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  • Return of the Yippee Bag – from Rudy

    Late August – it means the dog days of summer, the never ending sun, heat and humidity. But fortunately, it also means the annual Yippee Bag workout! 3 FNGs (including YHC’s nephew) joined 18 regulars for the annual celebration of … Me.

    First: Disclaimer. I did better than I did on Thursday, when I forgot it entirely. But this time, even with the FNGs, I barely got any coherent sentence out. “Be safe. mutter mutter mumble.” But eventually, with the help of other PAX – we got the message across to everyone.

    Circle up on the Great Lawn (after dropping some coupons on the sidelines) for a warm up. Stretching, SSH, IW. Then explain the rules of the Yippee Bag: at any point in the workout, any PAX can reach in and pull something out. Might be a game, a contest, exercises, whatever. Whatever the card says, follow the instructions.

    The Thang: ….

    Catfish is first to the Yippee Bag, pulling out a rousing game of Duck Duck Goose to get us started. Clearly, YHC is the slowest. Triple Shift thought he was fast, but could not catch Mr. Rogers (even though Mr. Rogers was slowed by a 30 lb weight vest).

    Lets try this again: The Thang: Partner up for a Dora
    100 Burpees, 200 Merkins, 300 Squats (or Big Boy Sit Ups, YHC was at times quite confused).

    Lots of Yippee – War Eagle’s 2.0 Gideon seemed to enjoy it the most. Especially the Rifle Carry (he carrying a brick, Catfish with a Cinder Block). Burpees. Squat Jumps, Sit Ups. Slowly the yard is getting covered in used White Notecards.

    A quick game of Freeze Tag. YHC Nephew lasted longest, while avoiding planked and frozen PAX.

    This DORA is taking too long. Several of the Beasts finished and were waiting (Mahatma, Heisenberg, Mr. Rogers among others). But after 30 mins – time to call it and move on.

    The Thang 3: Ladder BLIMPS. More burpees. And More Yippees. War Eagle back to the bag, pulling a Bear Crawl race followed immediately by a Crab Walk race. Meanwhile, the PAX are burpeeing, lunging, merkining. Sometimes because of BLIMPS, sometimes because of Yippees.

    And there was much grumbling about sore arms. “When is it Leg Time?” seemed to be a common refrain. So fine.

    The Thang 3: Groups of 3 – 1 PAX on the sideline Jump Squatting. 1 PAX halfway across holding Al Gore. 1 PAX bear crawling (with bricks) between them. Confusion, Alternating, at this point – YHC was all but immune to the gripes of the PAX. Just keep plowing along. 8 Count Body Builder cards are pulled.

    Finally, giving in to peer pressure from YHC, his nephew goes to the Yippee Bag and pulls out the Crunch Frog card. Everyone on their 6, Crunchy Frog in cadence x21. Then we are out of time.

    Back to the flag for the 5 Principles for the FNGs. Naming:
    * Sparky – just moved to St. Rose, an electrician. Took about 5 seconds
    * Burrow (later renamed to Breezy) – War Eagle’s son. Took about 20 seconds.
    * Sunshine – YHC’s nephew, sophomore at Jesuit. Took about 10 minutes.

    Thanks for letting me lead!

  • Return of the Forty – from Rudy

    Been a long while since I’ve been to Okwata, let alone Q’d it. Thanks to Pinewood, the AO is enjoying a resurgence in popularity – nice work! The time was right to (re-)introduce the PAX to the 40 (originally inspired by “40” by U2). I did publish ahead of time, so the pansy lakeview group that was worried about wet shoes would have the opportunity to stay home. Not my fault that Jesus Juice didn’t read slack.

    Forgot the disclaimer, then off to the top of the levee for a quick warmup, giving Hawg a few extra minutes to show up.

    The Thang: The 40

    10 exercises. Each one is 4 sets, alternating side of the levee. Each set is 10 reps.

    40 trips over the levee. 40 reps of each exercise. 40 total sets. You get the idea.

    * Merkins
    * BBSU
    * Squats
    * Carolina Dry Docks
    * Dr. W
    * Lunges
    * Floyd Mayweather
    * American Hammer
    * Monkey Humpers
    * Burpees

    Back to the flag a few mins late for COT

    Random Thoughts:

    Great to see 15 Pax in the gloom!!

    Dr. W: took a few tries to get the cadence right. Definitely a crowd favorite!

    Monkey Humpers followed by a run over the levee. Quads feel that.

    High Rise is amazing. 45 minutes of continuous talk about work with Ya Mom And ‘Dem. YMAD didn’t say a word. Just let High Rise keep talking.

    Pinewood correctly predicted the grand finale – Burpees! And he’d never done this before.

    Taco (or Tacos, or Taci?) — great to have a 2.0 in the gloom with us!

