Tag: Hoedown

Ten men took on the Hoedown darkness.  Headlamps were not recommended.  Here’s what transpired.

Slaughter Starter – 10 Burpees

Mosey a couple of laps around the Horseshoe.

COP (IC)

• Don Quixotes
• Imperial Walkers
• Helicopters
• Jazzercises
• Merkins
• Plankorama
• Scorpions
• Suzanne Somers L/R
• Freddie Mercurys

Mosey down Lindsay Dr, right on W Drive Cir to the triangle

Self Dora

• 100 Merkins, 200 Monkey Humpers, 300 LBCs (run a lap after each 25/50/75 of the exercises– 12 laps total)

Mosey back to TES parking lot

Triple Check

• P1 – Run across parking lot, Bernie up the paved hill, run back
• P2 – Mountain Climbers
• P3 – Imperial Squats

Mosey to center of Horseshoe

Jack Webb – Abs (1:4 ratio)

• WWIIs/ Reverse Crunches up to 10/40

Numberama, Nameorama, COT

MOLESKIN

Couldn’t make out a word of what he said, but Handshake seemed to enjoy his conversation throughout the entirety of the COP.  YHC did hear UpChuck call him fat during the Jack Webbs.  A lesser man might get his feelings hurt.  Handshake did compliment YHC by saying he will be sore today.  Already setting in here.  Abdominals are confused by the volume of activity.  Way to start the week.  Title of the backblast has nothing to do with the workout, but it sure is gratifying to see that as the headline.  Go Hokies!

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Happy Hours this week

Fifteen rogue warriors creeped into The Gloom for the latest edition of The Punisher. Temperatures were disturbingly close to 70 and sunny. According to the unexpected Zing Fitter walking through our AO, the following quite possibly happened:

Mosey through the TES walkways to the Third Church outdoor calisthenics lot for the COP:

With 2 FNGs present, a complete, unabridged, autographed disclaimer was provided.

7s – unannounced. 6 SSHs, 1 burpee (groan). 5-2 (louder groans), 4-3, 3-4, 2-5, 1-6.
Ukrainian Soldiers
DQ’s
IWs
Hillbillies
Reverse crunches
Flutter kicks

Mosey to the Third Church front steps for Touch-a-Pole. Partner up. First partner performs a movement and touches 1 pole. Second partner performs an exercise. Next round, 2 poles. Then, 3 poles. Yes, different poles.

Exercises were bear crawl and WWIIs. 2nd evolution, crab walk and flutter kicks.

Mosey to the Third Church offices. Triple check.

1st Partner: Loop around office. Stop at picnic table. Perform an exercise.
2nd Partner: SSHs
3rd Partner: box cutters

Exercises at the table:
Round 1: 10 derkins
Round 2: 20 dips
Round 3: 30 step ups or squats (note the bird poop)

Scorpion kicks, both verted and inverted, to stretch at the end.

Mosey to the TES parking lot for Hop-Skip-and-a-Jump:

3 Hand release mercans at each arrow in the lot. Dealer’s choice of hop, skip, or jump between arrows.

Mosey to the island for 1 minute of Mary. Flutter kicks and Rosalita’s.

Numbers, names, Splinter took us out with a message.

Announcements:

The Punisher meets this evening at 6:00 p.m. in the parking lot at Bingo Beer for the 1st F. 2nd of is at 6:15. YHC guesses this will be on the patio.

NMS:

We welcomed to two new FNGs.

Steve Moore lives on Westham (aka – the heart of F3RVA, castle house, 3 kids, son plays ball with Splinter). Clemson grad. We bounced around on a few names…and even after YHC told him we might go with Lancelot. That said, his neighbor and friend, Pucker, came in at the wire with the winning entry. Let’s all welcome, Farquaad (note the double-A). Note: if Farquaad wants to use “Lord” as a title, that’s approved.
Ben Cox – neighbor of Offshore, 3 kids, volleyball player, realtor / architect. Lots of options, but let’s welcome Treanor (or “hyphen” Treanor), pronounced “Trainer.”

FNGs did great today. YHC bets (and hopes) they will both be back.

YHC also notes that someone has exceptional aim throwing wood chips.

Hoedown: we had a dozen gather in the gloom at Tuckahoe. I turned on my headlamp with fresh batteries as we gathered prior to the start. This resulted in a ‘vampire terrified of light’ reaction from Handshake. Tuckahoe is pretty dark until the lights at the school turn on at 6:00 AM.

