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JAN 29, 2016
KB top 10!
Longshanks sent out a tweet Thursday night that this would be a Seacrest Top 10 workout. YHC had other plans, so a quick audible was needed. After a little EC with Ginsu, the cars started rolling in. Only 5 of course…
NOV 27, 2015
All Sales Are Final...No Returns Accepted
So you ate a bunch of turkey and are feeling a little flabby. All that shopping to do but you need to burn a few calories first. Gotta post somewhere and you heard Zima was having a Black Friday Q that was deemed…
OCT 20, 2015
Golden Corral is my kind of cooking...
This morning was my first time attending Golden Corral, I know to some PAX that this seems like an old AO (shiny new things down the street –props to Jekyll on the #cyberbulling) so Senator and I gave a brief history…
COLOSSEUM · SEP 29, 2015
When the Weinke Comes Up Short...
Not wanting to run and stay fresh for this morning's Q was not in the cards when half the Pax sent me messages asking what time we were running (more like Cerrano and Maximus). 0445 was the answer and so YHC, Cerrano…
COLOSSEUM · SEP 22, 2015
Life is short, carry more!
14 Men came for some fun at The Colosseum The Thang Mosey round the school to the back lot COP 25 Seal Jacks 25 Mountain Climbers 25 SSH 25 Peter Parker/Parker Peter 25 Squats w calf raise 10 Merkins 25 SSH 25 Plank…
AUG 28, 2015
Tour De Rivergate IV
18 PAX strong for a lot of running in preparation for the upcoming BRR and some Burpees thrown in for good measure! Mosey around for a 1 mile warm-up run COP Plank O Rama Merkins Mountain Climbers Peter Parkers Parker…
AUG 21, 2015
Is this a hockey practice at #F3TheSwamp?
Disclaimer (statement witnessed by many…2 FNG =Kenny Rogers & Robin Hood both EH by #PICKSIX #T-Claps & #WELLDONE! #COWORKERS) Appreciate Cable Guy inviting me to Q…it was great to meet all the new guys and this AO had…
JUL 24, 2015
6 Brave Men Throwing Bells at The Hive!
6 men showed up to throw kettle bells in the dark at FMHS. We were coming off of a Dark Helmet beat down focused on "quality." This week we added quantity on to that lesson and the PAX showed up to work! Quick…
COLOSSEUM · JUN 23, 2015
Yoga, Speedwork, & Repetitions
Conditions were absolutely sweaty and 84 degrees…welcome to summer. Disclaimer (statement not reviewed by Legal Counsel that is currently pulling a “smarta$$sack/resting up for his next Q…really? I thought my Q’s were…
JUN 5, 2015
Wheels almost run over by Cheerleaders!!
5 of Fort Mills biggest characters arrived for the first installment of the new AO known as The Hive. Besides lifting some kettlebells, the Pax also had to dodge the Fort Mill High cheerleaders as they wildly drove…
THE RANCH · MAY 7, 2015
"Because ours goes to 11" - The Ranch and a Spinal Tap lesson on PAIN!
11 Men rode in on their steel horses with the intention of breaking a sweat and building some endurance. What they got was a lesson from the School of Pain. The Thang: Mosey down trail to baseball field, COP Peter…
BLOCK PARTY · MAY 5, 2015
Core words of wisdom from Waylon
21 pax posted to Block Party for a core blast plus a dose of leadership lessons from one of the original sages of Outlaw Country, the one and only Waylon Jennings. The Thang Warm up run 3/4 around WEP COP -- Parker…
APR 28, 2015
Carry your weight!
21 Pax Gathered for fun and a little exercise of the body! Mosie around HT Parking lot for a while COP 20 Chuck Norris Merkins 20 MC 20 Peter Parker 20 Parker Peter 20 SSH 20 Wide Arm Merkins 20 Carolina Dry Docks 20…
FEB 10, 2015
The 4 Corners of Persevering through F.A.T.P.A.N.T.S.
15 pax gathered at Golden Corral for lessons in perseverance (White Lightning & Free Bird somehow unlatched the barn door & took off on a soggy 5 miler for some P200 training). The first lesson coming from the late…
RING OF FIRE · JAN 28, 2015
Learning to Fly
13 Lucky Men showed up at the Coop for a Physics Lesson in Kinetic Energy by YHC. The Problem: It was COLD... 24 degrees cold. So cold that YHC was rusty on the COP calls to start. The Solution: Generate heat by being…
BLOCK PARTY · OCT 21, 2014
Sideways lessons for going forward
16 Pax posted to Block Party on a perfect, crisp fall morning. The theme for the workout was SIDEWAYS. Other than the opening warm-up run, other movements on feet between spots were to be done sideways (or backwards)…
OCT 7, 2014
Trucker's horn blasted
24 (new record for Golden Corral) PAX observed YHC tweet that today's workout would double your money back guarantee, but they didn't realize that YHC took his clock out of his tractor trailer for use of Tabata. For…
RING OF FIRE · JUN 18, 2014
The Coop - Campus Summer Tour 2014
Cake Boss at the helm came into the gloom of The Coop looking for some moonlight to shine on the AO. It was going to get dark and scary and I did not want any of the 10 PAX to cry for momma in the dark. There was some…
RING OF FIRE · MAR 19, 2014
The Coop - "Hey, I have 5-6 marshmallows in my Lucky Charms!"
9 men came to The Coop and heard a Lesson on being grateful and humble. “I only got 5-6 marshmallows in my Lucky Charms ” vs. “Hey, I got 5-6 marshmallows in my Lucky Charms, how cool is that!” Be the servant leader we…