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  • May Day Mahem – from Triple Shift

    With all the talk of a double nickel challenge, I started to run more and subsequently injured myself. Too much, too soon leads to metatarsalgia especially after playing a sand volleyball tourney with Bolt. That’s another story! Anyway, I chose to run less to give my right foot a break and got into my stash of steel and sand.

    I brought a 53lb kettlebell, a 44 lb kettlebell, 2 – 35 lb kettlebells, one 80 lb sandbag and one 45 lb sandbag. After getting everything out of my bus, we slowsyed to the foundry for some five by fives. It was six exercises for five reps for five rounds in 3:30 intervals. The exercises were pullups, bench press (35 lb kettlebells), burpees, toes to bar with a modified option of scaling the toes to bar with the 44 lb kettlebell as an anchor. Here is a youtube video of what I am trying to explain https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5yQMplTevU, straight leg deadlifts (45 lb sand bag), wife pleasers on a bench with 80 lb sandbag, and goblet squats (53 lb kettlebell).

    With only 10 minutes left, we head to the back of NOMA for our traditional Sunday Mornings routine (10 overhead presses in a wall sit position followed by 5 donkey kicks above the line and finish with one BTTW handstand press where on the fifth donkey kick, you push feet up the wall and walk your hands in.

    Countoff, Namerama, and COT

    Naked Man Moleskin – Before I took the Q for the workout, there was something bothering me about the May 1st date. I started looking up May 1st to find out the significance of that date. I found out that May Day is also known as Worker’s Day in Europe which is similar to our Labor Day in the United States. Also, May Day was a European festival of ancient origins that was a celebration between the Spring Equinox and the Summer Solstice. Although those were factual answers as to the significance of May 1st, that wasn’t what was bothering me until I finally realized that my dad passed away of a massive heart attack on May 1st, 1983. Aha! That was what was bothering me! It was the long forgotten sorrow of a teenager whose life was forever altered by the loss of a loving and sacrificial father. I pray that I can be half the man he was. In closing, it reminds of the final line in Saving Private Ryan where a mortally wounded Tom Hanks tells Matt Damon to “Earn this…Earn it.” I want to thank all my brothers in F3 NOLA that have helped me become “that good man” and leader. Thank you for your friendship, humor, candor and love! Be blessed to overflowing and SYITG!

  • 21 Mutha Nickel – from Vagabond

    Stepped up to Q last minute with 5 Pax for 21 reps of 21 exercises at various points around peristyle, NOMA, Childrens Museum, using wall, fountain, benches, inclines, plus 3 pax training for the #double-nickel, with 8 converged for the COT

  • Football is Life – from Fracsac

    5 pax, including 1 FNG, arrived at the Scrum looking to try out for the USF3L. One could smell the scent of competition hanging heavy in the air, sort of like rotting crawfish shells.
    With the Shovel flag planted, a disclaimer was given, then a short mosey to a nice grassy area near the outdoor gym.

    Warmup consisted of the usual stuff, skipping the unnecessary stuff. But we did do MNC and dancing was encouraged!

    Mosey to the open field:

    Most of the world calls it football, but it’s soccer. We did a few different styles of offense vs defense and it was both fun and beneficial. We also knocked out 80 burpees. YHC was likely the worst player on the field.

    Return to the warmup spot for a minute of stretching followed by a mosey to the flag for the COT.

    Hawgcycle, Kennah Brah, YHC, Heisenberg and FNG Cyber Cajun all made the team! It was adult recess!!

    SYITG.

  • A last minute call to group Q – from Mahatma

    As I approached the tracks my phone rings and it’s KenahBra….”Mahatma I didn’t check until this AM and see I have the Q at RC but I’m already at the Goldmine”…….it’s 5:27! “KenahBra stay where you at, we got this.

    So it goes I approach the pax in the bullpen tell them the news give a disclaimer and notice this will be a group Q. Pillsbury looks a little nervous as we mosey the rock pile.

    Warm Up round robin
    SSH
    AbVagoda
    Peter Parkers
    Grass Grabbers
    8 count body builder (if you had to guess who chose these?)

    Grab a rock head to the tree field behind the baseball fields

    Mahatma 1771
    Line up rocks in the middle of the field
    Start on one side 1 Merkin 7 jump squats
    Run to the center 7 overhead press then continue to the other side
    1 jump squat 7 merkins
    Run to the center 7 curls then to the starting side now 2 merkins and 6 jump squats
    Continue to repeat the above until the numbers on either side flip flop always adding up to 8.

