Author: Fudd

  • Today was a good day……..and it’s got nothing to do with an AK

    8 middle aged dudes who like to think of themselves as warriors shook off the pull of the fartsack to post for a celebration of several things.  The air was full of mist and the air was cool…..perfect conditions for a Fudd beatdown.  Here’s how it went down, more or less:

    COP

    SSH x 41

    Helicopters x 10

    Don Quixote x 10

    Merican x 15

    Crunchy Frogs x 10

    LBC x 20

    Arm Circles x 30 (15 forward, 15 backward)

    31 burpees OYO

     

    10 count from Splinter and then mosey to the visitor’s parking lot for curb crawls, south curb to north and back again, increasing from one derkin up to five, repeat five and back down to one.  Due to the significant distance between curbs, YHC audibled after the first five and led the PAX to the front bus loop which has a much shorter distance between curbs.  Finished the last five evolutions there.

    Mosey south on Forest to a left on Lakewood, then a left on Hillsdale and stop in front of Lockjaw’s house.

    APD’s x 31 in Lockjaw’s driveway.

    Mosey south on Hillsdale and take a left on Lakewood and then a left on West Drive Circle.  Stop in front of #305 and do 17 “good” mericans in cadence.

    Mosey north on West Drive, cross Hillsdale, run around the circle that gives the street its name, then stop halfway down the hill for Dora 123.  Teams of 2 did 100 mericans, 200 WWII situps, and 300 squats.  One man does the exercises while the other runs up the hill, around the circle, and back to his teammate.  Plank when done.

    Mosey back to the flag for 3 minutes of Mary:

    Crunchy Frogs x 15

    Freddie Mercury x 20

    Flutter kicks x 31

    YHC took us out

     

    NMS

    YHC had a lot to celebrate today, a 41st birthday, a contract on our house that was signed this past weekend, and a Redskins victory yesterday.  We’ll give an honorable mention to Tiger Woods who won his first victory since August 2013….1,876 day drought to be exact.  He may not have been the best husband, but you can’t help but admire someone who fought through all the demons, bad press, and scandal that he did along with the health issues and surgeries.  Hell, he couldn’t walk at one point a year or two ago and he embraced the suck through all of that and fought back to win the TOUR championship.  That’s baller if you ask me.  We should try to get him to an F3 workout sometime.

    The 31 burpees OYO during COP was a continuation on a theme that was started by Slurpee (I think) and continued by Honeydo where we do the # of burpees equating to the final score of the Redskins in the preceding day’s game.  There was some Mumblechatter about switching to match the final score of the Jets going forward but the mumblechatter quickly died as the # of burpees increased.

    YHC admits he did not realize the distance between curbs in the visitor’s lot.  The degree of difficulty increases exponentially with every foot over 10’ for curb crawls.  Kind of like the Richter scale for earthquakes.  So the 30 feet in that lot led to some seriously smoked guns, leading to the audible to the front of the school.

    Lockjaw was not present this morning and, knowing how much he loves the Redskins (right?), YHC thought it would be a travesty to mosey past his house without some type of respectful gesture to include him in the celebration.  APD’s seemed apropos.  Glad none of the neighbors went out to get their paper at that time.

    The 17 “good” mericans in front of 305 West Drive were in honor of the 17 years YHC spent in that house from age 4 to 21.  They were good years for the most part so we did “good” mericans with backs straight, chest hitting the ground, and plenty of groans per rep toward the end.

    Dora’s were fun and the run up the hill and around the circle was just enough to get the heart pumping and blood flowing between sets of mericans, WW2 situps and squats.  Honeydo burned through the reps to help the time fly for YHC.  Other notable mentions were Splinter and BT who I think may have done an extra lap around the circle due to fast running…..well done gents!  Slurpee, Handshake, Garbage Plate, and Fireman Ed all pushed themselves hard, to their credit, and we were done with time to spare.

