It was the Q’s 52nd BDay, so guess what we did? Lots of sets that totaled 52. Arms- 52 (4 sets of 13) incline pull ups with partner holding legs, 52 chin ups/pulls up (modify feet on ground) Legs- 100 yard field mosey with 4 sets of: 13 squats, then calf raises, then incline lunges, then calf raises with toes inward, then heals to butt, and some others…totaling 52 of each. Broke it up with a bear crawl or two of 50 yards Abs- 52 WWIs, WWIIs, Crunchy Frogs, Side Crunches, Heals to Heaven, Flutter Kicks and American Hammers Chest-…

First day of #SOJTakeover and this SOJer found himself at the epicenter to where it all began. There were plenty of OG stalwarts to keep YHC company as 13 strong posted to see what SOJ had in store for them. YHC had made the long treacherous journey to the great north. No white walkers spotted. According to the pickle ball tourney here is what went down. COP- 20 each SSH, LBC; 10 Each DQ’s, Jazzercise, Helicopters, Imperial Walkers, , Coper head squat, Dead man hang, Merkins, Box cutters, Plank jacks, WO1: Dora: Runner goalpost to goalpost, 100 Merkins, 200 LBC’s,…

It was a super HAWT POTATO at Gridiron this morning. Here is how it went down: Gypsy No COP, just an 11 with merkins and some crazy squat jacks Lighthouse/Mariner – a beastBurpeesFMSquatsHRMH2H Crunchy frogs Gomer Pyle Super-sized curb crawl (up to 5 and down to 1) with bear crawls, lunges, crab walks, and crawl bears Pigskin – his traditional wall routine 3xWall sitsBalls to the wall Donkey kicks Attila – 3x checkMerkinsWWII sit-ups Run the loop Chum Bucket – stretches COT with YHC taking us out HAWT POTATOES suck. Everyone brings their fastball. Homer was disgruntled. Much of the…

PAX of ten posted for this morning’s GridIron under clear skies with a moderate starting temperature and light breeze. Mosey from the parking lot to the southwest edge of the main football field with warmup COP including 25 x SSHs, 15 x Hillbillies, 15 x DQs, 16 x Helicopters, 10 x Shoulder Taps (two count), 10 x Suzanne Somers (each side), 25 x Freddie Mercur(ies), 25 x APDs, and Arm Circles (big and small, forward and reverse). Resume our mosey to the field in front of the middle school for BLIMPs. Line up on the sideline, run to the middle…

11 fine gentlemen showed up for a workout but my workout took second fiddle to a large Pickleball tournament. One pickeballer thought we were gathering for the tournament or maybe he had a man crush on White Deer. The workout went something like this: COP: DQs, helicopters, HRMs, MCs, FMs and ACs. Mosey to field below the main field. Lindseys with merkins and WWIIs. Totals 100 of each exercise. Not too shabby. Mosey to bus loop Sets of pole smokers. 15 then 20 then 25. Mosey to basketball court which was redone just for Ed. Four corners with 10 burpees,…

A PAX of 15 celebrated YHC’s birthday Q on this glorious Gridiron Saturday. Here is how it went down: COPSSHIWDQArm circlesDead man hangSuzanne SomersMerkins LBC 48s – run the football field with 12 reps of an exercise at each 25 (48 reps total)HRMWWII sit-upsSquat thrusters2x crab cakesChuck NorrisSide crunches – each side Burpees 48 APDS to cool down Mosey to the pull-up bars – 6 cycles of 8 pull-ups (or jerkins) and 8 step-ups (each leg) for 48 total reps of each 48 second elbow plank Mosey back to the football field48 second wall sit 48 yard sprints until time…

Q wasn’t feeling too hot this AM and the pax may have felt the wrath. But we had fun, didn’t we? In honor of the NFL Draft we started with a new one from the Exicon, 1st and 10 (basically 11’s with Merkins and Burpees). “Great” idea to start with 55 burpees, right? Took a break from running with a Jack Web (1 Carolina Dry Dock to 4 Arm Presses, up to 40). Then Ab work: 20 Crunchy Frogs, 20 Freddy Mercury’s and 20 Mercury Freddy’s. Rolled over and started a Bear Crawl-Merkin march to mid field. More Abs with…

A lucky number 13 joined, including 3 out-of-town visitors, joined one another on the Gridiron for a ground and pound beat-down. It was no surprise knowing YHC was on the Q sheet, but entertaining nonetheless. Here is how it went down: COPSSHIWDQHelicoptersArm circlesDead man hangSuzanne SomersMerkins LBC Mosey to the football field for a cumulative beast216 HRM180 WWII sit-ups144 monkey humpers108 side crunches – each side72 crab cakes 36 burpees Mosey to the bleachers for a Lyndsay with derkins and bench kicks Mosey back to the field for field sprints COT with YHC taking us out YHC was not a…

Eleven of mankind’s finest specimens came together as a mighty band of brothers last Saturday morning to celebrate Polly’s 1st year anniversary. We started off by moseying around the running track to warm up while passing a rugby around which was interrupted by the occasional forfeit of 10 burpees as a courtesy to the member of the PAX who fumbled and dropped the ball. After the disclaimers and welcoming our FNG, YHC reminded the PAX of the power of our brotherhood in helping us face life challenges. We should not be afraid to reach out. Warm-A-Rama:Arm CirclesSide straddle HopsLBCsAmerican HammersForward…

The last exercise was/is a favorite of Hoedown, an F3 guy I used to work out with frequently back in Charlotte. Very strange but at Starbucks after the workout, he texted me. Completely out of the blue. After trading the usual insults, I told him I used the Brazilian Mindbender today; and I didn’t give him credit. So if you ever run into Hoedown, don’t spoil it by telling him I gave him credit. He’ll understand. Mosey to Gridiron goal line Disclaimer 20 SSHs, 10 MM Merkins, 15 Knee-ups, (all in cadence), stretch Mosey to Other goal line 20 IWs,…