Don’t take shortcuts.

I took over the Q spot for our benched brother, Bing.  It’s more difficult to write an interesting backblast for Arrow than it is to actually Q Arrow. Here is the route for F3 Hickory’s premier running institution: Run up 4th Street, Right on Main Ave, Right on 9th street, 9 Street turns into 9th […]

3 OGs at Organ Grinder

We started a minute early because it was freezing and no point standing around. SSHx10 IC High Kneesx10IC Humpyx10IC Mosey to Burke country for 10 merkins. Mosey up the hill to the playground 16 Slow Body Weight Rows, 16 slow merkins, 8 1 legged squats (Each leg) Rinse and repeat with 14, 12, 10, 8 […]

Shrinkage

Yes.  It was cold this morning.  Not “crazy cold”, but still quite chilly.  Most of us didn’t notice so much because YHC had the Pax with multiple mosey’s throughout, but for some reason Kleenex wore shorts with no elastic in them.  He was saggin like he was straight outta cell block D.  Needed a little […]

PSA: Snips Made it to the Pre-Run

Snips: “Hey guys, Ill be at the Pre-Run in the morning” DB: “Alright man, Ill be there. #HC” …..morning of Snips: “Dude, where’s  my DB” DB: “Nobody likes Snips, I’m sleeping in” And that was how the morning began at the Den. We then had to listen to Snips remind us the entire workout that […]

Turkey Hangover

It was a Black Friday unlike any other(Support Local).  So many paxs with a turkey hangover, waiting in line to get a chance to get a workout from the most original thinker in F3, Retread….well actually there was only six but those six got something super original.  The cure for a turkey hangover is a […]

Play Ball at #OG

13 descended on the the depths of the dark, gloomy, not for the squeamish, slightly disturbed AO called Organ Grinder this AM.  I thought i would get there a little early since it was my 2nd only post in Eastern Burke Co, but to my surprise the parking lot was full.  Would it be a […]

HURLER 11/21/17 @5:30 …in the gloom! Temperature: 33degrees Disclaimer/Warm-up: all x15 IC SSH Hillbillies Humpies Abe Vagodas Alt Toe Touch Arm Circles (fwd/rev) Mosey to the wall @Huffys: 7min workout :30sec increments 12 workouts: (JumpJacks/WallSit/PushUps/AbCrunches/StepUps/Squats/Dips/Plank/SpeedInPlace/Lunges/PushUpWithRotation/SidePlanks) Mosey long way to FBC: (First Bapt Shed Wall) Wall Sit while doing: – Wonderbras x12 IC – Ken Nortons […]

Good Times in T’ville

Well another next cool morning for a Copperhead Creek beatdown delivered by 3-Dog. Again numbers down a little bit The Dude running the Turkey Trot 5K in Hickory, and the rest we’ll YHC guesses the warm fart sack got the best of them, but the 5 pax including 2, 2.0’s got stronger, better, and faster. […]

11.17 Hemi: quiet pax

I love Q-ing Hemi.  The whole concept of a weekly merger between lenoir and granite.  A mini-convergence if you will.  But more importantly… the partner work.  The comraderie.  The 2nd F. Cold morning, so let’s not wait. Little arm circles Mtn climbers Catchers squat Merkins I got some respect for my change of direction without […]

ABSolutely No Crying!

HURLER Thursday 11/16/17 Q: Kleenex FNG: 2/5ths PAX: UdderButter/Twig/Assid/2Ply/Pippy Temp: 41 degrees Disclaimer/warm up (12x IC) SSH Marky Marks (aka: Twigs!) Chinooks (overhead fwd/rev) Alt Toe Touches Ray Finkle Swings (hips) Abe Vigodas Copperhead Squats Imperials Mosey to Christian Fellowship Pkg Lot: TOGETHER: Fire Drill PAX in circle: high knees, call out FIRE; all PAX […]