F3 New Orleans

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  • 2 steps forward – 1 step back – from Hokie

    Just like in life, we will accelerate and then slip…

    Seeing no Q sign up, I decided to roll out my 62nd trip around the son by Q’ing this morning at Renaissance and again tomorrow at The Joy

    The Warm up include 10x Abe Vigoda, 10x Grass Grabbers and 20x SSH

    The Thang

    We moseyed to the field in front of NOMA.

    Lunge FORWARD 2 trees
    5 Merkins for Vagabond & Hokie and 5 burpees for Frac
    Lunge BACKWARDS one tree back towards NOMA
    5 Merkins for Vagabond & Hokie and 5 burpees for Frac

    RINSE & REPEAT 5x

    Turn around so we can head back towards NOMA

    This time we will mosey forward 2 trees
    5 T Merkins (2 is one)
    Mosey backwards aka Bernie one tree
    5 T Merkins (2 is one)

    Rinse & Repeat all the way back to NOMA

    With about 15 minutes left, the Q threw Frac into a state of questioning by announcing “Let’s head to the back of NOMA”

    At the back we went into one minute AMRAPs

    People’s Chair for one minute “rest”
    1st AMRAP for our Nantan – BURPEES!

    People’s Chair for one minute “rest”
    Next – Shoulder taps for one minute

    People’s Chair for one minute “rest”
    Straight into Sunday Mornings for 1 minute

    People’s Chair for one minute “rest”
    Low, slow squats for 1 minute

    People’s Chair for one minute “rest”
    Straight into Sunday Mornings for 1 minute

    People’s Chair for one minute “rest”
    LBC’s for 1 minute

    People’s Chair for one minute “rest”
    Straight into Sunday Mornings for 1 minute

    Close with People’s Chair for one minute “rest”
    Straight into Sunday Mornings for 1 minute

    Thanks for the privilege!

    I love you all and THANK you for your friendship and your efforts to make me a better man

  • Shurley you Jest ~ VQ/Farewell Q – from Hokie

    Shurley joined F3 NOLA on 10.14.19 after being EH’d by Sea Man. Hurricane Ida sent him evacuating to KCMO where he has been Plucking the Duck selling supplemental insurance to companies and their employees, much to the dissatisfaction to The Duck.

    He was in town to help his family pack and relocate and 12.19.21 was going to be his farewell to F3 NOLA.

    Your’s Truly discovered Shurley had never Q’d and coerced him to step up so he could be Freed to Lead in KCMO.

    After some amount of confusion changing cadence during the warm ups of Abe Vigodas x 10, Grass Grabbers x 14 and SSH x19 (10.14.19) we moseyed to the grassy field for The Thang.

    Starting at the 1st tree, 10 reps of Peter Parkers
    Bear Crawl two trees then 14 reps of Mountain climbers
    Bear Crawl two trees then 19 reps of Daniel Son (Stand on one leg, kick while switching legs… aka Daniel Son Crane kick)
    10.14.19 complete for his start date
    Now turn back towards NOMA to start 12.19.21 portion

    12 reps of Whacky Jacks with Vagabond
    Bear Crawl two trees then 19 reps of Goofballs with FracSac
    Bear Crawl two trees back to our starting point then 21 reps of Dying Coach Roaches with Mambi

    2 burpees for the two years of F3 Fun

    Rinse and repeat except change the distance to three trees in honor of Shurley’s 3 2.0’s

    Rinse and repeat a 3rd time until 7:05 when we stopped and honored Rummel’s class of ’92 with both Mambi and Shurley with 92 Shoulder Taps (we at least thought of Vagabond as per did #87)

    Heading back to the back of NOMA for Sunday mornings until time ran out.

    COT included lifting up Mahatma’s friend Stephen Lindsey & his family as Stephen gets ready to join Our Heavenly Father at the eternal banquet table. We also lifted up Shurley and his family and their new life in KCMO where we all expect Shurley to step up and lead and plant new AO’s

    Shurley closed us out with a heart felt gratitude for his time with us in NOLA.

