F3 New Orleans

Tag: Cracklin

  • 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!

  • Hidden Messages – from Glitter Balls

    I smashed my finger in the drawer last night getting my clothes ready for today’s beatdown so we were already off to a great start.

    In the notes for this one I titled it “Gregorian Chant Music Mondays” as a deliberate feint – but it was still an eclectic playlist, although curated for a specific message:

    Tabata, 8 rounds x3 – 1:10 up, 0:25 recovery.

    Skullcrushers
    Overhead Press
    Curls
    Rows
    Lunge Twist
    Squats
    Block Merkins
    Flutter Kicks

    The Playlist:

    Falling Away From Me – Korn
    Old Town Road – Lil Nas X
    … Ready For It? – Taylor Swift
    Tonight, Tonight – The Smashing Pumpkins
    You’re Welcome – Dwayne Johnson (Moana Soundtrack)

    You Oughta Know – Alanis Morissette
    Everybody Wants To Rule The World – Tears For Fears
    Anti-Hero – Taylor Swift
    Remember the Name – Fort Minor
    Supermassive Black Hole – Muse

    Only Girl (In The World) – Rihanna
    Let Me Find Out Part 1 – 5th Ward Weebie
    Down – 311

    Altogether the first letter of the titles is “FORTY YEARS OLD” – a day premature but it was fun making this real hit or miss playlist and getting it to fit the timeframe.

    COT

    FNG naming – welcome Conspiracy!

  • Happy Belated Birthday to me! – from Fracsac

    I tried the ChatGPT program and I think I spent more time trying to get it to send me something useful than I would have had I just wrote the backblast. Now I’ve doubled my time on a BB.

    9 Pax posted at Okwata. Jesus Juice, Snooze, Cracklin, SOGO, Cheesesteak, Bongo, Gabrielle, Pho (DR) and YHC.

    Circle the fountain and form up in the grass for a warmup, which ended with 10 x 8 count body builders and the Motivator!

    Mosey to the levee for disperse people’s run. Finish at Canal and test the new H8 course with 4 corners, following the path of the H8 with bear crawls on the new concrete.

    Partial Route 66 to get to 51 burpees at the lakefront, then back to the levee for quadraphilia.

    Back to the vsf and 2 burpees to hit 53 from the Route 66.

    CoT

    Thankful for another year with my F3 brothers that help me to be a better man.

    SYITG

  • BLIMPS, BLIMPS and BLIMPS – from Rudy

    Just like the title said, 4 PAX (2 on-time, 2 rolling in hot) joined YHC for a morning of BLIMPS at Okwata.

    Blimps 1: A Ladder. Starting on top of the levee with 5 burpees. Run down and back up. 5 Burpees, 10 Lunges. Down and Up. Keep adding the rest of the IMPS.

    Respite with 4 minutes of Quadrophelia

    Mosey to Canal

    Blimps 2: 5 Burpees on top, 5 more down at the stop sign. Run back to the top. Lunges on top and bottom. Back up. Keep adding the rest of the IMPS.

    Mosey across the street

    Blimps 3: Alternate Bear Crawl and Mosey, a traditional BLIMPS using the lightposts. Got back to the starting point about 30 seconds late.

    COT with announcements (lots of upcoming runs and events) and intentions.

  • First MG Weekend Buy-Back – from Glitter Balls

    Temp: Cold Enough
    Conditions: Nice Enough

    Pax: Cheesesteak, High Rise, Cracklin, YHC.

    I woke up in the bushes outside the Children’s Museum sometime around 0500, daiquiri still in hand and both an umbrella and sunscreen on my person due to the schizophrenic weather of the weekend. Unsure of how I got there, I secreted my kids’ Mardi Gras ladder underneath the ramp only to find cinder blocks and 3 PAX staring at me.

    I guess I signed up to Q, how serendipitous.

    Quick mosey around the figure 8 into 20 SSH, 10 Forward/Reverse Arm Circles, 10 Moroccan Night Clubs, 10 Windmill, 10 Grass Grabbers.

    Partners, timer up ramp to gate and back.

    First set:
    50 Block Merkins
    75 Heavy Freddie’s (2:1)
    150 Step Ups (2:1)

    Second Set:
    75 Chest Press
    100 Block LBCs
    150 Squats

    Third Set:
    75/75/75
    Curls/Flutter Kicks (2:1)/Walleyes

    Mary:
    Heavy Freddies, Skullcrushers, Flutter Kicks, Chest Press

    COT.

  • Resolution to get Swole – from Mahatma

    Tribe of Swolefest

    Filling the empty Q slot I was looking forward to the change of Monday morning scenery! Pulling up there was an eager pax of 9 tugging blocks out from under the walkway, it’s Swolefest after all…..it would be like not using rocks at the Real RC or only doing 50 burpees at the Uptowner. All good an audible to the plan would be called.

    Warm up 
SSH
    
AbVagooda

    Mnt Man Poopers
    Shoulder Taps
    Peter Parkers
    Scorpion kicks
    Low slow squats

    Short mosey to the grass.

    10 silent – keep silent and thoughts focused on following the Q as to the transition to exercises:

    SSH

    Burpees
    
Merkins
    
High plank
    
Plank Ups
    
VUps

    Repeat continuously until 10 minute alarm

    365

    3 Deconstructed Burpee (slow to Qs cadence)
6 Box Jumps
    
5 rounds

    Grab the blocks all Pax in a circle – 1 round of “All Day Baby”
    All Pax hold blocks overhead, 1 pax goes into the center performs 2 man makers then back to the circle, next pax to the center. Continue until all pax has done the 2 man makers.

