Around the Horn
9 PAX ascended upon the gloomy confines of The Hollow this morning to see what YHC had in store. YHC didn’t really know either, but knew he’d stay off the upper body. That we did. We covered around 3 miles and hit the legs pretty good. It wasn’t YHC’s best but we got better. Disclaimer …
Joking aside, it was a fun morning at The Hollow.
It turned out to be a chilly morning. Several PAX commented about how cold it was. The theme for today was to have fun. Being April Fool’s Day, jokes were encouraged along the way. Frizzle was out there early to get his miles in. Wild Hog and Slum Lord ran during bootcamp to help prep …
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Campus Collection Circuit
Great morning for a workout! 14 of Lexington’s finest showed up to get their day started off the right way. Thanks for posting! See pic for the workout. Announcements: 4/2 Cross Ruck Prayer Requests: Notebook, No Show, Slim Jim.
4 Corners
Cinco Q Today: 8 PAX posted for some 4 Corner fun, Miles were earned and muscles were burned. Weather: Beautiful clear crisp 48 Degrees. Circle Up Pray Mosey on over to steps near gym Circle up and stretch it out 20 seconds of Arm circles (Front and Back) 20 count Side Straddle Hop 10 Count …
Return to The Hollow
On a warmer than usual 59 degree February morning 18 PAX defied the fartsack for Mercy Rules return to The Hollow. T-Claps to Hoist for enduring the workout with a weighted vest on (actual weight unknown it could just be for show) Chuckwagon and Honey Boo Boo for posting (Its been a while) and Space …
The Hollow Takes on SIDD
Weather Conditions: 45° and windy 13 Pax took on a visitor Q from their friendly Shawshank neighbor. Although the temperature was deceiving with a wind chill that made it feel much colder than expected, these pax were too strong to let that slow them down. Knowing that the Hollow block pile is a little more …
A Bricks and Blocks Beatdown
Cinco Q’d Today: We played with bricks and blocks and got better because of it. Weather: A nice 50 degrees Beatdown Details: Circle Up Pray Warm up lap Warm ups 20 side straddle hops 10 Frankensteins 10 Windmills 10 Through the tunnels Run to Block Pile Grab Bricks! …
Anything Goes
Beautiful morning at The Hollow to take the next step toward betterment in 2021. 11 PAX showed up and did just that! Here’s what went down. Weather: 34 degrees and calm Disclaimer Opening Prayer COP Mosey the parking lot and circle up in the courtyard SSH x 15 IC LBAC’s x 10 Forward IC LBAC’s …
PREBLAST: 2021 New Years Day Convergence
(Please check back regularly for updates this week) Who: To all Lexington Pax, Past – Doesn’t matter how long it has been since your last post. The next one is the most important. We miss you and look forward to seeing you return to the gloom Present – We need to you to engage that …
Hollow Rides the “Stairway to Heaven”
Conditions: Cold & Windy 39 Degrees, but dry The Thang: It’s always a challenge to Q the men of The Hollow. YHC wanted to keep the Pax warm with a music driven beat down. And the Pax were ready? (12 Pax) Disclaimer/Prayer/Social Distance Mosey across parking lot to grassy area between the buildings of school …
Gut Punch Saturday strikes again
We were due for another round of Gut Punch Saturday so we made it happen. 7 PAX showed in the chilly morning to get things done. Argyle was the loner Ruck-lighter. Cinco made his first Saturday workout. Although he couldn’t remember his name at first, Bundy made his second workout. YHC and Bundy opted for …
The Hollow gets a new AOQ and 2 FNGs
Today was YHC’s last day as AOQ of The Hollow. Like I said in the COT, being the AOQ was a little bit of work and a whole lot of fun. This stems from the fact that the PAX that post there are really great guys who get after it, day in and day out, …
Carrying Added Weight!!
