F3 New Orleans

Author: Rudy

  • Afternoon Delight – 2-16-2022 – from Almonaster

    Miles for RCR!

    PAX:

    – MacGyver
    – Subprime
    – Couch
    – Almonaster

    Warmup:

    SSH – 20 IC
    Arm Circles -10 IC
    Reverse Arm Circles – 10 IC
    Imperial Walkers – 10 IC
    Balance on 1 foot for 10 seconds – Each Foot
    The Morpheus – 10 IC
    Grass Grabbers – 10 IC
    Windmills – 10 IC
    Mountain Climbers – 10 IC

    The Thang:

    Tonight was the night to Mosey around the Track for miles.

    Incline Push/Pull Station.
    4 Sets

    Stop at the Bridge.

    Lunges Right Foot – 10 IC
    Lunges Left Foot – 10 IC
    Squats – 10 IC

    Fountain.

    Right Leg Step-up – 10 IC
    6 Count Bench Crawl up and incline Merkin (alternate halfway) – 10 IC
    Left Leg Step-up – 10 IC
    Dips – 10 IC

    Stop by the Golf Cart Path.

    Burpees – 10 OYO

    Stop by final Curve

    Mary

    LBC’s – 20, IC
    Flutter Kicks – 20, IC
    Douille’s (Russian Twists) – 20 IC
    Burpees – 5 OYO

    Back to Flag

    Birthdays
    Anniversaries
    Announcements
    Intentions
    Prayer

    Thanks for the opportunity to Lead

  • Bad Romance: Are Burpees the 6th Love Language?? – from Paradox

    With a frigid stage and low morale after Joe Brrrr’s magical run ended, the PAX needed a beatdown to get this week going. We needed love, we needed each other, but most of all we needed burpees. At 6:14 YHC was lonely at the Stage and I was working out how to do Power merkins solo when my Master Sensai Goose came in hot with the shovel flag.

    Warmorama (14s!)
    For a warmup switch we went dynamic with rich mansion loop warm up and did the following 14 reps of each on light poles: SSH, IW, Windmills, arm circles, high knees, butt kickers. Shout out to Percelator for catching up even though we abandoned the stage. Mosey back to the flag and discussed how Joe Brrrr needs more O line!!

    Thang 1: Bad Romance
    YHC gave a disclaimer that we would be honoring Valentines day by learning the love languages the hard way. But first we must acknowledge all those that came before our true love…
    Lady Gaga “Bad Romance”- Merkins on LOVE, Peter Parkers on Bad Romance, hold plank for the rest and alternate individual breaks for a track lap (it’s a long one).

    Thang 2: Love Languages
    1. GIFTS- Started with 10 burpees alternating with prisoner squats in honor of St. Valentines imprisonment. (10 burpees run track 2 squats run track, 9 burpees, run track 4 squats…etc). After running some advanced calculus with Goose we got the routine down and felt the deep quad burn.
    2. AFFIRMATIONS: We took turns picking from a box of chocolates with each individual wrapped treat including an affirmation to share with someone. Completed the following: 25 wide merkins, 60 second people chair, 40 mountain climbers, 20 step ups, 15 burpees
    3. PHYSICAL TOUCH: Power merkins/Derkins. Partnered up and low man planks while the other guy has feet on plank guys back. Alternating power merkins and derkins than swap. (odd man out ran the track). Whats better than a couples massage??
    4. SERVICE: ran low on time here but alternated wheelbarrow merkins and track runs and everyone had a round.
    5. TIME: planned to spend this on Mary but we hit 7am so YHC assigned everyone a decade of the Rosary.

    COT and Goose prayed us out.

  • All The World’s A Stage – from Steve

    Decent crowd at Granny’s yesterday for a kinda-sorta cinderblock beatdown. Kinda-sorta because YHC only brought 3 coupons and there were 7 players in company. But, as always, we made it work (I will say, it was helpful to not have Bushwacker there undermining the Q’s efforts with constant griping about said cinderblocks!).

    Warmorama: SSH, IW’s, arm circles, cherry pickers, hillbillies, grass grabbers, seal jacks, and 20x merkins.

