Category: Richmond, VA

  • Fantastic Four

    So this BB is long over due and I sit trying to remember what the heck we did! No intentional embellishment was made if something is wrong it is due to old age/bad memory. YHC arrived to Satan’s hill on brisk 72 degree morning to find 3 eager warriors ready to take on the gloom. According to the shite Tesla here is what happened.

    COP: 20 SSH, 10 each of: DQ’s, helicopters, arm circles, Jazzercise, Merkins, LBC’s, flutters, dollies, Rosalita’s, dead man hang.

    The Thang: Run to top of Satan’s hill and at top intersection perform 20 Merkins, LBC’s, FLutters, Dollies, Rosalita’s for an even 100. Repeato at next 3 intersections. Make way to a cinder block pile. With coupon perform an array of 3 exercises and then YHC would yell run to far curl-de-sac. Repeato 5 times. Run BTF, time was called.

    YHC took us out in prayer.

    Thanks for pushing hard today

  • Easy Like Sunday Morning

    11 AM and all was well. The sun was out and spring was in the air. The 4 Pax and one K-9 launched from Hoedown making their way through Ziontown and over to First Watch. A drop down the hill to Westham Station and back through the bat cave; around the lake and up the hill through the “woods” to finish up at the AO.

    Keep Upchuck’s MIL in your thoughts.

    Upchuck took us out.

  • Are You Wearing a Cardigan?

    A Gridiron Saturday without rain, snow or ice greeted 11 grateful and eager warriors this morning.  Here is how it went down:

    • COP
      • SSH
      • IW
      • DQ
      • Burpees
      • Arm circles – forwards and backwards
      • Helicopters
      • Scorpion kicks
      • Merkins
      • LBC
      • APD
    • Mosey to the pull-up bars for an 11 with pull-ups and step-up (each leg)
    • Mosey to the back of the school (tried the softball field but went to the tennis courts for a modified arch loader
      • Bear crawl, crab walk, duck walk, bunny hop for ½ the span of the courts
      • 15 LBC
      • Run to the far end and 10 burpees
      • Run back
    • Mosey around to the front of the school for a 3x check
      • Run the loop
      • Balls to the wall
      • Reverse crunches
    • Mosey back to the parking lot
    • COT with YHC taking us out

    Great work from the PAX today.  The weather was a blessing, and as always, great to link arms with this group of men.  Welcome to New Mexico, a buddy of Chum Bucket from down in Raleigh.  He fit right in.  Now there is one thing we have to question…was Nightcrawler wearing a cardigan?  Dude, did the M dress you for today?  For the record, it was a cable knit sweater, but does that really matter?  A man who owns more camo than the entire PAX combined showed up in a sweater.  Thanks for the laugh brother!

    Stay safe and know that God is good all of the time!

    Attila

  • I Didn’t See the Post

    I Didn’t See the Post

    3 started and 4 finished the latest version of Breakfast Club. With ET’s still on short rations, the group launched from Early Bird Biscuit Company again today. Temps remained epically steady at sunny and 70.

    Route – the usual. Robinson to the park, left, right around the lakes, and to Dogpile from behind Swirly’s truck. Finish with the loop around the near circle. On the way back, the three wise men were joined by a fourth, all of who went home by another route.

    Numbers, Names, Handshake took us out.

    NMS:

    Handshake has a turtle in the box. UpChuck was once nicknamed Sunshine.

  • A lively jaunt to Gayton

    Five fearless warriors look through the gloom and eschewed the fart sack to join together for a run.

    5mi route – Pump, Church to Gayton Elementary, through Pine Run and return on Ridgefield.

    Prayers for Pinto’s M as her family works through the death of her father.

    NMS. Not much to report today, we were all focused on getting our fitness to a rudimentary improved state in time for beach week. YHC does not mind the cold but we are all ready for the spring warm up. It is nice to have Light in the sky as we finish our run.

    Currahee!

  • Excuses will always be there Opportunity Won’t!

    16 strong fought off the excuses and accepted the opportunity that Dogpile brought with it today and here is how it went down.

    Mossy – Warm up exercises .

    Coupons : Partner up – exercises with blocks are – Cinder block burpees – sit up presses – curls – over head press – while partner 2 – bear crawl – crawl bear back – deep lunge – Russian Solder – Karaoke.

    Rusty Cage : 3 sets – 10 burp ups and 10 American Hammers – 3 sets 7 jerkins 10 deep squats .

    Amp Theatre : Dips up the steps 1-18

    Field : run to the 25 – 50 – 75 and back exercises at each stop are 10 – 20 – 30 – SSH’s – Burpees – Merkins – Squats

    Native American Pole Smokers : pax holds 6 inches – 5 pole smokers run to the end of the line 2 rounds .

    Ring of Fire : each pax member chooses 5 merkins all pax does around the circle.

    Mary : cross leg lifts – APD’s

    Kubota took us out !

