Category: Richmond, VA

  • FREE (BUT NOT) SOLO

    Ten hardened mountaineers chalked up to scale the Forge’s escarpment and win the bid for Nation Geographic’s sequel feature film “Free But Not Solo”. Here’s how these heroes reached the summit:

    The THANG:

    Mosey to Culdesac for COP #1:

    • En Route, x3 Opus each light pole
    • Circle Up – Welcome & F3 Disclaimer
    • DQ’s x10 IC
    • Angle Grinder x10 IC
    • Sweat Angels x10 IC
    • Windshield Wipers x10 IC

    Mosey to Retaining Wall for COP #2:

    • Work as a team to get all PAX over the top of the ~12” Wall
    • RAIL-orama: Partner up to complete x3 sets the following:
    • x10 Jerkins each
    • x10 Dips each
    • x10 Cliffhanger Merkins each
    • ABC’s for the SIX

    Mosey to Amphitheater for COP #3:

    • CORA 1-2-3 (it’s all about the CORE)
    • Partner up to complete:
    • x100 WWII
    • x200 Am.Hammers (2-ct)
    • x300 LBC’s
    • Moving partner completes TOOTH FAIRY up the stairs, then x3 Dips on each step coming down Amphitheater levels

    Mosey BTTF for COT:

    • Counterama # 10
    • Namerama
    • Announcerama (see Comments)
    • SEADOO took us out in Prayer

    NMS:

    • Great work getting up and over the wall as a team today gents! We leave NO MAN behind. Great to have SCROOGE back out after quite the hiatus – this spider monkey can FLY getting up the Tooth Fairy flight. Also great to see SNUFF and SANDY test their metal at the Forge – keep coming out guys! 

  • Salvucci: Party of Two

    Nine early birds came to get the worm. Mezcal was served.

    COP: SSHs x 20. Russian Soldiers x 15. Hillbillies x 10.

    VCU lost its 5th game in a row. Time for Modified Michigan. 100 x 10. Skip 80 x 8. Bang out 60 x 6, 40 x 4 and 20 x 2.

    Lazy Dora: Timer performs 60 second (1 Mississippi) count then swaps out. Exercises: 100 Merkins. 200 Jump Squats. 300 Flutter Kicks (2-count). Timer drops to 45 second count for Flutter Kicks.

    Frank Abagnales: 4 tennis courts. Round 1. Two laps around the first two courts. 3 Burpees then chase/catch Bernie. Round 2. One lap around first three courts. 2 Burpees. Round 3. Two laps around all four courts. 1 Burpee.

    Body By Jake: Ring of Fire around monkey handles. PAX dips (I dip, you dip, we dip), while each member performs 5 pull-ups.

    BTTF: 20 Werkins OYO.

    Namerama: Nope. Numberama: Nada. Vinny = rusty.

    Announcements: RAMM Gears tomorrow for Winter Tour. Honeydo has been working hard on his Peloton. He’s ready.

    NMS: Great morning to hang with the boys. Lots of sophomoric banter. Early discussions of the Salvucci Family Reunion commenced. It was great having Boberry over to see his pops, TYA. Don’t worry Boberry, we are taking good care of him.

    Prayers for our injured brothers, Sippy Cup and Swiper. Speedy recovery, gents. Prayers also for Hitchhiker’s family and friends in Korea. The Coronavirus is no joke. If anyone has a line on surgical masks to send to his family, please let Hitchhiker know.

    Make it a great day men!

  • How to make a man at Manndate

    3 locals and 1 visitor started off the morning running one lap around the bus loop with their respective kettle bell. Mudface immediately started complaining about running and his kettle bell being the heaviest (what ever that means).

    COP

    20 jumping Jack’s

    20 Don Quixote

    Arms circles forward and reverse

    20 LBC…. when we got done with LBCs two other locals (Yardsale and No Idea) decided to show up.

    Mosey over to the the sidewalk next to the bus loop. Everyone setup in their own sidewalk square and then it went down.

    Round 1 – 20 kettlebell burpee, 20 KB swings, 20 KB demon crushers, 20 KB ball dippers, then ran 2 laps.

