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Tag: City Park

  • Ultimate Frisbee #2

    YHC wanted to do another round of Ultimate Frisbee, but the only problem is that YHC doesn’t have a frisbee… but you can always count on the Pax to pull you through.  Thirteen Pax at the start, Sixteen Pax at the end…Tclaps to Two Yutes for the Frisbee; and Tclaps to the three FNGs that posted! Otherwise, we would have been doing less fun things.  The DISCLAIMER was given and we were off.

    The Thang

    Mosey over to the Festival Grounds while the Pax split up into two teams, Uptown vs The World….then each team to a separate end zone for some Ultimate Frisbee.  Rules are simple:

    • Teams advance the frisbee by throwing/catching the frisbee to reach the other teams endzone for a point.
    • Thrower (guy with frisbee) cannot move.
    • Defense on Thrower – 3 yd safe zone.
    • Penalties:
      • Turnovers (frisbee hits the ground or intercepted) – turnover team does 2 reps of exercise before playing defense
      • Scores – defense does 5 reps of exercise while scoring team runs to their endzone for kickoff

    We played two (25 min) halves.

    • Penalty Exercises:
      • 1st Half – Burpees
      • 2nd Half – Jump Squats / Merkins

    The World won by a landslide….But both teams won by still doing a bunch of burpees and never thinking about it.   Your mindset has everything to do with it!

    Mosey back to the flag, with some random stops along the way to get some time with Mary.  Ended with the COT, which included the Countoff, Nameorama, Shoutouts and a Prayer.  Thanks for letting me lead.

    -Shorty

  • 610 Stomp #107

    The Thang

    Two missions:

    1. The Track – 10x Burpees, run a lap (sprint the 100m), 10x Jump Squats
    2. The Refinery – 10x Pullups, 20x Merkins

    Run between each destination when you complete your mission at that AO.

    Gathered the troops around the entrance of the track due to time, but I believe many made it through 3 – 4 times.

    Mosey to the flag, where we held the COT, which included the Countoff, Nameorama, and Prayer.

    Thanks for letting me lead.

  • The Treadmill

    The Thang

    Mosey over to the great lawn.  Did some warmup stuff.

    Mosey to the end of the Great Lawn, and partner up.

    Animal Hunting: 

    Pax 1: Perform Animal movement until Pax 2 catches you.
    Pax 2: Perform Exercise at the start, then catch Pax 1.

    Round 1: Bear Crawl / 20x Merkins
    Round 2: Frog Hops / 30x Squats
    Round 3: Duck Walks / 12x Burpees

    JV gave us an eleven count (see, YHC can remember things), and that’s what we will do.  Mosey over to some benches.

    Elevens

    Pax does Dips on the far side, and Derkins on the starting side.  Start with 10 x Dips, 1 x Derkin….decrease Dips / increase Derkins by 1 until the reps flapjack.

    Nice job men.  I believe some guys got extra credit.

    Mosey to the middle of the Great Lawn.  Spent some time with Mary I believe.

    Enough time with Mary…Mosey to the side of the Great Lawn.

    Gassers:

    Sprint over, back, then finish thru the other side…for time. If time is not hit, 20x Burpees OYO:

    Gasser 1) Test Gasser…wanted to gauge the time to complete with the Pax (1:58) [min:sec]
    Gasser 2) The real Test Gasser (1:40)….Pax beat the time by 18 seconds….nothing like having a fire burning under you.
    Gasser 3,4,5) All beat the time (1:40) by 10 – 15 seconds.

    Done.  Mosey back to the flag.  Ended with the COT, which included the Countoff, Nameorama, and Prayer.

    Thanks for letting me lead.

    -Shorty

  • A Stroll in the Park F3 Style

    17 Pax committed to improving by posting at the Mothership on this humid first Saturday morning in September. YHC knows that men continue to post because of challenging beat downs, so YHC knew he had to continue the trend with a challenging, yet interesting Q. This was especially important this day with the Kotter post of Bagasse and Mr Awesome!
    Once the men from the Bible Study arrived and planted the shovel flag, it was time! But first, the disclaimer……and then

    The Thang

    Mosey to the Great Lawn and circle up for a warm up.
    SSH IC x 5….
    The Pax questions only 5 SSH! If only Shorty had posted, YHC would have said, “Warmup? That’s Pish-Posh!”
    10 Burpees OYO
    SSH IC x 5…..9 Burpees OYO
    SSH IC x 5…..8 Burpees OYO
    SSH IC x 5…..7 Burpees OYO
    Mumble Chatter has ceased before it even started…..
    SSH IC x 5…..6 Burpees OYO
    SSH IC x 5…..5 Burpees OYO
    SSH IC x 5…..4 Burpees OYO
    SSH IC x 5…..3 Burpees OYO
    SSH IC x 5…..2 Burpees OYO
    SSH IC x 5…..10 Burpees OYO
    That’s 64 Burpees each! #Crowdpleaser! Well done Pax…..

