Not playing with a full deck

The title of the post should give you an indication on how things went this a.m.  No one wanted to take the Q away from YHC, so the deck of cards were available and ready to bring the pain. Nice humid day met 13 HIMs…Here’s what went down: The Thang: …

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Week 3 AO Challenge Update

Alpha PAX, Week 3 is in the books. Just 1 week left to get those points. Yeah, Rubicon seems to be unstoppable, but so did the Falcons and we know how that ended. Rubicon still leading with 31 points before including bonus points. Best guess is they crushed it this …

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Going for the Merlot

Warm up: SSH Cotton Pickers Merkins In Cadence Exercise: The Gauntlet– Done on the football field. Bear crawl to mid field, Sprint to end line, Buddy drag back to mid field, Bear crawl dragging sand baby to the end line, Buddy carry to mid field, sprint to end line. 3 …

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Girlfriends and Goats

After a week of being cooped up in a convention center in Nashville, YHC was excited to get back out in the gloom (well, kinda gloom. The sun was rising.) with the HIMs of the Alpha. YHC had been working on Project X for about 4 weeks and it was …

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Keep moving!

9 for the AlphaRuck met this morning for the mission. 6 started from the cul-de-sac at 0530 and picked their comrades at 0600. Squats and merkins with packs were included before the 0600 ruck began. A consistent, quick pace was maintained throughout and 5 – 6 miles were completed. There …

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SWEAT

5 PAX posted at the Hoppy-Like this morning to shed some pounds in the form of water. Devito’s first post turned into that HIM setting the pace and encouraging the PAX. Always interesting how the dynamic changes each week depending on who posts, the reason its never really lost it’s …

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#tbt #merkinmile

Another great turnout at the Rubicon this morning. This BB is gonna be short and sweet, but I’ll come back and edit tomorrow. Gotta get those same day BB points! The Thang: Merkin Mile – 10 Merkins every intersection and 10 Burpees at every speed bump. Then a swift mosey …

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Kodiak 2nd Ruck

Old man can Ruck! I mean that with the utmost RESPECT that I can give to another HIM.  Bloodhound can flat move it.  Years of training have ingrained a sense of full Rucking Power in that man.  Luckily C-4 and Cody (the dog) were there to keep him company, because …

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VQ from the Chief!

Warm-Ups: SSH Cotton Pickers Windmill The Thang: 1. Partner up for Louis Zamperini’s – one lap around the big path, while partner planks. 2. 11’s – Overhead press & Squats with a coupon 3. Partner up for a little playground time – 1 partner does 11 swerkins while the other …

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