Today we welcome a special guest Blogger, Mr. Jerry Bodie, to the workout group blog, with an update on recent developments from the RBI workout group.
Knoxville, Tenn. - July 6, 2010 -- Ken Bodie, CEO and founding member of the Advanced Workout Group formally of 180 Fitness and now firmly ensconced at the exclusive Cherokee Country Club visited the other side of the tracks today at the RBI facility. RBI is managed by Performance Training who also happens to manage the CCC Fitness Center. Mr. Bodie appeared unannounced at RBI and demanded he be allowed to work out with the group he has dubbed "Jerry's Kids". His comment was that since he was leaving on another "business" trip, he needed a rather light workout prior to boarding his First Class flight to Stockholm. This was of course after a tirade about the lack of bottled spring water, fresh fruit, clean towels and LaVazaa Italian coffee at the RBI facility. In addition, Ken wondered where the group got their shoes shined on a regular basis as JuneBug was nowhere to be seen.
Bryan Rodriguez, Director of the RBI facility and trainer for both the Advanced Workout Group and "Jerry's Kids" succumbed to Mr. Bodie's demands and proceeded to pair Ken with Miss Elise Icuss, the only female member of Jerry's Kids.
The workout regiment proceeded as normal and about halfway through Mr. Bodie could be heard using the language accustomed to that heard normally at the 6 a.m. workout at CCC. Mr. Rodriguez made note of the fact that even though both Father David Boettner and Father John Ross were absent, he would not tolerate that kind of mouth in front of Miss Icuss. Miss Icuss proceeded to complete her plate pushes 25 minutes ahead of Mr. Bodie.
After the Jerry's Kids workout, Ken proceeded directly to Cherokee Country Club, where he promptly complained to the Chairman of the House Committee that there needed to be two sets of handrails on the steps leading to the Men's Locker Room as he struggled to keep from falling. The Chairman reminded Mr. Bodie of the elevator maintained for those older members unable to maneuver stairs on a regular basis.
Ken was also overheard in the Locker Room mumbling something about the Knox County Rescue Squad and had they arrived yet. After reviving Mr. Bodie, JuneBug made sure he had his fruit and coffee before he was allowed to leave the Club.
An e-mail from Ken was sent to RBI around 2:00 p.m. today from the Crown Room in Atlanta that stated the following: "I will NOT be joining you there (RBI) ever again. I believe the lack of air conditioning has affected Byran's brain as Superman would complain about 25 plate pushes."
Miss Icuss' response to that e-mail was pretty straight forward: "I thought Mr. Ken had been working out on a regular basis for the past 3 ½ years. Obviously I was mistaken. I'm so sorry to have finished my plate pushes so much sooner that he did. Had I known it would have demoralized him in such a fashion, I honestly would have slacked off!"
As of Noon today, "Jerry's Kids" will here forth be known and recognized as the "Super Advanced Workout Group".
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Knoxville, Tenn. - Tuesday, July 19, 2016
There was a situation this past Tuesday at the newly renovated RBI facility located in the fashionable warehouse district of the Deane Hill neighborhood. It was eerily reminiscent of six years ago when Ken Bodie, CEO of the Advanced Workout Group from Cherokee Country Club made his first and only visit to RBI. See link below to be reminded of this epic workout by Mr. Bodie.
http://sevenfatguys.blogspot.com/2010/07/rbi-v-ccc.html
As mentioned above, the RBI facility has been the recipient of much needed new equipment. Donations have been pouring in and those who have visited in the past would not recognize the workout area of the warehouse. Heating and air conditioning are still on the donation list and a Go Fund Me page is in the works to see if heat can be in place before the winter solstice.
The director of RBI, Bryan "B-Rod" Rodriguez normally trains the 7:00 am class on Tuesdays and Thursdays at RBI known to most as "Jerry's Kids". When the class arrived this morning, they were surprised and shocked to see Geraldo "G-man" Orta, former University of Tennessee football star and one of the trainers of the Advanced Workout Group at Cherokee waiting to instruct the group. After four sets of "warm-ups" which included decline bench presses, decline butterfly's and band stretches, Mr. Orta informed the group that they would be participating in the 1,000 rep challenge.
Things were going fairly well with the group and there were really no issues with the challenge until the final event. When the two-minute plate push was announced, Jerry, namesake of the group, flatly refused to complete the challenge. After a few choice words, the rest of the class agreed to participate. As you can see in the pictures from both Ken Bodie's attempt and today's plate pushes, the green astro turf is still in place at RBI. For those of you who have experienced this turf then you know it dates back some 50 plus years when the inventors of the turf used the RBI facility to test the first run of the material.
As seen above, the Very Rev. David Boettner, Rector of Sacred Heart Cathedral, had some difficulty with the turf but ultimately was able to finish although not in the allotted timeframe. Fr. David was heard calling for the Very Rev. John Ross, Rector of St. John's Episcopal Cathedral who is also a member of Jerry's Kids. Fr. John was suspiciously absent from today's workout and it has been reported that he had been tipped off that today's workout would end with plate pushes. Although Fr. David's speech was unintelligible, it is believed he was calling on Fr. John to invoke the Holy Spirit to exorcise whatever demons might be possessing him.
It has been rumored that Mr. Kirk Icuss, another member of the group has had ties to the Italian Mafia in the past. Mr. Icuss, a descendant of the Iacovissi family also has connections with the Morelli family and has indicated that should Mr. Orta return to the RBI facility certain "contracts" may be executed.
In the future it is probably best that the "country club" types, and their trainers, stay on their side of the tracks.
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