The Birdcage
The Birdcage

No Frills, Just Sweat…

Pre-Thang: Twelve men trickled into the birdcage and promptly took off at 05:30 after the disclaimer and 10 quick Burpees. The Thang: Mosey around to golf club house and over to the lawn by the bandstand for a warmup COP: SSH x 25, Imp. Walker x 25, Hillbilly x 25, …

The Uptown Warm-Up

YHC decided to throw a bone to all those living outside the wondrous land we call Uptown. Lord knows Metairie can use all the help it can get. So off 13 PAX went in a long twisty loop around park. Down the track past some lush trees giving off this nice cooling effect, …

Planks & Moguls

Pre-Thang YHC had a late night at a soft opening of the Ponchatrain Hotel and didn’t get the BackBlast written until last minute.  That usually means burpees will be the beat down culprit.  So not a moment was spared after the disclaimer with a Slaughter Starter: start with 10, then …

Child’s Play in NOLA

Warm up: 15 side straddle hop 20 plank jacks 15 low slow squat 20 mountain climbers   Jacobs ladder – Avg. 8 rounds of burpees and merkins on the levee   Intermediary Mary: 20 flutter kicks 20 dying cockroach 30 sec regular plank 1 min each side plank   Partner …

Yin & Yang

“Life is a matter of balance” – Unknown 15 men of NOLA decided to get better this muggy gloom.  Tclaps to the FNG’s: Tinkles (f.k.a. Tee-Tee), G-Spot, and Quick Draw (EH’d by Chaka Khan… who must be a great EH’er since he hasn’t posted in 6 months) – Tclaps RY for …

No Whiskey-Dicking Around

Fifteen faithful PAX of F3 NOLA steadily trickled in Audubon Park this am for the usual Wednesday sweat fest. This was YHC’s second Q at the Birdcage and had been kicking around a few new ideas. With April being the peak of festival season, YHC thought it was only fitting …