Author: Fireman Ed

  • Don’t prepare a 45 minute workout for a 60 minute AO

    13 PAX showed up to Pickleballville expecting a beat down and they got one, slightly improvised.

    COP: Helicopters, Jazzercise, arm circles, HRMs, MCs and LBCs. Hey I have 5 coupons. Let’s Mosey.

    Elevens of diamond merkins and jump squats with a little moseying with coupons. For some reason, the passing of the coupons was not understood until they saw me take the coupon one way, see me pass it to Byproduct and then viola!!

    Triple check: Derkins, coupon curls and run around the field goal post. Mosey to playground.

    Another triple check: Flutters with coupon presses, heels to heaven and run to second lightpost on left.

    Mosey to home base/bathroom wall: wall sits with pass the coupon after a press, donkey kicks, 5 burpees (because White Deer started b%^ching) and 10 HRMs. Repeato.

    That was my workout and it was 7:45. Need to fill up another 15 minutes. Curb crawls to 5 down to 1 and then one set of 25 PLTs. Then American hammers, Freddie Mercuries and some stretches.

    Bridge on 11/15 – see EF Hutton for details or let him know if you are interested. Thanksgiving workout 7 a.m. at Mary Mumford. Make sure you know where the closest AED is located at each AO (located at the building next to the main football field) and have someone with a phone on them (thank you Pigskin). Prayers are with Fudd’s sister, Handshake’s neice and others looking for work or going through health issues. Go Jets (is the over under on the Cleveland matchup 15). Also was nice that everyone that worked out went to coffee! Thanks for letting me lead!

    Fireman Ed

  • Only 17 PAX?

    Fireman Ed arrived to the Circus and only saw about 10 PAX and was wondering if there was a boycott going on. More PAX arrived, a couple late including Fudd (no surprise there) leading to a lowish count of 17. We mosey past the coffee station for COP causing some confusion to our late arrivals.

    COP: DQs, helicopters, merkins, MCs, LBCs. White Deer sounded his back horn and said let’s go.

    Rifle carries while moseying to the front of the school. Take a break now lunges. Then halos right and halos left.

    Four corners: 10 burpees (I had this idea that we should do burpees with a press. A Pax asked how do you do that? I said “hmm I don’t know. so let’s do plain burpees”. 20 sit and press, 30 bench press, 40 2 count flutters with coupon. Mosey to curb.

    Triple check with run around parking lot, tricep pull downs and curls (for the cougars). Mosey to pump road side.

    Elevens with 2 count lawnmowers and swings. With no cardio in between, the reps started to pile up. Mosey to bus loop.

    3 sets of calf raises. 20, 25 and 30. Mosey to home base.

    Finished with ab exercises and stretching and the prayer led by Attila.

    This Saturday, the great Bootleg is leading the caravan/workout for the Bridge. He is having folks meet at Mary Mumford around 5:45. Reach out to him if you are interested in joining him and his group. Well worth it! Prayers for Fudd’s sister, Fudd’s uncle, Handshake’s niece, those who are looking for work and suffering from health issues. I had a good lab report on Tuesday; hopefully I will be done with treatment by mid-December. Thanks for letting me lead!

    Fireman Ed

  • Hot Potato opening for Fireman Ed

    It was 7:10 and Fireman Ed said “Honey” and my M says “Yeah”. I am supposed to Q today and my workout is at 7. And she says “You better move fast.” And so I did. Instead of the standard one hour Q, I had two opening acts, Mr. Rogers and Tater. And at 7:30 I moved in as the headliner. It is amazing how easy it is to Q for a half hour. But the PAX did not beat me up too bad so for that I give them credit. There were 10 in total with a visitor from Arlington (welcome 2 percent).

    COP: Mr. Rogers with an assortment of epic warm up exercises. Hand the baton to Tater.

    Tater: On brand, he headed to the Strikers field. Did a beast with various awesome exercises.

