Tag: Dogpile

After a weeklong cruise and a busy week at work YHC struggled to get out of the Fartsack this week. YHC signed up to Q for motivation. EF Hutton even joked that it was a Q by an FNG.

Various exercises were completed to include 22’s on the Field, a failed Sextex Check, and never ending Pull Up rotations.

Good times were had by all, great jokes.

Announcements – The Bridge on April 26th with Corned Beef, May 10th with Hermes. Breaking Bread is covered for April.

Prayer Requests – Vinny/Vinny’s family at the passing of his MIL. Prayers for Kubotas brother’s Family at the sudden passing of his brothers MIL.

NMS – thanks for the opportunity to Q

Eleven eager PAX, including a visitor from SC, found perfect April conditions for a spring Dogpile. Newly placed tariffs on sections of the AO made for a vague theme that was NOT the stupidest idea of the week somehow.

COP: SSH, Don Qs, Imperial Walkers, Merkins, Flutterkicks, Scorpion Kicks. Down to bottom of the amphitheater. 10 Burpees tariff for using it. Alternate up incline merkins and dips each step up to top.

Over to front of memorial, 50 Upright APDs tariff. Run up steps: 10 merkins, 20 WWIIs, 30 Jump squats, run back to circle and 10 burpees. 2nd round: 20 CDDs, 30 Reverse Crunch, 40 Squats, and 10 burpees back at the start. Head over to Bermuda Triangle: Bear crawl to 1st spot: 20 Merkins, down to bottom, 30 Flutterkicks, Bernie up hill, 40 LBCs. 2nd round: HRMs, 30 LCs, 40 Penguin cruches.

Head over to Rusty Cage, tariff was 10 Chazz Michael Michaels! Then we did 3 rounds of 6 Pullups & 10 Jerkins. Over to the Jacobs Ladder bowl for the namesake exercise set. Then back to flag for 2 min of Mary. YHC took us out with some quoted scripture.

Announcements: Bridge is starting back up later this month. PAX are needed to step up for this important F3RVA staple. Also May 2nd CSAUP is coming up fast. If you can attend a boot camp you can do this.

NMS: What a way to start the weekend. Solid group of PAX that pushed the whole morning. It was great to give Decible a tour of our crown jewel AO. Just as Milton Friedman, Ronald Reagan, and Thomas Sowell have repeatedly said “Tariffs are a terrible idea” so were the burpees and Chazz Michael Michaels as well. But it was a loose thread for a theme for YHC to grasp.

Coffee lasted a good while and was a blast as always. Lots of great ideas shared and Faceplant was able to find a babysitter to thwart Upchuck stealing his evening plans.

Six of the finest gents around. 70 and Sunny today!! Wait Mr. Rogers, I forgot something in my car….. The Ghost Flag returns!! Let’s Go.

Warmarama: Mosey to the far field parking lot. Dead man hang, Helicopters, Imperial Walkers, Arm Circles, Helicopters, Copper head Squats, Merkins, LBC, Flutter Kickers, Hello Dolly.

The Thang:
A vs B
From the bottom of the field:
Group A -moseys over to the triangle.
Down the Triangle, 10 SSH, Run it back to Group B.
Group B: Four Corners on the field, 20 SSH each corner.
Switch

Amphitheater:
5 Dip each step down
3 Merkins each step up

Carillon: A vs B
Group A – run to the top of Carillon, 10 Boo-yah Merkins and back.
Group B – Deep Squats
Switch – Repeat x 3

Stage: A vs B
Round 1
A – Run to the top of the hill, 1 Burpee, 10 Incline Merkins
B – People’s Chair
Switch.

Round 2
A – Run to the top of the hill, 2 Burpees, 10 Decline Merkins
B- People’s Chair
Switch

Round 3
A – Run to the top of the hill, 3 Burpees, 10 Incline + 10Decline
B – People’s Chair
Switch

A vs B – Round 2
From the bottom of the field:
Group A -moseys over to the triangle.
Down the Triangle, 10 SSH, Run it back to Group B.
Group B: Four Corners on the field, 20 SSH each corner.
Switch

Amphitheater: 5 MOM
Steps 1 – 3: 5 WWII each step
Steps 4-6: 10 Flutter Kicks
Steps 7-9: 10 American Hammers
Steps 10-12: 10 Freddy Mercuries
Steps 13-15: 10 of something
Steps 16-19: 10 Incline Merkins

Mr. Rogers – grab your buckets, and let’s BTTF.
Pick up Upchuck on the way.

