Author: EF Hutton

  • On the Books

    Eight guys plotted a route off the books until YHC foiled that plan via early morning Q sheet grab.  Here’s where YHC made them go:

    The Route

    • L on Pump
    • L on Falconbridge
    • L on Raintree
    • R on Ridgefield
    • L on Cox
    • L on Brookmont (zig zag at end to Pump)
    • R on Pump (L on Pump and circle Godwin for shorter 4ish mile route)
    • L on John Rolfe
    • L on Glen Eagles
    • L on Old Prescott back to the Flag

    Numberama, Nameorama, COT

    MOLESKIN

    Unaware that Roger Roger had a plan, YHC literally took the Q and ran with it.  Get it?  Lol, dad joke unlocked.  Great to see familiar faces though some at unfamiliar paces.  Hmmm, YHC is a poet and didn’t know it.  Anyway, come back next Friday to see if RR’s plan is now on the books.

    ANNOUNCEMENTS

    • West End lunch 2nd F – next week – details to follow
    • Prayers for continued healing of several guys

  • No Vans

    Eleven vehicles and nine Bros assembled for the earliest beatdown in RVA.

    Here’s what transpired:

    Mosey to the Church patio

    COP

    • Don Quixotes
    • Copperhead Squats
    • Hillbillies
    • SSHs
    • Jazzercises
    • Diamond Merkins
    • Mountain Climbers
    • Heels to Heaven
    • Crabcakes

    Mosey to side of Church porch

    • Snuff inspired Bear Crawl Mosey in and out of columns, up and down stairs, over the bricks, through a sprinkler, roughly 100 ft

    Mosey to the end of Culpepper

    Love Hill

    • P1 – Run to Ross and S. Ridge and back
    • P2 – Mosey toward P1 rotating Lunges and Polar Bears

    Mosey to Thom and Culpepper

    Auto Lottery (Circling Thom and Cameron exercise at each Automobile)

    • Car x 5 Merkins
    • Truck x 5 WWIIs
    • Crossover x 5 Jump Squats
    • SUV x 10 Monkey Humpers
    • Van x 5 Burpees

    Mosey back to parking lot

    Mary

    • American Hammers
    • Wilson’s Spaghetti Party
    • Alabama Prom Dates
    • Burpees x 3 OYO

    Numberama, Nameorama, COT

    MOLESKIN

    Marv was highly amused by Crabcakes for unknown reasons, but the Bear Crawl Mosey was no laughing matter.  The Automobile Lottery math proved difficult, almost as difficult as remembering which vehicle corresponded with which exercise.  Next time we’ll just do Burpees for all of them since there was not a van to be found.  Welcome back Abscess.  Quiet morning without big and little brother.  Cawfee Talk featured tales from Yellowstone.  Lockjaw recommends the Bison Burger.

    ANNOUNCEMENTS

    Retreat 9/24 – Sign up for Cornhole

  • Life Story

    Two Breakfast Club regulars were met by one Downranger to log some miles pre and post Handshake Q. Great to have Q-Sac run along side. Handshake knew his life story by the start of the COP. YHC required a pit stop.

  • Bash Bros Before H***

    Eight PAX to see what the Bash Bros had in store.  No steroids this day, only sweat necessary to get the desired amount of swole.

    Here’s what went down:

    Handshake McGwire Q

    Mosey over to the Amphitheater Circle

    COP

    • SSHs
    • Don Quixotes
    • Ukranian Soldiers
    • Helicopters
    • Calf Stretches
    • Hand Release Merkins
    • LBCs

    Mosey to quietly retrieve coupons

    • Coupon Squat x 10
    • Coupon Curl x 10
    • Coupon Press x 10
    • Run to tree and back
    • Repeato x 4

    Mosey to the Rusty Cage

    • Pullups x 5
    • Squats x 10
    • Repeato

    Mosey down the Pipe

    Triple Check with groups of 4 (Gypsy can explain)

    • P1 – Run Pipe Loop
    • P2 – HRMs
    • P3 – Heels to Heaven

    EF Canseco Q

    Mosey to Love Hill

    Catch Me If You Can – Animal Style

    • P1 – Burpees x 3 and chase
    • P2 – Duck Walk, Bear Crawl, Bunny Hop
    • Repeato each Animal

    Mosey to Amphitheater

    Calves for the Better Halves

    • Step up R, Step L, Box Jump at each step

    Return to the Circle

    • Boxing Cockroaches 3×20

    Mosey back to Flag

    Mary

    • Hello Dollys
    • Flutter Kicks
    • Copperhead Reverse Crunches

    Numberama, Nameorama, COT

    MOLESKIN

    A couple of prolific home run hitters grabbed the Q, not wanting to risk Bacon Bits dropping some awful block routine again.  The heat and humidity made life plenty awful, nonetheless.  Big Macshake was a little extra with the time, but no worries Jose Hutton was happy to hit the walk-off and steal the glory.  Heart rates were going crazy coming up the hill.  YHC won’t attest to the cleanliness of his fellow Bash Bro’s sample, but no PEDs or bacne for this guy.  Until next time, swing a big stick and swing it hard. 

