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69 backblasts
AMERICAN JACKAL · JUL 7, 2025
Backblast! Pass the Praise and Take the Blame
There is no one to blame but myself for the pain inflicted on eight at the American Jackal. Here’s what we did. Warmup - 15 SSHs (IC) - 15 Mountain Climbers (IC) - 10 Windmills (IC) The Thang - Hill repeats with Squats…
AMERICAN JACKAL · JUN 30, 2025
Backblast! It’s a New Day….Woooo!
WARMUP: Warm up with Mosey stopping at light poles for some exercises Partner I wall sit Partner II run around building THE THANG: Mosey to football field From goal line Bear crawl 10 yards LCBs at 10,20,30,40,50 Mosey…
AMERICAN JACKAL · JUN 23, 2025
Backblast! Bobber in da House
Warmup up SSH windmill Cherry pickers Imp walkers Hillbilly walkers Run down carline and around to bottom of hill. Do some stuff along the way. Toy soldier Butt kickers 11s to top of hill. Picked sign for top Gas…
AMERICAN JACKAL · JUN 16, 2025
Backblast! Spring Closeout
GTL Gym, Tan, Laundry. Gym-check Tan-suns out guns out Laundry-please do this, we smelled great this am. WARMUP: 25 SSH IC / 15 Imperial Walkers IC / 9 Moroccan night clubs IC / 5 Arm circles each way / worlds greatest…
AMERICAN JACKAL · JUN 9, 2025
Backblast! Do The Work - Get Sore
WARMUP: Run almost 2 parking lot laps then circle up at the base of the hill at the entrance of the school property. Typical warm culprits: SSH, Merkins, Squats, Wind Mills THE THANG: 50% effort run to the stop sign at…
AMERICAN JACKAL · JUN 2, 2025
Backblast! The ladder of all ladders
Mosey down to the far end of the parking lot by the baseball field. Dynamic warmup 30 seconds on 10 seconds off 8 rounds SSH Windmill Seal Jack MNC Imperial Walkers HR merkins Squats Flutters The thang Ladder…
AMERICAN JACKAL · MAY 26, 2025
Backblast! Memorial Day at American Jackal
WARMUP: SsH, Imperial Walkers, Moroccan night clubs, Cherry picker, low slow squat THE THANG: 5 stations, we honored a fallen soldier to start each station. 5 minutes of work at each Station 1: Spc. Joseph Nurre…
AMERICAN JACKAL · MAY 19, 2025
Backblast! Rosie needs a cigarette afterwards
WARMUP: ImpWalkers, ChPickers, WMills, HBWalkers… mosey to track/ endzone, then the Motivator, Down-Dog THE THANG: R.1: EZ-50 yard line pax choice of - Fireman’s Drag (swap at 25) - Piggy-Back - Cocaine Bear crawl (2…
AMERICAN JACKAL · MAY 12, 2025
Backblast! Bald Wod at The Creek
WARMUP: SSH - 30, Windmill - 10, Moroccan NC - 10, Broga THE THANG: Round 1: 20 Merkins, 20 LBC's, 20 Squats - Run lap 20 Dips, 20 BB, 20 Monkey Humpers - Run Lap 20 SSH, 20 Lunge (10 E/L), 20 Incline M - Run Lap Round…
AMERICAN JACKAL · MAY 5, 2025
Backblast! Legs for lifts and curls for the girls
WARMUP: many side straddle hops and beautiful stretches THE THANG: legs first half, upper body second half, had to be there MARY: mother of Jesus ANNOUNCEMENTS: several events, read your newsletter COT: travel safety…
AMERICAN JACKAL · APR 28, 2025
Backblast! Banana Ball
WARMUP: SSH MoroccanNight Club Hillbilly Walkers Imperial Walkers THE THANG: Baseball Diamond with Pain Stations MARY: Heel touch Big Boy Sit-ups ANNOUNCEMENTS: Bethel Men’s Shelter May 1st COT:
AMERICAN JACKAL · APR 21, 2025
Backblast! Birthday Beatdown
WARMUP: SSH Merkins Windmill Mosey to the bottom of the hill THE THANG: PAX divided into two groups at bottom of hill One PAX from each group run to top of hill and back - pick up a partner and carry them to top of…
