Tag: Audubon Park

  • Let There Be Rock

    Ten men gathered in the gloom in what could be described as a temperate? New Orleans morning to face the mountain.

    Warm Up

    • Mosey
    • Side Straddle Hops (IC) x20
    • Smurf Jacks (IC) x15
    • Low & Slow Squats (IC) x15
    • Suzanne Somers (IC) x15
    • Iron Mike (IC) x15

    Mosey to Touchdown Jesus for an AC/DC deep cut

    • Whole Lotta Rosie – 42 LBC’s – 39 American Hammers – 56 Flutters
      • 30 Mountain Climbers between each dimension

    La Montaña

    • Route 66 – Mexican Squats in ascending reps (1-11) at each landing to the top of the deck
    • Mucho Chesto
      • Merkins (IC) x10
      • Werkins (IC) x10
      • Diamond Merks (IC) x10
      • Left Stagger Merks (IC) x10
      • Right Stagger Merks (IC) x10
      • Mission Impossibe (IC) x10
    • Moroccan Nightclub (IC) x20

    Down the Stairs to the Benches

    • Left Leg Power Ups (IC) x15
    • Dips (IC) x15
    • Right Leg Power Ups (IC) x15
    • Irkins (IC) x15

    Back to Touchdown Jesus for a sprinkle of Mary

    • Hello Dolly’s (IC) x15
    • LBC’s (IC) x15
    • Peter Parkers (IC) x15
    • Parker Peters (IC) x15

    Returned to the flag for the count, name-o-rama, and prayer

     

    Reminder:  Roman candles shoot from where you light them, or is it the other end… I can never remember

    Hasselhoff

     

     

  • Big Papi’s 45-Minute NOLA Tour

    YHC was expecting rainy and flooded conditions but was pleasantly surprised to find the gloom just a little damp but otherwise pleasant.  Better surprise was having a Pax of 14 strong despite the rain, including Big Papi from Charlotte.  With our honored guest present, YHC felt obliged to give a little tour of our fair city, starting with a brisk mosey over to:

    Audubon Park Golf Course (monkey bars):

    Split into four stations:

    • Burpees x7 (timer)
    • Russian twists
    • Pull ups
    • Mountain climber

    Rinse and repeat.  Unfortunately, we lost Seaman in the middle of this because YHC neglected to provide him directions to our next stop.

    A quieter (but far less jolly) Pax proceeded with an Indian Run over to the Fly to see:

    Mississippi River:

    Ring of fire:  circle up, bear crawl to the right, halt, 10 merks wave-style, bear crawl to the left, halt, 10 diamond merks wave-style, bear crawl to the right, halt, 10 wide merks wave-style

    Shake it out then mosey over the levee to:

    Audubon Zoo:

    Here we did “8s” (variation on 11s), starting with 1 jump lunge at the bottom of the levee and 7 burpees at the top.  Note to self: this combo is brutal — stop doing this.

    Indian run to the end of the Fly and line up head-to-toe in elbow plank position for moguls.  Each Pax member jumped over the legs of the remaining Pax, who were doing plank walks while waiting their turn.  We did this twice and then resumed our Indian run to:

    The Labyrinth (or thereabouts):

    Obviously no trip to New Orleans is complete without visiting the cherished labyrinth.  Unfortunately, it was occupied and we had to circle up nearby for some quick Mary:

    • LBC x30
    • Real Freddie Mercs x20

    Mosey back to the flag and re-join Seaman, who was in good spirits despite being abandoned by the Pax.

    COT: count, name-o-rama, shout outs, and prayer.

    -Mulligan

  • Walk The Plank

    Another beautiful muggy morning in New Orleans was met by the crew of Audubon Park for what would turn out to be a test of both mind and body (mostly shoulders).  Went as follows:

    Quick Mosey through the Bag Drop and over to Oak Alley for a warm-up

    • Lunges to the 2nd Light
    • High Knees to the 3rd Light
    • Butt Kicks to the 4th Light
    • Merkins at the 5th Light

    Mosey to The Birdcage where the groans began with the news of Ms. Dora 3-2-1.  The partners took turns running and working while reaching the following quotas:

    • Dips x300 (one more than 299)
    • LBC’s x200
    • Decline Shoulder Taps x100 on the bollards

    After a 20 count all lined up on the curb for a sort of Dominoes+Curb Crawl experience that brought moral soaring up to new heights.

