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The Unintentional GroupMe-Themed Workout

Posted on February 14, 2019 | 2 minutes | 214 words |

February 14, 2019 10 HIMs gathered at the finest 5:15 am Thursday AO in all of Carpex. First exercise, the Pledge of Allegiance. Mosey to the big parking lot. Warm Up Good Mornings, Steve Earles, Moroccan Night Clubs, Overhead Claps, Plank Jacks, and Control Freak Merkins The Thang 7 of Diamonds - each lap around the diamond we pick a different exercise done in ascending/descending multiples of 7: First lap, 7 burpees x 4. [Read More]

Maximum Vanilla – Dora 2-3-4 & 5 rounds with the Russian Bear (Ivan Koloff)

Posted on February 5, 2019 | 4 minutes | 788 words |

Date: 2/2/2019 QIC: WWW AO: Phoenix PAX: Callahan, FNG Carvana, Clementine, Freebird, O’Douls, One-Four, PBX, Pigeon, Quiver, Smokey, Snots, The Commish, Triple Lindy, Wreck-it-Ralph (visiting from F3 Summerville),WWW, Yogi. The weather and temperature was beautiful! A great day to Q; however, when is it not a great day to Q in F3. FYI – my resolution for this year is to Q atleast once a week and to Q every day during my birthday week to include Rush Hour. [Read More]

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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]

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Keep Your Eyes On The Road, Your Hands Upon The Wheel

Posted on January 28, 2019 | 2 minutes | 381 words |

It was a beautiful morning at Hells Bells during my first kettle bell Q. I know the guys at Wolverine miss my presence there the past few months, but I have really enjoyed mixing up workouts and incorporating kettle bells. Sub and Frisco arrived early for some ECP3. 12 dudes arrived, 5:30am hit on my wife’s watch, and we moseyed to the flag to Pledge our Allegiance, then… Warm-Up Moseyed the large pickle then circled up for: [Read More]

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Grace California

Posted on January 10, 2019 | 3 minutes | 618 words |

AO: Tortoises Date: 1/9/19 PAX**: Free Bird, Earhart, Clementine, Puddles, Ashbury, Trike, Pet Sounds, Sub, Cataracts, Meat Loaf, Crimson, Deuce, Spartan, Frisco, Payback, Dust Bowl, WWW, Yogi, Quiver, Milton Bradley** There was a slight breeze blowing in when I arrived at Tortoises this morning and a silhouette lingering in the lot, solo, yet there. I walked up and had pleasantries with this man and we seemed to have met before, when others start streaming in with faces coming at me in all directions. [Read More]

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Carpex Challenge 2018 is in the Books

Posted on January 8, 2019 | 1 minutes | 171 words |

Congrats to the 36 that participated in this year’s challenge. In the end, very few completed all 3 Fs, and in fact, not many were able to post at every AO in 2018. Perhaps I made it too difficult this year, or maybe I didn’t do a good enough job marketing the challenge. But I think it’s more likely a statement of our growth. In the end, it was successful, because I know that it made some number of PAX push themselves a bit more and get out of their comfort zone. [Read More]

Finish Strong

Posted on December 31, 2018 | 3 minutes | 478 words |

With all the other Monday AOs starting at 05:30, A-Team was the last chance to post in Carpex in 2018. 13 men showed up ready to Finish Strong! Warm-Up Mosey towards the shelter at the back of the park, stopping along the way for imperial walkers, side straddle hops, standard merkins and prisoner squats. The Thang In the shelter grab some bench for irkins, ALRSUs, dips, ALRSUs and derkins x 20. [Read More]

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21s for Double Down

Posted on December 4, 2018 | 3 minutes | 458 words |

Our bros in Louisville put a call out to the Nation this week. To post on Tuesday, wear black, and get a pax picture holding up Ace of Spades to show support for Double Down, who is starting his fight against cancer. For me, it’s cool to see his name is Double Down, which we probably all know is a betting strategy in Blackjack. Cancer can be a game of blackjack sometimes. [Read More]

Pajama Party @ FWD

Posted on November 29, 2018 | 4 minutes | 776 words |

Little late here in writing this BB….sorry folks! Tuesday, 11/20. 17 HIMS met up at FWD for a morning full of fun, some, 1, still wearing Pajamas. But I am no fashion police. Quick intro to the PAX and we are off. WARMUP Quick jog from the parking lot, to the first playground. Dang its dark. First fail of the morning and we are only a minute in. I did a recon the day before and thought, why don’t we use this first playground? [Read More]

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Thankful (especially for FNGs on Thanksgiving)

Posted on November 23, 2018 | 4 minutes | 685 words |

YHC is thankful for many things; my loving family, a full table this Thanksgiving, and a purpose-driven career. But, above all things, I’m thankful for the blessings of FNGs on Thanksgiving Day. More to come, but first: The annual Thanksgiving Convergence means the men of Carpex descend upon the finest AO in all the land, Bradford’s Ordinary, and this year the weather right-perfect for a proper beatdown. EC run waves launched at 0600 and 0630 (psst, Frisco showed up at 0538 texting YHC, “um when are we starting? [Read More]