Author: No Idea

  • Is it me?

    3 hardy (enough) souls roused themselves out of their fartsacks and arrived to pass around some kettlebells.  Here is what happened.

    COP – IC

    SSH      arm circles          windmills       Freddie Mercurys

    Mosey to loop for some solo KB work, Mudface Q

    First exercise, which will be called the KB pivot–PAX line up single file, first PAX lifts the KB, turns at waist (feet don’t move) and hands off to PAX directly behind, then runs to end of line.  You only need 1 KB for this, and we used Mudface’s 40 pounder.  Repeat process until you get to the end of the loop, then repeat going the other way to starting point.

    Second exercise, called the Lumberjack, PAX lines up slightly more than shoulder width apart.  First PAX lifts KB from outside their left foot, up in one smooth motion to extend above their head, then down to place on outside of their right foot, where next PAX retrieves it and repeats.  PAX runs to end of line after doing exercise.  Continue until end of loop is reached, then reverse until starting point is reached.

    Switch Q to No Idea

    11’s with Goblet squats and that thing where you lie on your 6, lift KB up, down behind your head, then back to center and press up.

    Mosey to SF for COT, numberama, namerama, Chewy took us out.

     

    NMS

    Mudface sent out a message yesterday that MANNdate lacked a Q for today, and received no offers to Q.  That was a clue to how this morning would go.  YHC texted Mudface last night suggesting a joint Q, and Mudface hinted that he had some solo KB workouts in mind.  When YHC arrived to find only Mudface and Chewy in parking lot, it dawned on him that perhaps the reason no one took the Q yesterday was because no one else was coming, which was quickly confirmed.  YHC has Q’d twice this week, with a total of 2 other PAX showing up–does YHC smell worse than normal?  The solo KB workout was made much tougher with just a few people, as by the time you ran to the back of the line it was your turn to grab the KB again.  YHC also had more planned, but the solo KB exercises ran long.  Mudface promises to bring these back soon, along with a few others.  There was a lot of mumble chatter during COP because we couldn’t hear Chewy count, so Mudface picked Chewy’s least favorite exercise and we did it until he started counting.  The solo KB workouts really emphasized form, which was great and ensured the PAX paid close attention.  Hope to see greater numbers next week when some of the regulars return from trips and health concerns.

    As usual, I have No Idea what I’m doing.

  • Solo Q

    A PAX of one made it to Tomato Run this morning.  With Spit out of town and the fart sack claiming Mudface, YHC was on his own this morning.  I meandered down the back road behind the schools (trails were too slippery) and through Honey Meadows, before returning and going up the almost ready new road to see what I could see, totaling a little over 3 miles.

    As usual I have No Idea what I’m doing.

  • Sweatin’ it out at the beach

    12 men threw off the clutches of the fartsack, including 2 FNG’s, to run (a little) and allow YHC to introduce some Richmond F3 to F3Grandstrand.

    This is how it supposedly went down…
    COP — IC
    15 SSH   15 Don Quixotes   15 mountain climbers    15 arm circles (10 small, 5 big, then reverso)  15 LBC’s    15 Imperial Walkers
    Mosey to park pavilion
    Aiken legs   20 box jumps
                       20 squats
                       20 lunges
                       20 split jacks
    Roll right into triple check:  form up into teams of three, one partner runs the indoor park loop, while the other 2 do flutter kicks and plank.  When the runner gets back, switch roles, repeat until everyone has done each exercise, then rinse and repeat the whole thing.
    Mosey to ‘yoga mat’ playground area for 11’s–do 1 merkin on first side, lunge to other side, do 10 heels to heaven, lunge back, always make sure the numbers add up to 11.
    Mosey back to AO for COT, numberama, namerama, YHC took us out.
    NMS
    YHC is on vacation this week but needed to get in a workout, so got advice from F3 brother Spit in Richmond on how to contact local F3 and got in touch with Beaker (Muppet reference, scientist?–YHC forgot to ask) who asked if he wanted to guest Q.  Sure, why not.  It was a lot of fun to introduce F3 here to some Richmond favorites, including Aiken legs, triple check and Alabama Prom Date.  The last especially was warmly received, which is a sure sign of how cultured this group is, which reminded YHC of home–love it!  Overall this was a lot of fun, and it was great getting to know other brothers in the gloom.  Richmond has nothing on this area regarding humidity, as YHC was dripping in sweat midway through Aiken legs.  Thanks especially to Beaker for helping YHC with figuring out the workout regarding layout, etc.
    Thanks for letting me lead.  As usual, I have No Idea what I’m doing.

  • Nobody saw us sweat

    Yesterday’s nice, hot, weather yielded to today’s rain, with YHC and 3 PAX deciding this was no deterrent at all.

    Kubota and Spit headed out through Honey Meadows, down the back trail to Kings Charter and then around the back way to the COT.  YHC and Mudface rucked it (he did, I didn’t) around the high school and middle school grounds.  The runners put in about 5 miles, the slower group about 3.

