Tag: Punisher

Seven studs, many who double posted today, arrived for the second Lockjaw beat down of the day.

COP – In the shade of a small tree.

• SSH
• Imperial Walkers,
• Don Quixote
• Helicopters

On the side of the school, Triple Check!

• Two partners do Plerkins while the other runs to the lamp post on the road and back.  Cycle through the positions three times.

Over to the picnic shelter for Lindsays: dips off the benches and box cutters.

Mosey over to the playground which was occupied by little kids fully enjoying all it had to offer.  Partner up in the shade of the tree behind the playground for 11s.

Exercise 1 – Boo-Yah Merkins

Exercise 2 Captain Thors

As there were 7, we had a three man Boo-Yah set going.  Just don’t make eye contact…..

Long mosey to the front of the school.  Partner up for Doras.

Partner 1 – Runs to the road and back

Partner 2 – 100 Donkey Kicks, 200 Oblique Crunches, 300 Flutter Kicks

Back up on the wall for a round of Chicken Peckers.  Drop down for lengthy elbow plank.

Mosey over to the front parking lot for a little Merkin Shuffle.  Pick a quantity between 1-5 and a style of Merkin.  Pax performs exercise and pass to the left for something different.

Drop down for Alabama Prom Dates and finish with Superman.

Chum Bucket took us out.

NMS

It was great to be back at the Punisher after so much time away.  Thanks for the local Pax coming out to in force tonight as well.

AOs look entirely different in the daylight and this one is no exception.  It’s odd to deal with the sun and crowds at the AO (such as a couple of kids at the playground), but we managed.

Announcements:

• Home run derby tomorrow – See preblast or Gumbo for details
• This Thursday – paddling on the river (water permitting) at 6:00 pm from the Huguenot Bridge.  No experience necessary and space in the tandem for those who want to give it a try.  See Lockjaw for details.
• July 4 Convergence – Hot Potato down on Belle Isle.

 

Time to Taper,

Lockjaw

 

Overcoming a 92 degree temperature as of the start time, a PAX of three posted for The Punisher.  We gathered briefly in the LHES parking lot before moseying to the shady schoolyard for the startup COP.  We completed 25 x SSHs, 20 x each of Russian Soldiers, Don Quixotes, and Imperial Walkers, and 15 x Arm Circles (small then big, forward then reverse).

We moved to the edge of the yard and began a 4 Corners variant around the shaded field.  Mosey to the first corner for 15 x Carolina Dry Docks, to the second corner adding 20 x single count Curtsey Lunges, to the third corner adding 25 x Box Cutters, and to the fourth corner adding 30 x two count Mountain Climbers.  Heading back around the box again, we dropped the front exercise until finishing with one single set of Mountain Climbers.

We shifted to the nearby Bus Loop for a quick Curb Crawl with a Bear Crawl across the lane for Incline Merkins at each curb.  We completed 1 to 4 and back down again.

Mosey back around the school for a Triple Check alternating between Invisible Jump Ropes, LBCs, and a loop around the parking lot using YHC’s mountain bike.

Jog around the school to the outdoor classroom for 11s starting with 10 Decline Merkins and 1 two count Flutter Kick followed by one fewer of the former and one more of the latter until 1 and 10 are completed.  Finish with additional LBC variations and a couple of minutes of Chum Yoga.

COT and YHC took us out.

Good to see EF Hutton at The Punisher, taking full advantage of the F3 RVA summer discount card.

A PAX of two posted for the last Punisher scheduled during the RVA school year.  Sonny and YHC arrived separately at the AO.  After a warmup with the usual in the southeast corner of the school grounds, we completed a Beast with Carolina Dry Docks, Squats, Freddy Mercuries, Shoulder Taps, Forward Lunges, and Mountain Climbers.  We relocated to the Bus Loop for 13 reps for 13 exercises with Merkins, Side Lunges, Hello Dollys, Wide Grip Merkins, Back Lunges, Rosalitas, Decline Merkins, Step Behind Lunges, Flutter Kicks, Close Grip Merkins, 13 count Squat, Box Cutters, and LBCs.  We finished with some additional Mary and stretching and YHC took us out.

