Category: Richmond, VA

  • Dynamite Drop In Monte with a little Respect!

    0430….Recon to the area with some PAX already parked=Broga!

    Kubota was parked checking emails and we caught up while Westhoe arrived in dawn’s early light. GP assisted with time keeping. YHC owns no Garmin!

    0500 (or there about)….time to mosey around the church to COT= 50 SSH, Dead Man Hang, L leg over R leg dead man hang, R leg over L leg dead man hand, 18 Copperhead Squat, on your 6, 6 inches and hold, 18 LBC, and 10 Merkins. Mosey to the back of church.

    4 corners- 50 SSH, 100 LBC, 150 Squats, 200 Monkey Humpers. Mumblechatter was high and by the time PAX hit 200 Monkey Humpers, audible was called, and 200 Arm Circles. YHC has always thought that high mumblechatter means PAX should run more. Less talking.

    Mosey down the Taint aka Ridge Road S. Running….and then waiting for the 6…PAX planked with 10 Merkins performed. Mosey to bottom of Ridge, plank and hold 6 inches. Time to run back up Ridge. Mumblechatter was great and half way up..audible and PLT, 50 per PAX member.

    Circle up in the parking lot with 1 minute left…..merkins AYG!!

    Numberama, Namerama,

    Announcements:

    Memorial Day Convergence, 0700, Dogpile

    Call a friend and check on them.

    NMS:

    2000 post for Handshake! Fantastic job brother!

    EF Hutton has posted to First Watch 28 weeks in a row!

    Mumblechatter was great and YHC obviously misses the connection with Ronnie and various other continual stories.

    Honeydo said something about our wives and I cannot remember exact words….but….it was funny.

    Thank you to fellow brothers who posted this morning for YHC and the ability to say, “Respect.”

    I truly appreciate the brotherhood, friendship, and workouts with you men.

    Loud and Proud,

    Flatline

  • You Know the Drill

    Hot days but beautiful mornings. 3 Old Salts and 1 Spring Chicken (😂) showed up at WDog for a perfect midweek semi-beatdown.

    COP:

    Mumblechatter as we moseyed to the Vita Trail. No pain.

    THANG:

    2 laps, 2-ish miles, 220 merkin, 220 squats (alternating at 11 stations). Mosey back to the flag.

    COT:

    Memorial Day Convergence Monday, thoughts for Bleeder and Fam. BT took us out.

    NMS:

    Beautiful day to be out before the deluge begins. Brisk walk with lots of merkins and squats is just what the doctor ordered to smooth out the remaining pain of Saturday’s PLTs (thanks, Flatty). Topics discussed were hockey on naturally frozen lakes, what dogs eat and roll around in, bug bites/poison ivy from DogPile and several other very important things. Solid start to the day!

    BT out!!

  • To The Library………And Beyond

    8 PAX braved the mean streets of Bon Air this morning. We followed a meticulously planned route, and all made it back alive and relatively healthy. The journey kicked off with a stop at the Bon Air Library for some ruck grip strength carries, overhead carries, and walking overhead presses. The route took us through the neighborhood in the general direction of YHC’s house. With 30 minutes to spare, we stopped and did some Don Quixote’s, then held plank while discussing the F3 mission and credo. The PAX made the final push back and were all to happy to complete 3 minutes of overtime.

    COT followed by coffee at Einstein Bagels. It was great to see some new faces out! As always, it was honor to lead.

    SYITG

  • You say it’s your birthday, it’s my birthday Q yeah!

    8! guys showed up this morning for a kettlebell bday beatdown

    COP — lots of fun stuff

    Dora — timer runs to the end of parking lot road and back
    100 — KB Squats
    200 — round the world
    300 — SSH (no kettlebell)

    Line up on the wall with a bell for a kb wall sit
    Lunge across the road, KB flutterkick presses (20)
    Repeato with 25
    Repeato with KB thrusters
    Then do some DK’s 25
    Then do some Smurf Jacks 25

    End with some boat canoes by Yardy
    Then a little bit of stretching

    Reflections — Sometimes an F3 beatdown is simultaneously the hardest AND the most rewarding part of the day. It’s a gift to be able to work out with you brothers and take on the day the right way. Looking forward to many more years!

  • We’ve got until 6.

    8 posted on this glorious morning at Atlee High School for the Raider Run/Ruck. Most were here on time. The 3 runners ran into Giles to the end. They then wove their way out of Giles dropping Anchovy off and then running around the schools and back to the VSF for 4.3 miles. The 5 ruckers went into Giles and then returned.

    COT: Numberama, Name-O-Rama, Announcements, YHC took us out.

    NMS:

    Anchovy had to be at the Atlee track for practice at 6 AM, so it was YHC’s goal to get run into Giles and then return just in time. Goal accomplished. We got there just in the nick of time. YHC and BAM! then ran by the track, elementary school, and middle school before returning. It seemed difficult for both today. Not sure if it was the heat, the Giles hills, or just getting back into shape.

