Tag: NoToll

Huguenot Park

  • We have a Pavilion

    An ideal dozen came out to the hydrated fields of No Toll to enjoy the unexpected conditions that awaited us in the gloom. Sunny and 70 was the forecast, but that was not the case. Here is how things went down.

    Mosey to the parking lot for introductions and disclaimers. FNG was present so waivers were presented and properly notarized. Warmups consisted of a healthy dose of SSH’s, Dead Man Hang, Cherry Pickers, Jazzercise, Helicopters, DQ’s and other accouchements.

    Mosey to the edge of the pavement to begin a normal 4 corners. 10 Lt. Dans, 20 WWII’s, 30 Carolina Dry Docks, 40 Monkey Humpers (just in time for a witness to enjoy the view).

    Mosey to the far field for a Beast. 6 rounds, 6 exercises at 6 stops. Merkins, Bobby Hurleys, Imperial Squat Walkers, Carolina Dry Docks, WWI’s and Burpees were the selections.

    Mosey back towards the flag with a quick stop at the gates for quadruple check. Timer runs to the water tower, shoulder taps, arm circles, squats were the exercises. Almost 1 round completed before time was called. BTTF for numbers, names announcements, prayers and coronation of the FNG. YHC took us out.

    Announcements/Prayers: Broadway is at Chippenham with a minor heart issues. Prayers for him and his family for a swift recovery. Machismo is smashing some burgers this weekend for his church. See deets on slack. Welcome Marshmello. Neighbor of L Woods who enjoys spinning the tunes at various social events, sometimes without clothes. Swift recovery on the knee that popped during the beast and hope to see you back out at the gloom.

    NMS: It has been a while since YHC has enjoyed a good simple Beast at the lush fields of No Toll. Conditions were not ideal but we had to embrace the suck to obtain the full benefits of the Beast. Well done today fellas. Great mumble chatter as always and appreciate the opportunity to lead.

  • Dirty Dozen for a Harvest Moon Old Glory

    12 souls rose with the Harvest Moon knowing what was in store and eager to set a new PR, or just get sweaty.

    Brief warmarama and stretch because YHC has a feeling someone would be rolling in late – and DK didn’t disappoint. Collect DK and the SF and off we go.

    Two laps.

    Plant Flag, set timer for 20 minutes and GO – Corner 1, 20 merkins; Corner 2, 20 jumpsquats; Corner 3, 10 Burpees; Corner 4, 20 WWIIS.

    Meet back at SF for 2 laps Native American style until the jail break was called with 1 minute to go.

    Log your laps her: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-L8e9W24ygnU0suaGyKxzi1PgPqY1CBd57hLrKTZI-g/edit?gid=1717732871#gid=1717732871

    COT, Numbers, Names, Prayers

    Great effort today. Fields were plush as always. And, our War Daddy (Doozy) led the way.

    No More Gumbo For You!

  • The Perfect Number.

    12 Hims graced the beautiful lawn of No Toll to get swole. Machismo’s son Polar Bear says body weight work out isn’t efficient and chose the gym instead Machismo set out to prove him wrong.

    Warm up we did a lap around the fields to prep ourselves for them pending old glory. We settled into the parking lot for a warmerama. SSH, DQs, IWs, x factor situps, tempo merkins and some weird exercise that really hard to get in count.

    thang 1. Merkins ladder 1 rep lbc run to the middle of the field 1 markin climb theadder to ten.

    Thang 2: 4 corners. 20 reps each. ‘mericans, x factor, hammers, isws.

    pay the toll 20, 20, 20. Dips, step ups, decline ‘mericans.

    5 MOM.

    pleasure to lead you all this morning. NOS Leadership meeting at DTHs house Thursday at 8. Prayers for Lwoods grow ruck and the baby.

    reflections went deep on marriage as a covenant and not a contract. About enduring the hard times and sticking with it. Tin Man and his wife and Machismo and Alyssa will be celebrating 20 years next year. Contracts are often broken the covenant of marriage is a promise that says I’ll love you even though we are broken.

