No Plan, No problem!
Date: 2026-02-07 AO: Olympus Q: Blanks , PAX: voodoo, The Worm, Blanks, Krzyzewski, Emoji, MARTA, high_tide, hoover FNGs: None COUNT: 8 WARMUP: hoover inspired: the usual, mixed in with 100 single bell swings! Love getting those out of the way up front.
THE THANG: MARTA requested a themed playlist, so I went with an easy one; songs from movies. It didn’t take long for him to call me out for not watching movies in the past 20 years. YHC had a blast today, the PAX showed up and made it worthwhile. Krzyzewski was supportive and never hesitated, no matter how heavy his bells were. high_tide nailed a bunch of my songs, which made YHC feel vindicated. voodoo powered through a virus he picked up either from across the pond or one of his many work/ski trips. Emoji was fired up the whole time, showing up early and putting YHC’s enthusiasm to shame. The Worm set the pace for the farmers carries, and nailed the Nine Inch Nails song from The Crow.
It was an honor gentleman!! Your fellowship is as refreshing as a post-workout Miller Lite at 8am on my day off.
Double bells Swing + Clean + Squat + Thruster + Rows 3 reps each EMOM for 10 mins (That guy on the internet doing these probably wasn’t real)
Double bells Suitcase walk as far as we could. Stay together. First man to stop, we all stop. Turn around, walk back. Rest for 1 min Repeat with bells racked. Rest Repeat with waiter carry. Rest (PAX grunting but went the entire distance. Together.)
Single bell 3 sets High Pull – 5 (It’s called an Upright Row!) Curl – 5 Straight Up – 5 (Overhead press?) Tricep – 5 Rest
Double Bells 3 sets Straight Shrug – 5 Deadlift – 5 Forward shrug – 5 Deadlift – 5 Reverse shrug – 5 Rest (Gotta work the traps!!)
Double bell Hit the mat (if you go one) Chest Presses 30 seconds on, 30 second rest Supposed to do 9 sets, but we did some Mary after 4.
MARY: Some leg stuff, maybe some crunches, then we did Uncle Leo’s and toe touches before the boot campers arrived.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Brew Ruck in the beginning of March, Q School in the end of March.
COT: geraldo and high_tide took us out.
THE THANG: MARTA requested a themed playlist, so I went with an easy one; songs from movies. It didn’t take long for him to call me out for not watching movies in the past 20 years. YHC had a blast today, the PAX showed up and made it worthwhile. Krzyzewski was supportive and never hesitated, no matter how heavy his bells were. high_tide nailed a bunch of my songs, which made YHC feel vindicated. voodoo powered through a virus he picked up either from across the pond or one of his many work/ski trips. Emoji was fired up the whole time, showing up early and putting YHC’s enthusiasm to shame. The Worm set the pace for the farmers carries, and nailed the Nine Inch Nails song from The Crow.
It was an honor gentleman!! Your fellowship is as refreshing as a post-workout Miller Lite at 8am on my day off.
Double bells Swing + Clean + Squat + Thruster + Rows 3 reps each EMOM for 10 mins (That guy on the internet doing these probably wasn’t real)
Double bells Suitcase walk as far as we could. Stay together. First man to stop, we all stop. Turn around, walk back. Rest for 1 min Repeat with bells racked. Rest Repeat with waiter carry. Rest (PAX grunting but went the entire distance. Together.)
Single bell 3 sets High Pull – 5 (It’s called an Upright Row!) Curl – 5 Straight Up – 5 (Overhead press?) Tricep – 5 Rest
Double Bells 3 sets Straight Shrug – 5 Deadlift – 5 Forward shrug – 5 Deadlift – 5 Reverse shrug – 5 Rest (Gotta work the traps!!)
Double bell Hit the mat (if you go one) Chest Presses 30 seconds on, 30 second rest Supposed to do 9 sets, but we did some Mary after 4.
MARY: Some leg stuff, maybe some crunches, then we did Uncle Leo’s and toe touches before the boot campers arrived.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Brew Ruck in the beginning of March, Q School in the end of March.
