5 Davillians arrived ready to get their day started with a good run. We did a repeat of last week and ran the Craney Island Loop for 4+ miles.
Mumble Chatter for YHC and Spike focused around Spring Break vaca and up coming summer vaca ideas
Also nice 2nd F after the run taking about next Saturday’s relay
SPIT ON THAT!!
8 redwoods started off their Wednesday in the earliest way possible in 70 and sunny RVA with a stop just north of Westhampton Station. With a crisp gloom and 0500 start it was “go-time” as the PAX moseyed along burpee speed bump row toward the church parking lot.
COP
No FNGs? Push yourself and don’t hurt yourself.
Circle up for SSHs, imperial walkers, DQs, scorpion kicks, LBCs.
The Thang
Exercise I – Dora Triangles
Mosey to Henrico’s smallest parklet for a Dora.
100 Hand release (not handshake release) merkins, 200 plank jacks, 300 monkey humpers. algore for the six including some broga stretching.
Exercise II – Hold The Coupon Line
PAX moseys to back to the parking lot, grabs and coupon and lines up in one parking spot per station. 2 rounds, rotate through the following exercises.
Coupon swings, Coupon plyo merkins, coupon curls, coupon step ups coupon push presses, coupon goblet squats, coupon burpees, coupon lunges, pace car runs the perimeter of the parking loop.
back to the flag for 2 minutes of mary.
Numberama, Namerama, YHC took us out.
Please lift up Mrs. Upchuck and the extended family on the overtime with the MIL and those unnamed.
Freed to Bleed May 1, BRR sign ups underway.
Strong mumble chatter today including musings of Small engine repairmen , The whereabouts of handshake , and the train conductor who kept hitting snooze.
enjoyed coffeeteria afterwards. Thanks for letting me lead Gents!
7 regulars a 2.0 and a dog worked their way out of the fart sack to participate in the Tuesday addition of Doozy’s favorite workouts. The PAX was in for a treat with an Ol Glory on the books.
COP – DQ’s, Helicopters, Cherry Pickers, Twisted Dead Man Hangs (one leg in front of the other)
Grab the flag and roll – 2 laps around the soccer fields
20 minutes of four corners around the soccer fields – 20 Merkins, 20 Squat Jumps, 10 Burpees, 20 WWIIs
Grab the flag and roll – 2 laps around the soccer fields
BTTF with about a minute left – 10 Burpees OYO
Numbers, Names DTH took us out
NMS:
As YHC passed 50 years of age this last week it seemed like a good idea to take 4 days worth of the Q sheet to do some of the workouts that I enjoy and feel really push me to get better.
Thank you Flying Squirrel for bringing some youthful light to this AO, SYITG
3 men braved the heavy pollen for a cool spring workout at WTH. Route is to the short pump mecca of Target, then check out a few things at Hobby Lobby before finishing up at Home Depot and returning with a Best Buy drive by. Just like Saturday afternoon.
3 rounds of triple check
Finish the job with a pole smoker in the bus loop.
3.0 Miles on the nose.
YHC took us out. Prayers for healing and patience.
Musings – 3 is a powerful number with ancient mystical implications. 3 man is a powerful college drinking game – YHC enjoyed the regional rule differences: nine to the right, eleven left, ten social, five and two touch your nose, 3 rolls to make a rule.
Get some!
A Lucky Seven converged for a mid week beatdown. Here’s what happened:
COP in Amphitheater: Deadman Hang // Helicopters // DQs // Cherry Pickers // Imperial Walkers // Russian Soldiers // Lt.Dans // LBCs // Crabcakes // Merkins // Peter Parkers // 21s // Burpees
Dora in Amphitheater: P1 runs the circuit, P2 performs exercises.
100 Jump Squats
200 Incline Merkins
300 2-count Flutter Kicks
Rusty Cage:
Round 1: 5 Pull Ups // 10 Froggers // 15 LBCs . 3x
Round 2: 5 Body Rows // 10 Plank Jacks // 15 Reverse Crunches. 3x
Round 3: 5 Chin ups // 10 2-count Inverse Crabcakes // 15 2-count American Hammers. 3x
Mosey back to the flag
Ring of Fire: Merkins // Werkins // Diamond Merkins
COT: Numberama, Namerama, YHC took us out.
NMS: Great to have a strong group this morning, including newly minted Ticket to Ride (TTR). Swirly couldn’t stop talking about the logistical excellence of the raceway vaccination center, giving it his highest praise by comparing it to F3RVAs coordination of our BRR teams. High praise for YHC’s M, otherwise known as Vaccination Incident Commander and Logistical goddess.
Prayers and Props for Shiplap and Schwinn, doing a 24 hour adventure race this weekend. Lots of good advice proffered to Shiplap which he will no doubt follow diligently. Don’t get lost brother !
