Author: Last Call

  • Looked Easier on You Tube

    9 Studly Men started the week by rising to the challenge YHC had laid out. Rain was in the forecast but the conditions were a prime sunny and 70. According to the Tuckahoe Elementary security, here is what was rumored to occur.

    5.30 rings and we are off. Quick circle around the loop to collect any late arrivals and mosey to the Teachers Lot for warmarama of the following: SSH’s, Helis, DQ’s, Dead Man Hang, Merkins (regular and 1 leg). All is warm and bright, lets go.

    Mosey to the bottom of Lindsay Ct for a complex Dora/Triple Check, whatever it is called. Partner up. Partner 1 – runs to the 1st lit light pole and back while Partner 2 does Lt. Dan, Squats and Carolina Dry Docks. Everyone does 3 sets of each exercise AMRAP. Al Gore for the 6.

    Catch me if you Can. Partner 1 – burpee then sprint to catch Partner 2 who is Bernie Sanders up Lindsay Court. Switch and continue to the top. Originally Partner 2 was going to Al Gore but that would not have gotten us very far.

    Mosey to the monkey bars for some core work with another Triple Check/Dora – whatever it is called. Partner 1 does 20 hanging V’s (keeping legs straight) from the monkey bars while partner 2 does dips until switch. 3 sets each. 2nd round included 20 hanging knee raises to the one side then switch with your partner who is doing incline merkins. 2nd set was 20 hanging knee raises to the other site for symmetry. Do 2 sets on each side (4 sets total). AG for 6.

    Mosey to covered walk way for 3 sets of 10 boxing cockroaches with partner. Times up, BTTF.

    Numbers, Names, Announcements, YHC took us out.

    Announcements: Rosies’s 12 days of Christmas – No Toll on Tuesday; HDHH – Wednesday at Hardywood West Creek.

    NMS: YHC wanted to try the hanging ab work since watching fitness model easily do this on you tube last week. The wet monkey bars made it a bit difficult for grip. Will bring it back out on a dryer day. The grunting of the PAX during the boxing cockroaches alerted a worker of the school to investigate what was happening at 6.10 in the morning. Penny for his thoughts. Appreciation to PAX for patience on the numerous modifications to todays exercises. Always good way to start the week.

  • Frozen Block Party of 4

    4 Sharp Dressed Men and 1 furry companion emerged from the warmth to battle the frozen conditions of The Forge to make themselves better men. The cold was bitter but the comradery and conversation was hot. This is how things went down

    Party of 3 (and Cooper) took the slow Mosey around the bus loop looking for any late arrivals and to warm the bones ending at the flag poles for Warmarama.

    COP 1 included SSH’s, Helicopters, Deadman Hang, 1 legged merkins, Arm Circles. Limbs toasty, lets mosey

    Mosey to the middle parking lot for Lindsay of Hand Release Merkins and WWII’s. Audible was called after 2nd round to Merkins after mumble chatter from PAX. YHC was happy to oblige. Fresh Prince joined in making a quartet. Al Gore for the 6.

    Mosey down the stairs for AMRAP circle with blocks. 7 stations set up including chest press with block, squats with block, rows with block, shoulder press with block, peoples chair & dips. Timer was the lap around lower parking lot. 3 sets of each exercise with additional running as required.

    PAX carried blocks back to the pile followed by a sprint BTTF.

    Numbers, Names & Announcements. YHC took us out.

    NMS: Cold morning the culprit in reduced numbers but the faithful arrived. HR Merkins are brutal after 10. DTH commented Merkin Challenge was over and YHC happily audibled to avoid a mutiny. Great block work and conversation during the AMRAP. Fresh Prince reminisced on IronPax Wheel of Despair Challenge. Snuff and YHC still recovering form Murder Bunnies. Appreciate the help in bringing the blocks back to the pile.

    Not in the Holiday Spirit? Rosie’s 12 Days of Christmas at No Toll on Tuesday will put you in the Jingle Mood.

    HDHH – Wednesday at Hardywood West Creek – Check Slack for details.

