Author: Fireman Ed

  • Talkative FNG

    7 Regulars, 1 Semi-Regular, 1 New Regular and 1 FNG descended upon the sunny confines of northwest Henrico for a summer beatdown. Tater embarked on a new strategy of greeting the FNG with a bro hug. Me thinks they have known each other awhile. Probation, one of our semi-regulars invited him to Gridiron.

    COP: DQs, CPs, HRMs, FMs and Supermen. Mosey to second field.

    11s: HRMs and WWIIs.

    Partner wheelbarrows, 25 2 count flutters at each side of the field. Mosey to parking lot on way to front of school.

    4 corners: 10 burpees, 20 jump squats, 30 2 count mountain climbers, 40 SSHs. Mosey to pavilion near home base.

    Lindseys with derkins and one count step ups. Each set required a job to the goal post and back. Mosey to home base wall.

    Triple checks (2), 1 was wall sit coupon presses, 2 – heels to heaven 3 – run around the parking lot. Second triple check was 1 – coupon bicep curls, 2 – elbow plank and 3 – run to benches and 20 LBCs (in honor of J’ville).

    Finished with a stretch and counterama.

    Prayers for Lab rat, Pinto, Blue Moon, J’ville and anyone else with COVID and/or on the IR. The title comes from our FNG – Will Call (had to do with a side ticket business) aka Xavier aka Mike or Mikey. Although he struggled at a couple parts of the workout he came in with gusto. Welcome aboard. Good luck to Mariner on his baseball tournament. Also, I found out that White Deer owns a white shirt. Thanks to HoneyDo for leading the Bridge today and for you all letting me lead.

    Do great things!

  • Discs with a coupon

    9 merry Pax including myself descended upon the outskirts of arguably the top university in greater Henrico County to embark on some disc golf with the help of a coupon and some exercise add-ons. According to the nine of us it went like this:

    COP: DQs, CPs, HRMs, FMs, ACs. Mosey with a couple of stops to the disc golf course – half mile trek. 2 carry the coupon while the others run. 25 2 count flutter kicks at the first stop with a switcheroo on the coupon. Then next stop is 25 heels to heaven. Switcheroo number two. Then 30 LBCs and on to hole 18.

    Hole 18 is a straightaway 220 foot uphill hole. 10 merkins per shot. The PAX did a decent job as no one appeared to shoot worse than 4 or 5. The Q had to get help in order to find his disc. Vamos to hole #1. this is a downhill 165 foot throw around a couple of trees. This hole requires 3 burpees per shot. The Q proceeded to throw a little bit to the right but we had a mix or pars, bogeys and perhaps even a birdie. Bear crawl ~100 foot to tee 2. Same process but with 10 jump squats per shot. This hole is a bit harder so mostly bogeys and doubles. Lunge ~150 feet to hole 3. Dogleg left about 200 feet with 10 Carolina Dry Docks per shot. Much to the chagrin of Handshake, we finished after that hole since we were 10 minutes from finish time.

    Mosey back with coupon and mountain climbers and plank jacks. At home base, do a burpee for total combined points on the 4 holes (I had 15). Finish with a long set of American Hammers and then a little DQ for stretching.

    I was impressed with the ease of moving the coupon around. Perhaps I need to add more coupons. The PAX did better overall than December. Prayers for continued recovery for Gypsy, Lab Rat, Pinto and Blue Moon. Do great things men!

    Fireman Ed

  • Dice Dice Baby

    Seven warriors gathered in the somewhat humid morning to get some k-bells moving. After hearing the latest from Pigskin, we did the following:

    COP: DQs, CPs, HRMs, FMs, ACs

    Mosey to bus loop. Roll the one dice. 1 – 10 burpees, 2 – 20 WWIIs, 3 – 20 Sit and Press, 4 – 20 lawn mowers each arm, 5 – 20 shoulder press and 6 – 20 High Pulls. Everyone gets to roll the dice; we even had a break to take a yog around the bus loop. Mosey by waiter’s carry to other side of bus loop.

