Category: Richmond, VA

  • T’aint no clipboard here

    Six svelte west end stallions met for a nice tour on a feels much colder than 48F morning. Here is the route from the clipboard said:

    IR Route was a little like this.

    Still not sure what route Handshake took (or was planning), but sometimes thats what you get when you LIFO a running AO. ** Updated with handshake route.  This is a sturdy one. 

    Handshake took us out. Prayers for Upchuck’s M, GP’s M, and others at this time of year.

     

    NMS – based on some past experience YHC breathed a sigh of relief when the overdue PAX made it back without any wrong turns. Route was a little long, but YHC was aiming to make it straightforward and its a great route with two fitness tests at the end. Definitely among YHC favorite Currahee routes. Accused of staging a clipboard Q, YHC is reminded that its 45 minutes of movement and that means that a 2 mi IR route is just fine and in fact suggested to increase workout participation.

    Coffeeteria was fun with a lively conversation and maybe a few over explanations in our 2 hour marathon.

    Merry Christmas to all. Reach out to friends that might be having a less than jovial Christmas. This is a tough time of year for those that are missing loved ones for the first time or that are feeling alone. Dont let anyone you care about feel like they are alone.

    Announcements

    • Brocode at Currahee next Friday normal time
    • Also next Friday at 6:30, 3rd F coffeeteria at Boberry’s Starbucks – next to mellow mushroom.
    • Convergence at 7 New Years Day at Rockwood Park.
    • Happy hour Tuesday Dec 28 5:30p at Hardywood West Creek.
    • Final Collection of all shoes and men’s interview clothing at same Happy hour. Get your stuff to Gypsy or Vagabond if you cannot make it.

    Get Some.

  • Christmas Eve @SATANS Hill

    COP

    We worked out!

    Honeymoons dad got a great cancer report, and Parker’s Wife had a great ultrasound.

    Sorry so short, today is meant spending with family. I hope you all enjoy some family and friend time over the next few days.

    Duke

  • A Classic

    Hoping to see some holiday slights, off we went on our light tour of Monument. Commonwealth to Monument and head east. 4s turn at the Blvd, 5s at Allison, and 6s at Stuart Circle all returning back on Monument and take a left on Sauer to Grove.

    Bodos took us out in style.

    It was great meeting up for coffee afterwards with such a large group. The workouts and the second Fs build a strong camaraderie that YHC is thankful for everyday, but especially this time of year.

  • Twin Team at Twin Team

    The clock was sitting at 5:28 am and all was quiet at Bettie Weaver. Just when YHC was considering a run, Santa Chaplain showed up with some Christmas cheer. The reindeer mumble chatter said the Q went to this tune :

    Warmarama : 20 SSH IC, 10 Cherry Pickers IC, 10 Don Q’s IC, 10 Russian Soldiers IC, 10 Imperial Walkers IC

    THE THANG :

    Merkin Jax – Done in a 1:4 ratio – 1 Merkin to every 4 Plank Jax. Ascend up all the way to 5 Merkins and 20 Plank Jax then descend all the way back down.

    Mosey to James River high school track

    Merkin Mile – Do 1 lap then 25 Merkins. Repeato x3 for a total of 4 laps and 100 Merkins

    Mosey to parking lot

    50 Flutters IC

    Not So Lazy Boys – Legs flat on the ground and lean as far back as you can with your hands wrapped around your sides. Hold 15 seconds in the middle, to the right, in the middle, to the left, and finish in the middle

    She Hate Me – This movement is 20 lunges single count, 10 Groiners single count, 10 Merkins. Repeato for about 50 yards there and back for a total of 100 yards.

    Mosey back to Bettie Weaver with a sprint up the grass hill

    50 WWII’s IC

    Jump Squat Holds – Counting down from 10 to 1, do 10 Jump Squats then hold Al Gore for 10 seconds in Helix position. Repeato counting down from 9, then down from 8, etc all the way down to 1. Surprise finish with Helix hold for 10 seconds

    Run a lap around the school

    Obama – This movement is 4 bear crawl steps then 4 merkins. Repeato across parking lot from one curb to the other curb. (Obama was 44th POTUS)

    50 LBC’s IC

    30 American Hammers IC

    DONE

    Numberama

    Name-arama

    COT : Chaplain and YHC are getting together with their respective families locally for Christmas. Chaplain will probably travel to his hometown in Maryland next week.

    NMMS : Appreciate you Chaplain! Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night!

  • Circus Maximus without Atilla

    No Atilla today. YHC filled in for him.

    Homer was in Florida enjoying a much more pleasant temperature and so in honor of his absence, no burpees.

    Warmup with SSH, IW Russian Soldier, Cherry Pickers, Don Quixoti, Run around island

    20 and 5, 15 and 10, 10 and 15, 5 and 20 of the following pair of KB exercises.

    Swings and Curls
    Press and Rows
    Single Leg Deadlift (both sides add up to 20, 16, 10 and 6) and Triceps Same leg goes up as the arm with the kettlebell
    Run around island
    Racked Lunge (both sides add up to 20, 16, 10 and 6) and Sit and Press
    Goblet Squat and Renegade Rows (both sides add up to 20, 16, 10 and 6)
    Squat-Press and Lawnmowers
    Run around island
    Swings and Curls

    At this point, it was about 6:10, so we finished up with Ring of Fire and Heels to Heaven. White Deer did hand clap merkins, very impressive. The rest of us concluded that we might lose some teeth if we tried it.

