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  • Workout Tribute to Cardinal’s VQ – from Willie

    Like many AOs around the country, we paid tribute to the passing of Cardinal by performing his VQ workout in the big mountain at WPM. All of the running referenced in the workout was done up the mountain. In addition to Cardinal’s workout, I did bring a bluetooth speaker and a new playlist for 2023. If any of the PAX wanted to skip a song, the entire PAX incurred a 10 burpee penalty. Cardinal’s workout is already stacked with burpees, so the PAX endured some pretty rough music. We were almost skip free, but @douille pulled a skip at the very end…. Not a surprising move from @douille. Cardinal’s VQ workout is as follows:

    Warm-o-Roma

    15- Side Straddles Hops
    10- Tempo Merkins*
    10- Flutter Kicks Double Count
    10- Little Baby Arm Circles Forward
    10- “ “ Backward
    10- Hallujahs
    10- Knoxville Cherry Pickers*
    20 Sec. Samson Hold*
    PHELPS it out
    10- Willie Mayes Hayes

    Workout
    “Card’s Run and Repeat”

    5- Burpees – We suggest a moment of silence for our brother Cardinal after completing this first set. -Rampart Burpee Counter 10
    Big Boys
    Heels to Heaven
    Run to the sign and repeat (each run to the sign is 160 meters)

    10- Burpees Burpee Counter 30
    Little Baby Crunches
    Mt. Climbers Double Count
    Run to the sign and repeat

    15- Burpees Burpee Counter 60
    Air Squats
    Freddy Mercury’s
    Run to the sign and repeat
    When you return hold squat until all Pax have finished

    As a group if there is time

    20- Burpees Burpee Counter 100

    At the COT we offered up intentions to Cardinal and his family. It’s always an honor to lead such a great group of men!

  • First WPM of 2023 – from King Kong

    I wanted to start the first WPM of 2023 the right way… so I brought couple friends, two coupons, to the workout. I heard some mumblechattering when I rolled up with those presents. Needless to say, they were with us for the rest of the beatdown.

    We ran through Tulane campus towards PJ’s Cafe. We circled up and did some warm-ups: SSHs, Windmills, Armcircles, Grass Grabbers, Imperial Walkers, Hill Billies.

    After warmup exercises, we moseyed to Tulane Howard-Tilton Library, which is named after El Wire’s grandfather. Partnered up and did the following exercises (declined shoulder taps, squats, and American hammers) while one person was running a lap around the parking lot. Flap jack.

    After the partner workout, we ran to the other side of the UC building. We were facing the steps. We bear crawled to the first step and did one merkin, then onto the second step and did another merkin, to the third step…. etc I think there were 9 steps in total. Once we got to the top we worked our way back down. We bear crawled down the steps and did one merkin at each step. After, we headed towards the bench and did high step ups x 10 each leg.

    We then ran to the base of the Baby Garage. We formed 2 lines and Native American ran up to the top with the coupons. At the top, we circled up for a ring of fire. While one pax was doing 10 hand released merkins, the other Pax were in plank position. We did 2 rounds.

    Finally, we arrived to the base of the WPM. We formed 2 lines and Native American ran all the way to the top with coupons. At the top, we finished the workout with some Mary’s. (Leg Raises, LBCs, and flutterkicks.

    Moseyed back to the flag.

    SYITG

    King Kong

  • Hands free – Argentina won the cup! – from Reluctant Yankee

    YHC had the Q for a Monday chilly skinny. 18 PAX circled up for a quick disclaimer kind of and we were off joined by a FNG-soon to be named Hands Free – Headlocked by Whopper.
    Took off to big field across from Zoo.
    Warmup COP SSH x 20, Imp Walkers x 20, Shoulder Taps x 20, and Roaches x 20
    Run over to the Audubon statue for a modified Dora.
    Partner up – Plank Jacks for #1 while #2 runs a lap – then flip flop
    Then Dips for #1 while #2 runs a lap – then flip flop

    Then we ran to fly by the river for a COP –> walking plank, hip dips, jlos, and nolan ryans

    Then we ran to the hill. Merks 20 run over the hill drop 4 and do 16 merks repeat and drop by 4 again to 12 drop to 8 and drop to 4.

    Indian run off the FLY – RUUUUUUUUUUUUUUNNNNN! TRAIN.
    We didn’t make it – TRAIN blocked us but lucky us only one car.

