Category: Richmond, VA

  • Thankful for the workout

    Three dudes who apparently do not look at weather forecast or wind advisories stepped onto the grounds at Atlee High School the morning after a light snow. An icy parking lot and gale force winds were ready to great them. YHC, being slightly tardy for the start today, grove into the parking lot and it appeared that the two other PAX members were off to the distance doing SSHs. YHC then attempted to run over to there location but multiple PSAs by Bulkhead to not run due to the icy ground. Once YHC joined them, a hot potato Q was determined and Bulkhead took the lead.

    Very slow mosey to the Atlee High School commons entrance. Per exercise, we found ourselves getting closer and closer to the Atlee doors where there was less snow and wind.

    Bulkhead’s Q

    COP all IC: SSH, Invisible Jump Ropes, Imperial Walkers, Helicopters, shoulder rotations, Don Quixotes, Copper Head Squats, raise arms up and lower to ground, Tempo Merkins, Freddie Mercuries.

    Triple Check #1

    Wall Sits, Hold Plank, Bear Crawls to wall and back

    Mr. Holland’s Q

    Triple Check #2

    WW2s, Squats, Lunge to wall and back

    Triple Check #3

    Merkins, American Hammers, crab walk to wall, lunge backwards

    Phonics’s Q

    Elevens – Lunge to side and do Monkey Humpers, Bear Crawl back and do scissor kicks.

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

    NMS

    It was great again being able to do a bootcamp at Atlee High School since this location had only been slighly used in the past 2 weeks do the the ice and snow. The location we selected for today worked great because it limited the wind. It was shocking as we moseyed back to the VSF to feel the wind.

    I feel very fortunate to be able to exercise and have this fellowship on cold mornings like today. Many in our community have been suffering in recent weeks due to the cold and sickness. Our thoughts and prayers are with them that things to get better.

    Coffee was a good time again today. Corned Beef was able to join us.

    Announcements: Frozen Triangle postponed by 2 weeks to 2/21/26. (Not on Valentine’s Day. Good call F3RVA)

    New skill to work on from today: Can you rotate your shoulders in different directions at the same time? I’m practicing Mr. Holland. Not there yet.

    Gotta Run!

    Phonics

  • Not Suitable for Kids

    6 of the very best RVA can produce descended on the immaculate scenery of Bettie Weaver for the latest escapades of Twin Team Lounge. With the upcoming frozen triangle for some and the workout return after an extended hiatus for others, today offered the perfect tonic of intensity and finely calculated exercises that is required at such an establishment. Here is how things went down.

    Mosey to the bus loop, careful to avoid the icy spots for your typical introductions and disclaimers. Warmups were all lounge style (no numbers required) that included SSH’s, Helis, Jazzercise, lunges, i think some squats, maybe? along with anything else that YHC may be missing.

    Mosey over to the carefully laid out manmaker blocks for a triple check. Timer lunges across the bus circle and back, windshield wiper merkins and LBC’s for those waiting behind. YHC quickly found another block from the carefully stockpiled stack for the next set of exercises.

    Partner up for a Loungy Dora. No counting here. Timer skips across the circle and back. Each person rotates and does 1 set of curls, 2 sets of block pulls, 3 sets of block presses.

    Still time on the clock. 100’s it is. Mosey to the blacktop partially covered in ice. Exercise is called. 1st person to 100ish hollers out and we mosey to the opposite side. Exercises included squats, jazzercise, arm circles, american hammers, maybe urkranian soldiers?

    Mosey back around to the virtual flag for a bit of mary merkins. Numbers, Names, Announcements, Prayers. YHC took us out.

    Announcements: Frozen Triangle

    Prayers: All those participants in the Frozen Triangle.

    NMS: Its been 2 weeks since YHC has posted due to the weather and nursing a bad back. YHC is not the only one on the mend as Rosie and I were both hurt our backs moving large objects to save distressed playboy models. Typical chivalrous tasks for Loungers. Great group of fellas to enjoy the company. Great having Wojo cut through the velvety ropes and join us this morning. Coffee was great as always. Thanks fellas for giving me the opportunity to lead.

  • Cindies, Stones, Sandbags, Oh My!

    9 winter warriors descended on Satans Hill this morning for a little flex on their Friday.

    Short little jog tot he stop sign and back to the parking lot for the F3 Mission Statement, Core Values, SSH, Don Quixote, hand release merkins, and flutters.

    With the 5 Cindies (extra weighted due to frozen mud) that SH had to offer, additional coupons and a sandbag were the weapons of choice.

    COP went as follows. Run up SH, around the block to the cul-de-sac, walk down the icy trail back to the parking lot. 4 min of burpees. Repeat the run, 4 min of overhead coupon presses. Repeat the run, 4 min of curls. Repeat the run, 4 min of coupon squats. time called.

    Have a great and safe Frozen Triangle for those making it!

    PR for Dumars friend battling cancer and Futons co workers son for his heart ailment.