    1-6 is same as before. Add in a second dice. 7 – 20 step ups total, 8 – 20 LBCs w/ coupon, 9 – 25 curls, 10 – 20 2 count KB hammers, 11 – Waiter’s carry for half the bus loop (this was extra challenging for me), 12 – 20 squats. Everyone gets to roll again and we did another yog and then had to roll extra to get squats and KB hammers.

    Triple check with bench press, coupon flutters and run around the loop. I confused the Chumster as he thought he had to do a bench flutter. Did another waiter’s carry to home base and ended with a DQ so we can stretch!

    Prayers for Pinto, Gypsy, Blue Moon, Lab Rat and anyone else on the IR. The fellas south of the James are coming next week so be ready.

    Have a great rest of the week!

    Fireman Ed

  • Ed brings a boring workout!

    12 SOJ studs and some dude from Tuckahoe converged on the sprawling estates of Huguenot High. Weather was quite nice, not quite 70 but I will take it. After a brief mosey down to the lowest elevation parking lot the workout went like this:

    COP: DQs, Helicopters, merkins, a few scorpion kicks (Pax loved it), FMs, ACs. Short mosey to a different corner of the parking lot.

    E1: 4 cumulative corners with 10 burpees, 20 WWIIs (w/ the burpees), 30 jump squats (w the burpees and WWIIs), and then 40 2 count flutter kicks. For some reason there was mixed feedback on these exercises. Short mosey to grassy hill #1.

    E2: Wheelbarrows up the hill for each person. I like the layout of grassy hills between parking lots at Huguenot. Mosey to next parking lot.

    E3: Doras with 100 HRMs, 200 Helix squats and 300 LBCs, Other partner runs 3/4 the way down the parking lot and back. Mosey to curb next to school entrance.

    E4: Curb crawl up to 3 down to 1 followed by a long lunge back towards home base.

    Moseyed near flag and finished with AHs, Heels to heaven and DQs.

    Announcements: 5/30 Convergence at Tredegar downtown, 6/4 Blood Drive at Epiphany Lutheran (see Pigskin for details), 6/4 Bridge – see Vinny for details, 5/28 – Puppy Pile at Rockwood post workout. September 11 – go with Doozy to run the steps of the Lincoln Memorial to the amount of the steps in the World Trade Center building.

    Prayers are with Gypsy, Try Hard’s sister, Lab Rat, Mr, Holland, Fresh Prince and Don Draper. I also am getting a CT scan this morning due to a condition I have. Hopefully like the past two CT scans, everything checks out OK. I had fun leading this group. I’d like to come back here again.

    Fireman Ed

  • We don’t count above 10

    4 Davilians and 1 member of the Tuckahoe Takeover team headed to MannDate to experience a good beat down. At 5:28 and 5:29 the Davilians showed up and we were ready to go.

    COP: DQs, Helicopters, merkins, FMs, ACs, Davillians don’t like to count above 10, not sure why.

    Mosey to middle of parking lot for Lindseys. Bench presses and WWIIs equaling 40. Mosey around half loop between sets. Mosey to bus loop.

    Dora with 100 sit and presses, 200 bicep curls and 300 2 count flutters with coupon

    Mosey to backyard area near bus loop.

    Double check (da$n it when you have 5 PAX) with lawnmower pulls and bear crawl across back yard to Bernies on the way back. Mosey back to home base. Do waiter’s carry each arm.

    Ended with AHs with coupon.

    Announcements: Convergence 5/30 – Tredegar, Blood Drive – 6/4, the Bridge – 6/4. Prayers are with Mr. Holland – shoulder surgery recovery, Gypsy – upcoming surgery, Lab Rat – cancer treatment and Lighthouse’s family in the Ukraine.

    It was good to lead somewhere different. Good group of folks up in Daville.

    Fireman Ed

  • Watch where you lay

    Tuckahoe Takeover is in full swing with a first time Q for me at Punisher. It was sunny and nearly 70 as Fireman Ed let the PAX explore the space.

    COP: DQ, helicopters, merkins, MCs and FMs

    E1: Four corners with 10 burpees, 20 WWIIs, 30 2 count MCs, 40 2 count flutter kicks. We had trouble finding a good WWII place devoid of acorns.