  • Stationary Rebellion – SOJ Style

    8 Early Rising Sexy Men converged on the humid streets of First Watch to start the day with minimal running. YHC had been sucking wind that last few weeks with First Watch becoming a 2nd Spider Run AO. To avoid another tour of Westham, I grabbed the Q last week to minimize miles and promote stationary exercises with some light jogging.

    5.30 rang and off we moseyed down passing bumpers for Burpees to front of the Church for THE THANG:

    COP #1 included F3 waiver, DQ’s, Helis, Cherry Pickers, Arm Circles, Reverso, Freddies, LBC’s, Scorpion Kicks, Merkins.

    COP #2 Parking Lot Beast: A Typical Beast is an up and back routine. This beast was a modification with a mixture of 4 corners and 2 additional stops along the way. 6 Exercises at 6 stops for 6 rounds. Routine included Hand Release Merkins, 2 count Mountain Climbers, WWII’s, 2 count American Hammers, Plank Jacks and the always popular Burpee.

    COP #3 Mankillers: Following a quick rest to allow for some oversharing, mosey to the Main Church Entrance to circle up. Would not be an SOJ Q without bringing in a SOJ tradition of Mankillers. After a quick counting error, YHC got the ball rolling for 10 sets of SSH’s starting at 10 Full SSH, 10 3/4 SSH, 10 1/2 SSH, 10 1/4 SSH. Next up is 9, 8, 7 etc. Not much mumble chatter.

    COP #4 Circle Work: With the calves burning, slow mosey back to original parking lot for some routine circle work. Coupons were brought out for some AMRAP work with 8 exercises. Timer was a jog around the parking lot. Rotate exercises upon runners return. Chest Press (w/ coupon), Curls (w/ coupon), Rows (w/coupon), Squats, WWII’s, American Hammers, Mountain Climbers or Lunges. 1 round with each exercise.

    Stay in the Circle for a Merkin Ring of Fire. Variety of 10 merkins OYO in order while rest of the PAX planks.

    Numbers, Names, Announcements. YHC took us out.

    Announcements:

    – Veterans Day is today. Thank you to Honeydo and all those Service Men and Women that help keep our country safe to allow us the ability to live of life of freedom.

    – Thanksgiving Miseducation by TYA at Mary Munford at 6 am Thanksgiving morning. See Slack for details.

    – Black Friday runathon following – see Slack for details.

    Moleskin: Running is not a specialty of YHC so seeing the Q was open, was quickly grabbed to minimize future miles. Great Mumble Chatter this morning including some Honeydo oversharing, penisillin, and stories for “friends” getting busted watching Cinemax late night. Future generations have it so easy now with 24/7 internet. YHC always enjoys the challenge of Mankillers that Doozy started at SOJ. Glad to hear the PAX enjoyed this time burner.

    Honor leading you boys today. Thank you for the good times and laughs along the way.

  • Looked Good on Paper

    Sixteen Hardwood Studs arrived at the plush fields of No Toll this morning to see what YHC had in store for an epic beatdown for the ages. Fields being a bit waterlogged caused an audible in the plans. To the best of memory, this is how it all went down.

    5.30 struck, slow mosey to the far end of the parking lot.

    Warmarama – SSH’s, DQ’s, Dead Man Hang, Freddie Mercury, Heals to Heaven, Arm Circles, Reverso. Warm, Lets get started

    THANG 1: Hightower Workout

    5 Exercises with 9 reps each. Burpee Style. Line up at the edge of the parking lot, sprint to the other end, perform said exercises & sprint back. Exercises include Burpees, Plank Jack Burpees, Hand Release Burpees (3 Hand Release Merkins for each Burpee), Jump Squat Burpees (3 Jump Squats for each Burpee), All in One Burpee (1 plank jack, 3 Hand Release Merkins, 3 Jump Squats for Each Burpee). AG for the 6

    THANG 2: Inchwork 11’s

    Mosey over to the Drive Aisle for 11’s with WWII’s and Elevated Merkins on the Curbs. In between, Inchworms (Bearcrawls with a Merkin middle) and reverse lunges.

    THANG 3: New Market Sprints

    Back to the parking lot to line up for 5 sets of all out sprints. Mosey back, New Market style

    BTTF for Merkin Ring of Fire (9 Merkins each).

