Merkinpalooza

 Posted on January 2, 2019  |  4 minutes  |  783 words  |  

When you arrive at Tortoises early you have to join Theismann in ECPs. Spartan, MaBell, Red Ryder and Theismann were already knocking them out, so I did a couple sets with them. I had prepared music to last 52 minutes, so at 5:23am the mellow piano of Floyd Cramer (playlist is below) greeted the 29 PAX as they stumbled in from the gloom. At 5:30 we moseyed over to the front lot, circled up and did: [Read More]
ashbury  bambi  chinese-downhill  clementine  deuce  dust-bowl  earhart  ezekiel  frisco  hotty-toddy  intimidator  kubota  lawn-dart  liverpool  ma-bell  matlock  meatloaf  milton-bradley  pickles  puddles  red-ryder  snapper  sour-mash  spartan  sub  theismann  two-factor  www  yogi 

New Year, new SNS

 Posted on January 2, 2019  |  3 minutes  |  428 words  |  

After a rousing start to 2019 at the 1/1 convergence, it was great to see 32 more PAX lined up to continue getting after it in ‘19. No FNGs, you all know how this works, so let’s go.Quick turn at the end of Billy Run Road back to the parking lot, circle up: SSH x20 IW x19 Standard merkin x20 Mountain climber x19 Thang Count off by threes and mosey to. [Read More]
angry-elf  banjo  bartman  bayonne  build-a-bear  burt  butterscotch  chanticleer  denali  flacco  flo-rida  gap-year  hi-liter  hotspot  largemouth  loom  michelob  one-four  parker  pierogi  pivot  press-on  prodigal  repeato  saban  sabre  shut-in  snots  swag  the-joker  wkrp 

Another trip around the sun...

 Posted on December 31, 2018  |  2 minutes  |  384 words  |  

13 optimistic HIM showed up in the gloomiest of glooms to ring out the old year in style. YHC was looking for a way to celebrate 2018 while looking into 2019 filled with hope. Being the 365th day of the year, a theme emerged. 365, you say? Could it be another Hi-Liter style burpee-fest?, the PAX wondered aloud. Read on to find out… Warmup After a quick tribute to our nation ‘round Old Glory, we moseyed to the basketball courts. [Read More]
angry-elf  biner  bogo  build-a-bear  flacco  hi-liter  ollie  parker  pet-sounds  prodigal  sabre  snots  water-wings 

Finish Strong

 Posted on December 31, 2018  |  3 minutes  |  478 words  |  

With all the other Monday AOs starting at 05:30, A-Team was the last chance to post in Carpex in 2018. 13 men showed up ready to Finish Strong! Warm-Up Mosey towards the shelter at the back of the park, stopping along the way for imperial walkers, side straddle hops, standard merkins and prisoner squats. The Thang In the shelter grab some bench for irkins, ALRSUs, dips, ALRSUs and derkins x 20. [Read More]
cataracts  disco-duck  gap-year  goose  hotspot  ma-bell  quiver  smokey  sooey  sub  two-factor  wkrp  yoga-mat 

Like Unicorns and Glitter

 Posted on December 31, 2018  |  6 minutes  |  1110 words  |  

December 31, 2018 AO: Hells Bells QIC: Frisco PAX: Ashbury, Earhart, Kubota, Meatloaf, Monkey Nut, Milton Bradley, Rooney, Shut In, The Joker As I was driving in this morning with the hard core sounds of Fight Song by Rachel Platten blasting it occurred to me that I hadn’t thought up a name for my 9th VQ workout. Then the radio jockey mumbled something about “goes together like unicorns and glitter” and the Frisco mental juices began to flow. [Read More]

What's Your Kryptonite?

 Posted on December 31, 2018  |  5 minutes  |  905 words  |  

Conditions were 51 degrees, 50% foggy, and 50% gloomy. I inserted a pre-blast for coffeeteria at NY Bagels. Other pre-blast material was request from Burt for Agility City (see original Agility City here: (https://f3carpex.com/2017/05/09/agility-city/) , and a request from Largemouth for EC run because “the QIC was soft”. Of the three pre-blasts, only two were partially true. Then yesterday afternoon, the M informed me we would be hosting the cul-de-sac game night at our house. [Read More]
burt  chanticleer  chipper  coney  flip-flop  half  hello-kitty  kiffin  largemouth  michelob  pierogi  squatter  wonderbread 

Head-to-Toe, Let Yourself Swoll, Slow and Low that is the Tempo

 Posted on December 29, 2018  |  3 minutes  |  452 words  |  

On a balmy and moist December morn, a handful of PAX gathered at Danger Zone to slow down, take a deep breath, and ready themselves to finish up an amazing year in Carpex. While others may opt for a quicker pace, YHC decided it was time to slow down and focus on form and strength. Some of the toughest workouts I’ve endured featured tempo Merkins and long-hold planks, so I thought I’d put together a workout of nothing but Slow and Low exercises. [Read More]
angry-elf  burt  coney  flacco  flo-rida  press-on 

PopUp CSAUP: The Burpee 400+

 Posted on December 29, 2018  |  1 minutes  |  68 words  |  

Pre-Blast

  • 12 for the first ever PopUp CSAUP: The Burpee 400+
  • We crushed 420 burpees and covered 2 miles in 60 minutes.

The Warmup

  • Pledge of Allegiance at the flag
  • Run around the pickle, circle up for: 5 GM, 10 WM, 10 mountain climbers, 10 merkins.
  • Run to the parking lot exit.

The Thang

  • PAX alternate calling 20 burpees OMD. Walk/jog between each set. Do 420 total.

COT

ck  hi-liter  joe-smith  kermit  netscape  ollie  one-four  sosa  texas-ranger  theismann  traffic-cone 

2019 New Year's Day CARPEX Convergence

 Posted on December 28, 2018  |  2 minutes  |  305 words  |  

Afternoon PAX! It is hard to believe in less then a week we will be writing 2019 on checks…if you know anyone that still writes checks! What else does that mean is about to happen? The 2019 CARPEX New Year’s Day Convergence!! This is the event HIMs throughout the Nation have been preparing for all year and YHC can assure you it will not disappoint. Below are the plans for the epic event along with what you can do to get ready. [Read More]
f3_fod  f3carpex  f3nation 

FOR THE RECORD

 Posted on December 28, 2018  |  2 minutes  |  295 words  |  

They said it couldn’t be done. It was just too far in too short of time. Too many variables to avoid the dreaded asterisk. They said Hello Kitty defined “up tempo”’ for the CarPex region with his official non-asterisk AO record of 4.55 miles. He was the champ. Our job was just not to be chumps. Well gentlemen, six PAX showed up on a crisp Christmas Eve morning to prove it could be done. [Read More]
denali  dice-f3-new-bern  gtl  joe-smith  oofta  wonderbread