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MAR 17, 2017
Baselining at the Hive
3 smart men who want to get better met at The Hive on Friday. Started with a few stretches and moseyed around the edges of the parking lot. Took bells to the baseball field where we took over the bleachers. Circuit 1…
SLOW BURN · MAR 17, 2017
March Madness 64 Ruck Style
SLowburn Ruck AO: Trucker on Q. Ruck to BAX town center and loop around parking lot. Circle up for March Madness 64. 64 squats, 48 IW, 32 LBCs, 24 up-right rows, 16 overhead presses, 12 merkins, 8 swings, 6 erkins, 4…
MAR 13, 2017
If you ask for Burpees, well, You get Burpees
Davinci (site Q) put out last week that Monday would have some burpees with YHC on Q. I promised to take a burpee cone away for every 5 PAX that posted to Quagmire. 10 showed up this cold morning so the 9 a 10 burpee…
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…
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…
THE ARMORY · MAR 6, 2017
5 at Armory for talk of Wisdom
5 PAX met at Armory ready to tackle the week. Warmup 10-Windmills 10-Imperial Walkers 10-Sumo Squats Good Morning Stretch Lap Merkins Carolina-dry docks Mosey over to the low wall with bells for some pain circuits…
MAR 6, 2017
Merkins, Run, Merkins, Run, Repeat
This morning 18 men converged on a little piece of land we call “Quagmire." Conditions were fantastic - a cool 47 degrees and no precipitation. Disclaimer was disclaimed, FNGs were welcomed/warned, then we were off to…
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 28, 2017
Back to burpees
11 Pax defied #cantore and the #fartsack by showing up to the buffet of pain at Golden Corral. @Whitelightning went down and I readily agreed to come out of the bullpen Dynamic warm up- 50 yard dash in between - SSH…
SNAKE PIT · FEB 27, 2017
Great day for F3
The lights kept on a comin' this fine Monday morning. YHC feels the energy with each and every PAX that makes the pledge to get out of the fartsac each and every day. Truly inspiring and so very fortunate to have such a…
FEB 23, 2017
Ruck dancing at Footloose
As a virgin Q at Footloose, wasn't sure what I was rucking into. Cars kept pulling into the AO and I was getting excited. Though none of my fellow ruckers joined me (shame on you all - you were warned it was ruck…
FEB 16, 2017
COP Filled Tour of Fort Mill
4 of the best Fort Mill has to offer joined YHC for a COP filled jog around Fort Mill. Warm Up Jog out of WEP and over to the small Springs parking lot. 30x SSHs, 20x Imperial Walkers, 10x windmills, 10x peter parkers…
RING OF FIRE · FEB 8, 2017
Do we have enough time to get to Pantheon?
YHC and Chicken Wing got a few miles in before the Main Event. As cars rolled, many were wondering who the Q was. Smiles left the faces of the PAX when YHC entered the middle of the circle and proclaimed that we had "5…
FEB 3, 2017
True Worth with 5 at The Hive
5 brave HIM showed up at The Hive for a beat down and message on "True Worth". YHC had thought a lot about "worth" over the past week and decided to share a message from The Go-Giver (great book by the way). The Law of…
THE RANCH · FEB 2, 2017
Groundhog day at The Ranch
Conditions: Balmy 50 degrees and clear morning sky's. Making it perfect for a great workout with 9 other HIMs. With no FNGs present I gave an abbriviated disclaimer and advise the pax to feel free to modify as needed …
COLOSSEUM · JAN 31, 2017
Happiness Shared
More than 2 people showed up so I'm out of my element based on my last Q... Warmup SSH x20, Windmill x10, IW x15, Mountain climbers x20 I let it be known that I never lock my fingers behind my head. I do this because I…
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 19, 2017
4 years in gets you a VQ
I've been a part of this F3 Workout thing that really seems to be much more than a workout, especially in our large but tight-knit group in The Fort/Rock regions. I've been a regular at the bootcamps, an occasional…
JAN 19, 2017
Who Loves Ya Baby
Nine men met up at Trailhead Park for a good morning run at Tempo. Here is what they did: The Thang: Interval training was on tap this morning. The interval was 2 min at a 5K/10K pace, followed by 2 min of jogging. We…
THE RANCH · JAN 19, 2017
Struggling with core (and at the core)
10 Pax posted at The Ranch on Thursday Jan 19 for a ride out to the foothills and a morning dose of core-focused pain. It was looking a little lonely when Skinny Jeans sitting in his truck was the sole arrival a few…
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 16, 2017
Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain
A day like any other. If any other day is 55 degrees in the middle of January. 19 men saw no reason to fartsack- instead got the pull from being held accountable and the desire to take the #DRP. COP: SSH, Monkey…
SLOW BURN · JAN 13, 2017
The Hawk (Ruck) Workout
Thank you Cobra Kai! Thank you for introducing me to the "Hawk Workout". This is probably one of my favorite ruck workouts. It combines two of my favorite things. Running and Pain. And a Ruck. So three of my favorite…