Tag: Dogpile

Byrd Park

  • Chaos

    Ten men of strength, fortitude, and stamina stood tall, dug deep, and embraced the dawn in the latest edition of The Dogpile. Temperatures were 70 and sunny. According to the ancient legend told at along the Vita Trail, the following might have happened:

    06:00 Launch. Chaos ensues.

    IYKYK.

    07:00 Finish. Chaos ends.

    Numbers, names, and YHC took us out with a reminder that sometimes life throws you a curveball, challenges your expectations, and helps you grow through discomfort.

    Welcome to the college admissions process in 2025.

    Announcements:

    The Bridge, Kubota leading, December 27, 2025. This is your opportunity to do 1st, 2nd, and 3rd F’s all in 4 hours. Help another man through life, and grow yourself along the way.

    Breaking Bread, December 27/28. Thank you to the men who have signed up (Fudd and Flatline). Hope the residents like VMI dining hall food.

  • Magnum ’25

    13 Island visitors posted to the still snow-covered Dogpile donned in Hawaiian shirts and a few lip-sweaters for some fun and some exercise in the “sunny and 70 ” weather. It went a little like this:

    Mosey to the COP circle and a few laps around to pick up Mudslide and to warm up the body. Circle up on or around the grass for COP, including:

    • 12 Higgins (DQs)
    • 11 TCs (Helicopters)
    • 19 Magnum Merkins
    • 80 SSHs OYO
    • 5 Imperial Squat Walkers
    • 1 arm circle
    • 19 Ukrainian Soldiers
    • 88 LBCs OYO

    Mosey over to the front of the Carillon for the 8-season ladder. 8 rounds as follows:

    • Round 1 – 10 merkins – run to steps, bearcrawl up, lunge across top (watch out for snowballs), mosey down and back to start and Al Gore for SIX.
    • Round 2 – 10 merkins + 10 2-count flutter kicks – run, bearcrawl, lunge, mosey.
    • Round 3 – 10 merkins + 10 2-count flutter kicks + 10 jump squats…
    • Round 4 – 10 merkins + 10 2-count flutter kicks + 10 jump squats + 10 SSHs…
    • Round 5 – 10 merkins + 10 2-count flutter kicks + 10 jump squats + 10 SSHs + 10 Freddie Mercuries…
    • Round 6 – 10 merkins + 10 2-count flutter kicks + 10 jump squats + 10 SSHs + 10 FMs + 10 Imperial Walkers – DO THEM IN ORDER UPCHUCK!
    • Round 7 – 10 merkins + 10 2-count flutter kicks + 10 jump squats + 10 SSHs +10 FMs + 10 IMs + 10 box cutters…
    • Round 8 – 10 merkins + 10 2-count flutter kicks + 10 jump squats + 10 SSHs +10 FMs + 10 IMs + 10 box cutters + 10 Burpees

    Mosey to Amphitheater to honor the 169 episodes of Magnum PI with 9 exercises on each of the 18 steps going up – exercises were merkins, dips and squats mix and match in any order or quantity you want just do 9 exercises per step.

    Mosey over to the Island triangle – a few trivia questions with consequences until we get to the bottom of the hill. Love Hill with a partner – Broad Jump Burpees, Lunges, Bearcrawls.

    Mosey BTTF for a few minutes of Snowball Fight!

    COT, Numbers, Names, Announcements and Prayer

    NMS:

    Great morning. Great staches – at least for YHC, Faceplant and Purple Rain. Well done men! Even Anchor Bar from downrange got the memo and showed up in a Hawaiian shirt. Well done, sir!

    Announcements:

    • Secret Santa – let Hutton know if you are in by Monday. Regardless, show up for Rosie’s 12 days of Christmas on 12/23. It’s a present for all of us.
    • If you need a Xmas tree – James River Athletics is selling 10:00 a.m. until sold out – see Doozy or Flatline
    • 12/27 – Kubota leading the Bridge – looking for tag alongs and clown cars.
    • Looking for Bridge Q for January
    • Breaking Bread 12/27 and 12/28 taken – well done Fudd and Flatline.
    • Tomorrow is Pearl Harbor Day anniversary – thank a Veteran!
    • Anchor Bar mentioned that F3 Rock Region is doing Red Fridays – wear red in honor of and to support our deployed men and women. Sounds like a good thing to me!