    • PAX left side plank hold while each individual did 5 Merkins down the line; then swapping to a right side plank until the line of dominoes had switched.
    • Reverse Bear Crawl to the curb on the other side of the street
    • Reverse Dominoes down the line
    • Bear Crawl back to the original curb

    As the sun was coming up the PAX moseyed back towards the Pavilion and circled up for Mary.

    • Mission Impossible 20 count
    • Plank walk left / Plank walk right
    • Mission Impossible 20 count
    • American Hammer 35 count (IC)
    • LBC’s 20 count (IC)
    • Pickle Pounders 20 count (IC)
    • Hello Dolly’s 17 count (IC)
    • Mission Impossible 20 count

    Mosey on back to the flag for the count, name-o-rama, and prayer.

    Thanks gentlemen for making my VQ a great one, and for not taking me out in the parking lot.

    Hasselhoff

     

  • No sweat

    6:05 am … 56 degrees … summit of the Mountain … sunrise over downtown … glorious …

    But first, the pain —

    The Pax was aimlessly waiting for the Q as YHC rolled in hot at 5:30 sharp.   Quick disclaimer on the move and we were off to the Loyola lawn for a warmup:

    • SSH x25 (IC)
    • Hillbillies x25 (IC)
    • Parker Peter x20 / Plankjack x20 (IC)
    • Burpees x10 (OYO)

    Short mosey to the benches for a COP all IC:

    • Decline shoulder taps x10 / Derkins x 5 / Decline shoulder taps x 10 / Derkins x5
    • R side step up x20
    • Dips x15
    • L side step up x20
    • Dips x15

    Hustle over to base camp and work our way up the Mountain doing BLIMPS, with a stop at each end of the deck:

    • Burpees x5
    • Lunges x10 (each leg)
    • IW x15 (each leg)
    • Merkins x20
    • Plankjacks x25
    • Squats x30

    By the time we got to the top, we had made it up to “P” on the second set.  T-claps to those able to do another round of S, B, and L, while waiting for the six.

    Partner up with PAX 1 running all the way down the first staircase and lunging up the second.  PAX 2 stayed on top of the Mountain doing LBC (about 150+).  Flapjack, then repeat the loop, except with PAX 1 running up the second staircase and PAX 2 doing Mountain Climbers (about a billion).

    Run back to the flag and arrive just in time for an impromptu 30-count Mission Impossible.

    Count, name-or-rama, and prayer.  Sign up for the GrowRuck.  If the fitness, fellowship, and once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to get trained by an ex-Seal isn’t enough to entice you, do it for the free T-shirt.

    Great time this morning.  Appreciate the opportunity to lead.

    -Mulligan

  • Improvising at the Birdcage

    Ruck this!” – Birdcage Pax

    First GrowRuck AO training of the season!  Hawg, Cowbell and YHC wanted to launch the first one at an Uptown AO to spark some more interest from the NOLA Pax….stuff like “Look at how cool there bags look!” & “Wow, I wanna join in the fun too!!” & “Where do I sign up??”.  Cowbell & YHC were clown-carring and talking about cool things to do with rucks, and YHC was going to incorporate them all into the glorious beatdown.  Cowbell and YHC thought the Pax would be ready to go in the Birdcage gloom:

    PUMA puma backpack GIF

    Instead, we got this:

    South Park unsure sharon marsh standing stephen stotch GIF

    No one knew what to do…We were saddened.  Not even JV or RY had theirs!  Oh well, time to improvise… but first…DISCLAIMER

    The Thang

    Let’s mosey…Cowbell & YHC threw our rucks in his truck bed (blah)….around the parking lot, and over to a grassy area by the bandstand. You see, there was a ruck beatdown in my head, and I had to abort my plan (this is why I never plan these things anymore) and come up with something on the fly…time to think during the warmup

    COP #1: Warmup…( + Shorty’s thoughts)

    10x Burpees OYO…(maybe we could do team stuff like Dora…or maybe we could just do Burpees for 30 minutes <–half joking on that one)
    10x SSH IC
    9x Burpees OYO…(what am I going to do?…Elevens??….I wish some of The World was here, they would know what to do…Man, the Pax should’ve just brought their rucks!!)
    10x SSH IC
    8x Burpees OYO…(Got it! – complete Warmup after this one!)
    10x SSH IC

    More or less what happened.  I think Quick Draw called me out by saying “He’s just making this up”….Yes, my friend, I was.  Mosey over to the bottom of the bandstand by the pond, and partner up in groups of 3 Pax.