    NMS

    Spit had planned to show other runners the trails today, but the weather got in the way. Another day, hopefully.  It started raining harder when YHC left home, and was a steady downpour at 5:30.  Everyone was pretty drenched within a few minutes, and Spit and Kubota even brought the headlamps.  Mudface hoisted the 35 pound ruck, which he reported felt a lot heavier by the end.  It was great to meet Kubota, thanks for making your way up to northern burbs!  We saw some lightening, but nothing too close.  YHC had also forgotten he signed up for the Q, so it was lead by example, not by plan.

    As usual, I have No Idea what I’m doing.

  • Time to make stuff up

    11 Davillians roused themselves from slumber, including one 2.0 FNG, to kickstart their day in the best possible manner.  Here’s what happened.  Honest.

    COP

    20 SSH   20 Helicopters   20 DQ   20 Imperial walkers

    20 invisible jump ropes

    Mosey to corner of church for 4 Corners

    20 LBC’s, frog hop to next corner, 40 Heels to heaven, lunge to next corner, 60 Freddie Mercury’s, frog hop, 80 flutter kicks, lunge back to first corner, repeat the whole thing cutting the numbers in half.

    Mosey to picnic tables, triple check, skull crushers, dips and last Amigo runs to road and back, go until everyone has done it three times.

    head to curbs for 11’s, hold six inches and 4 count flutter kicks, mosey to SF, numberama, namerama, YHC took us out.

     

    NMS

    YHC’s shoulder is a bit messed up, so had to come up with a Q that required no shoulder work–time for abs and legs!  COP involved YHC messing with the cadence, eliciting mumblechatter from Spit and Mudface.  You’d think they would be used to it by now….

    The PAX crushed 4 corners and triple check, such that YHC had to make up 11’s and couldn’t think of a new ab or leg exercise, thus the 4 count flutter kicks (thanks for the suggestion, Spit).  Seeing what the PAX (and YHC) called frog hops was entertaining, and Mudface even accused YHC of skipping “like a little girl” which is probably inaccurate.  Probably.  It’s always great seeing new faces, and congrats to Doc for doing so well today, although given that Spike is her dad, it’s also not that surprising.  Way to bring the effort, Doc!  Good to see Rounders out again–is it typical to work out in a puffy vest in July?  Army guys are weird….

    Announcements: Amateur RAMMgear next Friday, bring your bike, no matter if it was made this century or not.  Also, Preblast coming soon for Convergence at Daville (specifically 3 Lakes park) on Labor Day.

    Thanks for letting me lead.

    As usual, I have No Idea what I’m doing.

  • Cones make corners

    6 men and one 2.0 (almost as big as the men) roused themselves to post to a KB workout.  Here’s how YHC remembers it.

    COP

    SSH, Merkins, arm circles (small and big), LBC’s, helicopters and shoulder taps.

    Mosey around the back of the school to the track.

    YHC marked out a rectangle with cones for 4 corners.  Alternate farmer carry with lunges, 10 KB swings, next corner, 20 Goblet squats, next corner, 30 situp presses, last corner, 40 lawnmowers (20 each arm).  Cycle through one more time, reverse the numbers, you end up  doing 50 of each exercise.

    Mosey to pick up loop for 11’s.

    Halos, lunge to opposite curb, do flutter kicks while pressing KB up.  These took  a little explanation.

    Mosey to SF, 20 shoulder presses, 20 calf raises with KB, 20 good mornings, 20 snatches.  Repeat with sets of 10.

    Numberama, namerama, YHC took us out.

    NMS

    The last time YHC did four corners at MANNdate much grief was given that “It’s an oval, it can’t be four corners!”  In vain YHC tried to fix the (PAX’s) problem by placing cones in a rectangle.  Sadly, PAX still followed the oval track shape, but at least there was less mumblechatter about shapes.  Wedding Singer set the pace and crushed it.

    The PAX seemed to like what YHC is calling Flutter kick Presses, and it did seem to make the flutter kicks a bit easier.  There was some mumblechatter at the end that YHC’s watch was running slow–YHC disagrees.

    Thanks to Wedding Singer, Hardywood and Shakedown for making the journey, it was great getting to know you better.  Good luck with your impending 2.0, Hardywood!

    Announcements: Puppy Pile on 7/21

    Thanks for letting me lead, and as usual I have No Idea what I’m doing.

  • Four’s a crowd!

    The roster for Tomato Run doubled this morning, as 4 hardy men skipped the fartsack and put in some miles.

    Opus and EF Hutton ran for about 4.5 miles, winding through Honey Meadows (and maybe Kings Charter, YHC is unsure of their exact route).  Mudface and YHC put in a little over 3 miles, at a pretty good walking clip as Mudface continues to impress by rucking it with a 30 pound steel plate in his backpack.

    Numberama, namerama, YHC took us out.

    NMS

    There were a LOT of dogs walking their humans this morning, as YHC and Mudface saw at least 8-10, which is about 5 times the normal crowd for TR.  Opus showed up to celebrate his last week of work for a while, and EF Hutton is getting a jump on visiting all the AO’s this summer, with Opus close on his heels.

    As usual, I have no idea what I’m doing.

