After having the Wu-Tang Clan visit the house of Jose 10k, YHC was finally able to safely rejoin the gloom. I was eager to get back to grind at the A1C, but where’s BBQ? Where o where is BBQ?
Warm-ups: ssh, torso twists, self love, grass grabbers, cherry pickers
The Thang: Four corners, back peddle the short length, run the long length. 7 merkins at each first, then 14 hand release, 21 slow squats, followed by 28 leg raises. Mosey to the bottom of the garage to do calf raises (3 per step) all the way up. Finished off with a few minutes of good stretching. Fletch prayed us out. Glad to finally be back at it. But seriously, where is BBQ?
Category: Northshore
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BBQ, where are you? – from Jose10k
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HUMP day!! By the way Moby, what are you wearing? – from Shooter
Having missed the last few Gipper beatdowns, YHC knew he had no excuses if he took the Q… Meeting up with Steve at our WD location to carpool. Minus one of our other brethren in Bushwacker the ride produced some small talk and not the normal rambles of chatter on the drive north.. Upon arrival Steve and YHC noticed we were the first at the AO until the likes of Barely legal came rolling in.. After planting the shovel flag the 3 of us started out for a pre miler running through the streets of beautiful Covington talking some sports and mumbling about the upcoming challenge that one (unnamed) of our own is setting out to achieve.. Although the insanity of the challenge he has bestowed upon himself seems impossible, the 3 of us all agreed it will be accomplished knowing the natural desire and determination of this individual.. Beware Covington of possible Wolverine sightings in your future!! Returning to the shovel flag 4 more PAX, plus Sonny awaited as we started in our warmup..
All 15IC SSH, Toe Touches, Cherry Pickers, Arm circles, Imperial walkers, Hillbillies and Butt kicks…
YHC chose 2 coupon workouts from the Exicon, so we gathered our blocks then returned under the breezeway for FLORA 123.. Partnering up we completed the 100 200 and 300 rep count of Derkins, planks, LBCs, 6inch holds, Goblet squats and holds..
Sonny was extra motivated on this Gloom as he tried getting in some of his own versions of Monkey Humpers with mans best friend.. Not sure where the motivation came from but maybe it was the cologne or soap, which prompted other PAX to inquire about the secret aroma for potential attractant at home with the M… Not sure if it would work but let’s just say it was in the air at the Gipper on this day with the abundance of attempts displayed by ole Sonny (Turbo dawg) on this HUMP day!!!
After finishing we took our blocks to the parking area/boat yard soon to be attorneys office for the finale.
Gorilla Complex was on tap with one modification. YHC was not sure of one of the said exercises in the rotation, so substituted Rows instead.. The just is 8 rounds of 5 exercises with 8 reps followed by a 50 yard sprint between each round.. With coupon 8 curls, 8 rows, 8 shoulder presses, 8 squat thrusters and 8 Merkins then sprint/mosey for 50 yards.. R/R 8xHope you got your monies worth gentleman and until the next Gloom 👍🏼👊🏼✌🏼!!
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What’s the Ladder with you? – from Russo
Not-quite-as-cold-as-it-has-been 45 degrees this morning, slight drizzle that Steve lamented was relenting. 4 HIM tackled the ladders Granny set up this morning.
Things we learned this morning: Rummel has/had some fantastic lunch options, none better than daily square pizza and bi-weekly chicken parm on Thursdays. Raider Pride! This statement was confirmed by all 2 Raiders present, and before Pik could disagree and let the Metairie scum know how much better Jesuit fare is. There were no Crusaders, Cavaliers, Purple Knights, Eagles, or Tigers present to object, so by unanimous consent, Rummel is the undisputed king of lunchtime for the old school Catholic league. Print the shirts!
