F3 New Orleans

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  • Folsom Prison Blues – from Rudy

    21 PAX gathered in the gloom – 1 DR visitor from Katy TX (Happy Meals) and 2 more of the Chips brood – welcome Chip and Dale, his 9 year old identical twins! (also joining were the other 2 Chips boys – Frito Lay and Knucklehead. What a name — “Knucklehead”!!!)

    6:30 strikes and after a disclaimer we were off to the rocks. Limber up with some stretches and low impact activities (Imperial Walkers, Hillbillies), then some SSH. We had to restart that after explaining to Maytag how a “cadence” works. Oh, thanks for joining late Mahatma and DAX.

    Non-stop chatter from Heisenberg and Vagabond earned a quick 5 burpee penalty. Then go grab a rock.

    YHC grabbed a rock that proved to be way too big. But we’ll get to that.

    Deck-o-Death: start plowing through the deck with Overhead Press, Curl, Row and Squat. One variant – doing 2, 3 or 4 of any suit barely seems worth the trouble. So when those cards were flipped, we’d do 10 burpees, 20 Peter Parkers or 30 LBS instead. FracSac accused YHC of planting the deck with multiple King of Spades. WRONG. Half way through, Hawgcycle noticed that YHC was struggling – so he snuck in to replace my rock with a mere pebble that he’d been using. Shamed, but thankful…

    7:00am – time to call the deck off (half way through give or take) and mosey to the Mini to gather up some bricks. Didn’t quite have enough for everyone – figure it out.

    Partner up on the Great Lawn for a Dora-Ish thing. 3 rounds. PAX 1 (timer) runs back and forth with the rock while PAX 2 exercises. Flip. Rinse and Repeat. First round: PAX 2 does Brick-pees. Second round: PAX 2 does FLoyd Mayweathers (with brick). Third round: PAX 2 does Sit Ups. Rounds change on a timer, not on a count – so everyone just keeps going.

    7:20 – time for the last item. 56 Years ago today, Johnny Cash recorded Folsom Prison Blues live at the Folsom Prison. So to honor the man in black, we’ll do Ring of Fire while listening to Cocaine Blues, Dirty Old Egg-Suckin’ Dog and other hits. First round with Merkins, Second round with Squats, Third round with Leg lifts.

    And that got us to 7:30. Back to the flag for a COT. Naming of Chip and Dale might have been the FASTEST FNG naming I’ve ever been associated with. “I like Disney Land” said one of ’em. And that was that.

    Intentions for sick and suffering F3 PAX and friends – Bongo’s wife, Mayhem’s friends the Schaff family in particular (but not alone).

    YHC took us home with a reflection about Romans 7. Then off to coffee!

  • Winter is Here – from Bongo

    A little bit cold for NOLA on this first day of winter ( I think) where (5) other PAX showed. I was looking forward to this Q as my work vacation was really starting to take full flight as I drift away from work, and get into living mode. Here is what went down:

    Warm up

    run around the fountain and the following on the fountain lawn:

    – SSH X 20
    – IW X 20
    – Arm Circles X 20
    – Mountain Climbers X 20
    – Self love

    Off to running on the levee to get us warmed up, with random calls for (5) burpees when Q decides, we mad the run all the way to the shelter, turned and headed to circle benches for one clock rotation of dips X 5 at each with Lunge walks between benches in cadence. Change to Bear crawl for last 2 or 3.

    Dora 100 — Merkins, 200 — LBCs, 300 — struts

    Then back to the invisible flag for some round Robin Mary, one full circle.

    Back to COT and then…… we see 6 or 7 souls coming towards us and looking a bit hard at us….. We are at the Lakefront, and i went to Rummel, so I started having flashbacks if this was a fight?? No, it was a bunch of uptowners intiating a new run tradition from river to the Lake to happened every Thursday before Christmas, this was the first again. They joined the COT.

    Thanks for allowing me to lead, yes i need to do it more.

    See y’all on the radio or beatdowns.

    Dave D.

