Tag: Hokie Pokey

  • Cinco de Mayo – from Hokie

    Sandy, Sweetness and Rosie greeted 7 Pax and Weee Little Sand Bag for a Cinco de Mayo celebration today.

    Hope you enjoyed the Cinco Celebration after some loosening up lead by Left Coast

    @Triple Shift
    @Scott Landry
    @Fracsac
    @Vagabond
    @Vince Kenner bruh

    The Thang

    Seven stations with the first station being the timer

    1. station one – cinco de Mayo – 5 segments 1.1agility ladder
    1.2 bear crawl
    1.3 Sprint
    1.4 Burpees (Cinco de Mayo – 5 of course)
    1.5 Sprint back

    2. Bear crawl pulling 80# sand bag

    3. Lunges with 60# sand bag

    4. Curls with 45# sand bag

    5. Motivators (cinco de Mayo… start with 5!)

    6. Shoulder taps

    7. Squat, clean & jerk, shoulder press with 60# sand bag

    Rotate … 5 rounds

    1. High knees through agility ladder
    2. SSH
    3. High knees going left
    4. High knees going right

    Ran out of time

  • NDFF – A Pontiff Original

    7 Pax posted for an Old School Uptowner brought by YHC. A disclaimer was given, followed by a short mosey to the rock pile.

    Warmup

    • IW IC x 15
    • Abe Vigodas IC x 10
    • Grass Grabbers IC x 10
    • Bat wings

    Grab the rock and Cusak, aka rifle carry, to open field where YHC has some cones set up for 11’s. There was song and the Pax was filled with joy, until we got to where we were going.

    1 x 8 count rock builders on one end, bear crawl 30 yards, 10 x big boi sit-ups, bear crawl back.

    After round 4, where 4 x 8 counts and 7 big boi sit-ups were reached, all pax fingers were numb. YHC called an audible and changed to rifle carry in place of bear crawl.

    Circle up for rock work – IC

    • Curls x 10
    • Rows x 10
    • Elf on the shelf – left x 10
    • Flutter kicks x 10
    • Elf on the shelf – right x 10

    Return the rocks and mosey back to the flag.

    COT

    NMM

    • The temperature yesterday and today looked the same, but the frost suggested it was far worse today.
    • North Dakota Finger Freeze was a hit – a hit to the fingers. YHC may have been presented the finger if the PAX had any feeling left in theirs. Some of the Mumblechatter was rather vulgar.
    • Coffeteria was great, making the beat down worthwhile.


      Thanks for posting with me today, and for allowing me to be a part of such a great organization.

      SYITG
  • Joyful Joyfish (The Joy 2020-11-30)

    Chilly morning out at the Joy with 5 PAX: Hokie, Chips, Fracsac, Kenner Brah, Catfish (Q).

    Started with the quick standard warmup – Abe Vigoda, Grass Grabbers, SSH, Imperial Walkers, 8-Counts.

    Grabbed blocks and paired off for a Farmer’s Carry Dora (100 burpees, 200 overhead claps, 300 flutter kicks (2 is 1), while partner did a farmer’s carry with two coupons between light posts). Once done, did some curls in cadence to keep the arms a’ burnin’.

    Next, PAX lined up near bike path for solo OYO exercises. Rifle Carry up the levee, then 40 chest presses, 30 curls, 20 thrusters, 10 blockpees (all 1 is 1). Rifle carry back down.

    Lined up on grass east of path for Lt. Danger – Incrementing Lunges (2 is 1), squats, and merkins (all with block). Incremented in 2s.

    Back to starting zone, Block Webb for the finish. CoT. Coffeeteria at Panera.

    My first attendance at the Joy. Great spot, great times, great weather!

  • Rockin’ at the Renaissance

    The morning was filled with heavy overcast and rain, the ideal recipe for making a downPAINment in the gloom! The Pax did not disappoint with a strong showing at NOMA. With 10 Pax ready to get to it, YHC cranked the tunes, then gave the disclaimer.

    Warmup

    • SSH IC x 31
    • Abe Vigodas IC x 10
    • grass grabbers IC x 10
    • IW IC x 15
    • AC Fwd and back x 20

    Time to get to it with EMOM

    • 10 burpees every minute on the minute x 10 minutes

    Mosey to the side of NOMA for Double shots with Jack Webb at the bar

    • 1 merkin with 2 air presses in the people’s chair on the NOMA wall
    • 2 merkins with 4 air presses and so on…
    • 10 merkins with 20 air presses in the people’s chair

    Mosey to the back of NOMA for Dora

    • Partner up
    • 100 Burpees cumulative
    • 200 Overhead claps in People’s chair cumulative
    • 300 squats cumulative
    • Pax 1 does exercise, Pax 2 bear crawls to bridge and back, flapjack

    Modify to bear crawl to bridge and run back as time was getting short. Called time once each group finished burpees

    Stay at the back of NOMA for Sunday Morning’s

    • 10 air presses, 5 donkey kicks, 1 balls to the wall with merkin
    • all Pax complete at least 5 rounds OYO

    The rain let up and some pax were dry. Finish off with

    • Superman IC x 10
    • LBC’s IC x 20

    Mosey back to the flag for COT.