  • Runny Renni (Renaissance 2021-11-28) – from Catfish

    Conditions – Wet and Chilly (~53 F)

    The Thang

    Started facing the bacon with:

    Abe Vigodas x 15 (in cadence)
    Grass Grabbers x 15 (in cadence)
    8-Count Bodybuilders x 20 (in cadence)

    Lined up at the base of the stairs for “bunny hop” 11s with hand-release merkins at the bottom of the stairs and jump squats at the top.

    Circled up around the fountain for:

    Dips x 20 (in cadence)
    Bulgarians Split Squats (left leg) x 20 (in cadence)
    Irkins x 20 (in cadence)
    Bulgarian Split Squats (right leg) x 20 (in cadence)
    Derkins x 20 (in cadence)

    Moseyed over to the stairs for:

    Calf Raises x 20 (in cadence)

    Made our way to the peristyle, stopping at the sculpture for 5 OYO burpees. Moved to the peristyle to greet the folks getting ready for the Sunnyside workout at 7am. While there, jumped on the benches for:

    Box Jumps x 20 (in cadence)
    Left Leg Power-Ups x 20 (in cadence)
    Right Leg Power-Ups x 20 (in cadence)

    Moseyed across the Great Lawn, stopped at one of the covered areas for some heel raises x 10 (in cadence). Made way to the back of the museum, stopped for a set of 10 OYO burpees along the way.

    At the back of the museum for Sunday Mornings (10 overhead claps in People’s Chair, 5 Donkey Kicks, 1 Balls-to-Wall press). PAX got in (at least) 5 rounds.

    Back to flag zone. On sixes for:

    Leg Raises x 20 (in cadence)
    LBTs x 20 (in cadence)
    Dr. Ws x 10 (in cadence)

    CoT for the close.

  • Recovery at The Renaissance – from Fracsac

    The Renaissance welcomed a visit from none other than Pauly D, our HIM that relocated to the barren wasteland of California. YHC needed a little recovery work from the recent GoRuck Tough completed less than 24 hours earlier. As YHC pulled up to the AO, he found Pauly D trembling from the 42 degrees temps and decided to put the recovery on the back burner, as this pax needed to warm up. Triple Shift showed up, and it was time to get started.

    After giving a brief disclaimer, Head to the steps of NOMA.

    Face the bacon for the warmup. Attend the Renaissance and you’ll understand….

    We did warmup stuff, then added in some chinook squats just for fun.

    The Thang

    Tabata!

    8 rounds of 30 seconds work and 15 seconds rest.

    Round 1 – Burpees (now Pauly D is warm)
    Run a lap around NOMA
    Round 2 – Plank Jacks – stay in plank during rest!
    Run a lap
    Round 3 – Step ups at the fountain
    Run a lap
    Round 4 – Big Boi Sit-ups
    Run to the back of NOMA for Sunday Mornings x 5
    Back to the VSF for a 1 minute plank

    COT

    Coffeteria followed with 💯 attendance plus a couple!

    SYITG

  • Trick and Treat at the Renni – from Fracsac

    5 Pax at the Renaissance for a Halloween themed fun fest. YHC arrived early to set up. As the Pax arrived in the cool 57 degrees low humidity gloom, they were greeted by a T-Rex. You may be thinking prehistoric meat eater T-Rex, but nay, this was the lovable inflatable T-Rex that was far closer to the likes of Barney, just not as purple.
    As YHC looked closer in the gloom, he noticed a luchador Heisenberg lurking in the shadows quietly knocking out 8 count Body builders. Surge, Triple Shift and Catfish rounded out the 5.

    After giving a brief disclaimer, YHC heard the Pax ask how the Q intended to lead a beat down wearing an inflatable party favor. After a short wrestle with said inflatable, YHC managed to remove it at which time the Pax were amazed at what they saw! Underneath that lovable bag of hot air was Kylo Q, the Dark Jedi.

