The Bearded Murph

 Posted on August 13, 2019  |  1 minutes  |  144 words  |  

Pre-Blast 20 at #ao-tues-fwd on a swampy Tuesday morning in…were we still in Cary? Murph-like exercises were performed. The Warmup Pledge of Allegiance at the flag. Run toward the circle, weave the pylons, weave the concrete balls, one lap around the circle of Backwards Run, Karaoke left, Karaoke right. Circle up for: GM, WM, Calf Stretch, ‘Mericans, Plank Jacks, Mountain Climbers. The Thang Run toward the bridge. Stop half way for Prisoner Squats, ‘Mericans, and Remember-to-Count-with-the-Q Burpees. [Read More]
bad-company  butterfly  captain-jack  chianti  chipper  flip-flop  garfield  garfunkel  greenbow  hi-liter  hoppin-john  lite-brite  ma-bell  oofta  orphan  roscoe  staubach  stetson  two-factor  yoga-mat 

Staring straight down 44

 Posted on August 12, 2019  |  2 minutes  |  312 words  |  

YHC has but few rules to live by. Love the Lord. Love your neighbor. Q on your birthday and your F3 anniversary. Maybe I’ve skipped a few between the second and third one on the list, but it was relevant on Saturday 8/10/2019 at Phoenix. A crowd of Q-shoppers gathered along with one FNG (brought out by Blind Date, whom I’d not met before), and we issued a brief disclaimer and Mission, and headed off to the Community Center. [Read More]
bartman  blind-date  carvana  crimson  deuce  earhart  heinz-57  hotty-toddy  jigglypuff  odouls  q-bert  schlitz  shipper  short-circuit  skipper  sooey  sour-mash  tecumseh  texas-ranger  traffic-cone  triple-lindy  wrench 

The Challenge is 100!!!

 Posted on August 12, 2019  |  3 minutes  |  502 words  |  

PAX: Chicken Little, Chipper, Compound W, Drysdale, Free-fall, Goose, Hamm, Hotspot, Honeycomb, Ma Bell, Quick Stop, Repeato, Ringo, Roasters, Saban, Sixteen Steves, Smokey, Willy Wonka, WKRP, WWW Thank goodness that I’m the co-Site Q for A Team (one of the original 5 Carpex AOs) and we have a reminder for who is Q’ing this week and next week. I had a great weekend trip with the M that I almost forgot that I signed up to Q today. [Read More]
chicken-little  chipper  compound-w  drysdale  free-fall  goose  hamm  honeycomb  hotspot  kwik-stop  ma-bell  repeato  ringo  roasters  saban  sixteen-steves  smokey  willy-wonka  wkrp  www 

5 Rounds with Jack Webb Burpees

 Posted on August 10, 2019  |  2 minutes  |  385 words  |  

Date: 8/8/19 PAX: Deuce, Freebird, Garfield, Imp, Kermit, One Four, Orphan, Prime, Rooney, Skipper, Sub, Traffic Cone, WWW, Life always comes at you where you just feel worn out but you keep trudging along. Then you do an F3 workout and it starts the day off right to get you through those times. Life is a blessing but it can pass you up if you do not take deep breaths to clear the cobwebs to see clearly. [Read More]
deuce  freebird  garfield  imp  kermit  one-four  orphan  prime  rooney  skipper  sub  traffic-cone  www 

How’s Your Grip Strength?

 Posted on August 10, 2019  |  1 minutes  |  213 words  |  

Pre-Blast 9 at #ao-sat-thegreenmile on a glorious Saturday morning in NW Cary for 6.9 miles of solid work. The Warmup Pledge of Allegiance at the flag. 1 mile warmup run around the school to the north entrance. Circle up for: GM, WM, Calf Stretch, ‘Mericans, extended Plank Series. The Thang Esau’s Death March: Form one line. As a team, mosey forward. Last man stops to perform one Burpee, runs taps the last man in line and continues to the front of the line. [Read More]
disco-duck  hi-liter  i-pity-the-fool  old-maid  one-four  red-ryder  snots  sub  theismann 

We all remember our first time...

