6 Years of F3: Motivation to Pick Up the 6 at Whiplash

 Posted on February 15, 2020  |  3 minutes  |  482 words  |  

6 pax for 3.5 mile EC run (Banana Seat, Banjo, Manram, Michelob, Midget for Life, Slater, Wonderbread) + 2 for EC to bridge and pull-ups (Chanticleer and Soul Glo) M.E., PUT6 with 19 pax for 13 stops over 5.5 miles (Strava Flyby) Warmup SSH, burpees, Imperial Walker, Good AM: After a ton of SSH, everyone was thankful for Regal Beagle arriving late, 10 penalty burpees at stop #1. Plank, pigeon, Windmill, Pigeon stretch Plank, Squats 5 squat jumps, 5 heismans left, 5 squat jumps, 5 heismans right 10 burpees, 2x # 5 above. [Read More]
banana-seat  banjo  burt  chanticler  curves  flip-flop  frey-daddy  honey-do  man-hands  manram  michelob  midget-for-life  my-pleasure  pluffy-mud  regal-beagle  shut-in  slater  soul-glo  wonderbread 

Disruption

 Posted on February 13, 2020  |  4 minutes  |  702 words  |  

disruption the act or process of disrupting something : a break or interruption in the normal course or continuation of some activity, process, etc. There were 20 dudes who were at the AO known as Bounty Hunters, by the time it ended. Some of them were doing a run, others did the Main Event. YHC didn’t have a count of exactly who was doing what. And this backblast really won’t focus on that little detail. [Read More]
biner  deuce  frisco  gtl  honeycomb  i-pity-the-fool  imp  kenny  kermit  michelob  mud-buddy  one-four  orphan  parker  red-ryder  rock-lobster  rooney  smokey  sour-mash  wonderbread 

Running Around, in Circles

 Posted on February 11, 2020  |  2 minutes  |  330 words  |  

This week’s version of Red Ryder tours Carpex takes us to Full Metal Jacket. One of my favorite site names, and an iconic movie from the 80s. A few months ago the decision was made to change the workout here from standard boot camp to high tempo, so the PAX are going to expect to keep moving. Luckily it’s been raining off and on so we’ll dodge rain drops and puddles. [Read More]
denali  gtl  ham-sandwich  headroom  i-pity-the-fool  largemouth  michelob  orphan  red-ryder 

The Great Triumphant Return of Napster, and other February Birthday (not mine) Shenanigans

 Posted on February 5, 2020  |  3 minutes  |  450 words  |  

Does anyone really know how many PAX post at the original weekly convergence known as Shaken Not Stirred? Or is it Vesper? Or is it Insomnia? All YHC knows is you pull into that parking lot off of Maury O’Dell drive, and there are likely to be cars and PAX scattered about. With the rapid growth of Carpex, there was some concern that opening new Wednesday sites could detract from the nostalgic allure of SNS. [Read More]
badlands  bartman  burt  coney  disco-duck  dr-evil  flacco  franklin  grease-monkey  greenbow  gump  hello-kitty  liverpool  loom  ma-bell  michelob  napster  nature-boy  one-direction  press-on  red-ryder  shoe-horn  shut-in  silver-fox  sky-blue  spitshine  squatter  swag  two-factor  www 

"A Near Flawless Q" (their words, not mine)

 Posted on February 3, 2020  |  2 minutes  |  300 words  |  

0500: A little EC run with Michelob, Wonderbread, GTL, OOfta, and YHC 0530: Circle up for **Mary **Good Morning, Windmill, SSH **Thang 1 **Bataan Death March (w/ a twist) Break up into two groups for a little Indian Run; Catch Me If You Can; Group Exercise Combo. The entire group performs an exercise together, EXCEPT, the HIM at the back of the line. He performs his own exercise. When the group is finished, they take off. [Read More]
augmented  biner  denali  gtl  honeycomb  imp  michelob  oofta  silver-fox  squatter  wonderbread 

Capture the Duck (not of the Disco variety)

 Posted on January 28, 2020  |  3 minutes  |  478 words  |  

This was my third Q in the seven months posting with F3…my goal is to accelerate that number this year (see what I did there?). I have experienced a clear, positive change in my life since I began coming out and I am grateful. Grateful to Denali and Captain Jack for encouraging me to jump in and welcoming me and to the rest of the PAX, even those I don’t know well, for setting an example. [Read More]
augmented  bagels  burt  chinese-downhill  chipper  coney  denali  grease-monkey  gtl  hermes  imp  joe-smith  largemouth  michelob  staubach  term-paper  wonderbread 

Finding Peace in Chaos

 Posted on January 24, 2020  |  2 minutes  |  286 words  |  

ECers: YHC, Michelob, Denali, Oofta, Chipper, Half, Term paper & RileyTheDog 5:45 Mosey to the parking lot near the shelter. Circle up for Good Mornings, Arm Circles, Steve Earles, SSH, Mnt Climbers. Grab a cinder block and mosey to the far end of the parking lot for 10x Block Curls; Block Shoulder Presses. Hold Chair Pose for an uncomfortable amount of time. Mosey to playground for 10x pullups and Merkins and hold Superman for an uncomfortable amount of time. [Read More]
adjacent  bluewater  chipper  denali  grease-monkey  half  hermes  hgtv  hoppin-john  kermit  michelob  nessie  oofta  prodigal  rileythedog  shank  smokey  squatter  term-paper 

Going the distance

 Posted on January 17, 2020  |  4 minutes  |  837 words  |  

Gran Torino has become one of my favorite AOs. It draws a wide variety of pax, and those that come are tough customers. Today was no exception. As my first post there this year due to travel and work, I was eager to set a good example, especially as co-site Q’s @largemouth and @chanticleer were present. 5 for one EC run, a few others for another, and even more for EC PYPs, meant pretty much everyone was warmed up at go-time. [Read More]
biner  bogo  chanticleer  gtl  gump  largemouth  ma-bell  michelob  old-maid  one-four  pbx  squatter  theismann  torpedo-torpedo 

Figure 8 and some healthy competition

 Posted on January 10, 2020  |  1 minutes  |  104 words  |  

Who doesn’t love to get pushed by their brothers? 16 HIM pushed and pulled each other along at GT. Warm-up: Mosey to the greenway parking lot for some cadence-counted Good Mornings, Hillbillies, Calf stretches, Merkins, and Side Straddle Hops. Thang 1: Burpee-intervals, with the winner of each interval earning the chance to rest and pick up the six. But mostly we saw Beaker’s back. Then a group run to the figure-eight flagpole. [Read More]
beaker  chanticler  clementine  crusty  ezekiel  five-hole  gtl  hi-liter  largemouth  michelob  one-four  pivot  squatter  torpedo  trike  wonderbread