F3 Lexington Backblasts
37 Pax (3 FNGs) posted for a Shades of Grey sprint laden beat down. Mix in a PT test and a few other calisthenics and you’ve got yourself a good ole’ home brew of a Q. Apparently there was some recruiting going on at the 2015 Beer Festival this past weekend because 2 FNGs showed …
fellas, the theater has been gracious enough to give us another shot at filling up the theater. American Sniper saturday morning 1/31. the manager, Steve, has been a good friend to F3, and even though we had low turnout for Unbroken, he’s agreed to let us have a screening of American Sniper. I told him …
F3Columbia, lake murray, lexington to converge at the Movies: American SniperRead More »
31 pax, yes 31, hopped out of the fartsack for another fun morning at Shawshank. Shawshank is becoming problematic and this is a great problem to have. To see the number of pax keep growing is awesome. This doesn’t mean to stop EH’ing. Keep the FNG’s coming. YHC wanted to provide the pax with a good challenging …
Conditions: Mid-fifties = Awesome! 9 PAX came out early for a YHC Blimp beatdown and PT test. Mosey to Field for COP: 30-Seal Jacks-IC 30-Arm Circles-IC 10-LBC’s PT TEST The Thang: The Blimp: 5 Burpees, 20 Lunges, 15 Imperial Walkers, 20 Merkins, 25 Plank Jacks, 30 Squats Bear Crawl Across Field Mosey to Corner 20-Merkins-Indian …
5 pax out of the 25 total for the 2 AOs decided to follow YHC for a no running core beat down this morning at the Boneyard, a few maybe thinking they were eluding the suck by opting out of a No Help led Crypt. Wait a man named after a boring running contraption is …
21 pax arrived in the gloom to take on the PT test and then partake in a beat down at the hands of YHC. YHC’s M has started working out again and while he sat back on the couch while she was doing an exercise he thought…”Hmmmm…that looks like a good exercise, I’m sure the …
21 pax crush the PT test, man-makers, and then thrust their way to a strong finish…Read More »
7 faithful Pax of Jumanji joined YHC this beautiful morning in what seemed like a heat wave after recent workout temps. (Thanks a lot Al Gore!!!). With a little bit of Magic Mike action in the parking lot due to my failure to look at weather.com last night we were off to knock out our …
11 PAX met in the gloom of Strut Saturday morning to converge for what was sure to be a momentous and gaseous occasion. With both AB and YHC in the house, flatulence could never be in short supply as the Herd made its way with Strut Brigade… THE THANG Jog to upper parking lot for …
11 Pax showed up in the gloom for an unknown Q by Hoser Thang: Head towards the BP by Publix parking lot, and take a left for a leisurely down hill stroll to Hwy 6. On Hwy 6 take a left and admire the beast before you! UP the hill we go to Hwy 378. Take a …
To Q or not to Q, that is the question. Once the Q’ing bug bites, a pax seems to want more and more. The last Speed edition of stride that YHC Q’d has been awhile. That one involved some cops & robbers and track work, but the desire to do more is ever present. River …
Conditions: 32 degrees and fog Disclaimer Prayer The Thang: Mosey down to the track COP: SSH x 20 IC Thru the Tunnel x 15 LBC x 15 forward LBC x 15 backwards Explained the workout with a diagram and there was no excitement – Pull Ups x1min Walking lung x1min Run to Merkin station and …
It only makes sense to put together your own beatdown knowing you’re going to the Beer festival that same afternoon. So, why not share it with 25 of your F3 brothers. Conditions: 30 degrees, Cold, clear, birds being shot at in the distance The Thang: Disclaimer/Prayer COP (All IC) SSHs x 15, Imperial Walkers x …
Bulldog Cinder Block Fest in preparation for the 2015 Beer FestRead More »
As Summerville has become instantly #problematic, YHC has taken a keen interest. It wasn’t that long ago Lexington experienced the same immediate growth. So it was with great pleasure and anticipation that it was F3Lexington’s turn to experience the buzz around F3Summerville. 7 Lexington pax made the trip to #payitforward. We were warmly greeted by …
