Author: ATTILA

  • Altered Beast

    A magic 8-ball PAX assembled at First Watch for a departure from recent Qs.  Here is how it went down:

    • COP
      • SSH
      • Ukrainian soldiers
      • DQ
      • Helicopters
      • Arm circles
      • DMH
      • HRM
      • LBC
      • APD
    • Mosey to the parking lot for an altered four corner cumulative beast
      • 180 HRM
      • 144 WWII sit-ups
      • 108 squats
      • 72 CDD
      • 36 H2H
    • Mosey back to the flag for some Mary
      • Side crunches
      • FK
    • COT with YHC taking us out

    The PAX was not happy with the altered beast.  It was a departure from the mumble-chatter of Honeydo visiting a European nude beach and Broga.  The 6th leg had to be mercifully amputated due to time.

    Prayers up for Kubota as he cares for his mother.  The Lord is with you brother, and the PAX will keep you in prayer.

    God is good all of the time!

    Attila

  • WTH are the Pull-Up Bars?

    After missing Gridiron for multiple weeks with travel baseball, YHC returned to the Gridiron with a heart fully of gratitude ready and ground and pound mindset.  Here is how it went down:

    • COP
      • SSH
      • IW
      • DQ
      • Helicopters
      • Arm circles
      • DMH
      • HRM
      • LBC
      • APD
    • Burpee march down the parking lot with 20 WWII sit-ups and 20 APDs, rinse and repeat for 3x
    • Mosey to the turf field for a Dora
      • 100 HRM
      • 200 FK
      • 300 LBC
    • Mosey to pickle ball pavilion for a 3x check
      • 15 set-ups, each leg
      • 20 PLT
      • 25 dips
    • Mosey to the football field for a 25-yard arch loader
      • Bear crawl
      • Crab walk
      • Bunny hop
      • Froggers
      • Duck walk
      • Cheetah sprint
      • Bear crawl
    • Mosey to the parking lot for some Mary
      • FM
      • Side crunches – each side
      • WWI crunches
    • COT with YHC taking us out

    Welcome back to our resident pharaoh, Pigskin.  Good to see you brother! 

    WTH with our pull-up bars?  County of Henrico has removed any evidence that they once existed!   I guess real workout equipment for real men in the middle a punch wimpy pickleball courts was too much for the that segment of the population.  The whereabouts of our pull-up bars will likely remain a mystery.

    Prayers up for those looking for jobs, dealing with cancer and others dealing with the greatest of losses. 

    God is good all of the time!

    Attila

  • Puddles & Goose Poop

    19 noble warrior braved the wet and windy gloom of a Tuesday morning to attack the terrain of Heartbreak Ridge.  Here is how it went down:

    • Mosey to the blacktop for COP
      • SSH
      • IW
      • DQ
      • Helicopters
      • Arm circles
      • DMH
      • HRM
      • LBC
      • APD
    • 4 corners with 10, 15, 20, 25 reps of an exercise
      • 70 HRM
      • 70 WWII sit-ups
      • 70 monkey humpers
      • 70 2x crab cakes
    • Mosey to the hill for an 11 with squat thrusters and Chuck Norris
    • Mosey to the parking lot with a Bernie up the embankment for some Mary
      • Cross-legged crunches – each side
      • WWI crunches
      • FM
    • Stretch
    • COT with YHC taking us out

    Solid work from the PAX today.  The blacktop was filled with puddles and goose droppings, making the 4 corners a minefield that left some wet and narley.  The 11s were a curveball as the PAX did not expect YHC to include so much cardio.  All in all, great work from the PAX.

    Bootleg is taking a group to the Bridge in 2 Saturdays (10/25).  Lunch today at Joey’s.

    God is good all of the time!

    Attila

  • Counter-Clockwise Beast, Heads Spinning

    Nine noble warriors greeted the gloom of another Monday to embrace a Deep suck.  Here is how it went down:

    • COP
      • SSH
      • IW
      • DQ
      • Helicopters
      • Arm circles
      • DMH
      • HRM
      • LBC
      • APD
    • Beast around the bus loop
      • 36 HRM
      • 36 WWII sit-ups
      • 36 Lt Dans
      • 36 Chuck Norris
      • 36 Irish hammers
      • 36 burpees
    • Mosey to the poles 2x of legs, abs and arms
      • 15 wall sits with alternating air press, milkers
      • 20 PLTs
      • 10 Mike Tyson
    • Mosey back to the parking lot for some Mary
      • FM
      • Cross-legged crunches, each side
      • H2H
      • LBC
    • COT with YHC taking us out

    Solid work from the PAX this morning.  Doing a circular beast created a bit of mumble-chatter and mutiny, but that was quickly silenced as YHC was trying to appease some of the runners.  Thanks to Banjo for bringing down our average age.  T-claps to Whitesnake for taking defeat to Tater’s Commanders like a man.