    ANNOUNCEMENTS

    Prayers for Gypsy’s Uncle who passed and family

    Prayers for Flatline’s friend diagnosed and quickly passed of Cancer

    Prayers for Flatline as he awaits the next phase of his Army orders

    Prayers for Lab Rat to get good test results

  • Lawless Sunday – Off the Books

    Three walkers, one rucker, and four runners covered various distances by foot. Multiple laws were broken, not all by the F3 PAX.

  • All Jacked Up

    Two guys named Jack and seven more did a whole lotta jackin this fine morn.

    Here’s what transpired:

    Mosey to the Church patio

    COP

    • Imaginary Invisible Jump Ropes
    • Hairy Rockettes
    • Copperhead Squats
    • Arm Circles
    • Heels to Heaven
    • Merkins
    • Plankorama
    • Suzanne Somers L/R
    • Freddie Mercurys
    • Hello Dollys

    Mosey to far corner of Henrico’s smallest park

    Partner Jack Webb 1 – Upper Edition

    • P1 – Run to traffic light and back
    • P2 – Merkins/ Air Presses (1:4 ratio up to 10:40)

    Mosey to Cameron and Culpepper

    Partner Jack Webb 2 – Lower Edition

    • P1 – Bernie up hill to street lamp and run back
    • P2 – Jump Squats/ Monkey Humpers (1:4 ratio up to 10:40)

    Mosey Cameron/ Thom Loop

    Lindsay – Carolina Dry Docks/ WWIIs

    Mosey back to parking lot near coupons

    Partner Jack Webb 3 – Abs Edition

    • P1 – Bear crawl from light pole 1 to light pole 2 and run back
    • P2 – WWII/ Reverse Crunch (1:4 ratio up to 10:40)

    Mosey back to flag

    Ring of Fire

    Numberama, Nameorama, COT

    MOLESKIN

    After Kubota’s warm up, YHC was total Zen today.  Not even the PAX’s constant eye rolls could kill the buzz.  There was a live Spiderman showdown meme when Ronnie realized there was another Jack amongst the PAX, welcome Flo.  With no prior knowledge of a two Jack post, YHC planned 3 Jacks of his own.  You can never jack enough at First Watch.  Where’s Bleeder when you need him?  With broken promises to win OSOTW by two returning vacationers, Last Call came through and saved the day.

    ANNOUNCEMENTS

    Upcoming NoTolls – Ultimate and HR Derby

    Retreat 9/24 – Sign up for Cornhole

  • Economics 101

    Four runners, two walkers, and one dumb rucker, took to the streets for various mileages between 3 and 7. Aisle 5 gave Wilson and YHC a lesson in what not to do when buying real estate. Also concur with your M before hiring an attractive realtor.

  • Back to Batteau

    Thirty men celebrated freedom F3 style.  Here’s what transpired:

    Mosey over to side field next to the Stone House.

    COP (IC)

    • Dead Man Hang
    • Reach the Sky
    • Don Quixotes
    • Helicopters
    • Copperhead Squats
    • Imperial Walkers
    • SSHs
    • Merkins
    • Plankorama
    • Freddie Mercurys
    • Burpees

    Mosey to the Big Bowl

    11s

    • Merkins
    • WWIIs

    Mosey down the Stone Path to the Pond retrieving all the coupons along the way

    Death Loop

    • P1 – Mosey around the Stone Loop with coupon in tow
    • P2 – 50 Burpees, 100 Squats, 200 Merkins, 300 2ct American Hammers, 400 SSHs

    Light Pole Alley

    • 10 Carolina Dry Docks/ 5 Lt. Dans – rotate at each light

    Mosey back the SFs and re-deposit coupons

    Numberama, Nameorama, COT

    MOLESKIN

    YHC threw out the idea of converging at the late great Batteau in hopes of drawing a few guys on this special day.  Should’ve known the men of F3 would show up in droves.  In celebration of America, YHC thought it would be appropriate to pay tribute to the original Batteau legendary workout.  Hardywood would have been proud.  Welcome to the 4 FNGs, see you again soon.  God Bless America, be safe out there. 

    ANNOUNCEMENTS

    Prayers for local families suffering tragic losses

  • Maximum Mumblechatter

    One meanderer moseyed from EBBC to DogPile and back. Q and PAX took the Boberry route in over the foot bridge, standard route home. Mileage was somewhere north of 2.5 and south of a marathon.

  • Preblast – Throwback to Batteau

    Preblast – Throwback to Batteau

    Gents, after asking around it seems many PAX are out of town to celebrate the 4th, but I plan to work out.  Call it a Convergence if you want, OTB, or simply a blast from the past, but 6 years ago our old friend Hardywood dropped a bomb that nearly killed half the PAX in attendance, YHC included.  Let’s do it again.  We’re throwing it back to Batteau.  For those who don’t know, that is a now retired AO at Forest Hill Park.  Meet up spot is the Stone House on 41st Street and Forest Hill Avenue.  We’ll start at 0700 and go for an hour.  I’ll have a cooler with water and some other things after the workout.  There’s a Blanchard’s nearby for coffeteria afterward. https://backblasts.f3rva.org/2016/07/04/batteau-beatdow-july-4th-spectacular/