Imagine the reaction when those words came out of Tankâs mouth as we were gathered for rehydrating and caffeinating at Abita Roasting! Of course, he was reminiscing about his childhood, inspired by the chemistry of Duke and Will I am (having a 2 year age difference). Thatâs right, the 2.0s are taking over the Au Lait! In training for the Turkey Trot, and inspired/excited by tales of Will I amâs consistent participation, Duke chose to attend his 1st Au Lait and persevere through his 1st 4 miler. With support from the whole PAX, he started in earnest, the energized 8 year old leading the way. At the 2 mile mark, QIC and qicJr turned back, while the rest surged onwards to push through the rest of the current route. Meanwhile, Jose, who has always run the the beat of his own drummer, had fallen back to take his own abbreviated track. From out of nowhere, he swooshed up from behind a struggling short-round, to encourage him with his stoic presence, ubiquitous soundtracks and teacherly words of wisdom. The three intrepid adventurers carried on to the end with every ounce of vigor a breakfast bribe could muster. Within scant minutes, the rest of the men appeared from around the corner, having traded Steve for Will I am! Of course, OCD Steve was just rounding out his Garmin-tracked mileage to 5.0. Beau and William played cornhole and breakfasted while the titular phrase passed from Tankâs lips like an uncurated comment caught on a hot micâŠ.
All this to say, a great group of men enjoyed more great mumble chatter on another great run marking another great Au Lait!
Category: Northshore
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I Like the Older Boysđł – from Bushwacker
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Triskaidekaphobia or Fear of the Number 13 Fear or avoidance of the number 13. It is also a reason for the fear of Friday the 13th, called paraskevidekatriaphobia. – from Jose10k
3 HIMS showed up, not afraid of the number 13, not afraid of the humidity, not afraid of the aftermath of Hurricane Francine. We took the red pill, and we were ready for a beatdown.
Due to the lack of electricity, YHC didn’t really come up with a Friday the 13th themed beatdown, so I used an oldie.
Warm-up: the usual
The Thang: Mosey to the courthouse for 11s. Burpees at one side, 2 calf raises up each step, copperhead squats at the top, down the ramp and around the courthouse.
Mumble chatter included the difficult math problem of calculating the optimal workout heart rate for a 75 year old man. Which Einstein quickly pointed out to Moby that he is 74, which produced even more grumble, grumble.
COT-Einstein prayed us out with intentions of hurricane survivors and prayers for our country.
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Hopping Puddles, Avoiding Cars and Dodging Debris in Post-Francine Frogger – from Bushwacker
Possibly the latest alternate beat down start time in F3 Northshore history, 7:30 brought a convergence of 2 stoic idiots who passed up what could reasonably be called the one weekday in several years that could legitimately be considered fully allowable to fartsack life. And so we two took off in an attempt to stick to the traditional route, but thwarted by standing water, small fallen branches, and cars venturing here and there, we ambled a seemingly aimless route that returned us safely to the starting point after 3.5 miles. Coffeteria and breakfast followed at Waffle House. A not-quite-Kafkaesque Scramble, in the books!
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Nine-burpee-Eleven – from Einstein
As a memorial to all folks lost on Sept.11 2001 the pax did a coupon/block workout.
Each coupon exercise was 9 of something – a burpee – then 11 of the same thing.
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Remembering 9/11 – from CaptainSparkles
Well it was Simple the morning started with the circle of trust, announcements then a short prayer for the families who lost someone on 9/11 it took every minute to squeeze in the amount of steps needed in 45 minutes that was the reason for starting of backwards.
Everyone wore their ruck packs or backpacks with weight to simulate the firefighter gear worn on that day. No one finished there 343 merkins so they had homework. Finish at home.F3 Members that participated,
Russo, Bushwacker, Steve, Shooter, Akbar, The Dukes of Hazzard, Jose 10K, & Captain SparklesNumber of Steps in Twin Towers
2071 Steps
Mandeville Trailhead 24 steps
=86 times up= 2064 steps343 Firefighters Died So 343 Merkins for the day.
