Tag: The Alamo

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  • Welcome to the Ala(b)mo

    On this chilly October dawn 15 men bravely humored me as I converted the Alamo to a Laboratory and experimented with a previously undiscovered Four Corners formulation. Here’s how it went down:

    Warm Up: We warmed up with a mosey followed by side straddle hops, Jazzercise, deadman hangs, merkins, and a variety of wives.

    Workout 1 – Four Corners Accordion Style: The Pax splits into groups of 4. At corner 1, the first man begins with LBCs while the three remaining in the group jog to corner 2. At corner 2, the Hims complete 10 toe taps on the curb before leaving man 2 to keep tapping while 3 and 4 advance to corner 3. At corner 3, both men perform 10 squats. Man 3 keeps squating while man 4 heads to corner for 4 and performs 10 burpees. Man 4 then returns to each corner and collects his team. Upon returning to corner 1, Man 4 begins LBCs while the three other men in the group head back out and advance to a corner they had not yet completed. Repeat until each man has completed each corner. This Morning the Pax performed the Accordion Corners twice.

    Workout 2 – Meets the Fellas: Accordion Four Corners taking considerable less time than anticipated so we headed to the tennis court to Meet the Fellas. The Pax Paired off for four rounds of fitness style Rock, Paper, Scissors (RPS). Round 1 – Lunge to the center, partner clap merkins, RPS. Loser takes a lap. Round 1 – Bear Crawl to the center, partner clap squats, RPS, loser takes a lap. Round 3 – Lunge to center, partner clap WWIIIs, RPS, loser runs. Round 4 – Bear Crawl to center, partner clap merkins, RPS, loser runs.

    Workout 3 – Tennis Court Laps: At this point having severally under planned for the days event we finished the workout with about 7 minutes of laps around the tennis court. Side 1-lunge. Side 2-Kareoke. Side 3-Back pedal. Side 4-Kareoke.

    Ended with a circle of trust. Announcements: Chili at the Alamo and Father Daughter dance coming up. See Slack for details. Prayers for all preparing for RVA Marathon/Half and for all F3 men to keep coming out and getting after it.

    Thank you fine gentlemen for humoring me and the Accordion style Four Corners this morning. Its always an honor to lead you.

  • The Smallest 4 Corners

    17 HIMs came out for what planned to be an easier, low cardio start to the week. YHC started off with a little mosey and some warmarama ( SSH, Cherrypickers, Dead man Hang, Merkins, Freddies, LBCs).

    With there being 17 YHC thought “the pain cage” would be too small for the group to do a 4 corners so had to audible to do a 4 corners in the parking lot. Our resident women’s famous golfer of the group immediately commented that it was the smallest 4 corners he had ever seen and YHC took note….we completed the 4 corners.

    on to increase the cardio… we moved on to pumpkin alley for a Dora ( merkins, squats and LBCs) some quietly commenting the run was now too far! over to the cul de sac for some speed work as the pax all tried to take down wildcat as we ran from the beginning of the cul de sac to the green house after each called exercise. After all 17 HIMs had called an exercise of 10x and we ran to the end each time the Pax wiped and we mosey’d back to the flag.

    announcements / prayers …..Thanks for letting me lead this group!

  • Thank god for the wind

    11 of SOJ’s best started the week the right way with an Alamo beatdown. The wind was blowing and autumn has arrived, with Wildcat leaking gas the PAX was thankful of the wind. According to the lady going to the clubhouse gym this is what happened.

    COP- 20 each SSH, LBC; Willy Mays Hayes, 10 Each, Jim Duggan’s,  Jazzercise, Helicopters, Imperials Walkers, , Copper head squat, Cherry pickers, Merkins, Dollies, Flutters. 

    COP 1: Triple check, runner down the hill to the bunker, hand release merkins, WWII’s.

    COP2: Triple check, runner through the bunker up the other side. Drydocks and LBC’s.

    Lunge and bear crawl up the hill. Mosey back to the clubhouse.

    Split the PAX. I runner to end of lot on each side while pax perform exercise. 3 minutes of Mary to close us out.

    Announcements see slack. Chili cook off.

    COT: Prayers to Heist’s brother, YHC took us out in prayer.

  • 16 Gloom Cats Meowing at the Full Moon

    A solid band of brothers converged to welcome an uprange Q and a local FNG. Here’s how these 16 gloom cats toured the spooky streets of Rountrey, meowing probably too loudly for the sleeping populace. 

    The THANG: 

    WARMERAMA: 

    • Mosey to the end of the lot and circle up
    • Welcome & Disclaimer
    • A wide selection of excellent Warm-up Reps IC broadening the minds of many newer PAX – yes, there IS more to F3!

