Author: Dr Tryhard

  • (singing) Happy Birthday to meeee, I brought 3 FNG’s!!

    10 Forge regulars + 3 DTH raw recruits gathered in the frigid pre-dawn gloom of DTH’s 41st Birthday to catch a ride on the pain train, and have a damn fun time doing it! Some anticipated a canoe hiding behind every light pole, but there was something better in store…

    WARMERAMA:

    • Mosey around to a lower lot and circle up
    • Welcome & Disclaimer
    • Variable IC Reps to get the muscles warm top to bottom …8-count Opus reps did the trick toward the end

    The THANG: 

    Mosey on down to the end of South Coleman Lane to the culdesac, stopping twice to stretch then sprint a distance

    Pair up and select a CABER (heavy oak limb), all lined up ready and waiting, to the PAX’s great chagrin. Step onto the perfectly indestructible turf field and line up along the end zone. 

    #1 – Caber Squat Flips – P1 squats to lift and flip caber end over end down field while P2 runs to end and back to switch

    #2 – Caber Kicks (PLT’s) & Curls – x25 PLT’s each while stand partner curls caber

    #3 – Murder Cabers – P1 drag/hops the caber down the field while P2 runs to end and back to switch 

    #4 – Posthole Diggers – completed in place by P1 while P2 runs length of field and back to switch 

    INTERMISSION

    • Plank up in a tight circle
    • Down to 6”
    • FLORENCE recites to F3 Mission
    • back up, hold, back down
    • SNUFF recites the Core Principles 
    • YHC adds some You VS You wisdom
    • Recover

    #5 – P1 Caber Twists while P2 x25 WWII, switch

    #6 – Bernie Caber Drags – partners alternate length of field AND back

    #6 – Burpee Caber Jumpovers – completed in place by P1, while P2 runs length of field and back to switch

    #7 – Caber Crabs – caber balanced on hips while P1 crab walks down field, P2 runs to end and back to switch …this was hard …some lunged with cabers instead …crabbers got halfway down field and PAX ran out of time

    Toss cabers into woods edge

    Mosey BTTF

    COT:

    • Counterama # 13
    • Namerama
    • Announcerama (see Below)
    • YHC took the PAX out in Prayer

    NMS:  Another year around the sun thanks be to Jesus, and as expressed in COT, YHC is extremely thankful to have the community of you guys adding such extraordinary flavor to my life! It is an incredible honor to run this race alongside you, and I so much appreciate ya’ll humoring my ridiculously challenging Q’s. There is NO way any of us would have done all that caber work on our own, let alone in the freezing cold dark. Special thanks to our FNG’s saying yes to the headlock – what a special Birthday gift! FIGO (AKA Artur Alvez) and BIODOME (AKA Stephen Dale) are brothers from YHC’s church small group, and BUGGY (AKA Grant Stewart) is another awesome Dad from my Peds practice who just welcomed his second daughter into the world. All of these guys absolutely CRUSHED this tough workout – look forward to seeing you all regularly in the gloom! You get out what you put into it! Yours, Dr Tryhard

    Announcements (SEE SLACK!)

    • Shoe Drive! Bring extra/old shoes to DTH
    • 12/9 Magnum PI at Dogpile
    • 12/19 Rosie’s 12DOC at NoToll
    • GrowRuck is coming to F3RVA on May 3-5 !!!

