F3 New Orleans

Tag: Sea Man

  • Merkin Madness and Frozen SeaMan

    Bartman informed the Pax halfway through the gloom that frozen Seaman will last forever. True. Strange, but true. I’m not sure what question lead to this strange revelation, but true. So, anyway… YHC was a little nervous for my virgin Q at Wolfpack Mountain. Then I rolled in 1 minute late to a Pax of 16 men anxiously awaiting their beatdown in the gloom. Aye-yi-yi. Sorry to keep you waiting, my brothers.

    But safety first! We made time for the usual disclaimer, and off we go. We made a slow-mosey loop down St. Charles Avenue to end at the beautiful lawn in front of Loyola. Even after the freeze, it’s still some of the best grass Uptown. Circle up for the first COP:

    SSH x 20 IC
    Imperial Walkers x 20 IC
    Low slow squats x 20 IC
    Windmills x 10 IC
    Arm Circles 10 forward, 10 backward IC
    Mountain Climbers x 20 IC

    Next we mosey to the bottom of Wolfpack Mountain for Animals Up the Mountain. What better place for Animals on Parade than Wolfpack Mountain??? Well, this was met with several groans, and as it turns out, there may be better places for this than a parking garage. But we must press on!
    We ran up the garage, and did animal walks at each end of each parking level.
    Floor 2: bear crawl
    Floor 3: crab crawl
    Floor 4: plank walks (OK, OK, not an animal, but whatever)
    Floor 5: duck walks
    Floor 6: frog jumps

    The top of Wolfpack Mountain is the best part of this location for YHC and many of the Pax. On this day, we will use this beautiful spot to alternate between Mary and Merkins. 2nd COP:

    Merkins x 10 IC
    Flutter kicks x 20 IC
    Left-arm staggered Merkins x 10 IC
    Hello Dolly x 20 IC
    Right-arm staggered Merkins x 10 IC
    Single-leg V-ups x 10 IC
    Left-leg cross-over Merkins x 10 IC
    Penguins x 20 IC
    Right-leg cross-over Merkins x 10 IC

    Down the mountain we go to the park benches on the Quad. Everybody grab a bench.
    Left-leg Power-Ups x 20 IC
    Dips x 20 IC
    Right-leg Power-Ups x 20 IC
    Decline Merkins x 10 IC

    Mosey back to the great lawn and partner up. One partner lunges across the lawn and back while the other partner holds a regular plank, left arm plank, and right arm plank. 2 sets, and we are out of time.

    Run back to the flag. Count off, Name-o-rama (apologies to Sandbar for calling him the wrong name in my oxygen deprived sate), announcements, intentions, and a prayer. A shaky start and a shaky ending, but we got it done in the middle! Thank you for letting me lead!

    Walleye

  • Invasion of exchange students

    Well we guess that Cavalier didn’t get the memo for this AM – Douille?  Did you let him know he had the Q?

    Beautiful 60 degress today!

    It was all good.  I had a plan in my back pocket.    We were join by Buffett from Myrtle Beach, NattyDatty from Ashville NC, and King of Beers from Ashville.  All in town for a conference.  Tclaps to NattyDaddy and King of Beers for the 6 mile pre-game run.  Another tclaps to NattyDaddy for running six miles back!

    We did the traditional Audubon Park loop for our Monday AM beatdown at the Skinny.

    SSH x 20, Imp Walker Squats x 20, Mtn Climbers x 20, Low Slow Squats x 20

    Run to the rows

    At the rows – I broke the rules.  20 rows is the count.

    Burpees, Hand release Merks, and Lunges

    Indian run for one cycle through the group – to a lighted spot.

    Here we did donkey kicks x 20, nolan ryans, low country crab x 20 and fire hyrants x 20

    Hallelujah run to the benchs.  20 oyo dirkens, 20 step ups left ic 20 oyo dips 20 step ups right ic 20 oyo irkens

    Back to the track – indian run one cycle through the group to the water fountain.

    then 6MOM  –  dying roach x 20,  russian twist x 20, flutters x 20 , v-ups x 20, lbt x 20

    Back to the track – 80% run to the monkey bars

    PIMP.  Groups of 5 – Pullups x 10, Imperial walkers x 20, Merks x 20, and Plank Jacks x 20

    Horses to the barn 90% sprint to the flag.

    2 min early at the flag.  20 hip dips, each side.  That was time!

    Thanks for the opportunity to step up.

    Tclaps to Gabrielle for posting on the Northshore.

    Prayers to the Burton Family.