  • 🎶 8 Crazy Nights 🎶 – from Bolt

    “It’s Hanukkah…Bitches,” was YHC mantra as I arrived with a whole five minutes to spare before giving the disclaimer. KnOTs headed their way while the real men headed to midfield.
    
    The festival of Hanukkah celebrates the triumph of light over darkness and spirituality over materiality as well as the miracle of the much smaller group of Jewish soldiers taking back the temple from the occupying Greeks, who then were able to keep the lantern burning for eight days with only one day’s worth of consecrated oil.

    Warmaorama included the requisite Rapper’s Delight and all the usual movements; considerable mumblechatter ensued, mainly from Fracsac, but YHC was unfazed by it—mainly bc I couldn’t hear Frac over the sweet musings of The Sugarhill Gang.

    Morning call: pax hold incline plank along the play area border while 2 pax call out each of their five pull ups which the pax then merkin and return to plank while the next two head to pull up bars.

    Adam Sandler’s Hanukkah song came on just in time for the above which allowed YHC to segue into trivia during the mosey to the rock pile which of course included burpees: 3 for a wrong answer and one for the correct answer; we amassed 11 burpees during this segment. Fracsac called for a skip in the waning minute of a four minute song: 5 more burpees for everyone.

    8 Crazy Nights con roca (except abs): AMRAP 8 reps (nights)/9 exercises(candles of the menorah), 10 minutes.
    OH press
    Squats
    Big boys
    Curls
    Lunges
    American Hammers
    Tricep press
    Calf raises
    Manmakers
    Everyone made it to/through two rounds before time ran out. 3 10-counts before we returned rocks and moseyed back to mid-field.

    The Uptowner “dreidel” otherwise known as the decadie of pain. Roll both die and all pax perform the two exercises/rep counts rolled consecutively and then another pax goes until the timer beckons us back to the flag. During this segment Frac called for another skip which cost everyone five burpees. This pleased the pax, especially Hand Grenada.

    Merkins/Mountain Climbers
    American Hammers/Mountain Climbers
    Merkins/Tricep dips
    Bonnie Blair/something else
    Something/Something else
    O2 deprivation is a thing…

    COT; thanks men. Reach out the MIAs

  • Even the Mosquitoes got Swoll – from Mahatma

    Roughly 2 weeks ago scanning the Q sheet I saw an opportunity to travel outside the norm and signed up for Swollfest. Of course some habits are deeply engrained so leaving at 5:15 pushed the envelop, YHC pulled up at 5:30, shoes untied. Thankfully the LVCC crew was locked and loaded with blocks pulled waiting and ready.

    Warm Up at various cadence intervals
    Scantron x 2
    Mnt Man Poopers
    AbeVegodas
    Side Lunge
    SSH
    Front lung with arm circles
    Grass Grabbers

    Tabata 30 on 10-0 off some with blocks
    Mnt Climbers
    TriCep Extensions
    Jump Sqt
    Curls
    Front Lunge with block on your back

    3 Rounds – JesusJuice informed YHC there are several timer apps created eons ago and was curious why it wasn’t being used!? Apparently the “ding” is a motivator.

    365
    3-Burpees
    6-Box Jumps
    5 – Rounds
    OYO

    Circle up for Mid Mary
    Dr W’s
    Leg Raise
    Opposite Leg Raises

    AMRAP 10 minutes
    All 20 reps except Burpees x 5
    Rows
    Burpees
    Kettlebell swing
    Over Head Press
    Sqt front raises

    Oh all to the tunes from Rock City

    Another Round of Mary
    Gas Pump to scissor kick
    XFactor
    WWI sit ups

    Finisher 2 rounds of Indian Push Ups
    Note – YHC had a brainfart in that the end of the line was supposed to complete the entire snake of the line – flip flopping from the end through he beginning (my explanation may not be communicated well so I’ll have to Q again to get it right). That said shout out to squints and other pax that completed the gauntlet twice.

    COT
    Good to see other pax that are showing up consistently holding each other accountable. Thanks be to God.

