Author: Honey Do

  • SZN of GVN Birthday Edition

    A Festive and Fearless Fourteen faithful posted to First Watch to find out what YHC had planned. No plan but a request for a “light on running” beatdown meant Coupons and Murder Bunnies were called for. We did:

    COP: SSH, Don Qs, Ukrainian Soldiers, Merkins, Flutterkicks, Scorpion kicks. Back to get Coupons, partner up: 1 PAX lunges with block while other does 10 HRMs and the flapjack. Keep going to the mini-park. Switch partners for a Dora 123: 100 Block Thrusters, 200 Block Swings, 300 Block Bench press.

    Switch partners then time for 3 rounds of Block the Plank. Keep that partner then Murder Bunny length of park then back while partner does 10 Merkins. Back to flag for 2 min of Mary and Broga. YHC took us out

    Annoucements: GrowRuck coming to RVA in May. Sign up and get Rucking.

    NMS: YHC was glad to serve up some Coupon time for Kubota so blame him for the Dora. The theme of the morning was ample partner switching to keep things fresh, Hornydo approves. With all the partner rotations the Recovery pack after seemed the appropriate gift for the PAX. YHC would love to hear stories from Ms as PAX arrived home with their presents this morning.

    Good times as always at Coffeteria after as we got to watch Upchuck in his element- Assessing a car accident.

  • Hold on extra tight

    Eight eager PAX, including our downrange visitor from Naperville, came out to see whether the Q was going to be Honeydo or Hornydo. Maybe a little bit of both:

    COP: SSH, Don Qs, Imperial Walkers, Helicopters, Flutterkicks, introduce Supply Chain to Scorpion Kicks

    Mosey over to PES lot for: Dora 123: 100 Merkins, 200 Squats, 300 LBCs. Over to Tennis Courts for HD favorite: Wheelbarrows and Derkins, 3 rounds each man. Down to Heartbreak Hill to introduce our visitor to the namesake but first: 4 Rounds of 8 Jerkins on the Jerkin Gym. Few rounds up and down Heartbreak hill then onto field: Partner up – 1 PAX runs field and back, other starts bear crawl, then flapjack until get to other end. Finish up with some benchkicks then 2 min of Mary at the flag. YHC took us out.

    NMS: Great to have Supply Chain out to visit RVA’s best Tuesday AO. PAX covered a good amount of the AO. We tried to make him feel welcome by having a car alarm go off for 10 minutes so he would be reminded of normal Chicago area sounds. No gunfire to make him truly feel at home however. HBR is always best when Atilla and Handshake are there to spar with each other, they are the new Toga & Fudd pairing. Jerkin Gym bars were icy with a ample standing water underneath so PAX had to hold on extra carefully.

  • I swear benches are over there

    Seven strong came out to Twin Team on a perfect Friday morning. Some were expecting a Kettlebell friendly beatdown but Westhoe brought 4 at stole Chaplain’s Q. Upchuck got us started:

    COP: Imperial Walkers, Dead man hang, Calves stretch, merkins, LBCs.

    The THANG: 11s with Dips in front of school on bench, merkins in back of school on the smoke break benches. Hand Q to EF Hutton:

    2 rounds of alternating Step ups. Mosey to front of school. Lunge in assorted range of directions around student gardens. Over to bus loop for Ark loader: Bear crawls, crawl bears, bunny hops, Couponless Murder Bunnies, Gorilla crawls. Hand over Q to Hornydo.

    Mosey to back of school for 4 corners: 10 burpees, 15 HRMs, 20 Jump Squats, 25 Heels2Heaven. Few rounds of Pickle Pounders, then back to flag for 3 min of Mary.

    NMS: Another nice morning for some October Ghostflag Q stealing challenge. Even better when the Q starting off has a vague idea about the AO. YHC gassed himself trying to keep up with Hutton on the bear crawls. Time to start thinking of Celebrity mashup challenge options. YHC has dibs on: Nick Walker, Texas Ranger.

