Category: Richmond, VA

  • The Bottomless Bowl of Gumbo…the gift that keeps on giving

    The Gumbo was packaged up for a trip across the Rivah this morning to be served, COLD, to 18 other fine gentlemen (mostly), including 1 FNG, at 45MOM, here are the side dishes that were served with the Gumbo:

    Mosey to and around the basketball courts to get the blood flowing…wait, still cold? Ok, 25 Burpees OYO to match the initial reading on YHC’s car this morning at 0450.  Now the blood is flowing.

    Continue with a S-T-A-C-H-E COP, including:

    • SSHs x20
    • Tempo Merkins x20 (good thing the number of the day today was not 40 – YHC is still sore from 40 TMs on Tuesday)
    • APDs x20
    • Captain Thors  – 5 rounds OYO
    • Hillbillies x 20
    • Eight-count Bodybuilders  x10 — counting needed work here but we got the gist.

    THE THANG:

    Lindays Across the Field

    • Round 1 – the exercises were LBCs and Jump Squats with a sprint across the field in between. Start with 30 and 10 and add/subtract 5 each side until you get to 10-30.
    • Plank-o-rama for the Six, then Alternating Shoulder Taps IC x20
    • Round 2 – the exercises were 2-ct Flutter Kicks and Merkins with a sprint across the field in between. Start with 30 and 10 and add/subtract 5 each side until you get to 10-30.

    Dora on the Tennis Courts – Partner up and complete as a team, 100 Carolina Dry Docks, 200 Monkey Humpers and 300 single-count Freddie Mercuries.  Sprint to the end of the courts and back when not doing the exercises.

    Six-inches/Heels to Heaven Ring of Fire

    2 MOM, including box cutters and hello Dollies until Wayne and Garth yelled “CAR” and time was up!

    COT, Number-rama, Name-a-rama and YHC took us out.

    Announcements:

    • Marmaduke is still collecting winter clothing.  Bring it to Dogpile if you can.
    • Several PAX members are doing Bear Creek this weekend.  Good luck to all – let’s hope nobody gets lost and the trail isn’t too muddy.

    NMS:

    The sight of HoneyDo strolling into the group 4 minutes prior to launch with the guns and knees out was fantastic.  At the 1-minute call, Hardywood lost the coffee mug and a few layers.  There were several other SOP folks too.  Well done guys.

    LOTS of mumblechatter this morning, which was great. The energy was high and the true slaughter starter got the blood flowing quickly and I think made everyone forget the temperature in a hurry.  Strong work on the Lindsays and the Dora.  Conspiracy was rolling solo and killing the sprints…nice work.

    It is always great to grab a Q at a location where you don’t often Q, and 45MOM in particular is a great one because there is always a great and lively PAX.  Great work this morning guys.  And, welcome to Snip-It (Brian).  Look forward to seeing you back in the gloom soon and often.

    Continue to crush the rest of  your Thursday men!

    No More Gumbo For You…until The Creek tomorrow.

     

  • All the way around the school?

    9 Warriors broke free of the fartsack this morning to post on a chilly morning at Timberwolf.

    COP-

    SSHs x 20

    Arm Circles x 15 – reverso

    LBCs x 40 – Tip of the hat to Gumbo

    Merkins x 10

    Copper head squats x 9  – not sure why I stopped at 9

    Mosey to bottom of bus lot

    Triple Check – THE LONG WAY

    Runner – Runs complete Lap around entire school

    Other 2 partners do 20 PLT every time the exchange is made before starting other 2 exercises

    Exercise 1 – WWIIs

    Exercise 2 – Squats

    Lunge it out for the Six

    Mosey to back tennis courts

    4 Corners

    Corner 1 – 10 Merkins

    Corner 2 – 20 Box Cutters

    Corner 3 – 30 Monkey Humpers

    Corner 4 – 40 SSHs

    Plank up

    Mosey to Flag

    1 Minute left 7 Burpees OYO

    Numberama, Namerama, Honeymoon took us out!