COT: geraldo and high_tide took us out.
Neighbors of the 51
Date: 2026-02-07 AO: Bowlderdash Q: bratwurst , PAX: jrr_tolkien, Polly, gumbo, fire_hazard, shrinkwrap, HazMat, Brisket, toolbag, Palmolive, turkey_leg, Chopper, Hippie, C3P0, retread, bratwurst, Patches, fleetwood, tagalong, Mr. Jones, midriff, Paper Jam, Gump, Doublemint, tuck, Rob Rosenthal – Drive By, Starch, Pitbull (Daniel C) FNGs: 1 Pitbull (Daniel C) COUNT: 27 PAX reported that the course was MOSTLY easy to follow. Some deviations getting onto Hwy 51 from the Greenway, but no one got lost. Well…. not quite true. Apparently tagalong got left behind for a Code Brown with Brisket & shrinkwrap promising to come back for him (because he knew where he was going), but Brisket and shrinkwrap may still be out there or just running the Charlotte 10-Miler course.
28 PAX with lots of Movement around the Bowl today – Paper Jam Chopper Doublemint for the 0530 start. C3P0 just after. Gump and Patches for some pre-miles. bratwurst Polly retread fleetwood midriff Starch Rob Rosenthal – Drive By HazMat toolbag jrr_tolkien and 1 other PAX for the 0545 start. tagalong Brisket shrinkwrap started at some point. gumbo tuck turkey_leg (and 1 other PAX?) for the 0600 start. Hippie started at some point. fire_hazard Palmolive Mr. Jones FNG – Daniel C (Pitbull) for the 0630 start.
28 PAX with lots of Movement around the Bowl today – Paper Jam Chopper Doublemint for the 0530 start. C3P0 just after. Gump and Patches for some pre-miles. bratwurst Polly retread fleetwood midriff Starch Rob Rosenthal – Drive By HazMat toolbag jrr_tolkien and 1 other PAX for the 0545 start. tagalong Brisket shrinkwrap started at some point. gumbo tuck turkey_leg (and 1 other PAX?) for the 0600 start. Hippie started at some point. fire_hazard Palmolive Mr. Jones FNG – Daniel C (Pitbull) for the 0630 start.
The Maul
Date: 2026-02-04 AO: The Maul Q: Hawkeye , PAX: Hawkeye, SweetWater, Adobe FNGs: None COUNT: 3 WARMUP: Full warmup THE THANG: 5X circuit with weighted American hammers, 30 pound dumbbell curls, SSH, jump, lunges. Run lap up the movie theater back stairs and return. MARY: round Robin and Mary on the salty sidewalk. ANNOUNCEMENTS: Prod Friday COT: YHC took us out.
The bold left the Prod with 4 pax
Date: 2026-02-06 AO: The Brave Q: fire_hazard , PAX: Cheese Curd, fire_hazard, midriff, One Niner FNGs: None COUNT: 4 WARMUP: In a quickly delivered message, you heard, “who’s doing the brave, come with me for + 4 miles”
With that we ran .5 miles in to a parking deck
THE THANG: classic 2 up 1 down w/ a twist- everytime you climb the incline 5 burpees. Then on the down 10 big boy sit ups for “some of us”
>From there with 15 mins remaining we basically did an out and back with a few stops on the way with: decline merkins and Big Boy sit-ups, so we could get Cheese Curd his +4 miles promised
MARY: we found her in the deck
ANNOUNCEMENTS: none
COT: lots of messaging as we combined with the the-prod to finish.
midriff gets credit doing the running with us as he stayed close the entire morning. hands stayed off the ground fire_hazard shouldn’t prerun if he can’t lead the group from the front… dogging it all morning One Niner good to see him in the gloom, although he wouldn’t do one BBSU all morning… something about a soft butt
With that we ran .5 miles in to a parking deck
THE THANG: classic 2 up 1 down w/ a twist- everytime you climb the incline 5 burpees. Then on the down 10 big boy sit ups for “some of us”
>From there with 15 mins remaining we basically did an out and back with a few stops on the way with: decline merkins and Big Boy sit-ups, so we could get Cheese Curd his +4 miles promised
MARY: we found her in the deck
ANNOUNCEMENTS: none
COT: lots of messaging as we combined with the the-prod to finish.
