Category: Richmond, VA

  • On repeat

    After some warmups, we did a set of 7 exercises, all ten count, did a bus loop lap for “rest” and then repeated. 5 rounds total. Exercises were: 1) curls w/ OH press, 2) squat thrusters, 3)swings, 4)lawn mower pulls (both sides), 5)around the world (both directions), 6)jump squats w/bell and 7)plank pull throughs. Objective is to not put the bell down as you work through the seven exercises. The heart got a good test with this circuit.

    We then moved to a triple check: timer with any preferred carry, sit ‘n press & flutters w/bell. We were able to get this completed and then went back to the flag for a couple minutes of Mary.

    Good to see Gaudi back and hear the great news about another kid on the way. Attila was less gassy than normal and Mr. Rogers did a great job with coffee.

    Thanks for letting me lead.

  • Ultimate Showdown at Timberwolf

    The Thang

    Fourteen PAX posted at Timberwolf for a full-field ultimate frisbee battle. Teams were drawn, trash was talked, and the disc took flight.

    Team 1: Snip, Crabgrass, Pad Thai, Cookie, L Woods, Warby, Futon Team 2: DTH, Rudy, Fandango, Festivus, Flyboy, Hei Hei, Heist

    Team 1 jumped out to an early lead behind a balanced attack. Pad Thai, Warby, and Crabgrass were making plays all over the deep field, while Snip was surgical — pinpoint accurate and cleaning up everything in the middle of the field like a man possessed. Cookie played lockdown defense, Futon made plays on both sides of the ball, and L Woods was the unsung hero, keeping possessions alive with steady intermediate throws that kept the chains moving.

    But Team 2 wasn’t going quietly. They found their rhythm with the deep ball, connecting on long bombs that clawed the game back within reach and had Team 1 sweating. Fandango overcame some, let’s say, conditioning challenges to make some big plays down the stretch. Festivus wasn’t handing out any freebies — every catch against him was earned, full price, no discounts.

    In the end, Team 1 held on for the 7-5 victory.

    Moleskin

    • Futon spent the morning living rent-free in Rudy’s head with relentless Tundra talk. Psychological warfare is legal at Timberwolf.
    • Flyboy has the heart of a lion. Unfortunately, he does not run like a cheetah. We love him anyway.
    • DTH lobbied hard to draft Snip to Team 2, but he was in the SOS today — and we call the shots. Better luck next draft.
    • Snip’s accuracy in the middle of the field should probably be investigated by the league office.
    • Deep passes kept Team 2 in it, but Team 1’s depth and defense sealed the deal.

    COT

    Prayers and praises shared. Grateful for the PAX who posted and left it all on the field. Until next time — Crabgrass out. Prayers for Fandango & Futons co-worker and Cookies friend.

    8/21 – Hot Ones Challenge at New Market
    9/11 – Friday Night Ruck returns

  • No Toll World Cup

    Four descended from their vehicles to a suspiciously low number of PAX at No Toll, only to realize it’s All Star week and the gang is playing home run derby at Robious. Scram took the reigns and off we went.

    Mosey to back parking lot, pay the toll. Warm up.

    Four corners once and then backwards.

    Parking lot crawls, lunges and merkins.

    Singer takes over – Dora across baseball field. Mosey to tennis courts. Abs. Mosey to basketball court for World Cup suicides.

    We realized quickly it would just be the four of us which was quite odd from the numbers No Toll has generated the past few years. Thanks to Scram for starting us off. Good World Cup conversations. Didn’t think France could lose! Espana!

    -Singer

  • Pass your burden

    10 strong set off for an adventure. New streets unlocked passed the grand summit neighborhood in YHC’s old stomping grounds (Ben Nevis). I had to hold the PAX back from a detour skinny dipping in the local pool. Halfway through the ruck we stopped, dropped packs, and knocked out 20 merkins and 20 WWIIs. Rotate to the next rucksack to your left to hump your partner’s ruck back to the flag. Much trash talk on relative ruck weights ensued. ~3.2 miles covered.

    • Counterama – 10
    • Namerama 
    • Announcerama
    • Closing Prayer

    Naked Moleskin:  We were reminded this morning of the strength we have in community when we 1) open up to other men regarding the burdens we carry and 2) the joy we receive in helping our brothers carry their burdens. Let us remember to be real with one another and offer our time and help when a brother is in need.

    Announcements: (see SLACK!)

    •  1776 ruck challenge for month of July
    • BOS ultimate at Timberwolf tomorrow, let me know if you want to clown car from the Forge.

    Prayer Requests:

    •  Bronco’s sister Amy going through marital issues
  • No one wants to see this in daylight

    2 streaking watchers welcomed the return of 2 brogi veterans to the early morning gloom. Various stretches and groans ensued to the enjoyment of the PAX. Areas of emphasis included shoulders, quads, hammys, glutes and back. The return of various warrior poses were a welcome addition. Great work boys.

  • The Place to Be

    Solid showing at WDog by some grizzled vets. Beautiful morning before the heat sets in for a bit. Here’s how it went down.

    Thang:
    Old Faithful (i.e. the VitaTrail)
    2 Laps, alternating Merkins and Squats (modified due to old joints when necessary) Total of 220 Merkins/220 squats with a few SSHs and DeadMan Hangs, 2 miles covered.

    COT:
    Prayers for Hitch’s dad and Swirly’s family. Also to Pucker that he survives another hockey game tonight. BT took us out.

