It was a nice balmy 30 degrees this morning, so YHC wanted to do something to keep the blood flowing. And despite popular myth everything done was on the pre-planned winkie. Prayer, but forgot the disclaimer. Since there were no FNG’s the disclaimer from last post still was valid. THE THANG: Bear Crawl the bridge …
WEATHER: Cool weather 60 Degrees. Perfect weather for Burpees. THE THANG: You have 1 minute to complete 4 Merkins, 4 Bonnie Blairs, and 4 Burpees. Beginning of next minute rinse & repeat for 10 sets. Run one lap around parking lot. You have 1 minute to complete 4 Merkins, 4 Bonnie Blairs, and 4 Burpees. …
Always great to share the gloom with the fine men of Shawshank. 11 Pax braved the cooler temps to get in some work. Even F3 Lexington Nantan – Ranger decided to check in with the Shank(making sure we get in the full 45 minutes). YHC and the men were in good spirits with some fun …
Well, App State went and did it again, they got ranked in the top 25. This time at #24! Hopefully, it will be longer than a week this time, but either way, this workout was a celebration of that ranking. Coon Dog made an excellent point today. He said, and this is a paraphrase, App …
7 PAX posted for a Saturday workout at Shawshank for YHC’s return to the Q Sheet. T-Claps to Hedges for posting for StrideLite even though he couldn’t stay for boot camp. Below is a summary of the work that was done: Conditions: 75 deg F with a hint of Fall in the air FNGs, Disclaimer, …
Conditions: 70s and MOIST. 20 Pax did the harder thing by posting and knowing what was to happen at YHC Respect and Anniversary Q. As KenDoll put it, “The most Dunphy Q ever: sand, guns, man touching, and thrusters!” All the basic ingredients for a Dunphy Q were achieved. Some mumble chatter at kitty litter …
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It was another great day at Shawshank! There was a lot of complaining even though YHC kept the running down to a bare minimum and the bear crawls and merkins down to nothing. There was an exercise or two or three that mimicked the Iron pax Challenge this week, but it’s all about making each …
Since we were one day before September 11th, I thought we could remember that day and the hero’s that made the ultimate sacrifice to save others. Weather was a humid 70 degrees. 5 Men showed up to get better. We started with our prayer, then mosied to the soccer field. We circled up and did …
As the title states, YHC was in Shawshank’s basement and found this workout with some dust on it in the “Cheers” section. On another note, that section is the only one inside the trash can for some odd reason. It looked good enough to YHC to dust off and use though. This was inspired last …
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Conditions: 75 Degrees… dry, but humid The Thang: YHC tried to bring the Pax a creative beat down they would remember, but YHC fears they will remember the WO for the wrong reasons. The goal was less running, but more reps, but did not realize it would be hard to see colored cones in the dark …
Yeah, today was hot. YHC has never been part of a water break outside of football camp/practice, but it was necessary today. We had 12 strong PAX finish the ridiculousness in style that only the men of Shawshank can, with lots of mumblechatter, but more importantly, with a “get the job done” kind of attitude. …
WEATHER: Humidity made workout twice as hard. So we had that going for us. THE THANG: Mosey over to sheds by the volleyball courts where the pax find a deck of cards The number on the card represents the rep count. Face cards and Aces are worth 10. The suit represents the exercise. Clubs …
3 PAX for SL led by the speedy CoonDog and LEGO with one unnamed PAX bringing up the rear. ‘Twas the night before BC and all through twitter, HC’s were plentiful as was the chatter. Two of the loudest HC’s remained in their fartsacks, instead of 12, we had 10 PAX. The 10 that showed …
WEATHER: How can it get that Humid without actually raining? I’m just sayin’ THE THANG: A little game of 4 Corners. Each corner has a list of exercises. Sprint to First cone and do first exercise. Sprint to middle for 5 burpees. Sprint to second cone, etc. After Cone 4 start over with the second …
Weather was a nice 75 degrees this morning for the 5 guys that showed up to the Shank. We started with our circle of trust, then ran over to the big soccer field. We circled up for some warm up exercises. 20 side straddle hops 10 windmills 20 little baby arm circles 20 overhead claps …
It was another outstanding time with the men of Shawshank in the gloom. You never really know what you will hear or see there. For instance, today, Cowbell was talking about his wife giving birth to their 8 pound baby. He also had hernia surgery about a week before the baby’s arrival. YHC, known much …
