F3 New Orleans

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  • Smells like a different fragrance, so says Bushwacker! – from Shooter

    With YHC out of town for the Scramble and his gym buddy Tanked flying out to Wisconsin Friday for his qualifier, I decided to scoop up Tuesday and Friday (A1c) on the Q sheet. Not to worry if anyone is looking for an opportunity to lead a beatdown, as Wednesday, Thursday and Friday (splashpad) still remain vacant.. Needing some guys to step it up and put forth the only payment required with F3. Signing up to Q and lead your peers.. Trust when I tell you the PAX appreciate new beatdowns and ideas from others… I know Wacker’s nose 👃 enjoys a different fragrance from time to time as expressed this Gloom..

    Not much creativity here this morning but YHC did prepare to accelerate through the beatdown this morning instead of decelerate.. Steve knows how much YHC actually hates doing that..

    Warmup
    10IC Selflove, arm circles, Imperial walkers, SSH, Grass grabbers, Mummy kicks, Toe touches and Hillbillies..

    Thang
    Simple mosey down Girord stopping at every other corner down and back.. Numerals of 8 was the accelerant. Started with 8 8 count body builders, then 16 Merkins, 24 jump squats, 32 2:1 flutter kicks and 40 SMC 1:1.
    Returned to the AO for Jackass Burpee Web 8 columns 1 burpee 2 donkey kickoffs per column down the breezeway..

    Closed with Mary 8 OYO WW1 sit-ups, 8IC Left elbow to right knee F/J, 8 OYO WW1 sit-ups, 8IC leg raises, chillcut plank 60 second hold, alternating left/right side plank hold 60 sec, 8IC gas pumps and closed with 48 💯s on OYO..

    Announced the firefighters 9/11 challenge at the Gipper on September 9th, Growrun NOLA
    the 14th and 15th of October and who could forget the IronPax less than 2 weeks away in September..

    Quarterpipe led us out with COT

    Appreciate you men following my lead and until the next Gloom 👍🏼👊🏼✌🏼!!!

  • Look at what the Scramble returned with mild conditions! – from Shooter

    Not sure about the rest of F3 nation, but the Scramble here on the Northshore definitely had milder conditions on this Gloom. With it came the return of Waterpik.. For those that may not know, during his MVP performance 4 weeks back, showing out as the Northshore’s very own Messi, he incurred a rib injury.. Best part with his return, he EHd an OG from the Scramble days in Chewy… Which proves you may miss a few post due to injury or simply the ole Fartsack, but the Scramble is always open for business when your ready JV.. Europe interference would constitute an excused absence of course if that is where you’ve been. 😬😬
    Russo was obviously taking a rest day in preparation for Saturday’s event at Fountainbleau. If interested reach out with a DM for the details. Or maybe he was sore like the YHC from Steve on Tuesday.
    Steve + Coupon work = pain and misery for days ahead, especially legs.. As always Steve just smiles and laughs when YHC mentions his destructive patterns and rep counts… Gotta love the guy, although when I see his name out there on the Q sheet thoughts of said love/hate relationship come to mind.. 😩😩
    Warmup
    20IC SSH, plank jacks, Cherry pickers
    10IC Toe Touches, Self love, and alternating leg swings OYO.
    Thang
    Took the path from last week down East Causeway to Monroe, down to West Beach U turning at lakeshore and returning to AO with 3 mins remaining for Left elbow right knee F/J 10IC and 25 OYO LilMannies..

    As Wacky Chatty Wacker rushed the PAX (go figure) to rap it up, Q called upon him for a uniquely different COT.. Let’s just say if there are any vacancies out there for a Coach in your 2.0s Rec Leagues he is your guy!!

    Appreciate the post gentlemen, until the next Gloom 👍🏼👊🏼✌🏼!!

  • Eight is Enough – from Russo

    83 this morning as YHC pulled up, with a nice breeze to limit the sweat damage early. Great group of 12 for the beatdown.

