The misty gloom of the Forge embraced six strong HIM’s. In stark contrast to fartsack idealism, today’s beatdown delivered the PAX to new heights of strength and perseverance. The THANG: COP #1: Welcome & F3 DisclaimerKnollercoaster WakeUp:x10 Squats at the bottomsx10 Groiners at the topsUpon Groiner completion, run to bottom of hill then back to top before moving to the next knoll COP #2: Mosey down to the Culdesac stopping at each light pole en route, alternating x6 Merkins with x6 Lunge stepsCircle up for a DTH Warmerama IC COP #3: Bernie Sanders all the way back up to Forrest Ave,…

7 SOJ Diaper Dandies along with 1 four legged companion descended on the sunny and 70 courts of The Forge for a March Madness NCAA Tournament style beatdown of the ages. Many entered but only 1 team prevailed. According to the legendary Dicky V, the excitement on the hardcourt was unbelievable Baby!!! Mosey to the covered entrance of the High School for Warmarama including SSH’s, Cherry Pickers, Dead Man Hang, Imperial Walkers, Freddie Mecuries, LBC’s and possibly other exercises. THE THANG: Mosey to Middle School for a revised 4 corners. 4 rounds of exercises performed in the nestled bosom of…

Nine HIM’s welcomed a blood red sunrise at the Forge with the following beatdown to end all beatdowns: WARMERAMA: Variable Mosey around to the wallWelcome & F3 DisclaimerDonkey Kick-offs (got up to 20)Circle up for the usual DTH reps IC THE THANG: Old 100 on Mt Chaplain100 reps at the bottom, 90 top, 80 bottom, 70 top, ….down to a 10 burpees finaleFirst man to complete reps calls out and entire PAX stops to moseyPlank or Hollow-Body Hold for the SIXVariable reps of different exercises completed at each of SIX landings en route from top to bottom & bottom to…

At 5:30 am, we fired up The Forge once again. 9 strong emerged from the gloom to challenge themselves and continue on a journey of self-improvement. A summary for your viewing pleasure: No warm up needed – started out on the grassy knolls: bear crawl up, lunge walk across, crab walk down. COP: No counting needed! – walking Russian Soldiers, walking helicopters, walking arm circles, walking Hillbillies, walking Lt. Dans. 20 count Alabama Prom Date oyo. Mosey down to the ampitheatre for the Balls to the Wall Challenge. One man runs to the bleachers while the PAX assumes the position.…

Gather around my friends and I will tell you a tale: a tale of one man’s quest to lead a group of warriors without his winky. What could possibly go wrong? Yikes. So according to the guy that opened up the hottest fake restaurant in New York City, it went a little something like this: SO IT BEGINS: COP: SSH, DQ’s, Helicopters, Arm Circles, Scorpion Kicks THE Battle: ThunderCats: Cat crawl on the parking lot lineAt end of line, 3 Super BurpeesLunge to the next lineRepeatoReverseo Lazy DORA: (Group of 2, 1 partner does wall sits/alternates every 25 reps) x100…

A dynamic duo didn’t succumb to the weatherman’s lies, and posted to the Forge to snuff out the flame of sloth and embrace the suck of self-discipline. Here’s what spontaneity produced: The THANG: THE DESCENT: x10 Lunges ea light pole down to the culdesac CULDESAC MINI COP: SSH, DQ’s, SquatWalkers THE ASCENT: x3 Burpees ea light pole going back up, alternating Run, Bernie, Caraoke, or Bear crawl between poles ELEVENS: Between bus loop curbs2-Count Am Hams Lt DansLunge or Bearcrawl between sides MARY’s BOUDOIR: Under the dry awning of the Middle SchoolDORA:x100 WWIIx200 Pole Smokersx300 Mtn ClimbersMoving partner uses the picnic…

Five evaded the fart sack to bring sunny and seventy to the Forge. It was awesome, as follows: The THANG: COP #1: Mosey down the lot and circle upWelcome & F3 DisclaimerThe usual DTH Warmerama while awaiting Fresh Prince COP #2: Mosey back past the DTH mobile and retrieve the bricks, F3 deck, and speakerCircle up at the 3rd lot, school side (near benches, steps, and rails)With bricks in hand and beats thumping, the PAX completed x6 RoundsEach Round: x5 cards IC or OYO separated by either a run around the lot, Tooth Fairies on the steps, Bernie around the lot,…

6 Studly Warriors, 1 Dog and 3/4 of the stud that resembled Doublemint fought back the temptations of sleeping the morning away and arrived to fine the crisp embrace of the Forge. Temps in the teens but Huguenot High School was sunny and mid 70’s. 5.30 hit with Snuff and Chaplin coming in hot and off the PAX traveled. Short Mosey to the 2nd parking lot for warmarama including SSH’s, DQ’s, Russian Soldiers, Collard Pickers, Dead Man Hang. Snuff was given the choice of the easy or hard way. Speaking for the PAX, Snuff decided the infamous red pill. Off…

Richmond’s hottest gloom club, known to the city’s all nighters as El Forjé put on a special show this morning, with cocaine dusting every mirrored surface. Five regular rave junkies flocked to the scene wearing nothing but banana hammocks and powder snorkels. The music thumped, the alter in memory of Hardywood, gloriously sequenced with neon ecstasy was duly thronged, and RPD showed up to shut things down but joined the party after just a few hits of aerosolized cocaine. Here’s how the police reported it: The THANG: COP #1: Mosey over to the Bus Loop & Circle UpWelcome & F3…

Three typical suspects arrived, close enough to the start time and commenced. Mosey to school – warm up: SSH, Don Q, Squats, Russian Soldier, Hand release merkins, Freddie mercury Mosey to far parking lot loop – infinity loops (figure 8 between two parking lot loops) with increasing merkins beginning with 1 per loop, increasing by 1 up to 21. Blimp – 5 burpee broad jumps, 10 lunges, 15 imperial squat walker, 20 polar bear -across another bus loop. triple check – peoples chair,reverse crunch, run around bus loop Blimp – repeat above across to other bus loop. triple check -…