F3 New Orleans

Tag: The Gipper

  • Let’s get the Band back together!! – from Shooter

    With a late afternoon text to Steve and YHC, ole Wacker got the Band back together. While it’s been awhile since the 3 amigos from Mandeville had the chance to post at the Gipper. The morning would prove we could pick right back up like we hadn’t missed a beat from past car pooling.. That is what YHC loves most about F3.. These fine fellows are truly brothers from another mother that I am privileged to share the gloom with..
    Besides, the Gipper has always been my favorite AO even if we sometimes get a little hate from BBQ the “Chef” fan in the group..
    We arrived 10 mins early so we tackled a prethang mile and then returned with 5 HIMs assembled.

    We took our time with a warmup of a bunch of regulars all 10IC.
    GM, Cherry pickers, arm circles, Toe Touches, Imperial walkers, Hillbillies, seal jacks, Abe Vogadas.

    Retrieved our coupons and utilized the breezeway.

    R1 Curls for the girls
    10 OYO for each PAX while the rest held half curl positions.
    When finished 20IC as a group.
    R2 Rows for the …….
    10 OYO for each PAX while the rest held half hold.
    20IC as a group.
    R3 10 OYO overhead presses each PAX held overhead coupon hold.
    20IC as a group once around.

    Moseyed to the justice center and partnered up. Partners luged up and back down backwards. R/R while the rest did core.
    Moseyed to the other side for bunny hops up and reverse bear crawl down. Rest of PAX held Al Gore..

    R4 5 OYO kettle swings while PAX held coupon Gore and finished with 10IC kettle swings.

    R5 20 OYO chest press while PAX held rifle.
    40IC to finish.

    Returned coupons and finished with 20 OYO LBCs..

    Appreciate the chatter and the post gentlemen and until the next Gloom. 👍🏼👊🏼✌🏼!!

  • Tabata Your Self – from Mobydick

    Don’t post it it didn’t happen. Sorry for the late post but better than not at all. The usual warm up stretches and a little cardio. A :45/:30 Tabata featuring Crunchy Frogs Squats Crunches SSH Merkins Tie Touches and A Lap. Three full rounds and half of a fourth.
    This old man had a workout and the rest of the PAX did too. Self pacing makes sure everyone gets what they need. The crisp and wonderful weather added inspiration.

  • A chilly game of cards! – from BBQ

    It was 52 degrees at the start. After a solid and assorted warm up we moved to the deck of cards to drive the rest of the beat down. Each suit represented an exercise. Aces were 14 reps thru 2’s as 2 reps. Clubs were jump squats. Spades were gas pumps. Hearts were hand release merkins. Diamonds were Freddie Mercurys with 2 as 1. There were two jokers and we told bad jokes when they came up. We got thru the deck with 3 minutes to spare The last minutes were spent on YHC’s 3 favorite lower body stretches. Dark Wing prayed us out and he prayed for a safe trip and obstacle course for our many F3 Northshore Brothers going to TX this weekend.

  • Round Robin – from Fletch

    Four pax showed up on this cool morning and none had signed up for the Q, so we did a round robin warmup.
    Thang, all pax grabbed coupons and proceeded to do a round robin workout with a mosey around the block on two occasions.
    Barely legal prayed us out.

  • Dora & More at The Gipper – from Einstein

    A bit cooler morning at The Gipper this morning ~ 68 degrees.
    Arrived with Hammer & Jose just finishing their private workout.
    The usual suspects; Moby & Legal, arriving soon after, with BBQ & PI rolling in hot.
    Jose blasts off to teach his students

    Warmup: all IC15x; toe touch, side staddle hops, arm circles, neck rolls, side to side stretch,
    hi-jack hi-jills, butt kicks, high knees, scissors

    Thang-1: Mosey to the Justice Center for Dora 1-2-3:
    Partner up for 100 merkins, 200 LBCs, 300 squats – with partner one running up the prominade, up the steps
    and return run to continue with exercising partner two’s count. Flip Flop

    Thang-2: Along the Justice Center side yard: sprint to tree/light post, do a burpee, repeating as we make our
    way to the other side of the Justice Center

    Thang-3: at the Armed Forces memorial, partner up, While pax 1 bear crawls around the memorial…Pax 2 stays in plank position.
    Flip flop

    Thang-4: at the Armed Forces memorial, partner up, While pax 1 crab crawls around the memorial…Pax 2 stays in chill-cut
    plank position. Flip flop.
    T-Claps to BBQ and Legal for doing the crab crawl all the way around without stopping or modifying.

    Mosey back to the flag as time expires

    PI prayed us out. And t-claps to PI who made the drive from Slidell to join us at The Gipper.

  • 11s inspired by DARKWING DUCK – from Jose10k

    Picture this: a crisp morning, the perfect time to not only crush some cardio but also question school board decisions, state decisions, soccer referees, basically life problems. Time for 11’s. Start off with 10 burpees at the front of the courthouse. Each burpee felt like gravity itself was personally offended that we dared to rise from the ground.

