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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!

14 of the regions finest came to witness if a rare Lockjaw Saturday sighting. Some talk at the beginning quickly rolled into a mosey to the first circle for COP.

Over the amphitheater for descending Box Cutters on the way down. We did some yoga at the bottom waiting for the 6 and then ascending Carolina Dry-docks back up.

Over to the field for an ascending Red Barchetta.

• 10% of the field for for 10 HRM
• 10% of the field for for 10 HRM, 25% for 25 mountain climbers
• 10% of the field for for 10 HRM, 25% for 25 mountain climbers, 50% for 50 American Hammers
• 10% of the field for for 10 HRM, 25% for 25 mountain climbers, 50% for 50 American Hammers, 75% for 75 LBCs
• 10% of the field for for 10 HRM, 25% for 25 mountain climbers, 50% for 50 American Hammers, 75% for 75 LBCs, 100% for 100 flutter kicks

Off to the Ha’ Penny Stage for a Lindsay with coupons. The exercises were overhead press and curls with a 10 pace block lunge in between exercises.

A quick partner up for three sets of 20 Wilson’s Dying Cockroaches.

Back to the flag where Mr Rogers took us out.

NMS: It is always great to return to Dogpile. The AO is the best. It’s homecoming for people from across the region. Coffee afterwards is both refreshing, enlightening, and uplifting.

Time to Taper,

Fourteen strong hit the 4.5 out of 5 star Google rated Dogwood Dell parking lot for a Q that was 3 1/2 years in the making. Yes, YHC had not Q’d Dogpile since March 2019. YHC doesn’t know why, but it doesn’t matter. YHC is back and trying to post regularly on Saturdays again. So, let’s get to it!

Mosey to the field in front of the Carillon and head down the field alternating between Butt Kickers, High Knees, Karaoke L/R and Bernie Sanders.

Circle up at the end of the field for:

COT:

DQ’s, DMH, Helicopters, Imperial Walkers, LBC’s, HRM’s, Scorpion Kicks, Grass Angels

Head back up the field alternating between previous exercises again.

Partner up for:

Doracides (Deconstructed Burpee Edition)

Partner 1 runs suicide style to the three cones performing a Burpee at each cone.

Partner 2 is completing exercises which total up to:

100 x Kick Outs, 200 x Merkins, 300 x Jump Squats

Alternate after runner completes the Burpee Suicide

As Wojo would say, “Everybody warm? Let’s Boogie!”

Head over to the coupon depository and everyone grab their own, personal coupon.

Head over to the Amphitheater and form teams of three for a:

Triple Check:

Partner 1: Hallelujah Run up to the top of Amphitheater and back down

Partner 2: WW2 Sit-ups

Partner 3: Coupon Bench Press

To exit the Amphitheater, hold coupon high overhead and head up to the top and exit.

Head over to the field with coupon and line up facing the short side for:

Murder Bunny over and Lunge back

Reverse Lunge over and Murder Bunny back

Bear Crawl over and Crab Walk back

Murder Bunny over and then head back to the Ha’ Penny Stage

Partner up for:

Block the Plank – a Honeydo Special:

Partner 1: Elbow Planks with Coupon on his back

Partner 2: 10 Alabama Prom Dates

3 rounds each

Redeposit Coupons and mosey over to the other side of the bowl behind the Amphitheater

Grab some short wall and perform:

10 x Dips, 10 x Incline Merkins, 10 x Box Jumps, 10 x Decline Merkins

Head back to the Shovel Flag and circle up for:

5MOM:

Handshake x 10 Reverse Crunches

Bodo’s x 10 American Hammers

Fudd x 10 Crunchy Frogs

EF Hutton x 10 Heels to Heaven

Hanz x 10 WW2 Sit-ups, scratch that, LBC’s

Franz x 10 WW2 Sit-ups

7:01am time’s up!

Numbers, Names, Announcements and YHC took us out!

Announcements: See Slack

NMS:

First, YHC would like to thank the ones who came out this morning for their support, especially Handshake. Second, YHC would like to thank the PAX on Slack who have laughs at YHC’s expense.

Last, YHC cannot Crab Walk worth a crap!

What a great morning, Brothers! It had been way too long. Great to see some guys that YHC hasn’t seen in awhile. Way to put in the work and kill it!

Great to partner with Hanz, Franz, Oyster and Gomer Pyle. By the way, Gomer likes it on his upper back during Block the Plank!

Bootleg is taking his job as Dogpile Site Q very seriously, so sign up to Q and let’s #MDPFA!

Have a great weekend, boys and SYITG!

Kubota

10 rested souls ready to take on the day.. What’s the Jump Rope for?

Warmorama: Mosey to the Toll Booth, SSH, DQ, Helicopters, Imperial Walkers, Cherry Pickers, Merkins, LBC, Rosalitas

The Thang:
1 Mile short cut to the Rusty Cage for a Triple Check.
1. Knee Ups, 2. Squats, 3. Run to the Fire Hydrant + 1 Burpee. 3 Rounds add an extra Burpee each round.

Mosey to the Penny Stage and grab a Coupon.
1 Person goes on stage and Jump Ropes to 30. Snag the jump rope and you start over. The Jump Rope is the clock. When you get to 30 hand it to the next person. Pax will do a series of exercises waiting on the clock. Exercises: Shoulder Press, Curls, Rows, Squats, Bench Press, Block Burpees, Triceps, Toe Taps

*** Coupon Check*** 10 Burpess on your own. we lost 1 coupon today boys.

Mosey to the Triangle: Partner Check
Partner 1 runs to the end and back. Partner 2 works his way down. Switch at each transition: Bear Crawls, Lunges, Broad Jump Burpees.

