What a gorgeous August morning for a beatdown and 8 men posted to Batteau to see what Gumbo had in store. It was dark, but I think it went something like this: Mosey one lap around the circle to wait for Hitchhiker to get his gear together, then pick him up on the mosey over to the Farmer’s Market lot for COP, including: DQsHelicoptersImperial WalkersSSHsTempo MerkinsFreddie Mercuries All warmed up, time to work. THE THANG: Farmer’s Market 11s – in the parking lot, form a line on one edge and start with 10 jump squats and 1 HRM. Lunge across…

OOOps YHC knows that there where 10 beastmasters that posted at Batteau this morning but due to operator error with the phone YHC doesn’t have all the F3 names. Please respond to this post if you know who is missing and YHC will add them or you. 5:30 Mosey to Pickle ball court for COP Don Quixotes, Helicopters, Cherry Pickers, Scissor Kicks, LBC’s, Mosey down the path to the stone landing circle up for Man Killers Mosey to the bottom of the hill (10) Burpies, Mosey around the lake stopping at each light for an add a burpie. First light…

Nine Electricians posted at Batteau to check the Forest Hill Park transformer. All was in working order. Here’s how we lit it up: Vinny Q – COP: Mosey into the Pit, needing head lamps already. Invisible Jump Ropes x 20 / SSHs x 20 / Russian Soldiers x 10 / LBCs x 10. Flutter Kicks x 10 / Hello Dollies x 10. Electric Slide: Mosey down to the bottom of the Hill of Ill Repute. Pair up. Partner 1 runs to the top of the hill. Partner 2 = Backwards Polar Bear. Switch and repeat. Round 2 = Triple Jump…

7 hard men posted for YHC’s VQ. Hardywood, despite promises made a mere 48 hours ago, chose not to join us in the gloom. YHC’s little heart is broken. But alas, we pushed on. This is how the thing went: Mosey to the pickleball courts, 10 Merkins, 10 Helicopters, 10 WWII’s. Mosey down to the lake and run a full lap. Write a letter to City Council asking for explanation of why 70% of lights around the lake don’t work. 40 yards of walking lunges. Mosey back up the hill to the sunken garden, break into 2 man teams. One…

It’s that time of year again to pay your dues at the Batteau Country Club. Member benefits include unlimited use of the pickleball courts and a crab walk buffet on Monday mornings. Dues can be paid in weekly installments on Mondays at 5:30am in Forest Hill Park. According to legend, the hot potato beat down went a little something like this. COP Swirly Style, let’s be honest he tried to flipping kill us: 30 Elbow Plank Up Downs20 Burpees50 Merkins40 Mountain Climbers40 Flutter Kicks30 Count Boat Hold10 SSH Pass to Vinnie Batteau CC Doras: Partner up. One partner runs the…

7 strong posted this morning for a tour of Batteau and here is how it went down. Hot Potato Q – Swirly : COP – SSH’s Helicopters , Windmills, IW’s, Merkins , LBC’s. Exercise : 20 dips 10 derkins run from the pit to the top of the hill – repeat 3 times. FacePlant : run around the lake – alternating 5 burpees – 5 WWII’s at each light post. Sippy Cup : bear crawl up steps – run flat surface – pick up boulders – back down the steps. Lunges with boulders press shoulder to shoulder – walk with…

7 gathered Hot-Potato style for a very rocky and muggy beatdown. It went something like this: Swirly leading the COP, SSH, Helicopters, DQs, IWs Merkins (20x!). Mosey over to rock pile for partner exercises, one partner with rock, the other unencombered Rd. 1. Curls with rock and run to tree and back. Rd 2. Overhead presses with rock and run to bowl and do 20x dips Rd. 3. Sit-ups presses with rock and run to bowl and 20x incline merkins Rd. 4. Curl-squats with rock and karaoke. Put rocks back. Sippy leading Take rocks out (1 for each PAX) Mosey…

As the 3 Pax assembled today we realized that we had the opportunity to really push the distance covered today, and so we gave Rosie a tour of most of the AO. COP–Sippy leading: DQs, Helicopters, Arm Circles, Hamstring scoops, Merkins Mosey to the rocks for a triple check, Plank with rock, curls, run to/from light post. Mosey to lake for double check–run the rock steps loop or dips/step ups. Faceplant leading: Tour around lake with alternating 5x burpees and 5x WWIIs at each light pole. Sippy leading: Run up the side hill/trail to the parking lot. Lunge for 20…

A band of muscle bound Musketeers formed ranks at Batteau to reign fire upon the false idol of comfort and inject raw F3 values into the veins of a new week. No man was either left behind, nor left where he was once found. The THANG: Mosey to the grassy area adjacent Stone House for COP #1, all IC: SSH, Imp.Squat Walkers, DQ’s, Cheery Pickers, Dive Bomber M’s, Heels to Heaven, No Cheat M’s, DR.W’s Mosey to Grassy Hills for COP #2: 100’s – The Q calls an exercise, 1st man to complete x100 calls out next exercise, all PAX…