YHC arrived at 5:25 to see that only 3 other pax had shown up. Not to worry, though, as six more would roll in on two wheels right at 5:30 giving us an even 10. Veteran crew with no new faces so short disclaimer given and off we went.
Run down Rea to the Harris Teeter shopping center, circle up in the back parking lot by the office building.
SSH x 20 IC
25 Merkins OYO
IW x 20 IC
25 diamond Merkins OYO
Low slow squat x 15 IC
25 wide arm Merkins OYO
Head out to Colony and hang the first right onto Stonecroft Park, then right on Corwallis Camp, right on Wessynton, and right on Summerlin back to Rea, stopping at each corner to keep together. 20 jump squats at the first corner, 20 merkins at the next, repeat at each corner until we get to Rea.
Head back to the school and back to the concession stand. Partner up.
Round 1 – P1 runs to the back football field for 10 burpees, P2 runs to the playground for 10 pull-ups. Return to concession stand for 10 hand slap Merkins. Flapjack and then plank when done.
Round 2 – P1 runs to baseball field for 10 lunges each leg, P2 run opposite way for 30 Carolina dry docks. Return to concession stand for 10 hand slap Merkins. Flapjack and plank when done.
Mosey to small football field for partner sprints. P1 AYG sprint to the batting cages, do 10 merkins, and sprint back while P2 does LBC’s. Flapjack, then repeat x 2 with dollies and flutters.
Circle up in the field for a couple minutes of Mary:
Russian twists
Heels to Heaven
Rosalita
Mosey back to parking lot.
DONE
MOLESKIN
Nice work today. It was a little less humid so it made for a great workout. I thought we were going to have a small group at first, then the cavalry arrived just in time. Great effort by everyone, especially Spackler, who managed to do at least 1 rep of each exercise. Semi Gloss found that there’s a bathroom at Hydra too, although not sure if he was able to get in there. Maybe now he’ll post every week. Thanks to all the pax for letting me lead, always a pleasure. And thanks to Semi Gloss for the takeout.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
F3 Golf – sign up already if you’re playing, and whether you’re playing or not, Hydra is sponsoring a hole so we need donations from the Hydra Pax. I know we can easily round up enough money to cover the $100 cost, and hopefully more. This is your chance to give to someone else what F3 has given you, as all proceeds go to the F3 Leap Expansion program. All donation amounts are welcome, however large or small. Let’s show the other Thursday workouts that #F3Hydra is not only the toughest workout in A51, but also the most generous.
22 Pax, including 2 FNG’s, ignored the forecast for stormy weather and ventured out into the soup for another edition of Skunkworks. Here is what we did:
Warmup:
SSH x 25 IC
25 swings OYO
IW x 20 IC
25 overhead press OYO
Squat x 15 IC
10 stagger Merkins each side IC
25 alternating swings OYO
THANG:
Partner up with like size bells, catch me if you can with 10 merkins to the bottom of the parking lot by the church.
Line up along the curb for some doubles work:
1) P1 runs to top of the hill at the road and does 10 merkins while P2 does double swings.
Flapjack and repeat as follows:
2) P1 runs, P2 does double cleans
Flapjack
3) P1 runs, P2 does double goblet squats
Flapjack
4) P1 runs, P2 does double overhead presses
Flapjack
5) P1 runs, P2 does double suitcase lunges
Flapjack
6) P1 runs, P2 does double clean and press
Flapjack
7) P1 runs, P2 does snatch (double snatch for extra credit)
Flapjack
On your six for some Mary (because YHC needed a rest)
Flutter Press x 10 IC
American Hammer x 10 IC
Catch me if you can back to the parking lot.
Still time, so mosey to the field inside the track for some sprints:
– Sprint to far side, 20 diamond merkins, then back to near side and 10 burpees
Repeat x 2 with wide arm merkins and regular merkins.
Mosey to parking lot for Mary:
LBC w/bell x 10 IC
Louganis w/bell x 10 IC
DONE
MOLESKIN:
Couple of much needed 10 counts mixed in on the doubles, which are not fun. Everyone pushed hard though and fought through the humidity. I called no burpees for anyone who could beat Fletch on the last sprint, and he was gracious enough to let everyone beat him. Good thing, because I wasn’t going to do them anyway. Thanks for letting me lead, always a good time and great PAX at Skunkworks.
Announcements:
F3 Golf – sign up
Harley/Fletch need a Q for next Tuesday
Thanks to Harley for the solid takeout.
