Tag: Convergence

  • Pre-Blast: July 4th Convergence at Tredegar

    Pre-Blast: July 4th Convergence at Tredegar

    Pax,

    There will be a 60 minute July 4th convergence at Tredegar/Brown’s Island/Belle Isle on Wednesday, July 4th at 7am.  It will be very similar to the Memorial Day beatdown, but there are a lot of untapped resources around that AO where we can try new things out.  YHC will start us off and then it will be Hot Potato, so think of something different to do from Memorial Day if you get called upon.  This also gives those Pax members that could not make the Memorial Day beatdown a chance to post at this great AO.  This will be the only F3RVA workout that day except for the regularly scheduled Roller Coaster run that evening at 5:30pm.

    ****UPDATE**** There will be a Hardywood/Kubota sponsored Coffeteria/Breakfast immediately following****

    Charlottesville and Hampton Roads, please come join us!

    If you are in town, come on out and let’s have some fun by the river!

    Kubota

     

  • Another great Memorial Day beatdown

    45 from around VA came down to Belle Isle for a Memorial Day convergence. Weather was 70, sunny, and plenty humid.  We did:

    Head to Browns Island for COP:  Invisible Jumprope, Don Qs, Merkins, Scorpion Kicks, Flutterkicks, & 10 Burpees.  Split the PAX into 2 groups:  Gumbo took one group and Spit the other.

    YHC stayed with Gumbo and we did Triple Check: Dips, JumpSquats, and Run bridge.  Then run around Island and stop for 2 burpees every lightpost.  Q was passed to Flatline.  We did Buddy carry and PLTs across field.  bOB took Q and had us Bear Crawl across field (his apparent superpower) and stop for WWIs.

    Oyster took Q and dropped another Triple Check of Derkins, Squats, and run across island.  Saab then gave us 11s of HR Merkins and Heels2Heaven.  Head back over Bridge then stop for Crab Walk down street & 10 reverse Crunches until audible back to flag.  Then up hill to VA War Memorial.  20 Merkins up top.  Back down and Gomer Pyle took us out in COT.

    NMS – This Memorial Day tradition keeps getting better each year.  45 PAX strong.  Looks like Swirly played nice and passed the Q along with his PAX.  I’ll let those guys detail in comments.  Great words from Gomer Pyle in the COT and nice to remember by name those fallen in the line of duty for us and our country.

    The CVille PAX was fiesty as they stayed in our split PAX.  Beedle put us all to shame but good to find out he is a 26 yr old Army officer. For some reason our PAX stayed on Browns Island and got totally filthy rolling around on the dirt.

    Great work by our 2.0 FNGs Timex & Van Winkle.  Also good to have Sippy’s 2.0 out and Bootleg’s 2.0 who was the only female present amongst our 45.

    Enjoy the rest of this Memorial Day and take a moment to remember how lucky we are as Americans thanks to those who sacrificed their lives for this great country.

    Announcements:  Tour De RVA has strarted, sign up on the spreadsheet.  Also Puppy Pile is back on for 6/23 at Dogpile with Sippy taking the lead.

  • Pre-blast: Memorial Day Convergence at Belle Isle

    All PAX in town should be there Memorial Day. 7:00 am start so get some extra sleep and be ready for a Hot Potato Q, nobody pass the Q to Swirly!

    Meet at Tredegar lot on north side of Belle Isle.

    Let’s get 50+ Pax this year!

  • Recap of F3RVA’s Third Anniversary Convergence

    The 3rd Anniversary Convergence was a double-dip extravaganza to celebrate three years of F3RVA.  Thirty-nine (39) of the faithful gathered in the darkness at 0600 at GridIron, and forty-three (43) of the faithful, plus seven (7) FNGs — fifty (50) in all — gathered at 0700. By my number-cruncing, it added up to 60 different people posting at one or both workouts, with 10 posting early and not late, 21 posting late and not early, and the balance double-dipping.  It was a perfect early autumn morning, and the grass, sand, and pavement were bathed in chilly morning dew, which we promptly began rolling around in (and face-planting into).

    0600 RECAP —

    ChumBucket took the initial Q on the GridIron with the PAX occupying most of the west half of the football field in almost complete darkness.  Chum gave a brief disclaimer, and led the following warmup sequence: Invisible Jump Ropes x 25, Don Quixotes x 20, LBCs x 30, Carolina Dry Docks x 15, Imperial Walkers x 20, Helicopters x 20, and Arm Circles x 15 (forward and reverse).

    Hand-off to Rosie, who ran the centerpiece of the early workout — a terrible-awful Charles Bronson, followed by one leg of a merican beast.