AMERICAN JACKAL · APR 14, 2025
Backblast! Circuit of pain & impossible mile
WARMUP: - Moroccan night club - Imperial walker - Cherry picker THE THANG: Circuit of pain round 1 - 60s exercise with 20s rest - 12 stations - Dips - Merkin - Plank Jack - Mountain Climbers - Jump rope - Goblet Squats…
AMERICAN JACKAL · APR 7, 2025
Backblast! A little B-ball practice at the America
WARMUP: 10 Moroccan Nightclubs, 10 Windmills, 10 Strawberry Pickers THE THANG: Line touches on the b-ball courts while partner practices grabbing rebounds (I.e. jumps) switch positions when partner returns from line…
AMERICAN JACKAL · MAR 31, 2025
Backblast! Worst 100 Yards Ever
WARMUP: SSH/IW/HW/CP THE THANG: Mosey to football field “Worst 100 yards ever” Cocaine bear crawl 100 - merkins 1-4, back down 400 Lunge walk 100 - squat jumps 1-4, back down 400 Side shuffle (side bear crawl) 100 …
AMERICAN JACKAL · MAR 24, 2025
Backblast! Painful 8
WARMUP: Stretching, windmills, IW, HW THE THANG: Mosey to HS, in the parking lot, established the figure 8 we would run around islands. Started the Painful 8 Ladder: 8 Burpees 16 Merkins 24 LBC’s 32 LSS 40 Grave Diggers…
AMERICAN JACKAL · MAR 17, 2025
Backblast! One Shining Moment
American Jackal 3/17/2025 One Shining Moment Warmup: SSH Imperial Walkers Peter Parker Plank, L arm high, R arm high Hillbilly Walkers Windmill Cherry Pickers The Thang: PAX got ready for March Madness during the Hoops…
AMERICAN JACKAL · MAR 10, 2025
Backblast! Big bucket of suck-it
WARMUP: SSH Moroccan night club Windmill Murkin THE THANG: Mosey to the football field PAX draw a card from the bucket which specifies the exercise and # of reps and mode of transport. PAX do exercise every 5 yards to…
AMERICAN JACKAL · MAR 3, 2025
Backblast! My version of pendulum of pain
WARMUP: Side straddle hops, Smurf Jacks, Windmill, Mosey THE THANG: Split the exercises, repetition with your partner Up hill: Station 1 - 20 - Burpees Station 2 40 - Merkins Circle of pain: Both partners execute 4…
AMERICAN JACKAL · FEB 24, 2025
Backblast! Touchdown! … Or not
WARMUP: - Moroccan nightclubs - Cherry pickers - Windmill - Hillbilly walker Mosey down the hill to the football stadium. Stop at curb and 10 inclined merkins on curb in cadence, mosey, 10 calf raises on curb in…
AMERICAN JACKAL · FEB 17, 2025
Backblast! Bucket of pain, Trivia and Wheelbarrow
WARMUP: Overhead clap, Moroccan night club, side saddle hope and squats THE THANG: Bucket of pain / trivia with wheelbarrow push - pick an exercise card / trivia question, announce the exercise for the group, nur to the…
AMERICAN JACKAL · FEB 10, 2025
Backblast! Post Super Bowl Hominy Grits
WARMUP: - Mosey a lap - Side Straddle Hop - Heels to Heaven - Imperial Walkers - Hillbilly Walkers - Windmills - American Hammer - Plank (remain in plank, then put right arm then left arm in air) SOUNDTRACK: See Amazon…
AMERICAN JACKAL · FEB 3, 2025
Backblast! Hand off hut hut
Handoff to Rosie!
AMERICAN JACKAL · JAN 27, 2025
Backblast! Moderate or Not?!? American Jackal
Wet morning, decent amount of time under the walkways. Decent warmup after a weekend full of F3 events. Pairs of lower body exercises, in cadence, then sprint to end of walkway. New pair of exercises. 5 combos. Plus a…