    Ran to the LABRYNTH. I swept the 6 with the 29 year old FNG -Hands Free and even though he said the workout wasn’t hard he was suckin air a la Jingle Vader. LOL.

    At the LAby we did 20 Dips, 20 Wife pleasers using the bench and 20 decline merks.

    Ran to the flag for the complete 2.35 mile loop.

    Nice Monday gloom!
    Always fun to lead. See you on Friday for my next FROZEN Q.
    Peace – and Gratitude.
    RY

  • Gator Fest/ Roll Wave – from Tinkles

    Impromptu Q. I was surprised when I rolled up at 5:30 that the pax wasn’t moving. I made the mistake of asking who was the Q and it was crickets. Off we go.

    Palm circle for warm up.

    Mosey over to HNG for a preview of Gator Fest! The slide looks ready to roll. Rumor that F3 guys get 5 free tickets from Mens Club, look for Willie! We did some 6 to work off the fried twinkies paired with Urban South brew that is yet to come.

    Mosey over to the Tulane Alum house. Don’t think we had a greenie undergrad but perhaps a MBA grad who rolls burritos. Gate was open so we took advantage of the nice yard for ring of fire.

    Mosey to turf field for 4 corner blimps.

    Mosey to garage for Indian run to the top. Beautiful sunrise. Our city looks beautiful from a distance- good to remember sometimes.

    Mosey to Tulane quad. No beer or burgers yet, time for step ups and decline merkins.

    Hustle back to the flag!!

    COT including the return of sweaty ball of man! Accountability and connection!

  • We Only Lost One – from MANCHOVY

    We started simply enough with 24 PAX and a mosey to the field in front of the zoo for a warm-o-rama which included SSH x 20, arm circles forward and backwards x 12 each, Windmills x 15, Peter Parkers and Parker Peters x 15. Then it was over to the Audubon statue for BLIMPS.

    Following the BLIMPS it was over to the levee for 7s with squat jumps at the bottom and Jack Webbs at the top of the levee. Afterwards we planked on the railroad while the PAX on the end did 5 merkins, ran to the end of the line, and re-planked. After two rounds it was back to the statue for right and left leg step ups, dips and a round Mary. We lost one PAX sometime during the above.

    We returned to the flag for count-o-rama with 23 PAX, the name-o-rama and welcomed FNG #Slow Poke .

  • God Save The Queen (and us) – from Tinkles

    Good idea, poor execution. We ventured away from higher learning and back to our playground roots. After a warm up we BLIMPED our way down St. Charles to Daneel playground. Partnered up for some Dora 1-2-3 with burpees, LBC, and squats. Noted on the corner was the house of one of our limey pax flying the Union Jack. A moment of silence was considered but we were short on time. Indian run back the flag with modification and chaos ensuing. Oh well. Count off and namorama with a welcome back to Poboy. Blessings for a great weekend.

  • Where are the MAINE-IACS? – from Reluctant Yankee

    17 PAX answered the CALL to be part of the PACK at Wolfpack MTN
    Ran straight to base of WPM
    At WPM – we started with a warm up COP
    SSH, Imp Walker squats, Roaches, Merks x 20

    Immediately up the stairs to the top of the MTN – and we prepped for a
    DIRTY MACDEUCE
    4 exercises times x 12 – quick
    LAP 1:
    Squats – Wide Merks – Flutter – LBT
    Then we ran a loop down the stairs – and then up the other stairwell
    **Modification was to remove a few floors if you need to
    LAP 2:
    Lunges – JLO – Hello Dolly – Rosalita
    Then we ran the stair loop
    LAP 3:
    Back lunge – Shoulder Taps – Peter Parker – Parker Peter
    Then we ran the stair loop
    LAP 4:
    Side Lunge – Oblique Crunch Right – Oblique Crunch Left – Plank Jacks
    Then ran the loop

    As soon as we got to the top – we ran back down to the benches.
    Dips, Left/Right Power ups x 20, 10- Decline Merks on your own

    Back to the FLAG
    Today is 9/9 but I wanted the guys to think about 9/11 and the stairs – every time we run them I think of men who ran towards danger instead of to personal safety. I prayed for us to men of action in all situations.

