Tag: NoToll

7 regulars a 2.0 and a dog worked their way out of the fart sack to participate in the Tuesday addition of Doozy’s favorite workouts. The PAX was in for a treat with an Ol Glory on the books.

COP – DQ’s, Helicopters, Cherry Pickers, Twisted Dead Man Hangs (one leg in front of the other)

Grab the flag and roll – 2 laps around the soccer fields

20 minutes of four corners around the soccer fields – 20 Merkins, 20 Squat Jumps, 10 Burpees, 20 WWIIs

Grab the flag and roll – 2 laps around the soccer fields

BTTF with about a minute left – 10 Burpees OYO

Numbers, Names DTH took us out

NMS:

As YHC passed 50 years of age this last week it seemed like a good idea to take 4 days worth of the Q sheet to do some of the workouts that I enjoy and feel really push me to get better.

Thank you Flying Squirrel for bringing some youthful light to this AO, SYITG

PAX showed up in the gloom to study the indigenous Zoology of the fields of No Toll

Warmarama :

10 four count Don Quixote’s

10 for count SSH

10 four count Russian Soldiers

10 four count Cherry Pickers

10 four count merkins

The Thang :

Mosey to soccer field for copious amounts of animal movements –

1st movement : bear crawl full length of field 

2nd movement : front facing crab walk full length of field

3rd movement : bunny hop full length of field

4th movement : backwards facing crab walk full length of field

5th movement : backwards bear crawl to midfield

6th movement : AYG sprint full length of field

COP abs session. Each PAX chooses an ab exercise and leads the group in four count cadence of 30 reps :

YHC- flutters

DTH- Rosalita dips

Last Call – Mississippi Prom Dates

Fresh Prince – Mountain Climbers

Beavis – LBC’s

Hermie – WWII’s

Doozy – American Hammers

Wilson – 15 pickle pounders then 15 Superman swimmers

DK – spell A to Z then add an extra A, B, C, D to bring it to 30

DONE

Numberama

Name-arama

COT :

Prayers for Fresh Prince’s 2 year old niece Lyla who has COVID

Freed to Bleed blood drive on May 1. See slack for info and contact Boberry if you need more info 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/for-biden-a-new-virus-dilemma-how-to-handle-a-looming-glut-of-vaccine/ar-BB1eZmWH?ocid=ientp

Thankful to live in America :

I’m very thankful to live in the USA. I know, like any country in the world, we have our problems and still have a long way to go in improving our problems. But think about this, of the COVID vaccine doses given globally, about three-quarters have gone to only 10 countries. At least 30 countries have not yet injected a single person. Imagine if you were a person with pre-existing conditions or an elderly person living in a country that has extreme poverty and hasn’t had any access to COVID vaccines. I’m praying we can distribute our excess COVID vaccine doses to countries that really need it. There’s so many variables and hoops to jump through with that but hopefully we can figure out how to do it. Let’s be thankful for what we have in this country while always seeking to get better. There’s many, many reasons why people from countries all over the world want to immigrate to the USA. We’re blessed enough to already live here. Love y’all and God bless!

The SOJ PAX Pack celebrated the 30th with the following ground and pound. No man was left behind, and no man was left where we found him. 

The THANG:

COP #1:

• Mosey to the Lot and Circle Up
• Welcome & F3 Disclaimer
• x30 SSH IC
• x30 Squat Walkers
• x30 Arm Circles (Variety)
• x30 Leg Up Merkins (split ea side)
• x30 Dying Quixotes
• x30 Oblique LBC’s (split ea side)

COP #2:

• GRABASS:  Q calls out a Man, first PAX to catch him calls the next exercise
• x30 Reps of each exercise completed
• Circuited the Fields to the Pavilion

COP #3:

• Line Up at the Pavilion
• Count down even numbers from x30 Reps, crossing the field between each set
• Rotate through sets: x30 SSH, x28 Merkins, x26 Squats, x24 LBC’s, x22 SSH, x20 Merkins, etc etc
• Await the SIX with x30 Am Ham’s IC

COP #4:

• GRABASS:  Q calls out a Man, first PAX to catch him calls the next exercise
• x30 Reps of each exercise completed
• x5 Burpee penalty for failing to catch Fresh Prince on our final sprint to the Bball Court

COP #5:

• Line up on the BBall Court
• x30 Burpees – completed as sets of x5 on either end of the court
• PAX given variable methods for crossing court six times

Circle up for COT:

