Huguenot Park
17 HIM’s joined YHC for a No Toll beatdown today. YHC has been off the Q sheet for awhile, and it felt good to be back! Warmarama: Mozey to the courts for a lap around the court then line up on the baseline for a suicide warmup. Round 1: 50% jog Round 2: 50% jog, 1 burpee at each line. Round 3: Bernie 50% jog, 5 merkins at each line Round 4: 75%, 5 air squats at each line Round 5: 100% Mozey to the fields stopping to pay the toll along the way. 10 dips and 10 decline merkins…
0528: cool, dewy, 60’s, and a cacophony of fullheart mumble chatter bouncing around among the gathered PAX. 0530: classic 80’s rock electric guitar booms out from a speaker being carried off into the gloom by the Q …the PAX brimming with questions follows behind with bewildered enthusiasm. The THANG: WARMERAMA: Mosey out to Field 1 and circle up Brief Welcome & Disclaimer Brief smattering of warm-up Reps IC THE F3 BEATDOWN DECK: PAX given review of Beatdown Deck rules of engagement – 5-card rounds, each followed with a run around the field, complete as many rounds as possible …most of…
A pair of single ones enjoyed the lush bermuda turf of Huguenot Park in the latest rendition of No Toll. YHC instructed the Pax that gloves were optional but not recommended. Effort, however, was all out and on display. YHC cut off salutations and greetings to get the party started at 5.30. Short Mosey to the parking lot where introductions and disclaimers were announced along with some light stretching of YHC’s favorite hits. All seemed limber so let us begin. Mosey across the bridge to midfield of the recently sprinkled pitch in pristine condition for the imposing beatdown. YHC decided…
11 sluggers posted to Huguenot Little League for another chance to drop bombs or hit dingers. It was dark so all had to endure 30 minutes of traditional bootcamp before stepping into the box for swings, but we made it work. Mosey foul pole to foul pole and back again and circle up for COP in the plush, memory-foam outfield grass. Do some traditional warm-ups and stretching, then a Triple Check with the runner running pole to pole, 1 PAX doing a wall sit or pole smokers on the fence and the other doing a combo exercise of 4 merkins…
No bear crawling was had but an FNG Packers fan got a new name here at No Toll. Welcome to the newest member of the Bill Swerski club “Ditka”. Machismo with cameos form Last Call had the Q this morning and YHC was glad for some of the audibles. Here’s what went on: Warmarama: F3 mission statement: To plant, grow, and serve small workout groups for the invigoration of male community leadership. Pop Quiz in front of our FNG what are the five core pinciples of F3 “Leave no man behind” = 10 Burpees Faith= 10 burpees. Finally Pax got…
27 SOJ warriors met on the pristine NoToll fields of battle for a first ever NOS vs SOS (North of South, South of South) Rivalry matchup. The ultimate disc was the weapon of the day and both sides of Midlothian were ready to do battle. Here’s how first blood was not just drawn, but gloriously spilled without mercy. The THANG: WARMERAMA: Mosey lap around the field and circle up Welcome & Disclaimer Brief smattering of IC Reps SPLITTING TEAMS: SOS brought 11 PAX and a fancy LED frisbee NOS brought 16 warriors, and two HIM’s who live at or just…
10 glory days seekers disregarded the forecast, crossed their fingers and showed up praying the field conditions would permit a HR Derby….and they did. We had to improvise a bit, but we were able to get it done and the lower numbers allowed for 2 full rounds and 2 lightning rounds for 8 swings each. And, finally, after about 8 years (or however many we have been doing this), YHC finally overcame his performance anxiety (must have been the smaller crowd) and connected for 6 HRs in 8 swings. Glory Days! Several others connected for HRs, including Rosie, NTB, OC,…
YHC arrived early to set up the field and appreciated the assistance of House Party who was already on site getting some miles in. Moseyed back to the parking lot to collect 11 eager frisbee lovers and returned to the field for warm-up and a slightly late arrival of ringer Snuff. Here’s how we ran into Destiny: The THANG: WARMERAMA: Mosey to the perfectly manicured Field #1 and circle up next to the shovel flag Welcome & Disclaimer A brief collection of warm-up IC Reps DTH splits the teams evenly-ish, 6v7 THE TEAMS: Team 1 (Pinnies) – Dealer, Snuff, Oyster,…
10 patriotic gloom warriors posted to NoToll to test themselves with the Old Glory. YHC grabbed the SF at 0530 and it was game time. Mosey around the fields 2x for a mile. Plant the flag and set the clock to 20 minutes for AMRAP 4 corners: 20 merkins, 20 jump squats, 10 burpees and 20 WWIIs, then back to the SF for another mile Native American style. It was steamy. The sprinklers were on. YHC had a flat tire (old shoe creating a blister) so I opted for no shoes after the 1st four corners. Felt great on the…
Machismo took the Q as 16 Hims conquered the fields of No Toll for Merkin inspired workout. F3 Mission was read: To plant grow and serve small workout groups for the invigoration of male community leadership. Disclaimer was given, but not as good as the one Dookie read to us. Wamarama: various exercises were done and intro to 300 given. Counting down from 24 sequentially with an exercise totals 300. The goal for the day was to complete 300 Merkins. Props given to DK and here to Rosie (330 and 329) cumulative appearances at No Toll. When YHC thought he…