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  • National Limerick Day – from Waterpik

    At dawn, we all gathered with pride,
    But Akbar? That dude went and hid.
    Waterpik took the lead,
    With Coachella stampede—
    On cowbell time, chaos applied.

    To the bars where our arms met their fate,
    Six rounds ‘til our lats couldn’t wait.
    Supermans on the ground,
    Moaning sounds all around—
    It looked like a CrossFit first date.

    Then burpees and merkins galore,
    At intersections—we cursed, then did more.
    Our lungs begged for peace,
    But the sprints didn’t cease—
    Lakefront pain’s what the sadists adore.

    A return to court,
    We repeated that sort,
    Crushing at each intersection,
    A series of chest extensions.

    Big Thanks to this weekends host, Mr. Legal
    His Party? Straight up F2-regal.
    We drank, laughed, and ate,
    Now prepare for the next date-
    A Murph is coming, so cancel your kegel!

  • 75 is the new 40 – from Mobydick

    Cool and cloudy making for a good sweaty challenge. After a good warmup of ssh torso twists arm circles windmills good mornings grass grabbers calf raises cherry pickers it’s off to the first of four corners. Corner 1 is 20 freak nasties karaoke to corner 2 for 20 sumo squats back peddle (100 yards) to corner three for 20 big boys lunge to corner 4 for 20 merkins then side Lu ge 50yards turn and 50 more. Round two rinse and repeat only now it’s 25 reps. Third round is 30 reps. That adds up to YHC favorite number 75. Cap that off with 100 yard sprint to try to beat the old guy. They did but not by much. Back to the flag and finish with 5 minutes of stretch lead by BBQ the stretch master. COT and the old guy prayed us out.

  • I am no Gambler, but if I was… – from Shooter

    Well the Lord above bestowed yet another beautiful morning following the downpours of the previous day.. Something certainly felt different about the Gloom, especially to have such cool temps in May.. YHC arrived to a fellow PAX in Steve, illuminated by his matching fluorescent green run shirt.
    No Jose10k? That is odd, but could it be turning the corner? Nope, it’s Waterpik with his consistency that never fails..Then all of sudden here comes Jose10k rolling in hot.
    As he is sharing the EHing of Coachella and JV two cars round the corner.
    Could it be the headlock coming to fruition?
    One car swings in with Akbar and then a mysterious vehicle of sorts rolls into Wacker or Cowbells parking area… Wait, what?
    It can’t be 0514 and out pops Cowbell..
    All we can say is where is Hammer?
    This is a monumental day at the Scramble possibly never to be duplicated again…
    Anyways, if I were a betting man today would be the day I might just take the chance and let it ride.

    Brief warmup
    Standard route double loop and added park path.
    20 merkins, LBCs, Jane Fonda’s with pulses and 20 merkins.

    Appreciate the chatter and the post gents.

    Prayers for Waterpik’s graduates, Cowbells travels and in-laws return, as well as my coworker battling through Chemo.

    Legals host this Saturday evening.

    Until the next Gloom 👍🏼👊🏼✌🏼!!

  • Six Months In – from Steve

    If you missed Granny’s this past Tuesday, then you missed the customary gifting of a cinderblock that happens after six months of posting. (That’s right, somehow Coachella has passed the six-month mark, though how that’s possible when YHC swears he just started two months ago is beyond me.)

    Jose enlisted his junior high talented art class to hand paint one of our beloved coupons, trying their best to out-paint Waterpik and his tiger cinderblock. The result was a wild watercolor collage of some of Coachella’s favorite things: medieval plate armor, d10 dice, block blast, dead bears, and this cool matrix-like code covering the whole thing.

    Shooter officiated the ceremony, unveiling the freshly painted block as Jose played one of his classics, the extended cut of “Jenny Says.”

    Ok maybe that didn’t happen. But apparently, this IS a thing in F3 Houston. And since it was mentioned, and Coachella did indeed hit the six month mark, we offered one of our dirt-crusted coupons up in honor of his milestone. In all sincerity, it has been incredibly inspiring seeing Coach hit the type of consistency he’s had over the last few weeks. (Though, he’ll have to stencil that block on his own.)

    Anyway, beatdown was as follows:

    Grab a coupon, head to the stairs for some 11’s: Curls up top, squat thrusters down below, rifle carry the coupon up the stairs for each round.

