Tag: DownRange

  • Bowl of Soup, for One

    One intrepid traveler ordered and consumed a bowl of delicious south of the James, the Pee Dee, the New, the Saint John’s, the Kissimmee, and so on aerial soup in the latest edition of The Clinic. Temperatures were 70 and sunny. According to night watchman at The Baptist Clinic, the following route might have happened:

    North through parking lots and across Peters, east through parking lots, north to construction site, mall, and Broward. Unlike the fearful Three Wise Men, return home by the same route (with absolutely no negative consequences). 5 miles.

    Number, name, and YHC took himself out.

    NMS: No one out today, not even the dog walkers. Perhaps the pre-5:00 a.m. start time, but more likely the heavy soup. YHC estimates upper 70s/low 80s at game time, humidity off the charts. Delicious.

    7 weeks to BRR. LG!

    Omar says hello, and he reports all safe during Hurricane Beryl.

  • DR at The Galaxy and Halo

    https://f3alpha.com/backblast/2024/07/18/switcheroo
    https://f3alpha.com/backblast/2024/07/16/riding-the-shuttle

    A 3-for-1 BB, saving digital real estate.

  • Kids Least Favorite Activity

    On vacation in Jekyll Island, Georgia. I was too lazy to drive 30 minutes to the nearest F3 workout. Luckily the Chaplain clan rolls deep.

    Mosey to the beach for warmups: SSH’s, Arm circles, merkins, mummy kicks, heels to heaven, dead man hang.

    The workout: 1 mile run up the beach: stop at each access point and do exercises. Highlights included repeats up a set of stairs and burpees. Same pattern on the way back. Back to the house for 3 miles total. A good time was had by all.

    SYITG

  • Order in the Court!

    Three Amelia Courthouse HIM’s provided a warm welcome to two RVA Summer Tourists, and conquered the Jester in high form with a ride on the Pain Train, courtesy of the Beatdown Deck. Here’s what the County Deputy watching from his parked Charger witnessed:

    The THANG: 

    WARMERAMA: 

    • Mosey loop around the Court House Park and circle up
    • Welcome & Disclaimer
    • Variable IC Reps to get the muscles warm top to bottom
    • Low Plank Review of the F3 Mission, Credo, and Five CP’s

    F3 BEATDOWN DECK:

    • Turn up 5 cards
    • PAX complete designated exercise/reps
    • 2-10 = 10 reps
    • Face card = 20 reps
    • Ace = 100 reps
    • Run park loop following each 5-card set
    • x5 Sets completed

    COT:

    • Counterama # 5
    • Namerama
    • Announcerama (see Below)
    • YHC took the PAX out in Prayer

    NMS:  OK, WOW! What an AWESOME new Region and AO that brother Hardywood has established! The AO itself has beautiful old town architecture and landscaping with a huge variety of space and obstacles for every kind of beatdown. We certainly missed the dynamic enthusiasm of the AO’s founder but it was awesome meeting Woodstock & Hey Booboo (YHC already knows Nails from our church). Their FNG didn’t show up but they sure as hell put in the WORK this morning. The F3 Beatdown Deck never disappoints! And for someone who’s Q’ing where they’ve never posted, it’s a surefire solid workout no matter where you are. This was ABSOLUTELY worth the trip! Thank ya’ll for letting me lead. Yours AYE! ~DTH

    Announcements (SEE SLACK!)

    • ONGOING – Summer Tour, Dry July
    • TODAY (Thur PM) – 1830 Huguenot Landing OTB Paddle (recurring weekly)
    • Fri – RAMM Amateur Bike Ride
    • EVERY SATURDAY AMELIA RUN CLUB AT 0830 FROM AMELIA PARKS & REC
    • 7/13 – Poolboy VQ at The Iron Bridge
    • 7/14 – Holy Water Bootcamp
    • 7/17 – Woodsman VQ at The Crossing
    • 7/27 – The Bridge workout 
    • 8/3 – Homegrown Half
    • 8/6 – Ultimate Tournament at NoToll
    • 8/11 – F3 Family Float on the James
    • 8/17 – Pickleball Tourney
    • 8/21 – 100th Bday Q by Upchuck at FW
    • 8/28 – New AO at Mosely Elem
    • 9/28 – 10 Year Anniv (multiple events)
    • 10/25-27 – F3 Family Camping
    • 11/2 – F3 Daddy Daughter Dance

    Prayer Requests:

    • Hey Booboo has a church member “Kay” with cancer
    • Nails’ daughter is soon returning to the mission field

  • DR at Halo – Marietta, GA

    https://www.f3alpha.com/backblast/2024/07/10/six-is-in

  • DR at The Galaxy, Marietta, GA

    YHC is DR in Marietta because DOD/DOG (Dear Ol’ Dad/Dear Ol’ Grandad) is in the hospital after a bad fall. Prayers welcome!

    Being with the PAX this morning was a needed boost. Wideright spoke fondly of ZZQ in Richmond and wishes he could convince his M that it is on the way to Ohio.

    Not hard to remember the beatdown today: Long Slow 11s: 11s with chest press and tricep extensions at opposite ends of a long parking lot with a coupon. In between, travel Cusak-style (rifle carry). That was all we had time for – brutal!

