“Nelson refused a cloak.  He said his zeal for King and country kept him warm.”  — Jack Aubrey 16 PAX of questionable sanity and unquestioned spirit posted in a steady stream of snow, wind, and general nastiness for the first 2017 edition of The Dogpile.  Here’s how it went down: Slaughter Starter 20 burpees, in cadence. (Or, they might have been in cadence if YHC (ahem) had remembered to call a cadence immediately after saying,”In cadence.”  Perhaps, that was for the best.) Mosey to Amphitheater for COP SSHs (x30) Imperial Walkers (x20) Arm Circles LBCs (x40) Reverse Crunches (x10) Rusty…

17 Regulars, including 1 2.0, and 2 returns from Part 1 and 2, put on their antlers one last time to deliver the Reindeer Games finale. The Shovel Flag was planted while Swirly keep a watchful eye by night and the festivities began: Mosey to the Carillon circle COP SSH x25 IC Invisible Jump Ropes x 20 IC Don Quixotes x 15 IC Crab Cakes x 15 IC LBFC x 15ish IC Arm Circles x 10 small x 5 big IC reverso Mosey to the side of the Carillon Donner’s Triple Check Chestnuts to the Wall Lunges up and down the Carillon Mtn…

12 regulars plus 2 LIFO’s came together with joy in their hearts to tackle another rendition of the best 60 minutes of any Saturday, affectionately known as Dogpile.  Here is how we move 60, the F3 way: Warmup: -1 mile jog. AKA, Dodge BoBo COP SSH Ball Dippers Don Quixote Imperial Walkers Arm Circles Merkins LBC Crab Cakes THANG “8 is enough was already taken, but 11’s is ridiculous, so 8 seems like about the right number”:  11’s reduced to 8’s, pullups and booya merkins with a partner. F3 Relay Race:  pick teams of 7, relay race performing some F3…

“We cannot become what we need by remaining what we are.” John C. Maxwell This my friends is the year of the RAT. On this day in the tenth day of December, there was much to celebrate.  One of our own was accomplishing a major life goal in the midst of balancing career, family and unbelievable amount of mumble chatter. 20 warriors braved the arctic tundra to dance with the polar bear. The Thang: COP SSH, Imperial Walker, LBC, FM, Split Jacks X 20, Merkin X 10 Gimme Some Credit – Did you know it takes 120 credits to graduate…

22 Stallions hit Mighty Mick’s AO with Hearts On Fire for a 40th Anniversary Rocky beatdown. EF downed some raw eggs and planted the flag, here’s how it went down. Mosey to circle COP Invisible Jump Rope Cuff & Link Squats Knockout Merkins Philadelphia Dry Docks Mountain Climbers Southpaw Shuffle Butkis Mosey to Amphitheatre ROCKY In Rocky, the World Champion, Apollo Creed, gave an unknown a shot at the title.  Little did Apollo know, Rocky Balboa had the heart of a lion and a jaw made of iron.  Few gave Rocky a chance until suddenly in the first round Rocky…

16 strong and faithful posted to Dogpile for this perfect Fall morning to break free from the tryptophan comas, work off the turkey, stuffing, pie and other excess and to help YHC celebrate his 38th birthday.  It went a little something like this: Mosey down the road past the field and to the far circle for COP: SSH x19 IC Arm circles x19 IC forward (10 small; 9 large); then reverse DQs x10 Swirly slo-mo style Imperial walkers x19 IC Merkins x19 IC LBCs x38 IC Mosey to the bottom of the hill for what YHC called .38 Special.  4…

17 of the faithful and 1 FNG circled around the flag and discussions were centered around the lack of a certain company wrapped truck. 0600 and we were off to mosey to the first circle for the COP. 25xSSH, 15xMerkin, 10xDQ, 10xPeterParker, 10xCrunchy Frog Mosey to the side of the Carillon for Touch a tree/Tag a partner. Round 1 – Partner 1 bear crawl to tree 1, run to touch 2 more,  Partner 2 AMRAP merkins Round 2 – 5 trees, American Hammer Round 3 – 7 trees, Donkey Kicks Mosey to Rusty Cage.  Partner up. 10 pull ups,  run…

17 gentlemen presented themselves in 36 degree temperatures prepared for morning calisthenics. This is what transpired COP: Helicopters, DQ’s, Imperial Walkers, Pickle Pounders, LBC’s Amphitheater: Bear crawl from top step to bottom. Perform 5 Derkins each step. Lindays: 30 dips, run to top, 10 Merkins Doras (Modified): Flutter Kicks (102), Freddy Mercurys (153), Merkins (204) Triangle: WWII’s (20), bear crawl, Merkins (20), Burpees (20). Two rounds Inverted pole smokers: Derkin position. Perform 3 derkins, and 1 derkin each time someone passes. COP: Flutter kicks (51), LBC (21), Merkin (17), Burpee shuffle NMS While most arrived appropriately suited-up for the chilly…

19 Faithful and 1 FNG posted to Dogpile on a slightly chilly “Sunny and 70” Saturday morning. THE THANG Swirly took the Q, Mosey to the Second Circle of Dogpile for the first COP 20X SSH 20X Helicopter 15X 2X arm circles 20X Deep Knee Bends Mosey to the Bottom of the Hill Pair up for Polar Bear Crawl up the Hill, 5x Merkins every 5 steps, partner runs to the Circle. Hand off to Bleeder’s Q. Mosey to the Carillon. Polar up the Steps, 5x Merkins every 5 steps, up the top around the back of the tower, 20x…