F3 New Orleans

Tag: Heisenberg

  • Q for Sale – from Fracsac

    The Mothership needed a Q, so YHC stepped up around T minus 12 hours and signed up with a specific theme in mind. As Long as we had some solid HIMs post, the theme would work out well. Lucky for YHC, Igor and Spaulding posted, with the latter bringing an FNG. The six others were Hawgcycle, Rudy, Heisenberg, Catfish, Triple Shift and Revit. YHC made it ten. Plant the flag and a brief disclaimer given. 70 degrees and slightly humid, no rain yet.

    With an exercise die and a speaker playing classic rock, mosey to the inferior lawn. It’s far from Great these days.
    Start the warmup with SSH x 31. At this point YHC unveils the much anticipated theme.

    Q for sale.

    The rules are simple. To buy the Q one simply states “I’m buying the Q” followed by 5 burpees which everyone must do. Then the buyer rolls the die and leads that exercise in cadence. From that point the new Q can do whatever he wants. There must be at least one Pax that buys the Q before buying the Q again. Two Pax can’t buy it back and forth.
    YHC continued with the warmup. Grass Grabbers, Imperial Walkers, and Catfish called to buy the Q. Continued warmup.
    Before Catfish could get to his 8 counts, Rudy bought it. He had us doing 11s across the mediocre lawn with jump squats and big boi sit-ups. During this time some of the sprinklers came on which Hawgcycle seemed extremely pleased by. Once the 11s were done, Hawg bought it. After the 5 burpees and the roll of the die he had us crawling under and jumping over the streams of water. Everyone did it similarly except for Triple Shift. He claimed he was using his head, which technically was correct as he had his head right at the sprinkler. Hawg then gave a long drawn out explanation of how we would bear crawl in an arch just outside of the sprinkler reach. Heisenberg then bought the Q. Not sure if he got tired of listening to Hawg or if he just didn’t want to do it. We did some rings of fire. There was a monkey humper demonstration for the FNG which nobody was allowed to watch.
    YHC bought the Q back and started a suicide run routine with burpees which Revit would have no part of. He bought it and took us through some Mary. With 3 minutes to go it was chaos similar to what it looks like on the NY stock exchange floor.
    0730, mosey back to the flag.

    COT and name the FNG. Welcome Eagle Fang!

    No NMM as this backblast was long enough. This was a memorable Q, thanks to all for making it a good one rather than a total train wreck that it could have been. Coffeteria at Cafe Navarre followed.

    SYITG

  • False Fall is gone – Make America Burpee Again – from Hokie

    YHC awakened to another day and another Q-less calendar so I took the Q at Renaissance

    As 0630 approached 8 Pax gathered at NOMA

    WARMORAMA
    20 SSH
    Roll some ankles
    Shrug some shoulders
    Roll some necks

    THE THANG
    Partner workout

    Team up in teams of two
    EVERYtime the team pairs up 10 Burpees

    Pax 1 then runs around NOMA
    while Pax 2 start towards 100 team count of called exercise

    EVERYtime the team pairs up 10 Burpees
    Switch and Pax 1 continues exercise and Pax 2 runs around NOMA

    That is a lot of burpees over 35ish minutes!

    At 0710 back of NOMA for 10 more burpees and 100 seconds of Sunday mornings

  • The Labors of IPC – from Fracsac

    4 Pax showed up at Rock City to get after week 1 of Iron Pax Challenge.
    Mahatma, Rudy, Heisenberg and YHC did a little warmup to get the blood pumping.
    YHC set up 2 x 25 yard squares in the event additional pax showed, which did not materialize.

    All 4 made 4.5 rounds with Mahatma being the standout and coming up with 4.75.

    Week 1 was brutal!

    SYITG

  • Live Oak Relay – from Vagabond

    Warmup, then on to the oak row, right left side. Going, one pax bear crawls to next tree while others plank, then others run to catch up when pax, and next pax crawls while others plank, and so forth, to the end. Returning on other side pax lunge walks or squat walks while other pax do 1 of 3 exercises (imp walker, or SSH, or al gore). Last five trees did 5 burpees at each. Sunday mornings and LBCs to close out. Closed with word of reflection and encouragement to make room for God.

