Author: Döner Kebab

  • Fun & Games @ Source of Truth

    14 redwoods gathered for a SOT beatdown.

    YHC rolled in hot and we were off.

    Apparently not everyone was bootcamping, as a splinter group of 4 headed West on Midlothian Trnpk.

    Circle up for COP: SSHs, DQs, Imperial Walkers, 5 Burpees OYO, Russian Soldiers, Tempo Merkins, Boxcutters, Crab Cakes

    Mosey to adjacent shopping center

    Partner up for Touch a Tree: Touch 1 tree, return, switch, plank of some description until partner returns. Increase by 1 tree each round up to 5, not touching the same tree twice

    Mosey across Coalfield Rd to church parking lot

    Different Partner up for Touch a Tree: same as above, but non-running partner performs Prisoner Get-Ups

    Mosey to middle of parking lot for 2 rounds of Space Invaders: Forward Lunge for bullets and Bob & Weaves for the Alien Ships

    Use the same space for 2 rounds of Sharks & Minnows, Bear Crawl style. 2 sharks vs PAX until everyone is tagged.

    Mosey back to shopping center, drop for a Crawl Bear between 2 random parking lot lights

    Take a piece of curb at shopping center for Curb Crawl: Dips & Merkins, up to 4 and back

    Mosey to the back of the school, down to the track to the grass hill

    Jacob’s Ladder: run up and down hill with ascending Burpees up to 5 and back down

    Mosey back to VSF for some quick Mary: LBCs and Hello Dolly

    COT

    Honeymoon took us out

    Naked Moleskin:

    No announcements.

    McGruff is the fastest bear crawler in this PAX! He destroyed some minnows. Also, YHC was gassed after the workout when he met up with the runners.

    Thanks for the opportunity to lead, men.

  • That still doesn’t look like Gumbo

    YHC came in hot with about 15s to go. Rosie asked if YHC was planning to Q. YHC was not, even though his name was on the Q Sheet. Gumbo switched with YHC last week, right? Time to go, Rosie calls the Hot Potato

    THANG

    Mosey to basketball courts for COP: SSHs, Helicopters, Imperial Walkers, Merkins, LBCs, Freddy M’s

    Mosey to soccer field for 11’s: Merkins & Squat Jumps

    Hot Potato passed to BoBerry

    Mosey to FC Richmond Shelter and partner up for a DORA: 100 pole smokers, 200 dips, 300 squats

    Hot Potato passed to YHC

    Mosey to Soccer Field for Beast: Monkey Humpers, Bob & Weave (left to right), Hello Dollies, Mountain Climbers, Plank Jacks

    Audible on the 6th round (Star Jumps [aka SSHs]) to continue toward the VSF

    Circle Up, 1 min left, plank up in a circle for a Shoulder Tap ring-of-fire

    Time called

    COT

    ANNOUNCEMENTS

    • HDHH Feb 2 @ Triple Crossing Midlothian to celebrate Nancy Lopez’s 50th

  • That doesn’t look like Gumbo

    The car’s thermometer read 28, and the weather app read the same but said it would feel more like 22. Neither was correct. It was sunny and 70 as 11 members of the PAX congregated at NoToll for a post NFL Playoffs Wildcard Weekend beatdown, which was rumored to go something like this:

    Thang

    Plank for the stragglers

    Mosey to main soccer parking lot for COP: SSHs, DQs, Russian Soldiers, Merkins, Crab Cakes, Hello Dollies

    Mosey to shelter for Lindsay Loops: run a loop around the field, then perform 40 reps of Squats & Carolina Drydocks in combinations of 10/30, 15/25, 20/20, 25/15, 30/10

    Mosey back to main soccer parking lot for Triple Check: Pole Smokers, Conveyor Belts, Run across parking lot & back

    10 Burpees OYO

    Mosey to field for Triple Check: Dips, WWIIs, Run across field and back

    Mosey back to main soccer parking lot for Arc Loader: Bear Crawls, Crawl Bears, Crab Walk, Bunny Hop, Duck Walk, Inch Worms, Polar Bears

    Mosey back to VSF for Bob & Weaves

    NM

    It has been a while since YHC has lead a workout. Thanks for the opportunity, Gumbo, and sorry you couldn’t join us.

