Tag: GridIron

13 strong posted and attacked a Gridiron first (a Kubota Gridiron Q).  After cars slowly rolled in and pleasantries exchanged, the PAX accomplish the following:

Mosey to corner of parking lot for:

COP#1

Helicopters x 15

Don Quixote x 10

SSH x 20

WWII Sit-ups x 15

Flutter Kicks w/ arms straight back x 12

Merkins x 10

mosey back to YHC’s truck and drop tailgate, acquire coupons and mosey back over to corner of parking lot for:

COP#2

Repeat COP#1 but with coupons in hand

Mosey over past the volleyball courts and on top of the hill for:

11’s:

On one side of hill complete 1 crunchy frog and then run over to other side of hill and complete 10 hand release merkins.  Back and forth until 10 crunchy frogs and 1 HR merkin.  All accomplished with coupons in hand.

Al Gore for the 6

Mosey over to the main entrance and complete a round of:

Lindsay’s (40’s):

30 Squats/10 LBC’s, 25/15, 20/20, 15/25, 10/30 with coupons in hand and short hallelujah runs in between each round making our way back to YHC’s truck.  After some more Al Gores, drop coupons back into YHC’s truck.

Mosey over the wet field with the “Field Closed” sign and head over to the field in front of the school which should have had a “Field Closed” sign on it for:

Doracides:

Partner up and as a team complete 100 Carolina Dry Docks, 200 LBC’s, 300 SSH’s while partners switch and run to first cone and perform 1 Burpee, run back to partner, then run to second cone and perform 2 Burpees, run back to partner, then run to third cone for 3 Burpees and back to switch with partner.

Mosey back over wet field to parking lot for:

Tug-O-War:

Divide up into 4 teams of three and see who wins it all.  After a couple semi-final matches and a final match, the team of Johnsonville, Quest and Offshore won.

Partner up for:

2×20 Partner Leg Tosses each partner

2×20 Plerkins each partner

Back to the flag for:

COT, Numberama, Namearama, Announcements and YHC took us out!

Announcements:

A couple of PAX members are getting their Respect next week(Chum Bucket and J’ville)  Happy early birthdays, fellas!

NMS:

YHC signed up for this Q about a month ago to change up his Saturday morning routine a little and to get to know some of the PAX members a little better.  After posting at Circus Maximus on Thursday and Q’ing this morning, YHC has definitely met some new members and gotten to know others better.

The fields and any part of the ground that was not paved were absolutely soaking wet.  YHC didn’t want to just stay on pavement, so to the driest field we could find, we went.  Wasn’t dry at all.  Little bit of slipping and sliding!  Burpees were fun on that field, weren’t they?

YHC hadn’t brought coupons out in a while, so why not bring them to Gridiron.  Everyone did well with them.  YHC only had one, because he miscounted, so White Deer tried to even things up when he found and gave YHC a full size cinder block.  YHC couldn’t make it work, so one coupon it was.

Tug-O-War was fun, though we had to do it on pavement.  It would have been ugly doing that on the field.  Congrats to the Johnsonville, Offshore, Quest team!

Welcome to FNG-Vanilla Ice.  The 2.0 of Touchma, Vanilla Ice loves rap music, soccer and school.  He also likes working out next to his friend, Cheetah.

Way to work this morning, gentlemen and thanks for letting me come out and lead you this fine morning.  Have a great Christmas and remember to try to enjoy every minute of it, even the hectic and stressful parts (right J’ville?)

Kubota

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At 06:59 it was not looking promising.  There was a Q, and he was about to embark on a solo mission.  Thankfully three more PAX members shook off the fartsack and kicked their inner sad clown in the groin, which is more than White Deer can say this morning.  Here is how it went down:

• COP
  • 50 SSH
  • 15 Hillbillies
  • 15 DQ
  • Arm circles – 10 small/5 big, both ways
  • 15 Helicopters
  • Moving plank around the parking island
  • Parking lot tracers
• Mosey to Pavillion
  • Series of 15 abyss merkins with partner doing squats
  • Rinse and repeat 5x
  • 30 2x LBC
• Mosey to a different Pavillion
  • 25 dips
  • 25 one leg step-ups (right leg)
  • 25 dips
  • 25 one leg step-ups (left leg)
  • 30 2x LBC
• Mosey to the Pavilions and perform the following 2x
  • 1 minute pole sit
  • 25 pole smokers
  • 25 hand release merkins
  • 25 WWII sit-ups
  • 1 minute elbow plank
  • 25 2x flutter kicks
  • Bear crawl 10 poles
• Mosey around the school to the front for triple check
  • Run bus loop
  • Reverse crunches
  • Storm squats
• Mosey back to parking lot for COT with YHC taking us out

Grateful for the PAX that joined YHC today.  Flying solo would have sucked.  Solid work all around, with prayers being made for Johnsonville’s family after his mother had a stroke this week.  Great time after the workout at Einstein’s.  Lesson learned – teenage boys can do some stupid things.  Keep your head on a swivel.

