F3 New Orleans

Category: Northshore

  • Put the F back in F3: Part Deaux – from Waterpik

    Runners ran with the last 10 minutes of exercises on the playground equipment. Ruckers rucked the whole time. Yall hydrated and be safe

  • B.O.M.B.S. with a FUSE – from Einstein

    Friday the 13th – no Triskaidekaphobia, nor rain, nor humidity kept the
    mighty pax (BBQ,DarkWingDuck,Fletch,Jose10K,MobyDick), from posting at The A1c

    WARMUP: all IC15x; toe touch, windmills, snap-crackle-pops,
    AlGore-meets-GeorgeThorogoods, book covers, popeyes, etc.

    THANG: B.O.M.B.S. with a Fuse
    Partner up for a running count of:
    Burpees – 50
    Obliques – 100
    Merkins – 150
    BigBoy Situps – 200
    Squats – 250
    Fuse: while partner 1 performs above, partner 2 runs down the ramp and back up, flip flop

    DarkWingDuck prayed us out.

  • Imitation is the Sincerest Form – from Jose10k

    They say mimicry is the highest form of flattery—so after Steve’s BLIMPS beatdown, I brought that same fire to the seasoned crew at The Gipper.

    We kicked things off with a fast-paced warm-up, then hit the streets:
    • Ran toward the courthouse with karaoke halfway, switching sides, then backpedaled each block—capped with 20 squats.
    • Rinse and repeat: karaoke, reverse, backpedal, 20 squats.

    Then came the main event:
    • 5 burpees at the bottom, run up the garage, down the stairs, sprint across.
    • Then: 5 burpees, 10 lunges, 15 imperial walkers, 20 merkins, 25 plank jacks, 30 squats.

    For the finale, we hit 30 squats at every level on the way down, one last round at the courthouse, and a final series of karaoke, reverse, and backpedal all the way back to the flag.

    Moby closed us out with a heartfelt prayer—for Steve and his grandfather’s funeral, for Coachella’s job search, and for Einstein’s son at his conference.

    Honored to lead. Respect to the men who showed up and pushed. One thing though: still no Mandevillians in Covington again. I guess I should log a formal complaint with the Wacker!

  • Hello Humid – from Akbar

    6 strong this humid gloom for a Milestone Marsh Mile.

    Conditions: 81, windy, feels like 88

    Warm up: SSH, MC, Shoulder Taps, Imperial Walkers, Hillbillies, Self Love, Toe Touches

    Lunge walk to the Playground for 4 sets of 10 pullups, Superman, and Crunchy Frogs

    Marsh Mile to the wall stopping at intersections going South with Merkins and Peter Parkes x 10 IC

    Wall: Stone Mountain, Freak Nasty, Bulgarian Split Squat each leg, Dirkins x 10 IC for 2-3 sets

    Mosey back stopping for LBC and Penguins at each intersection.

    Mary – E2k, Hello Dolly

    Announcements: 4 on 4th, North Shore Marathon is filling up, 911, Turkey Trot
    Count, Name, and YHC prayed us out.

    Great to start the week with you men!

    SYITG,

    Akbar

  • The Light at the End of the Tunnel – from Steve

    Ha, more like the stagnant dead air and the swarming horseflies at the end of the tunnel.

    With summer just beginning, there is no light just yet, only the impenetrable wall of humidity. But one bright spot is Jose being off for the summer, which means that the tunnel is back in play over at Granny’s.

    We kicked it old school this morning, with an easy mosey over there, a quick set of B.L.I.M.P.S, half-walk, half-mosey back, some leg work at the depot, and an abbreviated Mary. Bushwacker would’ve been extremely disappointed.

    Thanks Jose for the consistency and the friendship, appreciate it brother.

  • Well, I have one and you have one, plus he has one!! – from Shooter

    Well the beatdown developed just that quickly.
    After a quick warmup of 10IC arm circles, Cherry pickers, good mornings, toe touches, Imperial walkers, snap krackle pops and 3 laps around the top of the garage. I showed the PAX a ruck plate and quickly Hogsbreath and Jose10k both stated I have one.. Jose10k was a little disappointed with his 20 pounder, while hogsbreath had our middle of the road 25 pounder and of course YHC had the 30 pounder. Only thing that was off was my count on the number of PAX. For whatever reason YHC thought we had 6 but indeed we only had 5, but it all worked out. We did 3 rounds of Squat thrusters, shoulder press, kettle swings, single arm swings, squats, chest press, straight arm extensions, chin extensions and lat pulls. Mixed in some Carioca, back pedals and sprints along with some moseying.
    Finished with 10IC Flutter curbs, Hello Dolly curbs, ETKs and Little Manny crunches..

