Category: Richmond, VA

  • Fancy Best Westerns and Pink Tow Trucks

    Six strong homebody Spring Breakers came out for a WTH-ish type beatdown. Mr Rogers made his first trip to First Watch to soak in the oversharing.

    COP: SSH, Don Qs with groaning in unison, Imperial Walkers, Helicopters, Merkins, Reverse Crunches, Scorpion kicks. Mosey to back lot of RRbC for a Triple check: HRMs, LBCs, run to buses and back.

    Mosey off campus and down Ridge to Cameron. Wheelbarrows, lunges, and burpees. Do loop and back for some more Wheelbarrows. Back to Ridge for Dora 123: Merkins, Jump Squats, and LBCs. Back to flag and 2 min of Mary.

    NMS: Solid PAX this morning of 6 with several regulars out of town or still on Brokedick Brigade sideline. The grunting en masse on the Don Quixotes was something to behold. While off campus it may have appeared the Q was confused on directions but it really was just a ploy to get in some more Wheelbarrows. Nothing makes a guy move faster on Wheelbarrows than the guy holding his legs pushing his way up closer to the Taint, Bleeder style.

    Coffee was well attended while the group observed the lack of consideration to Handicapped spaces as heaven forbid someone walk an extra few feet when picking up their morning Mochacrapachino.

  • Ruck-a-ccino

    6 HIMs gathered at the stop sign. 1 HIM we found running. 1 HIM jumped out from behind a tree and startled the unsuspecting newcomers to the RounTrey Ruck Club. All in total, 8 HIM came out to put some work in!

    Started at stop sign, had light conversation on what’s better than a kettlebell or MTG cards to get weight in your pack. Only took 5 minutes before TSG felt lost but his spirits were lifted when we passed Matlock out there crushing it on his gloomy run!

    Walked past McGruffs house, nothing. Around the bend and crosses the road by the gas station. Walking up the hill with no lights whatsoever on it, McGruff was in his element and rushed us from the cover of the trees and scared a few of us pretty good. You never know where he may appear from! There was some debate on whether he had his pants up while he was in the woods by himself.

    We reminisced a little on FlyBoys life and made our way through the rolling hills and eventually back to the start. We’re hopeful that Tobey doesn’t notify HR on us today…

  • Cookin’ with Rosie and Thaaaa Duke.

    Crisp april morning, which seemed to keep the pollen at bay. Challenging, potentially foolish run: https://tinyurl.com/Tough-run.

    I tried to maintain a lead over Rosie and The Duke, but of course Rosie defeated me by the time we arrived at the gravel road and steamed up the hill by the train tracks.

    Respect to The Duke, who has done a bootcamp, KB and a run all his first week. Enjoyed some cofferama with The Duke post run.

    Prayers for The Duke’s grandfather-in-law and Pax going through relationship struggles.

    Sign up for the May 2nd Century Run!

  • Wet and Wild Spring Break

    Three couples went to the fabulous Short Pump for Spring Break this year. Lighthouse lifted his shirt with glee when the theme was announced (true story). Like at a lot of island resorts, we had to start where it smelled like piss and the picnic tables are chained to the ground (the dog park pavilion). In addition to the running warmup to get there, we did some warmups of IW, DQ then transitioned to merkins. One of the wives complained about the ground being disgusting so after the merkins we continued our trip in paradise at the Water Park! The family hooted with glee. At the water park, we did some ab warmups of flutters and lbcs and then were ready for a threesome check.

    The timer chased their kids around the loop while the other two did HRM and Squats. After 3 rounds, we were all sweaty and tired and decided to hit the sand! We also wanted to see some baseball this spring break so we did both. After moseying to the baseball field, the timer did ten burpees at home then relieved the WWII folks on first, who relieved the Heals to Heaven people on second who relieved the reverse crunch people on 3rd, who then went home to do ten burpees (and so on). We went around once and the sun and sand made us hungry.

    We ran across Pump to find all the food choices at this resort: Mexican, chicken, a nice bar, it has it all! Feeling like something extra nice, we went to Tazza and did 7’s of Burpees and Jump Squats. We then ran home and talked about butt stuff.

    It was a great Spring Break and no matter what you hear from other Spring Breakers, this was the best!

    Lunch next Tuesday back at Firehouse Subs (Ed’s place), noon.

    Thanks from Salt Lick for welcoming him to F3 Richmond.

    Prayers for Roger Roger, Fireman Ed and Fudd’s sister Mary.

    Talk to your travel agent about the Short Pump resort experience. Five Stars!

  • Here I Am! Ruck You Like A Hurricane!

    2 Violent Gentlemen emerged like ninjas on the PFP neighborhood. We almost made it out until a small truck driving in made certain he’s keeping tabs on us by clicking his high beams on. Just wave and try not to stare into the 2 suns coming at us.

    Good rucking with you this morning Wildwood! We’re missing the rest of our crew! We hope to see everybody soon.

  • 200 Burpees, 200 Thrusters

    Pool Boy and YHC, decided to hell with pull ups and Dips. Today, we’re going hard.  For Extra Credit, we each did 200 Thrusters, 200 Burpees, then murder bunnied our way 150 yards uphill, back to the flag, just in time for the Bermuda Triangle Beatdown!

    Actually, we did our normal Pull-ups and Dips, with some Decline Merkins, and Jerkins.

