F3 New Orleans

Category: Backblasts

  • Man, the weather was great this morning!

    This weekend was hopefully a start to why many of live here in the south,  the heat has not arrived and the cold is on the way out.  And In New Orleans,  spring time means the start of festival season and all things outdoors including Saturday  F3 workouts where the “Gloom” term may very well be omitted.  “Roll down the windows, pull down the top,  crank up the Beach Boys and don’t let the musics stop,  we were born to rock…..”  well not quite southern California but enough to pull in a good crowd Saturday morning for F3 New Orleans.

    Here is how it actually went:

    Quick disclaimer and off to mosey to museum area.  I had my doubts last night the way my lower back felt from Hawg’s Friday morning Rock City with squat jumps and rocks and the ISI challenge of the day.  However we all persevere.

    Warm ups

    (25) IW

    (20) Windmills

    (30) Arm circles

    (26) peter parkers

    (31) SSH I think…

    First activity

    Over to the field to measure against the trees:

    Bear crawl to first,  (10) squat jumps (w.o a rock today)

    Lump walk to 2nd tree, (15) monkey Humpers

    Repeat (3) more times for a total (8) trees

    That was a leg focus,  with a bit of mumble chatter…

    Second Activity

    Over to Fountain:

    (8) Decline mercan

    (8) dips

    (8) Incline mercan

    Repeat another time

    That was a upper body focus

    Mosey over to Foundry for timer base work outs

    Break into (2) groups:

    1 runs an Indian run as primary timer

    Other works (6) stations —  (10) burps (secondary timer), pull ups, dips, step ups, leg pulls while hanging

    Repeated Twice till 7:15

    Back to Peristyle for Mary

    (25) IBCs

    2:00 of plank hold

    (20) flutter kicks

    (25) J LOs

    1:30 of Shoulder taps

    (20) Hello Dollys

    Enough….

    Back to COT for names, FNG naming, Announcements, Prayer requests and Prayer of thanks.

    Thanks for the opportunity to lead.

    PS.  — My apologies for those I missed in PAX below,  let me know my misses and I will update.

     

     

  • It Was A Happy B.D. Because Of U!

    Being able to join my Brothers on a day of reflection does not get any better for a F3 member. I thank Turbo for encouraging me to join this fine group, just over one year ago. So many men I now know. Bonding to make us stronger indivudually and as a collective F3!!group.

     

    As a workout goes, wish we had doubled the Burpees, if only our workouts were longer.

    Warmup- finger stretches, arm stretches and rotation, SSH, squats, toe touches, toe hold, etc

    Thang–100 Burpees- give or take.. 10 sets of 10 halt at first man to 10….Butt/Bushwacker setting the pace for sure..rest of us not far behind.

    Cowboy and Indians– for fun, You had to be there.. Maverick — he had the best horseee.

    Serpentine–Sprints through 4 rows of cones with a sprint-loop. Butt Splice had to hang with the teacher to ensure 100 Percent effort..my soccer buddy. 4 reps in all..

    100-200-300–Merks, Squats, Mountain Climbers, with a run around the pole.  Steve/Tank took the count for sure, Turbo and I think his partner Waterpick,took the endurance portion. Waterpick- if not,then who?

    Shoulder Taps– close with a 5 minute challenge on the shoulders– Bush man fired up Turbo resulting in this challenge.. Was worth it and a fitting final exercise of the day..

    Announcements, prayer–The Manny- followed by, box jump competition, then good ole coffee and cake– thanks Captain, thanks all for a  great and memorable BD morning… U the best!

     

     

  • RED Friday – Captain Dan Whitten

    This RED Friday Workout was in honor of Captain Dan Whitten.

    Army Captain Dan Whitten, 28, of Grimes, Iowa, assigned to the 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, based out of Fort Bragg, North Carolina, died February 2, 2010, when enemy forces in Zabul, Afghanistan, attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device. Whitten is survived by his wife, Starr Whitten, his mother, Jill Whitten, his father, Dan Whitten, and his sister, U.S. Army Captain Sarah Whitten.

    Warm-up:’

    Imperial Walkers x 10

    Then YHC turned it over to Abacus to complete the warm-up:

    SSH x 20; Windmills x 20; Low Slow Squats x 20; Arm Circles x 15 forward x 15 back

    The Thang:

    22 Kettlebell swings; 22 box jumps; 400 meter run; 22 burpees; 22 Squat Thrusters.

    Do as many rounds of the above as possible in 30 minutes.