Conditions: 30 Degrees but dry 10 PAX posted at RBHS for a YHC Brickfest. YHC has never Q’d at Crypt. After a NoHelp and Fracture beatdown (and one of my first F3 WO’s from Quisenberry) YHC figured it was time to serve the men of Crypt. YHC knows they’re used to the Pain so YHC …
Conditions: 35 degrees, no breeze but still cold. Disclaimer Prayer YHC was hurting the night before from the 8 mile RUCK on Lake Murray Blvd. and was not sure would make it to Q. YHC woke up better and ready for the day of pain (thank you IBUPROFEN). 10 PAX showed up for Dunphy Workout. My ADD …
11 Pax got out of the fartsack this morning to find out what YHC had in store for them. Since we have some new regulars to Turning Point, YHC thought it would be a good idea to review the history of the Battle of Midway, which we know was the turning point in the war, hence …
YHC went back and forth last night wondering if he would test the Reaper again in the gloom, he decided not to but to go out and support those who would (YHC did the Army PT test instead, we’ll get to that later). He got some weird looks when he stated he was going to …
20 pax beasted the Reaper with one admin to get the resultsRead More »
17 pax posted at the opening BOM, then we were joined by 1 ninja pax who arrived on foot. I don’t like naming names, but evidently there was a “Malfunction” with his alarm, and we were happy for him to join us near the “Junction” of Highway 6 and Hightway 1. Conditions: Nice 40 deg and cloudy …
10 pax posted at SnakePit bright and early looking for pain. YHC hoped that what he brought would make a tough pax even stronger-physically, mentally, and spiritually. Knowing that this couldn’t happen on our own, YHC instructed the pax to partner up and NEVER leave their side. This prompted much mumblechatter throughout the remainder of …
15 PAX joined YHC at Crypt this morning for a physical AND useless trivia beatdown. The thang below reflects the ‘base’ exercises and the number of each. Supplementary exercises were added for the error in the ‘group consensus’ answer to frivolous Wits & Wager questions. ‘How many US states have capital cities that are also …
The normally understated Lego strutted into the Shawshank gloom this am knowing his VQ the week of his 39th birthday was going to be a beatdown. Lego has been a loyal Shawshanker for many months, apparently very quietly plotting his massacre. After 45 minutes of downPAINment, Lego boasted to the 28 pax who posted, “I …
It was a cool, soggy morning in the gloom for the QIC’s first solo Q at Graveyard. The QIC set a goal for a simple, yet effective dose of pain and suffering and by the sound of some of the PAX by the end of the Q, it seemed the goal was achieved. Weather: 37 …
The workout: Tour of the track around the Park, stopping a couple of times for warm up work. Grab blocks for curls, shoulder presses, bent over rows, merkins, and curls again. Weave in some 100 yards springs in-between and we had a good start to the workout. Off to Mt. Jumanj for a burpee-merkin hill …
Pax – the time has come to step up to the challenge! This is a great opportunity to push yourself for either a 5k+ or 10k+ beatdown. Regardless of your physical condition, I GUARANTEE you will feel this one the day(s) after. Lets Rock the Quarry with f3Nation. This event is being promoted nationally through …
Whether: 34 degrees or close to that, it was actually pretty pleasant in this morning. 15 PAX posted at Turning Point for a #Weinkieless Q led by Nail Pop, no apologies today PAX, just some good ol’ hard work from everyone. Good Cop started the workout and then Bad Cop took over at the end. …
Conditions: 25* light breeze The Thang: 6 pax gathered for a out and back as far as you can go across the dam. The pax went anywhere from 3.5-4 miles in 60 minutes. Great 1st and 2nd F present. We will meet again on the Irmo side of the dam this Sunday 0530. Tell your …
