Tag: Gideon

  • Wolfpack Mountain 2024-05-30 – from Catfish

    Wolfpack 2024-03-28
    Lovely conditions with a slight chill to the air. Started it up by moseying over to the Tulane lawn for a warmup:
    • Abe Vigodas x 10 (in cadence)
    • Grass Grabbers x 10 (in cadence)
    • Side Straddle Hop x 20 (in cadence)
    • 10 burpees OYO
    • Peter Parkers x 20 (in cadence)
    • Plank Walk x 20 (in cadence)
    • 8-counts x 10 (in cadence)

    Moseyed to the base of the mountain. Lined up for an Indian run to the top. At the top did a Dora 1-2-3 with 100 burpees, 200 jump squats, and 300 flutter kicks (2 is 1). Non-exercising partner ran all the way down the nearby stairwell, across to the other stairwell, and all the way back up. Got in some LBTs, penguins, and Big Boys (all x20 in cadence) while waiting for the six.

    Moseyed back down the stairs to the flag zone. Got in another set of 10 8-counts (in cadence), then went for CoT. Coffee at PJ’s as usual afterwards.

  • Wolfpack Mountain 2024-05-30 – from Catfish

    Wolfpack 2024-03-28
    Lovely conditions with a slight chill to the air. Started it up by moseying over to the Tulane lawn for a warmup:
    • Abe Vigodas x 10 (in cadence)
    • Grass Grabbers x 10 (in cadence)
    • Side Straddle Hop x 20 (in cadence)
    • 10 burpees OYO
    • Peter Parkers x 20 (in cadence)
    • Plank Walk x 20 (in cadence)
    • 8-counts x 10 (in cadence)

    Moseyed to the base of the mountain. Lined up for an Indian run to the top. At the top did a Dora 1-2-3 with 100 burpees, 200 jump squats, and 300 flutter kicks (2 is 1). Non-exercising partner ran all the way down the nearby stairwell, across to the other stairwell, and all the way back up. Got in some LBTs, penguins, and Big Boys (all x20 in cadence) while waiting for the six.

    Moseyed back down the stairs to the flag zone. Got in another set of 10 8-counts (in cadence), then went for CoT. Coffee at PJ’s as usual afterwards.

  • Lil Somethin’ Somethin’ – from Vagabond

    5 pax did boot camp + 3 Double Nickel training for 10 miles

    16 descend to 0 by 2s
    – big bois
    – merkin
    – side squats

    Rock / coupon – timer runs with or without rock around perimeter of great lawn – partner up… every team has coupon off the ground entire time
    – burpees
    – curls
    – overhead press
    – kettle bells
    – X factor
    – lunges
    – jump rope

    50 step ups R/L

    COT

  • Christmas Coal-Hauling (Mothership 2021-12-25) – from Catfish

    Conditions – Rather Warm for Christmas Day

    The Thang

    A nice little F3 / Stone Foundation beatdown with Wyldcat representing for the ladies this morning.

    Quick Mosey over to the parking lot for a warmup:

    Abe Vigodas x 10 (in cadence)
    Grass Grabber x 10 (in cadence)
    Imperial Squat Walkers x 20 (in cadence)
    8-Counts x 20 (in cadence)
    Peter Parker Peters x 20 (in cadence)
    Burpees x 5 OYO

    Went and looked under the trees around the fountain to see if Santa left any gifts there. Found some lumps of coal (rocks). Grabbed a few and circled up under the trees for:

    Curls x 15 (in cadence)
    Shoulder Press x 15 (in cadence)
    Curls x 15 (in cadence)
    Chest Press x 15 (in cadence)
    Flutter Kicks x 15 (in cadence)
    Curls x 15 (in cadence)

    Moseyed to the benches at the corner for:

    Low slow Bulgarians x 15 (in cadence)
    Derkins x 15 (in cadence)
    Low slow Bulgarians other leg (in cadence)
    Dips x 15 (in cadence)

    Moseyed to back of museum for:

    Donkey Kicks x 15 (in cadence)

    Moseyed to the museum and grabbed some stairs for:

    Calf Raises x 20 (in cadence)
    Side leg raises x 15 (in cadence)
    Side leg raises (other leg) x 15 (in cadence)
    Calf Raises x 20 (in cadence)

    Front of museum for 4x jack webs, starting at eight, adding four merks each round. Got up to 20.

    Back to flag zone for CoT.