    Circuit #1:  Merkincides / Storm the Beach

    Pax A: Merkincides down lamp post alley.. 15x Merkins each time you are at the startline (75 Merks total). Once done, mosey back to Pax B & C to complete the round.  [Timer]
    Pax B: Pax 1 of Storm the Beach – Jump ups to then climb up the Bandstand…at top, do Planks until Pax C tags you out.
    Pax C: Pax 2 of Storm the Beach – Jump ups to then climb up the Bandstand…at top, do Sumo Squats until Pax B tags you out.

    Each group of 3 Pax cycled through the job roles one time.  Great job men!

    Mosey to the half way point in lamp post alley, and partner up into a group of 2 Pax.

    Circuit #2:  8-count Body Builders / Animals – courtesy of Hawg’s email preview (Tclaps for the idea).

    Pax A: AMRAP x 8-count Body Builders IC…got through about 8 – 11 reps of these each set.
    Pax B: Bear Crawl out to a lamp post, Frog Hop back to the start [Timer]

    Each group of 2 Pax cycled through the job roles two times.

    Mosey to the end of lamp post alley by the track.

    COP #2: 6MOM

    12x Crunchy Frogs IC
    12x Putins IC
    12x Flutter Kicks IC
    12x Hello Dolly IC
    12x Real Freddie Mercury IC

    Mosey to a grassy area near the virtual shovel flag (VSF).

    COP #3: Plie Work – a Plie is a low squat, toes pointed out at a 45º angle. Pax held this position and did the following:

    8x Front Claps IC
    8x Above Claps IC
    8x Wing Flaps IC
    8x F. Arm Circles IC
    8x B. Arm Circles IC

    Done! Circled around the VSF, where we held the COT – Countoff, Nameorama, Shoutouts and a Prayer.  Thanks for letting me lead!  Maybe next time there will be more rucks!

    Moleskin

    • On a serious note, F3 beatdowns will get you prepared for a GORuck event.  If you are having doubts about making it through the event, rest your mind since our F3 training has the combination of cardio & strengthening you need be ready for the event.
    • That said…GrowRuck 03 is 06.10.17.  Just sign up… everybody is doing it!
    • Check the F3NOLA emails…lots of great stuff in there!

     

  • Same as Wednesday except it’s backwards

    (sbuıɥʇ ʎɟıןdɯıs oʇ uo ʍou ɯoɹɟ “uosɐǝɹʇ ǝɥʇ” ʇı ןןɐɔ ʇsnظ ןן,ı˙˙˙ʇı ,ɟ˙˙˙ɟɟq s,ɐʞɐʌı ɹo uosɹǝןןıʇ xǝɹ ǝɥʇ ɹo suoıssǝs ɟɟǝظ ǝɥʇ ɹo uuʎןɟ ןɐǝɥɔıɯ ǝɥʇ ɐʞɐ osןɐ) uıɐbɐ ʇsıʍʇ uɐıssnɹ

    02x ʇqן ’02x ɔqן

    02x (ǝuoʇs ɹǝboɹ ǝɥʇ ɹo ʇɹoɟɐuɐɯ ןnɐd ǝɥʇ ɹo ǝbɐd ɹǝʇɹɐɔ ǝɥʇ ɐʞɐ) ʇsıʍʇ uɐıssnɹ

    :ʎɹɐɯ ɹoɟ doɔ ןɐuıɟ

    ʇɥbıן ɥʇɹoɟ puɐ pɹıɥʇ ǝɥʇ oʇ ʇɐǝdǝɹ uıɐbɐ sɯظdqɥ ǝʌıɟ uǝɥʇ puoɔǝs ǝɥʇ oʇ ʞןɐʍ qɐɹɔ ‘suıʞǝɯ-ʞɔɐظ ʞuɐןd-ǝǝdɹnq ɟןɐɥ ǝʌıɟ uǝɥʇ ʇɥbıן ʇs1 ǝɥʇ oʇ ןʍɐɹɔ ɹɐǝq :sʇɥbıן ǝɥʇ ʎq ʞɔɐɹʇ ǝɥʇ oʇ ʎǝsoɯ

