They say March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb; Today’s brisk and windy gloom proved that to be true—48 degrees according to the car.
There was sprinting and stretching and most importantly there was accountability and brotherhood. As the COT disbanded, Frac mentions it is Pi Day; how’d we let that get by without weaving it into the workouts!? Enjoy ur quiche, Frac.
Tag: Logo
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Without a Mention of Pi Day! – from Bolt
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1 yr Manniversary – from PVC
Thanks to all who have been a part of my year long journey. Today was a cool foggy one of course it is some of the best weather we will enjoy during a workout.
Warmorama
Squat, Abe vigoda, grass grabber, imperial walker, Peter Parker, hill Billy, arm circlesThe Thang
Mosey to steps for calf raises and donkey kicks. 2 sets
Mosey to the hill for bear crawl, flutter kicks , bear crawl, merkins. 2 sets
Mosey to pavilion for step ups and dips. 2 sets
Mosey to rock pile for overhead press and curls. 2 sets
Mosey to field and circled up for Bocci ball winner names exercise and count.
COT
Prayer for SOGO family and my mothers recovery
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Everyone on their Own – from Charmin
HIMs ran around a track,
HIMs rucked with a pack,
HIMs ran around the neighborhood;
All, seeking to get more good.
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Rock City Pax Choice – from Vagabond
Warm up
Get rock
Gazebo drop rock
Bear crawl around the mound
Run the mile back to gazebo stopping at every sidewalk for 15 merkins
Pax choice at gazebo
Return rock
Circle up
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Kenner-Brah Daylight Savings Time – from Charmin
Some came to ruck, some came to run, some came to walk, but all had fun.
Except for Kenner-Brah who showed up an hour late. Hopefully he shows up to his Q on time tomorrow.
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Run…Ruck…Just keep ur feet dry, Rudy! – from Bolt
5 rucked, 2 ran including Charmin making a running debut; well done!
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51 is the new 50 – from Bolt
Warmorama rappers delight edition except with 51 SSH of course. The Thang; mosey to the backside of the gym, grab some wall, and let the bodies hit the floor! Hold high plank position while the song plays and donkey kick above the line every time you hear the title and Merkin on the count.
Mosey to parking lot in front of gym for Z90s: (traverse a Z shaped course, stopping at each point of the Z for an exercise in honor of those of us who became legal during the 90s, let the drum machine-laden club music rain down on your ear drums—you’re welcome): 4 exercises, 5/10/15/20 reps
Round 1 (bear crawl): burpee, Cracker Jacks (frog>star jump>frog), merkin, plank jacks, mosey to start and plank for (not on!) the six.
Round 2 (crab walk): burpee, air squats, dry docks, Peter Parker
With 5 rounds planned, I introduced the Bolt Birthday Option after round 2: yell, “Happy Birthday” and roll one of two deca dies and let fate decide except “water break” because we r not chicks (numerous exercises followed ranging from 15-30 reps). I’m humbled by how many pax wanted to give me gifts…or perhaps they’d simply had enough Z90s since I heard very little mumblechatter during the rounds.“Shockingly” the rest of the BD was headed toward endless rolls of the die; time for Rochamburpee (partner up in head to head low plank for 10 rounds of rock, paper, scissor with the loser doing burpees while the winner does merkins with the count being the round number). Some pax made 10 rounds while others were content that it was time to return to the flag for COT. I was humbled and honored to share the gloom with 12 other pax as I complete my 51st trip around the sun with my watch recording an average heart rate more than 100 beats over my age—progress.
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You go the Q and You got the Q – from Kenna Brah
8 PAX joined this old guy for some fun despite the excellent weather. Being a benevolent dictator, I shared the Q once the THANG started, everyone got in on the Q’n. Some even did better than me, Amazing!!! So all rocks got used by all the PAX and I left feeling like I did something. COT etc
Warm Up 10x each
Self-Love
Arm Circles F/B, OH Clap, Seal Clap, Moroccan Night Club ( Dance like Fracsac)
Imperial Walkers
Abe VigodaCircle with Me with Rock
5 Curls
5 OHP
5 Sumo Squat
Rotate 1 to right repeat till completed
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10 Chest Press
10 Calf Raises
5/Leg Lunge with Twist
Rotate 1 to right repeat till completed
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12 count death with a rock ( A 12 count Manmaker with Moutain Man Pooper, OHP and Moutain Climber added)
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PLANK FLOATERS AND BALL BUSTERS – from Fast Tax
Twelve PAX rolled up to the Uptowner for a very humid and gloomy Game Day.
