ECLIPSE at TheSwamp 4-8-24

AO: ao-the-swamp Q: Patrick Chow (Black Hole) PAX: beater, Curtis Hoberman (Dos Equis), David Sherry (Bucky), JM ROONEY (GROVER) FNGs: None COUNT: 5 Conditions: 31 deg and clear skies WARMUP: windmills, IWs, ArmCircles & CircleArms, mosey to blacktop in back THE THANG: 3 rounds of 24 reps of each exercise below to remember the peakContinue reading “ECLIPSE at TheSwamp 4-8-24”

I pity the April Fools!

AO: ao-the-swamp Q: Ryan K. (Scrubbing Bubbles) PAX: Uday Jain (WallE), David Sherry (Bucky), Curtis Hoberman (Dos Equis) FNGs: None COUNT: 4 WARMUP: – SSH – Tippy Taps – DC stretches NOTE: This workout contained “Easter eggs”. Every time a PAX said the word “sucker” (i.e., “sucka” in honor of the unforgettable Mr. T), thenContinue reading “I pity the April Fools!”

Hard charging 50s

AO: backblasts Q: beater PAX: David Sherry (Bucky), Patrick Chow (Black Hole), Uday Jain (WallE), Curtis Hoberman (Dos Equis), Newman FNGs: None COUNT: 6 WARMUP: The usual THE THANG: Run 1/4 of front loop, do 10x 8 count body builders, run back to start, do 40x WW1 sit-ups Run 1/2 loop, do 20x 8 CBBs,Continue reading “Hard charging 50s”

StPatty’s at TheBigHouse

AO: ao-the-big-house Q: Patrick Chow (Black Hole) PAX: Curtis Hoberman (Dos Equis), David Sherry (Bucky), Skynet, Marc Rubenstein (ScarU), Vijay Aluwalia (Four Seasons), Flatbush (Malik Cobb), Dick Clark, Hacksaw, Maverick, Graf, Will FNGs: None COUNT: 12 Conditions: 41 deg WARMUP: none THE THANG: Attempted strava-art for early St Patty’s Day exercises at various pain stations:Continue reading “StPatty’s at TheBigHouse”

π-day at TheSwamp 2024 edition

AO: ao-the-swamp Q: Patrick Chow (Black Hole) PAX: Harjot Pannu (Cruiser), Curtis Hoberman (Dos Equis), David Sherry (Bucky), Dustin Crosby (Kolisi), JM ROONEY (GROVER), Uday Jain (WallE), Switchblade FNGs: None COUNT: 8 Conditions: 42 deg WARMUP: none THE THANG: a series of exercises where the number of reps is dictated by the numbers in π.Continue reading “π-day at TheSwamp 2024 edition”

Steppin up

AO: ao-the-big-house Q: beater PAX: Uday Jain (WallE), David Sherry (Bucky), Maverick FNGs: None COUNT: 4 WARMUP: SSH, weedpickers, seal claps, OH claps, copperhead squat. Mosey to Blair Arch/Steps THE THANG: Partner up for Dora, subbing doing a movement up the stairs (33 total steps) instead of the usual run: Rd1: 400 cumulative steps, frogContinue reading “Steppin up”

Leap into the Swamp

AO: ao-the-swamp Q: Patrick Chow (Black Hole) PAX: David Sherry (Bucky), JM ROONEY (GROVER) FNGs: None COUNT: 3 Conditions: 30 and windy at times WARMUP: none THE THANG: adapted from Mountie’s 2020 leap day WO – 2 rounds of 29 reps of each exercise below. – Bear Crawl, squat, merkins (1st round hand-release, 2nd roundContinue reading “Leap into the Swamp”

HOWE Commons field trip at TheSwamp

AO: ao-the-swamp Q: Patrick Chow (Black Hole) PAX: David Sherry (Bucky), JM ROONEY (GROVER), Ryan K. (Scrubbing Bubbles), Uday Jain (WallE) FNGs: None COUNT: 5 Conditions: 24 degrees WARMUP: Motivators from 10 THE THANG: 4 routines to Howe Commons and back H – Humpers – Rt 66 to Howe Commons O – Overhead press (10Continue reading “HOWE Commons field trip at TheSwamp”

Year of the Dragon at TheBigHouse

AO: ao-the-big-house Q: Patrick Chow (Black Hole) PAX: beater, Curtis Hoberman (Dos Equis), David Sherry (Bucky), Dick Clark, Harjot Pannu (Cruiser), Manish Bhansali (F3 – Aviator), Marc Rubenstein (ScarU), Ryan K. (Scrubbing Bubbles), Uday Jain (WallE), Jae Lee (Skynet), Srikanth Bondada (BabeRuth) FNGs: None COUNT: 12 Conditions: 34 deg WARMUP: – Motivators from 10 Rt66Continue reading “Year of the Dragon at TheBigHouse”

Workin’ the (sand)bag

AO: backblasts Q: Ryan K. (Scrubbing Bubbles) PAX: Curtis Hoberman (Dos Equis), Uday Jain (WallE), beater, JM ROONEY (GROVER), Dustin Crosby (Kolisi), Patrick Chow (Black Hole), David Sherry (Bucky), switchblade FNGs: None COUNT: 9 WARMUP: SSH Arm circle / circle arms Weed pickers DC stretches Mosey ~500 m THE THANG: Round 1 Tabata-style workout withContinue reading “Workin’ the (sand)bag”