F3 New Orleans

Tag: Hand-Grenada

  • 80s Music and Burpees – from Rudy

    twas going to be a slopping post-rain morning in Pontiff, so YHC decided we’d head straight to the Pavillion. After saying good bye to our walkers and KoTers, the 8 PAX grabbed a rock and moseyed.

    Bogey and Fast Tax in particular seemed to enjoy a collection of 70s and 80s tunes. So we’ll use that as the Sound Track for Tabata.

    10 sets, 45 seconds on 15 second off. 4 Arms, 4 Abs, 2 Legs.

    Then head to the parking lot for 25 yd out-and-back sprint, 5 burpees then SSH for the 6. Repeat x4.

    Back to the Pavillion to repeat a round of Tabata. Then back to the Parking lot to repeat the burpee sprints.

    Back to the flag, via the Rock Pile sending our implements into splash-down mode in the swamp.

    At the flag, many prayers for health and comfort to those who are sick and suffering.

  • 9 to the Left is 2 to the Right – from Hawgcycle

    Warm-Up:
    Moseyed to the t-ball field by the tracks. SSH x 20; IW x 20; LSS x 20; Tempo Merkins x 15; Windmills x 10; Jack Web to 10 (2:1 Air Press:Merkin)
    The Thang:
    We ran back to the rock pile to pick a rock and then returned to the t-ball field. We circled up and did a Rock Stack. We paused between each set of exercises to share the number of children each man has. Once we finished that we shared their names.
    • Man Makers x 5;
    • Man Makers x 5; Presses x 10
    • Man Makers x 5; Presses x 10; Squats x 15
    • Man Makers x 5; Presses x 10; Squats x 15; Curls x 20
    • Man Makers x 5; Presses x 10; Squats x 15; Curls x 20; Rows x 25
    • Man Makers x 5; Presses x 10; Squats x 15; Curls x 20; Rows x 25; Bench Press x 30
    We returned our rocks to the pile and finished with some Mary before Horses to the Stable back to the flag: LBC x 20; LBT x 20; Crunchy Frog x 15
    What we learned:
    • Hand Grenada named his kids Davis and Beauregard. Beauregard is a girl.
    • The Wedding Planner is a virile man (but we already knew that).
    • The most popular names among the pax kids were Colin, Christian, Colleen, Carrie, and Caligula
    • Mahatma and Boge named their kids the exact same thing
    • The Architect has never uttered a two-syllable word
    • Rudy originally told us he had three kids. When it came his turn to name them he only named two. He had originally miscounted.

  • 3 Stations – from Pool Boy

    5:30 Disclaimer given and we head to the parking lot between the Pavilion and the Senior Center.

    Warmups consisting of:
    SSH
    Abe Vigoda’s
    Cement Grabbers
    Arm Circles
    Toy Soldiers
    Imperial Walkers
    Mountain Climbers

    Thang
    With the help of my 12 year son the night before, rocks already at our location.

    Partner up
    3 stations – Rotate after 10 mins.
    Station 1
    Rifle carry from Pavilion to speed bump while partner does squats
    Station 2
    Lunge walk to senior center;partner curls
    Station 3
    Jump rope; partner runs to entrance stop sign

    Mary back at the flag.
    COT

  • Team RCR has a First & 10 – from Mayhem

    Mahatma had a work commitment, so YHC stepped up to Q. Not much was preplanned…

    YHC arrived early concerned about the gate being locked due to track starting. Lo and behold, the fear became reality. Flag was planted and brainstorming commenced. Jogged to the east side of the track and setup 10 cones each 10 yards apart in the road.

    Rudy arrived from the gloom after logging some RCR miles to round out the group at 7 PAX. 5:30 disclaimer and off we went… in two different directions…

    Theme: no rocks even though it was Rock City, more running than usual for RCR, and finish with a challenge at the cones.

    Mosey around the locked track and enter by the bleachers.
    Warmarama: AV, GG, MMP, PPP, MC
    In Mahatma fashion, jogged the bleachers from end to end, up and down 6 spots, 5 burpees, return, up and down 6 spots, 5 burpees

    Mosey a few hundred meters, pit stop. 15 honest(?) merkins IC, hand release merkin + should taps.

    Mosey a few hundred meters, pit stop at the pavilion by the hill. Back-to-back-to-back without a break. 15 right leg step-ups, 15 left leg step-ups, 15 dips IC.

    Mosey a few hundred meters, pit stop in the light. 15 bobby hurleys, run to the bleachers and back, 15 2-is-1 bonnie blairs, run to the bleachers and back, 15 IW 2-is-1, run to the bleachers and back, OYO.

