Tag: Dogpile

14 of the best guys to know. Ready to take on dogpile!! Here’s how it went..

WARMARAMA
Mosey to the Toll Booth for some warmarama.
SSH, Imperial Walkers, DQ, Copperhead Squats, Merkins, Groiners, Flutter Kicks, Rosaletas and LBCs.

The Thang:
Mosey to the middle of the Nickel Bridge, Grab a Partner.
P1 run to the 1st light pole, P2 run to the other 1st light pole. 10 Merkins, Run back to the middle. P1 run to the 2nd light pole, P2 run the other 2nd light pole. 10 Merkins, Run back to the middle. P1 run to the 3rd light pole, P2 run to the other 3rd light pole. 10 Merkins, run back to the middle. High Five your Partner and let’s mosey over to the 1st Shelter.

Triple Check at Shelter1. Peoples Chair, Merkins, Run to the far tree and back. Repeato x 3. Mosey to Shelter2.

Triple Check at Shelter2. Step ups, Mountain Climbers, Run down to the sidewalk and back. Repeato x 3. Mosey down to Light Pole Alley.

1st light pole. Partner up. Bear Crawls and Broad Jump Burpees, Partner run to the light pole and back. Rotate until everyone is at the 1st light pole.

Mosey to the 2nd light Pole. Bernie Sanders to the 3rd Light Pole.

Partner 1 does 1 Burpee then tries to catch Parter 2 to the 4th light pole. Switch and repeat to the 5th Light pole.

Lunge to the 6th light pole. Then Mosey to the end of the road.

Triple Check at the Devils Triangle. Flutters Kicks, Squats, run the Triangle. Repeato x 3 (Cut short for time). X 2.

Mosey back to the Flag.

Not quite 7am. Ring of Fire. SSHx10, 1 Burpee. SSHx10, 2 Burpees. That’s time.

Numberama, Nameorama, COT

Moleskin:

The Q energy was strong this morning boys. YHC was coming in hot this morning and was worried he would lose the Q. With that we started about .30 early and somehow lost Hitchhiker who was LIFO but he found us on the bridge. We covered a bit of ground today and earned about 3.5miles (A bit more if you did Breakfast club). I knew Mudslide was crossing the river and paying some tolls for his first visit to Dogpile. I wanted to show him some of the AO but left plenty for the next visit. Welcome (FNG) Falkor, who was HL by Probation and Mr. Rogers.

2nd F at Libby Market was much needed as always. According to Gomer, stop looking at the minimums and go for the Maximums.

Announcements:
See Slack. A lot of events coming up:
Sunday – An evening with Honeydo. Bring the Fam to Fudds
Tuesday – 12 days of Christmas. No PTO , SL will be honored for this day.
Wednesday – HDHH at Final Gravity
Saturday – The Bridge – plenty of room in Fudds car unless YHC is going (???)

10 fairly tough, middle aged dudes fought off the pull of the fartsack to post at RVA’s finest AO for a Fudd inspired beatdown. Here’s what transpired, more or less…..

Plant the flag and mosey to the field in front of the Carillon. Line up on the baseline and start jogging north at a slow pace….switch to buttkickers, high knees, karaoke facing East then West, then Bernie Sanders, then stop about 3/4 of the way down. Turn around and start lunging back, after a while face east and start lunging sideways back and forth while facing east, then west, then east, then skip back towards the Carillon to the baseline where we circled up for COP:

SSH’s, Merkins, WW2’s, DQ’s, arm circles, Imperial Walkers, Hillbillies

Mosey to the Rusty Cage, but stop halfway around and either plank or follow Fudd while he runs back to his vehicle because he forgot to lock it. Fudd and gang return, pick up the plankers, and then mosey to the Cage for 11’s……pullups and WW2 situps next to the 2 trees that are on the way to the fire hydrant.

Mosey to the wooden stage behind the Carillon to retrieve coupons, then mosey to the amphitheater for some block work:

• Each PAX ascends the amphitheater steps, stopping to do 1 manmaker (blockee with an overhead press at the end) at each level on the way up. Stop at the top level and plank for the 6
• Descend and do 2 squats with block on every level. Plank at bottom for 6.
• Ascend and do 3 block curls on every level, Plank at top for 6.
• Descend and do 4 block swings on every level……do flutter kicks while waiting for the 6.

