backblasts
Every workout’s write-up, newest first — straight from the Q’s backblast.
212 backblasts
ALCATRAZ · JAN 25, 2025
Backblast! cold morning but 1-0 for the day
WARMUP: mosey, windmill, Moroccan night club, peter Parker, imperial walker, merkins THE THANG: Dora 50 merks, 100 lbc, 150 squats, 200 flutters then wall squats somd pull ups, step ups and dips. Then bear crawl, lunges…
ALCATRAZ · JAN 18, 2025
Backblast! Little bit of rain and jacked up jack w
WARMUP: collected in the parking lot, very quick disclaimer and off we went. Ran a nice big lap around the baseball fields, settled in for some SSH, windmills, low slow squats, and then we went into a Jack Webb. Senator…
ALCATRAZ · JAN 11, 2025
Backblast! Iditarod Training
WARMUP: ground work, non ground work THE THANG: line drills, pull-ups, wall work, dog sledding using Esso’s hotel routine, broyoga MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT:
ALCATRAZ · DEC 28, 2024
Backblast! One Word for the Win
WARMUP: Killed some time with usual fare in pkg lot while Mainframe and Pusher fixed the wrinkle in their panties THE THANG: Ran past the golf course (with some exercises along the way) to the lower part of the trail…
ALCATRAZ · DEC 21, 2024
Backblast! Festivas for the Rest of us and Christm
WARMUP: traditional THE THANG: feats of strength for Fetivus MARY: Christmas Vacation Trivia ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT:
ALCATRAZ · DEC 14, 2024
Backblast! Bing was in town. It was a real good ti
Bing probably has a much more interesting version of all this, but suffice it to say, it was a good time. I went first half and Bing ended the hour. It's not going to be a great backblast, but it will capture the fact…
ALCATRAZ · DEC 7, 2024
Backblast! No more burpees….sort of.
WARMUP: mosey to fire station lot Windmills, low slow squats, imperial and hillbilly walkers and seal jacks all in cadence with a few burpees in between exercises - but just a few. YHC said no more burpees - but YHC…
ALCATRAZ · NOV 30, 2024
Backblast! Murder Bunnies pre-season
WARMUP: a short mosey followed by The usuals with some Apollo Ohnos thrown in. THE THANG: mosey to the Pull Up bars, 5 PUs, 15 dips 10 Squats, run around to COT, 10 Merkins, 25 LBCs, 15 Apollo Ohon, back to PU bars. 3…
ALCATRAZ · NOV 23, 2024
Backblast! Towards the Sunrise
Mosey all the way to Windjammer park Stop along the way for COP (circle of pain) Did some exercises and yoga on the dock Great fellowship this morning. Beautiful weather. Not gloomy at all in spirit or in atmosphere…
ALCATRAZ · NOV 16, 2024
Backblast! Tour De Rock
WARMUP: SSH, 5 Burpees OYO, Squats, 4 Burpees OYO, Windmills, MNC, Mtn. Climbers, minimal Broga THE THANG: Yog around to baseball diamond. Lunge walk to 1st for 10 CDDs, Bear crawl to 2nd, 10 Squats, Lunge to 3rd, 10…
ALCATRAZ · NOV 9, 2024
Backblast! Up and Down
WARMUP: Uber started w Yog round main rd of Tega Cay and back to parking lot for all your favorites including SSH, night club brothers, and hammy and groin stretch stuff. THE THANG: Indian run to pull up boards 6 does 2…
ALCATRAZ · NOV 2, 2024
Backblast! Alcatraz 11.2.24
We ran up and down the hills of Tega Cay stopped a various times for exercises. Burpees to end the workout.
ALCATRAZ · OCT 26, 2024
Backblast! Full Moon Fever
A dedicated 3 met at Runde to kick off a beautiful SC fall Saturday. Here is what they did. THE THANG: Mosey out of the park, jog a loop on Windward Drive, and circle up by the basketball courts for COP. All in cadence…
ALCATRAZ · OCT 12, 2024
Backblast! Ladder Burpee Fest
WARMUP: Warmup: all in cadence - 10 Moroccan nightclubs - 10 cherry pickers - 10 windmills - 10 hillbilly walkers - 10 low slow squats Mosey around park, stop to do 10 Merkins in cadence, mosey, 15 calf raises in…
ALCATRAZ · OCT 5, 2024
Backblast! Chainz Return to Alcatraz
WARMUP: Django: SSH, Ch-Pickers, Windmill, MNC, (all IC) W/Chain: ChainKins, V-sits, Side-Plank-Pulses, Pickle-chain-pounders, Low Slow SquatCH, THE THANG: Partner Chain Lateral Raises, Partner Chain Front Raises Laps…
ALCATRAZ · SEP 21, 2024
Backblast! Traditional Bootcamp
WARMUP: In moderate pace, side squats to field, then moving side straddle hops, bear crawl, seal jacks, crabwalk, press jacks, then repeat flight backwards to parking lot fence. THE THANG: We completed 7 flights of 5…
ALCATRAZ · SEP 7, 2024
Backblast! 11 years and still counting.....
WARMUP: YHC on Q. Circle up. SSHx22, the following were in counts of 11. Windmill, Squats, Merkins, Mountain Climbers, Imperial walkers, Moroccan Nigh Clubs, Plank Jacks, Peter Parker, HillBilly Walker, Low Slow Squats…
ALCATRAZ · AUG 31, 2024
Backblast! Conversations with middle aged men
Started with a nice warmup basic SSH Windmill Mnt climbers Stretching Merkins Night clubs Moseyed to a steep hill. Did hill repeats where we alternated between merkins and sit-ups. Then ran all the way to the other hill…
ALCATRAZ · AUG 24, 2024
Backblast! Up and Down
WARMUP: SSH, Stretching THE THANG: elevens up and down two sets of hills. Monkey humpers, jump squats, Merkins, CDDs, hit up the pull up bars and also did some bench work dips and irkins MARY: yes ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT…
ALCATRAZ · AUG 17, 2024
Backblast! Annual lake day at Alcatraz
WARMUP: The Regular THE THANG: running along Marquesas Ave with pain station at each road with some swimming in lake Wylie MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT:
ALCATRAZ · AUG 10, 2024
Backblast! Deck of Cards With Too Many Jokers
WARMUP: SSH, Windmills, Moroccan Night Clubs, 5 burpees THE THANG: Deck of Cards Hearts=Merkins Diamonds= Diamond Merkins Spades=Squats Clubs=Big Boys Jokers=25 burpees After each PAX pulled a card, we ran 2 laps around…
ALCATRAZ · AUG 3, 2024
Backblast! Ladder of Pain to escape Alcatraz?
After a thorough professional disclaimer of an unprofessional Q, YHC unleashed the "Ladder of Pain" Warmup: Quick mosey around the baseball field then back to the parking lot. The Thang: Parking lot was where we stayed…
ALCATRAZ · JUL 20, 2024
Backblast! Dont Try This Alone
Decent weather brought out 6 Pax for an 0630 start. 2 more came in at 0632 after picking deer carcus out of Senator Tressel’s grill…but that’s another story. WARMUP: Mosey around the park towards our destination, with…
ALCATRAZ · JUL 13, 2024
Backblast! Keep it simple, keep it stupid
WARMUP: Mosey about 3 feet to the left into the parking lot for SSH, Imperial Walker, Low Slow Squat, Moroccan Night Club, Little Baby Arm Circles THE THANG: Run out of the parking lot and clockwise around the path to…