Category: Richmond, VA

  • Summer Dreaming

    The same 2 Herculean Iron Haulin’ Brutes arrived on horseback this gloom to keep the torch burning with some sandbags and metal music! We kicked this gloom off with some Warmarama and great conversation about last nights Men’s Group.

    Countdowns – Start with a 10 Rep exercise called by either PAX – run a lap around the pavilions and meet up for a set of 9 reps and continue that pattern until finishing at 1 Rep. included: Ball Dippers, Pistol Squats, Weighted Step Ups, Wojo Squats, Sandbag Squats, Burpees…

    3 Sets – 30 sec Wall Sit / 10 Donkey Kicks / 10 Hoe Downs – run a lap around the snack shack after every round.

    3 sets – 10 sandbag Squat Thrusters – run the snack shack between every set.

    3 Sets – Core Stuff! P1 Freddie’s until P2 completes 12 sandbag WWIIs. Run a lap and switch P1 with P2, run a lap (that’s 1 set)

    3 Sets – Bench Raises – Pit a sandbag on the edge of the picnic bench and perform 20 calf raises per set, run a lap after each set.

    CoT

    Moleskin: every man hits that fork in the road of life, to go down a path of his own or God’s, the path of his own is unchanging and ends in the way of nothing but a sad clown. Then there’s the other path of having faith and following the plan that God has set out for you, into the unknown and the wild, but that same faith will get you through anything and that is ultimately the life of adventure and legacy we want to leave behind.



  • 2 Rucking in the Rain

    YHC so wanted to stay in the Fartsack this morning with the rain on the roof and the nice warm bed…but fitness is important and no excuses…so let’s get it done.

    THANG

    YHC drove up to the parking lot and right behind was Trail Mix. We donned our wet weather tops, and rucks walked to the back of Atlee, around the Honey Meadows loop at the entrance, the bus loop and stuck the landing back at the flag.

    COT

    Numberama, namerama and Trail Mix took us out in prayer.

    Moleskin

    Great ruck this morning and excellent brotherly wisdom today. Both being military men, reminds us of the training in rain. That’s how you begin to understand sometime you have to embrace the suck to appreciate your blessings. No runners today.

    Have a great day gents…see you in the gloom soon.

    Cheers….CB!

    PS – 2nd F at PBR on 301 near Rutland @ 7:30 this Thursday @ 7:30PM Hope to see you there.

  • No Rainy Day Blues here

    A Bakers Dozen minus 1 arrived to enjoy Heartbreak Ridge, rain or not.

    Mosey to the front of the school for a COP.

    Picnic Benches, 10-20-30’s. 10 Burpees, 20 Decline Merkins, 30 Dips

    Mosey the long way to Pemberton Elementary School Bus Loop. Partner Up for a Dora. All the exercises to be done with your partner. Round 1 – 25 Partner Boo-yeah Merkins, 25 Boo-yeah WWII’s, 35 Boo-yeah Jump Squats. Run to the end of the Buss Loop and back. Round 2 – 20 of each then run. Round 3 – 15 of each then run. Round 4 – 10 of each then run.

    Polar Bears down the Bus Loop. Bear Crawl to each pole and complete 3 Merkins, all the way down the loop.

    Bernie back to the top of the loop. 4 exercises.

    Mosey back to the front of QMS 10-20-30’s. 10 Derkins, 20 Dips, 30 SSH’s.

    Mosey back to the flag. 20 Squats to finish.

    Annoucements – Kubota is signed up to Q at The Bridge on December 27th. Breaking Break is open the night of December 27th and 28th.

    Prayer Requests – Roger Rogers FIL/his family. Those in the Pax unmentioned battling injuries.

    NMS – YHC didn’t expect to be alone but was overjoyed when he turned into the Parking Lot to several cars. Great Mumble Chatter.

  • Tres Amigos

    Thanks for coming out fellas…

    Saab Abides…

    Route:

    All:

    • [ ] Ridgeway to Tapoan then up to Three Chopt. 
    • [ ] Return on Patterson to Ridge Top to Wheeler.  Through lighted path to Campus Drive. 
    • [ ] Campus Entrance, pass the stadium and return

    Four Mile:

    • [ ] From Three Chopt take St Christopher to Patterson

    Five Mile:

    • [ ] From Three Chopt head to Grove then take Granite to Patterson

    Six Mile:

    • [ ] From Three Chopt head to Grove then take Oak to Patterson

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  • Not Keen on the Neighborhood Hound

    2 Herculean men emerged from the gloom into the field of the Iron Haul!
    It was BYOCoffee on the ruck to keep up the core temps. We stuck around a bit to make it a solid 5k. Look at for that rowdy dog at the cul-de-sac!

