Author: EF Hutton

  • Can a PAX of 2 Circle Up?

    No Chum, no problem, 2 studs came out for the afternoon gloom of Holton Elementary.  Here’s what went down.

    Mosey to the back field.

    COP (IC)

    • Imperial Walkers
    • DQs
    • Jazzercises
    • Freddy Mercurys
    • Merkins
    • Jack Webb – Legs (1:4 ratio up to 8:32) – pause for Heals to Heaven in middle
      • Jump Squats/ Monkey Humpers

    Mosey to picnic tables

    • P1 – Lap around field
    • P2 – Exercises (Skull Crushers R/L, Dips, Incline Merkins, Crunchy Frogs)

    Mosey to Planters

    • Forward, Side L, Forward, Side R lunges all the way through

    Mosey to bus loop

    • High Knees to 1st light
    • Bear Crawl to 2nd light
    • WWIIs x 20
    • Crab Walk to 1st light
    • Polar Bears to 2nd light

    Mosey to front of school

    • P1 – Run to big tree and back
    • P2 – Exercises (People’s Chair, BTTW, Donkey Kicks)
    • Repeato

    Boxing Cockroaches x 20, 25, 30

    Mosey to VSF

    • Burpees for time

    Numberama, Nameorama, COT

    MOLESKIN

    YHC expected a slight crowd when Chum Bucket let everyone know that he was out for the week.  With 1 Trail Guide and 1 Greenhorn in attendance, YHC took the Q and off we went.  Upon settling in for the COP, YHC wondered to himself, can a PAX of 2 in fact circle up?  Hmm, deep thoughts, by Jack Handey.  Dial Up commented a few times that YHC was pulling lots of new material out of his bag of tricks, only to be told these are basically just the greatest hits.  Check out a DTH Q for some truly ground-breaking stuff.  Great to have Dial Up alongside for the evening.  Keep posting, SYITG.

    ANNOUNCEMENTS

    Prayers for PAX in need

    Hammers and Ales – See Viral

  • A New Record for Jazzercise

    A new SOT record of 18 Behemoths hit the grounds of Midlo Middle on YHC’s 4-year anniversary for lots of corners and Jazzercise?

    Here’s how it went down.

    Mosey around the lot to pick up the LIFOs then down to the parking lot behind the football fieldhouse

    COP (IC)

    • DQs
    • Jazzercises
    • Russian Soldiers
    • SSHs
    • Plank Variations
    • Freddie Mercurys

    Mosey to the practice football/ lacrosse/ field hockey field

    4 Corners, 4 Times

    • Compounding 5 x Merkins, 10 x LBCs, 15 x Monkey Humpers, 20 x SSHs
    • Repeato adding 5 reps to each exercise for 4 rounds – total count 200 x Merkins, 210 x LBCs, 180 Monkey Humps, 110 SSHs, 4 Laps around the Field
    • Mary for the 6 – Flutter Kicks, American Hammers, Heals to Heaven, WWIIs

    Mosey to the fieldhouse and Partner up

    • Partner 1 – Wall Climbs x 2 / Donkey Kicks x 2
    • Partner 2 – Bear Crawl x 2 / Bernie x 2 to the Crosswalk

    Mary – Hello Dollys, Rosalitas, 6 Inches

    Mosey to the flag

    Numberama, Nameorama, COT

    MOLESKIN

    As the great philosopher Ferris Bueller once said, “Life moves pretty fast.  If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.”  Life does move pretty fast.  It’s been 4 years since YHC’s first taste of the gloom.  A lot of life has happened in that time, some great, some not so much, but YHC is forever grateful for the consistency of this brotherhood and all that comes with it.  For newer guys, YHC challenges you to stop and look around, don’t miss it, you might see something special.  YHC confirmed via big data that 17 was the previous SOT record.  Highly unlikely the record was higher pre-big data and wouldn’t really count anyway, like all those Browns championships pre-Super Bowl.  Always fun to step out and lead.  Thanks to all who praised the creativity of the 4 corners.  You’re welcome.  For all who laughed during the Jazzercises, at least it wasn’t standing APDs or partner bear crawls.  Enjoyed it, SYITG.

