F3 New Orleans

Tag: Peaches

  • Dirty MacDulla Mountain

    Full of nerves for my VQ, I woke up before my alarm even went off and decided to head out for the park.  I was the first one there beside one unfamiliar face in a F3 shirt wandering around the park entrance.  I quickly learned he was Snowflake from F3 Greensboro, NC and was looking for the AO.  FYI they have 30 workouts per week in Greensboro.  The PAX started to role in and we quickly determined we had 3 FNG’s today, one EH’d by Triple-Shift and the other by YHC, and a third had a shady story that he had been to F3 on the Northsore one time before, a long time ago, but did not remember his F3 name…Sure!  Disclaimer was given and we were off.

    Mosey towards Walnut St. Circle up at corner of park for quick warm up.

    SSH x20, Arm Circ. Fwd/Bwd x20 each, Hillbillies x20

    Short Mosey to the Neutral Ground, as we call it Uptown.

    THANG 1:  F3 NOLA Uptown Shameless Self Promotion – Medulla Style

    On St. Charles Neutral Ground – Run down neutral ground with B.L.I.M.P.S. workout at each intersection – Medulla Style – Being that YHC is usually the SIX of this speedy, run loving PAX, this would come to be the theme of this workout.  Count was modified: 6-Burpees, 12-Lunges, 18-Imperial Walkers 24-Merkins, 30-Plank Jacks, 36-Squats

    20 Count by Da Parish

    Mosey to the Wolf Pack Mountain

    THANG 2: Dirty MacDulla Mountain – SIX Levels of Beat Down

    Had PAX line up in 2 lines – NOT a chance in hell we Indian Run Up!

    Bear Crawl Indian Run – last guy does 6 Merkins before running to front,  Up to level 2

    2nd level – 12 Merkins IC, 12 Squats, 12 Rower Situps –  Basketball slide up to level 3

    3rd level –  12 King Kongs, 12  Bobby Hurleys, 12 Rower Situps  – Karaoka(sp??) up to level 4

    4th level – 12 R Hand Staggered Merkins, 12 Low-Slow squats, 12 Rower Situps – Backwards run to level 5

    5th level – 12 LHand Staggered Merkins, 12 Low-Slow Jump Squats, 12 Rower Situps – Prisoner run to level 6

    6th level – 12 Floyd Mayweathers, 12 Lunges, 12 Rower Situps  – Run to top

    Top Of the Mountain – 12 Merkins, 12 Squats, 12 Rower Situps

    Willie  – 20 count  —  Enjoy the View Boys!

    THANG 3: A Little Mary at the Top of the Mountain & Bench Work

    Dying Roach, x 15 Real Freddie Mercury x 15

    Mosey down stairs to benches.

    Dips x 15 , incline Merkin x 15, Dips x 15

    Mosey to flag

    Count-O-rama  23 PAX, Name-O-Rama- 3FNG’s

    Announcements, a few Special Intentions and Closed with a still out of breath Prayer.

    NMM

    Almost 6 months to the day was my first F3 workout.  I was pretty close to the heaviest I had ever been in my life, had just been to a shitty “healthy patient” doctor visit where I was told I was fat, and my BP was really high.   I knew I had to do something to change this downward trend.   My first workout was a WPM, that followed a HNJ Men’s Club Board meeting the night before, where Angies List put on the hard EH.   Earily similar for my VQ, another WPM following a HNJ Men’s Club Board meeting.  Huge difference, about 30 lbs lighter, much healthier, BP is back to normal, and I wasn’t already winded after the 20 SSH in warm-up.  I can’t thank all you guys enough for motivating me everyday to get out there and grind it out in the gloom.   I know I could not have done this on my own.  I still modify but I’m not ALWAYS the SIX anymore!

    Welcome back Three-Way (Kotter)  Glad to have you back after a month away this summer.  Hope to see you out there more often.

    Glad to have have Snowflake from F3 Greensboro, NC join us today.  Come back anytime!

    Angies List – Posted his F3 workout from the beach in Cozumel…I hope you didn’t re-injure your Labia!

    Welcome to our 3 FNG’s

    Dean Wormer – He is the Dean of Students at Holy Name – Dean’s name from Animal House

    Amnesia – PAX who couldn’t remember his Northshore name – Northshore – help us figure out who this guy is.  All I can remember is he was like 28 and had big sideburns.

    Flying J – He was wearing a Bucky’s Truck Stop shirt.

    Some munblechatter that these were probably not the greatest names, but when pressed to make final decisions YHC’s brain was still a bit oxygen deprived and just wanted to finish this up.

    Thank you all again for the opportunity to lead, it was awesome!

    SYITG!

  • Fore!

    As my fancy fitness tracking watch, I mean 15 year old Casio G-Shock, ticked near 5:30 the anticipation became palatable. The First Annual Officially Unofficial F3Nola Blimp Golf Tournament (sponsored by John Daly’s Grip It & Sip It) was almost underway.