    Mosey a few hundred meters, pit stop on the stairs at the back press box. Calf raises, right leg-only calf raises, left leg-only calf raises.

    Mosey a few hundred yards to cone #1 for First and 10.
    At first cone, 1 burpee + 10 merkins. Sprint to the last cone (90 yards), recover jog back to second cone. 2 burpees + 9 merkins. Sprint to last cone (80 yards), recover jog back to third cone, etc. Totals 55 burpees, 55 merkins, 9 sprints and 9 recovery jogs followed by a little bit of Mary for some.

    Mosey back the long way to the flag for 6:14pm arrival and COT to commence. Team KnOTs was performing a shockingly slow mosey back on the main track.

    Counterama
    Namerama

    Announcements- City Pork 2/24
    07:00 – Run #1
    08:00 – Run #2
    09:00 – Run #3 with Youth Run NOLA
    10:00 – Run #4
    11:00 – Run #5
    12:00 – Run #6

    Intentions- Scantron’s nephew and Vagabond’s co-worker

    Thankful for the opportunity to lead.
    Thanks Rudy for skipping your run to attend your first bootcamp-style beat down in February.

    SYITG!

  • Take the Pax to Work(s) Day – from Hokie

    YHC told Mr Roger’s a week or two ago I would take the Q for the 1st El Diablo RCR workout and take the Pax on a different journey.

    After a quick disclaimer Pax were told we were going to get some miles in. We would run with waypoint stops to exercise. Fast Pax we’re instructed to sweep the six at each waypoint so they could get extra miles.

    We left the park and moseyed to the 1st stop sign toward the railroad tracks. We stopped to lift the right leg and just turn the ankle to get juices flowing. Switched and did same on left leg and ankle. We then opened the right gate to awaken the hip flexor followed with 7 slow 4 count merkins.

    We then headed down toward Airline to the next stop sign. Fast Pax ran fast and slow pax were circled. As we all converged we gathered for 7 more slow count merkins.

    Onward toward Airline stopping at 911 (Baloo’s house) for 7 more slow four count merkins.

    Onward to 1525 Airline where we stopped for 7 more slow four count merkins. 1525 Airline is Lucky Coin Machine Co and my M- F day job.

    We continued this pattern as we turned on Airline towards Causeway and Pax were instructed to stay safe and on the sidewalk. The stops were with 7 Bobby Hurleys. Our 1st stop was H-M furniture. On this stretch Mayhem let the Q know we only opened one gate so we also opened the left gate.

    We had 4 stops on Airline with the 4th stop being Las Cruces my Saturday day and Sunday day and night job.

    Turn around and return with 8 stops to return at Pontiff at 0610 were we did extra mileage on the track

    Thank you, I love you all!

  • The Mini Cooper – from Triple Shift

    As we are in the month of February for Run Cajun Run, I needed to get some miles and was planning on doing the Cooper. What is the Cooper you may ask? Well, it is a routine where you perform 10 burpees, 10 squats, and 10 merkins then run around the 400-meter track. After completing the lap, you perform 9 of each exercise then run a lap. Continue on your way down until you get to 1 rep of each exercise then finish up with a final 400-meter run.
    Because the track was underwater from JP’s effort to save the old Metairie neighborhood from flooding on Saturday night, it was still a sloppy mess, so I had to improvise. Sudden Change!

    With the steady drizzle, 50 degree temperatur, and heavy 20+ mph north wind, the track was out of the question so after I gave my disclaimer to the hearty few, we ran to the backside of the gym where the KOT gang resides under the large covered area.

    Warmarma – 10 Low Slow Squats IC, 10 slow imperial walkers (saw a great deal of balance issues) IC, 10 Lunge around the clock IC, 10 forward arm circles x IC, 10 Self Love IC, 10 reverse arm circles x 10, and finished with 10 burpees IC.

    The Thang – I gave the instructions of 10 burpees, 10 lunges each leg, 10 no cheat merkins, and 10 WW2 Sit-ups then run around the gym which is approximately 180-200 meters. After that round, each exercise will decrease by one rep followed by a lap around the gym. We picked up the six and then headed back to the start with a prisoner (arm up while running) Indian run.

    COT – Countoff, Namerama, and closed out with a prayer for Torque’s mom who passed away suddenly, my mom’s memory loss, and kids that are struggling with their identity. As always, I sent a petition to the Creator to help us be better fathers, husbands, employees, employers, and most importantly, virtuous leaders.

