Category: Richmond, VA

  • Follow me…Which way to the pull up bars?

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    Spring is here at last as 10 veterans and 1 FNG face Dogpile.

    The Thang:

    COP:
    Mosey around the circle twice and COP in the center.
    20 SSH
    25 Don Quixote
    17 LBC
    13 Merkins

    Off to the pull up bars in the woods.
    8 pull ups, 16 dips, 24 squats – 3 times

    Mosey to the bowl behind the amphitheater. Jacob’s Ladder – bear crawl up, execute burpee, run down – repeat and increment burpee count until 7.

    Off to the North West side of the Carillon with hand off to Wilson for 6 minutes of Mary:
    Parker Peter
    Hello dollies
    Rosalitas
    Lbc’s
    Side plank dips
    Cross leg lifts (a wilson’s wife exercise)
    Superman
    Russian twist

    Mosey onward and Pelosi 5-0 suggests Love Hill. Partner up and one runs the hill while the other lunges up the hill. Switch roles and repeat. Same approach with walking push ups and then bear crawls. Keep rotating through the trio while a partner runs…you get the idea.

    Form two columns and Indian run back up the hill to the shovel flag for COT.

    Moleskin:
    The much anticipated Fudd Q will have to be rescheduled due to a personal emergency. Lock jaw took over Q duties and away we go.

    The Q’s SSH paid homage to missing Pax with the style of a TYA stork strokin’ out and the counting capacity of Fudd. YHC got better from there especially with an aid of a “Wilson Weinke”.

    The Pax was strong this morning accompanying the fine Spring weather. It was good to finish the workout in daylight unlike previous weeks. Exciting events on the horizon with the new Punisher workout, HDHH, and the Twilight 4 miler.

    Welcome aboard FNG Bull (friend of Wilson).

  • There’s a cardiologist in the house

    14 veterans and one FNG posted for a perfect Friday RAMM run.  At start of the run the temperature was 62 degrees warm.

    The Thang:

    Today was timed run day.  All pax run same route.  From shovel flag to Grove, left on Grove, all the way to three chopt, turn back down Grove and head back towards shovel flag.  At the 20 minute mark in the run, turn around and retrace your steps back to the shovel flag.  This should get us all back to the start at approximately the same time.

    Moleskin

    Lots of mumble chatter pre-run about the previous day’s beatdown.  Those who were there were peppered with questions about exactly what went down the prior day.

    Two of the PAX went for the run to the run daily double.  Sippy cup, as usual, made the 2.5 mile mosey to and from his house to the run.  Bleeder joined Sippy in his pre run ritual and sauntered over to the AO from his house.  The warm up for Bleeder helped loosen up his injured leg.

    Lugnut was a just in time LIFO.  He hit the AO as the PAX took off for the run.  He had not set his alarm and was awoken by a text from Bleeder at 4:59, leaving him just enough time to get dressed and speed to the AO.  Great dedication Lug.  Rumor had it that we were schedule to have a surprise guest from Casa de Lug.  Maybe next time.

    Several of the PAX did not follow directions and turn back at the 20 minute mark.  Instructions were crystal clear, but the PAX took it upon themselves to change the plan for their run.  It happened to be the folks in the lead.  Back in my day the leaders were supposed to set the best example, just saying.

    Welcome to FNG Razor, friend of Fudd’s  Upon learning that Razor was a cardiologist, several of the PAX commented that they could now push themselves harder because there was help at the ready if needed.

  • The GIANT Killer

    Another glorious morning at GridIron. Some of the PAX pre-gamed with a look at the leadership example of David and his take down of Goliath.  Loose Goose then planted the Shovel Flag.  Four of the Faithful got straight to it with 6 double dippers converging after enduring the DogPile.

