Category: Richmond, VA

  • This Heat is Hard on the Liver

    Run, walk, hobble…it did not matter. 7 gentlemen made the best of a morning that was deemed “hot”. As to how hot it was – relative to how hot it could be or has been – was open to debate – including which internal organs were the most vulnerable in high temperatures.

    Saab abides

    Route:

    Below is the 5M route:  Everyone begins by taking the left onto Locke Lane off Grove….

    4Ms:  when you reach the top of Paxton and cross over to Tuckahoe, take a right on Grove and head back to Mary

    6Ms:  Same route as 5s but take a +1 lap around Hillcrest.

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  • The Ultimate

    10 Bootcamp Warriors hoping for a trip to Burpee Lake received a game of Ultimate Frisbee instead.

    Warmarama: Deadman Hang, Helicopters, DQ, Imperial Walkers, Arm Circles, Merkins, LBC, Flutter Kicks, WWII, Scorpion Kicks, Alabama Prom Dates.
    Mosey to the field.

    Team1:
    HandShake: Forced to play all positions
    Fergie: Sneaky Assassin
    Senior Frogs: Sticky Fingers McGee
    Shaw-Shank: No one is getting through me
    EF Hutton: Ready Set Hike

    Team2:
    Nancy Lopez: Scholarship pending
    Posh: Shake and Bake Baby
    BoBerry: Slip and Slide
    HoneyMoon: Y’ll look thirsty
    Oyster: Blow whistle, mercy call, everyone gets a trophy.

    Great game today boys… Great 2nd F at Libby Market. 1 more chance at Ultimate Frisbee at GridIron, Aug 5th.

    PickleBall – Monday’s at Forest Hill every Monday in August. PickleBall Tournament Saturday 8/26.
    See Slack for Upcoming – 1/2 Marathon and 10k

    YHC took us out. Continue prayers for Fergie’s brother.

    Oyster

  • Joey Chestnut Has No Comment

    Two PAX emerged to beat the heat with a run across the river and back.


    The route: north on 10th a few blocks to Truist, left to Belle Isle Park, note the wasp nest under the bridge to the 21st St tower, cross the bridge to Belle Isle, up Gabriel’s Highland Path and back down, across the hanging bridge, greet Flintstone at the Belle Isle parking lot, back across T Pott to 10th Street, right on Hull, left on 13th, and back to Blackwell at 0830.

    Cafe Zata for breakfast. Enjoy the weekend!

  • Paula Economica

    Seven studs braved the gloomy early morning heat (82F) for a little Bro Code – sorta. Two ran faster, Two ran slower, one walked a Lulu, two walked each other. Few others out.

    Brocode route today. Hutton took us out.

    NMS – all too busy for coffeeteria. Great to see Whitesnake back out. TIL Economics in Latin era originally only covered the home business, loosely what we would call micro today.

    Get Some!

  • New Route, Same Humidity

    YHC and 3 respected Pax members ran or rucked for about 4.5 miles through a soupy Mechanicsville morning. The runners ran across 301 and explored a couple new neighborhoods. They were nice, minus one off-leash dog. Opus took us out with prayers for a student at his school with cancer.

  • Never Been Over Here Before. Oh, That’s Why.

    Five guys posted to Pearson’s Corner to end the week right. The crow/vulture/mini-falcon swirling around the PAX reported the following:

    Mosey to the sign in front of the school for a COP: SSH, IW, Birddogs. This ground is bone dry – whither the humidity? PAX were grateful to mosey to the field with grass uncut since May.

    COP 2: Merkins (with grass in the face), Suzanne Somers, Copperhead Squats, Helicopters.

    Mosey to the parking lot for Tracers, except with Bear Crawl, Crawl Bear, and Side Crawl. Reverse Crunches and Arm Circles IC. Reverso on the Tracers. Hello Dolly and Moroccan Dance Party IC.