     

     

  • Sub Zero Pete

    They call me Subzero Pete
    I’m the king of the Burpee beat
    When I call the pax I go
    Chic-chic-ky-boom
    Chic-chic-ky-boom

    Yes sir, I’m Subzero Pete
    I’m the craze of my Uptown street
    When I start to Q everything goes
    Chic-chic-ky-boom
    Chic-chic-ky-boom
    The Pax they sing

    Up Wolfpack hill our backs lead the way
    No more burpees the pax they pray
    So Burpees it is and we go
    Chic-chic-ky-boom
    Chic-chic-ky-boom

    In search of Dora we go
    Mericans we dug not one shmoe
    LBC to strengthen our dough
    Squat Jumps to end the show
    And we go
    Chic-chic-ky-boom
    Chic-chic-ky-boom

    Down the stairs and to the benches for more
    The Pax they cry “why o why”
    They let out a ugly sigh, “Boo Whore!”
    It’s very nice! To be So full of ice!
    They will be singing my song
    All the day long

    So if you like the beat
    Take a lesson from Subzero Pete
    And I’ll teach you to Q in the subzero heat!
    And we will all go!
    Chic-chic-ky-boom
    Chic-chic-ky-boom
    Chic-chic-ky-boom

    Oh…and we had Q cake from Maple St Patisserie…Cavalier ate a lot!

  • What keeps you warm you ask! BURPEES DO!!!

    We came from the land of the ice and snow
    From the midnight sun, where our hot beds stow
    BURPEES were The hammer of the gods
    We dropped and moved the earth with our hands
    To fight the cold, we ran and yelled
    Valhalla, we are a coming!

    From the shelter we sortied onto the Tundra Ice
    Around the park we soared
    From station to station moving faster than the wind to our bones
    We whispered tales of dips and power ups.

    Victory through BURPEES our only warmth
    Hungry we yelled for more
    All we heard were Gabrille’s snore
    Lunge, Burpee, Run, Burpee, Lunge

    Back to the shelter in search of our ROOTS
    We circled for Mary
    Of how we calmed the tides of war
    We are your overlords

  • Thanks to Mr. Brees

    The morning after the Saints win a first round playoff game and 6 PAX gathered in the gloom.

    Standard Disclaimer and as the rain begins to pour, mumble chatter from the PAX on whether we are headed to the shelter.

    We never went to the shelter.

    Mosey round the track to the rows station. 6 PAX, five bars, we make quick work of 20 OYO rows with the rain on our faces.

    Continue mosey on the track to relative high ground and low duck shite (ducks paddling under the trees in the AO), for circle up.

    In cadence: 20 smurfjacks, 20 Peter Parkers, 20 Imperial Walkers, 20 Parker Peters, 20 Hillbillies, 20 Mountain Climbers, 20 SSH.

    Continue mosey on the track to the fountain for:

    In cadence: 15 dips, 15 RL step ups, 10 dips, 15 LL step ups, 15 dips, 15 RL Power Ups, 15 dips, 15 LL Powerups, 10 dips, and 7 incline merks. Why 7?  I don’t know. El Wire offered to take the rap for distracting YHC with chatter about how long it takes to get back. We’ll go with that.

    Continue mosey on the track to a new addition to the Audubon Park – a supersize playground with lots of overhead bars, platforms and a couple of ziplines. Many thanks to the Drew Brees family for making this happen for our community.  Oh, and thanks for leading the Saints to the win!

    The PAX grabbed a bar for 10 OYO pullups.  Followed by 10 more. 5 quick burpees on the softest playground surface in town, then 10 Derkins, OYO.  El Wire tried out the zipline track (successfully!) before we moseyed to the upslope of the T box for a round of Mary.   The PAX each led their own selection for an in cadence 20:

    LBCs, boxcutters, LBTs, dying cockroach, and russian twists.

    Continue mosey to the pull-up bars. Three PAX do 10 pullups OYO, while the others plank. Flapjack.  Twice.

    Mosey back to the flag.  A minute remaining so 10 merks, OYO.

    Circle, Count, Name-o-rama, intentions, and announcements – YSR (23, HATE!) and his wife are expecting their first!! And prayer.

    Thanks for the opportunity and joining me in the rain.

     

     

     

     

  • Back To Work

    Pre Thang: YHC has been on IR/family duty since some time in September and has posted only a handful of times over the last few months… Feeling the need to do more than run has been overwhelming. Today in the 36 degree gloom at 05:20 the shovel flag was planted and the pax trickled into the AO. At 05:30 six of us took off. By the time we hit the warmup area we were 10 strong.

