Author: Dr Tryhard

  • Bells-n-Beats

    Starring in YHC’s new F3 advertising campaign, Yardsale enthusiastically proclaims “I’ve never sweat this much before at a kettlebell workout. Thank you!” (Yardsale, 06:02, 24 Jul 2024) And thank YOU Daville 1000% humidity – YHC couldn’t have done it without you. As it turns out, the latest craze in riding the DTH melodic metro is the best sweat in RVA:

    The THANG: 

    WARMERAMA: 

    • Mosey lap with TRAIL MIX around the bus loop and circle up
    • Welcome & Disclaimer
    • YARDSALE arrives …Yay!
    • The usual DTH top to bottom IC Reps, with a few more KB-friendly shoulder and back stretches than usual

    COP #1: 

    • Play “What is Love” (4:30)
    • Goblet Squats to the beat
    • Overhead Press for every “What is love”
    • Halo for every “Don’t hurt me”
    • RUN A LAP

    COP #2:

    • Play “YMCA” (4:47)
    • Flutters to the beat
    • Bell Press for every “Young man”
    • WWII Sit&Press for every “YMCA”
    • RUN A LAP 

    COP #3:

    • Play “Come and Get Your Love” (3:26)
    • Plank Jacks to the beat
    • Pull Throughs for every “Hail”
    • Jump up for a Burpee Clap for every “Come and Get Your Love”
    • RUN A LAP

    COP #4:

    • Play “Fly” (4:05)
    • KB Swings to the beat
    • Overhead Snatch for every “I just wanna fly” then Snatch with other hand for “Put your arms around me” (turns out it was x2 snatches per side for these lyrics)
    • RUN A LAP

    COP #5:

    • Play “Beat It” (4:18)
    • Goblet Lunges to the beat (alt front / side)
    • Curls for every “Beat It”
    • RUN A LAP

    Mosey BTTF:

    • FINAL 3 MINUTES OF MARY
    • KB Hammers
    • KB Presses
    • KB Skull Cushers

    COT:

    • Counterama # 3
    • Namerama
    • Announcerama (see Below)
    • YHC took the PAX out in Prayer

    Prayer Requests:

    • Bulkhead surgery
    • Trail Mix legal stress with divorce

    NMS:  Great to spend some time with Yardsale and Trail Mix today for Summer Tour ‘24. And thanks for humoring the music madness. Seems x5 songs (x5 COP’s) separated by a run makes a great bootcamp. Quite similar to the Beatdown Deck where we usually get through 5 sets of 5 cards with a run between sets. Keep posting pushing fellas! Yours AYE! ~DTH

    Announcements (SEE SLACK!)

    • ONGOING – Summer Tour, Dry July
    • 7/25 – 1830 Huguenot Landing OTB Paddle (recurring weekly)
    • 7/26 – Crabgrass VQ
    • 7/27 – School of Rock
    • 7/27 – The Bridge workout 
    • 7/29-8/4 – WestHo Takeover
    • 8/3 – Homegrown Half
    • 8/4 – 6-8am Holy Water Bootcamp
    • 8/6 – Ultimate Tournament at NoToll
    • 8/11 – F3 Family Float on the James
    • 8/17 – Pickleball Tourney
    • 8/18 – 6-8am Holy Water Bootcamp
    • 8/21 – 100th Bday Q by Upchuck at FW
    • 8/28 – New AO at Mosely Elem
    • 9/4 – Kickoff Ruckhenge QSource
    • 9/20&21 – 10 Year Anniv (multiple events)
    • 10/25-27 – F3 Family Camping
    • 11/2 – F3 Daddy Daughter Dance

  • 6-Iron

    A half-dozen deep South gloom warriors rose to the challenge this morning conquering both a Goyne Hard and then also the following coal-stoking sweatfest in the engine room of the pain train:

    The THANG: 

    WARMERAMA: 

    • Moseyrama around the front field (chase a goose) and then circle up near the pavilion
    • Welcome & Disclaimer
    • Variable IC Reps to get the muscles warm top to bottom

    COP #1: 

    • Mosey back out to the parking lot
    • BROAD JUMP HERPEES x10 parking spaces

    COP #2:

    • Mosey to the tennis courts
    • HARD-CORE FOUR CORNERS:
    • Bear crawl between corners, adding reps each corner in escalator fashion
    • Corner 1 – x10 WWII
    • Corner 2 – x10 + x20 Chainsmokers
    • Corner 3 – x10 + x20 + x30 Oblique LBC’s (split x15 ea side)
    • Corner 4 – x10 + x20 + x30 + x40 Flutters (2-ct)

    COP #3:

    • Mosey to the football field for some BENCH WORK
    • Dip-Incline Flips IC x10
    • Run a lap around the field
    • Merkin-Kick Flips IC x10
    • Run a lap around the field
    • Big-O’s x10 IC each way
    • Run a lap around the field

    COP #4:

    • Mosey back to the tennis courts for a WALLERAMA on the rebound wall
    • Hoedowns x10 IC
    • Dirty Hookups x10 IC ea side
    • Milkers x41 IC
    • BTTW Hip Slappers x10 IC
    • Donkey Kickoffs up to 20
    • Achilles x10 IC (peoples chairs with alternating hand to heel touch)

    COP #5:

    • Mosey to the BBall Courts
    • Line up on the end line for DORACIDES
    • Partner up to complete:
    • x100 Ball-Dippers (2-ct)
    • x200 Mericans
    • x300 Oblique LBC’s (alt sides as needed)

    Mosey BTTF for COT:

    • Counterama # 6
    • Namerama
    • Announcerama (see Below)
    • YHC took the PAX out in Prayer

    Prayer Requests:

    • State Farm – M’s health
    • Big Rig – mom recently had shingles, and his aunt dealing with new lung cancer
    • Chap – safe return for his kids from a missions trip to NY City

    NMS:  Great work today fellas – those Achilles on the wall were brutal! Also, great work headlocking a few walkers eyeballing our badassery – ya’ll are gonna grow The Iron Bridge fast! It’s impossible to deny the dynamite energy and momentum these Bermuda Boys bring to their workouts. You’re putting the rest of RVA to shame, as evidenced in their weak-sauce commentary on Slack. Ya’ll just keep pushing the limits, and we’ll see whether anyone else can catch up before they’re lost too far back in the stagnant depths of “keep it the way it’s always been.” There’s solid road being laid down for anyone who wants to accelerate their hard. Let’s step it up fellas and encourage it! Yours AYE! ~DTH

    Announcements (SEE SLACK!)

    • ONGOING – Summer Tour, Dry July
    • 7/25 – 1830 Huguenot Landing OTB Paddle (recurring weekly)
    • 7/27 – School of Rock
    • 7/27 – The Bridge workout 
    • 7/29-8/4 – WestHo Takeover
    • 8/3 – Homegrown Half
    • 8/4 – 6-8am Holy Water Bootcamp
    • 8/6 – Ultimate Tournament at NoToll
    • 8/11 – F3 Family Float on the James
    • 8/17 – Pickleball Tourney
    • 8/18 – 6-8am Holy Water Bootcamp
    • 8/21 – 100th Bday Q by Upchuck at FW
    • 8/28 – New AO at Mosely Elem
    • 9/4 – Kickoff Ruckhenge QSource
    • 9/20&21 – 10 Year Anniv (multiple events)
    • 10/25-27 – F3 Family Camping
    • 11/2 – F3 Daddy Daughter Dance

  • Where you are, F3 is

    11 ambassadors of the 3 F’s assembled at Mary Mumford for a long overdue ride on the DTH pain train, only to discover a jolly trolly ride with pleasant musical accompaniment and a simple shape to the course. Here’s where these meandering tracks carried the PAX:

    The THANG: 

    WARMERAMA: 

    • Mosey loop around a half block, and back to circle up in a grassy spot
    • Welcome & Disclaimer
    • Variable IC Reps to get the muscles warm top to bottom
    • Finish with a Plankorama Review of the F3 Mission, Credo, and 5CP’s

    COP #1: 

    • Mosey around to the grassy area adjacent the basketball court and circle up
    • Play “Three Little Birds” by Bob Marley (3:01)
    • Alternate V-ups or Supermans to the beat, switching (rolling) with each “Don’t worry”
    • (Q turns ON Garmin GPS)

    COP #2:

