Author: Machismo

  • Operation 300

    The Mission

    To celebrate the grit of the recent Ragnar runners and push the upper body to its absolute limit with a “300” themed beatdown.

    Warm-A-Rama

    We began with a mosey through the dark, winding trails. The atmosphere was reminiscent of the Ragnar overnight legs—quiet, focused, and slightly damp. We kept the heart rate up with:

    • High Knees (in stride)
    • Butt Kickers (in stride)
    • Side Straddle Hops
    • 10-Down DQs (Extremely slow count) shall we continue for 45minutes?
    • Imperial Squat Walkers
    • Ukrainian Soldiers
    • Ww2s

    The Thang: Operation 300

    I. The Primary Ladder

    The goal was to hit the magic 300 number right out of the gate. We performed a descending ladder of Merkins.

    • Count: 24, 23, 22… down to 1.
    • Cumulative Total: 300 Merkins.

    II. Eye of the Mericane

    We moseyed to the pavilion to utilize the structure for the next phase.

    • Descending Ladder: Starting at 22 reps and working down. PAX went to each of the four corners to do:
    • – 25 WW2s
    • – 50 Alabama prom dates
    • – 75 LBCs
    • – 100 flutters

    Return to the pavilion for a descending count of merkins 

    III. The Dan-Merkin Hybrid

    Combining the burn of the chest with the fire of the quads.

    • 18 Merkins / 2 Lieutenant Dans (1 Squat + 4 Lunges)
    • 17 Merkins / 3 Lieutenant Dans
    • Continuing the pattern until reaching 10 Merkins.

    IV. Paying the Toll

    A quick transition to hit different muscle heads before heading to the courts.

    • 10 Incline Merkins
    • 9 Decline Merkins
    • This is where I snuck in an extra ten merkins on the pax

    V. Suicide Burpees

    We took to the basketball courts for high-intensity sprints paired with descending Burpees.

    • Set 1: Suicides with Burpees at each of the three lines and the end line.
    • Reps: 8, 7, 6, 5.
    • Set 2: Final Suicides to empty the tank.
    • Reps: 4, 3, 2, 1.

    Mary

    We gathered for a final round of core work to stabilize after the heavy upper-body load.

    • [Insert specific Mary exercises if applicable, e.g., LBCs, Flutter Kicks, Plank]

    Moleskin

    Sixteen men showed up in the gloom today and absolutely crushed a high-volume Merkin workout. The trails provided the perfect backdrop, especially for those still feeling the Ragnar high. Taking the Merkin count from 24 down to 1 is a mental battle as much as a physical one, and no man was left behind.

    COT / BOM: prayers out for Flatty and his trip to Germany for a year’s deployment. Also, coming up is NTBs departure party at DTH’s house 

    Aye! Aye!

  • Knock knock knock

    5 practicing theologians knocked on the doors of the church at Gutenberg with several of their own theses. 2 -3 minutes at each of 12 doors to burnout. It was a bit much but it burned up the time.

    Good coffee and fellowship afterwards. discussion of nitrile as and chemistry started the morning while reviews of the movie whiplash followed.

    Prayers for the unborn. Cheezmo is out next week. Prayers for DTH in Nicaragua. Satisfying Big Data…. out.

  • Going Stag

    Stag and Machismo showed up for what turned out to be a burner of a Bon Iron even without the coffee. After confirming that the circling van was indeed not a late pax member but rather a Bus mechanic, 2 H.I.M.s checked out what they had under the hood for the best 45 min. Sat. A.O. in Richmond.

    Warmarama. D.Q.s, Helicopters, Arm Circles, Merkins, WWIIs, Oblique L & R.

    COP1 Wall Work Dora: 50 Donkey Kicks, 100 Hoe Downs, 150 Mike Tyson (Chuck Norris style) Runner ran the bus loop.

    COP2 4 Corners 50s edition bro code style 50 of each: Merkins, WWIIs, Squats, SSH.

    COP3 Cones scramble 15 cones laid out on the bus loop proved a worthy opponent to these two animal dragsters. Bear Crawl for 10 cones with a Merkin at each. Crab walk the remaining 6 with 2 WWIIs at each.

    COP4 Mini Dora playground edition: 25 pull ups, 50 dips, 75 LBCs runner laps the playground.

    The Moleskin

    I am Machismo. Machismo-I-Am. And I like this AO, yes I do, man!

    I like it on a sleepless night, After movies late by flicker-light. I do not care if I am tired, For this AO, I am quite fired!

    I like it when the clouds are gray, I like it on a rainy day! I like it when the ground is white, With snow and sleet—a chilly sight!

    I would do it with a crew of two, I did it, Stag, with me and you! Though I would lead the many or few, Today just us was quite enough, too! I do not mind the number there, We led the work with vigor and care.

    It’s hard to start a spot so new, But Machismo knows just what to do. It’s a reward, a joy, a win, To see the brothers all dive in!

