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Fine Wine

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By on Richmond, VA
  • When: 10/27/25
  • QIC: Pigskin
  • The PAX: Muscatel, Salt Lick, Plus One, Senor Frog, Pigskin

Salt Lick brought an FNG. Chris Matthew (Not sure of the spelling) is an attorney winding down his law practice and looking to make a change in his life. His hobbies include wine and thus, his F3 name is Muscatel. We began with a short mosey to the corner parking lot and the usual disclaimer. Warm up 20 SSH 20 IW 10 Don Quixote 20 Copperhead squats 20 Crunchy Frogs Stretch Mosey to the upper parking lot for 7 minutes of burpees Stretch Mosey to the wall for 15 People’s chair airpress 10 BTTW hip slaps in cadence 15 Donkey…

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Windy Morning at Hoedown

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By on Richmond, VA
  • When: 10/20/25
  • QIC: Spine
  • The PAX: Salt Lick, Plus One

Warm Up: Stretching, Arm Circles.Because Handshake was not there and Salt Lick was feeling cold. Motivators/Man-Makers were requested and were done, without any groaning because only men were present.Thang 1: Mosey through Westham ~1/8 mile, then 20 Merkins, + ~1/8 mile, then 20 Peter Parker Merkins, + ~1/8 mile, then 20 Hand Release Merkins. Thang 2: 40’s (10 murder bunnies, 10 curls, 10 lunges, 10 burpees, run back to block and then rifle carry to line) + Mosey, then repeat x4 so 40 reps of each exercise. Thang 3: 20 bent over rows, mosey, 40 bent over rows, mosey, 60…

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7 became 9

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By on Richmond, VA
  • When: 10/13/25
  • QIC: Handshake
  • The PAX: Plus One, Bodos, Senor Frog, EF Hutton, Honeydo, Upchuck, Saltlick, Fudd, Handshake

0530 7 men step off and next thing you know the Fudd Mobile comes rolling it. A couple minutes later Fudd catches up and he’s joined by Upchuck. Upchuck is rarely late but he gets bonus points for Double Dipping. Various exercises in front of Zinger Fitness Mosey over to Kanawa for a Triple Check. Mosey back. Stop and do 14 WWII’s in a parking lot Mosey back. Circle up. 92 LBC’s. Today is Columbus Day. 14 WWII’s and 92 LBC’s to signify 1492, the year Columbus discovered the Americas Announcements – Bootleg is leading a group to The Bridge…

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Senor Frog’s Wife

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By on Richmond, VA
  • When: 10/6/25
  • QIC: UpChuck
  • The PAX: Handshake, Garbage Plate, Plus 1, Salt Lick, Spine, 1-800, EF Hutton, Senor Frog, Arthur Vandelay, HoneyDo, Applesauce, UpChuck

12 young men rolled out of the Fartsack, sharpened their pencils, and achieved perfect attendance at the latest edition of The Hoedown. Temperatures were 70 and sunny. According to the airplane, or the satellite, floating above, the following might have happened: Mosey to the edge of the horseshoe and the concrete for the COP. SSHs x100Dead man hangFudd’s Wife, right, leftPigeon right, leftWilson’s wifeSenor Frog’s wifeHand release merkins6 inchesLBCs x38Flutter kicks x30WWIIs, in cadence Mosey to the parking lot arrows. Or, walk around the block. It’s You vs. You. Round 1: 3 merkins, bear crawl between spaces Round 2: 3…

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Morning Beatdown at Hoedown

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By on Richmond, VA
  • When: 09/29/25
  • QIC: Hitchhiker
  • The PAX: Hitchhiker, Fudd, Upchuck, Pigskin, AppleSauce, Salt Lick, Doozy, DTH, EF Hutton, Gerry

Ten determined men showed up in the early morning light at Hoedown for what promised to be a challenging workout. Though my memory is a bit hazy on exactly why I volunteered to Q this session, I’m glad I did! The Workout Warm-Up We moseyed down to the bottom of Lindsay to kick things off with our Circle of Pain (COP): Deadman hang SSH x 25 DQ x 10 LBCs x 20 Scorpions x 10 Merkins x 10 Main Event Exercise #1: Partner Hill Work We paired up for some partner work. Partner 1 ran to the top of the…

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Are we meeting over here now?

