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Come to the Garden tomorrow to learn why some minnow’s move quickly upstream and find out what Nice and Slow has in mind for a birthday present. Be ready to roll at 5:30 AM because we will not be stretching or warming up. No coupons.

I know some of you are intimidated to come, but we had 18 PAX of all ages and fitness levels. Everyone got better. A sincere thank you for all that attended. Attendees: Huggies, Natty Light, Subprime, Jimmy Neutron, Edward Scissorhands, Gypsy, Husky (R), Jitterbug (R), Instadoodle, Domino’s, Jewel, Uncle Rico, Diane Duke’s, Private Pyle, Jumpseat,ContinueContinue reading “BB: Tuesday – 10/6 – Garden – Nice & Slow Q”

Come out for a solid beatdown at the Garden. Bring a coupon for a little weight work while we do some running and FINISH strong. Hope to see a bunch of guys there.

The IRONPAX Challenge is going to start in just a few weeks.  The Garden guys are going to start doing weekly trainings for it. If you have never have done an IRONPAX workout or want to train for this year’s IRONPAX Challenge, come on out! We will have a moderate and an advanced course setContinueContinue reading “Pre-Blast – The Garden – IRONPAX Training – Nice and Slow Q”

Weather: Clear, 42 Degrees, Humidity 81% Pax: 10 – Sadie, Birdie, Shuttlecock, Schotzie, Grandpa Bear, Charolais, Squid, Air Supply, Dusky (FNG), Nice and Slow (Q) WO: Disclaimer, then a 1/4 mile run around the parking lot.  We then did some warmup exercises and stretches. Thang 1: Burpee Suicide – Sprint to the first line onContinueContinue reading “BB: 11/26 Bayside – Nice and Slow Q”

We will be burning some calories at 5:30 AM at Bayside! Bring gloves and running shoes.  Probably no coupon work, but definitely high intensity. Have a Mary exercise in mind in case I decide to take pity on the group and stop the Thang 3 a bit early…probably not. SYITG!

Weather: Clear, 61 Degrees with 76% Humidity PAX: 27!!! Airball, Stick Up, Alexa, Tony Malito, Meatball, Atlas, Yoshi, Holler, PK, Nino, Worm, Fergie, Shrimp Boat, Swifty, Lady Bird, Greenwich, Pork Chop, Short Bus, Diablo, Woooo, Carlos’e, Retainer, SnowDay, SweetTart, Whitney, Jinxy, Nice and Slow (Q) Workout: Started with a disclaimer and did some initial exercisesContinueContinue reading “BB 10/4: The Chopper – Nice and Slow Q”

It’s Friday! We are going to move faster than Tyrone Biggums. Bring gloves. There will definitely be running (no grassy hill running) and probably some coupon work…who knows…I have not planned it yet. One thing that I do know is that you that you will leave stronger than when you arrive. SYITG!

Come out for Airball’s VQ tomorrow. There will be some running and some fun exercises.  Bring gloves!!!

Weather: 66 degrees with 71% humidity – perfect morning Pax: Fructose, Domino, Jewel, Uncle Rico, Husky, Goose, Minnow, Holler, Sarbanes, Nice and Slow (Q) I planned this workout on the night before and wanted to try a few new things and do some old things too. My goal is always to get heart rates upContinueContinue reading “Backblast: Nice and Slow Q – Racing Around the Garden”

I hope you can make it out tomorrow to the Garden.  There will be a little hill running, some sprints, a bit of coupon work, laughs, and Mary. We are also going to name a new section of the AO. SYITG!

Weather: 70 Degrees with 81% humidity PAX: Huggies, Cochran, Dunphy, Frosted Tips, Catfish, Nice-and-Slow (Q) We came, we saw, we listened to better music, and we conquered.  This was the weekly Tuesday Iron Pax Challenge workout.  Usually, this workout is held at the Posh, but we moved it to The County for pull-ups. The workout:ContinueContinue reading “BB: 9/17 East End IPC @ The County – Nice and Slow Q”

Iron Pax Challenge on Tuesday’s has been at Posh. However, this week’s workout requires pull-ups so we are moving it to The County. When you arrive, please grab a coupon and bring it over to the playgound.  We start right at 5:15 AM, so get there early to stretch and bs. Nino could not QContinueContinue reading “PB: 9/17 East End IPC @ THE COUNTY TOMORROW – Nice and Slow Q”

Pax: 14 – Jolly Rancher, Bulletin, Dutch Oven, Jerry Maguire, PewPew, Mama’s Boy, Airplane, Wildflower, Captain Crunchberry, Double Down, Gizelle, Kimchi, Dauber, Nice and Slow (Q) Weather: Steamy as hell Backstory: The night before, I was drinking bourbon at my house while working. At around 9:45 PM, Nino hit me up asking me if IContinueContinue reading “Backblast: 7/18 @ The Agony – Nice and Slow Q”

Bring some gloves…that fit. We will run some “hills” and lift some coupons.  It will be fun and you will get better, I guarantee that.