    Announcements

    Vagabond is raising money for a charity by doing a Polar Dip at VA Beach on Feb 5. Contribute or join him.

    Florence is leading Saturday’s Rock & Roll.

    Doozy is leading a Humpday Happy Hour on Feb 2 at Triple Crossing Brewery in Midlothian (corners of Winterfield and Midlothian Tnpk). He’s requesting that more M’s attend, so that his M has more M’s to hangout with.

  • You Fit

    9 bootcampers and 2 runners descended on Midlothian Middle School on the first Wednesday of March 2021 to search for the Source of Truth. It went down more or less like this:

    THANG:

    The runners ran.

    The bootcampers assembled for COP: SSHs, DQs, Russian Soldiers, Imperial Walkers, Tempo Merkins, Crab Cakes, SSHs, X’s & O’s

    Mosey off piste to the You Fit parking lot for an inclined/declined, modified Beast: Donkey Kicks (not really), Monkey Humpers, 2 count Mountain Climbers, Heals to Heaven, Merkins, 2 count SSHs (plank-o-ramas & 3 burpees thrown in for the guys who performed heals to heaven with their heads facing downhill)

    Mosey to top of incline for quick game of Space Invaders: Aliens Bob & Weave while the cannons lunge

    Mosey back to campus and around back to bleachers for Super Stretch Crawls & Dips Ciabatta Style

    Mosey back to flag, but stop for 2 minutes of Bear Crawls

    Circle up for 5 Burpees OYO

    Name-o-rama

    Wilson took us out.

    NM:

    I enjoyed leading this morning. It was the first time a long time. Thanks to all for making me feel accountable to this group and to myself to swing those legs out of bed every morning of a workout.

  • DK’s NFL Survivor Pool

    The NFL kicks off 1 week from Friday. I’m running my annual NFL survivor pool. It’s double elimination again this year. $10 entry. All survivors split the pot. $1400 pot was split by 4 players last year.

    Feel free to invite family and friends. Bring it:

    https://www.runyourpool.com/join/pool_info.cfm?id=118726&p=superbowl

  • Another Q on the Fly

    6 SOJ regulars braved the colder than normal 70 degree weather for a Timberwolf beatdown that went something like this:

    THANG

    Plank while Bullseye gets his gear together.

    10 min group run through the neighborhood adjacent to the middle school.

    Return to school for COP near entrance: SSH, DQs, Rosalitas, Hello Dollies, Cruncy Frogs

    Partner up for Proper Dora: 1 WWII, 2 Merkins, 3 Squats – repeato x100 as a 2some; other partner either run to 2nd lamp pole or bear crawl up and crawl bear down embankment. Nobody bear crawled.

    Mosey to parking lot for modified bear-imeter: Partner up: 1 partner bear crawls towards side entrance; other partner runs to side entrance and back; switch; rinse and repeat until both reach side entrance.

    Mosey to parking lot for Taylor Goodman Parking Lot Tracers, lead by Taylor Goodman

    Mosey back to embankment: lunge up, lunge down, bear crawl up, crawl bear down, lunge up, lunge down

    Mosey back to VSF. Plank for 30, down to elbow for 10. Recover.

    COT: OC took us out.

    YHC had no idea what to do this morning and shared as much in his clown car with Bullseye & OC on the way to the AO. Bullseye mentioned maybe not running so much because of sore Achilles, so why not start with a mile long run.

    Everyone quietly crushed the Dora, which is always a crowd pleaser.

    No sign of New Market today.

    Always great taking the lead.

    YHC will be away for 10 days while M Kebab is visiting England (just in time for Brexit and the Coronavirus). Feel free to use my property as an AO for a little field trip during that time. Give me the head’s up, so I can join you.

    Announcements: OC hosting poker night Feb 22

  • First Old Glory of the new Decade

    20 warriors posted in the 23 degree weather, that felt more like sunny & 70.

    YHC asked OC to grab the shovel flag and off we went.

    Plant the flag at the first soccer field.

    Old Glory was called.

    1 mile as a PAX of 20

    20 min of 4 corners using the large perimeter around the NoToll fields: 20 merkins, 20 squat jumps, 10 burpees, 20 WWIIs

    1 mile as a PAX of 20 with Old Glory in tow

    3 minutes of Mary: Hello Dollies, Freddies, LBCs

    Mosey back to cars with the shovel flag.

