Category: Richmond, VA

  • Yes, its a Figure Eight

    10 guys and one dog ran today. We did the Handshake Figure 8. North on Pump, left on Pump and either go all the way to Broad Street hang a right then hang a right on John Rolfe Parkway and then merge back onto Pump back to Godwin -OR- North on Pump, Left on Pump and then turn Right into Short Pump Park and then hang a right on John Rolfe Parkway south and merge back onto Pump back to Godwin. Miles were run.

    Announcements – Shoe Drive until December 18th. Honeydo’s “One Hit Wonders” workout at Dogpile on Christmas Eve, something else?

    Prayer Requests – Hutton’s friends 15 year old Son was buried today. Prayers for him and their family. Prayers for those in need of Mental Health.

    NMS – not too much going on today. YHC, Lulu (dog), Hutton, and Roger Roger ran today, The Fast Crew ran fast, and Pigskin walked while he continues to recover.

  • A Festivas Fit For a Gerry

    8 gents descended upon Mary to see what she had to offer, this is what transpired….more or less…

    • COP: Copius stretching
    • Neighborhood Loop: Run then perform 50 of an exercise (3 iterations)…LBC, M-Climbers, Flutter Kicks
    • Triple Check: Chicken Peckers, WWII’s, Run out, 10 HR Merkins and Bernie Sanders Back
    • Derkins and Merkins: Two stations, visit each 3 times. Ten reps of aforementioned
    • Descending Doras: 300 Hello Dollies, 200 LBC, 100 Merkins. Partner runs to pull up bars (5 reps)
    • Few minutes of Mary

    Announcements:

    • Christmas Eve morning at the Bridge. Come one, come all…
    • TYA is taking donations for F3 Shirt to go to Bridge participants. It is the highlight of their week and the shirts really mean a lot to them.
    • Props to Oyster for taking-over Breaking Bread for 2023. Thanks to Upchuck for all his work this past year+

    Saab abides

  • Last Call for Flex Friday

    7 dadbods skipped the fartsack for another edition of Flex Friday. Swole Friday?

    WARMARAMA:
    SSH, DQ, Ukrainian Soldiers, Imperial Walkers, Michael Phelps, Helicopters, Jazzercise. Short Mosey to the end of the block and back.

    FlexFriday:
    Tabata: Pick an exercise: 20 secs work, 10 sec rest, repeat x 8 = 1 round. Run parking lot between rounds. Choose new exercise each round.
    Exercises: Block Burpees, KB Rows, American Hammers, Overhead Press, Merkins, Curls, Jump Rope, Goblet Squats.

    7 Rounds Completed – Well done boys.

    Numberama, Nameorama, COT

    MOLESKIN:

    YHC wanted to lift coupons and keep the heart rate up. Tabata it is. I think the PAX today enjoyed the coupons of Kettlebells and Cinderblocks. Next time let’s not follow Overhead Presses with Merkins. Great to have Last Call at Satans Hill today; welcome to FlexFriday.

    Announcements:
    2nd F – Saturday with Pax from the Capital at Hardywood. See Slack for time.
    Off the Books: Rosetta has a group meeting at Triple Crosssing on Sunday 6:30pm to run through Walton Park and see the lights. 2nd F to follow at Triple Crossing.
    See slack for more Announcements.

  • Oval Corners

    8 seasoned kettle bell warriors descended on the slightly warm and wet confines of the far West End. As Pigskin was arriving the workout went like this:

    COP: DQs, helicopters, merkins, FMs, and ACs. Mosey to bus loop.

    I called it four corners but someone had to point out that an oval has no corners. Either way, we did 10 of an exercise went 1/4 the way around the loop, did 20, went 1/4 round the loop, etc.

    10 burpees

    20 sit and press. White Deer complained about getting wet even though he wears several layers.

    30 overhead pulls

    40 overhead presses – take a lap

    50 bench presses

    60 curls for the ladies

    70 2 count flutters (in 2 sets)

    80 lawn mower pulls (in 2 sets)

    90 SSHs

    100 – sumo squats (in 4 sets)

    110 – LBCs (in 3 sets – 40, 40, 30)

    120 – one count American Hammers

    Finish with 5 burpees and more DQs to loosen us old farts up. Some happy hours are happening including one where HoneyDo displays his angelic voice with Christmas tunes at Fudd’s. Prayers for Pigskin to recover from his back issues and for comfort/peace for Attila’s ailing mother n’ law. Mike White for MVP. Do good things gentlemen.

