Author: Dr Tryhard

  • The Crimson Badge of Honor

    8 warriors entered the ring at Rockwood, having bid farewell to Birthday Boy Banksy, Iron PAX Hero Boberry, and demi-God Hardywood heading for The Iron Bridge. Not to be outdone by Poolboy at our newest SOJ AO, the Rock&Roll PAX welcomed TWO FNG’s – Katniss from the DTH pipeline and Swanson who saw a Gomer yard sign at Rockwood 2 weeks ago! Here’s how these fine men conquered the flesh, and YHC was honored with Merlot:

    The THANG:

    WARMERAMA: 

    • Moseyrama around the big lot and circle up in the side grass
    • Welcome & Disclaimer
    • Extended session of Variable IC Reps to get the muscles warm top to bottom
    • FNG Swanson is 44 – so we completed x44 Flutters IC to round out the warmerama

    COP #1: 

    • Run (not mosey) around the loop to the smaller bball court
    • LINDSEY
    • WWII’s 30–>10
    • LBC’s 10–>30
    • Between sets, Bear Crawl Across, Lunge Back
    • Front-runners bring in the SIX

    COP #2:

    • Mosey to the Tennis Courts
    • F3 PLANKOREVIEW
    • Plank it up in a tight circle
    • Hold 6” to review each F3 item, then push up and stretch between
    • F3 Mission
    • F3 Credo
    • F3 Core Principles 

    COP #3:

    • BOOYAH LADDER
    • Partner up and complete x10 booyah merkins, then while one runs around the court, the other stays for chain smokers
    • Then complete x9 booyah merkins, and switch runner while other stays for smokers
    • Continue down to x1 booyah merkin
    • KATNISS honored the Q with Spilling Merlot at this point

    DEEP DISH INTERMISSION:

    • DD made a personal request for Monkey Humpers (maybe in the hopes it would be easy?)
    • FNG Katniss is 30, so we completed x30 Copperhead-style monkey humpers IC …these are NOT easy! 

    COP #4:

    • Moseyrama back to the large lot
    • BEAR CRAWL 75 yards (alternate Lunge if needed), frontrunners back for the SIX
    • x50 high-quality DIPS OYO on the picnic tables

    COP #5:

    • WALLORAMA at the snack shack
    • Milkers IC
    • BTTW for Hip-Slappers IC
    • Hoedowns IC

    Mosey BTTF:

    • Two minutes of plankorama & stretching

    COT:

    • Counterama # 8
    • Namerama
    • Announcerama (see Below)
    • YHC took the PAX out in Prayer

    NMS:  Beautiful morning to lead this fine group of men, and AWESOME to welcome a couple FNG’s to the brotherhood. That’s FOUR FNG’s for SOJ in a single morning! Well done guys!!! FNG Stewart recently brought his firstborn to YHC’s clinic, and was quick to accept the invite to F3 – he’s an absolute natural athlete and will be very quick to put his merlot-spilling days behind him! His nickname comes from being a long-time archer, and our genius Steamer came up with the Hunger Games main character – welcome KATNISS! Our second FNG is AJ who we headlocked a couple weeks ago at Rockwood and testifies to the Gomer yard sign being central in his choice to return. AJ is a lifer student working on his doctorate and does a lot of IT stuff for homeland security. The PAX had a LOT of ideas but we landed on a character from Parks&Rec who hates the government – welcome SWANSON! Keep posting guys. SOJ will continue to achieve addition by division as we grow and split to plant new AO’s. Yours AYE! ~DTH

    Announcements (SEE SLACK!)

    • Monday – Wildcat Bday Q at the Alamo
    • Next Sat 6/29 – School of Rock
    • July 4th Convergence, 7am, Forrest Hill Park
    • Summer Tour ongoing

  • Happy Birthday Banksy!!!