Eighteen thoroughbreds hit the streets of Tuckahoe for a mini-convergence at SpiderRun. Here’s where they went:
All
4s
5s
6s
Back to flag
Numberama, Nameorama, COT
MOLESKIN
No shortage of hills and no shortage of pollen in the air to chew on, but the temp was perfect for a run. Half the 5s chose to run the loop in reverse and missed the pleasure of Summit, but the others made up for it. Great to see huge numbers out at SpiderRun. Not sure what the other groups mumblechattered about, but YHC’s group discussed the dynamics of youth sports, notably “elite elite” travel soccer and baseball, and their impact on high school sports. Bootleg subscribes to the adage “Suns Out, Guns Out” and nips too.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Freed to Bleed
BRR
3rd F: Tuesday 4/13 at 8pm. Q sheet is open! Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82270057337?pwd=dzhnV0RMalpVSXFzck1ZVzFFTVJOdz09
2nd F: Blood drive starts on 5/1
Blood drive for Freed To Bleed is up on the Red Cross site. You’ll see it if you search by zip code 23112. It’s at Good Sheppard Lutheran Church in Midlothian. Sign up! Tell your friends! https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/donation-time
Tomato run:
1st F: The Thang: Worm Burners
This one is an easy one to Q: Called exercise to be completed by the PAX while a single pax pushes a 35lb bench plate across the parking lot and back as a timer: Think Bear Crawl, but both hands on the plate pushing it along.
Called exercises:
1st set completed for 2 rounds: Front Raises, triceps extensions, Sit up with a Press, Pull troughs, Lawn Mowers, Pull overs, Goblet Squats, 50 LBC
2nd set completed for 2.5 rounds: Halos, Jack Stands, Oblique cross over, Romanian Dead lift, Tea Pots, Flutter Press, 50 LBCs
Finish up with a burn (the Kettle bell does not touch the ground) : 7 up-right rows, 7 tea bag squats, 6,5,4,3,2,1.
NMS: Sorry for the delay on this one. A lot of excuses for not getting it out on time.. but they are all excuses. YHC had time in between items to get it done. but having a rough go of it the last few weeks. I appreciate the lead at Circus Maxius and look forward to seeing you all in the Gloom!!
call a pax you have not heard from in a while. it might just be what he needed to get through the day.
v/r
John (Gypsy) Boles
A tenacious ten took to the forbidden football field on a beautiful morning for the 2nd iteration of this timed loop beatdown. Before that we did:
COP: SSH, Hillbillies w/rooster in background for extra flair, Don Qs, HRMs (Handshake-Release Merkins) with full arm extension, LBCs, Scorpion Kicks. Mosey down to collect coupons and start in middle of field.
30 Minutes of: 10 Derkins on benches, 20 Donkey Kicks at Concession stand, 30 Benchkicks on other benches, then 40 Block Bench presses. 1 loop. Each loop increase reps by 5. Time called at 6:10. Deposit coupons back then 2 min of mary on the field then back to Flag. Gypsy took us out.
Annoucements: Blood Drive 5/1. Sign up to give. Tomato Run Relay on 4/24. Sign up for BRR. 3rd F tonight at 8:00 on Zoom.
NMS: This is the 2nd iteration of this timed loop beatdown. Revisions from 1st were added time, 30 minutes from 25 last time, and block bench presses instead of Block Swings. All pax ended up around 6 loops with the speedsters taking on a set of 40 Derkins for round 7. Bacon Bits took this on while nursing his calf, aye!
Nice mumblechatter before and after. If your considering getting the vaccine please reach out to Atilla, he’s happy to discuss the pros & cons. Congrats to Roger Roger on his house selling & move.
10 imperfect men emerged from the gloom for a nice cool morning and the opportunity to get more perfect. This is how it went down, more or less.
COP: 25x 4count SSH, 10x 4 count Merkins, 10x 4 count Monkey Humper, 10x 4 count Gorilla Humper, 10x Don Quixote, 10x Helicopter, 30x Arm circles, 10x Pollen Grass Angels, 10x Australian Grass Angel, 10x Alabama Prom Date, 25x 4 count Freddie Mercury, 10x Hello Dolly, 25x 4 count Rosalita, 25x 4 count LBC, 10x Tuscaloosa Trailer Park Twister
Merkin Mania. 50 total, 5 count merkin: regular, wide, chuck norris, offset left, offset right, left leg up, right leg up, regular, ranger, carolina dry dock
Mosey to second basketball court. Triple check – Donkey Kick, WW2, run to pull up bar and do 5 pull ups.
Mosey to loop. At each light pole 5x Merkin, 15x WW2, 25x Jump Squat. Repeat for 10 total lights.
YHC took us out. Prayers for healing. Joy for Pat – Bulkhead’s 100yo grandfather. Everyone recruit one more.
NMS- Not much to report on mumble chatter today- pretty focused on getting it done. Come to WTH Wednesday!
Little known fact: 1010(base2) = 10(base10)
Get Some!
Eight warriors braved the pollen for a perfect evening beat down. Here is how it went, more or less.
COP: 25x 4count SSH, 10x 4 count Merkin, 10x 4 count Monkey Humper, 10x 4 count Gorilla Humper, 30x Arm circles, 10x Grass Angels, 10x Australian Grass Angel, 10x Helicopter, 10x 4 count Freddie Mercury, 10x Vee up, 25x 4 count LBC, 10x 4 count Hello Dolly, 10x 4 count Rosalita, 10x 4 count Suzanne Summers both sides, 10x Tuscaloosa Trailer Park Twister.
Mosey to playground. Triple check. Lap trees + Dips + swing reverse crunches.
Mosey to front of school. Triple check. Touch 3 trees + Donkey Kick + Vee Up.
Elevens. Merkins + WW2.
YHC took us out.
NMS – Fun meeting some new brothers. Mostly working today, minimal mumble chatter. We had a quick reminisce about the DC punk scene and the glory days of dubbing cassettes.