Tag: First Watch

6 men decided not to fart sack with the excitement of a coupon (no disc golf) workout.

COP: Mosey to typical COP spot next to church. DQs, helicopters, HRMs, FMs and arm circles.

Mosey with coupon to back parking lot.

4 Corners: 10 Sit and Press, 20 rows, 30 2 count Mountain climbers, 40 Side straddle hops Mosey to covered area so we can enjoy some smooth concrete.

Dora with 100 derkins, 150 coupon squats and 200 2 count flutter kicks (coupon up for first 100 although Senor Frog did not want to let that coupon go). Mosey across front lawn, avoid the sprinklers and go to end of Henrico’s smallest park.

Triple check with run to River, bench press and bicep curls. For some reason curling the block was a challenge for some of us, myself included. Perhaps I have soccer arms. Mosey to home base.

End with American hammers and some stretching.

For those in West hoe, there are a few spots left for Tuckahoe takeover next week. It was an unusually quiet group even with Handshake. Perhaps the heat is getting to all of us.

Thanks for letting me lead.

Fireman Ed

Eight social media stalkers gathered in the adequately paved church parking lot for this week’s iteration of First Watch. After offering appreciation to each for the birthday wishes, we took a left out of the parking lot and commenced our journey. When we passed the back church driveway and kept heading west on River, there was a collective sigh from the PAX.

The Thang

Traveling COP today. Right turn on Gaymont with the first stop at the bottom. Circle up for Helicopters, DQs, IWs.

Mosey up to Kingston for some more COP, then halfway down Kingston for more. Pencil roll by request in the sprinklers to cool off. Work our way to Kingston and Ralston for the first main thang.

Partner up for Dora. 100 merkins, 200 monkey humpers, 300 american hammers. Pace car ran up Ralston to the well lit American flag.

Short set of balance exercises where most of the PAX failed.

Head back up Ralston, stopping near the top for more balance exercises. We will call this warrior 1.5. Once again most of the PAX failed and the man walking nearby likely chuckled.

Right on University to the bottom. Partner up for 11s. Exercises were booya merkins and PLTs. After careful consideration, YHC decided to make this a traveling set of 11s, stopping at various places on the way back to the church to do our sets. Finish up in the parking lot with our last set then 2 minutes of Mary before Handshake called time.

Oh yeah, we saw a Prius so of course we had to do 5 burpees.

Numbers, names, YHC took us out.

Moleskin

Wojo announcing his age made YHC reflect on the fact that it’s been over 9 years with this group and 10 birthday celebrations along the way. The majority of them have started with the camaraderie and fellowship of this random assortment of middle aged men. Today was no different. A Jets fan, someone who shuts down the bar, a radio announcer, a salesman, a financier who barely talks, a carolina fan, someone who always does what his partner says (never more true than today), and a hobbyist woodworker; all convening for no other reason than to make himself a better man. Happy to have the opportunity to lead today and for many years into the future.

As TYA has once said. I bet you’ll quit before I quit.

Splinter out.

An all-star cast of characters emerged from early morning gloom. A couple of yogi’s, a few reading in their trucks, and the Fuddster coming in hot.

Off we went to the small park for some warm ups and yoga taking the rest of the warm up down Westham.

We did the Westham challenge down Club Vista: Large SUVs = 10 HTH; European Cars = 3 Burpees. All was working out well until we stumbled upon a cluster of Audis.

By way of avoiding a newly placed fence, we made our way to the practice fields for Triple Check 1. Partner 1 bear craws out to a set location and the other do do plerkins – three time through for everyone.

We did a second set of Triple Checks with lunges, monkey bumpers, and elbow planks.

Some 4 corners got us moving with 10 WWIIs, 20 Carolina Dry Docks, 30 4-count flutter kicks, and 40 LBCs.

The mosey back to the flag was orchestrated with a Lindsay along the way ala box cutters and squats.

YHC took us out.

Coffee was fine as always with more revelations.

Seven regulars plus Whitesnake hoping for a tour of the taint set out to defend the planet.

