Category: Richmond, VA

  • Coupon Sat At Satans Hill

    7 Beasts made an appearance at Satans Hill today!

    We stretched, we ran, we lifted coupons, We sweated.

    Way to work gents! Enjoy your Saturday!

    For Wilson – Go BILLS!

  • 1st Q at SH

    YHC was a little worried when he showed up in the gloom and was all alone for my first Q at Satan’s Hill. Fortunately Rosetta, Beavis and Nancy Lopez showed up and later Wilson and POG rounded out the cast for this 70 degree January morning. After the disclaimer was clearly stated this is what happened (as best as I can recall):

    Warmarama:

    50 or so SSH-IC – The PAX stopped counting somewhere around 40 and the mumble-chatter and PAX members standing still indicated whatever number we were on was enough. Two laps of the parking lot.

    10 Don Quixotes-IC; 10 Imperial Walkers -IC; 10 ‘Murcans-IC; 10 Cherry Pickers-IC

    The Thang:

    Mosey to the rock pile for a “larger than average coupon” as YHC said we would do no more than 10 repetitions of any particular exercise and John Cusack back to the circle. POG reminded us all that he was a toddler when the film was released. (YHC thought it was 1987, but Google says 1989)

    At the circle OYO: 10 skull crushers; 10 curls for the girls; 10 military presses; 10 ‘Murcans; 10 LBCs: 10 Rosalitas and then a run to the top of Satan’s Hill -> rinse and repeat OYO. Rosetta set the pace with his gazelle-like gait and led us on six trips up the hill. One last bit of work with the coupons, three sets of wind sprints and finish up with some Suzanne Summers.

    Numberama – Namarama – Announcements and Prayer requests

    February 28th 5K for a good cause (Nancy or Wilson are your contacts and will give you the proper name).

    YHC discussed 18 USC 1344, Bank Fraud and how if we want to be high impact men then we need to be transparent with our wives about everything, no secrets and that includes pornography and whatever else is rattling around inside our brain housing group. Anything less than complete honesty is a fraud against them, God and ourselves. Closed in prayer.

  • Faithful Four

    Another Thursday and another chance to link arms with 3 other faithful warriors.  Here was what was on the menu today:

    • COP
      • SSH
      • IW
      • Dead man hang
      • Arm circles
      • Scorpion kicks
      • Merkins
      • LBC
    • 4 corners with 5, 10, 15, 20 reps in successive corners with weighted KB lunges between corners
      • High pulls
      • Sit ‘n press
      • Curls
    • Run the bus loop
    • Dealers choice 4x check
      • Attila – 20 overhead pulls (sets pace)
      • White Deer – Sit ‘n press
      • Lighthouse – Lawnmower pulls
      • Byproduct – Halos
    • COT with YHC taking us out

    Great work by the faithful 4 today.  YHC is going to feel those lunges, and the 4x check was a high impact ending.  See you in the gloom.  Maybe snow next week!?!?

    God is good all of the time!

    Attila

  • Unproductive

    Unproductive

    A dominant duo plus the Q convened for today’s Currahee. Not knowing many of the back road cut throughs, the Q called for:

    West on Old Prescott to Ridgefield
    Left on Ridgefield
    Left on Cambridge
    Left on Stonequarter to do the loop back to Cambridge
    Right on Cambridge
    Right on LL Drive
    Meander through Tuckahoe LL and emerge at the back of the shopping center
    Left on John Rolfe
    Right on Pump back to VSF

    Numbers, names, YHC took us out.

    Moleskin
    Good fellowship with a small crew today. Ample time to be with our thoughts which for YHC today ranged from schooling to vaccines to other various challenges in life. I gave up running with music years ago so I could just let my thoughts take me where they would. Now running is one of YHCs most serene moments of the day.

    BB title is a reference to Gomer’s motivational tool. Always reminding him of his unproductive workouts.

    Come on out to Currahee.

    Splinter out.

  • The Patterson Blues

    North on Commonwealth and head east on Patterson. Patterson will turn into Kensington. 4s turn south on Davis. 5s/6s dog leg left at Strawberry to pick up Park and continue east. 5s turn south on Allen and 6s turn south on Cathedral. Everyone picks up Floyd west bound and take the Berrington jug handle to Grove. Grove back the VSF.

    Handshake took us out.

    Wedding singer was commenting that the last three routes by YHC have covered extensive portions of Patterson, whether launching from Mary or Spider Run He is absolutely right, I think we have covered the entire road between the Fan and beyond the county line. Next week, we will have a non-Patterson route to switch it up a bit.

  • Tres Amigos

    Three typical suspects arrived, close enough to the start time and commenced.

    Mosey to school – warm up: SSH, Don Q, Squats, Russian Soldier, Hand release merkins, Freddie mercury

    Mosey to far parking lot loop – infinity loops (figure 8 between two parking lot loops) with increasing merkins beginning with 1 per loop, increasing by 1 up to 21.

    Blimp – 5 burpee broad jumps, 10 lunges, 15 imperial squat walker, 20 polar bear -across another bus loop.

    triple check – peoples chair,reverse crunch, run around bus loop

    Blimp – repeat above across to other bus loop.

    triple check – backwards run bus loop, SSH, WWII situps

    Sprint to flag – 2 minutes of Mary.

    Numbers greatly reduced from previous weeks, perhaps it’s the cold, perhaps it’s the raging pandemic. YHC had another workout in mind, but kept it on the shelf due to the low numbers and just winged it. Still, maintaining social distancing was to be observed and preserved.