After dispensing with the disclaimer, we moseyed toward the rock pile, curiosity evident on the faces of the PAX…What does Fast Tax have in that bag?Warmups were a sprinkle of typical Uptowner fare: SSHs, Arm Circle variants, Imperial Walkers, and, not to be dissuaded, Crab Merkins.
Sufficiently warmed, YHC selected the fenced in baseball field for the debut of his new game. Amidst the eager anticipation of the PAX, YHC pulled a large balloon out of his big black ball bag and introduced Plank Floaters.
Plank Floaters begins with PAX forming a plank circle while one person hits the balloon into the air and immediately gets back into a plank position. The PAX to his right must jump up and hit the balloon back up, before it touches the ground, and get back in plank, with the cycle repeating around the circle. If the balloon hits the ground, everyone does 5 burpees and then play resumes. As is typical of YHC’s creations, this was a work in progress with a few mods made along the way (direction reverses after a save, 1 PAX in ready position, 3 burpees, etc.).
We headed to the kid’s playground picnic table for the next festivity of the morning –
BALL BUSTER.Ball Buster is a combination of Capture the Flag and Dodge Ball, except there are no boundaries. PAX form two teams. Each side has a blue ball (referred to as the Flag), which must be positioned at a pre-identified location on each team’s base and each PAX on the team is given one non-blue ball. The object is to steal the opposing sides blue ball (i.e. their flag) and bring it back to your base. The team scored against has to do three burpees.
Similar to dodge ball, PAX can use the ball to hit or “tag” an opposing player or block an incoming ball. If you are hit, or the person you are throwing at catches the ball, you have to immediately drop your ball and do two burpees or five merkins.
PAX can only hold one ball at a time. In order to pick up the flag, you must drop the ball if you are carrying one. You can pick up a tagged PAX’s ball and throw it away, but only after dropping your own.However, when carrying the opposing team’s flag, it can be strategically used as a regular ball to hit or tag an opposing player. If the opposing team retrieves their flag (b/c the carrier was hit and had to drop the ball), it must be brought or thrown back to base and placed in the same pre-identified spot. A player cannot just run around with the Flag in their possession.
Halfway through the game, the teams should switch sides – which we forgot to do…Having dispensed with the game rules, play commenced.
Team 1: Booboo, Colonial, Fast Tax, Logo, McGyver, Triple Shift
Team 2: Architect (FNG), Charmin, Cyber Cajun, Hawg Cycle, Mayhem, Pool Boy
What began as an even match quickly descended into a one sided game as Team 2 carried the day 5-3.At some point toward the end we were joined by Vagabond.
With time running out, we headed to COT for Name-o-rama, Naming of the FNG (Architect), announcements, intentions, and prayer.Thanks for the fellowship and allowing YHC the chance to engage his creative side!
SYITG!
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Fast Tax Redemption – from Fast Tax
Seems like more than 10 months since YHC’s notorious Q at WPM during Run-Ranger-Run month. Apparently, some Uptown PAX are still lamenting YHC’s exercise selections that fateful day in February. (A recap of the events of that day can be found here https://www.f3nola.com/2022/02/18/wait-the-mountain-is-the-other-way-from-fast-tax/). Hoping to redeem himself as a Q in the eyes of the Uptown PAX, while designing the pre-game workout YHC endeavored to not select anything that might get the PAX dirty.
As YHC started setting out cones, you could feel the wonder and anticipation permeating in the not so crisp December air as questions swirled in the minds of the PAX present; what did Fast Tax have in store for us? Would it at least be better than his last Uptown Q?
After the usual disclaimer, we moseyed a few steps and began our warmup.
Warmups consisted of: SSH, Hairy Rockettes, Mountain Man Poopers, Peter Parkers, and Crab Merkins. YHT noted that the Uptown PAX liked Crab Merkins about as much as the Pontiff PAX…might be time to shelve that one.Sufficiently warmed we lined up while YHC described the next event, Red Barchetta.
Designed to get the heart rate up, much like the song by Rush of the same name, the Red Barchetta begins with PAX lining up to begin the following OYO: 100 Yard Dash then 100 SSHs, run back to start point; 75 yard dash then 75 mountain climbers, run back to start; 50 yard dash then 50 LBCs, run back to start; 25 yard dash then 25 Merkins, run back to start; 10 yard dash then 10 burpees, run back to start.With 30 minutes to go, we circled up so YHC could introduce BATTLE FRISBURPEE and review the rules. Note: The full rules can be found at the end of this backblast and also in slack as a PDF if you search files for “Frisburpee.”