    It was an honor to lead today gentlemen.  I signed up knowing it would be my birthday today and having no idea that my house would have a contract on it after we took it off the market several weeks ago.  It’s amazing what God will do if you go to him in humility and prayer and give him control of your future.  Many PAX have been kind enough to ask YHC over the past several months about the house, when are we moving, etc.  A wise man once said…..man plans and God laughs. It’s certainly felt that way for YHC this past summer, but thankfully we serve a loving God that cares for us more than we could possibly imagine…..at least, that’s what the Bible says.   And it also says that He has plans for us that are good….meant to help us and not to harm us…..plans to give us a hope and a future (Jeremiah 29:11).  It’s only after you grind through the valleys and rise up the mountain on the other side that you can look back and see the purpose that He had for you during those rough days.  Commuting to and from Baltimore for the past 2 years and being apart from my family each week has sucked, but the experience has prepared me for the next step, and it’s changed me in good ways.  It’s given me more humility, through suffering, but I’m thankful for that.  Suffering is necessary in this life, I’ve come to realize.  It’s how God changes us into the person that He wants us to be.

    This is all a long way of saying that I know some of you are going through rough times right now.  Just keep putting one foot in front of the other, lean on your fellow PAX, and keep your eyes on God, not on your problems.  Thank Him for the future he has in store for you….even if you can’t see it yet.  It’s there, and all it takes is faith the size of a mustard seed to make it your reality.

    As I celebrate my birthday today, I give thanks for many blessings, including F3……for men that have become like brothers to me, that have been there for me during the good times and the bad.  I don’t think I’ll be in RVA a whole lot longer, but no matter where my family and I end up, it will always be my home, and the men of F3RVA will always be my brothers.

     

    Fudd out

  • Fudd run resurrection

    7 fleet footed veterans embraced the gloom to post at Spider Run and burn off some of the Christmas calories.  No one had signed up to Q as of 5:25 so YHC offered to lead the PAX on the “Fudd Run”.  No one had any better suggestions, so off we went at 5:30.

    Mosey around the lake to the south side, up the steep path to the amphitheater, then run around in the woods for a while pretending we were lost, then run down to College, and take a left on Lakewood for the Westham tour portion of the Fudd run that took us past Marv’s house, then past Upchuck’s house (we circled back to pick up the six several times), and on to Horsepen where Lugnut and Bleeder peeled off to head back to the lake at U of R.  The rest of the PAX continued on to Ridgetop to experience the suck of the hill on Chandler, then the hill on Gardner, then back to UR before tackling the hill on Roselawn before looping around by the Westhampton course at CCV on our way back to the VSF.

    Numberama, Namerama, and YHC took us out.

    NMS

    Saab has always been a fan of the Fudd run, and has professed to having the feeling on the route of  “always running up hill”.  YHC agrees and as I rarely get to attend, much less Q, Spider Run these days, YHC was looking forward to hopefully bringing this route back for its second debut (the first was well over a year ago………#BigData can you tell us exactly when?)  There’s nothing like running hills to get the blood pumping and the calories burning, and it’s never too early to start training for next year’s BRR, right #Lockjaw?

    Bleeder remarked several times that he would like to know what the actual route is for the “Fudd run”.  The answer is somewhat ethereal as it is based on each PAX’s memory and/or perception.  YHC admits to giving initial directions somewhat “on the fly” as we traversed the dark paths and woods of U of R.  Once we got to College I was good to go.  Total mileage from YHC’s Garmin was 6.6, which makes sense as we arrived back to the SF about 5 min late.

    Saab admitted to not loving Star Wars but also to being a fan of Dave Chappelle.  Like minded individuals can join Saab in watching an upcoming Chappelle special on Netflix.  See Saab for details.

    Bleeder admitted to the PAX that he almost had to take a detour into the woods during the downhill portion of his return to the lake.  Moments before his cramps dictated this course of action, he magically found an open door to the Robins Center and was able to navigate the dark hallways to find a bathroom in the nick of time.  YHC could not help but wonder……why does he never experience this kind of luck??  Whenever similar pains strike the midsection of Fudd, he is mathematically at the farthest possible distance from an available toilet.  Maybe it’s a Murphy’s Law, like dropping a tool and it rolls under a car to the exact center.

