Tag: NoToll

YHC grabbed the No Toll Q a few weeks ago thinking it would be fun to do something related to the upcoming March Madness tournament, but the cold temps and not wanting to step on Splinters toes led to an audible and the birth of 4 Laps/4 Burpees. Here’s how it went down for the 14 HIMs that showed up to No Toll –

Warm-a-Rama: SSH, Helicopters, Dead Man Hang, Copper Head Squats, Ukrainian Soldiers, Merkins, LBC’s.

Thang 1: 4 Laps/4 burpees – partner up. While partner 1 runs around the parking lot, partner 2 completes an exercise. Complete a total of 4 laps, then 4 burpees and hit the second exercise. YHC called out exercises as we went so there was no break in the action. Rosie and Hardywood set a mighty pace for the rest of the PAX. Exercises completed: WWII’s, American Hammers, Squats, Lunges.

Mozey to the field for a Triple Check.

Thang 2: Triple Check – Partner 1 run back and forth across the field, Partner 2 – Dips, Partner 3 – Incline Merkins.

Mozey to the courts

Thang 3: Suicides, 3 rounds. Run a suicide and then complete 6 burpees.

Thang 4: Circle up…real tight like…for pass the pill.

• Hold six inches and pass the speaker around the circle forwards and backwards.
• Hold plank and pass the speaker around the circle forwards and backwards

Time was called.

We were grateful to welcome FNG – More Cowbell (Robert) to the PAX today. He had a fever for a bootcamp workout and the only cure was More Cowbell. That’s the truth!

Announcements:

• Doublemint is looking for volunteers to help push wheelchairs on April 18th for a 5k. Sounds like a great event.
• Oyster’s paying lunch Wong’s Tacos.
• Check Slack for details.

Great workout today men. We kept moving, pushed ourselves and had a great time. Lots of good laughs and the mumble chatter was on point. Not quite as on point as the YHC’s cadence, but close.

This was a banger of a workout. Thanks for letting me lead and getting after it today. Have a great day.

Six timely gents, including one traveler from the south, heeded the call of Machismos watch and took off to parts less traveled. A lone warrior ventured in search and upon his travels, found this tale was told.

PAX traveled off campus, across Robious into Greenfield Community to see the latest happenings. Circle up at Granada and Woodmont for welcome, disclaimer and warmups that included Invisible Jumprope, DQ’s, Jazzercise, Copperhead Squats (with hissing) among others. Everyone seems warm, lets get it on….

THE THANG:

Partner up for Love Hill on Flat Ground. 1 man runs while the other does moving exercises that included Bear Crawls, Lunges and Broad Jump Burpees. Finish up at Neptune Dr. Short Mosey over to the lush fields of Greenfield.

DORA of Love: Partner up again. 100 Pickle Pounders, 200 Squats, 300 Flutters (2 count). Partner ventures out to find 3 trees and returns, no repeatos.

Back out onto Greenfield for Brocode Lindsay. Start with 30 WWII’s and 10 Carolina Drydocks. Travel around the block as a group, stopping at various intersections until complete 10 WWII’s and 30 Drydocks. Avoid the spikey grass, heavy traffic and numerous onlookers staring out their houses. Finish up at Woodmont and Rockledge Rd.

Burpee Drive BTTF: Travel along Woodmont stopping at vehicles along the way. SUV = 1 burpee, Car = 1 HR Merkin, Truck = 1 Jump Squat. Double the exercise if vehicle is parked on the road or passes the PAX along the way. School Bus = 1 WWII.

BTTF to find the lone PAX member returning from a solo for quick Mary of American Hammers and APD’s.

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

Announcements:

SOJ Social this Friday March 10th. 5.30 @ Diamond Billiards. Try to win Rosie’s money at 8-ball.

Good luck to DTH and his Family as they spread the good word and good medicine to those living in Papa New Guinea. Safe Travels.

NMS:

Good to have a traveler, Marta, join the group from Charlotte as he visits F3RVA for a quantitative physics convention. This led to intense mumble chatter throughout the beatdown. With smaller numbers due to various reasons, it was good to venture off campus and see a new territory to explore. Machismo lost his Pickle Pounder virginity on those plush green fields of Greenfield park. Neighborhood was quite busy this morning but led to some good laughs and entertaining discussion. Always good to spend the morning with you gents.

10, no 11, wait, make it 12 early risers arrived at NoToll in anticipation of a Gumbo Q and high probablility of Old Glory but got a substitute instead. The Q was open to suggestions all morning long, main accommodation – stay dry. At 0530 slide over to the bball courts for a warm-up with some random numbers thrown in. Again, the numbers mean nothing, until they do. Now 12 – that’s a magic number when it comes to the number of PAX – partners, triple check, Quad-check, so many options.

