Tag: DownRange

  • Run or Ruck?

    One indecisive PAX member faced indecision head on and opted for The Hard Way at the latest edition of The Clinic. Temperatures were 70 and sunny. According to the people loading buses at 4:40 a.m., the following might have happened.

    Run or ruck? That was the question.

    Why not do both?

    4:40 a.m. Ran 4 miles.

    5:20 a.m. Quick change of shirt, grab some coffee.

    5:30 a.m. Ruck 2 miles.

    Number, name, and YHC took himself out.

    NMS: Choose to carry more.

    Announcements: YHC is wrapping up running The Bridge. If YHC can swing one more this month, he will do so. Otherwise, the leadership mantle is there for the Right Person to pick up. The Right Person is a dedicated human willing to organize this once a month to support men pulling their lives together.

    There are a lot of folks who carelessly banter about the title of “High Impact Male.” This is your opportunity to make an actual impact on other men. Commit yourself to making an impact, commit yourself to leadership for a couple of years, and then take on the opportunity to learn, to bring in others, and to lead.

  • Señor Frog represented RVA at the SC Fort

    Those South Carolinians, AKA SandLappers don’t play around.

    50LB Sandbags, Catch me if you can, and more Bulgarian split squats than the average human should have to do.

    I was impressed!

  • Artemis

    One interstellar traveler shook off the dark side of the Fart Sack to take on the latest edition of The Clinic. Sea temperatures exceeded air temperatures, yet overall conditions remained 70 and sunny. According to the dog walker surprised by a head-lamp wearing sugar cookie, the following might have happened.

    Descend the cliff. COP at bottom. Stretch, 50 SSHs x 4 count, DQs, IWs, ‘mercans, etc.

    Southbound about a mile, north around the point about 2 miles, and one mile BTT yard arm. Up the cliff.

    Number, name, and YHC took himself out.

    NMS: YHC talks to himself. It’s an excellent form of stress relief.

    Today’s topics included college admissions and Trump portraying himself blasphemously as Jesus (then lying about it). Hegseth claiming to fight for Jesus in war. And, we are fighting Iran, a nation run by people who invoke the same God in the same ways for their cause.

  • DR in FTW

    YHC posted to Overton Park Bootcamp on Monday and Wednesday. YHC managed to EH a Kotters from Charlotte and hopefully whetted the appetite of some future F3 RVA PAX.

    Lots of “no glam” lunges mixed in with other exercises. Solid beatdowns and a welcoming PAX.

  • Not A Soul

    One man ran solo in the latest edition of The Clinic. Temperatures were 70 and sunny. According to the able-bodied hotel employee parking in the handicap space, the following might have happened.

    Ran the 4.5 mile loop. No stops. BTTVSF. Number, name, and YHC took himself out.

    Announcements: Drop YHC a line if you are interested in leading a 3rd F. F3RVA has precisely 2 regular 3rd F’s that YHC is aware of…would love to have an energetic person take on The Bridge. It’s always a crowd pleaser.

  • Smallest Van Ever

    Two visitors to South Florida, one a more regular visitor than the other, met outside the lobby of the local hotel for this week’s edition of The Clinic. Brief discussion of how far to go before we just went.

    The Route

    Out around the dangerous curve, waiting for honking that never happened. Wandered through various parking lots, office complexes, and shopping malls, even spotting the remnants of a traveling circus, before doubling back to the hotel.

    Moleskin

    Mumble chatter and conversation was strong this fine Wednesday morning. Discussion started with a conversation at the DHL office complex about how small a cart van could actually be while still being comfortable. All indications were that fun could still be had while driving a tiny little van.

    There was also discussion about why a law firm needs to have a 24 x 7 Call Center until it was explained that it’s one of the largest law firms in Florida and they have lots of billboards. Enough said.

    We also saw the remnants of what could’ve been a fantastic circus. I guess the next trip to the clinic will have to have our fingers crossed.

    Thanks for the hospitality shown by the host. Will visit again.

  • DR Space Coast

    9 HIMs emerged for a station rotation style beatdown that included the following:

    • Shuttle Runs – pick up bricks or wood blocks bring them back, then return them in same fashion
    • Bear Crawl or Crawl Bear the length of the lot
    • SSH’s until 6 is in
    • Air Squats until 6 is in
    • Lunge walk the lot
    • Flutters until 6 is in
    • LBC’s until 6 is in
    • Repeat

    it was awesome to see these guys getting after it this morning, so many of them are green as the AO just launched back in November.
    It was Towlettes 2nd Q.

  • Downrange at the General

    12 Northern Virginia Redwoods made it out on a foggy morning to see what guest Q Gomer from RVA had in store. According to the teachers who (strangely) come in a little hot on the way to work at 0555, this is what went down more or less.

