Author: ATTILA

  • Do Not Let the Cobwebs Fool You

    The Q arrived with cobwebs and yawns.  The PAX quickly learned not to let that deceive them.  The short BB does not give this beatdown justice.  Here is how it went down.

    • COP
      • 25 SSH
      • 25 IW
      • Unknown number of DQ as the mumblechatter overtook counting
      • 25 helicopters (at least that was the goal in the midst of continued mumblechatter)
      • 10 2x merkins
      • 20 2x LBC
    • Burpee march in the parking lot, total of 60 burpees, 60 WWII sit-up and 60 2x flutter kicks
    • Mosey to Heartbreak Hill – 10 sprints up the hill
    • Mosey to the playground on the corner of the track for 11s with pull-ups and Lt Dan
    • Mosey back to the parking lot with a Bernie up the hill to the parking lot
    • COT with YHC taking us out

    Today’s burpee march was a celebration of YHC’s beloved UVA hoops team.  We did 4 sets of 15 burpees.  15 celebrates the recent winning streak, while 4 is the ultimate goal, as in a Final Four.  Usually I mix in APDs with a burpee march, and today I celebrated VT with my APD count.  There were 0 APDs, as in 0 national championships at VT.

    There was much mumblechatter and a loss of count during the COP.  It continued through burpees, but for some reason ceased when we hit Heartbreak Hill.  In light of the dissipated mumberchatter, YHC showed mercy on the PAX.  There was no tunnel of love (looking at you Viral) at the bottom to Heartbreak Hill.  Recent rains have not been kind to the AO.

    I do want to salute Offshore.  He required very little assistance on the pull-ups.  That was impressive as the 11s were a solid beatdown.  Finally, good to have Loose Goose back in the saddle.  I was growing worried that he was abandoning us and joining the legions of Short Pump farksackers after he started the workouts at this fine AO.  Do not be a stranger brother!

    God is good all the time!

    Attila

     

  • Table for Two

    Fartsack be damned!  2 noble warriors fought through the malaise of the midweek.  Here is how it went down.

    • COP
      • 25 SSH
      • 25 IW
      • 25 helicopters
      • 10 2x merkins
      • 20 2x LBC
      • 15 pickle pounders
    • AMRAP challenge – rotation of 5 exercises over a 30-35 second period, with reduced rest after each rotation; rests start at 25 seconds and move down to 20, 15 and 10 seconds
      • Weighted squats
      • High pulls
      • Weighted lunges
      • Halos
      • KB swings
    • Run the bus loop
    • AMRAP challenge/version 2 – rotation of 3 exercises over a 30-35 second period, with reduced rest after each rotation, rests of 20, 15 and 10 seconds this time around
      • Alabama honeymoons
      • Sit ‘n presses
      • Skull crushers
    • Run the bus loop
    • 25 heels to heaven
    • 15 lawnmower pulls – each arm
    • COT with YHC taking us out

    Light crowd to this morning to celebrate the impending ascension of UVA hoops to the top of the basketball polls.  Great to have Offshore alongside to ensure that I would not be solo.  This workout was an oldie but goodie, a former favorite of Toga.  We had not done it since he fled the jurisdiction, so good to dig it back up.  No Johnsonville or White Deer.  They were missed, but I do not know if they were missing each other.  Rumor is they could be spooning in the fart sack.  Might need to send out a search party for Johnsonville to make sure he was not a casualty of White Deer’s dutch oven.

    God is good all the time!

    Attila

  • Darth Vader Beckons the Suck-itude

    It was a nippy morning where 5 faithful and strong brothers in arms came together.  Here is how it went down.

    • COP
      • 25 SSH
      • 20 DQ
      • 20 IW
      • 10 2x merkins
      • 20 2x LBC
      • 15 pickle pounders
      • 15 crab cakes
      • 15 monkey humpers
    • Burpee march in the parking lot – 5x
      • 15 burpees through 15 parking spaces
      • 20 WWII sit-ups
      • 20 APD
      • 20 2x flutter kicks
    • Mosey to the jerkin gym for an 11 with jerkins and Lt. Dans
    • Mosey to the new pickle ball courts
      • March around the courts x2
        • Bear crawl length
        • Crab walk width
        • Karaoke length
        • Bunny hop width
      • 5 suicides runs
    • Mosey back to the parking lot for ring of fire (10 merkins)
    • COT with YHC taking us out
    • Fellowship at Einsteins for those that could join

    YHC showed up in a ski othewith the cold weather, earning the Darth Vader moniker for this Gridiorn.  Some mumblechatter from the PAX, but strong efforts all around.  Nightcrawler was the first one there today, and he shot out like a rocket on the burpees.  He also took no shortcuts on the jerkins.  Big T-claps for the Nightcrawler.  Living in an apartment with 4 females is definitely giving him some extra juice for the workouts.

