F3 New Orleans

Tag: Gabrielle

  • Brown Bags Bananas

    Brown Bag doesn’t know how to do backblasts.  So I have some OCD issue that requires a bb – so I will post this for our beer brewing troglodyte.

    In reality it was nice of Brown Bag to step up for Chiquita who claims he can’t remember the names of stuff eventhough he has posted at more than 10 workouts.  (Times up Banana man).  For what its worth I stepped up for Brown Bag a few weeks ago – so he kind of owed us!

    18 pax LINED up for a muddy gloomy monday beatdown.  No offense if I missed you – I wasn’t the Q so I wasn’t paying full attention.  Add your name in the comments and eventually I will add you to the bb.

    SSH, Imp Walkers, Peter Parkers, and squats x 20 ic to start things off.

    Then we started our loop!  Jog around the track to the row bars.  At the rows 10 burpees was the count, (yes seaman cried), rows, lbcs, and squat jumps.

    Long mosey indian run (2 lines) until we hit a lit area.  50 plank jacks oyo.

    Long mosey indian run (2 lines) until we hit the benches at the fountain.  At the fountain – step ups, dips, step ups and dirkins x 20.

    Then we circled up for a CORE O RAMA.

    Each guy picked an exercise that we did x 10 or x 15.  18 guys x 10 = 180 core exercises.

    Seaman finished with donkey kicks.  I did O’Marys which I gleaned from H-town F3.

    We did roaches, russians, flutters, box cuts, etc.  I wasn’t planning on writing the bb – so I can’t remember any of the stuff- or who did what.  This circle with 18 dudes took a good 20 min.

    Then we ran the last half of the park – indian runs.

    We stopped for 50 lbcs.  We stopped again for 25 merks all oyo.

    Thanks for the beatdown Brown Bag!  Now I need to teach you how to backblast.

     

     

  • Merkin Madness and Frozen SeaMan

    Bartman informed the Pax halfway through the gloom that frozen Seaman will last forever. True. Strange, but true. I’m not sure what question lead to this strange revelation, but true. So, anyway… YHC was a little nervous for my virgin Q at Wolfpack Mountain. Then I rolled in 1 minute late to a Pax of 16 men anxiously awaiting their beatdown in the gloom. Aye-yi-yi. Sorry to keep you waiting, my brothers.

    But safety first! We made time for the usual disclaimer, and off we go. We made a slow-mosey loop down St. Charles Avenue to end at the beautiful lawn in front of Loyola. Even after the freeze, it’s still some of the best grass Uptown. Circle up for the first COP:

    SSH x 20 IC
    Imperial Walkers x 20 IC
    Low slow squats x 20 IC
    Windmills x 10 IC
    Arm Circles 10 forward, 10 backward IC
    Mountain Climbers x 20 IC

    Next we mosey to the bottom of Wolfpack Mountain for Animals Up the Mountain. What better place for Animals on Parade than Wolfpack Mountain??? Well, this was met with several groans, and as it turns out, there may be better places for this than a parking garage. But we must press on!
    We ran up the garage, and did animal walks at each end of each parking level.
    Floor 2: bear crawl
    Floor 3: crab crawl
    Floor 4: plank walks (OK, OK, not an animal, but whatever)
    Floor 5: duck walks
    Floor 6: frog jumps

    The top of Wolfpack Mountain is the best part of this location for YHC and many of the Pax. On this day, we will use this beautiful spot to alternate between Mary and Merkins. 2nd COP:

    Merkins x 10 IC
    Flutter kicks x 20 IC
    Left-arm staggered Merkins x 10 IC
    Hello Dolly x 20 IC
    Right-arm staggered Merkins x 10 IC
    Single-leg V-ups x 10 IC
    Left-leg cross-over Merkins x 10 IC
    Penguins x 20 IC
    Right-leg cross-over Merkins x 10 IC

    Down the mountain we go to the park benches on the Quad. Everybody grab a bench.
    Left-leg Power-Ups x 20 IC
    Dips x 20 IC
    Right-leg Power-Ups x 20 IC
    Decline Merkins x 10 IC

    Mosey back to the great lawn and partner up. One partner lunges across the lawn and back while the other partner holds a regular plank, left arm plank, and right arm plank. 2 sets, and we are out of time.

    Run back to the flag. Count off, Name-o-rama (apologies to Sandbar for calling him the wrong name in my oxygen deprived sate), announcements, intentions, and a prayer. A shaky start and a shaky ending, but we got it done in the middle! Thank you for letting me lead!

