Over the last few Q’s, YHC had been taking a liking to full body beatdowns. Another PAX at Surge had brought out a few different renditions and modifications of an F3 Exicon classic to other AO’s so YHC had gotten the gist of the breakdown. Being that this was the first time YHC had visited …
7 PAX Take to the Gloom at The Arena for Full Body WorkRead More »
F3 is a leadership organization that also happens to do physical workouts. The mission of F3 is: To plant, serve and grow men’s small workout groups in order to reinvigorate male community leadership. Weather: 70 degrees – humid The Thang: Intro, Disclaimer, Prayer and Lord’s Prayer. Pledge of Allegiance Mosey around the parking lot and …
Birthdays, Relays, Murder Bunnies and Opossums at The ArenaRead More »
F3 is a leadership organization that also happens to do physical workouts. The mission of F3 is: To plant, serve and grow men’s small workout groups in order to reinvigorate male community leadership. Weather: 62 degrees The Thang: Intro, Disclaimer, Prayer and Lord’s Prayer. Pledge of Allegiance Mosey around the parking lot 1.5 times and …
Floppy’s truck serenaded The Arena pax with the adrenaline pumping sounds of artists like Maroon 5, Alanis Morrissette, and Matchbox 20. If that wasn’t enough to get the heart going, the whiteboard showed up to challenge the pax. As expected, the mumblechatter was A+. It was another good AM in the gloom. Conditions: 43 degrees …
10 pax posted at Arena and got in their daily acceleration with some sets of 25-20-15-10-5 at stations around the parking lot. Here is what went down: Conditions: Partly Cloudy – 52°, Winds NNE 5.7mph, 77% Humidity, felt like 52° Disclaimer / Prayer / Pledge Mozey around the inner loop of the parking lot and circle …
(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 …
YHC has been making the rounds and saw an opening on the Q sheet and figured it would be good to venture out to Arena. Hadn’t been back here in awhile and it was good to see some familiar faces and listen to Floppy Disk’s professional mumblechatter. Potluck had some good Lt. Dan stories which …
Campaign Q #6 of 29 in 48 days landed at The Arena this AM. This is truly a special group of men. Missing some OGs like Quest, Recall, Voltron, and Potluck but we focus on the men who jumped into The Arena. Here’s what we did: Conditions: 70 degrees The Thang: Disclaimer BOM Pledge of …
This workout from last year looked pretty good, so it’s time to recycle it with some updates! About 6 years ago YHC got an invite from none other than Spackle to “this workout thing where a group of guys did a few exercises” or something like that. It’s been a great 6 years! 6 Year …
Forecast was for rain, but it was perfectly timed to only rain when we were under the shelter today. Thank you Lord for all the little things you do! 73 degrees and 98% humidity. We started with our Lord’s prayer and the pledge of allegiance. We then ran around the back of the school. Circle …
9 posted at The Arena for some betterment. Betterment was achieved. Conditions: 70 and muggy The Thang: Disclaimer loose BOM Mosey to basketball court COP SSH x 10 IC Plank Jacks x 10 IC Merkins x 10 IC Mt Climbers x 10 IC Shoulder Taps x 10 IC EMOM #1 (Every Minute on the Minute) …
Weather: 68 degrees without Arena light breeze, humid The Thang: Intro, Disclaimer, Prayer and Lord’s Prayer, Pledge of Allegiance. Mosey around the parking lot for warm up. Today YHC decided to help the pax learn a little more about being a Q, so each of them got the chance to call the cadence on the …
Many thanks to Booster for taking attendance and running Zoom! Weather: 74 degrees, slight breeze During these crazy Covid-19 times YHC has done a couple virtual workouts, so today marked YHC’s first virtual Q. Since today is April 9, the numbers 4, 9 and 20 will be prominent in the workout. The Thang: Intro, Disclaimer, …
Weather: 55 degrees with a typical Arena light breeze The Thang: Intro, Disclaimer, Prayer and Lord’s Prayer, Pledge of Allegiance. Mosey around the parking lot for warm up. COP 3 Burpees OYO Merkins X 10 IC SSH X 20 IC TTT X 20 IC 3 Burpees OYO LBAC X 10 IC – Forward & Reverse …
