F3 New Orleans

Category: Backblasts

  • “Extreme Couponing”

    The PAX gathered at the trailhead on a much colder than expected morning. The thang started with a warmup at the trailhead with ssh, iw, mountain climbers, hillbillies, and arm circles all 15x in cadence.

    Afterwards YHC supplied everyone in the pax with their very own coupon with which we mosey’d down to the justice center. A few in the PAX fell a little behind not sure what happened to them but everyone caught up and we started our next exercise. A 12 minute AMRAP of 10 burpees, 10 box jumps, and a mosey up the stairs down the ramp and back to start.

    After the AMRAP we headed for a ledge and did another two-minute AMRAP of vertical toe-touch bounces as #1 and lateral toe touch bounces as #2. YHC would call out randomly which exercise was up and the pax never stopped through the 2 minutes.

    After our second AMRAP workout we slowly made our way down the aisle of benches with 10 pushups, 10 coupon presses and a walk to each bench, repeat at each stop. About 6 stops total. 10 count. Then turn around and head back to the starting point this time switching out the coupon press for a shoulder exercise that chewy introduced us (the name of which YHC cant seem to recall the name of at this moment).

    After our final set of our coupon rally. We head back to the starting point for a quick mary of dolly’s, flutter kicks, and jane fonda’s.

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    name-o-rama

    and chewy prayed us out

  • Spartacus Redux

    Can’t get too much Spartacus…

    DISCLAIMER and let’s mosey to the Warm-Up COP:
    -SSH x 30 IC
    -IW x 30 IC
    -Arm Circles x 30 IC (15 ea. dir.)
    -J-Lo’s x 20 IC
    Grab a rock, medium, one you won’t drop on your head…Let’s mosey to the shelter (cuz it has benches).
    It’s time for some Spartacus. The timer on my phone had us working out for 1 minute with a 15 sec rest for each exercise:
    -Goblet Squat w/ rock
    -Feet-Elevated Mountain Climbers
    -Kettlebell Swing w/ rock
    -T-Pushups
    -Step up, alternating legs with or without rocks
    -Rock Row
    -Side Lunge and Touch Rock (like moving the virtual rock pile back and forth)
    -Merkins
    -Rock Lunge and Rotation
    -Rock Push Press
    Rinse and Repeat for a total of two rounds.

    There’s just enough time to send the rocks home and do some Mary before we head to the flag.
    -LBC x 30 IC
    -Penguins x 20 IC
    -Flutter kicks x 30 IC

    COT: countoff, namerama, announcements, shoutouts and a prayer. See you in the Gloom!

  • Beware of Loose Shorts and Fat Tires

    Last week I added the Coastie to the Q sheet and jumped on the first available Q.  After today, you may not want that to happen again.  To prevent it sign up to Q here, dates are available for the rest of the year.

    So I rolled in with my cargo shorts, fat tires, spoke lights, and safety vest ready to lead a group of guys that actually know what they are doing on a bicycle and look the part.  Much to my pleasure, one of my own was there waiting for me.  JV must have heard that a fellow fat tire had the lead today and came out to show his support.  YHC started things off with the COT – cause that’s how we roll at the Coastie.  After counting to 7 and providing our names, YHC reminded the Pax that today is Valentine’s Day and in that vein shared a part of DREDDs Q-source on the M.  The point that I stressed is that in our relationship with our wives, we are either accelerating or decelerating.  If we consider ourselves in maintenance mode, then we are decelerating.  “The Q never thinks of maintaining his marriage. He always focuses on Accelerating it.”

    The Thang

    Warm up – Ride to Causeway (1.75 miles) and then re-group for further instruction.  At least that was the plan, but not well executed by the Q.  At Causeway we happened upon a barricade.  Da Parrrrrrish surmised that it must be for vehicles and not bikes, since there was just enough room for a bike to pass.  This seemed like perfect logic so we pressed on.  As we came to the top of the levee we saw two lights that we thought might be the POPO.  It wasn’t, just two fellow bikers.   They warned us of another barricade at Cleary (how you know where Cleary is while you are on the lake?  I’m not sure.)

