F3 New Orleans

Category: Backblasts

  • Not Quite as Short, but Short Back Blast

    The Thang – IronPax Challenge

    Da Parish – 525

    Bogey – 525

    Gideon – 550

    Ya Mom ‘n Dem – 505

    Hobbs – 660

    Catfish – 720

    Count-off, Name-O-Rama, 3rd F

    YHC,

    Da Parish

  • The World’s Shortest Backblast

    3 men came out and pushed through the IronPax Challenge at Popeyes while one man kept time. The total reps are below. Tanner is a beast.

    Tanner – 815

    Chips – 500

    Tua – 500

    Count-Off, Name-O-Rama, and Prayer

    -Rev Sox

  • They have real water

    With 10 pax playing crossfit at muscleship & another 15 chasing their 2.0s for beignets, only 11 pax were up for a classic beatdown at mothership. After the brief disclaimer we moseyed to great lawn:

    1st COP: SSH x25, MC x20, IW x20, PP x20, HB x20, PP x20, SJ x20

    Line up at the trees: 5 body builders (not burpees) then run and touch the opposite walkway – repeat 5 times for a total of 25

    2nd COP: Plank MC x20 (a bit awkward & difficult), Lunges x20, Plank PP x20, Lunge Climbers x20, LLS x20

    Water break then back to the trees: 5 knee-up burpees (slap those knees) then run to opposite walkway – repeat 5 times for a total of 25

    Mosey to the museum fountain and steal some “real water” from the ironpax: RLSU x25, Dips x20, LLSU x25, Decline PP x20, Derkins x5, water break then RL-UP x15, Dips x15, LL-UP x15

    Back to the great lawn for a little mary Hello Dolly x20, Dying Cockroach x20, Flutter Kicks x20, LBT x20, RFMx20, RTx20, LCC x20 Plank-O-Rama – Regular, Left Arm, Backwards, Right Arm, Regular then MI for 20 seconds to finish

    Back to the virtual flag for a count off, name-o-rama and a short prayer.

    Always tag Rudy…

  • Friday 13th

    Thirty something men assembled in the gloom under a full moon to celebrate Friday the 13th. Apparently the next time a full moon falls on Friday the 13th is 2049 so I hope y’all enjoyed it. I also hope Jadaveon will remeber all of us when he is the sole memebr of the PAX around to enjoy it again. Disclaimer was given and the Mother Ruckers spilt off to walk and tak. The remaining pax headed to the circle of palms to commence the beatdown.

    WARMUPS

    SSH X 49 (this really irritated Mariah)

    Arm Circles fore and aft. Was Seaman there? 10 Fore and 10 Aft

    Grass Grabbers X 20 (Pulled a Hammy)

    Merkins X 20

    THE THANG

    Mosey to the base of the mount. 2 lines. Indian run to the top.

    At the top split PAX into 2 groups (thanks Kuch for logistics)

    1st group runs and tags opposite wall. 2nd stays and does 5 Burpees. Groups switch and go until 25 burpees are done.

    Next same with something I cant remember then once more with Merks. Whatever it was was a pretty good workout. I was cussing the Q the entire time.

    PEOPLES CHOICE MARY

    Circled up for some Mary

    JV suggested Doc W’s

    Peaches suggested Penguins

    Somebody came up with LBC’s

    There were others but the full moon wiped my hard drive.

    BENCHES

    After the mount we descended the stairs (Yankee is hands down the fastest stair descender amongst the PAX) and grabbed some benches for some quick leg work/ dips

    RLSU X 20

    Dips X 20

    LLSU X 20

    Dips X 20

    Decline Merks X 20

    Back to the flag for count off, name o rama, announcements and intentions/ prayer followed by coffeeteria at PJ’s. Thanks for letting me lead. Sorry if I forgot you were there.

  • 2 , 4 , 6, 8 hey our Q is late!

    OK an embarassing AM posting for this Q. Not sure how many Qs I’ve had over the last 5 years but I have NEVER missed a Q or I have never been late!

    Woke up at 629 for my 630 Q. Damn it!

    Got to the Field at 641. Boys were just finishing up their warmup of halos and under the legs etc.

    We lined up at the Soccer Field. Did diminishing Kettle Bells swings.