    Cowbell finally rolled in, which meant it was officially the end of warmorama and time to get after it.

    Thang:
    Mosey over to the stage for a rotating circuit. Each pax has an exercise, with one guy knocking out 20x burpees as the timer. Exercises were:

    Burpees x20 (timer)
    Curls
    Squat thrusters
    Tricep extensions
    Lunges
    Sit-ups
    Plank jacks

    YHC initially experimented with a cinderblock exercise called “forearm thingies,” (Bushwacker would’ve had an aneurism) which poor JV dutifully knocked out before Waterpik took over and wisely transitioned to tricep extensions.

    Once everyone had hit each station, we did a quick mosey around the trailhead in an attempt to at least get some mileage for RCR, and then rinse and repeat. After a second mosey around the trailhead, we hit the bus depot for YHC’s usual leg business:

    Bulgarians right and left, x12 IC each
    Freak Nasties, x12 IC
    Step ups, right and left, x12 IC each
    Freak Nasties, x12 IC

    And back to the stage to finish up with a different set of exercises, this time the rotation was:

    Burpees x20
    Goblet Squats
    Alpos
    Chest Presses
    Jump Squats
    Freddies
    Peter Parkers

    We only completed one round of this before it was time. COT, nameorama, and Pik prayed us out. Good to see Grundy out there now that he’s officially local. And t-claps to Hog’s Breath, since he’s decidedly not local and yet often makes it to at least one weekday beatdown. Appreciate the push you guys provide, and the opportunity to lead.

  • KB & the Frac – from Fracsac

    Kenna Brah was excited to see YHC, so excited that he immediately started doing burpees upon seeing me. “Could this day get any better?”, asked my inner awesome voice. YHC quickly remembered to give a disclaimer, then figured my older brotha from another motha might need a little warmup. So we began with SSH and did some other regular warmup stuff, ending with 10 x 8 count BBs. Then it was time to mosey to the levee to take advantage of the concrete apron that was begging for attention. Since KB (that’s what we’ll refer to him as now) wanted burpees, who was YHC to deny him, or should I say HIM? Elevens with burpees and merkins, stopping at the top of the levee for 5 squats each time. KB really seemed to dig it. We then moseyed to the benches for some Power Ups, derkins, dips, and Bulgarian Split Squats. Those Bulgarians really know how to deliver the burn, I guess that’s why they invented that style of squat. If anyone knows a Bulgarian, please EH him, we need more info on this split squat thang. We saw a couple planes, so we did more burpees, cause that’s kinda what we do. We finished off with some Mary, kickin’ it with the Scuba Diver!

    COT

    Great stuff!

    SYITG!

  • Paul Bunyan ain’t my name but chopping wood is the game. – from Fletch

    Warmup: SSH’s, windmills, merkins, seal jacks, grass grabbers, shoulder taps and imperial walkers.
    Grabbing some coupons we moseyed to the parking lot on side the woodwrights shop. We continued with 10 IC curls for the girls and shoulder presses.
    Thang:15 Wood chops on a tractor tire with a sledgehammer. Upon completion that pax would shout out an exercise for the rest to perform while he moseyed around the block with his coupon. Following the first pax the next in line would start chopping wood while we performed the exercises etc., till we completed 4 rounds. Returning to the Gipper, with a good sweat worked up, Barely Legal prayed us out. Thanks for letting me lead. Much respect for these men.

  • New AO by Popular Demand in Houma!! – from Goose

    Cardinal is an EH specialist, though if you asked him, he’d deny it. However, after just one conversation, he convinced a group of young dads to commit to Tuesday morning beatdowns–not just one beatdown, but every Tuesday morning–in Houma. So, the Thibodaux shovel flag was planted this morning amidst the frozen clover on the top of the hill at the Lumen Christi Retreat Center overlooking a gorgeous sunrise on the lake.
    Two of the dads in the group showed up while two more who couldn’t come wailed and ground their teeth with commitments to move heaven and earth so as not to miss next week. Cardinal and YHC walked them through the basics and the disclaimer, and it was on.

    Warmup: side straddle hops, windmills, arm circles, Imperial Walkers, and self love; all x20, all IC.

