Warm-up (The Forge): • Sledge Swings – Arm circles forward and backward (because the hammer must be warmed up before striking). • Anvil Hops – High knees to get the legs fired up. • Grass Grabbers – Toy soldiers to loosen the hamstrings. The Beatdown (Hammer Strikes Again): (Each exercise …
Mild, foggy gloom this Saturday as 10 took the red pill for Grants Tomb. In honor of Ulysses S. Grant, our 18th president who adorns the $50 bill, we would mosey around doing 50 reps up and down the Lakefront. Fun Fact: Grant was invited to Ford’s Theater by President …
Shifting to a little more weight lifting in the New year. YHC still plans to keep his AO commitments and his down payment of Qing.. My what a surprise he would have on this Scramble with Cowbell rolling up in the man wagon (Suburban) in Cowbell fashion right on the …
YHC arrived to Jose rucking in squares at the Marsh dodging the intermittent rain this gloom. Hammer and Pik out for the week, we got to work on 4 corners after a good warm up. On the court: Stone Mountain, Freak Nasty, Apollo Ohnos, and Crunchy Frogs, followed up a …
Late Friday evening, when everyone else was busy pretending their weekend plans were too important to sweat it out, I decided to keep it “simple stupid” and crank out a Murph at the marsh. Because why not combine the serenity of nature with a borderline masochistic workout, right? We kicked …
A bunch of gentlemen got together this morning to finally put forth an epic beatdown worthy of the first day of 2025. Bushwhacker was first up, it was Round Robin style, and of course Bushwhacker started off giving a wonderful description of his beatdown. The detailed, thought out approach was …
Three sets of pull-ups and squats, 5-10- 15-20 reps. Mosey to the lakefront stopping in at each intersection for Merkins and Sister Mary Catherine’s five reps to 20. At the wall, step downs, freak nasty, and Bulgarian split squats times 10 in cadence Five calf raises on each stair at …
YHC was not surprised that Duke of Hazzard wanted to post on a Monday, but was pleasantly surprised when Baby Yoda acquiesced so easily. And so we three pulled up to The Marsh where expectant PAX were gathered in anxious anticipation. Expectations of a Wacker Q, of possible appearance by …
Me and the 10k this gloom. YHC thought Whacker had the Q but was a week off. Since Jose had a ruck on, I grabbed mine and we rucked down Lamarque to the Lakefront, to Girard – stopping at Rips for 5 calf raises on the stairs, back to Livingston. …
A robust group assembled Saturday morning for some friendly strife on the Northshore Flickerball Field and a bit of personal challenge. The group began the work-out by competing in an abbreviated IronPAX 2022 Challenge, CARE BEAR SQUARED. Each competitor completed several iterations of a 100-yard course, with sets of 25 …
