Tag: GridIron

I was getting ready to introduce disc golf to the fine far West folks. I went to Costco and retrieved 3 boxes and had them set up for a mini course (hit the box would have been my backblast title). To my astonishment, I found 5 real disc golf baskets set up at the back of Short Pump Middle. Did they set them up for us? Well no boxes necessary. Although not everyone was on time, we had 10 PAX ready to go.

COP: DQs, DMH, Merkins, MCs, LBCs and ACs. Is that Lighthouse and Homer? Mosey to hole 1.

Hole 1: Throw, bear crawl, throw bear crawl until you get in the basket. 3 burpees for each shot.

Hole 2: Throw, lunge, throw, lunge until you get it in the basket. 5 HRMs for each shot.

Hole 3: Throw, throw, bunny hop, throw bunny hop until you get it in the basket. 7 wide grip merkins for each shot.

Hole 4: Throw, throw, polar bear crawl, etc. 5 merkins per shot. Collect discs and mosey to front of school.

Triple check with four exercises: Donkey kicks, derkins, heels to heaven run around loop. Chum shows up after a long run at SOJ. Mosey to bleachers on second field.

Elevens with 2 count steps and diamond merkins (I like merkins). Mosey to home base.

One set of PLTs, Carolina DDs, Freddie Mercuries and DQs/DMHs. Counterama.

Events: Monday get together on Mcarthur road instead of Punisher. See Chum Bucket for details as he is not much of a Slacker. Pickelball tournament on 8/26. Labor Day convergence at Dogpile at 7 a.m. (so late for that group). Ended with prayers. Thanks God for the beautiful morning. It was good to see runners Johnsonville and Gypsy and future runner Blue Moon at coffeeteria.

Fireman Ed (now we have Dalvin Cook – bet we still find a way to su%k).

Light crowd on an incredible Saturday morning.  For those warriors in attendance, greatness was achieved.  Here is how it went down:

• COP
  • SSH
  • IW
  • DQ
  • Helicopters
  • Arm circles
  • Dead man hang
  • Merkins
  • LBC
• One man DORA divided reps into 5 segments for each exercise
  • 100 HRM
  • 200 squats
  • 300 LBC
• Arch loader – alternate bear crawl, crab walk, duck walk, bunny hop and cheetah sprint ½ across field, followed by mosey to other end for 20 WWII sit-ups and 20 APD and Bernie back to other side
• Mosey back to parking lot for 3x check
  • Run
  • FM
  • Step-ups on bleachers
• Finale – 25 derkins, minute wall sit, 25 derkins
• COT with YHC taking us out

Blessed by those with us today.  It was a greatest hits from YHC’s 2 Q’s earlier this week.  The crab walks were painful for those that did Circus on Thursday.  T-claps to our runners who double-dipped and great to have Pigskin’s byproducts with us despite his absence. 

God is good all of the time!

Attila

Despite the confusion of this not being an Ultimate Frisbee day…18 of us still had a good workout.

Stretching, a little warm up, welcoming 2 F3 members from PA, and then we began with a dozen burpees in parking lot and a mosey to soccer field to begin Arms/Abs/Arms/Arms/Abs/Arms:

Arms- 10 yards, then 5 Hand Release Merkins (5x). Abs- 5 rounds of 20 sets of WWIs, WWIIs, Heals to Heaven, Crunchy Frogs and Ukrainian Hammers. Arms- 10 yards, then 5 Merkins (5x). Arms- 10 yards, then 2 Merkins (5x). Abs- 5 rounds of 20 sets of Flutters, Freddy Mercury, Mercury Freddy, Knee Ups, Ukrainian Hammers. Arms- Bear Crawl 50 yards with 2 Merkins every 10 yards.

Legs with a Dora of 100 Squats, 200 Heal Raises, and 300 Leg Curls

More Arms– 20 Dips and 5 Pull ups for 3 rounds, followed by a mosey and 10 Jerkins (2x) and 20 Dips

Forgot the prayer, but did remember all 18 names. Plus, we did have a little celebration at the end.

