Category: Northshore

  • Post treats at Grandmas house!!

    With school out and the weather in the mild 50s Grandmas house had a treat of some fresh faces posting this Gloom. Jose 10k and Speedy journeyed down to the trailhead to join some other F3 regulars in Hammer and Zoolander.. We briefly had an appearance of the freshly retired Garfield, however someone with his running group rolled in solo so he passed on our beatdown to accompany his friend like the fine gentleman he is..

    warmup

    Variations of IC 10and 20

    Good mornings, Toe touches, Mountain climbers, Scorpion kicks, SSH, Imperial Walkers and Hillbillies.

    thang

    Moseyed to the Marsh for some coupon work. With coupon lined the baseline of the court for instructions.

    All reps consisted of 25 per station.

    R1 Chest press, jog to other baseline squats, to the benches for Freak Nasties and concluded with pull-ups..

    R2 Kettle swings, Flutter kicks, Irkins and Pull-up hang.

    R3 Chest press, Sister Mary Katherines, Freak Nasties and hanging knee tucks.

    R4 Overhead press, jump squats, Derkins and Big boy sit-ups..

    Returned the coupons to their testing place and Moseyed back to the AO. With 10 min to spare Zoolander had a great suggestion to allow Speedy to closeout the PAX in preparation of his VQ this Saturday..

    Speedy jumped right in with Sprints down the corridor followed by 15 Burpees. Moseyed back for Mary which included 15 IC Flutters and LBCs. 30 OYO Big boys and 1 min plank hold. Anticipate lots of reps and activities this Saturday and join Speedy in support of his VQ…

    Count, announce, COT

    YHC closed the PAX in prayer!!

    Appreciate you men posting and following my lead đŸ‘đŸ»đŸ‘ŠđŸ»đŸ’ȘđŸ» Till the next Gloom!!

  • No Time to Waste

    Seven veterans and an FNG rolled into The Gipper AO for an abbreviated beatdown ahead of Thursday evening’s F2 get together at The Tap Room. With no time to waste, the PAX warmed up with 10 reps each IC of SSHs, Merkins, Toe Touches, Mountain Climbers, Seal Jacks, Plank Jacks, Windmills and Peter Parkers.

    The PAX then retrieved cinderblocks from the undisclosed top secret location and got busy with a set of 7s…6 manmakers with a cinderblock followed by 1 set of lateral jumps over the cinderblock with 25 yards of suitcase carries in between, 5 and 2, etc, etc.

    Then it was time for one off cinderblock exercises: 10 reps each of Merkins, Swings, Around the Worlds, Figure 8s, Woodchoppers, Goblet Squats and RDLs with a 25 yard OH cinderblock walk inserted between each exercise.

    A final 25 yard out and back sprint and just when things seemed to be getting started they were over. Countorama, nameorama with our new FNG (TankedUp!’s fully grown 2.0) scoring his nickname Donovan, and a prayer courtesy of Moby Dick to end the festivities on a positive note.

    Thanks for letting me lead, guys, and thanks for the post-beatdown fellowship. It was a fun night.

  • Select a (medium-sized) rock!

    Extremely proud of the PAX for joining me at the Gipper this cold morning. Thank you for keeping us accountable and making us better men!

    After a brief warm-up, the PAX gathered around the rock garden. Some men/boys chose a small-sized rock (hate), others chose medium/large-sized rocks (respect). The PAX enjoyed many kettle bell swings, hammer curls, squats, and overhead presses. Arms and shoulders felt nice and toasty, assuming you selected a rock that was appropriately sized.

    We made our way to the top of the parking deck and enjoyed a leisurely routine of either jump squats or burpees for everything three parking spaces. At each space the men would increase reps and at the end of the routine, the cold temperature did a number on our lungs (it burns!!!).

    Kudos to all that could join. Expect a similar workout next time…

  • What in the world!!

    Q arrived to the sights/sounds of Wacker chatter with Steve and Waterpik. This was unexpected as the previous day the Wacker had stated the likeliness of a post was not in his favor. Considering he is embarking on a 50k solo journey to Alabama this weekend, where he will most certainly complete in under 7 hours.. YHC was happy to see the PAX swell to 7 men as 0515 approached and so we got started with our warmup before the journey through Mandeville..

    warmarama

    10IC Good mornings, Imperial walkers, Windmills, Butt kicks, Scorpion kicks and followed with some isolation groin stretch left/right and iso hold cobra style..

