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  • Methodical Monday – from Akbar

    Conditions – upper 60’s, windy, clear with lots of stars

    Methodical is defined as something done according to a systematic or established procedure. Which is exactly what 3 PAX did at the Milestone Marsh. We ran the regular big block route to the Lakefront, Rips, and back up Noah’s Ark. YHC made it early today, watch reading 2:19am, since I didn’t synch the watch after battery failure. Pik helped me stay on track throughout the workout.

    WU – IW, Hillbillies, arm circles (f/b), SSH, grass grabbers x12

    Thang: 2 exercises per stop, OYO, 21-15-9-5 reps (for our non-accountants, that’s 50). Mumblechatter was mostly about weekend soccer and the cool front coming in this weekend.

    Mosey to Lakefront stopping at intersections for 21 Merkins, 21 Squats; 15 Merkins, 15 Squats, etc.

    Head to the Wall for Freak Nasties, Superman, and splashes from Lake Ponchartrain

    Mosey to Rips for Stone mountains with feet on curb, and calf raises. Quick hello to Garfield running by, who promised to be in the gloom soon.

    Mosey back to the Marsh stopping at intersections for Shoulder Fly’s, bent over back fly’s – both with a pause at the top on each rep.

    Mary – Leg raises and Little Manny crunches, 4 sets x12, x10 x8, x5

    Upcoming: Convergence in New Orleans this Saturday; Hogsbreath/Barcelona leading F3/FIA Thursday Oct 21st at the Lakefront.

    Count, name, Pik prayed us out.

    As always, a pleasure to spend Monday morning with ya’ll – Akbar

  • Better late than never – from Akbar

    YHC woke up to a foggy gloom to start the week out right. Wondering what the neighbor was doing leaving so early for work, a glance at the clock read 5:35. Undeterred, YHC kept on going and arrived at 5:45 – just in time for Waterpik to come running up after his solo beatdown.

    We saw two other guys at the playground doing pull ups and merkins and went to introduce ourselves. Turns out one of them was Awol, who has joined us at the lakefront in the past. Invites were issued to both to join us again and we headed to center court for COT. Pik prayed us out with intentions for one of his patients, and an upcoming interview for myself. YHC went back into the gloom for a quick workout before heading home.

  • Something Borrowed – from Akbar

    3 PAX at the Marsh this morning, arriving to a near perfect 61 degrees. Mumblechatter before warm up was of course IronPax, and JV was telling his tales of Saturday.

    Mentioning his sister’s wedding happening this weekend, the tie in was perfect since YHC had already planned to borrow some ideas of a recent workout and modify it for the Marsh. We could have made the tradition work since Waterpik was wearing something blue and JV is new. But YHC is not old, and no one knows what a sixpence is.

    Warm Up: Walkout plank merkin hold x 10. (Standing position, bend at waist, touch the ground and walk out to plank, merkin, walk back up = 1)

    Mosey to the lakefront stopping for SSH, IW, Self-Love x10

    Lakefront Wall: Freak Nasty/ Bulgarian Split Squat L/R leg 12,8,5 IC

    Rips: wall sit + 50 air presses; 25 Calf raises OYO

    7’s at Rips stairs: T Merkins bottom, SMC top. JV guessed where this came from, one of Steve’s favorites.

    25 calf raises OYO

    Lakefront Wall: Freak Nasties | Copperhead Squats IC 12,8,5 IC

    Mosey back to the Marsh, stopping at the first 3 intersections for bear crawls and 5 Merkins. Jog to the Marsh for another round of Wall sit and 50 air presses

    Mosey to playground for 7’s: Pull ups and LBC’s

    Count, Name, and Pik prayed us out.

    Announcements: 7 Year Convergence October 16th at City Park/Mothership

    Thanks for letting me lead – Akbar

  • I know where I’m going – from Waterpik

    With a hurricane evacuation and some knee soreness in the rear view mirror, it was good to get back on the Q sheet.

    Not having been to the marsh in a while ,there was no doubt in my mind that today’s beatdown would include a mosey the lakefront. Its always enjoyable to work out with the lake as a backdrop.

    So after a brief warmup and disclaimer, YHC lead the pax to the lakefront for exercises at the sea wall: derkins, freak nasties, step ups, Bulgarian split squats.

    Mosey back to the marsh for countoff, prayer.

    I’d like to send out a big F3 welcome to fng Junior Varsity who is spending time in our parts while his house in Destrehan is repaired following damage during Ida.

    It was good to be back out in the gloom with you guys this morning.

  • Jaybirds – from Akbar

    2 Jays gathered this gloom to postpone the punishment of the upper body. When Hammer explained what IPC week 2 looked like, YHC knew the correct decision had been made.

