7 showed up on a gorgeous morning to run the streets of Covington to celebrate Barely Legals birthday!
Tag: @Jose10k
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December Flickerball Challenge – from TruCoat
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.
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Give the man the credit! – from Shooter
This BB is being written to make sure the man gets his due. You know what I am talking about when I say the commitment of Jose10k is undeniable and he will not only post but Q and he deserves nothing but respect..
It’s a run AO so you know what we did..
Followed by a little Mary!!Appreciate the post and until the next time
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Someone used to be reliable with those backblasts. – from Russo
Let me tell you about this morning’s workout from the perspective of Jose10k, who, mind you, wasn’t leading but set a personal goal with paxminer. The only way to achieve the goal is to get credit for the workout.
First off, Jose10k, being the overachiever he is, strapped on a 25-pound ruck sack and decided to play Man vs. Mandeville before we even started. He ran through the downtown streets, up and down the Trailhead, and even made the stairs his personal Everest—for 40 minutes. This man was on a mission to redefine cardio. My backblast, my own personal compliments.
Then Russo, the designated leader (but clearly not the main character), took over. He started with a warmup—nothing too fancy, just enough to make us wonder if Jose had extra oxygen tanks in that ruck sack. Afterward, we moseyed to the well-lit arches on the trail, probably so Russo could see the look of regret in our eyes as he introduced 11s: shoulder-tap plank jacks and merkins. Shooter made light work of the situation. Performing each exercise with perfect form and precision. He thoughts of the buck he’s been seeing on his deer cameras. His focus was on bagging this deer, and the pavement felt his wrath.
Here’s the kicker: to get from one end to the other, we lunge-walked. Yes, lunge-walked, like we were auditioning for a low-budget version of the nutcracker. Then we backpedaled to the start, because apparently walking forward wasn’t hardcore enough. To top it off, we had to slalom the entire Trailhead back. By “slalom,” I mean weaving like we were training for the Winter Olympics, except instead of snow, it was pavement, sweat, and a faint sense of dread.
Russo’s idea of “rinse and repeat” wasn’t so much about refreshing us as it was about turning our legs into spaghetti. Meanwhile, Jose10k cruised through it all with the casual intensity of a man who already ran a marathon before breakfast. Shooter set the pace, while we chased after him as fast as we could. Plus, as per the norm, Jose had to duck out early to educate the future leaders of tomorrow. As I heard through the grapevine, Shooter crushed the remaining 11s, and God help that Buck try to survive Shooter’s pursuit.
In summary: Russo led the workout, but Jose10k was the workout.
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Well, we have to do something – from Akbar
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
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If he only had Thumbs!! – from Shooter
Well this morning was cold and windy so the PAX took it down a level. 4 HIMs posted on this mid 30s morning and enjoyed the gloom with some dice and a plate. The star of the morning was Sonny, as he decided to wake up halfway through the beatdown. Only thing missing was thumbs, but if he had some boy would he be dangerous..
We had an extended warmup and then we rolled some dice along with a plate and the occasional loop.
After it was all said and done I believe we had a nice balanced beatdown of some regulars and closed out with core.
Until the next gloom 👍🏼👊🏼✌🏼!!
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Will the real Ken Cooley please stand up – from Waterpik
Waterpik Q’d, however, since I don’t run and talk. I, Jose10K, was a witness to the entire conversation. This is my recollection of the event in question:
The 5K Diaries: Sweat, Soap, and Socialism
It was a warm, humid, misty morning—perfect conditions for a casual 5K that quickly devolved into a mashup of Hot Takes on Everything. The run kicked off with an innocuous query about why Waterpik doesn’t send out aggressive, mic-dropping press releases. (Seriously, who wouldn’t want to see “BREAKING: Cleanest Gums in the Game!”?) But alas, the user base is too niche and too predictable—just the same folks posting the same tired questions. Moral of the story? Post boldly and question everything.
By mile one, sweat was pouring, and the topic shifted to insurance—where the discussion hit “sprint pace.” Apparently, Ken Cooley emerged like a Revolutionary War reenactor, bellowing something akin to “No premiums without transparency!” Government corruption and spending became the villain of this story.
Mile two brought the big guns: socialism versus capitalism. Shooter, the group’s resident firebrand, went full scorched-earth. The kids these days? Soft. Entitled. Looking for handouts instead of hauling themselves up by their bootstraps. The pension debate? Oh, he was livid. Crooked officials getting fat payouts while the honest folk slog through the system? Don’t even get him started. Shooter’s voice reached such decibels that passing runners thought he was coaching someone through the finish line.
By the time you crossed that 5K marker, it wasn’t just your legs that were exhausted—your brain had run a marathon of debate, grievance airing, and revolutionary rhetoric. And yet, amidst the misty chaos, one thing was clear: never underestimate the power of humidity and a good rant to fuel a run.
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Jose Can You See, By The Dawn’s Early Light – from Steve
Yeah, I don’t know – I’m not spending 10 minutes racking my little brain for good title today.
So it was a raucous start to the beatdown this morning, which was surprising considering both Russo and YHC were still half asleep when the gun went off. And that gun? Well, that would be everybody’s favorite jailbird, Jose 10k, fresh off the chain gang and coming in hot with a 5k already under his belt.
Russo mentioned offhandedly that Shooter had signed up to Q for “like, the whole week,” and man oh man, that was when the fireworks began.
“The whole week? 2 Q’s equal the ‘whole week’?! Do you Mandevillans know how to count?!?”
I get it, though – don’t disrespect both math and the man’s 6-day Q streak in the same breath. Too soon, Russo, too soon.
Well, it was time to get this party started, so naturally Russo took off his long sleeve shirt because yeah, even before the warmorama, 42 degrees is just too hot for him.
Usual warm up before relocating to the beautifully lit archway on the trace (even Jose will allow that it is a “feature” of Granny’s/Splashpad) for a set of 11’s: T-merkins on one end, merkins on the other. We got maybe a third of the way through before Jose had to make his usual early departure, whereupon Russo and I quickly shut down the 11’s and headed out to the tunnel.
20x lunges at every intersection. Then a quick incremental ladder of B.O.M.B.S with backwards run up the ramp between sets, and it was time to return, stopping for Bulgarians and calf raises and an abbreviated Mary.
COT, with prayers for JV’s flight test today (he passed!). Thanks Russo and Jose for the laughs, the conversations, the push – appreciate you both.
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Omaha, Omaha, Omaha – from Waterpik
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.
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Last Q of the week, let’s take it easy, wait, who’s that coming up the ramp? – from Jose10k
Long week, 2 5ks yesterday, YHC was ready for some Yoga and stretching with Moby. Something simple and light. Then headlights appeared at the bottom of the ramp, Hogsbreath from Slidell came out here to join the group. I get it, no one goes to the Slash Pad anymore. Quarter pipe has to be paid to post. YHC had to make up a better plan for the new arrival. Good warmup then to the thang. Down to the first floor where we ducked into the covered walkway for 10 minutes of core. Calf raises up the stairs (2each step). 4 corners at top. 10 merkins each corner, back peddle halfway, run the rest. 20 sumo squats and the same in between. Lt Dan up and back to finish off. COT and Hogsbreath prayed us out. My week of Qing is officially done. Bird has the cold, birthday Q tomorrow. SYITG
