One of my daughters and I put together a meal for Saturday Breaking Bread. It consisted of barbeque grilled chicken, baked mini potatoes, salad and brownies. My daughter happens to have a learner’s permit so I said “Why don’t you drive to BB? Little did we know that we will heading down there right after a big storm left massive puddles on the roads. Even though no experience navigating the city part of Southside and massive puddles, she did a darn good job. She may have splashed a couple of diners in Westover Hills but better that than an accident.
In terms of the food delivery, we were unfortunately unable to stay with the guests but Barbara was very kind and appreciative. I hopefully am teaching a lesson to my 2.0 about using your time and talents for those who are struggling. Here is a picture of our food in the kitchen.
Exercise 1: Mosey to speed bumps (5 burpees per speed bump), mosey to entrance – 20 2 count flutters, 30 box jumps and 40 SSHs. Long mosey to University and Ralston with 25 Carolina Dry Docks and 25 monkey humpers.
Exercise 2: Elevens up the hill at University with diamond merkins and sumo squats (which after a while look like regular squats). Somewhat long mosey back to church parking lot with 20 WWIIs at each intersection and car dodging on Forest (Zing Fit must have had a special class this morning).
Exercise 3: Curb crawl with bear crawls up to 5 down to 1. Not a well-defined curb at FW so some of us had to improvise. Mosey to home base.
Finished with American Hammers and DMH.
There will be a 7/4 convergence (love the heat). There was a bit of complaining about the # of steps (4500 per Handshake). Was our workout WTH worthy? There was a comment about preferring the disc golf workout. Maybe next time. Afterwards, a few of us went to coffeeteria and a lady drove up in an orange Miata and Ronnie was rather excited. Perhaps they can share Miata stories in the future.
Thanks for letting me lead. Sorry there was no Jets theme today.
11 fine gentlemen showed up for a workout but my workout took second fiddle to a large Pickleball tournament. One pickeballer thought we were gathering for the tournament or maybe he had a man crush on White Deer. The workout went something like this:
COP: DQs, helicopters, HRMs, MCs, FMs and ACs. Mosey to field below the main field.
Lindseys with merkins and WWIIs. Totals 100 of each exercise. Not too shabby. Mosey to bus loop
Sets of pole smokers. 15 then 20 then 25. Mosey to basketball court which was redone just for Ed.
Four corners with 10 burpees, 20 Lt. Dans, 30 squats and 40 SSHs. Mosey to soccer field in front of SPMS.
Indian bear crawl. Everyone bear crawls in a line. Last person runs to the front and then bear crawls. Problem with this exercise is that White Deer bear crawls faster than half the PAX run and much faster than he runs. Mosey to pavilion by home base.
Elevens with step ups and heels to heaven. Polly decided to take some time and talk to a friend playing cricket.
Triple check with donkey kicks, dips and the pacer runs across the field and Bernies back.
Finished with American hammers and LBCs.
On 5/29 the day a friend of mine turns 50 there will be a Convergence at Tredegar a 7 a.m. Polly is trying to plan out a joint F3 workout and mixed cricket game. More to come on that. It was good to see Bodos make it to Gridiron and get Homer back. I am happy you all let me lead.
7 Regulars and 2 of Woodfin’s finest gathered for some KB work. As we waited for the lights to signal 5:30 Offshore was coming in lukewarm at 15 mph (have to obey the speed limit no matter what). At 5:30 we went like this:
COP: DQs, helicopters, merkins, mountain climbers, LBCs, Mikey Phelps. Mosey to Pump Road side of school.
Elevens with sit and press and rows. Mosey to main parking lot at MG.
Lindseys with bench press and bicep curls for the middle-aged girls. The curls get pretty da%n hard. Stay in parking lot.
Doras with 100 overhead press, 200 squats and 300 2 count flutter kicks. Back to home base.
1 burpee followed by 2 overhead triceps, followed by 2, 4 and 3,6. Then Attila said “time’s up”.
