Trivia, crazy running, and spooky tunes
YHC blew the dust off the elementary school trivia index cards and made my way over to The Hollow. 9 PAX in total tackled 5 rounds/grades of trivia, broken up with some crazy running laps. Here’s how it went down… Weather: very nice 1 minute warning, intro, disclaimer Mosey over to the courtyard. Start the …
10-4 Good Buddy
With today being October 4th (aka, 10-4) we kinda dedicated the workout to Dangle and Ponch and any other law enforcement pax out there. Thanks for all you do. YHC pulled a favorite weinke out the recycle bin that typically gets the job done. Today was no different. Weather: nice and cool 1 minute warning, …
53 was the # of the day at The Hollow
YHC’s 53rd birthday is tomorrow so the number 53 was used a lot in today’s weinke. Gloves weren’t really needed, but woulda been nice on an exercise or two. The ground was quite moist since it rained overnight. Nothing the hard chargers at The Hollow couldn’t handle! 53 Burpee countdown started at the 1 minute …
Prepping for the 4th
YHC saw Scrum at the pool on Sunday and guilted him on coming back to The Hollow. Once he finally caved in, I told him I’d pick up the Q in return. So there it was. Since I’ve been so busy with work lately, I recycled a work-out that I’ve done several times at Urban …
Saturday Convergence at The Hollow
A few hard chargers (3 to be exact) met in the gloom with intentions to get a little better. Mission accomplished. YHC was out of town the last couple weeks and grabbed the Q yesterday while in O’hare. With little time to prep, a dice workout was the weinke for the day. Conditions – nice …
March Madness Replay
YHC saw the Q slot was open at The Hollow and decided to help fill in the blanks. I’m not an NBA fan by any means, but I do know that the NBA Championship series starts tonight. So what better time to bring back the March Madness workout I did a few months back. 6 …
Abs, Burpees, and Cornhole
Today was definitely a little more chilly than expected – mostly caused by the wind. We managed to get a good workout in anyway. 1 minute warning, disclaimer, no FNGs, prayer Mosey around to the courtyard to warmup with: 12x SSHs IC 12x IWs IC 12x Frankensteins IC Continue to end of the long breezeway …
4 Smart Hollow Fellers
With a lot of PAX out of town and the Q sheet empty, YHC decided to bring out the trivia cards. We had a couple HC’s that were missing – we’ll have to deal with them later! 1 minute warning, help Bling with a headlamp, no FNGs, help Bling with a headlamp, disclaimer, help Bling …
Good Cop, Bad Cop, Runaway Bus
Well half the morning was spent avoid in a big yellow school bus. Somebody musta told the driver to be at LHS at 6 o’clock to pick up a bunch of guys carrying around cinder blocks. He was persistent. But so were we, and we never got on. Today was a good cop, bad cop …
Sweet 16 at The Hollow
This will be a quick backblast – got a full day ahead!!! Today’s workout was a March Madness bracket countdown. At least for 3 of us. The other 2 ran for the duration of the workout. 1 minute warning, no FNGs, disclaimer, prayer Warmup with 8x SSHs IC 8x TTTs IC 8x IWs IC 8x …
Hollow Gets Swole
YHC made a return to The Hollow and delivered a block beatdown with some Frisbee relay thrown in. Good times this morning and it was an honor to lead. Conditions: Clear & 45°F The Thang Time called, no FNG’s, Disclaimer, Prayer, Pledge of Allegiance Warmup mosey around parking lot Head to Courtyard COP (all …
Prepping for D2D at The Hollow
With this thing called the Dam2Dam Relay this weekend, YHC laid out today’s workout to recognize each leg of the race. So we ran around campus. Covered about 1.75 miles. And stopped 12 times for each leg of the race. We did 10x the number of miles in exercise reps. Fun was had! Temperature was …
Fun with the sandbags
8 post to get better today. 3 ran, 5 did bootcamp. YHC brought Saturday’s routine and sandbags to mix things up. Here’s how things went down… 1 minute warning, no FNGs, disclaimer, prayer The warmup was a running warmup with some exercises along the way… butt kicks lunges high knees We stopped at the band …
Saturdayvergence at Shawshank, Sandbag-Style
YHC grabbed the first Saturdayvergence Q for 2022 which was at Shawshank. Lots of tough guys out there so wanted to give them a push. The new AOQ Brick sent out a preblast yesterday that included a few buzzwords like “beatdown” and “creative” and “guarantee”. So I put a weinke together that hopefully covered everything …
Christmas of Days 12
12 Days of Christmas is a popular workout routine this time of year. So that is what we did. Except we spun it around and did it backwards. Why, you ask? More reps! So… 1 minute warning, no FNGs, disclaimer, quick prayer Take a step back to enlarge the circle and warmup with… 12x SSHs …
2021 Turkeyvergence
With Thanksgiving upon us, it was time for the annual Turkeyvergence. This makes ~5 years in a row that we’ve gathered for the combined workout with our neighboring AOs. Fun times were had! 1 minute warning, intro, no FNGs, disclaimer, prayer 3 PAX headed out for a five mile run, while the rest of us …