    Thank you, Kuch, for not letting The Juice know what was in store until it was too late for him to back out.

    Music selection was heavily, and I mean HEAVILY, critiqued. But who knew there were so many “40” songs.

    Notable in their absence were Triple Shift and Snooze.

  • QThighs (champ) v QThumbWar (challenger) – from Mahatma

    The date Friday 8/16
    The place Pontiff Playground – Metry LA
    The event Thighs from the OG vs ThumbWar from parts of Lakeview and Metry

    YHC wanted to get out early in case there were any pre bout instructions – the bullpen was dark except a lone silhouette planting a flag emerging quickly with an enthusiastic smile of pinewood ready for the battle. Then coming off the field ThumbWar with a determined look of a well trained challenger. YHC checked his watch with only 5 minutes there was just a handful of Pax and still no Thighs, yet within a minute the bullpen was crawling with Pax like ants on a misplaced foot at Okwata!

    At 5:29 YHC suggested some general etiquette to help ensure the instructions were heard…..limit the “jaw jacking” or “jack jawing” the MS translation of Handgranada.

    After quick disclaimer we were off on a Mosey to the rock pile. 3 minute warm up
    SSH
    Side Lunge
    Mnt Man Poopers
    Shoulder Taps

    Round 1 ThumbWar – had pax team up and grap a medium rock then head to the field.
    With cones in place some sort of Dora

    Round 2 Thighs was still reminiscing over the Olympics to which we did a variation of exercises to each letter x 10 then x 5

    Round 3 ThumbWar it’s a “core focus” hop stop exercise crawl stop exercise length of field – rinse and repeat

    Round 4 Thighs (this is where I think the Pax was a bit unhinged in following instructions) still with a Olympics focus -sprint in place
    -back stroke
    -karate kick
    -merkin boxing

    Time called with 4 minutes left YHC attempted a 1 minutes bonus round to ensure if there was a potential for a draw this may leave a lasting impression….so what do we get “stretching”!

    On to COT – the vote wasn’t close 17-3, yet 3 of the 17 (RougaRou, Scantron and TripleShift) didn’t even participate but must have seen the action from their NOTs vantage point to emphasis there is still no repeat winner. Congrats to the new champ ThumbWar and much respect to Thighs for showing up in hostile territory with no OG support.

    Next up ThumbWar vs Angie’s List 9/13 at WolfPack Mnt

  • No Downrangers – from Charmin

    Much to everyone’s chagrin, there were no Downrangers, however there were 5 ruckers and 3 runners for a total of 8 pax who beat the battle of 15 degrees and made it out.

  • Hey MacGyver, does HC=Home Catnapping!? – from Bolt

    4.5 got after S&M + 6.5 ran (Charmin was the .5 x 2) = 11 got better in the gloom.…except MacGyver; apparently he redefined “HC.”

    Expand our circle through EHing and Kotters. Who haven’t u called lately that you should…?

  • Skip the Rocks -Train for the Rim – from Mahatma

    It’s 10:30PM – where to head in the AM, there is always a fear that I may have signed up and forgot so check the sheet…..Rock City: empty, no hesitation, signed up and set the alarm! YHC drifted off to sleep thinking about what kind of beatdown to dream about.

    With anticipation YHC woke ahead the alarm, grabbed the boombox and headed out. Pulling up Mr Rogers and Rudy were already in the bullpen chatting up the morning as to Rudy’s training for the WildWest mosey. While walking up SamBro was walking up with FNG Steve. Than Wedding Planer, Handgranada and Mayham showed up with smiles on their face….it must have been the sight of the Boombox!

    Quick disclaimer for the FNG – Handgranada said something in Mississippian slang about how inspired he was! Off to warm. Just simple boring stuff but we got through it.

    Then YHC instructed pax to meet at the entrance to the bleachers – with highly motivating tunes cranked up the Rim training begins 2 rounds through the bleacher gauntlet 3 sec interval between pax 5 burpees at the end; rinse and repeat – slower pax gave way to speeders in the 2nd round.

    NOW the warm up is over. Head to the track for an Indian run 1 lap passing the BB from front to back with the last pax carrying it to the front Mayham did his best impression of John Qusack from the “Say Anything” movie running with BB overhead! Once complete we made our way around locked gates determined to get to the pull-up bars. Now 3 rounds of 3 PUs and 5 dead hang leg lifts then all pax were recovering in plank on the retaining wall for some push ups.

    Now on to the gym for a lil bearcrawl stair climbing push ups.

    Then RC’s version of “Good Morning” 3 rounds overhead press, claps followed by 5 donkey kicks and 1 handstand press.

    Then one 2 team bearcrawl / lung around the gym.

    With 8 minutes left another Indian Run back to the bleachers for 1 last sprint through the gauntlet finishing with 5 burpees.