    Hand-off to WhiteDeer, who ran wheelbarrows from one sideline to the other, and then back again.  He then ran a boat/canoe series that must have been very effective based on vocal grumble-chatter coming out of the PAX.  Or maybe he ran the boat/canoes first.  All I know is that he was liberal with his constructive (??) criticism of others as to their form.

    Brief rapid-fire Mary ad hoc by ChumBucket to permit Johnsonville to retrieve a record-keeping pad from his sporty Camry (no, TYA, that does not constitute “clipboarding’).  Mary series included Hello Dollys x 15, APDs x 15, Box Cutters x 15, and LBCs x 15 with some leg lift holds in between.

    Number-a-rama, Name-a-rama, and COT with Wilson taking us out.  I suppose “Hey God, it’s me, Wilson …” is better than “Hey God, it’s me, Sugar Sock …”

    0700 RECAP —

    Johnsonville took the initial Q briefly in the center of the 50 yard line. The COP stretched from sideline to sideline. He gave a brief disclaimer, and started the fun with 25x SSH, 10x mericans, and 20 hillbillies.

    Hand-off to Phonics, who continued the warmup with a machine-gun COP.  I have no recollection what Phonics did, but he claims it was as follows:

    10 Lunges IC
    10 Don Quixotes IC
    10 Helicopters IC
    10 Ball Dippers
    Plank-O-Rama which included
    10 Carolina Dry Docks/Merkins IC
    10 Angles Knee Jumps IC
    10 Side Elbow Planks Hip Dips
    10 Inverted Alabama Prom Dates IC
    10 Side Elbow Planks Hip Dips
    10 Rotating Elbow Planks IC
    10 Foot to Hand Mountain Climbers
    10 Carolina Dry Docks/Merkins IC (End of Plank-O-Rama)
    20 LBCs IC
    20 Freddie Mercuries IC
    5 Burpees on your own

    Hand-off back to Johnsonville who introduced small group leaders, Offshore, Spit, WeddingSinger, and the HoneyDo/Upchuck team and divided the PAX into respective teams. For the next 45 minutes, the four teams rotated through each of the following for stations:

    • Station 1 (pavilion behind playground ~ Offshore’s team started here) —  Alternate between Dips and Abyss merkins between picnic tables.  PAX rotates around outside of picnic tables doing 5 two-count dips in cadence, then rotating to the next spot. When several men get to a spot in the rotation, they go inside for 5 one-count abyss merkins instead of dips.
    • Station 2 (volleyball court ~ Spit’s team started here) —  Jacob’s Ladder (bear crawling) – Start at one side of the volleyball court, bear crawl to the other side, complete one burpee, bear crawl back to the other side, complete 2 burpee. Rinse and repeat till completing 7 burpee (or the whistle is blown).
    • Station 3 (track area ~ Wedding Singer’s team started here) — 1/4 mile sprints/runs, with no man left behind, meaning everyone goes back to get the six when they complete their lap. 20 count between laps. continue until whistle blows.
    • Station 4 (front of school ~ HoneyDo’s team started here) — Donkey Kicks (ladder or fixed count) — Run around loop.

    Regroup in center of GridIron field for brief closing COP with Johnsonville leading Mary consisting of mountain climbers and pickle pounders.

    Number-a-rama, Name-a-rama, and COT with Attila taking us out

    MOLESKIN:

    [FROM JOHNSONVILLE]  It was an incredible honor and privilege to organize this event and to pull together some of our best leaders from around F3RVA to showcase what we do day in and day out.  Each of the leaders contributed their part of these workouts, and I thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to get a double-dose of gloom.  Thank you all!

    Particular thanks goes out to Hardywood for organizing a fantastic catered breakfast from http://eggheadrva.com/.  The food was excellent, and the catering was very convenient.  Please do not forget to consider EggHeadRVA for your breakfast catering needs!!  Also, please do not forget to reimburse Hardywood if you reserved some food.  

    Guinea, being rather scholarly despite how he may come across, informed me of the actual definition (not urban dictionary definition, mind you) of “merkin.”  See here if you dare.   At least in my mind, that is not quite in sync with F3 ideals and culture.   As you probably know, the name of the common F3 exercise derives from “American-style Push-up,” or, if you happen to be a Bush or from the South, ” ‘merican-style.”  I suggest we spell and pronounce it Merican.

    [FROM UPCHUCK] Nice work this morning fellas and Pinkie. Way to dominate the 4 stations.  Hats off to FNGs Banner and Shrek. Way to push through a tough set of donkey kicks and WWII sit ups. Those are unforgiving.

    Gomer Pyle provided his usual energy this morning providing a fine example of how to crawl, get sandy, and do burpees. Well done. YHC Peyton Manning has to give some feedback to Hardywood Brad Paisley on the abyss mericans. Not quite perfect form. Almost there. Close. Basically, almost there.