    Bogey – grab your rock head to the gym
    20 squats with the rock 20 calf raises
    15
    10

    HandGranada – Stairway merkins up to the top and back down

    Pillsbury – crab walk out to the curb and back. Then arm circles, I think.

    Heisenberg – 10 Burpee 8 count body builders in cadence

    Mahatma – on the wall running man to air press

    Return the rocks – there was some Mary but memory is gone.

    Back to the flag COT

    Group effort complete

  • Guest Q Krank – from Fracsac

    Rudy and FracSac planned on an hour long run to train for the upcoming Double Nickel, then two DR pax showed up from the Houston area, Fort Bend to be exact. It was Krank with an FNG in tow, in town for the Final Four. We couldn’t abandon these HIMs and with that we had a sudden change.
    Krank asked to take the Q, and we obliged. He then pulled several rucking toys from the bed of his truck, as if he was prepared! Impressive! Here’s what we did.

    Warm up
    30 – SSH
    10 – Burpees
    10 – Abe vigota
    10 – Grass grabber
    10 – Burpees

    The thang
    Chubby DORA 1,2,3 (heavy) – carry heavy bag, or ruck length of field.
    100 – Burpees
    200 – Squats
    300 – BBSU

    Duck duck lift – single PAX Mosey the circle, drops bag at the feet of the “goose”. PAX picks up sand bag and chases HIM.

    Indian run rifle carry 4 bags/rucks – 1 lap

    Indian Run no weight

    Pass the dutchy – sand bag pass around circle left/right

    5 penalty burpees for dropping the bag

    10 – Burpees
    35 – SSH

    MOSEY BAG TO FLAGS
    10 – Burpees

    COT

    Welcome Barnyard, newest addition to the Fort Bend region via New Orleans.

    SYITG

  • Heavy Stations with Burpees – from Fracsac

    YHC arrived at the Renaissance to find Vagabond completing his community service by picking up trash left on the steps of NOMA. With battle gear offloaded at the fountain, it looked like it would be 2 at the Reni, until 3 other pax came in hot. It was a solid beat down festival!

    Disclaimer given, then mosey to the NOMA steps to face the bacon.

    Warmup was typical. Moroccan Night Club dancing made the bacon sizzle!

    The Thang

    Mosey towards the big lake track for 5 minutes EMOM x 10 burpees.

    Mosey back to the fountain to put the battle gear to use. 5 stations:
    1 – Coupon triceps
    2 – Coupon Squarls
    3 – Burpees
    4 – jump rope
    5 – Ruck sack or Sweetness Run to bridge and back (timer)
    Rinse and Repeat

    Finished off with Sunday mornings in the back of NOMA.

    COT

    SYITG

  • Full body beat down – from Kenna Brah

    Warmup
    GREAT LAWN STATIONS
    25 Merkins
    Run Backwards on long side of the Lawn
    50 Air Squats
    Bear Crawl short side
    76 Bird Dogs
    Run Backwards on long side of the Lawn
    100 Flutter kicks 1-1
    Bear Crawl short side
    Rinse/Repeat 4x
    COT

  • Tabata with RESPECT to SLT ~ Safe travels Vag – from Hokie

    Saturday evening an urgent plea was sent by Vagabond as he was called out of town on some unexpectant travel.

    By the pure Grace of God, YHC responded before Bay Watch or Frac had the opportunity.

    Sunday morning came and I was greeted Catfish and Heisenberg, then Frac came rolling in hot (no surprise there!)

    Disclaimer was made before warm o Rama while “Facing the Bacon”
    – 15 SSH (IC)
    – 15 Cherry Pickers (IC)
    – 12 Windmills (IC)
    – 12 Arm Circles Forward (IC)
    – 12 Arm Circles Backward (IC)

    Tabata #1 – Legs
    4 rounds, work for :20, rest for :10…. as we were starting this round we were pleased to see Bay Watch appear with Tunes for our Tabata
    – Squat jumps
    – Calf Raises
    – Low slow Squats
    – Box Jumps or Step Ups
    – Lunges
    – 8 count body builders in Respect for Catfish
    – Burpees in Respect for Frac

    Tabata #2 – Arms
    4 rounds, work for :20, rest for :10
    – Dips
    – Incline Merkins
    – Decline Merkins
    – Overhead Claps
    – Shoulder Taps
    – 8 count body builders in Respect for Catfish
    – Burpees in Respect for Frac

