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366 backblasts
RING OF FIRE · APR 16, 2025
Backblast! 10-20-30 for Bass's Bday
WARMUP: Mosey then SSH (57 times for Bass's bday), windmill, imperial walkers, hillbilly walkers, moroccan nightclub, and cherry pickers. THE THANG: Started off on benches - 2 sets, 10 each - step ups, inclined merkins…
RING OF FIRE · APR 9, 2025
Backblast! AKA - Board of Pain 2025
The [vintage] Challenge: - Burpees – 100 (Ruby Slippers 0, Slash 7) - Calf Raises – 150 (50 regular, 50 toes pointed in, 50 toes pointed out) - Ski Abs – 100 (Barry Manilow started) - Merkins – 100 - Deep Squats – 100…
RING OF FIRE · APR 2, 2025
Backblast! Q school at ROF
Five students attended Q school, and 3 runners posted at NAFO this morning. This is what they did: WARMUP: Disclaimer and slow Mosey around NAFO parking lot. Circle up for COP THE THANG: COP: SSH x 30, windmill x 10…
RING OF FIRE · MAR 19, 2025
Backblast! Shield is a lean mean pain making machi
WARMUP: Did couple exercises THE THANG: 4 rounds of board of pain In between exercises take 400m lap MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: Ruby and Splinter are training for Marathon :clap: :muscle: :bacon: COT: Be light in the darkness…
RING OF FIRE · MAR 12, 2025
Backblast! The Impossible Mile
20 men rolled out of bed and got better this morning. There were ruckers, runners, and bootcampers. Conditions were pleasant (44 and clear). Here’s what we did: The Thang “The Impossible Mile Challenge” - 1 Lap Burpee…
RING OF FIRE · MAR 5, 2025
Backblast! Q School -- Lead, Presence, Shared Suff
WARMUP: Yes! Brief mosey with some carioca, NUR, etc This is a key step for YHC in a weinke as a means to assess pax fitness levels/mobility, loosen everyone up, and for me to get out of my head and into the moment. THE…
RING OF FIRE · FEB 26, 2025
Backblast! Rhabdo Ladder
WARMUP: SSH, an Imperial Walker - Squat mix, merkins, Peter Parkers THE THANG: tel:10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 Pullups 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10 Handstand pushups or modify to squat thrusters with a Cindy Called an audible to move…
RING OF FIRE · FEB 19, 2025
Backblast! Double Cindie date
WARMUP: did some hopping around and other stuff THE THANG: everyone grab two cindies. Farmer carry between lights in the parking lot and do exercises at each light with the cindies Step ups Wide Merkins on the blocks…
RING OF FIRE · FEB 12, 2025
Backblast! Poop virus
WARMUP: Because it's 35 degrees and raining, we will warm up SSH Low Slow Merkins Peter parkers Low slow squats Run a lap THE THANG: Every Minute on the Minute: 10 burpees Until failure After failure: Run a lap of shame…
RING OF FIRE · FEB 5, 2025
Backblast! Q School at RoF - Leadership
YHC was honored to lead the Pax at Q School at Ring of Fire. T-claps to Cake Boss for leading this monthly event in an effort to standardize the Q across the region. While well suited for FNGs as part of the onboarding…
RING OF FIRE · JAN 29, 2025
Backblast! 30 / 30
WARMUP: SSH, Moroccan Night Clubs, Imperial Walker, Honeymooner, Downward Dog, Pigeon THE THANG: Track Run Lap - 30 Merkins / 30 Squats Run Lap - 30 Plank Jacks / 30 LBC’s Run Lap - 30 Merkins / 30 BB Sit-ups Bear crawl…
RING OF FIRE · JAN 22, 2025
Backblast! Only the best for the PAX of RoF
WARMUP: imperial walkers, Moroccan night clubs, low slow squats Grab a Cindy Mosey to Gym entrance :fire:Dips In cadence :fire: 10 step Ups :fire:Derkins in cadence Mosey to from main entrance with Cindy :fire:Dips In…
