Tag: The FORGE

A trio of some sharp dressed triples escaped their nicely conditioned homes to embrace the warm tidings that awaiting them in the gloom. Joined by a pair of lost Westhoians that took a wrong turn and a Down Range Floridian accustomed to the humid conditions, we ventured off to avoid the unmanicured landscaping of Huguenot High School. Here is how things went down.

Mosey to the bottom of the cul de sac for introductions and disclaimers. A Chaplainesc warmarama soon commenced with in conversation walking COP that included Ukrainian Soldiers, Imperial Walkers, Walking Toe Touches, Arm Circles and maybe a few other items.

The Thang 1: Triple Check with timer running to the 3rd light while exercises were donkey kicks and hand release merkins. Upon completion let us wosey thru the unlocked gate and onto the finest field F3RVA has to offer.

The Thang 2: Midfield Dora – Exercises performed at the midfield logo with timer touching the goalpost and returning. At the changeover alternate between 10 booyah merkins and 10 booyah WWII’s. Exercises included 100 squats, 200 flutters (2 count), 300 SSH’s. Booyah anything sucks.

The Thang 3: Mosey up to the Press Box. Group of 4 performs Hoedowns while Group of 5 runs the bleacher loop down and back up. 3 rounds.

Exit thru the back door BTTVF with a quick stop for Tooth Fairies up the stairs.

Numbers, Names, Announcements (see slack). YHC took us out.

NMS: Ample mumble chatter from the launch with some possible copyright infringement pending. Good to see Cappuccino back out with his Richmond travel. Hope to see him back out again in his trips north. YHC was glad to EF Hutton and Lockjaw punch their summer tour tickets along with enjoying the plush turf fields with unanticipated easy access. Thank you gentlemen for the opportunity as YHC always enjoys the comradery and laughs that only can occur at 5.30 am. Great way to start the day.

An intrepid group of 8 SOJ leading men, took to the comfortable streets of The Forge for an expected Q of breathing exercises, exploration and quality tunes. Spoiler alert, none of this occurred. 5.30 non Garmin time struck, no Snuff, we roll on. Here is how hot potato things went down.

Rosie Q: Quick loop around the parking lot to ensure no stragglers were arriving, finding none we proceeded with a warm up that included SSH’s, DQ’s, Imperial Walkers, Bob and Weaves (DK tribute), Tempo Merkins, Shoulder Taps, Peters Parkers, finishing with LBC’s. Mosey over to the bus loop for a quick Dora. Partner runs the loop. Exercises included 100 Decline Curb Merkins, 200 Squats, 300 SSH’s. Q is passed….

El Woods Q: Mosey past the virtual flag for a little taste of the New Glory. 5 Merkins at each light pole down to the access ramp. Bear Crawl 1/2 up the ramp, Lunge the remaining distance. This felt so nice, lets do it twice. Same thing for Round 2. Q is passed….

Last Call Q: Mosey over the dip benches. 50 dips OYO followed by tooth fairies up the stairs. BTTVF for a quick Mary that included Heels to Heaven, LBC’s, APD’s and Flutters. Numbers, Names, Announcements (see Upchuck WDog backblast for F3 events thru 2026). Gumbo took us out.

NMS: Not what Pax was expecting with Snuff on the Q sheet. Always nice to mix a hot potato Q into the rotation every so often. YHC voiced this opinion several times during the endless SSH’s and New Glory only to fall on deaf ears. Hopefully Snuff is safe and slumbering in the fartsack. Good mumble chatter as expected when Gumbo and Rosie get together. Great work this morning gents.

6 Beasts!!! Choose Hard and not go to the 3rd Ultimate Frisbee of the week. Let’s Gooo!!

Warmarama: Mosey down a ways, circle back for Bones who could only find 1 glove. SSH, Imperial Walkers, Helicopters, Arm Circles, Cherry Pickers, LBC, Hello Dolly’s, Merkins.

The Thang: You know it!! Eye of the Storm with a twist!
Mosey to the middle parking lot.

Round1:
Run a Lap
Corner 1: Burpees x5, Merkins x20.
Run a Lap
Corner 2: Burpees x5, Squats x20.
Run a Lap
Corner 3: Burpees x5, WWII x20.
Run a Lap
Corner 4: Burpees x5, SSH x40.

