Tag: 45 Minutes of Mary

18 hungry souls wanted to taste breakfast Gumbo, including two FNGs…45MOM was ALIVE this morning. 2 bikers were out early, 2 walkers headed out searching for the sewers of Richmond, so that left 14 bootcampers waiting to see what flavor Gumbo was in store today. Here is what happened:

Mosey to the blacktop and circle up for COP warmup.

THE THANG:

Triple Check with – People’s Chair, Mountain Climbers, Run to fence and Bernie back

Mosey to field end line

Proper Dora: 1 merkin, 2 squats, 3 SSHs together equals 1 rep. Runner runs length of the field and back, flapjack and add too 100 reps.

Mosey around the block – burpees at corners – back to the parking lot

3 Minutes of Mary

COT – Numbers, Names, Announcements, Prayers and YHC took us out.

Announcements:

• Labor Day Convergence 0700 at Dogpile
• SCCC “The Country Club” restarts Monday 9/8 at 0530

Great morning. Weather was perfect. Chatter was excellent, and it was great to have a couple FNGs. Welcome to Help Desk (Mark) and Crystal (Chad) – naming was not creative but effective. Hope you guys enjoyed your Gumbo and come back for more.

No More Gumbo For You!

Mary Munford Elementary welcomed 8 of RVA’s finest students of fitness for a predawn lesson. According to the fleet of satellites recording our activity from above, here’s what happened:

Slow Jog around the school. COP on the blacktop: disclaimer, stretching, ending with planks + pickle pounders.

Seven of Diamonds: On the blacktop, run from corner to corner, first round: 7 squats // Next round: 14 Merkins // 21 LBCs // 28 2x Mtn Climbers // 21 two count flutter kicks // 14 carolina dry-docks // 7 Burpees. Mosey to tennis courts.

Dora: 100 Merkins / 200 2x American Hammers/ 300 SSHs

COT: Numberama, Namerama, YHC took us out

NMS: Welcome Esquire! He is not a lawyer but has a very fancy birth name and his job is attorney-proximate. Faceplant is such a welcoming Pax and asks so many questions that we knew nearly everything about the FNG by the time we got to the COT. Prayers for Hitch’s dad in Seoul as he continues to recover from a stroke.

SYITG!

This many gents showed for a geriatric-inspired workout under the light of a Venus and Jupiter conjuction. Two others demonstrated their peddling prowess on two wheels. Here is the rundown of what can best be described as a knock-off of Bodos’ Old Hundred…

Run length of field, complete exercise, then run back and wait for the 6. Starting at 90, decrementing the count by 10. Exercises were as follows: Flutter Kicks, Hello Dollys, Mountain Climbers, Box Cutters, LBCs, WWIIs, Merkins, Burpees. (Bonus points to the one who actually reads this BB and can name the exercise that is omitted from this list.)

NMS

YHC learned a lot today including an astronomical use for the word conjunction, and for a select few…not speaking to your wife and kids can actually promote family harmony in certain situations…who knew??

Saab abides

5 Gorillas of the Gloom posted to 45MOM for a bowl full of Gumbo. 2 other PAX finished rides and runs to join for COT. This is how it went down…

Despite the feverish back and forth on Slack about animal survival and strength, we did not solve the question of 10,000 rats vs 5 Gorillas vs 3 brown bears, etc., but we did manage to break a sweat.

Mosey to the courts for COP, including some stretching.

11s – on the basketball court sideline 10 merkins, 1 box cutter, run across both courts, 9 and 2…and so on

Mosey around track to the monkey bars for The Suck

1 pax (the Timer) runs the track. Others exercise while timer is running. Exercises were: merkins, mountain climbers, imperial squat walkers and freddie mercuries. switch and rotate when runner returns.

plank on the border around the monkey bars – plank walk to the right. First PAX does 5 pull-ups and rejoins plank walk at the end. Next man up. And, so on.

20 dips OYO

Mosey to Tennis courts for a round of compounding 4 corners staying together as a PAX with 10 werkins, 20 flutter kicks, 30 squat jumps and 40 SSHs as the corners added up. 1 burpee each time we cross the net.

BTTF for 3 MOM.

COT, Numbers, Names and Prayer

Prayers for continued healing and strength for Hitch’s father as he recovers. And, prayers for F3-Obama and his family.

Announcements – August 16 is a busy day. Clown car heading to The Bridge (see Upchuck or Bootleg) and local folks come out to James River Landing (behind JRHS) for the Homegrown Half (or 10K…or whatever you want) – starting at 0600.

No More Gumbo For You!

Eight great men emerged from the gloom for a sweaty smack down around M.M.E.S. on the last day of July. Fun fact: July is named after Julius Caesar. More on that in a minute.

-Warm up

-Merkin, Derkin, Dip

-Parking lot punishment. Bear crawls, lunges, and plenty of pain.

-Pull ups sprinkled in

-100 yard dash x2

-Mary

Prayers for dads’ health today, Hitchhiker’s and Applesauce’s.

Julius Caesar got a month named after him, but the other J.C. (Jesus Christ) is the fulcrum of all time on earth, B.C. and A.D. He’s worth following.

