Author: Bullseye

After being dormant for several months, four returned to Twin Team for a Friday beatdown. Here’s how it went.

Mosey to the bus loop. Helicopters, DQs, 10 SSHs + 10 Merkins x 3, squats.

Mosey over for a modified curb crawl. 15 jump squats, crawl to opposite curb, 20 2-count toe touches on the curb, crawl bear back. Repeat 3 more times.

Mosey to the football field. 1 member presses (what appeared to be) a hurdle made from 2x4s. 2nd member performs jerkins on the steeplechase hurdle. 3rd member curls a propane tank. 4th member was the timer running up to the top of the bleachers and back. Rotate and repeat 3 times.

Mosey to the edge of the parking lot. 20 dips on the crew boat trailer, 20 squats, 15 merkins, run around the parking lot. Repeat 3 times.

To the base of the hill. Crawl bear to the top 3 times.

Back to the flag. Modified ring of fire.

That was it.

Double digits posted at Twin Team this morning, but the PAX never saw the mountain.  After 2 days of back-to-back Gumbo beatdowns, YHC was too sore and exhausted for a hill workout. 

Some of the Twin Team regulars may remember a strange dude doing his own thing – running the bleachers and playing on the monkey bars – at this AO a few years ago.  Not having a great plan for the morning, YHC reverted to this workout from his pre F3 days.  This is how it went.

COP:

Mosey to the Swamp parking lot for some SSHs, Russian Soldiers, DQs, and Helicopters. 

Triple Check on the Bleachers:

Mosey inside the Swamp to the bleachers for a modified triple check. 

• Round 1, member 1 = runs up the bleachers 3x, member 2 = Dips, member 3 = Merkins. 
• Round 2, member 1 = hops/jumps up the bleachers 1x, member 2 = LBCs, member 3 = lunge in place.
• Round 3, member 1 = runs up 3x, member 2 = box jumps, member, 3 = railing crawls (you had to be there).    

Murph (just the location):  

Indian run back to the playground behind BWE.  Partner up for pull ups.  10 reps, 2 sets.  Do as many as you can OYO, then assisted by the partner to 10.  Switch and repeat.  Flange crushed these without help. 

Modified Curb Crawl:

Mosey to the bus loop.  On 1 side, do 10 walk-out Merkins.  Bear Crawl to the other side, stand, and do 20 curb hops.  Crawl Bear back and repeat 3x.  About to puke on round 2, YHC was second-guessing the count.  However, Flange was already on round 3, so it was too late to audible. 

Indian Run:

Indian Run leaving BWE across the street to the top of the hill / cul-de-sac.  At the top, recover and reverse back to the flag (2 at a time).  The last 2 in the line race to the front.  YHC had the pleasure of losing to Doozy, then Rosie, then Tobit.  Nice job fellas.

Ring of Fire 

Hold Plank while each member performs their favorite Merkin x10. Respect to Rosie for doing airborne pushups. 

COT, Numberama, Namerama

Announcements:

• Field Day, May 11, at Dogpile.  SOJs uniform was discussed.  Reach out to Gumbo if you can make it.  Or just show up.

Everyone was impressed with Whiteboard’s fitness level.  Clearly not a couch potato.  YHC had to beg him to pump the brakes when taking the lead on the Indian Run.  Hope to see you soon, Whiteboard!

Thanks for coming out this morning, fellas.  You guys push me harder every day. 

Neigh, neigh!

8 very curious men hopped out of bed on Good Friday and made it to Twin Team for an Easter Egg Hunt.  Much respect to Aggie who drove from Cville in the wee hours to introduce his Midlothian pal, Hawkeye (FNG), to F3RVA.

COP:

Slow mosey 100 yards to the beginning of the bus loop for 10 SSHs, 10 Don Quixotes, and 10 Russian Soldiers.  Then, instructions were then given to perform 10 Merkins, 10 Jump Squats, and race around the bus loop, returning to the front of Bettie and hold Plank. 

