F3 New Orleans

Category: Backblasts

  • The Mosquito Mob

    The Mosquito Mob

    Warm-o-rama

    Jog around the stadium

    The Thang (Arms – Abs – Legs)

    Merkins, Freddy Mercuries, Al Gores

    Rest (The Mosquito Mob then joined us. They were very attracted to the greatness that leaked from our pores. THEY WANTED SOME FOR THEMSELVES!)

    Irkins, Crunchy Frogs, Lunges,

    Rest

    Freak Nasties, Bear Crawl, Butt Kickers

    Rest

    Derkins

    The presence of the Mosquito Mob was now overwhelming. SnackPack suggested we run to where some stairs were located. Run ning seemed to be one of few things that would deter any blood sucking members of the Mob.

    Box jump variations proceeded at the stairs.Every Step 5x (up and down), Every other step 5x, Skips up the steps 5x. Then jogged back.

    Count-o-rama and Name-o-rama then proceeded followed by the socially distanced Circle of Trust. The Mosquito Mob didn’t show up as much then. We must have killed enough of their comrades that I think the rest got the picture that we weren’t messing around.

  • Burpee Ball

    Warm ups: ssh, toe touches, arm circles, cherry pickers, self love

    The thang: lt. Steve the length of the parking garage. Lazy Dora afterwards, 100 Mericans, 200 squats, 300 lbcs.

    Then I opened my trunk of beach balls. In groups of two, we began burpee ball. At first the rules were after teammate one hit the ball, do a burpee while teammate two hit it back. This proved a bit too difficult. Grundy modified the rules which worked out better. Teammate two was allowed two hits while teammate 1 did the burpee. Once the ball hit the ground, both did 20 copperhead squats. Modification 2 from Grundy, the whole group circled up with one ball and whoever hit it up, they did the burpee. It’ll get your heart rate up for sure gentleman. COt, pik prayed us out . Happy 8th birthday and first communion to his daughter. Thanks for letting me lead guys

  • Substitute Thursday!

    With a call coming in @ 0500 from Jose 10k it could only mean one thing. Can you cover the Q? Well sure, however I must T-👏🏼 both him and Speedy for both still posting even though they knew the arrival would be 10-15 mins behind. So with nothing planned YHC stalled as long as he could to allow time for the late arrival..

    warmup

    Toe touch’s, Windmills, Torso twist, SSH, Butt Kicks all IC to 20. Lap around the walking trail. Leg lunges for about 30 yards..

    All PAX ran the standard route minus the loop through Hermitage with the exception of Waterpik and Cowbell getting in some lagniappe. Cowbell had no time for the warmup taking off for 45 minutes of straight running. Sir Wacker graciously paced with the Q the whole run, and another T-👏🏼 to Cobra for pushing through as well. Jose10k and Speedy caught the PAX on the return.

    Returned with some time to knockout Mary. 20 IC Crunchy Frog, Little Manny crunches, 100s, and 20 Merkins OYO..

    Thanks to Cowbell for praying is out..

    Till the next Gloom 👍🏼👊🏼✌🏼!!

  • Whoopie!

    5 motivated Pax posted to grow in Fitness, Fellowship and in Faith. With the clock striking 0530, time for a disclaimer and then:

    Warmup –

    • SSH IC x 31
    • Grass Grabbers IC x 10
    • Abe Vigodas IC x 10
    • AC IC x 20
    • PP IC x 20 followed by ST IC x 20
    • IW IC x 15

    The Thang

    Mosey to the bench and picnic table.

    • LL step ups IC x 20
    • RL Step ups IC x 20
    • Dips IC x 20

    Single column Indian Run along the bike path. When the last man reaches the front, that Pax calls an exercise. All Pax run to top of levee and perform exercise x 3, then return to formation. Stopped along the way for some Ring of Fire after each full cycle.
    Once at the new Monday Joy AO spot, turned around and came back. Funnest Ring of Fire was holding low plank with each Pax completing 10 x Catalina Wine Mixers!

