Author: Honey Do

  • Another Tuckahoe convergence?

    10 early risers found their way to First Watch to see if YHC would show up to Q after Week 1 of the IronPax yesterday. We did:

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

    Partner Up: 1 man HRMs while other runs to big tree & back. 3 times.

    2nd Round: WWIIs while other runs up & back. repeato x3.

    Mosey to RR main lot. 4 corners: 20 HRMS, 20 Jump Squats, 20 WWIIs, 20 Burpees. 2nd round: 20 CDDs, 20 Flutterkicks, 20 Squats, 20 burpees but audible on burpees.

    Wheelbarrow across lot & back then mosey to Coupon depository. grab a CBU.

    60 Block presses & 30 squats, run a lap. 10 SitnPress, 20 thrusters, & run a lap. 40 Swings & run a lap. Finish with some Alabama Softball players while hold at end. Deposit CBUs back then finish with 2 min of Yoga.

    NMS: Even with 2 FW founders EF Hutton and Upchuck tapering for BRR it was great to see 10 out at First watch. Ronnie answered the call parked on the visitors side of the lot when pulling in. Next time we’ll just all pick the Miata up and move it to the right side. Maybe we can make Ronnie a FW regular. YHC had some ideas if our BRR runners did attend to keep it arm heavy with a Lockjaw approved Tapering level but with no BRR’ers there it was more running. YHC did some minor oversharing about his 20th anniversary and then Splinter opened up about two-a-day season, just be sure to include some pre-game stretching…

  • And I thought regular Murder Bunnies sucked

    Eight strong took on the Week 1 IronPax challenge on a beautiful morning. Some PAX were fully aware of the awfulness to ensue, several HBR regulars hid in their Fartsack, others jumped right in. No real COP, brief instructions, and review then start.

    Round 1: 800 m, 25m Murder Bunny, 10 Shoulder Tap merkins, Reverse MB back, 20 block burpee thrusters, MB back for 10 STM, then Reverse MB back.

    Round 2: 800 m, 25m Murder Bunny, 10 Shoulder Tap merkins, Reverse MB back, 20 Burpee horizontal jumps, MB back for 10 STM, then Reverse MB back.

    Round 3: 800 m, 25m Murder Bunny, 10 Shoulder Tap merkins, Reverse MB back, 20 Burpee Vertical jumps , MB back for 10 STM, then Reverse MB back. Done

    5 PAX finished under 40. 3 more got through 2+ rounds as we called for time. All put in solid work.

    NMS: Don’t know whether it is better to post and have no idea what we are in for or know this is coming. Pax are familiar with Murder Bunnies which are tough but somehow the Reverse Murder Bunnies are far worse.

    Gypsy & Roger Roger set the pace with Offshore right behind. YHC would like to see anyone do the Vertical burpee jumps correctly as everyone’s quads were done by the 3rd round. Respect to the Greenwood PAX for a strong start with this Week 1.

  • 3 cop cars for 6 PAX

    Six studs were not deterred by the strong police presence although a lack of Q made it a hot potato:

    Honeydo COP: SSH, Russian Soldiers, Don Qs, Reverse Crunches, Scorpion Kicks, and Merkins.

    Pinto Q: Mosey to PES for Dora: Merkins, Squats, LBCs. Hand to Bacon Bits: Triple check of WWIIS, and Peoples chair. Mosey down to track: Triple check again of Dips, Step Ups & Flutterkicks.

    Fireman Ed Q: 2 times bear crawl up hill w/ 10 SSH at top. Mosey back to COP spot: Burpees each parking spot then Heels2Heaven at end of lot. Lighthouse Q to finish of Curb Crawls to 6 and down. Finish with some mary.

    NMS: PAX arrived to find a triplet of Henrico’s finest in our normal parking spot. Once they realized Handshake was not going to post they sped off and we got after it. YHC loves the irony that the pay-group only uses half the parking lot while the combined AO has some much for us to play with. This new group will get a chance to watch us take on the IronPAX next month.

