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Tropical Beatdown at The Shed
11 Pax posted for an unseasonably #BalmyBeatdown at The Woodshed The Pax welcomed Kemba back from his baby hiatus. After a thorough disclaimer, we proceeded to COP where we spent a good deal of time. a real #CrowdPleaser. SSH, IW, Squats, Alt. lunges, Merkins, Carolina dry docks, Low Country crabs, LBC’s, Russ. Twists, More Merkins, Sumo …
Score takes a trip down memory lane (and the fire lane)
5 Pax came out to Score on the Thanksgiving week Monday to get a little work in before enjoying the overeating later this week. Appreciate the men who came out and hopefully we all got a little better. Conditions: 54 degrees and wet The Thang: COP on the new pavement at Dreher: SSH x15 IC …
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The Castle, Court in Session
QIA: Wannabe The PAX: High Stick, Katniss, Special K, Toy, Turnpike, Wham! Workouts at The Castle have gradually intensified this year with last week reaching a peak (Armistice). Monday of this week was no less intense with the extensive use of Monkey Humpers at the top of the hill. A command decision was made by …
9 PAX were not scared off by the ominous forecast and made their way to Hammer to get some work in. Conditions: 75% degrees, 95% humidity (gross) and no rain! The Thang: Start with an easy warm up. 10 SSH IC, 10 merkins IC Head to the entrance to the parking lot. Next up was …
Score Beats the Cold in Election Day Workout
8 Scorians elected to get up for some work on a cold Election Day morning. Conditions: 36 degrees The Thang: Warmup at “Club Carlisle”–20 SSH in cadence–20 Thru the Tunnel in cadence–20 Lil Baby Arm Circles (10 forward, 10 reverse) in cadence–Bend over toe touch stretch–Seated toe touch stretch–20 Overhead claps in cadence Mosey to …
#TheCastle Block Free Friday
6 Pax chose to get better at #TheCastle this AM for a rare #BlockFree Kamikaze beat down. Conditions – 57 and crystal clear, and a bright almost full moon Disclaimer and Warmup – 20 x 4 ct SSH, 10 x 4 ct TTT, 20 x 4ct Imperial Walker, 10 x 4 ct LBAC Forward and …
F3 Cola 8-Year Anniversary Halloween Explosion Extravaganza Convergence (Pre-Blast)
When: 2020-10-31 0700 QIC- F3 Columbia The PAX- All who choose to attend Where: Memorial Stadium-1100 S Holly Street, Columbia, SC 29205 October 2012 was when the wave hit Columbia, SC. 8 years ago, the men of F3 Nation felt it was time to plant the seeds in Columbia to see how it would grow. …
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Hello Dolly
The Warmup: 20 SSH IC 15 Little baby arm circles Front IC 15 Little baby arm circles Back IC 20 Imperial Walkers IC 15 Through the tunnel IC 15 Burpees OYO 400 meter run The Thang: 25 Merkins OYO 50 Big boy sit- ups OYO 100 Flutter Kicks OYO 400 meter run 25 Merkins …
Boulders for Shoulders
The Conditions Chop Shop tights weather 8 men braved the deserted-ish Lowe’s parking lot to get some shoulder work done. The Thang 50 Merkins 50 Squats 50 BBS 50 Carolina Dry Docks Plank when finished Mosey to the steps between the parking lot and the parking garage for The Running of the Stairs All PAX …
Block brigade
Conditions: 70’s 12 PAX put in some work at Hammer. The Thang Disclaimer Warm-up Grab a block box jumps x 20 SSH IC X 20 4 corners, divide into four groups, 25 reps x 3 sets with blocks, corner 1 curls, corner 2 squat thrusters, corner 3 kettle bell swings, corner 4 dips lap around the …
Score Does A Tour De Dreher
8 Scorians came out for a Tour De Dreher featuring a variety of exercises. Conditions: 60 degrees The Thang: Warmup at “Club Carlisle” 20 SSH in cadence 20 Thru the Tunnel in cadence 20 Lil Baby Arm Circles (10 forward, 10 reverse) in cadence Bend over toe touch stretch Seated toe touch stretch 20 Overhead …
House of Pain – The Woodshed’s Tribute to Eddie Van Halen
Conditions – Ideal Disclaimer The Thang: Starting it up Right Now at 0530 – Jog to the back field for a warmup: 20 x sidestraddle hops in cadence, 20 x imperial walkers in cadence, 40 little baby arm circles (20 forward, 20 back, all in cadence), 20 Windmills in cadence, and 20 squats OYO. Running …