    Regardless of the possibility of forces beyond our perception possibly influencing our paths today, YHC thoroughly enjoyed his return to Spider Run.  Thanks fellas for allowing me to lead and for pushing me…..not only up those hills, but also to be a better man today than I was yesterday.

    To all of the PAX that I won’t see prior to next Monday, I wish you all a Happy New Year!!

     

  • Fudd Friday at RAMM

    15 middle aged wannabe rock stars fought off the grip of the fartsack to run (or bike) into the darkness at Mary Munford this morning.  Upchuck took the Q for RAMM Gears and YHC was in charge of RAMM.  Here’s what happened, more or less:

    Everyone mosey west on Grove and take a left on Roslyn, then a right on Stratford Crescent, cross Cary St, and continue south on Ampthill.  Take a right at the bottom of the hill (at the Manoli Loupassi sign) and continue on Paxton back up the hill, cross Cary St. heading north where Paxton turns into Tuckahoe Blvd, then take a left and head west on Grove.  4 milers turn right on Granite, then right on Patterson and right on Westmoreland to return to the SF.  5 milers take a right on Maple, and then right on Patterson to follow the 4 milers back to the flag.  There were no six milers today, but if there had been, they would have continued running to Three Chopt, gone right up to St. Cristophers, take another right and go north to Patterson, take a right and follow the 4 and 5 miler routes back to the SF.

    NM:  As most F3 regulars know, YHC does not make it to many workouts during the week anymore, given my Baltimore work location.  Having said that, this is the first time I have ever been to a RAMM workout where the riders outnumbered the runners. The official count was 6 runners and 9 riders.   The route for the runners took us down towards the James and back up a pretty good hill, before heading down Grove and back on Patterson on more famiiar turf.

    The runners seemed to be sweatier post workout than the riders, so not sure what route the riders took, but the rumor was that Upchuck took them on a tour of Westham before stopping at Starbucks for a latte.

    Announcements:

    Convergence tomorrow at Gridiron with workouts at 6 and 7.  See Hardywood’s pre-blast if you want breakfast on site after the second workout.  NO DOGPILE WORKOUT TOMORROW.

    There will be some type of get together at Lab Rat’s hacienda following the convergence.  Start time around 10am.  Beer will be provided, in some fashion.  There will also be cornhole boards there.

    Prayers for EF Hutton’s family as his father in law passed this week following a stroke.

    It’s always a pleasure to lead you men into the gloom.  Well done out there today!

    Fudd

  • A Pirate looks at 40

    28 veterans and one unsuspecting FNG fought off the lure of the fartsack to help YHC celebrate a milestone birthday at Dogpile today.  Here’s how it went down:

    Mosey in front of the Carillon to the more distant grassy circle for disclaimer and COP:

    SSHx40

    Mexican x 15

    Don Quixote x 10

    LBC x 40

    Side Lunge x 15

    Mosey down the hill, down Pump House Drive to the Pipe where YHC inspected the Pipe Loop to find it pitch black dark.  Mosey to the hill next to the toll booth on the Nickel Bridge for the first installation of today’s theme……a Pirate (Fudd) looks at 40.   Partner carries.

    Triple Check Partner Carries up the hill to the indicated trees.  Each PAX takes a turn carrying his partner up the designated hill, then the team splits 40 Mericans and 40 copperhead squats between them.  3 rounds.

    Mosey to the bridge for the second theme.  Fudd loves the beauty that can be found in nature.  Mosey south across the bridge, lunging for 10 steps at each lightpost and then moseying the rest of the way to the next lighpost.  Rinse and repeat until the lead PAX gets to Riverside Drive.  Turn around and pick up the rest of the PAX as you return.  10 LBC’s per light post all the way back to the toll gate.

    Mosey to the Carillon for theme #3, honoring those who have come before and those who have given their lives to defend our freedom.  9 Mericans at the flower pots, run up the Carillon steps and do 18 2 count mountain climbers, run down the opposite steps.  Rinse and repeat 3 times.

