F3 New Orleans

Tag: Audubon Park

  • A first at The Skinny

    “What seems to us as bitter trials are often blessings in disguise.” – Oscar Wilde

    YHC has never been to The Skinny, and I’ve always wondered how it was compared to Rock City….I mean, we throw rocks around!  The Skinny does hold its own, and glad to get my first Q here.

    15 men gathered for a Monday beatdown in the gloom to get rid of the pain from the Saints game yesterday.  Football is truly a game of inches:

    So close!  Anyway, here is what we did, but first…

    DISCLAIMER

    The Thang

    Mosey over to the light poles by the track, and circle up

    COP #1

    15x Seal Jacks IC
    15x Plank Jacks IC
    15x Merkins IC (It’s like a SSH for your chest…kind of)
    15x SSH IC
    15x Smurf Jacks IC

    Line up at the light poles near track.

    Burpicides – Suicides with ascending burpee count for the # of light poles (e.g. 1st Light Pole = 1 Burpee, 4th Light Pole = 4 Burpees) + 5 Burpees at the startline each time

    5 light poles = 40 Burpees Total

    Plank and wait, then over to the picnic tables

    COP #2

    15x Channing Tatum (Right Leg Stepups)
    12x Single Leg Squat Reaches (Right Leg)
    12x Single Leg Hop Kicks (Jumping on Right Leg)
    Flapjack legs and repeat

    Mosey back to the light poles near the track and circle up

    COP #3

    Jack Webbs (1:2 Ratio) – a merkin, then two air presses.  Increase merkins by 1, and air presses by 2 until you hit 10 merkins and 20 air presses.

    Mosey over to the 4th light pole and circle up

    COP #4

    15x Crunchy Frogs IC
    15x Putins IC
    12x Scissor Holds Q-command
    15x Flutter Kicks IC

    Enough for now, mosey over to the ledge by the band stand.

    COP #5

    15x Dips IC
    15x Low Slow Squat Jumps IC
    15x Dips IC
    15x Low Slow Squat Jumps IC
    15x Dips IC
    15x Low Slow Squat Jumps IC

    Ouch!  Head to the water fountain to recover, then over to the flag, where we ended with a COT. Thanks for letting me lead.

    Naked Man Moleskin

    See RY’s email this week.  Plenty of important dates to remember!

  • The Outsider from Lake Terrace

    “There is strength in numbers.” – Swahili Proverb

    16 men made up the Pax for today’s beatdown.  Although Uptown thinks there is no one/place else in the world, YHC was welcomed with open arms for a Q at the Birdcage (at least initially). Let’s get to it, but first….

    DISCLAIMER

    Tha Thang

    Quick mosey around the golf course parking lot and over to a soggy patch of grass

    COP#1

    10x Burpees OYO
    20x SSH IC
    9x Burpees OYO
    20x Seal Jacks IC
    8x Burpees OYO

    Mosey over to lamp post alley and partner up

    Pax #1 – Merkincides (10 Merkins at start, then run to a sequential lamp post (1..2..3..etc.) and back… there were 5 of em.
    Pax #2 – 12x Dips IC, then up and over the bandstand until Pax #1 is finished…maybe got 6 – 9 sets of these.

    Once done, we took a short walk-to-mosey over to the 4th lamp post and partnered back up for some gassers.

    Gassers = Pax hates the Q, but the Q loves you!!

    smile pleased reaction

    A gasser consisted of running back and forth for 40 secs, then hold Al Gores for 15 secs
    Pax #1 – 3rd lamp post and back
    Pax #2 – 5th lamp post and back

    We did these 5x.  On the 5th Al Gore, we did low squat pulses x 15IC….remember, YHC loves you!

    Slow mosey over to the labyrinth for some Mary time… oh, hello there, creepers in the dark…

    black and white horror scared creepy scary

    YHC called an audible, and we headed back over to a grassy area that was lit up near Magazine.

    COP #3 – 6MOM

    15x Putins IC (we never do these first)
    15x Flutter Kicks IC
    15x Hello Dolly w/ Leg Lifts
    Plankorama – Q Command style

    Back to the flag, where we finished with a COT.  I don’t think the Birdcage will welcome an “out-of-towner” again…this was RY’s reaction (insert “Shorty” for “Spana”)

    …but it’s always a pleasure to Q here.  Thanks for letting me lead.

    Naked Man Moleskin

    Speaking of strength in numbers, the F3 NOLA Convergence is 8.15.16.  Mark your calendars, and let’s get every Uptown/Northshore/Lakeview/Metairie/Gentilly/etc Pax to post to this.  Numbers are powerful!

