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231 backblasts
SWEEP THE LEG · AUG 18, 2025
Backblast! Pendulum 8s
WARMUP: mosey through the stopping points THE THANG: Starting at top of Dave Gibson hill on middle school side and running to 160 we did 8s with 7 burpees at the top, 1 navy seal burpee at the bottom, 7 burpees at the…
SWEEP THE LEG · AUG 11, 2025
Backblast! Deconstructed Burpee Ladder
WARMUP: Quick lap around the main parking lot (not going behind the stores), then circle up for the following, 10 of each: - SSH - WM - IW - MNC - Strawberry pickers Then mosey not too far from COT for.... THE THANG…
SWEEP THE LEG · AUG 4, 2025
Backblast! WorldsBestMerkin
WARMUP: plank THE THANG: World's greatest push-up, bear crawls, power skips, fire hydrants, sprinting up the hill MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: welcome to the new guy Rocco who carried a water bottle around the whole workout so…
SWEEP THE LEG · JUL 28, 2025
Backblast! Tour de Berkshire loop
WARMUP: Nada THE THANG: Every stop sign on the Berkshire loop 5 burpees 10 lunges 10 LBCs MARY: American hammer Held to heaven LBCs ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read newsletter COT: Family Back to school Marriages
SWEEP THE LEG · JUL 21, 2025
Backblast! 5,4,3,2,1 Bank Run
WARMUP: THE THANG: Exercises: 1-Burpee 2-Lunges each side 3-Windmill Merkins 4-Penguins each side 5-Peter Parker’s Stops: 5 Banks between STL and Gold Hill Rinse and repeat on the way back MARY: 10 LBC IC ANNOUNCEMENTS…
SWEEP THE LEG · JUL 14, 2025
Backblast! Bad Decisions on Gardenia
Been a while since Q'ing and not in my best shape but felt like we all needed a kick in the teeth and had some bad ideas... WARMUP: Sasquatch and YHC ran about 2.5 mile pre-run down Dave Gibson, past school, and up…
SWEEP THE LEG · JUL 7, 2025
Backblast! Simple but Effective
WARMUP: 30 SSH IC 10 Windmill IC THE THANG: Lightpost BLIMPS Ladder Odd light posts each have a new exercise 1. 5 Burpees 3. 10 lunges (each leg) 5. 15 Imperial Walkers (each leg) 7. 20 Merkins 9. 25 Plank Jacks 11. 30…
SWEEP THE LEG · JUN 30, 2025
Backblast! C for creativity, not c for cookie
WARMUP: disclaimer and go. No messing around. THE THANG: Ran to the bank for stop 1. 5s and 10s. - 5 = hand release merkin - 10 = squats with chin up and hands touching the ground Next stop was First National bank…5s…
SWEEP THE LEG · JUN 23, 2025
Backblast! 2025.26 Sweep the Leg
4 corners down Emory Lane: 1: 10 Line dancing Merkins (at top of merkin tap hand to opposite foot) 2: 10 Apolo Ohno's each side 3: 10 burpees then sprint up the Brayden Pkwy hill 4: Plyo split squat
SWEEP THE LEG · JUN 9, 2025
Backblast! Who has the Q??
