6 warriors rose to greet the dawn of a new day. Despite chilly temps in the Richmond metroplex, it was 70 and sunny at Huguenot High School. According to legend it went a little something like this. COP: SSH X 20, IW X 20, CS X 20, Lunge X 20, WWII X 10, FC X 20, HRM X 15, Arm Circle X 1 Mosey to the locked tennis courts. Now I know how Monica Seles felt. Stick to the sidewalk. Three Rounds: One partner runs up sidewalk to fence and back. Other partner exercises. The exercises were as follows: Shoulder…

“Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not easily broken.” (Eccl 4:12) Here’s how a seven-strong steel cable conquered the morning: The THANG: Mosey to Culdesac for COP #1: SSH, DQ, ImpW’s, Dancing Bears, CrabCakes, CDD’s, Dive Bombers, NoCheat Merkins, LBC’s, Heels2Heaven, APD’s Mosey back up Road to COP #2: En Route, x3 Burpees each light poleStop at Handicap RampOver-Under on the Handicap Rail, alternating hopping over in one segment, squatting under next, all the way to the top …ouch. COP #3 at the Handicap Rails: Complete x3 sets of x10 Jerkins…

7 cold weather warriors ignored the 20 degree temperature for the latest 45 minutes of madness known as The Forge. Tobit was the hero that we all need, rocking the shorts. Lots of mustache mumble chatter to kick things off. Apparently, several members of our brethren have been mistakenly identified as pedophiles or old west characters. That’s messed up! Today’s Q was not inspired by a bible verse – but rather that snarled, cartoonish face of Raider’s coach Jon “Chucky” Gruden, saying “You gotta pound that rock!” It is football season, after all. Pax all grabbed a rock out of…

A fine foursome along with DTH’s dog Cooper (F3 “Opi”) came out in the crisp cold darkness to knock out a bunch if merkins along with other stuff – as follows: The THANG: Mosey to Culdesac for COP #1: x10 Merkins at each light pole going down (x140 total)Welcome & F3 DisclaimerDQ’s x10 ICHairy Rockettes x10 ICBody Builders x10 ICMtn Climbers x10 ICFreddie M’s x10 ICDTH’s x10 IC Mosey back up to top for COP #2: x10 Carolina Drydocks at each light pole going up (x140 total)Assemble at end of grassy knollsFiddler Crab (feet downhill) across length of Grassy Knolls’…

The bright lights of Huguenot HS welcomed seven F3 soldiers for DTH’s return to the Q sheet. But since YHC has had zero time to prepare anything since returning from Guatemala, the Q was passed to the F3 Deck… The THANG: Mosey to front of HS for brief Warmerama: SSH x50 ICCherry Pickers x10 ICImp.Walkers x10 ICDonQ’s x10 IC 1st Deck Set: Smurf Jacks x25 ICFlutters x100 OYOBear Crawl around loopMonkey Humpers x25 ICArm Circles x100 IC (variegated) Mosey to front of Middle School for 2nd Deck Set: Derkins x10 ICCDD x10 ICLunge Walk around LoopLBC’s x10 ICHigh Slow Flutters…

Small crowd showed up at the Forge for some hard work on this warm October morning. Before the prescribed start time Last Call inquired about the difficulty of a Q. No, it’s not hard; have a plan, know the plan, plan extra since the PAX are always faster than you think and prepare to not sleep much the night before. That said with the Q sheet empty, (Vinny?), YHC let the other 3 know the Q would be passed to them at some point so prepare accordingly. Mosey to the cul-de-sac for some warm up exercises. Next up, Love Hill…

The Forge Spa registered eight high roller clients this morning for the usual sauna sweats, full body massage, and bikini waxing. The following top secret order of body positions details the Spa’s methodology for clients to enter Nirvana: The THANG: Latecomers loop around first parking lot to pick up Posh, then Mosey to grassy area for COP #1: F3 welcome & disclaimerDon Draper’s x10 ICImperial Squat Walkers x10 ICDancing Bears x10 ICDTH’s x10 IC Mosey to Soccer Field for COP #2: Partner up to wheelbarrow around field, alternating x10 Squerkins each corner (each partner does the derkins part at 2…

6 intrepid F3 veterans braved the mean streets of Bon Air for the latest edition of The Forge. The mood could be described as jovial, as the PAX eagerly anticipated an epic beat down – Chaplain Style! The Pax trecked to the end of the main road and circled up for COP. YHC fumbled through the intro and was possibly a bit off on the cadence; however, we all made it through the following: Side Straddle Hops, Don Quixote’s, Arm Circles, LBC’s, Russian Soldiers (approximately 10 a piece) Mosey to the bottom of the big hill, stopping at every light…