    An iron PAX warrior, a DTH-pipeline FNG, a ruck-virgin Birthday Boy, and your humble correspondent. 45 minutes of awesome conversation rucking a couple miles around Rockwood, finished off with 10 minutes of Mudslide Broga. GREAT way to start the day gentlemen, and a Happy Birthday to Banksy! Yours AYE! ~DTH

  • I’m no Meatball

    Seven sweat-loving studs showed up to celebrate Meatball’s 1 year F3-versary, but the poor man being waylaid in a board meeting asked YHC to take the reins. Scorching and 90, we decided a little Ultimate Frisbee in the shade sounded good. So the PAX made a warmerama circuit around the AO grounds and played 35 minutes of 3v4 on a small field with lots of TD’s and a few newbies learning the game very quickly. Meatball joined us for COT and led us out in prayer, with a special word for Slider heading to Florida. Meatball will get on the Q sheet again soon for a celebratory Q. Yours AYE! ~DTH

  • Down to the River

    4 SOJ mountain men set off toward the river with the goal of providing a true Deliverance experience to our First Watch paddlers. Fantastic conversation abounded on the hilly terrain rucking through Laurus Park and down to the James via Cherokee, and indeed paddlers were spied from afar – but sadly too far away to note whether or not any of them had a pretty mouth… Having briefly enjoyed the river sunrise, the four-PAX complete the 3.46 mile journey BTTF and COT included reading Mr Roger’s Juneteenth post to commemorate the holiday and reflect on the meaning of American freedom. Coffeerama sitting outside Einstein’s was divine. SYITG, DTH


    Announcements (SEE SLACK!)

    • Tomorrow – THUR – Ultimate at Timberowlf
    • This FRI – 6/21 Poker Night at DTH’s
    • This SAT – 6/22 new AO “The Iron Bridge” starts at Goyne Park at 7am
    • Next Sat 6/29 – School of Rock
    • July 4th Convergence, 7am, Forrest Hill Park
    • Summer Tour ongoing

  • Participation trophies for everyone!

    20 F3RVA HIM’s converged at the lush fields of NoToll to play Ultimate Frisbee this morning. Making four 5-man teams playing a couple games simultaneously was briefly considered, then scrapped for a bigger field with bigger teams.

    Thugs sat it out still nursing an injury but getting some fine reps and stretches in while the rest of us battled it out on Field 1. Bromance was our only injury today, after maintaining a lethal presence on the field, he felt something snap in his calf so took the rest of the time to stretch with Thugs. OC then ditched his fluorescent penny and defected to Labrat’s team, where they went on a 4 TD streak to pull back into the lead. (We all know OC is the secret sauce.)

    Notable disc vets were OC, DK, Snuff and Labrat who maintained a very steady presence in the field with (nearly) perfect throws, while we saw Rudy, Warby, Handshake, and Machismo dominate the end zones – both on offense and defense. Also when Labrat teamed up with Dealer and/or Snip short fast play TD’s happened quickly!

    Honorable mentions to L Woods, Fandango, McRib, and Dry Rub – these guys staying moving and snatching the entire game!

    Kudos to our other Respect Players – Scram getting in there to make plays and not getting re-injured, Rodeo Clown showing surprising agility and sticky fingers, and Mr Roper making smart short plays in the mid-field. 

    Both teams played very well, but Team Labrat won 9-8 in the final minutes. Looking forward to a re-match this Thursday at Timberwolf! Yours AYE! ~DTH

    Announcements (SEE SLACK!)

    • Tomorrow – WED 5am Huguenot Flatwater Paddle/Bootcamp
    • This THUR – Ultimate at Timberowlf
    • This FRI – 6/21 Poker Night at DTH’s
    • This SAT – 6/22 new AO “The Iron Bridge” starts at Goyne Park at 7am
    • Next Sat 6/29 – School of Rock
    • July 4th Convergence, 7am, Forrest Hill Park
    • Summer Tour ongoing

  • 3 Men, 3 Lakes

    easy breezy beautiful, breakfast club

  • Coupon Creek

    Two SOJ usurpers stamped passports, hopped a clown car, and after hours of quality mumble chatter landed their craft safely at The Creek. They were greeting by five fierce natives of the north lands who resisted the takeover until they were placated with gifts of latex-dipped gloves. The wild northmen then gaped in awed silence at the gifts of coupons emerging from the aforementioned craft, and solemnly each warrior accepted a token of good will. Here’s what two bewildered deer witnessed:

    The THANG: 

    WARMERAMA: 

