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APR 28, 2015
Carry your weight!
21 Pax Gathered for fun and a little exercise of the body! Mosie around HT Parking lot for a while COP 20 Chuck Norris Merkins 20 MC 20 Peter Parker 20 Parker Peter 20 SSH 20 Wide Arm Merkins 20 Carolina Dry Docks 20…
APR 25, 2015
Mountains beyond mountains
18 pax chose the #RedPill at WEP on a cool, breezy, damp morning to jump start their weekend with a dose of hill-infused pain. Wise choice, gents. Time to get moving. The Thang Warm-up-on-the-go today Jog out parking…
SLOW BURN · APR 24, 2015
Keep Your Testimony Handy
20 men posted this morning for a light workout in preparation for a great weekend. The Thang: Mosey to parking area between bouncy houses and Lowes and circle up for Side Straddle Hop x 20, Merkins x 10, Imperial…
THE RANCH · APR 23, 2015
Happy Burpee Beatdown - Dark Helmet's 40th
16 of The Fort's Finest (Mustangs and Clydesdales) descended on the Ranch to wish Dark Helmet a Happy 40th Birthday. Little did they know that the word Birthday would be replaced by Burpee. The Thang Warmup lap around…
THE BALLROOM · APR 21, 2015
Ascend (?) to the Dark Side...
A man learns and says something about himself when he steps up to Q for the first time... Once a man progresses through the 1st and 2nd Fs, and he has gotten his mind and body more disciplined and in shape, he finds…
THE RANCH · APR 16, 2015
The Ball Game was rained out, went to the Bullpen and the Beat Down continued....
15 of The Fort's finest showed up this morning as we explored nearly the whole Ranch campus on a misty morning. This AO is huge. THE THANG Quick Indian Run to the cul-de-sac by the baseball field. COP – All IC, SSH 20…
THE BALLROOM · APR 15, 2015
Does the Tax Man take Coupons? (aka B2D2)
At the last Black Diamond, it was only Jekyll (who was the Q) and myself, so by default the clock was ticking on my turn to lead the PAX in a Black Diamond Beat Down (B2D2)... I figured no better day for a downpainment…
THE RANCH · APR 9, 2015
Choosing Not To Cheat - Ranch Style
Opened with a brief discussion of book entitled "Choosing Not To Cheat" that I recently read. The book discusses in life there are plenty of opportunities to cheat whether it is at work, at home or even at F3…
THE ARMORY · APR 6, 2015
Badgers Basket(Bell) Beatdown...just Like Kentucky
16 of Fort Mill's finest showed up at The Armory with their kettlebell not knowing what to expect. Most didn't realize YHC was on the Q after a late night switch from Tatanka. YHC asked who had the Q and he said I could…
ALCATRAZ · MAR 28, 2015
Yoga, Windmills, & a Buffet line?
Disclaimer and welcome to #AlcatrazF3 and a special “shout out” to MacGyver and Senator who have set a really cool Q/PAX exchange on Saturdays to get some variety into The Fort / Tega Cay Q rotations. I always…
MAR 27, 2015
Rain Dance
8 pax, took the RedPill and posted to the Swamp despite a rainy forecast, evidently the rain dance didn't work.... The Thang: Warm up lap around complex, end Home Depot. Dynamic warmup: karaoke, side shuffle, high…
SLOW BURN · MAR 27, 2015
Modified "Moderate" Murph
YHC posted on the twittermachine that we would be doing a modified "moderate" version of the famous (infamous) Murph workout. Real question is; Is there such a thing as a "moderate" Murph workout. Guess we will find…
THE RANCH · MAR 26, 2015
Release of the Mustangs
16 Mustangs embarked on a wild journey around the Ranch. Mosey around the campus Circle up Windmill x20 Merkinsx20 Cherry Pickers x20 Mosey to back lot CU IWx20 Mountain Climbers x20 Mosey to Playground Swing Derkinsx20…
THE BALLROOM · MAR 24, 2015
The Green Goblin is NO MATCH for this PAX
19 of Fort Mill’s best men gathered at The Ballroom to get a little workout in on Tuesday morning. For YHC it was an especially exciting morning since it was my VQ. After having it handed to me so many times from the…
MAR 21, 2015
Dirty McDuecearama with Porta-johns
Pulled up to The Fort this morning (WEP) and noticed a 5k was being setup. Panicked for about 5 seconds then realized I would make whatever was on the Weinke work. Luckily, the PAX knows where to park on race day as it…
THE RANCH · MAR 19, 2015
A little game of WWL says
16 PAX took advantage of a perfect gloom to sharpen one another. The Thang: Warm up lap around complex, sounded like the first tour of the entire perimeter in a long time, end at soccer field out front. Line up at the…
SLOW BURN · MAR 13, 2015
Really? My Alarm went off?
18 PAX ventured out to Slowburn this fine morning. YHC had all week to plan and trash talk with the Swamp about how this AO was going to painful and that if you posted at the Swamp, you were chicken. Well from the…
THE BALLROOM · MAR 10, 2015
March Madness Begins
The virtual shovel flag was planted and 21 men got off to a great start this morning with the 2nd official offering of The Ballroom. This is how it went: The Thang: Mosey from the parking lot, down the short hill and…
MAR 5, 2015
Cinder Stations at the Black Diamond
This morning at 0505, our own MinuteMan (MM) was scheduled for his coming out party. His VQ was to be a Black Diamond at Trailhead Park in Tega Cay and man, did he have a good AO picked out. Unfortunately, due to some…
MAR 4, 2015
WEP - Back to our Roots - First F First
22 PAX showed up on the 4th of March where the first shovel flag was planted in Fort Mill - WEP. This was the first time I wore shorts since last fall... I am committed to not getting my cold weather gear out ... again…
BLOCK PARTY · MAR 3, 2015
Block Party - the cake was provided for this party!
No pleasantries...dived right into the pain....I mean PARTY! 1 Full Lap around WEP Grab Coupons from the Woods COP 25 SSHs 20 IWs 10 CDDs 20 Squats 10 each arm 3 Legged Dogs (1 Arm Sprawls) Count off in 2s 1s start at…
THE ARMORY · MAR 2, 2015
Double Fisting
21 Strong showed up for what they thought would be a stroll through Kettlebell park... Instead it turned into a double fisted romp around the Armory. YHC had never Q'ed the Armory, and decided to try to mix it up a bit…
THE RANCH · FEB 26, 2015
Slush Slop
From last night's news reports- I expected to see locusts posting with us at 0515. No locusts but 7 Men did post to a grand beatdown. The thang: Mosey to middle school for COP SSH, IW, Squat, Good Mornings, Merkins…
THE ARMORY · FEB 23, 2015
So much for Creativity
With YHC now traveling weekly to/from Raleigh on the train (best way to travel back and forth - try it some time!), he has plenty of time to develop some creative workouts for the PAX. Well, it appears that YHC failed…