Author: Handshake

  • Skibidi Toilet

    9 brave men (2 of which were FNG’s) joined to see what Handshake had to offer. The 2 FNG’s were Handshakes oldest nephews.

    Mosey over to the circle for a couple laps and a warmup.

    Mosey all the way down to the Tollbooth for Nickel Bridge fun. Starting at the Lamp Post closest to the Toll Booth and do 2 Burpees and run to the next Lamp Post and continue all the way across the Bridge and stop at the Trail Head. On the way back so iterations but switch to 5 WWII’s.

    Mosey down the hill from the Toll Booth to the Pump House and get in groups of 3 for a Triple Check. P1 run down the hill, across the bridge, then back up. P2 HRM’s, P3 LBCs.

    Mosey over to the bottom of bottom of Love Hill and do an Indigenous Peoples Run up the Hill. Hitch was permanent front runner since he was the only one with a Headlamp.

    Mosey to the Amphitheater for 1 round of 3 Dips on every step all the way up to the stop.

    Mosey Back to the Parking Lot and finish with 1 round of 10 “pick you own” Merkins.

    According to Oyster we covered 3 miles.

    Announcements – New Years Day workout at W-Dog (Byrd Park) at 0700-0800.

    Prayer Request – My Father In Laws Brother had a Heart Attack on December 23rd and passed away. Prayers for his wife and children.

    NMS – it was great to have my two oldest nephews come out for the beatdown. I had invited them and never expected them to show but they and it crushed it. Owen is a Junior at James Madison and is studying Finance and has an entrepreneurial mindset . He’s worked for local moving companies during summer/holiday breaks and does his own jobs while at school. Mason is a Senior at Douglas Freeman and plays on both the Golf and Lacrosse teams. He plans on studying Engineering next year at either Tech/UVA/or JMU. Owens nickname is Street Cred and Masons nickname is Brick. Hopefully they will come back out soon.

  • Apparently it was 5:00 AM

    16 men, so close to the record, joined to see what epic beatdown that THE Handshake could offer.

    Mosey around Parking Lot to wait for Fudd and 1-800.

    Mosey to the top of the Triangle for a Warmup and Drama. COP with a set of exercises from each of the PAX members. In the middle of the COP we heard the faint sound of someone yelling. YHC thought it might have been Kubota and Corned Beef since they had gone down the hill ahead of us, but apparently it was an upset neighbor reminding us that it was 5:00 AM.

    Mosey the rest of the way down hill and get in groups for a Triple Check. P1 run to the first Sign after the Mailbox on the left. P2 Monkey Humpers. P3 HRM’s.

    Bear Crawl approximately 30 yards.

    Partner Up. (2) Sets of 2-Count Wilsons Boxing Dying Cockroaches.

    Keep same partner. P1 does 5 Merkins, P2 Bernie’s up the hill. Switch.

    Keep same partner, 20 Boo Yeah Merkins switch, 20 Partner WWII’s.

    Mosey to the corner of Highland and S. Ridge. “Self Awareness” challenge. Each Pax Member completes WWI’s and then Moseys up the hill. Slower Pax members start the mosey at 10 Merkins, others 15, others 20, others 25, and lastly 30 Merkins. This would allow the Pax members to have a head start and hopefully we all meet back at the Parking Lot the same time.

    At the Parking Lot we completed 2 minutes of Mary.

    Announcements – Oyster made a really poor attempt to get someone to commit to the last Breaking Bread Q of the year followed immediately by an excellent attempt to get someone to commit to Q Breaking Bread thanks to the help of Kubota.

    Prayer Requests – Hutton’s Dad, Fudd’s sister Mary, Roger Rogers M, YHC M’s Cousins Daughter – Charlotte.

    NMS – YHC is thankful to Q First Watch, especially during the Season of Giving.

  • Broga Ménage à Trois

    3 gathered for Broga. Some new moves, some old moves, good times.

    We learned that Last Call gives his best effort when he’ll never remember what happened.