    • Each member of the PAX directed to collect a unique heavy item – the options were: 40# GTE team weight (rocks in a duffle), 60# sandbag, 30# ruck, 50# kettlebell, 25# metal track plate, another #40 GTE team weight, 30# kettle bell
    • Mosey to the basketball court and circle up
    • Welcome & Disclaimer
    • Variable IC Reps to get the muscles warm top to bottom

    COP #1: 

    • Mosey to a grassy area between two large poles
    • COUPON ELEVENS
    • Coupon Squats x10–>1
    • Coupon Press x1–>10
    • Run between sides carrying Coupon
    • *At random intervals PAX directed to stop and stretch then switch coupons

    PLANKORAMA INTERMISSION:

    • Halfway though 11’s, PAX directed to circle up
    • Name the man to your left, but x5 merkins if you mess up …whispered cheating ABOUNDED so merkins awarded at the end
    • Remain in plank to quiz PAX on the Mission, Credo, and 5CP’s. Maaaaaany more merkins awarded…

    COP #2:

    • Mosey out to the small track
    • COUPON FIFTIES
    • First to complete x50 reps calls out then all stop to mosey with coupons to the far side of the track
    • x50 Coupon swings
    • x50 Coupon presses (some did curls)
    • x50 SSH’s (no coupons)
    • x50 Coupon Squats

    COP #3:

    • Mosey to the field closer to the flag
    • Line up on your six for COUPON CAROUSEL
    • Coupons passed down the line, last man runs to the front to keep coupons flowing

    Mosey BTTF for COT:

    • Counterama # 7
    • Namerama
    • Announcerama (see Below)
    • YHC took the PAX out in Prayer

    NMS:  Awesome to have LWoods SOJ company for the takeover this morning – MUCH appreciated brother! This was YHC’s 6th post and 4th Q for the week, and as a result, A) YHC is hurting all over, and B) YHC knows the well is not yet dry. You don’t know what you’re capable of until you try! And well, YHC tries hard… (emoji sunglasses smiling face here).  Thanks to our Daville brothers trying something new with a few coupons today. Not a lot of running, but it felt as much like a ruck as a bootcamp, so the burn was good. Keep posting fellas! Yours AYE! ~DTH

    Announcements (SEE SLACK!)

    • SOJ Takeover ongoing
    • Summer Tour ongoing
    • June 21 SOJ Poker Night
    • June 22 new AO “The Iron Bridge” starts at Goyne Park at 7am
    • 2.0-Friendly Daville Bootcamp upcoming – ask Spit
    • July 4th Convergence, 7am, Forrest Hill Park

    Prayer Requests:

    • Opus and M leaving town for a week of vaca in Canada and praying teenager doesn’t burn the house down

  • Kettle Beast, the Hard Way

    12 HIM’s including 11 of the usual Circus clowns and one jorts-sportin fool reluctantly accepted their SOJ takeover fate. Sorry fellas, it was supposed to be a nice normal Nancy Lopez KB workout and you got a ride on the DTH pain train instead. Here’s the show these circus animals put on for the locals:

    The THANG: 

    WARMERAMA: 

    • Eclectic beatdown mix turned UP
    • Shoulder the bells and mosey 150 yards to the practice field 
    • Circle up, Welcome & Disclaimer
    • Variable IC Reps to get the muscles warm top to bottom

    KETTLE BEAST:

    • 6 reps at 6 stops down the field & back, for 6 total rounds
    • Done the HARD WAY, we added an exercise for each successive round = 736 total reps
    • Round 1 – Lawn Mowers
    • Round 2 – add Curls
    • Round 3 – add Sit&Press
    • Round 4 – add Sumo Squats
    • Round 5 – add Around the World
    • Round 6 – add Burpee Bell Jumpovers

    NOTE:

    • After Round 3, the PAX were directed to form a tight plank circle – name the PAX to your left, a total of x10 merkins awarded for two failures
    • Take it down to hold a low plank, review the F3 Mission, push up, back down, review the Credo, push up, back down, going left around the circle each PAX names a Core Principle – at least 25 merkins awarded…
    • After starting Round 6, the PAX were directed to complete the final reps en route BTTF

    COT:

    • Counterama # 12
    • Namerama
    • Announcerama (see Below)
    • BYPRODUCT took the PAX out in Prayer

    NMS:  This is a GREAT location and band of brothers, always enjoy coming up. The jabbing banter is rich and the fields are moist (if you dare to venture out of the parking lot). It’s been a lot of posts for YHC this week, and this was the third of four Q’s in a row, so it was great to mix it up with the KB crew. Shoulders are definitely feeling it already, making me wonder if I need a regular KB AO in my life… Appreciated the warm welcome today fellas. Yours AYE! ~DTH

    Announcements (SEE SLACK!)

