Author: Dr Tryhard

  • Scrubadubdub 10 men and a Pup

    A motley crew of 9 veteran gloom warriors and one tall dark and handsome FNG recruited from YHC’s Bible Study converged at the Forge for a shot of the good stuff. Here’s how we went overboard:

    The THANG:

    Warmerama:

    • HillBurps:
    • x3 runs to the top of the knolls
    • x5 Burpees each time at the top 

    COP #1:

    • Mosey to end of 1st Lot
    • Welcome & F3 Disclaimer
    • SSH x20 IC
    • DQ x10 IC
    • Crab Cakes x10 IC
    • No Cheat Merkins x10 IC
    • Rosalita Whips x10 IC
    • Dancing Chillcut x10 IC (Elbow Plank w Alternating Leg Lifts IC)
    • LBC’s x20 IC

    COP #2:

    • Mosey down to 2nd Lot
    • Salmon Ladder:
    • x5 reps for each concrete drainage ditch barrier
    • 1st Round – Dips
    • 2nd Round – Derkins
    • 3rd Round – Box jumps
    • PAX wait turn doing Mary – Monkey Humpers on front end, Flutter kicks on back end

    COP #3:

    • Mosey down to 3rd lot
    • ELEVENS:  
    • Groiners & Jerkins with dealers choice to cross the parking lot (bearcrawl, crabwalk, lunge)
    • Mosey back up to the DTH-mobile, stopping to complete x5 merkins at each light pole en route

    COP #4:

    • Indigenous Frisbee Run: Front man throws the frisbee (dealers choice on distance and direction), last man sprints to collect frisbee then sprints to the front
    • Proceed to middle school & back

    COT:

    • Counterama # 10
    • Namerama
    • Announcerama (see Comments)
    • YHC took us out in Prayer

    NMS:

    • YHC wishes a HUGE welcome to SCRUBBER! (Birth name Pat Moore, WEAG brother in YHC’s Bible Study along with his wife of 9 months Jessica, lives in the West End, lover of Jesus, enjoys golf and weight lifting, etc). So there we were going along with the golf theme, “Mulligan” was initially selected, but “Ball Scrubber” was then humorously mentioned and all agreed just “Scrubber” is a pretty awesome F3 handle – not sure if it’s still referring to cleaning balls, or some other secret power the man has. Guess he’ll have to keep posting for us to find out! Thanks as always for letting me lead fellas – YHC leaves for an extended weekend today, so SYITG next week!

  • Hey mister, are you lost?!

    Out of the foggy gloom a lone runner approached the gathering of dark clad gloom warriors. The lean figure masked with silver shocks of beard and long hair slowed and approached with confidence, joining the circle of men as naturally as any veteran. Not a word was spoken initially, each man asking the same question silently – Hey mister, are you lost?! The dawn of epiphany struck Upchuck first, who welcomed Swiper to the fold, making sure to point out the man’s Covid growth made him nearly unrecognizable. Time struck 0530 and the PAX hurled themselves into humid glory – here is how the creatures living in Swiper’s beard tell the tale…

    The THANG:

    Slaughter Start:

    • Mosey x3 laps around the stone house stopping to perform x5 burpees each lap

    COP #1:

    • Mosey over the the lawn
    • Welcome & F3 Disclaimer
    • DQ’s x10 IC
    • Hairy Rockettes x10 IC
    • Copperhead Squats x10 IC
    • The Opus x10 IC
    • DR.W’s x10 IC

    COP #2:

    • Short mosey to the croquet quad
    • DirtyMacDeuce – x4 Sets separated by crossing the space, each set with x3 exercises (chest, legs, core), x12 reps for each exercise
    • Bear crawl to cross 30 yards
    • Exercises: Merkins, WWII’s, Squats

    COP #3:

    • Mosey to the playground
    • PLAYROUNDS: Circuit on Playground completing Swing Pumps, Dips, Derkins, & BigO’s
    • Start w x10 reps each, descending down to x1 each

    COP #4:

    • Mosey back to the croquet quad
    • Circle up for Captain Thor In-Cadence
    • x1WW2 then x4 AmHam …escalate 2:8, 3:12, 4:16, 5:20…all the way to 10:40!!!

