Category: Richmond, VA

  • Around the campus COP

    3 men posted at Dapile. The PAX decided to do a running COP style workout. The PAX ran around the campus, alternating the Q and doing several exercises along the way.

    Some GRAMS to close out. Numbers, names, Opus took us out.

  • Different Location; Same Service

    On Friday, our fearless Breaking Bread Leader Oyster called an audible (or really Daily Planet needed an audible) because our typical location already had someone bringing dinner. But, it turns out they have another location nearby (Hull Street in Manchester) that houses Vets and can use our services.

    OMAHA, OMAHA, OMAHA…

    YHC and Splinter (tonight) confirmed the audible and off we go.

    YHC and is 2.0 were on duty for Saturday night. Snare – still in need of hours to complete HS – and a friend of hers in a similar boat, set the menu. They cooked up some tasty Mac N Cheese and Brownies and chopped up a bountiful salad. YHC’s job was simple – grill 12 breasts of chicken and help deliver. That we did.

    The different location is a house on the corner of Hull and 29th in Manchester. A nice spot with a little courtyard and parking in the back. We delivered the piping hot Mac N Cheese and the chicken breasts fresh off the grill. We served plates, and BOY did we hear from the patrons who did NOT want salad. But, they were super grateful for the rest, including the fully untouched 9×13 of Mac N Cheese that will provide leftovers for today and, of course, the brownies. Hilarious!

    Service complete. If you haven’t signed up for Breaking Bread – DO IT! Lots of folks out there just need a nice hot meal.

    No More Gumbo For You!

  • A Triangle has 3 sides

    YHC doesn’t know of another time the Frozen Triangle has ever been rescheduled. It is ironic that something that has the name “Frozen” was rescheduled because of actual frozen conditions.

    First off, what is The Frozen Triangle? Well it consists of 3 things: 20 minute Bootcamp at Dogpile, 3.4 Mile Run to Punisher, 20 minute Boot at Punisher, 2.9 Mile Run to 45MOM, 20 minutes Bootcamp at 45MOM, then 2.4 mile run to Dogpile to finish. Roughly 9 miles and 60 minutes of Bootcamp.

    Before YHC starts, happy 10 years to Bodo’s! You are always ready to jump into anything that comes your way. To quote the reverend from The Patriot “A shepherd must tend to his flock. And at times fight off the wolves…” Whether it’s a duel on the Pickelball court, or taking an Ultimate Frisbee game too seriously we are glad to have you as part of our group.

    YHC only completed one leg of the Triangle (45MOM Bootcamp and run to Dogpile) so YHC is missing the full details of what transpired before then.

    Dogpile – Bodo’s Anniversary Q. Not sure exactly what happened, but it was likely epic and entertaining. Then mosey to Punisher.

    Punisher – Gumbo Q. Also not sure exactly what happened, but rumor has that it was a tour of the campus while finding new and fun options. Then mosey to 45MOM.

    45MOM – Gypsy Q. Gypsy raided the Community Garden for Pavers/Edging Stones. Various exercises without any running: Block/Kettlebell Pass, Jack Webbs, then Wack Jebbs. Then mosey to Dogpile to finish.

    There was also a rucking contingent with House Party, Choo Choo, and Commando.

    NMS – T-claps to the guys that did the full Triangle, that is a tough CSAUP and there were a few first timers.

    Announcements – L Woods is involved in a Food Drive, please see Slack. Gypsy encouraged men to join a F3 Shield Lock, as well as to reach out to guys you haven’t heard from in a while.

    YHC is proud of the Pax that participated in The Frozen Triangle, especially those who were able to complete the whole thing. Special thanks to the guys involved in planning and to Corned Beef for running the Chuckwagon with snacks and water.

  • The Temu Triangle

    The Tarrington Posse, Cha Cha, and YHC held down the fort at Rockwood Park this morning. Here is a brief summary for your viewing pleasure:

    To the small basketball court for warm-up: Side Straddle Hops, Imperial Walkers, Helicopters, Hand Release Merkins, Pickle Pounders, Freddy Mercuries, Heels to Heaven, Alabama Prom Dates. Lunge Walk, Knee Pulls, Mario Jumps, Karoake, Broad Jumps, might have missed a few.

    The workout – The Triangle

    Corner One – Ab focus
    Triple check with runner, WWII Sit-ups, and Flutter Kicks
    100 LBC’s and 100 West Virginia Prom Dates.

    Mosey to the back parking lot for Corner Two: Legs
    Dora – 100 squats, 200 Squat pulses, 300 toe taps. Runners goes to the bottom of the hill and back.

    50 Monkey Humpers, 50 Gorilla Humpers, 50 Monkey Humpers.
    Lt. Dan’s to the end of the parking lot.

    Mosey to the basketball for Corner Three: Upper Body

    4 Corners Prostitute with 5 burpees, 20 Merkins, 30 Shoulder Taps, 40 Moroccan Night Clubs.

    Variable arm movements as we make our way BTTF. Finished up with some Mary – abs edition.

    Numbers, Names, Announcements, Prayer Requests, and YHC took us out

    Final thoughts: Excellent job by the PAX this morning! It felt appropriate to honor the frozen triangle crew. Sorry to have missed it. Cha Cha was doing sprints after the workout – dude is a beast. Steamer suggested we sub out “prostitute” for “Onlyfans.” Not a bad idea.

