F3 New Orleans

Tag: King Kong

  • MISTLETOE #1, with coupons – from Sandbar

    Disclaimer followed by a quick mosey around the parking lot. PAX picked up bricks from YHC’s truck. 2.0s mad about having to load the truck with bricks. Builds character though.

    Cusack walk (bricks held overhead, as if it was an 80s boombox) to Oak Alley for SSH IC to warmup, followed by windmills and grass grabbers. Then Nolan Ryans IC and CPRs OYO. (Curls, Press-Ups, Rows 30 each).

    M-I-S-T-L-E-T-O-E, with bricks. Pax paired up. One Pax did the exercise while the other Cusack walked to the second light pole. Each Pax did 30 of each exercise, then moved to the next while waiting for their partner.

    Merkins,
    Imperial Walkers
    Squats
    Twists – LBTs
    Louisville Lips, AKA Muhammad Alis, AKA Floyd Maywheathers
    Elf of the Shelf
    T- -can’t remember the T?!
    One Armed Pickle Pounders
    El BCs

    Pax then moseyed to the shelter, bricks in hand for some wall-chair dodo birds and wonderbras with bricks, IC.

    Back to the flag for COT.
    20 PAX.

  • MISTLETOE #1, with coupons – from Sandbar

    Disclaimer followed by a quick mosey around the parking lot. PAX picked up bricks from YHC’s truck. 2.0s mad about having to load the truck with bricks. Builds character though.

    Cusack walk (bricks held overhead, as if it was an 80s boombox) to Oak Alley for SSH IC to warmup, followed by windmills and grass grabbers. Then Nolan Ryans IC and CPRs OYO. (Curls, Press-Ups, Rows 30 each).

    M-I-S-T-L-E-T-O-E, with bricks. Pax paired up. One Pax did the exercise while the other Cusack walked to the second light pole. Each Pax did 30 of each exercise, then moved to the next while waiting for their partner.

    Merkins,
    Imperial Walkers
    Squats
    Twists – LBTs
    Louisville Lips, AKA Muhammad Alis, AKA Floyd Maywheathers
    Elf of the Shelf
    T- -can’t remember the T?!
    One Armed Pickle Pounders
    El BCs

    Pax then moseyed to the shelter, bricks in hand for some wall-chair dodo birds and wonderbras with bricks, IC.

    Back to the flag for COT.
    20 PAX.

  • Traversing the Birth Canal – from Fast Tax

    Traversing the Birth Canal

    It was a crisp, cold morning at Rock City as eleven PAX joined YHC for his 50th birthday Q.
    After disclaimer, we headed near the rock pile for warmups.

    Warmups consisted of:
    o Abe Vigodas X 10 IC
    o Nancy Kerrigans X 10 IC
    o Hairy Rockettes X 10 IC
    o Grass Grabbers IC 10
    o SSH IC 10

    Sufficiently warmed, we headed to the rock pile, grabbed medium rocks (most of us) and headed to the playground in search of YHC’s lost youth.

    The first event, which I am very uncreatively calling “Rock the Court”, pushed the bounds of comprehension/attention for many of the PAX in attendance (resulting in 10 punitive burpees before we even began) and went like this:
    Divide into 4 teams with each team occupying on corner of the tennis courts enclosure and four rocks (one for each team) placed in the center. One PAX member from each team runs to the center and performs 10 reps of the first of five selected exercises (O/H Press, Curls, Tricep Lifts, Rows, and Burpees) while the rest of the PAX are in a low plank. When he returns to his corner and low-planks, the next teammate runs to the center and does 10 of the same exercise. This repeats until all PAX on the team has had a turn, then the cycle repeats for the next exercise, and so on, until all five are complete.

    Leaving the tennis courts behind, we circled up for a round of Rocks Up (IC 15) and then it was off to the playground for YHC to deny his 50 years by proving he was still a child, or at least could act like one.