    Prayers for those still recovering from COVID.

  • Too humid and rainy for paid workouts

    4 fearless faithful found a completely empty AO to play with by ourselves. So we did:

    COP: SSH, Imperial Walkers, Don Qs, Flutterkicks, Reverse Crunches, Merkins.

    Over to PES lot for Dora 123: 100 Merkins, 200 Donkey Kicks, 300 Jump Squats (audible to 100 for time). Over to PES playground: 5 rounds of 6 Pullups & 10 Squats. 3 sets of 25 PLTs.

    Down to Jerkin Gym: 4 rounds of 8 Jerkins. 40 Reverse Crunches. Across field then round of Donkey-Ups. Up to blacktop for rounds across including: lunges, Bear Crawls, and Crab walk. Back to flag and some mary to close out.

    NMS: Light crowd this AM with Gypsy in quarantine, Handshake mia, and others on vacation. 4 who posted got after it. YHC tried to keep the PAX dry but drainage on the HBR fields is non-existent. The pay2play group was a no-show this morning, either too rainy or messy. They don’t know what they are missing as the bog down by the Jerkin Gym is always welcoming.

  • Could have used the rain earlier

    10 or so PAX posted to run the hills around Casa Honeydo. Blazing hot and humid had most pax running shirtless which caused several west-end milfs driving their standard issue Tahoes to almost swerve off the road. Some did 2 loops, some 3, and a few more. A few smarter Pax avoided the run altogether and enjoyed the 2nd F.

    Afterwards ample quantities of Salsa, Sausuage dip, and beers were consumed although not in that order. Rumors that this would not qualify as a valid HDHH were quashed when Lockjaw appeared making it official. Lots of good 2nd F and then it rained like hell.

  • Hill Run route Pre-blast:

    1.6 Mile Route. Route is: Down hill to bottom of Charnwood & Melwood.

    Left and up to top of Rolsyn Hill. Take Left on September and back down Melwood to bottom

    Bottom of Melwood go straight instead of turning and head up Twin Lake. Take 1st right on Twin Lake Ln

    Turn left on bottom of hill at Shadow (before lake) then take Shadow all way back to Charnwood and go right.

  • Does it matter? just do it!

    Seven strong came to WDog for a summer sweatfest. YHC shook off some rust to Q and tried out some new stuff. We did:

    COP: SSH, Don Qs, Russian Soldiers, Merkins, Flutterkicks. Over to other circle, which is now a pile of dirt for Bermuda Triangle: Bear crawl top section, 20 Merkins, down to bottom of Rugby, 30 Reverse Crunches, up hill, 40 Jump Squats. 2nd round same distance but change exercises: 10 Burpees, 20 WWIIs, Bernie up the hill, then 40 Squats. Plank for 6 then down to Rusty Cage.

    4 Rounds of: 5 Pullups, 10 Dips, 20 LBCs. Mosey up to Amphitheater. Debut of Donkey-Ups. Similar to DKs but kick feet up to top of step then hold for few seconds. PAX loved this! Then make way up steps: Alternating 5 Derkins and 2 Step ups each step. Finish with round of Wheelbarrows on field then back to flag. YHC took us out.

    Announcements: HR-HD-HH tonight at YHCs. See Slack for info. Retreat and Field Day coming in Sept.

    NMS: Good mix of PAX this morning between Neutral fresh of his virgin post yesterday at Spider Run and Bootleg and Swiper, who YHC hasn’t seen in a while. Neutral claimed he’d need to modify some as he is nursing an injury- guess he really is a friend of shakedown. BB title comes from the philosopher Swiper who made the comment when he was asked how the long was the run to the AO, which he did, as he is in BRR prep mode.