YHC’s closest AO is Shawshank and yet has only posted there a few times, mostly because of work schedule. But since YHC has off on the 4th of July, today was a little different!! Mumble chatter was strong to start with, and things got really worrisome when the PAX proved they couldn’t be trusted to …
Temps 70 and wet (Typical Shank Weather) 1 min warning Disclaimer Prayer COP Let the fun begin SSX X 15 IC TTT X 10 IC LBAC X 15 Forward and Reverse IC OH Clap X 15 IC Mosey to the block pile and pick a winner: OH Press X 20 – 10 Merkins OH …
Weather: 1000% Mugginess THE THANG: Mosey over to hill for a round of 11 1 low squat at bottom of hill, back peddle up the hill for 10 high jumps at the fence. Run back down hill and continue until 10 squats and 1 high jump. Mosey over to steps for Calf Raises. 20 Straight, …
Bing led 8 PAX at The Rock, Lego was the lonely SL rep, and 11 PAX showed up for BC. The early 17th century Latin vocabulary had a word…conari’…which means to try. The men of Shawshank took that up a notch and exercised their full conation which means to exercise one’s mental faculty or will …
Conditions: 75 Degrees and wet, but no rain The Thang: YHC’s only request for Father’s Day was for my 2.0 Grasshopper to join me for a F3 Boot Camp at Shawshank. When he obliged to come, YHC was inspired to deliver a beat down! Great to see a good crowd of 14 Pax show up in the moist …
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The PAX were impressed today that YHC used the word “volition” during the disclaimer. So much so, that it was mentioned several times throughout the course of the workout. Whether or not it was to poke fun at YHC or it was genuinely a gesture of admiration, most likely the former, it was such an …
Conditions: Very comfortable 68 degrees with a chance of sprinklers The Thang – Several of the Shawshank Pax are participating in an Ab Challenge for June and since this was the “rest” day for the challenge…YHC attempted to keep the ab work to a minimum. There are other ways to deliver a beat down. The …
Weather was a nice 60 degrees, but humid Start by mosying to the field by the blocks Circle up and do the following in cadence Ssh x 20 Ttt Lbac Overhead claps x 10 Imperial walkers x 20 Go to block pile Partner up One guy does block exercises while the other overhead block caries …
Weather: Beautiful Morning, Nice weather THE THANG: YHC tried to impress Ken Doll by getting the cadence right. Almost had it until started laughing and lost it. Sorry KD! Mosey to the block pile and grab you own personal favorite block. Mosey to the hill near the bridge. 15 reps of and exercise. Block bear …
YHC has a collection of ridiculous workouts, but CLAM DIP SODA was so popular last time, he decided to bring it back today. This crowd pleasing Workout was, ahem, “designed” to hit all body parts. In theory it sounds great, but in execution, not so much. Either way, it burns a lot of calories, gets …
Day 10 of the 2019 gauntlet landed on the cross ruck on Good Friday. when originally planning the event and factoring in P200 we didn’t know where we’d land but God had a plan and it worked out great to end this way! Let me say that I was honored and blessed to see these …
Huge thanks you to the Green mile ladies of Fia Lex for sharing the space! Very friendly of them to allow 43 sweating dudes into the gloom! Gauntlet Day 3 headed to Shawshank for the infamous slammer today where Dunphy obviously held home field advantage! That didn’t stop the stragglers like myself from attempting the …
3 non-gauntlet PAX posted at Shawshank on Tuesday. Below is a summary of what went down: Conditions: 66 deg F and clear FNGs, Disclaimer, Prayer The Thang: Mosey across Red’s Bridge and circle up for COP: – SSHs x 15 IC – TTT x 15 IC – LBAC forward x 15 IC – LBAC backerds …
F3 brothers, As gauntlet draws near, the theme of this years festivities has been revealed! I’m excited to share with you the idea behind the 2019 gauntlet: HAMMER DOWN 🔨 The theme will be present in 3 areas: 1- Our physical condition. Hammer down 🔨 and put in the work! The gauntlet is known for …
WEATHER: Cold and rainy. Stayed under the shelter. When the Pax showed up the Mutt Cutts van was parked under the shelter where we were going to workout. Harry and Loyd was not there and Jack was not impressed. We decided instead of going out into the rain we would simply work around the van. …
What goes through a pax mind when he agrees to Q at an AO, while most everyone else is off doing a #CSAUP event? The first question is will anyone actually show up?On this particular occasion, not only did 5 pax show up, but they put in some work. Here’s what went down…. **Conditions: 42 …
This Q was not as nearly Risqué as the title makes it sound. It was supposed to snow in greater Lexington this morning and it was definitely raining when YHC rolled up to Shank. With this in mind, a modification was needed to keep the PAX dry and healthy. Why not just do a fun, …