    30 KBs run across the field and back, 25, 20, 15, 10, 5. Until finished.

    Then mosey’d to the HILL.

    Here we did 12, 8, 4 of an exercise with KB and then a core exercise x 10 on the other side.

    Rows x 12, 8 , 4 then we did Russian Twists x 10 **this was too few rows so we up’d the ante.

    Triceps lifts x 20, x 15, x 10 and Dying Roaches on the other side.

    Bench press x 20, x 15 x 10 and NOLAN RYANs on the other side.

    Then we did 40 Goblet Squats , suit case over, 30 Swings, suit case back, 20 Presses. Then we finished with 50 Merks – finish how every you want. (A mini – Iron Pax)

    I’m annoyed I was late but I appreciate you guys letting me step up and finish my plan. Great coffeeteria post beatdown!

  • Sunday Mornings aka “Donkey Kicks”

    YHC has made it a habit to attend the Sunday morning workouts at the Renaissance as we can workout, have coffeeteria, and still be home by 8am before the house wakes up. One constant exercise that has showed up in each Q the last few weeks is Donkey Kicks on the back wall of NOMA – in fact, we now call Donkey Kicks – “Sunday Mornings”. The inspiration for today’s Q was Sunday Mornings and trying to incorporate some music into the work-out. So with the help of my family at the ranch – we set up a play list last night and made sure the Bluetooth speaker worked. Off we go……

    7 pax met at the flag at 6am. Quick disclaimer and a short mosey to the grassy area between NOMA and adjacent to the lake for warm up. TRACK 1 – VAN HALEN’s – JUMP – played during the warm-up with each time we hear the word “Jump” the PAX did SSH. In between, PAX did some Imperial Walkers, Arm Circles, and Mountain Climbers to warm up.

    TRACK 2 – THE BLACK EYED PEAS – LET’S GET IT STARTED (- RUNNIN’ RUNNIN’, RUNNIN’) – perfect song for indian run up and around delong drive in front of the museum

    TRACK 3 – SURVIVOR – EYE OF THE TIGER – three minutes of Rocky Balboa’s in front of the museum

    TRACK 4 – PETER GABRIEL – KISS THAT FROG – i am a huge fan of peter Gabriel so we had to incorporate one of his songs. For the length of the song perform flutter kicks – when Peter sings “Kiss that frog” – time to morph to Crunch frogs.

    TRACK 5 – BEASTIE BOYS – BRASS MONKEY – hold the Al Gore, until “Brass Monkey” transition to monkey humpers. This was more monkey humpers than Al Gore. Around the time Belloq noticed the sunrise – a site to see this morning over the lake in front of NOMA.

    TRACK 6 – IMAGINE DRAGONS – THUNDER – Dragon Walk on the neutral ground in front of NOMA about 30 yards.

    TRACK 7 – LIONEL RICHIE – EASY LIKE SUNDAY MORNING – mosey to the rear wall of NOMA for some Sunday Mornings – aka Donkey Kicks. Hold Al Gore or People’s Chair throughout song – Each time Lionel belts out “Easy like Sunday Morning” time for 10-20 Donkey Kicks on count of YHC.

    TRACK 8 – MAROON 5 – SUNDAY MORNING – No rain was falling so the PAX were in for more Sunday Mornings at NOMA – Incline shoulder taps with feet on back wall of NOMA with “Sunday Mornings” sprinkled throughout the song.

    With about 7 minutes left circled at the flag for some Mary – each PAX led an exercise in cadence – LBC’s, boxcutters, Cockroaches, SSH, then with one minute left and Fracsac yet to lead – you guessed it 10 burpees.

    Circle up for announcements and intentions. Enjoyed the opportunity to lead and had fun this morning. If you have not been to the Renaissance, come check it out on Sunday.

    Sunday at the Renaissance

  • You’re doing whaaat? Said 2 FNG’s on the WB

    The Master Melvin is dedicated to the IPC this month, regardless of circumstances. For example, Frozone brought 2 FNG’s to the gloom, but may have failed to fully disclose what they would be doing. As the supplier of coupons, Frozone made sure there were enough to go around. These West Bank Pax don’t play around….

    YHC made a stop at the AO the night before and measured out a 400m track WB style. Once T-Square gets that pull up bar in place, this AO is going to be the place to be when you feel like knocking out a Murph! But back to the here and now….

