Author: Bodo’s

  • Jenny Maraghy for the Win

    A fine 14 gathered in the gloom for a 45 MOM beatdown. Here’s what transpired.

    COP: All IC. Deadman Hang // Helicopters // DQs // Cherry Pickers // Imperial Walkers // Russian Soldiers // Monkey Humpers // Crabcakes // Freddy Mercuries // LBCs // Merkins // Inverted Crabcakes // Pickle Pounders. Mosey to corner of Commonwealth and Hanover.

    Burpee Alley: Run the length of Hanover from Commonwealth to Shadwell (approximately .25 to .5 miles, roughly) and perform 3 burpees at every lamppost. Mosey across Grove to parking lot.

    Wall to Wall: Partner up. Round 1: P1 runs to wall and performs 10 donkey kicks, P2 Balls to Wall. 3x. // Round 2: P1 runs to wall and performs 10 man-makers with coupons graciously left by Jenny Maraghy, P2 wall sit. 3x. // Round 3: P1 runs to wall and performs 10 2-count wall climbs, P2 Chicken Peckers, or balls to wall. 3x. Mosey east down Grove to Lock Lane.

    Lock Lane: sprint to Lampost 1, Bernie Sanders to Lampost 2. Mosey to First Pres lot.

    Triple Check: P1: WW2s // P2: American Hammers // P3: 50 2-count Mtn Climbers. Mosey back to the flag

    NMS: Driving by that little walled parking lot every day, YHC has been scheming of how to design a routine around it. Did not anticipate the presence of coupons lying for some reason in the lot; we can only assume that Jenny Maraghy real estate team must also gather for beatdowns during their lunch break. The length of long run down Hanover was miscalculated by YHC but TYA was quick to correct. Appreciate you guys humoring the long field trip!

    Yesterday was a dark day for our democracy. I was moved by this prayer of the senate chaplain Rev. Barry Black, prayed at 3:45am this morning after confirmation of the election results:

    Lord of our lives and Sovereign of our beloved nation,
    We deplore the desecration of the US capital building, the shedding of innocent blood, the loss of life, and the quagmire of disfunction that threaten our democracy.
    These tragedies have reminded us that words matter,
    And that the power of life and death is in the tongue.
    We have been warned that eternal vigilance continues to be freedom’s price.
    Lord, you have helped us remember that we need to see in each other a common humanity that reflects your image.
    You have strengthened our resolve to protect and defend the constitution of the United States against all enemies, domestic as well as foreign.
    Use us to bring healing and unity to our hurting and divided nation and world.
    Thank you for what you have blessed our lawmakers to accomplishe in spite of threats to liberty.
    Bless and keep us.
    Drive far from us all wrong desires.
    Inclined our hearts to do your will,
    and guide our feet on the path of peace.
    God, bless America, in your name, Amen.

  • Kill the Rabbit

    25 strong emerged in the foggy gloom for a 6am beatdown. Here’s what transpired.

    COP: All IC. Dead man hang // Helicopters // DQs // cherry pickers // imperial walkers // LBCs // Crunchy Frogs // Merkins // Werkins // Diamond Merkins // SSH 21s

    Descending Triangle: Start at the Traffic Circle, Bear Crawl to the Street, Run down to the bottom of the hill, Bernie Sanders back up. Round 1: 100 2x Min Climbers // Round 2: 75 LBCs // Round 3: 50 Merkins // Round 4: 25 Lt. Dans. COP for the six. Mosey to the Pennystage.

    Triple Check with a Coupon: P1: Squat Thrusters // P2: Windshield Wipers // P3: Murder Bunnies to the Light pole, run the coupon back.

    Intermission: Head-Shoulders-Knees-and Toes: Start with coupon on ground in front of you, feet shoulder width apart. 1/ Deadlift coupon to thighs 2/ Front Lateral Raise coupon, straight arms 3/ Pull coupon, laterally, to chest 4/ Press coupon overhead 5/ Lower coupon behind your head, elbows pointing up 6/ Extend coupon back over your head, keep elbows up 7/ Lower coupon to chest 8/ Extend coupon out laterally from chest, until arms straight 9/ Lower coupon to thighs, arms straight 10/ Lower coupon to ground, via reverse deadlift. That’s 1 rep. Repeat 10x. This was YHC’s third attempt to lead this and perhaps the last. Return the coupons and Mosey to Salad Bowl.

    Jacob’s Ladder: Run to the other side of the Bowl, 1 Burpee. Run back to the other side, 2 Burpees. Up to 10.

    Finished with the pax facing the knee height wall. Incline Merkins // Dips // Step ups // Box Jump Burpees x5 OYO.

