Tag: Hoedown

Eleven, including a handful of tourists, jumped into the week with vigor and came forth to the latest rendition of Hoedown. Temps were sunny (almost) and 70 (almost).

COP: Mosey around the horseshoe (2 laps) to start the legs moving, then circle up in the teacher’s parking lot for:

Arm circles (10 little, 10 big, then reverso, but only for 10 big…YHC doesn’t believe in small, reverse arm circles).
IWs
SSHs
HBs
LBCs
FKicks
HRMs

Mosey around the horseshoe two-ish more times…

…onto the parking lot for…

12’s, like Elevens, but one louder. Run across parking lot, Bernie Sanders up the asphalt hill, then clockwork merkins. Run across the parking lot, and complement the merkins with 1-11 WWIIs (no complement to 12 merkins…YHC is kind). ABCs for the six, then hold six inches once done with ABCs.

Mosey to the blacktop for the Dart Board.

Two circles, similar to a poor man’s dart board, were drawn on the ground. One had a series of exercises; the other a series of numbers (5-40, in increments of 5). One man selected to roll. The first die was targeted for an exercise. The other die was targeted for a number. Based on where the dice land, the PAX does the number of reps for the chosen exercise. Unless, there is a miss, in which case the PAX does 5 burpees for the first miss and 10 burpees for the second miss. Don’t miss three times. PAX rotate rolling…for those who didn’t have a chance to go, next time.

PAX did lots of burpees, some flutter kicks, HRMs, and merkins.

In between rounds of exercises, run to the first basketball hoop and back, EXCEPT on the last round…stay at the far end of the blacktop for…

…Gaga. YHC has wanted to play for some time, and to a hyper-competitive 46-year old, YHC is tired of losing to his kids. Today was YHC’s chance to lose to his friends. 2 brackets…5 PAX in Bracket 1, 6 PAX in Bracket 2. Winner of B1 (Hot Yoga) played Winner of B2 (MARV) for the title. Hot Yoga was crowned the winner, though it’s possible YHC did not enforce the rules, which YHC doesn’t actually know. YHC apologizes to MARV, who may have won before he did not win. Lab Rat also apologizes, because that’s what he does.

Mosey to the Horseshoe for 4 MoM. WWIIs, flutter kicks, reverse crunches.

Number-am-a, Name-a-ram-a, YHC took us out.

Announcements:

Ultimate Frisbee tomorrow at Heartbreak Ridge. Loose Goose reported that Lab Rat will have “the stuff.” Since the HC Police will certainly be present, the PAX should be cautious when possessing “the stuff.”

Summer tour…Phonics reminds the PAX that 28 have signed up. August 1 is the theoretical last day to start, though YHC notes that a PAX who has not posted anywhere all summer may struggle to post 27 of the following 33 days. Take up the challenge.

NMS:

Today won the title of Best Weather of June, and likely July, and likely August. 58 and limited humidity.

Splinter is a good man. So good, that he has been renamed “Pied Piper” for leading minors astray.

8 men from the west end and YHC said no to their fart sack this sunny and 70 Monday morning to get in some coupon action.

This is how it when down.

Grab a cinder block from the stack and mosey up to the black top

COP (ALL IC) – SSH, DQ, Hillbillies, Tempo LBC’s, Merkins (on Cinder Blocks), Arm Circles

THANG

Jacob’s Ladder (sort of) – Only thing that made this a Jacob’s Ladder was the count up to 7. Using the blacktop, line up on one side in front of the basketball hoops. Complete 1 Situp + Press. Bear Crawl w/ block to the other side and complete 2 Situp + Press. Rinse and Repeat till 7 reps

Mosey to the playground field

11’s – Complete both exercise on one side (1 Block Burpee + 10 Block Swings), run across the field and back. Rinse and Repeat till 10 Burpees + 1 Swing.

Mosey to canopy area next to school

Triple Check – Dips, Derkins, Hallelujah Run (Block over head) down the sidewalk and back

Mosey back to the SF for Numberrama, Namerama, Announcements and YHC took us out.

MOLESKIN

Always great to make the trip to the Tuckahoe area. Since YHC wouldn’t be Qing a KB working this week, seem only fitting to have some sort of coupon workout.

YHC must have been slamming the cinder block a little hard during the ladder. About halfway thought his broke in half and had to run back down the hill to get a replacement

Offshore was beast during the 11’s lapping the rest of the PAX

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Loose Goose has the Q at Heartbreak tomorrow. There will be no Cinder Blocks
• Memorial Day Convergences at Tredegar
• Puppy Pile Saturday June 1st

SPIT ON THAT!!

