Category: Richmond, VA

  • Seven of Diamonds and Four of Suck…

    Sixteen BAMFs buckled the chinstraps for No Toll this morning, and here’s how it went:

    Warmarama mosey to the parking lot for SSHs, IWs, Russian Soldiers, DQs, Flutter Sugar Kickstix, Freddie Mercuries, APDs. To the corner of the lot for:

    The THANG

    COP 1 – Seven of Diamonds

    • 4 x 7 burpees
    • 4 x 14 2ct flutter kicks
    • 4 x 21 merkins
    • 4 x 28 squats
    • 4 x 21 2ct American hammers
    • 4 x 14 Carolina Dry Docks
    • 4 x 7 Lt. Dans; bear crawl to the soccer field for:

    COP 2 – Football Conditioning (a/k/a the Cleveland Steamer)

    • 50 yard 75% sprint; run in place, drop to mountain climbers, roll right/left; sprint 50 yards.
    • 50 yard Bernie Sanders; run in place, drop to mountain climbers, roll right/left; sprint 50 yards.
    • 50 yard carioca* right; run in place, drop to mountain climbers, roll right/left; sprint 50 yards.
    • 50 yard carioca left; run in place, drop to mountain climbers, roll right/left; sprint 50 yards. This was as awful as I remember it being during two-a-day football practices in high school. Only thing missing was a whistle and ammonia-smelling shoulder pads.

    *Car·i·o·ca/ˌkerēˈōkə/noun

    1. a native of Rio de Janeiro.
    2. a Brazilian dance resembling the samba.

    BTTF for cool down stretching. Numbers, names and YHC took us out (some cars almost did the job for me).

    Announcements: Prayers for Brenda, Florence’s m/i/l as the family awaits news of the second lung cancer surgery. Sign up for the Iron Pax challenge. Treat Yo Self! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AU0h7TlZGO4

    NMMS: Great work today gents. Garmin sez 782 kCal burned, 145 bpm av HR, 170 bpm max HR — I believe it!!

  • Singer’s Toe…

    10 Titans descended upon UR to experience a new route now hereby dubbed “Singer’s Toe”… affectionately named after Wedding Singer’s sore piggy:

    All: Run to Robbins Parking Lot and spill out onto College

    4’s: Take College up to Westham Parkway. Head south towards River Rd

    5’s: Take Lakewood to Wood to Baldwin. Take left onto Westham Parkway from Baldwin…head South toward River Road

    6’s: Take Lakewood to Wood to Waveny. Turn left onto Westham Parkway. Take to River Road. (Follow instructions below, then add an up-and-down on Panorama after climbing Highland)

    All: Take Westham Parkway to River. Cross at River to Country Squire then left onto South Ridge. Take down to Westham Station. Take first left up Old Bridge then turn a quick right onto Highland and keep climbing. Turn around when you reach River Rd and head back down to Westham Station. Head toward shopping center and then take the bat cave home.

    Saab Abides

  • B.O.M.B.S. Over Batteau

    B.O.M.B.S. Over Batteau

    Two Hot Potato Warriors showed up this morning for a humidity filled 45 minutes of body conditioning. In typical Batteau fashion the hot potato was warming in the oven, and Double Mint put on his work gloves and picked it up.

    We started with a mosey on down to to top of the steps near the storage yard for some lite stretching. First order of business was side straddle hops, then Don Quixotes, russian solders, then a few other stretches that are escaping YHC.  

    YHC picked up the potato having just read the Exicon at the stop lights on the drive over, and had some ideas. Moseyed on down to the bottom of the hill of ill repute for a little modified B.O.M.B.S action. First person runs to the first light pole and back again, while the second person is churning through 100x Burpees, 100x Over-Head Claps, 100x Merkins, 100x Big Boy Situps – which became regular WW2s, and 100x Squats. Finishing all of this in record time YHC and Double Mint had to go back up the hill some how.

    Lunges up to the first light pole then 100 flutter kicks, mosey up to next light pole and 50 WW2s, mosey up to the next light pole and 50 LBCs. By that time it was getting close so mosey on back to the flag for a final bit of sweat.

