Category: Richmond, VA

  • How to avoid wet pavement – Potato Style

    5 Socially Distant Studs rose from the Fart Sack to find some seldom seen occurrences, a open Q at No Toll and a Mr. Roper appearance. 5.30 hit without a lead to start so PAX nominated Roper to start us off for the ensuing Toasty Potato.

    Mosey to the parking lot for a Warmarama consisting of SSH (20), DQ’s (10), Russian Soldiers (10), Carolina Dry Docks (10), Helicopters (10), Merkins (20), WWII’s (20). Some exercises in cadence, others not so much. Roper, running out of ideas, tossed the steaming tuber to Doner Kebab

    DK continued to sample the wet pavement, mosey to the parking lot edge for a train of pole smokers. 10 pole smokers then leapfrogs neighboring PAX holding 6″ or performing Rosalitas, dealers choice. 1 round complete, short mosey for curb crawls with merkin breaks. 3 rounds of 10 steps/10 merkins got the shoulders nice and hot. Herbacious Perinneal was passed to Boberry.

    Mosey to the Tennis Courts for 11’s consisting of generously spaced merkins and copperhead squats with a sprint across both tennis courts in between. Feeling the burn, Boberry led a respectable 4 corner routine with 40 reps at each turn. Exercises included Plank Jacks, Squats, LBC’s and SSH’s. Starchy goodness was passed onto Last Call.

    Mosey over to the often neglected restrooms for a quintuple check. 3 rounds of 5 exercises rotating by the timer. Exercises included bench dips, squats, people’s chair, balls to the wall with the timer running to the playground entrance and back. Everyone goes 3 rounds. Times up, BTTF.

    Names, numbers, announcements – Doozy took us home.

    NMS: It seems the Covid circle has gotten a bit snug as of late, opening up the Q sheet at No Toll and reducing the usually strong numbers at No Toll to allow more socially distant activities. Roper emerged from his car after his cross country vehicle delivery, requesting the Q to avoid ground activities so not to soak the bum. PAX agreed the best way to avoid such activities, is to take the Q. Roper was a bit reluctant but got the potato started by quickly going to ground on the warmup. Counting was a bit of an issue while continuing various conversations, some in cadence, others, not so much.

    All exercises were spaced accordingly and much appreciated by the PAX. With time winding down, YHC happily agreed to post the backblast to avoid Doozy’s Mankillers

    Thoughts and prayers are with those brothers and thier families currently in quarantine. Hoping for minimal effects and a quick recovery. Miss seeing the numbers but smaller groups allow time for comradery and good mumble chatter.

    Announcements: Posey (Doozy’s 2.0) is using the art of probabilities to raise funds for a trip to Cooperstown. Doozy’s Casino can provide squares a plenty for your gambling needs during the upcoming Super Bowl. Doozy is also organizing a Dry January Release Party on February 1st at Kindred Spirit for those looking to break the personal shackles of alcohol free start to 2021.

  • Becoming your Parents

    A lucky eleven experienced a new route today. Directions were as follows:

    All: Up Richmond way past stadium to entrance, head down campus and up Boatright. Take access-road toward Bandy Field, cross over to Hanover then quickly turn left on Ripley. Ripley to Patterson, to Maple. Take Maple to Ferguson, to Henri. Cross Three Chopt to Iris on down to golf course.

    4 Milers: Hug golf course down to entrance of Bat Cave and back to commons

    5 & 6 Milers: Up and down Tapoan, then take right on Ridgeway and Left on Roselawn. Head back to Commons

    6 Milers: Once on Ripley take first right on Stuart/Kensington (long loop)

    NMS: Folks appeared to enjoy the new territory. Lots of talk about the habits one develops as we age.

    Best wishes to TYA as he begins his treatment today. He will conquer this just as he has done with every other challenge he has faced.

    Saab abides

  • Chum Knot

    7 men showed up for an evening workout at punisher and here is what went down:

    COP

    YHC was excited to get this workout going as the National Championship Football game is tonight. When expressing the enthusiasm to the Pax they laughed that they forgot it was tonight…as true sign of the times during this pandemic. We mosey to the front of the school and circle up for 20 SSH, 9 DQ’s, 10 Imperial walkers, 10 American hammers and 10 scorpions.

    THANG

    The TABATA was in order this evening and with 7 men we created 7 work out stations. For this Tabata it was 8 reps of 20 seconds of exercise followed by 10 seconds of rest for a total of 4 minutes at each station.

