51 of Everything
April 15, 1973 was a heckuva a day in the Barrett household. Ma and Pa packed up a suitcase and headed to a birthing ward in a Greenville hospital for the delivery of a budding stud. Pa was in the waiting room, Ma was in the stirrups, and YHC was in the canal. Quite an …
4 Corners of Fun at Shawshank
YHC didn’t have a great plan for today’s Q, which is shocking, until Stride lite, but remembered this one from last year and recycled it. The 4 corners workout is always a crowd pleaser and everyone truly enjoyed it today. There were no complaints and everyone smiled the entire time. Ok, so maybe it’s a …
The Bert
AO: shawshank Q: f3lexington PAX: BunkBed, Soaker, Carolina Squat, Chester, Cheers, Gills, Freestyle, Dr. Mclovin, Love Shack, Taz FNGs: 1 Taz COUNT: 10 STRIDELITE: www.strava.com/activities/11117254134 Carolina Squat and BunkBed chit-chat some and are confused as Hemingway comes to talk then heads home because Blue Bloods is not there. BunkBed drug Carolina Squat all around the …
Big Poles, Annoying Sprinklers
Shawshank has a long and illustrious history of stellar workouts led by high impact men. Today was no exception if I say so myself. YHC had a plan which would push pax to the limit, deepen the bonds of brotherhood, and set each other up for one heckuva Tuesday. Well, all of that is up …
3/19/24
Got home late last night from a double header at Strom Thurmond HS and thought about making a call to the bullpen. The accountability this group provides overtook the call of the ‘sack. We put in some work and had some laughs. Didn’t wake up this morning thinking that we’d be discussing the movie Boomerang …
Blockless at Shawshank, part 17
YHC had a great block workout in place. It was epic. Everything was planned and ready to roll. Until it wasn’t. The county took our blocks, again, so we need a better hiding place, again. Modifications had to be made on the fly, but we burned some calories and had a good time. Here’s how …
22 of Everything
YHC does the same thing every year. Look at next year’s Q sheet and pick one date per month to lead the gang. Some dates are random, some have a special meaning. Today is one of those days that was life changing. 2/22/2002 started off like any other day. Work, play with kids, enjoy dinner …
Post D2D Training
Last weekend was an incredible weekend for D2D runners. Shawshank showed up in force and set the roads on fire. Shout out to Paper Jam and Juice for putting on a great event. Nice Job! 3 Pax this morning had not had enough running so they enjoyed a little Full Stride Light. Last night, YHC …
Celebrating 8 Years of Brotherhood at Shawshank
Eight years ago today, I went to the gym in the afternoon because I had missed that morning’s workout. Probably had something to do with our 6mo old keeping us up the night before, but who knows. My friend happened to be there too and we talked for a little while. Later on, he sent …
Early birthday celebration at Shawshank
YHC celebrated an early birthday with 9 of his closest buddies today. We had 6 for Stride Lite who were getting in some training for D2D. We are blessed to be able to do what we do at F3 a few times a week. Stay grateful for those many blessings. Here’s how it went today: …
Shelter of Satisfaction
YHC was sitting on the couch last night, enjoying the gunfight in Open Range. Great scene, 2 dudes fighting for what they believe in, taking revenge for a couple of friends, and winning the girl at the end. Kind of like my life story but that is a story for another day. Towards the end …
10 Years
10 years ago today, YHC and soon-to-be-named Good Hands trekked across the dam for our #FirstBell at Depot. It was 28 degrees and we were ill-prepared for the weather and the beatdown. Ten years later, he were are, much better physically, mentally, and spiritually. If you commit to it, this F3 thing really works. YHC …
5 Years of Shank-a-licious Times
Here is the story of how YHC came to be a kool-aid drinking Shanker. My neighbor, Doc Lovin’, saw me in my driveway on a Monday night and asked what I was doing on Tuesday morning. YHC said nothing and said be outside at 5:15 and a cup of coffee will be waiting. That’s my …
Trying to make Dad happy at Shawshank
The last time YHC Q’d there was a lot of goofing off and little effort put into BC. Today was much improved and YHC was glad to see the PAX giving what they had on a chilly and windy gloom. Now, the goal for YHC is to do the perfect workout and make my “dad” …
Burpees Galore
Wednesday evening started out like any other…dinner for two at home, little relaxation, out the door for small group, home around 9:15, big glass of milk, 8 oreos, 1 banana, and a bunch of pistachios as I sat down to watch an old episode of The Rockford Files. Awesome show, awesome snack, awesome night. Normally, …
Another Shawshank Q from Cheers
Good times at Shawshank today…as long as you enjoyed the sounds of voices loudly breaking the otherwise eerie silence of empty soccer fields. Those voices were speaking more about fantasy football and how sorry the Gamecocks are rather than putting in the work to get better. Some may say that this is mumble chatter and …
1974
Full body workout this AM was enjoyed by all this AM. Plenty of merkins, bear crawls, and walking lunges on 1/2 of the Slammer course. The pax were oddly compliant with minimal complaining. It was kind of weird. Must’ve been because it was a no-burpee workout. Appreciate all the hard work. Great seeing Muggy back …