2020’s Inspector’s Gadget meets The Hollow (again)
YHC decided to reach into the IronPax playbook for today’s Q. Inspector’s Gadget was chosen and was modified to allow for time and other allowances. 1 for StrideLite – the other 6 wheeled in shortly before tee time. Weather: nice and cool 1 minute warning, intro, no FNGs, disclaimer, prayer Take a step back to …
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Old School Thangs
So YHC hasn’t posted regularly in a while so what better way to drag my sorry arse out of the sack than signing up to Q. 7 other hooligans greeted YHC for what turned out to be a throwback Q from yesteryear. As per usual, shenanigans were aplenty and hard work was done. Here’s how …
Just a lil’ GoRuck prepping
With the Veteran’s Day GR Tough fast approaching, we thought it would me good to have some extra ruck based training. So we turned a Saturday Convergence into a GoRuck bootcamp. Muggy Tape and Kenwood put together some ideas and made it happen. Argyle’s work schedule got in the way this time (we’ll have to …
Gut Punch Tuesday @F3TheHollow
It’s been a little while since anyone has dialed up the dreaded Gut Punch at the Hollow, so YHC thought it would be a good idea to serve it up to the PAX for a reminder of how much it sucks! Work was done! Disclaimer Prayer COP SSH x 15 IC Windmill x 10 IC …
Triple Threat
On the first cooler morning of the year 11 PAX defied the fartsack to post for an MR grip strength inspired Q. YHC joined 2 other PAX for Ruck Lite. The Pax are some of F3 Lexington’s finest and just completed the 9/11 HTL in the big apple to hear some of the war stories …
The Hollow gets started with 7-Elevens
YHC snagged the Q today expecting lots of rain. As usual the rain paused during the workout and gave us a chance to loop the school while putting in some work. 7-Elevens was the theme for the day. Frizzle got in solo miles. Cramps squeezed a couple SL miles in and managed to avoid most …
Saturdayvergence at BeechHouse
Coming off the GoRuck HTB in NYC, YHC knew he would be in recovery mode this weekend. Seeing that the Q sheet was open, I grabbed the lead today to make sure I got a chance to work out any sore muscles. I chose to do another run of the 52 card pick up routine …
52CardPickup at The Hollow
YHC’s birthday usually falls on the BRR weekend so I have been doing my birthday Q on that prior Tuesday. Since I’m heading to NYC with Argyle for the 9/11 HTL next weekend, I figured I’d do my birthday Q a week early. I’ll be turning 52 and came up with a 52CardPickup game that …
The Hollow PAX roll with the punches
Coming off vacation, I decided the best way to get back in to the swing of things was to jump into the empty Q slot at The Hollow. So I recycled my dice workout (again) for sake of simplicity. As usual lots of high numbers were rolled – which are all the Pax’s fault! Here’s …
Sure is quiet out here at The Hollow
YHC was hanging out with his good buddy Brick last night and we noticed that no one had the Q at Hollow today. It was assumed that Cramps would just take it over today, but there was no chatter in the Hollow group page. This created a somewhat ominous feeling and YHC worried he may …
EMOM “Fun”
It was great to be back at The Hollow this morning! YHC has been away for the last couple of months attempting to prepare for the BRR. Good group this morning with a couple new guys. Happy to see new faces! A healthy Region always has new faces and thankfully F3LexSC is still doing a …
Bear Crawls and More at The Hollow
YHC hasn’t Q’d here in a couple of months, so he looked forward to this one. After dropping off Shawshank’s shovel flag, YHC arrived to an empty parking lot except for one lone runner. Kenwood showed up about a minute afterwards and then the PAX started to shuffle in from there. It was a good …
Wild Hog’s 3 Year Anniversary Q
(posted by Kenwood on behalf of Wild Hog) Here is what transpired; Weather – 75 Degrees & breezy = great bootcamp weather Disclaimer & Prayer The Thang My Slaughter Starter – 25 Merkins then Mosey to Courtyard and Circle Up Circle Up (in cadence) Frankenstein’s x 10 Imperial Walkers x 10 Thru the Tunnel …
May Homecoming @ The Hollow Continues
This month has been slated as our homecoming month, encouraging former AOQs and Nantans and whoever to come lead the guys. I figured it wouldn’t be a true homecoming if the PVC pipes didn’t make an appearance. So I signed up, threw the toys in the car, and made it happen. Weather was great. A …
The no plan plan
Well YHC had the Q today at Shawshank’s Saturdayvergence. Admittedly I may not have been there had I not Q’ed. I had a long week and coulda easily fartsacked. That is one of the reasons today’s weinke had a few blanks to fill in. The guys stepped up and picked out a few winners to …
Preparing for Summer – #dadbod
(posted by Kenwood on Wild Hog’s behalf) Here is what transpired. Weather – 55 Degrees & very nice! 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 …
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 …