    51x nןןɯı ’52x nsןן ’51x dn bǝן ʇɥbıɹ uıʞɹǝɯ ǝuıןɔuı ’52x nsןɹ :sǝɥɔuǝq ǝɥʇ oʇ ǝɹoɯ ǝɔuo

    (spuoɯɐıp puɐ sɹɐʇs) suıʞɹǝɯ puoɯɐıp 5 ɥʇıʍ pǝuıʍʇɹǝʇuı sǝpıɔıns sdɯnظ ɹɐʇs ǝǝdɹnq :spɹɐןןoq ǝɥʇ oʇ ʞɔɐq

    51x ɹ sǝbunן ʇıןds uɐıɹɐbןnq ’51x sdıp ’51x ן sǝbunן ʇıןds uɐıɹɐbןnq ’02x sdıp :sǝɥɔuǝq ǝɥʇ oʇ ɹǝʌo

    spɹɐןןoq ǝɥʇ ʇɐ suıʞɹǝɯ 5 ɥʇıʍ pǝuıʍʇɹǝʇuı ʇɥbıן ɹǝd ǝuo ʎq buısɐǝɹɔuı uǝɥʇ ǝuo ʇɐ buıʇɹɐʇs – sǝpıɔıns dn-ǝǝuʞ ǝǝdɹnq :spɹɐןןoq ǝɥʇ oʇ

    02x ʇɐnbs ʍoןs ʍoן ’51x dd ʍoqןǝ ’51x ɹǝʞɹɐd ɹǝʇǝd ’02x ʍı ’51x ɔɯ ʍoqןǝ ’51x sɹǝqɯıןɔ uıɐʇunoɯ ’02x ɥss :dn-ɯɹɐʍ ǝɥʇ – doɔ ʇs1

    Back to the flag – count off, name-o-rama & prayer

     

  • Burpee Fun Time

    With only Saban’s single burpee on Monday the PAX requested a healthy dose.To enhance our Wednesday morning experience, we added a fun movement to every burpee.

    After mocking Tickles’ shorts that he apparently stole from John Stockton in the 80’s, we moseyed:

    1st COP – the warm-up: SSH x20, Mountain Climbers x15, Elbow MC x15, IW x20, Peter Parker x15, Elbow PP x15, Low slow squat x20

    To the bollards: Burpee Knee-Up suicides – starting at one then increasing by one per light intertwined with 5 merkins at the bollards

    Over to the benches: Dips x20, Bulgarian Split Lunges L x15, Dips x15,  Bulgarian Split Lunges R x15

    Back to the bollards: Burpee Star Jumps suicides intertwined with 5 diamond merkins (stars and diamonds)

    Once more to the benches: RLSU x25, Incline Merkin Right leg up x15, LLSU x25, IMLLU x15

    Mosey to the track by the lights: Bear crawl to the 1st light then five Half Burpee-Plank Jack-Mekins, crab walk to the second then Five HBPJMs again repeat to the third and forth light

    Final COP for mary:

    Russian Twist (aka The Carter Page or The Paul Manafort or The Roger Stone) x20

    LBC x20, LBT x20

    Russian Twist again (also aka The Micheal Flynn or The Jeff Sessions or The Rex Tillerson or Ivaka’s BFF…F’ it…I’ll just call it “The Treason” from now on to simplify things) x20

    Back to the flag for count-off, name-o-rama & a short prayer.

    God Bless America!

     

     

  • Classic Skinny

    Inspired by Roots’ recent proclamation that he was “bringing running back to the Skinny,” YHC decided to treat the Pax to some speed work around the park loop.  We started with a short warmup jog to oak alley, where we alternated between high knees and butt kicks at each lamppost and eventually made our way to the jogging path.  There, we did fartleks using the stickmen painted on the ground as markers.  For the first stretch, we jogged for two men and sprinted one, repeating until we reached the monkey bars.

