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  • KISS – from Steve

    No, no – not the Prince song made famous by Julia Roberts in that Pretty Woman bathtub scene.  Keep it simple, stupid.  In this case, that refers to both the beatdown and this backblast.  Jose had promised to boycott my Tuesday Q, as he was sure there’d be no backblast and hey, what’s the point of posting if it doesn’t help him to overtake the reigning champ Russo on the paxminer charts?  I get it.

    And there probably would’ve been no backblast, but seeing how quickly Jose knocked out his A1C three year anny blast this morning, YHC thought to himself, “C’mon Steve, get your s@#* together!” (Yes, YHC refers to himself both in the third person and by his f3 nickname.  Totally normal.)

    So yeah – simple beatdown.  And hopefully effective. Well, effective for Shooter and I.  I have a feeling Russo is such a machine these days (what with his four beatdowns a week), that it was a breeze for him. Speaking of breeze, it was a few degrees cooler Tuesday morning, and not nearly as brutal as it’s been. Despite that, though, there wasn’t much chatter. Maybe it was the fact that we didn’t have Bush or Hammer, or maybe it was just the 55 burpees at the top of the beatdown.

    Warmorama : Usual business, torso twists, good mornings, IW’s, SSH’s, MC’s, etc.

    Thang: Was supposed to be three series of 11’s:

    1. Slurpees (burpees w/ star jump) at bottom of stairs, calf raises (4 ct) up top.
    2. Merkins, broad jump length of the lawn, alt leg lunges (2:1)
    3. Box cutters, bear crawl amphitheater hill, freak nasties.

    We scratched the final set because hey, time flies when you’re beating the crap out of yourself. Quick set of step ups (no Bulgarians?!?) and freak nasties before settling in for a few mins of Mary. Russo prayed us out. Announcements: Bush’s fire fighter challenge Saturday. Appreciate the opportunity to lead such an excellent group of men. (And appreciate the inspiration/motivation to write the BB, Jose!)

  • 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.

  • Mr. Miata! – from Shooter

    Not much to see here, except the throwback ride Speedy just picked up. 7 men decided to take the red pill 💊 and put in some work. While there would be no sand Da floor, or paint Da fence the PAX had much chatter as we Rucked and ran through Mandeville. Mr. Miata joined Hammer, Zoolander and YHC as we traveled down Massena to Monroe and turned down W beach toward the lakefront. Most chatter focused on the older HIMs first G rides ranging from a Cutlass, to a Mustang and of course a Volkswagen..Returned with the Ruckers right on time. Completed 4 miles and closed out with thoughts for our brethren Waterpik recovering from his remarkable performance at Zoolander’s soccer Saturday.
    Speedy closed out the PAX as the veterans circled around Mr. Miata throwing out way to many references for YHC to reference or repeat.. But if you see Speedy out there on the streets with his 747 wing attached please refrain from promoting or encouraging him to light them up or challenging any type of drift as his Hallos are sure to blind bystanders..

    Take the red pill in the gloom and commit to the A1c to celebrate its 3rd anniversary..

    See you in the Gloom 👍🏼👊🏼✌🏼!!

  • 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

  • We didn’t start the fire at the Roxbury! – from Jose10k

    The mumble chatter was plenty this morning, and it started immediately. 8 showed up this morning, 3 ruckers and 5 gazelles. The runners did 4 miles and YHC had no clue what they talked about. Us Ruckers, that’s a different story. It started off with the new remake of “We didn’t start the fire” by Fallout Boy. Once we started there, then it was all about Hollywood and their remakes (Point Break, Road House, etc…) SNL movies that we love, including the classic Night at the Roxbury. Then it was onto MTV and their shows (Next, Room Raiders, Real World, Road Rules) which led us into comedians from MTV reality shows, then into new comedians vs old school comedians. Think Chris Rock vs Matt Rife. Anywho, made it back to the flag for COT. Shooter prayed us out. Intentions for Backdraft, Phoenix, Cowbell’s M, and all others both spoken and unspoken. Zoolander has the Q on Saturday (his birthday Q) 3 year anniversary at the A1C next Friday, the 28th of July. The F2 was great today gentlemen. As always, I am proud to call you my brothers. Thank you for posting/reading. And a special Happy Birthday to my 17 year old daughter!

  • How Granny got her Pax back – from Russo

    76 degrees to start this morning, and since YHC has been dealing with yet more allergies, I selfishly and secretly thought that flying solo might not be so bad. Easy ruck there and back. But no, fate had other plans, and I’m glad she did. Jose pulled up, fresh off a vacation fighting bears and Dolly Parton, and then Cowbell, for a Pax of 3, and off we went.

    Warmup (all 10x)
    – seal jacks
    – Self love
    – Grass grabbers
    – Toe touches
    – Cherry pickers
    – SSHs

    Thang

    Mosey to the seawall, where every 70 seconds of the travel it was:
    10 merkins
    10 gas pumps

    At the seawall:
    7 freak nastys (IC)
    14 step ups
    7 durkins (IC)
    7 urkins (IC)
    7 BSSs (2 is 1)

    This was where I reminded Jose “we have a lake” and he reminded YHC “yeah, well, we have a Pax.” Touche.

    At RIP’s
    Multiple rounds up and down the step of Rips, while the Pax was knocking out Rocky Balboas and Calf raises (all in about 7 minutes total).

    On the way back, every 70 seconds it was 10 plank jacks and 10 LBCs.

