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  • The Pink Ranger

    8 grown-boys showed up to run around the parking lot at Satan’s Hill this morning. YHC let the PAX know that today’s playlist during the workout would have songs pulled from all the American Pie movies. The conversation quickly turned to how well/poorly our childhood crushes are aging. Names like Tara Reid, Topanga, The Pink Ranger and Kelly Kapowski were brought up for debate.

    WARAMARA – Moseyed to the top of Satan’s Hill and back to the circle. Gave the mission, stretched out and got into it.

    COP #1 – EMOM (Or Electric-Mom as YHC likes to refer to it as)

    • Coupons in hand
    • Curls and Skull-crushers
    • Lift and then run to the other side of the parking lot and back.
    • QTY (1) all the way to QTY (20)

    COP #2 – EMOM

    • Coupons in hand
    • Swings and Squats
    • Lift and then run to the other side of the parking lot and back.
    • QTY (3) all the way to QTY (12)

    ANNOUNCEMENTS

    • 11-year convergance
    • Late-Night Ruck

    PRAYERS/WINS

    • Nothing brought up
    • Go Irish!

  • Ups and downs of life

    Recently, life has been one where it hasn’t been easy. The reality that nearly 2 years at Amazon, it’s time for me to look for something new. 4 straight 10 hour shifts then try to get my body to shut down, relax and enjoy a little quiet time in my head hasn’t been easy. Plus I don’t sleep real well (the type of sleep I get versus what would be best for my body doesn’t even come close). So with the unification end of summer approaching, 5 brave souls came out for a classic Mudslide beatdown(another one probably worse coming tomorrow). There was also some extended broga today close to 15 minutes worth get the muscles stretched. The only adjustment to the workout due to the darkness, I had to change up the final run which ended up being a full Satan’s hill stop sign all the way up and back(a mini twin team style hill). This is the workout(if you were here, a good practice for the IronPax starting next week. I

    i will post the workout obj the Satan’s hill page, it’s a good simple one that will get you ready for Iron Pax

  • 3rd Piece of Stromboli

    9 strong came out to end the week right where it is always 70 and soupy. The mornings are getting shorter, need to use the light while we have it. Coming off the F3 Fantasy draft where our gracious host DK stuffed us full of wings and a definitely not needed 3rd slice of Stromboli this was a struggle for YHC.

    Quick mosey around the to start.  COP- 20 each SSH, LBC; Willy Mays Hayes, 10 Each, Jim Duggan’s,  Jazzercise, Helicopters, Imperials Walkers, , Copper head squat, Cherry pickers, Merkins, Dollies, Flutters. 

    The Thang: Triangle of pain: Coupons at the start. Perform 5 coupon swings. Run dog park path to first cut-de-sac perform 10 perfect merkins 5 squats, run to second cul-de-sac perform 15 WWII’s and all prior. Run back to start for 20 curls and all prior, Keep going with 25 Plank jacks, 30 flutter kicks, 35 front lat raises, Keep going around dropping an exercise each time. Time was called and BTTF.

    Announcments: See slack: CSAUP 9/26.

    YHC took us out in prayer.

  • Purple Rain??

    7 HIM’s showed up to Satan’s Hill expecting 45 minutes of Jazzercise. Nancy ended up going OOT so YHC stepped in to lead the boys! Purple Rain was apparently talking some mess about YHC’s boot camps so a BRUTAL plan was in place. However, he wasn’t able to make it out today so the PAX was in luck.

    WARMARAMA – Moseyed to the top of the hill and back. Gave the mission, stretched (w/ Jazzercise included) and got into it.

    COP #1 – 4 Corners, LOTN-style and (3) Burpees at each stop

    Corner #1 – Top of Satan’s Hill

    Corner #2 – Wilson’s house

    Corner #3 – Cul de sac near Wilson’s house

    Corner #4 – Home Base

    COP #2 – Pull ups and Dips

    • Each PAX member performed (3) sets of (5) pull ups on the playground while the rest of the PAX dipped on the benches.

    COP #3 – 11’s

    • Rocks in hand
    • Curls on one end
    • Skull crushers on the other

    ANNOUNCEMENTS

    • Home Grown Half
    • Overnight Ruck
    • Daddy Daughter Dance
    • Boys of Summer finale

    PRAYERS/WINS

    • Kids returning to school
    • Excel’s in-laws

  • Indigenous Rings of Fire

    Eight HIMS came out to Satan’s Hill on this cool morning to end the week on a high note. After a brief mosey, we warmed up with side straddle hops, Don Quixote, Ukrainian Soldiers, and some deadman hangs.

    For the workout, took a tour of the neighborhood Indigenous Run style. After all members of the pax completed their sprint, we circled up for a Ring of Fire. After a full cycle through the Ring of Fire, we hit the pavement again for another Indigenous Run. Rinse and Repeat. When we finally returned to the clubhouse, Mudslide led us in 10 minutes of broga to take us home.