    Fireman Ed

  • Putting the Burn in Bernie

    Lots of Burpees, lots of Bernie Sanders. Strong work!

  • Hitting all the corners

    YHC arrived at the Forge to find a Red Fox mulling around the AO but quickly darting off into the woods once the headlights of the truck came into view. 10 others soon started filling in the parking spaces to bring us to 11 total. According to the owl here is how things went from there.

    Mosey to the ticket office for the COP

    DQ’s, Imperial Walkers, Helicopters, Deadman Hangs, LBC’s, Heals to Heaven

    Mosey to the corner of the bottom parking lot

    Four corners prostitute – Exercises are Smerf Jacks, WWII’s, Plank Jacks, Squats

    Mosey up the stairs to the next parking lot

    Four corners prostitute – Exercises are LBC’s, Sugar Sticks, American Hammers, Scrunchy Frogs

    Big four corners from the top of the upper lot stop at the first stop sign your choice WWII/Merkins, stop at the entrance of the lower lot your choice WWII/Merkins, stop next to the ticket office Smerf Jacks, up the stair to the last corner for Ball Dippers.

    BTTF

    Numbers / Names Machismo took us out

  • Bulkhead wore them out

    1 rucker and 1 runner showed out the day after we had some our largest numbers in week at a Daville workout to get in their miles.

    Boo Boo did the rucking and had to keep it short due some “ extra curricular activities” to get in 2.5 miles

    YHC after waiting to see if any LIFO’s would be joining did a walk/run getting in a 5k

    Great weather for a Ruck/Run today

    Hope you fellas enjoyed the fart sack

    SPIT ON THAT!!

  • Two runners and a Pigskin

    Two runners got in 4.2 miles, 55 hand release merkins, 55 squats, 30 dips, 30 step ups and some thorns while Pigskin did 200 merkins and 200 dips with some walking. Where were you?

  • Table for Two

    Two warriors posted for WDOG this morning and here is how it went down.

    Mossy, warm ups, broga

    Rusty Cage : 3 sets 3 over hand 3 under hand pull ups – 3 sets of 10 jerkins. 3 sets of 10 incline merkins, 3 sets of 10 dips.

    Stage : Block work – 3 sets 10 curls, 3 sets, 10 overhead press, 3 sets of 10 block merkins.

    1 mile run back to the flag.

    Great way to start the day BT enjoyed it brother, way to work . Hope to see the rest of the WDOG crew back soon.

    See y’all in the gloom!

  • Six Seconds to Glory

    The Grinch appears once a year to spread holiday jeer, doling out green pills for all the PAX of Tuckahoeville.  After 45 minutes the Grinch’s heart grew larger and kinder, and gifts were given to all.

    Here’s what transpired:

    Mosey to the far end of the parking lot. 

    COP

    • Dead Man Hang
    • Skygrabbers
    • Helicopters
    • DQs
    • Copperhead Squats
    • Imperial Walkers
    • SSHs
    • Hand Release Merkins

    Mosey back to rear corner of parking lot grabbing blocks along the way

    Endless Escalator – Exercise 1, Run a Lap, Exercise 1 + 2, Run a Lap, Exercise 1+2+3, Run…..Exercise 1-10 and Run a Lap (20 reps of each exercise)

    1. Merkins (200 total)
    2. Imperial Squat Walkers single count (180)
    3. WWIIs (160)
    4. Carolina Dry Docks (140)
    5. Dips (120)
    6. Crunchy Frogs (100)
    7. Block Curls (80)
    8. Block Thrusters (60)
    9. Heels to Heaven (40)
    10. Burpees (20)
    11. Reverso from 10 to 1, if necessary

    Numberama, Nameorama, COT

    MOLESKIN

    Another Christmas, another opportunity to test one’s fitness.  Fudd was 6 seconds shy of completion.  Thus, YHC perfectly timed the COP.  Last Call reached the round of Burpees, not sure if any others got that close, or if they just settled into the suck and avoided the big finish.  Either way, YHC will put this one away for another year.  The payoff was baked goods and Fair Life Chocolate Magic.  Special thanks to Kubota for bringing the blocks.  The First Watch Season of Giving continues. 

    ANNOUNCEMENTS

    Carols with Honeydo at Fudd’s 12/18

    Shoe Drive through December

    HDHH Final Gravity 12/21

    HH Hardywood West Creek 12/10 3pm

    Breaking Bread ongoing