13 Diamond Dogs (One 5 year old FNG!) came out to Rockwood Park for the latest edition of Rocknroll. Temperatures were a cooler 70 and sunny, perfect for the beatdown that was about to ensue. Start with a mosey lap around the parking lot, then circle up near the power tower for the standard warmarama. SSH, Don Quyotes, Helicopters, Imperial Walkers, Ukrainian Soldiers, Merkins, LBCs. Mosey back to short columns near the flag for a triple check. Polesmokers, American Hammers, timer runs to the yellow pipeline and back(60 yards?) Mosey to the concession stand for another triple check Hoe downs,…
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Two gloom brothers met up for a ruck around the dark trails of Rockwood. Nearing first place for the most posts in the last month (thanks BD), House Party took off like a racehorse out the gate, instantly making YHC wonder just how much horsepower is in a HouseParty. This HIM was practically jogging with his ruck, and actually did jog for the trail downhills. Awesome conversation as always, but tough to maintain when your gloom buddy is gassing you with his ruck speed! Pretty sure we need to double his ruck weight! YHC split to go do family pictures…
Nine gentlemen of the gloom posted at the Twin Team Lounge to ease into the weekend with some chill vibes and a Clydesdale-approved beatdown. Double and the Mints took the stage, and the setlist went something like this: Twin Team Slaughter Start(TM): Cherry Pickers x 4, Don Quixotes x 9 OYO IP mosey to the Swamp, Barry White pace – not Barry Sanders Circle up at the Swamp entrance for welcome, disclaimer, and warm-o-rama: Imperial Walkers x 10, Helicopters x 10, Jazzercise x 10, Freddie Mercuries x 10, Flutter kicks x 20 The THANG: Quarter Pounder with Cheese Bar Sliders…
With busy upcoming weekends, Draper and I decided to knock out a long(er) run as the Richmond Half draws near. We launched at 5am from No Toll and explored the various surrounding neighborhoods. Finished off with a lap around Johnston-Willis Hospital and the Lowes Parking Lot. Total distance was 9.2 miles. Post-run survey seems to indicate that a good time was had by all. The backblast title refers to us pulling up in identical Jeep Renegades. – crazy. SYITG
18 Leaders came out today for the return of Swoop to Satans hill! 70 and sunny and Nancy was anxious to get things started! Mosey up Satans hill and back for some warmarama- SSH, dead man hang, imperial walkers, merkins, LBC, Freddie’s The Thang Mosey over to the rock pile for a triple check- runner takes the rock and runs around the island, others were doing curls and skull crushers Ring of rocks- All HIMS called an exercise and we rotated rocks around the circle- 18 different exercises with different rocks Mosey over to the hill for a Satan’s Dora-…
11 grown-boys made their way to Timberwolf this morning. 8 of the PAX members played some off-season Ultimate while the other 3 PAX members opted for a standard beatdown to save those knees! YHC can speak to Ultimate. Here’s what went down… WARMARAMA – Moseyed down to the football field to find an illuminated arena thanks to painter lights, extension cords and a 4:30am alarm clock for YHC. Let’s gooooo!!! Grabbed some grass and stretched out. SSH’s, DMH, Leg Stretches, Arm Circles, Shoulder Stretches, LBC’s, Merkins, Wilson’s Wife and Fudd’s Wife. The THANG – Split into (2) teams of (4)…
Traffic at 345 in the morning was surprisingly heavy as YHC had to take a detour to get to Swift Creek Middle. Managed to get around the road pavers and get a 5k in before the Graveyard Shift
3 HIMs showed up for a low intensity/high spirits 0430 graveyard shift. According to the construction workers, here’s what took place. Carried our sandbags down to the track and did a quick warm-up. YHC confused some when he called helicopters but started doing arm circles, but we figured it out. Feeling loose, we got to work. 20 Squat Thrusters Sandbag carry 1/4 mile 40 Zercher Squats Sandbag carry 1/4 mile 60 plank walk-overs Sandbag carry 1/4 mile 80 walking lunges Sandbag carry 1/4 mile 100 mountain climbers with clean and press every 10 climbers Run around the track once and…
We finally had a cold morning! For YHC, this represents ideal running conditions. After speeding into the parking lot at the last minute and providing the route – we were off. Down Mt MidloTake the Staircase onto the path by the pondThrough Midlothian Mines Park Up the Hill, take a left (or right) at the main roadFind your way back however you want. At 6:15, everyone was accounted for. Numbers/Names/Announcements/Prayer Requests Final Thoughts: This was my first time leading MOT – we seem to have a nice core group that has risen from the ashes of Source of Truth. It…
5 big boys showed up early for some OTB pull-up and dips training. Props to Tiger King for the second week in a row of extra credit! My frequency of posts will wane soon as I complete the move up to PA – so i’m cherishing every last moment with these stallions! The Big Dipper shined on the following moves… Warmarama – Arm Circles, DMHang, Hollow Rocks COP1 Banded muscle up and Pull-up Training COP 2 11’s with Dips and Pull-ups (10 pull-ups, ouch!) COP 3 Escalator pullups and dips (1, up to 4, start again, two times through) Great…