    The Playground Scramble went something like this:
    PAX start in plank while first PAX soldier crawls up the spiraled tubular slide (aptly but alarmingly described by Bolt as climbing out of the birth canal), down the ramp, through the small tunnel, then arm over arm across the monkey bars, across the balance beam, arm over arm across the next two overhead bar things then side scramble across the rock wall, all while not touching the ground (because it’s hot lava of course). Anyone touching the ground had to do 20 burpees.
    Next PAX can start up the slide after the PAX ahead of him exits the slide at the top. PAX waiting at the beginning or the end had to do continuous BBS until Q called plank or some other exercise.

    As we prepared to bring the rocks back, for a little extra entertainment, YHC thought “what kid doesn’t like a game of Indian Run?” With rocks of course. After 1 ½ cycles, YHC lost interest…time to drop off rocks and mosey to the flag.

    With a few minutes to spare, and YHC still trying to cling to his youth, we circled around the tree for Duck-Duck-Burpee, which Willie apparently forgot how to play…

    At 6:15 we headed to COT for name-o-rama, announcements, intentions, and prayer, followed by Coffeteria at PJs with a special treat (homemade coffee cake) by Mrs. Fast Tax, now affectionately called “Audit.”

    Gratitude to Bogey, Bolt, Frac Sac, Hand Grenada, Jingle Vader, King Kong, Mahatma, Scantron, Tax Credit (my 2.0), Vagabond, and Willie for being part of my birthday Q and making it so enjoyable.

    Thanks for the fellowship!
    SYITG

  • Sweaty Bells – 12-12-2021 – from Almonaster

    Starting to feel like Christmas!

    PAX Attended:

    – Dinghy
    – Stork
    – Moana
    – Netflix
    – King Kong
    – Jingle Vader
    – Willie
    – Almomaster

    Warm-up.

    SSH – 20 IC
    Arm Circles – 10 IC
    Reverse Arm Circles – 10 IC
    Imperial Walkers – 10 IC
    Grass Grabbers – 10 IC
    Right foot, left foot- 10 seconds each
    Mountain Climbers – 10 IC

    Run a lap.

    Around the head – 10 each way, OYO
    Kettlebell Shrugs – 25 IC
    Kettlebell swings – 20 OYO

    Sets

    Goblet squats X 10 IC
    Right arm squat thrust X 10 IC
    Left arm squat thrust X 10 IC
    Squat thrust X 10 IC

    Rinse and Repeat

    Lunge Walk to Stop Sign and Back.

    2nd Set

    Overhead press X 10 IC
    Bent over rows X 10 IC
    Right arm rows X 10 IC
    Left arm rows X 10 IC

    Rinse and Repeat

    Tricep Ext to Stop Sign and Back.

    3rd Set.

    Big boy sit ups X 10 OYO
    Move the bell between hands plank X 20 OYO
    Right arm plank rows X 10 OYO
    Left arm plank row X 10 OYO

    Curl to Stop Sign and Back.

    4th Set
    LBC’S X 20 IC

    Back to Flag

    Birthdays
    Anniversaries
    Announcements
    Intentions
    Prayer
    Coffeeteria

    Thanks for the opportunity to lead!

  • Misty Mountain! 10-30-2021 – from Almonaster

    Pre-Halloween and Anniversary of my 1st Q!

    PAX:

    – Big Willie
    – King Kong
    – Willie
    – Jingle Vader
    – Almomaster

    Warmup:

    Mosey to Tulane breezeway by Freret

    Warmup:

    SSH – 10 IC
    Arm Circles -10 IC
    Reverse Arm Circles – 10 IC
    Imperial Walkers – 10 IC
    Balance on 1 foot for 10 seconds.
    Grass Grabbers – 10 IC
    Windmills – 10 IC
    Mountain Climbers – 10 IC

    The Thang:

    Mosey to the Grotto.

    Incline Merkins – 10 IC
    Right Leg Step-up – 10 IC
    Leg Lifts – 10 IC
    Take a Lap.

    Submarine Merkins – 10 IC
    Left leg Step-ups – 10 IC
    Flutter Kicks – 10 IC
    Take a lap.

    Dips – 10 IC
    Squats – 10 IC
    Box Cutters – 10 IC
    Hello Dolly’s – 10 IC
    Take a lap

    Mosey through Tulane Quad to see Game Day!

