Date: 01-24-2026
PAX: OCB, Optimus, Destro, Beaker
It was cold as hell and we still did it anyway! we got 3 rounds done and the first 2 parts of the 4th round while we stuck together and had some good convo. Thanks for showing up for each other men!
Wicker Park
Ultimate Football
Date: 01-17-2026
PAX: Elsa, Federali, Destro, Gummy Bear, Coors, Gatsby, Optimus, Laloyd, Peyton, OCB, Family Guy
Probably the best Ultimate Football ever! Action packed from start to finish! See you all next Month!
Raincheck at Wicker
Date: 01/10/2026
PAX: Family Guy, Coors, Beaker, Optimus, OCB (Q)
Warm Up:
25 SSH
10 Toy Soldiers IC
10 Bean Pickers IC
10 IST IC
10 HillBillies IC
10 Willie Mays Hayes IC
PacRats Arm Circles routine
The Thang:
5 Burpees
5 WMD Merkins IC
5 WMD Squats IC
repeat 3 times and finish with 5 Burpees, that got us to 100 Merkins total
put the picnic table in the middle of the shelter and put coupons at each 4 corners… the timer is 10 8-count step ups in the middle and at each corner the PAX do an amrap of the prescribed exercise.
they were:
coupon complex, coupon curls, skull crushers, overhead press, dead lift, coupon swing, that thing where you carry the coupon around your head, and pullovers.
Mary:
Broga
Moleskin:
I was sad that Ultimate football had to be postponed, but it was ok because we got a good workout in. All of the guys showed up and did the work. Thanks for letting me lead!
BACKBLAST 1/3/25: First Blood
7 PAX circled up at Wicker Park to draw first blood on 2026. I started the day off with car problems, so Peyton warmed up the PAX, and then I took over once I got there just a few minutes late.
Warm Up
Good Mornings x 10ic
I forget what else the PAX did, but I think Peyton had them doing some Latin hip sashay when I arrived
Windmill x 10 ic
Frankensteins for 15 yards
Buttkickers for 15 yards
High knees for 15 yards
Perfect merkin x 5 ic
Squats x 10 ic
Beatdown
We had an assortment of sandbags, including Nut House’s Bulgarian Sheep Boppie that you had to carry by the “dong.” Two PAX farmer carried two sandbags each while the rest of the PAX did 5 burpees then ran to catch up with the lead PAX. Once the lead PAX was caught, all PAX circled up to perform a set of hand-release merkins and WWI’s. We started with 20 hand-release merkins and 20 WWI’s, and each round we descended in reps by two. Each PAX should have gotten in 3 carries. So, each PAX did 35 burpees, and 110 hand-release merkins and WWI’s. We did one parking lot/trail lap of the park.
When we returned to the pavilion, we did two rounds of
1 arm rows x 10 ic
Coupon squats x 10 ic
Curls x 10 ic
Skull crushers x 10 ic
LBCs x 20 oyo
1 set of military presses x 10ic
Supermans x Q’s count
Bay City Scissors x 10 ic
1 min plank
Moleskin
I wanted to be pretty much continuously moving, and we accomplished that. We got in a little over a mile of movement. I also wanted to push ourselves by doing the hand-release merkins, which are harder on my body. Aaaaaaand. I hate burpees. So I incorporated more of those. I would have liked to have more actual sprint work, but oh well. It was fun to see PacRat actively dodge Gummy during his carry. Peyton got in some good distance during his carry, so it was a good distance run to catch up to him. And Nut House’s dong Boppie was an awesome addition to the bags. Always a pleasure grinding it out with Trader Joe and Optimus. Those guys just consistently work.
As always, it’s an honor leading you fellas. Happy New Year!
Sharknado
Date: 12/27/2025
PAX: OCB, PacRat, Destro, Federali, Class Act, Beaker, Kato, Optimus, Turtle Dove
Some of us Rucknado’d and at least one PAX completed a full Sharknado. Happy New Year to all!