The Thang: Open up with prayer then Mosey over the Cider Blocks and pick your block. Then mosey over to the starting point.. 1 Burpee in 1 minute 2 Burpees for the next minute 3 Burpees for the next minute 4 Burpees for the next minute 5 Burpees for the next minute 6 Burpees for …
First up, we welcomed FNG “Enlist” Soaker’s 18 year old son. He reports to Paris Island and the Marine Corps in March. We are proud of you Enlist. As this is Valentine’s Day, YHC thought it would be nice to allow the PAX to do some of their favorite exercises. Grab two blocks per Pax. …
If you would have told YHC 3 years ago today “in 3 years you will run 6 miles AFTER you Q a one hour workout” he would have thought you believed you were speaking to an Ironman athlete. With a ton of encouragement, inspiration, and brotherhood, this was possible today. YHC had never even ran …
Awesome turnout for a VQ. Decent amount of mumble chatter and lots of pressure to match Tuesday’s Q by Lego. Successful day due to lack of splash merlot. Conditions: 56˚, clear, no wind The Thang: Disclaimer COT Prayer Short run to end of parking lot and then to the field next to the block pile. …
WEATHER: A beautiful 50 degrees in February THE THANG: Circle up for SSH for 20 and TTT for 15. Due to laughter and the Q’s inability to get the count and cadence correct, YHC said screw it let’s get started. Move to each light pole by rotating between bear crawl, crab walk, lunges, and crawl bears. …
YHC turns 40 tomorrow, so why not spend your last morning of being 39 getting up at 4:30 and figuring out how to make a bunch of dudes complain for an hour? Well, to be fair, only a few of the 14 men complained today, but all of them were at least THINKING about some …
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It was a cold 25* out, but 16 faithful men came to help me celebrate 46 years of life while getting a workout in. Thank you to all my friends and PAX who came out. I greatly appreciated it. We began our workout by running to the top of the parking lot. We then circled …
Weather: Chilly SSH – ICx43 LBAC – 22 forward and 21 backward Introduce the Pax to the Song “Sally Goes Up and Bring Sally Down” Assume the Merkin position. When she goes down you go down. When she goes up you come up. Song is 3:37 minutes long. Repeat with squats and 6″ off the …
Conditions: Cold but Clear; extremely dry for the shank 9 Pax for a #MSGA BC 1st Superset of 5 merkins and 5 BBSU x 20 Mosey to the blocks, mosey to tires. Mosey around the field looking for the tires. Mosey back to the blocks blaming cheers for hiding the tires. Separate in teams of …
1/8/19 Shawshank WO Conditions: Dry 50s Much gratitude to the pax that posted this morning despite the CLEMSON WIN the night before. YHC was expecting a light crowd. The Saxe Gotha Pax came to represent and welcome Chimichanga into the Shawshank gloom. The WENKIE focused more on form and LITE on the WEIRD factor. No …
Conditions: 54 Degrees and wet, but no rain The Thang: YHC called out the Pax of Shawshank to start the new year right by promising a beat down. Great to see a good crowd of 14 Pax take on the challenge. Welcome to F3-Nick who just moved to town from Charleston and has been on the DL for …
Saturday BC workout. Weather was nice at 56*. Ground was a little wet from all the past rain. Mosey to soccer field and circled up. 25 through the tunnel 25 Windmills 25 imperial walkers 25 ssh Run to the top soccer field. Run to each tall light post Do 15 murkins at each post. Lunge …
Being 12 days out from the big day, the birthday of the ultimate HIM, YHC felt compelled to do a countdown to Christmas workout. After looking at the twitter machine after the workout, many other AO’s did a variation of the same. Six men and one k9 joined me and helped me keep this straight. …
YHC had the privilege of leading the men of Shawshank today. It was too cold for a lot of mumblechatter, but complaining started right away. We missed a lot of regulars today. Hope to see them Thursday, they know who they are. Also, YHC did a tribute to our 41st President for the WildCat, doing …
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12 Pax post on a cool morning to get better and to witness the passing of the AO Shovel Flag from Cheers to Coon Dog. The workout was good, the effort was great but the leadership that Cheers has shown in leading he men of Shawshank has been exceptional. Thanks to Cheers for your service. …
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YHC loves Anchor. We do a lot of endurance tests during the week with running, some blocks, etc, but at Anchor, it’s usually all about weight training. This change of pace breaks up the monotony or the rut that one can get into doing the same thing over and over each week. With it being …
14 PAX and 1 FNG came out for a good workout in some great weather 50 degrees and dark We started by running across the bridge to the soccer fields. Circle up and do the following exercises in cadence 20 SSH, 20 windmills, 22 overhead claps, 25 Imperial walkers, 20 Merkins, 15 BBSitups, 33 flutter …