Take the blocks back to their home under the stage. Mosey to the fishbowl, Crawl bear down the hill, do 20 merkins OYO at the bottom, then bear crawl up the other side. Mosey back to the flag for Mary:

• Freddie Mercuries, Hello Dollies, Flutter Kicks, LBC’s, Crunchy Frogs, finish with 2 rounds of Supermans

Numberama, Namerama, Announcements, Prayer Concerns, YHC took us out.

NMS

Mumblechatter was fairly high today which is fairly standard with a Fudd Q. Perhaps the 3 year hiatus in CO has folks wondering if Fudd remembers how to Q? When we started the warmup by running down the field, the PAX were highly skeptical as COP had not been accomplished yet. Equilibrium was restored to the world when YHC finally finished that evolution and declared that COP would take place and promptly started the SSH’s………I guess you can’t have a proper beatdown in F3RVA without SSH’s in the COP. Who knew?

The PAX were quite vocal with their moral support of YHC at other times today……they were very appreciative when planking while YHC mosied back to his car to lock it, and were also very happy that YHC searched so earnestly under the stage for the blocks (they had been moved to a different corner).

TClaps to Wilson, Honeymoon, and Oyster for making the trip across the river. Wilson posted while hoping that we wouldn’t run too much. He lucked out today as Fudd is trying to rest his leg a bit from the PT work he’s been doing as part of his recovery from the stress fracture. It was great to have Bleeder out and glad to see he’s on the mend somewhat from his various ailments. TClaps as well to EF Hutton for doing the Breakfast Club mosey Lone Ranger style. Circle K was kind enough to stop by COT while on a hike with his dog and Gomer Pyle joined us for coffeeteria at Libby Market as he is nursing a torn miniscus.

Announcements:

Dec. 18th – An evening with Honeydo at Fudd’s house (9605 Gaslight Pl)

Dec. 24th – TYA Q at the Bridge. Several Clown cars are being planned.

Prayer concerns:

Kudzu’s (Fudd’s son) friend Emily is recovering from surgery

Remember and be in prayer for those that are hurting this holiday season, those that are depressed, and those battling addiction. The holidays can be a hard time for many folks.

Great job today fellas! It was an honor and privelege to lead, as always.

Never stop chasing the wabbit!

Fudd

27 guys, including two FNGs posted for the 2022 version of Magnum PI Day. There was some overtime (maybe some false advertising – under investigation), several sweet staches, some great Hawaiian shirts, and lots of great energy and fellowship. This episode transpired like this:

Pre-game group (there were about 10 of us) who showed up for Stache Broga were treated instead to 30 extra minutes of beatdown.

COP – We moseyed to the far circle for COP, including SSHs, DQs (Abe Vigoda style), Jazzercisers, Merkins, Mountain Climbers, LBCs.

Proper Dora – we moseyed down to the bottom of the Golden Triangle and paired up for a proper dora – 1 merkin, 2 LBCs and 3 SSHs = 1 Proper Dora. Complete 50 as a team with the runner running up the hill to the circle and back.

COP 2 – here’s your broga – mosey up the long road to the parking area at the end of the field for COP – Hillbillies, Imperial Walkers, Alternating Shoulder Taps, Plank, Ankle Taps.

Mosey back to the Flag to pick up the sleepers/travelers

0630 – its Magnum time

Mosey to the customary COP Circle for disclaimer, praise for F3RVA and F3C-ville stepping up to raise $3,300 for The Bridge and back to work, with:

• 12 Higgins (DQs)
• 11 TCs (Helicopters)
• 19 Magnum Merkins
• 80 SSHs
• 5 Copperhead Squats
• 8 something?
• 19 LBCs
• 8 Flutter Kicks
• 8 Box Cutters
• 1 Burpee for Q’s counting mistake

First episode 12/11/1980. Last episode 5/8/1988

To the Amphitheatre to celebrate the 162 episodes total with 9 Incline merkins on each step (18 steps) going up and 9 dips going down.