    Mosey to the soccer field for a Lindsay: Squats and Freddie Mercurys with a 10-pace Crab Walk in between each set. Now this is reasonable grass.

    Mosey to the baseball field for Four Corners: 10 Merkins, 20 Jump Squats, 30 American Hammers, 40 Mountain Climbers. Rinse and Repeat.

    Mosey to the swings for three sets of 10 Swing Jerkins and Al Gore. Mosey back to the VSF for 1 Burpee.

    Announcements: Homegrown half and 10k, August 19th. Pickleball tournament, August 26th.

    NMS: Opus and Bulkhead had competing UVa/VT gear. Pavarotti was singing about his tomato pie. BooBoo, Opus, and YHC pondered whether it is more trouble to take the family out to eat on vacation or just stay home and cook.

    Thanks to DaVille for the hospitality this week. YHC will be back!

  • A little Murphy Murph.

    6 HIM’s made their way to Twin Team for the monthly Murph. DTH brought the tunes, jokes were made at Tobit’s expense, but strict form with natural weighted vests was on the menu at TT.

    Each month that we do this, we all humbled by the originator of this event. What a beast.

    We were all thankful for the gentle breeze, workout and time together.

    Boberry took us out.

  • It’s better with tunes

    Another Murph Friday, another day of perfect form. Fresh meat showed up as State Farm ventured north to take on the challenge. DTH brought the music which was a new and welcome addition to the Murph, somehow it made things go faster. Glad to get out of there before the sun starts cooking today.

    Stay cool brothers.

  • Just the two of us

    Señor Frog and YHC teamed up as a twosome for 45 MOM. Here’s what went down on this hot humid morning.

    COP on the blacktop.

    Blacktop 100:. Run 25 yards, perform 25 Jump Squats, run back.
    Run 50 yards, 50 American Hammers 2x, run back. Plank //
    Run 75 Yards, 75 2x Monkey Humpers, run back. Plank. //
    Run 100 yards, 100 Flutters, Run back. Plank. Mosey to Field.

    Chutes & Ladders: Run to treeline.
    Run two trees, Bernie Sanders back one tree, 5 merkins. Then run two more trees, back one tree, 5 more merkins. Rinse and repeat to the last tree.
    Round 2: Same program with Squats.
    Round 3: Same program with LBCs.

    Dora: Back at the blacktop. 100 WW2s // 200 Carolina Dry Docks // 300 SSHs

    End with some pull ups, stretching and 5 Burpees

    Good morning to workout with a buddy and start the day strong. SYITG.

  • Do you prefer doing it with both knees on the ground?

    Five macho men ready to work out, plus two white animals, gathered in the back of Godwin for some Kettlebells.

    One white animal took the Q late as long as the other white animal did the write-up.

    We started with side straddle hops and while six of us started with the classic White Deer one arm, one leg swing, White Deer did professional looking SSHs. We were astonished. 62 has been kind to him. After a little more warmup, and according to the white squirrel who lives in these parts, we did something like this:

    Stayed in a circle and did Two handed Swings, American Swings, Goblet Squats, Goblet Lunges, Deadlifts, Push Press, Thrusters and some Curls. 10-15 each.

    Then left the circle and did 10 deadlifts, 20 KB high pulls, 20 curls, 20 squats, 10 palm presses and 20 rows. Then we got on our knees or knee and did cycles of Wood Chops, Around the World, Halos and Obliques. I prefer being on both knees.

    At some point Mr. Rogers had to go. Whether he needed to leave early because the jog home with a 35lb kettlebell was going to take him time or he needed to poop, we were not sure. It did result in everyone else declaring they had to leave over the rest of the morning workout.

    Covered in grass, we ended with a triple check of KB Leg Losses, Presses and a run around the circle.

    White Deer had a nice spring to his step and whether he is aging well or that was due to Attila and his gas not being there, we will never know.

    Welcome to Mr. Rogers new kettlebell. Now nicknamed Officer Clemmons.

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