We’re flipping over the mattresses and wiping down the pool chairs at The Punisher in anticipation of F3 RVA staycation visitors.  6:30 PM.  No plans to change back to AM.

We are sorry for the backblast silence but we have been gathering, albeit in small groups, to keep the AO going.

For the past two Mondays (5/28 and 6/4), YHC and Sonny have posted.  We stayed on the school grounds for a dose of the usual on 5/28 (11s, Double Checks, etc) and ran off campus to the Acca Temple for a parking lot workout on 6/4 (Merkins, Squats, Crawls, Lunges, etc).

On 5/21, Nightcrawler, Tricycle, and Change Order posted.  We focused, once again, on the usual in the school yard – a Dora 123, some Bear Crawling, and a couple of Lindsays.

See you out there!

YHC left the Linwood Holton Elementary School parking lot thinking this Punisher episode would be solo.

Jogged through Laburnum Park to the Veritas parking lot for a little Merkin / Squat sequence before resuming the mosey.  Spotted Change Order moseying up Westwood Avenue in YHC’s direction.  We paired up and hit the Seminary’s vita course, mixing in more mosey and some Merkins, Mary, and Pull Ups in one loop around the track.  We returned to Holton via Gloucester Road and Wilmington Avenue, completing Merkins and Squats at the end of each median strip.

Pleasantries were exchanged, then our paths diverged.

All apologies to my F3 brothers and for any disruptions to our quantitative models.  Don’t let the backblast silence fool you – we’ve continued the evening Punisher during April 2018.  Among our group, we’ve discussed having a bit more of a run orientation during the warmer months because the weather is nicer (and because the school playground is full of kids during warm afternoons).  We’re still mixing in some bootcamp time.

Monday, April 2nd – Tricycle makes an appearance along with YHC, Change Order, and Sonny.  As a group, we run west on Laburnum Avenue, south on Westwood, west/southwest on Westwood Trace, and west on Tomlynn Street near the CSX tracks and then backtrack to Linwood Holton Elementary.  We follow with a some leg and chest work and some Mary and finish with the COT.

Monday, April 9th – Sonny and Nightcrawler jointly Q and complete loops in Bellevue and Laburnum Park.

Monday, April 16th – YHC and Sonny jog to the School first, then on to Bryan Park for a loop around the Azalea Gardens.  Near the Bellevue Avenue bridge, we complete a few hill repeats and head for home, finishing with a brief COT.

Monday, April 23rd – YHC, Nightcrawler, and Change Order mosey through Laburnum Park to the Zacharias Ganey/Veritas School parking lot.  We complete several rounds of Merkins, Squats, and LBCs along with some parking lot loops and return to Holton for a COT.

 

Following informal polling of Punisher regulars and candidates, we will pilot a shift to an increased run orientation during the warmer months – making loops in the Northside around Linwood Holton Elementary School.  YHC completed a solo loop through the Laburnum and Sherwood Park neighborhoods for the last Punisher in March.  Will rotate through different routes during the warmer months.

Four posted for the March 19th Punisher.  The warmup period was extended a bit as we rolled through some LIFOs.  Completed some of the usual startup exercises along with sets of LBCs in between.

Moved to the front parking lot, picked a starting parking space and completed 30 LBCs followed by 5 Merkins and 5 Squats in each parking space heading in the direction of the main lot entrance.  Near the western edge of the lot, stopped and completed another LBC round, then worked back completing the same.

Moseyed to the school gym wall for Quadruple Check with People’s Chair, Plank, Flutter Kick, and jog to the Laburnum Avenue sidewalk and back.  Jog around to the bus loop for Plank walk sideways for a couple of rounds along with Seated Leg Pull Ins at each stop.  Return to the front of the school for Mary and some stretching.  COT and YHC took us out.

Apologies for the tardy post.  Nice attendance for this one.