It Looked Better On Paper

 Posted on September 17, 2019  |  3 minutes  |  549 words  |  

There is something interesting, something magical, that happens when you lead a group of men in the Gloom, but more on that later. My oh my, what an honor to VQ today. After a pledge of allegiance, 18 PAX moseyed up to the large pickle. Nature Boy, my trusty fall back in case I faltered in my inaugural Q, reminded me of the definition of Mosey. It is indeed not a saunter, and most definitely not a sprint. [Read More]
badlands  beaker  bedpan  brosef  buzz-lightyear  clementine  dirty-bomb  ezekiel  five-hole  franklin  hi-liter  kilmer  nature-boy  pigeon  spit-shine  swag  the-departed  trike 

Parking Lot Tour

 Posted on September 15, 2019  |  2 minutes  |  321 words  |  

20 PAX gather in the gloomy and humid morning for a flashback Q for YHC. I have many fond memories of posting and Qing in this great site and was excited to bring some new faces some of my old-school, vanilla beatdown. Disclaimer and pledge done, we head around the parking lot and down the dark path to the street where we oval-up for: Warm Up Good Mornings Sir Fazio [Read More]
beaker  bedpan  brosef  buzz-lightyear  clementine  earhart  ezekiel  five-hole  goose  gump  hi-liter  hotty-toddy  katniss  kilmer  liverpool  ma-bell  mai-tai  nature-boy  pigeon  trike  what-for 

Birthday Beatdown!

 Posted on September 7, 2019  |  2 minutes  |  381 words  |  

Good morning Pax and welcome to my birthday Q! I was too excited to sleep last night and woke up a good 1.5 hours early for the start of Phoenix. No FNG’s today so quickly through the disclaimer and pledge. Mosey around parking lot and circled up for warmup. SSH, a very slow good mornings, seal claps, and calf stretches. That’s enough of that as I needed all the time I can get for the beatdown. [Read More]
betsy-ross  blind-date  carvana  deuce  disco-duck  earhart  eveready  flip-flop-thats-singular  grinch  horatio  huckleberry  jon-donson  kidney-stone  kilmer  loom  pickles  skipper  smokey  sooey  tecumseh  texas-ranger  traffic-cone  triple-lindy  wrench 

Riptide substitute

 Posted on September 6, 2019  |  1 minutes  |  151 words  |  

As you know, the responsibility of a site Q is to cover when a committed Q can no longer commit…just didn’t think it would happen week 1 as one of the two new site Qs. And where is Sky Blue and Goose? They are nowhere to be found… Welcome FNG Derby! Warm up 20 SSH 10 Good mornings 10 each fazio arm circles forward and backward, seal clap and overhead clap oh…and don’t forget 5 burpees for not counting this morning…except for beaker! [Read More]
beaker  bedpan  buzz-lightyear  clementine  disco-duck  ezekiel  five-hole  franklin  geek-squad  gump  kilmer  liverpool  mai-tai  shut-in  swag  trike  two-factor 

Who said you can't go home again?

 Posted on September 3, 2019  |  2 minutes  |  338 words  |  

It was a glorious start to fall and a great day to be out in the gloom. What a better place to start the day than at Field of Dreams. Hard to believe that it has been over 4 years since Ma Bell and YHC started this AO. Today - one of my goals was to prove that you don’t have to always run up the hills to the top parking lot in order to have a proper beat down. [Read More]
beaker  bedpan  betsy-ross  brosef  buzz-lightyear  clementine  ezekiel  franklin  goose  gump  kilmer  mabell  mai-tai  nature-boy  pigeon  pivot  sky-blue  sooey  spit-shine  swag  the-departed  trike 

Welcome to the US Air Force PT. 2 mins doesn’t seem like a long time.