    Numberama, Namarama, Announcements, YHC took us out

    NMS: Hightower work out was performed in honor of fallen F3 brother and Myrtle Beach police officer Jacob (Hightower) Hancher. Killed in the line of duty last week.

    Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, police Officer Jacob Hancher fatally shot in line of duty

    5 and 9 were based on the Bible Verse Matthew 5:9 – Blessed are the peacekeepers, for they will be called children of God.

    Mumble Chatter over the burpees until we got to the Inchworm 11’s which took the toll on the shoulders. As was said numerous times by Wilson, this routine looked good on paper but was brutal in execution.

    NMMS: At 5.25, a single enthusiast (named Sparky by the PAX) sprinted by the awaiting PAX and was exercising on his own until he decided to join for the 2nd half of the workout. Hopefully will see him back in the future.

    Announcements:

    Beer Mile (non F3 event) is Saturday – see slack for details

    Shoe Drive ongoing throughout the month. Flange is collecting all his own shoes to give to infants and kids.

    Shirt Orders are in. Doublemint has them.

    Thank you all for the honor of working with you.

  • Burning the Clock

    A lucky 7 beefcakes arose earlier than most to get their sweat on before the sun could peak above the trees. Perfect weather for an autumn smoker. As typical YHC promised a minimal running Q, this is it is rumored to have occurred.

    5 am struck, lets mosey to Henrico’s darkest park. Warmorama included SSH’s, DQ’s, Helis, Arm Circles, Gumbo Style Freddie Mercuries and a Pax favorite – Scorpion Kicks. Warm, lets get started

    Mosey to parking lot for a bit of 4 corners SOJ style (prostitute). 10 Lt. Dans (switched to lunges after round 2), 20 Bone Rubs, 30 Dancing Bears, 40 WWII’s.

    Mosey to front of church stopping for a burpee check at each speed bump. A perfect number of Coupons were found for a TABATA workout. Circle up at your favorite cinderblock with everyone leading 4 sets of 20 second exercises AMRAP with a 10 second rest. Coupon included exercises were overhead dips, squats, curls for the girls, around the world, coupon run, chest press and the very popular American hammers.

    Just enough time left to coupon carry BTTF to deposit coupon on the pile for future use.

    Numberama, Namerama, Announcements – YHC took us out.

    Announcements – Shoe Drive continues. Seems to be a bit of competition between Nanoregions. See your local rep to collect lightly used footwear. Prayers for Hightower, F3 brother from South Carolina that was seriously injured in the line of duty.

    I may have missed other announcements so please see comments below.

    Moleskin: YHC was hoping to get a 4 corner and Tabata workout in but the parking lot was a bit larger than planned. This led to the audible to lunges and elimination of decreased corners after WWII’s.

    Tabata workout was a 1st for YHC but PAX came up with some great exercises and mumble chatter was excellent. Music is certainly recommended in the future. Thank you for indulging me in this effort. Luckily the coupons worked out perfectly.

    Appreciate the regulars coming out and encouraging YHC out of the fartsac on a weekly basis as today was a glorious morning. Great chatter during and afterward, really shows why this is such a great group.

  • Blue Moon Falling

    10 buff beauties arose from a warm slumber to converge on Huguenot High School in anticipation for a beat down for the ages. After recovering from the pain of IPC over the past month, YHC provided what would be a glorious routine. Here is what went down as told by the 40’s styles scooter (without a muffler) that cruised around the AO at a blazing 5 mph.

    COP 1: Mosey to the bus loop for warmorama that included SSH’s, DQ’s, Helicopters, Freddie Mecuries

    COP 2: Mosey to the soccer field for a bit of 4 corners, lady of the night style: 10 WWII’s, 20 Heels to Heaven, 30 Dancing Bears (2 count), 40 Bone Rubs. Front Runners circled back to the 6.

    COP 3: Mosey to the amphitheater for Elevens alternating Elevated Merkins at the top and Dips at the bottom.

