F3 New Orleans

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  • Tunnel of Pain, Re-Revisited

    Those among us, who may indeed be few, familiar with a certain Metallica E.P. released in 1987 may appreciate the title aptly given to this workout.  For those who are not… “I GOT SOMETHIN’ TO SAY!!!….”

    Prologue: Mosey to fake bus stop for: Fondas left side x 20, Wife Pleasers x 10, Fondas left side x 20, all IC

    Rising Action: Mosey through Tunnel of Darkness to Tunnel of Pain.  Mumble chatter about how dark the Tunnel of Darkness was not, photons, cosmetic sales, etc…  Upon emerging from Tunnel of (not so) Darkness, 20 IW’s IC, then:

    Climax:

    1. Mosey down the hill, karaoke (or whatever the hell it is), sprint up the hill.  MC’s x 20 IC
    2. Repeat
    3. Mosey down the hill, lunge walk, sprint up the hill.  Peter Parkers x 20 IC
    4. Repeat but with Parker Peters
    5. Mosey down the hill, back pedal, sprint up the hill.  Crabcakes x 10 IC
    6. Repeat but with some annoying planking
    7. Mosey down the hill, high skips, sprint up the hill.  something IC
    8. Repeat
    9. Mosey down the hill, something, sprint up the hill.  something IC
    10. Repeat
    11. Mosey down the hill, karaoke (or whatever the hell it is), sprint up the hill.  shoulder taps
    12. Repeat. Lots of planking

    Denouement: Mosey back to flag.  Chewy and Choppah mumbled about who knows what, likely more talk of cosmetics I guess, I really couldn’t tell you.  Me and SeaBass mumbled about oilfield trash and other burly stuff for which tomatoes go craycray.  Back to the flag for countorama and nameorama.  At this point we awkwardly began some sort of weird homage to Turbo’s cardio capacity and athletic F3 superiority.  This was abruptly halted once things got really awkward.   Choppah forgot how old he was, but we helped him out.

    EI

  • Q-less

    Seems JV had a flat on the way to the AO, leaving the Pax to fend for themselves.  Good mix of old and new with a couple of Kotters sprinkled in.  YHC gave a disclaimer and headed around the Mardis Gras Fountain.  It was one of those breezy mornings by the lakefront that allows you to be showered by the fountain as you pass.  We circled up in the grass for…

    The Thang

    Warm-up COP (All IC) SSH x 31, DQ x 15; Parker Peter x 31; J-Lo x 20; Mountain Climbers x 30; IW x 31

    Mosey to the crashing waves of the Lakefront for two rounds of Tabata followed by some burpee pain.

    Tabata Round 1:  Burpees, Big Boy Sit-ups, Merkins, Squats – Repeato

    Tabata Round 2: Channing Tatums, Irkins, Tatum Channings, Derkins – Repeato

    5×12 Burpees – one minute to complete 12 burpees.  Do that 5 times.  This one sucks.  T-claps to the pax for pushing through and not throwing me in the Lake after the first round.

    Mosey to the top of the levee for…(Cowbell knew it was coming and seemed excited)….Quadraphilia (Run down the levee and back up always facing the lake.  Continue for 4 minutes).

    Mosey to the other side of the levee and circle up for DJ Style Mary.  Everyone Led (except YHC)

    All IC

    • Cowbell – American Hammer x 30
    • Triple Shift – Hello Dolly  Flutter Kick Hello Dolly x 20
    • Torque – Freddie Mercury x 20
    • Da Parrish – Slow Scissors x 20 (brought the pain)
    • Belloq – Les Miles Merkins x 10 (Eat grass every time you go down)
    • Gris – LBC x 30
    • Woz – Wozian Mt. Climbers x 10 each leg (On your 6, one leg straight up, climb your hands up the leg and touch your toe).

    Head back up over the levee to the VF for COT.

    We were spared a JV Okwata Beatdown, but I think we did alright for ourselves.  Okwata is always a pleasure.

    Remember:  Thursday night Football tonight.  Amnesty is hosting an F2 event at his house.  The address is 136 Middle Park Place.  (In Lakeview) 

    -Hawg

  • Jump Rope for Heart

    Three PAX met in the gloom at TurboDog for YHC’s substitute Q’ as EiEi had to take off this AM for a meeting.  Nonetheless, YHC was determined to give a beatdown.

    Warm Up

    1 big lap around the trailhead with short sessions of butt-kicks, karaoke, Frankenstein, quad stretchs.

    Circle up

    SSH x 25 IC

    Seal Jacks x 17 IC

    Peter Parkers x 19 IC

    Merkins x 15 IC

    Mosey to the carousel canopy to begin the first COP

    COP #1

    Ring Rows x 20

    Ring Tricep Extension x 20

    Jump Rope x 100

    RInse and Repeat twice for total of 3 sets

    COP # 2

    Ring Merkins x 20

    Weighted Vest Step ups x 15 each leg

    Jump Rope x 100

    Mosey to the park….

    50 yards of lunges

    25 yards of reverse lunges

    Slow Mosey to the Rings

    Toes to Bar x 8

    Rinse and Repeat x 2 for a total of 3 sets……. These are way harder than expected

    Slow mosey to front of park…

    YHC felt it was time for a run with burpees on Q’s count back to the carousel canapoy… Probably about 10 burpees but wasnt really counting.