    Round 2- since mudface was bragging about his big kettlebell the kettle bell stayed in the sidewalk block and everyone moved left to use their neighbors KB. 20 kettlebell burpee with 2 pushups, 20 KB swings, 20 KB demon crushers to situps press, 20 KB ball dippers, then ran 2 laps Bernie Sanders style.

    Round 3- Kettle bell stayed everyone moved left. 20 kettlebell burpee with 3 pushups, 20 KB swings, 20 KB demon crushers to situps press, 20 KB ball dippers, then ran 2 laps.

    Round 4- Kettle bell stayed everyone moved left. 5 kettlebell burpee with 4 pushups, 10 KB swings, 10 KB demon crushers to situps press, 10 KB ball dippers, then ran 2 laps Bernie Sanders style then rime ran out.

    Mosey over to the parking lot. Number number, no announcements, Trout took the group out.

    Great group of guys this morning. We will need to “pass the kettle bell” again in the future.

  • Swirly gifts Oyster the Q

    If Swirly hands you the hot potato at WDOG do you keep it, love it, cradle it and make it your own? Or do you just give it away like it meant nothing!!

    The Thang:

    Mosey to the still closed, will it ever be open again Carillon.
    Swirly: COP
    SSH
    Helicopters
    Knees to Elbows
    Wilson Wife
    Plank
    3 inches
    Fudd Wife
    Plank
    3 inches
    Swirly – passes the Hot Potato to Oyster

    Oyster takes the Q

    Mosey to the Circle – Triple Check
    Exercise: Flutter Kicks, SSH
    Run: Back Peddle around the Circle

    Mosey to the other Circle – 3 rounds
    10 Merkins
    Run to the bottom – Back Peddle Up
    10 Merkins
    Run to the bottom – Karaoke back
    10 Merkins
    Run to the bottom – run back

    Mosey to the fence: Triple Check
    Exercise: Monkey Humpers, Squats
    Run: 3 Trees, 6Trees, 9Trees

    Mosey to the Field: Triple Check (or 2 groups of 5 – whatever you guys want to do).
    Exercise: Cherry Pickers, Carolina Dry Docks
    Run: to the end of field and back
    time ran out – Catch up to the six and head back to the flag.

    Mosey back to the Flag for COT:
    Counterama #10
    Namerama
    Announcements: See below
    Bodo’s took us out. It’s ASH Wednesday Ya’ll

    NMS:

    Swirly, thanks for passing the Hot Potato to me; Sorry Fellas you don’t share the Hot Potato when Swirly gifts it to you. How about the gloom this morning.

    Prayers to Sippy Cup who had a bike accident and will be on the mend for a bit. Sippy we are praying for a quick recovery, we will see you back in the gloom vey soon.

    FRIDAY 2/28/2020: It’s Amateur Day at RAMMS Gears – Honeydo will be leading the bike ride on Friday. Mary Munford 5:30am Friday… Bring what ever bike can…

  • Local Man Dies Doing Monkey Humpers

    A Wilson approved PAX of an even 4 hit the rolling hills of Tuckahoe for a tour of sorts.

    Mosey to the Church

    COP (IC)

    • DQs
    • Cherry Pickers
    • Jazzercises
    • Suzanne Somers’s (L/R)
    • APDs

    Mosey down River to Gaymont to University – 2 Burpees per Pickup Truck

    • Jack Webb Legs – Squat x 1/ High Knees x 4, 2:8….10:40

    Mosey University to Ralston over to cut-through to Kanawha

    • Partner Dora – 100 Merkins, 200 Mountain Climbers, 300 SSHs (altered to 200), P2 runs uphill and back

    Mosey Holmes over to Crest/ Sunset to Westham– 2 Burpees per Pickup Truck

    • Jack Webb Abs – WWII x 1/ Reverse Crunch x 4 up to 5:20

    Mosey up Westham, stop for 30 Monkey Humpers on Pinetree (Hi Roger!)