Weather: 76 Degrees, 94% Humidity PAX: Steemer, Nino, Uncle Rico, Husky, Huggies, Domino, Harbaugh, Fructose, Airball, Ladybird, SnowDay, Tool Time, Frosted Tips, Milton, Nice and Slow (Q) So I barely made my own Q on time.  But I pulled up with two minutes to spare.  I let everyone know that I was not a professional,ContinueContinue reading “Backblast: 7/11 – The Garden @ St. Pat’s – Nice and Slow Q”

PAX: Wabbit, Federale (FNG), Nice and Slow (Q) Weather: 70 degrees with 89% humidity Soooooooo…as many good stories start, my afternoon commenced with a bunch of HIMs at the pool.  After all of them left for the day (after Gypsy and I took care of business in Kan Jam), my family and I went toContinueContinue reading “Backblast: Black Ops – Church at North Posh 7/14”

We may carry some things, we will do some exercises, and we will run some hills. Bring gloves.  SYITG

Weather: 70 degrees with 91% humidity Pax: Nice and Slow (Q), Gypsy, Nino, Airball, Milton, Catfish, Scuba Steve, Mr. Hat, Dunphy Warmup: Side straddle hops Imperial walkers Kendra Newman’s Calf stretch The Thang: Run down to the bottom parking lot (about 1/2 mile away).  At bottom we talked about what we would be doing. Elevens:ContinueContinue reading “BackBlast – North Posh – 6/24/19 – Nice and Slow Q”

I started my afternoon run today when the tornado sirens went off, so plan on some hill running and some fun exercises.  Bring gloves. Come out and you will definitely get better.

PAX (6) – Flamingo (VQ), Nice and Slow, Nino, Gypsy, Huggies, Love Shack (FNG – FIA) This was Flamingo’s birthday Q.  It was hot and humid.  We started off with some stretches and soon learned was was in store for us…it was an elimination workout. Flamingo had eight exercises that we would do in aContinueContinue reading “Black Ops – The Bell Tower @ Carillon Beach, Florida Back Blast 6/12/19”

Sorry for the late post… PAX (5) – Nice and Slow (Q), Nino, Gypsy, Huggies, Bear (2.0), Flamingo (FNG – FIA) Weather – Perfect I had the first Q for the week without much notice.  The first day of our Florida vacation, I noticed a park and a clock tower and decided that would beContinueContinue reading “Black Ops – The Bell Tower @ Carillon Beach, Florida Back Blast 6/9/19”

I was texting with Huggies and Nino last night about Q’s for St. Patrick’s. The discussion led to when we should start Tuesday workouts because Thursday’s are going really well. I joked that I would Q tomorrow, which they took seriously. So at 9 PM, we sent out a Pre-blast, updated the calendar, and HuggiesContinueContinue reading “Backblast: Black Ops at The Garden at St. Patrick’s”

We literally just decided to do the first Tuesday Black Ops at the Garden at St. Patrick’s.  Let’s get some numbers out and roll the dice.

Prior to the WO, I told my M that I did not know how many HIMs would come out.  I thought with the big ruck this weekend and some other things going on, it might be a light turnout.  Was I ever wrong. Weather: 58 Degrees, Clear, 54% Humidity PAX: Tool Time, Lady Bird, DoubleContinueContinue reading “4/11 – Backblast – Black Ops at St. Pat’s”

They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery…well come to St. Pat’s tomorrow for a you-vs-you remix of one of my favorite recent WOs (which Catfish Qd several weeks ago at St. Pat’s).  There will be hills to run and parking lots to bear crawl (so bring gloves).  You will get better tomorrow.  ReallyContinueContinue reading “4/11 – Pre-blast: Black Ops @ St Pat’s”

On Friday night, Huggies asked me to fill in for him at the Posh on Monday morning.  I said “yes” without looking at the weather.  When I finally looked on Sunday night, I worried that no one would show up.  I was totally wrong.  In fact, 13 HIMs showed up. Temperature: 19 Degrees F withContinueContinue reading “3/4/19 – Backblast – Posh – Nice and Slow Q”

Somehow I got talked into filling in for Huggies without looking at the weather.  It is going to be cold, so bundle up.  Bring gloves and running shoes.  North Posh has the reputation of being the harder workout on Monday’s…we will give them a run for their money tomorrow…it will be a you vs youContinueContinue reading “3/4/19 – Pre-Blast – South Posh – Nice-and-Slow Q”

Rocky Themed Workout Weather: 36 degrees F Attendance: Vincent, Diablo, Kilo, Closer, SweetTart, Drysdale, Meatball, Tony Malito, Carlos’e, Weedwacker, Snacks (FNG), Huggies, Hot Wheels, Nice and Slow (Q) Goal: Have fun and get heartrate to max as fast as possible With that goal in mind, I came out a day early to scout because IContinueContinue reading “1/9 Backblast – The Tank @ Vets”

Get your heart rate up tomorrow morning at Vets.  There will be some running and old school exercises. No coupon work.  Bring gloves. Should be a lot of fun. SYITG