Tag: Punisher

Four posted on a cool, clear evening for the Punisher. Mosey to the front school yard for the warmup, including 15 x Side Straddle Hops, 15 x Helicopters, 15 x Don Quixotes, 15 x Imperial Walkers, 15 x Russian Soldiers, and 10 x large Arm Circles (forward and reverse).

Planned a workout consisting of multiple Elevens at different spots in the grassy area under the trees with low impact movements in between such as Mobile Imperial Walkers, Mobile Russian Soldiers, Zombie Walks, and the like. Intermission exercises – between elevens rounds – included other SSH rounds and spelling participating PAX members’ F3 names in the air with our feet. The stack – Eleven #1 – Merkins and Hello Dollys, Eleven #2 – Squats and Rosalitas, Eleven #3 – Carolina Dry Docks and Reverse Crunches, Eleven #4 – Single Count Side Lunges and some other core exercise I’ve forgotten, Eleven #5 – Close Grip Merkins and Double Count Alabama Prom Dates, Eleven #6 – Forward Lunges and Two Count Flutter Kicks, Eleven #7 – Wide Grip Merkins and Xs/Os, and Eleven #8 – Single Count Back Lunges and American Hammers.

With a few minutes left, we completed some stretching. COT in place and YHC took us out. Nice work guys.

Under clear skies and with temperatures of about 15 degrees warmer than usual for RVA in January, three of us gathered for Punisher. Mosey under the oaks for warmup with 25 x SSHs, 15 x Russian Soldiers, 15 x DQs, 15 x IWs, 15 x Helicopters, and 10 x Arm Circles (big only, forward then reverse).

Move across the school grounds for a short-field Beast. Six exercises were Flutter Kicks, Carolina Dry Docks, Mountain Climbers, American Hammers, Shoulder Taps, and Back Lunges – two count where applicable.

Mosey to the school wall for Triple Check with People’s Chair, Six Inches, and mosey to the Laburnum Avenue sidewalk and back.

Jog to the parking lot. Staying together, complete 5 Merkins in the first parking space, 5 Squats in the second, and 15 LBCs in the third. Repeato for 10 rounds total, working our way from the eastern edge of the parking lot to the western edge near the Hermitage Road entrance.

Move to a nearby parking lot curb for a second Triple Check with Dips, Plank Walks (along a parking stripe), and a skip out to light pole and a mosey back.

Hit nearby grass (and emerging green onions observed Dial-Up) for a few minutes of stretching followed by COT and YHC took us out.

Thanks guys.

A strong PAX of 4 posted for the Punisher. Joey Chestnut was hesitant, perhaps because of a dearth of hot dogs, but warmed up to the beatdown and put in a solid effort with the other PAX.

The THANG:

Dribble soccer balls from the VSF to the soccer field for COP: SSH, IW, Hillbillies, Scorpion Kicks, Back Lifts, Tempo Nosewipe Merkins, JLos/Not-Pickle-Pounders-Because-They-Were-Side-To-Side, Helicopters IC

Triple Check. One PAX dribbles the soccer ball down the field to try to score on Jville. If not, 1 burpee. Another PAX does American Hammers and another does Carolina Dry Docks. Joey Chestnut was 3-for-3, Offshore was 0-for-2, Chum was 1-for-2(?).

Mosey to the basketball court for a game of Knockout. Joey Chestnut edged out Jville for the win after eliminating his dear ol’ dad.

Mosey to the end of the court for a triple check. One PAX dribbles to the end of the court and shoots until making a layup, another does Reverse Crunches, and another does Storm Squats. Joey Chestnut led the field in shooting percentage; YHC shot like a Tarheel (or was it a Hokie?).

Mosey to the playground for a Mini-Modified-Murph: 5 Swing Jerkins, 10 Merkins, 15 Jump Ups on the springboard thing. Then traverse the playground, including the slide, and plank for the six. Repeato 4 times.

Mosey back to the VSF for some WWIIs.

Winter tour continues. Prayers for Joey Chestnut’s grandparents. This was perhaps one of the worst beatdowns for someone with a torn calf, but Jville was a good sport and improvised as needed. SYITG!

