Category: Richmond, VA

  • Ode to Handshake

    First Watch cannot bypass the birthday week celebration of one of its one mainstays.  An ode to Handshake turning 42 went down as follows:

    • COP
      • SSH
      • IW
      • Ukrainian soldiers
      • Helicopters
      • Arm circles
      • DMH
      • Merkins
      • LBC
      • Penguins
      • APD
    • Run through the neighborhood stopping at every mailbox on the right with 14 reps:
      • 42 merkins
      • 42 WWII sit-ups
      • 42 copperhead squats
      • 42 CDD
      • 42 LBC
      • 42 jump squats
      • 42 Chuck Norris
    • We did stop at the turn and have a 3x check
      • Run
      • WWI sit-ups
      • H2H
    • Back at the flag, COT with YHC taking us out

    More running than normal for YHC.  T-claps to Gomer for putting up that YHC and the increased distance.  42 reps and a 3x check was hopefully right down Handshake’s alley.  He can unwrap his sausage casing at home, and no guarantees the M will receive any pleasure there.

    Prayers up for those sick, in the job market or starting new jobs.  God is good all of the time!

    Attila

  • It Takes Two

    Broadway and Big Rig ventured into the Bermuda Triangle for the latest Tuesday Beatdown. They showed up early, and got in an easy 2.5 miles.

    No warmarama, just right into some Quadzilla Elevens with Stiletto Squats and Pole Smokers. Bernie up the hill.

    Back to the flag for an Eye of the Storm with various ab and leg exercises out on the corners, and merkins in the eye.

    Then 4 corners with Merkins and Abs.

    Mosey back to the school, for some lunges, and back to the flag.

    Always great to catch up with Broadway. We certainly had a lot to pray for.

  • Do I have the Q today?

    12 Souls made it out to to experience another wonderful day at No Toll. YHC made it just in time to not look like a total jabroni, woke up in a sweat realizing I had the Q that morning… Lets Go!! Moseyed to the parking lot for:

    Warmarama: SSH; Ukrainian Soldiers; Imperial SW; Arm Circles; Merkins; WW2; American Hammers; Another set of SSH

    Workout 1: Soccer Field Triple Check – Air Squats; Dips on the Bleachers; Runner crosses the soccer field, 2 burpees then back.

    Workout 2: 4 corners old glory style – Burpees (10); Carolina Dry Docks (20); WW2 (30) (started cold and dry, ended warm and wet); Monkey Humpers (40).

    Workout 3: Cocain-ish Bearcrawls – bearcrawl to each parking space line, at each line do an exercise, then crawl to the next increasing reps at each line, a total of 8 lines. 1st Set – WW2; 2nd Set – Merkins; 3rd Set – Jump Squats; 4th Set – flutter kicks.

    Workout 4: 11’s on the tennis court. Good old fashion Merkins and LBC’s

    Announcements – L Woods is helping to organize upcoming service opportunity with the Latinos in Virginia Empowerment Center on March 7th at Dorey Park. See Slack. Also GrowRuck 9/26/2026, Leesburg, Signup!

  • Blackout

    Freewheeling conversation as usual, NSFW. The parking lot lights were turned off, so we worked out close to the school entrance, the only source of lighting, where our faces, APDs, and conversations were surely recorded and archived by school cameras for future analysis. For anyone looking for love, consider a career in the mortgage lending field, a great way to meet recently single women looking to re-validate their appearance with a proximal male counterpart, and looking for great low rates with a focus on customer service.  

    Now then…

    SSHs, copperhead squats, plank jacks, merkins, the Hermey stretch, LBCs, heels to heaven, flutter kicks, APDs

    20 swings, 20 goblet squats, 20 single leg deadlifts (10/leg), repeat 3x

    20 deadlifts, 70 calf raises, 15 WWIIIs, repeat 3x

    20 upright rows, 20 single arm overhead presses (10/arm), 20 lunges (10/leg), repeat 3x

    20 bent over rows (10/arm), biceps 21s, 20 skull crushers, repeat 3x

    Props to Hermey for completing most of this frosty workout w/o gloves, a tribute to his stubborn nature, which also helps him perform tooth extractions. He’s cutout for this stuff.

    Names, numbers, skipped announcements.

    YHC took us out.

    Working out does not feel like such a chore with you fine gentlemen. Come for the workout, stay for the fellowship and faith. Thank you, guys, for joining me, and for allowing YHC the privilege to lead you. Until next time!

  • Hi-Jack

    The ghost flag made its return at HBR to hi-jack a pigskin Q. 16 warriors showed up for what they thought would be a pigskin Q, but Roger Roger came in early and planted the Ghost flag to lead this beatdown. 

    Warm-a-rama: 

    Mosey around the parking lot with some karaoke, Bernie sanders, and regular to the hidden alley for a little Q led warm-a-rama.

    20 SSH 

    15 Arm circles 

    15 reverse arm circles

    10 merkins 

    25 Hammers

    The Thang:

    Grab a partner then a seat on the wall for people’s chair.

    Rinse and repeat 3x:

    5 mike Tyson’s 

    Bear crawl to center

    5 boo-ya merkins 

    Crawl bear back 

    Mosey to elementary parking lot for a LaChora

    It went like this:

    Timer run a lap

    100 merkins

    200 air press

    300 squats

    Mosey back to bus loop

    People’s chair for 6

    Milkers

    Air press 

    Partner up- 

    3x 

    20 pole smokers

    Air press 

    Mosey to alley:

    People’s chair Air press for 6

    Partner up- 

    Rinse and repeat 3x:

    5 mike Tyson’s 

    Bear crawl to center

    5 boo-ya merkins 

    Crawl bear back 

    Mosey to the flag-

    Air press 

    Hammers

    Merccuries

    LBCs 

    Air press 

    Mary 5 merkins 

    Thanks for letting me Hi-Jack this beatdown! See you in the gloom.

