Category: Richmond, VA

  • Vision quest

    8 would be seekers of a vision quest posted out to a cool 72 degree morning at the Old Hundred. According to Chesterfield’s finest Maintanance workers the tunes were flowing and here is what went down.

    **The events described here are based on true events.  Some of the names, places and exercises may have been changed to protect the innocent.  This was also modified to fit your screen.  

    Quick mosey across the lot to start. COP- 20 each SSH, LBC; 10 Each, Jazzercise, Helicopters, Imperial Walkers, , Copper head squat, Dead man hang, Merkins, Dollies, Flutters.  

    The thang (all performed to some of the finest stadium rock and movie soundtracks!). 3 Exercises and starting with 30 reps then decrease by 5 the next cycle until to 0. When song ends stop and run to end of lot and pick up where you left off. First Triple Lindy was Curls, Skull crushers, and front raises. 2nd round was Swings, Bent rows, Squats, 3rd round was LBC’s, Flutters, Dollies and 4th round was Aound the worlds and Iversons.

    Announcement: Love for Liv this Saturday 7am at Alamo. 9 year Convergence 9/23.

    Prayer Requests: Remember all those that perished on 9/11.

    YHC took us out in prayer. Make today Awesome.

  • The Heat is On

    YHC showed up for a normal Monday beatdown, so new cars and people coming in hot, here is what happened:

    Start with parking lot tracers to get loosened up from the weekend, mosey to circle up for

    COP

    20 SSH, 10 Helicopters, 10 DQ’s, 15 Arm Circles 10 small and 5 big, reverso, 10 LBC’s, 10 Scorpions, 10 DQ’s, 10 Hand release merkins.

    THANG

    Mosey to the East entrance of the school and divide up into groups of 3 for a triple check. P1 – run to wall and do 5 dips and return as the timer, P2 – LBC’s, P3 – Alternating lunges. We rotate through for a complete set and perform 2 mores sets for a triple check.

    Next we do a bro-code paced parking lot island workout. Start with bear crawl to parking lot light(PLL), lunge to next island, bernie saunders to next island. Next Bear Crawl to Island, reverse lunge to the PLL then bear crawl to island and bernie saunders to start. We did this routine again, exept we did a Polar Bear instead of Bear crawls. The final routine was a repeat of the start.

    Mosey towards the parked cars and circle up for a final triple check. P1 – Jump rope for 50 Jumps, P2 Flutter kicks, and P3 – hand release merkins. Everyone does each station to complete a round and did 2 more rounds for a triple check.

    COT

    We did two minutes of stretching and Numberama, Namerama. YHC took us out in prayer.

    Moleskin

    So we had a FNG today that is a neighbor of Trout, he works in law enforcement and we settled on Axel (as in Axel Foley from Beverly Hills cop). I was a nice cool morning for a workout. Thanks for letting me lead. See you in the gloom soon. Cheers….CB!

  • All of this counting

    Two posted for this evening’s Punisher. Warmups with Imaginary Jump Ropes, Imperial Walkers, Don Quixotes, Helicopters, Suzanne Somers, and Small Arm Circles. Move to the nearby grass for nine rounds of 11s – two rounds of Merkins with Squats, two rounds of APDs with Plank Jacks, two rounds of Carolina Dry Docks with Single Count Forward Lunges, two rounds of Side Straddle Hops with Single Count Hillbillies. Follow with LBC sequence – 50 each of Regular, Left Leg Up, Right Leg Up, and Legs Mostly Straight – two rounds of this. On our feet for 50 each of Overhead Presses, Small Forward Arm Circles, Small Reverse Arm Circles – two full rounds and finish with 50 Presses and 43 Small Forward Arm Circles. AO math suggests 2001 total reps completed. Follow with brief reflection on what we were doing on 9/11/01. COT.

  • In Remembrance

    Sixteen of the finest Pax anywhere came out to get the job done.

    Mosey to the sea of asphalt for COP. There were an assortment of exercises including SSH, cherry pickers, Don Quixote, etc.

    Number off into groups of three and off to the bus loop. Team one did step ups and essentric down-steps. Team two, the pacers, did 11’s (Bulgarian squats, Derkins). Team three did Lindsays (donkey kicks, box cutters). Everyone rotated through the three challenges.

    Round 2 – Stair climbs, 3×8 jerkins (timer), and lunge walk.

    BTTW and dualing chicken peckers followed by some Mary before launching into some Broga.