Nine rain-shower dodgers circled around the flag for this morning’s iteration of Hoedown. Everyone greeted the sleeveless Fudd, then off we went for a quick warm-up jog through the neighborhood before meeting in front of the school for:

COP
SSH x20
Arm Circles x15
Copperhead Squats x20
Don Quixotes x15
Freddie Mercuries x20
Merkins x20

The Thang
Mosey to the parking lot nearest the cafeteria for instructions. 3 exercises of 20 each then run to the far end of the parking log, traverse up and down the hill, then run back to whence we came. The run got shorter and shorter with each iteration. Exercises were:

Merkins, Squats, Flutter Kicks, Run forward/backward
Werkins, Lunges, LBCs, Bear Crawl / Crawl Bear
Clerkins, Ball Dippers, Reverse Crunches, Crawl Bear / Bear Crawl
Boo Ya Merkins, Step Back Lunges, APDs, Crab Walk / Walk Crab

Slow shimmy over to the stairway ramp for 3 sets of 10 jerkins.

Sideways shuffle over to the paved ocean for triple check. Al Gore, APDs and Karaoke / Backwards Run / Forwards run.

Hustle back to the flag where announcements were made and YHC took us out.

Moleskin
The weather was glorious today. Soon after COT, the skies opened up and everyone scattered. Always great to see Fudd out in the gloom and he continues to EH even from afar. Welcome to FNG Ben who is a local Midlo graduate, thus the Magnum moniker.

Someone commented about the length of the karaokes on the blacktop should be called ball twisters, from which YHC retorted “twisticles”. Someone should look to see if that can get added to the lexicon.

Announcements
Memorial Day convergence at Tredegar. No Hoedown that day.

Prayers to Handshake’s friend who is going through terrible circumstances.

See everyone in the gloom.

Big Data is watching.

On a beautiful Monday morning, 12 mighty warriors met up for a beatdown and i believed they received it.

Warm ups:

10 Don Quixotes, 20 Side straddle hops, 10 forward and backwards Arm circles and 10 Merkins

First Exercise:

Doras with 100 Gaga jumps (jumps over the Gaga Ball pit boundaries), 200 Carolina Dry Docks and 300 2 count flutter kicks, Other partner is running to the other side of the black top and back.

Mosey to Hillsdale road

Second exercise:

Fireman Carry up the hill around the cul-de-sac back down the hill

This is where Roger Roger carrying Bodos nearly toppled. I credit Roger Roger with a good save but it was close.

Bear crawl up the hill ~1/8 mile jog down the hill and plank

Mosey to the field behind TES

Third Exercise:

Triple check with Donkey kicks, Tricep dips and run to the chin up bar and do 5 Burp ups (burpies to a chin up).

Last exercise:

Run to the horsehoe and share in 65 PLTs. 65 to 1 were the odds of Country House winning (or winning by default) the Kentucky Derby. Was that a foul or not? I have no idea. Finish with 15 merkins.

Announcements: Bodos first Q is this Wednesday at Dog Pile.

We have Field Day this Saturday. For those at Tuckahoe Nano Region, represent with the collared shirt and old khaki shorts, I’d say even a visor.

I had fun Q’ing again although I was unable to complete the triple check due to being slightly out of shape. I also had a few comments on my sleeveless shirt. I think my look resembled the latest photo of Christian McCaffrey (look up Christian McCaffrey jacked). Have a productive week and god bless!

Twelve. Decent numbers like old times. Fudd’s in town too. Sunny and 70. What more could one want?

Run a 1 mile route to UR for COT in the gazebo. Decided to keep it short since it was a confined space.

• Russian Soldier
• Invisible Jump Rope
• Don Quixote

Over to the Richmond side of the lake for catch me if you can. 1 partner runs backwards to the Commons while the other does 5 merkins and run to catch them. Reverso until the end and Al Gore.

Along the Commons, take 6 lunges and perform 5 derkins on the wall. BTTW for the six.

Jog along the lake to the path of steep and sustained ascent. Partner carry and swap as needed.

Over to the Amphitheater and perform 5 dips on the first 10 steps. Off to the trail and exit the school.

Taking a running tour return to the AO while working out along the way.

• American Hammers
• Fudd Squats (in front of Fudd’s old place)
• Carolina Dry Docks
• Flutter Kicks
• LBCs
• Monkey Humpers

Fudd took us out.

