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.
4 corners on the court: Merkins, Freak Nasty, Squats, Shoulder Taps
Count, name, done.
SYITG! Akbar
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 air squats, merkins, big boy sit-ups, and burpees interspersed by different forms of the bear crawl. Most hit the intended mark of 250 reps or 2.5 total iterations in the 20 minutes allotted.
With the warm-up complete, we turned to the main event, Youth versus Beauty (Seniors) in a 25-minute game of flickerball. As expected, the Seniors built momentum early and took the lead as Zoolander whizzed one into the narrow goal. The game remained 1 to nil despite constant attacks by the Seniors, with the Youth’s star defended, Dukes of Hazzard, devoting his body multiple times to the ensure a solid defense! Dukes’ dedication sparked several inspired runs by the Youth, capped off three times by the unstoppable Brexit. With the score flipped in the Youths favor and time winding down, the Seniors launched multiple attacks to no avail. The game ended dramatically with a ball in the Lake drifting towards New Orleans. Bushwacker, aka WaterBoy-Aquaman, bravely entered the ice-cold, gator infested waters to retrieve the ball and commit to a re-match against the Youth one day. Prayer and coffee followed.
3 HIM in the early gloom on a dreary morning. After the Lakefront Massacre of Waterpik calling a pass the Q – each man put his best (or worse) beatdown in: Jose 10k’s 200 individual squat Dora, Zoo’s Bear Crawl on the Breakers, Birds leg burner and other downpainments. YCH arrived with a full body ladder and we were done with it on the 2nd block. But we prevailed.
Warm up: Grass Grabbers, Imperial Walkers, Hillbillies, Arm Circles, Self Love, and Shoulder tabs.
Mosey to the playground for 3 sets of 10 pull ups and 15 SSH.
Ladder up and down on 4 corners: 5, 10, 15, 20 of Tempo Merkins, Mountain Climbers, Stone Mountains, and Copperhead Squats
Take a breather at the court, then to the tables for Freak Nasty, Bulgarians, Supermans
Mary and plank to the end.
Appreciate the post! SYITG,
Akbar
Bird’s birthday beatdown left us walking around like T-Rexes, so Monday turned into a core day—a decision fueled by equal parts soreness and regret. Warmup? Pull-ups and Big Boys, but the collective ‘grumble grumble’ forced a mid-workout audible. From there, it was Superman’s and 100s at every stop sign on the way to the lakefront—because why not? A wall session of derkins reminded us gravity is undefeated. On the way back, Peter Parkers and American Hammers at the stop signs ensured the abs had no escape. Finished it off with a spicy four-corner special: burpees at each corner for maximum suffering. COT to wrap it up, but only after we stopped questioning life choices.
A good A1C warm-up inspired by Einstein and BBQ. Everyone was ready to go after that.
We did 10 merkins and 15 squats at each stop sign. We just changed how we moseyed from stop sign to stop sign. Side shuffled, Lt. Dan, simple jog all the way to the lake front. Got to Rips where we did 3 calf raises on each step up and down. Same on the way back to the basketball court. COT and prayers for all those traveling for thanksgiving
The Todd boys pulled up with 5 minutes to spare, and poured out of the swagger-wagon to see the flag blowing in the chilly breeze of the gloom, not a single man standing in its shadow. Shooter and Zoolander were off hunting, José woke with a migraine and wouldn’t be posting, but Steve and Waterpik jogged up, completing the prethang. There we few stood judging all the F3 Northshore world for their wussification in the face of 40° weather, when, as we should have known, the lakefront started getting more crowded with PAX coming in from every angle!
WARMORAMA
X10 IC:
SSH, Good Mornings, Torso Twists, Toe Touches, Windmills, Self Love
THANG
Starting at the flag, x5 OYO: Burpees, Sister Mary Katherine’s (1is1), Big Boy Sit Ups, Freak Nasties, Jump Squats
Mosey westward and at each street increase reps by 5 (Lafitte x10, Carroll x15, Coffee x20, Adair x25), and return, decreasing reps by 5.