    COP 4: Catch Me if you Can: Partner up. Partner 1 performs 1 burpee than sprints to catch Partner 2 who Bernie Sanders. Once caught, switch and continue up to Forest Hill.

    COP 5: Light Pole Run BTTF – Mosey BTTF stopping at every light pole alternating between 2 Lt. Dans and 2 burpees.

    Still time on the clock, quick Bernie Sanders up the hill with 2 Bone Rubs at the top. Slow mosey back down.

    Numbers, Names, Announcements (Below). YHC took us out

    NMM: Retreat is this weekend. Some confusion on the arrival time. Monitor Slack to get final details. Cornhole Tourney commences at 14.30 Saturday. Paint ball Duels are rumored to be present.

    YHC arrived this morning not really sure of the routine. Appreciate the PAX offering some ideas on the 4 corners but 40 Bone Rubs after 30 2 count Dancing Bears were brutal and not recommended for future. Core is burning in a good way. DTH noted the moon that rested over the school, which was really cool. Great partnering up with Chaplin on the CMIYC.

  • Building Brotherhood 1 Light Pole at a Time

    6 Toned and Tanned Studs ascended onto the Forge to attack a beat down for the ages. DTH and Fresh Prince arrived simultaneously, leaving the rest of the PAX wondering if we were early or late starting. According the roaming coyote pack looking to take out the slowest of the herd, this is what occurred.

    COP 1: DQ’s, Heli’s, Cherry Pickers, SSH’s – warm yet, let’s mosey

    COP 2: Looking to put in some miles, YHC set up a Light Pole Ladder, Lady of the Night style. Each light pole consisted of an exercise for PAX to complete than return to home base doing each exercise along the way. Exercises started at 2 reps and increased by 2 each pole.

    15 light poles = a lot of running with many reps in between.

    Here is how it went down:

    2 Burpees, 4 Lt. Dans, 6 Merkins, 8 WWII’s, 10 Jump Squats, 12 Curls (with coupons), Bear Crawl, 16 Curb Dips, 18 American Hammers, 20 Calf Raises, 22 Mountain Climbers, 24 V Up’s, 26 Monkey Humpers, 28 LBC’s, 30 SSH’s.

    Not enough time to get thru all exercises ladder style, so with 10 minutes to go an audible was called to finish all exercises in order. Snuff and DTH held plank while the remaining PAX finished up as a group.

    Times up – MBTTF

    Announcements – Gridiron Convergence, Shirt Order Coming Soon – See DTH

    Numbers, Names, YHC took us out

    Moleskin: Having not seen the ladder in a while, YHC thought it would be a good change. Fresh Prince and Long Pole set the pace with clocking in around 3.5 miles today. Bullseye and I enjoyed bringing up the six to ensure no one got lost but still clocked a solid 3.2. Midway thru, a pack of coyotes started howling nearby. Luckily Cooper was safely investigating the numerous piles of goose remnants away from the pack.

    Great message at the flag from DTH to take time and enjoy the chatter and fellowship during workouts. We are all out to make ourselves better people, and each of us can help a brother by simply learning more about them. Seize the Day boys. Enjoyed working with you today.

  • Iron Pax Hangover

    A quartet of toned studs arrived before the sun to take on the day at First Watch. As YHC arrived an attempted poacher was taking off after an attempt to hijack the PAX for a rival AO. Fortunately the PAX remained faithful to the temptation.

    5 am called and off we went. This is what was rumored to have occurred according to the paper carriers flying along the road.

    COP 1: Warmarama consisting of DQ’s, SSH’s, Cherry Pickers, Arm Circles

    COP 2: 7 of Diamonds – Burpees, Shoulder Tap Merkins, LBC’s, Monkey Humpers, Heels to Heaven, Mountain Climbers, Merkins

    COP 3: Lazy Dora with coupons: 100 Lt Dans, 200 Chest Presses, 300 Curls (called early due to time)

    BTTF: YHC took us out

    Announcements/Prayers: Labor Day Convergence on Monday at Gridiron, Florence Mother in Law going into surgery today, EF Huttons Father waiting for results on his scan tomorrow.