    Luckily, Hardywood redeemed himself by organizing the finest of breakfasts. Yum, yum. Thanks to Nate for doing the cooking. TClaps on that aioli. What a pleasure to lead this fine group. Way to push through hour 2. Great showing in the gloom this morning, gentlemen!

    [FROM OFFSHORE]: YHC was continually haunted by “If you can’t Q it, don’t do it” because of being smoked by the preceding leaders’ exercises, the difficulty of the stations, and the ability of the PAX in his group to just crush the exercises. The Q often found himself as the six and Splinter, Mulder, and Phonics routinely led the PAX. Many thanks to Jville for organizing an epic beatdown.

    Respectfully, Johnsonville

  • Convergence Breakfast Info – If you wanna eat sign up here

    Convergence Breakfast Info – If you wanna eat sign up here

    New for the 2017 version 3.0 for the F3 RVA Convergence the coffeeteria is coming to us. This meal will be a simple catering affair from Egghead RVA. They specialize in the best breakfast sandwhiches in town, fruit and coffee from GroundUP RVA.

    If you would like to be fed it’s $7 for a breakfast sandwhich, fruit and coffee. Please enter your name and sandwhich request below. Payments will be collected by Hardywood (aka Patton Gleason) during the week of 9/25 – 9/29 and on the morning of The Convergence.

    If you don’t fill out this form and request to be fed, then you will not be. And if you get a pissy attitude because you did 2 workouts and there’s nothing for you to eat, then it’s on you. Go ahead and Be Super, take 10 seconds to fill out this form.

    If you have any questions give Hardywood a call/text at (469)223-8535

    Link To Convergence Breakfast Form

  • Preblast — F3RVA’s 3rd Anniversary Convergence

    Preblast — F3RVA’s 3rd Anniversary Convergence

    We launched F3 RVA at GridIron on September 20, 2014. To commemorate the 3rd anniversary of the launch, we will host a convergence at GridIron (click for map) on Sept. 30, 2017.

    The main event will be at 0700. As with last year’s anniversary convergence, we would like to drive the numbers way up. Please bring as many FNGs as possible. Go retrieve our stragglers. Don’t apologize to them for making them get up early — they need your intervention.

    As with last year, we will again have a Bonus Workout at 0600 for F3 regulars and those ready for an FNG baptism by copious amounts of sweat and grime.

    Charlottesville and Hampton Roads are welcome and encouraged to attend.

    I challenge our F3 region to create a circle of men at GridIron that completely envelopes one of the football fields.

    To echo Hardywood’s wisdom from last year:

    **If you are awesome and love America you will dominate both workouts.**

    See ya in the gloom! Jville

  • F3RVA July 4 Convergence

    A PAX of 33 awoke to humid conditions on July 4, 2017 to celebrate the USA’s BDAY with a beatdown that went like this:

    Mosey to second circle for COP.  Exercises were all IC and included Invisible Jumprope x 7, Don Quoite x 4, SSH x 17, and LBCs x 76 (7-4-1776)

    Mosey to entrance on Dogwood Dell for 4 Burpees at each light pole all the way to Police Memorial statue.

    Mosey to VITA track for 25 merkins and 25 squats every other piece of equipment all the way back to the flag.

    Mosey across the parking lot past dog park and down the hill across from the Pump House parking lot for Bernie Sanders.  Partner up with PAX member and one partner runs backwards up hill while the other partner completes exercise.  Exercises included Merkins x 100, WWII situps x 200, Squats x 300.

    Mosey to down the street to Pipe line trail, up to Rusty Cage for 3 sets of Pullups x 5 and Jerkins x 5.

    Mosey behind amphitheater to run up hill backwards one more time and back to flag.

    Numberama, Namearama, COT.  YHC took us out with a prayer of thanks for the greatest nation in the world and prayers for our nation to come together on the USA’s BDAY.

    Moleskin : It was great to have such a large crowd on a holiday when a lot of people travel and spend time with their families.  The humidity was in full gear this morning, but it is July 4 after all, so it is supposed to be humid.  After warming up by running around the VITA track, the Bernie Sanders definitely got the sweat rolling this morning.  For those signed up for the BRR, YHC incorporated some hill work into the beatdown.  If you are not signed up for the BRR, your welcome.  The PAX really pushed through a hot morning and crushed the hourlong beatdown.  ETs afterwards was a laugh fest as usual. Thanks for allowing me to lead.

    As we gather with our families for cookouts and fireworks this evening, remember that many people have sacrificed or are sacrificing so that we can enjoy the FREEDOM of the USA.  To all of them, F3RVA says THANK YOU.

