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VARSITY · APR 20, 2018
My Varsity VQ
I'm afraid of Varsity...not gonna sugar coat it. Hardcore Boot Camps scare me, especially AO's that have pull-up bars on site. I stay as far away from them as possible. So, to get me to one of these crazy AO's, you'll…
APR 19, 2018
Tires, sledgehammers, dumbbells and ropes
I saw that Royale was on Q once again so I decided to step up and steal the Q from him, great opportunity to lead a group of 19 PAX that decided to get better. Jedi, Olaf and Cha-Ching went for a pre run unaware of the…
COLOSSEUM · APR 17, 2018
Chilly Mid-April Morning at Colosseum
9 men joined YHC for a cold beatdown. Mosey around the parking lot. WARMUP - 35 Side Straddle Hops - 10 4 count merkins - 20 4 count mountain climbers - 10 4 count windmills - 20 4 count heels to heaven - 20 4 count…
APR 14, 2018
Another Saturday at The Yard
CSPAN and I needed therapy, so we pre-rucked a few miles before I showed to Q... Some might use the fact that we pre-rucked as proof of our need for therapy, but it IS the therapy... it's complicated... just forget…
COLOSSEUM · APR 10, 2018
Colosseum Classic (yes, wall and light poles)
Beautiful 50F AM at the Colusseum Mosey through Pickup Lanes x2 Mosey Hill with the light poles Worked our way up the hill stopping at each light pole: - 30x SSH - 10x Slow Windmill - 25x Moroccan Nightclub - 20x…
VARSITY · MAR 30, 2018
Abs/Arms/Shoulder Work at Varsity - 3/30/18
8 Good Men joined YHC at the Varsity on this Good Friday. Mosey around the parking lot to the black top. Warmup - 20 side straddle hops - 10 count count Moroccan night clubs - 10 4 count windmills - 15 4 count merkins …
MAR 27, 2018
Ruck W/O: Playing with Large Sacks at Golden Corral
After focusing on running and boot camps for so long for the P200, my ruck was getting dusty. I knew I had a ruck Q coming up. When Rad reached out to me to see if I still wanted it, I was not sure. We have some heavy…
MAR 12, 2018
Identity and Purpose: Digging Deeper and Going Beyond
Though many said they would post, two brave Pax joined YHC for a cold, soggy morning launching Beyond from Flight Plan. Combined with the four runners for Flight Plan, we had seven in the Starbucks lot – the same number…
MAR 9, 2018
CSPAN in Relief at a Ruck Swamp
So this is a really late backblast...we did some ruck stuff trying to focus on teamwork but it was an afterthought to this topic The subject matter has sparked a bunch of side conversations, and hopefully, men realize…
FEB 9, 2018
Burpee Bonanza at the Swamp
Tuesday morning at Golden Corral, Cable Guy (in typical Cable Guy fashion) looks over at YHC (who is conveniently located across the parking lot, because, well, Cable Guy in the morning…) and says, “So, you’ll Q Friday…
FEB 7, 2018
Ballet and Bear Crawls at Abyss
YHC was already planning to post to the Abyss and suffer the wrath of Wolverine, so when the flu knocked out the regenerating superhuman, it only made sense for a Jedi to step in and help. Plus, there were already…
FEB 6, 2018
Speed work @ Sea Legs
Many guys still working on P200 prep. I got the call to Q late on Monday night, figured I'd mix it up a little bit. Showed up on a cold morning about 33° but it didn't take long for us to warm up! Our goal is to get in…
THE RANCH · FEB 1, 2018
Running the Lights with Classic Rock
I haven't Q'd at the Ranch in quite a while so I thought it would be fun to use the field and light poles in a circuit training of sorts. It is always a decent change in pace when I can carry around a phone and speaker…
THE BALLROOM · JAN 30, 2018
A Primer on The Mission and Principles of F3 served with a side of pain.
Another day at The Ballroom dawned clear, cold and windy. Kept the Shovel Flag in the trunk for fear it would be blown away. Excellent mixture of veteran and new pax were ready to get warmed up and take on the Weinke…
SNAKE PIT · JAN 29, 2018
Working on the Bum-Bum
This was my first kettlebell Q so truth be told I googled "kettlebell circuit workout" and the bulk of the decent sites were ladies teaching how to firm up you "bum-bum's"... Seemed like we all could use a little help…
COLOSSEUM · JAN 23, 2018
Leg Day at #Colosseum - 1/23/18
6 men joined me the AM for Leg Day at Colosseum. Mosey around the parking lot for a while. Warmup - 30 Side straddle hops - 10 slow 4-count windmills - 20 4-count mountain climbers - 20 4-count peter parkers - 20 low…
JAN 23, 2018
Ruck to Honor Master Deputy II Micheal Robert Doty
Lift your rucks up and hold them over your head. Let’s take a moment to understand what we are here for today. Yesterday I attended the celebration of life for York County Sheriff’s Duty Mike Doty. I heard story after…
VARSITY · JAN 19, 2018
Keeping it Simple; Repeats at the Varsity - 1/19/18
8 PAX gathered in the NaFo Parking lot, fresh off a lazy snow day, to get it back on track with a pre-dawn beatdown. Mosey around the lot Warmup - 35 Side Straddle Hops - 5 burpees OYO - 15 Windmills - 5 burpees OYO …
JAN 18, 2018
Snow Day - Pantheonish - RUCKS - SNOW
So yeah, I knew Tempo was going to be closed but I really really really wanted to "play" in the snow. So I threw it out on Twitter that I would be at the Pantheon field with sandbags and a RUCK if anyone wanted to join…
JAN 12, 2018
#218in18 Kick-off Convergence BackBlast
76 PAX (including 4 FNGs) met in the gloom at Harris Teeter this morning to kick the year off the right way. Group 1 - Jedi Start with 60 seconds of plank tutorial, then a fairly lame attempt to explain the exercise…
JAN 9, 2018
GC - RUCK - Teamwork - DFQ - Embrace the Suck
Man I hope you guys read the whole way through this, because I left truly inspired by the PAX that Embraced the Suck with me today. 8 Ruckers joined up on a "warm" morning at GC. It was 31 or something which felt like…
BLOCK PARTY · JAN 2, 2018
Forefeast of the Theophany
10 PAX posted in the arctic air this morning (the Ninth Day of Christmas) after emerging from their warm vehicles. There was some mild griping about the weather and a college football game from the night before. Before…
JAN 2, 2018
Ruck Tuesday at Golden Corral
We rucked. It was a real hoot. Here's what we did: We loaded up "The Worm" on our shoulders, which for the uninitiated is a 4-section (in this case 3 since there were only 3 of us) beast with 4 short logs connected by…
JAN 1, 2018
New Year's at #SwampMire
First off, I'll let you in on a little secret that you may already know: If I'm promoting something on Twitter (especially my Q), you should only believe about 60% of the content of the tweet. Problem is, you just don't…