A single, hearty, midwesterner Pax arrived via car 10 minutes early to Batteau this am for a 45 minute beatdown involving touching trees, chucking a slab of granite around in the snow, snowy sprints, a variety of animal crawls, and isometric bar hangs.  Said details will be saved for his next Q. Moleskin: After consulting with the M and checking the forecast, YHC decided that it would be best to not run the 2.6 miles to and from the AO this morning.  YHC is comfortable  running on ice, but ice + dark + very cold + alone is not a…

3 Strong and brave kicked off the last week of 2016 with a Batteau bang. EF planted the flag, here’s how it went down. Mosey around to the front of the Stone House COP SSH Russian Soldiers Reverse Russian Soldiers Merkins Dollys Southpaw Shuffle Mosey down to Tennis Courts Sprint 1 Leg, 3 Mosey Sprint 2 Legs, 2 Mosey Sprint 3 Legs, 1 Mosey Sprint 4 Legs Mosey down stairs to Pond Escalating Burpees at each light post 1,2…11 Partner carry up THOIR Mosey to Circular Sitting Area LBCs IC Box Jumps x 30 Derkins x 40 Dips x 50…

6 Veterans gathered for a brisk and windy Batteau beatdown.  Here’s how things went down, more or less. COP 20x SSH, 10x Merkins, Arm circles one-legged, Burpees (5x). Mosey to the rock pile, where each Pax chose a slab of granite. Mosey to tennis courts for partner rock planks/suicides.  One partner planks with rock on back while other partner runs 25, 50, 75, 100 suicides on the courts.  Alternate. Elbow planks first and then regular planks. Mosey with rock to lighted grassy area next to tennis courts for some Highland games.  Exercises with the rocks included: Squat presses (10x), Overhead…

Four men braved the Monday morning blues to enjoy a few exercises at Batteau. The thang: Mosey around loop and behind the house – 25 freddie mercury, 10 Merkins, 20 slow bending squats, 10 Don Q, 20 SSH. 20/20 (“Action Jackson”) – round 1 – 20 running steps, 20 bear crawls, repeat to other end of field and back. Round 2 – 20 running steps and 20 lunges, repeat to end of field and back. Round 3 – 20 sprint steps and 20 mosey, repeat to end of field and back. Lindsays – dips and flutters Dora – 50 box…

Four strong attended Batteau for a Monday morning workout. The thang: Jog around parking lot awaiting any other PAX, circle up near road – 20 SSH, 5 burpees OYO, 15 sumo squats, 4 burpees OYO, 10 hand release merkins, 3 burpees OYO, 20 hillbillies, 2 burpees OYO, 20 heals to heaven, 1 burpee. Mosey down to the stone valley. Triple check – derkins, box cutters, run up to road. Mosey up back stone steps, triple check – dips, leg ups, run down steps to stone valley. Mosey to picnic table area – dora – 50 WWII situps, 100 irkins, 150…

Six strong posted for the Bear Creek run prerequisite class workout  at Batteau. The thang: Mosey to stone valley, warm-up – 20 SSH, 10 slow Don Quixote, 12 box jumps onto stone wall OYO, 10 derkins on the wall, 20 Freddie Mercury Mosey up steps to paved pathway. Blimp – 5 burpee broad jumps, 10 lunges, 15 bear crawl, 20 bunny hops, go to the end of the line and repeat to the top of the road. Mosey to side street – 50% run down, 75% run back, 100% run down, 100% run back. Blimp  side street – repeat exercises…

7 Crazies congregated at the Stone House to kickoff Thanksgiving week with a bang. EF planted the flag, here’s how it went down. Mosey to the seating area just down the hill from Stone House COP Merkins x 15 Imperial Walkers Helicopters Arm Circles Copperhead Squats LBCs Box Cutters Merkins x 15 Mosey down the hill to the pond area Dora – Partner 1 Runs Uphill to the Bridge/ Partner 2 Exercises Body Builders x 50 Lt. Dans x 100 Flutter Kicks x 200 2ct Plankorama Lap Around Pond w 2 Burpees at every 2nd Lamppost Continue Burpees at last…

6 strong gathered in the darkness at Batteau to welcome the start of another glorious day in RVA. COP: SSH x 30 Helicopters x 10 Don Quixote x 15 Arm Circles x 15 forward and 15 backward Mericans x 15 Touch a tree x 5 Touch a tree x 10 Mosey to the valley between  the hills in front of Forest Hill Ave. for 11’s to the trees. Round 1:  Run forward up one side of the valley to one of the trees at the top of the hill and do 1 merican and 10 Captain Thors (1 WW2 situp followed…

Six strong attended a well lit workout at Batteau on a brisk Monday morning. The thang: Circle up in the field- 21 SSH, 21 slow bending squats, 21 mountain climbers, 21 flutter kicks. Repeat all exercises twice. Mosey to parking lot. Figure 8 Merkin Ladder – run around bigger loop, one merkin, run around smaller loop, two merkins, repeat up to 21. 100 quick feet on curb OYO. Burp Merk – up to 5, repeat 5 and back down. 5 MOM – hot potato Q – LBCs, Box cutters, Freddie mercury, Hardywood’s wife, Wilson’s wife leg raises. Moleskin- Excellent job…