Routines are routinely routine
9 faithful Pax posted to Smokehouse even with the previous nights warning from Swayze regarding his choice for supper and what of course what that usually means for the gloom (Yeah, yeah, yeah, we know Swayze…its all organic, get another line how bout it)–1Pax for SL. Well after warning, disclaimer, and opening prayer we moseyed …
4th Annual 9/11 “Never Forget” Challenge
9/26/2020 By Chris Spradley “Matlock” Cool and Foggy start to the event ending up Cool and Clear. This event focused on the sacrifices that 1 of the 343 firefighters made during the 9/11 attacks. The day started with F3 Smokehouse brethren meeting up at 5:00am and setting up the course. At 6:30 the Ruck division …
A little of this and a little of that…
Well YHC has to audible to a Thursday Q as he was apparently bumped for the Iron Pax Challenge…since I had Tuesday’s workout all planned out and I knew the numbers would most likely be different on Thursdays (only the studs show up on Thursdays) I abandoned the original weinke and went at it this …
Things heard at F3…”on your knees, please”
Twas a mite windy but dry ITG and the thought was to help out our Dam to Dam participants by going easy on the legs, and that certainly wasn’t a problem since none of our Dam to Dam participants posted. No matter…the weinke was set in advance and we carried it out as the Smokehouse …
Sprints and Big Boy Blocks to warm the nips
Twas a wee bit nipply in the gloom of Smokehouse this morning with my temp gauge registering at 27, good thing we weren’t working out at Wilson’s house where the Hibernia arctic blast cooled him down to 26 or so his ACE hardware thermometer said. 4 for SL including a one lapper by Swayze, just …
Wanna hear the most annoying sound in the world…
Wanna hear the most annoying sound in the world…??? Nope not Swayze’s southern-yankee drawl or even his playlist of gothic metal screaming rock that he sometimes brings for us to jam to…its was the ever present sound of a too close for comfort alarm going off in the distance in the Smokehouse gloom. That sound …
BBQ stain on my white T-shirt was the name…
So upon searching my brain for some ideas for this possibly damp Q, I quickly realized that my ideas suck so i went searching for someone else’s to “borrow”. In my daily reading of Men’s Health magazine, because you know I like to read the sections about running mostly. I ran across a article about …
Lucky who…Lucky you!!!
Well as chatter on the board last night was going around, our AOQ made it known that today’s QIC would be the Lucky 7, meaning who ever rolled in as the 7th to arrive had the Q. YHC didn’t really think too much about this as he’s usually early but trouble locating clothes after vacation …
3Yr. Anniversary at Smokehouse
Well I’ll have to admit when i put my name down on the Q sheet I didn’t realize that it would be the 3 yr Anniversary of Smokehouse and after realizing this I then wondered if I could dream up a Q that would worthy of testing these men on this special day, maybe not …
7 Minutes-N-Heaven @ Smokehouse
So as YHC saw his name up on the sheet for today, he tried to think up a well rounded beatdown as he was expecting our newest FNG and winner of our F3 Smokehouse scholarship, Justin Castro, now named Fidel. When 5 am struck and no Fidel, YHC was frantically looking around to make sure …
Nub’s traveling Q…running was involved #shocker
Wilson reached out and needed a replacement due to field trip duties, YHC was ready and eager to help out the only problem was what to do. With no real plan, YHC decided to do what he loves best…RUN! I don’t think the gravity of what happened this morning played out in the pax’s brain …
Just a friendly game of tag
So as I am the only pax that is still going with the #noburpees2019 theme @Smokehouse, I had to think of something else that I loved just as much as burpees, yep those who know me know i just love Running. The goal was to push over 2 miles but since i forgot to start …
Shine Light Shine
Pax circled around flag and started with praying The Lord’s Prayer. A few weeks ago while looking at the Q sheet I’m pretty sure The Smoker was on tap one last time before the end of 2018 and somehow it disappeared, well I couldn’t fathom going into 2019 without the lingering effects of a …
Stealing a page from #UrbanLegend Smokehouse style
So YHC is intrigued by the new Friday BC in Lexington that uses the town as its playground and has plans to try and head that was as soon as he can. The thought of bringing a similar type WO to the Smokehouse boys has been on my brain and this morning they guys obliged …
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Strava art Bowtie Q
YHC was dreaming up this Q yesterday for Thursdays spot @ Smokehouse but a early morning text from Babe, the Destroyer, stating he was under the weather pushed it to the forefront this morning in the gloom. Sure wish i wouldn’t have left my weinkie at the office. Talk of not being scared of Babe …
AMRAPs and #mantouching, the makings of a great morning in the gloom
Let this be a lesson to check big Twitter and not just the message board as a pole was presented regarding beatdown options, but alas some who posted said they had not seen it and tried to put in a last minute vote. No, no, no voting closed last night @ 9:30 and it was …
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Balance/Agility…yeah we have to work on that some more
Weather: still hot with no breeze but no smoke in the air today so thats a plus Disclaimer/Prayer Mosey to practice field and line up on goal line Warmup: Knee Huggers 10 yds, Lateral Lunges 10 yds, Reach Down Leg Lifts 10 yds, Reach-Back Lunges 10 yds, Crescent Moon Lunges 10 yds, Cheerleaders 10 …
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Lets get in “touch” with one another…
Well just as in life, the good Lord has a plan for everything and today’s circumstances helped me formulate a plan for the gloom. You see today is YHC’s 15th wedding anniversary to the best lady I know (yes, i am a bit biased). I actually did not plan to Q on this date but …
Non-Variation Merkin Day at Smokehouse
14 Pax post to Smokehouse for a merkin workout, YHC appologized for the lack of variations in the Merkins. YHC will have to get some pointers from Wineo. Great group of men at Smokehouse who work hard, push each other, encourage each other and have fun while getting it done. Always an honor to make …
Pitmaster version II…WRONG!