    Announcements –

    Still Collecting Coats through end of the year

    GORuck in March – See LabRat and HoneyDo

    NMS:

    It was great to almost hit double digits this morning at Timberwolf.  Also great to see Cerranno back out this morning as well, he may have picked the coldest of the winter so far to re-join us, strong work.  Great pairing up with DK and Bullseye, appreciate the push fellas.  Rosie flew around the school and set the pace for Honeymoon and Wilson to try and match his time, all 3 crushed it.  Oyster and Beaker also braved the cold this morning and rocked out the triple check with Cerrano.  I appreciate you guys allowing me to lead and not moaning too much about the lengthy run.  Always an honor gents!  Reach out to someone today who may need an extra little light in their lives!  Have a great one, see you in the gloom boys!

    Marmaduke

     

     

     

  • TYA, Kubota and Husky

    Kubota rucked 2 short loops with his ruck sack full of bricks (YHC does not have a fancy ruck sack like some people)

    Husky ran 2 short loops

    TYA ran 2 short loops and then proceeded to run to St. Catherine’s School to watch Swirly’s daughter kick butt in Basketball!

    SYITG!

    Kubota

  • 11/9/18 RAMM

    There was a 4 mile route, a 5 mile route and a 6 mile route.  It was a good morning.  Welcome to FNG Moon Pie a local Ophthalmologist.  Hope to see you back soon.

  • Closer to the Smurph

    5 dudes posted this morning to haul around some kettlebells.  Here is what transpired…

    COP —
    Smurphkins
    Smurph Jacks
    Smurphkins
    Smurph Jacks
    Smurphkins
    Smurph Jacks
    Smurphkins
    Smurph Jacks
    1 minute of smurphkins OYO
    Arm circles 🙂
    1 minute of smurphjacks

    The Thang this morning was the SMURPH, the younger cousin of the MURPH
    1 lap around the bus loop with kettlebell high and erect in the air
    OYO whatever pace needed
    50 sit up presses
    100 goblet squats plus curls
    150 KB swings

    Once finished, run two laps around the bus loop

    5, 10, 15, 20
    5 DK’s, BC to bench, 5 dips
    10 of each
    15 of each
    20 DK’s, 20 derkins

    Mary
    One round of boat canoes  Chewy called out three — all else only got to 2
    One round of slingshots

    NMS —
    YHC decided to revive the SMURPH this week mainly because he wasn’t feeling like coming up with something totally new.  Honesty.
    YHC had noticed while doing the regular MURPH how incredibly quiet it is.  No mumblechatter, everyone is too busy counting and working hard.  Decided to break up the monotony this morning with a little RUSH!  Geddy Lee has a very smurf like quality to his voice, so it was a natural fit!  Great to hang out with you all this morning!

    Peace
    Opus

     

  • Today’s offering…Chilled Gumbo

    5 brave souls layered up and posted to SOT this morning from some light calisthenics, including:

    Mosey to the tennis courts for COP, including:

    • DQs
    • Helicopters
    • SSHs
    • Imperial Walkers
    • Warm-up routine of high knees, butt-kickers, karaoke, backwards runs and bounders (or skipping)

    THE THANG:

    Suck Round 1 – 4 PAX members spread out along the baselines of the various tennis courts and performed an exercise while the 5th PAX Member sprinted around the court and bear-crawled the final length to trigger the switching.  Exercises were Merkins, Flutter Kicks, SSHs and Jump Squats.

    Compounding 4 Corners around the tennis courts – 

    1. 10 Merkins
    2. 10 Merkins, 20 LBCs
    3. 10 Merkins, 20 LBCs, 30 single-count Freddie Mercuries
    4. 10 Merkins, 20 LBCs, 30 single-count FMs and 40 Squats

    Mosey down the hill for Suck Round 2 – 4 PAX at bottom of the hill doing exercises while 5th (rabbit) runs up the hill and back down (watch out for the ice patches — yes, that’s right ice), exercises were – Box Cutters, Carolina Dry Docks, Hillbillies and Elbow Plank

    Mosey up the stairs to the school for some Wall Work – 30 seconds of wall sit, then 20 Donkey Kicks  x3

    Mosey to the back alley for Spotlight Row – Lunge to  first spotlight and do 10 of something?? IC; Broad Jump Burpee to the 2nd spotlight and do 10 Dying Cockroaches IC; Bound (Skip) the 3rd spotlight and do Freddie Mercuries IC.

