F3 New Orleans

Category: Northshore

  • You Get What You Pay For – from TurboTax

    You get what you pay for. That means one thing when buying a watch or refrigerator but quite another at an F3 Beatdown. The F3 downpayment on the day is measured in effort and sweat and, make no mistake about it, you do indeed get exactly what you pay for.

    So after a quick preliminary warmup of toe touches, shoulder taps, seal jacks, Peter Parkers, SSHs, and Parker Peters, the Gipper PAX made their way to the courthouse, completing the warmup upon arrival with an inchworm walk up the alley.

    Mosey to the top of the courthouse parking garage where we partnered up. Each team worked on completing 100 burpees, one partner knocking them out while the other backpedaled down the ramp and then ran back up to relieve his partner.

    Then to the Veterans Memorial where the partners attempted 100 hand release Merkins coupled with strict lunge walks.

    On to Oak Alley for 200 body weight squats, crab walks and bear crawls.

    And wrapping things up with a stop at the courthouse benches on our way back to the Shovel Flag. A couple of broad jumps combined with partner back to back Al Gores.

    Nameorama and then BBQ prayed us out. Great job this morning guys. Thanks for letting me lead.

  • Nacho normal Grandmas house – from Shooter

    YHC arrived to nothing but lights and empty spaces at Granny’s.. Truth be told Q was hoping no one would post and he could slip back home to recover from the previous nights session at a local boxing facility. Recently Cowbell and Zoolander EHed YHC into giving it a shot and I must admit the work on the heavy bag with some common F3 mix of squats, Merkins, leg lunges, core, etc. etc. etc. certainly brings you to a different level of cardio… 🥵🥵 Of course the always regular Cowbell had to spoil my wrong intentions by rolling in right on time. Q heard him mention the previous day how he needed a 35 min run today at reasonable pace 🥴🥴 between 7:50-8:50 and since that is out of my comfort zone YHC obligingly instructed Cowbell of what would take place, at which he gladly returned to his truck for a shoe change. As he is completing the shoe swap Nacho rolls in. As he walks up I explain the intentions of my Q at which he states when I saw the Q I figured we would do some running. Just to be clear Nacho YHC is not on the level of said Jose10k, Waterpik, Bushwacker, Steve, Just in Time, Hammer or perhaps Turbo Tax… In fact quite frankly if not for F3 I would intentionally NOT expose myself to such labors, but one must admit the accountability and challenges issued by all of these men throughout some point of my journey with F3 has brought me out of that mental fog to lace them up and get after it.. Thank you for that F3 brethren..

    Brief warmup 10IC Toe Touches, self loves, Butt kicks, Left and Right leg swings..
    Cowbell set the clock and off we went journeying down to Lakeshore drive hooking a left to the boat launch and down to Florida and returned the same. Along our Mosey ran into Garfield out in the darkness who asked about future lunch plans with the PAX. Hammer if your reading this backblast drop that neighborly EH for our next luncheon at which I am sure he would oblige. After returning did 2 core exercises of Left over Right and Right over Left crunches 10IC and closed with hands to heels 10IC.

    Spoke of upcoming events such as Narley Nutria which looks as though we will be short of many ringers.. Numbers appear to be our only chance and the attendance of Phat Johnson which many of you don’t know but he could be up there with In Time to help out the PAX the 3rd Wednesday in July at 9PM..

    YHC closed with COT
    Appreciate the post Cowbell and Nacho!!
    And until the next Gloom 👍🏼👊🏼✌🏼

  • Get ups, obstacles and shuttle runs, oh my… – from Chewy

    12 pax met at the Lakefront Saturday morning.
    Hammer showed up for a solo Pre-thang. Steve did some other thang with Cowbell and Pik.

    Disclaimer followed by Warm-up:
    -SSH x 20 IC
    -IW x 20 IC
    -Windmills x 10 IC
    -Merkins x 10 IC
    -Mt Climbers x 20 IC

    The Thang:
    -Green Mile: run to playground with 3 burpees at each hydrant.
    Once at playground:
    -Get ups:
    Partner up: P1 performs 10 turkish get ups with Right shoe balanced on R fist (5 Burpee penalty if the shoe falls), P2 performs Curtsey lunges. plank and wait for pax.
    P1 then performs 10 get ups with L shoe balanced on L fist, P2 performs rotational lunges.

    -Obstacles:
    Pax divides up into groups of 3 follows a circuit created by Turbo back in the early days, this includes burpee pullups x5, run to play ground tower up stairs and down fire pole, run to splash pad and broad jump across, run up and over smaller playground tower, and back to pullup/burpee x 5 rounds

    Quick rest and pump primer with some good ol’ Jane Fonda’s x 15 IC followed by

    -Shuttle Runs:
    Partner up: 2 lines partner vs partner in shuttle run relay foot race x 2 rounds. This proved to be brutal.