    After that we did some Lt. Dan’s down to the stage, where we knocked out some Sister Mary’s in cadence, as well as some merkins (and maybe some other stuff?), before heading back to the stairs for the second round of 11’s with the coupon:

    Chest presses at the bottom, Alpos up top.

    Finally, over to the new benches for some more leg work: Bulgarians, step downs, etc.

    Finished with a quick run through of as many Mary exercises as we could squeeze into 4 minutes, and then on to COT, where Shooter prayed us out. Thank you gentlemen for the accountability and for the camaraderie- it means a lot. Also, looking forward to Russo’s return – I know Granny has missed her favorite Pax.

  • Just the two of us – from Steve

    With Bushwacker no showing, intimidated by the difficulty of my recent workouts, I was grateful that Jose was man enough to show up to work out. I have lost respect for the Wacker. Can’t join a good workout, can’t Q a difficult workout (Steve’s words Bush). Any who, warm-ups, a couple of jabs towards Bushwacker). Burpees and Bear crawls is about all I can remember!

  • Cinco de Mayo – from Akbar

    56 degrees this early gloom, wishing and hoping it would stay this way for a while. The 4 regulars convened to get better.

    Warm Up: SSH, Mountain Climbers, arm circles, SSH, Should Claps, Imperial Walkers, Hill Billy, Self Love, Toe Touches

    Playground: 4 sets of 5 pull ups and 10 Squats

    Mosey down Marigny to the Lakefront stopping for 10 Merkins, 10 Supermans IC at each intersection

    Wall: Stone Mountain, Bulgarian Split Squat, Freak Nasty x 10, 4 sets

    Mosey up Lamarque stopping at each block for Peter Parker, LBC, and Crunchy Frogs x 10 IC

    Circle up for 1 more set of Peter Parker, LBC, and Crunchy Frogs x 10 IC, Plank up til time.

    Count, Name, and YHC prayed us out.

    Announcements: Legal’s get together this Saturday, sign up to Q

    SYITG – Akbar

  • 11 is the number and theme! – from BBQ

    A beautiful morning! A mighty 6 in the gloom and beating it down hard. A lengthy and assorted warm up. Some new ones. The thang was an 11 on the ramp. We started with 10 burpees up top and 1 Cooper Head squat at the bottom. Burpee #’s descended each lap and squat #’s ascended. A mosey-run down one level and mosey-run backwards half way up and forward the other half. Post 11 we walked sideways with small steps in a bent position across the top level. We added a mix 2 reps of 11 Freak Nasties, 2 reps of 11 of knee bends and one rep of 11 calf raises. We ended with a few minutes of hamstring and hip stretches. The announcement was the F2 at Legals on May 10. Dark Wing Duck strongly prayed us out.

  • Dave Matthews and the Revivalists – from Waterpik

    YHC missed the Jazz Fest Bonanza this past weekend with Dave Matthews and the Revivalists, but listening to Cowbell and Steve, I got the full rundown of events, living vicariously through their experience.

    Other than that it was the usual MO in the gloom at the Scramble. There was a new Pax in attendance, Coachella, and a regular still out cruising, Shooter.

    Until next time, gents!

  • High IMPACT(FUL) Men – from Bushwacker

    If you’ve ever posted at the Marsh in the Monday gloom, you know that it’s like a Chris Nolan Batman movie, with shadows everywhere and just enough lighting to barely make out the caped crusader as he lurks. YHC saw 3 HIM scurrying about on the basketball court, one picking up trash (obviously Pik), one with a silver glint of light reflecting off his shimmering sweaty bare chest (clearly Hammer), and one wearing what appeared to be a soaking salmon-colored shirt with an attempt at slicked back hair (the shirt was pink and it was Jose). While I scanned the darkness hoping to find my knight in shining armor, Coachella, it was in fact Jose that I actually had my sights set on. I approached, gave a bow, and bestowed upon him the one thing he clearly does not have in his Mary Poppins-mobile…
    And as we were preparing to begin the beat down in earnest, we heard hoof beats clopping down Livingston with Coachella arriving on his noble steed, bedraggled yet committed!

    WARMORAMA

    Wishing to be a good steward of the PAX’s time, QIC hit ’em with a quick SSH X25 IC and then it was off to the races!

    THANG

    So recently there’s been some mumblechatter about the “Impactfulness” of beatdowns by certain PAX who like to Shoot things, as well as other PAX who like to edit things. YHC felt drawn the retort to such fellows with his idea of an Impactful beatdown. The formula goes something like this: Take one of the most excruciating experiences at the Marsh, have a conversation with ChatGPT, and VOILA!

