F3 New Orleans

Category: Backblasts

  • A VQ Begins a New Year – from Pool Boy

    Conditions: Wet and 58 degrees
    5:27 am. With the football field and track completely flooded, I call an audible and change workout.
    After quick disclaimer, mosey over to the rocks.

    Warmups:
    Abe Vigoda
    Arm circles – with clubbin included
    Imperial Walkers
    Side Straddle Hops
    Peter Parkers
    Mosey over to the parking lot by the gym after grabbing rock. Without rock, sprint to the gym:100 side straddle hops and then head back to the other end of the parking lot. Sprint to gym: 75 squats and back to parking lot. Sprint to gym: 50 merkins and back to parking lot. Sprint to gym: 25 calf raises and back to parking lot.
    With rock over head, indian walk to the gym and back to end of parking lot.
    Mosey over to soaked baseball field. Individual rock toss/throw from one side of the field and back.
    Mosey back to the rocks for Coolorama:
    Abe Vigoda, imperial walkers, side straddle hops, Big Boy Sit ups, Peter Parkers.
    Mayhem with the anticipation of his first Q Friday jumped in with:
    25x Flutter kicks
    20x Hello Dolly’s
    20x Tin Scissors
    50 LBCs on your own
    COT
    Honored to lead today with first Q and appreciated everyone’s help.
    Prayers for those in need and for a faith filled 2023.

  • 12 Days of Christmas: Vintage Steve – from Goose

    YHC was looking forward to some quality time with Yankee Joe and Enron this morning, but not to the beatdown itself. It was decided late last night that we’d be reaching back a couple of years to YHC’s most memorable experience of a 12 Days of Christmas beatdown. It was 2020, and YHC was still getting worked over solo in my driveway by the likes of Steve, Hawg, Catfish, etc. via backblasts from stuff they had done the day before. This one particular beatdown stuck in my memory because it was so brutal (per usual), so anytime the opportunity for a 12 Days of Christmas/Fitmas comes up, this one’s unfortunately on the forefront so I had to get it out. I figured these two HIMs would be up for it.

    After a warmup of the usuals with some mountain climbers (pre-burpees) and some intense self-loves (pre-merkin overload), YHC explained the particular character of Steve (Northshore PAX) and his beatdowns. Steve is extremely humble and cheerful, and he genuinely cares about the men he’s leading, but his beatdowns are notorious for how sneakily they completely destroy you. Every time. This morning would be no different.

    Per the usual 12 Days of Christmas style, we started with Day 1’s exercise and then added each additional day in cumulative fashion. Here’s the list:
    * Day 1: 1x Burpee
    * Day 2: 2x Merkins
    * Day 3: 3x Triple Jump Squat Burpees
    * Day 4: 4x Monkey Humpers (4-count, IC)
    * Day 5: 5x Sister Mary Katherine’s (2 is 1)
    * Day 6: 6x Triple Merkin Burpees
    * Day 7: 7x Sit-Ups
    * Day 8: 8x T-Merkins
    * Day 9: 9x Groiners
    * Day 10: 10x Crunchy Frogs (4-count, IC)
    * Day 11: 11x Freak Nasties (4-count, IC)
    * Day 12: 12x Derkins

    The sneakiness comes in the fact that the first four or five seem somewhat doable and fun, but after the sixth is added and each PAX begins to realize how many times we actually have to go through this list, panic begins to set in: Are we really going to make it to 12 days? How many times can I actually do 6 triple-merkin burpees without completely giving out? Is the Q going to give more than one 10-count between days? How can I hide if there are only three PAX here? Is this punishment for patting myself on the back this past week for being “really in shape”? Is Steve a real person? Is Goose a real person? Am I a real person? Does pain ever really end? Have I ever really been happy? Do my family and friends know that I’m just a little boy inside trying to survive? Which would win in a fight, a polar bear or a grizzly bear? Why are there so many baking competition shows? Why do I have nipples?

    After pushing through what felt like an impossible twelfth day, we took a couple of ten counts before moseying to the Stop sign and back and completing seven minutes of Mary. This included flutter kicks, wife pleasers, hello dollies, Freddy Mercuries, dying cockroaches, The Alphabet, and LBC’s (oscillated between upper abs and lower abs).

    COT and Enron prayed us out. It was a gift to be pushed so hard with these men. Thanks for seeing the value in it, fellas!
    SYITG,
    Goose

  • Nutcrackers part II: it’s new to you! – from Russo

    Right at 67 degrees and muggy for our first trip to Granny’s in the new year, where we welcomed the returns of JV and MeatSweats, as well as semi-regular Chewy and Site Q Steve.

    Back when network TV was still somewhat of a thing, I remember NBC ran a series of commercials touting their popular shows that were in reruns with the tag line “If you haven’t seen it, it’s new to YOU!”

    What a brilliant way to market warmed up leftovers, so I stole that thought today with a “If you haven’t done it yet, it’s new to you” beatdown incorporating bricks.

    Warmup (all 10-15x IC)
    – Seal jacks
    – SSHs
    – Toe touches
    – Grass grabbers
    – High knees
    – Self love
    – Imperial walkers

    Thang

    Tabata: 1 minute each with bricks, 30 seconds rest, 2 rounds, with some moseying before each one.

