Category: Richmond, VA

  • Who needs fingertips anyway?

    A handsome collection of gloom vets escaped the Christmas carb coma to embrace an arctic chill. Turns out when you hug Jack Frost, he hugs back. Here’s how the PAX stayed one step ahead of frostbite:

    The THANG:

    COP #1:

    • Mosey to the Carillon Courtyard
    • Welcome & F3 Disclaimer
    • To warm up, circumnavigate Carillon Field, running lengths, bearcrawl far end, returning to courtyard to complete reps IC for the SIX:
    • Round 1: Imperial Squat Walkers & DQ’s
    • Round 2: The Opus & Crab Jacks
    • Round 3: NoCheat Merkins, Rosalita Whips, Freddie M’s slow to fast

    COP #2:

    • Mosey over to the far Circle and Partner Up
    • P1 starts carousel planks around curb while while P2 completes x5 burpees, then they switch, and continue alternating until circumference fully traversed
    • Slow Curb Dips IC for the SIX

    COP #3:

    • Mosey to collect coupons at the Stage and form up backside of Carillon
    • Triple Check:
    • P1 (timer) runs coupon around the Carillon
    • P2 does Squat Thrusters alternated with Kettlebell Swings
    • P3 does Bench Press Flutters alternated with WWII holding block on chest
    • Murder Bunny to return coupons to stage, then Al Gore & Hold Plank for the SIX

    COP #4:

    • Mosey to top of Amphitheater
    • Move to bottom with descending count 17-1, alternating Dips and Monkey Humpers
    • At bottom, Am Ham’s IC for the SIX
    • Return to top with ascending count 1-17, alternating Box Jumps with Incline Merkins
    • Await the SIX with Oblique LBC’s and APD’s IC, then close out with Heels to Heaven and Kimchi Twists IC
    • AYG sprint BTTF

    COT:

    • Counterama # 14
    • Namerama
    • Announcerama (see Comments)
    • YHC took us out in Prayer

    NMS:

    • YHC was surprised and pleased with such a solid turnout the day after Christmas. Also enjoyed having Papabear Boberry out to congratulate the man on a healthy newborn girl. Apparently they are waiting to bring her out to a workout for formal naming by the PAX… YHC is voting for “Not unlike cold molasses, the PAX moved slowly to start, but the warmerama COP served its purpose, and soon it was just lips and fingers suffering the cold. YHC misspoke directions through numb lips at least a few times, and there were more than a few brothers who found the coupon handling endangering fingertip frostbite. Of course Cooper also had to add his own threat to the PAX health and safety, wielding a samurai sword stick around the COT and playing piñata with Doublemint’s scrotum. Pretty sure YHC saw Handshake running toward the danger looking for an inexpensive alternative to the impending doom of urologic sterilization. Maybe next time buddy. Finish the year strong brothers. SYITG, YHC, DTH

  • QUIET!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Only three creatures were stirring this morning. Marv would have been proud of the route selection today. North on Commonwealth, east on Monument, run for 23 minutes and turn around and back to the flag.

    We were rewarded for getting up this mrning with the quietest day of he year. Hitch and I launched at 5am and ran straight down the middle of Grove. All the way to 3chopt and back and never had to move out of the middle of the street. And, we saw exactly zero other people on Grove between 5 and 530. First car we saw was Whittler pulling into Mary at 528.

    Merry Christmas to all. Despite all the challenges we are faced with in life, we are the blessed. We live in a time and a place where we have so much and live so comfortably. Be grateful today.

    TYA OUT

  • HBD Chum…You Missed Your Party

    Today is Chum Bucket’s birthday!  The PAX was ready for a party.  White Deer was even prepared to sing HBD to Chum via flatulence.  Only problem, Chum apparently wanted to sleep in.  It was almost as if he has lost his youthful excitement for his birthday. I guess the years of respect have that effect. Anyway, that left 3 noble warriors carrying a hot potato.  Here is how it went down:

    • Attila
      • COP
        • SSH
        • Russian soldiers
        • Dead man hang
        • Arm circles – big and small, forward and back
        • Helicopters
        • Merkins
        • LBC
      • KB Captain Thor
    • Byproduct
      • 11s with lawnmower pulls and overhead pulls
      • Run the bus loop 2x
    • White Deer
      • 11s with high pulls and snatches
    • COT with YHC taking us out

    Hot potatoes can be a bit of a burner as each member of the PAX will bring their fastball.  However, I do question why all of the 11s. White Deer and Byproduct know that it is the 12 days of Christmas? All in all, good work from the PAX today.  It was a social KB workout with Christmas approaching, with humor befitting a bunch of 13 year old boys.  On that note, Byproduct confirmed COVID cannot be passed via an orifice other than the mouth and nose.  Good news for all.