Here’s what transpired:

Traveling COP (SF-Westham-Glen Pkwy-Keller-Crenshaw)

• SSHs
• IWs
• Copperhead Squats
• Helicopters
• LBCs
• APDs
• Carolina Dry Docks

Mosey to hillside across from the Modlin Center

Bernorama

Round 1

• P1 – Bernie up the hill and run back
• P2 – Merkins
• Flapjack

Round 2

• P1 – Bernie x 2
• P2 – Jump Squats
• Flapjack

Round 3

• P1 – Bernie x 3
• P2 – Freddie Mercurys
• Flapjack

Mosey to Intramural sports field

Booyahrama

• P1 – Runs across field and back to P2
• P2 – Bear crawl
• Booyah Merkins x 10 and continue across field repeating until P1/P2 are finished
• Repeato with Crabwalk/ Booyah WWIIs
• Repeato with Polar Bear/ Booyah Burpees

Mosey near exit to River Rd

Cockroachorama

• Boxing Cockroaches – 20 x 3

Mosey west on River Rd

• Merkins at UR entrance
• Monkey Humpers at Saab’s entrance

Mosey to Guardrail

• Incline Merkins
• Dips
• Derkins
• Dips

Mary

• American Hammers
• APDs
• 1 Legged APDs R/L

Numberama, Nameorama, COT

MOLESKIN

Great to have Whitesnake lose his FW virginity, though he’ll have to come back to explore the taint.  As the PAX moseyed down Westham there was an oddly awesome looking object shooting across the sky.  Theories ranged from comet to an airplane through fog to an alien invasion.  Alas the US Space Force confirmed it was Elon Musk rocketing away from your mom’s house.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Convergence tomorrow at Forrest Hill Park

12 big dogs woke up a little earlier than yesterday, ready to attack the day. Let’s Goooo!!!

Warmarama: Slow mosey to the back of the church parking lot, Helicopters, DQ, Helicopters, Arm Circles, Imperial Squat Walkers, Jazzercize, Cherry Pickers, Merkins, Hand Release Merkins, Pencil Roll, Alabama Prom Dates, Inverted Scorpions, LBC, Flutter Kicks, 6Inches

The Thang:
Triple Check1
Squats, Merkins, Run x 3

Triple Check2
Squats, Hand Release Merkins, Bernie x3

Love Hill1
Bear Crawl, Lunges, Broad Jump Burpees, Runner to the top and back (Switch, Repeat)

LoveHill2
Broad Jump Burpees, Broad Jump Burpees, Broad Jump Burpees, Runner to the bottom and back (Switch, Repeat)

BTTF
4 Minutes of Mary (Sorry Splinter)
Numberama: Namerama
YHC took us out.

NMS: Yesterday at Hoedown our friend Cal Worthington (downrange) requested a good AO with a bit of mumblechatter. As luck would have it, First Watch would be close by. No other AO can match the mumblechatter and overshare that one would find at the 5am First Watch AO. Well done boys, you did not disappoint. Did anyone ask Cal what he does for a living or how he got his name? Coffateria always great.

Other news:
Last Call is having a really really great week.
Kubota promises to post more.
Ronnie’s opening argument was on point!
Splinter will do his Mary exercise tomorrow at 45MOM
Cal will tell anyone who wants to know about his F3 name, just ask and ask again
Strong opinions about VQs and Rucking…..

See you in the Gloom
Oyster

5 tremendously talented individuals showed up for the inaugural Westham open. I was told the 5-hole tourney would be on ESPN the Ocho but no cameras or spectators were around. Maybe better publicity next time.

COP: DMH, DQ mosey to Club Vista Lane, 25 merkins, mosey to College Road, 25 WWIIs. Mosey to hole 1 at the famous Spider disc golf club. Helicopters before we start.

Hole 1 – Throw disc, bear crawl, etc. until your disc is in the basket. Every shot gets 3 burpees.

Hole 2 – Throw disc, lunge, until your disc is in the basket. Each shot gets 10 jump squats.