    NMM

    • 10 Pax on a rainy Sunday morning is impressive
    • 3 of the Pax were under 18, solid young men!
    • Another low impact solid beat down!
    • 100% participation at coffeteria!

    SYITG

  • Steamin’ Catfish Platter (Mothership 2020-11-28)

    Wet and wild at the Mothership with 12 PAX: fracsac, long haul, kuch, bogey, bangs, belloq, snooze, t-square, hokie, sogo, thumb war, catfish(Q).

    Moseyed over to the Peristyle. Warmed up with Abe Vigodas, Grass Grabbers, and SSH. Moved to faces for Peter Parkers, Catlina Wine Mixers, and Parker Peters. Back to feet for self-love, then 8-counts to finish the warmup.

    5 minutes of EMOM burpees, starting at eleven, then incrementing by one up to 15 (five minutes total). SSH to shake it off and keep the heart rate up.

    Moved to sixes for core work with a round of Bruce Lees (Hammer, Leg Lifts, Crunches, Penguins, Crunchy Frogs, and 100s).

    On to the columns for a timed leg massacre. Wall sit one min, then low slow squats. Wall sit one min, then donkey kicks. Wall sit one min, then monkey humpers, wall sit one min, then bonnie blairs. Fun! Occasionally shook it off with SSH between sets.

    Circled back up on faces for Jack Webbs. Ran a lap around the Great Lawn, then Bat Wings (Arm Circles Forward, Arm Circles Backward, Overhead Claps, Seal Claps, and Moroccan Night Clubs).

    Back to flag. 5 burpees OYO for the finish. CoT, then park cleanup.

    What a tasty Catfish Platter that was! Second helpings will be available Monday at the View.

  • Your Burpees are Served

    Your Burpees are Served

    YHC was looking forward to the El Diablo Q, it’s a great addition to the week. 13 Pax posted for a solid beat down, but first the disclaimer followed by a mosey to the field for a warmup.

    • SSH IC x 31
    • HB IC x 20
    • Abe Vigodas IC x 10
    • Grass Grabbers IC x 10
    • Peter Parker IC x 20
    • Mountain Climbers IC x 20
    • Arm circles, IC x 24 total

    With the Warmup complete, time to get busy! EMOM style!

    • 10 Burpees x 10 minutes, the quicker you finish the more rest you get!

    Four Corners is next. Start at the corner of the Goal line and the end zone.

    • Catalina Wine Mixers IC x 10
    • Lunge walk 100 yards to next corner
    • Crunchy Frogs IC x 15
    • Bear Crawl 53.3 yards (160 feet) to next corner
    • Low Slow Squats IC x 20
    • Lunge Walk 100 yards to next corner
    • Merkins IC x 10 x 4 count
    • Bear Crawl 53.3 yards to starting point
    • Jump squats IC x 15

    Ring of Fire

    • Hold the Plank, 10 merkins each around the Ring, 5 merkins counted out loud, next Pax starts, hold the plank on completion of 10
    • Rinse and Repeat with Hand Release merkins

    Mary

    • Tin Snips
    • Dying Cockroach

    Mosey back to Flag for COT

    NMM

    • 100 burpees before 6 am is a pretty good accomplishment
    • YHC can never do EMOM alone, it’s good to be held accountable

    SYITG

  • Glorious Return to the Mothership

    Glorious Return to the Mothership

    YHC was out of town, far from town actually. While working 200 miles out in the Gulf of Mexico on a boat that was running from hurricanes, Catfish stepped up and took YHC’s scheduled Q. Upon reading his backblast, YHC felt motivated to bring something different and challenging. Spoiler alert, it included burpees.

    5 shovel flags marked the spot where 19 Pax posted for a solid beat down. Disclaimer was given amidst mumble chatter emitting from the Pax.