    God is good all of the time!  Happy Birthday Jesus!

    Attila 

  • Christmas Eve at Timberwolf

    We worked out! It’s Christmas Eve, stop reading backblasts and go be with your family! Merry Christmas!

    Duke

  • Name this BB

    A formidable 14 descended upon Mary for a Gerry Christmas Eve beatdown. This is what transpired, more or less…

    COT: Scorpions, HR Merkins, <ground-fruit>-pickers, B-Lickers

    Pavilion: Poll Smokers while partner runs out-and-back to Grove (3 rounds). Balls to the Wall, Chicken Peckers, Bear Crawl, Merkins, run out and Bernie Sanders back…Two rounds. Doras: Run circle while partner works through: 150 Merkins, 200 4-count Mountain Climbers, 300 LBC’s. Courts: Bear Crawl/Crab Walk/Polar Bear/Crawl Bear…Perform 10 prescribed exercises in b/w each court. Finish: Suicides back across courts…COT

    NMS: 4-count Mountain Climbers were a BAD IDEA. Thanks to Upchuck for picking up the count from YHC when he became distracted (which is a common occurrence).

    Announcements:

    • Prayers for Bleeder’s mom who was recently hospitalized at St Mary’s
    • Prayers for TYA’s young niece – a nurse working on the front lines – who is now hospitalized due to severe complications from COVID

    Wishes to everyone. Merry Christmas fellas.

    Saab Abides

  • Feels like Christmas in July

    5 Runners came out for warm Christmas Eve morning for a great day for a run.

    Route – Head to Honey Meadows and turn around at 23 minutes to get back in 22 minutes.

    Opus, Bulkhead, and Helix got in 5 miles while Spike & YHC were feeling strong for a little bonus time to get in little over a 10K

    SPIT ON THAT!!

  • The 12 Kettle Bell Pains of Christmas

    5 Davillians on a below freezing Christmas Eve Eve came out to swing around their Kettle bells.

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    COP (ALL IC) – SSH, DQ, Hillbillies, Flutter Kicks, Dolly, Rosalita, Arm Circles

    THANG

    The 12 Pains of Christmas – 12 Rounds, 12 Different exercises , 12 reps, with a lap between rounds:

    1. Slingshots
    2. Halo
    3. Deadlift
    4. Swings
    5. Goblet Squats
    6. KB Burpees
    7. KB Flutter Kick
    8. Situp + Press
    9. KB Leg Raises
    10. Clean
    11. Press
    12. Clean + Press

    Quintuple check – Donkey Kicks, Incline Merkins, Swings, Merkin Rows, Murder Bunny to the median and back. 3 Rounds

    Numberrama, Namerama, Announcements, YHC took us out

    MOLESKIN

    Fun morning. Enjoyed leading!

    SPIT ON THAT!!

  • Twas the eve before the eve of Christmas

    Twas the eve before the eve of Christmas

    Seven pre-Christmas warriors joined YHC for what will not be an annual work out.

    At the request of Hitch YHC prepared a Christmas music playlist to accompany the workout. YHC is not a DJ and relied upon the Spotifiy gods to recommend holiday season themed workout tunes, and a mashup of obscure songs that make brief references to the Christmas season ensued.

    In writing this now YHC realizes that no disclaimer was given at the start as to YHC’s lack of professional training credentials. We started off with some light stretching, right leg over left leg and hold it, then left leg over right leg and hold it. Followed by a dead man hang and then on up to touch the sky and stand on tip toes. Next to get the heart rate going a few side straddle hops were added in.

    The PAX was good and stretched out at that point and we moseyed on over to the amphitheater with music in-tow. The first stop and exercise on the Christmas themed tour was 50 box jumps on the amphitheater steps.

    Next we moseyed on over to the shorter version of the rusty cage and did 50 jerkins. Then moseyed on over to pick up some holiday themed coupons and did 50 overhead presses. Left the coupons in the circle then on back to the rusty cage and did 50 knee raises. From there we did 50 lunges then jogged the rest of the way back to our coupons. Picking the coupons back up we did 50 squats to overhead presses with the coupons – always making sure the coupons touched the ground.

