Tag: NoToll

Huguenot Park

  • If a Bear crawls in the woods, does a Pax hear the gains?

    1st time as Q. Started with warmups: Side Straddle Hops, Arm Circles, Ukranian Soldiers, Don Quixotes, Imperial Walkers, Ballerina Toe Squats, Oblique LBCs.

    COP #1: (Basketball Court)

    DORA. 2 PAX Partnered up, reps of 100 merkins, 200 LBCs and 300 squats. Partner did the reps, Partner 2 bear crawled along one side of the basketball court, lunged on the second side and sprinted back on the third leg.

    COP #2: Bataan Death Crawl ( Playground)

    19 of us in a single file line bear crawling around the playground circle. Guy in the back of line did 5 burpees, tapped the guy in front of him then ran to the front of the line.

    COP #3: 4 Corners (Soccer field)

    4 corners at the soccer field. Corner 1 – hand release merkins, Corner 2- squats, Corner 3- world war 2s, Corner 4 burpees. Went around three times, increasing reps by 7 (7, 14, 21)

    Announcerama: GrowRuck coming up next weekend. Pumped!

    Thank you all!

  • 2 Years in the Making

    14 bootcampers and 2 ruckers came out to help YHC celebrate 2 years of F3. Here’s how it went down.

    Mosey to the parking lot near the fields for COP

    SSH

    Arm Circles

    Ukranian soliders

    Opus

    WWII’s

    Copper head squats, all in cadence.

    Mosey to the closest field and partner up.

    Start with 10 partner leg tosses, run to mid field and do 10 booyah merkins, run to the opposite of the field and do 10 partner WWII’s. run back to the starting point and repeat until down to 1.

    Mosey to the parking lot and do 5 corners, starting and ending at the same corner

    5,10,15,20,25 Hand release merkins

    10,20,30,40,50, WWII’s

    Mosey back to the flag with about a minute to spare and do a ring of fire with each pax doing 5 merkins while the other pax hold a plank.

    Numbers, Names, YHC took us out.

    Prayers for Florence’s mother-in-law.

    Rucking at The Forge tomorrow morning.

    YHC signed up for this Q prior to knowing about the Sunday morning ruck. Not sure if YHC could have led the workout if not for Broga first. We got in some good work today and GTE Pax got in some good training for the physical fitness test. YHC appreciates everyone coming out today, and the entire F3RVA. Its been a great 2 years and looking forward to many more. YHC ate up a lot of time on the partner workout without having to give a lot of direction. Per DK, that’s a veteran move. I guess I’m official now!

    House Party

  • Ruck Games

    SIXTEEN southside studs assembled at NoToll to answer the NTB bell. YHC sent out a pre-blast that with GTE-47 on the horizon we would use our rucksacks as coupons for practice. Most got the memo, a few did not, and a handful of others were co-opted to grab their rucks out of their vehicles against their will. One brave FNG joined the F3 ranks and performed exceptionally well. Welcome SNIP!

    WARMARAMA – Circle up at the basketball court and drop the rucks for IC reps of the following:

    • SSH / DQs / Jazzercise (w/ toe taps) / Ukranian Soldiers / DMH / Alabama Prom Dates / etc.
    • Our warmup was enhancedby the repetitive, but very catchy, Epic Sax Guy groove on the bluetooth speaker. Snuff would not have approved. State Farm would have loved it. Most in the PAX were not amused…. anyways…. time to ruck up and line up along the baseline.

    COP 1 – 11s – Jump Squats and Merkins w/ Rucks

    • To most everyone’s delight the bluetooth speaker died in the early stages of our cross-court 11s and the smooth sax was replaced with the huffing and puffing of weighted movements.
    • Mosey to the soccer field pavilion and partner up!

    COP 2 – Mother Rucking Dora

    • 100 Lt. Dan’s / 200 Hand-Release Merkins / 300 Diamond Sit-Ups
    • Timer carries the ruck(s) farmer-style the width of the soccer field and back.
      • Mad respect to the PAX who carried two rucks that length for multiple rounds!
    • After the PAX made it through the 100 Lt. Dans, YHC recognized that the remaining rep counts were very ambitious when combined with the heavy coupon carry, so we modified to 100 HRMs and 100 diamond sit-ups, which left us just enough time for the finale.