  • Everybody loves escalators

    Two twin team regulars and a semi-regular Summer tour Q set off to fine a section of the AO with humidity less than 90. Along the way we did:

    COP: SSH, Don Qs, Russian Soldiers, Merkins, LBCs. Mosey down to the stadium. Triple check on the bleachers of: Runs steps and down, Dips, & Freddy Mercurys. Head over to visitor benches for 4 rounds of: 30 BenchKicks and 15 Derkins.

    Down to the field for few rounds across: Bear Crawl & Lunge, Crab walk & backwards run. Imperial Walk(er)ing. Then head up to BWES field for: Pull Up and Jump Squats, 4 rounds. Another Triple check of B2TW and Donkey Kicks on the BW blacktop then over to front of school. Some Mary then back to flag for one last thing: Burpee Escalator. Start with 8 Burpees in 1 minute, then 9 in next minute, 10 in 3rd, 11 in 4th, and 12 in 5th minute. Totals of 50 burpees in 5 minutes.

    NMS: Small but solid PAX this morning who flew through all the Q could think up. YHC always enjoys the Q there since there is so much ground to cover. Been a while since we’ve done that Burpee Escalator and doing it at the end of a beatdown in July is a solid push. Way to push this morning Last Call and Doozy!

    Announcements: Hitch welcome Sausage Party tomorrow (see Slack) and Squirrels baseball F3 night on 7/31.

  • But we already did this last week

    An enlightened 11 came out to HBR to see what damage the storm a few hours earlier did. No rain and cooler temps were what we found.

    COP: SSH, Don Qs, Imperial Walkers, Merkins, Flutterkicks, Scorpion Kicks (per pax request)

    Mosey over to PES for Dora 123: 100 Burpees, 200 Jump Squats, 300 LBCs. This took a while. Then over to MS basketball courts for: 10 HRMs at each hoop with bear crawl between baskets. 60 HRMs in total. Then wheelbarrow length of blacktop. Down to the Jerkin Gym, for Nomad’s sake. 4 sets of 8 Jerkins followed by 60 Benchkicks then back to the flag and 2 min of Mary. YHC took us out.

    Announcements: HDHH next Wednesday at Hardywood West Creek. 3rd F next Tuesday night.

    NMS: Good to have Nomad from Raleigh up to post with us. YHC had planned on some blockwork on the field but the 3 am monsoon caused an audible to the Dora start, much to Atilla’s displeasure. YHC was lucky to partner with Homer as he is a Burpee machine.

    Jerkin Gym sets was probably not the best idea but the PAX knocked them out. Lots of real estate mumblechatter today as Nomad’s work fits this along with our resident slumlord Pinto.

  • Six years of this

    4 fearless warriors shook off the rain and looked for owners of the other f3 sticker cars in the lot, never to find them. We did find ample ab work:

    COP: Invisible Jumprope, Don Qs, Imperial Walkers, Merkins, Flutterkicks. Mosey to field for 11s: Pullups and V-Ups.

    Head down to baseball stands for 3 rounds of: 30 Benchkicks & 15 Derkins. Find shelter at the concession stand with: 30 Squats & 50 LBCs. 3 rounds. Back up to the field: 3 Rounds of 25 PLTs. Then bear crawl width of field.

    BW blacktop for 3 rounds of Lunge across & 10 HRMs, Crab Walk back then 20 Jump Squats. Call time before done and back to flag. YHC took us out.

    Annoucements: HDHH on 6/23 at Hardywood West Creek (not Hardywood’s Amelia which is totally different).

    NMS: Small group with 3 speedsters wore the Q out this morning. Offshore posted making this a mini-Tuckahoe takeover, he said it was worth the drive for a beatdown instead of a run. Doozy made the 11s look easy.

    This morning marks 6 years since YHC’s virgin post at 45MoM. Thank all of you for making me into a much better man over that time. This week at the Honeydo household has been very difficult and I can only wonder how Sad Clown Honeydo would have struggled to handle this week or even this last year of COVID.