    • Mosey loop around the basketball court and then turn in to circle up on the field
    • Play “Dancing in the Moonlight” by King Harvest (3:02)
    • Single-leg SSH’s to the beat
    • Squat for every “Moonlight”

    COP #3:

    • Mosey loop 3/4 the way around the football field and circle up 
    • Play “Sittin’ On The Dock of the Bay” by Otis Redding (2:47)
    • Flutters to the beat
    • WWII for every “Sittin” or “Sit”

    COP #4:

    • Mosey down Cary and turn left on Woodlawn, then Left on S Ashlawn and circle up where it meets Commonwealth
    • Play “Have You Ever Seen The Rain” by Creedence Clearwater Revival (2:41)
    • Hand-release Merkins to the beat
    • Hop up for a Burpee Clap for every “I know” or “I wanna Know”

    COP #5:

    • Mosey back out Ashlawn, Left on Woodlawn down to Kingcrest Pkwy
    • (Q turns OFF Garmin GPS)
    • Play “Brandy You’re a Fine Girl” by Looking Glass (3:07)
    • APD’s to the beat
    • Kimchi Twist for every “Brandy”

    Mosey BTTF:

    • x100 LBC’s OYO
    • Merkin ROF

    COT:

    • Counterama # 11
    • Namerama
    • Announcerama (see Below)
    • SHAKEDOWN took the PAX out in Prayer

    NMS:  Well that was fun! Great to be back at Mary after a too-long hiatus – YHC was half expecting a Bleeder takeover for Shark Week which has occurred with YHC’s prior years’ Summer tour efforts, but Handshake reassured it’s not shark week. Next only to the King of Mumble Chatter (Hardywood), the TYA/Saab duo comes in as a close second in hilarity – literally nonstop banter and TMI. Awesome to have Patches (down range from Lancaster PA) post for the second day in a row, and he brought an FNG! Upon introductions the FNG said “you can call me Sif” (abbreviation of his last name), which immediately launched TYA into the most amazing STD nicknaming imaginable. It appeared “Clem” (short for Chlamydia) was the top choice, but later with the FNG’s naming at COT it was shared his company sells acoustic ceiling tiles. So while he was nearly named NRC for “Noise Reduction Coefficient”, the nickname POROUS was chosen – welcome brother! In other news, the PAX enjoyed a lovely musical selection, chosen in particular for the high percentage of Respect PAX, and the singalong vibe was strong for all our COP’s. APD’s in the street to “Brandy you’re a fine girl” may have caused some civil unrest in the neighborhood (or a few blushing cougars peeping between window curtains). In the end, the PAX honored YHC crossing the 100-point mark in the Summer Tour with x100 LBC’s, and then also discovered their morning routine had spelled “F3” on YHC’s Garmin map (you can blame OC for the Garmin gift, but it’s such fun!). Thank you as always for permitting YHC the honor to lead. Yours AYE! ~DTH

    Announcements (SEE SLACK!)

    • ONGOING – Summer Tour, Dry July
    • TODAY, 7/18 – 1830 Huguenot Landing OTB Paddle (recurring weekly)
    • 7/27 – The Bridge workout 
    • 7/29-8/4 – WestHo Takeover
    • 8/3 – Homegrown Half
    • 8/4 – 6-8am Holy Water Bootcamp
    • 8/6 – Ultimate Tournament at NoToll
    • 8/11 – F3 Family Float on the James
    • 8/17 – Pickleball Tourney
    • 8/18 – 6-8am Holy Water Bootcamp
    • 8/21 – 100th Bday Q by Upchuck at FW
    • 8/28 – New AO at Mosely Elem
    • 9/20&21 – 10 Year Anniv (multiple events)
    • 10/25-27 – F3 Family Camping
    • 11/2 – F3 Daddy Daughter Dance

    Prayer Requests:

    • Gumbo – acquaintance with cancer starting treatment
    • Sippy surgery today

  • Fun with Sandy

    Four ice-cold gloom warriors posted to WDog but within just a few minutes there remained but a few puddles rapidly evaporating to join the 1000% humidity. Here’s how their true state of being was transformed:

    The THANG: 

    *The Q shoulders 60# “Sandy” and explains to the PAX she’ll be accompanying the workout today, to be shared around as needed by the PAX.