First set of Merkins 23
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Cakewalk – from Russo
Warmup (10x IC)
Air presses
Torso twists
Self love
Toe touches
Grass grabbers
HillbilliesThang
Cakewalk as we moseyed around block by block – each year represented by the Billboard Number One song (to remain objective)46 IC SSHs
2023 Morgan Wallen âLast Nightâ45 Butt kicks
2022 Glass Animals âHeat Wavesâ44 High knees
2021 Dua Lipa ââLevitatingâ43 seal jacks
2020 The Weeknd âBlinding Lightsâ42 Plank Jacks
2019 Lil Nas X âOld Town Roadâ41 goof balls
2018 Drake âGodâs Planâ40 squats
2017 Ed Sheeran âShape of Youâ39 Hello Dollies
2016 Justin Bieber âLove Yourselfâ38 Calf raises
2015 Mark Robson âUptown Funkâ37 Apollo Ohnoâs
2014 Pharrell Williams âHappyâ36 Freak Nastys
2013 Macklemore & Ryan Lewis âThrift Shopâ35 step ups
2012 Gotye âSomebody that I Used to Knowâ34 flutter kicks
2011 Adele âRolling in the Deepâ33 cherry pickers
2010 Ke$ha âTik Tokâ32 Peter Parkerâs
2009 The Black Eyed Peas âBoom Boom Powâ31 imperial walkers
2008 Flo Rida âLowâ30 Shoulder taps (2 is 1)
2007 BeyoncĂ© âIrreplaceableâ29 American hammers
2006 Daniel Powter âBad Dayâ28 Monkey Humpers
2005 Mariah Carey âWe Belong Togetherâ27 Merkins
2004 Usher âYeahâ26 Smurf jacks
2003 50 Cent âIn Da Clubâ25 leg raises
2002 Nickelback âHow You Remind Meâ24 Rosalitas
2001 Lifehouse âHanging by a Momentâ23 crab jacks (crab position â think reverse
plank jacks)
2000 Faith Hill âBreatheâ22 groiners
1999 Cher âBelieveâ21 Bear crawls (counting your right hand as a rep)
1998 Next âToo Closeâ20 murder bunnies
1997 Elton John âCandle in the Windâ19 Wide merkins
1996 Los Del Rio âMacarenaâ18 Bobby Hurleyâs
1995 Coolio âGangstaâs Paradiseâ17 crab cakes
1994 Ace of Base âThe Signâ16 circle ups
1993 Whitney Houston âI Will Always Love Youâ15 Bulgarian split squats
1992 Boyz II Men âEnd of the Roadâ14 durkins
1991 Brian Adams âI Do It for Youâ13 big boy sit-ups
1990 Wilson Phillips âHold Onâ12 LMCs IC
1989 Chicago âLook Awayâ11 diamond merkins
1988 George Michael âFaithâ10 star jumps
1987 The Bangles âWalk Like an Egyptianâ9 donkey kicks
1986 Dionne Warwick âThatâs What Friends Are Forâ8 wife pleasers
1985 Wham! âCareless Whisperâ7 merkins
1984 Prince âWhen Doves Cryâ6 Boxcutters
1983 The Police âEvery Breath You Takeâ5 Carolina dry docks
1982 Olivia Newton-John âPhysicalâ4 SMCs (2 is 1)
1981 Kim Carnes âBette Davis Eyesâ3 jump squats
1980 Blondie âCall Meâ2 burpees
1979 The Knack âMy Sharonaâ1 minute plank
1978
Andy Gibbons âShadow DancingâCOT, Name-o-Rama, and prayer to wrap up.
Thank you all for joining and SYITG
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Cakewalk – from Russo
Warmup (10x IC)
Air presses
Torso twists
Self love
Toe touches
Grass grabbers
HillbilliesThang
Cakewalk as we moseyed around block by block – each year represented by the Billboard Number One song (to remain objective)46 IC SSHs
2023 Morgan Wallen âLast Nightâ45 Butt kicks
2022 Glass Animals âHeat Wavesâ44 High knees
2021 Dua Lipa ââLevitatingâ43 seal jacks
2020 The Weeknd âBlinding Lightsâ42 Plank Jacks
2019 Lil Nas X âOld Town Roadâ41 goof balls
2018 Drake âGodâs Planâ40 squats
2017 Ed Sheeran âShape of Youâ39 Hello Dollies
2016 Justin Bieber âLove Yourselfâ38 Calf raises
2015 Mark Robson âUptown Funkâ37 Apollo Ohnoâs
2014 Pharrell Williams âHappyâ36 Freak Nastys
2013 Macklemore & Ryan Lewis âThrift Shopâ35 step ups
2012 Gotye âSomebody that I Used to Knowâ34 flutter kicks
2011 Adele âRolling in the Deepâ33 cherry pickers
2010 Ke$ha âTik Tokâ32 Peter Parkerâs
2009 The Black Eyed Peas âBoom Boom Powâ31 imperial walkers
2008 Flo Rida âLowâ30 Shoulder taps (2 is 1)
2007 BeyoncĂ© âIrreplaceableâ29 American hammers
2006 Daniel Powter âBad Dayâ28 Monkey Humpers
2005 Mariah Carey âWe Belong Togetherâ27 Merkins
2004 Usher âYeahâ26 Smurf jacks
2003 50 Cent âIn Da Clubâ25 leg raises
2002 Nickelback âHow You Remind Meâ24 Rosalitas
2001 Lifehouse âHanging by a Momentâ23 crab jacks (crab position â think reverse
plank jacks)
2000 Faith Hill âBreatheâ22 groiners
1999 Cher âBelieveâ21 Bear crawls (counting your right hand as a rep)
1998 Next âToo Closeâ20 murder bunnies
