Tag: FlexFriday

  • A Date With Cindy

    12 shy gentlemen went on a blind date with Cindy. She was a mean ole bessie. Here’s the torture she put us through :

    Mosey lap around parking lot

    Circle up for Definition of 3 F’s, Core Principles, Mission Statement and Disclaimers

    Warmarama : 20 SSH IC, 10 Ukrainian Soldiers IC, 15 IW’s IC, 10 Merkins IC

    THE THANG :

    Grab a Cindy and mosey to playground

    15 Blockees (Burpee on the Cindy, pick it up on the way up and do an overhead press)

    *From this point forward until time expires, carry Cindy and don’t let her touch the ground*

    Mosey up satan’s hill, take a right, then take another right down the cul de sac hill

    20 goblet squats

    Mosey up the hill to next street then stop

    Lay on your back then do 150 bench press while doing flutter kicks

    Mosey down the street, eventually take a left then down to the bottom of the next hill

    20 Thrusters (this is a squat with an overhead press on the way up)

    Mosey up the hill, take a left, go down that street, take a right then go all the way down the hill

    25 Curls with your hands through the Cindy holes

    Mosey up the hill, take a left, go down that street, take a right then go all the way down the hill

    20 Cindy Swings

    Mosey BTTF

    DONE

    Numbers, Names, YHC took us out

    Announcements :

    – Tonight Happy Hour at Diamond Billiards on Midlo Turnpike

    -Tomorrow’s AO options : DogPile Ultimate Frisbee, Rock N Roll with Snuff Q, Gridiron with Attila Q

    -Sat 8/26 Pickleball Tournament at Batteau (doubles team play format)

    NMMS : Welcome Dan Brown now known as Carvana! He works in automotive parts and sales, lives in Ashland, and Futon invited him out. You may see him start posting with the DaVille crew. Been awhile since YHC has Q’ed out at satan’s hill. Enjoyed it fellas!

  • SOJ TAKEOVER COMETH – ARE YOU READY??!!

    Goodmorning F3RVA:

    10 HIMs charged New Market’s infamous Satan’s Hill this morning to ready for the upcoming takeover of all F3RVA starting tomorrow!

    Mudslide and Heist took the reins this morning for Flex Friday.

    Warmup:

    • 3 Laps around the parking lot
    • Helicopters
    • Arm circles (Front and Back)
    • Copperhead squats
    • L.B.Cs
    • A.P.Ds
    • Front Scorpion stretch
    • Planks with some merkins
    • Cobra and downward dog stretch

    Part 1: 11s across the parking lot with cinderblock squats and merkins (feel the burn!)

    Part 2: Mixed bag

    Split into three groups. One group worked with mudslide and did sandbag carry/atlas stone/bucket carry.

    The other two groups did triple check: cinderblock swing/cinderblock dips/cinderblock farmer carry (timer).

    Clock was ticking. We didn’t have time for everyone to play with Mudslide’s instruments of pain…next time.

    Part 3: Exercise bands + Hill – MUSH!

    Groups of 2. Bands around waist…sprint up the hill 10 seconds…jog in place…repeat until you reach the top. Switch…each guy got to go 1x.

    Time.

    Numbers/Names/Ball of Man.

    FNG: Shout out to Benny for bringing us Alex aka “Stellar.” Alex comes to us from Baltimore (4 years ago). Has two kids. Works in logistics. Training for a marathon….went to Elon (hence Stellar?). A few other names thrown out there like “crab cake, etc.” Welcome Stellar! Dude is in good shape!

    Announcements:

    SOJ takeover starts tomorrow. Get some!

    SOJ Happy hour tonight at diamond billiards. See you there.

    Do the summer tour. Fun times.

    Thoughts: Brings me great joy to see new faces in the gloom. Shout out to Benny for bringing an FNG this morning (double cool since Benny has been out for less than 2 weeks). Seriously guys – there are plenty of dudes that need this…not just the fitness, but the camaraderie, etc. Getting up early and pushing it builds character, makes us stronger so that we can serve our wife, kids, family, friends, and community. Grab a buddy and bring them out.