Four posted for the last Punisher of 2019. Backpedal across the parking lot for initial Circle of Pain with 25 x SSHs, 15 x IWs, 15 x Russian Soldiers, 15 x DQs, 15 x Hillbillies, Arm Circles (forward, reverse, big, and small), and 10 x Susan Somers (per side). Mosey off the lot and into the grass.

Begin Group Bearimeter, counter-clockwise, of front school yard. PAX member counts out ten Bearcrawl “steps”, then we all flip and complete 15 LBCs. Next guy counts out ten, then LBCs. And so on, taking turns counting and finishing LBCs. At each of the first three corners, we completed Lindsays – at the first one, Squats and Reverse Crunches; at the second one, Merkins and Mountain Climbers (single count); and at the third one, Overhead Presses (Jack Webb-style) and Flutter Kicks (single count).

Upon reaching the edge of the school wall, we halted the Bearimeter, hopped up and moved to school wall for People’s Chair variations – PAX members take turns counting down from 20 as we complete Regular People’s Chair, Right Leg Out, Left Leg Out, Right Leg to the Side, Left Leg to the Side, and Regular.

Finish with stretch and COT, and YHC took us out. Happy Birthday Johnsonville. Good having you back, Nightcrawler. Nice work EF Hutton and Dial-Up.

Four of us posted for the pre-Christmas Punisher. We met in the Holton parking lot, moseyed to the grass for a warm-up, then jogged around the school for about 10 minutes of exercises.

Thereafter, we moseyed a couple of blocks into the Bellevue neighborhood to Dot’s Back Inn for some fellowship.

Enjoyed catching up fellas – hope you had a good Christmas.

A PAX of four posted for Punisher. YHC arrived a couple of minutes late and found the crew completing a lap in the parking lot. We gathered briefly and moved into the grass near the parking lot and completed 25 x Imaginary Jump Ropes, 15 x Imperial Walkers, 15 x Don Quixotes, 15 x Helicopters, 15 x Russian Soldiers, 15 x Shoulder Taps, 10 x Suzanne Somers (each side), and 15 x Alabama Prom Dates.

Mosey west across Hermitage and along Laburnum, stopping at almost every streetlight (perhaps a dozen) for 16 Merkins per stop. Halted at the Rosedale Christmas Light display along Laburnum. The lights are great, but tuning a radio to a low-power temporary station enables musical accompaniment. YHC’s crank powered emergency radio now only works with continuous cranking – no good. Found and tried to use an old iPod mini with FM tuner – no good. Downloaded a radio app on mobile phone that offered the appearance of a radio tuner, but that didn’t actually tune in stations. Without FM, we observed silently for a few moments before moseying further west.

We headed into an office parking lot just past the Interstate for Twelve Days of Christmas – 1 rep of 1 exercise in a parking space, move to the next space and complete 2 reps of another exercise and the 1 rep of the first exercise – and so on. Sequence was 12 x LBCs, 11 x Flutter Kicks, 10 x SSHs, 9 x Pickle Pounders, 8 x Jump Squats, 7 x Hello Dollys, 6 x Rosalitas, 5 x APDs, 4 x Side Lunges, 3 x Close Grip Merkins, 2 x Crab Cakes, and 1 Burpee.

Return east on Laburnum. Three Monkey Humpers at each streetlight between the Interstate on ramp and the end of the Episcopal Church property. Mosey back to the lot. COT and YHC took us out.

Punisher with Pub time next Monday, 12/23. Be there. Thanks guys.

Two of us posted for last week’s Punisher. Mosey from the parking lot and into the grass for Circle of Pain with some of the usual. Continue our Mosey off campus – east on Laburnum, south on Chatham, and bear east at the median on Wilmington. At the first tree, complete 5 Merkins. At the second, complete 5 Squats. Back to a chest exercise for the next tree and then a leg exercise at the one after. Chest rotation of Merkins, Wide Grip Merkins, Close Grip Merkins, and Carolina Dry Docks. Leg rotation of Squats, Forward Lunges, Backward Lunges, and Side Lunges. Mosey between trees, looping around the end of the median at Gloucester to head back to Hermitage, and a loop back at Hermitage to Chatham.

