Category: Backblasts

IPC – Uptowner – from Mahatma

10 Pax showed up to the Uptowner some with the mindset to get after the Iron Pax Challenge. That said YHC after doing week 1 on Monday, I was NOT and therefore self appointed to proctor this fun event. Knowing how much suck was to come YHC set the bar claiming he had completed 575 reps (actually only 475) but he saw the potential in the pax that could be attained!
As to proctoring it’s arduous to “watch” others working out so the time passes 1 second at a time – you want to offer encouragement and motivation yet after completing this beatdown there was hesitation to call attention to any “form”…..well maybe an exception with some one on one with Hawg; his squats are OK – Merkins……I’ll leave it here. There was some expected mumble chatter to keep the mental focus off the pain and discomfort. Hangranada went back and forth from complementing YHC’s legs to questioning his claim of completing 575 reps, whatever it takes to get you to complete and compete against you!

Bolt set up a 25 yard square – we all know the thing!

Week 1 was brutal!

Friday 9-9 IPC
Hawg 532
Charmin 250
Logo 300
Fast Tax 500
Cyber Cajun 175
Bolt 400
Triple Shift 430
Handgranada 375
BooBoo 350

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September 9, 2022
Mixed bag! – from Shooter

With a nice cool front in store, 7 PAX decided to take the Red pill this Gloom and get better in the category of Fitness.. Q had a mixture of levels containing ruckers, runners and joggers to satisfy.. So after a brief warmup of 10IC SSH, Imperial walkers, Windmills, Toe touches, self love and cherry pickers, YHC instructed the RUNNERS in Cowbell, Hammer and Waterpik to journey out the ole path of the Scramble down Messina and through the loop and to the pier (still no progression) back to the AO. Ruckers in JV and Russo set out for 15 mins out and back while Chewy and YHC jogged Messina straight away to the pier and back looping back for the six upon returning. In all the runners completed 3.8 miles while the joggers logged 3.1 and the ruckers somewhere around 2 miles for the gloom. Once back at the AO PAX completed LBCs, hands to heels, wife pleaser’s, flutter kicks and Jane Fonda’s Ic 15IC for all.

Appreciate you gents for the post, and any Mandevillians out there looking for some extra work checkout Bacchus’ Q at the newly named Splash pad Friday at 0515..
Anyone further north can join me at the A1c with Jose10k and the Covington crew..

Appreciate Cowbell for closing in prayer with intentions offered up for the travels of JVs family this weekend and Waterpik’s father in law with his current health..

Till the next Gloom 👍🏼👊🏼✌🏼!!!

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September 8, 2022
We Ruck You Run – from Hokie

5 Pax Rucked and Pai Gow ran

We six gathered at 0530 and 5 Rucked over the tracks and through the woods and neighborhood then we gathered for COT

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September 7, 2022
Fab Four at the Gipper – from Einstein

Warmup:
all 20xIC: Toe Touch, Side Straddle Hops, Shoulder Rolls, Imperial Walkers, Hi Jack Hi Jills, Hillbillys

Thang:
Mosey to the Justice Center parking garage ramps; for the usual – lung walk backwards half way up then sprint the remainder repeating to the upper deck.
On the upper deck for B.O.M.B.S; while partnered up; 25 Burpeess, 50 O Leg Trace, 75 Merkins, 100 Big Boy Sit-Ups, 150 Squats
Partner one starts on the exercise while partner two runs out and back picking up on the count on the flip flop.
Mosey back to the AO, back pedaling down the ramps

Mary:
Rosalittas, Flutter Kicks, one minute Plank,

Count-o-rama

BBQ led us out with a prayer.

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September 7, 2022
Special Teams – from Tinkles

The pax was still mentally numb from watching LSU put the special in special teams late into Skinny Eve. Despite that, 15 strong showed up at 5:30 on Labor Day for a great start to the day. The game chatter at least helped pass the time and good beat down was had by all.

Warm up: arm circles forward and back, SSH, IW, Mountain Climbers, Squats

Beatdown: ran around the loop mixing Indian runs with individual tempo work. Swept the 6 and stopped for merkin ring of fire, bench work, some Mary, and lastly 10 burpees.

Back at the flag with some time to spare and plank work.

Count off, namorama, intentions. Well done fellas!

0

September 6, 2022
Bogo, Logo, Sogo, Recover, Move, Turtles and Tolls – from Heisenberg

YHC rolled up at 6:28. Glad to see Revit back in the F3 groove, and a flag planted. YHC took the Q with Mcgiver on the IR. It went something like this. After giving the required disclaimer, we moseyed to the white sculpture next the NOMA for our warmup.

IC Imperial Walkers x 20 , Windmills x 10, Grass Grabers x 10, Seal Claps x ?, Overhead claps x ?, 8 count body builders x 10.

