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JUN 25, 2019
A Return To The Corral Which Is Golden
Man, it's been a long time. It's been a long time since coming to the Golden Corral, or as it was often referred, the Buffet of Pain but it's also been too long since my last post. No better way to knock the rust off…
JUN 24, 2019
Hero Workout - "Jay"
11 at the Honey Bader to honor Spc. Javion "Jay" Sullivan for his service to our country and giving the ultimate sacrifice. He was a hero before he went overseas and solidified that truth with his sacrifice Jay is the…
JUN 24, 2019
Keep it Simple
This will probably be the easiest backblast I ever write and it just goes to show, sometimes SIMPLER equals HARDER. Got the text Sunday following church that we needed a substi-Q for Quagmire and I felt like I really…
JUN 21, 2019
Webs at Bermuda Triangle for anniversary celebrations
First time out at the Bermuda Triangle, longer drive than usual but it was totally worth it, good to see new faces out in the gloom. Today marks my 2nd anniversary with F3 Nation and it's also the first anniversary of…
JUN 21, 2019
On the Fly Tour of The Swamp
12 Pax made it out to The Swamp and Chupacabra in the Gloom of the Morning. 7 bootcampers, 3 Ruckers, and 2 runners that started super early. Beautiful low humidity morning was a welcome surprise from the rest of the…
JUN 20, 2019
Remember your #
Another saucy morning for the PAX at footloose. Slight mumble chatter as YHC assessed the group. I had a plan but could I pull it off was the question. Gave a brief intro and disclaimer and we were off for our 5 second…
JUN 18, 2019
Buddies and Bells
I've definitely had my fair share of Q's at this point, but I still get a little nervous before each and every one, not out of fear, but desire to give everyone a good workout. The PAX trust me with their time and I…
JUN 18, 2019
Partner Work at Golden Corral - Tuesday, June 18th, 2019
14 HIM joined YHC for some partner work at Golden Corral. They were invited to bring some extra weight for extra credit...some took me up on this offer...probably a bad decision. Mosey to top of the road next to…
JUN 17, 2019
Bringing the Pain to Crows Nest
Having never been to Crows Nest before, YHC arrived at 0445 to get the lay of the land. It gave me some time to get a few things setup and wait for the Pax to arrive. Temp was around 73. Folks started arriving by 5:10…
THE ARMORY · JUN 17, 2019
The Armory: 20190617 Circling the Wagons
14 PAX for a humid day at The Armory. Working hard and starting the week off strong!! We did a quick warm up and got loose I showed the PAX my drawings on the ground of my Inner Stick Man and Outter Stick Man, talking…
JUN 17, 2019
Quagmire- Where it all Started
14 plus an FNG in the warm and muggy Gloom at Quagmire. This AO is where I posted for my first time back on 2-18-19. Bones' Eh'd me for 12 full months before I gathered the gumption to get after it. Lutefisk had the Q…
VARSITY · JUN 14, 2019
Dance Party at Varsity
Nine men came out to the party. Weather was perfect. Warm up Mosey Run Circle up and do: SSH (IC 12x) Windmill (IC 12x) Imperial Walker (IC 12x) Moroccan Nightclub (IC 12x) Low Slow Squats (IC12x) Merkin (IC 12x) Peter…
JUN 12, 2019
If Wilt Chamberlain met Nicole (well he probably did)
It was cool morning and 11 showed up for my Q at the Abyss. I gave a brief but full disclaimer. We did a fast mosey, because they don't always have to be slow (I picked this up from a Backblast where Duck Dynasty…
JUN 10, 2019
We don't need no stinking drill bits - we're at Quagtastic!
Kicked off the fun with a short mosey to one parking lot over about 50 yards. Started the warm-up with windmills (10x), low slow squats (10x), imperial walkers (10x), cherry pickers (10x), merkins (10x), diamond merkins…
JUN 7, 2019
Time to Get Some at Bermuda Triangle
It was only a matter of time until I was called to the deep uncharted territories of Lake Wylie, somewhere they call the Bermuda Triangle. Olaf was nice enough to keep me company and take the 25 min ride from Lake Ridge…
SNAKE PIT · JUN 5, 2019
100/300 Blind Spots
9 PAX gathered in the humid pre-rain gloom at the southern end of The Fort for this iteration of The Tomahawk Warmup: Short mosey 10 SSH 10 Mountain Climbers (slow count) 10 Parker Peters 10 Peter Parkers…
BLOCK PARTY · JUN 4, 2019
Why Do We Have To Do So Many Wheelbarrows?
Punchlist and YHC finishes up a preruck because what is sleep? We finished up and saw a few familiar faces in the parking lot. After a quick disclaimer we started off on a mosey. Warmup in a parking lot consisting of…
JUN 4, 2019
Honoring the 4,413
13 HIMs partook in what the pax didn’t know was a workout to honor the Allied soldiers who were killed on D-Day 75 years ago this coming June 6th. With lots to accomplish in 45 minutes, a brief disclaimer was given and…
MAY 31, 2019
Bucket Tour Stop 2
After I partook in a little Broga led by Cobra Kai I made my way over to the area where the fellas were congregating. A few of the Pax thought I was gonna be a no show since The "Two Ferns Tahoe" was not in plain…
SLOW BURN · MAY 31, 2019
Like a Tapas Restaurant ?
Long Shanks and Spud did not even break a sweat, and I was spent. Appearances by Jonah Hill and Matt Foley ... and so it goes ... Mosey to Empire Pizza parking lot Dynamic warm-up back and forth across the lot ... butt…
MAY 30, 2019
Leaving Home
It was a Thursday morning gloom at Laces In...a Thursday in May when the temp was already higher than it should be...a Thursday when our Site Q was DR but his predecessor provided strong support...a Thursday after The…
MAY 28, 2019
No Turkish Get Ups
16 PAX met in the gloom for my KB VQ. I wasn't sure how it would go, so I came overprepared. The Q scheduled couldn't make it, and I managed to get it from Two Ferns before Royale, who wanted to do 45 minutes of Turkish…
MAY 27, 2019
Memorial Day at CrowsNest
Crows Nest - May 27, 2019 I was not sure how many Pax would show up for a Pre-Murph event, but I planned what I thought was a gentle workout before some Pax completed the Murph. We started off with a run with some high…
MAY 23, 2019
Laces Out - The Bear Prep Edition
4 men joined me today for an awesome 6 mile tour of some hills around Fort Mill. Why not with The Bear around the corner? A disclaimer was given, as well as a safety check. We warmed up around the lot and we were off…