Kicking off USA Birthday Week

 Posted on July 2, 2018  |  2 minutes  |  321 words  |  

As we come up on 241 years as a country, YHC felt it was appropriate to celebrate with a little victory lap. It’s a beautiful lake with wonderful scenery and a typically well maintained Apex trail running around it. The backblasts suggested A-Team hadn’t run a lap in quite some time (YHC found reference to one such effort in ‘16 led by a “McCants”) so here we go. Warm-up: this was sort of done on the run [Read More]
bartman  build-a-bear  cheddar-bo  coney  goose  hasselhoff  hello-kitty  hotspot  imp  intimidator  liverpool  ma-bell  mccants  nature-boy  pierogi  quiver  red-ryder  rooney  shank  smokey  swag  term-paper  theismann  wkrp 

The Spirit of '76

 Posted on July 1, 2018  |  3 minutes  |  559 words  |  

It has been said that the Spirit of ‘76 is a patriotic sentiment referring to the attitude of self-determination and individual liberty made manifest in the Declaration of Independence. That spirit was well-exemplified at Phoenix today as we started looking forward to the 4th of July week with a them of ‘76. WARM-UP The Pledge and 76 SSH, single count, some good mornings, and then we moseyed over to the Phoenix stadium in the grass. [Read More]
biner  callahan  cataracts  chinese-downhill  coney  dice  disco-duck  flipper  hi-liter  liverpool  lulu  michelob  odouls  old-maid  ollie  pbx  pigeon  smokey  sosa  sour-mash  swag  texas-ranger  total-recall  water-wings  yogi 

Dante's Peak and Valley

 Posted on June 29, 2018  |  2 minutes  |  351 words  |  

Start June 28, 2018 Who: Sooey, Crimson, Thiesman, Prom King, Sour Mash, Rooney, Water Wings, Blue Print, Bogo, Squatter, Claven, Fourtran, Hotty Toddy, Go Blue, Parker, House, Liverpool, Frisco, Kubota, Lots of mumble chatter this morning, it seems Frisco (verbally disguised as Sooey) wanted an easy workout, well we had too much to do for easy, but it was fun. We had 21 guys this morning with one FNG. T-claps to Theisman for some EC pull ups before the workout and to Water wings with a new baby (Congratulations man). [Read More]

Fun With Numbers

 Posted on June 29, 2018  |  1 minutes  |  155 words  |  

YHC had the idea of doing a mini beast and 7s and so it just grew from there… Warmup: SSW (Signature Shut-In Warmup) Thang 1 - 6s: Mini Beast (6 laps of 3 exercises performed 6 times each) - 6 Merkins, 6 Pull Ups, 6 Monkey Humpers (run a lap) x 6 Thang 2 - 7s: Sprints / Hand Release Merkins Thang 3 - 8s: Shelter Work - This was supposed to be 2 sets of 4 exercises (= 8s) but the group was so chatty I said, let’s keep going! [Read More]
bayonne  bluewater  cheddar-bo  chipper  freebird  half  hermes  joe-smith  shut-in  staubach 

Stairway to Vanilla

 Posted on June 29, 2018  |  3 minutes  |  596 words  |  

YHC had a plan that involved climbing the stairs in the woods when I Q’ed here at Danger Zone a few weeks ago. Alas the rains the night before left things too slick, and that plan had to go into my back pocket for another day. Well this week it has been dry as a bone, so today is that day. Warm-Up Quick trip around the pickle and circle up for side straddle hops, hillbillies, Sir Fazios, plank jacks and one standard merkin. [Read More]
arsenal  bartman  biner  burt  chanticleer  disco-duck  flacco  goose  hi-liter  kermit  leprechaun  ma-bell  ollie  pbx  pickles  pierogi  saban  sabre  squirt 

37 is the new 47

 Posted on June 28, 2018  |  3 minutes  |  465 words  |  

It was a hot June night in the year of our Lord 1981. Judy and Ralph (his friends call him Dice) Jodice welcomed their first born son (of 3) into this world. The heavens shook and the Devil pooped his pants, for life as we knew it would never be the same again. 37 years later and YHC drives a small(ish) SUV, has 2 kids, a wife, an IRA and a 529 account for his children. [Read More]
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~~~Ride~~The~~Wave~~~

 Posted on June 27, 2018  |  5 minutes  |  907 words  |  

2nd F event on Tuesday night prior to the Wednesday Q was bad idea. Well the actual event wasn’t a bad idea, but those last 4 Brooksweisers were prolly a really bad idea. But hey, great opportunity for a 2nd F baseball game with your F3 brothers! The mighty Holly Springs Salamanders, affectionately known by the locals as the ‘Manders, are a force to be reckon with…sorta. Anyhoo the plan was to carpool from some shady Cary bar called The 19th Hole Bar and Grill; leaving at 6:20. [Read More]
airbag  arsenal  bartman  bayonne  bluewater  bogo  build-a-bear  burt  chanticleer  cheddar-bo  chipper  coney  denali  flacco  flip-flop  franklin  goblue  goose  hello-kitty  hi-liter  jigglypuff  joe-smith  largemouth  leprechaun  mccants  michelob  nature-boy  ollie  parker  pickles  pivot  prom-king  sabre  shut-in  squatter  staubach  swag  term-paper  water-wings  wkrp  youbetcha 

GORUCK D-Day Tough 2018

 Posted on June 27, 2018  |  5 minutes  |  968 words  |  

On June 1, six #HIM from Carpex toed the line at 9pm, ready to see what the next 10 to 12 hours of GORUCK-provided Good Livin’ would bring. I remember my first event and the attendant anxiety about what would lie ahead. One thing that keeps me coming back is that, like an F3 workout or a Phish show, you never know exactly what you’re going to get. That was to be the case on this night as well. [Read More]

Nostalgia - Football Practice Drills

 Posted on June 27, 2018  |  3 minutes  |  540 words  |  

Nostalgia – Football Practice Drills On Saturday during coffeeteria after a brutal Hi-Liter led Phoenix beatdown, Build-A-Bear asks if I am going to FMJ. I stated “yes” enthusiastically. The follow-up question was, would you Q FMJ? I gladly accepted. I thought through what I wanted to do so I could make sure Build-A-Bear would get a good workout and I did not disappoint. What’s funny is no Build-A-Bear to be seen at FMJ. [Read More]
cataracts  disco-duck  frisco  grinch  intimidator  saban  shank  texas-ranger  theismann  www 

Right Arm Up. (I mean left leg out.)

 Posted on June 27, 2018  |  3 minutes  |  469 words  |  

Hey, who brought this 40lb sand bag? Oh, that’s right. I did. Pick it up and let’s go. Ran from the flag, up the hill, to the parking lot near the Green Hope entrance. Warm Up Good Morning, Windmill, Cotton Picker, Arm Circles, Seal Clap, OH Clap, Seal Clap again because Nature Boy was making a funny face, SSH, Bobby Hurley Thang 1 We grabbed the 40lb sandbag and headed back to the top of the hill. [Read More]
biner  bogo  brosef  claven  clementine  five-hole  franklin  hi-liter  house  katniss  kilmer  nature-boy  open-out  out-house  parker  pigeon  pivot  sky-blue  squatter  swag