    ANNOUNCEMENTS

    Prayers for all our PAX in need, Marv and Cerrano were mentioned

    Cash for ‘Stache for Raise – give generously

    Hammers and Ales

    Poker Saturday at Mr. Holland’s

  • Mumblechatter At An All-Time High

    Over the river, through the woods, to Marmaduke’s Q we go.

    5-6 miles total for breakfast clubbers today. Pax of 1, until YHC picked up Bleeder out for an early mile by the lake. Do the voices in YHC’s head count as mumblechatter?

  • Cornhole – Last Call

    Gents, the retreat is a week and a half away. If you are attending and would like to compete in the cornhole tournament, please sign up immediately. We would like to finalize the teams and bracket asap. The tournament is double elimination, net scoring, and starts at 4:30pm sharp. There is a prize for the winning team and plenty of ridicule for the biggest losers. You can signup on the monthly challenges sheet or by commenting to this post, or by sending YHC, Dr. TryHard or Vinny a message. If you would like to play, but do not have a partner let us know and we’ll help you find one.

  • Humpapalooza

    A resurgent thirteen found their way to the darkest AO in RVA to start the week with a banger of a leg smoker. 

    Long mosey down Forest through the neighborhood and back to the school blacktop.

    COP (IC)

    • DQs
    • Arm Circles
    • Copperhead Squats
    • Russian Soldiers
    • Imperial Walkers
    • Cherry Pickers
    • Jack Webb – Legs (1:4 ratio up to 9:36) – pause for LBCs in middle
      • Jump Squats/ Monkey Humpers

    Mosey to bottom of the hill

    • 11s (Bernie Up) – 2ct Lunges/ Crunchy Frogs

    Mosey to back lot

    • Triple Check – Donkey Kicks, Dips, Run

    Mosey back to the hill

    • Clockwork Merkins

    Long mosey through neighborhood to Forest, back up hill to the flag

    • PLTs – 3×20
    • Burpee Minute

    Numberama, Nameorama, COT

    MOLESKIN

    Apologies to Duke and Honeymoon for repeating the Jack Webb leg routine from DaVille a few weeks back, but legs were the hot topic of the day, and monkey humpers were the prescribed medicine.  Pair that with 55 2ct lunges and 10 Bernies up the hill and the legs were screaming.  Great to be back at Hoedown and see strong numbers after a bit of a hiatus.  Welcome Voicemail a few weeks into F3 and his FNG Tubbs, first time for YHC bringing about a splashing of merlot.  Glad no one turned an ankle moseying down Forest, not sure that can be counted as a sidewalk. 

    ANNOUNCEMENTS

    Amateur RAMM Gears Friday

    Labor Day convergence – Timberwolf

    HDHH – this Wednesday at Kuba Kuba Dos

    Retreat in September, sign up for Cornhole tournament

  • DogPile’s Greatest Hits: Volume I

    Fourteen fartsack slayers attacked the grounds of DogPile (WDog).  Here’s how it went down.

    The THANG

    Mosey toward the bridge for a quick warmup COP (SSH, DQs, Merkins)

    • Out and Back 3 light poles – 2 Burpees at each

    Mosey to the bottom of Hate Hill

    • Polar Bear x 5/ Lunge x 10 2ct/ Broad Jump Burpees x 3 – Run to bend and back to bottom

    Mosey over and up the Pipe to the Rusty Cage

    • Pullups x 10
    • Jerkins x 10
    • Dips on Parallel Bars x 20

    Mosey Over to Stage

    • Touch-A-Tree x 10

    Mosey to Near End of Half Pipe

    • Merkins x 10
    • Run Across Half Pipe
    • Merkins x 10
    • Run Back Across Half Pipe
    • Merkins x 10