    Thang 1:
    YHC wanted to wake the muscles and lungs up, introduce them to some F3 basics, and start a love/hate relationship with that hill, so we undertook a set of 7’s–Merkins on one side, Big Boi Situps on the other, with 5 jump squats every time the hill was topped.

    Thang 2:
    YHC also wanted to give them an experience of F3 creativity, so I thought back to a few of the highlights from my experience on the Northshore and settled on a game Steve came up with a few years ago. A playlist was created for a version of “Name that Tune,” and each song was assigned an exercise to be executed for the duration of the song unless any PAX could name the title and/or artist. If they just named the title or artist, we’d stop at 2 minutes, but if they could name both, we’d move on immediately.
    YHC’s playlist consisted of a lot of 80’s and 90’s stuff that would have been obvious to anyone over 35, so the list was pretty long to take a number of full skips into account. However, the PAX who showed were both uncultured and relatively young-ish, so reps completed were plentiful, but songs completed were not. Some may have been more attainable if the PAX’s brains were less affected by the hill, but they appreciated the creativity, the challenge, and the variety, nonetheless.

    Moseyed back up the hill to the flag for COT and naming of the two FNG’s: welcome Paradiddle and Elmer’s!

    The gratitude and excitement for the chance to do this regularly with other (more or less) respectable men was palpable, and YHC is filled with gratitude for the way God continues to provide for the deep hunger of men through the gift of F3.

    See You in the Gloom,
    Goose

  • Olympic Training – from Fracsac

    It was a long shot, but worth a try. YHC reached out to Dennis Shaver to see if he could up our sprint game. He said the only day he could join us was 15 February, and he would make us masters of the sprint. YHC had no idea he would bring the LSU marching band, which woke up the Pontiff neighborhood! It was an incredible display of track and field glory! Coach assured YHC that he could get these legs to Olympic speeds in just 45 minutes! These legs have never moved faster than they did today. The marching band and cheerleaders helped too. The entire neighborhood gathered on the bleachers to witness history in the making. It was glorious!!

    COT was quick….

    SYITG

  • Love Rocks! – from MacGyver

    Love rocks

    With romance on their mind, 6 pax showed to Rock City on a chilly Monday morning ready to start the week in the best way. Disclaimer was provided by the Q and they were off to the races with
    30x SSH, 10x Abe Vigotas, 15x Imperial Walkers, then we moseyed to the rock pile to pick our companions.
    The Pax were instructed to give a name to their darling as we walked over to the parking lot, our minds filled with that which was to come, we made a circle then we did flutter kicks holding our babes above us, each pax calling out a set, the reps were determined by how many letters were in their date’s name. This totaled 35 reps.
    Pax then recovered and did the same number count with squat thrusters.
    Then we moseyed to the gym and back with our burdens, switching shoulders at the gym.

    Another round of flutter kicks was followed by a round of American-Getups(definitely not Turkish) then they moseyed to the cabana and did 20x step ups,
    20x big boy sit-ups both with our sweethearts, then 18 more American getups. At this point one of the pax pointed out that he was having separations issues with Burpees after being so close with them in January, so we did 10 AYOP. Then we rifle carried our accompaniment back to their home’s and did 15x Penguins, 20x LBC’s, and 14x Wife Pleasers. Then we sprinted back to the flat for a set of Echo count stretch’s and COT

    On a serious note, Q would like to give a sincere thank you to the PAX who showed up, because YHC would have far-sacked in a heartbeat with them.

  • The Merkin Trap, Episode 4: The Search for Plutonium – from Akbar

    Admiral Gail Akbar of the Mon Calamari returns to the Northshore Mothership once again, to fight another battle against Darth Fartsack and the Sad Clown Empire. His secret mission this trip is to investigate the galactical mystery of Plutonium, reportedly found in the NOLA area by some beast named Hawgcycle. The commander of the Rebel forces knew this human was clever and dangerous – using words like isotopes, casualties, retrospect, and defecate in past correspondence about this discovery. He was at this beatdown before, maybe he would return. Key reinforcements – Baby Yoda, Bushwacker, Pickaxe, Chainsaw, and Shooter were missing. But we had new blood to make up the difference – a burly man named Cathe, with medical-surgical powers specializing in catheters, and a visiting pirate from Cape Fear named Teach. We were pleased with our chances.

