Category: Richmond, VA

  • 12 Days of Christmas meets ND Victory

    We had 11 at Grid Iron this morning to enjoy the 12 Days of Christmas along with a Notre Dame victory.

    Warm up led to a nice mosey to the soccer field for:

    Leg Grinder: 3 rounds of Squats, Lunges and 50 yards of Running

    12 Days of Christmas (ab heavy, of course): 12 American Hammers, 11 Pickle Pounders, 10 Heals to Heaven, 9 APDs, 8 Hello Dollies, 7 Flutter Kicks, 6 Side Crunches, 5 Burpees, 4 Crunch Frogs, 3 Reverse Crunches, 2 WWII’s, and 1 Freddy Mercury!

    Chest/Shoulders: 5 10 count Merkins, 12 rounds of Jack Web (1 Carolina to 4 Air Presses)…Why 10 instead of 12…because Lighthouse reminded us it was the 12 days of Christmas theme

    Arms: 27 Pull-ups (ND victory score) and 27 Dips

    Cardio: Lindsey (30-10) with Bench Kicks and Step Ups

    Finished up with some stretching and went to Starbucks for the 3rd F

  • Where is my Gypsy?

    With your feet on the air and your head on the ground
    Try this trick and spin it, yeah
    Your head will collapse, if there’s nothing in it
    And you’ll ask yourself

    Where is my Gypsy?
    Where is my Gypsy?
    Where is my Gypsy?

    But Lighthouse was there, and we ran 3.4 miles pre Gridiron. And Gypsy showed up at coffee/eggnog to answer our question.

  • Down Range Visiting Family in NC for Christmas

    YHC missed his typical workout at Satan’s Hill on Friday due to traveling down to NC to celebrate Christmas with the family. Decided to lead a PAX of 1 through a Saturday morning workout to allow YHC to eat more than usual for “Christmas Dinner” tonight. Here is how it went down:

    COP 1: 50’s Dora: Run lap around track, 50 Dips, Run lap around track, 50 Incline/Decline Merkins, Run lap around track, 50 Squats, Run lap around track, 50 Step Ups, Run lap around track, 50 LBCs, Run lap around track, 50 Carolina Dry Docks

    COP 2: Mosey to the playground for set of 10 pull ups

    COP 3: 11’s with Merkins and Jump Squats

    COP 4: 4 Corners Prostitute Style – 10 Diamond Merkins, 20 SSH, 30 Calf Raises with Arm Circles, 40 LBCs, Ended with 1 final lap around the track.

    Number, Name, No Announcements, Prayers for safe travels to all of those traveling this holiday season, those battling various illnesses and for a blessed Christmas! Now time to sit back, relax, watch the CFP and enjoy Christmas dinner/drinks with the family! Have a blessed day fellas!

  • Gorilla Escapades

    Nine holiday-spirited ruck lovers followed a new route out of Rockwood, across Hull St, and around the quiet neighborhood streets of Mayfair Estates, covering a total of 3.08 miles. Weather reported 30 degrees, but it was 70 and sunny in these gloom lovers hearts. The Mumble Chatter was rich (ask Hardywood to share about his gorilla escapades), nearly everyone had a turn shouldering Sandy (the 60 pound sandbag), and no man was left behind. Oh, and Mudslide and Big Rig did some brotastic laps around the area.

    Prayers for Doublemint’s mom facing terminal cancer, and peace and wisdom for Dmint and his family in the process. God shines most brightly through us when we bear witness to His Love while walking through a  dark season. Keep the birth of Christ and the reason for His coming at the center – God loves YOU!  Yours AYE! ~DTH

  • 2 Men and a Runner?

    Shovel flag’s up and Coupons down! I guess the shovel flag wasn’t the only thing that was up at 6 AM, am I right guys? Haha!

    Pool Boy and YHC got after it this morning for some EC with a 3 mile ruck and a coupon to carry to share and handed it off every 1/4 mile. Choo Choo rolled in about 3/4-1 mile into our ruck to do a partial run and ruck but couldn’t seem to find us to team up.

    Great ruck this morning with Pool Boy, it’s always nice getting to know him a bit more every time we get together.

  • Hot Potato DaPile

    5 DaVillians started their weekend the right way. The PAX decided to a hot potato Q.

    Mr Holland Q:

    COP

    Island hopping with a bunch of exercises at each island

    Opus Q:

    Rotating 4 corners

    4 minute wall sit with burpees for rest

    Spit Q:

    Polesmokers x 2 rounds of flitterkicks and heals to heaven

    Bulkhead Q:

    Mosey back to flag, stop at each light pole for an exercise.

    Stretching to close out

    Numbers, names, Opus took us out.

    Prayers to Beat It’s friends and their son.

  • Hot Potatoes

    6 men met up and did a set of Doras with a hot potatoe q. Switched to bear crawls around the benches with step ups, dips, and merkins. Went into a round of blimps with bear crawls in between, but a bus came so had to pivot. Ran up the hill with increasing numbers of Merkins, then back to the flag.

  • Fawn in the Lawn at Satan’s Hill

    Warm up

    100 burpees: Run across parking lot to do 10 burpees and repeat all the way to 100 burpees

    triple check ALL the way up Satan’s hill with ab exercises

    Ended with circle of trust/prayer

  • Holiday Calorie Burn

    The B-Dubbers hit the streets early, eagerly anticipating a mystery Q at Twin Team. No House Party this morning – but we had to persevere. Route was the standard out and back up Robious Road. Lots of great conversation including the pronunciation of Botetourt.

    SYITG

  • Knock Before Entering

    Seven men and two canines set out to find one new street in WestHoe.  Results: Negative?

    Here’s where:

    • L on Pump
    • L on Sancrest
    • R on Windingridge to the end
    • Reverso on Windingridge to Hickoryridge
    • Cross Falconbridge onto Cedar Chase
    • L on Buttonwood
    • R on Falconbridge
    • L on Raintree
    • L on Ridgefield
    • L on Pump
    • Finish around Godwin
    • Back to SF

    MOLESKIN

    The run started with a discussion of obscure rules in football.  Whitesnickerdoodle is just glad we won.  As we reverso’d on Windingridge we passed the house of one of Mr. Rogers’s stepson’s old girlfriends.  He told a story of an unauthorized closed door and the subsequent walk of shame.  Ask him about it, I’m sure he’s happy to re-tell it.  At coffee, UpChuck namedropped the wrong name, but the moral of the story was the Beatles may not be the Beatles.

    ANNOUNCEMENTS

    • Pigskin raising money for medical mission
    • Lifting up all the PAX and relatives with medical issues
    • Big day at DogPile tomorrow – come to find out