    Mosey back to the flag. Numerama, Namerama, YHC took us out.

    NMS: Enjoyed introducing the murder bunnies to the pax who did not experience this year’s Iron Pax Challenge. Was great to see so many out today, including a couple guys we haven’t seen in a while. What a privilege to be a part of this group! SYITG.

    “Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms — to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.” Victor Frankl

  • Head Shoulders Knees and Toes (sorta)

    There were 12 ready to go at the strike of 5:30 this morning at Hoedown. Here’s what went down:

    COP: Mosey to first Third Church parking lot. Deadman hang // DQs // Cherry Pickers// Imperial Walkers // Copperhead Squats // LBCs // Crabcakes // Merkins // Werkins // Diamond Merkins // SSHs 21s // 5 Burpees. Mosey to middle church lot.

    Triple Check: Round 1- P1: Copperhead Squat with Coupon. P2: Curls with Coupon, P3: Run the circle. // Round 2- P1: Overhead Press with coupon, P3: Lunges with Coupon, P3: run to the end of the lot, Bernie Sanders back.

    Head-Shoulders-Knees-and Toes!: Everyone grab a coupon. Start with coupon on ground in front of you, feet shoulder width apart. 1/ Deadlift coupon to thighs 2/ Front Lateral Raise coupon, straight arms 3/ Pull coupon, laterally, to chest 4/ Press coupon overhead 5/ Lower coupon behind your head, elbows pointing up 6/ Extend coupon back over your head, keep elbows up 7/ Lower coupon to chest 8/ Extend coupon out laterally from chest, until arms straight 9/ Lower coupon to thighs, arms straight 10/ Lower coupon to ground, via reverse deadlift. That’s 1 rep. Repeat 10x. This basically didn’t work because Handshake kept mocking me. 😉 Mosey to field behind TES.

    Triple Ripple– in the mulch by the pull up bars.
    Round 1: 7 Pull Ups // 14 Froggers // 21 LBCs. 3x
    Round 2: 7 Dips // 14 Plank Jacks // 24 Reverse Crunches. 3x
    Round 3: 7 Burpees // 14 2 ct Mountain climbers // 21 2-count American Hammers.

    Mosey back to the flag. Numerama, Namerama, YHC took us out.

    NMS: Thanks for bearing with me on the head shoulders knees and toes. I’m going try that thing again until we get it right.

  • Friendship > Politics

    13 of Richmond’s finest showed up for a Mary beatdown on a beautiful morning. Here’s what transpired:

    COP: Mosey west on Grove, hang a left on Lock and gather in the First Pres parking lot. Deadman hang // Helicopters // DQs // Cherry Pickers// Imperial Walkers // Alabama Prom Dates // LBCs // Crabcakes // Merkins // Mountain Climbers // Merkins // Peter Parkers // Merkins // SSHs 21s (count to 5 in Candace, to 21 silently in our heads, all stop at the same time. A couple dudes messed up so we did 5 burpees).

    Triple Check: P1: People’s Chair // P2: Plank // P3: Sprint to end of lot, Bernie Sanders back. Mosey back to MM. Stop midway for some Lt.Dans.

    Dora: P1 run to the end of the courts and back. Escalating Sets of Excercises increasing by 50s: 50 Burpees // 100 WW2s // 150 Merkins // 200 Squats

    Final COP: Pickle Pounders // Flutter Kicks // LBCs

    Mosey back to the Flag. Numberama, Namerama, YHC took us out.

    NMS: A professor of mine said that the only basis for healthy democracy is friendship. As silly as it might sound, F3 demonstrates a model for the healthy functioning of democracy, because the foundations of our friendship run deeper than our diverse political views. In a moment when nearly everything is reduced to political categories, F3 models a way to put the brotherly love and mutual respect of friendship above political reductionism. Let’s model a better way.

    Here’s prayer written by a pastor friend that we used to close out the time today:

    Lord, we pray for our nation. Our country is hurting. Families are torn apart. Friends have turned into enemies. Lord, may we see how morally inconsistent we are. How self-righteous we can be. How fear has deeply poisoned our hearts. How the lust for power has blinded us to the gospel. Lord, deliver us from evil. May we all repent first. Before we can pray for unity, we must personally do the hard work of unmasking our own duplicity. Forgive us when we demonize another. Forgive us when we speak truth without love. Forgive us when our moral outrage is simply a facade covering our need to be right. Forgive us when we reduce love to sentimentality while we ignore the cries of injustice. Forgive us when we sin against another. And may we learn to forgive when we are sinned against. Teach us to be salt and light. May our speech be always filled with grace seasoned with salt. Teach us to put our hope in you; to properly discern our civic responsibilities, and to live from a non-anxious place. Lord, before we speak, may our lives be marked by silence. But guard us from silence when you call us to speak. Lord, you are always at work, making all things new. Make us new people with new hearts who can join you in this project of restoration. Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

  • By the Light of the Waning Gibbous

    8 studs gathered in the gloom to start the week the right way. With the time change we thought we might have more light, but had to settle for the 97% lunar illumination of the waning gibbous. Still pretty great.

