YHC pulled up to thew parking lot and saw a large group getting in SL. It was awesome to turn in to the parking lot and see so many cars. The men were ready to out in some serious work and better themselves!!! YHC would like to thank everyone for the large turnout! Thanks to …
Conditions: 48 and lovely Pledge of Allegiance Thanks Emmy BOM Disclaimer COP (The Entire workout) The Thang YHC decided to take a Q that Drisoket had lead here at The Stand and do it again with a slight change. He had us do 19 reps of each exercise just so YHC could spend the entire WO trying …
2 years ago on 10/5 The Stand was born. It has been a great 2 years. What better way to celebrate than to revisit the first workout ever at this beautiful AO. Ebert lead it 2 years ago, so it was only fitting for him to bring the pain again! He slightly modified the original …
Well, it is that time of the year again, YHC’s birthday! Not sure how to feel about this one. Its the big 4-0!! YHC dusted off the the same beatdown from the past 2 years and has added one rep each year. In the past, the PAX have really “loved” this one. Last year Ebert …
YHC pulled up and to an empty parking lot about 15 minutes before “kickoff.” YHC noticed a car that he had not seen in awhile pulling in. What do you know, the one and only Buzz Saw hopped out. YHC immediately knew that the PAX form better be on point. If not HIM would quickly …
7 PAX arrived some eager, some not so eager and some clueless about today’s shenanigans. A quick run down of Iron PAX challenge week 1 workout was relayed to the PAX. Work was done!! For the record Bonnie Blairs are terrible! Conditions: 70 Prayer- In a rush we forgot to start out with prayer Pledge– Forgot …
Q Katniss Conditions A Beautiful 70 Degrees Disclaimer Katniss Pledge of Allegiance BOM Katniss The Thang Warm-up None, just work The Sausage Factory 10 Movements at each station, then move on. Increase by 1 each lap. Battle Rope Tire Flips Sled Pull Kettlebell Swings w/ Block Merkins Bear Crawl Up, Big Boys, Bear Crawl Down …
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YHC would love to be able to celebrate 3 years. Unfortunately YHC’s body is not up to the challenge. Multiple right knee surgeries and one rheumatoid arthritis diagnosis have taken its toll. This last year has been full of modifying workouts and missing workouts. YHC recently started yet another new medication in the form of …
Conditions: Perfect, rain helped bring the temperatures down, but we needed to stay out of the grass for the most part. Pledge of Allegiance Ball of Man THE THANG: Short mosey to get the blood flowing SSH X20 IC TTT X10 IC WM X10 IC Merkins X5 IC BBS X10 OYO Merkins X5 C BBS …
Conditions: A pleasant 63 degrees. The Thang: No FNG’s Disclaimer Prayer Pledge of Allegiance Warmup: Typical warmup Through the Tunnel (1 Burpee) Windmill (2 Burpees) Side Straddle Hop (3 Burpees) Little Baby Arm Circles (10 Fwd, 10 Rev. – 4 Burpees) Overhead Clap – (5 Burpees) Imperial Walker – (6 Burpees) 8 Count Turn & Bounce …
Conditions: A pleasant 55 degrees and no rain. The Thang: No FNG’s Disclaimer Pledge of Allegiance Prayer Warmup: Warmed up with just a few exercises, since we’d be doing a variety of exercises with the Dexicon. Through the Tunnel – 10 IC – 1 Burpee OYO Windmill – 10 IC – 2 Burpees OYO Side Straddle …
Conditions: A clear and cool morning brought five dedicated PAX to The Stand on this day to celebrate my three year anniversary in F3. Temp: Not so bad at 37 deg F. The Thang: No FNG’s Disclaimer Pledge of Allegiance Prayer Warmup: Warmed up with just a few exercises, since we’d be doing a variety of exercises …