Conditions: 46 Degrees w/light fog/misty The Thang: Disclaimer Prayer 20 Burpees OYO (Slaughter Starter-(see Exercise Lexicon) Mosey to FB field…run around the field, out the gate, up the steps and over to the concession area. COP 15 TTT IC 14 Mountain Climbers IC 14 Imperial Squat Walker IC 14 Plank Mogul Hops IC Mosey to the Bleacher nearest the …
5 pax post for a Boneyard. Todays workout definitely looked better on paper. YHC blames it on watching the College Football Playoff Championship Game will planning the workout. The pax worked hard, encouraged each other and got better. Conditions: 49 Deg and Damp The Thang: Mozey to the thistle patch Helicopter IC x 20 Windmill …
26 pax posted on a soggy morning deciding to help YHC celebrate his birthday from the previous day. Everybody knows that all of the fun stuff happens at the after party and all of the cool kids are there. Weather: 49° and 97% humidity (sure felt colder) Disclaimer & Prayer The Thang Mosey over bridge and up the path to the top …
11 Pax joined YHC this gloomy morning to partake in a mashup of exercises from my greatest hit album. After visiting Snake Pit virtually last night via Google Earth, YHC started to see some of the best Snotwogglers from workouts past fit nicely into the Snake Pit landscape. If you would like to continue in …
Conditions: 47 degrees and very foggy Disclaimer The Thang: Mosey 1/2 way around parking lot Form one line across. High knees for 30 yards. Butt Kicks for 30 yards. Slow mosey to end of parking lot Circle up. SSH x 25 IC Crossjacks x 10 TTT x 20 IC Imperial Walkers for Walker x 20 …
9 Pax arrived in the moist and cool gloom to climb a wet cold ladder on the track. Conditions: 40° and 80% RH Thang: Prayer and Mosy to the track Stretch Two Warm up laps at conversation pace Ladder: OYO 400-600-800-1000-800-600-400 at 10K pace with a 200m recovery between each length. If all lengths and …
11 PAX posted #crypt for a Booster led workout. YHC took a page out of Bluescreen’s book and did some F3 website perusing to add a few new exercises to the mix. Conditions: 49 degrees and cloudy The THANG: Disclaimer-COM-Prayer PAX moseyed past the helipad with some butt kicks, high knees, and slides to a …
The night before YHC was worrying that he may fall asleep during his Q. He was up late finishing up a final assignment for school, and for some reason the TV and Twitter kept on interrupting him while he tried to finish his assignment. On top of that he had signed up to Q the …
7 PAX attend for a F3 poker challenge @ #Jumanji BOM- Prayer Warm up- Mosey around parking lot Disclaimer on the fly! The Thang SSH x 25 IC Thru tunnel x 15 Imperial W Squats x 15- Looks better on paper! Little arm circles 20 forward, 20 reverse THE GAME: Tools: 1 Deck of cards …
Conditions: 26 degrees 6 PAX ventured out to the SnakePit in the cool 26 degree morning for a minute to win it workout. This is the second Saturday in a row that we have doubled our turnout from the prior week. The Thang: 20-SSH-IC 20-Imperial Walkers-IC 20-LBAC Forward-IC 20-LBAC Reverse-IC 20-BBAC Forward-IC 20-BAC Reverse-IC 18-Merkins-IC …
Not a VQ, but pretty close… YHC’s first solo Q at his ‘normal’ stomping ground. YHC was thrilled to have 23 PAX show up on this brisk Saturday morning for a large dive into a bowl (Parking Lot) of Alphabet Soup. Several of the PAX stated that their Sunday school class or Community Group or …
CONDITIONS: 22 DEGREES, NO WIND 26 RIVERPAX MET DOWN BY THE RIVER AND GAVE WARM WELCOME TO YHC AND HIS FOUR COMPANIONS FROM LEXINGTON, AND THEY BROUGHT GIFTS (1 FNG). AFTER ALL THE NICETIES WERE TAKEN CARE OF, YHC AND CHINSTRAP LET THE SMOKEFEST BEGIN….. THE THANG: COP: 58-SSH-IC 58-LITTLE ARM CIRCLES-IC 58 FOR EVERY …
