Author: Bodo’s

  • Superbowl Stumble

    9 resilient men sloughed off the soporific haze of beer and nachos to start a new week in the right way. Ahem, to start the second day of the week in a slightly better way. Here’s what went down:

    Mosey to the Third Church office back lot for COP: Dead man hang // Helicopters // DQs (aborted for bad counting) // Imperial Walkers // Russian Soldiers // Copperhead Squats // Plank Jacks // Elbow plank // Pickle Pounders // APDs // LBCs // 44 SSH (not my birthday). Mosey to middle lot.

    Triple Check: P1 Squat Thrusters // P2: WW2s // P3: run the loop. 3 times round. Second time: P1 Block Merkins // P2 LBCs // P3 Run the loop. 2 times round. Third time: P1 Block Burpee, P2: American Hammers // P3: run 2x round. Mosey to back church lot

    Four Corners: Round 1: 15 squats each corner, karaoke, Bernie and sprints along the sides. Round 2: 10 Merkins each Corner. Round 3: 5 Burpees each corner. Mosey to TES car circle

    On the wall: People’s Chair // Donkey Kicks // Dirty Hookups

    On the ground: 6 inches, spell your Valentine’s name with your feet.

    Numberama, Namerama, YHC took us out.

    NMS: Slightly smaller numbers this morning.. we guessed that hangovers prevented some and that Hitchhiker probably stayed home to make Valentines for all of us. Thanks for your patience as YHC forgot how to do at least 1/3rd of the exercises.

  • The Strategic Moment

    A fantastic five converged on WDog for a midweek beatdown. Here’s what transpired:

    COP in Amphitheater: Deadman Hang // Helicopters // DQs // Cherry Pickers // Russian Soldiers // Imperial Walkers // LBCs // Hand release Merkins // SSHs

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

    5 Box Jump 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 to Field

    Suicides: 1/4 length run and back, 1/2 length run and back, 3/4 length run and back, full length run and back. Mosey back to the flag

    Numberama, Namerama, YHC took us out.

    NMS: The Strategic Moment is the moment when one discerns is the best moment to ask one’s M if you can go to a game, go out for beers, go to play sports, etc. It is a well-known but often not discussed truth among husbands that one cannot simply just barrel into such requests, but the exact strategic moment must be carefully discerned. This was discussed among us this morning with mutual encouragement and agreement, especially toward Shiplap who is still figuring all of this out.

    Having been in Texas the last 6 days, YHC realized just how grateful he is for this group and how much he misses it when away.

  • Me, Myself and YHC

    Having been abandoned by all the Breakfast Club regulars, a lone man ran from Early Bird Biscuit to Dogpile in the 20 degree dark. Great mumble chatter, some interesting conversation about Milton Friedman and his take on Keyesian economics, but Hardywood was not there to argue with. Next time.

  • Perfect Weather for Crazy People

    A Great Eight inexplicably gathered on a sunny and 70 degree morning, which felt more like 35 and icy rain. After jumping out of the cars at 5:29, the pax quickly checked in and moseyed up Lindsay, left on Forest, down to the office building next to the Mobil station. We managed to find sheltered space under the covered lot, and after some COP, YHC whipped out a makeshift whiteboard for some ground and pound.

    100 SSHs
    90 Squats
    80 LBCs
    ** 15 Burpees **
    70 Mtn Climbers 2x
    60 Merkins
    50 American Hammers 2x
    ** 15 Burpees **
    40 WW2s
    30 Ball Dippers 2x
    20 Burpees
    10 Diamond Merkins

    When finished, we cut the exercises in half and worked our way back up the ladder.

    Ended with some ab exercises, wall sits, and chicken peckers.

    Moseyed back to the TES lot, now with ice driving on our heads, and after a rapid namerama and numberama, YHC took us out. Everyone back in the cars by 6:17.

    NMS: This was one of those mornings I would have likely fartsacked were I not the Q. Amazing to see 7 other guys show up on a morning like this. These crazy people are what makes this group so great. Handshake wore leggings for the first time in a looooong time, and he was actually disappointed that we stayed under cover. He was hoping to put those double layers to good use. Garbage Plate wins the award for toughest dude for running to and from the AO from his house.

