Tag: 45 Minutes of Mary

14 men fought off the warmth of the fartsack to start the day in the gloom.  We accomplished the following:

Mosey to corner of school grounds for COP and performed:

11 Invisible jumpropes – 1 for each lap of TYA’s 100 mile journey

27 LBCs – 1 for each mile Saab ran with TYA

8 DQs – 1 for each hour it took to get to SC in the 35 foot motorhome

7-Copperhead squats – 1 for each hour it took to get back home

Mosey to grassy area beside BBALL courts for F3 Cornhole- Two PAX toss bags at cornhole boards.

Each bag on the board=5 merkins

Each bag on the ground=1 burpees

Each bag in the hole=Person who made it in the hole calls out an exercise.

While the two PAX members were tossing conrhole bags, the rest of the PAX performed exercises.  Repeato until all PAX members had a chance to toss the cornhole bags.  Exercises suicides, LBCs, flutterkicks, Freddie Mercuries, bear crawl and some other stuff.

Mosey to far corner of school grounds near Cary Street.  Start at first light and perform 1 burpee.  Run to second light and perform 2 burpees.  Continue along entire block until the PAX reaches Grove Ave.

Mosey back to track for Ascending 4 corners.  Corner 1=10 merkins, Corner 2=20 WWII situps, Corner 3 = 30 LBCs, Corner 4 = 40 squats.

Mosey back to flag for 3 minutes of Mary and finish with 10 burpees OYO (because Saab likes Burpees).

Numberama, Namearama, YHC took us out with a quick prayer.

Announcements

Good luck to all those running the Bel Monte race this weekend.

F3RVA CSAUP coming up soon.

NMS – Everybody in F3RVA knows that Swirly and YHC cannot stand still for long.  With that in mind, YHC and Swirly had a lot of down time during last weeks trip.  While TYA was accomplishing the monumental task of running 100 miles, Swirly and YHC devised a game of cornhole that served as a 45-50 minute workout as well.  YHC thought it would be a great idea to bring the game back to the F3RVA PAX.  Only in F3 can you be completely out of breath playing cornhole.  Apparently, we need to play more F3 cornhole because we did a lot of burpees.  Congrats to the PAX members that made the bag in the cornhole and thank you for making us perform an exercise other than burpees.

The exercise of the morning was the Burpee.  (Your welcome Saab)  YHC thought we would be performing burpees, as it is pretty challenging playing cornhole in the dark, so YHC thought he would continue the burpeesfest throughout the beatdown.  MIssion accomplished as the Burpee Block definitely had YHC out of breath.

Glad to have you in town Altar Boy.  Come back anytime.

Circle K

13 strong, willing and able posted at 45MOM on this awesome first day of March.  Shakedown’s shovel flag was planted and 5:30am, off we go!

Short mosey through the neighborhood north of school to prepare for Lockjaw’s windy RAMM run tomorrow in which he will have the wind to our back the whole time.

COP:

Helicopters x 15

DQ’s x 10

Russian Soldiers x 15

Imperial Walkers x 15

LBC’s x 15

Crab cakes x 10

Merkins x 10

 

Mosey over to tennis courts for…

4 Corners Escalator:

1st corner – 10 merkins

2nd corner – 10 merkins, 20 two count Freddy Mercuries

3rd corner – 10 merkins, 20 two count Freddy Mercuries, 30 Monkey Humpers

4th corner – 10 merkins, 20 two count Freddy Mercuries, 30 Monkey Humpers, 40 Dwight Howards on fence

What goes up must come down…Reverso the above.

 

Head over to grass strip by tennis courts for…

Doracides:

Partner up.  First partner runs to cone one and performs 1 burpee, back to baseline and then down to cone two for 2 burpees, back to baseline and then down to cone three for 3 burpees, back to baseline and switch with partner.  Exercises at baseline were 100 v-ups, 200 Carolina Dry Docks, 200 SSH’s

 

Head over to basketball courts for…

Triple Check:

Partner 1 – Butt Kicks down to the fence and High Knees back

Partner 2 – Captain Thors

Partner 3 – Peoples chair on school wall

Two Rounds

 

Partner up for:

2×25 PLT’s each partner (straight legs, try not to touch ground with feet)

10 Plerkins each partner

Mosey back to flag for 3 burpees and done.