YHC was excited for the opportunity to Q this morning, especially with the Arena/Shawshank convergence planned for this morning. Expecting some VMI-Citadel mumblechatter, on top of the normal mumblechatter, the goal was to put on a challenging Q. The pax showed up and crushed the workout. For some reason this morning, the bus loop driveway …
Weather: 63 degrees with a few light sprinkles. It was another round of Shawshank coming to the Arena for a mini-convergence of sorts. The pax struggled to stay warm in the 63 degree February weather – everyone except Pot Luck who was wearing a sweatshirt, stocking cap and winter gloves! Hopefully he was able to …
Mumblechatter with this group is always good, especially with the combination of Notebook, Ranger, Quest, and Potluck! Got a little awkward at one point when some of the PAX admitted to admiring Ranger’s hair, commenting it looked like he was in a commercial with his hair blowing in the wind. As usual, the men of …
Weather: 45 degrees with a typical Arena 10 mph wind The AOQ is off somewhere on vacation, so YHC had the run of the place today. The number of the day is 20 because 2020 is right around the corner. The Thang: Intro, Disclaimer, Prayer and Lord’s Prayer, Pledge of Allegiance. Mosey around the parking …
Weather: 61 degrees, Just Beat The Rain! Many pax went to the Fia Runvergence today to remember Digits. Most Arena Pax aren’t runners, so we remembered her at boot camp. The number of the day is 36 because Digits was 36. The Thang: Intro, Disclaimer, Prayer and Lord’s Prayer, Pledge of Allegiance. 36 Merkins …
YHC enjoys themed workouts. With the Christmas season here, he thought an Advent themed workout would be interesting. The Q didn’t know much about Advent, sonthis gave him an opportunity to read up on it and put together an Advent inspired workout. The Thang: Warmup lap. Kinda around parking lot across grass, back onto loop. …
Weather: 40s and foggy Prayer & Disclaimer YHC was nervous about coming back to Q after being spotty attendance over the past few months, while training for a half marathon and recovering from a back injury. However, the men of Arena made YHC feel right at home with some strong mumblechatter. The Thang: COP: Mosey …
19 Pax posted at Arena this fine fall morning. After receiving the EH from 7-11 to come post as a guest Q, YHC was excited to see some old faces and expected some new faces with so much positive energy going on at The Arena these days. The Pax didn’t disappoint (and hopefully the Q …
Weather: 65 degrees with a very slight mist….perfect The Thang: COP SSH x20 LBAC (forward, backward, overhead clap, cherry pickers) x20 TTT x10 Station 1: Merkins x10 (mosey to next station) Station 2: Merkins & LBC(10 reps each exercise) (mosey to station 3) Station 3: Merkins, LBC & Squats(10 reps each exercise) (mosey to station …
Great crowd this AM for a 9/11 tribute. Notebook, of course, pointed out today is actually 9/12. Noted. Here’s what we did: Conditions: 71 degrees, 94% humidity The Thang: Disclaimer BOM No 1st responders present so YHC asked Army vet Recall to grab the flag for a warm up mosey Plant the flag at the …
Nice to have Rehab here for the first time – transfer from Irmo. Now lives next door in Sterling Bridge. Labor Day is over. It’s BRR week, and YHC was sort of in taper mode today, but not completely. It’s also YHC’s birthday again this Saturday. Weather: 71 degrees, clear The Thang: Intro, Disclaimer, Prayer …
Perfect morning at the arena. Even saw a bright shooting star! 70 degrees, low humidity. The Thang; YHC had just realized Monday at crusade he was in charge Tuesday so i began planning a weinke. After speaking the AOQ suggestion was made to think about incorporating the iron pax challenge. So YHC ran with it. …
9 Pax worked out in the serious gloom on the first day of school. Misty and 72 created the perfect conditions. Great work by all, there was very little mumble chatter until the basketball portion of the BC. Disclaimer and prayer, Lords Prayer, Pledge of Allegiance Mosey to the Lunch Lady parking lot, COP SSH …