  • 15 HIMs at the Award Winning No Toll

    14 HIM’s whose name may or may not be identified in the PAX section joined YHC for a No Toll beat down. No doubt attendance was high after No Toll received the award for the most well attended AO in the RIC. We’re going Back to Back!

    YHC was scouring the Internet last night reading backblasts from other AO’s hoping for some inspiration. The following went down…

    Warm-a-rama: Mozey to the back parking lot stopping to pay the toll with 10 dips and 10 decline merkins. Once at the back parking lot, jog one lap then on the second lap do some dynamic stretching. Off we go to the Pavilion.

    Thang 1: Triple Dora – This is a Dora with a Triple Check (Courtesy of F3 Omaha). Round 1: Merkins, Squats, LBC’s. One person runs, one person planks, the 3rd does the exercises. Round 2 – different partners and exercises but same theme: Carolina Dry Docks, Bobby Hurley’s, 2 count American Hammers.

    Thang 2: Mozey to the Parking Lot: Divide the parking lot into quarters. On the way out, 16 Gorilla humpers, 4 Big Boy Sit Ups (Lots of debate on what this exercise is. Who knew Last Call was our Go To Man for F3 exercises??). On the way back, 32 Gorilla Humpers with 8 Big Boys. This one courtesy of F3 Jacksonville, FL. There was more to it, but we were running short on time.

    Thang 3: Sprints – 3 rounds of 75% down and back. 1 round of 100% with down. Kuddos to those that didn’t hear YHC and finished 100% with a down and back.

    Mozey back to the flag with a quick stop and payment at the Toll with 20 incline merkins.

    Numbers / Name

    Announcements:

    • CSAUP lite launching from the Alamo. Shoot a note to Crabgrass if you’re going.
    • Shoe and short collection for Safari the Beast / Nancy Lopez continues through this month. Lots of info on Slack.

    Prayers:

    • Big Rig’s Mom and her doctors as she begins her journey on cancer treatment.

    Dealer took us out.

    Great morning! Great to see some new faces and familiar faces who traveled a bit farther than others (Big Rig!) to enjoy the great AO that is No Toll.

    YHC is missing two names from this morning. Please identify yourself so I can get the backblast updated and you can get your credit on Big Data.

  • A soggy and glorious 1000

    NoToll wouldn’t have it any other way. The rain didn’t scare off a might 18 from posting to NoToll hoping YHC has something better than an Old Glory in store. Well, not much better.

    First, we all pay a 1-burpee toll for Heist’s terrible parking job. Done.

    Mosey to the back lot for very quick COP (not doing 1,000 SSHs) – all IC – SSHs, DQs, Helicopters and we were off and running…to the pavilion.

    THE THOUSAND – 5 exercises, 20 reps each, a run between rounds – 10 rounds. Exercises were: Merkins, Mountain Climbers (2-ct), Squats, Imperial Walkers (2-ct) and LBCs. Run was up to you – most opted for across a field and back. Some (Warby) opted for a lap around the field. Well done.

    Mosey back to the basketball courts for quick work:

    • 10 Donkey kicks on the fence, bear crawl to middle of the court, mosey to end and back.
    • 10 Bobby Hurley’s, skip/bounders to the end, jog back
    • Finally….on your six for Freddies until the bell rings

    COT, Numbers, Names, Announcements, Prayer

    Announcements:

    • 11th Anniversary workout at Dogpile this Saturday 0630 start I believe – check Slack.
    • Friday 9/26 – CSAUP Lite – at the Alamo at night – give a HC if you are posting.
    • Still collecting shoes and shorts for Nancy to send to Safari the Beast – any shoes
    • Grow Ruck in November (first weekend) see NTB and L Woods

    NMS:

    Love the magic number #18 today. That was YHC’s baseball number. Appreciate you fellas coming out in the rain and celebrating my 1,000th official, documented post with F3 today. It has been a great pleasure and I look forward to 1,000 more. Thank you for the fellowship, the strength and the motivation that you all provide.

    No More Gumbo For You!