Brick 11.2.23
1 Minute warning, disclaimer, prayer: Done Weather: Mid 30’s. Mosey one lap and Circle up. SSH X15IC, TTT X10 IC, Merkins, Shoulder taps (10, 8, 6, 4) Line up and run to 1st pole and do 5 burpees, return to line and do 15 (2ct) mt climbers (rinse and repeat for 5 light poles). Recover. …
Prepare to Defend Yourself
October is always a great month for myself, being my birthday month. Couldn’t make it earlier in the month due to travel, but made up for it at the end with some 39’s to celebrate the last year in my 30’s. Some Pax were clearly still feeling the rush from an outstanding SL route. Some …
Birthday Celebration
10/19/05 was a special day in YHC’s life as my 1st son was born. He turns 18 today so YHC decided to theme a workout around him. Playlist was songs from 2005. Soaker nailed the secret theme after 18 IC reps during COP. Coon Dog not so much. Great having the Coker family out. We …
Return to Gloom at Shawshank
YHC’s M had her first of three surgeries for a double mastectomy in late September. She was not able to drive or do much for herself for about 3 weeks, so YHC was MIA during that time. You never realize what you take for granted once it’s gone. My wife’s freedom to move around and …
Saturdayvergence at The Hollow
YHC took the Q and went with the no plan plan. Blame that on being overworked and underpaid. So the toys were loaded into the Jeep and the Bose speaker was charged. 8 PAX total in attendance which made out for a good morning. Weather was nice. 1 minute warning. Disclaimer. Prayer. Off we go… …
Bewildered
YC tried to keep the PAX inline today, but that was not the case from the get go. Trivia was tough for most, especially CD who kept complaining about timeframe, even though he was already born and in school when these movies came out. Think he is still sour from the big veto in our …
Monica
The goal today was to keep the pax moving, limit the standing around, and focus on form through low rep counts. Monica is the perfect workout to accomplish these goals. Soundtrack this AM was Classic Rock. Garth approved. Tclaps to Lego for showing up with a bum knee and modifying. Just do something! Well …
Cones and Duct Tape
What a glorious morning to be ITG! High humidity, lots of testosterone, and good dudes. Little backdrop for today’s workout. YHC has 10 cones with exercises written on them with a Sharpie. This was no good for today’s BC, so a late night run to Walmart was in order for a fresh role of duct …
Game Day at Shawshank
Six PAX celebrated the first Saturday of September, and first real football Saturday of 2023, with YHC at Shawshank. We had a lot of fun and a few of us put in some work, while others did some half squats, quarter merkins, and talked the whole time. This annoyed YHC significantly, so some extra credit …
Soaker and the Soak-ettes
Wow, was today hot and humid. Lot of moisture at Shawshank today. YHC broke out into a sweat when the front door opened this morning. Now that I have crested 50, I know why my dad likes the sauna so much. A good sweat cleans out the pores, boy…he always says. Kind of a dork, …
Making This Up As I Go at Shawshank
YHC led a fun filled Q today, complete with bear crawls, merkins, squats, and some LBCs to keep our dad bods in late season form. Everyone there also did SL, with the exception of our fearless leader who does his running with his men at the National Guard. Who can blame him for that? We …
Kenwood’s 8 Year Q at Shawshank
YHC had my 8 year anniversary this week and held my anniversary Q at Shawshank. 1 minute warning, disclaimer, prayer Mosey towards the blockpile. There was no warmup since, I believe, everyone did StrideLite. I still had to set out some cones since I placed them in the wrong spot thinking the blocks were somewhere …
Month of Murph At Shawshank
YHC is trying to get 10 Murphs and 100 run miles in this month, so we didn’t do any bear crawls, much to the dismay of the PAX. Bear crawls were on the menu though, we just didn’t have time. Several PAX are out of town or traveling to other AO’s, some are still injured, …
Probably John Wayne
YHC took the Q today since no one was listed on the Q sheet. We had a convergence of Shawshank men and a Turning Point HIM that YHC hasn’t seen in a while. Fun fact about Pickaxe, he’s from the same neck of the woods as YHC. Love Shack was asked about his favorite movie …
Farmer Carry Extravaganza
YHC had an idea for a workout but it depended on how he felt after SL. 5 studs showed up to run in slightly humid conditions with one really nasty hill. It was a good run so YHC decided no running in bootcamp. We would carry blocks around instead. A little backstory. The M was …
4 Corners of Fun at Shawshank
YHC is still dealing with a back injury, so our workout this morning was low impact and repetitive, with a bear crawl thrown in to keep us honest. During the course of our workout, it was made clear to YHC that the Shawshank men are not in tune with classic cinema, with the exception of …
Convergence of the Shacks
Weather: 62° I willingly admit that I was loosely tracking that Shawshank had the lead today for the rotational convergence but I lost track of dates and times and scrambled a preblast after being prompted by KD at around 930 PM last night. I also have to admit that when I showed up this morning …