  • OSU wins

    warm up

    Horseshoe in parking lot with 27 rep exercise and then 9 rep exercise due to final score of “The Game”. Tribute to Nancy Lopez who was not feeling well. Did four quarters of this.

    Mailbox firecrackers

    Triple check

    COT

  • Stone Harbor Run

    Bullseye mentioned a trail run out to Stone Gate and off we went. Nice change of scenery hitting the trails, don’t think YHC would have gotten us through those in the pitch dark. 4+ miles logged. Good stuff. Happy December.

    -Singer

  • Upchuck missed his Tee Time.

    Format: :20 on / :10 off, alternating movements

    Between rounds: 1 lap

    After Round 6: 2 laps

    Round 1

    • Stretching only

    Round 2

    • Curls & Overhead Press
    • Burpees

    Round 3

    • Weighted Squats
    • Kettlebell Swings

    Round 4

    • Triceps Extensions
    • Lunges w/ Weights

    Round 5

    • Weighted Calf Raises
    • Oops I forgot the other one we did

    Round 6

    • Mary for Abs

    Finish: Two laps around the loop.

    Moleskine

    Where’s Upchuck?

    Quality mumble chatter today, plenty of talk about PhDs, AI and higher education, and the PAX confirmed that even combined we don’t have as many master’s degrees as Hitchhiker does.

    COT

    • Praises for Hitchhiker’s son making it into the robotics contest
    • YHC closed with a reminder that even though Thanksgiving is behind us, it’s worth carrying a spirit of gratitude forward.
    • Also a word about words: they can be like bees sometimes they make honey, sweet and encouraging… and other times they sting. Be mindful of how you use them.

  • Drink your Gin and Tonica, it’s time for …

    Adam Sandler and other Classic Christmas Workout Tunes

    Thinking it might just be Corned Beef and myself posting on a Monday, I made a simple Classic Rock Christmas Playlist to accompany the Tabatta workout I came up with.

    Pleasantly surprised to have a 3rd join us: Sandman and Beat It finally meet.

    COP then mozy to Bus Loop for Christmas Tune Tabatta:

    • 45 seconds On, 15 second Rest each Round
    • 2X: Freddy Mercuries, Ball Dippers, and a Bus Loop Run
    • 2X: Dead Bugs, Lateral Lunge Shuffle, and Suicides
    • 2X: 3 legged Ab Reach, Squat Squat Jump, and Skip the Bus Loop
    • 2X: LBCs, Sumo Squats, Bernie Sanders

    2nd F on Thursday at PBR? Chime in on the FB group!

  • 43 Turkish Getups!

    That’s right, the fastest growing new AO in RVA witnessed nine Huge-Bell-Toting HIM’s complete 43 Turkish Getups to celebrate the DTH Pain Train’s latest lap around the sun. Here’s a little outline for your reading pleasure:

    WARMERAMA: 

    • Mosey loop without bells and circle up
    • Welcome & Disclaimer
    • Variable warm-up Reps with and without the bells

    THE THANG:

    • Mosey down to the tennis courts
    • Round 1 – x13 Turkish Getups (bonus points for any PAX using the #50 KB for x3 getups)
    • Wait for the SIX doing KB hammers
    • Run up and down Love Hill without KB
    • Round 2 – x10 Turkish Getups
    • Wait for the SIX with WWII Sit-N-Press
    • Run Love Hill
    • Round 3 – x10 Turkish Getups
    • Wait for SIX with supine KB press
    • Run Love Hill
    • Round 4 – x10 Turkish Getups
    • Wait for the SIX with KB overhead Flutters
    • Final run up Love Hill carrying KB’s

    COT:

    • Counterama # 9
    • Namerama
    • Announcerama (see Below)
    • BOM Prayer – Gratefulness Theme

    NMS:  Happy Birthday to YHC! Broken bodies yes, but exuberant spirits will somehow power us through the day. Doing a few sets of TGU’s is no joke, but YHC was pumped to CSAUP these reps alongside such a great group of brothers. TClaps to NTB for joining YHC in the highly exclusive 50 pound TGU Club. Looking forward to seeing what other madness the Huge Bells Q’s come up with in the weeks to come. Yours AYE! ~DTH

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