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  • Great Day for a Beatdown! – from Fast Tax

    PAX at El Diablo: Bogey, Bolt, Hand Grenada, Rev Sox, Vagabond, and Fast Tax
    Not to be swayed by a little water and mud, 6 pax ventured forth to El Diablo to embrace the SUCK and see what Fast Tax had up his sleeve this time. It was quickly pointed out that I was 45 seconds late, so disclaiming while moseying, we headed to the rock pile.
    Warmups consisted of:
    o Abe Bagodas
    o Matt Biondis
    o Mountain Man Poopers
    o Star Jacks
    o Swan Dives
    o Australian Snow Angels

    Though Vagabond was hoping we would be heading to the parking lot that would have been waaaay too clean…to the field of puddles we go.
    The first exercise was Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum, starting on the goal line with your rock. Each pax performed the following sequence OYO: Squat, double arm shotput rock, broad jump toward rock, lunge the remaining distance and repeat the sequence until you got to the 40ish yard line. After a 20 sec breather, we repeated the exercise back to the goal line. One of us may have “accidentally” thrown his rock in the very large mud puddle by Rev Sox’s feet…oops.
    Red Barchetta was the next event (would have been done to the musical accompaniment of Rush’s 1981 hit – Red Barchetta if the Q remembered to bring his phone)
    Sequence OYO no resting:
    o 100 yard dash, 100 SSH, run back to goal line
    o 75 yard dash, 75 mountain climbers, run back to goal line
    o 50 yard dash, 50 LBCs, run back to goal line
    o 25 yard dash, 25 merkins, run back to goal line

    The festivities on the field culminated with the Rapid Fire Rock Set.
    Set of 20 curls, overhead press, triceps extensions, and rows all with rock, IC, and fast paced. Repeat – 15 reps then 10 reps.
    With Bogey lamenting that Rudy was not here to enjoy the festivities (and the mud), we moseyed back to the rock pile to drop our rocks.
    After determining pax were not muddy enough (and time remaining) Q introduced the Welsh Dragons: Bear crawl forward 4 steps, do 1 burpee, 1 merkin, and tap the BACK of each shoulder 1 time. Repeat adding 1 rep to each exercise each time – bear crawl forward 4 steps, do 2 burpees, 2 merkins, 2 sets of back of shoulder taps… etc., repeating until we covered about 40 feet.
    Light stretch and head back to flag for countoff, name-a-rama, announcements, and prayers.

    #Bogey, #Bolt, #Hand Grenada, #Rev Sox, #Vagabond, and #Fast Tax

  • First Weekend of Jazzfest F3 Nola Style – from Fracsac

    12 Pax made a choice to take the DRP on their journey to get right and posted to the Mothership wondering what awesomeness YHC had in store. With a shovel flag planted, disclaimer was given, then:

    Mosey to the Great Lawn

    IW x 15
    Abe Vigodas x 10
    GG x 10
    Bat wings (dancing during Moroccan NC)

    The next exercise was a 10 count, consisting of Plank walk, merkin, shoulder tap, plank jack – IC x 10

    With some Dr John playing, the Pax are feeling a little motivated!

    The Motivator! Deconstructed SSH descending from 10 to 1. Want to know more, ask a Pax that was there.

    Next up was the Bear Crawl at the Acura Stage!

    3 cones 25 yards apart placed in shape of a triangle. Pax performs one burpee at first marker and bear crawls to 2nd marker, 2 burpees and bear crawl to 3rd marker, 3 burpees and bear crawl back to 1st marker. Rinse and Repeat x 3.

    YHC likened the next COP to what we experience at Jazz Fest when it’s hot and muddy. You embrace the moment, hence you embrace the suck!

    3 minutes of:
    Bobby Hurleys x 7
    Merkins x 7
    LBC x 7
    Rinse and repeat counting rounds out loud

    1 minute rest

    Repeat 3 minutes of:
    Bobby Hurleys x 7
    Merkins x 7
    LBC x 7
    Rinse and repeat counting rounds out loud, trying to beat first round!