    Mosey to the side of the Great Lawn (short mosey) for some merkin ladders.
    20 merkins one side, run across and do 19 merkins, back across for 18 merkins…..blah blah blah
    Back across until ending with 1 merkin.
    That’s 210 merkins each with a whole lot of running! Well done again Pax!

    Mosey past NOMA and head towards Lagoon Number Seven, stopping on a patch of grass between the sidewalk of Lelong Drive and the walking/biking path. Many of the Pax were extremely confused during this mosey, and the mumble chatter started to emerge. YHC knew one way to shut that down….time to bring out the dreaded Dirty Mac Deuce!
    4 Sets of 3 exercises, 12 x 4 count each. One Upper Body, One Lower Body, and One Core. Then run a lap.
    Set 1
    Merkins, Imperial Squat Walker, Dying Cockroach
    Run a lap on the side walks and walking/biking path bordering our patch of grass.
    Set 2
    Tempo Merkins, Copperhead Squat, WW 2 Situps
    Run a lap
    Set 3
    Side to side merkin, Squat Jacks, LBC
    Run a lap
    Set 4
    Shoulder taps, Frog squats, Freddie Mercury’s
    Run a lap

    Mosey to the well groomed lawn at NOMA for some Mary, all IC
    Dr W….8 was enough of this 8 count pile of miscounting….but always a good one!
    Flutter Kicks x 10
    Hello Dolly x 10

    Mosey back to the flag for count off, name-o-rama, announcements and a closing prayer.

    Moleskin

    Hawg is hosting a daily challenge throwdown to any Pax interested. Just ask to join the Iron Sharpens Iron Group Me and get started.
    Da Parish is hosting a homebrew competition in “Da Parish” at 5 PM today, sounds like a great time! Check the Group Me app for details.
    Keep SE Texas in your thoughts and prayers, and keep an eye out for opportunities to help. T-Claps to those that have already started helping.

    YHC wanted to create a workout that would be challenging, but not boring. YHC would never push himself to do this sort of thing on his own. The Pax did 64 Burpees, 270 merkins, and over 3 miles of running according to mapmyrun. The coffeeteria F2 after the beatdown is always a great experience, YHC always looks forward to it!

    Thanks for posting with me today, and thanks for allowing me to lead.

  • Still Singing in the Rain

    “Work hard and give your absolute best so that the person next to you can succeed.” – typical Coach pregame chatter

    YHC pulled into City Park, and found it desolate except for two warriors (Bogey & Tool) standing at the Foundry location. These two were joined by two others and YHC to bring our Pax up to 5 on this gloomy gloom (is that a thing?).  It did mist the whole beatdown, so we can make it a thing.  Let’s get to it…but first…

    DISCLAIMER

    The Thang

    Mosey over to the track, and line up at the midpoint of the curve for the first item:

    OYO: BLIMPS

    Pax: But wait, Shorty…what about the Warmup SSH?!?
    Shorty: That’s pish posh! Warmup while you workout!

    Run a half a lap to the other midpoint on the curve, and do this:
    Burpees x 5, then run
    Lunges x 10 (1 rep = both legs), then run
    Imperial Walkers x 15 (1rep = both legs), then run
    Merkins x 20, then run
    Plank Jacks x 25. then run
    Squats x 30, plank and wait for the 6

    See, no SSHs required. Anyway, let’s mosey…problem was that YHC directed the herd toward the flag…mumblechatter ran amok the Pax….YHC was all like:

    funny wwe wrestling laughing evil GIF

    We ended up at the start of the dreaded highway: Route 66….but first, we did this:

    COP #1: Leg-o-Rama

    12x Squats IC
    Hold Al Gore after the 12th count
    12x Low Squat Pulses IC
    8x R. Lunges IC
    Hold after the 8th count
    8x R. Lunge Pulses IC
    8x L. Lunges IC
    Hold after the 8th count
    8x L. Lunge Pulses IC

    We jumped on Route 66 to head towards the Refinery:

    OYO: Route 66 (eastbound)
    12 benches = 12 stops; at each stop, do this:

    4 + nth Bench = reps of Dips done at the bench (first bench = 5 dips; seventh bench = 11 dips)… Pax be like:

    CBC comedy what money confused GIF

    Arms were toast all around, so they eventually figured it out….mosey over to the Refinery and partner up.

    OYO: Pull/Push Circuit

    Pax 1: 2x Pullups (best form of your life!)
    Pax 2: 5x Merkins (Same as above)

    Flapjack, then we repeated this 4 more times.  Due to time, mosey back to Route 66.