    Lunch next Tuesday at Joey’s.  Continued prayers for the men searching for jobs and the families dealing with cancer.  God is good all of the time!

    Attila

  • Muzzling the Mumble-Chatter

    Tight circles had to be eliminated with a PAX of 23 at Circus Maximus.  Here is how it went down:

    • COP
      • SSH
      • IW
      • DQ
      • Helicopters
      • Arm circles
      • DMH
      • HRM
      • LBC
      • APD
    • AMRAP challenge – 5 exercises in 30 second increments, with 20 second of rest in 1st round, then reduced to 15, 10 and 5 in subsequent rounds
      • High pulls
      • Tricep press
      • Squats
      • Curls
      • KB swings
    • Run the bus loop
    • AMRAP challenge – Part Deux
      • Sit ‘n press
      • Overhead pulls
      • Skull crushers
      • Presses
      • Hammers
    • COT with YHC taking us out

    Great work from the PAX today.  This workout is a challenge with the sheer number in the PAX and the unrelenting mumble-chatter at commencement.  It does not help that the late arriving Fudd almost parked his big @$$ SUV in the middle of our circle to avoid having to walk to us.  However, as the workout gets into the reps and reduced rest, mumble-chatter begins to cease.  T-claps to Joey Chestnut and Mariner…no school yet up early to embrace the gloom.  Offshore and YHC are raising a pair of weak fart sackers.  They also did not shart their shorts.  Somebody check on Handshake.

    Several announcements.  Tables at the Suicide Awareness Walk and TLL this weekend.  They are building a handicap ramp for Friends of Barnabas on Saturday.  Sign up for the Bridge.  More details in Slack.

    Prayers up for the many of our friends in the PAX that are impacted by cancer and for those searching for jobs.

    God is good all of the time!

    Attila

  • Does this count for Handshake?

    The gloom of 5 am awaited 8 1/3 PAX members on this glorious hump day.  With mumble-chatter heightened, here is how it went down:

    • COP
      • SSH
      • IW
      • DQ
      • Helicopters
      • Arm circles
      • DMH
      • HRM
      • LBC
    • Mosey to church parking lot for 4 corners prostitute style – 10 Mike Tyson, 20 WWII sit-ups, 30 monkey humpers and 40 APD for a total of:
      • 70 Mike Tysons
      • 100 WII sit-ups
      • 90 monkey humpers
      • 40 APDs
    • Dora with 100 HRM, 200 squats and 300 LBC
    • 2x 25 PLTs
    • Mosey back to the parking lot for some stretching and COT with YHC taking us out

    Today we were forced to ask a question that Handshake deals with often.  If he only lasts for 1/3 of the time as the other men there, does it really count?  It is an age-old question his M has wrestled with.  Once Handshake departed First Watch for W-Dog, the mumble-chatter turned towards Honeydo’s trip to Spain and the many observations of a nude beach and where he may or may not have observed.  As usual, First Watch comes with parental advisory warnings. 

    Upchuck challenges PAX members to find a Saturday and take the Bridge Q. 

    Prayers up for the many we know dealing with cancer.

    Good is good all of the time!

    Attila

  • 17 Strong

    The WestHoe renaissance continued as a PAX of 17 assembled in the rain to HBR for bus stop covered beat-down.  Here is how it went down:

    • COP
      • SSH
      • IW
      • DQ
      • Helicopters
      • Arm circles
      • DMH
      • HRM
      • LBC
      • APD
    • At each school door (5), do 20 HRM, 30 squats and 40 LBCs
    • 3x check with run, FK and WWII sit-ups
    • Find a wall – 3 sets
      • 15 wall sits with alternating air press, milkers, Muhamed Ali’s
      • 20 PLTs
      • 10 Mike Tyson
    • Mosey back to parking lot, stopping to do 20 dips
    • COT with YHC taking us out

    Great day on the west end with 1 clown car, 3 father/son pairings, 2 Rogers (really 3 with Fudd), and a couple of Houses.  Strong numbers and not much mumble-chatter once the reps started to pile up.