    First we moseyed a bit to that Greek pavilion looking thing for some warm-up:

    Side Straddle Hops X 34
    Arm Circles X 15
    Reverse Arm Circles X 15
    Peter Parkers X 15
    Mountain Climbers X 15
    Parker Peters X 15

    Next we moseyed to the links for the main event. They say Blimp Golf predates its Scottish counterpart, but it fell out of popularity due to it being completely pointless. The rules are stupid and convoluted, you start at the first hole and do one set of BLIMPS with the par of the hole as the reps. Then you do 34 Merkins (because it’s my birthday and I like them). The first person to finish wins that hole and then you mosey to the next hole and repeat with hole number as the sets and the par as the reps.

    The first hole started out a little rough, mostly due to my poor explanation. After that we started cruising. Unfortunately I forgot to keep track of who won each hole, so I can’t give out the grand prize. I promise to do better next year. Our sponsor was kind enough to provide a delicious Grip It & Sip It Hard Tea for each hole winner though. Let me know in the comments if you won a hole and I will make sure you get one.

    After 5 holes we decided that the we were golfed out for the day and we moseyed to the benches:

    Dips X 15
    Right Leg Step-ups X 15
    Dips X 15
    Left Leg Step-ups X 15
    Derkins X 20

    According the Casio we had way more time left than I thought. The PAX recommended that we do some AB workouts. We headed back to the pavilion for some Ring of Fire:

    Nolan Ryans
    Real Freddy Mercurys
    Lots of other AB stuff

    Back to the flag for Count-Off, Name-O-Rama, Announcements, Intentions and Prayer.

    Big thanks to everyone for coming to my VQ and helping me out with my mistiming.

  • Macdeuce at The Birdcage

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  • The Ultimate 4th of July Beatdown

    18 Pax exercised their freedoms this morning by posting at The Birdcage.  This included Da Parish, making his Birdcage debut.  I believe it may have also been Mariah’s Birdcage debut as he has completed the move from Charlotte.  Metro’s loss is our gain.

    Pledge of Allegiance

    We moseyed to the World War I museum and recited the Pledge.  This is a very historical spot that doesn’t get much recognition.  The Memorial itself has the names of the Lousiana residents that sacrificed their life during World War I.  Additionally there are six Live Oaks surrounding the memorial that were all planted by military heroes from around the world:  2 from France, 1 from the U.S., 1 from Italy, 1 from Great Britain, and 1 from Japan.  All planted between 1920-1935.

    Warm-up

    30 SSH; 20 Imperial Squat Walkers; 15 Windmills; 25 Peter Parkers; 25 Mountain Climbers; 25 Parker Peters

    1776 Revolution

    Mosey to the Zoo side of Magazine for a 4th of July modification of The Suck.  One revolution consists of  1 burpee, 7 merkins, 7 side straddle hops, and 6 squat jumps.  After completing each revolution, yell out Huzzah.  Complete as many revolutions as possible in 3 minutes.  We took a one minute rest and repeated it, this time yelling out the number of each revolution.  It sounded like most men completed between 5 and 8 revolutions.

    Bernie Sanders Tabata

    We moseyed to the soccer goal for a two rounds of modified tabata.  4 men on the did the Bernie Sanders on the soccer goal (L hangs for as long as you can hang – don’t give up), while everyone else did the prescribed exercise (Merkins, Squats, or Rower Sit-ups (shout out to this month’s ISI)).  After the last Bernie dropped out (or Q called it) we rotated in 4 new Bernies and a new exercise for everyone else.  We went through 10 rounds – 4 merkins, 3 Squats, and 3 Rower Situps.

    Sprint

    We partnered up and raced to the other side of the field (about 80 yards)

    Ultimate

    We finished the workout with a 15 minute game of F3 Ultimate.  Two Merkins on each change of possession for the team losing possession.  10 burpees each time your team gives up a score.  Let’s just say that this was a defensive struggle, despite the advantage to the offense.  The final score was 1-0.

    COT

    We moseyed back across Magazine for a holiday picture by the flag.  We closed with a prayer remembering those service men and women away from their families today as the serve our country.

    Then YHC had to pay my burpee bet to Da Parish for the Hog’s baseball losses to LSU this season.  66 burpees in LSU paraphernalia.  Thanks to JV for finishing with me.