    COP 3 – Ruck Games

    • Partners line up along the touchline (learned that from Ted Lasso) facing one another, making two rows of 8. Your teammate on the Dora just became your competitor in this epic showdown. Team NTB had five rucks while Team Last Call had six rucks, because leading has it privileges. Pile all of the rucks on one end of the line. On YHC’s “go”, we passed our rucks down the line to the other side. The last team to finish performed a five-merkin penalty for losing. YHC is happy to report that merkins were served out on either side of the line. 7 rounds were performed in this order:
      • Standard Pass
      • OH Press
      • Squat
      • Thruster
      • Plank Position – Left Arm Pull Through
      • Plank Position – Right Arm Pull Through
      • x2 Squats
    • Recover, rucks on, and mosey back to the flag for COT.

    Numbers / Names / Announcements / Prayer Requests

    • Growruck #47 – There is still time to sign up. You will add value to everyone’s experience by being there! See DTH or Rosie for questions regarding the event.
    • Pray for Wildcat and the birth of their new child today!
    • Pray for health and resilience among the PAX as we support our own as well as our families battling serious illness.

    Thanks for the opportunity to lead today! I really enjoyed this workout and I look forward to similar creative themes in the future. Special shout-out to Last Call for crushing the 50lb ruck he unknowingly partnered with on the Dora.

  • Heist’s last year of h8.

    Wooweeeee! LFG! What a day guys! Thanks everyone for coming and helping start out my last year of hate out right!

    Mosey to the Basketball court. 1985 playlist blaring. 

    F3 Speech/Disclaimers. Warmorama: 39 SSH, 15 CHS, deadman hang (C/L/R), 20 LBCs, 20 Susan Summer (L/R), 15x flutters, 15x APD, 10x Merkins, Wilson’s wife and then “push into Fudd’s wife.” That was akward…

    COP 1: Quick set of 11s on the court with LBCs and squats. Theme song may have been this. 

    COP 2: Mosey towards the fields, but a little pit stop on the bridge for descending/rotating sets of incline/decline merkins. 10/9/8/7, etc. 

    COP 3: Beast (entire field). Switched to some better 80s hairband music, including this gem. Exercises were: 

    1. LBCs
    2. Merkins
    3. SSH 
    4. Ball dippers
    5. Arm circles
    6. Last but not beast (ha) burpees

    Indian run back to the flag (not many ran up front, but it was just to kill time anyway). 

    COP 4: Quick eye of the storm. 1 burpee in middle. 10 reps in each corner doing SSH, drydocks, merkins and something else (I forgot). 

    Stretched for a few minutes to a little Journey. BTW, the song faded out right at 6:15, I was so proud (*pats self on back*)

    Announcements:

    1. DTH wants you to come out and get sloppy with some GTE training tomorrow led by Machismo.
    2. Heist wants you to sign up for the GTE #47 event.
    3. Oyster – Sign up for breaking bread (it’s on the Q sheet). It’s easy. Breaking Bread supports medical respite here in Richmond.
    4. Oyster’s not paying for lunch, but come join us this Friday at Rusty Taco in Westchester.

    Prayers:

    1. Pray for DTH’s father-in-law who has lung cancer
    2. Pray for Handshake’s relative, Charlotte (9-years old), who has bone cancner
    3. Pray for NTB and his wife as they hope to welcome a new child into the world
    4. Pray for our brother Wildcat, he is living with Stage IV lung cancer. He has his quarterly scans today to check on the prognosis. Special prayers as his wife is also pregnant with #3.
    5. Pray for our brother Benny. For those that don’t remember, Benny came out strong last spring, but has fallen out of the Gloom on account of his new work schedule. His wife recently lost a child…he lost his mother a few weeks ago as well.
    6. Pray for healing for Rosie’s knee. I didn’t do it! Seriously though, Rosie jacked up his knee at Dog Pile in sort of a freak accident during a triple check at dog pile (stepped on his shoe lace and twisted his knee). He goes to orthopedic specialist today for an opinion. Let’s hope nothing serious, so he can get back out in the gloom soon.

    YHC took us out in prayer.

    Last thoughts: Many many thanks for coming out today. All the birthday love was great and I enjoyed having some fun!

