Tag: The FORGE

A quintet of former boyfriends met up this morning for a revenge tour. Tears were shed, stories told and hearts were broken all to a Taylor Swift soundtrack. This is what was seen from the school security cameras.

5.30 strikes, lets mosey….hold on, Dealer arrives…walking Ukranian Soldiers while he catches up. Mosey to the front of Thompson Middle School. No disclaimer as we all know why we are here. Short introduction to todays theme and the soundtrack begins. Quick warmup of a variety of exercises to mixed but poor cadence all ending in 13. All is warm

Are you ready for it?

THE THANG: SWIFTEEES: Begin at door 1 of Thompson Middle School and work our way around stopping at every door for the following exercises with the count being the number on the door.

S – Squats

W – World War II’s

I – Imperial Walkers (2 count)

F – Flutterkicks (2 count)

T – Dir T Hooksups

EE – BurpEEs

Group doors together to help expedite the exercises but we made it thru to Door 17 before time was called. BTTVF.

Numbers, Names, Announcements (see Slack about SOJ meet up and Currahee CSAUP, Prayer Requests. YHC took us out

Prayers – Dealers’ friend is going thru a tough skin disease with a good portion of his leg affected. Thoughts a prayers to the James River High Schoolers that died Tuesday on Old Gun. Tough thing for families and their friends to go thru.

NMS: YHC has remortgaged his house so his M and 2.0 could vacation in Tampa this weekend to see Taylor Swift. Thought it was a fun idea to listen to interesting workout music playlist crafted by my Taylor Swift obsessed 2.0. Song requests were made but denied, with Machismo really getting into the beats during the really absurd amount of Dirty Hookups. Good times and interesting music was enjoyed by all. Good to have Swamp Donkey back out with us. Thank you gents for joining me on this adventure. Great work.

A quartet of Forge faithful fought of the fart sack to embrace the sunny and 70 conditions that awaited us at Huguenot High School. Pleasantries were exchanged and stories were told but here is what will be recorded in history.

Mosey down to the cul-de-sac for introductions and legal requirements followed by a warm up that consisted of the following: DQ’s, Helis, Dead Man Hang, Jazzercise, Ukrainian Soldiers, Imperial Walkers, LBC’s, Suzanne Summers among others. All seemed good with no stragglers, let us begin.

Lindsay back up to the tennis courts (brocode style). Exercises included Shoulder Taps (2-count) and dying cockroaches. Mosey through the tennis courts to Machismo Gate and onto the plush turf fields to complete the Lindsay.

Super Dora: Partner up in the endzone. 1 person runs to the 50 yard line and back, while the other completes the following exercises: 100 merkins, 200 squats, 300 LBC’s, 400 APD. At each exchange 5 booyah merkins are required.

Mosey back through the gates and BTTVF. Quick rest stop for some squats and calf raises. Circle up for quick merkin ring of fire followed by some leg raises.

Numbers, Names, Prayers, Announcements. YHC took us out.

NMS: YHC saw the Q was open as of yesterday and decided to jump on it in order to avoid Mt. Chaplain. Good to have Wedding Singer and Snuff back from their spring break travels while on limited rest. Good tales from their respective trips stirred some good mumble chatter throughout the morning. Humidity was intense and the booyah merkins were no joke. Thank you fellas for joining in the fun.

9 strong for the latest round of The FORGE, including 2 young whippersnappers. A brief summary for your viewing pleasure:

Mosey to the lower circle for warm-up:

SSH’s, Mummy Kicks, Ukranian Soldiers, Helicopters, Apple Bottom Poppers, Mario Jumps, Karaoke (x2), Bernie Sanders, Lunge Walk.

Back toward the school, stopping at every other light pole for PAX called ab exercises: WWII sit-ups, Flutter Kicks, Crunchy Frogs, Cross Leg Raises. May have missed a few – all 25 count.

Exercise One:
7 rounds of the following: 5 burpees, 10 Australian Snow Angels, 15 X-jumps, 20 line jumps (double count). Sprint up the base of Mt. Chaplain, jog back. 7 proved to be more than enough!

Exercise Two: Merkin 4 Corners
-10 Chuck Norris, 20 Hand Release, 30 Wide Grip, 40 regular Merkins

Exercise Three: Triple Check with runner, dips, and LBC’s.

