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  • We did the Mash – from Russo

    Pax of 19 (including special guests like Paul Skenes, Creepy Baby, Green Alien, Bear Bird, Spider Man, and the Dude) for a scary good time this morning YHC referred to as the Northshore Monster Mash, with weather in the upper 60s and the sun finally appearing midway through.

    Warmup 10x-15x IC
    – Sealjacks
    – Torso twists
    – Cherry pickers
    – Toe touches
    I honestly can’t remember because I was distracted, laughing way too hard at the alien head bobbing up and down, side to side like it wasn’t even connected. Thank you, QP, for inadvertently providing the hardest I’ve laughed in quite a while.

    Thang

    First up: Count 1-2-3 (Partner Frankenstein walks to the sidewalk and moseys back)
    122 merkins
    222 zombie squats
    322 gas pumps

    Next up: Electric chair
    Using the sea wall:
    – Durkins
    – Urkins
    – Freak Nastys
    – Bulgarian split squats
    – Step ups
    – Box jumps

    Then: Trick or treat (Using a deck of cards, perform the exercise and rep count. Next round, member of Pax guesses higher or lower than previous card. Correct guess and the rep count is cut in half (treat). Incorrect guess and the rep count is doubled (trick)

    Exercises:
    Jump squats
    Shoulder tap plank jacks
    T merkins
    American hammers
    Crunchy frogs
    SMCs
    Crab cakes
    Star jumps
    Monkey Humpers
    Donkey kicks
    Kid N plays

    Somewhere in the middle was a jump scare (the best part of a horror movie, despite some insisting the best part was “the end”): 10 burpees out of nowhere!

    Finally: Ouija Board (or Ouija Bord because we ran out of time) – Tabata 40 seconds on, 20 seconds rest
    O – Outlaws (circle ups)
    U – Urkins
    I – Imperial walkers
    J – Jack Webbs (1 Merkin, 4 air presses)
    A – Absolution
    B – Box jumps
    O – Outlaws
    R – Reverse lunges
    D – Donkey kicks

    One final jump scare of 10 burpees and we were done.

    COT, NOR, Announcements, Prayer. Keep in mind that Akbar has Q next week, there are beatdowns throughout the week, the Turkey Trot is coming up (although Jose is going to leave YHC in the dust with the progress he is making on his runs), and Bushwacker’s camping trip is a week from today. Slack will have more info.

    Thank you all for joining today. It was a blast and we’ll do it again next year. I appreciate each and every one of you.

    SYITG

  • Ruckers and Runners – from Waterpik

    Coolish temps 65 degrees. Much better than one or two months ago. All was well at the Scramble today as a nice crowd of HIM assembled at the mandeville city hall
    4.13 miles logged by the runners at a slow but steady pace. Good start to the day!

  • Splash pad split Q – from Russo

    Barely below 70 degrees this morning, with an eye toward early next week temperatures that should be lower. I hadn’t given much thought to a plan, so Pelican and I shared the Q and just did “stuff”. Mostly talked, but we moved around some too.

    Warmup
    All 10x IC:
    – Arm circles
    – Imperial walkers
    – Seal jacks
    – Self love
    – Toe touches
    – Cherry pickers
    – Torso twists

    Thang

    Mosey down to the lakefront to catch a good view of the supermoon.

    At the seawall:
    20 freak nastys
    20 durkins
    20 step ups
    20 urkins
    20 IC BSSs
    10 IC freak nastys
    20 durkins

    Over to Rips, where it was 5 rounds of 20 calf raises, followed by the trip up and down the stairs.

    On our mosey back, we stopped at each block for 10 merkins, added 20 squats on the second block, 30 crunches on the third, and 40 plank jacks on the last.

    COT, NOR, and Prayer, in that order. Reminder if you’re reading this that tomorrow is the F3 Northshore Monster Mash ™ at 6:30. Join us for bad Halloween puns (like how it will be a frighteningly good time), themed music (yes, Ozzy and Alice Cooper are on the playlist), and more fun. But no candy.

    SYITG

  • Not Quite Sure What We’re Doing, But Your Legs Will Pay the Price – from Bushwacker

    YHC saw an empty Q sheet and signed up late in the game. There was every intention of putting something creative and challenging together after finally getting a spare 30 minutes, but alas, the A/C started acting up and stole away the golden hour of beatdown planning. And thus, starting with an idea for a lot of squats, it never got much further….

    WARMORAMA

    IC x10: SSH, High knees, Butt Kicks, Windmills, ….

    THANG

    After lunge walking to the nearest fire hydrant along the lakefront, the PAX did x10 IC(20actual;) Squats. Continuing sprinting, skipping, and moseying, repeating x10 IC Squats at each hydrant , the guys partnered up for some B L P I…no no, B P L M… ah yes, B L I M P S. 50 Burpees, 100 Lunges (2is1), 200 Imperial Walkers, 100 Merkins, 200 Penguins (2is1) and 50 Squats. After all of that was sort of figured out and finished, 2 lines of Indian Running took off for the flag. However, somewhere along the way one line began to crumble, and what remained merged to forge ahead (like Waterpiks full litter-pick up sprint that left even the swiftest of us in the dust). Some circling back for the 6 and Mary got underway.

