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  • Friday the 13th: Not so scary – from Russo

    YHC is a huge horror movie fan. Although each persons definition of what defines horror is different, for me, it probably includes excessive heat, running, burpees, and pull-ups. It definitely includes the smell of month-old Jose sweat in a jar splashing Zoolander.

    Fortunately none of those things were present this morning. Generally cooler 67 degrees, the “running” looked more like a slow mosey to continue the mumblechatter, and I wouldn’t plan a beatdown with pull-ups if my life depended on it. I like my left shoulder too much to have it scream in pain for a week. As a result, Friday the 13th was not so scary and we made it to the end alive.

    Warmup – all IC, 10x
    – SSHs
    – Cherry pickers
    – Toe touches
    – Arm circles
    – Imperial walkers

    Thang

    Mosey to the bridge off Jackson Ave., stopping every block or so for 10 merkins, 20 SMCs, and finally 30 plankjacks.

    Once we reached the bridge, it was cross the bridge in varying fashion doing 7s, donkey kicks and kid n plays.

    Crossing the bridge, we did:
    – Mosey (2x)
    – Lunges
    – Side shuffles
    – Carioca
    – Backpedal

    Mosey back to start, where it was a short Mary of 20 IC crunches and crunchy frogs, just in time for The COT, Name-o-Rama, and prayer to close us out.

    Excellent conversation today as always. Thanks for reading.

    SYITG

  • We have a backblast – from Russo

    Thank you Notes for doing most of the heavy lifting.

    Warmup (all 10x IC)
    – Self love
    – Toe touches
    – High knees
    – Torso twists
    – Grass grabbers
    – Imperial walkers
    – Cherry pickers

    75 degrees to start today, as the Pad welcomed back its favorite 2 sons.

    Thang

    Mosey to the lake and back, stopping at each block for some exercises, and to catch my breath after giving blood yesterday. Exercises included:

    – 10 merkins
    – 10 kid n plays ( a new one YHC came up with, where it’s a backward lunge followed by a high knee extension to the front)
    – 10 big boy sit-ups (crunches on the way back to save some tailbone)

    At the lake:
    – Freak nastys (10x)
    – Urkins (10x)
    – BSSs (5x each leg)
    – Durkins (10x)

    Over to Rip’s where it was 2 minutes of calf raises followed by 2 minutes of steps.

    Back at home base, COT, NOR, Announcements, and prayer, in that order.

    Good mumble again today, with a reminder that tomorrow is IPC at the lakefront and in all likelihood, I’ll have a non IPC beatdown planned.

    SYITG

  • 45 gets you a 300% attendance increase too – from Russo

    72 degrees this morning for the Splashpad, which had two new visitors over last week. Must be the chill in air.

    Warmup (all 10x)
    – Seal jacks
    – High knees
    – Butt kicks
    – Arm circles
    – Toe touches
    – Imperial walkers

    Thang
    Mosey to the bridge, where at every block it was 10 merkins, 20 squats, 30 flutter kicks.

    At the bridge:
    One side – 10 crunchy frogs
    Mosey
    Other side – 10 big boys

    Rinse and repeat, dropping reps to 9, then 8, etc. to 1, and swap mosey for Carioca, side shuffle, and back pedal.

    It sounds more complicated than it was.

    Back at the pad, COT, NOR, Announcements, and Prayer closed us out.

    Three fine options if you’re so inclined for tomorrow:

    – Never Forget 5k Run / Walk with Bushwhacker
    – IPC at the Lakefront with Grundy
    – Non-IPC cake walk with YHC

    Fantastic mumble this morning around football, politics, and unique study habits.

    Thanks for joining and we’ll do it again soon.

    SYITG

  • 5 has to be a record – from Russo

    Simple and effective this morning. Much like my high school gym teachers, when YHC limits time spent on coming up with a plan, it devolves to “just run.”