  • It’s Now Called Wally Stretch – from Bolt

    YHC posted a call for S&M on mumblechatter and Pillsbury have the HC and so it shall be. Charmin showed up and thankfully had a Pre-K sleep mat for Mr. Rogers who was on the fence about running or S&M. Cheese Steak got his passport stamped and rounded out the crew. Disclaimer and off to the pavilion for today’s session. Mr. Rogers modified a few times, showing off his yoga prowess and unwittingly made himself a future S&M Q and he’ll oblige with sessions co-led by his Broga subscription. Back to the flag where a sweaty Hawg joins the COT;. I’m thankful for the accountability men!

  • Burpees, Bear Crawls, and Box Cutters…Oh My! – from Triple Shift

    As a plug to the upcoming book study on Tuesdays (PJ’s Coffee on Canal Blvd 6:45am – 7:30am) in 2024, Do Hard Things: Why We Get Resilience Wrong and the Surprising Science of Real Toughness by Steve Magness, I chose to do something hard at the Uptowner.

    Warmorama – Head to the field to do 15 LSS, 10 Arm Circles forward and back, 10 J Los, 10 slow Imperial Walkers (we look like a bunch of drunken sailors), 10 slow Peter Parkers, and 10 T Merkins all done IC.

    The Thang One – Partner up on the track and do B.L.I.M.P.S. Your partner runs in the opposite direction from you and when you meet on the other side of the track, perform the 5 Burpees. Once the burpees are completed, run in the opposite direction of your partner and when you meet up, perform 10 lunges. Continue running in the opposite direction until you complete the 15 Imperial Walkers, 20 Merkins, 25 Plank Jacks, and 30 Squats.

    The Thang Two – Line up on the goal line and each Pax member performs 10 box cutters, bear crawl out 5 yards and then perform 5 burpees. Walk back to the goal line and perform 10 Box Cutters, bear crawl out to the 10-yard line and then perform 4 burpees. Keep repeating the pattern of increasing the bear crawl by 5 yards and decreasing the burpee by one until you finally bear crawl out to the 25 yard line and finish with one burpee. Reverse plank for the six.

    The Thang Three – Ring of Fire. Everyone holds and Al Gore while one pax member performs 10 squats until everyone has completed 10 squats. Next round was 10 Monkey Humpers/Al Gore and we finished with 10 Bonnie Blairs/Al Gore. As an added bonus we tried to hold an air squat (90 degree angle) for 2 minutes. #epic fail

    Headed back to where we started for some stretching and mosquito slapping with a few minutes left.

    COT – Continued prayers for Scantron’s nephew and Wedding Planner’s daughter’s health.

    NMM – I just finished a book called The Steward Investor: Investing God’s Resources for Eternal Impact by Donald E Simmons and it really challenged my thinking on how I am managing God’s financial resources. Is my mindset on growing my financial portfolio so I can have a comfortable and care free life or should it be about growing my financial portfolio to build God’s kingdom (Thy kingdom come, thy will be done….) through investing in other start up (risky and unproven) business in other areas around the world where God’s values can be established. In the book, a poem by the great navigator, seaman, and explorer Sir Francis Drake from 1577 titled Disturb Us, Lord was definitely a challenge to me. I hope you enjoy it!

    Disturb us, Lord, when
    We are too well pleased with ourselves,
    When our dreams have come true
    Because we have dreamed too little,
    When we arrived safely
    Because we sailed too close to the shore.

    Disturb us, Lord, when
    With the abundance of things we possess
    We have lost our thirst
    For the waters of life;
    Having fallen in love with life,
    We have ceased to dream of eternity
    And in our efforts to build a new earth,
    We have allowed our vision
    Of the new Heaven to dim.

    Disturb us, Lord, to dare more boldly,
    To venture on wider seas
    Where storms will show your mastery;
    Where losing sight of land,
    We shall find the stars.

    We ask You to push back
    The horizons of our hopes;
    And to push into the future
    In strength, courage, hope, and love.

  • He’s heavy and he’s my F3 Brother – from Triple Shift

    I arrived at the AO early to see Tenderloin getting his extra laps in as I scoped out the football field where all the work would get done today. As The Architect rolls in, he comments that I’m early which I proceed to brush off since I’m the Q. Anyway, 5:30 am comes quickly and I give a very short disclaimer and we’re off around the track for the warmup.