12 PAX posted for YHC’s first Q at the Arena. YHC still feeling like the new kid on the block was worried about whether he had the right stuff to deliver a complete and challenging workout. Conditions: Warm and humid are an understatement. Disclaimer, Prayer, Pledge: Check, check and check COP: Warm up with a nice Indian …
Weather: 70s and humid Prayer & Disclaimer (one FNG) Just coming back from a trip to Hawaii, YHC wanted to get back at it hard with this Q. YHC thought about creating a Hawaiian themed Q, but a lack of creativity/time resulted in a old-fashioned sweat party. The Thang: COP: Mosey around the parking lot …
Do you ever have that feeling that “It’s Me, and only Me” when you go through struggles? Guess what: Its not just you. You aren’t the only one. You are not alone in this Journey Called life. It’s All of us! Wouldn’t it be cool to find someone who has maybe already walked the same …
About 5 years ago YHC got an invite from none other than Spackle to “this workout thing where a group of guys did a few exercises” or something like that. It’s been a great 5 years! Ironically, 4 other pax showed up for a grand total of ….. 5. 5 Year Anniversary – Let’s Do …
Headgear’s 3rd Time as Q: Opening Prayer, Lord’s Prayer, Pledge of Allegiance Mosey around the parking lot. 20 SSH IC 10 Merkins IC 15 Imperial Walkers IC 10 TTT IC The Thang: Mosey to the block pile and get a block. Mosey to the front door of the school. 25 merkins on the blocks OYO. …
Conditions: 75 Degrees, 1000% humidity and wet, but no rain The Thang: YHC’s was excited to bring some betterment to The Arean. YHC was inspired to deliver a beat down, but the humidity was sucking all the energy from the Pax! Floppy Disc enjoyed playing “head games” with YHC. He shared some war stories from a …
Arena Pax enjoy a little “Who’s Your Daddy” racing in the 1000% HumidityRead More »
77 and Hot with no breeze Opening prayer, Lord’s Prayer and Pledge of Allegiance. I have decided to get better myself and start posting back blast, F3 has good reasons for having structure. I have benefited greatly from F3, so I need to respect the structure. 11 Pax enjoyed a very warm morning workout, it …
Training Wheels originally signed up, but he got derailed temporarily so YHC got the call from the bullpen. Weather: 75 degrees, humid The Thang: Intro, Disclaimer, Prayer and Lord’s Prayer. Pledge of Allegiance Slaughter Start – 20 Burpees OYO Mosey around the parking lot for warmup. COP – SSH X 27 …
Several of the PAX noted that the AOQ has been missing a few morning recently and in the tweet the night before, mentioned he might actually show up. YHC threw out a little challenge, which was followed by a little Twitter mumblechatter, and the AOQ acutally did post for the Q, which made the pax …
YHC knew it would be a little warm in the gloom so a Q to help cool off was in order. First the the PAX had to get sweaty and then the plan was to cool off. It looked good on paper so now it was time to find out if it would work. YHC …
I was excited to finally Q with no rain forecast ( need the rain). Was able to set up 2 blocks and 4 bricks for all 4 stations on Memorial Day. Started off with prayer, and was about to mosey when correctly was asked how about the pledge. After the pledge; Mosey to station 1: …
After two trial runs of the new Hollow AMRAP, it was time to go live! 11 grown men showed up to give it a go. This thing isn’t for the faint of heart and these men proved they were worthy of the challenge. Here’s how things went down this morning for The Hollow’s GPS – …
By YHC’s best guess at an official count, this is his 50th Q at boot camp. Weather: 62 degrees, perfect The Thang: Intro, Disclaimer, Prayer and Lord’s Prayer. Pledge of Allegiance Mosey around the parking lot for a warmup lap. COP SSH X 19 IC Merkins X 9 IC TTT X 19 IC Little baby …
Dear Diary was scheduled to come over to Q, but he had a few issues, so YHC took the Q instead. Weather: 52 degrees, perfect The Thang: Intro, Disclaimer, Prayer and Lord’s Prayer. Pledge of Allegiance Mini-slaughter start of 10 burpees OYO. Mosey around the parking lot, mixing in some high knees and butt kicks …
It wasn’t long into the COP when a good bit of laughter broke out over activities behind YHC. The exercise at the time happened to be the slow-mo squat. When YHC turned around to see what the commotion was all about, YHC saw more of Floppy Disk than ever desired… This is the second time …