    Stations were the following: Station 1 (S1) – the merkin so 10 merkins followed by plank for the 20 seconds, then rest for 10, Station 2 – Shoulder workout with Exercise bands, Station 3 – Arm curls with Exercise bands, Station 4 – WW2 sit ups, Station 5 – lunges (alternating each leg), Station 6 Flutter kicks and Station 7 squats.

    We then prepare for Mary

    Mary

    We stretch for 5 minutes.

    COT

    and YHC wraps up with Namerama and numberama. YHC took us out.

    YHC discussed the 6th Man* in the Numberama to be the person to step in the middle of the COT and tell the Pax about himself, what brought him to F3 and how he got his name. So Sonny was the man today and he got his name as a Washington (Redskins) lifelong fan and Sonny Jurgensen was the QB for the Washington Redskins from 1964-1974. He has been away from Punisher for awhile but has come back to the F3 fold and we welcome him back.

    As always when YHC is the Q it is an Honor to lead and a pleasure to see the PAX! Cheers….CB!

    Moleskin

    *So the 6th man was introduced to YHC from a guest F3 brother from Atlanta (Farm Country) as a way to get to know each other. Great way to also teach a FNG on what to do when their first workout is over.

    The title was from Chum Bucket ‘tying a knot’ in his gut to keep from throwing up after the WW2 station and then feeling the urge again with the flutter kicks. Way to keep it down and work out in the Tabata!

  • Birthday Block Party

    12 RVA Warriors came on a crisp morning to help YHC celebrate another year around the sun

    This how it sent down.

    Grab a coupon and mosey up to the blacktop

    COP (ALL IC) – SSH (x36), DQ, Hillbillies, LBC’s (x36), Heels to Heaven, Alternating Shoulder Taps, Arm Circles

    THANG

    Mosey to the field

    Murder Birthday – Using the coupons, start with 6 murder bunnies follow by 6 coupon burpees. Sprint to the swing set and jog back. Rinse and Repeat a total of 6 times. PLANK-O-RAMA for the six

    Swing sides of the field

    11’s – Start with 10 2ct Flutter Kick + Press and 1 Pull up

    Mosey to the courts

    1985 Trivia – YHC asked True/False questions from sports and pop culture from the year 1985. If the PAX got it right everyone completed 6 Sit-up + Press. If they got it wrong, suicides and 6 Sit-up + Press. Questions were as follows:

    1. Boston Celtics won the NBA Finals?
    2. Chicago Bears who the Super Bowl XIX?
    3. Most popular song was “Can’t fight this Feeling – REO Speedwagon”?
    4. Most popular movie was “The Goonies”?
    5. Most popular TV show was “Cheers”?

    Mosey to the SF

    2 MOM – Merkin Ring of Fire (6 reps)

    Numberrama, Namerama, Announcements, YHC took us out

    MOLESKIN

    Another birthday, another coupon workout. This starting to be a theme for YHC on his birthday. I was great to see the Tuckahoe crew this morning. Since finishing my own tour of RVA, I have stayed in Daville so it has been close to 2 month since posting anywhere else.

    Glad to have Swirly out this morning. Continue prayers for your M and her recovery.

    Well 1985 was a really good year not just because I was born then. Found out some great movies, songs, and shows were released that year. Here are the answers to the questions:

    1. Lakers won the Finals
    2. 49ers won the Super Bowl (1984-1985 season)
    3. “I Want to Know What Love is” by Foreigner most popular song. Also that year; Careless Whisper, We Are the World, and One More Night – Phil Collins
    4. Back to the Future most popular movie. Also that year; Beverly Hill Cop, National Lampoon’s European Vacation, Police Academy 2
    5. The Cosby Show most popular TV show. Also that year; Dallas, The Golden Girls, and Miami Vice

    SPIT ON THAT!!

  • Go Buccaneers!

    Warmarama :

    10 four count SSH

    10 four count Don Quixote’s

    10 four count Russian Soldiers

    10 four count cherry pickers

    THE THANG :

    Partner up for BOMBS (Honeymoon was odd man out so he joined a group). While one man ran to far end of parking lot and back, the other man did the following (cumulative with your partner)- 50 burpees, 100 Overhead Claps in People’s Chair position, 150 Merkins, 200 Big Boi Situps, 250 squats

    Mosey to rock pile and grab a rock for CPR’s (1 rep = bicep Curl, overhead Press, tricep Raise/extension)

    We did 25 reps

    Put rock back in its natural habitat 

    Burpee mile : All PAX together do 4 sets of : 12 burpees and a 1/4 mile run up Satan’s Hill and back to parking lot

    1 minute of flutter kicks

    DONE

    Numberama

    Namearama

    COT :

    YHC was able to reconnect with an old childhood friend over a phone call who has been in and out of prison for the past 12 years. He shared his 3rd F testimony with YHC. It was very encouraging. 

