Author: BoBerry

  • Virtual Deconstructed Murph

    2 PAX showed up virtually in the gloom this morning. A Memorial Day Murph was in order. 5:30 hit and we were off! Slight modification as no pull up bars were in sight.

    • 10 American Swingers
    • 20 Merkins
    • 30 Squats
    • Mosey 1 minute out, 1 minute in
    • x10

    Finished with a few minutes to spare so Mary was called:

    • 20 Crunchy Frogs
    • 20 American Hammers with the coupon

    Numberama, Nameorama, Announce-O-rama:

    • Inaugural 3rd F AO: Tuesday at 8pm
    • VR Dawg Wednesday at 5:30am
    • HDHH Wednesday at 6pm
    • All on the zoom: Meeting ID: 822 7005 7337, pm for the password or check Slack

  • Catch the Golden Snitch

    Two PAX, one 2.0, and one 4 legged PAX met in the zoom gloom. According to the confused neighbors this is how it went down:

    COP

    SSH, Don Quixote, Cherry Pickers, Imperial Walkers, LBCs, Hello Dollies, Rosalitas

    Thang

    Several one minute moseys, some two minute moseys, tabata with coupons, 10 20 10 with boxcutters, LBCs, boxcutters.

    Numberama, Nameorama, Announce-o-rama:

    • VR Dawg: Wednesdays at 530 am
    • Hump Day Happy Hour: Wednesdays at 6pm
    • 3rd F AO Biweekly starting Tuesday May 26th
    • TRON: Coupon suggested workout: Mondays at 530am
    • All on the Zoom: (Meeting ID: 822 7005 7337, pm, for the password or check Slack)

  • The Peskiest Lawnmower

    3 two legged PAX and 1 four legged PAX met in the zoom gloom for a beat down.

    YHC failed to get this backblast done in a timely manner so it is a bit fuzzy. Here are the most prevailing details:

    COP was held with varying excercises

    Thang 1

    10 minutes of:

    • 10 merkins
    • 20 shoulder taps
    • 30 peter parkers
    • 40 sqauts

    mosey

    Thang 2

    Tabata with varying exercises for 1 min each then 20 sec rest. One of them was the lawnmower. Which we tried to start for a full minute with each arm, two times. A pesky lawnmower indeed.

    Nameorama, Numberama, Annouce-o-rama:

    • VR Dawg: Wednesdays at 530 am
    • Hump Day Happy Hour: Wednesdays at 6pm
    • 3rd F AO Biweekly starting Tuesday May 26th
    • TRON: Coupon suggested workout: Mondays at 530am
    • All on the Zoom: (Meeting ID: 822 7005 7337, pm, for the password or check Slack)

  • Does Anyone Else Miss Sports?

    Four strapping F3 athletes and a 4 legged frisbee professional showed up digitally in the gloom this morning. According to the very loud birds it went something like this:

    COP

    • 20 SSH
    • 10 Don Quixote
    • 10 Imperial Walkers
    • 10 Cherry Pickers
    • 10 Rosalita
    • 10 Hello Dolly
    • 20 Freddie Mercury

    THANG #1

    Set of four exercises, done as many times as possible in 10 minutes, apparantley thats about three sets of:

    • 10 Merkins over the coupon (10 each arm)
    • 10 Nolan Ryans (10 each arm)
    • 10 Inch Worn Merkins
    • 10 Chest Press

    Long Mosey, one minute out, then back.

    THANG #2

    Tabata time, 1 minute exercise, 20 seconds rest for the following exercises:

    • Pistol Squats
    • Bobby Hurleys (slap the court before you take a jump shot)
    • Bonnie Blairs (AKA Ball Dippers)
    • American Swingers
    • Appollo Onos

    Rinse and repeat, then another long mosey.

    Finish off with a little Mary, props to the PAX for several varying exerises called out.