24 pax gathered in the gloom for a good Saturday beatdown at the hands of YHC. He had thoughts the night before about a past burpee suicide ladder that the pax had climbed, and well to get better and be better you have to move on to the harder things sometimes. This came in the …
24 pax climb the 14-count bodybuilder suicide ladder and squat when they reached the topRead More »
23 pax showed up for YHCs Birthday Q at Shawshank today and I was blown away by the support of these fine men. Thank each and every one of you for the brotherhood and the accountability of which F3 is all about. Welcome to the SMOKEFEST!! Disclaimer BOM – Prayer That Thang …
Treadmill put out a request for someone to step up and take the reigns of Turning Point today (yep, there was a pun intended there). YHC has felt the pull to Q another bootcamp somewhere, and what better time than on a Saturday. YHC had only been to TP one previous time, but felt right …
(This is respectively posted on behalf of the author and Q, Clinch) Today we played a little game I like to call “Chaser”. Started off by breaking into groups based on what we believe to be our 1 mile pace time for a 5K race. After some mumble chatter and what I believe to be …
26 pax woke up and cleared the crusty stuff from their eyes to find the Reaper staring them down again. Some staring down the Reaper for the first time, while others have done battle with the beast many times before. So the staring contest began to see who would blink first… Weather: 32° The Thang: …
26 pax stare down the Reaper, the Reaper blinked firstRead More »
It’s so cold I actually saw a Democrat with his hands in his own pockets. Bam! NOW HIT PLAY AND LISTEN TO SOME TUNES CONDITIONS: IIIIT WWWAS CCCCOLD. 16 DEGREES TO BE EXACT – I HEARD 6 WITH WINDCHILL. 5 PAX BRAVED THE FRIGID GLOOM OF THE SNAKEPIT TO GET BETTER. 2 CRAZY PAX SHOWED …
23 Pax (revised from the 25 that was posted on Twitter…sorry) braved the Frozen Tundra of Graveyard this brisk winter morning. Some dressed more or less appropriately than others depending on who you talk to. QIC had a plan of keeping Pax moving and hopes that this was accomplished. When not moving as much, QIC …
So, a dude showed up at Graveyard wearing a pink bunny suit…Read More »
YHC would like to start by saying he is lucky, 2 weeks ago YHC put his name down to Q crypt on Jan, 8th, not knowing about the freezing cold temps that would take over the midlands that day. Once YHC realized about the temp he got really excited, he scrapped the workout that he …
17 pax eased into the frozen tundra of Turning Point this morning. Who would have thunk that the number of pax would ever exceed the temperature at Turning Point? Either it’s way too cold or Turning Point is catching on. I prefer to go with the latter. YHC figured what better way to beat the sub-freezing …
Polar Bear Crawls and Burpees at sub-freezing Turning PointRead More »
14 PAX fought off the fartsack, cold and wind for a Bullpen beatdown. The Thang Weather: Cold and windy Quick disclaimer and prayer Mosey to back soccer fields COP SSH X 10 IC Imperial Walkers X 10 IC Through the Tunnel X 10 IC Mosey to fence line. Starting at the beginning of the fence …
Cold and wind can’t hold back the PAX of #ShawshankRead More »
YHC was worried and soul-searching at 5:25 this morning. Do I really have the guts to run around in the frigid cold by myself? Can I execute a workout I planned alone? Fortunately the Pax didn’t all fartsack & disappoint. It’s amazing how having even 2 other brothers out in the gloom turns you from …
30 Pax arrived in the gloom at Graveyard for a cinder block workout courtesy of YHC. T-Claps to Bulldog and Co. for providing and gathering enough cinder blocks for all the pax of Graveyard. The Thang: Mosey to practice field and grab cinder blocks (Spackle chose poorly)…..At this point several of the pax pointed out …
Fresh off the largest Custom in GORUCK history, it was clear there was enormous interest in both a GR Heavy (which some of our finest are tackling in March) and a GR Light. Interest in a GRL not only came from some F3 brothers but also from many Ms, including the M of YHC. If …
