Author: Chum Bucket

  • Frosty you know man

    Nine posted for the GridIron before last under chilly, but clear skies. COP in the main parking lot with the usual.

    Hop the short fence into the nearby softball field for Vicious Circle (thanks F3 Exicon). Pax completes sideways Bear Crawl counter-clockwise around the bases. Last guy in line jogs to the mound for five two-count Mountain Climbers and jogs to the front of the line. Rotate through until all have completed one go. Second round with Lunge Walk around bases and Ball Dippers at the mound.

    Cross the fence and head just down the hill from the far end zone of the football field to begin a round of Lindsays. Zombie Crawl (Exicon) up the hill to the end line for 30 two-count LBCs then Crab Walk back down the hill for 10 two-count American Hammers. Continue the sequence offsetting reps by five until 10 and 30 are done.

    Mosey around the field to the sidewalk between the football concession stand and press box. Pair (with one set of three) up with one guy grabbing the press box posts for Pole Smokers while the other guy runs to the field to complete five Wal-Mart Burpees (Exicon). Complete three rounds.

    Jog across the park to the pull up bars, break into two groups, and line up on each side of the bars. First guy in line completes a Pull Up with and counts out a 10 second hold. Last guy in line completes a negative Dip to the first guy’s count. Remaining PAX hold plank at the edge of the area. Rotate through until all have completed three rounds.

    Return the parking lot for Wave of Merkins (yes, Exicon). Circle up. One guy completes a Merkin and as he finishes, the next guy starts a Merkin, and so on like a wave around the circle. First guy completes two Merkins and the rest of the circle does the same. Continue until six Merkins completed by all. Stand up and do the same with Squats, also stopping after six. Finish with a few minutes of stretching and a COT.

    Congratulations to our friend, and GridIron regular, Quest who was married on 12/20/2020.

  • Infamy

    Four posted for a chilly Pearl Harbor Day Punisher. Warm up at southeastern edge of the main parking lot with Invisible Jump Ropes, Imperial Walkers, Don Quixotes, Helicopters, and Arm Circles.

    Parking lot tour – involving one clockwise rotation – with 25 stops. First round of 18 Side Straddle Hops per stop. Second round of 25 alternating stops, each, of eight Merkins and eight Jump Squats. Third round with 30 LBCs and 13 APDs. Finish with 16 Overhead Presses. 1941 reps total.

    COT and YHC took us out. Nice job guys.

  • SalisBellevue

    Eight emerging regulars posted for the most recent Punisher, including six neighborhood kids and two visiting from Southside. Mosey to the western edge of the school for warmup COP with the usual. Completed two Starfish rounds (mixing in chest, legs, and core), one old school Jack Webb, some other Merkins in between, and a sequence on the wall before finishing with a COT. YHC took us out.

  • Off campus wayfinding

    Seven showed for the most recent Punisher offering. We began our mosey at 6 PM sharp and hit the grass on the western side of Holton for the COP with 25 x SSHs, 15 x Hillbillies, 15 x DQs, 15 x Helicopters, 10 x Suzanne Somers (per side), and some Arm Circles.

    Begin off campus mosey heading north up Hermitage Road. Faster guys plank at each cross street heading north – Claremont and Nottoway – waiting until we are all gathered again. Cross Hermitage to west side after Nottoway. Plank and wait at Bellevue then resume jog to the Hermitage Road entrance to the Acca parking lot. Find the fresh blacktop with clear paint lines and divide into small groups. One group starts with seven Merkins per parking space in the shorter parking column. Second group starts with six two-count Flutter Kicks per space in the next parking column. Third group starts with five two-count Front Lunges per space in the next parking column. Rotate until everyone has completed the sequence. Resume mosey back to school, pausing at cross streets and crossing east at Nottoway. COT just past northwest entrance to Holton grounds and YHC took us out.

    Nice job guys. Welcome to F3RVA Chunked.