 

YHC took us out with a few words and we all prayed the Lord’s Prayer together.

 

NMS:

YHC was not as nervous for this Q as he was for his VQ a couple weeks ago and actually slept well last night.  YHC and Slurpee arrived to the AO extra early to set out cones and secure the AO.  AO had already been secured by none other than Swirly!  YHC thought he may arrive before Swirly because of the setting out of the cones, but to no avail.  Big Blue was parked with headlights on!  Lockjaw made a rare post without being the Q which has brought his Q ratio down probably a half of a percentage point.  YHC tried to work all parts of the body this morning, hopefully he succeeded.  Yes, that was a lot of Carolina Dry Docks!  YHC forgot to audible on the triple check to go from three rounds to two. Apologies.  Vinny posted again for the third time during his first week. That is great, man!  Keep coming back!

Announcements:

Breaking Bread is open for March!

Please think about and pray for TYA and his support team as he takes on the 100 miler this weekend!

If you want to Q Dogpile, you better sign up now!

In looking at #bigdata last night, I noticed 51 posts for Swirly for the first two month this year!  WOW!  On track for over 300 this year.  Great job!

WAY TO WORK, GENTLEMEN!!  GOOD JOB!!

See you in the gloom!

Kubota

 

 

 

15 stalwarts posted on a pleasant February morning for some Fitness, Fellowship and Faith

The Thang

Mosey five feet or so to field nearest to the intersection of Grove and Commonwealth for COP.  SSH x 20, LBC x20, arm circles x 15 each side.  Mosey down grove and stop at intersection for 10x Don Quixote.  Mosey to intersection of Grove and Antrim for curb crawls ascending/descending to 5.  Mosey to Reveille church.  Partner up, first partner does dive bomb merkins on the picnic tables and other PAX runs the circle.  Doras with jump squats, merkins, and LBC.  Partner runs backwards to curb and then forward to the pavilion.  Mosey back to MM.  On the way stop at a few intersections for burpees.  Mosey to covered pavilion for 5 minutes of mary – hello dollies, spell “The Yankee Aggressor”, Rosalitas and American Hammers.  Back to the flag and TYA takes us out.

NMM

Great to get off campus this morning.  With the 3000 signs now on the MM field, it is crystal clear that the field is now closed.  The stops along the way were to placate some of the PAX who were 1) complaining of missing and exercise, the Don Quixotes , or 2) declaring that they forgot their gloves, curb crawls. Lab rat appropriately pointed out that YHC did a great job of trying to get someone injured or killed this morning.  Lots of exercises in the road or at a busy intersection.  In hindsight, it was probably not the best idea.

Lab rat and Viral had a conversation during the Dora’s this morning. Here is how it went from lab rats perspective.  “Viral, why did you run to the other side of the curb?  Was it to do the old Technicolor yawn”  Viral answers Yes.  Lab rat says “good job pushing yourself so hard to the point of getting yourself sick”  Viral says thanks.  From Viral’s perspective it went like this…..Labrat says something with the words technicolor yawn in it, he has no idea what Labrat is talking about so he just answers yes to be polite.  Lab rat then tells him he appreciates that he works so hard.   Viral thinks, how nice of him to complement me.  Lots of words spoken but no communication at all.  ‘Things were cleared up at lunch today when Labrat said to Viral, I ratted you out for splashing merlot today. Viral vehemently denied and then a 10 minute conversation happened where things were cleared up?  Viral was not at all concerned about the fact that we though he might have splashed…he concern was that we knew so little about him that we thought it would be possible to push himself hard enough to throw up….in his own words “I would neve push myself that hard”

One of the PAX members suggested that the easiest way to spell TYA was “a-s-s-h-o-l-e”.  I won’t mention any names, but it rhymes with “Saab”.  Oops.

Announcements

Flatlines Dads memorial service is Sunday at Bon Air United Methodist church

Kubota is leading breaking bread this weekend. He could use one more pair of hands…Note this is a great event to have 2.0s help out with.

TYA OUT

13 Strong resisted the Fartsack this morning to come out for some fun!  Here’s how it went down:

-Mosey around the block

COP

Side Straddle Hop X 15

Merkins X 10

Flutter Kicks X 15

LBC’s X 15

Partner up for Wheelbarrows heading south to the end of the school building, followed by 10 burpees, plank up.

