Tag: #SOJ

  • Meatball Bromance

    A lucky 13 SOJ studs, including one Brandermill FNG from DTH’s church posted to the Alamo to start the week off with a bang. Here’s how YHC gave these fellas something to remember: 

    The THANG:

    WARMERAMA: 

    • Mosey loop around the Club House and circle up
    • Welcome & Disclaimer
    • Variable IC Reps to get the muscles warm top to bottom (with of course some 8-count badassery to please the masses)

    COP #1:

    • Mosey to the back field for a DIRTY MCDEUCE – BROMANCE STYLE
    • x4 rounds, x3 exercises each round, x12 reps per exercise
    • Partner Up
    • x12 Buddy WWII
    • x12 Booyah Merkins
    • x12 Buddy Squats
    • Wheelbarrow x20 yards between sides
    • Repeat for x4 total rounds

    COP #2:

    • Mosey around to opposing neighborhood, stopping intermittently for the Six
    • TRIPLE CHECK at the CAROUSEL (island in a culdesac across the way) 
    • P1 – Starfish Crunches
    • P2 – Sumo Jump Squats
    • P3 – Carousel Planks x20 paces around the curb before returning to switch

    COP #3:

    • Mosey back via the TUNNEL OF LOVE
    • Line up in BTTW while last man bear crawls to the front under PAX, avoiding the recently disposed condom
    • Repeato for all PAX to pass under

    COP #4:

    • Circle up road-side for PLT’s
    • x25 each, x2 sets

    Mosey BTTF:

    • 3 min of Mary and stretching

    COT:

    • Counterama # 13
    • Namerama
    • Announcerama (see Below)
    • YHC took the PAX out in Prayer

    NMS:  YHC has been wanting to visit the Alamo for quite some time but has been committed to the weekly 3rd F on Mondays. Well my buddy JJ from WEAG got the DTH headlock during our FNG challenge month and texted me he wanted to try the Alamo. Blank Q sheet? Donzo! And he got the nickname “Meatball” after giving this answer for his favorite food. Haha, AWESOME nickname! Welcome bro. It is always a fun little challenge putting together a beatdown for an AO you’ve never visited, but the PAX today affirmed it was sufficiently painful. So proud of the Alamo PAX for setting an awesome example of doing things with the right spirit – it was a GREAT honor to lead you guys. But maybe next time don’t leave the gently used condom right where we’re bear crawling – eeww. What else should have I expected in the tunnel of love! SYITG, DTH

    Announcements (SEE SLACK!)

    • Tomorrow, don’t go to NoToll, instead come play ball behind Robius Elementary School
    • Every Monday, 3rd F Share&Prayer, at Starbucks off Huguenot&Robius
    • July 4th Convergence 7am at Dogwood
    • Next Sat (7/8) DTH on Q for 7-8am Rock&Roll men’s bootcamp followed by a kid-friendly School of Rock bootcamp. Bring your kids! Watermelon and Cookies on the playground after. 

  • Alamo = F3 mission. Plant, Grow, and Serve.

    Less than 6 months ago Vagabond, McGruff, and Nancy Lopez had the idea of splitting New Market’s Satan’s Hill into the Alamo (M) and Satan’s Hill (F). Today, a total of 10 Pax got it done via HP. Nearly all first posted at either the Alamo or Satan’s Hill. Not one has spent more than 1 year posting with F3. Good stuff.

    Warmorama: Quick mosey. SSH (30), UKS(20), CHS(20), Merkins(10), Planks, LBCs(20), APDs(15)

    COP 1 (Wildcat): Mosey to bunker. Triple check. Runner through tunnel and other Pax perform flutters and WW2s.

    COP 2 (Purple Rain): Mosey back to the future pickle ball court area. Partner up. P1 Bear Crawls. P2 10 V-ups. Rotate over and over until we reach the other part of the u-shaped parking area.

    COP 3: (Purple Rain): Mailbox burpees. Build from 1 to 10. That sucked.

    COP 4: (Warby): Warby honed his VQ spirit and brought back the side shuffles along parking lot with 1:5 merkins and plank jacks.

    1 min plank. Time.

    Numbers/Names. Wildcat took us out in prayer.

    Announcements:

    1. This Thursday (not Tuesday). 6/22 – 2nd F Lunch. 11:45 Torchy’s Tacos. 1315 Huguenot Road. Near Mellow Mushroom.
    2. Do summer challenge. It’s fun.
    3. Plenty of open spots on Q sheet this week.
    4. Come to KB tmw at Old Hundred. Wildcat has a treat for you.


