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8 gathered in the rainy gloom for a special edition double q partner beatdown featuring OC and Snuff.

Both agreed that neither of them would have gotten out of bed on such a rainy cold morning if not for the fact that they couldn’t let each other down.

Warmarama under the pavilion – 50 SSHs with Chaplain arriving just in time to complete the even number. 20 DQs, 60 arm circles, 40 LBCs, some plank jacks and other stuff.

At that point Snuff was out of ideas so OC came up with countdown to November 11s: burpees and WW2s. Slight audible: booyah burpees and booyah WW2s. Teamwork.

10 minutes of mirkins, squats and WW2s while the partner ran to the gate and back.

Partner carry halfway across the field, then switch. Wheelbarrow back across the other half, then switch. 3 rounds of 20x PLTs.

Back to the flag with a stop to pay the toll: 10 partner dips + 10 partner mirkins on the bridge.

COT.

It’s true – accountability is what carries us. Funny how we’re all just trying to keep up with one another – that’s the gift we give each other and that’s what keeps us coming back out no matter how deep the gloom. Who in your life do you hold accountable?

A trio of triples descended onto the plush turf of No Toll. Q was open until early morning when YHC took the reigns for a spontaneous beatdown for the ideal sunny and 70 conditions. According to the early morning dogwalkers and the late arriving prospects, this is what will be recorded in the annals of history.

Mosey to our usual warm up location without any extra laps around the AO and paid tolls. Introductions, disclaimers and warm ups of various concentrations both standing, planking and sixing. All was right with the world, so let us begin.

Mosey to the bleachers for Triple Check. Dips, Step Ups while timer runs across the bridge around the 4 curbs back over the 2nd bridge. 3 rounds each. Mosey to the parking lot for another triple check. Curb Crawls, Pole Smokers, Timer runs around 4 curbs again.

4 corners. 10 Hand Release Merkins, 20 WWII’s, 30 Monkey Humpers, 40 Mountain Climbers. Round 2: Same exercises add 5 reps each, reverse order.

Back to the basketball courts. Indigenous People Lunge around the courts. Man in front performs 2 burpees runs around the courts and takes up the rear. Continue this for 2 rounds while PAX lunges around the courts.

Numbers, Names, Prayers, Announcements. YHC took us out.

Twin Team to SOT Ruck happening on 11/11. Sell Slack for deets.

NMS: Strong PAX today with the rumbling of SOJ takeover north of the river by many of the No Toll regulars. Not the most strenuous beatdown but plenty of cardio and many of the PAX appreciated remaining dry. Good to have the lights back on at No Toll, looks like county paid the Dominion bill. Thank you Gents for providing the mumble chatter and the comradery.

A fit fourteen of RVA HIMs avoided the toll roads around SOJ and emerged from the crisp Fall gloom for an NTB beatdown. The early-rising dog walker told Snuff to tell Last Call to tell Mr. Roper to tell YHC what he observed this morning:

WARMARAMA

05:29:45 – Excited for the day, DTH takes off early for extra credit while YHC and the PAX catch up for a half-mile lap around the parking lot and soccer fields. Circle up in the parking lot for welcome, disclaimer, and various IC movements to get the large muscle groups firing.

COP 1: Couplet Ladder – The rep count gets shorter as the run gets longer. Crank up the tunes to drown out the monotony. Don’t even bother keeping up with Doozy.

• Round 1: 100 Flutter Kicks / 100 Single-Leg Lunges / Lap Around the Parking Lot
• Round 2: 75 FKs / 75 SLLs / Lap Around the Parking Lot and Field 1
• Round 3: 50 FKs / 50 SLLs / Lap Around the Parking Lot, Field 1, and Field 2
• Round 4: 25 FKs / 25 SLLs / Lap Around the Parking Lot, Field 1, Field 2, and Field 3

Six is in, 15 minutes left on the clock. Mosey to the basketball courts.

COP 2: Suicide Bear – 10 WWII’s at the baseline. Bear crawl to the free throw line. 10 Merkins. Crawl bear back to the baseline. Rinse and repeat to half court, opposite free throw, and opposite baseline.

