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213 backblasts mention “Rebel”
VARSITY · AUG 24, 2018
Varsity: Some HIIT for cool Friday Morning
Varsity 8/24 9 PAX including YHC arrived on this cool Friday morning for a taste of High Intensity interval training. Basically get the heart rate up and down for 45mins. I choose to do a "9round" type approach and fill…
SLOW BURN · JUL 6, 2018
Crazy 8s - It can be that bad, right?
31 Pax descended upon Slow Burn for an epic adventure. A #noderate workout plus high humidity had been promised and both were granted on this day. Personally, YHC loves what the Pax have done in creating moderate…
BLOCK PARTY · OCT 10, 2017
Summer in Oct.
Since Oct at Block Party has been dedicated to Respect Qs, I decided I would push the envelope a little. It didn't help that the weather was consistent with a summer morning, 72 degrees and high humidity!!! After a…
THE RANCH · AUG 17, 2017
4 Corners of Body Destruction
No, we did not do the Body Destroyer for 45 minutes, Birdcage! However, there was consistent feedback that this was a brutally different workout. Welcome to "ya never know what ur gonna get with Straight Up!" A big…
JUN 1, 2017
Parking lot tour - Footloose
This AO continues to be a very popular site. As the cars kept rolling in, the parking lot looked very crowded. I was excited to Q since it had been awhile since dealing with a nagging injury. Once we hit 5:15, a short…
APR 27, 2017
Buncha Monkeys at Footloose
How many monkey humpers can one do in a Q before the Pax get cranky? Turns out quite a few. I rolled in at 5:13 with just a few minutes to spare. Looked like a great group was forming for this gloomy workout. YHC has…
SLOW BURN · FEB 24, 2017
Slow Burn - Cake Boss Style
"Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, 14 I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in…
MAR 9, 2016
Run-n-Gun - Cake Boss stroll around the lake
9 PAX came to the VQ version of Run-n-Gun by Cake Boss. YHC has never posted to RnG and I thought I don't have the right to Q that gem, however I was on the list and my number was up, so I took it! It was my…
MAR 5, 2016
Alive at the Hive
My plan was to have a theme for March Madness and utilize "4 corners". This changed once I saw 4 light poles lined across the parking lot the night before. Four men posted with me to begin the summer prep work with a…
FEB 6, 2016
What True Love Looks Like
With the excitement at an all time high for the Panther's heading into the Super Bowl Sunday, I thought I would have a Panther themed workout designed for the Yard. A teaser was sent out on twitter the night before…
THE RANCH · FEB 4, 2016
Bored of Pain?
YHC thought of bringing a little surprise to the Ranch this week. So I consulted my brother Jekyll and collected all the ingredients for what would be a fine beatdown this gloomy Thursday. As the Pax rolled in we…
OCT 31, 2015
High 5 at The Reservation - Spooky Pain
Happy Halloween! It was a glorious gloom at The Reservation as YHC waited for the PAX to arrive. I got there early to plan the attack and get my mind right because you have to bring it for the tribe and I want to…
RING OF FIRE · OCT 21, 2015
A few steps shy of 10,000
12 men met in the gloom at the Coop for some "significant" pain! Although a brisk morning that was quickly forgotten before warm up was over. My goal was 10,000 steps and we got to about 4,200 so slightly short. Meeting…
SNAKE PIT · OCT 19, 2015
Warming up Frozen Bells
With five faithful men showing up to kickstart their week, a lot of mumble chatter around the cold temps and having to bring out the winter gear. Glad to see Seventh Heaven back out for his 2nd visit and with the time…
RING OF FIRE · OCT 14, 2015
Get out of the Boat and Out of Your Comfort Zone!!!
28 Pax showed up this cool morning for YHC led workout. With one week left in the forties there was a lot of work around the number forty. Early comments were thrown that several showed today, expecially the over 45…
SNAKE PIT · SEP 28, 2015
Tomahawk - Taking a hop, skip and jump around the Doby's Bridge Elementary
Ahh....to be up early and post on a Monday morning is a beautiful thing. Starts the week off right and especially when you can lay the smacketh down!! 11 arrived to Tomahawk for a slice of Cake Boss pain and I say 11…
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 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…
THE ARMORY · AUG 10, 2015
The Armory - Blast From the Past - Cake for Breakfast
Its been a long time sing YHC has had the Q at The Armory. I remember the days of 4 or 5 of us out there picking things up and putting them down. I guy named Package was Site Q and a few other faces use to grace the AO…
BLOCK PARTY · JUN 30, 2015
Run it out
6 PAX braved the gloom this morning. We talked about strength work in Indian Land. Would today's fitness be tough enough? Quick lap around WEP COT: SSH, IW, Mountain Climbers. 10 burpee OYO The Thang: Partner up 10…
RING OF FIRE · FEB 25, 2015
The Coop: Chicken Dance rEmix with some added PAIN
The PAX arrived slowly as YHC watched the cars roll into NAFO. The clock struck 0515 and away we went....some PAX had to chase us down to SCES. 18 PAX ended up joining the fun!! Cheddar tool the Q for the initial COP …