    The Thang: Warmup in front of TU: Low Slow Squat x 20, Plank Jack x 30, Imp Walker x 20, Mtn Climber x 30, Hillbilly x 20. Mosey to the Mtn.

    Line up shoulder to shoulder and lunge walk up the first incline, then run OYO to the top w stops on the church side for Squats x 25 and LU side for LBCs x25. Plank at the top.

    Six MOM at the top:  R Twist x 20, Flutterkick x 25, Dying Roach x 20, LBT x 25, Real Freddie x 20, High Dolly x 25.

    Slow Mosey down to DC quad benches. LLSU x20, sit ups w feet on bench x 25, RLSU x 20.

    Mosey back to the flag for Low Slow Squats x 20.

    *All group exercises done IC…

    COT w shoutout by YHC.

    Moleskin:  Great to be back out in the gloom. The camaraderie was missed as much as the workout. If you’re reading this and haven’t been out in a while, get up and get after it ASAP! There truly is no better feeling than a good workout with a like minded group of guys. It’s invigorarating to say the least and truly fulfilling to have the privilege to sharpen the iron with my F3 brothers. Thanks for the opportunity to lead

    Good Times!

    Roots

  • Not a resolution but a commitment. To pass gas or not to pass gas? That is the question.

    Well – Brown Bag was on the spreadsheet but YHC forgot to text him last night- I don’t think I wrote his name on the sheet so I was thinking he may have signed himself up!  Oh well – so your friendly neighborhood sub-Q stepped up on the quick.

    First things first – I was impressed by Seaman’s poem bb from Monday.  Also impressed at the post-NYE post by Seaman and Sandbar – Tclaps boys!

    It was frigid and cold Uptown at the Birdcage.  A cool 36 degrees according to my car so a quick mosey to warm up was in order.

    Mosey for a lap around the parking lot.

    Then circle up by the bandstand.  SSH x 20, IMP walker squats x 20, –meant to ask Seaman about his Last Jedi thoughts here – I forgot, x 20 Merks, x 20 Hillbillies.

    Then we did an up and over (Classic Mr Awesome) on the bandstand.  10 box jumps on the pond side, and 5 burpees on the oak alley side.  We did this twice.

    Then we went to Oak Alley.  We did bear crawl to first light, burpee broad jump to second light, grapevine each side for the next two lights.  We did the same progression back to the bandstand.

    At the first light we lined up for a burpee suicide.  10 Merks at base, then 5 burpees at furthest light, 10 merks at base, then 4 burpees descending until you get back to base.

    After this we circled up again at the bandstand.

    We did 20 Peter Parkers, 20 Russian Twists, 20 LBCs, 20 Parker Peters, 20 LBTs  then we went for some classic RY.

    10 Right leg fire hydrants, 10 left leg fire hydrants, 10 left hip dips, 10 right hip dips, 20 Low Country Crabs, 10 left leg donkey kicks, 10 right leg donkey kicks

    Back to the Alley – We did another Burpee Suicide – Session -replaced merks with squat jumps x 10 at base.

    If the pax finished early they did burpees instead of just a plank.

    Back to the FLAG for a circle up and prayer.  We all have a one week grace period for planning our resolution – or we like the word commitment better.  If you make it public it is harder to wash out.

    Landing strip is pescatarian through Lent.

    Seaman isn’t drinking Mon-Thur. and no farts during the workout.

    El Wire has committed to allowing his body to fart during the workout.

    What kinds of other commitments can we make this year?  Can we do something for F3 this year?  To help it grow or make it even better?  To push our pax into the community?

    I will commit to something by next week!

  • New Year’s Journey to Svalbard

    On the First Night of the New Year, an unofficially endorsed truce allows the sacrosanct veil of Naval regulation to be pierced .  During the mid-watch from midnight to 0400 (and only during the mid-watch) it is permitted for a ship to record the first entry of the New Year in verse.

    With that….

    It was 28 degrees on the first day of the year,

    Most of the PAX were sleeping off their beer.

    Into the gloom we moseyed YHC and Sandbar.

    As wind gusted we knew the workout wound not be subpar

    The moon it was super as we set off through the trees

    The north wind howled with chilling degrees.

    Run to stay warm on feet made of lead

    And the ducks on the lake were shaking their heads.

    The AO was covered with puddles of ice

    No burpees on Monday was our only vice.

    On the final turn we knew we were on the verge

    With 2018 upon us it is time to end this dirge