17 pax posted for the latest edition of Death Valley. It was hot and humid, and no FNG’s so quick disclaimer and off we went.
Mosey down to the track, take a warmup lap.
Circle up in middle of the field for COP
SSH x 25
IW x 20
Merkins x 15
Squats x 15
BURPEE LADDER
Partner up along the 50 yd line
Partners run to opposite end zones, do 10 burpees and meet back at the 50 yd line for 10 partner hand-slap merkins.
Repeat with 9 burpees, then 8, etc. 10 hand-slap merkins each time in between. Continue down to 1 burpee.
Plank when finished. Once all-in, 50 recovery LBC’s.
Mosey up to the parking lot then down Strawberry Lane to the top of Rosecliff.
7’s on the hill with jump squats at the bottom and merkins at the top. Got through about 4 or 5 rounds before time to head back.
Mosey back to the school parking lot, with enough time for some LBC’s and Dollies.
DONE
MOLESKIN
Great work today in the #ValleyofSoup. I started sweating the moment I got out of the car. Great work by the pax this morning. The burpee ladder took a little longer than anticipated, but everyone kept after it and finished strong. 100 hand-slap merkins sucks but it keeps you honest. Glad Little Mike was able to find us, conveniently right at the end of the Burpee Ladder. He put in a few miles around the neighborhood before he caught up to us. Not a lot of mumble chatter, except a couple of “who’s idea was this”, and “looks better on paper”. This is true. No one dislikes burpees more than YHC, yet somehow that’s what I came up with. Go figure. Thanks for the opportunity to lead, always a pleasure and the DV pax are a great group. Thanks to Semi Gloss for the take-out.
Announcements:
F3 Dads – Francis Beatty Park Saturdays at 9am in June.
F3 Golf – July 29th. Check website for details and sign up.
20 PAX posted for YHC’s first Q at #F3Dromedary. Easy to get in plenty of running at such an expansive AO. Here is how it went down:
WARMUP
SSH x 25 IC
IW x 20 IC
Merkins x 15 IC
Low slow squat x 15 IC
Mountain climber x 20 IC
THANG
4 corners around the big parking lot with 10 diamond Merkins at each corner. Plank until the six arrives.
Repeato, this time with wide arm Merkins at each corner.
Mosey to the short track and partner up between the track and picnic tables.
P1 runs a lap while P2 runs up to the tables and does 20 step ups and 20 dips, then back to track and meet partner for 10 hand slap Merkins. Flapjack, do another 10 hand-slap merkins, then plank and wait for the six.
Repeato, this time with 20 derkins and 20 squats.
Repeato, this time with 20 dry docks and 20 sister Mary Catherine’s.
Mosey over to the hill for 7’s with burpees at the top, and hand release Merkins at the bottom.
Plank until everyone finishes, then what the heck, plank up in a circle for a merkin-wave. Made it about 5 times around the circle. Recover.
Head back to base just in time for a couple Mary exercises.
LBC x 20 IC
Rosalita x 20 IC
DONE
MOLESKIN
This site has a really good group of guys which makes it very enjoyable and an honor to lead. Everyone really pushed themselves and each other. Great job. Sorry for all the running, but it’s what I’m weakest at so that’s what I need to do more of. YHC was too smoked to hear much mumble chatter, sound off below with anything I missed.
Announcements:
Several. Check twitter and website.
-3rd F Sanctuary at Brooklyn Pizza Wesley Chapel Thursdays
-SOB run at 7 on Wednesdays at Brazwells in Ballantyne
-F3 Dads – one in SOB land and one in Area 51
-This Saturday Cuthbertson Middle – Family F3 workout at 9:30
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10 pax broke out of the fartsack and fought through the windy conditions to post at Hydra. Brief explanation of the goal for the workout, which was to try and increase your pace at each set of running exercises. Then a quick disclaimer and we were off.
Warmup jog to Harris Teeter shopping center, circle up in the back lot
SSH x 25
25 Merkins OYO
IW x 25
25 diamond Merkins OYO
Low slow squat x 25
25 wide arm Merkins
Run back to the church entrance (at a little faster pace), partner up and grab a lifting rock
P1 curls, P2 run to Salvation Army box and back (at a little faster pace), flapjack
P1 squats, P2 run, flapjack
P1 tricep extensions, P2 run, flapjack
P1 lunges, P2 run, flapjack
Mosey to the track
P1 run lap (all you got), P2 LBCs, perform 10 hand-slap Merkins with partner, flapjack
P1 run lap, P2 heels to heaven, 10 hand-slap Merkins, flapjack
Had 2 more laps planned, but running out of time.
