Author: Honey Do

  • No hate, no respect

    Seven feisty forty-somethings started their Valentine’s Day at First Watch. We did:

    COP: SSH, Upright APDs, Don Qs, Imperial Walkers, Merkins, LBCs, Scorpion Kicks, Pickle Pounders

    Mosey to back of church for Triple Check: HRMs, Heels2Heaven, & run lot and back. Then 4 Corners, Honeymoon Suite style: 10 Diamond Merkins, 20 Pickle Pounders, 30 Monkey Jumpers, 40 APDs. 2nd time around add 5 to each corner.

    Partner up and Wheelbarrow across lot and back. Then mosey back to FW lot with some stops for Burpees along the way. Dora 123: 100 HRMs, 200 Reverse Crunches, 300 Monkey Humpers.

    Finish with 3 rounds of 25 PLTs and some Pickle Pounders to finish at the end. YHC took us out.

    NMS: Solid Seven this morning at FW, with some regulars who were missed taking advantage of some early day Oral hygiene opportunities. Speaking of flossing Kubota needed some help with the Diamond Merkins connection, no wonder he is so crabby. YHC was happy to report that Fudd did not ask for clarification on any of the Qs instructions, that might be the F3RVA equivalent of pitching a perfect game.

    Coffeteria after was good as always. Enjoy your V-day men and happy toothbrushing.

  • So much for the supposed Snowpacolypse

    Six strong were undeterred by the pending ice storm and found the Gloom quite hospitable for an early January morning. Red Baron joined us from PA (pretzeltown region?) again so YHC tried to cover some of the Dogpile favorites for him. We did:

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

    Mosey over to other COP circle for some Bermuda Triangle. Bear crawl to 1st corner, 10 Burpees, run down to bottom, 20 HRMs, run up hill 30 WWIIs. 2nd round: lunge over corrner, 20 Dry Docks, bottom 30 Heels 2 Heaven, top 40 SSH. Mosey over to Penny stage: Dora 123. 100 Merkins, 200 Squats, 300 LBCs.

    Down to Rusty Cage: 3 rounds of 8 Pullups. Then 3 rounds of 8 Jerkins. Over to Amphitheater with stop for 3 sets of 25 PLTs along the way. Bottom of Amphitheater partner up in 3s for Triple Check: Flutterkicks, Dips, & run steps and back. With liquified Sleet starting to fall we moved onto stage for few min or Mary and Ring of Fire. Mosey back to Flag , finish with 1 min of American Hammers. YHC took us out.

    NMS: For the predicted poor weather it was warmer than usual and we stayed dry. Red Baron returned for his anniversary weekend in RVA again this year and at 68 can rival our own Pigskin for discovering the source of the Fountain of Youth. It was great that all 6 PAX were SOP and Senor Frog and Mr Rogers were short sleeved as well. Oyster used the beatdown to warm himself up for his Mixed Doubles Pickleball tournament later today. When he pegs a 60 yr old Grandmother with a shot YHC will be happy to take some credit.

  • Speaking of a small penis, where is Handshake?

    Nine noteworthy PAX posted to the 1st HBR of 2024. A benevolent Q tried to keep the PAX dry along the way. We did:

    COP: SSH, Don Qs, Imperial Walkers, Helicopters, Merkins.

    Mosey over to covered area: Pole Smokers & Merkins all the way down. Over to the Tennis courts for 4 rounds of: Wheelbarrows & 10 Derkins. Up to the PES lot for a Triple Check: HRMs, Reverse Crunch, & run lot the back. Over to Playground for Pullups: 4 Rounds of 8, WWIIs while you wait.

    Back over to main HBR lot for another Triple Check: dips, Peoples chair, & run the blacktop. Finish with 3 min of Mary and Ring of Fire. YHC took us out.

    NMS: With Handshake out with a Poor oral hygiene trip, YHC asked Kubota to step in and fill the role of PAX instigator. He was not needed as another HBR regular provided us with the BB title. Good to have Tonka post out at Heartbreak. Senor Frog was moving today, looks like he is pushing himself in 2024. Maybe he is the new Oyster. Nice way to start of the new year with 9 PAX.

  • Gloom or Fog

    Four pax came out in to the literal Gloom of 40 degrees at dense fog. We did:

    COP: SSH, Don Qs, Imperial Walkers, Ukrainian Soldiers, Merkins, Flutterkicks. Mosey to back of BWES blacktop for Triple Check (before Honeymoon found us) for: HRMs, Reverse Crunch, Run length of blacktop. Now with 4 mosey over to JRHS lot, across soggiest baseball field. Dora 123: 100 Squats, 200 Carolina Dry Docks, 300 LBCs.

    Mosey over to Donkey kicks area & benches. Few rounds of: Dips, Derkins, Donkey Kicks then run up parking lot & back. Long mosey back to flag & 3 min of Mary.

    Announcements: Hardest Mile foolishness at 6:00 am at Rock & Roll tomorrow. NoToll has Convergence on New Years day, 7:00.

    NMS: Fog this morning was about as Thicc as YHC could remember in the Gloom. Super soupy, made it feel warmer than the 39 degrees it supposedly was. We stared with 3 but Honeymoon found us (luckily in the fog somehow) during the Triple Check. YHC chose to be kind to the PAX and kept us on the hardtop as the fields were an absolute mess.

  • 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.