The 2.0 and dog obliged YHC for something like a Murph with a few modifications. Strong work was put forward by the PAX.
Announcements: This will be the last VR Dawg (and the last F3 virtual beatdown) for now. If anyone has another F3 use for the Zoom account, feel free to ping YHC.
3rd F will continue on Zoom. The next one is Tuesday June 23rd at 8pm. Honeydo with the Q.
Nine PAX showed up with eight working speakers to participate in the 2nd 3rd F on Zoom. This thing still needs a name!
NMS: Disclaimer, The Thang, COT (well, the whole thing is a COT).
EF gave a positive report about his dad – he should be coming home soon. Great news!
The next 3rd F will occur on Zoom on Tuesday, June 23rd. Honeydo with the Q.
Don Draper logged in to prevent YHC’s crawl back to the fartsack for a beatdown that went something like this:
COP: SSHs, IWs, DQs IC
Optimus Prime: 7 sets of 7 reps of 7 exercises, with 20 Mountain Climbers on the side of each set to simulate running. Exercises: Diamond Merkins, Pickle Pounders, Touch Knees, WWIIs, Jump Squats, J Los, Burpees
American Hammers IC
COT
Announcements: HDHH tonight, 3rd F next Tuesday at 8pm, Tron next Monday at 5:30am, VR Dawg next Wednesday at 5:30am.
NMS: YHC wanted to try a virtual Beast, but rather than just slay the Beast, PAX went beyond towards perfection with an additional set, rep, and exercise.
It was great to have Don Draper back out in the virtual gloom. PAX agreed that intentional moving around is essential to maintain health while working remotely.
F3 Quiz of the Day: What two PAX members’ first and last names differ by only a single letter?
Answer: Don Draper and Doublemint
Two regulars posted for a Zoom gloom beatdown that went something like this:
1-minute mosey to the COP: SSHs, Merkins, Storm Squats, Scorpion Dry Docks, WWIIs, Lunges. You know what’s coming.
Lucky Horseshoe. One-minute run before each set of exercises, with 20 reps for each exercise:
PAX were probably on about lap 8 when the 33 minute buzzer went off, but completed the 9th round before 6:15.
COT
Announcements: HDHH on Zoom today at 6pm. Meeting ID: 822 7005 7337. PM for password or get the direct link on Slack. Tron next Monday at 5:30am, VRDawg next Wednesday at 5:30am, next 3rd F (needs a name!) June 9th at 8pm.
NMS: YHC borrowed Boberry’s Powerpoint innovation to help keep track of Lucky Horseshoe laps. Well, YHC’s picture of a Powerpoint slide, anyway.
Storm Squats were performed two-count. Scorpion Dry Docks were 10 single count each leg. Hopefully we can check in with Loose Goose to see if that is the proper accounting. YHC was probably not running a 4-minute mile pace on the 1-minute mosey, so comparisons to “official” Lucky Horseshoes are probably not possible, but this seemed to be a good beatdown to get the sweat flowing.
PAX agreed Kubota did a great job leading the 3rd F last night. As was mentioned then, PAX agreed that they are grateful for the culture of respect and encouragement that F3 RVA has maintained during the pandemic.
Mosey to the COP: Disclaimer, SSHs, IWs, DQs, Merkins, PPs, LBCs IC.
“Curb” crawl. 1 Derkin, Bear Crawl, 2 Merkins, Crawl Bear, up to 6 and back down to 1.
NM Escalator up and back down: 10 Plank Jacks, 20 LBCs, 30 Dying Cockroaches, 40 Jump Squats, 30 second mosey between corners.
Triple Check: HTHs, WWIIs, 30 second mosey
ROF: 10 Chuck Norrises, 10 Merkins, 10 Werkins, 10 Merkin + Arm Swing (What are these called?), 10 LBCs, 10 Diamond Merkins.
Announcements: HDHH today at 6pm on Zoom. Tron on Monday at 5:30am on Zoom. 3rd F next Tuesday at 8pm on Zoom.
