74 degrees F
89 Days Injury free at CN
1 Pax in the Gloom.
Figuring all the other pax stayed up too late to try and catch all the electoral college votes that they could, YHC decided to Ruck around LaSalle.
2.25 miles in 44 minutes.
COT was short and sweet.
See yall tomorrow!
Warmups consisted of
SSH’s
Imperial Walkers
Grass Grabbers
Burpees
Abe Vigoda’s
THANG
1.Grab a rock and head to the Pavilion for 3 rounds of:
Curls
Dips
Step Ups
Decline Merkins
2.Headed to the parking lot
Run to the fire hydrant and back to the start with exercises consisting of SSH’s, LBC’s and Merkins
3.Ring of Fire
Rifle carry while the one in the middle did burpees on first round and squats on the second
We finished with some donkey kicks, burpees and lunges
We welcomed FNG Kilo to the group.
Mary and COT
Two pax assembled at the 007. The holiday season is officially upon us, as the park began to set up Christmas decorations.
Warm up
Began with a slow mosey. Some grass grabbers, torso twists, cornholios and such.
The Thing
Pass interference is still recovering from a sprained ankle, so we took it easy on the running and legs. We began with a round of POWs [ aka Jack Webbs ] one merkin to two air press, in an increasing manor till 10 merkins and 20 air presses.
Next up was a partner set of 11s. One partner stared with Merkins, the other partner started with Abs.
Once this was finished, we did a route 66, with merkins and walking the route instead of running. This provided for some active rest and allowed our aching shoulders to calm down!
Ended with COT.
Wicket’s question early after recapping Buttsplice’s 3 mile mosey at Noah’s Ark Saturday.
We started with a mosey down to the Lakefront on the Marsh Mile. Just me and Pik today, guessing Hammer and 10K needed some rest.
Warm Up
IW, Hillbillies, grass grabbers, cherry pickers, high i=knees, butt kicks, and SSH.
Playground for 3 sets of 10 pull ups, 10 Superman’s
Thang
Mosey down the Marsh Mile stopping at every other intersection for exercises x10 IC
Stone Mountain, SMC
Should Taps, Copperhead Squats
At the wall: Dirkins, Freak Nasty, Bulgarians x 2, repeat
Return to home base for another round of pull ups and a 4 corners Mary of Crunchy Frogs and LBC’s
Count, Name, and YHC prayed us out for our families.
Announcements: Turkey Trot, Run Cajun Run is right around the corner. Krazy Ivan slated for February.
Appreciate the post!
SYITG – Akbar
Saturdays beatdown that YHC Q’d at the Peltch was too fluffy. There was too much downtime and even White Meat didn’t complain about the work load. Was it fun, maybe to some extent. Even that is too much for me. Today we get back to basics.
Warmaramma
SSH
Willy mays hays
Imperial walkers
Wind mills
Arm circles
Cherry pickers
Self love
Thang 1
7s at out typical stops along the one mile rich man’s loop.
First stop 7 burpees.
Second stop 7 burpees, 14 merkins
Third stop 7 burpees, 14 merkins, 21 jump squats
Fourth stop 7 burpees, 14 merkins, 21 jump squats, 28 flutter kicks (2:1)
Thang 2 – Song
To a random song named “Vote” by an unknown artists, YHC was trying to prepare the PAX for Election Day tomorrow without over doing it. Not sure if it really worked. Either way we held Al Gore for the duration and did burpees on the word “vote”
Thang 3
11s with Freak Nasties and star jumps. In between we ran a lap around the stage.
With 4 minutes left call your Mary ensued – 6 inch hold, LBCs (White Meat was definitely thinking it), wife pleasers (Goose has been calling a lot of these lately. Everything ok buddy?), a single V-up from pope.
COT, blue tube went from white meat to YHC, tap prayed us out.
F3 Thibodaux anniversary beatdown on Thursday at the Den.
#renewyourvalves
It felt nice getting back to the usual Valve routine today. Wake up, pray, come up with a beatdown that sounds reasonable on the 5 minute car ride to the Stage. Sometimes we feel the need to branch out and try something new- hence the Saturday “fun” beatdown. This is by no means a bad thing. How else will we continue to grow and discover more useless trivia knowledge if we do not branch out? But, there is something nice about being the person you are and being perfectly happy about it.
YHC set out to devise a beatdown that incorporated a Paradox level of creativity, with an AB level of confusing instructions, and a dash of competitiveness that would make Goose proud. YHC also needed to figure out a way to get the PAX to fill the 80 pound GORUCK medicine ball that Wet Tap gifted to us. What came of this mix was the first edition of F3 Thibodaux Monopoly.
Upon arriving at the Peltch, YHC was feeling confident. Got there early enough to set up, but after fiddling with the light at the tennis courts with no luck, time was running low. After choosing the thunderdome and setting up, YHC ran to greet 5 other Hims about 3 minutes late. Enron would be proud. Pope was already back asleep in his bed by the time SSH started since YHC forgot to pick him up on the way. There are some things in life that your friends will never let you forget. Along with showing up late that one time, this might be added to the list.
Warmaramma
SSH
Willy mays hays
Imperial walkers
Wind mills
Arm circles
Cherry pickers
Self love
Indian run mosey through the Peltch with a 5 merkin drop off ensued to warm ourselves up for the game at hand. We eventually ended up at the thunderdome where the board was set-up.