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YHC took us out.

Moleskin: The Ghost Flag returns. YHC felt a very brief moment of guilt after learning that Mr. Rogers arrived early to set up something special with buckets around the field. Meanwhile, BlueMoon woke up early, crossed the river, and stamped his passport, expecting a Mr. Rogers Q. The timing of A vs. B was perfect—might have to bring that back another day. And let’s not forget—today’s 20-counts were on point.

Oyster

Ten men emerged from the gloom at the Carillon with hopes of answering the age old question – are you the spoon-er or spoon-ee? While each man contemplated his position in the world, this is how the time was passed.

COP – SSH, Helicopters, DQ’s, DMH, Copperhead squats, IW, Merkins, LBC, APDs – all IC

Mosey to the amphitheater, 10 dips on each step from top to bottom. Return to the top doing 5 incline merkins on each step, back to the bottom with 5 box cutters on each step.

Wriggle over to the ha’penny stage – partner up for touch a tree – 5 different trees each round – exercises: HR merkins, american hammers, LBCs.

Relocate to the triangle for three trips around with exercises at each corner: First – bear crawl/10 jump squats, run/20 american hammers, bernie or run/10 hr merkins. Second – lunge/10 monkey humpers, run/heels to heaven, bernie or run/10 merkins. Third – lieutenant dans/3 burpees, run/WWIIs, bernie or run/merkins

Move to the star in front of the carillon for some stretching…

Continue back to the flag for Mary and sravasana

Numbers, names, announcements, YHC took us out.

Announcements:

The Bridge is starting up again – F3RVA is sending a group once a month to Charlottesville to workout at The Bridge – see the Q Sheet for details

CSAUP Alert – The Century Classic is targeted for May 2-3 – It is an overnight relay visiting many AO’s across the F3 RVA region. This was last held in 2018 and was a great event. Look for Rosie’s post on Slack with more information – when you are an HC, signup on the Monthly Challenge spreadsheet for a team or create a team of your own.

F3 Harrisonburg is starting up – Saturdays at 6:30 – Visit Bucees and stop by for a beat down if you can

Thanks for letting me lead. SYITG

Friday night alert from Slack says VQ Alert! Almost below the belt but message received. Yes, it has been a long while since YHC signed up for the Q but no VQ alert needed. Seasoned Swedish Chef present and accounted for!! With no watch at 0559, YHC said time to mosey but we did circle back to grab Hitch with his “One Headlight” and mosey to Carillon courtyard.

COP- SSH x 20, Jazzercize x 4(fail-YHC called them Suzzane Somers), Ukraine Soldiers x 17, Heels to Heaven x 17, Hand Release Merkins x 10, and Dead Man Hang OYO. Done. Mosey to Ampitheater and Boom……new light bulb shines down on amphitheater!

What goes up, must come down! At each step, reps are the number of steps and the exercise is jump squats. Step 1, 1 jump squat…step 2, 2 jump squats…..all the way to the top. Thank you Rosie, 18 steps. Once at the top, come down with the same number step and perform decline merkins. 18th step, 18 decline merkins…17th step, 17 decline merkins…and so on until PAX was back to the bottom. Mumblechatter was limited!

Time check….no watch….Honeymoon stated 0630. Dang. That took longer than YHC was thinking. Time to mosey with a little jog over to Burpee Lake.

Alternating light poles-2 Burpees, pole 1; 10 LBC, pole 2, switch. Moving around Burpee Lake and meeting at halfway point, PAX and Q finished with a mosey around the lake and 1 audible for 20 LBC’s. Mosey back to Carillon Lawn.

Partner Wheelbarrows or some rendition of you do you across the lawn. Mosey back to the flag with a few minutes of cool down and stretching. Boom. Dogpile finished with approximately 2.5 miles covered.

