I have spent the past few months talking with older (much older), wiser PAX and examining ancient scrolls to uncover the truth and details of “The Axe”. While much of its history is still being unveiled, I have embarked on the challenge of resurrecting this event in a slightly altered format.
1 week until Legion Day… 5/19, full hour starting at 5:15 AM, Hampton Park
Weather: Clear, 70 degrees, only slight hints of Columbia humidityWarm-up: SSH, in cadence, x50Imperial walkers, in cadence, x25 Mosey to lower playground Mini Murph Round 1:Short run around cul-de-sac.10 pull-ups, 20 pushups, 30 squats.Short run around cul-de-sac. Plank for the 6. Series of planks, and Teddy Rolls x10. Mini Murph Round 2:Medium run around dirt …
A group of men met up in a parking lot at 5:30 AM to do a series of exercises.
4 PAX met in perfect weather for a workout and a game of trivia, covering various topics but hand-picked by the Q, with 20 burpees on the line for each wrong answer.
“Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.” – Maya Angelou
A group of men met up in a parking lot at 5:30 AM to do a series of exercises.
Conditions: 42 and clear, ground/bars a little wet Disclaimer Music du jour – Rocky Theme Tha Thang: 8 pax gathered for a continuation of YHC’s 2022 theme, that of completely stealing his own Qs from years past and slightly modifying. This was from May 2015, and had a strong Rocky/boxing theme. Today, less strong on …
: 40ish and clear Disclaimer Tha Thang: 4 pax decided to take a tour of the galaxy with YHC. Liberally cribbed the Wienke from my first Dawnstrike Q about 5 years ago (thanks Backblasts!!!). COP: SSH, Imperial Squat Walkers, LBAC, Russian twists, Flippers, Squats Indian Run everywhere (X-wing style), headed to Heathwood. Pain station stops …
After a late Q cancellation, 5 PAX chose to do the hard thing and left their fate up to the cards (s/o F3 Workout Deck) on a relatively warm January morning.
YHC officially kicked off his reign as the new Woodshed AOQ by delivering a beatdown to 6 PAX (including himself) all around Woodland Park with a heavy dose of upper-body exercises to save legs for TomTom Foolery this Saturday.
Weather: Clear. 41 degrees. No wind. Started the morning off with a Crab Daddy sighting as he rucked his way past us, while we got ready to start. Teddy was around the campus being a caring dog dad for the duration of the workout. He jumped in when we were nearby but his focus was …
Weather: Clear. 38 degrees.7 PAX gathered at Woodshed on a chilly morning. It was just 3 days ago when I got to witness my alma mater (the great Marist Red Foxes) take down Pondo’s alma mater (PC Blue Hose) 57-32 when they matched up on the gridiron in Clinton SC. Pondo bravely showed up and …
Conditions: 60ish, perfect Disclaimer: Prior to YHC arrival Tha Thang: Our planned Q went AWOL to the beach, and our AOQ had an alarm fail. So, things went sideways straight off. YHC had a running plan early, so first 30 minutes was allocated to a Dealer’s Choice which apparently Fallout dominated, with a good deal …
In all honesty, YHC is not at an age to fully understand the origin of the term “Cusack”, but I do know when it comes to the F3 Lexicon you can pretty much say anything.
Cloudy morning with temps in the 70s but Cola humidity in the 90s An all-star group of 6 pax made their way to Woodshed this morning for an off-campus Q. YHC is in the home stretch of preparing for the BRR so a trip to a hill in the hood was a required part of …
Silent Bob’s long-delayed solo VQ finally came to pass despite the AOQ’s best efforts to avoid the inevitable, previously choosing to EH routine fartsackers to Q instead of the War Baby with nearly perfect attendance. Fortune smiled upon the Quiet One after Pipeline tweaked his neck playing tennis on vacation (prayers up) and called for a late substitute, circumventing the normal selection process.