  • Doce Hombres con Bloques.

    Heeeelllo F3 RVA. 12 dudes got it done today at Satan’s Hill on this glorious Cinco de Mayo. Hermes and Heist put together a combination of Cinderblock stations and Kárate.

    Here is how everything went down:

    1. Intro to F3 and disclaimer statement made. Need to write this down clearly, but point was made.
    2. Warmorama:
      • SSH
      • Hillbillies (very difficult to count this)
      • Ukrainian Soldiers
      • Merkins
      • LBC
      • Deadman hang (left/right)
    3. Block work
      • Many block stations with cardboard cards calling out exercises, including:
        • Sumo squat
        • Sumo squat high Pull
        • Feet on block werkins
        • Block Deadlift
        • Block front squats
        • Block plyo pushups
        • Block swings
        • Block OH Press
        • OH block hold with squat
        • Farmer carry run (this was the timer for the rotation- about 45-60 seconds)
        • bands for monster walks
        • KBs for some rows
    4. Karate with Hermey:
      • front kicks
      • sidekicks with a shuffle
      • round kicks
      • jab
      • jab front kick
      • uppercuts
      • speed bag with a runner timer
      • horse stance with karate punches
    5. Back to Block work for about 8 more minutes left cutting the Farmer Carry in half.

    Time/Numbers/Names.

    Welcome to our newest member of the Pax, Hunter aka “Leche.” Name comes from his roots growing up on a dairy farm (and because it is Cinco De Mayo).

    Announcements:

    1. CSAUP Tomorrow at Godwin
    2. SOJ lunch at Rusty Taco next Thursday
    3. SOJ family get together on 5/21. Ask OC or McGruff how you can help

    Wildcat took us out in prayer.

    Yo, did you know? Cinco de Mayo:

    Cinco de Mayo is not Mexican Independence Day, a popular misconception. Cinco de Mayo, or the fifth of May, is a holiday that celebrates the date of the Mexican army’s May 5, 1862 victory over France at the Battle of Puebla during the Franco-Mexican War. The day, which falls on Friday, May 5 in 2023, is also known as Battle of Puebla Day. While it is a relatively minor holiday in Mexico, in the United States, Cinco de Mayo has evolved into a commemoration of Mexican culture and heritage, particularly in areas with large Mexican-American populations

  • Flexing for a Friday

    Good afternoon….a little issue with trying to get things coming up so I can complete this. Flex fridays I like to throw in a mixture of new and old things(see how they come out). What happens is I start to think with new things to bring out and try. I think of one, then 2 more hit. Here’s what we did today

    For myself, even the Warmaramma can be changed up from time to time. So this morning it was: SSH in Cadence(10), full arm circles forwards and backwards(10), Chainbreakers in cadence(10), Swimmers(10), Cherry Pickers(10), Windmills(10), Squat Thrust(half burpee) 10 full burpee is with the merkin, Lunge with twist(10) and Mountain Climbers in cadence(10). Wait no merkins, no LBCs. Correct 6 minutes and we were ready.

    Ok the main work and here’s what I offered(I am getting closer to having some type of course set up). Standard Sandbag Carries along with Sandbag Snatches, Battle ropes with Jerkins, Band work side standing twists and tricep extensions. More bands with squat into press and good mornings, a little mosey down we had halos plus hand over hand work with my Odin sledgehammer(25 pounds), tire pulls back and forth with x jacks, plus ball tosses each side(ball weighing 20 pounds). The work, having fun trying everything out then the tire I added a little weight inside which made it harder.

    A little mosey back to the top, 3 stations partnered up about 30-40 seconds each hit it quick get a little blood rushing to the muscles. After that an idea hit(under I haven’t done it in a while). The tire and ball came up half of us did side tire throws, the other half ball pushes to partner in plank position. We switched it up, ended with a little 90-90 stretch, a nice leg stretch with the band. Hit the 45 minutes right on.

    Announcements(2nd Friday is next week at Diamond Billiards), 3 weeks till Rugged Maniac, anything else can be found thru the various Slack channels.

