Category: Richmond, VA

  • You Sound Like A Toilet Plunger

    Nine guys were dry until Singer made them all moist.  Here’s what she said.

    EF Hutton Q

    Mosey down Lindsay Ct

    COP (IC)

    • Imaginary Jump Rope
    • Helicopters
    • Jazzercises
    • Imperial Walkers
    • Merkins
    • Crabcakes
    • Jack Webb Legs – 1:4 Ratio Jump Squats/ Monkey Humpers up to 10:40

    Love Hoedown Hill

    • P1 – Run
    • P2 – Polar Bear, Lunge, Broadjump Burpees

    Wedding Singer Q

    Mosey to Parking Lot

    11s (Run across lot/ Bear Crawl hill)

    • Merkins/ WWIIs (on the wet end)

    Hitchhiker Q

    DORA

    • P1 – Burpees x 100, SSHs x 200, LBCs x 300
    • P2 – Run to end of parking lot and back and swap

    Numberama, Nameorama, COT

    MOLESKIN

    Somehow there are multiple levels of wetness, today started pretty harmless and dry, but leveled up quickly.  YHC kept the PAX off its 6, then Singer said $%& it and called for WWIIs on the downhill end of the parking lot.  By the time the PAX reached Hitch’s LBCs, UpChuck’s back to parking lot suction sounded like a toilet plunger after dollar taco night.  Bodos had the guns on display looking taut.  Personally, YHC would save that shirt for date night. 

    ANNOUNCEMENTS

    Open spots for Breaking Bread through the summer, get your slot while you still can

    Congrats to Hitchhiker for his new home – Karaoke night to follow

    Prayers for Roger Roger’s M and 2.0s

  • Afternoon delight

    5 fleet footed faithful came out in search of 60 degree temps. None to be found but 5+ miles and ample hills were waiting:

    From Hoedown – Down to UofR and up past stadium, then up college and weave through neighborhood until ending up on the road next to CCV. Back through campus and up long University hill. Turn to cut through Kanawha and then back. 5.3 miles.

    NMS: Good to have Kubota out at a run. He used the run to weigh the schooling options while others had ample chatter. Upchuck posed the question: how does one say hi to another PAX’s M while out in public without seeming creepy. Congrats to Handshake on his record month in February. Prayers for all the kids returning to school this week and all the 2.0s as they adjust to new schedules.

  • No Run back to Rutland Today

    5 Davillians brave the rain and cold weather to get in the hour long workout in for the week.

    This how it went down

    Pre Run – YHC got in a 5k starting at 6 since he can’t join the New Market PAX tomorrow for the GLOW for Galactosemia tomorrow

    We got started at 6:31 since we waited for Bulkhead and mosey to the island on the bus loop

    COP (ALL IC) – SSH, DQ, Helicopters, Imperial Walkers, LBC’s, American Hammers, Alternating Shoulder Taps, HRM’s, Arm Circles

    THANG

    Catch Me If You Can – Using the outer bus loop, one person runs backwards around the loop while another does an exercise then runs to catch up. Switch, Rinse, and Repeat one lap around. WE completed 5 Rounders:

    Round 1: 5 Burpees
    Round 2: 10 Merkins
    Round 3: 15 Dips
    Round 4: 20 SSH’s
    Round 5: 25 LBC’s

    Mosey to the tennis courts

    Shoots and Ladders – Bear crawl to the first line and complete 1 Merkin, Crawl Bear back to the start. Bear crawl to the next line on the court complete 2 Merkins then Crawl Bear back to the first line. Rinse and Repeat increase 1 Merkin (14 Merkins by the end) at each line across all three courts

    Bleacher Ladders – Using the tennis court bleachers start with 5 Dip at the bottom and increase by 5 on each level (5 in total = 25 at the top). Coming down, start with 25 Skull Crushers and finish with 5.

    Mosey to the soccer field

    4x4x5x4 Corners – Complete 5 sets of 4×4’s at each corner of the field

    Mosey back to the Shovel (YHC put away the flag due to the rain)

    5 MOM – Various stretching exercises

    Numberrama, Namerama, Announcements, YHC took us out

    MOLESKIN

    It was wet, cold, and muddy in Daville this morning. Couldn’t a better morning for a bunch of 30 and 40 something men to act like kids again!

    SPIT ON THAT!!

  • A Gender Neutral, Elevated Temperature Potato

    A Gender Neutral, Elevated Temperature Potato

    12 mudders entered the paddock for today’s edition of The Dogpile. Temperatures soared to 70 and sunny throughout the Beatdown. According to the worms slinking across Wilbon Street, the following is a gender-neutral summary of the Beatdown:

    Hot Potato Q called, YHC took the lead. Mosey to the Carillon’s front porch for:

    SSHs x30
    IW’s x10
    DQ’s (Abe Vegoda-style) x10
    Dead Man Hang (in silence) x1
    Inverted Scorpion Kicks x (no one counted)
    Alabama Prom Dates x5 (Gomer finished quickly. Sometimes that happens.)
    HRMs x10

    While the PAX was conducting this round, Hardywood’s farm welcomed another lamb.