     

     

  • LGBTcoQcurious

    Peaches was approached to VQ  and in fit of panic enlisted me, Angie’s List, into a Manage-a-Deux-VQ. I graciously accepted and even jotted down some exercises which I promptly left at home. Luckily Peaches was on top of his game and had many fun things planned for the PAX including music, running, running, running and a sunrise on Green Wave Mountian. After we had our picture made with a giant phallic bell tower in the background. How apropos.
    The Thang*-
    Disclaimer

    Mosey to TouchDown Jesus

    • 20 SSH
    • 20 Windmill
    • 20 Monkey Humpers
    • 20 Arm Circle

    Mosey to LBC Quad

    • BLIMPS-substitute LBC for Lunges
    Mosey to Turf Field
    • “I cant quit you” plank to Peaches-Plank/Peter Parker/PlankJack combo
    Mosey to Green Wave Mountian AKA BrokeBack Mountian
    • Indian run up, Stairs down
    Long Mosey to Benches
    • 11 Left leg step ups
    • 12 dips
    • 13 Right leg step ups
    • 11 dips
    Mosey to flag
    • 20 Mericans
    Count off/ nameorama
    announcements/ intentions
    Sweaty balls ‘o man
    *Somewhere in there was an “elephant walk” that Coast Rat enjoyed enough to praise later in a group text. Kinda bummed I missed that, I think elephants are pretty neat. 

  • I don’t like anyone behind me when talking – its a fact

    Douille was sick!  Got the 455am text and of course – I knew I would cover it.

    I handed off my Friday Q so that Peaches and Angie’s List could have their VQ!

    So as I walked up at 529 – I gave the disclaimer and we were off.

    Ran to the field across the street for my normal COP#1 warmup – SSH, Imp Walker Squats, Mtn Climbers and LBCs.

    Blood pumping so we mosey’d to the first beach at the FLY.  Here the speedsters would PLANK walk and wait instead of just plank.

    At the beach we did some actual PLANK WALK, Shoulder Taps, and some NOLAN RYANs L and R which I changed to Pedro Martinez’s – PAX  didn’t like that – won’t do it again.

    Mosey’d to the HILL.  At Monkey Hill we did 10 burpees, cross the MTN 9 burpees, cross back 8 burpees, until the first PAX finished.

    After the the descending ladder of burpees we lineup on the Soccer Pitch for World Cup action.

    Speed races in 2s.  Across both soccer fields.

    Mosey’d to the Labyrinth.  At the Labyrinth we did flutter kicks, single leg wife pleasers R/L X 15 , hip dips R/L x 15,  and dying bugs.

    Mosey’d back to the FLAG to close out the beatdown.

    Thanks for the opportunity to lead- Douille hope you feel better.  I’d like to see more SPRINTS incorporated in our beatdowns.    Also would like to bring the Ultimate Frisbee burpee fest to Audubon Park one day.

    Thanks Roots for the help with the PAX.

     

     

  • Running Introduction

    Not enough can be said about what we can achieve when we are held accountable.  I’d had a long week by Friday morning and the weekend wasn’t looking any better.  No need to get up at 5 right?  Not quite.  Roots had already texted earlier in the week to let me know I had the Q and just knowing it was my turn to contribute was enough to drag myself out of bed.  I’m not saying I did it very quickly and when I forgot my watch and had to go back inside to grab it I knew time would be tight!  Salt it the wound when I arrived and found a movie production taking up all the parking.  I grabbed a spot much further than normal and could see the Pax staring at their watches as I ran up to meet them.  F3 disclaimer on the fly as we moved quickly into the warm up.

    Warm Up:

    Quick Mosey to the flag where this spring’s duck shit has sprouted some aggressive grass. Knowing the shoulders would be a little tight from Wed:

    • Plank Jack IC X 30
    • Peter Parker IC X 30
    • Mountain Climber IC X 30

    Mosey to the neutral ground for F3 marketing BLIMPS.  Several cars patiently waited on us to cross so at least a few people noticed.

    Slow Mosey from the neutral ground to in front of the Loyola music building where We found some benches:

    • LLS X 20
    • Dips X 20
    • RLS X 20

    Long Mosey to the Tulane Parade grounds.  Smell of bacon was in the air.  BLIMPS at the corners and 1/2 way mark.

    Mosey to Wolfpack for a double line Indian Run to the top. Hustle down the stairs.

    Mosey to touchdown Jesus for one round of dying cockroaches IC X 20.  Mumble chatter suggested perhaps the pace between locations was faster than desired but everyone made it!

    Mosey back to the flag just in time.  Count off, namorama,  ball of man.  After a little grab ass in the ball of man, the Pax redirected and joined me in a prayer of thanks for the abilities we have including the mental strength to get out and post with our brothers!

  • It’s Douille’s fault…

    YHC had a gut feeling there might be a need for a Q this morning and by 05:30 after a brief inquiry as to the whereabouts of YSR and/or Douille , it was time to Q on the fly…

    The Thang: Mosey around golf parking lot and over to bandstand area for warmup COP: SSH, Mtn. Climber, Imp. Walker, Plank Jack x 25 and 10 Burpees OYO for Seaman.

