One for the record books

 Posted on June 18, 2018  |  1 minutes  |  114 words  |  

Kicking off a possible 10-pack of Q’s this week. 10 meet in the lot. Regency Parkway Loop #1: Stop for SSH, Mountain Climbers, Merkins Run Stop for Merkins Run Stop for Merkins and Squats Run Stop for Monkey Humpers Run Stop for Dips and Incline Merkins Run Recover. Regency Parkway Loop #2: Split the pax in half, head in oppo directions and meet in the middle. Back to the lot. Recover. [Read More]
burt  chanticleer  coney  denali  fluoride  grease-monkey  gtl  hello-kitty  joe-smith  term-paper 

Flag Day Fun

 Posted on June 14, 2018  |  2 minutes  |  354 words  |  

June 14, 2018 – Flag Day YHC Bayonne was honored to host 19 other men (including two F3 HIMs’ sons) for his first “real Q” (not counting a last-minute stand-in for McCants at FWD 5/29) on a glorious sunny Flag Day morning in the Peak of Good Living, USA. Today’s magic number was 14, in honor of the day. Tank Top participation was mediocre, with YHC and 8 other HIM’s sporting some form of non-sleeved attire (Red Ryder and Disco Duck being among the best dressed). [Read More]
bayonne  disco-duck  earhart  freebird  garfield  gtl  intimidator  matlock  nerf  orphan  oxtail  parker  queequeg  red-ryder  rooney  shank  smokey  theismann  wonderbread  www 

A Cool June Morning @ FMJ

 Posted on June 12, 2018  |  3 minutes  |  545 words  |  

When: June 12th, 2018 QIC: Earhart The PAX: GTL, Shank, Intimidator, Pet Sounds, Freebird, Nerf, Worley, Rooney, My Little Pony, Snots, Wonderbread, YHC Earhart A cool, drizzly morning greets us as we make our way out of our cars and circle around the flag at FMJ. 12 PAX wander out of the gloom and are ready for an Earhart beatdown, sort of. Must have been the 5:30 start because the PAX were quiet for a change. [Read More]
earhart  freebird  gtl  intimidator  my-little-pony  nerf  pet-sounds  rooney  shank  snots  whirlie  wonderbread 

Superman Protocol

 Posted on June 10, 2018  |  4 minutes  |  687 words  |  

19 of the finest HIM in all of Apex descended upon the Apex Nature Park probably thinking of a nice easy transition into the weekend by the old man Q. Let me tell you boys, us RESPECTs still got some whup-ass in us. 0545 - let’s go Warm-Up Line up in 4 lines for a cadence run sung to the F3 principles jody written by a Hampton Roads PAX. I understand some of you weren’t able to hear me; sorry about that. [Read More]
ascot  blueprint  bogo  cataracts  earhart  gtl  imp  kubota  ma-bell  matlock  monkey-nut  pet-sounds  pickles  rooney  snots  sooey  swag  theismann  www 

Vanilla

 Posted on June 7, 2018  |  3 minutes  |  501 words  |  

There have been a lot of requests for vanilla workouts recently, so YHC set out to devise a workout with no sprinkles, no whipped cream, no cherry on top, just straight vanilla. Warm-Up Mosey over to the community center parking lot and circle up for side straddle hops, hillbillies, standard merkins, plank jacks and squats. The Thang Line up at the first island for double sevens. Run to the far island and do twelve merkins, run back and do two squats. [Read More]
ascot  ausfahrt  bayonne  chinese-downhill  disco-duck  earhart  freebird  frisco  gtl  michelob  orphan  sour-mash  theismann  www  yoda  yukon-cornelious 

Gloves optional, Shoes required

 Posted on June 4, 2018  |  2 minutes  |  308 words  |  

13 HIMs (most of them with shoes) met for a high-tempo beatdown at the Koka Booth Amphitheater. A handful of the pax had just spent an awesome weekend camping with the 2.0’s at Hanging Rock State Park and had some extra calories to burn off. After brief mumblechatter and confirming all Pax had shoes, we set out…. Quick jog around the lot to pick up last arrival and avoid penalty Burpees, then across Regency for some Warm-arama: [Read More]
bluewater  chanticleer  denali  fluoride  gtl  hermes  khakis  largemouth  oofta  pet-sounds  shut-in  snots 

Hello Turtle

 Posted on May 30, 2018  |  2 minutes  |  413 words  |  

YHC has yet to Q at the premier limited running AO in all of Apex on a Wednesday, and with an open spot on the schedule, I jumped on it. 4 for an EC loop around the peak of good living, tclaps to Earhart, GTL and the Duck man for rolling with me. The time is 0530 and we’re ready to go with 17 studs, and 3 vests present. Warmup: [Read More]
ascot  biner  crimson  disco-duck  earhart  freebird  green-acres  gtl  hello-kitty  imp  leprechaun  parker  pickles  practice  rooney  spartan  theismann  www 

Dante's Peak Walkabout

 Posted on May 25, 2018  |  3 minutes  |  522 words  |  

Perfect weather greeted a group of 19 PAX this fine morning at Dante’s Peak, Carpex’s premier Friday AO. YHC was continuing with Scout Week, this time focusing on the Webelos Walkabout Adventure. The Webelos Walkabout is a 3 mile hike in nature. We encountered snakes, star (jumps), spider (man/peter parker), big beautiful rocks, and brotherhood this morning! In full discloser, there was a lot of mumble chatter on slack about how much distance we would cover this fine morning. [Read More]
ascot  blueprint  crimson  disco-duck  earhart  fortran  freebird  gtl  hotspot  imp  liverpool  nature-boy  parker  pivot  red-ryder  snots  sooey  swag  water-wings 

3 is the magic number

 Posted on May 18, 2018  |  3 minutes  |  607 words  |  

Historians, F3 Founders, Hip Hop Band De La Soul and of course Schoolhouse Rock all agree that 3 is a magic number. Three is a magic number. Yes it is, it’s a magic number. Somewhere in ancient mystic trinity, You get three as a magic number. The past and the present and the future. Faith and Hope and Charity. The heart and the brain and the body, Give you three as a magic number [Read More]
ascot  badlands  bogo  chipper  fortran  goose  grinch  gtl  kubota  ma-bell  matlock  nature-boy  parker  red-ryder  snots  squatter  water-wings  webex 

Warning: Cloudy with a chance of Sharknado

 Posted on May 17, 2018  |  3 minutes  |  436 words  |  

In the great tradition of the original Bounty Hunters site Q Water Wings, YHC wanted to continue the benchmark day fitness challenge. In an effort to save a little gas in the tank for the main event, we relocated the historical fitness test location of Baucom Elementary School over to Apex Town Hall courtyard across the street from the skate park. It was October of 2016 at Field of Dreams when YHC (and Carpex, I think…) was first introduced to the Sharknado. [Read More]
blue-and-out  earhart  grinch  gtl  imp  khakis  ma-bell  matlock  orphan  parker  red-ryder  rooney  saban  shank