• Counterama #11 + #2 pups
• Namerama
• Announcerama (see Comments)
• YHC took the PAX out in Prayer

NMS:

• Slightly cooler temps welcomed a quiet PAX this morning, but boisterous pups lightened the mood. The PAX were given a heads up after the Disclaimer that we’d be doing 30 of everything, but even YHC wasn’t prepared for that many leg-up Merkins in cadence – holy burnout batman! The Grabass sprints are a fun way to move around the AO, and YHC continues to be impressed with how many of the SOJ men can really turn on the after burners when being chased. Of course Fresh Prince and Snuff and Doozy were our main greyhounds bringing down the quarry. Respect to all! Thanks for permitting me the opportunity to lead. See ya’ll at the Forge Thursday for our 2 year anniversary. Lots of fun in store! ?

12 Redwoods and 2 four legged furry fellas fought of the fartsack for another repeato workout at the hands of Coach Wojo. Borrowed this one from the folks at the Megaship in South Charlotte. Hope y’all enjoyed the ride.

COP

Mosey to the parking lot for an on the line dynamic workout

walking russian soldiers, walking Lt. Dans, walking/shuffling hillbillies, walking DQs, and polar bears

mosey to the center of the best fields of SOJ

The Thang

Exercise I: Mega Starfish

4 corners with a variation, meet back in the middle after each corner/exercise for 5 burpees in the center of the soccer fields

25 reps of each WWIIs, monkey humpers, plank jacks, jump squats; 25 bench kicks on the bleachers

2 rounds. ABCs for the six.

Kudos fellas.

Exercise II: Triple Check

pace car: runs the perimeter of the parking lot;

other exercises – hand release merkins and peoples chair against the most comfortable fence in RVA

algore and modified broga-rama for the six

Back to the flag for 3 MOM and 10 OYO merkins

Numberama, Namerama, YHC took us out.

Happy Hour tomorrow evening rain or shine at Hardywood West Creek. Bring your Ms and 2.0s.

Blood Drive May 1st. See Boberry for details.

Please lift up those named and unnamed this morning. Continue to allow us to be leaders and stewards of your word during these trying times.

Thanks for letting me lead!

8 Gloom professionals and 1 FNG posted to see what Doozy had in store for No Toll

Mosey to the parking lot for the COP

DQ’s, Helicopters, Cherry Pickers, Russian Soldiers, Hill Billies

Man Killers, 5 burpees OYO

Mosey to end of parking lot

Inch Worm parking lot crawl 1 merkin at each line X15 lines Crawl Bear back 1 Merkin at each line. The Plan was to do 10 lines of bear crawls with increasing merkins at each line. Audible because the PAX is smoked

Mosey to the corner

4 Corners / Prostitute style 10 LBC’s, 20 Jump Squats, 30 Plank Jacks, 40 Squats

Mosey to the side line

Sprints

25% down 1 burpee, 25% back 1 burpee, 50% down 2 burpees, 50% back 2 burpees, 75% down 3 burpees, 75% back 3 burpees, 100% down 4 burpees 100% back 4 burpees.

Mosey BTTF

Ring of fire ab work 10 of given exercise

Numbers / names THC took us out

NMS:

YHC was able to bring Winklevoss’s (YHCs 2.0) boyfriend for a No Toll beatdown. Luckily this FNG didn’t have time to eat before YHC picked him up, mid way through the beat down he was hunched over but managed to pull it together and finish with the PAX and wants YHC to pick him up for a Last Call beatdown at the Forge. Welcome to F3 Crash Test Dummy – Crash or CTD will be appropriate for short.

The lush dry fields of NoToll welcomed a dozen dutiful gloom warriors to find the sunny and 70 side of self-discipline. The teenage soccer players cramping our parking lot space chewed on this juicy gossip during their sunrise practice:

The THANG:

COP #1:

• Mosey down to Field 1
• Welcome & F3 Disclaimer
• Usual DTH Warmerama

COP #2:

• 4 CORNERS (Prostitute Style)
• Corner 1:  x10 Merkins
• Corner 2:  x20 WWII’s
• Corner 3: x30 Squats
• Corner 4: x40 Freddie M’s (4-ct)
• Front Runners return to bring the SIX home

COP #3:

• TRIPLE CHECK:
• P1 – Bleacher Box Jumps
• P2 – American Hammers
• P3 – Runs across Field & Back

COP #4:

• 1 min Plank
• 1 min Hollow Body Hold
• Wilson’s Wife

COP #5:

