Hammer Goes Hard
If you’re going to get up this early to workout – it might as well be difficult. Others may disagree but YHC thought this one hit right in the sweet spot between difficult and ridiculous. In other words, we put in some work. Here’s what we did: Conditions: 52 and perfect The Thang Run to …
Simple but effective 20 and 19 (10 rounds)
12 PAX posted for the first HAMMER workout of 2019. YHC always enjoys visiting HAMMER because these guys give max effort every time. You better be prepared for a little ridicule as well. Here’s the thang! Conditions: 58 and moist! Mosey to the drop off line for a little warm up. All exercises IC. 19 …
WE’RE BACK for a New Year’s Day 2019 workout.
Goals have been set to accomplish more in 2019. Our growth as men and as community leaders must develop each and every day. F3 has taught us that our bodies and minds can be pushed past limits we never realized. 33 Men kicked the fartsack in the teeth this morning to start a new year …
SwampFox/Hammer post Christmas Blitzvergence
13 Swamp Fox and Hammer PAX posted to the Trenholm Plaza #Gloom in search of 2ndF and Coffee. But first, they had to conquer a 30 minute non-stop #Blitz of epic (or maybe just embarrassing) proportion. Conditions: Perfect 45 degrees and clear. The Thang: Mosey lap around parking lot, and stopping in front of the …
Shoulders and Chest, Anyone?
35 degrees and perfect. Excellent work by all Pax. Welcome FNG Frosty. Very impressive on his first post. 20 SSH IC 20 Burpees OYO Mosey to Satchel Ford parking lot. Partner up for a Bear Crawl 1-2-3. Partner 1 bear crawls to middle of parking lot and crawl bears back. Partner 2 does exercises. Flap …
The return of Flo
This was YHC’s second Q at hammer. During my first Q, YHC ran out of exercises with 10 minutes remaining, threw up in my mouth, and sputtered to the end. YHC has been looking forward to this 2nd chance for some time and YHC was determined to bring a proper beatdown to the Hammer PAX. …
Hammer – 12/6
YHC always enjoys a chance to get back over to Hammer where it all started for me…and 11 PAX did some fast paced work in the not too warm conditions. Conditions: 27 degrees, no wind, and clear skies Tha Thang: The PAX off 11 grabbed two sets of bricks and two blocks and then moseyed …
The Cold Hammer of Pain
Was just a tad chilly out but 13 PAX said no to the fartsack and posted for some dealer’s choice Hammer fun. Conditions: 30something and clear The Thang YHC took the first segment and called for 25 SSH IC. Next up was 50 Mercans, and was going to call for 25 squats, but the …
2018 TURKEY DAY Preblast
The leaves are changing and cool weather has set in. That means it’s time for Thanksgiving and the annual Turkey Day festivities. This year will bring a little bit of a twist so pay attention. DATE 22 NOV (Thursday) 22 NOV (Thursday) TIME 0600 – 0700 0700 – 0800 PLACE Brickpile (Dreher HS) Brickpile …
Hammer Finds a Way
Despite the usual grumblings, 9 men (was almost 10) saw this morning’s conditions as a great opportunity to get up before dawn and get in a little exercise. We found ways to get in some respectable work and stay relatively dry all things considered. A dueling Q was on tap between YHC and brother Chaser. …
A Taste of the ACFT
Conditions: 60s and Moist Last time the PAX did the PT test at Hammer, YHC was doing a little reading on the test and so forth. Apparently, the PT test is being replaced by the new Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT). YHC took it upon himself to investigate further. This started the gears turning, and …
October Dealer’s Choice
18 posted for the last Hammer before the end of the month. That means Dealer’s Choice. YHC woke up to a text from McNugget asking if I could lead. Luckily it was a dealer’s choice, which means not having to plan anything. Also lucky that YHC gets to write the back blast… Conditions: 47 degrees …
Hammer improvisation
Even though it might have appeared that YHC was without a plan, trust me, YHC thought way too long about this one. I even had additional stuff planned but we ran out of time. YHC is always intimidated to lead the pax in a workout but its always rewarding. Thanks for showing up. Conditions: cool …
Where was Garnish?