    Always an honor to lead you gents!!

  • Crotch-Gate

    A six-pax set off in search of clean-ish streets.  Three ruckers did that, and one septuagenarian played it safe.  Here’s where the Pax went:

    • Circle behind Godwin and out from Circus entrance on Pump
    • R on Pump
    • R on Buffapple
    • L on Singingwoods
    • R on Brookmont
    • L on Cox and circle the tip then reverso to Ridgefield
    • R on Ridgefield
    • L on Raintree
    • R on Windbluff
    • R on Willowick
    • R on Avenham
    • R on Raintree
    • R on Maremont
    • Take the path
    • Back to Godwin and SF

    Numberama, Nameorama, COT

    MOLESKIN

    All 10 PAX were successful in today’s mission.  No injuries reported.  Gypsy’s 3.0 wore a sweet moomoo, but looked more like a canine snuggy.  Crotch-Gate is a thing.  Yahoo has the story.  Somehow it doesn’t involve our 1st F putting tube socks down his shorts.

    ANNOUNCEMENTS

    Frozen Triangle – Tomorrow Launch 0600 @DogPile

    WestHoe 2nd F Lunch – Tuesday @ Firehouse Subs

  • Cheavers ‘R’ Us

    2 decorated F3 HIMs emerged from the gloom for an OTB bootcamp to get the energy flowing!

    Warmarama? I don’t remember if we had one.

    Mosey through the neighborhood and back to the park.

    CoP1 – a ladder style for core routine with cones involving and the following core exercise – WWIIs, Clappers & APD’s

    CoP2 – Touch a tree with Merkins, squats or burpees and something else.

    CoT

  • Get My Gator!

    YHC’s mustache had ice forming this gloom as he rucked at an easy pace of 15:58/mi for a distance of 3.31mi.
    Beaver was missing the HIMs this gloom but got to spend some quality time with the Sky Q and praying for the faculty and students of the NK High School.
    SYITG!
    Frozen Triangle is tomorrow! Let’s go!!!

    Screenshot

  • Small World

    The ultimate prime PAX (7) greeted an icy AO in the gloom of the Tunnel.  Here is how it went down:

    • COP
      • SSH
      • IW
      • Ukrainian soldiers
      • Helicopters
      • Arm circles
      • DMH
      • Merkins
      • LBC
      • Penguins
      • APD
    • Traverse the ice to the tunnel and bear crawl to the tunnel
    • Find a way to the pavilion to do a Lindsay with step-ups and dips
    • Traverse the ice to the shopping center parking lot for a 3x check
      • Run
      • HRM
      • WWII sit-ups
    • Use the shopping center wall to work all areas
      • Wall sit with 15 air presses, 15 milkers
      • 20 PLT (40 total)
      • 10 Mike Tysons (20 total)
    • Mosey through streets and ice back to the flag for some Mary
      • WWI sit-ups
      • LBC
    • COT with YHC taking us out

    Great work from the PAX today as we traversed white and black ice.  Great to have Big Spoon in from Tulsa.  Under the it’s a small world, Roger Roger’s M used to babysit Big Spoon, and once had to pick him up from Short Pump Mall after he got busted by HCPD for an intense, on-the-run make-out session.  Did not have that on the bingo board this morning.

    Prayers up for those looking for jobs, Roger Roger’s son’s broken arm and Big Spoon’s family as the celebrate the life of his grandmother.  God is good all of the time!

    Attila

  • old hundo forgotten

    We did an awesome classic KB at OH on tues i forgot to post

    COP

    it was cold so we warmed up

    THANG

    we did 3 circuits, 3 rounds of each circuit and ran some

    it was a full body wo

    COT

    name/numberama, annc and prayer req’s, ponch brought us out

    the end

  • No #ickheads

    The New Zealand All Blacks have 12 Team rules. #6 being no #ickheads. If you never read the book Legacy, please do, it is great read about a Rugby club that has sustained the test of time and delivered an all-time win percentage of 76%. Coaches have changed, players have changed but the winning culture has remained. Rule #12 is “Leave the jersey better than you found it”. And thus the challenge, leave F3 better than you found it.

    Men showed up in bitter cold. Men pushed each other. Men made each other better. Men gathered in circle of trust. YHC took us out in prayer. SYITG

  • Just Me!

    Rolled into AO Timberwolf expecting the usual gloom-to-doom camaraderie. Instead, I was greeted by… silence. No headlamps. No mumblechatter. Just me and my thoughts (which are not always encouraging).

    Started with a 30-minute run, because nothing says accountability like realizing you’re the only witness. Threw in some push-ups and a few burpees to make it feel official. At some point I stared into the darkness long enough to decide I was bored, clearly victorious over the beatdown, and ended a little early.

    No FNGs were harmed. No HIMs were inspired—except maybe myself, briefly.

    COT: Optional when you’re solo, but appreciated anyway.