    5 Minutes of Mary was enough

    Count o rama

    COT

    “Manly men do Manly Things”

  • 3 old geezers and 1 young gun trying to keep up

    3 old geezers(Respect) and 1 young gun showed up in the presence of the “Gipper” for a beatdown.  EiEi supposedly had a torn ovary and could not get out of the fartsack, so the PAX of 4 started the workout with an untraditional run on YHC’s watch.

    Run 1/3 mile or so around brewery and back to flag pole

    Warm-up:

    SSH x 15 IC

    Seal Jack x 15 IC

    Arm Circle’s x 15 IC

    Mountain Climbers x 15 IC

    Merkins x 15 IC

    Over under Hurdle 50 feet

    Frankenstein 50 feet

    Quad strech walk 50 feet

     

    Mosey 12 feet to the first COP

    2 sets on your own

    • 100 jump ropes
    • 8 pull ups
    • 25 step ups left leg
    • 25 step ups right leg

    Mosey 6 feet to sidewalk

    •  50′ lunge walks to street
    • 50′ lunge walks to flag

    Mosey to 3rd COP

    •  Bench Squats x 25
    • Dirkins x 12
    • Left leg step ups x 25
    • Freak Nasties x 12
    • Right Leg Step Ups x 25

    10 count before YHC calls Ralph

    • Bench Squats x 25
    • Irkins x12
    • Left Leg Step Ups x 25
    • Freak Nasties x 12
    • Right Leg Step UPs

    Mosey to ampitheater(10′)

    • Jane Fonda x 25 IC each leg
    • Jane Fonda flutter x 25 IC each leg
    • LBC x 25 IC
    • Freddie Mercury x 25 IC

    Mosey to sidewalk for the final beatdown.  YHC challenged the PAX to pair up and hit 1,000 jump ropes per pair in the last 4 minutes or so.  Time ran short…. and we know the rules… so we stopped each at 500.  I dont know how the old geezers stay in such good shape for over a half a century, but I am to emulate.

    Count o rama

    COT

     

  • The return of the Green mile

    7 pax met up at the lakefront this morning for a semi muggy workout.
    Nice to see the Green mile back out in the mix.
    The thang:
    Mosey east towards the playground:
    Warmup:
    SSH x 20 IC
    IW x 20 IC
    New exercise (Pedro’s?): which included single leg stance with contralateral trunk rotation, kind of like a pitching motion with no wind up x 10 IC
    Merkins x 20 IC
    Sudden change!
    Mosey to playground with: butt kicks, high knees, karaoke, back pedal and bounding.
    Circle up at playground for super 21’s: ascending count of merkins to supermans from 1-21 well over 300 merkins,of which turbo tax a green mile seemed to complete #respect.
    Quick 10 count and lunge walk to the lake.
    Catch me if you can x 3 laps around the playground with partner 1 doing 5 burpees and leapfrogging over partner 2
    Lunge walk/reverse lunge walk to street.
    Begin green mile back to shovel flag with 10 my climbers IC at each fire hydrant.
    Abbreviated Mary with:
    Quadruped bird dogs x 10 each side
    X 20 flutter and Russian twist

  • Frogger

    There’s Pokeman GO and then there’s Frogger.  YHC doesn’t understand and is too old for Pokeman GO yet remembers Frogger fondly.  The Covington PAX, five strong including one FNG, engaged in their own version of Frogger this morning.  Nacho Libre was conspicuously absent.  Last week’s admonition to “bring your running shoes next week” apparently was enough to keep him in the fartsack.

    The Thang started with a warmup in the Gipper’s shadow:  SSH 20x IC; IW 20x IC; trunk rotations 10x IC; squats 10x IC; good mornings 10x IC;  Merkins 10x IC; mountain climbers 20x IC; and hillbillies 20x IC.

    Mosey to the School Board HQ for a couple rounds of sprint/backpedal and then side shuffles through the fancy parking barriers.  Then some front to back leg swings and side to side leg swings holding onto the same barriers to loosen up for the sprints to come.  Mosey to the school board flag incorporating skips, shuffles and backpedals.

    COP around the flag where the PAX hit a round of squats, lunges, and Merkins all with a 10 count negative, 10 second isolation hold in max pain position, and then a 10 second recovery.  Mosey back to the Trailhead for the main event… Frogger.

    The Covington Trailhead is the westerly terminus of the Tammany Trace.  It also has become some kind of Pokeman GO gathering place.  At any rate, after about 20 yards or so, the Trace crosses New Hampshire Street via a CLEARLY MARKED CROSSWALK, and then continues through the middle of the block in a nice curve to the next street.  YHC gave the PAX five walks from which to choose…suitcase walk with kettlebell, twisting lunge walk holding bumper plate, OH bumper plate walk, lateral hops, and toe walks…for the first stretch, park the weights and then AFTER CROSSING THE STREET AVOIDING DRIVERS PLAYING POKEMAN GO AND OTHERWISE ENGAGED IN PHONE AND MAKEUP APPLICATION ACTIVITIES ON THEIR WAY TO WORK sprint from pole to pole approximately 30 yards on the next stretch of curving Trace.  10 count then sprint back to the crosswalk, across the street AT YOUR OWN RISK, and then pick up your weight and walk back.  Four round trips total.  YHC is pleased to report that there were no injuries or fatalities.

    Wrapped things up with Mary:  crossover crunches 10x each leg IC; crossover wife pleasers 10x each leg IC; and crossover reverse crunches 10x each leg IC.

    Countorama, nameorama, and prayer of thanks for another great day.