    Numbers, call out and prayer led by YHC and done

    Scary part….I get home and for next Friday already have 4-5 things in my mind ready. BTW…the sledgehammer is 25 pounds, the head is rubber so it does no damage to concrete or surfaces so guess what?

  • Carpe Diem

    10 dudes got swole for another Flex Friday at Satan’s Hill. 

    Warmorama: Up the Hill and Back. CHS (20x), UKS (20x), Merkins (20x), OYO stretch 60 seconds.  Grab the Cindys for some warmup sets of sumo squats, deadlift, push press, etc.

    What we did:

    Part 1: Cindy 11s

    I kind of swore off burpees yesterday…after a solid whooping by the likes of McGruff, OC and Florence this week. Deep down, I knew my inner “B” had gotten the best of me…so tapped into that PAX energy for a nasty set of 11s. Start with 1 burpee cinder block (more like a groiner with a dead-lift…no OH movement) and jog about 25 yards across parking lot for 10x jump squats. Pretty brutal after about 6/7 rounds. Ended with 10x cinder block burpees and 1x squat jump

    Part 2: Cindy work and bands:

    • Transition warmup with some side-shuffles down and back in the parking lot before exercises.
    • Swings: Mudslide provided some solid instruction on proper cinder block swing form. We did several warmup rounds of this. Then, we partnered up with flex bands to add resistance (pulling from behind) while partner performs cindy swings. The flex band resistance requires utilization of core strength and emphasis on proper form. See link below.
    • Cindy Pushups with Bands – A few rounds of pushups on cinderblocks while partner pulls flex band from left and then right side. Requires core strength utilization.
    • Cindy Clean and Press – 2x rounds of OYO cindy clean and press with good form

    Part 3: Sprints + Band Resistance – With flex band around waist, A man sprints Full Parking Lot while B man holds flex band for resistance. 2x rounds percent.

    Part 4 Moseyed back to flag area and grabbed the bands for some stretches.

    Time…maybe a little over time (but we had time).

    Outro: Numbers and Names. 

    Announcements: Need a Q for Alamo next week. Jump on that.

    Great news and glory to God shared in our COT this morning. Praise shared by Wildcat: He has been kicking the butt of stage IV lung cancer since Summer of 2021. As part of this journey, he gets a quarterly scan at UVA to keep tabs on his condition….recent scan this Tuesday looked stable. Amazing dude….a beast…amazing what our brother Wildcat does in the Gloom.

    Prayers – Mudslide took us out. Thanks to God for Wildcat’s good news. Prayers for all the Pax.

    Have a good weekend everyone. I plan to hit the fart sack this weekend to catch up on sleep!

  • Feelin’ like spring time at the Hill.

    Starting to feel more like sunny and 70. The bugs are making noises and it is feeling good outside. Perfect day to get after it!

    12 (that’s right T W E L V E) dudes got swole for another Flex Friday at Satan’s Hill. 

    Warmorama: SSH (20x), CHS (20x),UKS (10 x), Dead Man Hang, Sitting Hamstring stretch, LBCs (15x), Merkins (10x), Hip Flexor stretches, Fudd/Wilson stretch, OYO stretch 30 seconds. 

    What we did:

    Part 1: Cindy work and corners:

    3x rounds as follows:

    Corner 1 – 20x Cindy Bench Press (walk to corner 2 with cindy tight to chest)

    Corner 2 – 20x Cindy Squats (walk to corner 3 – right arm farmer carry)

    Corner 3 – 20x Cindy Shoulder Press (walk to corner 4 – left arm farmer carry)

    Corner 4 – 20 x Cindy Swings (walk to corner 1 – cindy OH carry)

    Part 2: Band pain: Mudslide busted out the flex bands of pain. Partner up and grab 1 flex band, Pax completed the following (1 man holds band for resistance while the other performs workout):

    • Jog/Warmup – With flex band around waist, each Pax did 2x rounds of 30 second jog in place
    • Shuffle Left/Right/Up drills – With flex band around waist with resistance. Sprint in place…on MudSlide’s command shuffle feet left/right and back to center on command. Mixed in were jumps. 2 rounds at 45 seconds a piece.
    • Groiner– With flex band around waist, A man performs as many groiners as possible (bottom movement of burpee) for 45 seconds. B man holds band for resistance.

