Author: Honey Do

  • He’s got Wilfred Brimley Thighs

    A terrific ten found it sunny and 70 to start at Heartbreak this morning. After rearranging our normal parking around the 200 extra buses in the parking lot we did:

    COP on back blacktop: SSH, Don Qs, Imperial Walkers, Helicopters, Merkins, Flutterkicks, Scorpion Kicks.

    Partner up for Dora 123: 100 Derkins, 200 Jump Squats, 300 Benchkicks. Over to tennis courts for 4 rounds of wheelbarrows & 10 Derkins. Mosey down to Jerkin Gym with a stop along the way of the tunnel of love on the bars. 4 rounds of 7 Jerkins. Finish up with a few trips up & down Heartbreak Hill to give Last Call his $s worth.

    Announcements: Ruck on Thursday afternoon for D-day 80th. 2nd F Tuesday lunch on the 11th at Firehouse. Prayers offered up for Fudd’s sister and Splinter’s mom.

    NMS: Solid PAX with Last Call making his Virgin post at HBR. He was impressed with the options and space at Heartbreak and we only covered half the AO. Atilla was nursing an injury but still pushed through. YHC was hoping Senor Frog might spill some merlot on the pavement at the end but he was just doing his normal hacking. Some solid mumblechatter as Last Call visited the Jerkin Gym for the 1st time, hence the BB title.

  • Pool Epip is possible

    A fiesty five faithful PAX came out Dogpile to find mid 50s temps to start out June. We did:

    COP: SSH, Don Qs, Imperial Walkers, Squats, Merkins, Reverse Crunch, Scorpion kicks

    Head to Amphitheater: 5 Derkins each step all way up. 5 Squats each step on the way back down. Mosey to open stage and take advantage of picnic tables there: Rounds of dips, bear crawl to lamppost, and Heels2Heaven. 3 rounds.

    Mosey down to Rusty Cage: 3 rounds of 5 Pullups & 10 Dips. Head down to pipe loop. Since Bodos threw off our numbers we did: Run Pipe Loop backwards, then APDs and Freddy Mercurys. Repeato. Mosey to bottom of Love Hill. Alternate way up with Lunges, Crab walk, Bernie Sanders. Stop a few times along the way for some Ab work and a few more dips on the steps. Back to flag for 2 min of Mary. YHC took us out.

    Prayers for Splinter’s family (especially parents) and YHCs good friend’s dad who is in Hospice in his final days.

    Announcements: See Slack for Rucks in memory of D-Day 80th anniversary on Monday and Thursday. June monthly challenge is Run a Mile a Day. Sign up.

    NMS: Solid smaller veteran group at Dogpile. Lot of regulars likely at R&R for Rosie’s 9 year celebration beat down. Ample mumblechatter covering Sex-Wine, Bodos weekly injury updates, and AI is going to kill us all. Great way to start the month off. Reviews of running the Pipe Loop backwards were unanimously positive.

  • Pickleball Monday… on a Tuesday

    After getting rained out Monday afternoon Oyster and Honeydo tried a repeato and found perfect weather on a Tuesday afternoon. Paired up with regulars Larry and Jose for many sets of matches. Hornydo tried to join up as a 4th with a threesome of college ladies looking for a 4th but Oyster insisted we keep playing with our group. Oyster is in his element on the courts, you should come out and experience it yourself if you play.

  • Pinto needs more benchkicks

    A terrific ten PAX found ideal conditions in the gloom at HBR. We did:

    COP on upper field: Imperial Walkers, Don Qs, Ukrainian Soldiers, Helicopters, Merkins, Reverse Crunch, Scorpion kicks (no SSH somehow)

    Partner up for Dora 123: 100 HRMs, 200 Mtn Climbers, 300 SSH while partner runs length of field. Over to blacktop for alternating HRMs and Heels2Heaven between hoops. Method of travel alternating of bear crawl & lunges. Head down to Jerkin Gym. 4 rounds of 7 Jerkins.

