Eleven faithful posted on a gloom Tuesday morning on the southside. The Thang: Mosey near park gate, COP- 20 Side Straddle Hops, 20 Don Q, 20 Mountain Climbers, 25 freddie mercury. Mosey to left field – 8 count contra burpee, 20 count imperial squat walker 4 squared – 4 laps, increasing sprints by 1 length each lap 8 count contra burpee, plank dips 15 count mosey to parking lot, 4 squared parking lot mosey to left field – 3 minutes of mary – 20 count russian twist, 20 count rosalita, 25 LBCs 11s – don quixote and body builder burpees…

Twenty-one of the faithful appeared at #noToll to greet September ’15.  The weather was comfortable, and the PAX was eager for #gloom.  YHC, Johnsonville, took the Q, and this is how it went down (more or less): Warm up with 15x Long Slow Squats, 25x Don Quiote, 25x Hillbillies, 25x Standing Mountain Climbers. Mosey to far right soccer field 8 contra burpees Ciabatta alternating between right leg Alabama prom date and left leg Alabama prom date Foursquare (i.e., run perimeter of soccer field 4 times, sprinting (i) first side on first loop, (2) first and second sides on second loop, (3) first, second, and…

14 Redwoods appeared in the gloom this am ready for beatdown. With One minute to go, YHC signed up to Q today’s workout. Here’s how it went down. THE THANG Mosey to first COP 39X SSH 15X Merkins 20X Imperial Walkers 61x LBC’s Mosey to Soccer Field Backwards Sprints 25-50-75-100 30 Minutes of Four Corners, 20X Merkins, 10 Burpees, 20X Werkins, 40X Flutter Kicks Meet at Center field One minute of Mary 14X Box Cutters Superman Bear Crawl to Bridge Run back to the Virtual Shovel Flag COT Moleskin Although, there was a slight amount of mumble chatter when YHC…

Sixteen faithful and one FNG gathered at No Toll on a beautiful morning to enter the Gloom.  The conditions were far superior to last week’s No Toll which has been dubbed the wettest ever. THANG: SSH x 30 , 10 Burpees , 15 Imperial Walkers Mosey to the Pavilion in center of soccer field for:  4 arm sets & 4 corners of Abs.  Mosey between pavilion and each corner: Pavilion – 20 Merkins, 25 Dips, 20 merkins Corner 1 – Partner Leg toss , 1st set 20 , 2nd set 12 Pavilion – Merkin wheelbarrows – 10 partner hold decline merkins,…

Fourteen strong posted south of the river for a lively beatdown at No Toll.  Weather was a comfortable 72 degrees, 100% humidity and heavy downpours throughout the workout. The Thang Quick warmup on the basketball courts.  Air Jordan layups; 4 right hand, 4 left hand.  Mosey to back parking lot for COP.  25xSSH.  20xDon Quixotes (10 slow, 10 fast).  15xImperial Squat Walkers.  Mosey to first set of tennis courts. Commence Arther Ashe 5 Setter.  Line up on sideline and complete suicide, touching each doubles alley and stopping at the sideline after each leg for an exercise.  Progressively increase exercise count from…

14 of RVA’s faithful PAX met on a beautiful August morning for a good ol’ fashioned #NoToll beat down.  It went something like this: The Thang: Mosey 20 yards for COP: 25 SSH, 25 slow bending squats Mosey to NE corner of soccer complex for Over the Hills & Far Away: 1-2 sets of exercises followed by loop around entire complex (0.5 miles). 10 burpees OYO + loop 20 Imperial Walkers + 15 Merkins + loop Bear Crawl half width + mini plank-orama + Backward Run width + mini plank-orama + loop Zombie Walk (forward lunges) 3/4 width + mini…

14 faithful arrived at No Toll prepared for a muggy beatdown and the second iteration of Old Glory. THE THANG: Mosey from shovel flag(s) to back parking lot for a recap of the Old Glory workout.  Start with 1 mile run around the entire complex (2 laps).  Then, loops of 4 stations at the corners of the AO: Station 1: Merkins x 20 Station 2: Jump Squats x 20 Station 3: Burpees x 10 Station 4:  WWII Situps x 20 Complete as many loops as possible before 6 am, then gather to to run another mile around the complex.  A…

Fourteen of the faithful posted in the midsummer humidity to improve themselves.  Johnsonville took Q, and this is how it went down: The THANG: ssh x 25 merk x 15 don quiote x 25 standing moutain climbers (2 count) x 15 Mosey to basketball courts ciabatta (mountain climbers / thrusts) ciabatta (1/2 court suicides) ciabatta (bear crawl, merks x 2, crab walk back) Mosey to near soccer field ciabatta (lt. dans) ciabatta (sprints laterally across field with burpees at ends) ciabatta (lbcs / freddie mercs) Mosey to pavilion ciabatta (dips / merks) ciabatta (scissors / dolly) 10 burpees OYO Mosey back…

Rolling into No Toll this morning and seeing the faithfully early Swirly & Oyster but a smile on my face! Thanks guys! The Thang: Mosey to back parking lot for COP. 20 SSH 10 Dive Bombers 20 Imperial Walkers 15 Mountain Climber Merkans B.O.M.B.S – Pair up – 1 runs around the field & 1 does exercise – tag until done! 50 Burpees 100 Russian Twists (each side- totalling 200) 150 Merkans 200 WWII Situps 250 Squats Ring of Fire 10ea (rotating & dealers choice) Bonus round when burpees called out. PAX does burpees! 3 minutes of Mary – LBC’s…

Twelve of the faithful posted at Huguenot Park on Tuesday morning mostly to wallow around in the foul-smelling sludge.  Johnsonville took the Q, leaving his ExcuseBag behind.  This is how it went down: COP warmup: ssh x 50 merkins x 15 standing mountain climbers x 25 deep slow squats x 15 don quixote x 35 Mosey to area between the 3 soccer fields. COP and commence Dirty MacDeuce: burpees x 12 OYO merkins x 12 jump squats x 12 Indian run around perimeter of field and parking area. COP in pavilion and continue Dirty MacDeuce: 4-count Dips on benches x 12…