    Check out the Wrong Worshippers (duo led by Punisher regulars Flea and Animal). Just dropped and seasonally themed. https://soundcloud.com/user-757441863/halloween

  • Not Paddleball

    Eleven gathered for Saturday’s GridIron at the usual location. Under normal circumstances, our use of Pouncey Tract Park is free from conflicts with other users at 7 AM, but this was Virginia Paddleball Classic weekend and the lot was full early. While we might mosey near or on the paddleball courts during GridIron, we went the other way for Saturday’s workout.

    Mosey to the football field and loosen legs with a few 10 yard repeats with High Knees, Butt Kickers, and Karaoke. Circle for 25 x Invisible Jump Ropes, 20 x Hillbillies, 15 x Don Quixotes, 15 x Helicopters, 10 x Elevated Suzanne Somers (one side), 20 x APDs, 10 x Elevated Suzanne Somers (other side), and a few Arm Circles.

    Jog to the school for five minutes of Donkey Kicks. Complete 30 or more Donkey Kicks and rest for the remainder of the minute. Five rounds.

    Hit the bus shelter and pick a pole for 20 x Pole Smokers followed by 20 x Plie Squats. Three rounds.

    Circle up in the nearby grass for Jack Webb with Arm Circle chaser. Complete one Merkin, four Overhead Presses, and eight Arm Circles. Wait until all are done. Complete two, eight, and sixteen. Wait. And so on, maintaining the same ratio until 11/44/88 are completed.

    Shift to the sidewalk. Using a three large, wooden dice, roll one to determine the exercise and the other two to determine the number of reps. Initial determination was 1=SSH, 2=WWII Sit Up, 3=Plank Jack, 4=Flutter Kicks, 5=American Hammers, and 6=Burpees, but we had some lawless moments in our efforts to complete a couple of rounds. More Merkins! Nobody likes Plank Jacks! Rigging the roll to maximize Burpees! And so on.

    Saunter back to the parking lot for COT and YHC took us out.

  • Northside All Stars

    Six posted for last week’s Punisher, all arriving on foot or by bicycle. Warmup on the acorns under the tree canopy adjacent to Laburnum Avenue with some of the usual. Mosey into the parking lot to weave the lot lines from east to west by Side Skipping left along one line and right along the next line. Regroup and continue our mosey to the outdoor classroom for Attila Sequence – 20 Dips, 20 Step-Ups (one leg), 20 Dips, 20 Step-Ups (other leg), and 20 Dips.

    Relocate to the nearby grass for Super 21 involving Merkins and WWIIs. Wait for each other after each round and break up the action after 5, 10, and 15 reps with other exercises.

    Find the brick school wall for a Donkey Kick / People’s Chair medley. Circle in the grass for a few LBCs and some stretching. COT and YHC took us out. Bowser is YHC’s 2.0, returning years after a first workout and getting a new name.

  • Thinking of our friend

    Nine posted for Saturday’s GridIron with YHC as a substitute Q. More on this later. Warmup in the parking lot with 25 x SSHs, 20 x IWs, 15 x DQs, 15 x Russian Soldiers, 10 x Suzanne Sommers (one side), 2 x Superman (oldie – while singing the GAH theme song), 10 x Suzanne Sommers (other side), 30 x Arm Circles (little, forward), and 30 x Arm Circles (little, reverse).

    Mosey down the hill adjacent to the parking lot. Line up and get seated with heels facing uphill. Complete 10 WWII Sit Ups. Crab Walk a couple of steps uphill, feet first, on Attila’s mark, halt, and complete another Sit Up set. Repeato, all the way up the hill to the sidewalk. Probably 12 or so sets total.

    Short mosey to the renovated playground. Break into groups of three and find a swing on the swingset. One guy completes 10 Jerkins while the other two complete three squats, holding the last squat. One round has every guy complete one set of Jerkins. Three rounds.

