One Year - You get a clock!

 Posted on October 29, 2019  |  2 minutes  |  270 words  |  

One year ago I showed up to Apex Nature Park on a Monday and asked some guy named Disco Duck if this was the “workout group.” A couple of days later I’m running laps next to a dude with a monkey taped to his crotch. To try and sum up even just one year of highlights and memories would be a muggo sized feat. The current task at hand is to provide a worthy beatdown to the 32 PAX that chose to grace FOD on a beautiful Tuesday morning. [Read More]
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Exicon DEF

 Posted on September 24, 2019  |  1 minutes  |  201 words  |  

Some of you know I am on a mission to go through the Exicon A-Z over the course of many workouts. Today, 16, took part in Exicon D, E & F. 4 came in strong for IronPAX. Warmup - Duck & weave (probably to never make another showing) 10 Daisy Pickers Thang 1 - Descending Deconstructed Double shot of jackees at each light pole. Perform the deconstructed jackees, decreasing by 1, and run to the back parking lot. [Read More]
airbag  beaker  bogo  brosef  dirty-bomb  franklin  geek-squad  goose  gump  hi-liter  kilmer  mabell  moped  pbx  pigeon  red-ryder  shut-in  spit-shine  theismann  trike 

It Looked Better On Paper

 Posted on September 17, 2019  |  3 minutes  |  549 words  |  

There is something interesting, something magical, that happens when you lead a group of men in the Gloom, but more on that later. My oh my, what an honor to VQ today. After a pledge of allegiance, 18 PAX moseyed up to the large pickle. Nature Boy, my trusty fall back in case I faltered in my inaugural Q, reminded me of the definition of Mosey. It is indeed not a saunter, and most definitely not a sprint. [Read More]
badlands  beaker  bedpan  brosef  buzz-lightyear  clementine  dirty-bomb  ezekiel  five-hole  franklin  hi-liter  kilmer  nature-boy  pigeon  spit-shine  swag  the-departed  trike 

Parking Lot Tour

 Posted on September 15, 2019  |  2 minutes  |  321 words  |  

20 PAX gather in the gloomy and humid morning for a flashback Q for YHC. I have many fond memories of posting and Qing in this great site and was excited to bring some new faces some of my old-school, vanilla beatdown. Disclaimer and pledge done, we head around the parking lot and down the dark path to the street where we oval-up for: Warm Up Good Mornings Sir Fazio [Read More]
beaker  bedpan  brosef  buzz-lightyear  clementine  earhart  ezekiel  five-hole  goose  gump  hi-liter  hotty-toddy  katniss  kilmer  liverpool  ma-bell  mai-tai  nature-boy  pigeon  trike  what-for 

Who said you can't go home again?

 Posted on September 3, 2019  |  2 minutes  |  338 words  |  

It was a glorious start to fall and a great day to be out in the gloom. What a better place to start the day than at Field of Dreams. Hard to believe that it has been over 4 years since Ma Bell and YHC started this AO. Today - one of my goals was to prove that you don’t have to always run up the hills to the top parking lot in order to have a proper beat down. [Read More]
beaker  bedpan  betsy-ross  brosef  buzz-lightyear  clementine  ezekiel  franklin  goose  gump  kilmer  mabell  mai-tai  nature-boy  pigeon  pivot  sky-blue  sooey  spit-shine  swag  the-departed  trike 

Welcome to the US Air Force PT. 2 mins doesn’t seem like a long time.

 Posted on August 30, 2019  |  4 minutes  |  722 words  |  

Date: 8/28/19 PAX: Beaker, Bedpan, Brosef, Buzz Lightyear, Dirty Bomb, Ezekiel, Five Hole, Franklin, Geek Squad, Goose, Gump, Hotty Toddy, Kermit, Kilmer, Mozart, Nature Boy, Pigeon, Shut-In, Sky Blue, Swag, Trike, WWW As I continue my personal challenge to Q at least once a week, coming up with routine has become very interesting. I had several ideas in mind but since next month is the USAF birthday, I thought it would be a great time to introduce the PAX to the USAF PT test. [Read More]
beaker  bedpan  brosef  buzz-lightyear  dirty-bomb  ezekiel  five-hole  franklin  geek-squad  goose  gump  hotty-toddy  kermit  kilmer  mozart  nature-boy  pigeon  shut-in  sky-blue  swag  trike  www 

U Got Desire So Sell Phantom Street Everyday to the Immigrant Love Mother

 Posted on August 22, 2019  |  3 minutes  |  450 words  |  

There are a few truisms in life: You’re going to die and you have no idea when Make time for your friends and loved ones YHC is only going to post once a year at the following AOs: FC, BH, DP, FWD, SWW This BB is for one of those times. It being the end of summer and with school about to start, when the Q-sheet showed an opening for FC on Thursday, I knew it was now or never. [Read More]
airbag  bedpan  biner  bogo  brosef  dirty-bomb  five-hole  franklin  goose  hotty-toddy  kilmer  mai-tai  mozart  nature-boy  pbx  pierogi  sky-blue  swag  the-departed  trike  trudeau 

Escalators ... Even going down is brutally tough!

 Posted on August 20, 2019  |  3 minutes  |  512 words  |  

AO: FOD Date: 8/20/19 PAX: 5 Hole, Beaker, Brosef, Callahan, Clementine, The Departed, Deuce, Dirty Bomb, Ezekiel, Geek Squad, Goose, Katniss, Kilmer, Liverpool, Ma Bell, Spit-Shine, Swag, FNG Toothless, Trike, WWW I goal for my Q’s is to ensure the workout is challenging but yet attainable. It took some time to think of what I want to do. What I came up with is an escalator workout. Read on to find out what was in store for the PAX. [Read More]
5-hole  beaker  brosef  callahan  clementine  deuce  dirty-bomb  ezekiel  geek-squad  goose  katniss  kilmer  liverpool  ma-bell  spit-shine  swag  the-departed  toothless  trike  www 

Class Participation

 Posted on July 3, 2018  |  3 minutes  |  537 words  |  

Big crowd this morning for a holiday week, lots of familiar faces, some new guys I hadn’t met, and two FNGs. Give the FNGs the Disclaimer (in perfect cadence) and we’re off! Warm-Up Take a lap around the parking lot then mosey over to the lot next to the pavilion and circle up for side straddle hops, imperial walkers, prisoner squats, plank jacks, merkins and Good Mornings. Because you can’t Have A Nice Day without a Good Morning. [Read More]
air-supply  biner  brosef  buttermaker  clementine  disco-duck  geek-squad  grinch  journey  katniss  kilmer  liverpool  moped  nerf  red-ryder  rooney  roxanne  sky-blue  squatter  term-paper 

Right Arm Up. (I mean left leg out.)

 Posted on June 27, 2018  |  3 minutes  |  469 words  |  

Hey, who brought this 40lb sand bag? Oh, that’s right. I did. Pick it up and let’s go. Ran from the flag, up the hill, to the parking lot near the Green Hope entrance. Warm Up Good Morning, Windmill, Cotton Picker, Arm Circles, Seal Clap, OH Clap, Seal Clap again because Nature Boy was making a funny face, SSH, Bobby Hurley Thang 1 We grabbed the 40lb sandbag and headed back to the top of the hill. [Read More]
biner  bogo  brosef  claven  clementine  five-hole  franklin  hi-liter  house  katniss  kilmer  nature-boy  open-out  out-house  parker  pigeon  pivot  sky-blue  squatter  swag