EF Hutton and I have been to a lot of workouts together but this was the first time where he was here when I Q’d. Garbage Plate and Neutral came in a bit late but still found us.

One of the exercises I called is labeled “LaLanne” back in Charlotte where I came from. Jack LaLanne (1914-2011) was famous for preaching the benefits of regular exercise and a good diet. Per Wikipedia, as reported on LaLanne’s website, he performed several noteworthy feats of physical skill and strength. At the age of 70, he towed 70 rowboats, one with several guests, 1 mile. Wikipedia also says that the feats listed were as reported on his website and “not necessarily entirely accurate descriptions of what LaLanne actually did.”

Warmup: Corner Parking lot: 20 SSHs, 10 Man-maker Merkins, 15 knee-ups, stretching exercise

Warmup: side church parking lot: 20 IWs, 10 Diamond Merkins, 15 American Hammers, stretching exercise

Warmup: Back church Parking lot: 20 Squats, 10 Shoulder slap Merkins, 15 Crunchy Frogs, stretching exercise

Find an intersection of the parking lot lines, in cadence: 20 clockwise (jump in each quadrant), stretching exercise, 20 counterclockwise, stretching exercise, 20 back and forth

Warmup: side church Parking lot: 10 Don Quixote, 10 Hand Release Merkins, 20 Dollies, stretching exercise

Wall Courtyard: 10 single count air-press (People’s chair), 10 BTTW hip slaps in cadence, 15 Donkey Kix OYO

Wall Courtyard: 10 single count milkers (People’s chair), 10 BTTW Australian Mountain Climbers in cadence, 15 Donkey Kix OYO

Wall Courtyard: 10 single count Lalannes (People’s chair), 12 BTTW Toe Taps in cadence, 15 Donkey Kix OYO

Wall Courtyard: 12 Dirty Hookup: People’s chair Muhammad Ali

To the railings: Gomer’s sobriety test aka Dips: 8 each leg in cadence. You can cheat using the rail if you lose balance

Railings: Bulgarian Split Squats 10 each leg, 10 Derkins, 9 etc.

Up to the grassy area behind the school: 10 pull-ups, 20 LBCs, 2 times

Back to the grassy area: 20 Heels to Heaven, 60 count leg lift

Announcements:

2^nd F At PBR on Wednesday

Take-out by YHC

Seventeen elite gentlemen gathered in the moon-lit parking lot for today’s iteration of Hoedown. Men gathered from afar, likely due to today’s pseudo-holiday. Hitchhiker attempted to steal the Q but no one listened. YHC called let’s mosey and the PAX followed down Forest to Trinity.

COP

• 20 SSH
• 10 Helicopters
• 10 Imperial Walkers
• 10 Don Quixotes
• 10 Merkins
• 10 Freddie Mercuries

The Thang

While thinking through Q options this weekend, YHC felt like a higher intensity, cardio workout was due. Therefore, a 1K 5K was called. Partner up for 1000 exercises while your partner runs the horseshoe, to Stuart Hall, and back. Exercises were 100 hand release merkins, 200 Lt Dans, 300 WWIIs, 400 SSH. Collect the six as some teams began to finish then mosey back to the VSF.

Digits and alphabetic assignments before YHC took us out.

Moleskin

Who knew Trinity UMC was such a mecca for early bird walkers? The PAX came across at least 3 individuals doing laps through the parking lot. Since we were 17, they had to modify. Apologies to the neighborhood for crashing the party.

Not much mumblechatter today due to the requirement to count. Most teams were close to finishing the 1k exercises so YHC will call mission accomplished on that one. With about 7 laps and the mosey to and fro, we should have been close on the 5k also. Great push everyone.

Kudos for Florence for calling out coffeeteria after the workout. Seems like there was a strong following converging on the local Starbucks. YHC would have joined you except Henrico decided that a day of recognition for our 46 presidents only deserved half a celebration, so off YHC went to shuttle the youngest to the bus.

Here is link to a brief reflection on the history of this day.

Announcements

• Arrive at Source of Truth by 5:50am Saturday to clown car to the Bridge. See Flatline for more details.

Spring mornings are on the horizon. Looking forward to more mornings like today.

