F3 New Orleans

Tag: Mariah

  • Braving the Mountain through the Harsh Mist and Drizzle

    Although lightning and thunder was forecast for Friday morning, the city of New Orleans was lucky to avoid the worst, especially after Wednesday. So 31 PAX gathered on a gloomy, humid, damp Friday morning intent on running some ramps in a parking lot for no reason other than the fact it’s hard.

    A brief, yet still somewhat rambling disclaimer was given, and at 5:30 we set off to get after it.

    Warm-up

    Mosey up St. Charles and back down to grassy area in front of Tulane for a quick warm-up of

    • SSHx20
    • ISWx20
    • Peter Parker Peter x20 each
    • Arm Circles 10/10
    • 10 burpees OYO to clear our heads of the backwards counting that always throws YHC off.

    Mosey to the base of the Mountain for

    • 10 Merkins I/C, sprint one ramp, mosey one ramp
    • 10 Burpees OYO, sprint one ramp, mosey one ramp
    • 10 8-count bodybuilders OYO, sprint one ramp, mosey one ramp
    • 10 angle grinders I/C, sprint one ramp, mosey one ramp
    • Bernie Sanders one ramp, mosey one ramp

    When we arrived at the top, it was a bit damp for the work we needed to do, so we headed down a level for some Catch Me if You Can in 3 rounds and 3 lines to keep it moving:

    • Rd 1: Squats while everyone else holds Al Gore; (when the person in front of you hits 5, you start, at 10, you run down a ramp and back up the stairs and back in line)
    • Rd 2: jump squats
    • Rd 3: jump lunges

    Next, a little tabata for fun. Nothing quite gets the heart rate up like some high intensity tabata. 25 on/10 off. 8 exercises, crowd choice. We ended up doing:

    • flutter kicks
    • Box cutters
    • Burpees
    • 8 count bodybuilders
    • merkins
    • LBC’s
    • 2 other exercises I cannot remember

    The rule was, if you don’t remember the exercise you suggested when it’s up, then we do burpees. Incidentally and unrelated, everyone remembered his exercise.

    Finally, some Mary to seal the deal. 5 exercises

    • American Hammers (FracSac)
    • Leg raises (King Kong)
    • 3 exercises by YHC I cannot remember

    Mosey back to the Flag and arrive exactly at 6:15… or you know, right around that time. COT, name-o-rama, and a prayer of thanks. Thanks for letting this lakeview pax lead the uptown workout.

  • Fly and Die

    Gnarly little beatdown planned to work the heartrate in preparation for the Gnarly Nutria. Some highlights: Gatsby’s 2.0 Flying on the flats and dying on the Stairs, Angie’s List’s colon blowouts, El Wire’s hand signal at the video breakdown, the random plastic buckets at the top of WPM, the heat in the stairwells… 29 PAX for a 5th of July run through of WPM!

    Good luck to PEPPA who has his first flights for Southwest this afternoon.

    A good morning then jog over to WPM.

    Disclaimer on the MTN.

    SSH X 20, IMP Squats x 20, Jlo-s x 20 and Merks x 20

    Up the stairs to the top of WPM

    On the TOP – we did Bicycles x 20, Low COuntry Crabs x 20, Dying Roach x 20 and RTwist x 20 — Then we did a loop – down the stairs and up the opposite stairs.

    Did Squats with Sally DOWN/ UP – (FLower by Moby)

    Then another stair loop

    Did Plank Jacks with Merks for Roxanne by the Police. Every Roxanne – merk Every Put on the Red Light = Plank Jack

    Then we did another loop on the stairs.

    At the TOP we used those giant plastic bins to do Dips x 20, Decline shoulder taps x 30 OYO, Bulgarian Split Left x 20, Incline Merks x 12, and Bulgarian Split Right x 20.

    Still had a few minutes so we did LBC x 20 and Freddy Mercury x 20.

    Down to the FLAG and circle up.

