Category: Richmond, VA

  • Lumberyard Ultimate Frisbee!

    It was a beautiful Saturday morning at the Lumberyard as 6 HIM’s started the weekend off strong! Choo Choo surprised us with a Q toss up for me and Yukon! This is what went down.

    We mosey over to the octagon for a warm up stretch led by Choo Choo – it was a pleasure to have Rosie come join us today as he was traveling to William and Mary to pick up his son.

    Warm up – side straddle hops, merkins, knee knockers, arm circles, chinooks and some other stuff!

    We made our way over to the secret hiding spot to collect the lumberyard coupons.

    The thang:

    5 rounds and run to the cone and back after each round is completed.

    Thrusters with a coupon 8 reps

    WW3’s with a coupon 8 reps

    Curls with a coupon 8 reps

    Yukon with more beat downs

    10 Stationary Lunges with the coupon then fire arm carry to the cones and back – 5 rounds!

    Our shoulders were on fire – now it’s time for some ultimate frisbee on the field for 30 minutes of pure cardio.

    We had a great game – WildWood, Choo Choo, Wonka vs Rosie, Yukon, Chowder.

    The game was back and forth – lots of running, sprinting and changing directions. Some great plays and some not so great plays but it was a blast! Congrats to Rosie, Yukon and Chowder for their stellar performance and winning the 30 minute game 5-3!

    We finished with an awesome annoucement from Chowder as him and his wife are expecting their first child! Congrats Chowder! The PAX was the first to know about this news, even before their families! Very Special – Yukon took us out with a great prayer.

    It’s a pleasure to put in the hard work besides these men and lift each other up – as Choo Choo says Don’t waste the day! Have a great weekend! We miss Beaver!

    Peace.

  • bridging the gap

    7 battle-hardened warriors met at wawa on a crisp spring morn…we headed out with a determination to serve along with a Relay hardywood donation of bangin foot support for the men in buckingham. The car-ride chatter was pleasing a fullfilling, the farts were displeasing and wretched. We rolled up early, did a practice mosey, nancy led us in bro-ga, and the 3 men we were there to see emerged ready for a beat down. YHC gave it his best.

    COP introductions, a short warmarama in the F3 way, then the

    THANG 1st up was Dojo Dan with instx on front kicks, lunging front kicks, punching techniques, and high blocks. Martial arts play time ended with a jump into the 11’s for a merkin set on one side and jump squats on the other. After a 20 count from lynx we got on to some BLIMPS with 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60 burpees, lunges, imperial walkers, merkins, plank jacks, and ssh, respectively. 20 count from buckets brought us to a set of partner ex’s. BOOYA merks, PLTs 10 rep 3 rounds each, boxing cockroaches 15 reps 3 rounds each, DORA 100/200/300 merk/squat/ssh. Grabbed some coupons and hit a triple check to end it with lbc and curls for the girls. We hit about 55 min after stretching out with ghost, buckets and lynx leading us in cool downs.

    COT

    annc, prayer req, YHC brought us out. Coffee with the resident bridgers was good chatter and bonding. Connections were made and we were asked if we were returning. It was pointed out during coffee by lynx that we did not do number/namarama as YHC seems to have forgotten an important aspect of finishing a WO. We rolled out and hit Cumberland diner. We didn’t look out of place as much as our last visit as YHC wore his Buccee’s t-shirt to help us fit in with old men, flannels, camo, side arms and trucker hats.

    Hardywood’s donation will be much appreciated by the bridgers as YHC noticed the a few of the residents were not in good supportive athletic footwear.

    It was a pleasure, honor and privilege to lead such a fine group of gentlemen

  • The Road to Respect Commences

    15 might warriors commenced YHC march to respect today at the OG of AO’s, the Gridiron.  Here is how it went down:

    • COP
      • SSH
      • IW
      • DQ
      • Helicopters
      • Arm circles
      • DMH
      • Merkins
      • LBC
      • APD
    • Mosey to the turf field for 50s across the field, 5 sets of 10 of each
      • 50 HRM
      • 50 WWII sit-ups
      • 50 squat thrusters
      • 50 CDD
      • 50 one-legged crunches, each side
      • 50 2x crab cakes
      • 50 Chuck Norris
    • 2x 25 PLTs
    • Mosey to the pull-up bars for 5x of 10 reps
      • 50 pull-ups
      • 50 step-ups, each leg
    • Mosey to the football field
      • 50 LBC
      • 50 FM
      • 50-yard bear crawl
      • 50-yard lunges
      • 50-yard sprints, 4x
      • Superman
    • COT with YHC taking us out

    Great work from the PAX today.  The road to respect has commenced!  The first of a week of Q’s for YHC .  Good to have Laughing Gas join us.  Sorry he had to meet White Deer.

