Author: SNIP

  • Reformed or bust

    Large crew today. 13 strong. We hit every church, school, and library in the area and stopped for short prayer for the new school year, alternating plank or squats at each location.

    YHC mischaracterized St. Michael’s as catholic, oops. What’s the difference between Episcopal and Catholic anyways? At least they aren’t Baptist.

    Stop at Snuff’s house and prayer of thanksgiving for his studliness & commitment to coffee and for his beauty rest, he needs it.

    ~3miles covered and record amount of prayer for this AO.

    Ruckhenge Q sheet is looking wide open, get your name on it if you haven’t Q’d in a while (i.e. if your name isn’t DTH or Snip)

    Announcements:

    TH: Heisenberg VQ;

    FR: Snuff family firned poop/pool party, whichever you desire;

    SAT: L. Woods organized food distro event;

    SUN: Dealer led ~6mile ruck

  • Blackmer’s rebellion

    5 able bodied HIMs and 1 ailing HIM posted in the ever darkening gloom on this first day of school. Did we meet this day with excitement for what was in store for our children for this next year? Hell nah, remembering our angsty teen years we put up a 45 minute rebellion sesh.

    WARMERAMA:

    • Mosey to bottom parking lot and circle up
    • Variable IC Reps to get the muscles warmed up

    COP #1: Adora

    •  Partner up, 50 OH press, 100 curls, 150 lawnmower pulls

    COP #2: AMRAP

    •  Mosey to tennis court
    • 5 minutes to do as many as possible:
      • Round 1: 5 KB swings, 5 clean/press both sides, 5 flutter with KB chest press: run to other side of court in-between
      • In between AMRAP rounds: bear crawl one tennis court, lunge walk a tennis court, push ups, WWII
      • Round 2: 5 KB burpees, 5 goblet squats, 5 spider plank

    COP #3: MARY on top of Mt. Chaplain as the sun rose

    Mosey BTTF for COT:

    • Counterama # 6
    • Namerama 
    • Announcerama
    • Closing Prayer

    Naked Moleskin:  In a house of 4 young boys, showing them the original karate kid is a not advisable IF mother is around. 

    Announcements: (see SLACK!)

    •  Heseinberg VQ 8/27 at forge,
    • 8/28 Snuff pool party,
    • 8/29 Latino of VA service project
    • 8/30 Dealer hosted OTB ruck

    Prayer Requests:

    • Prayers for DTH back spasms
    • Prayer for the youth of this country as they become our future leaders

  • *ick check

    Eleven lion-hearted lads left their ladies to battle in the gloom. YHC didn’t sleep well last night, anxious for what dawn would bring. After a rocky start (wrong wife in front of Fudd, how embarrassing!) we set off.

    WARMERAMA:

    • Mosey around bus loop and BTTF to circle up
    • F3 Welcome & Disclaimer
    • Variable IC Reps to get the muscles warmed up

    COP #1: 11s up mount Chaplain

    •  Swings at the bottom
    • Bear craw to top
    • Merkins at top

    COP #2: round robin of reps

    •  10 stations: renegade row, Lt. Dans, american hammers, flutter kicks, KB swings, clean/press, lawn mower pulls, merkins, goblet squats, WWII
    • 1 timer runs to flag and back
    • rotate clockwise
    • Repeato

    Even though the PAX was gassed, we capped the morning with a quick sprint to the front doors and back to the KBs.

    Mosey BTTF for COT:

    • Counterama #11
    • Namerama 
    • Announcerama
    • Closing Prayer

    NMS: YHC had know idea how long the grass was when deciding to bear crawl up Mt. Chap. Reminder to do a tick check if you haven’t already!

    Announcements: (see SLACK!)

    •  Heisenberg VQ 8/27
    • Family friendly pool party at Snuff’s 8/28
    • L. Woods events on slack

    Prayer Requests:

    •  Freezer Burn wedding this weekend, congrats!

  • 4.1 or bust

    Seven studs set off promptly at 5 to meet our stretch goal for the morning: 4.1 miles to complete the 17.76 July ruck challenge. This is about 1 mile farther than the typical hour long ruck distance for this group. How did we do it? We didn’t drop weight. We didn’t drop packs. we added some faster intervals to push the pace and close the gap.

    YHC wanted a nice flat route for this challenge, so we took a quick stroll down Huguenot, into Wayland neighborhood. Purely residential. Every 2 tenths of a mile we pushed the pace to a slowish jog. Then dropped back to a fast walk. Repeat 2 miles in we were right on pace. The runners circled back for the six each time to keep the PAX tight. Retraced steps BTTF. We were welcomed back by Last Call right before we ordered a McPain, supersized.

    Total distance ended up at 4.13 miles. Goal met. 30 seconds to spare. Beautiful morning, fullish moon and red sunrise.

    Good work gents!

    Numbers, names, announcements (see Slack!), prayer requests, and coffee.

  • Argentina, we feel your pain

    The THANG:

    Six studs showed up post world cup final. Some mourned the loss of Argentina, others complained of too many brews/ late nights. After warmups we spent all morning on the pitch.