    The Admiral received this note before his journey:

    Before night falls on this long winter day,
    A shining sword must find its way
    Into your hands and out of the gloom—
    Or Admiral Akbar shall meet his doom.
    To begin your quest for the Sword of Light,
    Call for the help of another to get right.
    You can always depend on an F3 brother,
    As Iron Sharpens Iron, so one man sharpens another.

    PAX

    Waterpik, Dangerfield, Freon, Bubba, Moby Dick, Bean, Russo, Jose 10k, Barely Legal, Speedy, Grundy, Bird, Zoolander, Maverick, Akbar, Hammer, Junior Varsity, Cathe (FNG), Teach

    Conditions – 40ish, no wind, a little foggy

    Warm Up – Arm Circles (F/B), Self-Love, Imperial Walkers, Grass Grabbers

    Thang

    Mosey up and down the Lakefront stopping for 2 exercises in each set, one of which would always be Merkins. 12, 8, 5 IC or 24,16,10 OYO. Each set = 50 Merkins, and most were 50 of another exercise except for a couple done Copperhead style.

    1 – Flag SSH, Merkins
    2 – Rips Calf Raises, Wide Merkin
    3 – Parking stripes Lunge walk, 5 Merkins every 2nd stripe
    4 – Noah Wall Tempo Freak Nasties, Dirkin
    5 – Grass Circle Al Gore/Shoulder raise, Wide Merkin
    6 – Wall Copperhead Squats, Irkin
    7 – Grass Circle Scuba Steve, Stone Mountain
    8 – Grass Circle Al Gore/Shoulder raise, Merkin
    9 – Noah Wall Scuba Steve, Diamond Irkin
    10 – Rips Twinkle Toes, Prime Time Merkin
    11 – Flag Little Manny Crunches, Merkin

    Total 550 Merkins

    Mary – x10 IC

    Fire Hydrants, Leg Raises, Hello Dolly, LBC’s, Lay flat on your back for 1 minute, time called

    Count-o-rama, Name-o-rama. Welcome FNG Cathe! Pronounced Cathy

    Announcements

    – Run Cajun Run, log your mileage
    – Hammer, Grundy, Steve, and Tanked Up! have put together a team to support The
    Nehemiah Project. They will run 48 miles over 48 hours on March 18th at Fontainebleau
    State Park. Check Slack for more.
    – Bird has the Q next Saturday

    COT

    YHC prayed us out with thoughts of words like man, father, husband, brother, friend – all verbs – and to take action this week remembering to flex our heart muscle. Don’t forget tomorrow is Valentine’s Day

    Alas, the Admiral did not find Plutonium, or Hawcycle, or the Sword of Light. But what he did find was a group of men who sharpened each other – enjoying camaraderie, food, and a hot cup of coffee for their efforts. Sad, but undaunted, he shall return next year.

    Thanks for letting me lead, and for following.

    SYITG – Admiral Akbar

    NMM

    Of all days to be late, YHC misplaced the keys and had to hall butt to make it there just in time to start.

    Great to have Teach from F3 Cape Fear make the drive from Gulfport while working out of town for a while.

    Bird brought Ian, a FNG who we named Cathe, pronounced Cathy, he works in med devices sales with vascular catheters.

    YHC had to modify pretty quickly after the Dirkins in the 4th set – in which QIC almost face planted from exhaustion. The plan was to go all the way to the playground and work my way back, but time forced a modification. We still got in around 550 Merkins in an hour

    Grundy showed up late, half way through, and owes 250 Merkins.

    I’ve been reading a lot of Jack and Annie books with the kids, and the poem came from a Merlin Mystery novel. I have to admit, these books are great – historical fiction and mystery combined. Kids and adults alike will love them. Sometimes, the book titles become backblast titles.

    The Plutonium reference came from the master backblast writer himself, Hawcycle. Look back and read it, it’s good stuff.

    Coffeeteria was great, this time including more King Cake, breakfast bowls, and my 2.0’s showed up for sugar and hot chocolate.