It was good to see Handshake and Senor Frog. Handshake was given a light weight that had a slight manhood shape resemblance. Handshake did not partake in using such weight and used a real KB.
Convergence is scheduled for 5/29 at Tredegar. Be prepared to sweat going up the hills.
God is good. All of the time. Thanks for letting me lead.
8 men descended on the warm confines of MGHS for a coupon workout. It was good for me to see Gypsy and Bedpan as I have not seen them in awhile. After the lights turned on, we were ready to go.
COP: DQs, DMHs, merkins, FMs, ACs – I am a predictable COPer. Mosey to benches.
Elevens with sit and press and step ups. Mosey to Pump Road side of MG.
Curb crawl up to 4 back down to 1. the space is a little wider than most curb crawls. Either that or I am getting old. Mosey to main MG parking lot.
Doras with 100 bench presses, 200 curls (this got hard after the first 100) and 300 2 count flutters – no coupon. Run around the fire hydrant median. Mosey back to home base.
Do 10 lawn mower pulls each arm 3 times. Develop the back for pool season. Also do 10 squats, 10 calf raises with coupon and 10 swings. At home base, do some more DQs so you don’t pull something.
Prayers for the families and friends of two young guys down in Southside who died in the car crash. Also prayers for those suffering from mental illness or significant physical illness. CSOP in early May at this location. Happy hour on Friday in SOJ. CPR class is now full. Thanks for letting me lead.
12 men descended upon the windy and somewhat wet confines of Northern Short Pump. Since Fireman Ed was Q, rain had to be a factor and thankfully was only a factor at 7:57. But the rain was enough to drive out the partial geriatrics but not before we got a beatdown going.
COP: DMH, mosey most of the way around the track and then rest of COP at soccer field. Merkins, MCs, FMs and ACs. Mosey to tennis court for Andre Aggasi beast.
Beast on tennis court including burpees, WWIIs (get the back moist), jump squats, HRMs, heels to heaven, squats. Mosey to basketball court.
4 corners with 14 burpees (gets the burpee count to 50), 20 2 count flutter kicks, 30 2 count MCs and 50 SSHs. Mosey to field near home base.
Parter wheelbarrow across the field, run back. Bear crawl to center of field, run to other end, Bernie back. Same with bunny hops. Mosey to little pavilion.
Elevens with derkins and 2 count step ups. Mosey to soft surface and do AHs and then 50 APDs. With Pigskin counting in a Germanic language and the number being above PAX’s expectations, confusion ensued. At the point this exercise concluded, it started pouring so we went back to the little pavilion and did counterama and prayer.
There is a CSOP at Currahee in a couple weeks. Other than that, the PAX wanted their Starbucks and I wasn’t about to tell them no. It was good to see everyone and to be able to lead.
So Fireman Ed is now 50. 14 stallions including the Fireman (who isn’t a Fireman) converged for a coupon disc golf extravaganza this morning at the wee hour of 5. Ed showed up around 4:45 to find a Woodfin truck and thought “Handshake is early” but it was the great Senor Frog. Once all the PAX gathered we did the following:
Partner up. One partner has the coupon the other has the discs. Mosey to Club Vista.
Catch me if you can. P1: 5 burpees P2: Mosey with coupon. Switch once P1 catches up to P2. I was amazed with how fast the PAX were going with coupons. A couple looked faster with the coupon than without.
Mosey switching the coupon, drop off coupon go to hole 1. Hole 1 – Throw bear crawl and throw then bear crawl until you get the disc in the basket. Guessing about half par and half above par. Lunge to hole 2.
Hole 2 – Same as hole 1 but throw then bunny hop. after hole is complete 3 burpees per shot. Mosey to hole 18.
From the basket, wheelbarrow with partner to tee box or close to tee box. Throw shots back to basket. A direct hit was made to Handshake as he was going for his shot. It distracted him enough that he had trouble finding his disc. 10 merkins per shot after completing hole.
