F3 New Orleans

Category: Northshore

  • Back in Block – from TurboTax

    It’s a long way to the top if you want to rock n roll, but it’s not too far from The Gipper to the boatyard and so that’s where we headed this morning with our blocks after a quick warmup.

    YHC set up four cones 10 yards apart for a 30 yard “field” and the PAX got busy. We farmer carried our blocks from cone 1 to 2, backpedaled to 1, sprinted to 2, then farmer carried our blocks from 2 to 3, backpedaled to 2, sprinted to 3, then farmed carried our blocks from 3 to 4, backpedaled to 3, sprinted to 4, and then farmer carried our blocks back to the starting point at cone 1 completing Round 1.

    Multiple rounds followed after 10 counts with a mix of farmer carries, OH carries, lunge walks, out front carries, backpedals, shuffles, bear crawls, crab walks, sprints, shuffles, lateral hops with Bobby Hurleys, frog jumps, and carioca. We didn’t miss a muscle and then we limped back to The Gipper with our blocks.

    Countorama, nameorama and Bean prayed us out.

    Thanks for letting me lead guys.

    Zoorich Classic this Saturday, April 24th 0630 at the Lakefront.

    F3/FiA beat down followed by F2 on Thursday April 29 18:30 at The Gipper.

    H8! beat down on the Lakefront Saturday May 1st.

  • 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

  • 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!

  • To, Too, and Two – from Hogs Breath

    Showing up to Grandma’s house, no other cars dotting the lot, at 0512. I got out, looked around and began to hum to Eric Carmen’s “All By Myself”.
    So I began what any good pax would do, and began to lead myself!
    As I began my 100 ssh, a single light of hope appeared, Cowbell arrived sharply at 0518!!!

    So the two yutes began a rousing workout of

    WU /
    20 ic imperial walkers
    20 good mornings

    Run to tunnel
    Set of 11’s with merkins and squats on the tunnel incline

    50 step ups
    25 freak nasty
    Switch legs 50 freak nasty

    Jacob ladder, where one pax ran to the tower performed a burpee, then ran back for some Mary, and the second pax woood then run. The burpees continued in an escalating fashion, until cowbell sun Daley exclaimed “wait you were increasing the burpees the whole time?!?!?”
    The Mary performed at the bottom of the tower was;
    Lbc
    Flutter kicks
    Big boy
    Gas pumps
    Oblieks

    Cot (which lets be honest with two, is a big circle of trust!)

  • Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes – from Akbar

    4 HIM showed at the Marsh, picking a great morning to be up so early. Cool temperatures, no mosquitos, and a non-running workout. YHC is still having a little foot pain, so blocks were on the menu. I know, it’s surprising.

    WU: x20 SSH, arm circles front back x10, self-love x10

    THANG full body workout

    12, 10, 8 reps per set, slow tempo IC and OYO, 6 sets total

    Block Press, Freak Nasties IC

    Block row, Curls for the Girls OYO

    Shoulder Press, Block Squat OYO/IC

    Merkins, Tricep Raise IC, OYO

    Block Swings, Curls for the Girls OYO

    Alpo’s, Bulgarian Split Squat OYO, IC

    MARY

    Mountain Climbers – Tabata: 20s on, 10 s rest, 3 sets total

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

    Count, Name, YHC prayed us out

    Thanks for letting me lead,

    SYITG, Akbar

  • Northshore 5 year convergence – from Waterpik

    What a great day it was, as today’s experience crystallized the essence of F3 in so many ways. YHC awakened, checked my phone and noticed a text from cowbell, inquiring on the status of the beatdown on behalf of the PAX from Nola who were preparing to cross the causeway. That was at 0455! T-Claps to those guys for even considering making the trip across for the convergence. After all, and unbeknownst to them, the causeway was CLOSED at the time due to the severity of the weather.

    And don’t forget Goose, who decided to make a surprise appearance and left his home in Thibodeaux at 0445, driving through rain storms, lightning, and thunder at a mere 45 mph on the interstate before encountering the closed causeway bridge himself. T-Claps to you, Goose, for your perseverance and your faith that F3 would stick to its credo of “rain or shine”. And that we did! It was really go to see you, Goose!

    And what about Jose and Speedy and Bushwacker, who showed up at 0600, ready for the pre thing on the Lakefront? Thanks for sticking around, guys, until 0730, and for your dedication to our Organization.

    And then, despite the horrific weather over night, 15 PAX showed up the beatdown! T-claps to all of you guys who showed up for the convergence. Without a PAX, we are all sad clowns. And thanks to F3 for giving me more than I have given to it! I am definitely a better man now than I was before. That is, more dedicated, more confident, more responsible, more faithful, more resolute, more grounded, and more and more and more!

    And here’s a prayer for F3 Nation, who has had a change of leadership and has very ambitious goals to keep growing, thriving, and adapting. Those will be no easy tasks, but my prayer is that they (we) will succeed. It’s because of PAX like YOU GUYS that I have confidence that WE can do just that.

    And by the way, there was a workout. It was much of the same. You know the drill, merkins, cinder blocks, Mary, COT, special intentions and Goose to pray us out