10 TTT IC Take a warm up lap around the parking lot. Line up on the first cone for the animal. It goes something like this: BEAR CRAWL 20 YARDS. 5 SPIDERMAN MERKINS SPRINT BACK TO THE GOAL LINE, 20 COPPERHEAD SQUATS BEAR CRAWL 20 YARDS. CRAB WALK 20 YARDS. 5 SPIDERMAN MERKINS SPRINT BACK. TO GOAL LINE, …
YHC’s disclaimer normally includes “I don’t know your medical condition so modify if you need to.” Well, YHC does know Brainiac’s bum knee won’t allow him move around like he wants so we stayed in a pretty confined area. Good on Brainiac for continuing to accelerate even though he limited. Most pax wouldn’t post. Tclaps! …
Another great day at The Stand. Good to see Emmy and Farmer out on a Tuesday. Braniac gave it his all to keep up and put in the work with only one good leg. Well Done! Weather 52 degrees, and moist. The Thang: Circle Up: SSH x 20 IC TTT x 20 IC IW x …
Conditions: 44 Degrees and dry & gloomy The Thang: YHC enjoyed visiting the men of The Stand. They really got after it. These men crushed it! T-Claps to Brainiac participating as much as possible with a bum knee. Intro/Disclaimer/Prayer/Pledge COP – circle up in front of flag SSH 50x IC Mosey to back of school and …
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Today starts day 2 of 6 that YHC is Q’ing this week. Which may not be a good thing as YHC is smack in the middle of an RA flare. The off day YHC will be participating in the one, the only “Sausage Factory”! If you have not participated in Sausage Factory yet you should …
Conditions: 63 and raining It’s been brutally cold for the last several days and thankfully today was a whole lot warmer, albeit a bit wet, but we’re going to focus on the positives. Pax came rolling in early to help YHC celebrate his 5 years of betterment and hopefully everyone got their money’s worth. Warmup: …
9 Pax posted despite the cold weather on today’s stop of the #F325DaysOfChristmas tour this December. Conditions: 35, light breeze. but not cold enough for Brainiac to go short sleeves The Thang: Disclaimer/BOM/Prayer/Pledge Mozey up the access road past blueberry hill, circle up: SSH Burpees x 5 IC (x 5) LBAC x 10 IC forwards …
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 …
Conditions: A cold and rainy day brought only three dedicated PAX to The Stand on this day. Temp: 35 deg F, and a steady drizzle. The Thang: No FNG’s Disclaimer Pledge of Allegiance – AOQ didn’t post the Flag due to weather, so we pledged to the school flag as we went over to the front …
Conditions: Moist Pledge of Allegiance BOM Disclaimer With Veteran’s day having just past YHC thought he would pay tribute with a GRT WOD that was found on the Tough Facebook page. All PT was done with rucksack on! Here is what went down! The PAX of The Stand thank all those who have served our great …
Q Ebert Conditions 44 and crisp Disclaimer Ebert Pledge of Allegiance BOM Ebert The Thang Warm-up None, just work The Sausage Factory 10 Movements at each station, then move on. Increase by 1 each lap. Battle Rope Tire Flips Sled Pull Kettlebell Swings w/ Block Burpees Bear Crawl Up, Big Boys, Bear Crawl Down Lap …
It was a beautiful morning at The Stand! YHC rolled up just before 5am thinking he had a good 15 minutes to spare, but immediately noticed a pretty big group of PAX already circled up. YHC quickly realized the start time was 5am and not 5:15am as he assumed. With a quick sprint to the …
Conditions: A warm 73 degrees, but less humidity. The Thang: No FNG’s Disclaimer Prayer Pledge of Allegiance Warmup: Warmed up with 62 reps of various exercises: Through the Tunnel – 10 IC Windmill – 10 IC Side Straddle Hop – 10 IC Little Baby Arm Circles – 10 fwd, 10 reverse – keep arms up Overhead …
