Triple down celebrations

 Posted on February 6, 2019  |  2 minutes  |  381 words  |  

Feb 5th. 5/2. Fifth of February. So many reasons to celebrate……it’s the 36th day of 2019 (Gregorian calendar), it’s the start of the 4716th Chinese New Year (Year of pig) and it’s also Red Ryder’s M’s birthday, who I believe was turning 21 (approximately). With so much excitement to come, YHC started the customary countdown to the start of the beatdown at 3 minutes…..eventually the clock ticked down and we were ready to go…. [Read More]
badlands  bogo  clementine  dumpster-fire  dunkin  franklin  geek-squad  goose  hotty-toddy  katniss  liverpool  nature-boy  one-four  pigeon  prodigal  red-ryder  roxanne  sky-blue  swag  term-paper  trike 

Ferris Bueller's Day Off

 Posted on February 4, 2019  |  3 minutes  |  535 words  |  

As we all search for the meaning of life and our purpose and all that serious stuff, sometimes, it’s nice to just have a little fun. Ferris knows this for sure…so let’s have some fun on our day off. We start the day with the pledge and a quick warm up jog to the neighborhood clubhouse parking lot for the warm-up. Let’s start the day by saying Good Morning to Ferris and then meet some of our other favorites. [Read More]
biner  bogo  build-a-bear  flacco  franklin  geek-squad  hello-kitty  jigglypuff  liverpool  ollie  one-four  pbx  pivot  random-house  red-ryder  rooney  sabre  term-paper  the-commish  water-wings 

Hills for the Kulak Krew!

 Posted on February 1, 2019  |  3 minutes  |  479 words  |  

Wow – beautiful morning at the ole Danger Zone – crisp & cool with beautiful stars and a sliver of a moon. My man Flacco had the Q, but asked me to step in as he is under the weather – “my pleasure” as they say at Chick-fil-a – hope you feel better quickly! The PAX gathered with the site Q expertly giving parking commands – Klown Kar of Kulaks was a most welcome sight! [Read More]
flip-flop  liverpool  pelican-brief  press-on  prodigal  push-it  random-house  saban  sabre  sosa  swag 

Hot and Fresh

 Posted on February 1, 2019  |  2 minutes  |  395 words  |  

YHC went to bed last night with a great workout planned, the perfect preparation for the upcoming Krispy Kreme Challenge. Unfortunately weather and circumstances conspired against me, so a new plan was formulated shortly before we began. Warm-Up Start off with the Pledge at the Flag, then mosey over to the bank for side straddle hops, imperial walkers, good mornings, mountain climbers and calf stretches. The Thang Stay at the bank for 22’s. [Read More]
burt  callahan  cheesesteak  coney  disco-duck  franklin  lex-luthor  liverpool  nature-boy  open-out  prodigal  puck  quiver  saban  term-paper  yoga-mat 

It works 60% of the time. Every time.

 Posted on January 29, 2019  |  2 minutes  |  393 words  |  

26 PAX gathered at the flag, with rumors of a mysterious FNG who was nowhere to be seen. First exercise, the Pledge of Allegiance. Warm Up Mosey to the heart of Apex Community Park, the parking lot adjacent to the tennis courts. Along the way add in some butt kickers and karaoke. Circle up for a standard fare of SSHs, Good Mornings, Sir Fazio Arm Circles, Steve Earles, and Control Freak Merkins. [Read More]
ashbury  badlands  biner  cataracts  chop-block  crimson  disco-duck  freebird  goose  honeycomb  hotspot  imp  liverpool  ma-bell  meatloaf  milton-bradley  nature-boy  open-out  press-on  red-ryder  shank  smokey  sooey  two-factor  wkrp  yoga-mat 

Supercharged, modified and sliding at FOD

 Posted on January 29, 2019  |  2 minutes  |  329 words  |  

A nice morning at FOD. 27 PAX made there way to west Cary to celebrate Liverpool turning 50 and earning the title of RESPECT. Just because he is now with us in the 50’s doesn’t mean he gets an easy workout. All came ready to have some fun and be challenged. Warm up Pledge Run to back of lot 1 - 5 Good mornings Run to back of lot 2 - 10 Imperial Walker with a squat in between Run to back of lot 3 - 112 Supercharged SSH (4 rounds of descending SSH. [Read More]
badlands  beaker  biner  bogo  clementine  disco-duck  duncan  ezekiel  franklin  geek-squad  hotty-toddy  katniss  liverpool  loom  nature-boy  one-four  pbx  pigeon  pivot  prodigal  sky-blue  squatter  swag  the-commish  the-joker  thurston  trike 

Ninety Two Percent

 Posted on January 17, 2019  |  2 minutes  |  261 words  |  

This was YHC’s first time out Qing Gran Torino. After studying the mess out of Google Maps the plan was set. YHC drove to up a few minutes before the normal 10min early mark YHC tries to hit, checked out the parking lot and saw the gates needed to get to where we were going today were locked soooo, change of plans! Warm Up Run the pickle? Loop? Bus circle? Do we have a name for it yet? [Read More]
banjo  biner  bogo  ezekiel  franklin  geek-squad  hi-liter  khakis  largemouth  lawn-dart  liverpool  michelob  nature-boy  old-maid  ollie  pbx  pivot  roxanne  shut-in  squatter  thurston  www 

19 Murphs in 2019 (2 of 19)

 Posted on January 15, 2019  |  1 minutes  |  109 words  |  

Pre-Blast 17 HIM for the second of 19 Murphs (in 2019) at FOD. YHC feels so inspired and encouraged by men who would make their way out on a freezing cold morning to grow stronger together. After YHC3 blasted this work out, everyman knew what they were coming out for: Stronger backs, stronger hearts in 2019. Awesome! The Warmup Pledge of Allegiance at flag. Run to the shelter, circle up for a few GMs, SSH, Merkins. [Read More]
airbag  badlands  biner  bogo  clementine  franklin  hi-liter  katniss  kilmer  liverpool  nature-boy  pbx  pivot  prodigal  sky-blue  thurston  trike 

Plan B. Think anyone noticed?

 Posted on January 9, 2019  |  3 minutes  |  542 words  |  

YHC signed up to Q arguably the toughest of CARPEx AO’s last week and immediately set to thinking about what to bring to the PAX. Pullups? Not at this sprawling hey pull-up-bar lacking site. Celebration Merkins? Ditto no… although the big shelter has plenty, there’s just not that much room? Compass Merkins? There’s a thought. But one of my fave’s are the baseball fields, providing an nice setting for low-mileage beatdowns. [Read More]
bogo  chinese-downhill  chipper  denali  ezekiel  flacco  flip-flop  gap-year  hello-kitty  hotspot  jigglypuff  joe-smith  largemouth  liverpool  ma-bell  michelob  nature-boy  ollie  one-four  parker  pierogi  prodigal  random-house  saban  sabre  squatter  the-commish  the-joker  two-factor  wkrp 

Gloomiest Cinder Blocks!

 Posted on January 8, 2019  |  2 minutes  |  409 words  |  

(CMU’s - Apparently) 19 Met at the Gloomiest AO in all Cary this morning (1/7/19) for a workout, and they were not disappointed. Snots, Ollie and YHC met at 0445 for some extra credit intervals and worked different paces over at the Davis Drive Middle School track. The intervals are always tough, yet rewarding and today was no different. As the pax were arriving in to parking lot, whoa, wait, who’s that? [Read More]
banjo  bogo  build-a-bear  cheddar-bo  ck  flacco  geek-squad  liverpool  moped  ollie  one-four  pbx  pierogi  prodigal  random-house  saban  sabre  snots  the-commish