ABT,

Lockjaw

8 sponges, including 1 FNG, flopped out of The Fartsack and into Hoedown for a sunny and 70 Monday morning. The motorcyclists hauling through Westham tell the story (loudly) like this…

Mosey to the Third Church parking lot for the COP

Invisible Jumpropes x22
Don Quixote x10
Imperial Walkers x15
Side-straddle Hops x20
Scorpion Kicks x10
Hand-Release Mercans x10
Little, Baby Crunches x20

Mosey to the Horseshoe

Garbage Plate suggested PLTs…so the PAX did 20 PLTs at each of the arrows on the Horseshoe…6 arrows = 120 PLTs each

Mosey to the Soccer Field for Lake Florida

YHC travels a bunch (or had you not heard)…to Florida. YHC believes F3RVA could use more AOs with man-made lakes, massive humidity, and the possibility of carnivorous reptilian observers…for today, the field at Tuckahoe would have to suffice. The PAX was told to mosey around the outside of the field, stopping at six points around the field, to perform the following exercises:
20 squats
20 hello dollies
20 flutter kicks (4 count)
20 hand-release mercans
20 reverse crunches
20 dips
Each PAX also composed and played a 5-second musical accompaniment on the playground drums. To YHC’s knowledge, Mr. Holland selected no PAX members for the All-County Chorus or any accompanying percussion activities.
Do this 3 times.

Mosey to the Blacktop for a Quadruple Check

Partner 1: bear crawl up the hill to the tree
Partner 2: Balls to the Wall
Partner 3: People’s Chair
Partner 4: World War II style sit-ups (Mr. Holland’s choice)

2 rounds only due to time restrictions

Mosey Back to the Flag for 2 minutes of Mary

Rosalitas x20
LBCs x20

Number-am-a, Name-a-ram-a, Vinny took us out

Announcements:

Breaking Bread Sunday…please let YHC know if you would like to join
Field Day, May 11…see Vinny for details
Welcome Umbrella…Joel is a lawyer who helped recruit Vinny…and his favorite insurance coverage is umbrella.

5 Amphibians met to frolic in the primordial ooze, and forget about tax day, for a time.

Here is how it went down

Mosey to the second wettest spot for COP: 22 SSH; 22 HRM; 20 Mud Angels; 20 Australian Mud Angels; 20 Travolta Merkins; 22 slow Freddie Mercury; Arm Circles

Triple Check. Iron Chair with Overhead Claps, Plank Jack (O.P.P. yah you know me) + 10m Army Crawl (extra credit includes the 5 inch puddle)

Mosey to Derkin bars. Buddy up. 6+10+10 one leg Derkin.

Mosey to drop off loop. Bottom Feeder – 5 x creature merkin (8 points) followed by 5x Curb Crawl (Bear Crawl, incline Merkin, Crawl Bear, decline merkin)

Triple Check. Donkey Kick, Flutter Kick, drop off loop

Round of Mary. Freddie Mercury, 6 inches, Back lifts, Flutter Kick, Mud Angel

No announcements. Eager for Dogs and Kids.

YHC took us out.

YHC is always leery of the parking lot at the darkest and most dangerous AO in RVA, so I did include my headlamp in my PCI (thats Pre Combat Inspections, Lab Rat) , but failed to include my shovel flag. Always room for improvement.

Handshake got it right that while rucksacks are a recent fad, crawling around in the mud never went out of style. Actually, I will give those puddles a 5 / 10 – wet but not really muddy. Muddy is when you are still getting mud out as pulverized dust 3 months from now.

A mighty 11 came strolling into a not-so-dark Hoedown this AM for a Splinter led post vaca beatdown. Huddle up to watch Upchuck tie his shoes then off we went down to the bottom of Lindsay for:

COP
SSH x20
Imperial Squat Walkers x20
Don Quixotes x10
Arm Circles each way x15

The Thang
1k5k. Partner up and one partner runs up to the top of Lindsay while the other does an exercise. Exercises were 100x Jump Tucks, 200x merkins, 300 two-count Freddie Mercuries, 400x LBCs.

Mosey back to the blacktop for some more March Madness fun. 3 modified line drills on the blacktop, using the basketball hoops as our lines. At each line complete increasing number of specified exercise. 5x, 10x, 15x, 20x. First iteration was merkins, second iteration was jump squats, third iteration (much to the delight of Bodos) was two-count mountain climbers. Much fun was had.

Bear crawl down the ramp (and via a shortcut if your name is Ronnie) to the cafeteria wall for COT.

YHC took us out.