    Hitchhiker Q:

    Mosey to the bottom of Rugby Road (the Triangle) for The Only Thing More Complicated than Touch-a-Tree.

    Three guys to a group. Group goes 100 burpees, 200 SSHs, and 300 jump squats. The running was sort-of the longest team suicide up-and-down the hill to the traffic circle, with each tree being the stopping point on the suicide. One dude is always doing LBCs. As Flatline likes to say,”Only those who post know.”

    Another lamb. Sorry, Kubota, no tractor needed around here.

    Roger Roger Q:

    4 rounds of people’s chair while doing overhead air presses. 100 APs per round. Then, run the loop (Rounds 1/2, run forward. Rounds 3/4, run Bernie Sanders-style). After each round, set of mercans. 20, 25, 30, 25.

    And, voila, another lamb.

    Bone Thugs Q (in mid-Q, Corporate announced a Reorganization Plan of today’s Q):

    Original Directions, accompanied by pointing: “Triangle. Bear crawl. Lunge. Bear crawl.”

    Field Implementation:

    Round 1: Triangle, bear crawl, run Rugby, lunge 10 yards to first tree, Bernie Sanders to circle, do 20 mercans.

    Rounds 2/3: Triangle, lunge short road, run Rugby, Bernie Sanders up hill, 20 mercans.

    Yep, another lamb. Is this a workout or Woodstock?

    Flipper Q:

    Mosey to the Amphitheater. Ascending number of dips while descending in the Amphitheater. Count up while going down.

    “What’s that, dear?” “Oh, mutton-honey. Just that another lamb-ie has arrived.”

    BTTF.

    Number-am-a, Name-a-ram-a, EF Hutton took us out.

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    Sign-up for Breaking Bread this spring/summer. The PAX has 24 opportunities annually to help prepare and deliver dinner at the Medical Respite Clinic on Belt Blvd. Well, since the response has been so exceptional, the PAX now has opportunities only in June or later. Boom! Fully subscribed for February, March, April, and May. The PAX is wonderful. In the words of F3RVA’s resident shooting instructor, Henry Baskerville, “Ain’t it wonderful to be wonderful?”

    NMS:

    Q sheet was open for Dogpile again today. F3 has 5 principles. Free. Open to all men. Rain or shine. Always outdoors. And, led by a rotating Q who participates in the workout. YHC encourages the PAX to Q. There are lots of opportunities to sign up. With Dogpile averaging 14-16 guys a week (pandemic numbers; and 25-30 pre-pandemic), we should have a new Q just about every workout during a given quarter of the year. YHC encourages folks who have not Q’d to do so (and that’ll give some other guys a chance to ease up). Let’s encourage some of the newer guys to jump in.

    Swirly has canceled his subscription to the RTD after learning this morning that Hasbro’s Mr. Potato Head is slated become gender neutral. Apparently, everybody’s favorite spud will sprinkle his seed no more. He’s been spayed (well, neutered, but that’s not alliterative). C’mon, Hasbro. What are you going to do with Mrs. P? She’s a wonderful woman-of-color with traditional pear-shaped hips. Does she get a body-shaming make-over as well?

    All of this begs the question, did either of these Traditional Taters ever actually have press-on genitalia? Not in YHC’s household. But, if they did, how traumatic is it that YHC is learning only now, at 48, that YHC’s parents must have removed the parts from the package? If someone wants to customize the toy for 2021, YHC says “let you be you,” but ease off on emasculating the Potato Heads.

    https://apnews.com/article/mr-potato-head-goes-gender-neutral-d3c178f2b9b0c424ed814657be41a9d8

    UpChuck spits the bit.

  • Tiger Woods Drives a Hyundai

    4 horsemen rode forth to patrol the Earth while the locals slept soundly during today’s version of Breakfast Club. Temperatures continued at an unseasonably warm sunny and 70. According to the wild beasts roaming in Byrd Park, the PAX took the following route:

    Start at Early Bird, south on Robinson, left on Lakeview, right on Lake, continue as the name changes to Shields Lake, left on Shirley, right to stay on Shirley, jog across Park (ahem, Gomer) to attempt surprise Swirly in his truck (op unsuccessful – target fully aware of PAX approach). Continue to near circle and reverso back to the Dogpile parking lot. Hitchhiker picked up Flipper en route.

    Note: Flipper alleges he ran from some place he referred to as “ET’s” to Dogpile. Never heard of the place.

    Return route was Spotswood, Lakeview, S. Robinson, and Early Bird.

    Number-ram-a, Name-a-rama, YHC took us out.

    NMS: Keep Hitch in mind today – has his eye on a piece of property. He also was very excited that Tiger Woods survived because of a Hyundai. Doesn’t Hitch drive a Toyota?

    Gomer despises not having precise instructions from the Q. Accordingly, next time, YHC will remember to tell the PAX to run the last 50 meters to the AO.

