10 brave souls ventured into the temporarily dark gloom of SOT on cool and pleasant Wednesday.  Here is what went down. Start with an extended mosey to allow time for Upchuck to disembark vehicle and join PAX. Disclaimer COP (All IC) SSH  x 20 Imperial Walkers X 20 Don Quijote X 10 Arm Circles X 15 + Reverso Merkins x 10 LBCx x 10 Burpee/Merkin Light Poles Run around parking lot and perform 3 burpees at each light pole (8 lights to total 24 burpees) Backwards run and perform 5 merkins at each pole Mosey to entrance to deep gloom…

6 strong took the DRP and posted for a gloom that was a little drier than yesterday, unless you are Tatu and find the water filled ditch. COP warm up – SSH, Helicopter, DQ, LBCS Parking lot tracers on the way to the basketball courts. Crazy 8’s on the courts – Do 8 of each exercise at each of the 8 baskets, rounds go as follows Burpees 4, Flutter kicks 4 Wide grip merkins Lunge between hoops Crunchy Frogs Jump Squats – Bear crawl between hoops SSH Crab Cakes Freddie Mercuries 4, Burpees 4 Plank (8 second hold) Mosey back to…

5 brave souls fought back the draw of the fartsack to bang out an SOT beat down that went something like this THANG Mosey to front of school. COP: SSH, DQs, Imperial Walkers, Merkins (interupted by bus), Plank-o-rama Mosey over to curb for Side Curb Crawls: to the right, bear crawl over median, to the left (90s total) Mosey to side entrance for Chabattas (20s on, 10s off) 1) Planks 2) Hello Dollies 3) Box Jumps 4 corners in side parking lot: 1) 10 merkins, 20 lbcs, 10 merkins, 20 lbcs 2) 15 merkins, 30 lbcs, 15 merkins, 20 lbcs…

Three redwoods posted on a comfortable, moonlit morning at SOT. No Q had been self-designated, so leadership was by committee. It went very well, and here is the summary, more or less: Mosey about 1 mile over to the Clover Hill football stadium. COP warm-up by Jville, including SSH, DonQuiote, 4 minutes of planks, arm circles Honeymoon Q. Mosey to picnic tables. Dips, incline mericans, dericans. Wilson Q. Mosey onto football field. Mary, including LBCs, cross-leg LBCs, rosalitas, dollies, pickle pounters, supermans, planks. Jville Q. Chiabatta bearcrawl / crawlbear Mosey back to SF. Single count merican ladder from 10 to…

7 gather SOJ @ SOT. No assigned Q. 5:30am (Döner Kebab) Mosey. COP: SSH, B&Ws, Merks, IWs, Planks, Elbows to Hands IC, Rosalitas, LBCs (Honeymoon) Mosey. Tracers. Ring of Fire (10 Merks). Repeato. Mosey. Spartan Penalty: 30 Burpees OYO. (Jville down. Jville out.) (Wilson) Partner – Love Hill: lunges, walkout merks, broad jumps. Mosey. No Jville. Mary: Single Leg Lifts, APDs, Rosalitas, Dollies, Jville returns, Heels to Heaven, Superman (Carmen Sandiego) Partner – BooYa Loops: IWs & Squats – up to 5. Little confusion. (Döner Kebab) Freddies, Proctractor COT – Jville. NM In true SOJ style, the PAX was not…

6 Southside regulars posted shook off the soreness from Murph Monday and J-ville’s Jamboree yesterday to post at SOT for some hump-day camaraderie and deep gloom.  YHC, being especially sore, had a little something different in mind for Rebound Day at SOT.  I hope Splinter would approve.  It went something like this: Mosey to the deep gloom of the track and one lap around to wake all body parts. Circle up in asphalt area at the end of the track for COP (all IC): SSHs x20 DQ x15 (I think – lots of mumblechatter given the painfully slow cadence) Imperial…

The gloom of SOT brought 5 gritty F3 veterans out to get better and stronger on a beautiful 50 degree morning.  YHC showed up a little early to “make sure the track was still there.” THANG Slow mosey 1 lap around the track and stop at the paved shot put area.  Warm up with SSH, DQ, Copperhead Squat, Arm Circles, and Freddie Mercuries. Tire Flippin’ Fun 2 men on the tractor tire, flip up to 8 times.  Other 3 do box cutters, hand release merkins and squats.  Rotate 1 man at a time after set # of flips completed.  2…

Five of the faithful posted at SOT on a bitterly cold, windy morning. Johnsonville (YHC) brought out the SF, and the workout went something like this: THANG — brief warmup with ssh. ElizabethWarrenRun 2x around school counterclockwise with lead runner carrying Old Glory and the trailing runner counting to 20 from the time of the last flag handoff to the time trailing runner breaks forward. 20min standard RVA Old Glory (20x mericans, 20x jump squats, 10x burpees, 20x WWII situps). ElizabethWarrenRun 2x around school clockwise with lead runner carrying Old Glory and the trailing runner counting to 20 from the…

4 strong broke from the fartsack and didn’t let the forecast for rain deter them from posting for a beatdown.  For day 3 of Gumbo’s Q week, YHC brought back a bunch of basics (aka “adding the veggies”) for gold old hump day beatdown.  It went a little something like this: Mosey to the tennis courts to start things off with some tennis court tracers across the 4 courts (making Lab Rat proud).  Stop at each end for 25 Donkey Kicks OYO. Circle up for some COP — DQs, Hillbillies, SSHs, Crab Cakes, LBCs, Merkins 11s – box cutters and…

The fellowship was strong at SOT as 6 faithful showed up for an international space station viewing with some bear crawls, crab walks and a few other things worked in. THANG Mosey to the sidewalk beside the school for a warm up, no mile to start today. SSHx25, DQx10, Helicopterx10, ArmCircles x15 F/R, Mountian Climber x15, Side Plank Dips x 10 each side, Freddie Mercury x15 Step up to the curb for some curb crawls, up to 5, repeat 5 and come back down. Mosey to the basketball courts for 11s Round 1 – Monkey Humpers/Box Cutters, snake from the…