Two minutes remaining. Stay on the baseline and spell the alphabet with feet together off the ground. Time was called and we gathered for COT.

COT: Numbers, Names, Announcements, Prayer Requests

• 10/19 Timberwolf – OC’s Birthday Q
• 10/31 Alamo – Yee Haw VQ
• 11/11 Ruck for Food from Twin Team to SOT/MOT.

NMS: Great mumblechatter from the back of the PAX today. YHC is grateful for the consistent showing at NoToll and the push from the rabbits to always run a little faster than what’s comfortable. There’s a name for everything in F3 and YHC’s new vocab word of the day was the smurf jack.

12 Studs who’s names I can only hope to recall showed up and waited for Corn Beef, when 5:30 hit and the Beef was not present Rosie took charge and lead the PAX to the Basketball court for the COP and a Hot Potato was called

Rosie:

SSH, Helicopters, Hillbillies, Tempo Merkins, Shoulder Taps, Sugar Sticks, Freddie Mercuries

Move to the baseline for some suicides 5 merkins at each line and 10 WWII’s at the baseline

Mosey to the back lot for four corners, corner 1 – 5 Burpees, corner 2 – 10 Hand Release Merkins, corner 3 – 30 Monkey Humpers (?), corner 4 – 40 Squats

Dealer takes the Q mosey to the first gate for a Dora

100 WWII’s, 200 Merkins, 300 Squats timer runs to the water tower gate and back

YHC gets the Q, mosey to the bridge to pay your toll at NO TOLL 20 Dips and 20 Incline Merkins

Mosey to the indoor outhouse area for a Triple Check

Partner 1 does Donkey Kicks, Partner 2 does Ball Dippers, Partner 3 runs to the playground entrance and back

Mosey to the Basketball court (thought about Man Killers) not enough time, don’t want to be (that guy) and pass the Q just to not have to write the BB so in a circle everyone holds Lazy Boy while each PAX does 5 of their favorite AB exercise

Numbers / Names DTH took us out

NMS:

It was good to have Crash Test Dummy back in the Gloom and hear about what he is doing now.

Smoke curled from the end of the magnum revolver, aimed into the NoToll gloom, as six immortal men of valor ripped the morning quiet to shreds… with the following beatdown: 

The THANG: 

WARMERAMA: 

• Mosey onto the BBall Court and circle up
• Welcome & Disclaimer
• DQ’s awaiting Carmen’s exit from the car
• Ukrainian Soldiers awaiting Mr Ropers imminent arrival
• OK, all Six Studs present? 
• MUSICAL WARMERAMA – Play Bon Jovi’s “IT’S MY LIFE”, with Nancy Kerrigans the entire song (alternate side as needed) interrupted by a Burpee with every “It’s My Life”
• A few other IC Reps to stretch

COP #1: 

• Line up on the end line for DORACIDES
• Partner up to complete:
• x100 Ball-Dippers (2-ct)
• x200 Mericans
• x300 Oblique LBC’s (alt sides as needed)

COP #2:

• Mosey out to Field #1
• Stop en route to pay the toll (x20 dips, x20 incline mericans)
• Line up on the end line for SPRINTS – 50%, then 75%, then 100%, then 25%, then 100%

COP #3:

• Line up in plank along side line for TUNNEL OF LOVE
• Completed x4 painful rounds

COP #4:

• Mosey over to the Parking Lot
• Partner up for CATCH ME IF YOU CAN
• P1 Bernie Sanders, while P2 completes x3 Mericans then runs to switch – to be continued for full circumference of lot then also BTTF

FINAL FOUR MINS OF MARY:

• Boat/Canoe
• American Hammers
• Rosalita Dips
• Flutters
• STRETCH

COT:

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

NMS:  The NoToll remnant kept the cluster close on center mass to beat the day before it began. Honored to count myself among these true warriors. SYITG, DTH

Announcements (SEE SLACK!)