midriff gets credit doing the running with us as he stayed close the entire morning. hands stayed off the ground fire_hazard shouldn’t prerun if he can’t lead the group from the front… dogging it all morning One Niner good to see him in the gloom, although he wouldn’t do one BBSU all morning… something about a soft butt
[The Devil’s Turn] The Devil’s Turn
Date: 2026-02-05 AO: The Devil’s Turn Q: flipper , PAX: retread, hairball, gumbo, Alf, flipper, Gump FNGs: None COUNT: 6 WARMUP: Hairball pre-ran, Gumbo launched early on a solo adventure… so that counts I guess THE THANG: Head out to raintree, run around rounding run then up to 51, run back. YHC had to bail a bit early to make an 8am meeting but the PAX ran strong MARY: she ain’t here ANNOUNCEMENTS: YHC wasn’t there, but I assume there were some COT: see above
Breach of contract
Date: 2026-02-06 AO: Joust Q: spackles , PAX: jet_fuel, spackles, ChickenWing, ductwork, geraldo, 🌼 Daisy FNGs: None COUNT: 6 WARMUP: Things THE THANG: i’d like to thank the committee for the breach of my F3 contract. You’ll be hearing from my lawyer soon. It was a chilly morning. We kept moving. Topics of conversation included the bridge over Niagara Falls, Buffalo street lights, Puddin Pop in Hawaii, liver enzymes, the house of Guinness, sodomy and jail time. MARY: Things ANNOUNCEMENTS: None COT: Things
Bennys Hydra VQ-aka Hydra Arm Day
Date: 2026-02-05 AO: Hydra Q: Benny , PAX: Benny, Queen, MARTA, Erin Brokavich, Limey FNGs: None COUNT: 5 WARMUP: Quick veteran disclaimer including that you could try and sue Marta but its likely not gonna work. After as Limey called “this is an aggressive warmup Benny” when really YHC had plans for partner workout options had to come on the fly with a last min option. After a quick COP of IW, LSS & Sharon Towers instructions were given at Lesleewood CT. THE THANG: Quick Triple Nickle Merkins at the top, with LBCs at the bottom. 10 count to follow, head towards the roundabout near Harris Teeter. 7s with Dry Docks at the round about, Monkey Humpers by Colony. Quick 10 count followed by 2 rounds of air presses, then off towards launch with the leaders getting the six. Afterwards, head toward the overhang for Jack Webb 1 slow merkin, followed by 4 air presses. Worked our way up to 5 slow merkins and 20 air presses before working out way back down then head to the cars for Mary. MARY: Flutter Dolly Rosalita Each pax then picked an exercise for Mary Ended with Burpees OYO till time was done with hitting the Hydra standard of min 2.5 miles. Solid work by everyone this morning, was a raw morning that was not ideal but everyone crushed it out there with lots of 1st and 2nd F moments throughout. ANNOUNCEMENTS: PROD tomorrow see slack for details, Brew Ruck March 7th, Q School March 28th, other announcements that YHC unfortunately does not remember. COT: Marta with the takeout
It’s wet and cold
Date: 2026-02-05 AO: The Phoenix Q: Cheese Curd , PAX: wildturkey, Starch, Cheese Curd, Roulette FNGs: None COUNT: 4 WARMUP: jog from bus lot to the parking lot
THE THANG: 3 different but similiar loops 1) at each parking lot marker, 1 burpee broad jump to the next….about 20 then run one lap around lot 2) At each parking lot marker 1 jump squat, and broad jump lunge walk to the next… about 20 then run 1 lap 3) Cocaine Bear: bear crawl each parking lot marker, 1 merkin….about 16 and a long bear crawl
Run to the adjacent neighborhood for a Tripple Knickle dive bomb merkins at top Run downhill to the cul-de-sac and 4 mtn climbers with a merkin run back up
Jog back to the school for an Ab 4 corners: middle is heels to heavanx10 Corners: 1) box cutter X20 2) Big boy sit ups x20 3) Reverse box cutterx20 4) Flutter x20
Jog to school for 3 rounds of 30 calf raises 10 declines 10 inclines 15 dips
1 round of abs between 2nd and 3rd set
DONE!
