Tag: Rock N Roll

Rockwood Park

  • Purple Pain

    Seven, the number of completion, that’s how many HIMs redlined it this morning. We were joined by Mark, an FNG who is Cha Cha’s neighbor. The morning was peaceful, but at 7 sharp, that all changed. 

    Run around the perimeter of the park to the tennis courts. 

    Reviewed F3’s mission, credo, and the five core principals. Disclaimer given. Onward! 

    Arm circles, jazzercize, rotator cuff stretches, dead man hang, cherry pickers, SSHs, copperhead squats, butterfly stretch, one leg hamstring stretch, APDs, scrunchy frogs, tempo Freddie Mercurys, merkins, V-ups. 

    11s across the tennis courts. Exercises were scrunchy frogs and spiderman merkins. 

    Mosey to the concessions stand. 

    Dora. 100 jump squats, 200 single-count lunges, 300 monkey humpers. Timer bernies up the steep hill next to the baseball field then down the stairs to swap with their partner. I nicked this one from Big Rig. Quad devastation. After everyone finished, one last group bernie up the hill then mosey to the exercise area off the trail just inside the forest.

    Circle up. One PAX member at a time calls out an exercise, then goes to the monkey bars to perform 10 pullups. After the pull upper returns to the circle, the PAX member to their left calls out a new exercise and departs to complete their pullups. We made it around the circle twice. 

    BTTF. Numbers. Names. Announcements:

    – Chili cookoff 11/23 at the Alamo 

    – Daddy/daughter dance sometime in December

    FNG Mark is an interesting guy with a unique background. He’s lost something like 80 lbs. in the last year or so. Now he’s looking to torch the rest with high-intensity F3 workouts. Mark lived in Russia for 3 years teaching English. He has also spent time in Ukraine and several other countries. He enjoys kayaking and is planning a Richmond to Newport News paddle in the upcoming future. Mark crushed it this morning. His first memorable concert was classical music. The repertoire? Tschaikovsky (I would like everyone to know I spelled that perfectly the first time without google or spellcheck). And so, Nut Cracker was born. Welcome! 

    Quick note; the name “Nutcracker” is already taken, but Nutcracker has zero posts that I could find. Unfortunate in a couple of ways, but rather than rename our FNG (I discovered this conflict five minutes ago), can we split his name? “Nut Cracker” it is! Do we have an F3rva policy re: retiring and restocking dormant names?

    YHC took us out. Prayers for Ukraine, for Broadway, for my neighbor Kevin who has been in and out of the hospital since a knee replacement this summer (currently in the hospital). Gratitude offered up for our innumerable blessings.

    F3 first thing on Saturdays is my favorite way to kick off the weekend. Thank you, guys, for joining me, and for allowing me the privilege of leading you fine gentlemen.  

  • Lightening in a bottle

    A PAX of 11 strong gathered in the far parking lot of the AO, ready to subject themselves to an hour of unknown chaos. Each went to bed the night before after experiencing completely different Fridays from one another. They set alarms which woke them in the middle of early morning REM cycle sleep. They silently donned workout clothes, headed for the door and the damp, leaving behind sleeping families, setting off from the four corners of the map to assemble with precision and punctuality, anticipating the hard thing. The PAX turned an uninspiring, overcast fall morning into an all-consuming, inner-mounting flame. We got after it hard, setting all involved on a trajectory of success for the day, for the weekend, for forever.     

    Run around the perimeter of the park to the tennis courts. Circle up. 

    SSHs, jazzercize, helicopters, dead man hang, cherry pickers, copperhead squats, merkins, Thor’s chair, wife stretches, Roscoe’s mom, Michael Phelps. 

    Run from the tennis courts to the concessions stand next to one of the long parking lots.

    The Longest Parking Lot: 

    All exercises performed across the length of the parking lot. 

    Broad jump burpees, turn around for a lunge walk, turn around for bear crawl, and turn around for an easy jog across the parking lot. Styled after the longest mile.

    At/on the concessions stand:

    20 donkey kicks, 15 merkins with feet elevated on a bench (repeat 3x)

    11s down the length of the same long parking lot. SSHs and crabcakes at each end.

    Time called. BTTF. 

    Names, numbers. Announcements:

    – The Bridge workout, 10/25, Bootleg has the Q, reach out to him if you’re interested in attending and making a BIG community impact

    – Chili cookoff coming in November (exact date t/b/d) 

    – Daddy/daughter dance in December (I believe exact date is still t/b/d)

    YHC took us out. 

    Thanks, guys, for sticking by me and fueling the flames, and for letting me lead you. Until next time!