STACHE circuit at the bottom with:

• S – SSHs x10
• T – Taps (Alternating Shoulder Taps) x10
• A – American Hammers x10
• C – Copperhead Squats x10
• H – Hand-release merkins x10
• E – BurpEEs x5

YHC’s stunt double (Vinny) took over the Q and off we wen to the pipeline. A benefit of the later start.

Triple Check – Run the pipeloop, Elbow Plank, Scissor kicks 3 times through

Mosey long way around back to the golden triangle circle for some COP, including Dobbermans and 50 WWIIs OYO.

Mosey back to the flag for Ring of Fire with Dealer’s Choice merkins

Numbers, Names, Pictures, Announcements, some wonderful words from Jay James from The Bridge and then Jay took us out with a great prayer.

Announcements:

• Congrats to C-ville for their successful toy drive. Well done men.
• Breaking Bread – 12/24 is open. Oyster is taking over the BB Q position. Thanks to Upchuck for all his hard work on BB and thank you to Oyster for taking it over. Its a great service men.
• 12/18 – Carols at Fudd’s – A Night with HoneyDo.
• 12/10 – HDHH at Hardywood Westcreek.
• January CPR Class coming
• 1/21/2023 – Frozen Triangle
• Prayers for Honeymoon’s family
• Prayers for C-ville’s Tinker and his family for the strength and health of their newest baby who was born prematurely.
• Prayers for Bootleg and his family taking care of his FIL.
• Continued prayers for all those dealing with illness, injuries and obstacles

NMS – Jay spoke to us a bit about The Bridge and their ministry. It is great work. Jay’s words were inspiring. Most of all, I thought his point about the importance of us giving our time and showing the guys at The Bridge (and everyone that we come in contact with) that we care about them is invaluable. Spreading our energy and positivity is infectious and the impacts ripple tremendously – more than financial donations ever can. And, as Jay mentioned, making it a habit is key and that is what F3 instills. I am so proud to be a part of this group. You men are Awesome.

Huge thanks to everyone who participated in this effort and Magnum PI Day. Special thanks to Vinny and Kubota for their energy and leadership. Well done men!

No More Gumbo For You!

16 overstuffed turkeys broke free from the warmth of the fartsack and posted for a birthday Q marking the end of YHC’s 43rd trip around the sun. According to Wilson, it went something like this:

Mosey to the COP circle and around it 4 times (or until we catch up to Wilson), then circle up for:

• SSHs
• DQs
• Helicopters
• Jazzercisers
• Imperial Walkers
• Copperhead Squats
• Alternating Shoulder Taps
• Merkins
• LBCs
• Box Cutters

THE THANG

Amphitheatre Time – mosey down to the pit. Do 11 4x4s in the pit, then 2 box jumps and 6 incline merkins on each step to the top, then 44 SSHs at the top and mosey back down to the pit and Al Gore for the SIX. 1 more 4×4 for everyone’s pleasure at the end.

Mosey to the Golden Triangle and down to the bottom. Pair up for a Dora – runner runs up the hill TO the circle (or you can DO the circle if you want your partner to do more exercises). Exercises were 144 HRMs, 244 single count flutters, and 344 Squats.

Mosey up the other hill and through the triangle over the the field.

Four Corners – 1 Burpee, 9 2-ct mountain climbers, 7 WWIIs, 8 Imperial Squat Walkers. Wilson was so fast that we had time for round 2. 1 Burpee, 9 Alternating Shoulder Taps, 7 WWIIs, 8 SSHs.

Pick up the Six and mosey back, around the COP Circle, and back to the Flag.

5 Minutes of Mary, including:

• Hello Dolly
• Rosalita
• Alabama Prom Dates
• Oblique Heel Taps
• Freddie Mercuries
• Slow cross mountain climbers
• Plank until the bell rings.

Numbers, Names, Announcements and COT

Announcements/Prayers:

• Magnum PI Day next Saturday 0630 – 0730. YHC will lead pre-workout from 0600-0630 for anyone who wants it. Bring your staches and your Hawaiian shirts and join the fun. Bring your checks (or Venmo Vinny or me) to raise money for our friends at the Bridge.
• Frozen Triangle CSAUP – January 21 0600. See me or Rosie for info. Just be there.
• Dogpile Q has some openings. Fill them up.
• Breaking Bread is open for Christmas Eve and all of 2023 – FILL it up and do some good.
• Continued prayers for Honeymoon’s Dad
• Prayers for a healthy and speedy deliver of Faceplants 2.3 any day now or yesterday for his M.
• Prayers for all those battling injury or illness.

