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  • All Star Festivities (4 year anniversary) – from Russo

    Beautiful weather this morning topping out at 60 degrees. Flags came in quickly as Shooter and JV arrived early and off we went with the mumblechatter.

    Around 4 years ago, an offhand “You should join us” from Toto began my adventure with F3, so today I thought we’d honor those folks that have shaped our beatdowns and who continue to be positive role models for their friends, family, coworkers, and in their corner of the world. While certainly not the only ones, each of these men have had a favorable impact on my F3 experience and have helped me grow tremendously over he years, with plenty of room for more growth and learning to go. Despite objection, SmashMouth was NOT played.

    Warmup (mostly IC)
    – Sealjacks
    – Arm circles
    – Self love
    – Imperial squat walkers
    – Toe touches

    All Star recognition 1: Zoolander – the HIM most likely to EH someone (and then we never see them again) – Goofballs and then 5 knuckle merkins

    Thang
    All star Speedy – the Crazy Ivan Ringer – mosey to the gazebo

    All star recognition 3 and 4:
    Hammer: pushed me as hard mentally as I’ve ever been pushed by F3 with 1,000 burpees, and Grundy, whose cakewalk is the hardest non-Iron Pax I’ve ever been pushed – cakewalk of 5 merkins

    Mosey to the shaft for more All Star recognitions:

    WaterPik- King of Form: 10 8 count bodybuilders IC

    Moby: Leader of the chain gang – without his chain, we subbed with an Indian bear crawl

    Turbo: the Godfather – mosey back to the flag, teams of 3, passing the tennis balls (NOT golf balls). If the ball hits the ground, team performs 3 merkins (in honor of All Star Akbar: Mr. Merkin Trap). Many T claps to Wicket and JV for being in sync all the way, and leading like they’ve been QBs and/or WRs all their lives.

    On the wall, we honor All Star Bushwacker: King of the impromptu Q: 10 IC freak nastys and 10 durkins, rinse and repeat. We skipped the additional 15 rounds he made us do one week.

    Move to All Star Barely Legal: Who knew his crab walk skills? Crab walk to the street and back to the wall. Bird, I hope your hands are ok.

    Mosey around Noah’s Ark where we honored All Star Jose 10k: most Supportive, Mr. Will Do Anything Another Brother Asks, always one of the first to join in, NOT Mr. Grumble, who “won” White Elephant 2021, by doing cherry pickers while moseying.

    At the block, we stopped to honor All Star Cowbell, Prince of Punctuality: 25 crunchy frogs (just enough for Jose to note “He’s waiting for everyone to just stop”)

    Back at the sea wall, we honored (1) All Star Steve: Most likely to outwork you and smile the entire time: 5 Kraken burpees

    and then (2) All Star Shooter: Most 6 pickups (at least when I was 6): 10 donkey kicks, where MVP was Bird and his handstand yoga walk

    followed by (3) the Futures portion: the 2.0s

    – Pickax
    – Wicket
    – FNG Wookie!
    – Yoda
    – Pixie stick
    – Hazard
    – Chainsaw
    – Gilligan
    – Minnow
    – Bear
    – Trakbar
    – Grover (Welcome back!)
    – Machete

    In their honor we performed 26 Smurfjacks IC (13 x 2.0)

    Moving over to Rip’s, we paused for the In Memorium portion of the festivities, up the steps and back down to honor those that we hope rejoin us one day, including but not limited to:
    – Bypass
    – Butt paste
    – Mick
    – Stock boy
    – Coconuts
    – Amnesia
    – Bends
    – Slider
    – Toto
    – Ocho
    – Pelican
    – Pea shooter
    – Swoll patrol

    Back at the sea wall, it was my pleasure to honor All Star Manny: Encouragement personified, the first to tell me “Just keep coming” – 10 LMCs IC

    Quickly running out of time, we wrapped up with our final All Star: Maverick: the Music Man, who makes me hate Roxanne to this day. Performed to “She’s so Cold” by The Rolling Stones, high knees, with a squat every time you hear “hot” or “cold”.

