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 

Ninjago in da HOUSE

 Posted on April 21, 2019  |  3 minutes  |  467 words  |  

When: April 17th 2019 QIC: Ninjago The PAX: Pickles, WWW, Rooney, Deuce, Hanson, Honeycomb, Ninjago, Hello Kitty, Frisco, Billy, Ascot, Sub, Trike, Sabre, Intimidator, Lawn Dart, Ezekiel, Chipper, Sloth, Lambeau YHC Earhart 21 PAX gather in the early morning gloom to celebrate Ninjago’s 2nd ever Q, this time at Tortoises. After a quick disclaimer and the pledge, the Q drags us around the upper parking lot to circle up for: Warm Up Good Mornings [Read More]
ascot  billy  chipper  deuce  earhart  ezekiel  frisco  hanson  hello-kitty  honeycomb  intimidator  lambeau  lawn-dart  ninjago  pickles  rooney  sabre  sloth  sub  trike  www 

Making Good Friday Even Better: Stations of the Cross

 Posted on April 20, 2019  |  8 minutes  |  1703 words  |  

QIC: Crimson, Wonderbread, Flacco 42 HIM gathered in the gloom to commemorate the the final days of the greatest HIM of all time. Stations of the Cross is a Catholic tradition that marks each of 14 notable events the Christ endured on his final day on this Earth. From his condemnation by Pilate and the Sanhedrin to his final (well…not-so-final) resting place in the tomb. Below is the full text that was read and the accompanying exercises for the workout. [Read More]
bartman  callahan  chinese-downhill  chipper  ck  claven  coney  crimson  denali  disco-duck  earhart  flacco  flip-flop  franklin  garfield  goose  hello-kitty  honeycomb  horatio  hotty-toddy  jigglypuff  kermit  leprechaun  miyagi  ninjago  ollie  orphan  parker  peeping-tom  pet-sounds  pickles  repeato  sabre  sooey  sour-mash  speed-racer  texas-ranger  theismann  torpedo  traffic-cone  two-fer  wonderbread 

6 Inches

 Posted on April 16, 2019  |  2 minutes  |  278 words  |  

Hall of Famer Yogi Berra was once asked if he wanted his pizza pie sliced into 8 or 16 pieces… Yogi replied “ya better make it 8, I don’t think I can eat 16”. Sometimes the numbers can be deceptive so when we began our Claymore beat down with a partner combined 200 burpees, a few of the pax gave me stares and some a what the… look. Broken down to 10 sets of 10 sounds better right? [Read More]
bartman  biner  cataracts  chop-block  crimson  frisco  hotty-toddy  matador  pickles  press-on  slappy  sooey  www 

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 

Lucky 7's? No Triple 7's with NO running

 Posted on April 9, 2019  |  2 minutes  |  352 words  |  

8 pax with no FNGs, brief disclaimer shared, only 1 pax actually read the pre-blast; “Ponder this question before tomorrow.. What is something you have done in the last 1 to 5 years that has changed your life to the positive? The answer cannot be F3 or praying, unless that was the catalyst.” Since the Skipper did not bless us with his presence, we’ll mosey up to tennis court parking area: [Read More]
banjo  frisco  peeping-tom  pickles  press-on  sputnik  term-paper  the-joker 

7 of Diamonds on the Diamond

 Posted on April 5, 2019  |  2 minutes  |  296 words  |  

It’s always nice to feel like your making a difference in your community. As I was doing a virtual scout on Annie L. Jones Park I did as I always do when preparing for a Q and I open up the Exicon to see what may lend itself to we’re to work it. As I was researching I was pleasantly surprised to see an exercise I had submitted to the Exicon a few months back was now officially received into the Exicon! [Read More]
earhart  pickles  press-on  sabre  spades  sputnik  the-joker  theismann 

Running w the Bells

 Posted on April 2, 2019  |  1 minutes  |  207 words  |  

When: 04/1/2019 QIC: Pet Sounds The PAX: Theismann, Sour Mash, Leprechaun, Ashbury, Hottie Tottie,Meatloaf, Intimidator, Billy, Pickles, Romney, Triple Lindy, Kenny, Earhardt, Monkey Nut, The Joker, Justice and Pet Sounds Warm up - run to the circle, Karaoke along the way. Circle up, SSH, Hill-Billy, Merkins, Stretch(s), Pete Paker, recover, head to the flag to pick up our late arrival. 10 Bonus Burpees + 5 more for good measure [Read More]
ashbury  billy  earhart  hotty-toddy  intimidator  justicechurham  kenny  leprechaun  meatloaf  monkey-nut  pet-sounds  pickles  sour-mash  the-joker  theismann  triple-lindy 

Preparing for a Bombing Run ... Bombs Away!!!

 Posted on March 26, 2019  |  3 minutes  |  451 words  |  

Date: 3/26 QIC: WWW AO: Claymore PAX: Bo Jackson, Dice, Ezekiel, Leprechaun, Pickles, Skipper, Press On, WWW The toughest part about wanting to Q every week is not being predictable. With that said, it’s fun combing through the Exicon to find some new workouts and exercises. There are so many choices to choose from and many ways to create a devilish routine. I got the though of creating a different workout. [Read More]
bo-jackson  dice  ezekiel  leprechaun  pickles  press-on  skipper  www 

Tears of Pain

 Posted on March 25, 2019  |  2 minutes  |  398 words  |  

A beautiful, God-given morning greets 18 HIM for an impromptu, Earhart beatdown (get better Riptide). Most of the PAX show-up on time, so quick disclaimer and pledge allegiance then a quick mosey around the big parking lot. Circle up for: Warm Up Good Mornings Combo of shoulder work including arm circle twirlies, overhead claps, behind the back claps Cotton Pickers Windmills The Thang Done with warm-ups, each PAX grab a bell, Sega grab the 15lb medicine ball and head to the back shelter. [Read More]
ashbury  billy  cataracts  earhart  house-arrest  intimidator  meatloaf  monkey-nut  parker  pickles  puddles  roney  sega  shut-in  snooze  snots  sour-mash  triple-lindy  www