    Prayer Requests:

    • SNUFF – daughter Novie in serious car accident yesterday, but walked away fine – praise and prayer for recovery

  • Tunnel of Fudge

    Taking the latest 1st F challenge seriously, a solid SEVENTEEN studs of the SOJ gloom (including one FNG) converged on Rock&Roll to burn off those extra slices of Thanksgiving pie. Here’s how they stayed warm adding a legendary beatdown to the revered annals of “Tryhardian feats you’ve always dreamed of…”

    The THANG:

    WARMERAMA: 

    • Mosey on the Court and circle up
    • Welcome & Disclaimer
    • Variable IC Reps to get the muscles warm top to bottom
    • Between each set of reps do 5 burpees …probably 40 burpees completed

    COP #1: 

    • Mosey back to the lot and partner up
    • P1 – Burpee Broad Jumps
    • P2 – runs to end of lot and back to switch with partner
    • Continue switching until end of lot

    COP #2:

    • Mosey to the tennis courts
    • TRIPLE CHECK
    • P1 – Chainsmokers
    • P2 – No Cheat Mericans
    • P3 – Runs courts perimenter

    COP #3:

    • Moseyrama to big center lot
    • BOOYAH CATERPILLAR:
    • Partners face each other in plank lined up on adjoining parking spaces
    • While partners do Booyah Mericans, last pair box jumps the planking PAX to the end
    • Traverse Lot

    COP #4:

    • Mosey to THE WALL:
    • Hoedowns x20 IC
    • Dirty Hookups x10 IC (ea side)
    • Donkey Kickoffs – up to 15

    COP #5:

    • Back to the main center lot
    • ESCALATOR 4 CORNERS:
    • Add reps sequentially at each corner
    • C1 – x5 Burpees
    • C2 – add x10 WWII’s
    • C3 – add x20 Jump Squats
    • C4 – add x40 Flutters (2-ct)
    • REVERSO, hitting C3-C1 again

    COP #6:

    • Mosey onto the baseball field
    • TUNNEL OF FUDGE:
    • PAX line up with partners back to back in Peoples Chair
    • Last pair Army Crawl through tunnel and reform back to back at the end
    • Traverse Field

    COP #7:

    • Mosey back to the bball court
    • FIVE MINUTES OF MARY:
    • American Hammers
    • Rosalita Dips
    • Oblique LBC’s – ea side
    • Alabama Prom Dates
    • Starfish Crunches

    COT:

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

    NMS:  SOJ shows UP ya’ll. Way to take that beatdown in stride fellas. And welcome to STEAMER from New England – TClaps to Melville/WetBandit/Deepdish for headlocking him out. Let’s keep the Rockwood Momentum going at win that Jan 1 Convergence Q! Yours, DTH

    Announcements (SEE SLACK!)

    • Shoe Drive! Bring extra/old shoes to DTH
    • 12/9 Magnum PI at Dogpile

    Prayer Requests:

    • Florence – hip pain
    • Machismo – shoulder injury

  • Forging Memories

    A 9-pack of HARDER Lemonade enthusiasts converged at The Forge and embraced the suck. Many were surprised to learn the Forge is an acronym for the 5 core principles. Many were not surprised that a DTH beatdown is in fact challenging. 

    F – Free

    O – Open to all men

    R – Rain or Shine

    G – Guys rotate the Q

    E – Ends with COT

    The THANG:

    MOUNT WARMERAMA: 

    • Circle up on top level/lot of Mt Chaplain, which we will call Level 1
    • Welcome & Disclaimer
    • Level 1 – Don Q’s x10 IC
    • Run to top of Knolls, x5 burpees, run back down to next level down on Mt Chaplain
    • Level 2 – Smurf Jacks x20 IC
    • Run to the top for x5 burpees, run back down
    • Level 3 – Mericans x30 OYO
    • Run up, x5 Burpees, run down
    • Level 4 – Hallelujah Flutters x40 IC
    • Run up, x5 Burpees, run down
    • Level 5 – Monkey Humpers x50 IC
    • Run up, x5 Burpees, run down
    • Level 3 – WWII x60 OYO
    • Run up, x5 Burpees, run down

    HANDICAP MOVERAMA:

    • Form up at the bottom of the handicap ramp and Q calls variable movements for the PAX to eventually reach the top
    • Examples: Bear Crawl, Lunges, Broad Jumps, Crab Walk, etc

    WRECKING THE ROTATOR CUFFS:

    • Mosey over to the bottom of the stairs
    • LINDSEY:
    • Dips at the bottom 30–>10
    • Tooth Fairy up steps (x16 merican hops)
    • Donkey Kicks at the top 10–>30
    • Mosey around grassy slope to bottom

    TOSSING LEGS:

    • Partner up for PLT’s
    • Complete x3 Rounds of x20 each

    MINI WALLORAMA:

    • Stop to complete a painful set of Hoedowns on the faux brick wall

    BTTF:

    • Merican Ring of Fire – PAX successfully and admirably chose a different style of mericans for their 10-count set
    • Snuff served the PAX a moment of breathing meditation

    COT:

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

    NMS:  Someone has been enjoying Harder Lemonade at The Forge, and we all suspect Machismo. Mount Warmerama is more than just a warm-up …OOF!  The stench is back, but not nearly as bad as years past. Doublemint shared stories from his glory days – surprise tattoos, STD’s, near-miss pregnancies and maybe paying a chick to pee on his face? Tough to say whether that was a joke or not… Appreciate Mudslide bringing the ShovelFlag since YHC had left it at BWE after the Ruck. Good to have you at the Forge brother! And thanks to Snuff for reminding us of the gift of every breath. Always an immense pleasure and honor to lead the Forge PAX! Yours Truly, DTH

    Announcements (SEE SLACK!)

    • Shoe Drive ongoing – being your used shoes to The Forge on Thursday!
    • 11/23 Thanksgiving Convergence at Mary
    • 12/9 Magnum PI at Dogpile
    • MORE Ruck Opportunities coming!

    Prayer Requests:

    • Chaplain’s MIL is sick and now living with them

  • Limbered – check!

    14 beatdown junkies flash-mobbed NoToll, some of us seeking a limbering up of all the post-ruck/marathon soreness. The music was loud, mumble chatter abounded, and much limbering was achieved. 

    WARMERAMA: 

    • Mosey onto the Bball court and circle up
    • Welcome & Disclaimer barely heard over the thumping beats – Rosie complained bitterly
    • Variable IC Reps to get the muscles warm top to bottom

    The THANG: 

    • Mosey out to Field #1, stopping en route to pay the Bridge Toll (x20 dips, x20 incline mericans)
    • Circle up in the pool of light
    • Select 3 cards from the Beatdown deck
    • PAX to mix&match reps (any way/order they want) to burn out all three exercises during the duration of the song being played
    • Mosey across field and back between songs
    • At least 5 song sets completed
    • Mosey BTTF stopping to pay the Bridge Toll again 
    • Circle up for cool-down stretching

    COT:

    • Counterama # 14
    • Namerama
    • Announcerama (see Below)
    • YHC took the PAX out in Prayer

    NMS:  With all the recent deer hunting (four bagged so far!), it’s been a minute since YHC has Q’d but felt GREAT to have a solid PAX to serve this beatdown to. Also, the workout stretched whatever hip flexor issue happened doing the ruck, so YHC isn’t limping everywhere now. Favorite moment this morning was watching House Party performing enthusiastic Nancy Kerrigans in perfect jig step to Dropkick Murphy’s Irish tune – someone put that man in stage! Appreciate ya’ll coming out – always a pleasure and honor to lead. Love, DTH

    Announcements (SEE SLACK!)

    • Shoe Drive ongoing – being your used shoes to The Forge on Thursday!
    • 11/23 Thanksgiving Convergence at Mary
    • 12/9 Magnum PI at Dogpile
    • MORE Ruck Opportunities coming!

