Author: Isaiah Grant

  • No Running Allowed!

    4 HIM took the challenge of posting for a House Party Q with little to no running involved. 70 and sunny conditions as usual. Here’s what went down.

    Slow mosey around the parking lot and circle up for warmarama which consisted of arm circles, helicopters, dead man hang, merkins and WWII’s.

    COP 1 – 4 corners, prostitute style but instead of repeating the exercise on the way back, we did 3 burpees. Exercieses were 10 hand release merkins, 20 flutter kicks, 30 monkey humpers, and 40 SSH’s.

    COP 2 – Quadruple check with bicep curls, shoulder press, bent over rows. “Runner” does 100 toe taps.

    COP 3 – Various exercises with little to no break in between sets to keep that heart rate up. Exercises included Opus, Hoe Downs, Toe Taps, WWII’s and merkins

    BTTF with less than a minute to spare – 5 burpees to close out

    Names, Numbers, YHC took us out.

    Wasn’t exactly sure what to do since running wasn’t going to be an option for YHC but it turned out to be challenging. Great work by all the Pax! Thanks for letting me lead fellas!

    House Party

  • 4 corners and some weights

    4 Crossing regulars plus a 2.0 came out to see what House Party had in store. Here’s what went down

    Mosey to the lower parking lot for Warmarama

    SSH, Arm Circles, Helicopters, Apple Pickers, Ukrainian Soldiers, Merkins, WWII’s

    COP 1

    4 corners, prostitute style, at the same parking lot – although I’m not a fan of doing this version on church grounds.

    10 hand release merkins, 20 2count flutter kicks, 30 SSH’s, and 40 monkey humpers. 3 Burpees each time we get back to the starting point.

    COP 2

    They wanted Abs, YHC gave it to them!

    Regular 4 corners with 50 WWII’s, 50 Leg raises, 50 2count American hammers, and 50 2count Mt. climbers.

    COP 3

    YHC pops the trunk to grab a few random weights.

    a 45lb plate, a couple 15lb weights YHC rucks with, plus a deceptive kettlebell which may be anywhere from 20lbs – 75lbs, depending on if your actually lifting it, or just looking at it.

    Pax did squats or modified exercises while 1 Pax ran the parking loop.

    Names, Numbers, YHC took us out.

    Halfway through the 1st 4 corners Meatball and Dribble show up and show out. Dribble crushed it while wearing slides! Guess it wasn’t hard enough for him. Great work by all today! The Crossing is a great AO with a great group. If you haven’t come out YHC encourages you to give it a try.

    Prayers for DTH, The M, and the entire family for comfort dealing with a family member with cancer and the fact they have to be away during this time. Prayers for safe travels and peaceful and productive time away.

    Thanks for letting me lead Fellas,

    House Party

  • Its not that cold

    5 HIM made the decision to embrace the coldest temperatures of the year for an SOJ takeover. House Party was the next man up. Here’s what went down!

    Mosey to the blacktop for warmarama and disclosure. Exercises included SSH’s, Helicopters, Ukranian soldiers, Opus, WWII’s.

    Move a couple feet to the baseline of the BBall courts for suicides.

    Regular Suicides

    Lunge Walk Suicides’

    Bear crawl Suicides’

    Then 1 burpee

    1 burpee, 2 WWII’s,

    1 burpee 2 WWII’s ,3 hand release merkins,

    1 burpee, 2 WWII’s, 3 hand release merkins, 4 squats,

    1 burpee, 2 WWII’s, 3 hand release merkins, 4 squats, 5 SSH

    Mosey to the soccer field for 4 corners

    25 hand release merkins, 50 WWII’s, 75 SSH’s, 100 monkey humpers

    Mosey to the pavilion for a 5 man triple check

    Runner runs to picnic table, exercises are step ups, dips, flutter kicks, merkins

    Finish up with about a min of LBC’s

    Names, Numbers, YHC took us out.

    It was a great morning and I was glad to post with guys I don’t normally get to post with. It was cold but we managed to stay warm.

    Prayers for all F3 brothers experiencing illness and those doing missionary work.

    Thanks for letting me lead today Fellas,

    House Party

  • Tour of Twin Team

    5 HIM braved the frigid temps for a House Party Q. Here’s what went down.

    Mosey to the bottom of Twin Team for the disclaimer and a few exercises to get us warm.

    SSH’s, Helicopters, Ukrainian soldiers, Copperhead Squats, Deadman Hang, and Cherry pickers

    Mosey to the top of Twin Team to finish up the Warmarama, which consisted of Merkins, Flutter Kicks, and a few stretches to get us loose.

    Mosey back down Twin Team, though the trail, and make a right toward JRHS. The road in front of JRHS is lined with no parking signs every 10 or 15 yards so YHC thought we would do a new F3RVA favorite, 1,2,3 at each sign. 1 burpee, 2 WWII’s, and 3 Merkins.

    After about 8 or 10 signs, YHC noticed an extra large parking lot which looked great for a 4 corners.

    Exercises were 10 Hand Release Merkins, 20 Jump Squats, 30 WWII’s, and 40 SSH’s.

    After we finished the 4 corners we jumped back into doing the 1,2,3’s until we reached the road leading back to Bettie Weaver.

    After a Mosey back to the school we stopped for various exercies on the benches. Each exercise was timed for 1 minute.

    Exercises were Step Ups, Dips, Merkins, and Heels to Heaven.

    Mosey back to the flag with a little over a minute to spare for some LBC’s and Merkins to finish us off.

    Numbers, Names, YHC took us out

    Nice work today Fellas! We covered a lot of ground and put in a lot of reps. Shout out to Senor Frog for introducing YHC to 1,2,3. It was mentioned that this may not have been a Lounge approved workout but we made it through.

