Category: Richmond, VA

  • Beach Body Prep

    14 noble warriors came out on a holiday weekend for a classic you vs. you F3 beat-down.  Here is how it went down:

    • COP
      • Parking lot tracers
      • SSH
      • IW
      • DQ
      • Helicopters
      • Arm circles
      • Suzanne Somers
      • Merkins
      • FM
      • APD
    • One man Dora on the football field – divide the reps into 5 segments with a run across the football field in-between:
      • 100 HRM
      • 200 Squats
      • 300 LBC
    • Curb crawl – ascending to 10 incline/decline merkins
    • 4x check with run, balls-to-the-ball toe taps, lunges, WWII sit-ups
    • Mosey to back to the cushion playground for Mary
      • Reverse crunches
      • Ring of fire
    • COT with YHC taking us out

    Great work from the PAX.  As usual, White Deer had some smart @$$ comments.  Gypsy kept whining.  Pigskin counted in a different language.  Good to be home!   Strong efforts from Bedpan and Mariner, and good to see Blue Moon hobble in at the end to see the PAX. 

    Convergence on Monday at Batteau AO.  Check Slack and social media details.  Tater is hosting folks on the 4th, but really it is just dudes that want to drink beer.  You might want to reach out to him if women and children will want to attend.

    Prayers for those recovering, including Gomer Pyle’s COVID family.

    God is good all of the time!


    Attila

  • 2 for the money

    YHC pulled down Satan’s Hill to find an empty parking lot. With minutes to spare Rosco kept this from being a solo workout. According to the bullfrogs here is what went down.

    Hot Potato. YHC started us off with the standard warm up.

    YHC still at the helm. Run down Sultree all the way to the back of the hood stopping at every other mailbox on the right to perform a rotation of 20 Merkins, 20 LBC’s, 20 squats. 20 minutes in and throw it Rosco. Run back by way of Willomore stopping at intersections for 10 Merkins, 15 WWII’s and 20 squats. Mix in some sprints as well. To the coupon pile for Sets of curls and overhead presses. Run up the hill return for 1 more set of coupon work. Time was called.

    YHC took us out in prayer. Rosco I appreciate the push today and keeping it from being a solo affair.

  • ‘bruh Code

    8 of the West Ends finest joined for a run. After a last minute Q change YHC grabbed it. A route was planned from the toilet at 5:12 this morning. YHC rolled in at 5:29 blasting Beastie Boys “Sabotage” and a quick duck and roll and we were off. We deviated from the plan slightly because YHC missed a couple of turns but we got our 4 mile ‘bruh Code in.

    Announcements – a non-convergence – convergence at Batteau on Monday, July 4th at 7:00. and there was something else…?

    Prayer requests – Blue Moon and his recovery from Knee Surgery. Pinto and his recovery. Gomer and his crew as they recover from Covid.

  • Let the Neighbors See

    A quartet of grizzled F3 veterans decided to prep for the holiday libations with a Twin Team beatdown in the thick Midlothian air. According to the dogs policing their respective yards, here is what went down.

    Short mosey to bus loop behind Betty Weaver for disclaimer and warm up that included SSH’s, Helis, Cherry Pickers, Dead Man Hang and some Michael Phelps. Let us begin:

    Seven of Diamonds: Brief mosey to the blacktop for exercises at each corner: 7 merkins, 14 WWII’s, 21 squats, 28 Imperial Walkers, 21 Mountain Climbers, 14 V Ups, 7 DQ’s. Sweat dripping from everywhere. Lets continue on::

    Mailbox Roulette: Long Mosey over to Riverton Drive to explore a new area for YHC. Mailboxes on the left – 10 monkey humpers. Mailboxes on the right – 3 burpees. Brocode style all the way to the culdesac.

    Moving Dora: Coming back down from the culdesac, partner up. One runs to James River Road and back, while partner does mobile exercise – Bear Crawl and Lunges.

    BTTF for 1 minute of LBC’s along with 30 seconds of savasana.

