34 studs posted for a Thanksgiving, including 2 FNG’s and a visitor from Charlotte. Every five minutes, stop what you are doing and do 10 merkins followed by box cutter spelling of with Plymouth Massachusetts or Berkeley Virginia. First 30 minutes it was Plymouth and last 30 Berkeley. The Thang Mosey towards Reveille church.  Along the way stop for  a mini COP with side straddle hops x20.  mosey to the side of the church for more COP with Imperial Walkers, LBC and Don Quixote.  Mosey to back of church for triple check.  One PAX does dips on the benches, second…

12 Ruth & Ollie regulars and one Al’s Toy Barn FNG posted at Ruth & Ollie for the book signing of all book signings. It went like this: COP: Arm Circles (forward & reverso) / 16 burpees in honor of Marv still not posting the BB from last Friday. 16 BBs have been posted since then, and counting. Thanks Marv. / Helicpoters / Invisibile Jump Rope / LBCs / Scorpion Kicks. Thang 1: Merkin Beast: 1st round – Wiper Merkins. 2nd round – Wide Grip Merkins. 3rd round – Diamond Merkins. 4th round – HR Merkins. 5th round – Chuck Norris Knuckle…

23 studs and a visitor at the end – hit Mary this morning and here is how it went down. COP : Merkins – SSH’s, Windmills, Helicopters, IW’s, Copperhead squats Track work: Partner up run the track opposite ways – meet in the middle 10 merkins of some variation – run back to start 10 merkins of some variation – repeat 4 times for four full loops. Wilson’s Boxing Cockroach – partner up – 3 sets of 20. Triple Check : run the length of blacktop and back – SSH’s , captain thors Army crawl – across the front yard…

The Thang – Mosey to the field for COP Arm circles Don Quixote Imperial Walkers Crabcakes Line up midfield facing Cary for Blackjack.  Perform 20 Merkins/1 two count American Hammer and run across the field and perform 19 Merkins/2 two count American Hammer.  Run across the field and keep going until its a 1/20 split. Stroll over to the end of the field for everyone’s post Halloween favorite; the Beast! Box Cutters Monkey Humpers Merkins LBCs Merkins Copperhead Squats Partner up for 18 single count Boo-Yah Merkins. Circle up for some Mary APDs Rosalitas Flutter Kicks Mosey back to the…

30 wannabe Wrestlers posted for 45 MOM beat down.  Here’s how it went down: Mosey to far end of Basketball court for a warmup, Wrestling style, staying in single formation forming a large circle.  YHC added in some cherry pickers, inside/outside shuffle, butt kickers, walking in squat formation (in Wrestling, we would take some “shots” off of that, but wouldn’t feel good on concrete).  Fun way to get the blood pumping and loosen the muscles up. COP: DQ’s, Imperial Walkers, Hillbillies, Russian Soldiers, American Hammers, LBC’s, Freddie Mercury’s The Thang:  Stay in circle holding Al Gore.  PAX starts…

29 Fall Lovers posted at 45 MOM for the annual gathering of the changing of the seasons. The air was cool and crisp, and it went down like this: Mosey to COP. Lineup and army crawl across the field. COP: Helicopters IC / Invisible Jump Ropes IC / Arm Circles IC / 5 burpees OYO / LBCs IC. Mosey to the tennis courts. THANG 1: Super Dora. 200 Merkins. 400 SSHs. 600 Flutter Kicks (single count). Timer runs to the end of the 4 tennis courts and back. THANG 2: 4-Corners. 10 burpees. 10 burpees. 10 burpees. 10 burpees. THANG 3: Tug-O-War. Teams of…

With the remnants of Hurricane Michael promising to clear the summer humidity and bring a cold front for the foreseeable, 28 regulars and 1 FNG enjoyed the last humid morning of 2018 at 45MOMM. YHC has been experiencing pain since tweaking his back throwing around some kettlebells at SOT last week…and had secured Q backup from both Rosie & Swirly. It was a last minute call, but YHC took the lead and the beatdown went something like this: Mosey 3/4 of the AO perimeter. treehug Al Gore waiting for 6 COP: 28 SSHs, DQs, Copperhead Squats, Imperial Walkers, Tempo Merkins,…

Twenty-seven warriors came forward to remember the 25th anniversary of the Battle of Mogadishu. COP Arm Circles Don Quixote Russian Soldiers Helicopters Strut behind YHCs car and grab two bricks.  One lucky pair got the cinder block.  Head west on Grove running Stop in front of Locke Lane Appartments and perform Boo-Yah merkins with your bricks in your hands while waiting for the six.  Exchange cinder block custody and continue west. Stop at the parking lot by the market and perform eight burpees with bricks in hands.  Turn your brick on end and perform abyss merkins balanced on the ends…

Despite some early morning showers, 20 gloom warriors made it to 45 MOM for a Thursday morning beatdown.  I’m told it went something like this (more or less): COP:  20 Imperial Walkers, IC; 15 Mountain Climbers, IC; 15 LBC’s, IC; 15 Merkins, IC; 5 Burpees OYO. Thang 1:  Four Corners around the Mary Mumford city block (~3/4 mile).  Run to corner 1 and do 20 Merkins.  Run to corner 2 and do 20 LBC’s.  Run to corner 3 and do 20 squats.  Run to corner 4 and do 20 Carolina Dry Docks. Al Gore until all in. Thang 2:  Mosey to field…

A cool, foggy morning set the stage for 27 of RVA’s finest (including 2 FNGs) to emerge from the gloom.  It is officially too dark to make out the faces pre-workout, so chatter was in close proximity to one’s neighbor. Off we go to the front of the school for COP. Don Quixote Russian Soldiers Helicopters Scorpion Kicks YHC calls Swirly to demonstrate the perfect Merkin.  Partner up and do as many perfect Merkins as possible in one minute.  The spotter can call up to two infractions for form.  Swap roles and go another minute. Next is the perfect WWII…