Category: Richmond, VA

  • It’s Gotta Be Friday

    A skeptical nine struggled through the mental fog of the morning. Was it Friday run day? Turns out it’s Thursday.

    Off to the side of the school for COP. Some Helicopters, Russian Soldiers, SSH, Don Quixote, and 20 WWII.

    Over to the picnic area for 11s with abyss merkins on the picnic tables and Lt Dans. Swirly discusses the multitude of workouts one can do with a picnic table.

    Mosey to the back track for 4 Corners.

    Corner 1 – 10 dips

    Corner 2 – 20 PLT

    Corner 3 – 10 leg lifts on the bars

    Corner 4 – 20 Boxing Cockroaches

    Three times through.

    Over to the wall for Chicken Peckers – work down the line and perform 10 when its your turn.

    Time for a Triple Check

    • Partner 1 – Karaoke the blacktop, 3 burpees, and karaoke back
    • Partner 2 – Elbow Plank
    • Partner 3 – BTTW

    Back to the flag for a quick ring of fire and Swirly takes us out.

    Lockjaw

  • Where is Everyone??

    Mudface reporting in for Trout who had some technical difficulties

    COP

    Arm circles front

    Arm circles back

    20 merkins

    20 Crabcakes

    20 LBCs

    10 DQs

    20 crabcakes

    The thang

    4 corners

    1st corner 10 Merkins

    2nd corner 20 squats

    3rd corner 30 merkins

    4th corner 40 merkins

    While walking to each corner push press with kettlebell

    Next:

    Light pole madness:

    At each light pole the following was done..

    10 squats

    5 skullcrushers

    1 burpy

    Repeat at each light pole

    Next:

    Triple check:

    Someone did lawnmowers

    Someone else did bear crawls pulling kettle bell through legs

    Someone else did pushup press

    After each exercise run a lap

    Final exercise:

    Merkin position with kettle bell by your head, do 1 merkin, still in merkin position take right hand and put kettle bell at your feet, return to merkin position and do a 1 merkin, then get kettle bell from feet back to your head, then do 1 merkin and repeat with left hand, this counts as one. Goal was 25.

    Ended right at 6:15

    Numberama and namerama

    Solid 125 merkins in the book.

  • Magnum P.I. Day – 12/7/19

    Magnum P.I. Day – 12/7/19

    Gentlemen, this is your one month heads up to be ready for Magnum P.I. Day on 12/7/19 at Dogpile. Thanks to your generosity, we raised $4,050.00 for Raise Coffee Co. Gumbo and I have commenced with the ‘stache growing, and invite each of you to join us. For those of you who need more than a month to water and grow in a solid caterpillar, do the best you can.

    Like last year’s Magnum P.I. Day, we want as many F3RVA’ers to join us sporting ‘staches and Hawaiian shirts.

    If you can’t work a ‘stache all month, grow in a beard and knock it down to proper ‘stache status in time for Magnum P.I. Day.

    See y’all and your ‘staches soon. In the mean time, happy growing.

  • They Hate Me, Cuz They Ain’t Me

    Seven veterans of the gloom gathered to hate YHC as brothers do.  Here’s what went down.

    Mosey to the Amphitheater floor

    COP (IC)

    • Copperhead Squats
    • Don Quixotes
    • Arm Circles
    • Lying Rockettes
    • Freddie Mercurys
    • Merkins

    Mosey to side of stage for Lindsay

    • Monkey Humpers/ Reverse Crunches (Bernie Up the Hill) x 35/5, 30/10, 25/15….

    Mosey to long line of poles

    • Pole Smoker Native Run x 5 or 6 times through

    Mosey to Carillon circle

    • Bear Crawl to Center x 10 merkins, Crawl Bear back x 10 merkins
    • Repeato w/ Boo Boo Bear Crawl Right (Werkins), Boo Boo BC Left (Diamond Merks), Army Crawl (HRM)

    Mosey to Carillon for Over and Under

    Mosey back to SF

    • Burpees for time

    Numberama, Nameorama, COT

    MOLESKIN

    One last hate filled mosey around the sun before YHC joins the ranks of the ignored.  Only way YHC wants to celebrate is with a beatdown and a few col beers (later).  Mumblechatter was fairly low throughout, lots of groans during the pole smokers and the PAX seemed to dislike the Bear Crawl Merkin routine to YHC’s delight.  Dug into the archives for a couple of today’s activities.  Always fun to do something old, but new.  Boo Boo Crawl Bear is best left to the experts.  SYITG.

    ANNOUNCEMENTS

    Solid job by PAX reaching Mustache Raise goal

  • 4 for 5am!

    The post-election extra early gloom welcomed 4 early risers ready to get their day started extra early. Here is what went down after Handshake found the correct parking lot.

    COP:

    Cherry Pickers x 15

    Don Quixotes x 10

    Jazzercises x 10

    Imperial Walkers x 10

    Helicopters x 10

    SSH’s x 20

    Tempo Merkins x 15

    LBC’s x 25

    Kubota Q:

    mosey to Kubota’s truck and retrieve kettlebell

    Triple Check w/ four pax:

    P1: Run lap around parking lot(1/2 forward run 1/2 backward run)

    P2: Kettlebell exercises (chest pulls, swings, lawn mower pulls)

    P3 and P4: Wilson’s dying Cockroaches

    Gumbo Q:

    Mosey to church welcome entrance, stopping at each speed bump for a burpee. Each pax grab a brick column and do 20 donkey kicks then bear crawl to church wall then crawl bear back. Then do 25 donkey kicks and bear crawl/crawl bear again. Wall sit for the six. Mosey to big parking lot for a DORA. Timer runs length of parking lot and back. Partners complete 100 x Squats, 200 x 2-count Freddy Mercury’s, 300 x step-ups on brick steps.

