Category: Northshore

  • May the road rise to meet you – from Akbar

    4 pax at the Marsh this gloom to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day.
    Conditions: nice and cool

    Warm up
    SSH x 17 IC, IW, HIllbillies, grass grabbers, cherry pickers, high knees, butt kicks, Self Love, Arm Circles x 10 IC. Jog to the second street corner and back. Plank while Jose 10k is in the John.

    Thang:

    17 reps of 6 exercises with a run in between, rinse and repeat.

    Wide Irkin
    Freak Nasty
    Pull Ups
    Superman
    Shoulder Taps
    Bouncy Squat

    Mary: Flutters, Crunchy Frogs

    Announcements: Whacker’s Kokomo camping this Saturday.

    Thanks for the post! SYITG,

    Akbar

  • May the road rise to meet you – from Akbar

    4 pax at the Marsh this gloom to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day.
    Conditions: nice and cool

    Warm up
    SSH x 17 IC, IW, HIllbillies, grass grabbers, cherry pickers, high knees, butt kicks, Self Love, Arm Circles x 10 IC. Jog to the second street corner and back. Plank while Jose 10k is in the John.

    Thang:

    17 reps of 6 exercises with a run in between, rinse and repeat.

    Wide Irkin
    Freak Nasty
    Pull Ups
    Superman
    Shoulder Taps
    Bouncy Squat

    Mary: Flutters, Crunchy Frogs

    Announcements: Whacker’s Kokomo camping this Saturday.

    Thanks for the post! SYITG,

    Akbar

  • Pi Day at The A1c – from Einstein

    Pleasant this morning on the deck of the parking garage at the A1C ~ 60 degrees.

    WARMUP: all IC14x; toe touch, side staddle hops, neck rolls(snap,crackle,pops),
    shoulder rolls, high jack hi jills, book covers, popeyes, etc.

    THANG:
    Pi (3.14)routine on the inclined upper ramp:
    3 burpees up top, run down, 14 merkins at the bottom, run back; repeat 14 times
    totals: 42 burpees, 196 merkins, plenty of running

    MARY:
    American Hammers with extension, big boy sit-ups, Jose10 wife pleasers, BBQ hip stretch

    Good to have DarkWingDuck back in action. We missed the stalwart Moby – as he was helping
    a buddy with an early morning ride to the airport. Wonder if he took the golfcart.

    DarkWing prayed us out.

  • Where and what to do Coach? – from Shooter

    The title says it all if you posted on this semi humid gloom at the Scramble. Coach 10k had track stars missing relays as well as JV scrambling about what he texted in his EH. Should we ruck? Should we run?
    What did the message say? Oops, I was wrong. As for the relay, not much more than marking it on your arm can one do, unless of course I put you on the start line. Can’t let this one slide Coach 10k, the common denominator here unfortunately all pointed back at you for these two 😬😬.. Maybe it was the Yoga hangover from your sleep.

    Anyway, brief warmup with Abe Vogadas, toe touches, SSH, Imperial walkers and mummy kicks.

    3 Ruckers 20 out and back.
    4 Runners for about 4.1 miles.

    Appreciate Cowbell setting a better than normal pace for the YHC..

    Until the next gloom, race or ruck 👍🏼👊🏼✌🏼!!

  • Hey! Who Stole Our Blocks? – from Einstein

    Cool morning at The Gipper this morning ~ 49 degrees –
    with Moby rolling up in his newly acquired golf cart, looking like Mr. Magoo, driving all
    over the AO. Barely Legal arrived soon after, sans golf cart, but with golf cart tales to share.

    WARMUP: toe touch, side straddle hops, shoulder rolls, hi-jack hi-jills, butt kicks, high knees,
    snap crackle pops, book covers, popeyes, side to side lunges, etc.

    THANG:
    Mosey to the back of the supply shed to grab the coupons.
    Holy Moly! They blocks are gone! YHC redirected the pax to the Berock Quarry Rock Garden –
    where we borrowed the Garden Club’s blocks.
    Three sets of coupon work seperated by a run around the Covington Triangle;
    Sets included: curls, rows, overhead press, side rows, grave diggers, blockies,
    windshield wipers, murder bunnies, sit-ups, etc

    Mary:
    Finished with Jane Fondas and a one minute planks

    T-Claps to Moby for running, not one – but two, laps around the Covington Triangle.

    Barely Legal prayed us out.

  • This ain’t bedroom Yoga! – from Shooter

    With darkness all around and the glistening of a full moon for illumination 5 PAX embraced the Gloom at Grannies. Steve, Russo and YHC chatted it up until Jose10k appeared out of the darkness. Behold it’s a right on time Cowbell? Nope, it’s the Wacker of bushes hooded up as he grumbles his way to the circle.. Chatter quickly shifted to the adjustments of springing forward and how us 40 somethings sleep patterns range from dream Yoga, to it won’t be long until we will have separate rooms with our significant others. Which ever the case may be, today would be a bit of a throwback to our tunnel of love that is often forgotten.

    Brief warmup of torso twists, arm circles, Cherry pickers, grass grabbers, Abe vogodas and toe touches.. Some of the numbers IC varied with Chatter overtaking the counts.

    Moseyed to the tunnel and selected two boulders from the drainage area of sorts with an alternative rock that Steve graciously found.
    We partnered up
    P1 completed reps with coupon while P2 utilized the tunnel.