    THANG:

    COP:
    X25 Merkins
    X25 SSHs
    X25 Don Quixotes
    X25 Merkins
    X25 LBCs
    X25 Mountain Climbers
    X25 Merkins
    X25 Dollies
    X25 Leg Raises
    X25 Merkins

    Mosey to Pillars:
    X25 Merkins
    X25 Prisoner Leg Push Downs
    X25 Prisoner Leg Push Downs
    X25 Prisoner Leg Push Downs
    X25 Prisoner Leg Push Downs

    Work the Pillars – man up to the Pillars with man at back Pillar advancing to first uncovered Pillar after each exercise (something close to and roughly in the order of the following with a Pillar Seat and some regular Planks in the interstices):
    X25 Merkins
    X25 LBCs
    X25 Merkins
    X25 Dollies
    X25 Merkins
    X25 Rosalitas
    X25 Merkins
    X25 Freddy Mercurys
    X25 Carolina Dry Docks
    X25 Traditional Situps
    X25 Dips
    Lateral Curb Plank Walk advancing 4 Pillars
    X25 Prisoner Leg Push Downs
    X25 Carolina Dry Docks
    X25 Yankee Aggressor Side Planks with hip dips
    X25 Merkins (“high quality” this time)
    X25 Upward Thrusts (per Brain Tumor: “Alabama Prom Dates”)
    X25 Dips
    Bear Crawl curb to curb to curb
    X25 Southern Gentlemen Side Planks with hip dips
    X25 Merkins
    X25 Lateral Crunches (on back right hand to right heel then left hand to left heel)
    X25 Dips
    Lateral Curb Plank Walk advancing 4 Pillars
    X25 LBCs (oblique twist variety)
    X25 Dips
    Bear Crawl curb to curb to curb
    X25 Carolina Dry Docks

    Pillar Slaloms – down and back

    Superman Plank

    Monkey Rolls – 3 groups

    Mosey back to Shovel Flag

    COT:
    The usual fare with announcements, expressions of concern (Fudd’s wife), and iron sharpening encouragements and challenges.  Bleeder took us out with a strong prayer remembering that the darkness of this day is eclipsed by the eternal hope we celebrate tomorrow.

    Moleskin:
    Pre-Game Gut Check query:  what’s the giant in your life and what are you doing about it?  David pocketed 5 stones, quickly engaged Goliath in battle, and slayed the giant with 4 stones to spare.  One of many takeaways: leaders act decisively but also do contingency planning.

    Welcome back to Lightning Rod and TClaps for his strong efforts this morning.

    Another great sight seeing 6 of the Pax cross the GridIron to join the starting team at Work the Pillars. The double-dippers truly inspire and lift the workout to a higher level – TClaps to Chum Bucket, Brain Tumor, Swirly, Wilson, Wedding Singer, and Bleeder, supermen one and all!

    Johnsonville and Loose Goose pushed through their respective ailments and brought their consistent high levels of performance and enthusiasm.

    Monkey Rolls continue to amuse – a decidedly less octogenarian showing, but still an appalling lack of timing and spacing – Excelsior!

    A strong showing at the Daily Grind for some solid 2nd F.

    1 Samuel 16:7

  • Welcome to Grumpville!

    It was another edition of the block party at 45MoM, but we changed things up a bit.  The Thang:

    Warmup: Grab your favorite block and run to far soccer field

    Everything was done with 45 seconds on and 15 secs in between sets:

    1. burpees w block press, curls, weighted sit-ups: x3 then run field and back
    2. block swings, block raises, flutter kicks: x3 then run field and back
    3. sumo squat w twist block press, overhead triceps press, pole smokers (leg raises): x3 then run to back of school for…
    4. Peoples’ chair while passing all blocks down the line and back again

    Mosey to flag for COT

    Moleskin: As many of us prepare to go on Spring break, working those beach muscles seemed like a good idea.  The ever creative Mayor of Grumpville took the time to prepare a well thought out and balanced series of exercises scientifically proven to get results.

    YHC gets Monday morning Q quarterbacking.  It’s one of my favorite things to do in the morning, and a well placed and witty comment keeps it fun.  That said, apparently Fudd is putting Columbian bam bam on his wheaties and lord knows what pills they’re slipping TYA at the old folks home.  YHC did get a small amount of pleasure when the mumble chatter ceased in round three.  There will be more sprints in the next gear workout to help corral some of the enthusiasm.

    YHC gets it!  Some people need that ‘kid in the back of the class’ kind of feeling to feel better about themselves.  Whatever sad clown kind of thing you’ve got going on, we’re here for you!  If you always feel the need to talk about how many beers you had the night before a workout, or simply can’t do a SSH without looking like a stork having a stroke, this PAX will see you through it.

