www

When planning this workout I thought about picking a theme or even sky writing but nothing came to me. So I picked a route and some exercises and went with it. Jog to the front of the school and completing a figure 8 with the loops. Warm Up - SSH, Good Mornings, Merkins, and Plank Jacks. Thang 1 - Partner up for laps around the figure 8 route. Alternating 8 burpees, 8 partner merkins when you see your partner. [Read More]

It was a beautiful morning at Hells Bells during my first kettle bell Q. I know the guys at Wolverine miss my presence there the past few months, but I have really enjoyed mixing up workouts and incorporating kettle bells. Sub and Frisco arrived early for some ECP3. 12 dudes arrived, 5:30am hit on my wife’s watch, and we moseyed to the flag to Pledge our Allegiance, then… Warm-Up Moseyed the large pickle then circled up for: [Read More]

Pre-Blast 31 HIM (not including MJ) at Phoenix for The Commish’s co-VQ with YHC. This also marked a 6-Pack for Mr. Silver! Such a strong start…it’s no wonder MJ Stood with The Commish. The Warmup (Hi-Liter) Pledge of Allegiance at the flag. Mixed Run to the Community Center into extended Paint the Lines. Circle up for 25 each: SSH, Mt. Climbers, Hillbillies, Plankjacks, Imperial Walkers, St. Merkins, SSH. The Thang 1 (Hi-Liter) [Read More]

Date: January 23, 2019 QIC: WWW AO: Tortoises PAX: Ashbury, Baiter, Biner, Blue Water, Clementine, Cool Beans, Crimson, Doogie, Ezekiel, FNG Fiddler (on the roof), Hotty Toddy, Imp, Intimidator, Meatloaf, Milton Bradley, Moore, Nerf, Red Ryder, Rooney, Sooey, Sub, Spartan, Theismann, Trike, WWW, Yogi Tortoise’s anniversary is coming up on Feb 2, 2019. Crimson approached me last week to discuss the plan via Slack. He actually twisted my arm saying since the anniversary is coming up, we should Q the rest of the Wednesdays until we have the changing of the guard. [Read More]

Advice about being out in the cold from the Boy Scouts: layer up. Advice about being out in the cold from “To Build a Fire”: keep moving (and learn to build a fire) Advice about being out in the cold from Costco: Little Hotties are $30 for a box of 40. Advice about being out in the cold from my wife last night: “You’re an idiot” The PAX at A-Team this morning I think agreed with all of the above. [Read More]

QIC: WWW PAX: Ezekiel, Katniss, Lawn Dart, WWW Bartman sent a post on 1stF channel stating that he was going to make the traveling Rolling Stone AO a permanent AO. The AO of choice to share the real estate was none other than Gran Torino. Unfortunately, the post also was Q shopping because Bartman had to travel this week. As soon as YHC saw the post, I immediately jumped at the opportunity to sign up to Q. [Read More]

This was YHC’s first time out Qing Gran Torino. After studying the mess out of Google Maps the plan was set. YHC drove to up a few minutes before the normal 10min early mark YHC tries to hit, checked out the parking lot and saw the gates needed to get to where we were going today were locked soooo, change of plans! Warm Up Run the pickle? Loop? Bus circle? Do we have a name for it yet? [Read More]

YHC rolled into Jones Park with WWW in his truck full of toys, ready to close out the Carpex-to-SW part of #QSwapWeek at Groundpounders. The parking lot filled up quickly with friendly faces, some from Carpex, some from South Wake, and before long we had a crowd too big to fit the workout we had meticulously planned. Looks like we need to modify, so we’ll modify as needed. Warm-Up WWW takes us on a lap around the pickle and circle up for good mornings, hamstring stretches, Sir Fazios forwards and backwards, air presses, seal claps, overhead claps, calf stretches with merkins, mountain climbers, and plank jacks. [Read More]

AO: Tortoises Date: 1/9/19 PAX**: Free Bird, Earhart, Clementine, Puddles, Ashbury, Trike, Pet Sounds, Sub, Cataracts, Meat Loaf, Crimson, Deuce, Spartan, Frisco, Payback, Dust Bowl, WWW, Yogi, Quiver, Milton Bradley** There was a slight breeze blowing in when I arrived at Tortoises this morning and a silhouette lingering in the lot, solo, yet there. I walked up and had pleasantries with this man and we seemed to have met before, when others start streaming in with faces coming at me in all directions. [Read More]

Pre-Blast 13 Heavyweight HIMs knocked out the competition on Andy Hill at FC. PBX made it awkward at least twice. Pigeon crushed it. Trike complained about his cold hands. The Warmup Pledge of Allegiance at the flag. Mixed run the long way around the entire complex, circle up at the bottom of Andy Hill for: GM, WM, 1-Leg Calf Stretch Merkins, SSH, IW. Grab a traveling rock. The Thang 10 Rounds with Rocky Balboa on a Hill: With your rock, run to the first light pole for 5 reps, then to the second for 10 reps, then to the third for 15 reps; turn around and return to the start stopping at the first light pole for 5 reps, then to the second for 10 reps, then to the third for 15 reps. [Read More]