Rudy
Rudy

Field of Dreams, and Rocks

Well, summer is clearly here. Humidity, damp air, and sweaty shirts will be the norm for the next 3-4 months. And that means we are left with baseball and golf for the remainder of the summer. So to celebrate the nation’s (past) past-time, we worked in a beat down on …

610 Stomping Grounds

7 PAX gathered around 2 flags, enjoying the bright morning skies.  “I need some shades” commented Da Parish. Wisner bridge remains closed off, though the walkways look like they are nearing completion.  Soon we’ll be able to add that route to the regular routes.  But instead, since Rudy wants some …

Rocks, History and 11

Lovely Monday morning at Rock City: cool crisp 80 degree air, with 90% humidity.  Great way to start the week.  Pulling up to the park, I see the train on the tracks – is this going to be a repeat of last week?  Momentary panic sets in – but moments …

Bridge Over Stagnant Waters

Leading 20+ men on Saturday beat-down is a tall order, so Your Humble Correspondent (YHC) needed to prepare. On the afternoon before the workout, my 9-year-old son and I took I bike ride to City Park to survey any hidden corners typically overlooked during Mothership workouts. Whenever the Pax moseys …

The Great 8

YHC was going to fall short by a tenth of a point in the ISI challenge for the month of May.  But yesterday YHC saw an opportunity to take the lead, but was careful not to taunt Shooter from the Northshore and chance getting crushed!  Those NS Pax are relentless!  …

Stomp #144

A half dozen of NOLA’s most elite, middle-aged athletic phenoms showed up on Tuesday to prove we can still run like, or even better than, a bunch of youngsters.  After exchanging the usual pleasantries and kicking around some ideas on which route we’d run, it was concluded that we would …

Teamwork

Mosey over for a quick warm up in the great lawn. 15x Plank Jacks IC 20x Elevator Merkins IC 20x Peter Parkers IC 20x SSHs IC Partner up for some Dora 1-2-3. 100 Burpees (at the Great Lawn) 200 Mayweathers (at NOMA) 300 Squats (NOMA neutral ground) Mosey over to …

Hold’m

1st off – sorry for the delayed BB Post – Warm-Up: All in Cadence Michael Phelps x 16 SSH x 25 Peter Parker x 16 Parker Peters x 16 Shoulder Taps x 16 Hill Billy x 20   Grab your rock – Q recommended something in the “medium” range – …