Author: Whitesnake

  • Sewer Life

    As Q, I arrived a little early and early enough to carry the creamer and sweeteners to the famous Circus Maximus post-workout coffee spot. My hands were full, and as I stepped out of the car, I dropped my keys. No big deal, except the short noise you’d expect from dropped keys on pavement turned into a a long jingle. “That’s a not good” said Offshore and he walked past and stopped at the nearby gutter. Phone light showed it dropped to the first level and thankfully not into the water. Byproduct saw the holes on the manhole cover and after it was moved, I was able to drop into the sewer a grab my keys. A great way to start the day and a good reason to come early (for the show)!

    After that nonsense, twenty two strong circled up for warmups of SSH, Ukrainian Soldiers, Hillbillies, Copperhead Squats, LBCs, APDs & American Hammers. Done with the warm-ups, we did a twenty minute EMOM (Every Minute On the Minute). Five different exercises with the bell & 4 rounds of each. Start at the top of the minute, do the # of reps announced, and take a break when done until the next minute starts, and move to the next exercise. Exercises were Swings, Goblet Squats, Squat Thrusters, Cleans (each arm), American Hammers (two count). Started with reps of 15, 15, 15, 10 (Cleans, each arm), 10 Hammers. Seemed easy the first couple of rounds. Sometimes we went down in reps except when Offshore asked for 20 squats and I ended with a minute of Hammers (about 40 two count at my pace).

    20 minutes later, the heart rate was moving. And I kept it moving with a group lap where everyone realized the EMOM featured a lot of leg work.

    We then finished up with a rotation of burpees (10,8,6,4,2), groans, and an exercise: helicopters, DQs, Arm Circles (front, then back), air press in between each round of burpees. Then one last lap to finish.

    It is rare that my heartrate at Circus registers higher than WTH and that was the point of the EMOM and Burpees today. It was a success!

    The Bridge on 11/15 (ask Hutton for more info) and a Bridge Q is needed in December.

    Safety: Where is an AED at Godwin? No one knows and that’s homework for everyone. I can confirm it is not in the sewer.

    Thanks for letting me lead!

  • Exploring the Deep West Coast

    We did some warmups, waited for Seymore, and then headed down to the West Coast. We partnered up for a Dora of 100 Merkins, 200 Squats and 300 LBCs. We then went to the bike shop and partnered up for some Freddie Mercuries while the timer ran back to the West Coast and did 20 dips and ran back. We then moseyed to the Stretch Zone. We some jazzercise for fun and then ten burpees to show their camera how to really work out.

    We then moseyed to a big lot and did some abs work until Attila crapped himself. We quickly ran to the opposite side and did some more, ran back to the start and did some more. The smell and stain was gone by then.

    A quick run through the townhouses, then a bear crawl up some steps, and then we ran between houses in an unexpected marsh. All of this to end up at the top of the hill. We finished up with sevens of HRM and Burpees–6 HRM at the top and burpees at the bottom.

    Taking us away from the grounds is needed every once in a while. We did almost 2 miles and I remembered my watch for the first time in a week, including a few Qs.

    Enjoy the week!

  • Was that Chicharron?

    File this in something I have not seen before at F3. Nine of us were enjoying a morning at Gridiron, and while we were close to wrapping up and doing some final stretching in the parking lot, Chicharron comes sprinting from the football field, runs past us, says nothing, does not look our way and then runs toward the original pickleball courts. He is wearing his orange F3 shirt so there is no doubt who it is, but he either was so focused he missed us, was being chased by an invisible bear, or was rescuing someone at the pickleball courts. This is what he missed:

    Warmups started in the parking lot. We moved to the soft playground after Attila shit himself. Did some more warmups. Then did the first of many triple checks. This one was swing pumps, step ups and a run to the blue shed and back. After that we went to the the pull bars memorial site. They have been permanently moved to Twin Hickory Park. In remembrance, we did a triple check of dips on the pretend plastic edge border (now named crab dips), jump squats where you reach for the pretend pull up bars and the timer runs the path around all the courts.

