The Hoedown gloom welcomed 11 studly vets and 2 newer brothers for a DTH start-the-week-off-right party. Here’s what went down: The THANG: COP #1: Mosey to the Planted FlagWelcome & F3 DisclaimerSSH, DQ, ISW, Opus, WWII, Plank Alt Leg lifts, etc etc COP #2: Mosey up to the Field for the KILODORA – which is ONE THOUSAND Reps divided into:x100 HRM’sx200 Rosalita Whipsx300 Ball Dippersx400 LBC’sMoving partner runs across width of Field, completes x3 pull-ups and returns to switch with partner. Front runners help the WIX finish COP #3: Mosey to the Murky Bottom for Triple Check:P1 – People ChairP2 -…

It was a cool, not quite crisp, morning at Hoedown for 11 dudes to kick the week off to a solid start. Here’s how it went: COP: a quick jog to the upper parking lot for SSH x 15, DMH x 10, slow DQ x 10, LBC x 10, Scorpion x 10, HRM x 10, 20x Freddy Mercuries and mosey to the back field. No sense in easing into it… let’s just start off with a set of 11’s… pull ups and burpees. Some groans and little mumble chatter but we rocked it. Followed up with a couple lengths of…

8 studs gathered in the gloom to start the week the right way. With the time change we thought we might have more light, but had to settle for the 97% lunar illumination of the waning gibbous. Still pretty great. Mosey to the bottom of Lindsay Court. COP, all IC: SSH // Deadman Hang // helicopters // DQs // Cherry Pickers // Imperial Walkers // Lt Dans (6ct.) // Alabama Prom Dates // LBCs // Merkins Up the Hill: Parter up. P1 runs up to the top of Lindsay Ct and back. P2 performs lunges. Flipflop when P1 returns. //…

A band of 13 men abandoned the Fartsack to take over Tuckahoe and this is what transpired. Mosey down Forest to Spottswood, 10 Merkins, 20 Squats, 30 SSH’ then continue up the road to the back parking lot of Bodos’ church for COP. Mosey back over to the teachers lot at Tuckahoe for The Triple Lindy. The group was broken in half and started on opposite sides of the lot. Everyone Bear Crawls on the top side of the lot between Parking Spots with 3 Merkins done at each spot (10 spots total), switch to Crab Walk and 5 WWII’s…

A band of 8 Stallions broke free of the chains of the Fartsack and took to the streets of Tuckahoe and this is what transpired. COP – Side Straddle Hops, Swirly’s Dead Man Hangs, Don Quixote’s, LBC’s, Inverted Scorpion Kicks, Merkins Mosey down Hepler Road to the corner of Paris and Paris Ridge. Partner Up. Round 1 – P1 runs to cul-de-sac and does 2 Burpess and runs back, P2 does WWII’s, Round 2 – P1 runs to cul-de-sac and does 2 Burpess and runs back, P2 does Merkins, Round 3 – P1 runs to cul-de-sac and does 2 Burpess…

Indeed, Bodo’s “smelled the worms” when 7 prime suspects partnered in the Gloom for today’s edition of The Hoedown. Temperatures were, once again, sunny and 70 at F3RVA’s darkest AO. Short Mosey to the 3rd Church Parking Lot: SSHs x 20Dead Man’s HangScorpion Kicks (feel the wetness)Reverse Scorpion Kicks (feel more of the wetness)Hillbillies x10WWIIs x10HRMs x10 Mosey to the corner of Lindsey and Forest for a duopoly of crawling.Partner up in 2s and 3s. Round 1: 3 rounds of bear crawl to the TES sign. Partner does reverse crunches.Round 2: 3 rounds of Army crawl. Flutter kicks. Mosey to…

9 men gathered a bit earlier and started talking about the Upchuck’s legendary corn hole play during the 2nd annual F3 gathering. Mosey to the basket ball court and started the COP with music playing as follows: DMH X10, Helicopter X10, DQ X10, SSH X 50, Copperhead squat X 10, Merkins X10, LBC X20, American Hammers X 20, Reverse Crunch X 20, Scorpion Kicks X5 OYO, not YOY. (Upchuck corrected YHC gently that it is OYO and reminded YHC that the music is somewhat loud.) Exercise #1: Dora. Partner up for 100 Merkins, 200 LBCs, 300 squats with the timer…

13 capable cadets came out on another morning of the darkest AO in Richmond. There was hope that the COP would have an early boost of light at 5:31 but after coming on it for a minute and then came back on for a minute and so on. Anyway, the routine went like this: COP: Mosey to front of school led by two handsome bald lads, 20 SSHs, 10 DQs, 25 FMs, and 15 ACs each way. Exercise 1: Curb crawl with merkins near bus loop. I did not realize that the curb was a few feet from traffic which…

An illustrious 13 came out to take in the night sky in RVA’s darkest AO. With no sign of the possible FNG, the Pax rolled up to the Asphalt Sea for for COP. SSH, Helicopters, Don Quixote, Russian Soldiers, Scorpion Kicks Down to the top of Lindsay for Lindsays. The exercises were box cutters and carolina dry-docks, with each set being performed with a run in between. Alas, we arrive at La Casa de Lockjaw and partner up for triple check. Partner 1 runs down the street, hangs a left, runs around the West Drive Circle, and back. Partner 2…

18 eager PAX got their week started off right at Hoedown on a muggy 70+ degree morning. We did: COP on blacktop: SSH, Don Qs, Russian Soldiers, Helicopters, Merkins, Flutterkicks, Scorpion Kicks. THE THANG: Start with 4 Corners: 10 Burpees, 20 Hand Release Merkins, 30 V-Ups, 40 Jump Squats. Run the long way and bear crawl the width. Repeato but add 5 reps on all 4 corners. Partner up & head over to Jerkin bars. Too many PAX so split up groups – 3 sets of 20 PLTs with others do 3 sets of 10 Jerkins. Mosey across street to…