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  • 12’s for my 2.0

    12’s for my 2.0

    At 0530, six PAX gathered at the View for a workout in honor of my 2.o’s 12th birthday….

    After the disclaimer we started our Warm up with: 12 Side straddle hops, 12 Abe vagoda, 12 grass grabbers, 12 arm cirlcles and 12 big boy sit ups

    The Thang … We moseyed down towards Treasure Chest and grabbed heavy rocks for just 12 reps of chest presses (at a time)…

    12’s not 11’s…. 12 Chest presses, run up and over the levy then 12 burpees… back to the Lakeside of Levy for 12 more presses and back over to the riverside for 12 lunges… back Lakeside for 12 more presses and back to Riverside for 12 Imperial Walkers, back to Lakeside for 12 more presses and back to riverside for 12 Merkins…. you got the idea…. presses, planks jacks, presses and squats… BLIMPS is only six letters so we had to repeat to get to 12 up and over the levy round trips 😉

    Now for a new and lighter rock and a ring of fire, except to 12 not 10. Three rounds of Al Gores and curls and three rounds of rocks over heads and shoulder presses.

    Back to the flag for COT.

  • Start with Shoes off???

    Start with Shoes off???

    At 0630 after a brief intro and disclaimer by Hokie, Hokie and Catfish decided to lead 4 Pax in some new stuff focusing on strengthening our feet, arches of our feet, and toes by asking the Pax to remove their shoes.

    Part of the disclaimer by Hokie was not all workouts have to be beatdowns, even when Catfish is involved 😉 The links for these new exercises are https://posturedirect.com/how-to-fix-flat-feet/ and https://posturedirect.com/improve-your-ankle-dorsiflexion/

    We did have a 5th Pax join us during our Foot Focus warm ups

    After 10 minutes of foot focused exercises we continued our warm up with big arm circles both forward and backward and Abe Vigodas

    The Cinderblock party then started with 1 minute of right leg step ups onto the cider blocks raising trailing knee as high as possible and 1 minute of left leg step ups, followed by 4 minutes of burpees jumping over the cinder blocks after each burpee. Then 1 minute of right leg step up and leap over the cinder blocks and one minute repeat with left leg.

    Next was another disclaimer about protecting our backs followed by two minutes of lunges with twists while holding cinder blocks close to our chests and two minutes of Sumo Squats with Cinder blocks.

    We concluded our front of NOMA tour with two minutes of bench presses with cinder blocks before doing farmer carries with two cinder blocks each to the back of NOMA.

    Once at the back of NOMA, before closing with our usual Sunday Morning ritual, we assumed one legged endurance squats with left leg up followed by one minute right leg up while in squat position…. no cinder blocks!!! We finished with Sunday mornings and a farmers carry back to the flag.

    It is always a pleasure to create something new to change up our workouts so we can not be accused of being predictable. I thank Catfish for the very different beginning and would not be surprised to see us do that again as I believe all agreed it was good!

    We closed with our COT lifting up our F3 brothers and giving thanks for F3!

    All in attendance left with two party favors, their own set up two F3 coupons. We then had 120% attendance at coffeeteria as Gabby joined us at PJ’s.

  • Barbara Wawa at the lake fwont

    YHC received some good news this week, lab test showed the clots hindering my ability to push myself have been reduced, and the Doc said the best thing for me is to get out and move. Eager to join my F3 brothers, the Q at the View was claimed for a 60 minute beat down with 3 promises:

    1 - No long distance running
2 - The PAX will sweat
3 - The beat down would suck

    At 0630, nine eager PAX came together to push each other to be better. A brief disclaimer, then off to the warmup.

    SSH IC x 31
IW IC x 20
Abe Vigodas IC x 10
AC IC x 10 twice
Grass Grabbers IC x 10
PP IC x 20
MC IC x 20

    With the warmup complete, straight to deliver promise 2 and 3……with a little shock and awe!

