F3 New Orleans

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  • Charmin celebrates 3YO Daughter/Everyone Celebrates Hawg and SOGO’s Baby??? – from Bolt

    Warmorama Rapper’s Delight edition with MNC/dancing by request plus bonus chinooks/reverse chinooks. The Thang: move between benches along running path toward David Dr. workout equipment via Q’s instructions (shuffle both directions, mosey, backward mosey, high knees, skip) stopping for 10 burpees, adjusting to 5 upon Charmin astutely realizing we’d never get to his half of the Q otherwise. Charmin sets the count on 10 BBSU while everyone does AMRAP: pull ups, leg press, incline bench, tricep dips, rows. Cycle through all stations and then complete the path loop, stopping at each light post for either 3 hillbillies or 3 IW OYO moseying between. Along this stretch we encountered what could only be described as the love child of Hawg and SOGO: congrats, it’s a girl, strong/shapely/sans shoes yet sporting a half tank top shrouded by a weighted vest. There then seemed to be a pep in all PAX step along with some mumblechatter but I digress. Upon return to the original workout equipment near the flag we circled up for a Charmin led baby maker to plank combo which began right after Charmin doled out three penalty burpees to Rev due to some underlying battle of faiths (did I mention its Charmin’s daughter”s third bday?), although it’s possibly because Rev ran away from us the whole workout—probably the Bolt soundtrack. Flag/COT. Honored to co-Q fine men!

  • Kindergarten Day! – from PVC

    Warmorama
    Low slow squat
    Abe vigoda
    Peter Parker
    Parker Peter
    Hill billy
    Imperial walker
    Self love
    Butt kickers

    10 each
    Merkins
    Bear crawl
    Big boy sit ups
    Lunge
    Grass grabbers

    5 each
    8 count body builders
    Motivators
    Monkey humpers
    Mountain man poopers

    10 each
    Merkins
    Bear crawl
    Big boy sit ups
    Lunge
    Grass grabbers

    Frisbee
    2 teams each start at same end zone in efforts to reach the goal without dropping the frisbee. 2 defenders allowed to cross to other side. Once point scored opponents do 5 each 8 count body builders
    Totaled approx 2mi.

    COT
    Welcomed FNG and named him Faux Pas

  • Sad Clown Send Off at Sweatybells – from Bolt

    YHC jumped on the Q sheet Uptown to celebrate my 2 year MANniversary right where it started, prompting a text from King Kong: apparently Uptowners not only dislike leaving their zip code, they also dislike using the Q sheet (check it out if u don’t believe me or is there a double secret Q sheet among that clique—one wonders!?)
    I mulled over how to best honor a few of the HIMs I’ve encountered along the 24 months since Gabby FINALLY convinced me to post after a couple years of EHing (I ran out of excuses, knew I needed a change, and had just listened to Dredd describe me at minutes 22:42-29:30 in the “What is F3 interview” the week of my first post). Gathering at the front of Audubon park and meeting a couple guys quickly turned into a “mosey” to Touchdown Jesus, led by Kong Kong where we stopped and began exercising in a circle within which I quickly became gassed and modified everything yet finished nothing. Then Gabby informed me that was the “warm up” to which I thought, “U gotta b FU@#ing kidding me!? I have no business being here.” More mosey, exercises, modification, and realization (that I couldn’t do this yet needed this).

    Fast forward: WarmOrama Rapper’s Delight edition. The Thang: Carry bells from flag to first zoo parking row.
    Rudy has creatively used numbers to drive his Qs (this day I chose to follow: 6/5/24=6 exercises (BLIMPS with Bells, except Merkins), 5 movements between each letter, stopping at each subsequent row of parking (farmer carry each side, tricep press 2x, goblet carry), and 24 months of F3=reps of each exercise. Almonaster championed and sustained the first F3 NOLA afternoon workout, pushing himself: B for burpees but Man Maker style to honor an extra push.
    Triple Shift has been the consummate Form Police: M for Merkins done as time under tension in his honor (3 count in mission impossible up the four, return).
    Upon carrying bells back to first parking row we circled up for favorite bell exercise contributions from the PAX, called either OYO or in cadence for 24 reps: Gabby/curl-OHP-tricep press=1, Charmin/Your Mom’s, King Kong/KB swings, Strings/squat thrusters. Back to flag and finish with 24 burpees which were much harder than the first 24: gassed and grateful to ALL F3 NOLA PAX! COT—breaky.

