Author: Honey Do

  • No Q, no Handshake, No Problem

    Five faithful came out to HBR wondering was Pigskin not on the Q? He’s still being safe so we took off at 5:30 with a Hot Potato.

    COP (Honeydo): SSH, Don Qs, Imperial Walkers, Merkins, Freddy Mercurys (no Scorpion kicks since Handshake wasn’t there)

    Over to tables next to COP: 3 sets of Box Jumps and Derkins. Over to covered side for 3 rounds of Donkey Kicks & Jump Squats.

    Over to PES back playground: 4 rounds of Pullups and WWIIS. Pass Q to Lighthouse:

    3 rounds of run lap on track & Flutterkicks. Mosey over to Heartbreak Hill. Bear Crawl up, 10 WWIIs, & down. Then Crab Walk up, HRMs, next Bernie up then 10 Burpees. Q over to Fudd:

    Down to concession stand: 1 min B2W, 1 min Peoples Chair, some plank. Over to bleachers for jumps and hops over then 2 min of Mary. Gomer took us out.

    NMS: Fun PAX this morning with some regulars out but some vets from other AOs in their place. Bacon Bits was grinding after being sick last week. Gomer keeps up well for a guy who can’t run.

    Prayer Requests: Gomer Pyle’s family with in-law Aunt passing. Also prayers for Upchucks family with MIL passing.

    Annoucements: HDHH tonight at Hardywood. Bring a pair of shoes get a beer on Vagabond!

  • Who is the out of state visitor with the white beard? Can it be Santa?

    16 regulars came out on a clear winter morning to see who the jolly visitor with the white beard was. Some thought it was Santa, but found a better surprise when Toga joined us in the Gloom. We did:

    COP on blacktop: SSH, Don Qs, Hillbillies, Merkins, Flutterkicks, Scorpion Kicks

    THE THANG: Stay on blacktop for some 4 corners:

    11 at each corner: Round 1: Merkins, Round 2: V-Ups, Round 3: Burpees. Then 2 rounds of 22 PLTs.

    Mosey over to Coupon Drop zone, hoping we had 6 or more blocks to use. We had just enough for a Triple check: Mtn Climbers, Squat Thrusters, run loop. Mosey over to 3rd back lot for: Wheelbarrows, Crab Walk, Lunges, and Bear Crawl. Mosey down to TES lot for Bearrows: 4 HRMs at each arrow and bear crawl the loop.

    Over to flag for 1 min of Mary. COT and YHC took us out.

    NMS: Last 2 times Toga has posted at Hoedown YHC has been the Q. Is he timing his family visits to RVA to get a Honeydo beatdown?? Always good to have him back in RVA. Many PAX were expecting a Fudd sighting as well, maybe later this week.

    11s on the 4 corners took a while to hit the theme but EF Hutton figured it out. 44 Burpees was just enough to warm us up. We learned that Bodos checks our Coupon drop zone daily to ensure proper coverage. Always good to have Kubota post on a non-Wednesday and happy birthday to Libby!

    Good times at Starbucks after with a good group.

  • 1 PAX, 2 Legit

    8 studs made it out to a pre-Thanksgiving beatdown. Temps were in the 20s but all but 1 PAX were SOP. The other one rocked some sweet 90s hammer pants.

    COP: SSH, Don Qs, Imperial Walkers, Merkins, Flutterkicks, Scorpion Kicks. Mosey down river to Gaymont. Stop for 10 burpees, keep going for stops of Merkins, Squats, WWIIs, & others. Onto University then back to RRbC parking lot.

    3 rounds of PLTs, Dora 123 of: Merkins, Jump Squats, LBCs. Mosey back to Coupon drop zone: 50 presses, 40 swings, curls, and ASPs all while completing the loop.

    2 min of Mary then done. Kubota took us out.

    Announcements: Alt-History lesson at 6:00 at 45Mom. Circus Maximus at 7:00.

    NMS: Nice crowd of FW regulars and Gomer Pyle joining us, an army of one, in anticipation of an FNG who never showed. With no FNG YHC opted for a jaunt off campus, which was a departure from YHCs claim of the beatdown being headlamp discouraged. The moonlight was ample though. Good times at coffee after with 5 total since no school today.

