Author: Bodo’s

  • The Violent Bear It Away

    Eight, no nine, no eight morning warriors with simmering violence in their souls converged at Hoedown at 0530. Here’s what went down:

    COP at the first Third Church lot: standard fare.

    Merkin Jax (c/o Florence) 1:4 ratio : 1 merkin, 4 plank jax, 2 merkins, 8 plank jax, up to 5/20 and all the way back down. Mosey to middle lot

    Triple check: P1: Block thrusters , P2: American Hammers , P3: Run the lot. // Round 2: P1: Chest Press, P2: Flutter Kicks, P3: Run the lot. // Round 3: P1 Block Swings, P2: LBCs, P3: Run the lot. Repeato the whole thing with P3 running Bernie Sanders. Mosey to back church lot.

    11s: Burpees and WW2s. Mosey back to the start.

    COP: Oblique Merkins, Elbow plank

    NMS: Having watched John Wick 4 at the theater last night and having drunk 64 ounces of coke, the Q was running on little sleep and lots of violent fight scenes in his head. One of the first semi-humid mornings where a towel and change of shirt is needed for the drive home. A portent of things to come. Great to have Snuff up north of the river, hope Singer’s GI is ok. SYITG

  • Prime Time

    The perfect prime of 11 men gathered in the gloom on the 23rd of the 3rd month in the 23rd year of the current age. Here’s what transpired:

    COP on the corner of Grove and Westmoreland. Dead man hang / helicopters / DQs / Russian Soldiers / Imperial Walkers / APDs / LBCs / Plank Jacks / Froggers / Elbow Planks/ Pickle pounders/ SSHs

    10×10: At the picnic tables, 10 incline merkins, 10 dips, 10 boxjumps or step up, run to the sidewalk and back. That’s one round. Do 10 sets. Mosey to the Tree line.

    Treeline: Round 1- 5 Squats at each tree. / Round 2- 5 WW2s at each tree / Round 3 – 3 Burpees at each tree.

    Final COP – Various Plank Exercises

    NMS: That 10×10 took a lot longer than anticipated! 11 is a great prime number but not so great for parters or triple checks, so good to do group work together today. Thanks for letting me lead! SYITG

  • First for the First

    10 crazy ruffians arose long before the dawn was even contemplating the new day to exercise and tell jokes. Here’s what went down:

    COP on the front church patio after a mosey. Dead man hang / helicopters / DQs / Russian Soldiers / Imperial Walkers / APDs / LBCs / Hand Release Merkins / Planks to Peter Parkers/ Plank Jacks / Elbow Planks/ Pickle pounders not to be confused with Chicken Peckers / Plank. SSHs 21s- 5 Burpees

    Dora in the back lot. 100 Jump Squats / 200 Merkins / 300 2x Flutters. Parter runs to half point, bernie back, full lot, bernie back.

    Wall exercises: Wall sits with body taps / Dirty Hookups/ Donkey Kicks, all IC

    Triple Check back at the starting lot: P1 Squat Thrusters with coupon/ P2 Reverse Crunch / P3: Run the loop

    COP: Up Downs x20, end with some yoga

    NMS: Happy to be received as a First Watch stepchild and lead my first Q at this auspicious AO. Apologies to the Pax for the swearing and hard driving, but better it comes out with the Pax than at the church. Upchuck made an incognito appearance at some point and left a case of Yuengling for Kubota, but disappointingly Kubota did not share with the pax. Thanks for the opportunity to lead!

  • 7 Years Strong (well, not really, sorta)

    9 mighty men and 3 walkers on the IR showed up in the pre dawn darkness for a Thursday beatdown. Here’s how it went down:

    COP on the Blacktop: Deadman hang // Imperial Walkers // Ukrainian Soldiers // APDs // LBCs // Hand release Merkins // Pickle Pounders // 21s SSHs, Hitchhiker strikes again

    7 of Diamonds: 4 corners on the blacktop with exercises in increments of 7 in each corner: 7 Plank Jacks x 4 // 14 Merkins x4 // 21 LBCs x 4 // 28 Jump squats x 4 // 21 Flutter Kicks x4 // 14 Carolina Dry Docks // 7 Burpees x 4

    Steal the Bacon! 2 groups of 4, number called and race to the bacon. Losing team does 5 burpees.

    COP: Flutter Kicks // LBCs // Oblique LBCs // Freddy Mercuries

    SMS: On this day 7 years ago YHC showed up and received the name Bodos by one Honeydo. It was many months before the 2nd post, and it was several years after that before the VQ. Swirly demands that I subtract the first 3 years from my record, but I’m just grateful that it eventually stuck. It’s the small everyday habits that ultimately define a life, and this is a good one.

    Noted that Steal the Bacon always ends up with an injury, apologies to Upchuck for the slide tackle. Ask TYA to kiss your boo boo.

    SYITG

  • No Presidents For You

    A perfectly divisible six converged on President’s Day. With some regulars no doubt heading to the Batteau revival, the six faithful Hoedowners forged onward. Here’s what happened:

    COP in the first Third Church lot: Yoga stretches // Imperial Walkers // Ukrainian Soldiers // APDs // LBCs // Hand release Merkins // Pickle Pounders // SSHs. Mosey to middle church lot

    Triple Check #1: P1: Squat Thrusters with Coupon // P2: American Hammers // P3: Run the lot

    Coupon work: Curls // Kettle Bell Swings // Bench Press. ICx20, 3 rounds. Mosey back to the school

    Elevens: Bearcrawl up the Concrete slope. Merkins and WW2s.

