Invictus
Invictus William Earnest Henley Out of the night that covers me, Black as the pit from pole to pole, I thank whatever gods may be For my unconquerable soul. In the fell clutch of circumstance I have not winced nor cried aloud...
Read moreStarfish Has a Big Rock
YHC stepped up to Q after a brief dm conversation with Snake Eyes and Drano Sun night. Since I was going to be there, might as well lead. 4 pax gathered on a balmy Monday not knowing what they might get into. All seemed willing and able thus at...
Read moreGoing For Gold
WARM-O-RAMA. SSH, Whirly Has The Clap, Michael Phelps BEATDOWN. Setup: Cones placed at 0, 25, 50, 75, and 100 yards. Exercises: Swings, Hand Release Mike Tysons, Curl Presses, Corkscrews Choose Your Goal: – Gold – Burpees: 20. ...
Read moreImpossible Situation
8 Pax gathered on a very humid morning for a tortuous beatdown. We started with a slow mosey around the Y to loosen up and finished at the main gate to Hanes Park for some warmara. Since I am in a rush, it was your typical warm-a-rama + 10...
Read moreGetting Spartan Ready
Super Max warmup was stretching out backs, getting blood to our arms, stretching our feet and calfs and everyone favorite side straddle hope. We went for a short mossy to get 2 cinder block to carry around rest of the morning. We carried the...
Read moreThe Gauntlet – VQ @ Alcatraz
Warm-o-rama: Mission statement & core principles Up/down dog – 10 OYO Whirly bird – 10 OYO SSH – 25 Arm swirly things forward – 1o Arm swirly things backward – 10 Seal claps – 1o Toy solider – 10...
Read moreBirth of a New Tradition
Sour Mash requested YHC to Q BBBC this week and a new route had been on my mind since I often drive by this route on the way to golf. The launch spot was determined as Tanglewood Harris Teeter with a simple out and back via 158 and a venture into...
Read moreWe did a “Burns”
YHC had a last minute substiQ for H.O.G. With little time on hand, I dug back a few years in the back blasts (+1 for back blasts). After reading the first one I clicked, I found myself wishing I had been there. We have a winner! Warmorama SSH Arm...
Read more20-20 Olympics Kickoff at Mayhem
Over last week the idea started to bloom that the US Womens national team was going to be playing Weds am and the Olympics were starting on Friday. This was YHCs first time Q’ing Mayhem. I remembered workouts that Toe Tag did with...
Read moreCruising around Conspiracy
YHC has historically gone to southern Virginia for Bells ‘n Whistles, but when Lamb Chop asked if YHC would forego the usual routine and head south to the mothership AO, you can’t turn down that honor. Having heard that Sir Toto is...
Read more5K+, 14s & Foxholes @ Alcatraz & Super Maxx
Alcatraz Super Maxx – 0600 Warmaroma: SSH x 25 Hillbillys x 20 Abe Vigodas x 5 The Thang: 5k run starting behind River Oaks and looping around past SW Elementary and West Forsyth. Total mileage ended up being 3.78 due to missing a couple of...
Read moreA Parliament just like old times
Pre-Parliament Festivities: TSC and YHC first watched a transaction go down in the SW parking lot before taking off on a 2-mile EC Run. We did not seem to impact business upon our arrival or departure. Parliament had a very nostalgic feel to it...
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