 Posted on August 30, 2019  |  4 minutes  |  722 words  |  

Date: 8/28/19 PAX: Beaker, Bedpan, Brosef, Buzz Lightyear, Dirty Bomb, Ezekiel, Five Hole, Franklin, Geek Squad, Goose, Gump, Hotty Toddy, Kermit, Kilmer, Mozart, Nature Boy, Pigeon, Shut-In, Sky Blue, Swag, Trike, WWW As I continue my personal challenge to Q at least once a week, coming up with routine has become very interesting. I had several ideas in mind but since next month is the USAF birthday, I thought it would be a great time to introduce the PAX to the USAF PT test. [Read More]
beaker  bedpan  brosef  buzz-lightyear  dirty-bomb  ezekiel  five-hole  franklin  geek-squad  goose  gump  hotty-toddy  kermit  kilmer  mozart  nature-boy  pigeon  shut-in  sky-blue  swag  trike  www 

The Beakentineheart Q

 Posted on August 28, 2019  |  5 minutes  |  930 words  |  

It seems like the only way I can Q these days is to jump in when other men need a hand (or sign up for early 2020 - I’m looking at you #AO-Mon-Wolverine). Although with the last kerfuffle of the triple switch Kitty, no, CD, no, Liverpool, no, Beaker Q, I made really darn sure I was taking over for the site and day I thought I was, and still half-expected someone else to start calling out the countdown. [Read More]
airbag  beaker  bedpan  betsy-ross  buzz-lightyear  dirty-bomb  doogie  ezekiel  five-hole  franklin  geek-squad  goose  gump  hotty-toddy  kilmer  nature-boy  pivot  recess  sky-blue  spit-shine  swag  toothless  trike  trudeau 

U Got Desire So Sell Phantom Street Everyday to the Immigrant Love Mother

 Posted on August 22, 2019  |  3 minutes  |  450 words  |  

There are a few truisms in life: You’re going to die and you have no idea when Make time for your friends and loved ones YHC is only going to post once a year at the following AOs: FC, BH, DP, FWD, SWW This BB is for one of those times. It being the end of summer and with school about to start, when the Q-sheet showed an opening for FC on Thursday, I knew it was now or never. [Read More]
airbag  bedpan  biner  bogo  brosef  dirty-bomb  five-hole  franklin  goose  hotty-toddy  kilmer  mai-tai  mozart  nature-boy  pbx  pierogi  sky-blue  swag  the-departed  trike  trudeau 

Escalators ... Even going down is brutally tough!

 Posted on August 20, 2019  |  3 minutes  |  512 words  |  

AO: FOD Date: 8/20/19 PAX: 5 Hole, Beaker, Brosef, Callahan, Clementine, The Departed, Deuce, Dirty Bomb, Ezekiel, Geek Squad, Goose, Katniss, Kilmer, Liverpool, Ma Bell, Spit-Shine, Swag, FNG Toothless, Trike, WWW I goal for my Q’s is to ensure the workout is challenging but yet attainable. It took some time to think of what I want to do. What I came up with is an escalator workout. Read on to find out what was in store for the PAX. [Read More]
5-hole  beaker  brosef  callahan  clementine  deuce  dirty-bomb  ezekiel  geek-squad  goose  katniss  kilmer  liverpool  ma-bell  spit-shine  swag  the-departed  toothless  trike  www 

Push

 Posted on August 17, 2019  |  3 minutes  |  523 words  |  

A few months ago when the idea for Green Mile was born, I knew I’d want to lead a workout there, but I also knew that 90 minutes was a long time and I might need some help. I reached out to Red Ryder, and he was happy to jump in and give me a push. Warm-Up Pledge allegiance to the flag, then take a lap around the pickle and circle up for side straddle hops, Good Mornings, Moroccan nightclubs and Control Freak Merkins. [Read More]
disco-duck  earhart  i-pity-the-fool  kilmer  ma-bell  pet-sounds  red-ryder  schlitz  snots  spit-shine  sub  trike  triple-lindy  yoga-mat