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Huguenot Park

  • Shapes and such

    A refresher on (running) shapes in the (refreshing) rain. Warmarama – Part 1: Mosey loop around parking lot. Form a perfect LINE for SSH’s, DK’s, CH Squats, Arm Circles. Warmarama – Part 2: Mosey to bottom of hill. CIRCLE up for Ukrainian Soldiers, Imperial Walkers, Merkins, LBC’s. Mosey to track/football field. COP #1: OVAL run around the track with 25 reps before and after every turn. Lt Dan’s, Merkins, Jump Squats, and something else. COP #2: Prostitute style 4 corners of a SQUARE with 50 yards of a football field between corners. WW2’s, Ball Dippers, LBC’s, Monkey Humpers. Mosey to steps above bleachers. COP #3: Partner up for a TRIANGLE Dora. 100 Carolina Drydocks, 200 squats, almost 300 LBC’s as we ran out of time. Running amounted to 2+ miles according to DTH’s IT band… Announcements: Huge Bells on Monday (lots of jokes about bells/balls), Bon Iron on Saturday. Prayer requests: Dookie’s family and Sable’s travels to Africa.

  • Fart Symphony at the Pavilion

    SIXTEEN HIMs were not deterred by the cold and rainy forecast, choosing instead to jump aboard the NTB beatdown bus. The following is based on real events:

    Hot Start – 1 burpee in honor of baby Zoe’s first birthday today. Then off for a mosey to the soccer fields. Stopped at the bridge to pay the toll despite Snuff’s protest.

    Warmarama

    • One lap around the right field skipping and frolicking for a dynamic warm up. Then we circled up in the middle for a disclaimer and a variety of IC movements.

    COP #1 – Kilo-Dora

    • 100 Merkins/200 Squats/300 LBCs/400 SSHs
    • Bernie to sideline and jog back/squat walk to right end of pavilion and back/squat walk to left end of pavilion and back/jog to sideline and Bernie back to the center.

    COP #2 – Jack Webb (Ab Edition)

    • Movement A: Box Cutters (1-10 reps)
    • Movement B: Flutter Kicks (4-40 reps)
    • Try to keep feet off the ground the whole time. YHC could not keep his feet off the ground…
    • With 16 PAX huddled under the pavilion a symphony of farts erupted through the early morning air.

    IP run back to the flag where we spent the few remaining minutes with half a round of license plate roulette. Kudos to snip for the surprise 17 burpees at the end.

    COT

    • New AOs Bon Iron and Huge Bells are being added to the Q Sheet and Map.
    • Ramp Build project happening this week. See slack for details.
    • Welcome Cotton Tail to RVA, moving here from Greensboro.
    • Reminder to give F3 away! It’s not a club it’s a mission, and sometimes a cult. Invite someone new this week.

  • It was a belated birthday Q.

    13 HIM’s joined YHC for a No Toll beatdown. YHC celebrated his actual birthday with family on Sunday and today with the brother’s of F3. 530am sharp, off we went.

    Mozey to the Toll Booth – 25 dips, 24 decline merkins.

    Continued mozey warm up around the parking lot, than on to Warm-a-rama –

    Warm-a-rama: SSH’s, Helicopters, Dead Man Hangs (straight and wide leg), Merkins, Wide Grip Merkins – Recover

    Thang: Partner Up for Catch Me if You Can.

    • Round 1: 5 burpees, backwards run. YHC underestimated the speed of the runners with many finishing the parking lot loop before they could be caught. Well done! Plan modified…
    • Round 2: 7 Merkins, Backwards Crab Walk.
    • Round 3: 7 WWII’s, Forward Crab Walk
    • Round 4: 7 of something, side shuffle squats facing outward
    • Round 5: 7 – 2 count spider man merkins, side shuffle squats facing inwards

    Thang 2: The March to 49.

    Slow mozey around the parking lot with YHC calling out ‘1 Burpee’ every few seconds. The PAX made their way around the parking lot and then made the turn for the home. We stopped at the Toll for 11 dips and 11 incline merkins, wrapping it up with 7 more burpees on the way back to the flag.

    One minute left to go. Circle up for 1 minute of Heels to Heaven. Time Called.

    Announcements:

    • New AO starting November 3rd at Huguenot High School – kettle bell themed.
    • Chili cookoff on November 23rd. Check Slack for Deets.

    YHC took us out.

    It was a banger workout today and YHC hopes his friendship with Last Call is still intact. Supposedly, YHC is on some type of list. No doubt, the A-List.

    A great day at the No Toll. Thanks for celebrating with me.

    Special thanks to L-Woods for attempting to make coffee and Snuff for actually making coffee. Great to see McRib out hanging with the boys once again.

  • 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.