Tag: The FORGE

Huguenot High School

  • SOJ WINS! …but aren’t we in the City?

    Twas a bright and beautiful morning for a Ghost Flag reunion at The FORGE, and two FNG’s joined the throng of fartsack escapees to see what DTH had in store. Here’s how it went down:

    The THANG:

    Mosey to COP #1:

    • FNG Welcome & Disclaimer
    • SSH’s
    • DQ’s
    • Imperial Squat Walkers
    • Dive-bomber Merkins
    • Breakdancer Merkins (confusing for everyone, even the Q…)
    • Crab Cakes
    • Flutterkicks
    • Heels to Heaven

    Mosey to COP #2:

    • Run to the CulDeSac, stopping at each light post to perform x3 merkins (around 15 posts total)
    • Circle up on your six for Guantanamo – Legs Up at 45 degrees, Each man runs circle, forcefully throwing legs down (goal for PAX is to keep feet from hitting the deck, then hold at 6”), then the next man in line is following, hitting legs back up for PAX to hold at 45 degrees. PAX completed x3 rounds!

    Mosey to COP #3:

    • Indigenous People’s Run back around the top of the high school to the Amphitheater
    • Triple Check: P1 JackAss Merkins on the Wall, P2 Captain Thors, P3 sets pace with going up/down steps, performing x3 Monkey Humpers at each landing both going up & down (27 MH’s each time) …some of our more studly bro’s box-jumped each step. Booyah!

    Mosey to COP #4:

    • Over/Unders down the Field
    • Out of time – Back to the Flags

    COT:

    • Counterama #19
    • Namerama (x2 FNG’s)
    • Announcerama (see Comments)
    • YHC took us out in Prayer  

    NMS: 

    • GREAT time this morning guys! It is such a blessings to see so many of my WEAG brothers coming out to F3. Of the 19 who posted this morning, a grand total of EIGHT men from WEAG!!! – well done fellas! In the F3 book “Freed to Lead”, which I recommend all F3 men to read ASAP if not already done, the authors talk about the risk of DRTF (Diminishing Returns of Fellowship) when any given AO grows to beyond 18 men attending, and the importance of “Addition By Division” – splitting the PAX into new AO’s in order to create better fellowship/accountability with smaller groups, and also increase each AO’s drive to headlock more Sad Clowns into attending F3. Well, today was only the 4th meeting of The FORGE, and we surpassed the magic number of 18…no doubt in part due to the magnetic appeal of a Ghost Flag showing…but all the same The FORGE is an awesome AO, and I expect numbers will only continue to grow! That being said, if YOU feel led to plant a new AO, do it! I can attest to the amazing experience of facilitating a new AO – truly there is no more supportive group of men than the RVA PAX! 

  • Don Draper VQ – Attempting an Adequate Beatdown

    YHC arrived early for his VQ, greeted by Dr TryHard who was graciously planting the ShovelFlag. In the following minutes, sixteen men, including FNG Fire Marshall Bill, assembled at Hugenaut High for the third ever FORGE beatdown. Cordial chitchat was hastily interrupted as 5:30 flipped on the wrist apparatus and the clouds parted to a balmy 70 & sunny, off we went.  

    The Thang:
    MOSEY: Headed straight to kid drop off for COP

    • Burpees, Burpees, Burpees
    • Cherry Pickers
    • SSH
    • Arm Circles
    • Reverso Arm Circles
    • Merkins
    • Box Cutters
    • Alabama Prom Dates

    MOSEY: To the middle school (soccer?) field for a 4 CORNERS Escalator 

    • 10 Hand Release Merkins
    • 10 Hand Release Merkins + 20 Shoulder Taps
    • 10 Hand Release Merkins + 20 Shoulder Taps + 30 Monkey Humpers
    • 10 Hand Release Merkins + 20 Shoulder Taps + 30 Monkey Humpers + 40Flutter Kicks
    • Wall sit for the six

    MOSEY: To the amphitheater for a LINDSAY

    • Descending WW2’s (30/25/20…) & Ascending Plank Jacks (10/15/20…) 
    • Box jump up amphitheater seats, hop back down

    MOSEY: Back to kid drop off for a DORA 1-2-3

    • Partner up to take on 100 Burpees, 200 WW2’s, & 300 Plank Jacks as you alternate laps around the parking lot. 
    • Partner Leg Toss & extra Plank Jacks to bring up the six

    MOSEY: Back to the ShovelFlag for COT

    • Numberama 
    • Namerama 
    • Announcerama – Bullseye Q’ing an Easter Egg Hunt @ Twin Team tomorrow
    • Prayer