    Part 3: Hill + Band Pain – With flex band around waist, A man sprints about 30 yards up Satan’s Hill while B man holds flex band for resistance. 3x at 50/75/100 percent. Wrap up with 1x Bernie. FEEL THE BURN!

    Part 4 Moseyed back to flag area and grabbed the bands for some stretches.

    Time.

    Outro: Numbers and Names. 

    Announcements: None

    Closing thoughts: VERY cool to have a bunch of new faces at the Hill today. F3 is about bringing more men out to the gloom. Leaning on each other and getting it done. Proud of you guys!

    Prayers – Mudslide took us out

  • Flex Friday St Patrick’s Day

    A good turnout of 9(originally 8 Hardywood was a little late. When I saw his vehicle, I went “who in the blue hell is this?”). The idea today after yesterday’s training for the 2024 Olympics in the 4×400 relay(lets not quit the day job), come back and take it easy. I wanted to work on a few things that we normally don’t do and hit areas that we all need(trust me, older we get anything to help keep the muscles loose is a plus.

    Warm-up: SSH, Don Quixote, Helicopters, Arm Circles, Imperial Walkers, Copperhead squats, Merkins, LBCs, Alabama Prom Dates, then a little stretching. Time to mosey to the coupins to choose wisely.

    The idea today was for 2 to go to the battle ropes(I have 2, they are not the same). One works on the battle ropes, the other picks up the 50 pound sandbag then runs down to the stop sign and back. When the one person returns, switch up. Back at the coupins, we started off the exercises with presses, after a little bit switched it up to bent over rows. Next group went(group that stayed did a 3 part squat: regular, regular w/ calf raise, then a jump squat with coupin). Next 2 up, then to WW2s with a press to the left, middle and right(not so easy). the next group since we had an odd number 3 went(we then hit the biceps and triceps w/ curls and tricep extensions in one move).

    Second round: whatever battle rope you didn’t use the first time(you used it the second time around). This time we started off with rock-copters, as we kept going adding exercises such as the triple lunge(lunge forward, backwards and side). The side ones we don’t do much that works the side plus hips and allows that extra movement. Getting to the end, focus more on slower movements such as curls, deep squat holds(keeping the body straight up which will work the core and hips more) plus slow presses(5 count down, 5 up trying to really extend at the top). Everyone did their 2 rounds, put the rocks back and a little mosey to the rails

    Jerkins were next….a little twist where you grabbed the feet so you really focused on the back, upper body plus works a little grip. Each person did 2 rounds, back to the flag to grab a band for some extended stretching. Take the band on the foot…..then worked your legs to the sides(work on the stretch plus relax into it to help elongate the muscles) holding it for a minute or a little more. A final thing of 10 quick merkins and finished on time

    Counts, announcements and prayer from YHC

    Monday…..new AO at Rountry(Alamo) looks to be a big turnout. Saturday they need someone for Dogpile so sign up please. Rock n Roll we have a ruck starting at 6am, a pre workout run at 630, then the workout at 7. If you signed up for Rugged(start the training what we do is great just keep going). If you want to sign up, I think I have something coming for 10% off which will help the costs. Enjoy the day, watch lots of games and see you tomorrow

  • Band(s) on the run

    Good afternoon….a little break time as I near the end of my work week. I need to update things with what we did this morning. I wanted to change it up from last time…..work on more of that length of the body cause as we get older, the key is to stay loose and flexible plus stretch out the muscles that do not get worked.

    The start up(aka the warm-up) SSH, Imperial Walkers, Ukrainian Soldiers, Helicopters, Cherry Pickers, Merkins, LBCs and Alabama Prom Dates to help get up warmed up and ready. Then it was time for the bands. Luckily today we had an even number so we did not have to do a group of 3. My goal was to work on going easy for 1 minute on the first round, then the second an all out 30 second attack. Exercises we did: plank jacks, broad jumps, jogging forward(also bernies) lunges, etc. I look back it now and left a ton out but there’s always another Friday.

