Tag: The FORGE

The Forge welcomed a dozen perfectly smooth and fragile eggs, still warm from the mother hen fartsack – here’s how DTH made the most delicious breakfast omelet:

The THANG:

Mosey to COP #1:

• Welcome & F3 Disclaimer 
• Extra Disclaimer provided for Cooper
• Squat Walkers x39 IC (Happy Bday Seadoo!)
• T-plank Arm Circles x10 Each side
• Dying Quixotes x10 IC (DQ’s, but performed from your Six…)
• Windshield Wipers x10 IC
• Flutter Kicks x30 IC

Mosey to Handicap Rails for COP #2:

• Over-Unders to the top
• Partner up to complete x3 sets of:
• x10 Jerkins each
• x10 Cliffhanger Merkins each
• x10 Dips each
• ABC’s for the SIX

Mosey to 2nd Lot Grassy Hill for COP #3:

• Triple Nickel:
• x5 Burpees at the Bottom
• Bearcrawl to the top
• x5 Heels-to-Heaven
• Run back down
• x5 Rounds total 
• AlGorama for the SIX

Mosey to Amphitheater for COP #4:

• DORA 1-2-3:
• Moving partner performs the TOOTH FAIRY up the stairs (incline merkin each step with a full body hop on arm extension to advance up each step), then Crab Walk down amphitheater steps back to other partner performing:
• x100 WWII
• x200 Squats
• x300 SSH’s
• ***OUT OF TIME BEFORE SSH DONE***

Mosey BTTF for COT:

• Counterama # 12
• Namerama (welcome back Pew!)
• Announcerama (see Comments)
• YHC took us out in Prayer

NMS:

• YHC was pleased to have a solid crowd for the Forge this AM, especially since braining up “Dying Quixotes” yesterday and discovering “Tooth Fairies” in the Exicon. Ya’ll know DTH just LOVES some new material to try. Great to have PEW join us again, now back in RVA for a season – we’ll be seeing more of him! The title for today’s BB is a quote from YHC after the Moseying PAX suggested the seemingly sadistic Dr Tryhard ought to be named Dr Kevorkian. But hey, as it turns out, you can’t make an omelette without breaking a few yolks. As always, it’s an honor to join you fine men being broken and Forged into something stronger! SYITG

Seven gold medal fartsack escapees assembled bright and early at The Forge, basking in the usual Richmond January weather, sunny and 70. With the recent monsoon washing the AO clean of all goose excrement, the PAX heartily followed DTH into endorphin nirvana.

The THANG:

Mosey to front of high school for COP #1:

• DQ’s, HairyR’s, CHSquats, DancingB’s, TempoWerkins, H2H, FreddieM’s, more M’s

Mosey to Middle School awning for COP #2:

• TRIPLE CHECK:
• P1 – Pole Smokers
• P2 – Lt Dans
• P3 – BC up hill & back

Mosey to Amphitheater for COP #3:

• LINDSEY:
• Bottom 10–>30 V-ups (or WWII)
• Top 30–>10 Merkins
• Box Jump to get Up & Down steps
• Plankorama for the SIX

Mosey to other side of HS for COP #4:

• “Dirty HookUp” x20 IC (plank facing wall, place each hand up on wall, then bring them back down, 4ct, alternate hand order half-way through)
• People’s Chair with variable arms
• Hip Slappers x10 IC (BTTW with alternating hip slaps, 4ct)
• People’s Chair with variable arms
• Chicken Peckers x20 IC

Mosey BTTF:

• Flutter Kicks x30 High, x30 Low

COT:

• Counterama # 7
• DTH-modified Namerama
• Announcerama (see Comments)
• DRAPER took us out in Prayer

NMS:

• Can we GET better weather?! Don’t know about you fellas but YHC is pro- Global warming. 😉  Great working with you guys this morning – you ROCKED it! And good job not faceplanting during Hip-Slappers. SYITG

Five chipper schoolboys joined Dr TryHard this morning for a wee field trip to El Casa de DTH. Here’s how everyone embraced the morning wood…

The THANG:

Mosey to front of school for COP #1:

• SSH x20 IC
• The Opus x10 IC
• DR.W x10 IC
• Welcome LIFO Fresh Prince! 

