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824 backblasts mention “maximus”
JAN 5, 2021
Pyramid attempt at Fire Ant
On Christmas Eve, Divac introduced us to the way he was going to run The Fire Ant AO now that he is in charge. And guess what, it's not for the faint of heart. That said, I had to live up to the billing. In recent…
THE BALLROOM · DEC 1, 2020
Returning to the dance floor
Yeah buddy, it's back on at the Ballroom as I had the opportunity to Q the 9 of us this morning. The weather was right and the campus was well lit; another perfect morning. Hot Cakes rolled in with an FNG, welcome…
COLOSSEUM · NOV 24, 2020
Know before you show...
Tuesday's are a treat here in The Fort so why should Tuesday, November 24 be any different? In an effort to ensure the PAX got their money's worth, I decided to post the Weinke on Slack ahead of time. This gave them the…
NOV 19, 2020
Laced Up Tight
31 degrees at Laces In? Sure, I'll take it. I gave the PAX a heads-up, shown below... At the risk of potential "over-hyping," here are a number of things to consider for Laces In: - Minow Pond will be converging with…
SNAKE PIT · NOV 11, 2020
22 in the Rain
Veterans Day 2020. Formerly known as Armistice Day which was to honor the end of WWI, Veterans Day was established in 1954 to honor all veterans, those deceased and those still with us. As we've all become familiar…
OCT 13, 2020
Fresh off GR021, we're now at the Fire Ant
If you were one of the 20 PAX that attended Fire Ant today, you heard me talk briefly about the impact of GR021 (GrowRuck 021) in Louisville this past weekend. Along with Olaf, Shady, Italian Job and Dark Helmet, I was…
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…
BLOCK PARTY · AUG 25, 2020
Dealing cards at the Block Party
Just a heads up that this BB will be low on words (atypical for me) but hopefully, motivating for you to go try this. Here's the deal, simple yet effective was my intent today. For those that did the Bert at Honey…
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 10, 2020
The Full MALTZ at The Honey Badger
Today, we would be honoring Master Sergeant Michael H. Maltz (19 September 1960 - 23 March 2003). Week 2 of Hard-Charging August consisted of the Full MALTZ. In total, 22 of us made the decision to start the week at The…
SNAKE PIT · AUG 5, 2020
ISI DORA
I pulled up to Snake Pit at about 0455 to see a man running his way down the entrance hill. Much to my surprise it was our newest PAX, Refugee. Just a HIM doing HIM things... running 2.3 miles one way to an AO for his…
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…
JUL 14, 2020
APFT volume 2 of 7
APFT vol 2 of 7 results: 2 mins AMRAP merkins for count, 2 mins AMRAP big boy sit ups for count, and timed 2 mile run. Points are awarded for count/time bracketed by age group. Personal Record (PR) is for GC's APFT's…
JUL 9, 2020
DIY DORA + Hill Repeats
This was YHC’s second Q at MP - and what a joy it was. I scanned through all *cough* ten *cough* of the back blasts to ensure the weinke was worth the price of admission. As the HIM rolled in, the clock struck 0513 and…
RING OF FIRE · JUL 8, 2020
Punch List hand off to Maximus at The Coop
2 guys showed at The Coop for a little pre-Ruck and life chat then the phone rang. With his Concentrica in order, Punch List had to head home. Thankfully, I attended most of elementary school so I knew how to read and…
SWEEP THE LEG · JUN 15, 2020
The Herd at Sweep The Leg
Week 3 of Sweep The Leg was not about to be a letdown. Apparently, 24 other PAX posted to hold me accountable in ensuring they got the return on their investment, too. Gears started this AO a few weeks ago to present…
JUN 11, 2020
Man In The Mirror...at the Minnow Pond
Differences between this version of Minnow Pond and the last time I Q'd the MP: 1. Societal tension coming from years of oppression and ignorance. 2. The disgusting humidity 3. PAX age range: 14-57 One of these, we…
JUN 9, 2020
APFT at Golden Corral, version 1 of 6
2nd Tuesdays of the month at GC will be the APFT and we'll track progress. Mosey to Lake Wylie Brewing for 10 windmills, 20 imperial walkers, 10 low slow squats. 2 mins AMRAP merkins for count, 2 mins AMRAP big boy sit…
SWEEP THE LEG · JUN 1, 2020
Negative Splits
23 was the number to launch The Fort's newest AO: Sweep The Leg. The goal of any AO should be acceleration of overall fitness of the Pax, and I believe we delivered this morning. The workout was simple. 3 miles, half…
RING OF FIRE · MAR 11, 2020
March 11 at The Coop
Super creative? Absolutely not? Wordy? Definitely not? Recap of the work done? Absolutely GQ on warm up for his first ever crack at Qing. He ran us to a spot, performed some warm up exercises, adapted to the feedback…
FEB 28, 2020
Guinea Pigs in The Swamp
What does that title even mean? Well, it means that I stole a workout plan from the boys in F3 Lexington as we put a twist on the customary deck of cards. And since I wasn't sure how much time this would take or how…
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…