    COT – Announcements, Intentions, closed out with prayer to the Sky Q

    Naked Man Moleskin-

    New Joy Monday AO will meet closer to Treasure Chest at the end of Power Blvd. YHC didn’t think anyone would post this morning due to saturated conditions, but 4 brothers joined me to reinforce my own commitment. That made me say Whoopie!!

    SYITG

  • The Lord of the Thangs

    Huge thanks to the 20 men who posted this morning for Pope’s VQ! He’s been chomping at the bit to lead, and we greatly appreciate you guys making it so special for him, especially with our planning to move soon to an area where we’ll be starting F3 from scratch. Glad to know I can lean on him to Q every now and then!

    Excitement was in the air as more and more men made their way to the flag (Turbo Dog couldn’t hold it in.) The 11-year-old Pope had shown signs of natural leadership at previous beatdowns, so expectations were high, and he did not disappoint.

    The routine was centered around his new favorite topic, The Lord of the Rings. After having recently finished reading the books, a good percentage of his thought time these days is spent somewhere in Middle Earth, so the landmarks around The Gipper were quickly transformed into battlefields, fortresses, and volcanoes.

    Warmup: 20 Side Straddle Hops, 15 Windmills, 15 Merkins, 15 Cherry Pickers, 15 Butt Kicks, 15 High Knees

    Then, PAX grabbed age-appropriate coupons and mosey to the courthouse for the first stage of the Thangs:

    1st Stage–Battle at Helms Deep:

    Start as Legolas (fleet-footed elf) at the benches with 10 bench hops (hands on a bench and jump back and forth over), carioca run to the stairs, and run up to the top where each then becomes Gimli (short dwarf) and completes 15 dwarf jacks (smurf jacks). Then, down the ramp and back to the coupons where each becomes Aragorn (warrior king) and performs 12 sword unsheathings (overhead tricep presses).

    Three rounds of this, then haul the coupons up the stairs of the parking garage to the top ramp for…

    2nd Stage–Mount Doom:

    Hobbits Frodo and Sam teamed up to get the ring to the top of the mountain to destroy it in the flaming lava.

    PAX partnered up with partner 1 (Frodo) starting the beloved “Bear and Block” up the ramp: bear crawl a few steps, then drag/pull the cinder block forward from between your feet, then a few more steps, then drag, etc.

    Partner 2 (Sam) battled Gollum (coupon) at the bottom: 10 Man Makers for first round, 15 curls for second round, and 15 goblet squats for third. Once a set was complete, partner 2 ran up to Frodo to replace him dragging the block up the ramp, and partner 1 runs down to be Sam for a set at the bottom.

    Each time the block made it all the way to the top and was run back down, partners moved on to the next round’s exercise. After the third round, all PAX ran backwards with their coupons to the top (in the style of Gollum, dancing his way over the edge of the cliff).

    About half of the PAX found a way to destroy their rings/coupons early (a little too much “man” in the “Man Makers”) making their task a bit easier and making a Home Depot run necessary for YHC before next Wednesday.

    Moseyed back to the flag to replace the coupon fragments. COT with some great opportunities provided for giving back to the community, and Turbo Tax prayed us out.

    Thanks, again, for all the support for the young Q, and for allowing us to be a part of the F3 family! We’ll be taking full advantage of it until the day we’re moved out, and then we’ll be counting on your wisdom and support for getting F3 started in the Houma-Thibodaux area.

    God will provide!

    Goose

  • No running, but heavy breathing.

    Where’s the Q? Who’s the Q? Mass chaos, so YHC stepped up. Mosey around the clubhouse parking lot to the Stern Music Stand.

    1st Circle of Pain: SSHs 20x IC, Low Slow Squats 20x IC, Squat Pulses 20x IC, Hill Billies 20x IC, Grass Grabbers 20x IC, Parker Peters 20x IC, Low Merkins 20x IC, Self Love 20x IC.