1997 Elton John âCandle in the Windâ19 Wide merkins
1996 Los Del Rio âMacarenaâ18 Bobby Hurleyâs
1995 Coolio âGangstaâs Paradiseâ17 crab cakes
1994 Ace of Base âThe Signâ16 circle ups
1993 Whitney Houston âI Will Always Love Youâ15 Bulgarian split squats
1992 Boyz II Men âEnd of the Roadâ14 durkins
1991 Brian Adams âI Do It for Youâ13 big boy sit-ups
1990 Wilson Phillips âHold Onâ12 LMCs IC
1989 Chicago âLook Awayâ11 diamond merkins
1988 George Michael âFaithâ10 star jumps
1987 The Bangles âWalk Like an Egyptianâ9 donkey kicks
1986 Dionne Warwick âThatâs What Friends Are Forâ8 wife pleasers
1985 Wham! âCareless Whisperâ7 merkins
1984 Prince âWhen Doves Cryâ6 Boxcutters
1983 The Police âEvery Breath You Takeâ5 Carolina dry docks
1982 Olivia Newton-John âPhysicalâ4 SMCs (2 is 1)
1981 Kim Carnes âBette Davis Eyesâ3 jump squats
1980 Blondie âCall Meâ2 burpees
1979 The Knack âMy Sharonaâ1 minute plank
1978
Andy Gibbons âShadow DancingâCOT, Name-o-Rama, and prayer to wrap up.
Thank you all for joining and SYITG
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1ST & 10 at THE A1C – from Einstein
Rainy morning at the A1C this morning.
With the kick-off of the football season, the 1st & 10 routine, from the F3 Exicon, was the order of the day.
Warmup: all IC15x; toe touch, side staddle hops, arm circles, imperial walkers, neck rolls, hillbillies(country boys), hi-jack hi-jills, seal jacks
Thang: 1st & 10, using the upper deck parking garage parking stripes as our football field (a wet one at that)
1 merkin, 10 burpees, “sprint” to the end of the field, mosey back around, the ref (Bushwacker) moved up the chains…2 merkins, 9 burpees, sprint, move up…3 merkins, 8 burpees, sprint, move up,…etc.
Bushwacker – in the lead, still doing his referee duties, scored first, with the rest of the pax a minute or so behind.Next Thangs: with time to spare the pax did some Lieutenant Dans, lunging forward and backward, side shuffles, etc.
Mary: one minute of star stretches.
Cuz prayed us out.
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Round Robin at the Gipper – from Einstein
With no one signed up to que, a Round Robin was to ensue.
Moby started off the confusion with his slow cadence jumping jacks making us all look like a bunch of uncoordinated ballerinos. The warm up smoothed out as we made it around the group a couple of times.
DarkWing called an audible and we went and grabbed the cinder block coupons. Each pax chose a coupon exercise and mixed in with a few laps, time was up before we new it.
Moby prayed us out with intentions for BBQ’s nephew – a new kidney transplant recipient.
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Ladder Leg Day – from Jose10k
YHC sent out the invite last night with the whiteboard of dread to the group. Manny was the only HIM to take the red pill with me. This morning’s workout was like being in a steamy jungle gym with a splash of fantasy football chatter and LSU pride. It was a ladder workout, again. I know, I am not a creative as Steve or Russo. I stick with the golden oldies, unless weâre talking about music. 10 reps of each exercise, followed by one lap between each round. We kicked things off with step downs then lunges that made us question why we ever left bed. Then, the monkey humpers made sure our neighbors were definitely wondering what on earth we were up to. Just when we thought it couldnât get weirder, dirkins and freak nasties cranked up the awkwardnessâand the sweat. Stone Mountains had us feeling like Rocky on those steps, but less “Eye of the Tiger” and more “Why is it so humid?!”
Burpees made an appearance, just to make sure we were sufficiently miserable, followed by American Hammers and big boy sit-ups that left us questioning our life choices. The run was supposed to be the cooldown, but with the humidity, it felt like swimming through a hot soup.
Meanwhile, the conversation ranged from debating which fantasy football picks would lead us to victory, to lamenting LSUâs recent ups and downs. All in all, it was a morning of pain, sweat, and football small talkâa perfect start to the day!
SYITG gentlemen.
