Ten runners posted on Sunday at the Pump House for preseason training to prepare for the fall when temperatures and humidity should feel drastically different. The Route Most runners did the Buttermilk to North Bank loop for somewhere close to 7 miles. They forgot to do weigh-ins before and after the run. COT: Numberarama, Name-O-Rama, Announcements, Helix took us out. NMS Back in 2016 when YHC first posted with F3 RVA, the Corporate Challenge had been established. The Corporate Challenge was to post at the following locations in one week: Monday – Punisher Tuesday – No Toll Wednesday – Source…
Five kids and me showed up to The Deep to pass two COVID tests and also show that they count down from ten. Big accomplishments! The COVID tests were in honor of Tater. The company he works for used to be a COVID testing expert and Tater also has COVID–a new company benefit? After some warmups we did our first COVID test: 20 Calf raises, 20 Overhead presses, 20 V-ups, 20 incline merkins, 20 decline merkins. We passed. We then took a left down Graham Meadows Drive and starting with the first driveway on the left did ten merkins, then…
Four HIMs posted this morning to sling some iron for Mammoth Balls. A fellow brother mentioned that “only women use kettlebells under 35 pounds.” That comment had three of us briefly questioning our life choices… and our manhood. But we pressed on pride bruised here’s how it went down….. Warmarama All the wives and moms Arm circles Copperhead squats A lot of moaning Imaginary jump rope Thang Grab the cindy’s and kettlebells We made our way to the parking lot and lined up shoulder to shoulder. The format was simple. One PAX called out a kettlebell exercise for the group,…
Many animals were harmed in the making of today’s Q. Here’s what transpired: Mosey around the horseshoe twice and over to the cafeteria patio. COP (IC) Dead Man Hang Don Quixotes Helicopters Copperhead Squats Ukranian Soldiers Plankorama Merkins Inverted Scorpion Kicks Heels to Heaven Invisible Jump Ropes Mosey to parking lot closest to the school Ark Loader – animal movements across parking lot Bear Crawl Crab Walk Duck Walk Polar Bear Bunny Hop Gorilla Shuffle Mosey over to Horseshoe Curb Crawl – up to 5 Merkins and back down Mosey to Blacktop Quadruple Check Dips Jump Squats WWIIs Run across…
Fresh off the Annual Iron Chef competition (Saturday), nine food prospectors assembled in this evening’s edition of Breaking Bread. Temperatures were 70 and sunny. According to the people STILL lined up in the drive-through of the now defunct Wendy’s, the following might have been served: Fried chickenHomemade mashed potatoesCole slawLemon BarsCookiesIced tea, lemonade…but, no one made an Arnold Palmer There was also a delicious looking set of leftovers from Saturday. Numbers, names, and everyone had a wonderful evening.
YHC’s 2.0s entered the arena and threw down for the title of Iron Chef F3RVA. Llama prepared the side while BB-8 tackled dessert. Here’s what was served: Aged loin of farm raised boar marinaded in a honey bacon glaze, seared and slightly smoky, cooked to 145 degrees internal Diced Idaho potatoes tossed with extra virgin olive oil and shaken with assorted herbs and spices then roasted until slightly charred with a smooth soft interior Vanilla mousse parfait layered with sliced organic bananas and wafers and finished with a light crème fraiche topping and wafer crumbles Signature cocktail was an Arnold…
16 HIM’s & 2.0’s assembled at Rockwood Park for a School of RUCK. The DTH Tacoma was heavy laden with extra rucks, bags, and bricks, and all warriors were loaded down before setting off into the woods. YHC found a couple nice cabers in the woods for the kids to take turns carrying. On our 1.5 mile trek we made it down to the lake and back, and there were a couple brief COP’s for squats and lunges along the way. We even attempted teaching and implementing the GrowRuck exercise of a thee-man team carrying one wounded warrior. It was…
Grid Iron relocated to Lake Anna and had our first of hopefully many more events there. After a brief warm up we hit 4 stations for 3 rounds of 20 of: Dips, Dirkins, Pole Smokers and Steps Ups. BiProduct came by boat with J’ville and WhiteDeer, but for some reason they couldn’t make it out of the boat for the first round…so we did a second round. Then to the beach for a series of Abs, Merkins, and Swimming/Kayaking/Padeling. We kept the Fitness part short this morning and then had coffee and carbs in the parking lot before hitting the…
Welcome to 1000% humidity and the first ever AO where Porch noted a majority of Brown guys – which followed with interesting mumble chatter about preferred Spanish pronunciations and the like. Here’s how we won the day: The THANG: WARMERAMA: Mosey to the basketball court and circle up Welcome & Disclaimer Usual DTH warm-up IC Reps COP # 1: Mosey to the Tennis courts BUDDY LADDER Count down from 10–>1 Booyah Merkins, with partners alternating running the courts perimeter while the other remains for chain smokers COP # 2: Mosey to the playground WHEEL OF DEATH Plank up around the…
Quick 2 mile ruck with some Broga thrown in there before the beatdown!!!!