backblasts
Every workout’s write-up, newest first — straight from the Q’s backblast.
332 backblasts
THE BALLROOM · JUN 11, 2024
Backblast! Moderate sandbag workout
WARMUP: moroccan night clubs, windmills, hill billi walkers, low slow squats, lap around the parking lot alternating toy soldiers and high knees THE THANG: find a partner and grab a sandbag, toss the bag to the curb…
THE BALLROOM · JUN 4, 2024
Backblast! Fame-What a Feeling vs Welcome to the J
WARMUP: Abe Vigoda, Downward Dogs, Honeymooners, Imperial Squat Walkers, MNC, SSH, THE THANG: Mosey to benches- 3 sets of 10-Bulgaria Squats, Derkins, Dips, Step Ups. Mosey to Basketball court-Pax lined up at baseline…
THE BALLROOM · MAY 28, 2024
Backblast! Ab-Lab
VQ?: No WARMUP: Mosey THE THANG: Ab-Lab (Run a lap of the parking lot between each exercise) LBC x 100 Flutter Kick x 90 Freddie Mercury x 80 American Hammer x 70 Mountain Climber x 60 Reverse Crunch x 50 Big Boy x 40…
THE BALLROOM · MAY 21, 2024
Backblast! Light Pole Work
WARMUP: Mosey and did 4-5 exercises THE THANG: Light pole work. 6 poles 1st - 5 Big Boy 2nd - 10 Plank Hops 3rd - 15 Merkins 4th - 20 Squats 5th - 25 CDD 6th - 30 Flutter Completed 2x Mosey to wall and did wall sits…
THE BALLROOM · MAY 14, 2024
Backblast! The Ballroom: Dancing on all fours ?
WARMUP: few exercises then track with slow mosey around campus THE THANG: 5/17/1971 is CakeBoss bday so we did little work around those numbers 5 - rounds 17 - mountain climbers in cadence 19 - Mak Tar Jais 71 - Yard…
THE BALLROOM · MAY 7, 2024
Backblast! 2fer Tuesday
WARMUP: THE THANG: MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT: We did stuff around campus. Easy yogs. Wall sits. Dips. Step ups. Lots of talking.
THE BALLROOM · APR 16, 2024
Backblast! Super 7 and a Burpee Mile
WARMUP: extended warmup with the usual suspects THE THANG: mosey to the back wall of the school for some wall sits/exercises. Then to the track for the Burpee Mile= stop at 3 spots along the track & do 3 then 6 then 9…
THE BALLROOM · APR 9, 2024
Backblast! Total respect
Since we are all respectable and it was raining we stayed dry under the awning. WARMUP: SSH, Moroccan night clubs, overhead claps, windmills, imperial and hillbilly walkers. Mosey around the big circle THE THANG: One…
THE BALLROOM · APR 2, 2024
Backblast! Choose not to cheat 2.0
VQ?: No In preparation for my Q at Ballroom, YHC reviewed a previous backblast from 2018 where the theme was choosing not to cheat based on a book by Andy Stanley. In that workout, we discussed the idea of decision…
THE BALLROOM · MAR 26, 2024
Moderate Mobility
Slackblast: Moderate Mobility DATE: 2024-03-26 AO: ao-the-ballroom Q: Band Camp PAX: Boogie Down Sparkplug Sugarbug Bass-o-Matic FNGs: 0 COUNT: 5 WARMUP: yes, of course! THE THANG: carry a sandbag from Clickbait’s…
THE BALLROOM · MAR 19, 2024
Backblast! It was a solo
YHC found himself alone at the site. Started with a mosey to warm up, with three rounds around the parking area. Got back to the shovel flag location for 100 each of the below. 100 LBCs 100 Calf Raises 100 Arm Raises…
THE BALLROOM · MAR 13, 2024
The Waltz
Slackblast: The Waltz DATE: 2024-03-13 AO: ao-the-ballroom Q: Bonsai PAX: Bass-o-Matic tater Sparkplug FNGs: 0 COUNT: 4 WARMUP: Ran to field SSH Windmill Merkins Squats Shoulder taps Down dog Honeymooner THE THANG: Run…
