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213 backblasts mention “CSPAN”
NOV 26, 2016
Rivalry Week presented by the GoodYear BLIMPS
Yes. The Saturday after Thanksgiving. When most college football teams play their rival. Clemson-South Carolina, Alabama-Auburn, Ohio State-Michigan, and the oldest of them all Wisconsin-Minnesota and the Battle for the…
RING OF FIRE · NOV 23, 2016
It Went Something Like This
11 of The Forts finest came to The Coop looking to sharpen each other on this fine morning. As CSPAN rolled in with The Prodigy seeking to find the Q, YHC was going over the disclaimer and he made the connection. There…
NOV 16, 2016
Ask not for whom the Year tolls- It tolls for thee
The morning dawned chilly but clear as I approached Pantheon on the first anniversary of my intro to F3. Alas my "sponsors" Howitzer and Bing would not be present due to having moved (Howitzer) and injury (Bing). Fish…
THE BALLROOM · NOV 15, 2016
Presidents, the Margin and the Bullseye
16 dusted off their dancing shoes, made their way through the fog and came out for a Presidential morning. Pre-launch talk about breakfast pizza and the weather. With the disclaimer read, we moseyed. The Thang Mosey to…
NOV 15, 2016
Building with Bricks
14 men converged at the Harris Teeter shopping center on a cool, foggy Tuesday morning. After a brief disclaimer, the four Ruckers donned their packs and marched away while the rest of the pax stayed with YHC. This is…
NOV 12, 2016
The CHOICE is yours as a NoCo Brother Crosses State Lines!
Today, I was graciously welcomed with open arms and ears by my fellow brothers across state lines. I was bestowed with the honor to Q WEP today and admittedly, I was a touch nervous. Not for the workout itself, but what…
BLOCK PARTY · OCT 25, 2016
Easy as 1,2,3,4 ....times 10.
10 PAX appeared at WEP to enjoy the cooler weather with YHC on Q. Gave a brief disclaimer and a short message about how I plan (or don't plan my workouts). A few things we learned today. 1. As Q, It's not about you…
OCT 14, 2016
Old School Beatdown at the Swamp
Okay, I'm just as guilty as the next guy for trying to spice up a Q. I recently posted to a workout where I understood all the exercises, could understand the reps and counts and didn't need a demonstration. I completed…
RING OF FIRE · OCT 12, 2016
My "V" was taken by 23 PAX during Tunnel of Love....and now I have an infection
Weather: Clear but a Brisk 41 F. That is 5C Kielbasa Some may recall the crazy amount of energy and enthusiasm that YHC possessed prior to the start of what will go down in the record books as "The Greatest VQ Ever*"…
OCT 4, 2016
The Jester can be in all of us
Beautiful morning for DRP. Gave disclaimer and we were off to the back of the teeter. Exercises in cadence: 52 SSH 20 IW 20 WM 20 CDD To the wall: Wallsits Bear crawl to other side of driveway and back 20 Moroccan…
SEP 29, 2016
Help the Next Gen Win
19 Pax posted to Laces In including 3 runners who were looking to get in 9 holes of running at the golf course. Weather With the recent start to Fall, the weather is quickly becoming perfect F3 weather. Soon, it will be…
RING OF FIRE · SEP 21, 2016
CSPAN =@F3TheCoop = Arkloader & ShadowBoxing
I missed last week's Q because I was in Colombia, so I picked up this Q from TChaser-Hilbully Disclaimer Humid and 75 degrees No warmup and a very long run around parking lot, the Team of Statisticians had it at .65…
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 17, 2016
No grass. No Burpees. And running? You sure this is a Helmet Q?
Our beloved Gran-tan (SPAN-tan?) gently requested last night that we not get in the grass at the park this am. I adjusted my weinke accordingly... He brought an FNG with him, so I can't help but accommodate. I love…
RING OF FIRE · SEP 15, 2016
I finally figured out that CSPAN was out of the co
COLOSSEUM · SEP 6, 2016
Dirty Dozen for Dirty McDeuce
12 showed up on a nice warm morning at the Colosseum. Disclaimer given and off we went. Warmup laps that included knee pulls, high knees, toy soldiers, butt kicks and karoake. Circle up for COP 20 x SSH 15 x Windmills…
SEP 1, 2016
#Fast5 Training @ LO
11 Pax posted to this week's episode of Laces Out. And what an episode it was. This was my 2nd Q in 12 hours having Q'd Ruck n Gun the previous evening. To be honest I was a bit tired and a bit sore. But that all would…
AUG 31, 2016
Hey, Look at those Homeless Guys
I'm beginning to think there is a method to the madness of why we work out in the Gloom. Because we're not that pretty in the daylight. This was evidenced at the most recent installment of Run Ruck and Gun! Some of the…
AUG 26, 2016
If a workout happens without burpees, did it really happen? The Swamp 8/26/2016
The Swamp is quickly becoming a 'Pick your Pain' AO. We had 27 HIMs show up for a variety of punishing activities. 11 for the Ruck, 3 for the run and the remaining 13 reluctantly followed YHC for a bootcamp beatdown…
AUG 18, 2016
Laces In 8/18/16
Perfect morning humid and 77 degrees Disclaimer witnessed by Celebrity Legal Counsel "The Chaser" Mosey up to gun lot #HIM Clark Kent lead warmup-O-rama in cadence (I believe Clark thought there would be the normal 5…
SNAKE PIT · AUG 15, 2016
CSPAN Return to @F3Tomahawk
Perfect High Humidity Morning and 77 degrees Disclaimer - Legal Counsel not present (scared?) Really dark out there... And we were off at a good mosey pace, carrying your kettlebell, around back of the school Warm Up…
COLOSSEUM · AUG 9, 2016
Suicides and Mumblechatter
Started 2 minutes early by giving a ridiculous and poorly executed disclaimer witnessed by "The" Legal Counsel Few more cars and expensive pickup trucks showed up And we were off at a nice running pace to a COP with a…
THE ARMORY · AUG 8, 2016
JUST WORK...
It was a muggy Monday morning in the Fort. Q showed up early so that he could set out an aid for later in the workout. He also was really pumped to see and great the faces of this awesome AO. In his head when they were…
JUL 11, 2016
Boomtown Rats never posted to Quagmire (I like F3 Mondays)
If you don't know the song google Boomtown Rats, Monday, or call your parents Conditions were 75 and sticky humid Disclaimer in DETAIL as my Legal Counsel is on vacation again (or is he avoiding my Q's?) COP Warm Up in…