    Welcome. Quick disclaimer. 9 burpee start. Mosey to the parking lot. 10 mountain climbers at each lamppost (6?)

    Full disclaimer. COP all IC: 10x Don Quixote, 10x helicopter, 10x turn and bounce, dead man hang. ‘Mer’canrama: 10x regular, 10x wide, 10x diamond, 5x fingers pointing out, 5x fingers in, 10x Ranger, 10x Shazzam(R). Ab blaster: 20x WW2 setup, 15x flutter, 15x LBC, 15x LL straight LBC, 15x RL straight LBC, 15x both straight, 15x feet up, 10x APD, Tuscaloosa Trailer park twister stretch, 15x Sumo Squat, 10x Split squats both legs. 23 minute COP.

    Mosey to center lamp post for a starfish; Burpee in the center, at the corners: 15x Mercan, 15x WW2, 15x Sumo Squats, 15x Mountain climbers. Burpee when returning to the center.

    Mosey to the corner for four corners prostitute, 15x mercan, 15x WW2, 15x Sumo squat, 15x Mountain climber.

    Mosey back to the flag, Gurpee (Burpee, touch knees, touch ankles add mountain climber and extra squat) at each lamp post.

    YHC took us out. Prayers for family with cancer, loneliness, sharing our energy in the world.

    Announcements. Chili cookoff at Ramblers. Convergences coming up. RVA mild frozen triangle this weekend.

    NMS – Thanks for the hospitality, Summit for the invite, and Gherkin helping with the recon, and site particulars. YHC has been meaning to get out on my travels to Northern VA and DC, but work schedules have been challenging until today. Hopefully next time at the General we can get on the track so we can partake in the magic. Glad all passerby’s returned our greeting – though we can always use a few more burpees. FWIW YHC received his birthname at what is now Alexandria inova hospital – just escaped to RVA with university (Go SpidURs!) and decided to stay below the snowline and out of traffic. The General has some double meeting for YHC – My 2.0 Tippecanoe (CLT) went to W&L, and some of my Lieutenants and Captains I helped grow (so I like to think) are 1 and 2 bangers now. Till Next time!

    Get some!

  • A few days down south fills the cup

    The January Friends of Barnabas (FOB) team headed down to Honduras mid Jan. After an early flight and connection in Miami we arrived in San Pedro Sula at 2:30p. Passports and customs were a breeze, there are definite improvements in the airport. Traffic was heavy but we made it to our base in Pena Blanca by 700p CT. A long day given the 3am ET wakeup. Sunday was team building and prep for the week ahead.

    Each day during the week, we start at 620a with a devotion before breakfast and then again after dinner. When we head to the communities and arrive by 9a, we set up the pharmacy and the medical, dental, vision, and physicial therapy stations. Deworming, vitiamins, and height and weight for children are set up next to the intake area. We see an average of 40 families and are on the road by 4p and finished with dinner, devotions, and ARR by 8p.

    This time, because of the epic storm Fern (snow is still meltling nearly 3 weeks later) we decided that the team needed to return a day early to beat the storm and avoid being stuck away from home. This was a good call as several volunteers needed time to prepare for the storm once they returned, but it also heightened everyones anxiety and the distraction potentially impacted what we could gain from the trip for ourselves.

    NMS – this is YHCs 10th trip to Honduras and 9th as the team lead. While we seek to serve others, YHC cannot get over how much serving others serves us in turn. As Hardywood said once – its not a question whether the glass is half empty or full – the real question is what are you putting in your cup. On these trips my cup is overflowing not just for the good that we do as a team, but also the interaction with our steadfast FOB amigos en Honduras, and finally seeing the experience through the new volunteers we bring. Most are shocked and moved to see such abject poverty – not too far away. While we have poor in the US, we also have services available and its rare that a multigenerational family of 5 -8 are living in a house of sticks and mud with dirt floors and a few sheets of tin or tarps for a roof. We have everything available here and many are miserable. The special people we visit in these remote communities have nothing with respect to our standard of living, but they have the happiness that we do not. I challenge anyone to make this trip and return unchanged. Till next year.

    Let me know if you want to learn more or check out: www.fobf.org

    Prayers for all to give their time an treasure to serve the world in this way: Pigskin is co leading a team in July. As part of a different org, Try Hard is leading a team to Nicaragua soon.

    Gitty up!

  • The Possum SoFl – DownRange

    Apehangers graciously went way out of his way to pick YHC up / 4x headed down I 595 and even provided a coupon in exchange for a little 2nd F cheer. Our Q solidly dealt with getting 1% better every time despite constant jeering for having a winkie inked on the palm of his hand. All in all a good workout with a great group of guys