Author: Honey Do

  • Hot Potato Pills

    Seven strong answered the call to RVAs earliest AO wondering whether there would be a Whiteboard appearance. Instead a Hot Potato Q was served up instead:

    Upchuck Q: Mosey to The COP of: SSH, Dead man hangs, APDs, Rosalitas, Jazzercises, minor stretching. Head over to main church lot and partner up: Touch a Post: Start at 10 posts then down to 2. Exercises were WWIIs, Pickle Pounders, Squats, CDDs, Burpees.

    Kubota Q: Prostitute (in the church lot) of: 10 each corner of: Merkins, Jump Squats, Monkey Jumpers, WWII(?)s. Q was passed to YHC:

    Honeydo Q: Mosey back to coupon drop zone. Gather in center of lot. 60 Coupon Presses. 15 Thrusters, bear crawl to one end run back, 15 Thrusters + 20 Swings, Bernie Sanders other way and back. Next round add 25 Block Squats then run full loop with 5 burpees at light. 60 more Block Presses then deposit Coupons and American Hammers to finish time at flag. Handshake took us out.

    Announcements: Blood Drive this Saturday, please give. Prayers for EF Hutton continued recovery.

    NMS: First off good to have Bacon Bits out after receiving his all clear to resume workouts yesterday. The PAX were wondering if Handshake would post after his 2nd jab yesterday afternoon. Luckily he did with the only side effect apparently being excessive whining before beatdowns.

    Touch-A-Post took a while but gave us time to ponder why a church would have so many signs in the parking lot, which YHC assumes was Upchuck’s intent. Some may say calling a Prostitute in the church parking lot is scandalous but Kubota does have some sway with RRbC to get away with it. No real OSOTW material this morning as the PAX were hoping Splinter would post after the text thread yesterday.

  • More fun the 2nd time around

    A tenacious ten took to the forbidden football field on a beautiful morning for the 2nd iteration of this timed loop beatdown. Before that we did:

    COP: SSH, Hillbillies w/rooster in background for extra flair, Don Qs, HRMs (Handshake-Release Merkins) with full arm extension, LBCs, Scorpion Kicks. Mosey down to collect coupons and start in middle of field.

    30 Minutes of: 10 Derkins on benches, 20 Donkey Kicks at Concession stand, 30 Benchkicks on other benches, then 40 Block Bench presses. 1 loop. Each loop increase reps by 5. Time called at 6:10. Deposit coupons back then 2 min of mary on the field then back to Flag. Gypsy took us out.

    Annoucements: Blood Drive 5/1. Sign up to give. Tomato Run Relay on 4/24. Sign up for BRR. 3rd F tonight at 8:00 on Zoom.

    NMS: This is the 2nd iteration of this timed loop beatdown. Revisions from 1st were added time, 30 minutes from 25 last time, and block bench presses instead of Block Swings. All pax ended up around 6 loops with the speedsters taking on a set of 40 Derkins for round 7. Bacon Bits took this on while nursing his calf, aye!

    Nice mumblechatter before and after. If your considering getting the vaccine please reach out to Atilla, he’s happy to discuss the pros & cons. Congrats to Roger Roger on his house selling & move.

  • You can take the boy away from his Miata, you can’t take the Miata out of the boy

    You can take the boy away from his Miata, you can’t take the Miata out of the boy

    A perfect Six chose to be camera shy and play in the mud instead. We did;

    COP in top field: SSH (elbow bend optional), Imperial Walkers, Russian Soldiers, Merkins, Flutterkicks, Scorpion Kicks.

    Field of Dreams: Run between Lightposts on the field. First Round – 8 HRMs at each post. 2nd Round – 16 Jumpsquats.

    Mosey down to Coupon zone, grab a coupon, then over to Heartbreak Hill. 4 rounds of: 10 V-Ups at the top, 15 Thrusters at the bottom. Over to bleachers. 4 Rounds of: 10 Block Pullovers & 25 Benchkicks.

    Drop off coupons and head over to front of track & Lucia memorial- 12 burpees for the 12 year old senselessly killed on Friday. Back to flag, few seconds of Mary. Atilla took us out.

    Announcements: 3rd F tonight at 8:00. Blood Drive on 5/1. Doublemint led service opportunity this Saturday after Dogpile.

