14 warriors, including a PAX from Napierville Illinois (welcome Super 8) showed up to what felt like the first day of winter. Knowing that it was going to be cold and there is a merkin challenge I tried my best to mix cardio with different versions of merkins. I also had us cover the grounds of Mary in a clockwise fashion, trying to at least cover each quadrant. After a jogging, karaoke run around most of Mary, the COP went like this. SSHs, DQs (too fast for Saab), ACs, CPs Exercise 1: Curb crawl – ascending to 5 back down…

23 or 24 posted on a perfect November 12 morning. Seventy and sunny. The Thang 5 Don Quixote’s to start. 5 Don Quixote’s every five minutes during the workout (real crowd pleaser). Ball lickers for 55 seconds…Swirly was counting too slow so we moved on. Run to the tarmac and Triangle Up (Yep, Saabski loves a good triangle). Bunch of exercises, topped off with 55 SSH. Move to the side of the school for a triple check. Peoples Chair, WWII, run forward then backwards (twice). Repeat 5x. Mosey to the tennis courts for four corners. First corner 15 Merkins, second…

13 of Richmond’s finest showed up for a Mary beatdown on a beautiful morning. Here’s what transpired: COP: Mosey west on Grove, hang a left on Lock and gather in the First Pres parking lot. Deadman hang // Helicopters // DQs // Cherry Pickers// Imperial Walkers // Alabama Prom Dates // LBCs // Crabcakes // Merkins // Mountain Climbers // Merkins // Peter Parkers // Merkins // SSHs 21s (count to 5 in Candace, to 21 silently in our heads, all stop at the same time. A couple dudes messed up so we did 5 burpees). Triple Check: P1: People’s…

14 pillars of manliness showed up expecting a Swirly-Q and were instead treated to an old-fashioned BT experience. As the remnants of Zeta approached, we got down to business. Here’s how it went: COP: Mosey around the tennis courts to grass. Merkins x 10, Copperhead Squats x 10, Imperial Walkers x 11, LBC x 20, SSH x 25, maybe something else Thang: Mosey onto tennis courts for Tracers: backpedal sideline, slide step baseline, sprint up far sideline. Down and back. Stay on courts: traverse the 4 tennis courts and alternate exercises: lunge/bear crawl down, crabwalk/crawl bear back. Split into 2…

15 formidable arrived for their weekly geriatric workout consisting of light calisthenics and memories of Esther Williams in a one-piece bathing suit. This is what transpired…more or less COP: A Brandermill Woods-worthy warmup Repeats: Donkey kicks, bear crawls, run out and back (backwards) Tennis Courts: Suicides mixed with Jump squats. Second round: bear crawl, crawl bear, crab walk, polar bears Track: Groups of 3. On one side, partner does LBC’s, on other side, partner does HR Merkins. Third partner is the push…runs half the length of the track to tag-up with partner. Finish at 200 HR Merkins total Field: Run…

A Lucky 13 descended upon Mary for an eventual tour of her peripherals led by a clueless elderly gent. This is what transpired…more or less. Warmup: Helicopters, Scorpion Kicks, Ball Lickers, (No DQ’s sadly) Curbcrawls (polar bear style)Run to neighborhood. At each street a different exercise (m-climbers, Flutter kicks, LBCs, etc.Hit nearby church for Lindsays (A-Hammers and Box cutters), suicides, bear crawls, polar bears, and other nonsense….Partner up: 150 HR-Merkins while partner runs out and back, WWII’s.Return back through neighborhood. Stopping occasionally for a few minutes of Mary (i.e. Abs) Announcements: 2nd annual-inaugural retreat is still on for this Saturday…

A strong 15 converged in the Mary lot for a beatdown. After some noted surprise that a 50-something was not leading us today, we got going at 5:30 sharp. COP: Deadman hang // Helicopters // DQs // Cherry (carrot) Pickers // Copperhead Squats // Crabcakes // LBCs // Tempo Merkins // Peter Parkers // Pickle Pounders Blacktop 100: Plank Position. Run 25 yards, perform 25 Jump Squats, run back. Plank Position for the Pac // Run 50 yards, 50 Monkey Humpers, run back. Plank // Run 75 Yards, 75 2x Flutter kicks, run back. Plank. // Run 100 yards, 100…

12 warriors posted in the pre rain gloom for a good beatdown at MM. At least 3 PAX made their way to the AO via foot or bicycle. The thang: COP at side of Mary, Saab started us off with Don Quixote, then to some WWII’s and finish with Helicopters. Mosey to alley way, stop at each pole/tree. Merkins, WWII, SSH and LBC’s along the way. Mosey to the Port Cochere, pair up. One pax runs, 50 merkins, 100 SSH, 150 WWII (reduced to 50) and 200 LBC. Mosey to side yard, Bear crawl/crab walk between trees, alternate merkins and…

9 swamprats crawled out of bed this morning on a Sunny and 70 morning. A little bit humid and a little bit wet. Mosey a few feet, 49 WWII 24 Rosalitas, Mosey to corner. Run to next corner and back (4 times), other guy do hand release merkins and jump squats. Mosey to basketball courts. 4 corners x 3 10 Lt. Dan’s, 20 LBC’s, 30 copper head squats, 40 WWII setups. Mosey to swamp for 6 MOM and then back to the shovel flag. NMM If it were pouring rain this AM, the PAX would have been a lot dryer…