  • MISTLETOE, part deux (F3 traditional arr. By Sandbar, at a Caroling Pace) – from Sandbar

    Pax were forewarned that by the end of the beatdown, they would be the jolliest bunch of a-holes this side of the nut house.

    Mosey down St. Charles and back to Loyola. Warmups in front of the crèche. SSH, grassgrabbers, windmills. PAX divided into 4 groups, each had to select a carol they knew and could lead bc F3 is about leadership!

    Group 1 led the first mosey to the mountain with “We wish you a Merry Christmas.” Group 1 ran out of verses before we reached the mountain.

    At the mountain, PAX reformed for a Native American Run, and Group 2 led dashing through the garage while caroling with “Jingle Bells.” Running while singing is HARD.

    At level 5 we stopped for the 6 and did 15x Parker Peters, Mountain Climbers, and Peter Parkers IC. PAX reformed into a wassailing group and Group 3 led “All I want for Christmas is my 2 front teeth,” in honor of Bieber’s crash on Oak St. on Tuesday. It lasted for about 50 yards.

    On the top deck, PAX paired off for flapjack M-I-S-T-L-E-T-O-E. One pax did the exercise, while the other went down the stairs on level and ran back up.
    Merkins
    Imperial Walkers
    Squats
    Twists (LBTs)
    Louisville Lip
    Toe Taps (Penguins)
    Elf on the Shelf
    One leg calf raises
    El BCs

    After MISTLETOE, Group 4 led the caroling into the stairwell, with the 12 Yats of Christmas. YHC and other transplants only knew the traditional lyrics, but neither effort improved the other.

    Back the flag for COT.

  • A roll of the die birthday Q – from Fracsac

    14 Pax including 1 FNG made a choice to take the DRP on their journey to get right and posted to the Renaissance wondering what awesomeness YHC had in store for his Birthday Q! With a shovel flag planted, disclaimer was given, then:

    Mosey to the steps of NOMA for a warmup

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

    Mosey back to the fountain to reveal what YHC had to share….a six sided box aka the die of death…

    Motivator
    Embrace The Suck
    Sweetness Run
    EMOM x 5 minutes
    Deconstructed burpees
    Jack Webb

    First roll brought the Sweetness Run. This is a combination of an Indian run, Bataan death March, and a ruck. Form a column, pax in front starts running with Sweetness, a 60 lb sandbag. All other pax drop for 5 burpees then last man sprints to catch Sweetness. Continue until all Pax get to dance with Sweetness.

    Second roll brought….

    The Motivator! Deconstructed SSH descending from 10 to 1. It’s a real crowd pleaser!!!

    Third roll brought….

    EMOM x 5
    That’s 5 minutes of 10 burpees every minute on the minute.

    Last roll brought…..

    Embrace the Suck. 3 minutes of 7 x Jump Squats, 7 x Merkins, and 7 x LBC’s over and over calling out your rounds.

    Finished with Sunday mornings at the back of NOMA.

    COT with the naming of the FNG. Welcome Bag Pipes!!!

    NMM

    -Having 14 at my birthday Q was awesome! I felt the love.
    -100% attendance at coffeteria!
    -Received a gift from Vagabond that was in a Frac – Sack! Perhaps those awesome shorts will become the brotherhood of the traveling shorts, with the birthday Q wearing them??
    -Gideon captured some great footage with the drone!
    -Thanks for everyone’s love and support!

    SYITG

  • Somebody’s Watching You – from Tinkles

    That somebody is Gideon and his drone. I thought for sure the incessant rain of the last week would call off the photo op, but Gideon was not deterred. So to keep the pax dry we headed over to the zoo parking lot. The ladies workout was out in full force. With the drone and ladies and music the pax was getting giddy…..then we actually had to work out.

    Warm Up:
    SSH IC X 30, Grass Grabbers IC X 20, Forward Arm Circles X 20, Reverse Arm Circles X 20, Imperial Walker IC X 20

    The Beatdown:
    10 burpees on the minute for 10 minutes– Talking Heads to help distract from the pain

    Mosey over to the Audubon statue and pair up for some catch me if you can combinations- Jock jams and El Wire twerking for rest between rounds.
    -Loop one: run and partner does 3 burpees and then catches up to tag
    -Loop two (short loop): lunge walk and 10 merkins
    -Loop three (short loop): bear crawl and 30 LBCs

    Finish strong with Rocky Balboas, Incline Merks, Dips, and Decline Merks on the curb. Hustle back to the flag.