17 posted for a Garnish like beat down (Garnish was not one of them). Work was done. Shirts were drenched. Conditions: 70 degrees with 95% humidity The Thang: 25 SSH IC Grab blocks and head to the bottom of the hill on Briarfield. On the way we walked with the blocks above our head, did …
F3 Columbia 6th Anniversary Pre-Blast
October 2012 was the beginning of it all in Columbia. There wasn’t a #BRICKPILE or shovel flag or many men downtown that even had a clue what F3 was or better yet, what it could mean in our lives. It has helped many Sad Clowns (YHC being one of them) get off the couch and …
Battle Comes to Hammer
Since YHC’s Battle Q was cancelled on Saturday (thanks Florence), the basic structure of the workout was bumped down the road a few days for the Hammer PAX to enjoy. Conditions: humid The Thang: Warmup- 20 SSH IC 10 Merkins IC 10 Squats IC 20 LBCs OYO Grab blocks, go to corner of Briarfield and …
Nonstop at Hammer
Really great for YHC to able to Q at Hammer this morning. Sweat equity was built up by all. Great numbers this morning. Here’s what we did — Conditions: warm, humid, still hot The Thang COP 10-5 Squat/Merkin Countdown Grab Bricks and blocks Put Blocks down at Briarfield / SF Run with Bricks to Oak …
The first Swamp Fox/Hammer Blitzvergence!
On a dark and Gloomy morning, 23 men converged upon an asphalt parking lot unsure of what was to come. There was talk of a short workout and coffee. Yes, the coffeeteria, a virtual unknown experience for most boot campers in F3 Columbia these days. The stories about coffeteria from the runners were legendary, encapsulating …
Dora the Expolora
13 PAX posted to Hammer for a little fun. YHC traded off Q responsibilities with McNugget at BATTLE so it was appropriate we bring a little heat to the boys at HAMMER. Mainly because they expect it and can handle it. Conditions: 74 and muggy! Head to the block pile and 1/2 of the PAX …
Gloomday at Hammer
12 PAX posted to the gloom this morning looking for a beatdown and they attacked the workout like only the Hammer Pax can. The Conditions Humid and Smokey The Thang Two words – The Murph The PAX were able to break it up however they wanted but had to get in two miles, 100 pull-ups, …
Say your prayers, take your vitamins, and you will never go wrong
I’ve been out of town with work all day so just now getting some time to knock out this back blast tonight. Hammer took home 1st place today in Columbia with 16 PAX flooding the gloom for some early morning work at Satchel Ford. Columbia had 97 PAX at boot camps so good numbers overall. Keep up …
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Beatdown and a few practical applications of F3 Bootcamp workouts
YHC is coming off a week and a half vacation to the Northwest and some of my F3 training came in handy during my time off and I wanted to let the PAX know their training can be useful for other things. The Conditions – hot and muggy The Thang 25 SSH IC Little baby …
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Parkour
YHC pulled a Cesspool this morning (no plan just wing it). The Q reminder wasn’t put into my calendar, so when McNugget slid into my DMs yesterday there was little time to prepare. The Conditions – pleasantly humid The Thang 20 SSH while waiting for ChopShop who HC’d the night before. Luckily or unluckily for the …
The Mission and the Hammer
It was the Hammer Pax turn to get a taste of what the Mission had to offer on 7/21 at Finlay Park. 15 men showed up to get some work done! YHC really had a tough time figuring out what kind of pain to dish out at The Mission on Saturday. This was a tough …
Tabata Tuesday
10 on hand for a paver tabata and stroll around Satchel Ford, work was done, conversation was had, community was built. Conditions 78 degrees, Carolina humidity The Thang SSH x 25 IC 30 imperial squat OYO Get Pavers, mosey to bus loop TABATA (20 secs, 10 sec break x 8) paver curls american hammer overhead …
Backblast: The Crazy Train