    Triple Check #2 at the Drop off loop. P1: Dirty Hookups on the wall // P2: Burpees // p3: Run the loop

    COP: Flutter Kicks // LBCs // Oblique LBCs // Freddy Mercuries

    Numberama, Namerama, YHC took us out

    NMS: The legend of YHC’s destructiveness continued as a coupon spontaneously exploded apparently with the sheer power of the hand grip. Great morning, great temp, great to be with you guys to start the week. SYITG

  • Hit the Deck

    10 of Richmond’s finest celebrated TGIF with an early morning run/walk/mosey. For those of us who started at 5:30, here’s what we did:

    > West on Grove
    > Right on Granite
    > Left on Patterson
    > Run past the new Westhampton Commons and take immediate right into the back parking area
    > Mosey to Parking Garage Entrance

    4 milers: Run up to Level 3 of Parking Deck, run back down, back to Mary the same way
    5 milers: Run 2x all the way to the top of level 6 of the Parking Deck, run Back Down. Then Run back to Mary the same way
    6 milers: Run 2 x all the way to the top of level 6 of the Parking Deck, run back down. Run past Mary Munford, Left on Malvern, Left on Stuart, Left on Woodlawn, Right on Grove. End at Mary

    NMS: Have wanted to employ the new parking deck on Patterson into a run or workout for a while. Our GPS watches were thoroughly confused running up and down the levels, but the mileage worked out somehow. Splinter nearly soiled his briefs and took the Lord’s name in vain but you’ll have to ask him about that.

  • On the twelfth day of Christmas… an arm circle for Oyster

    5 intrepid HIMs overcame the irrepressible pull of a slothful existence and gathered for 45 minutes of Mary. According to the elderly gentleman pacing the track and talking loudly to a friend at 5:30 in the morning, this is what happened…

    COP: Short mosey to the blacktop, quick stretch with deadman hang, Helicopters, DQs, Imperial Walkers, SSHs.

    OLD 100. Perform a set of excercises, run the track, wait for the six

    • Round 1: 100 Squats.
    • Round 2: 90 2x Mountain Climbers.
    • Round 3: 80 2x Flutter Kicks.
    • Round 4: 70 LBCs.
    • Round 5: 60 Carolina Drydocks.
    • Round 6: 50 WW2s.
    • Round 7: 40 Merkins.
    • Round 8: 30 Jump Squats.
    • Round 9: 20 2x American Hammers
    • Round 10: 10 Burpees.

    COP. end with stretching.

    COT. Numberama, Namerama, YHC took us out.

    NMS. Love the Old 100, grabbed this one from the Charlotte pax. Great to be with some great guys this morning. Anthrax made an important announcement about Colonoscopies – GET ONE !

    SYITG.

  • 9 Guys in a heatless Volvo

    A nefarious nine gathered in the gloom to kick off December with a bang. Here’s what happened:

    COP on the corner: SSHs // DQs // Ukrainian Soldiers // Imperial Walkers // ADPs // LBCs // Planks

    11s: Dips at Picnic Tables, Merkins at the front walk of the school

    Triple Check on the blacktop: P1: American Hammers // P2: Jump Squats // P3 50 2x Mtn Climbers

    Dora on the tennis courts: 250 Squats // 150 WW2s // 50 Burpees

    COT: Namearama, Numberama, YHC took us out

    NMS: Prayers for Faceplant’s family with a new baby, Honeymoon’s family after the death of his father.

  • Block Tease

    10 studs convened in the first 20 degree morning in the dark for a beatdown. After a mosey to the middle Third parking lot, YHC wanted to try out a Tabata workout. A Tabata is 4 minutes of intense exercise with 20 seconds on and 10 seconds off, repeat 8x. Our goal was to 8 rounds total with one minute rest in between. Here’s what we covered:

    • Round 1: SSHs
    • Round 2: Burpees
    • Round 3: Copperhead Squats
    • Round 4: American Hammers
    • Round 5: Merkins
    • Round 6: WW2s
    • Round 7: Mountain Climbers
    • Round 8 (half round): High Knees

    75% Run back to the flag. Numberama, Namerama, YHC took us out.

    NMS: Fudd and Handshake complained a lot but we persevered. The inspirational quotes in between rounds helped. Especially this one from Kurt Kobain: “It’s okay to eat fish because they don’t have any feelings.”

  • you’re fast, but how bout with a pumpkin?

    A lucky 7 began the week strong at 0530 at Hoedown. After making sure the stranger approaching in the dark was indeed Garbage Plate, the pax moseyed forth. Here’s what happened:

    COP in the first Third Church lot. Standard fare. Mosey to middle lot.

    Four Corners. Grab a coupon. Run to corner 1 and perform 10 merkins. Run back to start and perform 5 squat thrusters. Run to corner 1, 10 merkins, then corner 2, 20 WW2s. Back to start, 5 squat thrusters. And so on. Corner 3: 30 jump squats. corner 4: 40 2xFlutters.

    Coupon-o-thon: Series of stationary coupon exercises. 10 curls x3 // 10 overhead pressx3 // 10 bench pressx3. // 10 swings x3 // 10 squat thrusters x3

    Pumpkin Relay Race!! : 2 teams of 3, relay race with a pumpkin as the baton. Squats while waiting. Mosey back to TES.

    Triple check: P1: Wall sit,// P2: American Hammers // P3: Run the loop

    final COP: 10 burpees, SSHs.

    Numberama, Namerama, YHC took us out.

    NMS: lots of loquacious regulars absent today meant a quieter but strong group on a perfect temp morning. Pumpkin Relay was a hit, might try it again with a larger group and larger pumpkins. Doozy and GP proved they are just as fast while sprinting with a large gourd.

    SYITG.