    Prayer:

    YHC

  • Pushing pipe

    A PAX of ten posted to the first Punisher of 2021 – a good start to the year. Circle up in the parking lot for warmups with SSHs, IWs, Helicopters, DQs, Russian Soldiers, and Arm Circles.

    Purchased a few lengths of galvanized piping to potentially use in a basement project but these were not a good fit, so redirected these for use at the workout. With good attendance we turned some pipe “weightlifting” into a series of partner routines in the front parking lot. Make two groups of three and one group of four. One guy runs a lap of the lot while another completes lifting reps and a third completes LBCs. Rotate through until all have completed the round. Repeato, but switch up the lifting exercise. Lifts – with 36 inch galvanized pipe – included Overhead Presses, Curls, Bench Presses, Overhead Squats, Skull Splitters, and Pullovers.

    Remain in place for a couple of 4 minute Tabatas alternating two exercises. First Tabata involved alternating Reverse Crunches and Hollow Holds. Second Tabata alternated Forward Lunges and Curtsy Lunges. Phone died and Johnsonville counted.

    Move to the grass for several rounds of Elbow Plank holds with PAX count. Hop up and COT in place.

    Great job guys. Welcome back Nightcrawler and Sonny.

  • That’s a Big Loop

    4 runners and one walker with a rabid saber toothed poodle launched from Starbucks on a chilly Sunday morning. Runners got in just over 10, walker + poodle nailed 5 – a heck of start for any day no matter what you did. Shoutout to Boberry who ran; it was his longest distance ever. It’s a great day.

  • No Hot Potato for Me

    No hot potato today.  No one else wanted or remembered to sign-up for the Q, so YHC had a strong supply of red pills.  Eight other noble warriors got to participate.  Here is how it went down:

    • COP
      • Parking lot tracers
      • SSH
      • IW
      • Dead man hang
      • Arm circles
      • Helicopters
      • Suzanne Somers
      • Merkins
      • LBC
      • APDs
    • Mosey to the turf field for a modified arch loader
      • Bear crawl 30 yards, 15 reverse crunches, run to midfield, 10 burpees, run back
      • Crab walk 30 yards, 15 reverse crunches, run to midfield, 10 burpees, run back
      • Bunny hop 30 yards, 15 reverse crunches, run to midfield, 10 burpees, run back
      • Duck walk 30 yards, 15 reverse crunches, run to midfield, 10 burpees, run back
      • Cheetah sprint 30 yards, 15 reverse crunches, run to midfield, 10 burpees, run back
      • Bear crawl to midfield
      • Crab walk back from midfield, 25 reverse crunches
      • Karaoke the full field and back
    • Mosey to the exercise bars for a series of 4x 8 jerkins
    • Mosey to the pavilion for 11s with step-ups (each leg) and dips
    • Mosey to the parking lot for a 3x check
      • Run the perimeter of the parking lot
      • LBC
      • Balls to the wall
    • COT with YHC taking us out

    Solid work from the PAX today.  It was spectacular to see Nightcrawler back in the fold with the Gridiron PAX.  Prayers for our brothers nursing injuries, Johnsonville, Fireman Ed and Gypsy just to name a few.  Belated HBD to our brother Blue Moon.  He still kicks YHC tail at 52.  By the way, the Q was lagging behind these noble warrior today.  That is the way it should be.

    Continued prayers for our country and for healing and unity.  God is good all of the time!

    Attila

  • Churchill or Chamberlain?

    “Tyranny is our foe. Whatever trapping or disguise it wears, whatever language it speaks, be it external or internal, we must for ever be on our guard, ever mobilized, ever vigilant, always ready to spring at its throat.

    In all this we march together. Not only do we march and strive shoulder to shoulder at this moment, under the fire of the enemy on the fields of war or in the air, but also in those realms of thought which are consecrated to the rights and the dignity of man.“-Winston S. Churchill

    17 Warriors for freedom, peace and prosperity by way of voluntary cooperation arose to greet the dawn of a new day and defend the island. The white flags were burned long ago and surrender was removed from the vernacular. There would be no appeasing of tyrants and according to legend it went a little something like this.

    Mosey over the grass circle for COP

    IC X 20; SSH, IW, Lunge, HRM, WWII. Arm circle X 1

    Mosey to the coupon depot and on to the valley of doubt.

