Three O-ish Gs rolled up to Bettie Weaver for some roadwork, and here’s how it went:
4 mi: up Twin Team, right on Ellesmere, left around the Powderham loop, left on Ellesmere to E Brigstock, Mt Hill loop and BTTF.
Numbers, names, YHC took us out.
NMMS: it was great to have Wedding Singer out with us pushing through while he’s on the mend.
3 PAX were undeterred from the rain at HBR. YHC grabbed the Q to minimize the running but we still covered at good amount of the AO.
COP at covered drop spot: SSH, Don Qs, Hillbillies, Merkins, Flutterkicks, Scorpion Kicks.
Mosey over to covered area: 50 Boxing Roaches, alternate bear crawl and lunge. Head over to Pullup playground: 4 rounds of 8 pullups & 20 squats. Then grab a bench & do 25 benchkicks, 10 Derkins, then run a lap. 4 rounds. Over to PES parking lot: triple check of Donkey kicks, B2W, and run loop. Head on down to Jerkin Gym, with a quick stop for some Heels2Heaven and a highly motivated Turkish Getup. Then 4 rounds of Jerkins then 50 benchkicks and back to the flag. 3 min of mary and ROF. YHC took us out.
Announcements: Bridge on 6/4. Pre-Ruck for Memorial Day, 6:00 AM before the main event at 7:00.
NMS: Lot of PAX on the IR still but what a great morning to play in the rain. Offshore wasn’t a fan of the dry-covered COP and made some comments about the Q which will be reported to HR this Thursday (or next Thursday??) When Handshake is the voice of reason in the PAX you know you are in for some fun. YHC has been out last month with Sciatica and grabbing the Q to try some running worked with mixed results. Really sucks not being out in the Gloom.
A steady downpour at NoToll immediately drenched the faithful PAX as they exited their rides in the last minute before 0530. With inspiring rock and roll thumping two rainproof speakers, the hearty PAX beelined it for the pavilion to squash the sad clown.
The THANG:
WARMERAMA:
COP #1, #2, #3, #4, and #5:
Mosey BTTF for COT:
NMS: Nothing like a little precipitation to bestow honor on the faithful HIM’s. After YHC made the spontaneous comment of “rain separating the HIM’s from the Hams”, Doozy was straining his brain to come up with an acronym for the “Hams” …Hardness-avoidant men? …HIM’s absentee mode? …or are we just alluding to fatty porkers? Ok ok, no name-calling, let’s just say kudos to the few who raised their first to the sky and said BRING IT! And big welcome to JUDGE, who used to post in C’ville, and finally popped the F3RVA cherry this morning in true style. Appreciate JUANITA bringing him out. Fun fact that YHC provides Peds care to both of their 2.0’s. Honored to lead and serve with you guys. SYITG, YHC, DTH
A cool, hard rain didn’t stop a half a dozen from making the best of it. Since the Q bagged out, YHC called an out and back on Grooooooove.
Saab abides
Three posted for the April 25th Punisher. Short field Beast and a few other pearls.
Five of us took advantage of much cooler weather in posting for tonight’s Punisher. Short mosey to the far end of Laburnum Avenue school yard for COP with 25 x SSHs, 15 x IWs, 15 x DQs, 15 x Ukrainian Soldiers, 16 x Helicopters, 15 x Carolina Dry Docks, 15 x Reverse Crunches, and 15 x Big Arm Circles, forward and back.
Short additional stroll to the grassy southeast corner of the school property for Deck of Death. PAX choice of exercises with reps indicated by the cards: Spades – Copperhead Squats, Hearts – SSHs, Diamonds – Merkins, Clubs – Rocky Sit Ups (two count, elbow to knee), Jokers – 10 second faster jog in whatever direction with a jog back. Drizzle begins mid-way through the sequence. Cheap Ocracoke Island cards not waterproof.
Slide circle near the center of the grass for a few minutes of stretching. Short mosey to the edge of the parking lot. COT and Weapon X took us out.
On YHC’s 6 anniversary of his first post in Mechanicsville, 6 Davillians arrived at Atlee HS on a sunny and 70 morning in May
This how it went down
COP (all IC) – SSH, Copperhead Squats, Skip Jacks, Arm Circles little and big….Reverso, Merkins, LBC’s
Parking lot Tracers
Mosey to bus loop
4 corners: X20 merkins, X20 2 count flutter kicks, X20 Dips, X20 WWII situps
Mosey to closest basketball court:
Partner burpee suicides: One runs burpee suicides while partner sits in the people’s chair. Switch and repeat.
Mosey to the backwall of HS
Triple check: Run loop around the first island of the Teacher’s lot, Alabama Prom Dates, Balls to the Wall
Lots of time left so we repeated Partner Burpee suicides and 4 corners
Mosey back to the SF
5 MOM – PAX choice of exercises then 30 secs of starching
Numberrama, Namerama, Announcements, Opus took us out
MOLESKIN
This year YHC decided to run the same workout Lab Rate Qed back in 2016. With a smaller PAX things got done quicker so repeating was needed
Great mumble chatter was had by all.
