Author: Dr Tryhard

  • Benjamin Franklin Ménage a Dora

    A sleek cinco honorable hombres joined Tryhard to try something new-ish. Chisel (back in town) put a request in for chest work, so here’s how it went down:

    The THANG:

    COP #1:

    • Form up on the BBall court for a usual DTH Warmerama called IC

    COP #2:

    • Mosey to the lush field and partner up for x3 rounds of PLT’s x25 each

    COP #3:

    • Mosey to the Pavilion for a Benjamin Franklin Menage a Dora:
    • x100 Reps per Round, x5 Rounds, different partner each round
    • x100 Derkins
    • x100 Lunges (2-ct)
    • x100 Alternate CNMerkins with Diamond Merkins
    • x100 Hallelujah Flutters (2-ct)
    • x100 Alternate Werkins with Ranger Merkins
    • Partner runs width of Field and back

    COP #4:

    • GrabAss – Q calls a name, PAX chase the rabbit, first hound to slap the rabbit calls x20 reps of an exercise
    • Complete x6 rounds around AO BTTF

    COT:

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

    NMS: Awesome work this morning gents, and welcome back CHISEL! It’s also been a while since Cooper has posted and he wanted YHC to share that he had a great time, but that LastCall made him a little uncomfortable with the prolonged rough patting… 😕 SYITG, YHC, DTH

  • Fat Busters Ride the Snake!

    The choking predawn jungle humidity of WaThoHuk cloaked four Jimmy Tango acolytes with shaking beads of sweat as the PAX embarked on another Meth-fueled journey to Bust the Fat for good. See video for context…

    https://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/jimmy-tangos-fat-busters/2861295

    WARMERAMA: Four laps around the bus loop with x10 stretch reps IC after each lap

    THE THANG, AKA “Ride the Snake”:

    • Run to the neighborhood, with interval stops every 50-100 yards, completing increasing increments of variable exercises at each stop… 
    • x5 Body Builder Burpees IC
    • Run
    • x10 Opus Walkout Merkins IC
    • Run
    • x15 WWII
    • Run
    • ETC ETC, for a total of 20 stops, riding the neighborhood snake of fat busting glory, then all the way BTTF to conclude with x100 High Knees

    COT:

    • Counterama #4
    • Namerama
    • Announcerama (see Comments)
    • PIGSKIN took the PAX out in Prayer

    NMS:  A mighty fine war party of WaThoHuk warriors bit the head off the snake today. HOW FUNNY is that old SNL skit! Anyway, YHC enjoyed wonderful conversation and camaraderie with Snuff on our journey to and from the Far North. And Pigskin gets TRIPLE RESPECT in my humble opinion. That man is a beast! Thx for letting me lead ya’ll. Peace, DTH

  • “Everybody PLANK!”

    Veteran 2.0’s dragged their Dad’s from cozy fartsacks for a day in the park. Here’s how the animals got covered in fresh cut grass: 

    The THANG:

    COP #1:

    • Oreo pointed South, and the PAX moseyed to a grassy spot to warm up with a few standard IC reps 
    • Each 2.0 assisted by adding in some creative ideas, Somersaults being the most odd

    COP #2:

    • Disclaimer was provided each Dad would take a lead with the Potato, and Snuff was first to lay hands gently on the tepid earth fruit
    • Triple Check: LBC’s, Planks, and Run

    COP #3:

    • Snuff called a mosey to the Amphitheater for a Froggy Triple Check
    • P1 – Frog hops x4 steps (timer)
    • P2 – Froggy Humpers
    • P3 – Crunchy Frogs

    COP #4:

    • Potato was tossed to Splinter who organized Dad/2.0 teams for 2-3 rounds of running the Amphitheater loop while partner stayed in the bottom for exercise reps
    • YHC’s recollection of what exactly we did is getting fuzzy at this point since YHC was semi-successfully wrangling the two tiny 2.0’s to participate in some form/fashion

    COP #5:

    • Ascending the Amphitheater steps, each team rotated x5 dips with x3 step-ups on each step to the top
    • Then Splinter led the troop to the grass circle where ANIMALS was called, mostly zoo or aquarium types, and the PAX mimicked their movements across the space repeatedly…getting covered in freshly cut grass