9 hungry souls posted to 45MOM this morning for some pre-dawn Gumbo. A 10th had no appetite, so he took is bike and disappeared until COT. For the 9 hungry folks who bellied up to the bar, the menu was as follows:

Mosey to the blacktop that has been partially taken over by building supplies and circle up for some Saab-approved, Lounge-style COP, including dead man hang, abe vigoda DQs and more. Once our bodies (and minds thanks to the banter) were property awaken and warm, the fun began.

THE THANG
Mosey toward the field and stop for Circuit 1 – 10 Imperial Squat Walkers, 20 SSHs, 20 Merkins and 20 2-ct Freddies. Al Gore for the Six.

Mosey toward Cary Street/Westmoreland corner – Circuit 2, same as Circuit 1, unless you are Saab.

Mosey to Cary/Commonwealth corner – Circuit 3, same as 1 and 2.

Mosey to the pull-up bars for Circuit 4, same as 1-3.

Triple Check – on the tennis courts, in groups of 3, 1 doing pole smokers on the fence, 1 doing Mike Tyson push ups, last man running to the monkey bars and doing 5 pull-ups (or 30-second hang).

Line up on the fence for 3 rounds of:

• Round 1 – 10 Donkey Kicks, bear crawl to the net, lunge back
• Round 2 – 20 DKs, sprint to net, Bernie back
• Round 3 – 30 DKs, mosey to net, 2 burpees, mosey back

Mosey back to the flag/parking lot

Circuit 5 – same as 1-4

5 Minutes of Mary, including our ladies – Dolly, Rosalita and Susan Somers and finishing with 1 minute of American Hammers

Numbers, Names, Announcements, Prayers, COT

Great morning for a somewhat Loungey workout. Plenty of mumblechatter and not too much deep breathing, but still a solid workout (I think). Coffeeteria with Applesauce, Vandelay, Nacho Libre and Rosie afterwards at Libbie was excellent as well. Thanks for coming out. Finish the week strong!

Announcements:

• HR Derby Part Deux – Tuesday, April 5 at Huguenot Little League.
• Home Grown Half – August 16, James River Landing (behind James River High School) – Draper is scheming up the worst course imaginable, but you can also come and run, walk, ruck whatever you want – half, 10K, or choose your own adventure. Just come on out.
• Others – check Slack

No More Gumbo For You!

8 greats found their way to Mary as the first light of day began to dawn. Here’s what happened:

COP: Mosey to corner of Grove and Westmoreland. Deadman hang // Helicopters // DQs // Cherry Pickers // Imperial Walkers // Ukranian Soldiers // APDs // LBCs // SSHs

Lindsay: 30 Dips at the Picnic Tables // 10 WW2s at the school entrance. Repeato decreasing and increasing by 5, always total of 40.

Four Square: Mosey to blacktop, each man grabs a square. 10 Merkins. Shuffle to the right to the next square. 10 Diamond Merkins. shuffle. 10 wide grip Merkins. shuffle. 10 Supermans.

Dodge Ball! : Mosey to the Tennis Courts. Teams of 4. When you get hit, run to the other end of the courts and do 3 burpees, run back and then jump back into the game. Headshots allowed. After 5 minutes, whichever team has the most players on the court wins- or if you manage to take out every player before knocked-out players can get back in the game. We played 3 five minute games, so many great plays!!

COP back at the flag, American Hammersx30 IC.

NMS: We didn’t find Toga’s balls, but his spirit was with us. Prayers for Hitch- big decisions to be made as he figures out what to do after his dad’s stroke.

SYITG

We were in the presence of greatness as two F3 founders were among us for the Hot 100 Countdown.

Warmarama

100 SSH

90 Seconds of 6″ leg lift

80 LBC’s

70 Flutter Kicks

60 Seconds of 6″ plank

50 Fingertip squats

40 Mountain climbers

30 WWII’s

20 Booyah merkins

10 Burpees

Misc. exercises

100 years ago today the Scopes trial began in Tennessee. It’s worth reading about. Perhaps the first chapters of Genesis tell us more about who we are and why we’re here and less about precisely when and how we came to be. Admire creation, worship the Creator.

A lucky seven arrived for a geriatric-led workout. YHC was pleased not only a visit by a distant pax member from out West, but Kubota’s choice of footwear which would be considered standard-issue at the Brandermill-Woods brunch club.

Remember, although style is subjective, it can be objectively difficult on the eyes…

Saab abides

We were sweating before we even started…

9 regulars and 2 FNGs came out for a sweltering summer smack down.

Warmarama

4-Corners Lady of the Night Style: 10 Mike Tysons; 10 Pull Ups; 10 Lt. Dans; 10 Burpees

Adora: 100 Merkins; 200 Mtn Climbers; 300 Flutter Kicks

Jerkin-Merkin-Derkin reps

COT

“Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord.” (Rom. 12:11)

7/4 Convergence; 7/14 Home Run Derby

Welcome FNGs Transplant (I thought of “Scrubs” too late…) and Catfish!