The Birdcage is getting crowded for a cool morning and an earlier rising sun. A euphoric feeling of exhaustion, coffee, and determination to drive the masses to exercise. We began with the obligatory mosey and warm up circle SSH x20 Imperial Walker Squats X20 Forward Arm Circle X20 Reverse Arm …
There were just two of us taking off at 18:10 from the Birdcage. We moseyed up to the fly where we met up w RY. He bought us a refreshing beverage and hiked across the fly w us for a quarter mile, then headed back to the ballfields. We continued …
Three NOLA pax made it to the Birdcage by 18:00 to peel off for the inaugural uptown ruck workout. We took off across magazine street and headed for the fly. We encountered a stopped train and considered going under, but YHC opted for the safest route and we rucked on …
Nice morning in Audubon Park everyone looking enthusiastic and ready for an on your own workout bonanza. We start with the disclaimer, including that I don’t count. We mosey around the parking lot to oak alley. We pair up: One partner runs to the row bar and performs: 10 burpees …
“Ruck this!” – Birdcage Pax First GrowRuck AO training of the season! Hawg, Cowbell and YHC wanted to launch the first one at an Uptown AO to spark some more interest from the NOLA Pax….stuff like “Look at how cool there bags look!” & “Wow, I wanna join in the …
With only Saban’s single burpee on Monday the PAX requested a healthy dose.To enhance our Wednesday morning experience, we added a fun movement to every burpee. After mocking Tickles’ shorts that he apparently stole from John Stockton in the 80’s, we moseyed: 1st COP – the warm-up: SSH x20, Mountain Climbers …
Perhaps the Today Show spot has energized the Pax a bit as 21 men posted at The Birdcage today. My take after watching the video was that there is whole new world of exercise out there- why not try some? They can often fail but we can’t just do burpees …
“To know nothing of what happened before you were born, is to forever remain a child.” – Cicero Before there was Lafitte’s Plunge, Okwata, or The Foundry; there was The Birdcage: F3NOLA’s original Wednesday beatdown. YHC loves a good tradition! It’s always good to go back to the basics every once …
It was chilly out in the gloom where 16 men gathered around a flagless patch of dirt in the park. With Roots recovering from a leg injury, YHC was asked to fill in as Q and was unable to come up with a quick enough excuse for saying no. Before …
After many days and more sleepless nights of relentlessly preparing for what I prayed would be a perfect VQ, I woke up to a beautifully, wet, muddy and demeaning Gloom, courtesy of the Birdcage. Nonetheless, 16 strong braved the weather and duck-filled fields to get covered in sweat and dirt. …
