F3 New Orleans

Author: Rudy

  • Nickel and Dime – from Rudy

    No Q at the Mothership as of 6:25am, so YHC steps in (to avoid having Frac or Heisenberg grab it and turn it into a burpeefest). Needing a moment to think, YHC instructed 8 PAX to plank. PAX responded with mumbling and chatter about how disappointed they were in the workout. And even more grumbling when we arose from the plank for Abe Vigodas and Windmills. PAX wanted more.

    YHC would do his best to deliver for them.

    Mosey over to the F3 fountain to grab a rock. Triple Shift complained that the rocks weren’t big enough, so he scurried away. YHC thought maybe he was heading home (and leaving E Major behind), but no – he returned with his trusty sandbag. Meanwhile, the rest of us got busy with a “keep dem rocks up”. Shoulder Press, Curl, Row. 10x/8x/6x/4x/5x. Catfish’s boulder certainly outweighed mine.

    Now time to get some mileage on the books, so bring the rocks back to the Great Lawn for the Nickel and Dime. Laps around the Great Lawn. Over yonder at the half-way point, 10 BBSU. Back home at the starting point, 5 Man Makers with your rocks. Each lap is about a quarter mile. Go. Got in 8 laps, 2 miles in the bank for RCR. Return the rocks, and then back to the Great Lawn for some Mary and 1 last lap, bringing the total mileage to 2.9 (or 3.1 on Heisenberg’s watch).

    NMM: Suicide took the life of the father of one of my daughter’s med school friends – a man who, on the surface, appeared to have everything in order as part of a successful life. What a reminder for all of us – we can’t know the battles that someone near us may be facing. We can (and must) be ready to be there for people, and do what we can to look for signs and support people. And SPECIFICALLY FOR ALL OF YOU WHO HAVE READ THIS FAR: YOUR BROTHERS AROUND YOU IN THE COT ARE THERE FOR YOU. USE US. RELY ON US. WE HAVE YOUR BACK IF YOU WILL LET US IN.

  • Super Bowl Pair-a-Dice (by Pope) – from Goose

    It’s Super Bowl weekend, and YHC was ready to rock, both at the flag this morning and in front of the TV later.
    After warmups, YHC introduced something he devised called “Down for the Count”, where the PAX did merkins in cadence and held Mission Impossible plank after the final rep, holding while counting around the circle in a Ring of Fire fashion, followed by the same thing with squats (holding Al Gore) and leg lifts (six-inch hold).
    Next we headed to the Thunderdome for what YHC dubs “Paradise & Pair-a-Dice”. YHC hit up JBL, who told us what he would do “If I had $1,000,000” (8-count BB on “If I had $1,000,000” with SSH/Imperial walkers in between) before rocking “Gangsta’s Paradise” (penguins during verses, gas pumps during refrain).
    When playing some role-playing games, dice with varying numbers of sides are often used to determine outcomes. Today was no different; the numbers rolled by the dice provided by YHC would decide between life and death for the PAX. Each PAX rolled three dice—a 4-side, a 20-side, and a 10-side (with numbers ranging from 10 to 100). The 4-side indicated the exercise (1: burpees, 2: 8-count BBs, 3: Catalina wine-mixers, 4: SSH) the 20-side gave us the reps for rolls of 1, 2 and 3, and the 10-side set the amount of SSH in the case of a 4 being rolled.
    The PAX then moseyed to the ED White football field, where we split op into two 6-man (or kid) teams. The following game of F3 football brought out two things—the Dion Sanders in Paradox and the “bigger, stronger, fast-ish” in the rest of the Thibodaux PAX.
    Prior to each down, the offense and defense did a set number of 8-count BBs (offense does 1, defense does 5 on 1st down, 2:3 on 2nd down, 3:2 on 3rd, 5:1 on 4th). The initial plan was for a scoring team to do 10 star jumps versus the defense’s 10 burpees, but 1) YHC forgot to mention it and 2) nobody scored. With interceptions by Yankee, Goats and Enron and a sack by Coyote, it was a defense-dominated game. Hmm… prelude to the Super Bowl? Perhaps.