WARMUP: None THE THANG: Mosey down the hill to GHMS. Station 1 Merkins, Squats. Mosey to station 2 Dips & LBS, To station 3 Burpees & Flutters, back to Station 1. As many laps as possible. Head back up the hill to COT…
SWEEP THE LEG · JUN 2, 2025
Backblast! Berkshire Loop
WARMUP: None - Not @ STL THE THANG: Nine HIMs showed up ready to put in work for a Baxter-to-Berkshire loop beatdown. We took off on foot for the Berkshire loop, stopping at every stop sign to drop: • 5 Jump Squats • 5…
SWEEP THE LEG · MAY 26, 2025
Backblast! Dynamic Memorial Day
THE THANG: run ~1/4 mile to cones (lunge walk between cones); run ~1/4 mile to cones (toy soldiers between cones); run ~1/4 mile to cones (side shuffle between cones); run ~1/4 mile to cones (skip between cones); run…
SWEEP THE LEG · MAY 19, 2025
Backblast! The Greyhounds could not be slowed with
23 at ao-sweep-the-leg this morning. The plan, 1/2 mile loops with 4 pain stations. Pain Station 1 - 5 burpee bomb jacks, each lap first 15 pax added 2 reps (leaders did 15 reps on their final lap) Pain Station 2 - 5…
SWEEP THE LEG · MAY 12, 2025
Backblast! Soggy Bottoms and Sucky Hills
WARMUP: disclaimer, Mission and 5 core values (in order) 30 SSH THE THANG: Mosey to top of hill at Dave Gibson, Issue plan for workout- not well received Hill repeats .25 down and .25 back- exercises at top of hill…
SWEEP THE LEG · MAY 5, 2025
Backblast! Bass O Matic loops
YHC was honored to be asked to Q the STL. When we run from Flight Plan and do Brayden loops, Bassomatic adds an additional loop around the neighborhood which I have dubbed “Bassomatic loops”. This loop was chosen for…
SWEEP THE LEG · APR 28, 2025
Backblast! AKA at STL
THE THANG: - Warmup run to GHES parking lot at the top of Dave Gibson. Round of Mary as we wait for the 6 - Run to access road at the back of the school for a “light pole” workout - Round 1: 5 burpees at the first pole…
SWEEP THE LEG · APR 21, 2025
Backblast! The Gin Blossoms ran along Alison Road,
THE THANG: Run to the Mushroom pond for 10BBSU and 20 Merkins Take Richard's Crossing to Sutton and down to Alison park. Stops at Tuckerton, Catherine something, and Sutton road. Alternate sets of 10 BB + 20 Squats and…
SWEEP THE LEG · APR 14, 2025
Backblast! You can do hard things
WARMUP: Mosey to realtor lot 15 SSH IC 5 Windmill IC 10 Cherry Picker IC Plank warm-ups Shoulder Taps Merkins THE THANG: Ran to the school 6 cones on the F1 loop 1. SSH 2. BBS 3. Burpees 4. Plankjacks 5. Merkins 6…
SWEEP THE LEG · APR 7, 2025
Backblast! Weeding Gardenia
Additive: 5 burpees 10 lunges 15 merkins 20 LBC 25 squats Added a set each time we stopped PAX were encouraged to just jump in with the leaders. We did stop for 5ish pull-ups too. We finished late. That’s on me. 4 miles…
SWEEP THE LEG · MAR 31, 2025
Backblast! Grocery Bag of 2# Weights
Partner Up, 1 partner carries (2) 2# weights, other doesn't Run to end of parking lot near Duck Donuts, 10 SSH in cadence, switch 2# weights with your partner. Run to bottom of Brayden Pkwy, 10 SSH in cadence, switch 2#…
SWEEP THE LEG · MAR 24, 2025
Backblast! 1st ever Hubert Graham Pwky workout
THE THANG: 1. Run 160, Stonecrest, Hubert Graham and back 2. 16 March Madness Merkins at every other light pole on Stonecrest and Hubert Graham 3. When there’s a guardrail, alternate between incline merkins and Derkins…
SWEEP THE LEG · MAR 17, 2025
Backblast! Sweepblast
Q AT SWEEP THE LEG 031725 Run to top of Dam Rd - 17 merkins - 17 jump squats - 17 big boys Run to Stonecrest - 17 merkins - 17 jump squats - 17 big boys Run to roundabout - 17 merkins - 17 jump squats - 17 big boys Up…
SWEEP THE LEG · MAR 11, 2025
Backblast! Run, Exercise, Run, Do The Work
Mission - Know It...for the love. WARMUP: Not Really THE THANG: Run around the building, 3 core exercises Run to Front St, 3 upper body exercises Cross 160 & run to Brayden, 3 lower body exercises Run to the bottom of…
SWEEP THE LEG · MAR 3, 2025
Backblast! Simple but painful
Run to the school back entrance but first male 2 stops for merkins. The thang: 10 light poles. 1st light pole is for 5 burpees, run to second pole and do 27 squats and 27 merkins. Back to first pole and repeat 5…