12 Days of Christmas - FMJ

 Posted on December 18, 2018  |  2 minutes  |  397 words  |  

When: Dec 18th, 2018 QIC: EarharT The PAX: GTL, Imp, Parker, Wonderbread, Callahan, Old Maid, Largemouth, Chanticleer, Shank, Khakis, Rooney, Sub, YHC: EarharT Rolling Stone: Bartman, WWW, Freebird, McCants, Katniss A crisp morning greeting 18 HIM for the next round of holiday cheer and of course a beatdown. 5 HIM peeled off for Rolling Stone while the rest of us headed up and down the street. Where is Camp Gladiator? [Read More]
bartman  callahan  chanticleer  earhart  freebird  gtl  imp  katniss  khakis  largemouth  mccants  old-maid  parker  rooney  shank  sub  wonderbread  www 

Calories Melting Like Snow

 Posted on December 18, 2018  |  2 minutes  |  345 words  |  

The morning was cold but not as cold as we all expected; 31 degrees vs an expected 27- yay Global warming! We had 15 men turnout to challenge, cheer, and celebrate each other. After a brief disclaimer from the law firm of Oxtail, nervous, and chilly LLP, we turned north for our warm up run. Let the self questioning and labored breathing begin! Below are the work out details. Mosey from flag to 1st lot for warm up – curb albert on arrival Warm up 1 - Good Morning - 14 [Read More]
gtl  imp  michelob  orphan  parker  queequeg  red-ryder  theismann 

1stF #4 of 6 BD & F3’versary Q-week: Plan B – 11s with multiple burpees taboot

 Posted on December 13, 2018  |  4 minutes  |  697 words  |  

On my drive to Tortoises in the blistering 27⁰ temperature, I took a small detour to scope out the AO. The original area I wanted to do my planned thang would not work due to safety concerns, black ice. Safety is ALWAYS #1 in my mind when leading a group of HIM. I reverted to Plan B. As I got into my parking spot, Theismann and Spartan were getting after ECP. [Read More]
cataracts  deuce  disco-duck  earhart  ezekiel  freebird  garfield  hanson  honeycomb  hotty-toddy  imp  intimidator  jayhawk  ninjago  orphan  puddles  red-ryder  revere  spartan  theismann  traffic-cone  www  yogi 

Christmas Tour D'Apex

 Posted on December 6, 2018  |  3 minutes  |  440 words  |  

14 gathered on a beautiful crisp Thursday morning in December. I love tacky Christmas decorations, so we will go on a tour of DT Apex Beignet Food Truck for warm up SSH x 15 IW x 15 GM x 10 Jump Squats x 15 Pizza Hut Merkins, Squats, WW2s x 5 Cigar Shop Merkins, Squats, WW2s x 10 Apex Baptist Merkins, Squats, WW2s x 15 Sun Trust Merkins, Squats, WW2s x 20 [Read More]
biner  freebird  gtl  imp  orphan  oxtail  parker  queequeg  recently  smokey  staubach  term-paper  two-factor  www 

21s for Double Down

 Posted on December 4, 2018  |  3 minutes  |  458 words  |  

Our bros in Louisville put a call out to the Nation this week. To post on Tuesday, wear black, and get a pax picture holding up Ace of Spades to show support for Double Down, who is starting his fight against cancer. For me, it’s cool to see his name is Double Down, which we probably all know is a betting strategy in Blackjack. Cancer can be a game of blackjack sometimes. [Read More]
blue-and-out  butt-fumble  callahan  chanticleer  doogie  earhart  grease-monkey  gtl  hermes  imp  intimidator  joe-smith  largemouth  mccants  michelob  mini-me  netscape  quiver  shank  shut-in  snots  water-wings 

You Better Hurry Up

 Posted on December 4, 2018  |  3 minutes  |  624 words  |  

You Better Hurry Up….. Many years ago, my grandpa used to say, “You better hurry up”. I never fully understood that phrase until I got older. Now that I’m a respect, I fully understand what Paw Paw was saying. When I look at my kids, my wife, my career, I realize that time is very precious, now more than ever. And if I needed any additional reminders, when speaking with @Frisco on the way back from JoCo, I told him about my bucket list. [Read More]
badlands  bumblebee  cataracts  chipper  crimson  disco-duck  frisco  goose  hello-kitty  hotspot  hotty-toddy  imp  intimidator  nature-boy  press-on  smokey  sooey  two-factor 

Burpalicious

 Posted on November 29, 2018  |  1 minutes  |  209 words  |  

Pre-Blast 14 Him joined YHC for 2.12 miles of Burpaliciousness. We sang Hail to the Victors too. Michigan beat UNC last night. That is all. The Warmup Pledge of Allegiance at the flag Run a one mile warmup stopping for 20 Burpees OYO in honor of late PAX. Circle up at the skate park for: GM, Windmill, Sir Fazio AC/Seal Clap/OHC/MNC/Sir Fazio, 84 SSH (Michigan’s point total last night). Partner up. [Read More]
ausfahrt  butt-fumble  hi-liter  imp  nerf  open-out  oxtail  parker  queequeg  recently  red-ryder  smokey  theismann  yogi 

Help an Old Guy Out

 Posted on November 27, 2018  |  2 minutes  |  388 words  |  

It’s been a little too long since my last Q so I need to get myself back in the rotation. 16 strong at FMJ this morning to help get things fired up again. Temps are trending cooler so the plan was to keep everyone moving as much as possible. Things went pretty smoothly until COT when YHC realized readers are needed in order for me to see the Voice Memo app icon on my phone, because I can’t remember 16 names on my own. [Read More]
butt-fumble  callahan  chanticleer  gtl  hi-liter  honeycomb  imp  joe-smith  khakis  mccants  michelob  nerf  netscape  shank  squatter  strawberry 

#70

 Posted on November 26, 2018  |  1 minutes  |  164 words  |  

Pre-Blast 12 Him joined YHC for 2.51 miles of, in Term Pappy’s words, 70 reps of lots of stuff. 6 for EC run. The Warmup Pledge of Allegiance at the flag Run to the back of the park - stop for 70 reps each of SSH, Standard Merkin, Squats, LBC. Complete the loop at the back of the park with extended PTL. ****The Thangs Run toward the front of the park. [Read More]
biner  disco-duck  hello-kitty  hi-liter  hotspot  imp  jigglypuff  joe-smith  pbx  pickles  press-on  smokey  term-paper  yoga-mat