    Jailbreak back to the Shovel Flag for Numberama, Namerama, BOM and prayer.

    Naked Moleskin:

    YHC spent a fair amount of time considering the theme for today’s workout.  It was the first beatdown of many for the designated TT “Tuckahoe Takeover” week which surprisingly enough, has its own Twitter feed (@TuckahoeTakove).  After doing exhaustive research on Wikipedia, YHC unearthed that the origin of the word Tuckahoe is American Indian.  The relative translation is, a “bulbous root that can be cut up and eaten”.  YHC didn’t like that for a theme, so he went with Plan B, which is a themed workout styled after his 40th birthday, which is tomorrow.  YHC was confused when he arrived at the parking lot to find several PAX members dressed in Polo or Vineyard Vines shirts (blue) and matching salmon colored, or khaki, shorts with either boat shoes (Splinter), sandals (Offshore), or running shoes (smart man EF Hutton).  YHC did not get the memo to wear preppy clothes, thankfully, and appeared sporting standard F3 athletic fair.

    The first evolution was partner carries up a hill.  Each of us has been forced to face adversity and climb mountains that we might have otherwise walked around.  Fudd’s life has been no different.  But there have sometimes been brothers there to help me along the way, and the partner carries were meant to symbolize that.  Swirly and Gomer Pyle led the way on that one…..way to crush it fellas.

    The second evolution took us to Fudd’s favorite place in Dogpile.  The bridge.  Fudd longs for and dreams about the beautiful places of this world.  When I behold the majesty of our country’s natural beauty, I cannot help but feel compelled to talk with God and tell Him how thankful I am for such places.  The Phonics, Helix, and Shakedown lead the way on this evolution.  Way to push yourselves boys.  YHC noticed that Splinter shed the boat shoes on this evolution.  He commented that he had counted on not doing too much running when choosing said footwear for today’s beatdown.  Alas, YHC likes to run, and this was my birthday beatdown, so we ran. It was also on this evolution that Wilson did a flying EH on FNG Milton while he was on a job across the bridge.  Good job Wilson……way to use the railings to corner him into accepting your invitation!

    Mosey to the Carillon of the third evolution of Fudd’s reflection on history.  Honor those who have come before, on who’s shoulders we stand, and honor and remember those who fought and died so that we may live free.  The Carillon was built as a memorial to WW1, a war in which 9 million combatants died.  Swirly and Sippy Cup smoked this evolution.  Great job fellas.

    The tunnel of love was the fourth evolution that we didn’t have time for, meant to symbolize the importance of family and friends to YHC.  The men of F3RVA have become part of my family.    I can’t imagine a better birthday present than to be able to lead you into the gloom for an epic beatdown that makes us all stronger.   God bless you all.

     

  • Pre-Blast……Toga’s Last Dogpile

    In case you haven’t heard, Toga and his family are moving to Nashville later this summer.  No one is more upset than YHC, as Toga and YHC have been friends for a long time.  Toga is the perfect antidote to Fudd.  When YHC gets fired up, Toga reels him in.  When YHC starts up with mumblechatter, Toga can be counted on to drop the penetrating type of sarcasm that leaves YHC speechless.  Yin and Yang, positive and negative, the Redskins and the Cowboys, the analogies could continue forever…….the greatness of one could not be achieved without the counteracting forces of the other.  One thing YHC is certain of…….for all the grief I’ve endured over the years, I know that in many ways my friendship with Toga has made me a better man. Iron sharpens iron……..and no one has sharpened YHC more than Toga.

    All good things must come to an end, and although I’m sure we are all sad to see Toga go, YHC hopes that the PAX can make an extra effort to break free from the hold of the fartsack, prior commitments, or whatever inconveniences might let you rationalize not posting, and flood Dogpile with numbers on Saturday, July 8th so that Toga feels the love before the sun sets on his last days in RVA.  Fudd and Toga will share the Q, and between the Yin and the Yang, I can pretty much guarantee that all will be smoked by the time 7am rolls around.