    Mosey back to the flag where COT, count, Name-o-Rama, announcements, and prayer closed us out.

    Announcements about NOLA convergence next week, Bushwacker’s camping trip and wife’s birthday party, upcoming potential Halloween beatdown on Sunday 10/30, among others. Check Slack for more info.

    Special welcome to Wookie, Chewy’s 2.0 and our newest HIM.

    One final note: as each year passes, I remember less and less of that first October post back in 2018: pre-COVID, pre-Joe Burrow becoming Joe Burrow, pre- many of our newest brothers, 10 pounds lighter.

    I remember I was late, Buttsplice had Q, we did some yoga. But I’ll never forget feeling sore for at least 3.5 days after, and loving it. Doing something different. Outside with no weights.

    Not wanting to make that same mistake, lest I be judged, I was about 20 minutes early, either the next week or the week following that, and made the mistake of being TOO early, to where I joined the pre-Thang run and after about 40 yards, thought “This was a mistake”.

    But then either Tank or Shooter picked me up as the 6 (details aren’t important, because both have done it repeatedly and offered encouragement). Having started off on the wrong foot, not one but twice, would have normally sent me packing and wishing the group the best in future endeavors. But the encouragement sparked me. That kept me coming back.

    I said it last year, and the statement holds true: Because of what we do, and what our mission is, our reach extends beyond losing a few pounds, getting bigger arms for the gun shows, or finding our abdominal muscles again. If we’re doing it right, we’re improving confidence in those around us, encouraging each other to be impactful in our commmunity, and exemplifying Christ’s disciples in our words and actions. My prayer is that we keep doing that. Whatever “that” is, keep doing it. We’re doing something right.

    That’s my goal, and even if I fall short, I know I’ll have another opportunity to do it soon enough.

    Thank you for making that commitment and for all that you do. SYITG

  • Spontaneous Runday Sunday #1

    Not sure if today was the start of something new – or a flash in the pan. Tennis elbow has sidelined me from the #Sweatybells so when Bones pitched a Sunday run – I jumped at the chance.

    AM pick up of F3 Tiny Dancer in town from Nashville. He stayed at Sweaty Bells.

    I took the Q I guess – laid out our course and set the route.

    We ran from the Sweaty Bells launch on the Fly down to the parking garage at Children’s hospital back down Henry Clay to St Charles to Wolfpack Mtn and then back around the park to the FLY. That is it!

    Beautiful gloomy am run. Angie’s List and Quarterpipe took off – held back a bit by YHC. Bones was kind enough to stay with me and Tool until WPM. At WPM they let loose.

    They waited for us at the front of the park and then took off again. An awesome loop with lots of people watching and some good inclines on the two mountains. I will probably keep this going on Sundays for awhile. Talking with Angie’s List about mixing up the route every week – we will get back to you with a plan.

    Met for post beatdown coffee with the Sweaty Bells guys at PJS.

    SYITG-RY

  • 200th Beatdown in 2019!

    21 brave PAX joined YHC on a chilly, windy Wednesday. The temp read 40 degrees F on the dashboard, but it felt colder because of the windchill. Needless to say, it was cold! Today was YHC’s 200th F3 beatdown in 2019. After 2018, YHC set his goal to post 200 times in 2019….. looking like YHC has some room to spare with couple more weeks left in 2019.

    The PAX warmed up with a lap around the parking lot by the Audubon Clubhouse to the Bandstand. In front of the Bandstand, the PAX did the following warm-up exercises in cadence:

    SSHs x 20

    Imperial Walkers x 20

    Self Love x 10

    Windmills x 10

    Peter Parkers x 15

    MCs x 15

    Parker Peters x 15

    The PAX then jogged through the Oak Alley towards the track, did 10 burpees on your own and moseyed back to the shelter.

    To dedicate YHC’s 200th beatdown, YHC decided to do Dora 2, 2, 2. Partnered up. While one PAX was doing the exercises, the other PAX ran from the shelter through the Oak Alley to the track and back.

