Tag: Hoedown

Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor Gloom of night stays these [warriors] from the swift completion of their appointed rounds. – Sort of the Postal Creed.

ONE Pax launched into his appointed Rounds for the latest edition of Hoedown. To a superficial being, rain fell and a chill was present, but to YHC temperatures were sunny and 70 in his heart, his zeal for F3 and country carrying him forth for…

3 loops around the horseshoe (but, can you loop around a horseshoe, or does that really make it an oval?), followed by…

COP of 1 At Cafeteria Wall:

SSHs, IW’s, DQ’s…Mosey to the Overhang by the Gym for…

Continuation of the COP on Dry Ground…

LBC’s, Flutter Kicks, and tons of HRMs.

Mosey around the Blacktop (and Welcome the arrival of Handshake, today’s LI-LWEE). (LIFO is accountant-speak for “Last In, First Out” which makes no sense in this case because, while he was last in, Handshake Left With Everyone Else.)

With steady rain coming down, the PAX agreed to focus on “Under the Roof” exercises…

Starting at the school door, bear crawl to the Gymnasium walkway, then switch to Crabwalk. 30 of an exercise at the Gym door.

Squats, LBCs, HRMs (or something like that)

Back to the Overhang for Bernie Sanders on the incline…5 rounds.

10 derkins on the picnic tables.

Mosey to the Horseshoe for the infamous One Man Triple Check.

Each PAX is his own team. 3 exercises. 3 rounds. Run the loop. Balls to the Wall (Handshake managed the “Hoooollld it” duties). Flutter kicks (YHC called cadence).

Flip Q to Handshake for…neighborhood loop run. Call it a mile or so.

Names, numbers, announcements.

NMS:

Out of the gate, YHC notes that the Directions today were excellent. Clear, concise, and enjoyable to share. Saab would be proud.

Great to have Handshake join today after about 10 minutes of solo time. Definitely a day when the Temptation to Fart Sack was strong.

No Announcements

Ten plump turkeys strutted their way over to the parking lot for this week’s iteration of Hoedown. Nary a mention of the Redskins today so off we mosey’d to the front of the school, passing the neon ladies, for something that went like this.

COP
High Knees x15
Butt Kickers x15
Speed Skaters x10
Don Quixotes x10
Flutter Kicks x20
Mountain Climbers x10
HRMs x10

The Thang
Mosey back over to the blacktop for Lindsays. Squats and straight up merkins. Run the distance of the blacktop between sets.

Scurry over to Linsday Ct for repeating iterations of catch me if you can. Partner up with one partner doing 5x burpees while the other Bernie Sanders up the hill. Burpee-er catches Bernie by running forwards then switch. Recover back down the hill and repeat 2x with WWIIs and Jump Squats.

Meander through the darkness towards West Drive Circle, stopping at the circle. Since we lost Toto we could safely complete a triple check. LT Dans and WWIIs while the third runs the loop.

Dosey Do back to the AO proper, stopping at each mailbox and performing 5 merkins. We completed 0 merkins.

Audible and ramble down Hepler, stopping at each lamp post or house light and perform 5 merkins. Collect the PAX at the bottom and then run back to the VSF.

Sequentially declare our position, state names, announcements, random thoughts by Offshore and then YHC took us out.

Moleskin
Great job by the PAX this morning, enduring another Splinter workout with no theme nor reason for leading.

YHC forgot that Westham doesn’t have mailboxes (at least none at the street) but a SNAFU was avoided by modifying to lamp posts.

Mumblechatter was minimal this morning. Everyone appears to be ready for the week of giving thanks for all that we have.

Announcements

• Celebration of gathering at Berkeley plantation is at 6am on Thursday morning at Mary. 1 hour special.
• Black Friday CSAUP 7am Forest Hill Park

Splinter out.

9 fine PAX members gathered at Hoedown to play a hot potato game of Where’s Wojo. Here’s approximately how it went:

Mosey to the upper parking lot for a Splinter warmup 20x SSH, 15x IW, 10x DQ, 15x AC, 10x Merkins. Partner up for 3x of squats, WWII, Merkins while the other partner runs the length of the lot. Rinse and repeat with 3x American Hammer, Carolina Dry Docks while partner karaoke’s the lot. Gracious audible called on 3rd round.