    Another pearl for those of you that don’t know……..Dogpile was Toga’s brainchild, and I’m pretty sure (Big Data please confirm) that he was the first Q ever of the Super Bowl of F3RVA workouts.  Let’s send the Godfather of Dogpile off in style.

  • Pre-Blast: Summer Soiree at Fudd’s House

    Brothers!  Summer is almost here, so YHC thinks its time to celebrate.    Go ahead and mark Saturday, June 10 on your calendars for a party at YHC’s house.  This will be adults only and start time is 5pm.  Definitely bring your M, significant other, flavor of the month, or current “swipe right” companion. Food, Drink, and Music will be provided.

    Location:  7102 Pinetree Rd, Henrico, VA  23229

    Please RSVP to rhfudd@gmail.com

    More details to follow…

  • Ass grabs and Giggles

    17 Giggling ass grabbers shrugged off the call of the fartsack to embrace the start of TODAY……the only day that matters. Fudd had the Q at 45MOM and here’s what went down, more or less:

    Warm up lap around the school

    COP

    Plank x 1 minute

    SSH x 30

    Merican x 15

    LBC x 30

    Don Quixote x 10

    Plank x 1 minute

    Bay City Scissors x 10

    Copperhead Squats x 15

    Mosey to the track for Catch us if you Can……..split up into teams of 3.  Partner A does 5 burpees and then starts running after his teammates, while Partner B carries Partner C around the track and doesn’t stop until Partner A catches them.  Partner A then starts to carry Partner B while Partner C does burpees.  Keep going until each team does 3 laps.  (YHC audibled after 1 lap)

    Bridge of Hate

    PAX forms a line by laying on their backs shoulder to shoulder.  One PAX is lifted and passed down the line of PAX that are laying on the ground.  When the PAX that was being passed down the line gets to the front he lays next to the last man and the man at the rear of the line then gets passed down, so forth and so on. Just like an inverted tunnel of love.

    Mosey around the field in front of the tennis courts for 10 minutes of Mary:

    Plank x 1 minute

    Bay City Scissors x 10

    Freddie Mercury x 20

    Rosalita x 20

    Plank x 1 minute

    Mosey to the tennis courts for sprints from sideline of Court 1 to sideline of Court 4 with the following effort:

    75%, 92.4%, 66%, 100%, 80%, 100%, 70%, 100%

    Mosey back to the Shovel Flag for Numberama, Namerama, and YHC took us out.

    Naked Moleskin:

    YHC was thrilled to be able to Q again at the AO where he experienced his first F3 workout back in September of 2014.  YHC does not have the opportunity to attend 45MOM much anymore due to his Baltimore job, so a chance to Q at his F3 “home” was not to be passed up.

    The PAX was very appreciative of the lap around the school to warm up prior to COP and expressed as much.  YHC was expecting more mumblechatter during COP, but first off, Lab Rat, Toga, BT, and Saab were all absent, and these are the PAX that usually get slap happy at the thought of giving YHC grief.  Second, the only other PAX that I can usually count on for mumblechatter, TYA, said that they were being respectful of the Q…….YHC wasn’t sure how to take that, but he decided to take it as a compliment.  And off we went to the next evolution of……

    Catch us if You Can:  YHC called out three laps per team on this exercise, thinking that this exercise would occupy most of the time for today’s workout.  That all came to a screeching halt when YHC was tasked with carrying Bleeder around the track.  All I could think after 1 lap was that I didn’t want to do a second or third, so YHC called an audible and off we went to the PAX’s favorite evolution of the day…….the Bridge of Hate.