    thang

    Q announced to the PAX his vision of incorporating some back pedals and Caricoas along the route. Intentions were to keep the PAX close in proximity along the way. As we approach the Hermitage subdivision and turn to back pedal and shifted to Caricoa we notice a bystander waiting out front for a buddy with boat in tow. One can only imagine the thoughts in which ran through his mind as 7 F3 brethren greet “Good Morning” as they pass through the darkness..
    Holding back as long as he can Wacker decides to break away with his competitive nature to be seen again at the AO.. Hammer and YHC chattered amongst ourselves as Steve, Pik and Akbar pulled the Six for a short period anyway.. We arrived at the pier with the illumination of someone sitting with a computer at the end of the pier and Hammer with his witty movie, song and network programming mentions the series 24!!! Steve you may wanna make a call to your producer for the possibility of a series shot close to home.. Returned to the AO minus 1 as Amnesia decided to catch an extra loop. Took to the ground for 20IC Merkins, 10IC Zoo scissors, 20IC Little Manny crunches, 10IC Right-side Nolan Ryan’s 20IC Mountain climbers and closed with 10IC Left-sided Nolan’s..

    Count, announce, COT

    Q closed the PAX in prayer!

    Grateful to see Waterpik back with the PAX at the Scramble!!

    Thanks for following my lead men and đŸ‘đŸ»đŸ‘ŠđŸ»đŸ’ȘđŸ» till the next Gloom!

  • Blockheads

    It’s been said that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing and expecting different results (or there-abouts). Though I’m not sure if it’s insanity or simple forgetfulness that leads YHC to return time after time to the Marsh with core on the brain, only to leave with a torn up tail bone. And what’s worse, there’s always a few venerated manic Marshers who bare the burning brunt of said absent-mindedness when they get in the shower post-beat down.

    That being said, this gloom was no different, other than the PAX drilled deeper to the core by adding cinder blocks to the equation (to be used at individual’s discretion).

    WARM UP

    50 SSH IC

    50 Imperial Walkers IC

    MAIN EVENT

    Captain Thor – 1:4 ratio of Big Boy Sit Ups to Putins. OYO to 10:40

    That was all that was needed to sufficiently abrase collective coccyx of the PAX, and so a transition was made from basketball court to grassy section. (too little, too late)

    Dr W – 8 count exercise starting with Hello Dolly to Rosalita with a sit up through spread legs x10

    E2K – L side x20, R side x 20

    Growing Pains – OYO 30 LBCs, 30 Big Boy Sit Ups, 30 count Superman

    Hatching Butterfly – soles of feet together, hands over head, sit ups x25?

    Heavy Freddys – Freddy Mercurys with cinder block. Hammer and Q were awestruck by Steve pressing his block for each rep, until we realized he had the “non-regulation” block. T claps were still in order for the extra effort.

    After returning the coupons to their not-so-secret hiding place, a casual-paced run to the lakefront and back gave way to full disclosure of Hammer’s impending bundle of joy! A happy new year indeed.

    COT

    Hammer prayed us out, and YHC asks for prayers of blessing and good health for baby Adair #4 from all of you out there in F3 Northshore land.

  • Taking Care of Business

    Nineteen men posted on the Mandeville Lakefront this morning and took care of business. It was a beautiful morning in the land of milk and honey, and the PAX wasted no time kicking things off after some of the boys wrapped up their 2 miles of foreplay. Brief disclaimer for our FNG Grover and then a burpee OYO, followed by

    20 Seal Jacks IC

    3 Burpees OYO

    20 Copperhead Squats IC

    5 Burpees OYO

    20 Toe Touches IC

    7 Burpees OYO

    10 Windmills IC

    9 Burpees OYO

    20 Mountain Climbers IC

    11 Burpees OYO

    10 Merkins IC

    12 Burpees OYO

    20 SSH IC

    We then moseyed Westward for a round of 11s: lateral step ups with a jump on the sea wall on one end balanced by ice skater hops on the other end with lunge walks in between. We partnered up for these manly exercises because old guys like YHC need assistance remembering the count when it gets to 5 or 6 (thanks Speedy!) and ended up a little early because the whole production was taking longer than YHC had planned.

    Moving further Westward down the Lakefront the PAX circled up around a cone for a Ring of Fire: merkin wave, t stands, shoulder taps, bear crawls to and back from the cone, as well as plank walks to the left and right kept us busy for a while and then we recovered and moved on further down the Lakefront.

    YHC set up three cones in a V shape, and it was time for some agility drills. Repeating each drill twice we shuffled facing outwards, shuffled facing inwards, did the carioca facing outwards and then inwards, hopped laterally with vertical jumps between hops, and backpedaled with a sprint to finish things off.

