Author Archives: Nino

Since the WOs for the IronPAXChallenge predetermined, Qing the WOs is easy…you just have to measure out distances & make sure all the participating PAX know what they’re doing. I got to The Posh at about 0515 to mark out the distances for the WO, set up some music, & let the PAX know theContinueContinue reading “IronPAXChallenge Week 1 BO at The Posh 9.3.19 BB”

There are no surprises here because this isn’t my WO. All I’m doing is setting it up & facilitating. If you don’t already know what we’re doing for Week 1 here you go: SYITG Nino

Huggies & I have both participated in multiple Monthly Ruck Events (which have all been awesome for the record) but for this one, we wanted to do something no one else had done. Several months ago we began talking about ideas when came up with the idea of canoeing down Floyd’s Fork while stopping throughoutContinueContinue reading “BACKBLAST FROM FLOYD’S FORK 8.23.19”

Ever heard of David Goggins, “the toughest man alive”? Whether you have or haven’t is ultimately irrelevant, but the inspiration for this Ruck came from a section of his book You Can’t Hurt Me. David Goggins is a former Navy SEAL who went through the program’s Hell Week (what seems to be unanimously described asContinueContinue reading “AUGUST RUCK EVENT 8.23.19 PREBLAST”

On Wednesday 3.6.19 I went to morning mass for Ash Wednesday & ran into Uncle Rico. I was kind of busting on him because he hadn’t been out as much since it got colder (7 times in total to this point in 2019) which somehow led to the idea of doing a WO at St.ContinueContinue reading “Cloverfield BB 8.8.19 “F*#k it!””

All week the Site Qs of F3Louisville have stepped up to Q the WO they oversee for Back to Q School week, but if you look at the calendar you’ll see me on the schedule tomorrow at Cloverfield (which I am not the Site Q of). You see tomorrow will be 5 months since IContinueContinue reading “Inaugural Cloverfield 8.8.19 PreBlast”

Leading up to the August Ruck Event (Friday 8.23.19) Huggies & I would like to incorporate a 3ndF component: a school supplies campaign. We have multiple PAX within the Region who are teachers or work with JCPS (Mr. Hat, Mr. Kotter, Harbaugh, Retainer, & more…apologies to anyone I left out) & I’m sure they canContinueContinue reading “August Ruck Event 3ndF Included”

It’s been a while since I’ve Q’d at North Posh & as I said in my PB I didn’t really know what we were going to do today, but the Q juices got flowing last night & this is what the result was. PAX Pork Chop Huggies Catfish Gypsy McAfee Nino (QIC) I gave theContinueContinue reading “Eyes on The Prize BB from the Silo 7.15.19”

I’ve got the Q at North Posh tomorrow & as of right now I really don’t know what we’ll do, but we will get better. You won’t need a head lamp or off-road shoes, but I do recommend some gloves. Whether you post at North Posh or not make the choice to start your weekContinueContinue reading “The Silo 7.15.19 PreBlast”

For the 2nd time in 4 weeks, I find myself writing a BackBlast for a WO I wasn’t on the calendar to Q. However, things come up & more often than not they come up at inopportune times because well…that’s life. One of the things F3 has taught me is I don’t have me toContinueContinue reading “The Garden 7.9.19 BB by Nino Again…WTF?!?”

Huggies & I met up yesterday afternoon to grab a couple of beers & finalize our WO for tomorrow. As we started talking about what each one of us planned to do it was amazing to see the WO transform into a different direction neither of us originally planned. What was designed to be aContinueContinue reading “7.4.19 Battle of The PAX at The Garden PreBlast”

(Pictured above is Buschhhhh at the start of his first suicide) I wish I could say this BB is a day late because it’s an incredible read, but that’s not the case. When I signed up to Q the Blender on 6.19.19 about 4-5 weeks ago my schedule was wide open at work & atContinueContinue reading “Blender Sloppiness 6.19.19 BackBlast”

Of the last 3 times I’ve posted, 2 of the WOs were “competitions”. I like this idea because I think more often than not, in these scenarios we push ourselves harder than usual…because losing sucks. I don’t know exactly what we’re doing yet, but it will be competition based. I suggest wearing off-road shoes if youContinueContinue reading “The Blender 6.19.19 PreBlast”

When I pulled into St. Patrick’s at 0522 this morning there were 2 cars in the lot…neither of which belong to Huggies. A few minutes passed & a few more cars pulled in…still none of which belonged to Huggies. I text him, “You good?” By 0529 there was no response & it was evident weContinueContinue reading “St. Pats BO 6.18.19 BB by Nino???”

