Tag: #SOJ

  • Walkers & Ruckers (& Bootcampers), oh my!

    It was a lively morning at MOT. The runners took off west to do an out & back on Coalfield. The gentle terrain provides the benefit of very little elevation change which is nice for us old-timers. An unnamed pax started growing a tail on the trip out and had to circle back to Midlo Middle to unburden his bowels while the rest of us soldiered on down Coalfield.

    DTH decided to explore Midlo Mines and The Grove with his 50# (or possibly helium-filled) ruck.

    We all made it back in time to gossip about old man problems.

  • Leading From Behind

    3 Ruckers, including a distinguished guest from F3 Smokies, hit the streets of Bon Air/South Richmond for some early morning fun. I had originally planned to cross Huguenot Road and head towards my house……….but with Rep Sleepy in town, called an audible and made our way to Laurus Park. Sable took the lead as I had no clue where the trails come out – and he is an effective spider web clearer. We ended up doing a mixture of trails and the neighborhoods surrounding the park. At the halfway point, we stopped for some ruck exercises including curls, overhead presses, and squats. Lots of great conversations about our Grow Ruck experiences. It was also interesting hearing about how things are run down in The Smokies. One takeaway is that their logs are apparently bigger than ours.

    SYITG

  • This is my block, there are many like it…

    13 HIMs came out to shake off summer and immediately noticed a few cinder blocks lined up nicely to greet them. YHC thoughts invoked Full Metal Jacket…this block is mine, there are many like it, but this one is mine…turns out that when there are many like it, you don’t know which one is yours, so you just pick up whatever one you arrive at. Didn’t matter, we had work to do.

    Quick mosey to the end of the cul-de-sac and back with a warmup brew of SSH, Deadman hangs, cherry pickers aka crabgrass grabbers, Ukrainian Soldiers, Imperial Walkers, hand release merkins, LBC, Roscoe’s mom, and some light jazzercise to loosen up

    The THANG 1 – 11’s

    Start at tennis court with 1 cinder block bicep curl, run to the dumpster and do 10 squats, run back to tennis court. Rinse & repeat x11.

    The THANG 2 – Wishbone

    5 checkpoints from one end of the parking lot to the next were established. Each HIM to carry a block via lunges to the first checkpoint, drop the weight and run to the top of the hill in front of the clubhouse, do 5 merkins and run back to your block. Lunge carry to the next checkpoint, run to the top of the hill, 5 merkins, return. Repeat until you reach the other end of the parking lot.

    The THANG 3 – Triple Check @ Bunny Hop Hill

    Inspired by the family of cute bunnies we often see in the morning, I thought it would only be fitting that we do Murder Bunnies as part of a triple check – Murder Bunny up the slope and walk back with coupon. Other PAX rotate between bicep curls and overhead press. Veterans quickly pointed out that this is an illegal move and reserved for Iron Pax. Noted! The HIMs were up for the challenge and we proceeded as planned.

    Ended with two rounds of Ring of Fire Merkin edition, 10 of your choosing. Hermey once again demonstrated why he is the Alpha Male.

    Announcements – 2 new AO’s opening up, 10 year convergence

    Prayer Requests – Dumar’s father is having a serious surgery to remove nose cancer and a family friend just found out they have cancer as well. Heist’s friend Denise is battling cancer, ask for support for her. Prayers for children and teachers’ returning to school. Few PAX members are nicked up, asking for speedy recovery and look forward to seeing them soon.

    Until next time!

  • Ultimate Warriors

    It was looking like it was just going to be House Party and myself until just a few minutes before post time, when Choo Choo and Beaver rolled in. Then with a minute to spare, an FNG pulls in!  We start to mosey to the basketball court and what looks like another FNG comes in!  The Q-drenaline was real!  So with 6 Ultimate Fighters, we made our way to the basketball court.


    Mosey to the basketball court
    Standard warmarama with F3 Mission, Credo, and 5 core principles
    Wall work 3 rounds
    Hoe downs
    Heel touchers
    Donkey kicks


    NASCAR
    A Shaw-shank Special. Kind of Indigenous People’s style workout.
    Person in the back does a lap around the basketball court and comes back to the front while PAX perform a called exercise.
    Heels to heaven
    LBCs
    Shoulder taps
    Crab cakes
    Air squats
    WW2s

    Mosey to the Coupon Cowpasture and grab some coupons.