Good to have Headgear out for his first Arena workout and 2nd overall. Poor guy made the mistake of buying a house between Notebook and Voltron – never had a chance….. Weather: 40 degrees, raining The Thang: Intro, Disclaimer, Prayer and Lord’s Prayer. Yesterday was April Fools’ Day. The crazy AOQ claimed there would be …
This was YHC’s second Q at The Arena, but this one was much better weather! Everyone likes to say the mumblechatter is good wherever they’re posting, but Notebook really brings his A-game every time. YHC thinks its rubbing off on the other PAX, lots of experts ITG this morning. Speaking of Notebook, #TCLAPS to him for …
With the P200 kicking off the next day, YHC wanted to give the PAX a small taste of what the P200 is like; a little bit of running and a lot of good fellowship. YHC was not expecting a big crowd, assuming a lot of tapering; as always, impressed with the turnout, the work put …
13 of Lexington’s finest show up this morning and learn a little more about each other than they likely wanted to know. More about that in the Moleskin below Seal Jacks x 20 Hillbillies x 15 Goofball x 15 Donkey Kicks – jumping over curb x 20 Squats on Q – while down the Chinook …
2019-03-14 Arena Q Disclaimer, prayer Run around parking lot to spot under a light for COP: SSHx10ic; TTTx10ic; Imperial walker x10ic; LBACx10ic each way; Overhead Claps x10ic; Air Press x 10ic. Mosey to drive in front of school for First letter of SOUL of a Team by Tony Dungy. 1. S – Selflessness. Be willing to give …
Weather: 46 degrees, perfect The Thang: Intro, Disclaimer, Prayer and Lord’s Prayer Pledge of Allegiance to the shovel flag. Let’s start with 45 merkins OYO to remember our pax Waterbug. Mosey through parking lot for a half lap and stop for some COP. SSH X 20 IC TTT X 20 IC Merkins X …
11 PAX posted this morning in the gloom in search of some #betterment. Wanted to get some good 1st and 2nd F this morning. Don’t wander to far away from home (Surge) but YHC was looking through the F3 Lexington Q sheets looking for a spot to Q several weeks ago and saw an open …
YHC was glad to see the wind and rain calm down long enough to get the workout started. YHC was also excited to see our popular K9 friend, Winston, join us this morning. As the group was moseying around the school grounds, we had a straggler roll in; not on two wheels though, as most …
Weather: 38 degrees, clear The thang: Love Letters SSH x 10 IC TTT x 10 IC LBACs x10/10 IC 1 full speed lap around the parking lot Next – Love Letters from Fish Wrap. The pax took turns opening envelopes with exercises on them. After running 1/3 of the way around the parking lot, pax …
Weather: 55 degrees, Light Mist & Fog Today was YHC’s first Q of 2019. Time to kick off the rust and get moving. The absence of Notebook and Floppy Disk resulted in an eerie silence due to the lack of mumble chatter today. The Thang: Intro, Disclaimer, Prayer and Lord’s Prayer, Pledge of Allegiance. Indian …
Conditions: 58 degrees, 100% humidity but no rain Disclaimer/Prayer SSH x15 LBAC – forward x10, backward x10, overhead clap x10, cherry pickers x10 Lap en-route to Round 1 Corner 1 Corner 2 Corner 3 Corner 4 Squats x10 Squats x10 Squats x10 Squats x10 LBC’s x20 LBC’s x20 LBC’s x20 Merkins x30 Merkins x30 Flutter …
I was invited out to Q @F3Arena awhile back by my good @F3Voltron. I said yes, but didn’t realize there were not blocks available. After a moment or two of scrambling, I put a few things together and came up with something everyone was happy with. Conditions: 30-ish with no wind The Thang: Disclaimer BOM …
The Thang: On a morning that boasted temperatures warmer than average (that is until the wind began to blow), YHC decided to warm thing up by finding an area that was sheltered from exhilarating breeze for a time of tabata that featured a variety of tunes from Pearl Jam to .38 Special. Disclaimer/Prayer SSH x15 …
Noah’s Ark may have been a more appropriate name for ‘The Arena’ this morning. It was windy. It was pouring. But that didn’t stop 10 #HIMs from posting for another Short Haul heart pounder. Also, it is worth pointing out, that the vast majority of this workout was completed in the weather. No awnings or …