21 faithful came together today to close out our Legion bootcamp and AO at Hampton Memorial Park. We planted from Woodshed in April 2015 when a group of men led by Wingback desired a 1 full hour long weekday workout, expressly designed to maximize 1st F punishment. For 6 years, we got a twice-weekly beatdown, …
Posted on behalf of Bloodwork It was Cotters today for YHC and the PAX never missed an opportunity to remind me. The gloom took the morning off, but 11 PAX (plus an appearance from Rogue weary QIC, Jar Jar) did not and were rewarded with a clear 60 degrees with plenty of early morning moonlight The Thang: Warm …
Excitement was in the air along with a super pink moon and even Silver Bullet arrived early for this Co-VQ double feature. The weather was clear and a perfect 54 degrees. While the PAX were filled with anticipation, the Qs were admittedly not at their best with one Q feeling slightly feverish after receiving Moderna …
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8 PAX plus a rogue Jar Jar posted this morning at Woodshed where the weather was hard to beat (no rain and mid 50s). The Thang: Warmup: SSH x20 in cadence, Through the tunnel x15 in cadence, Arm circles (forward, backward, overhead claps and raise the roofs) x10 each in cadence, and merkins x12 in …
13 PAX did the hard thing this morning. Warm Up Through the Tunnel, Side Straddle Hops, Little Baby Arm Circles Workout #1 EMOM: 12 minutes 4 Burpees – 8 Squats – 12 Chaser LBCs Workout #2 DORA: 200 Merkins, 200 Reverse Lunges (r+l=1), 200 Flutter Kicks (r+l=1) Workout #3: 50 Straight Calf Raises, 50 Inner …
Some good mumble chatter from the group this morning. A solid group of 13 PAX met for a stationary heavy workout. YHC was entertained as we worked through the COP and watched as the PAX slowly realized we were not moving any time soon. 1 PAX even opted to get gloves halfway through COP (Circle …
Weather: Unbelievably humid as expected in Cola during the Summer. Great first week back at Woodshed! This morning brought out a mix of PAX including Woodshed regulars, Legion regulars, recent FNG SheRa continued to post, and the Nantan himself. Since it was my first Q in a long time on the WS grounds, the goal …
Weather: Picture perfect, dry & cool morning The Thang: Warm Up – SSH x50 in cadence. The PAX then made their way to the brick cage where each PAX picked up 2 bricks. From there, the mosey continued across the Woodshed grounds, arriving at the tennis courts where the PAX lined up on the sideline …
Conditions: Moist but extremely warm for season Q arrives 2 minutes late: penalty burpees later. As always, this is extremely approximate. Tha Thang: 4 pax arrived after a very late night of college football (Geaux Tigers!!!) and little rest, so they could test themselves against…Machines!!! . (Ok, so actually, this was a theme workout with …
About half the PAX showed up early for the Legion #Extra15 before the Convergence. 0515-0530. 15 PAX met in the gloom outside of Starbucks for the Monthly BlitzVergeteria between Legion and Woodshed! Typically, the monthly convergence is a great excuse for the two AOs to come together. Thanks to the IronPax Challenge … Woodshed and …
Conditions: October 1st, and we’re still swimming through the soup Tha Thang: 8 gathered for what YHC promised was going to be the exact opposite of the Ironpax Challenge. While it was a great stretch for us and I’m glad to have done it, those workouts were painful partly because they were so mindnumbingly repetitive, …
Review of the workout and a quick warm-up from Rosinbagger. The Thang: 12 PAX from Legion and Woodshed converged at Woodshed to complete Week 4 of the F3 Greenwood IronPax Challenge. “Sugar’s Pick Your Poison” 3 Rounds for time: *100 cumulative merkins and/or squats *100 yard out & back coupon carry, 200 total yards *100 …
The Thang: Disclaimer from HeeHaw including a warning that he adapted and modified the upcoming workout from a Burn Bootcamp that was keeping him sore 3 days later. Warm-up – SSH x20 in cadence, through the tunnel x20 in cadence *with proper form demonstrated by HeeHaw Mosey to smaller bus loop on Galway Ln. Rotation …
Conditions: Pre-Hurricane, a few drops, and the breeze helped Tha Thang: 14 idiots gathered in the Target parking lot for a #blitzvergence to be forgotten. Most were present for last weeks IronPaxChallenge Week 0 workout. While it was bad, and caused a lasting soreness in the groinish area, it was not horrific. So, most returned. …
PAX: Silver Bullet, Pipeline, Landshark, Ash Woodshed PAX were primarily at the mercy of the official F3 cards this morning … Disclaimer and Warm Up… Warm Up: Butt kicks, x15 in cadence … Squats, x15 OYO … High knees, x15 in cadence … Merkins, x15 OYO Mosey to Chambley & Queens Way. Selected 3 cards from F3 deck …
Woohoo! Conditions: Relatively cool, somewhat moist Disclaimer Tha Thang: So, everyone was warned this was YHC’s 5 year anniversary Q, and there may be some back to the future element. For years, I was known for having extremely thematic and interesting Qs, but I got a little burnt out from that. I touched on some …
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Legion and Woodshed came together for the famous convergence on the 1st Thursday of the month. Weather was warm but at least dry. All pax came ready to go with the goal to work hard for 30 straight minutes, the reward of coffee and fellowship on the other side. A few Woodshed pax planned how …