  • Mad Dog Marv vs. Ravishing Rammer Rude

    Faceplant would have loved the route so much if only he hadn’t gotten lost on the way there.  Here’s that route:

    • UR Drive uphill
    • L on Campus
    • Take path and L on Wheeler
    • R on Ridge Top
    • L on Patterson
    • L on Westham

    4s

    • L on Club Vista
    • L on College
    • R on Keller
    • R on Westhampton Way
    • L on UR Dr back to VSF

    5s

    • L on Club Vista
    • L on College
    • R behind baseball field
    • Circle Lake back to VSF

    6s

    • Cross River onto S Ridge
    • Continue onto Westham Station
    • Pickup .5 miles along the way
    • Continue via Batcave back to VSF

    Numberama, Nameorama, COT

    MOLESKIN

    While awaiting the last runners to arrive back for the COT, Marv admitted that 70 yo Bob “Rammer” Ramsey, play-by-play guy for St. Louis, gave him a few good hooks to the rib cage during VCU’s dustup with the Billikens Friday night.  Marv is planning his revenge.  I’m thinking a Tombstone Piledriver through the scorer’s table at the A-10 Tourney.

    ANNOUNCEMENTS

    Prayers for our Union (and also for Canada, ha)

  • People of a my age

    I am often reminded how old I am. By the things my mind thinks I can still do vs. what my body can do. When I make a reference to a TV show and no one know what I am talking about, etc. So when I brought up the most famous postman in the world, next to Newman, the Pax fell silent.

    Quick mosey through the lot. COP- 20 each SSH, LBC; Willy Mays Hayes, 10 Each, Jim Duggan’s,  Jazzercise, Helicopters, Imperials Walkers, , Copper head squat, Cherry pickers, Merkins, Dollies, Flutters. 

    The Cliff Klaven: 5 Mailboxes = 5 of called exercises at each mailbox. Repeato to the back of hood and back. Exercises were, to name a few: Christain McCalfraises, Jump squats, IW’s, Ukrainian Soldiers, Firecrackers, etc, Found our way back for 5 minutes of Mary. YHC wanted to see who would be the first to put us on our six. It happened.

    COT- YHC took us out in prayer. Call out to the Roundtrey wicked witches sho melt in the rain! Where U at!!!!

  • Richard Parker

    COP

    Set up for Tabata – Start to stretch for 1 minute.

    Thang

    Tabata today Solo and this was 4 minute sets of 8 reps (20 seconds exercise, 10 seconds rest) The following were the exercises:

    1 – Forward lunge, 2 – LBC’s, 3 -10 hand release merkins, then plank for the remaining time of the 20 seconds…this got very hard the 6-8 reps! 4 -invisible jump rope, 5 – Side lunge, 6- flutter kicks, 7 – Carolina Dry docks 10 reps then plank for the remaining time in 20 seconds, 8 – Donkey Kicks – at least 20 kicks each rep – brutal, 9 – Reverse lunges.

    Numberama, Namerama – YHC said a silent prayer.

    Moleskin

    So this will be the last DaVille workout for me from my house in Kings Charter…I will soon be 15 minutes (not 5 minutes away) next week but love to start the week with a great beatdown. Yesterday, we took our cats to the in-law’s cabin in Dyke, VA where they are out in farmland with a nearby creek and woods. A dream for a couple of cats. One of the cats is Richard Parker, named after the Tiger in the book and Movie ‘Life of Pi’. A lot of symbolism with this cat who has been part of our family for 14 years. He was close to my 2.0 Hash who is now in San Antonio, Tx – Lackland Air Force Base. He was able to call and talk for 5 minutes this past Saturday evening and told me the letters are so important to show support. I told him that Richard Parker misses him and sleeps under and on his bed, rests in his room and had stayed in my room the past few nights before we relocated him to the country. He is an outdoor cat in that usually every night, I let him out and he returns when I arrive home from the early am F3 workout. I reminded George that in the story of Life of Pi one version is the Tiger symbolized Pi and represented his fierce, violent and animalistic fight he will require to get through the tough things in life. Like Pi – George will have to dig from within. And his father will too. So blessed with the love around and at peace knowing that in the chaos of life…a solo workout is ok and welcomed.

    See you in the gloom soon gents…Cheers from CB!

  • Strong Sunday Crowd

    Eighteen, that’s right, 18 residents of our deferred to Breaking Bread location were blessed with a second serving of chicken, a day after Gumbo’s meal delivery.

    Meal for the day included three whole smoked chickens, potatoes, salad, and a bag of small french rolls (with butter of course). The leader of the house was pleased that he didn’t have to come up with a meal to feed the group that evening.

    As has been said many a time prior, Breaking Bread is an easy and fulfilling 3rd-F opportunity not only for yourself, but for the whole familiy.

    See the Q sheet to sign up.

  • Playing Through

    Two regulars joined up at Reds for a 5:30 departure, with one running from the house to the start.

    The golf course route was selected but after 4 or 5 holes it was apparent the cart path was icier than the roads so the final 2 miles was opted for the Salisbury neighborhood.

    -Singer