    WARMERAMA: 

    • Mosey to the Amphitheater and circle up at the bottom
    • Welcome & Disclaimer
    • Variable IC Reps broken up with movement activities up and down the steps

    COP #1: 

    • Mosey out to the Carillon Field
    • Lunge half way (Sandy passed around)
    • x100 Flutters (2-ct)
    • Bear Crawl to the end (Sandy got a ride on the Q’s back for this one – NOT easy)

    COP #2:

    • Mosey down Blanton Ave a little ways
    • x50 Monkey Humpers
    • Turn into the Vita trail area
    • TRIPLE CHECK
    • P1 – Merkins
    • P2 – WWII’s
    • TIMER – run Sandy about 40 yards and back to switch

    PLANKORAMA 

    • Near perfect review of the F3 Mission, Credo, and Core Principles 

    COP #3:

    • Mosey back around to Blanton and keep heading North
    • At Trafford Rd stop to do 100 Calf raises off the curb
    • Notified by HP running out of time
    • BTTF through Vita Park

    COT:

    • Counterama # 4
    • Namerama
    • Announcerama (see Below)
    • YHC took the PAX out in Prayer

    NMS:  Enjoyed giving downranger PATCHES a little tour of the AO – he was duly impressed. YHC had something in mind for today that didn’t quite pan out, but thanks to the PAX for following along the rando route and reps covered. Hefting Sandy around for the duration of a bootcamp is no joke. Highly “recommend” ya’ll try bear crawling with a 60 pound sandbag balanced on your spine, your head and neck cranked up holding one end in place – its a lot of fun, I swear.  Looking forward to round two with Patches tomorrow at 45MoM. Yours AYE! ~DTH

    Announcements (SEE SLACK!)

    • ONGOING – Summer Tour, Dry July
    • 7/18 – 1830 Huguenot Landing OTB Paddle (recurring weekly)
    • 7/27 – The Bridge workout 
    • 7/29-8/4 – WestHo Takeover
    • 8/3 – Homegrown Half
    • 8/4 – 6-8am Holy Water Bootcamp
    • 8/6 – Ultimate Tournament at NoToll
    • 8/11 – F3 Family Float on the James
    • 8/17 – Pickleball Tourney
    • 8/18 – 6-8am Holy Water Bootcamp
    • 8/21 – 100th Bday Q by Upchuck at FW
    • 8/28 – New AO at Mosely Elem
    • 9/20&21 – 10 Year Anniv (multiple events)
    • 10/25-27 – F3 Family Camping
    • 11/2 – F3 Daddy Daughter Dance

    Prayer Requests:

    • PATCHES requested prayer for friend KETCHUP having marital challenges
    • HITCH requested prayer for his mother coming to stay with their family soon
    • DTH has had a back pain issue recently

  • Signed, PBVQ

    While other Goyne Hard early birds tackled some upper body badassery, two steel-totin gloom warriors secured every corner of the AO in the pouring rain in preparation for Pool Boy’s VQ. No puddle was left unstomped…

    THE RUCK, Part 1 = GOYNE CRAZY

    • PAX followed a seemingly insane meandering route all over Goyne Park…the result? 

    THE RUCK, Part 2 = GOYNE SECURED

    • For the second half of the hour, the PAX circumnavigated the park and disc golf course, discussing among many other things the addictive nature of electronics, especially in children.

    COT:

    • Counterama #2
    • Namerama
    • Variable stretching awaiting the VQ

    NMS:  Nothing like a warm downpour and fine company to start a new day. Choo Choo was a little bewildered with our initial meanderings but was dutifully impressed with the resulting picture. Really enjoyed our conversation brother. Yours AYE!  ~DTH

    Announcements (SEE SLACK!)