    Prayer Requests:

    • Doozy’s brother hospitalized with Pancreatitis – prayers for his recovery and for both him and his wife find recovery from alcoholism

  • Jorts Takeover #3

    The South has risen again! 7 SOJ versus 5 Tuckahoe natives = successful Q steal from Kubota, in spite of some initial protests about technical clown car regulations (this is where NTB hangs his head in shame). Kubota was made to poke a couple holes in his weinke and wear it like a ghost sheet for the entirely of the following workout:

    The THANG:

    MACHISMO: 

    • Warmerama
    • DIRTY SOUTH 4 Corners – Hillbillies, APD’s, Humpers, & Lt Dan’s

    DTH:

    • Mosey behind the church
    • OLD HUNDRED with movement exercises between descending sets
    • Mosey BTTF for final x10 Burpees

    COT:

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

    NMS:  Dear Tuckahoe, 3-2 SOJ, come get you some! We don’t call him HEIST for nothin. It aint over till it’s over! Love, SOJ

    Announcements (SEE SLACK!)

    • Saturday 10/21 – 3pm Brewery Tour (text DTH for details)
    • Sat 10/28 Dogpile Costume Party
    • Mon 10/30 YeeHaw’s VQ
    • ONGOING – Shoe Drive (and suits?)

    Prayer Requests:

    • Fudd lost his job – prayer for peace, and an even better career door to open!
    • Prayers for Israel and all those affected in the conflict

  • Rolling Rocks Gather No Moss

    A dedicated dozen R&R vets welcomed two Tryhard recruits to the brotherhood with the following beatdown:

    The THANG: 

    WARMERAMA: 

    • Mosey onto the BBall court and circle up
    • F3 Welcome & Disclaimer
    • Variable IC Reps to get the muscles warm top to bottom

    COP #1

    • Mosey to the secondary court for BATMAN ROUNDS
    • Each set:  x20 squats, x40 Punches, x10 Ball Dippers (2-ct), x10 Merkins, x20 Shoulder Taps, x20 Mtn Climbers (2-ct), x10 WWII Punches, x10 Straight Leg Raises, x10 Am.Hammers (2-ct)
    • After each round, run around the outside of the court
    • x3 Rounds completed

    COP #2

    • Mosey to the closest baseball field
    • SIX-PACK OF DIAMONDS: (6 Rounds each with a different exercise, and each round’s reps completed at each of the diamond’s 4 corners)
    • Round 1: x6 Kimchi Twists
    • Round 2: x12 WWII’s
    • Round 3: x18 American Hammers (2-ct)
    • Round 4: x18 Oblique LBC’s (alt sides)
    • Round 5: x12 Heels to Heaven
    • Round 6: x6 DR.W’s

    COP #3

    • Mosey to the gravel road hill
    • FATBURNER LINDSEY (double the reps)
    • SSH’s 60-50-40-30-20
    • Mtn Climbers 20-30-40-50-60
    • Run between hill top & bottom
    • Conclude by circling up holding BOAT position to review our F3 Mission, Core Principles, and Credo

    Mosey BTTF for COT:

    • Stretch
    • Intro FNG’s
    • Counterama # 14
    • Namerama
    • Announcerama (see Below)
    • YHC took the PAX out in Prayer

    NMS:  The cooler temps and brief light rain was refreshing. But YHC ensured the bouquet of PAX still had appropriate watering courtesy of dew and sweat. Welcome to PACEMAKER married to a gal in med school) who was recruited from YHC’s married couple’s Bible Study – credit to Floppy Disc for bringing him to church, and credit to Pacemaker for bringing Floppy Disc back to the gloom! Also welcome to THE BLOCK, the latest from the DTH Peds clinic pipeline, who grew up in the Bronx. Both FNG’s worked hard and will be back! TClaps to OC and Mudslide admirably picking up the SIX. Keep recruiting and keep posting fellas – BE the rolling stone! Yours, DTH

    Announcements (SEE SLACK!)

