Tag: TwinTeam

  • Pimpin, I mean Loungin ain’t easy

    4 lounge ready individuals started another weekend keeping it loungy. No Q on the sheet so YHC decided to take the opportunity to employ the KISS method to this mornings beatdown and go with what you know.

    Mosey to the back of BWES, lots of stretches with some other movements

    Mosey to door 1, at each door do that number of called exercise. Luckily there are only 10 doors so WWIIs seamed to be a good call. We did another round with lunges too

    Mosey back around to the back for 4 corners, keep it loungy 5 – LBCs, 10 – WWIIs, 15 – Scrunchy Frogs, 20 – American Hammers. Another round with an audible 10 – Squats, 15 – Lung walks (turned into 10 because of the space), 20 – LT Dans (turned into 10 because), 25 – Monkey Humpers

    Mosey to the playground – 10 pullups or just hang there, 10 Merkins, 5 pullups – 5 merkins, 3 pullups – 3 merkins

    Back to the front of BWES – more stretching

    BTTF numbers / names YHC took us out

    NMS: Using the regular lexicon and keeping it loungy is harder than you would think

  • Stay Loungy My Friends

    Dos of the Most Interesting Men in the World beat the warmer temps to discover the happenings at the Lounge. Here is how thing went down.

    Mosey to the main entrance of James River High School for causal warmarama. Mainly stretching with a bit of short cardio, all in conversation.

    Mosey on down to the Swamp for some track work. 4 corners was called as the field was a bit dewey along with the fear inspiring sign to lay off the grass. Round 1: 10 Merkins, 20 WWII’s, 30 Squats, 40 Monkey Humpers. Round 2 – same exercises but add 5 to each rep. 2 laps completed was good enough.

    Mosey up to the baseball fields using various methods of movement including lunges, high knees, butkickers, etc. Go thru the gate across the field and to the blacktop.

    Short 11’s: 1 squat run across the short side of the blacktop for 10 curbside merkins, brocode style.

    Mosey around the school to get some bench work in with dips and step ups. 2 rounds.

    BTTVF with 2 quick mosey laps around the loop. Announcements, Prayers, YHC took us out.

    Announcements: Chaplains Abtacular Event happening next Saturday (6/28) at Rock and Roll. Come get that 18 pack you need for pool season. Homegrown Half planned for August. Summer Tour continues on.

    NMS: After a week of questionable parental guidance, YHC needed to get back into the morning routine with some good intellectual discussions. Always enjoy the smaller 1 on 1 beatdowns as many world problems were solved with the quality mumble chatter. Thank you for joining me this morning Chaplain. Great times.

  • How long do you need to attend a workout to be counted?

    A rowdy crew showed up at Twin Team today. Per usual, the Lounge did not disappoint with good conversation and a bit of exercise mixed in just to make it spicy.

    No Q on the sheet today, so a hot potato workout followed

    Warmarama – No in cadence counting today. Just complete until the Q says stop.

    • Side Straddle Hops
    • Helicopters
    • Don Quixote’s
    • Ukranian Soldiers
    • LBC’s
    • Merkins

    Thang 1: OC – 4 corners: At each corner of the playground, an exercise of 20 is chosen and we rotated through the PAX. 2 rounds completed.

    Thang 2: Rosie -Two rounds of The Murph exercises with a lap around the track in between rounds.

    Thang 3: Rosie – Wall Sits with a Run in between, rotate down the wall of the school.

    DK and Singer left for a golf mid exercise. No doubt, they had enough of this punishing workout!

    Thang 4: Cavity Search – Triple Check called with Merkins and WWII’s.

    Thang 5: OC – A little bench work: Incline/decline merkins, step ups, dips, crunches.

    Post workout musing: DK and Singer left at 5:58 to play golf. After their departure, the group discussed whether they should be counted on the PAX sheet. We agreed that since they stayed for 23+ minutes, they should be counted. They also contributed a good bit of mumble chatter during their time. That counts for something.

    Announcements: Homegrown Half coming either August 9 or 16th. Get those running or rucking shoes ready.

    YHC took us out.

  • Unwritten Rules Violation

    At 5:30 AM we opened the velvet rope and welcomed 8 men into the latest edition of Twin Team. The following is a brief summary for your viewing pleasure.

    Mosey to the JRHS parking lot for Warm Up: don quixote’s, Helicopters, HR Merkins, Australian Snow Angels, Freddy Mercuries, Butt Kicks, Appalachian Lunge Walks, Hillbillies, Mario Jumps. Plank Walk.