1 Mile Short Cut back to the Flag for some Stretching / Broga action.

Rosie took us out. (A lot to be thankful for).

Excellent work!! I missed Ramm on Friday and decided to add a little more running to Dogpile today (2.94 miles, almost got it). Respect to the Early Bird crew who got in 6 miles total. The jump rope looked good on paper. Was trying to keep our heart rate up during the entire workout. The stops between running were not enough for the jump rope. I probably just need to go to more PigSkin Q’s. (If you know you know).

See Slack for:

GridIron: F3 RVA 8 year anniversary.
Sit and Sip / CornHole
FacePlant: Beer Mile
BRR: Training for BRR 2023 started last week.
Frozen Triangle CSAUP: More details coming soon from Gumbo and Rosie

Oyster

According to anecdotal accounts of events, 11 men materialized from the gloom at Dogwood Dell to take part in organized exercise and self-improvement. This is what transpired.

PAX started carrying coupons freshly snipped from the latest Penny Saver over to the Ha’ Penny Stage where CoP was convened:

SSH IC x 10, Helicopters IC x 10, Imperial Walkers IC x 10, Dead Man Hang, LBC IC x 10, The Merkin IC x 10

Remaining in the general vicinity, Touch a Tree: Partner up with one coupon per team, 3 rounds, runner touches 4 different trees per round. Coupon exercises per round – Curls, Shoulder Press, Rows

Mosey to the pit of Ampitheater: Starting at the base each man repeats the following exercises at each ascending level in counts of 2, 3, and 4 respectively, returning to the pit by way of a run around the outside of the facility – Round 1 – Merkins, WWIIs, Step-Ups; Round 2 – Dips, LBCs, Squats; Round 3 – Incline Merkins, V Ups, Lunges (curtailed at about 75% in interest of time and allowing for another activity to wrap us up)

Mosey to the Triangle: Bear crawl + 10 LBC, Jog to bottom of hill + 10 flutter kicks, Bernie Sanders up + 10 Merkins.

Back to the cars and 1 minute of plank to 7:00.

Announcements: 8th Anniversary Convergence at Gridiron 7/24 @ 7:30a; Sit n Sip/Retreat/Cornhole Tourney later on 7/24 @ Gomer Pyle’s in Amelia County; Shawn G Hogan Beer Mile 10/29 @ 7p – see Faceplant for details

Safe/successful completion and return home for BRR participants was on our minds as QIC took us out. I am grateful for the opportunity to lead and be lead by the men of F3. My life has changed significantly over the past 5+ years and F3 has been an enormously positive factor pushing me toward positive change for myself and everyone around me.

Mumble chatter during the workout and continuing after at Libbie Market carried an air of aristocratic propriety. The status of British Monarchy following the passing of Queen Elizabeth was on the mind. “When Prince Charles becomes King and decides he doesn’t want to be King anymore it is called….Coronation?” The proper terms and usage of coronation, abdication, succession, and merkin were discussed and general agreement was reached on proper use of each. Take care if you decide to do your own research and google the terms on your own…

What should have been a unique exploration of RVA’s most bucolic and sprawling AO’s lovely lakes turned out to be a brutal death march.  Nevertheless, 9 brave souls answered the call, soldiered on to the end and got this beat down done.  

COP: arm circles, cherry pickers, DQs, SSHs, Mt climbers, WWIIs & Merkins.  

The Thang:

At Shields Lake, we partnered up and Wheelbarrowed for 20 steps, then lunged together (20 single count), then switched positions for another 20 steps of Wheelbarrows, followed up by a 20 count run, before we Rinsed and Repeated.  Audible: Only 10 lunges and 40 count run.  This helped us make it around the entire lake.  

Next up, 7 of Diamonds at Swan Lake.  We did 7 Jump Squats at every 7th “land mark” (benches, light poles, trees, trashcans, whatever), then 14 Merkins, 21 American Hammers, 28 SSHs, 21 AHs,14 & 7.  

Since we were pretty well whipped at this point, YHC decided against moseying to Boat Lake in Byrd Park for Burpees.  

Instead, we did a quick Love Street (bear crawls, lunges and broad jump burpees) on the way BTTF, followed by a slow, shuffling Native American run.  With a minute remaining, we knocked out some Freddy Mercurys.  

COT: Numbers.  Names.  
Announcements: DTH shared on GP’s Leadership zoom mtg about the Acceleration happening SOJ and YHC has been inspired to create a Shield Lock in the West End.  This has been a missing piece of F3 for YHC and something lacking in the region.  Check out F2L and QSource, create a group, or text me (804-615-3739) for details and join our group.  We are not yet the men God has designed us to be and there is growth to be had.  The only person to compare yourself to is yourself yesterday.  You just gotta be a little better than that guy.  

The BRR launches next week.  Shout out to TYA and Vinny for organizing all the many logistics.  

Face Plant will be hosting the annual Shawn G. Hogan Beer Mile soon.  F/u w/ him for details.  

Labor Day Convergence is on Monday, 9/5/22 at Dog Pile with Florence Qing.  Come get some.  Ellwood Thompson afterward.  

F3RVA will celebrate 8 years on 9/24/22.  Convergence at Grid Iron.  7am start time.  Technically, no other AOs should be operating this morning.   Let’s all celebrate together at Grid Iron!  

Later that day (9/24), GP’s Family Farm in Amelia will host the annual Sit and Sip.  Starts at 1pm.  There was mumblechatter about hoping Hardywood will bring a llama or at least some special bread.  

YHC took us out.  

Keep on Accelerating gents!