8 faithful rolled into Batteau in the gloom which was well lit by the Full Moon. No Q had signed up, Hot Potato was announced as the clock turned to 0530. THE THANG Bleeder Q Mosey to First COP 20X SSH 25X LBC’s 15X Imperial Walkers 10x Merkins Mosey to Lindseys Bear Crawl to tree Run back Step-ups and Dips Swirly Q Mosey to Lake Love Hill Partner Run – Walk-out Merkins, Lunge, Board Jump Burpee Hardywood Q Deconstructed Burpee Valley to 5 Wheel Barrow Q 4 corners – Merkins, LBCs, Knee bends, Flutter Kicks Mosey back to Virtual Shovel…

The Top Dog is back and YHC had the Q. 9 Show Dogs came out to prove they are indeed the Best of the Best. The weather was awesome and the Dogs were in attendance to prove that they are more than just pretty faces. The beatdown went something like this. Mosey around the circle and the extended loop and get back to where we started. COP SSH IC 20 Don Quixote IC 10 Hillbillies IC 20 LBC IC 25 Merkins IC 10 Mosey down stairs to the sunken area. Lyndsey 30 Derkins and 10 box jumps/step ups…run to the…

Five Batteau regulars joined up for a Monday morning stroll through Forest Hill Park. The thang: Warm-up – 25 SSH, 10 Don Q, 20 Slow bend squats, 20 plank dips Rusty cage – pull ups 1 up to 5 and back down, then under arm 1 up to 5 and back down Mosey to top of field – 11s – 10 merkins, 1 two-count mountain climbers, run to pathway at bottom of field, repeat to complete 11s. Honey-do loop – at picnic tables, 10 box jumps, 15 derkins, 20 WWII situps, run around tree, repeat two more times. Mosey to…

Mosey to tennis courts for: COP Helicopters 10x, Don Quixote 10x, Arm circles, Merkins 10x, Flutterkicks 10x. Mosey to bottom of Hate Hill for Lindsays, Dips and step ups. Shifting sands. Run 20 paces up Hate Hill. Turn 180 and Lunge 10 paces downhill.  Go back and forth until you reach the top of the hill. ABCDs on access road (20 steps of each, cycling through until you reach the gate: Alligator crawl, Bear Crawl, Crab Walk, Duck Walk) Mosey to tennis courts for some balance exercises in an A:B:A:B, A:C:A:C, A:D:A:D format with half-court suicides between. In the second…

Five of the F3RVA faithful geared up for a blistery Monday morning workout. The thang- Mosey down to valley, 10 Don Q, 15 Imperial Walker, 10 box jumps OYO, 10 derkins, 20 flutter kicks. Mosey down to Reedy Creek – deconstructed burpee at the light poles – 3 burpees, 3 jump squats, 3 merkins, repeat at all 10 lamp posts around lake. Hate hill – 10 lunges, 10 bear crawls, 20 running steps, repeat to the parking lot at the top. BLBB- 5 burpee broad jumps, 10 lunges, 15 bunny hops, 20 bear crawl, repeat to other end of street…

Six strong posted to Batteau on another brisk Monday morning.  Here is what went down COP- SSH, Merkins, Flutterkicks, Imperial Walkers, Don Qs THE THANG – Lindsays – Derkins & Jump Squats. 3 box Jumps on top of Tables. Mosey to tennis court. Partner Wheelbarrow from end line to net 3 xs. Bunny hops back. Then grab spot in grass for PLTs- 3 sets 25 each man. Modified Triple check – Bear Crawl median, American Hammers, Mtn Climbers. Mosey to front of Stone House – Partner shoulder presses- 3 sets 15 each. Finish up with some Mary and Ring Of…

Two Redwoods Posted this am at Batteau, neither of which had signed up to Q, but both willing jumped into the role with a hot potato COP SSH 25x, Crabcakes 20x, Don Quixote 20x, Freddie Mercuries 20x, Merkins 10x, Imperial walkers 20x, 5 Burpees OYO. Mosey to the rock pile. Grab rock and carry it down the steps to the lake. 3 sets of 20x crossover pushups, mosey up steps to the platform and 1 min of step ups with rock. Mosey over to grass near tennis courts for Throw a Rock, Touch a Tree. Lift rock up and throw…

“Pressure is a funny thing.  The wrong kind of pressure can make you buckle.  The right kind of pressure can make you stronger. The challenge isn’t to avoid pressure, it’s to chose the right kind.” 9 warriors rose to the dawn of a new day.  The air smelled of pre-season tulips and southside domination. It went a little something like this. Mosey down 42nd to Riverside to the 42nd Street JRPS entrance.  COP IC – 20 SSH, 15 Imperial Walkers, 20 LBC, 6inches + arm circles forward, 6 inches + arm circles backwards, 10 merkins. 3 Rounds of 20 dips…

5 fearless warriors sought to rise the dawn of a new day. It went a little something like this. COP IC: SSH X 20, Imperial Walker X 15, 6 Inch Snow Angel X 15, Merkin X 10 4 Corners – Mosey to tennis court and complete four rounds of the following.  Merkins, Jump Squats, LBC, Freddie Mercury.  On round 1 do 5 of each exercise, round 2 do 10, round 3 do 15 of each exercise, round 4 do 20 of each exercise. Bear Squared – Complete two loops round the tennis court by bear crawling.  On the first loop…

Four souls ventured into the cool, dark morning for bootcamp, what else would they be doing outside at 5:30 AM. The thang: Mosey to the valley of doom – 25 SSH, 15 Don Q, 10 Derkins, 20 flutterkicks Mosey down Hate Hill to the pond. No man left behind – run around pond, perform ladder of exercise at each lamppost increasing up to ten, when finished run back to the last man in the Pax. Round 1 – merkins, round 2 – four-count mountain climbers, round 3 – two-count squats, round 4 – burpees (but only 10 burpees before running,…