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  • Christmas in the Westbank

    On a mild morning, 5 Westbank Pax embarked on celebrating the true meaning of an F3 Christmas.

    Warm-Up:

    • SSH
    • Hairy Rockettes
    • Windmills
    • Cherry Pickers

    We celebrated the 12 Days of F3 Christmas by stopping at each station around the park and ‘singing’ and celebrating that day of Christmas.

    12 Days of F3 Christmas

    12 Days of Christmas
    • 1 – Burpee
    • 2 – Bobby Hurlies
    • 3 – Plank Jacks
    • 4 – Jumping Lunges
    • 5 – Golden Merkins
    • 6 – Dyin’ Roaches
    • 7 – Flutter Kicks
    • 8 – Step Ups
    • 9 – Peter Parkers
    • 10 – Mtn Climbers
    • 11 – Jumping Jacks
    • 12 – Westbank Merkins

    After that celebration we needed to take a 30 count rest.

    We then moved to celebrating with a Charlie Brown Christmas Tree.

    Charlie Brown Christmas Tree
    • 1 – Burpee, 20 yd run/ back and forth
    • 5 – Bobby Hurlies, 1 – Burpee, 20 yd run/ back and forth
    • 10 – Merkins, 5 – Bobby Hurlies, 1 – Burpee, 20 yd run/ back and forth
    • 15 – V-Ups, 10 – Merkins, 5 – Bobby Hurlies, 1 – Burpee, 20 yd run/ back and forth
    • 10 – Merkins, 5 – Bobby Hurlies, 1 – Burpee, 20 yd run/ back and forth
    • 5 – Bobby Hurlies, 1 – Burpee, 20 yd run/ back and forth
    • 1 – Burpee, 20 yd run/ back and forth

    After a 20 count rest, we had to warm our hearts around the Christmas Fire by doing a short Ring of Fire.

    Ring of Fire
    • Flutter Kicks
    • Reverse Crunch

    We completed the celebration with some cool down exercises, name-a-rama, announcements and prayers for a safe holidays.

    Great job, guys! Merry Christmas!

  • 1 Yr Westbank AO Anniversary

    1 Yr Westbank AO Anniversary

    On 29 Aug 19, the pax of AO F3 Westbank called Master Melvin celebrated its 1 year anniversary.

    What started with a core group of men drinking beer and seeing visions, resulted in a year’s worth of great memories, hard workouts, and good friendships.

    To celebrate the 1 year anniversary, 4 of the core men that were part of Master Melvin in the beginning led 10 minutes each of the total workout.

    9 total PAX braved the 0500 calling including one FNG.

    Opening

    Fracsac opened the 0500 workout with some warm-up exercises.

    Then the group moseyed over to the large parking lot where we remained the rest of the workout.

    First Workout

    Thighs led the first workout with a unique challenge. With a 1 year anniversary in NOLA, we had to celebrate with some Mardi Gras magic. So, with the help of an ‘ancient Zulu King’, Thighs brought Mardi Gras cups each engraved with a unique workout and reps. As the PAX pushed out in a very wide circle, the Mardi Gras cups were laid randomly in the middle. On your mark, get set, Go, the PAX raced to the middle grabbed a cup, returned to their place and performed the reps/exercise indicated. The goal was to collect as many Mardi Gras cups as possible until time or cups ran out. At the end, TripleShift and T-Square had accumulated the most at a whopping 6 Mardi Gras cups.

    35 Cups; w/ equal amounts of cups having the following:

    • 10 – Burpees
    • 20 – Merkins
    • 30 – Squats
    • 10 – Jumping Lunges
    • 20 – Bobby Hurleys

    Second Workout

    Then T-Square led the next set of exercise. With a speed ladder and a cone placed about 10 m away, T-Square led us in a series of exercises that pushed the heart rate up with the muscles burning.

    As PAX waited to go through the speed ladder they would SSH. The first set, PAX would step each foot into the ladder and out rapidly to the end of the ladder and then bear crawl to the cone and then jump-lunge back to the beginning. We did this 2 times.

    Next, the PAX would jump both feet into and out rapidly of the ladder to the end. Then we Burpee-Broad Jumped to the cone. Then we Bobby Hurleyed to the beginning. We did this 2 times.

    Next, the PAX would high knees both feet into and out of the ladder to the end. Then we plank-walked to the cone. Then we high kneed to the beginning. We did this 2 times.

    Third Workout

    FroZone took over at this point. He led us in some suicides that kept our heart rates very high.

    First set was suicides from beginning of the parking lot to the first light pole, then to the second, and finally to the end of the parking lot about 100m away. At the end of each set of suicides, we did 10 squats.

    Next set, required 10 jumping-lunges at the end of each suicide.

    The final set, required 10 Bobby Hurleys at the end of each suicide.