Mosey to the black top for triple check:  Bear Crawl to fence, run back.  P2 Flutter Kicks, P3 Balls to the Wall.

Indian Runs around the block:  Q throws out PAX member name, Pax member chooses 1 exercise X 20 eaches.  Hardywood (Hand release Merkins, 10 with Right leg up, 10 w left leg up), Wedding Singer (Mtn. Climbers, 2 count), DK (Monkey Humpers), Kubota (Captain Thor’s/Catholic Doors, right Keymaster?)

Mosey back to South End of school:  Wheelbarrows heading North this time, half way switch to bear crawl

Mosey to the Blacktop:  Bear Crawl Race to the fence and sprint back (Hardywood to the gold medal).

Back to Flag, Ring of Fire, Numberama, Names, YHC took us out (thanks for the well wishes guys)!

Moleskin:

What a great way to start this Thursday, YHC appreciated the opportunity to lead 45MOM for the first time!

Enjoyed working with BT, Wedding Singer, DK (not spit, sorry about that dude), and Swirly.

Catholic Doors will keep me laughing all day long Kubota, good one man!!!  You guys have a great day!

Announcements:

Lockjaw = Please keep his family in your thoughts and prayers (after his father-in-law passed two days ago).

Fudd = Likewise, please keep his sister and family in your thoughts and prayers….

 

An even dozen came out for relatively spring like weather, with sunny and 70 in our hearts.

At 5:30 sharp by the Qs watch, we headed to the corner of the school for COP.

• SSH
• Arm Circles
• Helicopters
• Don Quixote
• Imperial Walkers

Long mosey as we went on a field trip via back roads to Reveille UMC.  Coming across a new 80 year old wall, YHC found the path to the back parking lot and picnic shelter.  Now the fun begins as we move the picnic tables close together in preparation for abyss merkins.

11s – abyss merkins and jump squats

Lindseys aka 40s – dips off the picnic tables and box cutters.

Dora – Partner 1 – 100 heels to heaven, 200 monkey humpers, 300 american hammers; Partner 2 – karaoke across the parking lot to the tree, run to the next tree and back to the first, karaoke home to the partner.

Put the picnic tables back in order and indigenous people run back to the VSF.

Quick ring of fire.

YHC took us out.

NMS:

Plenty of good sidebars today during our excursion and possibly too numerous to capture.  However, there are a few that stand out.  First, TYA’s fashion style resembled a mix of David Lee Roth post Van Halen and an EF style headpiece.  Most of the amusing discussion was regarding Saab’s sore ass as a result of Monday’s Hoedown beatdown.  Besides the already advertised dong release merkins, there was speculation of partner bear crawls and stationary wheelbarrows; whatever that may entail.  Get better soon buddy!

YHC appreciates all of the support the Pax provides in so many ways.

Lockjaw

 

11 strong veterans broke the hold this morning and posted on a brisk but pleasant morning to start the backside of their workweek with warm bowl of GUMBO, it tasted something like this:

Long mosey around the perimeter of the AO to the field in the northwest corner for COP, including:

• SSHs
• Imperial Walkers
• Arm Circles
• Hillbillies
• Merkins
• LBCs
• Flutterkicks

THE THANG:

Curb Crawls – mosey to the curb and you know the drill – bear crawl across 1 incline merkin, crawl bear back 2 decline merkins…repeato up to 5 and back down to 1.

Evolution of the Burpee Part I – mosey past the front of the school to the dip bar area and form up for instruction on the Evolution of the Burpee Part I — basically four corners with the following burpee building block exercises leading up to the full Burpee — 10 merkins in corner 1, run to corner 2, 10 2-count mountain climbers, run to corner 3, 10 jump squats (Bobby Hurley style), run to corner 4, 10 Burpees, run back to corner 1 and plank up for the Six.

Plank-o-rama for the Six and then with everyone

2 MOM, including Hello Dollies, Alternating Shoulder Taps and Pickle Pounders

Evolution of the Burpee Part II — same as Part I just 20 of each exercise.

Triple Check – on the blacktop and including: wall sit, Freddie Mercuries, and a Sprint to the fence and backpedal back across the blacktop.  3x

Indigenous People Run around the perimeter back to the Flag

Ring of Fire – in Al Gore,  drop for 10 merkins and pop back up to Al Gore then pass to the left.

