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ALCATRAZ · JAN 20, 2018
All The Jacks
Alcatraz has so many options for doling out the pain. With the recent snow there was still areas of ice so decided to stay on campus and use those resources. Warm ups: SSW (Jumping Jacks), Hillbilly Walkers, Imperial…
SLOW BURN · JAN 19, 2018
Post Snow Cold Burn
11 at SlowBurn ... label me disappointed, is it the cold? Is it the snow on the ground? Prepare Yo Self, put on some mittens and a cap and get out here ... please (apparently I don’t say please enough) Filling in for an…
JAN 18, 2018
Snow Day - Pantheonish - RUCKS - SNOW
So yeah, I knew Tempo was going to be closed but I really really really wanted to "play" in the snow. So I threw it out on Twitter that I would be at the Pantheon field with sandbags and a RUCK if anyone wanted to join…
RING OF FIRE · JAN 17, 2018
Looking like roosters at The Coop
The night prior, the kids were giddy with school closure glee. The anticipation of snow, whether it would accumulate or not, had us PAX feeling like little kids the night before Christmas. Would I be able to make it?…
COLOSSEUM · JAN 16, 2018
Different Q to prevent 0-59. Turns out it was just a #GDTBATH
Temps of 20F, 15 PAX were early and ready to go. Mumblechatter of running vs standing around was way better. Mosey through Pickup Lanes x2 - Regular - High knees - Butt Kickers - Toy Soldiers COP at Basketball Court …
JAN 16, 2018
Goruck Welcome Party prep at Golden Corral
14 HIM’s showed up at GC for a crash course on the welcome party portion of a Goruck challenge, or to remind themselves how much the welcome party sucks. We started with 12 HIM’s but stole Royale and Copyright from…
JAN 15, 2018
A Real Ball Buster at Quagmire
I was going to name this "Playing with NASA's Balls at Quagmire", but I won't go there.... GREAT morning! Chilly, crisp, with clear skies. NASA-Q loves starry mornings. Quite a few PAX showed up ready to give Monday the…
JAN 12, 2018
#218in18 Kick-off Convergence BackBlast
76 PAX (including 4 FNGs) met in the gloom at Harris Teeter this morning to kick the year off the right way. Group 1 - Jedi Start with 60 seconds of plank tutorial, then a fairly lame attempt to explain the exercise…
JAN 11, 2018
Footloose - Balmy weather
What a difference a week makes. Who would have thought we would be out in tee-shirts and shorts after a week of the teen temperatures. Fortunately the rain finished up a few hours before we kicked things off at 5:15. 17…
JAN 10, 2018
If in Tega Cay you utilize hills and RUN
YHC took the message from Maxims at Tuesday's Beyond WO to heart. We all find reasons to not push through difficult times; if thats a workout, raising kids, marriage, we tend to find a reason to give up or divert what…
CLYDESDALES · JAN 10, 2018
Clydesdale Shuffle
We had 20 at Clydesdale's for a balmy run. A few men took to the Baxter trails while the rest of us headed out for a Grey Rock loop. Sure it's 5mi. I said if you add the little harvest Pt. road hill. Well that was…
COLOSSEUM · JAN 9, 2018
Burpees and Detours at Colosseum
5 pax arrived at Colosseum ready for a strong start to a Tuesday morning. No FNGs, the disclaimer was given and we were off… or so I thought. YHC quickly aggravated a recurring leg issue and we came to a grinding halt…
JAN 9, 2018
GC - RUCK - Teamwork - DFQ - Embrace the Suck
Man I hope you guys read the whole way through this, because I left truly inspired by the PAX that Embraced the Suck with me today. 8 Ruckers joined up on a "warm" morning at GC. It was 31 or something which felt like…
JAN 8, 2018
Cones, Cones and more Cones
Dynamic Warm up COP - The Usual The Thang - Cone workout Cones were laid out next to every tree along road between Home Depot and Buffalo Wild Wings. Did cones in groups of four. After completing an exercise we ran back…
JAN 5, 2018
The Hive 2018.01
Happy New Year! It was sub-teens this morning and by the forcast, not supposed to get above freezing today. Even though this weather is slightly ridiculous, 5 men still posted to the Hive to find something hard to do…
JAN 5, 2018
What's that Smell, C'MON Man
6 Ruckers 5 Bootcampers 1 Runner Moving Dynamic Warm-up COP - The Usual exercises Partner Up Ab/Arm Combo's thrown in throughout the beatdown Partner Up P1 - Exercise, P2 - Run around Chick-Fil-A, Flapjack Dips Squats…
JAN 4, 2018
Just in Time
YHC peeled into the parking with 1 minute to spare before the 515 start to see 12 eager PAX waiting to warm up in the cold. It would have been a bad look for the Site Q to be late to his own Q. The Thang Mosey to the…
THE BALLROOM · JAN 2, 2018
The Ballroom_ Moon River and some CakeBoss!
6 PAX joined YHC at The Ballroom on this 12 degree morning. We all have a choice and if we think its cold outside, you need to ask yourself what is colder....the temperature or leaving your brother alone at an AO? I…
BLOCK PARTY · JAN 2, 2018
Forefeast of the Theophany
10 PAX posted in the arctic air this morning (the Ninth Day of Christmas) after emerging from their warm vehicles. There was some mild griping about the weather and a college football game from the night before. Before…
SNAKE PIT · JAN 1, 2018
3 Celebrated the New Year With The Tomahawk
Yes, it is indeed January 16th, and yes this workout took place on January 1. LIFE. Enough said. I was a good boy on New Year's Eve and limited myself to a couple drinks and stopped drinking by 9pm. My friends gave me a…
JAN 1, 2018
New Year's at #SwampMire
First off, I'll let you in on a little secret that you may already know: If I'm promoting something on Twitter (especially my Q), you should only believe about 60% of the content of the tweet. Problem is, you just don't…
DEC 30, 2017
Frozen: The Fort Version - Let It Go - 12/30/17
12 men met on the frozen tundra that was Walter Elisha this morning to get better. Freebird led the first half of the workout and Ginsu closed it out. Motivational words were given re: purpose & intentionality heading…
THE RANCH · DEC 28, 2017
The Q, a Weinke, and an Audible
Dang, it was cold. The PAX assembled, 2 were off running and the rest began the mosey. We mosey’d to the access road to Springfield Middle School and completed some warm-ups consisting dynamic stretching, karaoke…
DEC 27, 2017
Bring Back the Donkey Kicks
9 Pax and 2 Runners showed up in freezing temps and were ready to get after it. The runners were already off to the races so the rest of us needed to move to warm up. There was no disclaimer given as there were no FNG's…