F3 New Orleans

Author: Rudy

  • Moonshine? – from Russo

    Pax of 7 had a party at Granny’s this morning. After HogsBreath noted a lack of prior week participation, the call went out and was answered this week!

    Party started promptly at 5:15 (there were no fashionably late arrivals) with:

    Warmup (All IC, between 10x and 20x)
    – sealjacks
    – self love
    – goofballs
    – toe touches
    – cherry pickers
    – imperial walkers

    Pre-thang
    YHC loves granny’s house because of the layout. Stairs and the pilot house are one of my favorite places to do something a little different on occasion, so we started with something I’m going to call the Moonshine: 3 steps up, 2 down, until we reach the pilot house. 20 monkey humpers at the top (with no sunrise yet, that’s the “moonshine” part), then back down 3 steps, up 2.

    Round 2 replaced the 3 up, 2 down model with 3 calf raises on each step (because Math in the gloom is hard).

    Pax moseyed to the tunnel for Thang:
    A modified Dora 1-2-3 where Dora learned how to divide by 2:

    – 50 shoulder tap merkins
    – 100 squats
    – 150 crunchy frogs
    – Partner moseyed down to center tunnel and back peddled back up

    Round 2 (modified until the clock ran out)
    – plankjacks
    – lunges
    – Hello Dollys
    – karaoke in between

    A mosey back through the woods to our start wrapped us up.

    COT, name o rama, announcements:
    – F3/FIA get together next Thursday 6:30PM led by Bushwhacker
    – Potentially lunch on Friday
    – Zoorich Classic on Saturday

    Prayer closed us out.

    A thank you to the truly All Star team that posted this morning and one in particular to HogsBreath for the extra push. Until we do it again, SYITG.

  • Need more 10 counts – from Waterpik

    We definitely should have had more 10 counts at the beatdown. Since there were none, we hammered through 16 sets of Tabata (30 seconds with 10 seconds rest) and about 40 minutes with the cinder block coupon. Alternate cinder block reps with an assortment of other reps (mostly pull ups). At the concluding bell, YHC was thoroughly tired. Until next time!

  • Heroes – from Akbar

    We were heroes, if just for one day. YHC was sore all over, even without a weekend beatdown. Sleeping with your shoulder driven into the earth for 2 nights can put you on the pain train. So getting back to the basics at the Marsh was in order, after what seems numerous block workouts over the past month.

    Expecting a big crowd after we left the campground yesterday, spirits were high on arrival and dampened at 5:15 by the fartsackers. YHC can’t say much, I couldn’t even get Grover out of bed. So – alas it was 3

    Today, we made the big block to the lakefront, rips, and back up Noah’s Ark with great weather and conversation. Completing 3 Hero beatdowns.

    Marsh to Lakefront: IronMan
    30 SSH, 20 Squats, 10 Cross Punch Situps, 10 Hi Plank Rotations, 10 Dirkins, 12 Mountain Climbers, 12 Renegade Rows.

    Lakefront to Rips: Thor
    10 each, OYO/IC for each exercise: Lunges, Freak Nasties, Bulgarian Split Squats, Dirkins, Renegade Row, Irkin/Hi Plank Rotations, LBC’s, American Hammers, Turkish Getup

    Rips back to the Marsh: Batman

    20 Squats, 40 Cross Punch Situps, 10 Sister Mary Catherines, 10 Merkins, 20 Shoulder Taps, 20 Mountain Climbers, 10 Cross Punch Situps, 10 Leg Raises, 10 American Hammers

    Mary:
    Leg Raises, LBC’s, Dolly, Heels to Heaven, E2k

    Announcements: F3/FIA at the Gipper, 6:30 – last Thursday in April

    Count/Name – Russo prayed us out.

    Thanks for letting me lead, til next gloom – – Akbar

  • Surveying New Territory – from Mobydick

    Pax. BBQ, Turbo Tax, Barely Legal, Einstein, Cow Bell, Fletch, Akbar, Grover, Mobydick, Bean, ?

    The Gipper has posted all over downtown Covington for years. Today was new territory. YHC chose to forego the usual warmup circle and took the PAX on a cross town drag and carry. America was laid out by intrepid bands of surveyors that drug chains for miles to measure and note land marks while hauling their gear. The 11 man PAX devided into 3 teams with one 35 lb concrete block per team. A long heavy chain lay stretched out on New Hampshire street. The thang was for each man in order drag the chain one length end for end. It took 11 men two pulls each to get to the gates of Bogue Falaya Park. Mean while each team had to keep up with the chain while team carrying the block over head and lunge walking the 4 blocks to the park.
    Leaving the chain at the gate PAX with block still over head did a tour around the new pathway along the River and stoping at the benches for Derkins Squats Step ups and more Merkins with more lunge walking in between. The return to the Gipper dragging the chain. We must have made pretty good surveyors cause the end of the chain ended up right where it started.
    Not a lot of cardio but YHC found a couple of missing muscles the next day

  • A shot of DEWARS – from Rudy

    Wednesday marked 1 year anniversary of my Dad’s passing. In the days leading up to his passing, and in the year since then, many of the PAX have reached out to offer YHC comfort, prayers and support. I am forever in all of your debt. Thank you for being here for me.