    Tabata on Wheels – after regrouping I instructed the pax to do 4 minutes of Tabata – 20 second sprint and 10 second coast; repeat 8 times.  I planned to start this at Causeway, but while we were talking to the Not POPO, JV took off, fat tires and all.  So the first part of the workout became catching up to JV.  By the time we caught him we figured we were close enough to Cleary that we should pass that barricade before starting Tabata.

    Once we finally started it was glorious.  7 bikers sprinting as hard as they can for 20 second intervals on a narrow lakefront trail in the dark while passing bikers and runners both ways.  At one point, one of the oncoming bikers called one of us by name.  It must have been a birth name, because I didn’t recognize it.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSC3Z1a-sbg

    I adhere to Tool’s philosophy that we should try anything once (except folk dancing and incest).  I think the Tabata on wheels is worth trying again, but take that with a grain of salt.  I also think working out with the Police Barricades and doing Yoga are worth trying again.

    For the rest of the workout, it was everyone at their own pace to the casino.  At the Treasure Chest YHC met up with Da Parish, Triple Shift, Woz, and Moped.  Apparently Bongo and JV turned around earlier, or were arrested by the POPO, or beat up by some other bikers….I don’t know.  Triple Shift and Woz carried on to the next parish, while the rest of us headed back toward Bucktown.

    Thanks for letting me lead and remember – if you enjoy the Coastie, sign up to Q.

     

     

     

  • 610 Stomp #78

    “You either get better, or you get worse… you never stay the same” – Professional Athlete / Coach

    A Pax of eight (7 men & 1 K9) met around….nothing…. where are the Shovel Flags?!?  Does the Uptown Pax use them for picnic blankets or warming cuddlers (e.g. Snuggies) at their AOs?

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    It would make sense due to colder temps we are experiencing this Wintummer.

    I’m off topic…apologies… let’s get to it, but first….DISCLAIMER….

    The Thang

    Typical bayou route, but turn around after 10 minutes.  Stop every 6 min for a round of Merkins.   I believe the whole Pax made it to bridge on Bayou St John to turn around (Tclaps). After the run, the Merk count was 90 (3 sets x 30 Merks).

    Since it’s Valentine’s Day, and we need to look good for our ladies, YHC explained the 2/14 routine, which was 2 burpees / 14 merkins.  We did a round of this at the track entrance to bring our Merk count to 104.  Quick mosey over to the track.

    Sprint Work:  Pax sprinted 100 meters, performed the 2/14 routine, walked 50 meters, moseyed 50 meters, repeat.  We did 3 laps, which equals 6 rounds; and it brought our merk count up to 188.

    COP #1: 6MOM

    20x Lazy Boys IC
    15x Putins IC
    15x Lazy Boys w/ Arm Raises IC
    15x Lazy Boys w/ Arm Raises & Knee Curls IC
    8x R. Leg Curls & Raises IC
    8x L. Leg Curls & Raises IC

    Pax believe YHC makes this stuff up…sometimes… but in reality, the credit has to go to Shaun T. Either way, it sucks….and that’s the point!

    Back to the track.  We did a 40 Merks / 4 Lap Challenge for the remaining 10 min.  Pax completed this easily.  Merk count to 228.

    Since we had a VSF, we gathered at the track entrance due to time, where we held the COT, which included Countoff, Nameorama, and Prayer (for the sick, families of the sick, and for all to respect one another.)

    Moleskin

    The Pax at the Stomp definitely got better today!  They were flying through the park and around the track.  The track team even raised an eyebrow or two this gloom!  Best of all, Cowbell was sucking wind:

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    Kim Chi is still raising the bar for most consecutive post in 2017.  I believe he surpassed 40!  To some, that may be respectable, but what’s better than 40 you say??  Yes, it is in fact 50!  I mean, you don’t get “respect” until you’re in the 50 and older club.

  • Footfree Does Not Mean PainLESS

    YHC made the mistake of going to The Skinny on Monday (mostly because he couldn’t find his car keys to get to Rock City): bad judgment.  Left foot in bad shape.  It’s hell getting old.  No posts Tuesday or Wednesday; had to resort to Water World on Thursday.  So this morning’s post would be true to The Uptowner: no fancy footwork.  So that leaves lots of other body parts to abuse … er, improve.