  • Honoring a favorite of Atilla

    Six strong veterans of HBR were surprised when the Q took off in a new direction for the COP. Here is what we did:

    COP on football field: SSH, Don Qs, Hillbillies, Ukrainian Walkers, Merkins, LBCs. Stop to do some Suzanne Summers in honor of her passing. Over to Jerkin Gym. 3 Rounds of 8 Jerkins. Up HB hill and back down 3 times with 10 Heels 2 Heaven. Back over to Jerkin Gym for 3 rounds of 7 Jerkins. Over to bleachers for HD favorite: Benchkicks. 4 rounds starting at 30 Benchkicks, increase by 10 each time. 10 Derkins in between. Another 3 rounds of Jerkins, 6 this time.

    Mosey up to DK wall for Triple check: Balls2Wall, Flutterkicks, & run blacktop & back. Finish with alternate bear crawl and lunge on basketball court. 10 Squats each hoop. Back to flag, 2 min of Mary then out.

    NMS: It’s been a while since we varied the COP from our normal spot. Pigskin said he’d never had a COP down at bottom of the field. Always good to shake things up. Our normal Mumblechatter machine is on the IR but plenty of fun with this small but strong PAX. YHC almost forgot Atilla’s favorite Suzanne Summers in the COP. Days like today remind YHC how great an AO Heartbreak Ridge is. Surprised SOJ did not forge the James and take this AO over.

    Annoucements: 2nd F ShovelFlag date coming soon. If you do not have a ShovelFlag now is the time to make one.

  • Get in group for Triple check based on hair follicle count

    Six strong found a traveler taking the Q upon their arrival. 6:30 and off we went with Mr Holland to find us in the COP. We did:

    COP: SSH, Don Qs, Imperial Walkers, Merkins, Flutterkicks. Mosey to back of school to courts. 10 HRMs at each of 4 hoops with Crab Walk and Bear Crawls between. Over to field for a triple check: Reverse Crunch, Squats, & run field and back. Head over to tennis courts: 4 rounds of Wheelbarrows and 15 Derkins at net. Then few rounds of movements across courts. Finish up over on parking lot with burpees per spot and then mosey back to flag for 2 min of Mary.

    NMS: Been a while since YHC has Q’d at Daville but doing it in the sunlight makes things come back easier. YHC arrived to Opus who was surprised YHC had grabbed the Q to finish part of the Summer tour. While announcing the Triple check it just so happened that the 3 guys with full heads of hair were next to each other while the shiny head brothers were standing together. PAX grumbled some about Wheelbarrows but knocked them out anyway.

  • We will pay our respects for Respect

    Five Faithful HBR regulars found the humidity and heat on the last Tuesday of August. We started with 4 but Whitesnake found us quickly in the concrete COP spot. We did:

    COP: SSH, Imperial Walkers, Ukrainian Soldiers, Merkins, Flutterkicks

    Head over to covered area. Everyone grab a pole and do Boxing Roaches while end man does 5 Merkins then runs to next pole. Finish then back with Pole Smokers & Squats. Mosey over to PES playground for 50 for 50: 50 Pull-Ups to honor Oyster hitting Respect today. Break them up in whatever fashion you like, squats while you rested. Over to the blacktop behind QMS to the benches. 3 rounds of 40 Benchkicks & 15 Derkins. Over to DK wall for tribute to Pigskins: 4 Wall stations while 5th PAX runs blacktop and back. Wall sections were: Peoples Chair. Lalaines, Upright Merkins, & LBCs. Back to flag for 3 min of Mary then done.

    Announcements: Finish Summer Tour & Labor Day convergence.

    NMS: Solid PAX this morning while missing several HBR regulars. Whitesnake’s addition to 5 threw out YHC’s planned partner-work ideas. 50 Pullups are a good challenge. PAX were confused when we left the Donkey-Kick-Wall without doing any actual Donkey kicks.