    Exercise One: Off Campus Tour
    PAX ran through Robious Landing Park and JRHS, stopping at various points. Everyone got a chance to select exercises.

    10 burpees
    20 Toe Taps
    30 Wide Legged Merkins
    40 squats
    50 Freddy Mercuries
    60 Flutter Kicks
    70 Side Straddle Hops
    80 American Hammers
    90 LBCs
    100 Alabama Prom Dates

    *I may have mixed a couple of these up

    Back to the flag for 1 minute of stretching.

    Last Call took us out

    Final Thoughts: Burpees? Running? Grass? All frowned upon at the Twin Team Lounge – who knew? Hoping to get off probation status in the near future. Great work by the PAX!
  • Don’t upset Last Call

    7 strong showed up for a Doozy of a time at the Lounge. 5:30 a brief explanation of the laid backness of the Lounge and how it may be or may not be more or less than expected but it will be what you need for today.

    Mosey to the front of BWES to find dry ground. A little of this and a little of that with some stretches to start us off.

    Mosey out of the parking lot and take a right (Last Call is not feeling good about this) to Twin Team. Our task for today is slow and on the go. Starting at the bottom we did 20 squats walked a bit up the hill until YHC said stop did 20 of something else repeto to the top (probably) 5 stops total walk in between. Run back to the bottom at your pace. Repeto again with different exercises

    Back to the front of BWES circle up for Man Kill……… Oh this is the Lounge, its a no Burpee / No Man Killer zone (Last Call is walking back towards the circle). Stretches instead, then BTTF.

    Numbers / Names. Rosie took us out

    NMS:

    YHC hasn’t been at a beat down for a while let alone had the Q. With the empty Q sheet it just seemed like a good idea to add my name. Q’ing at the Lounge is a little different and has a little slower pace.

  • Yacht Rock 2025: They Found the Ramp! Wait is That Oats? Where’s Hall?!

    The morning weather was beautiful. There was a bit of light just starting to peak over the James. 5:30am hit, The Doobies (Featuring Michael McDonald) were first up on the playlist. According to the gentlemen who almost ran us over because they didn’t check slack…. This may or may not have happened. Lap around the lot, stop on the path for…

    Warmerama:

    Invisible jump rope 

    Jazzercise

    Hairy Rockettes

    Copperhead squats

    Plank it up

    J-Lo’s

    The merkin 

    Up dog

    Down dog

    Walk it back to dead man hang

    Reach up for Andy dufrains 

    Get close to water for a triple check. Runner goes to picnic tables in the woods and back. Exercises are dips and derkins on riverside benches. 

    Mosey to the other side of where the ramp used to be. PAX Hold plank and one by one do a pull up in the boat rack. Except for Orange Crush, he did 100 pull ups. 

    Next up was Touch a tree with 2-4-6 trees, exercises were merkins, squats and LBCs. 

    Then a OAX-choice DORA with 100 side straddle hops, 200 monkey humpers, and 300 single count flutter kicks. Next we moseyed back to the parking lot to get on the 6 and 

    Spell “yacht rock” with our feet. 3 minutes of Mary to finish it out. Prayers and announcements, YHC took us out. 

    Announcements 

    • Congrats to the HS graduates! Prayers for the parents to keep it together. 
    • Convergence on Monday at 7am at Tredegar. See Heist if you want to help out. YHC is leading the pre-run at 625am!

    NMM

    Fun time today on a beautiful morning. Thanks for coming out fellas. Special shout out to Whitesnake’s mustache that survived the entire beat down!

  • Optional Running

    YHC grabbed the Q early this morning with an idea to use some implements that have been taking up space in the car without much use recently. Only 2 other PAX, so we grabbed 3 of the implements of woe – jump rope, and 2 KBs, and made our way to the sidewalk of the newly lit school. That is, of course, after a proper lounge warm up in conversation.

    Triple checks served up – KB swings, curls, jump rope x 50 as the timer. We were working so hard we disturbed a frenzy of early morning ants and we were forced to relocate to the front of the school. Next round – squats and press with an optional run around the loop or jump rope as the timer. YHC was the only jumper.

    Move to the benches in front for 3 rounds of dips, inclines, step ups, declines, and split squats. Final triple check – longer optional run, around the world and halos. My shoulders are thanking Singer for taking the shorter run on the third round of halos.

    A little bit of Mary before the buzzer.