    Warmup
    All 10x – 16 IC:
    – Seal jacks
    – Self love
    – Toe touches
    – Cherry pickers
    – Good mornings
    – High knees

    Thang

    Mosey around the block, stopping at each corner for:
    8 8-count body builders
    16 shoulder tap plank jacks
    24 merkins
    32 Peter Parker’s (1 is 1)

    Next round:
    8 Imperial squat walkers IC
    16 Hallelujah squats
    24 Apollo Ohnos
    32 Monkey Humpers

    Round 3:
    8 Dr. w’s
    16 Gas pumps
    24 LBCs

    Over to Rip’s, where it was:

    – 4 minutes of 24 rocky balboas followed by a trip up and down their steps (R&R)
    – Two rounds of 24 Rocky Balboas, 16 Urkins, 8 Rocky Balboas, 4 Urkins
    – Two rounds of 24 calf raises, 16 step overs, 8 calf raises, 4 step overs

    Back to the flag for Mary (16x IC)
    – Penguins
    – American hammers
    – LMCs
    – Rosalitas
    – Crunchy Frogs

    COT, Name-o-Rama, Announcements, Prayer, in that order. We lifted up our walking wounded, school starting, those traveling, Steve’s mother in law, and the victims of the Maui wildfire, among others.

    Coffee added a couple Starskys (apparently a thing in the F3 lexicon according to ‘Whacker) in Bird and Cowbell.

    Even though I took us away from the breezes on the lakefront that cooled us off ever so slightly, I appreciate you all joining me on a jaunt around the area, and what you bring to your own corner of the northshore. Fine group of men this morning. Let’s do it again soon (like at the Splashpad!)

    SYITG

  • Runners only! – from Shooter

    The hint and feeling of rain at the Scramble brought out 5 PAX and amongst the 5 were only runners..

    Brief warmup consisting of 15IC Grass grabbers, Toe Touches, Selflove, Cherry pickers, Goof balls, 50 OYO SSH and plank jacks along with alternating leg swings front/back and side/side..

    Path of the run was down E Causeway to Monroe down to West Beach south to Lakeshore looping back to City hall. Close to 4 miler with all PAX returned and safe..

    Intentions lifted up for F3 brethren out on injuries and for Steve’s mother-in-law..

    PS
    Russo will be destroying your PAX Milner Jose10k, as when this week has ended the score shall possibly be Russo 3 Jose10k 0!!

  • Do we hate the 8? Is the 8 instead great? – from Russo

    I h8 how hot it’s been. We started at 82 and worked up to 84 degrees before we were done at Granny’s. Gr8 group of 4 (a factor of 8) to comminic8 how much we love 8s on 8-8. Luckily, no one had to regurgit8 or inebri8 (or any other “8” that might be a little more risky).

    Warmup (all 8x IC)
    -Sealjacks
    -cherry pickers
    -Butt kicks
    -self love
    -toe touches
    -good mornings

    Thang

    Honoring the Crazy 88’s from Kill Bill Vol. 1
    – 88 calf raises
    – 88 shoulder taps (1 is 1)
    – 88 plank jacks

    H – 8 (8x 8-count exercises)
    8 count bodybuilders
    Legs: front and back lunges
    Side lunges and Apollo ohnos
    Dr. W’s
    Absolution

    Crazy 8’s
    Hold deep squat while playing the card game.
    Every two minutes: 8 merkins
    Someone throws an 8: 8 burpees
    Someone can’t play a card: one 8 count body builder

    Between rounds, we slalom the columns (kinda like a figure 8 but not exactly)

    Mary (all 8x IC)
    – flutter kicks
    – Gas pumps
    – Penguins
    – American hammers
    – Crunchy frogs
    – LMCs

    1 minute and 8 second plank wrapped us up at 6AM.

    COT, Name-o-Rama, Announcements, Prayer, in that order where we lifted up half of F3 Northshore that is currently in the infirmary (Pik, Turbo, Backdraft, Akbar and I’m sure many others).

    YHC enjoyed the time, SYITG

  • Total Meltdown with the Fire Fighter Challenge Tabata – from Bushwacker

    Following a long rehabilitation after shoulder surgery, during which YHC did ABSOLUTELY nothing overly strenuous that Chewy would frown upon, it’s back to the fire department. And, of course, that means then Lakefront is due for another Fire Fighter Challenge… this time Tabata style! Our own friendly neighborhood Steve graciously offered to stalk me at 5:45am and help set up an array of treacherous exercises for the general populous of F3 Northshore.

    WARMORAMA

    Ok, let me be honest, as I sit here typing this drivel of a backblast, I’m having (not for the 1st time) memory issues. Everything came in sets of 10 and in cadence. There were several things with knees and feet and hands, ya know the usual. We really just needed to get loose enough to reduce risk of injury while dying in the heat and humidity.