    Great coffeeteria at Libbie afterwards. Great start to the day. Thank you, men!

    No More Gumbo For You!

  • The French Italian Pervert

    Seven men huddled for warmth near the Nickel Bridge toll booth, then two tardies joined to make nine.

    COP (IC)

    • Jazzercises
    • Helicopters
    • Copperhead Squats
    • Arm Circles
    • Overhead Claps
    • Seal Claps
    • Raise the Roofs
    • Plankorama
    • Hand Release Merkins
    • Suzanne Somers
    • Freddie Mercurys

    Mosey to the start of the Nickel Bridge

    • Alternating exercises at each light post across – Merkins and Squats
    • Reverso – Mountain Climbers and Burpees

    Mosey to Love Hill

    • P1 – Run to left bend in road and return
    • P2 – Lunge, Murder Bunny, Polar Bear

    Mosey to the Amphitheater

    Self Destruction

    • Merkin (any variety), WWII, SSH x 1, x 2, x 3….up the steps

    Mosey back to the VSF

    Numberama, Nameorama, COT

    MOLESKIN

    When most would complain about the cold, the men of F3 RVA seek colder elements to test their mettle.  Thus a trip across the bridge was in order.  Hitch being Hitch and also plotting out public toilets, was late but able to find the PAX thanks to Handshake being given advance orders while coming in hot as well.  Faceplant’s M is living out a fantasy this month of being married to Inspector Clouseau or possibly a guy that molests pizza dough.  Send UpChuck your address and he’ll happily pin your home on PortaDash.  Wifi password is appreciated.

    ANNOUNCEMENTS

    Breaking Bread – Need 2 for December and beyond

    Next F3 RVA trip to the Bridge 12/27

    Secret Santa – sign up now

  • Lost colony

    Eleven men apparated out of the gloom looking for ready to get down to business. According to the AI agent taking notes and action items this is what transpired.

    Sidle over to the Carillon for

    COP: SSH, Helicopters, DQs, IWs, Copperhead Squats, Ukrainian Soldiers, Dead Man Hang, Merkins, APDs, LBCs all IC

    Hop, skip, and jump over to the field for Eye of the Hurricane. Perform exercises at each corner coming to the center for 5 HR Merkins between each corner. Corners: 1 – 5 Burpees, 2 – 10 Merkins, 3 – 15 Squats, 4 – 20 LBCs. Three rounds were completed before embarking for the Rusty Cage

    At the cage, Triple Check: Knee raises while hanging, Jerkins, timer runs to the hydrant

    Dispatch to Death Valley for Critter Crawls – climb the hill in the way of an animal and perform 10 Merkins and 10 WWIIs at the top, return to the bottom. Four rounds: 1 – Bear crawl, 2 – Crab walk, 3 – Duck walk, 4 – Cheetah (nod to Attila)

    Return to the flag for Mary to complete the allotted time.

    Numbers and names, YHC took us out.

    Announcements: Come to 45 MoM for Thanksgiving Convergence – Learn the history behind the first colonists in North America settling near what is now Farmville, VA, traveling to Roanoke, VA to celebrate the first Thanksgiving, and then tragically, getting lost on their way back to Farmville, giving rise to the legend of The Lost Colony of Roanoke. Stories begin at 7am

    Kubota is leading a group to The Bridge on 12/27 – Check with him to join

    FYI – The Bridge is not near Wintergreen

    Thanks for letting me lead.

  • Marathon Detours

    With minutes to go until launch time, YHC was the only car in sight. Thinking a solo workout was in store, three – and eventually four – Pax arrived. We hit some of this AO’s greatest offerings working a lot of abs, legs, and a bit of shoulders.

    It was great to grab coffee and cheer on the marathon runners in one of city’s scenic areas with Bootleg and Blank Space. We took many routes to get close enough to Libbie Market and walk the rest of the way in.

    YHC took us out.

