6 Year Celebration at Roost
24 pax from Roost and Speedtrap showed up Tuesday am to celebrate the 6 year anniversary of Roost. Thanks to the guys from Speedtrap for joining us. We never would have gotten things started at Roost if some of us hadn’t started at Speedtrap. Both AOs have strong support right now even with them being …
The August Edition of the Half Pipe
An all-star cast of 33 pax from Roost, Speed Trap, and Depot, all took on the half pipe this morning at Roost. Effort and humidity were equally matched. Here’s how it went down. Conditions: Mid 70% and 1000% humidity Tha Thang: Head to top of the hill for a quick warm up. Explanation of Half …
Nothing but the Hits
10 pax hit the Roost this morning and were soothed by the sounds brought to you by DJ Fire Daddy. Not everyone enjoyed all the songs but work was done by all. On with the countdown (in the famous Casey Kasem voice): Conditions: Cooler, foggy, but still humid Tha Thing: Warm up lap around the …
5 Years for The Roost
17 pax came out to celebrate the 5 year anniversary of The Roost. For many this was the first time back in the gloom since bootcamps shut down back in March. After some friendly banter we kicked things off. Conditions: Mid 40s. Cool for May but we’ll take it. Tha Thang: Warm up lap around …
Stocks might be down but Roost is on the rise
In a record setting week at Roost, 9 pax posted for the monthly Lake Murray Q. This one was brought to by YHC who can honestly admit he severely underestimated the difficulty of this Q. Death threats and hate were spewed his way during and after. Here’s how it went down: Conditions: Mid 50s and …
The Back to Normal Halfpipe
13 pax showed up at CHS in effort to get better. There was pre-workout mumble chatter that some pax boycotted today based on the last halfpipe, but alas things were back to normal this time. Here’s how it went down. Conditions: Mid 30s Tha Thang: Head to top of the hill grab a block. Quick …
2019/2020 F3 Lake Murray “The Party”
When: January 11, 2020 6pm-10ish Where: 1033 Portrait Hill Dr Chapin, SC 29036 (Portrait Hill Neighborhood Clubhouse-Across from Chapin Middle School) Party Q’s: Uncle Rico and Fool’s Gold The Thang: To celebrate the holiday season and the New Year F3 Lake Murray is throwing a party for the Pax and their M’s. Sorry no 2.0s …
Under the Breezeway
Conditions: below 40 with a November Rain The Thang: Happy make it another year. Thx F3 Nation!!! With the November rain, had planned to honk the horn for 1 min warning, Toothpick takes point and says somebody had to start it. No FNGs straight to covered walkway in front of school. COP – SSH x …
Three’s a crowd
3 pax choose to get better on Election Day 2018 at Roost. We welcomed back Toe Tag from a long hiatus. He asked that the Q take it easy on him but what fun would that be…Here’s what went down. Conditions: 70 and thick Tha Thang: Quick warm up lap around the track and then …
Fruit of the Looms at The Roost
5 PAX started their Thursday off right by showing up at The Roost. Despite a picture of the new Roost “toys” that was sent out by YHC last night, these guys still showed up. There was a lot of debate and worry, especially from Dirtbag, that YHC was prepared to show up with the “elastic …
Once again, hills and blocks at Roost
6 pax started their Tuesday off at Roost greeted by somewhat cooler temps. That feeling didn’t last for long as we took off to get our heart rates up. Here’s how it went down: Conditions: 68 with lower humidity Tha Thang: Warm up lap around the track. Circle up for: SSH (IC) x 15 Windmills …
Back to School Party
An all-star group of 8 pax sweated their way around the Roost this morning before classes start back. With it being a new school year, YHC wanted to offer up a fresh new workout. Here’s how it went down: Conditions: 77 and 98% humidity with high hopes of cooler temps in the near future Tha …
It’s Time for an Anniversary Celebration – 5 years for Strut & 4 years for F3 Lake Murray!