    YHC chose “Catch us if you can” and the “Bridge of Hate” to symbolize Christ carrying the sin of the world (and the cross) on his back at Calvary.  YHC admits, however, that the symbolism was lost on the PAX during the Bridge of Hate.  Satan himself would have blushed at the giggling, ass-grabbing, pulling down of pants, etc. that YHC witnessed today.  I was positive about two things after this evolution:  1) That I would never bring this exericise back to any workout where I was Q and 2) I’ve never laughed more at any F3 workout than today during this exercise.   Dante’s 7th level of Hades came to mind as each PAX was passed down the line by fellow PAX members that were giggling and laughing like mad hatters.  Multiple PAX complained of being “tossed” as opposed to being passed all the way down the line.  YHC did notice this happening on several occasions but wasn’t sure why.  Speculation ensued about ass cheeks that were too flabby, PAX that were too heavy, and passers that were doing too much giggling.   The most stark memory for YHC was that Bleeder and Clavin chose to lunge down the line as opposed to being “passed”.  YHC will be forever grateful to these two thick, muscle-bound gentlemen that spared YHC and the rest of the PAX a potentially life changing moment that we will now never have to go to therapy to forget.

    10 minutes of Mary and the Sprints all passed like a Blur as the PAX spent the rest of the workout trying to suppress the memories that they sooo wanted to forget from the previous evolution.

    Announcements:  F3 Charlottesville workouts start on May 20th.  See Lab Rat for details.  2.0 friendly workout this Saturday 0700 at Gridiron.  Let Johnsonville know if you are coming.

    Thank you for the opportunity to lead you today, gentlemen.  It humbles and inspires me to be able to lead men of such caliber.

    Fudd

     

     

  • 1/2 mile of burpees

    24 Veterans and 1 FNG shrugged off the warmth of the fartsack and rose like lions to roar at the start of another beautiful day in RVA. Dogpile was the AO and Fudd planted the shovel flag for the first time in a while. Things went down a little something like this:
    Mosey from the parking lot across the front of the Carillon, over to Rugby Rd. Hang a right on Rugby, run across the intersection at Park Dr. and Blanton Ave to pick up the VITA trail. Continue to mosey north on the VITA trail to the northeast corner, cross Trafford Rd., mosey around the East side of the containment pond to a relatively flat grassy area in front of the Pavilion at Fountain Lake, thus completing a one mile run for the PAX that are signed up for this month’s challenge. Circle up for COP (all exercises IC):
    SSH x 30
    Merkin x 15
    Don Quixote x 15
    Imperial Walkers x 20
    Flutter Kicks x 20

    1/2 mile of Burpees
    Mosey to the Pavilion at the West edge of Fountain Lake for a 1/2 mile of Burpees around the lake. Run counter clockwise around the lake stopping at each lamppost to do 2 burpees. Touchdown Al Gore at the end. 20 count from Flatline and then onto the next evolution.

    Columbus Triple Check
    Divide into teams of 3. First PAX does alternating single leg step ups on the benches at the edge of the lake, while second PAX holds BTTW on the Pavilion and the third rate-limiting PAX runs to the statue of Columbus, runs around and then back to the Pavilion. Teams rotate until all PAX have done each exercise 3 times. Viral gives us a 20 count and then we Mosey southwest past the Columbus statue to the base of the steep hill at the northwest corner of the containment pond.

    Bear Crawl Inchworm
    PAX lines up head to toe in Plank position. PAX at the back of the line bear crawls to the front of the line and resumes plank. Repeat until each PAX has bearcrawled several times. PAX made it the most of the way down the West side of the containment pond where YHC called an audible and recovered the PAX. Someone else gave us a 20 count (Cosmo? Helix?…..YHC’s mind was fuzzy by that point) and we moseyed back towards the Carillon, picking up LIFO Flashdance along the way, and circled up on the grass circle in front of the amphitheater for some Mary:
    Cross legged leg lifts IC x 15 for each leg
    LBC x 30
    Boxcutters x 20
    Switched it up to dealers choice:
    Flatline chose Diamond Merkins x 10
    McRib chose Alabama Prom dates DC x 20
    Helix chose American Hammers DC x 20

    Recover and mosey back to the shovel flag for COT. Namerama, Numberama, and YHC took us out with a prayer.

