Category: Richmond, VA

  • 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

    Announcements (SEE SLACK!)

    • Monthly: Breaking Bread, Bridge
    • 12/6 Father Daughter Dance
    • 12/23 Rosie’s 12 Days – NoToll

  • WTH-ish workout

    7 of the mightiest men you’ve ever seen showed up on a breezy post-holiday Monday morning to burn off those Turkey calories (or morning Corona beers for one of us…)

    Mosey to the bottom of Lindsay for a windless COP.

    Partner up for a Catch Me If You Can back up the hill.

    Mosey to West Drive Circle for a Triple Check. P1 Runs the loop Counter Clockwise, P2 does Uphill WWII’s, P3 does Squats.

    From this point we Moseyed and various spots we stopped and did exercises (Squats, LBC’s, WWI’s, WWII’s, HRM’s, Carolina Dry Docks, etc).

    Mosey back to the school and finish with 20 in cadence Dirty Hookups.

    Depending on the GPS, roughly 2 miles covered.

    Announcements – 1) Kubota is leading a group to The Bridge on Saturday, December 27th 2) Breaking Bread needs volunteers the same weekend (Saturday/Sunday)

    Prayer Requests – none

    NMS – quite breezy this morning, but YHC kept us in the neighborhood and away from the wind. Good to have Data out today. Have a great weekend an start of the Holiday Season.

  • Dankbar Agradecido Grateful

    Mosey around parking lot back to the flag.

    Disclaimer

    • I am not a professional.
    • You against you.
    • Push yourself but don’t hurt yourself.
    • Modify.
    • Don’t leave here with more injuries than you came with.

    Warm-up

    • 20 SSHs in cadence
    • 10 Man-Maker Merkins in cadence
    • 15 Crunchy Frogs in cadence
    • Stretch

    Mosey around parking lot back to the flag

    • 20 IWs in cadence
    • 10 Diamond Merkins in cadence
    • 10 Crotch Grabbers (new exercise. Sort of like a V-up but clap hands underneath first one knee and then the other) in cadence
    • Stretch

    Mosey around parking lot back to the flag

    • 20 Squats in cadence
    • 10 Stagger Arm Merkins in cadence
    • 10 Suzanne Sommers (each side) in cadence
    • Stretch

    Mosey around parking lot back to the flag

    • 10 Don Quixotes in cadence
    • 10 Stagger Arm Merkins in cadence
    • 15 Ukrainian Hammers in cadence
    • Stretch

    Mosey to benches: 3x

    • 10 Shoulder taps with feet on bench
    • 10 Heels on bench, arms extended to ground, “APD”
    • 10 Dips
    • Run to BB court and back

    Mosey to back of school

    • 10 Prisoner get ups in cadence
    • 10 Elbow plank and touch knee with opposite hand
    • 10 Bird Dogs in slow cadence
    • 5 Side Planks (hold for 5 count)
    • 5 Side Planks, other side (hold for 5 count)

    Mosey to beginning of covered walkway: Partner up for Merkin ladder to 5 and back down

    • Partner 1 does 1 merkin. Then Partner 2 does 1 merkin
    • Partner 1 does 2 merkins. Then Partner 2 does 2 merkins
    • Partner 1 does 3 merkins. Then Partner 2 does 3 merkins
    • Partner 1 does 4 merkins. Then Partner 2 does 4 merkins
    • Partner 1 does 5 merkins. Then Partner 2 does 5 merkins
    • Partner 1 does 4 merkins. Then Partner 2 does 4 merkins
    • Etc.

    Siebens (7s) along the length of the covered walkway

    • Burpees (6,5,4,3,2,1)
    • Jump Squats (1,2,3,4,5,6)

    Announcements

    It’s Bette Midler’s birthday today

    December 9: 2nd Tuesday, 2nd F in 8 days: Tres Machos

    December 27: The Bridge

    COT

    Gratitude is the key to unlocking happiness and contentment in our lives. By focusing on what we have, rather than what we lack, we cultivate a sense of abundance and joy. Zeno of Citium

    Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever! Ps. 107:1

    Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. 1 Thess. 5:18

  • Burn off the Pie at OTB

    6 OTB regulars didn’t blink at the forecast and instead burned off excess turkey, fixins and pie with 7 miles at OTB. We even pushed the pace to get Rosetta’s blood pumping in the last couple miles. Great morning gents!

    No More Gumbo For You!