Category: Northshore

  • Round Robin – from Fletch

    Four pax showed up on this cool morning and none had signed up for the Q, so we did a round robin warmup.
    Thang, all pax grabbed coupons and proceeded to do a round robin workout with a mosey around the block on two occasions.
    Barely legal prayed us out.

  • DR MeeMaw comes to meet Granny.. – from Shooter

    The PAX of Grandma’s had the opportunity of a visitor from DR Tuscaloosa.. Steve, Russo and the unfamiliar fellow MeeMaw were already awaiting as YHC rolled up.. Quick introduction along with some chatter and then we got started.

    Warmup
    Toe Touches, Grass grabbers, arm circles, selflove, Butt kicks, SSH and Windmills.
    Lap around

    Thang
    1 coupon at the end of the corridor. PAX would complete stated exercises at one end while each moseyed down to complete coupon work and return. R/R

    First round
    Coupon work 20 curls and 20 overhead presses.
    Included some wall holds, plank, left and right plank holds and wall sits.
    Moseyed to the bus stop for 10 OYO bench jump overs, freak nasties, and reverse Irkins.

    Moseyed back to breezeway
    Second round
    Sprint down rifle carry coupon..
    PAX complete Mountain climbers, Peter Parker’s, Parker Peter’s and Squat jumps..

    Moseyed to the Treen center for 7s Burpees and step ups 2/1. Returned and closed with Mary ETKs F/J, Hello Dollies and Little Manny Crunches 15 IC..

    Count, Annouce and COT.

    Nice meeting you MeeMaw and until the next Gloom 👍🏼👊🏼✌🏼!!!

  • Little bit of this, little bit of that – from Akbar

    6 HIM got the week started out right on a beautiful cool morning at the Marsh.

    Warm up – SSH, Arm Circles, Self-Love

    Mosey to rips stopping along the way for more warm up exercises x10 IC

    Line up at the Lakefront wall for 2 sets of 7’s.

    1. Freak Nasty and Squats, run from wall to Rips, up the stairs, 10 calf raises, return

    2. Reverse grip Irkins on the wall, and Superman’s at Rips.

    Mosey to the poles under Rips for 3 sets of 10 count holds. Handstand, Al Gore, Mission Impossible

    Red Barchetta back to COT: Sprint 1 block, 50 reps, rinse and repeat to 10 reps.

    50SSH, 40 LBC, 30 Mountain Climber, 20 Merkins, 10 pullups

    Count, Name, and YHC prayed us out with thoughts of Shooter’s daughter in law and her baby check-up appointment.

    Announcements: Spartan in 2 weeks, Manny will have some courses setup this week on the playground across from harbor Field, sign up to Q.

    SYITG,

    Akbar

  • Rain Day at The A1c – from Einstein

    Muggy and dank where the pax gathered inside the Justice Center garage.

    Warmup: all IC15x; toe touch, side staddle hops, arm circles, neck rolls,
    hi-jack hi-jills, butt kicks, high knees, popeye punches, BBQ wings, shoulder rolls, etc.

    With the rain YHC had to go to Plan B…the lesser of Plan A.

    Thang-1: from the Exicon; “The Gross” 12 exercise with 12 reps of each. 12×12=144 hence The Gross:
    burpees x12
    merkins x 12
    cobra squats x 12 IC
    star jack jumps x12
    plank jacks x 12
    iron crosses x 12
    lunges x 12 IC 2-1
    box cutters x 12 IC
    walk outs with a merkin x 12
    zombie kicks x 12
    star stretch x 12
    side to side lunge x 12 IC

    Thang-2: the Pax, in search of some moving air, heads to the upper ramp, the light drizzle and fresh air felt good.
    Jose’s Lieutenant Dan routine up the ramp; lunges/squats, ascending count while maintaining the 2:1 ratio,
    freak nasties up top, repeat Lieutenant Dan going down the ramp, then a backwards lunge up the ramp, some derkins
    up top.

    Mary: finished with a round robin of core

    DarkWingDuck led us out with prayers for those suffering from Hurricane Helene

  • Dora & More at The Gipper – from Einstein

    A bit cooler morning at The Gipper this morning ~ 68 degrees.
    Arrived with Hammer & Jose just finishing their private workout.
    The usual suspects; Moby & Legal, arriving soon after, with BBQ & PI rolling in hot.
    Jose blasts off to teach his students

    Warmup: all IC15x; toe touch, side staddle hops, arm circles, neck rolls, side to side stretch,
    hi-jack hi-jills, butt kicks, high knees, scissors

    Thang-1: Mosey to the Justice Center for Dora 1-2-3:
    Partner up for 100 merkins, 200 LBCs, 300 squats – with partner one running up the prominade, up the steps
    and return run to continue with exercising partner two’s count. Flip Flop

    Thang-2: Along the Justice Center side yard: sprint to tree/light post, do a burpee, repeating as we make our
    way to the other side of the Justice Center

    Thang-3: at the Armed Forces memorial, partner up, While pax 1 bear crawls around the memorial…Pax 2 stays in plank position.
    Flip flop

    Thang-4: at the Armed Forces memorial, partner up, While pax 1 crab crawls around the memorial…Pax 2 stays in chill-cut
    plank position. Flip flop.
    T-Claps to BBQ and Legal for doing the crab crawl all the way around without stopping or modifying.

