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SEP 6, 2017
"Maybe Just a Little" Bear Crawl's at The Abyss
Another great morning in Lake Wylie at the Abyss. After my last Q, I promised another PAX little to-no Bear Crawl's/Crawl Bear's and tried to stay true to my word. YHC wasn't feeling spry on this fine morning after 2nd…
THE BALLROOM · SEP 5, 2017
Dealer's Choice: Shovel Flag hand-off at The Ballroom
A beautiful early fall morning with a bright moon called some hearty soles to the "new" Ballroom. Q-drenaline was surging in my veins as the cars kept rolling in. YHC was proud to have my 2.1, Pigeon roll out of the…
BLOCK PARTY · AUG 29, 2017
Misty morning fun at Block Party
I don't get to WEP as much as I should so I jumped on the opportunity when Double D asked me to Q. I managed to hit every red light in Ft Mill so I came in with about 1 minute before go time. I gave something that…
AUG 26, 2017
Crawlin' at the Deep
It was a beautiful Saturday morning at the Deep, cool with no humidity in sight (finally). Since this was my first opportunity to Q I showed up early to scope the lay of the land and prep for the beatdown that was to…
AUG 26, 2017
Lazy Dora and Triple 5s at the Yard
I'm late in getting this up so I'm just going to focus on what we did. Mosey to behind elementary school - 25 SSHs, 10 WMs, 10 IWs Mosey to near end of access road - 15 Mountain Climbers, 10 Peter Parkers, 10 Parker…
THE RANCH · AUG 24, 2017
Getting Old-School, Around The School
While YHC has posted to TheRanch a number of times, it's been a while, and this was possibly the first time Q'ing there (according to my Evernote Weinke folder). I arrived a bit earlier than usual to confirm a few…
SLOW BURN · AUG 18, 2017
Overflow of Pax at Slow Burn
28 men battled the humidity this morning and welcomed FNG "Ace" to the Pax who was head locked by Wheels! Nice job by all moderating up or down depending on your need. Message: Discipline: - We all have struggles with…
AUG 17, 2017
Mixed Up Miles
8 pax posted to #LacesOut for a morning of speed training measured by who could start sweating the soonest. It didn't take long, with shirts coming off after the first cycle. The Thang COP warm up -- SSH, Mtn climbers…
AUG 15, 2017
Golden Corral Ruck 8.15
6 men battled the humidity and an uncomplicated, but still taxing workout. I'm way behind on the backblast for this one and hoping I get this in before today's Golden Corral Ruck workout gets posted. Warmup Ruck two by…
AUG 15, 2017
It Was Sooooo Humid Today...
23 men gathered in the sultry SC gloom for another round of F3 at Golden Corral. Some rucked while others boot camped, but we all got a good sweat on this morning. Here is what we did: The Thang: YHC took the boot…
AUG 12, 2017
Not Too Much Running
So 8 Pax showed up at the Deep for a muggy 78 degree early morning beatdown. Cha Ching asked if there was going to be a lot of running, to which YHC responded, "Not too much" (We will come back to that). No FNG's were…
AUG 9, 2017
Well Rounded
11 Men, one of them a 2.0, descended on Pantheon with a Boot Camp gleam in their bleary eyes. YHC wanted to take them out of their comfort zone. The Thang Structured Running workout for first half: 6 Min Warm Up around…
AUG 5, 2017
You Can Blame Dark Helmet
The past few weeks have been anything but typical for me. Laid off from my job and then I planned to do a road trip which turned into the road trip from hell in many ways. But God was and is faithful and I made it back…
COLOSSEUM · AUG 1, 2017
The Colosseum 2017.31
This was an impromptu Q that I had forgotten I committed to while Seacrest was in charge, but I love to Q, so being reminded the night before made me a little happy (in my pants). When training I like to focus on…
THE BALLROOM · AUG 1, 2017
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Welcome FNG Airwolf and welcome all PAX to the new AO at Pleasant Knoll Elementary. The Ballroom has a new AO and possibly a new name. That is still to be determined. In meantime, 20 PAX and YHC took a tour of the…
AUG 1, 2017
Old School Ruck Workout
The workout was actually pretty simple Right at 5:15 and maybe a minute before I gave a very quick and brief typical disclosure except I say not to go at your own pace because you will be left behind. Then the pax all…
JUL 28, 2017
DaVinci Cones Redux
Full disclosure: 6 of the Pax listed above were ruckers and their workout was led by NASA. Today was the first time I've Q'd in a long time. I was a bit nervous, but have worked out all over this AO and sort of know the…
JUL 28, 2017
Ruck WO: Freedom of Choice....but not of Consequence
Cobra Kai asked me to lead a ruck workout a while back. HC!! First time Q-ing a ruck workout......I was nervous. No better way to learn than to get thrown in the deep end. So here goes.... 6 of us for the Ruck good…
JUL 27, 2017
Tour of the Front 9 @ Tempo
I let Gekko's DM on twitter sit there all day. A call out to Tega Cay Pax that he needed a sub Q at Tempo for an injured Senator Tressel. Messages came in that several Pax were down range. You see, I had a scheduled…
THE ARMORY · JUL 24, 2017
More pass the dutchie
10 at Armory this morning got better. The thang: Warmup Windmills Imperial Walkers Sumo Squats Good Morning Stretch Lap, then back for: Merkins Carolina-dry docks Mosey over to the low wall with bells for some pain…
JUL 22, 2017
Fun filled morning at The Deep
I have to admit I was excited to get the invitation from Royal to come out to the Deep and Q. This gave me the opportunity to visit another AO and share the Bonsai Tree which deep down all Pax have a love hate…
JUL 21, 2017
Oshi Shinobu
What a great morning for a workout with 14 men at The Swamp. We quickly split off as Ruckers, Runners and Bootcampers. A short mosey led us to our 1st stop for the warmup: 15 SSH, 3-burpees, 10 Windmills, 3-burpees, 10…
JUL 20, 2017
Sharknado Strikes The Poopdeck
I always tell folk that the Poopdeck is the best AO around; It showcases amazing views, is expansive, has some gnarly asphalt for merkins and MARY, and always has a breeze coming off of the lake. However, this morning…
JUL 20, 2017
Freedom to Choose
The Thang Mosey to “big parking lot” of St. John’s United Methodist for stretching, focusing on back, hips and glutes. Mosey to “front/side lot” of St. John’s United Methodist for warm-up Windmills x 10 SSH x 10…