(posted by Kenwood on behalf of Wild Hog) Here is what transpired; Weather – 33 Degrees & Cold!! Disclaimer & Prayer The Thang My Slaughter Starter – 25 Merkins OYO then Mosey around Parking Lot and Circle Up Circle Up (in cadence) Side Straddle Hop x 15 Imperial Walkers x 15 Thru the Tunnel x …
Iron Mary’s Filthy 50
YHC gave the guys a little heads up on the AO DM about what to expect this morning. On paper it was a little frightening and the PAX reacted as such. Even so, 11 grown men took the DRP and showed up in the chilly gloom to get better. YHC thinks we accomplished the …
Cinco’s VQ brought 4 corners and cold weather
(posted by Kenwood on behalf of Cinco) 4 Corners Circle Up Pray 1 lap around parking lot for warm up Side straddle hop 10 ct Imperial Walker 10 CT Through the tunnel 10 CT Run to Track 1st Lap – Merkins x 20 each corner 2nd Lap – squats x 20 each corner 3rd lap …
2020 Turkeyvergence at The Hollow
CAT joined The Hollow today for Turkeyvergence Thursday. We decided to have a late start (6:00) and join forces since attendance can be a little lower because of Thanksgiving. 1 for RuckLite, 9 for BootCamp while 2 ran. YHC was looking forward to eating Lizard’s Thicket with a certain pax, but we’ll save that for …
Juice or Sauce? Who knows, but work was done
It had been a while since YHC had signed up on the Q sheet and wouldn’t you know it, the forecast called for 90% chance of rain – however we were spared the moisture and stayed dry throughout-other than some heavy humidity and perspiration. Here’s what went down: 1 for StrideSite, 2 runners during BC …
Campaign Q #26: The Hollow
#CampaignQ #26 made its way to The Hollow this AM. YHC knew these men were up to a challenge so a slightly modified Cryptonite special was on the #weinke. The rep count was modified to fit into 45 minutes but the terrible lineup of exercises remained. Kenwood chose Grunge as the soundtrack. We all watched …
Gauntlet Day 8, Tomcat @ The Hollow
39 of Lexington’s finest showed up for Day #8 of The Gauntlet. Today’s AMRAP was The Tomcat hosted by The Hollow. This is an old school workout that gets to the basics of an F3 beatdown – merkins, lbcs, running, stairs. Here’s how it went down… Postal… Introduction of The Gauntlet Kenwood… Disclaimer Prayer The …
Core Crusher!!
(posted by Kenwood on behalf of Wild Hog and Cinco) Core Crusher!! Here is what transpired; Weather – 65 Degrees = Perfect Gloom Weather! Disclaimer & Prayer The Thang My Slaughter Starter – 35 Merkins OYO then Mosey around Parking Lot and Circle Up Circle Up (in cadence) Side Straddle Hop x 10 Imperial …
Peterbilt Co-Q at The Hollow
The Hollow has a bunch of new faces that’ve been regularly taking their DRP for the past few months. Today was Peterbilt’s turn to take more of a leadership role. He’s been consistently posting and was more than ready to lead us. Great job, Peterbilt! We look forward to you leading again in the very …
Today’s Saturdayvergence workout was #ForHudson
There was a call from F3Nation to support our F3 brother Nomad who recently lost his 5 month old son Hudson. Read about it here… https://twitter.com/F3NWArkansas/status/1316027761660628996 So we completed the tribute challenge today for support of Nomad and his family. 8 PAX from several AOs were in attendance. Weather was chilly but that quickly changed …
Hit em’ High & Low with the Old & New
13 men of distinction posted for the second installment of Old / New October at The Hollow, which pairs an “old school” pax with one of the newer guys for a co-Q experience. The conditions were perfect, effort was spot-on and the mumblechatter was top-shelf, as expected. Good times were had by all. Looking for …
EMOM Day at The Hollow
YHC saw an opening on the Q sheet and figured it would be good to venture out to The Hollow for YHC to get back to where it all started. It was good to be back and meet some of the PAX that have started since YHC moved over to Surge as the home base. …
Old-New-October kicks off at The Hollow
The Hollow has had several new PAX over the past couple of months. YHC thought that one way to encourage the “new” guys to lead a workout out would be to get “old” guys to pair up with them and coQ together. We managed to fill in 4 or 5 open slots in October doing …