Toss the Q to Pucker and mosey to upper grass lot for modified beast. 6 stops of 6x, three rounds: 2 count Lt Dan’s, 2 count LBC, 2 count Freddie Mercuries.

Quadruple Check on the upper field with balls to the wall, flutter kicks, side straddle hops and the timer running across the field for 5 pull ups.

Q to Handshake for 30 Derkins

Q to Garbage Plate. Mosey to side ramp for two rounds of 10x jerkins. Mosey to the flag for two rounds of 20x PLT’s.

Numberama, Namerama, Announcements, YHC took us out.

Welcome to Prince Tuesday – strong showing and it was a pleasure to have out of town company at the Hoedown this week.

We had 9 of able bodied souls at U of R west (Tuckahoe Elementary) going for a work out on Veteran’s Day. Even though I am not a veteran, I respect the sacrifices those individuals have made to allow us to keep the freedoms that most nations don’t have. Off to the workout:

COP: 34 SSH (in honor of the Jets’ epic 34-27 win over the Giants), 10 DQs, 10 Arm circles, 10 Merkins. Mosey to Bodos’ 3rd parking lot across the way from his church.

First Exercise: Four corners: 10 HRMs, 20 jump squats, 30 monkey humpers and 40 2 count flutter kicks. Follow this up with a burpee with bear crawl per parking space for one side of the lot (~15 burpees)

Second Exercise: Doras with 100 bike rack merkins (BRMs), 200 box jumps, and 300 2 count flutter kicks (I like those flutter kicks).

Third Exercise: Triple check with Donkey kicks, WWIIs, and run to the chin up bar and do 8 chin ups.

Finish with 19 American hammers (not sure why I ended with 19), 34 Freddie Mercuries and 10 arm circles.

Announcements: CSOP on 11/29 at Forest Hill Park. Working off the gluttony of turkey, mashed potatoes by doing some loops. See TYA for details. Gridiron this Saturday 11/16 will NOT be held at its normal location in order to support Blue Moon running the VCU Health Marathon that morning.

Even though I was not on my A game (forgot an exercise, COP cadence a little off and a couple mispronunciations) I am happy to lead this group and I hope everyone takes a few minutes to think about all that our Veterans do for us. Thank you Gomer for your service.

Eight eager PAX picked up a LoveSeat on the side of the road to make it an odd number 9 for some Merkins. We also did some other stuff:

COP: SSH, Merkins, Imperial Walkers, Hairy Rocketts, Merkins, Flutterkicks, Scorpion Kicks, Merkins. Mosey over to 3P dark lot for 4 corners: 20 Merkins, 30 WWIIs, 40 JumpSquats, 50 LBCS. Alternate run & bear crawl.

Over to Rite Aid lot: 4 Rounds of 10 Merkins, backwards run length then 5 Burpees. Back to TES, the blacktop: Broad Jump across, 20 Merkins then lunge back, 15 Heels2Heaven. Repeato x3. With parking lot lights finally on head over for: 5 Merkins per arrow, bear crawl around loop.

Back to Flag for Upchuck APDs, Hello Dollies, Freddy Mercury, & finish with 20 merkins. YHC took us out.

NMS: First legit cold morning of the fall with temps at 33. Long sleeve weather (SOP natch’) with some opting for hats as well. YHC was expecting more attendance with 5 am feeling like 6 am but 9 strong we were.

Plenty of merkins this morning, total count was 280 for those in the challenge. YHC decided afterward to sign up at day 4. Never too late sign up! Good to see Ponch and Love Seat back out in the gloom. Now if we can just get Keymaster and Slurpee back out at Hoedown…

A little bit of mumble chatter to get things going and then a long stroll down to Trinity for COP. Don Quixote, Helicopters, Imperial Walkers, and SSH to start us off.

Dora 1,2,3 – 100 Carolina Drydocks, 200 Monkey Humpers, 300 Flutter Kicks while the other partner runs the long straightaway to the road and back.

Mosey around back for Triple Check. Partner 1 runs the small back parking lot while partners 2 and 3 do Plerkins.

Pick up Rock Creek and jog up to Marv’s. 10 HRM in his honor. Down the road to Westham for 20 Jump Squats. Down the road a little further for 30 4-count American Hammers and then finish up a Lindsey with 12 Boo-Yah Merkins. Jog it back to the AO.

