13 strong posted to Mary this morning and here is how it went down. Mossy – warm up – SSH’s Iw’s, scorpion kicks , LBC’s. Black Top : Polar bears to the fence – 10 donkey kicks lunge back – bear crawl to fence 10. donkey kicks sprint back. Teams of three for a triple check run the perimeter of the black top – merkins – LT. Dans . Track: partner up – run opposite ways meet up – 10 booyah merkins – run to finish line 10 booyah merkins . Repeat run opposite way – exercise 10 plerkins -…

A skeptical nine struggled through the mental fog of the morning. Was it Friday run day? Turns out it’s Thursday. Off to the side of the school for COP. Some Helicopters, Russian Soldiers, SSH, Don Quixote, and 20 WWII. Over to the picnic area for 11s with abyss merkins on the picnic tables and Lt Dans. Swirly discusses the multitude of workouts one can do with a picnic table. Mosey to the back track for 4 Corners. Corner 1 – 10 dips Corner 2 – 20 PLT Corner 3 – 10 leg lifts on the bars Corner 4 – 20…

The 31st of October brought 8 warriors and 2 taperers to 45MOM to help YHC celebrate Family Week. This year is 17 years of marriage, 28 years of friendship, and my M’s 48th b-day. Temps were sunny, 70, and muddy. COP: Mosey to the blacktop for… SSHs, IW’s, arm circles, scorpion kicks (soak it up, boys!), HRMs, LBCs, and reverse crunches, all in cadence and capping out at a random number of YHCs choosing. Mosey to the tennis courts for 4.8 Corners: Progressive four corners with the addition of an extra 0.8 to get the PAX to 48. Exercises were…

13 gloom warriors (including 2 FNGs) braved the seasonally appropriate chilly morning for YHCs Birthday beatdown and it went a little something like this: long way around the block, no field today since the striper was striping, COP started with 46 SSH and then moved on to reasonable numbers of stretchy warm up exercises. Short mosey to the bus loop curb for merkin 11s (decline, bear crawl, incline, crawl bear) mosey to courts for 7of♦️s that ended with burpees… COT – see Gumbo or Vinny about Stache for Cash, see Greenbow about casino night. Greenbow brought 2 FNGs – Gaston…

14 Redwoods came to Mary looking for something more to the day. YHC provided that extra boost when an iron anvil emerged from the shadows. Mosey to the front of the school for COP in “Sara’s corner”. SSH, Don Quixote, Russian Soldiers, Scorpion Kicks. You know, the usual stuff. Mosey back to the soccer field and line up facing Cary for 21s. The exercises are Merkins and 4-count American Hammers. Each iteration the anvil made its way down the line allowing the Pax member to sit out a round in order to perform curls. Yes, Merkin fest is next month…

At one of RPS’s brightly shining beacons, 21 masonry apprentices gathered in the gloom. 70 & sunny (ok maybe a little warmer than 70), off we go: COP: Mosey to the blacktop Welcome to Greenbow’s 1-year-versary & mumblechatter5-count SSH x20 ICs-l-o-w merkins x10 IC4-count WW2s x20 on your own BRICKS: Mosey back to the parking lot & Greenbow’s truck collect 2 coupons per PAX, plank on bricks in the bus circle Brick run on Grove (I-95 for runners/walkers) At intersection with W. Lock Ln, 10 brick merkins OYOal gore for the 6Continue run along Grove – at intersection with Albemarle/Lexington,…

It was my VQ and 27 gathered for the workout on a lovely Thursday morning. Here’s how it went down: COP- Don Quixote10, Helicopters10, Arm Circle15/15, LBC20, American hammers20, SSH20. Mosey to the tennis court. 1st Exercise – 4 corners. 20partner jump squat, 20partner booya merkins, 20partner sit-ups, and 20partner toe-touches. 1st round of exercise was run to each corner and do the assignment exercise. 2nd round was to finish an exercise on the corner#1 and run around the tennis court, pass the corner, and move to the corner #2. Mosey to the field on Cary Street Rd. 2nd Exercise…

On a beautiful mid 50s morning, 10 able bodied fitness champions showed up to Mary for a beatdown. It went like this: COP – 10 Don Quixotes (Saab style), 10 arm circles, 20 side straddle hops and 20 LBCs Exercise 1: Merkin run, run as a group – do 10 merkins when ordered. Did 60 merkins total. Two female joggers were able to witness the magnificence of some of our merkins but somehow kept their composure and went past us. Mosey to the field. Exercise 2A: Fireman’s carry across the field run back Exercise 2B: Wheelbarrow halfway down the field,…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsqvVCm7VqY Seventeen steely eyed quants gathered at the hardpan known as 45 Minutes of Mary for a brief discussion on biscuits and the ‘ville where they are made. No time for questions, off the Q went with nary a sound. Regardless, the hoi palloi followed to home plate for a welcome, disclaimer, and reminder that the only barrier to entry is counting to 20. The following recap is close enough to reality: COPDon Quixote x10Burpee x1Copperhead Squats x15Burpee x2American Hammers x20Burpee x3Swimmers x10Burpee x4High Knees x15Burpee x5Imperial Walkers x20Burpee x6Freddie Mercuries x20Burpee x7Jump Squats x10Burpee x8Something else xSome numberBurpee x9Something…