Author: Honey Do

  • Fall is officially here at HBR

    A spooky 13 posted in brisk 48 degree weather to see what YHC had in store. Fudd pulled in at 5:31 but aided by his trusty pooch Roscoe was able to sniff out the COP in the hidden courtyard.

    COP: SSH, Don Qs, Imperial Walkers, Ukrainian Soldiers, Merkins, Flutterkicks, Scorpion kicks.

    Mosey to back of school to blacktop. 4 Corners called: 10 Burpees, 20 Merkins, 30 WWIIs, 40 Jump Squats. PAX had so much fun 1st round why not repeato and add 5 reps at each corner. Short mosey to backetball hoops: 10 HRMs at each hoop and alternate Bear Crawl & lunge between hoops.

    Triple check over on the Donkeykick wall: DK with 2 second hold on wall, Carolina Dry Docks, & run blacktop and back. Mosey down to track to bleachers: 3 rounds of 40 Benchkicks & 30 Dips. Back to flag right on time. YHC took us out.

    Announcements: Beer mile on 10/29. F3 Blacksburg is launching soon according to Gomer Pyle.

    NMS: Solid PAX of 13, equaling Spider Run, this morning at Heartbreak Ridge. YHC was excited to have the perfect divisible 12 at the start until Fudd rolled in as we took off. Was good to have him post anyway. Was good to have Atilla and Handshake there to throw barbs at each other for entertainment as always. Handshake, taking on a sub-site Q role, is looking for PAX to Q at Heartbreak, the only condition being they are not in the Double-respect age group.

    Most PAX were in long sleeves this morning. Days of temps in the 50s or higher are soon to be behind us, time to bust those cold weather gloves and tops out, but as always keep those shorts on throughout the winter.

  • Saturday night Breaking Bread

    YHC had the pleasure of making up dinner for our friends at Breaking bread. Menu was Lasagna, garlic bread, Salad, and cherry pie. Dropoff was quick and easy with our friend Barbara prompt and offering a kind thanks as we loaded in the food on the cart.

    NMS: It has been a while since YHC has done breaking bread. Always good to do something nice for those less fortunate and this simple bit of service can help you with gratitude for what you have.

  • Bacon bits filling in for Handshake

    10 strong took on a humid start to fall at FW. We searched for the crane from last week at the start in the COP but managed to find it on the other side of the church. We did:

    COP: Invisible Jump rope, Don Qs, Arm Circles, Freddy Mercurys, Merkins, Scorpion Kicks.

    Mosey to back lot and partner up: Dora 123 of: 100 Derkins, 200 Donkey Kicks, 300 Flutterkicks. Switch partners and Wheelbarrow across and back of the lot. Head over to side of church for 4 rounds of: bear crawl across, 15 Merkins, lunge back & 20 LBCs. Mosey over to Coupon drop zone.

    Partner up. 1 PAX runs to end of lot & back while other does exercise. 4 exercises were: Block Swings, Curls, Squats, Presses. Stay with partner. Lunge the entire parking lot and back while partner does 5 burpees, runs to catch up and switches block. Finish up with 1 min of American Hammers.

    NMS: Solid group this morning. Temps and humidity made for more challenging conditions than the last week. Was nice to have the crane in the back lot as a marker, Upchuck would have created a new exercise: Touch a Crane. BB title comes from Bacon Bits filling in for Handshake by coming in hot at 4:59.

    Crazy to have 2 PAX members in their 20s post to a 5:00 am beatdown, that’s dedication. When the blocks were grabbed nobody took the new mega-blocks. As a FW founding member YHC declares Marv a First Watch probationary regular, which means he is under probationary status for 2 months where he can overshare and then earn full regular status.

  • ISO a BRR-recovery friendly beatdown

    Seven strong PAX posted to HBR on a beautiful morning. YHC was recovering from BRR miles alongside Whitesnake and Hanshake so Q was light on running. We did:

    COP: Don Qs, Ukrainian soldiers, Imperial Walkers, LBCs, Merkins (no scorpion kicks to everyone’s dismay)

    Mosey to covered bus loop: Grab a pole and do boxing roaches while each man at end leapfrogs until end. Head over to PES pullup station: 4 rounds of 8 pull-ups and squats. Over to PES lot for Triple check: Heels2Heaven, Carolina Dry Docks, & run lot and back.