On 08/03/13, Sway brought the gift of F3 to the men of Irmo, SC – “40 midlands faithful — including an incredible 25 FNGs — met at Seven Oaks Park to christen the newest AO in the F3 Nation: #Strut. Sway took the pax on a jaunt around the park that featured a taste of …
Fire vs. Water
21 pax (including 3 FNGs) enjoyed the wet and muggy conditions that Speedtrap had to offer this morning. It was time for the monthly Speedtrap/Roost convergence and also time to switch things up a bit. Taken from the F3 podcast was the idea to do Q vs Q workout. Each Q would rotate 10 minute …
Swimming on the football field
8 pax gathered at the Roost on Tuesday for what seemed to be the most humid day of the year so far. Work was done by all and everyone suffered together. Here’s how it went down: Conditions: 75 and 1000% humidity Tha Thang: Run around track then down between school and stadium. Enter corner entrance …
The Invasion
3 Roost regulars were stretching and waiting for any late arrivals when 3 unidentified cars rolled into the parking lot . With each of us wondering who was in these 3 cars, we were quickly surprised to see 8 men headed our way. With several of them donning red F3 shirts YHC realized we were …
It’s Getting Hot in Here…
Conditions: 70’s, Hot & Perfect The Thang: With summer on us, YHC felt it was time to bring the heat to the pax. Based on the mumble chatter & sweat… Mission accomplished. Disclaimer & Merkins x 10 OYO – Mosey to front of school COP – Merkins x 10 OYO SSS x 20 TTT x …
X’s and O’s at the Roost
Conditions: 74 degrees. balmy. beautiful sunrise over Chapin Track. Grass was especially damp today…much discussion was made over this fact. YHC sent a text to Roost pax stating that a good workout was planned so get your beauty sleep before the smokefest. When YHC arrived there was quite a bit of mumble chatter around the …
Ribbit Ribbit
8 pax moaned and groaned their way to The Roost Thursday morning. Those present were still suffering from Dirtbag’s lunge beat down on Tuesday while others (AOQ included) suffered at home. Before we started Bud introduced his 2.0 (Ethan). He was previously named “Chubbs” at Speedtrap for the Memorial Day Murph but the name was …
The Mary Mile…well almost. 3/4 anyways
YHC had intended to sign up for today and didn’t realize the empty cell in the spreadsheet until @F3LakeMurray tweeted out The Roost Q was TBD. That coupled with the ominous forecast for 5am (Monsoon and Lightning) YHC was worried there would be a light crowd. But 4 pax stiff armed the fartsack and arrived …
Mutiny after Burpees are called
Conditions: 39 degrees and chilly for an April morning. Most pax came prepared and bundled up in their beanies, sweats, tights, etc. Mosey to amphitheater for COP. SSH x 25 IC IW x 20 IC TTT x 20 IC Merkins x 15 IC The Thang part 1: box jumps up amphitheater. 20 calf raises at …
Old Glory!
Conditions: Low 50’s & perfect! The Thang: First Q for YHC in a while, good to get back in the saddle. Here’s what transpired! No FNGs, Disclaimer & mosey to stop sign for COP SSH x 15 TTT x 15 IW x 15 LAC 10 + / 10 – Mosey to back of parking lot …
2nd Annual Masters Trivia
Hello friends…the best week of the year here in the south has arrived. Warm weather is back, azaleas are in bloom and the best golfers in the world have taken up residence an hour down I-20. For YHC, Masters week has always signified the start of spring. When you step onto the grounds of Augusta …
No Turnover Chain Needed
9 pax at Roost wore way too many layers for a substitute Q from YHC. Splinter was on the Q sheet but YHC owed him one and filled in. There were several grumblings amongst the pax once this was announced (still not sure if that is a good thing). Here’s how it went down: Conditions: …
Cockroaches bench pressing pinto beans
YHC arrived to find 4 pax ready to get a Tuesday beatdown. Some were concerned about the intensity level due to the Sleigh bell trot/stroll/walk/run tonight. After some mumble chatter and laughter at what lay in wait for the Depot Pax due to DeVito borrowing YHC’s plates, we were off to get our body temperature up. …
Where is everybody?