    OYO: Route 66 (westbound)
    12 benches = 12 stops; at each stop, do this:

    nth Bench = reps of Jump Squats (this was easier to process).

    Ouch!  Jump Squats suck, but they suck more in the rain!  The only thing that saved Walleye and YHC was the singing done by….is a name even required?  Tclaps Bogey!  Mosey back to the flag with about 2 min to spare…we needed an effective Ab exercise:

    COP #2: 1.5MOM

    10x Dr. Ws IC

    Circle up at the flag, where we held the COT: Countoff, Nameorama, Shoutouts, and Prayer (TAPs for our F3 brothers in Houston).

    Thanks for letting me lead this fine group of men!

    Moleskin

    Good work men!  Keep training for the unknown… you never know when you will need to tap into your CSAUP strength!

    Check the email for Announcements about upcoming CSAUPs.

  • The 610 Stomp #102

    “What man actually needs is not a tension-less state but rather the striving and struggling for some goal worthy of him” – Viktor Frankl

    6 men of NOLA gathered in a humid gloom.  Roots represented Uptown again, and Tool posted regardless of his flooded basement.  #Tclaps

    DISCLAIMER

    The Thang

    Two stations:

    1. The Track – Run a lap, then do 10x Burpees.
    2. The Refinery – Set of pullups / dead hang to failure; then a set of parallel bar / L-sit holds to failure.

    Pax runs between the two stations (about 0.5 miles each way) for 2.0 / 2.5 sets.

    Mosey back to the flag, where we were greeted by the Bucktown Coastie Pax (Da Parish, Triple Shift & Woz).  We welcomed them by sealing the deal with 12x Burpees.  Held the COT, which included the Countoff, Nameorama, Shoutouts, and a Prayer.

    Thanks for letting me lead!

    Moleskin

    It’s reinvigorating when you do something from the norm.  To harp on Hawg’s theme yesterday at Q-school, everyone has a different perspective and brings something new to the table.  This is why we need new Qs to step up.  For the existing Qs, challenge yourself to be creative in your beatdowns.

    The 610 Stomp Pax ended up with over 3.5 miles ran, 40 – 50 burpees. and a great head start on their pullup challenge. #ISI

  • Wait, What? Who?

    YHC pulled out onto Metairie Rd this early am hoping to get out to Roosevelt Mall a few minutes early to stretch these aging, tightening hammies.  No such luck, though.  Having forgot about the dreaded intersection closure at Canal and City Park Avenue, YHC started on the lengthy detour and pushed the pedal down to try and arrive on time.

    Rolling in hot at 5:28, what sight greets YHC?  Something strange.  Mystifying.  Baffling.  Is that Cowbell?  And Shorty?  Whoa….. And Roots?  Will wonders never cease?  StubHub and Tool also waiting for me, along with one FNG – apparently, he goes by the name “El Wire” and only posts in this strange foreign world called “Uptown”.  Welcome to our part of the world, stranger.  Started the Disclaimer when I was startled by the sound of squealing brakes as Hawg pulled in.  Restarted the disclaimer.

    8 PAX took off on the normal Rudy Route.  15 minutes out, 15 minutes back.  The lead pack finished close to 4 miles.  Nice work, Wire/Shorty/Cowbell!

    Back at the track, settle in on our 6s for a little ab work waiting on the 6.  LBC x30, then slow Flutters x15.

    3 laps of Sprint the straightaway (100m) and mosey the curves.  Total of 6 sprints.  Then just for chuckles finish with 1 more sprint.

    Circle up for one more round of slow Flutters (at which point YHC sorta lost count while EH’ing a friend to join us in the circle).

    Mosey back to the dual flags, and close the deal with 10 OYO burpees.

    Countoff, Name-o-rama (perhaps the fastest FNG naming ever, as Shortly blurts out “Detour”.  Done).  Close with prayer asking for wisdom and guidance, and blessings upon all of us in our quest to be better leaders.

    Gentlemen of the Stomp: thank you for letting me lead.  And thank you for pushing me to move farther and faster each day.

  • The Rotating Q

    Pre-Thang: 4 PAX arrived at 6:00 for a pre-thang run.  Crab Legs, Da Parish, Rudy and Tool enjoyed a 2.5 mile run around the Big Lake and the Lagoon in early morning.  Da Parish then departed to be with his friend in time of need.  Godspeed, Da Parish.

    The PAX gathered around the VSF as the clock ticked towards 6:30.  At 6:29, Tool asks Quick Draw what’s in store for the PAX.  Alas, Quick Draw responded with a blank stare and a “What, Who Me?” look.  So the PAX together decide on the most fearsome type of morning workout: the rotating Q.

    Rudy: First up, for the warm up, Rudy leads PAX over to the great lawn.