    SSH IC x 5
10 Burpees OYO
5 SSH IC x 5
9 Burpees OYO
5 SSH IC x 5
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5 SSH IC x 5
2 Burpees OYO
5 SSH IC x 5
10 Burpees OYO (‘cause we don’t do 1!!)

    Mosey to the bench about .25 miles away and grab a rock from the shores of the wide water. Regroup where some cones are set up near the levee. First up, Ring of Fire:

    Al Gore with a rock, then 10 curls one PAX at a time, next in line starting at 5.  Complete 2 rounds.

    Drop the rocks and head to the top of the levee where a deck of F3 cards awaits. Split the PAX into 2 teams, designate a team captain for each. With Hawgcycle and Mahatma facing off, YHC was the moderator. The Game: War! Team captains flip a card, highest card wins! Head down to the cones and do the exercise, then regroup on top of the levee. Reps were number on the card. Face cards added 10. Exercises included:

    400 meter sprint 
Squats with rocks
Monkey Humpers
Freddie Mercury 
Calf Raises with rocks
Backward lunges
Butt kicks
and lots more.....

    Two jokers came up, YHC got to call the exercise. Those two were:

    10 Burpees OYO
4 minutes of Quadraphilia (courtesy of Hawg)

    Finished with the 100 SSH IC card. I believe Hawgs team took the victory, but there were no losers today. It was a win win for the PAX! Mosey back to VSF for COT:

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

    Thanks for posting with me and celebrating my full return to joining my F3 Brothers. A special thanks to all for keeping me in your prayers. I am blessed!!!

    SYITG

  • We’re All Stupid

    Last night, Kenner Bruh declared his intention to fart sac at 8:40pm, so the call went out for a replacement Q for the View. At 9:06pm, YHC volunteered to take the Q, because he had a stupid idea that he wanted to try at the View. As it turns out, the men of F3NOLA are stupid who like to do stupid things. With the promise of nothing more than an unknown stupid F3 workout, the largest number of men ever came out for a beatdown on July 8, 2020 as the View hit 11 participants for the first time. On to the stupid.

    The Warm-Up

    SSH – 20

    Imperial Walkers – 21

    Arm Circles – 20

    The AOC

    Last Wednesday there were 11 large piles of trash and refuse spread across the lake shore from the flag to the Treasure Chest Casino. The distance from pile one to pile 11 was 1.1 miles. YHC planned to use the trash piles as the markers for the longest circle of pain ever at the View. YHC calls it the AOC, a series of Al Gore, Global Warming inducing exercises performed next to the rising waters of Lake Pontchartrain. It’s Stupid.

    Do you know what else is stupid? Whoever cleaned up those trash piles along the lake shore is stupid. YHC crested the levee before dawn this morning and nearly fell down in tears as his precious garbage piles were gone! Never fear, adjustments must be made. Now there will be a round of Circle of Pain every 1/10 of a mile on our run from the flag to the Treasure Chest Casino with a new exercise at each stopping point.

    Circle up for 10 merkins as the other Pax hold Al Gore

    Run 1/10 of a mile

    Circle up for 10 Catalina Wine Mixers as the other Pax hold a plank

    Run 1/10 of a mile

    Circle up for 10 Hello Dollies as the other Pax hold Al Gore

    Rinse and Repeat until the Pax arrives in front of the Treasure Chest. The rest of the exercises: burpees, Wine mixer without the merkin, smurf-jacks, merkins again, American hammers, and Nola Ryans. Can’t remember other exercise YHC called out.

    Jack’s Elevens

    The Pax is now 1.1 miles from the flag, and we need to get back by 6:15. The trip back will be 11s. Stop every 1/10 of a mile and do ascending Jack LaLannes, 1 at stop one and 11 at the flag. The Pax safely arrived with all 11 members at 6:16am. YHC humbly asks for your mercy for going over by one minute.