    COT–prayed for our deployed and committed to being better men

  • Disobeying the Book of Revit

    Rule #1: No burpees on Mondays

    Over 20 PAX gathered on a not-so-gloomy morning to hear a half-assed disclaimer by the Q. With a mosey over to the bandstand, a brief warm-up COP:

    SSH x20, Seal-Jacks X20, Arm circles forward X12, backwards X only 10, moroccan dance clubs x10, IW x10, HB x10

    On the the track for a double-time indian run to the rows. At the rows: 12 Burpees are the count for the rotation: Burpees, Peter Parkers, Jump Squats, Parker Peters & Rows

    Back to track for another Indian Run – stopping halfway to the benches for another 12 Burpees

    Prisoner run to the benches: RLSU x20, Dips X20, LLSU x20, Derkins x10

    Another Prisoner Run to the green: Russian Twists x20, Flutter Kicks x15, Penguins x20 & Real FMs x15

    Last Indian Run to the monkey bars: OYO – 10 pull-ups, 20 Burpees & 30 running men

    Back to the flag for plank-o-rama & 20 seconds of MI

    Count off, name-o-rama & a prayer of thanks, health and safe travels

  • Not F’ing Around

    Seven PAX showed up to arguably the “toughest workout in town”.

    After a brief disclaimer we mosyed to the Tulane ring of power for the warm up: SSH x20, IW x20, arm circles forward x10, backwards x10, Chinooks clockwise x10, counterclockwise x10, Seal Jacks x20 & Hillbillies x20

    Mosyed to the benches by Tulane’s lawn (currently brown & steamy) for running power leg ups on the bench – right leg down the bench and left leg back.

    Then moseyed around the brown lawn to the green & extremely wet lawn for a round of 7s: knee slapping jump squats on one end with crossfit merkins at the other. For added fun, we did five burpees everytime we crossed the middle for a total of 60.

    Back to the benches for a little more leg work: RLSU x20, RL Bulgarian Split Lunge x10, Bruce Lee’s x10, Dips x20, LLSU x20, LLBSL x10, Decline Shoulder Taps x10 & Decline Merkins x10

    Lastly back to the ring of power for a jam packed two minutes of mary but not before 20 monkey humpers. Mary: Flutter kicks x20, box cutters x20, tin snips x20 & hello dolly x20

    Back to the bricks (sans flag): count-off, name-o-rama, announcements (read Yank’s email) & a prayer.

    Good times on a Tuesday…

  • Gnarly Tune Up

    I figured I would try something a little different. I’m pretty sure this could be the longest partner run in F3 Nola history. We need the reps though and no place like the home field to start working on some race day prep. As fortune had it all in attendance were from Team Uptown! Sorry world!

    Disclaimer and let’s stay here for a warm up.

    • SSH IC x 25
    • Windmills IC x 20
    • Forward arm circle IC x 15
    • Classic Seaman IC x 15

    Divide into two groups. 5k pace less than 9:00 and greater than 9:00. Grab a partner form the other group. You’ll see little of this guy today!

    Partner run with the running partner doing a loop around the park, approximately 1.8 miles. The at home partner will repeat BLIMPS plus 35 LBC plus 5 pull ups until their partner returns.

    Not to divulge their identity but a couple of pax killed their loop! All did well. As the groups finished there was time to catch some voluntary Mary plus some merkin ring of fire. Times up!

    Count off, namorama, FNG naming, COT. Welcome Sediment, environmental engineering, and Guts who hails from F3 Winston Salem and now calls NOLA home.

  • My cadence is pure

    I missed F3 last week while I was out of town – in Puerto Rico. I enjoyed the break but F3 buckteeth worked me pretty hard in the Isla de Encanto.

    Saw Tube Steak first thing and I offered him a high five and he gave me knuckles – so that started off the 10th of June in an awkward manner. It was a breezy and cool AM. Gave a serious disclaimer then we started our beatdown.

    Mosey to the Oak Alley for some hand release merks 10, 8, 6, 4, 2 for a complete 30 hand release merks. Back to the track and a decent paced mosey to the row bars. At the rows we did Rows, Hand Release Merks, SSH, Imp Walker Squats (12 is the count), and Mtn Climbers. 5 stations.

