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  • Wisner Mountain 2.0

    After Kuch led a heck of a beatdown last week at the Wisner Mountain we discussed moving our AO a little closer to the overpass so we wouldn’t spend quite as much time running to and from the bottom of the overpass. We all agreed to set our AO over by the pavilion by the festival grounds. 5 men gathered in what was a very dark parking lot and then while we were warming up Kuch and Snooze joined in as they had set up in front of NOMA in case any PAX had not gotten the message of the new AO.

    Warm Up:

    Mosey for a couple laps around the parking lot then circle up

    • SSH x 20 IC
    • Windmills x 10 IC
    • Hillbillies x 15 IC
    • Self love x 15 IC
    • Arm circles Fwd and Rev x 10 IC each
    • Mountain Climbers x 20 IC

    At this time we moseyed over to the base of Wisner Mountain. Instructions would be given for each trek up and down the mountain. First we moseyed up and over the mountain and then we circled up for a quick round of Mary. Freddy Mercury’s x 20 IC, Sweat Angels x 15 IC, and LBCs x 25 IC. Mosey back up and over to the start.

    Next we would vary which direction and which method we would run up the mountain.

    • Round 1: High knees to the top, mosey back to the bottom, and perform 20 Incline Merkins
    • Round 2: Side shuffle facing Wisner Blvd half way up, mosey back to the bottom, and perform 20 shoulder taps IC
    • Round 3: Bernie Sanders to the top, mosey back to the bottom, and perform 20 Carolina dry docks
    • Round 4: Side shuffle facing Bayou St John half way up then due to time constraints mosey all the way back to the pavilion.

    After a little confusion on where to circle up for some more Mary due to the presence of a high school girls cross country team, we finally landed on the playground area which had some lovely cushion for the coccyx.

    Countoff, name-o-rama, annoucements, intentions, and a physically distanced COT. As always I appreciate the opportunity to lead.

  • Swole Fest IV

    Mondays at City Park Children’s Museum have become cinder block work-outs with minimal to no running. 8 strong. 35# cinder blocks. Disclaimer. Short mosey, and off we go.

    Warm-up COP: SSH x 20 IC, IW x 20 IC, Grass grabbers x 10 IC, Arm circles 10 forwards 10 backwards, Windmills x 10 IC, MC x 20 IC

    The Thang 1

    Flora 1-2-3, aka Blockora 1-2-3, aka Dora with blocks 1-2-3. High Rise introduced this last week during Swole Fest 3, and it was so much fun I brought it back for another round. All Pax partner up with blocks. 100 Merkins: P1 does Merkins with each hand on a block, P2 does squats, flapjack after 20 Merkins. 200 Power Cleans: P1 does Power Cleans with block, P2 does side lunges, flapjack after 20 Power Cleans. This one was quite tiring. 300 LBC’s: P1 does LBC’s with block on chest, P2 does block hops, flapjack after 30 LBC’s.

    The Thang 2

    Block-o-round. Each Pax stood 15 feet apart with block. Exercises with blocks x 20 in cadence, then animal crawl counterclockwise to the next block for the next exercise. Curls, Right leg lunges, Rows, Left leg lunges, Dips, Block raises, Curls, Bus-drivers.

    We ended with 8-count cinnamon twist crunch, explained and led by Belloq. Very nice exercise!

    COT: count-off, name-o-rama, intentions, and a prayer. We plan to continue Swole Fest for most of the summer, Mondays at City Park. Please come and join us. Thanks for letting me lead.

    Walleye

  • Flannel Friday @ NOMA

    High Rise coined the term Flannel Friday during Covid for Friday City Park workouts with 90’s grunge tunes. We kept the theme going today at NOMA. Today was a simple Tabata theme with no running. We have many F3 brothers recovering from leg injuries at City Park. The disclaimer was given reminding of physical distancing and off we go.

    A slow mosey around NOMA and the warm-up COP: SSH x 20 IC, IW x 20 IC, Grass grabbers x 10 IC, Windmills x 10 IC, Arm circles 10 forwards 10 backwards, Michael Phelps x 10 IC.

    The Thang: Tabata at the NOMA fountain. 10 stations, 10 exercises, 45 seconds of exercise, 15 seconds rest. 3 rounds. 2 minutes of rest in-between with Mary.

    The exercises: Broad jump up steps, Dips, Mountain-climbers, Shoulder press with cinder block, Parker-peters, Power-ups, Shoulder taps, Burpees, Curls with 20# dumbbells, Merkins.

    The tunes: 90’s grunge and rap.

    3 minute cool-down with stretching. COT: name-o-rama, intentions, and a prayer. The work-out was reminiscent of a JV leap-year beat down on leap-day where JV led 29 exercises in one spot without ever leaving the circle. Beautiful. Thanks for letting me lead.