    We then took to the high ground and visited burpee hill. We did ten, nine and then eight burpees (with a ten count in between) and then moseyed to the new pickleball lot. There we continued the burpees but like the high school kids who were likely in our same spot last night, we did were fire and did 6 7.

    This group of champions took over one of the champion courts and did five and then four burpees. Then we did a four corners of ten merkins per corner, bear crawling the entire way. That was a bad idea. We then finished with 3,2,1 (6) burpees.

    We went back to the lot and did one last triple check. WW2, Flutters and a run to the track and back. After that we moseyed back to the original lot, did a little stretching and then Chicharron flew by. Hope he enjoyed his run.

    Guessing many of the regulars were at the Bridge this morning. Next chance at the Bridge is 11/15 with EF Hutton. Reach out to him for more details.

  • Exploring the space

    We did 3 miles and a bunch of exercises and never left Pocahontas middle.

    We started off moseying to the track and doing a lap. After 25 merkins, we did two more laps, moseying the curves and sprinting/running fast on the straightaways. We then hit the football field and did some suicides (to the 10, 20, 30, 40 and then a full 100). After that joy, we did a quarter pounder of 25 merkins at the 25, 50 heals to heaven at the 50, then 75 squats and 100 SSH, bernies back to the goal line after each.

    And then we went crazy and ran a lap the other direction and then did 5 burpees. Then more two laps the “wrong” way, sprinting the straightaways. Then for shits and giggles we did two 100 yard sprints.

    After catching our breath, we moseying to the tennis courts and did 4 corners of 25 HRM, 25 wide merkins, 25 jump squats and 25 two count hammers.

    After a mosey back to the start, we hit 3 miles and closed out.

    The Bridge this weekend–reach out to Bootleg for carpool instructions. Great to have Wild Thing joining us from York, PA.

    Thanks for letting me lead.

  • We Care a Lot

    We Care a Lot

    Another Heavy Metal Kettle in the books with a record 20 attendees. This annual rock festival keeps getting bigger! Here is this year’s setlist and exercises:

    Shake Me: Cinderella. Warmups of something like IW, USoldiers, Copperhead Squats & Arm Circles. Also did some floor stuff.

    We Care a Lot: Faith No More. Side Straddle Hops and a burpee every time they say the song title: 21 total burpees

    Cherry Pie: Warrant. Curls during Chorus, Swings during the verse–“Swingin’ in the livin’ room, swingin’ in the kitchen, most folks don’t cause they’re too busy bitchin’”

    Smokin’ in the Boys Room: Motley Crue. On our six to do skull crushers during verses and smokers (anchored on your bell) during the verse.

    Seventeen: Winger. Sets of 17 overhead presses and 17 lawnmowers

    18 and Life: everyone but Joey Chesnutt and Mariner has to go to jail after singing Seventeen. On our backs to do sets of 18 presses and 18 hammers (2 count)

    Here I Go Again/Is this Love: Whitesnake. Triple check with the timer doing rifle carry to the curb and back and the other two in front of a car doing dolly’s and rosalitas holding the bell. No one got on a car hood but everyone looked sexy.

    Balls to the Wall: Accept. High Pulls and Balls to the Wall (toe taps).

    Foolin’: Def Leppard. Some Mary of LBCs, WW2, Heals to Heaven, Freddie Mercuries in cadence (onta gleeben glouten)

    Nothin’ But a Good Time: Poison. Attila complained about no Poison so I went to this classic and we did ten burpees to finish. Burpees are always a good time.

    Had 18 with wigs-on to start (2 wigs short of the 20 attendees), some got tired of hair in their mouth and face during the workout but most fought through it. Mr. Rogers and EF Hutton brought their own wigs and we had a handful of concert t-shirts (Black Sabbath, Slayer, Motley Crue, Rush, Whitesnake) which was a nice touch.

    Prayers for Pinto’s marriage and safety for their trip to Italy, Blue Moon’s trip to Germany and Pigskins return trip from Egypt. The Bridge coming 10/25 and 11/15. See Slack for details.

    Rock on everybody!

  • Kiss my grits!