  • Hero – No Joke

    The Thang

    7 post to the Gloom on a beautiful crisp morning.

    COP

    25x SSh

    30x LBC

    26x Freddie Mercuries

    20x Imperial Walkers

    20x Slow Bending Squats

    Mosey to front steps

    Merkins Walk

    5 inclined pushup each step (2x)

    5 declined pushup each step (2x)

    Jog around light pole (2x)

    Super 21

    Under each basket do 1 merkin/1 lbc increase by 1 each

    Rotate through until you reach 21 merkins/21 lbc’s.

    #1-8 merkin/ww2

    Jog down & back

    #9-16 werkin/flutter kick

    Jog down & back

    #17-21 carolina dry dock/lbc

    Mosey to bus loop

    Double Check

    BTTW

    Wall sits

    Bear Crawl down hill

    Mosey to the Shovel Flag for COT

    Moleskin

    Its difficult to come up with a lot of trash to talk after a morning like this one. 231 merkins & 231 abs, and that does not include the 150  the PAX completed on the merkin walk.

    Fudd brought the passion from the moment he rolled into the parking lot.  A few were concerned he may have forgotten to take his medication early on, but we were all drinking the Kool-Aid before it was over.

    Heros by Alesso is the official song of SOT.  Why you might ask?  Because Fudd felt it exemplified the spirit of F3.  Cranking up the stereo in a quiet middle school parking lot is always entertaining. #flashback

    Wedding Singer continues to drive F3 participation in the Earth Day 5k.

    YHC was promoting Wilson’s golf tournament which it turns out Singer has played in the last two years.  Who knew!

    Fudd graciously sponsored a foursome and somehow headlocked Bleeder also.  Did I say Fudd was on a roll today?

    Rock solid, no man left behind crew of guys today.

    Well done!

     

     

     

  • Maybe this was a bad exercise for a Tabata…

    15 Faithful and 1 FNG congregated on a beautiful early Spring morning at Huguenot Park for a lovely SouthSide, #NoToll beatdown. Here’s how it went down:

    The Thang:

    COP
    25 SSH
    15 Merkins
    25 LBCs
    25 Imperial Walkers
    20 Slow Bending Squats

    Mosey to Robious Rd
    U-Turn
    Everybody take a piece of curb for a Tabata: Rocky Balboa

    Mosey to basketball court
    King of Hearts
    forward suicide
    backward suicide
    karaoke suicide
    lunges (full court only)
    forward crab walk (half court)
    duck crawl (half court)

    Mosey to soccer parking lot
    1 round of 4 corners: 5 PCMBs at each corner (Prisoner Cell Merkin Burpees)

    Mosey to parking poles for a Tabata: Pole Smokers

    Mosey to soccer field
    2 Bolts (full sprint width of field – across and back = 1)

    Mosey to bleachers for a Tabata: Leg knee lifts (only had enough time for 6 of 8 rounds)

    Mosey to shovel flag for COT

    Moleskin:

    Welcome to Mother Hen! Glad to see an increasing number of FNGs at our workouts. TClaps to Loose Goose for bringing Mother Hen along.

    YHC observed excessive mumble chatter during the Rocky Balboa….which was reduced to a whimper during the PCMBs…which reduced to silence half way through the Pole Smokers…

    YHC second guessed his decision to include Pole Smokers as a Tabata…TYC supported the exercise.

    Even though he led the charge for most of our exercises, Fudd was obnoxiously enthusiastic this morning and probably woke up a few neighbors of the park. He blamed 5 scotches the night before. I’m thinking it was Fake Enthusiasm combined with a Bullshit Attitude…FEBA!

    Sippy Cup was observed using the entire set of bleachers during the leg knee lifts Tabata. Solid use of the AO.

    Wedding Singer needs hard commits by the end of the day for his wife’s Earth Day Run.

    YHC learned that Ricky Bobby’s birthday is this month…RESPECT is forthcoming.

    Chum Bucket is Q’ing a new Monday workout on the Northside held at Linwood Holton Elementary School starting Monday, April 13th. Start time 5:30 AM – 45 minutes in length. AO name: The Punisher

    Regular workouts this week!
    Toga says to bring a block on Thursday.