    Prayers for DK’s neighbor who experienced a loss in the family.

    Thanks for letting me lead today

    House Party

  • I don’t think we were expecting that!

    5 weekend warriors decided that even the Richmond Marathon couldn’t keep them away from a beatdown at Rock N Roll. Unfortunately, none of us that showed up had signed up to Q. With no plan, YHC figured I’d kick things in motion. According to the man in the jean jacket that followed us around for the entire workout, here’s what went down.

    Mosey to the basketball court for warmarama which consisted of SSH’s, Helicopters, Don Q’s, Imperial squat walkers, Ukrainian Soldiers, Merkins, and WWII’s

    Next, line up on the baseline for 6 rounds of suicides

    Round 1 – normal suicides

    Round 2 – 1 burpee at each line

    Round 3 – 1 burpee and 2 squats at each line

    Round 4 – 1 burpee, 2 squats, and 3 merkins at each line

    Round 5 – 1 burpee, 2 squats, 3 merkins, 4 WWII’s at each line

    Round 6 – 1 burpee, 2 squats, 3 merkins, 4 WWII’s, 5 SSH’s at each line.

    Next up….Broadway, who took us on the Tour de Rockwood Park.

    We mosey’d around the park, from the basketball courts to the trails, stopping to do different exercises. We really got a full body workout. The leg kicks really hit the hamstrings, we did plenty of flutter kicks, and got in alot of dips, pullups, and incline merkins.

    We finished off with a Ring of Fire. Everyone led their exercise in cadence.

    Names, Numbers, Broadway took us out.

    It was great morning. Although there was no Q on the sheet, today showed F3RVA has plenty of leaders who are willing to step up and lead. I don’t think we were expecting that brutal of a beatdown, but it sure was a good one.

    House Party

  • 40 mins for 25 mins with HP

    YHC had the honor of Broadway joining a Twin Team prerun. We wanted to take it kinda easy so we hit the normal Robious rd. rd. As we ran, we talked about life! YHC mentioned the hills of river downs, tarrington, and the notorious twin team hill…Maybe we’ll hit it next time.

    Thinkin bout you Chap!

    YHC was glad Broadway made the trip to twin team. Its a long ride for him but really shows alot about his dedication. Looking forward to next time.

    As we celebrate veterans day, remember Broadway and his service to our country!

    House Party

  • The Wolf Pack

    3 HIM showed up to River Run for chilly morning run. Doozy gave his disclaimer that he would be leaving us in the dust and to not wait around for him for COT. With no route mapped out YHC and Lone Wolf decided to use our go-to plan, which is to just run around somewhere for 45 minutes until we make it back to the flag. Mission accomplished.

    Names/Numbers/YHC took us out

    Prayers for Wedding Singer and his recovery from surgery

    What a beautiful morning! With the cooler temps its been a struggle getting out of bed. I also think to myself sometimes that, hey, other guys will be there, they wont miss me. But what if all the Pax thought that way? The AO’s would be empty and guys would be posting alone. It would have been a lonely morning for one of us had Lone Wolf or I had not shown up for one another. This morning really made me think about how we not only show up for ourselves and and families, but for that guy standing right next to you. Its been great really getting to know Lone Wolf and on top of all that I had the privilage of celebrating his birthday with him this morning.

    Happy Birthday Brother!

    House Party

  • Look mom, its Mr. Party House

    YHC got lucky and had the opportunity to Q The Crossing with AMAZING weather and an even better group of men. Here’s what went down

    Mosey through the parking lot and circle up for warmarama.

    SSH, Arm circles, Copperhead squats, The Opus, Merkins, and WWII’s

    1st exercise was catch me if you can. Partner 1 broad jump burpees across the parking lot while partner 2 runs down and back.

    Keeping the partner theme going, I thought it would be a good idea to do 10 Booyah merkins, alternate wheel burrow across the parking lot, then 10 partner WWII’s, run back across the parking lot and repeat down to 1 rep. Turns out that wasn’t a good idea so after the 1st round we audibled to a triple check.

    Triple check included dips, LBC and running to the speedbump at the far end of the parking lot and back.

    Finally we did 2 minutes of each exercise

    2 mins of Merkins

    2 mins of jump squats

    2 mins of Flutter Kick

    2 mins of Burpees – I think DTH managed to get in 43 reps

    Names/Numbers/YHC took us out. Prayers for all those on IR, 2.0’s growing up and experiencing new things and much appreciation for the moments we get with our dads. YHC cant believe how warms its been. I typically get to this AO fairly early just to walk a little, stretch and listen to some music. As YHC is taking a walk around the church parking lot, I run into DTHs’ M and 2.0’s. As I pass by DTHs’ M tells me Banjo noticed me and said Look mom, its Mr. Party House.

    After careful consideration, I think I’m going stick with the name House Party

    Thanks for letting me lead,

    House Party

  • That’s not frost, it’s Ice!

    On a good a day, YHC can make it from the door to Twin Team in less than 20 minutes but I was surprised when I turned on the wipers to clean the windshield and heard a scraping noise. Luckily the washer fluid kicked in fast and I didn’t have to keep Chaplain waiting. We did our normal route down Robius and back just in time for OCs Legendary beatdown. Mubblechatter included how crazy parents can be about little league sports and how funny it is that no matter where you work, we all have those same types of people. The complainer, the troublemaker, and the person who’s always on leave or short term disability. Seems like its difficult to just find normal people.

    House Party

  • House….Party of One

    YHC decided to get warmed up before pulling out the cigar and smoking jacket and heading into Twin Team Lounge. Managed to run from Chesterfield co., down to Powhatan Co., and back to Chesterfield just in time for festivities.