Disclaimer & Prayer Conditions: 32 Degrees and Gloomy 25 Men showed up ready to work and YHC was prepared. Mayhem was everywhere at #Shawshank. The Thang COP started as soon as AMEN was said – make room where you are standing SSH x 20 IC Mountain Climbers x 20 IC Mosey to the …
So, the headline has nothing to do with running,,, but it was funny,. Explained below: In the COT, YHC reminded the pax that if you are posting tomorrow to bundle up… cuz it’s gonna be COLD! Pepto chimed in also to remind folks that dangling appendages are the first to freeze in cold conditions. Clinch …
“Dangling appendages are the most prone to fall off in the cold…” Dr. PeptoRead More »
6 pax make it out to Jumanji. YHC arrived in warmer attire than usual due to illness. No relation between Pajanimal and myself, YHC just couldn’t locate any long workout pants, so pajamas had to do. DISCLAIMER THE THANG (I think it went like this…): mosey around the lot. circle up. imperial walkers x 20 …
Conditions: 30 Degrees – It’s not that cold 2 PAX braved the chill and posted to RBHS for YHC’s first Boneyard Q. The Thang: Mosey to get Bricks COP: 15-SSH 15-Thru The Tunnels 15-Windmills 15-Arm Circles 15-OH Arm Claps YHC held Microchip’s feet – 50 BBS Flapjack 1-10 Burp & Merk-IC 40-Flutter Kicks – IC …
YHC woke up again before 0500 and slowly fought back those dastardly covers in the fartsack. He had been doing some research the night before looking for a few newer exercises to try out with the pax, it almost appeared like he was studying. Studying isn’t fun…or is it? Well it is when you’re studying …
20 pax post for a No Help tour-de-pain and prove there is strength in numbersRead More »
13 Pax gathered in the gloom of Turning Point to start chipping away at those New Year’s goals. With YHC’s left foot still swollen and sore from this past weekends adventures the Pax were promised a change from the normal Mac attack which will involve little to no running. What the Pax didn’t know was …
One of my favorite F3 moments was shadowing the Columbia F3 Custom challenge last fall. After being there 10 minutes I knew this was something I wanted to put on my 2015 goals. A lot of the talk after the event was pax wanting to spend more time under their ruck. I threw the idea …
A record setting 17 pax posted for the Beep Test. There was quite a stir about the beep test on twitter last night. With this much hype, YHC would have to post regardless of how sick he felt. DISCLAIMER PRAYER THE THANG: mosey over to the beep test lot and do a warm up lap. …
7 members of #TheHerd assembled in the Jumanji gloom this morning for Columbo’s VQ. He worked the pax over like a veteran QIC. By the end of the workout, we were all smoked and might as well have been tazed, hog tied and thrown into the back of a paddy wagon to be hauled off …
Considering last week one lone pax posted on Sat. morning, we tripled the count this week. Three pax showed up ready to work and embrace the suck and it sucked alot. Disclamer Prayer The Thang: 20 SSH 20 TTT 20 Imperial Walkers 20 LBCs 4 Corners of Pain 2 Laps 20 Merkins IC 20 Flutter …
Gentlemen, time is upon us to take on the Run Hard 1/2 or Full Columbia Marathon. This race, on March 8th, works perfectly with P200 training schedules. Rather than recreate what has already been said, I’ll just refer you to last year’s preblast and the race website. https://www.runhardcolumbiamarathon.com http://f3nation.com/2013/12/18/run-hard-preblast/ http://f3nation.com/2014/01/30/run-hard-half-marathon-distance-training/ This link has long distance …
10 Pax found their way to Crypt for a Fracture impromptu beat down. YHC just happened to glance at the Q list and noticed nobody had signed up to lead today, so YHC decided no better way to get 2015 off on the right foot than bringing the pain and setting the bar high for …
