I arrived, prepared with the deck of death, rocking to a 10 minute version of Prince’s “little red corvette”. I didn’t know that Moby picked up the Q, so after a bit of back and forth, we decided to do a round robin 4 corners. 5-10-15-20 reps at each corner. Burpees, knuckle pushups, freak nastys, leg raises, calf raises, lunge walk the entire parking garage, basically a burpee at each parking stripe, core exercises galore. And after 45 minutes, an epic beatdown was finished. Moby prayed us out, Shout Out to Speedy and all the other Covington High Lions graduating tonight. Y’all remember, Kick Ball tomorrow.
Tag: @Jose10k
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“Scissor me Softly” by Jose 10k – from Shooter
Being out of sync with attendance the last few weeks YHC was refreshed to post at Grandmas on this Gloom..Since the start of the new year most credit goes to Russo for rejuvenating attendance at one of the Northshores original AOs… T👏🏼 to his dedication and persistent posting in leading our F3 brethren on the Northside.. As I recently signed up for multiple AOs over the weekend my brain 🧠 was in constant taught on what to bring or do on this gloom.. With the trusted Exicon and some assistance from Cowbell anything is possible… Hopeful of a Bushwacker showing, YHC figured the PAX would stay in proximity of the Firehouse in case of course there might be an A.L.A.R.M… With No Bushwacker in sight, the only alarmingly moment of the day would be Jose 10k suggesting some scissor ✂️ action with the Q on the benches while completing get this “Freak Nasties” by the Treen center.. He has most obviously gained great knowledge of recent Inclusion training, appreciate the compliment 10k 🤗😉…
Enough of that so here is the breakdown…Warmup
15IC Cherry Pickers, Moroccans, Toe Touches, Abe Vagodas, Grass grabbers and Imperial walkers…Thang
1st A.L.A.R.M (Bus stop)
25 rep count Incline Merkin, Step ups, Donkey kickoffs, run to the stop sign and return to the bus stop for Merkins. (Cowbell)
2nd A.L.A.R.M (Treen center)
25 rep count Freak Nasties, Squats, American Hammers run around the building and finish with Monkey Humpers. (Cowbell)
3rd A.L.A.R.M (Rusty Pelican)
25 rep count Carolina dry docks, Box jumps, LBCs run to stop sign towards the Marsh and return for 3x 10 sec Mission impossible hold. (Cowbell)
4th A.L.A.R.M (Trailhead)
25 rep count Burpees, Lunges, 2/1 Mountain climbers, run around the trailhead and concluded with a Monkey crawl up the steps..4 mins remaining PAX completed 15IC Crunchy frog, Oblique cross crunch, 💯s and Flutter kicks Cowbell style..
Thanks to Murdock for traveling down from Pearl River and congrats on the new job as he closed us out with COT…
Appreciate the post gentlemen and until the next Gloom 👍🏼👊🏼✌🏼!!!
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Earth Day @ the A1C – from Einstein
…and the Q forgot to do some Al Gore’s
Warmup:
all 20xIC: Toe Touch, Side Straddle Hops, Shoulder Rolls, High Knees, Arm Circles,
Butt Kicks, Hi Jack Hi Jills, Imperial Walkers, Neck Rolls, HillbillysThang: atop the Justice Center Parking Garage
First round- using the down ramp; a few burpees, then side shuffle down ramp, a few burpees, then back peddle up ramp, repeat with side shuffle facing opposite.
Second round: lunge-walk forward two parking spaces, lunge walk backward one parking space, traversing the whole upper deck
Third round: one squat with a 3 count up-down pulse at each parking space stripe, traversing the whole upper deck
for the pit-stop at the four corners we did:
20 hip rolls
20 bird wings (on your stomach with bird wing flap type motion)
20 reverse pushups (on your stomach bringing shoulder blades back in pinching type move)
20 crunchy frogs
20 atomic sit-ups
20 swimmers (on your stomach with breast stroke type motion)
20 left elbow to right knee sit-ups
20 right elbow to left knee sit-upslast minute, Jose leads with leg lifts, then The Hammer with gas-pumps
Count-o-rama
The Hammer led us out with a prayer.
Thanks guys. Always good to start the day with my fellow galoots.
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White elephant (Special co-Q by Pokémon Deez Nuts) – from Russo
Cooler-than-normal temps (50 degrees) greeted the Pax of 7 this morning for a recycled/repurposed beatdown. But, hey, it was new for ‘22, and for at least some, it was new to them, so we proceed!
Warmup (All IC, 10x to 20x)
– SSH
– Toe touches
– Arm circles
– Good mornings
– Self loveThang
Dirty Santa / White Elephant. The rules are simple:
(1) Each HIM picks a number.
(2) Number 1 picks a random gift/exercise from the bag (in this case, a quart sized Ziploc) and performs said exercise while the other HIM perform the standard (e.g. 10 merkins).
