Tag: Bon Iron

  • BOSSWOOL

    Five Bon Iron warriors put on their big boy pants to tackle a high rep whoopin, and half way through we realized Trojan’s pants were just his heroically wooly natural leg warmers, immediately earning him the title “BOSSWOOL.” (His hospital name is Luke Boswell.) Here’s how we shared the Q with a frisbee and the beatdown deck:

    WARMERAMA: 

    • Moseyrama loop around the field and circle up
    • Welcome & Disclaimer
    • Warm-up Reps IC

    THE THANG: 

    • Alternated between a few rounds of frisbee sprint/reps and three beatdown deck cards, maybe 4 rounds of each
    • The Frisbee Fetch was a jailbreak sprint to see who can get to the thrown frisbee first, then that HIM gets to call 20 reps of whatever exercise they want AND throw the next time
    • The Beatdown Deck has a variety of exercises/reps on the card face, so it’s completely random and plenty painful
    • We broke a sweat and enjoyed PLENTY of quality mumble chatter!

    BYTF for COT:

    • Counterama # 5
    • Namerama
    • Announcerama (see Below)
    • BOM Prayer

    Announcements (SEE SLACK!)

    • Weekly Forge Coffee + QSource
    • 5/16 0600 Dogpile Convergence for Flatline’s Deployment Q
    • 5/16 4pm NTB Farewell Family Potluck
    • 5/25 0700 Dogpile Memorial Day Convergence
    • Monthly: Breaking Bread, Bridge
    • SEPT 26 GROW RUCK! (Registration Link:

    https://event.freedom-ops.fit/gte-74)

  • Bon Air Biker Gang Meet Garden flag warriors

    Four unusual things happened this workout.

    1. Pallino joined us up from the Carolinas for a wedding.
    2. This Q requested a flag the night before and Trogan delivered a gorgeous example of why this Q should have his own flag in the future. Trogans garden flag was covered in enough sunshine, tassels, flowers, and colors to fill the gloom with the booming laughter of 10 HIMS.
    3. We found a Bon Air biker gang sleeping under the riverside playground and woke them with a manly set of arm cirlces, Don Qioxtes, Cherry Pickers, worlds greatest stretch, ect.
    4. We practiced some emergency procedures covering everything from what to do with an unconsious him to a 3-man carry across the field

    Warmarama:

    Mosey to riverside to wake up the biker gang as explained above.

    The Thang:

    1. 10 Bulgarian Split quats on each low brick bench with lunges to connect them (80 in total)
      • This burned out those beautiful butts
    2. Incline/Decline Merkin circle around the Gaga-Pit
      • 10 incline or decline Merkins on each of the Gaga-pit sections rotating counter clockwise
      • This really impressed the biker gang, but not the PAX, it was too hard for anyone and YHC learned to bring it down a notch next time
    3. Emergency proticals and carries across the field.
      • “What would happen if one of us dropped unconcious in the field here?”
      • “Call 911,” responded the PAX
      • “Does anyone have a phone?”
      • The pax was silent except for DTH who commented we could beg one off the Bon Air Biker gang above us
      • “Should we try to move them?”
      • “No!” correctly answered the PAX
      • While that is correct, that is exactly what we are going to practice
      • The pax proceeded to ferry HIMS back and forth across the field using 2 man and 3 man carries.
    4. Mosey to the Elementary school playground for our final burnout: 25 Jerkins in cadence
    5. Mosey back to the Garden flag for 5 minutes of Marry

    COT

    Don’t forget we will go to Dogpile on the 13th to send off Flatline and that same day we will send off NTB at DTH’s.

    This Thursday is DTH’s 500th Q.

  • No Sleep, No Q, No Problem

    YHC rolled in this morning thanks to some clutch family backup on rotating baby night shifts.

    Upon arrival, YHC, Scram, Tin Man, and Heisenberg discovered… no Q.

    Four guys stepped up and a hot potato Q was born.

    COPs:

    • COP 1 – School Bus Lot
      • Cocaine bear crawl across the lot
      • Ascending merkins at each white line
    • COP 2 – Field Partner Work
      • Partner 1 runs while second partner rotate through:
        • Groiners
        • Hand-release merkins
        • Flutter kicks
        • WWIIs
    • COP 3 – Playground (Partner Rounds)
      • Round 1: Dips while partner runs lap
      • Round 2: Pull-ups while partner runs lap
      • Round 3: Side straddle hops while partner runs lap
    • COP 4 – Side of School (Tin Man Special)
      • Partner 1: Bear crawl up and down the hill
      • Partner 2: Donkey kicks, how-downs, Mohammed Alis
    • COP 5 – Playground Laps + Ladder
      • Run lap, then:
        • 10 burpees
        • 20 WWIIs
        • Jump squats
      • Rinse and repeat

    Mosey back to the flag for planks while reciting the F3 Credo and, finishing with Alabama prom dates.

    Announcements:

    • NTB going-away party – May 16
  • Knock knock knock

    5 practicing theologians knocked on the doors of the church at Gutenberg with several of their own theses. 2 -3 minutes at each of 12 doors to burnout. It was a bit much but it burned up the time.