    After a disclaimer, THE THANG, which went approximately like this:

    • Double-slow squats (in a 13 count, most of the time: four to squat, four down, four up, and one for the count): 25xIC
    • Left foot over right foot stretch: 20xIC (Tclaps to Kim Chee for how to count)
    • Right foot over left foot stretch: 20xIC
    • Merkins: 25xIC
    • Diamond Merkins: 25xIC
    • Elf on the Shelf (to the right foot): 25xIC
    • Elf on the Shelf (to the left foot): 25xIC
    • Tricep behind the head curl: 25xIC
    • Russian twists (con rock): 25xIC
    • Flutter kicks (con rock): 25xIC
    • On belly, for Ys, Ts and Ws: 25xIC each
    • Fence sitting: 1m30s
    • Fence sitting with overhead press: 25xIC
    • Fence sitting: 1m30s
    • Upper arm curls (definitely not for the girls), or head bangers: 25xIC
    • Dead lifts(???): 25xIC
    • LBCs: 100 (or 101) xIC (YHC wanted to go to 125 a la HVAC What the Hell?, but the PAX revolted at 100)
    • Left-staggered merkin: 15xIC
    • Right-staggered merkin: 15xIC

    Apologies to the PAX because I know the list above is probably somewhat out of order, is certainly missing a roung or two and may include one or two that didn’t happened.  But, hey, YHC’s foot did find: his pecs and biceps, that’s another matter.  But you don’t get stronger without a good DownPAINment.

  • Preblast: Rebooting The F3 Super Bowl – The Mud Run

    F3 is gearing up for the next installment of our annual Super Bowl, the Ultimate Mud Run. We aren’t just doing another Mud Run this year. The men of F3 Summerville are rebooting the whole dang thing.

    After many successful events put on by the Columbia regions of F3, Ken Doll wrote “you may have noticed a steady drop in attendance over the past few Mud Run events. In addition, the enthusiasm for our Super Bowl has waned.”

    It’s true. Very true. So we’re starting over and giving you a reason to come back out and fellowship with over 500 of your brothers from every F3 region.

    Some things will remain the same. We’ll have a big tent. We’ll have a beer boat. But you’re going to see a lot of changes.

    For starters – only one Mud Run in 2017. It will be the Spring one held on May 20th. And it’s going to be epic. Bet on it!

    Best of all – more competition and more partying!

    You’ll see:

    1. A longer after party.
    2. A new tailgating row (Second F Village if anyone asks) with tents from every region.
    3. More competition before, during and after the run. Think awards for a Respect crew, Rucking crew, F3 Olympics and much more. We’ll announce all that soon.
    4. A more competitive starting order.
    5. A competition to see who can chug more beers than Team Unicorn Slaughterhouse Death Match – certainly going to happen, maybe, probably not.

    What: 2017 Mud Run – The Super Bowl of F3

    When: Saturday, May 20th | 0700

    Cost: $60 per person

    How: Click here – http://f3summerville.com/mud-run-spring-2017/
    (after signing up here you will be sent to a page with the PayPal link for payment)

    IMPORTANT: You will sign up for the Mud Run individually. Your Region Nantan will appoint Region Mud Run Q. You should report your team name and members to your Region Mud Run Q. Additional information will be sent to your Region Nantan and Mud Run Q later.

    UPDATE 1 | May 8, 2017

    • We currently have about 325 F3 men doing the race.
    • Sign-up ASAP. YES, you can still sign up today. http://f3summerville.com/mud-run-spring-2017/
    • Donate to the Hidden Wounds foundation at the below link. This is a worthy cause and we will be presenting them a check at the race site. https://facebook.com/donations-f3-summerville-causes/
    • Form your team and let the Mud Run Q for your AO know who is on it and the team name prior to 10 May. If this is not done by 10 May, you will be placed on a team of our choosing. Don’t assume just because you put it in some hidden thread or mentioned it over a beverage two months ago that he has your team info. POC for this is Banjo cupoe13@gmail.com
    • If you “think” your team is a competitive team and worthy of being placed at the front of the pack with other studs, contact the Mud Run Q for your AO prior to 10 May as well.
    • Contact the Mud Run Q for your AO prior to 10 May and sign-up for F3 Village games. POC for this is Goose r.w.martier@gmail.com
    • Team Captains print and sign the race waiver which can be found at the below site. Each team must have a waiver signed by all team members with them upon checking in for the race. http://www.ultimatechallengemudrun.org/

