Warning: Cloudy with a chance of Sharknado

 Posted on May 17, 2018  |  3 minutes  |  436 words  |  

In the great tradition of the original Bounty Hunters site Q Water Wings, YHC wanted to continue the benchmark day fitness challenge. In an effort to save a little gas in the tank for the main event, we relocated the historical fitness test location of Baucom Elementary School over to Apex Town Hall courtyard across the street from the skate park. It was October of 2016 at Field of Dreams when YHC (and Carpex, I think…) was first introduced to the Sharknado. [Read More]
blue-and-out  earhart  grinch  gtl  imp  khakis  ma-bell  matlock  orphan  parker  red-ryder  rooney  saban  shank 

The Force is strong with this one...

 Posted on May 14, 2018  |  4 minutes  |  686 words  |  

Props to @Hello Kitty for the idea. I’m realizing that the older I get, the more I miss being a kid. The fantasy of Episode 4, way back in ‘77, is lost on Millennials. My office mate, all of 25 years old, has.never.seen.a.star.wars.movie. None of them. Of course She also texts with all her fingers versus my hunt and peck, so…. So, long ago, at an AO far, far away, Hello Kitty hatched a plan to have Star Wars themed Qs on Internation Star Wars Day (May the fourth be with you…May the fourth be with us all). [Read More]
bogo  earhart  gtl  hotspot  monkey-nut  old-maid  red-ryder  snots  squatter 

Traveling Band

 Posted on May 14, 2018  |  3 minutes  |  536 words  |  

YHC woke up excited to Q his first kettle bell workout. Hopped in the car, pulled out of the neighborhood and glanced at the clock. 5:30. @#$% that’s the starting time for Hell’s Bells, I’m already late. Panic shoots through me. Then I wake up, for real this time. Grab the phone and see it’s still four-something. Everything’s gonna be all right. Warm-Up Every man grabs a kettle bell (a “travelling” kettle bell) and we mosey down to the circle for side straddle hops, hillbillies, Sir Fazios and cotton pickers. [Read More]
disco-duck  earhart  freebird  kubota  monkey-nut  red-ryder  sooey  sour-mash  term-paper  wilbur  www 

The Hills have Ayes

 Posted on May 9, 2018  |  2 minutes  |  379 words  |  

19 HIMs took on the challenge at the versatility that is A Team. We started with the Pledge, then the disclaimer for our lone FNG, and circled up for a bit of: SSH Good mornings Hill Billies Cotton Pickers Sir Fazio 10 burpees because BURPEES!!! Thang 1 Mosey from the parking lot, stop by the picnic area for some quick Dips and L/R step ups x 15. Continue mosey to bottom of Hill 1. [Read More]
ascot  chipper  claven  ford  franklin  goose  hasselhoff  hotspot  imp  liverpool  nature-boy  red-ryder  repeato  shut-in  smokey  spit-shine  swag  theismann  wonderbread 

Back in Black

 Posted on May 2, 2018  |  3 minutes  |  571 words  |  

Knowing that today was going to be hot one 13 HIMS showed up early to Tortoises to get their workout in the most palatable part of the day. Having not Q’d in a few weeks I felt like some back work was in order. But then again YHC always feels like some back work is in order. But is wasn’t all work, we danced a little bit to some AC/DC. With that said… here we go. [Read More]
ascot  bocephus  crimson  earhart  grinch  imp  red-ryder  rooney  sooey  spartan  texas-ranger  theismann  www 

A-Team 4/23/18: Day 1 -- The 1960'S

 Posted on April 23, 2018  |  3 minutes  |  452 words  |  

The week of Smokey begins with the music of the 1960’s. Aretha Franklin, The Beach Boys, Johnny Cash, Jimi Hendrix, and many more joined us in the gloom for a sand bag work out. We started with a brief run up to the parking lot for warm ups. Apparently, YHC was filled with Q-drenaline and Hot Spot had to catch up with him on the run to let him know he had left everyone else behind. [Read More]
badlands  banjo  bumblebee  chop-block  crimson  goose  hasselhoff  hello-kitty  hotspot  joe-smith  liverpool  ma-bell  nature-boy  pickles  red-ryder  saban  shut-in  smokey  sooey  t-square  theismann 

Some shoulder work

 Posted on April 20, 2018  |  3 minutes  |  457 words  |  

3 for the 2.5 mile EC run in and out - Old Maid, Hot Spot and Squatter Some others did some EC run stuff. Biner wore the breathtaker thing without smiling A total of 21 were there at the start and I think it was our FNG - Rahm that was a little late. Thang HiLighter: - Warmup including GM, HB, IW, SSH, and some penalty burpees and probably something else i am forgetting. [Read More]
biner  blueprint  bogo  crimson  franklin  gtl  hermes  hi-liter  hotspot  imp  ma-bell  monkey-nut  napster  old-maid  parker  rahm  red-ryder  shut-in  sky-blue  snots  sooey  squatter 

Carpex Convergence

 Posted on April 19, 2018  |  4 minutes  |  745 words  |  

The twitters were abuzz last night with all sorts of HCs from PAX of several regions… as has become common for Downtown Apex’s premier Thursday morning AO. I shared with my M that today had the chance to be my largest Q to date! I tempered her excitement by stating that this was the trend with this AO specifically, and most definitely had little to do with YHC. Nevertheless, it was a daunting privilege to lead a larger workout. [Read More]
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The Hill is alive with the sound of Merkins (and pull-ups)

 Posted on April 18, 2018  |  2 minutes  |  339 words  |  

So a few take-aways from my VQ at Tortoises. Be prepared to be alone when you offer a EC 3 mile run when both @Earhart and @DiscoDuck are not there. Remembering the proper commands is harder than it looks. Sorry fellas, next time I will remember the “Recover” command. Carrying a cheat sheet with you sounds like a good idea, until you try to read it in the dark while in the process of doing an exercise. [Read More]
aristocrat  blue-and-out  crimson  imp  pickles  red-ryder  rooney  sooey  spartan  squatter  theismann  yogi 

Broken Wing

 Posted on April 13, 2018  |  2 minutes  |  264 words  |  

It was another fine Friday morning. Today, Hello Kitty joined regulars Michelob, Squatter, and YHC for the 2.5 mile EC run into DP. We were greeted by an additional 13 men before we began the main event. YHC reminded the PAX that his right wing was still not 100%, so we’d be exercising our running shoes. Warmup Mosey toward the Back 20 SSH 20 GM 20 Hillbillies 20 Pikes 20 Hackey Sacks 20 King David TT Burpee Count Off (17) [Read More]
ascot  bartman  biner  bogo  bumblebee  crimson  fester  fortran  hello-kitty  hotspot  imp  kubota  michelob  monkey-nut  open-out  red-ryder  squatter