Category: Richmond, VA

  • Time Enough for a Quadruple Check

    15 Strong arrived on time (mostly) to get their week off to a strong start. Here’s how it went down.

    COP: Dead Man’s Hang, Don Quixotes x10, Imperial Walkers x20, SSH x20 and some LBCs x20.

    Mosey to the church parking lot where the coupons are stored. Each pax grab a coupon (we ended up 3 short but made do). Mosey to business park lot next door and pair up. Each partner lunges L & R then performs an exercise and repeats until meeting partner in the middle. Do 2 Booyahs Merkins then return same way you came. First round was Block Burpee, Second round was 3 WWIIs with block, third round was 3 Block curls then finish with the Block Burpee again. Enough with the coupons, returned them to their resting place.

    Mosey to Church parking lot for a variant of 4 corners with a partner. Partner 1 runs while Partner 2 does an exercise. After both have run, run together to next corner, etc. First corner was Carolina Dry Docks, second corner was LBCs, third corner was copperhead squats and fourth was SSH. Pax finished quickly so we repeated this circuit twice.

    Mosey to lot behind church for triple check. Wall sits, flutter kicks and Bernie Sanders out to end of lot then run back. We ended up doing 4 rounds thus our backblast title. YHC wanted to know what time it was (not having a watch) and was told “just after 6”. Plenty of time to add a fourth round which elicited some grumbling from the pax (“wrong answer – it should have been 6:12”).

    Mosey back to flag for some LBCs and APBs to wrap up. Numberama, Namerama. Good start to the week. Thanks for letting me lead!

  • If You Ask Me Nicely, I’ll Turn Left

    4 stallions – 3 regulars and one aspiring regular – saddled up at 05:30 for this morning’s version of The Breakfast Club. Route was Robinson to the park, RIGHT at the lake drive, up to the artist formerly known as the Columbus Statue, left towards the other lake, around the other lake, right and down the steps to the actual lakeside, around most of the lake, and then over to Dogpile. Return, like the Wise Men, by another route (the usual, other route).

    Numbers, names, YHC took us out with a message about being thankful for the women in our lives.

    NMS:

    Angus joined the PAX today, and we hope he will make it a habit. With Hutton on the DL and Handshake oversharing and hopefully not falling asleep prematurely, it was great to still have four. Plus, Hitchhiker has been exploring new people to join the PAX as Hitch continues to be bored running with the same people.

    UpChuck spits the bit.

  • Supersize Me

    Twenty four gluttons for punishment rolled up to Dogpile this morning, hungry for a beatdown. Here’s what they found in the Happy Meal box:

    Warmarama: mosey to the near crop circle; welcome, disclaimer, SSH x 20, IW x 10, Russian Soldiers x 10, Don Quixotes x 10, Freddie Mercuries x 20, Flutter Kicks x 20; APDs x 10, merkins x 10; grab a coupon and mosey to the Carillon field to start

    THANG 1: Quarter Pounder With Cheese
    i. mosey w/ coupon 25 yards, 25 x 2 count American Coupon Hammers; Bernie Sanders back;
    ii. 50 yard mosey, 50 x squat presses; Bernie Sanders back
    iii. 75 yard mosey, 75 x 2 count mountain climbers; Bernie Sanders back
    iv. 100 yard mosey, 100 x SSHs; Bernie Sanders back to 25 yard line
    v. Murder Bunnies back in. Take the coupons to the far crop circle for

    THANG 2: Fries and Rings and Tots
    Partner up for triple check. PAX 1 runs to Ha’Penny Stage and back, PAX 2 coupon curls, PAX 3 coupon WWIIs. Three rounds. Stash coupons and mosey to amphitheater for

    THANG 3: Are you gonna finish that shake?
    Ascending incline merkins: Step 1 = 1 merkin, Step 2 = 2 merkins, etc. Audible called for time and blasted upper bodies at 10.

    BTTF for Old Man Stretches™ and 10 burpees OYO.

    Numbers, names and YHC took us out.

    NMMS: Prayers for Pavarotti’s family and the healing of his cousin, David Patterson, who was struck by a car while commuting on his bike and is in a medically induced coma. Upchuck has deets on how to donate to support covax efforts in India. Gomer Pyle previewed the upcoming annual medical mission trip to the Honduras – organized by the Friends of Barnabas Healthcare for Children group. A worthy effort – YHC donated previously and will do so again. Tclaps to Phonics for headlocking a colleague. Have a great Mothers Day tomorrow, gents – let’s show those Ms and Momz in our lives how much we appreciate them. It was a privilege to lead today; you guys crushed a varsity level workout.

