F3 New Orleans

Category: Backblasts

  • F3 Northshore 2nd Anniversary Convergence Pre-Blast

    Come one, come all…the F3 Northshore 2nd Anniversary Convergence is this Saturday, April 14th.  We will meet on the Mandeville Lakefront at 0630 as always and employ the use of mechanical devices knows as “bicycles” to visit all of the Northshore AOs for some birthday beat down action.  Please bring your bike if possible.  If you don’t have one, don’t worry.  We’ve arranged for some extras.  YHC just needs a head count if possible so reach out via DM on Group Me or via text at 985-630-8463 to reserve your wheels.  The Plan is to be back on the Lakefront for our coffeeteria by 0830.  Will everything go according to The Plan?  Probably not, but you’ll have to post to find out.  See you in the Gloom.

  • Monday, Monday

    YHC showed up at the Milestone Marsh and, immediately, spotted a racoon, but, unfortunately, there were no other F3 brothers posting for this morning’s beatdown.  So, as one might expect the mind games began…should I stay or should I go?

    YHC decided to stay, as getting out of the fartsack seems to always be the hardest part.

    Warmup:

    SSH

    WM

    GM

    Excercises. Didnt really count, and dont remember the exact order, but here goes:

    Bear Crawls, Line Drills across basketball court, Crab Walk, Jog backwards.  At each baseline, I did these excercises: merkins, squats, lunge jumps, plankjacks, leg raises from reverse plank.

    mosey to workout equipment.

    pullups, australian pullups, freak nasties, merkins.

    mosey back to basketball court

    more running, running backwards, shuffling, line drills.

    ISI at baseline.

    Peace Out, back to the Hotel.

    Prayed myself out for a good week.

     

     

  • Yes we have F3 in California – now you know

    Wow it was kind of CHILLY this am with 55 degrees and wet earth to greet our AM.  I picked up our exchange student –Priorities– from Monterrey California – who was in town for WrestleMANIA.

    Hung out for a few minutes then at 530 I gave the disclaimer – we had a FNG today – F3 KOOPA – named after his Mario habits. Not fortnite but Mario.  Thats cool!  Welcome to the team – koopa.  18 PAX total for this gloomy beatdown.

    OK – so after the disclaimer we ran a parking lot lap.  Then we circled up  – SSH x 20, Imp Walker Squat x 20, Mountain Climber x 20, and Low Slow Squats x 20.   Mosey to the track.

    At the track we did – jog one running man, grapevine left one running man, grapevine right one running man, then backwards run for one running man.  REPEAT until we reach the PIMP station.  (Named by Nip Tuck)

    At the PIMP station – we did Px3B – Burpees x 15 and that is your count, then Pull ups, Plank jacks, and Pickle Pounders for the other 3 groups. One rotation.

    Back to the track.  RUN to the water station by the golf course.  Fast at your own pace.  At the water Dying Roaches until the 6 arrives.   IN CADENCE –   Flutter Kicks, Peter Parkers, Russian Twists, Parker Peters x 20

    Then Prisoner Run to the fountain.  (Hallelujah run) Hands over head.

    At the fountain we did – 25 step ups each leg, 20 dips and 15 decline merks OYO  This COP was CLASSIC 86 – no counting

    Bataan Lunge Walk with last guy doing 5 burpees before sprinting to the front

    After we all got one sprint and a ton of lunges, we ran to the row bars.  Plank Jacks instead of plank and wait.

    The plan was to run one running man and jog one running man.  CANDYLAND went crazy here and spent some serious energy

    At the row bars we set up for a short indian run to the FLAG.  It was 2 sprints for me to get to the FLAG.

    COT – we prayed for health and recovery for Holy Name dad – Kenny.  We also prayed for strength for his family in this tough week.

     

  • Soggy Bottom Boys at The Knoll

    Conditions: Mild temperatures, Wet, Damp, Humid, overcast. Although the rain stopped there was plenty of standing water so we could get our shoes and backsides soaked.

    ***Great post exercise story below too.  One new FNG on the way!***

      

     

    After getting over our disappointment that the rain had stopped we moseyed to the sundial for warmups consisting of Abe Vigodas, Austin Ass Kickers, 21’s and Bat Wings

    Following warm ups, we descended the Knoll to come up the other side doing lunges. The purpose of the lunges was to make the group look like Zombies from the Walking Dead. It worked.