    Mosey over to a median with grass 5 times lusher than NoToll and continue JW Abs

    Mosey Westham back to Launch Lot Rails

    • Incline Merkins x 10 IC
    • Dips x 10 IC
    • Repeato x 5

    Mosey back to SF

    Numberama, Nameorama, COT

    MOLESKIN

    As AC/DC once sang that was a Whole Lotta Mosey, well close enough.  Kubota clocked over 3 miles.  The loop itself around was measured at about 2, but with plenty of running in the Dora and high knees 3 miles seems about right.  YHC successfully confused Offshore so much he thought the Kanawha tennis courts were part of some unknown baseball complex.  Apparently still dazed he took to doing his Monkey Humpers in oncoming traffic.  As he snapped out of it and avoided disaster, he joked that the headline would read “Local Man Dies Doing Monkey Humpers.”  YHC noted, “At least you’d die doing what you loved.”  Thanks for getting up extra early to see some sites.  Make it a great one.

    ANNOUNCEMENTS

    Offshore is looking to start a new Tuckahoe 3rd F, details forthcoming

    Prayers for Sippy

  • I [heart] MILFs

    Are moms hot? Are ball dippers single count or double count? 100 reps then 200 reps then 300 — how does that work? Eight seekers of knowledge posted to Source of Truth; here’s what they learned:

    COP: Invisible jump ropes x 20 (Tclaps to OC for the Floyd Mayweather flair); hillbillies x 15; Don Quixotes x 10 (YHC almost blew an O ring in this one); cherry pickers x 10; Suzanne Somers x 10 per side; Heels to Heaven x 20.

    IP run (The Six does 3 Hand Release Merkins then pursues) to the track

    THANG 1: BBC Catch Me If You Can

    Lap 1: PAX A Bernie Sanders, PAX B 3 burpees and pursues; flapjack

    Lap 2: PAX A Bear Crawls, PAX B 6 ball dippers and pursues; flapjack (This sucked. Big time).

      Lap 3: PAX A Carioca, PAX B 3 crabcakes and pursues; flapjack.

      Long mosey to the hill for:

      THANG 2: MILFS

      PAX A sprints up hill and back while PAX B exercises; flapjack and repeato until team rep counts are reached:

      Merkins x 100
      Imperial Walkers x 200
      Little Baby Crunches x 300
      Freddie Mercuries x 200
      Sumo Squats x 100

      Long mosey around school, the sprint the length of the front drive to the flag.

      COT: Numberama, name-o-rama, announcements, YHC took us out.

      NMMS: Boberry is Shivering in the River this Saturday and Doozy is organizing a moving crew this evening for a parishioner in need at his church – check Slack channel for deets. That 220 yard bear crawl was a mouthful, but this beast mode PAX chewed it up. Hats off, gents.

    • Triple Check at Daville

      COP

      Three showed up this cool rainy morning and we moseyed to an overhang by the entrance to warm up with:

      20 SSH, 10 DQ, 10 Imperial Walkers, 10 Russian Soldiers, 20 LBC’s, and 20 Merkins

      THANG

      Triple Check 1

      WE went to the bus loop and Partner 1 ran the lap as the timer, Partner 2 performed american Hammers and partner 3 Dips on a bench. We rotated Partner 2 Dips, Partner 3 ran the lap and Partner 1 American Hammers. Then rotated again where Partner 1 Dips, Partner 2 Ran the lap and Partner 3 American Hammers this would complete one rotation. We performed 3 rotations for a triple check.

      Triple Check 2

      WE went to the bus loop and Partner 1 ran the lap as the timer, Partner 2 performed 40 Merkins, and partner 3 LBCs . We rotated Partner 2 Merkins, Partner 3 ran the lap and Partner 1 LBC’s. Then rotated again where Partner 1 Dips, Partner 2 Ran the lap and Partner 3 American Hammers this would complete one rotation. We performed 2 rotations and had to return to the flag for COT.

      COT

      Numberama, Namerama – we discussed upcoming spring break with kids, and YHC took us out.