    Announcements

    MEMORIAL DAY CONVERGENCE – 7am at Tredegar – volunteers to coordinate a pre-ruck? Boberrry has a pre-run; anyone feel moved to take a group to lead? Also looking for anyone (someone on the DL) to bring some post-workout food/drinks.

    Prayers abound for those in hospice, sick, going through procedures, or unable to make it out in the gloom.

  • Paying Homage to The Murph, Harambe, and The Pope

    5 strong at the newly illuminated grounds of Bettie Weaver Elementary School. Twin Team Lounge was open for business. A brief summary for your viewing pleasure……………..

    Mosey to the basketball court for Warm-up:
    Ski Jumps, Ukranian Soldiers, Helicopters, Bruce Lee Punches, Carolina Dry Docks, Freddy Mercuries, Mario Jumps, Squatting Side Shuffles, Open the Gates, Appalachian Lunge Walks

    to the Playground for Exercise One: Modified Mini-Murph
    5 rounds of Pull Up Bar Hangs (as long as you can go), 5 burpees, 50 squat pulses, run to the end of the field and back.

    Exercise Two: Harambe Hill
    Bear Crawl up the hill, 5 murder gorillas to the side, crawl bear down. Work your way to the end of the baseball fence.

    One the way back: Bear Crawl Up, 10 side lunges, Crab Walk Down

    Mosey back to the playground for an additional Pull Up Bar Hang.

    BTTF for an Ab Circle: PAX call out 25 count ab exercises: Heels to Heaven, American Hammers, Leg Lifts, Little Baby Straight Legged Crunches (LBSLC’s), Crunchy Frogs.

    YHC took us out

    Great work by the PAX this morning! It was little wet and muddy out there – but we persevered. My forearms are cramping as a I type this backblast. Looking forward to heading out to The Bridge tomorrow. Not too late to join.

    SYITG

  • Gourgeous

    A good looking mixture of runners and loungers hit the pleasant temps awaiting them at Twin Team Lounge. 2 adventurers went out to explore crevasses deep while 3 stayed for a kettlebell for the ages. Here is how things went down for the bellers.

    Mosey to the grassy playing fields behind the school for introductions and salutations. Warm up in conversation that included Helicopters, Dead Man Hang, Ukrainian Soldiers, Pigeon right, Pigeon left, more dead man hang and some other stretching. Mosey back around the school to collect the kettle bells.

    Wosey to the black top for a triple check. Timer runs the blacktop perimeter with others performing Goblet Squats and WWII’s. Round 2 included stationary timer performing 20 single count lunges with exercises of American Hammers and Lawnmower Pulls.

    Mosey to the bus loop for another triple check. Timer runs the bus circle with other performing Squat Thrusts and KB Swings.

    Mosey around to the benches for a quick round of step ups, inclined merkins and dips. BTTVF for 1 minute of mary when runners returned for numbers, names, announcements/prayers. YHC took us out.

    Prayers for those participating in Century Classic this evening/tomorrow morning. Best of health and good times hanging out in the van.

    NMS: Been a minute since KB was called at the Lounge. It was quickly obvious that YHC had no game plan but good mumble chatter between the bellers. Not many reps when Doozy is the timer but good times were had by all. Singer and Bullseye traveled into Tarrington to the River and back up. Based on their return attire, summer humidity is upon us. Great job today fellas. Thank you for the opportunity to join you this morning.

  • Keepin’ it Loungy – but not too Loungy…

    5 HIM’s joined YHC for a little tour of Twin Team. YHC’s Q focused on conversation and camaraderie with a bit of fitness mixed in. YHC is happy to report that this objective was achieved.

    Warmarama: Walk across the blacktop playground, stretching various body parts as we went.

    Thang 1: Bro code 4 corners, 3 rounds. Merkins, Squats, LBC’s.

    Thang 2: Triple Check: Run around the bus loop, Side Straddle Hops, APD’s/LBC’s.

    Thang 3: Mozey to the benches for some step ups, dips and incline merkins.

    All this fitness nonsense was wrapped up with a little Broga. What a beautiful morning to be outside.

    Per usual, lots of great mumblechatter and laughter at Twin Team. Names and stories have been withheld to protect the innocent and for fear of (likely) incrementation.

    Prayer Requests: DD with a bit o’ skin cancer that will get taken care of. This is the call for all of us to get out and see a dermatologist. LC’s friend who is going through a difficult separation and the life upheaval that comes with this event.

    Announcements: CSAUP

    YHC took us out.