Tag: Heartbreak Ridge

  • Silver Rule

    Word of the day: “Pfannkuchen”: Deutsch for Pancake AKA Flapjack.

    Mosey over to the parking lot in front of Quioccasin: in cadence

    • 20 SSHs
    • 10 Manmaker slap Merkins
    • 15 Crunchy Frogs
    • Stretch: Left hand/Right foot

    Mosey over to the wall on the side of school: in cadence

    • 20 IWs
    • 10 Diamond Merkins
    • 10/each side Suzanne Somers
    • Stretch

    Mosey to parking lot at Pemberton: in cadence

    • 20 squats
    • 10 Stagger arm Merkins
    • 15 American Hammers
    • Stretch

    Mosey to another place in the parking lot at Pemberton: in cadence

    • 20 Lunges
    • 10 Stagger arm Merkins
    • 15 Dollies
    • Stretch: plank, right hand/left foot, Pfannkuchen

    Mosey to playground behind Pemberton: 3 veces (español: 3 times)

    • 8 Pullups OYO
    • 15 Merkins OYO
    • 30 Squats OYO

    Mosey to Quioccasin Wall for BBTW routine

    • 15 People’s chair airpress in cadence
    • 10 BTTW shoulder taps in cadence
    • 15 Donkey Kix OYO
    • 15 People’s chair Milkers in cadence
    • 10 BTTW Australian Mountain Climbers
    • 15 Donkey Kix OYO
    • 15 People’s chair Lalannes in cadence
    • 10 BTTW toe taps in cadence
    • 15 Donkey Kix OYO
    • 15 People’s chair Muhammad Ali in cadence
    • 10 Dirty Hookups in cadence
    • 15 Donkey Kix OYO

    Mosey to grassy area near benches in front of Quioccasin

    • 10 Side Plank pushups in cadence
    • 10 Side Plank Pushups in cadence (other side)
    • 10 Dog pointers (alternating arm/opposite leg extended) in cadence, slow count
    • 5 Superman to count of 5 (simultaneously raise both arms and both legs while on your stomach)

    Mosey to benches in front of Quioccasin: In cadence

    • 10 Bulgarian Split Squats (each leg)
    • 10 Dips
    • 10 Derkins
    • 10 Bulgarian Split Squats (each leg)

    Mosey to the flag: in cadence

    • 15 Heels to Heaven
    • 15 APDs
    • 15 Rosalitas

    Announcements:

    2nd Tuesday 2nd F: Joey’s Hot Dogs in Innsbrook: NEXT Tuesday (March 11) at noon

    Chili Cook off: check Slack

    CSAUP: check Slack

    Afterwards, we visited Starbucks off Gaskins near Quioccasin to discuss adult education, universities and research.

    COT:

    I listen to podcasts in my car. On one podcast, someone asked a Rabbi to explain the Talmud while standing on one leg. The Rabbi responded with the ‘Silver Rule’: “Don’t do to others what you don’t want done to you. The Talmud is just a collection of interpretations of the Silver Rule.” Religions and philosophies have their differences. But they also hold a lot in common. This is a pretty good rule. Dear Lord: while we can’t always live up to the Golden Rule, let’s at least live up to the Silver Rule.

  • Time is almost up to get your Real ID

    A Bakers Dozen joined to see what randomness ole’ Handshake would bring to Heartbreak. Special guests were Lockjaw and EF Hutton who are traditionally at Spider Run.

    We started with a never ending COP after the first exercise we did 10 HRM’s, 10 WWI’s, 10 Squats and then after the second exercise we did 9 HRMs, 9 WWI’s, 9 Squats all the way down to 1/1/1 and then we repeated 10/10/10 to finish.

    Mosey over to the DMV to get in line for our Real ID appointment. First exercise Bear Crawl between the spaces and do 5 Merkins at each Parking Spot (10).

    Get in groups of 3 (with 1 group of 4) for a Triple Check. First man runs around the building, second may LBC’s, third man Squats, 3 rounds.

