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142 backblasts mention “Cake Boss”
THE ARMORY · JUN 5, 2017
The Armory - Rain or No Rain...that is the question
17 men came to pick things up and put them down at The Armory. I thought for sure the crowd would be light considering it was "moist" on the ground. However the PAX never disappoints and the cars came rolling in one…
MAY 18, 2017
We have a Date
12 Pax joined YHC at Laces In with the threat of a tour of Fort Mill. After a long mosey downtown, all were excited to have a "date" with the Pax of Footloose for this tour. The Thang: Mosey to Veterans Park Pick up…
APR 15, 2017
The Deep - Finished Projects and the Glory of it all!!
No matter how much marketing and selling and promoting like a WWE showdown there was nothing to draw the crowds out on an Easter Saturday. We probably should have converged like at Christmas and this will be on the…
APR 5, 2017
Pantheon - Leadership Qualities
13 men joined me at Pantheon this morning for an ole school boot camp with Cake Boss message from his heart. Sacrifice is the word of the month and I've been thinking a lot about leadership and how the main leader i…
MAR 27, 2017
P200 Recovery Workout
I was expecting a light crowd this morning due to the P200, but I was pleasantly surprise to have nine men including four who participated in the P200. Should I adjust the workout for them?...well, maybe. After the…
MAR 6, 2017
Merkins, Run, Merkins, Run, Repeat
This morning 18 men converged on a little piece of land we call “Quagmire." Conditions were fantastic - a cool 47 degrees and no precipitation. Disclaimer was disclaimed, FNGs were welcomed/warned, then we were off to…
MAR 4, 2017
The Fort - Always a Classic and I Love to talk about it!
Do you have something you love so much you can't help but share it and talk about it? Some like cars, sports teams, vacations...etc....etc Whatever it is, it fills us with joy/happiness and when we talk about it, we…
FEB 27, 2017
Quagmire - Friends in Low Places....scratch that....With Perks and Access!
It was a cool summer morning in February.....ok this weather is nuts.....I'd like a little bit of winter to at lease kill off the bugs and snakes!! Anyway 5 PAX and YHC came and started out Monday off right! I asked…
SLOW BURN · FEB 24, 2017
Slow Burn - Cake Boss Style
"Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, 14 I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in…
RING OF FIRE · FEB 8, 2017
Do we have enough time to get to Pantheon?
YHC and Chicken Wing got a few miles in before the Main Event. As cars rolled, many were wondering who the Q was. Smiles left the faces of the PAX when YHC entered the middle of the circle and proclaimed that we had "5…
SNAKE PIT · JAN 30, 2017
Tomahawk - Some Iron sharpening and Viking Metal!!
7 PAX defeated the fartsack and made it to Tomahawk for some kettlebell pain. What they didn't know is the layers and layers that make up Cake Boss and his playlists that include Viking Metal music....if that is…
THE RANCH · DEC 29, 2016
The Ranch - Why we do what we Do!
0400 - Thunder and Lightning all around and sheets of rain.....I close my eyes 0415 - Alarm goes off and same weather conditions as 0400 and a lot can happen in 30 mins in the south. Mosey downstairs and begin the…
DEC 15, 2016
Footloose - 12....I mean 10 days of Christmas!
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 3, 2016
Yard Work
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…
THE ARMORY · OCT 24, 2016
Define Work
I am a soft-spoken individual, so I quickly dispense with the disclaimer. Warmup SSH x25 IW x25 Windmill x25 Tutorial of a sit-up jump (Start flat on back, bell over your head, heals at your 6. Swing weight overhead and…
VARSITY · OCT 21, 2016
I want to see Cake Boss in spandex
Cake Boss the title is thanks to Kielbasa. Not sure what he was thinking (jk I know exactly what he was thinking). Either way as a group we decided it took the title spot. 6 decided to take the Varsity Plunge. What goes…
BLOCK PARTY · SEP 20, 2016
Block Party - Let's bring the party back to life!
20 awesome PAX members came to the mother of all weekday AOs, The Block Party, for a revival of sorts and tribute to an original. The Block Party was The Fort's original weekday AO back in 2012. It was the very first…
SLOW BURN · SEP 19, 2016
Slow Burn - Cake Boss Special -> moderate as can be!
26 PAX came to the Baxter Chick filet ready to end the first week of Fort Mill Schools back in session and get their weekend started. 0515 hit and YHC did the obligatory disclaimer and such. Informed the PAX there has…
SEP 15, 2016
Laces Out-Speed Work by the slowest PAX member
9 PAX showed up for YHC's sped work on the track. I really don't think there is a slower PAX member than me, but I know where to go for my information. Senator Tressel seems like he knows his way around a track so I…
SEP 12, 2016
Quagmire - Getting miles in while stopping for pain!
12 at the swamps of Rivergate AKA Quagmire for some pain, discomfort and free hugs! No idea where the free hugs were except when I was grabbing hold of something to keep me from falling over. My legs were toast and the…
AUG 17, 2016
Pass the Baton
It was a honor today to receive the hand-off from Zima for the Pantheon Q. Big shoes to fill. Before I met Zima through F3, he was known as the crazy neighbor with all of those Christmas lights in his yard! He's a great…
THE RANCH · JUL 7, 2016
The Ranch - No (Rodeo) Clowning around when its Leg Day!
18 PAX came to The Ranch for a little Rodeo. I asked who what hiding from the Board of Pain at LI, but the PAX did not even know it was happening. Proud of all PAX that have turned away from the fartsack and posted…
JUL 6, 2016
Run & Gun - Cake Job Style
5 PAX came to the Baxter Y on a hot muggy Wednesday night, not to do jazzercise or workout with strangers or the fern in the corner, but to get better with their fellow brothers in the PAX. I felt like we should have…
JUN 9, 2016
Laces Out on the Cake Boss Run Q
12 showed up, some at 5am and some at 5:10 or so, for a Road Run week at Laces Out. YHC is not the strongest runner in the PAX and actually I hate running, however it makes me better in some way. It pushes me to places…