Hollow Pax Enjoy a “Sweep the Leg” WO from Knozit
Conditions: Very comfortable 55 Degrees The Thang: The Hollow boys are hard chargers… so YHC went looking for a weak spot. Show no mercy and “Sweep the leg… Johnny!” Disclaimer/Prayer/Social Distance Mosey across parking lot to grassy area beside buildings for COP SSH 51x IC (YHC is 51 YO) Imperial Walkers 20x IC Windmills 20x …
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#EMOM Legday at The Hollow and the Return of Meatball
Caught the early morning flight out of the east side to make it in time for a 0515 start on the west side. Weather: 68° The Thang: Intro, disclaimer, prayer Mosey around the lot and then COP SSH x 10 IC Imperial Walkers x 10 IC TTT x 10 IC Windmill x 10 IC EMOM …
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The Hollow completes IPC W4 in perfect form
IPC Week 4 was completed today – and with that IPC 2020 is in the books. Anyone who missed it is encouraged to visit another AO to get it in. But be warned that it’s hunting season. In particular bunny season. Weather was nice and cool. Grab your block, meet at the field and get …
Mr Yellow Ball pays a visit to The Hollow – Mime Merkins were born
We had a good crowd today at the Saturdayvergence. The Hollow was the AO with pax from several other surrounding AOs joining us. 16 was the count. 8 for Coffeteria. Weather was really nice! YHC had planned a tour of campus running to various spots for the exercises. The weinke actually had a few more …
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Block work on a Rainy Day at The Hollow
10 Pax posted to The Hollow for a rainy block party after their Week 3 IPC workout Tuesday that was heay Merkin and Squat. WE grabbed some blocks but couldn’t avoid doing more Merkins and Squats… Great to see some new faces at The Hollow, 3 or 4 have been posting less than 3 months. …
IPC Week 3 at The Hollow
17 grown men gathered this morning in the gloomy confines of what we call The Hollow with dreams of moving up the IPC leader board. The men of The Hollow are always striving for every inch of betterment and today was no exception! IPC week 3 brought another brutal workout and YHC beleives the PAX …
EMOM Beatdown
A Kenwood invitation got YHC to lead the men of The Hollow. Always fun hanging with these guys, even though some regulars were missing. Coming off IPC Week 2 workout, YHC wanted to bring a little heat. This one hurt at Tomahawk a few weeks back so today was a good day to reopen this …
Hard-charging at The Hollow
So YHC is making his rounds with this particular Q. This was stop # 3 on the tour and man did these guys get after it. The Q was designed to be completed in 60 minutes, but YHC was hoping to find an AO with the desire to complete it in 45 minutes. 11 hard-chargers …
Rewind Tuesday at The Hollow
YHC took an open slot today and decided to make it a Rewind Tuesday. My very first weinke was used. Many old school rap songs were played. Everyone put in lots work, sweat a bit, and got better. Weather: warm, muggy Group up, disclaimer, prayer Follow YHC to the lower field for some warm up …
4 CORNERS TO BUILD 1 MAN!
(posted by Kenwood on behalf of Wild Hog) 4 CORNERS TO BUILD 1 MAN! Here is what transpired; Weather – 73 degrees (or close to it), little humid. Disclaimer & Prayer The Thang My Slaughter Starter – 25 Merkins OYO then Mosey to Courtyard and Circle Up Circle Up (in cadence) Side Straddle Hop x …
Bottom of the Toy Box
Remember when you were a little kid and found an old toy you’d forgotten about at the bottom of the toy box? What a great feeling, right?! Well, 9 of F3LexSC’s finest went on a mission to recreate that feeling on the gloomy grounds of the Hollow toy box. We found some oldies and we …
Kenwood’s 5 Year Anniversary Q
YHC’s 5 year anniversary is on Saturday but was celebrated today. For the first four anniversaries I did a Spartan themed workout. This time I opted for a regular workout to help with the whole social distancing and no coupon sharing incentive. So I put together a few throwbacks from prior workouts, keeping the number …
WILD HOG RESPECT Q – 50 May look Good but it Hurts Worse!
