Author: Doublemint

  • A one, and a two…

    One ran out, two ran back. Flag was carried. Hell yes.

  • LIFO but not SOLO!

    Two Old Men of the Sea posted at Batteau, one on time and YHC shortly thereafter, and here’s how it went. No Q on the sheet and no other PAX in sight, so hot potato called and off we went:

    Warmarama (Goldberg): mosey to top of the stairs for SSH x 20, Arm Circles (small to big) x 10 x reverso, DQ x 10, LBCs x 20

    THANG 1 (Goldberg): grab a Swirly Approved Coupon, PAX1 (timekeeper) runs to lamp post, Bernie Sanders back while PAX2 hefts the stone in prescribed manner AMRAP; flapjack.

    • Round 1 S.A.C. press
    • Round 2 S.A.C. crunch
    • Round 3 S.A.C. squat

    As a PAX, Polar Bear to the end of the wooden fence.

    THANG 2 (Goldberg): mosey to the playground. PAX1: 5 pullups, PAX2: 10 incline merkins; flapjack and repeato for three rounds. Potato tossed.

    THANG 3 (YHC): mosey to pickleball court for Prostitute Four Corners.

    • Corner 1 run, 10 x merkins
    • Corner 2, carioca right, 20 WWIIs
    • Corner 3, Bernie Sanders, 30 squats
    • Corner 4, carioca left, 40 SSHs

    THANG 4 (YHC): pivot to short hill for Jacob’s Ladder:

    • up, burpee x 1, down
    • up, burpee x 2, down, repeato for seven rounds

    Note to self: short hill means shorter hill repeats (pro) but quicker return to burpees (con)

    BTTF for numbers, names, Goldberg took us out.

    NMMS: Both of us were glad not to have to endure a Soleau Batteau. When YHC slept through the 04:45 alarm, fartsacking was a very real possibility – made the right choice instead and got to spend some quality time with Goldberg instead of sleeping in for another hour and drag-assing into the day. Do the right thing and have a great week!!

  • Triple Nipple (a/k/a “Those Got Hard Fast”)

    Triple Nipple (a/k/a “Those Got Hard Fast”)

    Seven SOJ hard chargers decided to kick Friday morning’s ass, and here’s how it went:

    Warmarama: mosey to JRHS utility field for SSHs x 15, Helicopters x 10, DQs x 10, Freddy Mercuries x 20, merkins x 10. Mumblechatter was strong,

    The THANG:

    • COP1 – Crazy 8s: mosey to JRHS parking lot. Bear crawl 7 spaces + 1 burpee; repeato with 6 spaces + 2 burpees, etc. This sucked.
    • COP2 – Triple Nickel (OC heard “Nipple” and flashed back to the bar scene with Arnold in Total Recall): mosey to the base of Twin Team for hill repeats with sets of prescribed exercises at the top and bottom:
      • Round 1: crunchy frogs x5, x5
      • Round 2: crab cakes x5, x5
      • Round 3: no cheat merkins (hand release + shoulder taps) x5, x5. This sucked worse. Big time.

    BTTF: numbers, names, YHC took us out.

    Announcements: Shoe drive – bring those mens’ and kids’ shoes to DTH, Honeydo, Gypsy or Spit! T-Shirts are in — YHC will have the box at Dogpile on 10/10.

    NMMS: Way to work this morning and push each other. As I lumbered up and down the Twin Team Hill, over and over and over, I felt gratitude for many things: (1) for the fellowship and support of the PAX to help me push through the challenges of the workout and the challenges of life, (2) for OC’s ever evolving F3 handle, (3) for DTH’s dapper new haircut [Don Draper alert: he’s trying to steal your look!], (4) for Cooper not getting flattened by traffic, and especially (5) for the Tarrington Militia rucking without reflective gear along Robious at 06:00 … you want our cul-de-sacs? Molon labe!

  • Old School Batteau

    Old School Batteau

    Two grizzled vets posted to Batteau to start the week right. Here’s how it went:

    Warmarama: mosey to the top of the stairs behind the tennis courts for SSHs x 20, IWs x 10, DQs x 10, Freddy Mercuries x 20, Lunge/Elbow/Twists x 10 (YHC saw George Kittle doing these to warm up before the Philly game. After trying them, YHC realized he is not George Kittle).