    Next up was a little Burpee fun!

    Deconstructed Burpees! Do the following IC:
    Squat x 10
    Thrust x 10
    Merkin x 10
    Thrust x 10

    Squat x 9
    Thrust x 9
    Merkin x 9
    Thrust x 9

    Continue down to 1 of each! Then put them all together and do 10 Burpees OYO!

    Next up – Four Corners BLIMPS style!

    5 x Burpees run to next corner
    10 x Lunges run to next corner
    15 x Imperial Walkers….
    20 x Merkins…..
    25 x Plank Jacks….
    30 x Squats…..

    Return to center of cones for a 2 minutes of planking followed by a few minutes of Mary.

    Return to the Flag

    COT

    NMM

    -It was great to be back at the Mothership! Sign up and bring some heat! YHC proved the Pax could enjoy a serious beat down without ever leaving the Great Lawn!
    -YHC wasn’t sure about the play list, but Tool complimented the Dr John choice, which is major coming from the guru of Nola playlists!
    -City Park cleanup and Coffeteria at Cafe Navarre with great F2

    Thanks for the opportunity to be a part of this awesome brotherhood!

  • A shot of DEWARS – from Rudy

    Wednesday marked 1 year anniversary of my Dad’s passing. In the days leading up to his passing, and in the year since then, many of the PAX have reached out to offer YHC comfort, prayers and support. I am forever in all of your debt. Thank you for being here for me.

    Today, 6 PAX will get to join YHC in commemorating the anniversary on a surprisingly rain-less day. YHC had prepped the workout under the expectation that we’d be trapped in a downpour under the gazebo. While the weathermen were wrong, the park was still very much a sloppy mess – so what would we have in store? Lets go to the rock pile and find out!

    Warm Up: War Eagle takes one look at the muck around the rock pile and whimpers “can’t we go to the parking lot?” OK, lets grab a rock and go to the parking lot. Quick warmup with some stretching, SSH, Imperial Walkers.

    The Thang

    Tabata workout. 10 exercises, 45 seconds on, 15 rest. We’ll cycle through 3 times.

    The exercises?
    Dips (using the curb)
    Elf on a Shelf
    Wife Pleasers (with a rock…)
    American Hammer
    Rows
    Squats
    T-merkins
    Overhead Press
    Raises of the Calf variety
    Kettlebell swing

    D.E.W.A.R.S. YHC’s father’s favorite drink.
    S.T.O.R.K. YHC’s father was an OB/GYN, and delivering babies was truly his greatest love.

    Lots of 80s and 90s rock on the radio. Fast Tax shared YHC’s love for the Bo Deans. Good to find another fan!

    Finish up with enough time to rifle carry the rocks back to the pile and mosey back to the flag. Count off and prayers, and War Eagle took us home with an inspirational prayer.

    Thanks for the workout, and thanks for all of the support.

  • Ah, ha, ha, ha, Stayin’ Alive – from Vagabond

    Ten pax circled up for disclaimer and welcome and went to rock pile for stretching, warmup and a few intro burpees. Each grabbed a one-handed rock and proceeded to the football field where YHC has set out lighted markers at 20 yard markers.

    Thang: 4 exercises at each marker, 20 reps, declining by 2 to 12 reps
    – single hand cross body rock snatches (looks like you’re discoing to Stayin’ Alive, hence the singing by certain pax during that part) full count of reps in each direction L/R
    – bonnie blairs
    – merkin with opposite toe-tap
    – big bois
    – at last marker on return run in reverse to the start
    – plank up for the six, then next rotation

    Finished with ring of fire: boat with American hammer a few times around circle

    Back to flag for COT, prayer

  • Rock City meets Margarita on the Rucks – from Triple Shift

    As 10 HIMs are preparing for the GrowRuck Alamo on April 9-11th, we had to put some work in with weights. As expected, the football field was wet with dew and the weather was unseasonably warm at 5:30 am. Here is the link to the explainer video!