    Head over to Tennis courts: 3 rounds of Wheelbarrow to net then 10 Derkins each man. Over to benches for 3 rounds of 40 Benchkicks & 20 Jump squats. Down to Jerkin Gym. 4 rounds of 8 Jerkins. Quick stop on way back to flag for some Aussie Mtn Climbers then 2 min of mary and ROF to close out. Atilla took us out.

    Announcements: Convergence 9/24 at 7:30. Sit n Sip later that day.

    NMS: Lots of BRR stories being shared before we took off at 5:30. 3 of 7 pax went to BRR so less running was served up. Whitesnake is glad to be able to come to HBR now that BRR training is off for a while. This beatdown covered a good portion of the AO and several things on YHC’s favorites list. Always good to post and Q at beatdown to get your head right when you are having a tough week. Iron Sharpens Iron.

  • Graduating in late August

    11 strong, including 2 FNGs, came out of a beautiful September morning. True to the motto it was 70 and sunny at the start. We did:

    COP: SSH, Don Qs, Imperial Walkers, Freddy Mercurys, Merkins.

    Mosey to park across road for some catch me if you can: Lunges, Bear Crawl, Wheelbarrow. Over to the football field for Dora 123: 100 Derkins, 200 Jump Squats, 300 Benchkicks. Head back across street to school. 4 rounds of: 20 Donkey Kicks while partner does boxing roaches.

    Head over to shaded side of school for: 3 rounds of 20 Dips and 10 WWIIs. Finish with 1 min of Mary.

    Annoucements: Disregard everything YHC said about Converge and 8 Yr anniversary. Monday convergence is 7:00 at Dogpile.

    NMS: Great energy and effort this morning. FNGs put in solid work and pushed themselves. Welcome Soul Surfer and Scripps. Scripps told YHC before the start he was looking for some cardio so YHC tried to oblige. Hope to see Scripps out again soon at Crucible. Soul Surfer is a friend of Joey Chesnut and did not appear to be bothered working out with a bunch of middle-aged dudes.

    BB title comes from Flintstone completing the program at HP and graduating. This man has put in hard work at the Crucible and at the Healing Place. It is great to see hard work and humility payoff.

    Handshake went to the wrong spot and was 5 minutes late. Be on the lookout for a solo BB to discredit Big Data. Extra Credit lived up to his name by running some extra steps getting to the AO. T-claps to Rocketman for leading the run to the AO and back.

  • Grunge theme revisited

    13 flannel clad faithful came out to celebrate the 31st anniversary of Pearl Jam’s first album and recreate the themed beatdown from 6 years ago. Ma Bell joined us from Carpex and we provided him with the chance to join in on the fun:

    COP: 10 Burpees, Invisible Jumprope, Ukrainian Soldiers, Helicopters, Merkins, Flutterkicks, Scorpion kicks. Mosey over to penny stage and grab a coupon. Triple check: Block the Plank, Block Thrusters, and run to tree and back. Next partner up and flapjack Murder Bunny length of field alternating 5 burpees and catch up. Way back lunge with block instead.

    Mosey down to the Rusty Cage: 4 sets of 8 Pullups & 10 Dips. Head down to bottom for a triple check: Heels2Heaven, Carolina, Dry docks, and run the loop. Mosey over to Love Hill – Per upchucks request fro an encore: Alternate bear crawl and 10 squats up the hill. Call audible for time and mosey back to the flag.

    Announcements: Convergence on Labor Day: 7:00 am. F3RVAs 8th anniversary at Gridiron on 9/24.

    NMS: Solid PAX with majority taking to the theme with Flannel shirts. Handshake complained the theme exercises were light with more trivia needed. YHC admits this was light on the trivia, instead focused on a good beatdown. Maybe standards for theme Qs are lacking and we need a section of Q school to cover this to ensure compliance.

    There were difference levels of flannel with Fudd committing by thrifting one yesterday. Upchuck emerged with a flannel bathrobe then changing to a button down Oxford. Gomer Pyle wore flannel but rumor has it he had a Fugazi T-shirt on underneath. Handshake was out of place, showing up saying he listened to Grunge in elementary school and his favorite Grunge band was Silverchair. EF Hutton brought a nice flannel shirt out and had a spare to boot. Mr Rogers went Eddie Vedder style with his wrapped around his waist. T-claps to the Site Q for prompting YHC to take the Q and throw this out there. A lot of PAX have a soft-spot for Dogpile as it is the crown jewel of RVA AOs, YHC included. Seeing the success of the Crucible and Rock & Roll are great to see as well. MDPFA!!

