Tag: 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.

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.

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

• 1^st Mary – Flutter Kicks, LBCs

Mosey back to VSF

• 2^nd 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

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

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!

Six men converged at the Carillon ready to battle the elements and suffer through an hour in the pouring rain that did not materialize. According to the ducks in the boat lake, this is what happened while it was not raining.

Mosey to the former location of the police officer memorial

COP: SSH, Helicopters, DQ, IW, Copperhead Squats, Ukrainian Soldiers, Merkins, LBC’s, APDs, Planks

Migrate around the reservoir to Boat Lake for The Dirty McDeuce: Four rounds of three exercises, 12 reps each, followed by a quarter mile lap around the triangle. The exercises: Round 1 – Merkins, Squats, WWII’s / Round 2 – Carolina Dry Docks, Lunges, Flutter Kicks / Round 3 – Wide Merkins, Monkey Humpers, LBCs / Round 4 – HR Merkins, Jump Squats, American Hammers

Return to the officer memorial for a Mary/stretching interlude: Freddie Mercury’s IC, Inverted Scorpion stretch, Figure 4

Recover and continue back to the amphitheater circle for 11’s traversing half the circle between exercises: Merkins and American Hammers

Return to the flag for a minute in the plank position to finish out the time.

Numbers and names. Announcements:

Breaking Bread continues – Thanks to Vandelay and Gumbo for staffing the kitchen this weekend and to Oyster for making sure it happens.

The Bridge – Upchuck wants everybody in F3RVA to consider coming to The Bridge and new people to take on the task of leading – the catch is you need to have attended at least one workout as a PAX member to understand the protocols. The gist – carpool from a central location in the Richmond area to Buckingham, VA, which is out near Charlottesville, for a 7:30 workout with the residents of The Bridge Ministry on a Saturday morning. Share in coffeeteria with the residents and some PAX from the Charlottesville area, and head back to Richmond, typically by way of the Cumberland Diner. Expect to arrive back in town about 10:30 – 11:00am.

Reach out to Upchuck if you want to go or lead and start coordinating a trip. YHC is looking to lead a contingent to the Bridge towards the end of October and will be looking for a few good men to join.

YHC took us out.

Thanks to everybody who came out and let me lead even with the threat of heavy rain in the forecast. We showed up ready for the whatever came our way for 60 minutes. SYITG.

15 stalwarts appeared in the gloom each with their own sippy cup for YHC’s 50th birthday beatdown. Here’s how it went:

Mosey to the circle, around the carillon and to the far circle.

COP: 10x Don Quixote, 10x helicopters, 20x arm circles Fwd and Rev. Followed by a plank-o-rama.

Mosey to the top of the carillon for a series of animal crawl 4 corners with: 5 burpees, 10 hand-release merkins, 20 plank jacks, and 40 LBCs at the corners. Round 1: bear crawl to the corners. Round 2. Crab walk. Round 3. Duck walk.

Mosey to the stage and the pile of large logs behind it. Partner carry the logs about 20 yards and make a line. Then: (1) Diagonal jumps from one end to the other; (2) plank with hands on logs moving left, (3) plank with hands on logs moving right.

Then: Touch A Tree with Logs. Partner up. Round 1 partner holds one end of the log up while other partner touches 3 trees. Round 2: crab walk and push log with your feet and 3 trees. Round 3: hold one end of log above your head and 3 trees. Partner log carry back to original location.

Then, mosey to the field for some Whamo animal walks. Person #1 throws frisbee, everyone sprints until frisbee lands then animal walks the rest of the way (Bear Crawl, Bunny Hop, Crab walk, duck walk, wounded bear right leg, wounded bear left leg).

And for the finisher, a little Burp Back Mountain. Mosey behind the amphitheater. Partner up. One pax Bernie Sanders up the hill to the road and runs forward down while other partner does Burpees. Proceed until 100 burpees are completed.

Mosey back to the flag followed by 50 SSH.

COT: YHC took us out with some words of gratefulness.

Moleskin. The Pax learned some things today: (1) Upchuck’s super power is duck walks. Somehow he does a full body pivot with each step. (2) A Helix duck walk is more impressive than a Helix squat. (3) Logs sitting in the grass gather slugs which can be hard to avoid when planking on them. (4) Burp Back mountain may be the only exercise where one looks forward to the Burpee part. (5) YHC’s age is getting to him which may lead to fumbling some instructions. (6) Faceplant is sneaky and the PAX are good at keeping secrets. (7) Sipping water during a tough workout helps with endurance.

Great workout today guys. Thanks for pushing hard with me. I will not forget this one. It was so cool that everyone brought their water bottles today. I felt honored–thanks for making this 50th a special one for me. It was also great to see Honey Do and Mr. Rogers for the first time in a while. My Sippy Cup is full.

Eight men emerged from the gloom and followed YHC off to the Carillon, which is still unobstructed by construction materials and fences oh so many months later, looking for a place to circle up and tell stories. This is what they found:

COP: SSH, Helicopters, DQ’s, IW’s, Copperhead Squat, DMH, Merkins, LBC’s, APD’s, all IC

Stroll from the Carillon to the opposite end of the field and do five merkins at every light pole down to Condie, plank for the six, cross the street, and perform a burpee at each light pole on the opposite side back to the field.

Meander over to the triangle for a couple trips along the vertices: 1 – bear crawl, 10 jump squats, 20 american hammers, 10 merkins; 2 – lunge, 10 dry docks, 20 WWII’s, 5 burpees

Hustle over to the amphitheater and partner up for Dora: 100 HRM, 200 american hammers, 300 SSH

Jog back to the flag for Mary and stretching

Numbers and names

Announcements: F3 RVA 11 Year Anniversary convergence at Dogpile on Sat 9/20 at 7:00am

Sippy Cup has the Dogpile Q next week, 9/13. Rumor has it he is having a birthday…

Continue praying for Charlotte and her family and Upchuck told us about his cousin Jimmy who left this world last week and by all accounts leaves behind a legacy of adventure, exploration, and living a courageous life and will be missed by everyone whose life was touched by him.

Thanks as always for letting me lead. SYITG.