    E2: Explore the area with one dice. 1 or 2 means 15 HRMs, 3 or 4 means 15 Helix jump squat and 5 or 6 means 15 heels to heaven. I almost lied in dog feces hence the warning from Chum Bucket. Of the 5 rolls, the HRMs were the most popular. we went a long city block each direction and ended up back at Timmy Kane Linwood Holton Elementary.

    E3: On the field, do a full length bear crawl. EF busted out a second gear on that. Back with lunges. Back with crab walk and then back with Bernies. Rip Cord was annoyed that we have no Republican named exercises so there is now homework for all of us. Mosey to dandelion pavilion.

    E4: Sets of derkins, step ups and dips. Set 1: 10, 10 2 count and 15. Set 2: 15, 15 and 20 and Last set 20, 20 and 25. Mosey to side of school facing Laburnum.

    E5: Wall sits, donkey kicks balls to the wall and one minute elbow plank. Then wall sits with air press and more donkey kicks. Mosey to little grassy area near cars.

    Finished with AHs, merkins, LBCs and DQs.

    Announcements: 5/30 convergence at Tredegar downtown led by Gomer Pyle, 6/4 Blood drive at Epiphany Lutheran – Pigskin is leading, 6/4 Bridge workout – ask Vinny, lunch tomorrow at Joey;s in Innsbrook.

    Prayers are with Gypsy – upcoming surgery, Lab Rat – cancer recovery, and another PAX whose name I forget who just came out of shoulder surgery. It was good to Q a new venue and to meet Rip Cord.

    Have a fulfilling and productive week!

    Fireman Ed

  • Is this what May is like in Seattle?

    11 dudes showed up to the slightly rainy confines of Short Pump Middle north to experience a beat down. It was a good surprise to see Roger Roger make the trip out west (even for part of the time) and for Gyspy and Homer to come back. I am happy the rain stopped last night so I didn’t have to come up with a bus loop only workout. The hour went something like this:

    COP: DQs, CPs, HRMs, helicopters, FMs – Oh here comes Attila.

    Mosey the long way to Stryker Park. Ascending exercises: 10 burpees, add 20 WWIIs the second set (continue the burpees), add 30 jump squats, 40 2 count mountain climbers and last set adds 50 SSHs. The PAX enjoyed the 50 total burpees. Mosey to the pavilion by the pickelball court (by the way I played pickleball for the first time last Sunday – quite fun).

    Start with 10 derkins and 15 dips, then 15 and 20 and then 20 and 25. Mosey to chin up bars.

    2 PAX does 5 chin ups with the other now 8 PAX do elbow plank. Rinse and repeat.

    Long mosey to curb in front of Short Pump Middle. Curb crawl to 3 down to 1. Lunge to bus loop pillars.

    Triple check with pole smokers, diamond merkins and a run around the triangle. Mosey to home base.

    We went with some requests at the home base wall including donkey kicks, balls to the wall, chicken peckers, and dirty hookups. Finished with AHs, plank jacks, MCs and DQs.

    Announcements: lunch this Tuesday 5/10 at Joey’s hot dogs in Innsbrook (this is a fancy group). Tuckahoe Takeover starts tomorrow. Convergence on Memorial Day at Tredegar Iron Works downtown, June 4 Blood Drive and June 4 workout in Charlottesville. See Pigskin for details on the blood drive and Vinny for details on the Charlottesville workout.

    Prayers for Gypsy’s upcoming surgery and for Lighthouse’s family in the Ukraine. Have a great weekend!

    Fireman Ed

  • Fire Extinguishers and Garbage Receptacles

    7 merry lads got together for some kettle bell fun. It went a little something like this:

    COP: DQs, CPs, Merkins, MCs, FMs and ACs. Run around bus loop.

    Mosey with coupon held high to side of school facing pump. Lindseys with coupon press and heels to heaven, Run to the fire “hydrant”, not extinguisher after each set. Mosey with coupon held high to main parking lot.

    Next exercise: Burpee with overhead coupon press for each parking line. We did not go through the whole parking lot. If we did, a mutiny would likely have occurred. Estimating 15 burpees with the same # of overhead presses. Mosey to Curb and do 10 lawnmower pulls each arm.

