Tag: First Watch

River Road & Ridge

  • Popping the 1st Watch Cherry

    A virgin 1st Watch Q for YHC.  Time to introduce the 1st Watch PAX to an Attila-style high-rep, modest mileage workout.  Here is how it went down in the gloom of 5 am:

    • COP
      • SSH
      • IW
      • DQ
      • Helicopters
      • Arm circles
      • DMH
      • Suzanne Somers
      • Merkins
      • LBC
    • Mosey to the church parking lot for 4 corners with 10, 15, 20, 25 reps of an exercise
      • 70 HRM
      • 70 WWII sit-ups
      • 70 squat thrusters
      • 70 side crunches, each side
    • Mosey back across River Road to the neighborhood for a 5x check
      • Run
      • One-legged crunches, each leg
      • Crab cakes
      • Monkey humpers
    • Mosey back to the parking lot for COT

    Great work by the PAX today.  No idea if Upchuck really did anything.  There was debate as to how he stretched and worked-out his arms while rucking.  Great work from the PAX that was together. 

    Prayers for Roger Roger and Fireman Ed.  God speed to the CSAUP teams this weekend.

    God is good all of the time!

    Attila

  • NCOs Rock!

    Three amigos were unafraid to see if today was the day…

    for a 45 min CoP. According to the cyclist that passed by us as we were wrapping up here is how it went down, more or less.

    Welcome, Mission, disclaimer. 5 burpee start. Mosey to the patio, All in cadence.

    • 54 squats: 30x squats, 24x sumo squats
    • 10 Helicopter, 10 Turn & Bounce; neck rotations; pec stretch.
    • 54 mer’cans: 20x 4 count regular, 10x HRM, 4 Shazam!.
    • 54 WW2s;
    • 54 Little Baby Crunches: 10x regular, 10x Left Leg straight, 10x Right leg straight, 10x legs to the sky, 14x both legs straight (actually 108).
    • 10x brick angels, 10x  aussie brick angels, Superman.
    • 54 leg lifts: 10x flutter, 10x dollys, 10x rosalita, 20x box cutters, 4x flutters.
    • 10x APD, 10x Tuscaloosa Trailer park twisters
    • 30x monkey humpers, 24x gorilla humpers
    • Arm and shoulder blaster: Arm circles: 20x forward, 20x backward, overhead clap seal clap 10x 4 count mer’cans, 54x mountain climbers (that 108) , 5x on my command mer’cans. 5x more, 5x 4 count mer’cans, 5x more, one more mer’cans for the Ranger in the sky.
    • Balance exercises: touch the clock on the ground 11, 12, 1 with one leg in the air. Deep hamstring stretch. Deadman hang.

    Mosey to the flag. 0.19 miles 45 min

    Atilla took us out. Prayers for Kubota, Roger Roger, Fireman Ed, healing for PAX

    NMS – The threat of a 45 min COP likely kept some away, but this was challenging and glad that the PAX were game. YHC was talking to an Army buddy yesterday and that conjured up thoughts of all the NCOs that helped me become an officer and leader, from Basic training Drill Sergeants SSG Henderson and SFC Eggleston to my last Sergeant Major SGM Jeff Price. These NCO studs could crush you with PT all in the same spot. Here’s to you brothers! Major Gomer Pyle.

    Get some!

  • Wilson-Friendly Workout. By the way, has anyone seen Wilson??? He has been missed!

    COP

    Triple Check

    Triple Check

    Triple Check

    Triple Check

    Speed Bump Burpees

    45 seconds of Burpees

    Total of 100 yards of Running

    Ground-n-Pound, Baby!!

    Numbers, Names, Announcements, Oyster took us out!

    SYITG!

    Kubota

  • Impeccable Timing

    A Six Pax of the earliest risers went on a WestHoe moseyabout.

    Here’s what transpired:

    Mosey over to Westham and River

    Traveling COP (IC) – stops at Westham – Club Vista – Glen Pkwy – Westhampton Way

    • Don Quixotes
    • Circle pack to the tiniest park to flag down Hitch
    • Imperial Walkers
    • Helicopters
    • Ukranian Soldiers
    • Insult Frog’s form
    • Copperhead Squats
    • Merkins
    • Plank Jacks
    • LBCs
    • Flutter Kicks

    Traveling Lindsay

    • Carolina Drydocks/ Jump Squats

    Mosey to Crenshaw Field house

    • P1 – Run down the very well lit path and across the parking lot to the street and back
    • P2 – Donkey Kicks/ Dirty Turkish Hookups/ Jack Lalanes

    Meander through the Modlin parking lot and down the path to the Rec 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 back up River toward the SF