    Walleye

  • On the Fly at The Mothership

    Reluctant Yankee was scheduled to Q for the Mothership, but the Baton Rouge Launch was calling for him like a Hyena mother calls for her pups in the middle of the night. Since YHC had some commitments with the M this day, it made sense to take the Q and let our Regional Nantan show his F3 physique to all the new Baton Rouge men, a sign of what F3 will do for you.
    YHC was preparing the beatdown the night before, then a bottle of wine came calling, similar to some of the calls made by referees against the Saints in a playoff game. There was just too much to consider….would it be raining….would it be muddy….does any of that really matter…..?
    With the list sabotaged, it would have to be on the Fly!
    After a brief disclaimer, and some mumblechatter from Rudy about being one of the worst he’s ever heard, it was off to the peristyle for a warmup. Rudy went the other way, running his 20 miles this day in preparation for his marathon in March. That’s some serious commitment! T-Claps to Rudy!

    Warmup
    SSH IC x 31
    Imperial Squat Walkers IC x 10
    Mountain Climbers IC x 20
    Peter Parkers IC x 20
    Parker Peters IC x 20

    Mosey to the NOMA Fountain
    Box Jumps x 10 OYO (No Bongo today, so all good)
    Derkins IC x 10 (4 count)
    LL Step Ups IC x 10
    RL Step Ups IC x 10

    Short mosey to the line of trees for a modified Dora (Thanks to Tool for the inspiration at the Uptowner beat down)
    Partner Up
    Pax 1 Bear crawls from tree 1 to tree 2, then backward bear crawl from tree 2 to tree 1.
    Pax 2 does Burpees
    Flapjack
    Continue until 100 Burpees cumulative is complete.

    Short mosey to the bike path on the other side of NOMA for the Bataan Death March
    Indian Run on bike path, with last pax dropping for 5 burpees, then sprint to front of the line. YHC was the last Pax to drop for Burpees, and the Pax conspired to speed up the mosey to bring a little extra pain to yours truly. Well played……

    Shorty mosey back to the row of trees for a modified Burpee merkin fest
    First tree
    5 regular burpees
    Bear Crawl to second tree
    5 double merkin burpees
    Lunge walk to third tree
    5 triple merkin burpees
    Bear Crawl to fourth tree
    5 quadruple merkin burpees
    Lunge walk to fifth tree (you guessed it)
    5 quintuple merkin burpees
    Sprint back to first tree

    Mumble chatter was flowing about burpees, so more burpees shall be served up!

    Short Mosey to the NOMA Fountain
    Partner Up
    Pax 1 run up steps, do 5 burpees, run back to fountain
    Pax 2 Dips AMRAP at the fountain
    Flapjack until 5 full evolutions are complete, or 25 burpees to each pax

    Short mosey to green space near the tracks for some Mary
    Flutter Kicks IC x 20 (YHC commented to keep your head off the ground, which induced much mumble chatter for all of Mary)
    Tin Snip IC x 20
    Hello Dolly IC x 20
    LBC IC x 20
    Freddie Mercury IC x 20
    Putins IC x 10

    Mosey back to VSF. Upon arrival YHC found one minute remaining, so mosey to the Great Lawn for 10 Burpees OYO.
    Mosey back to VSF.

    COT

    Count off, name-o-rama, announcements, intentions, and closed with a prayer to the Sky Q.

    NMM
    T-Claps to the several Pax that found their way to Baton Rouge today to help spread F3, which is a gift that is difficult to describe in words. We come together from all walks of life, where we share a common goal, which is to become better men and to become stronger leaders, among other things. I’m honored to be a part of F3. The coffeteria after the beat down is always great, and is never dull!
    The Pax each did roughly 115 burpees today, with a lot of other exercises. Well done, men!

    SYITG!

  • Krazy Ivan 2018

    The events depicted in this Backblast are completely stupid and utterly pointless.  Any similarity to events which are neither stupid nor pointless is purely coincidental.  

    No animals were harmed in the running of the Krazy Ivan.

