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Return of the Box

by Jamie Nixon | Oct 23, 2020 | Cape Carteret Expansion, Croatan High School, Rolling Stone | 0 Comments

YHC was excited to be back on the Q after such a long time away from it. I arrived a little early to get stretched out and watch the Pax roll in. Tar Hole was already there with the shovel flag blowing in the morning breeze. A few others were circled as well and...

Chronicles of the Knarrnia

by Danny Long | Oct 19, 2020 | Back Blasts, Knarr | 0 Comments

On a gloomy Monday, 14 HIM gathered to get better. Hard Start 0530 on the dot. After a perfectly executed mission statement, PAX moseyed a short distance for some Warmarama. SSH, Good Morning, Michael Phelps, then mosey to some picnic tables. At the tables we, in...

Rise and Shine!

by Pete Timmins | Sep 25, 2020 | Back Blasts, Cape Carteret Expansion | 0 Comments

Remember when you were young, you shone like the sun. Shine on you crazy diamond. Now there's a look in your eyes, like black holes in the sky. Shine on you crazy diamond. You were caught in the cross fire of childhood and stardom. Blown on the steel breeze. Come on...

Kick it

by Steve Laughinghouse | Sep 15, 2020 | Back Blasts | 0 Comments

Started off with some sungods, side straddle hops, imperial walkers. Headed to the amphitheater for some balls to the wall, wall sits and donkey kicks. Did a few laps of indian run . Headed to the rode for a scout run with merkins. Did another round of scout run with...

Dont forget 9/11

by Steve Laughinghouse | Sep 11, 2020 | Back Blasts | 0 Comments

Started off waiting for the guest Q to show. Did some sungods, side straddle hops, imperial walkers and down dog before we took off. Went across the street to Plungers neighborhood. Did a round of 9 groiners,11 mountain climbers and 20 merkins. Headed to the water for...

Never forget what today mean 9/11

by Greg Antonelli | Sep 11, 2020 | Back Blasts | 0 Comments

After McSketti threatens me physical harm I agreed to Q today not knowing at the time today would be 9/11. This day means different things to different people and should always be remembered no matter what! So I got my fat fartsacking ass out of bed to do just that....

Dicey

by Steve Laughinghouse | Sep 9, 2020 | Back Blasts | 0 Comments

Started off the morning with a few sungods, hillbillies and another one I keep forgetting. Headed to the other side of the parking lot after picking up our coupons. Did a scout run over to Macdaddys after Griswold rolled the dice, Blue team had 5 merkins and yellow...

Full Body Band-Aid

by Pete Timmins | Sep 9, 2020 | Back Blasts, Cape Carteret Expansion, Prometheus | 0 Comments

8 strong and brave PAX showed up for the Prom Date regardless of the weather outlook, impressive and a bit intimidating for YHC knowing they came for a workout. I had to put my well thought out plan into action, not, since I usually go on the fly i stuck with that...

GREEN ACRES IS THE PLACE TO BE

by Andy Davidson | Aug 25, 2020 | Back Blasts | 0 Comments

After a string of parking lot work outs, I wanted to get the boys on terra-firma and maybe learn a few new exercises. Well, new isn’t always pretty so while it may have been ugly, there may have been some warranted mumble chatter, and a few perplexed paxs, regardless,...

Cornhole

by Steve Laughinghouse | Aug 20, 2020 | Back Blasts | 0 Comments

Started off with a run around the parking lot and some sungods, windmills and side straddle hops.Found some wall for a round of balls to the wall, wall sits,donkey kicks. Headed to the track for catch me if you can, 2 rounds. Franknbeans was thrown off by the in...

The Tallest day in Carterico History

by Steve Rushok | Aug 10, 2020 | Back Blasts, Ft. Benjamin Park, Knarr, Morehead City | 0 Comments

So apparently Pocahontas was getting a ride from Pasqually....... (hahaha lets go for coffee first then show up later) Heard the excuse that you don't want to run out of fuel with a diesel...... Funny thing is I understood having a father that was a 30 year diesel...

THE ONLY EASY DAY WAS YESTERDAY

by Andy Davidson | Jul 25, 2020 | Back Blasts, Cape Carteret Expansion, Field of Dreams | 0 Comments

The group used landscape logs to do a Navy SEAL type workout on the beach. Warmarama consisted of yoga poses, ie, Down Dog, Up Dog, Plank, Lizard. Then we ran to an intersection and with our logs in hand, did Torso Twists, Wind Mills, Nancy Kerigans, then ran to the...

Just Another Banded Beat-down

by Andy Davidson | Jul 22, 2020 | Back Blasts, Cape Carteret Expansion, Prometheus | 0 Comments

Dirkins, Erkins, Uneven Merkins were interspersed with a mosey around the buildings for the warmup. We went slow and steady to maximize each exercise. A rack and stack between the columns followed. We side shuffled using bands then added Burpees, Triceps pulls,...

The Steps of a Man at The Gauntlet

by Danny Long | Jul 22, 2020 | Back Blasts | 0 Comments

0525 Hard Start 7 men moseyed behind Java Post for WARMARAMA SSH, Squats, Good Mornings, Hip Circles, and the introduction of Groiner-Jacks (evidently Ecclesiastes 1:9 applies to exercises too) About this time Kiwi joined us so 5 burpees OYO Mosey across the back...

Is that the Frank or the Beans?

by Pete Timmins | Jul 20, 2020 | Back Blasts, Cape Carteret Expansion, Green Mile | 0 Comments

Thank you FranknBeans for a successful year as the Green Mile SiteQ. Under your leadership, we didn't just meet and run. You started us off with a formation run with the flag, you trained us with tempo runs, fartleks, which is just fun to say, and a few beach runs....