    Mosey back to the flag as time expires

    PI prayed us out. And t-claps to PI who made the drive from Slidell to join us at The Gipper.

  • Back to Routine – from Shooter

    Doubled the count from last Thursday.
    Six runners of different paces and two Ruckers.
    Weather was mild and after brief warmup and chatter PAX ran the old Route.
    Returned for Mary.

    Count, announce and COT

    Until the next Gloom 👍🏼✌🏼✌🏼!!

  • 11s inspired by DARKWING DUCK – from Jose10k

    Picture this: a crisp morning, the perfect time to not only crush some cardio but also question school board decisions, state decisions, soccer referees, basically life problems. Time for 11’s. Start off with 10 burpees at the front of the courthouse. Each burpee felt like gravity itself was personally offended that we dared to rise from the ground.

    Once we peeled ourselves off the pavement, we “ran” (more like shuffled) to the stairs. Now, these weren’t your average steps. Oh no, each one required three calf raises. Yes, three, because one just wasn’t enough to make our legs scream for mercy. Then, at the top, it was time for freddy mercury core exercises. Because who doesn’t want to feel like their abs are a pin cushion? It was here we found out how Hammer disregards referees instructions when it comes to Chainsaws wellbeing.

    But wait, there’s more! We dashed down a ramp that might as well have been Everest, looped around the parking lot, and did it all over again. Why? For fitness? For glory? To solve the mysteries of life? No, not today. Hammer and I concluded that solving world problems was best left for the crew at the scramble tomorrow.. Today, we simply survived, and that was more than enough!

  • Round Robin Respect minus 1 – from Jose10k

    Alright, imagine this:

    It’s a crisp 62-degree morning, perfect for some quality pain. Enter the crew: **Darkwing Duck**(respect), swooping in like he’s ready to fight crime, **Einstein**(respect, respect), showing up with theories on why star jumps are the greatest, **Moby**(respect, respect, respect), low-key brooding because that’s just how Moby rolls, and then there’s Jose10K… yhc… the villain, taking all the flak because, apparently, you *asked* for this. Naturally, *hate* is served up hot for you.

    Cue the ramp. It’s not just any ramp—this is where sweat meets tears. We’re talking round robin style, because why stick with one exercise when you can juggle a whole bunch? At the top, 10 reps of anything horrible; at the bottom, more 10-rep torture. Between sprints, we’re shuffling sideways like confused crabs, jogging backward like we’re dodging regrets, and throwing in other random moves that only Einstein could scientifically explain.

    As if the ramp massacre wasn’t enough, the grand finale is 5 minutes of core at the top. Naturally, everyone has a brilliant suggestion for which core exercise to suffer through next. It’s like a buffet of agony, and of course, everyone gets a turn.

    In short: chaos, camaraderie, and a few too many “respects” thrown around—except for me, yhc. I get none.

  • That’s not a normal Scramble! – from Shooter

    Not sure of the reason, but today proved to have one of the smallest PAX the Scramble has seen in quite awhile… YHC arrived to alone Steve loosening up by the light.. For a minute looked as though he and I would be the only Scramblers.. Not so fast around the bend comes Akbar strolling in. We start in on some warmups and then we are joined by Chewy.
    The balance was perfect 2 Ruckers and 2 joggers (I use that term loosely) as we all know Steve is a runner.. He kindly enough decided to jog though, much appreciated. Ruckers out 20 and back and Steve and Q reversed the sidewalk run heading straight to the pier then backdown Monroe and weaving through Golden shores back to our sidewalk, which actually had some other patrons utilizing on this Gloom..

    Returned with a total of 4.1 at a 9:42 pace I believe as the Ruckers were returning.

    Count, announce, and COT thanks to Akbar!!

    Until the next Gloom 👍🏼👊🏼✌🏼!!

  • Dora and 11s will do!! – from Shooter

    5 Red pills 💊 this Gloom for 0600. Hammer was early with Jose 10k so 6 total. Nothing much this morning but a short warmup of 15IC Arm circles, Toe Touches, Good Mornings, Selflove and SSH.
    Moseyed to the garage for a Dora
    P1 Carolina dry docks, squats and Flutter kicks P2 back pedaling half and turn to sprint the remainder.
    Moseyed to back of courthouse for 11s box jumps or step ups, bear crawl steps Merkins at the top.
    Returned to AO for 4 core exercises 15IC Little Manny crunches, dying cockroach, penguins and 15 OYO leg raises..

    Prayed for safety with Helene approaching Florida and intentions for Fletches son in Orlando..

    Until the next Gloom 👍🏼👊🏼✌🏼!!!