Tag: SCCC

Two fine gentlemen woke up for a 4:30 5:30 AM workout. The traditions were kept, with 6 rounds of Tabata weight slinging, the required number of laps, deep conversation, and a belated backblast.

We started slooow, but picked up the pace as our bodies woke up and settled into the work.

Numbers/Names/Prayer, then Hitch did a few more laps after for good measure.

Keep in mind those at CarMax…both those affected by recent layoffs, and then 5-day a week RTO causing major disruption in the family lives of those that remain.

70 and Sunny as Three terrific Tabata troubadours slung iron and dodged black ice at the world’s finest outdoor track.

The MumbleChatter was strong, and the following critically important things happened:

• Faceplant discovered that tights do, in fact, keep you warmer.

• Applesauce shared tips for Olympian-approved tips for improved ski jump (and bedroom) performance

• Dunkin Donuts Super Bowl commercial was voted the favorite of the Pax, followed by the Pepsi/Coldplay Polar bears.
• Virtues of various ski camps were evaluated (as one does at a country club)
• The Pax did good work, getting in the full run distance, lawnmower pulls, squats , curls, swings, deadlifts, and a round of Mary.

Numbers/names to finish…thanks to the Hitch and Faceplant for getting out of the fartsack and bundling up for the last frigid morning for a while.

Two guys eager to get a jump on the day managed to dethaw their cars and meet up at the cheapest country club in RVA. Since Hitch’s trunk was frozen shut, his kettlebell was unavailable- so we opted for laps and alternating sets of exercises between laps .

We managed to keep relatively warm and got some good work in, as well as some good conversation.

SYITG

Six Monday marauders attacked the new week with gusto. Abiding by the strict rules of SCCC etiquette, the workout commenced after a brief warm up as follows:

6 cyles of 8-round Tabata, with a running lap between each one

• Round 1: Goblet Squat + Overhead Press
• Round 2: Kettlebell Swings + Romanian Dead lifts
• Round 3: Alternating Lunge Pass-Unders + Uneven Lunge Squats
• Round 4: Alernating Rows
• Round 5: Overhead Tricep Press + Curls
• Round 6: 8 rounds of Mary

After last round, 2 laps around the track.

Namerama, Numberama, YHC took us out

NMS: Conversation topics this morning including skiing with Gwyneth Paltro, getting tattoos while drunk/high, and bankrupting Porta-Potty companies. Always a good time.

SYITG!

After only a 19-day review period, YHC is proud to finally submit this backblast. Accountability works… eventually.

Conditions: Cold. December cold. The kind where you remember it was cold, but not how cold.

Warm-Up:
Standard F3 warm-up. We stretched. Arms went up. Arms came down.

The Thang:
A very typical Tabata.

• 6 rounds
• Running laps in between
• Exercises occurred
• Muscles were involved

Specific movements have unfortunately been released from memory in accordance with long-term archival policy. What is known is that everyone did the work, no one cheated (probably), and time passed at a predictable rate.

Between rounds, the PAX ran. They returned. This happened multiple times.

Mumblechatter:
Minimal. Focused. Professional.
Any jokes made were immediately forgotten, much like the workout.

Attendance Notes:

• Bodos was present and has since ensured that no one forgets it
• OBT did OBT things
• Offshore was offshore in name only

COT:
Short. Efficient. Completed.

Backblast Notes:
This post is late.
Everyone knows it’s late.
This post acknowledges that it’s late.
We can all move forward now.

TClaps:
To the PAX for showing up on 12/22
To Bodos for ensuring accountability through public ridicule
To YHC for finally closing the loop

6 men of serious purpose linked arms at the latest edition of the St. Christopher’s Country Club. Conditions were 70 and sunny. According to the local rabbits out for a silflay, the following might have happened.

Round 1: stretch

Round 2: curls and lunges

Round 3: lawnmower pulls and triceps

Round 4: Something and something else

Round 5: squats and overhead presses

Round 6: Boat/canoe and WWIIs/press

Cool down: bench press and have a nice day.

Numbers, names, and YHC took us out.

Announcements:

Pigskin is leading The Bridge on January 24. Leave around 6, workout 7:30 to 8:15, the best coffee ev-erh, and likely a stop at The Cumberland Diner. Home by 10:30/11. Most of that is true.

Frozen Triangle is February 7. No Idea (not that guy) who to contact. Really. YHC does not know who is running this. Or, leading this. Or, really, anything. Please post details.

Faceplant would like to learn to use F3RVA.org on his phone. Does anyone have the time to lend a brutha a hand?

3 grown A$$ HIM showed up to see if Doozy really could figure out how to download a Tabata Timer App onto his Iphone. Like that we start with a 5 minute warm up, timer has everything scheduled where all YHC had to do was call the exercises. First lap was set to 2:30 and a request was made to get a little more time on the next lap. YHC was able to adjust the lap time to 3:00 but that going to shorten the overall time. The last lap was a once around, numbers/ names and Applesauce took us out.

NMS: @applesauce is a fan of the loosing team from this weekend and was able to provide all the reasons why they might have lost to the Hoosiers this Saturday. 🤷‍♂️

Format: :20 on / :10 off, alternating movements

Between rounds: 1 lap

After Round 6: 2 laps

Round 1

• Stretching only

Round 2

• Curls & Overhead Press
• Burpees

Round 3

• Weighted Squats
• Kettlebell Swings

Round 4

• Triceps Extensions
• Lunges w/ Weights

Round 5

• Weighted Calf Raises
• Oops I forgot the other one we did

Round 6

• Mary for Abs

Finish: Two laps around the loop.

Moleskine

Where’s Upchuck?

Quality mumble chatter today, plenty of talk about PhDs, AI and higher education, and the PAX confirmed that even combined we don’t have as many master’s degrees as Hitchhiker does.

COT

• Praises for Hitchhiker’s son making it into the robotics contest
• YHC closed with a reminder that even though Thanksgiving is behind us, it’s worth carrying a spirit of gratitude forward.
• Also a word about words: they can be like bees sometimes they make honey, sweet and encouraging… and other times they sting. Be mindful of how you use them.

The forecast called for rain, and for once it didn’t lie. Expectations for attendance were low, and YHC was fully prepared to enjoy a solo workout under the luxurious St. Christopher’s Sports pavilion — one of the finer outdoor fitness facilities in the greater West End.

To YHC’s pleasant surprise, Applesauce arrived, immediately elevating the gloom factor and the quality of conversation. The pavilion provided a dry, echoing backdrop for six rounds of Tabata, punctuated by laps around the pristine SCCC track.

Discussion topics ranged from family dynamics to the delicate art of managing in-laws — all tackled with the same intensity as burpees, though slightly more grace.

In the end, we were reminded that sometimes the best workouts aren’t about numbers, but about showing up, staying dry, and sharing a few honest words.

Announcements:

• Thanksgiving workout at Mary Munford, 7 AM. Bring gratitude and coffee.

YHC took us out in thanks for simple mornings, and covered pavilions.