DiCCs
Warmup
The Thang
Simple – Run
I just want say thanks for the PAX coming to my VQ WXW Express! I saw new faces like Deep Dish and FNG Valdez plus the Pursuit and LRC crews. Also special shout out to Rudy, Popeye, Fusebox, and Chatterbox for kicking butt!!!
As always thanks for the push from the OG’s of WXW Express aka Gazelles: Gerber, Wolverine, Glidah, Easy Button, and Dasher!!
Cannot forget about my brothers the Wildabeest!! Chicken and Sugar
Announcements
WTF May 1st – signup on Group M
6th man – Foundation
Welcome Ryan Silva FNG – aka Valdez
“They told me that the classics never go out of style, but … they do, they do. Somehow, baby, I never thought that we do too.”
They said the donut run was over. No one does that anymore, running is for Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, and maybe a Friday if you want to tickle the ole Tiger-Ball. As John Rambo said, nothing is over. Like the old gods, these things never die they just get renamed and recycled. Rinse and repeat. A cycle, or a circle. Like a donut. You know, the kind with a hole in the middle.
10 Fast Twitchers ran one direction of the classic donut route today. Re-living the glory days of a Wednesday run, on a Tuesday. A running workout that YHC never attended in his 5+ years of F3, but a route that YHC has run many times. The site q’s, and Alf, stayed home (their loss) for the a run through familiar territory, an unoriginal oldie but a goodie. West out of Arbo, down Mt Rea, right at Dunkin, a quick yog past Hops yelling at the trifusenik for their lack of effort (t-claps on the BB BTW), right onto Candlewyck and then pax choice for the extra mile through Beverly Crest OR right onto Providence to bring it back to Arboretum. 6 miles or 7. Unless you’re Voodoo then you do the whole thing twice because it’s that half marathon time of month.
Not much else to share, mostly because YHC was running alongside Butterknife the whole time. Please sound off in the comments with any chatter or observations.
On a slightly more serious note, backblasts are a thing and they are real. They don’t have to be long or overly complicated and ANY workout can have a backblast. A backblast for Fast Twitch is proof. So if you’re Q’ing or a site-Q, get a backblast written for your shenanigans that day. The pax will appreciate you.
Announcements:
Thanks to Purple Haze for the takeout
Well its been a year since Noonan mentioned that I should get out to workout with the guys at Bushwood. About that time, F# was on a slight Hiatus, but a small group were out pretty much daily working out at MES. Noonan, Big Ben, One Star, Fiji, Spaulding and an occasional straggler along with myself. I’d say it it may have been the longest FNG run as it took a good 3 weeks to get aptly named Tanyatine. For those that had not known, I still follow and indulge in my first true love of Hockey and since I started during the early days of Quarantine, One Star played Mash-up with Tonya Harding and Quarantine.. Genius!!! Well at least he still thinks so to this day! However, it has stuck, and I think every new AO I head to, it is listed as a different name and I get dumbfounded looks regularly.
Prior to F3 and and Quarantine for that matter, I would travel and hit up so many YMCA’s that I have lost track. when that dried up, I started working out on my deck and running in early march 2020… Which looking back was pretty much a single person F3 workout, so the transition was smoother. Using a lot of those exercises within my own Q’s which are usually similar to the below.
Bushwood has been having increasing number lately and we had a perfect 18 today.
Warmup: slightly longer mosey to the front lot, Moroccan Night Clubs, SSH, IPW, Potato pickers 18IC. Calf Stretch, Up/Down dog.
Thang: Head out to the Half wall, but, uh….. Few too many Pax for the half wall, so Audible and head to Turkey Trot.
At each driveway on the left, Alternate 10 LBC’s and 10 Speed Skaters 1=2 2=1. Yes i called out 1=2 at one point.. oh well, there was the laughter to humble ones self. On the way back 10 LBC’s and 10 Romanian Dead lifts at the driveways. Smuggler led the Shoulder taps for the 6.
While we had to Audible the half wall, Fiji and Long Haul reminded me there were the picnicking tables on the back nine. So lets audible back. While going, 10 merkins at each mailbox before the cut through. As we got to the tables/Tent, a few of us from last week had some flashbacks from last week when in the pouring rain it was the only dry spot….Until the sprinklers came on. So once again, Sprinkers on so we moved some tables and started on.
Head to YHC favorite spot, the rock pile. Grab a lifting rock and rifle carry to the parking lot. Each Pax take a Spot, 9 holes of No Fun Zone!!! 9 exercises with run to end and back.
Rifle Carry rock back to pile, 3 mins to COT and finish with Fast feet for 30 seconds.
MOLESKIN
As I spoke to my wife last night that this was one year since I had finally decided to try F3 (I had been asked 3 years before in Race City) I think she is just as happy as I was since we had just moved down here and she knows i need an outlet and just as important the fellowship. I am glad I have gotten involved and have been able to meet so many great people and their families over the last year. It gives me something to look forward to in the morning, and now I am looking forward to work travel a bit more as I know many of my destinations are also F3 areas.