  • A perfect number PAX plus Atilla

    Seven sweaty and swampy PAX posted to HBR, with a SOJ Summer Tourist in tow, we took off to find a dry spot to roll around on with mixed results. We did:

    COP: Invisible Jump rope, Don Qs, Ukrainian soldiers, Squats, Helicopters, Merkins, Reverse Crunch, Scorpion kicks. Mosey over to PES side lot for a Triple check: Hand Release Merkins, WWIIs, & run lot and back.

    Mosey over to PES playground. Partner up for 4 rounds of 8 Pull-ups and alternate Flutterkicks. Head over to QMS basketball court for HD favorite: 8 HRMs at each basketball hoop while alternating Bear Crawl and lunge between hoops. Down to, but passed the Jerkin Gym, for 3 rounds of 40 Benchkicks and 15 Dips. Sneak onto the football field for a sprint across, 10 burpees in the end zone. Back to flag and finish with 2 min of Mary & Ring of Fire.

    Announcements: Pickleball tournament next weekend, Roger Roger looking for a partner still. Summer Tour wrapping up – look for some 2nd and 3rd F events coming to check those off your list.

    NMS: Good to have 7 out at HBR while missing regulars Handshake, Pigskin, and Lighthouse. Nancy Lopez is flying through his STC having punched off Punisher and now HBR in last 12 hours. It was good to cover some of the HBR classics for Nancy Lopez as we gave him a tour of one of the Best AOs the West End has to offer. No need to run off campus and do Monkey Humpers in a strip mall parking lot at HBR. EF Hutton put the PAX to shame as he ran to the AO and refused YHCs offer to drive him back. The Gloom was extra thick this morning but the PAX pushed through while we covered some ground.

  • Why are there chicks at the AO?

    One downrange traveler posted to Smoke & Mirrors in F3 Cary. YHC was confused as he arrived early at the AO, waited for PAX to arrive but as cars arrived noticed these were FIA ladies. Turns out the parking lot is a joint AO on Tuesdays while guys go off-campus WTH style.

    Pyrogie took the Q and ran us just shy of 3 miles with merkins, squats and dips thrown in along the way. Finish back up at AO while FIA is wrapping theirs up as well. YHC Shared with Cary PAX that he was checking off Summer Tour Bonus point with the Downrange post. They were impressed with the ST concept.

  • Thursday night paddling

    3 kayakers took to the water on a warm Thursday evening. All 3 stayed in their kayak and good times were had. Need to do more of this while weather is good!

  • Come for the oversharing, stay for the Corn

    A titillated ten came out to see what the Q had to share and which of the 4 FW quadrants YHC was able to achieve in the last 24 hours. For those wondering the answer is: 3

    COP: SSH, Don Qs, Imperial Walkers, Merkins, APDs, Scorpion Kicks

    Mosey all the way down to bottom of S Ridge. Stop for some pickle pounders on the way. Partner up and work way back up: Alternate Bear crawl & lunges with 5 burpees and chase. Switch to 10 Merkins and chase while partner Bernies. Stop for Diamond Merkins, then keep going up with side lunges and 5 burpees again. Back at top switch partners for a Dora 123: 100 Merkins, 200 Flutterkicks, 300 LBCs.

    Over to parking lot: new partners for Wheelbarrow half way across. 3 Sets of 25 Dips and 15 Reverse Crunches. Finish back at flag with more pickle pounders and some slow & steady Alabama Prom Dates.

    Announcements: New morning option coming soon: F3 Croquet. Get your white shirt and shorts ready!

    NMS: Strong and rowdy bunch at FW this morning. You know it’s going to be a fun one when Last Call shows up with a trashbag full of corn at 4:57 in the morning! Oyster made the trip to FW and although he has posted 5 times in the last week this was his 1st bootcamp in a while…

    Florence made the trip to FW and tried to win OSOTW with his Snip-Snip countdown clock. Alas YHCs activities were able to secure the award for the week. Hopefully more of those to come.

    Coffee after was great as always. If you get injured at Coffeeteria Ronnie will be happy to represent you, he’s a closer.