    Mosey up the street sidewalk for Lightpole Row –  11 lightpoles along Midlo Trnpk – do 1 Burpee, 5 Merkins and 10 Jump Squats at each light pole back to the flag.

    ROF Round 1 – Plank and Merkins

    ROF Round 2 – Six Inches and Flutter Kicks – 2 times around

    Mary, including:

    • APDs
    • Cross Leg Lifts
    • LBCs
    • American Hammers
    • Superman 1 minute
    • Pickle Pounders

    COT, Number-Rama, Name-A-Rama and YHC took us out.

    No new announcements.

    NMS:

    YHC arrived early – maybe 0508 or so to find an empty Rosie mobile – he had to leave a few minutes early so he arrived early for a few frosty miles.  Well done sir!  Roper, Wedding Singer and Tobit rolled in before the bell and we had 5 so off we went – no triple checks or partner work so perfect for some SUCKage!

    It was damn cold out there today, so YHC tried to keep the group moving.  Everyone was appropriately layered up – we might have even broken a sweat.  YHC’s core was hurting after the American Hammers and the LightPole Row got me also.

    Great work today fellas.

    No More Gumbo For You…until tomorrow at 45MOM!

  • Rosalita Ain’t Easy

    Nine butchers showed up for another morning in the cold meat locker. Here’s how the meat was cut:

    COP: LBCs x 40 – Happy birthday week Gumbo! / SSHs x 10 / Helicopters x 10 / IWs x 10 / Russian Soldiers x 10

    New York Strip: Merkins and Mountain Climbers (2-count). 5 Merkins + 5 MCs / 10 Merkins + 10 MCs / 15 Merkins + 15 MCs / 20 Merkins + 20 MCs. Then run to the end of Carillon field and back. Repeato for 12 minutes.

    Ribeye:  Squats + SSHs 5/5 10/10 15/15 20/20. Crabwalk across short Carillon field and back. Repeato for 12 minutes.

    Flank Steak: Flutter kicks (2-count) + Rosalitas. Keeping your feet off the ground for entire rotation. 5/5 10/10 15/15 20/20. Run to the end of the Carillon field and back. Repeato for 12 minutes.

    Back to the Flag: AYG once you hit the driveway.

    YHC took us out

    Announcements: Good luck to the Bear Creek 10 milers this weekend. See Lab Rat or Shakedown if you want in.

    NMS: YHC loves how diverse the daily beatdowns are, which means it is hard to bring something new to the table. That said, my goal today was to do exactly that. Every day we sharpen our physical skills, the hope today was to sharpen some mental skills as well. Get outside of our comfort zones, and maybe even get a little irritated by the workout. YHC thinks everyone wished they were doing something else, at some point today. And that’s good. Pushing ourselves in a multitude of ways is what it’s all about. Routine, in many ways, stymies growth. It was a clean, crisp, cold morning to work and challenge the mind and body, and perhaps approach things a bit differently. Thank you for tagging along. As always, it was an honor and a privilege.

  • The Number of the Day…40

    17 posted to NoToll for day 2 of the Week of Gumbo, and while today’s gumbo didn’t give you the runs, it did leave a bit of an after-taste.  The menu looked something like this:

    Mosey to the back parking lot and 1 time around and circle up for COP, S-T-A-C-H-E style:

    • SSHs x40
    • Tempo Merkins x40
    • Alabama Prom Dates x40 (or as many as Mr. Roper could muster)
    • Copperhead Squats x40
    • Hillbillies x39 — BRAIN FART…I’m old now, remember
    • Eleven Burpees…needed that “E”

    Lindsay (40s) Round 1 – 30 LBCs and 10 Jump Squats, then sprint across parking lot to the other side and do 25 LBCs and 15 Jump Squats.  Continue back and forth +/- 5 until you get to 10 LBCs and 30 Jump Squats.  Al Gore for the six

    PLTs – find a partner and do 40 PLTs each

    Lindsay Round 2 – Same set up as before, new exercises – Freddie Mercuries (2-ct) and Merkins

    Mosey back to the basketball courts

    4 Corners Round 1 – 10 Burpees in corners 1 and 3; 10 2-ct Flutter Kicks in corners 2 and 4.  Lunge between 1 and 2 and 3 and 4. Run between 2 and 3 and from 4 back to 1.

