Category: Richmond, VA

  • How many corners?

    Five men showed up to Satan’s Hill this morning hoping to start the week off right and to hopefully see the last sub 30 gloom for a while. After some brief mumble chatter start was called and according to the white Tesla here is what went down.

    COP: 24 (degrees) of SSH, 10 each: DQ’s, Helicopters, Imperial Walkers, Russian soldiers, dead man hang, merkins, LBC’s. Mosey to top of Satan’s hill.

    The Thang: 10 corners. PAX run to next corner and call out at least 50 of an exercise or combo of multiple exercises to equal at least 50. 1st corner YHC called 25 merkins, 25 LBC’s, 25 flutters and 25 Dollies (yes i know that’s a 100). 2 rounds with a run to curl-de sac. 2nd corner Beavis called 25 balldippers and 25 plank jacks. 3rd corner times 3. Rosco calls 50 squats then audible to 25 squats and 25 promdates x3 rounds. Corners 7,8 and 9 Honeymoon called 10 burpees, 30 LBC’s and 20 Drydocks, corners 10 and flag being 11 POG called 5 burpees, and a lot of something else. BTF for ring of fire with a twist. PAX do merkins while runner/timer runs to far end of lot and back on return switch to LBC’s and repeato. Completed 2 rounds with squats being added for PAX in round 2.

    Prayer Requests:, YHC took us out in prayer.

    Announcements: It is cold.

    Thanks you all for pushing this am.

  • West End Picasso

    9 Aspiring Chalk Artists rose from the warmth to ascend on Tuckahoe Elementary School and the cozy sunny and 70 degree conditions that it provided. According to Upchucks’ 1st grade teacher, this is what as rumored to have occured.

    5.30 struck with a short mosey around the teachers bus loop with Warmarama in the adjacent parking area. Motion encouraged warmarama included moving Russian Soldiers, Hillbillies, Arm Circles and Deadman Hang. All seems toasty, lets begin.

    THE THANG:

    7 of Diamonds: Mosey to the basketball courts for 4 corners variance. 7 rounds of exercises at each corner. All multiples of 7. Exercises included: 7 Burpees at each corner; 7 WWII’s (YHC atoned for his error by ordering additional 20 reps at the end); 21 Merkins; 28 Jump Squats; 21 Carolina Dry Docks; 14 American Hammers (2 count); 7 Lt. Dans. Mumble Chatter along the way included Snuff imitation of Monty Python’s Holy Grail, Bodos and Wojo recieved chalk tattoos, among other topics.

    Short Mosey to the field for Triple Check Weave. 1 person on the benches doing dips, 1 person on the monkey bars doing hanging V Ups, timer in between starts with Murder Gorillas. After 1 round, timer quickly switched to a mosey. 5 rounds of each. More time on the clock

    Mosey to the asphalt hill for Merkin Clockwork: 1 at 1:00, 2 at 2:00 (rotating your position around the clock face)……11 at 11:00, 12 at 12:00.

    Finish up with some stretching. Names, Numbers, Announcements, YHC took us out.

    NMS: Prayers for Upchucks MIL

    Various chalk designs were found on the basketball court especially during WWII’s. Pink chalk shows up well on a black canvas. Wojo returned from a weekend adventure searching for the perfect blend in Kentucky. Murder Gorillas are tough and not recommended at the end of the workout. Upchuck made a friend (not a surprise) with an arriving teacher to avoid finishing clockwork. Typical Hoedown morning. Thank you gents for giving me the opportunity to lead. Great start to the week. SYITG.

  • Warmer than you think

    Perfect morning with one of the largest turnouts in recent memory. Great weather, company, and conversation.

    Saab abides

  • Duo de Horseshoe

    Hermie and YHC arrived to barren Satan’s hill for a little Saturday morning fun. Typical COP. Hermie called for the horseshoe with doubles on each end. 10 Merkins run to other side, 10 merkins, 20 monkey humpers, 10 merkins 20 monkey humpers, 30 LBC’s, run. You get the picture. 40 mountain climbers, 50 squats, 60 curls with coupon finished us out. Then reverso back down to just the 10 merkins. Time was called. 2.1 miles covered. Hermie took us out in prayer.

  • Fantastic Four

    So this BB is long over due and I sit trying to remember what the heck we did! No intentional embellishment was made if something is wrong it is due to old age/bad memory. YHC arrived to Satan’s hill on brisk 72 degree morning to find 3 eager warriors ready to take on the gloom. According to the shite Tesla here is what happened.

    COP: 20 SSH, 10 each of: DQ’s, helicopters, arm circles, Jazzercise, Merkins, LBC’s, flutters, dollies, Rosalita’s, dead man hang.

