Temps in the mid 20s with no wind. 5 motivated PAX arrived eager to put in some work. Posted the new and improved shovel flag (thanks to @Y!). Impales the frozen ground like a hot knife through butter! While not adhering to any particular Christmas theme, i...
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5 doods showed up even though it was cold. Some whined, yet, they still showed up. Man cards were punched and validated, so free parking for all. DISCLAIMER COP IT’S THE VERN, BABY! Show up early if you want to warm up, suckas. THE THANG As Etch-A-Sketch sa...
Dec 16, 2023
It was 25 deg and the stars were shining bright. A perfect time for 60 minutes of Ta-Dora! Or is it Dorata? DISCLAIMER PRAYER COP 10 minutes of the greatest hits, including imperial and hillbilly walkers, Frankensteins, Willy Mays Hays, life cycle arm circl...
Dec 14, 2023
Like most birthday Qs for me, it was cold, dark, and I was heavily clothed and surrounded by middle-aged men. Let’s get to it. DISCLAIMER PRAYER COP+THE THANG Did a little descending ladder (in terms of number of exercises, not reps!) from 42. Included the...
Dec 14, 2023
11 HIM put their feet on the floor to join in the fun on this lovely 26 degree morning. Welcome 2 FNG’s – Whittle (17) and Shocks (25). DISCLAIMERPRAYERCOP(20) SSH WMH (10 count each leg) (10) TTT (10) Hillbilly Walkers LBAC (10 each) (10) Merkins Burpee Tr...
Dec 13, 2023
24 Degrees greeted nine pax at the Jonesborough Library on 12/12/23. DISCLAIMER PRAYER COP Motivators from 12, lil baby arm circles, slow squats. There was some cramping afterward. THE THANG With a deck of cards, we drew, exercised, ran a bridge lap, and re...
Dec 9, 2023
Ladder Legs Back Blast Date: [Insert Date] AO: [Insert AO Name] Conditions: A rainy and chilly morning at 45° PAX: 5 brave souls DISCLAIMER Standard F3 disclaimer given. PRAYER Opened with a brief prayer. COP – Warm-Up Despite the rain, we kicked off with:...
Dec 7, 2023
A chilly 28 degrees as 7 Pax including an FNG gathered for some work. When the the Preblast referenced Nate Dogg, those involved took it to a whole nother level – to the point where YHC felt the need to bring a few tunes for the workout. I Can’t Deny
Dec 5, 2023
8 doods rolled up for proper beatdown in December. DISCLAIMER PRAYER COP Insert information about the warmup. THE THANG I got to do this with some family members at a cabin over Thanksgiving. It had a wedding pavilion on the property with 8 benches, so I br...
Disclaimer COP – Sugar YHC signed up to Q for the 93rd time. Almost all beatdowns are originals with a few recycle exceptions credited to others like the 700 Club and the Kilo 5k. Yesterday afternoon YHC was struggling to decide whether to create something...
Dec 2, 2023
Date: 12/2/2023 AO: #Arrowhead Conditions: Clear and Cool PAX: 3 DISCLAIMER & WARM-UP We kicked off the day with a dynamic warm-up to get our blood pumping. The PAX crushed it with: Imperial Walkers Hillbilly Walkers Slow Squats Willie Mays Hayes Etch A Str...
Nov 30, 2023
12 PAX presented of their own willingness and volition. The air was thick and frigid yet didn’t cease the string-pulled empty banter. None the matter, we leaned forward and got to work. DISCLAIMER PRAYER COP SSH Imperial Walkers Hillbilly Walkers Willy Mays...
8 pax quickly discovered that putting ones back to the wind during the warmup was beneficial. 1 discovered that wearing a hat would have been beneficial. DISCLAIMER PRAYER COP Ssh 🏔️👨🦰💩er hillbilly walker sticky 🍑 🦵er abe vigoda lbac 🦭👏 THE THANG T...
Some number of fellas came together and did structured exercise for 60 minutes DISCLAIMER PRAYER COP An smorgasburg of greatest hits, including but not limited to imperial and hillbilly walkers, mountain man poopers, and inch worms THE THANG Today’s workout...
Disclaimer COP – Sugar What do you do with all those leftovers after Thanksgiving? YHC prepared a burpee-stuffed BIRD circuit. 5 thankful PAX had several helpings on a cool 38 degree morning and left feeling full. Warm Up SSH IC x 25 Slow squat IC x 10 WMH R &
Yet again we come to that time of year when food, fellowship, family and friends are on the forefront of our minds. The fitness piece could very easily take a backseat. But not this year!!! Since 2020, we have been gathering for our traditional Thanksgiving...
The expected rain was light, the wind knocked down the flag a couple of times, but the 53ish degrees didn’t feel that bad once YHC got us going. DISCLAIMER PRAYER COP SSH x 25 IC TTT X 10 IC WMH x 10 sec per side IW x 15 IC Merkins
Nov 17, 2023
4 PAX on a beautiful Friday morning in Unicoi County DISCLAIMER PRAYER COP HR Merkins – 10 IC LBAC/Overhead Claps/LBAC in Reverse – 10 IC ATG Squats – 5 IC Mountain Climbers – 10 IC Fire Hydrants – 10 each leg IC Dynamic Agility Movements THE THANG We mosey...