A light drizzle greeted a hearty crew of four as the BAM inspired, i.e. copied, beatdown commenced, but not before we were adequately stretchy stretched. The Thang: Home Base. 5 burpees, 10 hand release merkins, 15 copperhead squats, and 20 low...
Read moreAs the fog was slowly lifting over Jamison Park, in the shadows of Meadolark Elementary, a fine assortment of pax assembled. We even had a brief sighting of Ziffel, until he realized one of the alleged 101 languages he speaks doesn’t help...
Read moreToday was a simple yet effective day. Today we explored the number 15. And by explored, I mean all we did was 15 reps of exercises. Warm-O-Rama 20SSH, 10 Arm Swirly Forward Back, Seal Clap, Overhead Clap 10 Whirly, 8 Abe Vigoda 2 sets of Down Dog...
Read more10 PAX shook off the fartsack, fog, and humidity to get better at Redline this am. Warmup: Run a lap around the YMCA (Sunset, Glade, West End) The Thang: -200m run (200m recovery); 400m (200m recovery); 600m (200m recovery); 800m (200m recovery)...
Read moreThe start of another week brought another Q at The Village. YHC already knew the site Q wasn’t going to be there but you never know who might show up at VI. 2 regulars, The Brothers Perry were there upon my arrival and we kept checking...
Read moreAn unusual Saturday morning arrived with the Q being a bit distracted with a wonky right knee, decided to keep the leg work to an absolute minimum. Turns out there were others in the same boat, so as so often occurs, everything is right in the F3...
Read moreWe started with 10 and ended with 13. The mathematical among us (Burlap)pointed out the 30% incrase. Not bad. It went like this: Warm-O-Rama was the normal stuff. Mosey to track. Lap, 25 merkins, 25 squats. Repeat-O. (Rust Bucket...
Read moreWhen YHC saw the Slack-generated preblast post go out on Tuesday, the only thought I had was “Ruh-Roh”. Looks like I forgot to get a Q lined up for this week’s iteration of the premiere F3WS Wednesday workout. A last minute...
Read moreMy sincerest apologies for my almost one week delay in posting this backblast…yikes It was perfect weather for IS last week and perfect for a track and field themed workout. I was blessed with 3 other PAX posting with an additional FNG we...
Read moreYHC pulled in this morning at approximately 0455 to find a fine West Virginia fellow mulling around in the parking lot, The Singing Cowboy, who was geared up and ready for an EC run. Schneider was not far behind YHC and the three of us went on a...
Read moreFor some reason – I suspect the Labor Day holidays – YHC had trouble enticing anyone to Q, so decided to select among beatdowns over the summer to cover wall, block, and table exercises. After the 5 runners training for the Bourbon...
Read moreYHC answered the call to arms this morning with a response that arms is not what we need, but rather, legs! 5 ran a EC 5k and got back with about 30 seconds to spare before WoR…the TRQ regulars were getting testy. YHC quickly rattled off...
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