The Gipper
The Gipper

The Usual Suspects

The usual suspects rolled in from the Gloom at their usual times this morning, Maverick hitting the tarmac just in time to join the warmup of dynamic stretching exercises up and down the fake train platform at the Covington trailhead:  lateral SSHs, lunges with a twist, lateral lunges, a variety …

Let’s get the summer out of here

  Seven Pax posted at the Covington trailhead & Gipper statue location early Wednesday.  Little hot and humid. …here is how it went short disclaimer … warm-up all 20xIC; side straddle hops, toe touches, smurf jacks, good-mornings, butt-kicks, windmills, imperial walkers, arm circles, hillbillies, mummy kicks mosey to the back …

VQ – Jump and Run

This morning , your humble correspondent was feeling like Sir Richard Branson because I had the privilege of leading my VQ.  Thanks to the PAX in attendance for covering up for all of my oversights and garbled instructions.  Y’all were clever enough to do all the right things that I …

Veni Vidi Vici

Six PAX gathered in the Gloom at The Gipper this morning to tackle the fourth and final week of the IronPAXChallenge.  Anticipating that this installment of the Challenge would be tough to complete in our scheduled 45 minutes, YHC called for an early COT.  Countorama, nameorama and a short prayer …

3 down and 1 to go!!!

With coupon assistance provided by the Northshore’s unquestionable leader Turbo, 7 men posted at the Gipper this Gloom to complete week 3 of F3 Greenwood’s ISI challenge… By far this weeks challenge in the mind and body of the YHC has proven to be the toughest.. But like any other …

Smuckers

There were no FNGs at The Gipper this morning.  If there had been, YHC would have named the first one Smuckers.  Because his arms and legs and the rest of his body for that matter would have felt like jelly.  F3 Greenwood must have it in for the rest of …

A national challenge and Proper Sister Mary Catherines/ Bonnie Blairs

5 Pax arose to the Iron Pax Challenge on Wednesday morning. We stuck to the form specified here:  https://f3greenwood.com/2018/08/05/ironpaxchallenge-week-1-workout/ And I learned that I had been doing Sister Mary Catherine’s more like a dancing nun than a praying nun.  Apparently knees should touch the ground and you’ll be way more sore …

IronPAXChallenge-Week 1 Pre-Blast

Calling all Northshore PAX.  The Gipper will host this week’s IronPAXChallenge.  This week’s workout is 4 rounds for time of:  50 AirSquats, 40 BigBoiSitups, 30 Merkins, 20 BonnieBlairs (we call them Sister Mary Katherines), 10 Burpees, and a 400m run.  You can find more details here:  https://f3greenwood.com/2018/08/05/ironpaxchallenge-week-1-workout/ Come to The Gipper …