    Was it a beat down? Not all. But it was a good, full body workout to end another week.

    COT: names and numbers. Announcements: Homegrown half in 2 weeks, overnight ruck in September. Prayer requests: Teddy KGB’s daughter has surgery today; No Show bowed out of today’s workout early with a calf strain. It was an honor to lead you fine gentlemen this morning!

  • Goodnight, Construction Site

    It’s often mentioned that Alamo and surrounding AOs are just pavement, and we like it that way! There’s a new neighborhood opening by Satans Hill and the smell of new pavement got us from six to midnight and we had to go explore. Nancy brought the ghost flag as a reminder of the power he possesses, but he held onto the flag for another day.

    YHC announced we had a long mosey, and away we went. Up the main road and hang a right at the construction zone. Warm up included standard items, but we added a new one, the Merman, known for loosening up your back.

    Partner up. There are 4 workout stations spaced out along the road. Each team ran to a different one to start, but it would go 1-2-3-4 then back to 1.

    1 – 8 KB squat curl press, 8 upright rows, 8 skullcrushers

    2 – 8 cinder managers, 8 curls, 8 overhead press

    3 – 8 sandbag squats, 8 thrusters, 8 plank pull throughs

    4 – 8 banded merkins, 8 deadlifts, 8 overhead press

    Nancy and YHC completed two full circuits then made the mile long run from station 4 BTTF, grabbing PAX members as we went.

    numbers names announcements prayers calories burned

  • SOJ Ghost Flag Returns!

    After a mysteriously long delay, the SOJ Ghost Flag re-emerged at Satan’s Hill. Dreams of a Nancy Lopez Hulk Hogan themed workout were shattered. Here is a brief summary for your viewing pleasure:

    Warm Up: Mosey up Satans Hill. On the way back: Knee Pulls, Open the Gate, Overhead Claps, Hillbillies, Arm Circles.

    Circle up for Jazzercise, Mummy Kicks, Pickle Pounders, Alabama Prom Dates.

    The Workout: Mystery Box
    1 man draws a card and calls out the exercise, then totes the medicine ball up Satan’s Hill and back. PAX performs the exercise for the duration.

    Burpees
    Sprints w/10 seconds rest
    Hand Release Merkins
    Carolina Dry Docks
    V-Ups
    Bear Crawl
    Murder Bunnies
    Crunchy Frogs
    WWII sit ups
    Hello Dollies
    Lt. Dans
    American Hammers
    Smurf Jacks
    Jump Squats
    Run up Satans Hill
    *Two Others

    Nancy Lopez lead 2 minutes of cool down exercises until time was called.

    COT and TryHard took us out

    Final Thoughts: Had a great time leading this morning and getting the flag back in circulation! Appreciate NTB, OC, DTH, Sable, House Party and Touchdown for making the trek. Nancy was a great sport and I have no doubt he and the SSOJ crew will be seeking retribution in a big way. As usual, the Mystery Box playlist created some controversy with “Thirsty and Miserable” specifically being criticized by the workout music purists – SMH. Mudslide exhibited encyclopedic knowledge of wrestling as respect was paid to Hulk Hogan. We are all Real Americans!


  • was that supposed to be uphill??

    A perfect 10 SOJ PAX made the toughest decision and got out of bed in time for a Friday post at Satan’s Hill. YHC had the Q, ironPAX wk4 2024 was on the menu. Exercise lists passed out, music going, timer set and off we went. According to the dog walker and the singular car, this is more less what happened:


    ADD ALL BURPEES FROM ALL ROUNDS:   TOTAL BURPEES =  TOTAL SCORE

    200m = to second driveway on the right and back

    Round 1)  0:00 – 5:00 

    • Run 200 m
    • 30 Freddy Mercury’s
    • Run 200 m
    • Burpees until 5:00 mark

    Round 2)  5:01 – 10:00 

    • Run 200 m
    • 30 Pickle Pounders
    • Run 200 m
    • Burpees until 10:00 mark

    Round 3)  10:01 – 15:00 

    • Run 200 m
    • 30 Low Flutter Kicks
    • Run 200 m
    • Burpees until 15:00 mark

    Round 4)  15:01 – 20:00 

    • Run 200 m
    • Plank Jacks
    • Run 200 m
    • Burpees until 20:00 mark

    Round 5)  20:01 – 25:00 

    • Run 200 m
    • 30 Monkey Humpers
    • Run 200 m
    • Burpees until 25:00 mark

