F3 New Orleans

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  • Ascend and Launch (WPM 2020-08-14)

    Another excellent morning on the mountain with 24 PAX: Angie’s List, Chowdah, El Wire, G Spot, Jingle Vader, Moana, Mulligan, Sandbar, Wipeout, Eager Beaver, Gabrielle, Dry Socket, Quincy, Squeal, Shurly, Jadaveon, Tube Steak, Bad Moon, Mr. Peabody, Seaman, Bones, Shocker, Tinkles, Catfish (Q).

    Started with a mosey over to the base of the mountain. Warmed up with arm circles (both ways), Windmills (Abe Vigoda), Grass Grabbers, and SSH. Assembled at the base for the ascent.

    First leg was 10 burpees, run backwards up the first two inclines to the first flat. Planked and waited for the six with peter parkers.

    Second leg was 20 bonnie blairs, bear crawl to about the stairwell entrance, mosey to the incline, then backwards run to the next flat. Planked and waited for the six with Parker peters.

    Third leg was 30 merkins, duck walk to about the stairwell entrance, mosey to the incline, then backwards run to the next flat. Planked and waited for the six with shoulder taps.

    Fourth leg was 40 flutter kicks (one is one), crab walk to about the stairwell entrance, mosey to the incline, then backwards run to the next flat. Planked and waited for the six with Floyd Mayweathers.

    Fifth leg was 50 squats, crab walk to about the stairwell entrance, mosey to the incline, then backwards run to the next flat. Planked and waited for the six with Floyd Mayweathers.

    Sixth leg was 60 LBTs (one is one), bear crawl to the top of the mountain.

    Continued with Jack Webbs up to eleven, then did an excercise called Failure to Launch (hold Al Gore while Q counts down from 10, then get a solid jump up with knees to the chest.

    Took the stairs back down to the base, circled back up for some Catalina Wine Mixers. Back to the flag, finished out with a solid 2.5 minutes of 8-count bodybuilders.

    Excellent workout with a nice big group. Thanks to all who attended!

  • Opportunity Q

    Today’s Q-less AO provided someone an opportunity. As luck would have it, I took it. Perhaps feeling guilty of “fartsacking” it last week, perhaps knowing I haven’t seen the Q sheet since June…a quick “I’ll take it” at 5:31 and we were off..

    Disclaimer and mosey to the Kickball field in front of the Zoo for the warmup: SSH X 20, Hillbilly X 20, Mountain Climbers X 20, Peter Parker X 20

    The Thang Part 1:

    Mosey to the front of Zoo staring down the driveway towards Magazine St.

    Complete a lap of the driveway in a figure eight manner, forward run on the downtown side of the driveway, complete 10 burpees on the way down, backwards run on the uptown side of the driveway, complete 10 squats on the way back. Rinse and repeat for 15 minutes. Most of us completed 3 laps, some 4.

    Part 2:

    Grab some bench at the front of the Zoo…Right Leg Step Up X 15, LLSU X 15, 10 Incline Merkins OYO, Right Leg Power Up X 15, LLPU X 15, 10 Decline Merkins OYO, Bulgarian Split Squat (Right Leg) X 15, BSS (Left Leg) X 15, 10 Wide Merkins OYO

    Next we gathered for some Mary.

    LBC X 25, Flutter Kick X 25, Dying CockRoach X 25…Short Jog

    Real Freddie Mercury X 25, Nolan Ryan X 15, Sandy Koufax X 15, Jog to the Kickball Field

    Part 3:

    Merkin Ring of Fire…10 reps (ring of fire begins on 5)…3 total rounds.

    Back to the flag for Count-o-rama, Name-o-rama, announcements and intentions.

    Announcements: Q-Source Tuesday at the Felipes near Tulane. 7pm pre-discussion gathering, 730 discussion…check Mumblechatter for Zoom info. Also, on Tuesday the 18th the Q Source Meetup will involve a run with the 504th running group. Check Mumblechatter for details. TClaps to those who joined the meetup with Black Men Run and Son of a Saint on Saturday. Hoping to hear about more opportunities with BMR and SOAS in the future.

    Intentions: Continue to strive to be the best version of yourself everyday. Your community needs you…especially now. Special prayers for school leaders, educators, support staff, parents, and students as we all embark on this school year. I can’t even think of words to articulate the challenges that I know the families in our city (and beyond) will face in the coming weeks as school starts. School provides so much more than just curriculum and academic/technical training. For many of our students, the school building is the most consistent and supportive place they’ve known, a place for meals, a place for friendship, a place to be encouraged to “become the best version of themselves”…all that beyond the academic/technical learning. Let’s all pray that for the sake of that (in addition to a 160,000 and counting other reasons)…we get some flattening of the curve as quickly as possible.

  • Light Lundi

    Following the funday of all Sundays the pax was light today. This worked well with my plan to primarily run. The RRR challenge is effective in changing the focus and most all in pax were set to GPS mode. We had some nice conversation and feel like we got a good feel for the Rex run course tomorrow.