    Today, 6 PAX will get to join YHC in commemorating the anniversary on a surprisingly rain-less day. YHC had prepped the workout under the expectation that we’d be trapped in a downpour under the gazebo. While the weathermen were wrong, the park was still very much a sloppy mess – so what would we have in store? Lets go to the rock pile and find out!

    Warm Up: War Eagle takes one look at the muck around the rock pile and whimpers “can’t we go to the parking lot?” OK, lets grab a rock and go to the parking lot. Quick warmup with some stretching, SSH, Imperial Walkers.

    The Thang

    Tabata workout. 10 exercises, 45 seconds on, 15 rest. We’ll cycle through 3 times.

    The exercises?
    Dips (using the curb)
    Elf on a Shelf
    Wife Pleasers (with a rock…)
    American Hammer
    Rows
    Squats
    T-merkins
    Overhead Press
    Raises of the Calf variety
    Kettlebell swing

    D.E.W.A.R.S. YHC’s father’s favorite drink.
    S.T.O.R.K. YHC’s father was an OB/GYN, and delivering babies was truly his greatest love.

    Lots of 80s and 90s rock on the radio. Fast Tax shared YHC’s love for the Bo Deans. Good to find another fan!

    Finish up with enough time to rifle carry the rocks back to the pile and mosey back to the flag. Count off and prayers, and War Eagle took us home with an inspirational prayer.

    Thanks for the workout, and thanks for all of the support.

  • Somebody’s Watching You – from Tinkles

    That somebody is Gideon and his drone. I thought for sure the incessant rain of the last week would call off the photo op, but Gideon was not deterred. So to keep the pax dry we headed over to the zoo parking lot. The ladies workout was out in full force. With the drone and ladies and music the pax was getting giddy…..then we actually had to work out.

    Warm Up:
    SSH IC X 30, Grass Grabbers IC X 20, Forward Arm Circles X 20, Reverse Arm Circles X 20, Imperial Walker IC X 20

    The Beatdown:
    10 burpees on the minute for 10 minutes– Talking Heads to help distract from the pain

    Mosey over to the Audubon statue and pair up for some catch me if you can combinations- Jock jams and El Wire twerking for rest between rounds.
    -Loop one: run and partner does 3 burpees and then catches up to tag
    -Loop two (short loop): lunge walk and 10 merkins
    -Loop three (short loop): bear crawl and 30 LBCs

    Finish strong with Rocky Balboas, Incline Merks, Dips, and Decline Merks on the curb. Hustle back to the flag.

    COT: get your whiskey night sign up completed! Prayers for helping us lead in all aspects of our lives. Drone footage coming soon!

  • Squat, Lunge, Squat – from Einstein

    I posted this backblast last Friday, but it was rejected.
    I’m guessing too many swear words were in the original version, and it was rejected. (probably rejected from that guy who went to Notre Dame)
    I’ve been binge-watching “Trailor Park Boys,” and have developed what my Dad used to refer to as a “bankrupt vocabulary.”

    Anyways, here is how it went:
    Short disclaimer …
    Warmup:
    all 20xIC: SSHops, TTouch, WMills, IWalkers, HBillys, SJacks, GMornings, SLove, CPickers, BKicks

    Partner up for; 100 jump squats, 200 right foot in front of left foot lunge, then left foot in front of right foot lunge, 300 wide angle squats.
    While one partner was squatting, the other partner sprinted half the distance of the parking garage deck, jogged the other half, then back-peddled the whole distance back.
    Then the partners flip-flopped, keeping the count total going.

    Two minutes of Mary; included flutter kicks, and crunches

    Count-o-rama, MobyDick leads us out with a prayer.

    Thanks guys for letting me lead today.

  • Squeezed In – from Waterpik

    In between torrential downpours, we were able to fit in a beatdown on the soaked streets of old mandeville.

    All somewhat reluctant to be out there in the drizzle, we all said we were glad to have posted after all was said and done.

    Have a good day, men!

  • Afternoon Delight! 4-14-2021 – from Almonaster

    Accept the Weather!

    PAX:

    – Subprime
    – Almonaster

    Mosey to Audubon Tea Room.

    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
    Grass Grabbers – 10 IC
    Windmills – 10 IC
    Mountain Climbers – 10 IC

    The Thang:

    Mosey to overhang by theStatue.

    Big Boy Situps – 10 IC
    Decline Merkins – 10 IC
    Squats – 10 IC
    Rinse and Repeat

    Take a lap to Magazine and back.

    Incline Merkins – 10 IC
    Right Leg Step-ups – 10 IC
    Dips – 10 IC
    Left Leg Step-ups – 10 IC
    Rinse and Repeat

    Take a lap to Magazine and back..

    Alternating Lunges – 10, 2 is 1 OYO
    Freddie Mercury’s – 20 2 is 1 OYO
    Jump Squats – 10 OYO

    Take a lap to Magazine and back to the Tea Room.

    LBC’s – 40 OYO
    Flutter kicks – 20, 2 is 1 OYO
    Russian Twists (Douilles) – 20, 2 is 1 OYO
    Burpees – 10 OYO
    Dying Cockroach – 40 1 is 1.
    Big Boy Situps – 20 OYO

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