    Mosey to the bottom of Lindsay Court.

    COP, all IC: SSH // Deadman Hang // helicopters // DQs // Cherry Pickers // Imperial Walkers // Lt Dans (6ct.) // Alabama Prom Dates // LBCs // Merkins

    Up the Hill: Parter up. P1 runs up to the top of Lindsay Ct and back. P2 performs lunges. Flipflop when P1 returns. // Round 2: Bear Crawl // Round 3: Broad Jump Burpees.

    Mosey to middle lot of Third Church

    Flora! (Dora + Coupon). Partner up. 100 Incline Merkins on the Coupon // 200 Reverse Crunches with Coupon on Chest // 300 Squats with Coupon. Plank when done, 25x Pickle Pounders for good measure.

    Mosey to back Third Church lot

    Run + Burpees + Wall: Partner 1. P1 runs to end of lot, performs 3 burpees, runs back. P2 is on the wall with Balls to the Wall. Flip Flop // Round 2: Wall Sit // Round 3: Donkey Kicks.

    Mosey back to the Flag.

    Numberama, Namerama, YHC took us out.

    NMS: Really enjoyed the first truly cold morning today. Very impressed by eHarmony who has posted 4 times since Wednesday. We have a committed brother in the making! Prayers for peace this week.

  • A Bushell and a Peck

    Nine of us, including an FNG, gathered in the paradigmatic gloom for a beatdown. Here’s what happened:

    COP in Amphitheater: Deadman Hang // DQs // Cherry Pickers // Lt.Dans // Imperial Walkers // LBCs // Crabcakes // Merkins // Elbow Planks // Pickle Pounders

    Dora in Amphitheater: P1 runs the circuit, P2 performs exercises.
    100 Jump Squats
    200 Incline Merkins
    300 2-count Flutter Kicks

    5 Burpees OYO. Mosey to Rusty Cage

    Rusty Cage:
    Round 1: 5 Pull Ups // 10 Froggers // 15 LBCs . 3x
    Round 2: 5 Body Rows // 10 Plank Jacks // 15 Reverse Crunches. 3x
    Round 3: 5 Chin ups // 10 Squats // 15 2-count American Hammers. 3x

    Mosey back to the Flag.

    Ring of Fire: Merkins // Werkins // Diamond Merkins // Merkins

    COT: Numberama, Namerama, YHC took us out.

    NMS: Great to have a strong group out today, including FNG Bushell. Welcome bro! Hearing Bushell share about his drumming hobby, Shakedown proposed the name based on a killer girl drummer on youtube named Nandi Bushell. We considered Assless Chaps but passed on it (again). Prayers for Toto’s family and EF Hutton’s dad, recovering from surgery.

  • Kill the Lights

    A lucky 7 emerged from the gloom for WDog on a beautiful fall morning. With no-one on the Q sheet, Swirly took the proverbial bull and kicked off our hot potato.

    Swirly COP: A bunch of stretching stuff, then a bunch of ab exercises and some merkins.

    Oyster on the Field: Oyster kicked us off with a Washington Football Team Run around the perimeter of the field. Next, four corners: Merkins x20, Jump Squats x20, Burpees x10, WW2s x20.

    Shiplap with the Coupons: At the stage, Shiplap led us in a series of exercises with coupons, including bench press, overhead press, curls, merkins, and some other stuff YHC can’t remember. But it was difficult.

    Bodos at the Cage: Triple Check. P1: Burp-ups, P2: Body Pulls, P3: Run to hydrant and back. Mosey back to the flag, end with LBCsx25 and American Hammers x25.

    Numberama, Namerama, Corned Beef took us out.

    NMS: Hot potatoes are always fun to see what everyone comes up with. Nice balance of exercises this morning. The flood lights were so bright on the back of the Amphitheater that none of us could see as we ran from the cage to the fire hydrant. We were all so blinded that Shakedown hit a boulder and Swirly ran so tentatively it almost looked like he had just drunk a 6-pack of Whiteclaw. We thought about shooting the lights out but no one had any ammunition.