    COP #6:

    • YHC believe’s Handshake took the reigns at this point with a mosey back to the top step of the Amphitheater 
    • Descend with alternated WWII & Merkin, x1 rep each step going down
    • YHC vaguely recalls something else being done in the pit before most folks were ready to call it quits

    Mosey BTTF for a Brief 3min of Mary by YHC, then circle up for COT:

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

    NMS:  Already exhausted from the Dogpile Q, and with absolutely nothing planned for Puppypile, YHC was eternally grateful to Snuff, Splinter, and Handshake for their masterful potato handling. Their older boys did a phenomenal job leading the way, while YHC’s mini-2.0’s provided the entertainment. Oreo at one point grabbed an invisible clipboard and attempted a Q-coup to command the PAX from stage in what (I’m sure) would have been a brutal beatdown…but of course the young warrior has still much to learn… Pleasure to have the older 2.0’s back in the Gloom after a pandemic hiatus, and hope we’ll get the full complement of RVA’s 2.0’s for the big 9/11 Dopgpile/Puppypile combo. Until then, YHC, Tryhard

  • Sweat Soup

    The sloppy gloom of Dogpile welcomed 16 HIM vets to cut water weight with the latest edition of Tryhard Or Die Tryin! According to the groggy ?homeless couple nestled in their sleeping bags on the amphitheater stage, who we rudely awoke with our first COP, here’s how these fine men carved their names into the F3RVA wall of fame:

    The THANG:

    COP #1:

    • Mosey to the Amphitheater
    • Variable IC warmerama with interval ascents – either box jumps or bear crawl up the steps

    COP #2:

    • Mosey around to the Bowl
    • LINDSEY:
    • Dips 10/15/20/25/30
    • Merkins 30/25/20/15/10
    • Run between sides
    • Plankorama for the SIX

    COP #3:

    • Mosey to a flat grassy spot
    • CAPTAIN THOR:
    • WWII & Am.Ham’s, escalating from a 1:4 ratio up to 10:40

    COP #4:

    • Mosey to collect Coupons and circle up in the soft wet grass
    • Dealer’s Choice Round Robin to exercise some PAX for near-future CQ’s
    • Going around the circle, each PAX took a turn calling x10 reps IC of a block exercise – there was amazing variety in both exercises as well as ways to count cadence… 
    • Return blocks

    COP #5:

    • Mosey to the grass circle near the amphitheater
    • Partner up for Carousel Burpees 
    • Alternate carousel (plank walks) around circle with other guy doing x5 burpees

    Mosey BTTF for 3min of Mary

    COT:

    • Counterama # 16
    • Namerama
    • Announcerama (see Comments)
    • YHC took the PAX out in Prayer

    NMS: Having never had a legit audience for an F3 COP #1, YHC was torn between pride and caution when we discovered two older folks happily snoozing in their fartsacks on the amphitheater stage. Whether it was a hopeful deterrent to the predawn cadence or just a first morning habit, the man lighting up a cigarette while cooly watching our performance certainly lended an air of drama. It was unusual to say the least. Anyway, following a recent pattern for Tryhard Q’s, today’s was also entirely unplanned. The PAX got their share of shoulder and ab work, and the diamond in the rough today was a little Cadence practice for the PAX calling 16 different coupon exercises. What variety! In the most part, the PAX would benefit from Upchuck’s Q school (details TBD), but generally everyone did a great job!!! And look out for Mr Roger’s VQ – he’s already working on a shovel flag for the big day! Proud to serve alongside such fine men. SYITG, YHC, DTH

  • Forward Straddle Hops

    The moist and misty gloom of the Forge welcomed four HIM’s to sharpen their steel. Impromptu was the name of the game, and audibles made their appearance at least twice. Here’s how:

    The THANG:

    COP #1:

    • F3 Welcome & Disclaimer
    • Moseycise with about a dozen mini (x12 IC) Pearls around the parking lot loops off Campbell

    COP #2:

    • Mosey back up to the small loop in front of the Middle school
    • DORA was called and the PAX were asked to choose some exercises… then, as only can be expected for weak suggestions, Burpees were called…ugh
    • x100 Burpees
    • x200 Flutters (2-ct)
    • x300 LBC’s
    • Moving partner circuits the loop, alternating between “Forward Straddle Hops” (think of a moving SSH) and BearCrawl …this sucked

    COP #3:

    • Mosey to the Amphitheater 
    • Quadruple Check:
    • P1 Donkey Kicks
    • P2 Freddie M’s
    • P3 Box Jumps steps
    • P4 Dips up on the picnic table
    • PAX completed the circuit x4 times

    Mosey BTTF for COT:

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

    NMS:   Coming off an awesome week of vaca, YHC’s fartsack had some extra gravitational pull this morning. But that’s one of the great things about signing up to Q – no excuses! YHC had burpees in mind for the Quadruple Check but (regretfully) had to implement them in the Dora, which really sucked. You wouldn’t think it, but traveling SSH’s are quite challenging. GP determined that doing it Bernie-style worked best while Doozy preferred a Side-hopping SSH. Pretty sure Chaplain just powered through broad jump style with a little arm flapping thrown in the mix. Doozy was kind enough to encourage YHC not to give up, and Garbage Plate carried YHC’s struggling butt across the finish line. Thx fellas. SYITG, YHC, Tryhard

  • Acadia with 2.0 Coupons

    YHC has spent a glorious 5 days with the M + 2.0’s + brother John (AKA “Flint”) on Mount Desert Island (Maine), enjoying all that Acadia has to offer. Among many hiking/boating/swimming/fishing adventures, today’s rigorous climb to the summit of St Sauveur Mtn (679’), carrying one or both 2.0 “coupons” was quite the workout worthy of a backblast. The frequent near-vertical rock scrambles made the going a bit hairy, but YHC had the occasional breather picking blueberries along the way, and the views of Somes Sound were breathtaking. The descent was killer on the quads, and we were all exhausted when we reached the bottom. Of course, since we found ourselves about a mile from where we parked, YHC volunteered to complete the workout with a sprint to retrieve the vehicle and maintained a sub-7-min pace on the mile. This was exactly the vaca YHC has been aching for – thanks be to God. SYITG, YHC, Tryhard

  • 5 Card Stud(s)

    5 Studs showed up to WDog to see what was in the cards – here’s how it went down:

    The THANG:

    COP #1:

    • Mosey over to a parch of lit lawn
    • Circle up for a lengthy variety of Tryhard Wamrerama IC

    COP #2:

    • Mosey down to the bottom of the Amphitheater and stretch while Tryhard sets up the speaker and reveals the F3 Beatdown Deck
    • The PAX completed x5 sets of x5 cards each set, with a run to the top of the steps after each set

    Mosey BTTF for COT:

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

    NMS: Cooler temps and YHC departing for a week of vaca today meant a ground and pound routine was needed – and nothing does this better than the F3 Deck in the Amphitheater. The PAX approved of the variety and challenge the cards provided, and Gigabite did a phenomenal job putting in the work. In fact the young man paid tribute to the deck by spilling merlot, but respectfully completed AFTER our intimate little COT ball of man. YHC has really enjoyed the Summer Tour getting back out to all the AO’s. Appreciate ya’ll letting me take the lead today. SYITG, YHC, Tryhard

  • FNG Bees to the Ultimate Honey

    Heartbreak hosted the last Ultimate Frisbee for the season, landing two awesome FNG’s into our brotherhood. 

    The morning started with Chaplain joining YHC for the ride up from SOJ, rolling up to QMS in time to witness some tension between Pinto and the new workout crew’s boss lady telling him to move his car out of “their” planned workout area. YHC was also asked to move…and YHC suggested they put their cones out earlier to avoid this little misunderstanding in future… 

    With a mash-up of vets and FNG’s from all over, YHC led the PAX in a little moseyrama around the field and a brief COP for warming up and stretching the necessities. 

    Rules were explained, teams divided into uneven numbers (6v7) based on dark(er) and light(er) shirts, and PULL! the game started. It was initially gloomy enough to make visualizing teammates challenging, but the neon frisbee at least stuck out. 