Back to the flag for Numbers/Names/Announcements

Dealer took us out

Final thoughts: Definitely a looked-good-on-paper type of workout. Appreciate everyone pushing through! It was great to see Posey and Animal working out before school – much respect to them. SYITG

A lucky 7 Forgers converged onto the Forge to see what Snuff had planned for the back side of his 1 and 1 Q’s. No prior Forgecast led to a Snuffless start. No flare box emerged but conditions were ideal, Sunny and 70 so Hot Potato was called with YHC starting us off.

Last Call Q: Short, slow mosey down the drive past the toxic waste to the turnaround at the end. Salutations and greetings commenced, followed by the following warm ups. Invisible Jump rope, DQ’s, Dead Man Hang, Heli’s and Jazzercise. Mosey out of the cul de sac for a quick light pole 11’s. 10 2-count shoulder taps followed by 1 2-count Peter Parkers. Mosey to the next light pole, 9 & 2…..finish up at Tennis Courts. Pass the lead …..

Dealer Q: After a quick coupon check only to find 2 cabers onsite led to a quick change of plans. Bear crawl 1/2 up the ramp, 25 jerkins (brutal), Reverse Crabwalk remaining 1/2 up the ramp (looked brutal). Ticket Booth Triple Check. Timer runs the loop, another planks, another wall sits. Merkins were an optional add on if desired. Pass the lead…..

Machismo Q: Mosey thru the open Ticket Booth Gate to the lush turf Forge Fields for a Beast Lite. Almost as refreshing as the full flavored Beast but 1/2 the calories. 3 rounds were completed involving Burpees, WWII’s and SSH’s. Mosey back with a quick snake tour of the bleachers. BTTVF for numbers, names, announcements. Chaplain took us out.

Announcements:

Oysters May/May not be buying lunch this afternoon: Wongs Tacos Midlothian @ 11.45

Breaking Bread: See Q sheet to sign up for April and beyond to help feed 10-15 at the Men’s Shelter. Get the family involved as we are now serving again.

NMS: The absence of the Forgecast last night gave thought there might be a wandering Q this morning. Plenty of good mumble chatter through out the day. Between shoulder taps, bear crawls and a Beast Lite, shoulders are burned. Good to have Showcase join us again before he heads home to Bristol, come back anytime or invite open for the PAX to venture to F3 Bristol for a lovely, flat AO. Hot Potatoe Q’s are always a welcome adventure, just brutal to lead a Beast with Burpees. Well done gents.

Someone’s gotta celebrate National Panda Day, and that someone was us. 5 bumbling bears jacked into their Tron headsets and entered the meatverse. Not the metaverse, because no one burns calories there, but the meatverse. You know, reality.

Warmarama while listening to the Tron Legacy soundtrack because Daft Punk is excellent. SSHs, DQs, imperial squat walkers, etc. Of course, no one but YHC has seen the movie. Your loss.

Mosey to the arena where we performed the Cinco de Cheqo. Timer box jumps the big stairs, up and around. Others do flutter, kicks, squats, Carolina dry docks and WW2s. The full 5 rounds.

Lots of great mumble chatter about the good ol days of being idiot teenagers, and how technology has allowed our own teenagers to ascend to new levels of idiocy. Laughs were had by all.

Mosey back to the flag where we did finally do some actual panda stuff. Crawl one parking space, ascending mirkins at each line, all the way up to the 10th line and 10 mirkins. Run it back with lunges and double count ball dippers up to 10 for that last burnout.

Shoutout to Showcase for posting again on your work trip, so glad to have at least one authority figure around with these knuckleheads.

COT and prayers for gratitude.

7 roughnecks played 7 of Diamonds dealt by Dealer and enjoyed a burpee sandwich for dessert (Last Call’s favorite).

COP – Mosey to tennis courts for a mish-mash of side straddle hops, Ukrainian soldiers, dead man hangs, merkans, WWIIs with a few others. Eagle eye Machismo spotted Hardywood and Don Draper a quarter-mile away at the top lot and cat whistled for them to join us.