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By on Richmond, VA
  • When: 09/22/25
  • QIC: Handshake
  • The PAX: Senor Frog, Vandaley, Applesauce, Help Desk, Plus One, Doozy, Pucker, Lockjaw, Handshake

9 gathered for Hoedown, some confused by lights in the Parking Lot and meeting in a different location, basically a completely new Hoedown. Grab the (5) Microblocks from YHC’s ‘lil Blue and mosey over to the school lot for a COP. Mosey over to Bono’s’ Church with the (5) Microblocks and grab (5) of the full size Blocks. Partner up. Various Block work – P1 carries Block overhead to far side of Parking Lot and Back, P2 does Curls, P2 does overhead presses while P2 does Curls, Mosey lap around the lot. We did this with various exercises for 3…

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Grab Your Partners, Now Do-Si-Do

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By on Richmond, VA
  • When: 09/15/25
  • QIC: Spine
  • The PAX: Garbage Plate, Salt Lick, Senor Frog, Doozy, Pigskin, Front Desk, Plus One

Beautiful morning for a hoedown. Warm Up: Stretch Circuit, Arm Circles, Circle Arms, Mosey Phase 1: With partner, 300 curls with blocks (one working, other moseys) Phase 2: Same as before, now 400 squats with blocks (one on, one moseys) Phase 3: Same, but 200 American Hammers (see above) Phase 4: After mosey, Burpback Mountains (80 burpees together, partner sprints 3x up incline and back). Phase 5: Motivators (or Man Killers) COT

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Where are the coupons?

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By on Richmond, VA
  • When: 09/8/25
  • QIC: Vandelay
  • The PAX: Garbage Plate, Help Desk, Bodos, Applesauce, Fudd, Doozey, Plus One, Handshake, House Party, Salt Lick, Spine

Not even missing coupons could stop this block party! 12 high-impact men met under a full moon for a coupon carrying carnival. -Warmarama -150 merkins in the soggy bottom -Birthday block beatdown in the parking lot -100-yard-dash to the flag F3 exists for the invigoration of male community leadership. Leadership starts at home and expands outward. God gives us wisdom. Integrity will be our edge.

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Almost darkest

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By on Richmond, VA
  • When: 08/25/25
  • QIC: Garbage Plate
  • The PAX: Pigskin, Plus One, Bodos, Salt Lick, 1-800, Hitchhiker, Sr Frog, Spine, Faceplant, Doozy, Garbage Plate

It has been a minute since YHC has Q’d at Hoedown and somehow the bright lights are now always on in the lot formerly known as the darkest AO. 11 strong gathered to kick off the sort of last full week of summer. COP – wander mosey to the front lot for 15xSSH, 10xDQ, DMH+, 15xLBC, 10xHRM and off we went to West Drive Circle and partnered up for a little Dora Dora – 100x merkins, 150x superman 4 count, 200x squats. Audible to 100x superman when the Q realized he wanted functioning rotator cuffs later in the day. Wrapping…

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Is this a St. Chris field?

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By on Richmond, VA
  • When: 08/18/25
  • QIC: 1-800
  • The PAX: Senior Frog, Mr Rogers, Plus One, Blue Moon, Rosie, Doozy, Upchuck, Flatline, Faceplant, EF Hutton, Vandelay, Salt Lick, 1-800

A lucky 13 convened for this week’s edition of Hoedown. One would think that last night’s storm would have brought some cooler temps, but alas temperatures hovered around 70 with plenty of humidity. At 0530, off we went for a short run around the horseshoe and then up to the blacktop for warmup that included: SSH DQ Dead man hang Cherry Pickers Arm Circles Merkins WW2s Flutter kicks Continuing the warm up trend, we lined up at the end of the blacktop closest to the school for some wind sprints. Run out, touch a line, come back and run a…

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