bin that I knew would get the sweat rolling. Weather: nice and …
Weather 64 and clear, disclaimer, Prayer YHC had add some names to the Q sheet a few weeks ago and then forgot until PickAxe asked me if I did so. Spahn, Sain and Pray for rain were listed at the Qs this week. This is a baseball term that comes from the pitching rotation of …
YHC got a text last night asking to Q. There was a little confusion on who was Qing at TP. The spreadsheet for this week said Spahn and Sain and Pray for Rain. I agreed and we got after it this morning. 8 PAX posted. PA gave disclaimer and said the prayer and the YHC …
Weather Conditions: 62° 8 strong pax in total did the harder thing this morning and were rewarded with phenomenal weather, with 3 arriving early for some extra miles. Based on feedback that YHC’s last workout was overly complex, the plan today was to follow the KISS method and dumb this thing down to a satisfactory …
A core focused workout was on the menu this AM at BeechHouse. It was pretty simple but effective. Thanks for having me at the Beech. Conditions: lows 60s The Thang: Mosey around school and grab a block COP Michael Phelps x 10 IC TTT x 10 IC Here we go… Merkins on block x 25 …
This past weekend marked the 21st Anniversary of the September 11th attacks. All of us remember what happened that day and the insurmountable number of lives that were so selfishly called to an end. Many first responders that were called to duty in the weeks and months that followed sifting through debris and wreckage to …
YHC was playing with his favorite 2 year old last night. She wanted to race across the yard. Sounds fun, right? It was fun until she picked bearcrawl as the mode of transportation. Well, I beat her but paid the price. She got up and laughed and I got up and groaned. YHC decided then …
YHC’s 53rd birthday is tomorrow so the number 53 was used a lot in today’s weinke. Gloves weren’t really needed, but woulda been nice on an exercise or two. The ground was quite moist since it rained overnight. Nothing the hard chargers at The Hollow couldn’t handle! 53 Burpee countdown started at the 1 minute …
YHC did a different version of this one by himself at Surge last weekend and wanted the Shank PAX to experience the fun. I was able to do more rounds because of less light poles at Surge, so today’s suck factor was pretty high with the extra markers. See below on what we did: Conditions: …
It was just me at Surge today. I’m assuming that the Q sheet was right, so I just made something up on the fly, which is basically a normal Q for YHC. This was the workout. Conditions: Low 70’s and humid, some clouds in the sky Prayer, no need for a disclaimer The Thang: 20 …
YHC hasn’t been able to Q in a while. He was scheduled at the beginning of August but an injury sidelined him and he had to switch. Good day to be in the gloom with our brothers and getting some work in. We had a great crowd with some guys showing back up we haven’t …
Despite not running a whole bunch lately, YHC answered the call for a Q today. A Strava Art route was the recycled route of choice. Today was a reminder that I need to get back into running shape! Weather was nice, 1 minute warning, went through the route, disclaimer, prayer. Stride – Male Disney Character …
Weather Conditions: 72° Six strong pax (four for Stride Lite) beat the fartsack this morning and posted for some boot camp fun. YHC unfortunately had to miss boot camp earlier in the week due to some illness recovery, but was ready to get back out in the gloom. Cumulative, comprehensive, clarity was the goal for …
Stride lite for a few this morning Conditions 74F No FNGs Disclaimer COT/ PRAYER warm up: all 4ct IC 10 reps TTT SSHs LBACs Copperhead squats Windmills Imp walkers The Thang: Block ladder 20,18,16,14,12 ,10,8,6,4,2 Swings and deadlifts (110 reps each if completed) Run 100 meters Do 1 burpee (add 1 burpee each return …
The route: Left on Sunset Blvd. Right on Coventry Drive. Left on Teesdale. Right on Coventry Lake Dr. Left on Mallard Lakes Dr. Cross 378. Head into Bent Creek and take a loop there. Right on Old Cherokee and a left on North Lake back to shovel flag. Prayer- No Show, Ken Doll’s BIL Devo …
7 PAX posted at Shawshank this morning. YHC can’t get over to Shawshank often, but when I do I always enjoy my time there. Good work today men. Weather- about 75 and humid The THANG Disclaimer, Prayer Mosey about halfway around the soccer fields for COT IC: SSH x 10, TTT x 10, Arm circle …
YHC was scheduled to Q in a couple of weeks but was moved up in the rotation due to an unnamed pax battling a groin issue. No questions were asked but the swap was made. Happy to help out a bro who has a raw nether region. Coon Dog and Brick crushed SL before BC. …