RING OF FIRE · JAN 15, 2025
Backblast! King of the Ring I
14 Kings at Ring of Fire this morning. - Battle Bot was the King of the Ring today. You may now bow to his magnificence. - Band Camp came in a not so close 2nd, but he did manage to outsprint me at the end and cause me…
RING OF FIRE · JAN 8, 2025
Backblast! Q-School Jan 2025
WARMUP: Yes, and kept us close cause FTC showed up at 5:22am. This happens when there's more ice on vehicles. If you're gonna run off, do it knowing that a guy could show up late and you'd be leaving him. THE THANG…
RING OF FIRE · DEC 18, 2024
Backblast! Ring of Fire ? Burning Strong
WARMUP: Grab a block Mosey to track Imperial walkers low Slow squats Moroccan Night Clubs Hillbilly walkers THE THANG: 20 reps of Cindy exercise Curls Tri extension Shoulder presses Squats Murder Bunnies —Rinse and…
RING OF FIRE · DEC 11, 2024
Backblast! That’s not a donut CB
Rain sucked. Did SSH and ran for cover where we stayed until the end. Sawdust had 2 25lb plates in his ride that we took advantage of for the duration. Did a brief warmup and got right into it. 2 pax did exercises with…
RING OF FIRE · DEC 4, 2024
Backblast! The Truth Matters
Thermostat read 22 degrees at 0500hrs, but Cake Boss had Johnny Cash playing early and we never felt it. YHC was curious who, or how many would show in these conditions, but was pleasantly surprised with 12 faithful…
RING OF FIRE · NOV 27, 2024
Backblast! Q has manners. Today
WARMUP: stretch, SSH, Mtn. climbers, sherry pickers, ssh THE THANG: Track work- 1sr lap stopping at 4 corners merkins, diamond, wide arm, shoulder tap- 2nd lap squats, alt lunges, jump squats, sumo squats 3rd lap big…
RING OF FIRE · NOV 20, 2024
Backblast! Fire >Rain
WARMUP: Quick disclaimer Mosey to awning Warmup SSH Low and slow squats Windmills Merkins Plank stretching THE THANG: First event Merkin accumulator Under awnings, we went in a semi circle Adding one merkin every light…
RING OF FIRE · NOV 14, 2024
Backblast! 4 Corners of Pain With a Side of Taylor
Quick warmup and an admiration of darkhelmet’s hair game and we were off. 4 Corners of Pain: 4 Corners of the band lot with defending reps starting at 10 and finishing at 1. Corner 1: Mike Tysons Corner 2: Squats Corner…
RING OF FIRE · NOV 6, 2024
Backblast! If you do it long enough, you’ll feel i
WARMUP: quick disclaimer when YHC identified no new pax, got a quick raise of hands on “new’ish” Pax that may not have Q’d a lot since this was Q school themed. Also a refresher for how Qs need to lead. Took off on a…
RING OF FIRE · OCT 30, 2024
Backblast! The Big 4-2 Birthday Beatdown
After it was announced that there was an FNG, I felt like I had to be a little more through on our disclaimers, especially with the Nations Leader there. So, disclaimers and 5 core principals were given to help the FNG…
RING OF FIRE · OCT 23, 2024
Backblast! Upside down Pyramid
WARMUP: 15 SSH IC Mosey to drop off circle 10 Windmills IC 10 LSS IC Plank Warmup Stretch Mosey to pickup a Cindy THE THANG: Upside down Pyramid Do set of exercises and run down the hill. Complete exercise and run…
RING OF FIRE · OCT 16, 2024
Backblast! The Grizzly
WARMUP: Parking Lot Mosey - Warmup at Stop sign 1. 20 SSH IC 2. 10 Windmill IC Parking Lot Mosey - Warmup at COT 3. 10 Imperial Walkers IC 4. 10 Hillbilly Walkers IC 5. Plank stretches, Honeymooner & Downward Dog (Heel…