    Numberama, Nameorama

    Announcements:

    Two digital events Wednesday, VR Dawg at 5:30am, HDHH at 6pm. Zoom meeting ID is: 822-7005-7337. If you need the password just message myself or Offshore on Slack or Twitter.

    YHC took us out.

    NMS

    Thank you to the PAX who came out today. Beautiful weather this morning for a good sweat. Helps to take one’s mind off the whole pandemic thing. Which least important of that is the absence of sports. However at this point YHC is nearly getting the shakes from lack of sports.

  • Sally, NO!

    3 men and a dog braved the gloom. Rumor had the weather at cold and wet but it turned out to be 70 degrees and sunny. Connections solid, animals situated and we were off. Here’s how it went down:


    COP

    SSH

    Don Quixote 

    Russian Soldier

    Bat Wing (fancy arm circles)

    -20 forward, 20 backwards, 20 seal claps, 20 overhead claps

    Cherry Pickers

    Freddie Mercury 

    Flutters

    THANG 1

    30 Shoulder Taps

    30 Mountain Climbers

    30 Curls for the Gurls

    30 Goblet Squats

    Run 1 minute out, than back

    X3

    THANG 2

    20 American Swingers

    20 Skull Crushers

    20 one legged APDs (each leg)

    20 WW2s w coupon

    Run 1 minute out, then back to start

    X2

    Some MARY/Ring of Fire

    Announcements

    -Offshore has Q at Virtual, Dawg Wednesday at 5:30am. HDHH at 6pm. All at same zoom info: The Zoom meeting number is 822-7005-7337. The password will be posted to Slack (or message YHC).

    Tobit took us out with an excellent prayer.

    NMS

    Enjoyed the sweat and fellowship this morning gents. This whole “new normal” thing is a tough adjustment. Glad to see we are all going strong in our own way! SYITG!!

  • APB v. Saturday Night

    Two digital warriors of the gloom got after it this morning. This is how it went down!

    COP

    • SSH
    • Don Quixote
    • Cherry Pickers
    • Flutterkicks
    • 1 Bat Wing (20 forward arm circles, 20 backward arm circles, 20 seal claps, 20 overhead claps)

    THANG #1

    • 20 Plank Rocks (elbow plank and rock hips to each side)
    • 20 Groiners (from plank pull your feet under like a burpee then back)
    • 20 WW2 with a coupon
    • 20 Peter Parkers
    • Run for 1 minute away from start, then run back
    • Reapeat above x4

    THANG #2

    • 20 right arm Nolan Ryans with a coupon
    • 20 left arm Nolan Ryans with a coupon
    • 20 Chest Press
    • 20 Goblet Squat
    • Run 1 minute out then go back

    Announcements, namorama, Offshore took us out

    NMS

    Title of backblast comes from a discussions of different regions of F3. YHC posted virtually in Kentucky and they had a different moniker for Alabama Prom Dates, they called them “Saturday Nights”. #youagainstyou #noOYO. Offshore said he once posted in Atlanta and during Mary called out Alabama Prom Dates, and didn’t get called on again……. YHC wonders what they call an Alabama Prom Date in Alabama?

  • TRON: Going Digital Part Deaux

    TRON: Going Digital Part Deaux

    Starting Monday the 20th at 5:30am there will be a second weekly virtual AO. This way there will be Monday and Wednesday virtual options. TRON will be held live from inside the computer (or phone). YHC will be Q to start out with. All PAX are welcome. Bring a coupon if you have one.

    After going to several virtual beat downs, YHC feels going digital can be less complicated or daunting than it might seem. Also excited to bring a few new or less used exercises to the routine.

    This is easy to do with a laptop, tablet or smartphone. I’ve done laptop and phone and both worked pretty well.

    Info to join in is below. SYITG!

    Boberry is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting:

    Zoom meeting ID is: 822-7005-7337. The password will be posted to Slack (or message YHC or Offshore).

  • Tobit +1

    Four socially distant warriors of the gloom arrived at Timberwolf and found a Hot Potato Q. Here’s how it went down.