Warmup (all IC)
22 SSH
22 cherry pickers
11 grass grabbers
11 good mornings
11 imperial walkersThang
Ladders
Rounds 1 and 2 (rep count 1 to 7, then rep count 7 to 1 next round)
7 and 1 Freak nastys
6 and 2 Step ups (2 is 1)
5 and 2 Derkins
4 and 4 Bulgarian split squats
3 and 5 Shoulder taps
2 and 6 Urkins
1 and 7 Hip slappersRounds 3 through 9 (start with the count below, then next round, move the 1 rep “up” to the next exercise, replace first exercise with 7) – rinse and repeat until each exercise completes 28 reps
7 Burpees
6 Deep squats
5 Merkins
4 Nutcrackers (2 is 1)
3 BB sit-ups
2 Mountain climbers
1 Star jumpLadders 10 through 12 – Pax killed the planned ladders, so we added exercises and reps. In addition to the above, we worked through 8 monkey humpers, 9 groiners, and 10 Supermans.
Ladders 13 and 14
7 and 1 Hello Dollys
6 and 2 LBCs
5 and 3 American hammers
4 and 4 LMCs
3 and 5 Scissor kicks
2 and 6 Leg raises
1 and 7 Dr. W (a terrible, awful, no good exercise to cadence by the way)Certain rounds got a bonus mosey between them to break up the monotony and give us a chance to mumblechatter.
After ladders, Pax climbed up the pilot house, 2 calf raises each step.
COT, name-o-rama, announcements, and prayer closed us out.
Reminders included RCR, Krazy Ivan 2/3 @8, and sign up to Q!
Another superstar group this morning, thanks for letting me lead.
SYITG
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B.O.M.B.S. at the Marsh! – from Shooter
YHC arrived to the Marsh seeing site Q Akbar sitting in the warmth of his car.. Not eager to exit any sooner than necessary into the low 30s weather, YHC followed his lead. It would prove to be short lived however as JV rolled up behind me and quickly exited.. We gathered at center court and the always reliable Waterpik emerged out of the darkness, however this gloom he exited a vehicle which is uncharacteristic as most post he runs to the AOs.. PAX chattered it up discussing the effects of Tanked ups beatdown from Saturday..
Warmarama
Moseyed the block to start things off returning for all IC 15,16,17,18,19 and 20 consisting of SSH, Grass grabbers, Windmills, Arm circles, Imperial walkers and Butt kicks.. Another Mosey around the block..Thang
Partnered up at the picnic benches for Coyote Ugly… Believe the only one to complete the 5 count total with lagniappe was Waterpik. T👏🏼 to Waterpik as it proved more challenging to the YHC than expected..
Took to the playground for 4 rounds of reverse chin-ups of 5.. Once complete we recovered to the corner for B.O.M.B.S.. With a small modification of half Big boy sit-ups and half LBCs for the last B and time expiring on the squats PAX circled up at center court for count, announce and COT..Appreciate you men braving the elements and T 👏🏼 to those PAX in the Midwest and Northwest who endure these harsh temperatures more frequently…
Until the next Gloom 👍🏼👊🏼✌🏼!!!!