Splinter

9 resilient men sloughed off the soporific haze of beer and nachos to start a new week in the right way. Ahem, to start the second day of the week in a slightly better way. Here’s what went down:

Mosey to the Third Church office back lot for COP: Dead man hang // Helicopters // DQs (aborted for bad counting) // Imperial Walkers // Russian Soldiers // Copperhead Squats // Plank Jacks // Elbow plank // Pickle Pounders // APDs // LBCs // 44 SSH (not my birthday). Mosey to middle lot.

Triple Check: P1 Squat Thrusters // P2: WW2s // P3: run the loop. 3 times round. Second time: P1 Block Merkins // P2 LBCs // P3 Run the loop. 2 times round. Third time: P1 Block Burpee, P2: American Hammers // P3: run 2x round. Mosey to back church lot

Four Corners: Round 1: 15 squats each corner, karaoke, Bernie and sprints along the sides. Round 2: 10 Merkins each Corner. Round 3: 5 Burpees each corner. Mosey to TES car circle

On the wall: People’s Chair // Donkey Kicks // Dirty Hookups

On the ground: 6 inches, spell your Valentine’s name with your feet.

Numberama, Namerama, YHC took us out.

NMS: Slightly smaller numbers this morning.. we guessed that hangovers prevented some and that Hitchhiker probably stayed home to make Valentines for all of us. Thanks for your patience as YHC forgot how to do at least 1/3rd of the exercises.

A quiet and lucky 13 started the week off right with a morning at Hoedown. Short stroll over to the small parking lot for COP – Helicopters, Don Quixote, SSH, Russian Soldiers, and Hillbillies.

11s in the parking lot. Exercises are Merkins and 4 count American Hammers. The form of locomotion was call by each Pax member to go over and back.

Off to the grassy island around the horseshoe for PLTs – three sets of 25s.

Off to the Jerkin Gym for three sets of 7.

Over to the sea of blacktop for descending 4 corners:

• Corner 1 – 40 jump squats, 30 LBCs, 20 Mountain Climbers, 10 HRM
• Corner 2 – 30 LBCs, 20 Mountain Climbers, 10 HRM
• Corner 3 – 20 Mountain Climbers, 10 HRM
• Corner 4 – 10 HRM

Karaoke the long sides and lunge the short.

Mosey up to the field and line up on the sideline for some Dora. Partner 1 runs across the field and back. Partner 2 completes 100 Carolina Dry Docks, 200 Monkey Hummers, 300 LBCs.

Finish up at the horseshoe for Broga led by Last Call.

YHC took us out.

Nine PAX joined YHC for the last January 2022 Hoedown that will ever exist and left with flashbacks of Merkin month.

Here’s what transpired:

Mosey to front of school

COP

• Don Quixotes
• Helicopters
• Dead Man Hang
• Grab the Sky
• Copperhead Squats
• Imperial Walkers
• Merkins
• LBCs

Mosey to parking lot hill

Bernies and Burpees

• P1 – Bernie x 3
• P2 – Burpees (combine for 75)

Mosey to the recess field

Triple Check 1

• P1 – Pullups
• P2 – WWIIs in the snow
• P3 – Run over and back, stopping for 5 Dips

Mosey to other side of field

Merkin Ladder

• 1 Merkin, run across field, 2 Merkins, run back, 3….17 + 1 bonus round

Mosey to the Horseshoe

Triple Check 2

• P1 – People’s Chair
• P2 – Freddie Mercurys
• P2 – Run the loop

Mosey 3 feet across the sidewalk

PLTs 3×20

Plankorama into a Ring of Fire

Mosey back to the Flag

Numberama, Nameorama, COT

MOLESKIN

Pre-beatdown mumblechatter had to do with Faceplant and Hitch’s playdate.  Faceplant says Hitch has better toys at his house.  YHC remembered thinking his friend’s parents had the world’s coolest van because it had a 4×4 inch black and white television mounted in the ceiling in 1985.  UpChuck had terrible toys as a kid and still does as a grown up.  Jacks tournament at his house next Thursday.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Happy Hour – Wednesday new southside Triple Crossing

No tricks, no games, no creative gimmicks this morning. Just ten studs with their yellow walkmans for a classic Hoedown beat down.

COP: Mosey to church lot for 10x SSH, 10xCP, 10x DQ, 10x deconstructed burpees, 20x LBC, 10x Rosalitas

Parking lot 11’s – 4ct AH’s & 4ct Superman

Mosey to back church parking lot for 4 corners cumulative with 10x WWII, 20x jump squats, 30x MH, 40x merkins, jog/Bernie long section, crab walk short sections. People’s chair for the six.