    Announcements:

    • Bulkhead is going to India for a month to be with his mother and family. Our thought and prayers are with you.
    • Memorial Day Convergence – 7 AM at Dogpile. Should be a great time.

    Gotta Run!

    Phonics

  • Putting one foot in front of the other

    Two Ruckers and Two Runners posted on this perfect Thursday for the Tomato Run/Ruck. YHC had not run for a few weeks, so the first mile felt like he was pulling a parachute behind him. Did feel good to give BAM! some company. We ran through Rutland, Cool Spring Forest, Cool Spring West, and back to eventually join Bulkhead and Yard Sale at the end of the ruck.

    COT: Numberarama, Name-O-Rama, Announcements, BAM! took us out.

    NMS:

    It was good to be out again.

    Gotta Run!

    Phonics

  • Farewell Frisbee

    TWENTY FOUR HIMs gathered on the misty fields of NoToll for YHC’s last Q in RVA before moving west to Charlottesville. The morning was once again 70 and sunny, perfect weather for a friendly game of ultimate. Snuff and Machismo organized very evenly matched squads as the game was back and forth for the full 40 minute contest. Bodies were flying, doinks were a plenty, and the bad guys ended up victorious as the grown boy himself, Rudy, caught the final score as time expired for a final score of 8-7. Despite the loss, this was exactly the type of morning YHC hoped for and the PAX delivered.

    Several post-game accolades were administered after reviewing the tape:
    – Most Strategic: Doner Kebab
    – Highest Time of Possession: Snip
    – Best Trash Talk: Orange Crush
    – Most Likely To Not Take Their Own Advice: DTH
    – Best Use of the Hips : Fandango
    – Surprise Ringer: Destiny’s Child
    – Tallest: Machismo

    Announcements:
    – Ultimate Rd. 2 – Boys of Summer Series – Timberwolf on Thursday
    – Memorial Day Convergence @ Dogpile

    Prayer Requests:
    – Praise that Wildcat’s M is doing well after surprise procedure and continued prayer’s for her recovery.

    YHC is extremely grateful to conclude my time in RVA back where it all began. I look forward to the next time!

    – Humbly, NTB

  • 4+2=75 minutes

    1 man ran 4 and hiked 2 in the latest edition of The Clinic. Temperatures were actually 70 and (early enough that it was not yet) sunny. According to the ducks watching their young, the following might have happened:

    4 mile run.

    Upstairs, change shirt, grab coffee.

    2.15 mile ruck with 40 pounds.

    Quick hello to Omar, who was dealing with a water leak.

    Number, name, and YHC took himself out.

    NMS: stuff happens. This week, YHC’s house had a busted toilet, a helpful set of air conditioning guys, and an uninvited bat (oh, and a power outage). All solid interruptions to life…yet, none of them anywhere near the challenges friends are facing. Important to keep things in perspective.

  • Sweating out the Weekend

    15 of F3s finest rolled into The Alamo to get their week kicked off right. YHC was ready to sweat out bad weekend decisions.

    0530 and LFG. Short little mosey go get the heart rate up. Warmarama of Modifiers / Mankillers starting at 10, jazzercise, highknees, merkins into plank into mountain climbers into shoulder taps.

    COP 1: Run down and through the tunnel for 11s. Jump squats and run up the stairs to the street for merkins

    COP 2: Jog back to the tennis courts for four corners. Just stack at each corner 10 Carolina Dry Docks, 20 fence smokers, 30 merkins, 40 SSH. Feeling like caged animals, bearcrawls were the mode of transportation to each corner.

    COP 3: Triple check. Timer up the hill to the far pole, others performed jump squats and raise the roofs.

    Just enough time to get back to the flag for a plank and name the PAX member to your left. Only 5 penalty merkins. Nice work PAX!!

    Just a few rounds of ring of Mary abs 10 reps.

    Numbers, Names, PR, COT

    Great news for Hermeys son and his scans. PR for Trespass searching for a new job.

    Pain is only weakness leaving your body

    Always an honor to lead you gents!

  • 24s for 2 year anniversary

    2 years ago today-ish BigRig dragged me to the Bermuda triangle. Today I Q’D in honor of all the days out there and all the HIMS that have pushed me in many ways over the last two years. Thank you.

    24 was the count for the day. We mosied to the football field where we bear crawled 24 yards, 24 jump squats, bear crawl 24 more to 24 lbc’s, bc 24 more for 24 pickle ponders. Mosied around the compound for pole dancers, how downs and a triple set with burpees. Then BigRig complained I can’t count to 3 so we did more burpees at the cow pasture fence. Turkish getups over the fence to a burpee, 24 of those. BigRig being a beast as usual had time for some pole smokers at the end. Mosied back for a ab ring of fire.