Category: Richmond, VA

  • Hardwood in the Deep South

    YHC’s arrival was met with the empty chill of a Timberwolf gloom devoid of life. (YHC’s first Timberwolf experience yielded two other summer tourists who had equal inexperience with the Twolf…so YHC’s expectations had been set low.)  But before loneliness had the chance to settle in, a veritable stream of headlights broke through the gloom, and a dozen hearty SOJ men brought out the 70-degree sunshine to warm the cockles of YHC’s heart. There were in fact so many more men than YHC expected, that the original plan of Cabers AND Bricks was spontaneously adjusted to a Caber-only workout. (YHC will remember to just bring all the bricks next time). With the humor of Cooper taking a massive dump in front of the headlights, the PAX shouldered their cabers and proceeded to get fit:

    The THANG:

    Mosey to the Basketball Court for COP #1:

    • Caber Hops x30 IC (like SSH but with feet alternating steps on caber)
    • DQ’s x10 IC
    • Russian Soldiers holding cabers x15 IC
    • Caber Curls x10 IC
    • Freddie M’s x20 IC
    • WWII x20 IC
    • Hallelujah Flutters x20 IC
    • Wilson’s & Fuddski
    • CDD x15 IC

    Mosey to the Grass Island for COP #2:

    • CABER 1-2-3:
    • x100 Derkins – Partner 1 x10 while Partner 2 planks w feet in caber
    • x200 LBC – P1 x20 w Caber end on chest while P2 on Six holds other end up with arms fully extended
    • x300 Goblet Squats – P1 x25 while P2 holds other end in low squat
    • Plank for the SIX

    Mosey to the Track for COP #3:

    • En route to track, partners shoulder carry caber and complete x5 overhead press every 30 yards
    • x50 Squat Thrust (caber standing on end rocked back and forth between squatting partners)
    • Partners alternate Bearcrawl with Lunges holding caber (x20 yards each)
    • Partners alternate Carioka with Lunges holding caber (x20 yards each)
    • Two Sets of x25 PLT’s each
    • End Curve – Partners alternate Crabwalk with dragging caber backwards
    • Final 75 yard Stretch – Partners alternate x10 Burpees with Lunge walking carrying caber

    Mosey BTTF for COT:

    • Counterama # 12
    • Namerama
    • Announcerama (see Comments)
    • YHC took us out in Prayer

    NMS:

    • Misery loves company and the first thing everyone said after seeing the cabers was “where’s Wilson?!” …apparently his foresight is spot on. Great mumble chatter this morning and even some of the men broke out in song while caber carrying! Pretty sure DK was the ringleader on that number. YHC usually has the workout well thought out ahead of time, but without enough bricks, improvisation was required – it’s always a challenge to come up with a smooth workout on the fly – appreciate the PAX rolling with it today, and Doozie’s most excellent suggestion for the closing Burpee tradeoff. SYITG!

  • Explosively!

    9 hooligans gathered in the gloom for 45 minutes of Mary. Here’s how it happened:

    COP: SSH // DQs // Imperial Walkers // Copperhead Squats // Plank Jacks // Froggers // Carolina Dry Docks // LBCs // American Hammers

    Big Bang: Plank in a circle, shoulder to shoulder, with a headlamp at the center. On the YHC’s command, the pax EXPLOSIVELY jumps up from plank position, runs 10 paces, performs 10 burpees, then runs back to the circle to plank position // Next Round: 20 paces, 20 Jump Squats // Round 3: 30 paces, 30 merkins // Round 4: 40 paces, 40 Monkey Humpers // Round 5: 50 paces, 50 WW2s. Back to plank position for Pickle pounders IC.

    Wall-O-Rama: A reprise from DTH’s Hoedown Q on Monday, enjoy some painful rounds against the wall. Round 1: “Dirty HookUp” x20 IC (plank facing wall, place each hand up on wall, then bring them back down, 4ct, alternate hand order half-way through). People’s Chair // Round 2: Donkey KicksDonkey Kick-Offs (Counting up by x5 reps per set with 5 seconds of rest with feet on wall between sets …ascended to x20 DK’s). People’s Chair. // Round 3: Chicken Peckers x20 IC. Mosey to field.

    Chutes & Ladders: Run two trees, perform 5 merkins. Bernie Sanders back one tree, then run two more trees, perform 5 merkins. Rinse and repeat to the last tree. // Round 2: Same program with LBCs. // Round 3: Same program with Burpees. Mosey to Monkey Bars.