    Stay in your groups for Boo-yeah Heels to Heaven and then Boo-year forward reaching HRM’s

    Line up in the parking lot parallel to the spaces. 10 parking spots with various traveling exercises and 10 of various exercises at each line.

    Line up for and Indigenous Peoples Run around the back of the school back to the Flag.

    2 minutes of Larry, like Mary, but slightly different.

    Announcements – Book Club Shield Lock tonight at Dunkin’ at 7:00 pm

    Prayer Requests – non mentioned but there are always people to be praying for. Keep all those in difficult physical health/family/job/mental health/emotional heath situations in your prayers

    NMS – YHC was thankful to lead today. Heartbreak might be YHC’s favorite place to Q because there is plenty of space/opportunity and it’s the perfect line of demarcation between Tuckahoe and Fart West End. Certainly Currahee and Circus Maximas have the same crowd but this is the only traditional Boot Camp of the 3.

  • Gypsy returns and a late Pinto

    Nine PAX, with one very late LIFO, came out to see if YHC picked up any new exercises from his trip to Mexico. Instead we did a lot of the Qs favorites.

    COP: SSH, Don Qs, Imperial Walkers, Merkins, Freddy Mercurys, Scorpion Kicks.

    Mosey to PES lot for Dora: 100 Merkins, 200 Heels2Heaven, 300 Jump Squats. Pinto joined us in the middle of the Dora. Back to the playground for 4 rounds of Pullups & Squats. Over to the blacktop of PES for Triple check of: WWIIS and Squats.

    Mosey over to QMS benches for 3 rounds of: 40 Benchkicks & 10 Derkins. Back to QMS parking lot. Few rounds of Sprints, much to Atilla’s dismay and Gypsy’s excitement. Finish with 2 min of Mary. YHC took us out.

    Announcements: Century Classic is back on again for this spring, after a six year Hiatus, the 1st annual inaugural one in 2018 was Epic. See Slack for more details.

    NMS: The ever supportive HBR Pax were glad to have YHC back on the Q. Gypsy did his first Merkins in months as he is taking another running training break, until he signs up for a bunch more races soon. No tomatoes at PES, guess it is too cold again. Coffee had a solid attendance where door locking and fiscal policy were the topic du jour.

  • Nothing Asynchronous Here

    No better day to get out of the house and link arms with a PAX  of noble warriors as we prep for everyone being working and schooling from home.  Here is it all went down for this grizzly dozen:

    • COP
      • SSH
      • IW
      • DQ
      • Helicopters
      • Arm circles
      • DMH
      • Merkins
      • LBC
    • Mosey to the black top for 4 corners with 10, 15, 20 & 25 reps of an exercise
      • 70 HRM
      • 70 WWII sit-ups
      • 70 squat thrusters
      • 70 2x crab cakes
    • Mosey to the tennis courts for 3x sets of partner wheel barrows and 10 derkins
    • Mosey to the bus loop for 3x iterations legs, abs, arms
      • Wall sit with 15 2x air presses, Muhamed Ali’s and Lalannes
      • 20 pole smokers
      • 10 Mike Tysons
    • Mosey back to the flag for COT with YHC taking us out

    Great work from the PAX today.  No truth to the rumor that Bodos saw YHC on the Q and knew he could avoid tweaking an ankle with excess running at HBR.  Good to see EF Hutton.  Sound numbers for a solid arm and shoulder burner. 

    Continued prayers for Roger Roger, Fireman Ed and Fudd’s family.

    Lunch is still a go at Joey’s Hot Dogs in Innsbrook for those that can make it today.

    God is good all of the time!

    Attila

  • Fit-ish for your 40’s (or more)

    A Bakers Dozen gathered for this weeks Heartbreak to see what Handshake had to offer.

    Mosey to the Office Parking Lot for COP. Alternating Up/Down exercises.

