Tag: Charmin

  • Multiplication of the Runners – from Charmin

    The Mustard packet and YHC started off at 5:30 with just the two of us.

    By the end, we had picked up a group of three, Pai Gow and Two Yutes.

    Overall a great morning for a workout around Pontiff.

  • 10 Years and 1 Day Later – from Reluctant Yankee

    Re-enactment of the first ever official F3 Nola workout

    The Thang:

    Gandalf’s Q (played by Hawgcycle)

    Mosey to a space near the football field, backwards run, side-shuffle left, side-shuffle right
    Circle of Pain (COP):
    Side-Straddle Hops in cadence x15
    Merkins in cadence x12
    Imperial Walkers in cadence x15
    Mountain Climbers in cadence x20
    Slow Squats in cadence x10
    Wide-Arm Merkins in cadence x10
    Diamond Merkins in cadence x10
    Mosey to bridge
    11s across the bridge with burpees on far side and jump squats on near side #crowdpleaser
    Plank-O-Rama: Regular, Elbows, Left Hand/Leg High, Right Hand/Leg High, Mission Impossible (10 count from Fracsac)

    Reluctant Yankee’s Q (Played by Triple Shift)

    Mosey back to track
    6 Minutes of Mary:
    LBCs in cadence x10
    Hello Dollys in cadence x10
    High Dollys (Rosalitas) in cadence x10
    Bicycles (Freddy Mercury) in cadence x10
    Dying Cockroach in cadence x10
    Flutter Kicks in cadence
    Quick mosey one full lap around the track

    Chong Li’s Q (Played by Reluctant Yankee)

    Loooooong mosey to picnic tables under the bridge
    Chong Li Special:
    Decline Merkins in cadence x16
    Right Leg Squat in cadence x8
    Incline Merkins in cadence x16
    Left Leg Squat in cadence x8
    Decline Merkins IC x12
    Right Leg Squat IC x6
    Incline Merkins IC x12
    Left Leg Squat IC x6
    Decline Merkins IC x8
    Right Leg Squat IC x4
    Incline Merkins IC x8
    Left Leg Squat IC x4
    Decline Merkins IC x4
    Right Leg Squat IC x2
    Incline Merkins IC x4
    Left Leg Squat IC x2
    Mosey back to the track
    Two Rounds With Tyson happened in original beatdown, but ran out of time. Yankee gave Fracsac the Q for last minute, so it was 10 burpees for the 10 years of F3 Nola!
    Mosey back to shovel flag
    Circle of Trust (COT)

    NMM

    This beatdown was held 10 years and 1 day after the original launch. T-Claps to all who kept this great thing going!

    Not sure how they squeezed in 2 rounds of Tysons on that first day. The OGs were 10 years and 1 day older, so…..

    4 OGs were present- Hawgcycle, Reluctant Yankee, Triple Shift, and Redfish

  • A Taste of H8! – from Space Cowboy

    Weather: Clear, no wind, 55 degrees

    Another beautiful morning at Kennarie Ridge! Gave disclaimer and headed to JPAX.

    Warmups
    Samson Stretch 5 sec hold x 5
    Slow Low Squats x10
    Abe Slogodas x10
    Forward Arm Circles x10
    Backwards Arm Circles x10
    Seal Claps x10
    SSH x15
    Hillbillies x10

    The Thang
    In preparation for the H8 at Okwata this Thur, I thought this beatdown would help us work on those bear crawls. Kenna Brah and Charmin did their own exercise routine since they were nursing injuries.

    Start at front of JPAX
    Run to JPAX loading dock ramp, Bear Crawl up, Lunges down
    Run back to front of JPAX
    Burpees x10
    Repeat run to loading dock ramp, Bear Crawl, Lunges, and back to front of JPAX
    Burpees x10
    Merkins x20
    Repeat run to loading dock ramp, Bear Crawl, Lunges, and back to front of JPAX
    Burpees x10
    Merkins x20
    Step Ups x30
    Repeat run to loading dock ramp, Bear Crawl, Lunges, and back to front of JPAX
    Burpees x10
    Merkins x20
    Step Ups x30
    SSH x40

    7’s: BBSU, run up stairs, Step-ups, run down ramp

    Head to flag. COT

  • Babysteps for Big Runners – from Charmin

    They Runners said that they were taking a book from Scantron’s Knotting experience; they figured if he could walk backwards and have it count for the beatdown, that surely they could take babysteps around Pontiff for 40 minutes and have it count as well.

    Meanwhile YHC rucked the normal route and lead the COT back at the proverbial shovel flag. Beautiful morning to get out!

  • Posting for others – from Charmin

    YHC was planning on posting this morning as a rucker and being the only rucker there. It soon became apparent that there would be a 3 ruckers in total, along with 3 runners and 1 S&M on a park bench. That being said, having conversation definitely made the 45 minutes in the gloom pass by faster vs. whatever was up next in my podcast feed.

    COT: Prayed for Mambi’s mom (May the souls of the faithfully departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace) and for Vag’s meeting today at 1 pm.

  • PAX in Toyland – from Kenna Brah

    Fresh from an Epic Grand Canyon beat down YHC thought it apt to apply some lessons in endurance.