    With only 2 minutes left of his workout time, we continued doing jumping lunges until Frasac, official time keeper, announced for a change over.

    Fourth Workout

    Medulla Oblongata took over as the final Q. Given all the heart racing exercises we did up to this point, he had mercy on us and required us to partner up to a Lazy Dora, which I think may be harder than an actual Dora…

    • 100 – Merkins; each partner doing 10 at a time while the other planks
    • 200 – Squats; each partner doing 20 at a time while the other Al Gores
    • 300 – LBCs; each partner doing 30 at a time while the other does 6 inches

    When Fracsac, announced the end of our time, we collected all the gear and moseyed back to the flag.

    At the flag, a cold Gatorade was waiting for us to refresh us and to celebrate the conclusion of our 1 year anniversary workout.

    Speeches were made. Pictures were taken. And FNGs were named. Welcome SpeedTrap!!

    It was definitely a hard workout that challenged everyone in different ways. But our brothers were there to encourage us and to see us to the end. It was a great workout to celebrate the many, many creative ways the Qs of Master Melvin has kept our workouts interesting, challenging, and positively memorable.

    Congrats, F3 Westbank on 1 year anniversary! Here’s to many more!! #MasterMelvin

  • The Dirty DMD – Embrace it!

    YHC was expecting a small group at the Master Melvin, but word obviously spread far and wide about the Q, and 7 eager Pax were in attendance, in desire of a solid beat down. Plant the flag, give a brief disclaimer, and off to the Warm up:

    SSH IC x 31
    Abe Vigodas IC x 10
    Grass Grabbers IC x 10
    Arm Circles IC x 20

    YHC decided to introduce a couple great work out routines to my West Bank Friends. First, the DirtMacDuece. But YHC is calling it the Dirty DMD, as each round is kicked off with 10 Burpees OYO. That’s just Dirty…..
    All exercises are completed in cadence to 12

    Round 1
    10 Burpees OYO
    Merkins
    LBC’s
    Squats
    Run a lap around the park

    Round 2
    10 Burpees OYO
    Shoulder Taps
    Flutter Kicks
    Lunges
    Run a lap

    Round 3
    10 Burpees OYO
    Floyd Mayweathers
    Hello Dolly’s
    Jump Lunges
    Run a lap

    Round 4
    10 Burpees OYO
    Catalina Wine Mixers (6 count, but still 12)
    Big Boi Situps (WW2)
    Low Slow Squats
    Run a lap

    Next up was the Suck. F3 Nola has learned to Embrace it! Not sure who started this, but YHC will credit it to Tool, as that’s where I got it from. Time to introduce our West Bank crew to this horrible routine.

    3 Rounds of 3 minutes doing the following exercises over and over
    7 SSH
    7 Merkins
    7 Jump Squats
    1 minute rest between each round (actually only 30 seconds, but YHC made the Pax feel like they were getting more, YHC is cruel like that….)
    The Westbankers killed it!

    Finish off with some Mary
    Freddie Mercury IC x 15
    Tin Snips IC x 10
    American Hammer IC x 10
    Crunchy Frog IC x 10
    YHC remembered about the Q school thing with only a couple minutes left.
    Called out to T-Square to call an exercise and correctly call to start:
    Spiderman Merkins (aka Angle Grinders I think) IC x 10
    Called out to Pauly D – Dying Cockroach IC x 20

    Times Up, mosey back to flag for

    COT
    Count off, name-o-rama, announcements, intentions, closed with a prayer to the Sky Q

    NMM

    YHC attended his first Master Melvin last week, and discovered a solid group of Pax that had a lot of drive and no quit. This is pretty much the opposite of YHC. These guys are definitely going to make me better, so I figured I needed to step it up and see if I could challenge these HIM’s. I hope all enjoyed the beat down, and thanks for posting with me!

    SYITG

  • The Moist-less Melvin

    Moist was supposed to have his VQ this morning.  Work called, and he could not make it so YHC jumped in to help.

    This was the 5th meeting of this AO and I am continuing to try to show them different workouts that they can use or modify for themselves.

    So with not much time to plan I reached into my old bag of tricks and found Mahatma’s Christmas tree workout, that would be the Thang with some usual Medulla modifications.

    5:00 showed on my watch and 5 PAX were ready for a beat down.  Disclaimer was give and off we moseyed to the far lot to circle up for Warm Up

     

    Warm Up

    SSH IC x20

    Imperial Walkers IC x20

    Peter Parker IC x15

    Parker Peter IC x15

    Sun Gods- Arm Circles Fwd & Rev IC x 10 each way

    Mosey back to the Park

    Did I mention I still have 6 Cinder blocks in my truck….5PAX,   PERFECT!  Grab a block!

