Author: Honey Do

  • Well you go tell HR to F#*^ off!

    6 strong including a FNG came out to The Crucible on sunny Saturday morning with a Hot Potato Q. Anthrax started us off on the initial mosey and then passed the Q of the COP to Shakedown.

    COP: SSH, Ukrainian soldiers, Don Qs, Helicopters, Arm Circles, Merkins, LBCs. Q back to Anthrax. He served up 4 corners: 5 burpees, 10 Merkins, 20 WWIIs, 30 SSH. We did it cumulative with going back to the start at each corner. Shakedown took us back to the playground where Offshore took the Q. 4 rounds of pullups and crawl bear rounds.

    Offshore passed the Q to YHC. We did 4 rounds of Swing-ups and WWIIs, a triple check of Donkey Kicks, Squats, and up the hill. Finish up with 3 rounds of PLTs, some APDs, and YHC took us out.

    NMS: Good group this morning with strong work put in by our FNG SlowHand. He got to experience the quickest Q handoff ever with Anthrax leading us on the mosey over and then passing to Shakedown. Mumblechatter centered around the universal experience that all productive workers hate HR, regardless of industry or field. YHC is pleased to know he is not alone in this stance.

    Announcements: Next Saturday is last week of Crucible before we merge with Healing Place 10k training team. Flintstone will be doing his VQ! Be there. Also still space for Bear Creek 10 miler in March.

  • Reverse RAMM Ruck

    2 ruckers set out for a late evening Ruck. We took off from River Road Shopping Center, up batcave and on and up to Grove. Turnaround almost at Mumford and back the way we came. Lots of good conversation and over 5 miles logged under weight.

    NMS: Nice hilly stroll up to Grove where we got some strange (but interested looks) from the Tuckahoe wives leaving Cafe Caturra a lil tipsy on wine. Good topics covered with the most promising being a river-related CSAUP of some sorts involving kayaks, biking, and running sometime this summer. With nicer weather coming we need more ruckers to join us, it is a blast.

  • Predictions worthy of FOMC appreciation

    The perfect number small PAX count assembled at HBR with an assurance of a rain-free beatdown courtesy of YHC. We’ll leave it to the meteorologists to check the accuracy of the Qs claims but we did:

    COP: SSH, Don Qs, IPs, Merkins, LBCs, Scorpion Kicks.

    Mosey over to the properly illuminated PES front lot for a triple check: HRMs, Heels2Heaven, & Run the loop. Mosey to side lot for rotating Donkey kick & Peoples chair line. Over to Pullup station: 4 rounds of 8 Pullups & WWIIs. 3 Rounds of 25 PLTs.

    Over to benches for some challenging math: 10 Derkins & 20 Benchkicks. 4 rounds while increasing each by half of the original count (very straightforward). Finish with a partner bear crawl across the blacktop and 2 min of Mary at end. Atilla took us out.

    NMS: Sometimes life is a paradox; if you want to lose weight order a Clydesdales F3 shirt. That is sure to get you under 200 lbs as Atilla can attest. Lighthouse showed up in fully absorbent cotton attire confident in the No rain call that YHC texted out yesterday afternoon. Whitesnake arrived ready to post in -48 degree temps rather than the comfortable 48 degree temps we had. Maybe he’s trying to sweat off some extra lbs.

    Offshore struggled with the multi-variable algebra required to complete the Benchkicks & Derkins escalator. Between Lighthouse and him with 2 PhDs in mathematic related fields they were able to finish. We were missing one of our HBR mainstays this morning, apparently the pull of the fartsack was too strong.

  • Watch out for the PTA

    6 strong, including a FNG, came out to a packed parking lot at Punisher. We got out of the way of all the PTA attendees and got after it:

    COP: SSH, Don Qs, Helicopters, Ukrainian Soldiers, Merkins, LBCs

    Mosey to side of school: Alternate Bear Crawl & Lunges down to blacktop. Partner up for min Dora: 50 Merkins, 100 V-Ups, 150 Jumpsquats. Mosey over to playground for 4 sets of Merkin-Ups and WWIIs. Head over to benches: 4 sets of 30 Dips and 10 Deep-slow squats.

    Partner up again: 3 rounds of 20 PLTs then some B2W and Chicken Peckers. Back to the front of the school for a Triple Check of HRMs, Reverse Crunch, & run the loop. 1 min of Mary and finish back at the flag.

