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Nov 14, 2017
When: 11/14/2017 QIC: Brownie The PAX: Cooter, Red Card, Chum, Cold Call, Deep Dish, Penn-Seagal, Rite Aid, Balk, Crampon, Kardashian, Brownie, Shepherd, Pythagoras, Swingline, 2nd Amendment, and Funny Bone. Weather: Brisk, 34 degrees F COP – Brownie Discla...
Nov 9, 2017
16 Iron Horse Pax welcomed YHC back to the origial sacred grounds of the amphitheater for my second q of the week…well not sure about welcomed, but they let me stay DISCLAIMER PRAYER butt smack…thanks Kardashian. PBS COP Warm Up: SSH x15 IC Merkin x10 IC Hi...
15 Men met the first challenge of the day putting feet to the floor and ignoring the weather forecast. It was warm enough to shake off any chill once we were moving about. Rain was ever present. DISCLAIMER PRAYER COP Q is still working on the calling of cad...
9 PAX came to Iron Horse on this 59 degree, foggy/cloudy morning to participate in a 1 year (well, 1 year and 2 days) celebration of the Chicago Cubs and their 2016 World Series win that ended a 108 year drought without a championship. There was still a lit...
Nov 2, 2017
57 degrees, partly cloudy with about 10 rain drops on this first Thursday of November 2017, 17 Pax join Cooter for his VQ ( yep, its my first one). DISCLAIMER PRAYER COP LBAC x 20 forward, x 20 reverse, Lunges x 10 OYO(each leg), Willy Mays Hays x 10 IC,
Oct 31, 2017
When: 10/31/2017 QIC: Brownie The PAX: Rite Aid, Pythagoras, Brownie, Cold Call, Swingline, Penn-Seagal, Sleepy, Kardashian, Ponch, Crampon, Red Card, Chum, Twilight, 2nd Amendment, Deep Dish, and Balk. Weather: Cool, 39 degrees F 5:27 AM – BURPEE TRAIN! Th...
Oct 28, 2017
On Sat. October 28, 2017, twenty men gathered for Coldcall’s VQ at Ironhorse. Like a Sesame Street episode, this workout had a letter and a number theme. F was the letter of the day…for FANTASTIC. And 36 was the number, in honor of Coldcall’s upcoming 36th...
Oct 26, 2017
It was a chilly morning of 35 degrees, but that did not stop 19 PAX (including an FNG) from coming out and feeling the Bern! Some showed up with leggings and sweatshirts and some posted with shorts and cutoff sleeves. Which ever you prefer is the best decis...
Oct 24, 2017
The PAX of 19 braved the 44 deg weather for a slightly modified post. YHC is still slightly injured so in true nature we did only what I could do…… we all know YHC loves legs. DISCLAIMER PRAYER COP TTT 20 IC LBAC20 IC Both Directions THE THANG For the next
Oct 22, 2017
Cool, with 10 PAX getting some serious Ruck training in prior to the boot camp. DISCLAIMER PRAYER COP SSH (10 IC) Squats (10 IC) Imperial Walkers (10 IC) Merkins (10 IC) LBAC (10 IC) TTT (10 IC) THE THANG Divided into two groups—Ruckers and Flat Backs. Part...
Oct 22, 2017
A few things I’ve been thinking about over the past few weeks that I’d like to pass along. We have been at this for 16 months now. We have had 280 men post at least 1x. September was our biggest month to date. We hit a high of 68 men
Oct 19, 2017
15 Pax enjoyed the 41 degrees, slightly moist morning without a single Pax wearing tights. DISCLAIMER PRAYER COP SSH x 15 IC TTT x15 IC Willie Mays Hayes x 15 IC-sorta OYO Dips x 20 OYO Inclined Mercans x20 THE THANG Last Man Standing was a (mostly static)...
When: 10/17/2017 QIC: Brownie The PAX: Kardashian, Twilight, Cold Call, Manny (FNG), Shepherd, Balk, Pythagoras, Road Block, Swingline, Sleepy, Cooter, Penn-Seagal, Red Card, and Brownie. Weather: Unseasonably cold, 39 degrees F COP – Brownie Disclaimer War...
19 Pax came out to get better in the nice 60 degree gloom. DISCLAIMER PRAYER COP Motivator from 7 Ab Vigoda IC-10 Willie Mays Hays IC-15 Hillbilly Walker IC-15 Little Baby Arm Circles IC -15 Reverse LBAC IC -15 I heard rumbling from the PAX that there was n...
15 men and 60 really, really ridiculously humid degrees. DISCLAIMER PRAYER COP Stair Lap Through The Tunnel 10 IC Side Straddle Hops 20 IC Merkins 10 IC Squat Wall Jumps 10 IC Merkins 7 IC Dips 20 IC Merkins 5 IC THE THANG Since the majority of the PAX weren’t
Oct 10, 2017
18 PAX – humid morning – good for a lot of sweat DISCLAIMER PRAYER COP SSH x 15 IC – TTT x 10IC, IW x 15IC, Windmills x 10IC (somewhat), Merkin x 15IC, 5min Mosey to Tombstone Hill THE THANG B.O.M.B.S. – continuous reps with partner – 1 Pax runs
In the Gloom, on a perfect 58 degrees, 16 men gave up their sleep to join a VQ. The work was done. DISCLAIMER PRAYER-Swingline COP Side Straddle Hops 10 IC…sort of TTT 10 IC Imperial Walkers 20 IC Flutter Kicks 20 IC LBACs 15 IC LBACs Reverse IC Merkins 10
Oct 5, 2017
12 pax (2 FNGs) gathered at IronHorse this morning in what could be considered ideal DORA conditions. Temp = 53 degrees; Conditions = dry…we need rain. YHC likes prescription DORA 1-2-3. It does YHC’s body good. YHC likes the 100yd sprint, likes the core ex...