THE THANG – Played 7 of Diamonds on the plush turf football fields to protect our soft hands and old backs. 7 rounds of exercises done at each of the four corners of the diamond. Rounds 1-4 increase reps by 7; rounds 5-7 decrease reps by 7. For the first round, we did 7 burpees at each of the 4 corners with a mosey in between corners. Rd. 2 – 14 WWIIs at each corner with a mosey in between. Rd. 3 – 21 merkans at each corner. Rd. 4 – 28 squats…Rd. 5 21 mountain climbers 2-count…Rd. 6 14 LBCs…and finally Rd. 7 7 burpees hence the burpee sandwich.

Moseyed to ramp to practice a slice of Old Glory in honor of Dr. Try Hard (DTH) who is practicing good halfway around the world. Bear crawled halfway up ramp; lunged second half of ramp; 20 jerkins at top. Threw in 5 more burpees for good luck and mounted a 1-minute offensive on a coupon Machismo had in tow (work trailer).

Numberama, namerama, announcements (Diamond Billards tomorrow at 5/530 PM) for beers, pool, and fellowship. Prayed for Machismo’s growing business, DTH’s mission, and generally showing up well on all paths we walk.

Big numbers at the Forge today, welcoming back a few guys off the IR bench for a DTH-farewell beatdown. Much to the chagrin of many, twas the quarterly NEW GLORY! Here’s how these studs ripped the top off their former NG stats:

The THANG:

WARMERAMA:

• Circle up, review the New Glory circuit
• Disclaimer – check yourself before you wreck yourself
• Variable IC Reps to get the muscles warm top to bottom

THE NEW GLORY:

• The Forge quarterly fitness litmus test, to provide PAX the opportunity to monitor their individual physical progress
• Timeframe: 30 minutes
• Style: BEST form possible, You vs YOU!
• THE CIRCUIT:
• Starting point at the Shovel Flag
• 0540 START
• #1:  Complete x10 Burpees at the flag
• #2-5:  Run down S.Coleman Rd to the Handicap Ramp, stopping at each light pole (x4 poles total on the right side) to complete x5 Hand-release Merkins
• #6:  Bear Crawl halfway up the Ramp
• #7:  Lunge walk to the end gate
• #8:  Complete x20 Jerkins on the Rails
• Run up Mount Chaplain, stopping at each new paved landing to complete assigned exercise…
• #9 (Level 1):  x5 Burpees
• #10 (Level 2): x10 Ball Dippers (2-ct)
• #11 (Level 3): x15 Heels-2-Heaven
• #12 (Level 4): x20 Squats
• #13 (Level 5:) x25 Mtn Climbers (2-ct)
• #14:  At the top of Mt Chaplain, complete x30 WWII’s, then run BTTF to begin next Circuit 
• THE GOAL: Complete as many circuit rounds as physically possible with good form until time is called.
• 0610 END

NEW GLORY stats have been posted on the F3RVA Challenge Spreadsheet, where PAX can review progress over the years! Link HERE:  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-L8e9W24ygnU0suaGyKxzi1PgPqY1CBd57hLrKTZI-g/edit#gid=116147269

Mosey BTTF for Mary/Stretching/COT:

• Counterama # 14
• Namerama
• Announcerama (see Below)
• YHC took the PAX out in Prayer

NMS:  Loved having all you guys out today! Sorry (not sorry) for the New Glory beatdown – and mad respect to you all for pushing hard. YHC enjoyed chatting with LIFO Nails before catching up with Scrum and Doozy, then quality time with Doozy to round out the 30min beatdown. YHX loved seeing some brothers pairing off for quality mumble chatter. TClaps to Fresh Prince, Rosie, Dealer, and Machismo for getting past the 3 circuit mark – ya’ll are a tough act to follow, but we all need a rabbit to chase!  For this being the last Forge in a while for YHC, it was just the kind of challenge and coffeerama quality time needed. You’re in good hands with Snuff at the wheel. Keep posting and YHC will see you on the flip side. Love, DTH

Announcements (SEE SLACK!)

• See the #SOJ channel for our rapidly growing outline of SOJ achievements, ideas, and challenges! Connect with ROSIE if you want to be a part of any given initiative or have your own idea to add to the list. 

Prayer Requests:

• DTH and Fam leaving Tuesday, Mar 7th, for a 2 month medical mission trip to Papua New Guinea. Follow us on out missions Blog:  https://hendersonsinmissions.blogspot.com

Perfect conditions were awaiting a quintet of faithful forgers this morning. Sleeves were optional as 5.30 donged. This is what was rumored to have occurred according to the security footage obtained on at the scene.

