Tag: 45 Minutes of Mary

10 of RVA’s finest including a Q from North Wall enjoy a cool mid September takeover workout.

This how it went down.

mosey to the blacktop

COP (ALL IC) – SSH’s, DQ, Hillbillies, LBC’s, HRM’s, Scorpion Kicks, Arm Circles

THANG

Partner Four Corners – 10 Booyah Merkins, 20 PLT’s, 30 Partner Dekins, 40 Squat Jump Overs

mosey to the tennis courts

Dora – 100 Merkins, 200 2ct American Hammers, 300 SSH’s while partner bear crawl suicide one tennis court

mosey back to the blacktop

Partner Wheelbarrow – Wheelbarrow the full length of the blacktop (switch when needed) then complete 10 PLT’s, Rinse and Repeat back

Partner Lunges – Lunge the full length of the blacktop the complete 10 Wilson’s Boxing Dying Cock Roaches, Rinse and Repeat back

Numberrama, Namerama, Announcements, YHC took us out

MOLESKIN

Been a long time since YHC had posted 45 MOM (almost two year I believe) so it was great to have a takeover day to make it back out. YHC arrived seeing Old Blue in a new parking area and made sure to park behind him. Got an update from Swirly regarding keeping the parking lot empty.

It was great to see some OG’ers out which off course increased the mumble chatter 200%. Don’t believe it stopped the whole COP but good thing YHC is use to it

Today’s theme was to use only the blacktop (including the courts) which YHC had previously done on a Q at Mary about 3 or 4 years ago. Something nice about a ground and pound (keep it around one mile only) in AO’s that you can travel a lot more

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Beer Miles – See Faceplant
8 Years Convergence at Gridiron Sept 24th – 7:30

SPIT ON THAT!!

A mighty three kept the Mary torch lit as they ventured off into the surrounding neighborhoods.

COP in the front of the school. The usual and stuff.

Off to Commonwealth and head north performing the exercises of a red barchetta on the corners. 10 burpees, 25 merkins, 50 mountain climbers, 75 LBC, 100 flutter kicks.

Take a right on Leonard Pkwy and perform some incremental 4 corners.

10 dive bombers

10 dive bombers, 20 american hammers

10 dive bombers, 20 american hammers, 30 jump squats

10 dive bombers, 20 american hammers, 30 jump squats, 40 box cutters

Continue south on wisteria beginning a round of lindsays making a left on Stuart and a right on Westmoreland. The exercises were carolina dry docks and APDs.

For the final block, lunge walk to the ally and bear crawl the other half.

YHC took us out.

Coming off a Q-Less RAMM on the 29th of July, 45 MOM wouldn’t be outdone as it was Q-Less as well. (Speaking of “XXX-less” I highly recommend “Smartless” if you are into podcasting and you like to laugh.)

I’m pretty sure Hutton took the first 20, Chippendale the next 20 and YHC took us home. I do remember making everyone do two (2) Richard Kimballs…which truly are the worst.

Tough couple of days for Proud Mary…being left at the altar by the google doc. Fortunately she had better days ahead.

12 guys gathered in the gloom for 45 minutes of Marian joy. Here’s what went down after a mosey around the school campus:

COP in the field: standard stuff.

Big Bang: Plank in a circle, shoulder to shoulder, with a headlamp at the center. On the YHC’s command, the pax EXPLOSIVELY jumps up from plank position, runs 10 paces, performs 10 burpees, then runs back to the circle to plank position // Next Round: 20 paces, 20 Jump Squats // Round 3: 30 paces, 30 merkins // Round 4: 40 paces, 40 LBCs // Round 5: 50 paces, 50 SSHs. Back to plank position for Pickle pounders IC.

Dora on the Tennis Courts: 100 WW2s // 150 Merkins // 200 Squats. BONUS ROUND: 50 Burpees.

Triple Double Switcheroo: P1 runs to chin up bars and performs 5 pulls up or chin ups while P2 performs ab exercises. Switch. 3x.

COP: Classic Burpee Shuffle for 2 minutes

NMS: Sweater brought an FNG (Andy) but they had to roll out early. Hope Sweater’s back is ok and Andy comes back soon so we can name him. Awesome to see Trampstamp again and welcome Shiplap back after baby’s arrival- sorry brother to ask you an awkward question about your wife’s pain. No one wants to have to say the V word at 5:30am in a school parking lot with a bunch of dudes. Great group of guys and great mumble chatter. Always a privilege to lead.

