Tour de Phoenix

 Posted on April 12, 2021  |  2 minutes  |  227 words  |  

Phoenix has a special place in my heart as it was the site of my first VQ. Had I known that day that it was a 60 min bootcamp, I may have postponed joining Hi-Lighter as it also marked my first 6-pack. What a week that was 2 years ago! Mumble chatter was solid, albeit owned by Tecumseh where we learned a bunch about health insurance. With that 6 others joined YHC for a Tour De Phoenix (Bond Park) and 2 rucked. [Read More]
chewie  happy-gilmore  kwik-stop  loom  ollie  snapback  tecumseh  the-commish  wrench 

4 corners and 7s at the basketball court, busting the Nantanogram bracket

 Posted on April 2, 2021  |  3 minutes  |  543 words  |  

The biggest April Fools I had today was the weather, treating us all to one last dose of winter. We needed 44 HIMs to show up to reach the Nantan success metric of 100…we made one of those digits, despite my recruiting efforts beforehand at the AAZ. Warm up Mosey with some backwards, forwards, and karaoke strides to the Basketball court in honor of the close of March madness season. [Read More]
chewie  clockwork  tang  texas-ranger 

Ragnarockin' Over the Wall

 Posted on March 12, 2021  |  4 minutes  |  719 words  |  

Greetings, Carpex! YHC just completed my 2021 Q Challenge in Raleigh (Q 21 different AOs) and I am spreading my wings. I’ve posted in Carpex a few times in the past (Danger Zone, Carpex Dads, Werewolf, and most recently Rush Hour). You might’ve noticed a few of us Raleigh guys dropping in to get points for a challenge we have going on this month. It was one of our Raleigh (ahem, Garner) brothers, Bouchér, who recently posted Rush Hour and opened my eyes to the evening workouts in Carpex. [Read More]
boitano  chewie  doggy-paddle  drummer-boy  horatio  mojo  ollie  pigpen  snowbird  spit-valve  tang  texas-ranger 

Record 16 Pax

 Posted on March 2, 2021  |  2 minutes  |  351 words  |  

The night was looking to be a very glorious time for a beatdown! Many other pax thought so too as 16 HIMs in all descended upon Ragnarok to tackle the evening gloom, which we were all pretty sure set a new record for the site! When the clock hit 8pm YHC gave, and slighty bumbled my way through the disclaimer and mission of F3 (It was one of a few times I realized I was a little rusty). [Read More]
build-a-bear  chewie  clockwork  disco-duck  drummer-boy  hgtv  jigglypuff  katniss  kennyg  kermit  kwik-stop  mockingjay  mojo  ollie  prodigal  texas-ranger 

Ragnarok-yo-body

 Posted on January 21, 2021  |  2 minutes  |  238 words  |  

Four pax and one dog showed up at Ragnarok for a holy cow what time is it? 8 PM? Seriously? OK, here we go. Warm-Up Mosey over to the little basketball court and diamond up for failed hillbillies, penalty burpees, seal claps, cherry pickers, copperhead merkins and copperhead squats. The Thang Grab an ego rock at the rock pile and line up on the big basketball court. Three rounds of 10 rock squats, 10 overhead presses, run to the other end, 10 monkey humpers, 10 dry docks, run back. [Read More]
chewie  disco-duck  katniss  tang 

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun.

 Posted on January 19, 2021  |  2 minutes  |  272 words  |  

Been to Claymore a few times lately as YHC was on the IR for a few weeks. Time to step up and lead - and to show that you can get a really great workout without much running. Warm Up Mosey to the circle near the tennis courts following the Pledge. Circle up for SSHs, Sir Fazio arm circles forward and reverse, and Steve Earles. The Thang Mosey to the tennis courts, head to a far corner. [Read More]
chewie  happy-gilmore  hello-kitty  intimidator  kwik-stop  pickles  pierogi  press-on  red-ryder  www 

Quest for 8 Q Challenge ... Day 2 #2 Claymore

 Posted on December 15, 2020  |  3 minutes  |  615 words  |  

Date: 12/15/2020 PAX: Cataracts, Chewie, EarharT, Frisco, Happy Gilmore, Intimidator, Kwik Stop, Mama’s Boy, Pickles, Red Ryder, Reentry, Roasters, Suck Up, WWW Day 2.1 of the quest. I noticed that as I’m preparing the workout, it is not that easy. I always try to make multiple workouts different so it keeps the PAX guessing. But I do have my favorite routines and the thang I have planned can be modified in so many different ways that it is not boring. [Read More]
cataracts  chewie  earhart  frisco  happy-gilmore  intimidator  kwik-stop  mamas-boy  pickles  red-ryder  reentry  roasters  suck-up  www 

1,000 Yard Stare

 Posted on December 11, 2020  |  5 minutes  |  890 words  |  

When Tang came to me for advice about starting an evening workout I thought he was joking. F3 is a morning thing. We workout in the gloom because…well, I mean have you ever seen Kwik Stop in the light of day? Exactly! But I knew respects like Biner and Ma Bell were usually being put down by their nurses in the evening so maybe knowing those types would be out would bring in more PAX. [Read More]
blowout  chewie  frisco  seahawk  tang  texas-ranger 

Factor of 5 at Ragnarok on Thorsday

 Posted on November 5, 2020  |  2 minutes  |  281 words  |  

Date: 11/05/2020 PAX: Chewie, Seahawk, Tang. Texas Ranger, WWW, and TR’s fur baby F3 Blaze. The weather was spot on for a beatdown, mid 60’s. I was honored to Q on my 3rd visit to #au-thurs-ragnarok which earned me a hoodie. No FNGs, Pledged our Allegiance to Old Glory. off we went around the pickle (runners 2 laps, walkers 1). Circle up to warm-up: good evenings, Sir Fazios & Alleluias. [Read More]
blaze  chewie  seahawk  tang  texas-ranger  www 

Dora the Ninja

 Posted on October 26, 2020  |  1 minutes  |  179 words  |  

Last minute change in Q due to schedule adjustments, so I had to think up a workout pretty quickly for this post. I’ve been wanting to take advantage of the Elevate obstacle course at Ragnarok and this was the perfect time to do so…but how to make it really hard without crushing the PAX’s legs right before the Odyssey CSAUP?? Here’s how we did it: Ragnarok 22 Oct 2020 2000 - Welcome, Disclaimer, Pledge [Read More]
chewie  disco-duck  elementary  horatio  tang  www