Conditions 71 and humid Disclaimer Pledge BOM YHC signed to Q again in honor of himself! Its YHCs birthday so YHC dusted of last years’s birthday Q and added 1 rep to each exercise. YHC remembers that the men really enjoyed this one last year so it seemed fitting to do it again. YHC thinks the …
Q Ebert Conditions 65 and gorgeous Disclaimer Ebert Pledge of Allegiance BOM Ebert The Thang Warm-up None, just work The Sausage Factory 10 Movements at each station, then move on. Increase by 1 each lap. Battle Rope Tire Flips Sled Pull Kettlebell Swings w/ Block Burpees Bear Crawl Up, Big Boys, Bear Crawl Down Lap …
Two cars were parking as I called the one minute warning (we of course waited on them before getting things started). But as they walked up we noticed one was pushing something. I thought it was a dolly at first. Then someone mentioned a stroller. Sure enough Fezzik brought his 2.0, who became our designated …
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Weather: A refreshing 65 degrees (Led by Ebert) Disclaimer BOM Pledge of Allegiance Warm-up 10 SSH IC 10 Windmills IC 10 Through the Tunnel IC 10 Imperial Walkers IC 10 Mountain Climbers IC 10 Michael Phelps IC 10 Toy Soldiers IC Mosey and grab a block and move to the back of the …
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Conditions: Clear skies and 74 degrees. Perfect to work up a sweat. The Thang: No FNG’s Disclaimer Prayer Pledge of Allegiance Warmup – Since the PAX had a long walk ahead of them, so we didn’t need much of a warmup. TTT (15 IC) – 1 Burpee OYO Windmill (15 IC) – 2 Burpees OYO It had …
YHC wanted to lead the men of The Stand one last time before shoulder surgery. YHC is recovering from knee surgery and several of the exercises are things that help strengthen the quad, knee and calf. YHC ended up having to modify more than he thought as the knee was pretty sore after therapy yesterday. …
Q: Ebert PAX: 4 Conditions: 75 and Humid Disclaimer: Ebert Pledge of Allegiance BOM: Ebert The Thang Warm-up 10 Windmills IC 10 Imperial Walkers IC 10 Mountain Climbers IC 10 Merkins IC 10 Squats IC 10 Michael Phelps IC Boxing Rounds Jab, Jab, Cross Uppercuts Jab, Cross, Hook, Upper Cut Jump rope Jab, jab Jab, Cross, Hook, Duck Jab, Cross, Burpee …
Conditions: Cloudy and muggy 78 degrees. The Thang: No FNG’s Disclaimer Prayer Pledge of Allegiance Warmup – YHC didn’t wake up until the alarm went off this morning so was not entirely awake. Started warmup and didn’t plan on Merkins Between, but they were demanded by the PAX after the first exercise, so of course, I accommodated …
Q Ebert Conditions 73 and Humid Disclaimer Ebert Pledge of Allegiance BOM Ebert The Thang Warm-up None, just work The Meat Grinder 10 Movements at each station, then move on. Increase by 1 each lap. Battle Rope Tire Flips Sled Pull Kettlebell Swings w/ Block Burpees Bear Crawl Up, Big Boys, Bear Crawl Down Lap …
Conditions: Cold yet very sweaty and itchy do to the sweaters Disclaimer: Ebert Pledge of Allegiance: Ebert BOM: Brainiac Warmup: TTT X 10 IC Windmill X 10 IC LBAC X 10 F/B IC SSH X 10 IC The Thang: The following exercises were performed as a ladder set to the theme of the “12 …
Conditions: Clear skies and a muggy 74 degrees. Perfect to work up a sweat. The Thang: No FNG’s Disclaimer Prayer Pledge of Allegiance YHC was pleasantly surprised to see 4 PAX visiting from the C.A.T. AO. It’s great to have our numbers nearly doubled by visitors. Although that caused my setup to be short, so we …
