9 of the toughest men of Tuckahoe gathered for a MLK Day Hoedown COP with various exercises (both regular Scorpion Kicks and Inverted Scorpion Kicks were completed) (2) Triple Checks with various exercises first at Bodo’s overflow lot, second at Bodo’s office building Upchuck did 5 Burpees while we Planked Triple Check at the Walgreens lot 1/3rd of a Triple Check back at Tuckahoe 5 Burpees until time Announcements – Frozen Triangle this Saturday at Dogpile, see Slack. Upchuck has started a new Trail Run Channel on Slack for those training for a Trail Run race. Discouraging nicknames will be…

13 men came out for the 2nd Hoedown of the year and YHC’s first Q. Here’s what went down. COP: Head up to the blacktop. Dead man hang, lean left/right, 15 SSH, jog, karaoke, and back pedal to fence and back. We would’ve skipped too, but that was shot down due to the wetness of the blacktop. Partner up for a mini dora: 50 burpees, 100 double count shoulder taps, 150 double count mountain climbers. Partner bear crawls to fence and back. Head down to the wall and wall sit for 30 seconds with the Pax counting to 30. 10…

9 fine gentlemen gathered to start the first Monday of the year off right at Hoedown. Here’s how things went: COP: SSH x 20, DQ x 10, CP x 10, IW x 12, shoulder taps x 10, mosey to somewhere dry, aka church parking lot loop. Partner up for a Dora: 100 HRM, 200 Superman (crowd favorite), 300 LBC Keep same partners for Something New – 30-60-90-90-60-30. Two exercises (plank / jump squat). Partners alternate every 30 seconds, 60 seconds, 90 seconds, repeat 90s and back down. FIA to the back church lot for… 11’s with Gomer’s favorite Crab Cakes…

It was back to the old stomping grounds for YHC, who was joined, eventually, by 9 other frozen companions. After Handshake completed his double parking spot parking job with the mini-van, this is what went down: Mosey around half of the horseshoe into order to collect an oblivious Garbage Plate (LIFO) who ran to the AO from his house. Circle up in front of the school for: COP: SSH’s, Jazzercises, Helicopters, DQ’s, Fudd (LIFO) arrives, Imperial Walkers, Hand Release Merkins, WW2 Sit-ups, Copperhead Squats Mosey to the Horseshoe and get in teams of three for: Triple Check: Timer runs the…

Coming in hot because YHC’s dogs are a pain in the A$$, 10 men of steel have made their way out of the Gloom to muster at Hoedown Mosey up to the basketball courts to check for ice and do a little COP DQ’s, Imperial Squat Walkers, Helicopters, LBC’s, Hello Dollies, Rosalitta’s. Mosey to the other end of the courts Jack Webb back and forth, on this side of the court do one set of Jack Webb 1 American hammer (2 count) and 4 LBC’s. Run to the other end of the court and do 1 Ball Dipper (2 count)…

Wojo let it be known at 0500 that he would in fact not make his Q. There were bettors. Here’s the hot potato that ensued: EF Hutton Q Mosey around the horseshoe COP Don Quixotes Dead Man Hang Jazzercises Imperial Walkers Copperhead Squats Hand Release Merkins Freddie Mercurys Inverted Scorpion Kicks SSHs Mosey to the small visitor parking lot 4 Corners Bearcrawl long sides, Crabwalk short sides 20 Merkins, 30 WWIIs, 40 Jump Squats, 50 Monkey Humpers Handshake Q Mosey to the Third Church far lot Triple Check P1 – Run Loop P2 – Blocks (Curls, Press, Tricep Press) P3…

Nine fine gentlemen gathered at the no longer darkest AO in RVA to compare winter gloves and who wore them best. Eight launched promptly at 0530 to the front of the school while we picked up one that ran to the AO on the way. COP was frosty and was as follows: COP SSH x25 Imperial Walkers x10 Helicopters x10 Copperhead Squats x10 Don Quixotes x10 Mountain Climbers x10 LBCs x20 Merkins x10 The Thang Very short jaunt across the street to the church parking lot, avoiding curb obstacles, for the first set of exercises. This exercise is called Escalating…

12 of Richmond’s favorite sons made their way through the Gloom to see what Doozy might have in store for them this morning. Mosey to the Basketball courts for COP DQ’s, Cherry Pickers, Helicopters, Imperial Walkers, Ukrainian Soldiers, LBC’s Mosey to the corner for a 4 corners Prostitute. Corner 1 – 10 WWII’s, Corner 2 – 20 Squats, Corner 3 – 30 LBC’s, Corner 4 – 40 Jump Squats Mosey to the front of the school for elevens 10 dips run to the parking lot 1 (your choice) WWII’s or Merkins. Repeto increasing / decreasing but always equaling 11 Mosey…

10 studs convened in the first 20 degree morning in the dark for a beatdown. After a mosey to the middle Third parking lot, YHC wanted to try out a Tabata workout. A Tabata is 4 minutes of intense exercise with 20 seconds on and 10 seconds off, repeat 8x. Our goal was to 8 rounds total with one minute rest in between. Here’s what we covered: Round 1: SSHsRound 2: BurpeesRound 3: Copperhead SquatsRound 4: American HammersRound 5: MerkinsRound 6: WW2sRound 7: Mountain ClimbersRound 8 (half round): High Knees 75% Run back to the flag. Numberama, Namerama, YHC took…

It was a bilingual beatdown this chilly autumn morning for eight of Richmonds elite athletes looking to start the week off with a bang. Conditions were clear but crisp 70 degrees. 5.30 hit and off we go for a quick jaunt around the bus loop then line for COP. Introductions, disclaimers were quickly followed by Invisible Jumprope, Helicopters, DQ’s, Jazzercise, Hillbillies and Dead Man Hang. All seemed warm, lets begin: Quick mosey down Lindsay Court for some additional work. Plank, Merkins and shoulders stretches. Love Hill to get back up. Runner runs, while partner bear crawls, lunges and broad jump…