Author: NTB

  • What Color is Dealer’s Truck??

    The color of Dealer’s truck is predicted to be the hottest debate topic of Spring 2025. As early mornings in the gloom continue to mask parking lots in darkness it will be hard to verify if his truck is dark grey or the olive green he claims. That was just about everything we discussed during the beatdown because the boys got after it this morning!

    Six lean and mean HIMs moseyed down to the backside of the football field for warmarama and then a triple check against the snack bar compiled of people’s chair and donkey kicks while the timer ran. With our legs awake we set out on a journey down light pole alley. We lunged, bear crawled, shuffled, and sometimes walked, between poles where we added a burpee at each stop. After 45 burpees we regrouped in the lower parking lot for a few trips up and down Mt. Chaplain. After 5 merkins and WWIIs we ran from the lower parking lot to the top of Mt. Chaplain, then back down to the next closest parking lot for 4 merkins and WWIIs. We continued that cadence until all parking lots were merkined and then we caught our breath at the top of the hill.

    We finished off the morning with cliff hanger holds at the top of the hill (on your six, facing downhill, hold feet of the ground) and then a plank ring of fire at the flag!

    Announcements

    • SOJ Chili Cookoff – March 22nd @ 3pm – L Wood’s Home – Open to Entire Family
    • The Century Classic – May 2-3 – Your favorite non-golf classic makes a comeback. Sign up!
    • GROWRUCK #59 – October 3-5 – Cary, NC

    Prayer Requests

    • Machismo looking to hire a superintendent/PM.

  • No Speeding In the Parking Lot!

    A swarthy seven were kind enough to wait for a last-minute NTB arrival for this week’s rendition of Ruckhenge! YHC launched out of bed late (really need to check the alarm settings) and that same rush of adrenaline to get to the AO on time set the tone for our fast pace through the forest and around Stony Point mall. We returned to the parking lot where we narrowly escaped an assassination attempt by a Karen who was eager to get her bagels before us even if it meant running us over.

    Announcements:

    • SOJ Chili Cookoff – Saturday 3/22 @ 3pm – Families encouraged to attend
    • The Century – May 2nd-3rd – More details to be posted to Slack. Don’t read them though, just sign up!
    • GrowRuck #59 – October 3-5th – Cary, NC

    Prayer Requests

    • YHC’s M’s grandmother passed away over the weekend.

  • The George Noory Hour

    A fabulous five ditched their leotards and instead donned their packs in the pursuit of rucking gold. Along our nearly 4mile journey we listened to Purple Rain’s recounting of what he picked up from the morning’s finest radio program, Coast to Coast with George Noory. Lizard people, aliens, and flaming skulls at Indian burial grounds were the highlights of what we assume is a daily listener, long time caller situation for our friend PR. Many other tall tales were told along the journey and we barely escaped a shakedown by a Stony Point mall cop to return safely to Einstein’s for coffeerama.

    Prayers for the Hendersons as they are just getting settled in PNG and prayers for Dealer’s family as his step mom battles health issues.

  • What Happened to Spring?

    Eight stud muffins gathered at the Stony Point Shopping Center for a frosty trek through Larus Park in this morning’s newest edition of Ruckhenge. Approximately 3.5mi of ground was covered under load and the mumblechatter was supreme. Great to see McRib out for maybe the first time, and the return of Double Mint was highly anticipated.

    Announcements: THIS SATURDAY – FROZEN TRIANGLE – DOGPILE 6am – The less questions you ask the better.

    Prayer Requests:

    • Double Mint, DTH, and Broadway all have friends and loved ones battling new cancer diagnoses.

    YHC took us out and over to coffeerama at Einstein’s.

  • Name That Hospital!

    An 11-PAX scramble (including one FNG) arrived at the St. Chris clubhouse ahead of their 5:30 tee time, toting weights rather than clubs, for a Donald Ross-designed NTB beatdown. According to the Seal Team scramble who showed up moments later for their 5:40 tee time, the following may have happened:

    Round Format: 8 tabata sets (20s work/10s rest) and 1 lap around the track. Cart path only while the fairways emerge from their winter slumber.

    • R1: SSH / Imp. Walkers
    • R2: OH Press
    • R3: Standing Oblique Crunches
    • R4: Lawn Mowers
    • R5: 4MOM – Abs
    • R6: 4MOM – Merkins
    • Finish with two laps around the track.

    COT: Numbers/Names/Announcements

    Welcome FNG John, who found us through something called the internet! John recently moved back to RVA after stints in Colorado and Montana where he brewed hard kombucha, hence the F3 name “Scoby”. Scoby also inspired the title of this BB. He was first in order for numbering off and when we went around for names YHC asked him to announce his hospital name, age, and temporary FNG nickname to the group. John proceeded to announce where he was born, “MCV”, rather than his birth name which the entire PAX loved tremendously. We then continued name-a-rama announcing our birth names, age, F3 name, and birth hospital! YHC took us out. Next week we will request SS#’s.