  • Sighting Toga in Nashvegas

    Having recently connected with Toga in Richmond, YHC posted in F3Nashville with him on a morning that was literally 70 degrees though not yet sunny.

    A 27 year old HIM named House on the Prairie led a descending ladder ground & pound workout with a ton of burpees. He’s about to start OTS at Quantico so I think he was all amped up about that.

    Coffee was shared afterwards in the parking lot. a great way to start the week after Christmas.

    Miss you guys up there!

  • Here comes the Egg Nog

    14 of Tuckahoe’s finest converged at Hoedown on a cold dark clear morning. After making his way out of a mind fog, YHC recovered the Q and off we went.

    COP in the first Third Church lot: Deadman hang // Helicopters // Cherry Pickers // DQs // Imperial Walkers // Russian Soldiers // Crabcakes // APDs// LBCs// Inverted Crabcakes // Merkins // Elbow Plank // Pickle Pounders // Squats // SSHs. Mosey to middle lot.

    Triple Check with a Coupon. Round 1: P1 Squat Thrusters, P2 American Hammers, P3 Run the loop. 3x // Round 2: P1 Block Burpees, P2 WW2s, P3 Run the loop 2x // Round 3: P1 Curls, P2 LBCs, P3 run the loop. 1x.

    Catch the Murder Buddy: Partner up. P1 Murder Bunnies around the lot, P2 runs the lot and catch P1, switch off. Mosey to TES blacktop.

    Four Corners, Four Rounds. Round 1: 28 SSHs in each corner // Round 2: 21 LBCs in each corner // Round 3: 14 Merkins in each corner // Round 1: 7 Burpees in each corner. Mosey to Flag.

    Numberama, Namerama, YHC took us out.

    NMS: At a neighborhood Christmas party last night, YHC partook generously in some homemade eggnog that turned out to have a LOT of rum and bourbon. Waking with a significant headache this morning, passing the Q was seriously contemplated, but then YHC remembered how much Handshake would mock him so pride and resilience won the day.

    Look out for a Xmas Karaoke Q this Saturday. Prayers for the dad of a good friend of Splinters’ 2.0, fighting for his life against Covid.

  • Field Trip!

    7, then 8, HIMs gathered for a field trip. With no chaperone present, we ventured out on our own.

    COP: All IC. Deadman Hang // Helicopters // DQs // Cherry Pickers // Imperial Walkers // Russian Soldiers // SSHs. Mosey to corner of Westmoreland and Hanover.

    Burpee Alley: Run the length of Hanover from Westmoreland to Shadwell and perform 3 burpees at every lamppost. Mosey across Grove to parking lot.

    Wall to Wall: Partner up at Jenny Maragy’s lot. Round 1: P1 runs to wall and performs 10 2x Chicken Peckers, P2 Wall Sit with overhead press. 3x. // Round 2: P1 runs to wall and performs 10 Donkey Kicks, P2 wall sit with milking the cow (or yak). 3x. // Round 3: P1 runs to wall and performs 10 2-count dirty hookups, P2 Wall sit with toes/knees/hands in the air. 3x. Mosey east down Grove to Lock Lane. 

    Lock Lane: Stop at every lamppost, 3 merkins, all the way to First Pres lot.

    Cluster***: At this point YHC attempted a 4 man team rotating exercise that included WW2s, LBCs, American Hammers, and 50 2x Mtn Climbers, but this proved too challenging to our middle age male brains. Mosey down Cary back to the corner of Westmoreland and Cary.

    COP: Hello Dollys // Crunchy Frogs // LBCs. Mosey back to the flag

    Numberama, Namerama. YHC took us out.

    NMS: Great work this morning, field trips are always fun. Somehow Neutral managed to find us on Grove 25 minutes in. We figured out why Triple Check is the most advanced math possible for men our age. Anthrax nearly woke up the whole neighborhood at the end of the workout with his car alarm. We all slinked away… we swear we don’t know that guy.

