F3 New Orleans

Tag: The Hammer

  • Hello Humid – from Akbar

    6 strong this humid gloom for a Milestone Marsh Mile.

    Conditions: 81, windy, feels like 88

    Warm up: SSH, MC, Shoulder Taps, Imperial Walkers, Hillbillies, Self Love, Toe Touches

    Lunge walk to the Playground for 4 sets of 10 pullups, Superman, and Crunchy Frogs

    Marsh Mile to the wall stopping at intersections going South with Merkins and Peter Parkes x 10 IC

    Wall: Stone Mountain, Freak Nasty, Bulgarian Split Squat each leg, Dirkins x 10 IC for 2-3 sets

    Mosey back stopping for LBC and Penguins at each intersection.

    Mary – E2k, Hello Dolly

    Announcements: 4 on 4th, North Shore Marathon is filling up, 911, Turkey Trot
    Count, Name, and YHC prayed us out.

    Great to start the week with you men!

    SYITG,

    Akbar

  • Ruckers Unite – from Jose10k

    Some ran , some ran faster, some rucked , some rucked faster. Intentions for Coachella

  • Pain for Paine – from Jose10k

    13 men took the red pill for the annual Murph at the Marsh. 1 mile first, then 20 rounds of 5 pull ups, 10 merkins, 15 squats, followed by another mile. Some modified, others intensified. Hammer prayed us out while Truecoat told us of an amazing man: Cpt Paine.
    Thank y’all for posting. Extra prayers and thoughts to the family of those who gave the ultimate sacrifice. SYITG

  • Are you calling me fat? – from The Hammer

    5 took the red pill this warm and humid morning. Activities at the playground/workout equipment. 5 rounds of max out pull-ups and 10 IC ab exercise. Jose10k apparently chose to do ab exercises that didn’t cause him pain. This angered Bushwacker. You are supposed to follow the Q, he yelled.. Then Bushwacker attempted to compliment Jose. Hey Jose, I am impressed with your dedication and consistency with your posting. Jose replies: “Thanks Bush” Bushwacker responds” You think you’d be in better physical shape with all those posts” Ouch!. That’s cold Wacker. I heard Jose has been eating his feelings this morning.

    Anywho, another lap. Rinse and repeat replacing pull-ups with merkins. Jose left early, hurt by Wacker, but sometimes the truth hurts.

  • Let’s Ruck a little more! – from Shooter

    With humidity in full swing 6 PAX emerged on the Scramble for a little extra.
    YHC decided to bring an extra coupon to the party. We had 3 Ruckers and 3 runners on this day. Ruckers carried the coupon through Mandeville and the Runners enjoyed some coupon work at the return to the AO.
    Hammer joined in on some rifle carry at the end.
    Warmup
    15IC SSH, Imperial walkers, Mummy kicks, Butt kicks
    10IC Grass grabbers, Good Mornings

    Runners enjoyed the standard route with a loop in and a loop out.
    Ruckers to the end of Messina and back with an added cylinder block rotating around.

    Returned to the AO with each PAX getting in some shoulder presses with coupon while remaining PAX completed stated exercises.
    Mountain climbers, Peter Parker’s, Squats, Merkins and Carolina dry docks 20 OYO each.

    Stated announcements, count off and COT.

    Prayers for the Nuss family with recent diagnosis of stage 4 cancer, safe travels and success for Brother Martin in the baseball state Championship, as well as for healing throughout the PAXs families…

    Love sharing life with you men of F3!

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

  • National Limerick Day – from Waterpik

    At dawn, we all gathered with pride,
    But Akbar? That dude went and hid.
    Waterpik took the lead,
    With Coachella stampede—
    On cowbell time, chaos applied.

    To the bars where our arms met their fate,
    Six rounds ‘til our lats couldn’t wait.
    Supermans on the ground,
    Moaning sounds all around—
    It looked like a CrossFit first date.

    Then burpees and merkins galore,
    At intersections—we cursed, then did more.
    Our lungs begged for peace,
    But the sprints didn’t cease—
    Lakefront pain’s what the sadists adore.

    A return to court,
    We repeated that sort,
    Crushing at each intersection,
    A series of chest extensions.

    Big Thanks to this weekends host, Mr. Legal
    His Party? Straight up F2-regal.
    We drank, laughed, and ate,
    Now prepare for the next date-
    A Murph is coming, so cancel your kegel!

  • Cinco de Mayo – from Akbar

    56 degrees this early gloom, wishing and hoping it would stay this way for a while. The 4 regulars convened to get better.

    Warm Up: SSH, Mountain Climbers, arm circles, SSH, Should Claps, Imperial Walkers, Hill Billy, Self Love, Toe Touches

    Playground: 4 sets of 5 pull ups and 10 Squats

    Mosey down Marigny to the Lakefront stopping for 10 Merkins, 10 Supermans IC at each intersection

    Wall: Stone Mountain, Bulgarian Split Squat, Freak Nasty x 10, 4 sets

    Mosey up Lamarque stopping at each block for Peter Parker, LBC, and Crunchy Frogs x 10 IC

    Circle up for 1 more set of Peter Parker, LBC, and Crunchy Frogs x 10 IC, Plank up til time.

    Count, Name, and YHC prayed us out.