    THANG

    The PAX mosied to the shaft where a variety of tires, weights, a giant rope, and a 50ft length of fire hose awaited the assembled. A hopefully-briefer-than-expected-by-the-PAX explanation of the ordeal laid out was given and things got underway. A tabata of 40 cycles – seconds of work with 12 seconds rest in between had such familiar FF exercises such as the Tire Pull, Tire Toss, Tire Flip, and Sledge Hammer Swing, interspersed amongst which were other favorites such as the High Rise Pack Carry, Burpees, Flutter Kicks, Farmer’s Carry and more. After the completion of the Challenge, in which a valiant effort was put forth by the brave men willing to cross the thin red line to take the red pill, there were none willing to compete for the Badaxxe Award by completing the Tire Pull, Tire Flip, and Farmer’s Carry for time. QIC wasn’t certain whether the lack of interested parties was because the defending title holder Grundy was not in attendance, or like myself, everyone was almost fully spent. Either way, there seems to be some unfinished business…

    MARY

    After mosying back to the flags the PAX were treated to 11 full-ass minutes of mary that finaled with 100 100s OYO.

    COT

    Countorama/nameorama, True Coat shared the opportunity to take part in a 30 minute men’s weekly zoom meeting involving spiritual discussions of Opus Dei and more of the most intriguing sort. Hit him up to learn more. The fair-weather Kotter Quart Pipe prayed us out and off to coffeteria we went!
    Gentlemen, thank you for following me into the fire (of sorts), and allowing me to lead you all in this thing of ours, la F3 cosa nostra. And don’t forget, HYDRATE HYDRATE HYDRATE!

  • KISS – from Steve

    No, no – not the Prince song made famous by Julia Roberts in that Pretty Woman bathtub scene.  Keep it simple, stupid.  In this case, that refers to both the beatdown and this backblast.  Jose had promised to boycott my Tuesday Q, as he was sure there’d be no backblast and hey, what’s the point of posting if it doesn’t help him to overtake the reigning champ Russo on the paxminer charts?  I get it.

    And there probably would’ve been no backblast, but seeing how quickly Jose knocked out his A1C three year anny blast this morning, YHC thought to himself, “C’mon Steve, get your s@#* together!” (Yes, YHC refers to himself both in the third person and by his f3 nickname.  Totally normal.)

    So yeah – simple beatdown.  And hopefully effective. Well, effective for Shooter and I.  I have a feeling Russo is such a machine these days (what with his four beatdowns a week), that it was a breeze for him. Speaking of breeze, it was a few degrees cooler Tuesday morning, and not nearly as brutal as it’s been. Despite that, though, there wasn’t much chatter. Maybe it was the fact that we didn’t have Bush or Hammer, or maybe it was just the 55 burpees at the top of the beatdown.

    Warmorama : Usual business, torso twists, good mornings, IW’s, SSH’s, MC’s, etc.

    Thang: Was supposed to be three series of 11’s:

    1. Slurpees (burpees w/ star jump) at bottom of stairs, calf raises (4 ct) up top.
    2. Merkins, broad jump length of the lawn, alt leg lunges (2:1)
    3. Box cutters, bear crawl amphitheater hill, freak nasties.

    We scratched the final set because hey, time flies when you’re beating the crap out of yourself. Quick set of step ups (no Bulgarians?!?) and freak nasties before settling in for a few mins of Mary. Russo prayed us out. Announcements: Bush’s fire fighter challenge Saturday. Appreciate the opportunity to lead such an excellent group of men. (And appreciate the inspiration/motivation to write the BB, Jose!)

