F3 New Orleans

Author: Rudy

  • Run, Float, Sink, Climb – from Paradox

    YHC has a love/hate relationship with sprints. I’ll blame it on deep seated psychological trauma from high school football conditioning. YHC’s ancestors likely invented the spear to avoid sprinting from the sabertooth. Like “oh well , lets takes our chances with this stick cus running fast sucks”. Recently YHC has felt the need to address these ancestral deficiencies with tailormade beatdowns.
    When beginning my Q journey a few months back, Goose handed down some deep wisdom nuggets about beatdown architecture: Always return to the classics. Shakespeare and Thoureau you say?? No sir, “try Steve and Akbar, those guys write a solid backblast”. I dove into the Northshore archives and after surveying several gems I selected a recent sprint work piece (run, float run) created by Northshore legend Akbar. Some of his initial work like the “the Merkin Trap” changed the way I Q so I knew I was in good hands.
    Arrived to the Stage with a lonely black SUV and a single PAX in heavy stretch mode. Could it be?! ENRON! Returning from IR to get back into the mix. Great to have ya back brother. The newly minted Roughneck rolled in shortly after followed by Kilo and we got started

    WarmOrama: SSH, IW, WM, AC, Cherry Pickers, high knees, butt kicks. Bumper/Stop Sign Mosey

    JBL official warm-up
    *I must pause here and recognize that JBL remains the alpha Bluetooth speaker in this pack. There may be contenders and challengers (lifejacket and Anker) that come and go but when the chips are down, and you need soul jarring thunderous rock there is only one Bluetooth speaker king.

    Song: “Aint no mountain high enough”- High knees on whole song. Trigger words were the following: high enough=jump squat, low enough=2 deep squats, wide enough =3 merkins

    THANG 1
    Mosey to Rich Mans loop for sprint work.

    Mosey, Sprint, Float, Sink (thanks Akbar)
    Each light pole had a different gear. Started with standard mosey, then increased to sprint followed by down shift into float (which I’m learning is kinda a feel thing) followed by planking for the 6 and repeato. The key to the float is a “fast relax” with very little straining. Realizing as I type this sounds like my medical advice on not producing hemorrhoids. Our best effort was attempted. Completed 7 rounds.

    THANG 2
    Introduced the PAX to yet another cousin of Jack Webb. Today we meet his seldom seen uncle Mountain Jack Webb. Starting at the straight away with 2 Squat Chinooks then 4 mountain climbers (1 is 1) followed by lunge walks to the next cement line (roughly ten yards) and repeato. Increased increments by 2/4 reps respectively. Thanks to some quick Enron excel spreadsheet math we topped out at 28 squat chinooks and 40 MCs with a 60 MC burnout.
    Headed back to the virtual flag (we miss ya goose!) in Indian run style.
    Enough time for 20 Freak nasties and 10 Box Jumps and some mixed Mary
    15 LBCs, 15 Penguins, 15 Wife pleasers, 20 Dolphin Hops
    Count off, NameORama and Prayer intentions.
    Come out to the peltch Saturday for Kilos VQ! (Star Wars theme has been promised)

    Apologies to Enron for 45 minutes of sprints and mountain climbers on a bum knee. If it holds up after today, you can toss that Brett Favre copper sleeve in the can. Great to have you back, your premium grade mumble chatter has been missed.

    T Claps for Roughneck coming back for more after Monday. Keep pushing brother.