    Warm-up: Grass grabbers IC x 20, Imperial Walkers IC x 20, SSH IC x 20.

    The Thang: Nice loop around the park and fly. Made a stop near the levee for some Mary (Russian Twists, LBC, Dying Cock Roach IC x20) and again at the Labyrinth for a ring a fire (3 rounds of ten since we were efficient). Moseyed back to the traditional flag spot.

    COT: That the remainder of carnival is safe.

    Thanks for the opportunity to lead.

  • Death Star Trench Run #3

    DSTR #3 is in the books. I think last year we started earlier but after some reflection I think 630 is a good time. We had a nice run. 17 pax sunny very comfortable. Total CHAOS on the neutral ground.

    A good 6 miles at a 9 min pace. Choot Em on bike!

    A solid run with plenty to look at!

  • 200th Beatdown in 2019!

    21 brave PAX joined YHC on a chilly, windy Wednesday. The temp read 40 degrees F on the dashboard, but it felt colder because of the windchill. Needless to say, it was cold! Today was YHC’s 200th F3 beatdown in 2019. After 2018, YHC set his goal to post 200 times in 2019….. looking like YHC has some room to spare with couple more weeks left in 2019.

    The PAX warmed up with a lap around the parking lot by the Audubon Clubhouse to the Bandstand. In front of the Bandstand, the PAX did the following warm-up exercises in cadence:

    SSHs x 20

    Imperial Walkers x 20

    Self Love x 10

    Windmills x 10

    Peter Parkers x 15

    MCs x 15

    Parker Peters x 15

    The PAX then jogged through the Oak Alley towards the track, did 10 burpees on your own and moseyed back to the shelter.

    To dedicate YHC’s 200th beatdown, YHC decided to do Dora 2, 2, 2. Partnered up. While one PAX was doing the exercises, the other PAX ran from the shelter through the Oak Alley to the track and back.

    200 – steps-up

    200 – declined shoulder taps

    200 – LBCs

    Upon completion – El Wire gave the PAX a 20 seconds count. Picked a different partner and did another Dora 2, 2, 2. with the following exercises:

    200 – air squats

    200 – inclined merkins

    200 – hello dolly

    Round of Mary

    The Pax stayed at the shelter and did the following exercises in cadence:

    Dying Cockroach x 15

    Flutterkicks x 20

    American Hammer x 15

    Moseyed back to the flag with some COT. I am very grateful to be able to workout with the PAX on a regular basis. Never take it for granted. I set my goal in December 2018 that I will try my best to participate 200 F3 workouts in 2019. Blessed with minor injuries and I was still able to achieve this goal. This is only possible because of the PAX. I could never do this on my own. I ended up posting 206 times in 2019. Thank You PAX and I hope to do this for a very long time. Happy 2020!!! SYITG.

    King Kong

  • 12 Days of Christmas – Sunnyside

    More 2.0s than Dads gathered at UrbanSouth Brewery for the annual Christmas beatdown and fest. Quick disclaimer and we were off up Market St. Some ambitious 2.0s had to be full-stopped before racing across Religious St. in the dark. A few motorists were surprised by the pack the of seemingly feral children that were leading a group of wheezing middle aged men, winding through the dark streets between the warehouses.

    We arrived at Annunciation Square and circled up. Quick 20 SSH in cadence to warm us up. Then the began the days, using the 2.0s as coupons where possible. YHC lucked out with a 2.0 under 25lbs. For PAX without a 2.0, they borrowed from others with several to spare. Modifications were offered if 2.0s were uncooperative.

    1. Partridge in a Pear Tree – squat thrust 2.0 up to the shoulder; or a burpee
    2. V-Ups
    3. Lords/ladies leaping (2.0s hop over dads in plank)  or Russian Twists
    4. Flutter Kicks 
    5. Dizzy Bears
    6. Dying roaches
    7. Plank Jacks
    8. Freddy Mercurys
    9. Measly Merkins
    10. Baby crunches
    11. Crabs a crawling
    12. Burpees or a (12) Partridge in a Pear Tree. 

    The PAX then went to COT and the naming(!) Lots of creativity and individual expression from the 2.0s. Then a mosey back to Urban South to a feast, a bounce house, sweaty & dirty children, and excellent fellowship. Much good food, but shout out to #bones for the smoked boudin he served up.

  • Do I look like the kind of guy that can read a spreadsheet?

    In my old age I find my bedtime has moved back dramatically. That being said I was well asleep when Yankee texted me at 9:03 alerting me to my Q at The Skinny in the morning. I awoke around 10 and glanced at the phone and rolled back to sleep while visions of beatdowns danced in my head.

    Mosey to some grass in the park for warmups.

    • SSH X30
    • AC’s X10 forward and reverse
    • GG’s X20
    • PP X20
    • PP X20
    • MC X20

    Line up and head to Row Bear station Indian style.

    • 4 Groups break up for burpees, plank jacks, squats and rows.
    • Burpees sets the pace. Rinse and repeat.

    Line back up and head to grass up by the ole ginkgo tree. Circle up for some ring of fire merks. Do ten and person to your left starts at your 5, Rinse and repeat. Lots of whining here. Lots of kneeling.