    Worked our way back to the Shovel Flag with a Horses to the Barn sprint from about 300 yards out. Collected the Six for our countorama, nameorama (named our FNG Grover), and prayer before retiring to the Book & Bean for the coffeeteria.

    Thanks for letting me lead guys. It’s always fun, and you always manage to play along with good attitudes which YHC truly appreciates.

  • Getting Arctic Blasted at Grandma’s House

    Temps dropped considerably overnight due to an Arctic Blast moving in. Add to it a little rain, but there was no stopping four F3 Northshore Hard Legs from showing up in the gloom.

    Warm O Rama: Good Mornings, Toe Touches, Arm Circles, Side Straddle Hops, Wind Mills, Imperial Walkers.

    The Thang:

    Mosey over to the playground basketball court where PAX did the Wilt Chamberlain routine(Named for his 100 point game): PAX ran to end of court, did 100 LBC’s. Ran to other side, did 100 squats. Ran back to other side, did 100 Flutter kicks. Ran again to other side and finished with 100 lunges.

    Next PAX did the “Nolan Richardson” routine (slightly modified) on the court: PAX Partnered up. PAX 1 performed each exercise denoted below as partner 2 backpedaled (Forgot to do the Bobby Hurley), and jogged back to continue the exercise from the count accumulated by partner 1. PAX continued until the repetition count stated below was met: 1. Burpees(75) 2. Squats(150) 3. Big Boy sit ups(150) 4. Arm Circles 5. Merkins(75) 6. Imperial Walkers(150)

    PAX then moseyed over to the Trailhead. On our way, a couple hunting and fishing stories are told. One PAX mentions a story of deer that was shot (either by him or a partner) 100 yards away with a cross-bow. Confessed that it was in reality probably only 50 yards (half that). PAX joked about “fish tales” and how when discussing hunting and fishing, things are 1/2 as far away than they really are. Or in some cases things are 1/2 the size it really is…As one PAX pointed out, same as when spitting game with women.

    At the trailhead, rain started to pick up.

    With time running out, YHC called an audible and shortened his planned routine at the Bell Tower. PAX partnered up again. PAX 1 did Irkins up the stairs and ran back down while PAX 2 did squats at the bottom. Idea was to keep going and flap jack until 150 squats were accumulated. We got it done in only 2 rounds.

    YHC had more fun and games planned, but will had to save for next week as time had expired.

    COT – Counto Namo

    Cowbell prayed us out.

    Thanks Guys, for letting me lead!!!

  • 2 Legit 2 Quit

    Th first below-freezing beatdown of the season and did attendance dip at the Gip? No sir, Ronnie would’ve been proud, 12 men posted in this morning’s 27Âș gloom. And yes, yes, we might as well just point it out: Shooter was indeed gloveless. Not to belabor the point, but according to the man himself, he just simply doesn’t feel the cold (regardless of actual science, Hammer). This legend keeps growing and Shooter could lose a pinky one of these days. And I’m not sure what the loss of that little finger might do to one’s accuracy during bow season, just sayin’.

    Anyhow, the usual pre-thangers came in from their mile mosey and we kicked things off with: Seal jacks, imperial walkers, high knees, windmills, ssh, 10 merkins OYO, and some butt kicks.

    Then it was off to the front of the Justice Center for some quick partner work. P1 takes off across the courtyard and up the stairs to perform jump squats x10, while P2 planks in front of a bench, ascends one hand at a time into an inclined plank on the bench, does an irken, and then back down to a standard plank on the cold, cold concrete. Swaparoo, rinse and repeat.

    Finally, up to the top of the garage for the main event: music trivia. A list of exercises was presented to the PAX, YHC would hit shuffle on a playlist, and the rules were that we would all perform said exercise until the PAX could list both the title and the artist of the song. Then on to the next exercise and next song.

    YHC, not knowing what was to come, got a bit nervous (I mean, what if that one 8 minute song happen to hit on burpees?) so I foolishly provided a safety net: if someone could list either the title or the artist, then we could stop the song halfway through.