Circle up for 2 minutes of Mary
Dolly x 20
Protractor – each pax call out degree (x2)
DONE
Moleskine
Great work out there by everyone. Guys were really pushing it, getting faster with each exercise and leaving YHC in the dust. Good to have Sledge (Hammer 2.0) out there showing everyone how it’s done. Oh to be young again! Sound off below with anything missed. Thanks for allowing me to lead, always a pleasure!
21 PAX crawled out of the fartsack for another edition of Skunkworks. Short disclaimer given, and off we went.
WARMUP
SSH x 25 IC
IW x 20 IC
Merkin x 15 IC
Low Slow Squat x 15 IC
20 2-handed swings OYO
THANG
Grab bells and mosey to pkg lot, line up along the entrance to the first two rows.
20 two hand swings
Run to buses and back
20 two hand swings, 20 goblet squats
Run to buses and back
20 two hand swings, 20 goblet squats, 10 shoulder presses each hand
Run to buses and back
20 two hand swings, 20 goblet squats, 10 shoulder presses each hand, 10 lunges each leg
Run to buses and back
20 two hand swings, 20 goblet squats, 10 shoulder presses each hand, 10 lunges each leg, 10 snatches each hand
Run to buses and back
Some plank work in between sets
Mosey to hill, partner up with like size bells
P1 run up hill and do 20 diamond Merkins
P2 double swings
Flapjack x 2
P1 run up hill and do 20 jump squats
P2 double suitcase lunges
Flapjack x 2
P1 run up hill and do 5 burpees
P2 double high pulls
Flapjack x 2
P1 run up hill and do 20 LBCs
P2 Louganis with bell
Mosey back to field, just in time for one more set of Mary. Chorus of boos, so screw it, 10 burpees OYO.
DONE
MOLESKINE
Great group out there today. YHC was too busy trying to remember the next exercise to pay much attention to the mumblechatter, so sound off with anything worth noting. I’m sure I missed something since the usual chatterboxes were all here. Always enjoy leading Skunkworks, it’s always a fun workout with a great group of guys. Thanks to Fletch and Harley for the opportunity. Thanks to Busch for the great sendoff. Always well done.
8 pax showed up on this balmy Christmas Eve for another installment of Hydra. Solid group of veterans so short disclaimer given and off we went.
WARM-UP
Run to opposite pkg lot for warm up
SSH x 25
IW x 20
Merkins x 10 IC
Squats x 15 IC
THANG
Cross the street, partner up and grab a rock
P1 runs to the donation box while P2 does called exercise, flapjack for 2 rounds each of:
Rock curls
Rock presses
Return rocks and mosey down Windy Rush to bottom of hill at Foxworth, stopping at each street light for 10 Merkins.
7’s with jump squats at the top and Merkins at the bottom.
Various Mary exercises while everyone finished.
Run back up to Rea, stopping again at each street light, this time for 10 CDD’s.
Plank while we gather at corner of Windy Rush and Rea, then mosey back to parking lot for a few minutes of Mary:
Protractor, each pax calls a degree.
Sid the kid, 10 clockwise, 10 counter-clockwise
DONE
MOLESKIN:
Great work today fellas. Special #kotters to Bugeater, great to see you brother! Hope to see you back soon. T-Claps to Hops, Hammer, and Bugeater for running in. Runstopper foiled YHC’s plan to keep everyone together by stopping at street lights, nothing can slow that man down! Thanks for allowing me to lead, always an honor. Hope everyone has a Merry Christmas!
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Jan 1st/2nd – volunteer opportunity at a wrestling tournament supporting Holy Angels. See Runstopper for details.
Joe Davis Run – sign up.
Hydra Q schedule in the works for 2016. Let Pudding Pop or YHC know if interested.
Sound off below with anything I missed.
24 PAX entered the gloom for another Friday Jevlar adventure. Short disclaimer and off we went.
Mosey to track, 1/2 lap mixed in with some high knees and butt kickers, circle up at the 50 yard line.
SSH x 25 IC
IW x 25 IC
Merkins x 10 IC
Mtn climber x 20
Low slow squat x 20
Mosey to goal line, line up for suicides with exercises mixed in:
Run to the 10 yard line for 10 burpees and back to the goal line
To the 20 for 20 diamonds and back
To the 30 for 30 Mary Catherine’s and back
To the 40 for 40 dry docks and back
To the 50 for 50 Russian twists
Plank at the goal line and reqroup.
