F3 Columbia
Protect the rock
Conditions: 45ish and pleasant The thang: Following the disappointing events of the previous weekend, the PAX were charged with protecting the football during the course of the workout and not letting the ball touch the ground. If it did, 3 burpees were assessed for the group. 20 SSH IC 15 LBAC IC forwards, backwards 15 …
Halloween HiiT with Teddy
The Thang: Warmup: Motivators, counting down from 5 in cadence Imperial Walkers x 20 in cadence Little Baby Arm Circles (forward and backward), Overhead Claps & Raise the Roof – 10 reps each in cadence Windmills x 20 in cadence Squats x 20 OYO Mosey over to school playground, divide into two teams. Teams …
Hammer gets to play a few games
Conditions: 48 and real nice YHC had been thinking for a while of a way to mix up a typical Q. BooBoo stole my thunder the previous week with the round of ultimate frisbee, but I decided to go for it anyways. Drawing inspiration from the new netflix series Squid Game, we took it old …
Kamikaze Friday @TheCastle
7 PAX turned out for a typical Kamikaze workout, working all the major muscle groups for 45 min. Conditions – 63 and clear Disclaimer – followed by Cinder Block “CB” selection Warmup – SSH 20 x 4 ct, Through the Tunnel x 10, move to 6 for Fly Stretch, Leg Stretch, 20 LBC’s, 20 4ct …
Thunder Does Hundreds (and more!)
Great to be back in the gloom for YHC after a slew of challenges this late summer, and proud to help lead these men this morning. We had a near Billy Zane this morning, but Cesspool, being a far superior recruiter to YHC reeled in the man now known as “Phlegm” on our 3rd lap …
Bring it On!
“The Thang”: 15 PAX (a few good men) got up and fought of the snooze demons to make themselves better today. They came to smell what the Darla is cooking! Conditions were moist and humid…Time to bring it on! Warmup/CoP: After disclaimer, Indian run/jog around the Depot (guessing about 800 meters) to wake the body …
Fun in Forest Acres
Conditions: Hot, humid, and a slight drizzle Start off with 20 SSH IC 20 Mercans, 20 squats, 10 iron cross Mosey to front of Ivy Hall Dr, 20 Mercans, 20 Squats, 10 Iron Cross Mosey to Foxhall Rd, 20 Mercans, 20 Squats, 10 Iron Cross Mosey to Cirlce Dr, 20 Mercans, 20 Squats, 10 Iron …
The Stack Workout
Great to be back working out with the Hammer Pax. YHC highly recommends this workout method we did yesterday. Give it a try at your AO. It’s “fun.” Conditions: Warm, humid. You know. The Thang Run full field Lap Stack 5-10-15-20-50-75-100Burpees, Jump Lunges, Sit-ups, Squats, Merkins, Imperial Walkers, Flutter Kicks (2ct) (Plank for the 6 …
Blocks, Abs, And Suicides
Conditions: low 70’s and Humid The warmup: 15 SSH IC 15 Imperial Walkers IC 10 little baby arm circles Front IC 10 little baby arm circles back IC 15 butt kicks IC The Thang: Grab Blocks and Mosey to Field. 20 Curls for the girls oyo 20 overhead presses oyo 20 weighted Squats oyo 20 …
May 2021 APFT
YHC closed out service as AOQ with the old Army Physical Fitness Test which consists of two minutes max merkins, two minutes max big boy sit ups, and a two mile run for time. Instructions were perfect form for merkins and BBSU, results varied. Name Merkin score Merkin reps BBSU score BBSU reps Run …
Almost 1,000 REPS, wasn’t BC we were not working!
Conditions : Nice 60 degrees and little humidity Warm UP : Started with some SSH 15 in cadence, everyone’s favorite 15 Burpees, 15 Frankenstein, 10 Little Baby arm circle forward then 10 in reverse in cadence. Mosey to the street and back. Grab a coupon and then headed to the Tennis Court. The Thang: Hey …
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Impromptu Dealers Choice
Pinkman was scheduled for the Q this morning but was unable to attend, so the PAX while distraught at his absence, still managed to pull together a decent session. Conditions: 50ish and pleasant Dos equis: SSH 20 IC Through the tunnel 20 IC Squats 20 IC Fokker – mosey over to tennis courts for suicides …
No April Fools! Embrace the suck @ Hammer
Hey this is No April Fools, Embrace the SUCK ! Conditions: Nice 56 degrees and little Humidity 76% Warm UP : SSH 15 in cadence, 15 through the tunnel in Cadence, 15 Little Baby arm circles forward and backwards and raise the roof all in cadence. In honor the McNugget 15 Burpees oyo. Mosey to …
Spur Guignard Park Edition
Conditions: Lovely weather. Slight breeze and upper 60s. YHC decided to move the Q to Guignard Park in Cayce to utilize all the picnic tables and loop. Disclaimer Mosey to bottom of loop SSH X20 IC Bat Wings (Forward Arm Circles, Reverse Arm Circles, Overhead Clap and Seal Clap all X10 IC and finished with …
Battle Gets After It
7 grown dudes worked out on Saturday. The now infamous March 13 date got punched square in the face. Here’s what we did — Conditions: Perfect The Thang Mosey to Football Field for warmup sprints 2x50yds @60%, 2x50yds @75%, 4x50yds @90% AMRAP 10 minutes 25 Merkins 25 Sit-ups 25 Squats 25 Imperial Walkers Run 50x50yd …
Blocks n’ thangs
Blocks were requested and BooBoo obliged this AM. After a tenuous start with the morning WC visit taking longer than expected and finding my kid’s socks in my hoodie, better late than never YHC arrived. 8 PAX took on the challenge of the blocks. Conditions: 33 and nice and cold 30 SSH IC to start …