We stayed on the bball courts all morning with a variation of suicides/lines – Doracide, Burpeecide, Triple Check, Beasticide. A mini Old Glory thrown in the middle of everything. Side note – even 10 minutes of a mini Old Glory on the bball courts would be brutal. Close out with some Mary

Are GP doctors really needed? Getting moms involved in the conversation, ok? The party did not stop with House Party and Tea Party both on board.

SOJ info and new dates coming soon. See Slack

DTH final Qs before his Mission Trip – Forge and RockNRoll

Warmerama:

Aptly 11 Pax including one long bearded FNG joined for a Machismo number 11 inspired bro fest. It went a little something like this; SSH of varying cadence, Abe Vigoda, Don Quixote, American Hammers, Imperials Walkers.

11s between toll gates Dips, Incline Merkins.

Eye of the the Hurricane (thanks Mister Rodgers) 5-burpee center on the pavilion with 50 SSH, 50 Air Presses, 50 2-Count revenge of the imperial walkers, 50 American Hammers.

11s again from midfield where some Lunging Lt. Dans made it back to the pavilion for Merkins (yes Ricky Tea Party those are push-ups).

A short bear crawl march ensued with a burpee cherry back towards the flag. Crab Walk, Walk Carb and we were out with a minute of Merkin Murder.

Announcements: Oysters buying lunch at Brick House this Thursday. Also Diamond Billiards on Friday Rosie leading the charge.

Welcome to the party gentlemen. YHC got a good roll of sweat going to wash away the lidocaine patch. It was all worth it to welcome a new Pax member with 4 girls, his own business, and long beard. Get those pinkies high and look out for Tea Party. The Pax also righted a porta-john this morning so feel free to call him by his initials TP. Just don’t think his name was inspired by some revolutionary northerners, it all starts with sponge cakes gentlemen. We are better together in cadence or not.

13 swarthy heart throbs mobbed NoToll for a Valentines Day dance off, and there was a LOT of bromantic TLC amid the humorous mumble chatter. This one’s for the history books!

The THANG:

WARMERAMA:

• Step onto the Court and circle up
• Welcome & Disclaimer
• Musical Warmerama – I BELIEVE IN A THING CALLED LOVE – SSH’s to the beat, with a Burpee for every “I believe in a thing called love”, and deeply sensual lunges for “Touching You, Touching me”
• Variable IC Reps to get the muscles warm top to bottom (with the background Valentine’s Day playlist rockin)
• Foreplay’s over, let’s GO!

COP #1:

• Mosey down to Field #1
• BROMANCE 4-CORNERS (bro code style)
• x10 Booyah Merkins
• x20 Bromance Squats (back to back)
• x30 Leg Fencing (x15 ea way)
• x40 Yards of WheelBarrow each

COP #2:

• Mosey to the Pavilion
• Hit play on LOVE SHACK – Flutter Kicks to the Beat, Alabama Prom Date for every “Love Shack” 

COP #3:

• Mosey back to the field and line up in plank for TUNNEL OF LOVE – for the duration of JT’s song SEXY BACK

COP #4: 

• Mosey down to the corner and Partner up for Buddy WWII’s, ankles locked and high fiving at the top, while playing LET’s GET IT ON …haha!

COP #5:

• Mosey back to the bball court
• AIN’T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH – Mountain Climbers to the Beat, Merkin for every “Mountain” or “Baby”

6 MIN’s of whoop-your-abbs MARY to the beat of many a lovely lyric

COT:

• Counterama # 13
• Namerama
• Announcerama (see Below)
• GREENBOW took the PAX out in Prayer
• Tailgate Coffeerama

NMS:  Sweethearts all, thanks for coming out this morning. Nothing like getting a “Hell Yes!” when posing the question “Will you be mine?” As mentioned, YHC had a fun time with the M coming up with that Q – she’s a musical genius, and like Greenbow says, the marriage that plans Q’s together, stays together! Haha, um yes that playlist is gonna be on repeat tonight. Hope you all get lucky tonight! (Though good luck working those hips after this AM!) SYITG, DTH

Announcements:

• Contact DTH to get some F3 Business Cards
• OC’s Bourbon and Books is POSTPONED, but keep an eye on Slack for a possible alternate 2nd F this Thur PM
• 2/23 – next Thur 2nd F lunch at Brickhouse
• 2/24 – SOJ leadership + 2nd F at Diamond Billiards
• 3/5 – Galactosemia Run

Prayer Requests:

• Family and friends struggling with cancer 

A little on the below freezing side but that didn’t stop 10 beasts from joining YHC at Huguenot Park this morning. After waiting slightly past time for a few PAX that were coming in hot, the following is what went down…

Mosey to back parking lot for COP:

SSHs, Imperial Walkers, DQs, Ukrainian Soldiers, LBCs, Flutter Kicks

Mosey to field for a Beast:

Six rounds, six stops, six reps: Merkins, 2-count Ball Dippers, WWIIs, Tricep Extensions, Jump Squats, Burpees

Five more burpees to make an odd 41 in honor of Draper’s birthday.