14 pax including 2 FNGs “Flow Master and Brownie” entered the gloom this morning for a #Beatdown by YHC. Great work men. Conditions; 50 degrees and Cloudy, “GGGGGLOOOOOMMMMMYYY” Disclaimer Prayer That Thang; SSH – 15IC TTT – 15IC IW – 15IC LBC – 15IC Merkins – 15IC Mosey to big Soccer Field *Everyone …
Today, 15 pax including one FNG showed up at Turning Point for a Scooper led charge. Very good turnout and all the Pax worked hard completing the various stations around the track. Hopefully all of the pax enjoyed the fun of the eight stations that YHC used during his first Q at Turning Point. Today marked …
Pax of F3 Columbia, Lake Murray and Lexington time to break out your trail shoes and brush up on your compass reading (never know when you may get lost out there) it’s time to sign up for the Make My Day 5k or 12k at Harbison State Forest. This race was well attended last year …
Weather- 48 degrees and nice The Thang- run either 4 mile loop or 20 min out and back 14 pax with 1 FNG showed up this morning for the Big Bang of Lexington’s newest running AO, Stampede. It was great to have representation from all regions in attendance, Columbia, Lake Murray, and Lexington. Circle up …
9 Pax trickled out into the gloom for the first stride run of 2015 to conquer all the downtown Lexington hills and witness first hand how fast squad cars can peel out of a police station. Conditions: 46° and 80% RH Thang: Head towards main street. Turn right and head to the bottom of the …
When: 12/30/2014 QIC: VQ-Taurasi The PAX: Band Camp, House, Pepto, Spackle, Floppy Disk, Itchy, Shake-N-Bake, Ranger, Permit, FDIC, No Show, Bull Dog, Weekend Special, Forrest, Good Hands, Wiggles, Penny Pincher , Rooney, Blindside, FNG, Erik Murrah (Pawn), Lobo, Taurasi 22 pax including 1 FNG posted for a long awaited, Sway EH’D,… Taurasi-VQ beat down. It …
2014 was a big year for F3 in Lexington. 103 men posted at our March 1 launch at RBHS. What came to be known as Graveyard instantly became #problematic so Crypt was born shortly after. Then run group Stride. Then Shawshank. Before too long, Lexington had 10 different AOs on the schedule with 100+ men …
New Year’s Day 1/1/15 Conditions- 31* and extremely foggy. Difficult to see the Shovel Flag from 100 yds. (will come into play later…) 9 Faithful Pax post: Tater Tread, Pale Rider, Smalls, Pontiff, Bondo, Waldo, Evinrude, Beaker, Crab Legs (Q) Mosey over to new COP location for warm up. All exercises I.C. SSH – 25 Imperial …
Happy New Year! It’s that time of year, when we all say were going to make changes for the new year, eat better, lose weight, exercise more, stop smoking, volunteer more, etc. etc. etc., blah blah blah. Chances are you’ve had resolutions every year and by the end of the 1st week or month of …
Gentlemen, it’s that time again! New years resolutions, weightloss goals, race goals, muscle gain goals, etc. — whether you are on a dreaded plateau in weight-loss, are still bouncing on the pogo stick (though perhaps at a lesser rate than before), or you’re in tip top shape but know you could stand to eat better, it’s time …
4 dedicated PAX stood in the gloom at Anchor this New Year’s Eve morn in a dense fog, to celebrate the 12 pains of Christmas New Years. Conditions 36° and moist. The THANG: COP SSH 20 IC TTT 20 IC IW 20 IC + Various 8-count stretches on command The 12 Pains of Christmas New …
The last day of 2014 brought 10 pax together to #getbetter #bebetter with a Wednesday morning stride edition. YHC is still getting over a migraine, so the route plan was a little fumbled. Luckily no one got lost. Even though there was a biologic warfare device deployed that required the COT to be moved, we …
Man caprees, pajama pants, and a little calling card.Read More »
With the holidays in full swing and Christmas vacations happening, YHC returned from stridelite not knowing how many PAX would be waiting to receive a beatdown. YHC was pleasantly surprised, again im not sure why, to not only see multiple regular SnakePit PAX but also F3 Lexington’s Nantan, Kendoll waiting in the gloom. The pressure …