    Face the bacon for the warmup. Attend the Renaissance and you’ll understand….

    We did warmup stuff, then YHC asked what Halloween was all about? Trick or Treat of course!

    The Thang

    YHC had a trick bag and two treat bags. Picking up the trick bag, as tricks always come first, a pax was asked to pull from it. First draw was:

    Candy Corn Run – People’s Run with last man dropping for 3 burpees and sprint to front. Go around NOMA until all pax get a turn.

    Second draw:

    Ghost bustin’ – Played the Ghost Busters song where the pax did a burpee every time “Ghost Busters” was said, and plank jacks during the “I ain’t afraid of no ghosts” part.

    Third Draw – Jack o lantern Web. Ok, so it’s a Jack Webb. To enter the psychological thriller territory, we passed up 10 and did 11 and 22.

    Now onto the Treats! Pax chose a treat bag. First bag was a soccer ball. Head to field where cones are set up. Since Triple Shift took a pumpkin to the face at El Diablo, YHC decided to remove kicking from this game. It was more ultimate frisbee rules with a soccer ball. Dropping the ball or scoring results in 3 x 8 count Body builders.

    Onto the next treat bag! A football! Two hand touch with 4 downs to get to end zone. Rushing the QB allowed after count to 5. Both teams scored so more 8 count Body builders!

    Head to back of NOMA for Sunday Mornings x 5. YHC put on some Halloween music. Surge asks, “No Thriller?” With that Thriller was played.

    Head back to flag. One minute remaining, so 8 count Body builders IC x 15.

    COT

    Thanks for joining me and having some fun on Halloween.

    Coffeteria at PJs Metry Road.

    SYITG

  • They All Ask’d for You – from Triple Shift

    Complacency is the enemy of Acceleration!

    I had fell into the habit of recycling a few good workouts with a minor tweak here and there but let’s face it…I was in a Q rut. I could always use the excuse of ‘Cause Covid’ or Hurricane Ida but the reality is that I got lazy. The rhythm of life got jumbled up and I forgot that I have a responsibility to the pax members who show up. With that in mind, I went to the F3 Nation Exicon page and…WHOA….I had numerous ideas on just the first page. With a little inspiration, I was off and running (so to speak) with the Animal Parade theme.

    WARMUP
    Start off with 10 inch worms facing the bacon and enjoying the sunrise.
    10 – Low Slow Squats (8 count)
    10 – Low Slow Merkins (8 count)

    THE THANG
    We lined up on front apron to the left side of NOMA and then performed the following movements to travel to the right side of the NOMA. It is approximately 30 yards.
    Bear Crawl then Crawl Bear (try to keep your hips lower than your torso for both movements)
    Duck Walk then Walk Duck (try to keep your chest up and knees bent at 90 degrees)
    Monkey to the right then Monkey to the left. (try to keep your chest above your hips as you move left to right then right to left. Hands first then feet second)
    Now that we were warmed up, we used the concrete benches behind the front columns for 10 pistol squats and Bulgarian split squats on each leg.
    Head to the fountain for 10 low slow dips (8 count) and 30 right leg step ups and 30 left leg step ups. For all those doing the Veterans Day Go Ruck in NOLA, it is my strong suspicion that we will be doing the CHAD 1000x. Yes, you guessed it, you have to perform 1000 step ups in honor of Chad Wilkinson.
    With 10 minutes left, we go to the back of NOMA and perform Jackass Webbs which is one burpee with 2 donkey kicks up to 5 burpees and 10 donkey kicks. We finish it out with Sunday mornings and head back to the flag.

    COUNTOFF, NAMERAMA, AND COT
    Extremely grateful for the men today and their efforts! Prayed for a greater awareness of our mission and that we would live life with skill to impact others in a positive way. Soli Deo Gloria!

  • 8 counts under the singing Oak – from Fracsac

    6 pax at The Renaissance looking to put some work in to improve and get stronger. Weather was perfect with a cool breeze to let the world know that hurricane season was coming to an end.

