Tag: Hoedown

But not during the workout. I grew up on the Mississippi Gulf Coast and so I still like seeing snow.

Mosey to corner Parking lot and give standard disclaimer

• 20 SSHs
• 10 Man-Maker Merkins
• 15 Crunchy Frogs
• Stretch

Mosey to Asphalt playground

• 20 IWs
• 10 Diamond Merkins
• 10 each side Suzanne Sommers
• Stretch

Mosey to corner parking lot

• 20 Squats
• 10 Stagger Arm Merkins
• 15 Knee Ups
• Stretch

Mosey to asphalt playground

• 10 Don Quixotes
• 10 Stagger Arm Merkins
• 15 Ukrainian Hammers
• Stretch

Line up on sidewalk to the asphalt playground for 11s

• Mike Tyson & V-Ups

To the grass playground in back; Count off by 3s. Rotate Counter-Clockwise. (Apparently, some people are a bit confused about which direction is counter-clockwise.)

• 10 Get-ups at the swings, (lay on you back and then stand up without using your hands)
• 20 Hanging Knee-ups at pull-up bars,
• 30 Dips at benches,

To the wall for

• 15 People’s chair airpress
• 10 BTTW hip slaps in cadence
• 15 Donkey Kix
• 15 People’s chair Milkers
• 10 BTTW Australian Mountain Climbers
• 15 Donkey Kix
• 15 People’s chair Muhammad Ali
• 10 BTTW Toe Taps
• 15 Donkey Kix

On the patio in front of the wall for

• 60 count 6-inch leg lift

Time’s up!

Announcements:

Grow-Ruck: May 4 weekend. Check Slack

1 year Q for Purple Rain at Rock N Roll:

A dozen gathered at Hoedown to kick off the second week of 2024. After a long Q hiatus, YHC was excited to get back to work – here’s how it went:

Extended mosey to pick up stragglers and head to the office parking lot for COP w/heavy mumble chatter, 20xSSH, DMH, 10xHC, 10xCP, 10xLBC, 10x interrupted merkins, and off to round one, a 5 min drill. Partners alternated ascending burpees and wall sits, starting at 5 burpees and increasing until the 5 min clock ran out.

After a quick jaunt across Forest, we partnered up again for three laps around the church lot: polar bear, lunge and crab walk, each for a lap with the partner running a loop to act as a timer before trading spots.

Back to TES for a quick triple check in the front teacher’s lot: WWII, HRM and 20 calf raises on the stairway. This triple check went fast and Handshake anticipated YHC was out of tricks, but we were able to make up some time with 3x 10 jerkins on the bar near the ramp. Big biceps all around.

With five minutes remaining it was back to the flag for some Mary – 40xFK, 20xHD, 20xWWI, 20xH2H, 10x diamond merkins. Numberama, namerama, announcements (Feb CSAP ~ Faceplant, some Q’s open) and YHC took us out. It was a pleasure to kick off the first full week of 2024 with such a fine crew. Until next time, GP

The four of us looked at each other and asked: “who’s the Q for today”? Someone responded “your mom” signed up as Q. Apparently, she fart-sacked and so we had a ‘hot potato’. The following is approximately correct.

Wedding Singer started out with a mosey to the 3^rd Presbyterian parking lot for:

• 20 SSHs in cadence
• 10 Don Quixotes in cadence
• Stretching
• 10 Merkins in cadence

And then we moseyed over to the office building beside the school for

• 20 WWIIs in cadence
• 20 Freddy Mercuries in cadence

Mosey to the parking lot behind building (very short distance) and partnered up for

• Partner 1 bear crawls across parking lot and jogs back
• Partner 2 does Merkins
• Switch with a goal of 100 Merkins

Last Call took over and we used the cross walk to mosey to the office building between Ziontown, Ridge and Forest. We partnered up and did the following:

• Partner 1 runs around the building
• Partner 2 does WWIIs
• Switch roles

Second time:

• Partner 1 runs around the building
• Partner 2 does Merkins
• Switch roles

Last Call took over and we went to the parking lot with the cinder blocks and partnered up for a triple check

• Partner 1 runs around the parking lot (timer)
• Partner 2 does called exercise
• 50 single count windshield wiper merkins
• 125 curls
• 200 squats

YHC took over and we did

• 30 Flutters in cadence

Moseyed to the front of the school for

• 20 Bench Kicks on the stairs in cadence

Moseyed to the wall for Angry Donkeys.

• 11s with People’s chair airpress and donkey kicks.

And in the “courtyard” by the wall we did

• 20 Pole Smokers (imaginary poles)
• 20 APDs
• 5x Pointing Dog (start on all fours, raise right arm and left leg and hold for a count of 10, switch arm/leg)
• 60 count 6-inch leg lift

Times up!