    Announcements – none

    Prayer requests – none

    Until next time….

  • Fellowship through Fitness

    0500 when the alarm went off YHC would head the sound of steady rain outside there was a strong pull to stay in the Fartsack. The idea a wet and cold muffin top was not high on the list, but after YHC Fartsacked last week after writing “Hawt Potato” on the Q sheet YHC knew it couldn’t be done twice in a row.

    YHC pulled into the parking lot at 5:28 and saw one lone vehicle, Vandalay. YHC was happy to not be alone, it almost 7 years YHC has avoided being a solo poster and today wasn’t going to be the day.

    We opted to keep things dry. We moseyed from Hoedown down to First Watch and did various exercises. YHC has never had a one-on-one conversation with Vandalay and it was a great opportunity to get to know him.

    Announcements – none

    Prayer Requests – Fudd’s sister (Mary), Roger Rogers M, YHC’s M’s Cousins daughter, Charlotte.

    NMS – Great morning, YHC is glad he posted.

  • Heartbreak Maximus

    8 hombres gathered for this weeks Heartbreak Ridge. With guys on the IR we modified to meet the need.

    We got in groups of two and stayed with our partner the entire time. Each group had a Microblock and the run was the block couldn’t be set on the ground the entire workout. Various exercises were completed.

    Announcements – Heist/Hermes are going to The Bridge on November 30th, leaving from Wawa at Westchester at 0615. Upchuck is going to The Bridge on December 14th. Thanksgiving workout at Mary Mumford this Thursday at 0700 hours.

    Prayer Requests – Gypsy, Roger Rogers M, Fudd’s sister, Fireman Ed.

    NMS – Glad to take the lead today and mix things up. No running for crew today. Extra prayer requests for Atilla injured toe.

  • Doozy’s Free Water Bottle Run

    Gypsy posted on Slack that a Q was needed for Currahee so Handshake volunteered. Route consisted of Left on Pump, Left on Faconbridge Right on Raintree, Left on Gayton/Quiocassin and run to QMS/Heartbreak Ridge and back. Doozy scared adult human person and they ran and dropped their water bottle. Doozy continued to scare the person as he chased them with the water bottle. Moral of the story is Doozy has a new water bottle.

    Announcements – Rountrey Chili Cookoff on Sunday 11/24 at Rountrey Clubhouse from 3-6 pm. YHC and Mr. Roger’s are representing 80% of the geographic territory of F3RVA. Heist is going to The Bridge Saturday, 11/30. Upchuck is going to The Bridge Saturday, 12/14.

    Prayer Requests – Roger Rogers M, Fudd’s sister, Gypsy, Piglet is having another baby, due April 2025

    NMS – good morning today, cooler, YHC felt like he had working lungs. Thanks for the push to Q, Gypsy

  • Taint-ploration

    6 of WestHoe’s finest gathered in the far corner of the West End in search for dark of new places.

    Quick COP and then a mosey down Graham Meadows Drive and turn left to Graham Meadows Place. Dead ended at The Deeps Taint, 1/2 mile away. Get in groups of 4 for a Triple Check. P1 – runs to a point and back, P2 and P3 do alternating exercises. After every round we moseyed up to the turn around point. After 3 rounds we switched exercises. At the end of 2 complete Triple Checks we completed an Indigenous Peoples run to get back to the Parking Lot.

    Announcements – Alternative History Thanksgiving brought to us by TYA 11/28 at 0700 at Mary Mumford. Heist will be taking a group to The Bridge on 11/30. Upchuck will be taking a group to The Bridge on 12/14.

    Prayer Requests – Fireman Ed, Fudd’s sister, Roger Rogers M, Gypsy

    NMS – great morning with a great crew, thanks to Whitesnake for making the Slack post that motivated YHC to Q.

  • Exploring new territory

    Eight elite men gathered in a city park before sunrise for exercise and fellowship. YHC was excited to have the Q and make an attempt to find unexplored territory. 5:59 and 34 seconds Hitch rolls and up and at 0600 we launched. We moseyed a meandering route to our ultimate COP destination.

