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Tag: F3RVA Summer Tour

  • OG

    3 regulars, a summer tourist, and a local tourist (YHC) showed up at River Run with no Q on the sheet so I grabbed the reins and called the OG. Wedding Singer knew exactly what to do and led Bullseye up the hills of Tarrington. Doozy hung with EF and I for the baseball talk but sped up on his own when conversation switched to 2.0s swimming. The hills were rough, the air was thick, and the pace was slow but all finished and are better for it at the end of the day.

  • Visualize the Teet

    A portal to the Upside Down may have been opened with numbers exceeding ten at DaPile.

    Here’s what transpired:

    Mosey to the bus loop

    COP (IC)

    • Don Quixotes
    • Helicopters
    • Imperial Walkers
    • Jazzercises
    • Copperhead Squats
    • Plankorama
    • Hand Release Merkins
    • Suzanne Somers (L/R)
    • Scorpion Kicks
    • SSHs

    Mosey into the Bus Lane

    Treestakes – 20 reps of an exercise at each tree around the loop

    • Merkins, Jump Squats, WWIIs, Werkins, Lt. Dans, Box Cutters, Diamond Merkins, SSHs, Burpees
    • Between Trees – Lunges, High Knees, Butt Kickers, Bearcrawl, Crab Walk, Karoaoke L/R, Bernie

    Mosey behind Atlee

    Triple Check

    • Wall Sit/ Jack Lalanes, Milkers
    • Derkins, Incline Merkins, Hand Release Merkins
    • Suicides

    Mosey over to the road

    Traveling Lindsay

    • Carolina Dry Docks/ Flutter Kicks

    Mosey back to parking lot

    Eye of the Storm

    • C1 – Monkey Humpers
    • C2 – APDs
    • C3 – Mountain Climbers
    • C4 – Crunchy Frogs
    • Center – Burpee
    • Bonus Corner

    Mosey back to VSF

    Mary

    • American Hammers
    • Heels to Heaven
    • Stretch

    Numberama, Nameorama, COT

    MOLESKIN

    Hard to find a more welcoming friendly crew than the good fellas of DaVille, not much for counting or telling time, however.  Nevertheless, an hour of sweat was shared by all with some good laughs along the way.  Milkers were especially popular.  Summer Tour continues….

    ANNOUNCEMENTS

    The Bridge

    July 4th Convergence – I believe DaVille has volunteered to host

  • Didn’t We Learn That in Elementary School?

    A record 213 men formed up at 6 a.m. for the latest edition of The Dogpile (officially a pop-up stop on the Summer Tour). Temperatures were 70 and sunny. With UpChuck’s 9th Anniversary on offer, the PAX were treated to a menage of many YHC’s favorite Q’s from other PAX members over the years. To start, the PAX were given two choices: 1 hour of pain (beatdown) or 100 miles of pain (ride). 13 choose the beat down, and one (Florence) was FIFO (first-in, first-out, in his PC). Sorry to miss you, my brother. 200 chose the ride. According to the ladies sporting a contact high while cleaning up the Amphitheater, the following might have happened.

    Slaughter Starter: 5 burpees.

    Mosey to grassy area, wait, dodge some cyclists, wait, dodge some more cyclists, and then, wait, dodge some more cyclists between the normal circle and the Great Lawn for the COP.

    COP:

    100 SSHs (4 count).
    Dead man hang. Fudd’s wife, right leg, left leg, pigeon (left / right), Wilson’s wife, Fudd’s wife.
    Hand release merkins (20)
    Copperhead squats
    LBCs
    Flutter kicks
    The PAX was put on notice that this was a “Leroy Jenkins” friendly workout. Courtesy of Splinter, at any point during the hour, each PAX member can – one time – call “Leroy Jenkins” and the PAX then run as a group to the center of the large traffic circle.

    Mosey 40 feet closer to the Carillon for Touch-a-Tree (courtesy of several prior Qs). This never disappoints. 9 years of q-ing…same questions…3 partners, touch 10, 8, 6, 4, and 2 trees…and so forth.

    Leroy Jenkins called at least once.

