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COLOSSEUM · MAR 28, 2017 The Moderate Colosseum 11 PAX 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… MAR 22, 2017 Just Another Day at Pantheon Q: Fishstix · 4 PAX What a change from the previous week. Last Wednesday, we were barely able to keep our hands warm during the Senator's beatdown. This week, no wind and at least 20 degrees warmer. Light crowd due to P200. After a quick… MAR 21, 2017 High Intensity Tuesday 8 PAX Twelve men were met with some cool spring temps this morning at the Golden Corral. Once we were all disclaimed, six of the ruckers split off to do their ruck thing, and the other six followed me for another bootcamp… THE RANCH · MAR 16, 2017 The Ranch- Lets think about some things. 5 PAX Wednesday evening the last thing on my mind was having to Q the next day. But when the scheduled Q messaged me and said his flight was delayed my mindset changed. He was even nice enough to send a weinke. Not that it… MAR 13, 2017 If you ask for Burpees, well, You get Burpees Q: longshanks · 8 PAX Davinci (site Q) put out last week that Monday would have some burpees with YHC on Q. I promised to take a burpee cone away for every 5 PAX that posted to Quagmire. 10 showed up this cold morning so the 9 a 10 burpee… MAR 10, 2017 Top to Bottom Q: Quack Attack · 5 PAX Quack Attack here, on this dark and blistering morning 6 brave soles came to the hive for the second Q by Quack Attack. One FNG was present. Rain was pending; however, we all pressed on with the following for the next… MAR 7, 2017 Golden Corral Triple Digit 2 Miler 4 PAX The weekly convergence at Golden Corral did not disappoint again this week. The craziness that we head lock each other into (GoRuck Tough, P200, and just generally getting stronger and better) is the catalyst for these… BLOCK PARTY · FEB 28, 2017 #BlockParty Appreciates the Grass 10 PAX 23 pax saw the marketing campaign put on by YHC. They were either a victim of pressing the flesh at a recent COT, checked out the media notifications on Twitter, or got text shamed. And all of them showed up anyway!!!… VARSITY · FEB 3, 2017 When you find yourself in a hole, stop digging! Q: SkateOrDie · 5 PAX Disclaimer was disclaimed and off we went to mosey the parking lot, randomly stopping for SSHs and seal jacks. Along the way, we incorporated high knees, butt kickers, karaoke, side shuffles, and some dynamic… COLOSSEUM · JAN 31, 2017 Happiness Shared 7 PAX More than 2 people showed up so I'm out of my element based on my last Q... Warmup SSH x20, Windmill x10, IW x15, Mountain climbers x20 I let it be known that I never lock my fingers behind my head. I do this because I… COLOSSEUM · JAN 17, 2017 VQ at the Colosseum 5 PAX The Colosseum opened up and 14 weekday warriors got down to business on a cool and foggy morning. Here is what they did: The Thang: Dynamic warmup: knee pulls, ankle pulls, lunge stretches, back stretches, toy soldiers… SLOW BURN · JAN 6, 2017 You can Burn, but it must be Slowly... Q: darkhelmet · 19 PAX I wanted to set a record for attendance and for FNGs at Slow Burn last Friday. We got neither one... What we did get were a few leadership lessons and a lot of mumblechatter... The Thang: Warm it up, Chris: A typical… SNAKE PIT · JAN 2, 2017 20-17s Undercover Q: ChickenWing · 3 PAX It was a rainy, cool morning the day after New Year's day. It was not enough to keep 2 hard chargers away from the prospect of getting stronger, getter to have early morning recess, shout out to C-SPANisms, and all it… RING OF FIRE · DEC 21, 2016 All fired up at the coop. 11 PAX Welcome. you came no FNG's you know I'm not responsible nor is F3. Time to work. Lets mosey. while going at a brisk pace we throw in butt kickers, karaoke right than left, high knees. Keep moseying until bottom of hill… DEC 15, 2016 Out to the Clubhouse 6 PAX Seven runners met at Trailhead Park and went out for a nice morning run. The Path: Take Trailhead park to the paved path along Tega Cay Drive. Follow that to the Windsong Bay subdivsion, take a left, and then a quick… DEC 15, 2016 Footloose - 12....I mean 10 days of Christmas! 11 PAX 19 of us came to cut the rug and show some moves at Footloose in front of the First Baptist Church. The AO is a moderate but the PAX came for a challenge and accepted everything that was thrown at them. After quick… DEC 13, 2016 A Fine December Morning 7 PAX Eight men met at the Harris Teeter lot for another Tuesday morning beatdown at the Golden Corral. Here is what they did: The Thang: Dynamic warmup: knees to chest, ankles to waist, lunge/arm extension, toy soldiers… DEC 9, 2016 Keep that Cold Iron Moving!! Q: longshanks · 4 PAX Colder weather makes the iron colder. 3 showed up with bell in tow to get stronger at the Hive. The Thang Disclaimer then warmup lap around the parking lot. 20 x SSH 10 x Windmills 10 x IW 10 x Hillbilly walkers 20 X… DEC 9, 2016 Frozen Swamp 17 PAX 24 men met on a brisk morning at The Swamp. Some came for bootcamp, some for Ruck, and the others for a little run and fellowship. Here is what the bootcampers did: The Thang: Dynamic warm up with knee pulls, ankle… DEC 8, 2016 Presents for everyone at the Poopdeck! 7 PAX I had the privilege of being able to Q at the Poopdeck this morning. While I was pondering what I wanted to do during the workout I thought about trying to incorporate blocks into the workout. Now that we have finished… DEC 3, 2016 Yard Work Q: Rebel · 2 PAX So this was the first time back to The Yard in a while. Always a great AO so I was excited to be able to cover the Q when offered the opportunity. The Yard starts at 7:00 and at 6:54 as I was the only one sitting in the… SLOW BURN · DEC 2, 2016 Cardio & Calves Q: gridlock · 12 PAX My three and a half year streak of not Qing a boot camp came to a happy end this morning! As a true slow Clydesdale, I usually do my Qing at the different running locations. There's just a lost less to plan. I usually… NOV 19, 2016 Another Saturday at The Reservation... Q: darkhelmet · 4 PAX Living up to any standard is commendable, and can be challenging. Living up to the 1st F standards at Indian Land is a whole other matter... But... well... when you're asked to lead, you don't say no. No FNGs, so the… NOV 10, 2016 Who made this a running AO? Q: Royale · 5 PAX It was week 3 of our newly established AO the "Poopdeck" in Lake Wylie, and I volunteered the week before to pick up this Q. The whole week as I drove past I was excited about what I had in store for the PAX. We had a…