We then moseyed along Lelong Dr stopping at the grass in front of Wisner for some plank work.
IC Peter Parker x 15, Parker Peter x 15, Mountain Climbers x 20, Plank Jacks x 20 – Recover
We then moseyed to the blue Magnolia Bridge on Bayou St. John for a round of eleven.
We started with 10 Merkins on one side and 1 Low Slow Squat on the other. There was some mumblechatter/confusion as I erroneously used the term push-up instead of Merkin. Catfish was also a little confused as he added a jump to the end of his low, slow squats. During the 11’s, three elderly ladies bravely crossed the bridge. I thought Fracsac told them a joke about turtles. But he actually tried to charge these nice ladies a burpee toll to cross the bridge. The ladies informed us that they were there EVERY Saturday and we must be new to the bridge and no toll would be paid.
As we were only 33 minutes into the workout, the Pax were instructed to bear crawl across the bridge, complete 5 burpees, lunge, walk back, and finish with 5 more burpees. Evidently some of the pax spend more time talking than actively listening so YHC reminded the PAX 5 more burpees were needed.
We then moseyed back to Esplanade and Lelong for some low plank work and the PAX practiced following the “Starting Position (pause) Move” and “Recover” commands.
IC low plank peter parkers – Recover IC low parker peters – Recover IC Low Plank Jacks, Monkey humpers. This was a bit risqué during Decadence Festival and I noticed a lot of people staring at us. So we finished with some Wife Pleasers IC x 25 – Recover
Mosey to the Dueling Oak for some Mary. After leading a round of LBC’s. YHC called out a Pax to lead the next exercise. Triple Shift – LB Twists, Revit V-Ups, E Major – flutter kicks, Sogo whom I called Bogo, which confused Logo – Gas Pumps ?, Logo – American hammers, I can’t remember if Frac was called on. I do remember Catfish finishing with Dr. W’s. – Recover
Mosey back to the flag ( 2 minutes late).
COT 100% attendance at Coffeteria. Where E Major was determined to have the nicest face. Great way to start the weekend.

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September 6, 2022
You want me to put my head where? – from Bolt

11 pax showed up to the Wally run with three of them doing the AO norm while YHC led a stretch and recovery focused workout. You’ll have to show up if you want more detail…

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September 5, 2022
The Labors of IPC – from Fracsac

4 Pax showed up at Rock City to get after week 1 of Iron Pax Challenge.
Mahatma, Rudy, Heisenberg and YHC did a little warmup to get the blood pumping.
YHC set up 2 x 25 yard squares in the event additional pax showed, which did not materialize.

All 4 made 4.5 rounds with Mahatma being the standout and coming up with 4.75.

Week 1 was brutal!

SYITG

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September 5, 2022
The fruit of our labor – from PVC

Warm o rama
grass grabber, abe vigoda, flutter kicks, peter parker, parker peter

The Thang
Light pole to light pole
5 merkins add 10 BBS, add 15 SSH, add 20 squats back to beginning

The pad
Tabata style runner being timer to can and 3 burpees
station:
1 wife pleaser
2 dips
3 LBC
4 Step up
2 rounds

The circle
throw the ring when dropped 3 burpees for everyone……ring was dropped 50% of time equalling a whole lot of burpees….we did something right we wore sogo out
Coolorama:
grass grabber, abe vigoda, flutter kicks, peter parker, parker peter, imperial walkers

COT:
prayer for wareagle father and sogo and family

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September 5, 2022
Split Q (IronPax and Cakewalk) – from Russo

78 degrees to start today, and looking for any reason for positive weather news, (1) there was no rain and (2) it was slightly less humid than it has been. Really good start to the morning for a split Q of IPC week 0 and a birthday cakewalk.

Warmup (between 10x and 14x, all IC)

-Toe touches
-Arm circles
-Self love
-Cherry pickers
-Grass grabbers

Thang: while Zoolander took half the pax to the west for IPC, YHC led a cakewalk (trademark to either Grundy or Zoolander), your basic descending ladder of exercises and reps, starting at YHC’s age (in this case, 44) and work your way to 1, with some moseying in between around Old Mandeville/Lakefront.

The order:

44 High knees (2 is 1, which YHC forgot right off the bat and thought “count by 2”, so thanks to Jose for keeping me honest. Math is hard)
43 SSHs
42 Plank Jacks
41 goof balls
40 squats
39 Hello Dollies
38 Calf raises
37 Apollo Ohno’s
36 Freak Nastys (correctly guessed by JV Raider Pride!)
35 step ups (also correctly guessed by the Pax)
34 flutter kicks
33 butt kicks (2 is 1) (lead IC by the entire pax rotating, very nice job, gents!)
32 Peter Parker’s (2 is 1)
31 imperial walkers
30 Shoulder taps (2 is 1)
29 American hammers
28 Monkey Humpers (Happy Birthday JV!)
27 Merkins
26 Smurf jacks (where we were joined by Ms. Cute Young Jogger, who either (1) felt bad for the old guys struggling to mosey and catch their breath, (2) knew it was JV’s birthday and wanted to give him an early birthday present, (3) was on a runner’s high and wanted to be friendly on a Saturday morning, or (4) some combo of all of the above)
25 leg raises
24 Rosalitas
23 crab jacks (crab position – think reverse plank jacks, which Moby was having none of)
22 groiners
21 Bear crawls (counting your right hand as a rep)
20 murder bunnies
19 Wide merkins
18 Bobby Hurley’s
17 crab cakes
16 circle ups
15 Bulgarian split squats
14 durkins
13 big boy sit-ups
12 LMCs IC
11 diamond merkins
10 star jumps
9 donkey kicks (an ode to Shooter)
8 wife pleasers
7 merkins
6 6 inch drills
5 Carolina dry docks
4 SMCs (2 is 1)
3 jump squats
2 burpees
1 minute plank

COT, name-o-rama, announcements, and prayer closed us out.

Thank you, gents, for either joining me or pushing yourself hard with IronPax. And a larger thanks to each of you for not only pushing me harder, making me better through your example, and providing friendship for 4 of my 44 years, but for being a light in your families, work, and communities.

SYITG

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September 3, 2022