So after a long weekend of eating and eating and eating YHC needed this week to as certain pax would say “get my mind right” and by mind I really mean belly. Yesterday’s Murph, although tough in conditions absolutely helped to start the week off right both physically and mentally and most certainly a heartfelt …
Four Corners, Elevens and an FNG
YHC showed up to Smokehouse a little early this am to stage a few things for the workout. Upon returning to the flag, YHC was pleased to see an FNG amongst the PAX. Hopefully the workout was challenging enough to keep him coming back for more. Disclaimer BOM The Warm-up: SSH IC x15 WM IC …
Wheel Barrow up the stairs and Blocks at Smokehouse
YHC arrived at smokehouse to find 2 other pax eagerly anticipating the beginning of bootcamp. One by one the pax rolled in. YHC was actually expecting a low turnout with 3 or 4 smokehouse regulars running the Gauntlet. But eventually there were 11 men in the Smokehouse Gloom. There was an unfamiliar face among our …
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Let there be light’s
Its been some time since YHC had the privilege of leading the Smokehouse pax and it was great to feel a little Q-drenaline pumping through the veins on this last cold morning (or so i hope) before spring/summer makes the long awaited return to the gloom. Viper yesterday on day 1 of The Gauntlet so …
Post-P200 Leg Day At Smokehouse
YHC was honored to have the first Smokehouse Q after several of the PAX returned from fielding an all-Smokehouse team at the P200. Running with these men was a wonderful experience. Being confined with them in a Van for 30 hours was…… an experience as well. Leading them in the Gloom is, as always, an …
Block farmer carry at Smokehouse
YHC was so excited about his return to Q at smokehouse that his brain beat the alarm clock out of bed. By 3AM the mind was ready to go destroy a block workout and get the body into shape. The body just wasn’t that into it. When the mind finally convinced the body to emerge from …
101 Burpees Just Isn’t Enough
It’s always an honor for YHC to lead the men of Smokehouse. These PAX are always going out of the way to encourage and support each other so YHC wanted to do something special to repay these brothers for all of their kindness. What is it that Smokehouse PAX love more than anything else? What …
Parking Lot Tennis Ball Party
YHC has been struggling lately so it was nice to be on the Q sheet to make me get up and join the Smokehouse men. Great work as always guys. Disclaimer Prayer Mosey to planter and circle up LBAC x 10 IC (f&b) Over Head Clap x 10 IC TTT x 10 IC Windmills …
Nubshack Baby
So YHC just got back from another trip to The Valley to assist in getting that AO from Saluda up and running, I had a low impact Q planned that day to “take it easy” on them as word was already on the street that big bad Ranger was coming to bring some serious pain …
Smoker Version II
For a while now, YHC has been thinking of a second version of the Smoker (our version of a periodic PT test). This morning seemed like as good a time as any to test it out and see if it may make it to the Q sheet again in 2018. We sometimes struggle with darkness …
Kenwood finally gets back over to Smokehouse
Since YHC hadn’t been over to Smokehouse in quite a while, I figured I’d fill an open slot on the Q sheet the day after Christmas. That would be almost 18 months to the day since my last visit/Q (other than the Never Forget Challenge back in September). Since it had been so long, I …
Sick And “Tired”
This is YHC’s return to Smokehouse after a week of fartsackimg due to a nasty cold. So YHC woke up Tuesday am, blew his nose, hawked up some phlegm and posted to Q something YHC has never Q’d before: a routine which requires breaking the PAX up into groups. And in true Smokehouse fashion YHC …
Backward’s Day v2.0 @ The Smokehouse
YHC misses Al Gore! You know those guys out there that are natural leaders? Al is one of them. He was always at the front of the pack pushing us during workouts, and he was the first guy to VQ at The Smokehouse. It was a brutal one, so I dug through some of the …
Going all the way with DORA VQ
So after a couple months of consistent posting @ Smokehouse Polecat reached out and asked about to sign up for this Q thing. YHC gladly told him about it but by the time he was ready to commit Smokehouse was full for the year but the Q gods smiled on him and took Swayze and …
PREBLAST: F3 Saluda Launch
F3 was given away freely to Lexington on March 1, 2014 and we’re going to give it away yet again. This time Saluda will be the recipient. To be more specific, the men of Smokehouse in Batesburg-Leesville are leading the charge to change Saluda, SC forever. A few men from Saluda have been posting at …
PREBLAST: New Years Day Convergence
