A quartet of SOJ studs descended on Twin Team for a Last Call beatdown with the lunar calendar showing the last Friday of the month. Taking a page from Honeymoon, a Murph was called by the light of the moon. Here is how it went down: Quick 1,600 meter mosey around James River High school to include 1 lap around the track and back up to Betty Weaver fields. Collect Bullseye along the way. Warmarama around the equipment that included arm circles and dead man hang followed by the Murph rountine. 10 pull ups, 20 merkins, 30 squats followed by…
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YHC was inspired by the recent celebration of the Murph Challenge that gets highlighted during the Memorial Day Season and a shout out to Lt. Michael P. Murphy who died in combat support of Operation Red Wings. He was posthumously awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor October 27, 2007. Link below is the WHY: https://themurphchallenge.com/pages/about-the-event For those not familiar with the Murph Challenge here is the list of exercises This is the WHAT: 1 mile run then 100 pull ups, 200 push ups and 300 squats then 1 mile run…in a 20 lb vest or body armor. So YHC wanted…
5 Davillians got in their mid week kettle bell fix. This how it went down KB Murph .75 – .80 mile run around the school grounds 50 KB Burpees100 Situp + Press150 Swings .75 – .80 mile run the reverse way around the school grounds 2 MOM – Boat/Canoe Numberrama, Namerama, Announcements, YHC took us out MOLESKIN It felt good to back at Manndate. Be a while for YHC. Glad to have the crew we did today. The title for today’s Backblast comes from the discussion regarding bathroom in Elementary school. Yard Sale mentioned when he was in school he…
7 Davillians came by foot and wheels to YHC in a winter edition of the Murph. This how it went down Short COP (to let Mr. Holland catch up) – SSH, DQ, Arm Circles THANG The Murph – 1 mile run down the Atlee service road to the pull up bar next to the gravel track. 10 Rounds (or AMRAP) of the following: 10 Pull Ups20 Merkins30 Squats Mile run back to the SF Numberrama, Namerama, Announcements, YHC took us out MOLESKIN Great showing today for temps below freezing. Good to have Mr Holland back in the mix. Felt good…
2 PAX showed up virtually in the gloom this morning. A Memorial Day Murph was in order. 5:30 hit and we were off! Slight modification as no pull up bars were in sight. 10 American Swingers 20 Merkins30 SquatsMosey 1 minute out, 1 minute inx10 Finished with a few minutes to spare so Mary was called: 20 Crunchy Frogs20 American Hammers with the coupon Numberama, Nameorama, Announce-O-rama: Inaugural 3rd F AO: Tuesday at 8pmVR Dawg Wednesday at 5:30amHDHH Wednesday at 6pmAll on the zoom: Meeting ID: 822 7005 7337, pm for the password or check Slack
Two SOJ dudes shed the fartsack to pay their respects today. Here’s how it went: Mosey to the JRHS track – locked!! – audible lap around the JRHS parking lots for Mile 1. 10 sets of 10 x pull ups (OYO), 10 x merkins (4 ct, IC), 15 x squats (4 ct, IC) Mosey around the JRHS parking lots then up Twin Team for Mile 2 and a set of Mankillers to make sure we left everything out on the field. BTTF – numbers, names and YHC took us out. NMMS: YHC is deeply grateful for the privilege to live…
6 Davillians arrive ready to go for another Tuesday morning beatdown This is how it went down Warmup – 1 mile run around the service road, the Cool Spring bus loop then to the gravel track YHC then ask each PAX member to select Option 1 or Option 2. The Vote was 3-2 in favor of Option 1. The Murph it is!! The Murph – One mile run completed. 10 Rounds of the following: 10 Pull-Ups, 20 Merkins, 30 Squats. Run laps around the track for the six Mosey back to the Atlee parking lot 1 MOM – American Hammers…
A solo Davillians at 5:30 decided to get out of the car and get ready. Luckily at 5:31 Opus showed and 5:35 Bulkhead decided to make an appearance so this lone wolf became a wolfpack. 3 Davillians took part is an old tradition of First Murph Wednesdays at MANNDate. This how it went down THE MURPH 1 mile run 10 Rounds of the following: 10 Merkins20 KB Swings30 Goblet Squats No time left for another mile 2 MOM – Curb touches and Boat/Canoe Numberama, Namerama, Announcements, YHC took us out SPIT ON THAT!!
Here is how it went down today. Met at clubhouse 5:30am! Four runners & Annie took off to grab desired mileage. Two took off to complete the Murph. Honeymoon took us out. New Market has been very diligent in practicing socal distancing during the Corona Virus era. We might even have enough PAX to create a new AO? YHC has not Q’d in a LONG time and frankly I do miss it, but what I miss even more is the large groups of exceptional men I get to interact with each workout. I even though now that I have been…