3×20 PLTs to work those abs. Off the to benches for Two sets of 20 dips. Then time for Mary – Rosalitas, Hello Dollies, Flutter Kicks, LBCs, and Alabama Prom Dates.

YHC took us out.

Time to Taper,

Lockjaw

A Fabulous Five gathered at Hoedown to start a new week. Here’s how it went down:

COP: SSHx25 // DQx20 // Helicoptersx10 // Armcirclesx15, Reverso // Lutinent Dans x10 // Merkins x10 // LBCsx15

Mosey to Third Church back parking lot

Four Corners: VUpsx10 // Hand Release Merkins x20 // Jump Squats x30 // WW2s x40.

Suicide Burpees: Run to the first parking line line, do 1 Burpee. Run back to the curb. Run to the second parking lot line, do 2 Burpees. And so forth, up to 10.

HUNGRY HIPPPOS: One man in each corner, crab walk to the center at which was stationed a baby pool filled with plastic balls, grab as many balls as possible, bear crawl back to the corner and desposit balls in bucket. Repeat for 5 minutes.

Mosey back to Tuckahoe lot.

COP: Flutterkicksx25 // American Hammersx25// LBCsx25

Namerama, COT.

NMS: YHC attempted a competitive game of human hungry hippos that devolved into chaos, much because the game was ill conceived by YHC, but also because Upchuck and Handshake were overtaken by their competitive instincts. YHC did not give precise instructions about how many balls were permitted for each trip to the center, which resulted in Upchuck stuffing all his clothing and orifices with as many balls as possible. This also resulted in many amusing quotes of the day, such as “Please adjust my balls,” “The balls are touching my nipples,” and “The sweaty balls are stuck to my back.” YHC will never attempt this again. Nor will YHC report to his church youth department that the church’s plastic balls were employed in this way.

Also, great to have Viral back!!

Nine men, stallions one and all, refused to take a day off for Columbus, or anyone else who didn’t discover America, in order to spend their sunny and 70 morning at today’s edition of Hoedown. Here’s what Mr. Heshem says he witnessed:

COP:

Slow mosey two times around the horseshoe, then circle up in the main parking lot. SSHs, IMs, DQs, LBCs, FKs, and HRMs, then a quick set of arm circles to limber up for…

11s:

First, grab a cinderblock from YHCs van. Mosey to Flag. 11s…Derkins and Rosalitas. Run across small parking lot to complete the circuit.

On your six, elevate block, and six inches for the Six.

Mosey to the Wall:

Triple check…
First man has a choice make…two cinderblock-free laps around the horseshoe OR carry cinderblock up two short flights of steps and around to the wall? Decision-making in The Gloom can be tricky, but YHC is the kind of Q who believes in diversity, so try one round of each, decide which you like better, and do that one again for Round 3.

Partner 2 is doing Wonderbra with the coupon while also doing People’s Chair.

Partner 3 lifts block above chest while doing flutter kicks.

Blockee’s Loop

Keep that block close and mosey to the Flag. Do 3 blockees and run the loop. Repeat 3x. Eh, let’s make it 4 times. Check that, let’s make it 5 times.

Return blocks to van, and circle up for Mary. LBCs x40, 10 count APDs, and a Ring-of-Fire with reverse crunches while Merkins make the loop.

Number-a-ma, name-a-rama, YHC took us out.

Announcements:

Handshake won the Beer Mile, but who’s keeping track? Faceplant came in second. Greenbow learned that Gingerbeer stings.

Sign up for Breaking Bread. If you are not sure what this is, just make a simple dinner for 10 or so folks who can use some fellowship on a Sunday evening. You’ll be a better man for the experience.

Today is Thanksgiving in Canada. Take a moment to remind yourself of what you have, and think about how to help someone who needs a lift – material, spiritual, or otherwise.

A Lucky 7 or Redwood Pax showed up for a nice little beatdown. Cooler temps prevailed and Fall was finally in the air.

Off to the front of the school for COP.

• SSH
• Don Q
• Russian Soldiers
• Copperhead Squats
• Scorpion Kicks

Off to the church across the street being sure to mind the Gomer Pyle speed bump. Red Barchetta was called for the front parking lot including 100 SSH, 75 LBCs, 50 Mountain Climbers, 25 Merkins. There was talk about “doing a dukes of hazzard slide” across the the hood of a car in the way. However, this Subaru Forrester had a hood scoop that might get in the way or leave a mark.