    NMS: FNG Full Nelson posted on recommendation of a friend. The double-respect FNG put in solid work and will be back. EF Hutton joined YHC on a Monday double dip after Flo’s solid VQ. Whitesnake thinks he’s a Punisher regular now but he needs to Q a few more times before qualifying for regular status. Good to see 40 Whacks back out and he was even nice enough to dress in same outfit as the Q.

  • Please nobody lick the Coupons

    Eight eager PAX posted to First Watch to find several coupons lovingly deposited by THE BEST site Q in all RVA. A few morons posted for Broga but the rest of us took off at 5:00:

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

    THE THANG: Mosey to RRbC back lot to start with 4 Corners: 10 Merkins, 20 WWIIS, 30 CCDs, 40 Jump Squats. 2nd Round: HRMs, Monkey Humpers, Squats, & something else. Partner Up and Wheelbarrow across and back with partner. Go grab coupons and mosey to Henrico’s smallest park: Block the Plank & HRMs, 3 rounds. Switch partners and run road to light and back while doing Block Thrusters. Back to coupon drop zone, gather other 3 and circle up for block stations. 8th man is timer with 10 burpees. Annoucements and YHC took us out.

    NMS: Great to have Wedding Singer and Whittler join the regulars. Our trusty site Q texted YHC at 3:57 am that he was dropping coupons off but couldn’t post since he was sick. That is dedication. YHC considered a gift after Xmas but everyone’s gift will be printing and in the mail to them soon as the FW order is fulfilled.

  • Who can bust a nut in 8 degrees temps?

    Eight eager PAX were ready to get going early to get the blood flowing on Christmas Eve, with the PAX count equal to the temperature of 8 degrees at the start. We did:

    COP: SSH, IPs, Hillbillies, Don Qs, then Boomer Pyle joined us late so 10 burpees.

    Down to the amphitheater for a Dora 123: 100 Merkins, 200 Reverse Crunches, 300 Jump Squats while other PAX runs to top and back. Mosey over to Rusty Cage. 5 rounds of 6 pullups & 10 WWIIs. Then partner up for 4 rounds of 7 Jerkins.

    Mosey over to bottom of Rugby and partner up again. Alternate bear crawl up hill to top while other partner runs ahead and back. Finish up on Burpee road with 1 burpee per light way out then 2 burpees on the way back. Mosey back to frozen flag for few seconds of mary then done. YHC took us out.

    NMS: Way for the PAX to answer the bell on a challenging morning when the pull of the fartsack was strong. This is the coldest post YHC has done in 7 years doing F3 but the PAX pushed hard and we stayed warm. Respect to Mudslide for the double dip!

    BB title goes to the unnamed PAX who loudly busted a nut while we were at the Rusty Cage. Only those who post know. Mr Rogers proved his commitment to the SOP-Life by joining YHC in shorts. Only the last few minutes did we regret this decision. Boomer Pyle took 10 minutes to get his Jitterbug to get a picture to memorialize the fun we had. Coffee at Libby Market was a blast as always. Enjoy the day and Christmas tomorrow and take a moment to reflect on the great gift we have of F3RVA!

  • Why are those lights Purple?

    Nine PAX found themselves on the Naughty list and were not greeted with 12 days of Rosie fun. Instead we had a good time watching Roscoe chase us around then:

    COP: SSH, Don Qs, Helicopters, Imperial Walkers, Merkins, Reverse Crunches, Scorpion kicks.

    Head over to tennis courts. Cross courts with stops midway of: Bear Crawls & merkins, Crab walks & Heels2Heaven, Lunge & jump squats, Side lunge & Monkey humpers. Mosey over to Heartbreak hill for main course: 5 Burpees at top, down heartbreak hill for 5 more burpees. Repeato until 45 burpees.

    Mosey to outfield of baseball field for 3 rounds of 20 PLTs. Back down to Jerkin Gym for 4 rounds of 8 Jerkins. Break onto football field for a sprint with merkins and WWIIs along way. Finish up with an Offshore request of Donkey Kicks so DKs and pullups on goalpost. Back to flag and done. Atilla kindly took us out.

    NMS: Good mix of PAX for YHC’s birthday Q while Rosie laid down his annual tradition of 12 days. Roscoe made things fun and YHC was happy to keep us well away from the road so he could join in the mix. BB title came from Mr. Holland who asked the eternal HBR question while we were moseying after the COP. It was good to see him back at HBR as one of the founding members of the AO. Kubota made a rare Tuesday morning post so we had to hit the Jerkin Gym for him. Thanks for all the birthday well wishes and YHC cannot express enough how much the PAX support has carried him this year. God bless this brotherhood and you all!