    Triple check
    Hand Release Merkins
    Curls
    One PAX runs to the tree and back


    With about 8 minutes left YHC just had the PAX Plank on their own while each of us said something about ourselves. Got to know a little bit about our 2 FNGs. They both pushed through a tough workout. Real fighters!  Seriously, Jack Links is a former boxer (and a beast!), and Tom Hardy is a veteran, who works at the V.A. and is very much into MMA and practices in Jiu Jitsu himself.
    Props to House Party who toughed out a triple workout (a run, a ruck, and a boot camp) with myself. And to Choo Choo and Beaver who also fought through a tough workout after posting all over DaVille this week.
    Great PAX today! I was blessed to lead this group of HIMs!

  • The gates…open on time

    Yes this morning unlike last week when I arrived, the gates were open and the people were starting to get their Saturday walks in. YHC arrived, a few minutes later Chaplain arrived so just the 2 of us.

    We took off, 3 laps around the park the first mile at a good pace, then we cranked it up hitting an 8:35/mile as we finished the final lap, over to the woods for a bodyweight 300 routine. 10 pull ups, 20 steps up(if you can do them on the bench in the woods, the parking lot ones no problem), 30 scrunchie frogs, 40 incline merkins on the bench or post, 50 SSHs. When finished and a little rest, reverse start at 50 down to 10.

    After that, run the trail with the hills there was no way that we would be doing that insane pace yet we were moving pretty good then Chaplain got hit with that dreaded muscle cramp in the calf(which while running will stop you right there). After he stretched out and got it to loosen a little, we ventured on deciding to not go up and down hills but the one hill that rises a little gradually. Arriving back total of 3.65 miles, Chaplain getting his calf worked out and resting before he unleashed Merkinpalooza. Till next time!!!😈

  • Push-Ups For Harambe

    The Pickle Ball haters were out in full force at Rock N Roll, including an FNG! The following is a brief summary for your viewing pleasure:

    Mosey to the basketball court for Warm-Up:

    Ukranian Soldiers, Helicopters, Apple Bottom Poppers, Copperhead Squats, Suzanne Somers, Freddy Mercuries, Alabama Prom Dates, Hand Release Merkins, Open the Gate’s, Walking Ukranian Soldiers, Reverse Mummy Kicks, Lt. Dan’s.

    Exercise One: 4 Corners, all Merkins
    10 Chuck Norris
    10 Chuck Norris, 20 Hand release
    10 Chuck Norris, 20 Hand release, 30 Wide Grip
    10 Chuck Norris, 20 Hand release, 30 Wide Grip, 40 Carolina Dry Docks

    Lunge in between each corner

    Mosey to the Dog Park area for Exercise Two: Team Run vs. Team Abs

    Round 1: Team Run goes to the end of the dog park and back while Team Abs does WWII sit-ups. Switch teams
    Round 2: Same pattern, Mudslide calls Mountain Climbers
    Round 3: Heels to Heaven (Fergie)
    Round 4: LBC’s (Steamer)

    Mosey to back of the baseball field for Murder Gorillas – made our way across the hill to the fence. Finished up with 50 Gorilla humpers

    Exercise Three: Self-Dora
    *Managed to work in an EF Hutton reference as he did this at the Crossing the other week
    100 Merkins – run to the end of the trail and back after every 25
    200 Jump Squats – run after each set of 50
    300 Flutter Kicks

    Back the Flag for Numbers/Names/Announcements/Prayer Requests

    YHC took us out

    Final Thoughts: What a great morning! The PAX were looking strong and mumblechatter was abundant. It was an honor to welcome Dauber into the group. He is the women’s basketball coach at U of R……..and from Minnesota. Have to admit, I had no idea who Dauber was, but the name stuck. Keep posting. The Tarrington Posse was representing today. Also was cool to have Fergie at this AO for the first time. I heard that Boberry and Rubble may be on the Q sheet in the near future – very impressive. YHC had to dig deep on this one after Mudslide’s Morning Wood extravaganza