Short mosey until PAX found a suitable location. Introductions, disclaimers and warmups commenced, including Helis, DQ’s, Jazzercise, Hillbillies, Dead Man Hang, LBC’s and Suzanne Summers. All warm…..

Short mosey down to the lower bus loop for a triple check. Timer runs the loop, Incline Merkins and Donkey Kicks. Short Mosey back to Snuff’s Gate

Quintuple Check for all involved. Timer runs thru Snuff Gate flips the large tires and runs back up the hill to the awaiting PAX. PAX performs a variety of exercises that include shoulder taps, hand release merkins, LBC’s, flutterkicks, heals to heaven, WWII’s, arm circles, squats, carolina drydocks and others. 3 rounds were completed.

Mosey back up to Forest Hill stopping at every light pole for 8’s. Merkins and American Hammers were the exercises. Upon arriving at the intersection, mosey back to the flag stopping at every light pole along the way rotating between 2 burpees and 2 Lt. Dans. Plank for the 6.

Numbers, Names, Announcements. YHC took us out.

Announcements: Oyster Buying Lunch today at Brick House Grill? in Midlothian 11.30ish? SOJ Social Hour at Diamond Billiards Friday Night 6ish. Bring your own pool stick and try to take Rosie’s money. DTH discussed QSource Podcasts. Reach out to DTH for more information. Prayers to Florence as he recovers from his hip issues.

NMS: Great morning with the perfect number for strong mumble chatter. Topics included a wide variety of items with Bone Thugs always willing to contribute a variety of interesting tidbits. YHC has been trying to incorporate those tires since discovering them last year, today was the day. They were a bit heavier than imagined. Good thing there was a more economical alternative tire available. Thank you to the PAX for riding along on the journey. Great work this morning gents.

8 racers lined up on starting block for a special themed workout that YHC made up on the way over per usual.

The PAX queued up the Drive soundtrack on the radio and channeled their inner Ryan Gosling.

Warmarama with 40 SSHs, switching to non-cadence DQs, helicopers, cherry pickers, LBCs, mirkins and other various stretches.

A special Traffic Cone dora with 100 cone-bell swings, 200 cone presses, and 150 kimchi twists over the cone.

Then, back to the flag where teams of 4 pushed all 4000 lbs of the 4runner to the end of the lot and around the loop. Last Call was quite reckless when he had his turn at the wheel.

Then, a question was asked. Could 8 men push the truck up the hill? From the bottom of the Forge all the way up to the flag? Yes. That is exactly what we did (with a small pit stop in between). Completely bonkers.

Parked at the flag and did a quick Mary with 6-in hold and 5 WW2s around the circle.

A short exercise based on ‘Hands on a Hardbody,’ possibly the greatest documentary of all time. Wall sits on the truck with hoedowns. Then dirty truck hookups. Then wall sit steering wheels, then another around of dirty truck hookups. Don’t take your hand off the truck!

Last but not least, 1 minute of elbow plank.

COT and announcements.

The impossible task of pushing that much weight up the hill on your own is quite possible with the power of the PAX. Drive off into the sunrise.

12 Dudes showed up to a House Party Q not knowing what to expect. All they knew is that YHC was carrying around a blue bag…Here’s what happened.

Mosey to the tennis court

10 SSH
10 Don Quixote’s
10 Imperial squat walkers
10 Merkins
10 WW’s

Mosey to the football field

YHC pulled a speaker from the bag and turned on some tunes. Figured the amazon classic rock workout playlist would get the PAX going. PAX partnered up while one exercised for a count, then alternated exercises. Exercises where done until the song was completed (sometimes) then PAX ran 200 yards, to the opposite end zone and back. Once back, the PAX completed the next round of exercises. Exercises consisted of:

10 Merkins while the other does flutter kicks
15 American hammers while the other does SSH
4 burpees while the other does monkey humpers
20 yard bear crawl while the other does squats
15 WW’s while the other does shoulder taps
10 Carolina dry docks while the other does heels to heaven

With a little time on the clock YHC figured we’d throw in a 4 corners around the football field

5 burpees
15 Merkins
30 squats
45 LBC’s

Its been a while since YHC has Q’d a workout and it was the first AO outside of Rock N Roll. Its always great to see the forge faithful. Thanks for letting me lead today fellas!

House Party