    NMS: The field turned out to be a lot wetter than YHC anticipated but the pax knocked Field of Dreams out. Appears some PAX are opting for the BMI clearance to qualify for the Jab. Ample mumblechatter about a HBR favorite – Ronnie’s Miata obsession. Turns out he did test drive a 95 Miata last week. YHC looks forward to the day he sees Ronnie pull up to HBR in the gloom in a 20th century Miata again.

  • F3 names that end in “Y”

    4 faithful took advantage of the perfect temps at Twin Team. The rain held off but the PAX found plenty of mud. We did:

    COP in front of stadium: SSH, Don Qs, Imperial Walkers, Merkins, LBCs. Over to covered area benches. Partner up: One pax runs parking lot length & back while other does: Box Jumps, Dips, Donkey Kicks.

    Mosey over to stadium for catch me if you can: Bear Crawl & 10 HRMs, Lunge & Jump squats, Crab Walk & 2 burpees. Backwards run & 10 HRMs. Stop for some mary then over to BWES playground. 5 sets of: 6 Pullups & 12 Squats. Over to mini-blacktop for karaoke & burpees. start at 2 then increase by 2 up to 10. Back over to front of BW for Peoples chair & 20 merkins. Finish back at flag with Pickle Pounders.

    NMS: Before the beatdown Doozy shared that he was worried about being late this morning but still was the first at the AO. Doozy and Swirly both take securing the AO seriously. Not a ton of mumblechatter this morning, all just enjoying the perfect 62 degree weather. Safe travels for Doozy to SC. On the partner work somehow the 2 speedsters Tobit and Doozy ended up together.

    Announcements: Blood Drive 5/1. DaVille relay coming up.

  • So close to regular glove weather

    Seven strong swore off the fartsack and came out to find hospitable temps and dry ground. We did:

    The COP: SSH, Don Qs, Russian Soldiers, Merkins, Reverse Cruches, Scorpion Kicks. Over to the main RR lot for Triple Check (+1) of: Run to baptist bus and back, HRMs, Jumps Squats. Mosey back to Coupon drop zone (thanks Last call!) for some coupon 4 corners:

    Corner 1: 60 Block presses, 40 Squats. Corner 2: 30 Curls and 40 AL softball players.

    Corner 3: 40 Overhead presses while other PAX Elbow planks with block on back (aka Block the Plank) Corner 4: 20 WWIIs with block and 40 lunges.

    PAX had some much fun why not Repeato. After 2nd round then another set of Block the Plank while other PAX does 40 Block swings. Back to flag & YHC took us out. Continues prayers for Upchuck’s MIL.

    NMS: EF Hutton shared that he slept poorly last night but posted anyway so expected YHC to make it worth it. Either he made the right choice or Handshake did by fartsacking, we’ll let them decide. This was declared a no-headlamp beatdown so Splinter opted out as well.

    Last Call’s donation of blocks are of the full size & weight variety. Upchuck is underwriting Coupon insurance. For just $1 a year you can get coverage for any coupon damage, unless your Bodos – his premium is $50.

    Bacon Bits 10k training starts next week.

  • Lots of oversharing, the good kind

    7 faithful joined to discuss the difficult topic of Forgiveness. We went over Matthew 18, Romans 3:21-24. Christ tells us all are worthy of grace & forgiveness and practicing forgiveness with others allows us to accept his grace. Lots of good discussion and some good examples of the difficulty of this topic in their own life. Couple of PAX tearing up, including YHC, means we all have work to do.

    Plus Boberry’s new 2.0 made an appearance!

  • Another tardy Keydet

    8 strong found a frost-free HBR. 7 were there on time and unable to lose Handshake as he came in hot on our mosey to the COP. We did:

    COP: Don Qs, Imperial Walkers, Russian Soldiers, Freddy Mercurys, Merkins.

    Mosey over to PES front for Dora 123: 100 V-Ups, 200 Merkins, 300 Jump Squats. Head on over to the blacktop behind QMS: 10 HRMs each basketball hoop with bear crawl in between. 6 hoops in total.

    Grab a spot on DK wall: 40 Donkey kicks & 50 LBCs. Then down to Coupon depository for 3 rounds of: 15 Block Pullovers & 30 Bench kicks. Mosey across football field (unless you’re Ronnie) then 2 min of Mary. Gypsy took us out.

