Tag: The FORGE

6 Windy warriors came out to see Machismos part deux. As Snuff’s Forgecast predicted: “Machismo pushes the cold air out of town with a high pressure system bringing heat, humidity and high impact. SYITG” with high pressure came lots of wind as the pack quickly mosied to find the cover of the amphitheater.

Warmarama in quick succession included SSH, UkS, Merkins, Sholder Taps, Peter Parkers (great combo), LBC, American Hammer, Freddie’s, Rosalitas, DQs, and arm circles forward and reverse.

With 2 triples the pax partnered for a triple check. Part one was PLTs with the runner circling the amphitheater.

Part deux was P1 plank, P2 Merkins P3 Runner; then Boya WWII, then Boya Merkins. It was quite the Bro fest with lots of Q help from Wedding Singer.

The Pax hit some Wall work then. sprinted out the last of the 45 before COT.

Announcements were few but included the Magnum PI ad from Gumbo. Bring a Hawaiian shirt and kids clothes donations for those impacted by hurricanes to Dogpile. Flatline will carry the loot to SWVA.

Prayers for temperance in this holiday season.

It was a pleasure to lead twice this week. I was on a Thanksgiving high with the TYA Q and a full family and friend holiday. I’m putting in a request to rebrand Christmas Thanksgiving part 2. Let’s refocus the holiday on the joy fellowship and the promise fulfilled. The old Testament ends with Malachi 4 and the New Testament picks up in Luke 1:13-17 “And he will turn many of the children of Israel to the lord their God, and he will go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready for the Lord a people prepared.” In the spirit of the season let us prepare our hearts and our families in the spirit of thankfulness for the gift that is to come. (I’m not talking about an Xbox. )

VQ alert!!! Tin Man with a 50 year old Virgin Respect VQ coming to the Forge 12/19 what a way to enter strong Tin Man!

10 PAX tackled the Forge with grit, from warmups to the Thunderstruck plank challenge. A morning of sweat, strength, and unrelenting energy!

Rolling hills to start out, bear crawling up the side of the hills.

Warmups: Side straddle hops; Imperial Walkers; Don quixotes; arm circles; lbcs; alabama prom dates

COP 1 : Musicrama Thunderstruck: The Q plays “Thunderstruck” by AC/DC. PAX complete one standard merkin for every “thunder!” heard in the song and hold a plank during the rest of the song.
“Bring sally up” stay in squat position throughout song- squat up on “bring sally up”, squat down “on bring sally down”

COP # 2: Indigenous people run with 5 normal burpees for hte person at the back of the line
Bernie Sanders indigenous people run: PAX lunge walked backwards in a line, the PAX in front did five burpees then Bernie backwards to the back of the line.

Mosey towards stairs, 20 x donkey kicks on wall; 20x mohammed ali

COP 3: Triple Check at stairs. pax 1 runs up stairs and around, pax 2- hand release merkins, pax 3- world war 2s

Sprint at the parking lot

close out: Ring of fire with each pax doing 10 merkins

Announcements: Chili cook off this Sunday November 24 at the Alamo; 3-6. Convergence at Mary Mumford Thanksgiving Day.

Prayer Request: job losses for Snuff’s friends.

YHC arrived early for an EC pre-run with a downranger and planted the SOJ Ghost Flag. Apparently no one noticed the black flag at the AO entrance and Chaplain was surprised to have his half marathon taper plans upended. In respect the taper, as Lockjaw would approve, we went easy on the legs but heavier on shoulders.

Mosey to the cul-de-sac with a stop to wait for Snuff. Various Warm-up exercises with an RVA special – Jazzercise – thrown in for the out of town guest.

Make our way back up the road with a stop at the first 8 light poles – 10 merkins/10 box cutters at each. Up the sidewalk with a Jerkin indigenous run – 3×5 rounds. Triple check with HRM and WWII. In front of the school for random Mary. Since the PAX were expecting Chaplain, we could not leave without some standard parking lot activities. Back and forth across with Mummy Kicks, mario jumps, bear crawl, lunges and a few others. Ring of Fire and some stretching to close it out.

Thanks for being a good spot Chap – SOJ Ghost Flag rides again. Supply Chain made his way around RVA the last few days picking up points for a CSAUP – lots of good ideas to implement in RVA.