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Announcements:

1. Breaking Bread needs Q for the last Saturday and Sunday of March. Time 1730. Contact Oyster.

2. The Bridge is opening again and F3 Richmond can help! Weekends will be random but contact Upchuck to volunteer.

3. CSAUP, May 2-3, Friday evening until Saturday mid-day. Ruck and run to many AO’s in Richmond-40 AO’s is a tall order. Make your team now. Contact Rosie with questions. Totally fun event and yes CSAUP!!!

YHC took us out!

NMS: YHC does not hide from his affection for Dogpile. My first workout post and many Saturday mornings spent with you fine fellas on this ground!! Yes, I have been slacking with my Q’s as well as posting. Oyster’s comment with VQ was almost a, “What did you say Willis?!?!”moment, but YHC can take the heat. YHC thinks about the many wonderful memories since starting my journey with F3 and friendships that have blessed my life, including Oyster’s.

The Swedish Chef made a quick appearance trying Jazzercise but he quickly exited stage left! EF Hutton and Hardywood…..you missed out but the PAX was lucky in the same regard.

Your friendships mean a tremendous amount to me. Each morning that I post, I rarely have a bad day that follows!!!

God bless each of you and thank you for following my lead this morning. Coffeeteria at Libby=Super 2F!!

Loud and Proud,
Flatline

Perfect Triple Check numbers despite road closures for todays marathon.

We trekked through various road closures and took advantage of empty streets.

New variations of exercises with excessive counts were completed.

Announcements – WestHoe 2nd F at Joes Hot Dogs at Innsbrook on Tuesday at noon. 2nd F sponsored by SOJ on March 22nd, Chili Cookoff. See Slack for details. Gypsy is hosting a 2nd F on March 22nd as well, Drinking/Shooting/Chopping (in that order) at his property in Louisa.

Prayer Requests – Upchucks employee, Anastasia Mohammed, her mother is battling an infection, prayers for recovery and guidance of the medical staff.

NMS – A lot has happened in 7 years. YHC has seen AO’s grow, YHC seen AO’s shrink, YHC has seen Pax come and go. YHC is appreciative to still be here.

Six semi-hard middle aged F3 vets started off March with a few extra pounds this morning.

Each man grabbed one coupon disc, with some reluctance on getting in the back of said Subaru, and started a fast paced mosey to the toll shed parking lot for a somewhat standard COP warm up with disclaimers.

Mosey across James River while stopping to do 3 WW2’s at every light post.

Mosey back across James River while stopping to do 1 burpee at every light post.

Mosey to road that loops around back of park. Partnered up for some speed curls while timer runs.X3.

Mosey a little further for some partnered arm exercises while timer bear crawls across the street. X3

Mosey to road that goes up mountain stopping to do 30, 25, 20 dips.

Mosey up said road while leader loops back for six repeatedly.

Mosey to Amphitheater for some partner Cassius Marcellus Clay punches while timer runs to top of Amphitheater while doing 5 squats at top. X3

Mosey back to the flag with a quick glance and wave at parking lot full of race club girls.

Gomer lead the group in Pledge Allegiance to the flag.

UpChuck asked for us to continue to pray for our great country and for him working on a more even temperament with his friends, family and neighbors.

We flagged down a biker that is fresh out of AA to join us in a prayer.

YHC took us out.

Thank You for letting me lead. Weather was warm and sunny just like the F3 groups disposition. Mumble chatter, moaning and groaning was at a minimum.

9 Gathered for YHC’s birthday celebration. YHC had no plan in mind, the Pax was very patient as we did every random exercise under the sun.

Announcements – Century Classic is coming back. Thanks for Last Call and Orange Crush for taking Breaking Bread.

NMS – Thanks for everyone who came out, especially for Heist and Purple Rain who aren’t regular attendees of Dogpile

Prayer Requests – please be mindful of those who work for the Federal Government who are nervous about their jobs. People are scared and not sure what to do. It’s a tough spot to be in and nobody wishes it on anyone.

According to the five deer touring the AO, a strong Pax of five emerged into the gloom working the favorites, pushing each other, and having great open discussion about life. The discussion continued at LM where the coffee was flowing.

YHC took us out.