Category: Richmond, VA

  • Breaking Bread, literally

    Faceplant and YHC were happy to have been compelled by Upchuck to participate in this opportunity to give back. Ironically it happened be the same day at VMI’s first playoff appearance in school history, so we could take the opportunity to do a “double dip”

    YHC and family rallied at Faceplant and family’s home to prep the meal and watch the game. It was a good opportunity for Faceplant and YHC’s family to see and hear about giving back to others.

    Food was made, food was delivered, and hopefully we brought enjoyment to the recipients. Faceplant and YHC took the opportunity with our families to break bread and talk about the “good ole’ days” at The Mother I. The kids had a great afternoon together, so did the M’s.

  • No Surprises

    A diverse and jovial PAX of 13 assembled today at the Gridiron for a mumble-chatter filled beat down.  Here is how it went down:

    • COP
      • Parking lot tracers
      • SSH
      • IW
      • DQ
      • Punitive burpees
      • Arm circles – forwards and backwards
      • Helicopters
      • Merkins
      • LBC
      • ADP
    • Mosey to the football field for laps of luxury – 10 burpees at the each side of the 50, run down the field for an arm exercise in the end zone, traverse across the field as directed in some sort of crawl or lunge and an ab exercise on other side of the field
      • Round 1 – 20 burpees, 40 HRM, 50 yard bear crawl (2x) and 40 WWII sit-ups
      • Round 2 – 20 burpees, 40 CDD, 50 yard crab walk (2x) and 40 reverse crunches
      • Round 3 – 20 burpees, 40 merkins, 50 yard lunge (2x) and 40 heels to heaven
    • 10 burpees
    • 3x check with a run, LBC and chicken peckers
    • Mosey to the bars for a jerkin ladder climbing down from 8
    • Mosey to the pickle ball courts for suicides
    • Mosey back to the parking lot for COT with YHC taking us out

    Plenty of alternate exercises from the PAX today.  No surprise.  Lots of mumble-chatter from Gypsy and Handshake.  No surprise.  White Deer gassed COP and it smelled like something died in his backside.  No surprise. Probation showed up late. No surprise.  Tater and his 140 pound frame can go far and fast.  No surprise.  Good times and plenty of laughs.  No surprise.

    God is good all of the time!

    Attila

  • Duck, Duck, Goose!

    Thirteen fine men showed up to Dog Pile to see what was in store for them. With a bit of pre-mumble chatter on Slack the night before, YHC knew it MUST be epic.

    According to the White Tesla here is how it went down………..or something like it.

    Mosey to ampetheater for COP – did multiple exercises with the highlight being Nancy Lopez demonstrating the enthusiasm needed to correctly execute Jazzercise!

    Time for a dora. A MEGA DORA (said in a loud booming echoing voice). 200 WWII, 400 Dry Docks, 600 squats. Runner runs around the top of ampitheater. Yes Recall – those stairs suck!

    Mosy to love/hate hill. Stopped mid way to do another mini Dora on stone steps. Did some form of that until YHC had enough, called an audible and headed to the Ampitheater for a ring of Mary.

    Back to the flag. With only three minutes left YHC decided to play duck, duck, goose. What we learned during duck, duck goose. Nancy Lopez put the D2 partial scholarship to good use and was the only chaser to catch. I mean like lightning fast! YHC got a tad intense and decided to just go ahead and fall (if I only had cleats) and Bone Thugs is also lightning fast!

    Respect to Recall being the ONLY PAX doing breakfast club run.

    YHC took us out. Please remember to hold your loved ones close! Life happens fast!

  • Currahee Comet

    7 fearless studs emerged from the gloom to shake off last nights beer induced cloud and attack the day on a crisp cool morning.

    5ers – West on Ridgefield to Pine Run, traverse through Gayton ES, East on Church to Pump and return

    4ers  – West Ridgefield to Copperas to church, or whatever feels good. 

    Probation took us out.

    Prayers for EF Hutton as he recovers.

    NMS – great morning and maybe the last cool morning for Currahee. Some of the PAX caught an object breaking up in the atmosphere. We think it was part of the spaceX launch. What was really neat is that we were heading due east on Church Road and it was in line with the road (rather far away) in the perfectly clear blue pre sunrise sky and framed by the dark trees on the left and right.  We might have caught MICO stage separation, and second engine start.  YHC worked at NASA and has seen plenty of video from behind the spacecraft.  This is the first time we had an oblique view – pretty cool.  Nice Respect Day present.

