Tag: Angies List

  • Form police – from MacGyver

    FORM POLICE
    Warm Up
    Hillbillies (15)
    Imperial walkers (15)
    Abe vagodas (8)
    Grass grabbers (10)
    Cherry pickers (10)
    Peter Parker’s (15)
    Parker Peter’s 1(0)

    Select battle buddy

    Run to golf course
    First green Area
    Ring of fire, Pax hold plank while teams bear crawl around the circle

    Second green
    Squats x30
    (Form police, bad reps = do it again) total of 45 reps were done

    Third green
    Push ups x15
    (Form Police)

    Fourth green
    Burpees x10
    (Form Police) total of 18 were done

    Fifth green
    Wheel barrow Across the green , switch with buddy, Wheel barrel back

    Sixth green
    Each team does
    40 push-ups
    100 squats
    100 4Count LBC’s

    Back to COT for 12 count Echo stretch, Center/Right/left

    Tubesteak1
    Chiquita,
    Attendance
    Pop a lock
    EL wire
    King Kong
    couch
    Peaches
    Whopper
    Angie’s list
    Llama
    yanks
    Brown bag
    Tinkles’
    Meatball
    Sandbar
    Revit
    MacGyver
    Dewy
    Jingle Vader

  • Making it “uncomfortable” – from Sandbar

    YHC kicked off his last WPM as site Q exhorting the PAX to push themselves and step out of their “comfort” zones with their reps and runs.

    Mosey to the Loyola Palm circle for the Warm up. SSH, 5 burpees, Low slow squats, Windmills, Grassgrabbers, 10 more burpees.

    Mosey to the mountain. Pair up for the burpee ladder. One pax does 10 burpees while the other runs up one ramp and flat and does LBCs until the second PAX catches up and then runs past up one ramp and one flat and does 10 burpees. This added 30 more burpees.

    At the top we did 10 more burpees at the far end of the garage, then moseyed back and did 10 more burpees. (running total 65). Then all PAX down the stairs and 5 more burpees. Back up the stairs and 15 burpees. Back down the stairs and 10 burpees. Back up and 5 burpees. That completed a century of burpees @Bolt!.

    Back down the stairs and the PAX moseyed to ROTC pullup bars. YHC reminisced about spending 3 years next door at TLS, and smoking a cigarette with Antonin Scalia in the breezeway and sharing a beer with Ralph Nader just inside. 20 yrs goes by fast.

    At the pullup bars the PAX split into 4 groups – pullups, merkins, dips and LBOs. Count was 10 pullups and we ran the cycle 4 times.

    Mosey back to the flag and COT. YHC announced that after 3 1/2 years as site Q he was handing the mantle to @meatball. Thanks for the opportunity. Find ways to make yourself uncomfortable.

  • Whatever It Takes to Win a Race – from King Kong

    Before I arrived at the AO, I made a stop to drop off couple coupons in the front of the statue at Audubon Zoo. At 5:30 a.m. 15 Pax gathered at our imaginary flag. I gave my disclaimer and then headed towards the grass field in front of Audubon Zoo with few warm-ups in cadence: self-love, windmills, low slow squats, SSHs, Hillbillies, and Imperial Walkers.

    After our warm-ups, we moseyed to the statue at the Zoo. Upon Seaman’s request, we did reverse arm-circles and forward arm-circles. Then we did the following:

    Thang 1
    Hand release Merkins x 15 in slow cadence
    Lunges x 15 in cadence
    LBCs x 15 in cadence
    We formed 2 lines and Indian Ran to Magazine Street and back with the coupon. The PAX at the front of the line was carrying the brick.

    Thang 2
    Incline Merkins x 15 in slow cadence
    Squats x 15 in cadence
    American Hammers x 20 in cadence
    Indian Ran to Magazine Street and back…. except this time it’s a race. Losers did 5 burpees. With that in mind, G-Spot just took off with one of the coupon.

    Thang 3
    Decline Merkins x 10 in slow cadence
    Step Ups x 20 in cadence
    Crunchy Frogs x 20 in cadence
    Indian Ran to Magazine Street and back with the coupons.

    Thang 4
    Decline Shoulder Taps x 15 in cadence
    Sitting position with over head claps x 15 in cadence
    Flutterkicks x 15 in cadence

    Thang 5
    Another race!!! We formed 2 lines in a plank position. The coupon was located with the last Pax in line. After he pulled through the brick to the next Pax, he got up and ran to the front of the line and planked. Rinse and repeat until the entire team got past the third light post. Losers did 5 burpees.

