A daunting dozen shook off the morning dew to embrace the morning suck. Here is how it went down: COPSSHIWDQHelicoptersArm CirclesDead man hangSuzanne SomersMerkinsLBCMosey to the football field for laps of luxury1st lap – 10 burpees at each 50 2x, 15 HRM at end zone 2x, bear crawl across field 2x, 20 WWII sit-ups after bear crawls 2x2nd lap – 10 burpees at each 50 2x, 15 CDD at the end zone 2x, crab walk across the field 2x, 20 2x flutter kicks 2x after crab walks3rd lap – 10 burpees at each 50 2x, 15 manmaker merkins at end…

On a nice 60 some degree day, I thought now that school is back in session, let’s try a modified version of the Presidential Fitness Test. I think it was met with mixed reviews but that is cool. COP: DQ, DMH, Merkins, FMs and ACs. Mosey to track. First part of the Fitness test – 1 mile run. Results ranged from 7:15 to 8:40, not bad. Mosey to near typical field which had work done. 1 minute all of the sit ups you can do. Johnsonville knocked it out of the park with 65 sit ups! Mosey to playground and…

A lighter holiday crowd, but still a great day at the Gridiron. Here is how it went down: COPParking lot tracersSSHIWDQHelicoptersArm circlesDead man hangMerkinsLBCMosey to the turf field for a cumulative beast216 HRM180 WWII sit-ups144 2x crab cakes108 helix squats72 flutter kicks36 burpeesMosey to the pavilions for Lindsay with reverse crunches and dipsCOT with YHC taking us out Great work by the PAX! Good to have Pinto back! Quick healing for the sick and injured. You were missed. YHC has not been keeping up with backblasts for missed workouts so this one was a bit of a repeat from last…

On a bright and sunny morning 6 Pax showed up. We missed a lot of regulars who ran marathons, were sick, or just missing-in-action. Roger Roger, following his commitment to bring three FNG in a week, brought one of his neighbors who was named Green Hornet. Trying to impress FNG, after the warm-up, we did cumulative beast: starting with hand-release-merkins, then added WWII, squats, 2 count Freddie Mercuries, crab cakes, finishing strong with burpees. Not much time left, so we finished with circle of abbs each calling 20 favorites: heels to heaven, LBCs, mountain climbers, American hammers, WWII. Overall a…

A lucky 13 All Pros worked hard this morning to get ready for the season. With my first bootcamp Q at Gridiron, we stayed on the football fields and did the following: Warmups in the center of the field of SSH, DQ and Imperial Walkers. White Deer complained it was very cookie cutter so… Gathered in one end zone and worked our way to the other to score a TD. Fought through 10 burpees at the 10yd line, 20 Merkins at the 20yd, 30 two count Hammers and the 30, 40 LBCs at 40yd and 50 Smurf Jacks at the…

Pax of 10 this morning for what could have been a Hot Potato but turned out to be a Hot Po-Tater work out. Arms- Started with 3 sets of Jerkins on the Swings, followed by 5 mins of Burpees, Some Dips and Hang-Ups (pull up bars hold fully extended for 3 count, and then pull-up, repeat 3x, with 20 Dips between). Abs- Series of 20 count each of Ab-Ripper X knock offs (Crunchy, Freddy Mercuries, Mercury Freddies, Heels to Heaven, WW IIs, WW Is) with Bear crawls and Crab walks in between. Ended with 50 count American Hammers. Then 7’s…

A six-pack of Gridiron gladiators met up on this damp August morning to push themselves, but not wreck themselves. Here is how it went down: COPInvisible jump ropeUkrainian soldiersCherry pickersHelicoptersArm circlesSuzanne SomersMerkinsLBCBurpee march – 15 burpees down the parking lot with 20 WWII sit-ups and 20 APD chaser, rinse and repeat 4xMosey to the football field for an arch loader, with 20 dips and 20 squats on the other sideBear crawlCrab walkBunny hopDuck walkCheetah sprintBear crawlFind 3 trees with the PAX doing the following:Australian mountain climbersReverse crunchesSide crunchesStorm squatsHRMCrunchy frogsMosey to the playground for a Jack Webb50 LBC chaserMosey back…

Probation pulled up as we were circling up for the first COP in the parking lot. We added Homer and Gypsy, having done a pre-run, after the 5 minutes of Burpees and Blue Moon came towards the end to make sure standards were being maintained while he’s recovering from knee surgery. Fireman Ed called the next exercise as he has memorized my routine. (I have certain ‘sets’ I do so I don’t have to carry a weinke around.) For that matter, Whitesnake also predicted the BTTW routine. Mariner dragged the average age down considerably. All in all, a total of…

7 Regulars, 1 Semi-Regular, 1 New Regular and 1 FNG descended upon the sunny confines of northwest Henrico for a summer beatdown. Tater embarked on a new strategy of greeting the FNG with a bro hug. Me thinks they have known each other awhile. Probation, one of our semi-regulars invited him to Gridiron. COP: DQs, CPs, HRMs, FMs and Supermen. Mosey to second field. 11s: HRMs and WWIIs. Partner wheelbarrows, 25 2 count flutters at each side of the field. Mosey to parking lot on way to front of school. 4 corners: 10 burpees, 20 jump squats, 30 2 count…

14 noble warriors came out on a holiday weekend for a classic you vs. you F3 beat-down. Here is how it went down: COPParking lot tracersSSHIWDQHelicoptersArm circlesSuzanne SomersMerkinsFMAPDOne man Dora on the football field – divide the reps into 5 segments with a run across the football field in-between:100 HRM200 Squats300 LBCCurb crawl – ascending to 10 incline/decline merkins4x check with run, balls-to-the-ball toe taps, lunges, WWII sit-upsMosey to back to the cushion playground for MaryReverse crunchesRing of fireCOT with YHC taking us out Great work from the PAX. As usual, White Deer had some smart @$$ comments. Gypsy kept…