MARY: oh, she was there and we got busy
ANNOUNCEMENTS: few running events: craft half, 10k this weekend among other events
COT: runners midriff and Franky joined us Shout out to Starch who downed a Celsius and it showed. On a mission and becoming a runner… look out. Also, kudos on the modify from broad jump to lunges… way harder! Roulette has become quite found of YHC. 3 workouts: I had 2 Q’s he had 1. Man is lean, mean, fighting machine wildturkey needs a garmin charger if anyone has a spare. Getting after it today, not sure if he was “loving it”, but no complaints. Grinding!
Speaking of complaints, the ground was wet, it was it was kinda cold and misty, but we are all better for it.
If you’re still reading this and you didn’t make it out. Sign up to Q, become a site Q. At least pick a site to post, set out your clothes the night before, and show up. You will be better for it.
THE THANG: 3 different but similiar loops 1) at each parking lot marker, 1 burpee broad jump to the next….about 20 then run one lap around lot 2) At each parking lot marker 1 jump squat, and broad jump lunge walk to the next… about 20 then run 1 lap 3) Cocaine Bear: bear crawl each parking lot marker, 1 merkin….about 16 and a long bear crawl
Run to the adjacent neighborhood for a Tripple Knickle dive bomb merkins at top Run downhill to the cul-de-sac and 4 mtn climbers with a merkin run back up
Jog back to the school for an Ab 4 corners: middle is heels to heavanx10 Corners: 1) box cutter X20 2) Big boy sit ups x20 3) Reverse box cutterx20 4) Flutter x20
Jog to school for 3 rounds of 30 calf raises 10 declines 10 inclines 15 dips
1 round of abs between 2nd and 3rd set
DONE!
MARY: oh, she was there and we got busy
ANNOUNCEMENTS: few running events: craft half, 10k this weekend among other events
COT: runners midriff and Franky joined us Shout out to Starch who downed a Celsius and it showed. On a mission and becoming a runner… look out. Also, kudos on the modify from broad jump to lunges… way harder! Roulette has become quite found of YHC. 3 workouts: I had 2 Q’s he had 1. Man is lean, mean, fighting machine wildturkey needs a garmin charger if anyone has a spare. Getting after it today, not sure if he was “loving it”, but no complaints. Grinding!
Speaking of complaints, the ground was wet, it was it was kinda cold and misty, but we are all better for it.
If you’re still reading this and you didn’t make it out. Sign up to Q, become a site Q. At least pick a site to post, set out your clothes the night before, and show up. You will be better for it.
Shield
Date: 2026-02-05 AO: Shield Q: Brisket , PAX: Moth, ToeJam, tagalong, shrinkwrap, Brisket, Bombay, Rump roast FNGs: None COUNT: 7 WARMUP: yes THE THANG: Great workout today, guys. Huge credit to the group for the increased encouragement — especially grinding it out in the snow. 👊❄️ The Thang: – Warm-up followed by a circle of exercises – Rock work – Hill work – Wet pavement work – Wall work Conditions were tough, spirits were high, and the work got done. Strong push, solid teamwork, and plenty of chatter to keep everyone moving. Way to embrace the suck and get better together. 💪🔥 MARY: yes ANNOUNCEMENTS: The Prod COT:
Q Jackman attempts to strike again…
Date: 2026-02-03 AO: Swift Q: flipper , PAX: tagalong, Brisket, flipper, jrr_tolkien, Patches, madison, midriff, shrinkwrap, kirby, soft_pretzel FNGs: None COUNT: 10 WARMUP: jog to bull ring and warm up dynamically THE THANG: 5 x 600 + 2 X 600 ‘round the ‘ring. Solid effort put in by all. MARY: not present ANNOUNCEMENTS: 3 more weeks of this nonsense fellas COT: YHC took us out with bagpipe