Dreamin' of DangerZone

 Posted on September 8, 2017  |  4 minutes  |  761 words  |  

YHC/QIC rolled up to Danger Zone to see 13 men awaiting in the Gloom. True Gloom too: moderately dense fog settling over the men and the shovel flag, and mild cool brisk air. I really needed to consult with one of the site Qs, but alas, there was no sight Q in site. Burt exclaimed he was an old site Q and offered his guidance. I was unsure if he utilized the adjective “old” meaning ‘former’ or ‘age’, but nonetheless I absolutely declined any guidance from Burt. [Read More]
bartman  billy  biner  burt  coney  disco-duck  dreamliner  flip-flop  ford  goose  hi-liter  ma-bell  ollie  pierogi 

WWW and the Deck of Death!

 Posted on September 6, 2017  |  2 minutes  |  335 words  |  

Stepping up in the gloom this morning is WWW for his first Q! 12 PAX show-up to support our man including YHC for co-Q if needed. No FNGs (at this time), we head out for our limited run around the parking lot and down the hill and circle-up under the light for the: Warm Up Sir Fazio Arm Circles Arm stretches Good mornings The Thang Finish warmup, Q instructs PAX to go behind the shed and get a CCB and circle back up under the light. [Read More]
ascot  billy  bocephus  crimson  disco-duck  earhart  freebird  gtl  jameis  red-ryder  sooey  spartan  wilbur  www 

Kings of the Hill

 Posted on September 5, 2017  |  2 minutes  |  356 words  |  

8/28/17: 64 degrees, limited humidity, 29 men for a little hill work this AM. Flag planted at the gate. One FNG. Forgot my cape and boxing gloves. We are off to the ball field parking lot for a warm up. Warm Up GMs x 10 (you’re welcome Nature Boy) SSHs x 52 Jog over to the top of the grass hill under the power lines 5 Burpees, OYO Mosey to the bottom of the hill Thang 1 [Read More]
ascot  bartman  billy  biner  blackout  blue-and-out  bogo  chinese-downhill  disco-duck  ford  grinch  hi-liter  hotspot  ma-bell  minwax  mississippi  nature-boy  parker  red-ryder  saban  shank  smokey  snots  sooey  strange-brew  term-paper  water-wings  wkrp 

What's a celebration merkin?

 Posted on September 1, 2017  |  3 minutes  |  513 words  |  

With Yogi on the sideline (rest well sweet Prince) the run-and-gun (hold on that run) duo of Hello Kitty and Pierogi were the next men up to lead an All-American beat down at Danger Zone. Warmup: Kitty led the PAX for a warmup lap around the pickle at a noticeably low-slow tempo. Circle up in honor of the 10-year anniversary of the Mighty Mountaineers defeating the #5 ranked Michigan Wolverines IN THE FRIGGIN’ BIG HOUSE, 34-32: [Read More]
angry-elf  bartman  billy  biner  chanticleer  coney  disco-duck  flip-flop  ford  goose  hello-kitty  hi-liter  ma-bell  pierogi  sky-blue 

Paying the 540 Toll

 Posted on August 23, 2017  |  2 minutes  |  228 words  |  

14 HIM arrived at Tortoises this morning ready to pay the 540 toll. But this toll isn’t paid with money, it’s paid with sweat and effort and heart. Warm up One lap around the pickle, Imperial Walkers, Sir Fazio Arm Twirlies (both directions), Cotton Pickers. Thang Mosey over to the picnic tables for 24 merkins, 24 left-right step-ups, 24 dips, 24 squats and 24 LBCs. Repeat all five exercises, reducing the rep count by three each cycle. [Read More]
aristocrat  ascot  billy  bocephus  crimson  disco-duck  earhart  freebird  jameis  pickles  pierogi  red-ryder  texas-ranger  www 

Off Campus Work

 Posted on August 20, 2017  |  2 minutes  |  416 words  |  

A muggy Friday at the original Cary (before CarPex) AO. It was 77 with nearly 100% humidity. Site Q Large planted the flag and the men began to gather. Welcome Big Bird (my boy), Puck and Viking from 20 somethings from the ITB and as well as Kotter Billy. Great to have Billy back. Loom is also back in the rotation, too…which is awesome. 22 Pax. I decided to showcase a little different location this am…but heading off campus away from the dark trails of North Cary Park. [Read More]
angry-elf  big-bird  billy  biner  burt  chanticleer  disco-duck  flip-flop  hello-kitty  hermes  hi-liter  largemouth  loom  ollie  pbx  puck  repeato  riptide  saban  term-paper  viking  yogi 

Tortoises Comes To A-Team

 Posted on August 14, 2017  |  2 minutes  |  271 words  |  

The plan this morning was to bring a Tortoises style workout to A-team. Limited running, unlimited pain. So we moseyed to the first parking lot at the front of the park and stayed there for the entire workout. Warm Up Little Man Jumping Jacks x 15 Jukebox x 15 (created by and named for my 2.0) Imperial Walker x 15 Cotton Pickers x 15 Thang 1 Partner up for Dora 1-2-3, merkins x 100, prisoner squats x 200, LBCs x 300, one partner runs the pickle while the other does the exercises. [Read More]
airbag  angry-elf  ascot  banjo  billy  biner  blackout  bogo  crimson  disco-duck  dreamland  ford  goose  grinch  hasselhoff  hi-liter  hotspot  ma-bell  michelob  nature-boy  open-out  parker  pbx  saban  shank  smokey  snots  sooey  sosa  sour-mash  water-wings  wkrp  www  yogi  zeke 

Return to Hinton Hill

 Posted on August 3, 2017  |  3 minutes  |  498 words  |  

YHC and Parker managed to lock down the premier Carpex AO BH Q for VQ week. With that tremendous responsibility upon us we devised a Co-Q plan to bring the pain and bring the pain we did. YHC sought a return to Hinton Hill, the scene of YHC’s first BH post and beat down. At 5:45 20 men, no FNGs, were off with a brisk mosey to the Baucum Elementary school bus lot for warmup after being questioned by a few skater dudes. [Read More]
billy  blue-and-out  bogo  grinch  gtl  hot-lips  jameis  khakis  milli-vanilli  mopar  open-out  parker  queequeg  shank  shut-in  snots  sooey  sooner  sour-mash  water-wings 

Pickled!

 Posted on August 2, 2017  |  5 minutes  |  862 words  |  

It’s hard to write the backblast for my VQ without getting somewhat reflective and sentimental, but I’ll save that for the NMS at the bottom of the post. First, here’s what went down in the Peak City gloom this morning at Tortoises. Earhart and Freebird came cruising in from their usual EC run. Various mumble chatter until go time. No FNG’s, so off we go on a little jog around the front pickle (see what I did there? [Read More]
ascot  banjo  billy  crimson  disco-duck  earhart  freebird  jameis  leprechaun  pickles  sooey  texas-ranger  www