  • This is not your Mama’s 10K

    6 of the faithful and one FNG made it out on “Monument 10K Saturday” to get the blood flowing on what is hopefully the last Gridiron workout below 35 degrees until Oct/Nov. All were ready to take on the challenge, and the beat down commenced after the pre-game gut check, and after Loose Goose showed up a full minute late (appropriately ridiculed) to kick things off.

    THE THANG:

    >>Trot toward the baseball field with a clear warning from Earthworm that it was well-soaked from the previous days’ rain. In-game adjustment to stay off of the field and go around it to the small hill outside of the center field fence

    >>Circle of Pain
    – SSH x 25
    – Merkins x 10
    – LBCs x 20
    – Imperial Walkers x15
    – Slow Squats x 25

    >>Take a brisk stroll north on the path along Pouncey Tract Rd. to Striker Park’s front field. Thankfully no over-zealous preseason (pregame?) practicers to keep the PAX from utilizing the nice, dry turf.

    >>Four Corners
    Run to corner do 10 burpees
    run to next corner do 20 lbcs
    run to next corner do 10 merkins
    run to next corner do 20 ww2 situps
    Plank when finished

    Run to corner do 20 burpees
    run to next corner do 30 lbcs
    run to next corner do 20 merkins
    run to next corner do 30 ww2 situps

    >>Mosey to the back of the school to the tennis courts

    >>Tennis court fun
    Suicides! Touch far side line of each court.
    Plank when finished
    Run to half court, then back to baseline, then to end line, then back to baseline. Do 7 Freddie Mercuries at each stop.
    Plank when finished
    Suicides again! This time do 7 LBCs at each stop

    >>Light jog to bleachers at baseball field near school

    >>Triple Check
    Partner 1 dips
    Partner 2 plank
    Partner 3 run around bus loop & back

    >>Head back to where the shovel flag is supposed to be

     

    MOLESKIN:

    Prior to the workout, several of the PAX met for about 20 minutes to continue discussions on leadership qualities. This time, they focused on the life and leadership of Joshua, who spent forty years serving as Moses’ assistant, who urged his people not to fear the Canaanites despite reports or their strength, great size, and impenetrable fortifications, and who rose to be one of the bible’s, and perhaps ancient history’s, most successful generals

    T-claps to @Leprechaun on his first post. It’s not often that a FNG comes and sets the pace.

    IHC had intentionally stolen the Four Corners section from @Lug Nut’s 1/13/15 NoToll Q, with the intention of PAY BACK from one of the hardest F3 Richmond workouts in memory. Of course, @Lug Nut was not in attenance on this fine morning and it didn’t work out that way. Incidentally, the “rinse & repeat +5 on each corner” for each of the iterations was somehow forgotten. Pray tell, what might happen if @Lug Nut shows up next week when Loose Goose is Q again?

    @Chum Bucket and @Wilson did double duty, showing up after coffee & donuts at #Dogpile. Way to work hard, fellas!

    In being slightly late, IHC did not realize that no shovel flag was planted until well afterward. Not to happen again!

    Conversation at the local coffeeteria post-workout yielded use by Wilson of a new word — “kaloodle-ing.” As in, “I used an old #Weinke at Source of Truth on Wednesday and it did not work out well. @Bleeder let me hear about it, and @TYA was kaloodle-ing with him.” Huh?

  • Towering Inferno

    DogPile this Saturday was lightly attended, but the PAX there acquitted themselves nicely.

    The Thang:

    Mosey around circle twice to warm-up in the center: 10 burpees, 10 diamonds, 20 split jumps, 20 rosalitas

    Mosey to pull-up bars for 8 pull-ups, 16 merkins, 24 squats: 3x

    Mosey to Carillon for “The Towering Inferno:” PAX partners up and ascends the stairs to start wheelbarrow to other side, run down, and then the wheelbarrow carries his partner to the planters in front of the Carillon.  The same person is the wheelbarrow and mule for 4 reps then flapjack (yeah, that sucked a bit).