    4 Corners Round 2  – 10 Merkins in each corner – run in between.

    7 Minutes of Mary — Proud Mary in honor of Tina Turner, who shared yesterday with YHC as a birthday

    • Hello Dolly
    • Rosalita
    • Rocky Balboa
    • American Hammers
    • Box Cutters
    • 1 minute of Superman

    COT, Number-rama, Name-a-rama and YHC took us out.

    Announcements:

    • Marmaduke made the first delivery of coats but is still collecting more for another delivery. Bring them out to Dogpile.
    • Good luck to the PAX members running Bear Creek this weekend.

    NMS:

    It was a bit chilly this morning but we got the blood flowing and the sweat rolling – especially with the 40 Tempo Merkins…OUCH!  That was a lot of work just to get a “T” in the rotation.  Total of 180 Merkins today for those keeping count.  That ship sailed for YHC long ago.

    Another extra credit morning for the New Market Rucking crew.  Great job guys.  Honeymoon even found $20 during the 4 corners….that extra credit pays off!

    Great to have a good crowd out at NoToll.  Sorry to not take advantage of the lovely fields.  The parking lot seemed like the right size for the 40s.

    Strong work by all this morning.  See you all in the gloom – I’ll be here all week!

    No More Gumbo For You…until tomorrow at SOT.

     

     

     

  • Round and Round

    Mosey to CMS footbal field for COP. – Invisible Jumpropes, LBCs, SSH and merkins all IC.

    Mosey to track.  Run straight section of track.  When arrive at corner, perform 25 merkins and bear crawl the corner.  Run straight section of track.  When arrive at corner, perform 25 WWII situps and lunge around corners.  Repeato x 4 for a mile.

    Mosey to bus loop for 10 burpees OYO.  Mosey back to VSF for 4 MOM.  Exercises included APDs, Flutterkicks, Freddie Mercuries, and 30 seconds on merkins.

    COT-YHC took us out with a quick prayer.

    Announcements

    No Idea, Chewy and Mudface are Rugged Maniacs in May 2019.  See one fo them if you would like to sign up for their team.

    F3RVA Ruck Event March 2019 – See HoneyDo for details.

    NMS – Great to have good numbers this morning at Daville.  Line of the morning goes to Helix from the follwoing  conversation.

    Opus-“You know it is cold this morning”

    Helix-“I have gloves on.” (the rest of his attire included shorts and a short sleeve shirt)

    Circle K

  • Misery Loves Company…How About Another 15 Reps?

    Ten modern gladiators shook off the fartsack and embraced the cold.  Here is how it went down:

    • COP
      • Parking lot tracers
      • 25 SSH
      • 15 IW
      • 15 Cherry Pickers
      • 15 helicopters
      • 10 2x merkins
      • 10 Suzanne Somers (each leg)
      • 25 2x LBC
    • Mosey to the bus loops to perform the following 2x:
      • 1 minute pole sit
      • 25 pole smokers
      • 25 reverse crunches
      • 1 minute elbow plank
      • 25 APD
      • Bear crawl to the other end of the drop off zone
    • Mosey to the tennis courts for 4 corners (15 reps at each corner)
      • Hand release merkins
      • Flutter kicks
      • WWII sit-ups
      • Crab cakes
    • Mosey back to the parking lot for a ring of fire
    • COT with YHC taking us out

    YHC is still regrouping from Friday’s Wahoo meltdown.  Hence, 15 repeated reps of pain on the 4 corners.  UVA fans just know what misery looks like, and we must embrace it.  We can now only make others join us in our misery.

    Good turnout this morning for a non-virgin Q.  Good to see so many familiar faces, including a welcomed appearance from Conspiracy.  Loose Goose, where are you?  Come back to the AO you helped birth!

    God is good all of the time!

    Attila