THE BALLROOM · MAR 5, 2024
Little of this, little of that
Slackblast: Little of this, little of that DATE: 2024-03-05 AO: ao-the-ballroom Q: trucker PAX: Boogie Down fishstix FNGs: 0 COUNT: 3 WARMUP: mossy to football field for COP (gates locked so couldn’t get into field)…
THE BALLROOM · FEB 20, 2024
Fuzzy balls and random things
Slackblast: Fuzzy balls and random things DATE: 2024-02-20 AO: ao-the-ballroom Q: Shady PAX: Twister Sugarbug Barry Manilow Anchorman CakeBoss FNGs: 0 COUNT: 6 WARMUP: we had 3 track runners and 3 boot campers…so the…
THE BALLROOM · FEB 6, 2024
Balls (as in Coors Light party balls) Room
Slackblast: Balls (as in Coors Light party balls) Room DATE: 2024-02-06 AO: ao-the-ballroom Q: Barry Manilow PAX: Anchorman Bass-o-Matic Boogie Down Dojo Short Sale FNGs: 0 COUNT: 6 I warned a select group that we would…
THE BALLROOM · JAN 23, 2024
8 Guys at the Ballroom
Slackblast: 8 Guys at the Ballroom DATE: 2024-01-23 AO: ao-the-ballroom Q: Senator Tressel PAX: Bass-o-Matic Mark Nestel Boogie Down Twister Anchorman CakeBoss Barry Manilow FNGs: 0 COUNT: 8 WARMUP: Mosey to the…
THE BALLROOM · JAN 16, 2024
A borrowed borrowed backblast Q
Slackblast: A borrowed borrowed backblast Q DATE: 2024-01-16 AO: ao-the-ballroom Q: Jekyll PAX: Boogie Down Barry Manilow Twister Senator Tressel Bass-o-Matic backdraft FNGs: 0 COUNT: 7 WARMUP: ran around parking lot…
THE BALLROOM · JAN 9, 2024
Repetition Rounds in the Rain
Slackblast: Repetition Rounds in the Rain DATE: 2024-01-09 AO: ao-the-ballroom Q: Maximus PAX: Boogie Down Mark Nestel FNGs: 0 COUNT: 3 WARMUP: Mosey around the lot followed by warm up exercises. THE THANG: After each…
THE BALLROOM · JAN 2, 2024
Not so moderate
Slackblast: Not so moderate DATE: 2024-01-02 AO: ao-the-ballroom Q: Grinder PAX: Boogie Down Bass-o-Matic FNGs: 0 COUNT: 3 WARMUP: - SSH / CP / IW / walk to hill with sandbag, various modifications along the way THE…
THE BALLROOM · DEC 26, 2023
Dancing by Myself
Slackblast: Dancing by Myself DATE: 2023-12-26 AO: ao-the-ballroom Q: fishstix PAX: Barry Manilow FNGs: 0 COUNT: 2 The parking lot was empty this morning at the Ballroom except for one other car. Barry arrived early to…
THE BALLROOM · DEC 19, 2023
Buckets of sprints
Slackblast: Buckets of sprints DATE: 2023-12-19 AO: ao-the-ballroom Q: Assassin PAX: tater Boogie Down HarryCarry FNGs: 0 COUNT: 4 4 attended today’s Ballroom. We headed to the football field at Pleasant Knoll. At end…
THE BALLROOM · DEC 12, 2023
Slackblast:
Slackblast: Slow is Smooth, Smooth is Fast DATE: 2023-12-12 AO: ao-the-ballroom Q: Double D PAX: Triple Lindy Boogie Down Bass-o-Matic tater Saw Dust FNGs: 0 COUNT: 6 WARMUP: Yes, it was cold and these bones don't move…
THE BALLROOM · DEC 5, 2023
4 corners of full body work
Slackblast: 4 corners of full body work DATE: 2023-12-05 AO: ao-the-ballroom Q: Vuvuzela PAX: Boogie Down Drop Thrill FNGs: 0 COUNT: 3 WARMUP: SSH, IW, HBW, Merkins, stretching, run to bleachers, longes, squats THE…
THE BALLROOM · NOV 29, 2023
11-11
Slackblast: 11-11 DATE: 2023-11-29 AO: ao-the-ballroom Q: Cyclops PAX: Bass-o-Matic Bonsai Boogie Down Short Sale Twister Sugarbug FNGs: 0 COUNT: 7 WARMUP: Mosey to the gym entrance - windmills (I/C &…