    Circle up for 10 Minutes of LBCs. Complete about 30 Little Baby Crunches (in cadence, two count) and rest for the remainder of the minute. Repeat 10 times.

    Shift position to the nearby picnic area. With different groups of three guys each, one guy completes eight Abyss Merkins on the picnic tables while the other guys complete three Burpees and hold in Al Gore. One round has ever guy complete the Merkins. Three rounds, too.

    Return to the hill, line up at the top, and begin to jog down the hill and backpedal back up the hill. Continue this for about 4 minutes.

    Circle up in the parking lot. Complete Carolina Dry Dock Ring of Fire with each guy finishing eight reps. Brief knee, then another round. Three rounds total. Flip over for a few minutes of stretching. COT and Attila took us out.

    We missed our brother Johnsonville on Saturday morning. He’d signed up to Q on Saturday, but I found out Friday night that he had an mountain biking accident on Friday. Thankfully Jville is now at home and recovering.

  • Bellevue Porchella

    Four posted for this week’s Punisher. Warmup with some of the usual in the acorn-strewn grass in front of LHES.

    Return to the parking lot and spread out safely from one another within the parking spaces on the inner ring of the lot. Three Carolina Dry Docks in the first parking space then Lunge Walk to the next space. Wait for everyone, then complete three Squats. Repeat until we completed the full circle.

    Circle up on the sidewalk at the edge of the school and whip out two key Dungeons & Dragons dice – six sided and 20 sided. Roll the first for one of six exercises – Merkins, Step Behind Lunges, Flutter Kicks, Plank Jacks, WWIIs, and Burpees. Roll the second one for the reps. Completed several rounds, avoiding having to slay the dragon (Burpees x 20). Remained in place for a few minutes of LBCs, stretching, and COT.

    At press time, the event scheduled for TODAY, 10/10 may be delayed until 10/17 for rain, but please check out the Bellevue Porchella (https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/ad4cb3e2a32248afabd4ff54f562eb14?fbclid=IwAR1aAowJZ3KIvg3212-Z99tHIbf48vi-jv8NSoRVhFfB-vodt81uYc4dBdI) and come out for live music in the neighborhood adjacent to Holton. Punisher regulars Animal and Flea will be performing live (Wrong Worshippers) during the event.

  • Punisher archives – August bricks

    For posterity: Four posted for the final Punisher in August – backyard brick edition. Warm up in the parking lot, and in the rain, with some of the usual. Grabbed two red bricks each from stack in the back of YHC’s vehicle and moseyed to the concrete under the awning adjacent to LHES. Brick-burdened exercises followed: Jack Webb with Merkins and Shoulder Presses, several rounds of LBCs, Curls, Pullovers, and so on. COT and YHC took us out.

  • Keeping the beat(down)

    Seven gathered for last week’s Punisher. Mosey to the westside lawn for COP with SSHs, Helicopters, DQs, Russian Soldiers, IWs, and Arm Circles. Bear crawl to the nearby outdoor classroom for Elevens with Dips and Step Ups (two count – each leg).

    Resume mosey around the school to the bus loop on the east end of the property for an eight minute EMOM – with curb-Incline Carolina Dry Docks on the odd minute (shoot for 25 or 30) and Reverse Lunges on the even minute (about 15 per leg) – rest for the remainder of the minute.

    Jog into the grass just south of the bus loop and circle up for the music-supported portion of the program: 1) Roxanne by The Police and complete a Burpee each time Roxanne’s name is mentioned – always a hit; 2) Van Halen’s Panama – perform Invisible Jump Ropes continuously during the song; 3) Merkins ring-of-fire style with each guy completing two trying to keep the beat of Corona by Minutemen; 4) Van Halen’s Jump – Squat Jump at each mention of jump – shortened this song just a bit and saved time for the last song; 5) LBCs to the beat of The Big Takeover by Bad Brains. Finish with a couple of minutes of stretching and a COT in place. YHC took us out.

    Nice turnout! Nice work guys.