  • Dogpile – HP

    8 Spartans ready for a Hot Potato Q. YHC starts us off!!!

    WARMARAMA:
    Mosey down to the lake stopping about half way for some Warmarama: SSH, Arm Circles, Copperhead Squats, Imperial Walkers, Cherry Pickers, Hello Dollys, Flutter Kicks, American Hammers, Rosalitas.

    THE THANG:
    Mosey to the lake. Merkin Lake
    Light Pole 1 = 1 Merkin
    Light Pole 2 = 2 Merkins
    Light Pole 3 = 3 Merkins
    Escalating Merkins, stop at Light Pole 20.

    Reverse Merkin Lake with LBC Lake.
    Light Pole 19 = 19 LBCs
    Light Pole 18 = 18 LBCs
    Light Pole 17 = 17 LBCs
    De-escalating LBCs, stop at light Pole 1.

    Quad Check
    1. Runners
    2. Jump Squats
    3. WWII
    4. Ukrainian Soldiers
    Repeat x 4 rounds.

    Long Mosey back to the Flag: (Total 2.77mi)
    BTTF: 2 minutes of stretching.

    NUMBERAMA:NAMERAMA
    Announcements: Pickle ball Monday’s at Bateau. Don’t worry if you have never played or have a racket. We have you covered.
    Recon Mission: Kubuto has an off the books recon kayak mission today 3pm Huguenot Flats.

    NMS: YHC loves a hot potato. Maybe just 1 more SOJ takeover?
    Happy Father’s Boys. Don’t forget to pick up your charcoal, or refill your propane tank today. You’re going to need it tomorrow..

    Faceplant took us out.

    Oyster

  • 10 men. Two dogs.

    Last day of SOJ takeover. 10 dudes hit the mean streets of Henrico county this morning.

    The route: a simple jog down Ridgefield Parkway and back to the flag. Distances covered between 4 and 6 miles.

    Numbers/Names.

    Hutton took us out in prayer. Prayer requests:

    1. Safe travels for Doozy (baseball trip with family to Villanova) and Boberry (visiting his parents with the boys).
    2. Prayers for TYA and recovered from knee surgery.
    3. Prayers for Gypsy and heart condition.
    4. Prayers for any members of the Pax that have not been out in the gloom lately.

    Great seeing everyone today. Enjoyed talking with Lighthouse (my big data competition) and Pinto who I don’t get to catch up with much.

    Enjoyed coffee with you all today as well.

    I hear Gomer has the Q at Rock and Roll tomorrow. Come out and support.

  • The Creeeeek

    Coming in HOT….. 1 SOJ takeover secured the AO at 5:20am. 4 others coming in like the Dukes of Hazard 5:29:50. We must be in Mechanicsville.

    WARMARAMA: .5 mile warm up mosey off campus. Back to campus to find Bulkhead (LIFO) WARMARAMA: SSH x10, SSH x10, DQ, Helicopters, Imperial Walkers, Copperhead Squats, Ukrainian Soldiers, Merkins, LBCs, Flutter kicks, Rosalitas.

    THE THANG:
    Parking Lot Crawl:
    Round1: Bear Crawl to the other side + 5 Merkins every line.
    Round2: Bear Crawl to the other side + 5 Hand Release Merkins every line.
    Round3: Bear Crawl to the other side. Hold for the six.

    4 Corners (Prostitute Style)
    10 Merkins, 20 Monkey Humpers, 30 Squats, 40 LBC. (Each corner go back to the start)

    Dora
    100 SSH, 200 Plank Jacks, 300 LBC

    4 Corners
    10 Merkins, 20 Carolina Dry Docks, 30 Smurf Jacks, 40 Windshield Wipers.

    Ring of Fire x2

    BTTF:
    Numberama:Namerama:

    Announcements: I’m not sure if DaPile is a workout or a Breakfast meeting spot. I heard a few different times thrown out and a couple of breakfast spots to meet. If you post at DaPile bring an appetite? Check with Opus and Spit to verify.

    NMS: Well done boys! The trip over was a bit long but well worth it. Good seeing you all again and enjoyed the AO. Does this count as a down range post for the tour?

  • Generous Girth, Bionic Bones, and 4th F Sharpshooters – these guys have it all!