    At the monkey bars, split into 4 groups:

    • Burpees x10 (timer)
    • Pull ups
    • Plank jacks
    • Russian Twists

    Rinse, repeat, then resume fartlek, but this time jog 2 / sprint 2 until arriving at the usual Mary spot near the 17th hole tee box.   We got in plank position and did Jack Webbs starting with 1 merkin /2 air presses and increased in increments of 1 merkin / 2 air presses until reaching 10 merkins / 20 air presses.  After completing this, there was some confusing mumblechatter about “more.”   It made a lot more sense after YHC finally got around to reading Friday’s backblast and learned that #JackWebb is apparently trending among Skinny Uptowners.

    Continue around the loop (jog 2 / sprint 2) until reaching the benches at the fountain.  At the benches:

    • Bulgarian split lunge (R) x15
    • Bulgarian split lunge (L) x15
    • Dips x20
    • Decline Peter Parker x20

    (all in cadence)

    Resume 2/2 fartlek and arrive at clearing near Prytania for Plankorama, which went something like this: plank, merkin x10 (in cadence), side plank right, arm under x10 (in cadence), elbow plank, side plank left, arm under x10 (in cadence), plank, elbow plank.

    We wrapped up with an Indian Run to the flag and then concluded with the count, name-o-rama, announcements (GrowRuck – June 10) , and prayer.  During the COT, RY was frantically adding folks to the Q list so make sure you check for your names.

    Thanks for the opportunity to lead.

    -Mulligan

  • FNG Friday Funday

    16 Pax showed up this morning for a fun filled workout.

    Warm up:

    SSH x25

    Hillbilly x15

    Imp Walker x15

    Smurf Jack x15

    Peter Parker x20

     

    Mosey to TD Jesus:

    Partner up – bear crawl to TD Jesus, crabwalk back, while partner is doing Burpees. Repeat doing monkey humpers instead.

    Mosey to the mountain:

    Run the incline, lunge the flat, to the 6th floor. reverse bear crawl the incline to the top.

    At the top:

    Jack Webb – each set is predicated upon a pax member saying more to do another set. we made it to 10.

    mosey back to flag for updates, FNG naming, Prayer.

     

    RY, el wire, Badmoon, Bartman did voluntary mary for some EC.

  • A Wednesday Tradition

    To know nothing of what happened before you were born, is to forever remain a child.” – Cicero

    Before there was Lafitte’s Plunge, Okwata, or The Foundry; there was The Birdcage: F3NOLA’s original Wednesday beatdown.  YHC loves a good tradition!  It’s always good to go back to the basics every once in a while.  Don’t get me wrong, change and innovation are great and necessary, but it is tradition and history that forms your values and perspectives.

    Fourteen men of NOLA decided to take their DRP in Audubon Park, and YHC was excited to start… but first…

    DISCLAIMER

    The Thang

    Warmup mosey around the the club house parking lot and over to a grassy area by the bandstand.

    COP #1

    15x Seal Jacks IC
    15x Cowbell Jacks (aka Smurf Jacks) IC…

    Cowbell wasn’t impressed:

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    But YHC doesn’t care!

    15x SSH IC
    15x Plank Jacks IC
    10x Burpees OYO

    Quick mosey over to the 3rd light pole, and partner up as YHC explains what we are getting into.

    Circuit #1

    1min x Gassers (run to the 2nd/4th light pole and back to 3rd)
    10x Power Squats IC
    10x Alt. Lunges IC

    Repeat one more time, then mosey over to the running track and circle up.

    Circuit #2

    10x 8-count Body Builders IC
    10x Plank Hops IC
    10x In-and-Out Planks IC

    Repeat one more time, then mosey over to the Birdcage, and partner up again.

    Dora 3-x-1:  Each team complete the following reps as a team.

    300:
    Pax 1 = Dips (count)
    Pax 2 = run 100m forward, then run backward 100m, flapjack w/ Pax 1.

    100:
    Pax 1 = Hip Slappers (count);
    Pax 2 = 10 Lunges out, run back, flapjack w/ Pax 1.

    Mosey back to the flag…1.5 minutes left…time w/ Mary!

    COP #2: 1.5MOM

    20x Crunchy Frogs IC
    20x Flutter Kicks IC

    Circled up for the COT, which included the Countoff, Nameorama, Shoutouts and Prayer.  Thanks for letting me lead!

    Moleskin

    Grow Ruck is 06.10.17.  Mark your calendars!  Trust me, it’s worth doing!  #CSAUP

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