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A tribute to 151

Posted on June 4, 2019 | 2 minutes | 230 words |

151 on a Friday, not nearly that many at Phoenix the next morning, but still a chance to pay tribute. 1 FNG in the lot, a dang purrfect disclaimer and mission statement and it’s time to workout. Down to the lower lot. YHC encourages the young Mr. Miyagi to jump in a VQ a few warmup exercises. The kid did good, still much to learn, but he’s on the right path. [Read More]

Battle Rope Monday

Posted on June 3, 2019 | 4 minutes | 657 words |

Two weeks ago, Squatter busted out a battle rope at FWD. I loved how much I hated it, so I ordered one for my home gym (aka, 8 square feet in my garage, usually covered by tricycles). Fast forward to my VQ. A-Team leans problematic, and I suspected the VQ trainwreck might draw some additional bodies, so I tried to brainstorm some ways to corral the masses. I settled on Battle Rope Monday. [Read More]

Six years in the making!

Posted on May 31, 2019 | 2 minutes | 295 words |

The 6th anniversary was such a big day for Carpex, 3 Q’s were lined up to ensure events would proceed smoothly. Against the odds, a cluster was avoided. Welcome FNG’s Ya Baby and Cradle. Here’s what went down. Warm Up: Shared among the Q’s with SSH, cotton pickers, hillbillies, merkins and yes, you can now go and have a great day since you had a good morning Main thing #1 - Burt: Over to the soccer field, we sprinted back and forth, doing exercises at each end. [Read More]

Lucky 7's & Ring-of-Fire Fun!

Posted on May 30, 2019 | 2 minutes | 360 words |

Beautiful sunrise this morning at Flying Circus in the far western territory of Carpex! Was prepared for monster heat but it was actually quite pleasant this morning with low humidity. …..although we all know that it really doesn’t matter! 8 HIMs gathered – no FNG. F3 intro given & we started with the pledge. 9th HIM came in on two wheels….. CRO had the PAX do 5 penalty burpees…Moseyed around to the side drive with some easy warm up motion, backwards & karaoke, etc… circle up for: [Read More]

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Ode to Memorial Day 2018

Posted on May 28, 2019 | 2 minutes | 262 words |

53 strong came out to the Memorial Day Convergence in 2018 at the Field of Dreams site. Many of of those 53 will tell you the first thing that comes to mind when they recall that workout are the battle scars they bear on their elbows left behind from one particular exercise. In the past year I’ve only seen that exercise called one other time and it wasn’t warmly received then either. [Read More]

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Why Murph

Posted on May 28, 2019 | 2 minutes | 385 words |

“In an interview, Daniel Murphy said that he was not surprised to learn about his son’s actions. ‘What Maureen and I always worried about was that he would put himself in danger to help someone else, which turned out to be true,’ he said. " If you’re not familiar with the story of Micheal Murphy and his final heroic acts that ultimately cost him his life I invite you click below: https://www. [Read More]

Always Be Blimpin'

Posted on May 24, 2019 | 2 minutes | 223 words |

EC runners: YHC, Old Maid & Chanticleer Ruckers: Build-a-Bear, Banjo, Skipper, Ezekiel 0530 off we go. Skip Pledge of Allegiance, get stern look from Biner, run around the parking lot back to flag, say the Pledge of Allegiance, receive a friendly grunt from Biner, circle up. **Warm Up **Good Morning, Windmill, SSH Run out to street and partner up for a little Suicide-Style B.L.I.M.P.S. **Thang One **P1 runs 3 light poles ahead and turns around. [Read More]

Time Hack

Posted on May 24, 2019 | 1 minutes | 173 words |

4 men; Build a Bear, Banjo, Skipper, Ezekiel. 15 minute time hack to the library, 1 mile away carrying 8” pain stick; not your ordinary pain stick. The men crushed it at 13:21. No penalty. At the library bear crawl to the midsection, 10 merkins with pack on, bear crawl to the library door, 10 merkins with pack on. At the door, flutter kicks while Build a Bear shares information about his airplane then overhead presses while Skipper talks about his GoRuck Star Course adventure last weekend. [Read More]

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No Words + Plankful

Posted on May 22, 2019 | 3 minutes | 444 words |

ShutIn let me know that he had to abandon his Q last night. I was prepared with a great beatdown and even pre-blasted a last minute Q change to get PAX interested. But when Yogi arrived, storming in from his EC run, he enthusiastically (is Yogi ever anything except enthusiastic?) asked to take over the Q. We hadn’t seen him at Tortoises in a couple of months and he was more than excited to lead us. [Read More]

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Who is the Q today?

Posted on May 20, 2019 | 2 minutes | 332 words |

YHC had the alarm set for 5:00 sharp this morning…but hit the snooze once and rose from the fartsack at 5:08 after convincing myself to get to Wolverine today. As I exited the house, I pulled up the Q sheet to see who was going to lead this beatdown…I was just glad it wasn’t me today! Oh Sh*t!! With approximately 4 minutes of prep time, we are off! Warm-Up Brisk jog down the path to the parking lot Hit the lines Circle up SSH Poorly executed cadence for Hillbillies…. [Read More]