6 PAX posted Turning Point for the first BC of August. Humidity was high and the sweat was aplenty. T-claps to Frogger (8 years old) for giving up a morning to sleep in during summer break to come and get after it with the PAX. Weather- about 78 and felt like we were breathing peanut …
While sitting around enjoying a restful Sunday YHC knew that there was a Q fast approaching at The Bounty. Other than go in there with some 400m repeats or 800m repeats or fartleks or whatever (not that those are bad), YHC wanted to leave it to chance. After doing some research, a new idea to …
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YHC HC’s for SL and slept through the alarm. Thank goodness for the bladder waking me up in time for BC. 3 men posted for full SL and 2 posted for a half SL. Solid men who do not know the meaning of the word taper. The weather was hot and humid, perfect for working …
Conditions: Cool and Moist NO FNGs Disclaimer Prayer Jailbreakers joined up with Urban Legend for a Dunphy Road to Sparta workout. Pickleball was postponed until work was done. Good work by the pax. Cheers did his paperwork somewhere so watch where you step. THE THANG Mosey to the Top Parking Pad SSH 20 IC TTT …
Weather Conditions: 74° Four strong pax (three for Stride Lite) answered the call for betterment this morning and posted for Boot Camp. From the start, the pax made a wise decision to give YHC full reign over both deciding the route for SL and the plan for BC. The freestyled SL route resulted in unexpected …
Some weeks back, YHC brought a version of a blackjack inspired work out to a few AOs in our region and got some positive feedback. So when asked to bring something like this to Crypt, YHC jumped at the opportunity. Step one was finding a date to make it happen; step two was finding a …
YHC grabbed the Q over at Shawshank without even realizing it would be my 7th year Q. I actually started at Snakepit, then went to Shawshank, then ended up at The Hollow. So an anniversary Q at Shank made as much sense as any. 4 met for StrideLite Weather was muggy, of course 10 for …
13 PAX posted in the gloom this morning at Turning Point. Great crowd, great workout, and great humidity. Good work today men. Conditions- about 79 degrees and felt like we were breathing peanut butter this morning The THANG Disclaimer, Prayer, COP all in cadence- Motivators x 5, TTT X 10, Arm circles forward and back …
Shout out to the men of Shawshank. The Q sheet is so full, if you want to Q you have to really plan ahead. So YHC signed up 8 weeks ago, and that time has finally came around. The good Lord was kind enough to provide us with 98% humidity, which is the equivalent of …
7 Pax of #theHerd for sweat equity that may or may not have been earned. Nothing better than a lil’ summer time F3 gloom. Appreciate our newest Herdsmen Con-Play and Dead bug keeping the #mumblechatter fresh. I brought in some implements and added something new today, Still feeling it #badmove. Conditions: 72 degrees and swampy …
Brick teed up this workout with a reference to dad jokes. Nothing gets the juices flowing like a good set of dad jokes. YHC came prepared to let a few fly but the other pax stepped up as well. Some really good ones were told, and some were real duds (mostly mine). All in all, …
The weather didn’t look too promising when YHC’s head hit the pillow, so there was a level of preparation that took place for a contingency plan. But…..it doesn’t rain at Surge….silly me. So the first plan was ready to go as 6 of the finest Surge PAX took to the Gloom for a round of …
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YHC saw Scrum at the pool on Sunday and guilted him on coming back to The Hollow. Once he finally caved in, I told him I’d pick up the Q in return. So there it was. Since I’ve been so busy with work lately, I recycled a work-out that I’ve done several times at Urban …
Weather Conditions: 70° & 94% Humidity What a day it was as 6 strong pax converged together for a Saturday Smokefest. 5 even put in some early miles with SL. YHC was trying to recover from his most recent Q after some reviews had come back that it was too easy, so today plan was …
YHC was ready for an FNG. Even brought an extra pair of gloves for him, that we named Caitlyn (long story on that name train for the gloves). Anyway, FNG didn’t make it, but YHC wanted to be sure in case he arrived late that we would be accessible, so instead of going down the …
Jailbreak had its official launch a few weeks ago. We meet at the picnic shelters located at the Gibson Road Soccer Complex. 5:15 start time. Cheers is the AOQ. One of the cool things about Jailbreak is the opportunity to watch pickleball. That’s right, pickleball. No ticket required, just the ability to run in a …
Weather: 67 Disclaimer Opening prayer by Booster Circle up: 9- Merkins IC10- LBAC, F/B, IC13- SSH, IC Mosey to teacher parking lot:14- squats, IC40- LBCs, IC43- IW, IC Pax couldn’t figure the above numbers. Of course Cheech (& YHC) was a Steelers fan and those were the Super Bowl wins! Mosey to soccer field All …