    The End

    Count-Off, Name-O-Rama, Announcements, and Prayer

    Thank you men for doing stupid with me and for pushing each other to get better day by day. Remember to be in prayer for our sick and injured. We need these men back to push us and call us out if we have slacked off during their absence.

    Be strong and be kind today,

    Rev Sox

  • Happy Independence Day!

    Happy Independence Day!

    On July 2, 1776 the Second Continental Congress passed the Lee Resolution declaring our independence from Great Britain and King George! Down with the British! Seeing the immense significance of this declaration of independence, John Adams wrote a letter of prophecy to his wife Abigail predicting future celebrations on the 2nd of July. Adams wrote of July 2nd that on this day following generation will celebrate our freedom with Pomp and Parade…Games, Sports, Guns, Bells, Bonfires and Illuminations from one End of this Continent to the other.

    So to celebrate this momentous day in the fulfillment of Adams’ prophecy, the 2nd Annual F3 NOLA Independence Day race was held at Pontiff Park at 5:30am on July 2, 2020.

    13 laps around the track or 3.25 miles to glory

    1. Belloq 24:32
    2. War Eagle 25:10 PR
    3. Rev Sox 26:11
    4. Double Fudge 27:53
    5. Pai Gow 28:51
    6. Vagabond 31:04
    7. Mambi (12 laps) 29:25
    8. Tool (12 laps) 30:04
    9. Hokie Pokey (10 laps)

    Tclaps to Belloq on winning the 2nd Independence Day Race and to War Eagle on running the fastest 5k of his life.

    Ultimate Frisbee

    The Pax split into two teams for Ultimate Frisbee to celebrate Independence Day with games!

    Shirts – War Eagle, Double Fudge, Mambi, Vagabond, and Tool

    Skins – Belloq, Rev Sox, Pai Gow, Hokie Pokey, and Tool

    The shirts won a close, hard fought game by a score of 4-3.

    The End

    Close it out with Hostess Independence Day treats, Count-Off, Name-O-Rama, Announcements, and Prayer

    Thanks for allowing me to lead and putting up with my stupidity,

    Happy Real Independence Day,

    Rev Sox

  • 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.

  • Dad’s Day Renaissance 2020-06-21

    Hot, humid morning out at the Renaissance with six PAX: Hokie Pokie, Belloq, Heisenberg, Vagabond, Ozark (FBG), Catfish (Q).

    Warmed up in front of the museum with Abe Vigoda, Grass Grabbers, and SSH. Added some imperial squat walkers. Moved to faces for Peter Parkers, Plank Jacks, and Parker Peters. Back to feet for 3 ring of fire rounds holding the Al Gore position and doing bonnie blairs (2 is one)

    Set up an OYO exercise: hop up steps. 5 burpees, then back down for 10 hand-release merkins. Did this 3x, then did a lap around the museum. Did V-ups waiting for the six.

    Gathered up around the fountain for dips, step ups (both legs), Derkins, Bulgarian Split Squats (both legs), and Irkins.

    Moseyed to back of museum for 7 rounds of Sunday Mornings (people’s chair +10 overhead presses/claps, 5 donkey kicks, 1 balls-to-wall press).

    Back to flags zone. Freddie Mercuries, Flutter Kicks, and burpees to finish out.

    COT, names the new FNG (Ozark), then off to PJ’s for coffeeteria.

    Happy Father’s Day!

  • Gaze into my Cristobal (Renaissance 2020-07-06)

    Gaze into my Cristobal (Renaissance 2020-07-06)

    A lovely (albeit moist) morning out at the Renaissance with 7 human PAX and 1 canine PAX- Hokie Pokie, Belloq, Vagabond, Chips, Gideon, DJ Diver, Tool, and Catfish (Q).

    Started in front of the Museum with windmills, grass grabbers, and side-straddle hop. Moved to faces for Peter Parker Peters. Back to feet for Imperial Squat Walkers, then back down for Plank Jacks and Mountain Climbers to round out the warmup.