    Warm Up: IW, Hilbillies, Grass grabbers, Self-Love x10

    Mosey to the Lakefront for the Thang: Light Poles and Ladders

    5 light poles. Perform 10 reps of said exercise at pole 1, 20 at pole 2, 30 at pole 3 up to 50 at pole 5. Exercises were as follows:

    Squats, LBC’s, SSH, Rocky Balboa’s

    When on set 4 of SSH, we were at a stop sign at Noah’s Ark and a car pulled up. We simultaneously laughed – wondering what the driver must be thinking of 2 grown men flapping around like birds. At least we weren’t doing Monkey Humpers.

    Mosey back to the basketball court for Sister Mary Catherine’s. 10, 20, 30, 40 on each line – time called.

    Mary: 25 Mountain Climbers

    Short Countorama, Nameorama and YHC prayed us out: safety for South Louisiana, thanks to all of those still helping, and protection from the evil one.

  • Almost a Murph – from Akbar

    6 HIM arrived at the Milestone Marsh with a late 0700 start for a Labor Day Murph.

    Conditions: Blistering hot and no wind

    WU – SSH, Self-Love, High Knees, IW x10

    The first run was great, possible YHC’s fastest ever – maybe even a PR. We finished up and headed to the playground to start in reps of 5,10,15 x 20 rounds. Music kept us going with hard rock classics.

    With about 5 rounds left, our jam session was interrupted by “How Great Thou Art” (the piano version). Was this divine intervention? We were all doing great. Or did my wife just bogart Spotify for her morning coffee accompanied by hymns? It was the latter, of course. After scrambling to switch it over, we then returned to Quiet Riot’s Bang Your Head and finished up.

    Heading out to the last mile, the PAX requested we take the route to the Lakefront, since it was a mile. YHC’s math skills failed again by trying to convert feet to miles on the first run. It was .5 miles, so we came up just short of the traditional Murph.

    COT – Hammer prayed us out with prayers of safety and recovery for Louisiana, and those still struggling with COVID.

    Bird had some trash bags and we picked up the Marsh as is our custom every Monday. We found a $1 bill on the ground, which we decided to add to our Waffle House tip. Looking forward to some good grub and air conditioning, we headed out only to find that WH had limited food and we couldn’t eat inside. So, we ordered some hot food and sat in the hot parking lot using Jose’s car as a table.

    Gret work men, thanks for letting me lead – Akbar

  • Tellier and Ants – from Akbar

    4 strong this gloom, hot as hades.

    WARM UP

    SSH x 20 IC
    X10 IC – IW, swimmers (freestyle), backstroke, grass grabbers, slow high knees, high knees

    Tellier WOD
    Dedicated to U.S. Sgt. Zachary D. Tellier, 31, of Charlotte, NC (USA) a combat infantryman with the 4th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, at Fort Bragg. He died Sept. 29, 2007, of wounds sustained while on a ground patrol in Afghanistan. The previous April, Tellier’s unit was conducting a mounted patrol when one of its vehicles drove over and detonated a bomb, which set the vehicle on fire, according to a statement from the 82nd Airborne. Tellier pulled two paratroopers out of the vehicle to safety, suffering severe burns to his hands. He was awarded the Bronze Star Medal with valor for his actions. After he was burned, Tellier jumped up in the turret to return fire, said Sgt. Michael Layton, a member of Tellier’s unit. A lieutenant made Tellier get out of the vehicle because of his injuries, Layton said. “Zachary Tellier has to be the biggest hero I’ve ever known or heard of, not just because of what he did, but because of his personality,” Layton said. “He came in the Army because he wanted to be around soldiers and serve his country, and he paid the ultimate sacrifice.” Tellier is survived by his wife, Sara Tellier of Atlanta, Ga.; his father, David W. Tellier of Groton, Mass.; and his mother, Pamela Rodriguez, of Falmouth, Mass.

    THANG
    1. 10 Merkin Plank Jacks
    2. 10 Merkin Plank Jacks, 25 Merkins
    3. 10 Squats,, 25 Merkins, 50 lunges
    4. 10 Squats, 25 merkins, 50 lunges, 100 LBC
    5. 10 8 count Body builders, 25 Merkins, 50 Lunges, 100 LBC, 150 squats

    21-15-9 x 2
    Curls, Dips, Decline Merkins

    Mary Crunchy Frogs, American Hammers x20

    Count, name, YHC prayed us out with intentions for my aunt Sally, speedy recovery for Rachel, those in Afghanistan, those in the military and their families.