A few hard chargers (3 to be exact) met in the gloom with intentions to get a little better. Mission accomplished. YHC was out of town the last couple weeks and grabbed the Q yesterday while in O’hare. With little time to prep, a dice workout was the weinke for the day. Conditions – nice …
Weather Conditions: 74° & 83% Humidity What a day it was at the Shank this morning as 10 pax (1 for Stride Lite only) came together seeking betterment and searching for the ever elusive perfect Q! YHC was confident that no perfection would be found today, but pushed forward anyway with a setup of blocks …
It wasn’t that long ago that Argyle and YHC met in the gloom for YHC’s first ever Q at Urban Legend. In the spirit of the Thursday Night Summer Concerts at Icehouse Amphitheater, we moseyed through the streets of downtown Lexington to put on a musical beatdown of our own complete with and brief intermission …
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Two years….Where does the time go? Seems like only yesterday Scotch was in my kitchen talking to YHC and the M talking about this thing called F3 and some two years later we are celebrating again at Surge. What’s more, for the past year plus YHC has served as AOQ and today was bittersweet as …
Weather: 72 degrees, Muggy Today’s workout was about 40 degrees hotter than YHC’s last Q at Arena in January. Today we remembered our F3 Brother Da Bear – David Barker, who died in an auto accident this past Saturday night. He was a relatively quiet man, especially compared to some of our Arena pax, but …
It’s been a hot minute since BunkBed checked in on his pal Coon Dog. Big Stride Light showing. Furthermore, Shawshank is a tough place to get the Q at as Brick keeps the PAX signing up! Conditions: Humid, but not awful Opening COT and Prayer Mosey to brick pile, pair up and grab a block …
YHC saw the Q slot was open at The Hollow and decided to help fill in the blanks. I’m not an NBA fan by any means, but I do know that the NBA Championship series starts tonight. So what better time to bring back the March Madness workout I did a few months back. 6 …
Another Tuesday rolls around and another morning to wake up and face the gloom with F3 men of Lexington. I had signed up to Q knowing that I would be coming off a race and knew I would need extra motivation to get up and moving. I am glad I did. Had a good time …
Always have a back up plan they say….and whoever they are are right!!!! When YHC arrived with his plan to do a music-based Q, he was initially greeted by a PAX with whom he had recently done a similar Q at another AO. As such, the plan was abandoned and we went with plan B. …
Good morning for a workout. 10 PAX posted for some laps around parking lots with an unplanned cadence count of 9 reps that we just rolled with. Good to be in the gloom this morning boys. Strong work. Conditions- around 70 The THANG: Disclaimer, prayer Mosey around parking lot and COP in front of school …
Weather: 70, clear Disclaimer/ Prayer Circle up. SSH X 10 IC, TTT X 10 IC, LBAC F X 10 IC, R X 10 IC, Merkins X 5 OYO. Mosey to end of lot and back to front of the school. List of exercises on a box. SSH, IW, Squats, LBC, Merkins, Burpees, BBSU, Calf Raises, …
YHC has heard it said that you cannot put a price tag on a real friend. Well, news alert…you can. The price tag is $1.80 plus tax. That’s right. For the low price of $0.90 per brick, YHC bought some friends today. YHC always wondered how much the pax of Shawshank were worth, and it …
YHC grabbed the Q slot over the weekend and decided to turn Monday into Mushroom Monday. This is an almost 6 mile route that has been used before. Nothing wrong with a little recycling, right? Weather was really nice 1 minute warning, no FNGs, disclaimer, go over route, headcount The Mushroom ~5.8 miles Start at …
Every now and then life has a tendency to throw a curveball our way. Today was supposed to be a celebration of a PAX’s four years at the model. However, with his 2.0 feeling less that 100 percent it was clear that this morning ITG was not his time to celebrate. YHC was humbled when …
Boneyard converged with Spur for the Spur 6 yr Anniversary so YHC decided to return the favor and give a Q for Boneyard! Conditions cloudy and warm (should’ve worn a short sleeve shirt) Disclaimer Opening Prayer in the COT Slowsey to block pile Slowsey to bus loop YHC brought dominoes with the highest value being …
Monday night was like most nights at my home. Time spent with the M on the back deck, chasing fireflies with the granddaughter, eating 1/4 of a box of Lucky Charms at 9pm. Yep, life is good. What a great night of sleep YHC had and when the alarm went off, I was ready to …