    GO Ruck is 11.11.16…Do it!
    http://www.goruck.com/tough-challenge-new-orleans-la-11-11-2016-10834/p/E010834

  • Life Lessons

    “I asked Life, ‘Why are you so difficult?’  Life smiled and said, ‘You people never appreciate easy things.’ ”  – the Wise Man on top the Mountain

    15 men overcame their first daily test this gloom (SFx’s Wisdom), and decided to get better today! Here is what we did, but first,

    DISCLAIMER

    THA THANG

    Warmup mosey around St. Charles, and circle up by Tulane

    COP#1
    20x Seal Jacks IC
    20x Peter Parkers IC
    20x SSH IC
    20x Parker Peters IC
    20x Press Jacks IC

    Mosey over to Bench Alley, and line up for some Tabata

    4 rounds:
    20 sec of Dips
    10 sec of Al Gores

    Mosey to WPM and line up at the first ramp.  YHC explained the rules of advancing up through the mountain.  Two floors up, One floor down.  We did a COP at each floor:

    3rd floor:
    12x Alt. Lunges IC
    8x Alt. Jump Lunges IC

    4th floor:
    12x Shoulder Taps IC
    8x Shoulder Tap Merkins IC

    5th floor:
    12x Squats IC
    8x Low Squat Pulses IC

    6th floor:
    12x Heal Taps IC
    6x Leg Up & Ins IC (Right)
    6x Leg Up & Ins IC (Left)

    7th floor:
    3 rounds of a Vinyasa

    Ran down the stairs to the bottom of WPM, and over to a grassy area.

    COP#7 – 6MOM
    15x Crunchy Frogs IC
    15x Real Freddie Mercury IC
    15x Dying Coachroach IC
    15x Putins IC
    15x Penguins IC

    Back to the flag, where we ended with a COT.  Thanks for letting me lead guys!

    NAKED MAN MOLESKIN

    Tclaps to Saban for posting today.  He killed this beatdown!

    Workout was modelled after the saying “two steps forward, and one step back”.  Always keep pushing through troubling times in your life…you’ll get through it!

    GO Ruck is 11.11.16.  I’m pretty sure this is going to be your best day of your life!  Sign up now!
    http://www.goruck.com/tough-challenge-new-orleans-la-11-11-2016-10834/p/E010834

     

     

  • Acronymophilia

    After a friendly reminder from Mother Yankee, YHC showed up early this morning and even with a watch (tho per Roots it was four minutes slow). So after a lame disclaimer, a PAX of an even dozen began the THANG.

    Mosey to warm up.
    Good Mornings x15IC
    Imperial Walkers x30IC
    SSHs x30IC
    Peter Parkers x30IC

    Mosey to soccer field for first COP, or what YHC called COMBS. Split up into five groups for some OYO.
    C – Crawl across the soccer goal for the count.
    O – Overhead claps (basically SSHs forcing the lazier PAX to do it the right way)
    M – Merkins, obviously.
    B – Could’ve been Big Boy Situps, but wasn’t. Burpees, of course.
    S – Squats

    Rinse and repeat for some DownPAINment, except this time C is 10 Corn-on-the-Cobs: basically, 10 pull ups alternating from side to side.

    Mosey for second COP. It was going to be ATMs (alternating shoulder taps, then tempo merks and then fast merkins), but QHC had a senior moment. So instead, it was a Merk-and-Burp ladder. A single burpee, then the next burpee with two merkins, then the next burpee with three merks, etc. to a merkin with ten burpees, then back down: a burpee with nine merkins, then a burpee with eight merkins, etc. down to a regular burpee with just one merkin. So that was 19 burpees and 100 merkins.

    Mosey to Popp Fountain for third COP, or what YHC called LIMBS (he had thought of CLIMB, but forgot was C should be). It’s a variation on Dora. The PAX paired up. 75 lunges, 75 imperial walkers, 75 merkins, 75 burpees (sorry! not really), and 75 squats. While one of the pair started the LIMBS, the other ran down the allee and back, and then pick up where partner left off, etc. In the words of SpongeBob, ARRGGG.

    Short, slow mosey to a quick Mary: 101 LBCs. If QHC can count, that’s about 200 merks, 100 burpees and 100 LBCs, plus some lagniappe because the weather was so cool.

    Mosey back to flag for Namorama, jumbled announcements, intentions, and a muddled prayer. Thanks for putting up with old dudes, YHC

  • Fire Mountain

    The skies decided to open up in the middle of the night before the workout, which somehow always seems to always happen before YHC is scheduled to Q.  The flooded conditions at the AO required some audibles and detours to get through the workout, but we made it through (somewhat) unscathed.  After a quick disclaimer, we moseyed over to the 9th hole tee box for a warmup (all in cadence): SSH x25, IW x25, LSS x20, Mountain climbers x25, Merkins x10.

