[dromedary] ¡Viva Nickelback, eh!

AO: dromedary Q: Deep Dish PAX: Noonan, Goodfella (Jim Badolato), Das Boot, Deep Dish FNGs: None COUNT: 4 Four in the gloom for a menagerie of exercises but the highlight, beyond the chatter, was the Deep Dish playlist. He claims his son had a hand in the Nickelback song about being an animal with his […]

[body_shop] Dudes on the court, working out, talking smack

AO: body_shop Q: Das Boot PAX: Ice9, Noonan, One Star, Mike Howard, Das Boot FNGs: None COUNT: 5 Surprises abounded (is that a word?) at The Body Shop on the Thursday before Christmas weekend as 5 answered the call of holiday hours. We started with the surprise appearance of Tickler who was easily entreated by […]

[flash] Flash with Twinkle Toes

AO: flash Q: Twinkle toes , Bottlecap PAX: Doughboy, Mad Dog, Gerber, Hi-Hat, Chicken Little, Falcon, Twinkle toes, Smithers, Noonan, Drive By – Rob Rosenthal, Deep Dish, Schneider/Tom Evans, Recalc- Keith Balaniz, Sugar Daddy- Joe Gummersbach, Rockwell, Ice9, Carb Load, Singlet – Justin Nelson, Transporter, Dasher – Jeff Green, Hooch – Bret Turner, Goodfella (Jim […]

[body_shop] Fab abs and no small boys

AO: body_shop Q: Hatchet PAX: One Star, Noonan, Mayhem, Sledge-O-Matic, Sun Drop, Lambeau, Hatchet, Das Boot, Chipotle, Big Tuna FNGs: None COUNT: 10 After last week’s questionable calling of “small boy crunches” by Hi-Hat, Chipotle needed to bring back form to the ab work, so he took the Q. No small boys this week, but […]

[_playhouse] On the 2nd day of 12 days of…nevermind

AO: _playhouse Q: Posse PAX: Tanyatine-Tim Braun, One Star, Noonan, Das Boot, Deep Dish, Posse, Big Tuna, Chipotle FNGs: None COUNT: 8 Fuse only wants one of these holiday workouts per season. His 12 Day quota means as much to me as Dana’s (et al) stance on nopostnopost (which is not a thing). I had […]

[dromedary] Trying not to get expelled (again)

AO: dromedary Q: Posse PAX: Pyro, Das Boot, Dana, Deep Dish, Centerfold, Twinkle toes, Hi-Hat, Noonan, Posse FNGs: None COUNT: 9 PREMOLESKINE “This is dumb,” I thought, several weeks ago. I don’t remember ever doing a pre-run of ANY distance, let alone a 5k. And to do it before a Q? Don’t I have to […]

[body_shop] Next exercise… Small boy crunches!

AO: body_shop Q: Hi-Hat PAX: Hi-Hat, Twinkle toes, Posse, Hatchet, Noonan, Das Boot, Big Tuna, Chipotle FNGs: None COUNT: 8 Hi-hat brought energy and a little naming if his own. Chipotle was a little confused and offended when H-hat called for “small boy crunches” — we all were. Most PAX went with LBCs and that […]

[flash] Merkin Mile

AO: flash Q: Singlet – Justin Nelson PAX: Hooch – Bret Turner, Animal Chris VanDruff, Black Hat, Chainsaw, Deadwood, Doughboy, Elmer’s, Fuse Box, Inspector Gadget, Rain Man, Singlet – Justin Nelson, Turnbuckle – Greg Holencsak, Falcon, Deep Dish, Noonan FNGs: None COUNT: 15 WARMUP: Side straddle hop, Calf stretch, Runners stretch THE THANG: Mosey to […]

[flash] 8 Sec Q Prep

AO: flash Q: Foundation PAX: Inspector Gadget, Falcon, Fuse Box, Chicken Little, Deep Dish, Noonan, Chainsaw, Rockwell, Schneider/Tom Evans, Zinfandel, Foundation, Doughboy, Animal FNGs: None COUNT: 13 WARMUP: Mosey down the concrete path w. shuffle, high knees, butt kickers. At shed stop at corner by cars coming in. Note: Not taught at Q School, but […]

[flash] Leg day

AO: flash Q: Deadwood PAX: Chicken Little, Deadwood, Inspector Gadget, Maple Syrup – Shane Gordon, Rockwell, Schneider/Tom Evans, SnB, Foundation, Doughboy, Noonan FNGs: None COUNT: 10 Do you know the mission statement of F3? I p pax do now. To plant, grow and serve small workout groups for men for the invigoration of male community […]