Choices

 Posted on December 21, 2018  |  2 minutes  |  288 words  |  

11 PAX braved the balmy drizzle to gather ‘round the flag at Harold D. Ritter Park. 1st exercise, the Pledge of Allegiance. As Coxswain was the last HIM to arrive, he got the honor of choosing one of two envelopes. Inside each envelope was a workout. Choose wisely. Warmup SSHs, then mosey to the big ‘ol parking lot off across Centergreen. Circle up again for Good Mornings, Sir Fazio, Burpees, Seal Claps, and Cotton Pickers. [Read More]
adjacent  ashbury  coxswain  frisco  horatio  joe-smith  meatloaf  milton-bradley  oofta  red-ryder  smokey 

This Is 40

 Posted on December 21, 2018  |  2 minutes  |  403 words  |  

PAX Clementine, Disco Duck, Duce, Dust Bowl, Freebird, Hansen, Hotty Toddy, Mohawk, One Four, Passport, Pivot, Puddles, Revere, Rooney, Snapper, Sub, Two Factor This was YHC’s second Q ever and first time keeping the site flag safe (thanks for trusting me Red Ryder)! This was my birthday Q and turned 40 on 12/22. Good times. It was a beautiful morning and was quickly called out by the PAX that I overdressed. [Read More]
clementine  deuce  disco-duck  dust-bowl  freebird  hanson  hotty-toddy  mohawk  one-four  passport  pivot  puddles  revere  rooney  snapper  sub  two-factor 

Time trials and tribulations

 Posted on December 21, 2018  |  2 minutes  |  233 words  |  

Yoooooooooo!!! 14 showed up for some high-tempo action and 4 to grab a bruisers beatdown. YHC was set out to prove that you don’t have to go far to go fast. And we’re back… Warm-up: Run around the well-lit school grounds and circle up for SSH, Arm Circles and Overhead Clap Find some curb for QF, CM, MC x3 The Thang: Make our way across the street to the tennis park lots Get a partner with 10 min on the clock for AMRAP Burpees and Pickle Running When done we found that curb again for the QF, CM, MC trifecta Make the move back across the street and find another well-lit lot. [Read More]
banjo  biner  bluewater  bogo  chanticleer  ezekiel  hello-kitty  jigglypuff  largemouth  liverpool  michelob  parker  pbx  shut-in  squatter  theismann  thurston  www 

10 and 6 in the Deck

 Posted on December 20, 2018  |  1 minutes  |  115 words  |  

It was raining and windy as pax converged at the flags planted by the EC runners at NCMA. Fava, like a pro, ran us to the parking deck where he clearly had a beatdown ready to throwdown. The Thang: We did a Beast, We did 3 sets of 7 by 7s (Chad had difficulty) We did wind sprints with a burppe ladder We did a ladder up the deck stopping for knee tucks and star jumps [Read More]
biner  buddy-the-elf  chanticleer  denali  el-duce  fava-bean  frey-daddy  grease-monkey  gtl  hi-liter  largemouth  michelob  old-maid  red-sea  shut-in 

HSP Running Circuit

 Posted on December 20, 2018  |  2 minutes  |  303 words  |  

Nice temperature break in the mid-40s for 20 PAX at Hunter Street Park today. Lots to do in the park and throughout downtown Apex at this AO, but the half-mile loop around the athletic fields is a must-do. Here’s how we made use of it. Warm-Up Short jog to parking lot and circle up 20 SSH, IC 15 Hillbillies, IC 20 MCs, IC 20 Wide-grip Merkins 10 Windmills Circuit Run counter-clockwise around 0. [Read More]
beaker  blue-and-out  burt  chanticleer  cool-beans  gtl  heisenberg  imp  largemouth  michelob  old-maid  orphan  oxtail  parker  queequeg  smokey  squatter  sub  two-factor 