    Naked Moleskin:
    YHC was excited to Q this morning as it’s been at least 6 months since the last time….far too long for Saab, I’m sure, even though he didn’t actually say the words. YHC loves epic beatdowns and trying new things, so today’s workout was designed to deliver both. As I drove to the AO I was eagerly anticipating Swirly’s reaction to the beatdown I had planned, and so was disappointed to not find the blue W-dog truck in it’s trusty spot in the parking lot upon my arrival. Thoughts and prayers to Swirly and his family for the loss of his wife’s aunt.
    I’ve done quite a few Dogpile workouts over the last 2.5 years and have never been to Fountain Lake, which is also called Boat Lake. The PAX decided to give the lake its own F3 handle today…..”Burpee Lake”. The 1/2 mile of Burpees was so named because it’s almost 1/2 a mile to do a full lap around the lake. Immediately after the announcement of the exercise, McRib commented, “That’s going to be a lot of burpees”……right you were my friend! Daunting though the task was, the PAX attacked the burpees with a gusto and everyone was nice and warmed up by the end. No one kept count (where were you Splinter!), but a close study of Google Maps shows approximately 35 lampposts so that’s 70 burpees.
    No time was wasted as the PAX then set into the Triple Check, also in front of Burpee Lake. The step ups on the benches proved to be the “break” in that evolution as the BTTW was an arm and shoulder crusher, waiting for your teammate to arrive back from the run around the statue. YHC mistakenly assumed the statue was of the park’s namesake, William T. Byrd, however the PAX quickly corrected him by pointing out that the man memorialized on the statue is indeed Christopher Columbus. YHC was impressed to witness the effort displayed by the PAX on this evolution. Everyone was already breathing hard after the 1/2 mile of burpees, but I did not see one PAX taking it easy out there. Everyone was hauling a$$ to get to the Columbus monument and back. Way to go fellas. You gave it all you had out there and YHC was proud to be among you.
    The bear crawl inchworm added insult to injury, as everyone was pretty much smoked by that point. Holding the plank and then bear crawling and then back to the plank position with no rest is no joke! But the PAX gave it all they had. YHC called an audible to end this evolution after bear crawling down the line for the third time and seeing 4 PAX in a row on their knees with their faces in the dirt. Way to go fellas! You pushed yourself to that place where few have the will to reach, where a normal person’s willpower tells them to stop, but the select few simply reach down deep and refuse to quit. You gave it all you had out there, and YHC was humbled and proud to lead you!
    At that point we moseyed back towards the Carillon and that is when Flashdance joined the PAX as an extremely tardy LIFO. He had run the loop of Byrd park without finding any evidence of F3 activity, and had resorted to doing pushups on his own in the field in front of the Carillon. Good show Flashdance. You missed quite a beatdown!
    Welcome to Undertow from F3 Winston-Salem…..glad you could join us today! And welcome to FNG Loveseat!
    Go live life like a Wascally Wabbitt!

    Fudd out

  • Rare is the man who beats Swirly to an AO

    6 strong gathered in the darkness at Batteau to welcome the start of another glorious day in RVA.

    COP:

    SSH x 30

    Helicopters x 10

    Don Quixote x 15

    Arm Circles x 15 forward and 15 backward

    Mericans x 15

    Touch a tree x 5

    Touch a tree x 10

    Mosey to the valley between  the hills in front of Forest Hill Ave. for 11’s to the trees.

    Round 1:  Run forward up one side of the valley to one of the trees at the top of the hill and do 1 merican and 10 Captain Thors (1 WW2 situp followed by 4 american hammers).  Run back down the hill, do a 180 at the bottom, and run backwards up the hill on the opposite side of the valley to the tree at the top of that hill……do 2 mericans and 9 Captain Thors. Repeat until last set of 10 Mericans and 1 Captain Thor.

    Round 2:  Same concept except with burpees and LBC’s.

    Mosey to the curb in front of the stone house for curb crawls ascending from 1 to 5 incline mericans and then back down to one with bear crawl forward and crawl bear back.

