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Tag: Milestone Marsh

  • Hello Humid – from Akbar

    6 strong this humid gloom for a Milestone Marsh Mile.

    Conditions: 81, windy, feels like 88

    Warm up: SSH, MC, Shoulder Taps, Imperial Walkers, Hillbillies, Self Love, Toe Touches

    Lunge walk to the Playground for 4 sets of 10 pullups, Superman, and Crunchy Frogs

    Marsh Mile to the wall stopping at intersections going South with Merkins and Peter Parkes x 10 IC

    Wall: Stone Mountain, Freak Nasty, Bulgarian Split Squat each leg, Dirkins x 10 IC for 2-3 sets

    Mosey back stopping for LBC and Penguins at each intersection.

    Mary – E2k, Hello Dolly

    Announcements: 4 on 4th, North Shore Marathon is filling up, 911, Turkey Trot
    Count, Name, and YHC prayed us out.

    Great to start the week with you men!

    SYITG,

    Akbar

  • Burning the candle on both ends – from Waterpik

    8pm baseball games aren’t conducive to gloomy Mondays at the marsh. But that’s what it was.

    After hitting the playground for pull-ups, the pax hit the street.

    The order of the gloom was 4 comers with the following exercises: merkins, sister mary Katherine’s, Peter Parker’s, Stone Mountains,

    Have a good week guys

  • Are you calling me fat? – from The Hammer

    5 took the red pill this warm and humid morning. Activities at the playground/workout equipment. 5 rounds of max out pull-ups and 10 IC ab exercise. Jose10k apparently chose to do ab exercises that didn’t cause him pain. This angered Bushwacker. You are supposed to follow the Q, he yelled.. Then Bushwacker attempted to compliment Jose. Hey Jose, I am impressed with your dedication and consistency with your posting. Jose replies: “Thanks Bush” Bushwacker responds” You think you’d be in better physical shape with all those posts” Ouch!. That’s cold Wacker. I heard Jose has been eating his feelings this morning.

    Anywho, another lap. Rinse and repeat replacing pull-ups with merkins. Jose left early, hurt by Wacker, but sometimes the truth hurts.

  • 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!

  • 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

  • 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

  • The “10” Commandments – from The Hammer

    Four brave souls hit the basketball court Monday morning, led by YHC. First to join Waterpik and myself was a freshly bronzed Jose—straight from Grenada and glowing like a golden churro. Then came Coachella, who clearly forgot this was a workout and not a music festival.

    The day’s theme? The number 10. Because why not suffer symmetrically?

    We kicked off with a “Merkins & Bear Crawls” relay that basically turned the court into a sweaty hamster wheel —10 merkins, bear crawl, 10 merkins, bear crawl again, repeat over and over. We were trying to add enough sweat to erase the Marsh madness tallies that haunt some of us.

    Then came the ladder to 10, aka cardio purgatory. We hit all four corners with 10 merkins and at each stop continued to add 10 reps of another exercise. I can’t remember all of them—because who can remember anything mid-suffering?

    Highlight of the day? Coachella tried to kiss the ground with his whole face. Zero style points, but 10 out of 10 for comedic value.

    We closed with Mary… that lasted a minute and a half. Jose was still on island time, and frankly, we were all too tired to argue.

    Great workout. Even better faceplant.

  • Mile at the Marsh – from Akbar

    4 strong at the Marsh this gloom. With Jose 10k on vacation, we had a FNG take his place. Brandon found us on Slack and is a firefighter in Robert.

    Conditions: Perfect, 60’s with strong winds at the Lakefront.

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

    Mosey to the playground for 3 sets of 5 Pull Ups, 10 Superman’s, 10 Squats

    Milestone Marsh run to the lakefront stopping at each intersection for 10 Merkins IC, 10 Jump Squats, 10 Shoulder Taps.

    To the seawall for 3 sets of Freak Nasty, Bulgarian Split Squat x10 descending by 2 each round, with a recovery lunge walk to the tree and back in between sets.

    Back to the flag stopping at each intersection for Crunchy Frogs, Penguins, and Mountain climbers

    Announcements: Zurich Classic this Saturday, Legals May get together in Covington.

    Count, Name, welcome new FNG Roxanne. YHC prayed us out with a focus on Holy Week

    SYITG,

    Akbar

  • Well, that was unexpected!! – from Shooter

    With Bushwacker calling out YHC a few days prior, the anxiety of what to bring and complete ranged in scope. Shall I have the PAX complete the normal routine, perhaps a follow the leader or maybe just make it up as we go. The latter prevailed and with the help of a cylinder block, ruck plate and the golden dice we made the best of it..
    Brief warmup 10-15 IC Imperial walkers, Cherry Pickers, Torso twists, good mornings, Hillbillies and SSH. Loop around the block.

    Thang
    Stations R1
    Bear crawl
    Squat thrusters
    Kettle swings
    Burpee broad jumps
    Lunges
    Once all PAX through the round, moseyed loop.
    R2
    Overhead press
    Curls
    Carioca
    Bunny hops
    Crawl Bear
    Loop around adding 10Merkins at each corner.
    R3
    Big boys with block
    American hammers with plate
    Backward suicides
    25% half court 50% full court

    Finished with count, announce of Mobys 75th birthday Q Friday at A1c, Trucoats 50th on Sunday and F2 Extravaganza on May 10th hosted by Barely Legal..

    Hoping all received their moneys worth and until the next Gloom 👍🏼👊🏼✌🏼!!!

  • Well, that was unexpected!! – from Shooter

    With Bushwacker calling out YHC a few days prior, the anxiety of what to bring and complete ranged in scope. Shall I have the PAX complete the normal routine, perhaps a follow the leader or maybe just make it up as we go. The latter prevailed and with the help of a cylinder block, ruck plate and the golden dice we made the best of it..
    Brief warmup 10-15 IC Imperial walkers, Cherry Pickers, Torso twists, good mornings, Hillbillies and SSH. Loop around the block.

    Thang
    Stations R1
    Bear crawl
    Squat thrusters
    Kettle swings
    Burpee broad jumps
    Lunges
    Once all PAX through the round, moseyed loop.
    R2
    Overhead press
    Curls
    Carioca
    Bunny hops
    Crawl Bear
    Loop around adding 10Merkins at each corner.
    R3
    Big boys with block
    American hammers with plate
    Backward suicides
    25% half court 50% full court

    Finished with count, announce of Mobys 75th birthday Q Friday at A1c, Trucoats 50th on Sunday and F2 Extravaganza on May 10th hosted by Barely Legal..

    Hoping all received their moneys worth and until the next Gloom 👍🏼👊🏼✌🏼!!!