Omaha, Omaha….
Several years ago, Peyton Manning made the phrase, “Omaha, Omaha” famous. For those that follow football, you know it was something you heard when he was calling an audible at the line of scrimmage (or maybe he wasn’t). Thus was the case this morning. As the 6:00 hour rolled around, the Q wasn’t there, so …
5 Years of #Betterment
So it’s been 5 years since YHC dropped the first #RedPill. A lot has changed, yet the return to Shawshank felt just like old times. The plan was to see about 20 guys in the gloom, but the men of The Hollow had a trick up their sleeves. They decided to join the party and …
Gut Punch Saturday #GPS – @F3TheHollow
After two trial runs of the new Hollow AMRAP, it was time to go live! 11 grown men showed up to give it a go. This thing isn’t for the faint of heart and these men proved they were worthy of the challenge. Here’s how things went down this morning for The Hollow’s GPS – …
21-15-9
As usual, the Hollow pax showed up in numbers to put in work. Here is how it went down: Weather: a perfect 66* Disclaimer Prayer The Thang: Mosey around the front of the school to the track and circle up for COP SSH x 15 IC TTT x 12 IC IW x 10 IC 21-15-9 …
A “Super” Workout
19 men posted this morning for what was to be another fun morning at The Hollow. We had a good showing with 11 for Stridelite and 1 for Rucklite. For some, the 45 minute bootcamp just isn’t enough. YHC has to admit, not a lot of creativity went into this morning’s workout, but hope it brought …
The Hollow pax roll the dice to get better
Today was a terrific morning. YHC had planned a dice rolling game that included some block work, body weight exercises, and running to hopefully give the pax a well rounded workout. Hopefully everyone had a good time. Weather: nice, cool, dry 1 minute warning, intro, no FNGs, disclaimer, prayer Mosey just a bit to get …
Another Round of #TheLegend
14 Grown Men showed up ITG to get better. YHC believes we did. Three rounds of The Hollow’s attempt at a new AMRAP and these 14 men were spent. TCLAPs to the studs that doubled down at the F3 3rd F 5K this morning at Timmerman Trail! Here’s what went down out there: Weather – …
Hollow AMRAP Trial Run and Development
It was a great morning to put in work at The Hollow! YHC planned a workout around the development stages of a new AMRAP. We’ll still resurrect The Tomcat from time to time, but the men of The Hollow are ready for a new challenge. 8 PAX showed up this morning to give it a …
Ponzi’s Greatest Hits
YHC was honored when Scotch invited YHC to come out and Q the Pax at the Hollow. When YHC arrived a little early, there were about a dozen Pax standing around and waiting. YHC knew it was going to be a good morning. The mumble chatter is strong with this group of Pax and never …
Avoiding the rain the hard way
With our brother Sundrop calling in sick at 2 AM, four PAX showed up without a QIC at the helm. While sitting in the car (since it was raining and cold) I grabbed a deck of cards, my phone, and a weinke that I’ve been carrying around to other AOs. After a quick “who wants …
Hollow Boys enjoy Crazy 8’s and the Merkin Man
Conditions: 45 degrees and dry The Thang: YHC always enjoys a visit to The Hollow. 10 Pax (7 Pax StrideLite) came out for a Pre-P200… so YHC wanted to hit them with no legs… Killer Core WO. Summer Six Pack days are coming! Disclaimer/Prayer COP: SSH 50x IC TTT 20x IC Imperial Walkers 20x IC …
Burpee Beep Test
Scotch sent out an invite to try and get new faces to lead the men of The Hollow. YHC gladly accepted and tried to put something together that was awful. WEATHER: 39 Degrees and a slight mist. THE THANG: 1 burpee in 1 minute, 2 burpees in 1 minute, 3 burpees in 1 minute….continue this …
A fun(ish) Birthday Homecoming…
Before YHC helped launch F3CAT, you could find him roaming around The Hollow. Nearly 2 years after the CAT AO launch, there was an opportunity to return to the home AO and lead the pax for a birthday Q. Celebrating my 47th trip around the sun, called for reps of 47. It’s worth noting that …