    -Arm curls
    -Cherry pickers
    -Hallelujah squats
    -Arm circles
    -Triceps extensions
    -Milk maids

    Nut crackers down the columns (where Chewy decided to break out his best “HULK SMASH” impersonation and crush one of his with his bare hands), followed by 11s: Crunchy Frogs and Merkins with the bricks.

    COT, Name-o-Rama, and prayer closed us out. Remember Grundy’s Nightmare looks to be scheduled for this Sunday around 1. Check Slack for confirmation or more info.

    Until the next time, SYITG.

  • New Year and a New us! – from Hogs Breath

    So here we are! YHC arrived just as Duracell, DR from Baton Rouge, arrived.
    We planted the flag and had some mumble chatter, about each of our holidays, on this foggy morning.
    We warmed up with some imperial walkers, SSH, some worlds greatest stretches.
    Introduced Duracell to a Monday Motivator (like new years, a countdown from 10 to 1; 10 SSH, 10 half SSH, 10 legs only SSH, 10 hops….9 SSH, 9 half SSH…you get the idea)

    The thing was simple and a deck o death, with coupon carry around the circular sidewalk. We started with a lap, when the pax realized they were over zealous with the amount of weight they were trying to carry! So the we went halfway around. Stopping halfway to perform each deck of death carry!

    We enjoyed the mumble chatter and ended with COT and coffeteria!

    Looking foreword to 2023!

  • Fireworks and Infections – from Goats in the Machine

    As I arrived to The Stage YHC was not sure what exact pain and hilarity would ensue. I armed myself with a deck of death and the knowledge of coupons in route. Regardless of what was to come, I was determined to serve anguish with a side of joy.

    I am not sure if it was the wet shoes, soggy, gloves, or the mental prep for Exodus 90; but YHC was in an extremely choleric mood. Unfortunately, the lack of post Beatdown mumble chatter about “strain” from the whoop-gang has made me more vindictive and deceitful. Additionally, I’m starting become convinced that “strain” is what happens after your first cup of coffee is consumed in the morning.

    Warm-o-Rama
    The usually suspects w/ 11 reps for each as to warn the pax of their fate. YHC, had one miscount. All pax are welcome to do 3 backwards arm circles at home.

    Thang 1.1
    11’s coupon curls and tricep extensions. YHC felt it was important to show solidarity with all of the sad clowns and their New Year’s resolutions by working glamor muscles. YJ questioned the sex appeal of triceps. YHC explains the importance of looking swole to the sad clown in the pew behind him when he puts his arm around his M in mass.

    Thang1.2
    3 rounds of Infection. Cardinal showed his crab walk skills once again. Superfund was a shoring sleeper victor.

    Thang 1.3
    Big Bang. Exercises were dictated by deck of death. Paces from the center matches the value of the card pulled.

    Thang 2.1
    11’s coupon overhead press and BBSUs. Mumble chatter was muffled by the 3rd round.

    Thang 2.2
    Big band deck of death again

    Mary with Iron wheel to the finish. Pax stalled with SSH, plank, high knee, back plank, and butt kicks while PAX chose their favorite Marys. YHC noticed a lot of monkey Humper, J-Lo, pickle pounders, and wife pleasers as the wheel turned.

    COT and goose prayed us out.

    Happy Nee year to all. I had a great time with the group of men who showed up in the gloom this morning.

  • The End is a New Beginning – from Mahatma

    New Years Eve 2022
    Warm up X 22
    Or 11 then 11
    Scantron stretching
    SSH
    AbVagooda
    Cherry Pickers
    Mnt Man Poopers

    11 silent – keep silent and thoughts focused on following the Q as to transition to exercises:
    SSH
    Bend and thrust
    Merkins
    High plank
    Plank Ups
    VUps
    Repeat continuously until 11 minute alarm

    365
    3 Deconstructed Burpee (slow to Qs cadence)
    6 Box Jumps
    5 rounds

    Red Barchetta h

    365
    3 Merkins
    6 Donkey Kick
    5 Rounds

    2 rounds of Indian Merkin (T-Rex helped to lead his team to “a” win)
    Losers 5 burpees

    Stretching and Mary
    Obviously there was some mumble chatter as to athletic stretching?!
    X Factor
    Gas pumper

    COT
    The end has always been the beginning
    Cheers to looking forward into 2023

    F3 note – Catfish experience: In NOLA you may consider hiding your keys other than top of your tire, rim or tailpipe.

  • New Year’s Day 2023 Edition – from King Kong

    What a foggy New Year’s Day on 1/1/2023!!! I arrived to the AO at 6:28 a.m., and not a single soul was in sight. Maybe the fog scared them???? Or I just couldn’t see them in the thick mist. I could only see few feet in front of me. I was ready to Q a solo New Year’s Day beatdown…. then I saw headlights slowly getting brighter as they got closer. Subprime and Willie rolled up…. moments later JV arrived….. joined by Bullseye and Catfish. What a way to start of 2023 with couple first timers for Sweaty Bells.

