Category: New Orleans

  • End of summer beatdown – from SamBreaux

    Disclaimer and mosey to the football field

    Warmup: SSH, AV, GG, arm circles, self love, and some low slow squats

    Mosey to the rock pile, choose your rock carefully

    Indian walk down the jogging path and track to the north endzone

    In keeping with the El Diablo theme of honoring fallen hero’s, we completed a modified “Laredo” honoring Army Staff Sgt. Edward Laredo killed by an IED in Afghanistan June 24 2010

    6 rounds of 24 reps per exercise recognizing the date of his sacrifice

    24 curls
    24 squats
    24 american hammers
    Walking lunges to cone 1
    Bear crawl to cone 2
    Run to cone 3 and return
    x6

    Partner up for some bonus work, alternating with partner
    – 24 rows / LBCs
    – 24 curls / merkins

    Return to rock pile

    6MOM: freddie mercurys, flutter kicks, dollys, LBCs, dying cockroach, wife pleasers, leg lifts (hold em up)

    Mosey back to flag, plank and big boy sit ups until Scantron and Rougarou were ready to join us

    Count-o-rama
    Name-o-rama
    Announcements
    Intentions
    BOM

    Pleasure to lead, apologies for the delayed backblast

  • It’s the C.L.I.M.B. – from Squints

    Warmarama
    1. SSH x 25
    2. Overhead Claps x 25
    3. Moroccan Nightclubs x 25
    4. Mountain Climbers x 25
    5. Shoulder Taps x 25

    C.L.I.M.B.
    • 50 Carolina Dry Docks (Push Up, Head Touch Ground)
    • 50 Lunges (2 = 1)
    • 150 Imperial Walkers (2 = 1)
    • 200 Mountain Climbers (2 = 1)
    • 150 Burpees

    MARY TIME
    • V-Ups
    • Dying Cockroaches
    • (Mayhem called out an exercise here and it happened so fast that I can’t recall it. Next time!)
    • Plank
    • J-Lo’s
    • Freddy Mercury’s

    COT
    • Countarama
    • Namarama
    • Announcements
    • Prayer

  • A lot of If’s – from Boo-Boo

    Bolt was trying to rally the troops and challenged Charmin to show up. YHC agreed to HC and Q but only if Charmin and Frac showed.

    A 10-minute warmup consisting of typical warmup exercises such as Abe Slowgotas, IW, Mountain Man pooper with a GM, grass grabbers, arm circles, etc.

    Mosey to JPAX for another version of HIIT. Everyone grab two blocks and to the flag poles.

    7 rounds of 10 reps all exercises with a block

    Goblet Squats

    American Hammer

    Shoulder taps

    Lunge with a twist

    Deficit Merkins

    Run up the stairs and down the ramp

    1 -minute rest

    Blocks put away and mosey back to the flag for COT. Out!

  • Choose Your Own Adventure – from Boo-Boo

    There was no chatter on Slack and no one claimed the Q, but the two strong showed up to win with a combined Q!

    10 minutes Warmup including:
    Grass Grabbers, Imperial Walkers, Mountain Man Poopers with GM, Arm Circles (10 forward/10 backwards), Mountain Climbers, and Peter Parker

    Mosey to JPAX and grab a coupon

    Round 1 (Boo-Boo): Overhead Press, Pull through 2:1, Goblet Squats all x25

    Run up the stairs and down the ramp, 1 minute rest

    Round 2 (Charmin): Chest press, LBC, Goblet Squats all x25

    Run up the stairs and down the ramp, 1 minute rest

    Round 3 (Boo-Boo): Rows, American Hammers, (both x25), Bulgarian Split-Leg Squats (12 each leg)

    Run up the stairs and down the ramp, 1 minute rest

    Round 4 (Charmin): Curls, Goblet Squats (both x25), 25 second plank

    Run up the stairs and down the ramp, 1 minute rest

    Round 5 (Boo-Boo): Rows, Shoulder taps 2:1, Stiletto/Sissy squats

    Run up the stairs and down the ramp, 1 minute rest

    Blocks put away, mosey to flag, COT, Out!

  • QThighs (champ) v QThumbWar (challenger) – from Mahatma

    The date Friday 8/16
    The place Pontiff Playground – Metry LA
    The event Thighs from the OG vs ThumbWar from parts of Lakeview and Metry

    YHC wanted to get out early in case there were any pre bout instructions – the bullpen was dark except a lone silhouette planting a flag emerging quickly with an enthusiastic smile of pinewood ready for the battle. Then coming off the field ThumbWar with a determined look of a well trained challenger. YHC checked his watch with only 5 minutes there was just a handful of Pax and still no Thighs, yet within a minute the bullpen was crawling with Pax like ants on a misplaced foot at Okwata!

    At 5:29 YHC suggested some general etiquette to help ensure the instructions were heard…..limit the “jaw jacking” or “jack jawing” the MS translation of Handgranada.

    After quick disclaimer we were off on a Mosey to the rock pile. 3 minute warm up
    SSH
    Side Lunge
    Mnt Man Poopers
    Shoulder Taps

    Round 1 ThumbWar – had pax team up and grap a medium rock then head to the field.
    With cones in place some sort of Dora

    Round 2 Thighs was still reminiscing over the Olympics to which we did a variation of exercises to each letter x 10 then x 5

    Round 3 ThumbWar it’s a “core focus” hop stop exercise crawl stop exercise length of field – rinse and repeat

    Round 4 Thighs (this is where I think the Pax was a bit unhinged in following instructions) still with a Olympics focus -sprint in place
    -back stroke
    -karate kick
    -merkin boxing

    Time called with 4 minutes left YHC attempted a 1 minutes bonus round to ensure if there was a potential for a draw this may leave a lasting impression….so what do we get “stretching”!