Announcements

12 Days of Christmas

Takeout with some additional commentary by YHC:

The Spanish have a verb “esperar”. This means ‘to hope’ or ‘to expect’. These words, expect and hope, do not mean the same thing. If you expect something, it will almost certainly take place. We expect Christmas in a week. It will certainly happen. But we hope for a season of goodwill and a coming new year better than this fast-expiring old one. (I hope we all had a great 2023 but I know there have been struggles for at least some of us.) Today, the years since the birth of Christ are called CE or the Common Era. But in years previous, this timeframe was Anno Domini or “In the year of the Lord”. The hope was that the presence of Christ in this world would bring us a world of peace and love. May 2024 bring us a bit closer to those ideals.

YHC woke up, saw the snow, and decided not to leave the level of moistness to chance.

Mosey to the covered walkway

COP

• Dead Man Hang
• Good Mornings
• Don Quixotes
• Ukranian Soldiers
• Helicopters
• Copperhead Squats
• Merkins
• Plank-o-rama
• LBCs
• WWIIs

Triple Check 1 – Merkins, Bulgarian Squats, Bernie Up and Back Twice

Triple Check 2 – Dips, Toe Taps, Bearcrawl

Triple Check 3 – BTTW, Wall Sit, Run plus 5 Burpees

Triple Check 4 – Freddie Mercurys, Heels to Heaven, Lunge

Mary

• LBC-o-rama (Multiple variations x 15)

Numberama, Nameorama, COT

MOLESKIN

YHC was pleasantly surprised to find snow this morning, but a quick survey of the AO revealed it was mostly a slippery and muddy swamp with a dusting of the white stuff on top.  Executive Decision was to save the fun for another day and stay dry.  Senor Frog and Pigkin did not protest.  Creativity was at an all time low.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Shoe Drive

WestHoe 2^nd F Lunch tomorrow Noon Firehouse Subs

Secret Santa

14 studs posted for a Fudd beatdown. According to the tomatoes running around TES, here’s what transpired:

COP – SSH, DQ’s, Helicopters, Merkins, Susanne Sommers, Freddie Mercuries, and maybe some other stuff

Mosey down Lindsay to W. Drive Circle, do 3 burpees OYO. Mosey south to the top of the circle, 3 burpees OYO, 6 Imperial Squat walkers, mosey to the corner of W. Drive & Hillsdale, repeat and add 9 monkeyhumpers, mosey to corner of Hillsdale & Lakewood, repeat exercises & add 12 SSH’s, mosey to corner of W. Drive & Lakewood, repeato & add 15 Freddie Mercuries.

Triple Check – Timer bear crawls halfway down W. Drive and Bernie Sanders back up, P2 & P3 do Freddie Mercuries & HRMerkins. Audible after 1 round to change bear crawls to jog.

Native American run back to front of the school for another triple check – Timer runs to front entrance of school, P2 & P3 do wall sits & squats.

Mosey back to the flag for some mary. Numberama, Namerama, YHC took us out.

NMS – Had some good mumblechatter today about some bad past experiences with various spirits, the 4 teams that qualified for the CFP (poor FSU), VCU’s dismal start to the basketball season, and doing burpees until you throw up. It was a great 45 minutes with solid dudes and YHC enjoyed all of it. Thanks for letting me lead today boys.

Never stop chasing the wabbit!

Fudd

We had 3 walkers due to injuries along with a couple of dogs. One of the dogs was an FNG. “What was your first concert?”

Mosey to the Corner Parking Lot

Begin with Disclaimer:

I am not a professional. The idea is to get better, not to get hurt, so feel free to modify called exercises.

Mosey to corner Parking lot

• 20 SSHs
• 10 Man-Maker Merkins
• 15 Crunchy Frogs
• Stretch

Mosey to Asphalt playground

• 20 IWs
• 10 Diamond Merkins
• 10 each side Suzanne Sommers
• Stretch

Mosey to corner parking lot

• 20 Squats
• 10 Stagger Arm Merkins
• 15 Knee Ups
• Stretch

Mosey to asphalt playground

• 10 Don Quixotes
• 10 Stagger Arm Merkins
• 15 Ukrainian Hammers
• Stretch

To the grass playground in back; Divide into 3 groups. Rotate Clockwise

• 10 Get-ups at the swings, (lay on you back and then stand up without using your hands)
• 20 Hanging Knee-ups at pull-up bars,
• 30 Dips at benches,

To the asphalt playground for 11s

• Mike Tyson & V-Ups

To the wall for

• 15 People’s chair airpress
• 10 BTTW hip slaps in cadence
• 15 Donkey Kix
• 15 People’s chair Milkers
• 10 BTTW Australian Mountain Climbers
• 15 Donkey Kix

Mosey to the flag: Birddogs

• How: Start on your hands and knees with a flat back. Contract your abdominals as you simultaneously slowly extend your right arm straight in front of you and your left leg, in line with your head. Keep your chin tucked. Visualize a glass of water on top of your back and keep your hips level enough so it doesn’t spill. Hold for three to five seconds. Return to start and perform three to five repetitions. We did about 6 of these, each side

Time’s up!