    Moleskin

    • Great work today.  Everyone finished at least 3 rounds.  Mahatma was a beast, completing four rounds in honor of a friend with very serious health issues.
    • Kobains for the box jumps on the wall.  Not the safest exercise.
    • Great job by Abacus leading the workout. Come support him next Friday for his VQ.

     

  • Megadad introduces “coupons”. Ug, ug, me man

    3/3/18 F3BR Back Blast

     

    CHECK OUT THE VIDEO LINK BELOW!  Thumbnail may not be present.

     

    AO: The Knoll

    Q: MegaDad

    11 Pax: F3 BR, the Knoll, coupon throwing, VIDEO, 2-3-2018, IMG_6764

    I think CAT5 had an excuse, but fastball and the FNGs were fart sacking.

    It was a cool 49 degrees when we started, which was very refreshing. The cool weather also meant that Tiger Bait’s short shorts were not to be seen…also refreshing.

    -10 incline Merkens to start

    -Modified mosey to the sundial

        That is, once you arrive, run backwards to the 6th man and then sprint back to the sundial.

    I struggled at first at the sundial. What’s the count?  What exercise am I doing? That’s what I get for skipping Wednesdays.

    -10 side straddle hop

    -10 wall dips (freak nasty- when I dip you dip we dip)

    -15 Pistol squats

    Repeat the previous 3

    Next we did a spin on ring of fire. Pun intended. In a walking side squat, rotate in a circle until the Q gives an order (sit down, on your back, Merkin, Burpee, touch the outside of circle, touch Center of circle, change direction of rotation) then back to the squat walk. I think I milked this exercise for 10 minutes.  we finished with everybody doing one of each on their own.

    I felt better at this point and most were feeling the burn. Time for the hills.

    Modified mosey to the top of the hill

    -Down the hill (up/downs on Q count)

    -up the hill (up/downs on Q count)

    -Bear crawl or lawnmower down the hill

    -Bear crawl up the hill

    -modified mosey to the flag with Tapanga  out in front with me

    FETCH

    This is inspired by worms bringing cinder blocks and Tiger bait (who was down to his short shorts by this point) who brought logs last week.  

    -Grab a frisbee, football, basketball, or tennis ball and racket and a partner.

    -one throws/kicks/hits the thing, while the other fetches.

    -attempt to complete your age appropriate burpee count (20 – (decade of age x 2)= age appropriate burpee). Several peoples heads exploded at this point. Not that complicated though. If you’re 65, then 20-(6×2)=8 burpees. If your 24, then 20-(2×2)=16 burpees. If you can’t do your Burpee‘s before they get back, do it second time.

    Missile toes made me do it twice. I returned the favor.

    -Long mosey to the creek for fun with rocks (coupons).

    -find the rock you like and lineup

    -chest pass the rock as far as you can, pick it up and chest pass back. Six total throws

    -Right arm shotput, six throws

    -carry the coupon to the top of the hill

    -left arm shotput, six throws

    ROCK and roll

    In a line, on the count of three everybody throws the rock down the hill. Longest rock is done. Carry rock to the creek and plank or 6” until all finish.

    Everyone else carries the rock back up the hill for another round. Total 12 rounds. Bow down had a 5lb rock so he finished first. Workhouse has a 50lb triangle that wouldn’t roll but still managed to beat out several people. Snack Pack and Worms almost had to bring in the refs at one point. Double respect and respect for those two. Tapanga and rocket were the last two standing. Tapanga threw it further but rocket beat him back to the creek. Plus he is probably double tapanga’s age.

    -Mosey to benches.

    -box jump 90 second challenge

    70 for yours truly.

    T clap for Rockets 50

    Tiger bait did 0, but was there in spirit.  

    Mary’s (lame attempt at it)

    -bench leg lifts, 10 straight, 8 at 45 degrees and 5 at 90 degrees. No one got 5

    All out sprint back to flag. Then we died.  name o rama and Bow Down closed us in prayer. Pray that he gets through busy week with lots of tests/papers.

    Until next time men…

    -MegaDad (David Mustain)

  • The leadership principle of Humility

    HUMILITY
    hu·mil·i·ty
    /(h)yo͞oˈmilədē/

    Definition –  Not thinking less of yourself but thinking of yourself less

     

    When I saw the slot still open for the Q at the foundry on Tuesday, I had to sign up.  Especially since I told Walleye that I would bring the flag.  It might surprise you that this was my VQ at the Foundry so I had to make it good.  I was looking for inspiration while causing some perspiration and Mathlete suggested that I check out www.pushjerk.com.  A quick perusal of the website brought the pain this midday morning.