    • ONGOING – Summer Tour, Dry July
    • Tomorrow Sunday 7/14 – 6-8am Holy Water Bootcamp
    • 7/17 – Woodsman VQ at The Crossing
    • 7/18 – 1830 Huguenot Landing OTB Paddle (recurring weekly)
    • 7/27 – The Bridge workout 
    • 8/3 – Homegrown Half
    • 8/6 – Ultimate Tournament at NoToll
    • 8/11 – F3 Family Float on the James
    • 8/17 – Pickleball Tourney
    • 8/21 – 100th Bday Q by Upchuck at FW
    • 8/28 – New AO at Mosely Elem
    • 9/20&21 – 10 Year Anniv (multiple events)
    • 10/25-27 – F3 Family Camping
    • 11/2 – F3 Daddy Daughter Dance

  • Ghost Flag Resurrection

    17 HIM’s converged at Satan’s Hill to discover a brand spankin new SOJ GHOST FLAG planted by YHC to usurp the Q. The planned victim was WARBY, but after his recent calf strain he had asked STAE FARM to cover the Q, and as excited as SF was to lead the bootcamp, it was not to be…

    The THANG: 

    WARMERAMA: 

    • While WARBY left for a walking tour of the neighborhood, the rest of the PAX took off up the Hill, then returned to circle up in the parking lot
    • Welcome & Disclaimer
    • Variable IC Reps to get the muscles warm top to bottom

    COP #1 – GUTBUSTERS

    • Play Ghostbusters Theme Song
    • Flutters to the beat and Heels to Heaven for every “Ghostbusters” lyric

    COP #2 – THE WARBY

    • x20 WWII’s at the bottom of Satan’s Hill
    • AYG Sprint to the top
    • x20 Ranger Merkins at the top
    • Bernie Sanders back down
    • x10 Yurpees at the bottom (YURPEE = Burpee Variation in honor of the Ruskie (Yuri Verkhoshansky) who developed Plyometrics to train Olympians. Merkin at bottom of burpee is a clap-merkin and on up portion there are 2 tuck jumps per burpee.)
    • Bring in the SIX doing ABC’s (…this has now been added as the latest in the long line in WILDCAT’s superpowers)

    COP #3 – HAPPY QUADS

    • Press play on the song “Happy,” by Pharrell Williams
    • Hold squat in Peoples Chair, coming up with every “Happy” lyric, while overhead clapping along to the beat

    PLANKORAMA INTERMISSION

    • Get low and State Farm stated the F3 Mission, push back up
    • Down again and Purple Rain quoted the F3 Credo, push back up
    • Last time down and EF Hutton gave us the 5 Core Principles, push back up

    PRO TIP for newer guys who want an easy way to remember the 5 CP’s, use the acronym FORGE:

    • F – free
    • O – open to all men
    • R – rain or shine
    • G – guys rotate the Q
    • E – end with a COT

    COP #4 – THE WARBY, Round 2 (insert emoji vomit face here)

    COP #5:

    • Grab a rock and circle up
    • SATAN’S THRILLER
    • Press play on MJ’s “Thriller”
    • OYO choose to wither stay with STATE FARM to do coupon reps, OR join the Q running up and down Satan’s Hill
    • DTH and SF switch half way
    • Return the rocks
    • That’s TIME! 

    GHOST FLAG CEREMONIOUSLY HANDED OFF TO STATE FARM, AND THEN REVIEWED THE RULES:

    • Bring the Flag to any SOJ AO, plant the Ghost Flag before the kickoff time, steal the Q.
    • Whoever had their Q stolen keeps the Ghost Flag to pay forward the fun at another SOJ AO in the not-so-distant future.
    • Not to be implemented for special/anniversary Q’s 
    • Keep the flag in SOJ

    COT:

    • Counterama # 17
    • Namerama
    • Announcerama (see Below)
    • YHC took the PAX out in Prayer

    NMS:  Awesome big group of brothers today, and GREAT to have my younger brother Flint (John H) down visiting from Philadelphia. Pretty wild to leave Bon Air in the pouring rain, get to SH where they hadn’t had a single drop, complete a completely dry beatdown, and then return to BA with ongoing pouring rain – hope you Deep South boys get some rain! Special thanks and TClaps for STATE FARM being such a game brother as to embrace the disruption of forfeiting his planned beatdown (which I’m sure would have been awesomely awful) for our inaugural SOJ Ghost Flag Takeover. Shout out to newbie KATNISS getting after it and posting everywhere, and nice to meet LACES OUT (was SO confused when you emerged from the driver’s seat of State Farm’s yellow truck, then we noticed two of the exact same truck.) Also, good to see HUTTON flexing his Summer Tour muscles, and a HAPPY 45th BIRTHDAY to WARBY!  In a nod to the summer tour and during a season of seeing what YHC is physically capable of, this was YHC’s 5th Q in a row this week. #6 will be a Ruck tomorrow AM before POOL BOY’s VQ. The PAX weee encouraged this morning to step up and post/Q more, and HEIST challenged everyone to keep headlocking FNG’s – now’s the time! Very thankful for all you guys, and as always thanks for letting me lead! Yours AYE! ~DTH

    Prayer Requests:

    • WARBY, healing strained calf
    • FLINT, healing foot tendonitis

    Announcements (SEE SLACK!)