  • Winter is coming

    Four faithful enjoyed a beautiful sunrise on the way to The Crucible to start their weekend off right. We did:

    COP: invisible jumprope, Don Qs, Copperhead Squats, Merkins, Reverse Crunch, Merkins, Scorpion kics. Shakedown joined us at end of COP.

    Mosey across street to park, under the Caution tape, and break in the basketball courts with a Dora 123. 100 Burpees, 200 Heels2Heaven, audible to 150 Jump Squats. Mosey back over to school playground and use the swings for Merkins-Ups, which is feet in swing and do merkin then tuck legs in and back out. Partner is counter and does 15 WWIIs. Then 4 sets of 8 pullups on whatever part of playground the PAX could find. Switch partners then do 3 sets of Donkey Kicks while partner runs up and down hill. Finish with 3 sets of 20 PLTs and 30 seconds of stretching.

    NMS: Solid veteran PAX with ample mumblechatter made the time fly for the Q. Handshake is super supportive of YHC’s road of recovery from COVID. The fresh blacktop at the park was a nice find and once that is all done will enhance the options at the AO. All the PAX were pumped for the 100 burpees for the Dora 123. Coffee at Crossroads after was nice with a TSB sighting behind the counter.

    Announcements: Christmas Carol sing next Sunday at Fudds, bring your kids and M. Happy hour at Final Gravity on 12/21. GO ARMY, BEAT NAVY!

  • Youth movement at HBR

    10 strong posted under a Blood Moon in a busy polling parking lot to see what goofy theme YHC might cook up. PAX ages ranged from 14 up to 69. We did:

    COP in cellblock: SSH, Don Qs, Ukrainian Soldiers, Merkins, Hillbillies, Reverse crunches. Mosey to PES lot for:

    Decide the Congress: Partner up. Each twosome do: 51 Burpees and 218 Merkins. 1st pair to finish gets to call the election results for tonight.

    Once votes were cast mosey over to Pull-up bars: 4 rounds of 8 Pullups and WWIIs. Head over to DK wall for more partner work: Dora 123 of 100 Donkey Kicks, 200 Jump Squats, & 300 LBCs. Head back to flag but stop on the ramp to do a bear crawl tunnel. 2 min of Mary at end and time.

    Announcements: 11/18 Ruck for Food starting at 7:00 at Hoedown. Bring your Ruck and canned goods for donations. Thanksgiving Happy Hour 11/22 at Hardywood West Creek. 2nd F West End lunch today at Firehouse Subs Innsbrook at noon.

    NMS: Solid work from the 2 14 year olds posting at 5:30 on their day off from school. You’d think adding 2 teenagers into the PAX would making mumblechatter skew more immature but without Handshake here the maturity level of the PAX actually went up.

    YHC and Offshore won the Congress race and Offshore decided he’s supporting they party that has a policy of mandatory fluid collections. Good to have Mr Holland posting at his old neighborhood AO. YHC swears he wasn’t trying to call all shoulder exercises to mess with you. Please be sure to vote today, you might even see Upchuck in your voting booth.

  • Same cast of characters

    4 now Punisher regulars, some would say beautiful, found a brief pocket of sun to enjoy. We did:

    COP: SSH, Don Qs, Hillbillies, Merkins, Flutterkicks, Scorpion kicks. Mosey to back soccer field for 4 corners: 10 Burpees, 20 Merkins, 30 WWIIs, 40 Jump squats. Mosey over to swings and partner up. 1 man does Swinger Merkins while other does WWIIS as the timer. Swinger Merkins are feet up in the swing, kick your legs in at top of Merkin. 3 rounds. Mosey over to cover benches: 4 rounds of 30 Dips and 10 Step ups.

    Over to soccer field: Bear crawl across, lunge back, crab walk, then side lunge with exercises at each end. One more round of Swinger Merkins then over to front of school. 3 rounds of partner runs while other does B2W and Donkey kicks (for Whitesnake). Finish with 3 min of Mary and Ring of fire.

    Announcements: Beer Mile

    NMS: Mumblechatter was focused on dark days, pre-big data of Mar 2017 and with EF Hutton hitting 7 years we were giving Whitesnake some F3RVA history. The Swinger Merkins were a hit, not Block the Plank popular, but fun.