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  • Krewe of F3BacchThothMion – from Russo

    Mid 60s and mild this morning after just picture perfect weather over the weekend for revelry in all forms.

    School’s out, which means a Jose sighting, and he didn’t disappoint: ready to go with beads (that were conspicuously absent after a while) and light up rings. PI joined us from the ‘Dell to represent the “out of town tourist”, and Bird pulled up a minute or so late, representing the reveler that sneaks his way to the front after the crowds have been gathered for hours. YHC took the position of Q / float captain, and away we went with the Krewe of F3 F3BacchThothMion (mythical god of fellowship, burpees, and mumblechatter).

    WARMUP (all IC, 10x – 20x) –
    – SSHs (Hey over here throw me something)
    – Toe touches (Bend down to pick up the light up beads)
    – Arm circles (Wind up the pitching arm to perfectly throw to the babies in the ladders)
    – High knees (practicing our St. Paul’s band high steps to impress the judges)
    – Torso twists (to clear out the space around you when the late arriving parade crowd infringes on your carefully planned out “perfect spot”)
    – Goofballs (climbing the ladder to stand behind the kids in the ladder)

    THANG
    (1) Trivia, then corresponding exercise (with moseys and column slaloms intermittently disbursed between questions)

    How many official colors of Mardi Gras? 3
    – Suicide – 3 merkins at each column

    What year was the first known Mardi Gras parade? 1837
    – 18 Peter Parker’s, 37 lunges

    What year were floats introduced? 1857
    – 18 merkins, 57 squats

    When does Mardi Gras season start? King’s day, January 6, or 1-6 (correct answer from Fletch!)
    – 16 SMCs

    How many floats were in this years Thoth parade? 39 – 15 tandems
    – 24 plankjacks, plus 15 shoulder tap plankjacks

    What float number was I on? 18
    – 18 donkey kicks

    What float number was JV on in Endymion 28
    – 28 monkey humpers

    What float number was Cowbell on in Bacchus? 4
    4 crunchy frogs, 4 times

    How many scheduled parades (riding, walking, lawnmower, dog) were in and around the New Orleans area this year? 77
    – 77 high knees (2 is 1) – up from 71 in 2022

    How many all-female Krewes are there? 8 (Nefertiti, Cleopatra, Eve, Femme Fatale, Nyx, Muses, Selene, Iris)
    – 8 8 count body builders

    (2) “What side you on???”
    Pax picks a side, doing the corresponding exercise for that side

    Round 1:
    Neutral ground: 10 step ups (2 is 1)
    Sidewalk: 10 freak nastys

    Round 2:
    Neutral ground: 10 BSSs
    Sidewalk: 10 box jumps

    Round 3:
    Neutral ground: 15 Durkins
    Sidewalk: 15 Urkins

    Round 4:
    Neutral ground: 15 leg raises
    Sidewalk: 15 Gas pumps

    Round 5:
    Neutral ground: 15 crab cakes
    sidewalk: 15 crab cakes

    (3) “Throw me something mister!!!”
    One man climbs the pilot house to the “balcony”, while another tosses him a foam Endymion football that are now pervasive in YHC’s house. The other men held plank position until their turn.

    There may or may not have been flashing to entice a throw.

    COT, Name-o-Rama, announcements (Nehemiah project’s Endurathon this weekend, see/contact Hammer for more info) and prayer closed us out.

    Thanks for joining/reading. You guys make it easier to get up before 5 on a day off from work and push myself to get better.

    SYITG

  • ALMOST SOLO BECAUSE OF AN EXPRESSO CRISIS – from Jose10k

    Yup, you read correctly. I almost had to ride solo because Moby is such a great man. With an expresso crisis on hand, he couldn’t leave Vicki with the mess that he created. An expresso explosion caused him to be tardy to the party.
    I warmed up with some ssh, torso twists, grass grabbers, warrior pose and arm circles. Since it was just me, I figured it was a great time to add some miles to the Unitards runcajunrun total. A few laps around the top of the parking garage, and then I began my decent when Moby pulled into the garage. Moseyed back up to pick him up and we did a modified run through downtown Covington. We stopped a total of 15 times to do 10 Merkins and 15 squats. A total of 2.1 miles, 150 merkins and 225 squats. I did the math so not to hurt Russo or Franks brain. YHC prayed us out.

  • The Nightmare “After” Christmas – from Grundy

    Twas 14 nights AFTER Christmas, and though a baby delayed, the Nightmare debt from ’22 was repaid.