    Walleye

  • And it all started with a big bang, BANG!

    On a cool and windy morning 8 men gathered on Ash Wednesday. What a better way to kick off Lent than to get a good beatdown in while still adding on miles for the Run Ranger Run tally. Disclaimer was given (sorta, got to work on that) and off we went.

    Warm up:

    Mosey over to the warm up area of the practice track and circle up.

    • SSH x 20 IC
    • Windmills x 10 IC
    • Grass grabbers x 15 IC
    • Self love x 15 IC
    • Arm circles fwd/rev x 10 each IC

    Tha Thang:

    Well today’s instructions were brief. A few months ago I was the Q for a Foundry beatdown where we did The Cooper. Well I wanted to do it again but this time I opted to up the intensity and the PAX was given the instructions on the Sheldon Cooper. Audible groans could be heard. I presume out of excitement.

    Start off with a lap around the track. Then when back at the warm-up area do 10 burpees, 10 squats, 10 merkins, and 10 big boy sit ups. Another lap around and all exercises done with 9 reps. And so on, and so on until all 10 laps were completed. Instructions were also given that if all 10 laps were completed to continue with the routine but starting back at 10 reps for the exercises until time was called. A minimum of 2.5 miles were run by all PAX.

    Gather back at the warm-up area for some stretching that was well received (this time for real).

    Mosey back to the invisible flag, count off, name-o-rama, announcements, intentions, and COT. Looking forward to the next time.

  • The Wis

    The Wis

    Conditions

    Overcast, 63 F, Feels like 63 F, Humidity 90%, Wind 8 mph from the South

    The Thang

    27 Pax tried a new route today, crossed the Cabrini Bridge and then went over and back on the Wisner overpass.  We ended up on the back side of the track and ran laps for the 6.  Distance ended up being about 3.5 to get to the track.

    NMM

    • T-claps to the Ruckers that got started at 4 am and got in close to 8 miles – Hokie, Gideon, and Thumbwar
    • Good to see SFx this morning.  He also rucked.  Will rucking become a thing in NOLA? 
    • I like that this route involves the Wisner Bridge, but it’s a little short.  Maybe next time we do it we will add another small loop that involves the Bridge a second time. 

  • Good Morning Burpees In the Cold

    It’s been a little while since YHC Q’d the 610 Stomp, so it was time to bring back a crowd pleaser:  Good Morning Burpees!    

    14 Men stood ready to take on the challenge, including 1 FNG, courtesy of DaParish EH!

    The clock hit 0530, time to give a disclaimer, then:

    Simple Instructions:  Run the traditional route and say Good Morning to everyone you see (30 feet between groups).  If they say Good Morning back, only do 5 Burpees.  If they don’t say Good Morning….10 Burpees.  If anyone pesters for a “Good Morning” then 15 Burpees.

    YHC probably picked a bad morning for this, as there were few pedestrians out and about on such a cold day.  YHC and DaParish did not come across anyone until on the way back, which accounted for around 30 burpees.

    COT, Countoff, Name-o-rama, announcements, intentions, closed with a prayer to the Sky Q…

    Welcome Blowfish!  Now that’s a great name!

    SYITG

  • We have a tire

    On the eve of the gloom, the PAX reported that the tires were still safe and “secure” outside of the Chamber of Horrors.   YHC isn’t used to props that aren’t music or costume related, so I was eager to use the tires on this 20th gloom of 2020.  

    W/U

    • Side-straddle Hops IC x 20
    • Imperial Walkers IC x 20
    • Hill Billies IC x 20
    • Sun Gods IC x 10 x 10
    • J-Los IC x 10

    The Thang

    • Fun with Tires – Split into groups of 2.  2 PAX will flip the big tire out 5 times each and then back 5 times each (for a total of 10 for anyone counting).  Meanwhile, the other PAX will do a routine of 10 Irkins, 20 Squats, 30 Rocky Balboas, 10 Dirkins, 20 Squats, 30 Rocky Balboas on the smaller tires.   Once the 2 PAX flipping the large tire are finished, trade off with 2 of the PAX doing the routine.  Repeat until all PAX have flipped the tire 10 times. 
    • Mosey to the Amphitheater.  When you get there, plank & wait or sweep the six; you decide.
    • Birth Control (Routine created by YHC to learn more about your fellow PAX) – From a line facing the hill.  The 2 outermost PAX will Bear Crawl/Crawl Bear up/down the hill.  Meanwhile, all other PAX will be holding a plank of their preference (High, Low, Left,  Right, etc.)  Once both outer PAX have completed their BC/CB the PAX to the right will shout the name & age of all his 2.0’s first.  The entire PAX will do the amount of Merkins for the ages of the 2.0s.  Then the PAX on the left.  Once all merkins have been completed, the next 2 PAX to the inside will go until all PAX have BC/CB and shouted the names & ages of their 2.0s.
    • Mosey to the Greek Benches for Box Jumps & Dips. 
      • OYO 10 Box Jumps
      • IC 10 Dips
      • OYO 8 Box Jumps
      • IC 8 Dips
      • OYO 6 Box Jumps
      • IC 6 Dips
      • OYO 10 Box Jumps
      • IC 10 Dips
    • Mosey to the flag. When you arrive, plank & wait or sweep the six.
    • Mary
      • 20 Dying Cockroaches
      • 20 Slow Wheezy Jeffersons