    COP #5:

    • Modified 4 Corner BLIMP’s – lap the tennis court stopping to perform one the following at each corner:  x5 Burpees, x10 Lunges (ea leg), x15 2-ct Imp Walkers, x20 Merkins, x25 Plank Jacks, x30 Squats

    Mosey BTTF for COT:

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

    NMS:

    • Solid crew for Batteau this morning to start the week right. Great seeing Swiper back at a bootcamp. Despite a fair amount of groaning, YHC is proud of the PAX pushing through the Captain Thor. Between the humidity and the dew we all carried at least an extra pound of liquid in our clothing by the end. Appreciate you gents letting me lead today! SYITG

  • August 1st = HumidSweatMelon

    A lucky number 21 warriors shook off the fartsack to welcome August in the best way they know how – losing a liter of sweat in 150% humidity with brothers closer than blood. Here’s how it went down:

    The THANG:

    COP #1:

    • Mosey to the Amphitheater
    • Welcome & F3 Disclaimer
    • Donkey Kick-Offs (Start w 5 DK’s followed by 5 seconds of feet on step above, then increase by 5 DK’s each round, spaced by 5s each) …went up to 20 DK’s
    • SSH x30 IC
    • Run back to top, x10 Derkins, return and do Dips for the SIX
    • DQ’s x10 IC
    • Repeato x10 Derkins at the top, dips for the SIX
    • Imp Walkers x15 IC
    • Repeato x10 Derkins at the top, dips for the SIX
    • Freddie M’s x20 IC
    • Repeato x10 Derkins at the top, dips for the SIX
    • LBC’s x30 IC
    • Repeato x10 Derkins at the top, dips for the SIX

    COP #2:

    • Mosey around to the Stage
    • SLUTTY CUATRO:  Prostitute 4 corners with FOUR 4×4’s at each corner (4×4 = Burpee with x4 Merkins & x4 Mountain Climbers)
    • Forward movement on all fours (Bear crawl), Mosey back to start between laps

    COP #3:

    • Mosey to the Carillon Field
    • 100’s – Q calls an exercise, 1st man to complete x100 reps calls out DONE, all PAX stop & run to other side, first man to the other side calls the next exercise, repeato until out of time
    • x9 Sets included – SSH’s, APD’s, Merkins, Squat/MH’s combo, Core Combo (AH’s, WWII’s, FK’s, LBC’s), Hold Elbow Plank 100s, LBC’s, Heels to Heaven, Ring of Fire (ea man x5 reps, rest plank)

    Mosey BTTF for COT:

    • Run down the clock with MHumpers, SSH’s, and Lunges
    • Counterama # 21
    • Watermelon Namerama
    • Announcerama (see Comments)
    • YHC took us out in Prayer

    NMS:

    • Is there anything so entertaining as watching Hitchhiker gallop down the Carillon Field taunting those trying to keep up with him? What a GREAT time this morning fellas. YHC was surprised by the perpetual mumble chatter today despite the beatdown – must mean ya’ll miss each other so much you’d rather gab than breath. Appreciate the true grit shown by the PAX to push through the Slutty Cuatro – YHC nearly called an audible, but DAMN if I’m proud we didn’t. Pretty sure I heard someone ask if they were tasting sweat or blood… Thunderous T claps to Hitchhiker for the most 100’s “wins” (and style points with that goading), and also to Probation, Snuff, and Phonix for consistently pushing for a win, and to BoneThugs for a strong finishing win and brilliant last Ring of Fire set. Way to work brother! Big friendly welcome to Florence, transplant from Tallahassee F3. Meanwhile, a notable absence of Wilson today (and all his deep south crew), so I suppose the streak had to end at some point. Hilarious F2 at ET’s after – thx Upchuck for insisting YHC come out. As always, it’s an honor and joy to lead you guys – YHC is deeply grateful to have you gents as integral gears in the DTH success machine. (Don’t mumble that or it’ll sound weird…) SYITG!

  • Slappin around 175g

    9 veterans played ultimate. Some wore cleats. Labrat switched sides to try and make it more even, but Team Bodos maintained the lead. OK, it was really just Bodos on FIRE. Handshake likes bobbling and bouncing catches – yet somehow made it work. Labrat got fired up toward the end and pulled out some awesome defensive slapdowns. Lighthouse had never played before, but caught on quickly. Kudos to Atilla and Honeydo on some excellent end zone snatches. Greenbow doesn’t like organized sports, but still enjoyed the workout. Most of us did 10 merkins for every touchdown – GomerPile did more.