A better late than never Backblast to wrap up what was one of the more taxing weeks YHC can recall. Fellow PAX; I give you #CrazyTrain. This was the second installment of the #CrazyTrain and it did not disappoint. In what was a battle against yourself not only mentally an physically but also truly a …
Your Substitute Q
Conditions: Sticky. 77 degrees with 94% humidity. YHC volunteered on Tuesday to fill in for Gaston this morning. After a long day on the lake, I knew this was the best way for me to not fartsack. Thank you all who got up this morning to get better. I know it was not easy. The Thang: …
Pre-4th Workout
Conditions: 77 YHC was honored to prep the PAX for our nation’s birthday and wore his best Red, White, and Blue attire. The workout incorporated the prestigious date, 7/4 1776, although YHC struggled to really make those numbers work well with anything. The result was a fast turnaround on the exercises, but this got everyone’s …
Duckie v. ChopShop
Conditions- Tropical The Thang- CS-SSH X 25 CS-Mosey then 7 Merkins, 7 squats, 7 BBSU down to one D-To playground- SSH, 10 pull-up burpees, 20 box jumps, air chair CS- Jacobs ladder on hill. Merkins 10-1 D- Loop Run. 5 Burpees at each corner. LBC at finish CS- Captain Planets- groups of threes plank alternating …
Hammer Gets Battered
YHC had the pleasure of dishing out a little pain while also making things a little fun (I hope) at Hammer. The pax spent quite a bit of time on YHC’s favorite field, the diamond, for a beat down and a little batting practice mixed. Needless to say, the Pax have a lot of work to do to get …
Re-Pre-Blast: The Crazy Train Cometh
One week and change until we are wheels up on year 2 of the Crazy Train. What is Crazy Train you ask? Crazy Train is a week long event that allows PAX to push themselves physically and also participate in 2nd F and 3rd F events. Those few, those happy few that complete all events …
Hammer’s 4th Anniversary
30 Pax gathered at Hammer to celebrate the AO’s 4th Anniversary. With such a big group, YHC wanted to keep the PAX moving and give the visitors a nice tour of the area. Conditions: 74 degrees and humid The Thang: Warmup- SSH x 20 IC Merkins x 10 IC BBS x 10 OYO Squats x …
Veto… Latin for “I forbid”
The last Tues/Thurs of the month means it’s a Dealer’s Choice session at Hammer. 12 PAX posted, some with intentions of inflicting pain beyond realistic levels of execution. Hammer PAX are highly motivated and enjoy “one-upping” each other with called exercises, but sometimes things can get ridiculous requiring YHC to use the power of the …
I’M BACK!
Finally YHC gets to Q at Hammer. It’s probably been four months, but that just left more time to think up dastardly ways to inflict pain on the PAX. Billy Bob grabbed YHC before the workout and said we had an FNG, not sure if that meant to water down the workout or make it …
F3 Dads 2018: Enter Goliath
As summer approaches and all those school activities finally wind down (do we really need graduation ceremonies for preschool AND elementary AND middle school?), your 2.0s are going to go from 100 to 0mph faster than you can say “Get off the Xbox and go outside!” You’re going to be looking for anything to get …
“Skinny Soccer Player” Workout at Hammer
9 PAX answered Billy Bob’s Twitter challenge and came out this morning to find out if the “skinny soccer player, ” aka YHC, could level a quality beat down on the crew. Lots of running and also block work at Hammer lately so YHC wanted to change things up with some more stationary activities using …
Hammer goes through the “Rinse and Repeat” Cycle
14 PAX posted to see if YHC actually had a plan for destroying our mind body and spirit this morning. Full disclosure, sort of. The problem begins when you have such a strong group like the PAX from #HAMMER, it takes a lot of work. This workout covered over 2 miles and lots of pain …
The Beast