    200 – steps-up

    200 – declined shoulder taps

    200 – LBCs

    Upon completion – El Wire gave the PAX a 20 seconds count. Picked a different partner and did another Dora 2, 2, 2. with the following exercises:

    200 – air squats

    200 – inclined merkins

    200 – hello dolly

    Round of Mary

    The Pax stayed at the shelter and did the following exercises in cadence:

    Dying Cockroach x 15

    Flutterkicks x 20

    American Hammer x 15

    Moseyed back to the flag with some COT. I am very grateful to be able to workout with the PAX on a regular basis. Never take it for granted. I set my goal in December 2018 that I will try my best to participate 200 F3 workouts in 2019. Blessed with minor injuries and I was still able to achieve this goal. This is only possible because of the PAX. I could never do this on my own. I ended up posting 206 times in 2019. Thank You PAX and I hope to do this for a very long time. Happy 2020!!! SYITG.

    King Kong

  • Hokie Pokey’s 60th Birthday Party

    Hokie Pokey’s 60th Birthday Party

    Warm Up

    After a brief welcome and disclaimer and pointing out two FNG’s we moseyed over the great lawn for 15 SSH (some jeering the Q was already winded and thus we stopped), 10 Arm Cirlces and 10 Abe Vigoda’s we the explained today’s 6oth birthday celebration.

    The celebration of 60

    We divided into 6 groups (Four groups of 4 and two groups of 5) and established 6 starting positions around the great lawn (the 4 corners and the two “midfields”). Each group would perform 10 reps at each station for a total of 60 reps in each round.

    After each round, the fittest of the fit would run to Café du Monde and then to the Peristyle Pavilion where Catfish would lead them in 60 reps of his cardio intensity choice while waiting on the six.

    We the returned to our starting points at the great lawn to start the next round.

    Round one ~ Burpess

    Round two ~ Lunges ( 2 is one)

    Round three ~ Imperial Walkers (2 is one)

    Round four ~ Merkins (Hand Release)

    Round five ~ Plank Jacks (4 count)

    Round six ~ was performed while staying under the Peristyle Pavilion as we were running tight on our 60 minute time cap.

    COT

    Countarama, Name-o-rama, naming two FNG’s (Hokie’s son-in-law from DC is Beardo and Hokie’s brother from PA is CoatTails), announcements and prayer intentions.

    Rudy was kind enough to then close us out in prayer!

    Gratitude

    I am humbled to be able to call my F3 NOLA guys my brothers in Christ and friends. I am also appreciative of Catfish moving his Muscleship Q to Mothership and Co-Qing this 60th birthday celebration. To each of you, please know I am honored to be in your presence and have you pushing me to grow physically and spiritually. To each of you, RESPECT RESPECT to you!

    Thanks to the 26 PAX who were able to celebrate my birthday with me
    Two FNG’s ~ Coattails and Beardo

  • Brick by Brick v.2

    DISCLAIMER

    YHC was ready to start my 46th trip around the sun this morning with a beatdown in the gloom. Quick disclaimer and we were off on the running path for warmup mosey, the long way around to the band stand.

    WARM UP
    45 SSH IC, 20 Grassgrabbers IC, 20 windmills IC, 10 Self Love IC, 20 Peter Parkers IC, followed by 45 LBCs 4 count IC..

    THANG 1 – BLIMPS at the lightpost intervals, followed by….another BLIMPS across magazine to the fountain.

    THANG 2 – Thanks to some sunday recon by YHC’s 2.0s, the PAX were able to locate some brick coupons that had been stowed since August. These were a donation from pile in YHC’s neighbor’s yard. This particular neighbor is an accomplished writer, atheist curmudgeon and all-around new orleans character. I encourage the PAX to look him up, Don Spears and his most famous epistle – “In Search of Good P______.” P does not mean persimmons. The lord works in mysterious ways.

    PAX paired up for CBGB (Curls, Brickbys, Goblet Squats, Brick-flys ), one PAX lifts while the other runs with the bricks up two lights and back and flapjack, until all PAX complete. Repeat.