  • Still Open for the Not So Frozen

    10 not-so-frozen, relatively square PAX members assembled at the Gridiron for a very respectful beat-down.  Here is how it went down:

    • COP
      • SSH
      • IW
      • Ukrainian soldiers
      • Helicopters
      • Arm circles
      • DMH
      • Merkins
      • LBC
      • Penguins
      • APD
    • Mosey to the tennis courts, 10 reps at each court and mosey back for the next exercise:
      • 40 HRM
      • 40 WWII sit-ups
      • 40 jump squats
      • 40 2x crab cakes
      • 40 side crunches, each side
    • Mosey to the back of the school for a 3x check
      • Run
      • Dips
      • Step-ups
    • Find a pole on the bus loop for a pole smoker escalator (10, 15, 20, 25, 30 reps, totaling 100)
    • Mosey to the front parking lot for 4 corners
      • 10 Chuck Norris
      • 20 CDD
      • 30 monkey humpers
      • 40 penquins
      • Then retrace our steps for 2 sets total
    • Mosey back to the flag for some Mary
      • FK
      • H2H
      • FM
      • 1 minutes of LBC
    • COT with YHC taking us out

    Tried to go to some places we have not been lately.  Tater almost busted a nut with the running and ab portion of the workout.  We were bro-code style, and no man left behind, including YHC.  Good to see Pigskin feeling better.

    Prayers up for those sick, in the job market or starting new jobs.  God is good all of the time!

    Attila

  • Sex and Anger

    Like crumbs left behind as the Trianglers flushed and headed off to stop 2, four men proceeded as usual.

    Here’s what transpired:

    UpChuck Q

    Mosey to the Amphitheater

    • Alternating any style Merkins x 5, Good Squats x 5 up the stairs
    • Plankorama

    Fudd Q

    Mosey to the Rusty Cage

    • Pullups x 5
    • Suzanne Somers L/R x 10
    • Dips x 5
    • Repeato for 5 rounds

    Helix Q

    Dora

    • Merkins
    • Squats
    • SSHs
    • Partner skip to the fire hydrant and run back

    EF Hutton Q

    Mosey to Ha’Penny Stage

    Touch-a-Tree (4 trees per round)

    • Donkey Kicks
    • Balls to the Wall
    • Dirty Hookups

    Mosey back to VSF

    Mary

    • LBCs
    • Heels to Heaven
    • Hello Dollys
    • Rosalitas

    Ring of Fire x 2

    30 seconds of stretching

    Numberama, Nameorama, COT

    MOLESKIN

    Hats off to all that complete the frozen triangle, and a bow to those who are doing for the 2nd time in 2 weeks.  Solid work among those of us who stayed behind to keep DogPile secure.  Section 8 housing sounds like a really interesting place if you have an NDA.  Care packages are provided.

    ANNOUNCEMENTS

    Prayers for UpChuck’s friends Mike and Becca

  • I wish it would suck more!

    Two Sappers gathered in the rainy, foggy and wet gloom – that frankly really could have been more spicy weather all the way around. If anyone who could pass a psych eval was out, this is what they might have seen.

    Gomer Q

    Welcome, Disclaimer, 8 Burpees – mosey to the COP
    Shoulder / Chest / Back COP all OYO: 10x DQ, 10x Turn and Bounce, 10x upper back stretch, 10x hip rotation, 10x Deadman hang, 20x ‘mer’cans, 20x wide arm, 20x Diamond, 10x fingers out, 10x fingers in, 10x fingers back, 10x chaos ‘mer’can.
    Mosey to tunnel. Gurpee at each light (burpee with mountain climber and a squat).
    AB / Legs COP: 20x WW2, 20x flutter kick. LBCs 30x reg, 30x left leg straight, 30x right leg straight, 30x both straight, 30x 45 degree, 30x 90 degree, 10x APD. 20x sumo squat. 20x split squat

    Borat Q

    Slow Mosey to the playground – 3 rounds: 8x Pullups, 26x stepups, bear crawl around the apparatus. 5 min EMoM 10x Mercans, 15x WW2, 20x Squats.

    NMS – fun discussion about Army days and the NCOs that made the world turn. Also airmobile operations and how the Nasty Guard can do more training than a active duty armor unit in garrison. Finally ADCON leaders that need to find something else to manage.

    Get some!

  • sleep eludes me.

    3 guys came out to take on the day the right way

    COP included a lot of the normal ones, but also some gradual leg raises and some dirty dogs

    Extended 4 corners
    10 jump squats
    20 merkins
    30 am ham
    40 SSH

    40 jump squats
    10 merkins
    20 am ham
    30 SSH

    30 jump squats
    40 merkins
    10 am ham
    20 SSH

    20 jump squats
    30 merkins
    40 am ham
    10 SSH

    some dips

    some DK’s

    done!

  • Kettlebell hell

    3 guys including a Kotter stopped by to take on the day the Kettlebell way

    COP — various fun exercises

    Triple check
    50 SSH (timer)
    situp presses
    1 KB thruster with 5 halos

    head over to the bus loop for some bus loop exercises

    KB slog —
    throw the KB and bear crawl to the grate
    do the same uphill

    please refrain from dropping the soap
    hold the weight out in front
    dropping it means a penalty lap
    plus 10 WW2 situps upon return

    Great morning with some great dudes!

  • Ludicrous Speed

    Site Q, gonna Q.

    Here’s where:

    • L on Pump
    • L on Falconbridge
    • R on Raintree and cross Gayton
    • L on Cherrywood
    • R on Ednam Forest
    • R on Waltham
    • R on Cedarbluff
    • R on Cherrywood
    • L on Raintree
    • L on Maremont
    • Take the path
    • Back to Godwin and SF

    Numberama, Nameorama, COT

    MOLESKIN

    The mist in our headlamps made the entire run feel like we were moving at ludicrous speed.  Shame on you if you don’t know where the reference comes from.  You’d probably dare to jam our radar with raspberry and your Schwartz definitely isn’t as big as ours.

    ANNOUNCEMENTS

    Frozen Triangle – tomorrow 0600 @DogPile

    Prayers for UpChuck’s friends