Mosey to the back church parking lot for Ascending 4 Corners.

• Corner 1 – 10 HRM
• Corner 2 – 10 HRM, 20 4-count American Hammers
• Corner 3 – 10 HRM, 20 4-count American Hammers, 30 Jump Squats
• Corner 4 – 10 HRM, 20 4-count American Hammers, 30 Jump Squats, 40 Donkey Kicks

I said there were 7 of us, but up to this point there were only 6. Bodos literally emerged from the shadows behind the church wall and joined us. Timing is everything and it was good to have him.

Now for some Church Triple Check – Partner 1 runs the length of the parking lot and back; Partner 2 does BTTW; Partner 3 does Flutter Kicks.

Mosey back to Hoedown for some 11s: Bicycle rack merkins and step jumps.

Mosey around back for a medley of Mary and other exercises including: Flutter Kicks, APDs, left leg raises, right leg raises, BTTW, Merkin Ring of Fire, Running a lap of the horseshoe, and 5 Burpees to close it out.

Moleskin

The Pax was chatty today. Prior to Bodo’s arrival, there was a lot of critiquing of the church grounds. Opportunities for improvement, odd placement of features, and an unscorable basketball hoop. Bodo’s heard this numerated list despite already being off to a bad start due to cleaning up the aftermath of a dog in a trashbag that delayed him. He took it in stride and politely redirected the complaints.

Ronnie loves to talk car insurance and fat shaming Pax members with girth. The latter may have been out of actual concern for the odd noise produced during the HRMs, but almost unleashed an Upchuck counterattack. A sign to the Q that he should have neutralized that chatter with a dose of burpees.

YHC took us out reflecting on the 2-year anniversary of Hoedown and with a challenge to pay forward three unexpected acts of kindness today.

Announcements

• November 8 – Greenbow has a charity event for a good cause. See him for details.
• There was something else, but YHC cannot recall.

Time to Taper,

Lockjaw

9 high-brow West Enders and 1 Powhatanian landed at F3RVA’s darkest AO this morning to beat some drums and wake up the neighbors. Fortunately, we were all able to work through our previous commitments with Downtown Abbey, Hamilton, picking up dry cleaning, and Tea & Crumpets prior to 0530 to be able to get to work in the gloom today.

The Q showed up with pickup bed full of truck tires, and thanks to the help of a few of the PAX we had them out and ready to go in short order. Here’s how it went down:

Mosey around the bus loop 2x and back over to the East end of the parking lot next to the tires.

Disclaimer & Warmup COP:- Invisible Jump Rope x20- DQ x10- LBCs x20- APDs x20- Decline hand-release merkins on tires x10 OYO

Triple check:- Pax 1 flip tire across short width of parking lot and back- Pax 2 do 20 merkins then plank- Pax 3 do WWII sit-ups

Tabata: step ups on tires for 20 seconds on / 10 seconds off for 4 minutes

Mosey a lap around the bus loop and back to the tires

Rolling tire races: Line ’em up and roll the tires across the length of the parking lot to the cones at the end and back. Take the competition through a bracket to determine the winner (EF Hutton & Bodos with the photo finish!). The rest of the PAX does core exercises and dodges out of control tires.

Cool down COP:- Rosalitas- Freddie Mercuries- Ring of Fire

NMM:

Thanks for indulging YHC this morning in an unconventional Q. The objective was for a fun but challenging change of pace. As expected, those tires were heavy and difficult to flip! A few other items were planned but we ran out of time.

Also a shout-out to McCarthy Tire in Rockville for the props today, despite the expectation that these “small” tires were to be used for some kids. The tires will be returned tomorrow, as YHC did not want to have to move them again today…

10 / 3 = 3 R1 . . . OR . . . 10 mod 3 –> either would have worked better to figure out the Triple Check logistics than the Q’s fuzzy math. Turns out we had an extra tire. Who knew?

Great job in the tire races, it was just as funny as YHC had dreamed it up to be. The best part had to be Handshake chasing the runaway tire as it threatened to invade the good people of Westham.

Great Tires of Fire!

-Loose Goose