Tag: NoToll

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!

9 stallions skipped the fartsack just in time for a hot potato Q at No Toll.

Warmarama:

Circle up on the courts, pass the buck warmarama. SSH, DQ, SquatWalkers, Cherry Pickers, Merkins, Shoulder Taps, Jazzersize, Helicopters, Carolina Dry Docks.

The Thang

DTH starts the hot potato with a Lindsey across the Basketball Court. Side Crunches, OYO movement across the court and Squats. DTH passes the potato to Rosie.

Mosey to the back parking lot for some 4 Corners.
Corner 1: Squat Walkers
Corner 2: Merkins
Corner 3: Box Cutters
Corner 4: SSH
That was fun let’s go backwards
Corner 4: SSH
Corner 3: Box Cutters
Corner 2: Merkins
Corner 1: Squat Walkers
Rosie passes the hot potato to Oyster

Triple Check:
American Hammers, Flutter Kicks, Runners to the porta potty.

Triple Check:
Freddy Mercuries, Dying Cock Roaches, Runners to the gate

Mosey BTTF:

Ring of Fire
1 good Burpee

COT:

Counterama
Namerama
Announcements
Machismo took us out.

NMS: We missed the Q this morning. We hope everything is okay and all is well. We will see you next time buddy. What a great morning for a Hot Potato Q, I think we all needed it. Thank you Machismo for sharing more about your friend Swipe Right and for taking us out today. We are all sorry to hear this devastating news. We are all here for you.

F3 RVA is not slowing down for the winter. The list of Announcements is growing and that my friend is awesome. Everything from the Frozen Triangle, EF Hutton’s call for Monthly Challenges, and did you see PIGSKINS New Year’s Resolutions? Grow Ruck coming in March, Currahee working on a CSAUP, First Watch has a tshirt (last day to order). Get on Slack for more Announcements.

Have a great day!
Oyster

After multiple days in the teens, 9 Gloom warriors found 32 degrees to be almost balmy as if it where 70 and sunny.

Mosey to the back parking lot for COP

On your 6 with cross over leg stretches, American Hammers, Schrunchy Frogs, Deadman Hangs, Helicopters, DQ’s Imperial Walkers

Mosey to the first field by the bleachers for a triple check

Partner 1 does Dips, Partner 2 does Jump Squats, Partner 3 runs to the tree line and back

Mosey to the goal line of the field for a Dora

100 – Ball Dippers, 200 – SSH’s, 300 – Plank Jacks

Mosey to the parking lot for 4 corners

10 – Ball Dippers, 20 – Smerf Jacks, 30 – Squats, 40 – Calf Raises

Mosey to the indoor outhouse for another triple check

Partner 1 does wall sits, partner 2 does Pole Smokers, partner 3 runs to the light pole behind YHC’s truck and back

BTTF 1 minute left 20 American Hammers IC

Numbers / Names Greenbow took us out

NMS:

No Toll has always been one of YHC’s favorite AO’s, not just because of the AO itself but because of the guys that consistently post to it. It was good to see Greenbow out and getting after it again, seeing some of the newer faces that post multiple times per week Mudslide, Heist ,Machismo and House Party to name a few (you guys are awesome), keep posting. Last Call, Snuff and Honeymoon you guys are part of the glue that holds it all together (along with so many guys that couldn’t be here today), I want you to know how much I appreciate this PAX (F3RVA). 9/4/18 was YHC’s first post with F3 and it was at this AO, thanks for letting me Q the last No Toll of the year.

A fearless 29 appeared in the darkness of NoToll for the 8th annual edition of the F3RVA 12 Days of Christmas. YHC may not be getting a Christmas card from any of the PAX in attendance after that beatdown but that’s ok, I know where I stand in their hearts.

Big circle for the warm up with lots of chatter – 12 of each SSH, Helicopters, Imperial Walkers, Shoulder Taps.