    Solid Effort fellas, thanks for letting me lead

    Until the next gloom

    Paradox

  • Murph Training 100/200/300!!! – from Hokie

    Round 1 … 5/10/15 pull ups, push ups, squats in 2 minutes 10 seconds

    10 seconds rest

    Rounds 2-16 … 6/12/18 in 2 mins 10 seconds

    10 seconds rest

    Round 17 … 5/10/15 pull ups, push ups, squats in 2 minutes 10 seconds

    10 seconds rest

    Round 18-19
    5/10/15…5/10/15 … no timer

  • Leg Work @ The Gipper – from Einstein

    …cool morning at The Gipper

    Warmup:
    all 20xIC: Toe Touch, Side Straddle Hops, Shoulder Rolls, Scissors, Shoulder Shruggs, High Knees, Arm Circles,
    Butt Kicks, Hi Jack Hi Jills, Imperial Walkers, Neck Rolls, Hillbillys, Good Mornings, Smurf Jacks

    Thang:
    in front of the Justice Center; one group does step-ups on the bench while the other group runs up the stairs and around
    the block, then repeat with side-step-ups

    atop the Justice Center Parking Garage; a set of elevens with 4-count pulse squats at the top of ramp, run downhill,
    lunges at bottom of ramps, back peddle uphill

    Mosey:
    back to the flag

    Count-o-rama

    Legal led us out with a prayer.

    Thanks guys. Always good to start the day with you jammy gits.

  • Toilet Paper Recall – from Disclaimer

    21 pax showed up for a Charmin/Disclaimer Que

    Charmin led us out to the football field for a warm-up that included:
    SSH x 21
    Monkey Humpers x 15
    Mountain Man Poopers x 10-15 based on vive
    Hillbillies x 10-15 same as MMP’s
    Hairy Rockettes x 10

    Disclaimer took us over to the play ground and instructed everyone to get in groups of three (we had 7 groups).

    25 mins total time of work (stay together as a team….every complete the work)
    -800 meter run
    -25 pull-ups
    -50 merkins
    -75 air squats

    The goal was two complete at least two rounds.

    We had a bunch of people finished two rounds (good sign for the murph coming up!)

    After that we ran in over to the rock pile.

    -Shoulder press, bicep curls, tricep extensions overhead
    15,15,15 hold your rock until the group finishes

    5 burpees

    Repeat same exercises 12 reps of each hold rock until everyone finishes

    10 ROCK on swings

    Repeat same exercises 9 reps of each hold rock until everyone finishes

    5 burpee rock ground to overhead press (I looks and feels like it sounds!)

    Indian run ( which was more of an Indian sprint back to the flag)

  • What time is it? Hill:30 – from Goose

    A solid five PAX climbed the hill on another beautiful morning at Lumen Christi, awkwardly quiet at first about YHC’s choice of a smedium Superman shirt (with velcro cape). Why? Getting dressed in the dark? Delusions of grandeur? No, just cuz it’s stupid, and it might distract a little from what we were about to endure.

    Warmup: the usual faves–SSH, WM, AC, cherry pickers, IW, self-love

    Thang 1: 30’s
    YHC had some exercise ideas, all utilizing the hill, but we needed a theme. The date was 4-26-22, so for the first Thang, we just added 4 + 26 to get 30. That’ll do!
    Round 1, nonstop: 15 Hand Release Merkins at the bottom of the hill, then run over and 15 at the other side; 15 jump squats at the bottom, 15 on the other side; and 15 big boy situps on each side.
    Starting to love the hill! So, Round 2, nonstop: 10 Hurpees (hand-release burpees) at the bottom, 10 at the top, and 10 on the other side; 10 Bonnie Blairs at the top, 10 at the bottom, and 10 back at the top; then 10 crunchy frogs at the other side, at the top, and at the bottom.

    Thang 2: 52’s
    Now that we felt intimately connected to the hill, we chose to remain there and added the number of the year to the total (4 + 26 + 22 = 52), partnered (and throupled) up to complete the following, Dora fashion:
    52 Hurpees
    52 Step-ups on the picnic bench (2:1)
    52 shoulder/toe taps (plank and tap each shoulder and each toe = 1)
    While Partner 1 hammered away at these reps, Partner 2 ran up the hill backward and back down forward (though after the hurpees, we switched to running forward up and down).

    Mary: 20 leg raises, 20 wife pleasers, and 30 penguins.
    The cape remained velcroed in place throughout the workout providing many performance enhancing benefits despite early mumblechatter suggesting otherwise.