    Place the blocks flat side down – block cross over push ups, left. 30 sec recovery – block cross over push ups, right.

    12 x front raises
    15 V Ups block extended
    20 block press
    20 WWII Sit Ups

    10 block curl / squat / press

    3 rounds
    Running man X 11
    15 air press
    Running x 11
    10 squat overhead press
    Running man x 15
    20 TriCep press

    Finisher
    Indian merkin chain

    COT
    Prayer for purpose and thanksgiving!

  • Awesome at Okwata – from Cheese Steak

    Let me introduce myself. Steak….Cheesesteak. 8 Pax assembled for a glimpse of my awesomeness, one being an FNG. I gave a disclaimer. We ran to the fountain and created a circle of sorts in front. I could see a fear of wet grass in their eyes, so I allowed them to gather on the hard surface.
    We began exercising. This was when one of the Pax asked me to demonstrate an exercise for the FNG.
    Fine. It played out like this:

    Question: can you demonstrate for the FNG?
    My awesome answer: do what I do. You’ll catch on….

    He caught on quickly. Trial by fire is what I say.

    I demanded the Pax pair up and do as I told them to. They did. What we did doesn’t matter. Just know they did it.

    The cries of wet feet began as I took the pax on a journey to the top of the levy. We did a people’s run with the last man sprinting to the front. They stopped at the pump station, which is what I expected. They knew not to cross me.
    At the concrete apron we did things as pairs again. Many things. One pax always ran down and up backwards. This is where I introduced the Australian Sweat Angel. Just know it was awesome.

    We went to the wall and did Jack Webbs with air presses in the people’s chair against the wall. My cadence was awesome.

    I demanded another People’s run to the House of Pain. The Pax complied. There I informed them to partner up and do stations, one of which was pull ups. They complied.

    Mosey back to the flag for the COT

    Welcome Punxsutawney Phil.

    SYITG

  • The 4 Fs at Okwata – from Fracsac

    YHC pulled up to Okwata to find the Pax gabbing about something. It seemed funny, which is probably why JV looked annoyed.
    Disclaimer given, and mosey around the fountain and circle up for the warmup.

    Warmup was regular stuff with a unstable Abe Vigoda thrown in. I’d explain, but not really sure what happened, so let’s move on.

    Mumblechatter continued as YHC explained the next evolution called Double Shots at the Barre with Jack Webb. People’s chair on the fountain rails until all listened. They seemed to be still in awe of the unstable Abe Vigoda. Merkins followed by air presses in the people’s chair, 1 and 2, 2 and 4, etc.,

    Mosey to the lakefront for Route 66 with burpees at the light poles working toward canal. JV laughed at my attempt to bring the heat.

    There was talk of Lake derkins, but Okwata was way too calm, so we moseyed to Canal for Dirty Mac Deuce. 4 rounds of 3 x 12 count exercises with a lap around the H8 course between rounds. This was where my beat down was deemed a success. Read below to see why.

    Mosey back to flag

    COT

    NMM

    Upon reading this title you likely asked yourself what the 4th F is? Of course there is Fitness Fellowship and Faith which everyone knows. The 4th F is the successful beat down where JV delivers the F bomb! It was a proud moment in this Q’s war chest. Now, it’s not just your run of the mill F bomb, it must be delivered in a way that is directed toward the exercise being executed.

    The Mumblechatter pretty much ceased once the burpees started. They have that effect.

    We’re still not talking about the unstable Abe Vigoda.

    SYITG

    Frac

  • Simple Stomp (610 Stomp 2022-12-20) – from Catfish

    Chilly and moist at the 610 Stomp with 7 PAX.

    Did a simple run – 20 minutes out, 20 minutes back along the Marconi route. Back to starting point for flutter kicks (in cadence x 20), crunchy frogs (in cadence x 20), and LBTs (in cadence x 20). Did some leg and hip stretches to finish out, then COT.

  • A World Full of Magic – from Glitter Balls

    Weather: Cold, I think like 41⁰ but really, it doesn’t matter. It was cold.

    3 HIM showed up for the beatdown and we began.

    Warmup: 20x SSH, 10 Arm Circles, 10 Reverse Arm Circles, 20 Hill Billies, 20 Peter Parker, 20 Parker Peter.

    Mosey to the Mountain for 5 Burpees OYO.

    Thang:

    1 PAX runs to designated spot on the bridge while other two perform workout, swapping when all 3 have completed the run. Rinse, repeat:

    10m Forward/Reverse Bear Crawl
    Freddie Mercuries
    Dips
    Box Cutters
    WALT DISNEY WORLDs (Wide Merkin -> Diamond Merkin -> Wide Merkin)
    Air Presses (Thanks Hawg for reminding us how heavy the air gets)
    8-Count Body Builders
    Shoulder Taps

    5 Burpees OYO

    Mosey back to Pavillion for Mary consisting of:

    20x J-Los, 20x Flutter Kicks, 20x Cockroach, 20x Wife Pleasers/10x Right Legged/10x Left Legged Wife Pleasers, 20x Plank Side-Steps(?)

    COT: Praying for all those traveling to see loved ones this holiday, Now I’m off to see a Mouse about some Star Wars or whatever.

    Happy and safe travels and hoping we all get some quality family time. Please keep in your hearts those that have lost loved ones and especially those that don’t have family or friends during this time – holidays are hard for the lonely and we should be mindful of those in our lives that may not have the blessings many of us do.

    Gobble Gobble, etc.