    We started with a Merkin Ladder. Lining up at one end of the court 2 Merkins, Bear Crawl to other end, 2 Squats, run back. Then 4 Merkins/Squats, 6, 8, 10

    We then proceeded to the intersection for a little EMOM! 5 Rounds of 10 reps every minute on the minute, followed by a run to Marigny and back.
    1. Merkins/Squats
    2. Alternating Lunges (1/1)/Hand Release Merkins

    At this point, QIC felt he may have oversold the Impactfulness of his beatdown, glancng Waterpik seeming to intensify to modify. But, like Beethoven’s 5th Symphony, you had to let the masterpiece build to its crescendo!

    3. Jump Squats/ Hip Slaps (1/1)
    4. BURPEES

    The sweat-soaked and gasping PAX returned from the final run to circle up at center court for…

    MARY

    IC x20 Flutter Kicks, Hammers
    OYO 100 100s
    1minute 30 second Plank

    COT

    QIC felt that he had put in the work, and judging by Hammer and Coachellas demeanor, they had too. But when Mr. Squat-to-the Ground Waterpik said, “Whew that was a good one!” I knew I had accomplished the impactful beatdown I had set out to deliver. It’s too bad some people were off on luxury vacations or whining about Jazz Festing all day, but those who were there knew they had gotten their money’s worth…F1, F2, AND F3!

    Counted, named and YHC prayed us out with the ever-important theme of gratitude. And I and very grateful for all of you guys and the impact you’ve had on my life.

    SYITG

  • I love the 80s – from Jose10k

    80s had the greatest entertainment

    YHC made his long-awaited return to the A1C after a tropical “vacation” that was equal parts Club Med and Gilligan’s Island, with a wardrobe sponsored by TSA incompetence. I arrived early because as usual, I couldn’t sleep. I picked 80s music on my Pandora, desperately trying to change up my playlist to appease Cowbell. I started thinking of all the excellent 80s movies: The Terminator, Flashdance, Weird Science, Maximum Overdrive, Tango and Cash, The Princess Bride, and The Last Dragon. Feel free to add your favorite in the comments, I can’t wait to see Hammer’s favorites. Anyways, I was happy to be back at the A1C. Don’t get me wrong, the Mandeville AOs are cool—kind of like a John Hughes movie where everyone is polite but the A1C? That’s pure RoadHouse—gritty, shirtless, and occasionally bloody. If you think about it though, Mandeville has its own 80s movie stars:
    Steve-Michael J Fox- come on, he’s definitely Marty McFly or Alex P. Keaton
    Russo-Robin Williams- He’s Mork mainly due to the excess hair or Roddy Pipper as Nada in They Live
    Shooter-Jesse the Body Ventura as Blain in the Predator- “I ain’t got time to bleed”
    Bushwacker-John Ritter as Jack Tripper in Threes Company

    Any who, I could continue, but I need to write this back blast….

    My boy Moby, youthful as ever, joined me in our ritual prethang laps. Then Darkwing swooped in, looking like he just stepped off the set of Batman, and it was time to party.

    Warm-ups kicked off while I regaled the crew with the highlight reel from my Caribbean adventure: Luggage: lost somewhere between Miami and “whoops. Swimwear: makeshift combo of sports bra and gym shorts which reminded me of Flashdance lol. Snorkeling with octopi and tropical fish gave off “The Abyss” type of vibe. Underwater sculptures and plenty of Caribbean rum.

    Then came the Ladder of Fun
    10 Sumo Squats – Drop it low like you’re trying to impress Prince in 1984. Sprint down the stairs and up the ramps like you’re chasing after One Eyed Willy’s treasure while listening to Cindy Lauper. Back at the top add 10 Lunges (2 is 1) – Richard Simmons would be proud of us so far, God rest his soul. Run again. Add 10 Monkey Humpers – Do y’all remember that goofy movie: Howard the Duck. Run Again. Add 10 Dirkins – Pushups, but make it Miami Vice—cool, cocky, and boat shoes with no socks, blazers with the arms rolled up. Run again. Add 10 Freak Nasties. Run again. Finish with 10 Burpees
    COT with intentions for Darkwings mother and mother in law. The Zoorich classic is tomorrow. Time for some pain and frisbee golf.

    “Pain fades, glory lasts, and monkey humpers are forever – Sir Richard Simmons