• 10/13 SOJ Happy Hour at Diamond Billiards
• 10/15 SOJ Family Day at Rockwood
• 10/21 Brewery Tour

A hearty group of 10 enjoyed the pleasant sunny and 70 conditions that awaited us on the plush turf of Chesterfields finest AO. Upon McRibs’ arrival, we moseyed to the parking lot for introductions and disclaimers. Quick warm up included SSH, Helis, Dead Man Hang into Cherry Pickers, LBC’s, Boxing Cockroaches, Merkins with some Superman, with singing, as the icing on the cake. Everyone seemed loose and ready to go. Mosey to the fields.

Triple Check #1: Timer runs across the field and back, dips on the bleachers, American Hammers.

DORA: Partner up. 100 Pickle Pounders, 200 LBC’s, 300 Monkey Humpers. Timer runs across the bridge around the parking lot. 1st group missed out on the pickle trusting action, so rotated some extra work while awaiting the 6.

Mosey to the far corner of the parking lot for Indigenous Pole Smokers. PAX grabs a pole and hold 6″. 1 person does 10 pole smokers and grabs the next available pole. Switched to 5 pole smokers after Round 1.

Mosey back to the public restrooms for 2nd Triple Check of the Day: Hoedowns, Flutters, Timer runs to the playground and back.

Still time on the clock. Circle up on the courts for Merkin Ring of Fire followed by APD’s for 1 minute.

Numbers/Names/Announcements/Prayers. YHC took us out

Announcements: Tacos with Friends with Oyster possibly paying: Thursday at Rusty Taco? in Westchester. Fall Ruck for Food is delayed to November 11th due to Boberrys popularity. Prayers to OC’s 2.0 for a swift recovery for his knee.

NMS: Ideal conditions awaited us in the gloom. Cloud cover provided some good light for what has become a dark AO. YHC dusted off some old exercises and tried to incorporate some singing for Superman, needs some work, especially in the singing department. McRib was in good vocal harmony. Good times were had by some with Great times enjoyed by others. Thank you fellas for coming out to the finest AO in the RVA.

11 Noble Warriors Played on the carpeted fields of No Toll.

In hopes to see Red Card post one last time before his return to India. YHC brought the heat to the nice carpet-like turfed fields of No Toll. Here’s what you might have missed.

WARMERAMA:

– Mosey around the soccer pavilion and circle up

Mosey to pavilion, SSH, DON Qs, Merkins, Obliques L&R, LBCs, IMPERIAL SQUAT WALKERS

COP #1: Eye of the Hurricane

5 burpees in the center then, 20 Mericans, 30 squats, 40 American Hammers, 50 flutters.

COP #2: 11s

11s with Dips and LT. Dans.

COP #3: 25, 50 Charge

-Pax waited at the line then started with a 25% jog, then 50%, then crossing the ditch of No Toll a Charge accross the final field.

Mosey BTTF

COP #4: 5,6,8 Minutes of Mary

Boat/ Canoe while pax did abb exercises. finished off with some Mericans

COT:

announcements: Tons going on this weekend with a convergence and a sit and sip. See Gomer for Sit and Sip info. DTH took the PAX out in Prayer

Naked Moleskin:

YHC had the pax charge across the gloom laden fields as a show of force against the invisible enemy. It was challenging to hold the line. YHCs voice broke the silence with charge and the Pax sprinted across the last field. There were no warriors that met us on the other side, but, as evidenced by the COT, together we stand. Let us lift each other up F3RVA.

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9 SOJ studs gathered like moths to the flame under the bright light of the Nishimura comet. They came for a ride on the DTH pain train, then they discovered the train has another gear – lower, more powerful, and truly painful. 