    7 Pax, including 2 FNG’s hit the ground running with the week 2 IPC. This week was no joke, but YHC is glad he did it! A couple guys had to leave early, as this one ran over the normal time. Times have been entered in the spread sheet.

    COT with Count off, Name-o-rama, announcements, intentions, FNG naming, and closed with a prayer to the Sky Q.

    NMM – Welcome Roscoe (reference to Roscoe P Coltrain) and Hack Attack (Cyber Security guy). T-Claps for showing up and rocking the second week of the IPC! The WB is growing, men are getting stronger, and leaders are being created.

    Thanks for allowing me to be part of this incredible organization!

    SYITG

  • Remembering

    5 men did the annual 9/11 stair climb on Tuesday to remember and honor those 2792 men, women, and children who died 18 years ago. Hard to believe it’s that long ago already, and how much that event changed our world.

    With the grueling Iron Pax Challenge happening both the day before and after this beatdown, this was a great opportunity for us to slow down a bit, talk, and reflect.

    Sweating profusely with the 100% humidity that seems to accompany every day here, we wondered aloud how difficult it must’ve been for those firefighters to ascend in all their gear, with all that weight and heat, and with the knowledge that things would likely not go well for them. YHC cannot imagine the fear that would produce, and that these men were able to push that aside and rush up is astonishing.

    So we climbed 82 1/2 flights at Grandmother’s, which according to Pelican’s calculations approximated the 110 floors of the WTC. Quick Mary of 20x Merkins, Hello Dolly’s, Freddie Mercs, and LBC’s. COT and Chewy prayed us out, reminding us to be thankful for the sacrifice those men and women made for our country.

  • The Revolution Will Not Be Televised

    Arthur and his trusty servant Patsy “ride” into a field where peasants are
    working. They come up behind a cart which is being dragged by a hunched-over peasant in ragged clothing. Patsy slows as they near the cart.

    Arthur: Old Woman!

    The peasant turns around, revealing that he is in fact a man.

    Man: Man!
    Arthur: Man, sorry…. What knight lives in that castle over there?
    Man: I’m thirty-seven!
    Arthur: (surprised) What?
    Man: I’m thirty-seven! I’m not old–
    Arthur: Well I can’t just call you “man”…
    Man: Well you could say “Dennis”–
    Arthur: I didn’t know you were called Dennis!
    Man: Well, you didn’t bother to find out, did you?!
    Arthur: I did say sorry about the “old woman”, but from behind, you looked–
    Man: Well I object to your…you automatically treat me like an inferior!
    Arthur: Well I am king…
    Man: Oh, king, eh, very nice. And ‘ow’d you get that, eh?
    (he reaches his destination and stops, dropping the cart)
    By exploiting the workers! By ‘angin’ on to outdated imperialist dogma
    which perpetuates the economic and social differences in our society.
    If there’s ever going to be any progress,–
    Woman: Dennis! There’s some lovely filth down ‘ere!
    (noticing Arthur) Oh! ‘Ow’d’ja do?
    Arthur: How do you do, good lady. I am Arthur, king of the Britons. Whose
    castle is that?
    Woman: King of the ‘oo?
    Arthur: King of the Britons.
    Woman: ‘Oo are the Britons?
    Arthur: Well we all are! We are all Britons! And I am your king.
    Woman: I didn’t know we ‘ad a king! I thought we were autonomous collective.
    Man: (mad) You’re fooling yourself! We’re living in a dictatorship! A
    self-perpetuating autocracy in which the working classes–
    Woman: There you go, bringing class into it again…
    Man: That’s what it’s all about! If only people would–
    Arthur: Please, please, good people, I am in haste! WHO lives in that
    castle?
    Woman: No one lives there.
    Arthur: Then who is your lord?
    Woman: We don’t have a lord!
    Arthur: (spurised) What??
    Man: I told you! We’re an anarcho-syndicalist commune! We’re taking
    turns to act as a sort of executive-officer-for-the-week–
    Arthur: (uninterested) Yes…
    Man: But all the decisions of that officer ‘ave to be ratified at a
    special bi-weekly meeting–
    Arthur: (perturbed) Yes I see!
    Man: By a simple majority, in the case of purely internal affairs–
    Arthur: (mad) Be quiet!
    Man: But by a two-thirds majority, in the case of more major–
    Arthur: (very angry) BE QUIET! I order you to be quiet!
    Woman: “Order”, eh, ‘oo does ‘e think ‘e is?
    Arthur: I am your king!
    Woman: Well I didn’t vote for you!
    Arthur: You don’t vote for kings!
    Woman: Well ‘ow’d you become king then?
    (holy music up)
    Arthur: The Lady of the Lake– her arm clad in the purest shimmering samite, held aloft Excalibur from the bosom of the water, signifying by
    divine providence that I, Arthur, was to carry Excalibur. THAT is why
    I am your king!
    Man: (laughingly) Listen: Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government! Supreme executive power
    derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some… farcical
    aquatic ceremony!
    Arthur: (yelling) BE QUIET!
    Man: You can’t expect to wield supreme executive power just ’cause some
    watery tart threw a sword at you!!
    Arthur: (coming forward and grabbing the man) Shut UP!
    Man: I mean, if I went ’round, saying I was an emperor, just because some moistened bink had lobbed a scimitar at me, they’d put me away!
    Arthur: (throwing the man around) Shut up, will you, SHUT UP!
    Man: Aha! Now we see the violence inherent in the system!
    Arthur: SHUT UP!
    Man: (yelling to all the other workers) Come and see the violence inherent in the system! HELP, HELP, I’M BEING REPRESSED!
    Arthur: (letting go and walking away) Bloody PEASANT!
    Man: Oh, what a giveaway! Did’j’hear that, did’j’hear that, eh? That’s
    what I’m all about! Did you see ‘im repressing me? You saw it,
    didn’t you?!

