7 strong posted for a Monday morning beatdown and here is how it went down. Swirly :  SSH’s Helicopters, Windmills, IW’s, Monkey bars :  3 sets of 5 over hand pull ups – 10 incline merkins 15 dips   – 3sets 5 chin ups – 10 decline merkins – 15 sit ups . Hardywood: 4 corners : 5 burpees – 5 burpees 10 hand release merkins – 5 burpees 10 hand release merkins 15 WWII’s – 5 burpees 10 hand release merkins 15 WWII’s 20 squats.  3 sets of 10 partner incline situps. ABBA:  sprint up hill touch tree – 5…

8 weekend warriors, including 1 FNG, broke the hold and didn’t let the crazy thunder last night keep them from posting to Batteau this morning to start the work-week the only way we know how…in the gloom.  Gumbo made a long-overdue return to Batteau and took the Q in order to pay a little honor to his father who would have been 81 today…and Gumbo’s pops was no runner, so YHC needed to Q a bootcamp beatdown to be sure.  It went a little something like this: Mosey through the darkness down to the Reedy Creek via the hill of…

4 studs posted @ Batteau this morning and here is how it all went down! Hot Potato : Swirly – SSH’s, Helicopters, Windmills, IW’s, LBC’s, Flutter Kicks. Four Corners –  on the tennis court –  Russian Solder – 10 fist merkins – High Knees – 15 hand release merkins – butt kickers – 20 workins – lunges – 25 merkins. Repeat 4 times. Sippy Cup : Amwrap 4 corners with boulders. Run backwards with bolder to each corner with boulders – exercises – Burpees, Pull ups,  Flutter Kicks, elbow plank. Crossroads: Lindsey : overhead press with bolder run down steps…

Four spa goers (one of whom is on tour) came for a steam bath, and Batteau delivered. Hot Potato is the custom. Swirly Q: Mosey to the pit for COP – SSHs / DQs / Helicopters / LBCs / Flutter kicks. Mosey down Love Hill to the pond bridge. 12 posts crossing the bridge – ascending merkins (78 in total) with bear crawl to the end. Descending burpees (78 in total) with lunges back to the start. Russian Soldiers across the bridge. High knees back to the start. Vinny Q: Indian Run to the second stair case. Mosey to the top. 30…

A mighty eight ventured into a rain storm developed especially for this workout. COP Don Quixote Arm Circles Russian Soldiers Imperial Walkers Helicopters Head down past the maintenance shed and pick up some stones.  Time for Lindseys.  The exercises are dips at the bottom of the rock stairs of death and overhead presses with the stones at the top.  Exercises are in 30/10, 25/15, 20/20, 15/25, and 10/30 reps. Mosey up to the tennis courts for 4 Corners. Bear Crawl the long side of the court and perform 10 APDs Alligator Walk (plank like an alligator and perform a merkin…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGR6Wk3Kboo Seven storm chasers appeared from the gloom into the gloom for an electric beatdown that went like this: Swirly Q: COP – SSHs / DQs / Helicopters / IWs / 5 burpees OYO. Mosey to trees lining driveway. Lunge to tree. 10 HR merkins. Repeato to top of driveway. Run long circle loop and back to circle curb for dips while waiting on the PAX. Bleeder Q: Mosey down to trail around lake. Progressive laps. Round 1: 10 burpees – take a lap. Round 2: 10 burpees / 20 American Hammers (single count, Lab Rat). Round 3: 10 burpees…

Eleven, yes, 11 F3 RVA All-Stars showed up to Batteau Stadium for a beatdown and some baseball. Batter up: Mosey to outfield for COP: Helicopters x 10 / Willie Mays Hayes x 9 / LBCs x 10 / Scorpion Kicks x 9. First Base: Cleveland Indians Run around the outfield. One of the hilliest outfields in the bigs according to Swirly, and YHC agrees. Second Base: Touch ’em all: 1st base – 10 burpees / 2nd base – 20 merkins / 3rd base – 25 American Hammers (2-count) / Home Plate – 30 WWIIs. Run to 1st. Exercise. Back to Home Plate…

Six strong posted at Batteau today.  Three or so fresh off of vacation. No more asses in the sand. Time to shake off the crab legs, ice cream and cold beers. YHC started us off. COP:  Helicpoters / DQs / Imperial Walkers / LBCs / Dying Coachroaches – ALL X 10 THANG: Introduce the Batteau PAX to Windsor Farms Do Si Dos.  Partner up. Two sets of 10 each. Nex up, Whatchamacallits.  Those who posted Gridiron on Saturday were introduced to these by our guest Q from Louisville. I think he called them Jack Whites, but even he wasn’t sure if that was…

2 regular Batteau rock haulers, one occasional visitory and 2 uninitiated Pax  showed up on a very hot Monday morning.    Hot Potato Q was called. Mosey over to the sledding hill. Honeydo leading COP– SSH, Helicopters, Merkins, DQs, Freddie Mercuries.  Then zip-line back and forth. 15x Merkins at one tree and 15x WW2s at the other.  Work way down hill in a zig-zag fashion. Sippy Cup leading.   Choose a rock and head down to the lake for a large loop.  Leg 1.  Carry rock up the long hill to the FH parking lot, then 10x crossover merkins.  Mosey to…

No Q, No Problem.  5 seasoned vets and 1 newish guy emerged from the sack to explore the damp hillside at Batteau.  Here’s what was done. THANG SWIRLY Q Mosey to field COP SSHs Helicopters Imperial Walkers Don Quixotes Mosey to playground 3 Rounds – 5 Pull-ups, 10 Derkins, 15 Incline Merkins, 20 Dips HUTTON Q Mosey to Tree Line Tree Line Escalator (Add a tree and an exercise each round) 6 Rounds – Merkins, LBCs, Jump Squats, Carolina Dry Docks, Monkey Humpers, Burpees x 10 reps each tree FLANGE Q Mosey to Valley Dora w Partner running to top…