Rocking to the '80's

 Posted on April 24, 2019  |  3 minutes  |  446 words  |  

In the gloom, Girls Just Want to Have Fun! Warm-up With the mission stated, the disclaimer declaimed, and the pledge solemnly uttered, the Pax launched to the upper parking lot to circle up. The tunes were rolling and so were we for 2.5 miles over the course of the workout. It began with Side Straddle Hops Good Mornings Sir Fazio Arm circles forward and back Overhead claps Seal Claps Merkins Calf Stretch Thang One Warmed up, me moseyed to the kiosk for a set of 7’s up and down the hill. [Read More]
angry-elf  arts-n-crafts  banjo  billy  bogo  burt  chanticleer  coney  denali  disco-duck  flacco  geek-squad  grease-monkey  hello-kitty  hi-liter  hotspot  largemouth  liverpool  loom  mccants  michelob  mini-me  moped  ollie  one-direction  peeping-tom  pickles  press-on  prodigal  repeato  saban  sabre  snots  swag  term-paper  torpedo  two-factor  wonderbread 

Brother Bri and the letter B

 Posted on April 23, 2019  |  2 minutes  |  417 words  |  

When scrolling through the Exicon in search for new ideas that have not (to YHC’s knowledge) been executed in/around Carpex and you don’t even get past the letter B… you know it’s going to be a good day. _NMS: YHC was ready for EC this morning, but the old bowels had another idea in mind. EC was skipped for a trip to Harris Teeter and back._ 22 Bros meet up at the Field of Dreams. [Read More]
beacker  beaker  biner  bogo  callahan  clementine  ezekiel  franklin  geek-squad  hello-kitty  hotty-toddy  katniss  liverpool  nature-boy  one-direction  one-four  pbx  pivot  sky-blue  sloth  trike  wonderbread 

440 for Time

 Posted on April 19, 2019  |  2 minutes  |  251 words  |  

6 PAX gathered at the Big Top on perhaps the least gloomy morning of 2019 so far, 3 of them within a minute of go-time. Goose arrived 5 minutes early expecting the usual punctual PAX for some pre-workout fellowship…he was disappointed. He was also hoping to sweat, I hope he wasn’t doubly disappointed. I get excited planning Qs, especially when they seem particularly novel, challenging, or CSAUP-y. Today qualifies. Beaker’s Beginnings (The Warm-up) [Read More]
beaker  ezekiel  goose  hi-liter  one-direction  pigeon 

Top 40, Baby!

 Posted on April 16, 2019  |  2 minutes  |  291 words  |  

Cool & crisp at FOD this fine morning! Ten HIMs gathered – No FNGs, only familiar faces. F3 intro given & we started with the pledge & moved out to a close-by parking lot. Shut-In let me know that I’m the 39th Q he has graced his presence with this year to date – I’m so honored that I finally make the top-40! With that, we rolled into: The Warm Up [Read More]
beaker  ezekiel  nature-boy  one-direction  pigeon  rooney  sabre  shut-in  sloth  trike 

Biner Says Wooooo!

 Posted on April 11, 2019  |  3 minutes  |  431 words  |  

Always good to be at Flying Circus. West Cary’s Finest Thursday Morning AO Near Two Schools and a Fire Station (or something like that.) All the regulars were there, I guess. I don’t really know. I’ve only been here like 4 times. We greeted Globe Trotter visiting from Austin, made fun of Nature Boy’s Hi-Liter-inspired ear muffs, a version of the disclaimer was given and we circled up. **Warm Up [Read More]
badlands  biner  bogo  disco-duck  ezekiel  franklin  geek-squad  globe-trotter  hotty-toddy  lawn-dart  moped  nature-boy  one-direction  one-four  pbx  sky-blue  squatter  swag  the-commish  trike 

Shakin' & Stirrin'

