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JAN 22, 2018
Quick Adjustments at Quagmire
It was a cooler morning than anticipated when YHC rolled into Quagmire to set up the day’s activities. As soon as I got there, I realized my original plan wouldn’t work because there were two semis parked in the middle…
JAN 18, 2018
Snow Day - Pantheonish - RUCKS - SNOW
So yeah, I knew Tempo was going to be closed but I really really really wanted to "play" in the snow. So I threw it out on Twitter that I would be at the Pantheon field with sandbags and a RUCK if anyone wanted to join…
JAN 16, 2018
Feeling the Need, the Need for Speed
Chilly, clear, dry. New Sea Legs locale (same locale as Abyss). 7 PAX showed up to get better. 2 other PAX were already out there doing so. 5:15 hit, no FNGs. Brief warmup right at COT start of the following: - SSH x 20…
JAN 16, 2018
Goruck Welcome Party prep at Golden Corral
14 HIM’s showed up at GC for a crash course on the welcome party portion of a Goruck challenge, or to remind themselves how much the welcome party sucks. We started with 12 HIM’s but stole Royale and Copyright from…
JAN 15, 2018
A Real Ball Buster at Quagmire
I was going to name this "Playing with NASA's Balls at Quagmire", but I won't go there.... GREAT morning! Chilly, crisp, with clear skies. NASA-Q loves starry mornings. Quite a few PAX showed up ready to give Monday the…
JAN 12, 2018
#218in18 Kick-off Convergence BackBlast
76 PAX (including 4 FNGs) met in the gloom at Harris Teeter this morning to kick the year off the right way. Group 1 - Jedi Start with 60 seconds of plank tutorial, then a fairly lame attempt to explain the exercise…
JAN 5, 2018
The Hive 2018.01
Happy New Year! It was sub-teens this morning and by the forcast, not supposed to get above freezing today. Even though this weather is slightly ridiculous, 5 men still posted to the Hive to find something hard to do…
JAN 5, 2018
What's that Smell, C'MON Man
6 Ruckers 5 Bootcampers 1 Runner Moving Dynamic Warm-up COP - The Usual exercises Partner Up Ab/Arm Combo's thrown in throughout the beatdown Partner Up P1 - Exercise, P2 - Run around Chick-Fil-A, Flapjack Dips Squats…
RING OF FIRE · JAN 3, 2018
One Year Celebration at The Coop
On my second Q in as many days to celebrate my one year anniversary of F3 I had a much better turnout (Can't blame Clemson for fartsacking today...) 12 men arrived in the slightly chilly morning air to make themselves…
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…
JAN 2, 2018
Ruck Tuesday at Golden Corral
We rucked. It was a real hoot. Here's what we did: We loaded up "The Worm" on our shoulders, which for the uninitiated is a 4-section (in this case 3 since there were only 3 of us) beast with 4 short logs connected by…
SNAKE PIT · JAN 1, 2018
3 Celebrated the New Year With The Tomahawk
Yes, it is indeed January 16th, and yes this workout took place on January 1. LIFE. Enough said. I was a good boy on New Year's Eve and limited myself to a couple drinks and stopped drinking by 9pm. My friends gave me a…
JAN 1, 2018
New Year's at #SwampMire
First off, I'll let you in on a little secret that you may already know: If I'm promoting something on Twitter (especially my Q), you should only believe about 60% of the content of the tweet. Problem is, you just don't…
DEC 27, 2017
Holiday Run and Gun
Run and Gun experienced its largest numbers of recent times this past Wednesday night. Two PAX - CC (Tiny) & Twister kicked off RNG at 5:15 with a pre-ruck and a short visit with Quack Attack and his son (searching for…
DEC 23, 2017
Your Moderate Option at the Convergence
Following a perfectly paced 5k ( yet somehow no Bundt cake?) ..... Mosey to baseball field, circle up Imperial Walker x 10, MNClub x 20, Weed Puller x 15, mini plank o rama, Hillbilly Walker x 10, OH Claps x 20 IC…
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…
VARSITY · DEC 22, 2017
Ramp up at the Varsity
It was a great day in the gloom as the temperatures were perfect (low 40s) and the company was great! There is something special about leading a pax of 20 or more but I most savor the opportunity to lead just a few guys…
DEC 22, 2017
Final Shopping Days at the Swamp
After setting up some fun cones I made it to the AO to see the large group of PAX ready for the day. We had a special guest return of Jerry Lewis back on leave from his military training. Great to have him out! We also…
DEC 21, 2017
The 12 Pains of Christmas at The Poop Deck - Redux
Thursday before Christmas in 2016, I Q'd this same workout up at The Poopdeck. We had a great time then, and I was asked to bring it back again to The Poopdeck this year. That's quite a complement to redux a Q. Thanks…
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…
SNAKE PIT · DEC 18, 2017
Milkshakes at Tomahawk
I love a good Twitter Storm... a little chatter and we had a pretty strong showing for a Monday. Milder weather probably didn't hurt anything either... Let's get to it: Warm up lap around the outer loop of the parking…
BLOCK PARTY · DEC 12, 2017
Holiday Lights Tour by Donkey
13 pax celebrated the gift of a new day at Block Party. All vets on hand for this journey, so the Disclaimer was short and sweet. Then the pax saddled up for the Fort Mill Christmas tour. The theme for the tour was…
DEC 7, 2017
3-Speed Repeats at Laces Out
6 was the number at LacesOut, and the goal of this routine was to maximize heart-rate variance while also working on speed (of course, maybe that's the goal of every LO workout?). Here's how it went down: Warm up mile…
DEC 1, 2017
Red Ball 1000 Challenge
Quick disclaimer - No FNG's Rucker's went North. Boot Campers headed south. Warm up mosey to Target Red Balls - Stopped in route for a quick COP. Lots of mumble chatter. I let them have there fun, I knew it wouldn’t…