    Mosey to the entrance to the Bus Loop for the start of an extended 4 corners. Partner up and go opposite directions. 4 exercises 1) SSH’s 2) LBC’s 3) Merkins 4) Squats. This Four Corners burned a lot of time.

    Mosey to the PES Elementary School Office Parking Lot for a Triple Check. P1 runs the Loop P2 HRM’s P3 WWII’s.

    Mosey the back way to the Flag. Holla at the Tomatoes on the way, stoop near the Gas Pumps for some exercises. Finish with Heels to Heaven.

    Announcements – Frozen Triangle this Saturday at Dogpile, 0600. Gridiron will meet at 0700. Joeys Hot Dogs Tuesday, 2/11 at 12:00, Pinto Housewarming Party Saturday Night, see Westhoe Slack Channel.

    Prayer Requests – only those unspoken

    NMS – Nice to a crew of 13 at Heartbreak. Good mumblechatter.

  • I get knocked down

    warm up with pledge of allegiance, followed by ten SSH, ten good mornings and ten don.Quixote. three burpees as part of a batan death crawl. 10 burpees paired with monkey humpers. Then a set of them 10 burpees. As a timer with side straddle hops, what flutter kicks and squats times three. Q tip: the higher impact man demonstrates resilience by understanding the bad things happen and focusing his thoughts and actions on positive things that help him to work through the pain and continue to succeed. Then to the wall for some gratitude.Wall sets, followed by hallelujah’s with another ten burpees. Run across the parking lot for another ten burpees. Chumba womba burpees. Then Mary’s. COT: Prayers for resilience and taking the high road. Frozen triangle February.

  • “Heartbreak Hops – The SOJ Frostbite Takeover”

    SOJ came in hot (or at least lukewarm) for a full-on Heartbreak Ridge takeover. With the mercury flirting with frostbite, your QIC Ponch knew one thing for sure: the 9 PAX that braved the cold weren’t staying warm without constant motion. Enter the most glorious cardio move in F3 history: the Side Straddle Hop—and lots of ’em.

    Warmup: SSH x ∞ (well, it felt like it), in cadence pushups (regular, wide, diamond, and hand release). Every set of pushups was flanked by—you guessed it—80 SSHs. Already toasty? Not yet. Mosey’d to the first sector, where we hit some ab work: Flutters, Rosalitas, LBCs, and Heals to Heaven, all broken up by more SSHs because…why not?

    Next Stop: Shoulders. Overhead arm claps, apple pickers, and—you better believe it—SSHs. Toss in some mountain climbers, because the frost demanded it.

    Benches: Triple-check time. Triceps got smoked while the rest of the PAX cheered (or froze). Mosey’d back to the shovel flag for the finale: a 5-minute smoker of SSHs, Merkins, mountain climbers, and more arm claps. “Keep moving” wasn’t just a motto; it was survival strategy.

    Mumblechatter Highlights:

    • The Heartbreak Ridge PAX welcomed me with open arms and frozen fingers, but I caught the subtle side-eye when I failed to use their Ridge. My bad, boys—I’ll get it next time.

    • Lesson learned: a proper Q leans into the AO’s identity, but hey, this time it was all about the Side Straddle Hops of Doom.

    • By the end, PAX debated whether they were warmer or just permanently numb.

    COT: A quick word of gratitude for the opportunity to lead and for the motivation of the PAX who pushed through frigid temps. And a note to future Qs: Don’t skip the Heartbreak Ridge staple.

    Takeaway: If the temp’s in the teens, the SSH reigns supreme. Until next time, Ridge boys—when we’ll actually use the Ridge and maybe thaw out by spring.

    SYITG,

    Ponch

  • Part Deux

    Part Deux of YHC week of Q’s in small areas with high reps.  Here is how it went down:

    • COP
      • SSH
      • IW
      • DQ
      • Helicopters
      • Arm circles
      • DMH
      • Suzanne Somers
      • Merkins
      • APD
    • One man Dora
      • 100 HRM
      • 200 squats
      • 300 LBC
    • Repeat 3 round cycle of:
      • Pole sits – 15 air presses, Muhammed Ali’s and Lalanes
      • 20 pole smokers
      • 10 Mike Tysons
    • COT with YHC taking us out

    More great work by the PAX.  A solid 6 pack with high reps and a full body experience.

