Category: Richmond, VA

  • Yeah, They Honked at Us

    6 Americans hammered forth to this evening’s version of The Punisher. Temps were a constant 70 and sunny. According to the drivers on Hermitage, the following might have happened:

    COP:

    Run the bus loop, and circle up for a Beatdown.

    SSHs x24
    Dead Man Hang
    IWs x10
    Hillbillies x10 (tip of the hat to the teacher leaving for the evening)
    WWIIs x10
    6 inches
    American Hammers x20
    Snow Angels x10
    Scorpion Kicks x5
    HRMs x10

    Mosey to the front of the school for a Super 10s (like Super 21s, but not to 21)

    WWIIs
    Merkins

    Stop after round 4 for Monkey Humpers and after 7 for something else and after 9 for a Ring of Fire, Super 10 Style
    Last round: one man performs 10 of an exercise and calls a separate ab exercise for the PAX. Same deal with the merkins. The PAX basically did 10 of every known ab exercise.

    Mosey to the Picnic Area for a Triple Check:

    Run to the building
    American Hammers and Step Ups.

    Mosey Even Closer to the Picnic Area for modified 11s

    Incline Merkins and American Hammers. Modification: PAX each pick 2 times during the Elevens to substitute 11 abyss merkins for one round of Inclines and Hammers.

    Mosey back to the Side of the Building for…another triple check

    Balls to the Wall
    People’s Chair
    Run to the lamppost by the street and back

    Finish with a round of wall sit, 20 donkey kicks, and 10 of an ab exercise.

    Mosey to the Street light for a round of 20 monkey humpers. The PAX drew some audience participation from the drivers on Hermitage.

    BTTVSF for some stretching.

    Numbers, Names, EF Hutton took us out.

    Announcements:

    February 7 Punisher will meet at Bingo Beer. 6 for the workout, 6:15 for the not workout.

    Sign up to build a ramp! See Corned Beef for details.

  • Go fund me

    Five posted for last week’s Punisher. Met in the usual parking lot at the southeast corner of LHES property facing a stiff, cold breeze from the west. We may need to get a Solo Stove for the AO. Mosey to the side yard for COP with some of the usual warm up items but with Imaginary Jump Ropes after every called set.

    Move to the nearby outdoor classroom. Pick a side of a picnic table and complete 10 Incline Merkins followed by 10 Step Ups per leg. Continue, dropping a rep, from nine down to one, pausing in Al Gore between rounds.

    Jog to the concrete pad adjacent to the school just east of the outdoor classroom for a Lindsay (always 40 reps) involving Two Count Flutter Kicks and Reverse Crunches.

    Mosey to the wet grass at the edge of the playground blacktop for Jack Webb variant, starting with one Pickle Pounder, four Air Presses, four Curls, and eight Arm Circles. Add another Pickle Pounder and maintain the same ratio of the other exercises. Finish with 11:44:44:88.

    Jog to the nearby bus loop and complete five Squats with five Side Lunges each way, followed by Invisible Jump Ropes while waiting. Continue, dropping a rep, down to 1.

    A few minutes of stretching followed adjacent to the school building – blocking the wind – and finish with a COT.

  • A Hot Meal on a Cold Night

    Three in the Splinter household noodled on a meal for Breaking Bread before settling on something that had no noodles. Enchiladas were called and delivered to our friends down on Belt Boulevard.

    For those that haven’t signed up, sign up. Upchuck couldn’t make it any simpler. It’s a great organization and they are ever so grateful for the support we provide them on a regular basis.

  • Sunday Ruck

    4 Ruckers took to the streets around Mumford to find some hills and good conversation. Variations in footwear, ruck styles, and attire did not slow us down.

    Doozy got a good tour of the area in the light since he is only familiar with the 45Mom area in the dark. Main discussion centered around whether the ghost of Marcel Marceau still haunts the streets of Windsor Farms at night.

    Sunday afternoon ruck the afternoon of the Super Bowl is on the calendar. Come and burn some calories before the big game.

