Author: ATTILA

  • Tariffs are Coming

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

    • COP
      • 25 SSH
      • 25 IW
      • 10 burpees
      • 10 2x merkins
      • 25 2x LBC
      • 25 Helicopters
    • 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 (8x)
      • Deep squats (7x)
      • High pulls (6x)
      • Halos (5x)
      • Alternating weighted lunges (4x)
      • KB swings (3x)
      • Sit ‘n presses (2x)
      • American hammers (1x)
    • Run the bus loop
    • COT with YHC taking us out

    YHC showed up with a new KB today, bright and shiny.  Put a few new chips and marks on this fine piece of Chinese craftsmanship.  Likely the prices will go up soon as tariffs will be levied on such imports.  White Deer was enthralled with how much bigger his equipment appeared to be.  He would not let it go.  It was as if he had never had the chance to say that to another man before?!?!?  Mumble chatter subsided as the reps grew.  Funny how that happens.  Good work from a faithful PAX today.

    God is good all the time!

    Attila

  • Reunited & It Feels So Good

    Seven faithful and noble warriors reunited to push one another through the Gridiron AO.  Here is how it went down.

    • COP
      • 40 SSH
      • 25 IW
      • 10 burpees
      • 20 Freddie Mercuries
      • 10 2x merkins
      • 15 pickle pounders
      • 20 helicopters
    • Mosey to the bleachers for a Lindsay with dips and bench kicks
    • Mosey to the lower field for 4 corners – escalating exercises at each corner (10, 15, 20 & 25 reps)
      • LBC
      • Deep squats
      • Merkins
      • WWII sit-ups
      • Carolina dry docks
      • Flutter kicks
      • Monkey humpers
    • Bear crawl the length of the field and partner-up to do 20 PLT
    • Mosey to the front of the school for triple check
      • Run
      • APD
      • Alternating lunges
    • Mosey to the football field – 15 decline merkins
    • COT with YHC taking us out

    Welcome back Earthworm, Cecil, Nightcrawler, and Chum Bucket.  Solid work by the PAX today.  Good pace, and hopefully we will reap the benefits later.  As always, the fellowship of this PAX is a blessing to YHC.  Enjoy your weekend men.  Always a privilege to lead this PAX.

    God is good all the time!

    Attila

  • March Comes in Like a Lion

    Offshore piloted this AMRAP beat down a few weeks back.  Today, March came in like a lion, and only noble warriors could withstand the high reps at high weights.  Here is how it went down.

    • COP
      • 20 SSH
      • 20 IW
      • 10 2x merkins
      • 20 2x LBC
      • 10 pickle pounders
      • 10 burpees
      • 20 helicopters
    • AMRAP challenge – rotation of 5 exercises over a 30-35 second period, with reduced rest after each rotation; rests start at 20 seconds and move down to 15, 10 and 5 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, 10 and 5 seconds
      • Overhead pulls
      • Sit ‘n presses
      • Skull crushers
    • Run the bus loop
    • 20 lawnmower pulls – each arm x2
    • Run the bus loop
    • COT with YHC taking us out

    Based upon the mumblechatter, one would think that YHC has a beef with Honeydo.  Contrary to assertions made, I do not hate his arms.  I warned that the last sets of exercises had burnout qualities.  For the lawyers in attendance, appropriate disclaimers were made.

    Solid work by the PAX today.  Good pace, and hopefully we will reap the benefits later.  Really fun group.  A blessing to Q today.

    God is good all the time!

    Attila

  • Some Talk; Others Let Their Actions Speak

    Despite the temptation of a donut truck on site ready to bring us down, 5 noble warriors participated in traditional Gridiron beatdown.  Here is how it went down.

    • Row of parking lot tracers
    • COP
      • 25 SSH
      • 25 IW
      • 25 helicopters
      • 15 crab cakes
      • 10 pickle pounders
    • Mosey to the grassy knoll for 10 minutes of burpees
    • 40 APD
    • Mosey to the SPMS football field for a Dora
      • 100 flutter kicks
      • 200 LBC
      • 300 deep squats
    • Bear crawl the length of the field
    • Mosey to the playground for an 11 with jerkins and WWII sit-ups
    • Mosey back to the parking lot for COT with YHC taking us out

    Welcome back Earthworm!  Good to have our brother back with the PAX shaking off some rust.  White Deer and Johnsonville were present in all of their glory.  White Deer’s mouth never stopped moving, while Johnsonville motor never stopped.  He beat down his lower body with burpees and 2x squats, and then pushed his arms with 55 jerkins.  He also did high volume LBCs for the Dora (with ease).  Solid work J-ville.  Actions speak louder than words.  Thank me for the soreness later.  Finally, Byproduct is the textbook example of how to do a jerkin.  Instructional video to come.  It was Mona Lisa meat noble warrior!.

    God is good all the time!

    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