    Mosey to the Mountain

    Starting at first level platform to top Backpedal each ramp
    Merkins – 30 OYO (Decrease by 5 each level)
    LBC’s – 30 OYO (Decrease by 5 each level)
    Repeat each level up to 15 and then down. Skipped (10) due to time constraints.

    Back to flag!

    Thanks for the opportunity to lead!

  • F3 NOLA Convergence 2021 (a.k.a.”Crew Change”) – Mothership 2021-10-16 – from Reluctant Yankee

    A fine morning, with a change in the weather providing a fitting backdrop for the changing of the guard on the F3 New Orleans Leadership Team.

    Kicked off at the flag zone with naming of the F3 NOLA Rookie of the Year and F3 NOLA Man of the Year. These went to Almonaster and Hokie Pokie, respectively. High praise and congratulations to both of these high-impact men for their efforts during the past year!

    Yankee then kicked things off on the Great Lawn with:
    Side Straddles Hops x27
    Hillbillies (in honor of Hawg’s prom) x 20
    OYO burpees x10
    Side Lunges x20
    Low Country Crabs x20
    Dying Cockroaches x20

    Moseyed to the track where Hawgcycle took over. Hawg brought the hurt with a modified Dirty Mac Deuce featuring:

    Larry Craigs x12
    Sumo Squats x12
    LBC x12

    Pax then partnered up. One pax sprinted 200 m around the tracks while the other moseyed across, then vice versa. Pax reassembled for announcement of the new SLT.

    It was time. Time to give a speech that would last generations, a speech commemorating the past 7 years, and one that would empower the incoming SLT for what was yet to come. Reluctant Yankee reached deep within his well of indisputable high octane expressions, and it was there and then he passed the torch of F3 Nola to Fracsac and Catfish, his great words of wisdom spreading across the field of F3 Nola men, leaders of this Fitness Fellowship and Faith thing we simply refer to as F3. Did anybody write down what he said?

    Fracsac circled the pax up on the field and did 5 SSH IC, followed by 10 burpees OYO. Many thought Shock and Awe was in the works, but nay, just an attention grabber. Next up was the mental challenge.

    6 SSH IC followed by 11 more in silence, all must end with the Q or a penalty would be handed out. The Pax passed with flying colors….but did they?

    4 corners on the track with 10 x 8 count body builders on 2 corners and 10 x burpees on the other 2. Circle back up for mental challenge again.

    This time there was a failure, with 10 x 8 count body builders as the penalty. The pax completed it the next go flawlessly.

    Pax had had enough mental abuse at this point, so there was much rejoicing when the workout was handed to Catfish. Catfish gently led things forward with:

    8-Counts x10
    Low Slow 8-Count Squats x20
    Bonnie Blairs x15
    Mosey back to the Great Lawn, with a quick stop at the baseball field behind Tad Gormley to do some Jack Webbs (up to 13, 11 got skipped). Continued the mosey back to the Great Lawn.

    At the Great Lawn, LBTs waiting x15 for the six. Frac then came back for a rousing round of Catalina Wine mixers (x15) for the finish.

    Back to flag for COT.

    Announcements: Roast on the Coast Starting Nov 5; GoRuck Tough NOLA the following weekend on NOV 12; Almonaster Qing a Christmas charity effort related to Operation Sweet Tooth (details to come)

    Delicious coffee and breakfast followed. Thanks to all who assisted with preparation for this.

    Thanks to all who attended and assisted with today’s convergence, and stay tuned for further announcements from the new leadership team!

  • More Rarajapari – from Reluctant Yankee

    The PAX of uptown got some rarajapari on with RY as the Q. Ball and a partner. Mosey to John James Audubon.

    At the statue we did a mini – macdeuce 2 sets of 4 exercises x 12 (I struggled to hit 12 – not sure why I couldn’t remember)

    Then we long mosey’d to the HILL. At the HILL we lined up on the soccer field – 10 laps sprint to the other side jog back with 10 freddie merks/ 10 monkey humpers at the line.
    After 7 laps the train was getting too close.

    Sudden change – hustle to the other side of the train tracks so we don’t get stuck. Ran into a group of men exercising. El Wire with the attempted headlock.