The PAX said YHC was angry today, but what they called “angry” was more about motivation. Come on, they were being a bit slow in their mosey and didn’t want to hold their blocks overhead, so SOMEONE had to be their cheerleader, right?? The Q always seems to be the bad guy. YHC could have …
Written last week; posted on Nov 7, 2018: The Shank was hopping today with some Slammer action. This will be YHC’s second to last Slammer during the AOQ administration, so why not modify it a little bit. The last time we did this, everyone seemed okay with it, but Ken Doll wasn’t here to witness …
13 Pax beat the Fartsack and showed up to get their swole on. It was great seeing a few Pax that had been out for a while. Keep pushing the rock, men. THE THANG: Mosey to the block pile and grab one. Circle up and begin the fun. One minute to complete exercises. 5 reps …
A quick run 1/2 mile to the front entrance of the school Circle up > 25 SSH in Cadence Run back to starting point Circle up > 20 through the tunnel in Cadence Now here is where all the fun begins Step 1: Start with 25 Burpee Pull-Ups once finished do 50 Big Boy Sit …
YHC, a proud Appalachian State graduate, was overly grateful to the AP for voting the Mountaineers into the top 25 this week. Unfortunately, those heathens from Georgia Southern ruined the short lived party. However, the goal here was to share in the glory with the brothers of Shawshank, so all reps in this workout incorporated …
YHC loves this AO. It’s a great change of pace, great music, and good mumblechatter. Today, we had to Q it up on the fly, so we decided to let all PAX lead in a round robin Q. No notes were taken on exactly what we did, suffice it to say that all body parts …
9 PAX (including 1 rucker) posted for a Saturday workout at Shawshank. As a Q, any time that you get Paper Jam and Notebook at the same workout, you’re going to have your hands full. YHC did his best to keep things on track. Below is a detailed account of what happened: Conditions: 70 deg …
16 pax beat the fartsack and posted for a Dunphy double whammy Birthday and 4 yr Anniversary Q. Pax heeded the call to wear orange in honor of Darth Visor who F3 nation lost recently. The mumble chatter started slow but rose to the Shank standard. The buy in gator merkins was a rough start …
First of all, Happy birthday to Rocking Chair. A true #HIM. While many were celebrating his birthday workout somebody had to hold down the fort on this side of town. So YHC decided to use opportunity to try out his newest purchase from the F3 store. Flip over the first card and do the exercise. …
9-25-18 Weather : Breezy 70s 4 pax for The Rock, 2 Pax for XL Stridelite, 2 Pax for Stridelite FNG Disclaimer Prayer COP SSH 20 IC Imperial Walker 20 IC TTT 20 IC Overhead Claps 20 IC PT Test 2 min. Merkins, BBSU, 3 laps for 1 mile. Traveling MerkinFest Corner – Merkins 20 OYO …
One of the best AOs YHC has ever had the privilege to lead is Shaw Shank. Not because of the location or layout, but because the men that meet there. The commitment to F3 principals and standards by these HIMs is why YHC rates this AO so high. Conditions: 70s and humid… Perfect for sweating and beat …
FNGS Disclaimer Prayer The Thang Mosey to Sandbox Shelters COP 20 SSH 20 TTT 20 Overhead claps 10 merkins 1 pull up – 8 X sets Merkins 7 X Pullups, 60 Tricep Dips Mosey to soccer field. At each corner. 25 Merkin Buffet Line. 11BBSU. Finish in the middle. 25 Merkins 15 BBSU. Regular Merkins …
YHC is nursing a sore back and Hoist was nursing everything else for this recovery run. Ponzi of course killed it his first time posting at Bounty. The goal was to run at your own pace, which was done. Great work men. Conditions: Humid, mid 70’s The Thang: 1,400 meter cycles: Run 100 meters at …
YHC decided on a block workout for the hour we were all together on this bright Saturday morning. Brianiac just had knee surgery and will be having upcoming shoulder surgery soon, so the goal was to make the WO friendly for him. It was also necessary to make it fun, so we had to play …
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Weather was a humid 70 something in the gloom this morning. I figured we might have low numbers due to the BRR, but we still had 6 PAX show up for a creative workout. Run around field and circle up 30 ssh in cadence 25 ttt IC 20 Imperial walkers IC 15 merkins IC 10 …
Today was YHC’s second time posting at Anchor, so why not Q it?? It was a little more challenging than expected, as in, not too easy to come up with 45 minutes of exercises where you stay in place most of the time and still keep the PAX attention. Everyone admired YHC’s pink, 8 pound …
”I’m not crazy, my mother had me tested.” Lexington, SC / By Man Bun / August 28, 2018 / Shawshank, Lexington 13 PAX showed up at Shawshank this morning to get better and YHC was hoping he wouldn’t let anyone down. It was one of those mornings for me where I just really wasn’t feeling …