Fourteen noble warriors skipped ultimate and assembled at Gridiron for a ground and pound beatdown.  Here is how it went down:

• COP
  • SSH
  • IW
  • DQ
  • Helicopters
  • Arm circles
  • Suzanne Somers
  • Merkins
  • LBC
  • APD
• Laps of luxury – 3 rounds
  • 10 burpees at each side of the 50 yard line
  • Move to the end zone for 15 arm exercises
    • HRM
    • Wide grip merkins
    • Chuck Norris
  • Move across the end zone
    • Bear crawl
    • Crab walk
    • Lunge walk
  • Do 15 reps of an ab exercise at the other corner of the zone
    • WWII sit-ups
    • Side lunges – each side
    • FM
  • Same thing on other side of field until all the way around the field
• 20 reps of PLT – 3x
• Jack Webb – up to 11 merkins, 44 air presses
• 3x check
  • Wall sit
  • Reverse crunch
  • Run parking lot loop
• Mary and stretching
• COT with YHC taking us out

Great work from the PAX today.  Tons of mumble chatter and good fellowship.  This is quick and to the point as I need to run

Prayers up for Mr. Rogers son Lincoln.

God is good all of the time!

Attila

A dirty dozen seasoned Pax and a FNG were the early risers in the park joining the soccer players, softball practice, and Pickleball enthusiasts.

Off to the nice football field for a disclaimer and welcome. COP commenced and we meandered off the field out of respect to the soccer players assembling.

With the middle school football field “closed”, we went to the soccer field to begin the fun. Oh, I forgot to mention that we have been carrying around an 80# sandbag.

Lining up on the 0 yard zero yard line, the Pax karaoke’d to the other end of the field and back to the 10 yard line. The sandbag made its way down and back too.

10 yard line – 10 HRM; lunge to far end and back to the 20, sandbag makes its way too

20 yard line – 10 HRM, 20 4-count American Hammers; jog to far end and back to the 30, sandbag makes its way too

30 yard line – 10 HRM, 20 4-count American Hammers, 30 squats; jog to far end and back to the 40, sandbag makes its way too

40 yard line – 10 HRM, 20 4-count American Hammers, 30 squats, 40 2-count mountain climbers; jog to far end and back to the 50, sandbag makes its way too

50 yard line – 10 HRM, 20 4-count American Hammers, 30 squats, 40 2-count mountain climbers, 50 4-count flutter kicks; jog to far end and back to the 60, sandbag makes its way too

60 yard line – 10 HRM, 20 4-count American Hammers, 30 squats, 40 2-count mountain climbers; jog to far end and back to the 70, sandbag makes its way too

70 yard line – 10 HRM, 20 4-count American Hammers, 30 squats; jog to far end and back to the 80, sandbag makes its way too

80 yard line – 10 HRM, 20 4-count American Hammers; jog to far end and back to the 90, sandbag makes its way too

10 yard line – 10 HRM; lunge to far end with sandbag

Mosey over to the front of the school for triple check. Partner 1 bear crawls or lunge walks across the two lane roadway and back. Partner 2 performs 100 donkey kicks, 200 monkey bumpers, 300 box cutters.

Chum picks up the sandbag and the Pax lines up behind him. Mosey back to the parking lot with the 6 running to the front to take the bag.

Quick round of Mary and Attila took us out.

We originally landed on “Cheesesteak” as the FNG’s name. Unresolved with the name, YHC reached out to Handshake – a man well versed in bourbon and barbecue (FNG’s hobbies). After a brief consult, we landed on “peg leg”. Handshake can attest to the quality of “Peg Leg Porkers BBQ” in Nashville, where they also make their own bourbon. It is also easier to say quickly while winded doing exercises.

Welcome Peg Leg!

13 Pax of various ages (what other AO can boast attendance from a teenager and a septuagenarian) descended on the friendly confines of Short Pump North. Lighthouse came in running and warned us of the heat and man he was right.

COP: DQs, DMH, Merkins, MCs, FMs, LBCs.

Mosey with a merkin run. We run together (sort of) and then I call out 10 merkins. We went around to Short Pump Middle and did 40 merkins.

Dora with 100 HRMs, 200 Squats and 300 monkey humpers. Run in a loop in front of the entrance. The monkey humpers got more challenging after the first 100. Mosey to newly paved basketball court (did they do that for us).

Four corners: 10 burpees, 20 squats, 30 2 count mountain climbers and 40 2 count flutter kicks. It was noted that the temp on the asphalt was a bit high. Mosey to tennis court.

Slight audible: A kid was practicing tennis with his mom so the suicides with an exercise was constrained to the first two courts. We still may have scared them. 1st one – 5 Carolina Dry docks then 10 CDDs. 2nd set – diamond merkins, 3rd set – wide grip merkins. Mosey to field next to main Gridiron field.

1st set – partner wheelbarrows run back. 2nd set – bear crawl run back and 3rd set – lunge Bernie back. Mosey to bleachers.