    P.S.: 1985 was a remarkable year with many interesting events and cultural moments. Here are some fun facts from 1985:

    1. Live Aid Concerts: One of the most significant music events in history, the Live Aid concerts, were held in July 1985. These simultaneous concerts in London and Philadelphia raised funds for famine relief in Ethiopia and featured performances by some of the biggest names in music, including Queen, U2, and Madonna.
    2. The Debut of Classic Movies: 1985 saw the release of several iconic films, including “Back to the Future,” “The Breakfast Club,” and “The Goonies.” These movies have become cultural touchstones and continue to be beloved by audiences around the world.
    3. New Coke: In a controversial move, Coca-Cola introduced New Coke in April 1985, changing the formula of its flagship soda. The public reaction was overwhelmingly negative, leading the company to bring back the original formula as “Coca-Cola Classic” just three months later.
    4. The Discovery of the Titanic Wreckage: The wreck of the RMS Titanic, which sank in 1912, was finally discovered in September 1985 at the bottom of the North Atlantic Ocean by a joint American-French expedition led by Robert Ballard.
    5. Super Mario Bros. Released: Nintendo released the iconic video game “Super Mario Bros.” in September 1985, featuring the plumber brothers, Mario and Luigi. This game became one of the best-selling video games of all time and a cornerstone of video game culture.
    6. Windows 1.0: Microsoft released its first version of Windows, Windows 1.0, in November 1985. This graphical user interface marked the beginning of Microsoft’s dominance in the personal computer operating system market.

  • Trimming the Fat

    14 PAX completed this morning’s beach season abb burner, including two FNG’s and a brother from down range. Here’s the Thang:

    WARMERAMA: 

    • Mosey onto the BBall court & circle up
    • Welcome & Disclaimer
    • Variable IC Reps and a Perimeter mosey
    • Mosey out to the plush Field #1

    SIX PACK OF DIAMONDS:

    • Reps completed at each corner of half the soccer field, with x6 Rounds completed
    • x6 WWII
    • x12 DTH’s
    • x18 Am Hammers (2-ct)
    • x18 LBC’s 
    • x12 Dr.W’s
    • x6 Kimchi Twists

    BUDDY COUNT-DOWN:

    • Partner up to complete reps from 5 down to 1, with sets separated by a run between sides
    • x5 Buddy WWII’s, Run, x5 PLT’s each, Run back
    • x4, run, x4 each, run
    • ETC

    BTTF for COT:

    • Counterama # 14
    • Namerama
    • Announcerama (see Below)
    • YHC took the PAX out in Prayer

    NMS:  In the words of our Australian-born Irishman FNG, nicknamed DANNY BOY, “Twas a grand time!” Heavy on the abbs and light on the back and shoulders is what the good Doctor prescribed for himself after one too many recent rucks with coupons. Well done NTB headlocking Danny Boy into the fold, and also TClaps to DEALER for bringing out FNG #2 nicknamed BROMANCE. Seriously, ya’ll should have heard the love sonnet delivered by Dealer describing their lifetime of closer than blood brotherhood. Finally, also want to give a shout-out to SNIPER, posting from downrange for a few days – waaaayyy too cool of a nickname, but YHC got the impression he could easily kill you if you insulted him, so welcome SNIPER! He’ll be at SOT tomorrow and TIMBERWOLF Thursday. As always gentlemen, it gives me great joy to lead you into the harder things – appreciate ya’ll showing up! 💪❤️👊 ~DTH

    Announcements (SEE SLACK!)

    Prayer Requests:

    • Family and friends with cancer and other difficulties – prayers for healing and for the Lord to lead us in serving them in their time of need

  • Hit by a car!!!!?

    1 Early riser, 9 on time and 1 in the middle of the COP showed up to see what a No Toll Doozy Q looked like. According to the keepers of the “stay off the Field” signs this is what happened.

    Mosey to the bridge to pay the No Toll, Toll 20 Dips and 20 Incline Merkins

    Mosey to the parking lot for COP – SSH, DQ’s, Helicopters, Dead Man Hangs, Imperial Squat Walkers, Merkins, LBCs

    Mosey to field number 1, from the center of the field there are frisbees in each corner with an exercise wrote on them, do 10 of that exercise run back to the middle do 5 burpees run to the next corner and repeto until you have completed all four corners.

    Mosey to field number 2 Repeto with different exercises, mosey to field number 3 Repeto with different exercises

    Collect all the lights and frisbees mosey back to the bridge to pay the Toll again 20 dips 20 incline merkins

    Mosey to the basketball court and circle up for some man killers and finish with 10 Burpees OYO

    BTTF Numbers / Names Last Call took us out

    NMS: Mr Roper started todays mumble chatter off by telling us that he has been out since January because he was hit by a car “?????”. The fact that nobody knew or has said anything if they did makes me question how our accountability is going in RVA. If there is a brother out there that you haven’t seen in a while, YOU (Me) need to reach out and find out how they are doing.