    Then we did a long run to the fountain. Run a running man, then jog one. Ping Pong to the 6 until all the PAX are at the fountain. Funny some of the fast guys went to sweep the 6 but it wasn’t one of our guys.

    At the fountain we did right leg step ups, left leg step ups, decline merks, incline merks and dips. Had to stop the PAX for not being in sync. #mycadenceispure

    Back to the track – Hallelujah run to the golf green.

    At the green we did dying bug x 25, low country crab x 20, o mary x 12, russian twist x 15, and jingle vader led us in 26 flutter kicks.

    Back to the track – we ran to the pull ups – monkey bars. Here we did XYZ while some pax did pull ups. Ran out of time here – so we cleaned up with horses to the stable. Plank and wait at the flag. Got to the flag at 614am so we did squats until 615.

    Lots of good times in the GLOOM. Closed with a prayer for my friend with cancer, for the people still recovering in Puerto Rico.

  • Respect the Mountain

    I’m out of practice. Secondary to other commitments I haven’t posted at Wolfpack proper in several months. I underestimated the stairwells, especially the stairwells in June. More on that later. The red Friday workout in honor of Sgt. Joey Bovia from Metairie was planned for the Uptowner. In a clear move of imitation/flattery I wanted to incorporate the 8 exercise for 31 reps scheme into today’s beat down at Wolfpack.

    Disclaimer and brief introduction of the Angry Wave duo of Bad Moon and Roots and we are off.

    Short mosey to the bench area in front of Loyola for our 8/31 warm up:

    • SSH
    • Imperial Walker
    • Mountain Climbers
    • Peter Parker
    • RLSU
    • LLSU
    • RL Bulgarian Split Lunges
    • LL Bulgarian Split Lunges

    Mosey to the Mountain for a quick regroup and two-column Indian run to the top.

    Assemble on the peak for Dora 1-2-3. Burpees, Merkins, Russian Twists (one is one) while the partner goes down the stairs to the ground level and back up the other stairs. The stairwell loop took longer than expected and once I got started I don’t think I ever caught my breath or got my heart rate back below 130. After me and G-spot each did two laps we still in the middle of Merkins and time was getting short. Audible to staying up top and finishing your reps together. Kudos to the Pax for busting ass on this. The time passed quickly but the intensity didn’t allow for much banter which I missed.

    Mosey back to the flag. 35 pax! Had to grab my phone as my hypoxic brain wasn’t going to remember beyond the guy to my right. Two FNGs who, based on the namorama video footage, didn’t look too beat down. Welcome Creeper (a legit actor whose credits include some NCIS (he played a rapist) and Jeepers Creepers 3) who gave a nice reminder that every moment is a gift from God (paraphrase). Welcome Uncle Rico (almost ‘Precursor to the Heisman’ or similar) who has a career in football (coaching) who during his HS QB days was backed up by Baker Mayfield. I look forward to learning more about these two gents.

    COT with special intentions for BellHop and his battle with cancer and for a friend of Roots whose son was in a serious ATV accident. A prayer of thanks for great men like Joey Bovia and all the veterans who died on D-day or elsewhere to secure our freedom. A prayer of thanks for the strength we get from each other. Amen.

    Thanks for the opportunity to lead!

  • Here comes the sun…

    Ah yes, summer is almost here?  Ok it’s here.  As YHC walked up to the AO this morning, YHC wondered how his planned beatdown would go with the warm, sticky morning that the PAX were met with.  More on that later…With an introduction and disclaimer the PAX were off.

    Mosey to top of Oak Alley by the track:

    Line up in single line across at beginning of Oak Alley for warm-up.  All exercises into Q yells Halt

    • Walking Soldiers aka Kim Jong Un’s or Il’s aka Supreme Leaders
    • High Knees
    • Butt Kicks
    • Carioca Right then Left

    Circle up for additional warm-up:

    • Forward Arm Circles I/C X20
    • Reverse Arm Circles I/C X20
    • Imperial Walkers I/C X20

    Mosey to Shelter for:

    The Cooper

    • 10 Burpees
    • 10 Squats
    • 10 Merkins
    • Lap around back to shelter

    Reduce by 1 each round until finished.  For those who finish early, continue back up starting at 1.