    COT: Rosie took us out

    Naked Moleskin:

    YHC wanted to keep the PAX moving on this cold, cold 70 degree day….so Old Glory it is! YHC had never led an Old Glory workout….and it was a pleasure.

    Big apologies to Tobit for yelling TIME right next to him from a far corner. I guess that’s what he gets for lapping most of us!

    Fresh Prince & Tobit made things look easy. Way to push yourselves, guys.

    2 weeks, 2 DK Q’s, SOJ appearances by Upchuck at both….respect!

    Announcements

    Orange Crush is offering to host February Poker. More info to follow.

  • Powderham Loops

    5 warriors survived this weekend’s Divisional Playoff games and swung their legs out of the bed in time to assemble for some miles at River Run.

    THANG

    Run up Twin Team

    Turn into Powderham

    Run as many small or large loops as possible.

    Descend back down Twin Team with about 10 min to go.

    Total miles run ranged from 4.5-5+

    COT – Upchuck took us out.

    Naked Moleskin

    2 large loops were all the front runners could manage, and we were still 2-3 minutes late returning to the flag.

    Great conversation with Upchuck and Doublemint once we were on the flat streets of Powderham.

  • Watch out for the bus, Smart Ass

    YHC came in hot…with only enough time to tie his shoes, and it was time to set off.

    Rumor is that the beatdown went something like this.

    THANG

    Mosey to front of school for COP: SSHs, DQs, Imperial Walkers, Copperhead Squats, Merkins, LBCs

    Mosey down to track, plank for the 6

    Run a lap around the icy track and back to the field house

    Form groups of 3 for Triple Check: Walk walkers, Box Cutters, Run up hill and back down

    Plank-o-rama once complete.

    Mosey back to bleachers for Chiabattas: 8x 20s on, 10s off – Step Ups then repeato w/ Dips

    Mosey back to field house for Jacobs Ladder: Run up hill, 1 burpee, run down hill, 2 burpees – up to 7 the back down. YHC audible at 6

    Additional audible to assemble at bottom of hill with 3 minutes left. Bear Crawl up hill for 90-120s.

    Time called to mosey back to VSF.

    COT – Marmaduke took us out

    Naked Moleskin:

    Rosie was not amused by YHC’s predictable COP…minus the Bob & Weaves.

    The lap around the track was particularly challenging this morning. Has winter actually arrived?

    At some point around the field house, Mr. Roper made YHC laugh and caused him to swallow his gum. Not fun.

    POG flew up the hill while Bear Crawling, a bus pulled out towards his path, and Marmaduke yelled out the title of this Back Blast.

    Great to see big numbers at SOT this moring. Great to lead you boys in the cold 70 & sunny weather!

  • Toga!

    10 regulars and Toga, visiting from TN, assembled for a 45momm beatdown that went something like this:

    Long mosey around entire block

    COP – SSHs, DQa, Copperhead Squats, Russian Soldiers, Bob & Weaves, Crab Cakes, Hand Release Merkins, Boxcutters

    Mosey to side of school to Sharks & Minnows square. Partner up for Bear-i-meter

    Mosey to field for Traditional 11s: Monkey Humpers & Tempo Merkins

    Q passed to Toga. Mosey to pull up bars for Pull Up Pyramid to 7 & back down

    Mosey to side of school, form groups of 3 for Triple Check: Wall walkers, atomic merkins, run to fence and back

    YHC takes back the Q

    Mosey back to Sharks & Minnows square for 2 min of Ascending Curb Crawls

    Audible to stop. Find a spot in the grass for American Hammers IC & Capital Letters

    Mosey back to VSF

    COT: Toga took us out.

    Naked Moleskin

    It’s been a while since YHC Q’d a workout at 45momm, but what a treat it was…especially to see Toga in the PAX before things got started.

    Splinter, thanks for mimicking YHC’s walking Russian soldier before the Bob & Weaves.

    YHC would have avoided the pull ups, but they were clearly overdue. T-Claps to Bodos who knocked out the entire pyramid on his own. YHC had a spotter shortly after we got started.

    Always great to engage TYA in some NFL banter after another banner season for your Washington Redskins. Apparently the Patriots won their division again this year. Yawn…

    Thanks for the coffeeteria afterwards, Toga. Great catching up! And thanks for leading some of the workout without being asked beforehand!