    Time was up so we begrudgingly headed back to the flag where upon our 5 core principles were stated for our then FNG, now known as “Barney Fife”.

    Closed out with a prayer of gratitude and a reminder that each day is a morning glory of Mercy and new opportunity in life. It’s always an honor to lead. God Bless!

  • Run,Ruck.Stretch – from Kenna Brah

    October2014

  • Run,Ruck.Stretch – from Kenna Brah

    October2014

  • A wee bit of ND – from Rudy

    Been a while since YHC had provided a history lesson on ND, and Rock City is now filled with PAX that haven’t been blessed with this knowledge yet. So its time to fill them in. Brief disclaimer and we’re off to the rocks with a few straggling PAX rolling in hot post-train.

    Temp: Too Hot, Too Humid.
    Conditions: Ground surprisingly dry after a weekend of rain

    Quick warmup of an assortment of stretch-y and low-impact stuff. Then grab a rock and head to the field. I said “surprisingly dry” earlier, but the mosey to the field did manage to find the quagmire.

    Thing 1: ND History Ladder
    5 Burpees: for Blessed Basil Moreau, founder of the Order of the Holy Cross
    Add 10 Squats: for Fr. Edward Sorin, founder of the University
    Add 15 Merkins: for Fr. Andrew Morrissey, build the Grotto
    Add 20 Curls: for Fr. William Corby, Chaplain of the Irish Brigade during the Civil War
    Add 25 Imperial Walkers: for Fr. Thomas Walsh, oversaw rebuilding of ND post Fire
    Add 30 Rows: for brand new president Fr. Robert Dowd, 2 weeks on the job
    Add 35 Hello Dolly: for long standing president Fr. Ted Hesburgh

    In between, rifle carry back and forth across the field.

    Mixed in some ND trivia whereby Wedding Planner, Hand Grenada, Mahatma and Frac all managed to lose and earn 5 Blockees for the PAX. Pool Boy correctly guessed Navy, saving everyone from 5 more.

    Thing 2: Route 88s
    Like Route 66s, but better. Plus it evokes memories of ’88, the last ND championship year. Start with 3 Thrusters at Tree 1. Add 1 at each Tree. Halfway through, in the interest of time YHC had to modify as he was never going to get all 88 Thrusters. Mr. Rodgers, though, did. With a 30 pound weight vest too.

    Return the rocks and get back to the circle in the nick of time.

    Finish with COT: count-off (15 PAX!) and Name-o-rama. Ranging in ages from 20 (Good to see you Pinewood) through 60 (Kotter for the Mutt!)

    Thanks for putting up with me!

  • Mothership 2024-06-01 – from Catfish

    Conditions – Warm & Wet

    The Thang

    Quick Mosey over to the peristyle for a warmup:

    Hip Circles (clockwise) x 5 (in cadence)
    Hip Circles (counterclockwise) x 5 (in cadence)
    Abe Vigodas x 10 (in cadence)
    Grass Grabber x 10 (in cadence)
    Imperial Walkers x 20 (in cadence)
    Mountain Climbers x 20 (in cadence)
    Merkins x 10 (in cadence)
    Peter Parker Peters x 20 (in cadence)
    8-Count Bodybuilders x 10 (in cadence)

    Everyone grabbed a column and held a People’s Chair for a round of Bat Wings :

    Forward Arm Circles x 20 (in cadence)
    Backward Arm Circles x 20 (in cadence)
    Overhead Claps x 20 (in cadence)
    Seal Claps x 20 (in cadence)
    Moroccan Night Clubs x 20 (in cadence)

    Did a round of donkey kicks (x 15 in cadence) to finish up the leg burn, then took a mosey over to the garden area my the sculpture garden fence for:

    Alternating leg step-ups (8-count) x 20 (in cadence)
    Irkins x 20 (in cadence)
    Bulgarian Split Squats x 20 (in cadence)
    Derkins x 20 (in cadence)
    Bulgarian Split Squats (other leg) x 20 (in cadence)

    Continued the mosey toward the foundry. Stopped at a hill along the way for:

    V-Ups x 20 (in cadence)
    Big Boys x 20 (in cadence)
    Hello Dollies x 20 (in cadence)

    Finished the mosey to the foundry and then grabbed a quarter murph. After this, grabbed two rounds of a Merkin Ring of Fire (base position – plank), two round of a Jump Squat Ring of Fire (base position – Al Gore), and Two rounds of a V-Up Ring of Fire (base position – on back, legs 12” off ground).

    Moseyed over to the Museum west side steps for:

    Calf Raises x 20 (in cadence)
    Side Leg Lifts (left leg) x 10 (in cadence)
    Side Leg Lifts (right leg) x 10 (in cadence)

    Back to flag for COT, coffee afterwards @ PJ’s.