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It’s Lonely at the Top – from Mobydick
Well the cold breezy drizzly gloom almost took out a perfectly good AO. But No Mobydick and Turbo Dog to the rescue. A few minutes late start so I could drive up to the roof of the garage to be sure no other intrepid were lurking about and a light workout began. Since it was only me (Turbo Dog was doing his olfactory inventory) I had me warm up literally with some self love and high knees. The thang was traverse the perimeter of the first and second floor of the garage doing karaoke. Butt kicks. High knees backpedal lunges and and occasional leg of squats. Deeep squats at each parking strip. Some legs got a sprint. Up and down both ramps Up and down all three sets of stairs. That works out to almost a mile. To top it off our came the chain which is 81’ long by the way and a good solid drag back and forth across the garage. A good dose of leg lift and Turbo Dog wrestling and a counts Rama. Prayers for Jose 10 k and Peacock and homeward bound. The chain is unbroken
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LUNGES & LUNGS REDUX – from Einstein
a light group at the Gipper this morning – missing a few regulars
after some chit-chat and a short disclaimer, we got to it…
Warmup:
all 20xIC: Toe Touch, Side Straddle Hops, Hillbillies, Shoulder Shruggs/Rolls, Imperial Walkers,
Swimmers, Butt Kicks, Grass Grabbers, Neck Rolls, Seal Jacks, maybe some more…mosey to the stair case leading up to the Upper Deck of the Justice Center Parking Garage
heals over hands climb up the stairs, one at a time, while the pax does side staddle hops fore and aft, before regoupingThang: (a repeat from the A1C workout a few weeks back – hence the REDUX)
reverse lunge walk half way down the down ramp, back peddle back up
reverse lunge walk all the way down the down ramp, back peddle back up
forward lunge walk half way down the down ramp, sprint back up
forward lunge walk all the way down the down ramp, sprint back up
lateral lunge walk – North facing, half the way down the down ramp, sprint back up
lateral lunge walk – North facing, all the way down the down ramp, sprint back up
lateral lunge walk – South facing, half the way down the down ramp, sprint back up
lateral lunge walk – South facing, all the way down the down ramp, sprint back up
deep squat at every parking space, half way down the down ramp, sprint back up
deep squat at every parking space, all the way down the down ramp, sprint back upmosey back to the flag
Count-o-rama
Bubba led us out with a prayer.
Thanks guys. Always extremely decent of you letting me lead.
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The Return!! – from Shooter
With the radar showing a brief window and our sky Q gracing us with the opportunity to get in the Scramble 3 PAX journeyed through the streets of Ole Mandeville.. The best part of this gloom would be the Return of Pelican.. After some chatter and catching up Waterpik arrives through the darkness and we get started..
Warmup
10IC SSH, Imperial walkers, Hillbillies, Windmills, Butt kicks, Torso twists. Carioca across half the street and return and ended with lateral hops and grab’s down and back..Thang
Standard route stopping 3 times at Messina and Monroe for 5 burpee’s, 10 jump squats, 15 Merkins and 20 Mountain climbers 2x.. Returning to the shovel flag with 3 mins 20 OYO LBCs, 20 flutter kicks, 10 alternating left over right and right over left crunches and closing with 20 BB sit-ups…YHC closed in prayer…
Appreciate the post gentlemen and until the next Gloom 👍🏼👊🏼✌🏼!!!
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The Return!! – from Shooter
With the radar showing a brief window and our sky Q gracing us with the opportunity to get in the Scramble 3 PAX journeyed through the streets of Ole Mandeville.. The best part of this gloom would be the Return of Pelican.. After some chatter and catching up Waterpik arrives through the darkness and we get started..
Warmup
10IC SSH, Imperial walkers, Hillbillies, Windmills, Butt kicks, Torso twists. Carioca across half the street and return and ended with lateral hops and grab’s down and back..Thang
Standard route stopping 3 times at Messina and Monroe for 5 burpee’s, 10 jump squats, 15 Merkins and 20 Mountain climbers 2x.. Returning to the shovel flag with 3 mins 20 OYO LBCs, 20 flutter kicks, 10 alternating left over right and right over left crunches and closing with 20 BB sit-ups…YHC closed in prayer…
Appreciate the post gentlemen and until the next Gloom 👍🏼👊🏼✌🏼!!!
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A Hose By Any Other Name – from Steve
35º temps may have kept a bunch of the regulars away, but it brought in an old (in all senses of the word, especially compared to his firehouse brethren) regular who was… still on the clock! This meant my original trip down to the tunnel would be off the table – gotta stay in radio distance – but you know what they say: one door opens, and out through the other door comes Wacker with a 100 feet of bundled hose. That’s right, he came bearing coupons this morning.
And to be honest, YHC was thankful it wasn’t the 130 lbs dummy that has been oft teased, as fun as it sound picking that thing up with frozen fingers. Also, the buried memory of carrying Frank through a path of slop during a Tough Mudder would’ve no doubt resurfaced, and sometimes it’s best to keep those things buried.