    DAY OF EVENT TIMELINE:

    • 0730 gates open for the masses.
    • 0815 BOM
    • 0830 Race starts
    • 0852 First F3 team steps off
    • F3 games will go at approximately 1130 or as determined by Goose.
    • Food and beverage vendors will be on site. Please support the vendors that support the race.
    • ENDEX is TBD, expect late afternoon/early evening.
    • If you plan to drink, plan NOW for a Designated Driver.

  • Where are the Side Straddle Hops?

    YHC came in hot as the clock ticked over to 6:31 while 28 Pax already waited in the dawning of a beautiful morning, two others were running in as I barked out the disclaimer and tied my shoes. We made a tiny mosey into the peristyle and the 31 of us filled the place.

    Warm up COP

    YHC clearly called out the first exercise at Low Slow Squats and the Pax shouted it back.. “in cadence, begin” and Bogey and his buddy (was it FracSac or Rudy, I can’t remember) started doing SSH instead. Bogey continued to mumble about wanted to side straddle throughout the beatdown.

    LSS ic x 30
    Imperial Walkers ic x 30
    Peter Parkers ic x 20
    Merkins ic x 15
    Burpees oyo x 15

    Now that everyone was good and warm, we took a mosey down past the coffeeteria to the big grassy area next to NOMA for a parade of animals. We lined up about 25 yards from the train tracks to begin.

    Backwards bear crawls
    a nice flowing skip on back (stretching humility and masculinity while stretching the hips)

    Booboo bear crawls (switch lags half way)
    skip on back

    Burpee Broad jumps
    plank and wait

    YHC let the Pax (and himself) get a 30 count. I think I let Bogey work the numbers. Then we took a long mosey over to the Foundry. Rudy was driving the pace, and continued to do so for the rest of our moseys. What’s with that guy?

    Foundry Circuit (groups of 3 +1)

    1. Burpees had the count x 10
    2. step ups
    3. hanging leg raises
    4. pullups
    5. hip slappers
    6. step ups (yes, again)
    7. dips
    8. merkins
    9. squats
    10. plank

    Rinse and repeat with the Burpees on a 5 count

    At this point, Squeegee had to make like a baby and the mumble chatter was getting mildly mutinous. Everyone got their panties unbundled as we took a Duct Tape 30 count then chased Rudy back to our grassy spot by the tracks and NOMA.

    Mary’s COP

    Mountain climbers ic x 20
    LBCs ic x 20
    cross body mtn climbers ic x 15
    flutter kicks ic x 15
    spider monkey climbers ic x 15
    spider man merkins ic x 10 or 8?
    hup hup lung jumps in hup hup cadence x 15

    YHC was struggling on the cadences; breath was getting hard to come by. Hup hups got the Pax rejuvenated and the nearly silenced mumble chatter kicked back in. YHC called someone else out for a 30 count then the Pax moseyed over to the great lawn, chasing Rudy. Rudy didn’t know what awaited him at said lawn or he might have slowed his roll a bit.

    Sprints

    20 yard sprints with a jog back on your own for 2.5 min

    And the Pax mostly stumbled back to the flag after making sure Flyboy aka Simba got up from the grass. Dude flew a couple yards before kissing the big ball with his six. A couple of guys were still sprinting back to the flag. Probably Rudy and definitely Hawg. They must not have worked hard enough.

    COT

    We lost Mulligan somewhere, but named the FNG Cupcake after his father, Cake Man.

    Closed out with the Lord’s Prayer aka the Our Father.

    YHC thoroughly enjoyed qing this large Pax – largest ever for me.