    Mosey to the Carillon for a non-traditional Dora (again, a Q favorite over the years). 50 merkins (each), 200 flutters (4 count), and 300 SSHs (ultimately 2 count). This was a test, for sure. The warm, humid air took it out of the PAX, but they persisted. And, they called “Leroy Jenkins” at several points.

    Mosey to the Amphitheater for “Self Destruction,” courtesy of Circle K and his children. Starting at the bottom, the PAX did 1 merkin, 1 monkey humper, and 1 v-up at the first step, then did one additional rep of each exercise as they progressed up the Amphitheater. 2, 3, 4, 5, and so forth. EF Hutton commented that “V-ups are the Devil’s Exercise.”

    Four guys called “Leroy Jenkins” simultaneously towards the end. Whew!

    The PAX moseyed back to the virtual shovel flag for the COT. Numbers, names, and YHC took us out with a message of thanks to the PAX for nine years of support, friendship, patience, and good humor. You all are wonderful.

    Announcements:

    Some dudes are eating hot dogs together at lunch on Tuesday. Join them.

    Breaking Bread this month…for those newer to F3, each of us should take a turn at this. F3RVA has hosted this on the fourth weekend of every month for 9 years. 9 years. This is our collective volunteer event. We always want / need new people to become involved. With 24 nights per year, we should be able to staff this quite easily. We need men to step up! See Oyster for details.

    The Bridge continues on July 13. Whitesnake is leading. This is our opportunity to share F3 with ALL men…including those who are transitioning from prison to gen pop (where the rest of us live). These guys are working hard to change their lives, and we want you to be a part of that effort. For some, this is an effort to help a group in need; for others, this is a great opportunity to pick up Jesus’ call to “visit the imprisoned.” Regardless of your motivation, let’s do this! Contact Whitesnake for details.

    NMS:

    Soupy today. But, out of the soup came two men new to F3RVA.

    Loose Lips joined us on a visit from Columbus, OH. He’s in the area for a few days, and he expects to be back every now and again. Cool to meet someone in the office furniture business!

    Hitch brought an FNG to the beatdown (in addition to the 200 FNGs at the ride) today as well. After confirming with the Pickelball leadership that they do not believe attending PB on Monday merits a name, today was Josh’s first official F3 workout. Upon hearing the discussion of whether he had a nickname, he matter of factly said the following. “You can’t give yourself a nickname. Didn’t we learn that in elementary school?” So true, and indeed, most of us did. He will fit in quite well around here. But, YHC digresses…after a long discussion that included 80s dance music references (or 90s?), the band ABC, Kris-Kross (Jump, Jump!), and several other references, the PAX settled on “Applesauce.” Welcome, Applesauce!

    Also, 200 FNGs for the ride. YHC thanks EF Hutton for his help with naming each of them.

    UpChuck spits the bit.

  • Pickle Pounders in the Kitchen

    23 gloom studs saddled up for a ride on the pain train. After a 3 month hiatus serving abroad YHC was rearing to go. Here’s how we won the day:

    The THANG:

    WARMERAMA:

    • Mosey onto the BBall Court and line up
    • Brief F3 Welcome & Disclaimer
    • x5 BURPEE SUICIDES (a suicide followed by 5 burpees, for x5 reps) – one for each flight YHC had to take to get home from the mission field
    • LIFO Snuff arrived just in time to miss the 25 burpees, so we did x5 Body Builders (8-ct burpee) in his honor
    • Circle up for Variable IC reps 
    • Warm? Let’s go wreck the shoulders…

    COP #1:

    • Mosey back to the Tennis courts
    • 4-CORNER SHOULDERAMA
    • x10 Diamond Merkins
    • x20 No Cheat Merkins
    • x30 Werkins
    • x40 CDD’s
    • Bear Crawl between court corners (alt to Crab Walk or Lunge as needed)

    COP #2:

    • Mosey around to the main fields’ chainlink fence
    • CHAINSMOKERS x50 OYO

    COP #3:

    • Mosey back to the Pickleball Courts
    • PICKLEBALL 50’s
    • At each of the individual Pickleball court the PAX is given an exercise to complete – first man to x50 calls out, and PAX moves on to the next court (front runner calls the next exercise)
    • x6 courts completed with variable exercises called: Monkey Humpers, Alabama Prom Dates, Pickle Pounders, LBC’s, American Hammers, SSH’s

    BTTF:

    • Mosey back through trails, stopping a fee times to lunge walk to wait for the Six
    • 2MoM – scrunchy frogs & WWII’s

    COT:

    • Counterama # 23
    • Namerama
    • Announcerama (see Below)
    • Prayer

    Prayer Requests:

    • NTB Family Loss
    • Warby & Snuff traveling 
    • DTH settling back in

    NMS:  Beautiful cool bright morning to be back at it with this crowd of fine brothers. YHC’s slaughter start instructions were a little rusty, but recovered with the IC reps. Somebody has clearly been slipping HIM-enhancing drugs into L Woods water bottle – now it’s hard to keep up with that dude! Fantastic to see a bunch of Summer Tourists beef up the NoToll numbers – thx to Hutton for leading this. Highlight of the morning was Gumbo’s hilarious sexual innuendo on the Pickleball Court – he had us all rolling. Kudos to Heist for keeping the Six with us, and to Machismo for taking a moment to grease the palm of the new Park Supervisor. I’ve been all over the world, but you guys are all on the next level – LET’s GO!  Yours AYE! ~DTH

    Announcements (SEE SLACK!)

    • Summer Tour
    • Timberwolf Games Challenge weekly
    • Alamo-Bros VQ Week
    • Breaking Bread

  • The Ghost of Toga

    A giant swarm of 17 Pax converged at Mary for Day 3 of the Summer Tour. Grateful for some dry weather, our synchronized watches all struck 0530 and we were off. Here’s what happened:

    COP on the blacktop: Deadman hang / helicopters / DQs / Cherry Pickers / Imperial Walkers / Ukranian Soldiers / Copperhead Squats / Reverse Scorpion Kicks / LBCs / Merkins / Pickle Pounders. Finished with SSH 21s! Mosey to treeline.

    Chutes and Ladders: Run two trees, perform a set of excercises. Bernie Sanders back one tree, run forward 2 trees, perform excercise. and so forth. 3 rounds. Round 1: Jump Squats 5x / Round 2: WW2s 5x / Round 3: Burpees 3x. Mosey to corner of blacktop

    Triple Check: P1: Jump Squat / P2: LBCs / P3: Run to pull up bar, 5 pull ups, run back. Mosey to Tennis Courts

    Descending Jacobs Ladder Suicides: Round 1: 50 2x Mtn Climbers / Round 2: 40 2x American Hammers / Round 3: 30 Merkins / Round 4: 20 Heels to heaven / Round 5: 10 Burpees

    Mosey around school back to Flag

    Numberama, Namerama, YHC took us out.

    NMS: Love the way Hutton organized this summer tour! Was really fun to see guys from all over the region come out today. Toga’s ghost was everywhere this morning- but no one got too freaked out. SYITG

  • Summer Tour Safari

    Eight gentlemen including 5 summer tourist from the west and south converged at Atlee High School on this 53 degree and perfect morning.

    The Route:

    The runners completed up to 5 miles that took them into Honey Meadows, Kings Charter, Madison Springs, Chickahominy Oaks, Taylor Farm, back into Honey Meadows, and back to the SF. The 3 ruckers walked into Giles and rucked for 45 minutes.

    COT: Numberarama, Name-O-Rama, Annoucements, Yard Sale took us out.

    NMS:

    It was great having 5 summer tourist to join us this morning. It is unlikely that YHC will see any additional summer tourist at Tomato Run because of the random stops idea. Thank you as well Splinter, Rosie, Handshake, and Bed Pan for being patient with YHC as he tried to navigate through Madison Springs which was more difficult than first expected. The title of today’s BB came from all of the nature sightings during the 5 mile run including a deer, a rabbit, and a fox.

    Announcements:

    Summer Tour continues. Next random stop is 45 Minutes of Mary on Thursday.

    Gotta Run!