 Posted on April 10, 2019  |  2 minutes  |  390 words  |  

Warm & beautiful morning in Cary’s Bond Park for Shaken not Stirred – great group of hard workin’ men too! It was my pleasure to lead such a group & I thoroughly enjoyed it! No FNGs, only familiar faces. Started with the pledge & moved out to a close-by parking lot. The group was informed that this is F3 – modify as necessary! We rolled into: The Warm Up Circle up for SSH, good mornings, windmills, cotton pickers, calf-stretch merkins, mountain climbers, etc. [Read More]
bartman  carvana  chinese-downhill  chipper  chop-block  coney  denali  doogie  freebird  grease-monkey  ham-sandwich  hasselhoff  hi-liter  hotspot  joe-smith  liverpool  ma-bell  malpractice  mccants  ollie  one-direction  parker  pet-sounds  pickles  pierogi  prodigal  random-house  sabre  scarecrow  skipper  sky-blue  smokey  swag  term-paper  torpedo  tubeless  two-factor 

50 Challenge Accepted and Conquered

 Posted on April 9, 2019  |  4 minutes  |  661 words  |  

Date: 4/9/2019 AO: FOD PAX: Beaker, Bogo, Ezekiel, Franklin, Hi-Liter, One Direction, One Four, Pigeon, Sky Blue, Sub, WWW I was a little skeptic about the weather but it was not going deter me from showing up. F3 motto - no matter what the weather condition, get out there (rain, sleet, snow, shine, cold, hot) … it is a great day to workout at O dark thirty also known as the GLOOM. [Read More]
beaker  bogo  ezekiel  franklin  hi-liter  one-direction  one-four  pigeon  sky-blue  sub  www 

An AB-solutely pollen free beatdown.

 Posted on April 8, 2019  |  2 minutes  |  229 words  |  

There was no visible pollen at Wolverine on a warm and sweaty Monday morning. There were however 20 PAX passing on the left and hitting the six for an ab-solutely splendid morning! Warm-up: Pledge and wait for a just-a-few-seconds late Parker….10 burpees OYO and wait for just-a-few-seconds later Sky Blue…..plank hold, half way down. Hold up some arms, hold up some legs….okay let’s go! Brisk mosey to DDMS, circle up: SSH Calf-stretch merkins, switch Prisoner Squats The Thang: [Read More]
angry-elf  biner  bogo  build-a-bear  deuce  doogie  geek-squad  largemouth  liverpool  ma-bell  moped  ollie  one-direction  one-four  parker  pbx  pivot  prodigal  sabre  sky-blue 

Topless Broga

 Posted on April 1, 2019  |  2 minutes  |  343 words  |  

One never knows what to expect on April 1st. YHC decided to play it straight, and keep the PAX wondering. At 05:29, twenty PAX had gathered around the flag in anticipation - April Fool’s jokes or not? After the Pledge of Allegiance, we’re off. Warm Up Two laps around the pickle with some backwards running, Karaoke both ways, and high knees. Circle up for SSHs, Good Mornings, Steve Earles, Moroccan Night Clubs, Overhead Claps, Plank Jacks and Control Freak Merkins. [Read More]
angry-elf  bogo  build-a-bear  clementine  cool-beans  deuce  doogie  ezekiel  geek-squad  ollie  one-direction  pivot  prodigal  random-house  red-ryder  sabre  snots  the-commish  trike  water-wings 

4x13

 Posted on March 29, 2019  |  2 minutes  |  336 words  |  

To borrow a phrase from our Nantan, Ma Bell, today I reached level 52 of life. A strong group of 18 PAX (13 bootcampers, 4 ruckers and 1 bruiser) joined in on the celebration this morning at our Gran Torino AO. Awesome weather for a beatdown with temps in the mid/upper 40s. Let’s see how the old guy did… Warm-Up Jog through parking lot over to the bus loop and circle up for: [Read More]
bartman  biner  bogo  chanticleer  freebird  geek-squad  hot-cakes  largemouth  ma-bell  michelob  old-maid  one-direction  pivot  roxanne  shut-in  skipper  squatter  the-commish