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664 backblasts mention “UGA”
THE HIVE · AUG 26, 2022
1997 Was Different for All of Us
Did you know that the Hive has moved to the Laces In parking lot? I did not… until today. COP SSH x 20 Low Slow Squat x 10 Moroccan Night Club x 20 Disclaimer, move to start point. Playlist set to Dispatch. WEINKE Use…
THE FORT · AUG 20, 2022
Mr. Portugal
WARMUP: - was done THE THANG: - all of it MARY: - goes around ANNOUNCEMENTS: - read your newsletter COT: - was held with some runners added
RING OF FIRE · JUL 6, 2022
The Spirit of the AO
WARMUP: Merkins x 10 Donkey Kicks x 10 OYO SSH x 34 THE THANG: Treehugger WOD - “Crossett Fit Games” honoring our fallen brother from F3 Lehigh Valley. 5 Rounds 10 Pull-ups 20 V-sits (ups) 30 Merkins 40 yd Broad Jump…
VARSITY · JUL 1, 2022
Hardest 24 minutes in all of The Fort…
WARMUP: Sasquatch ran the PAX to a lit area and instructed them to form 3 lines facing him (2 lines of 4 and 1 line of 3). After some initial gloom-fogged math and logistics, he got to limbering up the PAX for the first…
SNAKE PIT · JUN 8, 2022
Where the heck do I Park
WARMUP: slow mosey with butt kickers, high knees, toy soldiers. 20 SSH, 10 windmills, 10 IW, 10 weedpullers. THE THANG: combination of catch me if you can and adding an exercise each trip. During catch me if you can. 1…
FLIGHT PLAN · JUN 6, 2022
Rollin’ on the River
WARMUP: Turn on your lights THE THANG: Run, Walk or Ruck. Those doing the full 5 hit Harvest Pointe. Backdraft sweated out some extra Cabernet from Sunday night and YHC survived wearing mismatched shoes, a symptom of…
RING OF FIRE · MAY 18, 2022
6 1/2 Men
WARMUP: mosey to the front of sugar creek elementary for some SSH, wind mills, low slow squats with moroccan night clubs THE THANG: lunge walk the hill heading to the pull-up bars with 10 squats every 5 yards-ish…
SNAKE PIT · MAR 23, 2022
Snake Pit - 3.23
8 PAX split off with Bushwood. I'm 100% certain Tesh's backblast will be more interesting to read than mine. (I'll tag him on Twitter and Slack to confirm this fact.) That left 8 PAX with kettlebells for the Snake Pit…
SNAKE PIT · JUN 30, 2021
Bells. Apparently at Abercrombie and Fitch...
I forgot how fun it is to Q gear workouts. I haven't actually participated in a gear workout in (checks notes) a long time. I was excited to have 3D's invitation, but it took a few tries to get a date that would…
JUN 22, 2021
Old Glory and Burpees
13 PAX gathered in the almost gloom That 0600 start time does feel friendlier on my legs...just saying NMM: Honestly as a FM native, I love Baxter and all the folks that have migrated to Fort Mill. The diversity of…
SWEEP THE LEG · MAR 8, 2021
Swimming Laps on a Frigid Morning
17 posted to STL on a crisp morning, perhaps one of the last ones of winter 2020-21 with temps in the 20s. 70+ in the days ahead -- sunshine and pollen, Spring is here. The Thang Pretty simple weinke this morning Quick…
FEB 16, 2021
21s in the gloom
YHC has only been to the bubble once before, and that was a 0515 pre-ruck in early December 2020. Any Q with Sugar Daddy and the ability to breath is an opportunity for some good mumblechatter. The guy is always…
FEB 9, 2021
Breaking the Tie
YHC was invited by the Site Q, Sugar Daddy, to Q the Bubble today and was honored for the opportunity. For those who don't know or have forgotten, the Bubble is a result of the COVID lockdown coupled with the need for…
SWEEP THE LEG · SEP 28, 2020
The Equalizer
https://youtu.be/hq-YpjpdqXQ 9 got better this morning and 1 got lighter as we tackled a routine I call “The Equalizer.” Conditions we’re perfect for a sweatastic Merkin Mile beatdown. Here’s what we did... The Thang …
VARSITY · SEP 4, 2020
Be Men!
1 Corinthians 16:13; Be vigilant; stand firm in the faith; BE MEN; be strong. (Shatnerized) I’m grateful for the opportunity to VQ this fine group of HIM this beautiful muggy morning at Varsity. Thanks Harry Carry for…
THE ARMORY · MAY 11, 2020
Armory 5.11.2020
YHC was excited to lead on a cool, crisp morning. Was given the pass by the M to post after an 0200 feeding, so needless to say sleep was not an abundant resource leading up to this. Many familiar faces were seen prior…
SNAKE PIT · JAN 1, 2020
Snake Pit: New Year's Day...
"Under a blood red sky A crowd has gathered in black and white Arms entwined, the chosen few The newspapers says, says Say it's true, it's true" - New Year's Day, U2 It was New Year's Day and the #Faithful convened at…
VARSITY · DEC 27, 2019
Best of the 2010s
Four men came out th NaFo for a beatdown. Weather was cool at 39 degrees. Warm up Mosey run, then a short nur back to the ROTC building. Exercises: SSH (IC 12x) Windmill (IC 12x) Imperial Walker (IC 12x) Moroccan…
DEC 5, 2019
Bass chasing minnows
11 PAX were challenged with the mission to avoid being caught by the bass. Pretty much accomplished by all who attended. A special shout out to a couple of first posters to the pond Barry Manilow and Anchorman. Nice…
THE RANCH · OCT 24, 2019
Taint Kicks and Vulnerability
'Twas a beautiful morn to get our sweat on in the gloom. A crisp 42 degrees with no moisture in site, and the clearest sky I've seen for a few weeks now. I pulled up to see that Smokey and Sugar Bug were keeping…
OCT 11, 2019
Hive Demented Uno
UNO was the game with 9 PAX. Had to amp it up to meet Airborne's expectations Each color was an exercise. Blue ManMaker Red Louganis (Skullcrusher into Big Boy Situp but keep your arms extended) Green Curls Yellow…
SEP 19, 2019
Celebrating Shield's 49th @ Footloose
Warmup: 49 SSH Party: 7x7's = 7 rounds of 7 counts of: Monkey Humpers, Incline Merkins, Peter Pointers, Merkins, LBC's, Squats, SSH Happy 49th Shield! pRespect! Next we mosey'd up and down Confederate St, Indian style…
RING OF FIRE · APR 24, 2019
Q2 2019 PFT @ The Coop!
2019 quarterly PFT at the Coop was on schedule for day 21 of Ass Kickin' April! 17 PAX came out to see progress that has been made since Q1 of 2019. We had 8 repeats and 9 new comers. The Thang Warm up - Lap, COP with…
FEB 28, 2019
Footloose: Fancy Free and Moderate
23 PAX gathered in the foggy gloom (24 at COT with Polaroid joining in after he hit his miles) Started out with a VERY clear and complete disclaimer. See the full version at: Disclaimer Mosey towards the Church of God…