Elevens with derkins and 2 count step ups. I was asked whether my M wanted me to build my arms today. Fair question since we did lots of merkin exercises.

Finished with American Hammers, Freddie Mercuries, Heels to Heaven and stretching.

Convergence this Tuesday at 7 at Dogpile for those that are in town. Enjoy the rest of your weekend and thanks for our democracy.

Fireman Ed

Showed up for the first Gridiron of the summer. Yep. It was hot. Lots of sweating. Nothing original on my part. A repeat of my typical workout. Except, no burpees. Next time, we’ll do some burpees.

Mosey to Gridiron goal line

Disclaimer

20 SSHs, 10 MM Merkins, 15 Knee-ups, (all in cadence), stretch

Mosey to Other goal line

20 IWs, 10 diamond Merkins, 15 Ukrainian Hammers (all in cadence), stretch

Mosey to Original goal line

20 Don Quixotes, 15 Crunchy Frogs, 10 Stagger arm Merkins and a stretching exercise

Mosey to Other goal line

20 Copperhead Squats, 10 Stagger arm Merkins and a stretching exercise

To the bottom of the hill up to the Gridiron: 11s

Get-ups, up to the top of the hill, Crunchy Frogs

To the wall in front of the school:

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

Using the loading dock: 3X

Behind the railing to the loading dock: 20 SSHs, over the rails, across the loading dock and to the asphalt part of the driveway: 10 Mike Tysons

Mosey to the handicapped area of parking lot in front of school

3 rounds of 20, jumping over the line, in cadence, with a stretch in between

Mosey to the benches by the Gridiron

10 Bulgarian Split Squats in cadence, 10 Dips, 10 Derkins (all in cadence) 3X

Mosey to Flag

Stretch

20 Flutters in cadence

60 Second leg lift

Brazilian Mindbender

Announcements:

Starbucks after workout: 11735 W. Broad

This Tuesday, Homerun Derby: at Robius Elementary at 5:30 AM, Instead of NoToll on that day;

4^th of July: Convergence: at Dogpile at 7:00 PM

Takeout by YHC:

A quote from Proverbs: “Do you see a man who speaks in haste? There is more hope for a fool than for him.”

It was the Q’s 52nd BDay, so guess what we did? Lots of sets that totaled 52.

Arms– 52 (4 sets of 13) incline pull ups with partner holding legs, 52 chin ups/pulls up (modify feet on ground)

Legs– 100 yard field mosey with 4 sets of: 13 squats, then calf raises, then incline lunges, then calf raises with toes inward, then heals to butt, and some others…totaling 52 of each. Broke it up with a bear crawl or two of 50 yards

Abs– 52 WWIs, WWIIs, Crunchy Frogs, Side Crunches, Heals to Heaven, Flutter Kicks and American Hammers

Chest- 52 Merkins (4 sets of 13 across the field). Meet in circle for modified Ring of Fire…Bear Crawl to center and 10 Merkins with Hand Slaps with your partner, 52 Spider Mans, and a handful of other chest exercises to total 52

Stretching- Lots of stretching for abs, hamstrings, and any other muscle we used.

First day of #SOJTakeover and this SOJer found himself at the epicenter to where it all began. There were plenty of OG stalwarts to keep YHC company as 13 strong posted to see what SOJ had in store for them. YHC had made the long treacherous journey to the great north. No white walkers spotted. According to the pickle ball tourney here is what went down.

COP- 20 each SSH, LBC; 10 Each DQ’s, Jazzercise, Helicopters, Imperial Walkers, , Coper head squat, Dead man hang, Merkins, Box cutters, Plank jacks, 

WO1: Dora: Runner goalpost to goalpost, 100 Merkins, 200 LBC’s, 300 SSH

WO2: Triple check: Runner sideline to sideline, with Dips, LBC’s.  

WO3: 3 Quarter pounders.  1st 25 Plank jacks, 50 Hand release, 75Merkins, 100 Drydocks.  2nd: 25 Squats, 50 ?, 75 Imperial Walkers, 100 SSH’s.  3rd: 25 WWII, 50 LBC, 75 Flutter kicks, 100 Dollies.  

WO4: Various runs sideline to sideline

Ring of fire merkins, 4 MOM PAX call abs.  

Announcements: Coffee immediately following. Tuckahoe lunch at Firehouse subs Tuesday.

Prayers to Blue Moon and knee surgery. Prayers to all PAX with grads and their next phase of life.

YHC took us out in prayer.

Always an honor to lead, but especially this awesome group of PAX.