  • 0% Chance of Rain

    A helpfully divisible 12 converged at Hoedown this morning. The meteorologists said 0% chance of rain, which was confusing because all evidence pointed to the fact that it was in fact raining. After painfully grappling with this unhappy development, and making many comments about the reliability of local meteorologists, we accepted reality and proceeded with the Thang:

    COP in the first Third Church lot: Deadman hang // Helicopters // Cherry Pickers // DQs // Imperial Walkers // Russian Soldiers // Crabcakes // LBCs// Inverted Crabcakes // Merkins // Elbow Plank // Pickle Pounders // SSHs // Burpees. Mosey to middle lot.

    Triple Check with a Coupon. Round 1: P1 Squat Thrusters, P2 WW2s, P3 Run the loop // Round 2: P1 Manmaker Merkins, P2 Flutterkicks, P3 Run the loop // Round 3: P1 Block Burpees, P2 American Hammers, P3 run the loop. // Bonus Round: P1: Overhead Presses, P2: LBCs, P3: Run the loop.

    Four Corners, Four Rounds. Round 1: 28 Squats in each corner // Round 2: 21 LBCs in each corner // Round 3: 14 Merkins in each corner // Round 1: 7 Burpees in each corner. Mosey back to school

    Triple Check #2: Balls to the Walls // Mountain Climbers // Run the Loop

    COT: Some cool down stretching. Numerama, Namerama, YHC took us out.

  • You’ll never walk alone

    11 fine fellows gathered in the pre-dawn darkness for 45 minutes of Marionite Madness. Here’s what transpired:

    COP: Deadman hang // Helicopters // DQs // Cherry Pickers // Imperial Walkers // Russian Soldiers // APDs, 1 leg at a time // general stretching

    Old One Hundred: Perform a set of exercises, run a lap on the gravel track.

    • 100 SSHs. Run a lap around the track. Wait for the six.
    • 90 2x Flutter Kick. Run a lap, etc.
    • 80 Squats. Run a lap
    • 70 LBCs. Run a lap
    • 60 Carolina Drydocks. Run a lap
    • 50 WW2s. Run a lap
    • 40 Merkins. Run a lap
    • 30 Jump Squats. Run a lap
    • 20 2x American Hammers. Run a lap
    • 10 Burpees. Run back to the flag.

    COT: Numberama, Namerama, YHC took us out.

    NMS: Today I buried a young man of 21 years who took his life last week. He was a wonderful guy with a good job, a girlfriend and a wonderful family that loved him. No outward signs of mental health struggles. He clearly was suffering in some profound ways and didn’t reach out for help. Brothers, men in America are some loneliest people, who rarely have vulnerable friendships and are afraid to admit weakness. We shy from talking about mental health struggles and often wait until it is too late to do so. Groups like F3 exist to help create those kinds of relationships, so that there are people you can call and so that you have a safe place to admit struggle. Don’t be afraid to be vulnerable, don’t be afraid to be weak, don’t be afraid to ask for help. We’ve all been in the pit, and you don’t ever have to walk alone.

  • Oyster’s Fiat

    A lucky 7 gathered in the gloom of Wdog for a midweek beatdown. Upon arriving at 5:28, Oyster informed YHC that that last person to show up was automatically the Q, since no one was on the sheet. Why Oyster could enforce this rule was not questioned, so YHC submitted to this fiat and off we went. Here’s what happened:

    COP : After a mosey to the far circle beyond the carillon, circle up for the COP. Deadman hang // Helicopters // DQs // Cherry Pickers // Imperial Walkers // Russian Soldiers // LBCs // Crabcakes // Merkins // Inverted Crabcakes // Pickle Pounders

    Dora + Coupon: Grab a coupon at the stage. Round 1: 100 Incline Merkins on the block. Round 2: 200 American Hammers with the block. Round 3: 300 Squats with the block. Other partner runs to fence and back, WITH the Coupon.

    After the Dora, COP with the coupon: Bench Press, Curls, Block Burpess.

    Triple Check: in the amphitheater. Round 1: P1- SSHs, P2- Mountain Climbers, P3 – run the rim. Round 2: P1- WW2s, P2- Steps up, P3- run the rim.

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

    NMS: Since First Watch is pirating all the regulars, great to have a new steady group of guys showing up for WDog. Well done Fire Elf for his first bootcamp- he didn’t puke! Prayers today for all the students and teachers starting back, and prayers for the guys getting ready for BRR.