backblasts
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129 backblasts mention “Royale”
SEP 25, 2017
What a Quagmire!
Love the great start to the week at an F3 workout at the Quagmire. Here's what we did around Rivergate. Running warmup was a long one, we travelled about a mile. Hit these exercises on the way. - High knees - Butt…
AUG 26, 2017
Crawlin' at the Deep
It was a beautiful Saturday morning at the Deep, cool with no humidity in sight (finally). Since this was my first opportunity to Q I showed up early to scope the lay of the land and prep for the beatdown that was to…
AUG 24, 2017
4 Corners at the Poopdeck
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hW_OKL2f85g We had 13 guys roll up and get ready to go at the Poopdeck. Had a new FNG who heard a few of the PAX at the new Dunkin Donuts on Gold Hill road talking and decided to look up…
AUG 12, 2017
Not Too Much Running
So 8 Pax showed up at the Deep for a muggy 78 degree early morning beatdown. Cha Ching asked if there was going to be a lot of running, to which YHC responded, "Not too much" (We will come back to that). No FNG's were…
JUL 25, 2017
Good times at Golden Corral
The men were gathered, and two of my buddies crossed the Lake to come join me in Tega Cay for the great local of Golden Corral, Kenyan and Whopper. My boy Whopper got to have his 1st post back in Charlotte since his…
JUL 17, 2017
Two years and counting
Two years ago, Jekyll invited me to WEP for my first workout. I thought I was in pretty good shape, but little did I know what was in store for me. I remember halfway through the workout thinking, this was a bad idea…
JUL 11, 2017
Time to find my Sea Legs
Good showing for an early Tuesday morning run. Quick disclaimer was given and route was explained. Runners took off from the Bowl n Bounce parking lot to run the Montgomery Loop. Quick stop to pick up Brickhouse who was…
JUN 22, 2017
It's a sad, sobering day. #SleevelessLikeCheech at Poopdeck
I have a special place in my heart for the Pax of Lake Wylie... It was good to pull up and see a lot of farmer's tans and previously unbeknownst tattoos as 17 (I think maybe a record for this AO?) men posted with no…
JUN 21, 2017
Honoring the Fitzgerald 7 at The Abyss
When thinking of a weinkie for the Q at The Abyss I was pretty much drawing a blank (no smarty pants comments). Long hours at work tend to do that. I knew I had to bring it, but not kill folks or make them never want to…
JUN 2, 2017
Getting after it at the Swamp
The group gathered and we start to funnel out between our ruckers and the bootcampers. Looks like I was taking 6 for bootcamp and Cornhole (respect) was getting the other 8 for rucking. Quick intro, quicker disclaimer…
MAY 10, 2017
12 Men, a Painful Board and Maturity
12 men gathered on a humid gloomy morning. No FNG's were present so no disclaimer was given and we moseyed to the back of the school track for the warmup. Warmup 15 - Mountain Climbers 15 - Peter Parkers 15 - Parker…
MAY 8, 2017
Cinderblock #squadgoals
Chilly and Crisp esp for Spring. Long sleeves and leggings were a uniform. Except for Tater, NASA, Bart and Royale. They the real MVP. A weak incoherent disclaimer from YHC and off we went. 2 lines for a Native american…
MAY 6, 2017
Relive the Go Ruck Tough GRT 2259 @ the Deep..
So this morning I wanted to share with the PAX posting at the Deep a little taste of all the fun and exciting things we did during the Go Ruck Tough #2259 about a week ago. This was my 1st Go Ruck event and it was even…
APR 21, 2017
I'm here to pump you up
14 pax posted to The Swamp in a Friday morning gloom that had the feel of a summer morning with the warmth & humidity. Maybe that's what had Cable Guy moving a bit sluggishly. Maybe it was his disappointment in not…
APR 3, 2017
Sacrifice at Quagmire
Great way to start off a Monday. I pulled into Rivergate Shopping area and see a bunch of cars there, guys getting together ready to push each other for a solid workout. 5:15 hits, Twister looks around and says "Where…
MAR 13, 2017
If you ask for Burpees, well, You get Burpees
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 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…
FEB 15, 2017
Who's got the Q?
Thankfully I resisted the urge of the fartsack because as the Pax congregated waiting to begin with that awkward silence of "who's got the Q" as Cable Guy began to I was quickly reminded that I had swapped with Royale…
JAN 28, 2017
Burpees and Bear Crawls together...OH MY!!
3 Pre-ruckers and 1 Pre-runner headed to the Deep this morning to get a little extra credit in before the main event. 3 more joined in (including 1 FNG that Reborn EH'ed) after all the pre-fun. Standard FNG Disclaimer…
DEC 31, 2016
The Deep 6.6K - Lake Wylie Style
So we're ready to get out in the 28 degree cold on a Saturday morning. At that temp...you never know who will show up...We gathered at the Deep 10 minutes before 7am and 7 men were ready to push their bodies. I warned…
DEC 16, 2016
Not Goodbye, See You Later. 12/16/2016
It was a very chilly day at the Swamp this morning. Excitement was in the air for Bing's last workout in the Fort. When 5:15 hit, we had 6 Pax ready to ruck and 18 Pax ready to bootcamp. To warm up we took a short mosey…
DEC 6, 2016
Sleeper Cell at Golden Corral
Time: 0505 - Ruckers rolling in from all angles. Rucks being dropped off. Rucks being picked up. Time: 0510 - 14 Ruckers Counted, 2 Boot Campers Time: 0514 - 2 Boot Campers (Decibel and Falcon's Crest) are provided each…
DEC 4, 2016
Rivergate Tour - No Tie Required
6 men appeared out of the gloom for a workout on a cool, wet morning. The low number may have been attributed to the weather, the late Panther's game, or maybe the missing PAX forgot their ties at home like Cam! After a…
NOV 10, 2016
Who made this a running AO?
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…