And of course, Granny’s favorite grandson, the ever present Russo, was also there. So after some chatter, we got down to it: SSH, GMs, ACs, HBs, IWs, GGs, and a quick lap around the trailhead to finish warming up (and also give me time to come up with a plan!).
Thang:
First up, 1 guy would carry the coiled hose up the stairs and back, while the other 2 would be performing steps ups. Rotate until everyone’s carried said hose. (There’s a joke in here that I’m missing – where’s Zoolander when you need him?)
Next up, same thing but instead of step ups, we did freak nasties and derkins.
Time to give the hose a rest and get started on legs. Lunge walk the small field along the corridor, stopping at each tree (there were 5) for a set of: x5 squats, x5 jump squats, x5 monkey humpers, and x5 Apollo Ohno’s. The original plan was to head back bear crawling and doing 4 different type of merkins x5 at each tree, but that sounded terrible, so instead we did some Rochamburpees.
Now, while you may see YHC at 0515, I don’t actually become a functioning human until around 0800. So while this seemed like good idea with three people (“hey, there’ll just be two losers or two winners”), the actuality is that it doesn’t really work if each of the pax chooses a different shape. That’s just a tie. So we modified and when that happened we simply split the number of burpees/merkins.
Nearing the home stretch, we finished up with a sprint down the corridor, quick trip up the stairs and back, sprinting back down the corridor to the start.
Mary consisted of quick rounds of leg raises, heels to heaven, lbcs, Freddie’s, Dolly’s, Rosalita’s, and 10x merkins.
Countdown, nameorama, announcements (remember to send in your RCR team members, shirt sizes, and payments ASAP!) and Russo offered a thoughtful prayer of thanks. Which I second – thank you guys for posting on such a chilly morning, offering me the opportunity to lead, and just generally pushing me to be better in so many ways. Appreciate it.
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“The cold made my wee wee go pee pee.” – from Akbar
Things you’ll only hear at Waffle house. This was said as a grown man walked through the door, and decided to tell YHC, Steve, and Russo what business he had to take care of – as if his inner child woke up at that opportune moment. YHC knew it was going to be cold, obviously everyone else knew as well. 5 Pax gathered this cold and gloomy morn. Grover EH’d a guy who fartsacked, but it was great having him in the gloom again. The plan was to get warmed up really quick.
Conditions: Cold, as mentioned above, with a slight wind.
Warm Up x 10 IC – High Knees, Butt Kicks, Self-Love, Cherry Pickers, Arm Circles F/B, IW
Playground: 11’s of Swerkins (plank position, legs in swing ab crunch/Merkin) and Pullups with 25ish yard run in between.
Mosey to the Lakefront by Rips down Noah’s Ark with a modified Red Barchetta to get the blood pumping. Stop at each intersection for 1 exercise until we reached the wall – 50 SSH, 40 Mountain Climbers, 30 LBC’s, 20 Merkins, and 10 Squats.
Wall x 20 IC, 2 sets. Freak Nasties and Shoulder Taps
Stairs at Rips to climb the Stairway to 7. Pax line up in plank, 1 at a time do: 1 Freak Nasty, 1 Dirkin on the bottom step; run up to the top for 1 Squat, run back down the other side. Rinse and Repeat adding 1 rep for 7 rounds. Pik reminded QIC of the time check and we only got to finish 6 rounds.
Run back to the Marsh in time for COT followed by breakfast at Waffle House.
Announcements: Krazy Ivan Feb 3rd 8pm. Run Cajun Run – get your teams together, sign up coming. Sponsors due by Jan 26th.
NMM
We are told to always plan for more than we need in case time runs out. I had enough for another 30 minutes. I haven’t fully figured out how to work the new Garmin I got for Christmas, Pik saved me from going over. Great conversation as always, which continued as expected at Waffle House.