Main Event – 1 Dozen LBC, 2 Field Sprints,; 3 Diamond Merkins, 4 Imperial Squat Walkers, 5 Burpees, 6 Carolina Dry Docks, 7 Ball Dippers, 8 Hand Release merkins, 9 American Hammers IC, 10 Freddie Mercurys IC, 11 Crunchy Frogs IC, 12 Broad Jump Burpees.

Oyster warned me that he wanted the full 45 minutes that he paid for so we packed into the parking lot as more of an oval for the last 3 minutes of Mary.

Great morning to be out on the plush yet slightly frozen fields of NoToll and good to see a few bare knees for the SOP strong crew. I know Honeydo was supporting the SOP cause on his birthday across town. The caroling got a little off sync about halfway through but the PAX got back on track quickly for the remaining rounds. A few new options for rounds 6-8 kept the PAX on their toes. Great to have Circle K make the trek SOJ to represent DaVille. Flatline showed off his military training and agility flipping over Circle K and deftly avoiding taking out the Q with a smooth tuck and roll. The Woke Panther was shining bright with his rainbow lights. Our local giant, Gomer Pyle, showed out in the team photo this morning, according to Tryhard that’s how you position a deer (or anything else) to make it look bigger. (Note to self for future photos?) I hope everyone is as energized as I am after this morning. Grateful for this group and for all of the blessings we have this season.

Merry Christmas gentlemen.

Everything is coming up Rosie.

Nine SOJ HIM’s embraced the chilly gloom of NoToll to see what the good Doctor might pull from the annals of beatdown glory. For your reading pleasure, the PAX conquered the following:

The THANG:

WARMERAMA:

• Mosey down to the parking lot and circle up
• Welcome & Disclaimer
• Variable Rapid Fire Sets to get the muscles warm top to bottom

COP #1:

• Mosey over to Field #1
• 4 CORNERS (Escalator+DeEscalator)
• Corner 1 – x10 Merkins
• Corner 2 – Add x20 Am.Ham’s (2-ct)
• Corner 3 – Add x30 Squats
• Corner 4 – Add x40 Groiners
• Reverso going back around removing an exercise each corner
• PLANKORAMA with review of the F3 Core Principles and Credo

COP #2:

• Mosey across to Field #2
• Partner up for Catch Me If You Can
• P1 begins bear crawling down length of Field while P2 completes x20 2-ct Hallelujah Flutters, after which P2 mosey’s to switch with P1
• Complete x3 rounds of flutters each then mosey to the Pavilion

COP #3:

• TRICEP TRIPLE CHECK:
• P1 – Dips
• P2 – Merkins
• P3 – Crab walk out 20 yards & back

COP #4:

• Mosey back to Field #1
• Partner up for PLT’s
• x20 each, x3 Rounds

COP #5:

• Line up on end of Field #1
• 50% Run length of field
• 100% Sprint
• 25% Mosey and settle breathing
• 75% Run

Mosey BTTF:

• Bernie Sanders En route
• x90 seconds of burnout LBC’s

COT:

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

NMS:  Really enjoyed the rapid fire COP’s today to get around the AO a bit, and the PAX absolutely crushed it! Highlight of the morning was Last Call’s unnerving enjoyment of taking on two men at once for PLT’s. What can we say, he’s got a big heart! YHC believes the PAX and AO are now properly prepared for Rosie’s Twelve Days of Christmas next week! SYITG, DTH

Announcements:

• 12/20 NoToll 12 Days of Christmas
• 12/21 Final Gravity HDHH
• 12/31 Doozy’s 100th Q for 2022 at R&R
• TBD – SOJ Leadership/Planning Mtg
• 1/21 Frozen Triangle

9 men stayed south of the James so as not to pay any tolls. The toll was paid in sweat however by the PAX that morn.

Started with a short mosey to retrieve some coupons from the woods by the fields. Then return to the basketball courts for some warmerama. Highlights included jazzercise, collard pickers, and hairy Rockettes.