[Tennis] Balls of Fury
Back in action at The Hollow. YHC thinks this is quickly becoming his favorite place to Q. The fellowship and mumblechatter are always on point, and the PAX (for the most part) follow complex instruction pretty well. Strong work today, and good, clean’ish competition men! #TClaps to Cooter for helping YHC out with cleaning up …
When You’re Wrong…Stop Until You Can Do It Right
It was time to board the long flight from Lexington to Lexington. After a long flight and plenty of rest (flew first class), it was time to do the darn thang at The Hollow. Weather: 48° and a minimal amount of Moist™ stuff in the air The Thang: Intro, disclaimer, prayer Mosey around the front …
A Block, a flutter kick, and a brick
YHC has not been to The Hollow in a long time. A very long time. It was an honor to take the Q and try to make sure the Pax got their money worth. Weather: 56 and misty Disclaimer and Prayer The Thang: Mosey around the parking lot and circle up. SSS 20ic, TTT 10ic, …
BULLDOG IN A HOLLOW
It had been too long since YHC had visited The Hollow. So, when the call came from AOQ Scotch, YHC jumped at the opportunity. Now, legend has it that these Hollow boys have been putting up great attendance numbers and are absolute beasts. So, figured it was super important YHC bring something a little different …
Saturday Q Duty Part III (The Hollow)
Today’s tour of Saturday AO’s took me to the outskirts of Lexington to Lexington High School and to the men of The Hollow. 15 PAX showed up to start out the day on a clear 35 degree morning. After disclaimer and opening prayer mosey to the Field adjacent to Old Farm Road. Circle up …
Anniversary Block Party
Today marked nearly one year to the day YHC posted his first BC. A lot of things may have changed since then but one thing remains the same: the men of Hollow can absolutely get after it. Today was no different. Here is how it went down: Weather: 45 and windy Disclaimer Prayer The Thang …
Block Ladder Beatdown
The sub-freezing temps didn’t deter 12 men of the Hollow from posting for some betterment. Tclaps to the 7 than ran stridelite. Always a good time at The Hollow. YHC has a tender hammy so not a lot of running this AM. Strava did say we almost hit 2 miles, though. Here’s what we did: …
Balls and Bananas
18 pax did the more crazy thing and posted with YHC in this cool 30s gloom morning. The Hollow pax do not disappoint in the mumble chatter. YHC always enjoys the visit to this rowdy bunch of misfits. Here is what went down in the gloom. FNGs Disclaimer Prayer The Thang COP Side Straddle Hops …
Fun times had at The Hollow for today’s Saturday-vergence
We had a good Saturday crowd at The Hollow with representation of multiple AOs – including Mulligan from F3 Sumter. He showed up ready to run, work-out, or whatever we had planned. Sounds like he’ll be a Saturday regular as he has moved here but is still working in Sumter. There were ~8 for SL, …
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Another Changing of the Guard at The Hollow
Hard to believe it’s been almost a year since taking on the role of AOQ at The Hollow. It’s been a blast, but most of all I’m grateful for the opportunity to lead this group of men. There’s no question in my mind I’ve received more from them than I’ve given and I’m thankful for …
It’s All About the Dad Bod
YHC thought it was a great idea since we are heading into the Holiday Season and going to be eating a ton of food that we should work on our “Dad Bod”. The workout was going to be the foundation for what we should be achieving in 2019. Since we all had a tough week …
The Grand Tour
So today was YHC’s 41st birthday and the men of The Hollow didn’t disappoint. They showed up in numbers and came ready to work, all the while knowing that YHC had absolutely no plan of what to do. This was no secret, so they were prepared for whatever was drawn up. Let’s just say we …
Double Barrel Smackdown