  • The Nightmare “After” Christmas – from Grundy

    Twas 14 nights AFTER Christmas, and though a baby delayed, the Nightmare debt from ’22 was repaid.

    This workout tests one’s fortitude, for none participating can hope to elude; the pain derived from such a foolish endeavor, the fullness of which takes days to discover. Every inch of your back will ache once you’re through, your shoulders destroyed, and your core won’t work too. And what, might you ask, is the reward for this pain? A $5 beer from the man you “disdain”.

    This year was Hogs breath, Jose, and JV. The lone first-timer True Coat and your host, Grundy

    What we completed can be hard to comprehend, here’s the list of what we did by the end…

    150 burpees
    2 miles of running
    150 man-makers
    2 miles of rucking
    100 Merkins
    100 Sit-ups
    100 Squats
    100 4 count SSHs
    100 4 count mountain climbers
    100 4 count flutter kicks
    100 Ruck Presses
    100 2 count Ruck twists (American Hammers)
    100 Ruck Pull Throughs

    Jose intensified this workout yet again; it makes me think that when he’s cut, he pours on it cayenne. In years past Jose ran miles beforehand, this year he did burpees on his knuckles, drawing pity for his poor hands. And yet, it’s just another crazy thing he’s done throughout the years; Jose’s intensity has always earned respect from his F3 peers.

    True Coat hails from the state of Minnesota, he smiles so often that you may think he does so to fill a quota. He squats deeper than most and always seems to do things the right way; every workout puts his grit, strength, and character on display. I feel that True Coat’s shown what working hard in life will getcha; respect, friendships, and the only right way to say “You betcha!”

    Hogs Breath shared a tale from when away in a foreign land, a tale that I’ll keep cryptic here (once you’re older I can expand). To keep it rated G, I’ll share it like the story of the Grinch, a task one might find difficult, I can manage in a cinch. So “what was the tale?” Well, in F3 circles they will say – that the Hogs breath’s small “heart” grew three sizes when away.

    JV’s future might take off literally to the sky, and if he’s ever “top gun” someday, I won’t need to wonder why. The ‘Stache we’ve seen before from him allows one of two careers, let’s pray to God he flies a plane, the other would make moms tear. But looks aside, the reason he’ll “land” in places one would envy, is that when you need a friend (or help), you can always count on JV.

    The pain is high, and the reward seems lacking, but most who were there knew what they were attacking. The men (minus True Coat) knew what was in store, for all had completed this workout before. So, if you’ve never done this workout, please add it to your wish list, for all finishers come to love the Nightmare “After” Christmas.

    See you all in December of 23’!
    Grundy

  • Run, Jump, Crawl at the A1C – from Einstein

    A cool 51 degrees at 5:15 a.m. with steady 7 knot breeze at the A1C, atop the Justice Center Parking Garage.

    Warmup:
    all 15xIC: toe touch, ss hops, good-mornings, imperial walkers, neck rolls, hillbillies, shoulder stretch, high kneees, butt kicks, smurf jacks, ankle rotate, hi jack hi jill, etc.

    Thang: run the ramps forward and backward
    then head to the parking stripes for merkin bear crawl, star jack jumps, with core at the four corners.

    All had fun…with mumble chatter about BBQ’s minor league football team,
    then the fun stopped when Moby Dick blasted us with a “wendy’s chili special.”

    Count-o-rama

    Mathlete led us out with prayer.

  • Fri-yay! – from Russo

    54 this morning (temperature, not size of Pax, that was a triumvirate). Although, much like “Are you working hard, or hardly working?”, I rhetorically ask “Would it be better to have a Pax of 3 at 54 degrees or a Pax of 54 at 3 degrees?”

