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THE ARMORY · MAY 11, 2020
Armory 5.11.2020
YHC was excited to lead on a cool, crisp morning. Was given the pass by the M to post after an 0200 feeding, so needless to say sleep was not an abundant resource leading up to this. Many familiar faces were seen prior…
THE BALLROOM · MAR 10, 2020
Boss Hogg Issued a Challenge at the Ballroom and the PAX did not Disappoint!!!
Boss Hogg threw out a challenge to see how many PAX would show up at the Ballroom. As usual, the PAX did not disappoint. 39 was the count. Boss Hogg arrived in his all white Q outfit. Disclaimer was given. A quick…
MAR 9, 2020
F3 Combine
Short and sweet.... time change the day before, pleased that 9 hard chargers showed for Quagmire despite losing an hour of sleep. The Thang Mosey to HD Parking Lot - 3 Burpees per Crosswalk COP Mosey to Homegoods…
VARSITY · MAR 6, 2020
Elvis has left the AO
Six PAX in total arrived. Weather: 40°, damp with patchy fog (that would be a good F3 name). The count of six turned into five just before 0515 struck: Long Duck had to pull an Elvis and recuse himself to the local…
FEB 27, 2020
Runnin' Long Laps at The Pond
Minnow Pond on a brisk 35 degree morning? Sure, I'll bite. This one's gonna be short on content but heavy on work. First I must say that it was good to see some of the not-so-regular guys at this edition. We had 2 post…
FEB 26, 2020
Thrillmania - Uno Style At JOC
So our fearless Site Q apparently wasn't feeling well, so he left Kenyan and I to lead the way at JOC and this is the nonsense I came up with. Take one deck of Uno cards and use your numbers 0-9 as follows. 1-9 equals…
FEB 20, 2020
Four #HIM at Laces In
Four men showed for a fun morning before the winter storm hit. We looked around and collectively said: “Is this it??” Once we realized everybody else was hiding from the snow, the clock struck 0515. I disclaimed the…
RING OF FIRE · FEB 19, 2020
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Today was a day a long time coming, but more in the NMM. 10 Men showed for a soggy beat down at the Coop. Here's what we did: The Thang: Mosey, with some shuffle, to the practice field. COP - SSH - Mountain Climbers …
VARSITY · FEB 14, 2020
Varsity Valentine
Four PAX in total arrived. Cool but dry conditions. Warm Up Mosey run SSH (IC 10x) Windmill (IC 10x) Imperial Walker (IC 10x) Moroccan Nightclub (IC 12X) Low Slow Squats (IC10x) Mountain Climbers (IC 12X) Plank…
SLOW BURN · FEB 14, 2020
LOVE
5 PAX showed some love to YHC on valentine's morning to burn some calories prior to dinner and sweets with their M. Seriously, does anyone love Trucker? I was sad no other PAX posted to see what LOVE is all about. Mossy…
BLOCK PARTY · FEB 4, 2020
Primetime at Block Party
14 PAX gathered in the warm early February gloom. Unbeknownst to them, Cheddah had laid a hurting on YHC a few Saturdays ago.... once YHC has found a weakness, he addresses it. Meaning we were in for the Deion…
FEB 4, 2020
Warm and Wild
A few Ruckers and a few Bootcampers for a nice one Warm-up included a short run about .3 of a mile COP SSH Diamond Merkins Seal Jacks MC PP Slow Squats Mosey around back and partner up One man BTTW while the other runs…
JAN 30, 2020
Webbs FEAST and Hill Repeats
The day started with a 15 minute EC ruck around the parking lot at 0500, then I went back to meet the rest of PAX so we can get started with the jack webb FEAST, full body workout was guaranteed starting with upper…
JAN 29, 2020
Playing Games With The Gods At Pantheon
38 Special threw out a request for a Q for this week on Slack, gotta stay off Slack but I obliged and here I am. There were many runners running and pre running and pre pre running but none of them wanted to hand with…
JAN 28, 2020
Sprinting in the Corral
The day started with 4 PAX for extra credit, Dark Helmet, Mainframe, Cake Boss and YHC. We did some hill repeats behind the apartment complex. We headed back to the Harris Teeter parking lot and the crowd was anxious to…
THE ARMORY · JAN 27, 2020
Armory Led Zep Tribute
Eleven in total at the Armory. Weather was a cool 38 degrees, no wind, dry. Ideal for what we were going to do. Warm Up Mosey Run Exercises: SSH (IC 12x) Windmill (IC 12x) Imperial Walker (IC 12x) Moroccan Nightclub (IC…
JAN 27, 2020
In memory of 24 / 8
After hearing the news yesterday of the passing via helicopter crash of one of the GOAT's Kobe Bryant, YHC felt the need to honor him AND the lives of the other 8 individuals with a beatdown full of 8 and 24, his jersey…
JAN 23, 2020
The Stairs at Footloose
18 PAX gathered on a sub-30 morning in The Fort. After some griping about how "moderate" YHC would make this, it was 5:15 and a disclaimer was spoken. We snaked around the main entrance to FBC and then went down to…
JAN 18, 2020
Sweet Sixteens at The Fort
Five men posted at The Fort/bootcamp on a cold, but dry morning. Two pax posted for Milkshake. Warm up Mosey run on the path, stopped along the way for some burpees. Ended at playground and did: SSH (IC 12x) Windmill…
JAN 17, 2020
Black Diamond at the One Word Convergence
If you're going to call it a Black Diamond, well then I owe it to the guys who show up for it to give them a true Black Diamond. Even if that makes 12 guys hate your guts for 40 min. They're mad because it sucks, which…
JAN 2, 2020
Bear Crawls, Burpees, Battlestar Galactica
To get the blood flowing, began with what ended up being a soggy mosey around the practice field, there was a fair amount of mumblechatter as the mud sloshed around. Warm up in cadence: - Wind mills - Cherry pickers …
THE ARMORY · DEC 30, 2019
Final KB WO of the century
As we look towards 2020, it was appropriate to finish 2019 with a bang. The Thang: 20 merkins w/bell (10 each arm) - 19 Skull Crushers 20 Squats - 19 KB swings 20 Big Boy Sit ups w/bell - 19 leg raises 20 curls (10 each…
DEC 30, 2019
4 big boy corners
Upon arrival, Darkest of All was already in 2020 form with the newly coined "traveling pants" extra credit. A handful of brave (stupid) souls joined him for a 3-4 warmup prior to 0515. As 0515 quickly approached, 10 was…
VARSITY · DEC 27, 2019
Best of the 2010s
Four men came out th NaFo for a beatdown. Weather was cool at 39 degrees. Warm up Mosey run, then a short nur back to the ROTC building. Exercises: SSH (IC 12x) Windmill (IC 12x) Imperial Walker (IC 12x) Moroccan…