    Odds were Pelican would show, but much to YHC’s delight, the Splashpad was graced with 3 other HIM looking to brave the heat and move and shake: semi-regular Hammer, a semi-returning Akbar, fresh off either traversing the country (“What’s a traverse?”) or recuperating from said traverse, and a returning Splash Godfather Quarterpipe ™, who YHC can only assume has finally decided at around 80 degrees it’s not too cold to post.

    Warmup (all 10x IC)
    – Good mornings
    – Toe touches
    – Self love
    – Sealjacks
    – Imperial walkers
    – Cherry pickers
    – High knees

    Thang
    Traverse to the tunnel, stopping every 60 seconds for 10 merkins and 10 squats.

    At the tunnel:

    11s – donkey kicks and shoulder tap plank jacks

    Mosey down, “sprint” through, mosey up.

    Recovery walk/mosey back, where COT, Name-o-Rama, and prayer closed us out. Prayers for Steve’s mother-in-law, all our brothers hurting and healing, and that we’re strengthened with the Spirit to guide our day.

    Tomorrow is Pickaxe’s birthday Q to celebrate his 12th trip around the sun.

    Thank you to each of you for posting / reading. You all keep pushing me to be better and I’m grateful for it.

    SYITG

  • Double Solos (or how two solo posts became a duet) – from Russo

    Even though there were two of us present this morning, YHC has determined that it was a coincidence, so there just happened to be two solo posts on this fine morning. Anything to make Jose right in his prognostication. 84 to start, as it seems the early morning temps are offering no relief, with no end in sight. I miss the 20 degree weather; that will never change.

    Warmup
    All 10x – 15x IC:
    – Self love
    – Toe touches
    – Cherry pickers
    – Arm circles
    – Good mornings
    – High knees

    Thang

    Walls of Jericho (7 count of seven exercises 7 times around the Treen Center)

    – Hallelujah squats
    – Apollo Ohnos
    – Peter Parkers (2 is 1)
    – Shoulder tap plank jacks
    – Monkey humpers
    – Imperial squat walkers
    – Crunchy Frogs

    Mary
    15x of flutter kicks, LBCs, hello Dollie’s as we went around the Treen Center one more time.

    Mosey back to home, where COT, Name-o-Rama, and prayer wrapped us up. Good chatter today and of course a good sweat.

    YHC has Q at the lakefront tomorrow (at least the early part until Bushwacker can join us), so join us.

    SYITG

  • 3 year anniversary of the A1C – from Jose10k

    Could the A1C shutdown the cross town rival splash pad? Could the anniversary bring out seldom seen brothers like Tanked Up? Could Moby be sick and tired of CottonEyeJoe and the Cupid Shuffle? The answer to all 3 of these questions is simply, hell yes. As Bushwacker once told me, if you build it, they will come, just not him this Friday. 10 men took the red pill this morning to better themselves to celebrate the creation of the A1C 3 years ago. We prepared to dip into some of the favorite workouts in my bag of tricks, however, Moby is sick of the songs I think. So YHC was amused to see the chain gang on the back of his truck as he pulled up this morning.
    Warm-up: yeah, we had one
    Mosey to the Courthouse for some Dora with the hand rails. Partner one: did 50 merkins, then planked up until partner 2 came back from going up the ramp going hand over hand on the rails.
    2nd Round: partner one 100 squats, followed up with holding an al Gore. Partner two did the handrails again. 3rd Round: LBCs (300 cumulative, with alternating hand rails). Mumble chatter was great as always, amazed as Steve flew up those rails despite being vertically challenged. See Cowbell, can’t use it as an excuse. Mosey back to the top of the parking garage with the group separated into two groups of 5. Each group performed whatever exercise they pick while one person drags the chain across the parking garage. Each person dragged the chain a total of 3 times. Finished up with a Merkin Ring of Fire getting up to 101. COT with Hammer praying us out. Intentions for Waterpik and recovery from his soccer related injuries. Bushwackers FF challenge tomorrow. Thanks for coming out gentlemen, thanks for supporting me, and pushing me to be better.