  • Parker’s VQ

    Fifteen former offensive linemen gathered at Satan’s hill for a beatdown fit for Southside’s finest. Here is what happened according to POG looking from his window.

    COP – Helicopter, Don Quixote, SSH, Merkins, LBCs (maybe more – had the first Q gitters)

    Line up – High knees, butt kickers, Inchworms, Shuffle right/left, Karaoke right/left, Oline run blocking drill w/partner, Oline pass blocking drill w/ partner

    Mosey up Satan’s hill

    Mailbox merkins and ball dippers – repeat for 10 mailboxes

    Mosey

    Run to bottom of hill, 50 Dry docks, run to opposite cul de sac

    Triple check – Log press, bicep curls with logs or cinder block, run to stop sign at the top of the hill

    Mosey to the flag

    30 pushups to hit Doozy’s 100 a day goal

    Hot potato ab workout

    Numbers, names

    Announcements – Check Nancy Lopez’s post on slack about a charity 5k in New Market, check slack for upcoming HH at Triple crossing Midlo, The Murph this Friday at Twin Team

    Prayers – Praying for Durden’s family

    Rosco took us out

  • River Run Reverso

    Two gloom warriors shed the fartsack this morning to run by (sort of) the river – here’s how it went:

    4 mile Reverse Tarrington: up Twin Team, along Old Powderham, across Robious to Tarrington entrance, along Ashwell and the Ashwell Loop, right on Sherford and BTTF for some Old Man Stretches.

    Numbers, names, YHC took us out.

    NMMS: many thanks to Boberry for the company and wise counsel during our run. It’s always a privilege to start the day with you HIMs.

    Make it a great one!

  • The Ass Kickin’ Beast

    4 guys took on a Daville beat down this morning. Here is what happened!

    Short Parking lot tracer

    COP — Cherry Pickers, arm circles, ankle circles, copperhead squats, jack squats, plank jack merkins

    The ass kickin beast
    Each iteration of the beast starts with an ascending multiple of 6. Start with 6 and eventually we ended up with 36 before the last beast run
    Exercises were:
    Jump Squats
    Merkins
    WW2
    Hillbillies
    AST’s
    Burpees

    Partner exercises
    Jump overs (20)
    PLT’s (20)
    Derkins off partners back (20)
    repeat the PLT’s and derkins

    Some stretching

    Fun times had this morning by all! Thanks to the PAX for keeping YHC moving!

  • Classic

    No tricks, no games, no creative gimmicks this morning. Just ten studs with their yellow walkmans for a classic Hoedown beat down.

    COP: Mosey to church lot for 10x SSH, 10xCP, 10x DQ, 10x deconstructed burpees, 20x LBC, 10x Rosalitas

    Parking lot 11’s – 4ct AH’s & 4ct Superman

    Mosey to back church parking lot for 4 corners cumulative with 10x WWII, 20x jump squats, 30x MH, 40x merkins, jog/Bernie long section, crab walk short sections. People’s chair for the six.

    Move to the auxiliary lot to snag coupons and partner up for a Dora around the corner church building. 50x overhead press, 100x block squat, 150x block press. Al Gore for the six.

    A slight shift up to the wooded lot for a good old triple check: run the loop, coupon curls, alternating coupon merkins.

    Mosey back towards the flag with a quick pit stop for 2×10 jerkins and 30x dips.

    Numberama, Namerama, Announcements (thx for Breaking Bread service, prayers for GP and Pigskin in Honduras) and YHC took us out.

    Moleskine: First ever Hoedown for Flatline today, hopefully not the last although some questions were raised as to the validity of Upchuck’s American Hammers. Good to have Steamer back for week #2 and a pleasure to start a Monday right with such a fine group! SYITG – GP

  • No black ice to be found

    4 runners took off wary of black ice and poor road conditions. All we found was bitter cold wind instead.

    Gomer did his Walking thing while other 3 did:

    pump to falconbridge all the way to Ridgefield. Ridgefield to Pump then loop around school.

    Handshake took us out.

  • 5 for OTB

    1 Runner , 5 plus miles

    4 Ruckers – 3.5 Miles

    Strong work men!