  • 3 year anniversary of the A1C – from Jose10k

    Could the A1C shutdown the cross town rival splash pad? Could the anniversary bring out seldom seen brothers like Tanked Up? Could Moby be sick and tired of CottonEyeJoe and the Cupid Shuffle? The answer to all 3 of these questions is simply, hell yes. As Bushwacker once told me, if you build it, they will come, just not him this Friday. 10 men took the red pill this morning to better themselves to celebrate the creation of the A1C 3 years ago. We prepared to dip into some of the favorite workouts in my bag of tricks, however, Moby is sick of the songs I think. So YHC was amused to see the chain gang on the back of his truck as he pulled up this morning.
    Warm-up: yeah, we had one
    Mosey to the Courthouse for some Dora with the hand rails. Partner one: did 50 merkins, then planked up until partner 2 came back from going up the ramp going hand over hand on the rails.
    2nd Round: partner one 100 squats, followed up with holding an al Gore. Partner two did the handrails again. 3rd Round: LBCs (300 cumulative, with alternating hand rails). Mumble chatter was great as always, amazed as Steve flew up those rails despite being vertically challenged. See Cowbell, can’t use it as an excuse. Mosey back to the top of the parking garage with the group separated into two groups of 5. Each group performed whatever exercise they pick while one person drags the chain across the parking garage. Each person dragged the chain a total of 3 times. Finished up with a Merkin Ring of Fire getting up to 101. COT with Hammer praying us out. Intentions for Waterpik and recovery from his soccer related injuries. Bushwackers FF challenge tomorrow. Thanks for coming out gentlemen, thanks for supporting me, and pushing me to be better.

  • Gorillas in the Mist – from Jose10k

    I arrived to Grandma’s a little early to get in a little run before the beatdown. The weather came through the night before which brought the temperature down a bit. The humidity was there, but a little more bearable. I passed Steve on my run, so I knew I wasn’t going to be alone ( I was worried driving up to the AO). A good mile run, then back to the flag.
    Warm-up: Again, you’ve been to a beat down before, so you know how it goes.

    The Thang:
    I know, you guys have a lake. I know you guys have a tunnel. But once again, the A1C has music. YHC brought the music to Grandma’s House, namely CottonEye Joe.
    SSH until the word CottonEye Joe, then a burpee each time you heard that name. Great way to start the workout. Then it was to the trunk of the sentra to pick your poison. 35 lb plates, coupons, or a pair of 30 lb dumbells. It was a Gorilla workout that Shooter introduced to me a few weeks back. 8 reps of each exercise, 8 rounds. Curls, shoulder presses, merkins, and kettlebell swings. Run from stop sign to stop sign then 8 gorilla humpers. Rinse and repeat for 8 rounds. Followed it up with 3 minutes of Mary. COT with Shooter praying us out.

    Mumble Chatter included the recent weather, business operations in the Mandeville area, and LSU baseball. Steve, the resident Entomologist of Mandeville, taught us all about the Mayfly which is the popular diet of the local Horse Flies of Mandeville. Sadly though, I missed out on the stepfather of the AO, Russo. Where can he be? Did he see my name on the Q sheet and decided to stay home? He couldn’t be afraid of A1C guys coming into Mandeville? I’ll let you come to your own conclusion, but clearly something is up

  • Gorilla me soft and steady!! – from Shooter

    The Gipper brought back memories and traditions one hasn’t experienced in sometime but certainly missed.. With Jose10k EHing the night before for a prethang miler, Steve texting Wacker and I the night before for a carpool meeting at the old WD parking lot and Fletch making an appearance on his off week from work.. The foundation of PAX in Barely legal, Einstein, Mobydick and Sonny are always rewarding to start the Gloom with at the Gipper. PAX welcomed DR UpChuck 🤮 from Birmingham who accompanied us on the Prethang as well.. The Gipper AO has always been a favorite of YHC and recent shifts in commitments has changed the availability for regular post but the last two weeks have been very rewarding and refreshing.. Thank you Gipper crew for the post and always for the great chatter that follows…

    Warmarama
    Prethang miler
    10IC Arm circles, Cherry Pickers, Imperial walkers, Toe Touches, Windmills, and SSH.

    Thang
    PAX picked up coupons and shouldered to the courthouse for the Gorilla complex and Gorilla Humpers..
    Gorilla Complex is 8 curls for the girls, 8 one arm kettle swings (different in the Exicon), 8 shoulder presses and 8 Merkins. Moseyed down the greenway on side the courthouse to the other entrance and completed 8 Gorilla Humpers. R/R 8 rounds..
    PAX finished up and returned the coupons to their resting place and assembled at the flag for a close of 5 OYO Body Bag Builders.. (YHC sure to use those more often)

    Times up for count, announce and COT!!

    Appreciate the Gipper and the Foundation of PAX for the post and until the next Gloom
    👍🏼✌🏼👊🏼!!!