About a month ago, YHC signed up to Q at IronHorse and double booked himself. SO….the real question all week was…would Etch a Sketch show up or would Sugar have to Q again for him? Well….I thought showing up at 5:10 would be “extra credit” except EVERYONE s...
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Disclaimer COP – Sugar 6 PAX avoided the fartsack and were introduced to King’s X, an awesome metal band that blends the power of distortion with the lush harmonies reminiscent of The Beatles. Formed in the ’80s, King’s X carved a unique niche in the music...
Jul 30, 2024
With the expectation of heavy rain and the roof of the pavilion on my mind, a Tabata was planned out. Even with no rain, I decided to roll with it anyway and add in some laps. 4 HIM showed up and are better for it. DISCLAIMER – Check PRAYER –
Jul 23, 2024
Disclaimer COP – Sugar When the Nantan is scheduled to be QIC at your AO, the PAX are expecting to witness exemplar demonstrations of charisma, leadership, fitness, and above all, a HIM who is the principle of Q school. Even PAX from down range, like Manneq...
Jul 20, 2024
Disclaimer COP – Sugar Classics never get old and the Kilo 5k is a classic F3NETN beatdown. 5 PAX – including a FNG – avoided fartsacking. Warm-up SSH IC x 20 Slow and low squats IC x 10 LBAC forward IC x 10 Overhead claps IC x 10 LBAC reverse
Jul 16, 2024
Ruby showed up yesterday from DR and mentioned he was looking for somewhere to post tomorrow (today). Saw the Q was open and figured, I can bring some pain to the PaX. Both Shovel Flags in the ground, 5:30 means time to get to work! DISCLAIMER COP Motivator...
Jul 11, 2024
Disclaim COP – Sugar 3 PAX on a cooler 62 degree morning on their way to find a 7-Eleven for a sugar buzz. Warm-up Abe Vigoda IC 10 Hillbilly Walkers IC 10 Slow Squats IC 10 LBAC IC 10 Shoulder Pretzels IC 10 Seal Claps IC 10 LBAC Reverse IC
Jul 4, 2024
A balmy 73 greeted 3 pax at Iron Horse this July 4th. DISCLAIMERPRAYERCOPSince two of the pax already put in some work we got right to to…THE THANGModified Murph + 248 burpees The pax ran to South Side Elementary (3/4 mile with burpee stops throughout) and...
Jul 2, 2024
5 HIM came out to see what the morning will bring. YHC was out of country last week and felt that a proper celebration was needed for the Vols Baseball National Championship. Even though both teams scored 15 runs each total in those 3 games, TN won 2 out of
Jun 27, 2024
Disclaimer 3 PAX overcame the fartsack temptation on a drizzly early morning and was rewarded with soggy Benjamins. They spend just like the dry ones. Warm-up Motivators from 7 LBAC forward IC x 10 LBAC reverse IC x 10 TTT IC x 10 Imperial Walkers IC x 10 S...
Jun 11, 2024
8 HIM came out on a beautiful Tuesday morning to get better. DISCLAIMER – Check PRAYER- Check COP Motivator from 6 WMH’s Merkins Downward dog/Honeymooner (Repeat) LBAC’s (F/R) Seal claps, Raise the Roof, Shoulder pretzels, Chanooks THE THANG Classis 4 corne...
Jun 4, 2024
Disclaimer 7 PAX arrived wth coupons in hand for a RC Diego. The “RC” stood for racoon crawl, but the consensus from the rest of the PAX was it meant “really crappy”. YHC can’t disagree with that either. Warm-up SSH IC x 25 Slow Squats IC x 10 LBAC forward
May 21, 2024
8 HIM enjoyed round 2 of Suicide Coupons. Well, it was round 1 for about half of them. DISCLAIMER – Check PRAYER – Check COP (25) SSH, (15) Merkins, (20) LBC’s – All in cadence (20) SSH, (10) Merkins (15) LBC’s – Again, All in cadence. THE THANG YHC picked
May 18, 2024
Disclaimer 2 PAX avoided the fartsack. YHC kept it simple yet sucky at the same time. Warm-up None needed as both PAX put a pre-beatdown workout. One rucked 4 miles while the other logged a 2 mile mosey. The Thang The 100 Merkin Mile. YHC mapped a 1 mile loop
May 16, 2024
8 Pax ventured out this morning to become better men. DISCLAIMER – Check PRAYER – Check COP Butt Kickers then High Knees to end of pavilion lot. SSH – 15 then Toy Solder up 8 spaces Merkins – 15 then Lung Walk 8 spaces LBC’s – 20 then Imperial Squat
Disclaimer Applebutter was scheduled to be QIC this morning, but sent message yesterday he needed to smartsack. So YHC grabbed the opportunity and delved into the annals of Applebutter backblasts early this morning to unearth a beatdown for 7 PAX that was g...
May 9, 2024
Disclaimer 4 PAX accepted the invitation to YHC’s celebratory 54th trip around the sun. Warm-up Slow squats IC 10 Imperial walkers IC 10 LBAC forward IC 10 LBAC reverse IC 10 Abe Vigoda IC 10 WMH IC 5 Hillbilly walkers IC 10 The Thang Start with 18 reps eac...
Apr 23, 2024
Disclaimer 10 ballplayers (PAX) climbed out of bed for an 7 of Diamonds early game start. The Great Field is not exactly shaped like a diamond, but it was freshly mowed and it would suffice. Warm-up Slow squats IC 10 LBAC forward IC 10 Shoulder pretzels IC...