    This workout tests one’s fortitude, for none participating can hope to elude; the pain derived from such a foolish endeavor, the fullness of which takes days to discover. Every inch of your back will ache once you’re through, your shoulders destroyed, and your core won’t work too. And what, might you ask, is the reward for this pain? A $5 beer from the man you “disdain”.

    This year was Hogs breath, Jose, and JV. The lone first-timer True Coat and your host, Grundy

    What we completed can be hard to comprehend, here’s the list of what we did by the end…

    150 burpees
    2 miles of running
    150 man-makers
    2 miles of rucking
    100 Merkins
    100 Sit-ups
    100 Squats
    100 4 count SSHs
    100 4 count mountain climbers
    100 4 count flutter kicks
    100 Ruck Presses
    100 2 count Ruck twists (American Hammers)
    100 Ruck Pull Throughs

    Jose intensified this workout yet again; it makes me think that when he’s cut, he pours on it cayenne. In years past Jose ran miles beforehand, this year he did burpees on his knuckles, drawing pity for his poor hands. And yet, it’s just another crazy thing he’s done throughout the years; Jose’s intensity has always earned respect from his F3 peers.

    True Coat hails from the state of Minnesota, he smiles so often that you may think he does so to fill a quota. He squats deeper than most and always seems to do things the right way; every workout puts his grit, strength, and character on display. I feel that True Coat’s shown what working hard in life will getcha; respect, friendships, and the only right way to say “You betcha!”

    Hogs Breath shared a tale from when away in a foreign land, a tale that I’ll keep cryptic here (once you’re older I can expand). To keep it rated G, I’ll share it like the story of the Grinch, a task one might find difficult, I can manage in a cinch. So “what was the tale?” Well, in F3 circles they will say – that the Hogs breath’s small “heart” grew three sizes when away.

    JV’s future might take off literally to the sky, and if he’s ever “top gun” someday, I won’t need to wonder why. The ‘Stache we’ve seen before from him allows one of two careers, let’s pray to God he flies a plane, the other would make moms tear. But looks aside, the reason he’ll “land” in places one would envy, is that when you need a friend (or help), you can always count on JV.

    The pain is high, and the reward seems lacking, but most who were there knew what they were attacking. The men (minus True Coat) knew what was in store, for all had completed this workout before. So, if you’ve never done this workout, please add it to your wish list, for all finishers come to love the Nightmare “After” Christmas.

    See you all in December of 23’!
    Grundy

  • Run, Jump, Crawl at the A1C – from Einstein

    A cool 51 degrees at 5:15 a.m. with steady 7 knot breeze at the A1C, atop the Justice Center Parking Garage.

    Warmup:
    all 15xIC: toe touch, ss hops, good-mornings, imperial walkers, neck rolls, hillbillies, shoulder stretch, high kneees, butt kicks, smurf jacks, ankle rotate, hi jack hi jill, etc.

    Thang: run the ramps forward and backward
    then head to the parking stripes for merkin bear crawl, star jack jumps, with core at the four corners.

    All had fun…with mumble chatter about BBQ’s minor league football team,
    then the fun stopped when Moby Dick blasted us with a “wendy’s chili special.”

    Count-o-rama

    Mathlete led us out with prayer.

  • Can anyone count? – from Jose10k

    It was a wet, dreary morning at the A1C. YHC was happy to see BBQ drive up the ramp. It’s been awhile since he posted, and he always brings the energy. Moby arrived next, then Hogsbreathe was the caboose. Mumble chatter was all about the Kansas City Chiefs, bad officiating, super bowl possibilities, celebration possibilities, etc…
    After the warm-up, I brought out the deck of death and assigned each person a suit.
    They got their pick of exercise: we had merkins, burpees, al gore thorogoods, californian sun bathers, poop scoopers, and various others. Some on your own, other in cadence. That’s where things got interesting: some people, not naming any names, couldn’t count properly. Not once or twice, but several times by several individuals. Throw in some laps and stair masters, and it was 6:00. COT, remember about the CRAZY IVAN tonight gentlemen. Moby prayed us out. Thanks for coming out gentlemen, always an honor to workout with y’all. You push me to be better.

  • Are you ready for some football? – from Shooter

    Well 4 PAX will be ready to come off the bench if called on by coach.. At least that’s the thought following YHCs chosen beatdown for the gloom at the A1c.. Arrived midway to the top of our 3 story parking garage across from the Justice center with the likes of Jose10k and Fletch standing around mumble chatting..
    YHC joined in as Jose10k tried quizzing the Q with a reference to a movie or a song potentially, until he quickly realized this guy has less than an ounce of Hammer like abilities when it comes to quoting or naming specifics… As Moby and Sonny rolled in the PAX got started on the warmup..

