Ten of RVA’s finest convened in a dark parking lot to start the week out strong. Here’s what transpired: COP: Mosey to back lot at Third Church office building. Deadman hang // Helicopters // DQs // Imperial Walkers // Ukranian Soldiers // 1 legged APDs // LBCs // Hand release Merkinss // Inverted Crabcakes // Elbow Plank to Pickle Pounders // SSHs Elevens: Bear crawl to other side of the lot, 10 Merkins, Jog back to where you started, 1 Squat. 9 then 2, 8 then 3, and so on. Triple Check: Mosey up to the middle Third lot and…
3 distinguished gentlemen wrapped up the OTB kettlebell season in style. Here is a brief summary for your viewing pleasure. Warm-up: Don Quixotes, arm circles, helicopters, cherry pickers. Walk to the side of the church alternating between overhead carries and upright holds. Exercise One: curb walk, indigenous peoples style. Man in the back runs to the kettles and does 10 goblet squats, run back to the front. We went up and back. Mosey to the back of the parking lot doing around the worlds, clockwise then counter. Exercise Two: triple check: chest press, WWII sit-ups with lift, runner does side…
5 runners, 1 biker, 4 walkers and 2 furry friends toured the mean streets of Salisbury and the surrounding areas on this steamy morning. Runners got 5.5 miles including a few new holes on the golf course. FNG Dinky (David) held onto the pace for a mile or two (really 2.5) and then finished strong OYO. Walkers were spotted on old Winterfield deep in conversation. A good morning had by all.
A quartet of guys came out to celebrate YHC’s bday. Fun times were had by some. COP — copperhead, IW, DQ, crabcakes, freddies, WW1 situps, eric heidens KB diamond — two people have KB’s two do not — rotate around the circle doing in cadence exercises as listed below: american hammers (with and without bell)Situps and situp pressesmerkin and KB merkinssquats and goblet squatsDorarun the perimeter of the bball court100 burpees, 200 mountain climbers, 300 IJRBack to the beginning for some abdominal Mary’sStretching and we’re doneFun workout with some great brothers! Looking forward to doing this again when YHC turns…
13 men met this morning at Grid Iron, pre summer heat. Some may have wished they stayed home? After a brief warm up we headed to the fields for some cardio with “Thunder-Burpee”…burpees for every time ACDC’s Thunderstruck said “Thunder”. Unfortunately after one burpee we lost Polly. Then it was time for core. After sets of 20 of Freddy Mercury’s, Mercury Freddy’s, Crunchy Frog we Bear Crawled our way for another set of 20 of Reverse Crunches, Heals to Heaven, and WWII’s with a twist…and then Bear Crawled for another set of 20 V-Up Roll Ups…followed by Bear Crawl and…
8 Strong brothers and a random stranger that was looking to join in came to see what Doozy had cooked up on the books today. 7:00 and 8 PAX mosey to the tennis courts for COP DQ’s, Helicopters, Russian Soldiers, LBC’s, Merkins Mosey to the rails Dips, Incline Merkins and Step ups as we pass to the back parking lot Circle up for a few sets of 21’s SSH’s IC until 3 PAX silent counts to themselves until 21 PAX must all end together or a punishment is handed out. 10 sets completed. Mosey to the closer parking lot (long)…
Dos amigos corrieron por el sendero circular pavimentado en Rockwood Park. Mumble chatter ranged from family to faith to fitness to morality. YHC ran a slower pace after being hung over from the Bert workout yesterday. As always, we recruited the men walking the park as we ran. Logged a little over 2 miles before Doozy’s beatdown in the heat of the sun.
17 of RVA’s finest came out on this warm Saturday morning in May to help YHC celebrate 6 years with this fantastic group. This how it went down Slaughter Start – 6 Burpees OYO COP (ALL IC) – SSH, DQ, Hillbillies, LBC’s, American Hammers, Scorpion Kicks, AST’s, Merkins, and Arm Circles Mosey to the traffic circle by the amphitheater for a couple loops with running backwards and karaoke. THANG Mosey to the Amphitheater Incline Merkins starting at the bottom with 1 and increase to 18 at the top Decline Dips down the theater with 18 at the top and 1…
A lucky13 embarked on a route around westham….I’m certain the precise directions are in a prior backblast somewhere…. Saab abides
Several of us started early, several of us started late, but we all finished on-time. There were a few pooches out there too panting and loving the heat. YHC, Fico and, Bodos went out on Grove towards the Fan and back for about 5 miles. The conversation was good, we talked about classic movies from the 80s and 90s, and college roommates turned runners. There was a Saab sighting as well in the wee hours of the morning running shirtless up and down Grove. Rumor has it that he was running since mid-night. Good luck to all the racers this…