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By Chaplain on April 23, 2025

When: 04/23/25
QIC: Chaplain
The PAX: Chaplain

Dreams of a Birdman VQ were squashed by flu like symptoms……..But your boy Chaplain was here to pick up the slack. Here is a brief summary for your viewing pleasure. One Mile Run10 burpees100 LBC’s w/medicine ball 50 Hand release merkins 50 Grow Ruck Sit-ups 1/2 Mile Run 10 burpees 50 Heels to Heaven75 Carolina Dry Docks 50 American Hammers w/medicine ball1/2 Mile Run 10 burpees 50 leg lifts 50 Merkins 50 WWII’s w/Medicine Ball One man COT and that is a wrapFinal Thoughts: The asphalt at the Crossing is starting to heat up – looking forward to some more…

Screws, nuts and bolts; it’s what’s for breakfast

By Purple Rain on April 23, 2025

When: 04/23/25
QIC: Purple Rain, NTB
The PAX: Dealer, Katniss, NTB, Sable, Scram, Purple Rain

Blank Q sheet this morning, yet six adventure-seeking studs answered the call of the wild. Because I had personal guilt for avoiding the Q at Ruckhenge many times, despite it being a regular weekly post of mine, I was the first to cave at 5:30 and led the group on a hot potato to the trailhead by Trader Joe’s. I hiked us halfway in and NTB got us back out (shared Q, thank you NTB!). Great conversation abounded as it always does. We covered just over 3 miles. Lots of altitude variance. A great discussion afterward on raising children, an ancient and confounding balancing act. Thanks everyone,…

Widowmaker be gone

By Bootleg on April 23, 2025

When: 04/19/25
QIC: Bootleg
The PAX: Mr Rogers, Heist, Gomer Pyle, Rosie, Purple Rain, Senor Frog, EF Hutton, Handshake, Oyster, Upchuck

Eleven men emerged from the gloom at the Carillon in search of truth and some pointy boots, and maybe a few snack crackers. According to the camels walking around the grounds of Maymont, this is what they found. COP: SSH, Helicopters, DQ’s, DMH, IW, CHS, Merkin, LBC, APD, stretching, all IC Mosey to the end of the field – 3 merkins at each light post from Garrett down to Condie, 2 burpees at each lightpost returning to the Garret at the end of the field. Slide down to the middle of the field for 11’s across the field – American…

Pain Tolerance Disguised As Genius

By Hardywood on April 23, 2025

When: 04/23/25
QIC: Hardywood
The PAX: Dumar, Hermey, Futon, Dr. Scholl's, Nancy Lopez, Kingpin, Hardywood

Most people mistake discomfort as a signal to stop; the great ones see it as evidence they’re on the right track. Excellence is just pain tolerance disguised as genius, the real advantage isn’t talent, but cultivating a perverse appreciation for the discomfort others distinctly avoid. – Shane Parrish 7 warriors stepped up to the challenge to greet the dawn of a new day. According to ancient scribes it went a little something like this. Wamerama: SSH, Kalahari SSH, Arm Circles, LBC, WWII, Flutter, IW The Thang: 5 Round Fiasco 5 rounds of the following 5 exercises for one minute all…

That’s a lot of snot dude!

By Choo Choo on April 23, 2025

When: 04/23/25
QIC: Choo choo
The PAX: Beaver, Choo choo

Knocked out a lot of stretching this morning and taking it a little easier than normal. Beaver is feeling a little under the weather and I was feeling beat down all over. But we had to carry on! Warmarama A lot of OYO stretching for 10 minutes The Thang Mosey to the football field 100 yard Bernie 100 yard Karaoke 100 yard Lieutenant Dan 5 Lunges then 5 Merkins for 100 yards. Field Goal Sits 1 minute goal post sit 10 SSH 10 Merkins 5 Rounds Ended with some more stretching. A lot of chatter this morning about our sons…

NCOs Rock!

By Gomer Pyle on April 23, 2025

When: 04/23/25
QIC: Gomer Pyle
The PAX: EF Hutton, Atilla, Gomer Pyle

Three amigos were unafraid to see if today was the day…for a 45 min CoP. According to the cyclist that passed by us as we were wrapping up here is how it went down, more or less. Welcome, Mission, disclaimer. 5 burpee start. Mosey to the patio, All in cadence. 54 squats: 30x squats, 24x sumo squats 10 Helicopter, 10 Turn & Bounce; neck rotations; pec stretch. 54 mer’cans: 20x 4 count regular, 10x HRM, 4 Shazam!. 54 WW2s; 54 Little Baby Crunches: 10x regular, 10x Left Leg straight, 10x Right leg straight, 10x legs to the sky, 14x both…

Spring Loops at Goose Lake

By Lighthouse on April 23, 2025

When: 04/23/25
QIC: Lighthouse
The PAX: Pig Skin, Roger Roger, Mister Roger, Pinto, Gypsy, Salt Lick, Lighthouse

Seven showed up on a beautiful spring morning, ready to put in some work. After a quick warm-up, we ran to Goose Lake and did loops around the water. At the end of each loop, we did 20 Dips, 20 Heels to Heaven, and 20 Jump Squats. Rinse and repeat. By the end, we covered about 3.5 miles. Strong effort all around—great job, fellas!

Thrift Store Underwear

By Bulkhead on April 23, 2025

When: 04/23/25
QIC: Bulkhead
The PAX: Yardsale, Boo Boo, Corned Beef, Bulkhead

4 men posted on a nice spring day to throw some iron around. Mosey around parking lot then COP. Since we had a mix of kb’s, sand bags and clubs the PAX decided to do rotating workout stations with a timer running around parking lot. Exercises were: Deadlifts, club swings, goblet squats, flutter kicks w/ pump, club lateral swings, calf raises. A few sets of curls, boat canoes and stretching to close it out. Numbers, names, Boo Boo took us out.

Go Solo, Go Slow…No Rollers

By Pucker on April 23, 2025

When: 04/23/25
QIC: Pucker
The PAX: Pucker

After some ample time on the IR and on travel the past two weeks, YHC is trying to ramp back up. Walking then running and now Boot Camp! A beautiful morning but at 5:30 it appeared I’d be solo. Which was fine as I knew I’d be slow. Warmup by the Carillon – dead man’s hang, Don Quixote’s, arm circles, IWs Mosey to the field in front of the Carillon for some 11s – copperhead squats and merkins. Mosey to Carillon – 20 LBCs, then a lap up the steps and around the Carillon. Repeat 5 times. At this point,…

Rucking

By crabgrass on April 23, 2025

When: 04/23/25
QIC: Crabgrass
The PAX: Crabgrass, Warby, Fandango, Flyboy, Cookie, 3 Doors Down, Matlock, Toby, Sunny D

9 fast-paced walkers with weight in their back emerged from the gloom to enjoy the beautiful morning. YHC felt inspired to take the scenic route so we headed to the reservoir. Up the hill to McGruffs (no McGruff today) and across the street to hit the hills and make our way back. Today’s topics were the cost of daycare vs the cost of dance, but can you really put a price on some things? Rudy needs to mow his lawn. How many Amelia burpees did Futon do today. Proper safety protocols when using a saw so you don’t lose a…

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