Indian (Indigenous?) Run from flag, around Noah’s Ark and back
MARY
IC x20 Flutter Kicks
OYO 100 100s
COT
Hammer joined us just in time, and we even had a Cowbell sighting. Count, Name, True Coat prayed us out.
It was a tough one, and QIC was impressed and proud to be leading these guys. T Claps to Swoll Patrol for giving everything he had, plus some he didn’t even realize he could!
SYITG
Wicket’s question early after recapping Buttsplice’s 3 mile mosey at Noah’s Ark Saturday.
We started with a mosey down to the Lakefront on the Marsh Mile. Just me and Pik today, guessing Hammer and 10K needed some rest.
Warm Up
IW, Hillbillies, grass grabbers, cherry pickers, high i=knees, butt kicks, and SSH.
Playground for 3 sets of 10 pull ups, 10 Superman’s
Thang
Mosey down the Marsh Mile stopping at every other intersection for exercises x10 IC
Stone Mountain, SMC
Should Taps, Copperhead Squats
At the wall: Dirkins, Freak Nasty, Bulgarians x 2, repeat
Return to home base for another round of pull ups and a 4 corners Mary of Crunchy Frogs and LBC’s
Count, Name, and YHC prayed us out for our families.
Announcements: Turkey Trot, Run Cajun Run is right around the corner. Krazy Ivan slated for February.
Appreciate the post!
SYITG – Akbar
What a beautiful morning to start the week out right. 51 degrees and a starlit early morning gloom.
YHC was prepared for low attendance with the Spartan crew recovering. An early morning earwig hit the brain thinking it may be Me, Myself, and I. But a familiar shadow caught my eye, Waterpik doing his regular Marsh cleanup. So we got to it.
Warm up:
SSH, Windmills, Arm Circles, Self- Love, Cherry Pickers, Imperial Walkers, high knees
Mosey down to the stop sign, 10 Merkins, mosey back
Thang: 4 corners with blocks on the court. 10 reps on each corner, carry block all the way around, run to the stop sign for 10 reps of Merkins and Abs of choice, rinse and repeat adding reps.
1: Shoulder presses
2: Curls for the Girls
3: Upright block rows
4: Goblet Squat
Mary
LBC, flutter kicks, Hello Dolly, Rosalita, Nolan Ryans, E2K, 30 second plank.
Announcements: Sign up to Q, Turkey Trot, T Claps to the Spartan crew
COT: Prayers for a couple of Waterpik’s friends, thanks for the opportunity to gather together and remind to lead those around us.
SYITG,
Akbar
6 HIM got the week started out right on a beautiful cool morning at the Marsh.
Warm up – SSH, Arm Circles, Self-Love
Mosey to rips stopping along the way for more warm up exercises x10 IC
Line up at the Lakefront wall for 2 sets of 7’s.
1. Freak Nasty and Squats, run from wall to Rips, up the stairs, 10 calf raises, return
2. Reverse grip Irkins on the wall, and Superman’s at Rips.
Mosey to the poles under Rips for 3 sets of 10 count holds. Handstand, Al Gore, Mission Impossible
Red Barchetta back to COT: Sprint 1 block, 50 reps, rinse and repeat to 10 reps.
50SSH, 40 LBC, 30 Mountain Climber, 20 Merkins, 10 pullups
Count, Name, and YHC prayed us out with thoughts of Shooter’s daughter in law and her baby check-up appointment.
Announcements: Spartan in 2 weeks, Manny will have some courses setup this week on the playground across from harbor Field, sign up to Q.
SYITG,
Akbar
Doubled the count from last Thursday.
Six runners of different paces and two Ruckers.
Weather was mild and after brief warmup and chatter PAX ran the old Route.
Returned for Mary.
Count, announce and COT
Until the next Gloom 👍🏼✌🏼✌🏼!!
