3 Brave souls braved the cool morning air to gather at the top of the parking garage. Moby and myself were engaged in mild conversation when loud music came blaring up the ramp. It was none other than BBQ, rocking an old classic. Fifty thou a year’ll buy a lot of beer
Things are going great, and they’re only getting better
I’m doing alright, getting good grades
The future’s so bright, I gotta wear shades
I gotta wear shades.
The beatdown was simple: Tabata: Round Robin Style. 45 seconds of an exercise of that person choice, 15 seconds break.
COT, Moby prayed us out. Short, sweet, and to the point gentlemen
Tag: The A1C
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The Future’s So Bright: I gotta wear shades – from Jose10k
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Up and down with the deck of cards – from BBQ
A strong 5 arrived. Multiple and usual warm ups. Of course I botched the count on a couple. A warm up lap around the top deck. The deck of cards came out. Each suit had an exercise and each card represented the # of exercises, 2 thru 14. The 4 exercises were hand release merkins, copperhead squats, gas pumps and LBC’s. LBC’s were double the card. After each rep we directly stood up from sitting on the pavement to standing up. Using no hands. Or at least we tried. It took some warm up. I do not recall the name of this type of stand up squat. I did them at beat down in St Louis. The one joker was a one star jump every third line across the top deck parking spots. We finished the deck of cards. Nameorama and prayed out. Another great start of the day at the A1C!
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Fair Day – from Jose10k
It was a simple beatdown on my day off. We did a nice warm up that including ssh, grass grabbers, self love, arm circles, high knees, imperial walkers.
We went to the rock garden to get some coupons because you can’t ride the rides at the fair without your coupon. We did shoulder presses, curls, 45 degree chest presses, and kettlebell swings. 3 rounds of 20 reps of each. A little bit of moseying with another history lesson about downtown Covington. At the fair there are animals, so some duck walks, bear crawls,and monkey humpers. Back to the top of the parking garage for some four corners, 7 merkins at each corner, then 14 at each. Then 21 squats at each, then 28. Moby prayed us out. -
Moseying with Moby – from Jose10k
Beautiful morning, beautiful sunrise, and perfect weather for a little beatdown. After a quick warmup, Moby and I decided to mosey around down town Covington. We stopped at the Rock Garden for some 30 for 30. Curls, squats, shoulder presses. 15 IC, two rounds. Then to the Gipper for some freak Nastys, leg raises, crunches, jane fondas, and calf raises. Some more moseying with a great history lesson of Covington. Moby has some great historical facts about downtown Covington, the water holes and prostitute homes were quite a lesson. Back to the top after two calf raises on each step. Once up at the top, 4 corners of 20 merkins each. Circled up and did 20 more merkins for an even 100, finished off with 3 minutes of stretches. COT, turkey trot is out there to sign up gentlemen. IPC tomorrow. Moby prayed us out. Thanks for letting me lead again. SYITG
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Kansas City Chiefs Rally – from Einstein
But BBQ doesn’t.
Warmup:
all 20xIC: Toe Touch, Side Straddle Hops, Shoulder Rolls, Imperial Walkers, Hillbillys,
Neck RollsThang:
With Deck of Cards, each pax is assigned their suit: Moby-hearts, Jose10K-spades, Mathlete-diamonds, Einstein-clubs
one at a time, each pax draws a card, the owner of that suit calls out an exercise of their choice and we do that amount of the card.
Jokers – back-peddle around the upper deckWe made it through the deck just as time expired.
BBQ missed it all – his sweat-o-meter KCC hat would have registered south of the top squatchee button.Count-o-rama
Jose-10K led us out with a prayer
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All about the Benj🤑mins!! – from Shooter
Doubling up the Q sheet to close the Friday A1c, YHC felt compelled to make it ALL about the Benjamins… With Lamar Jackson contract negotiations being the headline of the day in sports and knowing that he will eventually get a BIG 💰 day 4 PAX Moseyed around Covington stopping at various spots along the way..Jose10k having a background in Math was intent on catching on to why YHCs count was always equaling 25… Q broke down a series of SSH, self love, cherry pickers, grass grabbers, windmills, arm circles IC of 12-13 or simply doing 25 total of called exercise.