    Over to benches for rounds of 50 Benchkicks & 25 Squats. Attempted audible after 3 rounds of Handshake whining profusely but Pinto demanded we finish the 4th set so we did. Mosey back to flag for 2 min of Mary & Atilla took us out.

    Announcements: GTE events this weekend: Friday night meetup/dinner, Saturday morning beatdown(s) then Saturday night GTE event.

    NMS: Solid core group of HBR regulars made for a great group to lead this AM. YHC can’t remember the last time the upper field was dry so we had to spend some time up there. Pleasure as always to lead out there.

  • Choose your partner wisely

    Three pickleball regulars came out on the warmest day so far this year for some hot doubles action. With only 3 PAX the group had to partner up with others on multiple courts. Oyster seems to know just about everyone there.

    Upon arrival YHC was hoping to sneak on the court with the 4 20-something ladies finishing up but Lab Rat and Oyster insisted we warm up on another court first. Lab Rat starts us off 1 vs 2 and we all 3 rotate and the single wins somehow. All 3 stayed and moved across courts up until storms came before 7.

    Days getting longer means morning Batteau Pickleball is coming in a few weeks. Monday nights are great practice for now.

  • Taxation is theft

    Thirteen tough taxpayers came out to Hoedown on tax day. We went off campus to pay our fair share, the Westhoe way:.

    COP: SSH, Don Qs, Imperial Walkers, Helicopters, Merkins, Flutterkicks, LBCs. Mosey down to Spottswood for a marginal rate escalator:

    10% Bracket – 10 Merkins, 12% – 12 LBCs, 22% – 22 Jump Squats, 24% – 24 Box Cutters, 32% – 32 Carolina Dry Docks, 35% – 35 WWIIS, 37% – 37 Burpees. Each bracket was a higher spot up Spottswood hill. Start at bottom and repeat exercises going into the higher bracket. After 37 Burpees were done we met at bottom of hill then mosey back to flag. Finish with 3 min of Mary then YHC took us out.

    NMS: The PAX crushed this escalator even though it took 30+ minutes to complete. Running up the hill longer each time kept the blood flowing. There was some grumbling at the initial call of the top bracket being 37 Burpees but the PAX blew through them when we got to the end. There may be a lesson in here about the unfairness in our progressive tax system as well. Taxation is theft!

  • Partner up in pairs for Triple Check?

    Seven stay-in town Spring breakers made it out to FW to get beatdown in before the rain started. After a brief discussion of whether Oyster’s appearance would cause an accidental SOJ takeover from YHC we got after it. According to the early morning biker who wiped out admiring Senor Frog’s Mountain Climber form we did:

    COP: SSH, Don Qs, Imperial Walkers, Merkins, LBCs, Scorpion Kicks (both correct and incorrect)

    Mosey to back of church: Partner up in to Triple check pairs. Derkins, Freddy Mercurys, run to bus and back. Few rounds of lunge, bear crawl, HRMs, & other stuff.

    Mosey to covered section for Dora 123: 100 HRMs, 200 Mtn Climbers, 300 LBCs. Mosey back to parking lot. Lunge, WWIIs, & sprint over to Henrico’s smallest park: 3 (no 2) rounds of Plerkins. Back to flag with 1 min of Mary. YHC took us out.

    NMS: Great to have 7 PAX out with many FW regulars out of town for Spring break. Oyster and Last Call made it 2 of 7 SOJ at the start but Last Call’s Dual region passport was noted. Technically the Q resides currently SOJ so can one region do a takeover from a same region Q? Would this be considered Fratricide? These were things to ponder that could distract the Q from clearly articulating his instructions clearly.

    Gomer got some work in before he goes under the knife soon. If you are looking for a new dentist Handshake has a recommendation for you.