  • We finished the deck before the A1C, and had better music – from Russo

    We couldn’t even dip down into the 70s to start, as hot and humid weather in the low 80s greeted us this morning.

    Warmup (all 10x)
    – Seal jacks
    – Self love
    – Toe touches
    – Cherry pickers
    – Hillbillies
    – Butt kicks

    Thang

    Because we’re followers of the original Northshore Friday Funky Fun Fest ™, the A1C, Batman and Robin (YHC and Pelican) also completed the deck of death at the Pad. Rep count and exercise were based on suit and number. Deck was split into four groups below.

    Between groups we moved among the various subsections of the Pad like the columns, bus stop, stage, etc.

    Hearts – freak nastys
    Diamonds – step ups
    Spades – durkins
    Clubs – box jumps

    Hearts – shoulder tap plank jacks
    Diamonds – lunges (2 is 1)
    Spades – Monkey humpers
    Clubs – Big boy sit-ups

    Hearts – ballerina squats
    Diamonds – SMCs
    Spades – imperial squat walkers
    Clubs – Star jumps

    Hearts – leg raises
    Diamonds – V ups
    Spades – Gas pumps
    Clubs – Crunchy frogs

    COT, Name-o-Rama, and prayer closed us out. Reminder that Zoolander turns 54 or so around this time, so his birthday Q is tomorrow. Meanwhile, way up North, a week from today is the A1C’s third birthday. A third year anniversary is generally commensurate with a….ahem…and I am not making this up, gift of leather. Do with that what you will, Jose, just remember the goal is to make it to a 4th anniversary.

    SYITG

  • But we have a lake – from Russo

    Each AO has its unique advantages and calling cards. Something you can point to and say “Does your AO have that?”

    Want examples?

    The Marsh: “Where else can you use the swings and the monkey bars? Who else is going to provide cover for beatdowns should a tsunami blow through?” (Pay no attention to the regular Scramble posters who are screaming that they can say the same thing about the monkey bars)

    The Gipper: “Thats a fine sculptural representation of Ronald Reagan.”

    The A1C: “We have a Moby” (said in our best Tony Stark voice)

    That may be true, A1C, BUT: We have a lake.

    “Yea, but we have a multi-level parking garage that allows us to hang from the underside and drop and pretend we’re falling off of Nakotomi Tower during the annual Die Hard beatdown”

    BUT: We have a lake.

    “Maybe so, but do you have a thing called a Darkwing Duck?”

    BUT: We have a lake (all of this said in the same spirit as Spinal Tap’s “These go to 11”)

    And because we have a lake, we ventured over to it this morning.

    Warmup (10x to 20x IC)
    – SSHs
    – Cherry pickers
    – Arm circles
    – High knees
    – Self love

    Thang
    Mosey down to lake and back

    At each block, stop for some add ons:
    – 5 shoulder tap merkins, next block:
    – 5 ST merkins and 10 ballerina squats
    R&R, adding:
    – 15 flutter kicks (2 is 1)
    – 20 monkey humpers
    – 25 mummy kicks

    Mosey was in different forms:
    – Side shuffles
    – Back pedals
    – While also cherry picking

    At the sea wall
    -30 freak Nastys IC
    -20 IC step ups
    -20 IC BBSs

    On the way back, much of the same, but in reverse.

    COT, Name-o-Rama, Announcements, and Prayer. In particular, we prayed for all those traveling this week.

    Another fine day at the Splashpad, because, you know, we have a lake, A1C.

    SYITG

  • Bridging the Gap – from Russo

    If you’re of a certain age and have lived in the metro long enough, YHC bets you remember Mr. Bingle. Or McKenzie’s. You were drawn to the K&B purple and shopped with those cheap plastic carts. You “fought the uglies” as you passed the LAS Enterprises billboard heading east on I-10 to Orleans parish. Maybe you were old enough to watch Dr. Morgus and Chopsley on WGNO or were lucky enough to be in the studio audience of Popeye and Pals. If not, YHC hopes you were blessed and was able to see Al’s Christmas lights (or marveled at his toy collection as you passed Causeway Blvd.), or took your life in your own hands by jumping from trampoline to trampoline at the park on Veteran’s blvd, which was not far from the shark at Puglia’s that perseveres to this day. How long can he live out of the water? At least 30 years.