Hash and Rice’s Birthday Block Beatdown
6 pax woke up and were present for my birthday Q!! Mumble chatter was present but low, by Shawshank standards. I surprised the pax with a birthday present of 20 brand new, F3 stamped blocks. Hopefully these will not get taken. After determining where to stage said blocks the pax and I got to work…. …
John Thick
For reasons known only to the incomparable Duff, Steven Segal was a big topic of conversation this AM. YHC felt Under Siege with all of the Segal talk. Doo Dah, as many of you know, is obsessed with John Wick. His 2nd favorite obsession beyond this one: Alas, Doo Dah wasn’t present so John Thick …
Shawshank 9-Year Anniversary
Nine years ago today, F3 Lexington (then still F3 Columbia) made it’s westward move to Gibson Road Soccer Complex, now known as Shawshank (due to proximity of the jail). At that time, our only bootcamps were at River Bluff High School with Graveyard and Crypt. Those workouts were #problematic, as 50+ pax would show up …
60-120-180 Shawshank Block Party
Great morning at Shawshank. The mumble chatter started strong and then was sucked up by breathing and counting. Some solid Armericans showed and betterment was accomplished. Thanks to Kenwood for inspiring this awesome beatdown. Weather: 52 degrees and clear No 1 min warning was given Disclaimer Prayer Mosey around the parking lot for a warm-up …
Faith, Hope, and Love at Shawshank
It’s been a trying week for YHC’s family as my M found out that she has breast cancer on Friday, 3/31. Through all the emotions of fear, worry, anger, and the rest, we have had tremendous support from our family, friends, and F3 brothers. My wife never really understood the bond of F3. She knew …
Bracket Buster Bootcamp
Sweet Sixteen themed workout this AM at Shawshank with a little trivia throw in. The pax have Brick to thank for answering several questions correctly and saving them from about 20 penalty burpees. We made it through 3 of the 4 regions. You can do the West Region OYO. Conditions: High 50s The Thang: Disclaimer, …
Getting Ready For Pool Season
Started off the Day at Stride Light with a good sized crowd. For some reason that escapes me, we put Coon Dog in charge of the route. He picked something new with lots of hills. So we had that going for us. Despite the fact that it was 30 degrees this morning, beach season is …
Murder Bunnies and Bear Crawls Under a Full Moon at Shawshank
Today was a little odd for YHC as he had to create his own mummblechatter. Hash, Duff, and Lego all made this pretty easy. Hash’s murder bunny form was so bad that YHC thought Hash was making a joke out of it at first. His form looked like a dying praying-mantis or a flying squirrel …
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Blast to the past w/Hash
YHC enjoyed being back in the gloom after being away for a few weeks. The mumble chatter never disappoints!! I got constantly ridiculed for reaching back to 2016 for a classic Q with fundamental exercises. Ken Doll expected more, new, wizbang exercises and got classic, proven methods instead. Coon dog and Cheers constantly trading quality …
23’s and other stuff
2/28/2000 was a spectacular day in the Soaker household. That’s the day our youngest 2.0 poked his head out of the birth canal and made a grand entrance into the world. Reese, aka Enlisted for those who know him, is a unique little fella. Good humor, good laugh, good heart, and heavy foot. He is …
Post D2D Upper Body BC
YHC Signed up to Q today to make sure no one had any silly ideas of working legs after running the Dam 2 Dam. BTW, special thanks to Paper Jam and Juice for putting together an excellent event. Monday night, as YHC was trying to come up with something to put on a Weinke, Boo …
Dam to Dam Eve Eve
Dam to Dam Eve Eve calls for a heavy upper body and core day. We saved legs for Saturday and math for the experts. Math is hard. Conditions: 47 degrees, gloomy The Thang: Disclaimer, BOM Warm up mosey toward back field near the blocks COP TTT x 10 IC IW x 15 IC Michael Phelps …
Cheers Birthday Q, Take 2 at Shawshank
YHC wasn’t able to conduct his birthday Q at the scheduled time on Tuesday due to some pretty tough chest congestion. Actually, he was on the Q sheet for today, then had to switch with Soaker because YHC was going to be out of town. Then, YHC had to ask if anyone would do his …
Birthday Blocks for Cheers
Well, it was a tad chilly today. 30 degrees according to my weather app. Ground was frozen, blocks were cold, yep…should have worn pants. 6 studs showed up for an impromptu Q with 5 of these dudes hitting up SL as well. Little note about SL. Lego picked the route, the pond loop, and took …
BlameDunphy MorningWood WO + Dinking Battle
FNG Disclaimer Prayer THE THANG SSH 20 IC Imperial Walker 20 IC Overhead Arm Claps 20 IC TTT 20 IC LBAC 10 Forward 10 Backwards Dunphy 11s Hump Mile – • Burpees Start with 1 and 10 Morning Wood at 1st stop, 2 burpees and 9 Morning Wood at stop 2, 3 burpees and 8 …
9 Years
Date: 12/27/2022 QIC: Ken Doll Pax: Ranger, No Help, Duff, Cheers, Coon Dog, Soaker, Brick, Hash & Rice, Ken Doll My #1stBell was 12/28/2013. Many thanks to #Mumblechatter award winner Coon Dog for pointing out today was not my actual 9-year anniversary. Appreciate all that posted today to help me commemorate the occasion. Special …