Team 1: Light Shirts
Team 2: Dark ShirtsTypically, I would list out each team but I don’t have a clue who was on which team. It was a pretty close battle all the way to the closing bell. Final score 3-3. Technically, Team 1 won by a point b/c Team 2’s final point was after the game was over…
Now that the Uptown PAX have been introduced to the game, it’s time to have an AO championship, City Park, Pontiff, and Uptown.With game over we headed to COT for name-o-rama, announcements, intentions, and prayer followed by coffee at PJs on Magazine.
Apologies if I missed anyone.
Thanks for the fellowship and the chance to lead at The Skinny!SYITG
Battle Frisburpee (revised 8/24/2022)
Battle Frisburpee – The Concept:
A blend of ultimate Frisbee, football, soccer, and dodgeball, with an emphasis on individual burpee punishment, played running the width of a football field (sideline to sideline) as the length and the 5 and 20 yard lines as the left and right boundaries. Each side’s end zone begins at the sideline and has a depth of 5 yards in from the corresponding end. This equates to a field 63 yds from end to end, including a 5 yard end zone on each side, and a width of 15 yards for 10 or less people, 20 yards for 12 – 14, and 25 yards for 16+. The Goalie Box extends from the back of the end zone to the sideline or 5 yards deep in total.Battle Frisburpee – The Rules:
For every “kick off,” the Frisbee must land in the field of play or go through the end zone. If the kickoff goes out of bounds, it is the receiving team’s ball at the Halfway point (26 yd line).
To score, a PAX must catch the Frisbee in the opposing team’s end zone.
When a team scores, the entire opposing team must do 3 burpees.
If the Frisbee is dropped, i.e. thrown but not caught, the last person it touches (usually the one throwing it or the one who muffed the catch) must immediately drop and do 3 burpees. The Frisbee is still “live” and is treated as a fumble, any nearby PAX from either team can pick it up and resume play.
If the Frisbee goes out of bounds, the last person it touches (usually the one throwing it or whoever it hits on the way out) must immediately drop and do 3 burpees. The Frisbee is “dead” and is treated like a soccer ball that went out of bounds, i.e. the opposing team now stands at the spot it went out and immediately resumes play (without waiting for burpees to be completed).
If either of the player’s feet or any part of the Frisbee itself crosses the boundary, it is deemed out of bounds (clarification provided for Frac’s sake). If the Frisbee goes out of bounds in the air and then back in without touching the ground, it is still considered out of bounds and a turnover at the point it initially went out.Each team must appoint a “Baller” to act as a goalie of sorts. The Baller must stay in the Goalie Box if they are holding the ball and can throw the ball at any approaching opposing team member, whether that person is holding a Frisbee or not. A player hit with the ball, must immediately drop the Frisbee, if carrying one, and do 3 burpees. The Frisbee is still “live” and can be picked up immediately by anyone else.
The player is only “hit” if the ball doesn’t touch the ground first.
The Baller is the only one who can throw the ball at an opposing player and the Baller must throw only from the Goalie Box. Also, the Ball cannot be passed from teammate to teammate. The Baller must put it down and the new Baller picks it up.
The Baller can leave the Goalie Box to retrieve the ball or teammates can retrieve for him. The opposing team cannot interfere with the retrieval of the ball or even touch the ball.
At any time, the Baller can elect to act as a player and run down the field but he must leave the ball in the Goalie Box, thus leaving the Goalie Box unguarded.A player carrying the Frisbee can throw the Frisbee at an opposing player (that is guarding too closely) resulting in that player having to immediately drop and do 3 burpees.
A player can only hold onto the Frisbee for 5 seconds (one MS, two MS, etc…) but, to enforce it, someone on the opposing team has to count aloud. Time can be increased or decreased by mutual consent.
If the Baller accidentally throws the ball at an opposing player’s family jewels, the hit player gets a free pass on burpees. (aka “The Bogie Exception”)
If a PAX catches the Frisbee in the opposing team’s goalie box and is hit by the baller at the same time, THE TIE GOES TO THE FRISBEE RECEIVER.
A dropped frisbee, i.e. one that touched someone first, in the opposing team’s goalie box is a live ball and will count as a score if the scoring team picks it up in the goalie box. An uncaught Frisbee landing in the goalie box is turned over to the home team.
