F3 New Orleans

Category: Backblasts

  • Campus tour

    Nine pax arrived on time at the Chamber for my first Q; one of which was an FNG who Gideon brought in after meeting on a plane. The PAX warmed up with head rotations, self love, grass grabbers and general stretching.

    The PAX then did an Indian run up Elysian Fields to station one where I spoke of the artist Tom Sachs and his daily studio practice “work is a privilege, it is not that you have to do 50 push ups but that you can. ” with this in mind the pax did 50 Merkins.

    Indian Run to station 2 – Water Feature / here Pax concentrated on core with crunchy frogs, American hammer, J-Lo and dying cockroach – sets of 25 in cadence

    Indian Run to station 3 – The Levee / Pax partnered up for Dora, 200 cumulative dips timed by partners running up and down the the levee.

    Indian Run to station 4 – UNO Sign / Pax partnered up, 50 lung walks while partners sat in Al Gore.

    Indian Run back to the flag – 10 burpees every minute for 4 minutes completing the work out.

    Countorama, nameorama / FNG centered up and was officially named Bonvoy. Prayer spoken was centered around gratefulness.

    I had a great time leading this work out and look forward to more in the future.

    Tom Sachs:
    Website
    10 bullets, “Working to Code”

  • Tsunami 11/19

    A small gathering of 3 pax on this Tuesday morning.

    After the intro we were up and running to the parking garage for warmups:

    Sidestraddle Hop x 20

    Self Love x 20

    Mountain Climber x 20

    Merkin x 20

    After that we ran to the base of Wolfpack mountain for a BLIMP workout:

    5 burpees then run to 2nd flood landing

    5 burpees, 10 Lunges then run to 3rd floor landing.

    5 burpees, 10 Lunges, 15 Imperial Walkers then run to 4rd floor landing.

    We continued this with 20 Merkins, 25 Plank-Jacks and 30 Squats.

    From the top of the Mountain we ran down then to the next parking garage.

    From there we did 10 decline Merkins and ran to the 2nd floor. On the 2nd floor landing we did 10 V-ups then to the 3rd floor for 10 more Merkins. At the 4th Floor we did 10 V-ups.

    On the way up I picked up a coupon that was laying around.

    Then we did:

    10 overhead cinderblock presses (count), LBCs, Merkins

    10 cinderblock swings (count), dying cockroach, squats.

    After that we ran back to the flag for a quick count off and prayer.

  • Blame it on Ukraine (or at least the twists)

    Conditions were prefect at the Skinny…extra gloomy with lots of fog, cool temps, reports of poor air quality & a visitor named Uptown Girl. After a half-hearted disclaimer by the Q (you know my name), we moseyed to the Bandstand.

    1st COP:

    SSH x34 – tribute to the Saints win & Mr. Slye having to take the greyhound home.

    MC x20, HB x20, PP x20, ISW x20, PP x20

    Off to the track stopping by the row bars:

    5 groups – 10 burpees were the count (even on Monday)

    Rows, Burpees, Plank Jacks, Merkins & Squats – 1 rotation the back to track for a two-line Indian run

    Stopping halfway to the benches a little sudden change: 10 burpees (Book of Revit be damned)

    Back to the track for more Indian run to the benches:

    RLSU x20, Dips x20, LLSU x20, Dips x15, Shoulder Taps x20, Derkins x10

    Another Indian Run to the green for the 2nd COP:

    Flutter Kicks x20, Hello Dolly x20, Dying Cockroach x20, Elbow Peter Parkers x20, Russian Twists x20 & Ukrainian Twists x20

    Back to the track for the last Indian run.

    3rd COP at the pull up bars:

    Plank-o-rama followed by 10 burpees

    Back to the flag for one last COP:

    Plank crunches right then left followed by 20 seconds of MI

    Count-off, Name-o-rama, showed the flag some love then a short prayer.

    Good times & nice attendance at Coffeteria. Thanks

  • Terrain Race Motheusceship Q on the fly. Exit thru the gift shop.

    Tanner graciously offered to Q the Terrain Race Saturday beatdown at City Park then graciously stayed in bed once I offered to Q. It was my Mothership/ Muscleship VQ.

    7 men opted out of the terrain race and assembled near NOMA for a Saturday morning beatdown. Q eyed the group and deeming them runners all took off for the grass across from the Peristyle cause I am a Mothership man.

    Circled up Warmed up

    Prolly did SSH, GG, PP, PP, MC, AC forward and reverse, Merks,

    Decided to do some travelling BLIMPS with burpees starting at 10 and each following exercise increasing by 10. We meandered throughout City Park with random stops to do the L, I, M, P, S etc.