• Line up & Space out to complete OVER UNDERS the length of the Field

Mosey BTTF:

• After the gate, complete BATTAN DEATH MARCH to the parking lot (In the format of an Indigenous Peoples Run, the Pax Lunged in Line while last man completed x5 Burpees, then ran to front)

COT:

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

NMS:

• Spring is in the air with weather warming, fields drying, and a group of sexy old men doing Broga in the pre-dawn light. Pretty sure S&M was on the menu…something about partner stretching with a belt… ? Anyhoo, the PAX welcomed Pyro from J’ville Florida in town for the week – YHC has apparently delivered him a memorable beatdown in the past. Also, Cooper adopted a deflated football for his entertainment and as usual, Fresh Prince was impossible to outpace. Funniest comment of the day was delivered by OC, in an effeminate teenage voice, “Good one, old man”, after YHC attempted a jovial comment to the soccer players they could join us for a warm-up. Had YHC in tears lunging back to the Flag. A pleasure and honor as always to lead you guys. SYITG, YHC, DTH

A dirty and soon-to-be slushy dozen posted to No Toll to see what was up. Here’s how it went down:

The THANG: grab the shovel flag and mosey to the lower parking lot for Old Glory –

Two laps around all fields (1 mile)

• corner 1: merkins x 20

• corner 2: jump squats x 20

• corner 3: burpees x 10 (x 20 if you’re a Davillian)

• corner 4: WWIIs x 20

AMLAP in 20:00 minutes

Two laps around all fields (1 mile) to Double Your Pleasure™️

BTTF for Merkin Ring of Fire and some old man cool down stretches.

Numbers, names, and YHC took us out.

NMMS: “…the mind changes and converts every hindrance to its activity into an aid; and so that which is a hindrance is made a furtherance to an act, and that which is an obstacle on the road helps us on this road.” Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 5.20 (trans. G. Long (1862)).

The PAX found many obstacles on the road this morning – mid 30s temps (a/k/a 70 degrees and sunny), wet-ass ice fields and a Q determined to run through them and do burpees. As individuals and a group, the PAX adapted, overcame and embraced the suck — pushing themselves and each other to do something hard instead of easy; to get more comfortable being uncomfortable.

When life cuts you or those you love a raw deal, will you raise your hand and say “I got this”? You can find an answer in the Gloom.

9 Apollo Anton Ohno wannabees awoke this morning dressed for a spelunking adventure along Robious Road. Here is what was rumored to have occurred according to the Greenfield Elementary lunch ladies arriving for the early shift.

Warmarama: Mosey thru the Basketball court ice rink back over to the safe gravel for the following as we awaited for Fresh Prince to arrive in his typical fashion (hot). Exercises included SSH, DQ’s (as requested by Bone Thugs), Dead Man Hang, Imperial Walkers, Russian Soldiers, Arm Circles. Prince arrives, lets mosey.

COP 1: Mosey across Robious into Greenfield Subdivision. Lindsay along Greenfield Road. Beginning at Woodmont, 30 Carolina Drydocks, 10 Jump Squats. Mosey to next intersection – 25/15, next intersection – 20/20…….ending up at the soccer field parking lot at Greenfield Elementary.

COP 2: Parking Space InchWorms. Inchworms along the parking spaces. At each line perform a merkin. AG for the 6. Return trip was Broad Jumps with Lt. Dan’s at each line.

COP 3: Triple Check: American Hammers, Heals to Heaven with timer touching 3 trees and returning.

COP 4: Burpee Road: Return trip back to Woodmont. Every SUV/Van/Truck along the way, stop for a burpee.

COP 5: Triple Check #2: Back across to Huguenot Park for a triple check including Pole Smokers, Squats with Timer running to the playground and back. 2 rounds completed due to time, BTTF

Numbers, Names, Announcements. YHC took us out.

NMS: With the monsoon impeding the ability for field work over the last few weeks, YHC sent out notice that lights would be recommended this morning for an off campus adventure. To our surprise, ice skates would have been preferred as plenty of black ice was discovered thru out the journey. Snuff came fully prepared for his Olympic speed skating trials with his hooded under armor top. Luckily no injuries along the way. Greenfield Elementary offered a variance to the typical parking lot. Possible future use when daylight is available. Prayers to Fresh Prince and his family during the recent passing of his M’s grandfather. Thank you gentlemen for the opportunity to lead. Always a pleasure to be with you guys.

9 SOJers embraced the soggy conditions at Huguenot Park and prepared for another epic No Toll beatdown. As always, jorts were optional; but having a good time was not. Here is how it all went down.