Couldn’t even get the disclaimer out before the former Mumblechatter King & the American Dream started on YHC. Sensing a dedicated effort to throw off the QIC, YHC went into focus mode aka survival mode. Cobains for completely ignoring the high quality mumblechatter. Make sure y’all give Bulldog the same treatment on Thursday. Here’s hoping …
The American Dream & the former Mumblechatter KingRead More »
13 pax did the harder thing by posting to chilly dry 30s morning. Some late arrivals but they still posted. Greatly appreciated. The Arena pax provided the necessary mumble chatter to make it a memorable Q for YHC. Floppy Disk was leading the charge on the chatter despite coming a little tardy. Notebook was still …
9 PAX made the decision to start off 2019 on a good note, by posting at The Arena. Knowing the PAX were likely still recovering from extra caloric intake over the Christmas season (at least YHC was), YHC attempted to put together a simple, yet challenging workout. It became evident pretty quickly the PAX were more …
Weather: 45 degrees, Light Rain Today was the last day for Crypt to send a Q to Arena in the Christmas Q exchange. Rocking Chair couldn’t make it, so YHC filled in. Apologies to Training Wheels for a repeat of Tuesday’s activities. The Thang: Intro, Disclaimer, Prayer and Lord’s Prayer, Pledge of Allegiance. …
The F3 and FIA nation is in shock once again. We have lost one of our own, Digits, a mother, wife, FIA sister, and avid runner. Each morning, we wake up early with the goal of improving ourselves, spending time with our brothers and sisters, and working on our spiritual health. The PAX of The …
We are continuing our Crypt/Arena Christmas Q swap and it was my turn to take a swing at the PAX from The Arena. Since a real PT was leading today, we tried to be smart and not do the same thing over and over again for 45 min like Hanging Chad would do. Conditions: 34 and …
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 …
Weather: 42 degrees, Clear, Full Moon With today being Thanksgiving YHC wasn’t sure how much participation the Arena would have today, but we had a strong showing of pax with three running 4.5 miles before hand. Wonder how many turkey sandwiches that equates to…… Training Wheels came in almost late. Said he barely made …
Posted on behalf of Fast Casual: YHC Fast Casual is not a poster when it rains, claims the windshield wipers on his spectacles are a hindrance. So he postponed his Q from last week (because it was supposed to rain, and DID NOT that morning) to this week. Well as Karma would have it the …
YHC likes to layout his workout gear just before hitting the sack. Last night he struggled a some to decide to wear shorts over his tights or to forgo the shorts in effort to reduce the laundry load. YHC knew it would be wet this morning and felt it didn’t make much sense to wear …
Back over the Summer, Potluck had the Arena Q and only 1 other guy showed up. It just so happened to be the week of the gauntlet. I can only think that he jumped in there to Q to pay us back for not showing up for his Q. Anyway, we missed you Potluck. YHC …
Weather: 45 degrees, Spooktacular Dirty Bird was scheduled to pay his first visit to Arena, but since Boneyard is having its 4-year anniversary the pax will have to wait to experience his bone scatter beatdown. YHC couldn’t quite make up his mind about what to do today, but finally it came down to leg day …
YHC was asked to fill in as a Mystery Q about 15 hours prior to the boot camp so there was a little bit of head scratching to come up with a Q on such short notice. Note: it’s always good to have a Q in your back pocket you can pull out in a pinch. …
YHC was happy to see the Nantan at Arena this morning so that this BB could be titled properly. YHC also brought a log with him for the Pax to carry around. This is what went down. Conditions: 58 deg and breezy Disclaimer, Prayer Warm Up – Mosey around the parking lot looping back for …
Conditions: 74 deg clear and breezy Disclaimer, Prayer Prayer (Lord’s Prayer) Warm-up – 1 lap around drop loop Side straddle hop – IC x 25 Merkin – IC x 10 Imperial walker – IC x15 Carolina Dry Docks OYO x 25 Mountain climbers – IC x 10 Title of workout – Trivia Day! YHC will …
