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THE ARMORY · MAR 13, 2017
17.1 Armory Games
A total of 6 pax made it out of bed for the post after a day of snow, in March. Hey, there might be pollen out, but at least we got some snow to knock it down? Amiright? Warm-up: Hillbillys, windmills, merkins, mountain…
THE RANCH · MAR 9, 2017
The EASY Button
YHC started with a few thoughts for the beatdown this morning and landed on a tour of The Ranch. With that, I knew we would be keeping our heart rate up, working hard, pushing each other, and getting stronger today…
MAR 9, 2017
Climbing the Pyramid at Laces In - 3/9/2017
Pulling into WEP this cold morning, I found two Pax were ready and willing to take on this workout. After a quick disclaimer, it was time to get busy. We moseyed over to the field in front of the playground for a quick…
RING OF FIRE · MAR 9, 2017
Ruck M*A*S*H style
Starting to think there is no love for YHC as Q. it was 05:11 and there was only cornhole and YHC (and cornhole was asked to bring a special coupon). Deacon comes out of nowhere rucking some extra miles, and then…
MAR 7, 2017
Golden Corral Triple Digit 2 Miler
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…
MAR 2, 2017
Footloose Goes Fast & Furious
7 pax posted for YHC's VQ at Footloose on a brisk morning amid Springtime transition season. Perfect conditions for perpetual motion and a little speed. No FNGs or Kotters, so after very abbreviated Disclaimer, YHC hit…
FEB 20, 2017
I Survived The YETI and 40 Years Of Life
Today marks the completion of 40 years of life for me. As my final act of insanity of a 30 something I partook in the YETI this past weekend. Carrying 35+ pounds on my back for 18+ miles combined with pain stations…
FEB 15, 2017
Progressive Pain - The Pantheon 2/15/2017
A beautiful cool morning brought 5 pax to the Pantheon for a progressively painful beatdown. It all started with a 4:30 pre-run with myself and Fishsticks totally about 4 miles (In retrospect, this was a terrible idea…
FEB 10, 2017
Pyramid Of Pain - The Swamp 2/16/2017
16 Pax showed up to the Swamp to put in some work. Trucker would provide the ruck pain and I would take the bootcampers. Disclaimer was given and the ruckers went left and bootcampers went right. We moseyed over to the…
JAN 30, 2017
Quagmire 1-30-2017
Sorry, no creative workout names today. But it was a beautiful crisp morning as the PAX gathered at Quagmire. Good to see some familiar non-Quagmire regular PAX rolling out of the Baxter clown car. Start off with normal…
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…
JAN 27, 2017
Do You Want The Easy Way or Do You Want To Leave Better
F3 workouts have been a staple in the first hour of my day for about 8 months now. I have been honored to Q on five of those occasions but this is the first time I have written a Backblast. I know, shame on me. So here…
RING OF FIRE · JAN 18, 2017
Once Upon a Time....
Sit as I weave a story of pain and dismay. What better way to work out than to embrace our child hood stories of kings man, giants, and childhood fancy. Well at least that's what I thought. YHC set out on a quest to…
COLOSSEUM · JAN 17, 2017
VQ at the Colosseum
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…
JAN 12, 2017
Joe Davis Run Prep
Last week at LO, we ran the Joe Davis course in preparation for the race on Jan 7. The race was postponed until this Saturday due to the weather so we had another week to prep for it. So, four men came out this morning…
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…
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 28, 2016
This is for my Homies - 2016 Edition
In just few days we will say goodbye to 2016. But before we do, one last chance for YHC to Q a workout and try to make each PAX better. 8 posted at The Pantheon, despite the knowledge of better options. Disclaimer given…
DEC 24, 2016
A Black Diamond on Christmas Eve?
A man can only hope that the Boss of Cakes would call on him to Q a convergence, and even better when the Boss asks you to Q a Black Diamond at The Christmas Convergence for 2016 @F3TheFort. So, I used to be a "real" Q…
DEC 13, 2016
Back to the Barracks Ruck - Golden Coral 12/13/2016
A nice 40 degree morning met the 9 Pax that ascended on the Golden Coral for the Ruck workout lead by YHC. With the weinke ready and the disclaimer given by Senator Tressel, it was time to get to work. A quick ruck…
DEC 13, 2016
A Fine December Morning
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
Frozen Swamp
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…
SLOW BURN · DEC 2, 2016
Cardio & Calves
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…
DEC 1, 2016
Five Men About Town
A band of five men came together on a beautiful SC morning to push their bodies once again. Here is what they did: The Thang: Dynamic warm up: Knee pulls, ankle pulls, inchworm/downward dog, arm circles and toy solders…