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Dr Tabata visits SCORE
8+ (mostly) regular SCORE pax met in the gloom at Club Carlisle for some work on an overcast 64 degree morning. After the required warm-up exercises (24 SSH, LBAC rotation, and 26 Imperial Walkers), the pax moseyed to the corner of Daly and Michigan and lunge walked down Michigan for various distances due the the …
Circle of Fun in the Gloom
Conditions: Nice, humid fall morning. 66 degrees 25 guys levitated out of the fart sack this morning and got better (Could have been 26, Stagecoach…). I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, I’m better because of Depot, our guys, and your accountability. I’ve been doing this consistently since May 2015 and my mindset …
UnBearable at Da Bull
Conditions: Warm and humid Disclaimer (especially relevant today, but we had a dentist and a doc on-hand) Tha Thang: 6 pax tested the market today at the Bull and Bullseye. Their portfolios sank instantly. Standard Bull rotation/locations/counting, including LBCs at the bottom of each tower. At the top though, sub American Hammers for merkins. Why …
BunkBed Brings the Tabatta
Conditions: Cloudy and humid. Disclaimer Mosey to Pull-Up Bars TTT X10 IC WM X10 IC Burpee/Pull-Up Circuit: Burpee/Pull-Up 5 on first round go down by 1 after each round BBS 10 on first round go down by 2 after each round Lunges 25 on first round (1 leg 1 rep) go down by 5 after …
Boxing Day (but not in Canada)
17 Pax posted for a boxing inspired Beatdown with F3Kemba on Co-Q with YHC. Conditions: Cool and Dark The Thang: After an appropriate disclaimer from YHC, Kemba warmed us up with Arm Circles x 20 F&B, then we got to a real #CrowdPleaser with the Verticle Mtn. Climbers, starting at 25 and then doing 24, …
Score does a modified zipper
Lots of men decided to fartsack today, but enjoyed the five men who came out to do a little work this morning. The theme for the day was to honor one of our Score heroes… our own Nails. In honor of Nails, we did a modified zipper, that included more running than most cared for. …
Jenny’s Corner
8 Pax showed up for a whole body workout Warmup – SSH, Imperial Walkers, shoulder stretches, Little Baby Arm Circles, overhead clap, 3 count squat, Hamstring and lower back stretch, happy baby. Workout – mosey to Jenny’s Corner and grab two bricks each. 4 count exercises 20 Overhead Press, 20 curls for the girls, 20 tricep …
The Calf
9 grizzled ranch hands (some more grizzled than others) from across the Tri-Region Area put in solid work for YHC’s first time at the reins of the Bull. Conditions: 70 and damp The Thang: Like the standard Bull, with the following varrrriations: Carolina Dry Docks x13 at the top (reducing reps by 1 each lap …
EMOM Madness
10 PAX did work at Swampfox this morning. Nothing fancy, just work. Conditions: 61 degrees, Clear. The Thang: Disclaimer then mosey to end of Rutland Court. EMOM: 10 hand release merkins then finish out minute with max rep big boy sit-ups. PAX did 5 rounds EMOM and then took a break. Break consisted of sprint …
SCORE’s tour
7 pax met in the gloom at Club Carlisle to start the beatdown. 1 fashionably latecomer joined in the fun. Beautiful 55 degree fall morning Nails started the fun with the always popular SSH x 25, IW x 25 and a medley of LBAC and OH Claps x 20 each. A short mosey, short Lunge …
Blocking & Tackling at The ‘Shed
14 Pax lined up on a beautiful morning @F3Woodshed and celebrated the return of football by #getting better. The Thang: Warmup – 20 Sidestraddle Hops (in cadence), 20 Imperial Walkers (in cadence), Little Baby Arm Circles (12 forward, 12 back, 12 overhead claps, and 12 raise the roofs, all in cadence), 20 Windmills in cadence, …
Perfect weather for SSH
Ideal weather for 9 pax to get together and do some work. Lots of mumble chatter at sled for the amount of running he called at his Q yesterday. He was not sorry. The thang: SSH x 20 Stretch SSH x 20 Stretch SSH x 20 10 merkins OYO Stretch SSH x 20 LBC x …
The Zipppha!