    Turn on College and stop at Club Vista

    • PLTs x 20

    Mosey to Club Vista and Westham – repeato PLTs, stopping for 6 Pickup Truck Burpees

    Mosey to RRBC parking lot – repeat PLTs

    Mosey back to VSF with 20 seconds on the clock

    Numberama, Nameorama, COT

    MOLESKIN

    Ronnie had the gall to suggest First Watch align with other AOs and start at 5:30. Such nerve, stop trying to make Fetch happen Ronnie!  Apparently, the PAX was doubtful we’d make the complete circuit and get back to the flag on time, hilarious.  Don’t you know who EF is?  The third round of Booyahrama earned YHC his second ban.  The first came from the good dudes at Green Mile.  YHC will consider that a badge of honor.  Stay moist.

    ANNOUNCEMENTS

    2nd F Westhoe lunch yesterday – Firehouse Subs – probably another one in a month

    CSAUP coming soon – get in before the price goes up

  • Fancy Best Westerns and Pink Tow Trucks

    Six strong homebody Spring Breakers came out for a WTH-ish type beatdown. Mr Rogers made his first trip to First Watch to soak in the oversharing.

    COP: SSH, Don Qs with groaning in unison, Imperial Walkers, Helicopters, Merkins, Reverse Crunches, Scorpion kicks. Mosey to back lot of RRbC for a Triple check: HRMs, LBCs, run to buses and back.

    Mosey off campus and down Ridge to Cameron. Wheelbarrows, lunges, and burpees. Do loop and back for some more Wheelbarrows. Back to Ridge for Dora 123: Merkins, Jump Squats, and LBCs. Back to flag and 2 min of Mary.

    NMS: Solid PAX this morning of 6 with several regulars out of town or still on Brokedick Brigade sideline. The grunting en masse on the Don Quixotes was something to behold. While off campus it may have appeared the Q was confused on directions but it really was just a ploy to get in some more Wheelbarrows. Nothing makes a guy move faster on Wheelbarrows than the guy holding his legs pushing his way up closer to the Taint, Bleeder style.

    Coffee was well attended while the group observed the lack of consideration to Handicapped spaces as heaven forbid someone walk an extra few feet when picking up their morning Mochacrapachino.

  • Elite Athleticism

    Rumors of a 1-800 Q were just that, rumors.  Also the Hype Man cometh, not.

    Here’s what transpired:

    Mosey around the lot to pick up Hitch and head across the street.

    COP (IC)

    • Dead Man Hang
    • Cherry Pickers
    • Copperhead Squats
    • Helicopters
    • Imperial Walkers
    • Mountain Climbers
    • Hand Release Merkins
    • Ball Lickers
    • Flutter Kicks
    • Imaginary Jump Ropes

    Mosey around back of the Church

    Conveyor Belt

    • Run, Freddie Mercurys, Dips, Jump Squats, HRMs
    • Run, WWIIs, DryDocks, Lunges, SSHs

    Pass the Q to Ron..Attila

    Mosey up the steps

    Pigskin’s Greatest Hits

    • People’s Chair (Milkers, Overhead Press, Muhammad Alis, Jack Lalanes)
    • Pole Smokers
    • Mike Tyson Merkins

    Pass the Q to Ronnie

    • 25% run across parking lot
    • Karaoke back
    • Burpees at alternating parking spots
    • Slowsy back
    • 50% run
    • Karaoke back
    • 100% run
    • Sprinkle in some Merkins and Drydocks

    Mosey back to the flag with speed bump burpees

    • Ring of Fire
    • Mary

    Numberama, Nameorama, COT

    MOLESKIN

    No Q, no problem.  All seasoned veterans here.  Although Ronald suggested the hot potato and dropped it on the first toss.  Lots of unpleasant sounds this morning, many from Hitch and of course Attila’s a$$.  We all wondered if we somehow missed the memo that Spring Break started this week.  Hopefully some of the usual PAX made the trek to welcome Heist to his 40s. 

    ANNOUNCEMENTS

    • CSAUP – spots are filling up fast
    • Prayers for Fudd’s sister, Roger Roger, Fireman Ed
  • M

    The Roman numeral for 1000. Today was the day and 11 of RVA’s finest came out to see what was in store for this momentous occasion. There was recognition for the new sign for the smallest park, parking lot workouts, various mobile workouts through the neighborhood, and general all around good time.

    YHC took us out.

    I appreciate everyone’s support today, but also over the years that I have been with F3!

  • Hitch the new Handshake?