    Good coffee and fellowship afterwards. discussion of nitrile as and chemistry started the morning while reviews of the movie whiplash followed.

    Prayers for the unborn. Cheezmo is out next week. Prayers for DTH in Nicaragua. Satisfying Big Data…. out.

  • #496 – Hooked a Ranger and Spilled Merlot

    Seven studs posted to Bon Iron for a high rep welcome party for local FNG “Ranger” brought out by his DR brother Hooker. DTH was deeply honored for his 496th Q by Trojan spilling merlot at our COT. Here’s how that happened:

    The THANG: 

    SLAUGHTER START: 

    • Welcome & Disclaimer
    • Hit PLAY on “Jump” by Van Halen
    • PAX complete x46 Jump Squats
    • Mosey to the end of the parking lot

    NOT WARM YET? 

    • x50 Don Qioxotes OYO
    • Mosey to the other end of the field

    COP #3 of 10:

    • Plank it up and hold it
    • REVIEW F3 MISSION, CREDO, & 5CP’s
    • x50 Groiners OYO
    • Mosey down to the handicap ramp

    COP #4/10

    • x50 Pole Smokers
    • Mosey to the back lot

    COP #5/10

    • x50 Polar Bears (bear crawl x5 paces followed by one merkin, repeated x50)
    • Mosey to the back corner of the school property 

    COP #6/10

    • x50 Nancy Kerrigans IC (x25 ea side)
    • Mosey along the back side of the school to a patch of green

    COP #7/10

    • x50 Flutters IC
    • Bernie around the back to a brick wall

    COP #8/10

    • x50 Donkey Kicks OYO
    • Mosey over to another parking lot

    COP #9/10

    • x50 Lunges – single count…
    • Run down the side lot, FAKE OUT, run back to Lunge the other single count x50
    • Mosey over to another brick wall

    COP #10/10

    • x50 Hoedowns IC (shake-it-break half way)
    • Mosey up to to the large field

    BONUS COP = SPRINTS

    • x50% run across field
    • x100% sprint return
    • Cool down run across and BTTF

    COT:

    • Counterama # 7
    • Namerama (welcome RANGER)
    • Announcerama (see Below)
    • BOM Prayer (Giovanna’s safe delivery, DTH missions trip, safe travels for Hooker)

    NMS:  What a burner! 🔥 TClaps to Trojan for outpacing YHC in the Sprint – your victory merlot at COT was a great honor – thank you! And welcome to RANGER who did a great job hanging with a high rep beatdown. Thank you HOOKER for bringing him out! Bon Iron continues to grow! Keep posting gentlemen. Yours AYE! ~DTH

    Announcements (SEE SLACK!)

    • Weekly Forge Coffee + QSource
    • 4/11 OTB Ruck + BBQ (Machismo’s)
    • 4/12 Family Ruck&Pizza led by Beaver 
    • 5/16 NTB Farewell Family Potluck
    • Monthly: Breaking Bread, Bridge
    • SEPT 26 GROW RUCK! (Registration Link:
    https://event.freedom-ops.fit/gte-74)
  • Going Stag

    Stag and Machismo showed up for what turned out to be a burner of a Bon Iron even without the coffee. After confirming that the circling van was indeed not a late pax member but rather a Bus mechanic, 2 H.I.M.s checked out what they had under the hood for the best 45 min. Sat. A.O. in Richmond.

    Warmarama. D.Q.s, Helicopters, Arm Circles, Merkins, WWIIs, Oblique L & R.

    COP1 Wall Work Dora: 50 Donkey Kicks, 100 Hoe Downs, 150 Mike Tyson (Chuck Norris style) Runner ran the bus loop.

    COP2 4 Corners 50s edition bro code style 50 of each: Merkins, WWIIs, Squats, SSH.

    COP3 Cones scramble 15 cones laid out on the bus loop proved a worthy opponent to these two animal dragsters. Bear Crawl for 10 cones with a Merkin at each. Crab walk the remaining 6 with 2 WWIIs at each.

    COP4 Mini Dora playground edition: 25 pull ups, 50 dips, 75 LBCs runner laps the playground.

    The Moleskin

    I am Machismo. Machismo-I-Am. And I like this AO, yes I do, man!

    I like it on a sleepless night, After movies late by flicker-light. I do not care if I am tired, For this AO, I am quite fired!

    I like it when the clouds are gray, I like it on a rainy day! I like it when the ground is white, With snow and sleet—a chilly sight!

    I would do it with a crew of two, I did it, Stag, with me and you! Though I would lead the many or few, Today just us was quite enough, too! I do not mind the number there, We led the work with vigor and care.

    It’s hard to start a spot so new, But Machismo knows just what to do. It’s a reward, a joy, a win, To see the brothers all dive in!

    In Richmond, VA, we take our stand, The finest AO in the land! From 6:00 to 6:45, you’ll see, This is exactly where I want to be!

    I do so like this AO, man! Thank you! Thank you, Machismo-I-Am

    Prayers for time with family and following the path God has before us. Happy Easter to all. Look forward to when spring break is over, but it’s getting into time to put the seat covers on.

