Misty Morning Hop at Woodshed
The rain moved out, the fog rolled in, and 5 pax made the hard decision and got better at Woodshed this morning. The Thang: Warmup – 20 x Side Straddle Hop in cadence; 20 x Imperial Walkers in cadence; Little Baby Arm Circles (forward and back), Overhead Claps & Overhead Press 10 x each in …
The Bull Never Sleeps
AO: The BullQ: PipelinePAX: Spot, Backstop, TapeWorm, Handlebar, Prodigal, PipelineFNGs: NoneCOUNT: 6It’s The Bull. You know it, you love to hate it. Your reward is the best view of any AO in town, getting more work done before 7am on Monday than some people do all week, and today the pax enjoyed a surprisingly fresh …
Heavybull
4 faithful showed up to conquer the concrete beast. However, only YHC actually touched the beast, with the rest choosing the Bullseye, 2/3 weighted. No complaints here, as YHC joined them for a couple laps too with weight. Sure makes a difference. Disclaimer Tha Thang Announcements: Gump runvergence August 27th at Stumble Prayer requests: None …
A Memorial Day Tradition Returns
12 pax paid their respects to the #ConcreteBeast and to America’s fallen with 1 hour of work early on a holiday. Conditions: Mugfest The Thang: AMRAP one of the following options for 1 hour. That’s 15 extra minutes if you’re counting. Gather at the corner of Blossom and Bull Streets. Run to the top of the …
A New Day Dawns at The Bull
YHC’s first day at the reins was a “raging” success. Conditions: 68 and muggy. #Kotters to summer The Thang: Gather at the corner of Blossom and Bull Streets. Run to the top of the Bull Street hill stopping at Devine Street. Hang a left and enter the first of three garage stairwells. Climb to the top …
Putting a little Monday in your Tuesday
If the Woodshed pax will not go to #TheBull, #TheBull will come to Woodshed. Conditions: 50 and damp The Thang: Mosey in the general direction of #Martha, stopping periodically. COP (on the fly): Flutter kicks x20 IC (at each stop) Imperial Walkers x20 IC Squats x20 IC Squat walkers (Squawkers) x15 IC Squat jacks x15 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
The Llub
We ran the Bull backwards. The idea behind it was that you should be able to run the same elevation faster as you have a psychological boost of being able to sprint most of the uphill by running shorter distances between the towers. One thing I didn’t consider though is taking that first tower without …
ImpromptQ
Disclaimer, welcome Kenwood from Lexington who brought us a guest, warm up, mosey to school car rider line. The Thang was something like this (close enough, you get the idea): 60 sec each: Merkin, big boy, box jump, mosey lap. 45 sec each: wide Merkin, V-up, lunges, mosey lap. 30 sec each: close Merkin, ww2, …
Countdown Beatdown
Another hot, humid morning greeted the PAX this AM at the corner of Bull and Blossom. 7 men did a countdown and prayed for the breeze to come back every time it died down. The Thang: Today’s modification of the Bull gave the PAX options. You could choose Merkins, Big Boys or Squats as your …
Trojan Bull
The Bull was packed with ready-for-battle PAX this AM. 24 men (one of them particularly young…and energetic) showed up and had every stairwell filled for 45 minutes. It was the first time for some including 14-year-old Beast Boy who led the pack (by a lot) the entire time. It was said he might have spilled …
Re-Pre-Blast: The Crazy Train Cometh
It is TWO WEEKS until we are wheels up on year 3 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. Crazy Train leaves the station on Monday June 24th …
Preblast: The Crazy Train III
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 gird your loins for the traditional F3 Midlands CSAUP as we proudly present to you the third installment of F3 Crazy Train. Crazy Train is a week long event that allows PAX to …
Ode to April Fools Day
12 PAX did the harderer thing by starting their month and week off right at F3 Columbia’s most unique AO. #YouCantCheatTheBull #WorkWasDone Conditions – 45 and clear Disclaimer The Thang Since it was the April Fools Day, everything revolved around 4/1. The path remained on a straight line, ie “1”, the suicides included “4” cycles and …
Bull 45
6 PAX emerged on this glorious Monday morning, shedding both the lure of the #Fartsack and the residual fallout of Daylight’s Savings to post at the The Bull. The Bull is timeless; whether you have posted there every week or, like YHC, taken off several months between visits to The Bull, this AO still kicks …
“That was some Bull****”
Conditions: Misty Disclaimer Tha Thang: They were warned. Most heeded the warning. 3 didn’t (and 2 did the Bullseye). Run up Bull St, grab a cinder block, Cusack to the top of the stairs, 10 block Merkins, Curls all the way down, no crunches, move on to the next stairwell via standard Bull …
Tails Before Horns
Eight, well really nine but two were there only half the time so we counted them as a combined one, got their week off to a proper start by taking a ride on the Bull or Bullseye. By the way, YHC LOVES the Bull. First its a self-paced 45-minutes so all speeds and fitness levels …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Dude, where’s my Flag?