Conditions: Medium comfy, humid Tha Thang: 5 pax gathered, all with various degrees of issues (injury, fatigue, just getting back into shape, etc), but decided to get better anyway. It’s Monday, and we’ve had little speedwork recently, so time to mix a little in. Hopefully Q’s in the near future will do the same. Disclaimer …
Just a jaunt around the block
Six men came out for a Monday version of Score, and YHC advised everyone they would probably not like the workout planned. It happens when YHC goes looking in the Lexicon for new ideas. Solid work and effort by all on a nice morning. Conditions: 73 degrees and slight breeze COP: SSH x20 IC Imperial …
MORE BLOCKS PLEASE
THE WARMUP: 20 SSH IC 15 LITTLE BABY ARM CIRCLES FRONT IC 15 LITTLE BABY ARM CIRCLES BACK IC 20 IMPERIAL WALKERS IC 15 THROUGH THE TUNNEL IC 400 METER RUN THE THANG: 25 CURLS 4 THE GIRLS WITH BLOCK OYO 25 LBC OYO 25 OVERHEAD PRESS WITH BLOCK OYO 25 IRON CROSSES OYO 25 …
Wheel of Misfortune
Week 2 Iron Pax Challenge 2020 Set Up: Place the Shovel Flag (or a cone) in the center of the field. Then place 6 cones evenly spaced in a circle 25 yards from the Shovel Flag in the center. Each cone represents a 25 yard(75ft) spoke on a wheel. Requires a 75ft measurement. Use pre-measured …
Wheel of Misfortune
Conditions: High 60s, super except for a little dew on uncut grass #wetsocks Disclaimer Mosey to field and retrieve blocks, return to Hub Explainex Begin Ironpax Week 2, Wheel Unfortunate 6 spokes, 25 reps at each of Derkins, Blockees, Squats, KB swings, Vertical Press, or Alpos, with Cusack to the hub each time (25m) for …
911 Remembrance Run/Walk/Ruck
On 911 #theherd will host a unique and humbling event to honor those lost in the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. We invite you to participate with us. The running/walking/rucking event will start at Parkland Plaza in Cayce beside the Bank of America building. Walkers and Ruckers will start at 0500 and the runners …
Hammer and Inspector’s Gadgets
Iron Pax Challenge 2020 Week 1 “Inspector’s Gadgets” 3 Burpees EMOM 50 Hand Release Release Merkins 100 Leg Raises 150 Jungle Boi Squats “2Spoonz Style” 200 Big Boy Sit-ups 250 Stationary Lunges For Time Pax Time Collar 33:48 Billy Bob 37:54 BooBoo 39:56 Leon 41:27 Misfire 43:09 Duckie 44:45 Zima 48:03 Easy Street 51:20 Wally …
Thunder sort of Anniversary
Today was supposed to be the AOQ handoff and 7-year anniversary but alas we are in a pandemic and things happen so that was postponed to next Thursday 9/3. Weather and State of the Pax: A wet 76 degrees this morning and Pax were fairly sore from the IronPax Week 0 workout. Props to all …
Timberrrrr!!!
Conditions: Muggy Disclaimer given The Thang: 5 pax total took on the forest….well, the Hamptons, which were once a forest, and now simply a bunch of trees with houses between. And you’d have thought, NOT on the pavement. Well, that was just too much to ask. Just as we were talking about running in the …
Week 0 #IPC2020
Iron Pax Challenge 2020 Week 0: 4 Rounds for time 50 Air Squats 40 Big Boy Sit Ups 30 Merkins 20 Bonnie Blairs 10 Burpees 400 M Run Pax Time BooBoo 33:33 Billy Bob 27:41 Easy Street 37:02 Collar 25:03 Blowout 27:34 Garnish 25:09 Wally 40:00 Gaston Zima Bindi 39:00 McNugget 26:01
Damp & Dark Beatdown with Woodshed and Legion
13 Pax, (including JarJar who was a late add) descended upon the unusually dark and damp environs of #TheShed for a Beatdown by YHC. Conditions: Moist The Thang: following a disclaimer, we moseyed from the parking lot to the front of the school and back for a warm up, then proceeded to the middle parking …
Hammer hits the 100s.
7 PAX slung some weight around and got in some distance. Conditions: 73 degrees and humid. Disclaimer The Thang: Lap around the Lowes Foods parking lot. 5 exercises 100 reps each with coupon. Curls Triceps extension Merkins (On coupon) Shoulder press BBS (Coupon on chest) Out and Backs Run at fast pace up Forest Drive …
Precursor to the IPC
9 PAX started their Thursday off right. Conditions: 70 mostly cloudy and 89% humidity The Thang: I had intended to have a little piece of each week of last year’s Iron PAX Challenge as today’s workout, but due to a miscommunication about needing to bring a coupon YHC had to switch it up a little …
Slaughter at The Castle
6 pax came to #GetBetter at The Castle this morning. We started tough and didn’t let up. Work was done. Disclaimer COP – Kicked things off with the #SlaughterStarter Burpees x20 OYO Imperial Walkers x20 IC Little Baby Arm Circles x12 FWD, x12 REV IC Raise The Roof x20 IC Windmill x10 IC Quad Stretch …
History was made today!