  • These blocks still have some life left in them

    Seven strong swung over to HBR for a beatdown. We did:

    COP: Invisible Jumprope, Don Qs, Hillbillies, Merkins, Flutterkicks.

    Mosey to covered side- Aussie Mtn Climbers. Head over to tennis courts. Bear crawl across court, run 2nd court, then 20 merkins. Repeato with Crab Walk, Bunnie Hops, & broad jump burpees.

    Over to basketball court: 6 HRMs at each hoop, alternate bear crawl and lunge between the 6 hoops. 2 rounds of benchkicks and Dips. Over to DK wall for some more Aussie Mtn Climbers. 3 sets of 20 PLTs.

    Down to the coupon drop zone, grab a coupon then onto field. Partner up: Murder Bunny length of field while other pax runs length and back & flapjack. 2 rounds of Block the Plank.

    Drop coupons then another 2 rounds of Derkins and benchkicks.

    NMS: Crisp morning with regular group of HBR veterans. We did have whole AO to our own with no 5.0s, other workout groups, the one walker on the track pretended we didn’t exist. Bacon Bits apparently is on the Q sheet with his VQ coming soon to First Watch. YHC looks for him Q’ing at HBR soon as well.

    YHC tries to call Hand Release Merkins whenever both Atilla and Handshake are both there. Lots of whining about how broken and dirty the coupons were, the frost should have killed any poison ivy on them. Anyone who gets a rash can submit their complaints to HR.

  • MCF morning at Hoedown

    13 Hoedown regulars and 1 out of towner from Raleigh found it easier to take on the Gloom with the time change. Majority of PAX were there 5 minutes early, even Handshake arrive at 5:25. With a call for 10 pre-beatdown merkins we took off to 3rd’s lot for COP:

    COP: SSH, Don Qs, Russian Soldiers, Merkins, Flutterkicks, Scorpion Kicks. Mosey to office building for 4 corners: Accumulating style: 10 WWIIS, 20 Merkins, 30 Jump squats, 40 LBCs. Over to Coupon drop zone. Triple check of Scissor Sisters & run the loop. 20 Merkins after.

    Mosey down to Triple check loop for proper one: Balls2Wall, Heels2heaven, & run loop. Once the lights were on in the parking lot head over for Bear-arrow loop. Bear crawl arrows loop with 8 merkins at each arrow. 88 in total.

    Over to flag for few minutes of mary + 40 more merkins getting us to 238 count for the morning. COT and YHC took us out.

    NMS: Several pax were anxious to see what the Honedyo Q would look like. Kubota wasn’t there to find out. Good to have Burt join us from F3 Raleigh. He’d never seen Scorpion Kicks before but afterwards said it was a keeper to take back to Raleigh. Good to have 14 out at Hoedown!

  • Anybody motivated to run?

    3 PAX came out to Currahee in the first day of below freezing temps of the season. YHC took the Q with a lead from behind directions style. Route: Left down Pump, turn L on Falconbridge and over to Deep Run, around lake and back via Ridgefield. 3 min of stretching and then COT.

    NMS: YHC pulled in first at 5:26 and wondered whether this would be a cold Solo run. Luckily Handshake and Gypsy pulled in to make the gloom tolerable.

  • Define “Large Tree”

    An eager eleven came out to Mary on a beautiful crisp fall morning for an old school beatdown.

    COP: SSH, Don Qs (saab approved), Russian Soldiers, Helicopters, Merkins, Flutterkicks, Scorpion Kicks.

    The Thang:

    Start at corner of Grove & Westmoreland. Run up Westmoreland stopping at each large tree for 5 HRMs all the way to Cary. Partner up for 3 sets of 20 PLTs.

    Over to school side for Triple check: Donkey Kicks, Reverse Crunches, & run to fence & back. Mosey to Tennis courts: few rounds of Bear Crawl & lunge then run back. YHC did not make PAX bear crawl full length of 4 courts.

    Over to soccer field: Partner up & wheelbarrow length of full field. Bernie back then 20 WWIIs. Run across again then back to flag with 3 min of Mary under the lights.

