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”

From LEAP to LAUNCH – The One of A Kind (The OAK)

AO: backblasts Q: Achilles Estavillo (SideOut/JabJab/Scorpion King) PAX: Curtis Hoberman (Dos Equis), Matt Hopkins (Brisket), W. Jason Griffith F3 Risky Business, Bogey, Harjot Pannu (Cruiser), Sunny The Machine Sehgal, Marc Rubenstein (ScarU), Manish Bhansali (F3 – Aviator), Wayne Frost (Takedown), Uday Jain (WallE), Vijay Aluwalia (Four Seasons) FNGs: None COUNT: 12 WARMUP: Mosey Parking LotContinue reading “From LEAP to LAUNCH – The One of A Kind (The OAK)”

The Big House 13

AO: ao-the-big-house Q: Ryan K. (Scrubbing Bubbles) PAX: Uday Jain (WallE), Dick Clark, beater, Skynet, Noodle, Curtis Hoberman (Dos Equis) FNGs: None COUNT: 7 WARMUP: – SSH – Arm Circle / Circle Arm – Windmill – DC Stretches (overhead, out front, touch ground, thunder stretch) – Mosey to parking garage. – On the way, sideContinue reading “The Big House 13”

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”