backblasts
Every workout’s write-up, newest first — straight from the Q’s backblast.
213 backblasts mention “CSPAN”
DEC 24, 2015
12 Days of Fitness
'Twas the morning before Christmas, and all through ManU, all 17 PAX were sweating, including the Q. Warm Up - Run around the lot from Moe's to Panera to Dicks then the fountain - 20 SSH - 20 IW - 15 Windmill The Thang…
DEC 16, 2015
Give Thanks at the Pantheon - and then the PAIN
Great day to be out in the gloom. Clear and 43 degrees. It starts a little chilly while we gather, but it doesn't take long to get the sweat going! This morning the crowd just kept getting bigger and bigger. I do want…
COLOSSEUM · DEC 8, 2015
#Mumblechatter 101 @F3Colosseum
8 men assembled at #Colosseum Weather was a crisp and dark 40 degrees Lots of #Chatter before launch Sir Topham was the only one interested in extra credit, and I assumed ran to AO and ran home #TrainingforAsheville…
NOV 21, 2015
Relief Pitcher @F3TheSwamp
Last minute call to come in and Q @F3TheSwamp = Always an honor to serve Disclaimer 4 Ruckers take off = Dead Man Party = one man is always in the air 13 take off at a good mosey pace, circle back to get LIFO Photobomb…
NOV 20, 2015
3 Headed Monster Q Morphs into 1 at The Hive
3 of us were going to tri-Q this workout this week, but CakeBoss was called in to Q Varsity and CSPAN was called in to Q The Swamp. That left YHC to plan something more than a workout. Pain was promised and pain was…
NOV 19, 2015
Weather is always better @F3IndianLand
Horrible weather - change to URS Parking Deck Warmup-A-Rama all x10 and all in cadenc Jog-O-Rama THANG 10 CDD = run backwards up ramp 10 CDD x 5 repeats = AWFUL ABLAB Dealers choice x 10 in cadence Prayer & Praise BOM…
NOV 11, 2015
Speed Racer Dan goes to 11
YHC rolled into Pantheon at 0500 with the usual crew running laps. I see you Axl and Houska! A few were noticeably absent! So I planted the shovel flag, jumped in and got a few laps with the guys. Call it a little warm…
NOV 4, 2015
Broncos, Bets, Burpees Beatdown
Despite the promise of Burpees (some of us more than others), 10 of The Fort's finest (plus 2 runners) descended upon Pantheon for a Broncos QB's beatdown. 1 FNG was present so a more thorough disclaimer was given…
VARSITY · OCT 27, 2015
Hockey "PLYO" at #Varsity
6 strong men showed up to see if they could make #TheVarsityF3 Last night I used some #food photos from The Varsity in Atlanta #delicious + #goodeats Disclaimer Warmup lap COP = Warmup-O-Rama with all of my favorites to…
OCT 20, 2015
Golden Corral is my kind of cooking...
This morning was my first time attending Golden Corral, I know to some PAX that this seems like an old AO (shiny new things down the street –props to Jekyll on the #cyberbulling) so Senator and I gave a brief history…
OCT 17, 2015
#OldSchoolF3 invades Indian Land
4 arrived for extra credit #OCR Fine cool Indian Land morning with fall in the air Celebrity #Clowcars arrived from all over… #Apache shows up with a police escort #Popeye Disclaimer Off we go 1.3 mile “warm-up” felt…
OCT 10, 2015
Tapping the reserve at the Reservation
10 pax shook off the fartsack monster and dissed the parking deck option to post at The Reservation to punch their pain ticket before the steady rain kicked into full shower. The Thang On-time launch with COP in parking…
SEP 30, 2015
Is this an Upper Body Workout?
YHC informed the PAX this morning that gloves were not going to be required. That if we did everything correctly today, your hands would never touch the ground. After all the merkins at Colosseum, today would be…
SEP 26, 2015
Official Launch of The Yard
I'm sure many pax are thankful to hear that The Yard has finally launched...not necessarily because it will be their favorite AO, but likely because this they are sick of YHC forever tweeting and talking about it at…
SEP 21, 2015
Breaking necks and cashing checks
9 Strong men braved the gloom to meet up in this Mecca of shopping known as Rivergate. Unfortunately, none of the stores appeared to be open so we decided to workout instead. YHC got nervous when CSPAN rolled in as this…
SEP 5, 2015
Officially Named: "The Yard" (and still exploring)
A Fantastic Five pax gathered in the FMMS parking lot with the goal of exercising their bodies and creative skills by the time the workout was over. Skinner wisely capitulated to CSPAN's cyber bullying and posted…
SNAKE PIT · AUG 24, 2015
Is this a running workout?
4 showed for pre-run, Niners's watch log them at 3.5 miles. Disclaimer~witnessed by all Mosey around school for light warmup COP with all my favorites to ten counts Using light poles for "pyramid of pain" and it should…
AUG 21, 2015
Is this a hockey practice at #F3TheSwamp?
Disclaimer (statement witnessed by many…2 FNG =Kenny Rogers & Robin Hood both EH by #PICKSIX #T-Claps & #WELLDONE! #COWORKERS) Appreciate Cable Guy inviting me to Q…it was great to meet all the new guys and this AO had…
JUL 9, 2015
Board of Pain July 2015 Week 1
15 men made it out to the 2nd annual Board of Pain. This MOFO delivered. What can I say- I'm sore. Mission accomplished. Come out next week. Same bat time, same bat channel. Can you do better? Who will get the VT?? If…
RING OF FIRE · JUL 8, 2015
Merkins, Bombjacks, and Burpees, Oh My!!!
19 of the Fort's finest ignored my warning of No stories, No 10 ten-counts, and No BS, and descended upon the Coop for 45 minutes of hard work and getting better. Disclaimer was mentioned and off we went. The Thang…
COLOSSEUM · JUN 23, 2015
Yoga, Speedwork, & Repetitions
Conditions were absolutely sweaty and 84 degrees…welcome to summer. Disclaimer (statement not reviewed by Legal Counsel that is currently pulling a “smarta$$sack/resting up for his next Q…really? I thought my Q’s were…
SNAKE PIT · JUN 15, 2015
you did bring a kettlebell? and this is not a running workout...
Conditions were absolutely perfect…maybe almost too warm. Disclaimer and discussion on keeping up, modify as needed, F3 is about pushing “you” and not about always needing to be out front, also about having “The F3”…
BLOCK PARTY · MAY 25, 2015
Weinke-less hodgepodge of misery
The name above is a bit misleading bc I had pain on the brain and knew where we were going, but Tatanka dubbed it that on the Twitter machine, so it’s sticking. With all the discussion of how good everyone’s arms felt…
MAY 13, 2015
Hey soccer mom "don't judge us"
5 strong men enjoyed a perfect spring afternoon for an F3 workout (Recess for Men) Here are the details: - Crab Cakes took a tumble on the trail run portion – heal up brother - Flat Tire showed us his rope swing…