Tag: Mothership

  • F3 NOLA 1776 Patriot Games – from Hokie

    July 1776…. There are on average 1776 strides in a mile

    Warm-o-Rama with SSH x 20, Concrete grabbers x 10, Slow Vigodas x 10

    The Thang
    1 mile run, then 100 of each of the following;

    Merkins
    Overhead claps
    LBCs
    Dips
    Moroccan Night Clubs
    Leg Scissors
    Step ups
    Squats
    American Hammers
    Mountain Climbers
    Shoulder Taps
    Plank Jacks
    High Knees
    Lunges
    SSH
    Superman with Lat pull downs
    Big Boi Sit ups

    IF anyone got through that in the 56 minutes

    They would have continued with 100 yard bear crawl & 76 burpees

    We then had great attendance at Coffeeteria including Charmin posting down range from Houston (at workout too!) and Belloq (still on IR)

  • Oh my, it is hot- 7 ran 4 days didn’t – from Hokie

    7 Pax met to get some version of 55k training, up to 22 miles

    4 Pax met for a Hokie Q with Mother Nature bringing the beatdown with heat & humidity

    Leg focus
    2 rounds, work for 50 seconds of work & 10 seconds of rest

    – Bobby Hurley’s
    – Low slow Squats
    – Bolt 45’s
    – Lunges Forward
    – lunges Backwards
    – Fire Hydrants
    – Scorpions (L 1st time, R 2nd)

    Shoulder focus
    – Apollo Speed Skate Burpees
    – Merkins
    – Mountain Climbers
    – T Merkins
    – Shoulder Taps
    – stiff arm merkins
    – Angle Grinder (Merkin/Knee tsp)
    – Bear crawl/crawl bear

    Abs/Core focus
    – LBC
    – Flutter Kicks
    – Bohemian rhapsody Freddy Mercury
    – Star toe taps
    – cross armed Big Boy Sit Ups
    – v-ups
    – Box Cutters
    – dying cockroach

  • Return of the Catship – from Catfish

    Feeling zesty out at the Mothership this morning with 6 PAX.

    Started at the peristyle with a warmup:

    Abe Vigodas x 10 (in cadence)
    Grass Grabbers x 10 (in cadence)
    SSH x 30 (in cadence)
    Imperial Squat Walkers x 20 (in cadence)
    8-Counts x 15 (in cadence)
    Peter Parkers x 20 (in cadence)
    Plank Jacks x 20 (in cadence)
    Floyd Mayweathers x 20 (in cadence)
    Parker Peters x 20 (in cadence)
    Hold Plank, then low plank

    Back to feet for a round of the Motivator (counted down from 10), then grabbed some columns for
    calf raises x 20 (in cadence)
    tib raises x 20 (in cadence)
    SSH x 20 (in cadence) to keep the heart rate up

    Moseyed to benches for

    Dips x 20 (in cadence)
    Rocky Balboas x 20 (in cadence)
    Derkins x 20 (in cadence)
    Irkins x 20 (in cadence)
    SSH x 20 (in cadence) to keep the heart rate up

    Moseyed to the grass over by the museum for round of Killer B’s (bear crawls, burpees, broad jumps). PAX bear crawled two tree lengths, then broad jumped back, stopping for three burpees every 5 broad jumps. Did one round, then did Jack Webbs up to seven. Did another round of Killer B’s, then coninued Jack Webbs from eight to twelve. Did another round of Killer B’s, then got on sixes for

    LBTs x 20 (in cadence)
    Big Boys x 15 (in cadence)
    Not So Lazy Boys for time (10 seconds each position, right, center, then left)
    Dying Cockroaches x 15(in cadence)
    Hello Dollys x 15 (in cadence)

    Started the mosey back to the flag, stopped just before the bridge for another round of 8-counts x 10 (in cadence).

    Got to flags zone, then did some more of the Motivators for the remaining 2 minutes or so.

    CoT, coffeeteria @ PJs. Fun one!

  • Lil Somethin’ Somethin’ – from Vagabond

    5 pax did boot camp + 3 Double Nickel training for 10 miles

    16 descend to 0 by 2s
    – big bois
    – merkin
    – side squats

    Rock / coupon – timer runs with or without rock around perimeter of great lawn – partner up… every team has coupon off the ground entire time
    – burpees
    – curls
    – overhead press
    – kettle bells
    – X factor
    – lunges
    – jump rope

    50 step ups R/L

    COT

  • 21 Mutha Nickel – from Vagabond

    Stepped up to Q last minute with 5 Pax for 21 reps of 21 exercises at various points around peristyle, NOMA, Childrens Museum, using wall, fountain, benches, inclines, plus 3 pax training for the #double-nickel, with 8 converged for the COT

  • Guest Q Krank – from Fracsac

    Rudy and FracSac planned on an hour long run to train for the upcoming Double Nickel, then two DR pax showed up from the Houston area, Fort Bend to be exact. It was Krank with an FNG in tow, in town for the Final Four. We couldn’t abandon these HIMs and with that we had a sudden change.
    Krank asked to take the Q, and we obliged. He then pulled several rucking toys from the bed of his truck, as if he was prepared! Impressive! Here’s what we did.

    Warm up
    30 – SSH
    10 – Burpees
    10 – Abe vigota
    10 – Grass grabber
    10 – Burpees

    The thang
    Chubby DORA 1,2,3 (heavy) – carry heavy bag, or ruck length of field.
    100 – Burpees
    200 – Squats
    300 – BBSU

    Duck duck lift – single PAX Mosey the circle, drops bag at the feet of the “goose”. PAX picks up sand bag and chases HIM.

    Indian run rifle carry 4 bags/rucks – 1 lap

    Indian Run no weight

    Pass the dutchy – sand bag pass around circle left/right

    5 penalty burpees for dropping the bag

    10 – Burpees
    35 – SSH

    MOSEY BAG TO FLAGS
    10 – Burpees

    COT

    Welcome Barnyard, newest addition to the Fort Bend region via New Orleans.

    SYITG

  • Co-Q: Silver Hair & Bama Boi – from Vagabond

    Vagabond recruited War Eagle to share the Q at T – 12 hours and picked him up to make sure he’d show

    Entire beat down on great lawn

    Typical warmup routine 10 mins

    3 Man Tag Team (runner was timer)
    -end field: burpees Pax 1
    -bear crawl zone/run Pax 2
    -end field: prisoner kneel Pax 3
    -run/bear crawl zone

    Merkin suicides x10 palm trees

    Pax Choice 100 of something
    -100 sit-ups
    -100 shoulder taps

    Ring of Fire
    -Al Gore
    -Bonnie Blair

    Bear crawl tag – 3 rounds (I think)

    10 burpees + 10 8Counts

    COT

  • Full body beat down – from Kenna Brah

    Warmup
    GREAT LAWN STATIONS
    25 Merkins
    Run Backwards on long side of the Lawn
    50 Air Squats
    Bear Crawl short side
    76 Bird Dogs
    Run Backwards on long side of the Lawn
    100 Flutter kicks 1-1
    Bear Crawl short side
    Rinse/Repeat 4x
    COT