  • Hold the Rock – from Bogey

    -Welcome to F3
    -Be careful, but push yourself as hard as you possibly can w/o causing permanent damage(or just a little)
    -Warm Up
    -Grab a rock – alternating rifle carry & holding rock out in front
    -Pavillion – Right/Left leg step ups/Shoulder press/curls/bench press
    -Hill – Quadrophrlia w/ rock straight out going up and straight up going down/rinse and repeat 5X
    -Gym – Alternating Calf raises & squats 3rounds
    -Hamma Trsin – all I’m sayin
    -Finish up with a little Marie
    -Backbto the Flag
    -Nameorama
    -Intentions/Ball O Man/Thank God for Mothers

  • Doom in the Gloom – from Kenna Brah

    7 Hims showed up, unaware of the pain about to be inflicted by YHC.

    Mosie’d to the Rock Pile for Warm Ups
    4ct – 10 Each with 5 Burpees in between each exercise
    Imperial Walkers
    Hairy Rockettes
    Hillbillies

    Next Level Ladders:
    Select a good rock, all exercises with rock
    3 Rnds
    5 Sumo Squat
    10 Clean/Press
    15 Curls
    5 Burpees
    10 Clean/Press
    5 Sumo Squat
    5 Burpees

    Main Thang:
    DORA Style
    Team UP: Timer – Rifle Carries selected Rock to the first Lit Light Pole and back.
    Other PAX man, does:
    100 Chest Press
    150 Pull Overs
    200 Rows

    With a few Minutes to spare, we employed Marie Laveau ( Mary;s evil sister)
    with 5 Burpees in between each PAX’s favorites ab exercises:
    We made 6 Rounds before MOSERY back (see what I did there?) to COT.

    OUT!!

  • Just a Simple Beat Down – from Fracsac

    YHC thought the arctic vortex was behind us, but the breezy conditions kept the gloom chilly.
    Brief disclaimer given then mosey to rock pile for warmup which consisted of mostly normal stuff. 5 burpees thrown in due to lack of clapping during grass grabbers.
    Grab a rock and head to field where cones are set up. Pax given a choice. Choose B or D. With D being the winner, we started a Dora 1…2…3.
    100 burpees 200 LBCs and 300 squats. Partner walks rock out predetermined distance, completed 5 x SSH and returns. Flapjack until complete.

    Ring of fire. OH press x 2 rounds, followed by ‘mericans x 2 rounds.

    Do some stuff at each cone. MoT between cones varied from lunge to bear crawl to Peter Parker’s.
    Stuff included Catalina wine mixers, squats, flutter kicks, big boi situps and Honest Abes.

    Return the rocks and head back to the flag.

    CoT

    NMM
    RunCajunRun is happening in February. Sign up!

    YHC reminded the pax of the 5 core principles and the mission. Keep up the great work!

    YHC was asked what the B stood for? You’ll find out next time YHC Qs.

    SYITG

  • Cora 1-2-3 – from Rudy

    8 PAX in the gloom this am. One severe bloody nose from Macgyver, and one DR visitor from Memphis (after 10 years in Shanghai) – good to see you again, Thibodaux! While our esteemed walker (Tenderloin) and KOT (Scantron and Macgyver) wne to do their thing, the rest when to go find a rock.

    Short warmup by the rocks, then head to the field. 4 PAX wated patiently wondering what happened to Mr. Rodgers. Several minutes later, he appeared from the dark, having apparently taken a wrong turn between the rock pile and the football field. First time for everything, I guess.

    Thing 1: A timed test. Each rep was 5 Thursters, run to the cones, 2 burpees, run back. The timed test – how many reps in 5 minutes. Everyone got 7-8 in.

    Thing 2: Cora – Dora’s friend, but only on Core exercises. 100 Sit Ups (with a rock), 200 Peter Parkers, 300 Flutter Kicks (with a rock). The timer – lunge walk to the cones (25 yards away) then run back. Quite a time killer (more than YHC expected), and the quads and hammies were starting to burn. Pool Boy set the Sit Up pace – nice work!

    Only had a minute or 2 to spare – so a quick Bear Crawl to the cones, and Crab Walk back.

    Then the timed test repeat: Same thing we did for the first test – but get further than the first time, or pay a 10 burpee penalty. All 5 PAX made it a wee bit further. Handy-G made it from 7.9 to 8.1 reps (in his precise math).

    Return the rocks, and back to the flag for COT. Apologies, PAX, for the confusion about what “in cadence” and “go further” meant. Those phrases seemed obvious to YHC, but apparently are less than obvious to the PAX.