  • Myrrhkins

    4 dutiful husbands sought a brief respite from the capitalistic shopping orgy to find quiet, peace and meaning in the cold, cold gloom.

    Mosey to the lower cul de sac for warmups – SSHs, Don Quixotes, helicopters, imperial squat walkers, etc.

    Lightpole 11s to the lower lot: mirkins and jump squats.

    Lower lot 4-corners: 10 burpees, 20 WW2s, 30 mirkins, 40 2-ct mountain climbers.

    Up against the wall for the Pigskin special: 3 rounds of alternating donkey kicks, people’s chair and balls to the wall.

    Mosey to the amphitheater for a Dora: box jumps up and run around, with 100 WW2s (?), 200 squats and 300 2-ct flutterkicks.

    Mosey back to the flag. Solid workout with no breaks, just movement.

    We ended with a prayer to experience the peace of the season. Buried under all the madness of shopping and running around and obligations and and and…. there is a deep and sacred celebration to hold in our hearts. In that quiet moment before sunrise, we remembered.

  • 2 poles forward and 1 pole back

    11 Strong posted for the night before the night before beatdown courtesy of YHC. 10 SOJ Faithful and 1 traveler from Boston (my BIL).

    COP We did various warm up exercises.

    The thang: Run 2 light poles perform called exercise and run 1 pole back and perform called exercise again. Repeato, Start with 1 Burpee up to 23 squats. Pax all took turns calling their favorite exercises. Ended doing a full loop around school with 23 being right where we started. 23 days of December.

    Lots of mumble chatter including Bob Ross comments which caused me to call for 100 merkins and 50 Drydocks at intervals.

    Way to win the day fellas!

  • A Festivus for the Rest of Us…

    14 friendlies and one shape-shifter showed for a display of feats-of-strength and an airing-of-grievances, of which there were many. This is what transpired more or less…

    Deadman Hang, Merkins, Scorpion Kicks (much maligned), Ball-Lickers (Fan Favorite). Dips and Merkins/Derkins, station to station, 4 iterations. Descending Doras (LBCs, Flutter Kicks, Merkins) with run/bernie across courts. Chicken Peckers, B-Crawls, run out and back (3 iterations). Courts: Bear Crawl, Crawl Bear, Crabwalk, Polar Bear, then classic suicides. Feats of strength: Pax performs exercise while member does pull ups.

    Announcements/NMS:

    • Bodos’ house guest could not reconcile the concept of attending a pre-dawn workout in sub-freezing temperatures
    • TYA took the Q repeatedly during YHC supposed lapses…said-person told repeatedly what he could do with himself
    • Gomer made a brief appearance before disappearing into the ether…
    • Look for those Festivus Miracles wherever they may occur

    Saab abides (when able)

  • Poor Randy’s at SOT

    10 Warriors took to the lots of SOT with a new exercise pulled from the Lexicon.

    COP – SSHs, Randy’s, Squats

    Mosey around AO stopping at various locations for random exercises that keep that kept us dry. We also explored the lower lot so Singer could figure out how large the lot was.

    Great workout, if you haven’t done Randy’s look them up, sound easy but are not. Appreciate the PAX indulging me.

    I hope everyone is enjoying the holiday with family!

    Duke

  • I Swipe Myself

    7 strong came out to a beautiful and wet morning at W Dog for a pre-Christmas beatdown. After listening to some mumblechatter before 5:30 rolled around, YHC decided to switch some spots up to make sure the PAX remained dry, but still feel some pain. Here’s how it went down….

    Mosey over to the Penny Stage to grab a coupon to bring it over to the amphitheater.

    A quick warmerama:

    SSH x 20

    Helicopters x 10

    Arm Circles x 10

    Cherry Pickers x 10

    The Thang:

    Triple Check

    Round 1

    P1: Lap around the Amphitheater

    P2: Curls

    P3: Shoulder Press

    Round 2

    P1: Bear Crawl up the left side of the stage and then crab walk down

    P2: Coupon Press

    P3: Windshield Wipers

    Mosey Back to drop off the coupons and then mosey to the bottom of the hill at the Triangle loop

    Suicides

    Run 25 yards and do 25 squats, run back

    Run 50 yards and then 50 American Hammers, run back,

    Run 75 yards and then, 75 LBC’s, run back,

    Run 100 yards and then, 100 SSH’s then hold for the six.

    Mosey back to the flag for Numbers, Names, Announcements, and YHC took us out.

    Announcements:

    HDHH Today at Final Gravity at 5:45

    Corned Beef is organizing ramp builds for the new year, check out his post for details

    NMS:

    YHC was hoping for more dry surfaces this morning to make more of field trip for the workout but had to adjust and still made for a great workout! A lot of great chatter afterwards with talking about kids and Christmas, which eventually led to the college experience at VMI versus every other college. Props to Ripcord for posting at Wdog a lot sooner than we all expected after the birth of his twins! Thank you guys for letting me lead! Make it a great day!