    The Thang:

    COP1 – Bertha (Dora’s big-boned cousin): Pax1 Bernie Sanders to the first lamp post, runs back while Pax2 completes following exercises, flapjack and repeato:

    • 100 x coupon WWIIs
    • 200 x curls (Corned Beef approved)
    • 300 x goblet squats

    Mosey down the steps, around the bottom of the lake, and up the hill to Forest Hill Ave for

    COP2 – Jacob’s Ladder: Hill repeats x 7 with ascending burpee count at the top (Round 1 = 1 burpee …. Round 7 = 7 burpees).

    Mosey to 41st Street for AYG sprint BTTF and 5 Minutes of Mary: Hello Dollies x 20, Rosalitas x 20, American Hammers x 20, Alabama Prom Dates x 10, and some Old Man Stretching: Dead Man Hangs, Cherry/Collard Picker Hangs, Wilson’s Wife, Fuddski, Childs Pose, Supine Knees to Chest.

    Numbers, names and YHC took us out.

    NMMS: Enjoyed the time with Spit. Did not enjoy coupon WWIIs in the gravel. Make it a great one!

  • Birthday Club – 생일 축하합니다!

    Four road warriors and a napping Uber driver gathered in Ellwood Thompson’s shadow to pre-game the scheduled birthday festivities for Hitchhiker and Circle K’s Pop. Swirly did it with a weight vest. [insert wisecrack/TWSS meme here].

    Its always a privilege push with you gents – every day is a chance for a new PR!

  • 1776

    Eight gloom warriors declared their independence from the fartsack at Source of Truth this morning. The quill pens inscribed it thusly on the parchment:

    Three rabbits posted early for a jaunt to Midlo HS for track work and meanderings through Charter Colony. Five bootcampers did the following:

    Warmarama – mosey to lower parking lot for SSH x 20, Russian Soldiers x 15, Helicopters x 10, Don Quixotes x 10, Flutter Kicks x 10, Alabama Prom Dates x 10.

    The THANG

    COP1 – 1776; mosey to the football field and divide into teams of two; bust out 1,776 yards/reps as follows:

    • Round 1 – 100 yards high knees; each team completes 100 merkins, 100 squats, 100 LBCs
    • Round 2 – 100 yards Berrnie Sanders; each team completes 100 dips, 100 step-ups, 100 American Hammers
    • Round 3 – 100 yards Carioca (right); each team completes 100 overhead claps, 100 lunges, plank jacks
    • Round 4 – 100 yards Carioca (left); each team completes 100 Carolina Dry Docks, 100 mountain climbers, 100 flutter kicks
    • Round 5 – 100 yards All You Got Sprint; as a PAX 76 burpees

    COP2 – 11s; mosey to hill for 10 wide grip merkins + 1 WWII, repeato.

    BTTF – numbers, names, announcements, YHC took us out.

    NMMS – This was a tough one. The 1776 is posted in the F3verse as an hour long solo or team workout —- 76 solo burpees is cray cray. Prayers for Tobit’s mom’s continued recovery and for Honeymoon’s family. Shoe collection underway – bring ’em to DTH. Check Slack and preblasts for Crossover Ministries 3F opportunity.

    SYITG!

    Doublemint

  • Batteau Beatdown

    Three gloom warriors posted to Bon Air’s gnarliest AO to get their week started right. Here’s how it went:

    Warmarama: Mosey to the other side of the Stone House for SSH x 20, IW x 15, Helicopters x 15, DQs x 10, Freddie Mercuries x 20, APDs x 10, mosey to the tree line for:

    COP 1: Bear Hike. See that line of five trees? Bear crawl along them and do ascending sets of merkins at each along the way: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25.

    COP 2: Batteau Ultra. IP run (6 does a burpee) around the path from the playground down to the lake and the base of the Hill of Ill Repute.

    COP 3: Triple Check of Ill Repute. Pax 1 runs up hill to wooden bridge (FH 9 marker) and back; PAX 2 and 3 do partner leg tosses. This just sucked. Big time.