    8 regulars and an FNG (Hospital Name Mel who is now known as Flo) did a tour around the Deep on a breezy Monday morning. After some warmups we went to the bus loop and did some walking LT. Dans and then some double polar bears until we got to the end of the covered bus pickup. We then partnered up and one partner did walking Ukrainian Soldiers while the other did 3 burpees and then ran to catch up to his partner to switch. We did this to the back fence. After walking through the fence, we got to the paved path and crab walked up the curved path to the blacktop.

    At the blacktop, we did two rounds of 4 corners. 1st time was 25 at each corner with WW2, SSH, Squats and Merkins. The second time we did 25 jump squats, 50 heals to heaven, 75 SSH and 100 LBCs. We then hit the swing set for a triple check of swing pumps, WW2 and a half lap timer.

    With a little time left, we moseyed to the front hill and ran up to the sidewalk and did 5 burpees. After a mosey to the flag, we did a quick Mary of LBCs, Hammers and Heals to Heaven.

    Gomer invited Flo and he kept up with the pax well and hopefully we see him again soon.

    Lunch Tuesday at Joey’s Hot Dogs.

    Thanks for letting me lead.

  • Flo State

    Twelve of Short Pump and Goochland’s greatest were in the zone, or at least tried to be, this Wednesday morning.

    We ran to a closed Wells Fargo for warmups. We only go when closed so they don’t open accounts for us without permission. Warmups included Helicopters, Ukrainian Soldiers, Imperial Walkers, DQ and Merkins. We then continued West searching for that flo state.

    Soon we were at the Progressive building and did a triple check of Flutters, Lieutenant Dans and the timer/runner doing ten Outlaws at the next light poll and running back. Everyone went with the FLO.

    We then ran, no yogging was involved, to the new 7-11. Its not open yet so we used the Slurpee drive-through lanes to do 7 HRM and 11 WW2s and then 7 WW2s and 11 HRMs.

    We then ran to the Nissan dealership and did a burpee at every white car–something like 15 total and headed home. We did a bus loop lap to get us to 3 miles and then a little Mary to end it.

    Announcements: Charlotte’s Lake Anna tree house is coming to life this weekend. Pictures coming soon. Lunch next Tuesday at Joey’s hotdogs at noon. The Bridge on 10/25.

    Thanks for letting me lead.

  • Yoda, Gump and Weird Al in a 3 way

    21 Weird Al fans came to see Weird Snake make his second appearance and do some routines to the following comedy song setlist:

    1. Headline News (Parody of “Mmm, Mmm, Mmm, Mmm” by Crash Test Dummies”)
      • Warmups of SSH, Ukrainian Soldiers, Helicopters and APDs–APDs while listening to the John Wayne Bobbit verse.
    2. Ebay (Parody of “I Want it That Way” by the Backstreet Boys”)
      • More warmups including arm circles, merkins, and others
    3. Gump (Parody of “Lump” by President of the United States)
      • Partner up. One runs like Forest and the other does Lt Dans
    4. 3-Way (The Golden Rule) by the Lonely Island
      • Triple check: Swings, Squats and the same run
    5. Lasagna (Parody of “La Bamba”)
      • Sextuple Lasagna party check of Swings, High Pulls and a different run (2 people each)
    6. Couch Potato (Parody of “Lose Yourself” by Eminem)
      • Finished off the Lasagna party routine
    7. Eat it (Parody of “Beat it” by Michael Jackson)
      • Two rival groups split up and lunged to each other and did Jazzercise during the chorus then lunged back and repeat. Only Bedpan is ready for Solid Gold Dancer tryouts
    8. Yoda (Parody of “Lola” by the Kinks)
      • Burpees every time you hear “Yoda”.
      • Don’t remember what kettlebell exercise we did (Single Cleans?) as we did over 25 burpees during the song
    9. 33 by Wolves of Glendale-Dedicated to the Hate (30’s) group
      • Overhead presses and Curls and Halos. Inspiring lyrics such as “When Greta Thunberg was 17, She was nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize, When I was 17 I got shot in the dick playing paintball” and “My mom is ashamed of me because I just turned 33”
    10. Fat (Parody of “Bad” by Michael Jackson)
      • Triceps and Sumo Squats
    11. Pretty Fly for a Rabbi (Parody of “Pretty Fly for a White Guy” by the Offspring)
      • Some Mary of LBCs, Heals to Heaven, some stretching, Hammers with the Bell and then ended with 5 burpees

    We learned today that Lighthouse and others don’t know the John Babbitt story. Someone needs to explain it at the Anniversary convergence this Saturday at 6:30 and Dogpile. Don’t tell that story at the Father Daughters dance on 10/6 and WEAG.