    Slow mosey back to shovel flag.
    COT, Prayer, Coffeteria

  • Rested and Ready – from Akbar

    Not so gloomy at the Marsh this morning with humidity down just a touch. YHC and Hammer arrived about the same time and had some nice mumblechatter when Waterpik arrived on his typical run from the house to the AO. YHC was ready and rested after NOT staying up for the 9pm start of Ole Miss and Arizona.

    Warm up: x10-15 IW, Torso Twist, Arm circles (front/back), SSH, high knees

    Head to the hidden block stash, which Hammer noted were heavier than the Gipper’s, and mosey to center court.

    Thang: 4 corners, 11’s, 4 corners

    4 corners: start at center court with block, 5 Grave Diggers (2 =1) then to each respective corner for 50 reps each of Chest press, curls, Alpo’s, & triceps.

    After each corner exercise, block carry back to the center for 5 Grave Diggers.

    Mosey to playground for 11’s: pull ups and squats. Modification of supine pull ups was needed for all, especially Hammer after a recent double Murph.

    Back to center court for a second round of 4 corners and 50 reps each corner.

    Leg Raises, E2k, Jane Fonda’s, and Little Manny Crunches.

    Blocks up and back to the circle for a Mary of 10 Merkins and 10 LBC’s IC

    Count, Name, and Hammer prayed us out with thoughts of my Uncle Jimmy and a few folks with stuff coming up Waterpiks office.

    Thanks for the post guys and letting me lead.

    Til next gloom – Akbar

  • Concrete Mount Suribachi – from Hogs Breath

    YHC felt some coupon inspiration could take place at the A1C!

    Warm up
    SSH IC x 20
    Seal jacks x12
    Arm circles x10

    Mosey to our coupons, much to the surprise of waterpick, cowbell, and Russo. “What we had coupons here!?!?!?” (For reference they are in a parking lot at the intersection of 26th ave and N Jefferson Ave, behind some ornamental bushes)

    After carrying our coupons to the the corner of the parking garage, we lunge walked to the entrance, of said parking garage. At the entrance all pax beautifully performed 25 overhead presses. Then backwards walk, with coupons, up the parking ramp. At the first landing, we performed 25 derkins (seeing the trend yet?) on to an overhead carry through the garage, followed by 25 side step overs. Then YHC could not remember the name of the exercise he planned out….so cowbell jumped in with a “murder bunny” suggestion up the parking garage incline! For the record the actual exercise I was looking for is a “bear and block” however, both cause pain so this completes the goal!! At the top we completed 25 curls. And a lunge walk back to the shovel flag, thus we completed a full compliment of Mount Suribachi. BUT what goes up, must come down, So we shoulder walked the coupons down to the base floor entrance. There we performed 10 tricep extensions and began farmers walks back to return the coupons.

    One more time we mosey to the shovel flag and began some Mary, of Captain Thor! One big boy sit up, then four American hammers; then increasing by two and eight respectively. We only made it through six rounds before we had to call time!
    Cowbell prayed us out with thoughts for a safe weekend and allowing us to come together.

  • PARKOUR!!!! – from Hogs Breath

    Through the thick swamp air, three brave souls began a journey over, under and through obstacles at Grandma’s house.

    As YHC planted the shovel flag into the soggy ground, a lone Russo joined in. So two pax began a

    WARM UP

    10 IC toy soldiers
    10 IC mountain man poopers
    10 IC Cornhoulies

    Followed by imperial walkers and butt kicks to “Baba O’Riley” by The Who. As we approached the last 45 seconds Nacho Libre pulled up!

    The Thang:

    Taking inspirations from Michael Scott [the office] we “Parkour!!!” throughout every obstacle YHC found, we would climb, jump, or duck under. Things such as bear crawl across the bench’s, jump over bike stands. Slalom throughout the support posts, then bear crawl through the support posts. A few wounded animals along the parking lot curb. Up the stairs, but under the stair railings!

    After we had enough Parkour we circled back up to perform a burpee-waterfall to “Thunderstruck” by AC / DC each time a “thunder” was called in the song one pax would perform burpee’s while others would SSH. This was performed in a roar sting fashion when each “Thunder” was sung. Nacho and YHC got stuck with several long “Thunder” breaks….

    The final Mary was to “Flower” by Moby. To those unfamiliar the song has the phrase “bring Sally up” and “bring Sally down” we performed this to sit ups [originally planned with Merkins but at this point our arms were smoked!] moving up or down in accordance to the lyrics of the song.

    We closed out with prayers to be good leaders throughout our communities. Thank you for giving me the chance to lead throughout these early gloomy and humid mornings.

  • Hello Humidity – from Shooter

    Northshore has had some great weather the last few weeks with small mild fronts passing down mild 70s with little to no humidity.. All that has changed as 4 PAX posted at the Marsh for a heavy humid gloom. We didn’t need much to get the perspiration flowing but coupons sure do accelerate it.. Arriving to the AO with Steve and Akbar awaiting YHC started to stretch and then soon Waterpik arrived by foot which has become his regular means of transport as of late. T👏🏼 to him for logging the lagniappe as we like to say in Southeast LA.. Much respect for the discipline needed to awake extra early to log the extra Waterpik…

    Warmup
    10IC Hillbilly’s, self love, Grass grabbers, Imperial walkers, Arm circles and Cherry pickers.