Welcome New FNG Jazz Flute (Rob Pettman-think thats what I heard) since he is from San Diego, but born across the pond… works in Financial services, wife and two notches, competitive wake boarder and Rugby player. other names considered: Cauliflower, San Diago, Classy, pebbles.
Announcements:
Bottle cap wants you —> at cowbell. Where is that location One Star? Thats the same as Asylum right!?!?!
1 Q challenge- 1 person to Q every workout 100 Pax need to get involved looking at a lot of Newbies..reach out to Site Q’s
-Try new sites
-Get involved
-Smuggler at Dromedary tomorrow
-Big Ben at Bushwood next Tuesday for Spring Break Q
Hopper, Chopper & Runstopper – say it aloud. It’s fun to say. They all posted today…pretty sure Chopper was LIFO, by the way.
Great morning to post, and a crew of 21 was ready to go starting with a 5-burpee warmup. This is when the griping started aka mumble chatter.
Below is an accounting of this morning’s events – mostly unrelated to the workout itself – aka Moleskine.
A few observations as YHC arrived with 2 minutes to spare.
Ok. Ok. So we did COP over in the professional building lot. As we headed there, Spackler was already complaining that the pax spent the whole time there last week with Limey on Q. Those that don’t do the exercises cannot complain, right? Refusenik’s forfeit that right!
We weren’t there long. We ran down to OP, stopping a few times for some burpees. At one stop, some smart@$$ asked “where’s Buc-ee’s?” Answer: already planked up and 20 seconds ahead of you lollygaggers.
Did a bunch of wall work to include Mike Tyson’s, Wallthar N’Djaiye’s, People’s Chair with overhead press, Donkey kicks and some other stuff.
Snuka was out front on the down & back runs. If I can a) even post and b) give that kind of effort when I’m 59 – that will be cause for much thanks. T-claps Snuks.
Pretty sure Gloss & Spackler took a lap around the school rather than the called exercises. #modifiersextraordinaire
Runstopper said that Mike Tyson calls the exercises “Runstopper’s”
We moseyed over to John Wesley’s milieu (aka the Methodist church) for some rock work, mostly thrusters with some curls and tricep extensions. Curls are worthless and Puddin’ said no one noticed his/him/them at the beach recently.
Was thankful for the movie trivia lesson that was delivered by Geraldo & Puddin’ during this segment.
Gloss just kept wanting to head home, so I delayed our departure of course.
Marvel was getting after it the whole time in his silent assassin way…Thunder Road & Beetlejuice likewise. I think Beetlejuice ran in as well, but that doesn’t count as he only lives a 5-iron away from the Nest.
Speaking of silent: that word does not describe Limey’s sphincter. Sweet mercy.
So….that’s it. Buc-ee’s took us out in prayer. Please keep giving thanks and praying for God’s healing for Bout Time’s son Jennings. He’s a great God, so don’t make him too small. Be bold when you go to him. I promise you won’t overwhelm him (that’s you making yourself too big).
Until next backblast….
Warm up
Mosey to Rudy’s Shed. 20 x SSH
Mosey to Round about near tennis courts. 20 x SSH
15 Imperial Walkers
15 plank jacks
15 mountain climbers
Various stretches.
The Thang
Mosey over to side of high school. At Alcove one do 10 Mike Tyson’s. mosey over to Alcove two and complete 20 Donkey kicks, then mosey to front of High School grab a bench and complete 30 Dips. Rinse and repeat x 3
Mosey over to High School Gym. I have no idea what the exercise is called or even if it has a name. you plank facing the wall, put one hand up on the wall and then the second hand on the wall and then return said hands to the ground. Whatever that is, we did 10 of them and then ran down the path and circled back around the to the stairs and did 5 burpees at the stairs. Rinse and repeat x 3.
Mosey over to Rudy Shed. Wall sit and 20 air presses
Mosey up the path to COT and stop at each light for burpees. Start with one burpee and increase by one burpee at each light. I think we got to 8 burpees at the last light.
The Moleskin
Great group of guys this morning . Appreciate you letting me lead you.
Announcements:
WTF – on May 1st.
Off the Chain – New AO starts on Thursday April 1. Rockwell will post more info on GroupMe.
I came in on two wheels this morning (forgot to load the car last night) and found 5 pax ready to kick Monday in the teeth at Swole. After unloading my bells and issuing a quick disclaimer to the veteran pax present, we got moving.
Warm up:
Main Event:
Announcements:
Moleskine:
Listen to this while reading the backblast
12 men rolled out of bed a little earlier and ventured into parts unknown to help launch The Lycan; F3 Waxhaw’s newest AO. As much as we all love the Flash/Ignition mob, it’s getting a bit unruly with 30+ PAX posting on the average Monday. Great numbers! But that just means it’s time to expand. Posse, Dilbert, and I did a little recon work on Friday and discovered a neighborhood with a wicked, hilly loop and access to Highway 75. We’re right across from the cemetary with easy access to downtown Waxhaw and on campus there are hills, trails, and plenty of room to stretch your legs.