    NMS:
    We’ve been getting very lucky with the beautiful mornings. Great banter included a recap of Hitch’s trip to S Korea, Pistol Shrimp progress, potential EH for Faceplant and other gripping stories. Great midweek meet-up. SYITG!

    BT out!
  • Live, Work, Play, Monkey Hump

    After meeting Dodge Ball from F3Orlando, who is in town for his son’s soccer tournament, 6 of us headed over to West Broad Village, stopping at Trader Joe’s to get a disclaimer in and a little warm up. Tried something new: arm circles that slowly expand forward and slowly retract when doing reverso. It was a mess. Next, all Pax were provided with Burpee Powers: each man may declare it is time to do 5 Burpees at any given moment w/in the workout. This power may only be used once, but it must be used. With the heavy burden of great power and great responsibility, we moseyed toward the parking deck.

    At the top of the parking deck, we paired up. P1 run down the deck 1 story, then run back up 1/2 a story to meet P2. P2 goes down 1/2 a story, does the stated exercise until P1 returns. Then P1 and P2 run down 1/2 a story together. Switch off roles. Continue, ensuring both do each exercise. Exercises: Merkins, Jump Squats and WWIIs. Apparently, parking decks are not all down hills. One side is level, the other isn’t. Who knew? 1/2 of our 6 had to run an upward incline back to their partner the whole way. Those 3 will be the better for it.

    Gypsy executed his Burpee Powers first, cleverly modifying with Merkins and Jump Squats (a deconstructed Burpee).

    Next up, a Lindsay at Golf Galaxy. SSHs and Mt. Climbers.

    Next we stopped at Dodge Ball’s temporarily dwelling, Aloft Hotel, where we all did 20 Monkey Humpers (OYO), hoping his M might see us from upstairs. I’d like to think that West Broad Village’s slogan will now be: Live, Work, Play, Monkey Hump.

    On the way BTTVF, we paired up for Wheelbarrows. This was a first for Banjo. He said that before joining F3 he envisioned us doing Fireman Carries all the time. Thank God he was wrong.

    Back in the park lot of PMS, we spotted Bogey. He earned the distinct honor of being the latest Pax to a workout ever in the history of the universe. With 5 min left, he was provided with Burpee Powers, which he irresponsibly used immediately, demanding the pax do 5 Burpees. Then someone else exercised their Powers. Then I did. It was Burpee madness.

    Last, we did some Mary, passing the Q and worked on leading IC.

    Aaaaaaand time. Well done men!

    Numbers. Names.

    Announcements: Oyster is questioning if F3RVA will continue to devote our time and energy to Breaking Break, as he’s struggled to get volunteers. Years ago, Oyster suggested that we each attempt to sign up during our bday month. Let’s all try this. This system will keep BB flush with volunteers and what better way to help the homeless, vets, those dealing with medical issues and possibly teach your 2.0 how to cook – all at once. This is a worthy endeavor. Let’s step up our game!

    Prayer Request: for those traveling.

    YHC took us out.

    Moleskin: Go do something good for someone else today. SYITG!

  • All 4 Branches

    4 men posted this morning at Manndate and the PAX realized all 4 branches of the military were represented this morning.

    Since the entrance to the school was blocked off, we parked in the back parking lot and used the bus loop for the beatdown.

    COP – various exercises

    Circuit Stations – Station 1 squats, Station 2 swings with the clubs, Station 3 boat canoes, Station 4 timer jump ropes x 50

    Rinse and repeat as you rotate through each station. The timer increased to 75 and 100 jumps for each round.

    Numbers, names, Corned Beef took us out.

  • Do Whale Sharks Sound Like Eeyore?

    Twelve curious casual baseball fans gathered to ponder which was more lethal between a shrimp and a shark. The answer may surprise you. Once again, every mode of transportation was covered. Runners did a variation of the Devil’s pitchfork. This time with a loop instead of an out and back.

    Route

    Batcave to Westham Station to South Ridge to Westham to Pinetree to University. Back around the lake to the start.

    4s: + Ross

    5s: + Highland & Ross

    6s: + Panorama & Highland & Old Bridge & Ross

    Numbers, names, YHC took us out.

    Moleskin

    Chippendale and I were enjoying a lovely stroll until, out of nowhere, Faceplant stormed up behind us and joined the 5s. Apparently he Ferris Bueller’d his way through private property to catch up. Didn’t he realize these were out and backs? Nevertheless, he caught up.

    Post run discussion was centered around middle-aged men footwear style choices. Socks with Crocs wins the day.

    Have a great day fellas.

    Splinter

  • More Clydesdale Fun

    Five glorious Clydesdales and one want-to-be Clydesdale slogged through the early morning gloom.  Here is how it went down:

    • COP – no counting for Last Call
      • Invisible jump rope
      • IW
      • DQ
      • Helicopters
      • Arm circles
      • DMH
      • Merkins
      • LBC
      • Penguins
      • APD
    • Mosey to the parking lot for group one-man Dora around the parking lot
      • 100 HRM
      • 200 side crunches, 100 each side
      • 300 LBC
    • Mosey down the street for a 3x check
      • Run
      • WWII sit-ups
      • Squats
    • Mosey back to the parking lot and wrap up with a choose your own adventure of abs or stretching
    • COT with YHC taking us out

    Great work from the PAX today with a Clydesdale friendly adventure.  Plenty of mumble-chatter had by all.  Not a lounge workout, but some incorporated elements. 

    God is good all of the time!


    Attila