Author: Honey Do

  • The 3rd 500

    20 strong (including 1 FNG) posted to an unusually warm last day of fall.  55 degrees and clear made several PAX throw off their long sleeve shirts and off we went for:

    COP – 40 SSH, 40 Merkins, 20 LBCs, 10 Imperial Walkers, 10 Don Qs, & Arm Circles thrown in for Flashdance NOT being LIFO.

    Head to Amphitheater:  5 Box Jumps up each step up to 8 Steps.  5 Derkins heading back down. Mosey over towards Rugby road.

    3rd 500 –  Partner up for a total of 500 Flutterkicks.  1 partner runs up to circle, does 3 burpees then back and switches.   Then mosey off to Rusty Cage.    Stay with Partner – 40 Pullups and 40 Jerkins.  Head back to COP circle for:

    40 Burpees

    Finish up with some Mary: Box Cutters, LBCs, Alabama Prom Dates, Hello Dollies, Rosalitas.  Head back to the flag.

    NMS – Great to see 20 out to play on YHCs End of Hate Q.  We even had a Gumbo sighting during the week north of the James.  Maybe we’ll see him again NOJ in 3 years when EF Hutton does his End of Hate Q.  TYA even posted.  Most of the PAX had an idea we’d be doing 40 of most of the exercises.  The 40 Box Jumps got the blood flowing.  YHC wanted to save 40 Burpees until the end.

    During the 3rd 500 we had visitors join us briefly all with Offshore Lightup Laces.  They then proceeded to rip off the remainder of YHC’s Q by heading to the Rusty Cage after we left.  Not sure if they took on the 40 Burpees like we did.

    Good to have Wojo back in the Gloom.  He refused any help during the Pullups and insisted on good form.  He may be quiet but YHC is pretty sure there is a Form Nazi just waiting to breakout, just do lunges around him.

    Welcome Pick2.  He “overheard” some people at Panera yesterday talking about F3.  YHC assumes that person was Lab Rat.  As another fellow PAX member who just posted without anyone bringing them YHC knows that is not easy.  Hope to see you back in the Gloom soon.  Also it is great to see Bootleg staying behind and watching for the 6 when not long ago you were in that position.  A testament to the work you’ve been putting in, Aye!

    Bodos continues to post regularly now and is quietly angling for a new name.  Maybe we can recycle Blue Balls…

    Announcements – HDHH today at The Answer.  New Years day at Hoedown is at 7:00, bring a FNG.

  • Pre-blast: HDHH this Wednesday

    On 12/20 at The Answer Brewpub. I’ll be there at 5:00. Tacky sweater optional…

  • 12 Days travels well

    6 steady PAX posted to Heartbreak Ridge to enjoy the worst kept secret of the 12 Days of Christmas beatdown. Just because PAX knew it was coming did not stop it from sucking. 12 days on 12/12 has a nice ring to it.

    COP- 12 of everything – SSH, Don Qs, Flutterkicks, Merkins, Imperial Walkers.

    Mosey to baseball field for THE THANG

    1 Dozen LBCs, 2 Sprint of the field, 3 Diamond Merkins, 4 Imperial Squat Walkers, 5 Burpees, 6 Carolina Drydocks, 7 Lunges, 8 Plerkins, 9 American Hammers, 10 Flutterkicks, 11 Reverse Crunches, 12 Broad Jump Burpees.

    NMS- YHC thinks only Loose Goose and YHC had actually experienced this beating from Rosie in years past at NoToll. Why not try to import this beatdown to the West End. We ran 2 min long to complete the full 12 days ladder. All the Pax were glad YHC had obtained proper corporate approval from Rosie.

    The 12 Days took a while as our field is longer to run. Derkins were changed out for Plerkins as we had a lack of benches. Note to Pax when doing Plerkins find Ronnie.

    Lots of Mumblechatter about counting during various segments. Loose Goose had an opinion about every count somehow. Guess Steelers fans are going to be a little mouthy this week, God only know what will happen if they actually beat the Pats this weekend.

    Good to have Offshore back at Heartbreak Ridge. He had his own take on the theme by dressing as Mr. Snowmiser in all tight silver attire.

    During the 11 rounds of runs across the field nobody was able to find a dry path across. Plenty of soggyness at HBR, which made it all the more fun.

    Announcements – Mr Holland has Christmas Q at Hoedown. Be there.  HDHH at the Answer next Wednesday 12/20.

     

  • 100th time feels like the first time

    25 strong and 2 FNGs came out to 45MoM on a perfect November morning. Short sleeve and shorts weather although most pax opted for more layers. Here is what went down-

    COP on soccer field since we needed the space- SSH, Don Qs, Hillbillies, Merkins, Freddy Mercurys, Arm Circles, 10 Burpees.  Head to corner of track- 100 Merkins. As many sets as needed, run a lap after each sets. 3 sets (2 laps) for most. 10 more Burpees.

    Head to blacktop- Wheelbarrow width of court and back with partner. 15 more Burpees.

    Back to soccer field – 100 total PLTs and 100 Shoulder Presses. Polar bear across field then finish off with some Honeymoon Suite- APDs, Monkey Humpers, Pickle Pounders. Back to the flag.

