Tag: GridIron

11 men came out to find very little pickelballing (guess many hibernate for the winter) at Short Pump North. What they found is a compilation of a couple Fireman Ed classics.

COP: DQs, Helicopters, Invisible Jump Rope, Merkins, FMs, ACs. Mosey to bus loop. Tater made sure I did not forget my discs.

Bus Loop: Pacer throws disc and completes hole around temporary construction fencing. Others do the following: HRMs, WWIIs, jump squats, Burpees, pole smokers, SSHs, diamond merkins, heels to heaven, Lt. Dans, Wide grip merkins. Switch when pacer completes. the construction fencing threw me off but we figured it out. After completion we did a little yogging.

Round 2 Bus Loop: Same exercises. Change is that the pacer bear crawls, picks up the disc and completes the shorter hole. No one got a hole in one. Guess we have to stick to our day jobs. mosey to Gridiron field.

Bear crawl across field go halfway then run to end of field and Bernie back. Second round: Wheelbarrow with partner across field. Round 3. Lunge halfway then run to end of field and then Bernie back. Mosey to pavilion.

Elevens with derkins and step ups. Chum appeared to be the fastest. He must practice at home. Mosey to parking lot. Blue Moon had a fascination with my off-rhythm cadence of SSHs so I entertained him for a quick set to the delight of some. Continued with MCs and American hammers. Then we done.

Tuesday 12/12 lunch at Fireman Ed’s, I mean Firehouse Subs in Innsbrook. Also Chum wants to put together what I branded “Grilliron” where we will make breakfast after the Gridiron workout. It may even have an adult beverage if you are so inclined. Details will be forthcoming once a date is determined. Good to see a not as regular “The Handshake”. Also good to see Polly at Coffeeteria; looks like he is healing pretty well.

Thanks for letting me lead.

Fireman Ed

The ultimate prime number PAX assembled on a wet and warm winter morning (always a savory combo) at the Gridiron.  Here is how it went down.

• Mosey to the turf field for COP
  • SSH
  • IW
  • DQ
  • Helicopters
  • Arm circles
  • Jazzercize
  • Suzanne Somers
  • Merkins
  • LBC
• Four corners with 5 rounds (10, 15, 20, 25 reps at each corner)
  • HRM
  • WWII sit-ups
  • Squats
  • 2x crab cakes
  • Side crunches, each side
  • 1 rep of each exercise at end to make 71 total
• 3 rounds of PLTs – 71 total
• Mosey to the pull-up bars for 5 rounds of:
  • 8 pull-ups
  • 30 second pole sit
• Mosey to the parking lot for a 3x check
  • Run
  • FM
  • Shoulder taps
• COT with YHC taking us out

The PAX was asked to figure out why I added 1 extra rep to all of the four corner exercises.  That exercise included performing addition.  That part of the workout had to be quickly abandoned out of fear we might never get the correct answer.  Simple math proved difficult.  The answer – I wanted to get to 71 to honor the most respected member of the PAX, Pigskin, on his birthday week.  YHC will never ask this group to do math again.

Welcome Roundup, a local organic farmer.  Do not be a stranger.  Nice work by Piglet on the headlock.

God is good all of the time!

Attila

Seven steady pilgrims fought off the fart sack and looked to counter Thursday’s excess eating and drinking.  Here is how it went down:

• COP
  • SSH
  • IW
  • DQ
  • Helicopters
  • Arm circles
  • Jazzercize
  • Suzanne Somers
  • Merkins
  • LBC
• Beast
  • HRM
  • WWII Sit-ups
  • Copperhead squats
  • Side crunches – each side
  • H2H
  • Burpees
• 3x check
  • Run
  • Step-ups
  • FM
• 15×15 – go 15 yards as instructed and do 15 Chuck Norris push-ups
  • Bear crawl
  • Crawl bear
  • Crab walk
  • Duck walk
  • Lunge walk
  • Side lunge -walk (each side)
• 3 sets of 25 PLTs
• Mosey to the pull-up bars for 3 rounds of 8 pull-up and 20 APDs
• Mosey to the parking lot for DMH and COT with YHC taking us out

Great work from the PAX today.  Good for YHC to be back at the Gridiron.  No real announcements other than the shoe drive.  Check Slack.  This is late, so no real stories. 

God is good all of the time!