    NMS: Lots of chatter from PAX about YHC taking Q this am. It is true 45MoM is not on YHCs normal routine list but is the original virgin post so always good to get back out. Lots of whining from the PAX on the heavy dose of Hand Release Merkins at the start. With November Merkin challenge gauntlet thrown down by Splinter the PAX needs some practice. TYA joined us after the COT after knocking out a long run on his own. He confirmed the Black Friday runa-a-thon at Forest Hill is on again this year. Always a good time.

    Announcements: Happy Hour is tonight, as in Thursday not Wednesday, aka today at Hardywood West Creek.

  • We don’t pay for the workout, we pay for the sweet 90s hip-hop Jams

    Seven cheapskates posted to the free workout. The Q didn’t have any fancy boxes for box jumps, cinder blocks instead of kettlebells, and no boombox blasting tunes from Yo MTV raps circa 1998. Instead we:

    COP on tennis courts. SSH, Russian Soldiers, Merkins, Helicopters, Scorpion Kicks. Mosey over to DK wall: 4 rounds of 25 Donkey Kicks, run the blacktop then 5 Burpees. Down to Coupon depository for blocks then Concession stand triple check of: 50 Block presses, Block swings, and step ups.

    While we were there partner up for Block the Plank: 1 pax elbow planks with block on the back while other does 30 Squats. 3 Rounds. Drop Coupons back then over to Jerkin Gym, 4 rounds of 8 Jerkins. Packing Peanut demanded we do Heartbreak Hill. We did 3 rounds of WWIIs at the top. Back to flag and 2 min of Mary.

    NMS: The pay2play group is back out after a few months off. They had a boom box blaring some sweet Jams while we were running around. YHC heard some Onyx, maybe some Digital Underground. Handshake said the music reminded him of make out parties in middle school. Block the Plank is always a hit with the Pax when called although no other Qs ever use it.

    Glad to see Packing Peanut out at HBR for 2nd week in a row. YHC is willing to bet he’ll be out in the gloom in a few weeks when it is below freezing while the pay2play group is done for the winter.

    Announcements: Blood Drive tomorrow. No aspirin until then.

  • IPC Week 5?

    A suspicious six slid in to the QMS parking lot wondering whether YHC was joking about an IPC extra credit week. After the Q suggested an AMRAP of 42 minutes of block thrusters the PAX suggested a normal beatdown would be welcome. So we did:

    COP: Normal stuff including Scorpion kicks

    Mosey to tennis courts for Triple check: HRMs, Reverse crunches, & run courts. Head over to blacktop and stop for 3 sets of PLTs. Then over to the DK wall for modified dora: 50 burpees, 100 Donkey Kicks, 150 Jump squats.

    Down to the back of track, grab a coupon. 3 rounds of: 10 Thrusters, 15 Pullovers, 30 Benchkicks.

    Back to flag for 3 min of mary then time. YHC took us out.

    NMS: Good to be back to regular beatdowns at HBR. IPC is a difficult but there is not time for mumblechatter or teamwork. Warmer temps and humidity for October this morning. Handshake was upset we didn’t stop at the Jerkin Gym. Atilla fartsacked on the off chance YHC was serious about an extra week of IPC. Maybe we should tell Offshore every week is IPC though as that way he posts at HBR.

    Announcements: Sign up for Freed to Bleed Blood Drive, 10/20. We need many more blood donors. Great way to lose weight.

  • Week 3 of IPC

    A fearless five took on the 3rd weekly installment of IronPax challenge. No COP, got right to it:

    Round 1: 50 Kracken Burpees, running length of field every 2 minutes. Run a lap after done.

    Round 2: 50 Bonnie Blair Burpees, run field every 2 min beep. 2 laps.

    Round 3: 50 Bonnie Blairs, then run 3 laps and done.

    NMS: Pigskin crush it this morning and set the pace. Rest of pax finished with time to spare. YHC hates the EMOM stuff since doesn’t let you get in a rhythm. One more week left. Then we can expect Handshake, Lighthouse, and Atilla back at HBR.