To finsh YHC shared the words Lab Rat put in his Backblast on that morning. These words have a lot ways become the memo for DaVille:
“There were guys of various fitness levels out there this morning so YHC wants to ensure that everyone knows these workouts are designed to be tough for everyone. “You versus you” means do what you can, then move on. Another way of saying it is “fake it til you make it”. Also, most importantly, know that we WANT you here. It can really suck at first, but if you keep coming out, you WILL improve. “The workouts don’t get easier, YOU just get stronger.” “
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The Bridge on June 4th and Memorial Day Convergence at Tredger starting at 7am
SPIT ON THAT!!
Five men braved the near perfect temperatures at Satan’s Hill to push themselves just a little. YHC admits he was a little worried when he pulled into the New Market ‘hood and saw an empty parking lot. If not for Marmaduke saying he wouldn’t post Monday, YHC would have developed a complex.
Begin with SSH, Stretching, Hillbillies etc.
Run around the four corners of New Market (clocked at 8/10ths mile according to the silver Caddy) and finish at the rock pile.
The PAX selected larger than usual rocks for a non-stop, not more than 10 reps workout with Curls for the girls, overhead press, rows, squats, LBCs flutter kicks, dollies, rosalitas, Suzanne Summers, APDs, Jerkins, dips, Irkins, multiple sets. The PAX needed a change.
YHC broke out his greatest hits list and played They Might Be Giants cover of Tubthumping by Chumbawumba, the PAX had to do SSHs during the verses with one burpee per “I get knocked down, but I get up again in the chorus. After burpee 16, Nacy Lopez threatened to crush the speaker with a rock and YHC thought, “this was easier last time I did it 5 years ago.” The count for burpees was in the high 20s. We concluded with some more abs and a trip and a half up Satan’s Hill followed by BTTF for 6 more burpees just to kill the time. By the end even POG was sweating so it must have been OK.
Nancy went through a slew of announcements. YHC took us out in prayer, thanking God for the difficulties in life that he uses to conform us to His image. Oyster gave the workout his seal of approval, except for “that song that’s gonna stick in my head…”
Ten of RVA’s finest convened in a dark parking lot to start the week out strong. Here’s what transpired:
COP: Mosey to back lot at Third Church office building. Deadman hang // Helicopters // DQs // Imperial Walkers // Ukranian Soldiers // 1 legged APDs // LBCs // Hand release Merkinss // Inverted Crabcakes // Elbow Plank to Pickle Pounders // SSHs
Elevens: Bear crawl to other side of the lot, 10 Merkins, Jog back to where you started, 1 Squat. 9 then 2, 8 then 3, and so on.
Triple Check: Mosey up to the middle Third lot and each triad grabs a coupon. Round of 3s: Squat Thrusters // WW2s // Run the circle. Round of 2s: Kettle Bell swings // American Hammers // Run the circle. Round of 1: Block Burpees // WW2s // Sprint the circle.
Grab a partner and a coupon. Round 1: Each partner 30 Curls while other other partner APDs. Round 2: 30 Shoulder Presses // Copperhead squats. Round 3: 30 Bench Press // SSHs. Round 4: 30 Body Rows // High Knees. Mosey to back lot of Third Church
Suicide + Burpees. Sprint to the end of the lot, 1 Burpee, rest 5 seconds. Sprint to other end, 2 Burpees, rest 5 seconds. Repeat until the Q says stop. Mosey back to the flag.
NMS: Great to have slightly cooler temps and a light breeze. Math was a bit messed up today – thought we had 9 guys for triple check but had one extra, then thought we needed 6 coupons for partner work but only needed 5. Arithmetic is not YHC’s strong subject.
3 distinguished gentlemen wrapped up the OTB kettlebell season in style. Here is a brief summary for your viewing pleasure.
Warm-up: Don Quixotes, arm circles, helicopters, cherry pickers.
Walk to the side of the church alternating between overhead carries and upright holds.
Exercise One: curb walk, indigenous peoples style. Man in the back runs to the kettles and does 10 goblet squats, run back to the front. We went up and back.
Mosey to the back of the parking lot doing around the worlds, clockwise then counter.
Exercise Two: triple check: chest press, WWII sit-ups with lift, runner does side shuffle to the speed bump and back.
Mosey down the side road doing reverse forearm lifts. Pay the toll: 25 dips and 25 incline merkins.
Continue down the side road completing Lt. Dan’s.
Exercise 3: Peoples Chair with wall ball hangers. 2 minutes duration. 20 double count American hammers
Back to the flag doing walking upright rows.
Numbers, names, announcements.
YHC took us out.
Final thought: Awesome effort by the PAX tonight in hot and humid conditions. Appreciate EF Hutton and Draper coming out. Had a great time leading this kettlebell series. We reached zero FNGs and the schedule seemed to primarily benefit myself and Don Draper. But my arms are feeling strong, so would have to rate the experiment a success. We are switching over to Wednesday night starting in the fall, so may reboot this thing in some fashion.