    CULDESAC CIRCUIT:

    • Mosey around the hood (maybe 1.6 miles), stopping at x7 culdesacs, with the PAX completing the following at each stop OYO:
    • x5 Burpees 
    • x10 Jump Squats
    • x15 WWII’s

    ALONG THE WAY:

    • The PAX honored the Credo and stopped periodically to ensure the SIX wasn’t left behind
    • At one midway stop, the PAX were guided to complete Broad Jump Herpees
    • Also there were a few uphill slopes by which the PAX ascended via Bernie Sanders

    Mosey BTTF:

    • Elbow Plank for Review of the F3 Mission, Core Principles, and Credo
    • SIX MINS OF MARY – again, widely variable reps wowing the novice minds of many a young PAX

    COT:

    • Counterama # 16
    • Namerama – welcome DR MEOW
    • Announcerama (see Below)
    • BOM Prayer – Heist 2.0 Max, the death of Brady’s daughter, some back injuries

    NMS:  How many times does it take to EH a guy into F3 who you’ve known for many years? Well, in the case of my Pediatrician colleague Dr Mason, it’s been too many to count. But today was the day! And once he gave the HC last week, YHC jumped on the Q sheet to ensure a high quality beatdown welcome party. Today’s routine was a fun patchwork of many different exercises, easily modifiable, and simple to keep the PAX together regardless of fitness level. This was evident based on how chatty the PAX were, but YHC can attest completing all the exercises as directed was a wonderful sweatfest. Dr Mason lives a few doors down from the Rountrey Clubhouse but since that name was already taken, we went with his license plate moniker “DR MEOW” – so named for his love for cats. Ya’ll can imagine some other quite derogatory options were suggested. This was YHC’s THIRD FNG within the last week, probably just a combination of determination and lovely weather – BUT the encouragement to you all is to KEEP ASKING those guys in your circles – you never know when they’ll finally say yes. Yours AYE! ~DTH

    Announcements (SEE SLACK!)

    • Monthly: Breaking Bread, Bridge
    • 10/25 Smoketree Zombie Run
    • ?1st weekend in Dec – Alamo Chili Cookoff

  • Alamo post CSAUP

    A Bakers Dozen joined for a Monday morning beatdown just a couple days from a epic S-SOJ CSAUP and this is what happened.

    Mosey to the opposite side of the Parking Lot for a COP of various exercises.

    Make a left out of the Parking Lot towards where the newer section of the neighborhood is being built. Get 2 Partners for a Triple Check. P1 runs down the Cul-de-sac and back, P2 LBC’s, P3 HRM’s, switch for a total of 3 rounds.

    Bear Crawl across the street and then Mosey to the a lit Pumpkin (all but one on top of the Mailbox) and do 20 Deep Squats all the way down to the Cul-De-Sac on the opposite side of the Pool/Clubhouse. At the end of the Cul-De-Sac there were 3 houses side by side with Pumpkins so we did 20 LBC’s, 20 2-Count Flutters, 20 Box Cutters.

    Indigenous Peoples run back the same way we came and then back to the Clubhouse.

    In the Clubhouse Parking lot we Bear Crawled between each Parking Space, stood up, completed 1 Burpee, then repeated. 11 Parking Spots.

    Bernie back to the top of the Parking Lot. 5 Burpees OYO. 1.5 minutes of OYO Stretching to finish.

    Announcements – this is the last week of collecting items to send to F3 Kenya. See Slack and see Nancy Lopez with donations of materials OR money to help offset the shipping costs.

    Prayer Requests – Charlotte.

    NMS – Beautiful weather this morning and YHC was glad to make the trip out to The Alamo. YHC was glad to not spend all 45 minutes in the Parking Lot. Have a great week, men, see y’all again soon.

  • “Get busy livin’…or get busy dying!”

    16 HIMs ascended to the “movie theater” to watch 2 movies unfold before their very eyes.

    Warm Up: Side-straddle hops, Copperhead squats, LBC’s, Roscoe’s Mom, Cherry Pickers, & Dead Man Hang.

    1st movie: The Shawshank Redemption workout broken up into 2 parts. Part 1 = Adora (Andy & Redd) completed 100 WW2, 200 Monkey Humpers, & 300 Side Straddle Hops while the timer ran to the other side of parking lot.

    Shawshank Part 2 = Took the HIMs over to the sidewalk that leads to the tunnel and we simulated Andy Dufresne prison crawl “through 500 yds of filth” and up to the other side. We bear crawled down, two-foot hopped through tunnel, and bear crawled up the other side. We were supposed to do this 5 times but after 3, these men chose to go back to prison in Shawshank rather than escape to freedom.