    Tabata #3 – Abs/Core
    4 rounds, work for :20, rest for :10
    – LBC
    – Flutter Kicks
    – Freddy Mercury
    – box CUTTER’S
    – Hold a low plank
    – 8 count body builders in Respect for Catfish
    – Burpees in Respect for Frac

    There was some mumblechatter that possibly the Q forgot Sunday Mornings and “we better not finish late for coffee” but alas “Halt” was heard and we went to the front of NOMA to close with 1 minute of Sunday mornings

    COT
    – Prayers were lifted for the upcoming relocation of Bay Watch to Jackson, MS; for his house sale, and his house hunting.
    – Prayers were lifted for the Frac and his upcoming trip to Vegas this Wednesday through next Monday to connect with his siblings in support of his sister who just lost her husband unexpectedly

    I was a little dissatisfied with this Q, as possibly being a little too easy, so I will try it again this Tuesday over at Best Bank Batture with some modifications.

  • Gambling for Gains – from Baywatch

    It was a glorious Sunday morning in City Park where 6 PAX gathered for a Vegas style game of chance with no fear of returning home broke (at least not monetarily). Tripleshift was so enthused he showed up one hour early! Apparently trying to outsmart your smart phone regarding daylight savings time is not such a smart idea.

    With the clock striking 0630, we gathered on the museum steps for the warmup.

    Imperial Walkers 20x
    Mountain Climbers 15x
    Arm Circles F/B 15x
    Shoulder Taps 20x
    Abe Vagodas 10x
    Self Love OWN

    The Thang

    YHM came with a plan…a roll of the dice to decide our fate. A list of 12 exercises were written out on poster board. Each PAX took turns rolling the dice to see which one we would perform. After each exercise, we ran a lap around the museum and rolled again.

    1. 8 Count Body Builders – 15x
    2. Burpees – 25x
    3. Merkins – 35x
    4. Decline Merkins – 20x
    5. Lunges – 30x
    6. Dips – 40x
    7. Box Jumps – 20x
    8. Crab Walk – Around inside fountain
    9. Bear Crawl – Around outer fountain curb
    10. Squats – 50x
    11. Step Ups – 100x
    12. Deep Sea Divers – 3 merkins per step

    Now, I know what you are thinking. And, yes, I admit there is a flaw in the list. 1 through 12?? How can you roll a 1? Well, you can’t as it turns out. As I told the PAX, I’m a lawyer not an accountant. However, like a good husband, I placed most of the blame on my M because she’s a doctor and allegedly smarter than me, but she didn’t catch this error either. Nonetheless, the great and mighty Vagabond did manage to roll a 1 by just rolling one dice so we were able to do some 8-count body builders after all. After getting through 6 rounds or so the clock was winding down.

    So, we moseyed to the rear of the museum for 5 rounds of Sunday Mornings and then finished it out with a COT back at the flag.

  • Tulips at the Renaissance – from Fracsac

    YHC was way off mission for a couple weeks and knew the best way to kick off the get right campaign was by taking the Q at the Reni.

    Vagabond, Hokie, Heisenberg and MacGyver joined YHC just to see what was in store….but they knew…

    With the Tulips in bloom, this was the ideal opportunity to share some fun facts about these highly sought after perennials.

    Warmup was typical stuff, like SSH, AV, GG, and AC. Threw some IW in too. Finished with 10 x 8 count Body builders.

    Mosey to the Tulips. 10 burpees OYO.
    Fun fact, tulips only bloom for 3 to 7 days, so we did 3 minutes of embrace the suck:
    7 SSH, 7 Merkins and 7 jump squats (AMRAP)

    If you ever run out of onions, use a turnip bulb. It’s edible. That was a very useless fact….
    EMOM 10 Burpees x 5 minutes

    Mosey a little further down. Tulips come from Central Asia (not Holland) and the word comes from the Turkish word for “turban.” I guess the tulip looks like a turban. Another Embrace the suck x 3 minutes.

    Mosey to the singing oak.
    EMOM 10 Burpees x 5 minutes
    If you ever need color in your dish, use tulip petals. They’re edible.

    Mosey back to the Tulips. How many petals on a Tulip? There are 3. It looks like 6 because the sepals are very similar to the petals.
    EMOM 10 Burpees x 3 minutes.

    There are approximately 150 species of tulips, and we completed 150 burpees total….

    Head toward the back of NOMA. What’s the only color of the rainbow that does not truly exist in Tulips? MacGyver guessed blue and he was right!

    3 minutes of Sunday Mornings.

    Back to VSF for COT.

    100% attended Coffeteria!