    Bullseye COP:

    • Don Quixote
    • Windmills/Helicoptors
    • Side Straddle Hops
    • Merkins
    • Copperhead Squats
    • Etc.

    Mosey to bus loop hill for elevens of Merkins and Jump Squats. Bernie Sanders up the hill each round. Unfortunately Tobit was the only one with the ability to appropriately count. So the rest of us just added one to his count.

    Next came 3 rounds of Crawl Bears up the adjacent hill to the edge of the woods.

    Tobit’s turn for a Dora, rotating one partner runs full bus loop while the other does:

    • 50 Burpees
    • 200 LBCs
    • 300 Monkey Humpers

    Boberry Q

    Mosey around back of school for alternating Balls to the Wall, People’s Chair, and Donkey Kicks then BTTF

    Number-a-ma, name-o-rama, announcements: prayers for Tobit’s relative who is self employed and business is shut down due to COVID19. YHC is reading a book through church men’s book club that seems to be relevant to the F3 demographic: The Common Rule by Justin Early, highly recommend.

    PeeDee took us out.

  • How Do You Spell Beaux Berrie?

    12 warriors of the gloom showed up on an especially pleasant 70 degree and sunny Wednesday morning today. Got some good work in today and this is how it went down:

    COP

    • Mosey to Corrilian field. (Only recently discovered it has nothing do with the Millenium Falcon).
    • 15 SSH (counting to 3 can be challenging….)
    • 10 EF Hutton’s Jazzercise
    • 10 Hillbillies (southside represent!)
    • 10 Hand release merkins
    • 15 Flutterkicks
    • 10 Rosalitas

    Mosey down into and back out of the amphitheater. Head over the the Valley of Death for the Thang:

    “Let it be like water on a duck’s back”

    -This is something YHC’s father said growing up when he was teaching about what to do when someone in your life is picking on you or trying to bring you down.

    Modified ladder bear crawling down the hill, crawl bearing up the hill burpee, burpees at top and bottom, building to 5 and going back down to 1.

    Mosey to stage area and partner up with each team grabbing one coupon.

    “Never look a gift horse in the mouth”

    – Variation on touch a tree with one partner doing Lieutenant Dans while the other takes the coupon to touch 2 trees. Rinse and repeat, 5 rounds each.

    “Sweatin’ like a whore in church on a Tuesday”

    -11s with chest presses with coupon and copperhead squats

    Mosey BTTF for some Mary which included EF Hutton calling out to spell YHCs F3 name which proved difficult for the PAX.

    NUMBERAMA, Name-o-rama, Hitchhiker took us out with an excellent prayer touching on the flu going around and the coronavirus.

    ANNOUNCEMENTS

    Hardywood is helping to collect lightly used running shoes for a local charity benefitting the homeless through Feb 20. https://www.shood.org/

    YHC is attending Shiver In The River on Feb 29 and encourages others to come out as well: https://shiverintheriver.com/index.html

    Have a great one fellas! Enjoyed hanging out north of the mighty James this morning.

  • Shakedown said it was OK

    4 warriors of the soggy gloom showed up for some Sunday fun. 3 PAX with 2 legs and 1 with 4 legs. After some debate and Shakedown’s approval, it was decided to hit the trails despite a few puddles in the parking lot. Excellent time had by all. Covered about 6.8 miles today through beautiful trails, crossing the James twice today. Excellent conversations today. Topics included Cub Scouts, dad jokes, how to hide your money, surgery/health issues, and customer service.

    Numberama, Nameorama

    COT

    YHC forgot this part of the F3 routine so here it is: Great to share time and be a part of this awesome group. Prayers for health of the PAX and their families and strength to keep pushing to have a positive impact in our communities.

    NMS

    It was great to enjoy a new part of RVA. Excellent to get to know some of the PAX a little better. Experiencing nature is helpful in reminding YHC that there is a lot to be thankful for.