    Announcements: Legal’s get together this Saturday, sign up to Q

    SYITG – Akbar

  • Dave Matthews and the Revivalists – from Waterpik

    YHC missed the Jazz Fest Bonanza this past weekend with Dave Matthews and the Revivalists, but listening to Cowbell and Steve, I got the full rundown of events, living vicariously through their experience.

    Other than that it was the usual MO in the gloom at the Scramble. There was a new Pax in attendance, Coachella, and a regular still out cruising, Shooter.

    Until next time, gents!

  • High IMPACT(FUL) Men – from Bushwacker

    If you’ve ever posted at the Marsh in the Monday gloom, you know that it’s like a Chris Nolan Batman movie, with shadows everywhere and just enough lighting to barely make out the caped crusader as he lurks. YHC saw 3 HIM scurrying about on the basketball court, one picking up trash (obviously Pik), one with a silver glint of light reflecting off his shimmering sweaty bare chest (clearly Hammer), and one wearing what appeared to be a soaking salmon-colored shirt with an attempt at slicked back hair (the shirt was pink and it was Jose). While I scanned the darkness hoping to find my knight in shining armor, Coachella, it was in fact Jose that I actually had my sights set on. I approached, gave a bow, and bestowed upon him the one thing he clearly does not have in his Mary Poppins-mobile…
    And as we were preparing to begin the beat down in earnest, we heard hoof beats clopping down Livingston with Coachella arriving on his noble steed, bedraggled yet committed!

    WARMORAMA

    Wishing to be a good steward of the PAX’s time, QIC hit ’em with a quick SSH X25 IC and then it was off to the races!

    THANG

    So recently there’s been some mumblechatter about the “Impactfulness” of beatdowns by certain PAX who like to Shoot things, as well as other PAX who like to edit things. YHC felt drawn the retort to such fellows with his idea of an Impactful beatdown. The formula goes something like this: Take one of the most excruciating experiences at the Marsh, have a conversation with ChatGPT, and VOILA!

    We started with a Merkin Ladder. Lining up at one end of the court 2 Merkins, Bear Crawl to other end, 2 Squats, run back. Then 4 Merkins/Squats, 6, 8, 10

    We then proceeded to the intersection for a little EMOM! 5 Rounds of 10 reps every minute on the minute, followed by a run to Marigny and back.
    1. Merkins/Squats
    2. Alternating Lunges (1/1)/Hand Release Merkins

    At this point, QIC felt he may have oversold the Impactfulness of his beatdown, glancng Waterpik seeming to intensify to modify. But, like Beethoven’s 5th Symphony, you had to let the masterpiece build to its crescendo!

    3. Jump Squats/ Hip Slaps (1/1)
    4. BURPEES

    The sweat-soaked and gasping PAX returned from the final run to circle up at center court for…

    MARY

    IC x20 Flutter Kicks, Hammers
    OYO 100 100s
    1minute 30 second Plank

    COT

    QIC felt that he had put in the work, and judging by Hammer and Coachellas demeanor, they had too. But when Mr. Squat-to-the Ground Waterpik said, “Whew that was a good one!” I knew I had accomplished the impactful beatdown I had set out to deliver. It’s too bad some people were off on luxury vacations or whining about Jazz Festing all day, but those who were there knew they had gotten their money’s worth…F1, F2, AND F3!

    Counted, named and YHC prayed us out with the ever-important theme of gratitude. And I and very grateful for all of you guys and the impact you’ve had on my life.

    SYITG

  • Lo and behold-6 full-grown knaves, wll past the age of wisdom, were seen galloping through the ancient streets of Olde Mandeville – from Waterpik

    Hear ye, hear ye! A most noble and mildly ridiculous account of this morn’s Thursday gathering of the F3 fellowship:

    Upon the dawning of the day, ‘twas declared with great fervour that the F must needs be restored unto our Thursday toil — for lo, ‘tis not merely a letter, but a spirit, a flame, a fire! Sir Jose10k, in an act of alchemical wit, didst attempt to divine the sacred algorithm by which Sir Cowbell arrives exactly two minutes tardy to each summons. Two minutes? Verily, the crowd did wonder what other feats he performeth in such swift time…

    The gallant gazelles did leap forth along their usual path, their strides light and graceful. Meanwhile, the Clydesdales, noble of heart and heavy of hoof, did follow apace, conversing of many a deep matter: the fickle nature of diet, the perils of teenagers, the enchantments of prom, and the heartbreaks of love long lost.

    And lo! Upon the return to the realm of swings and monkey bars, there stood the mighty Waterpik, who smited the brethren with feats of strength and calisthenics most cruel. None could match his vigour, though many did try, and all did suffer with great camaraderie.

    Thus concludes the tale of six buffoons, bringing both glory and distress to the cobblestones of Olde Mandeville. They ended the morn, sweaty and sore, yet richer in tales and tighter of hamstring. Long live the fellowship of F3!

    Fin.

    Now, let me explain this. I am in the middle of administering the English portion of the state test. Upon finishing the test, all of my students are talking in English accents. I had to inquire why, and apparently one of the questions involved the Renaissance Perfect, now I get to do the thing that I absolutely love to do. I get to tap into my students’ creativity and give them a shared google document. The topic: early morning run with exercises at the playground at the end. The theme: old English. And bam, this is what they come up with. I did add a little flare to it: sorry Cowbell. I hope y’all enjoyed it.