The Uptowner
The Uptowner

Pontiff Bucket Brigade

WARM UP After posting a few times for the initial launch back in 2014 and the two anniversary convergences, I finally had my first Q…man was I nervous.  We started out in the gloom picking up eight (8) five-gallon buckets of pain for our workout and moving them to the …

Spaghetti

While the Wolfpack boyz were worried whether they could lift their arms for some good huggin’ to keep anyone from crying or whether they could stay in a stairwell so that their skinny legs wouldn’t shiver, YHC and his PAX were into some Serious DownPainMent in the real outdoors under …

Stolen Sandbags

It’s a dangerous place we live in.  Nothing his safe – not shovel flags, not 50 lb bags of play sand. YHC arrived to find a full parking lot.  Triple Shift and Duct Tape both arrived with FNGs in tow.  HVAC came in hot and in need of a restroom. …

F2 in the Gloom

YHC wasn’t expecting a big PAX, but was expecting at least someone beside himself. But at 5:30, YHC was a man standing alone: so be it. Thus, YHC began a slow COP1: SSHs 30xIC, Low Double-Slow Squats 30xIC, Imperial Walkers 30xIC, Slow as hell merkins 20xIC (wanted to get to …

Sun Salutations

At the Uptowner, we are known to not move or go anywhere (sound familiar Audubon Park?) while we lift heavy rocks for our 45 min workout.  After GORUCK Weekend, YHC wanted to slow things down today and get some long term training in (aka Yoga).  Sure, you could workout out …

Rockin Cardio

6 men gathered in the gloom (which was surprisingly pleasant) to get better.  Hawg had the flag and decided not to bring it out, so we had to settle for the virtual flag.  It draws a similar theme to Cowbell being awake today and decided not to post, so we had …

A circular square

Where was Hawg? Shorty? Cowbell? Tool? Bogey? Bubba? HVAC? YHC will assume that they were helping SFx find a new house in Philly, but YHC digresses. With an enthusiastic FNG, YHC was forced to try to be articulate (sometimes a difficult thing). After a more thorough than usual Disclaimer, the …