1-2-3-4

 Posted on April 23, 2019  |  1 minutes  |  95 words  |  

Pre-Blast 18 HIM for 3.04 miles and a big, dripping heaped-up triple scoop of vanilla at FMJ. Burt was not there. Dredd was not there either. The Warmup Pledge of Allegiance at the flag. Run across the street to the church for extended Paint the Lines. Circle up for: 21 Victory Burpees. The Thang Run back across the street. Partner up. Dora 1-2-3-4: while Partner 1 runs three light poles away, Partner 2 begins to perform 100 Burpees, 200 Pull-ups, 300 Squats, 400 LBCs. [Read More]
angry-elf  butt-fumble  denali  gtl  hi-liter  michelob  parker  pet-sounds  red-ryder  schlitz  shank  slappy  smithers  snots  squatter  stealth  sub 

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]
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42, A Non-theme Theme

 Posted on April 15, 2019  |  2 minutes  |  246 words  |  

Who knew!?! A vanilla high tempo run work with absolutely no theme found a theme by the end of the beatdown! The sevens doubled turned out to be 42 of each exercise and Hanson logged almost 4.2 miles of running in the workout. Now, in full disclaimer, most of probably ran closer to 3.5 - 4.0 miles but 4.2 helped create a theme for this non-themed workout Disclaimer then run a quarter mile loop that will establish the route for the later timed work. [Read More]
ascot  hanson  shut-in  slappy  sour-mash  theismann  yogi 

Avoiding Potholes

 Posted on April 9, 2019  |  2 minutes  |  316 words  |  

It rained practically all night, and at 0500 the Steve indicated that Tank Top Tuesday was a real possibility. To that end, an even dozen of Carpex’ finest gathered at the flag at Salem Pond Park. Allegiance is pledged and off we go. Warm Up Mosey around the parking lot and then down the main drag to a street light that was actually on. We’ll forever refer to that as Mistake #1. [Read More]
biner  build-a-bear  callahan  earhart  gtl  mccants  michelob  pbx  red-ryder  shut-in  slappy  triple-lindy 

Fellowship Run

 Posted on April 8, 2019  |  1 minutes  |  121 words  |  

Three PAX met in the yellowish gloom for a 3 mile fellowship run. We started with the disclaimer and pledge, then jogged through downtown Apex while getting to know each other. Stopping at the Train Station, we soaked up some the history while doing 7s with star fish and burpees. On to Bounty Hunter’s, but no one was there – we were too early. Circling back to the Apex PD parking lot, we did more 7s with merkins and squats. [Read More]
bambi  slappy  sourmash 

Circles and Compasses

 Posted on April 6, 2019  |  2 minutes  |  324 words  |  

28 HIM show-up in the gloom expecting an epic Yogi beatdown. Well, some plans are meant to change and YHC has stepped up to take the Q. Weclome FNGs Quidditch and Double Dutch. After a mumbling, bumbling disclaimer and pledge at the flag, we head left and to the large circle for: Warm Up Good mornings Cotton Pickers Steve Earls Arm twirly thingies including behind the back. The Thang The first of the many tangs actually starts at the end of warm-up with 5 monkey humpers and 5 burpees OYO. [Read More]
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If we run fast it's not really trespassing

 Posted on April 1, 2019  |  2 minutes  |  221 words  |  

YHC & Chanticleer for a 3.4 mile EC run. Hanson for a “I woke up late” solo run. Michelob ran in from The Barkley Marathon. Some knew what they were getting into this morning. Others were caught off guard. All were made stronger. We started right on time by circling up where we stood for some Good Mornings, Windmills, SSH, Plank Jacks. **Thang 1 **Partner Up. Catch me if you can (w/ Jump Lunges and Star Jumps) from the parking lot to the end of Lynch Rd and stop where the No Trespassing signs are posted. [Read More]
ascot  chanticleer  chipper  freebird  gtl  hanson  michelob  slappy  squatter 

A Beautiful Mind

 Posted on March 14, 2019  |  3 minutes  |  499 words  |  

It was a beautiful morning for work out that scored a 9/10 on the Cataract’s Scale of Workouts. I am truly humbled by that score and will strive for the perfect score soon. 25 HIMs showed up for a fun time at the Peak of Good Living’s best down town park. When I start thinking about the workouts I want to put together, the stream of thoughts that sends me down these random paths of connections. [Read More]
biner  butt-fumble  cataracts  deuce  disco-duck  doogie  freebird  frisco  honeycomb  hook  house-arrest  imp  khakis  old-maid  orphan  red-ryder  rooney  slappy  smokey  sooey  sub  triple-lindy  two-factor  www  yoda 

Woke Up Without a Plan

 Posted on March 12, 2019  |  2 minutes  |  374 words  |  

When I announced what we were doing this morning I was accused of waking up without a plan. Not true, I knew two weeks ago I was borrowing this workout from Banjo. If it’s good enough for him, it’s good enough for me. Warm-Up Mosey down the road by the pond and circle up for side straddle hops, hillbillies, cotton pickers, and because no one except Old Maid was counting loud enough for YHC to hear, 10 burpees OYO. [Read More]
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