  • Joey Bovia Memorial – from Hokie

    BooBoo, Charmin, Fast Tax, Frac, Hand Grenada, Hokie, Mahatma, Rudy, Vagabond, War Eagle paid tribute to Joey Bovia during this Memorial Day week

    Warm up
    8 SSH
    31 Shoulder Shrugs
    10 Abe Vigoda
    24 grass grabbers
    3 burpees

    24, of Kenner, La.;
    assigned to 3rd Combat Assault Battalion,
    3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa, Japan;
    died Aug. 31 at Camp Dwyer, Afghanistan, of wounds received while supporting combat operations.

    8 stations – 31 reps each station

    4×4’s while waiting on the six

    Start with arms raised in a standing position,
    burpee into plank
    followed by four Merkins
    followed by four mountain climbers with each leg.
    “One” is completed when returning to the standing position with arms raised.
    Wash, rinse, repeat.
    Recommended to do OYO while waiting for the 6 or waiting for a partner during a group exercise
    .

    1. Bear crawl merkin 1.2.3.merkin
    2. Alligator Merkins
    3. Ballerina Toe Squats
    4. Australian snow angels
    5. Big Boy Sit-up-Ups
    6. Blades of Steel
    7. Bohemian Rapsody
    8. BOPO burpee – one leg merkin – plank- one leg merkin

  • Rock – Smurph – from Mahatma

    Yep Bolt and Charmin didn’t see it coming as they both had notice that the real HIMs were going to Fracs announced Murph starting late for those who wanted to sleep in or get up an extra 45 minutes early (if you live in the rural) “Metry/RiverRidge” area to make the 30-40 minute drive uptown for Biebers announced 1/2 Murph. After a week of pure business travel – out of town out of touch returning to indulge in the Memorial Day weekend – now a little beat up from all the festivities the plan was Very simple – show up with a big speaker – Rock playlist and the idea of a Smurph. Had Bolt arrived ahead of YHC with his mini Bose the BB could be a completely different narrative yet we all have those eye opening experiences…….Smurph you say?! I’m sure there was a feeling of being trapped as we slow moseyed with speaker in hand towards the playground yet neither showed any fear so after a quick warm up the Smurph was on for time – 1/2 mile run 10 rounds of 5 pull ups, 10 merkins and 15 squats finished by another 1/2 mile run. Once done we had some time for stretching and a little Mary. Tenderloin did his laps and sitting a spell or 2 or……

    COT where we gave thanks, asked for God’s Grace on our intentions and those that gave the ultimate sacrifice. Closed with the pledge of allegiance.

    All said some things are best accomplished when we simply put our heads down and do it.

  • Rock City Ruination/Redemption: U b the judge – from Bolt

    Warmarama: the usual plus BOTH Hairy Rockettes and Toy Soldiers to finally settle the debate over them being a single move with two names (Fast Tax was pleased, Rudy was as salty as the ocean—must be the pre-BD Double Nickel runs).

    The Thang: mosey to rock pile, select a medium rock except Hand Granada and YHC for big rocks. Carry to pavilion for stations of the pavilion. Every PAX performs a different exercise AMRAP con roca (except timer and box jumps) and then shift clockwise. Simple enough, right? Wrong! After assigning Charmin the first exercise and reassessing two stations later due to rock sizes, you’d think it was the ruination of Rock City; this was about the time Rudy unleashed his unbridled passive aggressiveness (did I mention how salty he was in warmup—he only got saltier)! Fast Tax rated it redemption, possibly bc his Hairy Rockettes now stand alone as a separate/distinct exercise, safe from Rudy’s disdainful commentary.
    Sun Rise/Sun Set upper chest, resistance tube work 10x as Timer
    All other PAX AMRAP con roca: box jumps (sin roca), curls, OH press, tricep press, rows, squats, step ups, chest press (please don’t drop that on yourself, Special K): rinse/repeat. Return rocks/flag/COT.

  • May the 4th be with You – from Boo-Boo

    YHC was finally able to get a Q spot for El Diablo around Rudy, Hokie, and Fast Tax who are locked in a race to be the first to add their name to the miniature bat Hawg received 10 years ago for being one of three attendees at a Zephyrs game.

    YHC lead the PAX on a short mosey to the field for a warmup consisting of ordinary warmup exercises. I added in MNCs since Frac was in attendance. Since there wasn’t 100% dance compliance, a 10 burpee penalty was imposed.