    10IC Grass grabbers, Windmills, Imperial walkers, Cherry Pickers, Self love, Toe Touches, Scorpion kicks, Superman holds and finished with some alternating bridges..

    Thang
    1st and 10 (Exicon)
    Basically 11s with 100yds between. 1 Burpee/10 Merkins, 2 Burpee’s/9 Merkins, etc. etc. etc.

    Moseyed down to the 1st and partnered up for P1 wall squat P2 Carioca down half F/J and returned back pedal halfway turn and sprint..
    R/R

    Finished up with Mary
    20IC LBCs, Flutter kicks and alternating elbow to knee 10IC..

    Wrapped up with announcements and thoughts and prayers to Akbar…

    Until the next Gloom 👍🏼👊🏼✌🏼!!!

  • Cottoneye Joe with a deck of death with PAULY D!!!! – from Jose10k

    Alright Gentlemen, another wild beatdown at the A1C. Warm-ups: SSH, followed by a burpee, SSH, followed by 2 burpees. A little prequel to a musical introduction that will follow. Some more stretches, all ic.
    Cotton Eye Joe time: The song plays while the PAX does SSH, everytime the words Cotton Eye Joe is sung, you do a burpee. (25 in total by my calculations).
    After that, we did the deck of death with a twist. Each person was assigned a suit, and each time their suit came up, they picked the exercise. We did everything from burpees, 8 count body builders, to merkins, diamond merkins, fingertip merkins, staggered merkins, yuri merkins, slow squats, lunges, side lunges, jane fondas, hello dollys, lbcs, big boys, freak nastys, etc..
    The two jokers: lap around the parking garage with sprints on the straight aways to finish off the deck. COT with a FNG. Now Bushwacker texted me last night to speak of the high standards of naming FNG’s, and the importance of giving them the right, appropriate name. David, Hogsbreathe’s friend, from Slidell needed an appropriate name. He was a fellow New Jersian. “D”avid who went to the shore, so I immediately thought of Pauly D from the Jersey Shore. Once I uttered the name, Hammer exclaimed it as well. If the two of us came up with the same name, then it was meant to be. So welcome to F3, “D”avid, or now known as Pauly D.
    If you get a chance gentlemen, please consider donating $43 dollars to Shooter to our fallen brother Cardinal. All that information is on slack. If you need help, just reach out to one of us for the info. Feb 3 is the Crazy Ivan where my nephew looks to repeat as grand champion, and the northshore looks to hold onto the freedom hammer. You don’t have to be a runner, there are ruckers too.
    Thank y’all for the opportunity to lead this morning. Y’all have a great Friday, and a great weekend. As always, SYITG brothers.

  • Murph at the Marsh – from Jose10k

    Simple: murph at the marsh with 6 of my brothers

  • F.R.I.D.A.Y. the 13th at the A1C – from Einstein

    A cool 43 degrees at 5:15 a.m. with windchill -50 degrees at the A1C atop the Justice Center Parking Garage.

    Warmup:
    all 13xIC: numerous

    then, spelling out the word Friday:
    F = finger tip merkins (13)
    R = regular merkins (13)
    I = inclined merkins (13)
    D = decline merkins (13)
    A = alligator merkins (13)
    Y = yowser merkins (13)

    Then with the remaining exercises we spelled out TRISKAIDEKAPHOBIA

    All had fun…except for BBQ..because he wasn’t there!

    Count-o-rama

    Jose-10K led us out with prayer.

  • The dynamic duo! – from Jose10k

    There are undoubtedly some amazing duos in history: Marlin and Dory from Finding Nemo.
    SpongeBob and Patrick, Rick and Morty, Shrek and Donkey, Troy and Abed, Wayne Campbell and Garth Algar, Thelma & Louise, Bonnie and Clyde, Han Solo & Chewbacca , Batman and Robin, Mario and Luigi, C-3PO and R2-D2, Bert and Ernie, and Tom and Jerry. However, none can compare to how famous the duo of Jose10K and Moby are at the a1C. Okay, maybe not famous, perhaps notorious.
    Here’s the Thang: Due to a beatdown at the gipper, young Moby needed some extra stretching to get going this morning. We did some epic Yoga to start everything off.
    The Thang: 4 corners.
    7 Merkins at each corner, 14 freak nasties, 21 copperhead squats, 28 lunges.
    We ended it with some more deep stretches.
    COT, and I prayed us out.
    Always great conversations moby!