Tag: 45 Minutes of Mary

Given the unpleasant weather, the difference between one and two PAX is having an excuse to jump back in the car and head home.

A hot-potato Q was quickly formed with copious amounts of merkins, dips, burpees, and ab exercises.

Saab abides….

4 of the most chatty HIMs in RVA plus the Q converged at Mary for a 45 minute beatdown. Here’s what happened:

COP in the parking lot: warmup and stretch. Mosey to Picnic tables

Picnic Tables: 3 rounds of 3 excercisesx10. Incline Merkins, Dips, Wingnuts. Mosey to field, stopping at trees along the way for Squats.

Treeline: Lunge 2 trees, Bernie Sanders back 1 tree. At each tree perform 10 merkins, 20 WW2s, 30 squats. Mosey to Pull up bar

Pull ups: Each man hops up for 5 pulls up, Q calls other excercises while waiting. 2 rounds. Mosey back to flag

COP: end with circle of fire, ab excercises.

COT

NMS: Still dealing with some foot pain, so grabbed the Q to minimize running. only 5 PAX today, but 4 of us talk enough to reach an equivalent of the word count for a Pax of 10. Good times, good laughs, good workout!

Five make that six supermen descended on 45MoM to see if Gomer was going to change the anniversary Q athon workout. According to the early rising teachers, who learned some new movements, this is what went down, more or less.

Welcome, disclaimer, 9 Gurpee start. Mosey to COP.

COP all IC – Mountain Climbers 50x + 1, DQ x10, Ukrainian Soldier x10, Imperial Walker x10, Albatross Arms: 20x Arm Circles forward, 20x reverse, 10x overhead clap, 10x Seal clap. Turn and bounce x10. Mercanrama: ‘Mer’can x20, Wide arm x10, Diamond x5, Ranger x5, Fingers in x5, Fingers out x5,Sumo Squat x20, Split Squats Each side x10, Sit Squats at the picnic tables. Nice of you to join us Bodos. WW2x20, LBCfest: 20 reg, 10 RLS, 10 LLS, 10 BLS. 10 45deg legs, 10 90deg legs, Hello Dolly x10, Hola Rosalita x10, Freddy Mercury x10, Mercury Freddy x10, Bohemian Rhapsody x5 APD x10, TTPT Stretch, Superman reaches x10. 32 min complete.

Triple check, Hand release Mercans, Wall Sit. Mosey across blacktop area.

YHC took us out. Prayers for the PAX.

NMS – Dominating mumblechatter today about some sh!t app 😉 and the likelihood of being able to move on from current W2s once it breaks out. IYHCHO, that would have been great if the exercises were happening too – 2F is after 1F. No matter, it gave us an opportunity to “discuss” you v you and the goal to provide a safe space to push yourself – if you wish. We love our brothers.

The best part of today Bodos catching up on Mercanrama with the PAX telling him how he missed out. Thanks for the energy gents!

Get some!

Lots of chatter about Hitchhikers next foray into the ever expanding market for providing greater accessibility of utilities that facilitate bodily functions…

Saab abides…

5 funny guys found their way to Mary this morning, and we commenced a beatdown at 0530. To the disappointment of Oyster, no 4 Corners or 21s were to be found. Here’s what happened:

Easy jog over to Reveille UMC. In first parking lot, the Q attempted to lead some stretching IC but the group never stopped talking. Mosey to pavillion.

Every man grabs a picnic table:

Excercise 1: Marios. Box Jump up to bench. Then box jump up to table top. Step down to the other side all the way to the ground. That’s 1 rep. 3 sets of 10.

Exercise 2: Wing Nuts. Sitting on picnic table, feet under bench, leaned back to approx. 15 degrees with back and neck straight, fists touching in front of chest so that elbows point parallel with shoulders, rotate waist so that each elbow touches the table top. Complete in 4-count cadence.  3 sets of 10 IC.

Excercise 3: Dips on the bench. 3 sets of 10 IC.

Dora: P1 runs to wall and back, P2 performs excercises

100 Merkins / 200 Squats / 300 LBCs

Mosey to Kingsway

Little Lindsay: 10 Jumpsquats, run to end of first median, 30 Mtn Climbers 2x. Run back, increase/decrease by 10.

Mosey up Kingsway, stop at each median for 5 burpees

COP : Back at the flag, Circle up and each man calls a set of ab exercises, 10 reps IC.

YHC took us out.

NMS: Great field trip today. So much chatting!! Topics included: the heaviness and speed of EVs, humiliating public speaking moments, Small chapels made for squirrels to have church services, ripping pants, small dogs with small legs, and the perspective that being in space brings to one’s personal life and our collective existence. Nanu nanu!

