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DEC 30, 2020
The tougher the practice, the more fun the game.
10 PAX gathered at the Abyss to close out 2020 the right way - by taking the DRP. YHC got some help from the 2.2 the night before so the weinke was spelled out on the pavement for all to see. Preparedness (and checking…
THE BALLROOM · DEC 29, 2020
Ballroom - Last workout for 2020
We had 5 at the Ballroom for a end of year wrap up beat down. A slight delay due to a mother nature call, brought us into an immediate warmup as we waited for Drop to get situated. Then we took off for a quick mosey to…
DEC 28, 2020
Badger Sled Pull
Five men posted at Honey Badger for a beatdown and honor a fallen soldier. Disclaimer given Mosey run (approx. ½ mile) Warmup SSH (12x I/C) Windmills (10x I/C) Imperial Walkers (10x I/C) Moroccan N/C (10x I/C) Low Slow…
DEC 10, 2020
Swimming Upstream
6 men showed up on a cold morning at Minnow Pond. The theme of the day was hills, lots of hills. We first ran up Massey to the gas station. At each stop, we did a set of 10 merkins, squats, and LBCs. Next stop, the…
SNAKE PIT · DEC 9, 2020
Acceleration Through Consistency
COP/Warm Up Lap around lot to warm up. YHC played Christmas tunes today. SSH Moroccan Night Clubs Low Slow Squats Slow Windmills Round 1 20 KB Swings 20 Shoulder Press 20 Around the World Method of Travel: Bear Crawl/KB…
COLOSSEUM · DEC 8, 2020
Bomb Splits
Five men started the workout, and the sixth man, Bonsai, came in just as we we launching. Run down entrance road Warmup All 10X in cadence: SSH, Windmills, Moroccan N/C, Low Slow Squats, Arm Circles, Peter Parkers Plank…
VARSITY · DEC 4, 2020
Varsity 12.04.20
Seven men attended the Varsity workout on Friday. We began with a few warm-up exercises (SSHs, IWs, WMs, MNCs) before the main event. Next, we made our way over to the pull-up bars. Earlier in the morning, I wrote the…
BLOCK PARTY · DEC 1, 2020
Expect the Unexpected
As the first Q to kickoff the Block Party December to Remember, I knew I had a huge shoe to fill seeing the lineup Bobber scheduled. So I figured I had to take a page out of my Yinzer's Q book and do something that I am…
SNAKE PIT · NOV 25, 2020
Grateful without being complacent
14 Total PAX - 9 split off to run with Dark Helmet. See his well-written and coherent backblast for report. :) Warmup Round the world SSH Good Morning Arm Circles Some Burpees interspersed The Thang: 20 Merkins 10 KB…
THE ARMORY · NOV 23, 2020
Ow, my Arms-ory
Welcome to another edition of a #SkateOrDie beatdown. This one the result of Uhaul (as former site Q of the Armory...when did that happen?) attempted to not be there for my workout. He was there, so I guess that didn’t…
NOV 12, 2020
Demerits
5 PAX at 0515, no rain Moseyed up past the stadium Found the new handicapped parking lot COP: Yoga Shoulder Taps Yoga Monkey Humpers Mosey towards the admin parking lot Mike Tysons on the islands bear crawl between…
BUSHWOOD · NOV 4, 2020
Five for Fighting
Five pax elected the Bushwood boot camp on this cool morning. Begin with mosey run to back side of school. Big school campus, this was about a ½ mile run. Circle up. Warmup SSH (12x I/C) Windmills (10x I/C) Imperial…
BLOCK PARTY · NOV 3, 2020
Shield Lock 2020.1
Bobber and YHC were tossing around an idea of doing a Shield Lock focused month at his AO over the Summer - and we were finally able to land on the month of November. Today was part one of YHC's shield lock taking over…
OCT 23, 2020
Hive 10.23.20
7 Pax arrived at Fort Mill High School for the Kettle Bell workout this morning. Warm-ups 1 lap around the parking lot SSHs, Imperial Walkers, Windmills, Plank Stretches, Arm Circles Main Event 3 rounds, 5 sets, 3…
OCT 22, 2020
Minnow Power
Seven pax arrived at Minnow Pond on a 62° perfect morning. Pledge and launch/run to stop “A” which is the small parking lot on Ardrey St. between WEP and the Springs building. Here the routine is described: board of…
OCT 9, 2020
Stationary 11s Sprint
11 PAX gather, about 8 of them on time... Warm Up: Lap for late comers to catch up Side-straddle Hops Imperial Walker Hillbilly Walker Moroccan Night Club Plank Some yoga Mountain Climbers Some yoga Monkey Humpers Move…
THE RANCH · OCT 8, 2020
Stay Hard
I’ve been reading a handful of books these days, and one phrase that has stuck within my mind (as well as my SL) is #StayHard. It has pushed me through the mindset of “I can’t do this” or “I shouldn’t do this.” How many…
OCT 8, 2020
“Buffet of Awfulness”
14 HIMs posted at Footloose this cool, dry Thursday morning for a Shatner beatdown. We started with the usual warmup exercises at the shovel flag, and then moseyed to the Church of God parking lot for the OYO main…
OCT 2, 2020
84 days til Xmas
2 for a simple yet hard workout, 84 days until Xmas, 4 exercises with 21 reps each. run to fountain for 21 reps of each with a run up and down the stairs x 2 after completing each segment: Merkins Squats BIg boy sit ups…
VARSITY · SEP 25, 2020
RPG/Varsity Convergence
It was a beautiful rainy morning. 17 dudes converged under the awning at NaFo. A dozen or so arrived by 05:00 for some Sasquatch Broga. Around 05:20 we started the Varsity Bootcamp. This is usually when the RPG guys…
BLOCK PARTY · SEP 22, 2020
3 minute Rounds, Pianos and Dreams were the talk at Block Party
Interesting start for Block Party as the PAX rolled up I mentioned to Bobber I was a little tired from a dream I had moving a piano. Weird thing was that Tesh and Dark Helmet were helping. It got a little awkward when…
SEP 17, 2020
Wet Burpee Miles in the Minnow Pond
It rained. 5 bravely showed. One knew what he was in for from F2 the night before. No stretching. Jogged to previously laid out cones on Confederate St. Burpees Miles: jog about 1/3 mile to furthest cones (from near…
SNAKE PIT · SEP 9, 2020
It's a Keeper Again
We did some warmup Main Event 5 Rounds. Each Round has it's mode of transportation. There are 5 exercises that were repeated each round. Do the 1st exercise, then do the transportation, do 2nd exercise, etc. When done…
AUG 26, 2020
Sweep the Leg runs into Pantheon
I got the call to come off the bench and Q Pantheon and figured it was time to step up my game as Q. It was time to do something I hate (but know it's needed) and that is to run run and run. So taking a chapter out of…