Thang
School board
25 Plank jacks
25 Mountain climber’s
25 Peter Parker
25 Parker PeterRock pile (Coupon)
25 Overhead press
25 Squat thrusters
25 Curls
25 RowsFront of Justice center
25 Calf Raises as we ascended the stairs
25 Bunny hops Up stairs R/R
25 Right leg Bulgarians
25 Left leg BulgariansBack of Justice center
25 Irkins on the benches
25 Carolina dry docks
25 Freak Nasties
25 DerkinsReturned to the top of the parking garage
25 LBCs OYO
25 American Hammers
25 Flutter kicks
25 Alternating Nolan RyansClosed with chillcut plank..
Count, Annouce and COT
Thanks to BBQ for the prayer’s and until the next Gloom 👍🏼👊🏼✌🏼!!!
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100/200/300 Dora-Hammer Style – from Jose10k
A great way to start your weekend off right: a beatdown at the A1C. Where else can you have the average age of participation over 55, gasous emissions from Hammer that could be weaponized and used to torture terriorists?
The Thang: A hammer style dora on the side of the parking garage. Partner one runs a lap, while partner 2 completes the exercises. 100/200/300 big boys, squats, merkins. 2 calf raises each step back to the the top for some 4 corners. 7 reps at each corner, then 14, 21, and finish with 28. Merkins, Squats, Big boys, lbcs. Hammer pushed me to finish it right at 6, COT, prayers for JV and my family. Run to remember next Saturday, Russo’s Q tomorrow. Thanks for letting me lead Brothers. SYITG! -
Reps and repeat at the A1c!! – from Shooter
Rolled in hot at the A1c to the sights of 4 PAX at the top of the garage.. Along the way up YHC dropped off coupons at different locations for the morning beatdown.. Having thought of the beatdown the previous day, Q quickly realized upon arrival he had forgotten the deck of cards, which was to be used while the PAX alternated rotations through the 3 stations.. So, quickly exiting my vehicle and jumping straight into warmup, YHCs started thinking of the alternatives and the lack of proper planning quickly became apparent with some of the cadence being off. Jose10k quickly corrected the Q with his sharpest of mind when it comes to Math.. Guess your mind is much clearer at 0515 when one has already technically completed somewhat of a beatdown before anyone else had arrived…
T👏🏼 to 10k for staying committed to the ISI issued out by Zoolander earlier in the month..
Let’s begin
Warmup
10IC Good mornings, Toe Touches, Air presses, seal jacks, self love and arm circles..Thang
Reps of 60, 40, 20 for the first series around..
Each PAX took turns cycling through 60 count jump rope, 40 curls for the girls with tuck plate and 20 squats..
Said HIM work through the circuit was the clock so to speak as the remaining PAX did stated work of upper body, core and lower body with rep counts of 10, 20, 30..
Rounds consisted of Merkins, Big boys, lunges, Carolina dry docks, bicycles, Sister Mary’s, 8ct body builders, LBCs, 60deg lunges, Irkins, hands to heels, jump squats, Diamond Merkins, American hammers, and squats..
With the first cycle taking roughly 25 mins we cut rep count in half of all said exercises and R/R for the 2nd round..
Appreciate the post gentlemen always great to start the day with HIMs like each of you this Gloom..
Thanks to Jose10k closing with 🙏🏼…
Until the next Gloom 👍🏼👊🏼✌🏼!!!
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Where Was Hammer? – from Jose10k
I prepared an epic playlist for musical/pop culture trivia with our local expert, Hammer. However, when he didn’t show, the local, usual group were not impressed with my tunes. However, they tolerated my tunes and my choice of the beatdown. It was simple. 10 merkins, 20 squats, 30 lbcs at the corners, 10 times. Then a mile run stopping at every stop sign and doing an additional 20 squats.
Back to the parking garage for COT, Einstein prayed us out. Happy Birthday weekend to Einstein, safe travels for BBQ to visit that new grandson, prayer requests for my mother-in-law. Thanks for letting me lead gentlemen. SYITG -
Leg Work at the A1C – from Einstein
Warmup:
all 15xIC: Toe Touch, Side Straddle Hops, High Knees, Arm Circles, Thumb Drives, Cherry Pickers
Butt Kicks, Hi Jack Hi Jills, Imperial Walkers, Hillbillys, Peter Parkers, Parker Peters, Ankle BendersThang:
atop the Justice Center Parking Garage; a set of elevens with Sister Mary Catherine’s at the top of ramp, side-shuffle run downhill,
squats at bottom of ramp, back peddle run uphillMary:
Rosalittas, V-Ups, Calf Raises, Crunches, Jane Fondas, Wife PleasersCount-o-rama
Jose-10K led us out with a prayer. Congrats to Grandpa BBQ