I guess the pork chop was YHC since the only other pax member was applesauce. Thought about titling this “moon shot” but felt best to wait until the ship launched yesterday actually got to the moon.

It was the usual 70 and sunny so off Applesauce and YHC went. Warmup on the blacktop. Mosey to the picnic benches and one partner was the pacer running to the entrance sidewalk and back while the other partner did dips or incline Merkins, 6 rounds.

Mosey back to blacktop for 4 corners. Round 1: 10 squats, 20 LBCs, 30 Flutters (Ethel Merman style for Saab) and 40 SSHs. Repeat 4 corners with same exercises but compounding the second time.

Mosey to front of school on Grove for a curb crawl – bear crawl one way, crawl bear back doing incline merkins or decline merkins up to 5 then back down. Finished up at the Pavilion with some pole smokers and several minutes of Mary (APDs, WWIIs, box cutters and American hammers).

Great start to the day. Thanks for all the pax prayers for family members lately!

7 men felt the cool breeze that gave a little chill before we got the fun started and this is how we warmed up…

Mosey to the blacktop for COP with a variety of stretches and exercises.

Split up 4 and 3 for a Triple Check with Wall Sits, Mountain Climbers and a run to the fence with a Bernie back.

Mosey to tennis courts for compounding four corners

• Corner 1 = 10 merkins
• Corner 2 = 10 merkins + 20 Imperial Squat Walkers (enter counting troubles – no fear, we will all stop when Faceplant stops!)
• Corner 3 = 10 merkins + 20 ISWs + 30 2-ct Freddie Mercuries
• Corner 4 = 10 merkins + 20 ISWs + 30 2-ct Freddie Mercuries + 40 SSHs
• Squat short sides, mosey long sides
• convene back in corner 1 and stretch a bit more

Mosey to monkey bars for some pull-up fun – PAX planks on the edge rails – one by one take turns jumping up to do 5 pull-ups while PAX stretch, plank walk, dip, shoulder tap, etc. 2 rounds.

Mosey to basketball court for a burpee ladder – run length of court stopping at half-court for increasing numbers of burpees 1-6. At far end do 10 box cutters, at near end do 10 Carolina dry docks.

Round of suicides

Back to the flag for 3 minutes of Mary

COT, numbers, names, announcements, prayers

Announcements:

• Salt Lick and YHC on tap for Breaking Bread this weekend.
• Upchuck looking for volunteer to be site Q/coordinator for The Bridge

Prayers – lots of folks among us have family members and loved ones dealing with sickness, injury or hardships – we pray for strength and guidance for them and for all of you. Splinter noted a recent reconnection with an old friend going through hard times. Always a good time to drop a note or pick up the phone and reconnect!

Great morning to move around and work up a sweat. Keep pushing each other and keep getting out there guys. I had the pleasure of attending St. Catherine’s upper school chapel this morning to hear my daughter give her Senior talk. There were nerves all around, especially in the back row for me and my M. My daughter did amazing. She talked about her obstacles with grace and strength and brought the laughter sharing the irony that she was talking during chapel when 90% of the time she passes out in chapel. A proud moment for me for sure for many reasons, but most of all because of her message – life is full of obstacles and changes but like her favorite animals (sharks and snakes – who knew?) you just have to keep swimming and sometimes you have to shed your skin and roll with the changes. Right on, girl!

No More Gumbo For you!