  • I am needed

    Machismo rolled in with 90 seconds to spare. Scram was there holding down the A.O. Machismo opened with it’s going to be a good day. Scram replied with, “Yes indeed my family loves me my wife needs me and she couldn’t do it without me. She said so herself.” With that Machismo shared the news of Tin Man’s recent visit to the hospital. Grateful to be alive the beat down began.

    Mosey to Tin Man’s pavillion at Riverside School warmarama

    Thang 1 4 corners 20 merkins, 40 wwiis, 60 squats, 80 raise the roofs.

    Thang 2 11’s with step ups and dips.

    Thang 3 wall work.

    bttf.

    Prayers were lifted up for Tin Man and his family.

    Coffeeteria: YHC took the coffeeteria pot to St. Francis for a visit with Tin Man. Good news is that the doctor was able to find the blockage and went in through his right arm to relieve it. The Lord’s timing is good and he prepares us for times such as these. Tin Man could have been in Costa Rica when this happened with less access to medical care. COT #2 prayers for Brandon, Isaiah (Tin Man’s sons) Patty and the rest of the Tin Man family. He is ready to get back out. Since the doctor rammed a wire down his right arm he’s limited to 2lb kettlebells for a bit, but YHC is sure you will seem H.I.M. back out in the gloom.

  • The 3 Amigo’s

    Machismo had a last minute early morning concrete pour, so YHC took the Q. YHC and 2 brave souls enjoyed all that Bon Iron had to offer.

    Mosey to the bus loop and warm-up: SSH (16 count, to celebrate my 16th anniversary); the perfect exercise; Merkins; ISW; Ukrainian Soldiers; WW2.

    Workout 1: Mosey to the far field for a set of 11’s (Merkins & WW2), caveat was to count them out in Spanish.

    Workout 2: Mosey to the playground, Abbreviated DORA (50 squats, 100 Freddie Mercury, 150 Monkey Humpers), while the other took a lap around the track.

    Workout 3: Took a mosey lap around the track, to set up for a Triple Check (Plank; SSH; run to fence and back)

    Workout 4: Head on over to the Bon Wall. Start with a 30 count peoples chair, bear crawl up hill and crawl bear down, 20 count Muhamad Ali’s with a crawl up and down the hill; 20 count hoe down’s with a crawl up and down the hill. Repeat 2 more times.

    As we make our way to the parking lot, 10 broad-jump burpees, followed by 10 lunges, and a sprint to the Marquee Sign. A good push to finish off.

    Numbers, Names, Announcements and Prayers.

    Coffeerama provided by Machine Head at Polk House, which always has some good discussion and fellowship

  • Who’s a star?!  I’M A STAR!!! 

    A swarthy 8 gloomstuds assembled on the misty fields of Bon Iron, including a downrange champ from Ohio named Pinetree, and here is the beastmode superpump we endured… ahem, enjoyed!

    The THANG: 

    WARMERAMA: 

    • Mosey lap and circle up
    • Welcome & Disclaimer
    • Warm-up Reps IC

    BUILD-A-BURPEE BEAST:

    • x6 Beast rounds, stopping at each of the six stops for x6 reps, but each round ADDING to prior reps
    • Round 1: x6 Squats
    • Round 2: x6 Squats + x6 Merkins 
    • Round 3: x6 Squats + x6 Merkins + x6 Plank Jacks
    • Round 4: x6 Squats + x6 Merkins + x6 Plank Jacks + x6 Groiners
    • Round 5: x6 Squats + x6 Merkins + x6 Plank Jacks + x6 Groiners + x6 Star Jumps
    • Grand Finale Round 6: just a beautifully simple x6 Man Maker Burpee (8-count w merkin and plank jack in plank) at each line

    QUARTER POUNDER:

    • Mosey to 25yd, x25 WWII’s, bernie back
    • Mosey to 50yd, x50 Humpers, bernie back
    • Mosey to 75yd, x75 LBC’s, bernie back
    • Mosey to 100yd, x100 SSH’s, bernie back

    4 MINS OF MARY:

    • Painfully slow Boat/Canoe
    • Alabama Prom Dates IC
    • Flutters IC

    Mosey BTTF for COT:

    • Counterama # 8
    • Namerama
    • Announcerama (see Below)
    • BOM Prayer

    NMS:  It’s been too long since YHC has enjoyed a build-a-beast. Banter was strong after everyone was repeatedly shouting “I’m a Star!” with the 5th Beast round. PAX looked super strong and finished the cumulative beast with plenty of time left, so we used the field markers for a classic quarter pounder to stretch our legs a bit. Enjoyed meeting Pinetree from F3 Canal Fulton (Ohio), here for his son’s soccer tournament. The Bon Iron PAX is getting bigger and stronger. Way to push fellas! Also really enjoyed our coffeerama after – appreciate you Machinhead!!! Yours AYE! ~DTH

    Announcements (SEE SLACK!)

    • Weekly Forge Coffee + QSource
    • 3/7 10am Latinos Food Bank
    • 3/7 NOS OTB RUCK 
    • Monthly: Breaking Bread, Bridge
    • SEPT 26 GROW RUCK!