    Thang 6
    Final race!!! We formed 2 lines in a standing position. The coupon started off with the last Pax in line. After the Pax did an overhead press, he passed the coupon to the next Pax and ran to the front of the line. Rinse and repeat until the entire team got back to the stop sign by the statue. We were all winners, and everyone did 5 burpees.

    Circled up in front of the Zoo with some Mary’s: Hello Dolly’s x 15 in cadence, Ukraine x 20 in cadence, Protractors.

    Moseyed back to the flag for some COT.

    We prayed for my friend John with his speedy recovery after his cancer surgery. We prayed for Tenderloin with a successful, smooth surgery this Friday. We also prayed for safe travels for family and friends who are traveling and rounding up summer vacations. Finally, we asked Sky Q to continue to give us physical and mental strength so that we can continue to lead in our communities.

    SYITG

    King Kong

  • Angie’s List will check you for Ticks – from Sandbar

    YHC has been in a constructive state of mind as of late and bricks seemed to be just the thing. Bonus is having my 2.0s leave the the comfort of the AC for 10 minutes to load my truck the night before.

    Warmup – 10 grass grabbers IC. That’s it.

    Mosey to the truck to pickup bricks. Mosey with the bricks to the levee.

    Recent rain had kept the levee board from mowing, or the inspection guy has been on vacation. Grass was high and wet. Much grousing among the PAX re: snakes, rats and ticks. Angie’s List was particularly interested in the ticks and where they might end up.

    We did 7’s. Brickbys at the bottom and squat thrusters at the top. Each PAX had to blaze a trail through the tall grass to the top of the levee and back down and apparently stuck to their trail after it was made. When we finished, there were these neat lines up and down the levee like a crop circle bar code. Well done gentlemen!

    Mosey with the bricks back to the zoo. Pair up for Dora – 100 merkins, 200 floyd maywethers (with bricks), 300 LBCs (with bricks).

    After, we had a few minutes left for people’s chair wonderbras and dodo birds on the wall of the zoo, with the bricks.

    Mosey back to the flag for COT.

  • Better Late Than Never – from King Kong

    I Q’ed almost a month ago and was too lazy to write a backblast. On June 26, I decided to write this…..

    We moseyed behind Tulane Gibson Hall and did some warm-ups. Then moseyed to PJs under the wind tunnel with more warm-ups. Then arrived to Tulane Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, which is named after El Wire’s grandfather.

    Here we did Dora 1, 2, 3. While one partner ran a loop around the parking lot, the other partner was doing 100 step ups, 200 shoulder taps, and 300 American Hammers. Flap-jack until the exercises were completed.

    After Dora, we ran to the baby Loyola garage. At the first ramp, we bear crawled to the next level. At the second ramp, we lunge walked to the next level. At the third ramp, we bear crawled backwards to the next level. Once we got to the top, we Native American ran down to the base of the mountain.

    We then moseyed to the Palm Court to finish it out with a round of Mary’s with some good form merkins.

    Back to the flag with COT.

  • Bricks Redux – from Sandbar

    WARM UP
    47 SSH IC, 150 Grassgrabbers IC, 15 windmills IC, 10 Self Love IC

    THANG 1 – BLIMPS at the lightpost intervals, followed by….another BLIMPS across magazine to the fountain.

    THANG 2 – PAX paired up for CBGB (Curls, Brickbys, Goblet Squats, Brick-flys ), one PAX lifts while the other runs with the bricks up two lights and back and flapjack, until all PAX complete. Repeat.

    THANG 3 – Mosey over to the wall. Dodo Bird (With two bricks assume the People’s Chair, brick in each hand and at rest down your sides is the default position. In cadence (1) side shoulder raise [arms straight and lifted to the sides to shoulder height], (2) back to default, (3) front shoulder raise [arms straight and lifted in front of you to shoulder height],and Wonderbra (assume the People’s Chair position. Start with bricks close to body at chest level. Push bricks up over head fully extending arms, bring bricks back down to chest position, then push them straight out in front until complete arm extension reached. Return to starting position). 3 sets 3 each. 20 Curles OYO in between.

    YHC then led the PAX to some dry-ish parking in front of the pool. Circle up for Choose your Own Mary – ALL WITH BRICKS) Ukrainian Brick Twists, LBCs, Floyd Mayweathers, Penguins,
    Dying Cockroaches, Dying Bugs, Freddy Mercurys, Supermans, Rosalitas, and chest presses.

    Say Anything (Bricks held above head like Loyd Dobler) back to Magazine, then back to the Flag for COT. Prayers for the Deb’s 2.0 having surgery today.