God is good all of the time!

Attila

A PAX of nine posted at for the first GridIron of December 2018.  After brief greetings we hit the football field for our soft entry COP.  We opened with alternating SSHs and Mountain Climbers – starting with 20 of the former and 19 of the latter and reducing the reps by one until we reached zero.  Followed with some of the usual – DQs, Hillbillies, Helicopters, Arm Circles, and so forth.

Group moderate mosey to the Strikers gravel parking lot.  Break into three groups of 3.  First group completes Derkins on wooden parking bollards nearest Pouncey Tract Road.  Second group completes Incline Merkins in middle aisle.  Third group completes standard Merkins at the far parking aisle.  Began with three reps at each space and adjusted to two mid-way through first aisle.  Gather for LBCs in the grass at the far end of the parking lot after first pass and for Squats near the woods at the near end after the second pass.

In honor of Adderall’s 52nd birthday, we took turns running 52 paces and hitting the ground for 52 LBCs on a mosey back to the Pouncey Tract Park car lot.  Finished with Tabata – 5 Burpees within 20 seconds for one segment of our group and 10 Donkey Kicks against the bathroom block wall for the other segment.  Rotate and repeat until 5 rounds completed of each.  Quick stretch and COT.

Third F, as usual, at Einstein Bros. Bagels.

No sad clown syndrome for 7 noble warriors.  The cold weather would not deter the PAX from attacking the morning with an enthusiasm unbeknownst to the rest of mankind.  Here is how it went down:

• Parking lot tracers
• COP
  • 25 SSH
  • 20 IW
  • 15 DQ
  • 20 helicopters
  • 10 Suzanne Somers, each leg
  • 20 hand-release merkins
  • 30 2x LBC
• Mosey to the jerkin gym for jerkin ladder for 10 on down
• Mosey to the football field for a modified beast – 12 exercises at the 25, 50 and 25 yard lines then run goal line to goal line with exercises being cumulative
  • Merkins – 216 total
  • WWII sit-ups – 180 total
  • Flutter kicks 2x – 144 total
  • Crab cakes 2x – 108 total
  • Alternating lunges 2x – 72 total
  • Monkey humpers – 36 total
• Triple check
  • Run
  • Bench kicks
  • Storm squats
• COT with YHC taking us out

Welcome back Offshore!  Good to get you back in the fold.  As usual, strong work from Johnsonville after a week of strenuous workouts that were solely focused on testing his liver function.  No burpee inducing upchucking in his return to the Gridiron.  Adderall continues push the PAX and his own personal limits.  Quest continues to be steady and consistent.

For the record, White Deer did not do crab cakes during the cumulative beast.  They were some variation of a dead cockroach.

YHC had some unfortunate advice for the PAX.  All PAX should be careful not to lick the jerkin pole in this cold weather.    Just let that settle in.

As for the 3^rd F at Einstein’s, the PAX was grateful to see our brother Earthworm return for some great fellowship.  His body might be recovering, but his mind remains highly conservative and highly opinionated.  Never a dull moment with our brother.  Good to see you Earthworm!  Do not be a stranger.

God is good all of the time!

Attila

Six strong posted to Gridiron.  Bogey, from NC, was waiting to receive his first RVA beatdown.  We did:

COP:  SSH, Hillbillies, Merkins, Don Qs, Scorpion Kicsk, Flutterkicks.  Stay on main field for some Benchwork:  4 Rounds increasing by 5 starting at 5:  Derkins & Box Jumps – run width of field between exercises.  Down to SPMS for:

Triple Check:  Donkey Kicks, Reverse Crunches, & run loop.  Head back to Jerkin bars:  Descending Jerkins: 10 down to 1.  Then 3 Sets of PLTs, 10 Burpees for Chum, head to shelter- 2 Rounds of 30 Dips & 10 Step ups.  Back to main field:  Sprints to the 50, 75, and 100.  Finish with Bear Crawl to mid-field then back to flag for 2 min of Mary.  Atilla took us out.