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Weather: Summer has arrived! The Thang: Landshark had the Q and cooked up a workout themed around the NBA Finals starting up. Warmup: Right before starting Woodshed PAX were joined by 3 PAX from Legion who jogged over from their COT! Short mosey, SSH, imperial walkers, little baby arm circles (forwards, backwards & overhead press …
The Thang: Warmup – SSH x20 in cadence, Squats x20 OYO. Mosey to the brick cage, two bricks each. Mosey back towards COT, stopping at wall of school. Wall sits with all the bricks piled on one side. PAX passed the bricks one by one down the line, stacking them at the other end while …
10 PAX came out of the woods and gathered for a bootcamp. Weather was lovely, in the 50s and no rain. Warmup: Imperial Walkers, cadence, x20 Grass pickers, cadence, x15 21s (SSH in cadence to 5 followed by SSH to 21 but all PAX counting in silence. PAX must end at in sync to avoid …
A monthly tradition! First Thursday of the month means PAX from Woodshed and Legion alike converge on the parking lot outside Starbucks/Target on Garners Ferry for a 30 min bootcamp followed by fellowship over coffee. The Thang: WarmUp: Disclaimer. 21s (SSH where PAX counted in cadence until 5 and in your head until 21. Stay …
Q by #twitterless and #f3loginless Snapchat. Conditions: 67 degrees, damp, but no rain until driving home 🙂 Tha Thang: Good Morning and welcome to F3 This is a free, volunteer, peer led workout. I am not a professional. I have no knowledge of any injuries or fitness conditions you may have. It is your responsibility …
The Thang: Warmup: SSH x25, Grass pickers x25, Squats x10, air chair Indian run through the neighborhood towards Marthas Glen. Stop before crossing Old Woodlands for Flutter Kicks x50. Stop at 2 culdasacs for down and backs: (1) karaoke down, 5 burpees, karaoke back (2) high knees/buttkicks, 10 burpees Stop at Marthas Glen hill for …
Conditions: Cold as a polar bears toenails, temporarily Disclaimer Tha Thang: 8 pax were warned about upcoming upper body pain, and they showed up anyway. I was forced to oblige. Mosey to COP SSH, Imperial Squat Walkers, LBAC, OHC, Flippers, Merkins, Drydocks, BBSU. Mosey via single Indian Run. ISWs. Sprint to Crabby Corner. Obtain 2 blocks …
Conditions: A beautiful 47 degree day at the Citys Darkest AO™ . Disclaimer (and mine for shortening the Wienke (Snapchats, of course))- Looks easier b/c multiple sets eliminated for BB purposes Tha Thang: Mosey to road for COP WindMill, Imperials Walkers, LBACs, SSH, Squats Mosey to bball courts 4x4s- Burpee to plank, 4 Merkins/4 Mountain …
The PAX discovered a new fence this morning on the school grounds that changes up the layout of Woodshed a bit but didn’t keep us from accessing the cage. The Thang: Warmup: SSH x 50 in cadence followed by 5 burpees. Mosey towards the cinder blocks. Circle Up midway to cage: High plank, Merkin around …
Conditions: Warm and muggy Tha Thang: 8 faithful posted on a blanketish day for an atypical Q. Usually I like fast-paced, moving quickly from one highly-varied exercise to another, using all body parts. But, sometimes it is good to focus a little more, and relentless repetition (with variations) can be a good thing, especially for …
Rain in the forecast held off for 11 PAX to get in the workout. The Thang: Warmup – SSH x50 in cadence. Mosey over to corner of Olde Knight and Queens Way. Used straight away to complete 2 sets of up and backs: Karaoke down … 5 worst Merkins ever, 20 flutters … Karaoke back …
Conditions: Doesn’t matter, we’ve got fur! Intro: Theme music from Paw Patrol So I was part of the original gang when the Woodshed opened up Labor Day 2014 (technically 3 days later, but who’s counting?), and that was my home base for the following couple of years. It was also where many unsuspecting pax enjoyed …
Conditions: Perfect for making little puddles on the tennis court Disclaimer Rinse and Repeat doesn’t refer to the workout details, but actually the pax. TomTom and Jar Jar, names so good they are worth saying twice (and being spelled properly). We were the only ones #legit enough to post today (I didn’t know Spring Break …
9 PAX came out in the frost to start Tuesday off right. The Thang: Warmup – Mosey around the circus. Circle up in the parking lot for some Imperial Walkers (x20) and Arm Circles (forward,backward,overhead x12). Mosey to the brick cage. One Cinder Block each. Walk with blocks Cusak style to long fence. Bears and …
Weather: Grounds wet from overnight rain. Rain mostly held off during duration of workout. The Thang: Warm Up: SSH x20, Grass Pickers x15, Arm Circles (f and b) x20, Overhead claps and Raise Roofs x20 Mosey to the Brick Cage. Stop along the way for 1st of “Back to Backs” where each Q did 25 …
Hardcore. Conditions: 39 and clear. Dew on the field. Disclaimer Tha Thang (roughly): Mosey to corner. SSH IC x 40, IW x 40, ISW x 40. Mosey to next corner. Merkins IC x 10, walk up into Carolina DryDocks x 10 IC. Flutterkicks IC x 40, LBC x 30. Mosey to playground. P1: …
12 pax posted in typical SC August gloom, grass was damp from evening rain, air slightly colder than norm. -Intro FNG, disclaimer, started promptly at 0515-ish. -Mosey to tennis courts, circle for warm-ups, approx 15 reps, 4 count, IC of each: LBAC both directions, O/H air presses, cherry pickers, imperial walkers, hillbillies, squats. Pax on …
The Thang: After the disclaimer we took a short jog to the other end of the bus loop for our Warm Up: SSH x20 IC, Baby Arm Circles x20 IC (forward, backward), Overhead claps x20 IC, Squats x20 IC. We took a longer route as we jogged to the brick cage where everyone grabbed two …