    Prayers up for Roger Roger and Fireman Ed.  God is good all of the time!

    Attila

  • I don’t understand what was so confusing…. What wasn’t said was implied.

    11 men gathered to see what randomness Handshake was going to bring to Dogpile.

    Traveling COP – we made our way from The Flag over to Maymont Nature Center Parking Lot doing various exercises on the way.

    Mosey over to Maymont neighborhood and over to YHC’s first house on South Meadow. After Bodo’s comment about “it looking like a shed” (insert eye roll) we completed 69 Monkey Humpers. We also saw lots of Deer, one was even stalking Gomer in the street and eyeballing Bodo’s.

    Mosey over to the Maymont Parking Lot for a couple of Triple Checks and a Pencil Roll in the wet grass.

    Mosey back to the flag and complete 20 Boo-Yeah Hand Release Merkins.

    Announcements – Hermes. The Bridge. Today. Upchuck made a proclamation and returned property to Faceplant.

    Prayer Requests – none

    NMS – Fun times. YHC Q’s like Jazz. Ever changing, and non-sensical. Thanks for the opportunity.

  • Bermuda Nights

    Deep in the gloom, no police around, five HIMs hopped on the Broadway train to pay homage to their all familiar friend pain? Warmup: 10 Ukrainian Soldiers, 20 Side Straddle Hops, 10 Don Qs, 10 Merkins. The total mosey distance: 1.6mi. 30 Merkins, 30 WWIIs, 20 wide arm Merkins, 20 LBCs. 1min each: Merkins, Shoulder Taps, Flutter Kicks. 10 slow incline Merkins, 300 PoolBoy Specials which includes Shoulder Taps, Over-Head Claps and finger taps. 100 Pole Dancers and Bernie up hill five times.

  • We’re not going fast today

    7 dudes in search of a Wednesday cruise found it! Nice meandering route around the pond, under the road and avoiding the big hills. Approx 4 miles in all. No one got lost and a good time was had by all, sharing tales of the century and upcoming graduations

  • Swimming for 45 mins

    6 Pax showed up for a 45 min swimming lesson around the Westhoe region. Route was the easy part….the 99% humidity was the challenge.

    The call was the Handshake route:
    Right out of parking lot onto Pump
    Left at Either:
    Three Chopt (4 mile route)
    Dog Park (4.5 mile route)
    Broad Street (5 mile route)
    Left on Pump
    Right on John Rolfe
    Left into parking lot off of Pump.

    Yes the directions are correct.. those of us in Short pump understand that many of the roads change names for no apparent reason and you have another road by the same name fairly close by. No wonder Doozy gets lost running with us.

    TAP for Roger Roger recovery

    2nd F at Fishin’ Pig at Inns Brook on Tuesday.

    Thank you for letting me lead.

    Call Handshake and ask him where he was this morning.

    SYITG!!
    John (Gypsy) Boles

  • Paying Homage to The Murph, Harambe, and The Pope

    5 strong at the newly illuminated grounds of Bettie Weaver Elementary School. Twin Team Lounge was open for business. A brief summary for your viewing pleasure……………..

    Mosey to the basketball court for Warm-up:
    Ski Jumps, Ukranian Soldiers, Helicopters, Bruce Lee Punches, Carolina Dry Docks, Freddy Mercuries, Mario Jumps, Squatting Side Shuffles, Open the Gates, Appalachian Lunge Walks

    to the Playground for Exercise One: Modified Mini-Murph
    5 rounds of Pull Up Bar Hangs (as long as you can go), 5 burpees, 50 squat pulses, run to the end of the field and back.

    Exercise Two: Harambe Hill
    Bear Crawl up the hill, 5 murder gorillas to the side, crawl bear down. Work your way to the end of the baseball fence.