It’s almost New Year’s Day, time for reflection and resolutions. Many of us have also been arriving at our 1 year anniversaries with F3 in the Columbia/Lake Murray/Lexington regions and have had some amazing results in all of the 3 F’s. But the big question is, “Now what?” Most of the pax who have been …
9 PAX joined Booster for a sloppy, foot-soaking, sprint fest with some special curb hopping thrown in at the end. Conditions: 55 degrees and cloudy The THANG: Disclaimer, BOM for prayer, and the #crypt PAX followed YHC in mosey around the parking lot to a random spot for a COP. Side Straddle hops x 25 …
22 pax including 1 FNG Brian Hill (Snuffleupagus) posted for the Return Q of Field Goal. Great to see everyone work hard this morning! Conditions; 49 and Foggy The Thang COP SSH – 15IC TTT – 15IC IW – 15IC TaintBusters – or Monkey Humpers 15IC LBC – 15IC MCs – 15IC …
6 pax reported to Boneyard. Some may have spotted a very “Bane-like” figure running around the parking lot upon their arrival this morning. No, it’s not another Superhero day, just YHC testing out his new elevation simulation training mask. CONDITIONS: 55 degrees DISCLAIMER THE THANG (may have forgot some stuff, but I believe it went …
Disclaimer and Prayer THE THANG Mosey to the black top COP SSH x 20 IC Flutter Kicks x 20 IC SSH x 15 IC Flutter Kicks X 15 IC SSH x 10 IC Flutter Kicks x 10 IC Mosey to hillside of the field Burp & Merk 10x Pyramid Load the Ark (via the hill) Bear …
Midlands Pax come join us for a private screening at Dutch Square Theater this SATURDAY, JANUARY 3 at 9am of UNBROKEN. Your plan for saturday morning should look like this: Post for your normal Saturday morning workout. Go home and grab the M and any 2.0’s who might want to see the film, or …
MOVIE DAY for F3 Columbia and Surrounding EnvironsRead More »
January 3, 2015 – Update Tried the core piece this morning, and the plans didn’t go as desired. This upgrade will still occur… it just needs a new form. Hold tight, it’ll happen. Quick summary Sometime in early January, a site update will occur. During that time, the site will be down for maintenance and …
5 PAX got out of their fartsacks to a gloomy rain mist Graveyard for some GORUCK training. Mosey to track and circled for a short warm up. YHC explained the routine for the first lap of SUCK to the PAX. Each lap was divided into 4 movements and an exercise in between. PAX eased into first lap with walking lunges then go on all …
4 Pax arrived at Jumanji for a Post Christmas Coupon Extravaganza! CONDITIONS- 35 degrees DISCLAIMER THE THANG Warmup, Mosey around parking lot, high knees, Mosey, butt kicks, Mosey, backwards, Mosey, Karyoke to light pole in corner of parking lot. COP 10 Burpies OYO 15 SSH IC 20 IW IC 15 Thru Tunnel IC 10 “CSPAN …
15 Pax converged on what started as a year end mash up of this years easiest workouts, but quickly turned into this years funnest (toughest) workouts. We had some special guests this morning including Charlotte NC finest Andrew Hall GEEK from F3NoCo. Also had one FNG who was the YHC brother, Jay McCown (Named Metro). …
The End of 2014 is Coming……What is 14 Count Body Builders????Read More »
6 pax arrived at Jumanji to get a little work in before opening presents. Little did they know they would be opening presents mid-workout, as old Saint Nick had paid Jumanji a visit. Was the Herd on the naughty list or the nice list? Well there was no coal, but the pax probably would have …
18 Pax busted up out of the #FartSack this morning to see what kind of Christmas present Floppy Disk brought over from Lexington. The present that was planned would be 1 that took an hour to open and would hopefully keep on giving tomorrow and the next day and maybe even the next. The mumblechatter …