NMS –  What better way to ensure you post after Thanksgiving than to sign up to Q.  YHC arrived to see Bogey streching out and met Quest.  Good to see Atilla back home from his trip to AL this week.  Jville lamented the Donkey Kicks during the triple check after doing a ton on Thanksgiving at CM.

The RVA PAX were happy to introduce Bogey to Jerkins.  He immediately groaned once we started and swore he will import the Jerkins back to Chapel Hill.  Thanks to Handshake’s VQ earlier this week for the idea of the 10 down to 1.  Bogey’s in-laws live in RVA so hope to see him back in the VA gloom in the future.  Atilla was quiet today, likely still stewing in the Hoos loss last night to VT, I hope you got you dead car figured out.  Sounds like Earthworm is recovering well from surgery.

Coffee after was great to get to know Quest, who was not EH’ed but heard about F3 on a podcast. Happy to see you becoming a regular at Gridiron.

YHC had a long drought Qing Gridiron, so it was time to go back-to-back.  With several familiar faces in tow, here is how it went down:

• COP
  • 25 SSH
  • 15 IW
  • 15 DQ
  • 15 helicopters
  • 10 Suzanne Somers (each leg)
  • 10 2x merkins
  • 25 LBC
• Burpee march
  • 15 burpees down the parking lot, 25 WWII sit-ups and 25 flutter kicks – rinse and repeat 4x
• Jerkin ladder – 8 on down
• Mosey to pickle ball courts
  • Partner wheelbarrow 2 courts, 25 PLTs, switch for way back
  • Series of bear crawls over 2 courts with 25 exercise to follow and run back
    • Crab cakes
    • Hand release merkins
    • Reverse crunches
    • American hammers
  • Mosey to football field for a Lindsay with dips and bench kicks
  • Mosey to the track for a series of 100 yard dashes
  • Mosey back to shovel flag for COP with YHC taking us out

Great to have some familiar faces back in tow with Cecil, Nightcrawler and Quest.  Nightcrawler had some members of the PAX jealous with his lush and lively fro to start the morning.  YHC college roommate Johnny Utah (visiting from VA Beach) joined the PAX.  As always, solid work from the PAX.  Good core work and plenty of movement.  What White Deer lacked in foot speed was compensated for in mumblechatter.   As always, solid work from Johnsonville.

For those praying, Earthworm is home from the hospital and recovering from surgery.  Grateful he is doing well after such a long road to get to surgery.

As always, great fellowship at the Einstein’s for some 3^rd F.  Happy Thanksgiving men!  I am thankful for you.

God is good all of the time!

Attila

It was a beautiful fall morning without fall sports for YHC.  Grateful to climb back in the saddle and Q Gridiron.  Here is how it went down:

• COP
  • Parking lot tracers
  • 25 SSH
  • 15 IW
  • 10 Cherry Pickers
  • 15 helicopters
  • 10 2x merkins
  • 10 2x scissor lifts (each leg)
  • 25 2x LBC

• Mosey to the playground for 4 8x jerkins
• Mosey to the bus loops to perform the following 4x:
  • 1 minute pole sit
  • 25 pole smokers
  • 25 reverse crunches
  • 1 minute elbow plank
  • 25 APD
  • Bear crawl 6 pillars
• Bear crawl 20 yards
• Mosey to the tennis courts for 4 corners (10, 15, 20, 25 reps at each corner)
  • Hand release merkins
  • Flutter kicks
  • Copperhead squats
  • WWII sit-ups
• Mosey back around the school to the parking lot
• COT with YHC taking us out

Good to see some old faces today as Nightcrawler reappeared at Gridiron.  Long time, no see brother!  P-trap continues to put in good work.  Really good to see him joining the Saturday PAX.  As always, solid work from Chum Bucket and Byproduct.  Adderall is just a beast. I am trying to shake the image of him doing APD and substituting pickle pounders for elbow planks.

Prayers for a quick recovery for J-ville with recent back injury.  Continued prayers for Earthworm and a speedy recovery and return.  Great time at Einstein’s for the 3^rd F.

God is good all the time!

Attila

Nine brave souls fought off the fartsack to see what ByProduct had in mind at Gridiron on this beautiful rainy morning.

