The weirdest workout I have been to so far

 Posted on March 1, 2019  |  6 minutes  |  1116 words  |  

"The weirdest workout I have been to so far" - Biner Today 15 HIM's took their DRP and posted at Gran Torino.  YHC showed up hearing grumbles about "will he even show" despite being 5 minutes early.  This is Carpex after all, we pre-funk every workout unless you are doing EC. Starting off the workout with 3 minutes to reinstate the mission, do the pledge of allegiance, and making sure disclaimers were said, it was obvious they PAX were doubting the beatdown would live up to the High Tempo workout they showed up for. [Read More]
biner  bogo  burt  ck  coney  gtl  hi-liter  largemouth  michelob  old-maid  ollie  one-four  prodigal  shut-in  thurston 

"I am rather inclined to silence" Abraham Lincoln

 Posted on February 28, 2019  |  3 minutes  |  430 words  |  

28 HIMs showed up for my VQ and TCLAPS to Liverpool for the EC run (Hoping if I tired him out enough he would limit the MC he promised to deliver. Today I learned never to underestimate that man and his ability to talk) 0530 hit, disclaimer and we recited the pledge. Checked my weinke and it said mosey so we did. Warm-Up Ran the path along the railroad tracks - stopped at the batting cages and 5 burpees OYO - remember the batting cages [Read More]
butt-fumble  disco-duck  freebird  gtl  hanson  hotty-toddy  liverpool  michelob  one-four  oxtail  parker  queequeg  red-ryder  rooney  shut-in  slappy  smokey  sooey  squatter  stealth  sub  swag  swiss-army  the-joker  theismann  triple-lindy  two-factor  yoga-mat 

Y'all Hear That???

 Posted on February 28, 2019  |  3 minutes  |  450 words  |  

At 0515, YHC started the fellowship mosey of a half-mileish to that newest of AOs, Lion’s Den, with Hello Kitty and Smithers in tow. Who doesn’t want a brand-spanking new AO virtually in their back yard? Upon arrival Sour Mash is there with the newly purchased but not yet completed shovel flag. Soon a Baker’s Dozen PAX have assembled and the clock strikes 0530. One FNG, the disclaimer is pronounced, Allegiance is pledged, and Sour Mash takes the reigns. [Read More]
disco-duck  earhart  goose  gtl  hello-kitty  hi-liter  imp  ma-bell  qwerty  red-ryder  rushmore  smithers  sour-mash 

7 for 7s

 Posted on February 25, 2019  |  2 minutes  |  286 words  |  

A select group of 7 showed up at Sovereign Grace Church early Monday morning at a site so new that it still doesn’t have a tag on the F3 Carpex web site yet. The location close to home and the allure of a high tempo workout was enough to inspire YHC to take the lead in order to continue building momentum for this new AO. Here’s what we did… Warm-Up [Read More]
grinch  gtl  hanson  hotspot  michelob  sour-mash  yogi 

To you Paul, There is Good in Everyday

 Posted on February 22, 2019  |  2 minutes  |  294 words  |  

19 pax: Banjo, Butt Fumble, Callahan, Chanticleer, Commish, GTL, Honeycomb, Imp, Joe Smith, McCants, Michelob, Old Maid, Parker, Shank, Smithers, Stealth, Triple Lindy, Water Wings, miss one Mosey around to front of school to warm up, SSH, wind mills, cotton pickers, imperial walkers, 5 Burpees, calf stretch, runner stretch. Partner up. Round 1: Mosey to the playground. With your partner; P1 runs the circle to the 2nd light pole and back while P2 AMRAPs: 5 pull ups, 10 merkins, 5 deep squats. [Read More]
banjo  butt-fumble  callahan  chanticleer  gtl  honeycomb  imp  joe-smith  mccants  michelob  old-maid  parker  shank  smithers  stealth  the-commish  triple-lindy  water-wings 

Just an Average Day

 Posted on February 21, 2019  |  3 minutes  |  616 words  |  

11 pax, including YHC, arrived on time for the Bounty Hunters beatdown. Some may have peaked out the window prior to finalize their decision, but alas, they took that DRP and showed. It was just your normal average beatdown. We got in about 2.5 miles, we did some basic exercises including lots of merkins. We were safe, we stayed together, we mumbled when QIC said things like, “ready, go” instead of “Exercise! [Read More]
denali  disco-duck  frisco  gtl  imp  orphan  shut-in  staubach  sub  the-commish  triple-lindy 

ATMs, The #4, 8-Count Absolution

 Posted on February 18, 2019  |  2 minutes  |  300 words  |  

5 for a Largemouth EC run with an a little extra on the front end and a little less on the back end. Michelob, Denali, Chanticleer and YHC all followed. 5 x 2 for the Main Event **Warm Up **Mosey across the street for some Good Mornings, Windmill, SSH, Imperial Walkers. Mosey to the large parking lot **Thang 1 **ATMs in all four corners. Alternating Shoulder Taps x15 IC, Tempo Merkins x10, Merkins x5. [Read More]
chanticleer  chinese-downhill  denali  grease-monkey  gtl  half  largemouth  michelob  squatter  staubach 

Super Bowl After-Party

 Posted on February 6, 2019  |  2 minutes  |  254 words  |  

“Never miss a Monday.” Very popular saying in the Fern setting workout crowds………….except for the Monday following Super Bowl. IT must be the same for F3, because I seriously doubt that anyone is intentionally avoiding my Q’s. Right, Shutty-Cakes. A whole touchdown worth of people. Only 17 people short of the total amount of points scored by my beloved Wolfpack on Saturday. Word on the street is they were out late shutting in down at East Village Friday night. [Read More]
chanticleer  denali  gtl  khakis  largemouth  staubach  theismann 

Run and DMC

 Posted on January 31, 2019  |  2 minutes  |  398 words  |  

I don’t mind cold weather so long as I don’t have to scrap frost off my windshield. What does that have to do with the workout? Nothing, except that it was cold. It was cold until we got going. But how far were we going? All the way to CC Jones park. This is great little park for both workouts and for the family. Definitely recommend taking the family there if you are in the area. [Read More]
burgerfeet  frisco  gall-lee  gtl  honeycomb  nerf  orphan  orwell  rooney  smokey  staubach  theismann  triple-lindy  two-factor 

62 degrees with a 100% chance of rain

 Posted on January 24, 2019  |  2 minutes  |  295 words  |  

Its not often that a January 24th morning becomes a Tank Top Thursday. With a mixture of high temps, driving wind and non-stop rain,12 warriors departed the shovel flag, forming three 4-man indian run groups. Warm up - circle up at Thales parking lot 15 Side shuttle hops 15 Imperial Walkers 7 Good mornings 15 standard merkins 15 Mountain Climbers 10 Burpees OYO Back to the indian run groups, head to the pond in the Villages of Apex [Read More]
butt-fumble  gtl  meatloaf  milton-bradley  old-maid  parker  pet-sounds  smokey  staubach  stealth  sub  wonderbread