    Prayers for Gomer before he leaves this weekend for his medical missions trip, and continued prayers for Fireman Ed as he has started treatments. 

    Lunch today at Joey’s Hot Dogs.  Frozen Triangle on February 8th

    God is good all of the time!

    Attila

  • SOP rules soccer

    Eight undeterred PAX posted to HBR against better judgement. No PAX were injured in the icy conditions despite Pigskin’s best efforts. We did:

    Normal COP stuff, where the closest PAX member to the AO arrive midway through. Mosey to the cellblock cove area to find it 100% ice. Audible over to covered bus dropoff area. Grab a pole and boxing cockroach while end pax does 5 merkins then moves along. Mosey to pullup bars: 4 rounds of 8 Pullups and jump squats. Over to PES backfield for main event: snowy soccer. Teams were divided up of 3 SOP’ers + Offshore against the ones wearing too much. SOP dominated.

    Mosey back to covered area for 3 rounds of PLTs. Back to the flag. YHC took us out.

    NMS: Fantastic to have 8 out in the Gloom given the ice and cold temps. Bonus points to Offshore who ran to the AO from home, timing it perfectly arriving at 5:29. The parking lot was all ice so we searched for covered area. Pullup bars were not too icy and soccer was a nice way to move around and stay warm.

  • Heartbreak Ridge: Wrapped

    Heartbreak Ridge: Wrapped

    2024 was another great year at Heartbreak and for the final Q, we reviewed some of our greatest hits. And if the Pax guessed the Q for each routine, the Q did 5 burpees (and they never guessed wrong).

    We started with a warmup of SSH, Ukrainian Soldiers, Dead man’s hang, Cherry Pickers, Flutters, Handshake Scorpion Kicks, Half Pencil Roll, Honeydo Scorpion Kicks & HRM.

    Then we hit the bus loop and did 3 squats at each pole. This was a Senor Frog special and with him not attending, no burpees were assigned.

    We hit the back lot and partnered up for some wheelbarrows and derkins (3X). Honeydo was the Q and was correctly guessed by the Pax and so he did 5 burpees in honor of his Q and the rest did SSH.

    We were next to the bleachers so did a Lindsey of Step-ups and Dips. The Pax correctly identified this as an Attila favorite and he did 5 burpees as the rest did SSH.

    After a mosey to the wall, we did a triple check of people’s chair with overhead press, LBCs and the runner going to the far right pole and weaving their way to the far left pole, then the same from the left for the second run and for the final run, going straight ahead and then choosing left or right. Handshake started by saying this was his and so he did 5 burpees at the end while we did SSH.

    Mosey to the railing and it was time for a Pigskin favorite. 7’s with the railings in the middle: go over the railings one way and under the other. The exercises were HRM and WW2. Pigskin did his 5 burpees and we all did SSH.

    Time was running out so we went back to the flag. Those that did not have an exercise called or did not Q today (Gomer, Lighthouse, Offshore, Blue Moon), did not Q enough at Heartbreak in 2024 and so did ten burpees while the rest of us did SSH. Then the 5 of us with multiple Q’s in 2024 (Handshake, Attila, Pigskin, Honeydo and me) did 5 burpees to catch up. We all finished with SSH until time.

    Announcement: 1/1/25 Convergence at Dogpile/WDog

    Prayers: Thanks for 2024 for blessings in 2025 and raising up Fudd’s sister Mary, Fireman Ed and Roger Roger’s family.

    Coffeeteria at Starbucks. Attila did not attend because he had to take a shit and the rest of us, joined by Hutton, talked about taking a shit.

    Pigskin left us with the “see you next year” dad joke. Of course he did.