    The Inagural Northshore Krazy Ivan CSAUP went off as planned, sort of.  The Northshore won, the Southshore whined, and it was….warm??!!??  The lack of frigid conditions made for a slightly less stupid but still rather pointless event.  Next year, we will aim higher.  Without further ado…

    Twenty men gathered at the gazebo on the Mandeville lakefront on a beautiful, starry, breezy Saturday evening: 15 Northshore PAX, 1 Northshore Scorekeeper, and 4 Southshore PAX.  Lots of mumble chatter, a bit of trash talk, and some ogling at the Freedom Hammer ensued.  Somewhere around 2100, as the PAX waited for Triple Shift to open the needle valve to bleed some pressure (a little oilfield lingo, there), THE Manny rung the bovine bell.  Some quick instructions from YHC, including a warning of low visibility, potentially questionable footing, an offer of flashlights (offer summarily rejected), and the PAX gathered at the starting line.  Hawg mumbled something about the Gnarly Nutria always beginning on time.  Uh huh.

     

    With another ringing of the bovine bell, THE Manny released the hounds.  Turbo, Backdraft, Steve and all the other skinny dudes went out guns blazing.  Out and back to the west end seawall x 3 was the course.  The easterly breeze made for a nice tailwind on the way out that was as appreciated as was the equal and opposite headwind was loathed on the way back.  That is, unless you were Triple Shift.  You see, Triple Shift had a strategy, folks: get right on the heals of a really good looking, husky PAX and run in his ample slipstream the entire race, save for the last 50 yards when you turn on the reserves and blast past him.  So if you think about it, Triple owes YHC one of his points.  But more on the (contested) scoring later.

     

    The course was dark, sometimes nearly pitch black.  Although Orian’s belt and the waxing crescent were quite visible, the running path was at times not.  As 19 PAX trekked and traversed back and forth, forth and back, we passed those both ahead and behind us, those who lapped and those who got lapped.  This afforded the PAX opportunity to root for, hiss at, tease, encourage, or mock those we were passing.  I can speak for Triple, as he was behind me the entire time benefitting from all my hard work I mean seriously did I mention that already I mean it’s not a big deal that he got one more point than I did but really when you think about it I should at least be added to his Christmas card list but whatever I’m not bitter or anything.  Particular attentiveness and night vision skills were needed to navigate the last two tenths of the west end.  YHC had specifically warned the PAX about this risky, questionable section of the course.  So it’s a good thing that YHC himself did not take a tumble and nearly bust his ass on the exact part of the course on which the warning was issued.  That would be ironic.  Dontcha think.

    At the finish line, the PAX again gathered and coalesced.  Fracsac volunteered for Safety Caboose, finishing up the race and also ensuring that no man was left behind, injured, abducted, or absconded with.  Thanks Frac.  THE Manny tallied up the score and announced a 176-31 Northshore victory; looks of mistrust appeared on a few faces.  Perhaps that was because they were expecting a 177-31 loss.  But, abiding by the only rule of the Krazy Ivan – run the race in a tank top – THE Manny exercised legislative, judicial, and executive powers and stripped Turtle of his single point for finishing the race in a hooded sweatshirt.  Coutoramma, Nameorama, BOM, and off to The Barley Oak for some F2.

    At the BO, drinks were had an all was merry.  Tomatoes tested the neck twisting and head turning capabilities of Captain Sparkles (ok, his were not the only capabilities tested…hellLLOOO black dress).  An impromptu yet formal meeting of the F3 Rules Committee adjudicated on the ability to move an AO once it is established.  Verdict: negative ghost rider, pattern’s full brah.  At this point, Hawg petitioned the Rules Committee for a formal, third party review and calculation of the night’s score.  THE Manny’s honour in question, YHC immediately began the process.  Third party results are in, proving that you should sometimes watch what you ask for.  The final, certified, verified, bonafied count is 190-35.

     

    Excellent CSAUP, PAX.  T-Claps to the Southshore guys who posted.  We will see you at the 2018 Gnarley Nutria.  A pleasure to be amongst you.

     

    EiEi

  • Invasion of exchange students

    Well we guess that Cavalier didn’t get the memo for this AM – Douille?  Did you let him know he had the Q?

    Beautiful 60 degress today!

    It was all good.  I had a plan in my back pocket.    We were join by Buffett from Myrtle Beach, NattyDatty from Ashville NC, and King of Beers from Ashville.  All in town for a conference.  Tclaps to NattyDaddy and King of Beers for the 6 mile pre-game run.  Another tclaps to NattyDaddy for running six miles back!

    We did the traditional Audubon Park loop for our Monday AM beatdown at the Skinny.

    SSH x 20, Imp Walker Squats x 20, Mtn Climbers x 20, Low Slow Squats x 20

    Run to the rows

    At the rows – I broke the rules.  20 rows is the count.