  • Countdown is on….

    3 weeks till Spartan, this is now a new phase. I have not done an OCR with less weight wasI probably 240-250 at all the other races before. I am at a much lighter weight so this will be the first time I can truly see how the changes feel. Yet today, 11 willing souls came out for a morning workout(the air turned fall real quick, I am not used to that quick change).

    A good warm up to start(SSH, DMH, Ukrainian Soldiers, Copperhead Squats) then added full court runner’s lunge with a twist, waking lunges, side shuffles). After that mosey over to the lot closest to the dog park for a 4 corner feast (25 plank jacks, 50 toe taps, 76 American Hammers, 100 Raise the Roof). Next to the concession area for a TC(People’s chair, tricep dips, Sprint down and up). Quick mosey next door 11s(Mike Tyson’s and Lt. Dan’s). Staying in the lot, Sprint uphill using Deep Dish as a chaser(last round turn after the sprint for BERNIE’S). Down to hear the flag 50 Merkins, 100 Flutters spilt into 2 rounds each. Finally a run around the park at each speed bump burpees starting at 1 and ascending up. We ran out of time so cute it a little short back to the flag for names, announcements prayer led by YHC to close Saturday. Have a good one, see you next time

  • Welcome to “The Rock”

    Well, after the ruck and workout challenge down at Alamo and other locations. I had a slight feeling today was going to be light turnout(only 2). I decided let’s start Anna see what happens. A small venture over to the court in the mist (by the way at no time we did hide under anything that would be considered a cover. A warm up SSHs, Imperial Walkers, Ukrainian Soldiers a little dead man hang(I heard DTH put everyone thru the ringer Thursday). We started with a good basic 11s(Merkins and squats). Then ventured to the parking lot near the dog park(we had an audience of 3 look at us probably wishing they were with us and not in the fenced in area). 25 jump ropes, 50 ski Jumps, 76 American Hammers, 100 Flutters(a nice 4 corners to get into the groove). To the concession area next for a TC(30 second People’s chair, 20 deep tricep dips feet elevated, run down the steps up the grassy hill).

    Dropping the hammer a little bit with sprints, halfway up turn for Bernies then a light mosey back to the start(4 rounds). A little recovery, then over to the start for a semi DORA(100 Carolina Dry Docks split into 4 rounds of 25 then a little run, followed by 200 toe taps 4 rounds of 50 with 30 jump ropes. I had an idea I want to really brunt it and this will be the new Mudslide standard at the end: 2 laps around the park at spots ascending burpees 1-5, second lap descending 5-1. The goal is to do 2 laps but the total burpees numbers will be higher. At 3.5 total miles, we were done.

    i enjoyed today, yesterday though I needed to shut down yet it looked like I grew and the body really recovered where it was looking good after the rest. The park is starting to come around the baseball fields are going to look real nice once completed. For me, now on I will call RNR “The Rock” I like the name of by the way send some sympathy to a certain Richmond officer who’s a FSU football supporter(another big loss to UVA yet again). See you next gloom as Aerosmith would say “I’m back in the saddle again!!!”

  • Epic Eleven do Epic Elevens

    Eleven men showed up for a beautiful Saturday morning at Rockwood Park. Temps were cool and perfect for a beatdown to kickoff another fall football weekend.

    Promptly at 7, the Eleven PAX moseyed their way to the basketball court for the standard warmarama.

    1st COP

    Suicides Walking Lunges forward

    10 merkins

    Bernie back

    Repeat with Broad jumps

    15 werkins

    Bernie back

    2nd COP

    Indigenous People

    Lunge Walk, PAX in the back does 3 burpees and runs to the front until PAX gets to the big parking lot.

    3rd COP

    Ab 4 Corners Prostitute Style

    20 LBCs

    40 Oblique LBCs

    60 Flutter kicks single count

    80 heels to heaven

    Mosey to the snack shack for wall sits and review 5 core principles, mission, and credo.

    4th COP

    Triple Check

    Balls to the wall

    step ups

    run down the steps, around and back up

    Mosey past the flag, onto the grass for a new version of Elevens with ZERO RUNNING involved. This was a favorite of some of the PAX.

    5th COP

    Elevens without Running

    Hand Release Merkins and knee slap jumps

    Mosey back to the parking lot and do toe taps for almost 2 minutes until time.

    Great push by the PAX. Great to meet Bravo who was out for his second time after getting named at Alamo this week. Proud Q moment when I was able to slow down the front runners with the No Running Elevens.

    Fall Social at Casa de L Woods at 3 pm today!