(3) Number 2 has a choice: Number 1’s chosen exercise, the standard, or a new “gift”. If he chooses either of the first two options, the one who had their “gift” stolen can steal or select another mystery “gift”.
(4) Around and around we go, until all HIM have a chance to select.The “gifts”:
-10 merkins
-18 jump squats
-25 squats
-8 Hand release merkins
-20 hello dollies
-14 leg raises
-30 monkey humpers
-25 plank jacks
-4 krakken burpees
-8 SMCs
-15 murder bunnies or groiners
-20 bear crawls
-10 diamond merkins
-50 high knees
-24 Apollo ohnos
-12 star jumps
-2 calf raises
-20 hip slappers
-12 hallelujah squats
-33 cherry pickers
-6 donkey kicksBetween rounds, Pax also moseyed around Granny’s, on occasion doing the “column slalom” ™ to provide for some strategizing.
There was just enough time to get in 20 IC Freak Nastys, a trip up the pilot house with 2 calf raises on each step, 10 star jumps at the top, and a quick round of a Mary (20IC American Hammers and Wife Pleasers).
COT, name-o-rama, announcements and prayer closed us out.
MVP to JV for his outstanding work imitating a bear for almost an entire round.
I appreciate you all joining me and letting me lead another All-Star crew.
SYITG
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Breaking down the walls – from Shooter
With YHC out for the week coming up I decided to sign up for back to back Qs.. Arrived at the top of the A1c to Hammer running around and Jose 10k planting the shovel flag through the wire guard rail.. Must admit the A1c checks the box for the coolest way to shovel plant than any other AO.. PAX increases by 2 more as BBQ and Moby pull up.. We get started with our warmup and as we get about 4 exercises in there are lights coming up the ramp.. Could it be the always behind Cowbell? Not this time,! Its an unfamiliar truck and as we chatter amongst the circle Mathlete (Kenny Rocks as later determined) exits and joins in..
Warmarama
15IC Seal jacks, Toe Touches, Self love, Cherry Pickers, Arm circles, SSH and Grass grabbers.Thang
Walls of Jericho introduced a few years back by Grundy…
7 exercises 7 reps 7 rounds with a lap in between..
Exercises 8count body builders, Merkins, Mountain climbers 2×1, plank jacks, Donkey kickoffs, lunges 2×1 and jump squats.. Run a lap around the top of the parking garage.. R/RFinished with 4 minutes so took to our 6 for some Mary 15IC Little Manny crunches, Left leg over right knee oblique crunches F/J..
Count, announce and COT
Congratulations and T👏🏼 to Mathlete with his recent 🏆 in the JuJitSu tournament and the passing of his contractor test…
Till the next Gloom 👍🏼👊🏼✌🏼!!
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Clean and clear – from Shooter
After a cleansing rain over night 4 PAX posted at the Scramble. With Easter break upon us we had a Northern guest in Jose 10k join us on this mild gloom. YHC arrived with he and Zoolander waiting in the darkness.. Planted flag and commenced with a warmup of 10IC Windmills, Grass grabbers, Torso twists, Cherry pickers, Touch touches and as Cowbell arrived we grabbed a tree for some leg swings forward /back and side to side OYO. Lizard 🦎 stretch and down dawg before Moseying our normal route through Mandeville adding an additional loop. Jose 10k with EarPods in tow moseyed about at his own pace, while the remainder of the PAX cruised at a modest pace. Returned and closed with down dawg stretch and another Lizard 🦎 stretch.
Announce, count, COT
Thanks for the post gentlemen and until the next Gloom 👍🏼👊🏼✌🏼!!
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Real Simple – from Mobydick
Couldn’t get much simpler. Three old guys and the kid drag the chain up and down the garage ramp for 45 min. Actually it was a Tabata like sprint drag. The Pax each took hold of the ends of the doubled chain and a third grabbed the middle. Then the ends sprint dragged past the middle til all their chain was stretched out. Then the middle sprint dragged between them till the chain pulled taught. Then repeat. It took 4 alternating drag tests each to get to the top. The odd man out lunged or sprinted to the top where all rotated and repeated to the bottom Ritate and back to the top. After 45 minutes of that mission declared accomplished
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BLIMPS – from Jose10k
I tried to reach out and get some help late Thursday evening on a beatdown. I called the great Cowbell for some wisdom, however, straight to voicemail. Perhaps he knew that I would EH him once I asked him for help. Oh well, I decided to go with one of his favorites: BLIMPS.
Warm-up: ssh, grass grabbers, windmills, torso twists.
The Thang: mosey to the bottom of the garage. BLIMPS: Burpees, Lunges, imperial walkers, plankjacks, and squats 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30. In between each one, run up the stairs, sprint the length of the garage, back down the stairs, sprint back to the starting spot. Mosey to the courthouse and repeat BLIMPS. Mosey back up to the garage for some Mary. COT
Hammer prayed us out
Bean and barely legal were running up the stairs as we drove off, I guess they forgot the beatdown starts at 5:15