Announcements: Convergence Thursday 6:00 AM at Mary Mumford

VQ at Dogpile on December 2 (sorry but I didn’t get whose VQ this is)

Take out: Name something you are grateful for; F3, Family, Handshake and others for headlocks.

Eight First Watch regulars, including one who declared it may never get cold enough to wear his Patriots beanie, gathered in the parking lot waiting for some natural light. Since no natural light existed, we made our own fireworks. Off we went to the front of the school for:

COP

• 20x SSH
• 1x Merkin
• 10x Copperhead squats
• 2x Merkins
• 10x Mountain Climbers
• 3x Merkins
• 20x LBCs
• 4x Merkins
• 10x Hellicopters
• 5x Merkins
• 10x Monkey Humpers
• 6x Merkins
• 15x Arm Circles
• 7x Merkins
• 10x Lunges
• 8x Merkins
• 10x Something or others
• 9x Merkins
• 10x Heels to Heaven
• 10x Merkins

The Thang

After a few PAX members dried off after COP, we moseyed back the other direction toward Lindsay. Despite a PAX suggestion for 31 minutes of Don Quixote’s, we did a downhill version of Love Hill. Partner up, one runs to the bottom then back up while partner is doing exercises. Exercises were crab walks, lunges, broad jumps. YHC drew the lucky straw and had Garbage Plate who apparently does crab walks on wheels.

10 count then 11 Merkins.

Different partner then back up the hill. Exercises were polar bears, duck walks, broad-jump burpees up to the top.

10 count then 12 merkins

Scurry back over to the parking lot, waiting for teachers to arrive, but no teachers today. We did 11s instead. Bernie sanders across the lot, then backwards up the hill for WWIIs. Forward run down the hill and across the lot for jump squats. Either Mr Rogers & YHC miscounted or everyone else cheated.

13 merkins.

Quick circle for 20x Freddie Mercuries before numbers, names, and Garbage Plate took us out.

Announcements

• Shoe drive has begun. Mr Rogers will collect at Dogpile. Ask around for other POCs for other regions.
• Thanksgiving convergence @ Mary. More details to follow.
• Tuck-a-ruck Friday @ Hoedown @ 18:45. See Lockjaw for deets.

Have a great day fellas!

14 bootcampers and 1 walker convened in the waning darkness to see what YHC had planned. After admiring the halo around the moon, we moseyed to the black top for warm up.

Warm Up

• SSH
• Don Quixote
• Arm Circles
• Shoulder Tap Merkins
• APD
• Hand Release Merkins

Off campus running tour around Spottswood Park with stops for exercises and then end at the Third Church parking lot at Forest and Silverspring

• 10 Merkins
• 10 Squats
• 10 Hand Release Merkins
• 10 Freddy Mercurys
• 10 Shoulder Tap Merkins
• 10 WWIIs
• 5 Burpees

Triple Check #1 in Third Church Parking Lot

• Partner 1 – Heels to Heaven
• Partner 2 – WWIIs
• Partner 3 – Run around parking lot

Run back to TES for Triple Check #2 in fields behind school

• Partner 1 – Wall sits
• Partner 2 – Dips
• Partner 3 – Run across field, 5 pull ups

Run back down to horseshoe for 11s – Donkey kicks and Burpees. Starting with 1 donkey kick and 10 burpees. YHC called an audible as we closed in on time.

Number and namerama

Announcements

• Rucks this Saturday at Daville and SOT
• Prayers and support for everyone running the Half and Full Marathons this Saturday
• Splinter will be at River Road Shopping Center Saturday morning cheering on the runners for anyone who wants to join.

YHC took us out

Seven candy starved regulars rose to the full moon to lighten up the areas darkest AO this side of the river. Weekend tales were spun as 5.30 struck. This is what was witnessed by the early morning walkers surveying the area.

Introductions, disclaimers, motivational speaking and warm ups on the blacktop that including SSH, Dead Man Hang, Cherry Pickers, Shoulder Tap Merkins, LBC, Heels to Heaven completed with some stretching. Mosey to the well-lite corner to begin: 4 corners, lady of the evening style. 10 merkins, 20 WWII’s, 30 monkey humpers, 40 mountain climbers.

Mosey up to the Field for Eye of the Hurricane: 4 stations, 20 reps each. After each station return to the center to perform 20 APD’s. Stations included pull ups, dips, donkey kicks, hanging V-ups.

Mosey to the wall for Dora: 100 Hoedowns (Jack Lalines), 200 incline merkins, 300 LBC’s

BTTVF for numbers/names/announcements. Splinter took us out with a quality message of reuniting with old friends.

-Ruck planned 11/11 start at Twin Team to SOT and back. See Slack

NMS: Ideal conditions for Hallows eve. Moon soaked AO was in prime condition with numbers spaces to remember the parking order. Well done this morning gents. Great way to start the week. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to lead.