    Wojo Q:

    Acummulating Merkins in each parking space working our way behind the church. 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12 mekins/parking spaces. 78 merkins total.

    Mosey back behind the church with burpee at each speed bump. Back to vehicles.

    Handshake Q:

    Merkin Ring of Fire x 7 each pax. 5 Burpees each to finish.

    Numberama, Namearama, Announcements and YHC took us out!

    NMS:

    Thanks to three new pax for meeting YHC for another early workout! Evidently, everyone was up early already this morning for various reasons. Feel better Honeydo! Wojo’s wedding plans are in full swing. This is the new darkest AO. Have a great day, all!

    Kubota

  • Merkin WO @ Daville

    We had eight men show up today for a nice kickoff to Voting day and we were able to get some Merkins in for the day to boot, here is what went down:

    COP

    We moseyed to a concrete area at the school near the bus loop and circled up for:

    20 SSH, then 10 quick merkins, 10 DQ’s, Arm circles 10 small 5 big , Reverso 10 small 5 big, 9 helicopters, 20 Freddie Mercuries, 10 4 ct push ups for a total of 30 merkins so far.

    The THANG

    We moseyed to Bus loop and with eight we did 4 man teams with two men doing the same exercises together in this case run the bus loop (timer) partner 2 did 40 merkins and stopped and assumed Al Gore and the last Partner did LBC’s the entire time for the Partner 1 to run the lap. Lap runner(s) did merkins, Merkins went to LBC’s and LBC’s went to Lap. We did this 3 times for a triple check. Each member of the PAX was able to crank out 120 merkins now a total of 150.

    We moseyed to the BB court and Pull up bars and we partnered up for a Cindy work out for 15 min. Partner 1 ran suicides / wind sprints on the court while Partner 2 performed 5 pullups, 10 merkins and 15 squats, Partners switched when reps were completed, most teams were able to get in 6-7 rotations so that is 60-70 more merkins for a total of 210-220…easy day gents!

    Mosey back to starting point for Numberama and Namerama

    Great effort today men and an honor to lead today. I will see you in the Gloom! Cheers, CB

  • F3 App is DOWN

    Wanted to inform all that something has happened to the F3 App. Bleeder is reaching out to the PAX in NC who started it all, but we are unsure of it’s future. While Splinter & Doner Kebob are our website guru’s, they are not app developers (at least that I know of). I am definately not (but willing to learn)! If any of the RVA PAX knows how to or IS an app developer, we might be able to take over the app, depending on what Bleeder finds out. Likely just stopped being supported.

  • Clockwise!… No, Counterclockwise!… Aw, ^&*&& it …

    Twenty two stallions saved their toll money for YHC’s Q2. After a mosey to the parking lot and legally binding disclaimer, here’s how it went:

    COP: SSH x 20, DQ x 10, IW x 10, FK x 20, FM x 20

    11’s: Starting at the edge of the parking lot, Burpee x 1, bear crawl to next line of parking spaces, Copperhead Squats x 10, lunge back, etc…

    Suicides: Mosey to Crabcake Soccer Stadium and muster on the goal line. Sprint 25 yards, Merkins x 25, sprint back. Sprint 50 yards (150 if you’re Fresh Prince), Monkey Humpers x 50, sprint back. 75 = Flutter Kicks, 100 = LBCs.

    Ascending 4 Corners: Mosey to the basketball courts and grab a corner. Merkins x 10, sprint clockwise (or whatever) to next corner for Merkins x 10, Crabcakes x 20. Third corner add Alabama Prom Dates x 30. Fourth corner add Mountain Climbers x 40.

    Merkin Ring of Fire: Circle up in the middle of the court for a “Big Ass Ring of Fire” per the mumblechatter — so…. a Habanero Burrito? Planks while 4 PAX bust out Merkins of choice x 10. Rotate (counter)clockwise? until complete.

    3 MOM: Flutter Kicks x 25, Freddie Mercuries x 5 and time …

    COT: Update on Kryptonite’s niece and YHC took us out. Strong work gents!

    See you in the gloom –

    Doublemint

  • Voting for the the Ground & Pound Party on Election Day

    Amidst the growing number of election going spectators, 10 chiseled warriors embarked upon an old school ground and pound workout.  Here is how it went down:

    • COP
      • 30 SSH
      • 15 IW
      • 15 DQ
      • 15 helicopters
      • 20 HRM
      • 10 2x Suzanne Somers, each leg
      • 30 LBC
    • Mosey to the football field for a bearimeter stopping every 50 yards (6 total times) to do 10 burpees, 20 WWII sit-ups and 30 APDs
    • Mosey to the jerkin gym for 3x 8 reps
    • Mosey to the bleachers for 25 bench kicks and 15 derkins, rinse and repeat
    • Mosey to the parking lot for some Mary
      • 20 FM
      • 15 American hammers
      • Ring of fire with 10 merkins
    • COT with YHC taking us out

    Privilege to lead these men today.  It was unfortunate that Honeydo could not join us as this mix of exercises had his name written all over them.  Solid work all around by the PAX, and much less mumblechatter than we YHC attempted this bearimeter at Gridiron. 

    Go out and vote today!  We are blessed to live in a land of freedom.

    God is good all of the time!

    Attila

  • Breakfast for Two

    A pair of cantankerous old men gathered in the ET parking lot for a morning constitutional over to Dogpile. Being cantankerous old men, they complained about aches, the route and kids today with their iPhones.