Mosey to DTH’s house for COP #2:

• Partner up & retrieve the Oak Cabers
• Caber 1-2-3:
• x100 Derkins – Partner 1 x10 while Partner 2 planks w feet in caber
• x200 LBC – P1 x20 w Caber end on chest while P2 on Six holds other end up
• x300 Goblet Squats – P1 x25 while P2 holds other end in low squat

Mosey to Stratford’s Love Hill for COP #3:

• Shoulder cabers and mosey down Stratford Road to the bottom of the big a$$ hill
• Ascend Love Hill (partners alternating bear crawl with caber drag), with a total of x5 mini-COP’s to complete x10 reps of each of the following exercises:
• Caber Overhead Press
• Caber Curls
• Unbroken Squats

Mosey BTTF depositing cabers at DTH’s place en route.

COT:

• Counterama #6
• Namerama …didn’t happen…oops
• Announcerama (see Comments)
• Roger Roger took us out in Prayer

NMS:

• For quite some time YHC has contemplated bringing the PAX across Huguenot to visit the house & neighborhood. With small uneven numbers, YHC was about to cancel the planned trip, but then Fresh Prince blew in like a sweet tropical breeze, and off we skipped with arms hooked like Dorothy and the gang, and even Toto (Cooper) with an extra pep in his four steps. We went on stealth mode a couple blocks into Oxford Neighborhood (no need to freak out the neighbors), and found DTH had very  kindly set out a number of cabers – 3 heavier oak beams, and 2 lighter ones. Given the option for each pair to choose whatever weight they wanted, YHC was secretly pleased to see only the heavy oak beams were selected. The two Doras worked out really well, each pair of studs working quietly to hammer out some serious upper body work. The Stratford Road Love Hill was marvelous, and YHC fully intends to make field trips a more regular part of the Forge experience. While YHC may have entirely skipped/forgotten to Numberana/Namerama, there was some personal testimonial provided to encourage the PAX to start the year strong by giving something up for the month of January – akin to fasting, whatever is chosen (sweets, screen time, alcohol, etc) will prove a daily reminder to pray and seek God’s will and leading. SYITG brothers!

Having toiled tirelessly to celebrate the King on Christmas Day, four servants of the Lord took their day off by attending the FORGE this morning. Here below are the contents of their unwrapped gift boxes:

The THANG:

Mosey to COP #1:

• Partner up to run down to the culdesac, alternating x10 Dying Boxing Cockroaches at each lightpost en route (Happy Boxing Day!)
• DQ’s x10 IC
• Hairy Rockettes x10 IC
• Dancing Bears x10 IC
• “The Opus” x10 IC (walk hands out, merkin, walk hands back, squat jump – as an 8 count routine)
• DR W’s x10 IC

Mosey to COP #2:

• Partner up to run BTTF, completing x5 Booyah Merkins at every light en route
• Circle up at the Flag for Variable Protractor, x26 FreddieM’s IC, and x26 APD’s

Mosey to Amphitheater for COP #3:

• Partner up for DORA
• x100 Donkey Kicks
• x200 Incline Merkins
• x300 Am.Ham’s (2-ct) 
• Runner box jumps steps, then runs top circuit around to stairs back to partner

Mosey BTTF:

• Ball Dippers x26 IC 
• Freddie M’s x26 IC
• Hands Up High Flutters x15 IC
• Hands down Low Flutters x15 IC

COT:

• Counterama #4.5
• Namerama
• Announcerama (see Comments)
• YHC took us out in Prayer

NMS: 

• Boxing Day, a day the Servants celebrate as their own Christmas having labored for their Lords and Ladies on Christmas Day. So named due to the gift Boxes given to the servants by their master. Today, we discovered our Lord has gifted us great physical and mental strength to overcome the weakness of our flesh. Three cheers for the King! 

6 warriors rose to greet the dawn of a new day. Despite chilly temps in the Richmond metroplex, it was 70 and sunny at Huguenot High School. According to legend it went a little something like this.