    As always, Chum Bucket and Cecil were strong.  Lots of hot air coming out of all of White Deer’s orifices.  Just another Gridiron.  Nothing new here. Solid effort in the low temps.

    God is good all the time!

    Attila

  • Discovering the Pickelball Courts

    It was a glorious morning where 7 faithful and strong brothers in arms came together.  Here is how it went down.

    • COP
      • 20 SSH
      • 20 DQ
      • 20 IW
      • 10 2x merkins
      • 10 pickle pounders
      • 20 2x LBC
      • Arm circles – 10 small/5 big, front and backwards
    • Mosey to the grassy knoll for 10 minutes of burpees
    • 40 APD
    • Mosey to the pavilion for a Lindsay with dips and heels to heaven
    • 40 APD
    • Mosey to the new pickle ball courts
      • Arch loader
        • Wheel barrows
        • Bear crawl
        • Crab walk
        • Lunges
        • Karaoke
        • High skips
        • Crawl bears
      • 40 APD
      • 5 suicides runs
      • 40 APD
    • Mosey to the playground for 5x 5 jerkins
    • Mosey back to the parking lot
      • Ring of fire (10 merkins)
      • 10 American hammers
    • COT with YHC taking us out
    • Fellowship at Einsteins for those that could join

    I had 2 takeaways from today.  First, White Deer had to leave skid marks on his underpants at one point of the workout.  These noise he made was loud and disturbing.  We questioned if he needed medical attention, and his subsequent chatter and explanation was disturbing.

    My biggest takeaway from today is that I am blessed to have the fellowship of this PAX.  We pushed it hard today, but the friendships forged from these workouts is the real blessing.  Strong work today men!  Chum Bucket, you were missed.  Grateful for the relationships forged from our workouts.  It is what makes F3 great!

    God is good all the time!

    Attila

  • Lucky Bus Loop

    Fartsack be damned!  3 noble warriors fought through the malaise of the midweek.  Here is how the adhoc Q went down.

    • COP
      • 25 SSH
      • 20 merkins
      • 20 2x LBC
      • 20 Russian soldiers
      • Arm circles – 10 small/5 big, front and backwards
    • Lucky Bus Loop – farmers carry to the four quadrants of the bus loop, perform 15 reps of a certain exercise, adding a new exercise for each quadrant, with a total of 8 at the end
      • Lawnmower pulls – each arm (9x)
      • Deep squats (8x)
      • Tricep curls (7x)
      • High pulls (6x)
      • Alternating arm KB swings (5x)
      • Alternating weighted lunges (4x)
      • Heels to heaven (3x)
      • Sit ‘n presses (2x)
    • Farmers carry to the parking lot
      • Boat/canoe/row
      • Ring of fire – 2x (10 merkins each round)
    • COT with YHC taking us out

    No Q today, no problem.  Just fall back to a variation of the Lucky Horseshoe, which is always a recipe for a smoker.  Props to White Deer for gutting through with higher weight and a wicked cough.  Great to see Offshore; always a fan of him not having 8 am classes to teach.  Finally, hope you enjoyed the rest Johnsonville!

    God is good all the time!

    Attila

  • Celebrating the New Year (at the North Pole)

    Mother Nature’s hammer was fierce and wicked, but 7 noble (and bundled) warriors answered.  Here is how we welcomed in the first Gridiron of 2018.