    SOJ Takeover week was honored with 7 Circus Veterans humoring an SOJ Kettlebell novice. Here’s how these clowns did way more running than usual:

    The THANG:

    WARMERAMA: 

    • Mosey around the bus loop then circle up
    • Among so many fine vets of the gloom YHC completely forgot the usual Introduction, Welcome & Disclaimer
    • Variable IC Reps (+/- KB) to get the muscles warm top to bottom

    COP #1:

    • NATIVE AMERICAN CRUSADE
    • Line up and walk with hallelujah KB carried overhead, last man completes x5 KB swings then runs to the front
    • Transition to Lunges and last man doing x5 Around the Worlds
    • Transition to walking Curls and last man doing x5 Goblet Squats

    COP #2:

    • Line up on the end of the BBall Court for KB SUICIDES, x5 Rounds
    • Stop after each Round on the baseline for KB WWII’s (Sit&Press) counting down 5–>1

    COP #3: 

    • Circle up in the middle of the BBall court for a KB RING OF FIRE – Plank in a tight circle and pass a 35lb KB around the circle via Pull-Throughs, with each PAX completing a merkin following their pull-through
    • x5 Rounds passing clockwise
    • Recover to stretch a few seconds
    • x5 Rounds  passing counterclockwise

    COP #4:

    • Mosey over to the School Wall and assume Peoples Chair position
    • x5 KB Hoedowns IC
    • x10 KB Curls IC

    COP #5:

    • Mosey over to the big parking lot for a QUARTER POUNDER WITH CHEESE
    • “Sprint” out, complete reps at given distance, then Bernie back and await the SIX before starting next round
    • 25yd – x25 Pull-Through Merkins
    • 50yd – x50 Goblet Squats
    • 75yd – x75 Calf Raises w KB overhead
    • Audible to head BTTF

    Mosey BTTF:

    • Circle up for our last set of the Quarter Pounder – x100 Flutter Kicks (2-ct) while doing presses

    COT:

    • Counterama # 8
    • Namerama
    • Announcerama (see Below)
    • YHC took the PAX out in Prayer

    NMS:  Haha, this crew has some AWESOME mumble chatter. Granted, the amount of bold and well aimed flatulence helps – lookin at you Atilla! YHC admittedly has very little KB experience and so the PAX reluctantly enjoyed a wee bit more Bootcamp movement than they usually incorporate. Gypsy at one point swapped KB’s with YHC, and it was noted that his handle girth was generous, perhaps “too much to easily handle”… but at least he left his other 60+ pound KB back at the truck. TClaps to Bluemoon posting on his day of surgery – he’s truly becoming the bionic man! Always a pleasure to see you guys – thank you for the honor to serve a little SOJ sweatfest love. SYITG, DTH

    Prayer Requests:

    • Bluemoon going for knee surgery TODAY
    • Gypsy still dealing with heart issues

  • The Flatulating Stallions

    YHC left the friendly confines of SOJ and traveled beyond the wall for a kettle bell beatdown. 5 Davillians posted and were ready to put in some work. Here is a brief summary for your viewing pleasure.

    To the bus loop for Warm-up: Side Straddle Hops, Imperial Walkers, Cherry Pickers, Alabama Prom Dates, Freddy Mercury’s, Hand Release Merkins AND High Knees, Butt Kicks, Bernie Sanders, Lunge Walks across the parking lot.

    Back to the front of the school for Exercise One: Partner up for resistance band circuit.

    Out and back up the parking lot: Sprints, Forward Straddle Hops, Plank Walks. Partner holds the band during the exercise. Lots of horse riding references! Enjoyed working with Bulkhead on this one.

    Exercise Two: 4 corners with Kettlebells : 20 WWII situps with lift, 30 Reverse Forearm Curls, 40 Goblet Squats, 50 Calf Raises. Around the worlds in between stops.

    to the back of the school for Exercise Four: Parachute Work
    One man calls and ab exercise for the PAX, then sprints across the field with parachute and back.

    Exercises included LBC’s, Scissors, Flutter Kicks, High Plank, Heels to Heaven and American Hammers.

    Back to the Flag for a few minutes of Kbell exercises: Bob and Weave, Lawnmower Pulls.

    Names/Numbers/Announcements

    Opus took us out.

    Final Thoughts: Had a great time catching up with the Daville crew! Appreciate the hospitality. I would definitely encourage everyone to do the Summer Tour and/or try to post to some different workouts – Well worth the trip. I had all of my coupons in the car from Monday so decided to break out the bands and the parachute once again. They appeared to receive favorable reviews from those in attendance.

    SYITG

  • Rock out with your block out

    SOJ takeover of First Watch complete. According to the female runners using the Spider’s campus as their personal toilet (ask Splinter), here is how it went down: 

    With Wildcat as copilot, we roll up to the AO with a truck full of borrowed cinderblocks (via Satan’s Hill) around 4:50 a.m. to find three homeless men apparently asleep on the pavement. False alarm. Just some of the Pax knocking out a little broga. 

    Began to discreetly unload the surprise cinderblocks and get greeted by a down range Pax member from Florida aka “Papa Smurf.”  He apparently was a second cousin of someone (I forget). 

    Rally the guys. 5 on the dot, I announce the official SOJ takeover and we get rolling. 

    Warmorama: Mosey down Cameron road back up to Culpepper road.