Move to the auxiliary lot to snag coupons and partner up for a Dora around the corner church building. 50x overhead press, 100x block squat, 150x block press. Al Gore for the six.

A slight shift up to the wooded lot for a good old triple check: run the loop, coupon curls, alternating coupon merkins.

Mosey back towards the flag with a quick pit stop for 2×10 jerkins and 30x dips.

Numberama, Namerama, Announcements (thx for Breaking Bread service, prayers for GP and Pigskin in Honduras) and YHC took us out.

Moleskine: First ever Hoedown for Flatline today, hopefully not the last although some questions were raised as to the validity of Upchuck’s American Hammers. Good to have Steamer back for week #2 and a pleasure to start a Monday right with such a fine group! SYITG – GP

10 intrepid adventurers set out across the frozen Tuckahoe tundra to attempt their best impression of Shackleton’s ill-fated voyage. Two simple goals: stay dry and don’t fall down.

40 SSHs, 20 Don Quixotes, 20 Imperial Squat Walkers, 10 Helicopters, arm circles in both directions and some other warmup stuff lost to brain freeze.

Careful mosey to the covered walkway where our ship was frozen in ice and locked for the duration. While dry, the walkway formed a natural wind tunnel but luckily these men are extremely aerodynamic and almost never complain. Some merkins followed by a centipede railing crawl counter-clockwise up down and around covered walkway.

Dora to the mountains of madness: run the perimeter of the covered walkway while partner does 100 WW2s, 200 merkins, 300 flutter kicks.

There was some concern that the centipede railing crawl wasn’t balanced so we ran it back clockwise.

10 burpees OYO.

A second dora with a perimeter run while partner does 100 Lalannes – a wall sit with toe touches (thank you Pigskin for the reference – I am now down the rabbit hole of old Jack LaLanne videos on YT), 200 jump squats and 300 wall-sit arm raises.

10 more burpees OYO.

Since we had 3 minutes someone suggested Mary so we did 3 minutes of Lieutenant Dans.

Careful mosey back to the flag for the COT.

A prayer of gratitude for being able to come out into the cold and put in the work. Peace.

I got there just barely before launch time. Obviously, a supply chain problem.

We had an FNG. Bodos with the headlock. Works with Bodos. Former Marine, avid outdoors-man. Well-traveled and well read. Welcome Mimi!

Weather report, 30 and dry. Perfect! One of the great things about F3; people will show up! Good crowd! 15!

 

Warmup: Corner Parking lot: 20 SSHs, 10 Man-maker Merkins, 15 knee-ups, stretching exercise

Warmup: Upper Parking lot: 20 IWs, 10 Diamond Merkins, 15 American Hammers, stretching exercise

Warmup: Corner Parking lot: 20 Russian Soldiers, 10 Shoulder slap Merkins, 15 Crunchy Frogs, stretching exercise

Warmup: Upper Parking lot: 15 Lunges, 10 Hand Release Merkins, 20 Dollies, stretching exercise

Upper parking lot: Mankiller (12, 10, 8, etc.)

Wall Courtyard: 10 single count air-press (People’s chair), 10 BTTW hip slaps in cadence, 15 Donkey Kix OYO

Wall Courtyard: 10 single count milkers (People’s chair), 10 BTTW Australian Mountain Climbers in cadence, 15 Donkey Kix OYO

Wall Courtyard: 10 single count Lalannes (People’s chair), 12 BTTW ToeTaps in cadence, 15 Donkey Kix OYO

Wall Courtyard: 12 Dirty Hookup: People’s chair Muhammad Ali, 15 Donkey Kix OYO

Romanian Dead Lifts: 10 each leg in cadence. Unfortunately, I have a great deal of trouble maintaining balance during this one. Which is why I plan to incorporate it into my Qs, until I can get it right. Next time you see Gomer Pyle, you can thank him for this one.

Railings: Bulgarian Split Squats 10 each leg, 10 Derkins, 9 etc.

Upper Parking Lot: Partner up: Each side of Parking lot: bear crawl. When you meet, 10 Hand Slap Merkins: Repeat

Up to the grassy area behind the school: Partner up: partner 1 runs to the pull-up bars and does 5 pull-ups, Partner 2 does WWII sit-ups. 3 times

 

Announcements:

UpChuck reported (later, see Slack) on Breaking Bread: All taken spots up until May