Round2: Reverse It
Run a Lap
Corner 1: Burpees x5, SSH x40
Run a Lap
Corner 2: Burpees x5, Heals to Heaven x10, Box Cutters x10.
Run a Lap
Corner 3: Burpees x5, Squats x20.
Run a Lap
Corner 4: Burpees x5, Merkins x40.

Round3: Stuck on Corner 1
Run a Lap
Corner 1: Burpees x5, Merkins x20.
Run a Lap
Corner 1: Burpees x5, Squats x20.
Run a Lap
Corner 1: Burpees x5, WWII x20.
Run a Lap
Corner 1: Burpees x5, SSH x40.

Mosey BTTF
Ring of Fire
Announcements: Breaking Bread – Next Saturday NEEDS Help!!
YHC Took us out!!

NMS:
2+ Miles
75 Burpees
300 Exercises
0 Frisbees
70 and Sunny as always!!

Well done Boys! Way to put in that work. That was a tough one.
Thanks for letting me lead.

Oyster

4 film buffs gathered around the sounds of cinema for an action-packed workout. Siskel and Ebert: two thumbs up.

The opening track to Terminator 2: Mosey into the nuclear sunset for an OYO warmarama.

Last of the Mohicans on the wall for the patented Pigskin special.

A quattro checko with timer on tooth fairies, dips, squats and Freddie Mercuries to the sounds of the Hans Zimmer, the real Dark Knight.

Chased by Orcs up Mt Chaplain with 100% effort to the Two Towers theme. It was epic.

100 mirkins Mad Max-style.

Finished with 3 minutes of breath work to Revenge of the Sith.

And the Oscar goes to… any man who kindles a fire in the gloom.

9 conquistadors and one Tree of Life.

Steeled themselves, warmarama to the concrete sounds of the jungle.

Onward to the moist Goldilocks hillock, triple bear check.

Onward to the Crossing, 3 ways to live and one way to die.

As we lay on the tracks, watching the slow clouds, necks on the rail, one certainty.

The train comes, one day or another. Not today.

Hacking deeper into the woods on the trail of tents, we didn’t find The Fountain.

Only the inevitability of acceptance, open to all men, rain or shine.

WARMARAMA: Mosey to bus loop for warms that included helicopters, dead man hangs, cherry pickers, mountain climbers, merkins, sprinkling of broga, and some LBCs. 

Mosey down the hill to cul de sac behind turf field. Stop halfway down and hit mountain climbers in cadence. Recover.

After arriving at cul de sac, hit more mountain climbers in cadence. 

COP 1: Starting in the cul de sac and moving uphill, stop at each street light and perform a letter of BLIMPS going up by 10 reps each time:

B.L.I.M.P.S

• B – Burpees 10x
• L – Lunges 20x (single count)
• I – Imperial Walkers 30x
• M – Merkins (no cheat) 40x
• P – Plank Jacks 50x
• S – Squats 60x

Recover. Another set of mountain climbers in cadence. The hardest (physical) part of GTE 47 for me was the combo bear crawl and mountain climbers with rucksack on our first cadre Flight Nurse pushed us through. He smoked us on those exercises for 90 minutes before we even left Forest Hill Park. Today’s mountain climbers were in honor of my GTE brothers. 

Mosey to ramp for Jerkin Gym.

COP 2: Line up at handicap ramp single file for Jerkin Gym. Each man takes a section. 7 jerkins then 7 dips OYO. Leapfrog to next open slot. Repeat all the way up. Dropped to 5 reps a piece halfway up. 

Mosey up to bus loop for another round of mountain climbers I cadence. 

COP 3: Perform a set of exercises, then run a lap around the bus loop for Dirty 100:

• 100 SSHs, run a lap
• 90 2x Flutter Kicks, run a lap
• 80 Squats, run a lap
• 70 LBCs, run a lap
• 60 2x Mtn Climbers, run a lap
• 50 Lunges

Mosey BTTF for 30 seconds of mountain climbers. 

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Honor our fallen soldiers by doing Murph at Rock n Roll on Saturday at 0700. Hit Tredegar Iron Works (Belle Isle parking lot) on Monday at 0700 for convergence. 

PRAYERS: For graduates this weekend, for those traveling / coming home for the holiday, for lighter times at work, for our fallen soldiers. USA