    Warmup – all 10x IC
    – SSHs
    – Imperial walkers
    – Toe touches
    – Self love
    – Good mornings
    – Arm circles

    Thang
    Mosey around old Mandy and lakefront, where at every other block or so, perform one of the following subs sets:

    10x Sealjacks IC
    10x Crab cakes
    10x Penguins IC
    10x Crunchy frogs IC

    Or

    10X Sealjacks
    Bear crawl around the square on the corner
    10x Donkey kicks
    10x Monkey humpers

    Once we made it to the seawall it was:
    – 10 IC Freak Nastys
    – 10 IC BSSs (2 is 1)
    – 10 IC step ups (2 is 1)

    At rips: 11s (modified down to 10s for time)
    – Durkins using the parking bump
    – Trip up and back down the stairs
    – Urkins using the parking bump

    Mosey back to the Pad, where 6:02 meant it was time for COT, Name-o-Rama, and prayer to close out, where we continued to lift up Akbar and his mom and Hammer and his work.

    Thank you to both of my compadres this morning and to the thousands of readers.

    SYITG

  • Another Limerick and a Joke – from Charmin

    Rucker rucked and runners ran
    But nowhere was my regional Nantan
    Compared to Bolt us ruckers were slowpokes
    But to make up for it, YHC told a joke
    But but by the end, we were all a better man

    The joke:

    Two cowboys are riding through the desert and are running out of food
    The first cowboy calls out because he sees a short tree with bacon hanging from it.
    Delighted he starts running towards it. Before the second cowboy can react, the first cowboy is shot from out of nowhere.
    The second cowboy, pauses and screams out, “That wasn’t a bacon tree, it was a ham bush!”

  • Jumped at Okwata – from Fracsac

    It was a dark and stormy night, which meant Okwata would be a slosh fest. With that YHC arrived early to scope things out and prepare. See NMM for the details of that.

    3 other Pax joined YHC to bring the awesome foursome. Disclaimer given, the mosey to the front of the fountain for warmup. Regular stuff, but intentionally did not go straight into SSH based on a discussion with some fellow pax Monday night.

    Double shots with Jack Webb at the Barre:

    1 merkin with 2 air presses in people’s chair
    2 merkins with 4 air presses
    Continue up to 10 and 20.

    Mosey to the lakefront for Reverse Route 66:
    11 burpees at first light pole then 10 at next light pole and continued down to 1.

    Do some merkins at light poles on our way to the planters near Canal. Step ups, dips and box jumps.

    Mosey to Canal for 11s with squats and squat jumps. Got about halfway through before calling it and heading back to the flag.

    CoT

    NMM

    -We got 2.73 miles in

    -When YHC arrived early, someone from a nearby parked car asked if they could get a jump. I was alone and my guard went up. Of course I wanted to help, but I also read about the robberies and car jackings in the City. So I stalled until Cheese Steak arrived, then approached the vehicle. Who would mess with Cheese Steak, right? Then Wilson and JV came in.
    We were able to help, but the car wouldn’t keep running, and I’m lacking mechanic skills.
    Strength in numbers right? I was relieved to see a few of my brothers show up and be there for me.
    We started 7 minutes late, and went over 7 minutes for the full 45 minutes by unanimous consensus.
    -Shoes stayed relatively dry.

    SYITG

  • The Ultimate Sprint: Outsmarting 5th Graders and Conquering the Grave – from Goats in the Machine

    Today’s workout was a true test of both physical and mental strength. The Ultimate Sprint: Outsmarting 5th Graders and Conquering the Grave was a challenging journey through the pathways and bridges of the Civic Center Park area, aka The Lion’s Den. The air was ideal for a beatdown, and the ground was the perfectly saturated.
    Just before the workout began, First responders, including several police cruisers and an ambulance, rushed to the scene with their lights flashing. When they arrived a Police Officer, Officer grabbed a 10-pound maul and approached the door of a temp building with determination. He raised the maul high above his head and brought it down with a loud crash multiple time. Unable to help and wanting to stay out of the way, the Pax continued with their workout.