    • SOJ Takeover ongoing
    • Summer Tour ongoing
    • Mr Rogers book club ongoing
    • July 4th Convergence, 7am, Forrest Hill Park

    Prayer Requests:

    • Gaudi and his M expecting their second

  • hellareps

    Nine HIM’s embraced The Pain Train Crossing into the netherworld of an unplanned 45minutes with Dr Exicon. With impeccable form, here’s what these masochists conquered:

    The THANG: 

    WARMERAMA: 

    • Moseyrama the lot and circle up in a shady grass area
    • Welcome & Disclaimer
    • Variable IC Reps to get the muscles warm top to bottom – top notch form highly encouraged

    COP #1: 

    • Mosey to grassy front area
    • Circle up for No Cheat Mericans IC
    • Step to the end of the area for No Cheat Lunges to the other end (both knees hit ground like wrestling practice step-throughs, or more static version like hydraulic lunges)

    COP #2:

    • Mosey across the lot to the shipping container for No Cheat Squats IC – these are done in people’s chair, keep back pressed on wall, sliding down wall to touch calves then back up

    COP #3:

    • Mosey around the back of church to another grassy area for No Cheat Merkins IC
    • Get in low plank for review of the Mission, Credo, and Core Principles, and also some merkins thrown in for a couple PAX forgetting the nickname of the man to their left

    COP #4:

    • Mosey a little further and stop for No Cheat LBC’s IC – keep legs bent at 90 degrees and hands reach to touch heels pulling back almost entirely off the ground 

    COP #5:

    • Mosey around to a grassy strip on the South side and complete x5 sets of x20 Flutters, all 2-ct, alternating hands-under low flutters, and hallelujah hands high flutters

    COP #6:

    • Mosey to the covered awning for x100 high-quality Monkey Humpers OYO

    COP #7:

    • Mosey to a grassy slope for x3 rounds of CrawlBear up Crabwalk back down
    • After Round 1, rapid curb toe taps for the six
    • After Round 2, ABC’s until someone completes (winner winner Chaplain dinner)
    • After round 3, Decline Plank for the six

    COP #8:

    • Mosey to the church for some brick wallorama:
    • IN People’s Chair do Hairy Rockets IC
    • BTTW for hip slappers IC
    • Dirty Hookups IC, both sides
    • Hoedowns IC
    • Donkey Kickoffs up to 15

    Mosey BTTF for COT with a uphill Bernie finisher 

    • Counterama # 9
    • Namerama
    • Announcerama (see Below)
    • HOUSE PARTY took the PAX out in Prayer

    NMS:  Great group of brothers for another tour-de-crossing, and this one intentionally without any fore-planning except to avoid any routines, get a hella reps, and optimize best form possible.  The idea of best form led to coming up with some novel no-cheat options – enjoyed by all, I’m sure. Yours AYE, DTH

    Announcements (SEE SLACK!)

    • 6/21 Poker Night at DTH’s
    • 6/22 New AO “The Iron Bridge” at Goyne
    • 7/4 Convergence 0700 at Forrest Hill Park

    Prayer Requests:

    • HP’s niece surgery recovery

  • Run-N-Reps

    Seven HIM’s converged at WaThoHuk including a couple SOJ takeover BFF’s. Pigskin split off do 10,000 merkins around the school while the rest followed DTH giving House Party a tour of the area. After a brief warmerama we took a broad loop running around the park, west broad village, and middle school, stopping every 100 yards or so for some variable OYO reps. House Party commented toward the end he must have misheard about all the running, but he hang tough and saw it through. Total distance was 3.89 miles. All PAX were sufficiently satisfied. Great to meet and get to know Gaudi! See ya’ll again reeeeaaaaal soon. ~DTH

    COT:

    • Counterama # 7
    • Namerama
    • Announcerama (see Below)
    • Pigskin took the PAX out in Prayer