11s: Dips on the bleachers, cross the field, heals to heaven. Audible was called to make it just half the field.

Indigenous peoples run back to the basketball court.

At the basketball court, bear crawl one side, forward crab one side, polar bear crawl one side, and then backward crab.

BTTF.

Numbers, Names, Announcements, Prayer Requests, YHC took us out.

Announcements:

Ragnar in April. See Machismo if interested.

Something about a singalong with McRib….details are hazy but keep asking about it

41 laps at Miles of Truth tomorrow for Draper’s 41st….5am start time. Come for all or a little.

Prayer request for a friend of DTHs M who received a terminal cancer diagnosis

NMS:

Maybe it’s just me, but when YHC started posting for F3 back in the day, the beast made a more regular appearance. Always a hit for the PAX, YHC decided to unleash the beast this morning. Come to find out, this was Dealer’s first beast and apparently it did not disappoint. Glad he was able to finally get the experience.

Oh yeah…and happy birthday Don Draper!

Peace…I’m out!

Double Ones was the count that descended onto the lush green turf of No Toll this gloomy morn. Temps were crisp 70 and sunny. This is what occurred in the gloomy haze of the watching public.

Short trip to the basketball courts for introductions, disclaimers and warm ups that included invisible jump rope, DQ’s, dead man hang, merkins, lbc’s and quick spelling bee test based on the results from the weekend.

Everyone seemed warm, no stragglers – off to the fields.

Clockwork: Mosey to midfield where 12 stations had been arranged by glow sticks. Each glow stick represented an exercise to be performed in reps of 20. Between each exercise make your way back to the center circle for 2 burpees, proceed to next glow stick and repeat. No particular order, go as an individual or in small groups for protection. Exercises included WWII’s, American Hammers, Chain Smokers, Squats, Imperial Squat Walkers, Ball Dippers, Hand Release Merkins, Dips, Curls for the Gurls, Dying Cockroaches, Arm Circles (forward and reverso) & Block Presses. DTH led variety of plank exercises for the 6. Everyone returns to a glow stick to repeat said exercise, collect the card & return to center circle – 2 burpees.

Return the coupons to the stack and short mosey to the gate.

Triple Check: Find your 2 closest friends. Jump Squats, Carolina Dry Docks, runner runs to the water tower and back. Careful not the touch the electric/non electric fence.

Mosey to the Basketball Court for quick broga session.

Names, Numbers, Prayers, Announcements: DTH took us out

Bermuda Triangle is up and running on Tuesdays at Goyne Park in Chester. Fill your tank, stamp your passport and make your way down south for a beatdown with Posh, Florence and Shank.

Prayers to Corned Beef and his family on the loss of his mother.

NMS: Wonderful morning with good mumble chatter throughout. Fields were damp but the temps were pleasant. Thank you Greenbow for taking the glowsticks to enhance your kids room and get the full effect of the blacklight poster of Snoop Dogg. Enjoy the day fellas and appreciate you all coming out.

43 minutes of Pink Floyd brought the memories rushing back. Some good times, some bad trips, some star-crossed teenage heavy petting by someone who shall remain unnamed (Last Call).

Warmarama – lunges and broad jumps to keep pace with rucking Doublemint. Circle up for some DQs, helicopters, massive numbers of arm circles, copperhead squats, shoulder taps, mirkins, LBCs, and some others lost in the smoky haze of days gone by.

Parking space ascending squats with broad jumps between. Back again with crab walks and ascending WW2s. By that time Doublemint was long gone so we ran the Old Glory loop to catch up. We caught him right back at the start.

11s with pole smokers, lunges in between, Carolina dry docks. I think that’s right, but I could be hallucinating. Apologies to the lady walking her dog at 5h45 in the morning – hope you like psychedelic space rock.

Head to the tennis courts for the Pigskin special: wall sit hoedowns, hip slap balls to the wall, 15 donkey kicks, wall sit milkers, balls to the wall toe taps, 15 donkey kicks, wall sit air press, balls to the wall Australian mountain climbers, 15 donkey kicks, then 10 dirty hookups.

Heels to heaven until the music stopped.

