8 High Impact Men emerged from the dusk onto the Pine Fork Park football field for the 2025 Iron Pax Challenge Week 0! YHC was so excited he woke up numerous times hoping it was time to get after it! There was some dispute of the spread of tunes in which no one approved of, but we didn’t let that slow us down! Choo Choo led us in Warmarama at centerfield! We then meandered over to the whiteboard to do a final overview of the Week 0 workout. The workout took much longer than I think any of us anticipated.…
YHC started off his Thursday the right way by getting in his car and heading towards the Rutland neighborhood for an enjoyable jog. He did have the heads up that the parking lot might be closed but at 5:28 AM, you forget small details like that. That parking lot was closed. So YHC parked on the next street which was about 200 meters from the AO. He then met up with Yardsale who was the lone rucker and BAM! who was ready for a jog. So off the 3 of us went. Yardsale soon after met up with Bulkhead. They…
Out-and-back on Grove toward VCU. 23 minutes out, 22 minutes back. Simple directions, even I could remember them. But you have to do a negative split so keep the pace in mind. The Groups: The Sixes (Splinter, Marv, Sippy Cup, Garbage Plate): Made it all the way to Belvedere. Probably the furthest any RAMM has ever gone. At this rate, they’ll be in New Kent by the holidays. The Fives (YHC, Splinter, Chippendale, Saab): Nearly hit VCU. Topics of conversation included traffic signals, diverging diamonds, roundabouts, and the delicate social differences between “butt dial” and “booty call.” Productive, as always.…
3 handsome man missles emerged from the darkness for a workout led by YHC that would prime us for IPC tomorrow. As Boyz II Men would say, “Not too hard, but not to soft”. Mosey to the Octagon for Warmarama! 18 SSHs IC 10 Fudds Wife Toe Touches IC Wilson’s Wife Hotdogs Leg Stretches Roscoe’s Wife Knee Knockers 10 APDs IC Mosey to the Playground for COP1 COP1 – Triple Nickle-lish? 5 sets / 5 Reps each exercise in clockwise rotation. P1 Pull-ups / P2 Jerkins / P3 Pole Dancers. COP2 – Parking Blocks – Each PAX gets their own…
8 grown-boys showed up to run around the parking lot at Satan’s Hill this morning. YHC let the PAX know that today’s playlist during the workout would have songs pulled from all the American Pie movies. The conversation quickly turned to how well/poorly our childhood crushes are aging. Names like Tara Reid, Topanga, The Pink Ranger and Kelly Kapowski were brought up for debate. WARAMARA – Moseyed to the top of Satan’s Hill and back to the circle. Gave the mission, stretched out and got into it. COP #1 – EMOM (Or Electric-Mom as YHC likes to refer to it…
17 of Bellevue’s tallest redwoods and one downranger came out to Peres ika to see what Gomer Pyle was bringing. According to the two FNGs that Pure Lead EHd during the workout, this is what went down more or less: Gitty up start: 8 Burpees. Welcome. Bear Crawl down the hill to the CoP. Mission. Disclaimer. All IC: 10 Sumo Squats, 10 Don Quixote, 10 Helicopters, 10 Turn n BounceArms: 20 Arm Circles, 20 Reverso, Keep em up: Hands up, Hands down, 10 Overhead Claps, 10 Seal Claps. 20 Mercans, 10 Ranger Mercans, 5 wide arm Mercans fingers out, 5 regular…
12 gentlemen were on hand to experience the namesake of Dookie, for a workout to experience the full effect of the vibrant, and angsty sounds of the 1994 album from a Young Green Day Band, and a tour of The Forge: Burnout – 2:07: Mosey around the front bus Loop. Having a Blast – 2:44: Warmarama (Side Straddle Hops; Imperial Squat Walker; Ukrainian Soldiers; Arm Circles; Merkins) Chump – 2:53: Mosey to courtyard, and finish with box jumps & Merkins Longview – 3:59: Musical Dora (50 Squats; 100 – Freddy Merc.’s; 150 – Monkey Humpers) Welcome to Paradise – 3:44:…
Mr. Rogers put out a Q APB last night, YHC responded….this morning. Here’s where we traveled: Exit Godwin via path to Maremont R on Raintree R on Cherrywood L on Cedarbluff L on Waltham and continue on Chauncey back to Raintree L on Falconbridge R on Pump Add laps of Godwin or other add-ins as desired Numberama, Nameorama, COT MOLESKIN New faces at Currahee as a byproduct of the Circus circus of late. Someone asked if this was an AO PR. It is in fact the 2nd biggest Currahee turnout, bested only by the PAX of 16 or 18 two…
YHC was thrilled to see 7 HIMs in attendance this morning at the Twin Team Lounge this morning. Temperatures and attitudes were near perfection as always. Warm-a-rama: Back and forth across the blacktop. In conversation warmup with Ukranian soldiers, walking high knees, quad stretch, jogs, etc. Then circle up for some stretching to get those muscles loose. You can’t rush perfection at the Lounge. Thang 1: Quad-check. Run, Squats, Merkins, LBC’s. Thang 2: Ascending 4 corners. YHC pulled a fast one on the group and went to 50, 60, 70 and 80 on the corners vs. starting over. The PAX…
11 gentlemen of the gloom emerged for a beatdown at the finest AO on Grove Ave. After Saab nagged and tormented the Q for the first 5 minutes for not properly beginning the workout in his estimation, YHC called for a field trip. Here’s where our travels took us: Burpee Alley: Run the length of Hanover from Commonwealth to Shadwell and perform 3 burpees at every lamppost. Mosey across Grove to parking lot. Wall to Wall: Partner up. Round 1: P1 runs to wall and performs 10 2x Chicken Peckers, P2 Wall sits + overhead press. 3x. // Round 2:…