    Moleskin: Mumble Chatter from Week 1 of the Iron Pax Challenge. Calling Burpees almost lead to a mutiny from the PAX as everyone was still burning from the brutal workout. Didn’t have time to finish the Dora but good work none the less.

    Great to see the usual suspects at the AO this morning for some coupon work and a slow mosey around the church. Great work today gentlemen. Always good to get the workout in before the sunrise. Seize the Day boys.

  • Comet or Conspiracy?

    5 toned studs arrived at River and Ridge before the sun this morning to see what an SOJ immigrant could bring for his AO VQ. Here is the story of how it went from those that were smart enough to remember.

    COP at the church included quick round of arm circles and cherry pickers. Warm enough, lets grind?

    THE THANG: Mosey back to the parking lot for a bit of 4 corners with a twist: 25 American Hammers (2 count), 50 Merkins, 75 Mountain Climbers, 100 Jump Squats. Bear Crawls on the short end to get those shoulders nice a buff.

    Mosey over to the triangle at Ridge and Westham for a Super Dora. 100 WWII’s, 200 Ball Dippers, 300 Alabama Prom Dates, 400 Carolina Drydocks. Timer runs up to the traffic light at Ridge and back.

    Still time on the clock, Lets go back to the Church for an SOJ staple with a Doozy Mankiller classic.

    PAX still had energy to burn so mosey back to the parking lot for some sprints. All out 60 yard sprint to get our combine times on point. Walk back to the line and lets go again.

    MBTTF with a Merkin Ring of Fire until sun comes up.

    Numberama, Namearama, Announcement, YHC took us out.

    Announcements: Honeydo pulling the double header today with Hill Run tonight followed by beverages of choice. Respect to Kubota’s M for retiring from Hanover Schools after 16 years leading the classroom. Thoughts and prayers to those on the front lines.

    NMS: It was an honor joining these great men today in a bit of ground and pound. Mumble chatter with a short COP to dive right into the grind. PAX flew thru the Super Dora much quicker than expected with mumble chatter about shoulders so YHC decided to work the calves with the Mankillers. PAX seemed to crush everything that was thrown at them with style and grace. Sprints seemed to be highlight the youth in the ranks with experienced veterans bringing up the rear.

    Seems Kubota was a meteorologist in a former life and mentioned something about the comet sighting at dusk last night. Not sure if it is fact or fiction, as no one else was aware of its existence. Maybe a Russian satellite or Elon Musks’ latest rocket to Mars.

  • Beach Body Workout

    Nine bronzed Chippendale look-a-likes arrived at the trimmed, professionally manicured landing strip of Huguenot Park.

    COP 1 – Mosey to the plush field 3 for a quick warm up of arm circles and cherry pickers. Warm yet, lets travel a bit.

    The Thang – Moseyed off site to the CJW parking lot for a quick 4 corner of merkins (hand release variety), SSH, and some other limb loosening exercises. Mumble chatter in route as we crossed over a brush pile and some small trees but no one faltered.

    Back to the Pavilion for some X work. Round 1 included 25 dips (100 total) at the benches after each corner exercise of 25 (WWII’s, Carolina Dry Docks, Mountain Climbers, Jump Squats). PAX enjoyed this so much we decided to add Round 2 except 30 derkins (120 total) on the benches to get those arms pumped. Corner exercises of 30 included Heels to Heaven, Groiners, Rosalitas, American Hammers.

    Still time on the clock so lets do a triple check. Mosey to the parking lot for some pole smokers, curb crawl while the timer ran the curbs. 3 rounds was not enough so lets add a 4th for good measure.

    Slow Mosey back to the Flag for Numberama, Nameorama and Announcements. Prince has f3 shirts for Wojo and Posh. Wilson sent out prayers to F3 brothers and their families for recent health concerns.

    NMS: At 5.25 it looked like it would be the Covid No Toll regulars until New Market came in hot at 5.30 and Fresh Prince caught up with the group on the way to COP.

    Good luck to Wilson this weekend as he drops his daughter off at Wrightsville Beach for school. Kegger on the dunes next weekend.

    It was great to see Rosetta give Fresh Prince and Doozy some competition this morning with both of them only lapping YHC twice in each exercise.