3 Spartans
Sugar you can count these toward the October challenge, no BB points for me though as this is just a little over the 24 hour period. Slim #’s as usual on a Thursday especially with the Nantan Qing at Shipyard opposite you. No worries work was put in during a tough string of Q’s with […]
Furious Trio
YHC had no real plan for Fury until late last night. While searching the recesses of YHC’s limited brain space, it was recalled (recalled to life, perhaps?) that we had not done any Tabata work in quite some time. So, Tabata it was. But, there has been a pretty high bar set for the […]
Heavy Things
Spartan Race is right around the corner and YHC has been dreaming of different ways to use the buckets and other heavy objects to strain the muscles and work on grip strength. Hopefully this was a good challenge. Disclaimer-given, warning about carrying of heavy objects and to try and avoid injury Mosey to the […]
Prison Yard Workout
11 Pax looking to bust out of the Fartsack posted for a Prison Yard Workout. Conditions: Too dang hot for the end of September. Disclaimer: Given Straight to the work: Station #1 Pull-ups: 5 second hang then pull-up x5 (Try not to come off the bar) Shoulder Shrugs x50 (30 lb. Dumbbells) Butterflies x25 (20 […]
Last Minute Sub
Received a text from UncleJesse at 0430 asking either Duggar or YHC to subQ for him due to a busted up foot, a foot which once was allegedly used for a paid modeling gig. YHC decided to snooze his alarm for another 12 minutes or so and hope that someone else snagged the Q […]
Sharp as a Butter Knife with a Lingering Calf Sting
Conditions were low 70’s, dry, and for the most part a nice usual Saturday in the GSpot. It was the 4th weekend of the month which means that it was Fury’s time to shine for the weekly AO convergence. Having not Q’d in a week or two, YHC snatched up the spot and proceeded to […]
Bucket Brigade, Bars, and Blisters
The challenge of developing a workout worthy of “Spartan Training” can be worrisome. Especially since YHCs only experience with anything that is remotely related to a Spartan Race was the Connie Maxwell Mud Run a couple of years ago. By the way, YHCs team finished second in that race, but YHC was literally dragged to […]
Tick Tock and you don’t stop
10 guys got up and started their day at Fury. I promised a different workout than what I generally deliver and I think it went over well. I like to read other backblasts from what are considered the toughest AOs in “the nation” and then adapt into my plan at Fury. After all, Fury is […]
A Little Bit of Running
11 pax (10 plus Alpo joined us at the end but we can’t leave him out) showed up this morning for my VQ at fury and we hit it hard right from the start. Based on some conversations, I think the understanding was that the workout would include some running and some stationary work. Well, […]
Climbing to the Top
A great way to keep yourself motivated to workout is have an event that you’ll need to train for on the schedule. The past few months the Blue Ridge Relay has been that event for 18 of us. So naturally, running was at the forefront of our training. Now that the BRR is in the […]