    Various warmup exercises performed along the way including copperhead squats, merkins, LBCs, dead man hangs, etc. 

    Roll back into the parking lot and greet the guys with our twelve cinderblocks. Apparently the guys appreciated the pristine condition of the New Market blocks, citing the lack of rust water or whatever stuff is in the back or Kubotas’s pickup. 

    Part 1: Line up along long end of the parking lot for 11s (cinderblock press and air squats on other side). We started with 10 cinderblock press/1 air squat. Ended with 1 cinderblock press/10 air squats. Fun. 

    20 second rest. Alternating arm farmer carry around the lot and overhead cinderblock hold (hallelujah). 

    Part 2: Perfect number (9) for triple check, so that’s what we did. Three teams:

    1. Wildcat/Kubota/Hand Shake
    2. Heist/Senor Frog/Papa Smurf
    3. Splinter/EF Hutton/Last Call

    Exercises were incline pushups/cinderblock swing and runner to the utility box off River Road. 

    20 second rest. Alternating arm farmer carry around the lot and overhead cinderblock hold (hallelujah). 

    Part 3: Circle up with blocks. Little hot potato session, where each guy took a turn calling out an exercise. Next round that guy would rotate as runner for time (lets say 30/45 seconds. Examples of exercises called:

    1. Curls
    2. Squats
    3. Dips
    4. Derkins (feet in block)
    5. Somewhat modified APDs ?
    6. Burpee block presses
    7. Tricep extensions

    Only a few minutes left so another round of alternating arm farmer carry around the lot and overhead cinderblock hold (hallelujah). 

    Pax helped me put blocks back and time!

    Numbers/Names. 

    Announcements: Kayak adventure next Wednesday from 5 to 6 am. Need to bring own kayak. See Kubota for details.

    Wildcat took us out in prayer. 

    Many thanks guys. Good seeing everyone. Good mumble chatter as always. People need to check out First Watch at least once. Good times. 

  • WDog – Deuce

    2 OGs ready for another edition of Wdog. SOJ takeover, let’s go.

    WARMARAMA: Stretching on your own, Mosey down the road.

    THE THANG: Hitchhiker and YHC had the same idea. Your guess…


    Mosey BTTF
    Numberama:Namerama
    Announcements: See Slack

    NMS: Hitchhiker sent me 2 book recommendations for my son. Thought I would share: Tuesdays with Morrie and How to win friends and influence enemies. Both are old time favorites but still excellent reading material today. Enjoy fellas. See you in the gloom.

    Oyster

  • The ULTIMATE Takeover

    Ultimate Frisbee at Heartbreak was a BLAST this morning with perfect 7v7 teams and White Snake taking laps on the track. With a final score of 5 to 5, and each scoring team “earning” x5 Burpees for every TD while the loser walked, here are the HIGHLIGHTS:

    • Labrat – best short throws (nobody was fast enough to catch the zingers he played long)
    • Gecko – stickiest hands, both catching and intercepting (LOVE this guy’s energy!)
    • Snuff – best TD catch (literally laid out flat and superman caught a speeding bullet in the very last second before it touched the ground – BOOM! …and yes, Labrat had an eyebrow raised)
    • DTH – credited for still having an extra gear, but won extra burpees and the “worst throw award” on the final Pull slung out of bounds
    • Tebow – hammer throw success!
    • Lighthouse – most missed TD’s and accompanying profanity (he was always there making the perfect TD run but never quite catching up with the pass)
    • Mariner – cleanest TD routes and effortless TD’s
    • Joey C – amazing effort for 99% of the game, but then couldn’t land the winning TD
    • White Snake – credited for the last catch of the game, and yet somehow, his only catch

    COT:

    • Counterama # 15
    • Namerama
    • Announcerama (see Comments)
    • YHC took the PAX out in Prayer

    NMS: Hey fellas, thanks so much for humoring the SOJ Takeover and posting decent numbers for a great game. Loved to finally meet Señor Frog who I’ve read so much about, and it was awesome energy today from Gecko who recently transplanted from the Carolinas. Much appreciation to Labrat for explaining the rules and keeping the bootcamp extra credit to a reasonable minimum. Respect to all the older gents getting after it today! Missed some of the West End regulars – where was HoneyDo and Handshake?! Maybe next time. SYITG, DTH

    Announcements (see SLACK!):

    • TODAY “Pigskin’s Buyin” 2nd F lunch at Firehouse Subs Innsbrook
    • SOJ Takeover – keep posting for more fun!
    • 6/21, 0500, Paddling the James
    • 6/27 – Gumbo’s Home Run Derby

    Prayer Requests:

    • Gecko mentioned the loss of a friend’s M to suicide. Life is precious brothers – may the Lord use us to stand in the gap and rescue folks to His Love.