5 pax decided to #getbetter and #bebetter this fine Saturday morning. YHC had been thinking of a new exercise to bring out and this new exercise was the 14-count bodybuilder. Why 14? Well while a burpee is loads of fun, and an 8-count bodybuilder is 1/4 more fun YHC thought it was time to step …
5 pax post for Indian runs and 14-count bodybuildersRead More »
Indulge YHC on this backstory from 12/27/13: The evening of Friday 12/27/13, YHC checked Twitter and noticed his buddy, Nathan, getting pressured into coming to an F3 workout. YHC had followed @F3Columbia for awhile, wanting to join one day but it was in Columbia and too far to drive for a workout that early in …
Conditions: 32 degrees and clear Disclaimer and Prayer ________________________________________________________________________________ ***Follow Me for COP*** Side Straddle Hops x 20 IC Little Baby Arm Circles (Forward) x 10 IC Little Baby Arm Circles (Backward) x 10 IC Merkins x 10 IC Through the Tunnel x 20 IC Wind Mills x 20 IC Imperial Walkers x 30 IC …
Conditions – VERY FOGGY w 1/ ft visibility & 31 The Thang – Kill those Holiday calories this morning with nonstop fun and a bonus – Get your merkin count for the day early Mosey down to field below parking lot COP – SSH – 20 IC Through the Tunnel – 20 IC Windmills – …
Although Santa may have come and gone, there was one final present for the Families of F3 and FiA waiting at #Depot. 69 men, women and 2.0’s converged to spend some time #gettingbetter together. The time we invest in the lives of our 2.0’s is invaluable. This is what it is all about. Planting seeds, …
24 Pax endured the Christmas Eve Monsoon to see many achieve PR’s on the 5K time. The results are the link below. Conditions: 45° and humid. Showers. Lots of them. Tha thang: Start at the Irmo side of the Dam. Start at Napalm’s instruction. Carry your legs as fast as you can to the turn …
Dang 5K #ChristmasEveEdition See 24 #GetBetter and #Wetter TogetherRead More »
20 pax decided they needed to burn off the calories from their Christmas meals. So they beat back the sheets, rose out of the fartsack, and headed out into the gloom to face the #Reaper. Not sure which #Reaper was present this post Christmas morning… Regardless of which one was there, the pax moseyed to …
It’s time for Santa to relax. We still have work to do to #getbetter. YHC took the Q at Stride so Yellow Cake, Mr. Stride himself, could venture over to the The Reaper. While he was missed, 11 men posted (some were Twitter EH’d the night before) in the almost freezing gloom for a day-after-Christmas …
Twas a gloomy Christmas morning as YHC approached the Crypt back from catching a couple of early miles desperate to make amends with the running gods after last weeks bout with the fungus that is among us and Exchange 2013. A sole Pax awaited my arrival. He-who-has-a-gate-named-after-him came from Turning Point to hopeful get his Christmas …
8 dads checked the weather and decided that they were going to fight back the covers in the fartsack and the monsoon that had come. YHC and his 2.0 prayed the night before that the weather would clear up briefly for the workout, and when he checked his weather app he found that the prayer …
8 dads along w/ 13 2.0s beat back the fartsack for drizzly Christmas Eve workoutRead More »
‘Twas the night of the party when all through the place, Not a Pax or his family could stay in one place; Thumbs Up was dropping all the greatest hits with care, In hopes that some people might actually dance in there; After superlatives given & speeches done right, YHC figured he could kick back & call it a night; …
The 1st annual F3 Lexington Christmas Party was EPICRead More »
Unfortunately the rain held off, but the ground was delightfully soaked from the previous 16 hours of drizzle, and the air a nice 40 degrees. 12 #faithful Pax posted for what was certain to be an easy pre-holiday workout. After all, what could possibly be worse than #TheBeast??? After happily planting our Shovel Flag (and a …