    Mosey BTTF for COT:

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

  • SugarSock’s Homecoming Birthday Sweat Party

    Balloons and streamers welcomed a dozen party animals back to the Forge for a celebratory Birthday sweatfest for our long lost brother SugarSock. Here’s how it “played” out…

    The THANG:

    COP #1:

    • Mosey to the front of the school
    • Welcome & F3 Disclaimer
    • SSH x30 IC
    • DQ x10 IC
    • Leg-up Merkins x10 each side
    • Squats x10 IC
    • Flutter Kicks x20 IC
    • Dolly’s x10 IC
    • CoreTwists x10 IC

    COP’s #2 – #7:

    • Mosey to the Soccer Field and whip out the F3 Deck
    • Complete x5 cards, then run up to the Amphitheater to Box Jump steps, then run back
    • X6 Sets completed (x35 cards total)

    Mosey BTTF:

    • SSH in cadence for the last minute

    COT:

    • Counterama # 12
    • Namerama
    • Announcerama (see Comments)
    • YHC took us out in Prayer

    NMS:

    • WELCOME BACK SUGARSOCK!!! (And Happy Birthday of course.) Awesome crew of men this morning to crush most of the F3Deck. Third day of Q’ing in a row, YHC is feeling absolutely wrecked (in a good way) today. During our COT, YHC emphasized the importance of not going alone against our vices – we are designed to be a part of something great – and while we each have ongoing needs that our brothers can help carry, we also each have a specific skill set to help our brothers out. REACH OUT to a brother today, and let them know what you’re struggling with – give them permission to help you! As the F3Deck states “The joker is the Temptation of the Flesh that hinders acceleration”. DON’T REMAIN ENSNARED – get accountability, and kick temptation to the curb! SYITG

    Live creatively, friends. If someone falls into sin, forgivingly restore him, saving your critical comments for yourself. You might be needing forgiveness before the day’s out. Stoop down and reach out to those who are oppressed. Share their burdens, and so complete Christ’s law. If you think you are too good for that, you are badly deceived.

    Galatians 6:1-3 “The Message”

  • This Little Light of Mine

    A studly seven gloomschool pupils posted to WDog this morning for their midterm exams – here’s how they got straight A’s…

    The THANG:

    COP #1:

    • Mosey to 1st Grass Circle
    • Welcome & F3 Disclaimer
    • Nancy Kerrigans x10 ea leg
    • DQ x10 
    • Opus x10
    • Hairy Rockettes x10
    • AmHam x20
    • FreddieM x20

    COP #2:

    • Mosey to Penny Stage
    • Carry Coupons back to Carillon Field
    • Tea Party Twists – Partner up and sit back to back in People’s Chair. Twist to pass coupon around x10 rotations. Repeato x3 sets, each set followed by Wheelbarrow across field width & back.
    • Block Curls x10 IC

    COP #3:

    • Carry coupons to Love Hill 
    • LINDSEY (*Carrying Coupon):
    • Bottom:  Incline M’s on Block x30 —> x10
    • Top: Flutter Kicks (2-ct) with Block held overhead x10 —> x30
    • Mosey behind the Amphitheater 
    • Lunge from bottom to top of the Bowl
    • *Hardywood Q* – plank, resting core on block, x10 arm circles IC 
    • Return coupons to the Stage

    COP #4:

    • Mosey back to Grass Circle
    • Indigenous Peoples Curb Crawl: PAX Carousel Planks around circle curb, last man completes 3 Burpees then runs to the front …continued until all PAX have completed a set of burpees

    COP #5:

    • Mosey to the DTHmobile to collect frisbee
    • Frisbee Fifteens:  Frisbee is thrown, first man to reach frisbee calls exercise, PAX completes x15 then same man is next to throw frisbee. Repeato until times up…
    • Completed exercises included: Merkins, LBC’s, SSH’s, AmHam’s, Squats, Flutters, WWII’s, Werkins, CNMerkins, AND Burpees (thx Swirly)

    Mosey BTTF for COT:

    • Counterama # 7
    • Namerama
    • Announcerama (see Comments)
    • YHC took us out in Prayer

    NMS:

    • It was gloomy. It was muggy. It was exhausting. But can darkness and negativity exist in the presence of Hardywood? Hell No! It’s literally impossible not have fun when Hardwood combines wheelbarrows with singing “this little light of mine – I’m gonna let it shine”…OK OK, he was raging to some screamo-ska-metallica musical ditty, but still… YHC had a blast with you guys this morning- thanks for putting in the hard work! SYITG

  • Headlock Ridge

    A platoon of swarthy Tuckahoe regulars posted to Heartbreak Ridge this morning for the second DTH headlock Q in a row. Last week was in honor of Breezer, while this week was brought to you by brother Banner, who’s work has kept him from the fold for a season. Here’s how the PAX welcomed him back:

    The THANG:

    COP #1:

    • Mosey to the Soccer Field
    • Welcome & F3 Disclaimer
    • SSH x30 IC
    • DQ x10 IC
    • IW x10 IC
    • Hardywood-approved Arm Circles (balancing on tail) x10 IC ea way
    • Merkins x10 IC
    • DRW x10 IC

    COP #2:

    • Mosey to Heartbreak Ridge
    • LINDSEY:
    • WWII’s Bottom 10 –> 30
    • Groiners Top 30 –> 10
    • ABC’s for the SIX

    COP #3:

    • Mosey to Jerkin Gym
    • Partner Up for x3 Sets:
    • x10 Jerkins each
    • x10 Dips each
    • x10 Cliffhanger Merkins each

    COP #4:

    • Indian Run around the track, last man x3 burpees before AYG sprint to front
    • Front man leads variable moving exercises (bear crawls, high knees, caraoke, crabwalking, bernie, etc)

    COP #5: 

    • Mosey up to the Parking Lot
    • ELEVENS:
    • Heels to Heaven 1 –> 10
    • Lt Dans 10 –> 1
    • Bearcrawl between sides

    COP #6:

    • Mosey over to the grass and partner up
    • x3 Sets of x20 PLT’s each

    Mosey BTTF for COT:

    • Counterama # 9 (Banner LIFO)
    • Namerama
    • Announcerama (see Comments)
    • YHC took us out in Prayer

    NMS:

    • While NoToll remains YHC’s first love, YHC will use every excuse to enjoy the terrific landscape of Heartbreak Ridge, especially if Headlocking has played a part. Lu Miranda “BANNER” lives in the vicinity and has been in the DTH noose for quite some time, so when he finally relented to come back out, YHC seized the opportunity to fill in the blank next to Heartbreak. The PAX did an awesome job this morning flying through the COP’s, such that YHC had to improv a little bit extra on the end. Way to work fellas! YHC has the honor of Q’ing 3rd week in a row at HBR for Ultimate Frisbee next week, then rumor has it PROBATION will be stepping back into the ring to Q on 7/28. As for YHC, the ever elusive BERNANKE (who was injured at HBR many moons ago) will be back from vaca soon and the full might of the DTH headlock will be applied. May God have mercy on his soul. 

  • SOJ Inaugural PuppyPile

    An extraordinary THIRTY gloom warriors posted this morning to our SOJ inaugural PuppyPile at NoToll, with a few brave men outnumbered at least 3-1 by a veritable herd of adventure-energized 2.0’s! An entirely intimidated DTH noted perfect conditions – sunny, 70 degrees, 0700 – and off we went!

    The THANG:

    Basketball Court Warmerama COT:

    • F3 Welcome & Disclaimer
    • SSH x10 IC
    • DQ’s x10 IC
    • Copperhead Squats x10 IC
    • Merkins x10 IC
    • LBC’s x10 IC

    Playground DORA:

    • Partner/Team Up
    • Running partner runs to top of playground ramps, slides down, and returns to teammate(s)
    • Stationary Partner(s) complete:
    • x50 Merkins
    • x100 WWII’s
    • x150 Monkey Humpers

    GUTBUSTERS:

    • Mosey to pavilion (carry smaller kids)
    • En route transfer bricks from the DTH-mobile to the Field
    • Circle up at the Pavilion
    • Play the Ghostbusters theme song – SSH to the beat, then drop for a Merkin whenever “Ghostbusters” repeated

    Bears & Bricks:

    • Mosey back to the Field
    • Split into 2 teams
    • As a team move your brick pile from the side of the field to half way out, then back again
    • Dad’s Bearcrawl with Bricks in hand and a 2.0 riding on their back wherever possible

    FRISBEE FIVES:

    • Frisbee is thrown by a 2.0, first kid to get it calls an exercise for the PAX to complete x5 reps, then that 2.0 get to throw the frisbee
    • Lots of merkins, squats, burpees, and sit-ups called

    Slip-n-Slide:

    • Hardywood rounded up the gang and had everyone doing Merkins, Squats, or Sit-ups while everyone took at least one turn getting their best move on the slide

    Mosey BTTF for COT:

    • Counterama # 30
    • Namerama
    • YHC took us out in Prayer

    NMS:

    • Holy moly, and I thought regular F3 workouts were fun! This was AMAZING!!! Such great energy this morning with all the 2.0’s absolutely tearing through the exercises. Many thanks to Seadoo for bringing a speaker (which YHC had forgotten) so we could do the Gutbusters musical number, and of course hats off the Hardywood for bringing that awesome Slip-n-Slide back out for our grand finale today. Also big shout out to the Honeydew Crew who policed up the bricks after COT. Not surprisingly, the watermelon was a huge hit, and YHC is thinking we’ll be seeing more of the watermelonorama for YHC’s summer Q’s to come. And keep tuned – we will be doing this again in August! SYITG!

