12 High impact men emerged from the gloom to see if today is the day for a 45 min continuous COP.  Like Kramer test driving till we ran out of gas we kept at it til we re-discovered why we do more than COP for bootcamp workouts.  We realized it quite well. According to Mr (Teacher) who got a good gander of us while delivering dimensional lumber, this is what went down more or less.Welcome, Mission, disclaimer. 54 birthday burpee start. Mosey to the grass. COP all in cadence: 1 SSH 10 Helicopter, 10 Turn & Bounce, 10 Don Quixote;…

Nine fantastic gentlemen gathered for the best AO between Commonwealth and Westmoreland. After discussing the surprisingly chilly tempature and debating what Hitch would be wearing when he leapt out of his car at 0530 (answer: tights, shorts, long sleeve shirt, hoodie, neck gaiter, and sub-zero winter gloves), we were off. After a little warmup COP, we jumped straight into the OLD ONE HUNDRED OLD 100. Perform a set of exercises, run the track, wait for the six Round 1: 100 Squats. Round 2: 90 2x Mountain Climbers. Round 3: 80 2x Flutter Kicks. Round 4: 70 LBCs. Round 5: 60…

Nine of the finest gentlemen of the gloom (plus 3 walkers) converged this morning for 45 minutes of Mary’s best beatdown in RVA. After some complaining from Oyster about various subjects, we moseyed out at 0530: Here’s what happened: COP on the blacktop: Deadman hang / helicopters / DQs / Imperial Walkers / Ukranian Soldiers / Copperhead squats / LBCs/ other various stretches! Big Bang: Elbow Plank in a circle, shoulder to shoulder, with a headlamp at the center. On the YHC’s command, the pax jumps up from plank position, runs 10 paces, performs 10 burpees, then runs back to…

Two young FNGs joined a nine-man PAX of bootcampers and walkers in the warming gloom. Warmarama. Four-corners on the stone dust track. Partner wind sprints on the tennis courts. Just for fun, a penalty kick soccer shoot out with a very lopsided outcome. Ring of fire. FNG 1: Peter Grigg, age 12, dubbed “Nacho Libre” FNG 2: Jimmy Grigg, age 9, christened “Wolfgang”

Seven strong PAX for a beatdown and 4 walkers took off at 5:30 on their various routes. The bootcampers did: COP: Invisible Jumprope, Don Qs, Imperial Walkers, Merkins, Flutterkicks, Donkey Kicks. Mosey to Triple check spot for just that: Carolina Dry Docks, Donkey Kicks, run to fence & back. Then over to field for 11s on the soccer field. Exercises were: HRMs and WWIIs. Over to the tennis courts: Several rounds of sprints and exercises, then over to covered pavilion: sets of Pole Smokers, merkins, and Burpees. Back to flag for American Hammers to close us out. NMS: Always good…

9 eager beavers broke from the sack for bowl of hot Gumbo on a surprisingly brisk first morning of Spring. 3 others took to the mean city streets for some miles. This is how the bootcamp went: Mosey to the blacktop for COP, including various IC exercises to get things warmed up despite the brisk breeze. THANG: Triple Check with People’s Chair, HRMs and run to fence and Bernie back. Four Corners with 10 werkins, 20 2-ct Freddies, 30 2-ct Mountain Climbers and 40 Bobby Hurleys (and a Duke trivia session hosted by HoneyDo (and failed by Faceplant)) Free Throws…

Four bedraggled men, dealing with too much pollen and too little sleep, found their way to Mary for a 45 minute beatdown. Four other randos were sauntering around while we four commenced at 0530. Here’s what happened. COP warm up on the blacktop Beast! on the tennis court. 6 sets of excercises with 6 modes of travel, with 6 stops along the way. Round 1: Run and Squats. // 2: Lunges and Merkins // 3: Bernie Sanders and WW2s // 4: Side Shuffles and Carolina Dry Docks // 5: Bear Crawl and Monkey Humpers // 6: Run and Burpees .…

Nine fine gentlemen, at least 2-3 of which are very bald and 1 of which has more hair than ever, gathered for 45 minutes of Mary this fine morning. The clock hit 0500 and off we went. COP on the Blacktop. Deadman hang // helicopters // DQs // Cherry Pickers // Ukrainian Soldiers // Merkins // Elbow Plank Punches // High/Low Boats + Flutters Four Corners on the Blacktop: 10 Squats each corner // 20 Merkins x4 // 30 LBCs x4 // 40 SSHs x4. Bonus Round! 5 Burpees x 4. Mosey to the picnic tables Triple Check #1: P1:…

Yeah, it was that kind of workout for the 10 of us. Lots of fun, no serious injuries, and coffee was great afterwards. Upchuck took us out.

Eight boot campers and two walkers met and then dispersed at 0530 in the white, powdery gloom this morning. This is what went down after Bodo’s woke up the neighborhood with his Volvo horn; Slow, cautious mosey around to the NW corner of the schoolyard for: COP: DMH, Reach for the stars, DQ’s, Arm Circles, Imperial Walkers, Russian Ukrainian Israeli American Soldiers, Merkins head over to picnic tables and complete: 10 x dips, 10 x step-ups, 10 x dips, 10 x step-ups, 10 x incline merkins Mosey over to the main school entrance and partner up for: Lunge/Squats switching with…