Fellowship sprints

 Posted on March 10, 2021  |  2 minutes  |  274 words  |  

Today’s workout brought to you by Google & F3 Memphis. As in… “Hey Google… find me some F3 track workouts”. F3Memphis pops up with this: https://f3memphis.com/barracks-traditional-track-workout Take a little bit of this, leave a little bit of that, and modify with a dollop of CARPEx-ness and we’re ready to go. A beautiful morning out today. A sliver moon, clear skies, a few stars punching through all the parking lot lights. Just about the perfect temperature too. [Read More]
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Told Y'all There'd Be Hills

 Posted on March 1, 2021  |  3 minutes  |  584 words  |  

Preamble Thought I never actually saw it there, I swear Build-A-Bear had put me on the Q sheet for 3/8. But there I was scheduled for 3/1. One of y’all mophos is playing some shenanigans. But you got to get up mighty early in the morning to fool Ma Bell! Play your little games. As YHC enjoyed a refreshing beverage and a cigar, I formulated a plan. A plan that involved hills. [Read More]
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Double Nickles Pickles

 Posted on February 26, 2021  |  2 minutes  |  368 words  |  

Sixteen HIMs showed up at Danger Zone to help YHC celebrate his 55th trip around the sun. A glorious morning, with the temp at 47° according to the Disco Duck-mobile. EC runners come rolling in and after some light mumble chatter it’s time to get started. Warm Up Windmills x 11 IC SSH x 11 IC Sir Fazio/Fazio Sir x 11 each IC Hillbillies x 11 IC Standard Merkins x 11 OMD (shout out to Saban for the reminder of “starting position, move” Thang 1: P-I-C-K-L-E-S At each end of the pickle, do the following, repeating the previous exercises each time: [Read More]
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Q School

 Posted on February 18, 2021  |  5 minutes  |  964 words  |  

First, let me start with what we did NOT do. I got a little flustered right at the start as I was introducing myself to Backporch only to realize that it was already 5:45 on the ol’ Garmin. You can’t be tardy to Q School! Let’s Go! So here’s what you missed… a quiz about the formerly most famous Q of them all. Q Nowadays the anonymous Q is probably more famous but for men of a Meh-generation… and of a particularly nerdy disposition… this guy was the man! [Read More]
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Run The Loops!

 Posted on February 3, 2021  |  2 minutes  |  337 words  |  

YHC pulled into the site of FMJ with a little bit of extra time to think about the route and routine I had planned out. The morning was nice, quite, and chilly (which its still winter, so thats not surprising). The only thing a little out of the ordinary was the bobcat and other construction materials in our parking lot, which they may have been there before then I don’t know. [Read More]
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Safety Failure

 Posted on January 25, 2021  |  2 minutes  |  395 words  |  

9 Pax gathered in the gloomy Wolverine parking lot and with no FNGs, we are off. Fellowship jog to school entrance for a basic warm up of SSH, Merkins, Imperial Walkers and Good Mornings Thang 1 Split into 2 groups and go in different directions for a different exercise, meet back in the middle for a Mary variation and then flapjack Merkins, Squats, LBCs and LSFs for round 1 Diamond merkins, jump squats, Freddie Merc and Hammers for round 2 [Read More]
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Watch out for roots! This is Danger Zone.

 Posted on January 22, 2021  |  2 minutes  |  394 words  |  

Did everyone bring a headlight? Close enough. “Why did Coxswain say to bring headlight when he doesn’t have one on himself?” Que lights clipped onto my waist band like I’m Data in Goonies! Warm Up: Merkins (Yes, we started with merkins!) LBCs Imperial Walkers Good Mornings Side Straddle Hop more Merkins and then we’re off running Thang: Cross the street, not at a crosswalk, but there weren’t any cars coming so it was safe! [Read More]
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Time is relative

 Posted on January 19, 2021  |  2 minutes  |  285 words  |  

We started within the 5:30 minute window. Side Straddle Hops Good Mornings Tin Soldiers - (yes those hammies were tight) Sir Fasio Arm Circles (forward) Overhead claps Sir Fasio Arm Circles (backwards) Merkins (no recover) Calf Stretch - one side only Mountain Climbers Now the other Calf Stretch More Merkins and then Recover Mosey to Apex UMC lot and split into 3 groups for stations as groups Station 1 - Squats [Read More]
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Wolverine Duck

 Posted on January 18, 2021  |  2 minutes  |  307 words  |  

Time for this Duck to visit Wolverine, the Gloomiest Gloom in the Gloom. Warm-Up Mosey from the dark parking lot to the other dark parking lot and circle up for cherry pickers, Sir Fazios, imperial walkers, copperhead merkins and copperhead squats. The Thang Mosey over to the church parking lot and line up for 10-10 sprints. 10 monkey humpers, 10 dry docks, run to the first light pole and back; 10 monkey humpers, 10 dry docks, run to the second light pole and back; 10 monkey humpers, 10 dry docks, run to the third light pole and back. [Read More]
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Consistently DZ

 Posted on January 15, 2021  |  2 minutes  |  403 words  |  

There has been one constant in 2021 for YHC - DZ on Fridays with Saban. 3 for 3 so far! What better way to celebrate by hosting a classic DZ beatdown - no need to travel super far for this one. Gather up, no FNG, and also no Flag, so no Pledge. Disclaimer, Mission, Follow Me! Leave the park, take two lefts, and down Cary Parkway. Back into the park via the South entrance to the foot of bear crawl bridge. [Read More]
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