    First round
    Chest press(boulders) mosey down Carioca the flat and Mosey up. R/R back and F/J
    Second round
    Overhead press (rock) & 8 count bodybuilder
    Mosey down/lunge walk flat and reverse. F/J
    Third round
    Squats (rock) & Mountain climbers
    25% mosey down, 50% flat and 100% up. R/R F/J

    Once completed moseyed our return to the bus stop for 10IC bench jump overs, 10IC leg raises breaking plane on the benches, inspired by Russo’s handstand demonstration months back challenging Bird YHC used the columns for a balls to the wall hold rounded out with 5 donkey kickoffs.

    Returned to the circle for some Mary.
    ETKs, LBCs, penguins, plank, chill-cut plank and wife pleasers.

    Counted off, announced Wacker camp out 3/22 and upcoming Zoolander Marsh madness, Inferno and Zoorich classic..

    Appreciate the post and until the next Gloom 👍🏼👊🏼✌🏼!!!

  • Fall Back, Spring Ahead! – from The Hammer

    We lost an hour of sleep, and hour of morning light. It was dark, chilly, and a bit eerie at the playground this morning.
    Sounds like a solid beatdown at the marsh
    Warmups- Apparently there was a switch with the Q. Akbar had it originally, but the hammer chose to take over. SSH, self love, grass grabbers, imperial walkers, toe touches, etc…
    A beatdown of epic proportions.— upper body overload thanks to Hammer!
    First, Five rounds of 5 pull-ups, 10 merkins, and 15 squats.
    2nd- mosey to the street to begin our trip to the lake front.We stopped at every other stop sign with merkins and core work Classic Hammer move ignoring the legs, continuing the upper body trauma from Waterpik, huh? And then finishing it off with dirkens, sit-ups, LBCs, and irkens at the lakefront..

    There was some good mumble chatter too. Hogsbreath on the job hunt, Hammer’s Houston museum trip, and Wicked going full primal mode for his track event — except he wanted to go no shirt, no drag, just speed. Upset that he had to wear his tank top, complaining that it only slows him down. Love it. Poor Jose, though, four and a half days of work… rough life. At least he only has 49.5 work days left until Summer break, 30 days until Spring Break. Damn, he doesn’t work much…

    What’s the next workout plan looking like? You hitting it again soon or resting those arms a bit?

    The Q sheet is open, the workouts are free, EH some new blood, headlock some brothers who haven’t shown up in awhile.

  • Financial Literacy – from Jose10k

    Moby, a 75-year-old legend who claims he once out-sprinted a bill collector, and Jose10k , a young guy who thinks “compound interest” is a gym move, squared off in a workout that was equal parts sweat and financial reality check.

    The session kicked off with burpees—because, just like credit card interest, they compound quickly and make life miserable when ignored. Jose half-heartedly flopped through them, much like someone making minimum payments on a maxed-out credit card. Meanwhile, Moby, fueled by decades of discipline (and probably black coffee), executed each one with the precision of a man who never paid a cent in overdraft fees.

    Next up: core squats. “Think of this as your savings account,” Moby wheezed between reps. “The stronger your foundation, the less likely you are to collapse under debt.” Jose nodded, then immediately wobbled under the weight—just like someone living paycheck to paycheck with no emergency fund.

    Sprints followed, symbolizing the financial journey of many athletes who go from millions to bankruptcy faster than Jose’s short-lived attempt at working hard. “Basketball players sign a $50 million contract and end up broke because they don’t understand debt-to-income ratio,” Moby barked as Jose gasped for air. “You know what happens when you take out a loan with no plan to pay it back? Declines. Just like this incline sprint you’re struggling up.”

    Jose groaned but managed to stumble to the top. “But what if you’re not college-bound?” he asked, doubling over.

    Moby chuckled. “Then you learn skills, kid. Not everyone needs a degree, but everyone needs a way to earn money. You think the guy who built this gym needed calculus? No, he needed to know about supply, demand, and not blowing his paycheck on things that lose value faster than your stamina.”

    By the time they wrapped up, Jose was sprawled out like a busted investment portfolio. Moby patted him on the back. “Remember, kid—money and muscles work the same way. Put in the effort, stay consistent, and don’t expect overnight results. Otherwise, you’ll end up weak… and broke.”

    With that, Moby walked off, he had given all of his Financial Literacy wisdom he could share. Jose10k could only try to apply his lessons. But he thought to himself, what about Darkwing, Fletch, B.B.Q., and Einstein? Shouldn’t they know the truth?

  • Ladder of Trust: A chilly reunion! – from Jose10k

    On an extra chilly, windy morning, a solid group of men gathered for a high-intensity, no-weights workout. The crew was expecting a few “leggers” to show up, and Moby and BBQ made their return, adding to the morning’s energy. Darkwing Duck made a rare January appearance, earning himself the title of the new Punxsutawney Phil—since he saw his shadow and disappeared for another six weeks.

    The workout kicked off with a long, informal warm-up. The count was all over the place, but the group took the time to catch up—especially with BBQ, who hadn’t been around for a while.

    Once warmed up, the real work began with a ladder circuit:
    1. Sumo Squats (10 reps) → Run a lap
    2. Lunges (10 reps, 2=1) → Back to sumo squats → Run another lap
    3. Monkey Humpers → Repeat previous exercises → Lap
    4. Freak Nasties
    5. Dirkens
    6. Stone Mountains
    7. Diamond Merkins

    The group pushed through as many rounds as possible before circling up for a 10-minute core finisher, which included the must-have Wife Pleasers—a crowd favorite.

    Closing:
    BBQ led the COT (Circle of Trust) and closed in prayer, with special attention given to all the new grandbabies in his group, making sure those extra grandbabies are well cared for. Just a bunch of old guys discussing the world as always!

    A strong, cold, and windy morning well spent—thanks for the leadership, and see you on the flip side!