    • ONGOING – Summer Tour, Dry July
    • Tomorrow Sat 7/13 – Poolboy VQ at The Iron Bridge
    • Sunday 7/14 – 6-8am Holy Water Bootcamp
    • 7/17 – Woodsman VQ at The Crossing
    • 7/18 – 1830 Huguenot Landing OTB Paddle (recurring weekly)
    • 7/27 – The Bridge workout 
    • 8/3 – Homegrown Half
    • 8/6 – Ultimate Tournament at NoToll
    • 8/11 – F3 Family Float on the James
    • 8/17 – Pickleball Tourney
    • 8/21 – 100th Bday Q by Upchuck at FW
    • 8/28 – New AO at Mosely Elem
    • 9/28 – 10 Year Anniv (multiple events)
    • 10/25-27 – F3 Family Camping
    • 11/2 – F3 Daddy Daughter Dance

  • Order in the Court!

    Three Amelia Courthouse HIM’s provided a warm welcome to two RVA Summer Tourists, and conquered the Jester in high form with a ride on the Pain Train, courtesy of the Beatdown Deck. Here’s what the County Deputy watching from his parked Charger witnessed:

    The THANG: 

    WARMERAMA: 

    • Mosey loop around the Court House Park and circle up
    • Welcome & Disclaimer
    • Variable IC Reps to get the muscles warm top to bottom
    • Low Plank Review of the F3 Mission, Credo, and Five CP’s

    F3 BEATDOWN DECK:

    • Turn up 5 cards
    • PAX complete designated exercise/reps
    • 2-10 = 10 reps
    • Face card = 20 reps
    • Ace = 100 reps
    • Run park loop following each 5-card set
    • x5 Sets completed

    COT:

    • Counterama # 5
    • Namerama
    • Announcerama (see Below)
    • YHC took the PAX out in Prayer

    NMS:  OK, WOW! What an AWESOME new Region and AO that brother Hardywood has established! The AO itself has beautiful old town architecture and landscaping with a huge variety of space and obstacles for every kind of beatdown. We certainly missed the dynamic enthusiasm of the AO’s founder but it was awesome meeting Woodstock & Hey Booboo (YHC already knows Nails from our church). Their FNG didn’t show up but they sure as hell put in the WORK this morning. The F3 Beatdown Deck never disappoints! And for someone who’s Q’ing where they’ve never posted, it’s a surefire solid workout no matter where you are. This was ABSOLUTELY worth the trip! Thank ya’ll for letting me lead. Yours AYE! ~DTH

    Announcements (SEE SLACK!)

    • ONGOING – Summer Tour, Dry July
    • TODAY (Thur PM) – 1830 Huguenot Landing OTB Paddle (recurring weekly)
    • Fri – RAMM Amateur Bike Ride
    • EVERY SATURDAY AMELIA RUN CLUB AT 0830 FROM AMELIA PARKS & REC
    • 7/13 – Poolboy VQ at The Iron Bridge
    • 7/14 – Holy Water Bootcamp
    • 7/17 – Woodsman VQ at The Crossing
    • 7/27 – The Bridge workout 
    • 8/3 – Homegrown Half
    • 8/6 – Ultimate Tournament at NoToll
    • 8/11 – F3 Family Float on the James
    • 8/17 – Pickleball Tourney
    • 8/21 – 100th Bday Q by Upchuck at FW
    • 8/28 – New AO at Mosely Elem
    • 9/28 – 10 Year Anniv (multiple events)
    • 10/25-27 – F3 Family Camping
    • 11/2 – F3 Daddy Daughter Dance

    Prayer Requests:

    • Hey Booboo has a church member “Kay” with cancer
    • Nails’ daughter is soon returning to the mission field

  • When life gives you rucks…

    Five warriors who think 70 and Sunny is weak sauce returned to The Crossing to play THE FLOOR IS LAVA. Here’s how the PAX steamed up the molten pavement:

    The THANG: 

    WARMERAMA: 

    • Mosey loop around the big parking lot and circle up in the shade
    • Welcome & Disclaimer
    • Variable IC Reps to get the muscles warm top to bottom

    COP #1: 

    • DORA 1-2-3
    • One Team of 2, one of 3
    • Moving partner(s) shoulders 40lb Ruck to run the upper Annex lot perimeter
    • Stationary partner(s) completes:
    • x100 Merkins
    • x200 Squats
    • x300 LBC’s

    COP #2:

    • Mosey down to the shaded back brick wall of the gym
    • TRIPLE CHECK (one team of two)
    • P1 – Hoedowns
    • P2 – Dirty Hookups
    • Timer – Shoulder 40lb Ruck to lunge 15 yards then jog back to switch

    Mosey BTTF:

    • Circle up for Boat/Canoe reps based on the F3 Quizzerana of Mission/Credo/CP’s
    • Stretching

    COT:

    • Counterama # 5
    • Namerama
    • Announcerama (see Below)
    • MEATBALL took the PAX out in Prayer

    NMS:  110 degree pavement literally saps the energy out of you – YHC hasn’t been this gassed in a while ya’ll. Deep appreciation and respect for the HIM’s who continue to show up for The Crossing in spite of the brutal conditions. YHC still had the rucks in the truck from Ruckhenge, so they were put to good use. With WEAG Wed PM activites starting back up in late August we’ll get our numbers up again soon. Thanks for letting me lead fellas! Yours AYE! ~DTH

    Announcements (SEE SLACK!)

    • ONGOING – Summer Tour, Dry July
    • Thur AM – 0430 Launch to Clown Car down to Amelia Courthouse (DTH Q)
    • Fri – RAMM Amateur Bike Ride
    • 7/13 – Poolboy VQ at The Iron Bridge
    • 7/14 – Holy Water Bootcamp
    • 7/17 – Woodsman VQ at The Crossing
    • 8/3 – Homegrown Half
    • 8/6 – Ultimate Tournament at NoToll
    • 8/11 – F3 Family Float on the James
    • 8/17 – Pickleball Tourney
    • 8/28 – New AO at Mosely Elem
    • 9/28 – 10 Year Anniv (multiple events)
    • 10/25-27 – F3 Family Camping
    • 11/2 – F3 Daddy Daughter Dance

  • Ruckin SOJ

    Three men, three letters, at least 3 miles, and as always amazing conversation. #SOJ

    THE ROUTE

    • Roll up at 0500 on the dot, closely behind Dealer
    • Sable dutifully waiting beside his beautiful new Ruckhenge Shovel Flag
    • Rucks ON
    • No Disclaimer, just get MOVIN!
    • Leave Einstein behind and turn West on Huguenot
    • Left on Westgate Dr
    • Left on Williamswood Rd, then after 50 yards turn back to remain on W.Rd loop
    • Left on Farr Ln
    • Right on Williamswood Rd
    • Left on Fillmore Rd
    • Left on Beckham Dr
    • Left on Cedar Crest Rd
    • Right in Cherrytree Ln
    • Right in Brockwood Rd until Cedar Crest
    • Reverso back down Brockwood Rd
    • Left on Rattlesnake Rd
    • Left on Jimmy Winters Rd
    • Right on Huguenot BTTF

    STRETCH & REPS

    • 10min left on the clock
    • Variable stretching
    • Overhead ruck hold remembering the good old GTE days, stopped after maybe 1min
    • x15 Half Moon Snaches (1 rep = ruck on ground outside Rt leg, lift overhead, lower down to outside Lt leg)

    COT

    • Numberama # 3
    • Namerama
    • Coffeerama at Einsteins

    NMS:  Yes, there was a message hidden within today’s route, and that message is one of loyalty,  purpose, and impact. #SOJ  Yours AYE!  ~DTH

    Announcements (SEE SLACK!)