    BTTF for some old man stretching.

    COT: Numbers, names, and YHC took us out. Prayers for Florence’s M/I/L, and for the nurses, teachers and other front line heroes helping us through this pandemic. Make it a great one!

  • We came, we saw, we ran…

    Once Bone Thug squared away his parking situation, seven imperial dudes conquered some breakfast miles. Salve ITG!

  • Seven of Diamonds and Four of Suck…

    Sixteen BAMFs buckled the chinstraps for No Toll this morning, and here’s how it went:

    Warmarama mosey to the parking lot for SSHs, IWs, Russian Soldiers, DQs, Flutter Sugar Kickstix, Freddie Mercuries, APDs. To the corner of the lot for:

    The THANG

    COP 1 – Seven of Diamonds

    • 4 x 7 burpees
    • 4 x 14 2ct flutter kicks
    • 4 x 21 merkins
    • 4 x 28 squats
    • 4 x 21 2ct American hammers
    • 4 x 14 Carolina Dry Docks
    • 4 x 7 Lt. Dans; bear crawl to the soccer field for:

    COP 2 – Football Conditioning (a/k/a the Cleveland Steamer)

    • 50 yard 75% sprint; run in place, drop to mountain climbers, roll right/left; sprint 50 yards.
    • 50 yard Bernie Sanders; run in place, drop to mountain climbers, roll right/left; sprint 50 yards.
    • 50 yard carioca* right; run in place, drop to mountain climbers, roll right/left; sprint 50 yards.
    • 50 yard carioca left; run in place, drop to mountain climbers, roll right/left; sprint 50 yards. This was as awful as I remember it being during two-a-day football practices in high school. Only thing missing was a whistle and ammonia-smelling shoulder pads.

    *Car·i·o·ca/ˌkerēˈōkə/noun

    1. a native of Rio de Janeiro.
    2. a Brazilian dance resembling the samba.

    BTTF for cool down stretching. Numbers, names and YHC took us out (some cars almost did the job for me).

    Announcements: Prayers for Brenda, Florence’s m/i/l as the family awaits news of the second lung cancer surgery. Sign up for the Iron Pax challenge. Treat Yo Self! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AU0h7TlZGO4

    NMMS: Great work today gents. Garmin sez 782 kCal burned, 145 bpm av HR, 170 bpm max HR — I believe it!!

  • Baking Potatoes, Crawling Bears and Peeing Dogs

    Three stallions and one guy dressed for Top Gun Volleyball (you know who you are, Goose) posted this morning at Source of Truth to a find a potato in the oven – here’s how it tasted:

    Warmarama (Doublemint) – mosey to the side of the school for SSHs x 15 or 16 more or less, Russian Soldiers x 15, Imperial Walkers x 15, Don Quixote x 10, roll in the wet grass, Freddy Mercuries x 20, Sugar Stix x 20, APDs x 20

    Thang 1 (Doublemint) – Dora (100 merkins, 200 squats, 300 LBCs) w/ run to mechanical door and back, mosey to front of school

    Thang 2 (Bullseye) – Curb Crawls (Bear crawl to curb, 5 x merkins, crawl bear back, 5 x jump squats, repeato with 4x, 3x, 3x, 1x), then

    • Peoples chair v1 (arms to side, then drop 6″ and arms 45*) + 25 dips
    • Peoples chair v2 (arms to front, then drop 6″ and arms 45*) + 25 dips
    • Peoples chair v3 (start low, arm circles, reverso) + 25 dips, mosey to hill behind school

    Thang 3 (OC) – Hill repeats with 25 x wide grip merkins, 25 sec planks +

    • One legged donkey kicks x 25 (ea. leg)
    • Peeing Dogs x 25 (ea. leg)
    • Rear extended leg circles x 25 + reverso (ea. leg)

    Thang 4 (Tobit) – Circuit Training

    • Pax 1 – sprint up hill and back
    • Pax 2 – peoples chair
    • Pax 3 – American Hammers
    • Pax 4 – WWIIs

    BTTF for deadman’s hang, straddle streth, Wilson’s wife, child’s pose. Numbers, names and OC took us out. Strong work, gents!