NMS: Tclaps to Snitch for his second post in a week. Keep up the good work!
Snitch got his shoe stuck on the round 1 mosey of the Triple Check and was rescued by Boberry. We audibled to complete the exercises as a PAX. YHC took a spill on the deck during the first mosey to the COP. We may need to amend the disclaimer…
SYITG!
PAX, clear your calendars for this time next week. An online 3rd F AO is opening up on Zoom. The first inaugural will be led by Kubota on “Joy Comes in the Morning”.
Time: Biweekly, Tuesdays, beginning May 26th at 8pm
Location: Zoom (Meeting ID: 822 7005 7337, pm for the password or check Slack)
The purpose of this AO is to push the PAX along their journey in developing the 3rd F – Faith. We recognize that PAX are at their own place on the journey and proceed at their own pace. PAX are encouraged to share. It is not required to share (wise men learn by listening), but there is a requirement to allow others to share. What is shared in this 3rd F stays with the 3rd F; it is a COT. None of the PAX has a monopoly on the truth, though we are all truth seekers. It is fine to disagree. If there are not disagreements, then we are probably doing it wrong.
This 3rd F event:
Five real life warriors posted virtually for a beatdown that went something like:
30-second mosey around the property for COP IC: SSH x20, IW x20, DQ x20, LBC x20, Merkins x10
Lindsays: Merkins and Calf Raises with 10 Bunny Hops in between each exercise.
Four Corners: 10 WWIs, 20 Merkins, 30 Squats, 40 SSHs.
11s: Pickle Pounders, Lunges 10 single count, HRMs, Reverse Lunge
11s: Dips, Bear Crawl, Air DKs, Crawl Bear
COT
Announcements:
Happy hour at the same Zoom link (on Slack), today at 6pm. Tron is Monday at 5:30am, same link. Daville is working on a local Memorial Day option.
Prayers for Don Draper’s coworker and family.
NMS:
Doublemint posted solo to SOT this morning, so dialed in to VR, Dawg to be with the PAX. Brilliant! PAX are welcome to use that option on Mondays and Wednesdays if they find themselves posting solo. The link is on Slack.
Honeydo officially Zoom-proofed his Monday beatdown, so YHC had to look elsewhere for inspiration. The May Daville Merkin Challenge was the inspiration for today’s workout. Merkin count was 195.
Want to join us in the Zoom gloom? Here is a checklist:
Interested in Qing/tired of Offshore’s Qs? Message Offshore or Boberry.
Seven PAX plus Sally posted for the third edition of VR, Dawg on Zoom.
The Thang: 2 minute mosey to the COP. SSHs, IWs, DQs, Merkins, LBCs IC.
1 minute AMRAPs with 1 minute mosey in between each set: HTHs, Merkins, Carolina Dry Docs, WWII setups, Merkins, Tuck Jumps, Flutterkicks, Squats.
King Crab Walk: Crab Walk with a Crab Cake every five paces
Triple Check: Derkins, Decline Plank, One-Minute Mosey. Audible to Discount Double Check.
Ring of Fire: 20 HTHs followed by 6 Inches for the remainder of the minute.
COT
Announcements: Prayers for Corned Beef’s father as he undergoes surgery tomorrow.
Zoom happy hour today at 6pm, meeting ID: 822 7005 7337, password is on Slack or PM. The link is the same as for this beatdown.
Tron, another F3RVA virtual AO, is on Mondays at 5:30am at the same Zoom meeting/link. SYITG!
Seven warriors took F3’s shortest commute to the second running of VR, Dawg.
The Thang: Mosey around the house and circle up for Disclaimer, COP IC: SSHs, IWs, DQs, LBCs, Merkins
Four corners, from the mailbox around to the backyard: 10 Merkins, 20 WWIs, 30 Squats, 40 MHs.
Mosey to the Dip station. Lunge 20 paces single count to the Burpee station. Jack Webb 1x Burpees, Lunge, 4x Dips, Mosey, ++x.
Another round of Jack Webbs with 1x WWIIs, 4x Reverse Crunches with a 10 pace Bear Crawl in between each exercise.