    Pull-Up Circle: The Pax encircles the bars and performs Dips, LBCs and Incline merkins as each member takes turns performing 5 pull ups. Mosey back to the flag.

    Numberama, Namerama, COT.

    NMS: Some highlights of today: Handshake cannot begin an AO without making a comment on YHC’s outfit, but thanks to TYA all attention was quickly shunted to mocking his Lululemon pants. // The pax enjoyed YHC’s insistence that we jump from plank position EXPLOSIVELY, even as Saab’s definition of explosively resembled a man getting off the ground after being gored by a bull // Speaking of bovine, Hitchhiker sounds like a cow in labor while doing the wall-o-rama // After the COT, we returned to mocking TYA’s pants. A good inclusio for the AO.

    Great work gents!

  • 4 Men MANNdate Mayhem

    MANNdate

  • Dos Amigos

    2 came, 2 saw, 2 conquered hills

    Oh, and we saw TYA driving around.

  • Heavy Traffic at SOT

    Nine committed men stepped out of the car and into the drizzle minutes before the start at SOT this morning.  Idle chatter and YHC almost missed 5:30.

    The Thang

    Mosey to the west end of the school and circle up. 

    • DQs
    • Windmills
    • SSHs in cadence x 10 then Merkins x 10.  Repeat 3x 
    • Monkey Humpers in cadence x 25 then Carolina DDs x 10.  Repeat 3x

    Mosey to the loading dock and partner up for a failed experiment.  Partner 1 performs Merkins and Squat Jumps while P2 hops up and down on the loading dock.  Unfortunately, there wasn’t enough room on the dock.  Audible.

    Mosey to the bottom of the hill and partner up.  P1, Wall Sits.  P2 runs to the top and does 10 Merkins and 10 Jump Squats.

    Move to the sidewalk around the concession stand.  Elbow Plank to Reg Plank and back down.  5 on each side.  Then, reverse lunges x 12.  Repeat 3x.

    Back to the bottom of the hill.  Crawl Bear up the hill for 10 paces.  Then, Bernie to the top.  Repeat with 20 paces.  A 3rd round was in order, but the hill was unusually busy with auto traffic this morning.

    To the tennis courts.  10 Merkins, 10 Jump Squats at each corner.  Mosey the short side, Spring the long.  Wall sits for the Six.  Then, finish with 30 paces of Crawl Bear.

    Indian Run around the back of the school.  Thanks to Chick-fil-a for starting off strong.

    Around the front of the school, partner up.  P1 does 25 dips on the benches, P2 does Ball Dippers.  Repeat 3x.  Wall sits for the last minute and back to the flag.

    Don’t forget Poker Night at Orange Crush’s house this Sat.

    Prayers for Nancy’s coworker struggling with Cancer.

    Thanks for your patience this morning, fellas.  It’s been a bit since I put my name on the Q Sheet, and the rust was visible.

  • Trio for the UR Amphitheater

    COP:

    SSH’s x 20

    Imperial Walkers x 15

    DQ’s x 10

    Mosey to Saab’s driveway to finish off COP:

    LBC’s x 25

    Merkins x 10

    Run a mile over and into campus to the amphitheater.

    18 steps just like Dogwood Dell

    5 WWII’s on each step down

    10 Box Jumps on first step

    5 Incline Merkins on each step going up

    30 Monkey Humpers OYO

    5 Jump Squats on each step going down

    Triple Check:

    Partner 1 runs up and down amphitheater

    Partners 2 and 3 perform PLT’s (receive and give)

    Switch up x 3 rounds

    Triple Check # 2:

    Balls to the Wall on Greek column

    Box Cutters

    Bear Crawl length of stage, crawl bear back

    One round because of time

    2 Dips on each step back up to get out of amphitheater

    Mosey back a mile towards the VSF.

    Stop at Saab’s driveway again and complete 20 Monkey Humpers

    BTTF!

    Numbers (3), Names and Handshake took us out.

    Great fun this morning, gentlemen! Thanks for coming out, getting wet and working hard. You can always count on at least one or two other PAX to be in the parking lot at 5am on Wednesdays! Thanks!

    SYITG!

    Kubota

  • Six Pack

    6 studs posted at WDog this morning and here is how it went down..