    The Light 6-man Team kept the lead initially, but then the Dark 7-man team finally pulled past at the 4-4 mark, ultimately winning 7-4.  Everyone did a great job avoiding injuries, and YHC was definitely soaked with sweat by the end in spite of cooler temps this AM. 

    With 2 minutes to spare, game was called, cones gathered, and the PAX circled up for a quick fire Ring of Fire and a little stretching.

    COT:

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

    NMS: A big welcome to TERMITE (VMI class of ’95, Engineer, recruited by Shakedown) and to COUPON (friend of Carfax, originally from the Congo, working at Beth Bath & Beyond…hence the “Coupon”). Look forward to seeing these gentlemen around the West End! SYITG, YHC, DTH

  • Wilson is a Master…

    A handful of RVA’s finest gloom warriors posted this AM to Dogpile for a fleshly beatdown. According to Wilson, the master of fleshly beatdowns, here’s what ensued:

    The THANG:

    COP #1 at the Circle in usual DTH Warmerama style in cadence

    COP #2 as fine pearls on a bee line, the PAX stopped at least 4-5x for variable IC and OYO exercises en route to the far field/playground area

    COP #3 was 11’s with extra sauce. The PAX did Burpees 11–>1 on one side and Swing Pumps 1–>11 on the playground side, and moved in a diamond pattern to complete some other reps between sides – x5 Jump Squats on the road side, and x10 dips on the other side. All in all: x66 Burpees, x66 Swing Pumps, x50 Squat Jumps, & x100 Dips.

    COP #4 was an beautiful string of priceless COP pearls on our way back to the Carillon Field

    COP #5 was a Quarter Pounder Finale, x25 WWII, x50 Merkins, x75 Single-Ct Mtn Climbers, and x100 SSH …KUDOS goes to SIPPY CUP as the only one who finished before YHC called BTTF

    Mosey BTTF for COT:

    • Counterama # 15
    • Namerama
    • Announcerama (see Comments)
    • YHC took the PAX out in Prayer

    NMS:

    • We came, we conquered our otherwise lazy flesh, we left no man behind. At ET’s afterwards Wilson proclaimed himself a Debater, to which YHC agreed he was a Master Debater. They my have heard it before, but laughed all the same. Thanks for filling my cup brothers. SYITG, YHC, Tryhard

  • Triangle of FIRE

    Three gloom amigos donned their sombreros for an encore performance in the deep SOJ. The PAX made a preliminary pact for something more than walking and less than yesterday’s beatdown, and the following ensued:

    The THANG:

    COP #1:

    • Mosey the Bball Courts
    • Variable Wamerama IC, keeping the reps low and slow, just the way Wilson likes it

    COP #2:

    • LINDSEY on the Court
    • Squats 30/25/20/15/10
    • Box Cutters 10/15/20/25/30

    COP #3:

    • Mosey down to the Track
    • x4 Laps around the track, stopping every quarter for 10+ Reps in Dealers Choice fashion
    • Unwind with a reverso lap with 5+ reps each quarter

    COP #4:

    • Mosey up to the school
    • Wilson directed some Wall Sits
    • Honeymoon found us a smooth space for Mary
    • YHC led some Mary IC
    • TRIANGLE OF FIRE (x3 sets of x5 Merkins each, passed around)
    • Last 2 min of stretching

    Mosey BTTF for COT:

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

    NMS: Looking at the Q sheet last night, YHC noted two things – 1) Garbage Plate was taking the reins at The Forge, and 2) there was a blank space for Timberwolf. With the Tour under way, seemed like a good time to drive waaaaay down yonder and give the Timberwolf PAX a break from basketball. The gloom was deep upon arrival, but the slim shady New Market clown car arrived to ensure YHC wasn’t doing to Solo Q. After the sweatfest served at SOT yesterday, having Honeymoon’s ankle to be careful with, and YHC (again) having Zero plans in the hopper, the PAX agreed we’d keep it mellow. Turned out to be a genuinely decent workout with all the right warming up and cooling down incorporated, and of course the Wilson comedy club helped pass the time. Thx for having me gents. SYITG, YHC, DTH