    We then zig-zagged through the water to the field with the soccer goal for four corners.  We did a different workout at each corner with a sprint through the mud in between:

    • Squat jumps x25
    • Lunges x20
    • Monkey humpers x15
    • Burpees x10

    Mosey from there to the Fly and circle up at the base of the Mountain:  Hello Dolly x25 (IC), hold it, 90, 45, 6 in., 45, 90, Rosalitas x25 (IC).  After a ten count, we did 11s on the two sides of the Mountain, starting with 1 wide merkin on the near side and 10 diamond merks on the far side.  We all got hit bad by fire ants during 11s.  Need to remember to avoid the Moutain next time it rains.

    Short on time, we headed back to the invisible flag for the court, name-o-rama, and prayer.

  • Don’t Bring Me Down

    With our scheduled Q Tinkles still on the mend, YHC decided to repeat most of Saturday’s workout.

    A brief disclaimer then we moseyed to the lights for the first COP:

    SSH x20, MC X20, IW x15, PP x20, Hillbillies x20, Parker Peter x20 & Seal Jacks x20

    After the warm-up we lined up at the wooden stakes for a burpee light run:

    One burpee at the first light, two burpees at the second, etc. then we finished with five back at the stakes for a total of 20.

    Water break then another COP:

    Plank MC x20, Squats x20, Plank PP x20, Squat Jumps x10, Lunge Climbers x10

    Another round of burpees at the lights (20) then another water break. T-Claps to El Wire for setting the pace during both rounds (under 4 minutes).

    At the benches by the pond:

    RLSU x25, Dips x20,  LLSU x25, Declining Parker Peter x15, Derkins x8, Right Leg-up x10, Left Leg-Up x10

    Back for another COP:

    LBC x25, Dolly Ups x16, Putins x20, Flutter Kicks x15, Dying Cockroach x20, Real Freddie Ms x20.

    Back to the Benches:

    Bulgarian Split Lunge L x12, Incline Merkin Left Leg Up x12, BSLR x12, IMRLU x12

    Finally, a three minute plank-o-rama at the flag:

    Plank Walk x10, Right Arm Up, Left Arm Up, Elbow Plank, One Arm Elbow left then right and finished with MI for 15 seconds

    Count off, Name-o-rama including the longest naming session for the FNG Bruce (Jender Catamount Kardashian is still available for the next FNG) then an extremely short prayer.

    Thanks for the good work. No time for stretching and yoga today…

     

  • Low Slow & Hold

    Pre-Thang

    YHC called out by Yankee that only appearances are when Q’ing.  Guess there’s more Splash Q’ing in the future.  The normal flag staking was blocked off due to track repaving in the park.  Heat wasn’t so bad but humidity was right on up there.

    Warm-Up

    Mosey around street car tracks and over to Touchdown Jesus for some Jack’n around:

    • COP IC: Seal Jacks x 30, Smurf Jacks x 15, Plank Jacks x 20, On your six jacks (horizontal side straddle hop) x 15, SSH x 30

    The Thang

    Mosey to Green Wave pull up bars.  Pair off for circuit training.  Balls to wall right after burpees may not have been the best idea.  YHC nearly passed out going into pull up holds.  Not sure if it was the humidity or the blood rush to the head.

    • Count is 15 burpees, Balls to Wall hold, Pull-Up holds, Elbow Plank hold, Monkey Humps – rinse and repeat with burpee count reduced to 10

    Mosey over to benches by the mountain for some slow counts (3 count down, 3 count hold, 3 count up x 15):

    • IC: Squats, Decline Merikans, Dips, Include Merikans, Squats

    Slow mosey underneath the mountain for a quick Mary.  Great counts Mulligan, but it didn’t mess with YHC’s cadence.

    • COP IC: LBCs x 30, Box Cutters x 15, Russian Twists x 15

    Mosey back towards the flag for some yoga stretching.  That’s right, yoga stretching for all the ladies to see.  Yankee thought the PAX was going to get arrested as we waved all our parts in the air.

    • 15 cadence count on up dog, triangle pose left, triangle pose right, bridge (wife pleasers but hold it up in the air)

    Name-O-Rama: 10 men decided to get a little better this AM in Uptown.

    Shout Out:  Prayer requests go out to RY and Agassi’s cousin as well as G-Spots sister.  Thanks to the Sky Q for making us better men.  We step into the weekend with gratitude and love for all those around us.