    As YHC was ready to move into the meat of the beatdown, he was met with significant resistance for not including Imperial Walkers in the warmup since it was May the 4th. Being a man of the people, YHC obliged to stop the bellyaching of the sci-fi sect of the group.

    With smiles on their merry faces, YHC led the group to the track for BLIMPS as a mode of transportation to the rock pile bc a mosey just wouldn’t be sufficient. The typically quiet and non-judgmental Rudy pointed out that YHC substituted plank jacks with another exercise. The poor guy forgot that modification is acceptable in the F3 world, and we were still able to spell BLIMPS correctly.

    Upon arrival at the rock pile there was the typical banter regarding rock size. PAX were instructed to figure it out as it is not YHC’s place to judge another man’s rock!

    Off to the 50 yard line for 10 Rounds of Tyson, which consisted of all exercises in cadence. At some point Macgyver showed up late and rockless. Initially he was instructed to rifle carry the “bat” until instructed otherwise, but Triple Shift quickly seized the opportunity to shed his oversized rock by switching with Macgyver. Other PAX, namely Rudy, also took advantage of the opportunity to share/shed his rock with the lad.

    While that was fun, all good things must come to an end. PAX returned their rocks to the rock pile and gather for some Mary in the vicinity of the rock depot.

    Mosey to the flag exactly on time! COT, prayer, OUT!

    It’s always an honor to lead HIM! Thank you for the opportunity.

  • Toilet Paper Recall – from Disclaimer

    21 pax showed up for a Charmin/Disclaimer Que

    Charmin led us out to the football field for a warm-up that included:
    SSH x 21
    Monkey Humpers x 15
    Mountain Man Poopers x 10-15 based on vive
    Hillbillies x 10-15 same as MMP’s
    Hairy Rockettes x 10

    Disclaimer took us over to the play ground and instructed everyone to get in groups of three (we had 7 groups).

    25 mins total time of work (stay together as a team….every complete the work)
    -800 meter run
    -25 pull-ups
    -50 merkins
    -75 air squats

    The goal was two complete at least two rounds.

    We had a bunch of people finished two rounds (good sign for the murph coming up!)

    After that we ran in over to the rock pile.

    -Shoulder press, bicep curls, tricep extensions overhead
    15,15,15 hold your rock until the group finishes

    5 burpees

    Repeat same exercises 12 reps of each hold rock until everyone finishes

    10 ROCK on swings

    Repeat same exercises 9 reps of each hold rock until everyone finishes

    5 burpee rock ground to overhead press (I looks and feels like it sounds!)

    Indian run ( which was more of an Indian sprint back to the flag)

  • El Diablo: the Devil is in the Upper Chest and the burpees—of course – from Bolt

    YHC finally arrived to Q toting 5 new exercises, 4 novel exercise implements, the Bolt 3M promise, 2 coupons, and 1 speaker. During the thick of it, the ever-astute Hawg picked up on the playlist theme and while I’m not 420-friendly, I’m not above culturally appropriating references of Goo Nation so I went with it. It should be duly noted Charmin was horrified and perplexed by the playlist (and secretly enjoying it, replete with his requisite guilt—of course) but I digress https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3EdFoz3pFUQxfJbvRL0WRa?si=4j7Qkg4ARpOg4CBZCB5VjQ

    The devil is in the details because the new exercises all activate the rarely trained upper chest and the hope was we would feel the fire burning as if the devil himself was being expelled from the upper two thirds of our pecs; I’ll count on the pax to weigh in.

    Warmorama: Rapper’s Delight Version (too long for this workout) complete with MNC for Frac, with penalty burpees for too much mumblechatter

    The Thang: 5 burpees while pax one moseys to pavilion with two coupons in tow Indian Run style, tag/take off, 5 burpees for all others

    Upper Chest
    (6 moves, 1 min/move, feet elevated)

    Explosive
    Pseudo Pike (hands at waist high)
    Archer (thumbs at lower chest)
    Plunge (wide grip, coupons as base)
    Diamond merk (Incline, touch pinkies at top)
    Burpees
    Pax 2&3 legs/abs and rotate at the table until each pax does the chest exercise; switch tables.
    Round 1: squats/LBC
    Round 2: reverse lunge/BBS
    Round 3: side lunge/penguin
    Round 4: squats/LBC
    Round 5: step ups/crunchy frogs

    We didn’t get to round 6 bc:
    Too much bitchin’ about how long the new exercises took to explain—they r NEW!