NMS –

Thanks to those who were able to come out for my birthday Q. It was great to get on the Q sheet at Dogpile again. It’s been a minute. Great AO, great coffeeteria after. Great to have Emoji back in town too. Wonderful way to start any day, but extra special to start my birthday with this fine group of men and some wonderful fellowship and motivation…and a small helping of fitness. So grateful and thankful for all of you and this group. Keep doing good work!

No More Gumbo For You! and, GEAUX TIGERS!!

4 men and a couple of 14 yo that keep showing up ventured out into the gloom to see if it would be a beautiful day in the neighborhood. What transpired is as as follows:

COP: Arm circles, cherry pickers, DQs, side-Straddle hops, mt climbers, WWIIs, and Merkins.  

The Thang: 

Burpee Back Mountain – partnered up for a Dora.  100 burpees.  Timer ran up and down amphitheater steps.

Quadruple Check Choo Choo Train – Everyone got a coupon. The original idea had to be modified big time due to low numbers at DP today.  P1 was the engine of the wheelbarrow, while P2 held P1’s feet, while P3 lunged behind (with the coupon). Since this was a Quadruple check, we all performed each task 4 times. This experiment taught me that a triple check is better than a quadruple check. Next, we tried a double check. P1 murder bunnied from Penny Stage to the lamp post, P2 walked and followed P1 with the coupon overhead, P3 again lunged behind (with the coupon). Everyone kept their coupon as we moseyed through the woods.

Due to differing fitness levels, various injuries, the Pax began to work as a unit. Some ran with a coupon. Some walked with 2 coupons. Some got to the next point without making their injuries worse (success!).

Triple Check at the Pipe Line.  Timer ran the pipeline loop.  P2 did AHs and P3 did 4 squats (with the coupon) x 4 curls x 4 overhead presses (repeato).  

I had much more suffering to dole out, but the clock struck 6:54am, so we moseyed back up to the Penny Stage, again coming together as one mighty force that had mere minutes to get some coupons back to their appropriate place.

Native American run BTTF for COT.  Numbers.  Names.  

Announcements: Loops at Forest Hill Park on Black Friday. Apparently, the reigning champ is Sippy Cup with 7 loops. Who’s gonna best him? Anthrax?

Prayer requests: Chippendale asked that we pray for his son, a UVA student, as the student body is still dazed from their recent tragic event. YHC took us out.

Final Thoughts: May we each continue to grow stronger, in all ways, so as to benefit ourselves, our families and our communities. May we not fall into paralysis when faced with the numerous tragedies that continue to befall our nation and the world. May we each do our part to improve the small portion of the world that we inhabit.

Following a day of heavy rain and tornado warnings, daylight savings brought the sun out early to confirm it was going to be a beautiful, if not a bit warmer than expected day at the Carillon on its way to Sunny and 70. On occasion of this 12th day of November, QIC arrived with some ideas of how to celebrate his 49th trip around the sun. As documented by YHC it went something like this:

COP – SSH (11), Helicopters (12), Imperial Walkers (11), DQ (12), Stretches, Forward Lunge (6), Backward Lunge (6), Side Lunge (6), LBC (19), HR Merkin (7), Burpee OYO (3) (11-12-1973)

Ampitheater – 7 Incline Merkins and 3 Box Jumps, repeat for seven steps (49 Merkins, “73”)

Death Valley/Fishbowl – 11’s – WWIIs and Merkins

Ha’ Penny Stage – Coupons and Partners – A set = Block Plank while partner does 4 coupon squats, rotate, partner does 9 squats. Repeat set for total of two

Rusty Cage – 12’s – Pull-ups and American Hammers over at two trees a short jaunt away

Return to the flag for Mary – Freddie Mercury’s (11), Box Cutters (12), Elbow Plank, Merkin Ring o Fire

Announcements/Thoughts/Prayers – PAX wished the best for all of the Richmond Marathon and Half-Marathon participants in the warm weather. YHC has been thinking about Anthrax and his Knucklehead 2022 but forgot to include the good vibes out loud in the wake of the workout.