3 pax left their heated cars this morning at the Roost in an effort to get better. After taking a month hiatus to recover from a nagging leg injury it was time to get back after it. Conditions: 39 degrees Tha Thang: We picked up some blocks, did several exercises with and without them, moved …
Too humid for October
7 pax braved the near 100% humidity this morning at the Roost. Since several pax will be taking part in the Bourbon Chase in Kentucky this weekend, YHC promised we would go light on the legs. What we were left with ended up being a beat down. Here’s how it went: Conditions: 75 and HUMID …
So we thought we had an FNG
12 pax (including 1 FNG, or so we thought) covered some distance this morning at the Roost. Several of us are training for for the Bourbon Chase (200 mile relay through Kentucky) that is happening in mid October, so running was a priority. We even had 6 pax post early for a 3 mile warm-up. …
another trip around the sun
Conditions: Cool 68 and didn’t take the pax long to find the humidity! The Thang: No FNG’s – Disclaimer – Mosey over to block pile & on to “Eagle Rock” intersection. SSH x 20 TTT x 20 IW x 20 LOC 10 front / 10 back YHC had twitted “no much” running. Didn’t say anything …
Crazy 8’s
0515 – Start warm-up of approximately 10 Minutes easy running (while going over the track layout for the morning) and 1-2 min stretch 0525– Get into groups that you normally run with. Always try to start with at least one other person. The quantity of intervals you get in is not critical, for it’s the …
Lake Murray Regional Convergence – 4 Years Ago Strut Was Formed
On August 3, 2013, Sway convinced a group of Men in the Irmo/St Andrews area to rise early in the morning while most people are still sleeping and fight off the fart sack to post at a men’s only bootcamp. What started out as simple “workout” at Seven Oaks Park under the leadership of Sway, …
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The Four Horsemen
4 faithful pax got better at the Roost this morning while numerous others caught up on some much needed beauty rest. After limited running on Tuesday, YHC decided to dial it up a notch in order to cover some miles. Here’s how it went down. Conditions: THICK The Thang: Head over to blocks and grab …
Not Your Momma’s Sac Returns!
Conditions: Nice cool August morning, partly cloudy with a 100% chance of sweat! The Thang: No FNG’s – Welcome Klinger from F3 Hartsville – Disclaimer – Mosey over to first speed bump for warm up. SSH x 20 TTT x 20 LOC 10 front / 10 back YHC brought our old friend the Not Your …
Football Weather on Aug 1??
Opened the garage this morning to a nice surprise…cool weather and no humidity. College football fall camps start this week and this sure feels like football weather. Friendly reminder that Clemson is still the reigning National Champion. On to the workout… Conditions: 64 degrees, perfectly clear and no humidity The Thang: Mosey to the front parking …
Another cool summer morning….
Conditions: “Cool & Humid” like August The Thang: Disclaimer – just us guys let’s mosey – around track to school, triangle up at school entrance by stadium. See if we can break a sweat…. COP – SSH x 20 IC TTT x 20 IC IW x 20 IC LAC x 10 +/- IC Stadium Parking Lot …
Roost heads to the zoo
5 pax hit the Roost on this warm humid morning. The pre-workout mumble chatter consisted of complaining of soreness, tiredness, and post vacation hangovers…you know general old man speak. To brighten the spirit of everyone, YHC decided to take the pax on a little field trip to the zoo. Here’s how it went down: Tha …
Special Opportunity for the Lake Murray AO’s
On March 28, 2015 a new kind of AO was formed in downtown Cola, somebody came up with it’s name-The Mission. The familiar F3 mission statement applied: To plant, grow and serve small workout groups for the invigoration of the male community leadership. What made The Mission a “new kind” of AO was the male …
Let Your BCs and Runs Help Some Other Brothers Tomorrow
“Triple Down Opportunity Sat” – Tomorrow – 30th. Your normal AO, The Mission 0830 and River Bluff 0930. You know the good u bring to the 1st, you’ll bring the same good to the 2nd, 3rd is fundraiser-Riverbluff HS Coach Thompson Colon Cancer, $10, FIA & F3 Attending, Link Info https://t.co/7MrV1P171r AYE!
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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