  • Westside Story

    The Forge Diner opened early this morning and served a dozen free range Hardywood Farm eggs sunny side up. Here’s how DTH (wearing nothing but a short apron with an F3 logo) added the hot sauce:

    The THANG:

    COP #1 at the Culdesac:

    • Welcome & F3 Disclaimer
    • SSH x20 IC
    • DQ’s x10 IC
    • Russian Soldiers x10 IC
    • NoCheat Merkins x10 IC
    • LBCC x20 IC (Little Baby Cross Crunches)
    • Freddie M’s x20 IC
    • Wilson’s Stretch
    • CDD’s x10 IC

    COP #2:

    • ZIGZAG ELEVENS:  11’s with descending Decline M’s on one side of the road, ascending Burpees on the other, moving zig zag down the road so DM’s at each light pole
    • Variable Mary for the SIX

    COP #3:

    • Over-Unders on the handicap rails to the top, Mary for the SIX
    • Partner up for x3 set each of:
    • Jerkins x10
    • Dips x10
    • Cliffhanger Merkins x10
    • Mo Mary for the SIX

    COP #4:

    • Partner up for Triple Check:
    • Moving partner ascends stairs with ToothFairies, runs around top back to team
    • Other guys are doing Monkey Humpers and WWII’s

    Mosey BTTF:

    • x3 Groiners at each level of Mount Chaplain back to the Flag

    COT:

    • Counterama # 12
    • Namerama
    • Announcerama (see Comments)
    • The Fresh Prince of Bon Air took us out

    NMS:

    • Solid numbers today at the Forge, and perfect for partnering up in 2’s or 3’s. Sticking to the West side of Hugenuts High for the morning, YHC pulled in a couple new ideas today including the Little Baby Cross Crunches and ZigZag 11’s, which both seemed to work well. Also revisited some favorites at the rails and reintroduced ToothFairies. Overall a very impressive effort from the men – and swimming through the humidity was no joke! Welcome back to Waterwings from CARPEX – we’ll be seeing more of him.

  • B Team Heroes

    Defying the gravitational pull of the annual Tball Derby, eight freedom-loving gloom warriors posted to Heartbreak Ridge for a DTH sweatfest. According to legend it went a little something like this:

    The THANG:

    COP #1 – Mosey up to Soccer Field:

    • Welcome & F3 Disclaimer
    • SSH x30 IC
    • DQ x10 IC
    • Imperial Squat Walkers x10 IC
    • No Cheat Merkins x10 IC
    • WWII x20 IC
    • DTH’s x10 IC

    COP #2 – Prostitute 4-Corners:

    • x10 Merkins
    • x20 WWII
    • x30 Mtn Climbers (2-ct)
    • x40 Monkey Humpers

    COP #3 – Mosey to the Wall

    • Partner up for OPP’s – P1 assumes Peoples Chair with Overhead Claps to cadence of P2 completing x20 PlankJacks …switch to complete x3 rounds each

    COP #4 – FRISBEE FIFTIES:

    • Mosey to the DTHmobile
    • Frisbee is thrown, first man to reach frisbee calls exercise, PAX completes x50 then same man is next to throw frisbee. Repeato x15min…
    • Completed exercises included:
    • Flutter Kicks (2-ct)
    • Squats
    • Groiners
    • Merkins
    • SSH’s
    • Mtn Climbers (2-ct)
    • Monkey Humpers
    • LBC’s 

    Mosey BTTF for COT:

    • Counterama # 8
    • Namerama
    • Announcerama (see Comments)
    • YHC took us out in Prayer

    NMS:

    • GREAT work today gents! We can’t all make the cut for the Homerun Derby A Team, but YHC is sure as hell proud to have such fine men on the Frisbee Fifties B Team. Welcome Breezer! Been a long time head locking your tail into coming. Also welcome to Gypsy who’s a transplant from the Carolinas, BFF’s with our F3 Nation nantan Dredd, and has been around the country starting more AO’s than all of us combined. Look forward to having your injection of F3 Nation leadership and helping get your Speed for Need events going here in RVA. SYITG!