10 healthy gentlemen appeared for a very rusty rendition of a Ronnie Q. Here’s what went down: Mosey to the front of the school for COP. Side straddle hops Don Quixote Russian soldiers Arm circles – reverso Merkins Next, mosey to the track for a quick run with some merkins and burpees mixed in. Stop at the jerkin gym and partner up for three sets of 10 jerkins. Move to the bleachers for a round of dips. Quick cool down at the wall with wall sits and balls to the wall, then back to the bleachers for more dips. Mosey…
Browsing: Heartbreak Ridge
With the tax filing date past us 6 PAX were made aware that apparently winter filed the necessary paperwork for an extension. We were met with 40 degrees but clear skies to: COP: Invisible Jumprope, 10 Burpees, Don Qs, Imperial Walkers, Merkins, Flutterkicks, Helicopters. Back to main lot: Merkin Arrows: Run entire lot – 10 Merkins each set of arrows. Audible on 2nd half to alternate WWIIs for merkins. Head to school wall: Triple Check: Run lot, Dips, Balls2Wall. Then head on down to track for Lindsays: Benchkicks & Squats. Jerkin Gym: 3 Sets of 8 Jerkins. Over to Heartbreak…
The THANG: 600 miles so 600 thangs on repeat in this Dora flight at heartbreak ridge. Here’s how it went: Mosey to COP #1:Front of the school under the one light for a turbulent warm up in which the Pax quickly reminded me that I better get in cadence quick. Warm up: 20 cheerleaders in honor of the hoos victory, a trial attempt at the Moroccan nightclub, don quixotes, helicopters Mosey to COP #2: Strolled into the fuselage to go directly into a holding pattern where we did an indigenous people run for two laps At the forefront of the…
Some mighty men remain in RVA this week while the masses take a week of R&R. For those that remain, the challenge is significant and the rewards are great. Five noble warriors posted at Heartbreak this morning. Here is how it went down: COP20 SSH15 Russian soldiers15 IW10 DQ15 helicopters20 hand release merkins20 Suzanne Somers, each leg20 2x flutter kicksMosey to the black top for a bearimeter of massive landscape with intermittent exercises totally50 burpees125 WWII sit-ups100 APDsMosey to the track for a Lindsay at the bleachers – dips and bench kicksMosey around the track back to the jerkin gym…
4 strong showed up for a gusty Heartbreak Ridge adventure this morning. Hot Potato Q went like this: Fireman Ed — Warmup lap on the track followed by SSH x15 & DQ x 10 to get moving. Dora with 100 x box jumps, 200 x squats, 300 x flutters. Mosey to the playground and partner up for two rounds of 8x jerkins & pull-ups. Handshake — Mosey to the parking lot exit for curb crawl ascending to 10 merkins. Follow up with 3x 20 of Willson Dying Cockroaches. Seymore – Mosey to the football field for 5x burp-ups on the…
9 standup men of the West End of RVA posted in colder-than-expected temps on this Tuesday to tackle the gloom. The Q rolled in hot, and the pax took off toward the track. Here is the summary of what happened… more or less. Mosey around the track to the grassy end near the road for warmup COP: Invisible jump rope x20, Russian Soldiers x15, Imperial Walkers x15, Kickbacks x15, Merkins (slow all the way up, slow all the way down) x8 Mosey to the football field for the Beast. At at least 2 plank-o-ramas somewhere in here: LBCs, Merkins, Flutter…
The THANG: Since my last flight was 1300 miles home on a weather reroute. The PAX soared over Heartbreak ridge with 1300 thangs in an expertly timed fashion. We all know it’s not cool to be late for you’re flight. DTH almost missed the flight. The door was closing when he mosied up to the fuselage. Today was my fIrst flight at heartbreak ridge and also my VQ. I thought we should commemorate today’s journey with my last flight. Today we will incorporate 1300 thangs in the gloom! Here’s how it went: Mosey to COP #1: Flag out front 11…
9 of Richmond’s best braved the Quioccasin terrain for some light exercise on a brisk Tuesday morning. COP: Quick warmup lap and mosey to the front of the school, followed by 20 SSH’s, 10 Merkins, 20 LBC’s, 7 Don Quixotes and 15 ceremonial Arm Circles. The Thang: Start up – Alternate 5 Box Jumps and 30 Merkins, ascending 5 jumps and descending 5 Merkins until 30 BJ’s and 5 Merkins. Al Gore for the six. Tennis time – Mosey to the rear tennis courts for 30x each of front, side and cross line jumps, each followed by a tennis court shuttle. Next up…
11 Pax, including 1 FNG, made for a prime number PAX beatdown at HBR. Mid 30s temps and clear skies. It went down like so: COP: SSH, Russian Soldiers, Don Qs, Merkins, Flutterkicks, Scorpion Kicks. Mosey to PES for Block Party: Grab Cinder blocks: 4 rounds, each round add new exercise: R1: Overhead Presses. R2: OP + Sit’n Presses. R3: OP, SP, + Ball Dippers. R4: OP, SP, BD, + Block Swings. Finish up Block Party with some Boat & Canoe. Mosey to Tennis Courts: 3 Sets of Wheelbarrow to net, 10 Derkins. Head to DK wall for Venezuelan Chair…
YHC arrived at Heartbreak with a full 10 seconds to spare, and lots to do: time for a Track Beast – The Hard Way! Mosey to the track, dispense with COP and formalities, and get to it: six stops along each lap, perform six of each given exercise. Since it’s The Hard Way, exercises stick around and compound on one another instead of being replaced. 1 – merkins2 – mountain climbers3 – WWIIs4 – squats5 – American hammers6 – burpeesPAX finished with enough time for a victory lap before going back to the flag for numbers, names, ‘nouncements. YHC was…