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332 backblasts
THE BALLROOM · DEC 10, 2024
Backblast! The Burden
WARMUP: Side Straddle Hops, rear lunge, forward lunge, Wind Mills THE THANG: One Pax WORKED with a 25 Pound Plate, other pax, ran, slid, and Nured 200 meters while doing a 10 count exercise at each end. Rotated pax…
THE BALLROOM · DEC 3, 2024
Backblast! Dedicated to Bass
WARMUP: We gathered with a lot of F3 years under our belt. It was cold so we needed to warm up our old bones. Bass wore every particle of clothing he owed, Eddie started a new fashion trend wearing a winter hat and a…
THE BALLROOM · NOV 12, 2024
Backblast! Lunge around the PKES Campus
Runners hit the track while Booters headed behind the track. WARMUP: SSH, Squats, MNCs, LBCs, Mtn. Climbers THE THANG: Light Pole Bingo. 5 Merkins then lunge walk to next pole & do 10 Bombjacks. Go back to the first…
THE BALLROOM · NOV 5, 2024
Backblast! From the Ballroom Archives
The rain was coming down at the Ballroom. Mosey to the cover at the front of the school. Cyclops informed me the rain would stop at 5:30, he was correct, as usual. Puller from the archives, this workout was also…
THE BALLROOM · OCT 29, 2024
Backblast! The Ballroom Nine
THE THANG: After a quick disclaimer, we moseyed to the track around the football field for COP: SSH x 10, windmill x 10, squat x 15, wide arm merkin x 7/hold/mountain climber x 15/hold/right-left arm-leg high. Hillbilly…
THE BALLROOM · OCT 22, 2024
Backblast! Guys don’t curtsy
Kept it simple, a little mosey warmup then did some crazy curtsy lunges. A lot of them. Butt was sore for days. Lots of leg exercises to help with running for later in week. We also did a good bit of an work. Finished…
THE BALLROOM · OCT 15, 2024
Backblast! Cindy is missing!!!
Did a warmup near shovel flag as we anticipated the arrival of our fearless Q. SSH, windmills, shoulder taps, Imperial Walkers and Peter Parker’s. Decided we would take a mosey down to the next stop for a few other…
THE BALLROOM · OCT 8, 2024
Backblast! Not all abs are in 6 packs
WARMUP: We did some SSH, some windmills, some imperial and hillbilly walkers, some Moroccan nightclubs and a few more SSH since I accidentally stopped early with the first set… THE THANG: Shuttle run style workout on…
THE BALLROOM · OCT 1, 2024
Backblast! Choose your running pain
8 enjoyed the return of the end zone buckets. At each football field end zone a bucket contained tickets of running pain. We ended up just over two miles of sprints, light jogs, fast jogs and a smidge of mall walking. A…
THE BALLROOM · SEP 24, 2024
Backblast! 11s or 12s who knows.
Anchorman had us doing 11s but ended up being 12e cause or math sux.
THE BALLROOM · SEP 17, 2024
Backblast! Smokin Merkin Fest
WARMUP: SSH, Windmills, Imperial Walkers, Morrocon NC and Strawberry Pickers THE THANG: Phase 1- Chesse Shredder (2 Rounds) Phase 2- Round 1 (10 reps)= Merkins, Irkins, Derkins; M.O.T.= Bear Crawls; Round 2 (20 reps)=…
THE BALLROOM · SEP 10, 2024
Backblast! Dora North&South
DORA North and South. We did them all
THE BALLROOM · SEP 3, 2024
Backblast! Space and Opportunity
WARMUP: SSH Merks Cherry Pickers Toy Soldier’s THE THANG: 4 Corners- Crazy 8s, 7s Wall sits, round of Mary MARY: yes ANNOUNCEMENTS: Bethel, blood drive, Fundraising…. COT: tremendous
THE BALLROOM · AUG 27, 2024
Backblast! (Tony romo voice) that’s a lot of monke
WARMUP: windmills, produce pickers, imp walkers - in cadence them moseyed to the football field THE THANG: rounds of suicides on the field Starting at goal line, run to 10 yard line and do 10 reps, run back to goal…
THE BALLROOM · AUG 20, 2024
Backblast! Dirty McDeuce - sans SpaceX Launch
WARMUP: Run down behind school, outside of the gym for COP warm-up: - SSH - Windmills - Imperial Squat Walkers - Mosey up toward south side of school with butt kickers, high knees, shuffle left/right. THE THANG: Slow…
THE BALLROOM · AUG 13, 2024
Backblast! Happy Birthday Fogerty
Moseyed toward back lot. Stopped for warm-up - IW - Hillbilly Walker - SSH - 53 for Fogerty BD - Merkin Moseyed to Cindy stack. 3 rounds 5 exercises Repa start with 10 and increase 5 each round. - OH lift - Tricep ext …
THE BALLROOM · AUG 6, 2024
Backblast! Five Card Draw
WARMUP: Abe Vigoda, alternating toe touch, Downward dog, Honeymooner, pigeon stretch, THE THANG: Five card draw on the football field. All 4 corners were used. Each corner focused on a specific body part: arms, cardio…
THE BALLROOM · JUL 30, 2024
Backblast! Don’t let the old man in
WARMUP: static and dynamic stretching THE THANG: mosey to back parking lot 10/15/20 merkin/squats/abs 3 sets Mosey to back of school wall sits while pax moves across the line with lunge walk and broad jumps 11s jump…
THE BALLROOM · JUL 23, 2024
Backblast! Cindy at the Ballroom
WARMUP: Mosey to track SSH, windmill, inch worm merkins, squats, stretching THE THANG: Mosey to back side of track where the Cindy’s live Rd 1 Curls Bent over rows Partner 1 run / 2 farmer carries Flip flop Rd 2 OH…
THE BALLROOM · JUL 16, 2024
Backblast! Take a lap
WARMUP: Mosey SSH IC Windmills IC LSS IC Imperial Walkers IC Hillbilly Walkers IC MNCs IC Yoga THE THANG: Deck of Cards with Merkins, Squats, Big Boys and Plank Jax. Ran a few laps here and there to spice it up. MARY…
THE BALLROOM · JUL 9, 2024
Backblast! DJ IJ’s 80s Rock Block
13 men took a trip down memory lane at The Ballroom this morning for an 80s music-themed beatdown. Conditions were brutal (79 degrees and 95% humidity - air you can wear). Here’s what we did. It was more of difficult…
THE BALLROOM · JUL 2, 2024
Backblast! Cha-Cha Slide, 1-2-3
WARMUP: Disclaimer Given & We Warmed Up with the Following: SSH, Cherry Pickers, Imperial Walkers, Hillbilly Walkers, Moroccan Nightclubs, THE THANG: Mosey down towards the bleachers where work was done with some juicy…
THE BALLROOM · JUN 25, 2024
Backblast! 1st dance at the ballroom
Started with broga did a little mosey. Dips and derkins at tables. Did some more running to loosen up. At basketball court Warmup SSH, overhead claps, Moroccan knight clubs then some running again on the court. Slow…
THE BALLROOM · JUN 18, 2024
Backblast! Lucky Sevens
Lucky Sevens Began with short mosey followed by a warmup: SSH, windmills, imperial walkers, low slow squats, peter parkers and some plank stretches (up/down dogs). Ran to the benches and did: step ups, derkins, butt…