2 MOM, including American Hammers, Homer to Marge and Rosalitas

COT, Number-rama, Name-a-rama and YHC took us out giving thanks for this group and the ability to get out in the gloom and have some fun while we motivate and push each other and asking for the Sky Q to watch over our brothers who can’t be in the gloom for whatever reason (injury, illness, other) and to bring them back into the gloom ASAP.

Announcements:

• Still recruiting for the Century Classic CSAUP, find your team or sign up as a free agent on the roster sheet and you’ll find one.  Rosters. PreBlast  https://backblasts.f3rva.org/2018/01/19/f3rva-century-classic/
• HoneyDo and others are looking for volunteers to help train some folks for the 10K – commitment is Saturdays after Dogpile.  Reach out to HoneyDo and join the effort if you can.
• Is there a lunch spot today???

NMS:

Great work today guys.  Who knew 35 degrees could feel so pleasant.  It was a great morning and pretty simple exercises but great effort by the PAX.  What to roll through the Evolution of the Burpee and the Triple Check.  Thanks for letting me lead – always a pleasure – and great to get across the river and see some different faces.

Not a ton of mumblechatter (at least that the Q heard) other thank busting Keymaster’s chops for his off the books run.

Pretty sure I caught a few instances of upright APDs in the attached video (a classic) and even some quasi-Hillbillies (not Jville quality of course).  And, some Offshore Hammer Time.  Enjoy.

No more Gumbo for you!

YHC was slightly nervous about Q’ing this morning….first 45MOM Q! Preparation for this am came from Exicon, again. YHC arrived and quickly reviewed COP with the hopes of not screwing up THAT part! 0530…time to Mosey!

Brief 3/4 run around the block and COP on the tennis courts: Russian Soldiers x 15, Copperhead Squats x 15, Imperial Walker x 15, Invisible Jump Rope x 15, Don Quixote x 15, Merkin x 10, Booya Merkin x 10. I think the PAX wanted more Don Quixote’s!! Mosey to The Field. So, the signs, Stay Off The Fields, were noticed during the brief run and Shakedown politely informed YHC too. O well….too bad. YHC had other plans!

First evolution, The Millenial! Ten exercises were choosen. Each exercise was to be 100 reps. First PAX member to 100 called out and PAX ran across The Field, approx 100m. YHC called out another exercise, reps to 100 with first PAX member to 100 calling out again and running back across The Field! Repeato for 10 exercises and 1000m run! Exercise 1- SSH, 2- Lunges, 3-LBC, 4-Carolina Dry Docks, 5- Mountain Climbers, 6-Flutter Kicks, 7- Arm Circles, 8- Squats, 9- American Hammers….and 10-Burpees! Yes 100 Burpees….Original plan was to do all burpees IC but that did not appear to be feasible! Hardywood-NICE WORK and got the PAX to 90 Burpees. At 90, YHC called IC last 10 Burpees and BAM, The Millenial, done!

Second Evolution, Three Amigos. Triple up. Each PAX member sits in invisible chair position and together, walk across The Field. Swirly says, “What’s an invisible chair?” YHC immediately thought, this is not going to go as planned. Within 10 seconds of witnessing what was occuring, AUDIBLE!! Epic Fail! Time to Mosey with 12 minutes left…

At the blacktop, triple check! Chicken Peckers, LBC’s, and Bear Crawl across the blacktop to fence and run back. Approx 2 rounds performed before TYA tells YHC, “It’s 6:14.” TYA had enough? YHC called hells bells and time had expired. Mosey back to the parking lot.

Number-ama, Name-r-ama. Announcements: CSAUP has list for signup on the Backblast. Inquire with your Nano Region for teams. Breaking Bread-see Rosie for this Sunday! Labrat took us out….Mellencamp would have been proud Labrat! Seriously though, great message and prayer! We all have the opportunity to help someone each day. And with the energy of this group, that is a small price to pay for how blessed we all are!!

NMS- Hardywood, Super Man shirt was for you. Sloth, loves Chunk!! Goonies never say die!  Yes, Three Amigos was an epic fail but nonetheless, humor was provided again within Flatline’s Q!! Somehow, maybe, Hardywood thinks the CSAUP map, may be phalllic. Splinter, if everyone had heard your next comment, that would have been the title of the backblast, “If your ____ looks like that map, you have a problem.” And yes, the flu shot does not appear to be helping most folks. WASH YOUR HANDS people!! Pops Market, I think, for lunch today-noon! Early arrival helps!