    THANG 3 – Mosey over to the wall. Dodo Bird (With two bricks assume the People’s Chair, brick in each hand and at rest down your sides is the default position. In cadence or OYO, (1) side shoulder raise [arms straight and lifted to the sides to shoulder height], (2) back to default, (3) front shoulder raise [arms straight and lifted in front of you to shoulder height],and Wonderbra (assume the People’s Chair position. Start with bricks close to body at chest level. Push bricks up over head fully extending arms, bring bricks back down to chest position, then push them straight out in front until complete arm extension reached. Return to starting position). 3 sets 3 each. 10 count between.

    The PAX then “stashed” the bricks in an orderly fashion with the hopes they will again be there for the Skinny and Birdcage in upcoming weeks.

    PAX then circled up in front of the fountain for some quick core work then back to the flag.

    COT

    Countoff, name-o-rama, announcements and intentions. Thanks for the opportunity to Q

  • Into the warm winter gloom we go…

    Tsunami 12/10/19

    I wondered how many people would show up after the F3 Christmas Party, but around 5:28 several figures emerged through the humid, warm fog and after a quick disclaimer off we went.  

    Into Audubon Park for a quick warm-up on the track: SSH, IW, Squats, Peter Parker, Mountain Climbers, Merkins

    Run track to Drew Brees Playground for circuit #1

    • Ab extensions on the swings x10
    • Diamonds x10
    • Jump squats x10
    • LBC x20
    • X3 rounds

    Back to the track and run full loop of the park, around to playground at Expo/St Charles, picking up Crimson from F3 Carpex who had looped in with our local FiA contingent

    Circuit #2 at Playground:

    • Merkins on balance swing/surf thing x10
    • Split-arm Pull ups x10
    • Derkins on swing x10
    • X3 rounds

    Across St Charles and over to WPM

    Run up to the top of Wolfpack Mountain with 5 merkins at each end (10 merks/floor – 7 floors)

    Back down stairs and back to COT

    Summary:

    • 3.5 miles 
    • 180 merkins/variants
    • Creative use of playgrounds

    On our dark run around the park, we passed many a runner and frightened dog walker until one group yelled out “hey, are you F3?”  Why yes ma’am, we are!  Our F3 brother from Raleigh/Carpex, Crimson, had arrived late and in a new town, standing outside a dark park without any sense of where might be, he’d looped in with a couple of lovelies from FiA and was enjoying a nice morning jog.  He joined up and we kept at it.   We kept up the pace today and covered some ground – strong work from everyone. 

    Until next time

    Xo Mariah 

  • A great turnout at WPM

    First, apologies for the very late BB.   I generally try to get these done relatively soon after, but the days/weeks quickly came up and here we are……

    So, on to the important details….

    34 pax including 1 FNG arrived for a beautiful, fall morning at Wolfpack Mountain.  Warmup consisted of a short mosey and then everyone circled up for the following:

    • SSH x 20 IC
    • windmills x 20 IC
    • Hillbillies x 20 IC
    • Mountain climbers x 20 IC
    • Alternating hand/foot touches x 15 IC
    • Shoulder taps x 20 IC

    Thang 1

    • Pax formed 3 lines and Indian run to top level 

    Thang 2

    (2 rounds) Circuit of Following –

    • Staggered merkins (each arm x 20)
    • Alternating toe touch crunch x 10 IC each leg 
    • Diamond merkins x 20 IC
    • Crunchy frog x 20 IC
    • Multi level merkins (high, low, mid)
    • Levels/protractor- pax on back lifting legs at different levels 

    Thang 3

     – 4 rounds of catch me if you can

    • Pax in front runs down to next level while the pax behind does 3 burpees.  Once finished he try’s to catch first pax.  

    Finished up with the COT for Countoff, Naming of FNG (Neckbrace), and intentions.  

    This was YHC’s has first time Qing WPM and I enjoyed the opportunity to lead.   Thanks for coming out and until next time…

  • Surprise! You’re the Q

    I arrived at WPM about 30 seconds before 5:30 only to discover that I was Q for the day. I guess I should check the schedule more often. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

    We started with a jog to the grass in front of Tulane for some warm-up and 20 of each of the following.

