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COLOSSEUM · OCT 6, 2020
Double Dora
On this brisk morning at The Coliseum we started with a short mosey to the track.... We warmed up with some Baby arm circles, windmills, Imperial Walkers, Hillbilly Walkers and some stretching Then we Dora'd : WE HAD 8…
COLOSSEUM · AUG 25, 2020
Crazy 8's & The world's second longest heart charger
11 #HIM began their Tuesday at the Colosseum by choosing the DRP. Here's what we did: COP - Mosey to the front of the school - we circled up for a warm up - All execrises were double count and in cadence: Imperial…
COLOSSEUM · JUL 28, 2020
Back to back Respectables at Colosseum
I had some big shoes to fill coming off last weeks Q by Rebel. He brought the pain with some solid 3 minute interval exercises. The 16 PAX this morning gave it their best as we started out after the brief disclaimer and…
COLOSSEUM · JUL 14, 2020
Running Focus
9 men showed up for the workout at the Colosseum. I decided to slow it down a bit and focus on form mostly due to getting my butt handed to me at the Honey Badger 24 hours earlier. We began with a short mosey to the…
COLOSSEUM · JUN 30, 2020
Burpee Prison
Seven PAX in total on a warm humid morning. started with: Mosey Run (Toy soldiers, Butt Kickers, High Knees) Warm up: SSH (IC 12x) Windmill (IC 12x) Imperial Walker (IC 12x) Moroccan Nightclub (IC 12x) Low Slow Squats…
COLOSSEUM · JUN 23, 2020
Amongst the Waves
First...where was our site Q - Hardwood?? L-Train mentioned he had a gynecologist appointment??? :) YHC was called to Q prior to taking a beach trip and while sitting on the beach listening to one of my favorite bands …
COLOSSEUM · JUN 16, 2020
Back to school
Warm-up: Mosey from parking lot down the the drop-off circle in front of the elementary school. There we did the following: SSH Hillbilly Walker Moroccan Night club Continued to mosey around the loop and around the…
COLOSSEUM · JAN 28, 2020
Four Corner Beatdown
Today at The Colosseum we had nine PAX for a four corner beatdown. We did my customary short mosey and warmed up with some Tappy Taps, Imperial Walkers, Windmills and Morrocan NC. The Beatdown consisted of Three rounds…
COLOSSEUM · OCT 8, 2019
Bite size tennis ball family
A nice and cool morning turned into something a bit warmer about 3 min in. 9 PAX took the DRP and after a quick, and non-energetic into as called out by Jekyll, YHC jumped out to a quick mosey. Stopping in front of the…
COLOSSEUM · OCT 1, 2019
Core and Upper body work at the Colosseum
Great morning at The Colosseum and probably my last Q of the year before we get into high gear for the Holiday Season, for most is too early to think about Christmas but for us is GO TIME!! 9 brave gladiators decided to…
COLOSSEUM · SEP 3, 2019
Playing Cards at The Colosseum
A return to the arena we call The Colosseum; a homecoming if you will. That's all that was at stake. With the increased Tuesday attendance and the added AO here in September for the Iron PAX Challenge presenting another…
COLOSSEUM · AUG 20, 2019
Burning Down The Colosseum
Gladly accepted the Q request from Jekyll a month ago for an AO i had never posted to. He told me the Qs really bring the pain. Visited the week prior to get the lay of the land and he was not joking. With that I…
COLOSSEUM · AUG 13, 2019
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COLOSSEUM · JUL 23, 2019
Do a few things, but do them well.
Jekyll asked me to Q at Colosseum like a month and a half ago. I had reservations, as the Colosseum is outside my radius of comfort for a weekday post and it's not like the Q can leave early. Throwing caution to the…
COLOSSEUM · JUL 16, 2019
Sweatfest at The Colosseum
Humidity was think this morning - but that didn't stop three strong men from joining me in a sweaty beat-down at The Colosseum. Here is what we did: COP Windmills X10 Downward Dog/Honeymooner 10 second count X2 L:BC X30…
COLOSSEUM · JUL 2, 2019
Making it Count at the Colosseum
I forgot how dark this AO is to start so was surprised when I felt like I didn't recognize any of the pax that came to work this morning. We had 9 in all, including Ryan the FNG (EH goes to Bubble Boy). Gave the…
COLOSSEUM · JUN 11, 2019
Catch me if you can
Nine men gathered at Gold Hill Elementary, weather was clear and lower 70's. Warm up Mosey Run to small parking lot near entrance Circle up and do: SSH (IC 12x) Windmill (IC 12x) Imperial Walker (IC 12x) Moroccan…
COLOSSEUM · MAY 14, 2019
4x4 Fun
I haven't been to Colosseum in a long time. I've been doing the ruck WOs on Tuesdays so it was good to shake up the routine. It was also great to see so many cars rolling in. I haven't seen several guys in a while due…
COLOSSEUM · MAY 7, 2019
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COLOSSEUM · APR 16, 2019
Spring Break at the Colosseum
Jekyll put out the request on the Twitter machine for a last-minute Q at Colosseum. YHC hadn’t been to that AO in some time and figured, why not? There are some good spaces over there and the PAX are usually up for a…
COLOSSEUM · APR 2, 2019
The Four Horsemen
We only had four, but they were studs, willing and ready to take on the beatdown. After a quick disclaimer, the Four Horsemen took a lap around the front of the school and stopped at the basketball court for some…
COLOSSEUM · MAR 19, 2019
Preparing For the Storm
I was excited to be the Q at The Colosseum this cool morning and my attempt to push the Pax at one of The Fort well known challenging AO’s. Being one of the older pax, I wanted to push everyone physically and also share…
COLOSSEUM · MAR 12, 2019
No Balance & No 50-Yard Line
6 Veteran pax posted to The Colosseum on a dry (thank you!) crisp morning to share in another #DRP experience. Within just a span of a few days, it's great to experience the energy of the Convergence last Friday with…
COLOSSEUM · MAR 5, 2019
Sightseeing at The Colosseum
Today was my first post at The Colosseum. So with a quick drive by and with a little help from google maps, I planned a flexible weinke that could change as we went along. Also, this was the first weinke that I…