Weather: 66 F, partly cloudy It’s hard to believe that one year ago we launched this new AO. The anniversary caused YHC to pause and reflect on the last year. We’ve experienced just about everything the weather could throw at us; we’ve had cold; we’ve had wind; we’ve had cold wind; we’ve had rain; we’ve …
Still in recovery mode from the BRR, YHC wanted to give the PAX a challenging full-body workout without injury. The PAX rose to the occasion; strong work by all. Weather: Like the calm before the storm, beautiful Disclaimer & Prayer Mosey a lap around the parking lot for a warmup COP: SSH x20 IC IW …
Weather: 79 F and humid Being very aware of the fast-approaching BRR (this weekend), YHC wanted very much to save the legs. That meant upper body and core would be the focus. Strong work was done by all the PAX. YHC always enjoys seeing the PAX push each other while enjoying a few laughs. Disclaimer …
YHC jotted down a couple ideas for the weinke last night and had a tough time making sense of it this morning. But it was enough to fill up the 45 minutes, and was hard enough that at least a few guys broke a sweat. 4 met early for a little over 3 miles of …
As August rolls in, it signals an end to summer vacations, a return to school for 2.0’s, and is typically the hottest, most humid month in South Carolina. It’s also a time for pax to find it convenient to sleep in. However, 9 pax decided to post and get better. Here’s what went down. *** …
Weather: 72 degrees with a welcome breeze Two weeks ago we did the ‘front 9’ of St. Andrews Old Course. Essentially, we run the distance of each hole, followed by a exercise. Last week YHC had a viral infection in my lungs and Dr. told me to go to work and home so YHC wasn’t able to …
Weather: 75 degrees, slightly humid Prayer & Disclaimer COP: SSHx15 TTTx15 Imp. Walkers x15 Windmillsx15 After getting back from a great vacation YHC picked up the Q to make sure he didn’t take more time off than needed. YHC and his M saw the British Open at Carnoustie as well as the Old Course at St. Andrews. YHC wanted …
11 Pax took a little off campus tour for the 1st time and headed over to the Mt Horeb baseball field for a workout. Yes we played a sudo game of baseball. For all those reading this that didn’t show today, don’t assume this was all fun and games. Work was done. No one got …
There’s some real enthusiasm around Saturday’s again at The Hollow! 19 PAX showed up to #MSGA, and boy did they! Awesome crowd for a tag team lead by Parking Lot and YHC! This workout had it all and then some! Here’s what happened: Weather: Not terrible, felt a little dryer than the past few Saturdays. …
YHC was inspired this week after hearing about some conditioning work the 2.0 is doing with the Cross Country team, so a plan was devised to have the PAX work in groups of three to complete the work. Strong work this morning! Some good mumblechatter and sweat were the product of today’s work. Weather: 70s …
YHC saw a spot open on the Q Sheet and it just so happened to be his 41st B-Day the day before so heck, why not. Conditions – Dark, Hot and sticky Disclaimer and Prayer The Thang!! COP SSH – 41 IC Arm circles front – 41 IC SloMo Squats – 41 IC Arm circles …
Everyone knew it was coming and so many were no shows, but 7 PAX wanted to see how better they can get by next month….It’s always you against you and no competitions here. Conditions…Very HOT and humid Disclaimer and Prayer COP SSH – 15 IC Arm Circles – 10 IC each way TTT – 15 …
So… I took off work yesterday to clean out my garage. Yes it was that bad. While cleaning out the junk I came across a bag of stuff from when I went from a 1986? Dodge Conquest to a 1993? Ford Explorer. Basically it was all the stuff from my glove compartment, under my seats, …
Kool Moe Dee, Cameo, Vanilla Ice and others make an appearance at The HollowRead More »
Posted on behalf of Bailout Weather: 72 and humid Disclaimer and Prayer The Thang: Warm up Mosey around the School parking lot COP: SSHx15 TTTx15 Merkinsx15 IWx15 OTH Clapsx15 Mosey to the right side of the school under the breezeway 30 second wall sit quick rest 30 second wall sit 25 BBSU 10 Merkins American …
