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42 Freedom Warriors posted at the 2019 edition of the F3RVA Independence Day Convergence. After everyone found a parking spot (legal or illegal), here is what went down:

Mosey with the shovel flag to Brown’s island for COP:

Helicopters x 15

Don Quixotes x 10

Imperial Walkers x 15

Hillbillies x 15 (of course led by J’ville)

Russian Soldiers x 15

Merkins x 10

LBC’s x 20

Split PAX up into 2 groups with YHC leading a Hot Potato for group 1 and DTH leading a Hot Potato for group 2.

Kubota’s Group:

Head over to the WestRock building and complete a triple check. Partner one runs the steps beside the building while partners 2 and 3 conduct Partner Leg Tosses. 3 rounds. Kubota tosses the potato to Rosie.

Rosie has us head over to the hill beside the WestRock building for a version of Love Hill. Partner up. One partner runs to the top of the hill while the other does broad jump burpees, bear crawl, lunges up the hill. Flip Flop when partners meet. Rosie tosses the potato to Wilson.

Wilson has us do an Indigenous People Run from the top of the hill down to the entrance in front of Tredegar Iron Works. Circle up for some cross leg lifts, pickle pounders and the partner up for some sword fighting with legs. Wilson tosses the potato to White Deer.

White Deer has us do some regular merkins in cadence, some wide grip merkins in cadence and the has us partner up for a wheel barrow race to the steps in front of Tredegar and back to the road.

Head back over to Brown’s Island to meet up with Group 2.

DTH’s Group:

Line up in plank position and complete 10 no cheat merkins in cadence.

Partner up for 11’s. Squerkins counting up from 1-10. Partner Carries across field. Partner Leg Tosses counting down from 10-1. Both partners complete every set but alternate carries in between sets. DTH tosses potato to Bodo’s.

Bodo’s conducts a triple check at the steps. Partner 1 runs a lap around Brown’s Island. Partner 2 does dips on the steps. Partner 3 does Mt. Climbers. Bodo’s tosses the potato to Posh.

Posh has everyone go to the T Pott bridge and complete 1 burpee every 15 paces working about halfway across bridge and back.

Head back over to Browns’ Island and meet up with Group 1 and circle up.

Partner up and complete 3×25 Boxing Cockroaches. Complete 2×10 Boo-Yah merkins. Complete 2×10 Plerkins.

Various Mary exercises to close it out.

Numberama, Namearama, Announcements and YHC took us out.

Announcements:

Please pray for Helix’s daughter who has been in hospital for a week. Please reach out to him, fellas, and see if we can help in any way.

See DTH for another personalized shirt order or lab Rat for a Dogpile shirt order.

NMS:

YHC arrived early to find the parking lot chained off until 9:30am. Not good. Parking at the lower lot under the train tracks was hit or miss. Not many spaces unless you made your own. Everyone started to gather in the normal Convergence area and at 0700, off we went to Brown’s Island. A little bit of heat and humidity greeted us on the island as well as the sprinklers. The steps on the WestRock building are always a hit, as well as the T Pott Burpee Bridge.

Thanks to DTH for leading his group and for all the Q’s that were tossed the potato. Welcome to the 4 FNG’s and we hope to see you back out soon.

What a great turnout this morning and YHC hope’s that you celebrate your freedom knowing that right up the big hill to the East of where we worked out, in a little white Church, a Virginian called out the King of England and said “Give me Liberty or Give me Death!” Everyone knows what happened after that!

Happy 243rd Birthday to the USA!

Have a wonderful Independence Day, all!

Kubota

66 PAX chose to come downtown for a beatdown and hopefully honor our fallen. 4 FNGs, a bunch of 2.0s, and 1 puppy made it truly a family affair for the 4th annual Memorial day beatdown. Here is what we did:

Mosey to Browns Island for COP – SSH, Hillbillies, Merkins, Flutterkicks, Don Qs. Split PAX into 2 – Upchuck take 1 pax while Shakedown takes anoter.