    WARMORAMA
    After one lap, we circle up for low and slow Squats, Imperial Walkers (this is a crowd pleaser with all the pax stumbling to hold elbow to knee for a 3 count), Parker Peters, Shoulder Taps, Peter Parkers, Floyd Mayweathers, and Merkins.

    PARTNER ONE THANG
    Hand Grenada slips in the warm up which gives me an even number of Pax….so partner up with someone who is around your weight. Start on the sideline and Fireman’s carry your partner all the way across to the other sideline. Flapjack the Fireman’s carry to head back. This was pretty difficult given my partner was 20+lbs heavier than me.

    PARTNER TWO THANG
    20 REPS of Nordic Hamstring Curls, No Cheat Patti Cake Merkins, Leg Throws, and WW2 Patti Cake Sit-ups

    PARTNER THREE THANG
    Partner up on the goal line for some Dora. 75 Genuflects, 100 Reverse Plank Walk Kick, and 125 X Factors. The mode of travel is lunge walk 25 yards and then run back to tag your partner.

    BONUS
    Ring of Fire Al Gore/Monkey Humpers and Glute Bridge/ Alabama Wife Pleasers

    COT
    Gave thanks for men of F3 and lifted up prayers to help us be the men we were created to be.

  • Veterans Day 2023 – from Fracsac

    13 Pax showed up to better themselves at the Mothership. We had Mathlete from the Northshore and Crawdad a little further north, Toledo if you must know.

    3 ran away for fear that YHC might hurt them. I get it. The rest were part of a Veterans Day beat down celebration including a little trivia sprinkled in.

    Warmup with regular stuff at the peristyle.

    The thang:

    10 minutes of 11 WW2 sit-ups and 11 squats followed by 200 meter run. Increase by 11 reps followed by the run until time runs out.

    5 minutes of step ups to commemorate fallen veterans to suicide, based on Chad Wilkinson and Chad 1000x.

    BLIMPS

    All in cadence with a 400 m run between exercises.

    COT

    Thanks to all veterans for their service.

    SYITG

  • 1 Year Manniversary – from Pool Boy

    Beautiful Friday morning 57 degrees. Gave the obligatory warnings and headed to the Football field. Scantron and Triple Shift went KOT’s.

    Warmups consisted of:
    SSH’s
    Armcircles;all types
    Abe Vigoda’s
    Grass Grabbers
    Low Slow Squats
    Imperial Walkers
    Slow Merkins
    Burpees

    The Thang
    100 yard’s back and forth of Bear Crawl, Leap Frog, Leap Frog with Partner, Leap Frog Burpee
    Mosey to the Rock Pile and select a rock. In silence: sort of
    Rock Merkins
    Curls
    Overhead Press
    Squats
    Crunches(with rock)
    Rock Press
    Mosey back toward the flag for Rock Toss – Partner up and chunk the biggest rock you have back and forth over the fence to one another. About 5 minutes. Rifle carry Indian Walk back to the rock pile.
    Finished with Mary
    Sprint back to the flag.
    COT
    As this was my 1 year anniversary, thank you all for your support.

  • PYDHY – from Vagabond

    Warmup

    Circle up – challenge to see how far we can push ourselves beyond mental limits

    PYDHY – “Push yourself don’t hurt yourself”
    do as many as you can side straddle hops facing outward so you can see other pax – stop when you get tired (not speed but total number)
    do as many as you can shoulder taps – stop when you can’t do any more

    When done turn around LBCs in your own
    Was the number surprising to you?
    We’ll do again another time – remember your number

    Partner up

    throw frisbee, kick ball to each other back and forth 10x each
    frisbee touches or ball bounced ground, 5 burpees/3 8 cts

    Peristyle benches 15 reps
    Squats while waiting

    Dips
    Derkins
    Irkins
    R leg step ups
    L leg step ups
    R Hungarian split squat
    L Hungarian split squat
    Incline wife pleaser
    Plank walk up/downs

    Ring of fire
    Bonnie Blairs
    Al Gore

    Mary

    Great lawn – soccer