    • SSH
    • Smurf Jacks
    • Imperial Walker Squats
    • Mountain Climbers
    • Peter Parkers

    Next we moseyed to the base of the mountain and proceeded to indian run all the way up.

    At the top of the mountain we partnered up for some Dora 1,2,3. One partner ran all the way down the stairs and then up the other stairs while the other did the following.

    • 100 X Jump Squat
    • 200 X Merkins
    • 300 XLBTs

    Next we met up at the benches for the following.

    • 20 X Bench Jumps
    • 20 X Dips
    • 20 X RLS
    • 15 X Dips
    • 20 X RLS
    • 10 X Dips

    Moseyed back to the flag for 5 burpees OYO and Name-o-rama/COT.

  • Do I look like the kind of guy that can read a spreadsheet?

    In my old age I find my bedtime has moved back dramatically. That being said I was well asleep when Yankee texted me at 9:03 alerting me to my Q at The Skinny in the morning. I awoke around 10 and glanced at the phone and rolled back to sleep while visions of beatdowns danced in my head.

    Mosey to some grass in the park for warmups.

    • SSH X30
    • AC’s X10 forward and reverse
    • GG’s X20
    • PP X20
    • PP X20
    • MC X20

    Line up and head to Row Bear station Indian style.

    • 4 Groups break up for burpees, plank jacks, squats and rows.
    • Burpees sets the pace. Rinse and repeat.

    Line back up and head to grass up by the ole ginkgo tree. Circle up for some ring of fire merks. Do ten and person to your left starts at your 5, Rinse and repeat. Lots of whining here. Lots of kneeling.

    Back to track. At first running man 5 burpees than run hard past 1 to next running man. 5 burpees and repeat till you reach the fountain.

    Once at the fountian we roll right into incline merks, no break or counting to 20 until 6 rolls in. Once six arrived we started right leg step ups fast. then dips fast. then left leg step ups fast. Then dips fast. Tried to keep pace up to keep heart rates up.

    Once done back to track quick for 2 line Indian run to the flag. Apparantly everyone was not down for some over the top cardio this morning. We survived a muntiny mid way back and modified with a “just get back to the flag” run. I circled back for 6 twice and racked up some pretty nice extra mileage doing so.

    We all made it back roughly on time. Fitbit indicated 2.4 miles for the workout.

    Count off, Name O Rama, Announcements, Intentions and SBOM.

    Remember the Christmas party is Monday at Urban South. Potluck. We need food! HNJ Men’s Club is selling trees starting Friday. If you visit our website you can pre order. Ther was some other stuff mentioned, read the email.

    Thanks for letting me lead.

  • Welcome Blue Suede from Omaha

    Woke up with time to spare on this very humid 75 degree pre-Thanksgiving day. I posted full of gratitude for this group that gets me up and moving in the GLOOM. Blue Suede who is from Omaha but eats turkey in Mississippi drove an hour to post with us so that crazy dude woke up at 4am! Tclaps.

    Ran to the big field across from the zoo for COP 1:

    9 lives has a jacked up back so I took his Q last night. Started with SSH, Imp Squats, Plank Walk, Mtn Climbers, and Monkey Humpers x 20

    Ran to the FLY. At the curbs we did Merks around the CLOCK – counterclockwise. x 10 Had to stop before the hill – the soupy gloom made me worried that I would lose the 6.

    Ran to the Hill

    At the hill we did 20 shoulder taps, over hill 18 plank jacks, 16 taps, 14 jacks until the first PAX (BLUE SUEDE) finished. That dude can hustle.

    Ran to the FLY beach and did a quick Q school.

    Popalock did SSH, Tender did IMP walkers, Bacchus did Hillbillies, and False Start did arm circles. We let Seaman finish us off with backwards arm circles.

    Ran to the Audubon statue. Did a loop, flutter kicks for the six, ran a second loop did plank jacks for the 6.

    Moseyed to the field for some MARY. We did LOW COUNTRY CRAB, NOLAN RYANS, Plank Toe Taps and YTWs. Moseyed back to the FLAG. At the FLAG we did Monkey Humpers for a minute to finish off the beatdown!

    COT: Prayed for something for which we are grateful. Each pax named something.