    Wrapped up with announcements, COT and until the next Gloom 👍🏼👊🏼✌🏼!!!

  • Ruckers Unite – from Jose10k

    Some ran , some ran faster, some rucked , some rucked faster. Intentions for Coachella

  • 4 Up, 4 Down, & Around – from Einstein

    Nice morning at The Gipper ~ 72 degrees
    Pax included: Shooter, MobyDick, Jose10k, DarkWingDuck, FletchMeister

    WARMUP: toe touch, windmills, side straddle hops, shoulder rolls,
    snap crackle pops, book covers, etc.

    THANG 1: Two sets of Eight Exercises – 4 on your feet & 4 down on the ground, followed
    by a run up to the Justice center steps – bunny hop up – run around the block back
    to start point.
    Skater Hops
    Sister Mary Catherines
    High Knees
    Tuck Jumps
    Floor Wipers
    Freddie Mercurys
    Plank with opposite arm lift, opposite leg lift
    Archer Pushups
    Run the Long Block
    Repeat

    THANG 2: To the block garden for coupon work – curls, laterals, kettle bell swings,
    figure 8s thru the legs, overhead press.

    Mary:
    couple of minute for stretching, including the Fletch Stretch.

    Dark Wing Duck prayed us out.

  • Snatch those Mahi Mahi’s at the Pink Taco Stand Before Heading Down For Your Box Lunch – from Steve

    Much like getting stock tips from Celeste and Lisa, witnessing Jose & Shooter scissoring with wild abandon, or even stumbling across an unofficial poll hand-scrawled across the stage’s concrete walls that somehow deems height a more desirable trait than personality (c’mon!) – there are certain events at Granny’s that require careful preservation.

    Unfortunately, that ain’t happening today. This event is already two weeks old, and sadly, I just don’t have the steel trap that Hammer and Jose possess.

    What I can remember:

    There was a lot of talk of reruns. Bush had insulted Jose the day before at the Marsh, and then on this fine morning decided to both rehash his argument and dig in a little deeper. It wasn’t pretty.

    It’s also possible that aside from the insults, the beatdown itself was (claps hands) i-dentical. As Jose always says, we’d know if we ever wrote backblasts.

    And then, of course, there was the titular, off-color comment (again, Bush – he was on a roll this morning) that started it all. It unfortunately can’t be repeated here, but let’s just say that it involved Jose enjoying mahi mahi tacos not just on vacation but at home also.

    Anyway, I guess my grandpa was right when he told me that age is no guarantee of maturity.

    Thank you gents (& Bushwacker) for the post and for the laughs.

    ** As I was trying to find a title for this backblast, it occurred to me what a missed opportunity this was that Jose’s 14-year-old students didn’t get to have a crack at this BB.

    *** Russo, if you’re reading this, we miss you brother!

  • It’s all about perspective! – from Shooter

    Famous word of the day from sir Wacker.
    Perspective.
    Whether it’s being a firefighter, a father, a loyal postmaster, grass cutter etc.let one not take for granted each of those moments we have throughout the day.

    After an extended warmup because of the banter back and forth between Jose10k and Wacker we moseyed down the trailhead towards the tunnel. PAX assumed we were headed there, however we turned around at the corner and back to the stage for the Cooper.
    It’s in the Exicon but not sure of its origin.
    R/R to the corner for the last mosey. Returned for some ETKs with 50 💯s between and after closing with 10 WW1 sit-ups.

    We found out Wacker has aged by a decade, as he conversed with the returning runners.
    We gave him some respect and prayed out for the recovery of Steve’s grandfather at an impressive 98 years young.. Steve has some solid genes in the family tree.. That explains the young appearance and smiling face always available when he post..

    Until the next Gloom 👍🏼👊🏼✌🏼!!!