Swinging Pipes

 Posted on September 25, 2020  |  1 minutes  |  203 words  |  

Beautiful crisp morning. YHC always trying to mix it up a bit and try new things and working to incorporate more stretching and mobility to keep me of the IR . Most of the Warmama was using PVC Pipes to get upper body loose for the Merkins and Pull Ups that awaited the PAX. Some liked it, some looked confused. Warmarama (5) Side Straddle Hop 12 Hillbillies (Hip Opener) 12 [Read More]
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Gut Check

 Posted on September 24, 2020  |  1 minutes  |  185 words  |  

“Can’t ask of others what you aren’t willing to do yourself.” Someone, somewhere Warmup: Good Mornings Windmills Imperial Walkers Side Straddle Hops Mountain Climbers The Thang: 4 - Corners and a Center Escalator Work out. Corner #1 - M’uricans Corner #2 - Frog Ups Corner #3 - Squat Corner #4 - Star Jump Center - With Cinder block do an 8-Count Rock ya body or a Burpee Starting with 1 rep and adding 1 rep per rotation up to 10 reps. [Read More]
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Suicide-ish Triple Nickels and Emily Blunts

 Posted on August 20, 2020  |  4 minutes  |  741 words  |  

Some like the saying, ‘another day, another dollar’ or the ever popular in my world, ‘good enough for government work’. In prep for the Back in Black Q this morning and with a still to be determined BRR route on everyone’s mind, I knew we needed hill work. I knew deep down though no one really wanted hill work, but maybe that’s just YHC. I throw on some RATM ‘Bulls on Parade’ for the ride over to Koka Booth VIP lot. [Read More]
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Honeycomb Hills

 Posted on August 19, 2020  |  1 minutes  |  115 words  |  

26 HIMs showed up today. This was my 2 year anniversary this week and this is original place i posted. Thank you Water Wings for bringing me out! Intro… Water Wings showed up late. 5 Burpees Pledge Mosey to the parking lot at Regency Woods for a warm up The Thang 7’s on the big hill (.2 downhill and .2 back up) We started with 6 Burpees at the top and 1 Burpee at the bottom Everyone finished this up and we set on a Washington run back to the flag Finished right on time… clocked 4. [Read More]
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Record Breaking Hump Day #twss

 Posted on August 19, 2020  |  4 minutes  |  681 words  |  

YHC’s birthday Q week rolls on. I was excited to get after it this morning feeling strong after a long run last weekend and two solid workouts to start the week. Read all about them here and here. Upon arriving at Point Break, parking was limited. There was quite the turnout for ‘Das Boot’ or whatever the name is of the new long run option on a Wednesday that isn’t The Maynard. [Read More]
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Still Water Runs Deep, Bluewater Runs Far

 Posted on August 13, 2020  |  1 minutes  |  122 words  |  

QIC: Bluewater Lots of EC action, with Repeato announcing a launch at 0440 and Oofta at 0455. Warm-Up: Some much-appreciated stretches were mixed into the usual routine. Thing 1: Pearls on a String, up the Ederlee hill (twice) and around Regency Parkway to the rock pile. Thing 2: Partner rockwork dora (each Pax with his own rock). Curls, presses, tricep extensions. Mosey back to the flag (3.25 miles), Mary, have a nice day. [Read More]
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Snip-pery When Wet

 Posted on August 7, 2020  |  2 minutes  |  246 words  |  

Fifteen PAX made it out Friday morning in the gloom to Slippery When Wet for a Snip-led workout. At 545 AM (and some change), we kicked it off with the Pledge, and off we went. Warm up Warm up run to the Conduent parking lot. Good Mornings Sir Fazio Arm Circles (Forward + Reverse, Small + Large) Side Straddle Hops Calf Stretch (both sides) First » DORA FLORA (DORA’s older sister) Mozy up the stairs to the parking deck, grab a partner, begin the following while running around the corner and back up the stairs: [Read More]
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Back in Black (HOKIE Edition)

 Posted on August 4, 2020  |  2 minutes  |  221 words  |  

Ten PAX made it out to their favorite Thursday morning AO, Back in Black for a Hokie-led beatdown. After my Kryptonite chat with Burt, I decided something Hokie related was in store for my Q. At 515 AM, we kicked it off with the Pledge, and off we went. Warm up Warm up run to the middle of the Dude Solutions parking lot. Good Morning Side Straddle Hops Calf Stretch (both sides) Merkins First » Rock Pile Mozy to the Rock Pile and grab a Non-traveling rock: [Read More]
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Modified As Necessary

 Posted on July 24, 2020  |  2 minutes  |  397 words  |  

YHC signed up over a week ago to Q Slippery When Wet and had my greatest Q to date, planned…then Thursday happened. A slight miscalculation on the cruiser bike sent me flying. A primarily upper body workout quickly transitioned to an all leg workout less than 15 hours from launch. Moving on….H.D. Ritter Park was open for business, the ECers came in, we get started with the disclaimer (most of it, I think) because there is an FNG present, the pledge was pledged and 19 of us took off for some new parking lots (for me, at least) on Crescent Green Drive. [Read More]
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Under the Bridge

 Posted on July 17, 2020  |  2 minutes  |  268 words  |  

Good turnout for the EC run on a Soupy Friday Morning with 8 Pax and 17 for the ME . Started with the Pledge and the Warmarama Good mornings (Chipper thought I was rushing it a bit. Not like I done hear this enough at home) Side Straddle Hop Hillbillies with Hip opener Fazio Arm Circles Squat hold and push out Knees Runners Stretch Hips – Scissors/Front/Back/Full/Circles 5 burpees on my down Mosey to Bridge on Kildaire [Read More]
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