Thank you for your service....

It may seem like a a cliche that we have heard constantly since 9/11. Some think it’s overused, some people don’t even think twice about it, but to some, this thank you does have value. It has meaning. It is recognition of a young person’s decision to step up into the unknown, to see if they have what it takes to serve in the armed forces. There are many sacrafices made by our young men and woman that have made the decisions to step up and serve. [Read More]

49 Feeling Fine

The scheduled Q, Sooey led with Disclaimer and Pledge. He then explained that YHC reached out 2 weeks back indicating a BDAY and requesting the Q. The gift was given. Follow me: mozy parking lot near baseball fields Warmup: 4 Good Mornings 9 Prisoner Squats 49 side straddle hops At the Baseball fields: 9 of Diamonds (9/18/27/36) consisting of merkins, lbcs, starjumps, homer to marge Partner up for suicides. Partner 1 balls to the wall. [Read More]

IPC invades TGM

EC: IPTF, Sub, Squatter, Wrench and Hermes, THEISMANN Drive-by: Shut-In -- Warm up We did warmup stuff The Thang: IPC inspired 50 merkins 50 squats 50 LBC and bear crawl 25 yards Run 4 laps around the track (1 mile) Do the exercise combo and then run 3 laps, combo, 2 laps, combo 1 lap Took roughly 40ish minutes to complete Run about half a mile to a bunch of cinderblocks for 2 rounds of exercises and run back Exercises were cinderblock press (like a bench press), skull crushers, leg raises, and a series of block merkins 20 burpees on the way back Mary and 90 min was in the books [Read More]

Wolverines at Wolverine

We are in the final two weeks before YHC moves out of Carpex and over to Raleigh and so I decided to Q as much as I could before I leave. Stop number 1 on the farewell tour was the darkest AO in all of Carpex and also an AO that YHC had only been to 2 previous times. My tiredness from just running the Tuna 200 Relay over the weekend, the darkness, my lack of familiarity with this AO, and trying to rest the legs keeping this more of a Limited Run style workout, led YHC to Q a little bit of a less organized beatdown. [Read More]

Burpees & Presidential Candidates

Opening – Was a little nervous as if was very close to 6:30 and only about 10 Pax in attendance. I was happy to see cars arriving 2 minutes late knowing burpees would be in store for all! Warm-up – Mosey around the parking lot and circle up. SSH’s, good mornings, calf stretch, sir fazio’s, daisy pickers, and everyone’s new favorite The Goofball was called. The Thang – Mosey to the rock pile at adjacent parking lot and every other Pax pick up a rock. [Read More]

Diamonds Are Forever … or Until You Need a Bathroom Break By the time YHC arrived on the scene we already had a police cruiser observing from a distance in the parking lot. The Commish told him something that apparently made him believe we posed no threat, so he eventually left without hitting the siren. All license plates are no doubt now on a watchlist, so score one for the PAX who parked offsite and ran it in. [Read More]

Sandbag audible

YHC was in the middle of a BH butt-kicking recently and noticed a REAL NICE stack of sand bags, and so naturally I designed an entire workout around them… and naturally they started to split and spill the sand RIGHT AFTER WE STARTED… but I’m jumping ahead. Pax out on a crisp sub 50 degree morning in Apex. 1 FNG c/o the Greek God of the Olympiad. A purrfectly nailed disclaimer and mission statement and we’re off. [Read More]

Small Group Workout for Men

Pre-Blast 18 for Phoenix or The Maynard at Phoenix The Warmup Pledge of Allegiance at the flag. Small Group Indian Run to the West lot. The First Thang Bear Crawl the length of the lot. Extended Plank Series: 20,15,10,5 reps of ‘Mericans, Plankjacks, Mountain Climbers The Second Thang SGIR to the Community Center Grab and ego rock and partner up. P1 runs around the CC while P2 performs AMRAP Rock Rour Bodies. [Read More]

An Ode to Angry Elf

Two years ago today, YHC stumbled out of a slumber to visit Fred G. Bond Park in the heart of Cary. Known prior to that fateful day only as Kyle John Montgomery (save “Daddy” to a couple of kids, and “Skolnick” to a group of college buddies), this sad clown was drawn to a mysterious gathering of men, looking for a good workout…and an adventure. As soon as he jumped out of his car, he was welcomed with a warm yet equally obnoxious, “Hey, what are you doing here? [Read More]