    Enter Amphitheater

    • Alternate Incline Merkins and Box Jumps to the top

    Mosey to Bermuda Triangle

    • Bear Crawl short length, Run down, Bernie up

    Mosey to Field in Front of Carillon

    • Flutter Kicks
    • Six Inches

    Mosey back to Shovel Flag

    Numberama, Nameorama, COT

    MOLESKIN

    YHC Q’d a very similar workout roughly 3 years ago.  The idea then and now is to honor all that our great AO has to offer.  Back in 2016 a weinke was actually distributed to the PAX and sent on its way, YHC was so young and naïve.  No such weinkes this day, thus the guys out front could never really get too far ahead of the Q or the 6.  The plan was to touch on as many different aspects that make this AO great as possible.  This workout is perhaps better suited for a Saturday when time allows for more, but a great deal of ground was still covered.  Perhaps DogPile’s Greatest Hits should be a 2 or even 3 volume set.  Welcome to Posh’s FNGs, hope to see them back soon.

    ANNOUNCEMENTS

    Puppy Pile Saturday 0705

    HDHH tonight 6pm Palani Drive run, 6:45 2nd F

    See Greenbow if interested in a non-F3 men’s retreat

  • Spider Run Saturday Edition

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    Five posted at 0400 to get in some miles before the thing that happens before the thing.  Perfectly sane thing to do. 

    This THING

    Mosey from Dogpile past Soupie Poopie Lake (See WDog this week) around Maymont, hit the streets for about 1.5 miles or so until reaching the mouth of the trails above Texas Beach.  Continue on Northbank Trail to downtown Richmond.  Circle Brown’s Island, consider stealing a case of Guinness, and back to the Belle Isle parking lot.  Make a quick Gumbo-esque wrong turn heading back out to Northbank, reverse a few steps, and mosey back to the Pumphouse lot via the new and improved trail.  Loop around Dogpile past the newly named Bermuda Triangle and back to the shovel flag.  Rough estimate of mileage is no less than 7.5.

    Numberama, Nameorama, COT

    MOLESKIN

    As YHC stepped out of the front door at 3:15 this morning, the nextdoor neighbor did the same.  There was a moment of pause with both parties pondering the question, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?  A quick head nod and off to the AO.  Was hot, was humid, was gloomy, was magnificent.  As Flatline likes to say, only those who post understand.  Offshore and YHC each consumed a fair share of spiderwebs along the trail.  There was a sweaty dude hanging out on the edge of Hollywood Cemetery as the PAX passed.  Hopefully he was out for a night mosey as well, but there is a chance he was a grave robber digging up bodies.  Guess that mystery will go unsolved, but he scared the bejeezus out of YHC when he spoke.

    ANNOUNCEMENTS

    Puppy Pile next Saturday 0705

    Prayers for Doozy’s employment

    Prayers for Slippin Jimmy’s father

  • Google Doesn’t Go North of the Wall

    Thirteen navigated their way to Atlee HS for the latest rendition of DaVille, including 2 New Marketeers, 1 City Proper, and 1 visiting Q from parts unknown.  Here’s how it went down.

    Parking Lot Tracers led by The Carpenter to make the locals comfortable.

    Mosey behind the school to an open field

    COP (IC)

    • Helicopters
    • Jazzercise Reach
    • Copperhead Squats
    • Russian Soldiers
    • Cherry Pickers
    • Reverse Scorpions
    • Clockwork Merkins
    • Jack Webb – Legs (1:4 ratio up to 8:32) – pause for LBCs in middle
      • Jump Squats/ Monkey Humpers

    Mosey to side of school bus loop

    • Triple Check – Wall Climb, Heals to Heaven, Run Loop

    Mosey out in front of school

    • Scissor Sisters – P1 holds 6 inches, P2 Leg Lifts Over and Back 3×20

    Ring of Bear Crawl – PAX plankorama while a member bear crawls around the circle in succession