    COP with all the hits to include Saab’s ball lickers.

    Mosey down Rugby Road to Pump House Drive and up to James Falls Drive where we were greeted by a “Private Property”. At that point YHC was dismayed and decided to audible and mosey back up Pump House Drive and turned left on Butte Lane. With the Elite Eight we got in (2) groups of 4 and did a Quad Check. Partner 1 runs 100 yards out and back while P2 does Squats, P3 does HRM’s, P4 does WWII’s. 4 rounds.

    YHC decided to take a second crack at the new territory. YHC said we’d run quietly back into the new neighborhood. Back up James Falls Drive, right on Tow Path Lane W and complete the loop of Tow Path Circle. After completing the loop we moseyed down Tow Path Lane S to the Cul-de-sac. Partner up for (3) rounds of 20 of Wilson’s Boxing Dying Cockroaches.

    With 15 minutes we moseyed back up Tow Path Lane S and right on Tow Path Lane W to Pump House Drive. Mosey down Pump House Drive to the bottom. With a couple minutes to burn YHC decided to introduce The Godfather (OBT) to YHC’s Pencil Rolls. OBT’s Apple Watch believing he had taken a spill was ready to call an Ambulance.

    Complete our mosey back up Pump House Drive to Park Drive back to the flag.

    Announcements – Faceplant is on the docket for OBT’s new Saint Christopher’s Track Workout on Monday. Upchuck is celebrating his 22nd anniversary today. Upchuck is getting checked out for a Brain Tumor. Upchuck is getting a group together to go to The Bridge in December.

    Prayer Requests – Fudd’s sister, Mary. Faceplants M is recovering for a Brain Tumor. Upchuck is getting checked out for a Brain Tumor.

    NMS – we had a great time today. Solid group, nice weather. Great 1980’s/1990’s movie/comedy talk at Libbie Marker. It was a pleasure to lead today.

  • Hoedown

    6 Steeds joined for a Handshake Q at Hoedown

    Various exercises of various off campus parking lots and neighbor streets

    NMS – Lower numbers than usual but we had a great time

    Prayer Requests – today is the 5 year anniversary of Mary’s mothers passing, Faceplant’s M having a Benign Brain Tumor removed soon, Fudd’s sisters Cancer

    YHC’s appreciates the opportunity to lead, we missed our crew that wasn’t with us.

  • Bash Brothers

    The Q sheet has been sitting somewhat empty in Westhoe over the last couple of weeks so YHC has been jumping in to fill the sheet as needed. Yesterday it was the Site Q/Weaselshaker at Heartbreark and today it was 1st F/Weaselshaker at First Watch.

    0500 YHC launches us and we mosey down the hill. Flip Flip COP perfectly choreographed.

    Hutton Q – Mosey over to a hill for a Triple Check. P1 runs up the hill to the street sign and back. Partner 2 does Merkins and Partner 3 does squats.

    Handshake Q – Mosey up the hill to the street sign and do another Triple Check, but this time P1 runs down the hill and back, P2 does Flutter Kicks, P3 does Carolina Dry Docks.

    Hutton Q – Mosey back up to the parking lot for a Dora. 100 Decline Merkins on Guard Rail, 200 WWII’s on Guard Rail, 300 Monkey Humpers

    Handshake Q – each man get in a Parking Spot, Pencil Roll left to another spot, LBC’s, Pencil Roll again and some other exercise that YHC can’t remember. Partner Up for while P1 gets in the Merkin position and P2 picks up his feet and they do a perfectly synchronized Derkin-Squat combo, henceforth to be call the Partner Squerkins.

    Announcements – none, but grab and over Q if y’all can

    Prayer Requests – Mary, Fudd’s sister. All those in need known or unknown.

    NMS – fun morning with 6+1 guys. Kubota is on the Broke Dick Brigade but we were glad to see him come out and walk