    Back to track. At first running man 5 burpees than run hard past 1 to next running man. 5 burpees and repeat till you reach the fountain.

    Once at the fountian we roll right into incline merks, no break or counting to 20 until 6 rolls in. Once six arrived we started right leg step ups fast. then dips fast. then left leg step ups fast. Then dips fast. Tried to keep pace up to keep heart rates up.

    Once done back to track quick for 2 line Indian run to the flag. Apparantly everyone was not down for some over the top cardio this morning. We survived a muntiny mid way back and modified with a “just get back to the flag” run. I circled back for 6 twice and racked up some pretty nice extra mileage doing so.

    We all made it back roughly on time. Fitbit indicated 2.4 miles for the workout.

    Count off, Name O Rama, Announcements, Intentions and SBOM.

    Remember the Christmas party is Monday at Urban South. Potluck. We need food! HNJ Men’s Club is selling trees starting Friday. If you visit our website you can pre order. Ther was some other stuff mentioned, read the email.

    Thanks for letting me lead.

  • The Scarlet Letter

    With Yankee’s threats to wear a reflective B during my next workout if I don’t finish this in time…

    7 Pax gathered the Tuesday before Thanksgiving for Tsunami.

    After a quick announcement we moseyed a warmup down St. Charles to Audubon place and then to the base of the Mountain for a warmup.

    SS Hop x 20

    Hillbilly x 20

    Self Love x 20

    Modified Peter Parker (with a Merkin in between) x 10

    Mountain Climber x 20

    Then to the base of the Mountain and partnered up for Catch Me If You Can:

    1 Pax: 5 hand release Merkins while the other Pax runs backwards, all the way to the Summit

    At the Summit a quick round of Mary including LBTs x 20 and Dying Cockroach x 20 while we with for the 6.

    Regrouped, we ran down the stairs and to the ROTC pull-up bars for a 3 station workout.

    Pullups x 10 (count, if you can’t do 10 the 3 second hand per pullup), Squats and Shoulder taps. Rinse and Repeat.

    Turn around for box jumps onto the small wall behind the bike racks x 10, then 20 decline merkins, then 10 more box jumps.

    Finally we ran to the base of the smaller mountain on Feret street where we did 5 burpees at each landing while running to the top.

    Our coupon from last week was still there so we had 7 Pax in a line on their backs passing the large cinder block back and forth with a cinder block lift in between.

    Finally we finished with 50 Rocky Balboa’s on the parking french fries and moseyed back to the flag for a COT.

  • Delayed Mountain Time

    Apologies for the delay but from way back on Friday at Wolfpack Mountain: Pax took off from the North end of Audubon Park at 0530 headed west along St Charles wrapping back around and ending up at the great circle courtyard for quick warmup:

    – Sidestradlehops; Self Love; Imperial Walkers; Peter Parkers

    Straight away to the mountain-garage – Pax headed up the mountain after some BLIMPS-planation: 5-10-15-20-25 with alternating Bear Crawl and Backward Jog up the parking garage

    – Rinse and Repeat the rest of the way up to the top Some Mary and an extra set of Side Stradlehops during another amazing NOLA sunrise

    Back down the stairs for a set of Dips on the benches Finally mosey back the circle…No not that circle the other circle…Mass confusion was averted as the flock made it back to the flag(less) pole in time for a final round of Bob Dole Tree Hugging and Smurf-Jacks (because why have thighs if you can’t make them burn).

    Counted off 30 strong with 1 FNG: Welcome Bobby Walsh; Just passing through aptly named ‘Layover’ Wrapped up with a thoroughly beatdown ball-o-man and then off to Coffe-teria at PJs

    Thanks for the great work gents!

    -Tubesteak

  • Who Dat!

    Many PAX were hurting after celebrating a Saints Victory, and yet 19 men gathered in the gloom for a Monday Morning Beatdown.

    Warmup:

    Run around golf loop to bandstand

    SS Hop x 20

    Arm Circles x 10 each Forward and Backwards (with Seaman voice from the Pax)

    Grass Grabber x 10

    Peter Parker x 20

    Parker Peter x 20

    Since Seaman was not present to protest 10 Monday burpees were then called at the first light on Oak Alley. Next we Bear Crawled/Crab Walked/Lunge Walked to the Track where the Pax waited in a Low Plank for the 6. Much mumblechatter was heard regarding the long distance Bear Crawl.

    Next we ran to the Audubon Statue for some Dora 1-2-3.

    Durkins x 100

    Jump Lunge x 200

    Floyd Mayweathers x 300

    Those that finished were lead by King Kong in LBCs and then 50 Rocky Balboas.

    Finally we ran Fartleks down to Magazine alternating between a sprint and slow mosey at the Stop Sign for a total of 3 laps.

    Finally the beatdown finished with Dips, 20 LBCs and a mosey back to the flag.

    The workout concluded with a COT, a special prayer was said to lift up Bellhop and thoughts and prayers to Da Parish and his family.