    In Richmond, VA, we take our stand, The finest AO in the land! From 6:00 to 6:45, you’ll see, This is exactly where I want to be!

    I do so like this AO, man! Thank you! Thank you, Machismo-I-Am

    Prayers for time with family and following the path God has before us. Happy Easter to all. Look forward to when spring break is over, but it’s getting into time to put the seat covers on.

  • I am needed

    Machismo rolled in with 90 seconds to spare. Scram was there holding down the A.O. Machismo opened with it’s going to be a good day. Scram replied with, “Yes indeed my family loves me my wife needs me and she couldn’t do it without me. She said so herself.” With that Machismo shared the news of Tin Man’s recent visit to the hospital. Grateful to be alive the beat down began.

    Mosey to Tin Man’s pavillion at Riverside School warmarama

    Thang 1 4 corners 20 merkins, 40 wwiis, 60 squats, 80 raise the roofs.

    Thang 2 11’s with step ups and dips.

    Thang 3 wall work.

    bttf.

    Prayers were lifted up for Tin Man and his family.

    Coffeeteria: YHC took the coffeeteria pot to St. Francis for a visit with Tin Man. Good news is that the doctor was able to find the blockage and went in through his right arm to relieve it. The Lord’s timing is good and he prepares us for times such as these. Tin Man could have been in Costa Rica when this happened with less access to medical care. COT #2 prayers for Brandon, Isaiah (Tin Man’s sons) Patty and the rest of the Tin Man family. He is ready to get back out. Since the doctor rammed a wire down his right arm he’s limited to 2lb kettlebells for a bit, but YHC is sure you will seem H.I.M. back out in the gloom.

  • Breaking the Ice

    11 Ice-melters surveyed the permafrost in search of snow to melt. The Richmond ICE AGE may be passing and YHC took it upon himself and the Pax to speed it’s departure. Disclaimers were given and some took it too seriously, uh-hem “Last Call.” According to Squiggy here’s what went down:

    Wamarama: mozey to field one for some SSH, Merkins, WWIIs, ISWs, DQs in random numbers

    C.O.P. 1 Mozey to the pavillion to start the first sundance. EyE of the Merkaine… at pavillion 10 merkins, corners for 25 WWIIs, 25 Burpees, 25 ISWs, 25 Squats. Pax then tried to raise the temps over 32 with some raise the roofs.

    I.P. Run Ice skater style low to the ground and lunging while the last man did 5 burpees and ran to the front.

    C.O.P. 2 4 corners 25 Aussie snow angels, 25 plank jacks, 25 Freddie Mercuries. 25 mountain Climbers.

    C.O.P. 3 11s with an animal walk between on the basketball court.

    Pleasure to lead and we’ll see next Tuesday if we sped the ice Melt. Never in the history of Richmond ever has the snow lasted on the ground this long from 1/25 nearly 2.5 weeks. Many Pax throughout Richmond kept up the routine despite enduring single digit wind chills, and ice covered AOs. Memorable Qs were delivered from the likes of Doozy, Machine Head, DTH, L Woods, Salt Lick and others. Let’s relish the end of the Ice Age like the Type 2 fun it was, “uncomfortable in the moment, rewarding afterwards”.

    Prayers to the reported 12,000 who visited the ERs of VA during this event. Lifting up YHCs mother who received a head wound from falling ice. Here’s also to the lessons in life that save us from worse mistakes later re: Hugo on Ice… Keep up the good work. Machismo – out.

  • frosty 4 some

    Given the cancellation of the running portion of the frozen triangle YHC decided to run a q

    Great work and fun times.

    we hit three locales in the spirit of the frozen triangle

    . Bon Air pool, riverside school, bon air elementary.

    good times and 100 percent attendence at Einstein after.

  • Salad?

    With the words of Oyster looming in his head, “I have never had a complaint about food.” Machismo was worried that he would break the streak.

    Salad yes that’s right salad. Tomatoes, avocado, arugula, romaine, micro greens, chicken, corn, hard boiled eggs and lots of ranch.

    Machismo towed his trifecta of hombre 2.0s and was soon joined also by his M. 8 in total were in the respite care it and was a truly rewarding experience. Thank you Oyster for arranging it.

    Nancy beat me to the punch with his Sunday pregame drop off but Man I wish I could stay to sample his spread. I have no fears that the complaint department will remain closed after Salad makes the cut.

    Machismo was extremely blessed by the comment by a gentlemen on the way out. Having your kids here truly made this special.

  • 12 lines 13 spaces

    4 HIMs proved their worth in parking lot of Bon Air Library.

    6 am hit and the crew rolled out with good conversation all the way to the. Library

    warmarama with a pickle pounder cherry to finish it off.