COP (IC):

SSH – 20X

Helicopters – 15X

Arm Circles – 10X/5X/10X/5X

Don Quixotes – 15X

The Thang:

Mosey to grassy knoll for 10 minutes of burpees. 7 – 10 burpees for each minute increment, with 10 on the last round.   Adderall came out strong and did the max for each round, raising the bar for all of us, but not sure too many followed his lead.

Next stop on the tour was the football field where we completed a beast.

Round 1 & 2: WWII Sit Ups going out and Merkins coming back.

Round 3 & 4: Flutter Kicks going out and Copperhead Squats coming back.

Round 5 & 6: WWII Sit Ups going out and Merkins coming back.

We then went over to the school for a triple check in which the exercises consisted of People’s Chair, Dips and a lap around the bus loop.

Chatter was mixed throughout the workout, especially with White Deer having two weeks of material to punish us with.

Numberama, namerama and then Atilla took us out.

A bunch of us then headed over to Einstein’s for some coffee time.

It was fun to lead the group on this fine morning!

Five of the faithful arrived in the rainy darkness for GridIron gloom. Johnsonville (YHC) took the Q with no particular routines in mind. This is what we got into:

15x ssh; 10x merkins; Rinse and repeat 3 times (total)
10 half-burpees in cadence
other warmup stuff in cadence

Mosey to pavillion
20x dips; 10x single leg squats per leg (with back foot on bench)
repeat
20x dips; 5x single leg pistol squats (to sit and up)

Mosey to playground
3 sets of ten Australians (3 wide, 3 regular, 3 narrow, 1 hold)
Jerkins 7 to 4

Mosey to pickleball court
6 rounds of suicides, followed by planks, followed by a round of a random leg burning exercise in cadence, including shoulder taps, goblet squats, jump squats, Alabama prom dates, etc.

Mosey to schoolhouse. Traditional triple play with run around pavillion, fullter kicks, and wall sit.

ring of fire.

COT with YHC taking us out.

Moleskin — The cool weather was great, and the rain was tapering off by the time we got moving. During the 4th round of suicides, things were getting gloomier than normal. YHC asked Adderall for a 2 count. Adderall counted down to 10, then did burpees during the final 10. We don’t impress that easily. We were impressed. Great work!

Following heavier use for non-F3 purposes during the warmer months, the parking lot at Pouncey Tract Park was, once again, ours on Saturday.  Cooler temperatures and some rain helped our cause.  Eight posted, including six Redwoods, one Kotter, and one FNG.

Following a few minutes of conversation (comprised mostly of sarcastic comments), we moved across the parking lot to the stripes for some warm up speed work across two parking rows, including High Knees (down and back twice), Butt Kickers (again, twice), Side Skips (just down and back), and Sprints (down and back).  Assemble in a circle for Don Quixotes, Hillbillies, Cherry Pickers, Helicopters, Squats, and Arm Circles.

Line up and move towards the picnic shelter nearest the Pickleball courts through mobile Imperial Walkers.  The PAX member at the back of the line moseys to the front, Indian Run-style, and resumes IWs.  At the pavilion, one PAX member completes 10 Dips and 10 Step Ups (5 each leg) while the others complete Side Straddle Hops.  About every third guy, we stopped and held Al Gores for a few seconds before resuming the SSHs.

Line up again and move to the picnic shelter nearest the playground through mobile Russian Soldiers also done Indian Run-style.  One PAX member completes 10 Abyss Merkins and 10 Jumps (done with palms on the table).  The other PAX members performed Invisible Jump Ropes with short Al Gore moments thrown in.

Line up yet again and move to the picnic shelter nearest the starting parking lot through mobile IWs again, also Indian Run-style.  One PAX member starts with 10 Decline Merkins and completes an inverted walk along two picnic tables – down, back, and down again – termed Walk The Plank by Adderall.  SSHs by the remaining PAX while one guy does this sequence.

Complete two rounds of 20 Pole Smokers – two PAX members complete these at at time while the other guys complete Merkins alternated with Alabama Prom Dates.

Finish on the football field with kick and chase with YHC’s soccer ball.  Return to the parking lot for COT and YHC took us out.

Good to see Cheetah again.  Welcome to Mr. Cox – with the F3 name of Touchma – get it.  The coffeeteria at Einstein Bros afterwards was good as always.

What did I miss, fellas?  Thanks!