The 2018 Odyssey: It’s a Journey, Not a Race

 Posted on November 10, 2018  |  29 minutes  |  6037 words  |  

In CARPEX, we have a saying “if there’s no Back Blast then either it was a Riptide Q or it didn’t happen”. But the Odyssey did happen (I have the t-shirt to prove it) and so it must to go down into the annals of CARPEX so that someday future generations will read about it and ask themselves “What the #*@(#* were those morons thinking?!?!!” So what the #*@(#* were we thinking? [Read More]
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2 Minutes DIDS us in

 Posted on October 29, 2018  |  3 minutes  |  453 words  |  

Disco Duck warned us that the gates of Hells Bells don’t open until almost 5:30, so I didn’t plan on being early. I drove to the shelter to set up station signs that got both compliments and flack for being laminated (no Pickles I won’t autograph one for you). FNG Two Factor met me outside the shelter and I pointed him to the normal starting spot. 5:30 came quickly after that. [Read More]
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Military Time

 Posted on October 16, 2018  |  3 minutes  |  486 words  |  

28 strong for a #TeamFOD Q this morning. YHC has now become used to 0530 (and soon to be 0515) workouts that upon arrival there was plenty of time to stretch. Pax started rolling in but, of course, none made an entrance like Burt…yes Burt was at FOD. I think for the first time since we tried to throw Callahan a surprise baby shower, so like what, 2-3 years ago!? Anyways he came in windows down mumblin his chatter BEFORE HE EVEN PARKED HIS CAR! [Read More]
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Tour de’ Nature – Bell Style!

 Posted on October 15, 2018  |  3 minutes  |  595 words  |  

When: October 15th, 2018 QIC: Earhart The PAX: Billy, Ausfarht, Kubota, Pickles, WWW, Ezekiel, Monkey Nut, Pet Sounds, Theismann, Trike, The Joker, Bartman, Intimidator, Sour Mash, Red Ryder, Clementine, FNG: Ummagumma, YHC Earhart Checking the night before none of esteemed HIM had signed up to Q this great AO so I had to check the Q Bible on what to do. Rule #713: When no one signs up to Q, the responsibility falls on the Site Q to pick it up. [Read More]
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Cherries and Pain Sticks

 Posted on October 10, 2018  |  2 minutes  |  361 words  |  

Pre-Blast This being my virgin Q and my first time at SNS, I truly appreciate all the support and advice from the PAX. Special thanks go to Angry Elf for the pep talk the night before and for planning the Thang with the pain sticks. I do wish I had made it to Q school. It is amazing how much I didn’t pick-up naturally from two months of just doing the workouts. [Read More]
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Virgin Fields

 Posted on October 9, 2018  |  2 minutes  |  390 words  |  

FOD was my first Carpex Post and so is VQ now. A few fist bumps with PAX, Words of encouragement and support, butterflies in the stomach settling down. 31 Strong for this VQ No FNG’s present. Disclaimer is given. After the Pledge of Allegiance Warm-Up Mosey up the pickle, across the street to the shelter parking lot around the back island and circle up for 10 X Side Straddle Hops IC 10 X Windmills IC 10 X Fazio C X 2 IC 10 X Overhead Claps IC 10 X Good morning IC [Read More]
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The Deplorables

 Posted on October 4, 2018  |  3 minutes  |  464 words  |  

As a reverse psychology trick, YHC posted in the Slack “deploring” PAX who were skeered of work not to come to Flying Circus. 17 of the strongest PAX in NW Cary showed up. 17 of whom I apparently deplore. Of course I meant to “implore” the skeeredy cats not to come. But whatever. 0545 rolled around and what happened next went something like this: Warm-Up Jog around the gate and down the stairs to the high jump pad at the near end of the football field on what is the finest warmup area in all of NW Cary on a Thursday morning, followed by the worst circle up in the history of F3. [Read More]
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Prop-less. Vanilla.

 Posted on October 2, 2018  |  4 minutes  |  712 words  |  

Forget bananas, sprinkles, waffle cones, sauces (chocolate, caramel, or Nutella). Not even whipped cream or a cherry. Just a 2.5 gallon bucket of store-brand vanilla. After Parker needled me yesterday at Wolverine for bringing the sled (“I shouldn’t have been surprised that there was a sled hidden in the dark-er part of the AO, you always use props”…or something like that), I decided today would be just me, the PAX, and the AO. [Read More]
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Merkin Monday (on a Friday)

 Posted on September 28, 2018  |  3 minutes  |  451 words  |  

Welcome to the 3rd installment of Flaccoversary Week 2018, and only the 2nd installment Q’d by YHC! After an unexpected business trip to Virginia preempted the 2nd installment (that was graciously Q’d by Sabre), YHC felt the need to get swolt. (And my legs aren’t working very well since the lungefest at SNS, so upper body seemed the way to go.) So my M went to Crate & Barrel to buy me something nice for my Flaccoversary, and she found Merkins on sale. [Read More]
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All Out of Love for my Kettle Bell

 Posted on September 24, 2018  |  2 minutes  |  413 words  |  

19 including a slightly late Crimson start with a mozy around the lot. Warm up SSH x 15 Hillbillies x 15 Sir Fazio set x 15 GM x 10 Merkins x 40 Low plank hold Thang Partner up with 1 KB for 200 total each exercise while one pax runs the pickle Curl and Halo Squat and rotate torso Tri extentions Rock your Body x 150 with partner Curls IC x 15 [Read More]
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