When: 7/24, 5:00 AM Where: The Stand (Deerfield Elementary School), 638 Longs Pond Rd, Lexington, SC 29073 What: Come join the men of The Stand as we celebrate “Christmas in July”. Grab out those Ugly Christmas Sweaters and/or festive hats and come celebrate with us as we sweat through July and realize that it is only …
YHC’S 2 year anniversary is 7/19/18. 2 years of beatdowns, fellowship, CSAUPs and getting better each and every day. I have learned a lot about myself over the past 2 years. I have done things I thought I could never do and done things I thought I never would do. YHC has bonded with the …
***Posted on behalf of Drisoket*** A few weeks back Drisoket signed up to lead us at The Stand. The PAX were definitely looking forward to his Q. Not many PAX have been able to visit The Stand yet and we are always up for the challenge from someone that does not post there regularly. Thanks …
It was appropriate we had 4 PAX for the extended celebration of the 4th of July! Brainiac brought his pup Rosie for an interesting addition. She was a good pup other than jumping on my chest and licking my face during LBC’s! Conditions: Clear and a muggy 73 deg. The Thang: Disclaimer Pledge of Allegiance Prayer …
Q Ebert Conditions 73, lower humidity, with a full moon Disclaimer Ebert Pledge of Allegiance BOM Ebert The Thang Warm-up 10 SSH 10 Burpees 10 Windmills IC 10 Through the Tunnel IC 10 Imperial Walkers IC 10 Mountain Climbers IC 10 Merkins (5 down, 1 up) 10 Leg lifts with …
Q Ebert Conditions 77 and Humid Disclaimer Ebert Pledge of Allegiance BOM Ebert The Thang Warm-up None, just work The Meat Grinder 10 Movements at each station, then move on. Increase by 1 each lap. Battle Rope Tire Flips Sled Pull Kettlebell Swings w/ Block Burpees Bear Crawl Up, Big Boys, Bear Crawl Down Lap …
Conditions: Mostly clear with a little moonshine, but some wet grass. A pleasant 63 degrees. The Thang: Disclaimer Pledge of Allegiance Prayer Warmup: 15 reps each i.c. with no burpees or merkins between as we did more in the circuit. Through the Tunnel Windmill Side Straddle Hop Little Baby Arm Circles (15 Fwd, 15 Rev), keep arms …
With such low numbers and several PAX DR we almost punted and moved everyone to Snake Pit for another famous beatdown from EBERT. At the last minute Kid Sister surprisingly chimed in that he was on his way in so we need to decide quickly. Dead Stick suggested since there were 3 we stay at …
Q: Ebert PAX: 5 Conditions: 71 and humidity at 125% Disclaimer: Ebert BOM: Ebert The Thang Warm-up 10 SSH IC 10 Windmills IC 10 Through the Tunnel IC 10 Michael Phelps IC The Sausage Factory 10 Movements at each station, then move on. Increase by 1 each lap. Battle Rope Tire Flips Sled Pull …
Conditions: Cloudy skies but thankfully no rain. A muggy 68 degrees. The Thang: Disclaimer Pledge of Allegiance Prayer Warmup: Only 10 reps each as we’ll be doing more in the circuit Through the Tunnel Windmill Little Baby Arm Circles (10 Fwd, 10 Rev) Overhead Clap Side Straddle Hop 8 Count Turn & Bounce Flutterkicks American Hammer The …
Q: Ebert Conditions: 72 and Humid Disclaimer: Ebert BOM: Ebert Pledge of Allegiance The Thang Warm-up Move to the basketball court 10 SSH IC 10 Burpees 10 Toppling Windmills IC 10 Through the Tunnel IC 10 Imperial Walkers IC 10 Mountain Climbers IC 10 Michael Phelps IC Tabata First, YHC made the PAX go get blocks to be used during …
When the Nantan makes the call to the bullpen you’ve got to step up! YHC did his best to fill in for Ranger this morning at The Stand while he was away on business. I’ve been wanting to come visit for a while and was happy to take the Q this morning in the Nantan’s …