To the far 40 for 40 dry docks and back
To the far 30 for 30 lunges
To the far 20 for 20 wide arms
To the far 10 for 10 jump squats
To the far goal line, plank and regroup.
Partner up and mosey to the bottom of Grandma Mountain
ROUND 1
P1 runs up Grandma Mtn and does 5 pull-ups at the playground
P2 Merkins until P1 returns
Flapjack and continue until total 200 Merkins
ROUND 2
Repeato, this time with 300 Squats
ROUND 3
Repeato, this time with 400 LBCs
Mosey back to lot, time for one round of dollies x 20 IC.
COT
Always a fun group at Joust/Kevlar, and today did not disappoint. Welcome FNG Matchbox, hope to see you back out there. Great effort was put forth by everyone out there. Lots of mumble chatter as usual, which makes it a fun time. Thanks to Header for the opportunity to lead, and to Busch for taking us out.
Announcements:
– Sign up for the Christmas party
– Toy drive at Alexander Youth Network, Smokey is Joust Q, led overall by Joker
Posted on behalf of Backdraft:
12 junior fire fighters posted on a dark damp morning. Given a torn hamstring, injury from “Area 51 Turkey Bowl” there would be no running or so was proclaimed by yours virgin Q.
Warm Up:
SSH – 23 (prime number)
Merkins – 11 (prime number)
That was it, wanted to save the arms for the dragging of the fire hoses.
Slow gimpy mosey to basketball courts.
Broke PAX into 3 groups:
Group 1 – drag 2, 2.5 inch 50 ft long nitrile and cotton jacketed fire hose 75+ yards, turn around and drag back (running drag)
Group 2 – lift 30-40lb CO2 fire extinguisher over your head (military press, behind your head, curl, shoulder shrugs, squats or whatever) until relieved by fire hose guys.
Group 3 – battle hose – 1, 2.5 inch 50ft long cotton jacketed fire hose wrapped around a basketball goal (double arm waves, alternate arm waves, double arm wave burpees)(artofmanliness.com/2013/10/17/bat…)
4 – sets
Rolled hoses, put away extinguishers and assigned 6 SCBA (self contained breathing apparatus, the oxygen bottles firemen wear on their backs) bottles for some Mary. Not sure what it’s called but:
1. Partner sit-ups passing SCBA bottle between partner
2. Partner sit back-to-back and pass SCBA bottle.
Ended with protractor. Thanks to the leader who finished while Q put away stuff and limped back to pax.
Good work gentlemen you all earned 3 points towards your fireman’s certification. Thanks for the effort and very little complaining. Thanks to Puddin Pop and Good Hands for giving me an opportunity to Q. I am glad my VQ was at Hydra.
Announcements:
Christmas party sign up ends tomorrow.
11 pax showed up at Hydra to see what was in store. No newbies, so short disclaimer given and off we went. This is what we did:
WARMUP
SSH x 25 IC
IW x 20 IC
Merkin x 10 IC
Squat x 20 IC
Mtn Climber x 20 IC
THE THANG
Partner up for the MerkinFest:
Partner 1 does 20 merkins while Partner 2 does squats, flapjack.
Partner 1 does 19 merkins while Partner 2 does squats, flapjack.
So on and so forth all the way down to 1 merkin.
Now that we’re feeling all “chesty”, mosey over to the concessions area, keeping with your partner.
Partner 1 runs around the outside of the baseball field while partner 2 does AMRAP of called exercise, then flapjack.
Round 1: step-ups
Round 2: dry docks
Round 3: Sister Mary Catherine’s
Round 4: dips
Round 5: LBC’s
Mosey to the football field a line up abreast on the goal line.
AYG sprint to the other endzone, do 20 LBC’s, then mosey back to goal line.
Repeato x 3
Plank work
Back to the parking lot for Mary:
Dolly x 15 IC
Russian Twist x 15 IC
LBC x 15 IC (called by Frosty Paws)
Flutter x 15 IC (called by Iron Horse)
Done
Moleskine:
Great group out there today. Not too much mumble chatter except for some groans when the merkinfest was called. Everyone worked hard and pushed through to the end. If you made it all the way through you did 210 merkins (on top of the 20 during warmup). Strong! Iron Horse wanted to go back up the ladder but was quickly shut down. He may be war daddy, but he’s a beast. Thanks for allowing me to lead today, always an honor. Sound off with anything else I missed. Thanks to Iron Horse for taking us out.
Announcements:
10/4 Day of “stuff” at the Whitewater center. Bushwacker race, etc. Watch for preblast and check website.