Author: Bagasse

Five men gathered at Audubon Park on a cold Monday morning. That’s apparently one more than Pontiff mustered, so Audubon wins. T-shirts get printed next week.

Mosey to the Bandstand for the COP – Imperial walkers x 20, Plank jacks x 20, LBCs x 20, Hillbillies x 20, Arm Circles x 20 (10 in each direction).

Mosey to the Row Bars for Rows x 20 and Low Slow Squats x 20.

Indian Run to the fountain. At the fountain, Dips x 20, Incline Merkins x 15, Hip Slappers x 20 (10 each hip), Derkins x 10.

Indian Run to pull-up bars. Three groups – Squats, Incline Merkins, Pull-ups x 10 – pull-ups control the count.

Indian run for a bit. Then stop for some Mary. Flutter kicks x 20, LBCs x 20, Wife Pleasers x 20, Penguins X 20, Hello Dolly x 20.

Indian run to the flag for Plank-O-Rama.

Count, just realized we forgot to do name-o-rama, shout-out, and prayer.

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Pre-Thang

Mosey across Magazine Street for a COP. A toe touch stretch for a 10 count to loosen the hams followed by Imperial Walkers x20; Plank Jacks x20, Peter Parkers x20, and Low Slow Squats x 20. Mosey back across Magazine Street to the row of lights for some “interval training.”

The Thang

Line up at the first light for a series of Up Down/Sprint combos. On QIC’s command, an arbitrary number of Up Downs followed by an immediate sprint to the other end of the row of lights. The first one felt good, the fifth not so much.

After a much needed respite, line up at the light closest to the bandstand for the two man sandbag run. Two PAX members each grabbed a 35 lb. sandbag and ran to the third light pole and back. Upon their return, two other PAX members made the run until it was completed by the entire PAX. While the two PAX members ran, the rest of the PAX performed various exercises, which included in no particular order Air Presses, Elbow Planks, Merkins, LBCs, Arm Circles, Squats and Plank Jacks

Another Up Down/Sprint combo x 2.

Slow walk to behind the bandstand for Right Leg Step-Ups x 15; Hipslappers x 20; Left Leg Step-Ups x 16.

Slow walk back to the row of lights for another Up Down/Sprint combo x 2.

Circle up for some Mary – Flutter Kicks x 20, Rosalitas x 20, LBCs x 20, Russian Twist x 15.

Finish it all off with a brief two row sandbag Indian Run down the row of lights, around the track and to the bandstand.

Slow walk back to the flag for the count, name-o-rama, and prayer. Welcome to FNG Lizzy Borden, who was at one point a championship level competitive axe thrower. TClaps to the PAX for the downpainment.

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Seven men and an obscene number of ducks gathered in Audubon Park. The ducks gathered to eat and poop, the men gathered to exercise.

A short mosey to the bandstand. After the customary check for sleeping homeless people came back all clear, the PAX gathered for a warm-up COP. SSH x 20, Imperial Walkers x 20, Hipslappers (alternating hips) x 20, Mountain Climbers x 20 (mind the duck poop).

Mosey to YHC’s ride to retrieve the 35 lb. sandbag for the sandbag Indian run. On second thought, make that two 35 lb. sandbags for the sandbags Indian run.

Run to the first exercise station for Squats x 15 and Merkins x15 (in cadence). Back to the run. Stop half way to the fountain for the sandbag toss x 5 to the right and x 5 to the left, and one overhead press. Continue the Indian run to the fountain.

At the fountain, dips x 20, incline merkins x 15, right leg step-ups x 15, left leg step-ups x 15 (all in cadence). Back to the run. Run for a while until Douille yells left, which causes everyone to stop and go to their left. No complaints from the YHC because 2 sandbag Indian runs are hard. Line up for some Mary. Flutter Kicks x 20, LBCs x 20, Wife Pleasers x 20 and Hello Dolly x 20 (all in cadence).

Indian Run resumes to the flag with Rocky Top and Douille pushing the pace.  At the flag, a couple of minutes of plank-o-rama.

Count, name-o-rama, and a prayer. Nice work fellas.

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Five men gathered in a rock starved Audubon Park. Feeling the need to lift something heavy, but too lazy to drive to Metairie, YHC brought a 35ish lb. sandbag to the morning’s festivities.

The PAX made the short mosey to the bandstand for a COP. Plans changed when the PAX observed a fine gentleman catching some z’s on the bandstand. So as not to disturb the fine gentleman, the PAX headed down a ways for the COP.

SSH x 20, Mountain Climbers x 21, Imperial Walkers x 22, Peter Parkers x 23.

Mosey back to the flag, grab the sandbag, and begin the 2 mile sandbag Indian run. Man in the back shouldered the sandbag, sprinted to the front of the line, passed the sandbag down the line to the man in the back who shouldered the sandbag and ran to the front. Interesting discovery, albeit a small sample size, the sound that a man makes throwing a sandbag appears to be universal.

Stop at the first exercise station for Rows x 20 and Incline Merkins x 20. Back to the run, but this time, the non-sandbag holding PAX members ran hallelujah style (arms in the air) until the next break.

Stop for a break of Burpees x 5 and LBCs x 25. Resume run but without that hallelujah style nonsense.

Stop at next exercise station for Pull-Ups x 8, Leg ups x 10, Derkins x 10, Incline Merks x 10, and step-ups, really high step-ups, x10. Continue the run.

Stop at the next exercise station for bean bag toss. PAX gathered in a circle and tossed the sandbag to the man on the right x 10. Continue the run.

Stop for some Mary. LBCs x 20, Flutter kicks x 15, Russian twists x 15, Hello Dolly x 15. PAX abandoned Mary because of a  mosquito swarm. The run was resumed all the way back to the flag for the remaining two minutes of Mary. Rosalitas x 15 and Real Freddie Mercury’s x 15.

Take a count, name-o-rama, shout out, and prayer, with special thoughts to those in Paris.

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Pre-Thang:

Shorty rolled in early, blasting Lil Wayne from the factory speakers of his mid-sized sedan. The rest of the PAX then began trickling in one by one. When 5:30 a.m. rolled around, a non-convergence record of 20 men had assembled in the morning gloom.

The PAX made a short mosey across the street for a Circle of Pain with a blanket of fog slowly lifting from the dew dampened ground.

SSH x 20, Mountain Climbers x 20, Imperial Walkers x 20, Peter Parkers x 20.

On the mosey back across the street, Rocky Top appeared out of the fog, joining the PAX and giving us 21 (Blackjack, get it?)

The PAX gathered by the row of 12 light poles near the track for a drive down Route 66.

Round 1, Low Slow Squats at each light pole. After the requisite eleven light poles were hit, a sprint to the end of the row of lights, plank up, and wait for the six. With six in hand, a walk to the pond behind the bandstand for Hip Slappers x 5 each hip, Incline Merks x 15, dips x 15. Sprint back to first light pole near the track.

Round 2, Lunges – plank up, and wait for six. Walk back to the bandstand for some more Hip Slappers x 5 each hip, LBCs x 20, Merks x 20. Sprint back to first light pole.

Round 3, Squat Jumps – sprint to end, plank up, and wait for six. Back to the bandstand for some more Hip Slappers x 10 each hip, LBCs x 20, Derkins x 15.

Another sprint down the row of lights. Bear Crawl from the first light to the third. Backward Crab Walk from the third light to the fourth. Lunge walk from the fourth light to the fifth. Get some well deserved water and plank up for the six, then mosey to the flag.

At the flag, take a count, name-o-rama, shout outs and prayer.

Nice work fellas!

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