    Great work fellas #tclaps
    the mumble chatter was spirited and hilarious #keepitup

    #howmanyentendres?

  • Almost Famous…

    Pre-Thang: Unbeknownst to the pax that showed up 19 strong, YHC got the word Thursday evening that our roving reporter would not be posting with us in the gloom, so the spectacular beat down planned was put on the shelf and we did this instead…

    The Thang: Mosey over and around to the Tulane lawn for a short warm up cop: SSH, Mtn. Climbers, Plank Jacks x 25 IC. Mosey to the Loyola corner: 10 Burpees at the bottom, 20 LBC’s at the top, 30 Squats on the side. Plank at the bottom and repeat. Mosey to the Danna Center quad benches for a decline plank to wait for the six. On to the Mtn.

    Run OYO to the top w/ stops on the church side for Merkins at each level. 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35 and plank for the six. This was where we saw World Peas in the middle of a solo workout. He joined us for the remainder to make us 20 strong.

    Mary at the top: Russian Twist, Hello Dolly, Dying Cockroach, Real Freddie, Flutter Kick x 25 and LBC x 52. Stairs to the bottom and a slow mosey to the benches at the flag area.

    Dips x 25, RLSU x 15, Derkins x 10, LLSU x 15. and CUT!

    COT w/ Shout out by YHC.

    T-Claps to the PAX for banging out a total of 155 Merkins along the way. Sorry it wasn’t recorded for posterity.
    T-Claps to Shorty and Cowbell for knocking out 300!

    Good Times!
    Roots

  • F3 Trip: Israel, May 2018

    I BELIEVE yet I’ve never BEEN. I’ve never walked where Jesus walked and I’ve never seen the land that Jesus saw.

    That’s gotta change.

    Have you been? Don’t we have to go at least once? If you’ve been once…why not twice? If you’re like me you’re a Christian and have been for decades. Yet I’ve never set foot on the same soil that Jesus walked on when he was here on earth. I don’t know about you but that is an itch I have to scratch. Have to. Call it the pilgrimage of a lifetime – because that is exactly what it is.

    Turns out there’s a F3 brother in Hickory, Walk-On (David Wachter), who leads trips to Israel on a regular basis. He’s nearly completed his seminary education and has a thing for taking groups to Israel. A former college quarterback, Walk-On is on his self-described “third vocation” after spending much of his twenties, thirties and forties as an engineer and then financial planner. He’s long had a call to seminary and is fulfilling that call now at 46 while maintaining his financial planning business.

    Like a lot of people who do this regularly he’s “got a guy” on the ground in Israel, his name is Boaz (naturally), to help coordinate that side of the pond and then grab him and his groups when they get off the plane in Tel Aviv. So what had happen wuz…I was talking with my father, Abraham (this is all a bit too cliché perhaps?) and mentioned not for the first time that I really want to go to Israel and he put me in touch with Walk-On. This was all pre-ordained (yep, I’m a Presbyterian) because Walk-On is leaving in May to take a group and wants to do another trip in May 2018. His trip this May is a run of the mill, on the path, touristy trip but Walk-On really loves the other kind of trip. The other kind of trip is a bit, shall we say, harder. Walk-On likes leading an “intense trip” for 30 people OFF the beaten path. We will still stay in hotels every night so, no, this is not a camping trip or a no shower mission trip but what this sounds like to me is a PERFECT F3 trip. Don’t just go look at the mountain, climb it. Don’t just go look at the desert, hike across it just like Jesus and his disciples did. The trip will of course include all of the Israel “must sees” like Masada, Qumran, Jericho, Galilee and the Golan Heights, Tel Dan, Jerusalem, Mt. Arbel, Mt. Tabor, Mt. Carmel, Garden of Gethsemane and the Garden Tomb but with a different, off the beaten path, approach. Check out a sample itinerary here: http://www.insightsintravel.com/utica-israel-trip-2017.html and a video promoting that trip here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0zk-6kOSpU.