    Freddie Mercury’s, Fudskies, and Wilsons, and that is a wrap.

    Moleskin: It was a good humid morning and YHC was very glad to have some company. Happy to hear the good news on Double Mint attaining his Black Belt in Taekwondo (correct me if I am getting that right). YHC barely has time to make dinner every night while Double Mint has been putting in the extra effort to attain this amazing accomplishment. Very impressive, so big congrats. I wish him well on his next adventure in Boxing!

    Bonus points to anyone who can name the type of boat in the picture!

    See you all in the Gloom.

  • Learning the Loop

    6 Davillians (5 runners and a walker) got the week started with a practice run for the Daville 35.

    Routes

    Mudface looked to be solo today and seem to do the reverse Honey Meadows loop

    Runners started early from the Rutland clubhouse, came through Atlee to check for any 5:30 runs, then loop around Honey Meadows then back from a 10k

    Opus showed up a little later and got started at Atlee to get in 4.8 miles

    Great run for everyone this morning!

    SPIT ON THAT!!

  • I’m Back!!!

    After months of avoiding any appearances in the gloom, yours truly decided to go back out and Q. It was nice to see 14 able bodied warriors descend upon the fashionable Westham west location. The workout went like this:

    COP: 20 SSH, 10 DQs, 15 arm circles each way, 25 Freddie Mercuries

    Exercise 1: Mosey to where Bodos holds his outdoor services. 4 corners: 10 burpees, 20 WWIIs, 30 2 count mountain climbers and 40 2 count flutter kicks

    Mosey to another parking lot. Lunge about 200 feet. Curb bear crawl up to 6 merkins

    Mosey back to school. Elevens with merkins on the bike rack or nearby with run to teacher’s parking lot and do WWIIs. 55 Merkins total. I nearly tripped checking out the nearby running group.

    Mosey to nearby wall and partner up. Partner runs the horseshoe while other person does donkey kicks and then balls to the wall for the second loop.

    Finished with SSHs led by Tryhard, DQs and cherry pickers (stretching is good when you are getting old).

    Announcements: Iron Pax information should be on another backblast. I think that Twin Team will have the first installment led by Dr. Tryhard.

    Campout (2nd F) to be held in Amelia County on 10/3. Registration should be on one of the backblasts.

    The seasoned folks at Gridiron are discussing holding a convergence for Labor Day (9/7). More details or a vehement denial will be posted this week.

    I enjoyed getting back in to the early morning workout. More to come.

  • Back in the Saddle!

    After a few weeks hiatus, YHC was back at Satan’s Hill this morning with 5 others to get the week started right!

    COP

    SSHs, Jazzercise, Helicopters, Copperhead Squats, LBCs, Merkins, Imperial Walkers

    Mosey to top of SH!

    4 Corners as a group!

    Corner 1 – 25 Merkins

    Corner 2 – 50 Dry Docks

    Corner 3 – 75 Squats

    Corner 4 – 100 LBCs

    Reverso

    Mosey back to the lot.

    Coupon work

    Curls, Squats, WWIIs, Shoulder Press, Bench Press – Toe touches on curb in between sets.

    Back to the flag – 3 burpees OYO!

    Numberama, namerama, YHC took us out.

    Prayers for Florence’s Mother in Law

    NMS

    Great to be back in the gloom! Way to work fellas!

  • Runners Ran – Walkers walked.

    Runners got various miles and walkers got 4.5 miles.

    Not sure of any conversations on the runs (I mean if you can talk and run, your not running hard enough), but the walk conversations were engaging and entertaining.

    Found out Aisle 5 is REALLY filing for his Italian citizenship. So Aisle 5, since you can’t speak italian yet (connect with Rosetta), check out the attached video.