    Phonics

  • Memorial Day 2025

    Roughly sixty HIM converged at Tredegar Ironworks and the Virginia War Memorial to pay tribute to our fallen heroes as best we know in F3RVA.  YHC lead off with the Mission of F3, 5 Core Principles, and a COP consisting of SSHs, Ukranian Soldiers, Copperhead Squats, Helicopters, Jazzercises, Plankorama, Plank Jacks, Merkins, Flutter Kicks, Scorpion Kicks.  Then the PAX was split into 4 smaller workout groups for the invigoration of male community leadership.

    Here’s what transpired next:

    Warby Q

    Pyramid of Pain – 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10 – Burpees, Merkins, WWIIs, Squats, Plank Jacks, Mountain Climbers, Reverse Lunges, Dry Docks, American Hammers

    Triple Check – Run across bridge, Windshield Wipers aka Kimchi Twists, Heels to Heaven

    Pyramid of Pain 2 with some different exercises

    Vandelay Q

    Hot 100 Countdown – 100 SSH, 90 seconds of 6” Leg Holds, 80 LBCs, 70 Flutter Kicks, 60 seconds of 6” Plank, 50 Fingertip Squats, 40 WWIIs, 30 Mountain Climbers, 20 Booyah Merkins, 10 Burpees

    Native Run to the Flags

    Mudslide Q

    Triple Check – Jump Squats, Dry Docks, Run stairs and back

    Wheelbarrow up 25 yd hill back and forth alternating with Lunges

    PLTs 2×30

    Dora – 50 Merkins, 100 SSHs, 200 2ct Toe Taps

    Beaver/ Beat It Q

    4 Corners (Lady of the Night style) – 10 2ct Ball Dippers, 20 Merkins, 30 Squats, 40 2ct Freddie Mercurys

    11s – Plank Jacks/ V Ups with Box Jump from bottom to top of stairs

    Native Run to the Flags

    Gomer Q

    1 Burpee up the hill at each light post or more if you so choose to make it hard

    Bearcrawl the grassy hill

    Time of Remembrance

    Numberama, Nameorama, COT

    MOLESKIN

    Gents, there are many convergences, but nothing is quite as special as Memorial Day.  Special thanks to Ponch for his important words and reminding us what this day is all about.  Over a million soldiers have died defending our American freedoms.  But so many more have been wounded, lost limbs, and worse.  On top of that, those brave men and women continue to fight a war against the mental and emotional toll that continues long after any wars and their services has ended.  All gave some, some gave all.  Think about that today as we celebrate the freedom we all enjoy in this great land.  God bless our troops, and God bless the USA.

    ANNOUNCEMENTS – See Slack for more info

    The Bridge

    Breaking Bread

    The Summer Tour

    Boys of Summer

    Pickle Ball

  • DaTour Finale

    Six gloom HIM’s converged at Dapile as a hazy dawn broke over Daville. SPIT planted the flag and closed the door on a nasty coupon beatdown he’d prepared in case YHC no-showed. No chance boyz, this Summer Tour has GOT to end! Here’s how we all got a little stronger:

    The THANG: 

    WARMERAMA: 

    • Mosey loop around the big lot and circle up
    • Welcome & Disclaimer
    • The usual DTH top to bottom IC Reps

    GETTING THERE:

    • Mosey around the school
    • Lunge walk pole to pole 50 yards
    • Continue mosey to the tennis courts

    COP #1:

    • PLT LINDSEY
    • Partner up, PLT’s 30-25-20-15-10 completed be each partner
    • Run between sides

    PLANKORAMA REVIEW:

    • Ring of Review for the F3 Mission, Credo, and 5 CP’s …hilarity ensued
    • Waved hellooooo to a speedy Circle K passing by on 2 wheels

    COP #2:

    • Mosey around the middle school
    • Partner up for a TORA, a Dora honoring the DTH Summer Tour
    • x36 Burpees (honors 36 different AO’s attended/Q’d this summer)
    • x86 Heels to Heaven (for 86 1st F points)
    • x152.2 Nancy Kerrigans (for total ST points so far earned)
    • While one partner is doing reps, the other bear crawls 30-ish yards then runs the rest of the small parking lot loop, then switches with partner upon return

