zombies met up at Swift Creek Middle to go on the road for some easy miles. This week’s IPC was already a speed workout, so no speed work this week, and no need to double up on Thursday. Always great to catch up with Boberry!
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Did you know that an Apache Helicopter’s chin mounted autocannon is slaved to the gunner’s helmet. So wherever the gunner looks, the gun points. The PAX came out to The Old Hundred for a beatdown and, unbeknownst to them, a lesson in helicopters. Speaking of which, did you know a helicopter can land safely even with a complete engine failure. It is called autorotation. After a quick mosey around the parking lot, we started with Side Straddle Hops, helicopters (of course), Dead Man Hang into cherry pickers, and then got to know a couple of wives before getting to it.…
13 men gathered at No Toll for an animal-themed workout, courtesy of L. Woods with inspiration from the F3 Nation Exicon. It began with a “crab vs. bear” soccer match, which resulted in the Q getting beamed in the head and side. From there, the PAX suffered through duck & weave, gorilla crawl stations, and a Tunnel of Love. Lesson learned: sometimes the Exicon should stay in the Exicon. Warmerama: Side straddle hops, ukranian soldiers, imperial walkers, cherry pickers, LBCs, freddie mercuries, alabama prom dates Pay the toll- 20 incline merkins, 20 dips COP 1: Warmup: side straddle hops, Ukrainian…
Warm-Up 530 on the dot. Looked around with pride at a group of 16 HIMs who fought the urge to fartsack and week 1 football temptations. Quick mosey. Circle up for the “social media algorithm” routine (worth a try): Hop in place Body waves Arm swings Trunk twists (golf swings) Dead-arm swings March in place Stretch what you need for 30 seconds. The Thang Mailbox Burpees – Line up along Graythorne. One burpee for each mailbox on the right. Plank-o for the six. (Plenty of mailboxes!) DORA at Alvecote Terrace (modern home cul-de-sac) – All ab work: 100 LBCs 200…
Enjoyed rucking a few miles around Rockwood with HP sharing all sorts of real life stories. Big Rig ran for the first half then joined the conversation. Finished up in time to COT and stretch before the musical beatdown. Always a pleasure gents! ~DTH
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…
Seven frequent ruckers pounded the pavement for another 3.5mi trek around Bon Air. We pushed back from the gate a minute or so late, but after encountering some turbulent hills YHC landed the rucking plane perfectly at 0600. Great mumblechatter by all as is accustomed on these Wednesday mornings and the group once again attempted to understand the chasm between men and women to no avail. Announcements:9/6: SOJ Evening Ruck9/13: SOJ Family Cookout at L Woods’9/26: SOJ Night CSAUP Ruck @ AlamoCheck Slack for Nancy Lopez’s announcement on collecting donations for our F3 brothers in Africa. Prayer RequestsL Wood’s Dad…
2 Swift Freaks converged onto the track at Swift Creek Middle for some the only weekly speed workout in all of RVA. The plan this morning was simple 1k repeats 4 laps at an easy pace to warmup 2.5 laps at a 630-730 per mile pace 90 seconds rest and hydrate Repeat 4 times 100 ups and a cool down lap to finish Always great to catch up with Boberry for our weekly speed sesh!
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…
Fifteen F3 aficionados gathered at the Forge for YHCs birthday beatdown! This 33rd trip around the sun was celebrated in the following fashion: Warmarama- Mosey down the hill to the tennis courts and circle up with a welcome and disclaimer.- Various IC exercises head to toe and then mosey onto the football field. COP 1: Triple Pounder- Rather than the traditional quarter-pounder, we split the field into thirds and added a punishing twist that will likely not be seen again for a long time.- Goal Line: 33 SSHs- 33 Yard Line: 33 Squats – Opposite 33 Yard Line: 33 Lunges…