Invictus
Invictus William Earnest Henley Out of the night that covers me, Black as the pit from pole to pole, I thank whatever gods may be For my unconquerable soul. In the fell clutch of circumstance I have not winced nor cried aloud...
Read moreA Parliament just like old times
Pre-Parliament Festivities: TSC and YHC first watched a transaction go down in the SW parking lot before taking off on a 2-mile EC Run. We did not seem to impact business upon our arrival or departure. Parliament had a very nostalgic feel to it...
Read moreCounting Down at Parliament
Happy to be out at Parliament this morning with a strong group of guys. No running promise, no running delivered. It went like this. Warm-O-Rama Side Straddle Hops, Walker, Abe, Whirly, Calf Stretch, you know. The Thang To the blocks. grab one...
Read moreCSAUP Trivia and Tabata, no repeats
YHC spent the evening before cramming. Prepping for a weekday is different, heard it gets easier with experience. Prepared pretty good trivia IMO then failed to set questions up properly early on, but we recovered. Just started learning Tabata...
Read moreExpect the Unexpected at Parliament
Warm-O-Rama: No SSH’s were performed Whirly with the clap Abe Vigoda Arm Swirlies Fwd and Hillbillies Hamstring stretch Various other stretches from your 6 Cobra stretch Bent Leg Body Twist Seal Claps Overhead Claps Calf stretch The Thang Lunge...
Read morecommunity service
10 pax were intrigued by the pre-blast mentioning community service at Parliament and posted to find out what was going to happen. It was not what they expected….. Warm o rama – SSH, IW, Abe V, michael phelps, merkins community...
Read moreWelcoming June @ Parliament 6.1.2021
Poor planning on my part to have the Q the day after Memorial Day. Thankfully I was exempt from the Blackbeard Challenge due to my wife’s work schedule, but any day you have to Q after a Murph + lots of day drinking is a recipe for...
Read moreParliment – Grinderish
Warmorama SSH IST Arm Swirls – every direction Seal Clap OH Clap Moroccan NC Ab Vagota Whirly w/clap Mosey to pick up blocks The Thang No running this AO so wanted to alter grinder format. Break in groups of 3. 3 exercises per round with...
Read moreWhy the Basketball Court?
Well the 4th of 5 Q’s in 10 days for YHC was Parliament this week and I wanted to spend some time of the far reaches of the AO. So read on to see what we did. Standard stuff for Warmarama-SSH, IST, Arm Thingys, Whirlies, etc. Off to get...
Read moreA Quartet for Parliament
It was a perfect brisk morning for an early morning beatdown and the rain held off. It went as follows: THE THANG: WARM-A-RAMA SSH x Abe Vigoda Whirly with the Clap Walk/mosey to the wall for more warm ups WALL All oyo: Jack Reachers x 20...
Read moreEver hear of the Sultana? Did not think so.
Apologies for the incredible tardiness of this backblast. The final push to actually write it came from Van Gogh. Guilt is a powerful weapon. April 27 marked the 156 years since the greatest maritime disaster in American...
Read moreIt didn’t start out how I had planned…
Parliament was my VQ over 4 years ago. My main goal with this Q, to be much improved over that very first time- I did not have to try hard to improve to say the least. BUT, Boomerang determined that since Parliament was on school grounds, we...
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