    After the first set of lunges I was talking smack to Rudy and Douille whence I prompty tweaked my back which hurts to this day FYI.

    Hit the baby foundry and did some excercises in 3 groups. Pullups, Decline Merks and Dips?

    Made our way to the front of the Childrens Museum and did some peoples choice mary. I promised each PAX would get to pick ONE thing from the gift shop. Rudy threw a tantrum over a $65 stuffed unicorn so all bets were off. Nobody gets anything!

    Rinsed and repeated at some point on the traveling blimps show. Just picked random spots to bang out another letter.

    With 8 minutes left we made a quick lap around the pond to finish up in front of NOMA.

    Pretty sure we finished up with a solid 3+ miles for the day.

    COT. Thanks for letting me lead.

  • Gentle prodding

    16 guys assembled in the gloom a month back. Yankee reminded me this morning about how backblasts are one of the tenets of F3. Like no burpees on monday.

    • The Warmup
    • Mosey to grass in front of zoo
    • SSHX?
    • Arm circles forward and reverse.
    • On yo’ face for PP, MC, PP and Merks
    • Grass grabbers
    • Wind mills

    The Thang

    Mosey to Audubon statue where we assemble for BLIMPS with a loop out to Magazine between exercises. Start with 10 burpees and go bu tens from there.

    Mary

    Pretty sure we ended with some Circle of Mary

    Back to the flag, COT. Thanks for letting me lead.

  • Gabby, Come Home

    Fall after Day Light Savings Time is glorious.  So git at it.

    Warm Up

    • SSHs 20xIC
    • Low Slow Squats 20xIC
    • Squat Pulses 10xIC (where are you, Shorty?)
    • Imperial Walkers 20xIC
    • Mountain Climbers 20xIC
    • Self Love OYO

    COP1:

    • Halo right 10xIC
    • Halo left 10xIC
    • Triceps 15xIC
    • Curls 20xIC
    • Suitcase lift right 15xIC
    • Suitcase lift left 15xIC
    • Kettle bell swings 25 OYO
    • Goblet swats 20xIC

    Even though Carrollton Soccer has finished up for the season, the PAX needs to respect the pitch: all those Latin Americans who know what they’re doing shouldn’t have to dodge holes in the field…  So the PAX moseyed to behind the goal for some egg tossing.  Bear-crawl to the other end of the field, while tossing your kettle bell.  Then lunge walk back.

    COP3: Sevens over the hill.  On one side, bench press (2 is 1) from 12 down to 2; on the other side, manmakers from 1 to 6.  Douille planked while the rest of the PAX finished.

    COP4: Where’s Gabby?  In an homage to all that could be right (or wrong) with Open the Gates and other such DownPainments, the PAX pair up for some sharing the love.  Each paid lock their ankles together to do Big Boi situps passing a kettle bells between them.  While one PAX is lifting the Kettle Bell, the other PAX is imitating him without a Kettle Bell.  Do it to a count of 20: decide whether 2 is 1 or not.  And then get shamed for making the wrong choice.

    Circle of Mary:

    • Russian Twists with Kettle Bells: 20xIC
    • Flutter Kicks 20xIC
    • Crunchy Frogs 20xIC

    Countoff, Name-O-Rama and COT.  Give thanks for all.  YHC, JV

  • Delayed Mountain Time

    Apologies for the delay but from way back on Friday at Wolfpack Mountain: Pax took off from the North end of Audubon Park at 0530 headed west along St Charles wrapping back around and ending up at the great circle courtyard for quick warmup:

    – Sidestradlehops; Self Love; Imperial Walkers; Peter Parkers

    Straight away to the mountain-garage – Pax headed up the mountain after some BLIMPS-planation: 5-10-15-20-25 with alternating Bear Crawl and Backward Jog up the parking garage

    – Rinse and Repeat the rest of the way up to the top Some Mary and an extra set of Side Stradlehops during another amazing NOLA sunrise

    Back down the stairs for a set of Dips on the benches Finally mosey back the circle…No not that circle the other circle…Mass confusion was averted as the flock made it back to the flag(less) pole in time for a final round of Bob Dole Tree Hugging and Smurf-Jacks (because why have thighs if you can’t make them burn).

    Counted off 30 strong with 1 FNG: Welcome Bobby Walsh; Just passing through aptly named ‘Layover’ Wrapped up with a thoroughly beatdown ball-o-man and then off to Coffe-teria at PJs

    Thanks for the great work gents!