    The Christmas music was cheering our hearts and warming our blood and we continued on with the workout. We put away our coupons and moseyed on over to the Carillon bricks. Keeping with the theme of 50, we did 50 supermans, 50 WW2s, 50 flutter kicks, 50 side straddle hops, 50 mountain climbers, and the cheery on top was 50 burpees. With just enough time to spare we mosyed on back to the flag and wrapped things up.

    YHC was sure to put on the thickest of skin this morning as the PAX can be a tough bunch to DJ for, but everyone was in good spirits to hear some new holiday tunes… maybe one will make it to your Christmas sing-along this week!?! Who knows!

    YHC took everyone out sharing a story from a family tradition in YHC’s family of the oldest grandchild having to lead the family in grace for Christmas Eve dinner. YHC is the oldest grandchild so YHC has the distinct honor to say grace every Christmas Eve. On the first Christmas Eve that YHC was old enough to lead the charge, YHC didn’t actually know what to say, BUT YHC did know one prayer and that is the Saint Michael the Archangel Prayer.

    The Prayer is more of a prayer for battle and less so a blessing to kick off Christmas Eve dinner, so much to YHC’s family’s suprise when the following words came out of YHC’s mouth – it left the table with jaws open in confusion but everyone was ready to go to war.

    Saint Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle. Be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil; May God rebuke him, we humbly pray; And do thou, O Prince of the Heavenly Host, by the power of God, thrust into hell Satan and all evil spirits who wander through the world for the ruin of souls. Amen.” …and now let’s eat Christmas Eve Dinner!

    Prayers go out to Hitch and his unfortunate car break in this morning – we hope nothing was stolen! Thankfully they did not take the speaker else we would have been without our Christmas tunes!

  • Don’t be a Grinch!

    Don’t be a Grinch!

    7 strong hit the earliest, darkest and toughest Wednesday Running/Kettlebell Snatching/Kayak Rowing/Saab’s Driveway Molesting/Over-Sharing Bootcamp in the region. Here is what went down on the morning of Christmas Eve Eve.

    COP in front of church:

    Helicopters, DQ’s, Imperial Walkers, Merkins, Crabcakes, LBC’s

    Head West on River Road to a right on Ralston

    WWII’s sit-ups OYO at the River Road Hills entrance

    Mosey down Ralston to the Grinch-Mobile and complete some Hand-Release Merkins, Lt. Dan’s and Flutter kicks while glowing in the multi-colored lights of said Grinch-Mobile

    Mosey a little ways further to YHC’s house and grab two coupons from the ditch. Complete some Crunchy Frogs with coupons

    Keep coupons and mosey down to Keymaster’s house and partner up for a DORA. 100 x Merkins(with coupons), 200 x American Hammers(with coupons), 300 x Squats(with coupons). Partner Bernie Sanders'(with coupons) up the Ralston hill and run back down to switch.

    Mosey a ways and perform a Lindsay on the way back to the flag.

    30/10, 25/15, 20/20, 15/25, 10/30 Heels to Heaven and Carolina Dry Docks

    Burpee Shuffle

    Mary consisting of Box Cutters, Rosalitas and Reverse Crunches

    Numberama, Namearama, Announcements and Lockjaw took us out!

    Thanks for coming out guys and great work. Yes, I was planning on keeping the coupons until the end but I thought my hands were going to freeze and break off. Major audible had to be called.

    No over-sharing this morning from the group, just hard work and determination. Well done!

    Merry Christmas, all!!

    SYITG!

    Kubota

  • Hardcore

    Three Titans gathered on a crisp clear morning to see what would be in store prior to the holidays.

    Thang

    Run to Einstein’s parking lot. Triple check: WWIIs and squats.

    Run to Short pump Park. Triple check LBC’s and swing crunches.

    Run to West broad village East parking deck. Triple check Freddie Mercury’s and decline merkins or shoulder taps.

    3.25 miles. 1.25 pre run.

    BTTF. Probation took us out.

    NMS

    After a quick warm up and gear check we got on the way. Quiet clear morning with frost on the ground. Not too many people around until we got over to WBV. Lighthouse remarked at how much traffic there was – it’s no wonder, we were on the ACAC gym backyard. Several comments from the passers buy about working out outside in the cold including one kind lady who said “yall are hardcore”. Yes ma’am, we are.

    Get some!