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THE BALLROOM · TUE MAY 12
Super sunrise
5 was the count at Ballroom this morning for a little light pole palooza. We hit chest, back, legs, arms, and abs with plenty of mumble chatter mixed in. Cold morning, but the work still got done. Even while nursing the…
THE BALLROOM · TUE MAY 5
Grooving to the 70's, 80's, 90's, and 2000's
WARMUP: Mossy, SSH and Windmills THE THANG: Looking to bring a little music to the group for all of the ages of the PAX, I structed 4 rounds set to music of the 70's, 80's, 90's and 2000's. Each decade had 2 songs…
THE BALLROOM · TUE APR 28
Post Fripp
Warm up stuff mosey. More warmup stuff. Mosey, did ping pong ball and dice thing. Creative. Did bench work and then that crazy hip exercise airborne makes us do.
THE BALLROOM · TUE APR 21
Annie debuts on broadway - 1977
WARMUP: SSH, imp walk, hillbilly walker, cherry picker, Moroccan night clubs, down dog flow, mosey lap around parking lot THE THANG: light poles… stop at each one for 10 merkins, 10 squats, 10 calf raises. 15 in total…
THE BALLROOM · TUE APR 14
Smokin Rocket
Warm-Up: SSH – 20 IC Imperial Walkers – 15 IC Hillbilly Walkers – 15 IC Moroccan Night Clubs – 10 IC Windmills – 10 IC Strawberry Pickers- 10 IC Mosey around the parking lot The Thang: 1. 4 Corners: Corner 1: 10 Merkins…
THE BALLROOM · TUE APR 14
Cohiba workout
Warmup the usual. Ran a little Did 4 corners with 3 exercises each ask Cohiba Did a Dora 300 LBCs 200 squats 100 merkins ask Cohiba Went to benches. Did dips, derkins and step ups We did Mary at the end All was good.
THE BALLROOM · TUE APR 7
Then there were TWO
WARMUP: SSH and Mosey THE THANG: 5 exercises then take a lap: Step ups, Dips, Irkins, squats and SSH. 3 rounds completed. Next up - light poles extravaganza: 3 exercises at each light Merks/Squats/LBCs. 5/10/15 reps …
THE BALLROOM · TUE MAR 31
Tour of Pleasant Knoll
WARMUP: The warmup was SSH, Windmills, Imperial Walkers and Hillbilly Walkers THE THANG: The tour started in the courtyard with Inclined Merkins, step ups and squats...then we proceeded to the blacktop area where we did…
THE BALLROOM · WED MAR 25
Unlit lights
WARMUP: yes! Absolutely it was windy and cold. We would mosey and then wall sit dor everybody to catch up. As soon as the last guy arrived and sat down against the wall we were up and running again to another random…
THE BALLROOM · TUE MAR 17
Backblast! Ballroom Tour
Warm up Wall work Some running, others LBCs Fun with picnic tables Down the hill to other school Loops and merkins Accumulator up the lights, finishing with 25 flying squirrels To wall (or the window) Mary That’s that…
THE BALLROOM · TUE MAR 10
Backblast! Dual dancin
Barry did some pole work and a warmup. I did some 4corners with some mall walking and stretching. That is all
THE BALLROOM · TUE FEB 24
Backblast! Time to work the arms!
WARMUP: THE THANG: did some curls, squats and other fun things with weights MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT:
THE BALLROOM · TUE FEB 17
Backblast! Good Morning Respectables!
WARMUP Disclaimer and some static stretches at the flag. THE THANG: Take a lap around the parking lot and stop at the front of school for COP. All in Cadence: SSH x 20, windmill x 10, Mountain climber x 15, Low slow…
THE BALLROOM · TUE FEB 10
Backblast! Change is the Game
WARMUP: Cold morning required a warm up session for the Q so the rest of the pax got the same THE THANG: Mosey to basketball court on far side of school. Stopped on way at picnic tables for some step-ups and dips (3…
THE BALLROOM · TUE FEB 3
Backblast! Out numbered
Campus tour lots of convo about houses shieldlock and various other topics. Yes we were out numbered by the lady runners on the track. How sad.
THE BALLROOM · TUE JAN 27
Backblast! Dancing the Cold Away
WARMUP: Classic CoP with about 5 exercises while Bonsai arrived at joined us THE THANG: Slow mosey with exercises every 50yards to continue to warm up Cross the frozen bridge to football field Four corners around track…
THE BALLROOM · TUE JAN 20
Backblast! The frozen tundra
WARMUP: ssh, slow windmills, imp walkers, plank/updog/downdog, Peter parkers THE THANG: mosey to the football field Start at one goal line and run to the 10, then do 10 reps of designated exercise, then run back to the…
THE BALLROOM · TUE JAN 13
Backblast! BLIMPS and stuff
WARMUP: Ran around parking lot stopping to do a few COP warm-ups here and there. THE THANG: Ran across cool bridge to field house. Partnered up for some BLIMPS. Partner 1 did stationary exercises (alternating between 2…
THE BALLROOM · TUE JAN 6
Backblast! Locked gates brings pole work
We found the football field/track LOCKED for the first time in years, so the weinke was modified. We made it work at this “moderate” AO with getting in around two miles of running, sprints and a little mall walking…
THE BALLROOM · DEC 30, 2025
Backblast! Last Dance in 2025 at Ballroom
WARMUP: SSH, CherryPickers, Squats, Seal Jax, Merks, OH Claps, Nightclubs, and a slow mosey. THE THANG: Crazy Eights, 4 corners, wall sits w discussion on our “one word” and a burpee. MARY: 3 mins of Mary or one round…
THE BALLROOM · DEC 23, 2025
Backblast! Christmas spelled out
WARMUP: mosey to back of school - exercises in cadence were windmills x 12, beet pickers x 12, imperial walkers x 12, hillbilly walkers x 12 and side straddle hops x 12 THE THANG: 5 rounds of Christmas - 23 reps on…
THE BALLROOM · DEC 16, 2025
Backblast! Staying warm
Yog a lap then circle up for usual stretchy warm up exercises. Yog down to behind school for some wall qork. Everyone get in peoples chair qhile one by one PAX bear crawl to other end. Next series was broad jumps. Next…
THE BALLROOM · DEC 14, 2025
Backblast! 12 comes of Christmas
Old bay had every intention on Qing however a call from the M created a change of plans due to a water leak at home. Fortunately he gave me the winky to make it all happen. We did a little warmup and took a mosey to the…
THE BALLROOM · DEC 2, 2025
Backblast! How to use a stopwatch
Yes, it was raining at the ballroom. However, the most noticeable item was trying to figure out how to use the stopwatch on my iPhone. Through multiple failed attempts old Bass suggested that I ask Siri to do a timer…