    COT and Paradiddle prayed us out. Lots to pray for, and lots to be grateful for. Thanks for posting, fellas, and for pushing hard together!

    See You in the Gloom,
    Goose

  • Nowhere to Hide – from Goose

    It’s tough when FNG’s come on weekdays. Smaller number of PAX means there’s nowhere to hide when you’re just trying to survive, but the soon to be named Roughneck never gave up despite the feeling of drowning that we all remember too well from our own first beatdowns. With YHC, Paradox, and Kilo mumblechattering about highlights from the Zoorich Classic on Saturday and crazy lingo being tossed about in the midst of grunting and sweating, it was with great interior fortitude that Roughneck remained smiling and in good humor to the end.

    Warmup (all in cadence, x20) side straddle hops, windmills, arm circles, imperial walkers, self-love

    Thang 1: Robot Dance (?)
    -Song 1: “In Your Eyes” by Peter Gabriel–plank position for the entirety, but every time we heard “In Your Eyes”, we shifted to the next position in the following order: high plank, mid plank, mission impossible plank, back to mid, back to high, right arm up, left arm up, back to high plank, etc. This one’s over five minutes long, but it felt shorter due to mumblechatter about it likely being a catalyst/accompaniment for the conception of more than one of the PAX back in the 80’s, as well as a history lesson on the connection between Peter Gabriel and Phil Collins. This PAX has much to learn.
    -Song 2: “Banana Boat (Day-O)” by Harry Belafonte–similar, but with squats. Every time he said “Day” shift to the next position: standing, mid squat, low squat, mid, back to high, etc. The PAX had much to learn here, as well, about the origins of this song and the experience of banana harvesters. YHC is happy to provide some cultural exposure to these millenial zombies.

    Thang 2: Four corners/Baseball
    1 PAX stationed at each corner of the field (bases) and did as many reps as possible (AMRAP) of the following exercise while PAX at “home plate” completed 15 burpees and ran to 1st, then each advanced to the next base once replaced:
    1st base: merkins
    2nd: squats
    3rd: Big Boy Situps
    Continued until all four PAX had a chance to do burpees at home plate.

    Thang 3: Benchwork
    2 PAX per bench, completed the following, in cadence x20: dips, L-leg step-ups, Irkins, R-leg step-ups, Derkins. Then, rinse and repeat x15. (1:1 for all).

    Back to the flag for Mary: LBC’s, Leg Raises, Freddy Mercury’s

    COT and named the FNG–Welcome Roughneck! Great to have you, man! Awesome work, and looking forward to growing with you!

    See You in the Gloom,
    Goose

  • Run, Float, Run – from Akbar

    YHC’s 2.0 (FIA Trakbar) had a great week winning district in track and the Louisiana Open soccer cup. Along the travels, she told me about Run, Float, Run – a sprint run to build endurance. The light bulb went off instantly and made it into today’s beatdown. Greeted with an on time arrival by Waterpik and Fletch, we got to work.

    PAX: Akbar, Fletch, Waterpik, Milestone Marsh, F3 Northshore

    WU – IC x10: IW, SSH, Arm Circles (f/b), Self-Love, and various leg stretches OYO

    Playground – Chin ups x 5, supine pull ups x 10, 2 rounds

    Short mosey down Lamarque and back to loosen up

    Thang 1

    Block and Carry. 25 reps OYO, carry block 100 yards (according to Google maps), 25 more reps OYO, carry back and repeato.

    Round 1 and 2: Curls for the Girls
    Round 3 and 4: Overhead press
    Round 4 and 5: Skull Crushers
    Round 5 and 6: Good mornings holding block

    Thang 2: Run, Float, Run

    About 100 yards, divide by 4 for about 25 yards each. First 25 jog, second 25 hard sprint, third 25 hold hard sprint (Float), 4th leg jog back. Trakbar’s team run these 1x around for 400 meters to build endurance. Our 100 yard modification was just fine.