    Next,  Squaticides – – Run from first light to last light and do 20 Squats. Back to the first light and do 19 Squats. Back and forth all the way down to 1 for a total of 210. Plank for the six.

    Mosey to the shelter for some bench work. Incline Merkins x 15, LLSU x 20, Derkins x 15, RLSU x 20, Dips x 15

    Over to the grass for Voluntary Mary x 15. Approximately 15 of the pax led us through 15 reps of their favorite ab exercise before time got us.

    Back to the flag for cot w/ shoutout by YHC

    Good Times!

    Roots

    Not sure if we were 20 or 21. Missing one or two pax. Let me know who please…

  • Did I mention the ISI Challenge….

    So as 23 PAX gathered in the short-lived gloom, YHC reminded everyone that this month’s ISI challenge is 10,000 Merkins in one month.  Quite the task as that equates to an average of 333.33 merkins/day for those who are mathematically challenged.  Merkins were promised and as you will soon see,  Merkins were delivered.  After the standard disclaimer, we were off!

    Mosey around entrance to Golf Club and then to front of bandstand for Warm Up:

    • Hillbillies X 20 IC
    • Windmills X 15 IC
    • Imperial Walkers X20
    • Forward Arm Circles X15
    • Reverse Arm Circles X15

    Then short Mosey to Oak Alley for Red Barchetta (went deep in Exicon for this one).  Apparently it’s supposed to get your heart racing like a “Rush song”.

    • Start at 1st light run to last light for 100 SSH
    • Run back to starting point
    • Run to 2nd to last light for 75 Mountain Climbers
    • Run back to starting point
    • Run to 3rd to last light for 50 LBC’s
    • Run back to starting point
    • Run to 4th to last light for 25 merkins
    • Last is 10 Burpees

    I agree the routine got the heart racing, but even though I’m a fan of Red Barchetta, I think this Rush song seems more appropriate:

    Here’s to all you Working Men! Or is it Working #HIM?  BTW, where’s all the merkins?  That’s only 35 including the burpees…

    Next Mosey to Kickball Field for Merkin Ladder.  There they are!!!

    • Start on one side and do 20 merkins sprint to other side and do 19 back to starting point for 18 and so forth until you hit 1. 210 merkins total if you’re counting.  Now we’re cooking…or at least our chests are burning.

    Quite a bit of mumblechatter during this routine.  I even think I heard some comment about t-rex arms that help some of the PAX do push-ups faster… All I got to say is sometimes it’s good to be short…or short-armed.

    Next mosey to shelter for

    • Incline Merkins X15 IC
    • Right Leg Step Ups X15 IC
    • Decline Merkins X15 IC
    • Left Leg Step Ups X 15 IC
    • Merkins X15 OYO

    Next mosey to right outside shelter for

    Mary

    • Flutter Kicks x 15 IC
    • Penguins X 20 IC
    • Tin Snips X 15 IC
    • Nolan Ryans X5 each side OYO

    Mosey to Flag for Count-Off, Name-o-rama, Intentions and Prayer.  PAX, don’t forget about NOTC 2-miler this Wednesday.  Should be some good F2 and recruiting opportunities.

    So, for those counting, that’s 320 merkins to get your ISI Challenge day started.  Keep ‘em coming and Go Team Gabrielle!

    Thanks for letting me lead.

  • Here’s Johnny!

    YHS is back! Excited to be free of the mesh restrictions I was ready to join the Pax and get back on it. When the Q decided to Fartsack it, an FNG at the flag, YHS was ready roll, we needed a TYHAC!

    Warm up of SSH X 21, Peter Parker x 21, Mountain Climber x21, and Forward and Reverse Arm Circles

    Mosey to row bars:

    Pax broke into 4 groups doing lunges, low slow squates, monkey humpers, with Rows as count of 15.

    Mosey to a nice glade were we did Jack Webbs 1:2 reaching 11 Mericans

    Two column Indian Run to the benches
    RLS x21, Dips x 21, LLS x21, Dips x21, RLPU x 21, LLPU x11

    Back to the track where we lunged for 2 running men, sprinted for 2, lunged one more and sprint to Circle of Mary T-Box where an unglorious combination of Holly Dolly x10, Pickle Pounders x10, Box Cutters x10 and LBCs x10

    Best effort mosey to the Pull Up bars for a max effort on the bars then on to the circle to arrive at precisely 6:15

    We had an FNG who had been EH’d by NipTuck who was supposed to Q but has now taken the title as Queen of the FartSack! I couldn’t find the right lexicon for this but Peppa pointed out this was Blue Falcon moment for sure!

    Until he introduced himself, TYHAC was to be his name but the FNG announced his birth name as Raoul. This brought back a rush of vivid memories of the 1982 movie Eating Raoul, where a couple kills swingers to get a downpayment on their house. So Raoul is now known as Swinger amongst us.