    Those men at F3 Alamo are killing it with their high quality explainer videos and exercises! In short, it was a suck fest performing rock rows, rockees (burpee with rock), flutter kicks, brickyard man makers, squats and then out 50 yards and back and rinse and repeat for 45 minutes. We had to modify it since your QIC was the only one with a ruck. Anyway, truly humbled by the men that yielded themselves to my leadership this morning. Ended in a prayer of gratitude and request to be growing in our leadership.

  • RED – Tribute to the 141 and the 256 – especially Army Specialist SPC Jean-Paul Tujague Jr – from Hokie

    Technically Army Specialist SPC Jean-Paul Tujague Jr is in the 141st (Washington Artillery) which is attached to the 256th Infantry Brigade, so we paid tribute and respect with 141 Merkins and 256 Big Boy Sit Ups… broken down into six rounds.

    We started at the gathering point and moseyed to the rock pile and then onto the tree lines field.

    Round 1 – 16 Merkins, run across field from one tree line by baseball field to the other tree line near the gym lot, 26 Big Boy Sit Ups (BB), run back across the field, grab your rock and do shoulder presses waiting on the 6.

    Round 2 – 25 Merkins, run across, 30 BB, run across, grab rock for curls waiting on the six

    Rounds 3-5 — 25 Merkins, run, 50 BB, run and use rock while waiting on six with triceps (round 3), rows (round 4) and chest presses (round 5).

    Round 6 – 25 Merkins, Run, 50 BB, and stay in lot doing Side Straddle Hops waiting on the six.

    While in lot, we planked and bird dogged for 14.1 seconds and then again for 25.6 seconds.

    We then ran back to gather our rocks and return towards the rock pile for 25 (.6 was silent) more chest presses and (14 (.1 was silent) box CUTTER’S with our rocks overhead..

    Mosey back to the Flag for Mary and COT. At request of Boo Boo, Penguins saved us after Jay-Lo’s by Scantron.

    Special gratitude to all those who serve!

    Thank you for allowing this old man the opportunity to lead.

  • Christmas in the Gazebo – from Rudy

    Thank you BooBoo for reminding me that I had the Q, as I’m not usually a regular Uptowner. But that prompt served as a much needed kick in the rear, as I’ve been quite guilty of repeated fart-sacking (aka “shorty-ing”) of late.

    So – here we are, around a flag, shivering and shaking, looking at the puddles of mud everywhere. What better way to start a Friday am! 12 folks joined in the fun – so with a quick disclaimer, we were off to the rocks.

    Quick warm up cycle – YHC finds that he *really* needs the sllloooowwww Windmills to get started. But lets grab a rock and head to the Gazebo – Mahatma style (no resting rocks on shoulders! carry ’em!)

    The Thang:

    Christmas Songs! Yay! YHC queued up his Spotify Playlist (including favorites like Destiny’s Child, Queen, Run DMC, Vonda Shepard and more). While we celebrate the coming holidays, we’ll run through 10 sets 3 times (yes, a total of 30 sets. PAX math skills need help early in the am). Each set: 45 seconds then 15 seconds of work (yes, 30 sets each for 1 minute equals 30 minutes of work).

    Shoulder Press, Lunge, Curl, Big Boy Situps, Burpees, Rows, Squat Jumps, Bench Press, Box Cutters and finish up with the Irish Jack Ass (thanks, Screwtop, for introducing me to these – they really kick my ass. 45 seconds of them? Yeah right – something for me to strive for…)

    Back to the Rock pile, and back to the flag.

    Welcome aboard “Ring of Fire” (though I’m regretting not going with “Sunshine”. But such is life.).