Upchuck lead us across Potterfield bridge with ample Burpee stops. Run back then hand off to Circle K, where we did Jacobs Ladder up and down hill. Then TYA “invented” a new Triple Check aka Patton Triple Check. It was well executed… Wilson then took Q for overly long Ring of Fire. Finish up with Triple check again and meet up with other PAX.

Other pax – Shakedown – Box jumps on steps, Seymour with Plerkins Triple check. WaterWings with Derkins and Bear Crawl. Partner carry for Flipper Q then Swirly for make way up hill with stops for Dying Roaches, PLTs, etc. Apologies for the 2nd pax for the lack of specifics.

NMS – YHC loves how this morning gets bigger and better each year. You’d think the hill at the end would get easier but no it is always a bear. The workout itself is always fun but finishing up at the War Memorial is really the highlight. The BOM right there is humbling for YHC.

Even better is seeing all the 2.0s out there in the heat on a holiday. Also entering in 66 names into the BB is quite a task. Maybe Big Data can work on facial recognition and tie in with the BB site? Still a good problem to have, getting over 60 with a lot of new faces like Mouse Trap and Scrooge shows how F3RVA continues to get better.

Naming 4 FNGs was done quickly and efficiently, plus the 4 names seemed to come up easily, maybe having Lab Rat not present makes naming easier…

We started out with Upchuck and Shakedown, neither knew they’d be called on but took the Q and set the down. YHC learned his lesson, and apparently others have too, of not giving Swirly the Q to start lest he take the whole hour for the unsuspecting pax. Sounds like Water Wings brought it for his portion of the Q, never call on the out of town guy for the hot potato because he’ll be sure to raise the pain.

Enjoy the rest of the holiday PAX but be sure to remember why we have the day off…

Memorial Day convergence is again at 7:00 am at Tredegar / Belle Isle lot downtown. Later start let’s you bring a FNG.

43 Redwood including several 2.0’s and one FNG from near and far arrived in the north for a labor day convergence. The shovel flags were planted, YHC asked the PAX to circle up and gave the disclaimer, then we went to work.

This how it went down:

Warm Up (PAX Choice) – Follow Spit for a lap around the large lake for about a 3/4 mile run or stay with Mudface and swing around the kettlebell some.

Circle up and pass the Q to Opus

The Tubthumping – Run in place and do a burpee whenever the words “I get knocked down” are sung in Chumbawamba’s Tubthumping. Plank and do mountain climbers in between the “I get knocked down” moments.

Pass the Q back to Spit

COP (ALL IC) – SSH, DQ, Helicopters, LBC’s, Arm Circles

THANG

(split into two groups: 1st group stay with Spit and 2nd group goes with The Carpenter)

Group 1

Spit’s Q

Grab a cinder block and mosey to the far field

Bears & Blocks – Get on all fours (like you are doing a bear crawl) with your Cinder Block on the grass between your knees or feet. Reach between your legs and pull the Block across the grass passed your head. Now, bear crawl forward until the Block is between your feet again, and keep repeating across the length of the field.

20 Coupon Swings

Lunge & Blocks – With the cinder block overhead lunge back across the field

Mosey back to the SF’s to drop of the blocks

Opus’ Q

Circle up

Tabata – 20 sec all you got and 10 second rest. 8 sets of the following: Merkins and Werkins. 1 minute rest then 8 sets of WW2 Situps and American Hammers

Helix’s Q

11’s – Dirty Dog and Donkey’s Kick

Group 2

The Carpenter’s Q

Mosey towards the first lake. Stop at the pile of rocks. Pick up a rock and “hallelujah walk” to the pavilion. 

Count off by 2’s.
1’s start at the picnic tables under the pavilion. 2’s circle the pavilion on the outside.

