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VARSITY · JUL 19, 2019
Varsity: Keeping up the pace
I have to be honest.....I'm so late with this back blast all I remember is I could not straighten my arm for 4 days. The pullups and curls with the cinder blocks killed me.....lol 5 of us came to The Varsity for some…
JUL 19, 2019
Everyone's a winner at the Swamp
YHC got a text from the QIC for the Swamp on 07/19/2019 that he was on IR. Coming off of IR myself I felt the need to answer the call. 11 HIM got moseying after a proper disclaimer (hola FNG from Lox). We ran to Target…
SLOW BURN · JUL 19, 2019
Donkeys, Monkeys and Scorpions
15 fit dudes and on the other end of the spectrum ... YHC on Q This will hurt me more than it hurts you ... Mosey and circle up Imperial Walker x 15 IC LBC x 15 IC Side SH x 15 IC Shoulder Taps x 15 IC HB Walker x 15 IC…
JUL 18, 2019
Tempo - Running alone sucks, ask Gears
It seems that Gears was still holding a grudge from last week when he was Run Solo at Tempo. This week he had some company, much to his chagrin, as he had plans not to run alone 2 weeks in a row (he wanted to go back to…
JUL 17, 2019
Pantheon - 5 at 5
5 PAX took the DRP and came to Pantheon for a 3rd Q in 5 days from YHC. It was a hot and humid morning, who would have thought that of Tega Cay in July? Needless to say, YHC brought a Weinke and a speaker. That's all…
COLOSSEUM · JUL 16, 2019
Sweatfest at The Colosseum
Humidity was think this morning - but that didn't stop three strong men from joining me in a sweaty beat-down at The Colosseum. Here is what we did: COP Windmills X10 Downward Dog/Honeymooner 10 second count X2 L:BC X30…
JUL 15, 2019
Virtuous Leadership at Crows Nest
15 men made it out to Crow's Nest. Here's what they did. Sorry to hear that Survey Says had to leave because he rolled his ankle during the pre-run. COP IWs – CDDs – SSHs – Ranger Merkins – Broga – MNCs – Mountain…
ALCATRAZ · JUL 13, 2019
Alcatraz has rocks and hills - Who knew?
4 Pax showed up for a humid Saturday in Tega Cay. YHC had been pretty lazy this week after returning from BonAire. Look it up! Fantastic windsurfing! So, the beatdown commenced with a run, what else. The Thang Run to…
JUL 12, 2019
The Hive Freshly Paved
I showed up for my VQ KB workout at The Hive to find a freshly paved parking lot. Apparently Bandcamp has a lot of pull! It's nice going home without road rash and stones in the front seat. The workout consisted of the…
JUL 12, 2019
Lake Wylie Q-School 101
Class is session with YHC at the helm for Q School 101 in Lake Wylie. Today's Lesson Plan: Disclaimer, 5 Core Principles, Counting Cadence, Scouting an AO and a little bit of pain. Starting promptly at 0515 we dropped…
JUL 12, 2019
Big B, little b, what begins with B?
Buddies, Burpees, Bearcrawls, Bodybuilders, Booyah! Merkins and B.O.M.B.S. all start with that letter B, that's what. 18 attended the Swamp today, half rucked, the other have joined YHC for a little schooling on the…
JUL 11, 2019
The Return of Austin Powers
5 Brave PAX descended on the PoopDeck for the first of YHC's back to back Q's. Austin Powers was a welcome sight, not sure if there was more time between the movie sequels or his posts. Here's how we got after it…
JUL 9, 2019
Honoring SEALS with a Watering Can
We completed on of the GORUCK workouts of the month honoring the Navy SEALS. Not sure that grown men pouring water over each other at 5:00AM is what the SEALS have in mind when thinking of honors they would like to…
JUL 9, 2019
4 Basic Exercises, Indian Runs, Achievement Recognitions and Pop Quizzes
3 "Peg Leggers", Me. Whitesnake and O'Reilly, met to get better (Cannonball Pre-run Staple to Peg's house and back) before any other Pax showed up. 15 men Circle up on a muggy day and the disclaimer was given. I…
JUL 9, 2019
Climbing Ladders at the Golden Corral
Golden Corral - The AO that has been revived in recent months thanks to the leadership of Lutefisk. 13 men met at the Harris Teeter parking lot in the gloom on this cloudy morning. Started with the disclaimer and we…
RING OF FIRE · JUL 3, 2019
Making Bad Things Better
Most of my Q's in recent months have been ruck focused. As I started thinking about what we would do on Wednesday, I realized that one of my last bootcamp Q was likely when Wegman's held the QvQ event at The Coop in…
JUL 2, 2019
Life Skills with kettle bell babies at the Cannonball
[video width="1280" height="720" mp4="https://f3thefort.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/CannonBall_20190702_060148.mp4"][/video] Disclaimer disclaimed while in plank. Start the party with an Indian run complete failure…
COLOSSEUM · JUL 2, 2019
Making it Count at the Colosseum
I forgot how dark this AO is to start so was surprised when I felt like I didn't recognize any of the pax that came to work this morning. We had 9 in all, including Ryan the FNG (EH goes to Bubble Boy). Gave the…
JUL 2, 2019
7-4-17-76
13 on hand plus and FNG as YHC took the Q at Golden Corral for the first time. Thanks Lutefisk for the opportunity to lead these Men. Arrived early to survey the expected AO. The area chosen for the Thang I have only…
JUL 1, 2019
The Honey Badger 1776 Challenge
There was alot of chitter chatter on Twitter.....and Slack......leading up to this workout on 7/1 regarding posting to Badger or some other location in the greater Fort area. I ponder if some thought my idea of a…
JUN 28, 2019
First Timer at the Hive
Always fun to Q a workout your not overly familiar with so figured I'd give the pax a little something different than what they're used to in a kettlebell workout. Special thanks to Shady who brought his arsenal of KB's…
JUN 27, 2019
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12 attended the Poopdeck this morning and came ready to work. I gave the usual disclaimer and then informed the PAX that it has been awhile since I've been on the Exicon and decided to work my way through the whole…
THE RANCH · JUN 27, 2019
The Never Ending Mile - Ranch
Workout was performed on the quarter mile loop in front of the Springfield Middle School drop off loop. Many pax attempted to finish the mile, but no one was able to within the time allotted. This is a very tough…
JUN 26, 2019
Pantheon of Pain - The "Gam Guillotine" - Redux
This BB is going to be easy, at least for the workout part for in honor the Q of my first workout - Jekyll - I decided to recreate his Q nearly verbatim. With the help of Gears I was able to find his original back…