    Assembling on the rugby pitch for Bearway to Heaven with Merkin Ladder, Q neglected to instruct the PAX to do a bear crawl between Burpee and Merkin intervals so the group just ran the first set. Rocket and Yes Dear were going fast and appearing to enjoy it so bear crawl requirement was reinstated for subsequent sets.

    Captain Thor Big Boy Sit Ups were next followed by a mosey down the Knoll so we could run up backwards 5 times doing the Bernie Sanders. Bern set in after rep 2

    Next, we moseyed to a spot with adequate mud and water for the Crunchy Frog exercise. Q’s cadence at this point sounded like a frog.

    Ending with an All You Got Run showed we had left it all somewhere back on the field with Moneycat’s car keys.

     

    Add-on by Worms:

    In the rain, lakes and mud Moneycat’s key fob fell out of his zipped jacket pocket somehow.  Most of the Pax had already left but the few remaining, Snackpack, Two-Shoes, Moneycat and Worms searched every inch of the park where we travelled and especially where he’d laid his jacket that morning but no luck. We called a known auto locksmith, Tigers Locksmith,  (an on-the-road key programming shop) but he wasn’t answering at the moment so I left a message.  We then called Popalock and they had someone on the way.   Then the Tiger Locksmith called back and said that “if you don’t have the fob then you still can’t start that car without the fob and the key”.   Fooey.    So I called the Popalock and said not to bother coming since Popalock could only open the car door to get Moneycat’s key but he’d still be stuck there since it was the key fob somewhere out there in those 96 acres of grassy knoll.   Popalock asked about the kind of car so they knew that but they failed to tell us that their guy could only get into the car and could not give him a way to drive the car.  I told Moneycat that we were not going to push him home while his engine was off and his transmission in park.  If it was in neutral I’m sure the 3 of us could grab that rear bumper and push Moneycat home since its only 12 miles to his home, but not with the wheels locked. I said no way.   So Drew of Tiger Locksmith showed up and he and Moneycat had a great time.  Turns out Drew Mulvanah is a Brother and is from New Zealand and he is very interested in F3.   He’s supposed to post with us soon!  Good work Moneycat for EHing the new man!  What a way to make friends other than over a beer!

  • Scramblin to backblast

    Its better late than never!  That’s my feeling about being so late for this backblast.  I apologize if any of you were waiting for it’s appearance with baited breath!

    warmarama:

    SSH x 20

    GM x 20

    HK x 20

    BK x 20 all IC

    3.2 mile run.   Mumble chatter here mostly—but, we got to hear shooter’s low-down on the performance of ALL of our F3 brethren in the Crescent City Classic.   Major T-Claps to all who ran!!!  Nice work, men!

    ISI challenge after the run and some merkins (is it really an F3 workout without them?), freak nasties, pull-ups, hello dollys, flutter kicks

    thanks to pelican to praying us out

    and thanks for letting me lead and become a better man

  • I’d better get this backblast done before Turbo yells at me

    Have you every felt like “Phil in the backseat of the Mirthmobile?”

    Some of you young whippersnappers may not be familiar with Phil, if so, check out this link

     

    So as the heavy weather plowed through Covington early Wednesday morning, it made me think of the lyrics from Bohemian Rhapsody…Thunder Bolt and Lighting very very frightening me….

    anyways… with the inclement weather I had to ditch my workout plan and go with the Bohemian Rhapsody:

    Bohemian:having informal and unconventional social habit

    Rhapsody:episodic yet integrated, free flowing in structure, featuring a range of highly contrasted moods, color, and tonality

     

    Here is how it went in the steady rain:

     

    Warmup: Side Straddle Hops,Squats, Arm Circles, Seal Jacks,Butt Kicks, Toe Touches, Speed-Skater Hops, all 20xIC, with plenty of merkins in between.

    Mosey over to the parking garage for Hurdle and Plank fun-o-rama:

    Each pax in plank position, spaced about 10 feet from each other. One jumps up and hurdles each of the planking pax, then assumes plank at the end of the line. Did this up the ramps to the upper deck.

    Then we ran the stairwells up and down and around with a task (burpees, merkins, ditchdiggers, duckhops) in between each of the four roundtrips.

    Then we did a few sets of sprints across the top deck and back. The rain was feeling good!

    Then we did a slow meandering Indian run down the parking garage ramps & back to the flag.

    A few minutes of mary: Nolan Ryans and flutter kicks.

    Count-o-rama, announcements, and Astro leads us out with a prayer.

