In addition to the title of this backblast, another famous Irishman is St. Patrick. Yes! Today is St. Patrick’s Day! Attendees at today’s workout included two very stylishly dressed Irishman; O’Seymour wearing a Boston Celtics Jersey and O’Tater, also decked out in green. We had Green Moon, Triple Rogers (Mr. Rogers and Roger Roger) as well as O’Tilla and of course, O’Pigskin. I decided to do some internet research on St. Patrick. Legend has it that we celebrate March 17 as St. Patrick’s Day because that is the day he died, although no one knows for sure. (We’re sure he’s…

7 of us posted at The Deep, despite the Spring forward darkness. After a brief warm up: Nuckols Knocking: Lap round the school with Merkins, WW IIs and Squats based on the door number on the school. Double doors means 2x NASCAR style: Lap around the parking loop, dropping off a group at 12 o’clock, 3 o’clock and 9 o’clock. Everybody does Side Straddle Hops until the pace car finishes the lap and at each station you do Merkins, Squats and Heals to Heaven. Second round of lap Carolina Dry Docks, Crunch Frogs and Flutter Kicks. Burpee March: Colonnade has…

5 of the usuals showed Monday morning at The Deep. After brief warm up we did some typical Deep exercises, and a few new ones. 11’s on the Hill with Mike Tysons and WWIIs, Lindsey with Step ups and Dips, Hit the Big Hill for 10 sprints to the top. Then a mosey over to colonnade for something new: Grab a pole and start Pole Smokers. First guy does 20 and then runs past the group to the next available pole (Indian Run style). Should be 100+ Pole Smokers by the time we’re done. Turn around and repeat but this…

A fearsome foursome embraced the Monday morning gloom. Here is how it went down: COPSSHIWDQHelicoptersArm circlesDMHSuzanne SomersMerkins LBC Mosey to the blacktop for an arch loader – goal-to-goal with 8 burpees, mosey back with 20 WWII sit-upsBear crawlCrab walkBunny hopDuck walk Froggers 30 APD in lieu of a 20 count 4x checkRun the trackSwing pumpsCross crunches Lunges Mosey to the front of the school for 10 Mike Tysons, 20 PLT, 10 Mike Tysons Mosey to the flag for COT with YHC taking us out Mr. Rogers spent Sunday researching school shootings. Chicarrone is within a week of celebrating his silent…

7 of us met at The Deep this AM, and all decided to stay dry. So after a brief warm up we tried an entirely new set of exercises (borrowed from other AOs): School Doors: Mosey around the school and for every door marked with a number, we did that number of: Merkins, WWIIs and Squats. 1 Merkin, 2 WWIIs, etc. up to 14. Then did another lap of Burpees, Side Penguins, Straddle Hops. NASCAR Loop: Mosey around the bus loop and drop off groups at 3 points where they do SSHs until the race begins. Groups at 3 o’clock,…

4 of us posted after that crappy Super Bowl game. But we got going with a warm up and then to the hill for 11’s with Mike Tyson’s and Squats (staple of The Deep). Then a mosey up the big hill for a Triple Check Grinder of WWIIs, Carolina Dry Docks, and Jogging on the black top. Mosey down the hill for Legs and Core: a Lindsay of PLTs and Step Ups (30-10, 20-20, 10-30), and 100 core workouts on top of the picnic benches (Crunchy Frogs, Heals to Heaven, Reverse Crunches and WWIs). Mosey around the school to the…

The DEEP gloom of a Monday greeted 8 noble warriors. Here is how it went down: COPSSHIWDQHelicoptersArm circlesDMHMerkins LBC 11s on the endless hill with Mike Tysons and WWII sit-ups Mosey to the picnic tables behind the school for a Lindsay – dips and step-ups 3 sets of 20 PLTs Mosey to the playground for a 4x checkRunSwing pumpsH2H APD Mosey back to the flag for COT with YHC taking us out Good cardio workout today as it finally felt like a normal The Deep sans snow and frigid temps. Great to see Roger Roger. The PAX had a chance…

Striking deep into West End territory the good Doctor brought SOJ-Takeover warmth to the frozen tundra of The Deep, as follows: The THANG: WARMERAMA: MUSIC ON – rando collection of get pumped rock Mosey loop around the front parking lot and circle up in front of the school Welcome & Disclaimer A well-rounded battery of typical DTH reps top to bottom IC COP #1: Mosey to the bus loop and grab a pillar PILLAR ALLEY – Indigenous movement with last man doing a set number of reps whole the PAX does other reps on their pillars 1st Half – last…

The tomatoes were back as school is re-opening. Five noble warriors used the bus loop to get in a great full-body beat-down. Here is how it went down: COPSSHIWDQHelicoptersArm circlesDMHJazzerciseDMHMerkinsLBC APD Mosey to the bus loop for a 4 corners – 10, 15, 20, 25 reps at various points of the bus loop70 HRM70 WWII sit-ups70 squat thrusters with air press70 CDD 70 side crunches, each side Mosey to the poles for a 3 round cycle of:Pole sits – 15 air presses, Muhammed Ali’s and Lalanes20 pole smokers 10 Mike Tysons 5x check with run, merkins, LBCs, sumo squats and…