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VARSITY · NOV 6, 2020
Venice or Vienna
7 PAX on a perfect South Carolina morning in November. Disclaimer was given Mosey to Band Practice lot Warmup in cadence Side-straddle Hops Imperial Walkers Hillbilly Walkers Shoulder Taps Some Yoga Squats Split Squats…
OCT 19, 2020
6 of My Heroes w/ Me @ Honey Badger
Site Q got my verbal confirmation to Q @ The Badger Den even though I'm deathly afraid of what goes on at the AO on Mondays. Wednesday's and Friday's...cakewalks. Monday's...find me at The Armory. I know I need to run…
OCT 12, 2020
Hero Workout for PFC Jacob Hancher "Hightower"
Monday we sadly added a new Hero to our workout. PFC Jacob Hancher was known to F3 Grand Strand as "Hightower" Jacob William Hancher, 23, passed away October 03, 2020 in Myrtle Beach, SC while serving in the line of…
OCT 9, 2020
Stationary 11s Sprint
11 PAX gather, about 8 of them on time... Warm Up: Lap for late comers to catch up Side-straddle Hops Imperial Walker Hillbilly Walker Moroccan Night Club Plank Some yoga Mountain Climbers Some yoga Monkey Humpers Move…
OCT 2, 2020
84 days til Xmas
2 for a simple yet hard workout, 84 days until Xmas, 4 exercises with 21 reps each. run to fountain for 21 reps of each with a run up and down the stairs x 2 after completing each segment: Merkins Squats BIg boy sit ups…
SEP 28, 2020
Army Captain John D. Hortman
Can't remember the last time YHC Q'ed HB. Happy to be back to what was the normal Monday AO for about a year. Refugee pulled up looking patriotic as ever and YHC was pleased. 0500 hit and we got to work. Short Mosey…
VARSITY · SEP 25, 2020
RPG/Varsity Convergence
It was a beautiful rainy morning. 17 dudes converged under the awning at NaFo. A dozen or so arrived by 05:00 for some Sasquatch Broga. Around 05:20 we started the Varsity Bootcamp. This is usually when the RPG guys…
SEP 21, 2020
Cadential Extension at Quagmire
Glad to be subbing in for Shady this morning. Had originally set an AMRAP plan for Quagmire PAX to ponder. However, there was an FNG present, so I decided to modify a bit so we all stayed closer together. Moseyed…
THE RANCH · SEP 10, 2020
16 for minutes at The Ranch
15 PAX joined YHC this morning for minutes at the Ranch. I wanted to try something a little different which can be a challenge but thankfully, all were willing to test it out. It was touch and go with ShopVac and Nature…
BUSHWOOD · SEP 2, 2020
Start right for the intended ripple effect
9 HIM descended upon Bushwood on a humid September morning for a start to the day to create a positive ripple effect. In planning this workout, YHC hoped to put together a little bit of everything to give the PAX their…
COLOSSEUM · AUG 25, 2020
Crazy 8's & The world's second longest heart charger
11 #HIM began their Tuesday at the Colosseum by choosing the DRP. Here's what we did: COP - Mosey to the front of the school - we circled up for a warm up - All execrises were double count and in cadence: Imperial…
AUG 11, 2020
Honoring Schmalstieg at The Fire Ant
Taking a page out of the Honey Badger book by using a page out of the Hero Workout book. This day at the Fire Ant, we'd honor Gunnery Sergeant Justin Schmalstieg (December 15, 2010). First, disclaimer. Second, minor…
AUG 3, 2020
THE MURPH at The Honey Badger
PAX, You see these images and immediately, something or some things come to your mind. SEAL, Serviceman, Patriot, Fighter, Hero, Integrity, son, brother, fiancee, to name a few. Or, one word, a nickname actually, comes…
COLOSSEUM · JUL 28, 2020
Back to back Respectables at Colosseum
I had some big shoes to fill coming off last weeks Q by Rebel. He brought the pain with some solid 3 minute interval exercises. The 16 PAX this morning gave it their best as we started out after the brief disclaimer and…
JUL 21, 2020
Lead, Then Get Out of the Way
A month ago Lutefisk reached out for me to Q today and I said yes. Thinking to myself, that will give me plenty of time to get my sorry butt somewhat back in shape. Well, that didn't happen so had to figure out how to…
SNAKE PIT · JUL 1, 2020
Bell Danglers
Fourteen/Fifteen bell slingers decided to make the hard decision and accelerate their Wednesday morning. A disclaimer was made and we were off. We slowseyed over to the front of the school with the bells for a traveling…
THE BALLROOM · JUN 30, 2020
The Limp Noodle at The Ballroom
After a quick tour of the day’s pain stations the PAX were offered the opportunity to chose their partner for this morning’s work. While one partner would run to the pain station near the bridge to nowhere where the…
JUN 30, 2020
Preparedness with a Board of Pain
"Preparedness - Getting ready for the expected while BEING ready for the unexpected" - QSource The unexpected: At anytime during the workout you hear my whistle, drop and do 20 burpees. Whistle unexpectedly went off 5…
JUN 22, 2020
Senior CPO Robinson
Five men posted at Honey Badger. Weather was warm and humid. Start with a mosey run (included toy soldiers, butt kickers, high knees) Warmup SSH (12x I/C) Windmills (12x I/C) Imperial Walkers (12x I/C) Morrocan N/C (12x…
MAY 25, 2020
PreMurph weird exercises at Quagmire
Disclaimer was disclaimed to these seasoned veterans. Brisk Mosey from StartEx to Kohls parking lot, lots of complaints already. Circle up then instruct the PAX to assume the FLLP, forward-leaning-listening-position…
MAY 15, 2020
Is it the Humidity or is the Workout Challenging?
5 PAX at the Forest Hill temporary location for the traditional Friday kettlebell #TheHive. Kept it simple this morning: Warm up - SSH x20 - IW x10 - HW x10 - Yoga - run a lap Every Minute on the Minute (EMOM): 1st…
FEB 27, 2020
Runnin' Long Laps at The Pond
Minnow Pond on a brisk 35 degree morning? Sure, I'll bite. This one's gonna be short on content but heavy on work. First I must say that it was good to see some of the not-so-regular guys at this edition. We had 2 post…
SLOW BURN · FEB 21, 2020
Braving the "elements" at Slowburn
By now, it's a well-traveled story about the threat of inclement weather for our Friday AM post at Slow Burn. Fortunately, 10 other men joined me as we decided to give it a go anyways. After some comments the perfect…
RING OF FIRE · FEB 19, 2020
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Today was a day a long time coming, but more in the NMM. 10 Men showed for a soggy beat down at the Coop. Here's what we did: The Thang: Mosey, with some shuffle, to the practice field. COP - SSH - Mountain Climbers …