1’s do the following all IC
5 skull crushers, 5 dips, 5 skull crushers on other side.
Repeat with 10 reps, 15 reps, 10 reps, 5 reps.

2’s do the following all with the same IC
5 SSHs, 5 hand release merkins, 5 SSHs
Repeat with 10 reps, 15 reps, 10 reps, 5 reps.

Switch (2’s to the pavilion, 1’s outside the pavilion) and repeat the sets…

Pick up rock and “hallelujah walk” back to the pile and toss the rock back.

Spike’s Q

Mosey to the field.

11s – 1 burpee, 10 WWII sit-up

Circle up for 5 MOM – Burpee Shuffle 

Numberama, Namerama, Announcements, Bodo’s took us out

MOLESKIN

A great turn out for this convergence. With school starting tomorrow and several PAX enjoying the summer one last time, YHC wasn’t sure what the turn out would be. The AO was secured not by Big Blue this morning, Mudface was the first to arrived. YHC and The Carpenter were not far behind. The trio set up the AO and went over the plan of attack. The PAX keep rolling in while YHC asked a few DaVillians before hand to planned to Q at some point. It seemed DaVille had the largest showing with 16 (including 2.0’s) PAX members. Glad we had a great turn out for a workout in our backyard.

Mumble chatter was heavy in the beginning especially during the run. YHC could hear Lab Rat even when he was on the other side of the Lake. As time went it on it did seemed to get quieter.

Most of the PAX were experiencing Opus’ newest exercise The Tubthumping for the first time. Opus told YHC later one it was hard to explain what to do because he was so out of breath from Mudface’s kettlebell exercises. It took a little while but the PAX seemed to catch on.

YHC would like to thank all those that help make this happen including Papa Spit for catering the food.

Please feel free to share you favorite moments in the comments.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

•  4 Year Anniversary Convergence at Dogwood Dell on 9/22.
• CSAUP on October 20th, see TYA for details.

SPIT ON THAT!!

47 Colonials attacked the Independence Day F3RVA Convergence this morning on the 242nd anniversary of our ancestors telling King George III to “Shove It!”  Conditions were 70 and Sunny after the sun appeared from behind the great RVA skyscrapers.  7:00am and BOOM! time to roll!

Mosey from Tredegar parking lot to Brown’s Island for:

COP:

Helicopters x 15

Don Quixote x 10

SSH x 20

Merkins x 10

Crab Cakes x 10

Recover and half the PAX go with Assistant Q Lockjaw and other half go with YHC.  Hot Potato Q is in effect for both groups.

Kubota PAX:

Mosey across the footbridge to the WestRock Building.  Stare down the mighty steps on the side of the building and commence a Triple Check.  Partner 1 runs up and own all steps, Partner 2 performs merkins, Partner 3 performs LBC’s.  Three times through.  Al Gore to wait for the six.

Kubota passes Q to Hardywood

Mosey back to Brown’s Island and pick a nice spot on the concrete like “grass.”  21 rounds of escalating merkins and WWII sit-ups in cadence!  One of each, then two of each, then three of each, etc., etc., etc.  AUDIBLE!  11 rounds(that was plenty!!)

Hardywood passes Q to EF Hutton

Mosey back to the hill under the Virginia War Memorial.  Four Corners on the Hill(WOW!)  Corner One 10 x Burpees, Corner Two 20 x Box Cutters(time to catch your breath a little), Corner Three 30 x Carolina Dry Docks, Corner Four 40x Jump Squats.  EF Hutton wanted more!  REVERSO!!

EF Hutton passes Q to Flange

Partner Up!  Partner One does 15 merkins while Partner Two Lunges toward tree line on hill.  Partner One runs and catches Partner Two and switch up.  Continue and end at Gravel Path on hill.  Same thing on the way back except each partner does 15 Partner Leg Tosses upon switching.  Back at starting line, round three is Partner One does Mt. Climbers while Partner Two runs to grave path and back.  Three rounds each partner.