  • Puddles, Rucks, Old Glory and a Ghost?

    An unafraid 14 showed up for a mudbath mixed with an Old Glory. 8 doubled-down with rucksacks and 1 turned into a ghost. Just another great morning at NoToll.

    Old Glory made its quarterly appearance and most knew what was coming. Scram did not, and I’m guessing Bullseye did not. Bullseye disappeared after lap 1 – he may have tweaked something or he may have drowned in one of the corners…TBD. No, seriously, I hope Bullseye is fine and just decided to save himself for tomorrow. Throw up a flare and let us know you are ok, brother.

    The rest of us were water-logged before finishing the first mile. Then the clock was set for 20 minutes of fun. Burpee-corner was especially wet but we make it work.

    Major respect to those who did it with rucksacks and especially those (NTB and Dealer and others?) who ran it with the rucksacks. STRONG!

    A few minutes of stretching and planks to finish us off and then numbers, names, and a WET COT with prayers for all those suffering illness or injury and for safety for NTB’s brother who is in Israel for work and some travel.

    Lots of Rucking options out there. Sign up for GTE if you will be around.

    New Crossings AO tomorrow evening – see Slack for details

    Be good today!

    No More Gumbo for you.

  • Brothers born for Adversity

    9 HIMs low on vigor gathered round for a motivational chat led by Machismo.  According to the disturbed car sleeper, this is what happened.

     
    The THANG:

    WARMERAMA:  25 fast straddle hops,  10s of Ukrainian soldiers, ESWs, DQs, Plank jacks, Groiners, rosalita dips, 10 No Cheat Merkins.   

    COP #1: Toll step up 11s crossing the bridge of no toll 10 step ups followed by 1 dip a the opposite log.

    Mosey to the dumpsters for Racoon Rattle triple check.


    COP #2:  Triple check with donkey gongs on the dumpster with Machism adding a little too much cow bell (hence the woken car sleeper)  Runner traverses parking lot and returns to the dumpster to find a Cindy-Swinger and no it wasn’t NTB pretending to be a woman in his Subaru Forester.

    • Mosey to the pavilion


    COP #3: Eye of Absolution.

    • Missing DTH and wanting to add an eight count exercise the pax started with a 10 count in cadence precursor and then divided into 4 corners to do 25 of various exercises before returning to perform 5 Absolutions.  (Groiner, to elbow plank, to chillcut plank jack, back to plank and 1)  Corners were No Cheat Merkin, SSH, Copperhead Squats, and WWII
    • Mosey BTTF and pay a 25 count dip toll on the way.


    COP #4: Circle up for Mary preceded by some arm circles.    In a rotating fashion guys led various plank position exercises that were supposed to hit abs but apparently the abbs were sufficiently smoked to throw a few merkins in there. 

    –


    COT:
    Counterama # Nueve
    Announcerama:  Ruck leaving from forge tomorrow at 5:30.  Oyster might be paying for something soon??? 
    Prayers for O.C.s family friend Sophia who at 18 her life was cut short in Georgia in a high speed car accident.  Hug your kids.  Prayers for DKs friend suffering through loss. 


    Naked Moleskin:

    9 Invigorated HIMs left the absolved pavement of No Toll ready to lead their communities. YHC was freed to lead nearly 2 years ago and is grateful for this Band of Brothers whose silhouettes he recognizes in the darkness.   Provers 17:17 says “A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.” 17 A friend is always loyal, and a brother is born to help in time of need.

    Through all our mumble chatter and off count exercises YHC is grateful for the pax and the opportunity to lead.  If you’re struggling let a brother know.

  • NoToll Block Party

    A prime number of SOJ HIMs gathered in the NoToll parking lot eager for the low-cardio pump session YHC had teased the night before. Little did they suspect the pump they sought would come at such a high price.

    Mosey to the far parking lot, stopping at the bridge to pay the toll (10 incline merkins & 10 dips).

    WARMARAMA

    • With temps in the high 20s we have a quick intro and jump into fast-paced SSH, followed by various IC movements waking up the whole body.
    • Warm-up complete. Locate the eight CMU coupons behind the dumpster enclosure and carry them overhead, with arms straight, back to the basketball court.