    So, the list of exercises:
    Squats
    Burpees
    Flutter Kicks
    Mountain Climbers
    Lunges
    Merkins
    Putins

    And YHC believes this is (approximately) the order of the songs played:
    Hush – Deep Purple
    Once in a Lifetime – Talking Heads
    One on One – Hall & Oates
    Can’t Stop – Red Hot Chili Peppers
    Kickstart My Heart – Mötley CrĂŒe
    Hey Bulldog – The Beatles
    Long Black Veil – Dave Matthews Band
    So What’Cha Want – Beastie Boys
    Working for The Weekend – Loverboy
    Hunger Strike – Temple of the Dog
    Take It on The Run – REO Speedwagon
    Ten Years Gone – Led Zeppelin
    Cum on Feel the Noise – Quiet Riot
    Brandy (You’re a Fine Girl) – Looking Glass

    Now this seems like a fairly diverse list, right? It runs the gamut from the 60’s to the 00’s, hits on a few different genres. And yet, little did any of us know the breadth of musical knowledge that our own (M.C.) Hammer possesses. Hush didn’t even make it to that first chord – Hammer heard that howl at the start – and he immediately blurted out the answer. YHC knew then that he might be in trouble, and indeed, on he went, knocking at least half of them out within the first 6 seconds of the song. He took mercy on the Q once or twice and let the PAX fend for themselves, which of course didn’t turn out too well for them. So while it wasn’t much of a beatdown, per se, it was at least enjoyable to watch Hammer’s prowess in action. Much to my amusement, it all ended with the men doing Putins to Brandy (despite Hammer knowing it was sung by Looking Glass – really???).

    We did a quick set of suicides with one partner doing the sprints and one doing Peter Parkers, then moseyed back to the flag to squeeze in some Mary. 100’s, crunchy frogs, and some big boys. COT with (g)Ringo praying us out. (And no, Ringo did not correctly guess the Beatles tune!). Thank you men for trying something new with me this morning, next time we’ll hit some deeper cuts and get at least a few burpees in!

  • I Believe In Miracles…

    A beautiful, clear morning with a slight chill in the air…a harbinger of the great day to come…Pre-thang got started at the usual time of 6:10. Only YHC and Zoolander, who arrived decked out in his cat burgler outfit, which he frequently dons once the weather turns. Always great to spend 2 miles catching up with Zoo…

    Upon our return, the rest of the PAX had arrived, and we started warmups…

    Descending burpee sets, beginning with 9 reps, going down to 2. In between, Sets of SSH, IW, Butt Kicks, and High Knees in cadence x 11.

    We then moseyed to the Gazebo, where we “enjoyed” 4 quarters of 11s.

    1st Quarter: Derkins/Bear Crawl/Jump Squats

    2nd Quarter: Freak Nastys/Run Backwards/Mountain Climbers

    3rd Quarter: Box Jumps/”Slider Mans” –Basically, Spider Walks/Merkins

    4th Quarter: “I Don’t Remembers” –I don’t recall /Sprints/Shoulder Taps

    The backwards run allowed our hands to thaw from the cold dew after the 1st quarter, just in time to refreeze them for Slider Mans after the half…

    We then moseyed back to base camp for some Mary, where we did American Hammers, Freddie Mercurys, Flutter Kicks, and Little Manny Crunches (We miss you Manny!) x 11. That left just enough time for a 44 second plank hold.

    For those keeping score, everything added up to 44 (even the burpees). 2 reasons: YHC’s age, but more importantly, the number of points YHC predicted LSU would score vs. Alabama. (The PAX can attest I made this prediction at the end.) Unfortunately, I was wrong. LSU put up 46!

    We then relocated to Book and Bean for F2. Most enjoyed coffee, but Zoolander and YHC enjoyed Hot Chocolate (the drink, not the band…but the band is awesome, too.) All in all, I would say Everyone’s a Winner…

  • Making It Up as We Go Along

    After checking that at least one other man would show, YHC picked up the still unclaimed Q for the Marsh before heading off to bed. Head to pillow, the 1st and last line of thought before plummeting into restful oblivion was of secreted cinder blocks!

    WARMORAMA

    all IC x13 (for Mackenzie’s sister and to best Steve by 1):

    Imperial Walkers

    Abe Vigodas

    Toe Touches

    Fire Hydrants

    Scporpin Kicks

    THANG

    Partner up at the baseline. 4 rounds, with each partner getting a chance at each core exercise – while P2 runs a suicide: LBCs, Freddy Mercury’s, Flutter Kicks, 100s

    Long-Distance 11s:

    Starting at the intersection of Lamarque and Livingston, 10 cinder block man makers, run to intesection of Livingston and Marigny for 1 3-count Mountain Climbers. 9-2, 8-3, etc.

    COT

    Count, Name, and Garfield lead us out invoking blessings on all things important to the PAX.

    Thanks for following this pied piper without a plan or a road map! It’s good to know we always leave better than we arrive.