#Tclaps to the 5 PAX who posted for this morning’s beatdown under the watchful eye of the Carillon. It was Orville’s first Q since that one fateful morning at #Gridiron where downhill bear crawls happened…no such luck this morning. Orville unveiled a new workout we’ll call #CarillonKiller. Drawing inspiration from Toga’s Q 2 weeks back, it features 5 stations, done twice each, for 6 minutes at a time. The Thang: Mosey to 1st Station: Traffic Circle -SSH x15 -LBC x15 -Burpees x15 -Backwards bear crawl to curb, crawl forward, merkins (rinse & repeat until time’s up) Mosey to 2nd Station: Carillon…

Spring is here at last as 10 veterans and 1 FNG face Dogpile. The Thang: COP: Mosey around the circle twice and COP in the center. 20 SSH 25 Don Quixote 17 LBC 13 Merkins Off to the pull up bars in the woods. 8 pull ups, 16 dips, 24 squats – 3 times Mosey to the bowl behind the amphitheater. Jacob’s Ladder – bear crawl up, execute burpee, run down – repeat and increment burpee count until 7. Off to the North West side of the Carillon with hand off to Wilson for 6 minutes of Mary: Parker Peter…

DogPile this Saturday was lightly attended, but the PAX there acquitted themselves nicely. The Thang: Mosey around circle twice to warm-up in the center: 10 burpees, 10 diamonds, 20 split jumps, 20 rosalitas Mosey to pull-up bars for 8 pull-ups, 16 merkins, 24 squats: 3x Mosey to Carillon for “The Towering Inferno:” PAX partners up and ascends the stairs to start wheelbarrow to other side, run down, and then the wheelbarrow carries his partner to the planters in front of the Carillon.  The same person is the wheelbarrow and mule for 4 reps then flapjack (yeah, that sucked a bit).…

Six posted for a beautiful morning in sunny Richmond.., at least it was when the sun came up later in the day.  Here’s the drill: Warm-up. 10x up and down Carillon steps, 15 don Quixote, 10 clerkins, 15 hill billies, 10 sit-ups Mosey to pull-ups bars for: 6 pull-ups, 8 squat jumps, 8 full extensions: 4x 8 body rows, 8 sit-ups, 8 marching planks (2 count): 4x 8 knees to elbows, 8 diamonds, 8 sprinters (2 count): 4x Mosey to bottom of Love Hill for alternating lunges, walkout push-ups, and bear crawls while your partner runs up and back down the…

Nine of Richmond’s finest tackled Byrd Park with a fairly constant rain their faces.  Fun was had by all, and here’s how it went down: Mosey up Carillon stairs and back to circle CoP: 25 ssh, 15 merkins, 20 imperial walkers, 15 leg raises Mosey to stairs for 3x, run to top of stairs, 5 burpees, run down, 10 hand release push-ups 3x run to top, 5 burpees, run down, 5 diamonds 3x run to top, 10 mtn climbers, run down, 10 dollys Mosey to bowl behind amphitheater for Jacob’s ladder, bear crawl up sides and do 1 burpee, run…

Seven posted for an icy morning at #dogpile. The THANG: Lap around VITA track – was really slick with MANY ICY spots! Circle up (no disclaimer) 20 SSH 20 LBC 20 Donkeyote 20 Imperial Walker Mosey to Caroline bricks Suicides (double) Mosey to pull up bars Triple Check – Hanging leg lift, Supine Pull ups, Run to tower and back Mosey to Stadium Box jumps – UP squats, Down 5 SSH Calf raises – 3x (straight, heel in & heel out) 6 minutes of Mary (no breaks) LBC Cross leg lift Hello Dollie Rosalita Planks w/ leg slides (called Parker…

10 Faithful and 1 FNG posted in the Gloom at Dogwood Dell, THE THANG Mosey to First Cop 15X DonQuixote 15X Deep Knee Bends 15X Imperial Walkers 15X Merkins Mosey to field for the beast 6X Merkins, LBC, Werkins,  SSH, Finger Tip Merkins, Steel Jacks- 6 total reps Mosey over to – pull ups and dips 3 sets of 10 each . Mosey to – theatre -Bear Crawl to top,  10 SSH at every level back down,  repeat 3 Times Ring of Fire 10X Merkins,  5X Merkins Mosey to the flag . COT Moleskin TClaps to Wedding Singer for hitting…

8 posted for another edition of the frosty circus.  Here’s how it sort of went: Mosey to circle for warm-up COP: 30 SSH, 12 merkins, 20 Imperial Walkers, 20 Rosalitas, 15 Don Quixotes Mosey on the VITA trail (I think we were on the trail.., no way to know with the snow still covering the world) to the resevoir.  Bear crawl up the side (come back down creatively) 3x then run 400m, repeato 3x Mosey to the Carrillon, and turn right to head down to the pump house.  Stop when you get to the fallen tree and downed power line.  Lunge…