     

    Thang 1 – Christmas tree Workout

    1 Burpee 40 Yard run out and back

    1 Burpee, 5 BobbyHurley’s, 40 yard run out and back

    1 Burpee, 5 BobbyHurley’s, 10 Complex V-Ups, 40 yard run out and back

    1 Burpee, 5 BobbyHurley’s, 10 Complex V-Ups, 15 Merkins, 40 yard run out and back

    1 Burpee, 5 BobbyHurley’s, 10 Complex V-Ups, 15 Merkins, 20 Alternating Step Ups, 40 yard run out and back

    1 Burpee, 5 BobbyHurley’s, 10 Complex V-Ups, 15 Merkins, 20 Alternating Step Ups, 25 Curls for the Girls, 40 yard run out and back

    1 Burpee, 5 BobbyHurley’s, 10 Complex V-Ups, 15 Merkins, 20 Alternating Step Ups, 25 Curls for the Girls, 30 Goblet Squats, 40 yard run out and back

    1 Burpee, 5 BobbyHurley’s, 10 Complex V-Ups, 15 Merkins, 20 Alternating Step Ups, 25 Curls for the Girls, 30 Goblet Squats, 35 Chest Press, 40 yard run out and back

    1 Burpee, 5 BobbyHurley’s, 10 Complex V-Ups, 15 Merkins, 20 Alternating Step Ups, 25 Curls for the Girls, 30 Goblet Squats, 35 Chest Press, 4o LBC’s, 40 yard run out and back

    After a 20 Count by T-Square  We had just enough time for some Mary

     

    Circle of Mary

    Willie – Penguins IC x20

    YHC – Dying Cockroach IC x15

    Thighs – Flutter Kicks IC x 20

    Frozone – Mountain Climbers IC x 15

    T-Square – (Original exercise) -Driving Mrs Daisy – Lift block straight out in front of you with straight arms rotate the block to the left, rotate to the right, return to neutral position and bring block down  to waist. IC x 10

    Mosey back to Flag.

     

    Count-o-rama, Name-o-rama, NO FNG’s, Announcement about Convergence on Oct 13th

    Intentions For Frozone’s Father, and a Holy Name family dealing with a Mom with Cancer. Prayer

    Moist you owe us a VQ.  T-Square is going to try to take the VQ next week.  EH your Westbank friends!

    Another good beat down at the Master Melvin.  Thanks for the opportunity to lead!

    SYITG!

     

     

     

     

     

  • MASTER MELVIN AO – LAUNCHED! #1

    Welcome to Master Melvin aka Mel Ott Park in GRETNA on the West Bank!  AKA The BEST BANK!  AKA watch out for the speed trap on the way in.  Gretna Native – Mel Ott hit over 50o HRS playing from the New York Giants in the 50s.  A stud – a phenom!  I like that as we get ready to rumble in G-town.

    Definitely had to set the alarm for 415 this am to arrive to my AO on time.

    Got a nice text from Seaman letting me know that he will join me in the gloom of Gretna.

    Nip Tuck ditched me for a carpool for Swim Practice – oh well.

    A double nice surprise with King Kong and Medulla Oblangata – posting in the GLOOM of GRETNA.

    Started out with the disclaimer – and a quick explanation of the three Fs.  Also the 5 rules of F3.

    Mosey’d a short distance – Side Straddle Hop x 20, Imp Walker Squats x 15, Mtn Climbers x 20, LBCs x 20

    Then Mosey’d to the ballpark for some bases work but park was locked.  SO sudden change to the bleachers.  At the bleachers we did Left Leg Step x 20, Right Leg Step up x 20, Decline Merk x 10 On Your Own, Incline Merk x 10 OYO, Dips x 15, Bulgarian Split Lunge x 20 each leg  **Someone mosey’d off the the bathroom at this point and I thought to myself – wow in gretna they trust their people so much the bathrooms are open at night

    Then we mosey’d down to a path.  Here we did a short – FLIP/FLOP with partner.

    10 pullups and shoulder taps while we wait for partner doing pullups.  We did As Many Reps As Possible x 2

    Then we did BLIMPS – 5 burpees-10lunges – 15  imperial walkers – 20 merkins – 25 squat jumps and 30 squats.

    Getting tired but we mosey’d to big parking lot by gym.

    Here we did 6 minutes of Mary.

    I had the other guys share leading duties here:

    RY dying roach x 20, seaman box cutters x 20 king kong flutters x 20, medulla freddie mercury x 20, and moist did x 20 LBCS.

    We got back to the FLAGa little early  and we did a little PLANK O RAMA until 615.

    Wow I feel lucky I got to Q the first WANK beatdown.  It happened so quick – I figured we needed to strike while the IRON is hot.  We need to EH some guys for Wednesday at Mel Ott aka Master Melvin.  Get it done and grow this AO one PAX member at a time.

    Prayed for a bunch of intentions and asked for the grace to be better men in all our interactions.

    See You in the Gloom (SYITG)-Reluctant Yankee