    After that, we ventured to the road and it became what I like to call “Spartan runs”. Place the band around your waist, take off and communicate with the person behind you whether you want more or less tension. Right now, we are doing a short distance but next time take it up a notch(fire hydrant to the top of the hill). First 2 rounds all out the final round was bernie style and that really attacks the calves, hamstrings, those leg muscles we ignore

    Last little bit created a little something on the fly: cleans with a 50 pound sandbag and the jump rope(that weighs 5 pounds). I not only have heavier sandbags(4 the biggest is 100 pounds) plus I have jump ropes the heaviest is 10 pounds.

    Numbers, call outs, a couple quick announcements and a final prayer from YHC

    Time change this weekend(spring forward) those going to Rock and Roll I will be there Saturday morning starting out a little run with House Party then the workout

  • Doc says 2-3 Months

    8 of SOJ finest posted for the latest installment of FLEX Friday. This would be a true Flex Friday as YHC is limited on impact exercises (aka Running). Doc says typical is 2-3 months, however I am not typical and think more like 3-5 weeks. According to the summer breeze blowing here is what happened.

    COP- 20 each SSH, LBC; 10 Each DQ’s, Jazzercise, Helicopters, Imperial Walkers, , Coper head squat, Dead man hang, Merkins, Flutters, Dollies.  

    The thang: Rings of Fire. Runner as timer and calls exercise with Coupons. 8 PAX so 8 exercises per round. Round 1 runner to rock pile, Round 2 runner to stop sign, round 3 runner to fire hydrant. Round 4 runner to rock pile with exercises being all coupon holds. Some stretches in between and at end to round it out.

    Announcements: Happy hour SOJ style tonight 530 see slack. Glow run for Galactosemia 3/5 in New Market. Too late to get a bag but you can still donate, run and join 2nd F after.

    Prayer Requests: To all those struggling with something they don’t want to talk about, let us be kind!

    YHC took us out in prayer.

    Make Today Awesome!  

  • Flex Band and Cindy Friday – Two headed monster brings pain. 

    Five dudes got swole for another Flex Friday at Satan’s Hill. 

    Warmorama: SSH,ISW,CHS,Merkins,Werkins, APD, LBCs,Hip Flexor stretches, OYO stretch 60 seconds. 

    What we did:

    Part 1: Mudslide busted out the flex bands of pain. Using flex bands, Pax completed rounds of:

    • Heisman leaps – With flex band around waist, A man leaps left and right heisman style while B man holds flex band for resistance for sixty seconds (2x)
    • Side Shuffles – With flex band around waist, A man shuffles to side as far as possible while B man holds flex band for resistance for sixty seconds. 2x
    • Left/Center/Right drill – With flex band around waist, A man faces 3 sets of bands (left, center, and right) about 10 ft in front. B man holds flex band and calls out left/center/right. On these commands, A man has to sprint forward and touch said band.       Pax completed 2x sixty seconds sets. 
    • Hill sprint: With flex band around waist, A man sprints about 30 yards up Satan’s Hill while B man holds flex band for resistance. 2x. 

    Tough drills. Intense for both the holder and the active man. 

    Part 2: Moseyed back to flag area and grabbed our beautiful Cinderblocks. 

    • Farmers carry down to rock pile (left arm)
    • Farmers carry back to pool area (right arm)
    • Hallelujah carry back to rock pile

    Grab a rock coupon, chose wisely for super sets as follows:

    • Cindy Curls (10-15 reps)/Rock Coupon OH tricep extension (10/15 reps). 3x
    • Cindy OH Press (10-15 reps)/Rock Coupon Fwd lat raise (10/15 reps). 3x
    • Cindy Bench Press (10-15 reps)/Rock Coupon WW2 (10/15 reps). 3x 

    Time.

    Outro: Numbers and Names. 

    Announcements: 

    • Support our Pax at the various AOs tmw
    • Lots of 2nd F stuff going on. See Slack

    Prayers – YHC took us out