  • A Baker’s Dozen for Dogpile

    With Bootleg unable to be at Dogpile he sent out the Bat Signal and YHC chose to accept the task of Q-ing the Greatest AO in the History of the World/F3RVA.

    COP in front of the Carillion.

    FIeld Work – Mosey across the field and complete 5 Merkins, 5 Squats, 5 SSH’s, 5 WWII’s. Mosey back down the field and complete 10 of said exercises. Mosey back to the top of the field and complete 15 of said exercises. Mosey back to the start.

    Mosey over to the Ha’ Penny Stage and find a partner. Touch a Tree 10/8/6/4/2 with Squats, SSH’s, HRM’s, ?

    Mosey over to the Jerkin Gym. Triple Check. P1 5 Pull Ups, P2 LBC’s, P3 Mosey to the Fire Hydrant and complete 1 Burpee and Mosey back. Rotate through all through exercises, 3 times.

    Indigenous Peoples Pull Ups. Man 1 does 2 Pull Ups while everyone else does Squats. At the end of the Rotation start again but switch to SSH’s. Keep this rotation going for 5 iterations.

    Mosey to the Fire Hydrant to complete 25 WWII’s. Mosey to the bottom of the Hill of Ill Repute for 25 Merkins. Mosey to the top of the hill/wall and do 25 Dips. Mosey back to the flag.

    Mosey back to the flag for 2 minutes of Mary followed by entire Pax doing Ménage Merkins.

    Announcements – Break Bread is open in December. The Bridge next week (11/15) with EF Hutton, see Slack or Huttons Mom for details.Thanksgiving Convergence on Thanksgiving morning at 0700 at Mary Mumford. Gomer has an idea to find out where the closest AED is to each AO. This is a great idea seeing is how it save a life.

    Prayer Requests – Prayers for Upchucks friends who are being laid to rest. Prayers for YHC’s friends mom who passed away yesterday. Prayers for Hitch’s father/family after his dad’s Stroke. Prayers for Gomer’s Mission Trip to Honduras.

    3rd F opportunity – Applesauce reminded us with the Government Shutdown there are lots of people that be going hungry. 3rd F: Challenge – You (or your M) CAN buy $50 of extra groceries and donate to a local food bank, pantry or blessing box. Bonus points for getting your neighbors to chip in, and extra bonus if you make time to volunteer in the next week or two. Link to local food pantries 

    https://feedmore.org/agency-locator/?mc_cid=3d68fa3e2b

    https://www.rvacommunityfridges.com/fridges

    https://www.signupgenius.com/go/409084BA9AB2FA6FD0-60251648-love#/

    NMS – YHC was glad to Q today. Weather was great and the Pax were full of great and supportive ideas.

  • Bsmllmc

    Ten men emerged from the gloom ready to kill some time before Libbie Market opened. According to the squirrel gathering acorns, this is how they passed the time.

    Mosey to the amphitheater for COP: SSH, Helicopters, DQ, Ukrainian Soldiers, Copperhead Squats, Merkins, LBCs, APDs

    In the amphitheater, Stairway to Seven: 7 exercises (Burpees, Squats, Merkins, Lunges, LBCs, Mountain Climbers, Jump Squats). Perform increasing sets of each exercise starting at 1 working up to 7 reps. Perform the first six exercises at the bottom then run to the top and do the appropriate number of jump squats, then return to bottom and repeat up to 7. It was a challenge to remember the 6 exercises at the bottom. It helped if you used the catchy mnemonic BSMLLM…

    Slide over to the Carillon for Four Corners: Corner 1 – 10 Merkins, Corner 2: 15 Jump Squats, Corner 3: 20 LBCs, Corner 4: 25 Monkey Humpers. Four laps: Lap 1 – Run between, Lap 2 – Bear crawl, Lap 3 – Lunge, Lap 4: Run faster

    Take a circuitous route back to the flag for Mary and some stretching lead by Helix.

    Names and numbers, YHC took us out

    Announcements: EF Hutton is leading a group to The Bridge on 11/15 – please think about joining him. Breaking Bread is open at the end of December if you’ll be in town. November is covered! A ramp was built Saturday afternoon for Friends of Barnabas.