    Prayers for Upchucks mom and family – Praise for Snuff’s daughter on the scholarship to St. Catherine’s !

    Thanks for allowing me the opportunity to lead guys – great work today!

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  • Poetic License

    Seventeen runners in the gloom

    Off they went with a zoom

    Westwardly down Grove to Wilton

    Heading toward the sounds of train and river

    Wilton House, Kenmore, and up Ampthill

    Around the Crescent to TYA’s ‘hood

    Down and up the hills, the elevation changes

    Meeting the rising sun climbing Pocahontas

    Back to Grove for some, while others transversed Windsor

    Thoughtful words by Swirly sent us on our way

  • Like Tanned Leather

    4 fearless stallions awaited the strike of 5:30am. Time hit and we were off. One came in just at time, as such, one PAX went back for the six. Leave no man behind, and leave no man where you found him. According to the flag team at Bettie Weaver, this is how it went down.

    Mosey to the bottom of Twin Team Ln for:

    COP (IC)

    • Merkins
    • Peter Parkers
    • Invisible Jump Rope
    • Jazzercise
    • Russian Soldiers
    • Dead Man Hang variations
    • Collard Pickers
    • Dead Bug Legs
    • Boat Canoe
    • Pretzel Twists

    Mosey to the top of Twin Team Ln for:

    The Batwing AKA COP part deaux (IC)

    • 20 arm circles
    • 20 circle arms
    • 20 seal claps
    • 20 overhead claps

    Mosey down and around to the 4 playgrounds for:

    Exercise and a lap including Pistol Squats and Jerkins

    Mosey to the wall of the school for 3 rounds of the following exercises:

    • Wall slides
    • Donkey Kicks
    • Chicken Peckers

    We did 30 reps each, 20 reps each, then 10 reps each.

    Mosey BTTF for 5 Minutes of Mary… Alabama Style, AKA

    • Alabama Prom Dates
    • One-legged Alabama Prom Dates
    • Marching Alabama Prom Dates

    Little bit of time left so we took turns calling out exercises. Highlights included Superman, American hammers, crunchy frogs, and reverse crunches.
    names, numbers, announcements (below) YHC took us out

    NMM

    Really enjoyed it this morning. Thanks gents for keeping twin team alive Strong works today as well. Good to get to the top of the hill. YHC has compassion for the PAX affected by the harrowing nature of the apparent crop dusting that occurred in the gloom.

  • extended 4 corners

    6 guys came out for a semi-chilly workout this morning

    slaughter start — 5 burpees, 10 merkins, 15 ww2’s, 20 AST’s
    COP — SSH, IJR, Copperhead Squats, toe taps on sidewalk, uneven merkins, bird dogs, table tops, arm circles, DQ’s , the opus
    Dora — 100 american hammers, 200 flutterkicks, 300 plank jacks/SSH combos, other person touches 1 tree then 2 then 3 then 4 then 5 then start back at 1
    4 corners,
    1st corner, 10 merkins — run rest of loop
    2nd lap — 1st corner 10 merkins, 2nd corner 20 jump squats,
    3rd lap — 1st corner 10 merkins, 2nd corner 20 jump squats, 3rd corner 30 split jacks
    4th lap — 1st corner 10 merkins, 2nd corner 20 jump squatsm 3rd corner 30 split jacks, 4th corner 40 high knees
    take away first corner, then second, then third, then 4th.

    — circle up, choose favorite exercise, 10 of that exercise around the circle

    Numbers, Names, Announcements

    Glad to lead you this morning! Prayers for No Idea’s Mother in law who is battling stage 4 cancer and for No Idea’s wife who is struggling right now with her mom’s care and caring for the two kids as well.

  • Hangin’ with the Wall Ball Boys

    At 5:30 am, we fired up The Forge once again. 9 strong emerged from the gloom to challenge themselves and continue on a journey of self-improvement. A summary for your viewing pleasure:

    No warm up needed – started out on the grassy knolls: bear crawl up, lunge walk across, crab walk down.

    COP: No counting needed! – walking Russian Soldiers, walking helicopters, walking arm circles, walking Hillbillies, walking Lt. Dans. 20 count Alabama Prom Date oyo.

    Mosey down to the ampitheatre for the Balls to the Wall Challenge. One man runs to the bleachers while the PAX assumes the position. 25 ct. LBC’s between each set. Keep going until everyone has run.

    Mosey to west side for a triple check: Heals to Heaven, Elbow Plank, Weaving under the handrail to the tree – sorry for those who went further on the first set!

    Back towards the flag completing 2 burpees at each light pole.

    Got in some much needed stretching to close out the final 2 minutes.

    Counterama, Namearama. YHC lead us out.

    Prayers for Doublemint who was facing a challenging day. He provided some great perspective on how the group has assisted with mental strength and pushing oneself out of you comfort zone. A welcomed discussion to balance out our normal juvenile banter.

    Great work to all the PAX today – you guys killed it!