Northshore Archives – Page 18 of 192

Back to school. Back to school, to prove to Dad that I’m not a fool. I got my lunch packed up, my boots tied tight, I hope I don’t get in a fight. Ohhhh, back to school. Back to school. Back to school. Well, here goes nothing. – from Jose10k

August 9, 2024 August 9, 2024

THE THANG: It was a bit cooler this morning, 74 degrees to start an Epic “Back to School Beatdown” We moseyed over the top of the stairs and YHC presented the white board. Time to go back to school and do the Billy Madison. Each grade represented an exercise and …

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Merkins and Peter Parkers – from Waterpik

August 8, 2024 August 8, 2024

It was the last gasp of summer for st Tammany parish and teachers such as Jose 10k who had to jet right after the workout to get to school. For F3, nothing really new was on the docket – it was just merkins and Peter Parker’s inter Mixed into every …

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The Land of the Midnight Sun – from Steve

August 8, 2024 August 8, 2024

Jose has returned! Well, technically he was already on his third beatdown of the week (ok, as of this writing, his fourth), but for the Covington crew it was his grand homecoming. And he returned with tales of a mythical land where the sun never sets, the summer temps never …

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Goodness Gracious Great Ballz of Fire! – from Bushwacker

August 4, 2024 August 4, 2024

The PAX showed up deep… Ballz Deep! 7 men started off, picking a a bicycling Bean with his own burning ballz (recovering from a minimally painful, though high anxiety snip) on Vermont. Tank, and BD trailed YHC, who was trying desperately to keep up with Speedy, while Shooter, Legal, and …

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Geezers at the A1C – from Einstein

August 2, 2024 August 2, 2024

Just a couple of geezers today at the A1C with the averaged age of 71. Guess the young bucks (like BBQ) decided to sleep in. And we’ll cut Jose10K some slack because he’s up in Alaska catching salmon with his teeth (and probably playing music whilst doing so.) After a …

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How about some sprints? – from Shooter

August 1, 2024 August 1, 2024

YHC arrived early at 0500 believing there would be some Spartans out but I guess with Zoolander’s July ISI closed a break was in order.. Russo arrived and we had some pre chatter and stretching by Mr. McGruff and the exercise equipment.. It wasn’t long after that Speedy turned the …

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That Ain’t The Way To Have Fun, No – from Steve

July 31, 2024 July 31, 2024

With Jose away, the Pax will play – we took a break from the Purple Rain and dove into some Purple Haze on this hot and humid gloom, sweating it out to some 70’s classics (Yes, YHC had to adjust the playlist decade for the Covington crew, which skews slightly …

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Can You Follow Instructions? – from Steve

July 30, 2024 July 30, 2024

With Chewy calling in for a replacement Q the night before and Russo’s Altima nowhere in sight, YHC was pretty confident it’d be a solo beatdown. But that’s why you never bet against Russo, who pulled in shortly thereafter, barefoot but with shoes in hand, ready to rock. (The shoe-less …

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Synchronizing Our Cycles – from Steve

July 29, 2024 July 29, 2024

6 men ran 5 miles, drinking 4 coffees afterwards, discussing 3 things, 2 of which were the Olympics and womens’ cycles, and 1 of which was the unnecessary trip to Acquistapace’s that has been saving marriages in Covington for decades. +4

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Block of Ages – from Akbar

July 29, 2024 July 29, 2024

Good to see the Whacker return to the Marsh this gloom. 5 men suffered the humidity with a block beatdown, and we all got better for it. Warm Up: SSH, Imperial Walkers, Arm Circles, Self Love, Shooters Self Love, Toe Touches, Grass Grabbers, Windmills, run to the stop sign and …