    Disclaimer given, then mosey to the NOMA steps to face the bacon.

    Warmup was typical with some bat wings to get the arms ready! Moroccan Night Club dancing made the bacon sizzle!

    The Thang

    Mosey towards the big lake track with a stop for 8 count Body builders along the way. People’s run to the singing Oak with more 8 count Body builders on site. The singing Oak was making beautiful music today!
    Onto the main event- 11’s

    8 count Body builders and Squats!

    People’s run the rest of the way around the lake with a quick stop on the side NOMA steps for calf raises before finishing off with Sunday mornings in the back.

    COT

    NMM

    -we officially have a new regular at the Renaissance- great to see Surge again!
    -Mall Cop made his debut at the Renaissance….
    -8 count Body builders are the ISI challenge of the month…needed 85 today
    -Coffeteria was awesome as always!

    SYITG

  • ReSurgence at Renaissance – from Heisenberg

    I ran into Surge for a second week in a row at the Jesuit football game on Friday night. He said he was going to Renaissance on Sunday. Surge being man of his word, made his Renaissance debut. I volunteered to Q to avoid 45 minutes of torture from Catfish or Fracsac.
    Warm up – IC Windmills 10, Imperial Walkers 20, Arm Circles 15 forward and 15 back, Overhead Claps 15, Seal Claps 15, Moroccan Nightclubs 15, Eight Count Body Builders 10
    Thang:
    Fountain Break 1- Left Leg Step ups 20, Right Leg Step ups 20
    Foundry – Indian Run to the Foundry for some pushing and pulling. Round 1 and 2 Timer 3 Eight Count Body Builders – Stations Pull Ups, Dips, Rows. Round 3 Timer 4 Eight Count Body Builders. Indian Run back to NOMA.
    Body Builders, Bear Crawls and Lunges – In the fresh cut grass we did five 8-Count Body Builders at each tree followed and alternating bear craws and lunge walks..
    Fountain Break 2 – Back to Fountain for a round of IC left leg step ups, derkins, right leg step ups and inclined merkins.
    Calf Work – IC 25 calf raises, 15 toes out, 15 toes in, 5 left leg and 5 right leg.
    Mary – IC LBC, Flutter Kicks, Real Freddie Mercuries.
    We finished with 3ish Sunday Mornings and five more 8-Counts to get Frac up to the 50 needed for the October ISI challenge.
    COT
    Coffee at PJ’s where we were joined by Triple Shift.

  • Burnin’ Down the Holy Day House w/ Rings of Fire – from Baywatch

    5 PAX joined yours truly to push themselves on this Sunday morning. The pleasantries were exchanged, disclaimer given, and then we moseyed to the museum steps for a warmup IC:

    SSH 25x
    Arm circles forward/backward 15x
    Grassgrabbers 15x
    Windmills 15x

    With the warmup complete, the fun stuff began. First came the Deep Sea Divers down the museum steps with 1 merkin per step. Then we turned around at the bottom
    and repeated back up to the top. Next we moseyed over to the pond to make one lap with three stops along the way. Rings of fire occurred at each stop with 3 rounds and 10 reps per round.

    Stop 1 was a static Al Gore with jump squats round 1, Mary Janes round 2, and 180 jumps round 3.

    Stop 2 was a static plank with diamond merkins, shoulder taps, and merkins.

    Stop 3 was a static six inches with flutter kicks (2 is 1), dying cockroaches (2 is 1), and box cutters.

    With the lap finished we moseyed to the foundry. 4 stations; 2 rounds; 1 person per station. Pull ups, big boy sit-ups, derkins, and the timer was a run to the track with 5 burpees and return.

    After that we moseyed back to the museum to finish off with Sunday Mornings. This is where Catfish and Tripleshift met the rest of the group to finish off the beat down. Catfish had just completed Week 2 of IPC with an awesome sub 30 minute time.

    Then back to the flag for name-o-rama, announcements, intentions, and a prayer.