Author: Opus

  • Fartlek time.

    5 runners came out for a fartlek workout.

    1 mile bro code run. Approx 9 minutes. Fartlek run — pick a spot to sprint to. Sprint there. Walk it out for about 1 minute. Sometimes less. Repeato multiple times. Brocode run back to the flag. 1 mile or so. Perfect timing.

    Thanks for obliging YHC on this one. We ended up doing 4.2 miles this morning!

    SYITG!

  • The Return of the Trout

    5 guys showed up for a beatdown and it was fun!

    COP — lots of exercises

    Mosey to the Cauldron for a Lindsay — 30 donkeys and 10 Am Ham
    add up to 40 each time descend and ascend by 5’s

    Out of the cauldron for Droa in her 20’s

    dora in her twenties
    one person runs the dome and back, others do
    20 jump squat pull ups
    40 burpees
    60 ww1 situps
    80 merkins
    100 SSH

    2 people side crawl around the outside of the playground timbers while the others do swingset push outs. Was supposed to be the whole way around but was modified to half way around. That was hard.

    Suicides, Reverse Suicides, Bernie suicides, burpee suicides

    Lunges to cool down

    back to the flag for 1 minute of round the world merkins.

    Numbers Names Announcements

    Thanks for letting YHC lead — sometimes it feels like I have no idea what I am doing but you encourage YHC just the same!

  • 7 of diamonds

    3 guys showed up to have a beatdown. This is what transpired —

    Mini run

    COP — IJR, DQ, Cherry Pickers, arm circles, merkins, bird dogs

    7 of diamonds
    at each corner do 7 burpees
    the next time do 14 merkins at each corner
    then 21 2 count am ham
    28 2 count flutterkicks
    21 jump squats
    14 AST’s
    7 WW2

    3 of a kind
    donkey kicks
    SSH
    bear crawl to first curb, 5 smurf jacks, bear crawl back

    Great morning — not too hot, not too wet. YHC encourages you all to take on the day whatever that means for each of you. Some days are just about pushing through the hard stuff. Some days feel very mundane. Some days are full of joy. Appreciate every moment for what it is and encourage others when they are going through it. Love ya guys!

    Opus

  • To the hoop y’all

    3 guys showed up to shoot the outside J and dribble up and down the court.

    run forward, slide, run forward slide the other way, run backwards

    COP — helicopters, copperhead squats, single leg lifts from reverse plank position, russian soldiers

    To the hoop — One person shoots 5 free throws from New Mexico while the rest of the PAX runs suicides. Run until the free thrower is done. When he is done count up the misses and multiply by 10 — that is the number of an exercise the PAX does. Exercises included american hammers, mountain climbers, merkins

    2nd round same concept — start by shooting a shot from Old Mexico, then every other shot you take can be from wherever. Rest of PAX runs sprints. Exercises included Bobby Hurleys, SSH, and LBC’s

    Dribble up and down the court — one person dribbles up and down, the other PAX members do in triple check style
    1st round — pull ups and dips
    2nd round — freddie mercuries and WW2
    3rd round — plank and squats

    reverse ladder counting by 2’s
    4 corners, 4 exercises each corner
    Burpees, Squats, Situps, Merkins
    start with 10, next corners 8,6,4,2

    start over at 9, do 7,5,3,and 1
    with the exercises reversed

    1 and a half minutes of Mary
    Windshield wipers, flutter kicks, and burpees (only 2 thankfully due to time)

    Announcements —
    THE CREEK WILL BE HELD AT IT”S OLD HOME AT NEW HIGHLAND BAPTIST CHURCH — ONE WEEK ONLY __ NEXT WEEK FOR CARPENTERS LAST Q! 6/25 SPREAD THE WORD

    YHC is so glad to be a part of a group of guys who challenges in so many ways. Let’s keep spreading the word about what we have here. So much camaraderie with the added bonus of a workout in there as well!

  • Some twists and a few hills

    7 fortunate souls showed up this morning to better themselves and work out as well.

    Mosey to a twisty COP —

    Arm circles, DQ’s, twisty jumps, american hammers, side plank rotation

    Mosey to the big hill behind the football field

    DORA
    100 merkins
    200 2 count mountain climbers
    300 SSH

    Up the other hill for love Hill
    Partner up — one partner runs to the gate and back
    Other one starts bear crawling towards the gate. Switch when the other person gets back.
    Keep going changing exercises to broad jump burpees and lunges.

    Mosey towards the flag.

    Stop, grab a pole, hold 6 inches, one person does 10 heels to heaven and runs to the other end, repeato till all have had a turn.

    Keep moseying

    20 monkey humpers at the speed hump sign

    back to the flag for some stretching.

    Great time had by all this morning. Got to take advantage of the hill during these beautiful mornings. See you in the gloom!

  • It’s High Time

    6 guys came out to celebrate 4/20 the only way F3 guys do — with an epic beatdown

    COP — Hillbillies, Helicopters, Imperial Walkers, Cherry Pickers

    Gimme 5
    5 sets of the following exercises… EAch exercise is counted in cadence up to the number 5. Some of these were harder than others….