    Moved to the sidewalk for Route 66 with burpees, then to the fountain for step-up, derkins, step-ups again, then dips.

    Moseyed to the field to the tree line. Bear Crawled two tree lengths, did 5 burpees, then bear crawled back. Circled up for dying cockroaches, flutter kicks, and little baby twists. Did another bear crawl length (one tree this time), 5 burpees, and bear crawl back.

    Back of museum for 7 Sunday mornings. Back to flag zone for Jack Webbs to 7, then burpees to finish. COT, then coffeeteria @ PJs.

  • Setting Sail on the Catship (Mothership 2020-05-23)

    Lovely day with 10 PAX at city park as we continue to re-commence with our regular F3 workouts: Bongo, Gabby, Hokie Pokie, Belloq, Beignet, Da Parish, Tool, Heisenberg, Rudy, Catfish (Q).

    Started on the Great Lawn with Abe Vigoda, Grass Grabbers, and Arm Circles to get stretched. Broke a sweat with side straddle hop, some deep lunges, and 8-count bodybuilders.

    Moved to faces for Plank Jacks, Peter Parker Peters, and Mountain Climbers. Rounded out the warmup with 8-count bodybuilders.

    Moved to the Great Lawn treeline, partnered up for BOMBS (modified with V-ups instead of Big Boys Situps, and Jump squats instead of squats). Count was cumulative (w/ partner) 50 burpees, 100 overhead claps, 150 merkins, 100 v-ups, 50 jump squats. One partner did exercises while other ran to end of field, did one burpee, and ran back.

    Moved over to peristyle for a “column conveyor”: hand stand on columns in a line, last person in the line bear crawls to the front (like an indian run). Did one brutal round, then a few handstand presses. Grabbed a bench for dips, then calf raises at the columns, then donkey kicks on the columns, then box jumps.

    For the end, busted out the F3 deck and did some Card battle. Each person got a card, paired up with someone else. Cards were shown, higher card was the exercise, with the combined #s the number of reps.

    Finished strong with 8-counts to the end.

  • Happy Rebirth Everybody, but Happy Birthday to Me.

    Renaissance comes from the French word renaissance, from re- ‘back, again’ + naissance ‘birth’ (from Latin nascentia, from nasci ‘be born’). Since our temporary hiatus from public posting, F3 is now blowing & going in small, socially distant, workout groups. We are in the Renaissance of F3 and what better way to celebrate my 37th day of birth than Qing the Renaissance.

    Disclaimer – “Welcome to F3. My name is Da Parish, and I’m probably still drunk”

    The Thang

    • Burpees – 10 on your own
    • Imperial Walkers x 37
    • Run around the Museum
    • Time to do 10 more Burpees
    • Hillbillies x 37
    • Derkins x 10
    • Ascending Merkins x 10
    • Derkins x 10
    • Ascending Merkins x 10
    • Derkins x 7
    • Ascending Merkins x 10
    • Derkins x 10
    • Ascending Merkins x 7
    • Y not do 10 more burpees

    Line up on the tree line at Tree 0. In a suicide format, run to tree 1 and back to tree 0 and perform 1 rep of the exercise chosen by the PAX. Then run to tree 2 and back to tree 0 and perform 2 reps of the exercise chosen by the pax. Then to tree 3 and so on until completing all of the trees or time runs out.

    • 8 Count Body Builder
    • Burpees
    • Crunchy Frogs
    • Catalina Wine Mixer
    • Flutter Kick?
    • I forget the other 3 (this is why a BB should be written immediately)

    With 5 minutes remaining, head to the back of NOMA for 5 Sunday Mornings. 1 Sunday Morning consist of….

    • A wall sit w/ 10 over head claps
    • 5 Donkey Kicks
    • On the 5th donkey kick hold a Balls To The Wall
    • 1 Shoulder Press

    Count, Namerama, Announcements, COT

    Thank you F3 for surviving the Great Quarentine of 2020 and I can’t way to see all of your faces in the gloom.

    Da Parish