Author: Beaver

  • Beavers Ruck & Run FT

    1 eager Beaver emerged from the gloom for a ruck & run mash up. These were done for time. Ruck 2 miles, drop off the ruck sack at the flag and run 1 mile.

  • Cheavers ‘R’ Us

    2 decorated F3 HIMs emerged from the gloom for an OTB bootcamp to get the energy flowing!

    Warmarama? I don’t remember if we had one.

    Mosey through the neighborhood and back to the park.

    CoP1 – a ladder style for core routine with cones involving and the following core exercise – WWIIs, Clappers & APD’s

    CoP2 – Touch a tree with Merkins, squats or burpees and something else.

    CoT

  • Get My Gator!

    YHC’s mustache had ice forming this gloom as he rucked at an easy pace of 15:58/mi for a distance of 3.31mi.
    Beaver was missing the HIMs this gloom but got to spend some quality time with the Sky Q and praying for the faculty and students of the NK High School.
    SYITG!
    Frozen Triangle is tomorrow! Let’s go!!!

    Screenshot

  • Southern Snowmen

    2 statesmen emerged from the gloom to a lovely 70 and sunny Mammoth beatdown! Here’s what the CAT truck witnessed:

    Warmarama – Mosey down the lot

    • SSHs IC
    • Don Quixotes IC
    • Imperial Walkers IC
    • Cherry Pickers IC
    • Helicopters OYO
    • Arm Circles OYO
    • 1 minute free stretch OYO

    CoP1 – Snowman Complex

    P1 – w/KB performs snowman complex – 5 SA Swings, 4 Cleans, 3 Snatches, 2 OH Press, 1 SA Thruster while P2 performs merkins. Rotate until both arms are worked. Begin another round of rotation, only change is P2 performs squats.

    Mosey

    CoP2 – Tabata – 4 exercises:

    • KB Swings
    • Alternating Side Squats w/KB
    • Bus Driver w/ 30 lb plate
    • Curls w/ plate

    Mosey

    CoP3 – Traveling Men!

    • Walk halfway down the lot while performing Tricep Exts
    • Perform 10 Merkins
    • walk the 2nd half of the lot performing Oh Press
    • Perform 10 Merkins
    • Around the belts halfway down the lot
    • perform 15 WWIIs
    • Rest of the lot is tricep exts.
    • perform 20 flutters IC

    Finish up with a brief round of Mary

    CoT – Commando closed us out in prayer.

    Moleskin: just a quick but heavy quote. “Show me the people you spend your time with, and I’ll show you your future.”

    SYITG

  • MABA at The Pork Rind

    3 crunchy ol’ chaps and 1 friendly F3 pup emerged from the gloom at a new location hidden somewhere between Richmond & New Kent, deeming it The Pork Rind in reference to Commando’s state of flexibility when it comes to Burpees. The 2 Qs arrived early to scope out the grounds and kicked us off with 10 burpees.
    Here’s how us men closed out the MABA month!

    Beaver Q Segment

    Mosey down the road for a parking lot Warmarama –

    • Helicopters IC
    • Cherry Pickers AKA El Chappos IC
    • Imperial Walkers IC
    • SSH’s IC
    • APD’s IC
    • Toe Grabs
    • Roscoe’s Wife

    Perform 10 Burpee broad jumps per parking space at the right side of the parking lot. Mosey to the other end but not without performing 10 WWII’s halfway to the left end of the lot to perform 10 more burpee broad jumps, and back to the middle of the lot to finish up with 10 WWII’s.

    CoP2 – Triple Check – P1 Timer performs 10 Burpees . P2 performs Monkey Humpers, P3 performs bench dips under the skate park pavilion.

    Salt Lick takes the Q!

    10 Burpees IC at a crosswalk.
    Round of BOMBS / Crabwalk between cones.

    Round of BLIMPS / Bear Crawl between cones.

    Hike up Mount Skate Park and perform one safe Burpee at the summit and slide down!

    Mosey back to the forgotten flag and perform 10 final burpees IC.

    Quick Round of Mary.

    CoT- Announcements – Frozen Triangle next Saturday! Run and Ruck options. See Slack First F for more details.