 Posted on August 9, 2019  |  3 minutes  |  471 words  |  

First off, let me just say how great its been dragging my sorry, out-of-shape 6 out of bed most mornings to go hang out and sweat with a bunch of crazy guys like those reading this right now. The last 3-4 months have been amazing, not only physically, but mentally, emotionally and even dare I say spiritually? (That’s weird) Seriously, thank you all for your leadership every day when I post, not just from the QIC, but also the guys that stick out their hand for a high five when they’re running by or say, “Good work! [Read More]
bambi  blueprint  cataracts  chicken-little  deuce  earhart  franklin  frisco  hamm  hello-kitty  hotty-toddy  imp  intimidator  liverpool  nature-boy  parker  pavarotti  pet-sounds  puddles  qwerty  red-ryder  schlitz  short-circuit  sixteen-steves  skipper  sky-blue  slappy  snots  sooey  sub  thumper  traffic-cone  trike  triple-lindy  two-factor  wahoo 

Def Leppard is still the King

 Posted on August 7, 2019  |  1 minutes  |  102 words  |  

When: 08/1/19 QIC: Pet Sounds Sooey, Deuce, Short C, Slappy, HAM, Chick Lit, Cataracts, Red Ryder, Qwerty, Shipper, Hanson, Two Factor, But Fumble, Triple, Lindy, Qu Qued, Oxtail, Head Room ,Traffic Cone, WWW, Pet Sounds Warm up - Mozy lap to pick up Two Factor, We did stuff then got bricks, then ran to the park, Circle back up at the head of the Greenway Trail Thang 1 7s Hills Repeats - Bottom 2 Upper Cuts/2 Jabs, Top Merkins Mary [Read More]
butt-fumble  cataracts  chicken-little  deuce  hanson  headroom  oxtail  pet-sounds  queequeg  qwerty  red-ryder  shipper  short-circuit  slappy  sooey  traffic-cone  triple-lindy  two-factor  www 

Exicon ABC

 Posted on August 7, 2019  |  1 minutes  |  200 words  |  

43 in attendance. 3 Ruckers, 16 Bootcampers, bunch of runners including those that ran the Maynard. What a way to start off “hump day”…in the doom and gloom of SNS. I am starting a series called Exicon ABC. We will be using exercises from those three (or sometimes 4) letters of the alphabet until we complete the alphabet. Today was ABC. Warm up Abe Vigoda Alternating shoulder taps in a plank position Annie (Arm circles from a plank position) Thang 1 [Read More]
badlands  banjo  build-a-bear  burt  carvana  chanticleer  compound-w  flacco  flip-flop-thats-singular  gtl  hello-kitty  hermes  hi-liter  hotspot  largemouth  liverpool  ma-bell  mccants  nature-boy  old-maid  ollie  one-four  pierogi  press-on  repeato  ripcord  saban  sabre  schlitz  shut-in  skipper  smokey  snots  spit-shine  swag  term-paper  the-joker  two-factor  wonderbread  wrench 

We Smelled It, But Didn't See It

 Posted on August 7, 2019  |  3 minutes  |  577 words  |  

YHC has missed the 9/11 Stair Climb the last couple of years due to injury, and I’m determined to be there this year, so when the Rush Hour Q was available, I grabbed it, knowing we’d be headed to the parking deck. Warm-Up Mosey over to the bottom of the parking deck and circle up for cherry pickers, imperial walkers, Sir Fazios, copperhead merkins, copperhead squats and Good Afternoons. While two reluctant volunteers retrieve a couple of pain sticks the rest of the pax do LBCs. [Read More]
disco-duck  earhart  kermit  old-maid  q-bert  quiver  skipper  sooey  theismann  traffic-cone 

What a Day - hard to beat this start! GO!!!

 Posted on August 7, 2019  |  1 minutes  |  159 words  |  

When: 08/1/19 QIC: Pet Sounds Intimidator, Bambi, Sega, Shipper, Chanti, Free Fall, Ashbury, Snooze, Sub, Puddles, Triple, Rooney, Meatloaf, Spike (rogue from Lion’s Den), Yeti, Doogie, Yogi, Steak Knives (FNG), Pet Sounds Warm up - Mozzy to Apex Jaycee Park, SSH, Merkins, Mtn Climbers at the park entrance, Mozy down the parking lot to the guard rail - Dips, Irkins, Derkins, Mozy to the shelter L/R step ups. Mozy to the soccer field [Read More]
ashbury  bambi  chianti  doogie  free-fall  intimidator  meatloaf  pet-sounds  puddles  rooney  sega  shipper  snooze  spike  steak-knives  sub  triple-lindy  yeti  yogi