Carpex Challenge 2018 is in the Books

 Posted on January 8, 2019  |  1 minutes  |  171 words  |  

Congrats to the 36 that participated in this year’s challenge. In the end, very few completed all 3 Fs, and in fact, not many were able to post at every AO in 2018. Perhaps I made it too difficult this year, or maybe I didn’t do a good enough job marketing the challenge. But I think it’s more likely a statement of our growth. In the end, it was successful, because I know that it made some number of PAX push themselves a bit more and get out of their comfort zone. [Read More]
banjo  beaker  biner  bogo  butterscotch  ck  crimson  disco-duck  franklin  frisco  half  hello-kitty  hermes  hi-liter  hotty-toddy  jigglypuff  joe-smith  mccants  moped  nature-boy  pet-sounds  pierogi  quiver  red-ryder  repeato  riptide  sabre  shut-in  sooey  squatter  term-paper  theismann  tubeless  www  yoga-mat 

Celebrating the King

 Posted on January 8, 2019  |  3 minutes  |  615 words  |  

A crisp morning greeted thirteen PAX as they descended upon the best lit Tuesday morning AO in all of Carpex. YHC and 6 others, including colleague Arts n Crafts from Chicago, were led by Repeato on a little EC run on the greenways around the Scottish Hills neighborhood. It’s 5:45, so time to get started. Jog to the left parking lot (after going back for phone and bluetooth speaker that would come into play later. [Read More]
arts-n-crafts  earhart  ezekiel  frisco  hotty-toddy  lawn-dart  ninjago  pickles  ratchet  repeato  sooey  two-factor  www 

A Q-versary Murph

 Posted on January 3, 2019  |  2 minutes  |  356 words  |  

Last night during dinner I was explaining to my 2.0s what the workout for the next morning was going to be and why. As I read to them the heroic account of Micheal P Murphy and his ensuing death I became immediately convicted of why I called the Murph for a workout. While physically it is quite a challenge, my hope is as we endeavor to complete such a feat that we are taking a moment to remember the all the great men and women who risk their lives everyday in defense of the United States of America. [Read More]
frisco  hermes  lite-brite  ollie  repeato  staubach  theismann  www 

Merkinpalooza

 Posted on January 2, 2019  |  4 minutes  |  783 words  |  

When you arrive at Tortoises early you have to join Theismann in ECPs. Spartan, MaBell, Red Ryder and Theismann were already knocking them out, so I did a couple sets with them. I had prepared music to last 52 minutes, so at 5:23am the mellow piano of Floyd Cramer (playlist is below) greeted the 29 PAX as they stumbled in from the gloom. At 5:30 we moseyed over to the front lot, circled up and did: [Read More]
ashbury  bambi  chinese-downhill  clementine  deuce  dust-bowl  earhart  ezekiel  frisco  hotty-toddy  intimidator  kubota  lawn-dart  liverpool  ma-bell  matlock  meatloaf  milton-bradley  pickles  puddles  red-ryder  snapper  sour-mash  spartan  sub  theismann  two-factor  www  yogi 

Pain Stick Party

 Posted on December 27, 2018  |  2 minutes  |  234 words  |  

Pre-Blast 8 for a pain stick party at BO. YHC worked with the fellas to make sure we ALL counted during exercises. There’s only one way to learn to count cadence when you Q a workout… You have to practice by counting aloud when someone else is leading. It is definitely more difficult to breathe, but that’s the point: you learn and grow stronger. WWW led the pace back to the flag. [Read More]
angry-elf  cataracts  hi-liter  press-on  prodigal  sosa  the-joker  www 

24 - 16 (now)

 Posted on December 23, 2018  |  3 minutes  |  523 words  |  

32 including 1 FNG (Liverpool’s brother) PREBLAST: Kentucky vs UNC this evening at 5:15 pm on CBS, Kentucky and UNC have met 39 times since 1924. UNC leads the series 24 wins to Kentucky’s 15 The series between two of the most victorious college basketball programs of all-time, Kentucky (1st) and North Carolina (3rd), as of the writing of this preblast. WARMUP: SSH x 24 Kentuckys (similar to Imperial Walkers) x 15 [Read More]
banjo  boo-boo  build-a-bear  callahan  cataracts  chipper  disco-duck  flacco  fluoride  hotwire  kermit  lite-brite  liverpool  ollie  pierogi  pigeon  prodigal  push-it  riptide  smokey  snots  sooey  sub  swag  term-paper  texas-ranger  theismann  two-factor  www  yoga-mat  yogi 

Time trials and tribulations

 Posted on December 21, 2018  |  2 minutes  |  233 words  |  

Yoooooooooo!!! 14 showed up for some high-tempo action and 4 to grab a bruisers beatdown. YHC was set out to prove that you don’t have to go far to go fast. And we’re back… Warm-up: Run around the well-lit school grounds and circle up for SSH, Arm Circles and Overhead Clap Find some curb for QF, CM, MC x3 The Thang: Make our way across the street to the tennis park lots Get a partner with 10 min on the clock for AMRAP Burpees and Pickle Running When done we found that curb again for the QF, CM, MC trifecta Make the move back across the street and find another well-lit lot. [Read More]
banjo  biner  bluewater  bogo  chanticleer  ezekiel  hello-kitty  jigglypuff  largemouth  liverpool  michelob  parker  pbx  shut-in  squatter  theismann  thurston  www 

Just Don't Re-name Me Tonya Harding

 Posted on December 20, 2018  |  2 minutes  |  340 words  |  

Anyone who as joined me on one of my Qs knows that if I do anything well it is that I expose the PAX to a few new exercises whether I make them up and tag them with a silly name (Drunken Snow-angel) or, as often is the case, dive deep into the Exicon to tap into the plethora of experience shared by F3 Nation. Today was no exception as I pulled out some of my favorites and added some of the lesser known as well. [Read More]
ascot  ashbury  clementine  deuce  dust-bowl  ezekiel  hanson  hotty-toddy  intimidator  meatloaf  puddles  revere  rooney  shut-in  sub  theismann  traffic-cone  www  yogi 

12 Days of Christmas - FMJ

 Posted on December 18, 2018  |  2 minutes  |  397 words  |  

When: Dec 18th, 2018 QIC: EarharT The PAX: GTL, Imp, Parker, Wonderbread, Callahan, Old Maid, Largemouth, Chanticleer, Shank, Khakis, Rooney, Sub, YHC: EarharT Rolling Stone: Bartman, WWW, Freebird, McCants, Katniss A crisp morning greeting 18 HIM for the next round of holiday cheer and of course a beatdown. 5 HIM peeled off for Rolling Stone while the rest of us headed up and down the street. Where is Camp Gladiator? [Read More]
bartman  callahan  chanticleer  earhart  freebird  gtl  imp  katniss  khakis  largemouth  mccants  old-maid  parker  rooney  shank  sub  wonderbread  www 

No Music - Plenty of Heavy Lifting

 Posted on December 17, 2018  |  2 minutes  |  244 words  |  

D YHC has been absent from posting due to family and travel. So it was good to get back into the swing of things with my second Q…..much appreciated Frisco…… We were 16 strong HIMS this morning. My apologies for not getting all 16 listed. There were tech difficulties with the video on my phone and I was not able to get everyone accounted for….as some may have thought YHC is not perfect [Read More]
clementine  doogie  earhart  ezekiel  frisco  heisenberg  intimidator  monkey-nut  pickles  puddles  the-joker  trike  www