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Tour de’ Nature – Bell Style!

Posted on October 15, 2018 | 3 minutes | 595 words |

When: October 15th, 2018 QIC: Earhart The PAX: Billy, Ausfarht, Kubota, Pickles, WWW, Ezekiel, Monkey Nut, Pet Sounds, Theismann, Trike, The Joker, Bartman, Intimidator, Sour Mash, Red Ryder, Clementine, FNG: Ummagumma, YHC Earhart Checking the night before none of esteemed HIM had signed up to Q this great AO so I had to check the Q Bible on what to do. Rule #713: When no one signs up to Q, the responsibility falls on the Site Q to pick it up. [Read More]

Effort Drives Excellence

Posted on October 11, 2018 | 4 minutes | 739 words |

YHC was definitely a little anxious (yet confident) leading up to the VQ at F3 Carpex’s finest AO in downtown Apex, Bounty Hunters. Woke up extra early to mentally prepare and to make sure I knew how to use my wife’s watch (I hate watches) for the workout. I then headed to the skate park early only to find out Disco Duck beat me there. After a great pep talk, I moseyed around to ensure my plan would work while Disco Duck went to take a leak in the woods. [Read More]

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Good Form

Posted on October 6, 2018 | 3 minutes | 443 words |

15 pax joined me this fine morning for a lesson in good form. YHC had advertised a mentoring or on the job training for our VQs to prepare for their big week next week. At 5:45:00 we were off. Run to end of parking lot and circle up. Ask pax what we forgot and they correctly identied missing disclaimer and FNG check. YHC was feeling we were off to a good start! [Read More]

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Magic 8 Ball (Dice)

Posted on October 6, 2018 | 4 minutes | 654 words |

It was a calm, dark, and misty morning at Phoenix as I prepared for my (solo) virgin Q, it also kinda served as an unofficial “kickoff” of VQ week, which will officially begin on Monday. As expected the butterflies were stirring and the adrenaline was flowing, but I was definitely ready! By 6:25 a total of 18 pax were gathered and ready for the workout, and after an official welcome at 6:30, we were off jogging to the parking lot of the community center for warm ups. [Read More]

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Brought to you by the Letters D and B

Posted on October 3, 2018 | 3 minutes | 429 words |

I went to Q school a couple of weeks ago. Since I am out of town and will miss the start of VQ week I decided to step up early and get this thang done. In my posts leading up to this I took lots of mental notes. Most of them were forgotten before the first exercise (do you really have to say ‘Recover’?). Thanks to those who helped with time keeping as my FitBit bit it this morning. [Read More]

Traffic Avoidance Failure

Posted on October 3, 2018 | 2 minutes | 252 words |

8 PAX, no FNGs and we are off Mozy to BO launch area Warm Up (brief) SSH X 15 Hillbilly x 15 The Thang Run through DTC looking for 5 parking lots or open spaces without much traffic to do the following Full BodyLegsChestCore15Burpees10Squats15Diamonds20LBC210Burpees15Monkey Humpers20Standard25Starfish Crunch315Burpees20Jump Squats25HR30Freddie Mercs420Burpees25Squats30Wide Grip35Starfish Crunch55Burpees10Squats15Diamonds20LBCs Occasionally stopping to do derkins or planks Mary Hammers IC x 30 Announcements Carpex picnic tentatively re-scheduled for Oct 13 [Read More]

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A Vanilla Birthday Bomb

Posted on October 1, 2018 | 3 minutes | 581 words |

I tried. Really, I did. I posted to Slack that it would be a workout devoid of anything interesting. There would be nothing to encourage anyone to show up. But people did anyway. 13 stalwarts with absolutely nothing else to do this morning yawned there way through an utterly vanilla workout. I was kinda hoping to stand around till 6 AM and then hit the Starbucks but at some point someone said, “Hey, is there anything going on in the park? [Read More]

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Blackjack! (dealer folds)

Posted on September 29, 2018 | 3 minutes | 529 words |

In the fourth and final installment of Flaccoversary Week 2018, YHC’s eyes were a little bigger than his stomach. We stepped up to a buffet of Wolverines and put a few more on our plate than we could stomach. More on that later, for now you just need to know that 16 HIM gathered at Bond Park ready to cap the week with a Flacco-style beatdown. Which is sure to include some yoga. [Read More]

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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]

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Franklinaversary - 4th edition

Posted on September 24, 2018 | 3 minutes | 533 words |

On the last Monday in September in 2014, YHC was privileged to be an FNG at an A-Team workout. Today, YHC took the opportunity of his anniversary to repeat his inaugural F3 workout, this time as the Q, just as I did on the last Monday in September 2015, 2016 and 2017. Following the first time I participated in this workout (under the leadership of Denali), I couldn’t raise my arms above my head for 3 days and couldn’t walk properly for 6 days. [Read More]