Hole 3 (really hole 18 because hole 3 is hard to play at 5:20 in the morning) – Throw disc, crabwalk forward, etc. Each shot gets 5 CDDs.

Replay Hole 1 – EF Hutton has a shot within 4 feet of the hole; that young fella learns quick. He gets the one birdie.

Replay Hole 2

Mosey back to Club Vista – 25 wide grip merkins, to Westham – 20 diamond merkins. To home base.

Finished with Freddie Mercuries and American hammers.

Ef Hutton wins the tourney with an average of par and the tourney’s only birdie. Congrats and you will receive a prize to be determined at a later point in time.

Prayers for Fudd’s sister and Splinter’s mother and Fireman Ed’s father n’ law. Enjoy the humidity.

Fireman Ed

Seven men of principle came forth on a glorious morning. Temperatures were 70 and sunny. According to the lady in the orange Miata, the following quite possibly happened.

Mosey west in the parking lot, head fake Senor Frog to the left, then go right and across the street to the River Road Church, Baptist.

COP

SSHs (4 count) x50
Dead man hang and various other stretches
Monkey humpers
Hand release merkins
Imperial Walkers
Flutters kicks

Mosey to the edge of River Road for Touch a Tree. 1, then 2, then 3. Partner does WWIIs.

Mosey to the left side of the church. Form one, single-file line. Bear crawl along an assorted set of walkways. Arrive at center of church portico. Three pencil rolls to the right. Continue the bear crawl through various walkways to the portico of whatever that thing is that is not the church.

Mosey to Senor Kubota’s truck and grab a block.

Mosey to the guard rail in the parking lot. Circuit is 10 4-count derkins, 10 4-count presses with block, and flutter kicks.

Carry the block across the street to the county’s smallest park. Partner up. Partner 1 does murder bunnies. Partner 2 chooses whether to run the park loop without the block or run to the street sign while carrying the block.

Mosey back to the VSF.

Touch a Tree. Rounds of 4, 5 and 6. Options: carry the block and touch any trees. Or, do not carry the block and the usual Harvard Business School approved Touch a Tree rules apply.

3 burpees to wrap it up.

Numbers, names, and YHC took us out.

Announcements:

None.

Prayer Requests: our pal Splinter’s mom and his family are going through a new illness. Let’s keep her and all of them in our prayers.

NMS: Nice energy level today, fellas. Awesome morning to be out there with you. Way to push!

11 bad mofos joined for a First Watch that was both epic and sus and this is what transpired.

Start with 1 Burpee.

Mosey to the top of the Park just outside of the Parking Lot for a COP.

Mosey down S. Ridge to Country Squire for some uphill Pencil Roll fun. (3) 3-Count Pencil Rolls, 10 WWII’s, 5 HRM’s x 5 Rounds. Switch sides for 5 more Rounds.

Indigenous People’s Run up to the light at River/S. Ridge for a Compounding Four Corners. Run up to the corner of Ridge and University. 10 Booyeah Merkins. Run to Ralston and University for 10 Booyeah Merkins and 10 Booyeah WWII’s. Mosey down Ralston to Rose Hill and do 30 Squats. Reverse Bear Crawl up to the next Mailbox, roughly 40 yards away. Mosey up to Kubota’s house and do 60 Monkey Humpers. Mosey all the way up to River and Ralston and do 10 Booyeah Merkins, 10 Partner WWII’s, 10 Partner Jump Squats. Mosey down to River and Ridge and complete 10 Booyeah Merkins, 10 Booyeah WWII’s, 10 Booyeah Jump Squats, 10 3-Count SSHH’s.

Mosey to the Parking Lot for WWII’s and end with 1 Burpee.

Announcements – Pickelbell every day all day all summer, but most especially at Batteau on Mondays.

Prayer Requests – Hitch’s wife, Emily, as she goes through the last month of pregnancy.

NMS – great morning, 11 men for First Watch. Glad to take the lead. Happy Birthday to Upchucks daughter (16) and to YHC’s son (11).