  • GridIron Pax Challenge

    After enjoying half a Honeydo Q at Dogpile, YHC ducked out for the long drive to Short Pump, finding a handsome gaggle of (mostly) Respect-level veterans at GridIron. Here’s how YHC delivered a painful IPC practice round plus other stuff…

    The THANG:

    COP #1:

    • Mosey over to the GridIron
    • Welcome & F3 Disclaimer
    • Variable IC Warmerama: SSH, RSoldiers, DQ’s, ImpWalkers, NoCheat Merkins, Elbow Plank Leg Raises, LBC’s, Kimchi Twists, & Slow to Fast FM’s

    COP #2:

    • Run 3 laps around the field, 4th lap running over to the Pull-up Bars

    COP #3:

    • Complete OYO at any order/interval:
    • x50 Pullups
    • x50 Lunge steps
    • x50 Squats

    COP #5:

    • Mosey over to the tennis courts
    • Complete x4 rounds of:
    • x25 yard sprint across the 3 courts
    • x25 merkins
    • Mosey back to baseline

    COP #6:

    • Cool down mosey loop around path back to pull-up bars
    • Repeato COP #3:
    • Complete OYO at any order/interval:
    • x50 Pullups
    • x50 Lunge steps
    • x50 Squats

    COP #7:

    • Mosey back to the GridIron
    • Circle up for Captain Thor
    • 1:4 up to 10:40

    COP #8:

    • Run 4 laps around the field

    COP #9:

    • Circle up for 7 minutes of Mary IC:
    • SSH, Hairy Rockettes, The Opus, Cherry Pickers, Arm Circles, & DrW’s

    Mosey BTTF for COT:

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

    NMS:

    • Always such a pleasure to spend time with the GridIron gang – what a great group of men! YHC decided to break up  and revise the IPC 2018 Week 4 routine as originally prescribed due to a longer timeframe to work with, and the added benefit of getting through the misery all together. Also forewent the “x100 Coupon Thrusters” and instead served up a steaming Captain Thor pie…which was consumed in its entirety with great enthusiasm. Strong work today gentlemen, and thanks for letting me lead. Keep headocking, Register for the 2020 Iron Pax Challenge, and YHC will SYITG! 

  • Shiplap will be getting a haircut

    Seventeen strong braved the rain and fog and were pleased to find freshy cut grass across the AO, albeit not bagged.

    COP: SSH, Russian Soldiers, Don Qs, Merkins, Arm Circles, LBCs, Scorpion Kicks. Mosey to end of street for:

    Burpee Road: 2 Burpees at every light up & back. Then over to Carrillon field. Partner Up – Wheelbarrow across and back 2 times. Stay together for PLTs: 3 sets of 25 each.

    Rusty Cage: 4 sets of – 6 Pull-ups & 10 Dips. Over to the bowl behind Amphitheater: 5 rounds of up & back with 10 upside down WWIIs and 15 Merkins on the side.

    Amphitheater: 5 Box Jumps each step – all the way up. Finish with some time in the Honeymoon Suite to honor Wojo’s big day today.

    Announcements: Hardywood’s Alpaca-palooza for today has been CANCELLED and will be rescheduled. Iron PAX will be Tuesday’s at all AOs except for Spider Run. So if you want soccer arms go to Spider Run, otherwise sign up for the next 4 Tuesday and particpate in the IronPAX challenge, see Boberry’s Pre-blast

    NMS: A lot of sore pax from the 10k yesterday slowed or kept PAX out this am. Still 17 in the rain were ready to go, including Bone Thugs, aye! DTH double dipped, leaving at the Rusty Cage to go take the Q at Gridiron. Not sure that has been done before.

    On the initial mosey Malpractice mentioned he had never attended a Honeydo Q before which doesn’t seem possible. Been a while since we did a Burpee road but the darkness at 6 is back.

    The field for PLTs was good with all the newly cut grass as everyone was properly covered in grass clippings. At the Rusty Cage we were met with a Box Jump box at the bottom along with several huge boulders, like too big for Swirly to pick up….

    Box Jumps seemed to take it out of everyone but spirits picked up when we earned our time in the Honeymoon Suite. YHC was hoping Wojo would post so he could have some last second practice.

    Good times at ETs including at Circle K sighting.

  • POSTPONED: F3 Family BBQ at Hardywoods

    Fellas, we are going to postpone tomorrows BBQ at the Hardywood family farm in Amelia. We have a brutal case of poison ivy that has taken down the M. We are gonna get her back in good shape and reschedule soon.

    So sorry for the late notice.

    Your pal,

    Hardywood