    Ready to hand the baton to Roger Roger, Fireman Ed steps in the way and says “Hey sorry about that dudes. I am late. I bet Roger Roger had something better in mind but he is a nice guy so he said “OK”.

    Chin up bars: 10 chin ups, 20 dips, 8 chin ups, 25 dips, 6 chin ups, 30 dips. Mosey to benches.

    Elevens with step ups and carolina dry docks. Mosey to home base

    Triple check with donkey kicks, squats and run around the parking lot.. or at least most of it.

    Finished with bear crawls, lunges, bunny hops, ab exercises and stretching.

    Prayers for Nick, Freeman grad who is dealing with severe headaches, Fudd’s sister Mary, Handshake’s niece Charlotte and those recovering or dealing with cancer. New AO coming to the far west End led by Roger Roger starting in November. Come visit and help it get launched. In spite of my mistake in showing up late, hopefully I will learn a lesson and be a better person for it. Thanks for letting me and Tater and Mr. Rogers lead.

    Fireman Ed

  • Old Dudes talking about Barbie

    20 dudes of different age groups decided to go lift some weights on a humid day. So that is what we did.

    COP: DQs, Jazzercize, Helicopters, HRMs, wide grip merkins, plank jacks, LBCs and Phelps the arms out. Mosey to courtyard.

    Triple check with coupon crawl and mosey around courtyard bell in hand (pacer), high pulls and coupon squat. Mosey to bus loop.

    10 lawnmowers each arm, 10 swings, mosey 1/4 way around 15 lawnmowers each arm and swings then 20 lawnmowers each arm and 20 swings. Fudd complained so I stopped us there. Mosey to different part of bus loop.

    Rifle carry 3 poles forward and one back. 10 presses. Rinse and repeat until Q could not do any more pressed. Rifle carry 3 poles forward one back and then 10 calf raises. Rinse and repeat.

    Finish with multiple sets of sit and press, coupon flutter kicks, bench press and american hammers.

    No announcements but mumble chatter about barbies was occurring throughout the workout. Not that there is anything wrong with having a barbie… On a side note, when you q a workout with 20 PAX, make sure that the video is actually recording at the namerama; otherwise you are trying to piece together who was there and I may have messed something up.

    No announcements other than an epic clash of the New York Jets against the Miami Dolphins this Monday. Many tens of people will be watching. On a more serious note, pray for a Freeman grad named Nick who is going through serious headache issues and is having to take time off from college to try to figure out what is going on. Pray also for those recovering or suffering from cancer. Closed in prayer by Attila.

    Thanks for letting me lead.

    Fireman Ed

  • Sweet 16

    There were 16 of us and as a combined entity we were a force to be reckoned with.

    COP: DMH, DQs, merkins, plank jacks, FMs, arm circles. Mosey to back of school.

    Dora with run to light pole, 50 burpees, 100 high pulls and 150 curls. After a couple sets my pulls were not too high and my curls turned into a combo back/bicep exercise. Mosey to curb.

    10 2 count lawnmower pulls, 10 presses, then 15 of each then 20 of each. Triple check time.

    Triple check with sit and press, overhead LBCs (with coupon) and the pacer is lunging across the road and small hill. Mosey to wall near coffeeteria.

    One minute wall sits (this received a couple of complaints), donkey kicks. Repeato and then wall sit with 10 presses. Bear crawl with coupon across road then rifle carry back.

    Finished with American Hammers and 45 seconds of stretching. Good crowd with medium mumble chatter and some spotty counting for cadence. Prayers for Roger Roger’s friends and friend’s family, Fudd’s sister, Fudd’s friend’s son in Miami, Handshake’s niece and others with health issues. The amount of folks with ailments seems up. Hopefully through prayer the tide can turn. Convergence Labor Day at 7 a.m. – Dogpile and a Pre Wedding party on 9/6 at Tater’s house in fashionable Goochland at 4 p.m. See slack for details. Thanks for letting me lead!

    Fireman Ed now a Justin Fields fan

  • What’s in that bag?