    Round 6)  25:01 – 30:00 

    • Run 200 m
    • 30 Squats
    • Run 200 m
    • Burpees until 30:00 mark

    Round 7)  30:01 – 35:00 

    • Run 200 m
    • 30 LBCs
    • Run 200 m
    • Burpees until 35:00 mark

    Round 8)  35:01 –  40:00 

    • Run 200 m
    • 30 Side Straddle Hops
    • Run 200 m
    • Burpees until 40:00 mark

    5 minutes left so some broga to cool down before time was called. Great work today by all. YHC got 2.8 miles. Calculation for distance of 200m may have been slightly off. Rumor has it Wildcat set the pace with over 100 burpees!

    great to see the everyone push through a tough workout today!

    numbers, names, YHC took us out. Prayers for Futon and his family as his mother in laws funeral is today.

    announcements

    • the bridge is tomorrow, see whitesnake on slack for details. Heist for SOJ meetup
    • homegrown half 8/16, half, 10k, and 5k options
    • ironPAX Thursdays in September at Timberwolf! Come on out and challenge yourself.
    • evening ruck 8/29, Crabgrass is working in this

  • Welcome to Futon’s Cafe!

    On a clear and relatively temperate morning, 15 HIMs made the decision to suffer together rather than be comfortable alone. One PAX member had some family obligations that required them to stay close to home, so never wanting to leave a man behind, YHC took the PAX on a longer than usual mosey to a temporary pop-up AO on said PAX member’s street – Welcome to Futon’s Cafe, boys! Where the workouts are hard and the coffee is always cold!

    Warm-a-rama: To celebrate 7/11 Day we did seven exercises, 11 reps each – SSHs, Don Quixotes, Ukranian Soldiers, Hillbilly Walkers, Cherry Pickers, LBCs, and Alabama Prom Dates.

    Thang 1: To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the self-titled breakout album by the rock/reggae band 311, we did a modified version of 11s YHC dubbed 311s. Instead of 10 squats > run > 1 merkin, etc. we did three sets of 10 squats at three consecutive mailboxes before running to do a singe set of merkins. YHC found this more difficult than anticipated, but embraced the suck and was grateful for the PAX pushing each other.

    Thang 2: Next up was a triple check with some coupons. Curls with 40# sandbags, bent over rows with resistance bands, and the real kicker, farmers carry with two cinder blocks. The Duke, full of youth chutzpah, ran his last farmers carry, which inspired the rest of the PAX to (try to) do the same.

    Thang 3: Last was a brick-by-brick shuttle run to kill the remaining time. The PAX split into two groups, separated by approx. 30 feet. Group 2 each had two coupons in front of them. Members of Group 1 did the shuttle run by picking up a coupon at Group 2’s line, returning it to his line, then retrieving the second coupon, returning it to his starting spot. Meanwhile, Group 2 is doing shoulder taps awaiting their turn, and then rotate between the two positions. 

    We then did numbers and names, including welcoming an out-of-town F3 brother who will be relocating to the area and their FNG nephew who shall henceforth be known as Elevator. Announcements included the Home Grown Half, The Bridge next Saturday, and rucking CSAUP in September. Prayer requests for the continued recovery of Fandango’s son and for Wildcat’s son who recently suffered a facial fracture.

    To show his appreciation for the PAX coming to him, Futon served up iced coffee. YHC appreciates the PAX’s flexibility in shifting location and for the opportunity to take the Q.

  • Happy 249th Birthday America!

    12 HIMs were unfortunately unable to make the trek to the 4th of July F3 RVA Convergence, but still wanted to go through a beatdown to make room for the food and drinks at the day’s festivities. Toby, Matlock and YHC decided to put together a little workout that went something like this…

    Toby Q – Warmup: Mosey down the path by the dog park and to the cul de sac, then back to the parking lot for exercises including SSH, Imperial Walkers, Deadman Hang, Cherry Pickers, Freddie Mercuries and ABPs

    COP 1: Cindy work in the parking lot using the acronym CROWS – Curls, Rows, Overhead Press, WW3, Squats all x 10 repetitions. Perform C, run to the end of the parking lot and back, CR, run to the end of the parking lot and back, and so on until CROWS was spelled.

    Matlock Q – COP 2: Run to the top of Satan’s Hill for a build a bank. Collectively did 249 Squats. Ran down Satan’s Hill to the parking lot for 249 LBCs and then back to the top of the hill for 249 Merkins.

    Futon Q – COP 3: 11’s short distance of the parking lot with SL squats on the cindys and Firecrackers

    COP 4: Dora – 100 Uncle Sam’s Jerkins, 200 SSH, 300 Alabama Prom Dates

    Time called, Numbers, Names, Announcements (Homegrown Half in August, SOJ CSAUP coming in the Fall), Prayers (Wildcat’s back injury, Fandango’s son quick recovery from eye surgery, Mr. Brady’s daughter battling cancer)

    Great workout today fellas! Enjoy your 4th of July and make safe decisions!