    Keep PAX members in mind as they work through relationship challenges and consider the prospect of parental units moving to the RVA metro area.

    Thanks for letting me lead and pushing me to be better.

  • PPC – Posts Per Capita

    A combined 8,630 posts or roughly 1,438 posts per capita gathered at Dogpile to see what the Bash Bros had in store and to drop 6 more on the heap.  Officially unofficially the most tonnage at a workout of all time. 

    Here’s what went down:

    Handshake Q

    • Mosey around the circle and down the Amphitheater to the Stage
    • COP – SSHs, DQs, Helicopters, Ukranian Soldiers, Plankorama, HRMs, Inverted Scorpion Kicks, Ball Lickers

    Triple Check

    • P1 – Run the Amphitheater perimeter
    • P2 – Bench Kicks
    • P3 – Step-Ups
    • Repeato LBCs/ Squats, Repeato WWIIs/ Incline Merkins

    Bearcrawl up the Amphitheater

    Mosey to top of Carillon

    EF Hutton Q

    • Dips x 20 x 3
    • Decline Merkins x 10 x 3
    • Incline Merkins x 10 x 3

    Mosey past Ha’ Penny Stage

    Who’s Got Wood? w/ Partner

    • Log Roll x 30 yards
    • Jump Overs L/R x 20
    • Log Squats x 10
    • Reverso and put your wood back where it belongs

    Mosey to the Rusty Cage

    Jerk It, If Necessary x 3

    • P1 – Run to fire hydrant for Burpees x 2 and return
    • P2 – Pull-ups or Jerkins

    Mosey to Sh*tters Row

    • 1st Mary – Flutter Kicks, LBCs

    Mosey back to VSF

    • 2nd Mary – American Hammers, APDs

    Numberama, Nameorama, COT

    MOLESKIN

    Rarely does a PAX assemble with such depth, length and girth as was the case today.  As we circled for the COP an estimate of seven thousand posts was guessed but proved to be severely understated.  YHC did his best Attila impersonation throughout the morning, as Handshake questioned one’s ability to score a slap and tickle while downrange in a tent or Yurt with the 2.0s five feet away.  Handshake packed a queen-sized cot for his cub scout adventure just in case.  A full report will be available Monday.

    ANNOUNCEMENTS

    Faceplant – collecting diapers through the month

    Gomer – Ramp build next Saturday 11/1

    YHC – The Bridge 11/15

  • Lookin’ Good Fellas

    According to the flock of tomatoes running on Westover 8 studs were getting it done. 

    Here’s what transpired: 

    Slaughter Starter 

    Mosey down Shirley to the intersection 

    COP (IC) 

    • Don Quixotes 
    • Ukranian Soldiers 
    • Jazzercises 
    • Helicopters 
    • Copperhead Squats 
    • Hand Release Merkins 
    • Plankorama 
    • Mountain Climbers 

    Mosey to the hill next to Shields Lake 

    Bernorama 

    • P1 – Bernie up the hill and run back (each round add a Bern, max at 3) 
    • P2 – Merkins, Jump Squats, Freddie Mercurys 

    Mosey over to the wall 

    Dipkins 

    • Dips x 20 
    • Derkins x 10 
    • Repeato, Repeato 

    Mosey up to Westover and Berkley 

    Quad Check 

    • P1 – Run about 100 yds to the white sign and back 
    • P2 – Imperial Squats 
    • P3 – Captain Thors 
    • P4 – Hand Release Merkins 

    Mosey down Berkley across the VITA Trail to the end of the Carillon field 

    Booyah If You Can 

    • P1 – Run to the end of the field and back 
    • P2 – Bearcrawl, Lunge, Broadjump Burpees 
    • Booyah Merkins x 10 at each switch, continue until both partners are at the Carillon 

    Mosey up to the rooftop 

    • Scissor Sisters x 3 sets 

    Mosey to the Amphitheatre 

    • Alternate Box Jumps and Incline Merkins 

    Mosey back to the flag 

    • Mary (Heels to Heaven, Hoco Prom Dates, LBCs) 
    • Ring of Fire 

    Numberama, Nameorama, COT 

    MOLESKIN 

    There were moans, there were groans, and possibly some soiled underpants, plus plenty of mumblechatter and some real solid scenery.  All in all, a heck of a way to celebrate 10 years.  Grateful for it all, the opportunity to lead, and hopeful to do it 10+ more.    Fist bump to the gentleman, his kid, and dog at 900 Westover Rd, thank you for being cool.   