    Chatter at Publix did not disappoint. Plus, YHC enjoyed being warm, dry, and caffeinated. You guys are beautiful, and each one of you is unique.

    UpChuck spits the bit.

  • Weatherman Ed

    8 mature warriors braved the rain to make it out to Gridiron. For whatever reason, it rains 2/3 of the time that Fireman Ed Q’s at Gridiron (or about 4 times as often as the Jets win). A PAX called me the Weatherman so I made it the title of todays backblast.

    After checking to see if White Deer was going to make it (and to Attila’s dismay he did not), the workout went like this: COP: 10 Russian Soldiers, 7 DQs, 10 Helicopters and 10 merkins.

    Mosey to the bus loop (one of the very few covered areas in the AO). Pull a deck of cards. Ace of Spades – 15 burpees, other spades – 1 to 13 merkins, hearts – heels to heaven, clubs – Lt. Dans, diamonds – 2 count mountain climbers. It took us awhile to get through this so we split the cards with a yog around the school. There was a lot of pent up excitement for the Ace of Spades (who knew that old people like burpees). After going through the deck, we went on another yog and met back at the bus loop.

    Next was a triple check with groups of 2. PAX 1 went around the triangle while PAX 2 did pickle pounders, then flutter kicks and then pole smokers.

    Mosey to pavilion near cars. Elevens with derkins and dips.

    Finish with American hammers and arm circles.

    Closed in prayer. Please sign up for Breaking Bread as there is availability for May and beyond. I believe you can sign up on the Q sheet. Details should be on the website; reach out to Upchuck with questions. I plan to take a shift this summer; feel free to join me.

  • The Creek in a Boat

    7 men met on a beautiful February morning. It was 34 but no wind and a huge moon. At 5:30 sharp we jogged to the parking lot to warmup. Warmup: Arm Circles, Side Straddle Hops, Hand Release Merkins, LBC’s and Tippy Toes. Headed to the corner of the parking lot for 3 sets of triple checks. Everyone partnered up (Due to the odd number, the Q shadowed Corned Beef). First round 100 Merkins, 200 Money Humpers and 300 Heals to Heaven. Second round 80 Boat Canoes, 200 Helix Squats and 300 Shoulder Taps. Third round 100 merkins, 200 Should Taps and 300 Heals To Heaven. That’s all we had time for. Circled up. Numberama, Namerama, Anouncements and prayer by Mud Face. Mumble Chatter was awesome as always. Thank you for letting me Q. What a great way to kick off the weekend. See you in the gloom.

  • Cartographer’s Block

    A very lucky 13 came out to hit the roads. The weather was awesome and the mumble chatter keeps on flowing as the miles pass.

    YHC admits that he didn’t have a creative route in mind. Instead I went with simplicity.

    West on Grove, right on Maple, East on Patterson. 4s turn on Sauer, 5s on Hamilton, and 6s on Cleveland with all returning via Grove.

    YHC took us out.

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  • A day late and a dollar short

    5:25 and YHC gets a text from Doublemint “this isn’t Thursday” with a picture of the Forge in the background.

    5:30 YHC and Tobit hit the ground running

    Mosey to JRHS for COP

    DQ’s, Cherry Pickers, Helicopters, Imperial Walkers

    Mosey to far parking lot for some Man Killers

    Parking lot crawls starting with 5 lots Inchworm merkins back to the start with Crawl Bears merkin at every line followed by 10 lots Bear Crawl with increasing merkins by 1 at each line return to start with Crab Walk and increasing LBCs at each line.

    Mosey to the track

    Modified Catch me if you can, one partner runs to the opposite side of the track while other partner does exercise (X4 halves or 2 full laps)

    Mosey to the playground at BW

    11’s Pullups and Merkins

    11’s Hanging crunches and LBCs

    BTTF and see Doublemints ride in the BW lot to join us for numbers and names / YHC took us out

    NMS: YHC had this workout planned in advance and decided it was going to get done even if it was a solo mission. Luckily Tobit decided that he couldn’t take the chance of YHC doing a solo workout and YHC is happy that he joined in on the fun. Hind site YHC should have texted back Doublemint to let him know which way the PAX of 2 where heading. Doublemint ended up on a wild goose chase on top of Twin Team and then going in reverse looking for the PAX.

  • Fourth Friday bro code

    Six descended on Currahee for a fourth Friday bro code run. Was this the last 30F run of the year?

    Prayers for Choppa (Gypsy 2.0) as he goes through some apprehension building post Covid testing.

    NMS – Sensitive feelings were hurt when the gentlemen worthy of so much respect poked fun at the thoughtfully designed route – like a title bout with Mike Tyson, so many solid blows delivered at the onset. Despite working really hard to get the route to be exactly 4 miles to respond to the feedback and preferences of the customer base, YHC will be sure to put more effort into it next time – out and back with a few extensions is admittedly rather complicated and YHC / future Qs can do better.

    It is truly our hope that the next bro code will be good enough that other RVA PAX including Greenbow and Probation will participate.

    Currahee!