    YHC took us out with a moment of silence.

  • Never Forget

    17 desperados paid tribute to the fallen at the Alamo this glorious morning. Wildcat and I shared Q duties this morning for a nice little beatdown. Here is how it went down:

    Warmorama: Lap on around the parking lot, several laps in the tennis court (mixed in some skips, butt kickers, high knees). Circle up for some SSHs, various stretches, some APDs and Merkins.

    COP 1: Quickest triple check in the world. Timer runs 40 yards and back, with other Pax doing copperhead squats and leg lifts.

    COP 2: 9/11 Mailboxes. Mosey to mailbox alley for a rotation of nine tuck jumps followed 11 merkins.

    COP 3: 200s. Mosey to the modern house culdesac. Partner up. Timer runs 50 yards and back to dumpster. Combined reps of 200 mountain climbers/200 squats/200 flutters/200 SSHs.

    COP 4: Cindy fireman brigade. 3 groups of 5 to 6. One block per group. 1 rotation of curls and tricep extension. Guy lifting the block calls out exercises for everyone else. I heard some people did alot of burpees. Cant blame me.

    Native american run back to the flag. Mudslide led us through some broga.

    Numbers/Names:

    1. Love for Liv this Saturday. Be there. 7 am. Refreshments at 8 am at YeeHaw’s house. Ms and 2.0s welcome. Bring a friend.
    2. 9/23 Convergence at Crucible

  • Mary Mumford Duck Blind

    Trees down along the route, including a couple at the AO. One hit the new arbor and turned it into a well camo’d hunting blind.

    Another simple quadrilateral , with Broad St as an eastbound thoroughfare. There was admiration of the new development and luxury lodging along the route.

    YHC took us out.

  • Context Round 2

    A cool dozen failed to find cool weather as they embarked up the hills and through the woods.

    TYA took us out with v2.0 of his COT regarding context. Thank you TYA for your pursuit of perfection!

  • Sparks at the Crucible

    A brocode run was called, and a brocode run was had. The Thang: Mosey to T Pott, back across to the top of Belle Isle, spill out on to 13th and back to Stockton. NMS: Always good to catch up with Shakedown. He is going to crush the Backyard. He might even need to cut back on training a bit – tomorrow will be at least 3 days in a row running.

  • Full Body Saturday

    3 Daviilans answered the call on FB to come out this morning for a running bootcamp

    This how it went down

    COP – SSH, Cherry Pickers, Helicopters, LBC’s, American Hammers, Arm Circles

    THANG

    Run into Giles down passed the hill then loop to Willies Way Trail

    DaPile Love Hill – Traditional exercises of Broad Jump Burpees, Lunges, and Bear Crawl while one runner heads up the hill then back down. Rinse and Repeat till the end of the road

    Run around Giles till we hit Giles Farm Rd

    Triple Double Check – Slow squats, Freddie Mercury, Lunge to sign and run back

    Continue down Giles Farm Rd to Cool Spring Baptist parking lot

    Parking Lot Tracers

    Curb Crawl – Start with 5 decline Merkins, Bear Crawl, 4 Merkins, Crawl Bear. Rinse and Repeat down to one

    Start heading to Atlee Station Rd when we called audible for a some play ground fun

    Spider Web Climb – A little fun in the middle of the workout to feel 10 age. We climbed the spider web to the top and back down

    Start running again across Atlee station, across the railroad track to the end of Cool Spring Rd

    Down Hill, Love Hill – Lt. Dan, Backwards Lunge, and Bear Crawl while runner(s) ran to the fire hydrant and back

    Finish the run heading over the fly over and back to Atlee HS

    1 MOM – Stretches

    Numberrama, Namerama, Announcements, YHC took us out

    MOLESKIN

    YHC worried that this could be solo Saturday since on FB the night before most of the PAX said they were out. Luckily Mr Holland said if we run we showed up. We add Helix and made it a run workout.

    We got in 3.77 miles and worked out our legs, arms, abs for a full body workout

    Corned Beef joined us for some 2nd F at The Local afterwards

    SPIT ON THAT!!

  • Lots of Wood

    YHC, Rosie, McGruff and Hardywood went for an early run. Lots of storm damage and downed trees on the paved trail.

    We were lucky to have the two Brogi’s to tag team some stretching on the basketball court. Last Call started us out, and Mudslide wrapped up a full body routine.

    It was great catching up with everyone!