Conditions: Clear skies with a meteor passing overhead. A pleasant 62 degrees. To try to avert a defection to SnakePit for the Nantan’s Q, YHC searched the archives and found a 2015 Ranger workout that worked at this AO with some slight modifications. All PAX enjoyed the merkins and now we’re ready for the Nantan’s visit next …
After being gone for the past 2 weeks taking on the Gauntlet, YHC was ready to get back The Stand. YHC really enjoyed seeing and meeting new PAX during the Gauntlet but really missed his brothers that push him daily. We were lucky enough to see the International Space station go by! Conditions: Gorgeous and …
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Q: Ebert Conditions: 57 Degrees and Clear Disclaimer: Ebert BOM: Ebert The Thang Warm-up 10 SSH IC 10 Windmills IC 10 Through the Tunnel IC 10 Imperial Walkers IC 10 Merkins IC 10 Squats IC The Meat Grinder 10 Movements at each station, then move on. Increase by 1 each lap. Battle Rope Tire …
Conditions: Clear skies and stars shining after a heavy thunderstorm. A pleasant 62 degrees. This workout was so popular at Boneyard, YHC took it on the road to The Stand, but added in the trash pickup in honor of Earth Day. (It was another reason to walk vs running) The Thang: Pledge of Allegiance Disclaimer …
Q: Ebert PAX: 2 Conditions: 32 and Clear Disclaimer: Ebert BOM: Ebert The Thang Warm-up 10 SSH IC 10 Burpees 10 Windmills IC 10 Through the Tunnel IC 10 Imperial Walkers IC 10 Mountain Climbers IC 10 Merkins (3 down, 1 up) 10 Squats (3 down, 1 up) 10 and 10 Neck rolls clockwise/counter clockwise Boxing Rounds Each Round lasted …
*****Posted on behalf of Icarus***** So YHC came to this Q thinking that we could run around a school with a block on our shoulders shoulder. YHC found out this was not going to work, so we improvised. Improvisation can be a beautiful thing; in this case it got the job done with some farts, fence hopping …
Conditions: Wet Pledge of Allegiance BOM Disclaimer COP Burpees X 5 OYO TTT X 20 IC SSH X 20 IC -BBSU X 25 LBAC 10F and 10B IC OHC X 20 IC IW X 20 IC American Hammers X 25 (2 count) Flutter kick h X 25 IC Burpees X 5 OYO The Thang Warm up …
Conditions: 60, foggy, humid Pledge of Allegiance BOM Disclaimer COP Plank 1 minute TTT X 10 IC IW X 10 IC LBAC f/b X 10 IC OHC X 10 IC Moroccan night clubs X 10 IC Thumb raises X 10 IC SSH X 10 IC Merkins X 25 OYO Plank 1 minute The Thang Grab a …
3 minutes!!! Where is everyone. 2 PAX coming in hot. Look there is a 3rd!!! Conditions: 28 Pledge of Allegiance BOM Disclaimer COP TTT X 10 IC IW X 10 IC American Hammers x 15 IC LBAC X 10 F&B IC Flutter kicks X 20 IC SSH x 19 IC The Thang The original plan was …
Temp : Freakin’ cold 18 degree Pledge of Allegiance Disclaimer Opening prayer SBOM : TTT IC – 17 The Thang : 4 pax grabbed blocks and headed towards blueberry hill and lined blocks up. No running was the plan and we did just that. Sally up Sally down merks facing down hill Flutter kicks IC …
Disclaimer Pledge of Allegiance Prayer A. Warmup – (15 reps each with burpees in between) 1. Through the Tunnel (1 burpee) 2. Windmill (2 burpees) 3. Side Straddle Hop (3 burpees) 4. Little Baby Arm Circles (15 Fwd, 15 Rev.) (4 burpees) 5. Overhead Clap (5 burpees) 6. Big Arm Circles (6 burpees) 7. Imperial …
Conditions: To cold for the weak Pledge of Allegiance BOM Disclaimer COP It’s 11 degrees with the windchill so YHC was kind. Grab a block and head to the awning to help block the wind. Set block down for COP. For the record, YHC did wear long sleeves and pants….long sleeves came off after warm up …
4 Pax joined YHC in the gloom of The Stand for a tribute to 2017. It has been a year of ups and downs that included some of the best and worst moments ever. It was quite appropriate that YHC’s 85th Q of this year would happen on a day cold enough to test the …