    • MOIST MADNESS

      The tepid NoToll gloom welcomed eight veteran F3 contestants to play the game “Guess That Wetness – Rain, Sweat, or Tears?” Here’s how everyone won a participation trophy:

      The THANG:

      Mosey to Field for COP #1:

      • Welcome & F3 Disclaimer
      • Nancy Kerrigans x10 Each Side IC
      • Hairy Rockettes x10 IC
      • The Opus x10 IC
      • Crab Cakes x10 IC
      • Dying Quixotes x10 IC
      • Rosalita Whip x10 IC
      • No Cheat Merkins x10 IC

      Mosey Lap around Field, then COP #2:

      • Hardywood-Approved Arm Circles:
      • Assume T-plank with Rt arm out for x15 arm circles IC, roll to Six for x15 Chinook Flutter Kicks IC, roll to T-plank with Left arm out for x15 arm circles, roll to Six for x15 IC Chinook Flutter Kicks
      • Repeato x2 more Rounds IC 

      Mosey Lap around Field, then COP #3:

      • Wheelbarrow 4-Corners: 
      • Partner up and alternate wheelbarrows to circumnavigate half the soccer field, stopping to complete the following at each corner:
      • Corner 1 – x25 WWII
      • Corner 2 – x50 B-Dippers (single count)
      • Corner 3 – x75 Monkey Humpers
      • Corner 4 – x100 PLT’s (x50 Each)
      • Plankorama for the SIX

      Mosey Lap around Field, then COP #4:

      • 4×4-icides (width of Field):
      • Suicides with x3 4×4’s each time you hit the baseline (each 4×4 Burpee has x4 Merkins & x4 Mountain Climbers)
      • AlGore for the SIX

      Mosey Lap around Field, then COP #5:

      • Not-So-Lazy Boys:  
      • Sitting, legs straight, arms crossed, alternate leaning back & hold, rotating Right & hold, rotating Left & hold

      Mosey BTTF for COT:

      • Counterama # 8
      • Namerama
      • Announcerama (see Comments)
      • YHC took us out in Prayer

      NMS:

      • Today’s crew was an all-star team, rockin a solid DTH suckorama while embracing the challenge of whatever inclement wetness God might provide. WAY TO POST FELLAS!!! Special thanks today to DOUBLEMINT who faithfully kept count through all the Cadence Pain. I appreciate you man! Prayers go out to all the fartsackers who may well experience a day full of woulda-coulda-regret. You can post for a make-up DTH playdate on Thursday at the Forge and Saturday at Dogpile. SYITG!

    • Back in the Saddle

      YHC has been sidelined with the flu.  Seeing that there was no Q, signed up last night, not knowing it was going to be wet and rainy.  No worries.  With one HBR faithful warrior, Handshake, in tow, we commenced a covered workout as YHC works his way back into shape.  Here is how it went down:

      • Mosey to the bus loop for COP
      • 30 SSH
      • 15 IW
      • 10 DQ
      • 15 helicopters
      • 20 merkins
      • 40 2x LBC
      • 10 2x Suzanne Somers, each leg
      • 25 APD
      • 12 minutes of alternating burpees and donkey kicks
      • Modified straight-line 4 corners (4 stops with 10, 15, 20, 25 reps)
        • HRM
        • WWII sit-ups
        • Monkey humpers
        • Crab cakes
      • Mosey back to the parking lot for COT with YHC taking us out

      I have missed the PAX and missed this AO.  Good to be back with a faithful warrior.  Hopefully the weather will improve and bring back more of the PAX in future weeks.  The burpees and donkey kicks were a good kick-starter to getting back in shape.

      God is good all of the time!

      Attila

    • 6 is the Loneliest Number

      11 gents braved the rain and chill for a morning run – simply because they could…

      All run around the lake to the Bridget….

      4 Mile: Robbins Parking lot to Lakewood. Lakewood to Westham. South on Westham then right on University. Take University across Ridge Road then take first left at Gaymont. Gaymont to River then downo South Ridge. Take Westham Station to shopping center then UR entrance, etc.

      5 Mile: Robbins Parking lot to University to Westham. Take fork to the right then cross to Sunset. Take Sunset across Ridge to (Ma)Holmes. Take Holmes to Ziontown. Ziontown to Ralston, then first left to University. Take right on Gaymont then (see above).

      6 Mile: Robbins Lot to Lakewood, Lakewood to Wood then Waveny. Left on Westham. Right on Lindsay, left on Forest, right on Ridge, then left on Ziontown then (see 5 miler).

      Welcome Gruber (aka Gruber-balls, Water-Sac, Ben-Wah)

      Many wishes for Sippy Cup to get well soon

      Saab abides