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142 backblasts mention “Cake Boss”
NOV 30, 2018
RPG: Broga & Run on this nice mild morning in November
10 for Broga and 9.5 for run It was a great morning of mumble chatter especially Rebel and Fogerty jabbing about wearing tights in 50 degree weather and using the M's yoga mats. Sasquatch led us in Broga and we don't…
RING OF FIRE · NOV 28, 2018
The Coop: Beat the temperature day and we did it! #25
It was a cool morning and when I say cool I mean Fonzie cool. PAX came in from all directions and we had met the temperature of 25 degrees. I was proud that the men did not stay in the fartsack where it was easy....but…
SNAKE PIT · NOV 14, 2018
Tomahawk - Metal that Beavis and Butthead would be proud of!!
We had 6 PAC and YHC at Tomahawk for a gloomy morning but we did not let it dampen our mood. We cranked the Viking Metal (look it up, it exists) and kicked the day off right! Slow mosey around parking lot - Shuffles …
NOV 1, 2018
Footloose and Free thanks to All The Saints!!
Today is November 1 and in some denominations they recognize All Saints day today. See below for more on that, but 3 runners took off early and 13 other PAX came to the dance floor for a litle two step with YHC - Cake…
SEP 8, 2018
The Yard - "Is this a moderate?" In name only!!
12 PAX and YHC arrived at The Yard for this gorgeous Saturday morning. Nothing like a double down beating early in da gloom!! At least among friends. 9 PAX for 10k run and 5 of those stayed for the double…
VARSITY · AUG 24, 2018
Varsity: Some HIIT for cool Friday Morning
Varsity 8/24 9 PAX including YHC arrived on this cool Friday morning for a taste of High Intensity interval training. Basically get the heart rate up and down for 45mins. I choose to do a "9round" type approach and fill…
JUN 4, 2018
Quagmire: Expected cooler temps but was still Hot Mess!
7 PAX came to the muddy shoreline called Quagmire for a Monday morning kickoff of their week. Friday YHC Q'ed at Varsity and had 4 sets of exercises to get through and only got through 2, so today we will complete the…
VARSITY · JUN 1, 2018
The Varsity: Kielbasa and Cake....sweet and salty mix!
9 Pax and YHC came ready to get after it at The Varsity. Thanks to Kielbasa for the Q and opportunity to lead. Never pass on opportunity to lead as it provides a so many life skill and is so worth they little bit of…
COLOSSEUM · FEB 27, 2018
We got our 28+ at The Colosseum
We had a total of 28 guys in The Fort region post yesterday (Monday, Feb 26) amidst the rain so I threw out the challenge of getting 28 men out to the Colosseum this AM. With some help from Jeckyll, Pusher, Ginsu, Cha…
SNAKE PIT · FEB 12, 2018
Tomahawk-0 to 60 in 45 mins
12 PAX and YHC came in da Gloom of Doby's Bridge Elementary to take our daily Red Pill. As I thought about what type of beat down I'd apply I realized simple is sometimes enough. We over complicate many things and our…
JAN 30, 2018
Taking it easy at the Golden Corral
After two Qs last week, YHC’s creativity was all but spent. Nevertheless, when Old Bay asked if I could fill in for Boeheim, I agreed to help. I still have that Twister spinner I made for a previous Q, so I already had…
THE BALLROOM · JAN 2, 2018
The Ballroom_ Moon River and some CakeBoss!
6 PAX joined YHC at The Ballroom on this 12 degree morning. We all have a choice and if we think its cold outside, you need to ask yourself what is colder....the temperature or leaving your brother alone at an AO? I…
DEC 23, 2017
Christmas EVE Eve Convergence Black Diamond aka 12 Days in the Pit of Misery
Christmas Eve Eve Convergence at Tega Cay Elementary. about 9-10 of us dumb enough to take on the Black Diamond. Other options were to ruck, take on ChaChings Black Diamond Regular workout or Barry Manilows Regular…
DEC 20, 2017
Pantheon: 45min Plank.....can you do it?
It was forecast to be 100% rain at 5am and when I let the K-9 out at 4:40, it was not raining. Thank you Sky Q!! It drizzled on and off but no downpour. I was glad to see 7 PAX arrive so that me and Fish Stix did not…
RING OF FIRE · NOV 1, 2017
The Coop - Small Victories make the Difference
15 Men arrived at Nation Ford HIgh School (NAFO) aka The Coop for a Wednesday morning Daily Red Pill. The thing we do not realize is we win more than we lose. We focus on the big monsters in our life but never celebrate…
BLOCK PARTY · OCT 10, 2017
Summer in Oct.
Since Oct at Block Party has been dedicated to Respect Qs, I decided I would push the envelope a little. It didn't help that the weather was consistent with a summer morning, 72 degrees and high humidity!!! After a…
BLOCK PARTY · SEP 19, 2017
Block Party - Leading through adversity
9 At Block Party for a Cake Boss word on leadership and some hill work.....I think this is the one time the PAX wished I talked more......we took the DRP today! Mosey to Founders Bank COP: · 10 Plank Series · 10 Plank…
THE BALLROOM · SEP 5, 2017
Dealer's Choice: Shovel Flag hand-off at The Ballroom
A beautiful early fall morning with a bright moon called some hearty soles to the "new" Ballroom. Q-drenaline was surging in my veins as the cars kept rolling in. YHC was proud to have my 2.1, Pigeon roll out of the…
SLOW BURN · AUG 25, 2017
SlowBurn_The New Moderate
It is Slow Burn and it would be expected that 30+ show up. It has been debated on the "Moderate" workouts, why are they so popular?? I truly believe that its because we long for fellowship. We enjoy, especially on…
THE BALLROOM · AUG 1, 2017
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Welcome FNG Airwolf and welcome all PAX to the new AO at Pleasant Knoll Elementary. The Ballroom has a new AO and possibly a new name. That is still to be determined. In meantime, 20 PAX and YHC took a tour of the…
JUL 15, 2017
The Yard - Getting Hazy, Hot and Humid while getting better!
18 Men came to The Yard and it was crazy Hot YHC did short mosey to COP We did some stuff with the Dice of Pain and got loose We then moseyed to the playground and found a whole new area that looked like fun, so we did…
JUL 14, 2017
Squad Goals
20 Men (1 FNG) posted at the Swamp. 11 Ruckers went off to do Rucker things while 9 stayed with YHC for a little AMRAP. We previewed the course and had a little COP including Windmills, Imperial Walkers, and Moroccan…
JUL 6, 2017
Laces Out with an angry Q---but there was Watermelon!!
So Sir Topham hat passed the Q to YHC and I do like the track, but felt we needed some off campus work....sort of. So I thought about hitting Kinsley and maybe the deck, but felt that was not right. So I remembered a…
COLOSSEUM · JUN 20, 2017
Holy crap it was muggy... Colosseum June 20, 2017
Did they build this school in a hole or something? I felt like I was nearly swimming through this workout... my lungs felt sweaty by the end... It was gross and glorious. The Pax were promised Gladiation, so I did my…