     

  • Rollin’ Dice in da Rain (Gambleholics Anonymous)

    So Much for the ch4 forecast last night saying that the rain would be out of here by 5am and we would only get about 1/2 an inch! Fortunately, it settled to a light drizzle by the stroke of 6:30am. (not so much for our southshore bretheren)

    But the 1st rule of Gambleholics Anonymous is to show up…I suppose. And so 4 brave PAX indeed did just that. Calling a rain-induced audible to the planned strategy for YHC’s clandestine beatdown, we opened with a little warm-o-rama consisting of 20x each:

    Toe Touches

    Windmills

    SSH

    Imperial Walkers

    High Knees

    After an unusually brief mosey we commenced with a dice-rolling, knowledge-testing, beatdown of fun, ass-whoopin dimensions! And speaking of brief, for those who did not claim victory over the dry fart sack and the torrential weather that southern Louisiana was presented with this gloom, this is all of this sure-to-reappear beatdown  you have access to at this point.

    After returning from whence we came, we closed out with Mary consisting of 20x:

    Freddy Flutters

    Crunchy Frogs

    100s

    Count, Name , Prayer

    2 year convergence next saturday, sure to be an adventure not to be missed. Bring your bike if you can/have one

    Many thanks to the PAX who posted and endured the beta test if YHCs lead today. For those who didn’t…you’ll get your chance soon – I pinky promise!

  • 11’s Up The Mountain

    It was a lovely morning for 19 men to meet in the gloom to grow and improve themselves.  DISCLAIMER!  Let’s mosey… circle up in front of the Tulane sign:

    -SSH x 30 IC

    -IW x 30 IC

    -Mt Climbers x 30 IC

    -Arm Circles x 30 IC (10 ea dir; front/back/chinook)

    -J-Lo’s x 20 IC

    Let’s head to the bottom of the mountain.  Column of twos and Indian Run to the top.  It’s time to bring 11’s back…we just don’t do them anymore.  At the top, on your own, run to the bottom of the incline, do 10 crossfit merkins, run back up and do 1 WWII sit-ups…run back down and do 9 crossfit merkins, run back up for 2 WWII sit-ups, and keep going until reversed.  After a couple of the young studs finished and planked, the rest of us stopped where we were and headed down the mountain to the lawn in front of touchdown Jesus for some Mary.

    That was fun and we still have time for more Mary:

    -LBC x 30 IC

    -Penguins x 30 IC

    -Flutter kicks x 20 IC

    -Hello Dolly’s x 20 IC

    -Wife Pleasers x 20 IC

    Plank Time: Full Plank, Low Plank, left arm up plank, right arm up plank, low plank, full plank

    Hurry up to the SF so we’re not late and RY chews us out….countoff, namerama, announcements, shoutouts and a prayer.  Welcome Skid Mark from F3-South Wake, NC.   It was a pleasure to lead.  I look forward to the next time.

  • R.E.D Friday – The Collin Hero WOD

    Conditions:  Overcast and 61.

    Perfect morning to get some work in.  I showed up about 12 minutes early to find Hand Grenada had beaten me to the AO.  He helped me set up the “equipment” for today’s Hero WOD.  (Thanks to Triple Shift for the buckets of water he stashed by the pumps and thanks to Jefferson Parish for not removing said buckets).

    In all, 8 men posted this morning to pay tribute to our service men and women deployed around the world.  We were honored to have two Veterans with us – Mahatama and Kimchi.  Thank you for your service.

    Warm-up

    SSH x 31; Peter Parker x 31; Windmills x 15; Forward Arm Circles x 15; Morocan Night Club (sans squat) x 15; Backward Arm Circles x 15

    The Thang – Collin Hero WOD

    The goal is 6 rounds in 35 minutes.  Push yourself to do more than that.

    • 400 meter Rock Carry – Use a rock between 20 and 30 pounds
    • 12 Push Press – Use a rock between 40 and 60 pounds
    • 12 Box Jumps – Can be modified to step ups
    • 12 Sumo Deadlift Hi-Pulls – Use Bucket full of water

    Impressive performances all around.  Mahatma, the unofficial king of R.E.D Friday workouts, got in 8 rounds.  Kimchi and YHC got in 7, All others got in 6 more or less.

    • T-claps to Abacus for wearing Red to R.E.D. Friday.  The man gets it.
    • T-claps to HVAC for not only getting in some running before the workout, but timing his pre-thang run so that it ended exactly at 0530
    • T-claps to Hand Grenada for posting consistently since Walley EH’d him (and for not parking illegally).
    • T-claps to Kimchi for coming out on his day off – he’s worked 14 straight 12 hour days or 12 straight 14 hour days…I’m not sure, but either way it’s hard.
    • T-claps to Abacus, Two Yutes, and Rev Sox.  Their consistency and growth is impressive.
    • And T-claps to Mahatma for being a beast and pushing us all.  When I grow up I want to be like him.