    -Tubesteak

  • No Time to Waste

    Seven veterans and an FNG rolled into The Gipper AO for an abbreviated beatdown ahead of Thursday evening’s F2 get together at The Tap Room. With no time to waste, the PAX warmed up with 10 reps each IC of SSHs, Merkins, Toe Touches, Mountain Climbers, Seal Jacks, Plank Jacks, Windmills and Peter Parkers.

    The PAX then retrieved cinderblocks from the undisclosed top secret location and got busy with a set of 7s…6 manmakers with a cinderblock followed by 1 set of lateral jumps over the cinderblock with 25 yards of suitcase carries in between, 5 and 2, etc, etc.

    Then it was time for one off cinderblock exercises: 10 reps each of Merkins, Swings, Around the Worlds, Figure 8s, Woodchoppers, Goblet Squats and RDLs with a 25 yard OH cinderblock walk inserted between each exercise.

    A final 25 yard out and back sprint and just when things seemed to be getting started they were over. Countorama, nameorama with our new FNG (TankedUp!’s fully grown 2.0) scoring his nickname Donovan, and a prayer courtesy of Moby Dick to end the festivities on a positive note.

    Thanks for letting me lead, guys, and thanks for the post-beatdown fellowship. It was a fun night.

  • Double Reverse Crunches…Is This Guy Serious?!

    It was a beautiful morning on Lake Pontchartrain, and 17 PAX gathered for a good old fashioned beatdown. I issued the disclaimer, and we headed across the street to the concrete planters along the Lakefront. Once across the street, we circled up for the warmup

    Warmup:

    • 20 side straddle hops
    • 20 plank jacks
    • 10 windmills
    • Self love
    • 15 low slow squats

    The Thang:

    • We sprinted to planter #1, did one burpee, then sprinted back to yellow line
    • We sprinted to planter #2, did two burpees, then sprinted back to yellow line
    • We sprinted to planter #3, did three burpees, then sprinted back to yellow line
    • We sprinted to planter #4, did four burpees, then sprinted back to yellow line
    • We sprinted to planter #5, did five burpees, then sprinted back to yellow line

    Next, we circled back up and did the following:

    • Hand plank for 1 ½ minutes. While planking we did a merkin every time I said “down”
    • Kept legs 6 inches off the ground for 1 ½ minutes. Every time I said “go” we did flutter kicks for 5 seconds
    • 20 Carolina Dry Docks
    • Kept legs 6 inches off the ground for 1 ½ minutes again. This time when I said “go” we would bring our legs toward our chest and do a reverse crunch
    • Box Jump / dip routine on the planter. Started with 7 box jumps / 14 dips, then went to 6 box jumps / 12 dips, etc

    After that, we did another run / burpee routine:

    • We sprinted to planter #5, did five burpees, then sprinted back to yellow line
    • We sprinted to planter #4, did four burpees, then sprinted back to yellow line
    • We sprinted to planter #3, did three burpees, then sprinted back to yellow line
    • We sprinted to planter #2, did two burpees, then sprinted back to yellow line
    • We sprinted to planter #1, did one burpee, then sprinted back to yellow line

    Next, we circled back up and did the following:

    • Mission impossible plank position for 45 seconds. While planking we did a merkin every time I said “up”
    • Did flutter kicks for 45 seconds. Every time I said “stop” we would just hold feet 6 inches above ground
    • 10 Carolina Dry Docks
    • Got on our six, and kept legs close to our chest in the crunch position. Then every time I said “go” we would put our legs out and bring them back to our chest. This is the oft talked about yet rarely attempted double-reverse crunch. Breathtaking
    • Box Jump / dip routine on the planter. Started with 4 box jumps / 8 dips, then went to 3 box jumps / 6 dips, etc

    After that, we headed back to the flag for the count-off, name-o-rama, announcements, intentions & prayer. Thanks for the opportunity to lead, fellas. I always enjoy it

  • Select a (medium-sized) rock!

    Extremely proud of the PAX for joining me at the Gipper this cold morning. Thank you for keeping us accountable and making us better men!

    After a brief warm-up, the PAX gathered around the rock garden. Some men/boys chose a small-sized rock (hate), others chose medium/large-sized rocks (respect). The PAX enjoyed many kettle bell swings, hammer curls, squats, and overhead presses. Arms and shoulders felt nice and toasty, assuming you selected a rock that was appropriately sized.

    We made our way to the top of the parking deck and enjoyed a leisurely routine of either jump squats or burpees for everything three parking spaces. At each space the men would increase reps and at the end of the routine, the cold temperature did a number on our lungs (it burns!!!).

    Kudos to all that could join. Expect a similar workout next time…