    • ONGOING – Summer Tour, Dry July
    • Thur AM – 0430 Launch to Clown Car down to Amelia Courthouse (DTH Q)
    • Fri – RAMM Amateur Bike Ride
    • 7/13 – Poolboy VQ at The Iron Bridge
    • 7/14 – OTB Swimming Pool Bootcamp
    • 7/17 – Woodsman VQ at The Crossing
    • 8/3 – Homegrown Half
    • 8/6 – Ultimate Tournament at NoToll
    • 8/11 – F3 Family Float on the James
    • 8/17 – Pickleball Tourney
    • 8/28 – New AO at Mosely Elem
    • 9/28 – 10 Year Anniv (multiple events)
    • 10/25-27 – F3 Family Camping
    • 11/2 – F3 Daddy Daughter Dance

  • What is the resting heart rate of a hibernating bear?

    5 iron warriors converged at the Old Hundred to tackle the latest madness from the DTH experimenticon. Here’s how the PAX collectively shed about 15 pounds in sweat weight:

    The THANG:

    WARMERAMA: 

    • Mosey lap around the lot and circle up
    • Welcome & Disclaimer
    • Variable IC Reps to get the muscles warm top to bottom

    ROUND 1

    1 – 60lb Sandbag Shoulder Squat

    2 – 30lb KB plank Pull Through

    3 – 30lb KB Sit-N-Press

    4 – 50lb KB Around The World (Slingshot)

    TIMER – carry 30lb KB via single-arm overhead x30 yards, switching arms for return

    PAX Run around the parking lot

    ROUND 2

    • Same exercises, but doubled the Timer distance to 60 yards

    PAX Run around the bus lot

    ROUND 3

    1 – 60lb Sandbag-Hug Side Lunges

    2 – 30lb KB Tricept Curls

    3 – 30lb KB Hammers

    4 – 50lb KB Sumo Squats

    TIMER – 30lb KB via goblet lunge, x20 yards and back

    PAX Run around the parking lot

    ROUND 4

    1 – OYO Variety with extra weights

    2 – 30lb KB Windmills (alternating)

    3 – 30lb KB Single Arm Rows (alternating)

    4 – 30lb KB Swings

    TIMER – shoulder carry sandbag x60 yards and back

    MOSEY TO VEHICLES TO HYDRATE

    ROUND 5

    1 – OYO Variety with extra weights

    2 – 30lb Single Leg Deadlift (alternating)

    3 – KB Curls (15lb ea hand, or 30lb both hands)

    4 – 30lb KB Halos

    TIMER – high chest carry sandbag and lunge backwards x10 yards and back

    COT:

    • Counterama #5
    • Namerama
    • Announcerama (see Below)
    • YHC took the PAX out in Prayer

    NMS:  Holy smokefest batman! …it is QUITE clear YHC is out of Kettlebell Shape!  Thanks to the PAX for permitting me the opportunity to lead and for the accountability to push it hard. YHC is thinking Bon Air could use a Kettlebell AO. Our BB title comes from the question raised after Purple Rain shared he awoke this morning with a resting HR in the 30’s. Impressive? Worrying? Well, he is indeed a hairy man but he hasn’t yet reached hibernating bear level, which Siri tells us they have a HR of about 8bpm. Keep pushing fellas! The limits of your ability are where you set them. Yours AYE! ~DTH

    Announcements (SEE SLACK!)

    • ONGOING – Summer Tour, Dry July
    • TONIGHT – SOJ 2nd F at Snuff’s pool
    • Thur AM – 0430 Launch to Clown Car down to Amelia Courthouse (DTH Q)
    • Fri – RAMM Amateur Bike Ride
    • 7/13 – Poolboy VQ at The Iron Bridge
    • 7/14 – OTB Swimming Pool Bootcamp
    • 7/17 – Woodsman VQ at The Crossing
    • 8/3 – Homegrown Half
    • 8/6 – Ultimate Tournament at NoToll
    • 8/11 – F3 Family Float on the James
    • 8/17 – Pickleball Tourney
    • 8/28 – New AO at Mosely Elem
    • 9/28 – 10 Year Anniv (multiple events)
    • 10/25-27 – F3 Family Camping
    • 11/2 – F3 Daddy Daughter Dance