6 PAX sweat it out at The Bull this a.m. It was a small, yet All Star cast of F3 Columbia royalty including 2 AOQ’s, a 1st FQ, a 2nd FQ, a Nantan and a Robber… and a flag, a lonely, lonely flag. Conditions: 40 Degrees The Thang: #TheBull – Gather at the corner of Blossom …
Stampede at The Bull
16 Pax converge from Lexington and Columbia at #TheBull & #BullsEye and help YHC through his first run as AOQ. That was a lot of weight, and a lot of reps, great work this a.m. T-Claps to Choo Choo and Tough Guy for setting the pace! Conditions: 27 Degrees The Thang: #TheBull – Gather at the …
One Sticky #Bull
#TheBull is always the same… grueling. Hills, Stairs, Merkins & LBC in endless repetition for 45 minutes. It doesn’t get easier and, while you get stronger, that just raises the bar. What does change is the weather and, while many were expecting a little cooler weather as the fall takes hold of Columbia, that was …
Columbia Convergence at Legion 7/4/17 76
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” It’s difficult to think of another statement that so concisely sums up the core principles of what we believe in …
Workout of the week May 14-20
Q schools are great and they are going to continue to happen this year. In the interest of letting pax know what YHC thinks the aspects of a good workout and Q are more consistently, we’ve decided to start a workout of the week (WOW) post that will run (nearly) every week. The purpose of …
Training in full swing at the #ConcreteBeast
12 Pax post at #TheBull & #BullsEye. Great morning to keep the training going. It’s awesome to see Pax doing so many different things at the same time. We even got a flyby from Paperboy while he was out there #gettingfaster with #Ramble. #TClaps to Sisterwife for doing both #TheBull and #BullsEye for an extra …
Recovery Complete at the #ConcreteBeast
4 Pax post at #TheBull. 2 Pax decided they were recovered enough to give #TheBull a ride and 2 Pax continued their training for upcoming CSAUP. Another Monday that #workwasdone. Conditions: 62 Degrees & Clear The Thang: #TheBull – Gather at the corner of Blossom and Bull Streets. Run to the top of the Bull Street …
Another great morning at the #ConcreteBeast
10 Pax post at #TheBull and #gotbetter. Really good weather this morning and work was done. Another week and another FNG. #BEAST Conditions: 48 Degrees The Thang: #TheBull – Gather at the corner of Blossom and Bull Streets. Run to the top of the Bull Street hill stopping at Devine Street. Hang a left and enter …
The Bull With Some Added Spice
Today we took a trip outside our AO and moseyed on over to the Bull to get more acquainted for the PAX who are not familiar. Weather: Sucky, Wet, Misty, Lower 40’s The Thang….. Indian Run around the outside of the Blatt Field for 1.5 laps to the chin up bars. 1 Set AMRAP Chin …
Brace Yourselves, BRR 2016 Is Coming
*** UPDATE: Shirt order *** The 2016 BRR shirt is out! If anyone’s interested in saving a few bucks on shipping, YHC is putting together a bulk order. The order will go in next Wednesday evening, 7/13. If you want in: sound off in the comments (or DM @copyhacker on Twitter) with your shirt size, style, and other deets …
#TheBull has no sympathy for the cold
17 Pax post at #TheBull (13) and #BullsEye (4) on what started as a very chilly morning. There is something about #TheBull though…no matter how cold you are when you start…it has an incredible ability to warm you up by the end. It was great to have some Pax return for #BullsEye. And another week …
FNG at #TheBull = #BEAST
Posted for Gypsy Borat opted for only compression gear. All tights, no shorts #CornstacheStyle. Fortunately, this didn’t scare away the 3 FNGs. Each of them performed very well as did everyone else. At one point I looked down from the second parking garage and saw a mule lugging a giant ruck up the hill, then …
Cold #ConcreteBeast
8 Pax posted at #TheBull and #gotbetter. Man was it cold this morning. Well, that’s the case unless you’re Baby Ruth. If you’re Baby Ruth…you wear no sleeves and a weight vest. #BEAST Great to have a FNG at #TheBull, welcome Feeney (Healy Baxter), you too are a #BEAST for making your first post the …
The New Year is officially underway…thanks to #TheBull
