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353 backblasts mention “Slapshot”
CURRAHEE · MAY 17, 2022
Crashing the buffet
WARMUP: 0500-0505 Q school followed by 3 side straddle hops to practice calling cadence. We got places to be. THE THANG: Coupons: sandbags and 60lb kettlebell. One guy without a coupon 0505-0525 Ruck to Golden Corral…
SWEEP THE LEG · MAY 16, 2022
Stay Focused - Q-school edition
11 Pax this morning with more seasoned vets and less newer members than expected. A good thing for me as a newer F3 PAX, I knew I could delegate some of the portions of the Q school lessons for the day! Fishstix brought…
APR 15, 2022
All Good at The Swamp
WARMUP: Mosey to Fuji SSH, Imperial Walker, Hillbilly, Mtn Climbers Mosey to Near Death Island One pax runs around the island while other pax exercise -- Squats, Merkins, Parker Peters, Moroccan Night Clubs, Arm circles…
APR 8, 2022
The Peacemaker
WARMUP: Very quick demo of what was coming. 12 exercises pulled from the intro dance to Peacemaker. The board: Oh, and everyone grab a 4.5lb paver for each hand. They're brand new so the gloves are to keep your skin…
JAN 21, 2022
Gaming at the Swamp
When I arrived this morning to check the road conditions around the AO, Grass Knoll and Slapshot had already started their prework activities. It's always great to see guys pushing themselves to get better. Once 38…
DEC 10, 2021
A wet and cold pusher!
Today at the swamp it started off just a little chilly but by the time we moze it over to the home Depot parking lot for a quick warm up, here came the rain! Warmed up with 15 of each exercise: Moroccan Night Club, Hill…
FEB 9, 2021
Take that, treats!
IIRC, the last and only time YHC has Qed at Golden Corral was partnering with Slapshot over a year ago, so when Lutefisk said there was an opening, it was time to step up. I had quite a few devious plans built up for…
JAN 21, 2021
Things Happen When They Are Supposed To Happen
Today was my last Q before I donate a kidney to a friend on Monday (1/25). The workout was designed to highlight some of the lessons I've learned throughout this process and I hope to impart on the 10 PAX that showed up…
NOV 19, 2020
Laced Up Tight
31 degrees at Laces In? Sure, I'll take it. I gave the PAX a heads-up, shown below... At the risk of potential "over-hyping," here are a number of things to consider for Laces In: - Minow Pond will be converging with…
JUL 16, 2020
All about Stang
It's always a pleasure to Q Laces In especially when Slapshot (fellow Yinzer) markets that YHC will bring pull-up pains. 11 PAX got better this morning. Shout out to Greenwave for finally posting after months of…
FEB 20, 2020
Four #HIM at Laces In
Four men showed for a fun morning before the winter storm hit. We looked around and collectively said: “Is this it??” Once we realized everybody else was hiding from the snow, the clock struck 0515. I disclaimed the…
DEC 5, 2019
12 Days of Christmas
15 HIMs descended on Laces In/Out for a beat down today including (3) runners led by Rock Thrill and (12) for BC led by YHC. YHC was honored to be invited by Cyclops to Q at this AO. There is so much to do that I…
NOV 11, 2019
Shoulder Work at Quagmire
13 men arrived at Quagmire Monday morning. After a quick disclaimer and some leg stretches, we ran over to Kohls. COP SSH x 25 Imperial Walker x 15 Windmill x 10 Plank Stretches Next, we began the meat of the workout…
OCT 1, 2019
The Terrible Awful
Where is the weather break ,man? 91% humidity at 0515. Dang, son. While sweating through their shirts, everyone at least kept them on. Confident we would have at least 1 invisible shirt guy had he posted at GC…
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…
APR 17, 2019
Being Still at the Pantheon
4 warriors met in the gloom at the Pantheon. No FNGs present, so the disclaimer was short and we started with some stretching. Warmup 2 sets Single leg stretch - one foot planted with knee bent and six near the earth…
ALCATRAZ · MAR 9, 2019
Alcatraz Music Montage
We had 4 Pax that made their way to Alcatraz for an full hour of YHC. Perogi (visiting from Carpex), SlapShot and Uber were all Polish brothers from other mothers had some really good mumble chatter during the mosey…