Steve, Cowbell, Shooter, and YHC took off down to the lake front and put 4 miles on the board for RCR. 3 Ruckers: Jose10k, Akbar, and Hogs Breath. They claimed to have solved the world’s problems, however, Hogsbreath forgot to write them down. Oh well, perhaps next week.
Tag: JV
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Super Bowl Sunday: Eagles Fly High over Chiefs! – from Jose10k
We came, we saw, we kicked its ass! IDk, we ran some miles, threw a football, made fun of Bushwacker and Speedy!
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Ruckers Rule!! – from Shooter
With mild conditions 7 Hims took the đź’Š to get out there and put in some work.
5 mins of warmup and then YHC sent the Ruckers out for 20 out and 20 back who ruled the day over the runners. Runners took the East Causeway approach sticking to the sidewalks, through Golden shores and to the entrance gate and back down Messina to the AO..
Wrapped up with some Mary.Closed out with COT, until the next Gloom
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Well, Well, Well did someone ring Cowbell? – from Shooter
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 dot as the PAX was already starting on the warmup.
Today produced 3 groups of 3 different speeds of runners and 1 lonely Rucker in Akbar.Normal route with 2x loop for some, 1 loop for others and a 20 out and back for the other..
Prayers for LA fire victims and for Roxanne battling liver issues.
Appreciate the post and until the next Gloom 👍🏼👊🏼✌🏼!!
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Coming to you live in 25, first Saturday beatdown of the year! – from Jose10k
OK Waterpik was the only one out there early doing the pre-thing. It was a nice chilly morning. Started off with the usual warm-up size straddle hops torso twist grass grabbers windmills you know you got the usual Bushwacker grumble grumble as always. All right mosey to Noah’s ark this is where my partner in crime Jv took over. It was a simple Dora 100 Americans 200 LBC’s 300 squats while partner one did the exercise partner to ran the block. After that I took over and we decided to mosey to the marsh stopping at every other stop sign to do 23 squats 10 Merkens in honor of Notre Dame winning 23 to 10 against Georgia. Once we got to the basketball courts, we split it up into three teams each team two teams battling on the basketball courts for six minutes while the third team was on the playground equipment doing sets of five pull-ups 10 Merkins 15 squats rinse and repeat over and over again Both teams ended up in a tie which to be honest I didn’t prepare for that so we kind of waste a little bit of time trying to figure out who was gonna be the next team up. My team got destroyed Truecoat and Zoolander, which is too much in the paint for our only one basketball player Grundy to try to compete against him then we mow it all the way back straight around there circled around the flag And then Butt Splice and Manny join us for coffee afterwards, which is always a pleasant surprise and that’s about it nightmare after Christmas or nightmare before Valentine’s Day or nightmare during Mardi Gras season or hell it might be nightmare on Memorial Day, but Grundy’s getting some coming soon so be on the lookout for thatI appreciate y’all coming out. Appreciate Jv help me you and I’d say I’m out. See you in the glom gentlemen.