Mosey back to Club Vista Lane. Catch me if you can with 5 WWIIs. Then share block and go back to home base. Finished with American Hammers, Mountain Climbers and 50 APDs (getting me ready I think).
Announcements: Curahee anniversary with workout plus run/walk teams, Whitesnake goes Bluegrass event April 22, Friday is Ramm gears for amateurs with Huffys or other not so fancy bikes, and something I forgot (since I am 50).
It was great to have a nice turnout to celebrate a milestone. Thanks Kubota for the coupons and balloon. This is the third time in the last year plus that I have done disc golf at First Watch. It may be repetitive, but I enjoy it. Enjoy Spring and hopefully I will see you soon.
On a beautiful Seattle morning, 7 able men came together. I was able to justify my reputation for Q’ing on rainy days. It was a good turnout considering the conditions and thankfully the bus loop offered good protection from the elements.
Exercise 1: Pacer bear crawls to end of bus loop and runs back. Others do leg exercises such as coupon squats, wall sits, coupon side lunges both directions, SSHs and jump squats. Attila and I went a long distance for the bear crawl so I audibled a little and moved closer on the bear crawl. White Deer had his slowest bear crawl but I think he was saving energy. I had to do leg exercises as I was accused of having chicken legs from a couple members of my family. Not everyone can be brawny:(.
Exercise 2: Same style but with lunges and run back. Focused on abs (Tater would be proud). Exercises included coupon AHs, coupon flutters, sit and press, WWIIs, LBCs and pole smokers. The lunges also took awhile and the AHs were killing me. Mosey 10 feet back.
Exercise 3: Circle up and do a lot of bench presses, high pulls, swings, triceps and bicep curls for the ladies. Stretcheroonie.
Closed in prayers for those who are suffering. Quick recovery for Roger Roger’s kids and Gypsy’s cousin and family.
12 mostly middle-aged warriors awaited a workout in the somewhat mild confines of Short Pump north. Fireman Ed had the idea of using cards from a game called Crowns. Was it seamless? Heck no but the last 30 minutes was a pretty dam% good workout.
COP: DQs, Helicopters, merkins, FMs, ACs. Mosey with cards.
Cards ranged from 4 to 10 with a few jokers that are 15 of the drawer’s choice. Red – burpees, green – 2 count mountain climbers, yellow – WWIIS, blue – squats, black – jump squats. At first we were running a lot and doing all WWIIs, squats and jump squats. I guess Fireman Ed did not shuffle well. All this while running around the AO.
I added three sets of donkey kicks and two sets of balls to the wall. Then I was accused of stealing from Pigskin’s line up (sans milkers). In the latter half we pulled more mountain climbers and burpees. Also, I added three sets of pullups and dips (10 and 20, then 8 and 25 and then 5 and 30). I also added elevens with derkins and step ups. After having most everyone pull three Crowns cards out twice, Seymour called 15 burpees after pulling a Joker. I and the PAX planked and then stretched out to end the fun.
Although it did not start as the smoothest Q, I think the workout was eventually good. Prayers for quick recovery from any soreness and for us to be able to help those that need it. It is good to lead a determined group of PAX. Enjoy your weekend. Prediction: Chiefs – 31 Eagles – 28.
Fireman Ed and one of his 2.0s made baked ziti and brownies for the guests at Breaking Bread. Ed had no idea how many different cheeses went into baked ziti so after a few trips to different stores, he and his 2.0 (Olivia) were ready to go. For once, Ed actually followed his 2.0’s directions to the T and did not mess anything up. Add a salad and away we went. Even though we were unable to serve the guests, it teaches both of us a good lesson in gratitude. Below is a view of my 2.0 with a staff member at Breaking Bread. We will do this again (although I may need to bribe my 2.0 to lend her culinary skills). It is good to serve.