    Just as important, you probably remember Rosenberg’s address. Or how much it cost for Frankie and Johnnie to exclaim “let her have it!”.

    Where’s the point you ask? Some things just stick. Certain memories are etched in our brains and elicit the warm fuzzies. Nostalgia. The good times.

    One of the things that YHC inexplicably remembers was in the 80s and 90s the local car dealerships were in on the taglines and gingles. Price Leblanc leaned into Y’at culture with their “Dahlin’” campaign. I hear Metairie Bank was big into auto loans and ended with a “Beep Beep”. I believe it was Banner Ford that paid millions for a rubber duck to exclaim “Cheap cheap!” But I know for a fact that local celeb (and “most interesting man in Louisiana”) Ronnie Lamarque and his dealerships has a campaign called “Bridging the Gap”, with a catchy little “We’re bridging the gap, ooooooh ooooooh” gingle. For those keeping track, this was after he owned Preakness and Belmont-winning thoroughbred Risen Star, but before his ex-wife took a hit out on him.

    That gingle was running through my head as we sweat in the mid 70s temps and headed in the general direction of a bridge.

    Warmup – all IC, 10x
    – SSHs
    – Toe touches
    – Mummy kicks
    – Air presses
    – Hillbillies
    – Grass grabbers
    – Self love

    Thang

    Mosey to the bridge off Jackson Ave., stopping every block or so for 5 8-count bodybuilders, then adding 10 monkey humpers, and then 15 LMCs, and finally 20 SMCs (1 is 1).

    Once we reached the bridge, it was cross the bridge in varying fashion, with 10 merkins and 10 crunchy frogs after every crossing.

    Crossing the bridge, we did:
    – sprints
    – Bear crawl
    – Lunges (2x)
    – Side shuffles (2x)
    – Carioca

    Mosey back to start, with more 8CBB’s, Monkey Humpers, LMCs and SMCs thrown in, and we arrived back just in time for The COT, Name-o-Rama, and prayer to close us out.

    Excellent conversation today as always. Thanks for joining and reading.

    SYITG

  • Tres for Cinco – from Russo

    72 degrees and noticeably more humid than yesterday to start us off. The Splashpad is beginning to earn its name.

    Fiesta-like atmosphere this morning, with the reuniting of long-lost Steve and Pelican, and a themed beatdown revolving around a certain Mexican celebration. YHC believes both Steve and Pelican were just happy to not have to look at YHC’s mug alone. Cervezas all around!

    Warmup (all IC)
    SSHs
    Self love
    Grass grabbers
    High knees
    Toe touches

    Thang

    Mexican jumping beans
    – hop up the steps of the pilot house (5x)

    T.A.C.O.S.
    – 10 T merkins
    – 10 Absolution
    – 20 Carolina dry docks
    – 20 Outlaws (Circle-Ups)
    – 10 Star Jumps

    Yo Soy DORA (partner would snake the columns in a mosey, because a snake is on the Mexican flag)

    Parte Uno
    – 100 Peter Parker’s (2 is 1)
    – 200 Lunges
    – 300 Flutter kicks

    Parte Dos
    – 50 monkey humpers
    – 100 squats
    – 150 crunches

    Mexican Freak Nastys (15x IC, just to see if Pax knew Spanish above 10)

    Mexican hat dance
    Tabata – 45 seconds of Rocky Balboas, 15 seconds rest (3x)

    Five more TACOS

    Maria
    – 15 IC penguins (which may or may not be the official bird of Mexico)
    – 10x Little Manuel Crunches

    COT, Nombre-o-Rama, and prayer, then we said Adios!

    Mucho fun, mis amigos. Stay thirsty.

    SYITG