Earler in the week we noticed there was an open spot on the Q sheet for this Saturday, so YHC and Scotch decided it was a good opportunity to tag-team this merry band of misfits in hopes of delivering a decent beatdown. It seems the Christmas spirit was alive and well in Scotch last night …
Stairway to Heaven
7 PAX braved the cold morning to take their DRP for betterment. To be honest, YHC had to battle the #fartsack a little harder than usual this morning, but as always, he was happy to be there with his Hollow brothers getting better. Weather: Cold – Clear – 28 degrees Disclaimer Prayer Mosey to the …
The F3 Hollow Pax Discover “Sprintin Ain’t Easy”
Conditions: Crisp 43 degrees YHC always loves coming to serve up a little betterment to the men of Hollow. Its always a challenge to suppress their special brand of mumblechatter and not get distracted. Got there early to set up and pound them in to submission. But as usual, the men of Hollow rose to the occasion! …
PREBLAST – 25 Days of Christmas 2018
Looking for something to get you in the Christmas Spirit? Or Maybe something to get a headstart on your New Years Resolutions? Keep reading to learn more about a December Challenge to help you battle the winter weather in the Gloom and the pounds from all the Holiday Events all while getting some 2ndF with …
Smokefest
Strong work as always from the men of The Hollow this AM. Some crowdpleasers were thrown into to mix while others were quickly audibled out. In the end, we traveled 2 miles & got some really good work in. Here’s the damage. Conditions: 50 degrees The Thang: Disclaimer BOM Mosey Line up for dynamic stretches …
Surge Takes over The Hollow – Part 1 of 2
Awhile ago WeeWee noticed a few openings on the Q sheet over at The Hollow and since the PAX at The Hollow were so instrumental in keeping our Q sheet full it was a great way to say thanks and give them a week break from Q’ing. That doesn’t mean that they get a break …
It’s All About Blocks Baby!
The Hollow was the place where it was all about blocks and betterment and some serious mumble chatter (so not the norm at the Hollow). The topic of the day was about plumbing but that is all that I am allowed to say. I created what I thought was a pretty solid workout and I …
Track tour. And a planter box…
YHC always enjoys leading the way at Hollow. The pax came in numbers and work was done. Enjoyed it as usual! Weather: 50’s Disclaimer Prayer The Thang Mosey around the back of the school to the track and start with some COP SSH x 15 IC Imperial Walker x 15 IC TTT x 15 IC …
The Hollow hosts a Saturday morning Block-a-thon and Ab-a-thon
The CAT guys announced on Friday that they were planning to come join us for the Saturday semi-vergence of surrounding AOs. So I figured I better have something fun for them. The block workout used was one previously “rained out” by one of the hurricanes so I wasn’t sure how things would go. It seemed …
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Lexington PAX take on the IronPAX Challenge
YHC was looking through the Q sheet earlier this week and saw an open spot for this Saturday and decided to take the open spot. We did somethings different than my typical Q’s. Not a lot of running but a work was still done at The Hollow this morning. 12 PAX got together and we …
Freight Train in a Fiat Body – Wild Hog VQ
The weather was a little bit unusual – high humidity around 78 degrees for Wild Hog’s VQ. There was a TON of mumble chatter as we tried to warm up. Everyone was trying to throw him off his game and see if they could derail the train before it even started. The train was chugging …
Pick a Number
YHC is 49 today. Man that’s old! In celebration, YHC threw down a number for the PAX and 49 was the obvious pick. Honesty, there was a bit of doubt we could complete what YHC had planned. Deep down though, he knew somehow we’d crush it TOGETHER. Here’s how things transpired. Weather – Beautiful – 65 …
Blackjack Maniac
Written and posted on the behalf of Pawn Star. 24 Pax gathered for YHC’s VQ this morning. YHC wanted to mix things up a little and get creative but still deliver a good workout. The Pax got to enjoy a few rounds of Blackjack in an attempt to beat the dealer Weather Conditions: Low 70’s …