Attila

The Q is coming off IR, so it was not much cardio…but a lot of abs and arms. (I know, you’re shocked)

Mosey to Grid Iron for 4 rounds:

1st- 100 Merkins (10 every 10 yards), but take a break at the 50 for 100 Abs (4 sets of 25 WWI, WWII, Crunchy, and Flutters). 2nd- Turn around in end zone and march back to original goal line, with 10 Staggered Arm Merkins every 10 yards. Don’t worry, a break at mid field for another 100 Abs (4 sets of Knee Ups, Side Crunches each side, Heals to Heaven, Flutter Kicks). 3rd- Took a break of arms and did 10 squats every 10 yards. But of course we stopped for 100 more abs. 4th- Only 50 yards of Chuck Norris, followed by a break of 100 more abs.

Left the Grid Iron for the bleachers and benches: 2 rounds of 20 Dips, with 20 Bulgarians in between. Then 20 steps ups and 20 Derkins.

Finished at playground for 2 sets of 10 Jerkins on the swings, 100 more abs, and some balancing and stretching

Ten strong warriors and White Deer came to my 5th Q in a row this week. Pigskin and Lighthouse were at all five and one of them paid for it.

The Pax requests to go straight to coffee started before 7 but the 11 endured the following first:

Warmups of SSH, DQ, Cherry Pickers, Arm circles, LBCs, Candy Corns

Dora to show off to the 2 playing pickleball: 100 merkins, 200 squats, 300 LBCs with partner running to the end of the courts and back

Mosey to the lit soccer fields to then be chased down by a lady in a golf cart telling us we must leave.

Mosey to the frosted football field for a double quarter pounder: 1st time: 25 merkins, 50 reverse crunches, 75 mountain climbers (single count), 100 SSH: bernie back to goal line after doing each exercise at the appropriate yard line. 2nd time: 25 HRM, 50 American Hammers (single count), 75 Bobby Hurleys, 100 Candy Corns (ouch).

Crab walk ten yards, ten WWIIs, repeat to the 50. Bear Crawl ten yards, 5 merkins, repeat to the goal line. Hands nice and cold now.

Burpee ladder back. (this is when the Pax told me that liked me better when I was injured) 1 Burpee at ten yard line, 2 at twenty yard line, all the way to 10 (55 in total).

Ran a lap around the field and then back to the start for 5 minutes of Mary.

Did some Freddies, Flutters and LBCs until the end.

Circled up, did some prayers and then Pigskin wanted more attention and got light headed and needed some help from the Pax. It was a combination of the cold, the tough workout and maybe a smidge of him being 70. He felt better after some water, coffee and banana bread (recommended by 4 out of 5 actors who play a Doctor on TV).

I suspect Pigskin is doing some Balls to Wall at home now for fun.

On a nice warm late October morning, 8 of us got together near the beastly Pickelballers of Short Pump. In honor of Dean Smith, we went on a four corners themed workout. COP: DQs (without Attila), DMH, HRMs, MCs, FMs. mosey past football field to curbs.

Curb crawls to 3 down to 1.

Four Corners 1: 10 burpees, 20 WWIIs, 30 2 count Mountain climbers, 40 SSHs. Mosey to Bus loop.

20 pole smokers OYO Mosey to basketball court.

Four Corners 2: 10 burpees, 20 V ups, 30 plank jacks – 2 count, 40 jump squats. Mosey to other side of bus loop.

Bear crawl to 3 to 1. Mosey to front of school.

Four corners 3: 10 burpees, 20 WW1s, 30 carolina DDs , 40 LBCs (without Jville). Mosey to nearby parking lot.

Four corners 4: 10 burpees, 20 heels to heaven, 30 squats, 40 2 count flutter kicks. Mosey to front of school.

Quadruple check: Donkey kicks, wide grip merkins, American hammers, and run around loop. 3 times.

Mosey with squats to home base pavilion. Elevens with derkins and dips.

Finish with stretching because some of us are old. Coffeteria was good with a lot of discussion on the Middle East. Pray for peace and help to those you need it. Enjoy the warm weekend.

Fireman Ed

Somebody said the Q forgot to do burpees a few weeks ago, so today we made up for it. All 100 of them.

Warm up, followed by 2 sets of 10 Jerkins, and 10 Burpees. Mosey to soccer field for a series of:

• Go 10 yards and 1 Burpee, go to 20 and do 3 Burpees, (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) until 5 at midfield.
• Then a break with (4) 25 count ab exercises (WWII, Heals, 2 Side Crunches, and Crunchy),
• followed by a ladder down of 5 Burpees, go 10 yards, (4, 3, 2, 1 for the 50 yards).
• End line we turn around and do 10 merkins every 10 yards until mid field.
• But wait, we stopped at mid field for 4 sets of 25 abs (WWI, Knee Ups, Flutter, and Bicyles backward and forward). Next 50 yards 5 sets of 10 staggered arm Merkins.
• Turn around and 10 sets of leg raises every 10 yards until mid field (arms and chest needed a break). Ab break of 100 American Hammers.
• Next 50 yards was Burpee Ladder (again) of 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. Turn around with 10 sets of squats every 10 yards. 100 more abs at mid field, and Burpee Ladder.