     

    WARMUP

    30 SSH x IC, 20 Hillbilly x IC, 15 Windmills and 10 arm circles (front and back).

     

    THE THANG

    A) 3 rounds / 3 minutes each round / 45 second rest

    7 SSH, 7 Mountain Climbers and 7 Jump Squats – AMRAP in the 3 minutes

    The goal was to at least get 6 rounds in the 3-minute time limit.  Mahatma Ice and Cowbell left the Q and the PAX in the dust!  Well done!

    Cool down with a quick 400 mosey to catch our breath.

    B) Next up was the Genuflect / Lt. Dan.  Instead of a 1 squat to 2 lunge ratio, we got down on our knees and got back up and coupled it with the lunge sequence.  Genuflect up to 7 and bear crawl back.

    C) Jack Webb

     

    MARY

    30 x IC Flutter Kick, 20 x IC LBC and 15 x IC Dying Cockroach.

    3 minutes of ‘Get on Up’ and 2 minutes of the Dying Worm (my core is still sore).

     

    CIRCLE OF TRUST

    For my inspiration, I told the story of Booker T. Washington and his character of humility.  Being leaders we are called to leave any pretense at the door and look to serve others.  Check out the story below.

    http://www.midnightangel308.com/real_lesson_in_humility_a.htm

    Countoff, Namerama and Prayers for Fracsac’s aunt dealing with cancer, Tool’s son Brady and all the special needs families and my employee who was diagnosed with moderate to severe Emphysema and can no longer work.  Thank you for the honor of leading!

     

     

  • Wiggins, Mississippi F3 Workout???

     

    Every year our local homeschool community goes to enjoy a bit of the outdoors at Flint Creek Water Park in Wiggins, Mississippi.  It’s a great time where families can spend time outdoors and we can let the kids run wild in the woods without worrying.  This year, it was the weekend after Mardi Gras and the weather was not too cold for campfires but it was a great time to get together to hang out.  On Friday night, we had a scheduled weenie roast where all the families would be in attendance.  A perfect time to EH some fresh blood!  Unfortunately, I arrived late and couldn’t EH anyone for the planned Saturday workout but Mathlete and Babyface filled in with honors!

     

    The next morning, I arrived at the levee which is twice the size of our beloved Okwata levee at 6:55 am and our shovel flag was already up.  Coupons (rocks) were ready to go.  I welcomed the two (2) FNGs and gave my disclaimer which was received with the “What the H@!# did I sign up for” look.

     

    WARMUP

    Mosey across the top of the levee about 200 yards out and then headed back.  Did the standard SSH, Imperial Walkers, Windmills, Mountain Climbers, and Arm Circles.

     

    THE THANG

    Partner up for a Coupon Dora!  PAX 1 carries the coupon down the hill and then walks back up the hill while PAX 2 does said exercise then flapjack.

    100 burpees, 200 ww2 situps and 300 air squats

    After that epic event, we circled up for a Jack Webb and finished with a bunch of Mary

     

    CIRCLE OF TRUST

     

    We closed out with naming our 2 FNGs and asked the Lord to help us be better fathers and husbands….especially that weekend!

    Coffeeteria at a local donut shop and good times!  Thanks for letting me lead!

     

  • The man’s dedication is admirable

    Fresh off February’s Run Ranger Run challenge in which he logged in the neighborhood of 130mi, inlcuding  an impressive 13mi “mosey” Wednesday afternoon with Steve just to pad totals before the bell, Shooter posted on this gloom like it was just another day at the Scramble.   I was particularly happy to see him there, otherwise, I would have had what we all dread–a lonely workout.

    Warmup:  25 SSH IC, 25 GM IC, 25 WM IC

    And off we went…3.2 mi run through the streets of Old Mandeville, with a pit stop at the benches on the fishing pier for a set of Freak Nasties (25 OYO), and Derkins (20 OYO).

    Finished up w/ a round of Mary:  25 FK IC, 25 HD IC, 25 WP IC.

    Count off, and Shooter prayed us out.

    Thanks for joining me, Shooter!  You are an inspiration!