Game-play:
Stations/Properties up for grabs:
1. Wet Tap’s Water Works – Thrusters
2. Advanced Eye Avenue – Jump Squats
3. Family Doctor Clinic Way – V-ups
4. Enron Tax – Curls
5. Goose’s Place – Bonnie Blairs
6. Mitchell Family Eye Lane – Merkins
7. Suckles Railroad – Reverse Flys
8. White Meat Plantation Road – LBCs
Each PAX member started on a property and completed as many reps as possible. The timer for the AMRAP was the PAX at the “Pass Go” space completing 20 BBSU. After completing the 20 BBSU, this person rolled a die. If the number rolled was a 1, 2, 3, or 4. That person got to add that many scoops of sand to the 80 pound medicine ball. Rolling a 5 put you in “free parking” where you skipped the next property and held plank for the duration of the following persons turn. Rolling a 6 put you in jail – the only way to get out of jail was to complete 20 burpees. The PAX member who completed the most reps at each property owned that property at the end of the game. By the time the medicine ball was filled, tap owned most of the city. That meant he got to go first for the next thang.
The medicine ball, henceforth known as “Tiny”, had to make it back to the flag somehow. Each person would get a chance to hold our new baby and take 20 steps toward the flag with her. That person also got to decide the mode of transport for the rest of the PAX. After going through bear crawls, crawl bear, lunges, reverse lunges, broad jumps, bunny hops, etc. we finally made it. Unfortunately, there was still time on the clock and YHC’s truck was parked next to the thunderdome. We brought Tiny back to where we came from. This time with the rest of the PAX doing sprints to the flag and back to the person carrying Tiny.
COT, prayers lifted up, Tap prayed us out.
#Renewyourvalves
Love God and love others. This is all.
Space Cowboy had to call out in IR in Slack which prompted a call for HCs and with that, YHC’s fate was sealed…plates the flag and as 530 struck, the disclaimer was given to the four other pax who showed. Off to the warmup pad for Abe SLOWgodas, R/L Tie Fighters, OH and Seal claps finished with self love before PP/PP, LSS, and MMPGM since the chaos monkey was here. Finish with Morning Calls before heading to JPAX for BLIMP ladder with a crab walk circuit around the two concrete benches before starting the next round, adding a letter/exercise and five reps:
5 Burpees
10 Lungers 2:1
15 Imperial Walkers 2:1
20 Merkins
25 Plank Jacks
30 Squats
Mosey back to warmup pad for Mary
1 minute/exercise, pax choice: X factor, reverse plank (hold that dime, boys!), Freddie Mercs, wife pleasers, flutter kicks. COT
19 Pax posted at the Renaissance looking to kick the week off right.
Disclaimer given along with the 5 core principles and off we went to face the bacon for the warm up. During this time the pax were asked for the 5 core principles which they got. Then YHC asked for the Mission Statement. The pax called upon needed some help so he bought a phone a friend with 10 x 8 count body builders.
Mini Dora from fountain to top of stairs.
Move to tree line for some bear crawls and such with a little lunging.
Back of the museum for 5 x Sunday mornings.
A few minutes of Mary on the way back to the flag with a mental exercise resulting in burpees due to a failure.
CoT
NMM
There was a time when the Renni really struggled to draw in Pax. YHC posted alone several times and had the pleasure of welcoming Hokie as the only other post for the first few months. YHC is now blessed to have so many HIMs join!
It would have been 20, but the scheduled Q had to back out due to an illness. YHC was happy to step up!
The time change gave us that rare 25 hours in a day. What to do with that extra hour? Heisenberg suggested a one hour pre Renni Ruck, which YHC was happy to indulge.
10 years strong in Nola and we’re showing no sign of slowing down. Tclaps to all Pax that make F3 what it is.
SYITG
An extra hour of sleep and we ran
Conditions – Warm-ish & Humid, just like a November morning in Southeast Louisiana should be
The Thang:
Started with a mosey to the peristyle for a warmup:
Abe Vigodas x 10in cadence
Grass Grabbers x 10 in cadence
SSH x 30 in cadence
Burpees x 10 in cadence
Peter Parker Peters x 20 in cadence
Mountain Climbers x20 in cadence
8-counts x 10 in cadence
Moseyed over to the bench area for:
Alternating leg step ups x 20 in cadence (8-count)
Derkins x 20 in cadence
Bulgarians (right leg up) in cadence x 20
Irkins x 20 in cadence
Bulgarians (left leg up) in cadence x 20
Burpees x 10 in cadence
SSH x 20 in cadence to keep the heart rate up
Moseyed to the grass for a burpee suicide. PAX started with 5 burpees, ran to 1st tree, then 5 burpees, then to 2nd tree, etc. until the 4th tree, then 5 burpees to conclude.
Got on sixes for:
Flutter kicks x 20 in cadence
LBTs x 20 in cadence
Leg lifts x 20 in cadence
Bear crawled along the sidewalk to the parking lot, circled up for Shoulder Taps x20 (in cadence), then did a truncated round of Jack Webbs where we did 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and then 10 merkins, with a corresponding set of double the number of air presses. Then SSH x 20 in cadence to keep the heart rate up.
Moseyed over to the corner by the sculpture garden for:
Rocky Balboas x 20 in cadence
Burpees x 10 in cadence
Moseyed over to the back of the museum, grabbed a people’s chair and did 20 air presses (in cadence), then 20 bonnie blairs (in cadence), then back to a people’s chair for 20 seal claps (in cadence).
Started making our way back the way we came, grabbed some rocks at from the rock stash and went over to the grass for:
Shoulder press x 20 in cadence
Rows x 20 in cadence
Dropped to the grass to do another Jack Webb set w/ 15 merkins and 30 air presses, then back on the rock for curls x 10 in cadence. Then a set of 8-counts (x 10 in cadence), and then dropped the rocks off.
Moseyed over to the parking lot and lined up. Did a dead sprint to the other end with 5 burpees at the end. Then from there did a dead sprint to the far end and back with 10 burpees at the end.
Back to the flag for COT.