  • The Westhoe Fault Line

    A Dirty Dozen descended upon the HBR parking lot awaiting YHC to take us to the normal COP spot. According to the Shadowboxer on the track we instead did:

    COP at end of the track: Invisible Jump rope, Imperial Walkers, Don Qs, Ukrainian Solders, Merkins, LBCs, Scorpion kicks. Head over to school exit for Curb Crawls. Up to 5 Merkins and back down.

    Mosey to the benches after a thwarted attempt to get on to the field. Triple check consisting of: Benchkicks, Squats, run to Heartbreak hill, up & back. Mosey over to Jerkin Gym: 4 rounds of 7 Jerkins. Head up to the top field for 2nd installment of Touch-a-Pole. 3 rounds.

    Mosey back to main lot & partner up. Wheelbarrow across entire lot. Head back to flag for 2 min of Mary. Prayers for Bocelli’s Mom (and family) and for Handshake’s cousin. YHC took us out.

    NMS: While the world struggles with borders and conflict in the middle east, F3RVA deals with their own border definitions. The only certainty, amongst all this chaos, is Heartbreak Ridge sits in the center of the Westhoe region, straddling the line of Tuckahoe and West End, and always draws a good mix of PAX from all over the area. The only other given is it isn’t a beatdown at HBR if you leave with dry shoes.

    Good to have Bocelli in from Greensboro and Mr Holland back out at HBR for the morning. Touch-a-pole was such a success last week that YHC brought it back out. Hopefully Atilla burned those shorts he had on after soiling himself in the COP.

  • Not much madness

    Six strong studs started the 1st day of Spring off right at Mumford. No basketballs or glowing rims to be found, as BigData’s colon rests up from a busy week. Instead we did:

    COP: SSH, Don Qs, Imperial Walkers, Merkins, Flutter kicks, Scorpion Kicks.

    Fartlek up the street, alternate sprint and jog in between streetlights. 4 corners on the field: 64 LBCs, 32 Reverse Crunch, 16 HRMs, 8 Burpees. Head to middle of field: 4 HRMs, 2 Burpees.

    Over to blacktop for Dora 123: 100 HRMs, 200 Pickle Pounders, 300 LBCs. Keep partners: 4 rounds of 8 Jerkins. Mosey to Tennis courts for rounds of sprints and lunges. Some bear crawls too. Mosey back to flag for 4 min of Mary. YHC took us out.

    NMS: Solid PAX this morning as we keep moving in the windy conditions. Bodos seemed to be looking to whet his competition whistle this morning but no games to be found. Guess he needs to come out for Pickleball soon. Jerkins on the yellow dip bars are unpleasant as they are extra-girthy and not easy to get a good grip on.

  • Serving up requested Core Work

    A terrific ten, including 2 tardy PAX, took off behind QMS to start their day at HBR. Bottle Cap from Waxhall(?) joined us from NC so YHC gave him a tour of the premier West End Tuesday AO.

    COP: SSH, Don Qs, Ukrainian Soldiers, Merkins, LBCs, Correct Scorpion Kicks

    THE THANG: 10 HRMs at all 6 basketball hoops, alternate bear crawl & lunge between. Partner up for Dora 123: 100 Donkey Kicks, 200 Carolina Dry Docks, 300 LBCs. Down to show our visitor the Jerkin Gym: 4 rounds of 8 Jerkins & try to stay out of the mud.

    Mosey over to benches for Benchkicks & Derkins: 3 rounds increasing each time. Back over to Jerkin gym for 3 more rounds of 6 Jerkins. Stop by the namesake Heartbreak hill: Up for 20 Squats at top them 50 Monkey humpers at bottom. One more time up and down, stop for some pickle pounders, then back to the flag. YHC took us out. Keep Homer and his family in your prayers.

    NMS: Good morning with 50+ degree temps to make it feel like spring in the Gloom. Adding Gypsy in to the mix with Atilla and Handshake leads to ample mumblechatter throughout. YHC took off to the blacktop behind QMS for a non-conventional COP location. Handshake let out a loud groan on the initial Don Qs, welcome to your 40s brother.