    Lots to pray for, both at home and all over our country.

  • Long Jams = Total Burnout

    Eight locomotion enthusiasts climbed aboard the musical pain train bound for Whooptown. Their humble conductor, DTH, fired up the music and led the way, as follows:

    The THANG: 

    WARMERAMA: 

    • PLAY: “Cum on Feel the Noize” by Quiet Riot
    • Mosey lap down the gravel hill
    • Bernie back up the grass
    • Lunge walk part of the lot
    • Mosey BTTF and circle up
    • Welcome & Disclaimer
    • PLAY: “The Middle” by Jimmy Eat World
    • Various Warm-up Reps IC

    COP #1:

    • Mosey out to some soft grass near the bball fields and circle up around the speaker
    • PLAY “September” by Earth, Wind & Fire (3:35)
    • American Hammers to the beat, with a Scrunchy Frog for every “September,” “Remember,” and “Ba-De-Ya”

    COP #2:

    • Mosey loop around field to small bball court and circle up around the speaker
    • PLAY: “Bring Sally Up” by HIIT BPM (3:25)
    • Hold elbow plank for duration of the song, alternating leg lifts with every “Up”

    COP #3:

    • Mosey over to larger bball court and circle up around the speaker
    • PLAY: “Tom Sawyer” by Rush (4:37)
    • Nancy Kerrigans for all instrumental parts, and switch to Lunges for the lyrical parts

    COP #4:

    • Mosey out to the tennis courts and circle up around the speaker
    • PLAY: “Come and Get Your Love” by Redbone (3:26)
    • Flutters to the beat, then Heels to Heaven with every “Hail” and “Come and get your love”

    COP #5:

    • Mosey to playground and group-up for a Triple check (two teams of 4) with some other random music playing
    • Swing Pumps, Dips, Run a Distance and Back

    COP #6:

    • Mosey over to large parking lot and circle up around the speaker
    • PLAY: “Eye of the Tiger” by Survivor (4:04)
    • Line hops to the beat, punches optional
    • Lt Dan completed with every “Survive,” “Survivor,” and “Tiger”

    COP #7:

    • Mosey over to the bottom of the small grass hill
    • WWII Inchworms up the hill
    • Duckwalk back down
    • Fixed-leg ankle hops up hill
    • Lunge walk down
    • Low crawl (only elbows and toes touching) back up the hill

    COP #8:

    • Step over to THE WALL
    • PLAY: “Come and get your love” by Redbone 
    • Hoedowns x20 IC
    • Heel Slappers x10 IC
    • ?maybe one other

    COP #9:

    • Mosey BTTF but stop in some grass for the final musical beatdown
    • PLAY: “Have You Ever Seen The Rain” by Creedence Clearwater Revival (2:41)
    • WWII’s to the beat
    • Stand up & jump knees to chest for every “I know” or “I wanna Know”

    Mosey BTTF for COT:

    • Bit of stretching
    • Counterama # 8
    • Namerama
    • Announcerama (see Below)
    • BOM Prayer

    PRAY FOR:

    • Big Rig’s Dad skin cancer surgery Mon

    NMS:  Solid group of HIM’s to celebrate being ALIVE another day at Rockwood. YHC is very thankful to have brothers like these humoring all the music and pain. Nothing like reps on repeat until a long song ends to fond the burnout point of a muscle group – whew! But when in doubt, watch Purple Rain to know when to do reps during songs – dude is a gifted music man. Have a great weekend fellas. Yours AYE! ~DTH

    Announcements (SEE SLACK!)

    • OTB RUCK – tomorrow 6am from L Woods house
    • Iron Pax at Timberwolf & Lumberyard
    • Monthly: Breaking Bread, Bridge
    • 9/13 L Woods 2nd F
    • 9/20 F3RVA 11yr Anniversary 
    • 9/26 Night Ruck CSAUP
    • 10/3-5 GrowRuck in Cary NC

  • Summer is ending?

    The second of my back to back is done. I like to lead a couple a month or worked out that they were on consecutive days. 7 brave souls came to Rock and Roll on a fall like day to see what thrashing I had concocted. I do not think I disappointed Labor Day weekend is tough for the numbers cause everyone is trying to get that last trip in before it all changes. Here’s the overview:

    A WARMARAMMA to start up(SSH, Dead man hangs, Imperial Walkers, Ukrainian Soldiers, Merkins and LBCs to round it out. Big Rig thought his FNG showed up(false alarm). Pierogi told us a short summary of an “incident” while running in DC.