    Plenty of announcements with Convergence on Saturday at 6:30 am.  October 4th could be busy with service opportunities.  Mr. Rogers and Blue Moon setting up a table in Maymont for a suicide awareness event and Gomer rebuilding a handicap ramp for a non-profit.  See Slack.

    God is good all of the time!

    Attila

  • Spineless

    11 noble warriors embraced the deep gloom of another Monday.  Here is how it went down:

    • COP
      • SSH
      • IW
      • DQ
      • Helicopters
      • Arm circles
      • DMH
      • HRM
      • LBC
    • Curb crawl – up to 5 merkins and back down to 1
    • Mosey to the bus loop and find a pole – 4 sets
      • 15 pole sits with alternating air press, milkers, Muhamed Ali’s, and LaLannes
      • 20 pole smokers
      • 10 Mike Tysons
    • Mosey to the back of the school – 5 Bernies on the small hills
    • 3x
      • Run, HRM, WWII sit-ups
      • Run, FK, crab cakes
    • Mosey to the front of the school for some Mary
      • Crunches
      • APDs
      • FM
    • COT with YHC taking us out

    A different set of faces at The Deep today, but still great work from the PAX.  Luckily we did not start until Gomer came in on 2 wheels as hot as the July sun.  Otherwise, there may have been casualties. 

    Plenty of announcements with Convergence on Saturday at 6:30 am.  October 4th could be busy with service opportunities.  Mr. Rogers and Blue Moon setting up a table in Maymont for a suicide fundraiser and Gomer rebuilding a handicap ramp for a non-profit.  See Slack.

    God is good all of the time!

    Attila

  • A Dirty Whore to Visits HBR

    Pre-Labor Day fall-like weather greeted 14 noble warriors who descended upon the football field of QMS, embracing the dew and grass clippings.  Here is how it went down:

    • COP
      • SSH
      • IW
      • DQ
      • Helicopters
      • Arm circles
      • DMH
      • Suzanne Somers
      • HRM
      • LBC
    • Superman meets a prostitute (form the figure S on the field doing 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60 reps of an exercise at each point, repeating on the trip back)
      • 110 Mike Tysons
      • 180 WWII sit-ups
      • 210 CDD
      • 200 monkey humpers
      • 150 LBC
      • 60 APD
    • Mosey back to the flag for COT and YHC taking us out

    Needless to say with the volume of reps today that was one dirty and wet whore at HBR.  Great to have Full House and Tool Time join us today after their 1st F3 workout yesterday.  Tomorrow Senor Frog has a birthday Q at First Watch for those interested.  Prayers up for those struggling with cancer, death and life’s challenges. 

    Convergence on Monday at 7 am at Dogpile.  Party at Tater’s on September 6th for Pinto and Gypsy’s upcoming nuptials (to separate women, not each other).

    God is good all of the time!

    Attila

  • Sauna-Iron

    A sweet 16 descended upon the Gridiron for a traditional Saturday boot camp.  They were definitely a bunch of chatty bitches to start, but soaked in sweat by the end. Here is how it went down:

    • COP
      • SSH
      • IW
      • DQ
      • Helicopters
      • Arm circles
      • DMH
      • HRM
      • LBC
      • APD
    • Curb crawl up to 5 merkins and back down to 1
    • Beast on the gridiron
      • HRM
      • WWII sit-ups
      • Squats
      • Crab cakes
      • H2H
      • Mike Tysons
    • 3x check
      • Run
      • Wall sit with air press
      • WWII crunches
    • Mosey to the pull-up bars for 4 sets of 8 pull-ups and 20 PLTs
    • Mosey to the playground for Mary
      • FK
      • Side crunches – each side
      • Reverse crunches
      • Elbow plank
    • COT with YHC taking us out

    Great work from the PAX.  Each man looked like he had jumped in the James as conditions were sauna-like.  It had been so long since Polly had posted that he gave his age 2 years ago when he actually worked out.  Good to see him sober up for a Saturday boot camp.

    Prayers up for those with cancer.  Upcoming party (9/6) at Taters for Gypsy and Pinto’s upcoming weddings.  Labor Day convergence at Dogpile.

    God is good all of the time!

    Attila