    Matt Daum / 32 / NTB / St. David’s of Austin, TX

  • Frosty the Forge-man

    Eight popsicles gathered at the Forge for a snowy beatdown. With temps in the low teens, constant movement was top of mind for YHC and here’s what we did:

    Mosey to the flag pole for warmarama to include slow squats, side straddle hops, jazzercise (with toe tap), Fudd’s wife, Wilson’s wife, merkins, etc.

    COP #1 – Lindsay

    • Mosey to the stairs by the football ticket booth for 30 hoedowns then 10 dips, traversing the stairs between each set.
    • Adjust the rep count by 5 each round until you perform 10 hoedowns and 30 dips.

    COP #2 – Hillside Dora

    • Mosey around the school to the amphitheater for an incline Dora.
    • 100 WWIIs, 200 Flutter Kicks, 300 LBCs. Timer runs to the large amphitheater steps and back to the hill.

    COP #3 – Meet In The Middle

    • Find new partners and run opposite directions of the amphitheater loop where PAX 1 box jumps the large steps while PAX 2 runs the stairs. Each time the partners meet, drop for groiners before continuing the loop.
    • Started with 20 groiners and decreased by 1 each meeting until we got to 10 reps. Some of the partners would swap directions every-other time they met on the loop.

    Mosey back to the flag, stopping just short for a quick 10 count cocaine bear crawl (1 merkin at each white parking stripe) before time was called.

    Numbers/Names/Announcements

    • Frozen Triangle 2/8
    • Sign-up for Breaking Bread (TClaps to Last Call for the endorsement)
    • Continuing to pray for L Woods’ friend who is struggling with medications.
    • YHC took us out.

  • I Feel Like a Turtle

    A half-dozen HIMs trekked 3 miles through the icy Bon Air streets this morning as YHC had the pleasure of leading another Ruckhenge expedition. At 0500 we headed southbound on McRae and looped around the back of Bon Air elementary on the new(ish) paved trail before making our way over to the Bon Air Baptist parking lot. Once in the parking lot we snaked our way through each parking row, stopping at each end for ascending reps of weighted get-ups. After 8 rounds of get-ups we felt like 36 reps of acting like turtles and recovering from our backs to our feet we headed for home and the warmth of Einstein bagel for coffeerama and QSource discussion on Contentment (3.11) and Courage (3.12).

  • Frostbite Fanatics

    Six men dressed in all black, and one in light grey, trekked their weighted packs through the frozen tundra of Bon Air for another edition of Ruckhenge. The 20-degree air put an extra pep in our step and we covered 3.5miles before shuffling into Einstein’s bagels for coffeerama and QSource discussion with Rodeo Clown joining while on IR.

    Great conversations around the topics of Trust (3.3) and Vision (3.4) but nothing was recorded for posterity.

  • Penalty Burpees on Thanksgiving

    YHC was downrange with 21 Carpex HIM’s for a soggy Thanksgiving convergence. BB from Tea Party below:

    Not much to say, just a perfectly executed Thanksgiving Convergence by the amazing co-Qs.  Coco Crisp led our warmup, which quickly devolved into Angry Coco handing out 20 penalty burpees. On average, the PAX completed about 4 each.  
    Thang 1: Partner 7s around the Arts Center. Started to drizzle near the end.  

    Thang 1.5: Quick partner bear crawl exercise, where the smart PAX used the sidewalk rather than the pavement.  

    Thang 2: Very creative Paula Abduls starting at the Arts Center back to the police deck. 2 light poles forward, 1 back.  The weather became more clement. Many PAX severely strained the definition of “Mary.” Burt Reynolds’ heart rate nearly hit 70 at one point.  After the first flash of lightning, we ended Thang 2 early and returned to the parking deck for Mary. Boat canoes were a crowd favorite.  Coco ended with a great message on being thankful and thinking of others.  

    Announcements: Flag football game this morning! Christmas parade (sign up!) on 12/14. Christmas party on 12/19.  

    Prayers: NTB (F3 RVA)’s grandmother, Bartman’s SIL, travel, unspoken.  MIAGD and Happy Thanksgiving!

  • Bon Air Bridge Inspectors

    Eight beasts with burdens joined up for a 3mile ruck around Bon Air in the latest edition of Ruckhenge! At 0500 we set off across Huguenot and onto McRae Rd. Along the way we discovered a newly constructed bridge and paved trail around Bon Air Elementary, which looped us back to McRae. Rather than repeat that loop we continued on to Casa de Snuff to see if he wanted us to join us for the return leg. No signs of life were observed so we trekked back to Stony Point Shopping Center for a few minutes of Broga and COT. Coffeerama was excellent as well as we discussed Q1.6 and Q1.7 of the QSource!