  • Bodos break check

    A triple check friendly nine PAX were ready to go at 4:59:56 when a minivan barreled into the AO at reckless speed. After nearly hitting lil Blue, Bodos emerged from the fumes of burning rubber to make it a terrific ten. No 40 minutes of Triple check so we did:

    COP: SSH, Don Qs, Imperial Walkers at an appropriate speed, Ukrainian Soldiers, Merkins, Flutterkicks, Scorpion Kicks

    Mosey back to Coupon drop zone for a coupon count: 9 blocks and 10 PAX (thanks again Bodos!) so mosey to HCTP and partner up: Dora 123: 100 Thrusters, 200 Swings, 300 Block presses. 3 Rounds of 20 PLTs.

    Stay partnered up: Murder bunny across field and back with partner running ahead and switch. Same thing back to start. Everyone’s favorite: Block the Plank: 2 rounds of partner doing 5 burpees. 2 more rounds with partner doing 15 squats. Take coupons back to drop zone. Partner up again: 1 pax does HRMs while other runs length of parking lot. Back to flag and finish with 1 min of Mary.

    Announcements: Labor Day Convergence at Dogpile.

    NMS: Nice to have 10 strong even with some FW regulars out for vacation, accumulating OSOTW material for their return to the Gloom. With FW now routinely in double digits even without Gumbo it is time for some more block donations. YHC will work on that this week since a few of the blocks are baby ones.

    Bodos is the 1st pax to say he appreciated Block the Plank since it’s creation. YHC thinks it just needs more exposure than just FW. Maybe he’ll take that out to other AOs. Several PAX questioned the legality of Handshake’s murder bunny technique but it is quite effective. Coffeteria afterwards was sponsored by Kubota. He offered to buy a coffee for every post he’s done this year. The tab added up to $22.50.

  • Do not mess with Oyster’s Dogpile

    Eight RVA pax came out to Dogpile to see what a guest Q would look like. Chewy from Carpex took us to the traditional COP circle but told us to get ready for a Tabata station beatdown. 1 minute per station then 2 loops around the circle in the down minute then on to the next station. Stations were: KB swings, benchpress, skull crushers, merkins, lunge, WWIIs, curls.

    50 minutes of this and then mosey back after a few burpees. COT and Chewy took us out.

    NMS: Oyster came in hot with some strong feelings about the Qs plan. To be fair to Oyster Dogpile is the crown jewel of RVA and the new MDPFA movement is building momentum.

    Chewy took it in stride, saying this is his thing. He does this Tabata Q on all his Qs. What is up with bald guys loving tabata and 90s metal (sorry Toga) but it turned out to be a challenging beatdown. Welcome FNG Madison County. Hardywood and Flatline were fans of the new name. Madison Co was EH’d by Chewy while he was in town.

  • News flash: August is humid

    Eight eager PAX took on RVA’s darkest AO on this first morning of August. After running a little loop to catch Hitch we did:

    COP: Invisible Jumprope, Don Qs, Ukrainian Soldiers, Merkins, Flutterkicks, Scorpion kicks.

    Mosey to secret 3rd coupon drop zone, partner up for a Dora 123: 100 Block Thrusters, 200 Block swings, 300 block presses. Add another round of partner run & block swings. Mosey to the back field at TES. Partner up again: 4 rounds of 6 Pullups while partner dips or stepups on bench.

    Finish with 2 min of Mary then back to the flag. YHC took us out.

    Annoucements: New AO this Saturday – The Crucible. See slack for details. Really need pax there to help support this launch.

    NMS: YHC has not been out to Hoedown in a while. Solid PAX as always. Dora took a while and that section of the parking lot sure could use a large fan for some airflow. Someone put that in the suggestions box for Bodos.

  • Blackout is still going strong

    YHC posted in Cville at the OG AO Blackout. 13 strong were there. Good to see guys like Boss and Blister who YHC hasn’t seen in 3+ years till posting. PAX suggested we can take Vinny back, but said you’re stuck with him. Always good to post DR and get a Big data point.