Warm up SSH arm circles Helicopters Merkins Dead man hangs. Decathlon  Run to football field  Phase 1 4 sets of 25 step upsalternate with 4 sets of 25 Merkins Phase 2 10 sets of 5 Partner 50  Pull ups 10 sets of 20 monkey jumpers  Phase 3 4 sets of 25 squat jumps alternate with ww2  Phase 4 full field sprint  broad jump goal line to 50 Phase 5 100 double count penguins  run around to flag

16 gladiators of the gloom joined together to celebrate YHC’s 10 year anniversary and the brotherhood that has led so many of us to better versions of ourselves. Hitch arrived at 5:29:45 and we were off for…… COP SSH x 100 (10 for every year obviously) DQ x 10 Imperial Walkers x 15 Dead Man Hang with a little bit of yoga Rosalita’s x 20 The Thang Mosey to the field for the Beast Exercises were Merkins, Flutter Kicks, Squats, Rosalita’s, Burpees, and LBC’s Mosey the north a bit for the Tunnel of Love Mosey East for some Mary and…

You know that scene in Legally Blonde when the mean girls invite Elle to a costume party, and when she shows up she’s the only person in costume? That was me this morning. I was somewhat consoled by the fact that Choo Choo’s M tricked him the last 2 years with the same prank. Last year he was Rick Flair, this year he was a wizard. Imagine making small talk at a cocktail party and everyone is dressed normally, while you are in spandex or wearing a long grey beard. That was Choo Choo. This morning, despite my appeal to…

7 strong posted at Mary this morning and here is how it all went down. 6 of us took a little field trip over to the church parking lot for warm ups. Then mossy over to the other church and ran into Hitch who somehow tracker us down a mile from the flag – well done hitch ! Okay now we are ready – partner up run to the fence and back exercises – incline merkins, WW2’s, dips. Mossy – partner up again – bear crawl around the circle – exercises – squats, lbc’s, ssh’s Lunges across the driveway -…

Today marks 12 years since we lost my best friend, Shawn Hogan. Shawn was truly one of a kind—a rockstar in every sense. At just 28, he achieved more than many do in a lifetime. He excelled as an academic, soldier, and athlete. While I could go on about his many accomplishments, I’ll let you explore those details for yourself: https://www.douglasandjohnson.com/obituary/2761295 https://army.togetherweserved.com/army/servlet/tws.webapp.WebApp?cmd=ShadowBoxProfile&type=EventExt&ID=35867 https://www.instagram.com/jimbobroski/reel/CtrZItxA6P_ So in Shawn’s honor YHC decided to do a little memorial to him with some exercises inspired by Shawn’s athletic prowess. Started out with some stretching and introductary stories about Shawn for the first 5 minutes. After…

A mighty 13, including some long lost cotters, converged for 45 minutes of Mary on the 10th day of the 10th month of the year. After some happy greetings and mockery, the workout commenced. Here’s what happened: COP on the blacktop. Standard fare 10 Rounds of 10 Sets of 10 Excercises >> 1st round- Blacktop 10 merkins – 10 squats – 10 LBCs. 10 stations, mosey between stops. >> 2nd round – Soccer Fields 10 SSHs – 10 plank jacks – 10 WW2s. 10 Stations, mosey between stops. >> 3rd round- Field 10 Jump Squats – 10 Carolina dry docks…

A formidable 15 descended upon Mary to see what geriatric-friendly workout would be dispensed. After paying homage to the Esther Williams and the Land O Lakes butter lady, the pax partook in the following: Run out and back stopping for burpees while partner performs rotation of dips, derkins,and incline merkins. Triple check: balls to wall, WWIIs, Bernie out and run back Descending Dora’s: LBC’s (300), Flutters (200 2-count), Merkins (100) Courts: Bear Crawls, Crab Walks, Polar Bears, Crawl Bears…stopping in between the course for a few minutes of Mary (abs) Finish with some burpees NMS: This is the most extensive…

Men emerged from the gloom to see what “likely to lead” had in store for them. Off to the side yard grass for COP. The usual suspects plus some more intense yoga got us started. Off to the pavilion for 11s – Abyss Merkins and Pole Smokers. Return the tables in their proper order and off to the blacktop. Triple Check – P1mkaraoke out, 3 burpees, karaoke back. P2 does elbow plank and P3 does BTTW. Circle up around the monkey bars. One person does 15 leg lifts while the Pax does the following: R1 flutters kicks, R2 squats, R3…

Warm up SSH, DMHangs,cherry pickers, LBC, Suzanne summers, Listen to Saab talk about Ester Williams, Merkins, helicopters, arm circles F and R Mosey to field. Run to tree, 5 WW2, bernie back, next tree 10 ww2, bernie back, loop until 45, last tree 45 2 count flutters. Run to Hitchikers daughters classroom window at the school for a triple check: peoples chair, Jump squats, run Mosey to chin ups, 5 chin ups while pax is doing incline merkins Mosey to flag, Merkin ring of fire, Merkiner picks the type. Circle up, Prayer, exit to change the world.