    • SSH x30
    • IW x30
    • Smurf Jacks x20
    • Peter Parker x30
    • Smurf Jacks x15
    • Plank Jacks x30
    • Smurf Jacks x10
    • Parker Peter x40
    • Smurf Jacks x10

    Quads are now feeling nice and warmed up.

    Walleye: Walleye jumps up, making some comment about how Rudy must be feeling angry.  So how about some Dora?  Partner up.  1 PAX exercise, other PAX sprint across the lawn and back.  Flapjack.

    • Merkin x100
    • Squat x200
    • LBC x300

    Bogey: Bogey decides to stop singing for a while and toss out a new preposterous exercise – something like a 4-corner-ladder-8-count-body-builder on the great lawn.  YHC hopes this one does not make a return appearance.

    • 5 8-county-body-builders in corner 1.  Run to corner 2.
    • 10 8CBB in corner 2.  Run to corner 3.
    • 15 8CBB in corner 3.  Run to corner 4.
    • 20 8CBB in corner 4.  Run back to corner 1.
    • Plank and wait for YHC….

    Water break time…

    Douille: Mosey to the NOMA fountain

    • Tatum Channing x25
    • Dips x20
    • Channing Tatum x25
    • Derkins x15

    Quick Draw: Over to the lawn for some Mary (and some ants)

    • V-up and hold
    • Flutter Kicks
    • Something else

    Tool: Mosey back to the great lawn for planks (high, left arm, reverse, right arm, high).  Then mosey back to the VSF for announcements (no CSAUPs on the schedule – we’ll have to get something organized soon!) and naming of our FNG – thanks for EH’ing him, Cupcake!  Bogey took us home with our prayer.

  • Summer Series Aquatic 2 Mile Run

    With the last Summer Series event canceled due to weather, F3 Nation awaited the word from the NOTC on “weather or not” this event would take place.  The skies had opened for most of the day over City Park, so it could have gone either way.  The word came that it was a go, and there was much rejoicing!
    Six Men of F3 converged upon City Park intent on taking the top six spots this day.  Unfortunately, the path had so much standing water that it could have qualified as a triathlon course.  During the race, YHC experienced a shoe failure that set me back to a 9:00 mile pace, as there was never any doubt that YHC had it locked up before that unfortunate mishap…..
    Cowbell most likely ran an extra three or four miles to get around the standing water. He likes to keep his feet dry.
    SOGO enjoyed running alongside his daughter for her first ever Summer Series event, so he gave up one of the top spots for a good cause.
    Surely the top three trophies went to the other F3 PAX!
    As always, the fun is at the finish line.
    Roots slowly sipped a Grapefruit beer, attempting to pass it off to anyone that would take it, and all six of us enjoyed some great F2. Tool enjoyed some sort of vegetarian wanna be rice concoction with shrimp, courtesy of the Power Mile Club. Bad Moon and YHC were not as impressed with it, at least not when Jambalaya Girl is on site!
    There’s one more Summer Series Event left, hope to see you guys there!

  • NOTC Two Miler + F2 + 12oz Curls

    For the second year, F3 NOLA helped out The New Orleans Track Club with one of their Summer Series 2 mile Wednesday evening races.  Unlike last year’s near-washout, this time we were greeted with pleasant conditions and a nice breeze.  Lots of the regular PAX showed up representing F3 and a few occasional gloomers who were out there as well bringing the total to about 15 guys.  T-claps to the PAX for efficient teamwork on the speedy setup of the tent, flag, signs, Gatorade, etc. and helping out our friends with FiA as well as The Jambalaya Girl….we run like a well-oiled machine!  We enjoyed some F2 before the race and catching up with a few of the PAX that some of us don’t get to see very often.

    The Race:

    Blast off on the track around the festival grounds with a few zig zags through the park.  The breeze and lack of humidity helped many clip along a brisk pace.  Many of us surprised ourselves with really good times, some PRs were set….I guess this F3 stuff really works.  T-claps to the many youth and families who were out there running the race.

    Post-Race:

    Our tent slung out cups of Gatorade to the masses while many of us re-hydrated with the foamy goodness being poured by NOTC….lots of 12 oz curls being done.  The race participants were also treated to a nice spread of grub including jambalaya, bananas, chee-weez, and more, all made possible by the sponsorship of groups like F3.  We managed to get some EH-ing in as well, including some guy who’s email address includes the word “smurf.”  T-claps for round two of #teamwork on the breakdown and loading.  T-claps to Amnesty for hanging in there till the very end and enjoying one last beer with in YHC’s garage as we unloaded.

    Thanks to those who donated.  We have funds left over that will go to something F3 related, possibly a website upgrade that I’m told we may soon do.

    Thanks to those who came out to support F3 and NOTC.  Visit runnotc.org for dates on the next three Summer Series races along with other events.  They put on the Spillway run which several of us are signed up for.

    A good time was had by all.

    Tool