Pre-Flo Beatdown
14 Pax got better this morning in a pre-Florence beatdown. QIC figured may be plenty of time to rest this weekend due to the incoming weather so we tackled 4 Corners of Death! Most of the time was spent in the parking lot with a partner and a block. Conditions: Low 70’s with a slight …
A.M.R.A.P…
It’s no secret that the BRR is around the corner. To stay accountable, YHC figured he would take the Q at his home AO and put together an AMRAP that could be tailored for those starting to cut back. While great in theory, the pax did anything but tailor their effort. Good work men. Weather: …
Irrev’s VQ (A.K.A. Stairways to Heaven)
After 6 months and 3 days since YHC’s first post, it was time for the long-await VQ. As a result of being completely naïve and utterly stupid (#RuckingtheBRR), it was decided that this momentous occasion would happen at the hour-long Shawshank/Hollow (C.A.T. joined us as well) Saturday workout because, hey, it’s only 15 more minutes; …
“Can’t Cadence”
Written and posted on behalf of Fuzzy Navel Conditions: Cooler than it has been – 72 degrees with lower humidity Disclaimer/Prayer COP Today was a good morning for a little light arm work. Started with a mosey around the parking lot. While running, find a partner and then head to the blockpile and grab one …
I Must Break You
18 PAX including 1 FNG (Welcome Drago!) chose The Hollow today as their Tuesday beatdown. They chose wisely. A lot of fast-paced work was done by all in the gloom this morning as we toured the LHS campus. 4 PAX for Stride-Lite. Here’s what went down: Weather: 77 degrees and humid Disclaimer Prayer COP: SSH …
Bambi’s Burpee Bonanza
Bambi rolled up into the The Hollow with determination to continue Making Saturday’s Great Again #MSGA. And boy, he didn’t waste any time dropping a burpee bomb on the 10 eagar PAX! This thing went off the rails real quick! Weather: Hot, Muggy, Swealtery 76 degrees Disclaimer Prayer Bang! 50 Burpees OYO Move out mosey …
Ghetti’s VQ
One minute warning 5:15 – time to get started Disclaimer. I’m not a professional. Listen to your body. Modify if needed. Bring it in for prayer: our father who art in heaven, please don’t let anyone get hurt. Amen Mozy to field in front of parking lot for warm up. side straddle hop, in cadence, …
Corner Strike Strikes Again!
It was another great morning at The Hollow! 21 PAX did the harder thing and got better as a result. YHC dialed up a new favorite from a recent Wayward Son VQ and put a little spin on it. Corner Strike is no joke and the men of The Hollow got busy squaring this one …
Shawshank hits the Bricks
On Friday night, YHC asked if anyone was posting the following morning. YHC already knew the answer, but wanted some HC’s so he could prepare a red pill for this group of animals. With a plan in hand, YHC stopped by C.A.T. and borrowed about 40 bricks for the day’s festivities. This ended up being …
Stalkers 2 Year Full Body Beat Down
19 Pax showed up to define why The Hollow is the #1 AO. The Hollow men come together to support each other. Whether for a 2 year Q celebration or to help a Pax get back in the gloom. We continue to grow and divide because of the dedication to each other, and determination to …
Tabata Tuesday with Meatball
14 of The Hollow’s finest came out ready to work hard. YHC knows this group likes a challenge so its always tough to find a workout that can meet their expectations. So to mix things up a little bit, YHC decided that a good HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) workout could do just that. Here’s …
Making Saturday’s Great at The Hollow
There’s some real enthusiasm around Saturday’s again at The Hollow! 19 PAX showed up to #MSGA, and boy did they! Awesome crowd for a tag team lead by Parking Lot and YHC! This workout had it all and then some! Here’s what happened: Weather: Not terrible, felt a little dryer than the past few Saturdays. …