    COP #3:

    • Mosey over to the gravel track 
    • Lap 1 – x25 Merkins, run half a lap, x25 Squats, run the rest of the way around, ABC’s for the SIX
    • Headlock a future F3 Clydesdale putting in track work 
    • Lap 2 – Repeato with Flutters for the SIX

    Mosey BTTF:

    • Curb Dirty Hookups with 1 leg up, x10 IC each side
    • Hold Helix Squat, stand, repeat x10
    • Boat/Canoe x10
    • Stretch

    COT:

    • Counterama # 6
    • Namerama
    • Announcerama (see Below)
    • YHC took the PAX out in Prayer

    Prayer Requests:

    • Healing for Bulkhead
    • One other request I can’t recall

    NMS:  After a whirlwind 24-hr YHC made it back from DC after midnight in time to get a few winks before the Dapile Q. Today marked the last AO of the Summer Tour and wouldn’t have missed it for anything, especially with the AWESOME Daville gang. The PAX enjoyed a nice tour of the AO, excellent mumble chatter, and The Local Cup was brewed to perfection for a most excellent coffeerama following. Numbers bumped to 8 for coffee – Wonderful to see Bulkhead up on his feet locked and loaded with his weapon …AHEM pimpin swagger crutch. And also nice to see Surf&Turf come out. “Treat Yourself!” Really appreciated the opportunity to share about the upcoming Missions Trip at PNG. Our BLOG to read about past trips and how to support is www.hendersonsinmissions.blogspot.com Thanks again for the fine hospitality gents. Yours AYE! ~DTH

    Announcements (SEE SLACK!)

    • 9/2 – 7am Labor day Convergence at Nuckols Farm Elementary
    • 9/4 – Kickoff Ruckhenge QSource
    • 9/8 – F3 Family James Float
    • 9/14 – Heist Q’ing The Bridge
    • 9/20&21 – 10 Year Anniv (multiple events)
    • 10/25-27 – F3 Family Camping
    • 11/2 – F3 Daddy Daughter Dance

  • That’s a Wrap!

    6 Men of Men, gathered for a Rucking adventure. We rucked here, there and back. Let’s Go!

    Warmarama: Packs on, head lights on.

    The Thang:
    Loop around the shopping center. Flex a little when passing Planet Fitness.
    Right on Forest Hill
    Left on Stoney Point
    Stay on Evansway Ln
    Right on Ellsworth Rd
    Turn back at Ferleigh Dr
    Run it back…

    BTTF
    Numberama: Namerama
    YHC took us out!
    Announcements: See Slack (Convergence and the upcoming 10 year)

    Moleskin: The Last Q on the Summer Tour. That’s a wrap boys. Finished the tour with a nice ruck around town and then a great 2nd F at Einsteins. Ready for the next Challenge.
    Coming Soon to Ruckhenge is Q Source which will be added to the 2nd F. Happy Birthday to NTB. Have a great day!

    Oyster


  • Leave One Man Behind

    Rather than leading blindly, YHC called in Doozy for a big assist.

    Here’s where he suggested we go as best I can figure:

    • R on Midlothian
    • R on Woolridge
    • L on Walton Park Rd
    • L on Queensgate Rd
    • R on Watch Hill Rd
    • L on Walton Park Rd
    • R on Woolridge back to VSF (4s)
    • L on Woolridge (5s)
    • L on trail at Midlothian Mines Park continue through tunnel (5s)
    • Exit trail onto Grove Hill Rd up “Mt. Midlo” back VSF (5s)

    MOLESKIN

    One last tour stop for YHC, might as well go out with a bang and Q it.  Except that Qing a run without proper reconnaissance might just get someone killed.  Thanks again to Doozy for the help.  Good numbers despite the launch at Green Mile and nice to catch up with Rosie, House Party, Bullseye and others.  Thanks also for the hospitality. 

    ANNOUNCEMENTS

    • Lifting up DD
    • Last few days to check off those final Summer Tour stops