    5 Plank Jacks, 5 Merkins — 5 times
    5 WW2, 5 Freddies
    5 Flutters, 5 scissors
    5 copperhead squats, 5 split jacks
    5 am ham into 5 arm circle am ham style
    5 mountain climbers into 5 tabletops

    Triple Check
    Timer does a suicide, stump merkins, donkey kicks

    Fartlek — One Pax member picks out a spot to run to. Sprint to that spot and the first person there call out an exercise. 20 of that exercise. I think we did 5 times of that.

    Native American run back. Burpee optional

    Stretching.

    Announcements. Names. Numbers. Prayers for Ef Hutton and others.

    Thank you all for being a crucial part of my life. Sometimes YHC’s head is not in the right place and this group of guys helps YHC to settle his crazy thoughts down. SYITG!!

  • Mighty three

    3 studs showed up for the beatdown this morning. Here is the gist of what happened…

    Parking Lot Tracers while we waited for Bulkhead….
    No Bulkhead so we moseyed

    Travelling COP —
    SSH, DQ, crunchy frogs, t merkins, sumo squats

    Triple check at the playground
    1. push ups/pull ins on swing set
    2. mountain climbers
    3. run to the bus loop and back

    CUIYC — one person stays back and does 5 burpees then runs after the other two who are bear crawling. Rotate through each person doing the burpees twice.

    Run back, stops along the way for some ab exercises and some donkey kicks

    1 minute of stretching

    Numbers, names, YHC took us out Dapile will happen this Saturday at 6:30 AM.

    Good working out with you two this morning! SYITG!

  • extended 4 corners

    6 guys came out for a semi-chilly workout this morning

    slaughter start — 5 burpees, 10 merkins, 15 ww2’s, 20 AST’s
    COP — SSH, IJR, Copperhead Squats, toe taps on sidewalk, uneven merkins, bird dogs, table tops, arm circles, DQ’s , the opus
    Dora — 100 american hammers, 200 flutterkicks, 300 plank jacks/SSH combos, other person touches 1 tree then 2 then 3 then 4 then 5 then start back at 1
    4 corners,
    1st corner, 10 merkins — run rest of loop
    2nd lap — 1st corner 10 merkins, 2nd corner 20 jump squats,
    3rd lap — 1st corner 10 merkins, 2nd corner 20 jump squats, 3rd corner 30 split jacks
    4th lap — 1st corner 10 merkins, 2nd corner 20 jump squatsm 3rd corner 30 split jacks, 4th corner 40 high knees
    take away first corner, then second, then third, then 4th.

    — circle up, choose favorite exercise, 10 of that exercise around the circle

    Numbers, Names, Announcements

    Glad to lead you this morning! Prayers for No Idea’s Mother in law who is battling stage 4 cancer and for No Idea’s wife who is struggling right now with her mom’s care and caring for the two kids as well.

  • Yardsale is one fast dude (at some things)

    5 men showed up to toss some kettlebells around. Here is what transpired

    High carry around the busloop.

    COP — helicopters, chinooks, DQ, cherry pickers, gas pumps, merkins, crabcakes, american hammers, arm circles from am ham position-

    2 squats, 4 swings, 6 presses, 8 halos
    AMRAP for 2 minutes
    rest
    2 halos, 4 presses, 6 swings, 8 squats
    AMRAP for 2 minutes
    rest
    2 merkins, 4 AST, 6 plank jacks, 8 mountain climbers
    AMRAP 2 minutes
    rest
    2 mountain climbers, 4 plank jacks, 6 AST, 8 merkins
    AMRAP 2 minutes, rest
    2 bob and weave, 4 round the worlds, 6 high pulls, 8 tricep extension
    AMRAP 2 minutes
    rest
    2 tricep extension, 4 high pulls, 6 round the worlds, 8 bob and weave
    AMRAP 2 minutes
    rest

    Almost ten minutes of abs
    KB flutters
    situp presses
    bridge to situp
    2 step getup
    KB am ham to quick twist
    weighted hollow rock

    YHC took us out. Great workout gentlemen — during the two minutes of exercises, Yardsale announced that this is about how long another aspect of his life lasts, hence the backblast title. Good conversation this morning about the 4th F and Yardsale’s love life. YHC needed to laugh this morning, so it was medicine for YHC’s soul.

  • horseshoe pt 2

    COP — 1 good burpee, cherry pickers, russian soldiers, 2 good burpees,LBC’s, SSH, side reaches, 5 good burpees

    Lucky Horseshoe– bear crawl short lengths, run long lengths

    Lap 1 – Merkins
    Lap 2 – Merkins, WW2
    Lap 3 – merkins, ww2’s dips
    Lap 4 – merkins, ww2, dips, american hammers
    Lap 5 –merkins, ww2, dips, am ham, squats
    Lap 6 – ww2, dips, am ham, squats
    Lap 7 – dips, am ham squats
    Lap 8 – dips, am ham
    Lap 9 – dips
    Lap 10 – Victory Lap

    Great job this morning, gents!! Hard work put in by all. Talk this morning ranged from Yardsale’s son’s college choice of Utah, pandemic discussions, and football among other things. YHC kept everyone dry this morning, which was a plus! SYITG!