    14 dudes ranging in age from 13 to 50 plus decided to enjoy a nice fall morning at Northern Short Pump with a slightly more cardio centric beatdown.

    COP on a nice wet field: DQs, DMH, Helicopters, HRMs, MCs, FMs, arm circles Mosey to track. I am carrying a bag. What is in there?

    Go round the track. 1/4 the way – 1 burpee, 1/2 the way – 2 burpees, 3/4 the way – 3 burpees, fully around – 4 burpees. Mosey to nearby road for:

    Curb crawl with 2 squats per merkin go up to 5 wait for all PAX to finish then go down to 1. Mosey to bus loop.

    Now I reveal what is in the bag I am carrying and it is… discs for disc golf. But…we did not just play disc golf. I incorporated it into a triple check with disc golf the second person doing WWIIs, the third person doing flutter kicks. Seymour showed some accuracy with a near hole in one on the third round. Mosey to chin up bars.

    10 chin ups then 20 dips, 8 chin ups then 25 dips then 6 chin ups then 30 dips. Mosey to burpee hill.

    4 sets of burpees, first set is 5, then 6, then 7 then 8. Then a set of 10 diamond merkins. Mosey to benches near football field.

    Set of elevens with 2 count step ups and heels to heaven. Mosey to home base. Set of American hammers and then stretching because most of us are AARP eligible.

    Prayers for Handshake’s niece who needs 0 negative blood badly. If you have O negative blood and can donate, please reach out to Gypsy to see how you can help. Prayers also for Fudd’s sister, my full recovery and for Gyspy’s ankle. Also, Whitesnake is covering the Pixies, rather Whitesnake’s band is covering the Pixies tonight at the Canal Club tonight. Lastly, Tater is hosting a celebration on 9/6 for soon to be married Pinto and Gypsy (no they are not marrying each other). Thanks for letting me lead!

    Fireman Ed

  • No Crazy Train today

    15 of the West End and Midlo’s finest including a new KBer met up at MG to endure a Fireman Ed beatdown.

    Fireman Ed thought of an Ozzy themed workout for a few seconds and thought better of it.

    COP: DQs, helicopters, merkins, plank jacks, FMs, phelps the arms out. Lots of mumble chatter with White Deer leading the way.

    Mosey to bus loop: Perform lunges until Gypsy complains, do more lunges. Mosey to pump road curbs.

    10 lawnmowers each arm, 15 lawnmowers each arm, 20 lawnmowers each arm. Mosey to front of school.

    Triple check with run around parking lot, high pulls and swings. Mosey to pump road curbs.

    Death crawl (bear crawl with coupons) back and forth twice. Feel the burn. Mosey to bus loop.

    Overhead pulls 10, 15, 20. Mosey to home base.

    Finish with stretches cuz most of us are old. Coffeteria although slightly delayed was good as usual.

    Prayers for Roger Roger and his wife, Fudd’s sister Mary, those doing dry July and Handshake’s niece. This Saturday Gridiron is at Lake Anna marina 7 a.m. – see Tater for details. Thanks for letting me lead.

    Fireman Ed

  • Down!

    14 Pax said “It is humid. It is hot. Should I go to Gridiron? Why not?”.

    COP: DQs, Jazzercise, Invisible jump ropes, merkins, MCs, LBCs.

    Mosey run with merkins. This is where we found out that despite his size Tater has quite the high decibel yell. The intent was to jog and then do 10 merkins when called. Some of the PAX had trouble hearing me so Tater took his degree from the school of the hard of hearing to yell “Down”. Two instances of this bellowing cry was heard from many a pickleballer causing temporary panic amongst them. Ended up at the bus loop.

    One burpee per pole to first path (~12 burpees). Next section – 3 squats per pole. Third section – 3 wide grip merkins per pole. Mosey to tennis court.

    Triple check with audible: Bear crawl to end of 2nd tennis court, run to end and back, 2nd PAX: flutters, 3rd PAX: heels to heaven. Audible when 2 folks showed up to actually play tennis (go figure). Run back after bear crawl. Da$n it is hot out! Mosey to field with the most shade.

