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THE BALLROOM · AUG 4, 2020
Handing Off The Shovel Flag for The BALLROOM - Part Deux!
Wow -what a great, steamy morning to be alive. Thanked the Good Lord for the beautiful moon rise on my way to the AO. Overcome with a sense of Deja Vu after handing the Shovel Flag off to Manziel last September, YHC…
THE BALLROOM · JUL 21, 2020
6 for a Moderate Board of Misery
6 pax conquered the Board of Moderate Misery: 5 Merkins (tempo) 5 Low Slow Squats 5 LBCs (4 count) 5 Dips (down-up-1) 5 Lunges (4 count) 5 CBLs (reverse lbc) 5 Shoulder Taps (4 count) 5 Step Ups (4 count) 5 Flutters (4…
THE BALLROOM · JUN 30, 2020
The Limp Noodle at The Ballroom
After a quick tour of the day’s pain stations the PAX were offered the opportunity to chose their partner for this morning’s work. While one partner would run to the pain station near the bridge to nowhere where the…
THE BALLROOM · MAR 10, 2020
Boss Hogg Issued a Challenge at the Ballroom and the PAX did not Disappoint!!!
Boss Hogg threw out a challenge to see how many PAX would show up at the Ballroom. As usual, the PAX did not disappoint. 39 was the count. Boss Hogg arrived in his all white Q outfit. Disclaimer was given. A quick…
THE BALLROOM · FEB 11, 2020
Boards of Pain in the Rain at the Ballroom
The gloom was strong this morning with rain falling consistently throughout with 6 lonely HIMs fighting through... After no warmup the crew moseyed down to the track for instruction and directions... The basis of the…
THE BALLROOM · JAN 7, 2020
Self Scouting and Kotter Fest @ THE Ballroom
17 (or 18) hearty Fort Pax unpartook of the fartsack to join their brothers at Ballroom. Amazed to see some Kotters (like Free Bird and Deep Dish) as I pulled in. Always exciting to see some of the boys come back to the…
THE BALLROOM · NOV 19, 2019
Inertia at The Ballroom
19 PAX at The Ballroom Above is the insight into my mind...... Here's a more legible list of what we did: Mosey in a circle to catch Renaissance - SSH - used to count the PAX present.... - IW x a few - HW x the same…
THE BALLROOM · NOV 5, 2019
WOW!!! 26 for the Ballroom. 25 BCers and 1 IR'd w
WOW!!! 26 for the Ballroom. 25 BCers and 1 IR'd walker. Workout - Blast from the Past. As if last week's focus on 70 TV themes wasn't enough, YHC went in for a return to the early exercon with BLIMPS. The workout …
THE BALLROOM · OCT 29, 2019
Disco inferno with DJ Twister
Twister was up to getting the group awake this am with some 70s TV trivia which is good for the respect crowd but very challenging for those of us born in the late 70s...and even an 80s in there. Since YHC controlled…
THE BALLROOM · SEP 17, 2019
Lead where you are - 2 years have flown by @ THE Ballroom
What a beautiful, steamy fall morning as the gloom saw 19 of The Fort's finest show for our Shovel flag Hand-off at THE Ballroom. Can't believe that it was over 2 years ago when Cake Boss asked YHC to take over Site Q…
THE BALLROOM · JUL 30, 2019
Dance Naked
14 Men took the F3 plunge this morning and posted at the Ballroom on a perfect South Carolina morning. Here is what they did: Mosey out of the parking lot to the cement pad at the back of the school for COP: All in…
THE BALLROOM · MAY 28, 2019
<div>10 bootcampers and 2 runners for a total of 1
THE BALLROOM · MAY 14, 2019
Burpees at the Ballroom?
This was my 4th Q in 6 days so I am running short on ideas, and never knowing what a moderate workout is supposed to be I struggled to build the winke, but no worries I came up with something fun and it was good to see…
THE BALLROOM · MAY 7, 2019
Did Not Learn from Quagmire's Terrible Idea
A complete disclaimer was verbalized this time Moseyed to somewhere in the massive school parking lot – High knees, butt-kickers, Toy Soldiers and Hip stretch thing a ma bobs. Circled up for IW, HW, Morrocan NC…
THE BALLROOM · APR 9, 2019
Cheating and Slow Webs
Dreed's post about "HYPOCRISY OF THE DISHONEST CHEATER" really resonated with me so it became my topic https://www.facebook.com/david.redding.963/posts/683278642142599 How much dishonest cheating are you doing in your…
THE BALLROOM · APR 2, 2019
Tour Around the Ballroom
Advised we are taking the Tour of the Ballroom AO #2 and AO #3 Warm up We moseyed to the front of the School and circled up In cadence Imperial walkers 20 Wind Mills 15 Moroccan Night clubs 30 Imperial Walkers 20…
THE BALLROOM · MAR 12, 2019
Light Pole Circuits & POW POW @ The Ballroom
***Cobains now for the 2 PAX that I missed. You weren't in the video and my memory "ain't what is used to be". Weather was near perfect for a "Pearls on a String"- inspired workout. Dropped the disclaimer, checked for…
THE BALLROOM · FEB 26, 2019
Leg Day at the Ballroom
It was definitely a blessing to Q on one of the two clear days this February. 12 HIM were gathered in the gloom knowing only that they were destined for some leg pain. After a quick disclaimer and a cursory check for…
THE BALLROOM · FEB 12, 2019
FACT: The human body will not melt in the rain
9 strong at The Ballroom, a place that typical brings crowds in the 20's. I can't explain the low numbers, I love my BCs. I can only assume it was one of 3 things: 1. Hatred for the Copa Cabana 2. Rain 3. Blame it on…
THE BALLROOM · DEC 11, 2018
The Ballroom: Picking up the 6.....all 6 of us!
1 is the loneliest number.... but then there were 2 and eventually 6 of us came to the Ballroom for our daily red pill. Was a cool morning but not crazy cold. The Ballroom is usually loaded with PAX but i guess the…
THE BALLROOM · OCT 9, 2018
No Fear = No EnCOURAGEment
22 boot campers (including 1 FNG) and 5 runners posted to THE Ballroom this week looking for some #Encouragement along the pothole-filled road of life. YHC offered a full Disclaimer for the benefit of our FNG (T-claps…
THE BALLROOM · AUG 21, 2018
Moderate? Is that french for 'burpee'?
With no inspiration hitting me at home, YHC decided to show up and see what the AO would speak to me today. It was angry and made us do stupid things. Mosey, warm up with burpee countdown between exercises. Mosey down…
THE BALLROOM · JUL 24, 2018
Light Pole Work
For what looked to be a rainy morning the night before, I was pleased to see we would have a dry morning, except for the sweat from the less than moderate work I had planned. Ballroom is a great AO and is also moderate…
THE BALLROOM · JUL 17, 2018
Core Impact
It was a really nice morning at The Ballroom! The weather was perfect, the PAX were feisty, and the workout was tough (at least I think so). We started out with a quick disclaimer (no FNG's) and then we moseyed around…