MENSA Q

 Posted on April 24, 2018  |  3 minutes  |  576 words  |  

Here’s some maths knowledge for y’all - and why on Earth we would do anything as stupid (completely, utterly…?) as incorporate a Fibonacci sequence into a workout. For those of you who have been at this awhile, you may have experienced the Nautilus, a workout that starts at the center of something and spirals outward. A nautilus is a natural embodiment of the Golden Ratio, a mathematical expression that refers to the ratio of two addends to their sum and each other. [Read More]
angry-elf  bartman  beaker  billy  biner  chanticleer  chinese-downhill  chipper  ck  coney  denali  disco-duck  grease-monkey  half  hasselhoff  hermes  hi-liter  hotspot  joe-smith  largemouth  liverpool  mccants  michelob  moped  old-maid  ollie  repeato  saban  shut-in  smokey  snots  sooner  swag  term-paper 

A-Team 4/23/18: Day 1 -- The 1960'S

 Posted on April 23, 2018  |  3 minutes  |  452 words  |  

The week of Smokey begins with the music of the 1960’s. Aretha Franklin, The Beach Boys, Johnny Cash, Jimi Hendrix, and many more joined us in the gloom for a sand bag work out. We started with a brief run up to the parking lot for warm ups. Apparently, YHC was filled with Q-drenaline and Hot Spot had to catch up with him on the run to let him know he had left everyone else behind. [Read More]
badlands  banjo  bumblebee  chop-block  crimson  goose  hasselhoff  hello-kitty  hotspot  joe-smith  liverpool  ma-bell  nature-boy  pickles  red-ryder  saban  shut-in  smokey  sooey  t-square  theismann 

Apparently a cadence count over 4 confuses people.

 Posted on April 23, 2018  |  2 minutes  |  319 words  |  

Some might say it was this PAX’s Kryptonite. (see what I did there?) Warm Up Windmill, Imperial Walker, Steve Earle, SSH Thang 1 Circled up in a nice patch of grass for Absolution. This is an 8 count cadence. Starting in plank position to a groiner, down to chill cut, plank jack, then back up. Trying to keep the PAX together on this one seemed to be a challenge. Not to mention no one was counting except me, so I’m not even sure how many we did. [Read More]
build-a-bear  chanticleer  denali  disco-duck  fluoride  grease-monkey  largemouth  old-maid  pet-sounds  snots  squatter  term-paper  water-wings 

BO 2 Yr Anniversary

 Posted on April 23, 2018  |  1 minutes  |  125 words  |  

BO was my first Carpex post, 4/28/16. MCants had the Q. He was so cool to me and made me feel part of the PAX immediately. 5:45rolled around and off we went, headed to school and did some warms up, 23 Merkins for Gibson. We then did so 4 corners work for Ma Bell, then we did some running work with Mary mixed in, then some dips and squats by the water fountain. [Read More]
angry-elf  bruce  burt  callahan  captain-kirk  cheddar-bo  coney  dice  goose  half  hi-liter  joe-smith  lite-brite  loom  ma-bell  mccants  moneybag  netscape  overworked  pergo  pickles  rio  riptide  sosa  term-paper  wkrp  wonderbread 

Phoenix 2 Year Anniversary

 Posted on April 23, 2018  |  1 minutes  |  85 words  |  

Phoenix was my first Q site, I hope years later I did a slight better job. Nice cool morning and off we went at 6:30 Slow jog towards rock pile, few warm ups then we wrapped a rock and did some rock work, balls to the wall and peoples chair. Then we did some light pole work, and did a hill climb. Next was the Fry Daddy repeato of parking lot laps. [Read More]
biner  callahan  cheddar-bo  chinese-downhill  disco-duck  earhart  flip-flop  fngs-knuckle-dragger-and-duct-tape  hello-kitty  hermes  jigglypuff  mud-tire  ollie  pierogi  pigeon  snots  texas-ranger  yogi 

Some shoulder work

 Posted on April 20, 2018  |  3 minutes  |  457 words  |  

3 for the 2.5 mile EC run in and out - Old Maid, Hot Spot and Squatter Some others did some EC run stuff. Biner wore the breathtaker thing without smiling A total of 21 were there at the start and I think it was our FNG - Rahm that was a little late. Thang HiLighter: - Warmup including GM, HB, IW, SSH, and some penalty burpees and probably something else i am forgetting. [Read More]
biner  blueprint  bogo  crimson  franklin  gtl  hermes  hi-liter  hotspot  imp  ma-bell  monkey-nut  napster  old-maid  parker  rahm  red-ryder  shut-in  sky-blue  snots  sooey  squatter 

Tabata Tango

 Posted on April 20, 2018  |  3 minutes  |  561 words  |  

To celebrate the 420 holiday, I decided to forget it was 420 and not incorporate it into my Q. Darnit, missed opportunity. Instead, I laid out an ambitious plan to traverse the DZ soccer fields in a modified 4-corners, tabata style. But alas, the Town of Cary department of parks and recreation had other plans when they launched the sprinkler system to aptly moisten the pitch. You can imagine my dismay when I showed up nice and early for setup, fully equipped with cones and headlamp (more on that later). [Read More]
angry-elf  burt  coney  disco-duck  flacco  flip-flop  ford  ollie  pierogi  rio  saban  sosa  sputnik 

Carpex Convergence

 Posted on April 19, 2018  |  4 minutes  |  745 words  |  

The twitters were abuzz last night with all sorts of HCs from PAX of several regions… as has become common for Downtown Apex’s premier Thursday morning AO. I shared with my M that today had the chance to be my largest Q to date! I tempered her excitement by stating that this was the trend with this AO specifically, and most definitely had little to do with YHC. Nevertheless, it was a daunting privilege to lead a larger workout. [Read More]
captain-kangaroo  crimson  freebird  gtl  imp  jigglypuff  khakis  marmalade  midget-for-life  orphan  orwell  oxtail  parker  puddles  queequeg  r22  red-ryder  sam-i-am  shank  smokey  sooey  sooner  yoda  yoga-mat 

Not-so-Extreme Couponing

 Posted on April 19, 2018  |  2 minutes  |  224 words  |  

When the Rolling Stone tickler went out last night and a 1st-time rucker replied with “bring me a ruck,” YHC knew we had to put on a good show. What was intended to be a taper-friendly low-key stroll turned into a nice team effort with a strong crew of 6. That, with one of our usual suspects Qing the bootcamp! Plan A: Ruck High House to the corner, greenway back, maybe do some PT. [Read More]
angry-elf  bartman  biner  ck  repeato  shut-in 

Change is good

 Posted on April 18, 2018  |  2 minutes  |  216 words  |  

With our boy @callahan on the DL, we needed to ensure #ec-insomnia soldiered on. So, with a few quick keystrokes Tuesday night, YHC devised a new route I don’t think we’ve taken before; all the hills of the south side of Castalia. PAX of 9 for the run, 2 for the stationary effort, and off we go. Bye Large, Shawn D. Clair, and Denali…the rest of us settled in for a nice low-mid 8s pace, regrouping as needed (8:24, 8:16, 8:35, 8:24 mile splits). [Read More]
bogo  chanticleer  chipper  denali  disco-duck  flacco  half  hasselhoff  hermes  hotspot  largemouth  michelob  old-maid  sooner