    Fresh Prince relayed his morning routine per YHC’s request, he’s nothing short of consistent with his arrival time 2 minutes beyond 5:30.

    Doozy is selling squares for the Superbowl to help raise money for hid kid’s Cooperstown baseball trip this summer. Let’s support the man.

    -Singer

  • Round & Round & Round

    13 mighty men emerged from the gloom to gather for a Mary beat down. Here’s what transpired:

    COP on the blacktop: SSHs // Deadman hang // DQs // Cherrypickers // Imperial Walkers // Russian Soldiers // Crabcakes // Inverted Crabcakes // Merkins // Pickle Pounders // High Knees IC

    OLD 100. Perform a set of excercises, run the track, wait for the six

    • Round 1: 100 Squats.
    • Round 2: 90 2x Mountain Climbers.
    • Round 3: 80 2x Flutter Kicks.
    • Round 4: 70 LBCs.
    • Round 5: 60 Carolina Drydocks.
    • Round 6: 50 WW2s.
    • Round 7: 40 Merkins.
    • Round 8: 30 Jump Squats.
    • Round 9: 20 Lunges
    • Round 10: 10 Burpees. Sprint back to the flag.

    Numberama, Namerama. YHC took us out.

    NMS: YHC likes Old 100 because it offers a well-rounded balance of cardio and strength-training, working nearly every part of the body. But it does get a bit old. Guess that’s why they call it the Old 100.

  • Mater run

    3 guys showed up to run.
    and that is what we did.
    Route — reverse Bojangles loop into atlee into honey meadows traffic circle, come back without the Bojangles loop on the way back
    4.5 miles

    Great running with you this morning! Spike I hope your ankle is okay.
    Thanks for slowing down your pace so YHC could keep up with you all this morning. Still couldn’t hold a conversation, but that is okay. Phonics kept the conversation going.

  • Field Trip at W Dog

    7 eager and ready warriors showed up to a crisp and windy, but always sunny morning for a W Dog beatdown. According to the racoon in the tree Swirly saw while pulling in here is what may have happened…

    COP

    IC: SSH x 20

    IC: Imperial Walkers x 20

    IC: Helicopters x 10

    IC: Dead Man’s Hang x 10

    The Thang

    Mosey to the Football Field and Partner Up

    Wheelbarrow to other sideline, do 20 Leg Raises then switch with Partner x 2

    Mosey to Burpee Row

    3 Burpees at each Street Lamp until the turn, then on the way back 5 Merkins at each Street Lamp

    Mosey to Hitchiker’s Triangle

    Round 1: Bear Crawl to Stop Sign, Run down to bottom of the hill, 50 LBCs, Bernie Sanders back up the Hill, Finish with 20 Carolina Dry Docks

    Round 2: Lunges to Stop Sign, Run down to the bottom of the hill, 25 WWIIs, Bernie Sanders back up the hill, Finish with 20 Carolina Dry Docks

    Mosey to the Amphitheater for a Dora

    Partner 1: Run the Steps up to the Top and Back

    Partner 2: Dips

    Partner 3: Derkins

    Mosey to the Circle

    Ring of Fire: Merkin Style 10 Reps and of course hold it at 3 inches after for Swirly

    Mosey Back to the Flag

    A couple minutes for Mary after:

    10 Burpees OYO

    20 Flutter Kicks

    20 Heels to Heaven

    20 American Hammers

    Numeberama, Nameorama, YHC took us out

    Announcements:

    None were brought up, but prayers for TYA and also everyone that is battling COVID and our country as it goes through a new transition of leadership.

    NMS:

    After Swirly’s beatdown at Dogpile Saturday, I was trying to bring the pain for 45 minutes! A lot of great chatter throughout even after those wheelbarrows at the beginning were tough to push through! Hitchhiker was asking Swirly, why is it called Love Hill, and after learning about it he quickly responded with “I don’t love that hill.” The Pax are all wondering who will be the one that will finally purchase the $1.3 million dollar on the corner of Hitchhiker’s triangle. Hitch is pushing Pucker to purchase it as a great F3 Homebase and a perfect spot for breakfast every Wednesday and Saturday! Thank you for letting me lead you all this morning and continuing to push each other!

  • Miles of Smiles

    7 strong showed up for a healthy beat down. joggers jogged and bootcampers booted.

    warmarama: SSH, DQ, Imperial Walkers, Deadman hang, merkins, flutter kicks and Freddy Mercury.

    Thang1: in bus parking lot 2 rounds of lunge to midline, 20 merkins, lunge remainder, 20 WWII. Another 2 rounds of broad jump to midline, 15 Carolina DD, broad jump to end 15 American hammers. mosey to track.

    Thang2: the equalizer mile16x100m for a total of a mile of sprinting. equalization was accomplished by slower runners starting while faster runners did 1-3 burpies and tried to catch the others. First across the line started a 20 count. adjustments were made so that we all finished around the same time.

    Thang3: four corners up the bleacher stairs, across the parking lot, down the other staircase and down the back straight away. round 1 hindu push ups, plank jacks, crunchy frogs, copper head squats. round 2 some other stuff….

    mosey up to the wall for 30sec of balls to the wall followed by wall sits while the pax did 10 bobby hurleys. back to the flag for some mary and done.

    prayers up for Boberry’s wife’s procedure today, for all the kids going back to campus, and school. Also took a minute to reflect on how fortunate we all are to have what we have in life, health, family, job, food, etc.

    Thanks for letting me lead you guys today. an honor as always.