    Warm ups – Dead man stretch, Helicopters, Windmills, SSH’s IW’s Plank

    Rusty cage : Pull up/Chin up ladder – 1-5 – back down 5-1

    Partner Jerkins 5 and Dips 5 – 3 sets

    Block work : each pax grab 2 blocks – 1 block curl 10 – 2 block each hand curl 20 – repeat 3 times . Bench press 1 block 20 – bench press 2 blocks 10 – repeat 3 times . Fee 6 inches hand extended above head with one block bring the block up over head 10 times – repeat 3 times . WW2 sit up press with block 10 times 3 sets.

    Field : All together run forward to the 25 – 50 75 at each yard line 10 SSh’s in cadence . Repeat coming back / Bernie Sanders .

    Native American run back to the flag.

    Great work today guys – mostly a ground and pound – very well done. Light crowd for WDOG this morning – but excellent light rain with a little mumble chatter mixed in.

    Phonics took us out. Thanks for allowing me to lead this morning guys.

    See y’all in the gloom !

  • No BB for No Toll – No way

    14 battle tested warriors arrived at No Toll looking to see what Doozy Q had in store.

    COP = Mossy to the basketball court

    DQ’s, Helicopters, Cherry Pickers, LBC,s, Merkins and Scorpion Kicks

    Mossy to the big parking lot

    Man Killers and Parking lot merkins

    Mossy to the soccer field

    Four Corners – Prostitute style

    WWII’s, Jump Squats, Monkey Humpers and LBC’s

    Mossy to right side of soccer fields

    Triple Check

    Partner 1 – Dips, Partner 2 – LBC’s, Partner 3 – Run

    Mossy to basketball Court – Burpie Suicides

    Back to the flag with a minute left Burpie when called

    Numbers/names YHC took us out

    NMS:

    Sorry guys, I thought I would have more time this morning to get the BB out. I’ve been wanting to Q No Toll for some time now and when my opportunity finally comes up all the ideas I had seem to go out the window. I am always happy to bring the man killers and my new favorite parking lot Merkins.

  • Having fun is hard work

    9 men showed up on this brisk morning for an old fashioned beat down.

    • COP
      • SSH x 20
      • Arm circles (all small)
        • arms to the sides x 10, reverse x 10
        • arms out front x 10, reverse x 10
        • arms up high x 10, reverse x 10
      • Scorpion kicks x 10
      • HRM x 10
      • Copperhead squats x 10
    • Burpee superset ladder
      • Mosey to road on side of AO
      • From starting point, run to 1st light pole do 1 burpee
      • Run to 2nd light pole do 1 burpee with 2 merkins and 2 jump squats
      • Run to 3rd light pole do 1 burpee with 3 merkins and 3 jump squats
      • Go all the way up the ladder to 10
      • Go back down the ladder back to 1
    • Mosey to practice soccer field, PAX lines up front to back on one side of the field.
      • PAX will do squats w/ imperial walker, line leader calls out the cadence
      • Last man on the line will lunge to the front
      • Repeat until the PAX reaches the other end of the field
    • Mosey to the pull-up bars for some Triple Check
      • Partner 1 does pull-ups
      • Partner 2 spots Partner 1
      • Partner 3 runs suicides on basketball court
      • Rotate
    • Mosey back to ghost flag for numberama, namerama
    • Announcement:
      • Wild Thing’s M’s funeral services this Saturday. If available please go and show your support.
    • Notes:
      • YHC may have misled the PAX into thinking this would be fun workout. This was definitely F3 fun.
      • It was good to see The Carpenter back in action
      • Hard work was put in by all. Thank you for letting me lead this morning!

  • Where’s Trout?

    3 men showed up to post some miles and enjoy fellowship (the latter for 2 of the 3).

    YHC and Mudface did our usual loop around the schools and into Honey Meadows, while Trout , quote, “ran through Rutland, a 4 mile loop, past Bulkhead’s house (probably asleep), ran by Spike’s house (probably asleep).”

    Before he headed out, Trout told us “If I’m not here when you get back, I had to go.” This made YHC question how feeble minded Trout thinks we are…. “you mean if you’re not here, you had to go? Sorry, I don’t get it.”

    Mudface and YHC discussed, among other things, how a running AO and his (Mudface) training for a Strong Man competition don’t really mix well.

    As usual, I have No Idea what I’m doing….