It was so cold, I started a minute early, before Dial-up showed up. He found us. He found us because he could hear the crunch of the frozen grass on the football field as we did SSHs. Did I mention it was cold? As in 18 degrees. As in colder than it typically is in Charlotte, from where I used to be. Despite the cold, it was a great day for a workout. As always, it is great to have a group to workout with. No fart-sacking with these guys. Despite the lack of a disclaimer, no injuries, even on…

YHC is just full of holiday cheer these days. 11 noble warriors assembled on the Gridiron to celebrate the unusually warm weather. Here is how it went down: COPPunitive burpees to shut White Deer upSSHIWDQHelicoptersArm circlesSuzanne SomersMerkinsLBCAPD12 days of Christmas – cumulative exercises with a run across the football field after each set12 – 144 merkins11 – 121 WWII sit-ups10 – 100 2x flutter kicks9 – 81 reverse crunches8 – 64 2x crab cakes7 – 49 Carolina drydocks6 – 36 monkey humpers5 – 25 hurpees4 – 16 heels to heaven3 – 9 diamond merkins2 – 4 rotational merkins1 – 1…

Warm and wet, just the kind of morning Johnsonville dreams of. Here is how it went down: COP SSH until Pigskin’s mastery of foreign languages runs outHillbilliesCherry pickersMosey to the trackMerkins and maybe some other stuffScrap the ground and pound – 12 laps of the track (1/4 mile at a time) with dealer’s choice exercise to follow, including HRM, arm circles, PLT, reverse crunches, WWII sit-ups, Hello Dollys, shoulder tap merkins, side lunges, and others YHC cannot rememberMosey back to the parking lot where Johnsonville took us out Solid work from the PAX today. Gridiron is more than just ground and…

10 Pax, all regulars. After a brief warm-up we moseyed over to football field and did the beast starting with Burpees, continuing with 2 count Freddie Mercuries, then Burpees again, 2 count Flutter Kicks, Burpees 3rd time, ending with Heels to Heaven. To slow down Homer and to work on his Burpee form it was suggested that he do a Hand-release Burpee. He tried it, and it worked great! Though it did not stop him down completely. After the beast we moseyed to Pull-up bars and did 11s rotating between Pull-ups and Step-ups. Then on to tennis court for Suicides.…

With it being about 25 degrees outside I was driving up and I guess they were playing a doubleshot of Foreigner on 96.5. The song that came on was “Cold As Ice” by Foreigner. We were happy to have a FNG from Jersey and Ukraine join us. He came in a fancy Porsche (not to be confused with no frills Porsches) so we named him Yugo. I guess if you can afford New Jersey property taxes you can afford a nice car. Welcome Yugo! The exercises went something like this: COP: Lap around parking, lot, DQs, CPs, Freddie Mercuries, Arm…

For the record: 4 sets of 10 count in cadence merkins: 80 5 minutes of Burpees: 50 11s including merkins: 55 Derkins and dips: 55 Total Merkins: 240 To the goal line of the football field: 20 SSH, 10 Man-maker Merkins, 15 Knee-ups and a stretching exercise. To the other goal line of the football field: 20 IWs, 10 Diamond Merkins, 15 American Hammers and a stretching exercise To the parking lot in front of the school: 20 Russian Soldiers, 15 Crunchy Frogs, 10 Stagger arm Merkins and a stretching exercise To the goal line of the football field:…

While four GridIron regulars were about to line up elsewhere in Richmond to begin Saturday’s Richmond Marathon, eight of us posted for GridIron proper. We undertook a mini-marathon involving 26.2 laps of the Pouncey Tract Park parking lot. Take an initial lap, then take sidewalk chalk to mark the concrete in tracking progress. Warmup with SSHs, DQs, IWs, Helicopters, Merkins, APDs, and Arm Circles. Divide into two groups of four and complete Quadruple Check – four rounds, taking turns running a lap, holding People’s Chair, completing Freddie Mercuries, or Merkins followed by a Plank. Follow with a lap. Pair up…

Every cold morning could use a hot potato, and that is what we had at Gridiron this morning. Group effort throughout the full 60 minutes, and here is how it went down: AttilaCOPInvisible jump ropeRussian soldiersDead man hangHelicoptersArm circlesSuzanne SomersMerkinsLBCMosey to the turf field for some 4 corners, with 10, 15, 20 ,25 reps of a single exercise at each corner70 HRM70 WWII sit-ups70 monkey humpersTater Beast with WWII sit-ups, burpees, squats, side-crunches, flutter kicks, and heels to heavenLighthouseArc loader with bear crawl, crab crawl, duck walk, bunny hop and cheetah sprintChum BucketMosey to the pull-up bars for a pull-up ladder…

A PAX of eight posted for this late October GridIron. Quick circle around the concession stand followed by a warmup in the parking lot with a line up of the usual. Mosey to the turf field for Super 21 with Merkins and WWIIs. Follow with a Quadruple Check. Relocate to the nearby parking lot for parking space conveyor. Mosey back to the Pull Up bars for a few round robin rounds with one guy pulling and holding and the remaining guys holding plank. Final circle with a little Mary. COP to finish.

8 Pax gathered together to get a beat down or to see the great ruckus they call pickleball. As we arrived we were wondering why so many gathered before 7 a.m. to play a sport that at its best gets viewed on ESPN the ocho. Anyway, the exercises went like this: COP: DQs, CPs, merkins, pickle pounders (in honor of the nearby tourney), FMs and ACs. Exercise 1: all you can exercise buffet consisting of 10 burpees, 20 2 count MCs., 30 Carolina DDs, 40 squats, 50 SSHs, do as many sets as possible for 20 minutes. Mosey to school…