  • Getting in 9 holes the hard way

    In the spirit of 40 something year olds winning and finishing second in the Open, I had the privilege to lead a crowd of 30 and 40 somethings (no “Hate” and no “Respect” this morning.)  Also they have blocked off part of the running track at Audubon so we improvised.

    Started with a PAX of 10, RY showed up at the first to bring us to 11.

    Mosey to the Grandstand

    COP#1 SSH x 20, Mountain Climbers x20, Jump ups x 20, pool outs x 20 (done while standing pushing yourself up on a platform at chest height to resemble getting out of the pool)

    Mosey to the golf course where we “played 9” in a somewhat random order

    Hole 7- Sprint the length of the Par 3.  3 Burpees and 20 Merkins

    Hole 8- SSH the length of the Par 4. 4 Burpees and 20 Squat jumps

    Hole 9- Side step left x 10 then right x 10 and repeat for length of par 4.  4 Burpees and 20 Russian twists

    Indian Run to hole 10.  To celebrate our 5 under score we did 5 burpees.

    Hole 10- Indian Run to end of par 5. 5 Burpees, 10 Diamond Merkins, 10 staggered arm merkins (5 each arm)

    Hole 11- Sprint the length of the par 3. 3 Burpees, 20 lunges

    Hole 12- Bear crawl then mosey the Par 4. 4 Burpees 20 LBC’s.

    Hole 13- Backwards run the par 3. 3 Burpees, 20 Dips.

    Hole 18- Indian run the par 5. 5 burpees, 20 lateral jumps

    Hole 5- Sprint to the end of par 4. (El-Wire took the win).  4 Burpees and 20 Hello Dollys

    Mosey back to the missing flag.  Count off, Name-o-rama. FNG (he is an architect and Constanza was taken so he gets to be Vandalay even though that was in import-export business.) Prayer for understanding and friends in uniforms. Announcements and off for Coffee.  Yankee says we finished with 2.28 miles. (I had sore arms as well)

  • The Inaugural Gnarly Nutria

    18 F3 Men and about 25 Pokemon Go players invaded Audubon Park last night looking to do something completely stupid and utterly pointless. The F3 men were a success and I can only assume the same for the Pokemon Go players.

    Put this on your calendars for July 19th, 2017 @ 2115 hrs

    The Thang

    It was Uptown vs. The World.  The World team consisted mostly of men from Lakeview and Metairie, although we will accept F3 men from all parts.  There was some controversy as to which team Jingle Vader would be representing.  As we all know, he is a man of the World; however, on a postal code technicality he was relegated to the Uptown team.

    The competition consisted of 3 laps around Audubon Park, roughly 5.33 miles in total.  Each man received 1 point per lap.  Anyone completing all 3 laps received 1 bonus point for each man he finished ahead of (including teammates). In the end our Uptown brothers prevailed 105.5 – 81. Results are below:

    Uptown 105.5
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    The World 81
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  • The Uptown Warm-Up

    YHC decided to throw a bone to all those living outside the wondrous land we call Uptown. Lord knows Metairie can use all the help it can get. So off 13 PAX went in a long twisty loop around park.

    Down the track past some lush trees giving off this nice cooling effect, we circled for the first COP: (Are there trees in Metairie? YHC thought, maybe a dead palm tree on Vets…poor souls)

    SSH x20, PP x20, PP Plank x20, Jumbo Squat Jumps x15, MC x20

    Moseyed to the row bars for a four station rotation x2:

    Rows X15, Ski Jumps, Merkins and Lunges

    Moseyed down to the field across from the ducks:

    The Burpee-Merkin-Pyramid: Intertwined 10 burpees with 55 merkins starting at 1 and going through 10

    Moseyed over the bridge across the golf course. T-Claps to our friends at Audubon Park Golf Course for supplying ice cold water near the 18th tee box.

    Then a round of Mary near the green (13th hole maybe?):

    Hello Dollys x20, Flutter Kicks x15, Dying Cockroach x20, Russian Twists x15 and The Real FM x20

    Back on the track heading the opposite way for an Indian Run to the fountain. The PAX was surprised to find the G-spot fan club aka the November project crowding our benches. Undeterred, we powered through a nice round of bench work with a strong cadence: LLSU x25, Dips x20, RRSU x25, Bench Parker Peters x15 and Derkins x10

    A brisk Indian Run back to flag capping off 2.2 miles for the morning.

    Count Off, Name-O-Rama and Shout-out: Thanks for the strength and health to continue F3 every week, thoughts for friends who recently past, support for all their friends and family and last but not least unity for our country. Good work today…Thanks