  • Florida is a different kind of 70 and Sunny

    63 HIM showed up for the 7th Annual Patriot Games.

    Warmarama: drink some water

    The Thang:
    1776 Yard Run (1.01Mile)
    100 Merkins
    100 LBC
    100 Moroccan Night Clubs (They do these on 1 leg)
    100 Pullups
    100 Squats
    100 Mountain Climbers
    100 Plank Jacks
    100 Lunges
    100 Overhead Claps
    100 Dips
    100 Leg Scissors (Flutter Kicks is a better term)
    100 Step ups
    100 American Hammers
    100 Shoulder Touches
    100 High Knees
    100 SSH

    100 Yard Bear Crawl
    76 Burpees

    NMS: It was great to be down in Fla and attend my 1st Down Range CSAUP. This was Completely Stupid and Utterly Pointless. 63 HIMS showing up knowing what they were getting into… Awesome!! and 2 FNG’s.

    1.5 hours to complete. There was an option to split with a partner, YHC did not see anyone split, everyone was all in. It was a great motivator.

    Oyster

  • 1776 – Hampton Roads beatdown

    16 men gathered for the 4th of July in Chesapeake City Park a Piglet beatdown.

    A quick COP/Warmarama and the festivities commenced. Get in groups of 3 (with one group of 4) and complete the necessary exercises:

    R1 – 200 Merkins

    R2 – 200 Block Curls

    R3 Block Shoulder Press

    R4 Run 1/4 mile to the Skate Park and complete 200 Flutter Kicks 4-Count (Upchuck-style) and run 1/4 mile back

    R5 200 Squats

    R6 Run 1/4 mile to the stage and complete 200 WWII’s and run 1/4 mile back

    R7 200 Jump Ropes

    R8 run 300 yards over to the Basketball court and complete 200 Dips and run 300 yards back

    R9 run 1/4 mile to the playground and do 100 Pull Ups and run 1/4 mile back

    R10 complete 76 Burpess.

    COT – Prayers for Free Fall for going into his 8th round of IVF with his M. Prayers for another Pax member who wasn’t there about Cancer treatments. Thanks we were given to some of the Pax members who have recently had good news/outcomes from prayer concerns.

    NMS – YHC doesn’t travel much, and when YHC does its rarely to a place with F3. This was my second time posting in Hampton Roads and I’ve enjoyed both beatdowns. The 1776 is tough, thankfully we completed it in groups or else we’d likely still be doing it…

  • La Plage du Exercise

    Three animaux dangereux launched at The Clinic in the wee hours of the mountain morning, lakeside. Conditions were sunny and 70. According to the fisherman ALREADY out at water’s edge, the following might have happened:

    Mosey from 201 Rue Noblemaire to La Plage de Talloires. Circle up. Explain F3 to the FNG.

    COP:

    SSHs x50.
    Dead Man Hang, moving into a little Broga.
    Hand Release Merkins x15.
    WWIIs x10.
    Flutter Kicks x20 (4 count).
    Imperial Walkers x10.
    Hillbillies x10.

    Mosey to the Water’s Edge for Touch a Tree. Said exercise was explained. One time. No questions. Perfectly executed*.

    Round of 4: HRMs, Flutter Kicks.
    Round of 6: WWIIs, Monkey humpers
    Round of 8: Carolina Dry Docks, Jack Webb

    * Jackie touched every 3rd tree. YHC assumes the distances between trees were not sufficient, so touching every 3rd tree extended each round. Push yourself, don’t hurt yourself.

    Mosey to the dock. Line up for curb crawls. 1 merkin after the first round, then 2, and so forth up to 5, then back down to 1.

    Mosey to the small grass field for Elevens. Merkins and WWIIs.

    COT: Numbers, names, and YHC took us out.

    Close out with a jump in the lake to cool off.

    NMS: Spider Runners will remember Jackie who joined us during an UpChuck Q up and down the UR hills some time ago. She’s a stud, to say the least (Wisconsin state champ and headed to run D3 cross-country at Smith College in the fall). She convinced her twin brother, Bobby, to join us. Bobby played high school football for one of the worst programs in the country (0-40 something?) as a kicker (not much work to be done). He’s a committed political activist with a decidedly left wing lean. The PAX considered “Milton Friedman” before ultimately settling on Super Duper Mansplaining, suggested by Jackie, and hereafter authorized to be abbreviated to Mansplaining. Like a man, he owned it. Good dude.

    Welcome to our FNG, Mansplaining.

    ** Note that the DNQ refers to “Does Not Qualify” as YHC has done his one Down Range post on this vacation.

  • Running with a PYT

    When YHC started F3 it was a hard and fast rule you could post one downrange non-F3 sanctioned workout backblast on vacation, and this is said backblast. YHC found a PYT and the two went for a jaunt in the cool, rainy weather at Sandbridge. The PYT looked a lot like YHC’s M but seemed to be too chill for a lady who was on “vacation” in a 2-Bedroom Condo with husband, kids, and her parents. Anyways, we took off from The Sanctuary at False cape and ran south through Little Island City Park and down into the Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge but didn’t make it as far as False Cape State Park. Conversations were had about various topics. We also ran briefly with a guy from Midlo who lives in Tarrington and YHC mentioned F3 and took the opportunity to try EH him.