    Six Booters and a single stroller enjoyed the glorious tuckahoe morning for a beatdown for the ages. The Pax anxiously awaited for the timely arrival of little blue only to be welcomed by the sign of the silver sedan of Hitch coming in hot. Most of the intrepid travelers set off while Kubota wandered aimlessly likely egging houses and leaving flaming bags of feces (possibly his own) on the enchanted Tuckahoe stoops. For us more cultured souls, here is how things went down.

    Mosey around the parking lot and into Henrico’s smallest but finest park for introductions, salutations and disclaimers. YHC declared this beatdown would be a numberless episode with all exercises done in conversation without need for reps or responsibilities. Warm ups included, all on your own, DQ’s, Dead Man Hang, Imperial Walkers (maybe) along with some minor broga.

    Mosey over to Country Squire for some mailbox roulette. Merkins for the left sided mailboxes, WWII’s on the right. All done brocode style with YHC determining when to switch exercises.

    At the intersection of Country Squire and Ridge we partner up in odd numbered groups. Timer runs up the hill to the first reflective sign on the right and returns to find other performing squats and shoulder taps. Rotate a few more times.

    Slowsy up the hill as a group performing lunges, high knees walks, reverse lunge and finally mosey to the tip of the triangle park. Observing various landscaping features along the way the seemed like good bathing options to some.

    At the triangle we grouped again. Timer runs to the traffic light and returns to find partner performing various ab centric exercises. These included LBC’s, Flutters, APD’s and Freddie Mercuries.

    Slowsy into the park for some broga including pigeon and shavasana. BTTVF to meet up with Kubota. Names, no numbers, Prayers, Announcements. YHC took us out.

    Prayers/Announcements: Fireman Ed and Roger Roger as the work thru various health issues. Neighbors and friends that have lost employment recently. Chili Cook Off at El Woods casa. Centurian run/ruck. See Slack

    NMS: YHC had no idea what he was going to do today. A casual beatdown with plenty of conversation and broga was just what YHC needed after a hectic week. Sorry for the late backblast but it has been one of those days. Great mumblechatter of various topics including honeymoons, swim attire, travel plans among other topics. No verbal assaults from the neighborhood but plenty of decor open for comment. Thank you fellas for the opportunity to lead. Always enjoy this group of lads.

  • 9 Years, Almost

    7 studs joined YHC in the earliest/darkest gloom in the land to make a great 8 to celebrate 9. It went something like this – 0500 and off we go for a short mosey across the street to the front of the church.

    COP with various exercises and most of all the anticipation of Handshake having a reversal of fortune but alas he held it down.

    The THANG:

    9s – short mosey to the wall for 9s. 8 Donkey kicks on the wall, lunge across the lot and 1 squat, reverse lunge 7…2, continue to 1-8.

    Four Corners – 9 merkins, 18 jump squats, 27 2-ct freddie mercuries, 36 SSHs

    Reverse the Four Corners counting down

    Mosey to the triangle

    3 rounds of triangle circuit:

    • Point 1: 1 burpee, 2 squats, 3 merkins
    • Mosey
    • Point 2: 2, 4, 6 of the above
    • Mosey
    • Point 3: 3, 6, 9
    • Repeato 3 times for 9 points

    Back to the lot for 3 minutes of Mary

    COT, Numbers, Names and YHC took us out.

    Announcements: CSAUP Century Part Deux coming up May 2-3. Get your nano-region teams together – runners and ruckers needed. More details, and routes, to come.

    Coffeeteria, as always, was great.

    I hope Handshake survived what I am sure was a biblical experience when the gears got working.

    NMS: This Saturday, March 8, will mark YHC’s 9-year F3 anniversary. YHC will be in FL at UpChuck’s Clinic sitting on the beach and burning my bald head, so FW seemed like as good a chance as any to do an early celebration. All the better that Rosie showed up freshly off his Parisian escape and desperately looking from some air free of second-hand smoke. Thanks a million to Rosie for headlocking me all those years ago. It has been amazing to be part of this group and see the commitment and expansion. You all motivate me daily. Thank you. Keep up the great work.

    No More Gumbo for You!

  • Duck, Duck, Goose

    10 men met at an ungodly hour for 45 minutes of exercise

    Various exercises were completed and the limits were pushed with stupid hybrid exercises, most the Squat Imperial Walkers that looked more like something from Billy Blanks Taebo.

    The highlight was Duck, Duck, Goose. To reduce the risk of emotional and physical injury there was no running, only speed walking. YHC has a bruised back from when Splinter tried to cut to corner and ran into Senor Frog and fell on YHC. I guess we found out what happens when an unstoppable force hits an immovable object.

    Announcements – none

    Prayer requests – none