Fourteen performers joined today’s orchestral act for the latest edition of The Dogpile. Temperatures were (actually) 70 and sunny. According to the rogue film crew preparing for the actual orchestra, the following may be somewhat close to what happened: Quick Start: a Gentlemen’s 5 burpees Mosey to the Amphitheater’s side entrance and to the orchestra area for the COP: SSHsDead Man HangIWsFlutter kicks x 17Box cutters x14 (yeah, 17-14 Hokies)HRMs x10 Quick mosey to bottom step (for those not already on the bottom step) for an escalating ascension up the Amphitheater: dips, 1-18 At the top, quick stretch. Round and…

Who has the Q.Anyone?Hot Potato?What’s a potato?  18 Mens said NO to the Fart Sack this morning. No regrets as it was 70 and Sunny as usual at Dogpile. Lets get after it: Gomer Pile with the warmorama.   Grab some of these bricks out of my car and take them to the Penny Stage.  PAX:  let’s split up and go different ways to the Penny Stage.   Gomer Pile passes the Q to Oyster:  Native American Run let’s go.   Oh wait there’s the six with some more bricks let’s go back.  PAX:  We’re going with Hitchhiker. Hitchhiker takes the Q. SSHHELICOPTERSLBCMERKINS SCORPION KICKSIMPERIAL WALKARM CIRCLES Hitchhiker passes the Q to…

10 gloom warriors took to the verdant fields of Dogwood Dell this morning for a beatdown that went a little bit like this: Mosey to the second circle, turn back to first. COP. Standard stuff like 24 SSH, some other stuff… Short trip to the Triangle, 5 burpees OYO. Each man bear crawls the top leg of the triangle, 10 squats, run down the hill, 10 WW2, Bernie up the hill, 10 Carolina DD X 3 Mosey towards pipeline, stop at cul-de-sac for 5 burpees OYO Triple Check at pipeline. P1 lunge, P2 flutterkicks, P3 runs the pipe loop. Kinda…

Nine of Richmonds finest and one traveler from Charlotte decided to challenge Dogpile this morning. What rain? It was sunny and 70 for this morning’s edition. YHC was excited to get his first Dogpile Q under his belt. At the stroke of 6 off we went. COP- Mosey to amphitheater. 20 each SSH, LBC’s. 10 each DQ’s, cherry pickers, Phelps, Helicopters, Imperial Walkers, Russian soldiers, The thang: Perform 5 merkins on bottom step, shout to another PAX to start when finished, run to other side increase 1 step, repeato until all Pax has snaked to the top. Repeato on way…

19 warriors met up to cap off the week on a nice low humidity summer morning. This is how it went down, more or less.  Five Burpee Start to wake up the PAX Mosey to COP.  Disclaimer. Side straddle hop x2. Pick up blocks   Rusty cage. Triple check: P1 five pull-ups,  then block curls; P2 Abyss Merkins with blocks. Runner to fire hydrant and back. Mosey to Pipe Loop. Triple check: Block sit ups & Block presses. Mosey to base of Love Hill. 2 Partner evolutions,  switching at big rock Runner out 100 strides. Partner carries both blocks  Runner with…

COP SSHs, DQs, Helicopters, Imperial Walkers, Copperhead squats, Jazzercise….Oh and 3 burpees between each of those Mosey to the triangle – Backwards Triple Check Triple Check – Runner, WWIIs, Squats Hold 6 inches for 2 mins Love Hill x 2 1 – Runner, Bear Crawl, Lunge, Broad Jump Burpee 2 – Runner, broad jump burpees, backwards lunge, crabwalk Mosey up the pipe loop to rusty cage. Partner Up – as a team, 25 pull ups, 50 Jerkins Mosey back to circle. 10 Min competition. Of Hallelujah. Run in place, jump rope, and lunges with hands in air, if you bow…

23 of RVA’s finest decided to workout without their kids this morning to hang out with Dora. This how it went down Mosey COP – We started with 25 SSH’s IC at the SF then mosey to back of Dogwood Dell down near the pumphouse then back up Love Hill stopping a couple of time for COP exercises including DQ, Imperial Walkers, LBC’s, Merkins, Freddy Mercury’s, and Arm Circles THANG We finish the mosey at the stone wall Dora 1-2-3 – First partner does the exercises while second partner runs down hill behind the amphitheater, up the other side and…