Author: Chum Bucket

  • Q Spew

    A PAX of 10 posted for Saturday’s GridIron. Quick mosey between cars and around the parking lot for the startup COP with Imaginary Jump Ropes x 50, Imperial Walkers x 15, Don Quixotes x 15, Helicopters x 15, Shoulder Taps x 10, Suzanne Somers x 10 (each side), and Arm Circles x (both ways, both kinds).

    Restart mosey and find our way to the artificial turf. Circle again and start exercise sequence involving 13 exercises, alternating chest, legs, and abs with a little cardio. Complete 13 reps of the first exercise and seven reps of the remaining 12 exercises. Next round, knock out 13 of the second exercise and seven of the other 12. Generally, we’d continue running the 13 reps through the stack of exercises until completion with 13 rounds. Boredom and/or rebellion on this day led to several rounds of Burpees instead and calling an end to the segment.

    Jog back through the treeline to the bars. Break into two groups of 5. A guy from each group completes a Pull Up and holds the pull while the remaining guys Incline Plank nearby and count. In the event the pull isn’t held, the remaining team would knock out some Incline Merkins. Work through each team member taking a turn. Started with 10 second hold and worked down each round holding for a shorter period – 9 seconds through 6 seconds. At five, we replaced the hold with five Pull Ups. After the final round, all remain in Incline Plank position and complete a ring of fire with 10 Incline Merkins.

    Mosey back to the parking lot and circle a final time for a few minutes of stretching. Finish with COT.

    Nice work.

  • Canned Soup

    Half dozen made it to last week’s Punisher. Mosey to the far eastern edge of the Laburnum Avenue-facing grassy area for warm up with an assortment of the usual.

    Relocate to the school wall. Mosey from the wall and into the school yard for 18 two-step paces and drop for one Burpee. Mosey back to the wall and complete one Donkey Kick. Continue with the same exercise on each end, decending on even pace counts 16, 14, and so on. Finish with a little Bear Crawl in place of the two step mosey at the end.

    Circle up in the nearby grass for a Jack Webb with Arm Circle chaser – the ratio – 1 Merkin : 4 Overhead Presses : 8 Arm Circles (small, you call the direction). Worked up to 10:40:80.

    Move to the pavement circle at the front of the school for a leg-focused Jack Webb routine with Squats and Side Lunges – ratio of 1:4, too.

    Return to the grass for dealer’s choice, Mary Ring of Fire. COT and YHC took us out.

  • b e a s t

    Eight of us posted, properly layered and gloved, with stowed car keys.

    Most time was spent on a Beast, deconstructed, of all Burpees.

    We broke up the action, with some satisfaction, and finished the morning with coffee.

  • What, no rain?

    Five posted – two arriving by automobile and three on foot – for Monday’s Punisher under unusually clear skies. Mosey around the front school yard and back under the tree canopy for COP with 30 x Imaginary Jump Ropes, 15 x Imperial Walkers, 15 x Don Quixotes, 15 x Russian Soldiers, 15 x Helicopters, 10 x Suzanne Somers (per side), 10 x Carolina Dry Docks, and 10 x Arm Circles (big, each way).

    Relocate to the school wall and complete 10 Donkey Kicks, 10 WWII Sit Ups, and 10 Side Straddle Hops then hold Al Gore until all are done. Complete 9, 8, and so on down to 1 rep of each. For the final few short rounds, pause the Donkey Kick for a moment.

    YHC retrieved a few lengths of galvanized pipe from a secret location (under the nearby shed) and we began a few rounds of pushing pipe. No, not like you think. Break into two groups – one with three and one with two – one group remains in place and completes an exercise while the other group makes a lap of the parking lot. Completed two rounds each of Overhead Presses, Upright Rows, Front Shoulder Raises, Bench Presses, Overhead Squats, Skull Splitters, and Pullovers.

    Drop the pipe and find the grass for a few minutes of LBC variants and stretching. Finish with COT and YHC took us out.

  • Punisher Digest

    PAX of four for 2/15/2021. Warm-up in the parking lot with some of the usual. Bear crawl a bit. Mosey to Hermitage Road. Chest and leg exercises at the many light poles heading north to beyond Claremont Avenue, then cross Hermitage and complete chest and leg exercises on the way back. Round of Lindsays at the picnic tables. Finish with a few minutes of Mary, some stretching, and a COT.

  • Heavier than air

    A proper dozen posted for Saturday’s GridIron. A few minutes of breeze shooting were followed by an on-time 7 AM kickoff. Mosey from the parking lot into the eastern end zone of the football field for COP with 25 x Side Straddle Hops, 15 x Imperial Walkers, 15 x Don Quixotes, 15 x Helicopters, 10 x Suzanne Somers (each side), and Arm Circles (small, forward and reverse, then big, forward and reverse). Followed each exercise with three Burpees.

    Split the group in half and moved to opposite sides of the eastern end zone for Four Corners variation. Complete seven Merkins at the first corner, then mosey to the second corner and add, along with more Merkins, seven WWII Sit Ups. Continue to the remaining two corners via jog, adding Squats at the third corner and Imaginary Jump Ropes at the final corner. Complete a second round with 14 reps of each exercise. Final round included 21 reps of each exercise.

    Relocate to the school and spread out along the school wall. Complete a Donkey Kick, make a 180 degree jump squat, complete Wall Walk with our hands, and return to the starting position with another spinning jump squat – all of this counted as one rep. Finish 10 reps in round one, 8 in round two, and 6 in round three.

