Agility City (and Nose Breathing)

 Posted on January 15, 2021  |  3 minutes  |  618 words  |  

Seriously, Gran Torino has gone to pot. Remember when some of the PAX joked on Slack that DangerZone needed an overhaul. “Make DZ Great Again”, the PAX said. But it was a joke. Gran Turdino is in a downward spiral. For real. It’s out of whack and in need of repair. In short, they needed me to Make GT Great Again, and that’s exactly what I did. Honestly, I didn’t realize how whack Gran Turdino had become. [Read More]
bartman  chanticleer  coxswain  denali  flip-flop-thats-singular  gtl  lucky-charms  ma-bell  michelob  torpedo 

Adventures in Apex

 Posted on January 11, 2021  |  1 minutes  |  140 words  |  

It was forecast to be very cold, but we braved only low thirties at Dante’s Peak on Friday. Seven HIM warmed up the area with a classic warm-up of Hillbillies, Imperial Walkers, Side-straddle Hop, Calf Stretches and of course Good Mornings. We moved immediately to a wonderful round of sevens with Burpees at the bottom and squats at the top of the hill offering brief chance for recovery. In the primary park parking lot, we made four rounds of four corners: Merkins, Freddy Mercury, Lunge (or jump lunch or, as Clockwork would have it double time quick feet), and jump squat. [Read More]
clockwork  decal  parker  schroeder  slim-shady  torpedo  valjean 

Baselines and backblasts

 Posted on January 2, 2021  |  4 minutes  |  698 words  |  

January 1. Symbolically speaking, a turning of a new leaf. And while most years are met with some degree of glee and dread, it’s pretty safe to say that the vast majority of us today are expecting much greater things from 2021 than 2020 gave us. So, with that in mind, today’s Dante’s Peak beatdown aimed to set new bars and improve on past glories. Warm-up: I have been working on getting a couple of guys from my son’s BSA troop out for months now and got a positive response last night from one of the dad’s about potentially joining us at DP this morning. [Read More]
blackout  crew-chief  mr-safety  pierogi  ramsay  theismann  torpedo  triple-lindy  www 

50 is the new...

 Posted on November 9, 2020  |  2 minutes  |  289 words  |  

In celebration of YHC turning into a “Respect” — I was joined by 14 others, starting with call for FNG’s, and a very short disclaimer on F3. Turn to the flag for The Pledge Mozy to BB Court for warm up: Side Straddle Hops Sir Fazio Arm Circles Overhead Clap Good Mornings Thang 1: Mozy to the stairs & count off “ 1’s & 2’s” Round 1 1’s run the pickle, down the path and up the stairs while 2’s did merkins. [Read More]
banjo  biner  build-a-bear  callahan  duece  earhart  geek-squad  one-four  open-concept  pbx  sabre  schroeder  shoe-horn  torpedo 

Phoenix Phright Phest

 Posted on October 31, 2020  |  3 minutes  |  449 words  |  

Nine men got together for Halloween festivities at Phoenix on Saturday. Glad at least one person got dressed up! Identity Thief It’s too bad he was late… Warm-up: Eight men started off with the Pledge at 6:30AM. The parking lot was mostly empty, save for the approximately 793 sundry signs in Red, Blue and Yellow. Early voting closes at 3PM today so it’s going to be a busy day. After the pledge, we mosey out of the parking lot towards the big field just as a car comes rounding the corner. [Read More]
big-red  hi-liter  kwik-stop  loom  pierogi  pigeon  saban  tecumseh  torpedo 

Pre-measure... then measure twice

 Posted on September 1, 2020  |  2 minutes  |  232 words  |  

Looking up stretches and yoga exercises last night, I realized that more “experts” (read: Runners World and similar publications) suggest that one should stretch BEFORE a run as much as AFTER. Yes with Measure Twice (and pretty much all other F3 workouts) what little stretching happens, happens after. Sure, there may be some SSH and GM’s for a warm up, but with most of the Hi-Tempo and Running workouts, that’s a rarity. [Read More]
banjo  bolton  pierogi  pivot  schroeder  sky-blue  the-departed  torpedo 

"Breathe" is yoga speak for DBB

 Posted on August 17, 2020  |  1 minutes  |  98 words  |  

4 Beige Bros for an EC run 0530 Welcome our FNG and off we go for a 3.25 mile run 0600 Yoga **COT **Odyssey is on for this year. More details to come Prayers for Parker & his family with the loss of their dog, Chewey’s recovery from back surgery and all the kids/teacher/parents starting school today Easiest BB I ever wrote. Forgot to read my quote this morning, but here’s one from Confucious [Read More]
acai-2  badlands  bolton  build-a-bear  chanticleer  ezekiel  franklin  largemouth  ma-bell  michelob  parker  pierogi  pivot  prodigal  schroeder  sky-blue  squatter  torpedo  trident 

A Well Balanced Beatdown

 Posted on August 10, 2020  |  2 minutes  |  390 words  |  

The Green Mile is a great location to meet up in the gloom and workout. Though, with it being one of the longest, I felt it could be one of the more challenging bootcamps to lead, especially when the factor of heat is brought into the equation. So YHC considered it a great honor to come out and Q it, and one that I took very seriously. The weather started out very nice, and stayed nice really through the entire time! [Read More]
biner  bogo  chanticleer  denali  hi-liter  kermit  one-four  parker  snots  squatter  torpedo 

If I Can, You Can

 Posted on July 28, 2020  |  2 minutes  |  294 words  |  

YHC has made posting at Measure Twice a priority. I mean one 30 minute stretch session should fix me for the whole week, right? Every time I’ve been I’ve been impressed by the Q. And everytime I’ve been I’ve thought I’m MONTHS away from EVER Qing this site! Fast forward (or rewind I guess) to Sunday night. The empty Q slot was just calling my name and saying, “Do it. Doesn’t matter if you don’t think you can. [Read More]
banjo  bartman  bogo  bolton  butterscotch  entitlement  five-hole  globe-trotter  parker  prodigal  schroeder  shut-in  sky-blue  torpedo 

Measuring 2x with Music

 Posted on July 21, 2020  |  3 minutes  |  619 words  |  

Music has always been a core part of my life. Piano lessons starting at age 6, leading high school youth group on guitar, dancing like a fiend at Phish shows, and most recently mountain biking at Lake Crabtree classic rock (thanks to Road Rash for the tip). I knew once it was time to VQ I’d want to find some way to incorporate it into the gloom, at the very least to honor my namesake. [Read More]
banjo  blowout  bogo  bolton  build-a-bear  butterscotch  five-hole  franklin  prodigal  schroeder  shut-in  sky-blue  torpedo  valjean