    Mosey to the flag

    30 seconds of Burpees OYO

    Numberama, Nameorama, COT

    MOLESKIN

    YHC can confirm seeing Google out surveying and mapping potential and existing AOs both north and south of the river, but never beyond the wall.  Apparently even Google won’t venture into the territory known as DaVille.  If one was to attempt to use Google maps to drive to Atlee HS, one is automatically redirected to Hanover HS, as Lug Nut and now BT can attest.  However, YHC did tell him last night to go to the one on Atlee Station next to Chickahominy, so BT gets full LIFO credit.  Marmaduke and Honeymoon arrived just as the clock struck 0530 after circling Chickahominy MS a couple of times.  It would seem the F3 app is also Atlee HS resistant.  Lots of groans as the PAX rolled off 144 monkey humpers, which proved to be as painful as YHC had hoped.  The air was thick and heavy in the designated area on the side of the school for wall climbs.  Also carried a pungent hint of eau de SOJ.  Hustler was a bit hesitant when called upon to help demonstrate scissor sisters, but the additional moans and groans suggest it worked out.  Or maybe that was the sounds and smells of Corned Beef and the man-eating spiders found naturally occurring at the AO.  Great to put faces with a few names YHC hadn’t previously met.

    ANNOUNCEMENTS

    Prayers for all our comrades in need

    Early risers

    Puppypile

    Labor Day convergence – Timberwolf

  • Saab Requires San Pellegrino Ice Cubes

    Six posted for miles before the thing and after the thing.

    This THING

    Mosey from ETs to Dogpile via Robinson past the lake up Trafford to Blanton and Park.  Return Park to Blanton to Sheppard to Cary.

    Numberama, Nameorama, COT

    MOLESKIN

    YHC hesitantly calls himself QIC for this one, but slaving over a hot keyboard for 10 minutes should count for something, right?  For anyone that believes Breakfast Club is undeserving of its own BD point, try running to and from Dogpile in this humidity.  YHC believes it was Flatline that said today’s should be worth 1.5, tend to agree.  Total mileage combined with Fireman Ed’s bootcamp was north of 6 miles, 2 there, 4 during the bootcamp, and roughly 2 more back according to Saab’s figures.  Saab also loves ice cubes, but not from the tap, just ask him to explain sometime.  Great run men.   

    ANNOUNCEMENTS See Dogpile

  • Sunny and 700

    Seven of F3 Nation’s finest converged upon The Village of Myrtle Beach for a humid Tuesday morning workout.

    The Thang

    • 1.8 Mile mosey from Dunes Village Resort to 904 65th Street
    • COP – SSH, DQs, Arm Circles, Overhead Press, Overhead Claps, Cherry Pickers, Merkins
    • Long mosey around perimeter of AO
    • Partner Up – 50 step ups, 50 dips, run around the building
    • 7s – Just like 11s with Burpees/ Plank Jacks
    • Mosey perimeter of AO again to parking lot
    • 4 Corners w Blocks – Merkins, Squats, Overhead Press, Blurpees (20 each)
    • Mary – Flutter Kicks, Dollys, Heals to Heaven, Freddie Mercurys
    • 2×50 yd Sprints AYG
    • Numberama, Nameorama, COT
    • 1.8 Mile mosey back to Dunes Village Resort

    Moleskin

    YHC wouldn’t normally post a backblast downrange, but summer tour extra credit would seemingly require it, plus big data is watching. YHC arrived early to secure the AO, but found it was already pretty secure, in fact it was fenced in and required special credentials to enter. Alas a regular arrived and YHC was able to get in with the secret fistbump. The men of Myrtle Beach greeted YHC with a nice welcome and the PAX was off. The natives didn’t seem to notice the humidity, but YHC left a trail of sweat all over the AO, felt like sunny and 700.