Flange passes Q to Honeydo

Mosey around parking lot and down Canal St and back up path to the North Bank Trailhead.  Partner up.  Partner One performs reverse crunches while Partner Two runs up trail, crosses first footbridge, avoids someone’s underwear on the bridge, and comes back.  Two Rounds each partner.  Al Gore for one minute and TIME UP!  Back to Flags!

Lockjaw PAX:

Lockjaw Q

After COP, mosey back to Shovel Flags and up the hill to the canal.  Using the large wall, the PAX did a Triple Check.  Partner One does Balls to the Wall, Partner Two elbow planks and Partner Three Crawl Bears down the hill to the path and Bear Crawls back up the hill.  Three Rounds.  Next the PAX went higher up the hill across the canal for Touch a Tree.  One Partner touches the appropriate number of trees while the other Partner performs the following exercises:  Trees 1 and 2 – Mountain Climbers.  Trees 3 and 4 – Monkey Humpers.

Lockjaw passes Q to Flipper

Mosey back down the hill to the Shovel Flags.  Five Shovel Flags, so five Burpees at each of the seven light posts on Tredegar St. to the turn-off to Brown’s Island for 35 total Burpees!  Performed some Mary while waiting for the Six (6 inches, Flutter Kicks, Rosalitas.)  On the return trip down Tredegar St., Bear Crawl to the next light post and run backwards to the next two light posts.  Repeat until the PAX is back to the Shovel Flag intersection.

Flipper passes Q to Spit

Mosey down the ramp leading up to the bridge to Belle Isle.  Merkins and LBC’s while PAX waits for foot and bike traffic to depart the bridge.  Run backwards up the bridge, 5 merkins, bear crawl, 10 merkins, run backwards, 15 merkins, bear crawl, 20 merkins, run backwards, 25 merkins.  Reverso down to the bridge with 20, 15, 10, and 5 merkins to the bottom of the bridge.  Mosey back to the Shovel Flags for some Mary including: Bird Dogs, American Hammers, Freddie Mercuries, LBC’s, Flutter Kicks, and others.  TIME UP!

COT, Numberama, Namearama, and Fudd, Honeydo and YHC took us out!

Announcements:

PuppyPile is July 21 at 7:05am

Breaking Bread needs a Q for July and August

I missed a couple others, so put in comments please.

NMM:

Wow!  What a morning!  Nice to see this turnout.  YHC did not expect so many, so YHC needs to stop underestimating this PAX.  Everyone worked hard and got it all out.  As for YHC’s group of PAX, mumble chatter ceased after the first round of the Triple Check stairs on the WestRock building.  Then Hardywood just made sure there was no more mumble chatter with his 21 audibled to 11 rounds of merkins and WWII’s.  Audible definitely had to be called on that one!  Four corners was definitely tough and the partner work at the end finished us off.  Lockjaw’s group had light mumble chatter but ceased because of the heat.  A consistent theme from Fudd was his possibility of splashing merlot since he drank a bit of wine last night (what happened to the Scotch?)  There was plenty of coffee, water, fruit, sausage and fellowship afterward!  There was also sausage from the grill to eat. (see what I did there?)  Welcome to Water Wing visiting from Cary, NC.  Welcome to FNG – King George from Powhatan.  YHC changed his name after a suggestion from Lab Rat that any FNG that posts on the July 4 Convergence should be named King George.  Next year, any FNG’s will be named Cornwallis or Benedict Arnold.

YHC would like to especially thank Lockjaw for leading the second group of PAX and all the Q’s that had the Hot Potato tossed to them.  Thanks for the coffee, Hardywood!

I know I missed a lot of mumble chatter before, during and after the workout, so please add in the comment section.  Several PAX jumped in the River during the coffeteria.

TO all PAX that came this morning and to the PAX who are out of town on vacation, have a Safe and Happy 4th of July!!  Thank God for our Freedom!

Kubota

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