Mosey back to starting point with (2) sets of 20 dips, a little stretching…10 more Burpees (to reach 100 total), and another 50 American Hammers

We had two visitors (Swank, Dollywood) from Charles Town WV, not far from Harper’s Ferry, here for a wedding. Tater also talked a passerby into participating. (Sri from Capital 1.) Hope he shows up again!

Disclaimer

Warm up

• 20 SSHs
• 20 IWs
• 10 Don Quixotes
• 20 Ukrainian Soldiers
• Hamstring stretch

Indigenous People’s Run: I brought a green dolly. The first 3 people in the line hold it over their heads. The next people, except for the last one, get 2 bricks each. We run to the middle of the covered walkway. The last person runs to the front and displaces the first person, etc. This didn’t work out as planned.

• to the middle of the covered walkway:

Covered walkway

• Stretch
• 7 minutes of Burpees

Triple-up

• Partner 1: Timer carries 2 bricks and runs to the end of the walkway.
• Partner 2: Pole-Smokers
• Partner 3: 10 Merkins/10 Squats, 10 Merkins/10 Squats, etc.

Near death Mankillers: Less awful version of Mankillers

• 10, 8, 6, 4, 2

Wall Routine on the school wall

• People’s Chair 15 Air Press, 10 BTTW Hip Slaps, 15 Donkey Kix OYO
• People’s Chair 15 Muhammad Ali, 10 BTTW Australian Mountain Climbers, 15 Donkey Kix OYO
• People’s Chair 15 Milkers, 10 BTTW Toe Taps, 15 Donkey Kix OYO
• People’s Chair 15 Lalannes, 10 Dirty Hookup, 15 Donkey Kix OYO

11s with brix (everyone got to carry a brick back and forth between school wall and covered walkway

• Squats and Mike Tysons

Indigenous People’s Run, sort of.

• back to the parking lot.

Last 3 or 4 minutes

• Stretches
• 60 count 6-inch leg lift
• Brazilian Mind bender

Announcements: none

Ecclesiastes Chapter 3

There is a time for everything and a season for very activity under heaven:

• A time to be born and a time to die,
• A time to plant and a time to uproot,
• A time to kill and a time to heal,
• A time to weep and a time to laugh,
• A time to mourn and a time to dance,
• …
• A time to love and a time to hate,
• A time for war and a time for peace.

And here we are, more than 2,000 years later.

Good day at Grid Iron. 3 did a pre-run, and 10 joined for a “28” workout (Q’s 28th Anniversary, so the number stuck in my head). Welcome to our F3 brother from Austin who was in town for the weekend, Breaststroke.

Warm up and then a mosey to playground with 2 sets of 14 pull-ups on the swings (28 theme all day)

Mosey to soccer field for a series of up and down the 100 yard field 3 times with a series of merkins every 25 yards and ab “breaks” at mid field.

First lap: 2 sets of 14 merkins at the 25 yard line, 2 sets of 14 wide grip at the 50. Pause at mid-field for abs: 28 WWIIs, 28 Crunchy Frogs, 2 sets of 14 side crunches. Continue the march with 2 sets of 14 wide grip merkins, and 2 sets of diamond merkins. Turn around and head back to 50 yard line with 2 sets of 14 Chuck Norris, 2 sets of regular merkins. Break at mid field for abs: 28 WWIs, 28 Heals to Heaven, 14 V-Up Rollups (because it’s 2 exercises in 1). Continue the next 50 yards with: 2 sets of 14 standing leg curls, 2 sets of 14 squats. Repeat, then circle up for Jack Web (1 merkin, 4 overhead presses). Blue Moon didn’t get enough abs so we did 28 4 count American Hammers. Yep.

Mosey to pull up bars for 7 pull ups, alternating with 28 dips. Repeat twice and then add in 14 incline Merkins. Mosey to playground for 2 sets of 14 partner leg tosses. Mosey to wall for 4 sets of alternating balls to the wall Toe Taps 28 times, and then people’s chair with arm exercises. After 4th round, circle up, 28 crunchy frogs. And we’re done.

Small group of Gridiron PAX members could not make the convergence and kept the lights on at the AO for visitors.  Here is how it went down in the rain:

• COP
  • SSH
  • Ukrainian soldiers
  • DQ
  • Helicopters
  • Arm circles
  • Squats
• Move to the pavilion to work through a variety of ground & pound exercises

COT with YHC taking us out

An injury/weather friendly Q to start off the weekend.

God is good all of the time!

Attila