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Let’s start this party with a bang – from Jose10k
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 mesmerizing. His intensity is legendary, however, Ten minutes later, he just simply called out 100-100s and he was done. Next up was Bird. Bird gave us his infamous yoga workout, which was unbelievably increasingly difficult. Stretches, handstands, where he walked around with three people on both of his feet while he was handstanding on one arm. Epic. Akbar kept it simple: 3 rounds of Stone Mountains increasing by 5 up the street, then decreasing by 5 back down. Grundy was up next. That’s when he brought out 2 100 pound sandbags and a spear. We each took turns trying to hit the unlucky man carrying the sandbags with the spear. Luckily, no one could hit the broad side of a barn. But we did hear Grundy yell “ If you think you want to quit, don’t quit! JV was grumble grumble, but more pissed about the pace for next years turkey trot. Next up was Einstein with Star Jacks and the. Norwegian speed skater workout. we hate him for that. Next up was Fledge with hot sauce. We always enjoy the hot sauce, it’s good stuff. BBQ was up with some, uh, Al Gore Thorough Goods, and a cadence that was very, very questionable. And of course, there was Hammer, and Hammer simply said, let’s do burpees, while giving us random 80s and 90s pop culture trivia. Shooter had donkey kicks. Hate donkey kicks. And those damn dice and jump rope. Ken from Humana will beat you down, but get you a great deal on healthcare with his own personal birthday celebrations. Shooter than called out for Steve to go next. Steve with his Bulgarian Split Squats and his cracking burpees. I’m so sick of those, Steve. The next person up on the list, well, it was Moby. Oh, Moby and that damn chain. I’m so sick of that chain. But at 74, soon to be 75, I guess he can do whatever the hell he wants. Zoolander was next up, and he doesn’t have a signature exercise, but god dang, does he not just look dapper. He was wearing those iconic aviator sunglasses and the feathered hair just in a perfect form. It’s epic. Waterpik and his perfect squats. Perfect form, and then a nice, you know, three-mile jog to warm us all up. And then while we’re doing all that, my nephew Speedy comes around the corner after running 15 miles with a four-minute, three-thirty-second pace. And then there was somebody going, huh? And that was Frank from Rommel trying to wrestle Russo down to the ground to try to convince him that Forrest Gump was the greatest movie ever made. All Russo wanted to do was a round of “Never have I ever” , and I’m still not convinced of the rules. While that was going on, Cowbell ran by on mile six of his jog this morning. We all then did our best Christopher Walken impression. All in all, none of this actually happened because Moby and I were the only two stupid idiots to get up on New Year’s Day. But I included all the gentlemen I could possibly think of to summarize the 2024 F3 beatdowns that I’ve grown to love and hate. But just wanted to give shout outs to people that if you made the list, you had of great importance to me. And if you did not mention you, I’ll just honest with you, I’m delirious on about 3 hours of sleep. SYITG
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Great Scott!!! – from Jose10k
10/26/1955
Marty’s journey through time begins on October 26, 1985, when he accidentally travels back to 1955 during a mishap with the DeLorean. His adventures in the past, including meeting his teenage parents, inadvertently shape his future. Marty must ensure that his parents meet and fall in love, or risk altering the course of his own existence. His race against time makes for a thrilling and humorous story that has become a hallmark of the movie.
Which is why I am curious, how has JV not seen this classic? Netflix homework brother.Warm-Up: Preparing for Time Travel (5 minutes) Power of Love by Huey Lewis and News
Jog to Noah’s Arc: Modified Dora (Great Scott)
Phase 1: Time for 88mph, we will 88 burpees, partner 1 runs the arc while partner 2 does burpees
Phase 2: “1.21 Gigawatts “ What the hell is Gigawatt? Dora again, partner 1 runs a loop, while partner 2 does merkins- Team total is 121.
1.21 Gigawatts again, this time with a twist, each person has to do 121 squats individually while their partner runs a loop. Two loops were needed.
Phase 3: 1955 – “Skateboard Escape”
This phase is inspired by Marty’s quick thinking and agility as he escapes Biff’s gang.1. Bear Crawls – ½ way up, jog the rest of the way
Imagine you’re dodging around obstacles.
2. Side lunges 10 on each side, at the top of the arc, rinse and repeat
3. Walking Lunges – up the arc and back to strengthen your legs to escape BiffPhase 4: Enchantment Under the Sea dance-
Johnny B Goode- SSH to the whole song of Johnny Be GoodPhase 3: Back in Time. Time to get Marty back to the future with Reverse lunges all the way around Noah’s Arc. Back in Time by Huey Lewis and Earth Angel as well. With a minute left it was a quick run back to the flag. COT with intentions for my family with the passing of my Aunt Patty. Thanks for letting me lead, thanks for reading the back blast. SYITG
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Back to Routine – from Shooter
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 👍🏼✌🏼✌🏼!!
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Celeste and Lisa’s Donkey Kick-Off on the Escalator – from Russo
Great Saturday at the Lakefront
Warmup (10x – 15x IC)
Air presses
Torso twists
Self love
Toe touches
Grass grabbers
Hillbillies
High knees
Seal jacksThang: Mosey down Girod to the trailhead and back, stopping along the way for a round of “the escalator”, aka “Chewy’s Soduku. The concept: 10 exercises, 10 rounds. Rep count goes from 10 to 1. Next round: 10 rep count moves to 9, 9 moves to 8, rinse and repeat. At the end of 10 rounds, each of the 10 exercises will have been performed 55 times. Math!
