Category: Richmond, VA

  • 90s (Real World)

    90s (Real World)

    YHC and couple others came in hot, 5:30 hit and we were off. According to Kurt Loder, here’s how it went down.

    COP

    Mosey to circle for a range of excercises:

    • Nancy Kerrigans
    • Imperial Walkers
    • Don Quixotes
    • Jazzercise
    • Low Scissors
    • Nolan Ryans

    THANG #1 (The Michael Jordan)

    Mosey to field run halfway between each of the following:

    • 69 LBCs
    • 69 Squats
    • 69 Flutter Kicks
    • 69 Lunges

    THANG #2

    Mosey to small stage, partner up, retrieve a coupon. Partner one runs down to amphitheater, while partner two does coupon work. Rinse and repeat to get two sets of each excercise:

    • Lion King
    • We’re Not Worthy!
    • Manmaker Merkins
    • Cusak Squats (Say Anything)

    Mosey back to the flag for announcements (below), numbers, names, YHC took us out.

    NMS

    It was privilege to lead an awesome group of guys in the gloom this morning. Enjoyed the mini cofeeteria after. Great discussion of how we have all dealt with the pandemic, quarantine, etc. in the way that was best for each of us. It was lot of fun to bring a virtual work out to the real world.

  • First Watch Duo

    Two strong swung some KB’s this morning at First Watch.

    COP:

    Dead Man Hang

    DQ’s

    Helicopters

    Imperial Walkers

    Heels 2 Heaven

    Merkins

    Super 21’s w/ KB’s:

    SUPER 21’s

    21 x American Hammers, High Pulls, Halos, then Lunge Walk to grass and back.

    20x, LW, 19x, LW, 18x, LW, 17x, LW 16x, LW, 15x, LW, 14x, LW, 13x, LW, 12x, LW, 11x, LW, 10x, LW, 9x, LW,8x, LW, 7x, LW, 6x, LW, 5x, LW, 4x, LW, 3x, LW, 2x, LW, 1x, LW

    Alternate KB’s every two rounds so each PAX can experience the 35 pounder. Switch from American Hammers to Sit-n-Press towards the end in order to work some different muscles.

    Numbers, Names and YHC took us out.

    Enjoyed it, EF Hutton! Thanks for keeping me from possibly going back home.

    Have a great day!

    Kubota

  • Tomato Run Tuesday

    2 Davillians decided to go rogue and have their tomato run on a different day.

    Meeting at 6, The Carpenter and YHC started at the Honey Meadows clubhouse and did the King Charter/Totopotomoy Loop to get in 5.25 miles

    Great mumble chatter about recent events and our up coming Colonial

    SPIT ON THAT!!

  • Mini BS at Daville

    YHC showed up for a 68 degree start to a humid day. We had 7 for this morning’s beatdown and here is what was cooked up for today:

    at Atlee High School

    COP

    We mosey to the Atlee School entrance on the Bus Loop and performed 20 SSH, 10 DQ’s, 10 Hill Billy’s, 15 Arm circles (10 small 5 big), Reverso Arm circles, 20 LBC’s, 10 reverse scorpions, 10 scorpions and 20 merkins.

    THANG

    We mosey to the bus loop and YHC had a bag full of weight bands and we set up a circuit of 6 stations with the 7th station being the timer by running a lap. Station1(S1) – was Tricep Extension, S2 – Step ups on the bench, S3 Shoulder raises, S4 Squats, S5 Curls, S6 Bench press with band. Since this is a 45 min weekday workout this was a Mini Big Suck and we performed 3 complete cycles then had time to mosey to the flag for COP.

    COP

    We return to the flag and circle up for 2 minutes of stretching. We numberama, namerama and Fannie Mae took us out this morning.

    Announcements – Hump day Happy hour is tomorrow June 24 at Kubota’s residence. Check out the pre blast on home page for details. July 4th Convergence will be at NoToll starting at 6am, Hardwood and DTH will be leading this event.

  • Fab 4

    A smaller than normal group arrived to the Ridge without a leader. No worries, Handshake quickly seized the hot potato and off we went into the gloom.

    Circle up with the following:

    Helicopters, Swirly’s dead man hang, Don Quixote, Imperial Walkers, LBCs, APDs and merkins.

    Mosey to the side of the school for a Dora – 100 WWIIs, 200 ?? (can’t remember), 300 SSH.

    Next mosey to the tennis courts for bear crawls, crawl bears and some exercises in between. Then, sprint to the end of the court for ??? (man, I am a terrible historian).

