Tag: Bad Moon

  • Venti Expands – from Sea Man

    The Venti is all things to all people! The Venti succeeds because it’s shorter beatdown that allows us more time to lift each other up with a coffee saunter back to the start!

    The Pre-Order – a 2.5 mile Ruck that launches at 5:15
    The Venti – Traditional 2.5 mile run to Star Bucks
    The Grande – Lengthened 3.5 mile run to Star Bucks (park to stables around Fly and on to Star Bucks)
    The Tall – Straight shot down St Charles to Adams and to Star Bucks
    The Esspresso – speed interval workout along the St Charles Neutral Ground

  • Field Trip – from Tinkles

    After the excitement of last weeks Q vs Q the pax showed up expecting another well organized beat down. Much to everyone’s surprise there was no Q. After brief shrugs I was appointed and off we went!

    Warm up in front of Loyola:

    Grass grabbers, imperial walkers, and SSHs complete.

    BLIMPS down the Avenue. A progression of BLIMPS at each cross street to Daneel Park.

    Lovely grass in the park made a great location for burpee and jump squat ring of fire. Voluntary Mary followed.

    Back down St. Charles with run sprint alternating at cross streets. Cross street with a stop light: 5 burpees.

    Bench work at the fountain: advanced wife pleasers (as if!), right and left leg power ups, decline merkins, dips.

    COT: gratitude for great weather, prayers for hurricane victims in FL, thanks for each other!

  • Leg Day on the Mountain – Canyon Training – from Sandbar

    YHC is headed the Grand Canyon for the Rim to Rim hike in October and the M. is way ahead of me in training. So Leg Day on the Mountain.
    Disclaimer in the soft rain, followed by a slow mosey up and down St. Charles the Loyola palm circle.
    Warm up with SSH IC, Grass Grabbers and Windmills.
    Mosey to the base of the mountain, then march backwards up the stairs to 6.
    Time for the Dirty Mac (modified +1)
    -10 Left Leg Shrimp Squat IC
    -10 Right Leg Shrimp Squat IC
    -10 Sissy Squats IC
    -10 Goblet squats IC
    Run down 2 ramps, and march up the stairs backwards to 6.
    -10 Bulgarian Splits Left Leg IC
    -10 Bulgarians Right Leg IC
    -10 Jump squats OYO
    -10 calf raises, each leg OYO
    Down and up again
    -10 RL Lunges IC
    -10 LL Lunges IC
    -10 RL side lunges
    -10 LL side lunges
    Down and up again.
    Discussion about the “advanced wife pleaser.” Perhaps we have had the notion wrong for years. Perhaps this is about a result and not an action…. The ladies like tight buns PAX, and better form on the glute bridges will lead to that result. Think about it.
    -10 Left Leg Glute bridges IC
    -10 Right Leg Glute bridges IC
    -10 Left Leg Reverse lunges IC
    -10 Right Leg Reverse lunges IC

    And to keep it interesting – 10 quad hip extensions left and right leg IC.
    Down the stairs to the benches. Adding a hop to the top of each IC exercise.
    -10 RL steps ups, 10 LL Step ups, 10 RL power ups, 10 LL power ups.

    Back to the flag. Count-off, Name-o-rama, Announcements and Intentions.

  • Dirty Mac with Tropicana – from Reluctant Yankee

    Today YHC had a chance to meet and greet one of guys DR from F3 Knoxville. Love the F3 network and its fun to see how this group is connected across the Nation. When we really got moving with this thing 10 years ago next month – it was a perk I didn’t even consider.

    Gathering at the park entrance – early for me – I am usually catching up kind of late. Tropicana had the chance to meet a few PAX.
    Quick disclaimer and off we went.

    Ran to Wolfpack Mtn right away. At the base we did a warmup circle of pain.
    SSH, Imp Walker Squats, Mtn Climbers, and Dying Roach x 20

    Up the stairs to 7. Started our modified DIRTY MACDEUCE.
    Lunges, Plank Jacks, Shoulder Taps, and Backwards lunges x 20
    Down the BOB MARLEY staircase – WEED smell was DANK.
    Up the regular staircase.

    Arrived at FLOOR 6 to avoid the puddles this time.
    Our man from KNOXVILLE stepped up for a COP
    We did BBQ Squats, TIE FIGHTER L/R arm cicles, SLOW 3-PT SQUATS with Toe Touch x 20, and one more that my brain can’t remember
    Tclaps to Tropicana for stepping up to teach us how they do it in Gnarly Knoxville

    Back down Bob Marley staircase and up the regular staircase.

    Arrived at FLOOR 6 again. Notice a cooler weather in the air.
    Backwards lunges, Monkey humpers, Hip Dips and Flutter kicks x 20
    another lap

    Back to FLOOR 6. Down the dank stairs up the regular stairs.
    We did 20 jump squats OYO, 20 hand release merks OYO, Nolan Ryans x 20, and Freddie Mercury x 20
    Down the regular stairs avoiding the Dank Stank stairwell.

    To the benches for Step UPs L/R, and Dips.
    Back to Flag.

    Cool crisp summer moring. Thanks for the opportunity to Q.
    You guys get me up in the AM and I appreciate you.
    Tclaps to Tropicana for joining us!

  • 24156 Tsunmai – from Sea Man

    4 Pax headed out into the surprising morning syrup of humidity! 3 in the fast…1in the pedestrian lane. All returned slightly late.

  • 24152 – Venti – from Sea Man

    A mass gathering pushed from RP on the levy route with 2FNGs…and a slew of 2.0s! Welcome new PAX Lois Lane, and Rocket

  • 24142 Venti – from Sea Man

    A gentle breeze tampered the humidity. The Pax sojurned up through Tulane and the Cemetery Route! Despite the coolish wx Bad Moon still managed to sweat so much Star Bucks mop team wanted to block his entry. Also had Fredo, Kotter his way back to the Pax! For those interested we are 1 month away from Venti’ 1yr Birthday, and the Venti has been enjoying the inclusion of 2.0s!

  • Venti 24137 – from Sea Man

    Venti is approaching 1 year! 7 pax sojourned to the river and Starbucks!

  • Campout Campfire – from Sea Man

    A large grouping of Pax headed out to conquer the uptown rockies! (Yulman, Wolfpack, Little Wolf, TES Stairs, and Loyola Music Stairs) Dodging protesters, and news outlets, Popalock sent the Pax on their quick journey.

  • 23053 Venti – from Sea Man

    RCR Venti – Couch and Brown Bag headed at a quick clip to bank miles. Rest of Pax followed at Venti Pace. 2 Trains and a light headwind on the levy didn’t delay pax, who arrived at SB to greet Willy who rucked starting at 0515. At SB PAX celebrated Huck’s 7th Birthday.