    • COP
      • 18 SSH
      • 18 DQ
      • 18 IW
      • 18 merkins
      • 18 flutter kicks
      • 18 lunges
      • 18 helicopters
      • 18 dips
    • Mosey to the playground for a jerkin ladder starting and 8 and counting down to 1
    • Mosey to parking lot to celebrate the new year – 1 constant exercise (running) with 8 alternating exercises at various corners of the parking lot (6 reps at 3 corners of the 4 corners of the parking lot for a total of 18 reps of each exercise below)
      • Burpees
      • Monkey Humpers
      • Merkins
      • LBC
      • Pickle Pounders (aka blue ballers in this weather)
      • Heels to heaven
      • Carolina dry docks
      • WWII sit-ups
    • 18 APD
    • Rinse and repeat on the celebration of 2×18 (see above)
    • 18 APD
    • 18 3 count deep squats
    • Sprint the parking lot x2
    • 18 3 count deep squats
    • COT with YHC taking us out
    • Fellowship at Einsteins

    Lots of reps of 18 to celebrate the beginning of a new year at Gridiron.  For the record it was cold, but it was great to see a loyal PAX supporting YHC in his efforts to Q.  I was thrown for a loop when Nightcrawler appeared.  Rumor had it he would be hunting birds, and his camo Elmer Fudd hat hinted at doing that later.

    Welcome to Ginger!   Great effort in the freezer-like conditions today.  Do not be a stranger.  As for those out with injuries (Byproduct and White Deer), get well and come back soon.  You were missed.

    Even in the frigid cold, God is good all the time!

    Attila

  • Santa’s Reindeers In Training

    The gloom called, and 4 magnificent warriors answered.  Here is how the pre-Christmas training session went down.

    • COP
      • 25 SSH
      • 25 IW
      • 10 2-count merkins
      • 25 2-count LBC
    • Mosey to the track for Reindeer training
      • Reindeers must carry heavy loads, so team up and one man carries another around the track while 3rd member does 8 burpees (there were 8 reindeer) before catching up; repeat for 2 loops around track
      • Reindeers must have strong front and hind legs
        • Front legs – jerkin ladder starting at 8 and counting down
        • Hind legs – run up HBH, do 8 deep squats, run back down and repeat 8x
    • Mosey to the football field for some reindeer cardio
      • Reindeer (bear) crawl across then high skip back (because there is a reindeer called Prancer)
      • Crawl (bear) reindeer across then high skip back (because there is a reindeer called Prancer)
      • Lunge across (preparing for trudging through the deep snow) then high skip back (because there is a reindeer called Prancer)
      • Karaoke across and back (there is a reindeer called Dancer)
      • Reindeer (bear) crawl across then high skip back (because there is a reindeer called Prancer)
    • Reindeer Mary
      • 25 flutter kicks
      • 25 heels to heaven (as we will be flying so high in the sky)
    • Bernie up the slope to the invisible shovel flag in the parking lot (because at its simplest, Santa is a socialist where everyone gets what they want without earning it)
    • COT with YHC taking us out

    One last Christmas-themed workout for YHC.  These themed workouts has been about the only holiday-related activities that I have participated in to-date.  Also, Mr. Holland has set an extremely high bar for themed workouts at Heartbreak.  It was good to have our resident educator on break with us this morning after staying up late on Monday.  Good effort from Mr. Holland!  Prayers for Seymour as the partner carries might have done so harm to his knee.  It took some of the fun out of this workout.  In addition, it was great to have Forcep with us.  Strong effort from our guest from Raleigh.

    An early Happy End to Hate for Honeydo.  We missed you today.  I even planned jerkins for you.

    God is good all the time!

    Attila

  • More Christmas Cheer

    The gloom called (namely an unexpected cold wind), and magnificent warriors answered.  Here is how it went down.

    • Pregame – the PAX continued its study of 2 Peter 1 by looking at a series of verses on godliness
      • Why godliness is important – 1 Timothy 6:6-14
      • What is the path to godliness – Titus 2:11-14,  Psalm 1:1-4
      • Words of Encouragement – 1 Timothy 4:7-8
    • COP
      • 12 SSH
      • 12 IW
      • Arm circles – 12 forward, 12 backward
    • Mosey to the football field for a countdown to the 12 days of Christmas – start with 12 rep exercise and run goal-line to goal-line and back between each interval (2,400 yards or 1.36 miles total)
      • 12 merkins – 144 total
      • 11 WWII sit-ups – 121 total
      • 10 flutter kicks – 100 total
      • 9 Freddie Mercuries – 81 total
      • 8 monkey humpers – 64 total
      • 7 heels to heaven – 49 total
      • 6 one legged APD (each leg) – 36 total
      • 5 burpees – 25 total
      • 4 lunges (2 count) – 16 total
      • 3 crab cakes (2 count) – 9 total
      • 2 diamond merkins – 4 total
      • 1 deep squat (hold for 12 seconds)
    • Mosey to the playground for a jerkin ladder (7,6,5,4,3,2,1)
    • Mosey to the short, graded field area near the parking lot for an abbreviated arch loader
      • Bear crawl
      • Crab walk
      • Bunny hop
      • Slither like a snake – army crawl
    • Mosey to the pavement with Chum Bucket leading us through some stretches
    • COT – YHC took us out