    FIVER

    Five rounds of the following; squat press on one side, run to other side and complete five burpees.

    FARMER CARRY

    Partner up for a big boy version of Catch Me If You Can. One partner grabs both coupons and begins moving down the valley, up the other side, up the hill and on to the circle. The other partner completes 3 Polar Bears and runs to catch his partner, then switcheroo.

    TRIPLE CHECK

    Exercies are American Hammer with coupon and 6 inches. The timer is the man completing 20 Super Merkins. This is a merkin with both blocks on the ground and your hands on each, completing a merkin with a much bigger range of motion.

    FOUR CORNERS

    Mosey to field with coupon. Complete 4 burpee ups with blocks at each corner. Return coupons at completion.

    HOUSE OF PAIN

    Mosey to amphitheater and start at the bottom. Complete a box jump per the number of steps. 1 on first row, 2 on second row, etc.

    BURPEE SHUFFLE

    Mosey to circle for one last bit of fun.

    Namerama, numberama, Probation led us out.

    Prayer Requests: Keep Swirly’s M in your prayers this week and send him a word of encouragement. You know he’s done it for you.

    FNG: Welcome Schwing. This is an official upgrade as Hobby Lobby, Shot Gun and Fozzy Bear were in the running for the names. He is Shiplap’s step brother. There was some connection to Aldi (either the store or the town in northern Virginia). Aldi the store was also started by brothers who had a falling our with the older brother Dieter apparently being a real jerk. Dieter was a character played by Mike Meyers and the closest thing he had to a brother on SNL was Garth. When Wayne and Garth got boners at the same time they said “Schwing“.

    Moleskin: YHC has done lots of reflecting, thinking, praying and researching over the past nine months. It’s a really wild time and I’m particularly interested to think about how history will remember these past nine months and the decisions we have made and what we have allowed to be made for us. The video that opens the post is from a Winston Churchill speech he gave warning the Americans about the dangers of appeasing tyrants. It’s hard to truly understand through a modern lens how much of a pariah he was at the time for this belief. The world was still reeling from the first World War and understandably there was little appetite for a principled stand. This was recorded about one month after the Munich Pact was signed.

    The Munich Pact was an agreement that Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain thought would prevent a full on war. The agreement was that Germany could have some German speaking parts of Czechoslovakia and this little bit of concession would be enough to stop the totalitarian behavior of the National Socialist German Workers’ Party or Nazis for short. The Nazis had committed atrocities through the 1930s and they never once honored any agreement or pact. Chamberlain was sure that by appeasing them he could prevent a war and lots of smart people agreed with him. They were sure if they sacrificed just a little, they would get a desired outcome.

    Churchill stood nearly alone in his resoluteness that appeasing tyrants would only accelerate their abuse. He was steadfast in his belief that the best way to protect his people was by defending their freedom at all costs. Nine months after the Munich Pact was signed, the Germans invaded Poland just as Churchill predicted.

    Doing what was easy instead of what was right cost millions of lives and altered the trajectory for an entire nation of people. I wonder how many people initially supported Chamberlain who had a change of heart, but were too afraid to admit a mistake in their strategy. History paints a picture that as the situation with the Nazis worsened, there were many Brits intent on defending their decision rather than their island, much to their detriment.

    Winston was far from perfect, but he will go down as one of the most principled and courageous men the world ever produced. May we all be so courageous to identify and defend the things we believe in at all costs with clarity, purpose and conviction.

    If you aren’t clear in what you stand for and where your morals are, then some one will do it for you.

    HOW DO YOU WANT TO BE REMEMBERED?

    Never give up. Dig a little deeper and get it all out.

    Your pal,

    Hardywood

  • OTB

    Two of Tuckahoes finest gathered for a Hot Potato beatdown, this is what transpired.

    COP – exercises

    Mosey to Pull Up Bars at Pemberton Elementary

    • Round 1 – 5 Pull Ups then 20 WWII’s x 3 rounds
    • Round 2 – 5 Pull Ups then 20 2-Count Flutter Kicks x 3 rounds
    • Round 3 – 5 Pull Ups then 20 2-Count American Hammers x 3 rounds

    Mosey to Playground

    • Run Laps. Cant remember how many

    Mosey to Quioccasin Middle School

    • Run the Park Lot then Lunge back x 3 rounds

    YHC might have missed something, but cant remember.

    Announcements

    • None today, just prayers for our friends, families, country, world, etc.

    NMS

    • It was good to spend time with Bacon Bits. YHC was fortunate to connect with him months ago through work, and is very happy he’s locked in with us at F3.