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SLOW BURN · OCT 30, 2015 Corners to Burn Q: backdraft · 8 PAX Its been to long since YHC was given the chance to Q at Slow Burn. It is the perfect AO to bring an FNG or even to better yourself. Always a great turnout. today was no different 17 men got better. It went something… SLOW BURN · OCT 23, 2015 Conquering The Walls Of Jericho Q: Stang · 13 PAX Talking to pax about we as men need to be more like Joshua as we face walls ( pornography,alcohol,tobacco,anger,worrying) like Jericho. All we have to do is cry out loudly to the Lord as Joshua and the Israelites did as… SLOW BURN · SEP 11, 2015 8 HIM @ Slow Burn 5 PAX 8 of The Fort's finest arrived in the gloom for a 9/11 tribute and extra running beat down in honor of our brothers in the BRR. After a quick disclaimer, and guarantee to Assassin that he was, in fact, here for the… SLOW BURN · SEP 4, 2015 Copacabana, Jack Webb and the Green & Gold Q: Barry Manilow · 11 PAX 21 of the best took the floor at the Labor Day weekend Slow Burn to brush up on their dance moves and see if Manilow writes the Weinke (laminated and in hand) as well as he writes the songs. The Thang: Mosey to the left… SLOW BURN · AUG 28, 2015 Bucket-o-Pain, The Sequel 8 PAX Eleven forewarned pax posted for a bucket of pain at Slow Burn. The last time the deceptively comforting, Easter-themed-bucket-with-bunnies-and-flowers-and-eggs made an appearance was also at Slow Burn a few months… SLOW BURN · MAY 22, 2015 Gliding Into the Weekend 12 PAX 23 men converged on the Chik-fi-la on a cool SC morning for a smooth start to the Memorial Day Weekend. Here is what they did: The Thang:: Easy jog to the Lowes contractor canopy for COP: SSH x 25, windmill x 15, merkin… SLOW BURN · MAY 15, 2015 Slow Burn with Bucket-O-Pain Q: Old Bay · 15 PAX Another pleasant morning at the Chic-Fil-A near Baxter, and 31 men chose to finish the work-week off with a moderately intense workout that hopefully was somewhat educational for the newer pax. The Thang Mosey to the… SLOW BURN · MAY 8, 2015 Bathing Suit Season is upon us! 17 PAX Last week at Slow Burn, Dark Helmet Qed the workout and set the bar very high for pain and attendance. With 30 Pax joining him, he earned the record for this AO. Nice work! Not only that, he welcomed several new FNGs… SLOW BURN · MAY 1, 2015 Chasing Perfection... at #SlowBurn 20 PAX Why do we do this to ourselves? Why did 30 (no, not a typo) men show up this morning to a cool, dark parking lot at an unheavenly hour? Because someone gave us the gift, and now we are hooked... So here's The Thang… SLOW BURN · APR 24, 2015 Keep Your Testimony Handy Q: spitz · 13 PAX 20 men posted this morning for a light workout in preparation for a great weekend. The Thang: Mosey to parking area between bouncy houses and Lowes and circle up for Side Straddle Hop x 20, Merkins x 10, Imperial… SLOW BURN · APR 17, 2015 Slow for the Burn 14 PAX The gloom rain broke for 20 PAX as they explored some not-typically-traveled territory for a dose of Slowburn. As promised, not too much running was required for this "moderate intensity" workout. Rather, focus was set… SLOW BURN · APR 3, 2015 Easter Does It Q: solidstate · 9 PAX Lucky 11 showed up for an Easter Egg Hunt Marathon Mosey down to Empire parking for the warmup. Included with the basics was a 50yd stretch of long jumps. These were demonstrated in the bunny hop style by CSPAN. CSPAN… SLOW BURN · MAR 27, 2015 Modified "Moderate" Murph Q: longshanks · 11 PAX YHC posted on the twittermachine that we would be doing a modified "moderate" version of the famous (infamous) Murph workout. Real question is; Is there such a thing as a "moderate" Murph workout. Guess we will find… SLOW BURN · MAR 20, 2015 Vacation Day 8 PAX While many PAX were preparing to suffer the P200 Columbia to Charleston Run, YHC brought out some old favorites today including some new favorites that I am sure will be shared in future SlowBurn Workouts. Since many… SLOW BURN · MAR 13, 2015 Really? My Alarm went off? Q: trucker · 13 PAX 18 PAX ventured out to Slowburn this fine morning. YHC had all week to plan and trash talk with the Swamp about how this AO was going to painful and that if you posted at the Swamp, you were chicken. Well from the… SLOW BURN · MAR 6, 2015 Two-Story Frogger Q: Old Bay · 6 PAX After mother nature teased us with a taste of spring the past few days, the seasonally-typical 28 degrees seemed especially chilly in the gloom. The icy puddles all around and brisk breeze in our faces probably had many… SLOW BURN · FEB 13, 2015 <strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">C 13 PAX SLOW BURN · FEB 6, 2015 Frigid air and fragrant dumpsters 11 PAX 18 bravos braved 19 degree conditions for a smelly few laps around Charanda’s and Empire Pizza and Baxter’s Playhouse. Lots of moseying, a few suicides thrown in to keep warm. The Thang: Slow mosey to COP SSH’s, Im… SLOW BURN · JAN 16, 2015 Moderation is for Cowards 13 PAX 22 men came out to ensure there day started off with something productive on Nothing Day. Promised everyone there would be no running other than to and from COP. Hip Hip Hoorays all around but the excitement would be… SLOW BURN · JAN 2, 2015 Slow and Moderate 1 PAX 22 Strong posted on a beautiful Friday morning to kick off the first Slow Burn workout of 2015. Here is what they did: The Thang: Run a big loop, nice and easy around the Lowes parking lot to COP: SSH x 20, Mountain… SLOW BURN · DEC 19, 2014 Is this #SlowBurnF3 or #FlightPlanF3? 7 PAX YHC got a last minute call to Q the now infamous #SlowBurnF3… High quality disclaimer…read the website…not a professional…read it in Hebrew or Greek… Quick prayer for Tatanka's meeting In your best Forest Gump voice… SLOW BURN · DEC 12, 2014 <img src="http://f3nation.com/wp-content/uploads/2 12 PAX SLOW BURN · NOV 28, 2014 360 degrees worth of Thanksgiving Blessings 13 PAX 13 strong men took the #RedPill for a Black Friday Version of #SlowBurnF3 YHC gave a quick recap that it is a disappointing state of our country that we need a holiday to remind us be thankful, especially when we have… SLOW BURN · NOV 14, 2014 Q called off the bench for Slowburn Q: trucker · 12 PAX As always, it is a privilege to come off the bench and substitute at our moderate workout AO - Slowburn. With just less than 24-hrs notice, YHC had to quickly think what to do. The whole weinke was made up as we went as…