    Four corners – modified prostitute style Cumulative 10 diamond merkins, 20 WWIIs, 30 plank jacks, 40 SSHs. Wet field had a nice cooling effect but we are not sure what wetness is sweat vs. the field. Mosey to playground.

    2 sets of 20 PLTs. Followed by triple check of run around Mr. Roger’s long time loaner car (swear he has had that for 6 months), elbow plank, and derkins from the swings. Finished with a set of ab exercises and at the strike of 8 I was cooked.

    Prayers for Fudd’s sister and family, Roger Roger’s recovery, Pigskin in Honduras, those staying the course with dry July and those affected by the flooding in Texas. The Bridge is on 7/19; see Slack for details. Also, Gridiron on 7/26 will take place northwest of Short Pump at Lake Anna. Enjoy your weekend.

    Fireman Ed

  • Tapioca Pudding and Kale Salad

    12 dudes, mostly regulars with a couple newbies and a celebrity guest who usually does not go this far west came to lift some weights. It felt weird not seeing Attila but we had a Handshake appearance so I call that even.

    COP: DQs, helicopters, ACs, diamond merkins, plank jacks and LBCs. Mosey to bus loop.

    11s with presses, halos with a rifle carry in between. They say if you can’t do it don’t Q it. Well that is what I did. I started faltering on rifle carries after a few sets of these. Good shoulder workout nonetheless. Gypsy gets major credit for throwing around a monstrosity kb.

    Lindseys: bench presses and triceps. Triceps are now feeling real good. Mosey to benches.

    Leg time with 11s of step ups, lunges and squats. Lunges were taken out eventually due to time constraints.

    The title of the backblast came from Handshake’s question about the type of jello/pudding that old people like to eat and a passionate Magnum PI reference to Kale Salad. Magnum is a republican who loves kale salad. Imagine him handing out kale salads at a Maga rally. Good job on the mumble chatter and for pushing through lots of reps.

    Dry July, convergence at Atlee on 7/4 (hopefully it is cooler up in Daville), Bridge on 7/19 (see Whitesnake for details). Prayers for coworkers of Roger Roger (welcome back), Fudd’s sister, the world avoiding war and Magnum’s friend preaching the gospel.

    Thanks for letting me lead.

    Fireman Ed

  • Homer is becoming a Ute

    15 chiseled behemoths of power alternated between Tomahawk Park and Short Pump Middle School. They did not all arrive at 7 but that is OK. The morning went something like this.

    COP: DMH, DQs, ACs, sumo squats, merkins, plank jacks, Freddies. Mosey to main field.

    Cumulative exercises with # corresponding with yard line (well there were no yard lines so it was a guess).

    10 HRMs, 20 WWIIs, 30 2 count Mountain Climbers, 40 squats, 50 LBCs. Mosey to front of school. Lots of mumble chatter throughout.

    Triple check with run around oval, donkey kicks and flutter kicks. Mosey to adjacent field.

    Four corners of fun: Cumulative 10 burpees – 40 total, 20 shoulder taps, 30 jump squats and 40 heels to heaven. The humidity was kicking in like a mo fo at this point. Mosey to chin up bars.

    I got this exercise off Chat GPT for Father’s Day. 21 dips, 9 chin ups and 15 2 count step ups. I was supposed to play Springsteen but I did not have my phone with me. Mosey to playground.

    Finished with American hammers and stretching cuz that’s what old people do at the boneyard.

    Deliverance on Wednesday at 5 a.m. – Huguenot Flatwaters, Dry July and Magnum is raising funds for his trip to Peru. Prayers for Magnum’s friend, me, Fudd’s sister and Roger Roger. For those who don’t know Homer is leaving the humidity of Richmond to hang out at the University of Utah. Rumors are that he needed a football program to root for and Utah can be a good squad. Good luck Homer!

    Thanks for letting me lead, Attila for taking us out and for coffeeteria where we can learning the 5 stages of pee color.

    Fireman Ed