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554 backblasts mention “Bonsai”
AUG 23, 2018
Did someone say party @ Laces In...
Woke up this morning to a cool breeze which helped me forget the stiffness I felt from my first post the day before at Clydesdale’s. 13 PAX showed up for the party and ready to work. Disclaimer and off we went Warm-ups…
JUL 12, 2018
Board of Pain Week 2
Whoaaa Nelly! Humidity up and so was the PAX count. Added 9 men from last week for a total of 19. Several first timers- Norm, Manifold, Sugar Daddy, JWOWW. The Sale Boys were valiant. My understanding is they blacked…
JUL 7, 2018
If all else fails, SSH
Honored to Q at The Fort, thanks to Bonsai, 13 PAX and Old Bay for bring us an FNG, Sherbet Laminated post-it note in hand, and we're off Mosey around path, circle-ish, 10 SSH, 10 Imp Walker, 10 LSSquats Mosey to next…
COLOSSEUM · JUN 26, 2018
Chalk up the Pain
29 Men descended on the Colosseum for a downpainment delivered via sidewalk chalk and a discussion on You vs. You. There are enemies around all of the time and as men we are challenged to defeat those enemies one by…
COLOSSEUM · MAY 8, 2018
Truck full of concrete at Colosseum
If you've posted at the Colosseum, you know Jekyll guarantees it'll be worth your time. So for all the future Q's of this AO, the nation looks forward to you keeping the streak alive. Several weeks ago I had the…
APR 17, 2018
Where is Spring??
18 Men showed up on a very chilly April morning. The pre-ruck was very well attended, and the ruck portion was being Q'ed by Olaf and there seemed to be several implements of torcher that were assembled for the rucking…
JAN 20, 2018
4 non-rooster HIM's got put to work
For the non-roosters, 4 HIM stepped up at WEP for a brisk hour-long tour of Fort Mill parking lots. Parking Lot 1: -15 American Hammers -20 Flutter Kicks -20 Hello Dolly Parking Lot 2: -15 Shoulder Taps -15 Knee Taps…
NOV 9, 2017
Pushing through Puddles at Laces In
17 men (6 for Laces Out at 0500 and 11 for Laces In at 0515) posted in the cold wet gloom this morning to get better. After a quick disclaimer with a repeated reminder to modify as necessary and not sue missionaries…
BLOCK PARTY · NOV 7, 2017
Election Day - Do you know about Pennies for Progress???
Knowing that today is Election Day and that there is an important referendum on the ballot to help continue to improve York County's roadway infrastructure (since SCDOT has no $$$ to help), YHC figured it would be good…
COLOSSEUM · AUG 22, 2017
Eclipse at the Colosseum...Rock Hill Rip-off
Leading up to this fine Tuesday at THE COLOSSEUM, there were a few challenges and statements made about who would be willing to come out. Of all the conversations, I'll give credit to those who showed after being…
AUG 5, 2017
You Can Blame Dark Helmet
The past few weeks have been anything but typical for me. Laid off from my job and then I planned to do a road trip which turned into the road trip from hell in many ways. But God was and is faithful and I made it back…
AUG 1, 2017
Old School Ruck Workout
The workout was actually pretty simple Right at 5:15 and maybe a minute before I gave a very quick and brief typical disclosure except I say not to go at your own pace because you will be left behind. Then the pax all…
JUL 22, 2017
Fun filled morning at The Deep
I have to admit I was excited to get the invitation from Royal to come out to the Deep and Q. This gave me the opportunity to visit another AO and share the Bonsai Tree which deep down all Pax have a love hate…
JUL 6, 2017
Disclaimer, Warm-up, Converge
3 pax gathered at WEP for LacesIn. YHC later found out a rumor Bonsai had started (unconfirmed) was swirling that I'd bring the board of pain to WEP, and that may have steered pax toward Footloose. For the record, no…
JUN 29, 2017
Volume 1 Bonsai's Greatest Hits
Usually when I know at least a couple days ahead of time that I am going to Q I try to come up with something that is either new or I haven't seen done in a long time. However with the crazy work schedule and everything…
JUN 17, 2017
A Little Hoglet and a Coyote Pup
For some reason, life, work, grind, whatever I just wasn't feeling it for the 4th annual running of the Hog and Coyote CSAUP. Then I found out I was scheduled to Q at the Fort, so my decision to forego H&C was…
MAY 16, 2017
4-Corner BLIMPS Accumulators
27 Pax showed out for some work at Golden Corral, and to enjoy perfect F3 weather (low 60's, clear, and not too humid). After the disclaimer was issued, half a dozen or so ruckers split off with Bonsai at the helm. The…
COLOSSEUM · MAR 28, 2017
The Moderate Colosseum
Several weeks ago, I got this message from the Colosseum Site Q, Seacrest: "Hey Max, would you be up for Qing the Colosseum 3/28?" I thought to myself for about 2 seconds about all the reasons I may not be able to Q as…
SLOW BURN · MAR 3, 2017
Ruck isn't just a walk in the parking lot
As I started to think about what I wanted to do for the workout this morning I quickly realized that some things such as wheelbarrow and the Bonsai Tree are out of the question (Yes, I am quite fond of the Bonsai Tree…
JAN 19, 2017
4 years in gets you a VQ
I've been a part of this F3 Workout thing that really seems to be much more than a workout, especially in our large but tight-knit group in The Fort/Rock regions. I've been a regular at the bootcamps, an occasional…
DEC 21, 2016
Bag full of goodies!
It was a cold morning and felt a lot like December unlike most of the month to date. Surprisingly there was a pretty good turn out even though it was 4 days until Christmas. Warm up: SSH Merkin Imperial Walker The What…
DEC 16, 2016
Not Goodbye, See You Later. 12/16/2016
It was a very chilly day at the Swamp this morning. Excitement was in the air for Bing's last workout in the Fort. When 5:15 hit, we had 6 Pax ready to ruck and 18 Pax ready to bootcamp. To warm up we took a short mosey…
DEC 6, 2016
Sleeper Cell at Golden Corral
Time: 0505 - Ruckers rolling in from all angles. Rucks being dropped off. Rucks being picked up. Time: 0510 - 14 Ruckers Counted, 2 Boot Campers Time: 0514 - 2 Boot Campers (Decibel and Falcon's Crest) are provided each…
NOV 3, 2016
Another morning at The Poopdeck...
The fun never ends and the party never stops, so we get up another day and keep working. So, I don't know if you were aware or not but the night before this post was the WORLD FREAKING SERIES! Spoiler alert: The Cubs…