    Once we peeled ourselves off the pavement, we “ran” (more like shuffled) to the stairs. Now, these weren’t your average steps. Oh no, each one required three calf raises. Yes, three, because one just wasn’t enough to make our legs scream for mercy. Then, at the top, it was time for freddy mercury core exercises. Because who doesn’t want to feel like their abs are a pin cushion? It was here we found out how Hammer disregards referees instructions when it comes to Chainsaws wellbeing.

    But wait, there’s more! We dashed down a ramp that might as well have been Everest, looped around the parking lot, and did it all over again. Why? For fitness? For glory? To solve the mysteries of life? No, not today. Hammer and I concluded that solving world problems was best left for the crew at the scramble tomorrow.. Today, we simply survived, and that was more than enough!

  • Dora and 11s will do!! – from Shooter

    5 Red pills 💊 this Gloom for 0600. Hammer was early with Jose 10k so 6 total. Nothing much this morning but a short warmup of 15IC Arm circles, Toe Touches, Good Mornings, Selflove and SSH.
    Moseyed to the garage for a Dora
    P1 Carolina dry docks, squats and Flutter kicks P2 back pedaling half and turn to sprint the remainder.
    Moseyed to back of courthouse for 11s box jumps or step ups, bear crawl steps Merkins at the top.
    Returned to AO for 4 core exercises 15IC Little Manny crunches, dying cockroach, penguins and 15 OYO leg raises..

    Prayed for safety with Helene approaching Florida and intentions for Fletches son in Orlando..

    Until the next Gloom 👍🏼👊🏼✌🏼!!!

  • Jackie Moon – from Jose10k

    It was a late night for YHC, having to work the gate for back to back volleyball games at Folsom. Hammer texted late which gave me the extra push to have my feet hit the floor this morning to workout. Turns out Hammer had a late night as well, playing basketball. I don’t know why, but I immediately thought of Will Ferrell in “Semi Pro”. It couldn’t escape me. So this backblast will continue accordingly…
    It was the crack of dawn, and the scene was set for another episode of “Jackie Moon’s Morning Madness” featuring *Hammer*, a.k.a. the Will Ferrell of fitness. Imagine a towering figure, looking like he just stepped out of *Semi-Pro*, hair probably a little too wild, and the attitude of someone who thought this was a casual stroll to the local Denny’s but accidentally stumbled into a boot camp.

    The route? Straight to the courthouse—because nothing says fitness like sprinting toward legal consequences. Once there, it’s not just your typical stair climb. Oh no, Hammer and his disciples decided hand-over-hand up the guard rails was the move. Maybe they thought they were auditioning for an action flick, or perhaps just figuring out how to avoid the cops they’d soon have to explain this to. Parkour was yesterdays theme at Grandma’s, so YHC decided to bring it to the courthous.

    At the bottom of the stairs, it was time for some Bulgarian split squats and step-ups. Three rounds total between the rails and the exercises at the bottom. Why? Because “Jackie Moon” believes in *more*. More squats, more ridiculousness, and apparently more pretending we’re not about to pass out.

    Then, a casual jog (with a strong undertone of regret) to the front of the courthouse for some dirkins (decline push-ups because regular push-ups aren’t punishing enough), penguins (flopping around pretending to work your abs), Freddy Mercury’s (because why not pay tribute to the legend mid-workout?), and *wife pleasers* (for reasons best left unexplained). All of this while Jackie Moon—sorry, Hammer—cheered us on with his infectious “You got this, baby! Feel the rhythm!”

    Next up:3 calf raises for every single step to the top. By now, we’ve lost count of the number of steps, breaths, and poor life choices. And to top it off, we had to pull a Lt. Dan back to the courthouse, which basically means more lunges than any reasonable human should ever have to endure.

    Finally, we moseyed back to the Gipper like exhausted, sweaty warriors, having faced the ultimate test: surviving Jackie Moon’s courthouse of pain.

  • Fire and Stone: Cinder Block Circuit Challenge – from Jose10k

    Welcome to the “Cinder Block Shenanigans,” where your local gym meets a construction site! Grab those cinder blocks like you’re building a house… or your muscles. We’ll start with a set of 11s. Each member of the PAX grabs two cinder blocks to do deep merkins to remind you what gravity feels like, then it’s fireman carries from the stop sign to the first light pole. What exercise did we do on the other side? Rows for the H**S. After a couple of rounds we felt the burn in our forearms sure. Thank goodness for a few 10 counts before going back.. Burpees will make sure your soul leaves your body temporarily, but don’t worry, you’ll catch it on the 1/3 mile lap. 30 burpees, run the lab, 20 burpees, run the lab, then 10 more burpees.Finish strong with a core workout 50 reps OYO of lbcs, freddie mercurys,(2 is 1) and penguins (2 is 1). Great work gentlemen, y’all push me to be better. Here’s hoping the humidity starts to go away soon. The race is only a month away Spartan warriors.

  • Nine-burpee-Eleven – from Einstein

    As a memorial to all folks lost on Sept.11 2001 the pax did a coupon/block workout.

    Each coupon exercise was 9 of something – a burpee – then 11 of the same thing.