    Mosey to the stone landing at the bottom of the steps for 8 minutes of Mary:

    Single leg lifts (15 reps each leg)

    Rosalitas x 20

    Freddie Mercury x 30

    Ring of Fire:  PAX planks while each man takes a turn doing 10 mericans.

    Mosey back to the flag for Numberama, Namerama, and COT.

     

    Moleskin:

    YHC arrived to the stone house at Forest Hill Park to find the AO deserted.  I was elated at the prospect of finally beat Swirly to an AO, having been aspiring to this feat since Sept. of 2014.  However, after I retrieved the shovel flag from my trunk, I turned to see none other than Swirly standing in front of the stone house, breathing clouds of vapor from the exertion of the run from his house, with a look on his face that said…..”Sorry Fudd……not this time.”

    YHC was happy to see a friend from the VCU EMBA program who’s only previous F3 workout experience had been the first ever F3 workout held in Athens, Greece in April 2015 that YHC also Q’d. Welcome back Kenny G!

    Announcements:  HDHH at TYA’s this Wednesday, 10K Turkey Trot at U of R….8am start on Thanksgiving day (the start line is where we meet for Spider Run)

    Great work out there today men.  YHC is proud to be a part of this group and misses it during my weeks in Baltimore.  Hope to see you all out there again soon.

    Fudd out

  • Sucks if you’re slow

    16 Faithful posted for a fun 45MOM beatdown.  TYA EH’d YHC to Q today and planted the shovel flag to save me time…..thanks brother.   I tried to plant my own shovel flag once I arrived at the AO, but the dirt was just too HARD.  So  back into the car it went and we were off to start a Fudd Q:

    COP:

    Abe Vigoda x 15

    SSH x 30

    Mountain Climbers x 15

    Flutter Kicks x 30

    Merkins x 10

    Mosey to the Tennis Courts for the first ever version of “It Sucks to be Last”:

    Line up on the west sideline and Bear Crawl to the next sideline on the first court, then sprint to the far east end of the tennis courts.  Last man to cross the last line does 5 burpees, 20 merkins, then maintains the “Superman” position until all the PAX are done with the evolution.  The rest of the PAX continues to do bear crawl/sprints from end to end of the tennis courts until a winner is declared as the last man to finish each sprint stops and does the aforementioned exercises.  I think we did 6 or 7 sprints until YHC called an audible and declared that double elimination would be in place moving forward (the last 2 men on each sprint would drop out and perform the requisite exercises).  I think we did around 10 or 11 sprints total and the last two PAX to race were Marv and Swirly.  Tclaps to those fellas for being the last two standing. Their reward was 5 burpees.

    Mosey to the soccer field for the Tunnel of Love:

    Form two lines facing each other at the West end of the field and lock arms in squat position.  Each two man segment bear crawls through the tunnel created by the rest of the PAX until we reached the East end of the field.  Swirly gave us a 10 count.

    Count off by two’s for Ultimate Frisbee.  Team 2 removed their shirts and play commenced.  The shirtless team won 2-1.

    Back to the shovel flag for some Mary:

    LBC’s x 39

    Hello Dollies x 20

    Cross leg lifts – each leg x 10

    Superman x 2

    COP with prayer by YHC

    Moleskin:

    Way to bring it fellas!  Today was fun and YHC was impressed by the effort each man displayed.  Swirly impressed everyone by being one of the last 2 men standing at the end of the “Sucks to be Last” evolution.  I had remembered Swirly being less than exemplary at bear crawls, but apparently he has been practicing his technique as he and Marv smoked everyone to be the last 2. Dedication and persistence pay off, as Swirly continues to show us.

    Ultimate Frisbee was met with enthusiasm by all.  YHC had intended to base the decision on which team took their shirts off by Lab Rat, but since he was not in attendance we went with TYA. Several notable plays were made, but the one that stands out in YHC’s mind was a sliding catch by TYA that deserves a place on the Sportcenter’s top ten plays off the day.

    Announcements:

    BT and Toga are recruiting for the Spartan race on 9/24.  Pucker expressed interest and BT says he will pick him up.

    Fudd out