    • Friday 10/13 Happy Hour at Diamond Billiards
    • Next Sunday 10/14, 4pm SOJ Family Gathering at Rockwood Park
    • Sat 10/21 Brewery Tour
    • Nov 11th (NEW date) Ruck for Food

    Prayer Requests:

    • Rugged Maniacs safety/fun
    • OC’s son having Knee Surgery this week
    • Pacemaker – hernia pain and pending surgery

  • Smokin Six Shooter

    Smoke curled from the end of the magnum revolver, aimed into the NoToll gloom, as six immortal men of valor ripped the morning quiet to shreds… with the following beatdown: 

    The THANG: 

    WARMERAMA: 

    • Mosey onto the BBall Court and circle up
    • Welcome & Disclaimer
    • DQ’s awaiting Carmen’s exit from the car
    • Ukrainian Soldiers awaiting Mr Ropers imminent arrival
    • OK, all Six Studs present? 
    • MUSICAL WARMERAMA – Play Bon Jovi’s “IT’S MY LIFE”, with Nancy Kerrigans the entire song (alternate side as needed) interrupted by a Burpee with every “It’s My Life”
    • A few other IC Reps to stretch

    COP #1: 

    • 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)

    COP #2:

    • Mosey out to Field #1
    • Stop en route to pay the toll (x20 dips, x20 incline mericans)
    • Line up on the end line for SPRINTS – 50%, then 75%, then 100%, then 25%, then 100%

    COP #3:

    • Line up in plank along side line for TUNNEL OF LOVE
    • Completed x4 painful rounds

    COP #4:

    • Mosey over to the Parking Lot
    • Partner up for CATCH ME IF YOU CAN
    • P1 Bernie Sanders, while P2 completes x3 Mericans then runs to switch – to be continued for full circumference of lot then also BTTF

    FINAL FOUR MINS OF MARY:

    • Boat/Canoe
    • American Hammers
    • Rosalita Dips
    • Flutters
    • STRETCH

    COT:

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

    NMS:  The NoToll remnant kept the cluster close on center mass to beat the day before it began. Honored to count myself among these true warriors. SYITG, DTH

    Announcements (SEE SLACK!)

    • 10/13 SOJ Happy Hour at Diamond Billiards
    • 10/15 SOJ Family Day at Rockwood
    • 10/21 Brewery Tour

  • Quinto Año for Don Tryhard

    14-strong including one FNG conquered the Forge this morning, celebrating 5 years in F3 for YHC and Don Draper. With a Full Moon putting all the does into estrous, here’s what anniversary parties should look like:

    The THANG: 

    WARMERAMA: 

    • Mosey over in front of the school and circle up for a Welcome & Disclaimer
    • Variable IC Reps

    COP #1: 

    • Mosey to the Amphitheater
    • TRIPLE NICKLE
    • x5 Diamond Mericans bottom
    • Box Jump to the top
    • x5 DR.W’s top
    • Box jump back down
    • x5 Rounds

    COP #2:

    • Mosey to the Football Stadium Bleachers
    • Partner up for DORA
    • Spread out a the base of each flight of bleacher stairs
    • x100 – Sumo Squats
    • x200 – Calf Raises
    • x300 – SSH’s
    • Moving partner high-knees up and down flights of steps touching each step

    INTERMISSION:

    • Plank it up on the track
    • Review the F3 Mission
    • Review the x5 Core Principles
    • Review the Credo

    COP #3:

    • Mosey down to the Track
    • BURPEE 500
    • Bernie 1/4 lap, x5 Burpees
    • Sprint 1/4 lap, x5 Burpees
    • Bear Crawl 1/4 lap, x5 Burpees
    • Karaoke 1/4 lap, x5 Burpees
    • Sprint 1/4 lap, x5 Burpees

    Mosey BTTF:

    • En route stop for a little Hug-a-Tree-athon while FNG recounts some life details
    • Also stopped to do Flutters for the SIX

    COT:

    • Counterama # 14
    • Namerama
    • Announcerama (see Below)
    • DRAPER took the PAX out in Prayer

    NMS:  Brothers, ya’ll probably know how much being a part of F3 means to me, and I’m deeply grateful to each of you. Thanks also to Draper for being with me from the beginning, and for his meaningful words to close our COT. Welcome to Lee, AKA Switchgear (works in electronics/distribution), who’s another awesome dad from my Peds practice. Keep inviting the guys you know – this community is life-saving! Here’s to another year in the books, YHC, DTH

    Announcements (SEE SLACK!)