  • Frac in the Mist – from Fracsac

    Frac week came to close with a final Q at Misty Mountain. After a late night for many from the Barathon we had 4 HIMs show up for a solid beat down, 2 of which participated in said Barathon.
    After a brief disclaimer, Almonaster advised us to head to a Misty Favorite, the steps of a library on the Tulane Campus. Stop for a warmup in the grassy area en route for regular warmup stuff, finishing with 10 x 8 count Body builders.
    At the steps, incline ascending merkins up the 11 steps for 66 Merkins.
    Next were 11s with Big Boi Sit-ups at the bottom and Burpees at the top, bunny hopping up the steps each time. A little Mary at the request of Almonaster on the steps, then mosey back to grassy area for Jack Webb’s. Finish off with another round of Mary and mosey back to the flag for the COT.

    This was YHCs second appearance at Misty Mountain and his first Q.
    YHC had planned to head to regular mountain, very happy that Almonaster offered some veteran advice.
    Great 2nd F following the beat down at the Park.
    Thanks for posting with me and for allowing me to Q all week across the region! Love my F3 Brothers!

    SYITG

  • Frac Style Football at WPM – from Fracsac

    Frac week continued with a Q by YHC at WPM. 18 strong set out following a disclaimer. Circle up for some warmup stuff in the Rosy Palm Court. Count off in 1s and 2s. Then mosey to the Mountain for a two column Peoples run. Once up top, knocked out 3 x 10 Burpees EMOM, then back down the mountain where we set up cones and played keep away with the football where 5 complete passes was a point, two hand touch style.
    Mosey back to flag for COT.

    It was great to make it uptown to see some brothers YHC hasn’t seen in a while!

    SYITG

  • Simple Yet Effective – from Tinkles

    Light crowd even for a Monday. Jazz Fest? Personally dealing with a gimp shoulder, I wanted to offer a lower body focused beatdown with the option to modify the pace. The pax seemed to dig it and a good sweat was had by all.

    Warm Up: SSH IC x 30, Forward Arm Circles x 20, Reverse Arm Circles x 20, Imperial Walkers x 20.

    Beat Down: Simple circuit starting at the flag and run to shelter/benches for 20 step ups with each leg, continue down the gravel path past the band stand to the main loop for 30 LBCs, continue loop back to flag for 10 lunges with each leg. 20 step ups per leg were a source of debate with the leaders of the pack questioning the diligence of some of the other pax for their attention to counting. They did take a disproportionate amount of time. Most got at least 1.5 miles in.

    Count off, namorama, and intentions. For their efforts, the Pax were rewarded with a voluntold Q spot in the coming weeks!

  • FORTY FOUR – from King Kong

    April 26, 2022 is my 44th birthday. Since my birthday falls on a Tuesday this year (that’s my M’s workout day), I signed up to Q The Skinny months ago. I dedicated this beatdown with 44 reps.

    Warm-ups
    Arm Circles & Backward Arm Circles x 10 IC
    Right over Left and Right over Left x 10 seconds
    Grass Grabbers x 10 IC
    Hill Billies x 10 IC
    Imperial Walkers x 10 IC
    SSHs x 22 IC

    Moseyed to the field in front of Audubon Zoo.
    1 – hand release merkins x 22, then ran to the other end, hand release merkins x22, ran back to the other end of the field.
    2 – Squats x 22, ran to the other end, Squats x 22, ran back.
    3 – SSHs x 22, ran to the other end, SSHs x 22

    Moseyed to the levee.
    1 – Hand release burpees x 11, ran up the levee, Hurpees x 11, ran down the levee, Hurpees x 11, ran up the levee, Hurpees x 11, ran down the levee.

    2 – jump lunges x 11, ran up the levee, jump lunges x 11, ran down the levee, jump lunges x 11, ran up the levee, jump lunges x 11, ran down the levee.

    3 – leg raises x 11, ran up the levee, leg raises x 11, ran down the levee, leg raises x 11, ran up the levee, leg raises x 11, ran down the levee.

    Moseyed to the statue in front of Audubon Zoo.
    We did Dora 44. Partnered up. While one partner ran to the stop sign and back, the other was doing the following exercises:

    44 x Hurpees
    44 x Step Ups (2 is 1)
    44 x Shoulder taps and toe taps (4 is 1)

    Moseyed back to the flag for COT.

    I look forward every morning in the gloom with the PAX. I love to surround myself with leaders in our community, and this is why I bought into F3. I am always grateful to have the mental and physical strength to workout on a regular basis. I hope to lead many more birthday beatdowns in the future. SYITG.

    King Kong