The thanng

triple check! Partner 1 runs the loop around by the tennis courts and back. Partner 2 merkins. Partner 3 goblet squats with the coupon

then one round of suicedes on the basketball court.

round 2

a Dora! Partner up, as team complete 50 blockees, 100 squats with coupon, 200 chest presses with coupon. Timer runs length of court then Bernie’s back.

return the coupons

Just enough time for some 4 corners! 10 merkins, 20 WW2s, 30 ball dippers, 40 monkey humpers.

numbers, names, announcements, YHC took us out

nmm

Better late than never on this BB It wa great way to start the day. Tunes were a crowd pleaser for once with 90s rock on the jukebox.

A dozen SOJ warriors braved the cold gloom, warmed by the idea of a Tryhard sweat fest. While a couple gloom-brothers sauntered off for an intimate walkabout, here’s how the other x10 PAX celebrated YHC’s last day of hate:

The THANG:

DECK CHALLENGE: 

• Mosey to Field #1 and circle up
• Welcome & Disclaimer
• Explain the challenge is to complete x39 cards from the F3 deck, to honor the Q’s last day of hate
• Classic rock playlist ON, let’s go!

1. SPRINT across field and back
2. x100 2-ct Flutters OYO
3. x20 Copperhead Squats IC
4. x10 4-ct Merkins IC
5. High-knee across field and back
6. x10 WWII IC
7. Butt-kickers across field and back
8. x20 Smurf Jacks IC
9. x10 Chuck Norris Merkins OYO
10. x10 Rosalita Dips IC
11. Bernie across field and back
12. x100 Calf-raises OYO
13. x10 Werkins IC
14. x20 Freddie M’s IC
15. Sprint across field and back
16. x20 Monkey Humpers IC
17. x20 Diamond Merkins OYO
18. x10 High/Slow Flutters IC
19. Bear crawl across field, mosey back
20. x10 4-ct Jump Squats IC
21. x10 HRM’s IC
22. x20 Heels to Heaven IC
23. x20 Burpees OYO
24. Lunge backwards down field, mosey back
25. x20 Merkins OYO
26. x20 LBC’s IC
27. x100 SSH OYO
28. x10 Gorilla Humpers IC
29. x100 Arms Circles OYO
30. x20 Am.Hammers IC
31. Sprint across field and back
32. Lunge walk down field, mosey back
33. x10 Carolina Drydocks IC
34. x15 Oblique LBC IC (ea side)
35. x20 Mtn.Climbers IC
36. x10 Lunges IC
37. x20 Shoulder Taps IC
38. x20 Plank Jacks IC
39. Karaoke across field and back

EXRA CREDIT!

• 8-ct Opus, x8 IC
• 8-ct DR.W’s, x8 IC
• 8-ct Body Builders, x8 IC

Mosey BTTF for COT:

• Counterama # 12
• Namerama
• Announcerama (see Below)
• YHC took the PAX out in Prayer

NMS:  As always it was an amazing honor to bring the heat for some beloved SOJ brothers. Between the labored breathing and rock music YHC made out some decent mumblechatter, and some kind of joke was enjoyed by the far-side PAX during our Gorilla Humpers, and of course there was some welcome hate-talk with the 8-count extra credit. Whadya expect?!? Haha, Look forward to seeing ya’ll for the 40th birthday Q tomorrow. Who KNOWS what crazy is comin! Yours, DTH

Announcements:

• 11/30 – DTH 40th bday Q at SOT
• 12/2 – Rosie’s M will be selling nudes of Rosie at the Gallery of the Black Irish Social Club from 5-8pm (321 W Broad St)
• 12/3 – Dogpile Magnum PI Day (mustache, Hawaiian shirt, donations for the Bridge)
• 12/10 – 3-6pm HDHH Hardywood West Creek with the Capitol PAX
• 12/20 – NoToll “12 Days of Christmas”

Prayer Requests:

• PAX on IR – Doublemint, Doozy, Prince, and many others – connect with them and pray for them!