    Second movie showing was Goodfellas Triple Check = Henry Hill: Runner to the hill and back; Tommy: 10 Firecrackers & 10 V sit ups continuously switching back and forth, and Jimmy the Gent: Any plank position HIM wanted to do.

    COT TIME: Kenya Collection through Nancy Lopez; Flyboy is collecting kettlebells at Old Hundy Tuesday for Friday CSOP at 8pm in Rountrey.

  • Snuff Underground: Ghost Flag

    3 NOS pirates raided the Alamo and planted the Ghost Flag with 15 SOS.

    The music was loud and everyone was on edge. Warmarama with SSHs, DQs, helicopters, imperial squat walkers. A request to turn down the volume so as not to offend the neighbors.

    Mosey to the courts for some Cocaine Bear crawls with ascending mirkins. Run it back with lunge walks and ascending squats. YHC didn’t drive to the southern reaches to quietly Q, so we had to take it to the club. Snuff Underground isn’t one venue, it’s a state of mind.

    Mosey to the tunnel where the acoustics were good and the sounds of exertion were contained. Cranked it back up with a triple check with WW2s and jump squats.

    The beat was pounding for some wall work Pigskin-style: hoedowns, donkey kicks and balls to the wall, 3 rounds with a dirty hookup at the end.

    Surround sound for 100 LBCs, flutters, planks and some stretching.

    Last triple check with heels to heaven + lunges. Mosey back to the flag for a few burpees.

    COT and prayers. That we may all lead by example; in our homes, our families and our communities.

  • No week 1 fartsack for this crew.

    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 American Hammers
      • 300 Heels to Heaven
        Long run (~100 yards). Mosey/walk to Woolridge.
    • Triple Check at Rudy’s Playground – Pull-ups / Squats / Short run.

    Mosey back to the flag.

    Announcements

    • 3PM Saturday – Casa del L Woods. You bring sides, he brings the meat.
    • Shoes/running gear needed for our brothers in Kenya. See Nancy Lopez.
    • Golf tournament hosted by Futon/Fudd/Warby to raise money for mental health. See them if you’d like to donate.
    • C SoP – 9/26, Alamo, 8PM–Midnight. Beverages afterwards. See Crabgrass.

    Prayer Requests

    Prayers for mental health and patience as we serve as husbands, t-ball coaches, dads, leaders, etc.

    Honor to lead.

    Heist out.

  • NERD ALERT

    TWENTY THREE grown-boys came out to The Almo this morning to run around and get their weeks started off right! YHC had 3 fantasy football drafts over the weekend and locked in on a few players that will either make or tank the season. QTY’s were based on “my Guys” for this season so here’s what went down.

    WARMARAMA – Moseyed to the nearest cul de sac and back. Gave the mission, stretched out and got into it.

    COP #1: Drake London #5

    • Ran through 5 cul de sacs and did (5) burpees at each one.

    COP #2: Emeka Egbuka #9

    • “11’s” concept but QTY (9)
    • Merkins and Squats

    COP #3: Rome Odunze #15, Omarion Hampton #8, Devonte Smith #6

    • 4 Corners, QTY (15) exercises at each corner
    • 4 Corners, QTY (8) exercises at each corner
    • 4 Corners, QTY (6) exercises at each corner

    ANNOUNCEMENTS

    • Overnight Ruck
    • Boys of Summer Finale

    PRAYERS/WINS

    • Safe travels this week for Excel and YHC
    • Excel’s job uncertainty

  • 300 and many more

    Fourteen SOJ Redwoods came to start the week right and see what was in store on the sunny and 70 degree morning. YHC had learned that our own Futon would be hitting his 300th post today so in honor of that we would do 300 of every exercise called. Starting off with Burpees.

    **The events described here are based on true events.  Some of the names, places and exercises may have been changed to protect the innocent.  This was also modified to fit your screen.  

    Quick mosey around the to start.  COP- 20 each SSH, LBC; Seal Training: Overhead claps, front claps, 10 Each, Jazzercise, Helicopters, Imperials Walkers, , Copper head squat, Cherry pickers, Merkins, Dollies, Flutters.  

    COP 1: Run to each stopping point and perform 300 exercises (as a group) so 16 each. Burpees, Squats, Plank Jacks, WWII’s, Monkey humpers, Box cutters, Drydocks, Jump squats, etc. Reverso while repeato all the exercises back. YHC stated if PAX remembered all exercises we would skip burpees at end. PAX remembered all exercises. However, Warby started doing burpees back at the start and we all joined in.

    COP2: Run around horse shoe at varying speeds.

    COP3: Love circle.

    Cop4: 5 MOM

    Prayers to all our kids going back to school, may they be safe.

    YHC took us out in prayer.