    NMS- YHC knew it was going to be a good morning as the cars kept rolling in right before 5:30. 27 pax is great but can cause some changes in plans. In the COP Rosie carried the SOJ torch during the Hillbillies.

    Many pax began to wonder if the 100 theme would carry over to Burpees during the 2nd round, alas not enough time. 35 were still enough.

    The Shoulder Presses were merely thrown in to try to recreate some BT-Viral magic. Again this exercise is underutilized but form was terrible all around. Polar bears at the end got the Merkin count up to 150 or so. Many PAX were groaning as the pickle Pounders count got north of 10. Maybe a December Pickle Pounders challenge is in order…

    Welcome Syncro and Spicolli. Hope to see you both out next week at 6:00 at 45MoM to celebrate the first Thanksgiving that was just down the road at Berkeley Plantation.

    YHC had been wondering how many total Qs he’d done since starting 2.5 years ago. The podcast prompted a count and YHC noticed the count was conveniently at 99last week. Thanks for playing along this morning and all of these Qs. Q’ing is really a great way to channel your energy and work on your leadership skills. YHC hopes to see many more in the Centennial Q Club in the coming years. As an aside running Qs do count, but only 20 of them towards the 100 goal. Sorry Lockjaw and TYA…

     

     

  • DK and his Imaginary FNG

    Five (or was it six?) took advantage of summer weather on a november morn. We did:

    COP -SSH, Imperial Walkers, Don Qs, Merkins, Flutterkicks Scorpion Kicks, Arm Circles.

    Head to Parking lot. 10 Merkins each light. 12 in total. Mosey to back road. 10 Jump Squats each parking cone. 20 cones in total. Then head to Donkey Kick Wall for Goodbye Dollies and 20 Donkey Kicks.

    Head to smaller parking lot – 10 Merkins per light, 6 in total. Indian Run back to BW, 2 Burpees back man. Back to field- 20 WWII Situps, run across field 5 merkins, run back. Increase WWII situps by 5 all the way up to 40. Back to flag for RoF. Mr Roper took is out.

    NMS – DK was hoping a FNG he had EH’ed would post. He was on the lookout during the COP, then on the Merkin lot found the FNGs car in that lot, but no Andy in sight. Several PAX began to wonder was Andy real or had DK finally turned rabid from a Racoon bite and began hallucinating. Finally at the end during the WWII Andy found us between the trees. He did not join us for the end, maybe next week.

    Merkin count was 235 for the Pax. During the Jumpsquats Rosie had a lot of questions, to be fair he was setting the pace.

    Small numbers at TwinTeam, apparently the New Market pax can’t post 2 days in a row after Timberwolf.

    Announcements – Gingerbread house fundraiser at Hardywood this Sunday at noon.

     

     

     

     

     

  • How to survive in a horror movie

    A frightful five came out to Heartbreak Ridge to train up for this evening’s festivities lest they take a turn for the worse.

    COP- SSH, Imperial Walkers, Don Qs, Flutterkicks, Merkins, Scorpion Kicks. Mosey to school wall facing parking lot for Sprints. 2 Rounds of Sprint lot and back like someone was chasing you.

    Head to baseball field, audible since field was waterlogged. Head to blacktop. 20 Coffin Openers (aka WWI Situps).  Then gather in middle of blacktop for Scatter drill. 1 PAX does 2 Burpees and then chases down PAX who are bear crawling to safety of grass. Each pax takes turn as chaser. 20 more Coffin Openers. Then grab piece of wall and try new Goodbye Dollys, an upside down Hello Dolly while in Balls2Wall.

    Head to track. Each pax does 10 Captain Crunches while rest do Jerkins. Head to Heartbreak Hill for injured partner carry up hill. So much fun repeato. Mosey to benches for reverse crunches, Flutterkicks. Then 2 more rounds of Sprints. Finish with Pickle Pounders and LBCs.

    Mr Holland took us out.

    NMS – The PAX took to the survival theme with gusto. EF Hutton led the sprints but that may be because Garbage Plate isn’t 100%. The zombie scatter chase on the blacktop was a blast. YHC was the only one to make it to the grass although EF Hutton proved hardest to catch.

    We now now how to make Heartbreak Hill worse, just do partner carry up it. If you get injured don’t expect Atilla to carry you away from danger as he’ll drop you for dead.

    Pickle Pounders were added as no good horror movie is without sexual activity.

    Happy Halloween from the Silent Assassin!

     

  • Chicken Peckers and Kettlebells don’t mix

    A faithful four came out to the Circus on a beautiful fall morning. 48 degrees, stocking cap weather for some, and clear and YHC was allowed to keep his Q that he signed up for. We did-

    COP – SSH, Helicopters, Scorpion Kicks, Don Qs, Merkins, LBCs. Grab the KB for-

    50 Swings, 25 Squats, 20 Around the World, 25 Squats, Merkin Rows, Squats, Boat-Canoe. Elbow plank & Pickle Pounders.

    Attempted Chicken Peckers w/ KB. Not successful. Audible to 3 sets of Donkey Kicks and LBCs. More Boat-Canoe.