    Happy April Fools Day

  • Getting Ready for State Farm

    4 Bermuda Boys came out for what turned out to be one of the tougher Bermuda Triangle Beatdowns, in awhile. YHC’S Garmin agreed, with an average heart rate in the 150s!(that’s high for a bootcamp!)

    YHC started off the hot potato with a mosey to the basketball court for the standard warmarama, then a leg circuit.

    12 lunges with one leg into 12 jumping lunges same leg, repeat other leg
    Run to other side of the court and back
    Repeato

    12 squats, widen stance 12 squats, then 12 jump squats wide stance
    Run to the other side of the court and back
    Repeato

    Over to the wall
    Wall drives x20 double count
    Mountain Climbers x20 double count
    repeato

    Back to the basketball court
    Lateral Lunges x20 double count
    Lateral shuffles between the lines on the key x20

    That’s it for legs today boys!
    Broadway says “Not so fast, my friend”

    He took us for a military style Run around the school, after a solid mile, we stopped at the bleachers at the football field for some incline merkins. Then moseyed over to the lower parking lot for some parking lot chasers.
    Then mosey up to the main lot.
    Start at 15 merkins, then 14 WW2s, declining and alternating down to 1, finishing with 10 of each.

    Pool Boy closed us out with his signature Taint tickling.

    Names, and Numbers. Broadway took us out.

    This was a good one, hopefully it will prepare us for whatever State Farm has in store for us next Tuesday at the same time, same place!

  • Half Respect

    A thin crowd of 6, possibly affected by Spring Break travel, or scared of an April Fool’s Old Glory, gathered at NoToll for a Hot Potato. After Tin Man turned down multiple suggestions to grab the lead, YHC took the crew to the basketball court for some warm up. No Last Call, no DQ or Arm Circles.

    Mosey to the parking lot for 11s – jump squats and WWII. Machismo said he had something ready for the PAX so I passed it to Sable for the next round. Bear crawl with a merkin at every other parking space – up to 10 – sprint the rest of the way. Only 20 spaces – no sprinting required. Return with lunges for 5 spaces – now sprint. Repeato

    Now Machismo gets a turn – pole smoker indigenous run that felt like it went on forever but was likely only 4 rounds. Donkey Kick indigenous run on the dumpsters 2x each with the new dumpsters delivered and new pad under construction. No investigation was done but I think the NoToll coupons have been relocated or removed.

    Finish up with various line runs on the basketball court, courtesy of Sin Bin and a merkin then ab rings of fire.

    Announcements leaned into discussions/questions about the upcoming Century – more info coming soon but if you can handle a boot camp you can handle a couple legs of this. Join a team, reach out to someone, you won’t want to miss the stories that come out of it.

    Half the PAX was respect today, a rarity for NoToll, well done gentlemen.

  • That’s why we have nicknames…

    9 gentlemen or grown boys met in the pre dawn gloom of the well lit Old Hundred. The plan of the day was kettle bells, or weight of some kind, KG or LB is choose your own adventure. According to the school maintenance vans, this may or may not have occurred.

    warmerama:

    22 jumping jacks

    10 helicopters 

    10 zombie kicks

    10 imperial walkers

    15 American hammers

    10 merkins 

    The Thang:

    10 KB squats

    10 KB curls

    10 KB swings

    10 overhead press

    10 tea pots each side

     20 count rest

    X3

    1 lap around the lot

    The Thang part deaux

    10 skull crushers

    10 ww3s

    10 American hammers 2 count

    10 flutter kicks with the weight in the air

    20 count rest

    X3

    1 lap around the lot

    11s with over head press and shoulder shrugs

    triple check with squats and curls

    Cool down 1 minute broga

    Numbers, Names, Announcements, YHC took us out.

    announcements:

    • The Century Classic 2.0: this is great opportunity for a fun and challenging CSAUP. May 2nd and 3rd. Run or ruck between the RVA AOs overnight, caravan style taking turns. See myself or Heist to join up or for more info! If you can do a bootcamp, you can do a leg!
    • The Bridge: This is starting up again, great 3rd F opportunity. Groups are forming, Corned Beef in April and Hermie in May. Come out and support an alternative prison ministry.

    great work this morning fellas, let’s make it a good day!

  • No April’s Fools

    No April Fools jokes today.  A traditional ground and pound workout in cooler than expected temps.  Here is how it went down:

    • COP
      • SSH
      • IW
      • DQ
      • Helicopters
      • Arm circles
      • DMH
      • Suzanne Somers
      • Merkins
      • LBC
    • Mosey to the black top for a one-man Dora (5 sets with a run for each exercise)
      • 100 HRM
      • 200 monkey humpers
      • 300 LBC
    • Mosey to the bus loop
      • 15 wall sit with air press and 15 milkers
      • 40 pole smokers
      • 20 Mike Tysons
    • Mosey back to the parking lot for COT with YHC taking us out

    Attila Q means a Gomer Pyle post.  YHC is the friend of the crippled and unstable.  The PAX is also grateful that Gomer did not drive in on stolen wheels.  After a year of driving a “hot” sports car, corrective actions are in place?!?!   Stay tuned, Gomer’s either going to have new wheels or maybe a member of the PAX will be asked to bail him out of jail after going grand theft auto.

    Great work from the PAX today.  A solid core group despite it being spring break for the public school kids.  High reps and limited mumble-chatter after COP. 

    Continued prayers for Roger Roger, Fudd and Fireman Ed.  God is good all of the time!

    Attila