    Mosey to bowl behind amphitheater for Jacob’s ladder using burpees (little to no mumble chatter and a smoked looking PAX)

    Mosey inside amphitheater for 4 minute’ish AMRAP box jumbs up the stone seats

    Wallcrawlers around theater to the right then left

    25 OYO leg raises with legs over the seats and full range of motion

    Another 4 minute’ish AMRAP running the amphitheater seats

    Mosey to flag for COT:

    Moleskin:

    YHC has a confession to make.  The name o’rama and number o’rama were totally skipped.  YHC knew something was off but the preceding 60 minutes allowed a  bit of brain fog to settle in.  At least we kept the COT.  There may have been some testers in this workout, and YHC thinks most will agree except for Orville, #LarryBird, who treated it like another day at the office.

    We may have found a way to fix our math problem.  You explain things to Fudd and make him read it back to you for verification.  The number of pull-ups, merkins, and squats were never asked again.

    I’m looking forward to hearing some blistering times from the F3 crew that was crazy enough to complete the traffic jam that is the Monument Ave 10k.  Let’s see some posts!

  • Pre 10k Saunter

    Five Friday faithful and one FRNG posted for a pre-Monument Avenue 10k Saunter.

    The Thang:

    Two routes.  Route one go to Grove, take a left on Grove, all the way to Three Chopt, turnaround, run around the school back to the shovel flag.  Second route.  Run to Grove, right on Grove to Malvern, turnaround, all the way to Three Chopt, turnaround, run around the school back to the shovel flag.

    COT and off into the day

    Kotter to Lockjaw.  Lockjaw had been a regular Friday morning run guy until his second Wednesday night Brew Thru.  I do not have confirmation on how many beers in he was, but at some point on the run he twisted his ankle, putting him on the IR for 2 months.  He acquitted himself well on this run, keeping up a healthy pace the whole way.  Just a couple more weeks and he will be back to his old form.

    Today was Rest Stop’s virgin Friday Run.  Not having seen the rest of the crew run, he decided to join Sippy Cup on the long route (rookie mistake).  To his credit (and due to the fact that he is a HATE HATE 26 years old) he hung with Sippy all the way to Grove and Libbie (no startbucks break) where he turned back towards the shovel flag.  Great job Rest Stop, good to have you out there on Friday and we look forward to seeing you out there next week.

    The rest of the crew anticipating the next day’s 10k took a nice easy run.    Interesting observation afterwards:  Our route today was a quarter mile shorter than our first RAMM run.  Although we all took a slow pace today, it was much faster in all cases from where we started.   Week to week progress is hard to see, but when you measure it over longer periods of time, the improvement is more than obvious.

  • Cell Block D, The Great Escape

    Great Escape

    13 Prisoners were Transferred to Cell Block D to soon become Freemen

    The THANG

    30x Skull Crushers, When first person is done, Scream Escape, rotate to next station,
    Balls to the Wall
    Freddie Mercury
    High Jumps on fence

    Plank up

    Six Minutes of Mary (in 3 Mins)
    All men set Free to go about the day.
    COT

    Moleskin

    TClaps to TOGA for the Suggestion that we bring the Blocks back, YHC was most appreciative of the suggestion. It made the Prison theme workable without using Johnny Cash.

    As the pre-workout crowd was gathering, LugNut stepped up with an effective attempt at an EH. Note to self, a light on your ankle can be a effective leadership tool in the gloom. It appears that Ankle Light Man was leading a different group around the AO.

    Kotters to Loose Goose and Orville, Glad to have you guys back in the fold at 45 MM.

    Scream is hosting a T-Shirt Design Summit at UR on Friday in the Dining Hall, TYA and YHC plan on being there, If you can’t make it, and have design suggestion, Keep Calm and Send them on. Any ideas are welcome.

    The post workout F2/Fellowship was great to be able to stand outside, It did feel Sunny and 70. Many of the Faithful hung out until close to 7am, when YHC said, I gotta go get my kids!

    Announcements

    TYA is gathering Hard Commits for the Blue Ridge Relay in Sept.

    Next workouts
    0530 Friday Mary Munford RAMM- It’s just a run.
    0600 Saturday Dogwood Dell Dogpile
    0700 Saturday Pouncey Tract Gridiron

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