posted by Kenwood on behalf of Wild Hog Here is what transpired; Weather – 76 Degrees & Extremely Humid = Moist!!! Disclaimer & Prayer The Thang My Slaughter Starter – 25 Merkins OYO then Mosey to Courtyard and Circle Up Circle Up (in cadence) 25 Merkins OYO Frankenstein’s x 10 Imperial Walkers x 15 …
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Gut Punch Saturday is back in full swing
Another good running of Gut Punch Saturday today. Weather was nice. Lots of AOs representing, including our friends from Cryptonite who is making the rounds and running everyone’s AMRAP or signature routine. We circled up near the block pile so everyone could get their block ready. We went over the course and go started a …
You know what dicey weather brings to The Hollow…
Today was going to by my 2.0’s co-VQ with me. Monster Jam went to a Saturday workout a couple weeks back and mentioned something about leading some of the exercises. Since yesterday was his birthday, I thought it’d be a good idea to let him do a VQ, co-Q, Birthday Q all in one. I …
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Wild Hog’s 2 Yr. Anniversary + Lake Day 2020 = Perfect Storm!!!
(entered by Kenwood on Wild Hog’s behalf) YHC 2 Yr. Anniversary + Lake Day 2020 = Perfect Storm!!! Here is what transpired; Weather – 73 Degrees, slight breeze = great bootcamp weather Disclaimer & Prayer The Thang My Slaughter Starter – 35 Merkins then Mosey to Courtyard and Circle Up Circle Up (in cadence) Frankenstein’s …
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Another Workday at The Hollow
It’s always a pleasure to lead the men of The Hollow and today was no exception. 13 PAX took their DRP to see what IM had on tap. So we packed a lunch and headed off to work. Excellent work, Men! The Thang Mosey to block pile and grab one Mosey to be back side …
Hollow Climbs The Stairway To Heaven
Conditions: Wet Ground & Humid 63 Degrees, but no rain The Thang: It’s always a challenge to Q Hollow because these Pax are hard chargers with pro-level mumblechatter. After a 3 day weekend, YHC was ready to keep any mumblechatter to a minimum. Disclaimer/Prayer/Social Distance Mosey around parking lot to grass square by building for …
The Hollow’s 5 Year Birthday Party
Today is The Hollow’s 5 year birthday. Lots of sweat and tears have went into making this AO a success since day one. Much of that is due to the leadership of all the AOQs throughout the years. With that in mind, the workout delivered by the former AOQs in order of their “terms”. We …
After a bit of rest, Gut Punch Saturday is back in action
Today was a good day for another edition of GPS. Since the gates were locked near the track, the course was modified but captured all the elements of the original course. There was a good mixture of PAX. Mic was visiting from Winston Salem. He is in town for Mother’s Day and apparently saw Cowbell …
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The Hollow is back in action with a lil’ Cinco de Mayo
After a 54 day break courtesy of COVID-19, The Hollow got back in action today. We got word a few days back that we could start up again at alternate locations. Then yesterday brought more good new in that we could go back to our home site. So we did. And it felt great to …
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Kenwood’s first Zoom Q
So the virus is out there. Creeping around. Cannot be seen. Everyone is playing it safe. Staying home. Being smart. We, as F3, want to do the right thing. Be leaders. Be examples. But this whole separation thing is tugging at what F3 loves – to be together, to help each other, to fellowship. So …
Filthy 50 at The Hollow
Nothing like a little friendly competition to get the PAX back out ITG of The Hollow. YHC is speaking of the March numbers competition going on right now between The Hollow and Shawshank. 18 PAX took the DRP to come get a little better and have some fun. It was great to see some PAX …
#WearBlueForDD this morning at The Hollow
YHC grabbed this open Q slot the other day. The slot was previously filled by Dear Diary who has recently been hospitalized with cancer and related issues. Prayers up for DD for healing and comfort during these trying times. It so happened that yesterday Turning Point wanted to make today a #WearBlueForDD day to support …