    NMM

    Collin Thomas – Age 33 – Morehead, KY

    Navy Special Warfare Operator Chief Collin Trent Thomas, 33, of Morehead, Kentucky, assigned to a Navy SEAL team based out of Little Creek, Virginia, was fatally shot on August 18, 2010, during combat operations in Eastern Afghanistan.  He is survived by his fiance Sarah Saunders, his parents, Clay and Jean Thomas, and his sister Meghan Edwards.

    “Collin Thomas was a brave American patriot and an incredibly gifted Navy SEAL.  His tireless professionalism, inspiring passion for life, and humble demeanor made him a role model for all who knew him.”

     

     

  • A Dirty Dozen at Okwata

    The Pax enjoyed another cool, albeit windy, morning at the Okwata AO.  Before long, the gloom will be filled with thick and humid air, so 12 Pax posted to take advantage of it.  YHC pulled up to the AO and was surprised to see our F3 Flag, which could only mean one thing:  Reluctant Yankee was in attendance.  Tagging along with our regional Nantan was none other than OBT, credited as co-founder of F3, which makes him awesome.  Bogey had indicated he may show up this morning, but YHC told him he had to.  That worked?  Cool!

    Several other Pax slowly assembled as the clock approached 0530.  At 0530, YHC took a headcount and found we had an odd number, which was somewhat disappointing, but all would be good.  Brief Disclaimer, and we were off….

    Mosey around the mardi gras fountain, carioca left, then right, then continue our mosey to the grassy area in front of the fountain.

    Warmup
    Just as we started the warmup, the 12th Pax arrived, making us a dirty dozen! YHC could hardly contain the excitement!
    SSH IC x 31
    Imperial Sq Walkers IC x 10
    Hillbilly’s IC x 15
    Mountain Climbers IC x 10
    Peter Parker IC x 10

    With our dirty dozen, it was time to mosey to the levee. YHC was so excited, he forgot about double shots at the Barre with Jack Webb…but that’s ok, the Pax made up for that with the following:

    Burp Back Mountain (There was much rejoicing)
    Partner Up
    Pax 1 does Burpees at the base of the levee
    Pax 2 does quadraphilia up the levee and run back down (always facing Okwata) 3 times, then swap with Pax 1
    Continue until 100 burpees cumulative are completed. Once complete, both Pax continue with quadraphilia until all Pax complete the burpees

    Mosey to the House of Pain (HOP) for stations:
    Partner up
    Station 1 – Merkins AMRAP
    Station 2 – Squats AMRAP
    Station 3 – Step Ups AMRAP
    Station 4 – Dips AMRAP
    Station 5 – Pull ups AMRAP
    Station 6 – Bear Crawl up the levee, 5 burpees, run back down (timer)

    The Pax was killing it, leaving plenty more time for more pain! Mosey to corner of Lakeshore and Canal for, you guessed it, 4 Corners!
    Corner 1 – 10 Burpees OYO – Why? Why not!
    Run up and over levee to Amethyst St and Canal
    Corner 2 – Monkey Humpers IC x 20
    Run across Canal
    Corner 3 – Mekins IC x 30 (up down count)
    Run back across the levee to Lakeshore
    Corner 4 – Squats IC x 20 (4 count, so that’s like 40)
    Run back to corner 1 for….wait for it…..Catalina Wine Mixers IC x 10 (and there was much rejoicing)

    Mosey back to the flag for..

    Mary
    Flutter Kicks IC x 20
    Tin Snips IC x 20 (OBT pointed out that these were egg beaters, but YHC likes to still use Tin Snips as a credit to HVAC)
    LBC’s IC x 30
    Penguins IC x 20

    That took us to 0615, which means…

    COT
    Countoff, Name-o-rama, announcements, intentions, and closed with a prayer.

    NMM
    YHC indicated OBT was awesome as a co-founder of F3 because F3 is a gift that YHC wishes more men could experience. I know I’m preaching to the choir, but continue to EH like Triple Shift. T-Claps to Triple Shift for getting F3 NOLA aired by Ed Daniels on WGNO last night!  The Monkey Humpers at Corner 2 brought up some conversation about the camera crew again and the disappointment of not being captured on film…..

    Thanks for posting with me today!  Until next time…

    SYITG