Author: Kubota

  • Handshake Heartache at Heartbreak

    22! for a Ghost Flag, Summer Tour takeover Q special this morning at HBR! After pushing the Silverado’s transmission to it’s limits, planting the Ghost Flag, re-parking the Silverado and removing his glasses at Attila’s request, YHC said “Let’s Mosey”

    COP:

    5 Burpee buy-in, DMH, middle, left, right, Reach for the Stars, DQ’s, Helis, Ukrainian Soldiers, Imperial Walkers, Copperhead Squats, Plank-a-rama, Inverted Scorpion Kicks, Suzanne Somers Right, Scorpion Kicks, Suzanne, Somers Left, LBC’s, 1 1/2 Pencil Rolls to the right, Merkins

    Partner up at the wall for:

    Donkey Kicks/Bear Crawl

    Wall Sits/Duck Walk

    Derkins/Lunges

    Mosey to the Jerkin Gym and form teams of three:

    60 jerkins total for team/Squats while waiting on partners

    YHC demonstrates dips on bar

    Head over to bleachers in same teams for proper dips/Lt. Dans/Jump Squats. 2 or 3 rounds.

    Back across the field to the hill and Bernie up the hill and run back down x 3

    Jump the jersey wall and head to Honeydo’s truck car and grab coupons.

    Teams of 4 or so for Block the Plank/Merkins then Block the Plank/WW2’s

    Circle up and nominate Joey Chestnut and Mariner to the center to lead 5 MOM, which included 10 Burpees for some reason.

    End with YHC leading stretching

    Numbers, Names, Announcements and YHC took us out

    NMS:

    The Ghost Flag has been relinquished. Watch out for it to appear anywhere this summer with the tour in full swing. Attila made a lot of noises this morning, including whining. Handshake was a good sport. Five 2.0’s! Yes, I included Chicharron. Good to be back out at HBR and see some guys I haven’t seen in awhile. Gravel came out from all crevices during post workout shower. Enjoyed it fellas!

    SYITG!

    Kubota

  • Winter will not go away!

    Nine strong posted in the chilly First Watch climate this morning, wishing away the cold weather. The goal was to stay moving, which was accomplished.

    COP in the littlest of Henrico County parks, with some counting in cadence

    Lindsey of LBC’s and APD’s on the way down River Road to the UR practice fields, stopping for one round in Saab’s driveway.

    Old Hundred on the practice field. Run 100 yards between each round.

    Abbreviated Jack Webb of merkins and air presses

    Head back, stopping for a Crabtree Honeymoon Suite

    Dodge cars at the stoplight and back at the VSF, 3 MOM

    Numbers, Names, Announcements and Attila took us out!

    Well done this morning fellas! 2.2 miles on Senor Frog’s watch, which is official.

    Honeydo has the Q next Wednesday. Get your deductions in order.

    SYITG!

    Kubota

  • Miracle on Ice (2026 version)

    Three regular First Watchers and one Brother-in-Law of the Site Q were successful in not injuring themselves this morning. That is the miracle.

    Working around the church building:

    COP: Standard Fare with some Ice Angels added in for flavor

    11’s: Carolina Dry Docks and WW2 Sit-ups

    PLT’s: 2 x 20 each

    Wall Sits with partner slowly jogging out and back as timer x 3 rounds

    10 x Burpees compliments of Gomer Pyle

    Lindsay: LBC’s and Squats including speed bump Burpees

    Bear Crawls, Lunges, Broad Jump Burpees

    Four Minutes of Mary

    Merkin Ring of Fire

    Numbers, Names, Announcements, Gomer took us out!

    NMS:

    40% (IYKYK) eye roll

    No wind made things bearable.

    Two were SOP!

    Welcome back to my BIL, Key Grip. It’s only been 6 years.

    Coffee at Sheetz, because Starbucks employees are weak.

    SYITG!