    YHC is starting the 5th year with F3.  What a great brotherhood.  Your mission is to bring one more to the brotherhood this year.

    Currahee!

     

  • Stay Positive My Friends

    The air was cold, the owl was hooting, and the time was right for another exercise adventure………Twin Team style. To the best of my knowledge, this is what transpired.

    Mosey to the front of BWES for Warm-Up:
    -Don Quixotes
    -Russian Soldiers
    -Arm Circles
    -Helicopters
    -Cherry Pickers
    -Incline Merkins
    -Alabama Prom Dates
    -LBC’s
    -Dead Man Hang

    Exercise One: Indigenous People’s Curb Crawl.
    Man in the back breaks off for 20 plank jacks. We circumnavigated the island in front of the school.

    Mosey to Twin Team Road/Hill for Exercise Two:
    Run up the hill, 2 burpees at each driveway.
    Run down, 5 WWII sit ups at each driveway.

    -Wilson’s wife for some recovery. Mosey to the James River High field hockey field.

    Exercise Three: Triple Check
    -Lunge Walk across the field, run back.
    -Flutter kicks
    -Plank Shoulder taps

    Back to the flag for numbers and names.

    Announcements: Blood drive coming up. Relay in Hanover this weekend.
    YHC took us out.

    Final Observations: It’s been awhile since I made it up Twin Team hill – that thing is a beast! Great performances by the PAX this morning. In typical fashion, Doozy dusted us going up the hill. Very impressed with Crash Test Dummy – 18 years old and posting multiple times per week. Respect to you both.

    In front of BWES there is a large boulder that says “Stay Positive.” I shamelessly used that as the theme of the workout and title of the backblast.

    Make it a great one!

  • Rocketman

    Warm-up

    Triple check (curls, jerkins, runner doing a burpee suicide in parking lot)

    Run to top of Satan’s Hill, halfway down, back up, halfway down, back up. Flutter kicks watching the SpaceX rocket which was awesome.

    Back down the hill for some curls, and more curls, and some more curls.

    Finished off with some ab work.

  • Cleveland Rocks! Well, at least the FNG does

    Three dudes emerged from the gloom and launched into the workout with gusto. The beatdown went as follows:

    Mosey to COP.
    COP.
    SSHx20
    Arm Circles 20xbig, 5xsmall
    Reverso
    LBC x 20
    Merkins 20, American Hammers 20
    Merkins 15, AH 15
    Merkins 10, AH 10
    Merkins 5, AH 5
    Merkins 10, AH 10
    Merkins 15, AH 15
    Merkins 20, AH 20

    Mosey to Track for:
    1 lap, 20 copperhead squats
    1 lap, 20 hillbillys
    1 lap, 20 imperial walkers

    Mosey to Monkey Bars for TRIPLE CHECK
    incline push-ups, rows, run to building

    Mosey to parking lot for 11’s
    calf raises, bear crawl to gas pumpers, lunges back

    Mosey to cars, circle up…numberama, namearama….introducing FNG with Ohio roots, a teacher at Deep Run and resident of DA VILLE….Mr. Dan Dickey who is now forever known as DREW CAREY. Q took it out…

    Good Conversations all around as Mr. Holland and Drew Carey were able to confirm as Henrico County Teachers and we learned a bit about this and that as the rumbling herd went from task to task.

    Good luck to all who are participating in Spit’s run-a-thon thingy tomorrow.

  • Was that you or your dog?

    It was actually neither of us. Just the bouquet of smells emanating from the city streets around the stadium.

    How we got there? The Carillon Route of course.

    YHC took us out.

  • Loop #2

    4 Davillians came out on cold spring morning to get another test run before the relay on Saturday

    Craney Island loop for a little over 4.

    Pace was nice with a little push at the end

    SPIT ON THAT!!

  • Beast Week Continues

    Beast week continues for YHC.  Today, a KB beast.  Here is how it went down:

    • COP
      • Invisible jump rope
      • Russian soldiers
      • Dead man hang
      • Arm circles – forward and backward
      • Helicopters
      • Merkins
      • LBC
      • APD
    • KB Beast down the bus loop
      • Sit ‘n press with a behind the back carry
      • High pulls with a right-handed waiters carry
      • Curls with a left-handed waiters carry
      • Swings with a death crawl
      • Squat thrusters with around the world carry
      • Tricep press with lunges
    • COT with YHC taking us out


    Solid work from the PAX today.  Iron sharpens iron, with some good laughs.

    God is good all of the time!

    Attila