Jog back to the school grounds and stop at the outdoor classroom. Dips x 20 on picnic table seats then Mary reps on the table tops. Five sets, all with Dips, but working through Reverse Crunches, Rosalitas, Flutter Kicks, Box Cutters, and LBCs.

Mosey to the playground. Five rounds of ten second flexed arm hangs followed by Plank medley – holding for 20 seconds and resting for about 10 – with Regular, Right Hand High, Left Hand High, Right Hand Behind, Left Hand Behind, Regular, and Elbows. COT and YHC took us out.

Three PAX posted for the first Punisher of December at the usual time of 6 PM Eastern and two hours before the network TV broadcast of a 1964 (respect) holiday-themed, stop motion animation program involving a reindeer. Initial mosey under the trees for COP with Imaginary Jump Ropes, DQs, Hillbillies, Cherry Pickers, Helicopters, and Arm Circles.

Jog to the eastern edge of the front school yard for Triple Check alternating Al Gores, Reverse Planks, and weaving around the holly bushes and back.

Mosey around the school to the outside wall of the second grade classrooms for sequence involving 10 rounds of 5 Donkey Kicks, 5 single count Crab Cakes, and 5 Carolina Dry Docks – Al Gore between sets.

Saunter to the swingset for Jerkin “ring of fire”. While hanging under a swing, the first guy completes 1 Jerkin while the others hold in flexed Jerkin position. Rotate through until each have completed 1. Recover briefly. Same approach, but add 1 rep each round until all have completed 7 reps.

Jog to the sidewalk at the eastern edge of the school property for sidewalk Mary. Pick a sidewalk square and complete 5 Reverse Crunches. Hop up and move to the next available square heading south and complete 5 Hello Dollys. Up, move, and drop for 5 Box Cutters. Keep moving along the sidewalk, alternating these three exercises. Halted at the southern end of the bus loop for time. COT and YHC took us out.

Two arrived on foot for the most recent Punisher. Mosey to the western edge for startup COP with SSHs, IWs, DQs, Russian Soldiers, Suzanne Somers, and APDs. Move to the school wall for two-man Triple Check – three rounds, but two exercises – alternating People’s Chair and mosey to Hermitage Road and back.

Jog to the outdoor classroom for 11s with Dips and Bench Kicks. Mosey to the playground for 7s with Pull Ups and Derkins. Slide to the soccer field for 10 rounds of 5 Merkins and 15 LBCs.

Mosey south along bus loop to the front yard. Complete another 10 rounds of Merkins and LBCs. Heading to the front school wall, one man Bear Crawls while the other moseys about 10 paces and runs back. Tag and switch. Another two-man Triple Check from front wall with Wall Plank and a run to Laburnum Avenue and back. COT in place with YHC taking us out. Stroll home.

Four assembled for this evening’s Punisher. Mosey to the western side of the school for the startup Quadrilateral of Pain with Mountain Climbers, Rosalitas, Suzanne Somers(es), and Don Quixotes (no SSHs and no Arm Circles).

Short mosey near the outdoor classroom for Progressive Alphabet. On our backs, we trace the letter A with our feet then hop up and jog to the edge of the garden (about 25 yards) and back. On our backs again for A and B, then run. And so on until A through Z completed.

Stroll to the edge of the school’s driveway. Complete 10 Merkins at the streetlight, jog as a group to the next streetlight heading north up Hermitage Road and complete 10 more Merkins. Continue north on Hermitage to Claremont, cross Hermitage, and head south, completing 10 Merkins at each light. Stopped at 20 lights total.

Mosey back across Hermitage to the side of the school for Squat Ring of Fire. One guy holds a low Squat while the others, in Al Gore position, count down from 30. Make one round then return to the parking lot for the Square of Trust and YHC took us out. Thanks Lockjaw for the backblast title.