    Numbers, Names, Announcements: See Huttons preblast on the Batteau Convergence on Monday. BRR Teams starting up, Ruck in VA Beach this fall, F3 Retreat coming up. See Slack for Deets.

    NMS: YHC had been looking at exploring Riverton Drive for a few weeks. Length and elevation were deceptive. Brutal slow climbing hill which the PAX crushed. Good mumble chatter before the holiday weekend. Daylight monkey humpers are always enjoyable and a great recruiting tool. Enjoy the day fellas and have a good holiday weekend.

  • “If you see a pie with a hole in it, don’t eat it!”

    American Pie Jason Biggs - Movie Fanatic

    6 Davilians braved an oddly cool yet muggy morning for a Friday beatdown. Here’s how it went down

    mosey

    don q’s, russian/ukranian conflict soldiers, imperial walkers, cherry pickers

    mosey to picnic tables

    partners 3 rounds- skull crushers/run the loop w/bear crawl – dips/run the loop w/ lunge- heels to heaven/run the loop touch the overhead beams

    mosey to front of school

    partners 5 rounds- plank/ 50 curb taps, six inches/ 50 curb taps, balls to the wall/ 50 curb taps, wall sit/ 50 curb taps, vertical jumps against wall/ curb walk the island

    mosey to track

    corner 1- 10 merkins, corner 2- add 20 flutter kicks, corner 3 – add 30 monkey humpers, corner 4- add 40 ssh’s

    mosey to bball court

    4 corners- burpee at each corner- shuffle L & R, sprint, backpedal

    DORACIDE- 50 WW2s, 100 copperhead squats, 150 plank taps

    NUMBERAMA, NAMERAMA OUT…..

    *** CONVERGENCE MONDAY – 7AM @ Forest Hill Park

    –GREAT GROUP THIS MORNING! ALWAYS BLESSED TO LEAD. BE SAFE!!!

    (TITLE OF BB ATTRIBUTED TO CHATTER FROM CORNED BEEF..)

  • Run Walk in Giles

    YHC knew some ruckers would be in the middle of their workout when he rolled up to the Rutland house parking lot. Being early this am some pre-run stretching was in order. Speakeasy runs up to the lot, then Bulkhead shows up also running from home. It’s 5:30 and we are ready to roll. For this route we start with a reverse BoJangle’s route and YHC and Bulkhead stop at the bottom of the hill at Atlee library and walk up to Atlee Road, then begin to run again. We get to the bottom of the hill for the bridge over the tracks and walk up this hill. We then run to the Giles clubhouse and walk to loop intersection then run to bottom of hill andtake the trail back to the Giles clubhouse, we walk from clubhouse to top of hill. Run to bottom of hill for train tracks, walk to the top of hill then Run back to Rutland Clubhouse for 4 miles. Speakeasy ran the entire time circling back to run with YHC and Bulkhead.

    We catch up with the Ruckers and walk back to Clubhouse.

    Numberama, Namerama, No Idea took us out in prayer.

    Always great to catch up with these guys, fun run/walk and I will see you in the gloom, Cheers…CB!

  • Doozy brought a Prostitute and a Beast to Myrtle

    7 Regulars showed up to the Plank for a Doozy Q for a second go round this week. Starting at 4:45 we put in about 2 miles before the beatdown.

    One of the best AOs on the planet, its a football field with astro turf and a rubber track around it. At 5:15 the lights automatically come on and stay on until the beatdown is done.

    Mosey to the far side of the field for a COP

    DQs, Helicopters, Merkins, LBCs,

    Mosey back across the field for the beast

    Squats, LBCs, Ball Dipers, Jump Squats, Knee slides, Big Boy Sit-ups

    Mosey to the corner of the field for a Prostitute four corners use the base line to the 25 yard line cross to the other side back to the base line

    10 WWII, 20 Jump Squats, 30 LBCs, 40 Calf Raises

    BTTF

    Numbers / Names Tiny Dancer took us out

    NMS:

    Another great AO with a great group of guys. Candy Cane hooked YHC up with a spot to Q for my last beatdown in Myrtle Beach, we will be heading back to RVA after a quick baseball game in the morning. YHC was a little surprised that these guys had never heard of a Beast or a four corners Prostitute, so they got educated on both. There was a lot of forth F (feedback) during the beating but in the end everyone had a good time. SYITG

  • Bald Eagle wearing shades

    Bald Eagle wearing shades

    Five River Rats hit the currents of the James River for a HDHH paddle-extravaganza. After a couple of the boats were weighted down with coolers, the trek began. Upriver to the Bosher Dam, hang out at the island near the dam for a few. Try to figure out how the Willey Bridge was built and whether or not the pilings were leaning to the North. Search around for Gomer’s sunglasses, which were not to be found. Circle the island and head back downriver, while watching an eagle swoop down and grab a meal out of the water. Could it be that the eagle found Gomer’s shades? A couple of the PAX think they saw the eagle wearing them after he started flying back up. We will never know.

    Great evening for a paddle. No one flipped over on this trip. The PAX is getting the hang of it.

    We will be doing this often this summer, stay tuned!

    Kubota

  • Lady Gaga and the Gang

    Nine of RVA’s finest gentlemen converged in the dark lot of Mary for a Thursday morning beatdown. Seeing that YHC drove past the PAX at 5:25 to make a drop off on the blacktop, Pucker asked if there was a “surprise” waiting for later in the workout. Indeed there was…

    COP on the blacktop. Normal COP stuff today

    Chutes and Ladders at the 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 WW2s.
    Round 3: Same program with 3 Burpees at each tree

    GAGA BALL: The pax moseyed back to the Gaga Pit, at which point the SURPRISE Q emerged in the person of 10 year old Franny Widmer, aka Lady Gaga, aka Poker face ,aka Gagaball champion of Mary Munford school. Franny instructed the Pax on the rules of Gagaball, although she suspiciously continued to update us on the rules through the play. The pax played several rousing games of Gagaball, the twist being that when eliminated you step out of the pit and perform the exercises directed by the Q. Franny won most of the games but the grown men won a couple too.

    TRIPLE CHECK: P1: Wall sit, P2: American Hammers, P3: run to the benches at the front of the school, 5 dips, run back.

    COP, COT, Numberama, Namerama. YHC took us out

    NMS: Thanks for welcoming the surprise Q today. Last night when talking to Franny about my ideas for the workout this morning, Franny suggested Gagaball , and suggested that she herself could come and teach us how to play. Kudos to the kid who was willing to wake up at 5am on summer vacation and show us the ropes!

  • Breaking in the Turf

    A pair of trios fought through the fartsack to descend onto the humid air encompassing South Richmond. According to the security cameras following our hooligan activities, this is what was rumored to have occurred.

    Short mosey to the front of Huguenot High School for disclaimer and warm ups that included SSH’s, Helicopters, Dead Man Hang, Jazzercise, Suzanne Summers, Hand Release Merkins and possibly others. No Prince so lets continue to mosey..

    Long mosey around the school and thru Snuff Gate, past the tackling rack, oversized tires and onto the plush turf football field. Line up at the goal line, lets get this Beast started..

    Stopping at the 25, 50 and opposite 25 for 6 reps each. 6 rounds total. Exercises included merkins, jump squats, WWII’s, hand release merkins, heels to heaven, and burpees. Quick recovery so lets hit the bleachers.

    Short mosey for a triple check that included dips and elevated merkins. Timer ran up the bleachers around the block house and back down.

    Time running low so make our way back to the flag. On the way back quick stop on the hill, with the freshly cut grass, for some clockwork merkins. Continue on back to the flag.

    1 minute of mary to include arm circles and Michael Phelps to loosen up the shoulders.

    Numbers, Names, Announcements (4th of July Convergence at Batteau (Forest Hill Park) at 7 am. YHC took us out.

    NMS: YHC has been wanting to get back on the football field since we located Snuff Gate. Incorporating the bleachers found significant space at the top for future enjoyment. Beast does not promote significant mumble chatter but the plush turf is always appreciated for a future Hardywood shoeless Q. Way to work those shoulders today boys. Enjoy the holiday weekend.