    2nd Circle of Pain: mosey behind to Stern Music Stand to disturb the ducklings: Rocky Balboa 20xIC, Incline Merkins 20xIC, Step Hops 20xIC, Merkins 20xIC, Lunges 20xIC, Shoulder Taps 20xIC, Russian Twists 50 (that is, fifty) xIC.

    Another lap around the club house parking lot back to the shelter for the 3rd Circle of Pain: 10 box jumps OYO, dips 20xIC, Right Leg Step Ups 20xIC, Incline Merkins 20xIC, Left Leg Step Ups 20xIC, Shoulder Taps 20xIC, People’s Chair for roughly a minute, Right Leg Power Ups 20xIC, Decline Merkins 10xIC (YHC gassed out), Left Leg Power Ups 20xIC, five final box jumps.

    Mosey to the grass (or not) for a Circle of Mary: LBCs 20xIC, Dying Cockroaches 20xIC, Flutter Kicks 20xIC, Freddy Mercurys 20xIC, Hello Dollys 20xIC, J Los 20xIC, Ys 20xIC, Ts 20xIC and Ws 20xIC. Finish off with 10 burpees.

    Mosey back to the Virtual Flag. Count Off, Name-O-Rama, prayers for Brown Bag and his family, COT. Thanks for letting YHC lead.

  • WisnerMan Triathlon 2020

    Good morning racers. You’ve been training all year for the WisnerMan Triathlon-lon-lon-lon. This year’s course will consist of 3 different lengths, all of which you will participate, and up/over the dreaded Wisner Mountain-tain-tain-tain.

    W/U

    • SSH x 30
    • IW x 15
    • HB x15
    • AC x 10 x 10
    • JL x 10

    The Thang

    First event is the Olympic Length, 5150m Triathlon; a 1500m Swim, 40km cycle, and 10km run. On your marks, get set, go!

    • IC The Swimmer x 15 (Using bricks in each hand the PAX performs the freestyle stroke.)
    • IC Freddy Mercury x 25
    • Run up/over Wisner Mountain w/ your bricks

    Congrats athletes! Seeing how easy that was for some of you, you’re ready for the New Orleans Ironman 70.2; 1.2Mi Swim, 56Mi Cycle, 13.1Mi Run. On your marks, get set, go!

    • IC The Swimmer x 20
    • IC Freddy Mercury x 56
    • Run under/around/up/over Wisner Mountain w/ your bricks

    What were you thinking athletes!? That was very difficult and you just don’t have the time with the kids, the business, and your socialite lifestyle to dedicate to that kind of training. From here on out, we’re only going to participate in the fast, fun, and followed by beer Sprint Triathlons, 1200m Swim, 20Mi Cycle, 5K run.

    • IC The Swimmer x 12
    • IC Freddy Mercury x 20
    • Sprint from the pavilion to Wisner Blvd & back.

    You did it! You’re a WisnerMan. No, there’s no beer; it’s 6:15 in the morning, you lush. See you next time athlete!

    Thank you for the opportunity to lead,

    Da Parish

  • Millennial meltdown!!

    Seven PAX posted at Grandmothers House on this 95% humid Gloom to welcome the YHC. With a weeks forecast full of downpours and showers Q decided to put together a routine that would keep the PAX dry under the pavilion. The Lexicon available on F3 nation has always proven to bring impactful beatdowns throughout my tenure and this morning would prove no different. T-👏🏼 to Jose 10k on his continued dedication of consecutive post and YHC only sees this coming to an end only once he is thrust back into the classroom. Also much respect to the young Pixie Stix for his discipline in posting multiple times a week for the last few months.. Glad to see a young man step up in such a way.. So here is the meltdown..

    warmarama20IC

    Cherry pickers, Torso twist, Toe touches, Butt kicks, SSH and lap around the trailhead.

