Nine, yeah nine, guys from 3 regions rendezvoused with their collective destiny at today’s version of The Bridge. Temperatures remained 70 and sunny. According to Marshmellow, the dog, the following demonstration of excellence might have happened: Introductions…men meeting men. Nothing finer than introducing yourself to another man of purpose. Quick mosey around the blacktop, road, and back to the blacktop. COP: 25 SSHsDead Man HangFudd’s Wife (the names were change to comply with local custom)Right leg highLeft leg highPigeon left / rightWWIIsFlutter kicks (YHC can affirm that he witnessed Vinny doing at least one actual flutter kick, rather than the…
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17 from the greater Richmond area spent their morning at the Bridge with 2 residents. Thank you everyone for the big numbers! According to the two dogs who took part in almost every exercise, we did the following: Warmups: SSH, Jazzercise, IW, Ukrainian Walkers, Helicopters, Copperhead Squats, LBCs, American Hammers, Flutters, Merkins and finished with 5 burpees. Double Quarter Pounder, splitting the blacktop in 1/4ths. First round: 25 Merkins, 50 LBCs, 75 one-count Mountain Climbers, 100 SSH: Bernie back between each exercise. Second round: 25 HRM, 50 Reverse Crunches, 75 Squats, 100 SSH: Bernie back between each. Triple check time…
7 battle-hardened warriors met at wawa on a crisp spring morn…we headed out with a determination to serve along with a Relay hardywood donation of bangin foot support for the men in buckingham. The car-ride chatter was pleasing a fullfilling, the farts were displeasing and wretched. We rolled up early, did a practice mosey, nancy led us in bro-ga, and the 3 men we were there to see emerged ready for a beat down. YHC gave it his best. COP introductions, a short warmarama in the F3 way, then the THANG 1st up was Dojo Dan with instx on front…
YHC was ready for a great morning with the Bridge residents to lead a workout and had two stops to pick up others from RVA for the ride out to Buckingham, VA. Here is what went down. Had a 5:15am pick up of Surf n Turf at Food Lion in DaVille, then a 5:45 pickup on Route 60/288 at the Wawa where Pucker jumped in for a ride. We waited until 6 am with no others showing up we were off. We arrived at the AO about 15 minutes early so we took some time to visit the recently completed…
The Bridge is back. Time to make an impact. F3 RVA joins forces with F3 Charlottesville to help support The Bridge Ministry. This is a facility in Buckingham where men in crisis (meaning: men transitioning from the prison system or trying to stay out of prison)learn the skills needed to integrate back into society. HVAC, plumbing, vehicle repairs, electrical, carpentry, construction, and so forth. These crafts all offer methods of building men who can make a strong, positive impact in their communities. F3 RVA (and Amelia) has 6 sets of guys ready to lead (and we are always open to…
Nineteen, nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh, nineteen, nineteen warriors of The Gloom stepped forth onto the frozen blacktop of Buckingham in the latest edition of The Bridge. Conditions remained steady at 70 and sunny. According to Mr. Yoder’s extended situational observation report, the following might have happened: 07:29: pre-game introductions and re-introductions. 07:30: Let’s mosey, or, as some do, mossy. 07:31: COP Circle up. Disclaimer, mangled. Purpose, mangled. First exercise, SSHs, in cadence, full-throated, no mangling. X52, 4-count. Dead man hang. Fudd’s Wife. Right leg high. Left leg high. Wilson’s wife. Fudd’s wife. Pigeon right. Fudd’s wife. Pigeon left. (Don’t say it…don’t say it…ok,…
a strong group of dedicated men showed up at WAWA ready to get it on. About 15 min into the trip to Buckingham a trash truck on fire blocked the entire road – dead in the water for a min. We made several attempts to get a path around but to no avail. Rudy lead the charge, got us through and we were back on our way. Coming in hot, Cookie was there and got the go ahead that we could work the men out regardless of being late for the desired length of abuse time. I was ready to…
12 dudes got it done this morning! Warmorama:We kicked things off with a few warm-up laps around the blacktop, followed by: • Side Straddle Hops (SSH) • Copperhead Squats • Deadman Hangs • Merkins • LBCs • Stretches The Thang:Grabbed our Cindys and moseyed over to the basketball court. Round 1:5 rounds of Cindy work: • Swings • Presses • Rows • Curls • Triceps Extensions Then, we ran a lap. Round 2:Passed the baton to Purple Rain, who led another 5 rounds: • Thrusters • Block Merkins • Reverse Lunges • Skull Crushers Heist jumped in with a surprise…
YHC and Broadway took the banana clown truck to Buckingham to pound the pavement with 5 Bridge badasses. As usual – it was an excellent experience with an amazing group of HIMs. If you are looking for a humbling and inspiring experience, come to the Bridge!! These guys pushed it hard, and shared some really amazing personal stories. The mascot pups roaming the grounds sniffed the following beatdown. Warmarama roaming warm-up: Football drills, merkins, squats, calf raises Light Pole Suicides Run Down, Bernie Back 2 Burpees Increase a light pole each time, increase 2 reps of burpees each time (up…
This post is about two things: Men who make an impact. Men who take the lead, not for themselves, but on behalf of others. If either of those topics interests you, read on. The Bridge is a ministry-driven school in Buckingham, Virginia, about an hour or so west of Richmond. There, men who are transitioning from being incarcerated to being free (again) spend about a year learning a variety of trades (e.g., welding, HVAC, carpentry, mechanical skills, and so forth) so that, when they are released, they have sufficient skills and structure to be (we hope) independent, well-functioning members of…