14 manly pax the extremely tough yet all too important decision to crawl out of the fart sack on a 60° morning…there was a slightly annoying drizzle though. DISCLAIMER PRAYER COP All IC ssh x20 hillbilly walker x 15 wmh 10 right, 10 left ttt x 10 abe Vigoda...
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Feb 5, 2019
It was a pleasant day, overcast approaching 50 degrees. 16 PAX joined the fun for Gutterball’s first Anni-Q DISCLAIMER Gutterball got a compliment on his disclaimer. COP Motivator from 11 Through the tunnel x10 IC WMH x10 each side Sumo stretch x10 count TH...
Feb 2, 2019
On a perfect mid 30’s February morning 8 pax gathered at the hallowed grounds of Arrowhead. YHC was pleased to tell the pax that doubled down from Iron Horse that there would be no burpees (evidently they had their fill from the earlier workout). Plus since...
Jan 31, 2019
When the AOQ requests some elevation, the only response from a good QIC is “how high?”. Honeysuckle made the request for a trip across the big hill on Roan so 19 PAX rolled into Arrowhead prepared for the journey. 12 degrees picked up the pace a bit to stay...
Jan 29, 2019
DISCLAIMER PRAYER COP: SSH (40 IC) TTT (10 IC) LBAC (10 each way, IC) Windmills (10 IC) Imperial Walkers (15 IC) Squats (10 IC) – I skipped these Merkins (15 IC) The Thang: Line up across the sidelines in some semblance of order. Objective is simple, get ba...
Jan 26, 2019
QIC – Honeysuckle DISCLAIMER PRAYER COP Motivator from 6 (Except Baby showed up late and did Motivator from 1) TTT (IC) X 10 WMH X 10 count each side LBACs (IC) X 10 F/R Merkins (IC) X 10 Hillbilly Walkers (IC) X 10 Slaughter Starter THE THANG The Thang The
Jan 22, 2019
13 energized PAX arrived at AH for Matlock’s first Q in about 5 months – too long. DISCLAIMER PRAYER COP Motivator – 10 IC TTT – 10 IC LBAC- 10 IC Reverse LBAC – 10 IC WMH – 10 second count on each side THE THANG Split into 2 lines and do an Indian
Jan 19, 2019
Weather: Cloudy, 42 degrees F COP – Brownie Disclaimer Warmup No warmup – there is no warmup in life! The Thang Mosey over to where the tires are and bring them back to the starting position. While rolling a tire back, YHC noted that some PAX had taken it upon
Jan 17, 2019
14 PAX descended on Arrowhead on a brisk 34 degree morning eager to do work….and lots of burpees. DISCLAIMER PRAYER COP Slaughter Starter – 20 burpees OYO TTT – 10 IC LBAC – 10 IC LBAC Reverse – 10 IC WMH – 10 count right then left Merkin – 10 IC
Jan 15, 2019
Weather: cold and dark DISCLAIMER PRAYER COP SSH (IC) X 10 TTT (IC) X 10 WMH (IC) X 10 LBACD (IC) X 20 Merkins (IC) X 10 Monkey Humpers (IC) X 10 Slaughter Starter then run a Ponzi lap. He never did show. THE THANG BLIMPS, nuff said. We did
It’s been a while since your humble correspondent had posted (travel, sickness, and injury had me down in December) and even longer since I’ve Q’d. So it was nice to be back out with Vinnie Barbarino (Jobs) and Arnold Horshack (PBS). DISCLAIMER PRAYER COP H...
Jan 10, 2019
It was cold, 24 degrees, with a slight bite in the wind. 11 PAX figured the best way to keep warm would be to get out and put in some work. Musical inspiration was brought to you today by the bands: Guns N Roses, Queen, Chicago, Led Zeppelin, The Cranberries,
Lovely 50 degrees and clear for our workout. DISCLAIMER COP Active warmup to the pull-up bars with coupons. THE THANG Divide the group in two, A and B start different sets and then switch. 10 burpees, shuttle run (50% effort down, 80% effort back between li...
Jan 3, 2019
14 Pax donned their ponchos and galoshes for a rainy gloomy Thursday at ole Arrowhead. DISCLAIMER PRAYER COP All exercises done IC SSH x20 Willy mays hays hillbilly walker x10 don quixote x10 arm circles x10 f & r merkins x10 THE THANG Pax were instructed t...
Dec 30, 2018
On an unusually balmy December morning, six PAX (one FNG) gathered for the Clemson homage “BYOG” due to Pedialyte’s shameless fandom of his undergraduate institution. “BYOG” stands for the now-famous phrase (at least to Clemson fans – Bring Your Own Guts) t...
Dec 27, 2018
Pleasant morning for 7 pax who were willing and available to get up and get better, or at least maintain. While music is becoming the new norm at Arrowhead, the QIC decided to play the top billboard hits the week he was born. Then he realized those songs
Dec 18, 2018
11 PAX gathered this fine, crisp, clear morning for the “Carolina Beatdown.” In honor of the friendly rival relationship between the University of South Carolina (USCjr) and Clemson, and between Donatello (USC) and Pedialyte (Clemson), this Q was named. The...
Dec 13, 2018
10 PAX arrived to a still snow-covered AO on a brisk 38 degree Thursday. QIC had to call an audible due to less than safe conditions on the track. DISCLAIMER PRAYER COP Mosey to the playground side of the AO TTT – 10 IC WMH – 10 right then left