    Move to the bus shelter for a Triple Check with one guy completing Pole Smokers, another finishing LBCs, and a third making a lap around the nearby sidewalk triangle. Three rounds, of course.

    Mosey back to the football field and spread out along the first seat of the bleachers adjacent the field. Complete 10 Bench Kicks, 10 Dips, and 10 Step Ups (each leg). Round two with 13 of each. Round three with 17 of each.

    Stroll across the football field and pause at the center line for five Walmart Burpees. Move closer to the sideline and finish three more.

    Oval up in the parking lot for some alternating Elbow Planks and Superman holds. Finish with some stretching. COT and YHC took us out.

  • Promises promises

    Seven posted for this week’s Punisher. Meet in the parking lot and mosey a short distance to the covered patio and circle up for 33 x Invisible Jump Ropes, 15 x Russian Soldiers, 15 x Don Quixotes, 15 x Helicopters, 10 x Carolina Dry Docks, 25 x Freddie Mercuries, 20 x Alabama Prom Dates, and 10 x Large Arm Circles (forward and reverse).

    Resume our mosey around the school building to the outdoor classroom. Spread out and assume dip position. Complete five sets of ffive Dips each, holding the position between each round. Repeato – three rounds total.

    Jog to the playground. Surround the swingset and take turns completing 10 Jerkins, holding Al Gore while waiting. Complete three rounds.

    Return the front of the school, take a knee under the awning, and start a Jack Webb with Small Arm Circle chaser. Complete one Merkin, four Overhead Presses, and eight Small Arm Circles. Follow with two Merkins, eight Presses, and 16 Circles. Continue, maintaining the same ratio until 10:40:80 completed.

    Move to the concrete curb at the front of the school and begin another Jack Webb variant with Squats and Side Lunges. Halt after round eight and move back under the covered patio for a few rounds of LBCs and some stretching. Finish with COT and YHC took us out.

  • Pushing pipe

    A PAX of ten posted to the first Punisher of 2021 – a good start to the year. Circle up in the parking lot for warmups with SSHs, IWs, Helicopters, DQs, Russian Soldiers, and Arm Circles.

    Purchased a few lengths of galvanized piping to potentially use in a basement project but these were not a good fit, so redirected these for use at the workout. With good attendance we turned some pipe “weightlifting” into a series of partner routines in the front parking lot. Make two groups of three and one group of four. One guy runs a lap of the lot while another completes lifting reps and a third completes LBCs. Rotate through until all have completed the round. Repeato, but switch up the lifting exercise. Lifts – with 36 inch galvanized pipe – included Overhead Presses, Curls, Bench Presses, Overhead Squats, Skull Splitters, and Pullovers.

    Remain in place for a couple of 4 minute Tabatas alternating two exercises. First Tabata involved alternating Reverse Crunches and Hollow Holds. Second Tabata alternated Forward Lunges and Curtsy Lunges. Phone died and Johnsonville counted.

    Move to the grass for several rounds of Elbow Plank holds with PAX count. Hop up and COT in place.

    Great job guys. Welcome back Nightcrawler and Sonny.

  • Gambols

    Seven assembled for this week’s Punisher. Short mosey to the concrete circle near the front of the school for COP with 25 x SSHs, 15 x DQs, 15 x IWs, 15 x Helicopters, two rounds of Superman while humming The Imperial March, 10 x Suzanne Somers (each side), and 25 x Arm Circles (small only, forward then reverse).

    Resume our mosey around the school to the outdoor classroom for Dips and Bench Kicks with rounds of 20 reps of each, then 16, 12, 8, and 4. Jog to the playground and break into groups for team Suicides on the blacktop. All assume Plank. First guy starts the run and on the way to the 50% line, the second guy starts. Third guy starts when the second guy is on the way to 50%. YHC was odd man and started with the third guy in each group. Three rounds.

    Slide over to the playground area and begin Jerkin rounds. Same groups. First guy completes 10 Jerkins from beneath a playground swing, holding the final pull for a few seconds. The other guys hold straight arm Plank. Rotate through until all are done. Brief break then round two. For the third round, reduced the reps and increased the hold length between each rep.

    Mosey to the bus loop and YHC breaks out the yard dice. Same groups. First group rolls for the exercises (one die) and reps (two for up to 12 reps) to be completed by the second group. Second group does the same for the first group. Legend: 1 – Box Cutters, 2 – Hello Dollys, 3 – WWII Sit Ups, 4 – Squats, 5 – Side Lunges, and 6 – Back Lunges. Two rounds with doubles yielding double reps on the final round.

    Jog around the school for a few minutes of LBCs. COT and YHC took us out.

    Glad to see Attila, Spider, and Mariner at Punisher. Nice work all.

  • A toque by any other name

    Six participated in the pre-Christmas Punisher. We met initially at Holton for a few minutes of exercise. Following a brief COP with some warmup moves, we completed 12 reps of 12 exercises, including Squats, Wide Merkins, SSHs, Box Cutters, Carolina Dry Docks, LBCs, Helly Dollys, Front Lunges, Merkins, Overhead Presses, Curtsy Lunges, and Jump Squats. We relocated to the outdoor chairs at nearby Dot’s Back Inn for little social time. Happy Holidays!