The exercises:
Merkins
Partner Merkins
8 count body builders
Donkey kicks
Leg raises
Gas pumps
Jump squats
Imperial squat walkers
Star jumps
Murder BunniesSomewhere in the middle, to break up monotony and provide a little halftime entertainment, YHC challenged Bird to a “donkey kick-off”…select your winner and get it right, and you’re exempt from that round. The rules were not clear, nor was the starting gun, so despite YHC winning round 1, there was a round 2, won by Bird. Choosing to hedge the bet, we called it at a tie until further notice.
Back at the flag, we wrapped up with the COT, Name-o-Rama, and prayer, welcoming FNG Cankles!
Thank you all for participating in the now yearly tradition of forgoing at least one week of IronPax.
SYITG
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Cakewalk – from Russo
Warmup (10x IC)
Air presses
Torso twists
Self love
Toe touches
Grass grabbers
HillbilliesThang
Cakewalk as we moseyed around block by block – each year represented by the Billboard Number One song (to remain objective)46 IC SSHs
2023 Morgan Wallen “Last Night”45 Butt kicks
2022 Glass Animals “Heat Waves”44 High knees
2021 Dua Lipa “”Levitating”43 seal jacks
2020 The Weeknd “Blinding Lights”42 Plank Jacks
2019 Lil Nas X “Old Town Road”41 goof balls
2018 Drake “God’s Plan”40 squats
2017 Ed Sheeran “Shape of You”39 Hello Dollies
2016 Justin Bieber “Love Yourself”38 Calf raises
2015 Mark Robson “Uptown Funk”37 Apollo Ohno’s
2014 Pharrell Williams “Happy”36 Freak Nastys
2013 Macklemore & Ryan Lewis “Thrift Shop”35 step ups
2012 Gotye “Somebody that I Used to Know”34 flutter kicks
2011 Adele “Rolling in the Deep”33 cherry pickers
2010 Ke$ha “Tik Tok”32 Peter Parker’s
2009 The Black Eyed Peas “Boom Boom Pow”31 imperial walkers
2008 Flo Rida “Low”30 Shoulder taps (2 is 1)
2007 Beyoncé “Irreplaceable”29 American hammers
2006 Daniel Powter “Bad Day”28 Monkey Humpers
2005 Mariah Carey “We Belong Together”27 Merkins
2004 Usher “Yeah”26 Smurf jacks
2003 50 Cent “In Da Club”25 leg raises
2002 Nickelback “How You Remind Me”24 Rosalitas
2001 Lifehouse “Hanging by a Moment”23 crab jacks (crab position – think reverse
plank jacks)
2000 Faith Hill “Breathe”22 groiners
1999 Cher “Believe”21 Bear crawls (counting your right hand as a rep)
1998 Next “Too Close”20 murder bunnies
1997 Elton John “Candle in the Wind”19 Wide merkins
1996 Los Del Rio “Macarena”18 Bobby Hurley’s
1995 Coolio “Gangsta’s Paradise”17 crab cakes
1994 Ace of Base “The Sign”16 circle ups
1993 Whitney Houston “I Will Always Love You”15 Bulgarian split squats
1992 Boyz II Men “End of the Road”14 durkins
1991 Brian Adams “I Do It for You”13 big boy sit-ups
1990 Wilson Phillips “Hold On”12 LMCs IC
1989 Chicago “Look Away”11 diamond merkins
1988 George Michael “Faith”10 star jumps
1987 The Bangles “Walk Like an Egyptian”9 donkey kicks
1986 Dionne Warwick “That’s What Friends Are For”8 wife pleasers
1985 Wham! “Careless Whisper”7 merkins
1984 Prince “When Doves Cry”6 Boxcutters
1983 The Police “Every Breath You Take”5 Carolina dry docks
1982 Olivia Newton-John “Physical”4 SMCs (2 is 1)
1981 Kim Carnes “Bette Davis Eyes”3 jump squats
1980 Blondie “Call Me”2 burpees
1979 The Knack “My Sharona”1 minute plank
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Andy Gibbons “Shadow Dancing”COT, Name-o-Rama, and prayer to wrap up.
Thank you all for joining and SYITG