    PAX retrieved our coupons, which by the way has surpassed the longest stay at the park in recent memory, as the other stacks have fallen victim to maybe a fire pit or possibly someone’s chain wall for a fence.. No one really knows, but I am guessing the F3 logo applied by Grover and Akbar has simply given this stack the awareness needed to the removers of the past that these blocks are here for purpose and not just something to litter up the park.. Carried to the corner for instructions. Simply 3 rounds consisting of 15 reps and 4 exercises to start adding another on each round. R1 Overhead press, Kettle swings, Squat thrusters and Chest press. Moseyed the square around. R2 R/R adding in Curls and the loop this time included carrying the coupon. R3 R/R adding in 8 count body builders which thinking back as I write this YHC short changed the plank Jack. Maybe it’s the remembrance of Hammers Saturday beatdown that haunted my internals to stop this motion… Anyways, finished with another Mosey around picked up our coupons to return them to their resting place.. Assembled back at center court for some Mary and Jane…
    LBCs 20IC
    Jane Fonda’s left leg 20 IC toe to knee 15IC and pulses 10IC
    LBCs 20IC
    R/R right leg
    LBCs 20IC to close..

    Akbar closed us in prayer with remembrance of those 77 years ago 6/6/1944..
    Also praying for Uncle Jimmy and family as they go through a difficult time!! 🙏🏼🙏🏼

    Appreciate you men following my lead and until the next Gloom 👍🏼👊🏼✌🏼!!

  • Amnesia lives up to his name – from Amnesia

    Amnesia grabs the Q late Thursday night for me, but as Amnesia is named for his forgetfullness, he lives up to it by forgetting to write the backblast. He showed up to the A1C with his usual bike, but inside the cargo contained coupons. It was time for some circuit training. Each participant grabbed a block and performed various exercises at various counts (some 20, some 40). Like I said, it was Amnesia, and he forgets. Squat thrusts, man makers, curls, overhead presses, leg raises…it’s all a blur now on Sunday afternoon. We finished up with Mary, and named the new FNG: Indiana Jones, or Indiana for short. Nacho prayed us out, and I finally got to go to the official end of a Friday beatdown.

  • Broken promises – from Shooter

    With hopes of a surprise post from the reinvigorated Nacho Libre YHC quickly realized the morning would be absent with his Broken promise.. However, I will give credit as he has posted twice this week in hopes of claiming those Saints tickets from Chewy.. Q would soon rely on the regulars instead as I pulled into the parking lot to the sight of no one at first. Then Hogsbreath rolls up while Waterpik comes moseying in through the darkness and then a surprise post from Cowbell with his boat in tow… Dedication right there 👊🏼 much respect Cowbell as you could have easily skipped but your ever determination to always Accelerate is most impressive..

    PAX gets through some warmup all 10IC Grass grabbers, Windmills, Scorpion kicks, Superman’s, Slow Squats and SSH..
    Phat Johnson joins the PAX and we start our Mosey through Mandeville. Waterpik graciously modified his pace to hang with YHC as Phat Johnson and Cowbell bolted out. Hogs Breath rucked through the streets as we all returned. Finished up with Core 20IC LBCs, alternating Left and Right cross crunch, Flutter kicks, Hello Dollies, Rosalitas and Mountain climbers..

    Thanks for posting and following my lead..

    T👏🏼 to Hogs Breath for closing us in 🙏🏼 and sharing about his post in OH over the past week and how the PAX demonstrated sheild locking at the AO. Sounds like a great way to allow us men to share what can be challenging us for the week or month and relying on other men within the PAX for support.. I know I am grateful for the wonderful friendships and brethren I have met through the years with F3.. So I want to encourage the men reading this backblast to reach out to those men around their circles and motivate them to get out and post.. As Yankee likes to say in the emails the best way to headlock is to signup and Q then it allows them to feel comfortable knowing you will be out there..

    Till the next Gloom 👊🏼👍🏼✌🏼!!!

  • Unofficial Start of Summer at The Gipper – from Einstein

    Warm and humid for the gathered PAX, this Wednesday morning at The Gipper

    Short disclaimer …
    Warmup:
    all 20xIC: SSHops, TTouch, HBillys, GMornings, IWalkers, SShrugs, MKicks, Swimmers

    Event #1: Partner up for a running count of 50 box jumps, 100 lunges, 150 skater hops. While one partner exercises, the other runs the courthouse stairs up, and around the half block, then trade places.
    Event #2: Atop the parking garage, 1st and 10, with 10 burpees, sprint, 1 merkin, jog back, then 9 burpees, sprint, 2 merkins jog back,…etc; ad nauseam

    The PAX: Akbar, Barely Legal, Bean, Cowbell, Einstein, Moby Dick, Nacho Libre, Mr. Shooter, Turbo Tax

    Count-o-rama, AKbar leads us out with a prayer.
    Thanks guys. Always fun to lead