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We’re all familiar with Burger King’s long time moto “Have it your way”. I don’t know that I have ever personally exercised my right to have it my way with their burgers but the options is there I suppose. It’s empowering to have options. There is ownership in the plan when those involved are given the option to choose what kind of experience they ultimately want. This fundamental idea was visited in this workout. [Read More]

6 PAX gathered at 228 Ambassador Loop for the best AO in Downtown Cary on a Tuesday evening. First exercise, the Pledge of Allegience. Jordan Lake Brewing Mosey down to JLB for warmups. SSHs, Cotton Pickers, Sir Fazio forward and back, Control Freak merkins and Plank Jacks. Then we want to use the very faded parking lot lines for a quick round of Bear Crawls with ascending Merkins on each line. [Read More]

**Note: this is an account of Arsenal’s Q at Claymore, as reported by YHC, Pickles. Most of the facts here are actually true.** A couple of weeks back when YHC realized that Arsenal would be in town the idea sprang up that he should Q Claymore. Brilliant! Now, this was Arsenal’s first attempt at taming the unruly PAX of CARPEX. He had Q’d YHC and Arts n’ Crafts on a few of our business trips, but nothing official. [Read More]

Advice about being out in the cold from the Boy Scouts: layer up. Advice about being out in the cold from “To Build a Fire”: keep moving (and learn to build a fire) Advice about being out in the cold from Costco: Little Hotties are $30 for a box of 40. Advice about being out in the cold from my wife last night: “You’re an idiot” The PAX at A-Team this morning I think agreed with all of the above. [Read More]

Do you have a favorite restaurant that you go to? If you do, you know that waiter whose section you sit in all the time? You know his name and he knows your name. You don’t even have to tell him your drink order, because he’ll bring it to you automatically. He’s such a great guy. You love that guy! Then one day you go out to eat and that guy is gone. [Read More]

We began the workout bright and early with a strong showing of 25 HIM’s. The weather was cold and damp but none of us regretted leaving the cozy fartsack for a morning of hard work and fellowship. Warm-Up Sooey started us off with a light jog to the parking lot. SSH: 15, Good mornings: 10, Merkins:25, PlankJacks:15, Mtn Climbers:15, The Thang 1 Another short mozy down “Powerline hill”. 7’s Burpies at the top and Merkins at the bottom. [Read More]

YHC rolled into Jones Park with WWW in his truck full of toys, ready to close out the Carpex-to-SW part of #QSwapWeek at Groundpounders. The parking lot filled up quickly with friendly faces, some from Carpex, some from South Wake, and before long we had a crowd too big to fit the workout we had meticulously planned. Looks like we need to modify, so we’ll modify as needed. Warm-Up WWW takes us on a lap around the pickle and circle up for good mornings, hamstring stretches, Sir Fazios forwards and backwards, air presses, seal claps, overhead claps, calf stretches with merkins, mountain climbers, and plank jacks. [Read More]

Q swap week took YHC to where it all started back in September of 2017…Thunder. I remember it like it was yesterday. I was EH’d by M4L and the beatdown was brought to us by Butt Joint. Thank you men for re-igniting that fire (see below.) **Warm-Up **Circle Up. Good Evenings, Windmill, Sir Fazio’s, Seal Clap, [10 penalty burpees for Sea Horse from Wilmington, who we found out later came directly from the airport for the workout #sorrynotsorry] Overhead Clap, Morroccan Night Club, Steve Earle, Mnt. [Read More]

Day 4 of #QSwapWeek had YHC and Yoga Mat repping the squad…..with no Carpex flag. Whoops… Lots of guys showed up for this one. We can recount them in the blurry picture to be sure. Warmup - Yoga kicked things off with a warmup that by the end felt more like a beatdown! Merkins and shoulder work. The Thang Run to the big giant parking lot one would typically only find in Orlando pulling up to the most magical place on earth. [Read More]

RUSH HOUR JAN 8 VQ JOG THE PICKLE -LAP x2 WARM-UP -SIDE STRADDLE HOP -SIR FAZIO ARMS -SEAL CLAPS -HILLBILLIES -STD MERKINS -MOUNTAN CLIMBERS JOG TO RAMP -BEAR CRAWL UP RAMP -AUSSIE PULLUPS -LBCS -SQUATS JOG TO FOUNTAIN -RUN LAP AROUND CITY HALL -STEP UPS -DYING COCKROACHES -DIPS *REPEATO* JOG TO GARAGE -SPRINT RAMP BOTTOM TO TOP -SHAWSHANK… BREATHE!! -AMARE MERKINS… NEW EXERCISE! SPRINT RAMP TOP TO BOTTOM -AMARE MERKINS [Read More]