  • What happens when you put a crab, a bear and a gorilla in the same workout?

    13 men gathered at No Toll for an animal-themed workout, courtesy of L. Woods with inspiration from the F3 Nation Exicon. It began with a “crab vs. bear” soccer match, which resulted in the Q getting beamed in the head and side. From there, the PAX suffered through duck & weave, gorilla crawl stations, and a Tunnel of Love. Lesson learned: sometimes the Exicon should stay in the Exicon.

    Warmerama: Side straddle hops, ukranian soldiers, imperial walkers, cherry pickers, LBCs, freddie mercuries, alabama prom dates

    Pay the toll- 20 incline merkins, 20 dips

    COP 1: Warmup: side straddle hops, Ukrainian soldiers, imperial squat walkers, arm circles, lbcs, Alabama prom dates, Freddie mercuries

    COP 1: bear vs Crab soccer: Divide into two teams – one team has to crab walk while the other has to bear crawl. Once someone scores a goal switch. Team that gets scored on – 10 burpees

    COP 2:duck and weave: Pax line up as if doing an Indigenous People’s Run. Pax duck walks and six runs to front by weaving in and out of pax.

    COP 3: gorilla crawl stations: 4 cones 10 yards apart. Gorilla crawl to cone 1- 10 merkins. Gorilla crawl to cone 2- 20 lbcs. Gorilla crawl to cone 3 – 30 squats. Gorilla crawl to cone – 40 side straddle hops. repeat circuit three times.

    COP 4:tunnel of love Pax line up shoulder to shoulder in high plank, six crawls army style underneath to far side.

    Announcements: Nancy Lopez will be collecting running gear for F3 Kenya; September 20- 11 year F3 convergence; ALAMO CSAUP Friday September 26, Grow Ruck first weekend of October, Social at L. Woods this Saturday at 3 pm.

  • It’s hard to see disappointment in the dark

    0527 Snuff rolls up ready to take his prize as the Q and the Ghost Flag is pointed out to him. He was all ready to play some Jamz on his 1990’s looking Lunchbox Speaker but alas YHC dropped the Ghost Flag. YHC had a idea but little plan, but YHC likes to riff like a true Jazz artist.

    Mosey to the darkest corner by the Parking Lot and complete a no-frills COT.

    Mosey over to the Rosie’s 12 Days of Christmas covered tables for a Triple Chora. YHC invented the Triple Chora but forget the details so an audible was called and we did a Quad Check. P1 runs to the far side of the field and back, P2 HRM, P3 Jump Squats, P4 SSH. 4 people, 4 rounds, tons of fun.

    Mosey to the opposite field for Four Corners. YHC called exercise 1, but then the first person to each corner calls the exercise. Ascending and Descending.

    Mosey to the field moving towards the parking lot. Circle Up for a Merkin Ring of Fire and then some Mary.

    Mosey back to the Parking Lot to finishing the Burpees Tin Man called.

    Announcements – 11 year Anniversary on September 20th at Dogpile, September 26th at The Alamo 8-midnight Ruck CSAUP, Nancy Lopez is gathering Shoes, Socks, Athletic Gear to send to F3 Kenya.

    Prayer Requests – none

    NMS – YHC doesn’t frequent No Toll very often. Heartbreak Ridge is 3 minutes from home so it’s hard to travel on Tuesdays when a workout is so close, but YHC always likes the trip. Thanks for having me, and thanks for Snuffs graciousness to the stolen Q.

  • YHC is not counting. You’re counting.

    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 for your troubles please.

    Thang 1: Partner Up. Complete 50 burpees as a team. One person burpees, the other runs to mid field of the soccer field.

    Mozey

    Thang 2: Partner Up, complete 100 merkins as a team. One person merkins, the other runs to mid field.

    Mozey

    Thang 3: Partner Up, complete 150 2 count lunges as a team. One person lunges, the other runs across the field.

    Mozey

    Thang 4: Partner Up, complete 250 Freddie Mercuries as a team. One person Freddie’s, the other runs across the field long ways.