    Kubota

  • The Beautiful Bridge

    What a wonderful morning for F3RVA, F3 The Bridge and F3 Charlottesville to converge on top of the hills of Buckingham County, VA! At precisely 7:30am, after meetings and greetings, and tummy rubs and ear scratches for the pups, the following is what most likely happened:

    COP on the basketball court after a lap jog around the lot:

    Dead Man Hang, Reach for the Stars, Helicopters, DQ’s, Ukrainian Soldiers, Imperial Walkers, Copperhead Squats, LBC’s, WW2 Sit-ups, Flutter Kicks and 1 Arm Circle led by Hardywood

    Mosey over to the large blacktop area for:

    Four Corners – Prostitute Style

    10 Merkins, 20 Jump Squats, 30 Monkey Humpers, 40 SSH’s

    Mosey back to basketball court for:

    2 x 20 Partner Leg Tosses, each pax

    Plank-a-rama

    Mosey over to driveway for:

    Touch-a-Tree

    Round 1: 5 trees or protrusions from the ground/Merkins

    Round 2: 5 different trees or protrusions/Squats

    Round 3: 5 different trees or protrusions/Burpees

    Partner up for 20 count Boo-Yah Merkins

    Al Gore

    Back to the blacktop for:

    Tug-O-War! (refereed by Mr. Davis)

    Round 1: Mix-n-match Team A beats Mix-n-match Team B

    Round 2: Mix-n-match Team B beats Mix-n-match team A

    Round 3: F3 The Bridge beats F3RVA really badly!

    Back to the basketball court for:

    5MOM

    Each pax picked an exercise that we did 10 of in cadence.

    Time up!

    Numbers, Names, Prayer Requests and Praises

    YHC took us out!

    NMS:

    We could not have asked for anything more than what we received this morning! Great weather, awesome fellowship, and, most importantly, helping our F3 The Bridge brothers see the light of a new day (and the light at the end of the tunnel.) These five men brought their A game right out of the fartsack this morning! They also brought joy and humility to us, which was much needed for YHC.

    If you haven’t been, you need to go! It’s as simple as that. A lot of us advertise The Bridge at the end of most of our backblasts, but then it ends there. Follow through and go!

    Also, I have two words for you: Cumberland Diner!

    We need someone who has been at least one time to sign up to Q for January. See Upchuck.

    F3RVA – this thing that we share is not about you, it’s about everyone and everything else.

    Kubota

  • Hoedown Hodgepodge

    An 8-count started the week off on the right foot with a rare Kubota Hoedown Q!

    COP on the Blacktop while waiting for Plus One and then, Handshake.

    Mosey through the new turf back field (swamp) and around to Bodo’s ninja fence.

    Room Numbers:

    Do an exercise(s) depending on what number is on the school classroom windows. Lots of different exercises to strengthen upper body, abs, legs.

    Back to the cafeteria wall and partner up for three rounds of wall work and running the horseshoe.

    Over to the asphalt hill and partner up for three rounds of exercises and Bernie’s up the hill and run back down.

    Gather in the middle of the main lot for 5MOM

    Numbers, Names, Announcements and Spine took us out getting us in the mood for Advent!

    NMS:

    Great to be able to post and Q at my old stomping grounds again for a snow(?) day!

    Not much mumblechatter. It’s Monday and I don’t think a few of us got a lot of sleep last night.

    Plenty of Burpees today, but not on account of the Washington Commanders. (Eye roll here)

    Let go JMU DUKES! I will take JMU (+21) first round. Anyone up for a little wager??

    SYITG!

    Kubota

  • Sausage Fest

    A Lucky 13 gathered this morning at the earliest known workout in F3RVA land. Today’s mission was to start decorating for Christmas. Rewards would follow, but first….

    COP on church patio:

    Dead Man Hang, Reach for the stars, SSH’s, DQ’s, Helicopters, Ukrainian Soldiers, Inverted Scorpion Kicks, 1.5 Pencil Rolls, Regular Scorpion Kicks, LBC’s

    Mosey to the main parking lot for:

    Cut down your Christmas Tree (Touch-A-Tree)

    Touch 2 trees, partner does Flutter Kicks

    Touch 4 trees, partner does Squats

    Touch 6 trees, partner does Box Cutters

    Next, we have to decorate our tree:

    Round 1: Partner 1 Wall Sits while other partner runs and gets strands of lights, switch up

    Round 2: Partner 1 Ballz 2 the Wallz while other partner runs and gets tinsel, switch up

    Round 3: Partner 1 Donkey Kicks while other partner runs and gets ornaments, switch up

    Then, we have to put candles in our windows:

    Round 1: Partner 1 tries to reach the church windows via Dwight Howards while other partner bear crawls out and back, switch up

    Round 2: Partner 1 keeps trying to reach the church windows via Dwight Howards while other partner lunges out and back, switch up

    Round 3: Partner 1 has to replace the light bulbs in the candles via more Dwight Howards while other partner reverse lunges out and back, switch up

    Now that the house is decorated, we need to mosey over to the fence and run some garland around it.