    WARMERAMA:

    • Mosey around the parking lot and back to the bells, circle up
    • Variable IC Reps to get the muscles warmed up

    COP #1 and only: Modified KB suicides on the pitch

    • Mosey down to the football field/pitch
    • YHC explained the following to moans and growns from the PAX:
      • Start at near end zone,
      • carry KB to 5 yard line
      • Do 10 KB swings,
      • Drop KB and run back to the end line
      • 5 burpees
      • Run back to KB and move up to the 10 yard line
      • 10 more KB swings
      • Run back to end line (without KB) and 5 more burpees
    • This continued for the full length of the field, moving in 5 yard increments to the opposite end zone line
    • We moved from 10 swings, to 10 goblet squats, to 10 pulls, and then 10 clean/press
    • halfway through the 5 burpees became 5 merkins
    • Brocode – at every 10 yard interval, we waited for the six with rotating abb exercises
    • By the end of the workout, we had done 50 burpees, 50 merkins, 200 of various KB exercises noted above, and sprinted around 1.2 miles

    Mosey BTTF for COT:

    • Counterama # 6
    • Namerama 
    • Announcerama
    • Closing Prayer

    Naked Moleskin:  This mornings COP felt like it would never end. After the lopsided game yesterday it felt only right to get on the pitch for a beatdown. Unlike Argentina, however, our physical pain brought success. Well done fighting through to the end men, what a bunch of studs!

    Announcements: (see SLACK!)

    • Get on the Q sheet
    • Get an OTB ruck going
    • Grow ruck prep

    Prayer Requests:

    •  Accountability and diligence as we push to improve our bodies by adding good things and avoiding overindulgences.

  • Pass your burden

    10 strong set off for an adventure. New streets unlocked passed the grand summit neighborhood in YHC’s old stomping grounds (Ben Nevis). I had to hold the PAX back from a detour skinny dipping in the local pool. Halfway through the ruck we stopped, dropped packs, and knocked out 20 merkins and 20 WWIIs. Rotate to the next rucksack to your left to hump your partner’s ruck back to the flag. Much trash talk on relative ruck weights ensued. ~3.2 miles covered.

    • Counterama – 10
    • Namerama 
    • Announcerama
    • Closing Prayer

    Naked Moleskin:  We were reminded this morning of the strength we have in community when we 1) open up to other men regarding the burdens we carry and 2) the joy we receive in helping our brothers carry their burdens. Let us remember to be real with one another and offer our time and help when a brother is in need.

    Announcements: (see SLACK!)

    •  1776 ruck challenge for month of July
    • BOS ultimate at Timberwolf tomorrow, let me know if you want to clown car from the Forge.

    Prayer Requests:

    •  Bronco’s sister Amy going through marital issues

  • Is that your wife’s ruck?

    The THANG: 9 setout from Einstein’s at 5:00. Headed past the library into the Woodmont neighborhood. Roughly halfway through the Ruck the PAX arrived at Dead Man’s Hill. The PAX sprinted up a few times with rucks prior to retracing our steps BTTF for a perfect 6:00 arrival.

    • Counterama #9
    • Namerama 
    • Announcerama
    • Closing Prayer

    NMS: Was a nice morning to ruck with some HIMS. Yes, this is my wife’s ruck (or weighted vest).

    Announcements: (see SLACK!)

    •  July 4th convergence and 5pm festivities hosted by Machismo and Belay
    • July 5th OTB Ruck in afternoon – talk to L.Woods

    Prayer Requests:

    •  Mark with cancer (Rodeo Clown’s friend)
    • David fighting to stay sober

  • Burpee Blitz

    The THANG:

    8 men showed up for a beatdown, and that’s just what they got. With 1 FNG in tow, they got to work with the sun on their backs and kettlebells in their grasp.

    WARMERAMA:

    • Mosey around the parking lot and circle up
    • F3 Welcome & Disclaimer
    • Variable IC Reps to get the muscles warmed up

    COP #1: Burpee Blitz

    •  5 kettlebell burpees at each light pole headed down the hill and around to the cul de sac. ~10-12 light poles conquered

    COP #2: Partner ‘merkins

    •  Partner holds kettlebell on shoulder blades for weighted ‘merkins
    • alternate until you get to 50

    COP #3: Squat parade

    •  10 squats at each light pole back to the tennis courts

    COP #4: Adora

    •  Between partners: 50 Turkish getups, 100 KB swings, and 150 American Hammers

    Berny BTTF for COT:

    • Counterama # 8
    • Namerama 
    • Announcerama
    • Closing Prayer

    Naked Moleskin:  Time flies when your doing burpees! way to push yourselves this AM men! Welcome FNG Jimmy Arthur as “Restart”. Kudos to DTH for the quick MacGyver fix of my broken target KB for Restart to use.

    P.S. Posted photo post workout should not be taken as a pride month celebration.

    Announcements: (see SLACK!)

    •  Next weekend ruck and food pantry

    Prayer Requests:

    •  Stagg and Snip’s trip to ADK next week
    • Dealer’s knee (torn meniscus)

  • Stairway to…Bon Air???

    13 able bodied studs set-off promptly at 5am from Einsteins.

    Route to be posted in comments shortly (forgot to hit stop…)

    We found stairs near the pool and St. Michaels and did 4 reps on each set of stairs.

    BTTF for numbers/names, announcements (see slack), and prayer requests (Dealer’s knee).

    Was a nice large crew today. Enjoyed traversing Bon Air, finding a few hills and stairs in the process, and waving to Bronco’s sleeping family.

  • Perfect 12

    12 studs showed up on a beautiful morning for ultimate frisbee.

    Warmarama on the field with stretching and merkins while DTH set up cones. The PAX were reminded most of them weren’t in their 30s anymore, so should check themselves before they wreck themselves on the field.

    6 v. 6 using full length of football field, but about half of the width.

    Each time point is scored: scoring team does 10 double count flutters, loser team does 3 burpees.

    Score ended something like 7 to 5. Team Snip won of course (DTH, Last Call, Heisenberg, Tin Man, and Belay) despite his numerous horrendous throws.

    Mosey BTTF for announcements and prayer. Remember Dealer in your prayers as he is dealing with an knee injury. Machine Head’s family will be welcoming a new baby soon, prayers for speedy and safe arrival.

    Great work gents. Enjoyed spending time with you all in my happy place.

    We all missed Snuff’s coffee. Thanks DTH for cones and pennies!