    COP #1: Gorilla Complex

    • Line up the coupons along the baseline and partner up for 5 rounds of the following:
      • 8 Curls for Girls
      • 8 Standing High-Pulls
      • 8 OH Press
      • 8 Tricep Extensions
      • 8 Merkins (coupon on the ground off to the side)
    • While Partner 1 is completing the complex, Partner 2 bear crawls to the far baseline and back.
    • The objective is to hold the CMU the entire time while performing the complex until the merkins, working the upper body muscle groups continuously while moving around the center of mass.
    • Zero mumble-chatter, just solid work by the PAX. Those bear crawls kept our shoulders smoked the entire time.

    COP #2: Coupon Indian Crawl

    • Stack the coupons in the corner of the court and line up, on your six, along the sideline.
    • HIM closest to the coupon pile grabs one, performs 2 WWIIs, then passes the coupon to his right.
    • Repeato until all of the coupons are passed over, then get up and run to the end of the line to receive the coupons coming down the tracks.
    • Choo-choo, the pain train is rolling! It didn’t take long to find our groove as a unit and we circled the perimeter of both basketball courts despite Last Call attempting to divert the train down the center between the courts. In protest, he broke one of the coupons.
    • Mumble-chatter starts to pick-up as we turn the first corner and we realize how long this is going to take. Honeymoon reminded us he was cold about every five minutes.
    • After doing 2 WWIIs for 3/4 of the loop, we switched it up for 2 seated OH presses.
    • All-in-all this was about a 20-minute suck-fest. Great work!!

    Three minutes left so we march the coupons back to their resting place behind the dumpster and gather there for COT.

    Announcements

    • Meatball VQ tomorrow night (2/21) at The Crossing!
    • Off the book rucking at Huguenot Flatwater tomorrow AM w/ YHC and DTH. We have extra packs for anyone who wants to try rucking!
    • GROWRUCK May 4-6: You’ve heard about it. You know you should sign up.

    Prayer Requests

    • YHC is very grateful for the PAX lifting up my family in prayer and supporting us as we move forward from our miscarriage a few weeks ago.
    • Dr TryHard took us out.

  • While you were sleeping…

    6 intrepid SOJ explorers plumbed the depths of their own will to illuminate the narrow path to higher purpose. Many are the intentions of man, but only those who step into the arena find the opportunity to face and overcome themselves. These six HIM’s are preparing for victory, one soggy cold post at a time. Here was today’s ride on the pain train:

    The THANG: 

    WARMERAMA: 

    • Mosey onto the court and circle up
    • Welcome & Disclaimer
    • Variable IC Reps to get the muscles warm top to bottom
    • Close with Broad Jump Burpees across and Lunge back

    PAY THE TOLL:

    • Mosey out to the bridge and partner up
    • x30 Dips with feet held, each
    • x30 Cliffhanger Mericans, each

    COP #1: 

    • Mosey out to the tennis courts
    • DIRTY MCDEUCE
    • x4 Rounds, with x3 exercises per round, with x12 reps per exercise
    • Exercises were x12 Chain Smokers, x12 No Cheat Mericans, and x12 Ball Dippers (2-ct)
    • Bear crawl across tennis court between rounds

    COP #2:

    • Mosey out to the parking lot
    • OLD HUNDRED
    • x10 Rounds with a run between each round, with reps counting down by 10 from 100-10
    • Exercises were – LBC’s, Air Press, SSH’s, Mtn Climbers, Pole Smokers, Step-ups, Dips, ?something else, Incline Mericans, and Burpees

    Mosey BTTF:

    • x5 Minutes of MARY

    COT:

    • Counterama # 6
    • Namerama
    • Announcerama (see Below)
    • YHC took the PAX out in Prayer

    NMS:  

    “Champions do not become champions when they win the event, but in the hours, weeks, months and years they spend preparing for it. The victorious performance itself is merely the demonstration of their championship character.” Alan Armstrong

    “The heights by great men reached and kept were not attained by sudden flight, but they while their companions slept, were toiling upward in the night.” Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

    Announcements (SEE SLACK!)

    • Tomorrow/Wed 0530 RUCK from the Forge (Huguenot HS)
    • Wed 6pm NTB on Q at The Crossing
    • NOTE – if your M is looking for a fitness opportunity, there is also a WOMEN’S workout every Wed 6pm at The Crossing location (WEAG, 401 N Parham Rd) – led by a young lady who has a background with Burn Bootcamp. They’ve had 15-20 ladies every week. 
    • This Thursday, Cookie VQ at Timberwolf
    • Sat, 6-7am RUCK at Rockwood