  • I GET KNOCKED DOWN…

    Eight gloom veterans and 3 WEAG FNG’s posted in balmy temps for our second FORGE experience. Here’s how DTH kept the PAX moving as a team:

    The THANG:

    Mosey to COP #1: (Remain in 1st Lot)

    • Chumbaburpee – musical warmerama with a Burpee for every “I Get Knocked Down”, and other to-the-beat exercises in during verses – Imperial Walkers, Russian Soldiers, Ball Dippers
    • Total of 24 Burpees

    Mosey to COP #2: (2nd Lot)

    • DQ’s x10
    • Cherry Pickers x10
    • Dancing Bears x20
    • Angle Grinders x20

    Mosey to COP #3: (Rails)

    • Circuit: Complete x3 sets of x10 Dips & x10 Incline Merkins at the top end of the rails, with x10 WWII’s 50 yards away back at the bottom of the ramp
    • Captain Thors & Pankercises while awaiting the Six

    Mosey to COP #4: (Hills)

    • Burp Back Mountain – Partner 1 starts 100 count Burpees at bottom while Partner 2 bear crawls up the hill, completes x10 Heels to Heaven, then runs back down to switch with Partner 1 …early finishers teamed up to complete the Six’s Burpees.

    Circle up for COP #5:

    • Flutter Kicks OYO x1min awaiting the Six
    • Freddie M’s x20
    • APD’s x20
    • Dying Cockroaches x20
    • Protractor variations
    • Scissors/Flutters variations
    • Wilson’s ab stretch
    • No Cheat Merkins x10
    • The DTH Circle Merk x3

    COT at the ShovelFlag:

    • Counterama #11
    • Namerama (x3 FNG’s)
    • Announcerama (see Comments)
    • YHC took us out in Prayer

    NMS: 

    • Beautiful morning to celebrate our freedoms among F3 brothers. Very happy to introduce a few more WEAG brothers to F3. Thomas Lord’s favorite hobby is making sweet love to his wife – welcome TROJAN! Tim Hughes (age 59) plays keys for his band – welcome PIANO MAN! And Vik Karunakar sings for the same band and enjoys watching Cricket – welcome JIMINY CRICKET! YHC thought the Chumbaburpee warmerama was a fun way to get things started, and will be considering some other songs for future Q’s. Keep posting fellas!

  • Inaugural FORGE Beatdown

    F3 RVA rung in a new AO this morning at Huguenot High School near Bon Air, with a dirty dozen fartsac escapees ready to tackle a DTH beatdown on new ground. Flange arrived on foot as he lives right around the corner, and one Friendly New Guy answered the call to be born again in the F3 Fiery Forge. Here’s how DTH hammered these iron warriors into glory:

    The THANG:

    Mosey to COP #1: (next parking lot down)

    • SSH x20
    • DQ’s x10
    • Ball Dippers x10
    • No Cheat Merkins x10 (Hand Release + Shoulder Tap = 8ct)
    • Freddie M’s x20
    • DR. W – Dolly / Rosalita / W – 8ct x10

    Mosey to COP #2:

    • Partner up at Parallel rails of stadium’s wheelchair ramp
    • 3 rounds of x10 Jerkins & x10 CliffHanger Merkins

    Mosey to COP #3:

    • Indigenous Peoples Run to the cul-de-sac at the end of South Coleman Ln (behind stadium)
    • Circle up and review the F3 CREDO
    • Sweat Angels x15 IC
    • Crab Cakes x15 IC
    • Find a new Partner to complete x3 sets of: x20 PLT each, x10 Squerkins each

    Mosey to COP #3:

    • Run the ~ 0.5mile run back up South Coleman to a grassy hillside
    • New partners for DORA (x100 Merkins, x200 LBC’s, x300 Squats) – While P1 completes stationary exercises, P2 Bear Crawls up and down the three hills, then runs back to trade off …most PAX nearly completed the Squats before YHC called an audible back to the ShovelFlag

    At the ShovelFlag:

    • 2 minutes of High & Low Flutters and Scissors
    • The DTH CircleMerk x3

    COT:

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

    NMS: 

    • YHC feels REBORN and honored to facilitate and Q a new F3RVA AO. Thank you all SO much for your encouragement to make this happen. Multiple times this morning a very enthusiastic Q was reminded to dial back the Qadrenaline. Our new FORGE has so much great potential, and we’ve only skimmed the surface! YHC heard from many F3 veterans and wannabe FNG friends that this week didn’t work for them due to Spring Break travels – so while 12 PAX felt perfect this morning, we will likely see this group grow quickly. Rumor has it the Ghost Flag will make its appearance sometime this month at the Forge, and YHC aims to make SOJ the GhostFlag’s permanent home, so you other areas best represent!