As I finish writing this BB, there is something white falling from the sky. It looks like snow, but that’s impossible. It was 73 degrees this morning, so I know that’s not snow. If you find out what it is, let me know.
The Ghost Flag made its reappearance today. It has been rehabilitated. New flag (the old one was in bad condition). Paint job on the shovel handle and a F3 sticker added.
Extra credit goes to Hitchhiker not only for jogging over but also for his invaluable ‘portapotty’ app.
Disclaimer
• I, a Pigment of your imagination, am the Q for today
• I am not a Professional
• Push yourself but don’t hurt yourself
• Modify whenever you think best
Circle up and
• 20 SSHs
• 10 Man-Maker Merkins
• 15 Crunchy Frogs
• Stretch:
Mosey to the nearest corner of the asphalt playground and label it ‘corner 1’
• 20 IWs
• 10 Diamond Merkins
• 10 each side Suzanne Sommers
• Stretch:
Mosey to middle of the fence on the asphalt playground and label it ‘corner 2’
• 20 Squats
• 10 Stagger Arm Merkins
• 15 Ukrainian Hammers
• Stretch:
Mosey to the other corner of asphalt playground away from the fence and label it ‘corner 3’
• 10 Don Quixotes
• 10 Stagger Arm Merkins
• 20 Heels to heaven
• Stretch:
Divided up into 3 groups of 2. Rotate Clockwise: 1 group goes to ‘corner 1’ another to ‘corner 2’ and 2 stay at ‘corner 3’. 3 times
• 10 Get-ups, (lay on your back and then stand up without using your hands.)
• 20 Merkins,
• 30 Ukrainian Hammers,
Line up in middle of the asphalt playground for 11s
• Mike Tyson & V-Ups
To the wall for
• 15 People’s chair airpress
• 10 BTTW hip slaps in cadence
• 5 People’s chair Milkers
• 10 BTTW Australian Mountain Climbers
• 5 burpees
• 15 People’s chair Lalanne
• 10 BTTW Toe Taps
• 5 burpees
Back to the flag where we joined by a circling TYA on his bicycle while we did a
• 60 count 6-inch leg lift
Announcements
Upchuck is looking for someone to replace him as a leader of the Bridge
COT:
Prayers for friends of Upchuck having severe health issues and for a member of the Pax who recently lost a parent and an in-law.
“No man is free who is not master of himself.” Epictetus

 At 0525 on March 5, 2018, YHC pulled into the parking lot at Tuckahoe Elementary for his first post. YHC had been asked multiple times over the previous year to come to F3, but he always said no. This was the day YHC decided to do it.

After an awkward interaction (the first of many) with Upchuck that ultimately led to YHC’s nickname, Honeydo launched the Q. That boot camp beat the ever-living snot out of YHC. Even through the exhaustion, something was energized; something was revived.

YHC came out once or twice a week for the first few weeks, then rolled his ankle at 45MOM. YHC thought the motivation would be lost, but it wasn’t. Thanks to the help of many in the Pax—most notably Vinny—YHC kept coming back.

While eight years is not a monumental anniversary like 1, 5, 10, or 15, any year that marks the willingness and ability to get up early—regardless of weather or sleep—meet friends at random places around the city, and do silly and dumb things together is something to celebrate.

YHC is very thankful for the friendships that have come from F3 and for the inspiration of both more tenured and more recent Pax members alike. We are all better together than we are as individuals.

Enough about the sappy talk. 9 men met today at Mary Mumford to do a Boot Camp. YHC had planned to go over to the fields, but the gentleman was there marking them so that required YHC to Audible. Various exercises were completed triple check, partner work, bear crawls crab walks, various Ab exercises, balls to the wall. Whatever we could do in 45 minutes.

Announcements Salt Lake has breaking bread Saturday this month, but the Sunday is open. The Alamo 3 year celebration is coming up, which also includes a 2 year celebration for Crabgrass.

Prayer requests for Carmax employees as they transition back to five days full on site, it will be a huge shift for those employees and their families and their schedules of working from home and the flexibility that gave them goes away.

Day four is done. Day five will be at tunnel vision tomorrow.

Thanks for the opportunity to be a part of this group.

PS – Today is also Senor Frogs 3 year Anniversary.

2 mighty men — no actually, 3 men! … no wait 4 men! — joined up for an early morning adventure at 45MOM. All of us were in shorts and t-shirts, except Hitch, who was dressed like we were in upper Canada. Here’s what happened:

COP on the corner of Grove and Commonwealth.

Lindsay: 30 Dips at the picnic tables, 10 jump squats at the school entrance, and so on. Mosey to field.

10 Tree Commandments: Mosey bro code style from tree to tree, stop at each one for a set of exercises called by the Q.
Tree 1 → 10 merkins
Tree 2 → 20 squats
Tree 3 → 30 flutter kicks IC
Tree 4 → 40 mountain climbers IC
Tree 5 → 50 LBCs
Tree 6 → 40 mountain climbers IC
Tree 7 → 30 flutter kicks IC
Tree 8 → 20 squats
Tree 9 → 10 merkins
Tree 10 → 10 burpees

Mosey to tennis courts

Dora: 100 Merkins / 200 Monkey Humpers / 300 Invisible Jump ropes. Mosey back to the flag

COP: American Hammers and Freddie Mercuries IC

COT: Numberama, Namerama, YHC took us out

NMS: Hitch joined us 5 min late, then Last Time happened to be running by and we roped him in to join us. Lots of talk about Hitch’s recent entrepreneurial initiatives, including ways to monetize/amplify the PortaDash app — including nicknames, badges, platinum level buy-ins. All this devolved into personal defecation stories. SYITG