Author: Fireman Ed

  • And the Skies Opened…

    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.

    Fireman Ed – newly Respected

  • RESPECT

    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:

    COP: DMH, HRMs, FMs (until multiple PAX sounded the gaseous trumpets), ACs.

    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.

  • Rainy Qs are back

    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.

    COP: DQs, helicopters, HRMs, MCs, FMs and ACs. Mosey 10 feet.

    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.

    Sincerely,

    Fireman Ed

  • Save the burpees for the end

    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.

  • Breaking Baked Ziti

    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.

    Fireman Ed

  • Repeating is not a bad Q strategy

    I came on the relatively warm confines of MGHS (AKA the bomb shelter) to find the temperatures approaching a non-sunny 50 degrees, not bad for 1/19. 5 others joined me in a KB workout. I decided due to limited brain capacity to replicate the coupon workout I led yesterday but with kettlebells. I made a couple modifications.

    COP: DQs, DMH, HRMs, FMs and arm circles. I don’t vary the COPs very much. The FMs did drive a couple of backblasts. Mosey to bus loop.

    Triple check (we had 6 – awesome): Coupon bench presses, coupon flutters (switched to LBCs) and run around the loop. Mosey to run parallel to Pump.

    Elevens with sit and presses and merkins. Mosey back to bus loop.

    Four corners with 10 burpees, 20 2 count mountain climbers, 30 squats and 40 curls for the of age girls. Mosey to home base.

    Rifle carry across parking lot, run back, bear crawl back for coupon, rifle carry again.

    Ended workout with American hammers and DQs.

    Prayers for Attila’s family, Offshore’s friend, Corned Beef’s mom and anyone on the mend physically or mentally. There is the Frozen Triangle this Saturday where there are details a plenty on Slack. Also, Crucible is going to start 10K training on 2/11. Thanks for giving me the opportunity to lead.

    Fireman Ed

  • Wayne Chrebet – Mr. 3rd Down

    10 early risers arrived for a resurgence of the coupons. I being a cheapskate do not have a F3 shirt and with all of this talk of a great new shirt I decided to come in with my own ensemble. I went through old shirts and found a well-worn 1997 Wayne Chrebet jersey. Oh the good ole’ days of slightly above average JETS teams.

    The workout went like this:

    COP: DQs, DMHs, Merkins, MCs, FMs and ACs. Pick up a coupon (thanks Kubota for bringing them over). Mosey to triangle park.

    Triple check with coupon bench presses, LBCs and run around the triangle. Mosey to neighborhood (Culpeper St.).

    Elevens with coupon sit and presses and merkins. This took a while but Gumbo was leading the way. Mosey to parking lot.

    Four corners with burpees, 2 count mountain climbers, 30 coupon squats and 40 curls for the ladies. At this point there was mumble chatter about certain “experiences” in motor vehicles.

    Prayers for Corned Beef’s family as his mom likely suffered a stroke. Prayers for all those who are on the mend physically and mentally. Thanks for letting me lead after I backed out last week. We missed you Last Call.

    Cheers,

    Fireman Ed

  • 12s and 29s

    Four eager beavers including me took a tour of the roads around Mills Godwin high school.

    COP: DQs, helicopters, HRMs, FMs, DMH run the bus loop.

    Exercises: There were two dice and six exercises for each dice. First dice was for 12 reps. Second dice was for 29 reps. Dice 1 – burpees, sit and press, lawn mower pulls – 2 count, overhead pulls, sumo squats and halos. Dice 2 – bicep curls, bench press, flutter kicks with coupon – 2 count, LBCs – no coupon, SSHs – no coupon and dips – no coupon.

    We would mosey to different areas around the school sometimes having to lunge, sometimes rifle carry and sometimes just carrying the da#n coupon. We had the tendency to pick SSHs which made me ban SSHs. We also seemed to like sumo squats and lawn mower pulls. We made the estimated half mile trek around the school and still had time for a mountain climber, American hammer, DQ and DMH cool down.

    Prayers for Attila’s mother n law and Florence’s in laws. Convergence is at Dogpile at 6 a.m. (that is early) on 12/31. There is a run to different AOs in January. I forget the name of it because I sometimes am a bad listener. Just ask my M. It was great seeing Florence make the trip up north and I continue to be amazed at what Pigskin can do with a bad back at Triple Respect. And it is always good to see our site Q Attila.

    Hopefully Mike White can bring the Jets back to their winning ways this weekend. Do great things.

    Fireman Ed

  • Audibles for the Elders

    9 gentlemen worked out in the asphalt of Short Pump Middle School basking in the warmth of 28 degrees. First COP was a little DMH and some poor cadence DQ. Then we take a lap around the track to get warmed up. More COP included merkins, FMs and ACs.

    Exercise 1: Curb crawl to 5 and down to 1. Mosey to the bus loop.

    Exercise 2: One burpee per pillar (~15 total). Then 5 WWIs for each two pillars (~40 total). Then 5 CDDs per two pillars and lastly one HRM per pillar. Ed noticed the sychronization between Tater and Seymour. “Oh you went to Richmond, let’s do our exercises in the same cadence.” Mosey to basketball court.

    Exercise 3: Four corners with 10 jump squats, 20 sumo/helix squats, 30 jump squats and 40 sumo/helix squats. Mosey to tennis court.

    Exercise 4: Lunges to each of the four tennis courts (I forgot how big these 4 courts are) and run back. As we were doing this, Seymour requested that I channel my inner Peyton Manning and audible. Next bunny hopped and went back 2 courts and lastly crab walked and ran back 2 courts. Long mosey to front of Short Pump Middle School.

    Exercise 5: Triple check with initially donkey kicks, wide grip merkins and a run around the loop. I noticed that a few PAX were struggling so I audibled to wall sits, flutter kicks and a run around the loop. Mosey to home base.

    Ended with a few stretches and memories of early Gridiron. Join us next week as Chum B. has his birthday Q (ground and pound?).

    Prayers for Atilla’s mother n’ law and those dealing with physical and mental issues. Sunday evening is a Christmas carol singing blast. More details on Slack. We think Gypsy is still collecting shoes but he has a bunch so thanks. Remember the reason for the season and do great things.

    Fireman Ed

  • Oval Corners

    8 seasoned kettle bell warriors descended on the slightly warm and wet confines of the far West End. As Pigskin was arriving the workout went like this:

    COP: DQs, helicopters, merkins, FMs, and ACs. Mosey to bus loop.

    I called it four corners but someone had to point out that an oval has no corners. Either way, we did 10 of an exercise went 1/4 the way around the loop, did 20, went 1/4 round the loop, etc.

    10 burpees

    20 sit and press. White Deer complained about getting wet even though he wears several layers.

    30 overhead pulls

    40 overhead presses – take a lap

    50 bench presses

    60 curls for the ladies

    70 2 count flutters (in 2 sets)

    80 lawn mower pulls (in 2 sets)

    90 SSHs

    100 – sumo squats (in 4 sets)

    110 – LBCs (in 3 sets – 40, 40, 30)

    120 – one count American Hammers

    Finish with 5 burpees and more DQs to loosen us old farts up. Some happy hours are happening including one where HoneyDo displays his angelic voice with Christmas tunes at Fudd’s. Prayers for Pigskin to recover from his back issues and for comfort/peace for Attila’s ailing mother n’ law. Mike White for MVP. Do good things gentlemen.

    Fireman Ed