    The Thang: Run to top of Satan’s hill and at top intersection perform 20 Merkins, LBC’s, FLutters, Dollies, Rosalita’s for an even 100. Repeato at next 3 intersections. Make way to a cinder block pile. With coupon perform an array of 3 exercises and then YHC would yell run to far curl-de-sac. Repeato 5 times. Run BTF, time was called.

    YHC took us out in prayer.

    Thanks for pushing hard today

  • Easy Like Sunday Morning

    11 AM and all was well. The sun was out and spring was in the air. The 4 Pax and one K-9 launched from Hoedown making their way through Ziontown and over to First Watch. A drop down the hill to Westham Station and back through the bat cave; around the lake and up the hill through the “woods” to finish up at the AO.

    Keep Upchuck’s MIL in your thoughts.

    Upchuck took us out.

  • Are You Wearing a Cardigan?

    A Gridiron Saturday without rain, snow or ice greeted 11 grateful and eager warriors this morning.  Here is how it went down:

    • COP
      • SSH
      • IW
      • DQ
      • Burpees
      • Arm circles – forwards and backwards
      • Helicopters
      • Scorpion kicks
      • Merkins
      • LBC
      • APD
    • Mosey to the pull-up bars for an 11 with pull-ups and step-up (each leg)
    • Mosey to the back of the school (tried the softball field but went to the tennis courts for a modified arch loader
      • Bear crawl, crab walk, duck walk, bunny hop for ½ the span of the courts
      • 15 LBC
      • Run to the far end and 10 burpees
      • Run back
    • Mosey around to the front of the school for a 3x check
      • Run the loop
      • Balls to the wall
      • Reverse crunches
    • Mosey back to the parking lot
    • COT with YHC taking us out

    Great work from the PAX today.  The weather was a blessing, and as always, great to link arms with this group of men.  Welcome to New Mexico, a buddy of Chum Bucket from down in Raleigh.  He fit right in.  Now there is one thing we have to question…was Nightcrawler wearing a cardigan?  Dude, did the M dress you for today?  For the record, it was a cable knit sweater, but does that really matter?  A man who owns more camo than the entire PAX combined showed up in a sweater.  Thanks for the laugh brother!

    Stay safe and know that God is good all of the time!

    Attila

  • I Didn’t See the Post

    I Didn’t See the Post

    3 started and 4 finished the latest version of Breakfast Club. With ET’s still on short rations, the group launched from Early Bird Biscuit Company again today. Temps remained epically steady at sunny and 70.

    Route – the usual. Robinson to the park, left, right around the lakes, and to Dogpile from behind Swirly’s truck. Finish with the loop around the near circle. On the way back, the three wise men were joined by a fourth, all of who went home by another route.

    Numbers, Names, Handshake took us out.

    NMS:

    Handshake has a turtle in the box. UpChuck was once nicknamed Sunshine.

  • A lively jaunt to Gayton

    Five fearless warriors look through the gloom and eschewed the fart sack to join together for a run.

    5mi route – Pump, Church to Gayton Elementary, through Pine Run and return on Ridgefield.

    Prayers for Pinto’s M as her family works through the death of her father.

    NMS. Not much to report today, we were all focused on getting our fitness to a rudimentary improved state in time for beach week. YHC does not mind the cold but we are all ready for the spring warm up. It is nice to have Light in the sky as we finish our run.

    Currahee!

  • Excuses will always be there Opportunity Won’t!

    16 strong fought off the excuses and accepted the opportunity that Dogpile brought with it today and here is how it went down.

    Mossy – Warm up exercises .

    Coupons : Partner up – exercises with blocks are – Cinder block burpees – sit up presses – curls – over head press – while partner 2 – bear crawl – crawl bear back – deep lunge – Russian Solder – Karaoke.

    Rusty Cage : 3 sets – 10 burp ups and 10 American Hammers – 3 sets 7 jerkins 10 deep squats .

    Amp Theatre : Dips up the steps 1-18

    Field : run to the 25 – 50 – 75 and back exercises at each stop are 10 – 20 – 30 – SSH’s – Burpees – Merkins – Squats

    Native American Pole Smokers : pax holds 6 inches – 5 pole smokers run to the end of the line 2 rounds .

    Ring of Fire : each pax member chooses 5 merkins all pax does around the circle.

    Mary : cross leg lifts – APD’s

    Kubota took us out !

    Prayers for Upchucks mom and family – Praise for Snuff’s daughter on the scholarship to St. Catherine’s !

    Thanks for allowing me the opportunity to lead guys – great work today!

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