Just Don't Re-name Me Tonya Harding

 Posted on December 20, 2018  |  2 minutes  |  340 words  |  

Anyone who as joined me on one of my Qs knows that if I do anything well it is that I expose the PAX to a few new exercises whether I make them up and tag them with a silly name (Drunken Snow-angel) or, as often is the case, dive deep into the Exicon to tap into the plethora of experience shared by F3 Nation. Today was no exception as I pulled out some of my favorites and added some of the lesser known as well. [Read More]
ascot  ashbury  clementine  deuce  dust-bowl  ezekiel  hanson  hotty-toddy  intimidator  meatloaf  puddles  revere  rooney  shut-in  sub  theismann  traffic-cone  www  yogi 

Not That Kind of Chase

 Posted on December 20, 2018  |  1 minutes  |  195 words  |  

Pre-Blast 8+2 HIM joined YHC for yet another mileage record: 3.44 miles…this time at FC. The Warmup Pledge of Allegiance at the flag Run down Andy Hill, up and around ending back at the school portico. Circle up for: GM, Windmills, Cotton Pickers, 1-Leg Merkins, SSH. Partner up. ****The Thangs Chasing Esau: Partner 1 drops for 1 My Favorite Burpee while Partner 2 runs around the traffic circle. Partner 1 runs to catch Partner 2. [Read More]
badlands  franklin  geek-squad  goose  hi-liter  mcilroy  nature-boy  pivot  sky-blue  uti 

The Making of A Champion

 Posted on December 19, 2018  |  3 minutes  |  633 words  |  

The idea for this workout just fell into my lap. On Tuesday, there was some debate on Slack about what it takes to be a champion. Some would posit that showing up and staying makes you a champion. YHC would posit that deciding to get up at butt crack of dawn to attend a workout and sticking around is laudable, but is just a prerequisite to becoming a champion. Since YHC is the QIC, YHC gets to decide what constitutes a champion. [Read More]
angry-elf  badlands  banjo  bartman  bogo  burt  chanticleer  coney  coxswain  disco-duck  el-duce  flacco  flip-flop  flo-rida  freebird  frey-daddy  goose  grease-monkey  hello-kitty  hi-liter  hotspot  joe-smith  katniss  khakis  largemouth  loom  ma-bell  michelob  nature-boy  old-maid  ollie  parker  pivot  press-on  prodigal  red-ryder  sky-blue  smokey  squatter  term-paper  two-factor  water-wings  wonderland  yoga-mat 

12 Days of Christmas - FMJ

 Posted on December 18, 2018  |  2 minutes  |  397 words  |  

When: Dec 18th, 2018 QIC: EarharT The PAX: GTL, Imp, Parker, Wonderbread, Callahan, Old Maid, Largemouth, Chanticleer, Shank, Khakis, Rooney, Sub, YHC: EarharT Rolling Stone: Bartman, WWW, Freebird, McCants, Katniss A crisp morning greeting 18 HIM for the next round of holiday cheer and of course a beatdown. 5 HIM peeled off for Rolling Stone while the rest of us headed up and down the street. Where is Camp Gladiator? [Read More]
bartman  callahan  chanticleer  earhart  freebird  gtl  imp  katniss  khakis  largemouth  mccants  old-maid  parker  rooney  shank  sub  wonderbread  www 

Calories Melting Like Snow

 Posted on December 18, 2018  |  2 minutes  |  345 words  |  

The morning was cold but not as cold as we all expected; 31 degrees vs an expected 27- yay Global warming! We had 15 men turnout to challenge, cheer, and celebrate each other. After a brief disclaimer from the law firm of Oxtail, nervous, and chilly LLP, we turned north for our warm up run. Let the self questioning and labored breathing begin! Below are the work out details. Mosey from flag to 1st lot for warm up – curb albert on arrival Warm up 1 - Good Morning - 14 [Read More]
gtl  imp  michelob  orphan  parker  queequeg  red-ryder  theismann