    COT, Name-o-Rama, announcements, prayer, in that order. Continued prayers for our F3 brethren dealing with some difficulties (including Turbo and Boo Boo), a young man named Phoenix, Cowbell and his M on their twin expectancy, and reminders about the 3 year Anny at the A1C on Friday July 28, the St. Vincent 500, Gnarly Nutria (this Wednesday), Zoo’s birthday Q on Saturday, and the Blue Moon night race at Fountainbleu on August 19.

    Thanks for joining/reading.

    SYITG

  • Going to the 7/11, you need anything? – from Russo

    You might know it as The Kart and Karry. Maybe Circle-K. Up north: Wawa. A fan of Clerks? the Quick Stop. My Cousin Vinny more to your liking? The Sack O’ Suds.

    Whatever you call your favorite neighborhood convenience store / bodega, YHC can almost guarantee it brings up fond memories of either (a) spending all of your lunch money on candy, chips, carbonated beverages, gum, or slushies, (b) buying smokes, alcohol, and other age-restricted items you got earlier than you should (or legally could) because you had a friend that played at Miley with the clerk that worked there (what’s up Earl W. from the class of ‘96, Raider Pride), or (c) grabbing some late night fried chicken or meat pies because you had the munchies. For me, it was all three, and it was a 7-11.

    So that was the theme for July 11 (7/11), where everything we did was based on one of those two prime numbers.

    78 degrees or so, with Shooter brave enough to join, and helped YHC understand Medicare a whole lot better among other mumblechatter.

    Warmup (all 11x)
    – Seal jacks
    – Toe touches
    – Cherry pickers
    – Arm circles
    – SSHs

    Thang

    Mosey to the bridge, where every 70 seconds of the travel it was:
    7 shoulder tap merkins
    11 ballerina squats

    At the bridge (while partner traverses the length of the bridge):

    70 merkins
    110 Apollo ohno’s

    70 Peter Parker’s (2 is 1)
    110 squats

    70 leg raises
    110 gas pumps

    70 groiners
    110 side lunges (1 is 1)

    70 monkey humpers
    110 lbcs

    Recovery walk/mosey back with a few more merkins and squats thrown in.

    COT, Name-o-Rama, announcements, prayer, in that order. Continued prayers for our F3 brethren dealing with some difficulties (including NS Godfather Turbo), and reminders about the St. Vincent 500 and Gnarly Nutria (next Wednesday 7/19).

    Until next time, SYITG

  • 7/7 4 2023 – from Russo

    YHC’s job revolves around numbers, so surely YHC themed today’s beatdown around the number 7, given there’s only one 7/7 every trip around the sun. For someone that is into numerology, trends, and correlation (not to mention an occasional craps player and a big fan of “Heads Up Seven Up”), and whose daily assignments include a review and analysis of a balance sheet, revolving a beatdown around the biblical number of perfection and completion seemed natural.

    “Only” 74 degrees to start (definitely felt more like 77), and surprisingly less humid, but nowhere near comfortable.

    No need for a warmup, so it was:

    Walls of Jericho (7 count of 7 exercises 7 times around the Pad)

    – Freak Nastys
    – Durkins
    – Ballerina Squats
    – Shoulder tap plank jacks
    – Monkey humpers
    – Groiners
    – Crunchy Frogs

    Followed by: 4×4 (4 more times around, 4 exercises, Reps in groups of 4)
    – Rosalitas (4, 8, 12, 16x – 40x total)
    – Leg raises – 40
    – LMCs – 40
    – American Hammers – 40

    20 merkins, 23 urkins wrapped it up. Quick prayer giving thanks for today, general blessings, and an ask to align my will with what God has for me.

    Cowbell has Q tomorrow, so come out to the Lakefront for good times.

    SYITG

  • Like a warm, sticky, wet hug – from Russo

    Stepping out into the gloom, the humidity just smacked YHC in the face. Reaching the top of the pilot house and looking out, the flags were straight down, not a breeze to be had. 81 degrees meant unrelenting humidity, but hey, at least my skin will never be dry.

    No warmup, just straight into:

    – pilot house steps (3 calf raises at each step
    – Slalom the columns
    – pilot house steps (3 calf raises at each step)
    – SUPER slalom the columns

    Mosey the blocks, stopping at the corners for:
    – 25 Urkins
    – 25 Peter Parker’s
    – 25 shoulder taps
    – 25 plank jacks
    – 25 groiners
    – 25 ballerina squats
    – 25 lunges (2 is 1)
    – 25 George Thorogoods
    – 25 star jumps
    – 25 crunches
    – 25 flutter kicks (2 is 1)
    – 25 Rosalitas
    – 25 gas pumps

    Slalom the columns one more time, 25 crunchy frogs brought us home.

    Quick prayer wrapped it up because the Jackson Pollack was compete. Chainsaw has Q tomorrow!

    SYITG

  • Back to the regulars!! – from Shooter

    The Scramble produced pairs once again. Ruckers returned with JV and Russo.. Cowbell and Waterpik were the speedsters.. Zoolander and YHC were the Clydesdale’s. Sorry to categorize you that way this morning Zoo, after all we know you are nowhere near a Clydesdale..
    Appreciate you graciously holding back to jog with one this morning though..

    Warmup
    Mixture of 15IC and 10IC
    SSH, Toe touches, Imperial walkers, Superman’s, Wife pleasers, Bridges, Scorpion kicks and squat holds..

    Ruckers rucked down Massena and back. Runners and joggers turned right on Monroe and then left on Antibes to Mariners and back around to Monroe..

    Returned for some Mary
    10IC Right elbow to left knee, F/J, LBCs, Little Manny crunches and Merkins.

    Count, announce and COT

    Thanks to JV for taking us out in prayer!!
    Until the next Gloom 👍🏼👊🏼✌🏼!!!!