  • Double Nickle Minus 1 – from Heisenberg

    8/14/2022 marked my 54th lap around the sun. What better way to start my 54th year than with a Renaissance birthday Q.
    Warm-up – 20 Imperial Walkers IC, 10 Windmills IC, 54 SSH IC.
    Mosey toward the lake for 5 minutes of EMOM burpees.
    Mosey around the lake and stop at the wooden path for IC Right Leg Step Ups (27 ish), LBC’s (25ish), Left Leg Step up (25ish).
    Mosey to the Singing Oak (She was not singing) for some rings of fire. A. Two rounds of Merkins holding a plank and then B. Two rounds of Squats holding the Al Gore position.
    Continue Mosey around the lake stopping at the benches near the Rentals. IC Gas Pumps and Dips
    Mosey to Pier for some Jack Webb – only made it up to 5 rounds. (A little sore after the St. Vincent 500)
    Mosey to Steps on side of Museum for some calf work. IC Calf Raises x 25 IC, Slow Calf Raises x 20, Toes in x 15, Toes Out x 15, Left Leg x 5, Right Leg x5.
    Mosey to the back for 5 Sunday Mornings.
    Mosey to the flag for some Mary, we each took a turn leading a round of exercises until time ran out.
    COT

  • The St. Vincent 500 – from Paradox

    Our tale begins in the spring of 2022 in a small bayou town where a community pharmacy, after taking losses from storm and plague, had great need. After decades of providing vital prescription medicine for those in need, this team of volunteers now searched for the same helping hand. The Pax of F3 Thibodaux heard the call, and a plan was devised. We consulted our sage leader for advice. This HIM had carried the torch of 3Fs from the Mandevillage many moons ago. He knew the way of the pax and was skilled in the smithing of a fine beatdown. He peered into the gloom with a thousand-mile stare and the fate of the fundraiser hung in the balance. “if you build it..they will come” Goose said with a nod and then promptly vanished into a flurry of burpees. With a team formed and a grant secured we dove into the work.
    An event was needed and a place to rally the pax. A race, but not just any race. A challenge of physical and mental strength that would call to the hearts of the Louisiana PAX. A series of pain and cardiovascular torture so intense that no self-respecting HIM of F3 Nola could resist. It was forged in the caves of .word files and hammered through the gmail circuit boards. Welded to perfection one station at a time. A burpee here, a bonnie blair there. Precious metals adorned it at every corner to award prepared pax but many traps lay waiting for poor form. It was written, and it was done and it was beautiful.

    The beacons of aid were lit! Thibodaux called for aid…and our brothers answered.
    39 PAX (including 6 FNGs!) assembled at the stage on a gorgeous bayou morning! They came from northern shores and from western banks. From uptowns and motherships. From Grannies and Lakefronts. They came in calf sleeves, mudgears and some even bare of foot! Namesakes that struck fear like Shooter and Tanked. Some that drew intrigue like Hokie and Hawg. Famed backblasters we had read for years like Steve and Akbar. Even legends of the gloom like Frac and the Reluctant Yankee, who were there when the deep magic was gifted to us from the eastern coast. They followed a lonesome bayou road and mumbled Deliverance jokes along the way. They came as one to help a great cause and lock shields with their brothers in the bayou. The course was set, pleasantries exchanged, and the only thing left to do was make a run at 500. Let’s get to it…

    Warmup

    Goose gave the disclaimer and race details, and pointed out key safety and strategy reminders. Each two-person pax team would start at a numbered station along the course. Once the horn was blown, they would begin at their station and advance. Each station had 3 options: bronze, silver or gold. (Worth 10, 15 and 25 points respectively. So, a perfect score of gold at all 20 stations would reach the mythical 500 points. These corresponded to the number of reps completed by a team combined. They then would grab the token and secure it in an advanced technology carrying case (Ziploc bag). Head for the next station and rinse and repeat until you have finished 20 stations or ran out of time.
    After this was explained he led a thunderous cadence of our usuals stage warmups. This was YHCs first experience with a >20 pax group and the big group energy was powerful

    THE THANG

    Pair up, line up and we were numbered off 1-19 (one team of 3). Each team headed for their station and when GI Joe hit the airhorn it was geaux time. The stations were as follows:

    STATIONS:
    1. Merkins- 40, 80, 120
    2. Bobby Hurleys—30, 60, 90
    3. Freddy Mercuries—50, 100, 200
    4. Coupon Curls—40, 60, 100
    5. SSH: 50, 100, 150
    6. Carolina Dry Docks- 40, 60, 100
    7. Big Boy Sit Ups- Partner does big boys, one partner sprints to next station and back. 100, 150, 200 situps
    8. Side lunges (2 is 1)- 40, 80, 120
    9. Coupon OHP- 40, 60, 100
    10. Burpees- 30, 50, 100
    11. LBC’s- 50, 100, 200
    12. Peter Parker Merkins- 30, 60, 90
    13. Bonnie Blair (2 is 1) 40, 60, 100
    14. Brick Back Flys- 50, 100, 200
    15. Leg Raise Dora – One partner Leg raises, one partner bear crawl to next station and run back. 50, 100 or 200
    16. Mission Impossible Plank- combined time: 1 minute, 2 minutes, 5 minutes
    17. Coupon Swings- 40, 60, 100
    18. Prisoner Squats – 50, 100, 150
    19. Mountain Climber (2:1) 50, 100, 200
    20. Arm Circles while partner crabwalks to next station and runs back. Complete 100, 200, or 400

    After 1 hour of “Pax vs St. Vincent course” the dust settled and everyone returned to the flag. Chatter was high about the difficulty of the layout, the supreme fun had traversing the course and low rumblings of scores north of 400 permeated the air. A few teams completed counting up their coins while we began the count off, and name off. YHC was impressed with the veteran naming experience of NOLA and northshore pax. Their FNG naming skills were unparalled and we left with six newly minted local PAX: Welcome Sir Lawrence, Kodiak (CodyYak), MeatSweats, One Call, Wallflower and Lambchops. Looking forward to getting yall in the mix.

    Now down to serious business. YHC and Goose dramatically unveiled the official St. Vincent 500 dual trophies for the final presentation. Imagine a 12-inch manifestation of the love child between Hulk and Stretch Armstrong, in a full rage pose. Victory is all he has ever known. After appropriate oooohhhhs and ahhhhsss Goose led a suspenseful point count-off to see who the last team was standing. In the end, the combination of Tanked Up and Speedy Gonzalez tallied 470 points and took home the first annual St. Vincent 500 trophy! T- Claps on those numbers gentlemen. Phenomenal effort. We’ll all be gunning for you next year.

    Coffeeteria after provided by our St. Vincent de Paul board and it was great to get a chance to talk shop with all the pax and compare notes on course strategy.

    YHC could not have envisioned the tremendous amount of support we would receive from both our local community and our F3 community for this cause.
    So grateful for each one of you who spent your weekend time and energy for this event.

    At the time of writing this backblast we have raised $10, 451. 51!! This goes directly to purchase of prescription medicine for those individuals in need. Praise God!

    Thank you for the oppurtunity to lead.

    SYITG,
    Paradox

  • Renaissance 2022-08-07 – from Catfish

    Warm and moist out his morning with 5 PAX at the Renny.

    Warmup:

    Abe Vigodas x 10 (in cadence)
    Grass Grabbers x 10 (in cadence)
    SSH x 30 (in cadence)
    Imperial Squat Walkers x 20 (in cadence)

    On to faces for:

    Peter Parker x 20 (in cadence)
    Floyd Mayweathers x 20 (in cadence)
    Mountain Climbers x 20 (in cadence)
    Parker Peters x 20 (in cadence)

    Back to feet for:

    Overhead claps x 30 (in cadence)
    Seal Claps x 30 (in cadence)
    Moroccan Night Clubs x 30 (in cadence)
    Forward Arm Circles x 30 (in cadence)
    Backward Arm Circles x 30 (in cadence)

    Moved over to the fountain for:

    Low Slow 8-Count Bulgarians x 15 (in cadence)
    Incline Merkins x 15 (in cadence)
    Low Slow 8-Count Bulgarians x 15 (in cadence) – other leg
    Dips x 15 (in cadence)
    Power ups x 15 (in cadence)
    Decline Merkins x 15 (in cadence)
    Power ups x 15 (in cadence) – other leg

    Moseyed over to the field for an OYO lunge-fest. PAX lunged two tree lengths, then did 10 jump squats. Lunged another two tree lengths, then 20 jump squats. Another two tree lengths of lunge, then 30 jump squats.

    Moseyed to the side of the roadand got on our sixes on the curb for:

    Flutter Kicks x 20 (in cadence)
    LBTs x 20 (in cadence)
    Crunchy Frogs x 20 (in cadence)

    Back of the museum for 5 rounds of Sunday mornings, then on to the side for Calf Raises x 10 (in cadence). Back to flag zone for a single 8-count to put a bow on the workout. CoT, coffeteria @ PJs Metry Road.