Route 66 “Swamp Classic”

AO: ao-the-swamp Q: Ryan K. (Scrubbing Bubbles) PAX: Uday Jain (WallE), Patrick Chow (Black Hole), JM ROONEY (GROVER), Newman FNGs: None COUNT: 5 WARMUP: – 8 motivators – DC stretches THE THANG: – 3 Rounds of Route 66 (run, 1 rep, run, 2 reps, up to 11) – Rd1: Squats – Rd2: Merkins – Rd3:Continue reading “Route 66 “Swamp Classic””

Laps Around the Square

AO: ao-the-big-house Q: Noodle PAX: Alex (Spine) Englert, Curtis Hoberman (Dos Equis), beater, Dick Clark, Uday Jain (WallE), Nutria FNGs: None COUNT: 7 Disclaimer F3 Mission and Principles WARMUP: SSH IC x 20 Weed Pickers IC x 15 Arm Pretzels IC x 15 Imperial Walkers IC x 15 IC THE THANG: Mosey around Palmer SquareContinue reading “Laps Around the Square”

Earth day 🌎 at TheSwamp 04222024

AO: ao-the-swamp Q: Patrick Chow (Black Hole) PAX: David Sherry (Bucky), Curtis Hoberman (Dos Equis), Dustin Crosby (Kolisi), Uday Jain (WallE), Ryan K. (Scrubbing Bubbles), Switchblade FNGs: None COUNT: 7 Conditions: 32 deg :cold_face: WARMUP: none THE THANG: 2 rounds of each exercise at 27 reps each for 54 total = years since Earth dayContinue reading “Earth day 🌎 at TheSwamp 04222024”

Nassau Hall “50k”s with coupons

AO: backblasts Q: Skynet PAX: Alex (Spine) Englert, beater, Curtis Hoberman (Dos Equis), Dick Clark, Manish Bhansali (F3 – Aviator), Marc Rubenstein (ScarU), Srikanth Bondada (BabeRuth), Vijay Aluwalia (Four Seasons), Uday Jain (WallE) FNGs: None COUNT: 10 WARMUP: Side straddle hops Arm circles Circle arms Imperial walkers THE THANG: Sets of 50 reps interspersed withContinue reading “Nassau Hall “50k”s with coupons”

Death Star – with blocks

AO: ao-the-big-house Q: beater PAX: Noodle, Curtis Hoberman (Dos Equis), Uday Jain (WallE), Skynet FNGs: None COUNT: 5 WARMUP: SSH, ACs, CAs, WP, CHS, RS Grab block and mosey from Palmer Square to Princeton U plaza THE THANG: 4 rounds rotating hrough the 5 points of a star, with reps of certain workout at eachContinue reading “Death Star – with blocks”

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”

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”

New York City? Get the rope

AO: backblasts Q: beater PAX: Curtis Hoberman (Dos Equis), Uday Jain (WallE), Alex (Spine) Englert, Skynet, Maverick FNGs: 1 Maverick COUNT: 6 WARMUP: SSH, arm circles, runner stretch THE THANG: 1 pax steps up to the rope and calls out an exercise and number of reps. Pax then works the battle rope (waves or slams)Continue reading “New York City? Get the rope”