With 1 week remaining before the annual Gnarly Nutria, YHC figured it would be good to get a little extra mileage in today. When YHC announced that the route would include 2 laps around the neighborhood circle, Jose 10k said, “I’m not doing that”. And so there it was. One lap for Jose and 2 laps for shooter and YHC.
Tag: The Scramble
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Simple little Mosey – from Shooter
3 PAX journeyed through the streets of Mandeville this Gloom. At first it appeared to only be Zoolander and YHC until out of the darkness a double flagged what looked like a UFO came rolling in. Amnesia biked in 8 miles from home to join us. I have money 💰 on the fact that he registers more miles between run and bike to the WWII team challenge currently underway..
Brief warmup 10IC Windmills, Toe Touches, self love, scorpion kicks and Torso twists..
Changed our direction down to Villere taking a left to Girord to Lakeshore and back up West Beach with a left at Monroe and returning to the AO..
Time was around 40 mins and with Qs Garmin being a little aggressive at 5 miles I will scale back and say we completed roughly 4 to 4.5..Amnesia closed us out in prayer..
Until the next Gloom 👊🏼👍🏼✌🏼!!
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Broken promises – from Shooter
With hopes of a surprise post from the reinvigorated Nacho Libre YHC quickly realized the morning would be absent with his Broken promise.. However, I will give credit as he has posted twice this week in hopes of claiming those Saints tickets from Chewy.. Q would soon rely on the regulars instead as I pulled into the parking lot to the sight of no one at first. Then Hogsbreath rolls up while Waterpik comes moseying in through the darkness and then a surprise post from Cowbell with his boat in tow… Dedication right there 👊🏼 much respect Cowbell as you could have easily skipped but your ever determination to always Accelerate is most impressive..
PAX gets through some warmup all 10IC Grass grabbers, Windmills, Scorpion kicks, Superman’s, Slow Squats and SSH..
Phat Johnson joins the PAX and we start our Mosey through Mandeville. Waterpik graciously modified his pace to hang with YHC as Phat Johnson and Cowbell bolted out. Hogs Breath rucked through the streets as we all returned. Finished up with Core 20IC LBCs, alternating Left and Right cross crunch, Flutter kicks, Hello Dollies, Rosalitas and Mountain climbers..Thanks for posting and following my lead..
T👏🏼 to Hogs Breath for closing us in 🙏🏼 and sharing about his post in OH over the past week and how the PAX demonstrated sheild locking at the AO. Sounds like a great way to allow us men to share what can be challenging us for the week or month and relying on other men within the PAX for support.. I know I am grateful for the wonderful friendships and brethren I have met through the years with F3.. So I want to encourage the men reading this backblast to reach out to those men around their circles and motivate them to get out and post.. As Yankee likes to say in the emails the best way to headlock is to signup and Q then it allows them to feel comfortable knowing you will be out there..
Till the next Gloom 👊🏼👍🏼✌🏼!!!
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Soft Scramble – from Shooter
With plenty of the regulars out of town the Scramble only produced 3 PAX on this Gloom. Brief warmup 10IC Windmills, Toe Touches, Self love, Scorpion kicks and Cowbell leg swings we started our Mosey turning on Monroe and down West Beach to the lakefront. After a little ways down Lakeshore drive we turned up Coffee and returned.. Arrived with 5 mins for LBCs 20IC, Left leg over right 15IC F/F, 15IC Flutter kicks and closed with 💯s to a 100…
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The beatdowns have gotten easy lately – from Waterpik
That’s what cowbell said this morning. If you sign up to Q a workout be sure to take that into account.
That’s all I’ve got, men
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Returning the Dice of Doom – from Shooter
YHC signed up to Q the Scramble after a few weeks of modification nursing an ankle injury.. On this gorgeous mid 40s morning my arrival consisted of a surprise posting of Grundy. The return of Pelican was also welcomed as he planted our shovel flag. Shortly there after the always reliable and consistent Waterpik comes emerging from the shadows as he has disciplined himself to run to the Scramble for quite some time now getting in the extras.. Although the PAX would be minus Cowbell on this Gloom ole Sir Wacker would remind the PAX of his absence by rolling up a few minutes into the warmup.. Route today would be back through the park over to Greenleaves Blvd down to the Lakes and back. With the plan to return the Dice of Doom to the magnetic Wacker it was quite fitting to roll a rep count of 50 and as Wacker started his grumble of what would turn out to be what he claims is the only thing I ever roll “The Burpee”
Count, Name and COT
Appreciate the post gentlemen and T👏🏼 to Grundy for the double up this week in Mandeville!!
Till the next Gloom 👍🏼👊🏼✌🏼!!!
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Squeezed In – from Waterpik
In between torrential downpours, we were able to fit in a beatdown on the soaked streets of old mandeville.
All somewhat reluctant to be out there in the drizzle, we all said we were glad to have posted after all was said and done.
Have a good day, men!
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Winters last gasp – from Waterpik
Cool temperatures greeted the PAX this morning out at mandeville city hall. We took the regular route today, then hit the Play ground equipment for some exercises such as Merkins slow squats Peter Parker‘s 100s crunchy frogs.
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Stretch it Out at Home – from Bird
Seven strong posted for Scramble at 0515. A little cooler temps than expected this am as a result of the storm that rolled through Mandeville yestereve. Personally still adjusting to the time change and shaking the cobwebs off at the early hour is still a work in progress. Q arrived 0505 to find Ackbar stretching it out and getting loose. The rest of the PAX posting for the morning included: Shooter, Bushwacker, Zoolander, Waterpick (ran from his house wearing some crazy red, white, and blue getup) and Cowbell (rolling in hot as per usual).
Q counted down watching the clock to get moving right at 0515 beginning with 10 counts, in cadence, of side straddle hops, toe touches, windmills, and torso twists. A ten count forward fold was sprinkled in to try and further loosen the hamstrings; however I recently read that there isn’t supposed to be any stretching in F3 – you’re supposed to do that at home! I guess that’s a bit like no crying in baseball? Keep stretching it out at home fellas, don’t wanna get too tight!
The brief warm up with F3 exercises was followed by a “dynamic warmup” with a lunge walk with twist, t-walk, and ninja squats. PAX was commenting at YHC’s flexibility during the ninja squats, but little did they know that a muscle pulled during the process was concealed so as not to show any weakness prior to the beatdown.
Typical route to sunset point was mixed up with 4x4s (burpee to plank, 4 merkins, and 4 mountain climbers). After starting with 3, PAX added 3 more each time passing the intersection at Monroe and Massena, finishing with 12 4X4s on the return trip. PAX mostly stayed together during the run, but regrouped after each round of 4x4s to begin again.Along the run, YHC and Bushwacker exchanged grateful observations of the night sky, clear and bright after the previous night’s washout. During the 4x4s, it was obvious that the after-effects of Shooter’s Building Blocks at the Gipper on Wednesday were taking their toll. As I’m writing this post-Saturday beatdown, YHC is amazed at the Ackbar’s dedication to the merkin. I had to pull out excel to calculate the Scramble merkins (120 if you didn’t already count), but that pales in comparison to the 500 PAX executed this am.
PAX arrived back at City Hall with only a few minutes remaining and alas there wasn’t time for the Bruce Lee that Q had planned. Those arriving first dropped into a plank hold while waiting on the six. The rest of the PAX dropped into plank and alternated chill cut and high plank until 0600. COT, YHC prayed us out, and announcements. If you haven’t heard, next Saturday’s beatdown in at the Marsh!