    Warm-ups: Self Love x 10 IC, Windmills x 10 IC, Arm Circles x 10 IC, Grass Grabbers x 10 IC, Hill Billies x 10 IC, Imperial Walkers x 10 IC, MC x 10 IC, Halos x 10 clockwise and 10 counter, Around the World x 10 clockwise and 10 counter.

    The 2023 New Year’s Day Edition Thang:
    We set up under the cover in front of Audubon Zoo.

    1) Curls x 23 IC, Kettlebell Swings x 23 OYO, Goblet Squats x 23 IC
    Suitcase carried the bells to the parking lot and back.

    2.) Tricep extensions x 23 IC, Flutterkicks x 23 IC, Alt. Lunges with the bell x 23 IC
    Overhead carried the bells to the parking lot and back.

    3.) Rows x 23 IC, Bello Dolly x 23 IC, Jump Squats with the bell x 23 OYO
    Did curls all the way to the parking lot and back.

    4.) Overhead presses x 23 OYO, LBCs with the bell x 23 IC, Side Lunges with the bell x 23 IC
    Did tricep extensions all the way to the parking lot and back.

    Dora 23
    Partnered up. While one Pax was doing the exercise, the other partner was walking with the bell (dealer’s choice) to the parking lot and back. Some were doing overhead carries, some were doing curls, etc.

    We did the following exercises cumulatively between the partners.
    Manmakers x 23
    Leg Raises with the bell x 23
    American Hammers with the bell x 23

    We finished the day with some wall sit exercises. While we were sitting in a squat position with our backs against the wall, we did curls x 23 OYO and then held the bell above our head for 23 seconds.

    COT – Happy New Year! We pray and hope 2023 will be just as good as 2022 if not better! We never take our mental and physical strength / health for granted so that we can continue to be HIM. We prayed for safe travels and that Tulane will pull off a win at the Cotton Bowl.

    Roll Wave!!

    Gabby joined us at coffeeteria as usual.

    SYITG

    King Kong

  • After this 1st &10 YHC gives you the rest of the year off! – from Wiford Montana

    YHC was ready to make a splash to close out the year thankful to be a part of F3 Thibodaux. This was my first Peltch que and after a quick consult with my Dr. (POOx) I was ready to launch into the workout. 11 guys showed up, 1 new guy in the mix but new no longer, Welcome Splinter to the PAX!

    Warm up: all the usuals from a Tana warm up which means a total failure to launch and awkward silence and I ask myself why is no one counting… o wait that is suppose to be me. We were loose and ready now.

    Indian Run: all the way around the peltch last man hits 5 meekins as JBL brought the straight smoke with hits from the 70’s

    Ode to Anker: Lil Ed blues song
    2 monkey humper on monkey
    2 bunny hops on rabbit
    1 good morning on lion.
    *Spoiler alert: the monkey ends up eating the rabbit

    1st and a looong 10
    Run to goal and then ladder to every yardage
    10: man makers
    20: burpees
    30: merkins
    40: Thrusters
    50: Big boys
    60: squats
    70: plank jacks
    80: seal jacks
    90: ssh
    100: flutters

    We met back at the 50 to do 50 press ups and curls till I called it. Special t claps to all who got covered in a fair bit of mud and I felt the power from doing this together at each 10. Great job PAX this one in conjunction with the mud was something I have not yet done, only due to the extreme bass and tones of JBL hitting the journey songs pushed us through. Dox and JBL had the prescription we all needed.
    My last act in 2022 as YHC is to give the rest of the year off from F3 beatdowns!
    COT and Enron prayed us out!
    It’s been a year fellas glad to be here with each of you.
    Tana

  • Only 2 at the A1C – from Fletch

    Took a shooter workout and modified it a bit. Jump rope at the bottom of the ramp, chains at the top, kettle bell at the other end. 60-40-20 reps at each station while partner 2 did 10-20-30 of chest, core, and lunges . Four rounds total, and it was time. No one from Atlanta showed up here either Russo

  • Nutcrackers and Arm Jackers – from Russo

    Right under 60 degrees to start. No one had a correct solution to the riddle, so it was a Pax of 1 for the Warmup and 1st round of the Thang until DR visitor from Charleston, Crawfish, made it a party of two. Interestingly enough, the potential DR visitor from Atlanta didn’t make it, so hopefully next time.

    Warmup
    – SSHs
    – Toe touches
    – Grass grabbers
    – High knees
    – 3 calf raises at each step up the pilot house

    Thang

    Tabata: 1 minute each with bricks, 30 seconds rest, 3 rounds, each of which was followed by two trips of Slalom the Columns.

    -Arm curls
    -Cherry pickers
    -Hallelujah squats
    -Arm circles
    -Triceps extensions
    -Milk maids

    Nut crackers down the columns, followed by 10 IC Crunchy Frogs with the bricks, and then 10 side to side Merkins with the bricks, rinse and repeat 10 more Crunchy Frogs and Merkins.

    COT, Name-o-Rama, and prayer closed us out. Remember co-Q’s tomorrow at the Lakefront are Pickaxe and Chainsaw. Luigi’s and Boom shacka-lackas for everyone.

    Until the next time, SYITG.