Moleskin
What a wonderful morning for some light jogging. BT clocked us at nearly a 5k (2.7 miles). We accomplished > 1k exercises so we will call that a wash.

Great to see Two Can out and about again. Up Chuck was gracious enough to offer a second pair of gloves which required Up Chuck to re-tie his shoes, prompting for a delayed departure.

The babbling brook was clean and active this morning. Nice backdrop for the 1k exercises.

Announcements
Game tonight. Make sure you post tomorrow.

Big data is (mostly) watching…

Old Glory flew around parts of Westham this morning as 7 able bodied men attack the Inaugural Old Glory workout at Hoedown. The following is what YHC could remember:

No COP! Grab Shovel Flag and complete a 1 mile run from TES to Trinity Methodist by way of a route through Westham.

Plant Shovel Flag at the corner of Forest and Rock Creek and identify the following four corners to the PAX:

Corner 1 – Forest and Rock Creek complete 20 Merkins

Corner 2 – Back parking lot corner to the rear right of church property complete 20 Jump Squats

Corner 3 – Back parking lot entrance to the left rear of church property complete 10 Burpees

Corner 4 – Forest and Stuart Hall complete 20 WWII Sit-ups

Complete as many circuits as possible in the allotted time frame which was 20 minutes or until 6:00am.

Grab Shovel Flag and reverse the 1 mile route back to TES.

Circle up for 5MOM:

Upchuck – 16 x Reverse Crunches

Gomer Pyle – 15 x Hello Dollies

EF Hutton – 15 x APD’s

Bodos – 15 x American Hammers

Handshake – 15 x Flutter Kicks

Garbage Plate – 15 x Back Arches

Kubota – 15 x Scorpion Kicks

Numberama, Namerama, Announcements and YHC took us out

Announcements:

Roller Coaster/HDHH is this Wednesday at 5:30pm sharp for the run. Meet behind Palani Drive Restaurant at 401 Libbie Ave. Run hills until around 6:15pm, then go inside Palani Drive for HDHH.

Faceplant has his Run VQ tomorrow at Spider Run.

Need someone to Q Breaking Bread for April. Sign up on the Q Sheet. Thanks to Slurpee for handling February and March by himself!

NMS:

Old Glory seemed like a good call this morning in order to keep the PAX guessing beforehand whether there was going to be some April Fool’s shenanigans or not. No jokes, only fools, but we are better fools for completing an Old Glory workout. We clipped a nice pace on the way over and attacked the stations with precision and speed. All except YHC. Urination break and trouble breathing kept YHC lagging behind the rest of the PAX who absolutely crushed it! The circuit distance was about as close as you can get to the No Toll Old Glory circuit distance. Just a small fraction less. The run back was were YHC had to give the shovel flag up to Gomer Pyle because the flag should fly in front of the PAX, not behind where YHC was hanging out/struggling. A nice round of Mary completed a great way to start our week. Upchuck noticed that Bodos calls great cadence and then made a comment about Bodos maybe Q’ing soon……???

A column has been added to the Old Glory tab on the Q sheet to record how many circuits you completed. YHC will Q this again at an unknown date to see if anyone can improve on this morning. YHC sure hopes he can improve.

Have a great day, fellas, and it was an honor to lead this morning!

Kubota

A perfect 6 showed up for a spring-time beatdown. Rather 5 did and one thought it was still winter.

Mosey up to the Gaga Ball pit for COP.

• Russian Soldiers
• Helicopters
• Don Quixote
• Crabcakes
• Scorpion Kicks

Exit the arena for March Madness!

• 8 burpees for the play in teams
• 64 four count flutter kicks, crabwalk across the width of the sea of asphalt
• 32 Box Cutters, mosey to the hill up to the field and crawl bear to the top
• 16 Boo-Yah Merkins
• 8 Chad Michael Michaels aka the Iron Lotus
• 4 Pull Ups
• 2 incline Merkins
• 1 minute Elbow Plank

Long mosey down Forest to Trinity Church. 3 sets of 20 reps of Wilson’s Dying Cockroaches.

Ready for some Doras

• Partner 1 runs the length of the church to the next road and back
• Partner 2 performs 300 LBCs, 200 Monkey Humpers, 100 Merkins

3 sets of 20 PLTs and a mosey up hill to the AO proper.

On the wall for 30 Donkey Kicks (somewhere Honey Do is smiling) and then on your six for some Mary:

• APDs
• 1 legged leg lifts – right over left
• 1 legged leg lifts – left over right
• Hello Dollies

YHC took us out.