    Announcements: 3rd F tonight at 8:00. YHC has the Q. Prayers for kids returning to in-person school. Still time to sign up for the March challenge along with Gypsy and other F3 PAX around the country. See Slack for both.

    NMS: Apparently promptness is optional at “The Institute” as Handshake did his best Probation impersonation as this morning’s LIFO. We tried to duck in to the blockyard but he spotted us easily for the COP. Good to have Gypsy back in the Gloom at HBR. Some questioned the Q’s call of 60 HRMs and bear crawl. YHC wanted to get the PAX ample merkin reps this AM. No dangerous frost on the pavement but fields were still plenty soggy.

    Mumblechatter after the beatdown great. Gypsy has shed his inner Carolinian self with a 2nd working headlight and we might need to have a charity event to help Bacon Bits buy a new wardrobe with all the weight he has lost.

  • Afternoon delight

    5 fleet footed faithful came out in search of 60 degree temps. None to be found but 5+ miles and ample hills were waiting:

    From Hoedown – Down to UofR and up past stadium, then up college and weave through neighborhood until ending up on the road next to CCV. Back through campus and up long University hill. Turn to cut through Kanawha and then back. 5.3 miles.

    NMS: Good to have Kubota out at a run. He used the run to weigh the schooling options while others had ample chatter. Upchuck posed the question: how does one say hi to another PAX’s M while out in public without seeming creepy. Congrats to Handshake on his record month in February. Prayers for all the kids returning to school this week and all the 2.0s as they adjust to new schedules.

  • Follow the footsteps

    Four foolhardy fellows braved the snow and ice at Twin Team. 2 were there at the start while the other 2 found us in the COP:

    COP: Don Qs, SSH, Imperial Walkers, Flutterkicks, Merkins, Heels2Heaven.

    Partner up – Dora 123: 100 Merkins, 200 Dips, 300 LBCs. Mosey to side side of BW: 2 Rounds of 30 WWIIs and 40 Merkins in covered area. Over to the playground – 5 sets of 8 Pull-Ups and 15 Squats.

    Move to side of school for Native American Donkey kicks – 3 PAX B2W while one does 10 Donkey Kicks and goes to end. 2 rounds through. Back to school entrance for Pickle Pounders. Boxing Cockroaches, Windshield wipers. Finish up with some snowball tosses – Hit the car and 10 Squats, miss and do 5 burpees. 2 rounds and we ended up with 25 burpees.

    COT and YHC took us out. Prayers for Bleeder’s family, Swirly’s family, and PAX traveling.

    NMS – YHC took the Q at TT since Doozy was solo last week. Boberry got some chatter going on Slack last night so YHC felt confident he would not be solo. At the start it was just Doozy and YHC but Boberry and Chaplain pulled in 2 minutes late due to the snow.

    Snow was plenty slushy so we looked for covered spots most of the time. Nobody took a spill and the snowball tosses at the end were fun. Only one pax missed on the first round of snowball toss, he shall remain nameless.

  • Wet February it is

    8 studs saw the snow and winds from the fartsack but posted anyway. A reluctant Q turned into a Hot Potato and off we went once Probation found us:

    COP: Don Qs, Russian Soldiers, Imperial Walkers, Merkins, Flutterkicks. Pass to Handshake who kept the COP going with more mary. Then split up for Quad check: HRMs, Flutterkicks, & run length of fence up & bernie back. 3 Rounds.

    Pass to Pinto: Polar bear the length of the building, stopping at every pole.

    Over to the brick courtyard for another quad check: Donkey Kicks, Wall Sit, Burpees, & run. Pass Q to Tater: back to covered section for more Mary & some burpees thrown in. Mosey back to Flag. YHC took us out.

    NMS – With Dry January done some PAX embraced the Wet February last night and weren’t 100%. No regrets as posting in the snow is always a blast. With 8 PAX nobody wanted to serve up a Dora and Handshake’s Quad check instructions were confusing enough that by the last round the PAX had it figured out.

    Probation pulled in LIFO, on brand, and while the PAX moved around to make him work he found us not too far in. Pinto led us into the never before used brick courtyard, where there is ample wallspace to choose from. Bacon Bits was dying for the Q to be passed to him but we ran out of time. Hopefully he’ll get the Q passed to him soon and this doesn’t turn into another #SplinterSituation…