  • Sweatin’….

    I have been to many F3 workouts over the past 21 months, all of which have been great in their own way. But this time I was hoping to do something a little different. At a sales meeting earlier this year, my company had an 80’s themed party that my division elected to dress in 80’s workout era clothing. After a short parooze on Amazon, I came across a Richard Simmons costume, complete with a balding headpiece. I just could not pass it up, especially for under $15! The costume was a hit at the work party, even though Richard dropped a rather husky girl while attempting a dip on the dancefloor. In all fairness to Richard, the dip was unexpected, the healthy young lady was caught up in the moment, and who could blame her.  Still glassy eyed, my immediate thought the next morning was, “I need to Q a workout as Richard Simmons!” so I looked at the Q schedule, and saw I was up at WPM for September 6th. I strategically planned the walk up to the PAX right as the clock struck 5:30AM, announced my disclaimer as impersonating a professional trainer, but really not one, and we moseyed in front of Tulane University for a warm up to the classic sound of the Macarena. All exercises were done in cadence, which fell right into the beat of the music.

    SSHx20

    Imperial Walkers x 20

    Arm Circles x 10

    Backwards AC x 10

    After a jaunt to the little mountain Richard determined there was too much traffic there, so an audible was called, and the PAX proceeded to the big mountain where we formed 3 lines for an Indian Run, but not just any old Indian Run. This time we ran prisoner style while flashing our best jazz hands. We stopped on the 5th floor to partner up for some DORA 123.  Exercises were done with various Queen songs in the background (Bicycle Race of course). While partner one was exercising, partner 2 was running up the stairs to the 7th floor, then back down the ramp, and tagging into the exercise picking up where partner one left off this continued until all exercises were complete. 

    Merkins x 100

    Bobby Hurley’s x 200

    Freddie Mercury’s x 300,  1=1

    Once complete the PAX made its way down to the benches for a quick round of the following all in cadence:

    Dips x 20

    Incline Merkins x 20

    The PAX then gathered in front of touchdown Jesus for a round of Mary all while listening to one of Richard’s favorite songs, ”Believe” by Cher. All exercises were done in cadence:

    Penguins x 20

    LBCs x 20

    American Hammer (Douille style) x 20

    Angie’s List pointed out that there was still a little time left on the clock, so the PAX knocked out 10 Herpes on their own. 

    We then circled up around the flag, counted off, had nameorama, intentions, announcements and a closing prayer.  It is always an honor to lead this group of men! I hope everyone who attended the workout enjoyed the little change of pace, as you never know when Richard will pop up again!