11 titans and one woefully unprepared Gerry experienced a workout commensurate with its title…

Saab abides…when able

Fourteen aspiring gentleman dancers gathered in a darker than usual corner of the AO to earn their cuffs & collars. According to the dog walker the fistful of dollars, this is what might have happened:

Warmarama: SSH, DonQ, Imperial Walkers, Side Benders, WWII, & Dive Bombers

Mosey to tennis courts. Partner up for:

• Lunges
• Bear Crawls
• Grapevines
• Burpee Broad Jumps

Mosey to soccer field. Triple up for:

• Australian Pull-ups
• Triple-Check:
  • P1: Run field perimeter (adjusted to end-line)
  • P2: Elbow Plank
  • P3: WWII

Backtrack to flag. Stations along the way:

• Freddie Mercury + Back Extensions
• Jack Knives + Flapping Superman
• Flutters + Obliques
• Chase the Rabbit + Squats + Calf Raises

Back to flag for Elbow Plank + Announcements to run out the clock

Announcements:

• Labor Day Convergence @ DogPile
• BRR needs a driver (Handshake might be covering?)
• Sit n sip 9/24 in Amelia. Let Gomer Pyle know if you need the address.

NMS: Awesome weather and turnout this morning. As the PAX was well aware this was my Virgin Q and I appreciated all of the constructive feedback (cadence, jargon, distance). Welcome to our FNG, Sweater a Wheezer groupie who lives in the Museum District – look for him at Mary, WDog, DogPile, etc.

Thanks again to Bodos for nudging me to lead. Personally, this was a nice bookend to an unusual spring/summer filled with incredible highs and devastating lows. Being outdoors pushing myself with this crew was an important point of reference that kept me on track and moving forward. Remember to ask your brother how he’s doing; listen; share your story; lean on each other; pull each other up; keep moving forward.

Excelsior!

Open Q sheet so EF and the HP Band took the stage. COP, 4 Corners w Prostitute, PAX Carry Suicides, 100 yd Lunge w Squats, Mary, Announcements, Prayers, COT. Welcome back Tramp Stamp. And a loooonggg overdue Backblast.

7 HIMs, with a recovering TYA chaperoning, gathered for a field trip. With TYA’s permission, we ventured out on our own.

COP: Soft start in the teacher’s lot. Deadman Hang // Helicopters // DQs // Copperhead squats // Imperial Walkers // Russian Soldiers // SSHs. Mosey to corner of Westmoreland and Hanover.

Burpee Alley: Run the length of Hanover from Westmoreland to Shadwell and perform 3 burpees at every lamppost. Mosey across Grove to parking lot.

Wall to Wall: Partner up at Jenny Maragy’s lot. Round 1: P1 runs to wall and performs 10 2x Chicken Peckers, P2 Wall Sit with overhead press. 3x. // Round 2: P1 runs to wall and performs 10 Donkey Kicks, P2 wall sit with milking the cow (or yak). 3x. // Round 3: P1 runs to wall and performs 10 2-count dirty hookups, P2 Wall sit with toes/knees/hands in the air. 3x. Mosey east down Grove to Lock Lane. 

Lock Lane: Stop at every lamppost, 3 WW2s, all the way to First Pres lot.

Triple Check in the 1st Pres lot.: P1: American Hammers , P2: Lt Dans, P3: Bernie Sanders to the end of the lot, run back. Mosey down Cary back to Mary Mumford

Pull Up Circle: PAX incline merkins while each guy takes turns doing 3 pulls up. 2nd round LBCs.

Numberama, Namerama. YHC took us out.

NMS: Great work this morning, field trips are always fun. Temp felt great at the beginning but the humidity struck back with a serious vengeance. Good sharing about the need for vulnerability and compassion in our friendships. Strength is not the absence of weakness, but the capacity to admit weakness and having the kind of friends who will hold you up and make you better.

Off we went on a garden tour of Windsor Farms. Fun was had by all including the FNG. There were a few wildlife sightings – a fox and a buck.