AYE. At approximately zero-six-twenty, Sir Topham Hat pulled his Fiat 500 #gokart #howwillwefit outside of the Doubletree to pick up YHC for what we are sure will be a nice turnout at the second New Orleans launch at City Park. As we roll up to the park, we start noticing cars. Lots of cars. Tons of cars. So many cars that we can’t find a parking spot close to the designated AO. Either NOLA has come out in force for the second F3 workout or else something is going on…like a breast cancer awareness walk with 20,000 participants. Given that 19,900 were #tomatoes, it was relatively easy to spot the F3 crew sticking out like burnt beignets around the shovel flag. So here’s what transpired.
THE THANG
STH Q
Circle of warmup – SSH, merkins, squats, mountain climbers, etc
Mosey to open area with palm trees and then do cackalacky choo choo
Chewy Q
Head over to the corner of the field then:
10x man-maker burpees at corner 1
10x regular burpees at corner 2
10x Spartan burpees at corner 3
10x surfer burpees at corner 4
Plank then repeat with 20 squats
McGee Q
Burpee broad jump across the field (well, ok, more like halfway across the field)
The leg-breaker – people’s chair, baryshnikovs, squats, jumping squats, sumos, jumping sumos, leaping lunges, one legged squats
AYG to end of field, then under weird colonnade thing by a picturesque lake
Six Minutes of Mary – LBC, little baby twist, jack-knife, x-cross, dying cockroach, rrrrrrrosalita, dolly, low fast flutter, high slow flutter (HOLD IT!), russian twist, knee-up, etc
Back to STH Q
Circle of Pain – Jack Webb’s to 10 (#nofun), other pushups, etc (joined by BabyFace at this point)
5 burpees at all nine trees down the field
Mosey back to shovel flag for COT
NAKED MAN MOLESKIN
1. The Walk – I really can’t overstate the degree to which our plans overlapped with the plans of 20,000 or so (mostly overripe) tomatoes planning on walking (walking??) around the AO for a few hours. The shovel flag was sitting not 30 feet from registration booth. It was kind of a bizarre experience because usually the Gloom is quiet and deserted but this time was certainly different. That said, we made the most of it and quickly found some peace and quiet at an pristine field nearby.
2. Chardonnay – For those not in the know, Chard earned his nickname by spilling merlot on his first post. This time, he led the pack and reportedly didn’t even taste a hint of last night’s étouffée and sazerac in the back of his throat. Tclaps.
3. Crashcourse – We threw out a lot of exercises today in the hopes that our time in NOLA would be a bit of an F3 pain buffet, for educational purposes only, obviously. We actually got requests for exercises that RY had seen on back blasts but didn’t know, most notably the #mcgeekryptonite Carolina Dry Dock.
4. A Confederacy of Dunces – NOLA is a fertile ground for expansion and the crew is solid. The pax already appears to be binding together. Tclaps to y’all for already launching a week-day workout and putting two more in the hopper. See you at the Mud Run next year #f3superbowl.
5. Byen Mersi – Really appreciate the warm welcome from the PAX down in NOLA. F3 has been nothing short of a life changing experience for both STH and me and we’re excited to help it spread to a new place. We were talking on the way back from the workout that we can’t imagine knowing that F3 existed in our city and not posting. It’s incomprehensible. I know before too long, you guys will feel the same way.
McGee (#horseneck) OUT
Strong. #F3IsLifeChanging