    I have exhausted the 12 days theme.  It still provided for some great workouts, so I am now feeling some Christmas cheer.  I will take it over shopping any day of the week.  It was an honor to be with the great group of men this morning.  God is good all of the time!

    Attila

  • Attila (aka the Grinch) Stole the Q

    The gloom called (namely an unexpected cold wind), and 4 magnificent warriors answered.  Here is how it went down.

    • COP (Johnsonville)
      • 10 burpees
      • 30 SSH
      • 10 count descending merkin ladder with wide-grip, regular and diamond merkin rotation
      • Arm circles – 25 forward, 10 backward
    • Mosey to the bus loop for a countdown to the 12 days of Christmas – KB style (YHC)
      • 12 lawnmower pulls (each arm) – 144 per arm total
      • 11 pullovers – 121 total
      • 10 weighted squats – 100 total
      • 9 KB swings – 81 total
      • 8 weighted lunges – 64 total
      • 7 halos – 49 total
      • 6 sit-n-presses – 36 total
      • 5 snatches – 25 total
      • 4 high pulls – 16 total
      • 3 American hammers – 9 total
      • 2 merkin rows – 4 total
      • 1 lap around the loop
    • COT – YHC took us out

    It was great to have Honeydo back today, and the PAX was strong.  Everyone but YHC was throwing around 35 pounds of Christmas cheer, so the high reps was intense.  Big t-claps for these strong men.  Johnsonville incited much mumblechatter with his arm-heavy slaughter starter that was a true COP.  However, by the end, he was an angel in disguise after I pocketed the hot potato and substituted it for a red pill.  I thought I was simply extending the week of Christmas themed workouts.  We will see if the PAX leaves some coal in my stocking.

    God is good all of the time!

    Attila

  • A Tribute to Willard Scott

    Despite a little snow, four faithful Gridiron warriors avoided the fart sack and attacked the morning with a passion unbeknownst to the common man.  Here is how it went down:

    • Parking lot tracers with forward/backwards runs and karaokes
    • COP
      • 50 SSH
      • 25 Russian soldiers
      • 25 DQ
      • 20 merkins
    • Mosey to the playground for a jerkin ladder – 7,6,5,4,3,2,1
    • Partner up for PLTs – 4x 25 reps
    • Mosey to pavilions
      • 25 dips
      • 25 step-ups (left leg)
      • 25 dips
      • 25 step-ups (right leg)
      • 25 dips
      • 4x 25 WWII sit-ups, 25 APD, 25 flutter kicks (2 count)
      • 25 dips
    • Run the perimeter of the Gridiron AO (apx ¾ mile)
    • Triple check – run bus loop, wall sit, deep squats
    • Mosey to the COT with YHC taking us out
    • 3rd F – breakfast at Einsteins

    Today was a day that would make Willard Scott proud.  For those still receiving hate, google him.  The combination of snow and 100 reps of PLTs, dips, WWII sit-ups, APD and flutter kicks was a fitting tribute to the toupee wearing weatherman.  Add in some extra running and the PAX made the most of this glorious morning.  Sorry Honeydo, I could bring us to do 100 jerkins.  We wanted to be able to lift our arms this week.  Chum Bucket could probably pull it off, but we heeded the pre-workout disclaimer and checked it before we wrecked it.

    As always, Johnsonville outpaced all of the runners, but it was great to see Byproduct put together his own hat trick.  Three straight weeks of beatdowns at the Gridiron.  Watch out Cal Ripken, here comes Byproduct.

    Pre-game devotions will resume at Gridiron next week.  YHC will lead us in a look at godliness.  Better weather should yield a bigger PAX for that.

    Today’s weather made it a fun one.  God is good all the time!

    Attila