    Warm-O-Rama:

    The usual stuff

    The Thang:

    The workout kicked off with wind sprints between the sidewalks in front of the Civic Center. We completed two rounds of sprints, planks in between. This served as a groundwork for the challenging exercises ahead. Additionally, the ground was the perfect level of wet for my Choco sandal theory to be tested. YHC successfully avoided soggy sox by utilizing this footwear method. Unfortunately, planks were kind of awkward.

    Next, we made our way over to Aslan for a musical workout with “Ain’t No Grave” by Molly Skaggs. We performed Grave Diggers with burpee on the “down” and SSH on the interlude (“if you walk out of the grave…”). This was a great test of our endurance as we pushed ourselves to dig deep and keep moving. It also gave us a great view of what seemed to be the most action the TPD has seen in years.

    We then returned to the sidewalks for another round of wind sprints, this time with 4 rounds and a plank break between each. The Pax paused for a brief prayer for the emergency situation that was occurring nearby.

    Afterward, we moved to the bridge for a round of 11’s. This included overhead presses and goblet squats in round 1. Followed by kettlebell swings and BBSUs with the coupon in round 2. The coupon mosey back to Aslan was a welcome break before the final challenge.

    The last challenge was a true test of our intelligence with a game of “Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?” with two teams. Correct answers meant a quick plank and incorrect answers meant 5 BBSUs. With questions ranging from history to science and everything in between, this was a fun and challenging way to end the workout.

    In conclusion, today’s workout was a true test of our physical and mental toughness, and I’m proud of everyone who stepped up to the challenge. The Pax of F3 Thibodeaux are grateful for the first responders who showed up this morning to help someone in need. They were a true testament to the bravery and dedication of those who serve and protect their communities. Until next time, stay strong and keep pushing yourselves!

    COT:

    • Count-O-Rama • Name-O-Rama • Announcements • Prayer Requests

    PS:

    IF you lift1 coupon with 2 hands and 2 toddlers with one hand, then you might be a Thibodaux PAX.
    If you typically spend your 10 count saying “ I used to be able to do that when I was younger” then you might be Yankee Joe.

  • Chilly Deck o’ Death – from Hogs Breath

    A chilly day after the Mardi Gras parades. While the skies were clear, the temps were low in the 40*s. As the street sweepers began, two pax’s began their beatdown.

    The warmup was anything that got us moving. SSH, toy soldiers, butt kicks and high knees.

    The thing

    Simply turned over a card from the Deck of Death and the second card was the ‘multiplier’.
    After performing 48 IC Rosalitas, YHC decided to modify…. If the second card was less than 5, we’d multiply. If the second card was greater than 5 we’d add.

    Some great mumble chatter was had by all!

    Ended with COT and Coffeteria

  • Clap On….. – from Mahatma

    Train delayed – YHC got to the field with Boo Boo taking the leading with SSH hops then creatively hopping out while YHC when in.

    Warm up continued
    Mnt Man Poopers – pax clap
    5 burpees
    Abe Vagoda – pax clap
    5 burpees
    Parker Peter – pax clap
    5 burpees
    Peter Parker – no pax clap

    Recover 2 lines formed Indian Run round the track in opposite direction met back cntr of the field. Then in 2 lines run to pull up bars 2 rounds of 3 head to rock pile

    Pick medium to larger than normal rock
    Rifle carry to the tree line then bring rocks to center of field.
    1771 always adds to 8
    1 V-Up 7 Jump Squat
    Run to cntr 5 squat press
    1 Jump Sqt 7 V-Ups
    Run to cntr 5 front raises
    Continue this until the numbers flip

    Once complete carry rock to parking lot

    365
    3 rounds
    6 curl squat press (in cadence)
    5 x 2 yards 10 bear crawl out then walk back

    (2) 6 pax circles
    All Day Baby
    All pax hold rocks overhead while each pax heads to cntr of circle perform 2 man makers continue until all pax completes
    Rinse and Repeat

    Rtn to rock pile head back to the flag

    COT