    Toss the Potato to YHC. Mosey to the other side of the building for some box jumps on the steps. Next, head to the bleachers for dips. 5 dips on the 5 bleachers. Turn around for durkins down the bleachers. No visit to the Ridge would be complete without a few sets at the jerkin gym. Run the track back to the flag for a quick round on Mary.

    Numberama, nameorama and Pucker took us out.

    Announcements: thoughts for Pucker’s mom who is recovering from surgery this morning. HDHH at Kubota’s.

    See you in the gloom.

  • Goose Roughage

    Twelve Tuesday regulars socially distanced themselves using goose droppings as markings. Instructions were given to head up by the football stadium, left on Campus, cross College and through the woods via the immaculate path, then huddle up for today’s festivities.

    Interval time. Gardiner was the first challenge. 1 minute up at about 80% and 1:45 recovery back down. After the first interval we collected the 4 milers that got lost and continued with 2 additional reps up Gardiner. One opted to bypass intervals and just run near us.

    Continue up Gardiner then left on Chandler and collect at the base. 3 more intervals up Chandler with the final at about 90% effort.

    Mosey back down Ridge Top paying homage to Toga then settle at the bottom of Waveny for 3 more intervals. Final interval at max effort, whatever was left.

    Take the most direct route back to the VSF via fraternity row and the baseball field. Circle up for numbers, names, and YHC took us out with the maintenance crew offering respect.

    Moleskin
    Classic late June morning with 98% humidity and foggy. Apologies to the 4 milers as my instructions to the rallying point were not as clear as necessary. Thanks to Garbage Plate who performed his scout duties today and collected the lost goslings.

    Highlights of the morning included the individual at the bottom at Gardiner who must have known intervals were on the docket as he joined us in walking up and down Gardiner while we stormed the path.

    The second set of intervals saw Garbage Plate make it all the way to the end and Hitchhiker find his second, third, fourth, and fifth gears to motor all the way to the top. Kudos to those guys for pushing it hard on a not so easy day.

    The final set of intervals commenced with what can best described as “Bodo’s Rallying Cry”. Make sure you ask him to reproduce that experience next time you see him.

    Glad to hear that Hitchhiker’s family survived the storm yesterday evening. Hopefully your car can be salvaged.

    There was a Saab sighting by many this AM. Perhaps he got lost on the way to the commons or just decided to do his own intervals elsewhere.

    Great job today fellas.

  • Johny “Louise” Warren was a great Mother-In-Law

    14 Solid Brothers showed up on a beautiful day at No Toll

    The BB is going to be short today because the kids and I are starting a 10 hour drive to Indiana for my Mother-In-Laws Funeral

    We did lots of burpees and some Man Killers

    See you next week

  • What is pickleball?

    From Wikipedia: Pickleball is a paddleball sport that combines elements of tennis, badminton, and table tennis. Two or four players use solid paddles made of wood or composite materials to hit a perforated polymer ball, with 26-40 round holes, over a net. Henrico County has invested heavily in facilities for this activity at Pouncey Tract Park. Alas, the nine of us posting on Saturday had nothing to do with that. Instead we did this:

    COP with 25 x Imaginary Jump Ropes, 20 x Helicopters, 15 x Don Quixotes, 15 x Imperial Walkers, and an Arm Circle medley.

    Mosey to the sidewalk in front of the Middle School for Super 21 with Merkins and WWII Sit Ups. One Merkin followed by one Sit Up for round one. Round two – two of each, and so on through 21 reps of each. Breaks after 5, 10, 15, and 19 reps with 21 reps of other exercises including Mountain Climbers, Crab Cakes, Squats, and LBCs.

    Mosey around the school to the bus shelter and grab a set of poles for 15 x Pole Smokers and 15 x Plie Squats. Finish three sets.

    Jog down the bus lane towards Pouncey Tract Road and grab a spot adjacent to to the curb. Lunge Walk across the driveway to the opposite curb and complete 21 Rocky Balboas (single count). Lunge back and complete 20, and so on down the ladder until a single rep is finished.

    Move to the bleachers for PAX count Dips. Take turns counting out 15 Dips completed pan-PAX with quick breaks between sets. Nine rounds finished.

    Sprint across the football field and return to the parking lot for a final circle with an LBC medley and a little stretching. COT and YHC took us out.

    Nice work guys.