Conditions: 74° 1 min warning, Disclaimer, Prayer YHC has been saying for a while now he wanted to get out and see some other AO’s so this was the summers first stop of hopefully many chances to see some new sights in the region. Glad some others decided to make the trip over to to …
Great morning to be back in the gloom with the Arena guys. YHC was having some Q planning block last night prior to the workout, so he went with the typically, crowd pleasing farmer carry workout he’s used in the past. Fun times at The Arena guaranteed! These guys came to work this morning! Well …
YHC was reminded over the weekend that boot camps are all about maximum effort, all the time. With that in mind, YHC thought the PAX would appreciate a simple, yet challenging workout. The PAX rose to the challenge; at the same time, the word “eleven” may now be a dirty word at The Arena. Read …
YHC was looking forward to getting back to The Arena to see the faithful pax who post there. Its good getting around and spending time with brothers you don’t get to see much. Knowing that these men work hard, YHC wanted to bring something new. Hopefully they enjoyed it. I know I did. Good seeing …
12 PAX gathered in red (except for Rock Drop – had a note from his employer and doesn’t own anything red – excused) to honor The Fort’s Badger, who passed away this week. Still within a year of losing one of our own, emotions ran strong and got the adrenaline going. Welcome, Disclaimer, and BOM …
Fresh off of a fun Q at the Arena, YHC noticed some empty slots on the Q sheet. In an effort to have a little fun with the pax, I immediately signed up to Q again. I’ve been toying with a Sandbag themed Q for a while, so the decision was made. I reached out …
Weather: 72 and muggy Disclaimer and Prayer COP SSH x20 IC Imperial Walker x20 IC TTT x20 IC Merkins x5 IC Mosey to block pile, grab a block, and return back to front of school. Overhead press x15 OYO Curls for the Girls x15 OYO Tricep Extensions x15 OYO Squat with block x15 OYO Lunge 30 yards, …
Some days just have that “it” when you show up to BC. With the group of men in F3 Lexington, all it takes is something new, to get the pax going. Today, the Arena shovel flag made its long awaited debut. The shovel flag is something we don’t take lightly. It represents something bigger than …
The Shovel Flag makes its debut, and so does a new workoutRead More »
Weather: 63 and beautiful The Thang: This was a thing of beauty. After the one minute warning, Potluck asked each of the PAX their favorite exercise. He incorporated every one of those exercises into his “Potluck Beatdown”. Strong work by all the PAX. Disclaimer & Prayer Mosey lap around parking lot COP SSH x 20 …
We now know how many blocks The Arena has: 16. We needed one more as 17 strong posted this AM for their dose of the Daily Red Pill. Here’s what we did: Conditions: 60 degrees The Thang: Disclaimer BOM Warm up mosey SSH x 10 IC TTT x 10 IC Hillbillies x 10 IC Grab …
12 Pax including 1 FNG, Rock Drop (Kyle Adams) post for a Block workout. Some of the regulars were missing but there were plenty of guests there to fill the ranks. Weather was 50ish and clear The Thang Warmup: SSH x 20IC TTT x 20 IC IW x 20 IC Mosey to Block Pile & …
When YHC discovered that this Q conflicted with the Gauntlet, expectations were set for a low turnout. YHC was truly humbled when 13 others showed up to help celebrate the big 4-0. That level of support illustrates what F3 is all about; supporting and challenging one another to be better men for our families and …
The week after a #CSAUP event is always a weird week, and a little challenging to Q. You never know how the pax are feeling. You know their minds and bodies are tired and beaten, but the pax of F3 Lexington are NEVER defeated. You see the looks on their faces during those moments when you …
Weather: 50° and breezy The Thang: Intro, disclaimer, prayer Mosey around the parking lot and then COP SSH x 10 IC Imperial Walkers x 10 IC TTT x 10 IC Go and grab the bricks and then back to the parking lot Curls for the gurls x 20 IC Curl/Press x 20 IC Run to …