    Just as we started, here came the sun!  Let’s pump up the heat and humidity.  PAX are not gonna be happy.  Sure enough somewhere around half way or two-thirds through Nip/Tuck started dropping F-bombs.  Other assorted mumblegriping heard as well.  My job is done.

    For those counting, that was 55 Burpees, 55 Squats, 55 Merkins (or 110 if you count the Burpees) and 10 laps (approx. 400 meters each).  This is not counting those fast few that finished and started going back up the ladder.  It was about 30 minutes of continuous beatdown with no rest in 80 degree heat and 90+% humidity.  Well done PAX, well done.

    As a side note, proud of the PAX for the several F3 brothers who ran with Medulla for his final lap.  That’s what Brotherhood is all about PAX.

    Next mosey back to Flag….just kidding!

    Mosey to Lagoon by Bandstand for Over the Hill and Far Away

    • Dips X20 Over the Bandstand and Back (SSH while you wait for Six)
    • Incline Merkins X20 Over the Bandstand and Back (SSH while you wait for Six)
    • Flutter Kicks IC X20 Over the Bandstand and Back (SSH while you wait for Six)

    Mosey Back to Flag

    Count-off, Name-o-rama, Announcements, Intentions and Prayer

    Thanks PAX for the honor of letting me lead! 

  • Burpee Free Monday, Respecting the Tradition, Edition

    Warm and humid spring morning at the skinny. I picked up the Q from Seaman who picked up the Q from Sabin so I felt obligated to not have the pax do a single burpee in Seaman’s honor.

    We moseyed then circled up for warm up:

    A bit of stretching followed by 15 windmills, 10 forward arm circles and 10 reverse arm circles (I even made the pax count backward in Seaman’s honor)

    Then we lined up for 7’s (froggers and hand realease merkins

    Then we lined up for 6’s (8 count body builders and high knee jump squats)

    Then we lined up for 5’s (Jack Webb’s and groiners)

    Next we ran four corners:

    5 squats

    5 squats, 10 merkins

    5 squats, 10 merkins, 15 plank jacks

    5 squats, 10 merkins, 15 plank jacks, 20 lunges

    Next four corners again:

    10 lbc

    20 lbc

    30 lbc

    40 lbc

    On to mini Dora 123 after partnering up:

    50 v ups

    100 Russian twists

    150 dying cockroach

    Slow mosey to the grass, by the benches, for Mary:

    PAX pick your poison Mary with 10 merkins between each exercise

    Mosey to the flag for 10 Nolan Ryan’s each side and 20 count mission impossible.

    Count off, name-o-rama (with FNG named Pauly D), announcements and prayer.

    Thank you for letting me lead,

    86

  • Base Chase stolen from Tito, and pregame for the Barathon

    Still full from the amazing dinner prepared by 86 at the Harrah’s steakhouse and my ears ringing from the Foo Fighters show that last until 1am. Not sure how it happened but I managed to forget to set my alarm but I just naturally woke up at 5:08am. Plenty of time to get to the AO.

    Tinkles who was also up VERY late split the group and took a crew for the Angry Wave – Hokey Pokey Bad Moon, 86 Gatsby Chips and some others went their way.

    My phone had no charge so no special jammy fanny. Damn it!

    OG warmup on the Loyola lawn: SSH x 20, Hillbilly x 20, Mtn Climber x 20, Peter Parkers x 20, Roaches x 20

    Then we ran to the top of WPM x 25 plank jacks on one side and 10 hand release merks. Ping Pong back to the 6.

    At the top we got a partner and did a quick lap one floor down

    FLIP FLOP x LC CRabs, Monkey humpers, Freddies, and Fire hydrants

    So that was four more laps

    Then down to the benchs for some dips and some bulgarian split lunges IC

    Finally was a base chase challenge. Team one vs Team two. Team two won so team one had to pay up 10 burpees.

    Things don’t always go as you plan – but we got it done. A messy am and Q but it was a pleasure to lead. I am missing some PAX – leave me a message below and I will add you so that you can get credit for attendance!