    25 Merkins, Run Float Run, 25 merkins, jog back to start
    13 Copperhead Squats, Run Float Run, jog back to start, 13 Copperhead Squats

    Thang 3: Block finisher

    x 10 IC Curls, OH Press, Skull Crushers, Good Mornings

    Mary

    x10 IC: Leg Raises, Heals to Heaven, Hello Dolly, Rosalita, LBC

    Count, Name, and Waterpik prayed us out.

    Announcements: Cowbell Lakefront VQ this Saturday; Kickball the next Saturday May 7

    Thanks for following my lead.

    Till’ next gloom – Akbar

  • FORTY FOUR – from King Kong

    April 26, 2022 is my 44th birthday. Since my birthday falls on a Tuesday this year (that’s my M’s workout day), I signed up to Q The Skinny months ago. I dedicated this beatdown with 44 reps.

    Warm-ups
    Arm Circles & Backward Arm Circles x 10 IC
    Right over Left and Right over Left x 10 seconds
    Grass Grabbers x 10 IC
    Hill Billies x 10 IC
    Imperial Walkers x 10 IC
    SSHs x 22 IC

    Moseyed to the field in front of Audubon Zoo.
    1 – hand release merkins x 22, then ran to the other end, hand release merkins x22, ran back to the other end of the field.
    2 – Squats x 22, ran to the other end, Squats x 22, ran back.
    3 – SSHs x 22, ran to the other end, SSHs x 22

    Moseyed to the levee.
    1 – Hand release burpees x 11, ran up the levee, Hurpees x 11, ran down the levee, Hurpees x 11, ran up the levee, Hurpees x 11, ran down the levee.

    2 – jump lunges x 11, ran up the levee, jump lunges x 11, ran down the levee, jump lunges x 11, ran up the levee, jump lunges x 11, ran down the levee.

    3 – leg raises x 11, ran up the levee, leg raises x 11, ran down the levee, leg raises x 11, ran up the levee, leg raises x 11, ran down the levee.

    Moseyed to the statue in front of Audubon Zoo.
    We did Dora 44. Partnered up. While one partner ran to the stop sign and back, the other was doing the following exercises:

    44 x Hurpees
    44 x Step Ups (2 is 1)
    44 x Shoulder taps and toe taps (4 is 1)

    Moseyed back to the flag for COT.

    I look forward every morning in the gloom with the PAX. I love to surround myself with leaders in our community, and this is why I bought into F3. I am always grateful to have the mental and physical strength to workout on a regular basis. I hope to lead many more birthday beatdowns in the future. SYITG.

    King Kong

  • Sorry I missed Groovin’ with Tool- MOPS is 10!!!! – from Hokie

    I was heard saying @ Sphinxster’s Crawfish boil, I was going to my 1st Swolefest to Groove with Tool this morning.

    Thank you MacGyver for texting me last night reminding me I was actually the Q at The Scrum, so duty calls…

    We 5 Pax met and reviewed our mission statement… 10 Burpee penalty for a miss and a 5 burpee penalty for a near miss… 15 burpees later

    To plant, grow and serve

    small workout groups for men

    for the invigoration of male community leadership..

    After warm ups we did an exercise AMRAP for a period of time then ran backwards about 30 yards and then ran back to our starting point

    Round 1 MORE BURPEES for our N’antan
    Round 2 Merkins
    Round 3 MORE BURPEES, then Merkins, then low slow squats

    Rounds 4–11 MORE BURPEES plus just one exercise.

    To close out we did MORE BURPEES plus a minute of Nolan Ryan’s and MORE BURPEES

    200 Burpees for our N’antan

    Thank you RevSox for sharing Mops’ 10th birthday with us!!!

    Continued prayers for Heath and his upcoming trial (no date set) and now for Kenner Brah and his aches & pains

  • 21 Mutha Nickel – from Vagabond

    Stepped up to Q last minute with 5 Pax for 21 reps of 21 exercises at various points around peristyle, NOMA, Childrens Museum, using wall, fountain, benches, inclines, plus 3 pax training for the #double-nickel, with 8 converged for the COT