YHC was pumped this morning for a dogpile workout as his last day at 53 wanted to celebrate with some of the favorite routines so here is what went down: COP 21 plus the YHC gather at the flag and we mosey to the Carillion Tower and circle up for 20 SSH, 10 DQ, 15 Imperial Walkers, 15 Russian Walkers, 16 4ct LBC’s(for the abs that we had at 16…right?), 15 reverse scorpions, 10 scorpions and 20 merkins. We are warmed up for the THANG THANG We short mosey to Carillion field to prepare for the Red Barchetta (YHC came…

27 of RVA’s finest came out on a warm Saturday morning in October for some mosey block fun. This how it went down Short declaimer since we had no FNG’s and YHC say: Let’s Mosey COP – While running a lap around the gravel trail (about a mile), YHC called circle up 7 time for the following exercises (ALL IC): SSH, DQ, Imperial Walkers, LBC’s, Scorpion Kicks, Merkins, Arm Circles Picked up a couple of LIFO’s at the end of the COP then moseyed around dogpile to the small stage, each PAX grab a block, then mosey to the Carillon…

23 gentleman started this Saturday in the gloom, with 1 of them (the Q) arriving 3 minutes late. As F3RVA always does, the beatdown commenced (without the Q), at 0600. YHC arrives and off we go into the darkness. Beatdown=The Hard Way. 1 mile run Line up on field for a progressive Beast. Run length of field stopping at the 25, 50, and 75 to perform six of called exercise. Continue to end and return stopping at same spots for six more of same exercises. Round 1=merkins Round 2=merkins, squats Round 3=merkins, squats, carolina drydocks Round 4=merkins, squats, carolina drydocks,…

19 warriors of the pre-dawn gloom arose ready to attack the day. Apparently it was a day of celebration. Given the title of this backblast they may have been trying to watch a lesser known 80s sitcom. According to the overly friendly runners in the area, this is how it went down. 5:30 hit, everyone grabbed a block or two and then mosey to the corellian, circle up for: COP #1 Nancy Kerrigan’s, Michael Phelps, Jazzercise, Hairy Rockettes, Collard Pickers, Pretzel Twists, Hello Dolly, Rosalita, Nolan Ryans, Hand Release Merkins. Pick the block back up, Mosey to the Ha’ Penny…

Weather was predicted to be cold, dark and wet this morning. Luckily the prediction was wrong, as it was 70 degrees and sunny. 6am hit and we were off! Mosey to the Corelion cul de sac for welcome to F3 and disclaimer. Side Straddle Hop, Don Quixote, Russian Soldiers, Collard Pickers, LBC, Hello Dolly, Rosalita, and WW2. Mosey down to the Ha’ Penny Stage, and everyone gets a coupon, then back to long field. My grandfather Cecil King as a member of the 104th Infantry landed in France and remained there for 200 days until VE Day. Partner up. One…

21 studs shook off the nerves to try out for a spot at Coach Wojo’s Saturday Dogpile Jamboree. While the Defensive Coordinator Wilson wished to show off his former life as Mike Alstott’s body double, YHC went the O Line route, focusing on the Line of Scrimmage. It’s a Football Saturday. Time to strap up. COP Kick Off – Quick mosey to the traffic circle for some SSHs, DQs and Imperial Walkers. YHC relocated a RPD traffic cone along the way. The Thang First Quarter -Opening Drive Mosey to the Carillion Field – on the line. PAX divides into two…

19 Hard Chargers that werent afraid of the challenge at Dog Pile headed out into the gloom for a 70 and Sunny day. Here is how it went down, more or less. The Thang – 3 Burpees, mosey to ha’penny stage to grab a coupon and disclaimer. Circle of Pain – Side Straddle Hop x10, Don Quixote x10, LBC x20, Hand Release Release x10, [ Shiplap send off: Pickle Pounder x10, Alabama Prom Date x10, Georgia Prom Date x10 (one leg), Cobra Merkins x10, Monkey Humper x10, Gorilla Humper x10 ], Grass Angel, Aussy Grass Angel, Shoulder pinches x10, Thoracic…

After considering holding off even longer YHC decided to break down and post the backblast. I let Wilson know that if I heard from anyone about the delayed BB I would post it and leave their name off the PAX list, Big Data. I did not hear anything, although I’m sure one of the 24 other guys, or at least “Corporate” was itching to say something. Here is some poetry based on what we did. Warmup then VITA Captain Thors, we don’t do math Bear crawls with a run Partner and a block Dora with bonus pullups Block burpees are…

Seventeen strong braved the rain and fog and were pleased to find freshy cut grass across the AO, albeit not bagged. COP: SSH, Russian Soldiers, Don Qs, Merkins, Arm Circles, LBCs, Scorpion Kicks. Mosey to end of street for: Burpee Road: 2 Burpees at every light up & back. Then over to Carrillon field. Partner Up – Wheelbarrow across and back 2 times. Stay together for PLTs: 3 sets of 25 each. Rusty Cage: 4 sets of – 6 Pull-ups & 10 Dips. Over to the bowl behind Amphitheater: 5 rounds of up & back with 10 upside down WWIIs…