A dirty dozen descended upon Mary to partake in a geriatric-led workout. A variation of Bodos’ old hundred was administered with only a one-quarter of the running distance applied (imagine that). Subsequent activities involved a cross-court-crawls and a triple check. Good to see Noodles sticking with it and dropping is “Kotters” designation. Dad jokes appeared to win out over the NSFW anecdotes administered by YHC. Convergence this weekend marking 11 years of mayhem.  The gratitude I have for being part of this organization for over 10 of these years is immeasurable.  Saab abides

11 gentlemen of the gloom emerged for a beatdown at the finest AO on Grove Ave. After Saab nagged and tormented the Q for the first 5 minutes for not properly beginning the workout in his estimation, YHC called for a field trip. Here’s where our travels took us: Burpee Alley: Run the length of Hanover from Commonwealth to Shadwell and perform 3 burpees at every lamppost. Mosey across Grove to parking lot. Wall to Wall: Partner up. Round 1: P1 runs to wall and performs 10 2x Chicken Peckers, P2 Wall sits + overhead press. 3x. // Round 2:…

18 hungry souls wanted to taste breakfast Gumbo, including two FNGs…45MOM was ALIVE this morning. 2 bikers were out early, 2 walkers headed out searching for the sewers of Richmond, so that left 14 bootcampers waiting to see what flavor Gumbo was in store today. Here is what happened: Mosey to the blacktop and circle up for COP warmup. THE THANG: Triple Check with – People’s Chair, Mountain Climbers, Run to fence and Bernie back Mosey to field end line Proper Dora: 1 merkin, 2 squats, 3 SSHs together equals 1 rep. Runner runs length of the field and back,…

Mary Munford Elementary welcomed 8 of RVA’s finest students of fitness for a predawn lesson. According to the fleet of satellites recording our activity from above, here’s what happened: Slow Jog around the school. COP on the blacktop: disclaimer, stretching, ending with planks + pickle pounders. Seven of Diamonds: On the blacktop, run from corner to corner, first round: 7 squats // Next round: 14 Merkins // 21 LBCs // 28 2x Mtn Climbers // 21 two count flutter kicks // 14 carolina dry-docks // 7 Burpees. Mosey to tennis courts. Dora: 100 Merkins / 200 2x American Hammers/ 300…

This many gents showed for a geriatric-inspired workout under the light of a Venus and Jupiter conjuction. Two others demonstrated their peddling prowess on two wheels. Here is the rundown of what can best be described as a knock-off of Bodos’ Old Hundred… Run length of field, complete exercise, then run back and wait for the 6. Starting at 90, decrementing the count by 10. Exercises were as follows: Flutter Kicks, Hello Dollys, Mountain Climbers, Box Cutters, LBCs, WWIIs, Merkins, Burpees. (Bonus points to the one who actually reads this BB and can name the exercise that is omitted from…

5 Gorillas of the Gloom posted to 45MOM for a bowl full of Gumbo. 2 other PAX finished rides and runs to join for COT. This is how it went down… Despite the feverish back and forth on Slack about animal survival and strength, we did not solve the question of 10,000 rats vs 5 Gorillas vs 3 brown bears, etc., but we did manage to break a sweat. Mosey to the courts for COP, including some stretching. 11s – on the basketball court sideline 10 merkins, 1 box cutter, run across both courts, 9 and 2…and so on Mosey…

Eight great men emerged from the gloom for a sweaty smack down around M.M.E.S. on the last day of July. Fun fact: July is named after Julius Caesar. More on that in a minute. -Warm up -Merkin, Derkin, Dip -Parking lot punishment. Bear crawls, lunges, and plenty of pain. -Pull ups sprinkled in -100 yard dash x2 -Mary Prayers for dads’ health today, Hitchhiker’s and Applesauce’s. Julius Caesar got a month named after him, but the other J.C. (Jesus Christ) is the fulcrum of all time on earth, B.C. and A.D. He’s worth following.

9 hungry souls posted to 45MOM this morning for some pre-dawn Gumbo. A 10th had no appetite, so he took is bike and disappeared until COT. For the 9 hungry folks who bellied up to the bar, the menu was as follows: Mosey to the blacktop that has been partially taken over by building supplies and circle up for some Saab-approved, Lounge-style COP, including dead man hang, abe vigoda DQs and more. Once our bodies (and minds thanks to the banter) were property awaken and warm, the fun began. THE THANGMosey toward the field and stop for Circuit 1 -…

8 greats found their way to Mary as the first light of day began to dawn. Here’s what happened: COP: Mosey to corner of Grove and Westmoreland. Deadman hang // Helicopters // DQs // Cherry Pickers // Imperial Walkers // Ukranian Soldiers // APDs // LBCs // SSHs Lindsay: 30 Dips at the Picnic Tables // 10 WW2s at the school entrance. Repeato decreasing and increasing by 5, always total of 40. Four Square: Mosey to blacktop, each man grabs a square. 10 Merkins. Shuffle to the right to the next square. 10 Diamond Merkins. shuffle. 10 wide grip Merkins.…

We were in the presence of greatness as two F3 founders were among us for the Hot 100 Countdown. Warmarama 100 SSH 90 Seconds of 6″ leg lift 80 LBC’s 70 Flutter Kicks 60 Seconds of 6″ plank 50 Fingertip squats 40 Mountain climbers 30 WWII’s 20 Booyah merkins 10 Burpees Misc. exercises 100 years ago today the Scopes trial began in Tennessee. It’s worth reading about. Perhaps the first chapters of Genesis tell us more about who we are and why we’re here and less about precisely when and how we came to be. Admire creation, worship the Creator.