YHC took us out

Musings – Welcome to Joe Pa visiting from Charleston, SC. He and Body Karate are on day 75 of some insane consecutive-day challenge as I heard it. Hats off!

Saturday was my 49th birthday and as birthdays do it got me looking back. I am immensely grateful for Sippy Cup who brought me to a DogPile workout lead by The Carpenter in June of 2017. Hard to believe it’s been more than five years! I went back to that Backblast to review what we did (it was kind of a blur at the time but started with a lot of SSH of course) and a comment he closed with is very apt for today: “YHC couldn’t be more proud of the way each man fought through today’s workout and pushed themselves while encouraging one another. We are all getting stronger as we push through one workout after another together. YHC would not even come close to doing half of what we knock out as a team if I tried alone.”

I came in with a plan built around 11’2, 12’s, 49’s, 19’s, and 73’s. Two-thirds of the way through 11’s in the fishbowl as the mumble chatter was already heating up and basically asking “Are you sure this is what you want to do?”, my thoughts were “Oh no. What have I done? Can I even do this?” but I and the group all pushed on and I said to myself the refrain I’ve heard many a time “If you can’t do it, don’t Q it”. I adjusted the block planks a bit and then we headed to the rusty cage. I thought about changing but ultimately stuck with the pull-ups because those have been the bane of my existence and I always need more. It was a lot. I saw some adjustments from the pax as the total mounted and I myself took advantage of some leg assistance but completed the sets.

On my own I would never achieve anywhere close to what I achieve by being part of this group and today, as I took my turn as a leader, I did even more as I felt the responsibility to follow-through on what I started even tho my body was yelling for me to stop! I will remember this long after the soreness I’m feeling today subsides.

Thank you to everybody who came out and stuck with me as we sweated through this warm November morning. Congratulations and fist bumps to everybody who challenged themselves this weekend.

Nine men violated Saturday morning sleep-in norms, chose the strenuous path, and congregated at Dogwood Dell for a beatdown. Here’s what happened.

Mosey to circle near amphitheater for COP:

• SSH IC x 20
• Nancy Kerrigan SSH IC x 10 each leg
• Smurfjacks IC x 10
• Don Quijote IC x 10
• Arm twist/upper spine stretch (needs a name) x 10 OYO
• Arm circles IC x 10 small + 5 big, reverso
• Copperhead squat IC x 10
• Ball dippers IC x 10
• Dirty dog IC x 10

Mosey to Golden Triangle – partner up

• At top – 35 PLTs, 5 booyah merkins
• At bottom – 30 PLTs, 10 booyah merkins
• At top – 25 PLTs, 15 booyah merkins
• At bottom – 20 PLTs, 20 booyah merkins
• At top – 15 PLTs, 25 booyah merkins
• At bottom – 10 PLTs, 30 booyah merkins
• At top – 5 PLTs, 35 booyah merkins

Mosey to amphitheater

• Going down – dips, start at 18, descending by one 1 each step
• Going up – winner calls exercise – LBCs
• Going down – winner calls exercise – monkey humpers
• Going up – winner calls exercise – box jumps
• (everyone changed direction each time as soon as winner reached bottom or top)

Mosey to field in front of carillon

• Triple-check: over/unders; timer does bear crawl one way, crab walk back

Back to flag for five minutes of static stretches

Numberama, Namorama, BOM, YHC took us out

Announcements

• Richmond Marathon is next Saturday; Gomer Pyle may be organizing cheering sections
• Friday after Thanksgiving – Forrest Hill loops, meeting at Shelter 1
• Check Q sign-up for Breaking Bread; there may still be openings, especially around Christmas

What fun and an honor to join this fine group of gentleman this morning. Everyone pushed through with that extra effort. The booyah merkins idea looked better on paper, but the PAX muscled through it. YHC can’t imagine that Facebook could compare with coffeeteria; was great to catch up with you guys.