Mosey to the back parking lot for COP: Don Quixotes, Helicopters, Cherry Pickers, Dead Man Hang, LBC’s – added on a few to accomodate a dry Fresh Prince. Line up for walking Russian Soldiers x2.

Exercise 1: 3 stations: back parking lot, chain, F3 flag

On the way out: Stop 1 -25 merkins, Stop -2, 25 WWII sit ups, Stop 3- 25 hand release merkins. run back

Rd 2: 50 plank jacks, 50 Rosalitas, 50 two count lunges, run back

Rd 3: 75 calf raises, 75 Alabama Prom Dates, 75 jump squats, run back

Rd 4: 100 mountain climbers, 100 LBC’s, 100 side straddle hops, run back

Exercise two: Using the square of the back parking lot:

Rd 1: carioca, Bernie Sanders, carioca, Bernie Sanders

Rd 2. High knees, Bear Crawl, High Knees, Bear Crawl.

Rd 3. Butt kicks, Side Shuffle, Butt kicks, side shuffle.

Mosey back to the Flag.

Names/Numbers

Announcements: Hardywood has established a new AO at Amelia Courthouse on Fridays.

Prayer request: Fresh Prince’s family for the loss of his wife’s grandfather.

YHC took us out.

Dr. Tryhard had some entertaining documentary style commentary during the bear crawl portion of the workout – and thus, the name of the backblast.

Everyone pushed it and had a great workout today! It was truly an honor to lead.

NoToll welcomed 13 SOJ warriors and two poodle variety pups, none of whom are on IR, but all of whom enjoyed an IR-friendly workout. Here’s what embracing love and faithfulness looks like:

The THANG:

COP #1:

• Circle up on the Basketball Court
• Welcome & F3 Disclaimer
• Disclaimer #2 for those on IR to modify as needed while keeping the “Tryhard Rule” in mind – “It doesn’t matter what you do, just do something!”
• Disclaimer #3 for those with dogs to bag up any landmines.
• SSH x20 IC
• DQ’s x10 IC
• The Opus x10 IC
• Russian Soldiers x10 IC
• Elbow Plank Leg Lifts x10 ea side IC
• Freddie M’s x10 IC
• Kimchi Twists x10 IC
• DR.W’s x10 IC

COP #2:

• Walk over to the Playground
• Partner up to circumnavigate the Playground Curb 
• P1 Curb Crawls while P2 completes x5 burpees, then switches with partner

COP #3:

• Walk over to the Bathrooms
• Triple Check
• P1 – Dips
• P2 – Donkey Kicks
• P3 – Bearcrawl across road and back ***AUDIBLE – since nobody on IR showed up, the PAX ran to the playground and back.

COP #4:

• Back to the Basketball Court
• Circle up for BRICK BLIMPS BURNOUT
• Holding a brick in each hand, the PAX completed a single round of BLIMPS together (x5 Burpees, x10 Lunges ea leg, x15 Imperial Walkers, x20 Merkins, x25 Plank Jacks, x25 Squats)
• Round #2 OYO completing BLIMPS components at court corners
• Circle back up for Variable Mary
• Round #3 OYO BLIMPS around the court corners
• Circle back up for Variable Mary Grand Finale

BTTF for COT:

• Counterama #13 + #2 K9’s
• Namerama
• Announcerama (see Comments)
• BONETHUGS took the PAX out in Prayer

NMS:

• YHC posted a few minutes early to plant the flag and take Cooper for a poop walk. DK showed up with Buddy (his poodle mix) and Cooper greeted the pair with great enthusiasm. 0530 and the PAX tucked into a fairly stationary 45min routine while the dogs played around the edges. Despite YHC’s efforts, no IR guys posted, but the hope is that we can continue to create opportunities for our injured guys to come out and enjoy the fellowship. Highlight of my morning was Wilson wailing as fresh rain began to fall during Freddie Mercuries – reminded me of the wicked witch crying “I’m melting!” In the COT, YHC thanked the SOJ PAX for remaining a welcome place for Cooper, Buddy, and any other pups to post (Flatty’s pup CHIP is next!). After some recent concerns being presented, Cooper will be attending only SOJ AO’s, namely NoToll and the Forge. If you are not SOJ but have enjoyed Cooper’s company the last two years, please come visit us anytime. YHC welcomes any further questions or concerns from SOJ PAX to be brought up anytime at our workouts. SYITG, YHC, DTH