    One the way back: Bear Crawl Up, 10 side lunges, Crab Walk Down

    Mosey back to the playground for an additional Pull Up Bar Hang.

    BTTF for an Ab Circle: PAX call out 25 count ab exercises: Heels to Heaven, American Hammers, Leg Lifts, Little Baby Straight Legged Crunches (LBSLC’s), Crunchy Frogs.

    YHC took us out

    Great work by the PAX this morning! It was little wet and muddy out there – but we persevered. My forearms are cramping as a I type this backblast. Looking forward to heading out to The Bridge tomorrow. Not too late to join.

    SYITG

  • ULTIMATE (Drunk History Version)

    The weather is warmer, the sun is shining a little brighter in the morning which means only one thing – it’s ULTIMATE time. Swoop and Rudy co-lead the event but both have failed to sit down and record it for the pantheons of history to remember. No worries, iron sharpens iron – Crabby is here to pinch-hit. For those not familiar, Drunk History understands the passage of time often has a way of rewriting history. After Nancy’s cinder block-big rock beatdown, the details of yesterday are a bit fuzzy…

    Team 1 – Wildcat, Rudy, Fandango, Warby, Cookie, Mudslide, Flyboy

    Team 2 – Crabgrass, Tzatziki, Swoop, Matlock, Woodsman, Heist, Bobsled

    It should be said, Team 2 DOMINATED out the gates. For how long they dominated is up for debate.

    Low lights for Team 1:
    – Warby dropped the disc on goal line *FUMMBBBLLLEEEEEEE* and was sad when a turnover was called
    – Quiet game for Fandango, when Rudy is on his team and he can’t poke fun of him, he’s at a loss for words. 2 kickoffs out of bounds has me questioning things. TB12 fell off at 45 too
    – Rudy did not wear his VCU jersey which is good since it would’ve gotten grass stains on it. 2 critical drops today.
    – Flyboy literally had low lights since he failed to get the field lights turned on
    – Mudslide couldn’t outrun Swoop this time #csaup
    – Wildcat was the beacon of light for this team today
    – Cookie carried the team, I think because of high energy levels from hibernation and hitting the weight room

    High lights for Team 2:
    – Woodsman dominated the middle of the field, dude was everywhere!
    – Matlock took “tomahawk” quite literally, adjusting his throwing style to that of an axe throw, catching both the defense and his teammates off-guard
    – Bobsled – FNG from Green Mile showing up big this week and off to Honduras for a missions trip next week, guy is big time and glad to have him out there
    – Tzatziki we had a plan where he would take off and I’d hit him with a bomb down the sideline. It’s ready for when we need it
    – Swoop overcame his spin cycle demons and was making some great grabs out there.
    – Heist increased his catch rate by 150% from last time. Early contender for Comeback Player of the Year
    – Crabgrass is here to set the tone out there. We’re gonna go inside, we’re gonna go outside, inside and outside…

    We ran 2.30 miles while having a great time. Good to be out there having fun today, we are all looking forward to a fun-filled summer!

    Speaaaaaaaaaaaking of which – We will be doing an official F3 “Boys of Summer” competition at Timberwolf this summer, May 29th through August 28th. Details to come, but come out, compete, and win points and you may walk away with the Timberwolf 2025 Champion trophy!

  • Legit Chicken Sh!t

    Ten traversers-of-the-ballsack, gathered in the waning darkness for today’s RAMM. Gumbo arrived staring at his phone, likely studying the route. Saab appreciated the ball sack route which prompted many jokes on balls. Bone Thugs appropriately stated, “that escalated quickly”.

    The Route

    • South on Commonwealth and around the Windsor Farms loop
    • North on Malvern
    • East on Grove
    • Left on Nansemond (4s), Cleveland (5s), Sheppard (6s)
    • West on Patterson
    • Left on Westmoreland (4s), Bunting (5s), Lex/Albemarle (6s)
    • Back on Grove

    Announcements

    • Pickleball is starting up the first Monday in June at Batteau. Normal time and place.
    • Breaking Bread signups available for this month

    Moleskine

    If you want to know what happens when you load chicken shit into your car, check with Chippendale. If you want to save money on garbage disposal, check with Saab. There were competing backblast title candidates related to composting. Tomatos with feathers was a close second.

    Have a great Friday everyone.

    Splinter out.