  • Jerry Atrick

    A strong 15 converged in the Mary lot for a beatdown. After some noted surprise that a 50-something was not leading us today, we got going at 5:30 sharp.

    COP: Deadman hang // Helicopters // DQs // Cherry (carrot) Pickers // Copperhead Squats // Crabcakes // LBCs // Tempo Merkins // Peter Parkers // Pickle Pounders

    Blacktop 100: Plank Position. Run 25 yards, perform 25 Jump Squats, run back. Plank Position for the Pac // Run 50 yards, 50 Monkey Humpers, run back. Plank // Run 75 Yards, 75 2x Flutter kicks, run back. Plank. // Run 100 yards, 100 SSHs, Run back. Plank. Mosey to Field.

    1st & 10s: Line up at the end of the Field. Run to the first tree, Perform 10 Merkins, 1 Burpee (11’s), sprint to the end of the field. Recover jog back to the 2nd tree. Perform 9 Merkins, 2 Burpees, sprint to the end of the field, recover jog back to the 3rd tree. Repeat until 11’s have been completed at the final tree. Plank/core exercise as we waited for the Pax. Mosey to Southwest corner of school.

    Quadruple Check: P1: Dips. P2: WW2s. P3: Incline Merkins on steps. P4: Run to pull up bars, 5 pull-ups, run back.

    Dirty HookUp: 3 sets x10 IC (plank facing wall, place each hand up on wall, then bring them back down.

    Numberama, Namerama, YHC took us out.

    NMS: Great morning, perfect temp. Saab and TYA had one long continuous conversation the entire 45 minutes, never stopped talking. I like to picture them in a nursing home one day together, trying to eek out some DQs.

    Here’s the prayer from St Francis I mangled at the end:
    Lord, make me an instrument of your peace.
    Where there is hatred, let me bring love.
    Where there is offence, let me bring pardon.
    Where there is discord, let me bring union.
    O Master, let me not seek as much
    to be consoled as to console,
    to be understood as to understand,
    to be loved as to love,
    for it is in giving that one receives,
    it is in self-forgetting that one finds,
    it is in pardoning that one is pardoned,
    it is in dying that one is raised to eternal life.

  • Idiocracy?

    4 of F3s finests gathered at WDog for a beatdown. Here’s how we spent the time:

    COP in Amphitheater: SSH // Deadman hangs // Helicopters// DQs // Cherry Pickers // Lt.Dans // Imperial Walkers

    Quadruple Triple-Check: P1: Box Jumps on the first step // P2: Incline Merkins // P3: Dips // P4: Run round the amphitheater. 3 rounds.

    Rusty Cage Routine
    Round 1: 8 Pull Ups // 16 Froggers // 24 Reverse Crunches // Run to Hydrant and back. 3x
    Round 2: 8 Body Pulls // 16 Plank Jacks // 24 LBCs // Run to Hydrant and back. 3x
    Round 3: 8 Chin ups // 16 Squats // 24 2-count American Hammers. No run.

    Mosey back to the flag. 5 Burpees OYO.

    NMS: Beautiful morning with low temps and no humidity. A couple of us were sore from IPC round 3, but not nearly as bad as last week. After COP we talked about the apocalyptic conditions in the world at the moment, which somehow led to a discussion of Tiger King and the 2006 movie Idiocracy. (YHC mis-remembered- not a 90s film). Is the movie dumb or deep? One of the great philosophical questions of our time.

  • A Happy Triumvirate

    Three of us gathered in the gloom for an early start on Labor Day. Clear skies and a glorious temperature!

    COP: Deadman hang // Helicopters // DQs // Imperial Walkers // Russian Soldiers// Copperhead Squats// LBCs // Crabcakes // Peter Parkers // Tempo Merkins // SSHs

    7 of Diamonds: On the blacktop, run from corner to corner, 7 burpees in each corner // Next round: 14 LBCs each corner // 21 merkins // 28 squats // 21 two count flutter kicks // 14 carolina dry-docks // 7 Burpees. Mosey to field.

    Triple Check: P1: Wallsit // P2: Dips on bench // P3: run to monkey bars, 3 pull ups, run back. 2nd round, switch to Incline Merkins and Donkey Kicks. 3rd round, switch to Box Jumps and Chicken Peckers.

    Mosey back to the flag. COP: Heels to heaven and some other ab stuff.

    Numberama, Namerama, Socially Distanced COT. YHC took us out.

    NMS: Thanks to Boberry and Upchuck for joining me early today since I couldn’t make the convergence. T-claps to Upchuck for double dipping AOs! Well done sirs.