Howling at the moon

Monday at Adventure Park was all darkness, humidity and mosquitoes. Although we did have the Beastie Boys too. In contrast, conditions were perfect on Tuesday at Nathan Benderson: there was a full moon, a breeze, and almost no humidity. We even had a Wolverine to howl at the full moon. We started with the 5 …

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Let’s have a Picnic!

Weather: 62 degrees, really humid with a 100% chance of excessive security QIC: BRUTUS Happy 42nd Birthday to Sir Wallace! PAX: 30!  Big Mac, Bing, Brutus, Chili Pepper, Clutch, Condenser, Coop, Crabcakes, Dasani, Defib, Diesel, Freon, Goob, Hang Ten, Lancelot, Manziel, Mr. Clean, Papa Smurf, Props, Ringo, Ripken, ShamWow, Sir Wallace, Slater, Sniper, Stagecoach, Steel, …

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Playtime with S.A.C.K.

Warm-Up 10 Sprinklers …an Aggetater version of the Imperial Walker, [maybe to someday become known as dance steps] Motivators, declining count from 10… [we really need to work on this coordinated Kinesthesia] 10 Tappy-taps …per the “Exicon” we have been improperly calling these strawberry pickers [and will most likely continue in rebellion] Mosey to the …

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Train hard, but train smart- Dasani – 2.25.20

Weather: A cool 70 degrees in the gloom QIC: Dasani PAX: Trane, Banjo, Steel, Stagecoach, Slater, Ringo, Trump, Papa Smurf, Shamwow, Goob, Hang Ten, Dinghy, Condenser, Chili Pepper, pepperoncini -FNG, Snapshot. 0515 sharp we circled up and covered our bases – 5 core principles were announced, 1 FNG was identified and we began with a …

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Sack Up, Dora!

Date: 2/21/2020 Weather: 67 degrees, windy QIC: Manziel Pax: Big Mac, Bing, Brutus, Bubbles, Bullwinkle, Clutch, Dasani, Goob, Hang Ten, Jimmy Dean, Lancelot, Manziel, Medivac, Papa Smurf, Ripken, ShamWow, Sir Wallace, Steel, Trump With GrowRuck just weeks away, pax were asked to bring their sacks to the beatdown if they had one. Lots of easy …

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The Refrigeration Circuit

QIC: Condenser It’s about disruption. There is no work able to be done in a refrigeration cycle without a metering device, something that causes pressure. Without it the compressor just pushes the refrigerant around the piping loop like a wet noodle on a foggy morning in the swamp. COP WARMUP: Imperial walkers Hillbilly walkers SSH …

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Ruck’n in Paradise

Good Morning F3 Suncoast! Paradise in Florida in the Winter and it is 66 degrees and with 19 Mph wind that is steady and borderline cold this morning and I have heaters in tow (Rucks a.k.a. Heaters)…perfect for a morning beatdown. Friday morning at NBP and the Tower of Terror in Sarasota will come into …

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I Want You, to Ruck with Me!

Good Morning F3 Suncoast! Paradise, Florida in the Winter and it is 61 degrees…perfect for a morning beatdown. Friday morning at NBP and the Tower of Terror in Sarasota will come into play today. The temps are a mild 61 degrees and the humidity is low for the Gloom. This should prove to be a …

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Pumped up! Rucked Up!

Here we go on a Friday morning, welcome to NBP and the Gloom!! It is a perfect 67 degrees outside and the humidity will lend to to the sweat we are going to earn this morning. I do not get in a full pre run this morning instead I set the rucks and necessary other …

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