So what’s a Lycan? From the Greek: “lykos” meaning “wolf” and “anthropos” meaning “man” – lukanthropia translates to the Latin “lycanthropy” or more commonly: Werewolf

Waxhaw Elementary School is home of the Wolves, so it was only fitting to adopt that into the AO name. Plus, like any good werewolf tale, the beast is unleashed on the full moon.
And it just so happens that was today…
A full moon at The Lycan means Iron Wolf Challenge (think Iron Pax Challenge difficulty without the chest beating and no Hartsville) so today that meant a couple of items up front:
Warmup
Fast mosey to the back of the school for some fast count SSHs, Mountain Climbers IC, and Merkins IC, all punctuated by the EMOM timer and burpees along the way. Continue the loop around the school and as we’re coming back to the front I see a headlamp (I thought) over near COT, so we swing by to pick them up.
Nope! Not a late PAX, but instead the Waxhaw PD has stopped to investigate why there are a bunch of cinderblocks sitting in the parking lot of the school. I attempt to explain/EH (for a later date) the officer into joining us, but between me shouting “Burpees!” when the timer went off and just the general confusion, all I got from him was a “this just looks weird.” I assured him we’d be clearing out around 6:00am then we moseyed away leaving him in stunned amazement as 2 more police cars pulled into the parking lot.
The Thang
Partner up so we can move some coupons from COT to the back of the school. Partner 1 farmer carries two coupons while Partner 2 runs to the rear of the school (where we did the warmup) and then back to their partner. Swap places and repeato until both coupons have arrived at the back of the school.
Now that each person has their coupon it’s time for a Blockee Webb. At the top of the hill, do 1 Blockee then leave your coupon, run all the way down the handicap ramp to the bottom of the hill. Do 4 Step-Ups on the wall then run up the grass hill and back to your coupon. 6 inch plank on your block while waiting on the 6. Repeato until 5 and 20
Fast mosey to the south side of the school and find a spot on the wall for Donkey Kicks 10 to 1. It works like this:
Fast mosey back to the coupons for some 7s: Weighted Coupon Squats at the top of the hill and American Hammers (2=1) at the bottom
6 minutes remaining so find a different partner than the last time and farmer carry/fast mosey back to COT the same way we moved blocks the first time.
Moleskin
Lots of fun this morning. The EMOM timer really sucks for two reasons. 1) Burpees and 2) it throws off any rhythm you might have had. But that’s why I threw it in there. We don’t wake up at the crack of dawn for easy. We get up early to push ourselves and start the day off right. Thanks to the men who joined me this morning to launch this site. Go see Posse, Showgirl, and Nails so you can get on the schedule.
As I told the PAX this morning: if you loved the Iron Wolf Challenge, good news! We’ll be doing another at the next full moon. And if you hated the Iron Wolf Challenge, good news! We won’t be doing another until the next full moon!
Announcements
Dilbert has his vQ next week at The Lycan. Show him and the new AO your support
CPR class tonight at 5 Stones from 6pm to 8pm. Talk to Surge (Jim Connell) on GroupMe or just show up at the door with cash in hand ($15 I think??)
April 1 Q Challenge – No repeat Qs for the whole month. That means Site Qs need your help filling their calendars. If you aren’t already signed up to Q a Site then talk to a Site Q and get on the schedule
After a fun Saturday night the last thing I wanted to hear from Teddy, “Hey wingman, you have the Q at Firestarter tomorrow!”
Without an exact plan and a trip around Starbucks to find a smuggler smuggling we set off to 131 Main for warmup.
20 Side Straddle Hops
20 Imperial Walkers
10 Windmill
10 Squats
Mosey to the Amazing Lash Studio with 10 merkins and some plank on the way. Smuggler is located and lighter on his feet.
Partner up for Rock work.
100 Curls
100 Press
100 Tricep Extensions
100 Bent-over Rows
100 Squats
15 Press Flutters
10 Press Dolly
Mosey back to Blakeney with 10 Merkins on the Way
10 Getups on the wall Behind Old Navy
Suicides
10 Squats, Backward Run
20 Squats, Backward Run
30 Squats, Backward Run
40 Squats, Backward Run
Stairwell
5 Burpees in Every Corner
Wall
30 Punches
50 Air Presses
Thine Only
Mondays are hard. Its hard getting out of bed. Part of the reason I volunteered to help Teddy out with Firestarter. Thanks to all of you that continue to show up for the Premiere Monday SOB bootcamp. Its also great to see some newer faces out here.
5 7 9 13 Many PAX showed up for Chicken Run to get their own miles in and to support brothers who were DR running races. YHC was one of the late-comers who caught up with some along the way and appeared out of nowhere to others once we all arrived back at the PetSmart. Good discussions and nice, follow-able route by Tron on his first Chicken Q.