    Burpees, Hand release Merks, and Lunges

    Indian run for one cycle through the group – to a lighted spot.

    Here we did donkey kicks x 20, nolan ryans, low country crab x 20 and fire hyrants x 20

    Hallelujah run to the benchs.  20 oyo dirkens, 20 step ups left ic 20 oyo dips 20 step ups right ic 20 oyo irkens

    Back to the track – indian run one cycle through the group to the water fountain.

    then 6MOM  –  dying roach x 20,  russian twist x 20, flutters x 20 , v-ups x 20, lbt x 20

    Back to the track – 80% run to the monkey bars

    PIMP.  Groups of 5 – Pullups x 10, Imperial walkers x 20, Merks x 20, and Plank Jacks x 20

    Horses to the barn 90% sprint to the flag.

    2 min early at the flag.  20 hip dips, each side.  That was time!

    Thanks for the opportunity to step up.

    Tclaps to Gabrielle for posting on the Northshore.

    Prayers to the Burton Family.

     

     

  • El Wire’s Gloomy Gloom

    EL Wire ordered up some nice temperature weather but some GLOOMY SOUPY fog and wet ground.

    16 PAX circled up for a Wed am beatdown led by El Wire

    El Wire started with the JACK OFF. (he said it!)

    SSH x 20, Imp Walker Squat x 20, Seal Jack x 20, Smurf Jack x 20, Plank Jack x 20, Peter Parkers x 20

    Then we mosey’d to the levee for 5 rounds of LEVEE.

    10 Willi E Coyotes on the tracks

    10 merks at the top of the levee, 25 LBCS at the bottom.

    Then we mosey’d to Audubon’s statue for some DORA  stopping for 10 more Willi E Coyotes again.

    100 decline merks, 200 dips and 300 LBTs.   Brutal but good.

    Then we bear crawl’d up and over the neutral ground and then crab crawled back.  About 15-20 yards.

    Long mosey back to the FLAG.

    Arrived 2 min early at the FLAG so 20 Burpees OYO

    Circle of Trust – prayed for Bartman’s secretary who died over the break.

  • Not a resolution but a commitment. To pass gas or not to pass gas? That is the question.

    Well – Brown Bag was on the spreadsheet but YHC forgot to text him last night- I don’t think I wrote his name on the sheet so I was thinking he may have signed himself up!  Oh well – so your friendly neighborhood sub-Q stepped up on the quick.

    First things first – I was impressed by Seaman’s poem bb from Monday.  Also impressed at the post-NYE post by Seaman and Sandbar – Tclaps boys!

    It was frigid and cold Uptown at the Birdcage.  A cool 36 degrees according to my car so a quick mosey to warm up was in order.

    Mosey for a lap around the parking lot.

    Then circle up by the bandstand.  SSH x 20, IMP walker squats x 20, –meant to ask Seaman about his Last Jedi thoughts here – I forgot, x 20 Merks, x 20 Hillbillies.

    Then we did an up and over (Classic Mr Awesome) on the bandstand.  10 box jumps on the pond side, and 5 burpees on the oak alley side.  We did this twice.

    Then we went to Oak Alley.  We did bear crawl to first light, burpee broad jump to second light, grapevine each side for the next two lights.  We did the same progression back to the bandstand.

    At the first light we lined up for a burpee suicide.  10 Merks at base, then 5 burpees at furthest light, 10 merks at base, then 4 burpees descending until you get back to base.

    After this we circled up again at the bandstand.

    We did 20 Peter Parkers, 20 Russian Twists, 20 LBCs, 20 Parker Peters, 20 LBTs  then we went for some classic RY.

    10 Right leg fire hydrants, 10 left leg fire hydrants, 10 left hip dips, 10 right hip dips, 20 Low Country Crabs, 10 left leg donkey kicks, 10 right leg donkey kicks

    Back to the Alley – We did another Burpee Suicide – Session -replaced merks with squat jumps x 10 at base.

    If the pax finished early they did burpees instead of just a plank.

    Back to the FLAG for a circle up and prayer.  We all have a one week grace period for planning our resolution – or we like the word commitment better.  If you make it public it is harder to wash out.

    Landing strip is pescatarian through Lent.

    Seaman isn’t drinking Mon-Thur. and no farts during the workout.

    El Wire has committed to allowing his body to fart during the workout.

    What kinds of other commitments can we make this year?  Can we do something for F3 this year?  To help it grow or make it even better?  To push our pax into the community?

    I will commit to something by next week!