    Mozey

    Thang 5: Partner Up, complete 500 air squats as a team. One person squats, the other runs across both the soccer field and the parking lot.

    Mozey back to the flag with some active stretching the way.

    Announcements:

    • Convergence at Dogpile
    • L Woods is showing off his meat at his house. To see it, you need to bring a side. Check Slack for deets.
    • Crabgrass has a monster workout planned for Timberwolf Thursday to close out the Boys of Summer tour.

    YHC took us out.

    Machismo figured out YHC’s plan today. YHC can’t screw up the counting if the PAX has to do it.

    Great workout and great company this morning. Awesome way to start the day!

  • Sweet dreams are made of these!

    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 the PAX still chattering away, most not hearing any instructions anyway over the blasting classic rock, oh well
    • x6 awesome sets completed, x30 cards total – BOOM. 
    • Silly group pic around completed cards

    Mosey BTTF:

    • 3 minutes of stretching

    COT:

    • Counterama # 15
    • Namerama
    • Announcerama (see Below)
    • BOM Prayer

    NMS:  YHX was amazed with the frisky cool-weather mumble chatter happening before launch time.  Didn’t feel right to interrupt so it was just the music to Q our kickoff, and the PAX remained animated for the full 45 minutes – clearly seen in the group picture. Could a Q ask for a better gaggle of gloom HIM’s to start the day with?!? And many thanks to the beatdown deck bringing a smokefest – ALWAYS a solid option. Yours AYE! ~DTH

    Announcements (SEE SLACK!)

    • Summer Tour Final Days
    • Labor Day Convergence at Dogpile
    • Monthly: Breaking Bread, Bridge
    • 9/26 Night Ruck CSAUP
    • 10/3-5 GrowRuck in Cary NC

  • Raw Dog the Railyard

    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 to copy a previous Doozy Q idea by laying out 12 glowsticks around the perimeter. Instructions were simple. Each glow stick had a card with an exercise. Pax completes 20 reps of said exercise and returns to the center where they will find a willing partner to perform 10 booyah merkins, then venture out to another glow stick. Exercises included Jump Squats, Plank Jacks, Ball Dippers, Lt. Dans, Side Stradle Hops, Mountain Climbers, Pole Smokers, American Hammers (2 count), WWII’s, Freddie Mecuries (2 Count), Dips and Carolina Dry Docks. Some of the PAX enjoyed the monogomous booyah relationships, while others ventured out with numerous partners with a few throuples tossed into the mix. Pax seemed to enjoy the ravelike glow around the field that led to premature finishes, leaving YHC to formulate additional COP. No worries.

    Collect all the glow sticks and partner up for a triple check along the fence. Ab centric check included pole smokers and LBC’s. Timer runs 2/3 of the field and returns.

    Mosey back to the virtual flag for 2 quick rounds of suicides at the courts followed by 3 minutes of Broga.

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

    Announcements: SOJ leadership retreat tonight at Casa de Heisto near Satans Hill. Addresses and directions on Slack. Be there if you want to influence future ideas for NOS or SOS. Homegown Half Marathon launches this saturday 8/16 at 6 am from Robious Landing. Get your hills in with a 1/2 marathon, 10k run or 5k ruck (7 am launch for the ruck). Family and M’s are invited to participate. See slack for routes and deets. Travel to the Bridge with Upchuck and Bootleg on Saturday for an epic beatdown. Good travel and best breakfast in Central VA to those that attend.

    Prayers: Thoughts and prayers to all those suffering from whatever ails you, specifically cancer which is affecting a few F3RVA families. Get yourself checked out if you are not feeling well. Prayers to those families going thru transitions with kids starting school or leaving the nest. Tough transitions are ahead but F3 can provide a strong support group, just ask someone if you are going thru tough times.

    NMS: Great group today with sensational mumble chatter. Rosie may or may not have gone shoeless for todays events. Always encouraged at the plush turf. Thank you fellas for the opportunity to lead this morning. Always a privledge to start the day off with a beatdown and a smile.