May the Carpex 4th be with you!

YHC is not known for Theme workouts, and to be fair, this is the only themed workout I’ve ever done, and could very possibly be the only. I’m just not very creative. I saw the Q spot open and grabbed it….LONG before realizing it was on May the 4th…..AKA Star Wars day. So, I had to come up with something. I even created a playlist, then left my BT speaker at home. [Read More]

stairway to where?

QIC: Pet Sounds The PAX: Burt, Coney, Flip Flop, The Count, Arthur Murphy, Navin, Ford, Pickles, Leprechaun, Viking Warm up: Mozy around the pickle Circle up for, SSH, HillBillys x20ic, Good Mornings, 30x Merkins OMD, Calf Stretch, Wide Arm Merkins 20x OMD Partner Dora 100 Pull ups 200 Merkins 300 Squats Partner 1 above, Partner 2 run to flag and back, flop Down the Abyss Mozy to stairs Bear crawl down the Abyss Mozy backup stairs, then to the parking lot Mary LBC x30 IC LSF x20 IC Announcements [Read More]

Please, put your shirt back on

29 giants of the gridiron took to the pristine fields of Mills Park to usher in the 2018 NFL Regular Season. Under cover of darkness, half the crew shed their shirts to reveal chiseled abs, bulging biceps, and tantalizing tattoos. Ma Bell couldn’t get his shirt off fast enough, prompting YHC’s favorite quote of the morning…“He paid too much for that to keep his shirt on.” But let’s get down to business so YHC can focus on BRR mental preparations. [Read More]

Waterbugs

A big downpour in downtown Cary was not enough to keep five waterbugs away from Rush Hour. Warm-Up Brisk walk over to the far side of the pocket park for imperial walkers, Sir Fazios, mountain climbers, merkins, squats and cotton pickers. The Thang Brisk walk to the middle of the pocket park, then bear crawl to the side with the wall for irkins, ALRSUs, dips, ALRSUs and derkins. Bear crawl back to the middle for LBCs, American hammers, Homer-to-Marge, low slow flutters and dying cock-a-roaches. [Read More]

Rarely a better day

When: 8/26/2018 QIC: Pet Sounds The PAX: Mabell, Goose, Theismann, Speed Racer,Navin, Coney, Burt, Pet Sounds Warm up: Slow mozy to cul de sac Circle up for, SSH, 40x Merkins OMD, Plank Jax, Imp Walkrs, 1 arm plank hip dips 10ic/flip Chatter stopped… Mozy back to driveway Imp Walkers down drive, partner up Wheelbarrow back up (best effort) repeato with other partner The what else would you do on hills but sled… P1 grab a pallet, P2 two bricks Back up hill to road P1 bearcrawl sled push ~25yards, P2 Plank 1 arm brick reverse fly (run to catch up w P1) flop / repeato twice / Second set P2 offset merkins on 1 brick Who said hills: Light run up and down some hills ~1. [Read More]

#ao-travel-ir-Bruisers Rising at Phoenix

Three PAX for a Bruisers IR workout during Phoenix. The Phoenix PAX run off with Build-A-Bear, the Bruisers grab coupons and get to bruisin'. Warm-Up Circle up for imperial walkers and Sir Fazios, squats, hillbillies. Navin shows up a little late, but a little late is still late, so ten burpees OYO. The Thang Form two groups in front of the senior center, group 1 bear crawls to the entrance and back while group 2 does AMRAP curls, flapjack. [Read More]

Same Same, But Different

A lovely morning for a workout! We have been truly blessed the last three days with some fabulous weather!!! Roughly 60 degrees this morning, with pretty high humidity. The preblast indicated this would not be a Blue Ridge Relay training workout and while there WOULD be running, it would not be a run-centric workout. Turns out, we still managed a little over three miles…… Bayonne, Biner, PBX, and I met for some EC hill repeats at 5:45 and ran a little over 30 minutes on the High House hill, joined about 3/4 into the run by Snots and Chipper. [Read More]

We didn't spell anything, but we ran and did stuff

Perfect morning for a workout, good crowd, 1 FNG (EC’ed by the elusive Navin who did not show) Warm up Mozy to one of the adjoining lots – wait Navin has arrived SSH x 15 Merkins IC x 10 Plankjacks IC x 10 Low plank hold - 5 count around the circle The Thang Form small squads for Indian Run so that each group has someone with a headlamp Route – greenway to Kildaire Farm, and then follow road back into the park, cut behind 2nd baseball field to office park and then back to shovel flag. [Read More]

Limited Run Does Not Mean Limited Merkins

Fresh off my first merlot induction at BO, YHC accepted the challenge to deliver a tough workout at the great AO, Tortoises. With little buzz and marketing, 20 other HIM wanted to see as well. Or maybe it was the EC Pull-Ups. Yeah, probably the ECPs. Also, there were another 5 who joined in for the traveling IR Bruisers AO for a total of 26. Add in the 3 young men shooting ball, and the place was poppin’! [Read More]

I'm Sorry You Feel That Way

94 degrees at game time. True HIMs battle through, and so after pledging allegiance 9 math-letes braved the streets of downtown Cary for a number-themed extravaganza. Mosey to the circle for… Warmup SSHs, Sir Fazio, Cotton Pickers, Imperial Walkers, Plank Jacks, Merkins on my down AND up, and a few burpees cause I hear it’s a good stretch. Thang 1 Double Nickel down the street. Alternating 5 Monkey Humpers at one light pole, 5 burpees at the next. [Read More]