7 faithful and bone chilled PAXs shook off the post-Thanksgiving doldrums to sally forth into the Gloom.  This is how it went down: Jog around school for warmth SSH’s x20 Imperial walkers x20 Don Quixote x10 Arm circles x15 small + x10 larger (+ reverso) Invisible jump rope Back and forths (boxing exercise…if these become common, we’ll give these an F3 name)…bounce front foot to back foot, two slide steps forward, two backward, add the jab if you have it.  Piece of cake for the first 20 seconds, all bets are off thereafter.  Nice alternative to planking, especially in the…

7 well mannered gentlemen showed for Saab’s first Q at Punisher.  This is more or less what transpired: Warmup:  Arm circles, DQ’s, Imperial Walkers, LBC’s, Merkins Triple Check:  WWII, Merkins, Run to end of court, perform burpee, and return Pullups (5), Diamond-Merkins (10):  4 rounds 10 burpees, run to tree, Polar-Bear to next tree and back, return.  Repeat said routine with 30 American Hammers. 11’s (Derkins and Jump Squats) Curb Crawls (Bear and Crab) to 7 Total Merkins today:  228 (Thanks again to Bleeder for taking copious notes) NMS: At the start of today’s workout YHC felt compelled to share Toga’s…

Punisher has always been great.  7 PAX including 1 FNG posted on a chilly November morning to demonstrate why. The THANG: Mosey to the front field for COP IC: SSH x20, Pickle Pounders x10, Merkins x10, APDs x20, Stick in the Mud/Backlifts x10, Don Quixote x10 Mosey to the end of the soccer field for Lindsays: Broad Jumps and Merkins. Mosey to the Pavilion for modified Dora 50-100-150: Box Jump Burpees, Weezy Jefferson/Kirk Cousins, Monkey Humpers Mosey to the playground for Cindy with a slide: 5 pull-ups, 10 merkins, 15 squats, then traverse the playground including the slide.  AMLAP. Mosey…

A solid six gathered for a Halloween edition of The Punisher.  All treat and no tricks as we went at it like this – startup COP with 20 x SSHs, Don Quixotes, and Hillbillies, then 15 Arm Circles, small then big, forward then reversed. Mosey to the sideyard for a shot at the 13 Acres Baker’s Dozen.  13 exercises, completing 13 of the first exercise then 7 of the remaining exercises during the first round.  The 13 reps moves down the exercise chain in each ensuing round continuing 7 reps of the other exercises.  The exercise stack was Carolina Dry…

7 PAX gathered in the Monday morning Gloom to consummate what may (or may not) have been YHC’s Virgin Q.  Their presence both humbled and encouraged YHC through the process.  Alongside YHC’s VQ, the PAX quietly celebrated the 25 little bears who ended a 71-year baseball curse this weekend.  How better to celebrate the Cubs than Bear Crawls for all the PAX?  YHC fears he created a lot of Indians’ fans. Here’s how it went down: SSH’s x 19 Don Quixotes x 08 (Abe Vegoda style) Imperial Walkers x 19 LBCs X 25 (4 count)  (one for each players on…

A PAX of six posted for #ThePunisherRVA.  We went at it like so: Startup COP with 20 x Imaginary Jumpropes, 20 x Hillbillies, 20 x Shoulder Taps, 20 x Slow Squats, and 15 x Arm Circles (forward and back, big and small). Mosey to the front parking lot for a version of The Cooper – make a lap around the front parking circle and complete 10 Burpees, 10 Merkins, and 10 Squats.  Another lap, then 9 of each. And so on until 1 of each exercise is done.  Pause after 8, 5, and 3 reps with LBCs until all PAX…

Four PAX launched their weeks in proper fashion with the Punisher. The Thang: Mosey to the concrete circle in front of the school for COP.  IC: SSH x25, Don Quixote x10, Arm Circles x10 forward/reverse, Stick in the Mud/back lifts x15, Merkins x10 Mosey to the map on the basketball court, around where San Salvador Island would be.  In pairs, PAX voyage to different destinations for exercises, then return. Voyage 1: Monkey bars (audible: soccer goal) for 10x pull ups for each PAX Voyage 2: Corner at Labernum for 25x jump rope and 20x American Hammers Voyage 3: Front wall…

Five willing participants gathered in the cooler and arguably crisp morning air at Linwood Holton for an Arnie inspired beatdown.  Tee time was 530 sharp.  Offshore stumbled out of the van at 5:29:45 and almost missed it.  Quick mosey to the front lawn for the commencement ceremonies: COP 62x – SSH, one for each PGA tour win 15x – IW 15x – Arm Circles.  10 small, 5 large, repeato forwards and backwards 15x – Copperhead Squats The Thang – 7 minutes of burpees, one for each of the King’s major wins – Mosey to the bus loop for curb crawls.  Up…

A faithful five disregarded the rain and humidity to post to the gloom for one more summer beatdown. 74 and very humid, it felt more like July than mid-September. Here is what went down: COP – 25 SSH,  20 Merkins, 20 Flutterkicks, 20 LBCs, 15 DQs, 15 IWs. Grab a spot on front of school wall. Touch a tree, but first 20 Donkey Kicks. Then repeato but add 25 merkins, then repeato and add 30 Freddy Mercurys, then same but add 35 Jump Squats. Mosey to bball court. Wheelbarrow across width of court, switch. Each PAX does it twice. Then…

Four strong posted to get the week started out right at the Punisher. The THANG: COP:  SSH IC x30, Jack Hammers IC x20, Stick in the Mud IC x15, Peter Parker IC x20, Pickle Pounders IC x15 Merkin Mile: Run to soccer field at Bryan Park.  Do 10 Merkins at each intersection OYO. One lap of four corners on one half of the soccer field: 10 Van Halen burpees, 20 Lt. Dans, 30 single count Penguins, plank, 20 shoulder taps IC. Mary Mile: Run back to Holton.  At each intersection, shoulder taps until six arrives, then dealer’s choice of a…