Thanks gents for coming out to enjoy a blast from the past. Can’t remember the last time YHC listened to an album all the way through with good friends in the cool outside air. Shout out to Doublemint who is on the mend and continues to show up – being there is a victory not just for him but for us all.

“Home, home again.
I like to be here when I can.
When I come home cold and tired
It’s good to warm my bones beside the fire.
Far away across the field
The tolling of the iron bell
Calls the faithful to their knees
To hear the softly spoken magic spells.”

9 Gloom Jockey’s hopped on the horse for a reminder that we were and we still are the sh*t. YHC started with a little transition between the seasons as we Mosied to the tennis court for a pre COP cardio. 4 sides shuffle, high knees, shuffle, bernie. COP was 20 SSH, 10 Imperial Squat Walkers, 10 Wide Merk, Oblique LBC R, LBC, Left, 10 Diamond Merk, 12? Crab Cakes, 10 regular merk.

The search continues for a Jerkin bar at No Toll – Failed toll with bar gate.

Following was 4 corners prostitute 10 Merk, 20 Freddie Merc, 30 Crab Cake, 40 SSH.

11s at the shelter for dips and Lt. Dan’s. DD modified to lunge steps to shorten the trip back from midfield to dips.

Bataan Bear Crawl with a 2 Burpee cherry through the rotation one time towards the flag.

Ended with 5 merkin ring of fire and a 30 second 6″ plank eyes to you’re adjacent neighbor for a reminder that you are still the Sh*t.

Announcements: Frozen triangle start at dogpile at 6. ready for ~3hrs of fun.

YHC learned that Merkin count is a double count exercise. Down on 1; Up on 2; Down on 3; Up on PAX “1” that’s two for the price of one. YHC closed with a reminder that we were made in the image of our creator. As Last Call said “My body is a temple”

13 lucky gloom warriors flash mobbed NoToll for a DTH beatdown, including TWO fantastic FNG’s, neither of whom were nicknamed Duck Butter – sorry Hardywood. Here’s how the PAX claimed victory over the day:

The THANG:

WARMERAMA:

• Mosey to the Basketball Court and circle up
• Welcome & Disclaimer
• Variable IC Reps to get the muscles warm top to bottom

COP #1:

• Mosey to the Tennis Courts
• Partner up for a BOOYAH LADDER
• Complete x10 Booyah Merkins, then P1 runs around perimeter while P2 remains for Chainsmokers. Then complete x9 Booyah Merkins, after which P2 runs while P1 remains, etc. All the way down to 1 Booyah Merkin. BOOYAH! 

COP #2:

• Mosey to the bleachers for DORA THE EXPLORER:
• Partner up to complete the following:
• x100 Derkins
• x200 Box Jumps (or Step-ups)
• x300 Flutters (2-ct)
• While one partner hammers Dora reps, the other Explores the area to lay hands on x1 tree, x1 stone, and x1 man-made object before returning to relieve their partner (each time the runner mist find a DIFFERENT tree/stone/object)

COP #3:

• Mosey to the Pavilion for a DIRTY MCDEUCE:
• x4 Sets each followed by a bearcrawl, each set with x3 exercises (chest, legs, core), and x12 reps for each exercise
• Bear crawl to cross 30 yards
• Exercises: Diamond Merkins, Ball Dippers (2-ct) & Crunchy Frogs

Mosey BTTF for COT:

• Counterama # 13
• Namerama
• Announcerama (see Below)
• YHC took the PAX out in Prayer

NMS:  On Sunday after church YHC met Gabriel Dongieux who turns out is also a VMI Alum, class of 2012, and who’s older brother was in my class of 2005 – small world! He just returned this last year to RVA from starting his career in Atlanta as a mechanical engineer (hence the nickname Flywheel), and lives in Mechanicsville. He’ll likely roll with the Daville guys, but it was such an honor to give him a hearty F3 welcome at NoToll. Welcome Flywheel!!! Our other FNG is a neighbor of Doner Kebab, an avid outdoorsman and master meat cooker – yes, many nickname possibilities there – but welcome Dry Rub!!!  It was great to have solid numbers, even if it it wont last long with some other great SOJ Tue AM options opening up. Thank you for giving me the pleasure of leading brothers! Yours in Faith, DTH

Announcements:

• New SOJ AO “Bermuda Triangle” at Goyne Park every Tue AM 0530
• New SOJ OTB KB workout at Old Hundred Elementary every Tue AM 0530
• SOJ Leadership Development – contact Rosie if you want to join in the discussion
• Frozen Triangle on 1/21 (see Preblast) – get your HC to Rosie or Gumbo ASAP

Prayer Requests:

• SOJ Leadership development – unity, vision, and impact! 
• For our brothers on IR – if you know them, send a word of encouragement today!