COP: SSH X 20, IW X 20, CS X 20, Lunge X 20, WWII X 10, FC X 20, HRM X 15, Arm Circle X 1

Mosey to the locked tennis courts. Now I know how Monica Seles felt. Stick to the sidewalk.

Three Rounds: One partner runs up sidewalk to fence and back. Other partner exercises. The exercises were as follows: Shoulder Tap Merkins, Dips, Box Jumps.

Uphill Burpee Push: A slight modification on the four corners burpee push debuted at 45MOM last week.

• Round 1 – Run up hill to first light and complete 5 burpees.
• Round 2 – Run up hill to first light 10 squats, run to second light 5 burpees, 10 squats at first light, back to start.
• Round 3 – Run up hill to first light 10 squats, run to second light 10 Captain Thors, run to third light 5 burpees, back to second light 10 Captain Thors, 10 squats at first light, back to start.
• Round 4 – Run up hill to first light 10 squats, run to second light 10 Captain Thors, run to third light 10 shoulder tap merkins, run to fourth light 5 burpees, back to third light 10 shoulder tap merkins, second light 10 Captain Thors, 10 squats at first light, back to start.

D O R A: Mosey to close parking lot. One partner runs the circle, the other partner exercises. Complete the totals as prescribed.

• 100 Shoulder Tap Merkins
• 200 Squats
• 300 LBC

Ring of Fire: Mosey back up to parking lot for Ring of Fire.

Numberama, namerama and the legendary Don Draper took us out.

News:

• Oyster has posted the 2020 Winter Challenge
• The 2020 Q sheet is live
• If you are looking for a good time and a way to set the tone for 2020, grab the reins and take the lead on organizing the New Years Day F3RVA convergence. You don’t need permission, just a strong moral compass and the willpower to not over do it on New Years Eve.

Moleskin: Thanks to the nudging of DTH, YHC made a long overdue appearance at The Forge. This is a dynamite AO with some excellent men who you can count on being there. If you haven’t checked this one off the list, it is definitely worth the trip. In addition to a great workout area, YHC found a rhino beetle. The pax was beyond impressed.

Make it a great one fellas. Dig a little deeper and get it all out.

Hardywood

“Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not easily broken.” (Eccl 4:12) Here’s how a seven-strong steel cable conquered the morning:

The THANG:

Mosey to Culdesac for COP #1:

• SSH, DQ, ImpW’s, Dancing Bears, CrabCakes, CDD’s, Dive Bombers, NoCheat Merkins, LBC’s, Heels2Heaven, APD’s

Mosey back up Road to COP #2:

• En Route, x3 Burpees each light pole
• Stop at Handicap Ramp
• Over-Under on the Handicap Rail, alternating hopping over in one segment, squatting under next, all the way to the top …ouch.

COP #3 at the Handicap Rails:

• Complete x3 sets of x10 Jerkins & x10 Incline Merkins OYO
• Flutter Kicks for the SIX
• All together, Oblique Crunch x10 each side IC
• Head over to Concrete Benches to complete x3 sets of x10 Dips IC & x20 Donkey Kicks OYO

Mosey to front of school for COP #4:

• Grand Finale with the F3 Deck – about 15 cards called In Cadence, including but not limited to:  Plank Jacks, Squats, WWII’s, Moving Lunges, Shoulder Taps, Bernie Sanders, Am.Ham’s, Werkins, Fred.M’s, Incline M’s, Backwards Lunges, etc.

Mosey BTTF for COT:

• Counterama #7
• Namerama
• Announcerama (see Comments)
• Prayer

NMS:

• YHC has seen attendance at different AO’s come down as the temps have fallen, and I know a ton of guys who are currently battling more stress in their lives – maybe holiday/family issues, maybe injury related pain, maybe work issues. Bottom line is that there is POWER & HEALING to be had in attending F3, and we who are attending need to pull out all stops to encourage our brother to keep up the attendance. We are stronger together, and F3 leaves no man behind! Please reach out this week to someone you’ve noted as absent and encourage him to come out – offer to join him at an AO that he likes – you’ll never know how much of a critical impact you might be making at a really tough time in his life. SYITG!