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SEP 9, 2019
Dirty D’s
Another great LKW start to a Monday morning. 16 PAX showed up to work off “whatever” they consumed during the NFL kickoff weekend. I gave a good disclaimer, asked if anyone had any injuries I needed to know about, and…
THE ARMORY · SEP 9, 2019
Never Forget
9/11 Tribute WOD - Focus on the Passenger Imagine you’ve woken up on a seemingly normal day, getting ready for a work trip, and then heading to the airport. The traffic isn’t as heavy as you would think, in fact you…
SEP 9, 2019
Honoring 5 heroes from 9/11 at the Honey Badger
16 PAX joined me to honor our fallen heroes, this time I went off the book and decided to do my own version and honor some of the heroes from the tragedy of 9/11. -During the September 11 of 2001 attacks, 2,977 people…
SEP 9, 2019
Making Monday Great Again
Just another case of the Mondays. 13 of us showed up to get better, including another FNG from Bones named Adam. We walked him through the disclaimer and then set out to do our warm-up. Warm-up - quick mosey over to the…
VARSITY · SEP 6, 2019
3 X 12 at Varsity
Eight men in total posted at Varsity for a Tabata routine workout on a somewhat breezy morning. Started with six pax and then an additional two Iron Pax gents joined in about 20 mins into the workout. Warm Up Mosey run…
SEP 6, 2019
What Lacks in Creativity...
Call it "coincidental", impeccable luck, dumb luck, divine appointment, proper Site-Q planning or option "F", None of the Above but I was fortunate to have the Q at the Swamp today; the morning of our region's…
SEP 4, 2019
Burpee Broad Jumps for EVERYONE!!!
7 was the number at Pantheon, sans the SiteQ (whom YHC still needs to give some P200 hardware). Seems everyone posting for a good beatdown got their money's worth. And even if not, the standard fare of FunHouse mumble…
RING OF FIRE · SEP 4, 2019
Bleachers of Pain
Going to start off saying this is Punch List's fault. I talked to him earlier and asked him 2 muscle groups he wanted to hit during todays workout. His choices were quads and back. We had 2 FNG's at The Coop ready to…
SEP 3, 2019
Cannonball : Bakers Dozen of courage, was just what the Cake Boss ordered!
YHC got the invite to lead at Cannonball and I seized the opportunity. The PAX of Lake Wylie are accelerating at high pace and I did not want to miss an opportunity to encourage and continue to "Give it Away". Met a…
COLOSSEUM · SEP 3, 2019
Playing Cards at The Colosseum
A return to the arena we call The Colosseum; a homecoming if you will. That's all that was at stake. With the increased Tuesday attendance and the added AO here in September for the Iron PAX Challenge presenting another…
AUG 31, 2019
Millstone pivots on a dime
YHC waited patiently in the Veteran's Parking lot thinking this may be a party of one and Omaha over to #TheFort to join the hype train down the street. Needless to say, 3 min before the opening bell, Boss Hogg rolls up…
AUG 30, 2019
Early Risers at the Swamp
When I pulled into the parking lot near Best Buy, there were several cars already parked near the AO. Based on the mumble chatter on social media, several of the PAX were getting in some early training for upcoming…
AUG 29, 2019
Minnow Pond Strikes Again
17 Pax descended upon the Minnow Pond this AM. Many were new to the Pond and all were better for having posted. In the 5 weeks since launch, Shady along with the other Qs have set the bar high for MP. The workouts have…
SNAKE PIT · AUG 28, 2019
Iron Paradise
Since becoming the Site Q at The Coop YHC has been missing The Tomahawk. Luckily, 3D was gracious enough to swap AO’s for a day. Needless to say I was pretty excited. 10 PAX showed up 10 minutes early so we had some…
AUG 27, 2019
Concentrica Cornhole... with Kettlebells!
Today was my opportunity to lead the men at Cannonball. This place has become a PAX favorite. Many of the men enjoy the Peg Leg pre-run before the standard start at 5:15am, so I was setting up with plenty of men…
BLOCK PARTY · AUG 27, 2019
Q on Cue
A strong group of 17 PAX appeared in the midst of a cool late-august gloom. - Mosey to Springs parking lot - Carioca one direction - Carioca the other - Mosey to the lot blocked off by the chain Warm Up: - SSH (until I…
AUG 24, 2019
Tinsel's Utensils rolled in the Deep
Great morning to bring all the props out, we had 17 PAX (4x2.0's) kids have become "regulars" at the deep, we also had the visit from EZ rider from the Gas House Region. We started with a slow mossey around the parking…
AUG 24, 2019
Millstone jumps out of the blocks
Backblast disclaimer: Strap yourself in because this is going to be a bit more detailed than my normal backblasts so this can be used for future reference as this AO gets off the ground... 5 gathered for the kick-off of…
AUG 23, 2019
Nine at the Hive
Nine at the Hive Today marked the introduction of lamination at The Hive with the crew once again counting on a partner with station work to #Accelerate. Began with the standard warm up situations while Welcome to the…
AUG 22, 2019
Coupons of Rock
Had a total of 12 plus myself to attend a beat down with Coupons. I wasn't feeling all too well today after seeing the Doctor yesterday. So my goal was to help with form and to push the PAX to getting a good proper burn…
AUG 22, 2019
Monotony is a Choice
16 energetic pax posted to the 4th installment of Minnow Pond. All veterans, all had been warned in advance of need to warm up. So Disclaimed was super short and then it was game on. The Thang Run to playground at WEP…
COLOSSEUM · AUG 20, 2019
Burning Down The Colosseum
Gladly accepted the Q request from Jekyll a month ago for an AO i had never posted to. He told me the Qs really bring the pain. Visited the week prior to get the lay of the land and he was not joking. With that I…
BLOCK PARTY · AUG 20, 2019
Running, Hills, Sand Bags...Complete
No glitz, just guts. (Similar to the writing of this BB.) That's all we needed today to get some mileage, some drill bits, some hills and a couple of sand bag exercises. Now for the evidence it actually happened this…
AUG 19, 2019
Extortion 17 - CPO Mills
Fourteen men came out Honey Badger for a Hero-based workout. Disclaimer Short Mosey Warmup: SSH (IC 12x) Windmill (IC 12x) Imperial Walker (IC 12x) Cherry pickers (IC 12x) Low Slow Squats (IC12x) Merkin (IC 12x) Peter…