    4 corners prostitute followed with 10 merkins, 20 squats, 30 American hammers, 40 pickle pounders. 70 merkins total, 100 squats 90 hammers but only 4 pickle pounders.

    next ascending line exercises from one end to the other. Cocaine bears adding a merkin at every line. This was brutal ending with 12 merkins. 78 more merkins.

    . next trench warfare with WW1 and walk crabs. Same

    next squat ladder.

    Mosey back to the playground for a quick quattro de checko

    pull ups dips pickle pounders do you see a theme 1 found is all she wrote.

    pull ups to faulur5e

    merkins to failure.

    great time gentlemen

    coffee was good. Prayers for Tinman’s dad recovery and l woods paralegals dad.

    anno

  • All Aboard!

    8 Masochists climbed aboard the only 45 min. Saturday pain train at Bon Air Station. What was in store? Not even Machismo knew. But as Nancy Pelosi once said, “you have to Q the workout to do the workout.”

    Mosey to the Riverside School for a Warmarama: SSH, Michael Phelps, Oblique L, Oblique R, WWIIs, Merkins, DQs.

    Lap around the course to start. at first it was a triple check. Then Machismo, inspired by his trip to Mt. Trashmore audibled with 4 corners partner style. 4 laps, 4 stations done in tandem, 20,15,10,5. Corner one link up situps “Big Boy Situps” Link arms with your partner for the reps, Corner 2 Partner Leg tosses, Corner 3 No Cheat Merkins with shoulder tap at the end, Corner 4 Squats.

    13 min. left on the clock, mosey BTTF.

    Hold plank for a quiz. Credo Fail (10 Burpee penalty) 1/2 Credo fail 5 Burpees. “Leave no man behind, leave no man where you found him.”

    Hold 6 in. 5 core principles quiz. Free for all men? does that count for 2? Ends in the circle of trust. fumble for 10 WWIIs. Outdoors rain or shine, Peer led in a rotating fashion.

    5 M.O.M. for the finish practicing the peer led part.

    Announcements including preblast on slack. A quick search of Slack suggested no F3RVA challenges but Salt Lick posted about the Make America Burpee Again challenge. 100 Burpees a day for January. 3100 burpees for the month. Get started. There is a website f3maba.com to push yourself. COT found prayer request for 3 Pax’s Ms with 3 babies coming Months 4, 5, 6 of this year. April May June. Keep up the good work gentlemen.

    Coffeeteria was excellent with 6 pax making the trip to the polk house for some extra strong coffee machismo style. Glad to have the fellowship gentlemen.

  • Welcome party for Trojan

    Machismo and Belay were nearly late to the welcome party for Trojan. Machinehead, Tin Man and FNG Luke hereon “Trojan” were in their cars waiting on the temps to rise upon YHC’s 5:59 arrival. No time for small talk the pax went right into side straddle hops. As Machinehead and Trojan quickly found they were missing key winter hand apparel the pax scrambled for extra pairs of gloves. Tin Man produced a pair and Machismo grabbed some mittens for Machinehead. Properly attired the pax continued warmarama: SSH, Merkins, Freddie Mercuries, X-Cross Sit ups, Montain Climbers, Don Quixote’s.

    Mosey to the Riverside school.

    YHC was feeling the need to get the pre-burn on for the upcoming glutteny so this workout was sponsored by the abductors.

    COP#1 four corners prostitute stile 10 WWIIs, 20 Freddie Mercury double count, 30 American Hammers, 40 Alabama Prom Dates. Hit every corner coming and going building up to the main stage APD.

    COP#2 YHC found a loosely conscribed track around the 2 playgrounds and the school house. Start at the far in for a longer triple check. 1 runner/timer and paired pax for alternating exercises. Merkins and Imperial Squat Walkers, Plank and SSHs, Hold Plank and Alabama Prom date. Timer YHC announced the new exercises upon arrival.

    Mosey across the tundra to the back side of Bon Air elementary for a quick run of alternating wall sits and donkey kicks. 3 sets brought us close to time.

    BTTF for a 5 Burpee Cherry. Numbers, Names and naming. Announcements, Prayers. Great to have one more FNG at the Bon Iron. This one was the EH of Machinehead. According to him Trojan has a gift of teaching men about sexual purity so what better monnacure that one involves protecting one’s privates. Awesome to have growth in this fine group.

    Prayers for babies, both M.H. and Trojan have 2.0’s in utero. Raj YHCs nephew is improving, his eyes were open today but he is still sedated and intubated at CHKD Norfolk. Pray for the many families experiencing struggles this holiday season.

    Coffeeteria was frigid as YHC dropped the tailgate and served from the airpot rather than going inside. Loved the fellowship. YHC got talking about Snuffs idea of using a battery pack to power a perculator. Belay stopped listening.

    (YHC read the BB from House Party mentioning the lures of the Fartsack. LFG the Iron’s first FNG was lamenting over text his deference to sleeping in over building his body mind and soul. Mike Rey (LFG) says he will return. )