    So, how does all of this work? Walk-On’s wife, Noelle, has a travel agency in Hickory (http://www.insightsintravel.com/) and she does all of the nitty-gritty planning and coordinating work with flights, hotels, meals, etc. We will fly out of Charlotte together (centrally located for most of F3, “New Jerusalem” as Dredd calls it for some reason). The ideal trip size is 20-30. Walk-On likes to travel Israel with a group about the size of Jesus’ group (naturally right?). If we have more than 30 that are ready to HC then we’ll coordinate a second trip.

    Who: F3 men and their wives (from anywhere, this is not region-specific, put the F on your chest and come on). My approach is that I really want to walk where Jesus walked and see what Jesus saw and I want all of that for my wife also. We are capping the trip at the first 30 total people to HC and then will form a waiting list in the event something comes up (30 total people, not 30 couples). If we have enough for two trips then we’ll plan a second one around the same time. We can take singles as well but if there is not another single to bunk up with then there is a “single supplement” to be paid on top of the trip price (more on that below).

    When: The dates are not 100% set in stone but we’re looking at May 18-30, 2018. If we have a heavy contingent of people that need the trip to be later in the school year we can shift into early/mid-June if that makes sense. Plenty of time to commit to this, set your calendar, get family/sitter set up for the children, plan and save money…about that…

    Cost: Israel is not cheap but that’s mainly because of flights. For some reason flying to Israel is a good bit more expensive than flying to other locations of similar distance (someone reading this may know why that is but I don’t). The price is all-inclusive and includes mandatory travel insurance (seriously, everything is included except any gifts you buy and any incidental beverages you put in your mouth) and will likely come to ~$4,200 per person. Steep yes but not much more than “canned trips” and a WHOLE lot more bang for the buck. Plus the price tag is broken up into payments with an initial deposit, second payment and then a final payment (like this http://www.insightsintravel.com/pricing-and-terms4.htm). If you’re going to do this once in your life then the price is the price. I don’t say that about many things but I do about this.

    How do you HC? Send me an email (pjasonreynolds@gmail.com) and I am going to keep a list. You can HC below of course but make sure to send me an email as well so that my list stays solid. If you can’t HC just yet but you are pretty interested then email me and I will put you on a “maybe” list and ask you before I give away your spot. Our first payment, likely a $400 per person down payment, will be due in September or October, so you have time but first come first serve on reserving your spots on the list.

    So, who wants to go to Israel and take your wife and have a trip of a lifetime? I do and in May 2018 I’m gonna do it. Come with me. We’ll do burpees in the Holy Land. Email me now to reserve your spot: pjasonreynolds@gmail.com.

  • Water World #4; Blinded By The Plank

    Blinded by the light, revved up like a deuce; another PAX in the gloom

    Blinded by the light, revved up like a deuce; another PAX in the gloom

    Blinded by the light, revved up like a deuce; another PAX in the gloom

    • (Hold a plank for the duration of “Blinded by the Light” and switch your plank from left to center to right to center every time Manfred Mann says “blinded”)

    Uptown drummers bummers; Okwata in the summer with a teenHATE diplomat

    In Pontiff with the mumps as the Adolescent pumps his way into his hat

    With a sprain on my ankle, Feeling kinda older (RESPECT), I tripped  at the skinny

    With this very unpleasing, sneezing and wheezing; The Jingle Vader crashed to the ground

    • 4×100 Free :20 rest, start easy and increase your speed
    • 4×100 Free 25m Sprint/75m Recover :10 Rest
    • 4×100 Free w/ Paddles & Buoy (no kick)
    • 100 Race Pace till time

    Hawgcycle always told me not to look into the blue of the Speedo,

    but Hawgcycle, THAT’S WHERE THE FUN IS….

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    • Moped – 1200?
    • Triple Shift -1200
    • Hawgcycle – 1200 – TClaps for the 16.8mi ride to and from UNO #RRR17
    • Da Parish – 1300
    • Jingle Vader – 1300

    PAX got down but we never got tight, PAX’s gonna make it through the night

    Da Parish

    Moleskin: Next time you see your SO; hug them, kiss them, and look at them like the first time you knew you love them.  Remember those moments because they are too often overshadowed by the times when anger and frustration took over.