    ANNOUNCEMENTS 

    The Bridge 10/25 (Bootleg) and 11/15 (EF Hutton) 

    Need someone to take Breaking Bread 10/26

  • You Do the Math

    Nine men of great intellect threw off the lure of the Fart Sack, some while on the drive over, in the latest edition of The Dogpile. Conditions were 70 and sunny. According to the dog walker suggesting we tone it down, the following might have happened:

    Mosey towards the traffic circle, but stop at the intersection. SSHs, Dead Man Hang, downward dog, right leg, left leg, downward dog, pigeon left, pigeon right.

    Mosey to the wooden barriers. Heels to Heaven x20.

    Mosey to the grassy area on the corner of Park and Park. Circle up. Flutter kicks, little baby crunches, etc. Inverted scorpion kicks.

    Mosey to burpee alley. CYOA. 3 merkins OR 1 burpee at each light post.

    Circle up at the park on Park that’s not really a park. Touch a tree. Groups of three. 3 rounds. Touch a normal tree = 1. Touch a tree on the other side of the street = 2. Touch a full sized tractor = 3. Add up to 5 for each round, then swap. Two men run separately, one guy does an exercise. Swap after each runner returns, regardless of how many or how few exercises done. Griping about counting begins.

    Mosey to the park that is a park. Triple check, but only 2 rounds. At the picnic tables, one guy does step ups. One guy does CYOA merkins. One guy runs to the light post. Minor griping about counting.

    Staying on that same street, 2 burpees for trees on the left, 5 WWIIs (I think) on the right. Every time your total count gets to 15, go back one tree. Griping about counting continues.

    Take a right at the corner. Tree on left is 10 monkey humpers. Tree on right is 5 squats. Man-made posts are 5 burpees. At the next “corner,” watch for high-speed traffic exiting the highway…

    Mosey up to the school for a “curb crawl,” which is F3-speak for a bear crawl between curbs. Curb crawl one way, then do 3 derkins on the benches, and then run back to the starting curb. 3 rounds.

    Mosey to the baseball fields, turn right, then mosey back to the park that is not a park.

    Circle up. 2 rounds of touch a tree. Same counts, but total must be 7.

    Mosey to Burpee Alley. 1 burpee or 3 merkins as we roll it back.

    Mosey to the wooden barriers. Pole smokers x20.

    Mosey to the intersection. SSHs x20, then traveling SSHs AMRAP. At failure, 5 burpees. AYG BTTVSF.

    Numbers, names, and YHC took us out with a reminder that F3 is open to all men, not just white Christian men.

    Announcements:

    F3 RVA has three 3rd F activities (i.e., things that are not about you, but about being a part of something bigger than you). Two of those activities happen this month.

    1. Breaking Bread this month…Mr. Rogers has October 25, looking for a Q for October 26. See Oyster for details or sign up on the Q Sheet.
    2. The Bridge on October 25. Bootleg with the Q.

    Let’s get out there and help make our 3rd F activities happen.

    NMS:

    YHC scheduled a Mystery Q today. Mystery meaning…not much of a plan. But, with a group of studs assembling at 5:55 wondering who the Q was, YHC figured he had better not disappoint. So, off campus we went. Nice work from all those who posted.

    A few weeks ago, a number of us met with our local area Nantan, Gomer Pyle. One of our reminders was that F3 is not a Christian organization, but one that is open to all men. As our national Nantan said (and I’m paraphrasing) when asked whether a trans-male could join, “We took you, didn’t we? Otherwise, if you want check, go ahead. But, the person is open to doing burpees, he’s in.”

    Our biggest opportunity is to welcome all men. Bodo’s noted this week that suicides, depression, and loneliness are at epic levels in our country, especially among men. We have had incredible success recruiting lately, especially in the west end. Let’s keep it going!