WARMERAMA: 

• Mosey onto the Bball court and circle up
• Welcome & Disclaimer
• Variable IC Reps to get the muscles warm top to bottom

THE THANG:

• Mosey down to Field 1 and Circle Up
• BURNOUT BEATS – for the duration of each song, the PAX completes a given exercise, but then when burnout reached and unable to continue with decent form, begin alternative exercise until song completion
• Between thumping Alt Rock song burnouts, run across Field and back
• Song 1 – Mericans burnout, Squats if needed
• Song 2 – WWII’s burnout, Arm circles if needed
• Song 3 – Sumo Squats burnout, Hold Plank if needed
• Song 4 – Carolina Dry Docks burnout, Raise the Roof when needed
• Song 5 – Oblique LBC burnout (alt sides as needed), Hug a Tree if needed
• Song 6 – Ball Dipper burnout, Dips when needed
• Song 7 – Bleacher Step-ups burnout, then all do more Dips 

Mosey BTTF:

• Flutter Kicks for the SIX

COT:

• Counterama # 9
• Namerama
• Announcerama (see Below)
• YHC took the PAX out in Prayer

NMS: Wow! …well that certainly did the trick. YHC’s major muscle groups are feeling suuuuuper limp noodle today. Will definitely be bringing this routine back. Appreciate the PAX sticking with it and giving it their all. As always, YOU GET OUT WHAT YOU PUT IN! SYITG, DTH

Announcements (SEE SLACK!)

• F3RVA shirt design competition! Please submit your regional logo for the RVA shirts to DTH sometime this week. 
• 9/16 – 7am Alamo Convergence – Futon VQ + Love for Liv
• 9/16 – 5k Race sponsored by Freeman HS/Trinity UMC/Third Pres
• 9/23 – 0730 Convergence at Crucible celebrating 9 years of F3RVA
• 9/23 – Anniversary Sit&Sip in Amelia
• 9/25 – Hoedown – Senor Frog VQ 

A fearless 16 men knew what was coming (or that something that earned a name was coming) and posted anyway. No time to chat, 0530 Let’s ___ Go!

YHC with SF in hand started the mosey to the back lot and 2 laps around the fields for mile 1.

Brief gathering in the near corner to plant the SF and give quick directions, clock set for 20 minutes, OG starts NOW:

Corner 1 20 merkins

Corner 2 20 jump squats

Corner 3 10 Burpees

Corner 4 20 WWIIs

As many laps as you can do in 20 minutes. Then 2 laps around the field Native American style until Rosie broke from jail and BTTF.

It is simple, effective, and brutal all at the same time. And, don’t sleep on those jump squats. If you do them right, they hurt every bit as much or more than the other corners.

Several OG virgins today. Can’t wait to see if you all come back for the next edition – probably early December. Just look for Gumbo on the Q sheet at NoToll.

For those who want to track their progress, here is the spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-L8e9W24ygnU0suaGyKxzi1PgPqY1CBd57hLrKTZI-g/edit#gid=1717732871

Announcements:

• Happy Hour this Friday 5:00? at Diamond Billiards
• Workout for Liv at the Alamo 9/16 at 0700. Check Slack for details and to get your shirt. Proceeds benefit the family.

YHC took us out in a ball of sweaty, stronger men. Great morning guys. Thanks for posting.

No More Gumbo For You!

27 men of F3, hoping for a game of Pickleball or maybe Ultimate Frisbee received Pieces of No Toll Favorites.

Warmarama:
Favorite1: BT/Gumbo Old Glory: 2 Laps around No Toll.

The Thang:

Favorite#2: Doozy: Eye of the Storm
5 Burpees in the middle.
Corner1: 20 Merkins – back to the middle 5 burpees
Corner2: 20 Jump Squats – back to the middle 5 burpees
Corner3: 10 Burpees – back to the middle 5 burpees
Corner4: 20 WWII – back to the middle 5 burpees

Favorite#3: Rosie: Triple Check
Run across the field and back, Incline Merkins, Heals to Heaven

Favorite#4: DK: Modified Beast
Merkins
Merkins, Squats
Merkins, Squats, SSH
Merkins, Squats, SSH, Burpees

Back to the Flag.
Numberama: Namerama

NMS: If this is what 50 feels like, I don’t want to go back. 100% appreciate you guys this morning. Thank you for letting me share some of my favorite workouts from No Toll. #thisisfifty and it feels good.

Announcements:
School of Rock: 2.0 workout right after Rock N Roll this Saturday.
Labor Day Convergence: Monday Dogpile 7am
Liv – Convergence (Later in Sept – See Slack)
See Slack for more Announcements