Bird’s birthday beatdown left us walking around like T-Rexes, so Monday turned into a core day—a decision fueled by equal parts soreness and regret. Warmup? Pull-ups and Big Boys, but the collective ‘grumble grumble’ forced a mid-workout audible. From there, it was Superman’s and 100s at every stop sign on the way to the lakefront—because why not? A wall session of derkins reminded us gravity is undefeated. On the way back, Peter Parkers and American Hammers at the stop signs ensured the abs had no escape. Finished it off with a spicy four-corner special: burpees at each corner for maximum suffering. COT to wrap it up, but only after we stopped questioning life choices.
Tag: The Hammer
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Ruck was the right call!! – from Shooter
The Gloom was crisp and cool, so 7 HIMs decided to take the pill to get after it.
Warmup was a mix of 10 & 15 IC of Imperial walkers, Hillbillies, Grass grabbers, seal claps, seal jacks, toe touches, butt kicks and slow squats..
YHC decided to join Ringo as he was the only Rucker around.. Wise choice by the Q for two reasons. One was the soreness lingering from the previous beatdown at the Gipper with Dinghy but the second was the best as it allowed me to catch up in chatter on how things have been with Ringo..
Sent the gazelles out on the traditional route with two loops and this included the savage Jose10k. I heard in closing he has joined forces with Steve for the Turkey trot and will be present Turkey morning at the Scramble as well.. What discipline and dedication is all I can say..
All arrived back at the same time 0555 where we dropped to our 6 and completed E to Ks, flutters and penguins ending with a PAX choice ring around the circle of shoulder taps, plank jacks, Peter Parker’s, merkins, groiners and donkey kicks..
Closed with the FINAL Turkey announcement for the Scramble, COT.
Until the next Gloom!!!
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Bleeping Walls of Jericho, VQ – from Ballz Deep
As the light dappled across lake Ponchartrain, it was clear in @Chewy’s eyes he regretted posting. In fact, on this day, @Ballz Deep’s VQ, I think he regretted EH’ing me 9ish months ago.
Arm circlesx10forward/x10backward, hillbilly walkersx10, ass grabbersx10 (thanks @Jose 10K I need to practice that Exicon!), windmillsx10, and side straddle hopsx25 for the warmup. I empathize with @Brexit, as English is his second language, in learning cadence. That stuff is hard!!
Mosey’d to The Shaft, where accelerated fitness awaited us.
Main Workout: Shuttle Run “bleep test” and Wall of Jericho.
Shuttle Run level + Wall of Jericho had to equal 12. i.e. – level 5 shuttle run finish, leaves you with 7 rounds of the Wall of Jericho workout. Wall of Jericho (7 exercises of 7 reps +1 lap around cones and The Shaft) were Plank Jacks, SMKs (2 is 1), Burpees, Air Squats, Mountain Climbers (2 is 1), American Twists (2 is 1), and Flutter Kicks (2 is 1).
A round of 7s (mtn climbers and flutter kicks) plus Indian Run and a plank-0-rama closed us out.Chance, Buttsplice’s nephew, joined us! FNG named WetSocks, for his astounding ability to run from the Shaft to Homebase in a pair of socks.
P.S – I believe I’m forgetting the 16th PAX. I’m sorry. Reply if you remember, and I’ll edit/add you.
SYITG!
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11s inspired by DARKWING DUCK – from Jose10k
Picture this: a crisp morning, the perfect time to not only crush some cardio but also question school board decisions, state decisions, soccer referees, basically life problems. Time for 11’s. Start off with 10 burpees at the front of the courthouse. Each burpee felt like gravity itself was personally offended that we dared to rise from the ground.
Once we peeled ourselves off the pavement, we “ran” (more like shuffled) to the stairs. Now, these weren’t your average steps. Oh no, each one required three calf raises. Yes, three, because one just wasn’t enough to make our legs scream for mercy. Then, at the top, it was time for freddy mercury core exercises. Because who doesn’t want to feel like their abs are a pin cushion? It was here we found out how Hammer disregards referees instructions when it comes to Chainsaws wellbeing.
But wait, there’s more! We dashed down a ramp that might as well have been Everest, looped around the parking lot, and did it all over again. Why? For fitness? For glory? To solve the mysteries of life? No, not today. Hammer and I concluded that solving world problems was best left for the crew at the scramble tomorrow.. Today, we simply survived, and that was more than enough!
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Jackie Moon – from Jose10k
It was a late night for YHC, having to work the gate for back to back volleyball games at Folsom. Hammer texted late which gave me the extra push to have my feet hit the floor this morning to workout. Turns out Hammer had a late night as well, playing basketball. I don’t know why, but I immediately thought of Will Ferrell in “Semi Pro”. It couldn’t escape me. So this backblast will continue accordingly…
It was the crack of dawn, and the scene was set for another episode of “Jackie Moon’s Morning Madness” featuring *Hammer*, a.k.a. the Will Ferrell of fitness. Imagine a towering figure, looking like he just stepped out of *Semi-Pro*, hair probably a little too wild, and the attitude of someone who thought this was a casual stroll to the local Denny’s but accidentally stumbled into a boot camp.The route? Straight to the courthouse—because nothing says fitness like sprinting toward legal consequences. Once there, it’s not just your typical stair climb. Oh no, Hammer and his disciples decided hand-over-hand up the guard rails was the move. Maybe they thought they were auditioning for an action flick, or perhaps just figuring out how to avoid the cops they’d soon have to explain this to. Parkour was yesterdays theme at Grandma’s, so YHC decided to bring it to the courthous.
At the bottom of the stairs, it was time for some Bulgarian split squats and step-ups. Three rounds total between the rails and the exercises at the bottom. Why? Because “Jackie Moon” believes in *more*. More squats, more ridiculousness, and apparently more pretending we’re not about to pass out.
Then, a casual jog (with a strong undertone of regret) to the front of the courthouse for some dirkins (decline push-ups because regular push-ups aren’t punishing enough), penguins (flopping around pretending to work your abs), Freddy Mercury’s (because why not pay tribute to the legend mid-workout?), and *wife pleasers* (for reasons best left unexplained). All of this while Jackie Moon—sorry, Hammer—cheered us on with his infectious “You got this, baby! Feel the rhythm!”
Next up:3 calf raises for every single step to the top. By now, we’ve lost count of the number of steps, breaths, and poor life choices. And to top it off, we had to pull a Lt. Dan back to the courthouse, which basically means more lunges than any reasonable human should ever have to endure.
Finally, we moseyed back to the Gipper like exhausted, sweaty warriors, having faced the ultimate test: surviving Jackie Moon’s courthouse of pain.