11 Men entered the Hammer Gloom this morning, ready to be challenged, ready to get better. The rain held off, but the PAX still ended up soaked. This is what happened… Conditions: 69 degrees and humid. The Thang: 20 Burpee warmup. Fast Mosey to Trenholm Park field via Bethel Church Rd.. Low plank while waiting on …
#Hammer “Dueling” Block Party
McNugget and Eldrick went with a Co Q instead of a dueling Q. It was decided we would work together to push the rock. Nothing like a Tiger and a Gamecock working in completely harmony. Work was done. Conditions: Hot and humid The Thang: Grab blocks and get ready for a block party around Forest Acres. …
WOW for May 7 – 12
YHC hopes all the F3 Columbia faithful will excuse the sparse nature of the recent WOW posts. They have been as regular as a YHC’s bootcamp posts, which due to injuries and marathons have been few and far between. That being said, this morning was YHC’s return to the gloom after a ~3 week injury …
Death (Almost) by Suicides
12 pax put in work. YHC decided we needed to go back to our roots in the old stomping grounds. As always with YHC, if a Pax suggests something during my Q that is an add on to what I have planned, I accommodate. If they suggest something easier, I ignore. Weather: 61 degrees and …
Hammer APFT Round 2
YHC really enjoyed the Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT) earlier in January. Time for Round 2 Conditions: Perfect for the APFT The Thang: Partner up to complete 1st two exercises. Merkins: Max amount in 2 Minutes. Partner counts. Flip Flop. BB Sit-Ups: Max amount in 2 Minutes. Partner holds feet and counts. Flip Flop. Complete 2 …
Preblast: The Crazy Train Cometh
All aboard! Ha ha ha ha ha ha haaaa! Dahdum…….dahdum..dahdum..dahdum Ay, Ay, Ay, Ay, Ay, Ay, Ay Dahdum..dahdum..dadum Whhhhiiiiiiiirrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr Dahdum..dahdum..dahdum All PAX prepare yourselves for the CSAUP to end all CSAUPs as we proudly present to you the second annual F3 Crazy Train. F3 Midlands has a lot to offer its PAX, from bootcamps to …
Ski practice in May
13 pax emerged from the fartsack for their DRP. YHC just hoped he could oblige with something beneficial for all. Yes, there were some ski jumps (side to sides) for about a minute. Most of the mumble chatter came during this time. Weather: Great. The Thang: 5 burpees OYO. A lap around Ila with stops …
Always be ready
YHC had just turned onto Satchel Ford Rd. when my phone pinged. RA couldn’t make his Q. Some low life scum had hacked his bank account and wiped it out. RA needed to get on the phone and deal with it. Damn. YHC knew the PAX were going to post in numbers for RA. #Hammer …
Non-explosive Smokefest
Conditions: Wonderful, breezy, 60ish YHC was a bit worried about his hamstring after a little incident this weekend while running some trails and decided to avoid anything too “explosive”. The PAX reminded YHC that he needn’t worry about being explosive, ain’t happening anyway! Touché! Alas, YHC will have to save displaying his impressive middle-aged athleticism …
Hammer’s trip down memory lane…
10 Hammer Pax got after it and took a little trip to Trenholm Park, back to where it all started. Why is it that most (if not all) PAX get so excited about YHC’s Q’s? Yes we got dirty and yes we got to do some Tunnel’s of Love. Enough said… Weather- Perfect- Didn’t rain. Not …
The hills are alive with the sound of… #mumblechatter.
12 PAX won the first battle of the day, entered the Gloom, and got it done this morning. Here are the details… Conditions: 42 degrees and clear, however the PAX warmed up quickly. The Thang: Mosey to IIla. Run the length of IIla towards Satchelford Rd. stopping at every driveway to do 4 merkins – …
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Goosefire cooks the Hammer PAX
17 PAX entered the Gloom wondering what Goosefire had planned for us. We knew it would be good and he didn’t disappoint. We were joined by Goose’s merry band from the #Cross. It was great having them all out! Conditions: 54 degrees, clear. Thangs (Not in order just a lot Fun) Less than 45 minutes …