  • Bias Towards Action

    “Mastery requires both impatience and patience. The impatience to have a bias toward action, to not waste time, and to work with a sense of urgency each day. The patience to delay gratification, to wait for your actions to accumulate, and to trust the process.”-James Clear

    Three studs fresh of of Father’s Day festivities arose to greet the dawn of a new day. According to legend and the Karens on NextDoor, the hot potato Q went a little something like this.

    Hardywood takes the first shift.

    COP: Mosey down to the lake.

    Deadman hang, SSH, IW, AH, AHAC, Lunge, HRM

    Triple Check: Timer runs the hill to the first light post, the exercises are dips and box jumps.

    Pass to Upchuck

    Mommy Daddy Sheet Monster:

    Grab a coupon by the bridge and mosey to starting light post. 8 rounds total that include 10 of a coupon exercise and 10 of a flutter kick variation.

    -10 curls, 10 Swirly Kicks X 2

    -10 squats, 10 regular flutter kicks X 2

    -10 overhead press, 10 Hardywood Kicks X 2

    -10 some strength exercise YHC can’t remember, 10 Vinny Kicks X 2

    Pass to Swirly

    Mosey up the path to First Landing;

    3 Rounds of Incline Merkins X 10, Dips X 10

    Mosey up the steps and grab another freaking coupon.

    3 Rounds WITHOUT DROPPING YOUR COUPON of squats X 10, overhead press X 10. This one made the muscles hotter than a junebug in July.

    Mosey back to the flag for a little ring of fire; leg raises, Alabama Prom Dates, LBC

    Numberama, namerama and YHC took us out.

    News: July 4th Convergenct at No Toll. 6 am and be ready to bring it.

    Upchuck will do anything to save a life and for pita chips. See him for lung transplant recommendations.

  • Welcome to “Hoetown”????

    Welcome to “Hoetown”????

    10 strong converged on the AO formerly known as Hoedown. YHC hadn’t posted to this AO in a looooonnnnggggg time and upon introductions during COP, welcomed the PAX to “Hoetown” After a couple of giggles, this is what transpired:

    COP:

    SSH’s x 20

    DQ’s x 10

    Russian Soldiers x 15

    Copperhead Squats x 15

    Merkins x 10

    LBC’s x 25

    Mosey to the back field for:

    Doracides (Deconstructed Burpee Edition):

    Partner up and complete:

    100 Hands on ground kick feet back (1st third of a Burpee)

    200 Merkins

    300 Jump Squats

    Runner runs to first cone and performs 1 Burpee runs back to baseline, then runs to second cone and performs 2 Burpees then runs back to baseline, then runs to third cone and performs 3 Burpees and runs back to baseline, then switch with partner.

    Al Gore for the six

    Head over to little playground wall and complete a:

    Dips/Monkey Humpers Jack Webb:

    1 Dip/4 Monkey Humpers ……. 10 Dips/40 Monkey Humpers

    Head over to blacktop and complete a:

    Hand Release Merkins/Air Press Jack Webb:

    1 Hand Release Merkin/4 Air Presses …… 10 Hand Release Merkins/40 Air Presses

    Head over to school wall at the Triple Check area for:

    10 Donkey Kicks, Bear Crawl to curb, 10 WWII’s, Crawl Bear back

    20 Donkey Kicks, Lunge to curb, 20 WWII’s, Reverse Lunge back

    30 Donkey Kicks, Butt Kickers, 10 WWII’s, Reverse Butt Kickers back

    Mosey over to Shovel Flag

    Time Up!

    Numberama, Namearama, Announcements and YHC took us out!

    Announcements:

    Wednesday Hill Run/HDHH this Wednesday at Kubota’s house. 105 Ralston Road, Richmond, VA 23229. 5:00 – 5:30 pm start.

    Greenbow’s son is recovering from a broken arm which occurred at the beginning of vacation last week. Prayers for him and hopefully surgery will not be necessary.

    Doozy’s Mother-In-Law has passed away. Prayers up to him and his family, especially his M.

    NMS:

    It was nice of Fudd to drive over from Colorado this morning to welcome YHC back to Hoedown! Appreciate it! Yes, YHC’s shoulders are sore, too! Mostly because YHC is more out of shape than the rest of the PAX. Trying to get some more posts in during the week besides the early Wednesday First Watch workout. T-Claps to Splinter for running over from his house in Countryside and running back. Where are you on I-81 right now, Bot-e-tot County? 🙂

    Way to work hard this morning, men and have a great day!

    SYITG!

    Kubota