The Thang (Easter Egg Hunt):

Two teams were formed:

              Team 1 – Rosie, Doozy, DK, and Aggie

              Team 2 – Tobit, Hawkeye, Sugar Sock, and Bullesye

The following instructions were provided while the PAX held Plank.  Well, this is how they looked in my head.  It later became apparent that they weren’t verbalized so clearly.     

1. There were 8 stations in various locations within the standard AO footprint.
2. Each team was provided a notecard with a hint about each of the 8 locations.
3. Each station had a Ziploc bag under a soccer cone (to keep the wind from displacing the bag).
4. Inside the bag was a notecard with exercises and 3 prizes.
5. The prizes, which ranged in value, were a Peep (10 pts), a Robin Egg (5pts), and a Jelly Bean (1pt). 
6. Some stations were harder and contained more of the high-value prizes.
7. The first team to arrive would take the highest value prize available and then perform the exercises.  This is where YHC may have been unclear.
8. Each team could choose their own route and order to the stations.
9. The objective was to collect as many prizes as possible (but preferably, just one from each station) and return to the Flag by 6:10.  The team with the most points would win.

The Hints / Stations and the exercises:

• “Name of the AO” – This station was at the base of Twin Team. 
  • 40 Merkins
  • 40 Jump Squats
  • 80 Mountain Climbers, 2 count
• “Alaska” – A map of the USA is painted on the Bettie Weaver playground. 
  • Tag all 4 of the basketball goals on the playground alternating Bear Crawl and Crawl Bear between each goal.
• “The Murph” – On the playground where Honeymoon crushes us with the Murph
  • 20 pullups for each team member.  Assisted counts
• “Swamp Entrance” – The JRHS football field is named the Swamp. 
  • Run up the home team bleachers 10 times performing 15 dips between each run.
• “JRHS Tennis” – Hope this one is obvious.
  • 4 corners (progressive / add on) around the inside of the tennis courts.   
    • 10 HR Merkins
    • 20 Squats
    • 30 SSHs
    • 40 Mountain Climbers, 2 count
• “High Above the Marching Band” – A two story platform at the edge of the parking lot where the marching band practices.
  • Run to the top of the platform 5 times each.
• “JRHS” Fr. Circle” – The island in front of the high school main entrance.
  • 15 Walk-out Merkins
• “JRHS Basketball (outdoors) – Obvious
  • 25 Jump Squats
  • 1 Suicide
  • Repeat 3x

Disclaimer – YHC, who was on Team 2, set the locations and knew the prize values but fully intended to allow Team 2 to find each cone without YHC’s help.    

YHC would like to say that the well-planned workout ran smoothly.  However, it did not.  As Team 2 made its way Alaska, YHC noticed that the soccer cone and Ziploc were missing.  Knowing Döner Kebab very well, YHC immediately suspected trickery.  YHC owes DK an apology…

Laughing, but suspecting Team 1 was hiding the cones, Team 2 decided to pursue the stations in a different order.  This is where YHC may have helped with directions. 

The hunt continued and each team made it to 6 or 7 of the 8 stations.  More than YHC anticipated.  Great job men.

Back to the Flag – At 6:10, both teams reported back to the flag for various Merkins, and just a little bit of ab work, followed by a Ring of Fire.  Because of the confusion, no winner was selected.  Participation trophies were handed out instead. 

Numberama, Namerama, COT

No announcements

In planning the Easter Egg Hunt, I felt it could either be a huge success or a complete failure.  It appears to have landed somewhere in the middle.

In the post-workout conversation, it was determined that Team 1 wasn’t playing games by hiding the station cones.  Because the opening instructions weren’t so clear, Team 1 understood that they were to take all the prizes in the bag.  And to be helpful, they were collecting the cones and Ziplocs so YHC would have less clean up. 

Thanks again to Aggie for his hour plus drive to join F3RVA and for introducing Hawkeye.  Thanks to the PAX for being good sports this morning.

Happy Easter!