    Mosey to back of school. Dora with 100 sit and presses, 200 curls and 300 LBCs. Partner runs to the garbage thing called a “receptacle” but is a “big metal doo hickey” and then switches off. For some reason the spot where Pigskin and I were doing the sit and presses was rather wet. Mosey back to home base with a waiter’s carry each arm (Homer’s favorite).

    We finished with 15 lawnmower pulls each arm and a set of CPs to stretch.

    Announcements: 6/4 blood drive. Epiphany Lutheran church. Donate or volunteer please. Contact Pigskin for details!

    Prayers: Gypsy, Handshake’s family, White Deer’s customer, Lab Rat, Ukraine including Lighthouse’s family

    I struggled with proper word choice today. Instead of a fire hydrant, I called it a fire extinguisher and instead of a garbage dumpster I called it a garbage receptable. I was never a pro with vocabulary but today I was off. I was like Scuttle the bird in the Little Mermaid, one of White Deer’s favorite movies.

    It was great leading the PAX this morning. Welcome Spring. Do great things today!

    Fireman Ed

  • Seeking Warmth

    5 brave souls braved the frigid air of western Henrico County with coupons in tow,

    A couple of us are not 100 percent but why not let’s give it a go.

    COP: DQs, CPs, DMH, ACs and a quick calf stretch.

    Run around bus loop twice. Fireman Ed realized at this point that his calf is not where it needs to be but continue on. Get bells/coupons and mosey past bus loop to side of school facing Pump Road.

    Elevens with sit and press, bear crawl across curb and then do WWIIs,

    Mosey to south side of school – 4 corners with 10 burpees, 20 coupon squats, 30 jump squats no coupon and 40 flutter kicks while holding coupon. Mosey to east side of school.

    Modified Dora with 100 chest presses and 200 coupon curls. Mosey to parking lot near bus loop.

    Coupon American Hammers, mountain climbers and DQs.

    Closed in prayer. Hopefully both Pigskin and Gomer are doing well on their mission trip. I am ignorant of the ramp builds that Corned Beef is leading so go to Slack for details.

    Both Attila and I have issues that are keeping us from being 100 percent. Hopefully we will rest and recover quickly. Hopefully all those with COVID can recover quickly and hopefully the strain will lessen on our health care workers. And with a 15 degree day one PAX summed it best by stating “I need to seek warmth now.” Good working out with you gents!

    Fireman Ed

  • Rodgers, he’s a player right?

    7 well chiseled middle-aged folks descended on the frozen tundra of Short Pump Middle School and Pouncey Tract Park to endure a beatdown. While we were missing a few of our regulars due to mission trips and fart sacking, we had a good ole time.

    COP: Invisible jump rope, DQs, CPs, FMs and arm circles.

    My daughters purchased a ten-sided foam dice that had different exercises on each side. We would mosey a couple hundred feet throw the dice and see what we had to do. Anything from Bonnie Blairs to mountain climbers to burpees to merkins to Supermans (or Supermen). On our long mosey we fit in the following:

    Curb crawl up to 5 down to 1

    Triple check with pole smokers, SSHs and a run around the bus loop triangle.

    Dora with 100 wide grip merkins, 200 WWIIs and 300 2 count flutters.

    Coupon press wall sits and 2 sets of donkey kicks (15 and 25).

    Finished with an odd-looking stretch led by Tater.

    Closed in prayer. Pray for Pigskin’s cousin’s daughter who has COVID, is 22 weeks pregnant and is in the hospital. I mistakenly said 22 months pregnant; my bad. As we started our workout, Tater was talking to J’ville about playoff fantasy football and J’ville said “Rodgers, he is a player right?” Perhaps he is watching too much soccer.

    Prayers for Pigskin and Gomer doing mission work and for anyone suffering from COVID. We noticed the coffeeteria was more crowded than usual. Perhaps they were hoping to get a glance at us studs. I imagine the ladies (and perhaps a couple of dudes) were disappointed in not seeing Pigskin.

    Have a great weekend and I will root for Upstate New York’s team the Bills.

    Fireman Ed