    Weird Al is in concert at the new amphitheater on 9/22. Ask Offshore for the best place to see it for free. I will be out of town and used this morning to scratch that itch. Thanks for letting me lead.

  • Lick my love pump

    This group went to eleven, including two drummers who may have combusted. Dozens of people spontaneously combust each year. It’s just not really widely reported.

    We started by chasing Pigskin to Short Pump Park and then hit the pavilion for some additional warmups. Lighthouse requested 10 burpees and I obliged. After that start, we did helicopters and then arm circles (aka Green Hornet helicopters), then some heals to heaven, hammers and merkins.

    11 people partnered up somehow and we did 6 rounds of one partner doing a lap (without running into the repair fence) and the other doing an exercise: the 6 exercises were: dips, step-ups, LBCs, derkins, squats and dollies.

    We made it back to Poca, did 1-2 laps of the bus circle to hit 3 miles and then some Copperhead Squats and a ring of fire. Thanks for reading this far. It’s such a fine line between stupid, and uh…clever.

  • Bolt up!

    17 new Chargers fans and 1 happy Q celebrated the big win in Brazil. Wearing my powder blue jersey, I was ready to lead–and so was Tatar. But Tatar made another signup sheet error and had to watch me steal his football themed workout.

    We circled up at the 50 yard line (around the “T” that Tatar painted in the middle of the night) and did warm up exercises in 27 and 21 counts. It did not take Attila long to know the pattern was the score last night. We did SSH, IW, WW2, Hammers, Squats, Flutters, LBCs and others I cannot remember.

    We moseyed to the goal line and did my favorite football field exercise, the Double Quarter Pounder. 25 count at the 25, 50 count at the 50, 75 at the other 25 and 100 count at the other goal line–running to the exercise and bernie back to the start. We did 25 merkins, 50 Squats, 75 flutters and 100 SSH. Second time we did 25 Hand Release Merkins, 50 single count hammers, 75 LBCs and 100 SSH. A group of volunteers with the help of bacon smelling cheater, were able to give me the Big Mac rap and so we did not do a 3rd round.

    Went to the side lot to spell BOLTS! 5 Burpees in the center and then as a group hit each corner, returning to do 5 Burpees in the center after each exercise. 50 Overhead claps, 50 single count Lunges, 50 Toe Taps, and 25 SSH and 25 Squats (as Blue Moon looked lonely doing squats on this own). Lots of walking by the pax. I knew they needed a way to push more.

    So we hit the lower field for some sled work. Broke off into 4 teams and one team pushed the football sled down the field while the other three groups did some sort of exercise (bad instructions were to blame). Polly seemed to enjoy the sled the most–maybe a Rugby and booze themed Q coming soon??? And even White Deer was seen angrily pushing that sled. No injuries occurred to the Pax or the Sled.

    Then for fun, we did 2 rounds of suicide runs (to the 10,20,30,40,50). Second round included one burpee at each “finish” line to ensure the pax touched the line before returning to the start (5 burpees total, stop your whining).

    We hit the bleachers next. After telling them how disappointed I was in their effort, we did 3 rounds of bench kicks and dips: 20,25 and then 30. We then moseyed to the soft playground area for some Mary, including some super slow LBCs, and got to time.

    Announcements: party at Taters starting at 4 for Gypsy and Pinto and their upcoming wedding (to other people). Firehouse Subs on Tuesday at noon. 11th Anniversary convergence on Sept 20th.

    Whose got it better than us???

    Nobody!!!