    Mosey to the parking lot toward Marconi, past the putt putt place for a warmup. All IC:

    • SSH x 31
    • Hillbilly’s x 20
    • Abe Vigodas x 10
    • GG x 10
    • Bat wings
      • FWD AC x 20, Seal Claps x 20, BWD AC x 20, OVH Claps x 20, Moroccan Night Club x 31

    10 Burpees OYO

    Mosey to the tool wall

    • Calf Raises IC x 30
    • Monkey Humpers IC x 30

    10 Burpees OYO

    Mosey to the nearby baseball diamond for the next evolution known as Sugar Cookies:

    The goal here was to get the Pax wet, then dirty. Mission accomplished…

    • Superman while kicking feet (AKA Aquaman) IC x 10 completed on the wet grass,
    • Run to the red dirt baseball diamond, complete 10 hand release merkins OYO, followed by 10 Big Boi Situps
    • Run back to the grass and plank and wait for the six.
    • Rinse and Repeat x 3

    10 Burpees OYO

    Mosey to the football field next to the practice track. Here was where YHC ran into the first obstacle of the day. The field was closed and locked. Jumping the fence would not have been a good idea, so change of plans. Mosey to the inner field of the practice field. Quickly set up 10 yard increments using trash, branches, and hurdles. It worked…

    From the Exicon: 1st and 10

    • Start at 10 yard line. Complete 10 merkins and 1 Burpee. Sprint 90 yards, and mosey back to the 20 yard line. Complete 9 merkins and 2 Burpees (always 11). Sprint 80 yards and mosey back to the 30 yard line. Continue until reaching 1 merkin and 10 burpees.

    Line up at approximately the 10 yard line in the tall wet grass for Never Surrender (AKA Genuflect):

    • Hands behind head, elbows out. Down on right knee, then both knees, then stand up. Complete IC x 10
    • Rinse and Repeat with Left leg first IC x 10

    Mosey to the open area of the practice track for some Mary:

    • Dying Cockroach IC x 30
    • Freddie Mercury IC x 10

    Mosey back to the Shovel Flags

    COT with count off, name-o-rama, announcements, intentions and closed with a prayer to the Sky Q.

    NMM

    • YHC was gone for 26 days, and was blessed to have the Pax for support while gone.
    • The warmup was interesting, we had a ball (wiffle ball size) being kicked among the Pax during the evolution. Some kicked better than others…..
    • Jumping over the fence was never really an option. It was a thought, but not an option. Just another example of being prepared to expect the unexpected.
    • The Sugar Cookies were a huge hit…….the grass was prime with morning dew.
    • Thanks to Belloq for taking the second Never Surrender, and for Triple Shift and Thumb War for helping with Mary. YHC started losing his voice…
    • Gabrielle hosted a mini work party to clean up the area around Cafe Du Monde. The Pax performed exceptionally well, but what else would one expect?
    • Coffeteria was enjoyed by many at Cafe Navarre.

    Thanks for allowing me to be part of such a great organization.

    SYITG

  • Mothership Party at the Pumpkin Patch

    For the Q I sported a fancy, shiny gold uniform with a big nasty black wig, red headband / wristbands, plus converse tennie’s, and frankenstein tube socks.  I apologized to the pax for having to look at my sweaty ridiculousness for an hour.  Also wanna give credit to Medulla Oblongata for ideas in his Halloween backblast from 2018. I would note that many of us did not have power because Category 2 Zeta had just rolled through.

    After the disclaimer and rallying by the flags, the pax warmed up by the peristyle to 13 reps of SSH, peter parker, grass grabbers, windmill, arm circles, and some ol’ fashioned self-love.

    Moseyed to field aside NOMA to circle up for 8 PUMPKIN exercises, 31 reps apiece:

    P – plank jacks (1 is 1 in cadence)

    U – up/downs on your own (burpee without push-up)

    M – mountain climbers (in cadence, 2 count)

    P – power jacks (in cadence, 1 is 1, legs straight spread with both hands touching ground between legs, than jump up bringing legs together and spreading arms straight out to each side)

    K – kick squats (in cadence, squat then kick right, and vice versa, 2 is 1)

    I – imperial walkers (in cadence)

    N – Nolan Ryans (in cadence, 1 is 1)

    S – sit ups (on your own)

    Moseyed to pumpkin patch where pax picked their real pumpkin or cinder block coupon. Most of these pumpkins were big enough for a legit workout.

    Paired up for modified Dora:

    100x – pumpkin puller (flat on back, knees in air, place pumpkin overhead with arms outstretched on ground, and rotate outstretched arms to touch coupon to knees, then lower again to flat position); partner rifle carry coupon 35 yards to flag and broad jump over coupon 4x

    150x – pumpkin thruster; partner carry pumpkin to flag and then bear crawl around it 1x

    200x – pumpkin flutters (flat on back with pumpkin held straight out in bench press position, with flutter kick 2 is 1); partner carry pumpkin to flag and then do 4 kettle bell swings

    Moseyed back to great lawn for 2 rounds of sprint suicides with four cones, including 5 bobby hurley’s at each cone on 1st round, backpedaling on the return in all reps.

    Circled up at peristyle for Mary

    COT, share and prayer and naming of our lil’ FNG “Super Duper” Cooper Brunet. Triple Shift joined us after biking workout.