  • Record Breaking Workout

    A record 26 PAX showed up Wednesday morning to the heavy, humid smell of duck shit. We ran quickly from that spot in order to introduce the PAX to some special hip-loosening yoga stretches. Seaman got a little too excited about these and had to be publicly asked to stop the #mumblechatter. Yankee rolled in hot, as usual, and caught up in time for some downward dog action. From there we took with some run/sprints, burpees, then some BrownBag special – defensive basketball slides. We stopped at the fountain for some power-ups, etc., then continued the run around the park to our soft, special, wet golf course green. BrownBag whipped out another special with some Climate Change – PAX in the Al Gore, tree-hugging position. We finished off with some more run/sprints before being welcomed back to base with the comforting smell of duck shit once again.

    PAX posting (courtesy of Yankee’s memory):

    Gabrielle
    Sandbar
    Saban
    Jingle Vader
    Rev Sox
    Jadaveon
    R. Yankee
    B. Bag
    Chiquita
    Seaman
    Tinkles
    Tito
    Angie’s List
    Moist
    Medulla Oblongata
    Bartman
    El Wire
    G-Spot
    3-way
    Nip/Tuck
    Cavalier
    Willie
    ​Peaches
    YSR
    **Missing a 2 or 3

  • Friday windup

    Hawg sent around a text the night before that there was no Q for the morning Post.  QHC stepped up to the plate two weeks ago and didn’t want to hog the honor, but wondered who would do so.  As YHC meandered over to the AO, he saw a familiar silhouette moseying his way: HVAC.  Just the two of us?  We’d split.  As we started, Abacus joined in, as Rudy lapped up a few times for his marathon training.  TClaps to anyone who runs or trains for marathons: those are not meant for normal humans.

    Anyway, HVAC started off with a bang–as usual.  I used to think Hawgcycle was the King of no pauses.  But then there was HVAC.  Keep us pushed to the max.  If I remember, the first COP was something like:

    • SSHs 20xIC
    • Windmills 20xIC
    • One-two-threes (touch toes, then hips and praise Jesus) 20xIC
    • Peter Parkers
    • Mountain Climbers
    • Bicycles (legs circling with hips high in the air)
    • Russian twists
    • Something else evil and fast
    • more Bicycles
    • Something else evil and fast
    • Evil yoga stretches: warriors, etc.

    Then a handoff to YHC, so we mosey to the nearby fence for a People’s Chair for about a minute OR SO.  Mosey to the rock pile to pick up rocks not SO big.

    • Overhead press 20xIC
    • Curls 20xIC
    • Tricep lifts behind the head 20xIC
    • Deadlifts 20xIC
    • Squats 20xIC

    Rinse and repeat with 15xIC, then with 10xIC and finally with 5xIC.  Mosey back to the fence with our rocks for some more People’s Chair.  About half of minute and then overhead presses 10xIC and then curls 10xIC and a short cool off for maybe another 15 seconds.  Mosey back for a Circle of Mary burdened:

    • Russian twists with rocks 20xIC
    • Flutter kicks with rocks 20xIC
    • Hello Dollys with rocks 20xIC
    • Penguins 20xIC
    • Slow, slow merkins 10xIC

    And as the PAX circled up for a countoff and name-o-rama, Rudy joined us with his sweaty self (no bleeding nipples yet; that was the next morning).  COT for all that is good.

    Jingle Vader

  • Legs, Core, Stretch at the Colosseum

    Warm a Rama

    Annie x20

    Capri Lap

    Toy Soldier x20

    High Knees x15

    Butt Kicks x15

    Trunk Twist w/extension  x20

    Arm Circle  F/B   x15

    Single Arm  Arm Circle R/L x15

    The Thang

    Mosey to Stairs

    Al Gore x15

    Plank w/Leg Lifts   x15

    Forward Lunge R/L  x15

    Plank Shoulder Taps  x20

    Backward Lunge R/L x15

    Plank to Elbow x15

    Squat Hold   1 min

    Incline Merkin on stairs   x20

    LB Freak Nasty on stairs  x15

    Elbow Plank   R/L   1 Mom each

    Mosey to Playground

    In Teams   Pull Ups Merkins Leg Step Ups (10 each)

    Mary

    LBC x15

    Leg Lifts x15

    Toe Touch x15

    Jane Fonda R/L  x15

    Plank Hold   Count to 30

    Stretch

    Child Pose

    Back Extension or Pickle Planters

    Count o Rama 

    COT