To start off, I was lucky to even make my own Q this am as I forgot to turn my alarm clock on (subconscious sabotage?). I woke up at 4:55 am, had my cup of coffee, morning constitution and headed to the AOQ. As always, I rarely know what I am going to do prior …
All Downhill From Here
05:30 Start – 06:15 Finish Weather: A windless and partly cloudy 73 degrees with 90% humidity. Modification: Staying in the lower tower only: 1) Climb the stairs and run down the parking deck back to the starting location. 2) Climb the stairs and run down the parking deck performing ‘Mericans at each stair landing, starting …
6 Do The Hard Thing at Hammer
Six men gathered in the gloom of the Lowe’s Foods parking lot to Do The Hard Thing. BooBoo tried to provide plenty of Hard Things to do. The Thang: Disclaimer 20 Burpees OYO low plank while waiting (applies to entire workout) 10 SSH IC Mosey a lap 1-10 Captain Thor OYO 1-10 Merkin Jax OYO …
Rutland out and back
Conditions: 70’s cooler, but muggy 8 PAX put in some hill work at Hammer. Good to see the return of Abscess to the Gloom, Kotters! The Thang Disclaimer Warm-up SSH IC X 20 Little Baby Arm Circles Forw, Backw, Raise roof (X 20 each) Mosey to BeBeep parking lot Bulgarian Split Squat OYO X 20 …
Pre-Blast: 4th Annual 9/11 Challenge
9.11.2001 Those numbers stand alone in American history and will always be remembered for what happened in New York City, Washington, D.C., and Pennsylvania on that memorable day. Never (ever) forget! Who: F3 Smokehouse of F3 Lexington region hosts the 4th Annual 9.11 Never Forget Challenge to ensure that forgetting the events of that day …
Hammer July Dealer’s Choice
Conditions: 78 and muggy The Thang: 5 pax rotated calling exercises BooBoo: Mosey, low plank Stretch: 10 WME OYO Wally: 20 KB Swings, 20 OH Press, 20 triceps extension, 20 curls OYO Detour: 20 Broad jumps, 30 flutterkicks IC, 30 Russian twists IC, 6 inches 30 sec Duckie: Sprint length of lot, 5 burpees at …
A little morning winemaking
16 Pax (15 BC and a runner) came out to pick things up and put them down, which turned into a little Q wine making and tasting. The THREE AMIGOS were back together, thanks for coming across the pond Arrears! 1 minute warning was skipped, tunes needed IT support, thanks for the offer Moose, I …
Stay together Thursday
Great to be with the six men who came out to do a little work this morning. The theme for the day was stay together, and everyone did well to work together and push themselves. Conditions: 76 degrees and muggy The Thang: COP at Club Carlisle: SSH x15 IC High Knees x15 IC 10 lunges …
37, Island Style
13 pax came out to 1) Get Better and 2) Support my recent 37th birthday and 3) Celebrate my 5 year anniversary of being a part of F3 Depot. Little did everyone know, they will never look at the number 37 again, at least today.. 1 minute warningDisclaimer: At your own risk, do what you …
Hammer APFT July 16, 2020
Conditions: 75° F, 80% relative humidity Warm-Up: SSH, LBAC, Mosey The Thang: Army Physical Fitness Test 2 minutes Merkins, 2 minutes Big Boy Sit Ups, 2 mile run No partners to hold ankles for BBSU due to WuFlu Pax Merkins BBSU 2 Mile Run Score BooBoo 57 51 16:45 221 Zima 67 51 16:58 239 …
Playlist Gloom at #TheCastle
8 PAX started their week off right by posting at #TheCastle. YHC tried to spin some age appropriate tunes, but between Pandora commercials and unlucky randomness, the Gloom was especially dark. With The Cure and Depeche Mode playing in the background, we got to work. Conditions: 75, humid, but tolerable The Thang: SSH Squats Through …
Absentee Q for some hill work
4 pax posted for YHC’s absentee Q (child care issues kept me away) for some hill work at Stumble. Ash was kind enough to take double Stumble Q duty for Monday an Wednesday to help a brother out. YHC did come up with the route. YHC is certain Ash gave an appropriate disclaimer. The Route: …