The Birdcage
The Birdcage

Walk The Plank

Another beautiful muggy morning in New Orleans was met by the crew of Audubon Park for what would turn out to be a test of both mind and body (mostly shoulders).  Went as follows: Quick Mosey through the Bag Drop and over to Oak Alley for a warm-up Lunges to …

Birdcage Ruck #3

Two Nola pax met up at the birdcage for another evening of Go Ruck prep. YHC initially thought Thursday evenings might bring a good crowd… You’re missing a chance at some great 2nd F if you’re not showing up. We took off at 18:10 and made our way through the …

Birdcage Ruck

Three NOLA pax made it to the Birdcage by 18:00 to peel off for the inaugural uptown ruck workout. We took off across magazine street and headed for the fly. We encountered a stopped train and considered going under, but YHC opted for the safest route and we rucked on …

Modify When You Modify

Nice morning in Audubon Park everyone looking enthusiastic and ready for an on your own workout bonanza.  We start with the disclaimer, including that I don’t count.  We mosey around the parking lot to oak alley. We pair up: One partner runs to the row bar and performs: 10 burpees …

Improvising at the Birdcage

“Ruck this!” – Birdcage Pax First GrowRuck AO training of the season!  Hawg, Cowbell and YHC wanted to launch the first one at an Uptown AO to spark some more interest from the NOLA Pax….stuff like “Look at how cool there bags look!” & “Wow, I wanna join in the …

Burpee Fun Time

With only Saban’s single burpee on Monday the PAX requested a healthy dose.To enhance our Wednesday morning experience, we added a fun movement to every burpee. After mocking Tickles’ shorts that he apparently stole from John Stockton in the 80’s, we moseyed: 1st COP – the warm-up: SSH x20, Mountain Climbers …

New Thang

Perhaps the Today Show spot has energized the Pax a bit as 21 men posted at The Birdcage today.  My take after watching the video was that there is whole new world of exercise out there- why not try some?  They can often fail but we can’t just do burpees …