Spur Bois Dealer’s Choice
Conditions: Chilly morning at Spur, but Rated-R, Big Worm and YHC were raring to go Disclaimer BunkBed’s Part of the Q Mosey to rock pile (Since NASA loves Mars rocks more than Earth rocks we decided to show some love for our Earth rocks) Mosey with rock to the practice field stairs 3 calf raises …
APFT 2/18/21
The men of Swamp Fox joined Hammer in the first quarter 2021 Army Physical Fitness Test. 8 hardy souls showed up to test themselves. Conditions: 41 and light rain Warm-up: mosey to covered storefronts, 10 SSH IC. The Thang: 2 minutes max Merkins, 2 minutes max Big Boy Sit Ups, 2 mile run for time. …
Block 21s
Conditions: 41 with light intermittent rain Warm Up: Mini lap 21 LBAC forward and back IC 21 SSH IC The Thang: low plank whenever waiting 1 minute max BBSU (x2) 2 minutes max Merkins mosey with block to parking garage 21 KB swings run up one level, 21 Burpees, run back down to block 21 …
Cottonmouth 2021 Pre-Blast – Event Details (3/13/21)
Attention PAX! After an excellent event in pre-Covid 2020, the annual Lake Murray CSAUP is back in 2021. This time the event will be in….err I mean at Lake Murray. The Cottonmouth will be held on Saturday, March 13, 2021, at Dreher Island State Park. The launch time is tentatively 7:30am, with the event being …
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BunkBed Brings the Tabatta
Conditions: Cloudy and humid. Disclaimer Mosey to Pull-Up Bars TTT X10 IC WM X10 IC Burpee/Pull-Up Circuit: Burpee/Pull-Up 5 on first round go down by 1 after each round BBS 10 on first round go down by 2 after each round Lunges 25 on first round (1 leg 1 rep) go down by 5 after …
Precursor to the IPC
9 PAX started their Thursday off right. Conditions: 70 mostly cloudy and 89% humidity The Thang: I had intended to have a little piece of each week of last year’s Iron PAX Challenge as today’s workout, but due to a miscommunication about needing to bring a coupon YHC had to switch it up a little …
Starting Back at Spur
YHC had the second Q after Spur resumed meeting during the corona virus pandemic. Conditions: Rather warm day in Columbia, SC Disclaimer Mosey COP SSH X20 IC TTT X10 IC WM X10 IC Bat Wings all IC (Arm Circles X10, Reverse Arm Circles X10, Overhead Claps X10, Seal Claps X10, Thumb Raises X10) Slo-Mo Squat …
At least it wasn’t raining
10 PAX ignored the threat of rain to come put in work with YHC this morning. Conditions: High 50s and slightly muggy Start off with SSH IC x 25. We grabbed blocks and moseyed down to the school drop-off/awning area by the parking lot. The PAX partnered up and partner 1 took the two blocks …
Up and Down Galway with Bricks
The Thing: A chilly but nice morning out at Woodshed with 8 PAX ready to see what Ash had up his sleeve … Warmup: SSH x20 in cadence. Mosey from COT to brick cage. Each PAX picked up 2 bricks. Mosey from brick cage around to the front of the school. Circle Up. OYO: 10 …
Rocking with the Bugs
Conditions: Not too hot but muggy and the skies were infested with bugs Disclaimer Mosey to pull-up bars COP 10 WM IC 10 TTT IC 10 Burpees OYO 10 BBS OYO 10 Burpees OYO 10 BBS OYO 10 Burpees OYO Hold high plank and go into planker omelet 10 Oscars IC Arnold Fonda with 10 …
4th Annual F3 Midlands/Oliver Gospel Mission Cookout August 9
Folks, the 4th Annual F3 Midlands/Oliver Gospel Mission Cookout is August 9 at 4:30pm-8:00pm at the Pine Island Club on Lake Murray. Type in “Pine Island” in Google Maps or plug in 34.06974, -81.25744 for directions. We’ll eat at 6:00. Look for the sign up link below to help with food/hardware items. Last year 60 …
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Happy Birthday to Q
4 pax ventured into the hot, muggy morning at Crayton Middle School, weekday home of Swamp Fox for a YHC Birthday party and YHC brought presents for everybody. Based on the mumblechatter, the pax really enjoyed their presents Conditions: a cool 75 degrees with max humidity. The Thang: 3 sets, each set was 15 reps …
Spur World Cup
Disclaimer THE THANG: Started with some good ol’ fashioned dealer’s choice. Shifted into playing 3v4 soccer with small 6ft wide goals Played the goalie game for a bit. One person distributes balls to the players so they can shoot while someone is in goal trying to stop the person who shoots after them. It’s a …
A Baker’s Dozen for National Sugar Cookie Day
Conditions – Mostly muggy at first, moving to slightly oppressive by the end of the workout – a beautiful morning @F3Woodshed! Intro / Disclaimer The Thang: Warm up: SideStraddle Hops in cadence (20) Imperial Walkers in cadence (20) Little Baby Arm Circles (forward & back), Overhead Claps, Raise the Roof in cadence (10 each) WIndmills …
Wally’s greatest hits
17 PAX defied the fartsack and joined YHC in the gloom this morning to put in some work. YHC remembered what a crowd pleaser this was the last time we ran it so we gave the people what they wanted. Welcome to visitor Pipeline and our FNG Roses. Conditions: 73 and slightly muggy but with …
Bricks + Yoga = Broga!
9 brave (or curious) soles posted this AM in 56 degree misty weather to see just what yours truly had in store. Would it be caber tossing? Would it be a tabata? Would it be swimming? Not quite. Warmup Side straddle hops IC x 20 Imperial Walkers IC x 20 Little baby arm circles IC …