Misty VQ Beatdown

I had the pleasure of leading a great group of 10 men today in my #VQ, including an #FNG. It was a nice, warm morning with a breeze. Feeling like summer has arrived with the opening of pools and beach trips in the near future, I decided to borrow an …

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25 and counting at the Rubicon

Warm up in the parking lot: Cotton Pickers 10x Side Straddle Hop 10x Imperial Walker 10x   Mosey to Grits Pavilion LBC x25 Dips x15 LBC x25 Dips x15   Mosey to Broke Back Mountain for partner run: Lap 1: Burpee Lap 2: Squat Lap 3: Plank Jack LBC/Planks until …

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Pain on paper

YHC had a FNG coming who I know didn’t like running so I was planning on a 0.0 workout…I was picking between The Deck Of Death or Flo’s Paper Of Pain. Turns out the PoP had more running than I had expected (sorry about that!) Here’s how it went. The …

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Pre-Blast Widowmaker 2.0 Beatdown

Get ready men of The Alpha! Round up the kiddos for our next 2.0 beatdown Memorial Day weekend. Join us at Widowmaker Saturday 5/27 at 0700 where Babyface and Devito will Co-Q a morning of sweat and fun. After a modified beatdown, stick around for a donut tailgate by the …

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Pick Your Poison

The PAX were slow rolling in today. At 5:27 I was looking at Sneakers wondering if it was just going to be the two of us. But then the cars started rolling in even as the PAX ran away. 13 total including 2 Kotters for a strong Monday beatdown. Here’s …

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Ninja Killer Q

To start the 3rd week of our competition, we had a VQ from Hombre to start the day.  YHC could see the evil happiness of his eyes shining bright in the gloom as he stepped out of his car and up to the group.  Here’s what went down: Warm Up …

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The Alpha AO Challenge Update Week 2

Another week is in the books, and we kept growing. Shorter update this week, but here are the highlights. Rubicon still leading the way with 52 total points. 28 points this week. Strong numbers, 3 FNGs, and Nacho posting 6 times last week. Impressive. Kodiak is hot on Rubicon’s heels …

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Birmingham Week #2

Don’t you just love the gloom? I mean, the gloom can suck, but that’s only when your hands are being attacked by invisible sand burrs in the grass because you’re too tough for gloves. The best part of the gloom is the calm before the storm. The AO is quiet aside …

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