Great work men and thank you for following the Q! You all inspire me to be a better person!!! Only those who show up understand! Loud and Proud!

Flatline

On a clear Morning & snow covered AO, 12 men arrived at 45 Minutes of Mary for a Bleeder Q

Mosey to COP on the Blacktop

49X SSH
24x LBC’s
12x Don Quixote
15X 2 – arm circles
10x Merkins

Mosey to the Track

20x Merkins run half way around the Track, 49X LBC’s Continue half way back around track, rinse and repeat until Half time.

Mosey to the Center of the Tennis Courts

49X Dog Burpees

Mosey around the other half of the AO, and Half way to YHC house & Back to the VSF.
COT
YHC took us out

MOLESKIN

Although the temperature was half of what it was yesterday, and half the surfaces of the AO were covered in ice, and half of the Windows at Mary Mumford still had lighted candles in them, It was a full beatdown. Thankfully the wind was kind enough not to blow.

Just the other day, a member of the Woodfin team mentioned someone was half way through the challenges of a medical treatment, by mentioning half way, YHC had no idea whether the time frame was in days, weeks, or years.

Being that today is YHC’s birthday, this prompted YHC to realize that YHC has been married for half of YHC’s life. Another humble observation that YHC has known TYA for Half of YHC Life as well. Half-way markers always around, it by choice to notice them or not. Sometimes picking up a carton of Half & Half when you get Lunch at Ellewoods with TYA and Swirly, can prime the idea to make a theme for a workout. (TYA thanks lunch & the “half & half”)

The mumbly Chatter was heavy this morning, everyone discussing the in’s and out’s of School decision making about closing or be late or on time, Phonics great to have you at a Bleeder Q.

Announcements

Tomorrow for RAMM, OBT will be in town, Anyone interested in GORUCK, Bring a DAYPACK, RUCK, or Back Pack with some weight, he plans on Rucking during RAMM.

Next Sunday, Lab Rat is looking for individuals to help with Breaking Bread.

Bleeder out

A PAX of 20 gathered NOJ for a 45MOMM beatdown that went something like this:

THANG

Long mosey around full perimeter of AO, plank for the 6

COP: 25 SSHs, 25 DQs (pop quiz for TYA to name 4 Tennessee Titans, Lab Rat maintained cadence), 25 Imperial Walkers, 25 Crab Cakes, 25 Crunchy Frogs, 25 Russian Soldiers, 3 arm circles

Mosey to middle of main field along the track, plank for the 6
Partner up for Touch-a-tree: partner 1 runs to a tree while partner 2 performs an exercise until partner 1 returns, switcheroo and increase number of trees touched each round.
Rounds 1 – 4: Capital Letters
Rounds 5 & 6: Lt. Dans

Short mosey to tennis courts for Bearimeter: bear crawl one side of tennis courts, 10 merkins at corner, Al Gore waiting for the 6, 12 LBCs IC – repeato x4 until entire perimeter of tennis courts have been bearcrawled.

Mosey towards SF, stop short for Pan Pax BodyBuilder Burpees: 8 count exercise, each member of pax takes a turn counting cadence

Mosey back to SF for 30s of American Hammers

COT – Bleeder took us out

Naked Moleskin

Thanks to everyone for attending YHC’s 3rd Q in as many days. Rosie has attended all 3 days…no shocker there.

Cheers to Lab Rat for keeping cadence while YHC quizzed TYA about the Patriots’ opponent in the playoffs this weekend. Go Titans!

We would have done more arm circles had Flashdance been there.

The Pax was not pleased when YHC called for Touch-a-tree after we pitched up as far away from the trees as possible. All part of the plan, TYA. It worked out well, and an audible was called to continue rounds 5 & 6.

No mumblechatter observed during the Bearimeter…a crowd pleaser indeed.

Solid work to all for counting cadence on the bodybuilder burpees!

Announcements:

CSAUP overnight April 13-14: running to all AOs as a team. Find a team of 6-9 from your nano-region.

Saturday 10am FREE Nutrition seminar at somewhere Cross-Fit. See Shakedown.