  • A year in the life

    9 manly men made the decision to let iron sharpen iron and heft the same.  Here’s how it went down.  This Q was split between YHC and Opus, with the latter taking COP and tabatas, YHC had everything else.

    COP

    Invisible jump ropes, staggered merkins, copperhead squats, arm circles (small and big), SSH and KB halos.

    Mosey to bus circle for partner work.  first partner carries KB around the loop, second partner lunges to first stopping  point for 20 KB swings, to second point for 40 lawnmowers, third point for 60 halos, and back to starting point for 80 slingshots.  When first partner catches second partner, they switch roles.

    Next was the wonderful world of tabatas.  For those not familiar, you do an exercise for 20 seconds at highest intensity, rest 10 seconds, repeat.  8 sets of each exercise with 1 minute of rest between exercises.  Exercises were squat thrusts, and bob and weave.

    Mosey to middle of bus loop, find your section of curb for 11’s.  Demon crushers and snatches, lunging from one side of the loop to another.

    Mosey to SF, numberama, namerama, Opus took us out.

    NMS

    This is YHC’s and Opus’s anniversary week, so we decided to split the MANNdate Q.  There was a lot of mumblechatter this morning, and moments of COP when the PAX looked quite certifiable.  After a long weekend out of town for my niece’s graduation (great job, Gillie!) it was good to get back with my F3 brothers.  There was some talk of how the RVA spring seems like summer, but YHC was glad to earn a good sweat this morning.  The tabatas was great for that–20 seconds has never seemed so long, and 10 so short.  Thanks for the co-Q, Opus!

    As usual, I have No Idea what I’m doing.

  • Do we know our shapes?

    1, 2, 3, 4 PAX climbed out of their fartsacks and hoisted some iron.  Here’s how YHC remembers it.

    COP

    10 Don Quixotes    20 LBC’s   30 SSH   10 arm circles (small, big then reverso)

    20 mountain climbers   30 jump squats

    Mosey to bus loop for Opus’s graduation ceremony, where mumbechatter centered our need to create F3 lyrics for this hallowed ceremony.  Nice job Opus!  and you are hereby appointed to get the lyrics going.

    Mosey to back of the school and onto the track for 4 corners.  Start with 20 KB swings, forward lunge to 1st corner, 40 slingshots, side lunge to next corner, 60 lawnmowers, back lunge to next corner (interrupted by 5 pullups on the playground equipment), 80 goblet squats.

    Sit down on the track in a circle, backs to each other, and play pass the KB for a few minutes, first to your left, then to your right.  Do the hokey pokey and turn yourself around, cause that’s what it’s all about!

    Mosey to SF, 10 merkins, 10 situp presses, 10 figure 8’s, 20 halos and 20 good mornings to finish it off.

    Numberama, namerama, YHC took us out.

    NMS

    YHC has been hurting lately due to some disc irritation in my neck, so wasn’t sure how this morning would turn out.  However, seems like F3 and KB are good for my neck!   There was mumblechatter during the four corners that “there are no corners, what are you doing here!” as well as debate about the logic of backward lunges.  The PAX also complained about the extra walk around the school.  Thankfully YHC was able to ignore them with ease–practice makes perfect.

    Prayers go out to Mudface’s friend and his family, keep them and their son in your thoughts.

    Congrats again to Opus for moving up in weight….who’s next??

    As usual, I have No Idea what I’m doing.

  • Happy Birthdays!

    Ten souls rejected the fartsack and showed up to work and welcome the weekend.  It went down like this:

    COP, IC, 8 reps for all

    Merkins         SSH          LBC’s       Plank Jacks

    Mountain Climbers    Imperial Walkers      Freddie Mercury’s    Don Quixote’s

    Mosey to the corner of the parking lot, ready for 4 Corners.

    1st corner, 50 Jump Squats, sprint to 2nd corner, 50 LBC’s, lunge to 3rd corner, 50 American Hammers, sprint to 4th Corner, 50 split jacks, lunge to start, then do it all over again.

    Mosey to side of church for 11’s.  Curb to curb, flutter kick for 8 seconds (counts as 1), hold 6 inches for 8 seconds (counts as 1).  Either lunge, bear crawl or crab walk between curbs.

    Mosey to the flag, COT, numberama, namerama, YHC took us out

    NMS

    YHC’s daughter turned 8 yesterday, and Thomas Jefferson would have been 275 today, so YHC honored both with the count.  8 exercises for COP, 11’s work for 8 seconds, 2 circuits of 4 corners, and the total number of reps is 275.  I fudged the math to make it work, counting the 11’s as 11.  The PAX was in fine form today, and Chowdah paced us all through the 4 corners, while Opus proved he can bear crawl faster than most PAX can lunge.  I think we need to have a bear crawl race between Opus and The Carpenter!  Not a lot of mumblechatter today, but YHC thinks Emoji and Yardsale talked through all of it.  BB and LP killed it today, and BB even sprinted all out to the flag.  After finishing this Q, YHC realizes that leading 3 AO’s the week of his daughter’s birthday was probably not wise, but well worth it, and that not all ideas conceived at 11:00 at night work well at 5:30 the next morning.

    As usual, I have No Idea what I’m doing.