Weather Conditions: 68° and 70% Humidity 7 Pax chose to brave the gloom and do the harder thing. Here is how it went: Disclaimer and Prayer Mosey onto the field and circle up. COP ▪ SSH x20 IC ▪ TTT x 15 IC ▪ OHC x20 IC ▪ LBACs x10 each direction Mosey to the …
YHC loved the first week of the Iron Pax Challenge so much that he thought he would share it with his best friends. The PAX at Shawshank seemed to love the idea too, until about 30 seconds in and 5 squat thrusters later. The mumblechatter, while still present, started to diminish a bit at that …
YHC’s realization that his glory days of speed are long gone was cemented today during Bounty. However, we can do some exercises as if they were still here, right? Read below and see the work that was done. Great group today, looking forward to a bigger crowd next week. Conditions: Hot, humid, and overcast Disclaimer …
YHC posted to an F3 BC for the first time on Saturday, 5/12/18 at The Hollow after a year of making up excuses to Buzzsaw for why I couldn’t post and after a group of F3 guys in my neighborhood (specifically Moist) convinced me to just come give it a try. If you would have …
YHC’s Weinke lied to him. It said that this would be a mostly upper body workout, but wet field conditions caused a modification, producing much more running than anticipated. Apologies to the Reaper folks. Thanks for showing up today either way. Shank had 20 PAX today, much larger than normal. We did get a good …
7 PAX started a workout at Shawshank this morning and 8 finished it. T-Claps to Viper from coming over from the Central Midlands Transitional Retreat and helping the PAX finish strong. Here’s how it went down: Conditions: 76 deg F and dripping FNGs, Disclaimer, Prayer The Thang: Mozy across Red’s Bridge, over the tiny hill, …
Inspiration comes in many forms. Today, YHC was inspired by five 50+ men, two in their 70’s, in the fact that it is never too late to start from scratch and make yourself better. YHC was also inspired by nine other men who made that choice long ago, to be better people. These same nine …
YHC had a gout flare up this week, so why not have a block workout until it heals? A great time was had by all as we walked the Merlot Mile, which is fitting when your AO is named after a fictional jail, right? We appreciate all those that converged, especially the far west men …
Today was another humid edition of Shaswshank’s signature CSAUP, The Slammer. It was great to have some representation from The Hollow delegation today, especially after an inspired lesson and discussion from Iron Mary at The Rock. Outstanding work today, men, thank you for the support. Conditions: low 80’s, humid and sticky Disclaimer Prayer The Thang: …
Great exercises are always the fun ones when you don’t know how hard you are working until you are finished dripping in sweat. Maybe we can blame the sprinklers or the humidity today, but either way, work was done. Weather was a cool 68 degrees with clear skies. Disclaimer, prayer, warmup We circled the main …
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Happy birthday Shawshank! YHC (Cheers) takes responsibility in not advertising this as well as thought, but there was still a great turn out. With 38 PAX in attendance, this was a much celebrated milestone and shows the respect that the first west side AO garners. Thank you brothers for all of your support that you …
Well it was time for the end of the month Westside Convergence which normally means it is time for the MURPH. With so many MURPH options available on Monday the AOQ’s decided on a normal BC at The Hollow. The only problem was that there wasn’t a Q signed-up, so YHC stepped in late Friday …
5/22/18 Conditions: Perfect Beatdown Weather 70s, VERY MOIST 4 pax for Stridelite, 4 pax for The Rock YHC was honored to bring back the weirdness to Shawshank. 14 pax joined YHC in the gloom for some Time Machine Merkins, a true crowd pleaser with a side of block exercises. No sand was in today’s menu …
YHC is still feeling the effects of a CSAUP workout from Ponzi last week, so running was not an option with a back injury. Instead, let’s just do a core workout that should be really easy on the back, right? Thanks for the prayers and encouragement, not to mention the mumblechatter, my dear brothers of …
There is always some anticipation getting back to the ‘Shank as these dudes are 100% beasts. So, YHC knew he had to bring something with some sustenance to make sure the Shank Pax went home feeling like they worked out. But who knew the mumblechatter from Notebook was going to be what it was. And, …
YHC and Escobar have been talking about hosting a monthly BC at Surge and inviting our brothers from the surrounding AO’s to join us. Our hope will be that this will take place on the last Saturday of every month and we will rotate to other AO’s. The Thang: Weather upper 50’s and nice BOM …