    The Millennial (Check the Lexicon)

    R1: Merkins/Chill cut til each group reach there 100 reps.
    R2: Air squats/Chill Cut

    R3: Mountain climbers/Al Gore

    R4: Carolina dry docks/Al Gore

    R5: Sister Mary Katherine/Leg lifts

    R6: Big Boy sit-ups/Leg lifts

    R7: Donkey kick offs/Flutter kicks

    R8: Jump squats/Flutter kicks

    R9: Little Manny Crunches/Flutter kicks

    R10: Burpees with only Bushwacker and Pixie Stix completing as time expired.. Great pace gentlemen..

    With guys needing to bail quickly, we sped through namarama, countarama and COT..

    YHC closed out for the day!!!

    Appreciate you men posting and keeping me accountable 👍🏼👊🏼✌🏼 Till the next Gloom!!

  • Strength in Numbers?

    Four PAX at LCM in City Park for another Monday Swolefest with hopes to hone the physique and sweat out the weekend impurities. Good to see JJ back in the mix the last few weeks, and good to see a couple others that didn’t succumb to the fartsack that seems to be plaguing many of our brethren. A last minute Q vacancy presented itself so YHC threw something together to test out the strength-in-numbers theory, and see how close to 1000 reps we could get with various block and non-block exercises. Here’s what we did:

    Warmup: SSH, WM, GG, AC, Toy Soilders, Squats LS & Side Lunge


    The Thang: Repetitive rounds of 10 exercises, x30ea in first round, x25ea in second, x20ea….

    1)Thruster w/ block

    2) Roach Press (combo of a dying cockroach and a chest press)

    3)Curls (mixed grip)

    4)RL Stepups

    5)Dips

    6)LL Stepups

    7)Block Swings

    8)Wildcard (Catfish – alt lunges w/block)

    9)Wildcard (High Rise – Tricep Extensions)

    10)Wildcard (Jesus Juice – Side leans w/block)

    Second round included all of the above and switched the wildcards to front rows, leg lifts, and Bonnie Blairs….Catfish was a machine leading these BBs IC x25!

    Third round went through first 3 sets, then time allowed for x5 manmakers to cap things off.

    We hit 615 reps total, not including the warmup…hopefully these did in fact make the PAX stronger…my arms were smoked afterwards. Perhaps we can do more next time.


    COT included thoughts for Brown Bag’s family as well as all of those associated with small businesses that are impacted by the shutdowns, restrictions, staffing issues, and more.

    Good conversations this am, good company, good way to start the week.

    Tool

  • The Joy of Two AO’s

    The Joy of Two AO’s

    Four brave PAX saw the weather and still got out of bed and came to the final Robeline “Joy” AO and met the new “Joy (of dry Feet)” AO.

    We gathered and noted the nasty clouds to our west and ran towards them with A Washington Football Team Run (formerly known as an Indian Run). We made a couple stops along our journey for a View of The View over Lake Pontchartrain. Stop #1 ~ 15 low slow squats and 15 Merkins; Stop #2 ~ 15 Wife Pleasers and 15 box cutters; Stop #3 15 Imperial Walkers and 15 Big Boy Sit Ups. We finished our journey along the levy at the new AO location (starting next Monday) at 45th and Erlanger.

    We came down the levy towards Esplanade and went to explore the playground for some more ab work with 15 more box cutters, 15 more wife pleasers and 15 more sit ups before starting our journey back to the starting point.

    On our way back, we periodically stopped to disburse down the levy to do exercises called out on a rotating basis.

    We gathered back at the start for 9 minutes of Mary before COT, announcements including telling others about next Monday’s new meeting place and a pitch for Q Source on Tuesday nights. We then lifted up all expecting parents, and our F3 brothers who are dealing with health issues and closed with gratitude for F3.

    We then took a knee out of respect not rebellion and thanked our Loving Father!