    SYITG! Doublemint

  • Efengees

    Nine posted for this week’s Punisher. Mosey around to the front parking lot and into the grass for startup COP with SSHs, IWs, DQs, Helicopters, Scorpion Kicks, Suzanne Somers, APDs, and Arm Circles.

    Relocate to the edge of the grass and begin Elevens. Run 30 yards and complete 10 Box Cutters and 1 Flutter Kick (two count). Run back for 9 and 2. Continue until 1 and 10 are completed.

    Mosey to the western edge of the school property and circle up for Super 21. Begin with 1 Merkin and 1WWII Sit Up. Complete 2 of each, then 3, and so on, with the PAX staying together until a final round of 21 reps of each is completed. Breaks taken every 5 or so rounds for a mix of Mary or legs.

    Jog back to the parking lot and grab a couple of red bricks from YHC’s vehicle. Complete several rounds of lifts, including Alternating Curls, Alternating Shoulder Presses, Front Shoulder Raises, etc. Hit the ground for a few minutes of stretching and YHC took us out.

    Good seeing everyone. Welcome to FNGs EZ Lift and 40 Whacks.

  • Eight minus 3 runners = Five is the perfect number

    We are the 3 runners that skipped the Offshore Q for some track work at Twin Team this morning.

    Warm-up run to the swamp.

    6 x 800s at prescribed pace.

    BTTF.

    Great track work courtesy of Don Draper this morning!

  • If a tree falls in the forest?

    3 men got in 6ish miles before their respective Easter festivities. If no Backblast is written, did it actually happen? TCLAPS to Doublemint for all the training he is putting in for BRR, tennis, etc.!

  • Where’s Your Car?

    7 men descended upon the grounds of Timberwolf in search of a great start to the day. To the best of YHC’s recollection, they were not disappointed.

    Mosey around the school to the far parking lot for some COP. Including Collard Pickers, Michael Phelps, Hairy Rockettes, Merkins, and WW2s

    Mosey to wall adjacent the exercise bikes for a Dora with 100 Donkey Kicks, 200 squats and 300 LBCs.

    Mosey to the track for a 2 pack of Boberry biscuits.

    Back to some softer grasses for some captain Thor’s Followed by by a round of PAX choice ab work.

    Mosey about 50 feet to some concrete for some Merkin-Jacks. Mosey the long way around the school before time was called

    NMM

    This one was a lot of fun. YHC needs to be better at backblast timeline s. Keep pushing. Make today a great one.

  • K.I.S.S. (Keep It Simple Spit)

    6 Davillians arrived on a cool May morning for YHC’s first Q at The Creek in some time.

    This is how it went down

    Warm Up – Mosey around the parking lot weaving in and out of the traffic cones the school sets up student drop off (this has become a new thing to start with)

    Head to the blacktop

    COP (ALL IC) – SSH, DQ, LBC’s, Arm Circles

    THANG

    Mosey to the playground

    Mini Dora – 50 Pull ups, 75 Box Jumps, 100 SSH. Partner runs to a tree and back

    Mosey to the track

    Mini K.I.S.S. – Run a lap, 100 Merkins, Run a lap, 90 Squats, Run a lap, 80 Merkins, Run a lap, 70 Squats, Run a lap, (called a small audible) 40 Merkins, Run a lap, 30 Squats, Run 2 laps

    Mosey to the blacktop

    6’s (aka mini 11’s) – Run to one side complete 5 (2ct) American Hammer, run back complete a Smurf Jack, finish with 1 American Hammer/5 Smurf

    Mosey back to the SF

    2 MOM – Each PAX picked an exercise to compete 5 reps of: Ring of Fire (5 Merkins), 5 WWII Situps, 5 Burpees, 5 (2ct) Freddie Mercury’s, one other then wrap up with a 15 sec elbow plank

    Numberrama, Namerama, Announcements, YHC took us out

    MOLESKIN

    The Q was open as late as Wednesday this week and YHC hadn’t Q The Creek since around Jan. Felt good to Q a bootcamp again.

    The theme today was to complete some group of exercises that typically would take the whole time (or half the time) in a “mini” scale to keep everyone moving.

    Mumble chatter was strong this group never has an issue chatting during the workout (Yard Sale makes sure of that)

    SPIT ON THAT!!

  • Whatever Offshore Says

    YHC suggested Texas Beach, so PAX went about 1/2 mile past the pumphouse, through a small hole in the fence, under the train (Sally’s highlight), back to Texas Beach, then Northbank to Belle Isle, around the west end like old times, and back on Buttermilk. Then YHC and TYA headed to ET’s.

  • Heading Home to Finish the Other Half of that Fish Taco Movie

    … and TYA iced his face. The Thang: Northbank to Mayo Bridge (Sally’s highlight), along the flood wall to Buttermilk.

    TYA, Saab, and YHC convened at ET’s aftewards.