Four men were possessed by the Spirit, 13 more are still haunted by nightmares from the 80s.  Here are the terrifying Tales from the Crypt:

SLAUGHTER Starter (10 Burpees OYO)

Mosey over to the VITA Graveyard

COP (IC)

• Ghost Jump Ropes
• Goblin Squats
• Zombie Soldiers
• Jazzercises
• Sweat Devils
• Freddy Kruegers
• Heels to HELL
• Grave Digger Merkins

Mosey to the street corner

A Nightmare on Blanton Avenue

• 2 Burpees per Lightpole down one side, back up the other

Mosey to Camp Crystal Lake

Friday the 13^th (think Sharks and Minnows)

• PAX moves across the lake using any animal movement
• Jason Vorhees (YHC) is the Thrasher (tag PAX while Bearcrawling)
• Repeato 2 Rounds

Grab Your Proton Packs and head down the Amphitheater to face Gozer the Destructor

Ghostbusters

• Step 1- 1 Bench Kick, 1 Incline Merkin, 1 Box Jump
• Step 2- 2 Bench Kicks, 2 Incline Merkins, 2 Box Jumps
• To the top – Step 18
• Cross the Streams In Cadence (Wilson’s Spaghetti Party and APDs)

Mosey to 1987 and retrieve blocks

Fatal Attraction

• Group 1 & 2 vs Group 3 & 4 in a Murder Bunny relay
• Off Pax do Presses and Curls

Mosey back to Camp Crystal Lake

Friday the 13^th: Part II

Repeato the Game

Mosey back to the Flag

Mary

Ring of Hell Fire

Numberama, Nameorama, COT

MOLESKIN

The ol’ ball coach got out his ol’ ball hugger shorts and put together a spooky tribute to All Hallows Eve, with special guest appearances from Mork, Ant Man, and a most Glam Rock Mr. Rogers, though his outfit kinda resembled Mankind.  The DogPile ink was a nice touch.  Soundtrack of the morning included tracks from A Nightmare on Elm Street, Friday the 13^th, Halloween, Ghostbusters, Ghostbusters II, Gremlins, and we threw in Rockwell’s Somebody’s Watching Me, Thriller, Highway to Hell, and Crazy Train.  The Freaks Come Out at Night was on deck when time expired.  Grateful for this group and doing dumb things to keep it fresh and fun. #MDPFA  Who You Gonna Call?  Coach Hutton!

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Beer Mile TONIGHT – See Faceplant

Breaking Bread needs Qs for Thanksgiving and Christmas

Happy Halloween!

12 Brothers gathered this morning for a little bit of old and a little bit of new.

COP: 10x helicopters, 10x DQ, 21x SSH

#1 (Old) various crawls. Gather at edge of circle. 1a: Bear Crawl in, 5 merkins, Crawl bear back, 5 Merkins. 2 minutes continuous. 1b: Same, except using crab walk. 1c: Same except using gorilla walk.

#2 (Old) head to field for some Whamo Lunge walks with dealers choice exercises.

#3 (Old) Partner Pull ups, 1,2,3,4,5 Chin ups, 4,3,2,1. Alternate reps with partner.

#4 (New) Conveyor belt. Pax splits into groups of 6 arranged on successive steps up the amphitheater. Pax at top runs down, other pax box jump up and do 5 monkey humpers on each step. Continue for 3 total cycles. Then repeat with bear crawls and 3 incline merkins.

#5 (Old) Shadow boxing. 20 seconds on 10 second rest. Exercises included combinations of jabs, crosses, uppercuts, hooks and knees.

#6 (New) 20-40-60-80. Run to 20, 2 burpees, run all of the way to the end of the field and back to 40, 4 burpees, run to end of field back to 60, 6 burpees, run to end and back to 80, 8 burpees, run to end of field and back to the starting line.

Mosey back to flag. YHC took us out with a fall focused thanksgiving prayer.

Moleskin: YHC checked and his last backblast was 12/2019. Too long. It was good to lead again. Our hands were freezing after the initial circle animal walks. Lots of dew and 40 degrees will do that to you. Not so much mublechatter today as YHC kept everyone moving, but as typical, the shadowboxing was a hit. Florence was standing next to YHC and was really punching hard, but it was too dark to see much of anyone else. Welcome to Empanada, named for his previous teaching job in Chile and his love for said food. X-Ray is Mr. Roger’s 2.0 and headed into the army as a radiology technician. Welcome to the F3 PAX guys!