    Random mumblechatter:
    Where are the MAINE-IACS? Bunch of PAX on a “retreat” at Douilles house in Maine
    Angie’s List had his total workout coffee clatch- dude does not stop talking unless we do 50 burpees in a row
    El Wire was obsessed with Gump looking like the Villain from Kindergarden Cop
    Quincy made it back out to the GLOOM
    Double Dutch kind enough to join us from OUT OF UPTOWN

  • Less Than or Equal to One Man Left Behind – from Tinkles

    Last week we had some aggressive workouts. Llama is still somewhere on the golf course. We think he will be back. With that in mind we stayed centered on the flag but were still able to get some quality time in!

    Warm Up:
    SSH x 30, IW x 20, FAC x 20, RAC x 20, Mountain Climber x 20.

    Beat down:

    1/2 mile loop with station for 30 LBCs, 20 Squats, 10 Merkins. Pax covered a range of 2-3 miles.

    Count off, Namorama (Welcome FNG Wilson!), Intentions, Prayer.

  • Mini Murph Mountain Misogi – from Sandbar

    YHC was so impressed with and envious of the 55K Pax (way to go @Rudy!) that I started thinking how we could reach for something strenuous in the 45 minutes of WPM. A ‘misogi’ is a pop exercise physiology term for an physical endeavor that is intended to extremely challenging and perspective changing. I think the 55K was exactly that. Two rules with misogi: they should have maybe a 50% chance of success, and nobody should die. Check out Michael Easter’s book, “The Comfort Crisis” for a great piece on this.

    On August 23, 2019, YHC introduced The 5 Mountains to WPM, with ‘mixed’ results. The PAX have revisited that path several times over the last 3 years, but the opportunity was there to expand on that base. Given the 8/23/2019 experience, YHC urged the PAX to pre-hydrate and buckle up.

    We gathered in the gloom and YHC insisted the PAX organize in groups of 4 of similar speed – one to run for help and two to carry the body.

    YHC laid out the route between the 5 mountains, but with 10 burpees at the bottom and top of each mountain. That’s a burpee century if your counting @bolt ! Then YHC added some lagniappe – a stop off at the ROTC pullup bars for a quarter Murph (with no vests, but about 3.25 miles running). 25 pullups, 50 merks, 75 squats. YHC also urged the PAX to stays in groups and modify as needed.

    I had no idea if this was possible in 45 minutes.

    YHC set off with @couch, @king kong, and @meatball. The other PAX were close on our heels. After the first 2 mountains, we checked our time and decided to go for the Murph as well. At mountain #3 (Reilly garage) YHC started to feel a little woozy near the top. By the 4th mountain, merlot was tickling my tonsils. After the ascending burpees at Mountain #5, it was just about putting one foot in front of the other to get up the stairs. By then there was a welcome pouring rain to cool us off.

    And back to the flag. 44 minutes and 30 seconds. We did it. Thanks to the PAX for accepting a friday morning CSAUP challenge.

    COT and @king kong asked everyone to send birthday wishes to his wife. Man is he going to regret that one. Btw, shout out to our PAX @Lulu, who is one of the engineers at Boeing working on the Space Launch System for NASA -Michoud. Looks like they will send a rocket to the moon this week. Sometimes it IS rocket science.

  • Fore! – from Landing Strip

    I thought I was dusting off an oldie-but-goodie with a morning run/workout through Audubon Golf Course, but low and behold MacGyver beat me to it a week or so ago. Nevertheless, we persevered…

    Warmup
    We moseyed over to in front of the clubhouse for the following exercises:
    -20 x SSH
    -15 x Forward Arm Circles
    -15 x Self Love

    Tha Thang
    We then moseyed through the course, hole-by-hole. Each hole was accompanied by an exercise, with reps to match the # of the hole. But we waited for the 6 to finish that # of exercises before moving on. Make sense? Yeah, it was kind of confusing out there as well.

    Here were the exercises:
    1. Burpee(s)
    2. Diamond Merkins
    3. Mountain Climbers
    4. Wide Arm Merkins
    5. Peter Parker
    6. Incline Merkins
    7. Parker Peter
    8. Decline Merkins
    9. Air Presses
    10. LBCs
    11. Flutter Kicks
    12. LBTs
    13. Hello Dollies
    14. J-Los
    15. High Planks (didn’t get to these)
    16. Low Planks (didn’t get to these)
    17. Mission Impossible (didn’t get to these)
    18. Big Boy Situps

    We were a few minutes late back to the flag, and there were some stragglers / bathroom breakers, but all in all, a solid workout wherein 5k+ was covered!