20 Merkins OYO, 20 Shoulder Taps OYO.
COT.
Announcements: Zoom happy hour 6pm, Tron virtual beatdown Monday at 5:30am, both at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82270057337?pwd=dzhnV0RMalpVSXFzck1ZVzFFTVJOdz09. Bring a coupon Monday if you have one, or be prepared to modify. Password is on Slack.
NMS: An overqualified PAX continued the eternal debate of “When is the halfway point of a Jack Webb?”
F3 RVA Virtual Guidance Updates: 1) Consider one ear bud so that you can use the other ear to keep a check on how much noise you are making for the neighbors and check if you woke the dog up (not that there is much to be done about either one). 2) When Qing cadence, one option is that Q can call the entire cadence and PAX can chime in (however asynchronously). Today’s Q was spent after attempting this. Boberry made it look easy on Monday.
Seven warriors who care a little bit less about what the neighbors think posted to their backyards for a virtual beatdown, and another hopped in the shower to prepare for the COT.
The Thang: Mosey around the house/property and circle up for COP IC: 20 SSHs, 1 OUAPD (online upright APD), 10 DQs, 20 IWs, 10 Merkins, 20 LBCs.
Four corners. From the most public corner of your yard to the most private, 10 Merkins, 20 WWIs, 30 Squats, 40 MHs.
Partner up for a Dora. Each PAX does exactly 1/2 of the reps. Alternate with partner to run a lap around the house. 100 Merkins, 200 LBCs, 300 Squats.
Traveling Lindsay around the back yard. Freddie Mercuries and Broad Jumps.
Triple Check. One PAX does Step Ups, one PAX does WWIIs, one PAX runs a lap.
Upchuck joined us for COT.
Announcements
Zoom happy hour at 6pm. Password is on Slack, or message Shakedown or YHC: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/995173694?pwd=YndqVUNwWnU0a0EycXhzODVuRFJIZz09
Prayers for Doublemint, Honeymoon, Marmaduke, Shakedown, Upchuck’s friend.
NMS: YHC wanted to keep things real simple, and did some research. First, posted with BoBerry with South Wake, where YHC kept getting disconnected during AMRAPs (this seems like a long set!). Some preparation is needed – see the pre blast.
Then YHC looked in the archives back to seemingly simpler times for inspiration. According to this BB, https://backblasts.f3rva.org/2015/04/28/merkinfest-2015-2/, there were 25 Don Quixotes performed – YHC believes Wilson could fill 45 minutes with 25! In this BB, https://backblasts.f3rva.org/2015/01/01/f3richmond-brings-in-2015-at-45mom/ TYA and Jville Q’d a Triple Check with a “repeat x4” – WTF3?! According to the same BB, there were 24 Wilson’s Wifes performed, defined as a “partner inverted military press”. So YHC went back to his fuzzy recollection of beatdowns past to conjure things we could do without thinking or seeing (as if in the gloom) – a classic COP, 4 Corners, Dora, Triple Check.
YHC asked PAX to check in after completing each exercise which seemed to work well. The Dora and Triple Check went pretty smoothly, though with more PAX may have been challenging to coordinate.
What caught YHC off guard were the disclaimer and COP. Cadence is very awkward due to a delay in the audio. YHC would hear the PAX when it was time to start the next rep, so would delay. PAX advised carrying on instead of waiting, so YHC would call “1” while hearing the PAX give the count. Perhaps we can consult with Lockjaw for best practices here.
Still hoping this is temporary, PAX worked on a name for this new AO. Candidate names were, “Wish I Had Picked Up the Dog’s Poop Last Night”, “Smell Like Your Own Dog’s Pee”, and “Splinter’s Shoe”. Sticking with the dog theme, and for memories of WDog, the PAX settled on “VR, Dawg”.
Upchuck joined us for the COT.
See you next Wednesday in the gloom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82270057337?pwd=dzhnV0RMalpVSXFzck1ZVzFFTVJOdz09 Password is on Slack, or message YHC.