    MARY

    LBCs, LMCs, Flutter Kicks, Freddy Mercuries and 100s

    COT

    Count, Name, and FNG naming. Welcome Jenny 98! F3 camping trip Saturday, November 4, see Slack. Mathlete prayed us out.

    We all await our honorary Northshore Nant’an Hog’s Breath’s release of of details on the upcoming F3 Northshore’s 3 Fs Competition throughout the month of November. Stay tuned to Slack for rules, point structure, and all the ways us mere mortals may FINALLY be able to beat Grundy at something!

    Many thanks for following my lead, guys. If you did it right, you should be in at least half as much pain as I am at the moment!

  • Second verse, (almost) same as the first – from Russo

    65 degrees this morning, so warmer than earlier this week, but overall not so bad. Is it too much to ask to be below 60 for October? Oh right, south LA, where the humidity flows like the mighty Mississippi! At least until saltwater intrusion became a thing.

    Warmup – 10x IC
    SSHs
    Toe touches
    Torso twists
    Cherry pickers
    Grass grabbers
    Self love

    Thang
    Same as Granny’s earlier this week, with the Walls of Jericho (7 count of seven exercises 7 times around the Trailhead, stopping at benches, stairs, stage, garbage cans, path, etc.), with a couple modifications thrown in.

    – Freak Nastys
    – BSSs
    – Suicide squats
    – Merkins
    – Monkey humpers
    – Donkey kicks
    – Calf raises

    Mary – all 10x IC
    Crunches, Hello Dolly’s Crunchy frogs, American hammers, Gas pumps

    COT, Name-o-Rama, and prayer wrapped us up. Good chatter today involving the Saints and lowered expectations, the inverted yield curve, Hawaii, and insurance. We again came close to solving the world’s problems, but we’ll make that our goal next week.

  • Special guest appearance: DJ Turkey Trot aka. Supa Spider Man) – from Russo

    50 degrees to start and throughout, which YHC greatly appreciates. We’re right in the Goldilocks spot with temps, where it’s not hot and humid, but not freezing where layers or bundles would be needed (for most).

    Jose used the power of plastic spiders to get a hall pass to join Steve and YHC, and T claps to him for moseying 4 miles solo before we even started. King Turkey Trot is getting his time down and averaging under 10, which deserves a round of applause and makes YHC jealous.

    Warmup – 10x IC
    Seal jacks
    Toe touches
    High knees
    Arm circles
    Imperial walkers
    Grass grabbers

    Thang
    Walls of Jericho (7 count of seven exercises 7 times around the Trailhead, stopping at benches, stairs, stage, garbage cans, path, etc.)

    – Freak Nastys
    – BSSs
    – Suicide squats
    – 8 count body builders
    – Monkey humpers
    – SMCs
    – Calf raises

    Mary
    Crunchy frogs, Leg raises, Box cutters during one more lap.

    COT, Name-o-Rama, and prayer wrapped us up. Good chatter today and even a little sweat (for YHC).

    SYITG

  • 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

  • New sidewalks are coming! – from Shooter

    8 PAX took the red pill on this mild Thursday Gloom. Brief warmup Good mornings, Toe Touches, SSH, Scorpion kicks and bridges.
    Course was simple Ruckers down Messina to the gate and back… Runners took to East causeway turning on Monroe and down Messina to the gate back to the AO around the park. 6 mins of Mary Left elbow to right knee, F/J, Flutter kicks, Hello Dollies and WW1 sit-ups..

    Count, Announce and COT..

  • Welcome Back – from Russo

    Temps in the upper 60s to begin. After a week of moving nothing but my legs at a slightly inclined grade (at the most) in nothing more than a slow hiking pace (otherwise also known as YHC’s mosey pace), YHC arrived at Granny’s to see it roped up in yellow caution tape like a crime scene. There were barricades up, so there must have been a heck of a celebration before we arrived. Steve and his bike were already there, ready to go after an absence that was either from recovery or vacation, or both. Things are returning to normal.

    Warmup (all 10x IC)
    – Toe touches
    – SSHs
    – Grass grabbers
    – Cherry pickers
    – Torso twists

    Thang

    Good ol’ deck of death. Rep count and exercise were based on suit and number. Deck was split into four groups below.

    Between groups we moseyed over to the bus stop, among the various columns, and to the stage.

    Hearts – freak nastys
    Diamonds – step ups
    Spades – durkins
    Clubs – BSSs

    Hearts – shoulder tap plank jacks
    Diamonds – lunges (2 is 1)
    Spades – Monkey humpers
    Clubs – donkey kicks

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

    Hearts – leg raises
    Diamonds – crunches
    Spades – Gas pumps
    Clubs – Crunchy frogs

    COT, Name-o-Rama, and prayer to close.

    Welcome relief to see Steve back, and I want to be able to say that about all of our brethren. Good mumble around horror movies, vacation spots, hiking, work, etc.

    SYITG

  • Get your Rucksack – from Waterpik

    Despite the drop in temps and beautiful mornings, ruckers have outnumbered runners at the scramble the past couple of weeks.

    The Q sheet is empty, please sign up to Q.

    Have a good week guys