    SYITG

  • Spoke too soon

    3 Over Achievers skipped the snooze button and made the best of 5am at Goyne Park for a nice stroll to Downtown Chester. Last time Boberry and I ran here, he called out on my Run Q planning. So instead of winging it as usual, I mapped out a nice run with an extra little treat. We took Ecoff to Iron Bridge and made a left to Thomas Dale High School. Made our way behind the school to the football stadium, and the SWEET track. I could hardly hear my footsteps on their cushy track surface. We did 2 laps then made our way back. Then right after I was bragging about my sick Run Q skills, I know House Party and Boberry were impressed, I couldn’t remember the route I planned to get back. Had to improvise and go back the way we came. Still got the 5 miles and a tenth. Next time maybe I’ll wait until the run is over to start bragging. Couldn’t have asked for better company.

  • 360k For That??

    House Party and Big Rig did a 2+ mile ruck in the neighborhood around Goyne Park. Lots of chatter on multiple topics, and we checked out the local real estate. Rucking is great active recovery. Maybe not so much with a cinder block the whole way.

  • Beaucoup of runners, Nay a plan

    Doozy to the rescue, “Let’s run the bowl” – then he took off, never to be seen again. I think he put in 28 miles that day. The rest of us struggled down Mt Midlo, across the Grove, up Sonabitch, then reversed it back to Midlo Middle. We added a dealers choice to the end of the run and everyone finished with 4 to 5 1/2 miles.

  • My Q? Snuff Q? + the debut of Rev

    Blame the Russians! Some how, I signed up to Q, but the Q sheet appeared open for the Forge, so Snuff signed up ready to rock! Anyway, Snuff kicked it over to me at 5:29:59. No problem. Let’s go.

    Warmorama by flagpoles: Provided F3 mission statement, core principles, and disclaimer.
    Exercises were: SSH/Deadman hangs/CHs/Ukranians soldiers/DQ/merkins/LBCs/APDs/flutters/ and Rosco’s Mom stretches (my fav!)


    COP 1: 11s using the amphitheater stairs. 1 squat to start. Box jump or lunge up. 10 erkins at top. Continue on 2/9,3/8……10/1. Al Gore for six. 20 second count.

    COP 2: Mosey to the field gate. Locked. Mosey back to the wall for a Pigskin inspired COP. 4 rounds of hoedowns/milkers/donkey kicks sandwiched with 5 burpees each round. Did my best “OYO” impersonation of the man/myth/legend himself. Not as good as the real thing. Respect Respect Respect Sir!

    COP 3: Mosey back to front of school. Triple check. Runner goes down about 75 yards towards field and back. Team rotating between carolina dry docks and flutters.

    BTTF for three minutes of cool down stretches.

    Numbers/Names and Rev!: I asked our newest Pax member Raymond (69 y/o African American built like Pigskin) to come to the center of the COT to provide an introduction and get his new name. Paraphrasing here (trying my best to capture the moment)

    First and most important, I am born again. I saw this group last week praying (referring to the COT) and I asked myself “are those guys praying?” I knew these guys were the type of men I wanted to be around, so I got here at 5:05 a.m this morning (I wasn’t going to miss it). This country needs leadership more than ever. God and liberty (some reference to founding fathers and Patrick Henry’s “give me liberty or give me death” speech). This country and our communities, now more than ever, need to be lead by men who are devoted to Jesus Christ. I will be back.

    And…that’s how we got “Rev.”

    Announcements:

    1. Ruck event on August 25. 2.0 friendly. 7 am launch from Byrd Park Pump house. See DTH.
    2. Labor Day (9/2) convergence. 7 am at the new AO Nuchols Farm Elementary.
    3. 9/21 convergence 7 am. Dog Pile

    Prayers:

    1. Tragic car accident off Buford road last night in front of Lastcall’s home.
    2. Pray for DTH church members and their new journey with Christ.
    3. Prayers for the kids back to school next week.

    Thanks for letting me lead dudes!

    Heist