    Line up under columns. Lunge between column, 5 Merkin Rows at each Column. Same thing back but Squats instead of Rows.

    10 Cleans each arm. Squats, Lawnmowers, Pullovers. Pickle Pounders, American Hammers, 20 Situp presses. Flutterkicks & then Atilla to us out.

    NMS- YHC enjoyed Circle Ks new exercise from Wdog why not try Chicken Peckers with a KB? YHC demo’ed it, almost fell over, and then the PAX tried it anyway. Note doing B2TW with a Kettlebell staring at you in the face if you slip is not fun.

    We did a lot of Squats for a good leg burn. Jville made it through with no issues and White Deer kept his normal mumblechatter to a minimum.

    Mumblechatter did focus on Pickle Pounders are not a novelty. No Earthworm today as he and his M are still on a Bridges of Madison County tour in the NE.

    Silent Assassin signing off.

  • Proper trimming leads to better results

    14 strong gathered at Hoedown to enjoy the properly maintained grassy sections of TES. It only rained when the PAX were facing skyward on the ground. It went down with:

    COP – Invisible Jump Ropes, Don Qs, Helicopters, Merkins, Freddy Mercurys. Head up to top field, partner up- 50 Pull-ups between 2 partners.

    Face school- Bear Crawl across field, lunge back. Then broad jump across field, lunge back. Partner up – Wheelbarrow across and back. Then Crab Walk, lunge back.

    Line up for Human Centipede. 1 time through. Mosey to 3rd Prez Parking lot. Derkins down by five from 20 across lot. Karaoke across. Then 15 Jump Squats each end 4 time.

    Back to front of school for 3 sets of 20 PLTs. Fish up with 3 sets of: 20 Donkey Kicks and 5 Burpees. COT and Marv took us out.

    NMS – The rain started as soon as we started Freddy Mercurys but stopped and held off until we hit the ground again for PLTs near the end. Otherwise perfect weather. And nice to cover an AO without the need of a machete. The PAX does enjoy a trimmed AO to play with, maybe except Saab who prefers the 70s style he grew up with.

    The upper field was plent bright but just dark enough to keep form police at bay. The 50 Pull-ups to start woke the pax up and made for fun as some taller pax had to improvise on the playsets.

    The 3rd Prez Parking lot offers a well lit space to play with. The Hoedown AO continues to expand. Abut half the pax ran in to the AO and Marv is dreaming of the day he can resume that tradition.

    Announcements – Puppy pile and optional 2nd hour of Dogpile this Saturday.

     

  • Form Police 2.0

    Nineteen came out to The Creek for the final day of Tuckahoe Takeover. 10 men and 9 2.0s made for a fun beatdown, start with run around church.

    COP – SSH, Don Qs, Flutterkicks, Merkins, Scorpion Kicks, then tell Pax Form Friday required all pax to call out bad form. Anyone calls out bad form all pax run to end of parking lot and back.

    Head to Benches for Donkey Kicks and run 3 rounds. Plank up, bad form called.

    Head to curb for Bear Crawls and 15 Merkins, Lunges & Jump Squats  (good shooting form), lights go out so mosey to light at entrance for Pan-Pax Burpees then some mary. Mosey back to benches for AMRAP Dips, 2 sets. Back to the front for slow count Merkins and some more Mary.

    NMS – The 2.0s got into the Bad Form Police theme quickly. They seemed to really enjoy the ability to throw things off, we must have ran 5 times per their bad firm calls. YHC really enjoyed it and watching the 9 2.0s, including 3 FNGs, was beyond cool.

    Emoji brought a 2.0 not his own, not sure if that is normal.  Good to meet some Daville pax like Tea Party and Pit Bull.

    Spit was not kidding that the lights go out at 5:50. YHC was not prepared for it to be that dark.

    Silent Assassin signing off

     

  • Which is worse?

    Six strong posted to Circus Maximus to answer the proverbial question:  Which is worse- Posting to a Kettlebell workout with a 10 lb Purple Kettlebell or no Kettlebell at all?

    Pre- 5:30 loaners were provided (thanks White Deer) and we got started:

    COP – Slaughter starter- 10 Burpees, Don Qs, Flutterkicks, Helicopters, Scorpion Kicks. Grab bells for laps around median stopping for:

    KB Swings, Around the world Squats, Halos, Pullovers, Burpees, and Boat-Canoe. 3 Laps through and then Mary to finish – American Hammers and Alabama Softball Players.

    COT and Atilla took us out.

    NMS – Atilla shared with us the bad news about EF Hutton F-I-L. The Minors are definitely in our prayers this morning.

    Good to have Forceps out from Raleigh/South Wake. He was unaware of CM being a Kettlebell workout and had never done one before. Looks like he enjoyed it. I’ll leave it unspoken who the other PAX was who posted with the 10 Lb Purple Kettlebell.

    To YHC Alabama Softball Players will always be funny, no other Qs break those out. Also apparently someone in the Construction business has it out for Upchuck, wonder if we know of anyone who fits that description…

    Announcements – Convergence Saturday, see link for Food sign up:

    https://goo.gl/forms/OvEni3Lsd8XMxOaF3