YHC pulled up to the parking lot at Goyne Park, a little nervous that there may be 5 0 waiting in the lot. Fortunately, the parking lot was empty, but unfortunately, YHC was the only PAX there for Pull-ups and Dips.
Headed over to the jungle gym and did some stretching before a few pull ups. Then some dead hangs for maximum hang time. Then 3 sets of max pull ups.
Next over to the dip bars for a handful of sets of dips.
Back to the monkey bars for another dead hang and set of max pull ups.
said the Big Herm to the YHC. Handshakes introduced Alamo this workout, today we carried on the tradition only this time with slightly larger blocks.
Mosey lap around the pool for a quick warmup and stretch and got ready for some fun.
Partner up and each team grabs a block. P1 runs to far end of parking lot and back while P2 does an exercise. Move up one parking space and switch. Rinse and repeat until we get to the far end.
5 exercises were Standing Side Bends, Curls, Overhead Press, Squats, Kettlebell Swings
YHC and Futon had a title to defend today, L Woods came out like a thoroughbred and kept the pace steamy at the beginning. A few members of the pax were dressed for winter and after 2 rotations started shedding layers. Lots of draft chat but mumbles were quiet today.
the workout ended and Big Herm let us know it sucked, which means fun was had by all!
prayers for FlyBoys neighbor and congrats to the Costanzo family on announcing they are pregnant with their third child.
Until next time fellas!
When I arrived this morning, there was a guy who I have seen running here trying to join us for a workout. The hard part sometimes is taking that first step to join us. We chatted about his marathon run in Los Angeles, how hills plus other areas are more accessible to train than here, plus future run plans probably later in the year for Richmond. I no doubt run better with someone(cranking out a little over 2 miles in 18:29. I felt good, ready for the main workout with Broadway.
CSAUP training is in full swing and for the third week in a row, MOT hosted 11 studly gentlemen through 4+ miles of brocode running. Lots of mumblechatter. Lots of fun. Thanks Gents!
13 HIMs (9 Bootcampers and 4 Ruckers) ventured out to Satan’s Hill this morning to see what YHC had in store for them. The Q sheet was blank still at 9 PM and took it as a sign that it was my turn to lead. Plans were set for a PAX of even numbers, but come 5:30 our number was set at an odd 9. Threw in a couple extra warm up exercises to slightly modify plans. Conversations were all over the place and we somehow (YHC takes the blame) got on the topic of massive erections in the middle of the night. Some informed that it is due to high testosterone levels, Wildcat fessed up he is slipping Viagra into the water in NewMarket and YHC was giving his M credit for the hard work she puts in to keep up (and by keep it up, I mean her body, not the erection, but I guess I will give her credit there as well). According to the once F3 participant and his M that ran by during the warm up, the following went down:
Ruckers took off hand in hand up Satan’s Hill and throughout New Market neighborhood putting in 2.75 miles of “pure hard rucking…what the ladies like” according to Fandango. Sounds like hard things were the topic of conversation in this group as well!
Warm Up: Mosey to front of the hood and back to the parking lot for various IC exercises – SSH, Ukranian Soldiers, Helicopters, Deadman Hang, Merkins, Freddie Mercuries, Knee to Chest, Roscoe’s Mom
COP 1: Building Satan’s Hill: Grabbed 3 cinder blocks and got in groups of 3 at the bottom of Satan’s Hill. Pointed out the 4 stops along the hill with the final stop being at the top. P1 carries block to stop 1 and performs 15 Overhead Press. Leave the block and return to bottom of the hill. P2 performs ab exercise of choice and P3 performs cardio exercise of choice. Once P1 returned to bottom, P2 takes off to stop 1 and performs exercise, picks block up and proceeds to stop 2 to perform 15 Bicep curls and then returns to bottom of hill. P1 and P3 continue with ab and cardio exercises. Once P2 returned, P3 runs up hill to the block at stop 2 and performs the exercise, proceeds to carry block to stop 3 and perform 15 Skull Crushers then returns to bottom of the hill. Stop 4 consisted of Cindy Swings. Continued the rotation up and back down until blocks returned to the beginning.
COP 2: Lined up going up the hill with all 3 blocks at the bottom. First PAX member starts with Blockees and passes the block x 3 to PAX member uphill from him and then runs to end of the line. Continued this process until all PAX and blocks back in the parking lot. Switched directions facing each time to work both sides of the body as well as exercises to include – Blockees, WW3s and Thrusters.
COP 3: Triple Check – P1 Single Leg Squats on Block, P2 Jerkins and P3 runs to end of the parking lot and back. Ended with 4 burpees each for the Ruckers.
Ruckers returned to join for Numbers, Names, Announcements – CSAUP May 2-3, The Bridge 4/26 and 5/10, Prayer Requests – Prayers for safety/fun during the CSAUP
Thanks for letting me lead this morning fellas. Hope everyone has a blessed day!
10 Grown Boys came out to Timberwolf this morning on the best day of the NFL Calendar!
WARMARAMA – Moseyed down to the track for a quick lap and some stretches.
THE THANG – In the NFL Draft cadence, YHB broke it down like this…”With the first pick in my 2025 F3 Draft, your Q selects…”
Picks reflected QTYs and the PAX revisited each exercise.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
PRAYERS/WINS
Two intrepid warriors of the gloom went to set a baseline on the 5k today. At different points in our training journey , both choosing to try and get a little better each day, we hit the Swift Creek Elementary track. Goal was to see where we are at with the running specific training we’ve been doing. One mile warm up, 5k all out, one mile cool down. We were both pleased with our times, hitting PRs with Big Rig just coming off of running the Roanoke Marathon, and YHC running the Century in a week, and then the RiverRock trail half a few weeks after. Great conversation during warm up and cool down. We went beyond conversational pace for the 5k. Shout out to Big Rig for pushing YHC to be better.
9 fast-paced walkers with weight in their back emerged from the gloom to enjoy the beautiful morning. YHC felt inspired to take the scenic route so we headed to the reservoir. Up the hill to McGruffs (no McGruff today) and across the street to hit the hills and make our way back.
Today’s topics were the cost of daycare vs the cost of dance, but can you really put a price on some things? Rudy needs to mow his lawn. How many Amelia burpees did Futon do today. Proper safety protocols when using a saw so you don’t lose a finger.
lots of good inspiring stuff! Weather is perfect for being outdoors, Rudy has his NFL draft themed workout at Timberwolf tomorrow, come on out!
We were on the lookout for the fuzz but I think we scared him off. Nothing suspicious about 3 guys running around the park with bricks in hand. Our usual routine was thrown off. With a brick in hand we completed the following. Ssh, ww3s, Ukrainian soliders, imperial walkers. Slow mosey to the cow pasture. From there 11s with skull crushers and merkins with a mosey to the shed between. After someone had the idea of spelling the ABCs with your feet holding a brick. All the way through breaks as needed. After we did what I the back of the cop car. We sat for a 30 count and regretted our decisions. Finished out with a solid broga session.
YHC had just pulled into the parking lot at Goyne Park and spotted Pool Boy and Dr Doolittle pulling in. YHC got out and heard over a loudspeaker. “PARK’S CLOSED AFTER DARK” I turned around and saw a police car with the lights flashing at the end of the lot.
We went over to talk to him and told him we’ve spoken with the park manager and have permission. He said we needed a letter or credentials from someone saying that.Unless you’re using a lighted facility. It was 4:59. I said the lights come on at the basketball court at 5am. Then the lights came on.
Sooo, Pull-ups and Dips turned into Abs and wall sits.