21 Pax posted at #TheBull and #gotbetter. TClaps to Chaser for calling out the Pax and nudging those on the fence to get back after it. Boy did it hurt…it always does. The #ConcreteBeast is unforgiving but there is no better way to start your week. In this case…to start the New Year and we …
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New Year Convergence #MissionIamPossible
Time to start the New Year off with a bang via a FNG friendly, good old fashion Convergence. 2016 is going to be great, and YHC wants to start if off with 100+ F3 Men. 2016 will be the year when we show all #SadClowns that with F3 every man can get better and be …
Cookies to Crush
6 Pax posted at #TheBull after celebrating Christmas with their families. With the holidays comes cookies and the #ConcreteBeast will quickly crush any cookies consumed immediately. No questions asked. That is exactly what happened this morning and the Pax #gotbetter for it. Conditions: 65 Degrees & Very Humid (95%) The Thang: #TheBull – Gather at the corner of Blossom …
Christmas Week at the #ConcreteBeast
4 Pax posted at #TheBull to #getbetter. The week of Christmas is officially here. Even the weather got a little cooler as we approach the holiday. Numbers were down a bit with many of the Pax from #Spur on winter break but the 4 brave Pax who made it got the #beatdown that we’ve come …
#TheBull was….Awesome
5 Pax posted at #TheBull to #getbetter. YHC was feeling a little sore and opted for the rest. So when the decision was made YHC reached out to a couple of regulars of the #ConcreteBeast to see if I can get some help from the dugout. Huffy stepped up and Robber’s response was “It was …
Ideal Temps at #TheBull
8 Pax posted at #TheBull to #getbetter. The temperature and conditions were ideal today in the #gloom. Not to suggest the #ConcreteBeast was any more forgiving…but it sure is nice to have good weather. Conditions: 53 Degrees and 75% Humidity The Thang: #TheBull – Gather at the corner of Blossom and Bull Streets. Run to the top of …
Much to be thankful for at #TheBull
10 Pax posted at #TheBull after a nice holiday weekend. YHC, and I’m sure I’m speaking for most the Pax, has much to be thankful for. Family, friends, health, and no question, F3 Nation. I’m not sure before F3 came along that many of us would wake up early on a Monday morning with the …
Answered correctly for the #ConcreteBeast
13 Pax answered correctly and posted at #TheBull. YHC tried out something new on the Twitters and posed the question to the Pax, “#TheBull runs tomorrow at 0530. @F3Columbia, which will you choose? Choice 1 – Harder thing. #DRP or Choice 2 – #Fartsack” 67% of respondents chose Choice 1 and #GotBetter. 33%, and you …
How Do We Continue to Help the Flood Victims (Our Next Step)
On October 4th the world as a lot of people of know it changed drastically as the sky’s opened up and the flood waters rose. What came over the next days and weeks amazed me. The way that neighbors, communities, and strangers all came together to help each other out in a great time of …
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Warming up at #TheBull
8 Pax post at #TheBull to #getbetter. As tough as the #ConcreteBeast can be, YHC can’t think of a better way to warm up in the cold #gloom and get things rolling to start off your week. #TheBull never disappoints. Conditions: 38 Degrees The Thang: #TheBull – Gather at the corner of Blossom and Bull Streets. Run …
Slip & Slide at the #ConcreteBeast
13 Pax #defycantorre and post at #TheBull. It was a wet one today, no doubt about it. So wet, I overheard one of the Pax say “if that rain would have kept up it would have been a slip and slide in the second stair tower.” YHC agrees. Great to have a number of first …
A tough one at the #ConcreteBeast
8 Pax posted this morning in the gloom and #GotBetter. Spartan training kicked up for some, and others were training for their newly agreed-to GORUCK event, but as always it was another tough morning at #TheBull. Conditions: 65 Degrees and 96% Humidity The Thang: #TheBull – Gather at the corner of Blossom and Bull Streets. Run to the …
Ideal Conditions at the #ConcreteBeast
7 Pax posted this morning in the gloom. Much different weather this week at #TheBull, it almost couldn’t have been better. The Pax showed up and work was done. Conditions: 66 Degrees and #Ideal The Thang: #TheBull – Gather at the corner of Blossom and Bull Streets. Run to the top of the Bull Street hill …