    NMM: YHC was a little fuzzy brained this morning, not remembering what count body builders were. Probably because of Hawgcycle’s numerous 6 count BB last Saturday. Made some changes along the way, but still a tough beatdown. Near the end Waterpik did some LBC’s in ants. We started wiping off of his back. Of course, Hogsbreath knew of an initiation where the Mawe tribe puts bullet ants in gloves as an initiation for young tribe members. Great to have Yellow Snow back this Monday. Hogsbreath will be out for a few weeks, heading to Fort Brag.

  • Early Modification at the Milestone Marsh – from Akbar

    5 HIM showed up in the gloom this morning to get better. Including a FNG named Jay. For a hot minute, we thought it would be 3 Jays at the beatdown. Then Hogs and Pik joined us.

    Gloom Factor: Cooler than usual, clear skies

    Warm Up: Mission, Core Principles, SSH x20, IW x20, self-love x10, grass grabbers x10.

    THANG: Mosey around the block stopping at every 3rd light pole for 5 reps of said exercise, then adding reps ascending to 25, then descend every 3 back to 0 before starting next exercise.

    Exercises: Sister Mary Catherine’s, Merkins, Squats

    That was how it was supposed to go, but QIC modified very early after heavy breathing and legs burning by all – and took out the descending part to save for another time.

    We moseyed to the lakefront and up Noah’s Ark back to the Flag – picking up Edward again along the way for a block or 2 before he rode off into the night.

    Basketball court: Suicides. 10 SMC’s, 10 Merkins, 10 Squats, 10 LBC’s. Work back doing same thing to the beginning.

    Mary – Leg raises and hands to heels x 10 each.

    Our FNG was a little wobbly and worn out, so we all stayed on the six for COT. Hammer prayed us out.

    WELCOME YELLOW SNOW!

    Thanks for letting me lead – Akbar

    NMM

    Good weather, great mosey and tough workout today. Jay showed up after reading an article on F3. Grew up in Metairie, went to Rummell, went to Destin, FL after Katrina and opened some restaurants. Moved to Yellowstone and ended up in Montana for a while before coming back to Mandeville to be with his 95-year-old mom. EH goes to F3 Nation, glad to have him out.

    While moseying back to the flag, we passed Edward’s house. Waterpik and YHC were talking about the strange occurrence last week and wondered how we was. Then he came out of his house and worked out with us again. We saw a dead snake and had multiple conversations about our own snake experiences. Hogsbreath peered up at the sky at one stop and gave us a lesson on stars. Pointing out Orion, which means colder weather is coming. Hope he’s right.

  • A very non traditional FNG, Edward – from Waterpik

    It was the last lap around the block that things began to get really strange at the milestone marsh. YHC was just trying to kill off the last 10 minutes of the workout when when A man ran out with a sweat shirt and jeans And joined us as we jogged past his house. His name was Edward. YHC just assumed he would run for a block or so Them head back from whence he came. Boy was That wrong. Edward proceeded to do the exercises with us at each corner and stayed for mary. The problem was that Edward didn’t speak any English. And he seemed off (intoxicated?) as he started to clown around.

    By the time the beatdown was over, there would be no name O Rama for this FNG. I think the pax was just happy to get rid of him.

  • Heavy Metal – from Akbar

    The blocks were brought back to the Marsh today with a beatdown accompanied by Heavy Metal.

    Gloom factor: Hot, Humid, go figure

    WARM UP

    SSH x 15, IW x 10, Butt Kicks x 10, Arm Circles front and back x 10

    THANG – Start with 1 rep each and add a rep each round. Drop a rep if form is bad, go til time is out

    1. Swerkin: Feet in the swing, Merkin then knee tuck
    2. Block row
    3. Vertical Chest Press
    4. Curl
    5. Grave digger (block down on ground then over shoulder)
    6. Block squat

    Count, name. Shooter prayed us out. Prayers for my Uncle Jimmy who doesn’t have much longer, and his wife Sally and family; neighbor lady who is in a coma, Shooter’s friend Celia who is in hospice. Hogsbreath work crew is fighting COVID, a lot of people may be out for a while.

    Announcements: Tarpon Triathlon in Houma. Individual and relay teams available. This Saturday 7:30am at the Bayou Black Rec Center. CONTACT AMNESIA IF YOU ARE INTERESTED.

    Thanks for letting me lead – Akbar

    NMM

    YHC found the Swerkin on F3 Nashville’s site, it seems to be a staple over there. Pretty simple beatdown today, but difficult. Most of us got to around 15-20 reps, but still had some great conversations. Shooter told us about his trip to San Diego and the awesome weather, wishing we had the same here at the Marsh this morning. Great work today guys.