19 faithful and 2 FNGs posted to Dogpile on a cloudy Saturday. Temp was 75 degrees, humidity much higher with the fresh cut fields of Dogwood Dell calling to the PAX to come play. Here is how it went down: Mosey to COP with disclaimer- 35 SSH, 20 Merkins, 25 Boxcutters, 20 Mtn Climbers, 10 Helicopters. Mosey to Amphitheater for modified Lucky Horseshoe Escalating exercises per step up to 5 then drop exercises down to 9th step: 20 Merkins, 20 Mtn Climbers (4 count), 20 Carolina Dry Docks, 20 WWII Situps, 10 Burpees. Mosey to Pull Up Bars, pair up.…

17 Pax didnt have anywhere else to be this holiday Saturday morning, so why not come work out?  Sounds great, let’s get busy… COP SSH Hillbillies (the Johnsonville Hop)\ arm circles, reverso Break Dancers (much preferred name to step outs) Crab Cakes Pass the Q to HoneyDo so that he can call out his beloved Richard Kimbles (X10 OYO) From pavement to inner circle: bear crawl, crawl bear back out crab walk, walk crab back out plank walk, walk plank back out THANG Charles Bronson X50 SSH, sprint to second flag, army crawl to third flag, slow jog to first…

COP Don Quixote 20x, Helicopters 15x, Imperial Walkers (20x), LBCs 25x, Diamond Merkins 10x. Full body: In circle, Bear crawl to center, 5x merkins, crawl bear back 5x merkins. Crab walk to center, 5x merkins, backwards crab walk, 5x merkins, Army crawl to center, 5x merkins, backwards army crawl back, 5x merkins, forward lunge to center 5x merkins, backwards lunge 5x merkins. Legs: Mosey to hill behind amphitheater. Skip up hill (well beyond crest) to sippy cup. Butt kickers back down. Repeat focusing on skipping high. Mosey to amphitheater. 5x peoples chair (10-20 count each) except no back support, lowering…

18 came out to see the sun – an infrequent sight these days. The Thang: 20 SSH, 20 DQ, 20 Russian Soldiers, 15 copperhead squats Mosey over to the field in front of the Carillon for modified triple checks. Pax at one end of the field doing squat jumps, Pax at the other end doing Carolina dry docks, a runner set them in motion. Each pax does 4 runs. Head up to the woods for touch a tree. 3 trees with incremental burpees at each tree. 7 new trees with incremental merkins. 11 new trees for speed. Head down past…

11 faithful made their way through the Arts in the Park traffic closures to post at Dopgile on a beautiful spring morning. 50 degrees and cloudy but hints of light as the PAX got started at 6. It went down as: COP – 25 SSH, 10 Merkins, 20 Freddy Ms, 15 DQs. Mosey to pole line for Pole Smoker Indian Run. Then line up on road for Burpee Road, this time 3 burpees per street light, for a total of 60 burpees. Mosey to other circle – 100 LBCs OYO. Mosey around tents (and junk food vendor signs) to Pull-Up…

14 Strong Pax gathered on a perfect non-humid 40 degrees for a workout. COP Don Qioxote (20x), Helicopters (15x), Imperial Walkers (20x), Merkins (10x), Flutter kicks (25x). Mosey to the amphitheater for: 1. Alternating Bunny Hop up/run down, Lunge up/run down, Bear Crawl up/run down. Done for 5 minutes total. 2. The Modified Lucky Horeshoe. Same 5 exercises as the lucky horseshoe (Merkins, Storm Squats, Scorpion Dry Docks, WWII sit ups, in place lunges) 20x each exercise, and 5 sets of 20 each in a ladder. However, unlike the lucky horseshoe, there was no running in between exercises. Instead each…

On what was forecast to be a cold wet morning,  9 RVA pax and a Raleigh visitor showed up to a beautiful sunny and 70 morning.   Maybe not 70 but the sun came out as this went down: THANG Warm up DQx20, Arm circles x10 forward and backward Slaughter starter 20 burpees OYO, SSHx25 Mosey to the pull up bars for the front 9. 3 pull ups, 6 decline merkins and 9 Richard Simmons – repeato x3 Mosey to the amphitheater for an intro to Sally.  “Flower” by Moby.  Start in merkin position, when you hear “Bring Sally up” go…

11 gathered on a damp, dark morning for what YHC hoped would be a sufficient beat-down. Here’s what transpired COT: DQ, SSH, LBC, Flutterkicks, Merkins with escalating Burpees in between Modified Dora: 150 Merkins, 150 Flutterkicks, while partner runs up Carillon stairs and performs a designated exercise before coming back down Touch a Tree: 1-3, 4-6, 7-9. Perform stated exercise at each tree. Repetitions correspond with tree number. (Burpees, Merkins, WWII) Down and up hill: Perform merkin at base, and Burpee at top. Jacob’s ladder from 1 rep to 6 reps. Field: Squats at each yard line (25, 50, etc).…

14 Pax showed up in the gloom in perfect 45 degree workout weather. COP 20x small arm circles each direction 10x helicopters 15x Don Quixote + 5x more stretch 20x Imperial Walkers 30x LBCs 10 burpees OYO. Mosey to toll booth. Run across bridge up to the street on the opposite side.  Yo-yo back to the slowest runner until all are at the top of the opposite hill. Plank and 20 merkins. Run back down across bridge to toll booth, with 2 burpees at every light pole. Carry the cross.  Start at the base of the hill near the toll…

13 RVA regulars and 1 out of towner from Charlotte took advantage of the last day of daylight in the Gloom before the time change.  It was 60 and sunny, perfect for a Dogpile beatdown: COP: 25 SSH, 24 Merkins, 20 Flutterkicks, 20 IPs, 20 LBCs.  Modified Lindsay (up to 30 not 40) – partner up -1 PAX grabs and holds up partners legs – 1 partner does 20 Derkins then other does 10 Shoulder press, 15 & 15, 20 & 10.  Then switch partners.  Repeato. THE THANG:   Mosey to bottom of hill past memorial – Guinness 6 pack.…