Q: Brainiac and Ebert Conditions: Cold yet very sweaty and itchy do to the sweaters Disclaimer: Ebert Pledge of Allegiance: Ebert BOM: Brainiac Warmup: TTT X 10 IC Windmill X 10 IC LBAC X 10 F/B IC SSH X 10 IC The Thang: The following exercises were performed as a ladder set to the …
When: December 26th, 2017 at 5:15am (yes, I know the general start time at The Stand is 5:00am, but we’d like to allow more time for more PAX to travel and come see us) Where: The Stand (Hosted by the men of The Stand and SnakePit) What: First Annual Ugly Christmas Sweater Boot Camp Why: Why not!!!! About: …
Conditions: 42 degrees, cold, wet Pledge of Allegiance BOM Disclaimer YHC had signed up to Q next week, but had been contacted to switch days not once but 2 times. YHC gladly obliged to help accommodate future beatdowns. YHC woke up this morning and saw it was cold and rainy and wondered who would come join …
The men of The Stand got the opportunity to learn about the number 11. Here’s how it went down. Weather: Last nice day in the gloom for a while. 40 Degrees The Thang: 1 Pull-up and 10 Carolina Dry Docks (11 reps total). increase pull-up and decrease dry docks until reversed. Sprint to the Blocks …
2017 was another big year for our region but it’s time to start planning for an even bigger 2018. We’re going to kick off the New year the way we always do, with a convergence, but we’re going bigger. We like to WIDEN THE NET. New Years Day Convergence 2018 is going to represent our …
Pledge of Allegiance Disclaimer Prayer COP Overhead Claps 20 IC Imperial Walkers 20 IC TTT 15 IC LBA 10 IC forward 10 backwards Go to BLOCK PILE Partner Up TEAM CORE, ARMS & Shoulders WO Team 100 Overhead BLOCK Triceps Partner 1 – Block Triceps Partner 2 – Flutter Kicks 10 IC (4 count) Once …
Today was my first Q at The Stand, and it reminded me of my first Q ever – cold and rainy. As I did back then I kept the workout under the nearby breezeway and kept the PAX nice and comfy. The workout was similar too – basically a small circuit based routine designed to …
QIC: 6FT UNDER Temp :62ish PAX : Ebert, Braniac, Katniss, Kid Sister and 6ft Under (QIC) The Pledge of Allegiance Opening prayer Tunnel of love blueberries hill edition As 1 would finish 6 merkins then say clear then next person would perform 6 Merkin and so on..rince and repeat 1 time. Pax then moseyed over …
Fun was had for the 8 pax in attendance at The Stand this AM. We worked the core pretty hard but still got in a 1.2 miles: half of those seemingly in bear crawls. Good work this morning, fellas. Conditions: Mid 50s The Thang: Disclaimer Pledge of Allegiance BOM Warm Up Mosey COP Plank Jack …
CONDITIONS: 74 AND MUGGY PLEDGE OF ALEIGENCE DISCLAIMER AND OPENING PRAYER TTT 20 WINDSHIELD WIPERS 10 IW 20 FLUTTER KICKS 10 TOY SOLDIERS 20 LBC 10 SSH 20 AMERICAN HAMMERS 10 CAROLINA DRY DOCKS 20 BOX CUTTERS 20 Thunderstruck: Get in the high plank position, Play the song “Thunderstruck” 1 Merkin every time they say thunder. …
When: 10/10/17 QIC: Brainiac The PAX: Ebert, Kid Sister, Kid Icarus, Tinkle, Oscar, Scribble, Hobby Lobby, Pig Pen, Sputnik, Brainiac, FNG-Nightingale Conditions: HUMID Pledge of Allegiance BOM Disclaimer YHC had originally signed up to Q Snake Pit on 10/5 for a birthday Q. Due to the growth of Snake Pit, The Stand …
Deerfield Elementary YHC was very pleased with the turnout that showed for the opening of The Stand at Deerfield Elementary School. Before the Q even began, 4 PAX decided to do the harder thing and take a few laps around the school to break in the road. 3 plus miles for them. Weather: A refreshing …