    Mosey to the JPAS for some mobility and warmup work
    Worked on SQUAT form by standing face and bell to a wall and then slowly squatting, repeating till the lesson was learned

    Formed up the PAX for proper hand/elbow position for some Merkins

    Introduced the Toys and the BD
    60# Sand Bag was the timer up the ramp and down the stairs
    While the timer ticked off:
    All stations worked the sets till the timer returned, then moved Clockwise to the next station
    Station 1 – Take small steps up/down on a coupon – keeping knee engaged the whole time. Sort of like a single leg pulse squat
    Station 2 – 40# SandBag Front Squat
    Station 3 – 54 Lb KB swings
    Station 4 – Barbell complex – Deadlift, Clean, Press, Tricep Ext, Return to beginning

    Finished with 12 min of Pain
    Mission Impossible Merkins
    BB Situps/Flutter Kicks
    A combo Of Fire Hydrant Leg Lifts/Scorpion Kick and Extended Side Leg Lift

    Mosey to Flag and COT

  • Charmin and the Runners – from Charmin

    In an effort to once again lead the Pontiff Pax in number of written BackBlasts, YHC posted in the gloom this morning. Thankfully, 9 other runners decided to do the same and hence Charmin and the Runners was formed. YHC Rucked and the Runners ran.

    Rudy needed a personal invitation to the Name-o-rama ball, but other than that, it was a cool morning.

  • Coupons, Coupons, Coupons – from Charmin

    Warm-o-rama at JPAX

    WARMUP:  

    10 – Side Straddle Hops
    10 – Abe Slow-godas
    10 – Pendulums

    10 Arm Circles F/B/SC/OHC/MNC

    10 – Grass Grabbers

    Rifle Carry to Feild

    THE THANG:   Blocktanamo x 2  PAX circle up with their backs towards the center, holding a coupon straight out in front of them. One PAX sets down his block and runs outside the circle, pressing down on the others’ blocks as he passes. The next PAX sets his block down and begins his run as soon as the guy next to him returns to his spot. The exercise ends when the final PAX completes his lap.

    Grip, Rip and Roll x 5 there and back  Sitting up on your six, set a cinder block by your side. Grip the cinder block. Pick it up and place it on the other side of your body. Now place your hands on top of the cinder block, roll into a plank on top of the block complete 5 merkins, then roll to the ground.

    Lt dans out x 7

    Skull crushers x 15

    Lt dans back.

    Capture the coupon  All pax start with their coupons in the middle. Each takes 30 honest paces out from the middle. One extra coupon is placed in the middle.  Pax must complete 7 burpees, run to the middle, retrieve their coupon, return to their spot and complete the following: 20 curls 20 rows 20 overhead press Once finished, Pax race to capture the remaining coupon The pax that captures the remaining coupon must run it back to his spot, place it down in front and using his own coupon do 10 merkins.

    The pax that don’t capture the remaining coupon must run to the middle and back and do 8 Merkins each side and then try to steal the coupon.

    In this case Frak was the winner, although this seems to need some modifications in the future.

    Return Coupons to the stairs

    Mosey to the warmup pad with some stretches in between.

    Cool-o-rama

    20 x Penguins
    10x Single Legged wife pleasers each side
    1 minute of plank to end.

    Overall a great Beatdown and great to see 5 Pax on a Wednesday!

  • Skipping in the Wind – from Space Cowboy

    Weather: clear, 70 degrees, windy, low humidity
    I arrived early to Kennarie Ridge since we were expecting an FNG. He was a no-show (maybe next time), but I was soon joined by @Boo Boo, @Charmin, and @Chips on this beautiful windy morning with low humidity. Opened with disclaimer and headed to JPAX with a brief stop at truck to pick up jump ropes.

    Warmup
    Slow squats x10
    SSH x 15
    Abe Slogodas x10
    Imperial Walkers x10
    Seal claps x10
    Overheard claps x10
    Forward arm circles x10
    Backwards arm circles x10

    The Thang
    Burpees x10
    Jump rope 2 min (100-120 turns)
    Dips 4 sets 20 reps each, 20 sec rest between sets
    Burpees x10
    Jump rope 2 min (100-120 turns)
    Mountain climbers 1 min, 20 sec rest, 1 min
    Burpees x10
    Jump rope 2 min (100-120 turns)
    Merkins 3 sets 30 sec per set, 20 sec rest between sets
    Burpees x10
    Jump rope 2 min (100-120 turns)

    After listening to @Charmin talking about the pleasures of having the wind rustling through your beard, we headed to flag with a mix of lunges and high knee claps every other pole.
    Arrived at flag with burpees for 30 seconds
    COT

  • LVCCC – from Charmin

    A couple of us regulars arrived at the proverbial flag and before we knew what was upon us, Pax from a distant shore began to spill out and overflow from a single car. Before we knew what was upon us, there was a total of 18 pax, most of whomst were taking part in the inaugural Lake View Clown Car Coup as a way to prepare for their attendance at the Convergence in a month.

    While their number was many, their ability to start on time seemed to be lacking as “Well, it’s 5:30!” rang out in the gloom to no movement except from the regulars. This continued to present itself when the ruckers were the first to reach Falcon Road, leaving the park.

    45 minutes later (only 40 for the runners, who apparently needed the 5 minutes to cool down), we all returned for a total of 18 pax.

    COT – Prayers of Gratitude, protection for those in the path of the hurricane, and mostly prayers kept in the silence of the heart.