Announcements-

Chili Cook Off 11/24 – Rountrey – see Heist

Thanksgiving workout – 7 am at 45MOM

An unorganized group of ghouls enjoyed the ideal conditions for a numberless beatdown with plenty of good mumble chatter. Here is how things went down according to Bobby.

Mosey to the bus loop for introductions and disclaimers. YHC announces that no numbers will be used in todays beatdown. Warmarama all in conversation, shout out to the Lounge, which included DQ’s, Helis, Dead Man Hang, Ukrainian Soldiers, Heals to Heaven and Merkins. All seemed loose and limber, so lets get this thing going…

Triple Check: Timer runs a variety of loops routes without repeating (Big bus loop, small bus loop, around the school to the stairs and back). Partners perform various exercises changing each round. Opening Round – Elevated Merkins, WWII’s. Next Round- Shoulder Taps, APD’s. Next Round: Carolina Dry Docks, LBC’s.

Catch Me if you Can: Partner up. Partner lunges around the bus loop. Partner runs around the loop and catches lunger from behind. Switch roles and repeat for single lap.

Triple Check: Peoples Chair against the school (milkers and Muhammed Alis), Lt. Dans while timer runs up the hill and back down the stairs.

Indigenous Curb Crawl: Mosey back to the small loop. Curb Crawl around the loop while last person runs to the front. Single round was completed.

MBTTF: Quick stop for some additional curb crawling to balance out the burn.

Few minutes of broga. Names, announcements, prayers. Flatline took us out.

NMS: Great work today fellas. Thank you for entertaining an idea that was in my mind to eliminate the counting in preference of good mumble chatter. This was achieved with a phenomenal variety of conversations and laughs. Things got a bit serious once we noticed Bobby waiting for us at the flag. No conversations were had as Bobby did not leave his vehicle choosing instead to text Rosie. Stay tuned for next weeks exciting adventures.

HOT Potato Q all the way.

Machismo warmed us up with some slow dawg DQs and some arm circles much to Last Calls’s delight.

I’m really invested here writing this.

Then Machismo made us do various movements between light poles all the way down the hill including high knees, butt kicks, Bernies, murder gorillas, crab walks, lunges, you name it.

Then Belay made us run to light posts, Bernie back one, and hit some Mercans all the way back up the hill.

Then I had the last 5 minutes which is how I got stuck with writing this. Made the dudes run and hit abs. Nuff said.

Prayed for our health, others dealing with physical, spiritual, or mental health issues, prayed for our care takers. Appreciated the men and the work today. Last Call and Scram want to run more next time.

After a waiting for Snuff an uninvited guest showed up. Bobby director of facility services ushered 11 men off of school premises on a hunt for their good Dr. While the intent of this Q was to explore the vast reaches of the Forge to prove to Handshake that it wasn’t a boring AO, alas, Machismo, under Bobby’s direction was forced to play chicken with cars under the light poles of Stratford Hills.

Warmarama under light pole: DQs, Merkins, X Cross Situps, APD, Arm Circles.

1: Triple check. Run to the next light pole. ISWs, and X cross situps.

2: Ascending burpee light poles to DTHs house.

Intermission: 50 Monkey Humpers facing DTHs unmanned truck.

3: Dora: Run DTHs driveway loop., 50 LBC, 100 Merkins, 150 APD.

Indigenous people noler coaster up bear crawl, down lunge walk. to the street.

4. ascending LBC light poles, to descending squat Light poles.

Announcements, CPR course on Tuesday and Wednesday has slots.

Prayers for tampa and NC.

Theologian Tom Wright suggest that “love and power are the themes of perhaps two thirds of all the novels, plays, and poems ever written. The love of power has laid waste continents and empires. The power of love has driven weak people to do powerful things – these are the forces which shape our lives, our homes, our countries, our politics, our world.”

Ephesians 3:14-21 says: ” for this reason I bow my knees before the father… that… according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power … being rooted and grounded in love.” Pardon my ellipses I hope that the intent remains.

F3 is a group that intends to physically and mentally strengthen our communities through love. Love for our children and families, love for our brothers, love for our communities. There but for the grace of God go I.