    On to COT – the vote wasn’t close 17-3, yet 3 of the 17 (RougaRou, Scantron and TripleShift) didn’t even participate but must have seen the action from their NOTs vantage point to emphasis there is still no repeat winner. Congrats to the new champ ThumbWar and much respect to Thighs for showing up in hostile territory with no OG support.

    Next up ThumbWar vs Angie’s List 9/13 at WolfPack Mnt

  • Celebrating the Olympics – from Thighs

    This workout was a practice for the upcoming QvsQ that was being held in the near future at Pontiff.

    To celebrate Team USA and the big win we experienced over all the other countries, I decided to have an Olympics-themed workout.

    We started the beat down with a warmup:
    15x Jumping Jacks
    7x Cherry Pickers
    7x Windmills
    10x Sun Gods (each arm)
    7x Merkins
    7x Mountain Climbers
    7x Toe Touches
    7x Tempo Merkins
    7x Squats

    Then we mosey-ed to the parking lot.

    We got in a circle and performed the following exercises with a set of 15, then 10, then 5, with a 100yd Mosey between each set.

    O – Overhead Claps w/ People’s Chair
    L – Lunges
    Y – YXs (the opposite of XYs)
    M – Mountain Climbers
    P – Plank Toe Touches
    I – Imperial Squat Walkers
    C – Carolina Dry Docks
    S – Side Straddle Hops

    After that workout, we can’t celebrate the Olympics without a competition, right?!

    So I set up 4 stations in a line. Each station was going to be a sport. Since we had so few people, I modified it and made it PAX competition instead of a team competition.

    *Team Competition: 4 Stations, 5 PAX. A PAX at each station doing the exercise until they are bumped by the PAX that is running. The PAX that ran from one station to the other would replace the PAX he bumped and continue to exercise. The 4 PAX would run to back to the 1st Station and that would be one complete round. The Team with the most rounds wins.

    Instead we did a PAX competition. 10 Reps per station. Whoever does the most Rounds wins.

    1st Station: Track & Field = High Knees
    2nd Station: Swimming = Backstrokes (Ab Exercise)
    3rd Station: Karate = Taekwondo Squats (Squat then kick)
    4th Station: Boxing = Boxer Merkins (Merkin then overhead punch)

    We did that for 6 minutes and it was time to go.

    After that set, we ran back to the start and did a set of ab workouts.
    We ended with the usual close out, sending us off with a prayer and enjoying the sun rise.

    Looking forward to next time!

  • Up, down and up again – from Sandbar

    YHC Cashbar,

    Warmup: (In Front of Tulane)
    30 Side Straddle Hop IC
    10 Merkins IC
    15 LBCs OYO
    10 Burpees OYO

    Workout: (Big Mountain)
    Run up 2 stories, go down stairs 1
    Floor 2: 10 Merks, 20 Squats, 30 LBCs
    Floor 3: 10 LBCs, 20 Merks, 30 Squats
    Floor 4: 10 Squats, 20 LBCs, 30 Merks
    Floor 5: 10 Burpees, 20 Lunges, 30 Big Boys
    (Skipped Floor 6 due to lack of an 8th Floor)
    Floor 7: 10 Big Boys, 20 Burpees, 30 Lunges, + Mary

    Run back to Flag:
    Count off
    Name-o-Rama
    Announcements
    Intentions

    Thanks for giving me the chance to Q,
    -Chashbar

  • The Assumption of Mary – from Charmin

    For those who didn’t know, today is the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

    That being said, there were three Ruckers and 1 Runner. YHC is Assuming that everyone is saving their energy for tomorrow’s Q v Q beatdown!

  • Slam Ball Space Invaders – from Squints

    Mosey on over to the Mardi Gras Fountain.
    Warmups:
    • SSH x 20
    • Grass Grabbers x 10
    • Abe Vigodas x 10
    • High Knees Across the Lot
    • Arm Circles Forward x 10
    • Arm Circles Reverse x 10
    • Seal Claps x 10
    • Overhead Claps x 10
    • Side Steps Across the Lot
    • Mountain Climbers x 10
    • Shoulder Taps x 10

    Thang #1: A Game of Space Invaders with the Slam Ball
    In front of the Mardi Gras Fountain, the invaders lined up in formation, ready to battle the space debris with their trusty 50lbs slam balls. The game kicked off with a stellar challenge—2 reps per maneuver for Round 1:
    • 2 WW3 Situps (rest of the PAX doing big boy situps)
    • 2 Overhead Slam Ball Squats (rest of the PAX doing squats)
    • 2 Slam Ball Burpees (rest of the PAX doing burpees)
    • 2 Slam Ball American Hammers (rest of the PAX doing American Hammers)
    • 2 Slam Ball Lunges (rest of the PAX doing lunges)
    As the clock ticked down, Round 2 initiated, intensifying with a rep count of 4 for the same exercises.
    Since no one was eliminated from the game this week, we’ll continue the challenge next time with Round 5, ramping up to a rep count of 10.

    Thang #2: Slam Ball Tosses Around the Fountain
    In this exercise, the timer was set for one PAX member to toss the slam ball around the fountain for ¼ of the distance and sprint the remaining ¾.
    The exercises for the rest of the PAX included:
    • Incline Merkins
    • Resting Chair with Shoulder Press
    • Y’s
    • Rotator Cuff Side Planks

    Mosey back to the flag for the COT. Thank you to all for coming out this morning in the gloom!

  • The Early Bird – from War Eagle

    Charmin made me write this.

    The idea was simple—early workout conducive for those who have early carpool for their 2.0s.

    We came to La Salle, warmed up, lift some coupons, ran some, and prayed around a flag at the end.

    Grateful for the PAX that encouraged this madness. Come join us next Tuesday.