    Keeping same partners, 3 rounds of exercises while partner runs around the fence, switch up. PAX may or may not have almost broken the beautiful fence in Henrico’s Tiniest Park.

    Time to take Santa’s reindeer out for Christmas Eve night:

    With same partners, 1.5 rounds of wheelbarrows to the tree on the right and back. Switch as needed.

    Time for Santa to throw his sack on his back and deliver toys: Partner Carries across the park and back

    Audible! No, that’s not happening. We are too old and big for Partner Carries.

    Head over to the guardrail for 4 rounds of Bernie Sanders out and back while partner does Dips, Incline Merkins, Decline Merkins, Dips. Switch up for each round.

    Mosey back to the VSF and circle up for Mary

    Santa just got home and is looking forward to Alabama Prom Dates with Ms. Claus.

    Not satisfied, Santa does Pickle Pounders with Ms. Claus.

    One minute of American Hammers to finish it off.

    Numbers, Names, Announcements, and YHC took us out!

    NMS:

    This is either the 4th or 5th year of First Watch SZN of GVN. Each year it seems to start earlier and earlier. I am happy to do this to share my gratefulness to the First Watch PAX for helping me start a 5am workout 6 years ago in order to help me get out and post when a 5:30am workout interfered with my wife having to go to work very early in Western Hanover. YHC changed it up this year and spiced it up a little. Enjoy the treats, men, and lets share our giving hearts with all this holiday season. Make giving contagious! Two more spots are open for SZN, 12/24 and 12/31. Upchuck has the Q next week!

    Happy Thanksgiving F3RVA and SYITG!

    Kubota

  • Two Anniversaries, Broken Basketball Goal and Political Sign Bingo

    Five strong at First Watch this morning to celebrate:

    Kubota’s 8 Year Anniversary

    First Watch’s 6 Year Anniversary

    COP

    Political Sign Bingo Walk-a-bout with Cinder Blocks

    Load up YHC’s broken sand-filled basketball hoop onto a trailer in backyard

    Continue Bingo back to the AO

    Three Rounds of Block the Plank

    5 MOM

    Numbers, Names, Announcements and EF Huttonoeus took us out!

    It’s been great! 8 Years! Thanks for helping me with the hoop!

    Kubota

  • Kubota Potato

    Seven strong yesterday morning at the earliest original AO in the land!

    COP

    Hill Work

    Triangle Park Work

    Four Corners

    5MOM

    Numbers

    Names

    Announcements

    Gomer took us out!

    NMS:

    Fun morning. Glad I was able to hold the potato for 45.

    Kubota

  • Thanks for Coming Out, Kubota!

    Thanks for Coming Out, Kubota!

    Guess it’s been a while…

    Seven ‘yakers and one SUP’er, hit the mighty James this morning at the earliest or F3RVA hours. According to the owls, great blue herons, ducks and dead people in the water with their zippers down, the following occurred:

    0500 launch

    29 minutes upriver

    5 minute turn around

    26 minutes downriver

    0555 hop back on land

    Group hug photo

    Numbers, smell the dead animal, Names, smell the dead animal, Announcements, gag, Kubota takes us out!

    NMS:

    Awesome, beautiful morning and sunrise! Maurice had the save of the morning. Coffee after was fun.

    Six years of this in the books at the earliest F3RVA workout!

    SYITG!

  • Wilson-Friendly Workout. By the way, has anyone seen Wilson??? He has been missed!

    COP

    Triple Check

    Triple Check

    Triple Check

    Triple Check

    Speed Bump Burpees

    45 seconds of Burpees

    Total of 100 yards of Running

    Ground-n-Pound, Baby!!

    Numbers, Names, Announcements, Oyster took us out!

    SYITG!

    Kubota