    After the warm up, over to one of the lots for a 4 corner prostitute style. 10 HRMs, 20 MC(double count), 30 jump squats, 40 ball dippers. After that, we had the kids to ourselves so down to the next one for some band runs. Yes I brought the bands our I want to get our leg training picked up with a lot of things upcoming, it is needed. Each of us did 3 rounds, a little stroll, turn walking lunges across the back part, then side shuffles down to the start where the buy in was 5 burpees. We ended with 30 each for the day

    A reverse Dora next: 300 toe taps, 200 originally pole smokers audible to Freddie Mercury and 100 merkins(50 incline, 50 decline). Coming to the home stretch, to the grass hill for wheelbarrow (rounds of 10 up the hill) , then murder bunnies with the bands which Purple Rain has named Hellraisers. The look he gave me was priceless. After that a quick stretch with the bands (hitting the calf and Achilles area) time was up. Names, announcements prayer led by YHC to close it out.

    Changes I hope will happen soon. The realization that almost 2 years, my time at Amazon is near. I have an interview upcoming and hopefully more which will lead to better fortune not only financially but for myself. I hope to not only make these changes, but possibly do something that can give me what I need in life. See Slack for other events, see you Monday at Dogpile

  • Why Did They Call Her Super Soaker?

    15 PAX gathered at Rockwood Park to enjoy some cooler temps and the sweet aroma of a fresh massive dog poop. At 7am, it was time to put in some work……………

    Mosey to the basketball court for Warm Up:
    Jazzercise, Rubble Kicks, Bruce Lee Punches, Overhead Claps, Monkey Humpers, Plank Jacks, Pickle Pounders, Alabama Prom Dates, Freddy Mercuries, Mario Jumps, Mummy Kicks, Lunge Walks, Karaoke, No Cheat Broad Jumps, Murder Bunnies.

    Exercise One: Indigenous People’s Crab Walk. Man in the back does 3 Crab Cakes, then runs to the front of the line. We made our way back to the flag.

    Exercise Two: Flutter Kick Mountain. Pax line up on the hill and do flutter kicks. Man in the back bear crawls to the top of the line. Stopped at the parking lot.

    Exercise Three: Four Corners: Flutter Kick edition. 25, 50, 75, 100 – double count.

    Mosey down the Green Path – stop for Exercise Four: one set of Pole Smokers, then Murder Gorillas along the hill.

    Mosey to the side of the Dog Park for Exercise 5
    Double 11’s – 1 hand release merkin, 10 LBC’s. Run to the cone for 10 Merkins, 1 WWII Sit ups. Repeat the normal 11 patterns.

    Back to the Flag. Finished things up with a Monkey Humper Burnout.

    YHC took us out

    Final thoughts: It was a festive atmosphere this morning with lots of “that’s what she said” zingers. We also had, to my knowledge, the first Didgeridoo appearance at a workout. Lot’s of strong individual performances this morning. Cha Cha was killing it on the 11’s. Much respect to Rubble for doing the whole workout! Great seeing Blue Moon out – I was able to stamp his passport after the workout concluded. Well done fellas

    SYITG

  • Have you smiled in the mirror lately? 

    Four gloom brothers denied the fart sack a win, choosing instead to confront the dragon of chaos to capture the treasure it guards. Pleasant weather, funny mumble chatter, we had a decent schvitz and covered close to three miles. 

    Run over to parking lot. SSHs, Andy Dufresne, dead man hang, cherry pickers, copperhead squats, merkins, Roscoe’s mom, the Hermey stretch, the wife stretches

    We ran the full track around the perimeter of the park and acted as if there were four corners. Non-prostitute style. The “corner”exercises were: 10 broad jump burpees, 20 mountain climbers, 30 lunges (15/leg), 40 groiners. 

    I wanted to go to the tennis courts, so we ran halfway around the park again, completing two corners. The corners were: 10 burpees, 20 scrunchy frogs. 

    Dora at tennis courts. Runner runs the perimeter of the court, 100 chain smokers, 200 mountain climbers double count, 300 monkey humpers. 

    Run to the concessions stand. 20 hoedowns followed by 20 merkins with feet elevated on a bench. Repeat 3x. 

    One final, non-prostitute style four corners around the parking lot. Corners were: 10 burpees, 20 jump squats, 30 mountain climbers, and 40…something. We did 40 of something. Time called. 

    Hermey took us out. Prayers for PAX on IR. 

    Good hustle this morning fellas! The best way to begin a weekend that I can think of. Thank you for letting me lead you!  

  • Old School Muscle Failure

    14 HIMs pushed themselves and each other to work their upper and lower bodies to the max.