    Couterama, Namerama, Annoucements, COT

    Thank you for the opportunity to lead,

    Da Parish

  • Renaissance Run and Burp

    5 men gathered in the gloom to start their Sunday off right with the commitment to improve. YHC informed the Pax that the North Dakota State University Bison were once again crowned FCS National Champions with a commanding victory over the James Madison Dukes.  8 out of the last 9 years crowned National Champs pretty much solidifies the right to call the program a dynasty.  The Pac 12 will feel the wrath in September when the Oregon Ducks host the FCS National Champs for their opening game.    

    The clock hit 0600, time to give a disclaimer, then mosey to the field for:

    Warmup

    SSH IC x 31

    Abe Vigodas IC x 10

    Hillbilly’s IC x 10

    Arm Circles IC x 20

    10 Burpees OYO

    Bataan Death March
    Traditional Indian Run on the track around the lagoon, only thing added is the last Pax drops for 3 Burpees and catches up with the other Pax to take his position in the front, tagging the last Pax as he passes.

    Take the festival grounds track to the Foundry, continuing the Bataan Death March. 

    COP – Foundry

    Five Stations, 
    Station 1 – pull-ups AMRAP
    Station 2 – Big Boi Sit Ups AMRAP
    Station 3 – 90 Degree Flex Hang As Long As Possible

    Station 4 – Squats AMRAP 

    Station 5 – 4 Burpees, run to track, 4 Burpees and run back – Timer

    Rinse and Repeat – only make it 4 Burpees, then 5 Burpees at the track

    The first 8 Burpees were for the 8 National Championships, the final 9 were from the number of years it encompassed.

    Bataan Death March

    Take the route we came, back to NOMA.  YHC almost forgot about how we ended the Renaissance, thanks to Belloq for the reminder.  Continue the Indian Run to the backside of NOMA for some Sunday Mornings!  But first:

    Merkins IC x 10 (4-count)

    LBC’s IC x 20

    Crunchy Frog IC x 10

    Sunday Mornings

    10 Air Presses in the peoples chair, followed by 5 donkey kicks, on the 5th donkey kick up to Balls to the Wall with one merkin/shoulder press.  That’s one.  Complete 5 total, with an extra if you finish early!

    COT

    Count off and Name-O-Rama, intentions and closed with a prayer. 

    Thanks for posting with me today, and way to kill it in the gloom this morning!

    100% attendance at Coffeteria!

    SYITG

    5 at the Renaissance
  • First Stomp of 2020

    First Stomp of 2020

    22 men came out in the darkened gloom to kick off 2020 with the 610 Stomp. No better way to start the year than a good run with your 22 best friends.

    The Thang

    YHC started with the basic disclaimer and gave the instructions for the morning run. Run out to the Wisner Bridge. Celebrate our run to the bridge with 10 celebration burpees. Run and back and forth over the bridge until the Q calls the time. Celebrate the end of the bridge runs with 10 more celebration burpees and run back to the flag.

    Important lesson learned this morning: Don’t follow Shuffles. Shuffles will go the long way. Shuffles can run faster than you, so take the short way to arrive at the same time as Shuffles.

    The Pax followed Shuffles the long way to the bridge and completed the 10 burpees at the base of the bridge. The pax proceeded to run back and forth over the 610 until YHC rounded everyone up to do 10 more burpees at 6:05. The pax ran back to the flag for the end.

    The Conclusion

    Count-off, Name-O-Rama, and one FNG. The Pax was off their game with name suggestions outside of Hawg who wanted to name the FNG something Canadian since the FNG was from Detroit. YHC went with Crazy Cat Guy. I hope he returns.

    Thank you for the opportunity to lead. May we all lead and push one another throughout 2020.

  • Hawgcycle’s Running New Year’s Eve

    The Thang

    Run as far as you can in 22:30 and then turn around and come back. The goal was to try and run farther than you ever have at the Stomp. Some accomplished that. Shuffles, who doesn’t have a watch, ran to where he always does, the other side of the bridge, and turned around. A few saw the top of the bridge for the first time. Kuch garnered 18 achievements on Strava. YHC earned one.

    Another year in the books. Here’s to continued acceleration in 2020.