    Mosey’d to labrynth but the clock was ticking – Douille had to bail. Made it to the flag one minute late – sorry my boys. Picked up balls and reset for next time.

    Reminder to be good humans and people. Gratitude for time and life.

  • Lawn Dart for Pinwheels – from Reluctant Yankee

    I took Squeal’s scheduled beatdown. We welcomed Stuart Hill aka Lawn Dart for his first beatdown.
    I wanted to bring the tooth fairy and the pinwheel to WPM.
    Started with a longish mosey to Tulane near McAllister.
    COP1: SSH IMP walker-squats, Dying Roaches
    Mosey’d to the Field at Yulman
    COP2: Tooth Fairy – pushups up the stairs while partner did low country crab
    COP 3: PINWHEELs on the Field at Yulman – Plank Jacks – maybe we should make this a new AO one day a week? Just a thought.
    COP 4: Headed over to Little WPM – 20 Russian Twists every floor to the top
    down the stairs and over to WPM
    RUN TO THE TOP OF WPM at each level we did 10 merks
    Down the stairs and back to the FLAG. We had to hustle! arrived 30 secs late.

  • Saints / Packers Beatdown Commemoration – from Landing Strip

    In honor of the thing of beauty that was yesterday’s Saints “home opener” vs. the Packers, the PAX performed a game-themed workout with high efficiency. The cadence of each exercise was tied to a key stat.

    Warmup
    First we moseyed to the front of Tulane’s campus and did SSHs (50 – O/U) and burpees (3 – spread (to GB)).

    Tha Thing
    We then moseyed to the base of the Loyola Rec Plex garage where we Cleveland Guardian-ran to the top. Finding our usual stairwells filled with HVAC tubing, we ran up and down a spacious, brick-paved and fully air conditioned stairwell after performing each one of the following exercises:
    -LBCs (171 – rushing yards (modified to 100))
    -Merkins (22 – first downs)
    -Dying roaches (60 – total plays)
    -Burpees (3 – turnovers)

    We then moseyed to the base of WPM and again Guardian-ran to the top. From there, we did more exercises and up-downs, this time in smelly, cramped, un-air conditioned stairs:
    -Shoulder taps (39 – total rushes)
    -J-Los (34 – time of possession)
    -8 count body builders (2 – INTs)
    -Burpees (2 – sacks)

    We then moseyed back to the flag for a final set of 20 low country crabs, in honor of starting QB Jameis WInston’s feast on a W yesterday!

    WHO DAT

  • Sweaty Bells – 9-12-2021 – from Almonaster

    Evading Security!

    PAX Attended:

    – Jingle Vader
    – King Kong
    – Tubesteak

    Warm-up.

    SSH – 20 IC
    Arm Circles – 10 IC
    Reverse Arm Circles – 10 IC
    The Morpheus – 10 IC
    Imperial Walkers – 10 IC
    Grass Grabbers – 10 IC
    Right foot, left foot- 10 seconds each
    Mountain Climbers – 10 IC

    Mosey to Moana’s Island.

    Curls for the girls.

    Halo’s – 10 each way, OYO
    Kettlebell Shrugs – 25 IC
    Kettlebell swings – 20 OYO
    Rinse and Repeat.

    Sets

    Goblet squats X 10 IC
    Right arm squat thrust X 10 IC
    Left arm squat thrust X 10 IC
    Squat thrust X 10 IC
    Rinse and Repeat

    2nd Set

    Overhead press X 10 IC
    Bent over rows X 10 IC
    Right arm rows X 10 IC
    Left arm rows X 10 IC
    Rinse and Repeat

    3rd Set.

    Move the bell between hands plank X 20 OYO
    Right arm plank rows – 10 IC
    Left arm plank row – 10 IC
    Manmakers – 10 OYO

    Tricept Extensions back from Moana’s Island

    Mary
    Hello Dolly’s – 20 IC
    Ukranian Doulle’s – 20 IC
    LBC’s – 20 IC
    Flutter Kicks – 20 IC

    Back to Flag

    Birthdays
    Anniversaries
    Announcements
    Intentions
    Prayer
    Coffeeteria

    Thanks for the opportunity to lead!