2017 was another big year for our region but it’s time to start planning for an even bigger 2018. We’re going to kick off the New year the way we always do, with a convergence, but we’re going bigger. We like to WIDEN THE NET. New Years Day Convergence 2018 is going to represent our …
Nothing to see here…just The Smoker
Conditions: Dark and dry 1 min warning Lords Prayer Mosey to stadium/COP Merkins OMC Mountain climbers IC x 10 SSH IC x 5 Cherry pickers x 5 IC Time to get it on… So as The Smoker finally got back on the sheet after a couple month hiatus, YHC was hearing all kind of chatter …
Magical Mystery Q
YHC has been remiss. YHC owes the PAX of Smokehouse a back blast for the magical, mysterious and MOIST workout which took place more than a week ago on a rainy Thursday am. The intention of the Mystery Q was threefold: to fill a spot on the Q sheet that had gone empty a little …
Smokehouse Not Impressed
Conditions: 38 and Nippy November 14, 2017 is a date that will live in infamy for F3 Smokehouse. It was the day of the much hyped Urkel/Khakis co birthday Q. This was huge, Khakis had to beat a year’s worth of fartsacks to be there. Many notables from all over F3 Nation were expected, especially …
CO-BDay Q’s are the best
November 15th is one of the greatest days of the year; it’s the day that both Urkel and Khakis celebrate their birthdays. YHC feels that way but I think everyone that actually showed up this morning is sick of hearing about it. I guess that’s a good thing for those 3 individuals that decided to …
Nub’s Be a Man Q
Well on this last day before officially becoming a man…queue the Mike Gundy GIF please… YHC had to re-adjust his plan to keep the Smokehouse pax on their toes as good ole Wilson busted my secret plan on Tuesday, he asked…What happened to the Smoker? (as it had been a couple months since we …
Smokehouse Quarter Pounder With Cheese
It was a soggy morning at Smokehouse this morning thanks to a much needed rain yesterday and the usual, poorly timed sprinkler activation on the practice field. There have been some discussions recently amongst the PAX about how we have been neglecting some of the routines that used to be staples at our humble AO. …
Time Hacks @ The Smokehouse
18 men did the harder thing and showed up for another Urkel Q. Too bad I couldn’t leave the speaker at home…after we destroyed our chest and arms to Thunderstruck by AC/DC there were requests for Taylor Swift. Wow, she’s really great! YHC decided to bring out the time hacks again and it seemed like …
It’s Just Ole Babe
After a couple of exciting VQ’s, 14 pax showed up for just an ole Babe beatdown. 4 met eary for stridelite. YHC is very thankful for these men. Conditions: 73 and muggy Welcome & Disclaimer The Thang Mosey to track for indian run 1.5 laps. Line up on sideline SSH x 10 IC Sprint Imperial …
Merkin Explosion
YHC has been going to F3 for over a year and knew it was time to take the next step and Q. There are a lot of great men at smokehouse that really know how to put in the work. Many of the Pax were begging for a real beat down. So, instead I decided …
Smokehouse Is Hard To The Core
We are nearing the end of our low to no running month here at Smokehouse and YHC was honored to lead the PAX in another core focused workout. YHC thought it would be a lovely idea to keep the PAX in a COP formation so that we might better enjoy the mumble chatter and the …
The Rooster Hits 13 PAX. Again.
13 PAX posted at The Rooster this morning hoping for a little get betterment. This tied the record set at the launch and tied again at the first Rooster Boberry Run. Several of the PAX embarked on their first P200 Rooster training run, two of those on out of the ordinary Rooster runs (usually ruckers). …
Big numbers deserve Big numbers
As YHC monitored the ever constant message board chatter, he learned of the potential for multiple FNG’s for our Tuesday dose of betterment. I guess they had so much fun at our first annual 9/11 Never Forget Challenge that they decided they wanted more, so more they got! I was kinda expecting 2 but to …
9/11 Never Forget Challenge BB
The 9/11 Never Forget Memorial was held on Saturday Sept. 16th at Smokehouse and was a rousing success! Thank you to all participants as we had Men’s, Women’s and Co-ed groups all join in on the special day. We look forward to an even bigger and better event next year. #Tclaps Please check out the …
PREBLAST: Red October….Grow Big or Go Home
The August 2017 analytics confirm what we already knew. We have 3 problematic AOs. Turning Point, SnakePit and The Hollow are all (and have been) averaging 20+ pax for bootcamps. In an effort to stay ’43 feet ahead’, a plan is in place and it’s big. We’re going to launch 3 new AOs in a …
Happy Trees’ and Caboose’s F3versary Q!
19 Pax gathered this morning to help YHC and Happy Trees celebrate one year of F3.A little over a year ago YHC was struggling with gettIng out of the rut of being tired all of the time, eating bad and feeling bad about himself. YHC had lost his father not long before, another victim of …