    Circle K

  • One PAX follows instructions, the other PAX… has Swirly

    28 strong Converged at the Belle Isle parking lot for a special Memorial Day beatdown. A great mix of Davillians, SOJ’ers, and West Enders all got after it.  Weather was 66 and sunny with ample humidity to get the PAX sweating.  Here is how it went down:

    COP on Brown’s Island.  SSH, Merkins, LBCs, Don Qs, Helicopter.  Split up PAX into 2 groups.  Honeydo took the first group and Swirly had the 2nd group.

    Pax 1:  Mosey back to parking lot.  3 Rounds of Donkey kicks at top of hill on the brick wall and Mtn climbers at the bottom, Start with 10 and increase by 10 up to 30 for each.  Pass Q to EF Hutton.  3 rounds of step ups on curbs for 1 min, between 10 Merkins at each corner of space.

    Pass to Circle K for Jacobs Ladder.  Merkins from 1 to 7 up and down the hill towards North Bank trail.  McRib served up a Lazy Dora- 100 Merkins, 200 LBCs, 300 Squats.

    Pass Q to Spit.  PAX goes to Belle Isle footbridge. Start at 5 WWII Situps, up to gate increase WWII count by 5, repeato up and back to 25.  Mosey back to parking lot.  Meet up with 2nd pax.

    2nd PAX – Swirly took PAX to steps on Browns Island.  Dips and Derkins? up and down stairs.  Then Triple check, Burpee shuffle, Polar bears and WWII situps, steal YHC’s idea and do Donkey Kicks on brick wall.

    Combined PAX meets up and runs up hill (Mountain) to Virginia War Memorial.  American Hammers and Ring of Fire.  COT moment of silence and back down the hill for Numberama and Nameorama.

    NMS – YHC had been texting with Corporate last night to see about dividing the PAX depending on numbers who posted.  From there we were supposed to Hot Potato Q after we split at the COP.  YHC’s group kept the Hot Potato Q moving until the PAX met up to tackle the hill for the War Memorial.  Apparently Swirly was having too much fun serving up a beatdown to pass his Q on, to nobody’s surprise.

    All the PAX were able to experience the Donkey Kicks on the brick wall.  Several PAX almost flipped over while trying to DK with their hands well below their feet.  Most found the preferred method was to grab a bunch of grass to keep their hands from slipping.

    Many PAX were able to discover “goodies” while on the ground in the parking lot.  Glass, dead animals, and cigarette butts were found but the winner was a diaper.

    Great to see 28 out with a lot of RVA regulars out of town this weekend.  When we did this last year Belle Isle we had 12 PAX.  Amazing to see how F3RVA continues to grow 3 years in.

    Flatline swung by on his way to work.  Ironically his work attire of scrubs is more gloom appropriate than his normal attire when posting.  ETs was a blast as always with some interesting discussion of novel ways to stave off a bear attack.

    Finishing up at the War Memorial is a small way to honor those who died in service of this wonderful country.  Be sure to remind your kids what this holiday is all about.

    Silent Assassin signing off.

     

     

  • AshCreek 5K

    7 Runners showed up on this sunny and 70 morning for the 14th annual AshCreek 5K.

    This is how it went down:

    THANG

    Race began at 8am on Linderwood Dr near the club house, turn left onto Brickerton Dr, turn left back onto Linderwood Dr to complete mile 1. Quick turn right onto Little Joselyn Dr, then left onto Tarleton Dr, left at Morella Pl, right onto Summer Grove Rd, then left back into Linderwood Dr to complete mile 2. Take Linderwood Dr down to a left onto Pantego Ln for a 1/2 mile, right back onto Bickerton Dr to complete mile 3. Sprint to the finish on the last 3 blocks of Brickerton Dr.

    MOLESKIN

    F3 was well represented by the 7 PAX members that signed up for the team as well as all Phonics 2.0’s on Team Reese Strong. Phonics lead the PAX completing the race in less than 20 minutes. Badger, Spit, and Mr Rodgers paced together for the first mile. Badger and Spit completed the race just under 23 minutes with Mr Rogers shortly behind just under 24 minutes.

    Welcome to Simba who completed the race around 28 minutes. Hope to see you out at an AO soon!

    Wild Thing finished around 33 minutes and Psycho decided to take his time came in around 43 minutes

    We also had a booth to get the word out in the community about F3. See below (Sorry LabRat no takers on 5K the Hard Way!)

    Several PAX Members place in their age groups:

    3rd Place 30 to 39 group: Spit
    1st Place 40 to 49 group: Phonics
    2nd Place 50 to 59 group: Badger
    2nd Place 60 to 69 group: Wild Thing

    Also Team F3 was the second fastest team just a few seconds behind Team Reese Strong

    Thanks to all the PAX that came out to support our community!!

  • Memorial Day Convergence Pre-blast

    F3RVA will have a Memorial Day convergence  Monday 5/29 at Belle Isle again this year. 6:30 start time, for you to bring a FNG.

    If you are in town do not miss this one.