S.P.A.R.T.A.N.S bring the pain

On this beautiful 300 AO morning something spectacular is about to happen. First we must warmup with some side-straddle hops, Abe Vigoda’s, and Humpees (all 15 ic). Now time to introduce the S.P.A.R.T.A.N.S. Starting in the front of “The home of the Spartans”, the Pax must perform 5 seal burpees. After completion head left around […]

Ramming Stick, or Whipping Ram?

Seven brave PAX came out to the stick this morning for a weekend starting beat down.  YHC showed up right at 6:13 since someone who will remain nameless decided to switch the time to 6:15.  Unlike most of you guys who have a nice little 5 minute ride to most of these AO’s YHC has […]

Evens at the RAM

note:  writing this while watching my Wolfpack play FSU.  If there’s an explicative in here for no apparent reason, blame it on the Pack.  Speaking of which – dammit – they just went 3 and out. Conditions:  Mostly Sober.  Same cannot be said of my man Igloo.  Dude said he pounded a baker’s dozen Coor’s […]

Deck of Upper Death

Warm Up Dumpees x 15 IC (Humpee with a squat at the end) Side Straddle Hops x 15 IC Little Arm Circles x 15 IC Big Arm Circles x 15 IC Deck of Upper Death (Ace was 15 this time) For every number less than 7, exercises must be completed as a negative. Spades- Bench […]

5 Alarm beat down at Hurler

YHC was up at 4am this morning excited about his Hurler Q. Rolling in to Granite Falls,  the excitement appeared one-sided. It was YHC and Paula Deen sharing feelings until 5:28. Where was everybody? However, 6 PAX eventually came out and went kinda like this: No Warmup 10 Burpees OYO 10 Slow Squats IC 10 […]

Oddball

5:30’ish – Bing sends email out requesting backup Q help after rolling his ankle at Arrow.  No replies.  Ed wants to reply instantly that he’ll take it.  But Ed waits to give others a fair shake.  Don’t want to be a Q Hog. 7:30’ish – The Binger sends out tweet requesting backup Q help after […]

Ed’s Sermon at the Mount

Conditions:  Sober Thang: Disclaimer (You don’t want to get sued do you?) Warm Ups:  SSH, ATT, Old Man Windmills, 5 burpees Partner up: 10 partner squats, 20 partner derkins Mosey 1/2 mile to blocks 20 HR Merkins OYO Carry blocks back to large grassy field P1 exercise w/ block P2 run to other end of […]

To Loud for RAM

Today we did a RAM style workout. WARMUPS: Smurf Jacks ICX15 After our one warm-up we mosyed to our first pain station and did the following: 100 LBC’S OYO 100 RBC’S OYO Low Plank We then mosyed to our second pain station and did the following: SSH ICX25 Mosyed to our third pain station and […]

Best Monday Evening A/O in Hickory Region

There’s something about watching the PAX roll in to an A/O one by one, from different directions, exiting their vehicles like prize fighters, making their way to the ring of HIM watching their every move, already gaining vocal encouragement by this point. YHC just loves it. It’s like, we bout to do this, we gonna […]

You must whip it.

6 bad hombres circled up in the gloom to take their weekend whoopin’.  Here’s what we did: SSH ATT Jump Rope Ali Frazier High Knee Butt Kick The above ICx20 Mosey down to the cul de sac by the bridge Merkin Squat Plank/Pike alternating toe touch Above ICx10.  Was planning to do more here, but […]