Author: Honey Do

  • Why are those lights Purple?

    Nine PAX found themselves on the Naughty list and were not greeted with 12 days of Rosie fun. Instead we had a good time watching Roscoe chase us around then:

    COP: SSH, Don Qs, Helicopters, Imperial Walkers, Merkins, Reverse Crunches, Scorpion kicks.

    Head over to tennis courts. Cross courts with stops midway of: Bear Crawls & merkins, Crab walks & Heels2Heaven, Lunge & jump squats, Side lunge & Monkey humpers. Mosey over to Heartbreak hill for main course: 5 Burpees at top, down heartbreak hill for 5 more burpees. Repeato until 45 burpees.

    Mosey to outfield of baseball field for 3 rounds of 20 PLTs. Back down to Jerkin Gym for 4 rounds of 8 Jerkins. Break onto football field for a sprint with merkins and WWIIs along way. Finish up with an Offshore request of Donkey Kicks so DKs and pullups on goalpost. Back to flag and done. Atilla kindly took us out.

    NMS: Good mix of PAX for YHC’s birthday Q while Rosie laid down his annual tradition of 12 days. Roscoe made things fun and YHC was happy to keep us well away from the road so he could join in the mix. BB title came from Mr. Holland who asked the eternal HBR question while we were moseying after the COP. It was good to see him back at HBR as one of the founding members of the AO. Kubota made a rare Tuesday morning post so we had to hit the Jerkin Gym for him. Thanks for all the birthday well wishes and YHC cannot express enough how much the PAX support has carried him this year. God bless this brotherhood and you all!

  • Winter is coming

    Four faithful enjoyed a beautiful sunrise on the way to The Crucible to start their weekend off right. We did:

    COP: invisible jumprope, Don Qs, Copperhead Squats, Merkins, Reverse Crunch, Merkins, Scorpion kics. Shakedown joined us at end of COP.

    Mosey across street to park, under the Caution tape, and break in the basketball courts with a Dora 123. 100 Burpees, 200 Heels2Heaven, audible to 150 Jump Squats. Mosey back over to school playground and use the swings for Merkins-Ups, which is feet in swing and do merkin then tuck legs in and back out. Partner is counter and does 15 WWIIs. Then 4 sets of 8 pullups on whatever part of playground the PAX could find. Switch partners then do 3 sets of Donkey Kicks while partner runs up and down hill. Finish with 3 sets of 20 PLTs and 30 seconds of stretching.

    NMS: Solid veteran PAX with ample mumblechatter made the time fly for the Q. Handshake is super supportive of YHC’s road of recovery from COVID. The fresh blacktop at the park was a nice find and once that is all done will enhance the options at the AO. All the PAX were pumped for the 100 burpees for the Dora 123. Coffee at Crossroads after was nice with a TSB sighting behind the counter.

    Announcements: Christmas Carol sing next Sunday at Fudds, bring your kids and M. Happy hour at Final Gravity on 12/21. GO ARMY, BEAT NAVY!

  • Youth movement at HBR

    10 strong posted under a Blood Moon in a busy polling parking lot to see what goofy theme YHC might cook up. PAX ages ranged from 14 up to 69. We did:

    COP in cellblock: SSH, Don Qs, Ukrainian Soldiers, Merkins, Hillbillies, Reverse crunches. Mosey to PES lot for:

    Decide the Congress: Partner up. Each twosome do: 51 Burpees and 218 Merkins. 1st pair to finish gets to call the election results for tonight.

    Once votes were cast mosey over to Pull-up bars: 4 rounds of 8 Pullups and WWIIs. Head over to DK wall for more partner work: Dora 123 of 100 Donkey Kicks, 200 Jump Squats, & 300 LBCs. Head back to flag but stop on the ramp to do a bear crawl tunnel. 2 min of Mary at end and time.

    Announcements: 11/18 Ruck for Food starting at 7:00 at Hoedown. Bring your Ruck and canned goods for donations. Thanksgiving Happy Hour 11/22 at Hardywood West Creek. 2nd F West End lunch today at Firehouse Subs Innsbrook at noon.

    NMS: Solid work from the 2 14 year olds posting at 5:30 on their day off from school. You’d think adding 2 teenagers into the PAX would making mumblechatter skew more immature but without Handshake here the maturity level of the PAX actually went up.

    YHC and Offshore won the Congress race and Offshore decided he’s supporting they party that has a policy of mandatory fluid collections. Good to have Mr Holland posting at his old neighborhood AO. YHC swears he wasn’t trying to call all shoulder exercises to mess with you. Please be sure to vote today, you might even see Upchuck in your voting booth.

  • Same cast of characters

    4 now Punisher regulars, some would say beautiful, found a brief pocket of sun to enjoy. We did:

    COP: SSH, Don Qs, Hillbillies, Merkins, Flutterkicks, Scorpion kicks. Mosey to back soccer field for 4 corners: 10 Burpees, 20 Merkins, 30 WWIIs, 40 Jump squats. Mosey over to swings and partner up. 1 man does Swinger Merkins while other does WWIIS as the timer. Swinger Merkins are feet up in the swing, kick your legs in at top of Merkin. 3 rounds. Mosey over to cover benches: 4 rounds of 30 Dips and 10 Step ups.

    Over to soccer field: Bear crawl across, lunge back, crab walk, then side lunge with exercises at each end. One more round of Swinger Merkins then over to front of school. 3 rounds of partner runs while other does B2W and Donkey kicks (for Whitesnake). Finish with 3 min of Mary and Ring of fire.

    Announcements: Beer Mile

    NMS: Mumblechatter was focused on dark days, pre-big data of Mar 2017 and with EF Hutton hitting 7 years we were giving Whitesnake some F3RVA history. The Swinger Merkins were a hit, not Block the Plank popular, but fun.

  • 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!!