  • Leg-Free Bad Boy Day – from Rudy

    Looking for ideas, YHC was stunned to realize that April 30th was the 60th birthday of the original Bad Boy: Isaiah Thomas of the Detroit Pistons. This definitely made me feel old. How can he be 60 already? Surely I cannot really be that old? But alas, things are what they are. But to remember the 60 year old “Bad Boys”, YHC decided on a 6-6-6 workout.

    5:30: Disclaimer, then mosey to the rock pile to find a friend. YHC has been dealing with hip pain, so this was going to very very heavy on upper body. Choose wisely. Head to the field.

    Warm Up: SSH, Plank-o-rama, some stretching.

    The Thang: 6 Exercises. 6 Sets. 6 Reps. Starting at Tree 0 – Rifle carry your rock to Tree 1 for the first set. Then on to Tree 2. Tree 3. Back to Tree 2. Tree 1. Finish up at Tree 0 with your 6th set. Plank. No really, none of this lolly-gagging and catching your breath when you finish. Plank. Active recovery. There will be time for real recovery when the 6 arrives.

    The exercises. All are Compound Movements (Thinking of you Milkman…)

    * Rock Burpees.
    * Curls: Up, Down, Straight arm Up, Down
    * Bench Press: lie down. Over your head. Straight up, down to chest, back up, back to overhead.
    * Elf on a Shelf
    * Row to Deadlift
    * Big Boy Situps

    That took much longer than anticipated, so we had time to return the rocks (rifle carry back to the pit) and head back to the flag.

    Thank you all for the opportunity to lead. Thanks to Boo Boo for the reminder the night before that I had the Q! And Happy Birthday to Bad Boy Thomas (# 11), as well as Happy Birthday to the great state of Louisiana.

  • Captain Seamus “Dirty” MacDeuce

    Captain Seamus “Dirty” MacDeuce

    The site Q graciously added YHC’s name to the Q sheet for an AO outside of his Parish and that he also seldom visits. However, the name was on the Q sheet and Q he must. YHC may have also forgotten about his scheduled Q until this morning at approximately 0500. The good news is that the Legendary Captain Seamus MacDeuce would provide.

    What do we really know about Capt Seamus “Dirty” MacDeuce. Born in Meade County, Ireland in 1786, MacDeuce would stow away on a ship headed for the United States at the age of 6. The crew named him “Dirty” as a result of finding him in the cargo hold among the manure. As we know from the published BB of 9/27/2020, “Do Not Do Murder Bunnies on Pavement”, he became a deckhand at the age of 12. It was then that he learned the navigation of the mouth of the Mississippi. Other than his wife, Latrina Bacardi MacDuece, and 12 children; MacDeuce had two loves; physical fitness and rum. Dirty would indulge in the brown bottles till and through nightfall; and then arise at 0530 to led his men for morning PT everyday. The routine was very standard; 12 glasses of rum, 12 exercises and 12 reps of each. Believing that strength without endurance showed weakness; he forced his men to run laps around the ship. While his dedication to physical prowess is how he is best remembered by the HIMs of F3; his heroics during the War of 1812 is how he best served. That, however, is another story for another day.

    W/U

    • SSH x 20
    • IW x 10
    • HB x 10
    • AC x 10 x 10
    • MC x 20

    The Thang – grab a rock and head to the track for the Dirty MacDeuce: 12 exercises, 4 sets of 3 (arms, legs, core), 12 Reps IC, lap around the track

    • Set 1 – Curls, Squats, Flutter Kicks
    • Set 2 – Overhead press, Lunges, Big Boy Sit Ups
    • Set 3 – Triceps Curls, Side Lunge, Rows
    • Set 4 – Front Lifts, Rocky Balboas, Russian Twist

    Return your rock and mosey back to the flag for some stretching.

    Monday is typically not on my schedule of Beatdowns and neither is Rock City or Swollfest or any coupon/rock based workout. However, I greatly enjoyed getting out there and being pushed outside of my typical routine. Thank you site Q for signing me up, and thank you for the opportunity to lead.

    Da Parish