    • SOJ Lunch tomorrow 9/29 at Rusty Taco
    • Next Thur SNUFF on Q at Forge will provide an IR-friendly bootcamp – let’s get some of our benched guys back into the 2nd F they need! 

    Prayer Requests:

    • Guys on IR (Scram, etc)
    • Florence’s M with death in family

  • SOT …AKA Shrinking Over Time

    Welcome to SOT, where you may or may not have a PAX… 0530 hits, 7 runners take off, DTH cranks the music and begins enthusiastic solo SSH’s with a nice cool breeze waving Old Glory to early Midlo commuters. McRib pulls up and saves YHC from a 45 minute solo ride. Warmerama continues, then variable mosey and burnout reps to rockin beats around the AO. McRib threw in a track stack and we conversed about all the great and small. The first F is great, the 2nd F makes it greater, the 3rd F gives it purpose. Thanks for posting brother McRib. Not sure what’s going on with the numbers at SOT, but this was the 2nd Q in the recent past where YHC was relieved when one other bootcamper showed up. Time to shake the fartsack tree. SYITG, DTH

    COT:

    • Counterama # 2 (+7 MOT’ers)
    • Namerama
    • Announcerama (see Below)
    • ROSETTA took the PAX out in Prayer

    Announcements (SEE SLACK!)

    • Saturday 0730 Convergence and an afternoon Amelia Sit&Sit in the pouring rain

    Prayer Requests:

    • Rosetta family with illness

  • BURNOUT BEATS

    9 SOJ studs gathered like moths to the flame under the bright light of the Nishimura comet. They came for a ride on the DTH pain train, then they discovered the train has another gear – lower, more powerful, and truly painful. 

    WARMERAMA: 

    • Mosey onto the Bball court and circle up
    • Welcome & Disclaimer
    • Variable IC Reps to get the muscles warm top to bottom

    THE THANG:

    • Mosey down to Field 1 and Circle Up
    • BURNOUT BEATS – for the duration of each song, the PAX completes a given exercise, but then when burnout reached and unable to continue with decent form, begin alternative exercise until song completion
    • Between thumping Alt Rock song burnouts, run across Field and back
    • Song 1 – Mericans burnout, Squats if needed
    • Song 2 – WWII’s burnout, Arm circles if needed
    • Song 3 – Sumo Squats burnout, Hold Plank if needed
    • Song 4 – Carolina Dry Docks burnout, Raise the Roof when needed
    • Song 5 – Oblique LBC burnout (alt sides as needed), Hug a Tree if needed
    • Song 6 – Ball Dipper burnout, Dips when needed
    • Song 7 – Bleacher Step-ups burnout, then all do more Dips 

    Mosey BTTF:

    • Flutter Kicks for the SIX

    COT:

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

    NMS: Wow! …well that certainly did the trick. YHC’s major muscle groups are feeling suuuuuper limp noodle today. Will definitely be bringing this routine back. Appreciate the PAX sticking with it and giving it their all. As always, YOU GET OUT WHAT YOU PUT IN! SYITG, DTH

    Announcements (SEE SLACK!)

    • F3RVA shirt design competition! Please submit your regional logo for the RVA shirts to DTH sometime this week. 
    • 9/16 – 7am Alamo Convergence – Futon VQ + Love for Liv
    • 9/16 – 5k Race sponsored by Freeman HS/Trinity UMC/Third Pres
    • 9/23 – 0730 Convergence at Crucible celebrating 9 years of F3RVA
    • 9/23 – Anniversary Sit&Sip in Amelia
    • 9/25 – Hoedown – Senor Frog VQ