Bizarro Murph
It’s raining and gnarly. So what? At least one guy remembered a key core principle: Zephyr was there before YHC and once 6:29 struck we got out of our cars. “Is this it?” he asked. I had not the heart to tell him that...
Read moreThe Rocking Recover Theory
I’ve had a few parking lot conversations with some pax recently about the concept of a workout designed for those who are recovering from injury and want something less boot-camp-ish. It’s been done in other regions and seemed like an...
Read moreMemorial Day 2025
A wet morning was fitting for 16 pax who jumped in for various challenges on a day set aside to celebrate the best of us. VI Warmarama: SSHs, Abe Vigodas, Whirlies, Cherry Pies The Thang: Mosey to the lower, larger parking lot. Speaker...
Read moreBag of Pain
Conditions – dry, crisp cool temps, bright and sunny morning. YHC planned a beat down incorporating tossing bean bags into a wooden hole, only problem being, he didn’t have such a game. So the request went out, with the alternative...
Read moreThe Rhody: Thunder and Lightning
Another simple to execute beatdown, but inexplicably botched explanation by Zima. The PAX eventually understood the workout though. All was fine. TIME WASTERS. Heroes come already prepared. BEATDOWN. At Station #1 (Bottom...
Read moreThere is only UNO way to TRQ
It was a beautiful, late May morning when 14 Pax arrived at Speas Elementary: 12 by car and two by foot. None were in wheelchairs, although that mode of transportation is just around the corner for some of us, chronologically speaking. And...
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YHC had the q for alcatraz. it was promising to be clear and sunny. late evening it looked like thunderstorms all morning, yhc prepared something overnight to work out under shelter for both supermax and alcatraz if lightning was overhead...
Read moreHanes Pond
The plan was to partner up and play catch me if you can on the track at Hanes Park while each partner completed a Dora 1-2-3. The overnight storms turned the park into a pond and forced a rethink. Here’s how it turned out for the five of us...
Read more2nd F on the The Iron Throne
It’s been a minute since YHC had a Q. Time to shake the rust. Warmarama: SSHs, Standing Hammies, Whirlies, Abe Vigodas, Cherry Pies The Thang: Mosey to Pennington. Flip the weinke to reveal: Burpees x 5 Dive Bombers x 10 Dans’ Jump Squats x 15...
Read moreOligarchy at Purgatory
Instead of the slight chance of rain and 68 degrees forecasted, we arrived at Speas to cooler temp and steady rain. The planned workout vs staying under shelter? YHC decided to experiment with oligarchy, the latest rage in government, and asked...
Read moreBreaking in a new AO. Or, “Getting Rurally Assaulted”
Day three of a Q-fecta required simplicity. Rural Assault is awesome, btw. I know, I know, it’s not downtown and it’s soooooo far away. I’m inviting you, and I’m also inviting you to tell all of your friends that you know...
Read moreTouch Where I Touch
Having been in the Low Country last week, I learned a new exercise I wanted to bring back home. I have no idea how to spell it, but it is something along the lines of the “Khotic Merkin”. Warm-O-Rama 15 SSH, 10 Imperial Walker, 10...
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