I put a lot of thought into my Q yesterday at the BlackOps at St. Patrick’s so I’m not going to lie, my creative juices were a little depleted when I started putting together this WO for the Bridge. Nonetheless, I put something together & I was pleased to see 11 PAX show up despiteContinueContinue reading “4 Corners at the Bridge 6.5.19 BB”

I just had the Q today at St. Patrick’s which means if I’m set to Q at The Posh tomorrow I’ll likely recycle a previous WO (if not the one I did today)…lol think again. Come out to the Bridge tomorrow to see what I’ve come up with. **ADVISORY** I suggest gloves & shoes thatContinueContinue reading “The Bridge 6.5.19 PreBlast”

We’ve been running a BlackOps at St. Patrick’s for about 3 months now & it really is an awesome site. There’s a long, consistent, steep hill in the front with a huge parking lot up top & an even longer, multi-grade, hill in the back with an even bigger parking lot. There are two playgroundsContinueContinue reading “7 Stations of Suffering at St. Pats BlackOps 6.4.19 BackBlast”

(Not my M nor anyone I know, just a censored fictional picture to depict my view while at the pool) Over Memorial Day weekend the M & I went to Scottsdale…without the 2.0s which was very refreshing. However, if you know me then you’d know that just sitting by a pool for 4 days isn’tContinueContinue reading “St. Patrick’s BlackOps 6.4.19 PreBlast”

At one point during the WO CI asked, “How long have you had this one in your back pocket?” Truth be told, this WO just kind of came together yesterday when I was thinking of what to do. I was reading through some Men’s Health tweets with WOs when I came across one called “HowContinueContinue reading “No Wrenches in This Bag, Just Some Melted Fat BackBlast 5.14.19”

I tried to think of something clever or interesting to increase my clicks, but I’ve got nothing. No slogan, no picture, no GIF, nothing…just an outline of what I think will be a good tough WO. Come out to The “O” tomorrow to see if I’m right. **WARNING** BRING GLOVES SYITG Nino

You know if we’re being honest, a lot of the WOs we do are very similar (which isn’t a bad thing) in regards to exercises, reps, location, time, outline, etc. Needless to say, developing a WO that’s different or new can be difficult because with creativity often comes complexity, which can be a challenge forContinueContinue reading “The Garden is Growing – St. Pats BackBlast 5.2.19”

Thurby. Oaks.. Derby…sounds like hangover after hangover after hangover. Derby week is a pretty big deal around here & even though the festivities are already under way it seems like things really start getting turnt up on Thursday. Come out to St. Pats tomorrow & we’ll have some fun…we’ll get turnt & we’ll get thingsContinueContinue reading “St. Patrick’s BlackOps 5.2.19 PreBlast”

I’m not proud to admit this, but 10 months have passed since I last posted at Bayside. As 1stF Q with McAfee I strongly feel its our responsibility to consistently try to post at all of the AOs to: meet as many PAX members as possible support the Site Qs Now, one could make theContinueContinue reading “The Tiger’s Den at Bayside 4.30.19 BackBlast”

Tomorrow I’m heading east to Bayside for the first time since 7.5.18 😬. I’m bringing a face melter & a surprise. You won’t need a head lamp or gloves, but you will need to be ready to work. SYITG Nino

Our lives are full of choices & today for the PAX who made the choice to post at the Incubator, I planned to make 1,000 choices for them today. PAX: Bob Ross Ladybird Mr. Kotter Nice & Slow Nino (QIC) I gave the disclaimer informing the PAX I am not a professional who has receivedContinueContinue reading “1,000 Choices at The Incubator 4.22.19 BackBlast”

  Happy Easter PAX! Enjoy the candy, the food, & most of all time with your family. As you wind down tonight & contemplate posting tomorrow, just know this: if you come to the Incubator I can 1,000% guarantee you will get better. SYITG Nino.

Monday 4.22.19 marks two years since the establishment of F3Louisville. Two years ago on the cusp of Derby, a group of HIMs traveling from Charlotte, NC (TClaps to Pitino, a Louisville native, for leading the charge) put in the time & effort to plant the shovel flag at Seneca Park, better know as The “O”. WhatContinueContinue reading “CONVERGENCE at The “O” 4.20.19 Pre-Blast”

I was excited to Q this morning at Vets for several reasons: it’s an awesome park the PAX who call it home are definitely entertaining, to say the least I haven’t been to Vets in three months (since January 2nd) This was my 3rd time Qing this week & I have to admit I was sloppyContinueContinue reading “Hills of Hurpees at the Chopper BackBlast 4.5.19”

Feel like I’ve posted some kind of blast every day this week?!? So do I. Nonetheless, come out to Vets tomorrow…we’ll do some stuff. SYITG Nino  

As I noted in my Pre-Blast (for the 9 of you who read it) while staying in hotels while traveling for work I found I didn’t care for the free weights & treadmills. I’ve said before that since starting F3 I view my surroundings differently than I would have before & I found this toContinueContinue reading “Hotel Living: A GUARANTEE to get Your Blood Pumping Bridge BackBlast 4.3.19”