    Praisies

    Salt Lick closed us out in prayer.

    Salt Licks 3 traits of resilient people.-

    1. They understand that things will happen to them, good & bad.

    2. Know where to shine your flashlight. Focus on the present and not too far into the future or the past.

    3. They know which actions are helpful and which ones aren’t.

  • Cold, Cold Ruck

    I’ve gotta give credit to Commando for getting out this past Saturday for a Pre Lumberyard Ruck on a real frosty gloom, I promised I’d be there, but with the new phone, I did not pay attention to the details between AM & PM and slept in. Way to go Commando! 👏

  • Ice Fork Park

    2 dumb men emerged from the fart sacks to do some kettlebell curling along the ice covered landscape of Pjne Fork Park. We found the smallest of dry spots between picnics benches under the snack shack pavilion. If the group were any larger we might have to split up under each pavilion.

    The Thang!

    Warmarama –

    • Ukrainian Soldiers
    • Deadman Hang
    • Arm Circles
    • SSH’s
    • High Knees
    • Merkins

    Back to the Future

    Perform an arbitrary selection of KB exercises until 06:00 – perform all exercises in reverse order back from the beginning.

    numbers & Names

    Announcements – The Lumberyard might be taking place at Taylor Farm Park near the airport this Saturday the 31st.

    Frozen Triangle coming up on the 7th.

    Prayer Requests – Prayers for healing of Commandos friend fighting with pancreatic cancer.

    Commando closed it out in prayer.

  • 5k on a Frosty Day


    3 New Kent pre frozen triangle enthusiasts emerged from the gloom for a BeaverAMRAP brocode beatdown. YHC may be taking on the Baby Balls nickname as he was a no show for the pre ruck he scheduled due to a simple AM/PM alarm misunderstanding.

    The Thang!

    YHC’s goal was to.keep the HIMs warm and believe it was a success!

    Grab your KB and make a slow mosey to the snack shack for Warmarama!

    • Ukrainian Soldiers
    • Cherry Pickers
    • Various Leg Stretches
    • Mountain Climbers

    KB Mosey to the center field flag for a beautiful sunrise and a pledge of allegiance and a set of KB Swings to keep the heat up. mosey the Kbs to the NE angle, meander over to the outdoor gym.

    Mission: run the triangle AMRAP:

    • Angle 1: perform 5 pullips
    • Angle 2: 20 Merkins
    • Angle 3: 20 KB Swings

    we finished 5 laps

    Mosey to the flag with our KBs but stop along the way at a warm spot for 20 curls.

    Coffeerama at the truck and some great chatter for nearly 30 minutes. Great job this gloom men! Props to Commando for showing up and pre rucking in the frost!

  • Trojan Trifecta!

    3 Trojans emerged from the gloom for a high school beatdown!

    Warmarama OYO with plenty of chatter!

    The Thang!

    Mosey to the bus lot for a round of Triple Check P1 Moseys across the lot to touch a light post and back. P2 Dips. P3 step ups or box jumps.

    Mosey to the round about – Lunge the loop, at every break in the curb perform 2 squats.

    Mosey to some parking islands – P1 curb crawls the island while rest of PAX performs a series of merkins until every PAX performs a curb crawl.

    Run through the parking lot lanes and perform 4 sets of 20 reps of various core exercises. Perform 20 Incline merkins and 20 pole smokers

    Mosey BTTF for a good 30 mins of more mumble chatter before we went our separate ways. Great workout men! It was really nice to have more than usual at the Loco Motion relocation! Just too bad we don’t have a coffee shop this side of town now.

    Come on out to Beavers Pre Frozen Triangle – Frozen Triangle! I’ll have coffee and some of us will be coming out for a 06:00 ruck/run. Just bring a kettle bell of your choosing.

  • “These Students Are Dedicated!”

    2 backpack wearing students of the gloom emerged onto the Loco Motion AO for an OT.B ruck session in the heart of New Kent.

    Bus drivers witnessed these couple of pubescent facial haired students walking around campus at a high pace as if they were late for class!

    5k ruck achieved!