    COT: get your whiskey night sign up completed! Prayers for helping us lead in all aspects of our lives. Drone footage coming soon!

  • Time to use our arms again – from Mariah

    Large crowd for the first Wolfpack of March, and after a quick disclaimer we moseyed across St Charles to Loyola’s Palm Court for a Warm up. Like many, I’ve been wearing out the miles all of February for Run Cajun Run, and while I can now run fast and far, I can barely open a jar…time for a bit of upper body work.

    Warm up (all 15 ct in cadence):
    SSH, Peter Parker, Windmills, Carolina Drydock, Parker Peter

    Mosey over to the base of the mountain, at which point it was clear our numbers were problematic…we split into two waves and proceeded up the ramp for 2 rounds of BLIMPS with exercises at each landing.
    Burpees > Lunges > Imperial Walkers > Merkins > Plankjacks > Squats….repeato until the top.

    Large oval/ring of fire on the roof: merkins/wide arms/ diamonds

    Mary in cadence (15 ct): flutters, dollys, Russian twist, dying cockroach
    15 merkins OYO, then back down the ramps and out to the…

    Benches for the following (again 15ct in cadence):
    Dips >
    RL step ups >
    Incline merkins >
    LL step ups…
    ..OH SWEET JESUS, WHAT IS THAT SMELL?? Evacuate and hot mosey away from the truck pumping out the septic tank…. regroup at Palm Court and resume…
    LL step ups >
    Dips >
    RL Power-ups >
    LL Power-ups >
    All Ya Got Derkins.

    Mosey back to the flag for COT.

    33 pax for the workout, and welcome to FNG Will Jones from Son of a Saint, known now as The Beast.

    We gathered for a group Run Cajun Run photo with oversized check for over $6700 which we presented to Will and SoaS, which is amazing. I know I speak for many in being incredibly proud of both the financial support we are able to give, but also the fact that 200 of us and our NOLA friends stepped up to participate in Run Cajun Run and demonstrate our support for SoaS last month. Our support will surely have a direct impact on many young men in our community, providing hope, mentorship and a positive path.

    As always Thank You for the daily accountability and for the opportunity to lead.

    Until next time
    Xoxo,
    Mariah

  • Symmetry and Justice for All

    It went something like this

    Disclaimer

    Warmup in Cadence (IC)

    IWx20 IC

    SSH x 20 IC

    Arm Circles x 10 front IC x 10 back IC

    Peter Parkers x 25 IC

    Low Plank Parker Peters x 20

    10 Burpees on your own (OYO)

    Mosey to NOMA Fountain

    9 burpees on your own

    RL step up 25

    Dips 20

    LL step up 25

    Dips 15

    RL step up 20

    LL Step up 26 – some mumblechatter about symmetry

    Indian run around Big Lake ¾ mile – stopping periodically for 8 then 7 burpees OYO

    Dora 1,2,3, 100 merkins, 200 jump squats, 300 crunches – Pax 1 ran around museum

    Water Break  – 6 burpees OYO and 7 RL step ups IC

    Mosey to tool wall –

    Calf raises IC x 25

    Inward IC x 20

    Outward IC x 15

    Mosey to great Lawn

    5 burpees OYO, 4 burpees OYO, 3 burpees OYO, 2 burpees OYO,  . . . 1 burpee OYO

    Count off, name a rama, announcements, intentions, pledge of allegiance, prayer

  • Renaissance Rock Fest

    Eight Pax, plus our mascot DJ, showed for some work on the NOMA “porch” to the tunes of 1980’s arena rock, courtesy of Def Leppard, Rolling Stones, Ozzy, etc. (idea inspired by Scantron). After the disclaimer, warmup, the group performed 3 cycles of 7 maneuver sets (rotating push-ups, caterpillar + shoulder taps, crouching side-steps with lunges, J-Los, wife-pleaser + sit ups, bear crawls up/down steps, box-cutters), with mosey and burpees in between… once ‘round NOMA and the other to the park entrance. Finished off with a double dose of Sunday Mornings behind NOMA, then circled up at the flag for COT. We were excited to see FracSac posting! One late-comer joined the workout after the start but did not join us for coffeeteria, I believe F3 named “Kruckie” or similar…if someone has his contact info, I’ll reach out to get him connected (musician from Australia). As for Vagabond, his third Q on the books and looks forward to helping more.