Military Time

 Posted on October 16, 2018  |  3 minutes  |  486 words  |  

28 strong for a #TeamFOD Q this morning. YHC has now become used to 0530 (and soon to be 0515) workouts that upon arrival there was plenty of time to stretch. Pax started rolling in but, of course, none made an entrance like Burt…yes Burt was at FOD. I think for the first time since we tried to throw Callahan a surprise baby shower, so like what, 2-3 years ago!? Anyways he came in windows down mumblin his chatter BEFORE HE EVEN PARKED HIS CAR! [Read More]
badlands  banjo  biner  box-spring  burt  camel  clementine  franklin  geek-squad  goose  katniss  liverpool  ma-bell  moped  mr-belding  nature-boy  one-four  pbx  pigeon  pivot  roxanne  sabre  shut-in  sky-blue  trike 

One Thang

 Posted on October 15, 2018  |  3 minutes  |  509 words  |  

16 pax came out to do a thang this morning… YHC has never done the Q week thing because…well because YHC doesn’t want to. It’s tiring and it’s a lot of planning and backblast writing. Yet, somehow we got where we are today. 5 b-day Qs this week (day 6 is the Odyssey, aw shucks oh well). As YHC pulls into the lot he sees 4 guys punkin him and running before the workout. [Read More]
bluewater  bunny-knoxville  chanticleer  chipper  denali  gtl  khakis  largemouth  michelob  oofta  parker  shut-in  squatter  staubach  water-wings  wonderbread 

Cherries and Pain Sticks

 Posted on October 10, 2018  |  2 minutes  |  361 words  |  

Pre-Blast This being my virgin Q and my first time at SNS, I truly appreciate all the support and advice from the PAX. Special thanks go to Angry Elf for the pep talk the night before and for planning the Thang with the pain sticks. I do wish I had made it to Q school. It is amazing how much I didn’t pick-up naturally from two months of just doing the workouts. [Read More]
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The LBJ

 Posted on October 8, 2018  |  3 minutes  |  445 words  |  

Kryponite was my 1st Carpex Post so why not go back to where it all started for my VQ to see how much I have improved from that cold January beat down. The adrenaline/nerves were high as we started 30 seconds early with a mosey to the large parking lot by the Koka booth entrance. I had one thing in mind for the 14 PAX who joined me on this adventure and that was high tempo. [Read More]
bayonne  chanticleer  denali  hermes  jigglypuff  joe-smith  largemouth  old-maid  oofta  shut-in  squatter  staubach  texas-ranger  wonderbread 

10/5/18, The Liuzzo Scale of Magnitude of Vanillaness

 Posted on October 5, 2018  |  2 minutes  |  272 words  |  

5 for 7800° EC 3 mile run around the glorious Symphony Lake. 22 were there for the start of the standard issue vanilla boot camp, one could not handle the pressure and had to leave early. After the Pledge of Allegiance, we jogged to the parking deck for a standard Shut-In warmup followed by 70 LBCs in Cadence. Then went down the stairs and got in position for BTTW 5 count down the line and back, then we did some more LBCs, then we partnered up for Dora 1,2,3 with 100 Merkins, 200 calf raises and 300 LBCs. [Read More]
adjacent  bluewater  build-a-bear  burt  coney  daisy  earhart  hermes  jigglypuff  joe-smith  kyrie  mufasa  ninjago  oofta  riptide  shut-in  smokey  staubach  term-paper  texas-ranger  titanic  tubeless 

Milk Run

 Posted on October 4, 2018  |  2 minutes  |  355 words  |  

33 Pax gathered to celebrate YHC’s 35th birthday… well actually, they gathered to watch what would happen when Frisco drank a half gallon of milk prior to the beatdown. Banjo joined Frisco in the lactose challenge. Surprisingly, they were able to keep it all down during the workout. Pickles and Parker got in some EC merkins and several pax got in an EC fellowship run with Half. Once the new start time of 0530 rolled around, we were off! [Read More]
ausfahrt  badlands  banjo  bluewater  chief  crimson  flip-flop  franklin  freebird  frisco  geek-squad  grease-monkey  gtl  half  hermes  honeycomb  hotty-toddy  imp  joe-smith  khakis  liverpool  michelob  mr-belding  orphan  parker  pelican-brief  pickles  red-ryder  shut-in  sooey  squatter  staubach  swag 

The Tempest. Or a Martini.

 Posted on October 3, 2018  |  1 minutes  |  198 words  |  

Pre-Blast 23 HIM joined YHC for 2.9 miles of a shaken, not stirred, tempest (or martini) at shaken not stirred. Frisco was not there. Theisman was not there. Neither was Joe Smith. But Term Pappy was. The Warmup Pledge of Allegiance at the big flag (no shovel flag???!??!??) Play Bob Seger. Run to the Community Center. Paint the Lines. 50 SSH 50 slow count Merkins 10 GM OYO Grab an ego rock. [Read More]
angry-elf  banjo  bogo  chanticleer  chipper  coney  flacco  flip-flop  flo-rida  hermes  hi-liter  hotspot  largemouth  ma-bell  michelob  pivot  saban  sabre  shut-in  smokey  snots  squatter  term-paper 

Merkin Monday (on a Friday)

 Posted on September 28, 2018  |  3 minutes  |  451 words  |  

Welcome to the 3rd installment of Flaccoversary Week 2018, and only the 2nd installment Q’d by YHC! After an unexpected business trip to Virginia preempted the 2nd installment (that was graciously Q’d by Sabre), YHC felt the need to get swolt. (And my legs aren’t working very well since the lungefest at SNS, so upper body seemed the way to go.) So my M went to Crate & Barrel to buy me something nice for my Flaccoversary, and she found Merkins on sale. [Read More]
ausfahrt  blueprint  bogo  clementine  crimson  earhart  ezekiel  freebird  geek-squad  hotspot  hotty-toddy  parker  pivot  red-ryder  road-rash  shut-in  snots  trike  water-wings 

Sharknado: Part Deux

 Posted on September 27, 2018  |  2 minutes  |  392 words  |  

The Sharknado - it has become YHC’s favorite circuit routine next to the Murph in recent years, and has become the official benchmark test of downtown Apex’s finest AO, Bounty Hunters. The idea is to test your endurance abilities 3 times per year to see if you are making incremental improvements, and also…because its Thursday. (hopefully not infringing on any trademark laws surrounding The Maynard’s slogan) Warm-up run from the flag to the Apex Town Hall courtyard, circle up [Read More]
freebird  frisco  gtl  imp  liverpool  ma-bell  orphan  oxtail  parker  queequeg  red-ryder  rooney  shut-in  sour-mash  theismann  water-wings 

All Out of Love for my Kettle Bell

 Posted on September 24, 2018  |  2 minutes  |  413 words  |  

19 including a slightly late Crimson start with a mozy around the lot. Warm up SSH x 15 Hillbillies x 15 Sir Fazio set x 15 GM x 10 Merkins x 40 Low plank hold Thang Partner up with 1 KB for 200 total each exercise while one pax runs the pickle Curl and Halo Squat and rotate torso Tri extentions Rock your Body x 150 with partner Curls IC x 15 [Read More]
ausfahrt  billy  cataracts  clementine  crimson  disco-duck  earhart  ezekiel  frisco  gantt-chart  hotty-toddy  intimidator  kubota  quiver  red-ryder  shut-in  term-paper  track-star  trike